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PHI APPA T U 8 I LEE • ' 1 PHI KAPPA TAU SILVER JUBILEE The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau
JULY, 1931
Volume XIX Number 4
Business Manager RICHARD J. YOUNG 17 West Washington Street, Athens, Ohio 121 East High St., Oxford, Ohio OXFORD, OHIO Editor JACK W. JAREO AUGUST 26-29 1039 Currie St., Marinette, Wis.
The exoteric publica Table of Contents tion of The Phi K appa Tau Fraternity. Pub Cover photog?·aph: Campus scene at Michigan lished prior to 191 7 as State College, E ast Lansing, Michigan, "Sidelights." Scheduled where A lpha A lpha Chapter is located to appear quarterly in the months of Novem Jubilee Convention at Oxford ______195 ber, January, April, Convention Facts ------197 and July, under direc Motor Routes to Convention ______199 tion and authority of Lett er Tells Parents of Fraternity ______200 the Grand Chapter. Xi Chapter Dedicates Home ______202 Bring Honor to Phi Kappa Tau ______203 Acceptance for m ailing at Gamma Chapter Gets Deed to Home ____ 207 special rate of postage pro Instrumental In Civic Growth ______209 vided for in Section 1103, Alpha E ta Has Successful Year------211 Act of October 3, 1917. J ess Mortenson Breaks Record ______213 Published four t imes a year during the months of Pi Chapter Men are Leaders ______215 January, April, July and Activities Claim Epsilon Members ______217 November by The Lawhead With Phi Kappa Tau Advisers ______219 Press, 17 West Washington Street, Athens, Ohio, official Phi Kappa Tau in the Public E ye ______222 printers for Phi Kappa T au Phi Kappa Tau Pictorial (Facing Page) _ 224 Fraternity. In Phi Tau's Realm ______22 5 Entered as second class Convention Rail Rate Schedule ______232 matter a t t he Post Office at At hens, Ohio. The Chapters ------233 Subscription price, $2.00 Graduate Council News ______250 per year. Fraternity Director y ------251 Chapter Directory ------252
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THE LAUREL
JULY, 1931
Jubilee Convention at Oxford Leland Kegerreis Is Conclave Chairman; T o D edicate Central Office Building o xFORD, one of America's most Phi T aus and their families wi ll be on famous college towns, welcomes hand for the festivities. Phi Kappa T au to the Silver Jubilee on This Oxford gathering of the Phi T au August 26, 2 7, 28, and 29, in celebra clan will be different from any other. tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of H ere there will be no hotels, no ri6isy the founding of the Fraternity at Miami trains, no traffic jams, but just a quiet, University. peaceful college town in which you can Convention this year will be of es not only fill your Fraternity dates but pecial significance for the Fraternity will enjoy a vacation as well. The whole not only be holding its twenty-first an of the vi llage will be turned over to nual meeting, but will also dedicate the Phi T aus. All convention delegates new Central Office Building. Phi Kap and visitors will be housed in the thor pa Tau is the second Greek-letter society oughly modern dormitories of Miami, to erect a permanent national head- and all will dine in one of Miami's huge quarters. halls. The combination of a return to the For those who tire of the convention- site of the founding of Phi Kappa T au a!, the Silver Jubilee offers more than and the formal opening of the building has ever been presented before. Ogden in which will be housed the national H all will be headquarters for the Pl-oi headquarters bids fair to attract the T aus who come unattended by their largest crowd which has ever attended wives. Bishop H all will be used by the a Fraternity meeting. Advance fore- married folks, for whom there will be casts indicate that at least four hundred festivities galore! Miami, incidentally, -195- THE L AUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU is known to have one of the finest and this summer. For the first time in his most modern dormitory systems 10 tory there is no charge for golf and ten America, and there'll be room for ail , nis. By an agreement with the Oxford with plenty of space to spare. Golf Club those attending the conven Interfraternity Night, W ednesday, tion will be able to play any time dur August 26, will mark the formal open ing the four days at no cost. And as ing of the meeting. Speakers will be for tenn:s, Miami has thirty of the best Dr. Alfred H . Upham, president of clay courts in Ohio-all available for Miami Univer the Silver Jubi sity, and repre lee. Ladies, of sentatives of c o u r s e , will Beta Theta Pi, have use of the Phi Delta golf course and Theta, S i g m a the tennis Chi, and Sigma courts. In ad Delta Rho, tht' dition permis other four fra sion has been ternities found granted for use ed on the Ox of the Univer ford cam pus. sity arch e r y The chair range. All in man of the Sil all, sports will ver Jubilee is play an import Leland Keger ant role in this r e i s, Gamma. year's meeting, His assistants and plenty of are Edmund time is being al Parrott, AI pha; lotted for the P. F. Good, Phi Tau cham Bet a; E. T. FISHER HALL, OXFORD pionship match B o I e s, Delta; es, always an Arthur Dundan, Epsilon; and Ray W . interesting feature of conventions. Wilson, Zeta. Representing the first six Expenses unquestionably will be the chapters of the Fraternity, these men lowest ever offered. Room and board , have planned a program which will aive which will be provided by Miami Uni all an opportunity to enjoy themselves versity, will be practically at ost. Thi as well as to earn a rest while in Oxford. year advance r gistration \ ill b u d in The committee on local arrancrements order that the appr ximate number , t consist of Richard C. L nnox, Lambda; tendincr may b anticipated b f r~ th~ ]. Paul Albert, Alpha ; and Richard ]. onvcnti n open . Blank nd further Y ung, Alpha. informat:on ' ill h ~ uppli ' d to :lll m.cm All athletic will b fr ' c h' r of the Fratcrnit •. - t96- TH E L.'\U REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Convention Facts RooM R ESE RVATIONs- Kindly make reservations through the Central TIM E-August 26, 27, 28 and 29. Office for rooms. Rates will be the lowest ever known in the history PLACE-Miami University, Oxford, of the Fraternity. Ohio. ExPENSES- Delegates from resident and Co VEN TION CoM MITTEE- L. A. Keg graduate counci ls will receive the erreis, General Chairman ; Edmund amount of their railroad and Pull Parrott, E. T. Boles, A rthur Dun man fare upon presenting their dan, Ray W . Wilson, and P . F. credentials and pool voucher at Good. convention.
Miami President Gives Welcome to Phi Taus
To All Members of Phi Kappa T au : Miami Universi ty, mother of frater nities, will be ready and eager to wel come your particular branch of her numerous offsprings when you assemble here for your convention in August. W e sincerely hope that you may enjoy every minute of your stay with us. Miami is a residence college, and therefore unusually well provided with modern and attractive dormitories and dining halls. The beautiful campus of 260 acres offers ample opportunity for
BISH OP HALL, OxFORD recreation. The entire community is rich in charm and hallowed memories. TRANS PORTATION- Oxford is on the main line of the Baltimore and Ohio All those connected with Miami Uni R ailroad and may be reached by versity are extremely proud of Phi train through Cincinnati, H amilton Kappa T au and the marvellous achieve or Indianapolis. The village is on ments of your first quarter-century. W e U. S.- Ohio Highway 27- for fur look for many opportunities to show ther information regarding motor our pride August 26-29. routes consult chart supplied in this Cordially yours, ISSUe. A. H . U PHAM, President. -197- THE L A REL OF PHI K APPA T AU
(( (( Phi Kappa Tau Silver Jubilee
DOWN in OXFORD TOWNE»
FREE GOLF T ho e attending the SILV ER JUBILEE will be privilege d to play free of charge on lin~s of Oxford Golf Chtb.
FREE TENNIS Thirty fine clay courts of M iami University will be available at no expense. TOURNAMENTS Arrangements have been made foT special tournaments to determine P hi Kappa T au champions in golf and tennis for the year of 1931. SLtitable trophies will be awarded to chap· ter and individuals participating in athletic event .
And, lest you forget » » OXFORD, OHIO « « August 26, 27, 28, 29
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Q XFORD is in the extreme south- To reach Oxford- western section of the State of Via Indianapolis- U. S. 40 to Rich Ohio, located directl y on U. S. -Ohio mond ; U. S. 27 Richmond to Ox Highway 27. The village is approxi ford. mately 38 miles from Cinc:nnati ; 15' V ia Columbus- U. S. 40 through miles from H amilton ; 50 miles from Springfield to U. S. 127, which is Dayton; 120 miles from Columbus; and fi ve miles west of Lewisburg. Turn 100 miles from Indianapolis. Roads in so uth and follow U. S. 127 through the vicinity of Oxford are excellent ancl Eaton and Camden to Coll insville. those plann'ng to travel to the Sil ver Turn W est one-fourth mile south Jubilee hy automobile will find routes of Collinsvill e and follow road well-marked. directly into Oxford. H ere are given routes which may be followed from the principal cities near Via Dayton- Ohio 11 to Eaton ; U. Oxford. It is suggested that all who S. 127 from Eaton to Collinsville. plan to motor consult Automobile Clubs Turn W est one-fourth mile south or agencies giving road information be of ColLnsville and follow road di fore making the trip. Should any spe rectl y into Oxford. cific information be desired, kindly com Via Cincinnati- U. S. 27 to Oxford. municate with the Central Office and a Via H amilton- Oh;o 129 to Millville. special routing will be outlined fo r you. U. S. 27 Millville to Oxford.
O GDEN HALL, SILVER J u BILEE H EADQUARTERS -199- Letter Tells Parents AN INNOVATION adopted by Fathers of Alpha Iota Alpha Iota Chapter, located at the University of Pennsylvania, Phila delphia, whereby the parents of men · Phi Kappa T au was founded ar recently pledged into the fraternity were Miami University in Oxford, Ohio informed of the fact and given informa twenty-five years ago today. Our ex tion relative to the fraternity and the pansion has been conservative and ideals for which it stands h'as had more thoughtful so that today we have forty than ordinary results, according to word three chapters reaching from coast to sent to the Central Office by M atthew coast. W e justly include ourselves in C. Catuna, secretary of Alpha Iota the small group of good-sized national Chapter. fraternities without an inactive chapter on our rolls. A Phi T au man will find In writing to Grand Secretary-Treas a brother and friend wherever he may urer Richard ]. Young, Catuna points go. W e have an ably conducted nation out that in answer to letters sent out to al organization which maintains execu parents of eighteen men pledged, four tive offices at Oxford, Ohio. Our own personal calls and three written replies chapter maintains an average member were received, and it was apparent that ship of forty men. W e own our own the letter had accomplished its purpose house and a lot adjacent to it which will and the time expended in its preparation was amply rewarded. allow for future expansion. Following is the letter mailed from Just a word about the members them Alpha Iota Chapter and two of the three selves. Some men who have never been written replies received: fraternity men themselves think of a fraternity house as a place for a boy to Philadelphia, Pa. have a "good time," as a place for dances My dear Mr. Smith: and hilarity. Unless Phi Kappa T au is It is with a feeling of pride and more than that it has no reason for its pleasure that I write to you, the father existence. T o us here Phi Kappa T au i of a future Phi Kappa T au man. W e our home at Philadelphia, and it is our are glad that Bill is wearing our pledge aim to have it treated as such. W ha ' pin fo r we selected him as a man whom certain standards which w r quir all f we believe will be a credit to himself, his our men to live up to and abo al l w' university and his fraternity. W e be are concerned w.i th th hola t.i rc r I lieve that you will be intere ted to know s mething of th organization that will at ch 1 ar a 1 th' fr, tc.rnit • , pr bably be th m t important influ n w I! a to tll ' m, -lv -. ur crut, ti n 1n your n ' c liege li f . • nu Stan ling 11 the ',tTl[ US i, f rL f th,H - 200- About Phi Kappa Tau
convinced that Ted has been selected by Pledges Learn of Ideals an association which wi ll be helpful in his co llegiate course, and wi ll supply that we are at least partiall y successful in the social atmosphere of a wholesome kincl attainment of our ideals. which is vitall y necessary, and carries W e would like for you to come and with it happy memories. I am appreci look us over and become acquainted with ative of your interest in his welfare and the members of our group. W e welcome progress. your questions and your interest. Once Sincerely yours, more I want to W . P. H OUPT. tell you that we are very pleased Clinton, N . Y. to have your son Attention of Sec with us. retary Catuna, Sincerely yours, M ATTH EW C . Dear M atthew: C AT UNA, As a brother, Secretary. once removed, I can address you V entnor City, b y yo u r first N . ]. name. It is pleas D ear Mr. ing to know Rog C atuna : er has been se In r ep l y t o lected by your your 1 e t t e r o f fraternity. T hat M arch 17 rela you think enough tive to the im- of the "old man" p e n d ing initia to wri te a letter ALPHA I OTA fRESHMAN GROUP tion of my son, is also pleasing. T ed, into your fraternity, I wish to ex The friendships Roger will have press my appreciation of your courtesy 111 your fraternity will be very val in informing me about the origin of the uable to him. It is my hope that organization, and its aims and purposes. he will also spread a little good I thank you, too, for your kind invita fellowship at your house and be tion to " look you over" and become ac worthy of the honor you are con- quainted with members of the groups. I ferring on him. shall certainly avail myself of that invi Sincerely, tation when opportunity permits. I am ] OH ]. SIN OTT -201- Founders' Day Celebrated; Hotne Is Dedicated at Xi Chapter
THErecen t purchase of a new house Freshman Scholarship A ward, H arry by Xi Chapter is already proving to Bauman; Junior Scholarship Award, be an epoch-making event in the history Fred Zehrer ; T ausig Senior Scholarship of this chapter. T he Executive Com A ward, H oward Gerhart ; Senior Ath mittee of the Graduate Council was per letic A ward, John Lehman. haps wiser than they knew when they H ottse D edicat ed agreed to give Fred Pyfer $25",000 for The new home was formally dedicat his beautiful and well-built Colonial ed on M ay 2. T he Rev. P aul Yoder, H ouse. The setting of shade trees, pastor of the Reformed Church at shrubbery, and fl owers make it one of Codorus, P a., and father of P aul the most desirable fraternity properties Yoder, member of the chapter, opened on the campus of Franklin and M arshall the service with the dedicatory prayer. College. A sum of $10,000 has been The dedication address was delivered by spent in transforming this private home Dr. H . H . Apple, president of Franklin into a modernly equipped fraternity and M arshall C ollege. In his address home, with a spacious chapter room, a Dr. Apple spoke of the early trials and large living room, a most beautiful din tribulations of fraternities, when he was ing room, eight study rooms, three baths, a student in college. T he presentation and a dormitory with a twenty-four bed address was made by C. D . Spotts, sec capacity. retary-treasurer of the Xi Graduate Celebrate Founded Day Council. T he response was given by The first event in this new house was G eorge M ace, president of the Resident the tenth annual Founders' D ay Ban Council. quet on M arch 28, when forty of the M essages of congratulations were alumni returned to inspect their new brought by Dr. H . E. Barnes, member fraternity home. The success of this of the Coll ege Faculty, and grand pr i banquet was due in no small way to the dent of Phi Sigma Kappa, an d by the addresses by Grand President W . M a-- Rev. R. ]. Pilgram, secretary of th Col ey Foley; Grand Councilor Paul T. lege Alumni A ociation. Gantt; Paul M . Limbert, president of The d dication xer i \ er' f 1- Xi Graduate Council; and Frederick lowed by a r c pti n and an inf rm, 1 tamm, who wa initiated int th fra·· tea. A banqu t \ a h-11 lat'r in th- t rnity n the same eveni ng. evening with dwin R b-rrs, who was The foll owing award wer 1 r en ted large! re [ onsi ll ' fnr the pur-ha. - f to m mh rs of the Re id ·nt oun -il : ' i's former hotne, .1 · rin ~ a ro. · rm.l ~ tl'r - 202- Bring Honor to Phi Kappa 1""'au
THAT Phi Kappa T au was well up Morton W alker, Kappa, added an among the leaders in the number of other honor to his long list of successes members named to honor societies this when his election to Phi Beta Kappa year is indicated from re was announced. H is elec ports submitted and from Fraternity Is Well tion is all the more re material obtained from markable when his long the chapter news letters R epresen ted As list of activities is made submitted for the present Honor S ocie ties known. In spite of the issue of THE LAU REL. Elec t Membe rs time they consume he Included in the honor found time to maintain organi4ations mentioned are Phi Beta his high scholarship standing. Kappa, scholarship; Phi Kappa Phi, W alker entered the University of participation and scholarship; Sigma Xi, Kentucky in 1927 and at once made his scientific; T au Beta Pi, engineering; and presence felt. H e served on the Y. M. Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholarship. C . A. cabinet for three successive years
A LPHA ME, I N PHI B ETA K APPA AND PHI ETA SIC 1A -203- THE L :\UREL OF PHI K APPA T AU and last year the membership of that Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa body recogni;:ed his good work by ele men at Alpha Chapter, Miami Univer vating him to the presidency. President sity, Oxford, Ohio, include the follow McVey of the university recently dis- ing: played his confi Cecil M oyer is a member of both Phi dence in him when Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa. H e he appointed him was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa in student representa his junior year. Calvin Koch, was re tive on the Cam cently initiated into Phi Eta Sigma with pu Book Store a straight " A " average. William Amos, Committee. climaxed a brilliant college career when Dormitory stu he was recently initiated into Phi Beta. dents, the majority Kappa. of whom are non fraternity m e n , Warren H ammel has attained a high elected him presi- scholastic average during his four years dent of the Dor at Miami, being a member of both Phi m i t o r y Associa Eta Sigma and Phi Beta Kappa. Richard Morton Wal~ er tion, the first time Brandon, Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Beta that a fraternity man has held that Kappa, has shown his abilities as a offi ce. Morton also served as correspond scholar by his splendid work in the ing secretary in Sigma D elta Chi, pro physics department. Oliver Frederick fessional journalism fraternity. is a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Donald Frederick returned to Miami On the staff of the Kentu c ~ y Kemd , after a year's study in Germany to be student sheet, Walker was instrumental initiated into Phi Beta Kappa. H e is in having the paper changed from a also a member of Phi Eta Sigma. Wayne weekly edition to a semi-weekly paper. Althause was in He held the post of associate editor. itiated into Phi When Sigma U psi ion was reorgani;:ed Eta Sigma the sec Walker's aid was solicited. H e now ond semester of his holds an important position in this liter ·· year. ary fraternity. Wi eman All these activities naturally lead to has hown hims If his election to Omicron Delta Kappa, b a \ orth national honorary fraternity for campus cholar at Miami. leaders. Election to thi organi zation is based on the point ystem. Th · student holding membership and offi e in or gani zati ns are awarded p int for el ction. W alker had m r point than any oth ' r man in th university. Jolr H iclrols - 204 - THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU ma Chapter, Ohio State University, Reid Beta Pi from Alpha Xi Chapter at W est Montgomery, Gordon Russell, Ralph Virginia University, while John V. Bachman, and James Banta were elected Shankweiler, Eta Chapter, Muhlenberg to Phi Eta Sigma. Arthur Huey, a College, was elected to Sigma Xi. Three junior, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa graduate members of Beta Chapter, Ohio and Harold Barr and Joseph Sikes were University, Roy Gillen, Dr. W ee Kim awarded membership in Phi Kappa Phi Lim, and William E. M cVey were at Pi Chapter at the University of awarded membership in Phi Beta Kap Southern California. pa, as mentioned elsewhere in the pres William L. Cottle was elected to T au ent issue of THE LAUREL.
Alpha Sigma Chapter in Many Activities FEW activities or honoraries on the chanica! Engineers. H e has recently campus of the Colorado State A gri been pledged in II Ll E, journalistic how cultural College at Fort Collins, Colo- orary. rado, are without Phi T au members. Some of the honoraries and the Phi Alpha Sigma Chapter is proud of the T au men of Alpha Sigma Chapter fol- following men: low: Perhaps the most outstanding man on Alpha T au Alpha, honorary vocation the campus is Collins Gadd. H olding al agricultural fraternity has F. R. Stans the hardest position in the fraternity, bury, a junior, as its Phi T au. In Tri that of fin ancial secretary, he is holding Beta, biology, we have Clyde Kerns as several other positions as well. H e was president, also Albert White. In the recently elected president of the Student band honorary, K K ~ , Leroy Sweet and Body; he is vice-president of II K Ll, James W ells are our representatives. In forensic honorary; he was a member of Scabbard and Blade, we have Leslie the debating team last year; he has been Madison, who is first lieutenant, Clyde and is an active member of the College Kerns and James W ells. Charles Me Y. M. C . A., the Social Science Club, Ilvane is our only man in A r Ll, nation the Cosmopolitan Club; and he works al livestock honorary. In the honorary on the college paper, 'The Collegian. mathematics society, Euclidian Club, Also in the spring election Alpha Sig M adison is vice-president, and D ale ma places Graham Howard as advertis Pinkerton and H arley Laird are mem ing manager of the Collegian. In ad bers. dition, Graham was captain and short stop on the varsity baseball team; he is Other members of the fraternity re a member of the "A" Club, for letter cently pledged to some of the honorary men, and of the rooters organization, societies include Ed Clark in II K Ll; "Howling Sixty." H e is also vice-presi- Kenneth Dixon made the senior honor· dent of the American Society of M e- ary, K . -205- THE L AUREL Of PHI KAPPA T AU
Afternoon- T our of Oxford and Silver Jubilee Has athletic events- Golf, T ennis, etc. Attractive Program Dinner 6:30 P. M . Evening- Initiation and smoker for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 193 1 men, bridge for ladies. Arrival and registration of delegates FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 193 1 and guests. Breakfas t, 7:30 to 8:30 A. M . Dinner 6:30 P. M . Business Session, 9:00 A . M. Luncheon, 12:00 Noon to 1 :00 P . M . Interfraternity Niaht 8:00 P. M . with representatives of Beta Theta Pi, Divided sessions for undergraduates Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi and and alumni, 2:00 P . M . Sigma Delta Rho as honored guests. Motor trip for ladies, 2:00 P. M .
D . A . R. M BoJORIAL, OxFORD CoLLEGE, MIAMI U ' IVERSITY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 193 1 Silver Jubilee Banquet, informal, at Breakfas t, 7:30 to 8:30 A.M. 7:00P. M . Opening business ession, 9 :00 A . M . ATURDAY, AUGUST _9, 193 1 Dedication Founders Memorial Offi ce Breakfast, 7:30 to 8:30 A. M. Building, 11 :00 A. M . Busines essi n, 9:00 A . M . Dedi cation Alpha Memorial Chapter Lun h on, 1_ :0 n t 1 :0 P. 'L H u e, 11 :30 A. M . Dcpartur' of del <-a rcs an gu' ts Lunche n 12:00 N on t 1 :00 P . M . luring afternoon. - :.!06- Dr. H. E. Hoagland Presents Gamma With Deed to Chapter House
Past Grand Officer Ends Period of Financial Supervision at Founders' Day Banquet
By H. A. HAWK, Graduate Secretary, Gamma Chapter
G AMMA Chapter at Ohio State Uni- versity, Columbus, Ohio, probably experienced its greatest thrill on the oc casion of its Founders' Day Banquet, when Dr. H . E. Hoagland, signed and turned over to Gamma Alumni, the deed for their chapter house. Many years ago Gamma purchased their present chapter house amid much enthusiasm and looked confidently for ward to the day when they would hold the deed to their property. Little, how ever, did they realiz,e it would be 1931 before their ambitions would be ac complished. Shortl y after the purchase of the house various unfortunate conditions arose which would have probably placed the chapter in poor financial condition DR. H . E. HOAGLA N D without the unusuall y heavy obligations which they had taken on in trying to words at the Founders' Day Banquet, he finance the house. These conditions lifted the curtain and gave those present went on for some time with various some insight into what the actual con remedial plans advanced and with the ditions were when he took charge of general financial condition of the chap affairs and furthermore, of his un ter becoming more and more involved willingness to assume this respcnsibil and the future outlook less and less ity and of his offer to contribute sub hopeful. stantially to have someone else handle Some three years ago at the request of the job rather than himself. H owever, the Grand Council, Dr. H oagland took so successfully did he manage the affairs over the supervision of the financial af of the chapter, that he not only turned fairs of Gamma Chapter. In his own over to them the deed to the chapter -207- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU
house but also cleared out entirely all and rightfully so, that he is responsible of their outstanding debts, which were fo r their being a chapter now and for varied and numerous and left a sub their having a real healthy, wide awake stantial cash surplus on hand for taking graduate and undergraduate group. care of the ordinary expenses of the It will be remembered that Dr. Hoag chapter. land is past grand president, past grand M any and various tributes have been councilor, past grand comptroller and paid to Dr. H oagland for his success in that it was under his able direction that accomplishing this especially uninviting for the first time in the history of the and difficult task, but the greatest tribute fraternity, there appeared an item under which he will ever have is the tribute the head of investments, which has to that comes from the feeling of grati day grown to an amount that is an ever tude the active and graduate members of increasing bulwark of strength, assuring Gamma Chapter have for the services the sound financial position of Phi Kap which he has rendered them. They feel, pa T au, in the years which are to come.
Greetings! Resident Council Delegates R ESIDENT COUNCIL delegates at Pi, Alvin Sanborn; Rho, N elson S. Ben the Phi Kappa T au Silver Jubilee, zing; Sigma, George Hemstreet ; T au, ]. to be held at Miami University, Cullen Kennedy; Upsilon, ]. D . Coon· Oxford, Ohio, August 26, 27, 28, ley; Phi, Samuel ]. McVeigh ; Chi, R . E. and 29, include the following members, Godfroy; Psi, W esley K. Rickel; Omega, according to records from the Central L. C. M arston. Office. These members will represent Alpha Alpha, John Jennings; Alpha the active chapters of the fraternity. Beta, James M . Keefe; Alpha Gamma, Graduate Council delegates for the Robert Chesney; Alpha Delta, W. B. various chapters were not available for Ferguson, Jr.; Alpha Epsilon, C. F. all chapters when THE LAUREL went to Smith; Alpha Zeta, Leland F. Maybach; press. Alpha Eta, Kenneth H. Smith; Alpha Alpha, H oward G. Gallaher; Beta, Theta, Harry C . Stinnett· Alpha Iota, A . Dean Peters; Gamma, ]. Gordon Paul T. R yder ; Alpha Kappa, Bruce Russell ; Delta, None Elected; Epsilon, Dobbs; Alpha Lambda, F. L. Bond; William Liebschner ; Zeta, F. K. H odaes; Alpha Mu, Charles H orine. . Eta, Kenneth H . Koch ; Theta, C. C . AI ph a N u, M ervin Theil ; Alpha Xi, Crafton; Iota, W . E. Larson; Kappa, H erbert Darnall· Alpha micron, L. W. C. Joll y; Lambda, H . H. Burd; Mu, rfa ; Alpha Pi, harl N well· Hollace G. Roberts. Alpha Rh , H. . Lc I · Alph, i,_m, Nu, Charles L. Badley· Xi, rg urti Haal r- lpha T, u \\ . H. r· Patters n ; mi ron, Jam F. t. lair; wood Ho p-r. - 20 - Instrumental in Civic Growth
A TEN YEAR PLAN of public im- ing the campaign on behalf of the bond provements, involving an expendi proposals. ture of 40 millions of dollars, was The Ten Year Plan involved careful launched in Kansas City and Jackson studies of needs for improvements to be County on May 26, when the voters constructed during the next decadt:. adopted the entire program as submitted When the sixteen sub-committees had by a vote of more than four to one. made their reports, it was found that "The adoption of t h e recommenda the bonds will make tions for city and possible the carry county capital im ing out of what is provements totaled perhaps the greatest 61 millions of dol program of public lars. This was be improvements ever yond the ability of authorized at one the community to time by a city of fin ance within reas Kansas City's popu onable tax limits and lation class. the program was re duced to a total of The program was approximately 4 0 prepared by a Citi millions. zens' Committee of one thousand, head Preliminary work ed by Conrad H. on some of the M ann, President of projects has already the C h a m b e r o f started. Kansas City Commerce. When is setting out to get Mr. M ann was pre- RAY W . WILSON the D e m oc r a tic vailed upon to ac- N ational Conven- cept the leadership of the movement in tion in 193 2. The new Municipal Audi M ay, 1930, he drafted Ray W . Wilson, torium will be rushed through to com Zeta '20, to serve as Executive Secretary pletion in time to house this convention of the Committee. For a year to the if it is landed. day, Mr. Wilson divorced himself from During the past three years a total of his regular duties as Civic Secretary of 6Yz millions of doll ars has been spent on the Chamber of Commerce and devoted county roads. The 3Yz million dollars of his entire time to the work of preparing bonds now authorized will complete a the T en Year Plan and, during the last system of 306Yz miles of modern con two months, to organizing and further- crete highways. It has been aid that -209- THE L AU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU the system, when completed, will rank year. This is not his first experience second onl y to that of W estchester with campaigns of this sort. Seven years County, N ew York. ago he served as secretary of the com With the realization of the improve mittee which sponsored the Council ments planned, Kansas City will be able M anager plan of government for Kansas to properl y take care of the expected City. The new charter was adopted by continuation of its rapid growth. Since a vote of more than four to one. Then the bond election, business is looking up. came attempts, in 1925 and again in A spirit of optimism permeates the city. 1 9~ 8, to put over large bond programs. The outlook fo r the future is bright. Each of these was only partly success A nd Ray Wilson is coming in for his ful. But these partial disappointments share of commendation for the over have been more than overshadowed by whelmi ng victory. It was he who was the overwhelming victory of the more on the job day and night fo r a solid comprehensive program just adopted.
Alpha Alpha Abolishes "Hell Week"
A NEW experiment is being con- natures of all active members and alumni ducted by Alpha Alpha Chapter residing in Eas t Lansing. Each member at Michigan State College, Eas t Lansing, could ask the pledge questions relating Mich., in regard to fraternity initiation. to the fraternity before signing his There has long been dissatisfaction with name. the form of informal initiation usuall y The usual work around the house was prac ticed by fraternities here and else carried on from five in the mornina un where, since it accomplishes no visible til ten at night, but the exhaustin"'g all- good and often opened hard feelings night grind was dispensed with. and resentment in the minds of new men. The men who were initiated were A ccordingly a new experiment was D onald H offm an, a sophomore, of Lan inaugurated during the las t initiation sing, and Paul Jensen, a freshman, of whi ch worked out to the sa tisfaction of Lansing. H offm an is a talented musician both the chapter and the neophytes. The and is taking a music course. Jensen' usual paddling and hazing, which has who is studyina liberal arts, is the star often been carried to extremes, was wrestler at State in his w ight, and i aboli hed. "H ell W eek" was replaced an excellent gymnast. by a course of inten ive study in the The chapter i \l · II pi as d , ith th history, idea l and other important facts way the new plan \l rk ·d ut an plan' concerning Phi Kappa T au. to continu it. Incid ntall Phi Kapp.l Befor the fo rm al c rcmoni , ea h T au is th ' fi r t fr, tern it n th , -. m w pi dge wa required to btain the w - to take thi t 'p. -2"' 10- Alpha Eta Chapter Has Successful Year
University of Florida Group Active in Athletics and Extra-Curricular Work
B y CLIFFORD B EASLEY
ALPHA ETA Chapter experienced twelve men who have earned letters or one of the most ucce sful year numerals at Florida. While Alpha Eta. this last term that has been known since the installation of this chapter at the University of Florida. Alpha Eta gave two dances during the term, both formal affairs. One dance was given just before the Christmas holidays, and the last was given in hon· or of A lpha Eta graduates, on M ay 9. Phi T aus at Alpha Eta are to be found in every branch of activity at the University of Florida. In athletics, Phi Kappa T au is well represented with
GERALD SMITH
failed to have any men on the varsity football team the last season, two men placed on the freshman team and an other made the squad. The two men making the team were Pledges Mario:1 Lee, and H enry Richarde, both of T ampa. Richarde was an all-state guard on the 1929 high school selection. On the varsity baseball nine, Alpha Eta had one man, N orman Derr, who
K ENNETH SMITH held down the center field position for -211- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU
the third consecutive season. On the ord in the University of Florida is Ken freshman team, Pledge AI Bassett, neth Smith, newly elected president of earned his numeral. On the track Phi Alpha Eta Chapter. A list of honors Kappa Tau was represented by Forrest bestowed on him are as follows: Munger, Gerald Smith, and Bobbie Ter President of Alpha Eta Chapter; rill. Witt Baltuth made the wrestling Pledge manager of Alpha Eta; vice team this year. H eskin Whittaker made president
Tops World Decathlon Mark In Brilliant Performance FOR THE PAST two years THE LAU REL has given space to the athletic accomplishments of Jess M orten son, Pi Chapter member and former captain of the University of Southern C alifornia track squad, and this year is no exception, for on June 23 M ortenson, competing for the Los Angeles A thletic Club, won the S. P . A. A. U. decathlon championship at the Olympic Stadium. T ermed on the Pacific Coast as "the greatest all -around athlete of modern times," M ortenson shattered the world's record in the decathlon, rolling up the amazing total of 8193.29 points to shat ter not only the American record of
7784.68, held by Ken Dougherty of j ES S MORTENSON D etroit, but to better the recognized world's record of 8053 .29 held by Paavo all games in which he participated. Last Yrjola of Finland. year as captain of the U niversity of Yrjola's record had been shattered Southern C alifornia track team, he led twice before, once by himsel f with a his teammates to a national champion mark of 8187.30, which falls shy of ship, a feat which the University re Mortenson's great endeavor, comments peated this year. Irving Eckhoff in the Los Angeles T imes, and again by A . Jarvinen, also of M ortenson competed with two ath Finland. Jarvinen's mark of 825 5.475 is letes to win the S. P . A. A. U. decath- the best ever made in the decathlon. It Ion and to establish his high point rec will be brought up for offi cial consider ord. Following is a list of the events ation next year. and the points won as well as the record for each event for Mortenson in the M ortenson has been outstanding in meet. athletics since his high school career when he was outstanding in every major 100 meters, 11 sec., 904.80 ; Broad sport. At the University of Southern jump, 21 ft. 3~ in., 756.17; Shot put, California he excelled in football, basket- 44.0 1 ft., 807.43; High jump, 5.7 11 ft., ball and track, and was outstanding in 748.00 ; 400 meters, 51.1 sec., 890.96; -213- THE L AU REL OF PHI K APPA T AU
High hurdles, 15.6 sec., 943.00; D iscus, feat, The Times gave M ortenson an 130.42 ft., 792.60; Pole vault, 11.1 55 eight-column headline on the sport page, ft. , 703.00; Javelin, 198 ft., 982 .13; 15" 00 his story appearing under the caption meters, 4 min. 52 .6 sec. "M ortenson Breaks W orld Decathlon Total, 8193 .29 points. M ark. " A three-column picture of The morning following Mortenson's M ortenson accompanied the article.
Alpha Epsilon Initiates Two Faculty Me1nbers at Kansas State . • •
M ANFORD W. FURR, professor degree at Kansas State in August, 1922. of civil engineering, and Ernest H e is a soils and crops specialist for the B. W ells, associate professo r of soils, at college and is secretary of the Kansas the Kansas State College of A gricultural Crop Improvement A ssociation. a n d Ap p li e d It would take considerable space to Sciences, were in enumerate all of his worthy achieve itiated into th e ments but the fact that he is a member A l p h a E psi! on of Alpha Zeta and G amma Sigma Delta, Chapter of P hi honorary agricultural fraternities, and Kappa T au on also of Phi Kappa Phi verifies his M ay 9. M erritt superior business ability and leadership. R o ye r, Salina; His impulsive personality and wonderful Paul N euschwang sportsmanship make him an ideal com er, Osborne; L. pamon. Glenn S t u k e y , Steamboat Springs, Furr was graduated from Purdue Co I o r ado; and University in 1913 and received the de Yelton A. Stew- gree of C . E . from the same institution ManfoTd W . Fun a r t , M anhattan, in 192 5. The following year he r , were al o in iti ated at that time. Imme eeived the M as ter of Science d gre diately following initiation services, all from Kansas State. H is a nati of members partook of a midnight upper Indiana but has be n a m mb r f th at which Pre iclent Sm ith gave impress Kan a tat fa ult f r f urteen 'Ca.r . ive in tructions a to the igni fi ea n e an I H i xtremcl p pular with the stu• meaning of our haclgc and ere t. dents an l i not onl f romin· nt as W II was graduated from the nt - m mL ' r of the fac ul ty, l ut i,; r.:- ·ogni:: ·d ver it>' of W e t Virgin ia on J un 12, as an · ngin ·cr L f stan l i n ~ rhnugh ut 19 17 and r ·cciv ·d hi Ma tcr of ct · n ·c th ·ta t ·. - 2 14- University of S. California Leaders Are Pi Chapter Members . • •
J NCLUDED among the graduates at the University of Southern Californi.:t, Los Angeles, are four members of Pi Chapter of the fraternity, who have been outstanding in their respective fields. These members are Joe W ard, Wilmer M orby, Jess Shaw, and H arold Barr. Standing out among the prominent seniors of Pi Chapter is Joe W ard, the best intercollegiate baseball catcher ever developed on the Pacific Coast. Joe is an all around athl ete having extraordi nary ability in bas ketball and football. Joe has made his niche in the college hall of fame through his ability as a baseball player. H e distinguished himsel f fur ther by being captain of the varsity team during his junior year, as well as being one of the leading hitters on the coast. H aving just completed his college career in baseball, he is now prepared to enter the major leagues. Joe has several offers to enter professional baseball including j OE WARD such teams as the Yankees, Pirates, Cardinals, Cubs and Tigers of which he Chapter last year and represented the will choose one. Joe is a major in chapter last year at the convention, aid physical education and expects to coach ing greatl y in winning the Domain after his baseball career comes to an end. Chief cup. Wilmer Morby was one of the out- Jesse Shaw is a three-year letterman standing men on the campus in school in football, having been first string activities this year. H e has been presi- guard on S. C .'s and H oward Jones dent of the senior class of the College mighty T rojans for the past three year . of Commerce, a T rojan Knight, a mem- Jesse has been one of the old faithfuls ber of the Legislative Council, and was and could always be depended on to barely nosed out of the all -U senior class come through when old Alma M at r Presidency. Morby was president of J;'i needed him. Jesse i a major in phy ic Trio of Beta Alumni ]\;fembers Receive Phi Beta Kappa Honors Ohio State Senator Gillen Is Among Those Thus Honored w HEN four alumni of Ohio Uni- versity. The address was given at a versity at Athens, Ohio, were Senior-Alumni banquet in Athens. chosen for membership in Phi Beta Dr. Lim, born in Sumatra and gradu Kappa this spring, three of them were ated from Ohio University in 1916, is of Beta Chapter of Phi Kappa T au. superintendent of the Roetgen-Ray Lab The men honored were State Senator oratory at Jefferson Clinic and Diagnos Roy Gillen, W ellston, Ohio; Dr. W ee tic H ospital, D etroit, Mich. He recent Kim Lim, Detroit, Mich.; and William ly was invited to join the Michigan E. McVey, H arvey, Ill. Academy of Science, Arts and Letters, State Senator Gillen, who is blind, one of the oldest institutions of its kind was graduated in 1915 . H e made ex in Michigan. H e is the author of num cellent grades while attending the uni erous booklets on subjects in which he versity, and then continued his studies specializes. at the Ohio State University Law William E. McVey was a classmate School, from which he also was gradu of Dr. Lim, being graduated in 1916. ated. H e has been a state senator fo r H e is superintendent of Thornton four terms and has become one of the T ownship High School and Junior Col most influential men in the Legislature. lege at H arvey, Ill., and has be ome Senator Gillen, during M ay, made a nationally prominent 111 educational . futile attempt to save the life of his son, fields. ill in a hospital, by submitting to se - era! blood transfusions. They were un succe sful and the child died. Kappa Alpha outh rn chapr~r ~ t n June 6 Senator Gillen deliver d the numb r f thirt ''t\ o wn th~ir the alumni "challcnae" to the member home , t\· nt - ix rent whil ~ th I"'- f th 193 1 graduatin Ia of th un1 - maininrr ix ha none. -216- Activities Claim Epsilon Members On Mount Union Campus • • E PSILON Chapter at M ount Union association, an organization limited to C ollege, Alliance, Ohio, this year fif teen members. These are Eyster, entrenched itself with a strong hold on W inkler, H artwell , DiCola, W right, campus activities which cannot be re and Pledge Brownfield. linquished for many a day and which W inkler was business manager of last provides the leaders of the fraternity year's Unionian, the college annual, and with a strong foundation on which to next year another Phi T au will handle carry on the work of the fraternity. the money end. H e is H erbert Bair, Out of thirteen extra-curricular ac who was assistant business manager of tivities on the campus open to men, Ep this publication last year. Other Phi silon claims membership on every one T aus on the Unionian Board are Eyster, and the president or the acknowledged Dively, Perkins, and Wright. leader in seven of these organizations. One of the most important offi ces on In the publication field, perhaps the the campus, namely, the president of the chapter is strongest. On the D ynamo Y. M . C . A. is also held by a Phi T au. one Phi T au succeeded another as editor P aul Wright was the man to whom thi3 in-chief. Paul Perkins was editor last job was given by the student body. year while his brother, Jack Perkins, Wright has served on the Y. M . C. A. cabinet for three years and is well qualified to take over this important offi ce next fall. Winkler, Goist, and Sarver are members of the Cabinet, the advisory council to the president. Phi Kappa T au also ranks ahead of any other organization in the matter of debating. Winkler has been the out standing debater on the campus for three years. H e was also president of the local chapter of T K A, forensic honorary. Forrester is following in Winkler 's foot steps. In the Student Senate, an importan t DYNAMO S TAFF - E PSILON governing board on the cam p us, Bair is was named to carry on the work next an outstanding member. Sickafoo e is year. Besides Perkins, Phi T aus claim treasurer of B IT 0, honorary French six other memberships in the D ynamo fraternity. -217- THE L AU REL OF PHI K APPA T AU The chapter also stands high in dra pus. M embers include Wright, M ackall , matic activities. Rosenberg has been a Perkins, DiCola, Sickafoose, Rosenberg, member of the Purple M ask, a campus Brownfi eld, H ess, C atterin, and Bair. organization devoted to dramatic activi Bair is also assistant business manager. ties, for fo ur years while Goist was elect Pledge C atterin is a member of the ed last year. Forrester, Brownfield, and famous College Quartet which has been Wright have also taken part in several in demand for broadcast purposes lately. productions which the Campus Players In athletics also, the Phi Taus on the have staged. Mount campus have not been backward. Four Phi T aus grace the Psi Kappa Omega, the local honorary ((Will the Merger Fever society which has the same standards of membership as Phi Beta Kappa, also Attack Our Fraternities?" feels the weight of Phi Kappa T au in A ND here's another Greek letter fluence. Winkler was president of the amalgamation! Just rec ntly \ e fraternity last year while Stephenson heard that the Sigma Chi chapter at held forth a vice-pre ident. Other Phi University of Oregon, Eug n t ok o r T aus claiming membership in this or in a body the P i Kappa I cal, initiatincr ganiza tion were Reag r and Rosenberg. 23 men. This lo a! had p titi ned an· Men from the h use fi lled exactl y th r national h f r m r,.ing with d1' on ·third of th [ r onnel of the I e igma hi , r u1 . I t is r'p rt' th t th ' lub, a r rd that ha n 't been b ten bl ndincr f these t\V b ui', sh ul 1"' by any oth r organi za tion on th am- ult in mutuall • I en ficial r suits. - 2L With Phi Kappa Tau Advisers Fourth Series of Accounts of Men Who Guide the Destinies of Fraternity Chapters EDITORS N oTE : The LauTe l pTesents DR. BER HARD DOMOGA LLA, Omega heTewith the fouTth of a seTJes of aTticles dealing wit h the adviseTs of ·'D OMMIE" as D r. Bernhard Domo- the vaTious chapteTS of the fmteT gall a is known to Omega Chapter nity. became chapter adviser at Omega in 192 7 and for four years has been the DR. RICHARD I. R usH, D elta guide and inspir DR. RICHARD I. RUSH, adviser of ation of the chap Delta Chapter, has proven himself ter. The debt of a true helper and companion during his gratitude, of ap stay here at Centre College. Dr. Rush preciation, and of is at present pro love owed him by fessor of chemistry every Phi T a u and physics and is who has been at we ll k n ow n Omega smce he throughout the sci came is one that entific world for can never be re his work a 1 o n g paid. these lines . Dr. Dr. Bernhard Rush acquired his D o m o g a 1I a, a DT. Domogalla A. B. and Ph. D. chemist, bacteriolo- g~s t , and biologist received his B. S. de 111 Chemistry at Johns H o p k i n s gree in 1922 from the University of University. Wisconsin, and fo r the three years fo l H e belongs to lowing was employed as assistant to Dr. D T. RichaTd I. Rush the scientific fra- E. A. Birdge, then president of the Uni versity. H e received his Ph. D . in 1925 ternities of Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, and since that time has been simul tane and Gamma Alpha Pi. H e is also a ously employed by the City of M adison member of the American Chemistry Engineering Department, The Lakes and Society. Last year he was made a mem River Commission, The M adison Dredg ber of the Centre chapter of Omicron ing Commission, the M adison Board of D elta Kappa to serve as adviser. H ealth, the Wisconsin State Laboratory Dr. Rush is one of the best liked pro of H ygiene, and the U nited State Bu fessors on the campus and his assistance reau of Fisheries. and timely advice has helped in keeping Delta in the midst of campus activities. S:nce 192 5 Dr. Domogall a' work m - ·219- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU biochemical studies of lake and drinking Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, and G amma water has attracted world-wide atten- Alpha. tion. His successful work in treating Dommie was a charter member of M adison's four large lakes for the re Alpha Theta Pi, the local that became moval of pollution and the obnoxious Omega Chapter in 1924, and a charter plant and germ growths that result in member of Omega. D ommie has made scum and disagreeable odors, has made many substantial gifts to the chapter in him in demand all over the M iddle W est the form of honorary cups, pictures, and and naticn as an expert in lake water a fin e library of 160 books including the treatments. H e has laid out hundreds ·H arvard Classics and the Encyclopedia of detailed plans fo r the treatment of Britannica. lake, river, and drinking water all ave:: the United States and even in Canada PROF. R. C. H UNT ER, Alpha Mu and Australia. His most successful trea t ment has been spraying the water with P ROF. ROLLIN C. HUNTER, di- solutions or powders of copper sulphate, rector of dramatics at Ohio W es chlorine, alum, or arsenic, depending up leyan University, became faculty adviser on existing conditions as revealed by of Alpha Mu Chapter in 1928. H e chemical analysis. graduated f r o m Besides his actual fi eld work to which the University of he devotes a large part of his time, he Michigan in 1917, has written numerous scientific publica and received his tions that have appeared from time to M . A . there in time in national scientific journals and 1923. have been translated into the Russian, A f t e r leaving French, German, N orwegan, Dutch, and M i c h i g a n , he Italian languages. taught Latin at Dr. Domogalla is active in many clubs G rosse Point High and societies. Among them are Isaak School in Sagi W alton League; International O ptimist ; n a w , Michigan, American A ssociation of Sciences; until the W orld American Chemical Society; American W ar, when he en- P rof. R. C . H unter Public H ealth Society; American Bac listed in the army. teriological Society; N a tiona I W ater H e served from July, 19 18 until Janu works Society; Wisconsin A cademy of ary, 1919. A fter th war, he play'd in Arts, Letters, and Sciences; The T ech Shake pearea n tournament and w a nical and Professional Club of M adison, intere ted in Littl Th ater \ rk in D e- and he is li ted in the American Social troit. H ame t hi 111 Register, and The American M en of 1920, and ha r ed , f Science. Dramati t the pre, ' nt time. B side th e or aniz.ati n h 1 H e i a member of Phi cr, K a~ pl, member f many honorary fratcrniti an I 1- a pa t vi 'c prcsi J cnr of Th 'rt - 220- THE L AUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Alpha Phi, national honorary dramatic From 1919 to the present he has oc fraternity. H e is at present chairman cupied the position of professor of Latin of the survey committee of the Drama and literature at Lawrence. H e is at League of America, and recently pub the present time traveling in Europe. lished a survey under the auspices of this organization. Alpha Mu Chapter is fortunate in Jo lly, K appa Chapter, Is having the services of Professor Hunter, for he is a real Phi T au, liked and re Elected to Honorary spected by all the members. T HE college career of Chester Joll y, recently elected president of Kappa PROF. ARTHUR H. WESTON, Mu Chapter, was brought to a fitting climax P ROF, ARTH UR H . WEST ON is when his election to Lamp and Cross adviser of Mu Chapter at Lawrence w a s announced. College. A charter member of the Lamp and Cross is local organization, he was instrumental the fraternity for in securing t h e the most outstand ing senior men on local fraternity a chapter m Phi the University of Kentucky campus. Kappa T au 111 Jolly's election was 1920. H e received his applauded by the A. B. degree at entire s t u d e n t Yale University in body. 1908; his M . A. T hi s h o n or degree m 1909, came as a result of Chester's many and his Ph. D . in Chester Jally 1911 , also from activities a s a n Yale. H e t h e n undercl ass man. H e is junior manager of A studied 1 n t h e the track team, secretary of t:. ~, ad Pro f. A. H. Weston American School vertising fraternity, and a member of of Rome from 1911 -12 and at the Uni the University of Kentucky band, known versity of Gottingen 1912-13 . From throughout the South as the "Best Band 1913-17 he was instructor of Latin and in Dixie." Greek at Yale. From 1917-19 he was In spite of his numerous activities engaged in private tutoring and work Joll y has kept his scholastic standing in a private tutoring school at Milford, above the average. H e i a student in Connecticut. the Arts College and a major in com Professor W eston was in the U. S. merce. H is home is in M entor, Ken .A rmy service, and is a second lieutenant tucky. H e is known on the campus as in the fie ld artillery. a typical and loyal Phi T au. -221- Phi Kappa Tau In The Public Eye ·Marysville Flier Physical Educati~n Killed In Air Stunt Fnternity Will Be Loose Aileron Cause; GYMNASTS ENGAGE Installed Thursday Was?" _T?ur i.).J IN LAST TRYOUTS Epsilon Kappa Will V1rgtma. '\tl'~ l~itiate M 1jor.o lnto · --· " Prepal"e for Opf'nin~: ~l t'(' l .\l!ain<;l Local Chapt"r -~f~~~!~'~ . ~Jj,;::~'.' :: · ~~;:~ · Tt'nlplc ~nt Saturday- Te:rn1 ln!lta ll otion or Ps i chapter or Phi &\'lator, or .Mary.tvllle, Mich ., fell Rounds Into h:~pt 1 to his duth here today In the view r ot a large cro~.-d gathered to &TUt ~ps ~ll~:s ~:~ ~ P::~c:~~~~n~~a:e~:',~;sl~~; the second Virginia 1tate a ir tour lro preparation rcr the fi rst inttr· men, "Ill be held Thursday at 6 30 , ! a.nd w it ne:tl dedication or the colltgiote gymnasium meet in Penn o'cloc k. a t Ho rrm nn's Colonial rooms, , municipally owned a..lrporl State'.!! history, members of the Nit according to an announcement made lany gym squad are cng"'ged in final 1 The tragedy occurr_ed more than t h l~ mornins; by Prot W C. F'r ee- t .:1 an hour before the flrat plane. on t1·you ts for berths on the team which man or the physico! ~ducat l on depa.r t· the tour began to arrive .Mr Elll· will oppose Temple university here '- cock wu demon..traunC a · light ment J ;, sports monoplane and while he wu r.txt Saturdar. stunting an · aileron cllme loose T he keenest ri\•al ry is being dis · MPn1bers or the Alpha chapter of • ~ spectaton said. He was U.D&ble tO played in the tumbling class in which the Nonh Am erica n · Gymnastic un· t 1000 Har"ry Davidso n is competmj.! with ion or lndlon;jpolls will be pnseot :1 :!~~\o~~m~~~P ina:t!nf~e"a~~~ ' 1 0 0 2 at lhe ceremonies Tbe only Oblo sh;!!~ ~ ~:!~ ~he ~tl;~e wh~r:~g! ~~~~ c;l~r:~~c r:~~. 'b~i!fJ's o ~ f~' a~~~ cho prer I.! loc:ucd at Akron uoiver· ( ' !member ot tbe D&\'&l reserve corps runnin~ Marty Hesch. horizontal bar DR. R. H APPLE ally, th~ Psi cb:iptu here making tbe .. had made a v&.ln effort to extricate performer, a stiff race for honors. himself from the little shi p. HJ1 who delivered the main address at the cba ptrr In the national ! e parachute ~·u partly opened. Althou:::ll (\ncountering serious com :~::~~·;~~~~~: Jlttition from Hesch on tht' parallel dedication of the new Phi Kappa Tau Th., following phys ical education 1 hal's, Bob Thrasher. "crsntile senior . frate•·nity house la st Saturday a fter- majors are to be initiated Ktonnetb 1 will probably represtnt the Blue and : M'KINLEY SAUER Whitt> in thi:t division. Bill Thomp· ~!J.n . George Haopy , Clayton Hock91on, 1 Lo.,.·ell Van':-'eu:ten . Randall Ley- 1 TO LEAVE CITY ~~~ :~u~;:~~~;!~ or ~~~kr~~o~~~~:~n~ shon. J o. mu Vt'lie OeJVl Gordo n. I assignment will probably go t.o Tomm}' DR. APPLE DELIVERS :oi orman Lambacher, Russell f':lccblnl, 1 Haigh. whilt' Hesch has outdist:ll't CCd DEDICATORY ADDRESS anti Profel!sor Frt>elhan I Ad . Manager Ac· a ll competition on the side horse. or~~~ Nt-d~d · a._ 1 rec.-!ot meet· f FOR PHI KAPPA TAUS log pr the group orf ~tyer . pres· I ce_(H~ )>osiJion With !dent · Haney, vlce·presldent Hock· Olao _New;. l uc, Dedication of New Home is man secretary. Van Oeus.en , treas !l,lc.Klnley H. Sauer. for tbe last Attended by Members, urer; t-f.,Y!i ~.On . historian , Velie. , tbree and one-ball years classltled guide and Gordon. 6ergeanl·at-arms. t anaG'Pr of Tbe Portsmontb Tlmrs. Parenta, and Faculty Wednesda y tbat he bad exeentl.,e position witb l.nc. Dedication exercises of tht new nc., operates a group Phi Kappa Tau F raternity home at sIn this state. Se.,. Cowan, Student 605 Co llege A\•e nue wet·e held last 7 Mr. Sauer wl~~el:!~~mT::e~~~~! Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with Editor, Filled· I. :\lar<"b i ro toke orcr bls new duties. Ia lHe Mid \\'('(lnesdny tbot be did not Dr Henr)' H Apple, president of the !know at preS(> Dt where be would be college. delivering the dedicatory ad Old Chum's Job ' ., located, but tbat tbls would be deter· dress tt ~~~~IJU~~~ ~: f:~ o~~~~e:w:i~llr,~jt T he exei'C'I S €'~ were attended by o"er Coincidence bas It that f!aymond one hu nd rtd nu• mbers. parents, mem· Cowan, o ne or the journalis m Mu· 1 11 ~~b~~~~~~~~t~~e ~'~~~~~~~·io ~ - ~~!~~~:~ ber;j of the facu.lty a nd friends of th~ dents who edited . tbe Findlay Cour- t u r•resirlenr and general manager. Th Coun.c•l_. Profe s:>OI' \\1 E ier Saturday, replaced Everett r n corporation al @O maintains a Colnm ~~ ~.'de n ~ w \. c•sged>er p1eS1tlcd over the txet· F.ak ln, telegraph editor. who was a ·t bns o-"~' ~,.· ----- Clse,. He was Introduced br C~ :'-1. bo)•bood ·chum or h i ~ In Brack • ~ :'1 1 ,\ CI)\'TQS~ io~u;~~· a~~~~nnan of tht comnmtee ridge, Pa. en \lr W ~l ndel 1r:t;; rl~cttd pr t!lde ~~ot ~ VIKES SEND 2TEAMS o r l11r \ Ur nto " n Rot on · Club at Eakin. a senior In F indlay col- ,. llO(In lod lly llh~n l he u.:w IJIH'C tOIS ilbur Ehrl"ch w.·u· ,•••. Is ed;tor or tbe colle•• YUr· ;~ TO MIDWEST TOURNEY 111 ~ 1 In the Amf'lll'U• llott l lor nr· w___ book there. and Is earning his way , ;:a nlt:ltlon )lr. \l!tl' l nto ~ h 111 el«l· through school by "'orklng on the 'I --- _l!, I ~: /r~ i ldjf. Thty will talo;e of· • p• R • r- Seven Tracksters, Members 1 1 GJVe 1ano ec1tal telc,raph de k or the Courier " of Net Squad to Go to When Co wan and Eakin were boys St.rachan S ur~ey s . y they used to go to scout rueetfogs ,_•. Cedar Rapids <"{'1\W Delaware Courts In Sanborn Sunda and play toðer in their neigh- a Se\·en Lawrence college track and - - borhood. In 1925 tMy hiked to • field athlftea will A'O tu Cedar Niagara Falls when Cowan took E:a· 10 OOJICI'Uthlt; In a ~twle--wlde l~ Uf· Program to Be Varied • Ropldl, Ja , Saturday for the annual in kin to s~ hi first wovlog pic ture' 1 ... Midwest confere nce track tourn •· Vt')' Or cou nty oouns Prof Willia m Choice of Numbers show. Since '1 q!!6 when Eak10 mO\'NI 1e ment . The delegation was approved recently at a meetlnc or the Vlkln " M ::itrnchnn. IK>IItlc:u.t t~Cil.'uu~ i.le · Played to West' ~t-wto n where he finished ~ ,... athletic board. t~ tulm~ut , has lwl'n t'ontlucllug ., 1e· his h1gh chool cour ~. the '"'0 rue: n r v. eo~:~ ~~h:~~~~edO::~e ~~ea::'Ps~~ I!('Oi t ch or tbe court• or Oela.wart' Wilbur Ebrlcb, Juni or. Will &l)Pt>er ~:.;c: se:: .;•ch Ot ht r only OUt'e or tOUUt)' ~ ~!r'~~~d:~;o ;:~1 ~u :~~: ~~: ~~~ :,~ P~~~ ~:C!~~at 3. 30 P. w. In Son· Both mf'n llre acthe In C'O II t tl ' 0 Til(' 1\IYCtlllgnlion will CO II II IBt or 11 t- run the one mile: Walter Nema· ~brl c b will pl"@ ~t' nt t.b e ~ntlre pro- joura~t.llsm aDd Intend tu ta a up ell_!!~~! ~· h e other men ti iU• IY of l'cL-orda 10 ,ha' or nil cll$tl 11 tram, Which "'ill open "'IUt a P re- ~~~:PA~ r work alter cr dua!ll'ln t. :~r ~n:~~~~e w,!!l~ ym~e~~~P ;~: ~~~ tthleh 1111.1 Ll'uug-ht up Uttrlul( 1931 lu.te ud •"urue In Shup lby DaCib, -~---1 are l'dJ,l&, Anaorae. Paul P'1 ac hl antt A II ~UIIlO tllht!l' tlliiiK(I il '1._, 111 111 \' hH i l~ Compoatllon• 'by oldi'r cotntlO@t'rs u Eick meyer Ulat and Urah:ma will b\\ ln cllKI NI Mem be re of the L.awrence tennla the IIUUIIJCfll Ullli t)(H.III Of tho CIUIQM ' tea m 11110 are makh'!« the Jaunt to tmnJi lell U "'Bil U H ]et" tiOI\1 b)' lUON 1.1\0df'nl Mr. Hoovtr Is Cast I : Ceder Rapid • to compete In the Mid. a nl~ta a11 Dfbuu)' •nd 'l'lt'bi'l"ttJ'Inln t< 1'1!11 flu.h• ,.u·1 V\l) ltl llc.i ug lu•tl· weet net to umer. lneluded on lbla PI"QI'"lDI wilt tw~ irl&h'ti t'l\' th t• I IK!It WUIO II( Ul .... JOhll l'rllhuta f'boNI and li\!11\1 .. h p,...... As... Wo~!~s .C~oict Jl: - 222- ' Phi Kappa Tau In The Public Eye Newspapers Ul tlu N oTth, East. W e.u , and So uth cany a wnttc-n record of tht adut vtmtnu of members of Ph1 Kappa 7'ou nt mon y fitld• o · acnlncy GETs u . oF P. AWA~ I Two Student Body Smith Is New Head ·· rifi~ l~i." WRIGHT Committees fhosen Of Theta Alpha Phi,l ON 'LEADERSWP' By Horine Monday Dramatic Honorary BEFORE KIWANIS __ Professor of Muhlenberg (:oJ<. · Brown, Todd Are to Haad Nephew of Hei~ry Irvin}{ Is lege Eoumerateo Qualitieo , ; Elections, Enforcement Guest of Honor at Demanded of Leaden. Groups Meeting ,r~~!~~=~ d:~·~~!:~r~~~~~~~~:•d· I __ n &ddreu ddiVen:d today before lhe ~ Membe rs or tht: clectlo nli and the ~ nt.own Klwanla Club, meettnr In 1 elections enforcement co ruwlltees d~!:d:~ T~ ·et~m~~:b:·~h t ~ :~:~a~::s~; t,g£~T~e:~ t~L~~=n~~~ ~ ; :~ln :. p poliltnut::ot M o ~~~~ b~r~s~~~~ bonorar)· dramatic fraternity. a.t the the progra m. Peter w. t.etunrlng, George Todd and Wlutnn Brown r£gu lu monthl;· lun ~ heo n of that c l~· ~!:':;t d:~\ ~Pt:ed, ~~e m":::~~~· • ~ w rlj c ho ~e n chairmen of these com- :::.~~~~!~: ;a~:m:.a ~~~~:e:~ :..o f1 · ~t.~!~~rw~:~~~.c~. ~~~~::•~t~~ ~!; : . ~: millee&. OtbeNO A(tpol nted A I lh h meeting tb e guest of honm ~: "::: ~~~no;-tebt:o~::~~:r~hJ~~ 8 d 1 '1 Othera appointed on tile Electtcns ~ =~rv "'1~vt~co\·~~~ s::~~ew of Srr ~~~iaf:;b~e;o~ ' o~er•d:;~~~n~ ~~~:.~ t wll~ 1 committee are es follows : J ohn · g, ~ pea. r ea.n ac- What are you doi ng about yo ur boy. ) M t9 A. L . KLECKNER ~M a SO !l , BEth Lac.v. Mary Jo Stafford, To r Mr. Scovt'll created the character He t• bossed u ound at home for asx r urgh -- ~ l anha re r ;;U~o n, Justine Bailey, or ~I P u, t e nll nt Osborn In ,,Journey's r:~~r~h.~ ~~~~ :r~~~7:r eb~ro~ ~ 0 \at ALBERT L. KLECK NE R 1-"red.ertck i\lel'cbant. and Cha.rlea End "ht> n that production was or- ftaor unttl he 1.1 22. Then ht mar- II If~~~~ AW AROED fELLOWSHI Youn g. lgl nally prHented In England. ~~:u:d ~~th:o;:~ · o,S~~. tl~ r ebosaed ~ Other me mbers ur th e elcc :ton s en- t)filcus Nu mett · ; t t ~ : IN BACTERIOLQG lro.rcemcnt comil••llcc are Rachel Othf"r offlceN! el ecad at che .m~tln@i; ___ l ~ e , ,. n __ Ri mer .. Homer Blanchard, Kt.! nu eth wpre Hichard K er t ~ her, treasurer: Will Open Bids 1 ld I Receives George B. Wood l.!l m, 1-~ l h:al.te l h llrown, J ack Staples, Ad elyne Kli ne, 8Certtary, 8Dd Jack r or Bll 'ld' orne 1 1 \~ F e llows hi at U . of P . to ,Helen Spence, ~eanor G•·eene, ~1 1r-' Bro"': n, hlslOrlan. Prof. n. c. Hunter On ) J on~a , ll~~g . . ! ,~ :oun Pursue ~as t er's D egree lam Bi gelow. au.d Eleanor Anderson. I!! the ~ac uity advisor. 'uu-. bid,.;. wirl• be ~~)C !.~J tnr;rol~~e; ;:•· __ .. Horine s ~ t .at e m e ot Smith appointed th P. l'Om mlttp.e for con.:.truehon or the new Phi Kappa b~h These two oe v. l)-appolnted com- the commenCP ment ln~tlation andfl' :~u National office build in,., to be ~ s Albe rt L. Kleckner, a member o •n ltteeil," Horine said In a ~ tatement hreakfa!lt ""' hieh rhe organlza1lon wilt ~ redf'd on North Ca 111 pus ~\'enue, t ~.. e~a the Senior Class, has been awarde ssued Suu day even lug, ·'wi ll prob- holrt r pu"t nort•h or the Beta Theta Pi Ll 1 tl.e the George B. Wood Fellowship i bly have .so me \'O tint; to t ~kc ca re progr:~ . '!;~ ;omt~~~~ ~o~~l:'ncem e nt fh :rpler h ~ u ~~- . ; ~~t Bacteriology and Hygiene at the Uni- r -w:t~/~ a coup l ~lo r w~eka . 'i Hor; J.:tinf', Chatman : Rlch:rds K~:t:~:r R i~;aord bCU't•{;' . .lloi te: s•~; Mdf bY, c 0 11 0 1 ~~em ve1·s ity of Penn:> y.l\'ania for the schoo : : q:e!uo~ 1 ~ : ,:~e~ :P:: ..ur~ . o ~ba ~l ea Horine and K:llhryn Brad l e }·:~i.wnpolis,' J ncl~, ~;11 a;: ~t~! o~stor"y ~ ~:n n year 1931-1932, 1t was lea•·ned las " Wi thin a rew weeks." Horine ~ h • nd . ba"e~en t st r ue~u!'e 4J:r28 fee t r th week: . . . . ddctl• . " there wi ll b& co uple Or com- 0 du.ne~s ons . It ,.,..II be c.onst ruct- th Th1s awa1·d, wh •t h carr1es With 1 lttces appointed for s"ect\l pro- j Riley WilJ C t . d ol bm~ and Jndli'"• lime;;loo,e,lr. tn~ 0 lhe usua l a nnual stipend, calls upon .ecta which I ha \·e not yet th orough- ap am \ n~~ \\I ll bo 5elll l·flrep!OOf. I Ira (I the recipient to do te n houn of in- Y ou tl ined." ~ 1932 Case Fen ~ I ho tu·..,; floor w•ll contain the j t\0 ~ tructi o n per week, anti allows th • ~ .- ~ c,er_s J rl\ll((' 0f.100 Of the Ee.crc-tary of l r orte remainder of the time for ind ividual A-J .....:2.L_ 0 fr. 7 f l•e uatsonal orgall!utwn, a general n j T~u s·esearch in pursuance of the degre Walter J Rilev ot W &4th 1~ ffie;- mat~ing roOill:i and .a f1ree- ,' 3414 00 8 1 ~!1 ; of the Master ot Science. street l'ias been appoi nted captain. t ~ \ ~ 0 n the second floor t lla o Kleck net' h~ :l Jtlember of the Phi ot next. years \'arslty frnclng team~ ~re "'' 1 be. a l:~rgo eouncsl room RUSH NAMED TO 1 1 e ~~ K a ~ r.~~~ · and will gl'ad ~ :,~ n;~~'edt ':~ ~ 1 ~ini : 1~ceu~:;u:~ r'\h1 ~~~~ ~= •l lla~rt 7:; ~· oee uate m Junt! w1th a B. S. degree. II ~ d~ ~ l 1111 a to off leN;. .. ' lJ veas i~ majot · i n~ in Biol?gy. . . , HEAD CHEMISTS r Riley, a sopho. 'I he budding l'l'iJI cost about $!0, -~.o~ He has been actJ,·e m estt·a-curn t • more was a &ta,r JO(J, and \\til be rt'ady for oecu- ~~~r culal' activitie :~, b ~i ng ma.nager of the : A I t <.,. , ~e~m ~~~lc~e:~~ suey August :?7-28-29, when the 1 1 thll Soccer team, Vsce-P!'es!clent of tht> ; ~ "' li ve out. or seven f r:~ternlfv WI II !told at.:; s1h•e r Jub!ln t.ant Senior Cia :>:>, and a membel' of the . R. r. nu:> h, ht!a d of the depart· ! meets with n tlu.,. vdlll(!e • ga).- Glee Club und the Pot·h! t' Scient ific mt! nt of chem ist/)' u.t C~; ntre col· 1 Youngstown col- -~ - :~~~ Soc.ict)-'. . . Jege, " a~:~ electt!d chninnan of the ' i:~Ctn~~s:~~. PJANJST W ILL 1 1 1 ~hthl ... ~::;:~~~c: n :~ :\~:~·sl~~ ~~ s~~· h:~: v~roa~ ~:~~c~; s:~~ 1°; :~ tl~~ eAn:.:;~,:: .. ~: lt:K RIL~ \' g~lll~s!ta~~· ~~~~ pLA Y RECITA L !: ready bee n awarded fellow ships i monthly meeting of the 15oclety yes- · fopody and University School. Hill' jJ1 Ql\7D AY N IGHT \Vl ;,:~~ Universities. Fiv ~ of these men, all terday In Kasth: hall, _at the Un•· J' s~~~~~~s ~~ ~ F .r{~~a~ , R u s!\11\~~e n kno\\•n P I· ~ n to of . whom are Semors, are (rem th ~·erslt) of t~c n luck y . . , · ~ and B. Thompsc::. I nnlst fro m the et'tdlo oc Mls w.n. nto Science Department a nd one of the Other ot(! cers elected " ere J . R. J' Carl Herrman was capt I c1 -- Ph r th is majo1·ing in Histot·y. ~:~~~~:~'; )', a~~~~~~=~~~ t ) ' P;;f~:~;uck~·~ ~~'!:terlmutter manager o/t~ ~~~~1-- :·~~~:~·1:3 :':; ::.'ln:~d, ~~\\ =~~~; epo (b~~: ~i;~t ;~:~ t~h~~~~ · :~~;~,. ~~: ~[ J~"~ ~ ~ ~~- ~~on~~:;./:e ~~ha~~;\~1/~n·::~~ 'vt! mu-: t ~~~ v~~~,·~~~~~;:m:1~ ~ h;~~uc ~{.~~~~c~ Chi Gamma Nu Holds ~~~!'~~:"'MoO:~:.~~- by Schu~·,~ · b. ae. RO)'. head of ~he ~ h e m ls tr y depart- ElectiOn of Officers MaJo r." oncerto t 8 1 thea Ent<'rtain Pl e h~ Gridders ~~~~~~ E:~:rlm~~~,·e , ~:~~lo n~C a!~~.: Elect lou :wd ~lla t ion/1 j{ offic- or!~ e: th~ ~~~:~ ~~~~m~c~to~~6,: tt ~~:~ T wcnt.v-nine membcl's of the fre.sh- tnl) treasu1e1 , crs was held a t th e monthly dinner rus Daniel will play the orchellral te1 ,r~~~~~=~ ~~~b~~~ e~~~7:.ed a~~ ::1 c~=~~~n~ 0 T~~~~~~.c~hf'';!t~t~~ r:,~!e~~t:r . mo: etn}f; of Chi GaiUma Nu, local nccompanlment, Marlon Miler, Rob- W I ca1 Wdncsda)' mg ht a t the ~~ ?~~~b::g;,~~':f ~ n)of ~: :/~~~cc~a~:!~ ~ h e ml s ~ry hono1 a ry trate rnlty, last ~~o l~= o ~~~:~o~a c!ll~~;o~l~ ~n~ : ~ Ta~· fratermty hou se. in ,,h\ch he 0 ex1 tJl alned how \ege- ' fhu rsd:ly Phoebe Nicholl and J oseph Zlckler. Br1 ;;;;: C~ach e s Dob Higgins, Leo Houck, tabt.e olta w.:ri! made usetut. i New otficera are -Frank Hedg!!&, cellos; Margaret Glle and Alfred ~ a nd Larry Conover gave shor t talks presld&nt, Kathryn_ Marahoaan, vice :ne;t~t~rt~~ol~hr~u~~~ln~sl~ ~";~~~ ~ aftel' the dinner, be ing introd uced by inety Colleges And Universities preside nt, and Harry Kjog, aecretarY- !Luecker, rlute: Wilbur Wright and tto. k: , M: enill I:J. Morrison, cuptain of th i~ p r r t Louts Sehm d be -223- THE L AUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Norris 0. Taylor in Research Work for Dental Group • • NORRIS 0. TAYLOR, '18, a mem- ber of Zeta Chapter, received his first degree from the University of Illi nois in 191 8 and has made almost phe nomenal success in the lines of metal, lurgical chemistry. When T aylor left Illinois in 1920 he went to Iowa State university to take charge of the metallurgy division of the chemistry department there. In April, 1928, he broadened from his original line and is now research associate for the American Dental association at the N ational Bureau of Standards, Wash ington, D. C. D evelops C ourse Dental methods or technics are studied In starting his work at Iowa, T aylor and proper methods are outlined for the found himsel f up the proverbial tree. H e use of the various materials studied. was to develop a modern course in dental T aylor is now checking and recheck metallurgy and found to his sorrow that ing with over 200 dentist to determine the field was practicall y devoid of sci the most satisfactory methods of pro entific data to be used as course material. ducing aold inlays. So on your next Since that time he himself has done gold inlay just remember - possibly a much to add to the gradual growth of record of it is going to W ashington to publication on the subject of dental be checked over by T aylor. metallurgy. Since 1929 T aylor has had nine scientific articles dealing with the subject appear in the Journal of the American Dental association. The new national h adquartcr· ·of D elta Zeta i now located in th Milam Prepa1·es D ata buildin , an Antonio T cxa . His work with the re earch crroup con- ebra ka fraternities united f r a l:i,. i t to a reat ex tent in preparing data dan ·c and pro ided f r the c tablish· fr m which pecifica tions arc drawn for ment f librarie in their h me . cl finite type of materi al and comm r Plcclg- at Minnesota r'\'Oltcd when paddl-s \vcre produ·e I. vera! s'vcr-J cial product arc rated again t th rc· th -ir ·onnectit ns hcf WL rh~.: .. \\'l rrlw quircmcnts and pccifi catic n cl up. hrcthr ' n" wok' up. - :...2·1- P--HI KAPPA TAU @~ ~q) PICTORIAL FOUNDERS OF PHI KAPPA TAU AND PLAQUE THAT MARKS FIRST MEETING PLACE AT MI AMI UNIVER SITY. DWIGHT J. D OUGLASS Epsi lon Members of Psi Kappa Omega- Local Above - M. F. DICKMA , AA, Scholastic H onorary Society at Mt. Union. Left to swings out in Blue Key at Mich· right: Rosenberg, Reiga r, Winkler, Steph enso n. igan State Coll ege, East Lansing. FRAN IS R I s s F R. lph, Pi, rccives ·ummissio n in the r ·gular . av \\'11 L.\Rn. .-\ 11 h.1 Pi, sup1l y ~:o rp s. of Pi ..'i~ma .·\l1 h,, S ' i<'11\'', ,\t th HI \\ n~hitPt n. Presid ents at Alpha Eta, University of Florid a. Left to right : Jerry Smith, Harold W ahl, Bill Lantaff, Beppo Johnasen, H . F. Munger, Kenneth Smith, John W ahl. Few acti ves at Mu Chapter, Lawrence Coll eg e. Back Row- Ki mball , Brown, Sunnes, Poppe, Berg. Front Row- Nienstedt, Little, Richards, Eli zo ndo. Group of Alpha Eta members at University of Florida. PLEDGE WoRTMAN, Alpha G am ma, president of the sophomore cia of the University of D ela W ILLIAM E. MILLER, Omicron, was ware a nd a member of the stu recently elected to Kappa Phi Kappa, dent counci l. hono rary educatio nal at P ennsylvania State Coll ege. H e is also a member of Scabbard a nd Bl ade, ho norary military. . Pi R ' 1'8T \\'Ill N, 1 f':-1 knt l'f :\lph,, ,,,mm, mm rc 1)\\ f: Left- Group of Alpha Beta Chapter, N ew York Unive rsity. R. 0. T. C. members at Alpha Alpha Chapter, Michigan State College, East Lansing, Michigan. ROB ERT M. D UNCAN , Alpha JoH HIEBER , Kappa, GEORGE HALL, Alpha Gam· Beta, captain of the varsity dash man on the Univer· ma, member of the Univer· golf team at New York sity of Kentucky track sity of Delaware nine. University. sq uad. Right- L. W. ORTON , Alpha Rho, bantam-weight boxing champion at Georgia School of T echnology. S R \\ rcstling M TTSON NNE ' L ' It Kn ru. \ "t~lt}' Fro h nnis, Mu . u h.\1 td . At Michigan State H olcomb, above, ties for first at Central Intercoll egiate; Arbogast, below, ti es for first at M ar quette; D ekker th rows the javelin, and ,_,r_.,,L., Brose is a mem ber of State mne. - -- Pi Chapter Lettermen at the University of Southern Cali fornia. N EMACHEK, Var- Left to right : Jesse Shaw, Joe Ward, John Baker, . Lesli e ity Track at M u Wagnrr, Byron Gentry. Chapter. At the University of California, Nu Chapter is repre· sented in many types o f activities. Left- Jack H ol combe, president of the Y.M.C.A. Right - H arvey Granger, is a r.1 ember of the Varsity Crew. Delow - Thomas T ownse nd, Jr. , is se ni or editor of Bl ue and Gold. Left Center - Theron \V ri ght, letterman of Var· sity track team. Ri ght Center -· Clarence Grang r is a Varsity b'a~ ketball letterman. Left - G I e n n Roo-e rs memher o f" tl; c j uni r Varsi ty rcw. I i!! ht !hen H olcom l , junior mana!! r f th Blu e 111tl .old . IN PHI TAU'S REALM II Russell Danburg, Mu, Is Outstanding Pianist QNE of the best known seniors at Lawrence College was Russell Danburg, noted for his pianistic ability. Danburg was well known by all the stu- dents on the cam pus as well as m a n y residents and social groups of the city. H e has been a mem ber of A Capella Choir, Schola Cantorum, a n d glee club accomp anist during his four years at col lege. } OHN G. ALBRIGHT One of the most Russe ll Danburg outstanding music- Professor Albright Invents al events of the year was his Senior Intermittent Light Device recital given June 1. By IRVEN PRETTYM AN He has appeared before various clubs and social organizations for the past two OHN G. ALBRIGHT, professor of years and has been very well received. J Physi"cs at Case School of Applied Science, after several months of intensive In addition to his musical accomplish experimentation has developed an inter ments, Danburg has also written several mittent light device which seems de songs which have as yet not been pub stined to simplify and economize the lished. Among them is the "Phi T au manufacture and operation of all beacon Dream Girl," for which he wrote the and signal lights which make use of the music. The words were written by automatic fl ash system. Winfred Alexander, Mu, '23. The song will be presented at the national cow The principle of operation, covered vention this summer for recognition. by basic patents, makes use of the x- -225- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU pans10n and contraction of a .002 inch Zeta's President Elected to nicrome wire which acts as a resistance Illinois Council Post as an electric current is passed through it. This expansion and contraction re FARRELL K. HODGES, president of leases and tightens a hairspring which Zeta Chapter, was recently elected in turn revolves a wheel. The wheel vice-president of the Interfraternity makes and breaks contact such that a Council of the University of Illinois. light may be fl ashed sixty times per N early 90 fraternities are represented minute, allowing one thirtieth of one on the council, which has been instru second for each fl ash. Under these con mental in many of the latest reforms ditions, four dry cells will operate the among fraternities on the Illinois cam flashing light for ten months. A s there pus. At present the Council, working is but one moving part, it is exceedingly in conjunction with the Dean of M en's durable. offi ce, is formulating a new set of rules Several large companies are fighting to apply to fraternity pledges and their for the rights of wholesale manufacture treatment. and soon the "Albright Flasher" will be During his three years in school a household phrase among electrical H odges has been extremely · active in engineers. Professor Albright has also campus politics. At the beginning of developed a precision clock which uses this semester he was elected to a direct this same principle. orship in the Illinois Union. Omega Chapter Builds Larger Library By W. NoEL CRANE Q WING to the readiness with which estry depicting moonlight on the Sahara partitions are torn out, and to the hangs on the wall at the far end of the creative brains of some of the more soul- room. Furnishings include a radio by ful brothers, Omega now has a spacious W estinghouse, and davenport, library library in the area previously occupied table, and chairs as conceived in Grand by two smaller rooms of 4ero utility, un- R apids. wittingly drawn into the plans by the The library shelves include a ide architect during one of his weaker selection. Bernhard Domogalla, Om aa moments. Chapter adviser, aav the librar an -, In general, the library is after the cellent start by hi pr entati n f a t Egyptian motif, which lends an atmos- of H arvard C ia sic , En I p n • phere of quiet dignity and grace. The and Pap r' f th walls ar done in mottl d walnut and orld' it and Hu· buff, with draperi to match. In k p- m r, as v ell a a numb'r f in iviuu, 1 ing with th E yptian t nd n y, a ta.p- volum '~ . - 226- THE L AU REL OF PHI K APPA T AU N u Men1 ber Finishes Varied and filling many ther positions, Haley Career at U. of California has maintai ned a high scholarship. Nu Chapter regrets that H aley will not be M ARLIN W. HALEY, of Nu among the active members nex t year. Chapter has had a varied career during his four years of study at the University of California. While a sophomore he was Alpha Delta Sophomore Is chairman of the Active on Case Campus Soph H op and al By l RV EN PRETTYMAN so a member of the Daily Califor A LPHA DELTA presents one W al- nia staff, d a i 1 y ter ]. Riley as a cand1d ate for Phi T au fame. At the end of his sopho paper of the Uni versity of Cali more year, W alt fin ds himself captain of the Case fenc fo rnia. During his ing team, a sport Jumor year, his that is r a p i d l y outstanding p e r coming to the fore sonality won for ground at Case. him the election of W a lt i s th e Marlin W. Haley u n i 0 r C 1 a ss I president of the president. Thi s Alembic Club, an same year he was a member of the Uni o r g a ni z a ti o n of versity Executive Committee. sophomore, junior, During his senior year H aley was and senior chem most outstanding in campus activities. ists. Recently he At the beginning of the year he was was elected treas appointed chairman of the Rally Com urer of A X ~ ' Walter f. R iley mittee. H e was also chairman of Derby chemical fraterni- Day, Commerce Club social event, and a ty, and he is a member of the debate member of Senior W eek Committee and team. Crew Regatta Committee. At the com Not content to win honor onl y in pletion of his senior year, H aley was activities, Riley ranks first in scholarship elected to the Permanent Class Commit among the Phi T au sophomores and tee of 19 31 Seniors. among the first in the entire class. As well as on the campus, Haley was His fine record has extended itself outstanding in house activities. In his into the fraternity. As pledge manager sophomore year he was corresponding he has organized pledge duties anJ secretary and in his junior year he was rushing in a most successful manner. president and rushing chairman. H e was also chairman of our sophomore Working on various other committees house party. -227- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU Delta Boasts Youngest Edgar Koch Is Outstanding On Lawrence Campus Freshman at Centre Q NE of the outstanding students on the Lawrence College C ampus was D ICK CHAMBERLAIN, aged fi f- Edgar Koch, a senior who graduated this teen, of Louisville, Ky., is the year. H is influence on the campus as youngest in the freshm an class at Centre well as in the chapter was widely felt. this year. Dick is an excellent student, H e was a member of M ace, an honor having maintained better than a B aver ary fraternity, election to which is con age since he entered in September. H e sidered one of the highest honors that is also interested in radio work and is can come to a Lawrence man. H e was quite an expert in that fi eld. also a member of T au Kappa A lpha, national honorary forensic fraternity, and a member of the Press Club. In his sophomore year, Koch was assistant business manager of the Lawrentian, col lege newspaper. H e was also president of the first governing council for first year men. His interests in other activities in clude chapter president in '28; sopho more cl ass president, and business man ager of the A riel, college annual, in his junior year. In 1928 Koch was elected student-to Europe. H e was the second student to be so honored by Lawrence. Births T o Mr. and Mrs. James W . Mac DICK C H AMBERL A I Lafferty, I, a son, P aul Stonebraker, at D avenport, Iowa, M arch 6, 1931. D ick's father is a minister and Dick T o Mr. and Mr . Fr d Frib ra A K, plans to fi nish Centre and a medical as n, M arch 1- 193 1. course before becoming a mi sionary T o Mr. and Mr . Richard C . L ' nn x, doctor in the central [ ortion of A frica. A, a dau ht r June 'i, 1 31. His father is one of the arly m mbers T o Mr. and Mr . \ ...... of D Ita hapter am! a! o i lis ted ~.a n. cf) B 1\ on the roll. Lik· fatln·, T o Mr. anJ rs. J. "1115, .\ -· Jik on. a Jaught r. - 2:..8- THE LAURE L OF PHI KAPPA T AU Phi Tau on Air Lancaster, Pa., on March 28 the Rev. Stamm was the principal speaker. At This Summer Is the same time Xi Chapter was happy to initiate him into fu ll membership as Xi Chapter Man a Phi T au. Stamm's unusual skill as a public speaker destines him to become JF Phi Kappa T au men wish to hear even more widely known as an illustri one of their brothers on the air, let ous preacher. them tune in on WJZ at 3 p. m. any Sunday during the summer to hear the Rev. Frederick K. Stamm, a member of Xi Graduate Council. Stamm is pastor Hobart, Zeta, Appointed of the Clinton Avenue Congregational Church of Brooklyn. H e has been heard as Fuel Chemist on the radio frequently, substituting on A RECENT iss ue of the trade publi- several occasions for Dr. H arry Emerson cation Gas Age-R ecord contai ned Fosdick. This summer he has been the fo llowing item concerning Floyd B. chosen by the Federal Council of H obart, Zeta, a graduate of the Univer Churches to broadcast regularly at the sity of Illinois, Urbana: Friendly Hour on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 4 o'clock. CoLUMB US, OHIO. - The trustees of Battelle M emorial Institute announce Stamm was one of the founders of the appointment of Floyd B. Hobart as the M arshall Club, the local club at fuel chemist to work under the direc Franklin and Marshall College which in tion of Assistant Director Clyde E. Will iams, thus forming the nucleus of an 1921 became Xi Chapter of Phi Kapp,l organization within the Institute devot T au. During college days he played ed to research problems in fuels. third base on the varsity baseball team. "Mr. H obart was graduated from the Since graduation from the theological University of Illinois in chemical engi seminary in 191 0 he has held several im neering. H e later taught gas and fuel portant pulpits in the Reformed Church. analysis at the University, while work Two years ago he was called to the ing for his master's degree in industrial chemistry. For several years Mr. Ho pastorate of a large and widely known bart was on the staff of the en crineering Congregational Church in Brooklyn. experiment station at the University of Illinois as research assistant in chemical Dr. Stamm has contributed a number S engineering, working with Dr. . w . of articles to leading magazines and re Parr. Later Mr. Hobart assumed charge ligious periodicals. The American of the semi-plant scale experiments for Magazine for October, 1930, carried his the Parr process of carbonization for the article on "Where Ministers Go Urbana Coke Company. Mr. H obart Wrong." Good H ousekeeping for Aug comes to Battelle M emorial Institute from the Atlantic Refining Company ust will print another article, " So You where he has been chemical engineer in Are Going to College. " plant ,experimental and standardi::ation At the Founders' Day banquet, at work. -229- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU Clare attended Washington Univer Abs rut mendous popularity gained through this Charles Horine, A.M., fie ld that was largely res ponsible for Wins Presidency at H orine's political triumph. T he title role in "Liliom, " produced this year by Theta Ohio Wesleyan • Alpha Phi, national honorary dramatic fraternity, of which he is a member, w iNNING the presidency of the brought him his great prominence on Ohio W esleyan student body ts the campus, and this together with parts the latest achievement of Charles H or in numerous other plays enabled him to ine, an achievement which has brought break the long-standing tradition at 0 . to A lpha Mu Chapter the leadership of W . U. that the student body president all campus aff airs at Ohio W esleyan must be a debater and also to raise dra University, Delaware, Ohio. Backed by matics to a position of greater import the campus Republican party, H orine ance than it has ever held. put up a stormy three- week's campaign The highest point average in the that ably demonstrated his superior Junior class, 2.97, is also claimed by H orine, and his well known scholastic ability undoubtedly was another im portant factor in the election. H e was also president of four other organiza tions, the Phi society, under-class schol astic honorary; W esleyan Players; the Junior Boosters; and Phi Kappa T au. H e was formerly a member of the school band and a sport's writer for the 'T ran script, 0. W . U. semi-weekly. Since the student body election, H or ine has been a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, men's senior honorary fraternity, having more than twice the number of points necessary for admission. Kappa Sigma at M . L T. pledged the winner of the Edison T ests - A rthur CHARLES H o RI N E 0 . W illiams, Jr. ability for the position, and when the final votes were counted, he had a safe The N ew York City Panhellenic an majority to win. nounces its second annual scholarship Outstanding in dramatic circles at 0 . award of $500 available in the fall of W . U. for three years, it was the tre- 193 1. -231- Convention Rail Rate ·Schedule Round Trip Railroad and Pullman Fares to Oxford, Ohio SUMMER TOURIST PULLMAN OR TOTAL RAILROAD FARES CHAIR CAR FARE FROM 14.30 $ 2.50 $ 16.80 Athens, Ohio ...... · · . · · · · · · · · $ 10.02 Columbus, Ohio ...... ·. · · 8.52 1.50 11 .66 1.50 13.16 Danville, Ky...... ·. · · · · · · · · 21.80 Alliance, Ohio ...... · · · · · · 18 .80 3.00 14.64 3.00 17.64 Champaign, Ill ...... · · · · · · · 61.44 Allentown, Pa...... · · · · · · · 46.44 15.00 9.16 1.50 10.66 Lexington, Ky...... 43.98 Cedar Rapids, Iowa ...... · · · · · · · 35.72 8.26 10.76 1.50 12.26 Lafayette, Ind...... · .. · 40.90 Appleton, Wis...... · · · · . · · · · 32.64 8.26 101.00 49.52 150.52 *Berkeley, Calif...... · ... · · · · · · · · · 57.60 Lancaster, Pa...... · · 42.60 15.00 State College, Pa...... 34.72 7.50 42.22 *Los Angeles, Calif...... · 101.00 49.52 150.52 Troy, N.Y...... 53.42 15.00 68.42 Syracuse, N. Y...... · . 42.26 12 .76 55.02 Ann Arbor, Mich ...... 20.92 2.50 23.42 Lincoln, Nebr...... · 57.52 12.76 70.28 Bethany, W . Va ...... · · 22.02 3.00 25 .02 Raleigh, N. C...... · · · 47.18 16.50 63.68 **Boulder, Colo...... 55 .00 24.02 79.02 Madison, Wis ...... 28.72 8.26 36.98 Lansing, Mich...... · . · · 22.00 7.50 29.50 New York, N. Y ...... 55.06 15.76 70.82 Newark, Del...... 46.56 15.76 62.32 Cleveland, Ohio ...... 18.44 3.00 21.44 Manhattan, Kansas ...... 52.42 12.76 65.18 *.Corvallis, Oregon ...... 101.00 49.52 150.52 Gainesville, Fla...... 63.16 19.50 82.66 Williamsburg, Va...... 48 .10 12.76 60.86 Philadelphia, Pa ...... 48.58 15.76 64.34 *Pullman, 'N' ash...... 101.00 49.52 150.52 Auburn, Ala...... 44.94 10.50 55.44 Delaware, Ohio ...... 10.26 1.50 11.76 Ames, Iowa ...... 43.44 9.76 53.20 Morgantown, W. Va ...... 26.56 7.50 34.06 Easton, Pa...... 47.62 15.76 63.38 *Seattle, Wash ...... 101.00 49.52 150.52 Atlanta, Ga...... 37.46 10.50 47.96 **Ft. Collins, Colo...... 55 .00 24.02 79.02 Ithaca, N. Y ...... 42 .10 10.50 52.60 . * Round trip summer rates from Pacific Coast points to Cincinnati are approximately $101.00. Arrange for stopovet at Oxford. ** Round trip summer rates from Colorado points to Cincinnati are approximately $55.00. Arrange for stopover at Oxford. The rates shown are furnished by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which is the only rail service to Oxford from points North, East, South and West. Direct connections for the village may be obtained by those coming by train. For those located east and south of Oxford, purchase tickets routed throuah Cincinnati. Those north of Oxford can come to Middletown or Hamilton. Persons in the W esc c.an secure through service via Indianapolis and Chi ago. Time schedules and routings may be obtained from your local agents. -232- THE CHAPTERS II Pi Chapter has four major class presidents at the University of Southern California. Alpha Xi Chapter is second in scholarship among W est Virginia University Interfraternity Council M embers. Alpha Delta Chapter wins interfraternity track cup at C ase School of A pplied Science, Cleveland. Omega Chapter wins interfraternity bowling championship at the U niversity of Wisconsin, M adison. Thirteen initiated recently into Omicron Chapter, Pennsylvania State College. Alpha Active in Athletics; New career, when he broke the Buckeye broad jump record at the sixth annual Buck Home Is Opened eye Meet held at Cincinnati on M ay 23. Miami University Gerald Reed, senior, is the other Alpha man on the track squad. Jerry, OxFORD, OHio-In the closing weeks whose best efforts are directed toward of school at Miami University, Oxford, the half mile run and the mile relay was Ohio, Alpha Chapter completed the cur- forced to watch the last two meets of the rent year in most satisfactory manner. year, because of a sprained ankle. With representation on both the base- Other men at Alpha have been doing ball team and the track squad Alpha was their part as well as these athletes. In again lucky in having some of its mem- the race for the maximum participation bers in these two major sports. cup, which is awarded to the fraternity Robert DeH aven, junior, completed having the greatest participation in in his second year of varsity competition tramural sports, Alpha rated with the on the nine in the commencement day best of them. Championships in speed game which was played with the Uni- ball and volleyball helped to add a few versity of Cincinnati at Oxford. H e has points to their already lengthy column. been one of the mainstays on the Red- Open N ew H ome skin nine for the past two years, per- Alpha's new home was opened to the forming at second base and shortstop, citiz.ens and students of Oxford on M ay and his efforts went a long way to help 2 and 3. At this time a formal house Miami close a successful baseball season. opening was conducted by the actives In his first year of varsity athletics, and with a number of the alumni back R ay M ondron, sophomore, handled him- a favorable impression was left with all self as a veteran on the nine, playing the visitors. left field position. Actives at Alpha A s a forerunner to the house open look to this boy to carry on the fine work ing a formal dance was held the night that former Alpha men have started. before. On the track squad John Steinhauer, The social season for the year v as senior, ended a rather enviable athletic closed with a formal dance on M ay _9_ -233- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Beta Chapter Awarded Cups The chapter was well represented in the campus honorary organizations this Ohio University year. Alfred Philby was elected to Sphinx, senior honorary, and Reid By CLINTON B. McKNIGHT Montgomery to B A "ir and ci> H ~. ATHENS, OHio-Beta Chapter was Gordon Russel, Walter Harris, Ralph awarded cups for A class intramural Bachman, and James Banta were also en horseshoe pitching and B class indoor rolled on the rolls of ci> H ~. baseball. Allshouse and Cable pitched Jay Merchant of A H and Earl Link sensational horseshoes and were not de of A are now enrolled in Ohio State feated. It was largely through Blaho 's and are a welcome addition to our act pitching that the pledges were able to ive chapter. win the baseball championship. Burke and Lewis are playing varsity baseball and neither have missed an in Delta Gives Spring Formal ning since the season started. N ew pledges for this semester include Centre College James T aylor, Cleveland ; Joseph Darda, By ALLE H AM IL TON Cleveland ; Merell Mock, Gerard; and Victor Bartell, Toledo. D AN VILLE, KY.-Delta Chapter held Don Cross, Portsmouth, and James their annual spring formal dance May T aylor, Cleveland, pledges, are on the 22. freshman track squad. Allshouse and Andy Hasara, Claude Lane, and Al Blaho were both awarded numerals, lan H amilton have been on the Centre Allshouse for intramural manager, and varsity track team all season. Hasara, co Blaho for freshman basketball. captain of the team, won the 100, 220- N ewly elected officers include, presi yard dashes, the broad jump, and ran dent, Arthur D . Peters ; vice-president, anchor man on the winning 880-yard Carl Lamley; secretary, John H arrison ; relay team, in the State M eet May 15. treasurer, Paul Allshouse. Lane competed in the high jump and pole vault, H amilton in the distance runs. Gamma Men in Honoraries Delta was honored by the selection of W alter Grabruck to K ci> K, and Wesley Ohio State University Carty being selected for Keys, honorary By VICTOR P EKRUHN fraternity. George Bell has been made sports editor of the Cento, the colleae CoLUMBUS, 0Hro-A chance to win weekly. The Centre Glee Club, con the university championship in baseball taining two of Delta's members in Allan is Gamma's big sport light for · the H amilton and Pledge Sampson Knu kl , quarter. recently presented the oper tta " Yokq A sport formal held at the York hama M aid." Country Club was the culminating so Clayton Barker, a first year man high cial event of the spring sea on. jumped and pol - ault d f r th fresh· Gamma wishes to announc the ini men track t am \ hich \ V n th t t tiation of Robert Brown, Rob rt R n Champion hip. H als pl r d numb r icke, and Ralph Bachman and the pl dg tw man n th ing of Carl Prob t, H ar ld Milligan PI dg H al' ' \ hi ~ h [ Oint m, n William N e ter, William H al , Earl fr' hm n t, t' tra k m ' t. W at r, and M ari n B ard . ' Ita' intr:Hnural t'l\m h, s m, I, , n - 23,1- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU excellent showing this season, havi ng Chicago; Allen Thomas, Corning, N. won volleyball, basketball, placing sec Y.; Robert Davis, Petersburg, Ind.; Lo ond in horseshoe pitching, track, and gan Scott, Campbelsvill e, Ky.; Chelman tennis; and finishing third in baseball. Lewi , Galesburg; George W est, Chi cago. This class makes a total of thir teen men initiated during the year. Nine Graduate at Epsilon Bob Davis won his numerals in Spring football in spite of the fact that he Mount Union College broke his wrist a couple of weeks before By JACK PERKIN S the end of the season. Don Richards, a freshman, won the ALLIANCE, OHio-Epsilon finished honors in the 126-pound division of the the year in flying colors and on June Varsity Reserve wrestling team. 16 sent nine of her favorite sons out Bill Budd won his numerals in fresh into the world at the 85th annual com man tennis and AI Thomas was award mencement of Mount Union College. ed his in freshman golf. Both of these The nine who graduated are Ralph men are outstanding men and look like Gray, Zelton Latta, Jefferson Peltz, sure members of their respective varsity Paul Perkins, John Reigar, Charles teams next year. Rosenberg, Earl Schwab, Edgar Steph enson, and Harry Winkler. Fred Salogga has recently been iw The teaching profession seems to at itiated into two honorary fraternities, tract the majority of Epsilon's gradu Gargoyl, architecture, and ~ T, engineer ates this year. Exactly fiv e, according mg. to their present plans, will teach in Jim Fry was initiated into M ask and various high schools in the vicinity Bauble, dramatic honorary and Bob while the other four are intending to go Maley was made a member of K ~ , on into graduate work. literary fraternity. Another honor for Another man has taken the Phi Kap Maley was his recent election as presi pa Tau pledge button since the last an dent of Pierrot dramatic fraternity. nouncement. He is Ellis Smith, of Wins 'T rae ~ Letter Alliance. Kieth Hampton had a good season in William Leibschner is the new chapter track, both in indoor and outdoor. H e president and he is carrying on the work is one of the mainstays of the Illinois of the fraternity with his customary team, running in the dashes and in the German thoroughness. George Hart relay. This is his second letter and he well was named vice-president and has another year of competition. Just house-manager. before school closed he was initiated into M a-wan-da, senior honorary, for general campus activity and leadership. Seven Initiated at Zeta Mothers' Day at Zeta was an excep tionally successful affair. Twenty-six University of Illinois mothers were down for the week end and By H ALTON GREEN attended a meeting in the chapter house on Sunday, at which time there wa CHAMPAIGN, ILL . - Zeta Chapter initiation of new mothers and install closes another school term well satisfied ation of offi cers for the coming year. with the results of the years activities. The mothers in the Chicago area hold On May 11, seven men were initiated regular monthly meetinas besides the into the inner circle. They were Rob- semi-annual meetings at the chapter ert O'Neill, Chicago; Harry M cGinnis, house. -235- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU senior order fo r outstanding men. M at Eta Chapter thew Darnell was elected to Lances, Muhlenberg College jun:or society, while Sam Rees was the sophomore selected to Keys. No Chapter Letter The fo llowing men were elected to offi ce: C hester Jolly, president, Gayle H amon, vice-president, Bob Adams, re Theta Chapter cording secretary, Gil Kingsbury corre sponding secretary. Transylvania College Kappa Chapter is happy to announce No Chapter Letter new members: William Irwin, Frankfort; John Stokely, Lexington ; C . B. Lovell, D an ville· and Fred Gabbard, Sebas t1an. Iota Chapter T~o men have been pledged. They Coe College are : W alter McC abe, Sadieville; and No Chapter Letter N ewell K. Johnson, Lexington. Kappa Has Banner Year Lambda Chapter University of Kentucky Purdue University By GIL KI NGSBU RY N o Chapter Letter LEXI NGTON, KY.-With the close of school Kappa ends a banner year. Kappa men were awarded the following hon Mu Chapter Active in Track ors : Morton W alker was elected to B K and his leadership earned for him a Lawrence College membership in 0 ~ K. The Baker brothers, Marvin and Bob, were elected By L. R . PoPPE to ~ 2:, scientific fraternity; John A PPL ETO , Wis.- With the initia Murphy made his second letter in var- tion of four more pledges, the number of sity baseball ; Johnny Hieber earned his new initiates this year has been increased second letter in track while Bill Eades to nine. The new actives are : earned his second letter on the rifle team. Clifford Burg and Jack Kimball, Among the freshmen N elson made his Appleton ; N ed Nienstedt, T wo Rivers· baseball numerals and Stokely earned his and R afael Eli ~o nd o, M exico City, numerals in tennis. Mexico. In dramatics, Murphy and Kingsbury Eight seniors concluded th ir under- repre en ted the chapter in the Stroller graduate work. They are: Revue. Murph had the comedy lead. Edgar Koch, Rus 11 D anburcr, M ! Kingsbury was pledged to A ~ :$, adver- colm Knutsen, H arold urt: inc nt tising fraternity, while both he and Davi , Glenn pp rman AI L 1·sen and A dam were initiated into SuKy Circle, R bert al ntine. hon rary pep orga n i~ation. W hit Imc Mu haptcr ha ta · n , "'r'at'r inter· wa made a member f :$ A, politica l t than vcr bcf rc in spc rts. In , I cicnc fraterni ty. tli tion t , era! r ' F r " cntativ's l111 rh- In th cia hon raric Pr- id nt Joll y fo tball ant! ba, k-tha\1 s:jua Is, K -irh, wa lcctcd t Lamp and ro , th ' c m ac h c~.:k, anJ Kcmp'r \\'Cr .. 111 rh- - 2'6- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA TAll varsity track team this spring. Keith received his letter in cross country last fall while N emacheck won his letter this spring in his event, the javelin toss. Elizondo and Poppe were on the fresh man track team with Elizondo winning his numerals in the mile and Poppe in the dashes. Sunnes and M attson were on the freshman tennis squad. Christen son, football star, took the heavyweight wrestling championship of the college. This spring Russell Duket was in itiated into Sunset Players, dramatic or ganization. Roy M cN eil had an im portant role in the all -college produc tion, " Cock Robin," and Duket, Geb hart, and Schweger worked on the pro SENIORS AT Mu . Ba c~ row- Davis. O p duction staff . perman, Wurtz, Danburg. Fro nt row Koch, Larso n, Knutsen . H ollace Roberts, Mu president, was recently reelected to the position of news Jack H olcombe was elected president editor of the Lawrentian, college news of the Y. M. C. A. paper, and Roy M cN eil has secured a post on the reportorial staff. Nu Chapter is well represented in athletics. Mu climaxed its highly successful so cial season with its annual semi-formal H arvey Granger rowed with the var dinner dance May 16 at the N orth Shore sity crew against the University of C ountry Club, Appleton. W ashington, earning his second varsity crew letter. Glenn Rogers, a sophomore, rowed with the Junior Varsity against the University of W ashington. Both Nu Has Election of Officers Harvey Granger and Glenn Rogers will travel east to row in the Poughkeepsie University of California Regatta this summer. Clarence Granger is a varsity basketball letterman. By KENN ETH L. Cou RTRIGHT Theron Wright made his letter in BERKELEY, C ALIF .- The annual elec- Varsity track this season. tion at Nu Chapter placed the follow- George Kemp, who made his numeral ing men in office for the coming se- in freshman football last season, will be mester: out for Varsity next fall. William Beckett, president; John Our new house president, William Bauer, vice-president; Paul Markel, re- Beckett, presided at the senior banquet cording secretary; Charles Badley, given in April in honor of the graduat- treasurer. ing seniors. Short farewell speeches Thomas Townsend, Jr., has been ap - were given by all the seniors. Several pointed senior editor of'1the Blue and alumni including Donald Pierce, our do Gold, university year b q\),~~ for the com- main chief, were present. ing year. An A pache dance was given at the Albert Holcombe has been appointed chapter house on April 18. Forty junior manager of the Blue and Gold. couples enjoyed the event. -237- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Xi Chapter Dedicates New Home Omicron Initiates Large Number With Impressive Ceremony Pennsylvania State College Franklin and M arshall C ollege STATE C oLLEGE, PA.- Omicron takes pleasure in announcing the initiation of LANCAS TER, PA.- Xi's new chapter thirteen new members : home was dedicated M ay 2. Dr. H enry H. Apple, president of our C ollege, ~ e Dr. Glen C arlson, State C ollege; Mel livered the dedicatory address. T aus1g, vin R. Aungst, M echanicsburg; John Al W eisaerber and Spotts of the alumni, ford, M eadville; H obart F. Kasch, and George M ace, president of the R e~i Wilkes-Barre; Bernard T . Jacob, N an dent Council, took prominent parts 111 ticoke; Richard C . Leib, H arrisburg; the afternoon's exercises. The R ev. Jacob W . Miller, Altoona; D onald G. P aul D. Yoder, father of P aul Yoder, Samuel, N anticoke; Richard H . Shano gave the invocation . The N ational In mon, H arrisburg; James M . Sheen, Elk terfraternity Council was represented by land; Richard W. Smith, Hughesville; Dr. H orace Barnes, national president of Everett Whiteman, Drexil Hill ; Horace the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, who Williams, W ashington , D. C. brought us their greetings . . The exer W e also take pleasure in announcing cises were followed by an mformal re the pledging of Thomas K. Liggett, ception and tea for the guests, a banquet Jenkintown; W alter Lloyd, Holidays and an informal dance and bridge party burg; Kenneth M. Wiener, Oradell, N. attended by about 5' 5 couples. ]. ; and Jacob Wurtz, H arrisburg. Howard L. Gerheart is graduating this James Aber recently ended four suc Spring and is our newest addition to the cessful years as a Penn State Player by growing list of Phi Beta Kappa mem starring in the mystery play, " The Don bers in Xi. In addition to this, he has ovan Affair," presented as a part of the been awarded a teaching fel lowship at M other's D ay program. H e is also a N orthwestern University. Albert L. member of 0 A , theatrical fraternity. Kleckner also has received a fellowship, S. E. McKibben graduates this year, teaching at the University of Pennsyl r anking among the first of key men. H e vania. In debating we have had George is a member of K r N, music fraternity; Patterson, who was manager, to repre H K , electrical engineering fraternity; sent us. T B II, engineering fraternity; Scabbard In athletics Xi Chapter has occupied and Blade, miltiary fraternity; Penn its usual prominent place. On the var State Players; and of K . W. E . sity tennis team, we had Leaman and Miller was recently elected to K K, Hiestand playing in all the matches and educational. helping the team with their steady play Curtis H oyt has been initiated into ing. L. Leymeister was the manager of Scabbard and Blade. R ollin C . Stein the team. On the track team Britton and metz has been elected to the junior staff Yoder scored points in the shot-put and of the Penn State C ollegian. Harold long distance runs respectively. Xi's Forsythe has been ele ted to P enn tat ba ketball team went to the fin als and Players. Jacob, Leib, Lo k , M auch, lost out to the unorgani zed basketball Samuels, and Shanomon, and Pl d team. W e won eleven straight games. Wurtz w re r ently I t d t P crshin The indo r ba eball team fai led t place Rifles. M auch a ch en t b lieu• among the I aders. The seniors who raduat this pnn are L ymei t r, ahl , Kl kncr, r· gram in h art and Rh clc . Ma 8, - 23 - THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Eta conducted a successful initiation of Fred Dodge, James Conlin, Ed fourteen new members, making a total Wheeler, Phil C laridge and Otto Chris membership of forty-nine. The mothers tanson. voted to give $75 to the chapter for the purchase of a Phi Kappa T au plague to be placed above the fireplace. Rho Men Active in Track Pi Chapter Active on Campus; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Represented in Athletics By W. EL TINGE T! NEY University of Southern California TROY, N. Y.- Allan P . W alker, Los A NGE LES, C ALIF .- Pi Chapter is president of the resident council, was finishing a season of much participation recently honored by being elected to the in campus activities and in athletics. Pi offi ce of president of the Interfraternity Chapter has four major class presidents. Council of the Institute. W alker, who Hyrum White was all -U president of was a member of the Council during his the Junior Class. Dick Tilden was all junior year and who has taken an active U president of the Sophomore Class. interest in the fraternity welfare of the Pledge Otto Christenson was all -U school, received this position as a fitting president of the Freshman Class. Wil climax to his work. H e, incidentally, is mer Morby was president of the Senior the second man of this chapter to re Class of the College of Commerce. Wil ceive this honor in the las t four years. mer M orby, H yrum White, and Alton Edward Kanaly has been the stellar Garrett have been members of Trojan sprinter of the freshman track team this Knights. Pi Chapter has had four men spnng. H e has placed consistantly in on the Legislative Council, as well as his event and is also a member of the being represented on the major all-U record breaking freshman relay team. Committees. Andrew W aite, now in the position of Arthur Huey, a junior, was honored instructor at the Institute, was coach of by being awarded membership in B K. the freshman track team during their Harold Barr and Joseph Sikes were past season and was responsible for the awarded membership in K . wonderful record of the team this In athletics Pi Chapter has had more spring. H erbert Clark was also a mem than a successful 1931 season. Priebe both out for spring football, and will be was first string man on the championship ber of the freshman track team, par ice hockey team. C aptain Joe Ward, ticipating in the pole vault and broad Leslie Wagner, and Johnny Gooch are jump, and received his numerals in this lettermen in baseball who were more sport. Andre Rubin was honored by than outstanding. In track we have being elected manager of this same team Manager Charles Alexander, Cliff Hal arid received his numerals and charm in stead, John Baker, Marshall Beeman, and this position. Malcolm Harris, who have all made their A Post-Soiree dance was held on the letters on the championship Southern night of April 17. California team this year. Harold Barr has won his third varsity letter in ten - In a recent production of the R . P. I. ms. Players, the Little Theatre play "Wings Since the last Pi Chapter letter the Over Europe," Bond, Juers and Sowers following men have been pledged: took prominent roles. -239- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Ten Graduate at Sigma include ]. Cullen Kennedy, president; H arry Culver, vice- president; George Syracuse University Booth, recording secretary. Several of our members have dis By W ILLIAM CROWlE tinguished themselves on the campus re SYRACUSE, N . Y.- Sigma Chapter is cently. H oward Boys has been elected handicapped with the loss of ten seniors president of the A eronautical Club, and through graduation. The graduates are : Gilbert W ard has been initiated into Tau Chapter Active on Campus Universi ty of Michicran By ALFRED E. T AYL R ANN A RB R, MICH . T au hapt r has lcctcd the offi rs for th c ming year. T h men who hav· b· n I tccl :t nt! - 2-10- THE LAU REL OF PI--n KAPPA T AU debator and "cum laude" student. M al ate chapter, and the pledging of Wil Rush, who left college in March is now liam Dean, Winston Salem, N . C . playing ball and working for Goodyear The chapter will lose through gradu at Akron. ation this year Edward R. Tull and The local chapter of T K A, forensic Frank Fentress. fraternity, initiated James Lenhart and Merrill Cadwell. Phi gained recognition during May when a third member was elected to the Psi Chapter Holds Election Student Board of Deacons. Phillips at the pole vault, Korb at the University of Colorado high jump, Hoffman in the mile and two By JosEPH N. GuELICH mile, Buttermore on the hammer and Zimmerman in the dashes and hurdles BouLDER, CoLo.- In the recent elec accounted for Phi's share of Bethany's tion, Psi Chapter gave office to the fol success in track. lowing men: President, Stanley L. Combs; vice president, James H. Rae; treasurer, John Diebold; recording secretary, Mayo Chi Represented in Activities Tenery. Psi Chapter announces the pledging North Carolina State College of Charles Lesch, Boulder; of James By JoE CROXTON Speer, Fort Morgan; and of Donald Clements, Boulder. RALEIGH, N. C.- At the first meeting On May 10 Psi Chapter had its an in March Chi Chapter selected the fol nual Fathers' and Mothers' day, and at lowing men to lead them for the com this event several mothers were initiated ing year: into our Delta Chapter of Phi Eta. Mrs. Richard Godfroy, president; Joe 0. P. Yarger, president of this mothers' Croxton, vice-president; Wyman Scar club, spoke on its importance. boro, treasurer; Franklin Nail, secretary. Carl Combs, vice-president of the Phi Tau is well represented on the freshman class, has been pledged to two campus in both social and honorary honorary fraternities, II E II and Scim activities. Joe Croxton was elected presi itar, honorary freshman society. dent of the Junior Order of Saints, the Charles Statt has made his letter in oldest social-honorary order on the varsity track. Of the six university men campus. Wyman Scarboro was initiated having membership in ~ ll --¥, national into ~ A K, accounting fraternity. athletic fraternity, Psi Chapter has two James Creech has been elected as secre members in ]. Earl Schlupp and Wil tary of the North Carolina Collegiate ford N elson. Press Association. Chi Chapter received the interfrater- nity bridge trophy for the second time in the past four years. This tournament Omega Wins Bowling Trophy is sponsored by A X A. The honors this year go to Carl Boggs and Jimmie University of Wisconsin Summey. By LEWIS C . M ARSTO We wish to announce the initiation of Jacob Mauney of Kings Mountain, N . M ADISON, Wrs.- Omega Chapter won C . into the active chapter, and of Rob- first place and a beautiful trophy in the ert Beam of Cherryville, into the gradu- interfraternity bowling tournament at -241- THE L AUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU the University this spnng. The team Dr. Domogalla spoke of the function of was composed of L. Barron, T. Schnorr, Phi Kappa T au in a college experience. R. Born, and R . Shebesta. Barron and Hold Last Meeting The last chapter event of the year was the Senior Dinner on June 3. An nouncement was made of the election of Richard W. Orton to the "Bearrer of the P alm" cup, awarded each year to the most active senior in outside activities. H arry A. Speich was awarded the Phi Kappa T au H onor Key for best typify ina the ideals of the fraternity. There are thirteen seniors graduating this June, including L. Barron, R . Born, T. Kl ein, R. Orton, A. Hundt, H. Speich, I. Christenson, 0 . Johnson, L. Young, R . Shebesta, B. Porter, and M. Havi land. Selmer Swenson was captain of the OMEGA Bowu c CHAMPS varsity wrestling team this year and was awarded a letter for his work. Bob Born received medals from the Univer Born was elected to Scabbard and Blade, sity for their work on the team. assistant general chairman of the Mili tary Ball, a member of the drill team of The last of the second semester lecture the R. 0. T. C. that won first place in series were held in April. Professor the mid-west competition, and a mem Baron, art history, gave an illustrated ber of the varsity bowling team. Dick lecture on "Modern Architecture," and Orton retired as president of the Inter Dr. Diemers, at an alunmi and active fraternity Council. chapter lecture-recital, spoke on his re cent round the world cruise and showed H arold H overson, Kenneth Poepske, some interesting movies and slides on and Frederick Doepke were initiated late Africa and India. About thirty guests this spring. were entertained. The officers for this year installed at the first meeting in April are L. C . The big social event of the season was Marston, president; W. L. Eismann, the Spring Formal Dinner Dance held vice-president; W . N . Crane, secretary; at the Lorraine H otel May 9. C. T. Obma, treasurer; and E. Meyer, Omega Chapter rose to twenty-sev house manager. enth place in the scholarship ranking of social fraternities according to the Dean's report for the first semester. This rise of twenty places was most remark- Alpha Alpha Active in Athleti able because there were no exceptionally high men in the chapter this semester. Michiga n State Coli ae A M others's D ay dinner and musicale By R. . ELDER was given at the house Sunday, M ay 24, to thirty-five mothers, the gue t of the E INC, Mr H.- Phi Kapp University for th w ek- nd. A mu i - r 'pre cnt' I thi - rin n al pr gram was giv n by mu ician fr m , thl -ric t 'ams , t ~. tc. th Whc-lcr on rvatory of Mu i · and Track to be th' f. vorir- Sf rt - 242- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU among the members. Pflug is the varsity Alpha Beta Chapter Member Is weight man, throwing the discus and the shot. Arbogast and Holcomb, sopho Captain of Golf T earn mores, are pole vaulters of exceptional N ew York University ability. They were in a four-way tie for first place at the recent Intercollegi By H ARVEY MEY ER ate meet at M arquette University, and NEw YoRK, N. Y.- In the school have placed in nearly every meet. Moul elections which were held recently Jack throp was also in this event until a Pettersen was chosen as a student couw broken ankle, sustained in a baseball cil representative and Robert M. Duncan game, forced him to withdraw. H effner was elected to act on the A. A. board. is a star hurdler on the freshman team, Robert M . Duncan has been chosen and Dittrich is a high jumper and broad as captain of the varsity golf team. The JUmper. Pledge James Dekker throws team has had a perfect record to date the javelin for the yearlings. and has excellent prospects of finishing Brose is a member of the State pitch the season unbeaten. Bob's play has been ing staff, while Pledge Bator is the first one of the outstanding features of the sacker for the yearlings. Bator is a good current year. hitter, and can throw with either right James Keefe has been elected to Scab or left hand, and also bats either way. bard and Blade. DeGurse and Pledge Dekker were Jack Pettersen in addition to his elec on the varsity squad next fall. tion to the student council played the Cage Squad Wins lead in the varsity play, " N aughtical but Nice." The chapter's star basketball team won the college interfraternity basket Harold Lenz, a German instructor at ball championship. The quintet was com the H eights, has been initiated as a fac posed of Cook, center; Brose and Olsen, ulty member. guards; and Dixon and Smith, for wards, with Wilson alternating with Olsen at guard. Brose also coached the Six Graduate at Alpha Gamma Lansing Business University's team to a city championship, and was on the University of Delaware winning interclass team. By LEWIS D. LEARNED, JR. The officers of the chapter for the NEWARK, DEL.- Another school year coming year include president, V. G. has closed with gratifying results for Armstrong; vice-president, H. R . Symes; Alpha Gamma. The chapter was repre recording secretary, L. F. Hauger ; sented in the graduating class by six treasurer, R. E. Cooper. men, Sam Krewatch, George Calhoun, The seniors who will leave are Doug- Byard Carmean, Roy Fell, George Hall, las Carruthers, William Pratt, Wycliffe and Gordon Armstrong. Three of Kelner, Donald Clark, Edward Holtz- these, Krewatch, Fell and Calhoun were kemper, Maurice Dixon and A. ]. K members. Hawkins. Marshall M cCully and Robert Ches- Hauger has been elected president of ney were tapped for Derelicts and Wit Porpoise, swimming fraternity. Hauger liam B. Hill for Blue Key. Alpha Gam won his letter in diving. rna will also be represented on the Stu Alpha Alpha announces the pledging dent Council by Edwin McCauley, John of Richard Barron, Saugatuck, Mich. Keifer and Pledge Wortman. Pledge -243- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAP PA T AU W ortman is also president of the com as an instructor at the sophomore sur ing Sophomore Class. veying camp for the summer. H all , who has been the mainstay on D aniel Rowland and Don Hicks, mem the mound for four consecutive years, bers of the A ero Club, announce that the pitched his last college game M ay 22. glider upon which they have been work H e guided the team through a most suc ing will be ready to fl y this summer. cessful season, winning eight games and losing five. Alpha Epsilon Men Win Letters Kansas State A gricultural C ollege Alpha Delta Wins Track Cup M AN HATTAN, KANS.-Alpha Epsilon Case School of A pplied Science Chapter keeps on turning out five or six " K" men each year. By IRVEN PRETTY MAN Our cross country team was captained CLEV ELAN D, OHIO. - Trailing Beta last fall by Lee T oadvine, who earned Theta Pi by one and one-half points his third varsity letter this year. with only the mile relay to be run, Al H oward Elwell is Kansas State's dash pha Delta placed second in the relay to man. H e runs the one hundred and the win the interfraternity track cup with two twenty yard dash. H oward is also a total of thirty-eight points. W erner a broad jumper. Seck broke the track record for the jave M arvin M organ, middle distance man, lin throw with a 142 feet 2 inch mark. who won his first letter last year, was Harry Smith broke the high jump rec out of competition most of the year due ord, while Dale Wiseman tied for the to injury sustained the first of the year. pole vault record. Powell Schmauch John W arner won his third letter as placed third in the 220-yard dash, broad a member of the varsity wrestling team jump, and pole vault. Seck placed first in the 16 5-pound class. in the shot put and fourth in the discus. F. A . Underwood is our representa Don H icks placed third in the mile run. tive in varsity baseball. Larry Kubal took fifth in the broad jump The Phi Taus missed the intramural and tied for fourth in the high jump. championship cup by only a few points, The mile relay team was composed of and must be content with second place Louis Delamater, D ale Wiseman, John for this year. Two of our men won Reimers, and H arry Smith. intramural awards, Lowell Burghart and Cups seem to be getting to be a habit V ernon H arvey. with Alpha D elta. Our chapter of Phi Alpha Epsilon is losing a number of Eta presented to us a cup upon which is men by graduation. Those who gradu engraved the names of our graduating ate are: seniors. Those graduating this year are M ilton Regier, Olney M ohney, Low Louis Delamater, Edward M ansfi eld, ell Burghart, Loyd Compton, Bill A rndt, H arold Robinson, John Reimers, Ken John W arner, Robert H edrick, Lee neth Slater, Carneal Smith, and H arry Gemmell , V ernon H arvey, V rnon Smith. Rowe. W alter Riley has been elected captain of the Ca e fencing team, with H arold Four Graduate at Alpha Z ta Svoboda, T aylor Knowles, and C harlc - Fantur as varsity men. M auno Ba k- Or' n oll ,.,c lond, ur thrifty trca urcr, ha be n h PLEY 1 t d junior manag r of th ' f othall OR 1\ LLI , R - .o . h, pt'r f tam. Loui D lamat ' r w, appoint ' d fi -cr f r the oming •c, r in · lud' d - 2..t·l- THE LAUREL QF PHI KAPPA T AU Brown, president; Gordon Higgins, vice president; Leland M aybach, treasurer. The last informal of the year was held April 25 in the dining room of the Cor vallis H otel. Gordon Higgins and Charles M cPher son were formally initiated this term. Alpha Zeta will lose four seniors by graduation this June. They are H arold De V oe in electrical engineering, Rob ert Mispley in chemical engineering, Le land Pennell in commerce, and Clair Steele in industrial arts. Lee Pennell will receive his third let fRE HME N AND VARSIT Y L ETTERMEN AT ter in baseball this year. ALPHA ETA Lotus Pennell has been elected busi Alpha Eta was granted another ap ness manager of the Oregon State Tech pointment of a representative on the nical Record for the coming year. Intramural Board when David H arris Rodney Dunlap, Leland Maybach, received the chapter nomination. and Robert Mispley received their AI Bassett made a numeral in base commissions as second lieutenants in the ball this season. Roy Purvis was award Field Artillery Reserve Corps on M ay ed a numeral as freshman baseball man 28. ager. Gerald Smith received a lettered sweater as a reward for high point man News from Alpha Eta Chapter in the intramural competition . University of Florida By CLIFFORD C . BEAS LEY Three Graduate at Alpha Theta GAINESVILLE, FL A.- Alpha Eta an College of William and Mary nounces the initiation of the following: Albert Bassett, Boyd Axtell, Bobbie By H ARRY C ASKIE STINNETT T errill, and H eskin Whittaker. WILLIAMSBU RG, V A. - When June Alpha Eta ·was well represented in and its commencement arrived we fo und the University yearbook this year, hav that we lost several of our most depend ing many men placed as the most promi able men. Bill Ferrell obtai ned his nent on the campus. degree in physical education. Farrell Alpha Eta announces the pledging of played varsity football for William and M arion Lee and H enry Richarde, both M ary three years, winning many mono of Tampa. grams. Bill has hung on to William Receiving degrees from the University and M ary pitcher's slant for three years this semester were Milton Foxworth, and became the possessor of three mono Norman Derr, Lewis Blalock, and For grams there. Frank Beard, our retiring rest Munger. president, also gets his sheepskin in Derr starred on the varsity baseball June. Besides serving his fraternity, nine again this season. Derr has played Frank has been prominent in student center field for the past three seasons for activities. His activities include manag the Florida varsity. ing editor of 'The Flat Hat, associate Clark Gourley advanced to the finals editor of 'The Indian Hand b oo~, secre in the fencing tourney during the tour tary of the Y. M . C. A., and a member nament about the middle of M ay. of 0 tl K. Fred Thomas, another senior -245- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU this year, left us in June to take elected vice-president of that orgamza his place in the business world. Jack tion. D avenport, a sophomore, will leave Wil Geshwind was elected president and liam and M ary to go to training camp Bushey treasurer of II A ~. pre-legal to prepare for his entrance into the fraternity while Rush and Baxter were United States Military A cademy at chosen as members of this organization. W est Point in July. Julian Rux, a senior, Jones is now secretary of the Scales So will leave us this year to become an ac ciety. Fred Stewart was elected to countant. membership in the Sophomore Vigilance When baseball season was over and Committee. monograms awarded Alpha Theta came Kinsley is now a member of the board in for two, these going to Bill Ferrell of the Wharton 'News and Houpt is and Pat H arkins. Bill wound up his col vice-president of the Arts A ssociation lege baseball career this year behind the while Schmunk holds the office of sec bat and H arkins won his letter from the retary of the same organization. Swift mound. has been chosen as a member of the Stu June 6 was the date of the annual dent Council of the M oore School of Resident Council -Graduate Council Electrical Engineering. . Banquet. H arry Caskie Stinnett was Alpha Iota is sorry to bid farewell to chairman of the banquet committee this twelve of its members of the class of '3 1, year and a large crowd attended. they are Andre, Catuna, English, Gallo way, M cKenough, M orris, Paul, Shiffer, Smith, Sprenkle, Sturm and Swartley. Alpha Iota Active on Campus University of Pennsylvania Seven Pledges at Alpha Kappa By THOMAS A. G ILYARD W ashington State College PHIL ADE LPHI A, PA.- When the smoke had cleared from the fi eld of action on By T u RNE R Ku HN the campus this year Alpha Iota emerged P u LL MAN, W AS H.- Alpha Kappa has with several new names on the rolls of seven pledges. They are.: University of Pennsylvania activities. William Pomeroy, Seattle· Fred H er Under the leadership of President R yder man, Seattle; W esley Frankhouser, who was elected to the Undergraduate Seattle; Edward Hurley, Seattle; D on Council , the photographic editorship of ald Wilcox, V ancouver ; Roger R ails the C lass Record, and the associate man bach, Everett; H arry N elson, Sunnyside. agership of tennis we pursued a suc Kenneth Yend, our outstanding dra cessful season. matic performer, has been keeping up Geshwind is the new captain of the the good work. H e has participated in fencing team and W allace and Galloway nearly all the coll ege plays except the . also received their letters in this sport. Senior Cia s Pia y thi year. R eese M eehan received his numerals as Our annual election of offi a member of the fre hm an wrestling held last A pril. Tho r cent! team and T ed H oupt and AI Middle are: ton got th irs on the freshm an crew. Bruc Dobbs, pr id nt· F red H ff Deck r conti nue to play his trumpet f r vi -p re i lent; illi, 111 Mun on, r"ord the band. ing and fi nan -ial S'crctar ; J ck 'k M owitz and Bu h y wcr cl ctcd to tr 'a -ur r. ahharu and Blade and M owitz. was The lore R ich, n .ls, our frcshm,Hl - 246- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA T Au cl,1ss ' ·. ·.sident, is now out for varsity Bramley; Richard Kertscher. George fnr'~~ ·a1 j Shaw, Donald Snyder, Wilbur Kent, Six ~n our group will graduate, in and Jay Cooper are associate members, duding Russell Fawlkiner, Norman Charles Horine and Jack Brown were Martinsen, Norman Haviland, Charles recently elected to 0 D. K, senior mens' Durway, Peter Nahrt, and Julius Gould, honorary. Homer Blanchard was awarded a first prize for the most proficient second-year German student in the university, Alpha Lambda Chapter Alcwyn Roberts has been elected to 0 Alabama Polytechnic Institute , dramatic fraternity. The "W" clan has the following mem No Chapter Letter bers from Alpha Mu: Norman Lambacher, Bruce Fields, Dean Gordon, Ralph Pack, Willard Alpha Mu Men Receive Honors Shattuck, and Charles Ramser. Wilbur Kent, George Shaw, Donald Ohio W esleyan University Snyder, John Mikuluk, and Jay Cooper have made numeral sweaters. Robert DELAWARE, 0Hro-A chapter of E Brearley was elected senior minor sports K, physical education fraternity, has re manager. cently been installed on the W esleyan Frank H edges and Donald Snyder are campus, and several Phi Taus are in- members of X r , chemistry fraternity, H edges is president of the organization. Alpha Nu Holds Initiation Iowa State University By GILB ERT BROOK AMES, IowA- Alpha Nu Chapter an nounces the following men as new in itiates : Orville Demond, Arle E. Morfe, Don- ALP H A M ME I N TH E O H IO W ESLEYAN aid Bell, M arion DenBeste, and Fred " W " C LAN. Left to right- Gene Dawson, Radakovich, formally initiated M ay 3, Norman Lambaci(_er, Randall Leyshon, D ean This spring the chapter will lose but G ordon, R ay C owan, Bruce Fields, Charles two men by graduation, George A. Cole R amser, R alp h Pa ci(_ . and Bernice Griffith. eluded in the roll. Norman Lambacher Two new men have been pledged to was elected honorary president; Ken- the chapter within the last quarter, neth Myer, active president; Randall Donald W erring of Springfi eld, M inn., Leyshon, historian; and Dean Gordon, and Walter Ellgin, Edgerton, Minn. sergeant-at-arms. Alpha Nu made a grand slam of all The Red Circle, a managers' organiz. a- the trophies offered in the intramural tion whose purpose is to care for visit- track meet. W e took the championship ing teams, claims the following as mem- trophy and the special trophy that was bers: Ralph Pack, vice-president; offered in the mile relay. Gilman was Charles Ramser, secretary-treasurer ; hiah point man of the meet taking Gordon Smith; Robert Brearley; Forrest twenty-fiv e points and winnina two gold -247- THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA T AU medals. Alpha Nu made sixty-four James Seagraves, member of K K points. Griffith made his letter in wrest and n t::. E, has recently been elected to ling this spring and Pledge W erring two important positions on the campus made his numeral in baseball. which are, president of the M arquis Players and managing editor of the La fayette, the campus newspaper. Shimer Alpha Xi Second Scholastically Serfass, alumni editor of the same sheet, is now the secretary of the M arquis West Virginia University Players. By WILLIAM M . CORWIN The Lafayette rifle team won second M ORGANTOWN, W . V A.-Amassing place in the William R andolph H earst an honor point average of .9427, Alpha national rifle shooting contest. George Xi placed second among all members of H egeman, a member of this team, won a the Interfraternity Council in the matter silver medal for his excellent marksman· of grades for the first semester 19 30 -3 1. ship. • M embers who graduated June 9 were: Nine Alpha Omicron Phi Taus en Charles A. Bowers, Otho B. Lefevre, joyed a successful season as an intra George Koch, Richard N ottingham, mural baseball team. Russel L. Curtis, W arner A. Glover, H erman Beam has been chosen junior Robert D . Riffe, and Leonard M. Board. manager of lacrosse. Frank Brown will receive his degree at the end of the summer term. William L. Cottle was recently elect Five Graduate from Alpha Pi ed to T B ll, engineering. H amilton Lang was the regular sec U ni versi ty of Washington ond baseman on the freshman nine this By R ALPH PHILLIPPI spring. Glenn Baker was also a mem ber of the squad. SEATTLE, W AS H.- Five men graduat William M . Corwin was recently ing this spring from Alpha Pi are: chosen managing editor of the Athen Ralph Rothrock, H arold M agnusen, aeum, University newspaper, for 1931, Francis Risser, H erbert Potter, and 3 2. Corwin is also the new president of Ralph Phillippi. the Journaliers, men's honorary. Francis Risser has been recommended John Alti ~e r was recently pledged to for appointment for a commission in the Sphinx, senior honorary o r ga ni ~a ti o n . supply corps of the navy. Only one M ark M cH ale has been chosen to mem appointment will be made from the Uni bership in Block and Bridle, agricultural versity of W ashington N aval R . 0 . T . society. Richard W arder is the all C . this year. Risser is graduating in campus intramural 160-pound boxing mechanical engineering, Phillippi in champion. R ay Koch took second in the aeronautical engineering and Rothrock, 12 5- pound clas . M agnusen and Potter in business ad- ministration. R obert Willard was elect d to ll ~ A, political science. Franklin Events at Alpha Omicron Chapter T obey won his numeral in freshman Lafayette College debate. Scott Gonsecki \l on hi c nJ letter in track thi half· By FRA KL!N PRI E mi l ev nt, and H arr Fish r \ EA T N, PA .- A lpha mi cron Chap fr h num ral in cr ' . H arr i lar' ter ann unce a n w pi ci a , R bert for th trip toP ucr hk pi thi· -r:rin,.. Bur ton, '34 len ide. h. rl N ' ·11 , pre idem f IF h, Pi - 2-l - THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU Seniors who terminate their college careers this semester are: H arry Boyd, John Cochran, C. B. Drennon, AI Hunt, and Frank Hicks Reynolds·. Reynolds will be with the International Business Machine Corpor ation. Hunt aspires the N ewport N ews Shipbuilding Drydock Company. Coch ran has the distinction of being the only senior electrical engineer chosen for a position by Westinghouse. Drennon has received a fellowship in chemistry at the University of N orth Carolina. ALPHA PI GRADUATES, 1931 for the coming year has been elected to A K 'lr , business administration. Alpha Sigma Men Star in Tennis In appreciation of the many things Colorado A gricultural College our Mothers' Club has done for us this past year, a dinner was given in their By DALE F. PINKERTON honor on W ednesday, May 27, and was followed by a theater party. FoRT CoLLIN S, Cow.- Of the six men representing A ggies in the tennis tournament at Boulder, four were Phi Alpha Rho Graduates Five Tau's, Madison, Pinkerton, Price, and Jarrell. · Georgia School of T echnology Hayden, White, and Smith are mak By E. s. ] ONES ing bids for track berths. H ayden broad jumps and is a dash man. Smith's ATLAN TA, GA.- Alpha Rho an specialty is the quarter mile, while nounces the formal initiation of eight White does most anything, excelling in men into the inner circle. The new the mile relay, broad jump, and 220. members are: Gadd was elected Student Body presi Lou Blanc, Dale Frakes, Shelton dent, and H oward was elected business H endricks, Dan Henry, Dicky Hopkins, manager of the college paper. Sam Jones, W . McEwen, and Carl M other's Day, M ay 10, marked the W ells. close of the first year of Lambda Chap N ew offi cers elected and installed for ter of Phi Eta, Mother's Club of Alpha 19 3 1-3 2 are : Sigma of Phi Kappa T au. Eighty President, Hubert Lesley; vice-presi mothers, fathers, and other guests were dent, Dan H endricks; recording secre accommodated at dinner at the chapter tary, Clay Murphey; treasurer and house house. Phi Eta held initiation this manager, Charles Burns. spring, at which time several mothers Our recent formal dance was a great were taken into membershi p. success. At the time of publication of this is sue several of the members will be cruising to Bermuda Islands with the Alpha Tau Chapter naval R. 0 . T. C. They include Sud Cornell University deth, Burns, H ale, H endricks, M cCloud, McCollum. No Chapter Letter -249- U::;;ll =G=R=A=D=U=A=T=E=C=O=U=N=C=I=L=N=E=WS~~~ Eta Graduate Council Notes " test pilot" of these expeditions and had most interesting things to tell. Muhlenberg College Another interesting talk was given by By H ARRY P. C. CRESSMAN another member of an exploration party, V ernon S. Forbes, who has just become OHN V. SHANKWEILER has been a member of Nu Chapter. H e is at elected to membership in the Cornell tending California as a Fellowship Stu J Chapter of the Sigma Xi Fraternity. dent from Cambridge University. His Grand Councilor Leonard Ut4 has talk was about an Expedition to Green been elected the sup€rintendent of Joint land,. a most thrilling adventure. Consolidated schools of Unionville, Pa. Bruce M acintosh has been selected to serve as vice- president of the Allentown Tau Graduate Council News Rotary Club. H e is also sponsoring a series of radio broadcasts featuring the University of Michigan bands and other musical organiz.ations of OBLEY E. GEORGE has recently the Allentown Public Schools. R returned from the Pacific coast Ralph M yers has been appointed as district, and is now practising law in the sociate director of a large boys' camp Indianapolis Law Office of his father-in along the D elaware. law. Carl Boyer addressed the Y. M. C . A. Eddie H ile is still with the Fire Brick Camp Directors' conference in Allen Co. , of Pittsburgh. town on " The Psychological Implications D ean Currie will receive his M . A . of Camp Awards." H. P. Cressman al in drama from Carnegie this year and so spoke on "The Recruiting and T rain will be found thereafter at the Mt. ing of Leaders." H olyoke College where he will be tech nical director of the drama department. G. W. Young was recently promoted Nu Chapter Alumni News and moved to Minneapolis where he is University of California manager of the parts department, for Oakland-Pontiac. URING this past semester the D Alumni Chapter of Nu Chapter have had enjoyable and constructive Alpha Mu Graduate News meetings. The secretary reports that there are more active Alumni member Ohio W esleyan Univer ity than ever before in the history of the chapter. It ha b en th ai m f the Chairman f A ctivities to hav a peak r at each meeting. On very distinaui h d and honored gu t wa ol. Alton N . Park ·r wh< wa a m mbcr f th Byrd Ar ti att n ing th' niv'rsit\' anJ Antar· tic Trip . Park r w, the ' f - 250- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity CENTRAL OFFICE 121 EAST HIGH STREET, OXFORD, OHIO GRAND PRESIDENT------W. MASSEY FOLEY 466 Baldwin Road, Maplewood, N. J. GRAND COUNCILOR ______LEONARD M. UTz Box 125, Kennett Square, Pa. GRAND COUNCILOR ______ROLAND w. MAXWELL 616 Security Bldg., Pasadena, Calif. GRAND COUNCILOR ______DR. HARRY A. TAYLOR 4728 St. Paul St., Lincoln, Neb. GRAND COUNCILOR ______HARLEY w. CHANDLER 1236 Margaret St., Gainesville, Fla. GRAND COUNCILOR ______PAUL T. GANTT 222 Carver Hall, Oxford and Harrison Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. GRAND SECRETARY-TREASURER ______RICHARD J. YOUNG 121 East High St., Oxford, Ohio GRAND EDITOR ______JACK W. JAREO 1039 Currie St., Marinette, Wis. GRAND COMPTROLLER ______DR. W. H. SHIDELER Oxford, Ohio DOMAIN CHIEFS DOMAIN 1. M. J. BOYER ______2116 Highland Ave., Allentown, Pa. CHAPTERS: Eta, Rho, Sigma, Alpha Beta, Alpha Tau 2. P. T. GANTT ______Oxford and Harrison Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. CHAPTERS: Xi, Omicron, Alpha Gamma, Alpha Iota, Alpha Omicron 3. REV. H. E. CROMER ______253 N. Main St., Suffolk, Va. CHAPTERS: Chi, Alpha Theta 4. H. W. CHANDLER ______1236 Margaret St., Gainesville, Fla. CHAPTERS: Alpha Eta, Alpha Lambda, Alpha Rho 5. E. J. CRUTCHER _____ Transylvania University, Lexington, Ky. CHAPTERS : Delta, Theta, Kappa 6. L. A. KEGERREIS_935 Huntington Bank Bldg., Columbus, Ohio CHAPTERS: Beta, Gamma, Phi, Alpha Xi 7. E . N. LITTLETON ______222 Wooster St., Bowling Green, Ohio CHAPTERS: Alpha, Epsilon, Alpha Mu 8. L. F. HYDE______228 Nona Ave., Dearborn, Mich. CHAPTERS: Tau, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Delta 9. V. M. HENRY ______208 S. LaSalle St., Suite 730, Chicago, Ill. CHAPTERS: Zeta, Lambda, Mu, Omega 10. A. C. EICHBERG ______2829 N. 59th St., Lincoln, Nebr. CHAPTERS: Iota, Upsilon, Alpha Epsilon, Alpha Nu 11. R. A. BUSHEY ______c-o University Cafeteria, Boulder, Colo. CHAPTERS: Psi, Alpha Sigma 12. D. A. PEARCE ______142 Arbor Drive, Piedmont, Calif. CHAPTERS: Nu, Pi 13. J . T. BREGGER __ c-o Extension Ser., Washington State College Pullman, Wash. CHAPTERS: Alpha Zeta, Alpha Kappa, Alpha Pi -251- IC CHAPTER DIRECTORY FOUNDERS- ETA- Muhlenberg College 2224 Liberty St., Allentown, Pa. T. A. Borradaile, 310 Pennsylvania Residen t Council: President, Kenneth H. Koch. Ave., Charleston, W. Va. Chapter Adviser: Harry P. Cressman, Muhlen- berg College, Allen town , Pa. Clinton D. Boyd, Middletown, Ohio. Graduate Council: President, Paul H. Hilde Dwight I. Douglas. brand, 518 N. 20th St., Allentown, Pa. ; Sec retary, Clyde H. Kelchner, 1125 Turner St., W. H. Shideler, Oxford, Ohio. Allentown, Pa. THETA- Transylvania University Le.xington Ky. ALPHA- Miami University Resident Council: President, Henry A. Miller. Tallawanda Road, Oxford, Ohio. Chapter Adviser: Ernest J. Crutcher, Transyl- Resident Council: President, Howard Gallaher. vania University, Lexington, Ky. Chapter Adviser: Dr. W. H. Shideler, Oxford, Graduate Council: President, J. G. Bruce, 604 Ohio. Kent ucky Ave .. Pineville, Ky.; Secretary, E . Graduate Council : President. Anthony Poss, J. Crutcher, Transylvania University, Lex Central United National Bank, Cleveland, ington, Ky. Ohio; Secretary, Hugh C. Nichols, Batavia, Ohio. IOTA- Coe College 830 Fifth Ave., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. BETA- Ohio University Resident Council: President, Harold Falconer. 50 E. State St., Athens, Ohio. Chapter Adviser : E. P. Sealy, 212 Park Court, Resident Council : President, Arthur D. Peters. Cedar R apids, Iowa. Chapter Adviser: Rush Elliott, Athens, Ohio. Graduate Council : President, Hart·y G. Hoyt, Graduate Council: President, P. F. Good, 109 N . 12th St .. Cedar Rapids, I owa; Secre Athens, Ohio; Secretary, Wm. Smiley, tary, Karl G. Roths, 108 2nd Ave., West Athens, Ohio. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. GAMMA- Ohio State University 220 E . 14th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. KAPPA- University of Kentucky 365 Aylesford Place, Lexington, Ky. Resident Council: President , Clarence Crow. Resident Council: President, Willia m C. Jolly. Chapter Adviser: Roscoe Lynch, 24 10 Indiana Ave. , Columbus, Ohio. Chapter Adviser: Roy Moreland, College of Law, University of Kent ucky, Lexington, Ky. Graduate Council: President , Wm. W. Waters, Leroy, Ohio ; Secretary, J . A. Hawk, 717 Graduate Council: President , A. J . Bradshaw Winters Bank Bldg., Dayton, Ohio. 558 Builders Bldg., Chicago, Illinois; Seer...: tary, Marshall Barnes, Beaver Dam, Ky. DELTA- Centre College Da n ville, Ky. LAMBDA- Purdue University Residen t Council : Presiden t, Walter Grabruck. 516 Northwestern Ave., Lafayette, Ind. Chapter Adviser: Richard I. Rush, Danville, Ky. Resident Council: President, Howard H. Burd. Graduate Council: President, J ohn Y. Brown , Chapter Adviser: V. C. Manhart, and Captain 5 12 Security Trust Bldg., Lexington, Ky.: F. W. Bryant, Lafayette, Ind. ecretary, Tom Fullenlove, 4618 S. Sixth St , Graduate Council : President , Richard C. Len Louisville, Ky. nox, 537 Architects and Builders Bldg. In dianapoli s, Ind. ; Secretary, Joseph C. 'Mat EPSILON- Mount Union· College t hews, 4921 N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. 136 Hartshorn St .. Alliance, Ohio. Residen t Council: President, William Liebschner. MU- Lawrence College Chapter Adviser: Oatis Wilcox, Alliance, Ohio. 122 N . Union St., A ppleton, Wisconsin. Gt·aduate Council: President, Wendell M. Wil- R esiden t Council: Presiden t, Hollace G. Roberts. li ams, Canton. Ohio; Secr etary, Wa ltet· Scott, Chapter Adviser: Dr. Arthur ' Veston, 73 E. Alliance, Ohio. J ohn St.. Appleton, Wis. ZETA- U ni versity of Illinois Graduate ouncil : Presiden t. J ohn R . ewbury, 310 N. Stadium Ot· .. Champaig n, Ill. 370 Edward St., Burlington, \ is.; cre tary, Paul ary, 219 R ankin St., Appleton, R s ident. Council: Pt· s id nl, F. K. Hodges. Wis. haptcr Adviser: Raymond F. mith, 205 om- m l'C Bldg.. •·bann. Ill. NU- Univ rsity of alifot·nia 2335 Pi dmont Ave.. B rkeley, alif. Crnduat.o ouncil : Pt· -sid nt, V. M. H e nry, 20 S. LaSnll c St., ui t 7a0. hica..:o. Illinois: Reside nt ouncil : Pr sident, Robert Patti~ n . Sccrct.n•·y, C. K. H a rdnct·c, 79 W. Mont·o t .. 111\pt r Adviser: . E . Mafi'ly, 10JO Sicrr t .. Room Hl 9, hicaKO, Illinois. Bcrk ley, nlif. - 252- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU Graduate Council: President , James A. Smith, PHI- Betha ny Co ll ege 1542-llt h Ave., San Francisco, Calif.; Sec Bethany, W. Va. retary, Kennet h Courtright, 814 Central Bank Bldg., Oakla nd, Calif. Resident Council : Pt·esiden t . Samuel McVeigh. Chaptet· Adviser: Osbome Booth, Bethany Col- lege, Bethany, W. Va . XI-Franklin a nd Marshall College Graduate Council : P t·esident, George V . Daw 605 College Ave., L ancaster , Pa. son, 615 Wheeling Bank & Trust Bldg., Residen t Council: l:'resident, George A . Mace. Wheeling, W. Va. ; Secretary, Allen H. Devitt, Chapter Adviser : W. E . Weisgerber, 8h0 Bu- N ew Waterford, Ohio. chanan Ave .. Lancaster, P a. CHI- N or th Carolina State College Graduate Council: President, P. M. Limbert, 116 Groveland Ave., R a leigh, N. C. 62 8 Ra ce Ave., Lancaster, P a . ; Secretary, Rev. Charles D. Spotts, 632 W. Walnut St., Resident Council: President, Richa t·d Godfroy. Lancaster, Pa. Chapter Adviser: Dean E. L. Cloyd, North Carolina State Coll ege, Ra leig h, N . C. OMICRON- Pennsylvania State College Graduate Council : President, Dean E. L. Cloyd, Fairmount and Garner Sts., State College, P a. Ra leigh, N. C. ; Secretary, Andrew Monroe. Carolina P ower and Lig ht Co., Raleigh, N. C. Fcsident Council: President, James F. St. Cla ir. Chapter Adviser : Dr. D. L . Markle, Pennsyl- PSI- University of Colorado vania State Qollege, State College, Pa. 1150 College A ve., Boulder. Co lo. Graduate Council : Presiden t , Ross E . Osborn, Residen t Council: President, Stanley L. Combs. 358 Fairfa..x Ave., Drexel Hill, Pa.; Secretary, Chapter Adviser : Ray A. Bushey, University Robert T. Gallag her, Box 245 , State College, Cafeteria, Boulder, Colo. Pa. Graduate Council: Presiden t, J ames R. Hoff man, Midland Savings Bank, Denver, Colo.; PI- University of Southern California Secretary, Fred S. Bartlett, 345 Sherma n St .. 904 W. ?.8th St., Los Angeles, Calif. Denver, Colo. Resident Council: President Alvin Sanborn. OMEGA- University of Wisconsin Chaptet· Adviser: J. H oward Edgerton, 1017 615 N. Hoenry St., Madison, Wis. Rowan Bldg., Los Angeles, Calif. Resident Council: President, Lewis C. Ma t·ston. Graduate Council: President, Justin Dees, 1202 S. Bronson Ave .. Los Angeles, Calif.; Secre Chapter Adviser: Dr. Bernhard Domogolla, tary, Sam A. Yocum, 535 N. Moore St., State Laboratory of Hygiene, Madison, Wis. Monterey Park, Alhambra, Cali f. Graduate Counci l: President. Dr. Bernhard Domogoll a , Madison , Wis. ; Secretary, Philip Koepcke, 706 W. Olin Ave., Madison, Wis. RHO- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 11t h St. and Peoples Ave., Troy, N. Y. ALPHA ALPHA- Michiga n State College Res ident Council: President, A. P . Walker. 223 Delta St., East Lansing , Mich. Chapter Adviser: Randall Hastings, 11t h St. Resident Council : President, Vernon Armstrong. and Peoples Ave. , Troy, N. Y. Chapter Adviser: Harold W . Kerr, 9344 Genes- Graduate Council: P resident, Fred C. Stevens , see St., Detroit, Mich. 50 Piso, Apartado 805, Havana, Cuba; Sec Graduate Council: President , Harold W. Kerr, retary, P . M. H arrington, Jr., 48 Washing 9344 Genessee St.. Detroit, Mich.; Secretary, ton St., Nyack, N. Y. J. T. Bregger. Extension Service, Washington State Colkge, Pullman, Wash. SIGMA- Syracuse Univer sity ALPHA BETA- New York University 22 2 Euclid Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. 22 69 University Ave., Bronx, New York, N . Y. Resident Council: President, George H emstreet. Resident Council: President, James M. Keefe. Chapter Adviser: N . A. Rotunno, 623 Claren- Chapter Adviser: Carl E. Schwendler, 4406 don St., Syracuse, N. Y. 69th St., Winfield, L . I., N. Y. Graduate Council: Pres ident, N. A. Rotunno, Graduate Council: P resident, Clarence E. Sav 623 Clarendon St., Syracuse, N. Y. ; Secre age, 3115 Sedgwick A ve., N ew York, N. Y.; tary, Arthur Eldl"idge, 151 Fernwood Ave., Secretary, George L. Burkle. 45 Crescent Pl., SyJ"Rcuse, N . Y. Yonker s, N. Y. TAU- University of Michigan ALPHA GAMMA- University of Delaware 1022 Forest Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. 29 P ark P lace, Newark, Del. Resident Council: President, J. Cullen Kennedy. Residen t Council : President, Ernest Weldon. Chapter Adviser : Ft·ank A. Mickle, 1053 Oliva Chapter Adviser: Dean C. A. McCue, School of St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Agriculture, University of Del., Newark, Del. Graduate Council : P resident , Larry Golden, Graduate Council: President, Harold W. Cli ft, 17140 Third St., Detroit, Mich. ; Secretary, 2419 Market St.. Wilmington, Del. ; Secretary, Harold L. Baldwin, 334 P age St,. Flint , Mich. Raymond K. Grubb, 12 Adelphia Ave., Sit view, N ewport, Del. UPSILON- N ebraska Wesleyan University ALPHA DELTA- Case School of Applied Science 5305 Hunt ington A ve., Lincoln, N eb. 2102 E. tOOth St., Cleveland, Ohio. Residen t Council: Presiden t Verne Gowe. Residen t Council: Presiden t, Wm. Ferguson . Jr. Chapter Adviser: Dr. H. A. Taylor, 4728 St. Chapter Adviser: Fred L. Plummer, 1860 Lam p- P aul Ave., Lincoln, N eb. son Road. Clevela nd, Ohio. Graduate Council: President, Milton H. Met Graduate Council: President , J ames M. Hicks, ca lf, 2934 N. 52 nd St., Lincoln, N eb. ; Sec 7103 L awnview Ave., Cleveland. Ohio : Secre retary, Howard A . Durham, 511 0 Mad ison tary, J ohn F . Schne ider. 3903 Spokane Ave., A ve., Lincoln, N eb. Cleveland. Ohio. -253- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU ALPHA EPSILON- Kansas State Agricultural Chapter Adviser: R. C. Hunter, 35 Darlington College Road, Delaware, Ohio. 417 N. Seventeenth St., Manhattan, Kans. Graduate Council: President, Hugh K. Dawson, Resident Council: President, Charles F. Smith. 1287 Edwards Ave., Lakewood, Ohio; Secre Chapter Adviser: Dr. Randall C. Hill, 1611 tary, Donald S. Allen, 1217 WestlakE: Ave., L aramie St.. Manhattan, Kansas. Lakewood, Ohio. Graduate Council: President, Randall C. Hill, 1611 Laramie St., Manhattan, Kans. ; Secre ALPHA NU- Iowa State University tary, George Montgomery, Kansas State Agri Box 0, Station A, Ames, Iowa. cultural College, Manhattan, Kan s. Resident Council: President, Wayne Riser . Chapter Adviser: Dr. F. E. Brown, Iowa State ALPHA ZETA- Oregon State Agricultural College University, Ames, Iowa. 15th and Van Buren StE., Corvallis, Ore. Graduate Council: President, Merlyn 0. Water Resident Council: President, Edward Brown. man, c-o N. W. Bell Telephon e Co., Cedar Rapids, Io''"a; Secretar y, Karl W. Johnson, Chapter Adviser: Robert H. Dann, 3029 J ohn- Archer, Iowa. son St., Corvallis, Ore. Graduate Council: President. George F . Payne, ALPHA XI- West Virginia University R. R. 4, Corvallis, Ore. : Secretary, Lester W. 750 Willey St., Morgan town, W. Va. Humphreys, 348 E. 13th St., N., Portland, Ore. Resident Council: President, H erbert L . Darnall. ALPHA ETA-University of Florida Chapter Adviser : W . W . Hodge. W est Virginia 1353 W. Union St., Gainesville, F la. University, Morgan town, W. Va. Resident Council: President, Kenneth H . Smit h. Graduate Council: President, W. S. Basely, Jr., Chapter Adviser: Harley W. Chandler, 123 6 61 Mapes Ave., Newark, N. J.; Secretary, Margaret St., Gainesville, Fla . Capt. J. Frank Heflin, Greenbrier Military School, Lewisburg, Va. Graduate Council: Presiden t , Harold Farns worth, Stovall Professional Bldg., Tampa, Fla. ; Secretary, Carl C. Carnes, Raiford, Fla. ALPHA OMICRON- Lafayette College E aston, Pa. ALPHA THETA- College of William and Mary Resident Council: President, L. Shimer Serfass. 229 Richmond R oad, William•burg, Va. Chapter Adviser: Dt·. Freeman Ward, Lafayette Residen t Council: Pre. iden t, Harry C. Stinnett. College, E aston, P a. Chapter Adviser: Joseph T. Ecker, Dept. of Graduate Council: President, Dr. Freeman History, College of William and Mary, Ward, 40 McCart ney St., Easton, Pa.; Secre Williamsburg, Va. tary, William R. Bowie, 4 N. 11th St., New Graduate Council: President, M. Carl Andrews, H yde Park, N. Y. Roanoke, Va.; Secretary, Robert P. Price, 872 Starling Ave., Martinsville, Va. ALPHA PI- University of Washington 4547 Seventeenth St., N. E., Seattle, Wash. ALPHA IOTA-Univer sity of Pennsylvania 390~ Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa. Resident Council: President. Charles Newell. Restuent Coun ,'il : Presiden t, Paul T. Ryder. Chapter Adviser: Frank C. Van de W a lker, Uni- versity of W ashington, Seattle, W ash. Chapter Adviser: Darragh MacKenzie, 906 S. 46th St.. Philadelphia, Pa. ; and Clarence Graduate Council: President, Donald H. Davis, Doud, 4700 Sansom St., Philadelphia , P a. 1409 Boren Ave., Seattle, Wash.; Secretary, Lyle Daverin, Toppenish, Wash. Graduate Council: President, Clarence Doud, 4700 Sansom St., Philadelphia, P a . ; Secre ALPHA RHO- Georgia School of Technology tary, Richard Bishop, 6326 Boynton St., 116 Nort h Ave., N. W., Atlanta, Ga. Philadelphia, Pa. Resident Council: President, Hubert G. Lesley. ALPHA KAPPA- Washington State College Chapter Adviser: Dr. G. H . Boggs, Georgia 1711 Maple A ve., Pullman, Wash. School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. Resident Council: President , Bt·uce Dobbs. Graduate Council: Secretary, A. D. Holland, Chapter Adviser : Dr. C. C. Todd, 308 College 866 Greenwood Ave., N. E., Atlanta, Ga. Station, Pullman, Wash.; and H. J . Dana, 703 Linden Ave., Pullman, Wash. ALPHA SIGMA-Colorado State Agricultural Graduate Council: President, Lester Green College wood, 708 Park Place, Spakane, Wash. ; Sec 425 S. College Ave., Ft. Collins, Colo. retary, John Harrington, 6032 Kenwood Residen t Council: President, Curtis Hag ler. Ave. , Chicago, Ill. Chapter Adviser : D. F. Richardson, State Board ALPHA LAMBDA- Alabama Polytechnic Institu te of Vocational Education, Ft. Collins, Colo. Auburn, Ala. Graduate Council: President, Harold M. Mc Resident Council : President, Floyd L. Bond. Clintock, City H a ll, Boulder, Colo. ; Secretary, Charles A. Smith, 416 Elizabeth St,. Ft, Chapter Adviset·: Dr. J . M. Robinson, Alabama Collins, Colo. Polytechnic Instit ute, Auburn, Ala. Graduate Council: Secretary, Gem·ge H . Hill, ALPHA TAU- Cornell University 1216 S. 16t h t., Birmingham, Ala. The Knoll, Ithaca, ew York. Resident Council: President, E. Harrington, ALPHA MU- Ohio Wesl yan University Jr. 58 W . Lincoln St .. D lawat·e, Ohio. Chapter Adviser: apt. J. W . urtis, 116 Resident Council: President, Charles E. Horine. Heights ourt. Ithaca, N. Y. -254- THE L AUREL OF PHI K APPA T AU ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS AKRON, OHIO- P resident, C. R. Terry, 444 Allentown, Pa. Meets every third Friday of the Broad Blvd., Cuyahoga Fall s, Ohio; Secretary, month at Eta Chapter house. Visiting brothers John W. Miller, University Club, Akr on , Ohio. are cordia ll y invited to visit us. Meets m on thly. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.- President, W. N . ANN ARBOR, MICH .-Frank Mickle, 1053 Anderson, 501 Security Bldg., Los Angeles. Olivia St. Meets for luncheon third Thursday of month at Univer sity Clu b at 12; 15 p. m. BOSTON, MASS.-President , Cla ir H. J ohn son , KAN SAS CITY, MO.- President, E. A. Sandler, Boston, Y. M . C. A., 316 Huntington St., Bos 909 Baltimore Ave. ; Secretary, R. W. Wilson, ton , Mass. ; Secretary, H . B. Williams, 2 Louis 6236 McGee St. Meets every Tuesday for burg Squ are, Boston, Mass. luncheon at Kansas City Athletic Club. CANTON, OIDO-President, I. W. Delp; Secre NEW YOR K CITY- Presiden t, Mil ton A. Cruden, tary-Treasu rer, C. L . R iley, 1226 14th St. N . W . 150 Ross Ave. , Hac'' ensack, N. J . ; Secretary CEDAR R APIDS, IOWA-Presiden t, J ohn Miller; Treasu rer, Rev. Leslie T. Barnette, 574 Madison Secretary, Karl G. Roths; Chairman of Com St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Mee, ' fourth Monday even mittees, H amilton Mor se. ing of month. 6:30 for d~: . ner, Hotel I roquois, 49 W . 44th St. CLEVELAND, OHIO- President . 0 . L . Dustheim eL·, 272 Beech St.. Berea. Ohio; Secretary, F. OAKLAND, CALIF.-Secretary, K. L. Courtright, Scott Zimmerman, Standard Bank Bldg. 814 Central Bank Bldg. Meets a r noon on first Meets first Tuesday of month. Telephone Eec'y. Tuesday after t he tenth of each month. Cherry 48 18. P HILADE LP IDA , P A.- P resident, P. T . Gantt, CIDCAGO, ILL.-President. Victor M. H enry, 222 Car ver H a ll, Oxford a nd Harrison Ave. ; 8030 Eberhardt Ave.; Secretary, L . W. Nolte, Secretary-Treasurer, Chas. A. Seaman, 4':00 160 N . LaSalle, Room 718. Meets on call of Sansom St. P resident. P hi Taus ar e invited to call V. M. P ITTSBU RGH, PA.- P residen t, C. R. Fay, 1718 H enry at Ra ndolph 6430. Mon t ier St., Wilken sburg, Pa. ; Se~retary, 0 . COLUMBUS, OHIO- P residen t, Glenn M. Smit h, P. 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