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VOLUME XXXV NUMBER ONE Carl Carmer, Psi '14 Psi U Personality of the Month QmjfufdojnL dnnounjcsimsmL

DIAMOND CLUB APPROVED BY CHAPTERS�

TO BE INSTALLED FEBRUARY 26TH

IN ACCORDANCE with General Resolution No. I adopted by the Convention of 1948, the Executive Council re ferred the petition of The Diamond Club at Northwestern University to each of the twenty-eight Chapters of the' Fraternity. Each of the Chapters has reported to the Coun cil that it has voted on this petition, and that the vote was afiBrmative. The Diamond Club will accordingly become the twenty-ninth active Chapter on the Roll, with the name Epsilon Omega. The installation will take place on Saturday, February 26, 1949, the banquet being held at the University Club of Chicago. Brother R. Bourke Corcoran, Omega 15, is Gen eral Chairman on Arrangements. Attendance at the banquet will be Ihnited to 450. Brothers wishing to attend should communicate at once with Brother Corcoran at 223 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago 6, Ilhnois. All tickets to be paid in advance�Alumni $7.50, Undergraduates $5.00. The Diamond of Psi Upsilon OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF PSI UPSILON FRATERNITY

Volume XXXV November, 1948 Number 1

AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE FREE DISCUSSION OF FRATERNITY MATTERS

IN THIS ISSUE Page

Diamond Club to Be Installed 1

Psi U Personality of the Month 3

New Member of the Executive Council 5 The Archives 6

Names in the News 7 The Psi Upsilon Scene 12

John Falkner Ahndt and Company Wins Advertising Award 15 The Chapters Speak 16 In Memoriam 22

The Executive Council and Alumni Association, Officers and Members 32

Roll of Psi Upsilon Chapters and Alumni Presidents Cover III General Information Cover IV

EDITOR Edward C. Peattie, Phi '06

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE DIAMOND Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, Chairman Herbert J. Flagg, Theta Theta '12 Oliver B. Merrill, Jr., Gamma '25 J. J. E. Hessey, Nu '13 Walter S. Robinson,. Lambda '19 A. Northey Jones, Beta Beta '17 LeRoy J. Weed, Theta '01 (ex-officio) (ex-officio) ' Publication Office, 450 Ahnaip St., Menasha, Wis. Executive and Editorial Offices Room 510, 420 Lexington Ave., New York 17, N.Y.

Life Subscription, $15; By Subscription, $1.00 per year; Single Copies, 50 cents Published in November, January, March and June by the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Entered as Second Class Matter January 8, 1936, at the Post Office at Menasha, Wisconsin, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Paragraph 4, Section 538, Act of February 28, 1925, authorized January 8, 1936 PSI U PERSONALITy OF THE MONTH Carl Carmer, Psi. '14

By Albert J. Elias, Upsilon '46

was a time when people were ginning of his research into folklore and THEREconvinced it should be Cramer. The legend and was published in 1932. Critics man still has his troubles with telephone called it remarkable for its "skillful ma operators, salesgirls and the uninitiated. nipulation of the ballad form and for the But the others, majority, which means economy and clarity with which the mono practically everyone who has been doing logues told a succession of curious and de any reading in the past three decades, lightful folktales. It was about people- now know that the author's name is quite people observed with unsentimental sym Carmer� rightly spelled Carl Carmer. pathy." And in that way created an un For surely Carmer has worked in more derstanding of them. media than almost any other top-flight Carmer has fought continually against American writer. As a writer of books he ignorance and intolerance�his bond to a has turned out the best-selling Stars Fell circumscribed group is quite naturally, on Alabama, Genesee Fever, and The then, far less strong than his bond to the Hudson�as well as The Submarine Stur principles of the country in which he lives. geon, Deep South, and Listen for a Lone In the eloquent Taps Is Not Enough, a some Drum, to which he is now writing a dialogue in verse in which the Unknown sequel. He has composed for magazines Soldier of the Second World War is and newspapers and has been an editor memorialized, he muses: of Vanity Fair and Theatre Ark. He has "You cannot call this world a of worked in radio, dramatizations place peace preparing Because there are no wars�not while men of historical events for the intermission of work the N.Y. Philharmonic broadcasts as well For less than a living wage; not while men as for transcription, and creating the more find memorable Taps Is Not Enough for broad Too often they are judged among their fel cast on V-E Day. Carmer lectures, too, lows and in 1944 delivered the annual Cooper By color of their skins and not by texture Of their not while men starve to Union Lincoln address. He has been presi minds; death dent of the Authors' Guild and is now While others waste their food; not while men over the of presiding Poetry Society rule America. During the war, he gave his With purchased power. This man who lies to and time the armed services abroad for somewhere his and service" "Outstanding conspicuous Across the seas, what is his color now?" was rewarded with enviable citations and from the O.W.I. the Treas When he undertook the series of broad recognition , ury and War Departments, and the Na casts dramatizing American history it was tional War Fund, to name only a few. because he thought American history had Before seriously taking pen to paper and been taught too narrowly. "If America having received degrees from Hamilton is to take her proper place in a world and Harvard, Carmer succumbed to the society, we have to understand how our teaching profession, as had his mother history was influenced by the things hap and father. He taught creative writing at pening across the water. As one of my Syracuse, Rochester and Alabama univer characters in the series says at the very sities and it was in Alabama that the beginning, 'Maybe people might have a started to write. better idea where they're going if they young professor actually " for some His first book, a, volume of poems called know where they've been.' Also, Deep South, written in the language of years Carmer was a director of the Ameri the southern backwoods, marked the be can Civil Liberties Union and when it �3- 4 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON came to expressing how incensed he was over the treatment of Lillian Smith's It seems that whenever a boy is born Fruit in he described Strange Boston, aptly to the Carmer clan, my old friend, Jim it as "a new and very dangerous form of Carmer, tells me that on the birth suppression" of an author "as fine and certificate is a clause that states the idealistic a citizen as we have." Shortly boy must go to Hamilton College and before that incident he further displayed must join Psi U. If you don't believe this then how can account for these how all-inclusive is his desire for fair you play vital statistics?��University of Alabama, that his first, 6. John C. Carmer, Psi '36, grand son of Ernest Psi though privately printed book was pub Myron Carmer, '80 lished�a collection of poems about the 7. Ernest Carmer, II, Psi '38, in which he lived, French Town. Myron city of Ernest Carmer, His have almost grandson Myron writings invariably Psi '80. been about the places in which he has lived or in which he has done research. A book may grow out of his preoccupa tions or, on the other hand, it may be and occasionally expects his wife to serve planned well ahead of the writing. He him even his dinner there. does research for discovery as well as for Carmer, a man of 54 years, has other, immediate production. He goes by no not quite so worldly passions. Movies, for formula or work habit to determine under instance, appeal to him even when they which circumstance he will create. Genesee are bad; he finds them at theh worst ex Fever was an historical novel about a part tremely funny. He likes Scotch whiskey, of the country where he had grown up and eight hours of sleep, tennis, dancing ("Ball about which he knew much. The Hudson, room and not ballet"), harness racing, on the other hand, involved research and playing cook on Sunday. His chief indul personal contact. For three years he gence: books and clothes. His chief ambi roamed up and down the Hudson Valley tion: "To write more and better than I do." visiting public hbraries and historical asso All in all, Carmer has a real grasp of ciations, talking with everyone from shad America�a country where Carmers first fishermen to President Roosevelt; swap appeared in 1650. He knows full well ping yarns with natives and tracking down where it's been and he has a pretty good bits of gossip and legend. The result was idea of where it's going. He is far from a history of the Hudson and its people. an inspired writer and he himself admits: The work habits he abides by are con "I know I write well enough to have an fined to a regimentation of living in order audience. But my work is not as artistic to get the most produced. He and his at it could be." His appeal lies in his wife, Betty, an illustrator, are up at 5:30 honesty and directness. Yet neither of these in their Greenwich Village apartment. two characteristics alone make a good They have a quick cup of coffee, work author and Carl Carmer fortunately has for two hours, breakfast, and then return added ingredients of great warmth and to their separate projects. He composes in understanding in his writing of the folk longhand on yellow pads, preferably while lore and mores of America's past�and the sitting up in bed surrounded by piles of qualities of a real citizen of his country notes and books. He has fus breakfast in in telhng its present and pointing its fu bed and often stays there for limcheon ture. NEW MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

B. MERRILL, JR., was born active part in college activities, as presi OLIVERin Summit, New Jersey, on Novem dent of his class during sophomore year, a ber 13, 1903. He is a son of the late Oliver member of the football and basketball B. Merrill, Gamma 1891, a brother of squads, manager of the baseball team, an Lyall and Earl W. Merrill, Gamma 1924 editor of the College newspaper and a and 1927, and a grandson of James G. member of the Student Council and of Merrill, Gamma 1863. Scarab, the senior honorary society. Brother Merrill attended the public In 1928 Brother Merrill graduated from schools in Summit, and Phillips Academy the Columbia University Law School where he was a member of the board of editors of the Columbia Law Review and re ceived the Ordoneaux Prize for high scho lastic standing. After a year in Washing ton as secretary to Mr. Justice (later Chief Justice) Harlan F. Stone, he entered the office of Sullivan & Cromwell, New York City, with which law firm he has since been connected, becoming a member of the firm in 1937. During the recent war Brother Merrill served as Government Appeal Agent of his local draft board. He also acted as counsel to the National War Fund, which conducted national campaigns for funds for the U.S.O., War Prisoners' Aid and some sixteen foreign relief agencies during the war period. Brother Merrill has long been active in Psi U and Amherst affairs. He has been a member of the Gamma Chapter Corpora tion since his graduation from college, a member of the Board of Governors of the Alumni Association of Psi Upsilon since Oliver B. Gamma '25 Merrill, Jr., 1934 and President of the latter from 1942 to 1944. at Andover, Massachusetts, from which he In 1928 Brother Merrill married Laura in graduated in 1921, being a member of the G. Provost, Smith 1926. They reside Cum Laude Society. New York and have one daughter, Bar Entering Amherst the following fall in bara, a student at the Shipley School in the Class of 1925, Brother Merrill took an Bryn Mawr.

�5- THE ARCHIVES

By Henry C. UNDLE, XI '21

Brother Earl D. Babst, Iota-Phi Lakes to the sea, and his ministry to TO'93, former President of the Executive Turkey which led to reforms in the treat Council and Patron Saint of the Archives, ment of American Missionaries when senti we are indebted for a copy of Michigan ment was hostile to them. and the Cleveland Era, a 372 page book A truly amazing person, to a latter day of which he was an editor (and no doubt reader, is Brother Lawrence Maxwell, Phi sponsor as he was of The Annals of Psi '74. I'll cite his avocation before his voca Upsilon, published in 1941). This book is tion, for we Psi U's seem to live by our about Michigan's great men, graduates extracurricular activities. Brother Maxwell and faculty members, who showed how was one of the founders of, and until his one small college, at what is now a rela death, one of the dominant, creative and tively early period in American history, leading members of the Cincinnati May provided a generous measure of leader Festival Association. He was made Presi ship in a variety of important public func dent in 1905 and held that office until his tions. A wonderful recital for all Psi U's! death in 1927. Your Archivist has read this book with Brother Maxwell's vocation was the law. biographical and extreme fraternal inter Ten years after graduation from Michigan est. In fact, he has looked up every likely he argued his first case before the United Psi U name in the Twelfth General Cata States Supreme Court. Nine years later he logue of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity�1917� was appointed Solicitor General of the which contains all names of Psi U's, living United States, succeeding Charles H. or dead, as of that date. Psi U names in Aldrich, Phi '75, "one of the most bril the book, of course, are rather frequent, liant lawyers in Chicago in his time." Upon for our Brothers of that day, as before and the death of Brother Maxwell, the Cincin since, had distinguished accomplishments. nati Enquirer said: "a man of high attain To get things really started at Michigan, ments embodying all the romance and after formation of the Phi in 1865, Brother culture that are associated with the pro James Burrill Angell, Si^ma '49, was ap fession of the law. He was one of the fore pointed President in 1871. He soon be most lawyers in the country, and became so came an outstanding representative of prominently associated with cases involv Michigan in the eyes of the nation be ing Federal constitutional and legal ques cause of his courses on international law tions that interest in his appearances often and political science. For this distinction overshadowed the issues at bar." he became in 1880 minister plenipotentiary As I proceed through the pages, I and extraordinary to China, following the find there are also some good men in the similar designation to that honor the year Cleveland Era who, while not Psi U's, before of Brother Andrew Dickson White, were much admired by us. Brother Wil Beta '53, President of Cornell University. liam D. McKenzie, Phi '96, was the co This was one of the first entrances of uni author of the sketch of J. Sterling Morton, versity executives and teachers in the then a Chi Psi, who had he not been expelled new field of diplomacy. And! of course, from Michigan (a most interesting story) they were both Psi U's. would have graduated in 1854. Mr. Mor Brother Angell had four diplomatic ap ton established Arbor Day in 1872 and in pointments which are an important and 1893 was appointed Secretary of Agricul honorable record in the history of this ture. Following along to the next person country's foreign relations. Briefly: nego ality is another Chi Psi, Thomas Witherell tiations of treaties with China, tentative Palmer, '49, who after being U. S. Senator settlements of the North Atlantic fisheries from Michigan, Minister to Spain, etc., disputes, a deep waterway from the Great presented Palmer Park to Detroit. The THK DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 7 author of his sketch was Henry E. Bod- Phi '93, author of his biography. "Uhl Phi '96. The man, pages covering these was widely acclaimed in diplomatic and Chi Psi's should be distuiguished welcome official circles as possessing one of the reading to members of our esteemed rival. keenest legal minds in the State Depart With such sound college affiliations as ment in his time." President Cleveland and Kenyon Michigan, what better could said: "Mr. Uhl was one of the ablest men a Psi U do than young successfully woo I ever knew in public life." the daughter of an Alpha Delta Phi, Michi In admiration and affection. Brother '62? Elected in gan Mayor 1890, Assistant Babst wrote one of the best sketches in of State in Ambassador to Secretary 1893, the book on Michigan's great men in the Germany in 1896�such was Edwin Fuller Cleveland Era. Uhl, father-in-law of Earl D. Babst, lota-

NAMES IN THE NEWS

Earle J. Machold, Pi "25 State. The over-all plans call for consid Governor Thomas E. Dewey recently eration of colleges, professional and grad appointed Brother Earle J. Machold, Pi '25, uate schools, with numerous state and lo a former member of the Executive Coun cally supported community colleges giv courses. The cil, to be a trustee of the newly created ing two-year State University New York State University. System is expected to be in good working if not 1960. The annual As trustee. Brother Machold will serve order, finished, by with fourteen other members of the Board, operating cost has been estimated at fifty million dollars. in developing the program for the new two hundred million- dollar state-wide Brother Machold attended the Union of higher educational system for New York Academy Belleville and graduated from Syracuse University in 1925. He received his LL.D. from the Syracuse University Law School in 1927. He became associated with the law firm of Sullivan and Crom well. In 1934 he was made a partner of the law firm of LeBoeuf, Winston, Mac- hold and Lamb. In 1942 he severed his connection with this law firm and became President of the Niagara Hudson Power Corporation, with principal office in Syra cuse, New York, where he now lives. He is a former member of the Board of Governors of the Alumni Association of Psi Upsilon. He is a trustee of Syracuse University and a member of its Finance Committee. He is a Past President of the Syracuse University Club of New York, and a Vice Chairman of the Alumni Fund. He is a member of the American Bar Asso ciation and the New York State Bar Asso ciation. He is Chairman of the Public Utili ties Division of the Community Chest of Onondaga County and a Director of the Earle J. Machold, Pi '25 Boys Club of Syracuse. He is a member of 8 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON the Century and Onondaga Golf and Coun Andre Maximov, Beta '27 Club of the Fort Club try Syracuse, Orange has been chairman of a of the Black River Club of appointed newly Albany, Valley formed Committee on Child Care Watertown and the Broad Street Club of Legisla tion of the Welfare Council of New York New York. The Committee will concentrate on Brother Machold was married in 1928 City. legislative proposals dealing wdth child to Alice Coonley of Syracuse. Mrs. Mac- placement and foster care, with particular hold, hke her husband, is very active in emphasis on problems raised by the re many civic enterprises in Syracuse. They of the committee on social have two children, Anne Machold port special Coonley welfare and rehef of the and Ward Machold. Joint Legislative John Committee and the made the Mrs. Machold's brother, Howard M. study by New York City Committee on Coonley, Pi '40, was lost in the Pacific Area Adoptions. of Rabaul, while as a dive bomber serving S. Scott, Phi '14 pilot with the Marine Corps. Like so many Spencer others, the Coonley family went through has been named chairman of the 101st months and years of great anxiety, follow Year Fund campaign of the Community ing receipt of a "Missing in Action" tele Service Society of New York. The Society gram from the Marine Corps. However, hopes to raise $1,400,000 to support its more recently, through a most unusual welfare and health services. Brother Scott, chain of coincidences, the family came to who is president of the publishing firm of know Brother Robert DeO. McLaughry, Harcourt, Brace and Company, is a trustee Zeta '44. It developed that Brother Mc of the Community Service Society. Laughry was a member of the squadron fhght in which Brother Coonley was lost. Ellmore C. Patterson, Omega '35 Thus the have derived Coonley family who was elected a member of the Board much comfort from Brother McLaughry's of Governors of the Alumni Association of first-hand memories of the last of days Psi Upsilon at the 1948 Convention of the their only son�a privilege not shared by Fraternity, was recently made assistant many families who lost loved ones with the vide-president of J. P. Morgan and Com Maruie Corps and Navy. pany, Inc. It would seem that Brother McLaughry's well serve as a experience might fine ex Frederick S. Brandenburg, Rho '09 ample for surviving brothers to check the lists of President of the Rho Alumni long "Missing and Killed," pre Chapter is as an officer of Ro viously printed in The Diamond, on the Association, serving the fiscal 1948- possibihty that you too, might be able to tary International, for year supply information, especially about "Miss 49. As Governor of District 144, he is co ing" brothers, to those families still living ordinating the activities of 45. Rotary Clubs in doubt. in a portion of Wisconsin. During his term of office, he will visit each of these Rotary MiltonS. Kimball, Beta '19 Clubs to offer advice and assistance on Rotary service activities and administra Milton S. Kimball, Beta '19, recently tion. bought the controlling interest in the Brother Brandenburg is president of the George C. Frye Company of Portland, Democrat Printing Company in Madison, Maine, a 78-year-old firm which is na Wisconsin. He has been president of the tionally known in the surgical instrument, Madison Community Union and, since and dental hospital supply field. Brother 1922, he has served as president of the Kimball, who is a native of Bath, Maine, Vilas Park Zoological Society in Madison. and a veteran of World War I, was with He has been a member of the Rotary Club the Gannett Guy Pubhshmg Company for of Madison since 1914 and is a past presi eleven years as controller. dent of that Club. THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 9

E. Roland Harriman, Beta '17 will head the 1949 campaign to raise $60,000,000 for the American Red Cross. The fluid drive will be held next March. Brother Harriman has been active in the Red Cross for many years. In his post as national chairman, he will supervise the fund-raising activities of 3,746 Red Cross in the Chapters United States and its pos sessions.

Dr. Henry Noble MacCracken, Delta '00

declared, upon his arrival from Europe last summer, that elimination of anti- Semitism in Germany will take twenty years. Brother MacCracken, who is co- chairman of the International Council of Christians and Jews, presided in July at an international conference of the Council in Fribourg, Switzerland. He is also presi dent emeritus of Vassar College. Francis X. Keally, Tau '16

' Artemus L. Gates, Beta 1 8 ing down to this room would be a circular former chaurman of the Title Lawyers' stairway, off of which were landings, where became chairman of Corporation, Title, bookstalls would hold the records of a Guarantee and Trust title in Company's Century of Psi Upsilon. While it was not surance committee when advisory Lawyers possible to go through with the project, be was into the latter firm. Donald integrated cause of conditions in the early "Thirties, M. Jack, Xi '27, is a vice-president. the idea in principle, was used by Brother Brother Gates was of New president Keally in designing the dome of the re York Trust until Company September, cently completed Oregon State Capitol. 1941, when he became assistant secretary His design won the National Competition of the for Aeronautics. In 1945 he I^avy in which 126 architects participated. became He also is Navy Undersecretary. Brother Keally, who is President of the a director of the Union Pacific Railroad Municipal Art Society, has recently been and American Cor Company Superpower advanced to Fellowship in the American poration. Institute of Architects. He is a member of the Build Francis X. Tau '16 Library Keally, ings Committee of the American Library Brother Keally, an ever active Psi U. Association. He had an important part in had a grand idea for commemorating the the redesigning of the Brooklyn Public Li Centennial of Psi Upsilon in 1933. During brary, and the designing of the Concord, the late Twenties, he presented to the New Hampshire Public Library, the State then President of the Executive Council, Library of Richmond, Virginia and the Earl D. Babst, Iota-Phi '93, a drawing and Joint University Library of Nashville, Ten proposed miniature of a combination Chap nessee. He is now associated with Cass ter Room and National Archives, to be a Gilbert in the designing of a new addition part of the new home of the Theta. It was to the Detroit Public Library. represented in well-form, at the base of Always interested in university matters. which would be the chapter room. Lead- Brother Keally has developed the Campus 10 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Plan for the Carnegie Institute of Tech nology in Pittsburgh. In collaboration with Ulric Ellerhusen, the sculptor, he designed the National Pio neer Monument at Harrodsburg, Kentucky. He had a major part in the designing of the Communications Building for the New York World's Fair, in 1939. It was the largest building at the Fair. He is a mem ber of National Sculpture Society. During the past war, he was appointed camouflage specialist for the Second Civil ian Defense Region. He is a member of the War Memorials Advisory Council. In 1944 Brother Keally was appointed Consulting Architect for the American Ho tels Association. Within the past year, this has brought him in touch with a most unusual experience in architecture, in that the Icelandic Government has commis sioned him to develop work plans for a modern hotel in Reykjavik, where he has made recent In 1945, the late trips. Wentworth Williams, Delta Delta '19 brother, Edward H. Ahrens, Omega '06, of Hotel had publisher Management, of the Class of 1872* and thus started the Brother write a feature article on Keally famous Wilhams-Psi It is the modernization of hotels and restau Upsilon Family. now in the third and numbers rants. generation eight members of our band. So it is a Brother Keally has had articles pub tribute, on the lished in Pencil Points, Architectural fitting eightieth anniversary of this Psi U of educators, to Forum, Nation's Business, Aeronautics, great family have Brother Wentworth Williams, Delta Airports Magazine, Architectural Record, Delta '19, inducted as the Head of the House and Garden, Ladies' Home Journal, of Massachusetts at Fort Dev- House Beautiful, Home and Field, Good University ens. Better Homes and Gar Housekeeping, Brother Albert Poole Phi dens and American Home. Jacobs, '73, in his of Psi tells of the He is a member of the Architectural Epitome Upsilon, interest in education and League, Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, early fraternity matters of Brother Edward H. Williams, Society of Medalist, honorary member of Jr. In turn, Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, who, National Society of Mural Painters, as well with his father, represents another father as the University Clubs of New York and and son tradition, in his writing of The Pittsburgh. in The reveals the time Brother is married to Mildred Chapters Annals, Keally and effort which this Beta brother Fessenden Tabef of Pittsburgh, and. they good spent in the of the Eta and Delta have one son, Francis Taber Keally. They founding Delta. Not was he active in Psi U, make their home in New York City, and only Edward H. Williams, founded Tau Brother Keally's architectural firm is lo Jr., Beta Pi, the cated at 139 East 53rd Street, New York. honorary engineering society in 1885, while a Professor of Mining Engi Wentworth Williams, neering and Geology at Lehigh University, Delta Delta '19 according to the Twelfth General Cata logue of Psi Upsilon, which contains a Eighty years ago the Beta initiated long list of Brother Williams' accomplish Brother Edward Higginson Williams, Jr. ments. THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 11

Edward H. Williams, Jr., had five sons a three man team which set up a univer who became Psi U's! The eldest, Edward sity almost overnight and had it in opera Higginson, 3rd, Delta Delta '13, was a tion with hundreds of students within a charter member of the Delta Delta Society, few weeks. On the heels of VE-Day, sig and in turn of the Delta Delta Chapter; naling the end of the War in Europe, Dr. next was Norman, 4th, Delta Delta '15, Williams, then an Army Colonel, doing also a charter member of the Delta Delta general staff work at the Army's Mediter Chapter; Amory Leland, Delta Delta '16, ranean Theatre of Operations Headquar was a member of the first delegation of the ters, and Colonel Irving C. Whittemore, Delta Delta Chapter; the fourth son was well known Boston University Professor, Wentworth, Delta Delta '19; and the fifth were banded with Brigadier General Fos son is Laurens A., Eta '25. ter J. Tait, U. S. Military Academy Pro Two grandchildren of Edward Higgin fessor, to form the Army University Center son Williams, Jr., have been initiated into at Florence, Italy. The Center opened on the Delta Delta, Reverend Edward H., the July 9 with 1323 students, with General 4th, Delta Delta '38 as of '32 and Went Tait as President, Colonel Whittemore as worth Williams, Jr., Delta Delta '50. Vice-President and Colonel Williams as Wentworth Williams, Delta Delta '19, Dean. The second session had 2215 stu the fourth son, was graduated from Phil dents and the third session 2300. Return lips Andover in 1915 and entered Williams ing to this country Dr. Williams almost College, where his graduation was delayed immediately joined with Dr. Edward Hod- by World War I, in which he served as nett and Dr. Joseph M. Stokes in July, a Captain in the infantry. He graduated 1946, and within nine weeks had opened from Williams in 1920, and became an the veterans' college (Fort Devens) with English instructor at Syracuse University. 1300 students." From there he went to Boston University Brother Williams is a member of the as Associate Professor of English, where following societies and professional groups. he stayed until 1938. That year he took Alpha Kappa Psi (Commerce); Phi Delta sabbatical leave for the purpose of secur Kappa (Education); Kappa Delta Pi ing a doctorate. In 1941 he received the (Honorary, Education); Scabbard and degree of Doctor of Education from Co Blade (Honorary, Undergraduate, Mili lumbia University, in the major field of tary); Masons (32nd Degree); Rotary In "The Organization and Administration of ternational and American Association of Education." Professors. Higher University " Brother Williams' doctorate work at Co He is a Trustee and member of the lumbia University admirably prepared him Board of Incorporators of the Norman for his services in the Armed Forces of Williams Public Library at Woodstock, World War II. In 1941 he entered on ex Vermont and a member of the Vestry of tended active duty, and out of the next Saint Andrew's Church at Ayer, Massa chusetts. He was married to Rob- four years, he was overseas thirty-four Dorothy months. The Boston Herald of September bins Northrup in historic Christ Church, 26, 1948, stated that "Dr. Wentworth Cambridge, on September 2, 1922. This Williams, who will be officially inducted Church was once used as a barracks for a soldiers. have two next Friday, is a veteran of both wars, Revolutionary They distinguished educator and a veteran of children, Wentworth Williams, Jr., and unusual educational experience. He has Ellen Benson Williams. Their home is The Massachusetts, twice in the last three years been one of Tinshop, Groton, THE PSI UPSILON SCENE

New Vork Founders' Day Dinner Theta '17, of the Marine Corps. Brother Weed then introduced George C. Kings- Founders' Day Dinner was held at the ley, Psi '05, and the oldest Psi U present. University Club in New York City on No Judge Norman S. Dike, '85. Brother vember 22, 1948. A certain Brother who Sigma Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21, Provost of Co attended a Founders' Day Dinner in '43 lumbia was next introduced. remarked soon afterwards that he had a University, As chairman of the Committee miserable time because he roamed about Advisory of the Psi Upsilon Diamond, he paid trib the room without anyone coming up to ute to Edward C. Peattie, Phi '06, who has talk to him or introduce him to others as been editor of this publication for five they do in his Rotary Club. I wish he had years. A beautiful silver cigarette box was been at this, dinner because every man in then presented to Brother Peattie with the the room acted as though he was chair following inscription engraved on the lid: man of the reception committee. At a table at the entrance of the room TO sat our Archivist, Henry C. Trundle, Xi EDWARD C. PHI '06 '21, to see that late-comers got their din PEATTIE, ner tickets. The announcement said cock IN APPRECIATION OF HIS MANY tails 6:00 to 7:30, and this was the best op YEARS OF LOYAL UNSELFISH WORK AS portunity to visit with many of the Broth EDITOR ers you always mean to look up but don't. OF It takes a Founders' to Day Dinner bring THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON them out. FROM of the Executive "Jeff" Weed, president THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Council, the opened meeting appropriately FOUNDERS' DAY DINNER by thanking Hunt Weber for his efficient NOVEMBER 1948 efforts as Dinner Committee Chairman. 22, Evans Hessey, Nu '13, president of the Alumni Association of Psi Upsilon, read Those present included: telegrams from. Psi U Alumni Associations Theta-LeRoy J. Weed, '01; Jefferson in Seattle, Chicago, Baltimore, Ottawa, Weed, '29; A. W. Hendrickson, '20; Frank Buffalo and Philadelphia. He also read a lin F. Bruder, '25; John Kyle Orr, '30; telegram which Brother Weed had sent Willard L. Davis, '25. to the Theta on the occasion of their DeZto-Everett J. Penny, '26; Orrin Sage Founders' Day Dinner, which took place Wightman, '95; Reginald U. Knox, '18; on November 20. Brother William H. John T. Wiederhold, '38; C. L. Von Egloff Draper, Delta '16, Under Secretary of the stein, '12; Robert P. Hughes, '20. Army, was introduced by Brother Bob Sigma-John K. Starkweather, '13; Hughes, Delta '20. Brother Draper gave Rogers Case, '12; Francis J. Jordan, '22; an interesting talk about the post-war prob George H. Simpson, '37; Norman S. Dike, lems of the War Department. Then '85. "Rusty" Callow, Theta Theta '16, Univer Gflm?na�Marvin Newman, '46; Rowell sity of Pennsylvania crew coach, spoke on A. Schleicher, '21; Ohver B. Merrill, Jr., the responsibihties of the Brothers to their '25. Chapters, particularly the importance of Zeto-B. W. Mallory, '40; John E. Fos the Chapters meeting a high standard in ter, '23; John R. Burleigh, '14; Roger E. their studies. Vernon, '28. Brother Weed asked Colonel Thain Lambda�Ray N. Spooner, '15; Ran MacDowell, Nu '14, Canadian hero of dall B. Tucker, '40; G. Forrest Butter- World War I, to rise and be seen; also worth, '13; Richard M. Pott, Jr., '42; Fred Major General Thomas J. Cushman, Theta erick D. Michel, Jr., '36; Richard M. Ross, THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 13

'20; Walter F. Hahn, '21; Harold F. Mc- Mw-Robert G. Fuller, '23; William E. Guire, '27; Joseph Schwerin, '28; Spencer Cless, Mu-Iota '25. Scott, Pledge; Frank P. Brophy, '51; Wal Rho-S. L. Rosenberry, '23; Gilman D. ter S. Robinson, '19; Wilham J. Demorest, Blake, '18; R. E. Tomlinson, '01; Carlton '11; Leonard T. Scully, '32; John J. Inger- J. McCaffrey, '26; J. R. Kennedy, '35; S. soll, '20; Edward Shea, '16; Robert N. H. Ball, '01; Wesley S. Walker, '26; Donne Lovell, '23; Charles W. Crawford, '24; A. F. Gosin, Jr., '37. H. Combs, '21; Eduard Baruch, '30; Ward Delta Delta-Jerome W. Brush, Jr., '39; R. Clark, '16. J. Raymond Boyce, '32; Stephen G. Kent, Kappa�George E. Fogg, Jr., '43. '11. Psi-George C. Kingsley, '05; David C. Theta Theta-RusseW S. Callow, '16. Childs, '39; John D. Dale, '36; Charles H. Nu-]. J. E. Hessey, '13; C. Bryson Rid Seaver, '20. ley, '23; Francis M. Turner, '14; E. M. Xi-Robert I. Laggren, '13; C. Everett Gundy, '25; R. K. Northey, '12; T. W. Bacon, '13; Robert W. Parsons, '22; Alfred MacDowell, '14. K. Fricke, '24; Henry C. Trundle, '21; W. Epsilon Phi�Guy D. Bowden, '34. K. Petigrue, '13; Walter Crowell, '22. Upsilon-James G. Sloman, '46; Harold Chi of Psi Upsilon Meets L. Field, '10; Wilson M. Shafer, '15-Phi We are indebted to Brother '16. Benjamin T. Burton, Chi '21, for giving us a copy Iota�George L. Brain, '20; H. Noyes of the minutes of the meeting of the Board Spelman, '45; Arthur W. Kohler, '39; Reed of Governors of the Chi of Psi Upsilon, Halsted, Jr., '46. Inc., October 21, 1948. He calls our at Phi-Frank A. Willard, '18; Sherwood tention to the fact that, in connection with Waldron, '28;' Edward E. Weadock, the financial statement (not given here) '24-Lambda '26; Franklin J. Dickman, the Chi has spent approximately $20,000 '25; William Callan, '00; Albert C. Jacobs, in repairing and refurnishing the '21; S. Scott, '14; F. A. Ketcham, chapter Spencer house since the war. This accounts for the '97; E. C. Peattie, '06. low balance of only approximately $2,000, Omega�George H. '10; Rich Lindsay, but they do not owe one cent. ard N. De Merell, '25; Ellmore C. Patter "The meeting was called to order at son, '35; Buell A. Patterson, '17; Roderick 1:00 P.M. by President Charles H. Blair, K. '36; Donald B. '43. Chapin, Cronson, and the minutes of the previous meeting Pi-Maxwell L. Scott, '28; Harold D. were approved as mailed. '07; H. L. Stephens, Dudley Gerard, '25; "The Governors were present: M. following Pharis, '07; J. Roy Allen, '04; Robert Charles H. Blair; R. L. Bliss; Benjamin T. W. A. Morey, '20; Stanley Colter, '06; Burton; F. M. Coffin; W. F. Place; J. S. Donald B. Derby, '18; Ralph W. Binga- Whyte; Undergraduate Representative, H. man, '09; George Oestreich, Jr., '43; Jerry Hargarten. David Avery, '41, P. A. GaBauer '25. "New Business: Chi-Renry L. O'Brien, '21; Russell "1. Brother Blair expressed his desire T. Rowan Welles, '16; Wagner, '18; Benja to be relieved of the duties as President, min T. P. S. Burton, '21; Clapp, Jr., '19; which office he has held for more than Charles H. Blau, '97. 25 years. It was moved, seconded, and Beta Be*a-Edward A. Edwin Niles, '16; unanimously passed that his resignation as '34. Callaway, President be accepted with regret. (His Eta-G. Hunt Weber, '14; Charles H. membership on the Board still stands.) '40. Hearsey, "2. Brother Benjamin T. Burton was Taw-Francis Keally, '16; Robert H. unanimously elected President to succeed Craft, '29; Robert P. Rhoads, '22; Foster � Brother Blair. Brother Blair relinquished Sanford, '28; Stewart F. Forshay, '39; E. the chair to Brother Burton. B. Hawkins, '38; C. E. Weaver, '37. "3. Brother Burton exoressed his wish 14 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

to be relieved of the duties of Secretary- appointed Chairman of a special commit Treasurer, which post he has held for 16 tee to draft an appropriate letter to be years. His resignation was accepted with sent yearly with dues mailings to life regret; and Brother William I. Stoddard, members of the Association encouraging '36, New York City, was elected Secretary- them to make contributions annually; such Treasurer to succeed Brother Burton. letter to be submitted for consideration to "4. Brother Foster M. Coffin, '12, ex the Board of Governors at the next meet pressed his desire to be relieved of the ing. position of Assistant Treasurer, which "11. Brother Coffin presented to the position he has held for more than 20 Board a discussion of the contract now years. held by the Association with the Univer "5. Brother Herbert H. Wilhams, '25, sity pertaining to the Chapter House at was unanimously elected Assistant Treas Ithaca, and urged that due to certain in urer to succeed Brother Coffin. equities now existing in the agreement the "6. It was moved, seconded, and matter be reviewed. The President ap unanimously passed that the number of pointed a committee to review the con authorized members of the Board of Gov tractual relationship between the Asso ernors be increased to 15 members. The ciation, the Chapter, and the University following new members were unanimously as follows: Brother Blair, Chairman; elected to the Board of Governors; Lee Brother Coffin, Brother Williams, with 'H. Clark, '18, Grosse He, Michigan; R. W. Brothers Burton and Hargarten (Chapter Purcell, '32, Lakewood, Ohio; William I. President) members ex officio. Stoddard, '36, New York City; Albert H. "12. Brother Hargarten, Chapter Presi Barber, '41, Winnetka, Illinois; and Wil dent, brought a report of the Chapter liam J. Rothfuss, '45, Rahway, New Jersey. situation, with particular emphasis on the "7. It was moved, seconded, and unani Rushing Season just past. He indicated mously passed that 3 Governors be elected that there were 48 active members and each year to replace 3 retiring members of 12 pledges in the House at present. the Board, it being the sense of the meet "13. It was moved, seconded, and ing that such retiring members be re unanimously passed that the dues structure elected or replaced annually. To initiate of the Association be re-established as this plan, the following order of rethement follows: 3 years at $2.00 per year, includ for members of the present Board was es ing senior year; 3 years at $3.00; 3 years tablished: Expiring 1949: Blair, Coffin, at $5.00; after which the dues will be Noyes; 1950: O'Brien, Place, Whyte; $10.00 per year. 1951: Bliss, Burton, Williams; 1952: Clark, "14. The matter of a World War II Purcell, Stoddard; 1953: Barber Roth memorial at the Chapter House in Ithaca fuss; Undergraduate Representative (year was discussed and it was moved, seconded, ly or oftener). and unanimously passed that the records "8. Thanks and appreciation were ex of those Chi brothers who served and pressed by the Board to Brother Blair, the those who died in the past war be col retiring President; Brother Burton, the re lected. It was indicated that a return post tiring Secretary-Treasurer; and Brother card to be filled in by members, giving Coffin, the retiring Assistant Treasurer, for their war records, would be inserted with their untiring services on behalf of the the forthcoming Chi Dinner mailing. Association. "15. Brother Coffin brought up the sub "9. Committees of the Board of Gov ject of the Rehabilitation Fund for the ernors were established to regionalize sup Chapter House, indicating that the engage port for the activities of the Association as ment of Mr. Larkin as an adviser on the follows: Chairman of Ithaca Committee, replacement and maintenance of furnish Foster M. Coffin, '12; Chairman of Chi ings at $250 a year fee has proved suc cago Committee, Jessel S. Whyte, '13. cessful. It was moved, seconded, and "10. Brother Willard F. Place, '18, was unanimously passed that the arrangement THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 15 with Mr. Larkin be extended for 4 years ing of "Dear Old Shrine" and benediction to the at $250 per year, a total expenditure of by the Chaplain. Everyone went $1,000, said fee to be divided equally be lodge room to view an excellent display of tween the Chapter and the Association." archives, including the original Constitu tion. Founders' Day Celebration At six-thirty about a hundred brothers sat down to dinner in the main of at the Theta lounge the Chapter House. Brother D. W. Weed, The Theta Chapter celebrated Found Theta '03, acted as toastmaster. Brother ers' Day on Saturday, November 20, 1948. G.M. Clowe, Theta '11, spoke on the A plaque in memory of those Brothers founders. Brother Charles L. Hequem- of the Theta who lost their lives in World bourg, Theta '12, said a few words, then War II was dedicated at a simple cere read Brother William Lyon Phelps' (Beta Brother Samuel mony starting at half past four o'clock. '87) "Centenary Verses." interest The doxology was sung, and Brother Stratton, Upsilon, '37, spoke most Thomas R. Hoffman, Theta '45, said a ingly on "The Significance of the Recent few words about each Brother whose name Election." There was singing throughout was on the plaque. Brother Stuart Beyerl, the evening. '49, unveiled it and read the names. Chap There were undergraduate representa Delta lain Brown of Union College gave a short tives present from the Xi, Delta, address, the last two verses of "Welcome Gamma, Chi, Pi, Psi, and Upsilon. Brothers" were read, followed by the sing-

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Instead of the usual Chapter communications, written expressly for The Diamond, we present in this issue the oral reports rendered by the Chapter delegates at the Convention held with the Tau Chapter in Philadelphia in June. These are of sufficient general interest, we feel, to make it desirable that they should reach a larger audience than is provided by their inclusion in the Con vention Records.�En.

THETA Union College resented on most of the 'varsity sport teams and in other extra-curricular fields. The and was to (Bequested, granted, permission Chapter extends a most cordial invitation to to the the host yield temporarily Tau, Chap all Brothers who visit the Union campus. ter).

DELTA York TAU University of Pennsylvania New University W. the (John G. Webb, '51). The alumni and un (Robert Michell, '50). Following dergraduates of the Tau Chapter extend a depleted membership that existed during the most hearty and cordial welcome to all Broth war years, the Chapter has returned to normal. ers attending the Convention. Arrangements The Chapter is fourth in academic standing, have been worked out by Donald F. Torrey, and has men in the Honor Society. One of Tau '14, and C. Linn Seiler, Tau '08, for a the members of the Chapter is the editor of of program entertainment that we hope will the Engineering Magazine, and other members be of interest and value to all who are at have won academic distinction. The Chairman tending the Convention. The Tau has enjoyed of the Fraternity Council is a member of the a very good year at the University of Penn Chapter. While the Chapter is not so active in sylvania. Its academic standing has improved athletics, it does have some men in these steadily during the past three years, and is fields, and it is predominant in extra-curricu now very satisfactory. While the may Chapter lar activities. not stand first as far as academic distinction is concerned, it does stand very high on the list. The Chapter has been well represented in SIGMA Brown University all campus activities, including athletics, pub lications and undergraduate societies. Mem (Charles L. Ill, '49). The Sigma has returned bership has returned to normal. Alumni and to normal membership and believes it has have ex undergraduates co-operated to such initiated an outstanding freshman delegation. tent that the fraternity house is in good physi Academic standing has not been good during cal condition and the matter of refurnishing the past two or three years, but a plan has is Further efforts progressing satisfactorily. been agreed upon as a result of a conference along this line will take place during the com between alumni and undergraduates, and it is Relations with ing year. the college are excel anticipated that this plan will result in a lent, as are also relations with other fraterni marked improvement. The freshman delega ties. The looks forward to a Chapter successful tion, in particular, is making a very satisfac rushing season next fall. tory academic record. The Chapter plans to work closely in conjunction with its alumni THETA Union College and with the Dean of the college in connec tion with its selection of next year's freshman (Ernest G. The now Peltz, '49). Chapter delegation. The Chapter is well represented on consists of 48 members, ten more men having the athletic field, with special reference to been initiated at the 117th Initiation this 'varsity football and golf. One member of the spring. Membership conditions have thus re Chapter forms one-half of the 'varsity dinghy turned to normal. The Chapter stands very team that won the national at well championship academically, considerably above the av Annapolis. Of the four Junior honorary offices. for the fraternities on erage the Union campus. Chapter members hold three of these posi the the During past year Chapter has had a tions. Two members have been elected to the successful record, both in activi very campus Cammarian Club, which is the Senior govern ties and in social functions. Members are rep ing body. 16 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 17

GAMMA Amherst College 19 members. The Chapter has done excep tionally well academically. During the past (Robert D. For the several Miller, '49). past year it stood second on the academic list in the fraternities years have been under trial competition with the other fraternities. The on the Amherst Several campus. investigating trend at Columbia is definitely toward "dor have been The situation reports prepared. has, mitory fraternities." The Chapter has a fa however, been greatly eased during the past vorably located three-room suite. Finances two and the fraternities now a years, enjoy have been stabilized. Since there is no fraternity much more relation with the friendly college house to maintain, finances are comparatively administration and the alumni. The Chapter simple. The Chapter is as yet too small to be has been active on the The very campus. expected to take a predominant part in ath President of the Student Council and the letics or other extra-curricular activities. How President of the House Managing Committee, ever, as the Chapter continues its growth to which is the of an equivalent interfraternity normalcy, there are signs that members will are both members of the council, Chapter. again assume an active part in all campus en-, The Chapter has the Captains of three of the deavors. 'varsity sport teams and is active in the field of The main campus publications. Chapter KAPPA Bowdoin tains a good average academic standing and, College while there is room for improvement, the (George E. Fogg, Jr., '43). For the past two scholastic present rating is reasonably satis years the Kappa has been extremely strong on factory. the campus, not only in athletics, but also in other extra-curricular activities. In athletics, ZETA Dartmouth College the Kappa has had representation on every 'varsity team, several members on some teams, (Thomas B. Ringe, Jr., '50). During the past and the Captains of many of the teams. The year the Zeta has been outstanding on the great weakness of the Chapter has been its Dartmouth campus, not only in athletics, but academic standing. However, there has been also in other activities. For example, of the a definite turn for the better in this respect thirty members of the Senior honorary society, during the past few months. This year the seven are members of the Zeta. Improve Chapter has three men who have been doing ments have been made both to the exterior "straight A" work. The freshman delegation and to the interior of the House. The Chapter contains two or three very good students. The is financially sound, and looking forward to a Chapter will be inclined to frown on the very successful year. The delegations are pledging of men whose previous records do about equal numerically and in general not indicate that they can do successful col strength. The Zeta would be glad of any as lege work. The Chapter does not have as sistance and recommendations in connection many contacts with other Chapters as it would with next year's rushing. The Zeta extends a like to have, and it extends a most cordial most cordial invitation to the Fraternity to invitation to all undergraduates and alumni hold the 1949 Convention with the Zeta who chance to be passing through Brunswick, Chapter during the third week in June, 1949. Maine. This report was augmented by remarks Charles S. F. Lincoln, Kappa '91, was made by John R. Burleigh, Zeta '14, who called on by President Weed, and Brother strongly supported the invitation for the 1949 Lincoln, in his own inimitable fashion, added Convention and explained that the period of a few words in behalf of the Kappa Chapter. the third week in June would be most con as as and its alumni venient far the Chapter PSI Hamilton were concerned. College (Warren E. Moore, '49). The Psi is the on the Hamilton LAMBDA Columbia largest fraternity chapter University campus. There are 56 active Brothers. Ex (Richard M. Pott, Jr., '42). It is not neces cellent relations are maintained with the col with the other frater sary to review all of the difiiculties experi lege administration and enced by the Lambda Chapter during the past nities. The Chapter is in every sort of activity to football." In athletics it has few years. Suffice it to say that the Chapter "from chess is doing well and is on its way back to more 'varsity letter men than any other fra tiormalcy. Whereas there were only seven men ternity on the campus. Academically, it is in the Chapter last September, there are now represented in all of the honor societies and 18 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON in all of the professional honor societies. Its have reduced the over-all effect of this im general academic average is not too strong provement. (it was seventh out of ten fraternities this year), but there has been an improvement IOTA Kenyon College during the past six months, and the Chapter D. to the expects to step up a notch or two as a result. (Donald Ropa, '49). According chapter finances are excellent. The Chapter Dean at Kenyon, the Iota is "the most tightly has derived great enjoyment and benefits from knit organization on the campus." It is ex its annual charity party at Christmas time. The tremely active in most fields of undergraduate entire Chapter turns out to entertain a group endeavor, with the exception of athletics. It of orphaned children that are brought into is particularly active on campus publications. the Chapter House from Utica. The President of the student council is a member of the Chapter. Finances are satis was for the XI factory, but is necessary Chapter Wesleyan University to raise its dues in order to achieve this re (George H. Buschmann, '49). The Xi is sult. The big problem is membership. There rather hard hit by graduation. It loses two are 22 active members, but only two of the members of Phi Beta Kappa and two officers freshman pledges can be initiated. The other of the Senior Class. It also loses five men who freshman pledges were not successful aca were on the Senior Honorary Society this year. demically, and an effort must be made to However, the oncoming delegations from the pledge more men for this class. The fraternity three lower classes appear fully capable of lodge has been greatly improved. Last year carrying on in the best tradition. In particular, the Chapter stood second academically among the freshman delegation appears to be an the fraternities, but there is some concern that excellent one. Academically, the house has the present freshman record may bring this moved up out of the cellar, and it looks as average down for the present year. though the improvement would be maintained the The ex during coming year. Chapter is PHI of Michigan tremely strong in all extra-curricular activities. University The fraternity house itself is in excellent (Bobert W. Byerly, '49). The Chapter mem shape, and a library is being constructed on bership consists of 31 men. In campus activi the third floor. The Xi looks forward to a very ties the Chapter has been on the daily paper, satisfactory year. the Glee Club, Debating Society, etc. The Robert I. Laggren, Xi '13, was called upon chapter distinguished itself in 'varsity swim by President Weed, and said a few words in ming, 'varsity squash and 'varsity tennis. It praise of the Xi Chapter and its standing on had men on the track and football squad, and the The Wesleyan campus. it did very well in inter-fraternity sports. Chapter is financially in good shape, and a UPSILON of Rochester new feature is the replacement fund for fur University niture.. The Chapter is seriously considering (Wilham S. Simpson, Jr., '49). The Chapter a father's day program, and would appreciate has just graduated a senior delegation of six advice and suggestions from other Chapters men. Four of these men were on the "Dean's in this respect. The Chapter is always glad List" for academic distinction, and one of to have visiting Brothers from other Chapters these men was voted the outstanding man in drop in at the Phi, and extends a warm wel the college. The Chapter is in healthy condi come. tion except for die fact that the freshman have not done too well pledges academically. OMEGA of Chicago A plan is to be put in effect to prevent similar University occurrence next the year. The House is well rep (Barry Hirschwald, '51). In spite of resented in extra-curricular activities. There is a problem confronting the fraternities on the proctor system in efl:ect, and it seems to have campus of the University of Chicago, the worked out very well. Relations with the col Omega Chapter has just concluded a very are excellent. lege Academically, the Chapter successful year. In athletics, for example, was last in 1947, but it was anticipated that members of the Chapter won 20 'varsity let considerable improvement would be made ters. The Chapter also won the intra-mural this There was year. certainly improvement athletic cup. In academic standings the Chap as far as the upper classmen are concerned, ter is second out of thirteen fraternities on the there is a although possibility that the rather campus. The Chapter has also been very ac poor showing of some of the freshmen may tive socially. Membership has returned to THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 19 normal for the first time since the war. There Beta Beta Chapter stands very high in all are 35 members at the present time. The respects. Academically, of the 20 Seniors Chapter is confronted with the situation that who yvere graduated, five were on the Dean's confronts all fraternities at the University of List and one was a member of Phi Beta Chicago. Men cannot be pledged until they Kappa. Scholarship in the three lower classes have reached what is the equivalent of the is good. The Chapter took part in all athletics Junior year at other colleges. When such men and in the work of the publications, and of are pledged at the University of Chicago they the eight men in the Sophomore Honor So have already attained their A.B. degrees, and ciety, five were members of the Chapter. are generally between 19 and 20 years of Chapter finances are satisfactory, although the age. The Chapter extends a warm welcome to Chapter House is somewhat antiquated, and all Psi U's who visit the University of Chicago. the matter of continual repairs is a serious one. A good deal of the redecorating has been PI University done by the members of the House, however, Syracuse and the results have been hailed as a very (F. Dickson Ward, '49). For general all- real success. around standing, it is generally recognized is at It that the Pi Chapter "tops" Syracuse. ETA is active in athletics, publications, societies Lehigh University and all other extra-curricular endeavors. It (Raymond T. Howard, '49). Lehigh Univer stands well academically. A study hall plan sity is "almost completely surrounded by Beth for pledges and a "quiet hour" plan for mem lehem Steel." However, in spite of this handi well. bers have worked out very well. The Pi cap the Eta Chapter seems to do very Chapter originally instigated the "five-power It is first on the campus in everything except conference" and, after the war, the Pi Chap academic standing. In the latter respect, it ter took the lead in establishing the "seven- has done rather poorly for the last three or now as a result of confer power conference." The latter conference four years. However, embraces aU Psi U Chapters in the State of ences with the coUege authorities, with Brother New York. The conference occupies one full Flagg of the Executive Council, and with worked day. There are serious discussions of Chapter alumni committees, a plan has been A problems and there is a social event in the out for improvement in this respect. super which will in evening. The Pi Chapter extends a cordial visory system is to be set up freshmen and invitation to the Fraternity to hold its 1950 sure better marks on the part of see each takes in Convention with the Pi Chapter. The year also to it that pledge part has 1950 will mark the 75th Anniversary of the at least one coUege activity. The college deferred so that Pi Chapter, and the Chapter is desirous of decided to have rushing comes late in the freshman and acting as host to the Fraternity. pledging year men cannot be initiated until the sophomore Furthermore, all freshmen must live in CHI Cornell year. University college dormitories their first year at coUege. (Charles H. Reynolds, '49). Not desirous of All of this ought to work out for the gen to eral benefit of the academic of the making a long report. It seems sufficient standing state that the Chi is "the best fraternity at Eta Chapter. Cornell." It is extremely active in all campus activities. Its delegates are glad to be here at TAU University of Pennsylvania this Convention, as it must be admitted that the Chi dele on previous occasions some of (Previously reported). gates have not reached the Convention, or been able to attend the Conventions after MU University of Minnesota reached them. they H. The Mu has President Weed called on Benjamin T. (Cad Hafften, '49). Chapter had its best since the war. Burton, Chi '21, who simply stated that he year Membership of actives and four Aca enthusiastically endorsed Brother Reynolds' consists fifty pledges. demic is and the remark to the effect tiiat the Chi was the best standing fairly good, sopho more and freshman show real fraternity at Cornell. delegations promise. There are several graduate Brothers living in the Fraternity House. The Chapter BETA BETA Trinity College has the Captain-elect of footbaU, and members on other teams. Finances are in S. Biddle, '50). Relations between tiie the 'varsity (John The House is debt-free and is college and the fraternities are excellent. The good shape. 20 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON owned by the alumni. Some new furniture OMICRON University of Illinois is needed, but funds wiU be available and the purchases will he made this summer. Rela (Donald M. Swett, Jr., '46). The University tions with the college are excellent. What is of lUinois adopted innovations last year in recognized as one of the best features of the connection with rushing. The Omicron Chap year is an annual Christmas party for under ter was successful in applying for 20 men and privileged children. The Mu wiU have its 60th pledging all 20. The Chapter now has a total Anniversary in 1951, and wishes to extend a membership of 44 men. It is considered one of cordial invitation to the Fraternity to hold its the best all-around fraternities at the Univer 1951 Convention in Minneapolis with the Mu sity. Good relations are enjoyed with the col as host. lege. Academic standing is average. The Chapter devotes itself almost entirely, as far RHO of Wisconsin as athletics are concerned, to intra-mural University sports and to minor 'varsity sports. The Chap (Thomas A. Watson,'46). "Good morning� ter is well represented in most of the college after yesterday. I first thought of Rho finances activities. when I looked in my wallet this morning. Our situation is somewhat and I must comparable, DELTA DELTA Williams say that I never expected to he here, and now College 1 don't to be able to back. The Rho expect get (John S. Prescott, Jr., '50). At the present had a fair year last year, but we expect an time there are 54 members of the Chapter. excellent one next We have a year. long way Although the existence of fraternities has been to climb we were at the bottom academically� questioned by the administration of Williams last we had a fine record. year. Socially, very College, the relations between the Delta Delta On the campus there is a trophy known as and the college have been very friendly. It the 'badger cup.' It is terrific,�so big that you appears that the general question has been have to see it to believe it. Anyway, I am sorry eased somewhat, and it looks as though fra to say, we haven't won it yet, but next year ternities are going to continue in good faith. and we are to to win it." every year going try Academically, the Chapter is doing quite well. It is not at the top of the list, but its record EPSILON University of California is very satisfactory. Fourteen men were pledged this year and all were initiated in (Edward K. Rice, '49). The Epsilon aca spite of the fact that the Chapter put a very demic record has not been too good, but we high academic standard as a requirement for are definitely on the way up. We are now initiation. The Chapter has men on all 'varsity 33rd out of the 46 fraternities, but at the end athletic teams and has a very good record in of the we to cfimb a few present year expect intra-mural Members of the more notches. Not has the House sports. Chapter only average are interested in all other extra-curriculat gone up, but we have also some honor men in activities. The Chapter is experiencing some the Engineering School. In athletics 'varsity financial trouble because of tiie mortgage on we had three men on the football team, its house, and the also needs funds four on Chapter the rugby team, one on the crew and with which to purchase new furniture. How two on the tennis team. The has men Chapter ever, this is worked out with in the Senior tiie problem being Honorary Society, Junior the co-operation of the alumni. The Delta and the Honor Honorary Society Sophomore Delta extends a welcome to all visit We have members in the friendly ary Society. coUege Brothers. Dramatic ing Society and on the campus publi cations. Relations with the college are very good. We are extremely interested in at least THETA THETA one new chapter in California. In addition to of the a University Washington possibUity of chapter at U.C.L.A., we are also interested in the possibUity of a (Delos W. McNutt, '48). The Theta Theta at Santa Barbara chapter CoUege. We are is very anxious to keep before the Fraternity definitely planning to build a new fraternity the matter of further expansion on the Pacific house, which should be in use by 1952. Ac coast. In particular, and aside from the South- the cordingly, EpsUon Chapter extends a very em Calffornia situation, the Theta Theta de cordial invitation to the Fraternity to hold its sires to have the Fraternity keep in mind the 1952 Convention with the Epsilon at Berke possibilities at Whitman College and at the Calffornia. ley, University of Oregon. In the near future it is THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 21 hoped that a qualified group of petitioners far as refurnishing the Chapter House is con from one or both of these colleges will ap cerned. The Chapter stands well on the proach the Fraternity. The Theta Theta record campus, both academically and in activities. during the past year has been excellent. The Rushing is a problem, and is quite compli Chapter has the President of the student body, cated. In one division of the college Juniors class officers in every class, several Senior and are rushed. Sophomores in another, and Fresh Junior honorary men and members both of men in the third. At the present time the Phi Beta Kappa and of Kappa Beta Phi. Chapter has about 45 members. The Chapter Scholarship has improved noticeably during has made a practice of contributing blood the past year, and the Fraternity won the cup donations to the local hospital, and approxi for the greatest improvement in that respect. mately 95% of the members have contributed The Chapter took firm hold of the academic during the past year. The Chapter alternates problem and voluntarily voted to require a father and son party and a mothers' party higher standards for initiation than those re every other year. The father and son party quired by the college. This was worked out this year was a great success, in spite of, or very well, as all pledges are anxious to be because of, a peculiar "beer and oyster" initiated and are willing to work with that menu. Last year the Chapter stood second in goal in view. The Chapter looks forward con campus scholarship. It has eight out of the 40 fidently to even further improvement in this members of the honorary Engineering Society. respect next year. It is also active in publications and in campus social events. NU University of Toronto ZETA ZETA (Donald H. Scoti:, '49.) The house fraternity of British Columbia was closed during the war, but all 35 fraterni University ties at the of Toronto have now University ( No delegate present). [Because of the vol The Nu is back at the on the reopened. top unteer for flood relief work in the It has the President of the drafting campus. Fraternity northwest area, it was neither nor Council and is well in all activi possible represented practical for the Zeta Zeta to send delegates ties. It has a record, both in very good 'varsity to this Convention. Failure to send delegates and intramural athletics. The is "as Chapter is regrettable, but, under the circumstances, social as and so. they come," very successfully thoroughly understandable. In the absence of is somewhat of a because it Rushing problem, a delegate from the Chapter, John R. Bur comes in the and is on a cut very early year, leigh, Zeta '14, a member of the Executive throat basis." However, the has done Chapter Council, reported on his last year's visit to well. The is not rated aca very Fraternity the University of British Columbia and the because the neither demically college recog Zeta Zeta Chapter. In general, he stated that nizes fraternities nor bothers fraternities in any he was very much impressed with the person From an academic of how way. point view, nel of the Zeta Zeta Chapter, and considered ever, the has done well, and Chapter very it to be potentially a very strong unit of the of its men are rated aca many very high Fraternity.] demically. Relations with the college are ex cellent, even though they are not closely de EPSILON NU fined. The Chapter has one very important problem to meet in the near future. The fra Michigan State College ternity house is located on land owned by the center the B. '48). for University, and very close to the of (Carroll Chapman, Jr., Prospects and the are at the college group. Probably all fraternities coming year very bright Epsi House has been refin- sororities will have to move in the near fu lon Nu Chapter. The ished and refurnished. It has 56 members. A ture. The Chapter is planning to hold monthly has been worked out with reference to bridge parties for blind ex-Service men in plan and it Toronto. house mothers at fraternity houses, looks as though this will be a very good step as far as the Epsilon Nu is concerned. Soci EPSILON PHI McGill University ally, the Chapter has been very active, and has held successful parties. A very successful (Peter Hadrill, '49). The Chapter enjoys ex Mothers' was also undertaken. cellent relations with the college and with its Day program on alumni group. A good job has been done as (Continued page 30) IN MEMORIAM

William C. Atwater, Jr., Gamma '12 from 1883 until about a year before his death. He was graduated from Columbia College in WiUiam C. Gamma Atwater, Jr., '12, presi 1881 and from the law school two years later. dent of tiiree coal companies, died recentiy Following his graduation he went to the firm in New York City, after sufliering a heart of Lord, Day and Lord. attack. He was 58. Brother Beers was a director of the Law Brother Atwater became president of the yers' Trust Company, the 25 Broadway Cor W. C. Atwater Company with offices at 1250 poration, West Bay Company, Eastern Offices, Sixth Ave., in 1936. The firm had been estab Inc., and a trustee of the American Farm lished in 1900 by his father, William C. At School at Salonika, Greece. He was a member water, Gamma '84, who died in 1940. The of the New York State and City Bar Associa younger Brother Atwater was also president tions, the University Club, Century Associa of the American Coal Company of Allegany tion, Down Town Association and the St. County, Maryland, and the Mill Creek Coal Nicholas Society of New York. He is survived and Coke Company, and was secretary-treas by his wife, two daughters and a son. urer of the West Bay Company of WeSthamp- ton. Long Island. He had residences at Doug- laston and Westhampton Beach. Clare Lehman Brackett, Phi '13 Brother Atwater was born in Fall Biver, Clare L. Brackett, Phi '13, died last faU Massachusetts, and attended Groton School at his home in Grosse Pointe, aged and Amherst He was from Michigan, College. graduated 61. and from the New York Lafayette College Brother Brackett was born in Law School. the first World War he Lansing, During He had been since 1916 served in the after which he his Michigan. president Navy, joined of the National Machine Products father's firm. Company, one of the foremost manufacturers of nuts, Surviving are his widow, a brother, John J. bolts and rivets in this country. Previous to Atwater, Gamma '15, a sister, a son, William 1916, he worked at the Automobile C, III, and two daughters. Apperson Company, Kokomo, Indiana. During World War II, he served with the War Production Frederick Henry Babcock, Rho '16 Board in Washington. Brother Brackett attended State Frederick Henry Babcock, Rho '16, died Michigan where he was a member of the Hes on College, January 7, 1948, following a stomach op perian before transferring to the Uni eration which was very sudden. He was born Society, versity of Michigan, where he was initiated September 29, 1893, and was in his 55th year. into the Phi of Psi Later, Brother Babcock was connected with Bab Chapter Upsilon. when the Psi cock and Wilcox, Kasota, Minnesota, in the Hesperian Society petitioned he was active in them stone business until 1929, when he became Upsilon, very helping to secure their charter, and was that he assistant sales manager of Breen Stone and proud could caU both the Phi and Nu Marble Company, Kasota. In 1940 he became Epsilon his own. He was a member of the Northwest manager of Graton and Chapters Knight Detroit the Grosse Pointe the with offices in Club, Club, Company Minneapolis. Athletic He University Club, and Detroit Club, is survived by his wife, a daughter, two the Recess Club, and the Creek Hunting sons, and his brother, Frank G. Babcock, Bho Big '15. Club of Canada. He is survived by one daughter. Lucius Hart Beers, Lambda '81 Wilbur Lucius Cross, Beta '85 Lucius Hart Beers, Lambda '81, a senior partner of the law firm of Lord, Day and WUbur L. Cross, Beta '85, former four-term Lord, and former chairman of the Board of Governor of Connecticut, died at his home Barnard CoUege, died October 2, 1948, at in New Haven on October 5, 1948. He was his home at Westhampton Beach, Long Is 86 years old. land. He was 89 years old. Brother Cross was born in Gurleyville, Con Bom in Manhattan November 25, 1859, necticut, a small settlement in the township Brother Beers had been a practicing attorney of Mansfield, where nearly every house on THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 23 the main street was built by his forebears. As a boy he clerked in the Gurleyville general store, run by an older brother, and when he was twelve set himself up in the poultry bus iness. Shipping fancy-bred birds as far away as Chicago and Richmond, Virginia, he made a consistent profit and continued the business until he entered high school from which he graduated as valedictorian of his class. At Yale he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and won highest honors in English, literature and oratory. He received his Ph.D. from Yale in 1889. After his graduation from Yale Brother Cross taught in secondary schools until 1894 when he returned to the University as an instructor in English at Sheffield Scientific School. He was made a professor in 1902 and dean of the graduate school in 1916, holding tiiat post until retirement to enter politics in 1930. He became Sterling Professor of English in 1921, and for a year after that served as acting Provost of the University. In 1911 Brother Cross The Yale organized Wilbur L. Cross, Beta '85 Review, a scholarly quarterly independent of the University. He continued to edit the magazine until 1940 when he was 78, and War, and have since been unequaled. while he was Governor he read and edited all Brother Cross' political career was far from copy for each issue at his office in the State smooth at first. The Democrats who so enthu Capitol. In 1899 he wrote The Development siastically sought to make him their guber of the English Novel, and from this work natorial candidate in 1930 had to buck the stemmed a quarter-century of devotion to re old guard of the party's machine., When search on the work of Laurence Sterne. In Brother Cross insisted on naming his own 1906 he edited a twelve-volume edition of campaign managers, the old guard rebelled. Sterne's works and in 1909 he published Just before the State party convention. Dr. The Life and Times of Laurence Sterne. Cross, clad in pajamas, met his opponents in His enthusiasm for Sterne's works earned his hotel room at 4 A.M. He talked them him the nickname of "Uncle Toby," by which down and carried the convention. In the cam he was known to generations of Yale students. paign that followed he expounded his phi "Uncle Toby," whose character Brother Cross losophy of government in extemporaneous greatly admired, was a central figure in speeches up and down the State. He kept in Sterne's novel Tristram Shandy. touch with old friends who tipped him off Brother Cross owed his political career to to local incidents and gossip. Before each an accident. In June, 1930, when he was 68, rally he knew whose cow had fallen down at a Democratic party rally at Savin Rock in what well, what wood lot boundaries were in West Haven, he was offered to the audience dispute, and what town Bepublicans were at as a last-minute substitute for a detained odds and why. The stumping formula worked. party speaker. His speech was filled with the Brother Cross' victory was a personal one, kind of aphorisms dear to every Yankee. He the rest of the Democratic ticket being out of launched an unheralded broadside against pro the picture. hibition, declaring: "I can't say I don't know Brother Cross won again in 1932, and the smell or taste of whiskey. But I am not a doubled his plurality. In 1934 he carried the habitual user. I never take a drink unless I entire Democratic ticket into ofiice with him. want one." In 1936 Democrats carried the State in the This speech won him the Democratic nom nation-wide landslide for President Roosevelt. ination for Governor. The subsequent four In 1938 he was defeated by the Republican terms he served were the longest tenure of candidate. During his eight years in office he since the Civil made a notable record of achievement in any Connecticut Governor 24 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

progressive legislation, he himself being entered his father's firm on graduation and proudest of his reorganization of the State's became a partner in 1905; he later succeeded fiscal affairs which, it was estimated, saved his older brother, J. Edward Drake, as presi the taxpayers nearly two million dollars a year. dent. Dr. Cross is survived by two sons, his wife In 1905 he married Miss Henrietta Barker having died in 1928. Plummer of Philadelphia, who survives him with their three sons: James B., '29; Frederick and WiUiam all members Richard Noble Croxton, Chi '44 E., Jr., '34; P., '36, of the Kappa. Bichard Noble Croxton, Chi '44, was kiUed last in an crash while June airplane instructing Bowman S. Zeta '33 a student in landing at an airport north of Ellis, Jr., Boulder City, Nevada. Bowman S. EUis, Jr., Zeta '33, of 431 HiU- Brother Croxton was a Navy fighter pilot side PL, South Orange, New Jersey, died during the war and had over 2,000 hours to October 31, 1948, of injuries suffered when his credit. He and his family were lifelong he fell while instaUing storm windows in his residents of moved Evanston, Illinois, having home. He was 37 years old and after gradua in to He was 1946 Pasadena, California. tion from Dartmouth became a New York from Evanston School in 1940 graduated High buyer for Montgomery Ward and Company. and entered Cornell University, leaving col Born in East Orange, New Jersey, Brother in his to enter the He lege junior year Navy. Ellis was graduated from the Amos Tuck was active in football and other activi college School of Business at Dartmouth College in ties. 1933. During the war he was a Lieutenant Commander in the Navy aboard a mine Moses Eugene Culver, Xi '75 sweeper, and took part in the landings at Saipan, Iwo Jima, Attn and other operations Moses Xi Eugene Culver, '75, died October in the Pacific. 9, 1948, at Sanibel Middletown, Hospital, He was a member of Dragon Senior Society, where he had been a for Connecticut, patient Orange Lawn Tennis Club, North Fork Coun two He was 94 old. nearly years. years try Club, Patchogue, Long Island, the Ma- Brother Culver was born in East Haddam, gantic Fish and Game Club of Maine, and Connecticut. He was admitted to the Bar in Holy Communion Episcopal Church, Soutii 1878 and, until he was overtaken ill by health, Orange. practiced law in Middletown, where he was are his wife, Mrs. Margaret M. in the Middletown Surviving prosecuting attorney City Vanston EUis; a a son, Court from 1880 to 1900. daughter, Justine; Charles E.; his mother, Mrs. Bowman S. Ellis, He became for the Middletown attorney Sr.; a sister, Mrs. William B. Whitman of Building and Loan Association when it was Chicago; and a brother, Thomas P. Ellis, in and later was organized 1889, appointed Zeta '28, of Westfield, New jersey. one of its directors. He was also a director of the Middletown National Bank from 1904 to 1924. For many years he was a public de George Welling Giddings, fender in the Connecticut Superior Court and Lambda '92 was Middlesex County Health Office. He was a member of the Middlesex County and Con George Welling Giddings, former member necticut Bar Associations. of the Executive Council and chairman of the board of the Hellenic Bank Trust Company, Frederick Ellis Drake, '98 WiUiam and Fulton Sts., New York City, died Kappa August 16, 1948, at his home, 344 State St., Frederick EUis Drake, Kappa '98, president Brooklyn. His age was 78. of the insurance firm of James B. Drake and Brotiier Giddings, who was a member of Sons, died at his home in Bath, Maine, Au the Executive Council and its Treasurer from gust 14, 1948, in his 74th year. 1900 to 1908, was bom in the State Street He graduated from Bowdoin in 1898, and house, in which his family has lived for five in coUege was a member of the Glee Club and generations. He was educated at Brooklyn the Chapel Choir. For many years he was Polytechnic Institute and Columbia CoUege, senior warden and vested choir director of receiving his B.A. at the latter in 1892. He Grace Episcopal Church, and was interested was on the board of The Spectator, coUege in every worthwhile municipal project. He publication, during his undergraduate days. THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 25

Before the first World War Brother Gidd 1904 to 1942, died July 25, 1948, at his home ings worked for several banks and also for the in Peterboro, New Hampshire. American Beet Sugar Company. During the For twenty-five years he was also director of war he was organization and publication the Smith College School for Social Work. At manager for the Commission for relief for the turn of the century he was an assistant Belgium, which was headed by Herbert professor at both Harvard and Wellesley Col Hoover. Brother Giddings was decorated by leges. the Belgian Government and by King Albert Bom in Worcester, he was graduated from for his services. Amherst in 1896 and received M.A. and Ph.D. Thereafter he was affiliated with the Amer degrees from Harvard in 1902 and 1904, re ican Exchange National Bank, until its spectively. merger more than twenty years ago with the He leaves his wife and three sons. Irving Trust Company, of which he was a trust department official. He retired in 1933, Allen Loomis, Phi '98 but was called into service the by banking Allen Loomis, Phi '98, research at the outbreak of the recent engineer profession again in the band instrument field for a number of war to become acting president of the Hellenic years prior to his retirement in 1942, recently bank, of which he had been a director. Later died in Elkhart, Indiana, where he made his he was named chairman. home, at the age of 70. Brother was also of Giddings vice-president Brother Loomis studied engineering and Boericks and Inc., Runyon, manufacturing naval architecture at the University of Michi He was a former of the pharmacists. president gan, and received the of B.S. in Naval Association for the Con degree Brooklyn Improving Architecture from Massachusetts Institute of dition of the of which he had been a Poor, Technology in 1899. He designed ships, taught member for was an forty-five years, honorary at the University of Michigan and later acted life member at death. The service previously as chief of research for the Packard Motor rendered his father to the same institu by Company, designing many automobile com tion, his own, make a total of more plus ponents still in use. than His Silas M. R. seventy-five years. son, During World War I, his improvements for Lambda is now a member of Giddings, '30, the Liberty motors and aircraft proved im the Association. portant. After the war he did consultation A of St. Peter's Protestant vestryman Epis work for various automobile companies. His on Street until its clos copal Church State inventions of mechanisms for wind band in later held the same ing. Brother Giddings struments took him to EUchart in 1922. with the Church of the position Holy Trinity Among his surviving relatives are three in Brooklyn. daughters, a son, a sister, and eight grand he leaves his wife and a Besides his son, children. His brothers were Peter Burr Loomis, daughter. Phi '80, and Gilbert Stanley Loomis, Phi '01. Nathan Simpson Potter, Phi '98, his classmate Dr. John Wesley Hanson, at the University of Michigan, and Kennedy Loomis Potter, Phi '01, were his Omega '84 nephews. Dr. John Wesley Hanson, Omega '84, died Dan Dana McCullough, Omega '24 on March 19, 1948. His home in recent years Dan Dana McCullough, Omega '24, died had been at Heights, New York. Jackson at his home in on Brother Hanson was educated at the Uni Lansing, Michigan, August 28, 1948. He was 46 of His death versity of and Chicago Medical Col years age. Chicago was caused a heart attack. At one time he was with the Nelson by lege. Brother was a law Chesman Advertising Agency. He had been McCullough prominent and yer and fraternal leader, and a veteran of manager of both the Triangle advertising World War II. He was active as a member of Mutual Film Companies. He was the author the Bar and was a leader in of Life of Theodore Roosevelt, Russian^Japa- Ingham County Elk, Masonic and social activities. nese War, and other books, and the editor of After the course at the Uni the American Encyclopaedic Dictionary. taking pre-b.w versity of Chicago, Brother McCullough studied for his law degree at Yale University, Gamma '96 Everett Kimball, obtaining it in 1927. He served two terms as Everett KimbaU, Gamma '96, professor of Ingham County prosecutor, being elected first and in 1934. He was history and government at Smith College from in 1932 again engaged 26 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

at the of in private practice at the time of his death. at Waltham on April 10, 1948, age 90. lie was a past president of the Lansing Brother Parkinson was born in Falmouth, Exchange Club, a member of St. Paul's was in 1878 from Episcopal Church, the Country Club of Lan Maine, and graduated where his four brothers sing and the Chamber of Commerce, and a Dartmouth College, Com and four sons also studied, two of his broth past member of the Junior Chamber of his ers the late Bobert Parkinson, merce. He is survived by his wife and being Henry mother. Zeta '70, and the late George Bowen Parkin a at the son, Zeta '75. He took law degree National Law School in Thomas Sabine McLane, Beta '98 University Washing ton in 1882, receiving his diploma from Presi dent Garfield. Thomas Sabine McLane, Beta '98, a mem a Parkinson ber of the New York City Mission Society, and For time Brother practiced but in 1886 president emeritus of the board of trastees of law in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, where he served Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, died No he returned to New England, of at vember 18, 1947, in Roosevelt Hospital. He as superintendent schools Falmouth, Taunton and Amherst, Massachusetts. He be was 72 years old. came of Waltham schools in Brother McLane was born in New York superintendent untU when he became City and was graduated from Yale University 1898, serving 1918, head of State Teachers' in 1898, at which time he entered a business Fitchburg CoUege. in 1927. He was a his career with the New York Central Railroad. He retired widower, wife died in 1943. He was assistant treasurer for the railroad un having til 1903, when he became president of Jeremiah Skidmore Sons, retail coal and wood Dr. Gilman Caldwell Paynter, dealers. He was also and director president '40 of several real estate firms. He retired from Omicron business in 1943 in order to devote more time Dr. Gilman C. Paynter, Omicron '40, died to the charitable in which many organizations very suddenly on May 8, 1948, in Texas, he was active. where he had recently moved to take over a Brother McLane served terms of office long new practice. with the New York Association for the Bfind, the Lenox Hill Association for the the Blind, Beta '83 Children's Welfare Foundation, the Associa John Jay Phelps, tion for Aid to Crippled Children, and the John Jay Phelps, Beta '83, of Bed Towers, New York Episcopal City Mission. He was Hackensack, New Jersey, financier and also a warden and treasurer of the Church of yachtsman, who in 1945 completed his fiftieth the New York Incarnation, City. year as a trustee of the United States Com pany of New York, died on July 3, 1948, in Charles Freeman MacMurray, Pi '06 his summer home on Yoncomis Island, Stony Creek, Connecticut, after a brief illness. His Charles Pi died a of Freeman, MacMurray, '06, age was 86. He had also been director in Panama, Canal Zone, on August 24, 1948, the Hackensack Trust Company. at the age of 69. He had been a resident of Brother Phelps was the son of WiUiam Panama for 36 years. Walter Phelps, Beta '60, a lawyer and bene Born in Starkey, New York, Brother Mac- factor of Yale University, who had served as a Murray went to Panama in 1911 as an em Bepresentative in Congress, Minister to Austria ployee of the Panama Power and Light Com and to Berlin in the days when there were no pany, Electiic Bond Share subsidiary. He was United States Ambassadors, and later a judge general manager from 1922 until his retire of the Court of Errors and Appeals of New ment last vear. Jersey. His mother was a daughter of Joseph He leaves his wife, a daughter and two E. Sheffield, founder of the Sheffield Scien sons. tific School of Yale. His paternal grandfather was John Jay Phelps, a founder of the United William Dwight Parkinson, Zeta '78 States Trust Company and the Lackawanna Baihoad, among other large enterprises. WUliam Dwight Parkinson, Zeta '78, for Brother Phelps earned a master mariner's mer superintendent of the Waltham, Massa ficence as a youth, and when he was twenty- chusetts, schools and one-time president of one commanded his ovwi schooner, the Brun- the Fitchburg State Teachers' College, died hilde, on a trip around the world, one of the THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 27

first to sportsmen circumnavigate the globe He was 64 years old. 1 in his own vessel. His interest in yachting Brother Shaw was special studies supervisor I lessened ten years ago, at the tuue when he in the New York Telephone Company traffic I also retired from active business, and he de- department. He had been with the Telephone voted himself to horticulture and I gardening. Company for 42 years, and was a member of the During Spanish-American War, Brother the Telephone Pioneers and a Mason. He was lieutenant Phelps acting and signal officer leaves his wife, a son and a brother. on the U.S.S. Celtic. During World War I he constructed a submarine chaser which he Dr. John Falconer Sinclair, Tau '93 turned over to the Government, and was commissioned in the United States Navy to Dr. John F. Sinclair, Tau '93, noted pedi command her. Subsequently he rose in rank atrician, who was a founder and for 28 years and was placed in command of Division B, medical director of Babies' Hospital, Phila Squadron XI, a submarine chaser group. delphia, died at his home in that city, on Brother Phelps was a member of the Ameri May 11, 1948, after an illness of six months. can Museum of Natural History, New Jersey He was 77. ! State Chamber of Commerce, American- Geo Author of many papers on pediatrics, he graphical Society, New England Society, was until his retirement a professor in that Founders and Patriots of America, American subject at the Graduate School of Medicine Forestry Association, United States Reserve of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Officers Association, Waterway League of past president of the Philadelphia Pediatric America, Roosevelt Memorial Association, Society. He practiced medicine in Philadel Naval Order of the United States, Naval Re phia for 50 years. lief Society, National Security League, Na Brother Sinclair was born in Orange, New tional Marine League, National Child Welfare Jersey, was graduated from Penn Charter Association and the National Association of School in 1889, from the University of Penn Audubon Societies. sylvania in 1893, and its Medical School in He belonged also to the Big Brother Move 1897. He then interned at Germantown Hos ment, the New York Zoological Society, New pital, Presbyterian Hospital (where he was Jersey and Bergen County historical societies, later a staff member for many years) and at American Legion, Sons of the American Bevo- the old German Hospital, now Lankenau. He lution. Military Order of Foreign Wars, Navy began general practice in 1900 but in 1911 League of the United States, United Spanish became medical director of the then new War Veterans, and Scroll and Keys Society of Babies' Hospital and from 1913 onwards re Yale. stricted his practice to infants. His clubs included the Union League, Uni He was an elder of the Woodland Pres versity, Yale, Circumnavigators, Submarine byterian Church and was a member of many Chaser of America and Motor Boat of Amer professional societies, among them the Col ica in New York, the Graduate, Connecticut lege of Physicians. Surviving are his wife, a Auto and Motor of New Haven, the Lantern son, a daughter, five grandchildren and two League of Boston, and the Oritani Field and sisters. Cruising Club of America. Surviving are two daughters. Edgar Burr Smith, Gamma '94 Edward Marcellus Piatt, Rho '87 Edgar Burr Smith, Gamma '94, former high school principal at Greenfield, Massachusetts, Edward Marcellus Piatt, Bho '87, died at and in Brattleboro, Vermont, died on June his home in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, on 4, April 29, 1948. He was 77- years old. 1948. He was 82 old. years In 1947 Brother Smith was president of the Brother who lived in Chi Piatt, formerly Massachusetts High School Principals' Asso founded and for cago, many years operated ciation. He retired from teaching in 1941. the Piatt and Brahm Coal Company and the Paragon Electric Company in tiiat city, and Clarence Robertson '99 was the first president of the Wholesale Job Smith, Xi, bers' Association. (The following is condensed from a tribute and two sons survive. Two daughters to Brother Smith written for the Wesleyan Alumni News by Charles Harlow Baymond, '06 Cyrus Clyde Shaw, Kappa also a- member of the Xi delegation of 1899, Cyrus C. Shaw, Kappa '06, died on August and the Secretary of the Class of 1899 at 31, 1948, at his home in East Orange, N.J. Wesleyan University.�Ed.) 28 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Clarence Smith is dead. As yet I have not at play at McDonough's theatre, at Chafee's, been able to adjust myself to a realization at prom, at that experience of experiences: of the fact. 1 don't want to face this actuality driving with classmate and two charming of today. It lays obligation on me I hate, yet companions behind a pair of grays in open am glad I can meet. I must attend the funeral, carriage along High Street, perhaps as far as and then write of him. It will not be easy; it distant Meriden. must be done. All these he enjoyed to the full. They were Outwardly there was nothing out of the enough to keep most of us more than busy, ordinary in his life. He was born August 29, but they were of secondary importance to 1878, at Albany, N.Y., brother of E. O. Clarence. He had one consuming passion- (Teddy) Smith, Xi '93, and there attended music. Blessed with a good voice, unusually high school. At college he was a member of skiUed at the piano and organ, he played the Psi Upsilon and of the class societies culminat organ in the Methodist Church, and naturally ing in Skull and Serpent, was on the Junior became leader of the College Orchestia and Debating Team (with Arthur Goodrich, Joe the Glee Club by Junior year. He gave organ Beech, Xi '99, and Arthur Hadley, the prize recitals to raise money for the Athletic As won by Hadley), on various committees, of sociation; he was on the quartette of the Glee various clubs, and president of the Class in Club. Whatever Wesleyan may be now, it Senior year. From the time of his graduation was a singing college then, and of all the he was in the textile business. He was born undergraduates of our time Clarence did the into it�for a year in New York City with his most to carry on and promote its love of father in Oscar Smith & Sons, and then until song. He was always wherever its fellowship 1938 in Philadelphia, where he became vice- was found. He led the singing at the House, president and general manager of the com and it was singing. Night after night, when pany. He then became vice-president of S. studying was all done, we would gather at L. Ayres & Company (textiles) in Boston. He ease in Clarence's room on the second floor was trustee of the University from 1924 to of the Psi U House, and in the dim of one 1940. On October 6, 1903, he married Grace light or in utter darkness he would play on Fobes, of Boston, who survives him with their the piano classical and contemporary pieces two sons, Standish O., Xi '25, and Robertson he and we loved, but at least half of the F, Xi '30, and grandchildren. His death came time he was improvising�and he would play after a short illness on September 13. His until one or two o'clock. Nights unforgettable years were just over the aUotted three score were they! and ten. The last time I saw Clarence alive was at I like to recall him, a boy just seventeen, the Centennial of Psi Upsfion two years ago. entering college. He was one of the youngest At that time, as so often in years past at in the Class and one of the most gifted, Commencement and on other big occasions, meticulous in person and in dress, bright-eyed, Clarence was at the piano at a recital in the alert, eager to enjoy the lack of restrictions House, and Grace sang. Before her last song, and the independence of college fife. He had she said that it had been dedicated to her by eyes that saw and ears that heard, and he Clarence, but she now wished to rededicate it thought upon what he saw and heard. And he to the Xi Chapter of Psi Upsilon. And then had opinions of his own, and beliefs, and was she sang "Secrets"�beautifully, movingly. fearless in advocating and defending them. Shortly after, he and she left the House. As Also, he could change his mind with new they did so, spontaneously a group of under evidence or better understanding of old. Easily graduates and young alumni gathered on the he could have made Phi Beta Kappa, had he High Stieet porch, and sang "Secrets" to him so wished; for his mind grasped thought and to her. That, too, I shall never forget. quickly, carried through logically; he had And I shall never cease to be happy that memory and persistence, and he was a perfec Clarence had Grace Fobes as his wffe. He tionist. Also, he liked things of the mind. married into music. Her voice is stiU lovely; But the twenty-four hours of an ordinary day her interpretation, warm, natural, artistic. She did not give him time for everything he possessed at the time of her marriage a wished to do. So he gave sufficient effort to coloratura soprano voice of remarkable range his studies to do well, and he took time to and loveliness; but, to the dismay of her obtain the joy of fellowship in the House in teacher, after six years of study in Germany Class in small on or society, groups off the she was willing to give up an operatic career campus�at house or college sing, at games. to be the wife of a business man of the com- THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 29

mon name of Smith. Always their home was a Northwestern six years later, and studied in gathering place for lovers of music, and so Paris, Berlin and Vienna. His second wife and much happiness did their home give them that their three sons survive him. He was a member it was the center of their lives. of Phi Beta Kappa and Nu Sigma Nu, a medi Along with his home and his music, Wes cal fraternity. leyan shared his heart, and he gave of him self unstintingly to her as alumnus and as Robert Douglas Van Orden, Pi '47 trustee. He worked for her best interests; he Private Bobert Van Pi came back to her for fellowship; he con Douglas Orden, '47, tributed to her musical heritage, and, with was killed in action February 24, 1945, while his business experience and ability, to her with the 102nd Division in Germany. maintenance and growth. In addition to his He entered the service in March, 1944, and regular contribution to the Alumni Fund, trained at Camps Stewart and Gordon, He was awarded the sentimentally he added each year the royalties Georgia. posthumously Silver that have consistently come in from "Secrets." Star Medal. Funeral services were held for him on A fine speaker, clever, witty, forceful, he was October in often called upon at fraternity and college Wednesday, 27, 1948, Syracuse, New a and a gatherings, and he never succeeded in hiding York. His parents, brother sister that he was a man of parts, and of deep feel survive. ing and sentiment. Like all true men, with the he mellowed and in under years grew . Arthur Tappan Walker, Delta '87 standing. Arthur Accident did not make Clarence Smith Tappan Walker, Delta '87, professor emeritus of Latin at the of Kan president of our Class for the past fifty years. University sas died at Lawrence He personified affection and loyalty to Alma September 4, 1948, (Kansas) Memorial at the of 81 Mater, administrative abihty, devotion to Hospital, age ideals and aspirations that make our college years. Brother was in what it is. Walker born Jersey City, and received his A.B. from New York I am glad I could be at his funeral. I degree in his Master's from wish that aU of us and all his friends could University 1887, degree have been there. Vanderbilt University in 1892, and a Ph.D. from the of in 1898. There are secrets opened to him now that University Chicago Before to Lawrence in 1897, Brother are as yet hidden to us. going Walker had taught at Juniata CoUege in Pennsylvania, Vanderbilt University, Emory Dr. Frank Edward Simpson, and Henry College in Virginia, and the Uni Kappa '90 versity of Chicago. He was professor of Latin at the of Kansas from 1897 until Dr. Frank E. derma University Simpson, Kappa '90, his retirement in 1942. He had been chairman tologist and speciafist in radium treatment, died of his department, and from 1906 to 1913 on iSecember 13, 1948, in at the age Chicago, was director of K. U. summer sessions. He also of 79. taught in summer sessions at the Universities Brother a graduate of Northwest Simpson, of Colorado, and California (at Berke ern Medical School, practiced in Chicago University He was a member of Phi Beta Chicago from 1897 until his retirement two ley). Kappa. He belonged to the Classical Association years ago. He was Professor of Skin and Ve of the Middle West and South of which he nereal Diseases at Chicago Polyclinic for ten was in 1908-09; the American years and Clinical Professor of Dermatology president Association, and the American at Northwestern Medical School and attending Philosophical Association of Professors. He was at Cook County, Wesley Me University dermatologist the editor of the "Caesar's GaUic morial and Polyclinic Hospitals. text, Wars," in 1907 and revised in was A former President of the American Badium published 1926; editor of the Classical Journal, Society, Brother Simpson was a member of joint magazine several other medical and scientffic societies. 1909 to 1923, and joint editor-in-chief, 1923- 32. He was a member of the Club He was the author of two books on radium University of the Club and of treatment and a contributor to scientific pub Lawrence, Fortnightly lications. Trinity Episcopal Church. relatives are his a two He was born in Saco, Maine, and received Surviving wife, son, his B.A. from Bowdoin in 1890, his M.D. from daughters, a brother and ten grandchildren. 30 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Waterman, ceived a degree from Yale Law School. For five years he practiced law as a member of Sigma '29 the firm of Saunders, Webb and Worcester. Lieutenant-Colonel Paul Waterman, Army He then gave up the law and turned his he was not a Air Force, Sigma '29, was killed in a crash of attention to music. Although he became an a C-47 plane at Chanute Air Base, Illinois, professional, accomplished pian October 24, 1948. He was co-pilot of the plane. ist and organist, and he was for a time, in Brother Waterman was one of three persons the Middle Nineties, librarian and custodian killed in the plane crash. He was stationed at of opera scores and literary material for the the Wright-Patterson Air Base, Dayton, Ohio. Metropolitan Opera Company. Brother Waterman was the son of the late He served with distinction in the Spanish- Stephen Waterman, Sigma '86, and the brother American War and later rose to he Inspector of Stephen Waterman, Jr., Sigma '29. He was General, United States Volunteers, retiring as 41 years old. He lived at 515 Angell Street, major and later being brevetted as a lieu Providence, Rhode Island. His wife and tenant colonel. He was presented in 1924 daughter, as well as his brother and a sister, with a citation for gallantry in an action at survive him. El Caney, Cuba, on July 1, 1898. After the war Brother Webb was for several Colonel George Creighton Webb, years first secretary of the American Legation at St. Russia. to New Beta "76 Petersburg, Returning York, he resumed his social activities and be Colonel George Cteighton Webb, Beta '76, came interested in a number of business ven soldier, diplomat and amateur musician, died tures, although he maintained no business on March 19, 1948, at his home in New York office. a keen interest in City, at the age of 94. He retained military Brother Webb had been active until his affairs and was opposed to pacffism. death. A leading figure in New York society Brother Webb was a bachelor. He belonged and club life for more than half a century, to the Sons of the American Revolution and he was also a lawyer, although he had not to the St. Nicholas Society. His Clubs in and practiced for many years, and had some cluded the Army and Navy the Metropoli business interests. He traveled widely and tan of Washington, the University and City was known as a linguist. Midday of New York, and the AutomobUe Richard Webb, founder of the Webb fam Club of America. He was the founder of the ily in this country, went to Boston from Yale Athletic Association. Gloucestershire, England, in 1632. Colonel He is survived by three nephews, one of Webb's grandfather was Samuel B. Webb, whom is James Watson Webb, Beta '07; two private secretary and aide de camp to Gen nieces and a sister-in-law. eral and later a George Washington, Briga � dier General of Infantry. His father was Gen eral James Watson Webb, who, after a mili tary career, became known as a diplomat and The Chapters Speak journalist. The General was American Charge d'Affaires in Vienna in 1849, and was for (Continued from page 21) many years the editor of the New York The Chapter is very strong in athletics, having Courier and Enquirer. In 1861 General Webb several men on 'varsity teams and inter-fra became Minister to Brazil and in 1865 he ternity sports. The Chapter also has the Art negotiated a secret treaty with Napoleon III Editor of the campus magazine, and several for the removal of French troops from Mexico. men on publications. Several members are in Brother Webb was born in Tarrytown, New honorary societies. The general academic York, and accompanied his parents on his record was not good last year, but the Chap father's diplomatic travels. He was graduated ter looks forward to a very substantial im from Yale University in 1876, and later re provement during the coming year. Other Deaths Reported Name Chapter and delegation Date of death Rufus Brown Barton Zeta '94 1941 Garrett Denise Bowne, Jr. Beta Beta '06 Unknown Horace A. Brinckerhoff Delta '28 1947 Otis Buckingham Beta '23 1943 Edward Warren Capen Gamma '94 December 14, 1947 Edmund Petrie Cottle Beta '84 1944 Alexander Lucien Dade, Jr. Gamma '20 December 8, 1946 Francis H. Davis Eta '91 1947 Ian M. Dowling Nu '28 Unknown Samuel Alden Eddy Deka '80 September 15, 1945 Robert F. Eldredge Phi '85 January 4, 1948 Hugh M. Foster Lambda '99 May 21, 1947 Thornas Henry Gill Rho '77 November 9, 1940 Walter Goetzman Upsfion '17 June 29, 1946 Wilfiam Adolph Gracey Upsfion '89 October 15, 1944 Russell Grinnell Sigma '97 July 2, 1948 Edward Park Harris Gamma '85 Unknown Henry Brewer Hewitt Rho '96 February 21, 1948 Andrew Holt Mu '80 Unknown Chester W. Hoyt Xi '22 Unknown Roy H. Jones Xi '01 Aprfi 9, 1948 Waldo Gray Knapp Zeta '12 Aprfi 15, 1948 William DeLancey Kountze Beta '99 October, 1946 Empie Latimer Lambda '12 January 2, 1948 Elwin Wallace Law Chi '15 December 15, 1947 James Suydam Lawrence Theta-Chi '80 Unknown Charles Harvey MacCuUoch Theta '00 June 24, 1947 Otto Ethelbert McCutcheon Pi '00 December 24, 1946 Paul D. MiUholland Eta '86 September 16, 1946 Henry Giles Miller Beta '95 March, 1942 John Morris Phi '83 December, 1942 Edward Davis Pardington Delta '23 Unknown Harry Hapeman Patrie Tau '14 Unknown Roy A. Paul Nu '14 Unknown Frank LeRoy Purdy Pi '92 June 27, 1948 Stuart Gordon Rutherford Pi '25 1947 Lewis Sherman, III Sigma '43 Aprfi 27, 1948 Lytton James Shields Mu '09 October 31, 1936 G. M. Smith Nu '09 Unknown Louis Ezekiel Stoddard Beta '99 March 9, 1948 Joseph Warner Swain, II Tau '04 February, 1948 Ralph Huntington Thacher Beta '03 January 18, 1943 Charles Lewis Tiffany Beta '00 Aprfi 3, 1947 Charies C. Towle Zeta '75 April, 1948 Arthur Critchlow Townsend Chi '95 May, 1946 David Hill Van Dyke Delta '28 Unknown Rev. Lewis G. Westgate Xi '90 March 30, 1948 George Aaron Young Delta '09 Unknown Morrison Waite Young Beta '83 Unknown

�31- THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

OFFICERS President Vice President LeRoy j. Weed,' Theta '01 Benjamin T. BxmTON,' Chi '21 72 Ffith Avenue, New York 11, N.Y. 120 Broadway, New York 5. N.Y. Secretary Treasurer Edward T. Richafds,' Sigma '27 A. Northey Jones,' Beta Beta '17 1109 Hospital Trast Bldg., Providence, R.I. 2 Wall Sti-eet, New York 5, N.Y. MEMBERS John R. Burleigh,' Zeta '14 R.D. 2, Bedford Center, Manchester, N.H. BussELL S. Callow," Theta Theta '16 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Harold L. Field,' Upsilon '10 818 Powers Bldg., Bochester, N.Y. Robert G. Fuller,' Mu '23 2 Wall St., New York 5, N.Y. Albert C. Jacobs," Phi '21 Columbia University, New York 27, N.Y. Robert I. Laggren,' Xi '13 Wfibume, Middletown, Conn. Oliver B. Merrill, Jr.,' Gamma '25 48 Wall St., New York 5, N.Y. R. K. Northey,' Nu '12 14 Duncan Street, Toronto, Canada Walter S. Robinson,' Lambda '19 14 WaU Street, New York 5, N.Y. Samuel L. Rosenberry," Rho '23 15 Broad Street, New York 5, N.Y. Henry N. Woolman," Tau '96 132 St. Georges Road, Ardmore, Pa. PAST PRESIDENTS (Ex-Officio LIFE MEMBERS) Eabl D. Babst, Iota '93 120 Wall Sbreet, New York 5, N.Y. Edwabd L. Stevens, C^i '99 43 Church St., Greenwich, Conn. Scott Turner, Phi '02 2824 Graybar Building, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y,

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF PSI UPSILON Board of Governors

OFFICERS President Vice President J. J. E. Hessey,' Nu '13 Robert P. Hughes,' Delta '20 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y. 1 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. Secretary Treasurer Charles H. Seaver," Psi '21 Robert H. Craft,' Tau '29 40 Wall St., New York, N.Y. 140 Broadway, New York 7, N.Y. MEMBERS

Guy D. BoviDEN,' Epsilon Phi '34 . c/o Aluminum Import Co., 620 Fifth Ave., New York 20, N.Y. Jerome W. Brush, Jr.,' Delta Delta '39 530 Park Ave., New York 21, N.Y. Russell S. Callow,' Theta Theta '16 University of Pennsylvania, Phfiadelphia, Pa. Walter T. Collins,' Iota '03 Suite 1700, 52 WaU St., New York 5, N.Y. John E. Foster,' Zeta '23 285 Madison Ave., New York 17, N.Y. Alfred K. Fricke,' Xi'24 70 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. Robert C. Fuller,' Mu '23 2 WaU St., New York 5, N.Y. Oliver B. Merbill, Jr.,' Gamma '25 48 WaU St., New York 5, N.Y. Alfred H. Morton,' Omicron '19 444 W. 56th St., New York 19, N.Y. Ellmore C. Patterson, Jr.,' Omega '35 23 WaU St., New York 5, N.Y. Walter S. Robinson,' Lambda '19 14 Wall St., New York 5, N.Y. Maxwell L. Scott,' Pi '28 270 Madison Ave., New York 16, N.Y. C. Hunt Weber,' Eta '14 50 Church St., New York 7, N.Y. Frank A. Willabd,' Phi '18 120 Broadway, New York 5, N.Y.

^ ^ Term expires Conv. of 1049. Term expires conv. of 1950. 'Term expires Conv. of 1951. * Term expires Conv. of 1952. 'Term expires Conv. of 1953. �32- ROLL OF CHAPTERS AND ALUMNI PRESIDENTS

THETA-e-UNioN CoLLEGE-1833 Psi Upsilon House, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y. Dr. G. Marcellus Clowe, '11, 613 Union St., Schenectady, N. Y. DELTA-A-New York Univerity-1837 115 W. 183rd St., New York, N.Y. Robert P. Hughes, '20, 1 Broadway, New York 4, N.Y. BETA�B�(Yale University) Inactive�1839 SIGMA-2-Brown UNrvERSiTY-1840 4 Manning St., Providence, R.I. Edward T. Richards, '27, Secretary, 1109 Hospital Tmst Budding, Providence, B. I. GAMMA-r-AMHERST CoLLEGE-1841 South Pleasant St., Amherst, Mass. Frederick S. Fales, '96, Premium Point, New RocheUe, N. Y.

� ZETA Z�Dartmouth College�1842 Hanover, N.H. Prof. Donald Bartlett '24, Secretary and Treasurer, Box 174, Hanover, N.H. LAMBDA�A-CoLUMBLA University�1842 704 Hartley Hall, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. Richard M. Ross, '20, Dean Witter & Co., 14 WaU St., New York, N. Y. KAPPA-K-BowDOiN College-1843 250 Maine St., Brunswick, Me. John F. Dana, '98, 57 Exchange Street, Pordand, Me. PSI-^-Hamilton College-1843 College St., Clinton, N.Y. Edward W. Stanley, '27, Clinton, N. Y. XI�S�Wesleyan University�1843 High and College Sts., Middletown, Conn. Frank B. Cawley, '14, Avon Old Farms School, Avon, Conn. UPSILON-T-Univeesity of Rochester-1858 Rochester, N.Y. Nicholas E. Brown, '28, 3 South Fitzhugh St., Rochester 4, N.Y. IOTA�I�Kenyon College�1860 Gambier, Ohio Walter T. CoUins, '03, 52 WaU St., New York, N.Y. PHI-*-University of Michigan-1865 J 000 HiU St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Donald A. Finkbeiner, '17, Box 557 M.O., Toledo 1. Ohio. OMEGA�n�University of Chicago� 1869 5639 University Ave., Chicago, III. J. C. Pratt, '28, 7334 South Shore Dr., Chicago 49, IU. PI�II�Syracuse University�1875 101 College PL, Syracuse, N.Y. Donald B. Derby, '18, 205 Bugby Bd., Syracuse 6, N.Y. CHI�X�Cornell University�1876 Forest Park Lane, Ithaca, N.Y. Benjamin T. Burton, '21, 120 Broadway, New York 5, N.Y. BETA BETA-B B-Trinity College-1880 81 Vernon St., Hartford, Conn. Albert M. Dexter, Jr., Mountain Road, Farmington, Conn. ETA�H�Lehigh University�1884 920 Brodhead Ave., Bethlehem, Pa. CadwaUader Evans, Jr., '01, c/o Hudson Coal Co., Scranton, Pa. TAU-T-University of Pennsylvania-1891 300 S. 36th St., Philadelphia, Pa. C. Linn Seiler, Tau '08, 1529 Walnut St., Philadelphia 2, Pa. MU�M�University of Minnesota� 1891 1617 University Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, Minn. Thomas G. Heinrich, '37, 108 Washington Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn. RHO�P� University of Wisconsin� 1896 222 Lake Lawn Pi, Madison, Wis. Frederick S. Brandenburg, '09, Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wis. EPSILON-E-University of California-1902 1815 Highland PI, Berkeley 4, Calif. E. O. Erickson, '23, Rm. 1023, 300 Montgomery St., San Francisco," Calff. OMICRON�0�University of Illinois� 1910 313 Armory Ave., Champaign, III. H. E. Cunningham '40, Wessman & Cunningham, 145 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, III. DELTA DELTA-A A-Williams College-1913 Williamstown, Mass. Jerome W. Bmsh, Jr., '39, 530 Park Ave., New York 21, N.Y. THETA THETA-e S-University of Wa.shington-1916. ..1818 E. 47th St., Seattle, Wash. Earle W. Zinn, '36, Eighth Floor, Hoge Bldg., Seattie 4, Wash. NU�N�University of Toronto�1920 65 St. George St., Toronto, Canada E. F. Maclntyre, '34, c/o Psi Upsilon Fratemity, 65 St. George St., Toronto, Ont., Canada EPSILON PHI�E 'I'�McGill University�1928 3429 Peel St., Montreal Canada George D. GoodfeUow, '36, 207 Lockhart Ave., Montreal 16, P.Q., Canada ZETA ZETA-Z Z�University of British Columbia� 1935 c/o Alumni President Donald B. Grant, '31, 3409 W. 42nd Ave., Vancouver, B.C., Canada EPSILON NU-E N-Michigan State College�1943 810 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, Mich. S. L. Christensen, '00, 810 W. Grand River Ave., East Lansing, Mich. GENERAL INFORMATION Psi Upsilon Badges Orders must be placed on regulation order blanks through your Chapter or the Executive Council Regulation Sizes Pledge Buttons Badges Keys $1.25" $5.75" $7.00" Psi Upsilon Rings (obtainable only by members of Psi Upsilon in active service in the armed forces). Orders must be placed through the Executive Council. Please specify size. 10 kt. Gold $14.00* SterUng 4.00* Steriing with 10 kt. top 8.00' Psi Upsilon Song Books (New edition) Orders should be placed with the Executive Council. Price $2.00. Psi Upsilon Song Records Each set consists of six two-faced records with twelve Psi Upsilon songs. Produced under the personal direction of Reinald Werren rath, Musical Director of the Fraternity. Songs are sung by Brothers Werrenrath, Delta '05, Carreau, Delta '04, Winston, Xi '14, and Wells, Pi '01. Orders should be placed through the Executive Council. Price $9.00 per set. Annals of Psi Upsilon A limited number of copies are available. Price $5.00. The Diamond of Psi Upsilon The official publication of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity. Subscriptions obtainable through the Executive Council. Life Subscription, $15; By Subscription, $1.00 per Volume of four issues; Single Copies, $0.50. The official jeweler of the Psi Upsilon Fratemity is the L. G. Balfour Com pany, Attleboro, Massachusetts, which is the only organization authorized to manufacture Psi Upsilon jewehy. " Jewelry is subject to any pertinent taxes. To determine the amount of your check, add 20% to the price listed above, this being the Federal tax on jewelry, plus any local sales taxes.

All orders for the above material should be accompanied by either money order, draft, check or instructions to ship C.O.D. Please note that jewelry cannot be sent C.O.D. to service addresses. Remittances for jewelry should be made payable to the L. G. Balfour Company, for the other items listed to the Executive Council of Psi Upsilon. All orders should be sent to the Executive Council of Psi Upsilon, Boom 510, 420 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.