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ΔΧ of ΔΚΕ Special Study #17: Chapter Letters (ΔKE Quarterly)

The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly was published by the Delta Kappa Epsilon Council continuously from 1883 to May 1941, thereafter under the title The Deke Quarterly until 1971 and intermittently thereafter. Numbers included letter reports from the various chapters of the fraternity. This study reproduces selected letters issued by the Delta Chi chapter from 1883 to 1969 and additional material related to brothers and circumstances of the Delta Chi Chapter.

Table of Contents

DKEQ, I, #1 (1883), p. 62 ...... 8 DKEQ, I, #2 (Apr 1883), p. 169 ...... 8 DKEQ, V, #1 (Oct 1886), p. 83 ...... 9 DKEQ, V, #3 (Apr 1887), p. 241 ...... 9 DKEQ, VI, #1 (Oct 1887), p. 83 ...... 10 DKEQ, VI, #3 (Apr 1888), pp. 242-3 ...... 10 DKEQ, VII, #1 (Oct 1888), p. 76 ...... 11 DKEQ, VIII, #1 (Jan 1890), p.80 ...... 11 DKEQ, VIII, #1 (Jan 1890), p. 89 (Graduate Personals) ...... 12 DKEQ, IX, #1 (Jan 1891), pp. 57-58 ...... 12 DKEQ, IX, #1 (Jan, 1891), p. 77 (Graduate Personals) ...... 13 DKEQ, XI, #2 (May 1893), p. 109 ...... 13 DKEQ, XII, #1 (Jan 1894), pp. 61-62...... 14 DKEQ, XII, #2 (May 1894), pp. 149-150 (Graduate Personals) ...... 15 DKEQ, XII, #2 (May 1894), pp. 173-4 ...... 15 DKEQ, XII, #3 (Nov 1894), p. 191 (Frontispiece, Delta Chi’s New House) ...... 17 DKEQ, XII, #4 (Nov 1894), pp. 277-278 ...... 18 DKEQ, XIII, #1 (Mar 1895), pp. 65-66 ...... 19 DKEQ, XIII, #2 (Jun 1895), p. 116 (Graduate Personals) ...... 20 DKEQ, XIII, #2 (Jun 1895), p. 133...... 20 DKEQ, XIII, #3 (Nov 1895), p. 187 (Graduate Personals) ...... 20 DKEQ, XIII, #3 (Nov 1895), p. 207...... 21 DKEQ, XIV, #1 (Mar 1896), p. 69 ...... 21 DKEQ, XIV, #2 (Jun 1896), pp. 131-132 (Graduate Personals)...... 22 DKEQ, XIV, #2 (Jun 1896), p. 147 ...... 23 DKEQ, XIV, #3 (Nov 1896), p. 217 ...... 24 DKEQ, XV, #1 (Feb 1897), p. 63-64 ...... 24 DKEQ, XV, #2 (Jun 1897), pp. 142-143 ...... 25 DKEQ, XV, #3 (Nov 1897), p. 194 (Graduate Personals) ...... 25 DKEQ, XV, #3 (Nov 1897), p. 220 ...... 26 DKEQ, XVI, #1 (Feb 1898), p. 40 (Graduate Personals) ...... 26 DKEQ, XVI, #1 (Feb 1898), pp. 60-61 ...... 27 DKEQ, XVI, #2 (Jun 1898), p. 124 ...... 27 DKEQ, XVI, #3 (Oct 1898), p. 162 (Death, Clifton Beckwith Brown 1900) ...... 28 DKEQ, XVII, #1 (Feb 1899), pp. 39-40 (Chapter War Records) ...... 28 DKEQ, XVII, #1 (Feb 1899), pp. 71-72 ...... 29 DKEQ, XVII, #2 (Jun 1899), pp. 154-155...... 30 DKEQ, XVII, #3 (Nov 1899), pp. 206-207 ...... 31 DKEQ, XVII, #3 (Nov 1899), p. 229...... 31 DKEQ, XVIII, #1 (Feb 1900), pp. 60-61 ...... 32 DKEQ, XVIII, #3 (Nov 1900), pp. 195-196 ...... 32 DKEQ, XIX, #1 (Feb 1901), p. 56 ...... 33 DKEQ, XIX, #2 (Jun 1901), p. 116 ...... 33 DKEQ, XIX, #3 (Nov 1901), p. 178 ...... 34 DKEQ, XX, #1 (Feb 1902), pp. 61-62 ...... 34 DKEQ, XX, #2 (Jun 1902), pp. 112-113...... 35 DKEQ, XX, #3 (Nov 1902), pp. 164-165...... 36 DKEQ, XXI, #1 (Feb 1903), pp. 63-64 ...... 36 DKEQ, XXI, #2 (Jun 1903), 116-117 ...... 37 DKEQ, XXI, #3 (Nov 1903), p. 164 (Graduate Personals) ...... 38 DKEQ, XXI, #3 (Nov 1903), p. 183-184 ...... 38 DKEQ, XXII, #2 (Jun 1904), pp. 142-143 ...... 39 DKEQ, XXII, #3 (Nov 1904), p. 202 ...... 39 DKEQ, XXIV, #1 (Feb 1906), pp. 83-84 ...... 40 DKEQ, XXIV, #2 (Jun 1906), p. 144...... 41 DKEQ, XXIV, #3 (Nov 1906), p. 219 ...... 41 DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), pp. 34-37 (Article, DKE Assoc. of , Excerpt) ...... 42 DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), pp. 57-58 ...... 42 DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), p. 75 (Greek News and Clippings) ...... 43 DKEQ, XXV, #2 (Jun 1907), p. 143 ...... 44 DKEQ, XXV, #3 (Nov 1907), p. 204 ...... 44 DKEQ, XXVI, #1 (Feb 1908), p. 44 (Graduate Personals) ...... 45

2 DKEQ, XXVI, #1 (Feb 1908), pp. 56-57 ...... 45 DKEQ, XXVI, #2 (Jun 1908), p. 130...... 45 DKEQ, XXVI, #3 (Nov 1908), pp. 199-200 ...... 46 DKEQ, XXVII, #1 (Feb 1909), p. 41 (Resolution on Franklin Smith Macomber 1899)...... 46 DKEQ, XXVII, #1 (Feb 1909), p.66 ...... 47 DKEQ, XXVIII, #2 (Jun 1910), p. 117 ...... 48 DKEQ, XXVIII, #3 (Nov 1910), p. 157 (Resolutions, Arthur Peter Braun 1906) ...... 49 DKEQ, XXIX, #1 (Feb 1911), p. 57...... 49 DKEQ, XXIX, #2 (May 1911), p. 142 ...... 50 DKEQ, XXIX, #2 (May 1911), pp. 153-5 (Article, Recent Rushing Rules) ...... 51 DKEQ, XXIX, #4 (Dec 1911), p. 305-06 ...... 53 DKEQ, XXX, #1 (Feb 1912), pp. 56-7 ...... 54 DKEQ, XXX, #2 (May 1912), pp. 150-151 ...... 55 DKEQ, XXX, #4 (Dec 1912), pp. 316-317 ...... 56 DKEQ, (circa 1912), p. 142 ...... 57 DKEQ, XXXI, #2 (May 1913), p. 194 ...... 57 DKEQ, XXXI, #4 (Dec 1913), pp. 376-377 ...... 58 DKEQ, XXXIII, #2 (May 1915), pp. 141-143 (Comment of General Secretary) ...... 59 DKEQ, XXXIII, #3 (Oct 1915), pp. 253-255 (Convention Speeches) ...... 62 DKEQ, XXXIII, #4 (Dec 1915), pp. 443-445 ...... 63 DKEQ, XXXIV, #1, p. 239 ...... 65 DKEQ, XXXIV, #4, pp. 481-2 ...... 66 DKEQ, XXXV, #2 (May 1917), pp. 218-220 ...... 68 DKEQ, XXXV, #4 (Dec 1917), pp. 386-387 ...... 69 DKEQ, XXXVI, #4 (Dec 1918), pp. 278-9...... 70 DKEQ, XXXVII, #2 (May 1919), pp. 147-9 ...... 71 DKEQ, XXXVIII, #1 (Feb 1920), p. 110 ...... 73 DKEQ, XXXIX, #1 (Feb 1921), pp. 126-7 ...... 75 DKEQ, XXXIX, #3 (Oct 1921), pp. 357-358...... 76 DKEQ, XXXIX, #4 (1921), pp. 459-60 ...... 78 DKEQ, XL, #1 (Apr 1922), pp. 94-96 (Alumni Personals, Julius Chambers’ Last Book) ...... 79 DKEQ, XL, #4 (Nov 1922), pp. 341-2 ...... 80 DKEQ, XL, #4 (Nov 1922), pp. 367 (In Memoriam, Charles Shaw Horner 1894) ...... 81 DKEQ, XLV, #4 (Dec 1927), pp. 401-2 ...... 82 DKEQ, ca. 1928, p. 77 (Alumni Gossip) ...... 83 DKEQ, XLVI, #4 (Dec 1928), pp. 488-90 ...... 84 DKEQ, XLVII, #1 (Feb 1929), p. 122 (Newspaper Item) ...... 85

3 DKEQ, XLVII, #4 (Dec 1929), p. 599 ...... 85 DKEQ, XLIX, #2 (May 1931), p. 108 ...... 86 DKEQ, XLIX, #3 (Sep 1931), p. 191 (Chapter Alumni Associations) ...... 86 DKEQ, LI, #2 (May 1933), p. 102 ...... 86 DKEQ, LI, #3 (Oct 1933), 155 (In Memoriam) ...... 87 DKEQ, LI, #4 (Dec 1933), p. 198 ...... 87 DKEQ, LII, #3 (Oct 1934), pp. 115 & 132 (Bayard Taylor, O) ...... 88 DKEQ, LII, #4 (Dec 1934), p. 176 ...... 88 DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 79 ...... 88 DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 94 ...... 89 DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 99 (In Memoriam, Cuthbert Winfred Pound 1887)...... 89 DKEQ, LIII, #4 (Dec 1935), p. 159 & 173 (Article, This Matter of Legacies) ...... 90 DKEQ, LIII, #4 (Dec 1935), p. 190...... 92 DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 28 (Article, The Pound Memorial Fund) ...... 92 DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 43 (Death, George Washington Graham 1876) ...... 94 DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 45 (Deaths, Cool 1916 & Miles 1917) ...... 94 DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), p. 60 (Remembrance, James Anderson Hawes Φ’94) ...... 95 DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), pp. 72-3 (Article, Use Your Head) ...... 95 DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), p.99 ...... 97 DKEQ, LIV, #4 (Dec 1936), p. 190 ...... 98 DKEQ, LIV, #4 (Dec 1936), p. 201 ...... 98 DKEQ, LV, #1 (Feb 1937), p. 62 (Deaths, Snider 1894 & Baur 1921) ...... 99 DKEQ, LV, #2 (May 1937), p. 76 (Article, Fred Baker 1874) ...... 99 DKEQ, LV, #2 (May 1937), pp. 92-3 ...... 99 DKEQ, LVI, #1 (Feb 1938), p. 51 (Death, Herbert William Strong 1894) ...... 100 DKEQ, LVI, #2 (May 1938), p. 101 ...... 101 DKEQ, LVI, 3 (Oct 1938), p. 120 ...... 102 DKEQ, LVIII, #2 (May 1940), p. 87 (Dekes in the News ―Charles Baskerville 1919) ...... 102 DKEQ, LIX, #1 (Feb 1941), p. 54 ...... 103 DKEQ, LIX, #1 (Feb 1941), p. 55 ...... 103 DKEQ, LX, #2 (May 1942), p. 76 ...... 103 DKEQ, LX, #2 (May 1942), p. 48 ...... 104 DKEQ, LXI, #1 (Feb 1943) p. 23 ...... 104 DKEQ, LXI, #3 (Oct 1943), p. 92 (Deaths, Hewitt, III 1943 & Eisenman 1943) ...... 104 DKEQ, LXIII, #3 (Oct 1945), p.95 ...... 105 DKEQ, LXIX, #1 (Feb 1951), p. 268 ...... 106 DKEQ, LXIX, #4 (Dec 1951) (Death, Arthur DeWitt Brooks 1900) ...... 107

4 DKEQ, LXX, #1 (Feb 1952) (News Item, George Nixon 1949) ...... 107 DKEQ, LXXI, #1 (Feb 1953), pp. 16-17 (T. C. Hennings 1924 Convention Address)...... 107 DKEQ, LXXI, #1 (Feb 1953), p. 22 (Wedding, James Lovell Carr 1944) ...... 110 DKEQ, LXXI, #2 (Summer 1953), p. 49-52 ...... 111 DKEQ, LXXI, #3 (Oct 1953), p. 98 (Death, Jay Cromwell Nellegar 1898) ...... 112 DKEQ, LXXII, #1 (Feb 1954), p. 22 (Photograph, John F. Nixon 1924) ...... 113 DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), p. 54 ...... 113 DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), pp. 62-63 (Article, Robert Trent Jones 1931) ...... 113 DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), p. 71 ...... 114 DKEQ, LXXIII, #3 (Oct 1955), p. 96 () ...... 116 DKEQ, LXXIV, #2 (May 1956) ...... 116 DKEQ, LXXIV, #3 (Oct 1956), p. 128 (Article, Thomas C. Hennings 1924) ...... 117 DKEQ, LXXV, #2 (May 1957), p 68 (Article, Delta Chi Community Service) ...... 118 DKEQ, LXXV, #3 (Oct 1957), p. 104 (Death, Hugh Everard Jackson 1924) ...... 118 DKEQ, LXXV. #4 (Dec 1957), p. 135 (Article, Thomas Washburn Hopper 1928) ...... 118 DKEQ, LXXVI,, #2 (May 1958), p. 75 (Death, Robert Heller Shaner 1914) ...... 118 DKEQ, LXXVII #1 (Feb 1959), p. 44 (Article, Laurence Stockton Helffrich 1923) ...... 119 DKEQ, LXXVII, #1 (Feb 1959), p. 44 (Article, Charles Barrett 1916) ...... 119 DKEQ, LXXVII, #3 (Oct 1959), p. 111 (Death, Walter C. Lefens 1905) ...... 120 DKEQ, LXXVII, #3 (Oct 1959), p. 111 ...... 120 DKEQ, LXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1960), pp. 181-182 (Chapter Letter) ...... 121 DKEQ, LXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1960), pp 163-164 (Death, Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. 1924) ...... 122 DKEQ, LXXIX, #1 (Feb 1961), p. 9 (Deke Achievement Awards) ...... 126 DKEQ, LXXIX, #2 (May 1961), p. 88 (Death, George F. Hewitt Jr. 1910) ...... 127 DKEQ, LXXIX, #2 (May 1961) ...... 127 DKEQ, LXXIX, #3 (Oct 1961), pp. 129-130 ...... 129 DKEQ, LXXX, #3 (Oct 1962), p. 127 ...... 131 DKEQ, LXXXI, #2 (May 1963), pp. 54-55 (Article, James McConnell Clark, 1944) ...... 131 DKEQ, LXXXI, #2 (May 1963), p. 70 (Article, Fred B. Johnston II 1961) ...... 132 DKEQ, LXXXI, #3 (Oct 1963), p. 89 (Article, Briton H. Richardson 1937) ...... 132 DKEQ, LXXXI, #3 (Oct 1963), p. 120 (Death, B. Botsford Young 1919) ...... 132 DKEQ. LXXXII, #2 (May 1964), p. 62 (Death, Frank H. McCormick 1910) ...... 132 DKEQ, LXXXIII, #2 (May 1965), p. 87 ...... 133 DKEQ, LXXXIII, #3 (Oct 1965), p. 124...... 134 DKEQ, LXXXIII, #4 (Dec 1965), p. 175 ...... 135 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #1 (Feb 1966), p. 35 ...... 136 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #2 (May 1966), p. 78 ...... 137

5 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #4 (Dec 1966), p. 172 ...... 138 DKEQ, LXXXV, #2 (May 1967), p. 85 ...... 138 DKEQ, LXXXV, #3 (Oct 1967), p. 120 ...... 139 DKEQ, LXXXV, #3 (Oct 1967), p. 134 (Death, Clem Steele Clarke 1919) ...... 142 DKEQ, LXXXV, #4 (Dec 1967), p. 153 (Article, Briton H. Richardson 1937) ...... 143 DKEQ, LXXXV, #4 (Dec 1967), p. 159 ...... 144 DKEQ, LXXXVI, #1 (Feb 1968), p. 50 ...... 145 DKEQ, LXXXVI, #2 (May 1968), p. 73 & 80 ...... 146 DKEQ, LXXXVI, #4 (Dec 1968), pp. 148-150 (Article, Charles Baskerville 1919) ...... 147 DKEQ, LXXXVII, #4 (Dec 1969), p. 183 ...... 150 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #1 (Feb 1970), p. 27 ...... 151 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #2 (May 1970), p. 58 ...... 152 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1970), pp. 106-107(Article, 126th DKE Convention) ...... 154 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1970), pp. 115 & cover (Article, Caesar A. Grasselli II 1922) ...... 157 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1970), p. 136 ...... 158 DKEQ, LXXXIX, #1 (Feb 1971), p. 19 ...... 159 DKEQ, LXXXIX, #1 (Feb 1971), p. 32 (Death, Frank Herbert Philbrick 1908) ...... 160 DKEQ, LXXXIX, #2 (May 1971), p. 59 ...... 160 DKEQ, XCIX, #3 (Summer 1986), pp. 8-13 (Article, Illustrations ΔKE Club, NYC) ...... 162 DKEQ, XCIX, #3 (Summer 1986), p. 34 (Article, Robert L. Malatesta 1955) ...... 162 DKEQ, CXXIX, #1 (Spring 2011), p.23 (Death, Brian Lo 2011) ...... 163 Acknowledgement ...... 163

6 Note on the Transcriptions Transcriptions of ΔX Chapter Letters appearing in the Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly (DKEQ) are derived from two principal sources: digital scans from the Hathi Trust collection and photocopies of various library holdings. In the latter case, the photocopies were scanned into Microsoft Office Word 2003 using a DELL Model 966 All-in-One Printer-Scanner-Fax machine. The scanned document was then processed by an ABBYY FineReader 6.0 Sprint optical character recognition program. The text was then washed by Microsoft Notepad Version 5.1 to remove extraneous formatting codes, then transcribed to this Microsoft Office Word 2003 document, and finally processed by Adobe Acrobat Elements 6.0 to produce the Portable Document File version. Omitted sections are noted. Numbers that have been examined, but contain no ΔX Chapter Letter or any significant material bearing on ΔX are so indicated, e.g. *DKEQ, IV, #2 (Jan 1886): nn [nil novi]. In general, extant text usage has been preserved: “‘Varsity” for varsity, “cotillon [sic]” for the modern cotillion, lower case “street” in addresses, etc. Aleph Samach, the Junior class society, was often misidentified as Adelph [sic] Samach. These instances have been noted. Names and class years are corrected without comment. See the following studies for selected transcriptions from DKEQ. ΔΧ of ΔΚΕ Special Study #08: Overt Mottos of the DΚΕ Fraternity and Chapters http://hdl.handle.net/1813/23086 DKEQ, VI, #1 (Oct 1887), pp. 28-36: Lantz, Franklin Winfield, ΨΦ ‘70. “The Blazons of the DKE Arms.” Blazons and mottos in Greek are given for the following chapters: Φ, Θ, Ξ, Σ, Ψ, Υ, ΒΑ (now B), Χ, Η, Α, Λ, Π, Α’ (now AA), Ο, Ε, Ν, Τ, Μ, Ρ, ΒΦ, ΦΧ, ΨΦ, ΓΦ, ΨΩ, ΒΧ, ΔΧ, Δ (now ΔΔ), ΦΓ, Β (now ΓΒ), ΘΖ and AX.

ΔX of ΔKE Special Study #10: Poems and Songs http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3367 DKEQ, I, #1 (Jan 1883), pp. 3-6: Brother John DeWitt Warner, ΔΧ ‘72, “Our Aegis.”

ΔX of ΔKE Special Study #18: Early Histories of the Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3316 DKEQ, XII, #1 (Jan 1894), pp. 15-21: “Delta Chi: The Laying of the Corner-Stone of the New Chapter House and Sketch of the Chapter.” DKEQ, XII, #3 (Nov 1894), pp. 191-204: Warner, John DeWitt. ΔX ‘72. “Early History of Delta Chi Chapter.” DKEQ, XXX, #1 (Feb 1912), pp. 56-7: Anon. “The New Home of Delta Chi.”

7 Delta Chi Chapter Letters in the Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly

DKEQ, I, #1 (1883), p. 62 DELTA CHI  CORNELL We returned to college at the beginning of the year with seven men: one senior, three juniors, three sophomores. On October 28th, we initiated three men of ‘86, and on November 24th, two members of the junior class, thus increasing our numbers to twelve. One of our Sophomores is under the ban of temporary suspension from the University for participation in a Hallow’een affair. The less fortunate ΨΥs suffered the loss of 6 men, one half their total membership. The chapter is in excellent condition and our prospects are most flattering for a full share of the eligible men in the coming class. One of our sophomores, discouraged in the search for gold in the far west, has concluded to return and renew his search for knowledge in the University. The weaker fraternities are being rooted out here and the stronger ones showing a more healthy development in some consequence. Last year witnessed the death of the Cornell chapters of ΧΦ and ΔΒΦ. Within our own chapter there is renewed interest in the Fraternity at large and the interest taken by the younger members is a source of pride and an encouragement to older members. The University is making great improvement in all its branches. The return of Pres. White has given new impetus to every department. The immense sales of lands, together with the magnificent bequest of the late Mrs. Fiske gives [sic] the University the rank of third if not second in wealth. The endowment of the library has no parallel in any college or even public library. Encouraged by this the trustees have nearly completed a beautiful building for the department of Chemistry and Physics, and have under way a splendid gymnasium, thus filling a long felt want among Cornell Students.

DKEQ, I, #2 (Apr 1883), p. 169 DELTA CHI  CORNELL Our chapter house, which is one of the pleasantest and most centrally located of any, we have recently refitted and refurnished, and it is a source of much pride to us. Our number, though small, is most zealous and active in the interests of ΔKE. We elected two out of the seven editors of the Cornellian, our yearly publication. On the Sun, our daily college paper, we are also represented. We have one man each on the base-ball [sic] “nine” and Glee Club. The Junior Ball Committee had two ΔKEs out of five. It was the most successful of any that has occurred here of late years, both financially and socially. This was without doubt due to the ΔKE members of the committee. The Alpha Delts have the best chapter house, we are next in this respect and the ΨΥ next. The other fraternities, except ΖΨ, live in business blocks. The standard for admission to the university is being continually raised.

8 *DKEQ, IV, #2 (Jan 1886): nn.

DKEQ, V, #1 (Oct 1886), p. 83 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY By sustaining a high standard of scholarship throughout the year, the members of X have won the respect of both professors and students. We have representatives in most of the courses. Especially noteworthy is the fact that one of our Seniors led his class in Civil Engineering, an honor best appreciated by one who has done the work of that course. At the Class Day exercises the poet was a KE. The base-ball [sic] club of the past year was an exceptionally fine one, so that we esteem ourselves honored in furnishing it with the heaviest batter, who, besides, played first base in every game without making an error. The Freshmen had the only class nine in the University last year, two of their men being from X. We also won the championship of all fraternity ball clubs, In the intercollegiate games at Utica X was represented by Bro. Smith, who received the first prize for throwing the hammer. [copy obscured] music among all the fraternities at Cornell, as we have had among our number the best vocal and instrumental musicians in the University. A new room has been lined up for the library which has received special attention, and the billiard hall has also been made more attractive. In the best society of our little city KE is well represented, one of the events of the season being the cotillion given at our house last winter. During the year we have had the President of the Frinja Social Club and the Secretary of the Undine Club. At the Algebra Cremation and Excursion, X furnished the master of ceremonies. We have begun the year of ‘86-’87 the strongest fraternity in the field. Two KE’s have been elected to fellowships for the coming year. It is our intention to devote still more time and energy to the literary exercises which have been so beneficial to us in the past.

DKEQ, V, #3 (Apr 1887), p. 241 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY The past year has been a successful one for Delta Chi. Besides having our usual number of undergraduate members, we are now represented in the University by four resident graduates, of whom two, Brother Lapham, Delta Chi, ‘84, and Brother Mills, Beta Phi, ‘84, hold fellowships. Our chapter house fund has recently been greatly augmented by liberal contributions from our alumni members, and has now reached such a sum as to assure us that KE will soon have the finest chapter house at Cornell. With this in view, and also the fact that we shall lose but few of our number this year by graduation, we deem ourselves prepared to enter the lists next fall with the most brilliant prospects of success. The trustees of the University have recently elected Chas. A. Collin, Phi, ‘67, a member of the Faculty of our new law school, and Julius J. Chambers, Delta Chi, ‘72, as a non-resident lecturer in journalism. The university is constantly growing; building is going on and other improvements are being made. Our relations with our rivals are friendly; Υ [Delta Upsilon] has purchased Dr. Coddington’s house for a chapter home. It is very commodious for chapter purposes. A chapter of ΦΔΘ [Phi Delta Theta] has been established here.

9 The Annual Field Day of 1887 gave eight out of sixteen first prizes to KE; also six second prizes. As to the Inter-Collegiate Field Day soon to be held in Syracuse, ΦΓ [Phi Gamma] has certainly taken more interest than her rivals, if the number of entries is any indication. Brother Connelly is the Musical Director of the Glee Club, Brother Hawkins is the Captain of the University Nine, and Brother Crowley is the Chairman of the Executive Committee, for the Calculus Burial ceremony. To these add the presidency of the Senior class for class-day and the presidency of the Freshman class for the latter of the year, The Onondagan of ‘88 was lately issued; Brother Hawkins was Editor-in-Chief. In the Senior class, exclusive of Brother Doubleday in the Medical Department, we have four men and received two commencement appointments. Υ [Delta Upsilon] has seven men and received four appointments. In the Sophomore Exhibition the fraternities stand as follows : KE, 3; Υ, 1; ΦΓ, 1; ΦΚΨ, 1; ΦΔΘ, 0.

DKEQ, VI, #1 (Oct 1887), p. 83 DELTA CHI  CORNELL UNIVERSITY Delta Chi has experienced during the past year a steady growth, both in the number of members and from a financial standpoint. Earnest and vigorous efforts have been put forth by active and alumni members to push ahead the new chapter house movement, and the success of the enterprise now seems assured. We will lose no men this fall save those who have graduated, and as we have several of the most desirable members of the class of ‘90 ready to swell our ranks at the opening of university this fall, our prospects of a successful rushing campaign we regard as most excellent. As our chapter is composed, to a great extent, of Western men, we expect to send an unusually large delegation to the Convention at Chicago, and hope there to enter into fraternal competition with our sister chapters in aiding to make the affair —what a Deke Convention usually is— a grand success.

DKEQ, VI, #3 (Apr 1888), pp. 242-3 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY Delta Chi opened the last campaign with twelve active members, two pledged Sophomores, and three post-graduates. We initiated six men, all of whom are fully up to the standard we have always strived to maintain. The Senior election was a great triumph for KE. One of our men, who was also Junior President, was elected Toastmaster and appointed on the Banquet Committee. Another was elected Marshal and appointed on the Class Day Committee. On the Ball Committee, which is most important of all, we have two men of the seven, while no other fraternity has more than one, and most are not represented at all. We also have one member of the Photograph Committee, the Athletic Director of the Senior Class, and the Treasurer of the University Athletic Council. Thus all of our Seniors have received high honors from their class. In the Junior Class we have the Pipe Custodian, the only member of ‘89 who takes part in the Commencement; also one member of the Junior Ball Committee. On the Cornell Era board we

10 have two editors. We are fully represented in each of the four class clubs, which are composed of the best men, socially, in the University, and we furnish several of the officers of these clubs. One of the best players on the Cornell Football team is a member of Delta Chi. Brother Mills, Fellow in History, is President of the Cornell University Historical Association. We have been much gratified to hear from all of our Alumni who have visited us this year, that never did X stand better in every respect than she does to-day; and with this indorsement [sic] we hope that the final negotiations toward building a Chapter house that will be in keeping with the position of X and KE in general, will not be long protracted.

DKEQ, VII, #1 (Oct 1888), p. 76 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY Last year was an eminently successful one for Delta Chi, and we have returned this year in better condition, in regard to numbers and everything else, than ever before. We open the year with four Seniors, three Juniors, six Sophomores, and two Freshmen already pledged. As the Class of ‘92 promises to be an exceptionally large one, and will doubtless furnish enough desirable material for all the Fraternities at Cornell, Delta Chi is reasonably sure to secure some welcome additions, and the Chapter never fails to capture her full quota of the very best men in the incoming classes. Much enthusiasm has been aroused within the Fraternity by the prospects of a new Chapter house being built during the coming year. Our alumni have been very active during the year just past, and have succeeded in perfecting plans which will insure us the handsomest Fraternity house in Ithaca. We already have the most desirable site and await only the house to be acknowledged unapproachable by other Fraternities at Cornell.

DKEQ, VIII, #1 (Jan 1890), p.80 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Since our last chapter-letter Delta Chi has been by no means idle. We initiated one Senior and nine Freshmen last year. There was a Deke upon both Junior and Senior ball committees, and the toast-masters of the four banqueting clubs were also Dekes. Brother C. Jones, ‘89, was unanimously chosen toastmaster at the Senior banquet last June. Brother Terry, ‘89, formerly a member of Nu chapter, received an election to Sigma Xi. In athletics we are well to the front. The Star Base ball [sic] League, composed of nines from the five representative fraternities in the ‘Varsity, failed to finish its schedule of games before Commencement. Delta Chi held the lead, however. Our reunion and banquet, June 19th, was a great success, and well attended by chapter alumni from all parts of the country. Considerable money was raised for our new chapter-house, and if the good work of raising funds goes on smoothly during the coming winter, we hope to lay the corner-stone next Commencement. This fall eleven old men returned—one Senior, three Juniors and seven Sophomores. We have been slow to take new men, adhering to the principle of Δ K E, “Good men or none.” Three, however, have already been swung, and three others are pledged.

11 Brother Field, ‘61, won the championship of the University in tennis this fall, and represented Cornell in the recent intercollegiate tournament in New Haven. Delta Chi is well represented on the glee club, banjo club and college minstrels. We feel that we are holding our position as a leading fraternity here very well indeed.

DKEQ, VIII, #1 (Jan 1890), p. 89 (Graduate Personals) ΔX ‘70. C. V. Parsell is Principal of Clinton Liberty Institute, Fort Plain, N. Y. ‘73. L. G. Boies is cashier of the Edwards County Bank, Kinsley, Kan. ‘82. Charles Reed is a member of the firm of Porter & Reed, attorneys, Dallas, Tex. He was married last year. ‘83. C. E. Countryman was married last March, and is a lawyer at Albany, N. Y. ‘84. W. M. Bering is one of the directors of the Lee Investment Company, Wichita, Kan. His wedding cards were out a short time ago. ‘86. W. C. Green is Secretary of the Wickes Refrigerator Company, Chicago. ‘87. M. W. Sheldon is in business at Binghamton, N. Y. ‘88. George G. Linen is cashier of the Buffalo Scale Company. ‘88. Winchester Fitch is on the editorial staff of the Chicago Inter-Ocean. ‘89. Claude Jones is proprietor of the Tyrone Daily Herald, Tyrone, Pa. ‘89. L. W. Marcus has been admitted to the bar at Buffalo, N. Y., and was married November 19th. ‘89. Percival H. Chandler died at his home, Cleveland, O., October 13th.

DKEQ, IX, #1 (Jan 1891), pp. 57-58 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY This year has so far been a prosperous one for X. We returned to college sixteen strong this fall and succeeded in getting a very good representation in the Freshman class. Among the old members of X who were not with us last year, but whose names are now on the chapter roll, are Brothers R. C. McCormick, of Milton, Pa., and W. R. Everett, of Cleveland, Ohio. Our Class of ‘91 has secured its share in the Commencement honors of the coming June, Brother C. A. Snider having received a position on the Senior ball committee, while Brother A. C. Field represents KE upon the Class Day committee. Brother Everett, who was formerly ‘91, holds a place on the military hop committee, while Brother Keiffer, ‘92, is on the Junior ball committee. It is apparent from the above that the chapter “stands up” socially. In athletics, as well, we have only been disappointed in taking a prominent part by unforeseen misfortunes early in the season. Brother McCormick, who was a promising candidate for the football team, sprained his ankle and had to retire from the field for this season, while Brother Bohn, who had a “dead sinch” [sic] on one of the ends, was obliged to leave the University shortly after registration day. Last spring X succeeded in taking the Star League base-ball [sic] pennant after an exciting contest, in which we won every game.

12 The occasion of the final victory, which gave us the pennant, was only marred by the unfortunate accident which befell Brother Howell, ‘90, by which his left leg was severely fractured at the ankle. The accident threw a decided damper on the usual celebration of such an occasion. Our prospects for two or three men on next year’s base-ball [sic] club are good. The Chapter is represented in the Glee and Banjo clubs by Brothers W. G. Smith, ‘92, and A. C. Snider, ‘94. Up to date the chapter has conducted two very successful “swings,” on October 14th and November 22d, 1890, respectively, at the first of which we took in six of the nine men we have initiated this fall. We have had the pleasure of entertaining on several occasions “Dekes” from BΦ, ΓB and BX, and take this opportunity of acknowledging with thanks an invitation from BΦ to their reception on the night of November 25th. We think that X is successful in its endeavors to keep apace [sic] with the general spirit of activity and progress of the University, and is holding up her end in the only Fraternity, KE!

DKEQ, IX, #1 (Jan, 1891), p. 77 (Graduate Personals) ΔX. ‘73. E. B. Kellogg is practicing law in Denver, Colo. ‘80. R. P. Hayes is cashier of the Fremont Savings Bank, Fremont, O. ‘80. J. L. Kendig is in the insurance business at Albany, N. Y. ‘88. John L. Gans is Superintendent and Secretary of the Electric Company, Connellsville, Pa. ‘90. Charles F. Mack is with the Rockwell Machine and Car Company, Sandusky, O. ‘92. J. V. Bohn has entered the School of Mines at Golden, Colo. ‘92. Scott R. Hayes is assistant book-keeper in the First National Bank, Fremont, Ohio. J. M. BLOSS

DKEQ, XI, #2 (May 1893), p. 109 DELTA CHI Delta Chi, with the addition of five new brothers taken in last winter term, is able to report a prosperous state of affairs within her circle. A strong feeling of good-fellowship is dominant in the chapter life that makes us feel it is a good thing to be a KE. The long winter term which has just passed was broken into by a week of activities and relaxation, which was well enjoyed both by college men and their friends. Both the Junior Ball, the Sophomore Cotillion and the many Fraternity teas given at that time were all a marked success. In regard to our new chapter house, Delta Chi is in a fair way to have the [indecipherable] begun within a short time. It is hoped that the Alumni will respond seriously and promptly. Delta Chi was honored during last term by visits from A. G. Homer, ‘91, and Woodward, ‘92. At the present writing the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs are on their Western tour, which, no

13 doubt, will be a prosperous trip. The baseball team this spring will, it is hoped, be fully as good, if not better, than any Cornell has yet turned out. For next year Delta Chi has some very promising material for the football team and general athletics. The ‘Varsity crew this year has a race arranged with the University of Pennsylvania. In regard to Cornell in rowing with the English crews, Yale, or at the World’s Fair regatta, nothing definite can be said. By a vote of the Faculty, taken last January, it was decided to advance the requirements of admission in the fall of ‘94. This will require higher algebra, plane and spherical trigonometry for admission to the Freshman class of Sibley College. By this arrangement, analytic geometry and calculus will be required in the first year, and applied mechanics, in the second year, thus raising the standard to quite an extent. We have at present twenty-five brothers in Delta Chi. In closing, I would say that we look forward to a pleasant spring term among ourselves, and that Delta Chi extends a faithful fraternal spirit to her sister chapters.

DKEQ, XII, #1 (Jan 1894), pp. 61-62. DELTA CHI Taking into consideration the fact that at the beginning of this term we were compelled to vacate our old chapter house, and for want of time were forced to accept a new one, totally unfit for fraternity uses, our success in securing new members has been remarkable. Thus far we have taken in nine men, each one of whom represents KE on one or more of the different clubs and athletic teams, thus assisting greatly in keeping the Fraternity up to the high standard which it has always held. Brothers Ohl, ‘97, and Hunter, ‘96, played during the season just passed with the football team. Brother Place, ‘94, is baseball manager for the coming season, and Brother Wray ‘94, holds the same position for the lacrosse team. Brother Place, ‘97, represents us on the Glee Club, and Brother McCord, ‘94, on the Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. Brother Strong, ‘94, is a member of the Senior Ball Committee. Brother Squires, ‘96, has been appointed assistant leader of the Sophomore cotillion [sic]. In addition to this, we have from one to five members on each of the social clubs. In athletics we have been very successful, winning the championship of the Fraternity Football League. Delta Chi’s new chapter house has ceased to be a dream of the future, and has at last resolved itself into a reality. It is now being erected, and will be ready for occupancy at the opening of the fall term next September. There has been some discussion among the members of the Faculty on the advisability of lengthening the college year. Should it be decided to do so the Thanksgiving vacation will be abolished, and the University will open much earlier in September than heretofore. Several new buildings are being built on the campus. Prominent among these are the Dairy Building for the School of Agriculture and the new [indecipherable] Building.

14 Both of these are very handsome stone structures and will add greatly to the appearance of our already beautiful campus.

DKEQ, XII, #2 (May 1894), pp. 149-150 (Graduate Personals) ΔX ‘72. Hon. John De Witt Warner has lately become a member of the law firm of Peckham, Warner & Perkins, No. 111 Broadway, , with an office also at Westfield, N. J. The New York Sun, of April 9, 1894, publishes the following: Congressman Warner for Trustee of Cornell. Ithaca, April 8th.—Representative alumni of Cornell University, from various parts of the country, have united in nominating the Hon. John De Witt Warner, of the Class of ‘72, Member of Congress from New York, as a candidate for Alumni Trustee. Mr. Warner’s services, when previously a member of the Board of Trustees, were regarded by his colleagues as of great value. ‘80. George W. Benham is in business at St. Louis, Mo. ‘84. Cyrus Randolph is practicing law at room 73, 119 La Salle street, Chicago. ‘84. W. M. Bering has lately moved from St. Louis to New Orleans. ‘85. Edward E. Baker has lately moved from St. Louis to Chicago. ‘85. F. M. Larned is President of the Northwestern Association of ΔKE. ‘91. C. L. Etheridge is in the electrical engineering business in Chicago. ‘91. W. C. Robinson is in business at room 35, 159 La Salle street, Chicago. ‘94. F. J. Hamilton is now adjusting litigation for the West Shore Railroad in the office of McMillan, Gluck, Pooley & Depew, Buffalo.

DKEQ, XII, #2 (May 1894), pp. 173-4 DELTA CHI At present Cornell looks forward to a very successful spring as regards athletics. Our baseball team is considered to be best we have had for years, and Brother Place, ‘94, who is Manager, has arranged a very good schedule. The crews are rowing in very good form and are training hard to win their races in June. Coach Courtney, in order to impress upon the men their faults, is taking Kodak pictures of the men while rowing. The first annual debate between the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell occurred in Ithaca, April 20th, and resulted in a victory for Pennsylvania. The question which was debated was the “Annexation of Hawaii to the United States.” Cornell chose the negative side and lost by 66-65 points. Delta Chi is well represented in lacrosse this year. Brother Saple is Manager, Brother Thorne Assistant Manager, and Brother Osborne plays first defense on the team. “The Masque,” the college dramatic club, which gave such a successful play during Junior Promenade week, is to produce a farce called “The Full Hand,” at Commencement time.

15 At present we have twenty-two active members in our chapter. Brother Rhodes, ‘96, is traveling in Japan, and Brothers T. L. and R. H. McCord are at Pueblo, Col. Work has just been resumed upon our new chapter house, and we hope to be able to occupy it when college opens in the fall. The following brothers graduate this year: C. S. Horner, O. C. Snider, A. H. Place, H. W. Strong, B. Y. Wray, J. R. Davy, M. DeF. Sample.

*DKEQ, XII, #3 (Nov 1894), pp. 191-204 Warner, John DeWitt (1894). “Early History of Delta Chi Chapter.” Transcription in ΔΧ of ΔΚΕ Special Study #18: Early Histories of the Chapter. Cf. http://hdl.handle.net/1813/3316

16 DKEQ, XII, #3 (Nov 1894), p. 191 (Frontispiece, Delta Chi’s New House)

17 DKEQ, XII, #4 (Nov 1894), pp. 277-278 DELTA CHI The past year at Cornell has been marked by many improvements, innovations and advancements. A long-felt want has been filled by the completion of a new athletic club house situated on Percy Field and having locker accommodations for over two hundred and fifty men. An illustrated bi-weekly, The Widow, issued its initial number this fall, and all appearances speak well for its success. Our football prospects for this year are more than bright, there being over sixty men trying for positions on the eleven. Newell, of Harvard, has been secured to coach, and with the help of several alumni, who have returned to instill science and brawn into the men, we hope to hold our own in the football world. The chapter returned this fall with twenty-two brothers, which is in itself very encouraging; but besides this fact, we occupy our long-dreamed-of hall, which, among the handsomer chapter homes at Cornell, is facile princeps. Great credit is due to Brother Gillette, ‘73, through whose untiring efforts our hall has resolved itself from fiction into fact. Our alumni also have won the gratitude of the chapter by another token of their constant interest in its welfare. Brother John DeWitt Warner, ‘72, is at present compiling a history of Delta Chi from its earliest period to the present time. This important and complete sketch he expects to have ready for the opening of the new hall in November. Delta Chi is more than holding its own in University affairs, having one or more representatives on the various musical clubs, football teams and social organizations. Upon the football eleven we have Brother F. W. Cool, ‘96, end; Brother William Ohl, ‘97, full- back; and as substitutes Brothers Stebbins, Nelligar and Hill. Our last year’s graduating class have all obtained good and honorable positions in their various professions. Brother A. H. Place, ‘94, holds the position of Professor of Mechanical and Freehand Drawing at the . Brother H. W. Strong, ‘94, is with the King Iron Bridge Company, of Cleveland, O. Brother J. R. Davy, ‘94, is practicing law with his father and brother, in Rochester, N. Y. Brother M. de F. Sample, ‘94, is in the Electrical Repair Company, of Washington, D. C. Brothers C. S. Horner, O. C. Snider and B. G. Wray, all of ‘94, have returned for post-graduate work. Brother E. V. Stebbins, ‘93, is taking a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University. Brother H. B. Squires, ‘96, did not return to resume his University work this fall. We have initiated six men from the incoming Class of ‘98, so that we will carry an active chapter of about thirty.

18 *DKEQ, XIII, #1 (Mar 1895), p. 37: John DeWitt Warner 1872 is elected President of the ΔKE Club of New York.

DKEQ, XIII, #1 (Mar 1895), pp. 65-66 DELTA CHI Delta Chi has nothing but tidings of prosperity for her sister chapters. Since our last quarterly letter, the chapter and the University have made rapid advances in every way. At a recent meeting of the Athletic Council, it was decided to send our crew to England to compete with the British oarsmen in the Henley Regatta. A race with our Freshmen and those of Columbia College is more than probable, and if Cornell maintains another crew to row against Pennsylvania, we will have quite an aquatic representation at home and abroad. The talk of abolishing intercollegiate athletic contests at this University has been given wide circulation in the various papers throughout the country, ad nauseam. A good deal of credence perhaps is given to these ill-timed reports of improbable occurrence, owing to their having their origin in one of the corps of instruction of the University. Cornell’s success last fall on the football field is too recent and well known to more than mention the fact, save that in Brother Ohl, ‘97 (full-back), Cornell wins her first representation on the All- America team. On the ‘97 Class football team, DKE was well represented by Brother Hill, and on the ‘98 eleven by Brother Nellegar. Besides gaining the Vice-Commodore of the Navy in Brother McCulloh, ‘96, we have Brother Ohl, ‘97, Osborne, ‘96, and Stebbins, G., training for the ‘Varsity, and Brother Nellegar, ‘98, for the Freshman crews. Brother Baldwin, ‘96, maintained a position on the Glee Club quite worthy of us on its Christmas trip throughout the South and West. In the Class balls which are so deservedly popular, we were represented on the various committees by Brother Place, ‘97, on the Sophomore Cotillion ; by Brother McCulloh, ‘96, on the Junior Promenade ; and by Brother Jewett, ‘95, on the Senior Ball. We have in Brother Thorne, Law School, ‘96, an efficient Manager of the lacrosse team, and in Brother Osborne, ‘96, a most excellent player. Brothers Jewett, ‘95, and Pope, ‘98, secured the respective presidencies of two of the four class banqueting clubs. Brother Stebbins, G., made an energetic stage manager of the “Masque,” with Brothers Cool, ‘96; Gabay, ‘97, and Holbrook, ‘96, taking prominent parts in the Junior week play. We had the pleasure of informally opening our new hall on Thanksgiving last, and its beauty and accommodations have been the wonder and envy of all. We are pleased to note the welcome visits of Brothers R. C. Watson, A, ‘69; S. T. King, ‘84; D. S. Tuttle, ‘91; A. J. Horner, ‘91; J. M. Bloss, ‘92; R. C. Wilson, ‘92; W. H. Brown, ‘93, and H. W. Strong, ‘94, all of this chapter.

19 DKEQ, XIII, #2 (Jun 1895), p. 116 (Graduate Personals) ΔX ‘87. Hon. Cuthbert W. Pound, of the Lexow Committee, has been offered a professorship in the . ‘90. Charles L. Etheridge is with the Engineering Corps of the Chicago Telephone Company, and was recently elected an Associate Member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.

DKEQ, XIII, #2 (Jun 1895), p. 133. DELTA CHI Since our last letter we have beautified our house and grounds by furnishing and grading. We regret to announce that Brothers Mallan, ‘96, and Ohl, ‘97, did not return this term. We have added to our membership E. J. Marshall, Post-Graduate, Law School. Brother Marshall will next year be an instructor at the U. of M. Law School. The Star League baseball games are now on, and KE has won two and has a good show for victory. The league consists of five of the oldest fraternities at Cornell, namely, ΑΔΦ [Alpha Delta Phi], ΨY [Psi Upsilon], KA [Kappa Alpha], ZΨ [Zeta Psi] and KE. The Henley crew sailed for England May 29th on the City of Paris, I They were escorted to their special train by an enthusiastic procession of the town people and students. The Paris was escorted down the bay by a steamer crowded with the friends of Cornell, and all anxious to give the crew last farewell. We had the pleasure of a week’s visit from A. C. Field, ‘92. He coached the baseball team while here. Brother Pound, ‘87, has been elected to a professorship in the Law School. This will be the first Deke that has ever been a member of the Law School Faculty. Brother Welch, ‘95, won the Law School prize debate this year. There are many brothers who have never seen us in our new home. We extend to you all a hearty invitation to visit us Commencement week, and we hope as many will come as can. The Cornell Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs depart for England June 19 on the City of Paris, intending to make a concert tour of five weeks’ duration. ‘95 is the first Senior class that has ever adopted the cap and gown at Cornell. The innovation is received by all with approbation. We are pleased to note the visits of the following brothers: Leeming, ΓB [Gamma Beta] Van Allen, ΦΓ [Phi Gamma]; ‘90; Penrose, AX [Alpha Chi]; Ottaway, T [Tau]; Pierson, ΦΓ [Phi Gamma]; Jones, N [Nu], ‘93 and from ΔX [Delta Chi] Snider, ‘91; Brown, ‘93; Tuttle, ‘92; Field, ‘91; Davidson; ‘84 Ickelheimer, ‘88; Pound, ‘87; Dalson, ‘88; Wilson, ‘87, and Place, ‘94.

DKEQ, XIII, #3 (Nov 1895), p. 187 (Graduate Personals) AX ‘73. W. M. Hughes is Civil Engineer at the Rookery, Chicago.

20 ‘77. W. J. Sherman is Contracting Engineer of St. Louis. ‘79. F. M. Stearnes is with the Cypress Lumber Company of Boston. ‘80. George W. Benham is Manager of Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance Company of St. Louis. ‘88. Winchester Fitch is a member of a prosperous Deke firm of lawyers at Ashtabula, O. Edward H. Fitch, E, ‘58, is the senior partner. ‘89. H. A. Fergusson is Assistant Master Mechanic of Pennsylvania Railroad. ‘91. A. C. Fields is Manager of the Czar Bicycle Company of Chicago. ‘92. W. G. Smith is with the Truman Bicycle Company of Toledo, O. ‘92. Daniel S. Tuttle was married to Miss Newman at Watkins, New York. ‘93. F. N. Jewitt is with G. W. Payne & Son of New York. ‘94. E. Vail Stebbins is traveling in Europe. ‘95. P. G. Browne is Assistant City Engineer of Chicago.

DKEQ, XIII, #3 (Nov 1895), p. 207 DELTA CHI From Delta Chi —greeting: As we are very near Syracuse we hope that all the brothers will, if possible, visit us on their way to and from the Convention. Cornell is adding to its courses, one in Veterinary Surgery. The building is to be situated on East avenue. The ‘Varsity team promises to be a good one. Brother Cool represents us playing half-back. The three principal games are with Harvard at Cambridge, October 26th; Princeton at New York, November 9th, and University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia on Thanksgiving. Brothers Holloway and McGillvray, A A, have entered ‘96 Science and ‘97 M. E, respectively. Brothers Ranney and Stock well of B X have entered the Law School. We have during the past spring had the pleasure of visits from D. A Ogden, ‘72; W. H. Brown, ‘93, Delta Chi; Stewart L. Woodford, Phi, ‘54 ; J. A. Johnston, Sigma, ‘97; A. E. Hunt, Phi, ‘96 ; A. H. Place, Delta Chi, ‘94; Chas. J. Jenkins, Phi, ‘94 ; W. E. Cooke, Phi, ‘95; A. R. Clark, Jr., Phi, ‘95; H. E Mills, Beta Chi; D. S. Tuttle, Delta Chi, ‘92 ; G. W. Haines, Delta Chi, ‘92 ; A. C. Pike, Delta Chi, ‘72 ; Winchester Fitch, Delta Chi, ‘88 ; D. B. Simpson, Rho, ‘86 ; H. C. Evans, Beta Chi; George Thompson, Beta Chi; R. H. Gaylord, Beta Chi.

DKEQ, XIV, #1 (Mar 1896), p. 69 DELTA CHI Delta Chi is trying in every way to maintain its good position in the University, and it is with much pride that we tell of our success. On the football team we were very ably represented by Brother Cool at right half back, and Brother Fitch at right tackle.

21 Brother McCulloh, as Commodore of the Navy, promises us many surprises before the rowing season is over this spring. Our navy is the pride of every Cornellian’s heart, so we are justly proud of Brother McCulloh who is also entitled to a vote on the Athletic Council. Brother Hill has been elected an Editor of the Cornellian, the annual, and Brother Pope holds a position on the Sophomore Cotillion Committee, both of which honors are much sought after. We regret very much to say that Brother Howard Cobb was obliged to leave his college duties last month on account of sickness, but from the latest reports he will soon be with us again. It is equally as much our pleasure to say that Brother Snider, ‘94, is able to return this term and resume a course of law which he started in the fall of ‘94. Brother Miller, ‘99, was elected president of his class and Brothers Comsen, ‘97, and Meehan, ‘99, are the presidents of the social organizations of their respective classes. Besides these we are very well represented on the other social clubs. Brother Baldwin was President of the Glee Club, but not being able to return last fall he was obliged to give up the honor. Most of the brothers are looking forward to a very pleasant time during our Junior week, which comes the first week in February this year. This is the gayest time of the year from a society standpoint, and is welcomed most heartily by the brothers. As previously, we will give up our house to the visiting ladies, and this alone shows how the brothers look upon it. Among our visitors since the last letter are Brothers Winchester Fitch, ‘88; William A. Baldwin, ‘96, and Fred. Ford Jewett, ‘95, all of Delta Chi. Also, George A. Marston, Harry H. Nicol and Floyd B. Wilson, from Omicron ; A. B. Freeman and C. A. Graves, from Upsilon, and W. A. Aiken, Tau, and William H. Van Allen, Phi Gamma.

DKEQ, XIV, #2 (Jun 1896), pp. 131-132 (Graduate Personals) ΔX ‘77. D. O. Barto is Principal of the Oak Park High School, Oak Park, Ill. [‘77] Ervin S. Ferry is Instructor in Physics at the University of Wisconsin. ‘92. P. C. Wilson is the proprietor of the Grassland Stock Farm at Menomonie, Wis. ‘87. J. F. Wilson is in the milling business at Menomonie, Wis. ‘90. T. B. Wilson is now traveling in Europe. ‘95. Paul G. Brown is Assistant City Engineer, 325 City Hall, Chicago. ‘96. L. J. Osborn is Mechanical Draughtsman with Fraser & Chalmers, Chicago. ‘96. H. B. Squires is electrical assistant for the Chicago Underwriters’ Association and also for the Electrical Bureau of the National Board of Underwriters, 157 La Salle street, Chicago. ‘96. O. L. Hunter, Board of Trade, Chicago. ‘91. Arthur C. Field is with the Czar Cycle Company, Chicago. ‘91. Locke Etheridge is Electrical Engineer in charge of experimental laboratory of Chicago Telephone Company, Chicago. The following members of Delta Chi have lately been married.

22 J. Ward Warner, ‘79, a prominent member of the Produce Exchange, and a brother of ex- Congressman John De Witt Warner, one of the charter members of Delta Chi Chapter, was married to Miss Lillian Houghton Mills, daughter of Mr. John P. Mills, of Rahway, N. J. The wedding was celebrated at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Wm. Alexander Ewing, No. 134 West 58th street, New York City. Mr. David Bennett Simpson, Secretary of the Council, was best man. Mr. Joseph Mackie Bloss, ‘92, to Miss Lizzie Clark Rowe, April 22d, at Titusville, Pa. Mr. Arthur Herbert Woodward, ‘92, to Miss Edith Marie Norton, May 20th, at Jefferson, O. Dr. Charles Edwin Atwood, ‘80, to Miss Helen Pearce Jarvis, February 5th, at New York City. Leonard B. Kieffer, ‘92, in April, at New Orleans. The following named brothers will soon be married. F. W. Welch, ‘92, of Binghamton, N. Y. Mr. Frank Nilsson Jewett, ‘93, June 2d, to Frances Angeline Palmer, at Elmira, N. Y., at home 251 Lenox Avenue New York.

DKEQ, XIV, #2 (Jun 1896), p. 147 DELTA CHI Since our last letter to the Quarterly, Delta Chi has led a very prosperous life. During the first part of the spring term several improvements were made in the grounds about the hall. Everyone is looking forward with much pleasure to the coming of Senior week, and our hall is to be given up for the use of our guests, of whom we expect a goodly number. Besides Brother McCulloh being Commodore of the Navy, among the recent honors bestowed upon some of our number is the representation on the Cornellian Board of Editors by Brother Hill, ‘97. Brother M. F. Connolly, ‘97, has been elected an editor of the Cornell Era. Brother Connolly also received honorable mention in the ‘86 Memorial Prize Competition in oratory. Brother Miller, ‘98, besides being President of his class, is also on the Freshman crew. Brother Gaboy, ‘97, is to take a prominent part in the masque play to be given during Senior week. Brothers G. W. La Pointe and Miller represent us on the Mandolin Club. Delta Chi has a strong baseball team, and we expect to win the Star League championship this year. The ‘Varsity and Freshman crews are in active training for the quadrangular race at Poughkeepsie. Both crews go on the lake every evening, followed by Coach Courtney in the Navy launch. Mr. Courtney uses a large speaking trumpet which enables him to coach the individual oarsmen from a great distance. The prospects are bright for a fast Freshman crew. Among the visitors whose names appear in the register since March are: Rev. E. A. Mirick, Epsilon, ‘64; Israel T. Deyo, Epsilon, ‘79; L A Squires, Upsilon; Charles Pike, Delta Delta; Harry Hyde, Phi; Daniel S. Tuttle, Delta Chi, ‘92; George Davidson, Delta Chi.

23 DKEQ, XIV, #3 (Nov 1896), p. 217 DELTA CHI Although Delta Chi lost a number of her men last June through graduation she has filled their places with an exceptionally large number from the entering class, and in consequence her prospects are very bright for the coming year. We have also been favored by the return to college of Brothers Thorne and Cool. Numerous improvements are being made on the campus. A large stone bridge has been placed over the gorge at the entrance, and gates now mark the approach to the campus. In athletics Cornell has been much favored, the football team having won all games to date this fall. In Brothers Fitch, Wilson and Hill we have three worthy members of the team. Navy affairs this year promise to be in fine shape, owing to Cornell’s excellent record at Poughkeepsie June last, winning both Freshman and ‘Varsity races from Harvard, Pennsylvania and Columbia. Brother Hill is Business Manager of the Era this year. Brother Connolly is Associate Editor of the same paper. Brother Nellegar holds a position on the Junior Promenade Committee. Brother Miller is President of the Undine—the Sophomore banqueting society. Brother Hill was elected Marshal of the Senior class, and Brother Connolly Ivy Orator of the same. Brother Gabay is President of the Masque, and Brothers La Pointe and Stratton also represent us upon that organization. Brothers Stratton and Mothershead are Captain and Manager, respectively, of the Freshman baseball team. Brothers La Pointe Miller and Nevin are on the Banjo and Mandolin clubs. Brother Lockwood, Φ, ‘96, has entered the Law School. Delta Chi has received visits from Brothers Ichelheimer, ΔX, ‘98; Brown, ΔX, ‘93; Mims, Γ, ‘92; Benjamin Lee Wilson, ΔX, ‘88; Shedd, BΦ ‘95; Randall, ΔX, ‘74; Hyde, Φ ‘95; Payne, Φ ‘95; Ferry, ΔX, ‘89; James F. Wilson, ΔX, ‘86; Jenkins, Φ.

DKEQ, XV, #1 (Feb 1897), p. 63-64 Everyone at Cornell is at present looking forward with eager anticipation to the festivities of Junior week early in February, and the members of ΔX are making their customary preparations for their guests, who will, as heretofore, be given the upper floor of apartments during their stay in Ithaca. On Thursday evening, directly following the Musical Club’s concert in the Lyceum, the Dekes will give their annual ball at the Hall. This is a banner year for ΔX in a social way: Brother Hill being Chairman of the Senior Ball Committee, Brother Nellegor on the Junior Promenade Committee, and Brother Miller leader of the Sophomore cotillon [sic]. The Hall has received numerous improvements of late in the way of furnishings, and has been materially improved in appearance as a result. A handsome drawing-room has been fitted up in the Hall, and the entire chapter now eat in the house, which is not only a convenience to the brothers, but tends to bind them together in a closer bond. The chapter feels very proud that her delegate to the convention at Nashville received the Presidency of the same, and the chapter considers it a compliment to herself from the Fraternity.

24 The Freshmen are upholding their end of the line, Brother Stratton having been elected Captain of the 1900 baseball team, and Brother Windsor Captain of the 1900 football team, of which Brothers Nevin and Mothershead were also members. Brother Kendall is on the Freshmen Banquet Committee. Brothers Brown, Marx and Windsor are likely candidates for the Freshmen crew. The Dekes are represented on many other university affairs which have been mentioned in previous letters; never in former years have we been so well represented in every walk of college life as we are this year. The musical clubs, on which we have Brothers LaPointe, Miller and Nevin, did not take a Christmas tour this year, owing to a depleted treasury, but the Masque of the Cornell theatrical organizations, on which we have Brothers Cool, Gabay, LaPoint and Stratton, had a very successful trip through New York and Pennsylvania. It is a very successful year for ΔX, and our fondest hope is that it may be the same for our sister chapters. We have received visits from Brother Geo. B. Davidson, ΔX, ‘84; Brother Fitch, ΔX, ‘88; Brother Hurner, A X, ‘94; Brother Welsh, ΔX; Brother Hicks, T, ‘91.

DKEQ, XV, #2 (Jun 1897), pp. 142-143 DELTA CHI One of the most prosperous years that our chapter has ever known will be brought to a close this June. It is with sorrow that we see the end of the year so near at hand, for with it goes the Class of ‘97 and their removal will leave quite a gap in our chapter roll. However, we have already well provided for the future, having four fine young fellows pledged who enter the University this coming fall. This spring we are ably represented by Brother Stratton on the baseball team, and Brothers Marx and Windsor, likely members of the Freshman crew. We have been honored this spring by visits from the Dekes on visiting baseball teams, among whom were Brothers Bonney and Hoxton, Eta —also Brothers Smith and Condon, Omicron. We have received them with the greatest pleasure, and we hope that many other Dekes may see fit to visit our chapter in the future. Senior week, the season of gaiety directly after the close of exams, will be upon us in two weeks, and already everybody is aroused with anticipation of the pleasures of that week. Monday night is the masque performance; Tuesday night, the Senior ball; Wednesday night, the Glee and Banjo concert; Thursday, Commencement. Besides these, are many fraternity dances, receptions and boat rides and such enjoyments. Brother Hill, ‘97, Chairman of the Senior ball, announces the most complete and elegant ball ever attempted at Cornell. Brother Hill was recently elected the most popular man in his class. Among our alumni brothers who have visited us are Holbrook, ‘95; Davidson, ‘88; Tuttle, ‘92; Camp, ‘89; Field, ‘91.

DKEQ, XV, #3 (Nov 1897), p. 194 (Graduate Personals) AX ‘84. Rev. William S. Barrows has been elected Head Master of Dereaux College, Suspension Bridge, New York. ‘86. Rev. Paul Birdsall has gone abroad on a vacation of six months. ‘94. Rev. Cameron Davis has been called to Trinity Church, Buffalo, N. Y. ‘94. Rev. Frederick F. Johnson has been called to a parish in Colorado.

25 ‘95. Ward Winter Reese is studying at Cambridge Divinity School. ‘97. Walton S. Dauker is studying at the General Theological Seminary, New York City.

DKEQ, XV, #3 (Nov 1897), p. 220 DELTA CHI Cornell’s prospects for this year are very brilliant, and ours are correspondingly so. From the Freshman class we pledged eight very good men: John Benoit Carton, of St Louis; Arthur Tirrell Hellyer, of Chicago ; Francis V. M. Provost, of Brooklyn; Ralph Frederick Chatillon, of New York; George Edmund Chatillon, of New York ; David Rader Thomas, of Hokendauqua, Pa.; Norman Charles Brizse, of Brooklyn, and Grattan Henry Wheeler, of Hammondsport, N. Y. At the swing, held on the evening of October 15th, several old Dekes were present to see the eight candidates go through. Among them were Professor Tyler, Professor Pound, Professor Brower, Brothers Newell, Meserve and Henry, of Colgate, and Jewett and Jillet, of Cornell. After the swing a light supper was served in the dining-room, and a very pleasant evening was spent. Brother John Miller, a Wolf’s Head, ‘97, Yale man, who entered Cornell this fall in the Mechanical Engineering course as a Junior, has affiliated, thus raising the number of new men to nine. Of course, the loss of Brothers Stockwell, Hill, Connolly, La Pointe, Thome, Fitch, Gabay and Corson was a severe one, but, nevertheless, we feel that our standard is as high this year as last. Brother Windsor, who rowed in the ‘00 Freshman crew, is playing subhalf in the ‘Varsity, besides being Captain of the Sophomore football team. Brother Stratton played splendidly in the ‘00-01 baseball game, thus upholding the excellent reputation he made in right field on the ‘Varsity last spring. In the political field Brother Kendall was elected President of the Sophomore class on the 19th of October, while Brother Clark is Chairman of the ‘98 Banquet Committee.

DKEQ, XVI, #1 (Feb 1898), p. 40 (Graduate Personals) ΔX ‘83. Brother Burton has been offered a Professorship at the University of Minnesota. ‘88. Brother Eastman is now connected with the New England Magazine. ‘91. Brother Burnham has gone to Klondike for the Forest and Stream. ‘94. Brother Stoddard is now in the service of the Topeka, Atkinson and Santa Fe Railroad in Kansas City. ‘97. Brother Cole is now with the Etna Insurance Company in Chicago.

26 DKEQ, XVI, #1 (Feb 1898), pp. 60-61 DELTA CHI Cornell’s prospects for the year 1898 seem to be very bright. Our ‘Varsity and Freshmen crews will, in all probability, be as excellent as those of former years. Our track team has been materially strengthened, and our baseball team will be much stronger than last year’s team. Brothers Stratton and Brizse are among the candidates for the ‘Varsity basebase [sic] team, while Brothers Marx and Windsor are aspirants for aquatic honors. Brothers Nevin and M. C. Miller will probably take the spring trip with the musical clubs. In “The Masque,” Brother Stratton and Brother Brereton are property men, besides having minor parts in the cast. After the first performance in Junior week, “The Masque” will give three entertainments In Buffalo, besides playing at Rochester, Syracuse and other cities. Brother Bradley is a member of the Senior Ball Committee, Brother Brooks of the Sophomore Smoker Committee, Brother Stratton of the Sophomore Pipe Committee, and Brother Ralph Chatillon of the Freshmen Election Committee. Brother Mars is one of the two assistant leaders of the Sophomore Cotillion, which comes off at the Lyceum during Junior week. Brother Kendall has been elected a member of the Editorial Board of The Widow, while Brother Rockwood is a promising candidate for ΦBK. At the close of the fall term, Brothers Nelligar, Wheeler and Merritt left the University, but since then we have added to our chapter Frank Scouller Porter. Brother Lester Cobb represented us at the Chicago Convention.

DKEQ, XVI, #2 (Jun 1898), p. 124 DELTA CHI So far the year of 1898 has been propitious for Cornell. Our baseball team has met with much success; the track team has done well, and the present work of the crews seems favorable to another sweep in June. Of the brothers who are taking part in athletics, Brothers Stratton is playing left field on the ‘Varsity; Brother Thomas is a promising candidate for the Freshman crew; Brother R. F. Chatillon is doing well in the high jump, and Brother Porter is Assistant Manager of the football team. Brother Brooks has become a member of the Banjo Club. Brother Rockwood is a member of the Sophomore Boat Ride Committee. Brothers Brown and Brereton left college this spring term and joined the 71st New York, which at the present date is at Tampa, Fla. The ΔKE baseball team, thanks to the earnest work of Captain Rockwood and Manager Cobb, has so far played fast ball and stands an excellent chance of winning the pennant of the Star League, composed of ΔKE, Alpha Delta Phi, Psi Upsilon, Kappa Alpha and Zeta Psi. Senior week is not far distant and all are awaiting it with great expectation, since it promises the greatest festivities of the university year. Brothers Cobb, Clark and Bradley will obtain their degrees at this Commencement, but the two latter will probably remain to take post-graduate work.

27 DKEQ, XVI, #3 (Oct 1898), p. 162 (Death, Clifton Beckwith Brown 1900) CLIFTON BECKWITH BROWN Clifton Beckwith Brown, ΔX, ‘01, was killed in the charge at Santiago on July 1st. Brother Brown left Cornell about May 1st, and enlisted in Company “M,” 71st Regiment, New York Volunteers. While the Battle of Santiago was at its height, he was ordered in the direction of one of the barbed-wire fences put up by the Spaniards as a defence [sic]. He distanced his comrades in his haste to respond to the order, and headed the party in the attack. He fired his gun six times from his exposed position into the enemy’s ranks, and was then felled by a bullet. The bullet passed into his head just above the ear and out again on the other side. Lieutenant Hutchinson said of him: “He died as a brave man should, and none conducted himself more honorably. I was in command of our company in that action, and when I gave the order to charge, Clifton was the first to reach the fence. The Spanish fire was murderous. We were exposed about eight minutes. One-quarter of our men were hit. I helped to bring Clifton out, and saw he was beyond help. His immense vitality kept him alive a few hours. He was carried to the rear by our men, and died in the field hospital. My own sense of loss is great, as I had learned to love the boy as my own brother. He was as true and noble a fellow as I ever knew, and as good and fearless a soldier as ever lived. He has paid the highest price.” He was the youngest son of H. M. Brown, President of the Cleveland Petroleum Company. He attended the Brooks Military Academy at Cleveland, O., and later the University School. He was greatly interested in outdoor sports, and was a splendid athlete, and very popular with his college mates. His death was a great loss to the University, and cast a gloom over all.

DKEQ, XVII, #1 (Feb 1899), pp. 39-40 (Chapter War Records) DELTA CHI ‘76. Webb Cook Hayes was a major in 1st Ohio Cavalry and Brevet Colonel. ‘99. John Vincent Miller served as Ensign on the Marblehead. Was later transferred to the Vulcan. ‘00. Tallmadge Hepburn Brereton, served as a Corporal in Co. M, 71st New York. Saw active service before Santiago, ‘00. Clifton Beckwith Brown, enlisted in 71st New York in Co. M. Was killed before Santiago July 1, 1898. ‘99. Milton Cheney Miller, served as private in the Astor Battery, and is at present in New York. ‘00. Owen Morris Mothershead, received an appointment as Second Lieutenant in an Indiana regiment. ‘02. Paul Griswold Chase, a member of the Illinois Naval Reserve, shipped on the Oregon as a seaman. Was present during all the naval maneuvers before Santiago. ‘93. Ernest Vail Stebbins, saw much service aboard the Yankee as a member of the New York Naval Reserve.

28 ‘88. Mario Garcia Menocal played an important part in the Cuban struggle for independence. Was a staff officer of General Garcia, and was on the staff of President Cisneros. He has a brother in the U. S. Navy Yard, Norfolk, Va.

DKEQ, XVII, #1 (Feb 1899), pp. 71-72 DELTA CHI Delta Chi has had a very successful year despite her heavy loss of men by the war and graduation. Brothers Clark, Bradley and Cobb graduated with the Class of ‘98. Brother Brown was killed before Santiago, and Brother M. C. Miller is at present with the Astor Battery. Brother Brereton did not return to college after being mustered out, but accepted the position of Commandant at the New York Military Academy. Brothers John Miller and Chase came to college after the war had closed. Brothers Hellyer, George Chatillon and Brizse left college in the fall to go into business, to our great loss and regret. Many honors which are here briefly noted have fallen to our chapter this year. Brothers Stratton, Rockwood, Brooks, Nevin and Kendall were elected to the Bench and Board, while Brother Brooks was elected President and Brother Stratton Toastmaster of the same. All of our Sophomores, Brothers G. Chatillon, R. Chatillon, Brizse, Hellyer, Carton and Rouney were elected to Undine, and Brother G. Chatillon was elected President of the organization. Brother Carton acted as Toastmaster at the Sophomore Smoker, and Brother De Maurial has been appointed Toastmaster of the Freshman Banquet The leadership of the Sophomore Cotillion, perhaps the greatest social honor in Cornell, has fallen to Brother Thomas. Brother Nevin is a member of the Junior Promenade Committee. Brother Porter is President of the ‘00 Law Class; Brother Chase of the Freshman Class, and Brother Provost of the Round Table. On the Musical clubs we are well represented. Brothers Nevin, Brooks and Couch are on the Instrumental clubs, while Brothers Hellyer and Kendall made the Glee Club. Brother Provost was elected to the Masque, and Brothers Stratton and Kendall to the Savage Club. ln the literary field Brother Brooks is Artistic Editor, and Brother Kendall Assistant Managing Editor of The Widow. Brother Kendall is a member of the Junior Honorary Society, Aleph Samach, while Brothers Porter and Provost are members of Lamp and Snake, a Law School Honorary Society. Brothers Thomas and Hellyer won their class numerals this fall in the underclass contests. In memory of Clifton Beckwith Brown, the only Cornell man killed in the war, a memorial is to be raised by the University. What form the memorial shall take has not been decided, but the famous Boston artist, Mr. Platt, has the matter in charge and will doubtless give great satisfaction. Meanwhile, the work of raising the memorial fund is being rapidly pushed forward. Our chapter is making final arrangements for the construction of a library fireplace in memory of Brother Brown. We are sparing no trouble and expense to make this fireplace a beautiful and lasting memorial of a gallant soldier and a loyal Deke.

29 DKEQ, XVII, #2 (Jun 1899), pp. 154-155. DELTA CHI This spring term has thus far been a fairly successful one for Cornell and Delta Chi. The work of the track team has been very good, as has also the work of the crew and the baseball team. Decoration Day will fairly effectually determine the relative abilities of Cornell’s representatives in these three forms of athletics since on that day Cornell meets Princeton in track athletics, Pennsylvania in the water and Harvard in baseball. Brother Stratton is playing an excellent game at shortstop, while Brother Thomas is rowing a good oar with the ‘Varsity squad. With Brother Porter as its very efficient manager the football team will doubtless have an excellent season in 1899. Brother Thomas received an election to Aleph Samach, the Junior Honorary Society, while Brother Nevin received an election to , a senior society and Brothers Porter, Marx, Windsor and Kendall to , another senior society. Brother Nevin was also made a member of the Savage Club. Brother Provost was elected to Chancery, the senior society of the Law School. Brother Thomas has recently been chosen President of the Sophomore banquetting [sic] club, Undine. In the literary field Brother Kendall has been made Managing Editor of The Window [sic]. By defeating AΦ, early in May, Delta Chi won the championship of the Star League— composed of the five leading fraternities—and incidentally a banner valued at twenty-five dollars. We were all very sorry to lose Brother John Bother, who is at present in the shops of his brother- in-law, Thomas Edison, at East Orange. We succeeded, thanks to the generosity of some of our alumni, in raising three hundred and fifty dollars for the Brown memorial fireplace, which will be constructed before the close of the spring term, we hope. Lester N. Cobb, ‘98, is at present with the wholesale drug firm of Strong Cobb & Company, in Cleveland. Dean Clark, ‘98, is with the Newport News Ship Building Company. Philip H. Bradley, ‘98, is with the Murphy Varnish Company, Chicago. Milton C. Miller, ‘99, who served in the Astor Battery in Manilla [sic] is at present in Chicago, but may return to Cornell in the fall. John N. Stockwell, ‘97, and Otho Snyder, ‘96, are law partners in Cleveland. George Chatellon, ‘01, is in business with his father in New York. Arthur Hellyer, ‘01, is employed in his father’s tea importing house in Chicago. Arthur C. Field, ‘91, is engaged in the woolen importing business in Chicago.

30 DKEQ, XVII, #3 (Nov 1899), pp. 206-207 ΔX The news of the death of Daniel S. Tuttle, Cornell, ‘92, was a sad blow to Delta Chi. Brother Tuttle was always an enthusiastic Deke and always kept in touch with his Fraternity. In Delta Chi he had many warm friends. The following obituary is from the [Cornell] Alumni News: “DANIEL S. TUTTLE, ‘92. “At the home of his parents in Watkins, N. Y., on August 11, Mr. Daniel S. Tuttle died of organic heart disease. “He was born April 8, 1889, at Reading, being the eldest son of Hon. Adrian Tuttle. After graduating from the Watkins Academy, he spent one year at Hobart and three at Cornell, graduating from the Law School in 1892. He read law in C. U. Woodward’s office a year and in 1893 was admitted to the bar at Syracuse. He had since followed his profession at Watkins, having a large and successful practice from the start. At the time of his death Mr. Tuttle was connected with a number of important cases in conjunction with his partner, Samuel S. Trowbridge, with whom he became associated about two years ago. The former was the trial member of the firm and he was gratifyingly successful in court. At an early age he evinced a natural aptitude for law which, with his thorough legal education, well qualified him for his chosen profession. “Mr. Tuttle’s death, occurring as it did, in the full vigor of manhood, when he had made a most promising start on the road to eminence, is profoundly and universally regretted. It was a serious blow to his family and friends alike. “The near survivors are his parents, his brother Adrian, sister Adaline and his wife, formally Miss Wilhelmina Newman, whom he married September 12, 1895.”

DKEQ, XVII, #3 (Nov 1899), p. 229. DELTA CHI This college year has opened very promisingly for Delta Chi. All but three of last year’s brothers —John Vincent Miller, Frank Littrell Stratton and John Benoist Carton— returned to college, while the chapter has been greatly strengthened by the return of Norman Charles Brizse, the affiliation of Brothers Walbridge and Tavdira of Rho, and the acquisition of ten new men. At present there are about thirty members in the Delta Chi. Cornell’s football prospects appear fairly good at this stage, and if ability and hard work are of avail, Brother Porter, the Manager of the team, will be a strong factor in turning out a winning team. Brothers Walbridge and Windsor are playing strongly at left and right half, while Brothers Thomas, Crispin, Chace and Watterson are doing good work on the scrub. Several of the Freshmen and Sophomores are trying for their class teams, and doubtless several of them will win their class numerals. Brother Thomas was elected Assistant Business Manager of The Widow, and Brother Kendall, one of the four undergraduate editors of the Alumni News. Brother Nevin was elected Leader of the Banjo Club last June, and will turn out a splendid club.

31 In short, Delta Chi has one of the strongest delegations she has had in years.

DKEQ, XVIII, #1 (Feb 1900), pp. 60-61 DELTA CHI Thus far Delta Chi has had a very successful year, the chapter being thirty strong. Under Brother Porter’s management the ‘99 Cornell football team had a very successful season. Brothers Porter, Windsor and Walbridge won their “C’s” on the football team. Brother Watterson won his class numerals on the sophomore football team. Brothers Roney, Hart and Warren won theirs on the freshman football team. Brother Roney was Captain of his class team; Brother Warren also won his numeral in the underclass meet. He is a promising candidate for the ‘Varsity track team. Brothers Nevin, Couch and Chase were on the trip taken by the musical clubs during the Christmas holidays, Brother Nevin being leader of the Banjo Club, and Brothers Chase and Couch being on the Mandolin Club. During the fall term Brother Brooks, ‘00, was elected to the Savage Club. Brother R. F. Chatillon was elected to the Junior Honorary Society, Aleph Samach, and Brothers Burchard and Chase to the Sophomore Non-Secret Honorary Society, the Dunstan. Brother Couch was elected to the Masque. Brother Thomas was elected Assistant Manager of the ‘Varsity baseball team, and was also appointed Chairman of Junior Smoker Committee. Brother Chatillon was appointed on the Junior “Prom.” Committee. Brother Warner was appointed on the Sophomore Cotillion Committee, and Brother DeMaurie [sic, de Mauriac] was elected Assistant Leader. Brother Chase was on the Sophomore Smoker Committee. Brother Burchard was elected Navy Director of the Sophomore Class. Brother Warren was appointed on the Freshman Banquet Committee. So it may be seen that Delta Chi, as usual, is taking a prominent part in college life.

*DKEQ, XVIII, #2 (Jun 1900): nn

DKEQ, XVIII, #3 (Nov 1900), pp. 195-196 DELTA CHI This college year has opened promisingly for Delta Chi. Although we have lost a number of good brothers we feel confident that their places will be ably filled. Cornell’s football team prospects appear fairly good at this stage, and if ability and hard work are of avail Brother Porter, one of the coaches of the team, will be a strong factor in turning out a winning team. Brothers Thomas de Mauriac and Snider will probably make the ‘Varsity. Several of the Freshmen and Sophomores are trying for their class teams, and, doubtless, some of them will win their class numerals. Brother Thomas was elected Manager of the baseball team this year. Brother Warner occupies a prominent position on the staff of The Widow. Brothers Fisher, Canfield, Anstell and Romig have made the Musical Clubs.

32 In short, Delta Chi has one of the strongest delegations she has had in years. The brothers graduated last spring are: Erwin Marx, Frederick Thomas Rockwood, William Harbaugh Nevin, Philip Brundage Windsor, Hayward Hutchinson Kendall, Arthur De Witt Brooks, Victor Marbach Provost, Frank Scouller Porter. Brothers who have left college are: Rarrick Pelouze Collins, Jerome Elwell Stever. Those who were initiated on October 13th were: Warren Garfield Snider, Cleveland, O.; Egbert Moxham, Sydney, Nova Scotia; Harrold Edward Thompson, New Britain, Conn.; Erle Lochrane Anstell, Baltimore, Md ; Hobert Baldwin Romig, Auburn, N. Y.; James Joseph Canfield, Honesdale, Pa.; Eugene Preston Palmer, Jr., Chicago Ill.

DKEQ, XIX, #1 (Feb 1901), p. 56 DELTA CHI Delta Chi sends kindest greeting to her sister chapters and best wishes for the prosperity of Delta Kappa Epsilon during the present century. Many honors, which are here briefly noted, have fallen to our chapter this year. Brother Stratton has made the Varsity baseball team, and Brothers Sidley, Mothershead and Roney are promising candidates. Brother Roney made the Masque and will take part in the play given by the students this Junior week. Brother Burchard was appointed a member of the Junior “Prom.” Committee. Brothers Warner, de Mauriac, Couch and Crispin were elected to Bench and Board, and Brother Little to Round Table. Brother Thomas, who is Manager of the baseball team, has made arrangements for a southern trip during Easter vacation. Brothers Snider and Moxham will make their class crew. Brothers Thompson and Warren are doing good work on the track team. Brothers Coach, Chase and Cauffield [sic] took the trip with the Musical Clubs during Christmas vacation. The chapter house is being extensively improved. The ballroom has been done over in red and gold, the ceiling being covered with heavy ingrain paper, while the walls are adorned with painted canvas. The dining-room will be finished in hardwood, with wainscoting 7 feet high and beam ceiling formed of heavy oaken panels and beams. This room will cost $1,500, $1,000 of which was bequeathed to the chapter by Brother Brown (a loyal Deke and a true soldier), who was killed in the Battle of Santiago. The chapter never was in a more flourishing condition, and with the love it bears towards good old Δ K E it is bound to continue so.

DKEQ, XIX, #2 (Jun 1901), p. 116 DELTA CHI The chapter is at present in a very flourishing condition and, with the rest of the college, is entering upon the third term’s work. We have now twenty-five men in the chapter, although Brother Palmer will likely leave at the end of the term. The chapter is, as usual, well representated [sic] in the various college activities. Brother Thomas has managed the baseball teams very successfully. Brother Chace and Brother Cauffield are in the Musical Clubs. Brothers Roney, Mothershead and Moxham made the

33 Masque, and will take part in the play to be given Senior week, Brother Roney having the leading part. Brother Lidley has a good chance for the baseball team. Brother Cool is trying for Assistant Manager of the baseball team, and Brother Moxham is trying for the Freshman crew. Delta Chi has invitations out for a chapter reunion, to be held June 14th and 15th. A large number of the chapter alumni are expected to attend, and we hope to show them a good time. In closing, we wish all the chapters the success and the prosperity that have attended us this year.

DKEQ, XIX, #3 (Nov 1901), p. 178 DELTA CHI From the present outlook the Delta Chi Chapter has promises of a very successful and pleasant year. All but one of the old men have returned, and we have been most fortunate in picking good men from the entering Class of ‘05. The chief interest in college life is centered in football at present. We have bright outlooks for turning out a winning team. Brother Watterson, ‘02, and Brother Snider, ‘04, are out for the ‘Varsity, and one of the new men is working hard for a position on the Freshman team. It is considered that Brother Cool has excellent chances for Assistant Manager of the baseball team. Brother Palmer is working for the Assistant Manager of the track team and Musical Clubs, and has a show for a place on the Sophomore baseball team. Brothers Couch and Canfield will, in all probability, retain their position on the Mandolin Club, and Brother Warren has been taken on the Glee Club. The chapter has been strengthened greatly by the addition of Brother Wetmore, from Omicron and Brother Gilchrist, from Beta Chi. On the whole we hope for a very promising year. Before the QUARTERLY appears seven men will have become loyal members of Delta Chi of KE.

DKEQ, XX, #1 (Feb 1902), pp. 61-62 DELTA CHI Delta Chi of KE has had a most successful year so far. Our new men from the Class of ‘05 are as strong members, one and all, as any entering class we have ever had. They are as follows: Walter Conrad Lefens, 2626 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Ill. Ralph Prescott Beardslee, 38 Tilden Avenue, Cleveland, O. Bruce Wright Fordham, Scranton, Pa. Percy Addison Wells, 204 Ashland Boulevard, Chicago, Ill. Anton Vonnegut, 1212 Broadway, Indianapolis, Ind. Charles Potter Kellogg, 500 Lafayette Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Fritz Lilian Mergenthaler, corner Park Avenue and Lauvale Street, Baltimore, Md. Brothers Lefens, Fordham and Wells are out for the Freshman Crew, and Brother Vonnegut is doing excellent work on the track, at the hurdles and high jump, and a ‘Varsity “C” is within his grasp if he keeps at his work conscientiously.

34 Brothers Wetmore, Omicron, ‘01, and Williams, Phi, ‘01, are most earnest workers in our chapter affairs. Brother Watterson, ‘02, has had serious difficulties at home and may have to leave us in a couple of weeks, but his university work is so, [sic] that he will be able to graduate within this last term’s work. Brothers Roney and Mothershead have leading parts in the Masque Play to be given Tuesday evening of next week, Junior week. Brother Canfield was very successful in making the musical clubs’ trip during the late Christmas vacation; he also intends to play in the Junior Week Concert, which is held Thursday night of Junior week. Brother Fisher, of ‘04, left us before Christmas, and is now in business at Warren, Pa. This next week promises to be the most enjoyable week of the year. Our house party will consist of eighteen girls and six chaperons. Nearly all of these are expected to arrive to-morrow, and then begins the week of society and pleasure in the college. To-morrow night we have a little informal dance here in the house, so that we may all become acquainted with the young ladies —and chaperons. Tuesday night is the Masque Play, with Fraternity dances following the performance. Wednesday night is the Sophomore Cotillon [sic]; Thursday the concert is given by the musical clubs, followed by our house dance, with a couple of other Fraternity dances. Our only hope is that we may be as successful in our dance as we were last year. Friday night ends the week with the good old Junior Prom.; we expect this to be one of the most beautiful dances ever given at Cornell. Thus will Exam. Week, which ended yesterday, be greatly counteracted by this next week of social functions. Let us hope that none of the brothers receive any sad news, due to the outcome of exam. week. We have hopes that the beginning of this next term will not diminish our number one man. X of KE.

DKEQ, XX, #2 (Jun 1902), pp. 112-113. DELTA CHI Delta Chi extends her sincere sympathy to Epsilon, in her recent loss by death of Brother Hodgman, ‘02. Within but a month of the end of the college year, the chapter finds itself in very good condition. Brother Wetmore (Omicron, ‘01), who has been ill at his home since the latter part of March, is again in college and taking an active part in chapter affairs. Brothers Warren, ‘03, and Vonnegut, ‘05, are doing excellent work in “track,” and will represent Cornell at the Intercollegiate meet to be held May 30th, at New York City. Brother Warren has also made the Senior Honorary Society, “Sphinx Head.” Brothers Sidley and Cool, ‘03, are prominent candidates for the University tennis championship; Brother Sidley is also Vice-President of the Tennis Association. Brother Fordham, ‘05, is rowing on his Freshman crew, and will in all probability row at Poughkeepsie in June.

35 Brothers Mothershead and Roney are again taking leading parts in the “Masque” play to be given Senior week. Brother Warner, ‘02, is actively engaged in arranging for the Navy Ball, to be given May 29th. On the following day Cornell will row Harvard and Syracuse on Lake Cayuga. A great time is being anticipated by all. Delta Chi will hold her annual Reunion, June 13th and 14th, and a large number of alumni have signified their intention of being present; a good time is sure to result. The chapter will lose this year by graduation Brothers Stewart Burchard, Clarence G. Crispin, William R. Conder and John S. Watterson; Brother Warner, ‘02, has changed his course and will be with us another year. In closing Delta Chi wishes her sister chapters a most successful coming year.

DKEQ, XX, #3 (Nov 1902), pp. 164-165. DELTA CHI Delta Chi sends greetings to her sister chapters, wishing them as prosperous a year as our outlook predicts for us. We have been busy for about a month now; half that time with the entering class, which was very large, and afforded us a busy time on that account. Since then we have all been doing our best to get back into the regular routine of college work. The main interest of the student body is now centered in the football team. At present our outlook in that direction is very bright. Brother Snider is playing on the ‘Varsity, and Brother Palmer is quarterback on the scrubs. Track athletics are also booming at present on account of the Sophomore-Freshman meet to be held on November 3d, which gives Brother Warren, as Captain of the track team, a chance to see the material of the entering class. Brother Vonnegut was elected Captain his [sic] class track team. At the last meeting of the Masque Brother Mothershead was elected President, and Brother Roney Stage Manager for the coming year. Great interest was taken in the Inter-Class boat race held on the lake this fall. Brother Fordham rowed in the winning Sophomore boat, and Brother Mothershead in the Senior. Brothers Harmon, Braun and Vonnegut are at the machines working for places on the Freshman crew. Brother Lyster, Omicron, ‘01, is with us this year. He is taking post-graduate work in Electrical Engineering. Here is best wishes to all for the coming year and strength for the Golden Chain.

DKEQ, XXI, #1 (Feb 1903), pp. 63-64 DELTA CHI The fall term of University work at Cornell finished last week with a lot of work and mean exams. However, most of us, here in the chapter being addicted to the habit of grinding enjoy all this and are now very sad that we must break away from our work for a while to entertain the girls who come here to be shown a good time during Junior week, which is now upon us. We will have about eighteen girls and chaperons here in the house this week, and start things going by giving a little dance, limited to the chapter, Monday night in order to get acquainted all around. Then comes a series of gayeties for the rest of the week. The Masque gives a play

36 Tuesday night with several Fraternity dances afterward. Wednesday night comes the Sophomore Cotillion. Thursday night, the Glee and Mandolin Clubs give a concert and after that Delta Kappa Epsilon gives its annual ball at which we expect from four to five hundred guests. The week ends with the Junior Promenade Friday night. This is the large event of the week and lasts until the grinds get up for their eight o’clocks. Saturday the girls leave for home or London, as the case may be, and that night and Sunday we are world beaters as somnambulists. Monday morning we are all smiles again for we can then get back to our work by all the rules of Cornell fraternity life etiquette.

DKEQ, XXI, #2 (Jun 1903), 116-117 DELTA CHI The typhoid epidemic which was so prevalent here in the University and in the town of Ithaca during February spent itself much sooner than was expected. About the beginning of March almost half of the students had left town, many of whom did not return until after Easter. The attendance is now about normal and University work is going on as usual, with the addition of many “make-up” classes, some beginning as late as seven o’clock in the evening. Although our athletic teams are supported by the usual standard of material, a general weakness is now evident from lack of early practice. None of our chapter had typhoid. Many of us left the University for several weeks and a few will not return this year. But since their college course will be lengthened a year on account of their present absence, it will eventually strengthen us. We feel very fortunate in having had Brother Makely, Beta, ‘01, with us since February, and sincerely hope that he will carry out his plans and stay a year or two. With the new term Delta Chi has received new honors. Brothers Roney, Beckwith and Mothershead all have very important parts in the Senior Week play. Brother Peterson, ‘06, has made the Glee Club. Brother Beckwith, ‘03, is on the Class Day Committee, and Brother Canfield, ‘03, on the Spring Day Committee. Brother Warren, ‘03, is one of the two Class Marshals. Brother Peterson, ‘06, is one of the Freshman Banquet Committee—the first honor for which Freshmen strive. Brother Mothershead made Quill and Dagger, and Brother Warren made Sphinxhead, both Senior honorary societies. Brothers Fordham and Vonnegut are both members of Dunstan —the Sophomore honorary society. Brother Braun, ‘06, is one of the remaining sixteen candidates for the Freshman eight. Brothers Warren, ‘03 (Captain), and Vonnegut, ‘05, are again active in track work. Brother Cool, ‘03, having finished the necessary work for graduation went home in February. Brother Marx, ‘03, who also finished, left us to spend several months abroad. The most interesting event before graduation will be the Junior ‘Varsity Regatta, to be held on Lake Cayuga, on May 30th, in which Harvard, Pennsylvania, Columbia and Cornell will take part. We are expecting to entertain a number of our graduated brothers on that occasion and sincerely hope that we may also welcome brothers from sister chapters. [Bishop (1962), p. 421:

37 Ithaca was not a very hygienic or a very healthy city. It had no general sewage system. The University had its own water supply from Fall Creek, which fed Sage College, the professors’ cottages, and a few fraternities. By mid-February the peak was passed, and by the end of March the epidemic was over. The Ithaca Board of Health counted 681 cases up to that time, with 51 deaths. Of these cases, 131 were students, of whom 13 died. In addition, many stricken students went home or to friends’ houses. Their number was estimated at 160, and of them 16 died. But no cases were declared among those who used only the University water supply.]

DKEQ, XXI, #3 (Nov 1903), p. 164 (Graduate Personals) Delta Chi Of the Class of ‘03, which has just left us, little has been heard. However, it is reported that Brothers Cool, Mothershead, Warren and Sidley, are with the Western Electric Company. Brother Canfield, ‘03, has been prevented from entering business, by severe illness, and is now at his home. Brother Fisher, ‘04, formerly of Beta Chi, was recently married to Miss Ethel Wood, of Warren, Pa.

DKEQ, XXI, #3 (Nov 1903), p. 183-184 DELTA CHI The much-talked-of typhoid epidemic has been almost entirely forgotten here in Ithaca. Our only reminder has been the report on the water purity sent out by the University from time to time. The report has been good —purity having averaged 99 per cent., and we feel certain that this is the last the Quarterly will hear from us. In point of number the University attendance is larger both in old students and Freshmen than it ever has been; but for some unaccountable reason this cannot be noticed on the football field and in the crew-room. The new athletic material has so far been meager. Having lost many good men by graduation the football outlook is doubtful. However, we are hopeful, and if the team continues to improve as it has so far, we may come out better than was at first expected. At the time of publication of this manuscript several important changes will have taken place in Delta Chi. For instance, several promising pledged men will have become Dekes. With the quality of our new men we are most thoroughly satisfied. Besides the seven, we have also affiliated Brother Hume, of Gamma. We are looking forward to the time of initiation when we will feel at liberty to take full advantage of that spirit of exceptional congeniality in our house. Since the last issue of the Quarterly a few new honors have come to us. The Senior Honorary Society, Sphinx Head, has elected Brother Snider, ‘04, a member; Brother Vonnegat [sic, Vonnegut], ‘05, was elected to Aleph Samach, the Junior Society. Brothers Harmon, ‘06, and Oberrenders, ‘06, are our latest additions to the Musical Clubs. Brother Brawn, ‘06, won his numerals on the Class crew. Brother Vonnegut, ‘05, has been elected Junior Class President and Assistant Manager of the Masque. Brother Peterson, ‘06, has practically been chosen as substitute tackle on the ‘Varsity. Although they are not new honors it is a pleasure to remark that Brothers Palmer and Snider have resumed their positions on the

38 ‘Varsity at quarter and half. Brother Porter, ‘00, is staying with us while here to coach the ‘Varsity and we are expecting Brother Cool, ‘95, to do the same later on in the season. Most of us are looking forward to meeting our brothers of other chapters in Syracuse during the Convention, where we expect to be strongly represented in regard to number.

*DKEQ, XXII, #1 (Feb 1904): nn.

DKEQ, XXII, #2 (Jun 1904), pp. 142-143 DELTA CHI Within but a month of the end of the college year, the chapter finds itself in good condition. Of the brothers who are interested in athletics, Brother Vonnegut recently distinguished himself by setting a new university record for the high hurdles. Brother Darling is playing on the lacrosse team, and Brothers Kernan and Davies are playing golf. Brothers Lee and Coit are Artistic Editors on the Widow, Cornell’s famous humorous publication. Brother Peterson was recently elected to the Sophomore Honorary Society, “Dunstan.” Brother Snider is one of the Committee making arrangements for the Navy Ball, which takes place the night before the Harvard-Cornell Junior Regatta. Several of the brothers from Omicron have signified their intention to be present for this event, and we hope we may entertain many other brothers who may be interested. On the course of the term we have enjoyed, visits from Brother Spencer, of Gamma Beta; Brother Kilburn, of Epsilon; Brother Sturgis, of Theta, and Brother Forbes, of Rho. Cornell is still growing and progressing. Ground has been broken for the Goldwin Smith Hall of Humanities and the Rockefeller Hall of Physics, and in the summer active work will be commenced on the new athletic field. After much discussion, the Governor has finally signed the Stewart-Monroe bill, which calls for an appropriation of $250,000 for a State agricultural college. This college will become part of Cornell University, and will undoubtedly do much valuable service to the agricultural interests of the State. In closing, Delta Chi sends her sister chapters her best wishes for a successful coming year.

DKEQ, XXII, #3 (Nov 1904), p. 202 DELTA CHI The new school year opens at Cornell, with bright prospects for both Delta Chi and the university. With sixteen of the old men back and ten men pledged from the incoming class, we shall again have the house filled with a strong quota of active Dekes. Brother Obenender is with us again, after a year’s travel in the West. We are also pleased to welcome into the chapter, Brothers Kilburn and Lewis from Upsilon. Brother Vonnegut has been elected Captain of the track team and Business Manager of the dramatic society, the Masque.

39 Brothers Peterson and Hume are playing on the football team. Brothers Obenender and Peavey are members of the Mandolin Club. The University opened this fall with nine hundred and fifty new students, making a total registration of three thousand three hundred students. Probably the most important event connected with the hopes for success this year, is the return of Glenn S. Warner, ‘94, as coach of the football team. Mr. Warner is well known in football circles through his wonderful success with the Carlisle Indians. [This paragraph printed with errors.] In closing, Delta Chi sends greeting to her sister chapters. She hopes to express her good wishes personally, through her delegates to the Annual Convention in November.

DKEQ, XXIV, #1 (Feb 1906), pp. 83-84 DELTA CHI We are about to finish a week of hard work with a week of exams, for all men but those in Sibley College, the Faculty this year having decided to have no final exams in that department. Contrary to the usual custom, from Wednesday, Feb. 1st, to Sunday, February 5th, has been set apart for a Junior Week, so that hereafter we may not have the pleasure of cutting classes for a whole week while our girls are here. We expect to have here in the house about fifteen girls, counting chaperones. On Tuesday night, Jan. 31st, the Ice Carnival is held on Beebe Lake, provided the warm weather doesn’t get in ahead of us and melt the lake. Wednesday night the Masque gives its annual Junior Week play, “The President of Oolong,” at the Lyceum. Brother Baird is Property Manager this year, and Brother Bartholomay is on the cast. Following this comes the Sophomore Cotillion. Thursday night the Musical Clubs give a concert in which Brothers Earle and Peavey participate and following this several fraternities give their dances. We give ours that night and consider it the best of all. Friday night the Junior Prom is held in the Armory, and we expect to dance all night. Saturday is Registration Day for the second term and the girls leave, and we lose ourselves in sleep for a whole day, in order to go up on the hill Monday morning with smiling faces and joy in our hearts. In the recent Committee Elections, Brother Bartholomay was elected to the Junior Feed Committee, Brother Darling to the Ice Carnival Committee, Brother Shoemaker Chairman of the Sophomore Banquet Committee, Brother Earle to the Sophomore Cotillion Committee, and Brother Snider to the Sophomore Smoker Committee. During the Christmas vacation we had our bedrooms burlapped and our bathroom tiled, and we now take a great deal of pride in our third floor. With best wishes for a Happy New Year to our sister chapters.

40 DKEQ, XXIV, #2 (Jun 1906), p. 144 DELTA CHI — CORNELL. For the last time this college year Delta Chi sends greetings to her sister chapters and best wishes for a pleasant summer vacation. Brothers Peterson, Lefens, Kernan, Kilburn, Vonnegut, Norton and Brennan win be graduated in June. We would urge all undergraduate and alumini [sic] members of our sister chapters to inform us this Spring or early in September of any good men who are entering Cornell next year and if possible to let us know what day they will arrive in Ithaca. The week before registration day in September is one, of strenuous “rushing,” and we need all the assistance that can be given us. During the coming Summer the Hall will be improved by the installation of a billiard room with comfortable window seats and other accessories which will tend to ease the life of the hard- working brothers. We are indebted to Mr. Hackney, father of Brother Hackney, ‘08, for the billiard table. A stone porch will also be added to the House. From now until the end of the year a great many inter-fraternity ball games will be played and Delta Chi should be unusually successful as the Freshman delegation is strong. The University crews, track team, and baseball team, are all working hard and we are looking forward to a successful year in athletics. Brother Earle, ‘08, who rowed in the winning Freshman boat at Poughkeepsie last June, is on the Varsity squad this year; Brother Sohngen, ‘09, is pitching on the second Varsity baseball team; Brothers Coan, ‘08, Chace, ‘09, and Lindsley, ‘09, are trying for the track team; Brothers Kernan, ‘06, and Turner, ‘09, are out for the golf team, and Brother See, ‘09, is trying for the tennis team. Brother Shoemaker is Managing Editor of , the University daily paper. We have been greatly pleased during the past year that so many Dekes from our own and other chapters have visited us and we cordially urge all Dekes who come near Ithaca to stop over and see us.

DKEQ, XXIV, #3 (Nov 1906), p. 219 DELTA CHI Delta Chi has now started on what we hope will be a most prosperous year. During the summer several additions were made to the house, consisting of a large porch and billiard room. We have also had an oak ceiling put in the library. Consequently we feel rather proud of the appearance of the house. Rushing has been as strenuous as usual this fall, but we feel that we have come out of the shuffle with the best of the entering class. Three of the pledged men are out for freshman football, one for track, and one for crew. Brothers Earle, Hackney and Coan are not coming back this year and the chapter misses them greatly. Brother Darling is playing lacrosse again this fall, and Brother French is working on the track. Brother Bartholomay has recently been elected Secretary of the Masque, the University Dramatic Society. Brother Shoemaker has been elected Managing Editor of the Sun, the University daily.

41 In the competitions for Athletic Assistant Managerships Delta Chi is represented by Brother Lindsley in Football and Brother Chace in Track. Delta Chi is glad to welcome Brother Keeler, Beta Chi, ‘09, into the chapter. The two new University buildings, Goldwin Smith Hall of Humanities and Rockefeller Hall of Physics, are now finished and add greatly to the appearance of the campus. In closing Delta Chi wishes all of her sister chapters a most successful and prosperous year.

DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), pp. 34-37 (Article, DKE Assoc. of New York, Excerpt)

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS. DKE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK. THE DECEMBER SMOKER. Record one more successful debut for the lion sable, langued and clawed gules. Though whelped in New Haven, he must have been descended from a fine old Numidian monarch of the desert, for on his incursus in Africam he seemed to find himself monarch of all he surveyed, and romped home rampant, wreathed with glory. All this happened at the Minstrel Show and Smoker at Carnegie Chamber Music Hall, on the 11th of December last and this is the tale thereof. [Cf. HathiTrust for Remainder.]

DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), pp. 57-58 DELTA CHI  CORNELL The coming weeks will be busy ones for Delta Chi. Mid-year examinations come very shortly, and after them our annual Junior Week house party takes place. We expect that it will be very successful this year-at least from the present outlook. We very much regret that Brother Keeler is not with us at present. Owing to a severe injury received in football practice, he was compelled to leave college. We trust he will be with us again next term.

42 Brother Eugene Mergenthaler, who is attending the Engineering College at Carlsruhe, Germany, spent a week with us this month. Brother Baird has recently been elected Assistant Manager of the lacrosse team. Brother Thompson is in the competition for Assistant Manager of the “Panatela.” Brother Hewitt is a member of the cast. Brother Shaw won his numerals in football this fall, and is also playing on [sic] the Mandolin Club. In the recent Class Committee Elections Brother Baird was appointed to the Junior Feed Committee, Brother Shoemaker to the Vigilance Committee, and Brother Chace to the Sophomore Cotillion Committee. The terrible disaster which recently befell the Chi Psi Fraternity has caused us to make several improvements in our house as a protection against fire. The Hall will be rewired, and it will be equipped with an automatic fire alarm system. Steel fire escapes have also been installed. Delta Chi wishes to extend her heartiest congratulations to our new chapter, Rho Delta. Two of our members were fortunate enough to be able to attend the installation ceremonies at Madison, and they returned with glowing accounts of the baby chapter. In closing Delta Chi wishes her sister chapters a most happy New Year.

DKEQ, XXV, #1 (Feb 1907), p. 75 (Greek News and Clippings) The growth of the fraternity system at Cornell University has been very remarkable. There are twenty-six fraternities which live in houses; of these only four have rented houses. The value of the fraternity property here far exceeds that at any other institution. The following list of valuations is based on the tax assessments of the city of Ithaca:

Chi Psi, 1869 ($) 80,000 Sigma Phi, 1890 * ($) 18,000 Zeta Psi, 1868 55,000 Delta Phi, 1891 18,000 Alpha Delta Phi, 1869 50,000 Phi , 1869 18,000 Chi Phi, 1868 40,000 Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1870 * 18,000 Delta Tau Delta, 1890 30,000 Epsilon, 1890 * 18,000 Theta Delta Chi, 1870 25,000 Delta Chi (law), 1890 18,000 Phi Gamma Delta, 1888 25,000 Kappa Sigma, 1892 17,000 Sigma Chi, 1890 25,000 Alpha Tau Omega, 1877 16,000 Psi Upsilon, 1880 * 20,000 Phi Sigma Kappa, 1889 16,000 Kappa Alpha (N), 1868 20,000 Delta Upsilon, 1869 * 15,000 Beta Theta Phi, 1872 20,000 Phi Delta Theta, 1872 20,000 Total $562.000

The asterisk denotes that the chapter house is on the campus and the land is rented from the university.

43 The following fraternities are living in rented houses, most of which have, however, purchased land and expect to build in the near future: Alpha Zeta (Agriculture), 1901; Sigma Nu, 1901; Theta Xi (Scientific), 1903; Theta Lambda Phi (Law), 1903. The following fraternities are also represented but are still in the chapter hall stage: (Law), 1888; (Medical), 1900; Omega Upsilon Phi (Medical), 1901; Theta Nu Epsilon (Sophomore), 1880. This large growth of the fraternity system at Cornell is due to the remarkable growth of the university. There are 3,500 students here and the university has no dormitories. Ithaca being a small town, accommodations are poor and limited, thus forcing the student body to organize. The number of fraternity men is, however, only about seven hundred, or 20 per cent—Delta Tau Delta Rainbow.

DKEQ, XXV, #2 (Jun 1907), p. 143 DELTA CHI  CORNELL Once more Delta Chi sends greetings to her sister chapters. Spring seems to have come at last, and in a short time the Class of ‘07 will leave us. Those graduating are Brothers Davies, Coit, Bartholomay, Darling, Peavey, Philbrick, and Conover. Brother Darling is again playing a strong game on the lacrosse team of which Brother Baird is Assistant Manager. Brother Shoemaker is Editor-in-Chief of the Cornell Daily Sun and is also a member of Aleph Samach, the Junior honorary society. Brother French, who ran on the relay team all winter, won his ‘Varsity “C” recently by securing first place in the quarter-mile run in the dual meet with Princeton. Brother Chace is the light-weight wrestling champion of the University. Brother Beyea is at present rowing on the first Freshman crew, and his chances for rowing at the Poughkeepsie regatta are very bright. The proposed improvements in our electric wiring have been completed. The upperclass gift to the house, an automating fire alarm system, has also been installed, so that we feel comparatively free from danger from fire. During the last few months Delta Chi has welcomed the following brothers from sister chapters: H. O. Latham, Delta Delta, ‘10; H. H. Swift, Delta Delta, ‘07; C. L. Browne, Lambda, ‘07; C. G. Magee, Phi; Dudley Shoemaker, Delta Kappa; H. C. Updegrove, Rho, ‘07; R. C. Kay, Rho, ‘09; E. S. LaBar, Rho, ‘08; W. G. Peters, Rho, ‘08; D. L. Swank, Rho, ‘10; W. C. Becker, Omicron, ‘07; C. W. Davock, Omicron, ‘07. We trust that any other brothers that come to Ithaca will look us up and we will do our best to give them a good time.

DKEQ, XXV, #3 (Nov 1907), p. 204 DELTA CHI  CORNELL With rushing season about at its close, the Delta Chi Dekes look back on it with a satisfied smile. It has been a long time since we have been more successful in our fall pledging. We now have nine pledge men and all of them are the true Deke make-up. Even as early as this two of them

44 have already made the Glee Club, and two of them look very promising for the freshman football team. We have been aided very materially in the rushing this year by visits from several of the alumni. Those who have visited us this fall are brothers Coan, Peterson, Brennan, Davies, Darling, Bartholomay, and Gene Mergenthaler. They all seemed to have a good lively time while in Ithaca, and we certainly enjoyed their visits to the utmost. Brother French, ‘07 won his stripe in June at the Intercollegiate Track Meet, and Brother Darling, ‘07, won his “C” at lacrosse. Brother Thompson won the competition for the Managership of the Masque, but very unfortunately was unable to come back this year. Brother Baird has been elected Editor-in-Chief of the Nineteen Hundred and Eight Class-Book. Nearly every member of the chapter is either enjoying work on some college activity or is striving to attain same. In closing Delta Chi wishes her sister chapters a most prosperous year.

DKEQ, XXVI, #1 (Feb 1908), p. 44 (Graduate Personals) Delta Chi ‘03. Brother C. L. Cool has sailed for Europe to stay until June. ‘05. Brother W. W. Roney was married on October 16, 1907, to Miss Jeannette Oliver Grove. ‘07. Brothers N. J. Darling, H. Bartholomay and Hugh Conover are in Schenectady, with the General Electric Company.

DKEQ, XXVI, #1 (Feb 1908), pp. 56-57 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Through the pages of the QUARTERLY Delta Chi again has the pleasure of sending her heartiest regards to all her far-reaching sister chapters. During the Fall we have had the pleasure of visits from many brothers, and we are anxious that we receive visits from many more. The door-latch of our house is always hanging out for any Dekes, and we are more than anxious to entertain visiting brothers to the best of our ability. Besides visits from Dekes we had the pleasure of entertaining fifteen Princeton men at the time of the Princeton football game here. We all agreed that they were one of the finest crowds of men which had ever been around the house. At the Convention at Louisville we were represented by Brothers Sneider and Turner. They returned, very enthusiastic over their hospitable reception, and vowed that there was no exaggeration to the stories of Kentucky hospitality.

DKEQ, XXVI, #2 (Jun 1908), p. 130 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Again Delta Chi sends her warmest greetings to her sister chapters. Though the Ithaca spring weather seems much more like that of midwinter, we realize that another college year is nearly past, and Brothers Snider, Shoemaker, Sohngen and Baird will soon be enrolled among the alumni.

45 Brothers Snider and Shoemaker are members of the Savage Club, a dramatic organization. Brother Shoemaker is a member of the Eighty-sixth Memorial Debate Stage, and has recently been elected Life Secretary of the Class of ‘08. Brother Snider is a member of the Widow Board, a university publication of the lighter vein. Brother French has been running on the relay team during the winter, and is now running the quarter-mile on the ‘Varsity track team. Brother Beyea is at present rowing on the Junior ‘Varsity crew, and his chances of rowing in the Pennsylvania race look very bright During the past few months we have received pleasant visits from the following brothers: C. A. Baker, Beta Phi, ‘85; H. V. Freeman, Phi, ‘69; J. A. Hawes, Phi, ‘04; G. R. Norton, Delta Chi, ‘06; E, D. Kilburn, Delta Chi, ‘06; N. J. Darling, Delta Chi, ‘07; G. H. Lee, Omicron, ‘09; D. Campbell, Omicron, ‘10. We are pleased to announce the initiation of Charles Silas Baker, of Washington, D. C, whose father is a member of the Delta Phi Chapter.

DKEQ, XXVI, #3 (Nov 1908), pp. 199-200 DELTA CHI — CORNELL The new college year has started well for Delta Chi. Only four men were lost through graduation, while Brother Henderson, ‘11, has returned to college after a term’s absence. Our new class numbers seven of the very best men in college. Brother Brooks, Omicron, ‘11, has affiliated, swelling our total active chapter to twenty-nine, the largest we have had for a number of years. Brother French, ‘09, is Captain of the ‘Varsity Track Team, and a member of Sphinx Head, the Senior Honorary Society. Brother Chace, ‘09, is Manager of the Wrestling Team, and a member of The Sunday Night Club. Brother Lindsley is a member of the Southern Club. Brother Keeler, ‘10, is Manager of the Freshman football team. Brother Bennett, ‘10, is Manager of the Freshman baseball team, and a member of the Mummy Club. Brother Beyea made the Junior ‘Varsity Crew. Brother Darling, ‘11, made the ‘Varsity Lacrosse Team. Brother Brown, ‘11, was awarded his Class numerals in baseball. Among the Freshmen, Brothers Munk and Baker are very promising candidates for their Class football team, and will probably prove ‘Varsity material for next year. During the few weeks that the house has been open Delta Chi has received many visits from alumni, both of this and other chapters. We only hope that we may entertain many brothers, alumni and active, during the college year, and we promise to do our best to make their memories of Delta Chi pleasant in every respect.

DKEQ, XXVII, #1 (Feb 1909), p. 41 (Resolution on Franklin Smith Macomber 1899) Hall of Delta Chi of Delta Kappa Epsilon December 15, 1908 “Whereas, It has pleased God, in His wise Providence, to remove from our number our beloved brother, Franklin Smith Macomber, of the Class of Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine; and “Whereas, We wish to express our deep sorrow at the loss of this respected brother; be it therefore

46 “Resolved, that we, of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, extend our most heartfelt sympathy to his family in their hour of bereavement; and be it further “Resolved, that a copy of these Resolutions be sent to the family of our departed brother, and that a copy be spread upon the Records of the chapter, and that a copy be forwarded to the Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly. “A. V. S. LlNDSLEY, ‘09, “Henry Howard Bennett, ‘10, “A. Graeme Darling, ‘11, “Committee for Delta Chi.”

DKEQ, XXVII, #1 (Feb 1909), p.66 DELTA CHI — CORNELL This year has been very successful for Delta Chi in every way. Since the last Quarterly the brothers have acquired numerous honors in almost every branch of University activities. Brother French, ‘09, was elected to Kappa Beta Phi, a Senior club, and is a member of the General Committee. Brother Lindsley, ‘09, was elected to the same club besides being made Chairman of the Senior Ball Committee. Brother See, ‘09, took the Christmas trip with the Musical Clubs. Brother McCormick, ‘10, was made Assistant Manager of the Cornell Navy, received an election to Aleph Samach, the Junior Honorary Society, and was named on the Ice Carnival Committee. Brother Bennett, ‘10, was made Assistant Manager of the ‘Varsity baseball team, received an election to Aleph Samach, and was named on the Ice Carnival Committee. Brother Heg, ‘10, is a member of Bench and Board, a Junior Club, and is also on the Junior Feed Committee. Brother Darling, ‘11, took the Christmas trip with the Musical Clubs. Brother Baker, ‘12, was Captain and quarterback on the Freshman football team. Brother Munk, ‘12, played tackle on the same team and is now out for his class crew. We have recently pledged Charles Weeks, of Newark, New Jersey, he played tackle on the ‘12 football team and is a promising candidate for the crew. At the present time the brothers are all very busy getting ready for the mid-year exams, which start the 18th and continue for the next ten days. Junior Week starts January 26th, and everyone is preparing for the usual good time. On the 28th Delta Chi gives her annual dance, which is given for the Junior Week guests. Last year we had over 300 guests during the evening and are preparing for the same number this year. In closing Delta Chi wishes to all her sister chapters a very happy and prosperous New Year.

*DKEQ, XXVII, #2 (Jun 1909): nn. *DKEQ, XXVII, #3 (Nov 1909): nn. *DKEQ, XXVIII, #1 (Feb 1910): nn.

47 DKEQ, XXVIII, #2 (Jun 1910), p. 117 DELTA CHI  CORNELL Since, due to an oversight, Delta Chi neglected to send letters to the last two issues of the QUARTERLY, it may be advisable to give in this letter an account of the whole present year at Cornell. The new rushing regulations, which were stringently enforced in the fall, proved satisfactory, both to the fraternities and to the entering men, by affording ample time for making decisions. As usual, Delta Chi met with marked success, and the following ten Brothers from the ‘13 Class were swung: Royal K. Baker, Washington, D. C.; William R. Casparis, Marble Cliff, Ohio; Charles S. Conover, Atlantic Highlands, N. J.; Donald C. Dougherty, Steubenville, Ohio; Charles M. Gilchrist, Cleveland, Ohio; Wilfred K. Krauss, Indianapolis, Ind.; Donald McGraw, Grasse [sic] Pointe Farms, Mich.; Adolph Reutlinger, Louisville, Ky.; Harry C. Smallwood, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Halsey V. Welles, Denver, Col. The following brothers, all members of the Sophomore Class, were affiliated: George T. Huther, Beta Phi; Josiah P. LeMaster, Iota; Garretson Dulin, Theta Zeta; George Saunders, Theta Zeta. We now have one of the largest chapters in our history—thirty-five members, twenty-one of whom are living in the house. In athletics Delta Chi has kept up her usual good record. Brothers Weekes, ‘12, and Monk, ‘12, were the right and left tackles on the ‘Varsity football team last fall, and Brother E. H. Baker, ‘12, was the substitute quarterback. Brother Beyea, ‘10 is again rowing with the Junior ‘Varsity crew, and Brother Reutlinger is showing up very well on the Freshman track squad. Junior Week this year took place the last week in January, and Delta Chi had a large and very enjoyable house-party. Arrangements are now being made for another party for the Navy Week Celebrations, May 28th-30th. This spring Delta Chi is enjoying what is probably the greatest event in its history—the building of a handsome addition to the present house. The construction is of Saint Lawrence marble, to match the stone used in the present house. There will be a great number of conveniences inaugurated, including six new studies, making fourteen in all; a very comfortable and adequate alumni suite; and a large and efficient lodge-room, extending from the basement-floor level to the second story, and appropriately decorated. We expect to have the house ready for occupancy at the opening of the University in the fall, and we will then be more pleased than ever to have Brothers from our sister chapters visit us whenever they can. Delta Chi still continues to keep up its record in University activities. Just what has been done is as follows: Brother Bennett: Mummy Club, Adelph [sic] Samach, Book and Bowl, Sunday Night Club, Sphinx Head, Manager of baseball, General Committee, Spring Day Committee. Brother Beyea: Club, Junior ‘Varsity Crew, Spring Day Committee. Brother Heg: Scarab Club, Kappa Beta Phi, Bench and Board, Sphinx Head, Manager of Golf, Senior Stunt Committee, Mermaid, Chairman of Spring Day Committee. Brother Hewitt: Masque, Cap and Gown Committee, Spring Day Committee, Vice-President Cornell Aero Club. Brother Keeler: Manager Freshman football team, Manager hockey [sic] team.

48 Brother McCormick: Scarab, Adelph [sic] Samach, Sphinx Head, Bench and Board, Sunday Night Club, Manager of Navy, General Committee, Mermaid, Spring Day Committee. Brother C. S. Baker: Masque, Senator. Brother Darling: Glee Club, Junior Quartet, General Committee, Spring Day Committee. Brother Pound: Phi Delta Phi. Brother Smith: Phi Delta Phi, Alembic. Brother Underwood: Assistant Manager lacrosse. Brother Warner: Rod and Bob, Dixie Club. Brother E H. Baker: Dunstan, Undine, Sophomore Cotillion Committee. Brother Borden: Masque. Brother Huther: University Orchestra. Brother Munk: Dunstan, Undine, ‘Varsity football team. Brother Weekes: Dunstan, Undine, Sophomore Banquet Committee, ‘Varsity football team. Brother Ruetlinger: Musical Clubs, University Orchestra, Freshman Banquet Committee.

DKEQ, XXVIII, #3 (Nov 1910), p. 157 (Resolutions, Arthur Peter Braun 1906) Hall of Delta Chi of Delta Kappa Epsilon “Whereas, it has pleased God, in His infinite wisdom, to take from us our beloved Brother, Arthur Peter Braun, of the Class of 1906; be it “Resolved, that we extend our most heartfelt sympathy to the family of the deceased; and be it “Resolved, that in his death our chapter loses a faithful and earnest member, and the Fraternity a loyal and true Brother; and be it “Resolved, that a copy of these Resolutions be sent to the family of our departed Brother, and that they be recorded in the Archives of the chapter, and published in the D K E Quarterly.”

DKEQ, XXIX, #1 (Feb 1911), p. 57. DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi sends best wishes to her sister chapters. During the present year we have been very successful in all college affairs. Last fall the new addition of our chapter hall was completed, and furnished us with six new studies, with corresponding bed-rooms, as well as a new alumni suite and a large lodge-room, which latter assures us ample room for meetings and initiations. We celebrated the opening of the addition with an Alumni Reunion, at which a large number of Delta Chi Dekes were present, together with many visiting Brothers from other chapters. The affair was proclaimed a grand success by those present. Our initiation was held at that time, and nine men were taken into the fraternity — two Sophomores and seven Freshmen. We also announce, with pleasure, the affiliation of Brother Robert I. Inglehart, of Chapter.

49 In college activities our members have done well. Brothers Munk and Weekes played on the football team last fall, and Brother E. H. Baker was on the squad. Brother Munk has been elected Captain of the 1911 ‘Varsity. Brothers Hill, Fritz and Ayer played on the Freshman team, Brother Hill being Captain. Brother Starret won his competition for Manager of the Masque, the dramatic club, and Brothers Reutlinger and Ayer made the Christmas trip with the Musical Clubs, Brother Ayer being one of the chief soloists. In college societies we have the following representation: Sphinx Head—Brother Darling. Adelph [sic] Samach—Brothers Baker, Munk and Weekes. Mummy Club—Brothers Munk, Miller, Weekes, Stuber and Baker. Bench and Board—Brothers Starret, Munk, Miller and Saunders. Savage Club—Brothers Miller and Baker. We have a large number of underclassmen competing for Managerships, namely: For hockey, Brother Gilchrist; baseball, Brother McGraw; crew, Brother Dougherty; track, Brother Casparia; The Widow, Brother W. Baker; Alumni News, Brother R. K. Baker. During the past term we have been pleased to receive visits from the following Dekes: Brother Weary, Epsilon; Williams, Simga [sic] Tau; Rogers, Delta Delta; Kassulker, Delta Delta; Mendul, Delta Delta; Allen, Beta Phi; Baker, Beta Phi; Wright, Beta Phi; McLean, Delta Kappa; Simpson, Delta Kappa; Let. Gamma Beta; Benson, Gamma Beta; Draper, Beta Phi; Seager, Rho Delta, and McElroy, Alphi Chi. We cordially invite any Brothers, who may be in this vicinity, to drop in and see us.

DKEQ, XXIX, #2 (May 1911), p. 142 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi greets her sister chapters. The commencement of spring activities finds the chapter in a flourishing condition. We have now thirty members, twenty-five of whom are living in the house. Our new Alumni suite has been in almost constant use since its completion, several of the older Brothers having brought their wives to visit us for a few days. We most cordially invite all Dekes to visit us in our new quarters. During Junior Week intermission the chapter entertained with a house party, twenty guests being present. The Brothers all enjoyed the brief period of social life, and our guests voted the affair a great success. In college activities, Brothers Welles and Trainer are out with the ‘Varsity baseball squad, while Brother Munk has called out the football squad for spring practice. Brother Darling is playing regularly on the lacrosse team. Brothers Weekes and Fritz are out for track, and Brother McLachlan is rowing No. 7 on the Freshman crew.

50 Brother Royal Baker won his competition for Manager of the Alumni News, an important university publication. We take pleasure in announcing the affiliation of Brother J. E. McCreery, ‘13, of Alpha Chi, and the pledging of Mr. Arthur Gilman, of Ithaca, N. Y.

DKEQ, XXIX, #2 (May 1911), pp. 153-5 (Article, Recent Rushing Rules) RECENT RUSHING RULES We publish the following fraternity rushing agreements, which have been recently adopted at Cornell and Pennsylvania, in both of which Delta Kappa Epsilon has joined: Cornell 1. No rushing shall be done, and no rushing dates shall be made, previous to 7 p.m., of the day following the last day of Freshman registration. Dates may be made that evening in the Freshman’s room, and at no other place. Should several fraternities desire dates with the same man, the Freshman shall first be given a chance to choose the fraternity or fraternities with whom he especially desires dates, and the other fraternities shall decide the order of precedence by lot. 2. There shall be no meeting of trains. Fraternity men in Ithaca shall not communicate with Freshmen between September 1st and the evening set aside for the making of dates, without permission of the Executive Committee. 3. Rushing shall commence the day after the making of dates at 1 p.m. 4. Engagements may be made with Freshmen to be known as Rushing Dates; luncheon date, 1-3 p.m.; afternoon date, 3-5:30 p.m.; evening date, 5:30-8 p.m. None of these dates shall interfere with the Freshman’s University work. Freshmen shall not be entertained after the limit of the date specified. There shall be no rushing between 8 p.m. and 1 p.m. No fraternity shall have more than four dates per week per man, and no fraternity shall have more than two consecutive dates per man. 5. All pledges shall be done within the specified dates. 6. Dates may also be made after 8 p.m. during any evening after the commencement of rushing. Upon such occasions, there shall be no rushing, and the fraternity representative shall remain in the Freshman’s room only long enough to make the engagements. 7. A list of the Freshmen, with their addresses, shall be posted in Morrill Hall immediately after the close of Freshman Registration, or, if it seems preferable to the Rushing Committee, the list shall be printed, and a copy given to each fraternity subscribing to these rules. 8. There shall be a rushing committee composed of one representative from each fraternity. This rushing committee shall have a president and a secretary. From the rushing committee shall be selected an executive committee of five members, which shall act on all cases of infractions of these rules. The president and secretary of the rushing committee shall be ex-officio members of the executive committee. The decision of the executive committee shall be subject to appeal to the rushing committee, whose ruling shall be final in all rushing matters. Any fraternities convicted of violating these rules shall have its name and offense published in the University daily.

51 9. The rushing committee shall meet at least once before the commencement of rushing. The executive committee shall meet at the call of the president of the rushing committee. 10. No fraternity delegate shall make dates for any other fraternity than his own. An official engagement card shall be furnished the Freshman by the first fraternity delegate that calls. All succeeding engagements with other fraternities shall be made on this card. No other cards shall be allowed. 11. These rules shall be in effect for three weeks after the commencement of rushing. This agreement is signed by thirty-one fraternities.

Pennsylvania Whereas, it has been the custom of these fraternity chapters for some years past to entertain schoolboys for the purpose of influencing them in their selection of a fraternity upon their entering the University, and Whereas, This practice has been found objectionable for the following reasons: (1) In that it results in the tender of an honor, highly esteemed at the University, before the recipient’s connection with the University has commenced, and before he has given any indication of deserving such honor, and (2) In that it tends to lower the dignity of the fraternities by indicating too great anxiety on their part to extend their invitations, and tends to interfere with a careful selection of members, and (3) In that its effect upon the schoolboys is unfortunate, in exaggerating their own idea of their importance, interfering with their work in school by reason of the time occupied by entertainments given by the fraternities, and further interfering with an intelligent selection by the schoolboy of a college fraternity, and Whereas, it is in the power of the fraternity chapters at the University to put an end to this practice, and for these reasons it is the desire of the parties to this agreement to do so. Now, therefore, it is hereby mutually agreed between the chapters of the fraternities mentioned below, binding themselves and their individual members, that: I. Hereafter no chapter or committee of a chapter will entertain any man expected to enter the University, neither will they cause him to be entertained on their behalf or in their interest, until noon of the Thursday previous to the opening of the University in the candidate’s first matriculate year at the University of Pennsylvania, and that, until such date, members of these chapters shall refrain absolutely from discussing fraternity subjects with any such men. II. Hereafter no invitation to join a chapter will be extended to a candidate until noon of the first Monday in December of his first matriculate year at the University of Pennsylvania, nor will any notice or indication of his election be given him previous to that date. At the time of invitation the recipient shall be informed that he must reply in writing. III. Hereafter, until noon of the second Monday in December of a man’s first matriculate year at the University of Pennsylvania, these chapters will neither indicate, pledge, nor receive acceptance from him for any invitation to join said chapters, and in the event of a chapter learning of such pledging by any of its members, it shall immediately notify such person of his complete release.

52 IV. Until the second Monday in December a candidate will at no time be allowed to remain in any chapter house overnight. V. Hereafter no chapter, or committee of a chapter, will entertain anyman, neither will they cause him to be entertained, on their behalf or in their interest, in any place except upon the Campus of the University, and at the quarters of the fraternities. VI. No withdrawal from this agreement will be made by any chapter except upon three months’ written notice to the signatories hereto. VII. Upon written request of any three chapters the signatories hereto agree to send delegates to a meeting of all chapters to confer upon any questions that may arise in connection with this agreement, and that the number of delegates be limited to two from each chapter. It is understood and agreed between the signatories hereto that, as it is impossible to enumerate all matters intended to be covered by this agreement, where the letter is in doubt the spirit underlying the same shall govern, and to this end the signatories pledge themselves in good faith to endeavor to build up among their graduate and undergraduate members an understanding, and eventually a tradition, that will result in the keeping of this agreement in spirit, as well as in letter. Signed by twenty-two fraternities.

*DKEQ, XXIX, #3 (Oct 1911): nn.

DKEQ, XXIX, #4 (Dec 1911), p. 305-06 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi extends her best wishes to her sister chapters and wishes them the best of good fortune for the year. The year has started with every indication of prosperity for Cornell and Delta Chi. The enrollment of the Freshman Class is the largest in the history of the University. We have pledged thirteen men and have initiated eleven. At the initiation, which took place October 21st, the following men were taken into the chapter: R. H. Shaner, ‘14; W. J. Bowers, ‘15; C. O. Benton, ‘15; J. W. Braffette, ‘15; C. R. Hayes, ‘15; F. L. Hornickel, ‘15; H. H. Ingersoll, ‘15; G. G. Inglehart, ‘15; W. D. Laurie, ‘15; A. D. Williams, ‘15, and M. C. Watson, ‘15. We also announce with pleasure the affiliation of Brother Hildreth, Gamma Phi ‘11. Work on Alumni Field is progressing rapidly. At its completion Cornell will have a splendid athletic ground. Two new buildings, Prudence Risley Hall and , are in course of completion. The chapter is well represented in all kinds of student activities. Brothers Munk, Fritz and Hill are on the ‘Varsity Football Team, Brother Munk being Captain, and Brother Trainer is on the squad. Brother Reutlinger is Editor-in-Chief of the 1913 Cornellian, and Brother R. K. Baker is Business Manager of the Alumni News.

53 Brother Benton, ‘15, won the university tennis championship. Brothers Laurie and Williams are playing on the Freshman Football Team, and Brothers Ingersoll and Inglehart are on the Freshman Track Team. Brothers Wells, Reutlinger and Inglehart are on the Mandolin Club. We are represented in college societies by the following; Sphinx Head: Brothers Baker, Starret, Munk and Weekes. Phi Delta Phi: Brother Sperry. Aleph Samach: Brothers Baker, Munk and Weekes. Mummy Club: Brothers Baker, Miller, Stuber, Weekes and Munk. Bench and Board: Brothers Gillette, Saunders, Weekes, Baker, Starret, Miller and Munk. The Savage Club: Brothers Baker, Starret, Miller, Welles and Reutlinger. Brother Munk was elected to Tau Beta Phi. We have entertained the following Brothers from Omicron who were present at the Michigan- Cornell game: Brothers Fletcher, Coolidge, Hunt, Tubbs and Johnson. In closing. Delta Chi extends a hearty invitation to any Brother who may be in the vicinity of Ithaca to visit us.

DKEQ, XXX, #1 (Feb 1912), pp. 56-7 THE NEW HOME OF DELTA CHI Delta Chi has, in the last year, built a new addition to its chapter house. The need for it had long been felt, for the spirit of competition is keen at Cornell and the chapter, feeling that it had the best crowd, wanted a house worthy of the high reputation that D K E maintains. Outside of these considerations of keeping pace with the other fraternities in the matter of houses, the need was imperative in other respects. The old house was commodious, but did not lend itself readily to changing conditions. The chapter, numbering about forty men, could [sic] not all be accommodated, a state of affairs not conducive to the best in organizing the chapter as a unit. And our facilities for entertaining were inadequate. At Junior Week, for instance, nearly everyone was compelled to move out of the house, and those who remained were forced to stay in anything but comfortable quarters. Plans for an addition were called for and submitted. As approved, they embodied what were thought all the requisites for a fraternity house; appearance, comfort and, at the same time, necessary facilities for studying. In this last respect the men had been handicapped because of crowded quarters. Everything was worked out to the minutest details, combining the advice of the alumni with the suggestions of the active members. The house as it stood originally was situated on a corner, the front facing West Avenue. The addition was built at right angles to the main part and facing South Avenue. The material used was the same throughout, St. Lawrence marble. As far as possible, the idea of the old part was carried out in the new. The studies, made large and with plenty of light, are all on the second floor, the top floor being used as a dormitory. We had long felt the need of a room for the use of our alumni, and to this end included in the plans an alumni suite. Two well-equipped bathrooms were added, and the living arrangements were then complete.

54 The new lodge room was put in the lower floors of the addition, a part of it, because of its height, being underground. The room is large, but because of its excellent proportions and decoration scheme, the size does not at first appear. Ithaca has been the scene of more than one conflagration among the fraternity colony, so particular attention has been given to the installment of fire apparatus. On every floor there is a fire hose and hand extinguishers, and the sleeping rooms are so situated that there is easy access to the fire-escapes. Of course, even these protections do not promise us immunity from danger in this respect, but we are reasonably safe. The method of financing needs but a word. Bonds were issued to the necessary amount and were quickly taken. All credit is due Brother E. Gillette, Delta Chi ‘73, for his management of this part of the work and his general supervision of the construction. Brother F. H. Smith ‘11 also gave a great deal of his time in working out many of the details. The whole house as it now stands, with its towers and ivy-clad walls, is a substantial, home-like looking structure. The impression of massiveness and comfort is not dispelled by a glimpse of the interior. The house is harmonious, inside and outside. From time to time we have added to our library until now we have our shelves filled with books. They were selected with some care and the range of authors is very comprehensive, embracing all that is conceded to be the best in literature. The rooms are arranged so that the men can do their university work under the most favorable conditions. Telephones have been installed in every study, adding greatly to the convenience of the brothers. In fact, the fundamental idea in building has been comfort, and the completed house attests to the success in carrying out this scheme. Delta Chi is justly proud of her house.

DKEQ, XXX, #2 (May 1912), pp. 150-151 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi sends greetings to her sister chapters. The closing college year finds the chapter in a prosperous state and with every indication of a successful year to come. There has been considerable agitation in the inter-fraternity rushing association over the stand taken by several of the fraternities, of which D K E is one. These fraternities favored late pledging. The matter has been settled to the satisfaction of all and results in pledging being postponed until about three weeks later than usual. As a senior prerogative there has been instituted the custom of wearing blazers. Under the supervision of the faculty statistics were prepared of the relative standings in scholarship of fraternity and non-fraternity men. The non-fraternity men were found to be about three per cent, higher. The standing of Delta Chi, however, was above the average. Since the last issue of the quarterly we have initiated Brothers Hiscox and Laurence, both of the freshman class. Brothers Hill, MacLachlan and Fritz have been elected to Mummy Club. Brother Hiscox is rowing on the freshman crew. Brother Fritz is on the ‘Varsity track team.

55 DKEQ, XXX, #4 (Dec 1912), pp. 316-317 DELTA CHI — CORNELL During the past four years Delta Chi and the other members of the Inter-fraternity Association have rushed their prospective material in four different ways. The fraternity conditions here are so different from those of like institutions, due to the absence of dormitories and a union that the problem of getting men of the desired standard is a vital one and one continually experimented upon. Last spring the chapter allied itself with the chapters of Psi Upsilon, Alpha Delta Phi, Zeta Psi and Kappa Alpha and advocated the postponment [sic] of pledging until after the Thanksgiving recess. Our reasons for so doing are apparent. The opposition, consisting of some thirty fraternities and clubs staunchly supported by President Schurman demanding harmony, was so bitter that it seemed best at the time to reach an arbitration. This was accomplished —rushing began the first Monday in October and continued a few days over a fortnight. While this period elapsed, nothing but rushing was allowed, and all talk of membership was tabooed, expulsion from the Association being the penalty meted out to the violators of the rule. At the close of this period, there was an interim of five days, during which time the fraternities sent out their invitations to those whom they wished to entertain in the second or pledging period. It might be well to add at this point that all invitations for both periods were in the form of cards, no verbal communication being allowed with the freshmen on this subject. At the close of the first and our only evening of bidding, Delta Chi had thirteen freshmen pledged. At a later date we pledged one sophomore. These men were swung on Saturday evening, December 14. A banquet was held in the chapter house in their honor that night. Brother Edwin Gillette, Delta Chi, ‘73, acted as toastmaster. Short impromptu speeches were made by Brothers E. A. George, Phi, ‘85; F. D. Boynton, Alpha Alpha, ‘91; W. E Brown, Phi Gamma, ‘98; R. I. Inglehart, Delta Chi, ‘13, and D. C. Dougherty, Delta Chi, ‘13. The following chapters were represented: Iota, Phi Gamma, Phi, Gamma Phi, Alpha Chi, Psi Omega, Beta Phi, Delta Kappa and Tau. The fourteen men initiated together with the affiliation of Donald Tuttle, Psi Omega, ‘15, bring the chapter’s enrollment up to thirty-nine at the present writing. Delta Chi had six men on the ‘varsity football squad, three of whom played in a majority of the games. Three of the freshmen played on their football team. Another freshman captains his track team and another is chairman of his banquet committee. The chapter is represented in practically every honorary and social organization in the University. This year we will make one radical departure from the number of our old customs. Following a great amount of deliberation, our Junior Week house party, together with our annual dance in honor of the other fraternity men, their guests, the faculty, and the townspeople, will be abolished for one year at least. In lieu of this we entertained in November at the time of the Dartmouth football game, and we contemplate another party either at Navy Week or at Senior Week, these being the ideal times, to our minds at least, for entertainment in Ithaca.

56 DKEQ, (circa 1912), p. 142 DELTA CHI — CORNELL. Delta Chi greets her sister chapters. The commencement of spring activities finds the chapter in a flourishing condition. We have now thirty members, twenty-five of whom are living in the house. Our new Alumni suite has been in almost constant use since its completion, several of the older Brothers having brought their wives to visit us for a few days. We most cordially invite all Dekes to visit us in our new quarters. During Junior Week intermission the chapter entertained with a house party, twenty guests being present. The Brothers all enjoyed the brief period of social life, and our guests voted the affair a great success. In college activities, Brothers Welles and Trainer are out with the ‘Varsity baseball squad, while Brother Munk has called out the football squad for spring practice. Brother Darling is playing regularly on the lacrosse team. Brothers Weekes and Fritz are out for track, and Brother McLachlan is rowing No. 7 on the Freshman crew. Brother Royal Baker won his competition for Manager of the Alumni News, an important university publication. We take pleasure in announcing the affiliation of Brother J. E. McCreery, ‘13, of Alpha Chi, and the pledging of Mr. Arthur Gilman, of Ithaca, N. Y.

DKEQ, XXXI, #2 (May 1913), p. 194 DELTA CHI  CORNELL UNIVERSITY  36 ACTIVE MEMBERS The fraternities of Cornell have begun to formulate rules for rushing in the fall. It has been our policy to advocate late rushing, but the majority in the Interfraternity Association is opposed to this. There are to be two periods: a rushing period and a pledging period. The only radical from last year’s rules is the shortening of the periods. Brother Fritz, ‘14, is a member of the executive committee in the Association. Delta Chi has chosen to withdraw from the Inter-fraternity Baseball League which is composed of forty-four members, and has already has already entered the Star League of five fraternities: DKE, Zeta Psi, Psi Upsilon, Kappa Alpha, and Alpha Delta Phi. This step is a revival of the old Star League which existed in the ‘90s, and of which DKE was the many times champion. Senior Week functions begin on June 16 and extend until the 20th. Besides the individual fraternity entertainments, there will be the Senior Ball, The Masque performance, the Musical Clubs’ concert, and the graduation exercises. We have voted to entertain at a house-party at that time. The dance at the house comes on the night of Tuesday, June 17. We have as candidates for graduation the following six seniors: D. C. Dougherty, A. B.; H. V. Welles, M. E.; Donald McGraw, M. E.; R. K. Baker, A. B.; R. I. Inglehart, LL. B.; Paul Nichols, A. B. Brothers Dougherty, ‘13, Welles, ‘13, Baker, ‘13, Inglehart, ‘13, Ayer, ‘14, and Hawley, ‘16, went to Syracuse to the banquet given by the Central New York Alumni Association. They were

57 royally entertained and had much praise for the Syracuse chapter. Brother Ayer, ‘14, continued to Springfield, Mass., for the dinner of the New England Association. We are well represented in the many activities of Cornell. There are three brothers on the baseball squad, three in crew, three in track, and one on the tennis team. Brothers Ayer, ‘14, and Welles, ‘13, will have parts in the Savage Club show, part of the music for which is being written by Brother Ayer. We also have a good representation on the musical clubs. Delta Chi announces the pledging of Mr. W. H. G. Murray, Cornell, ‘16, and Mr. Gaar, of Cascadilla School. Previous to the appearance of this issue of the QUARTERLY, Mr. Murray will have been initiated into the fraternity. Brother H. V. Welles, ‘13, won the second prize in The Fuertes Memorial Contest in Public Speaking. His subject was “An Economic Application of Low Pressure Turbines.”

Alumni Notes Brother Cuthbert Winfred Pound, ‘87, a Judge of the Supreme Court of New York, and Brother Maurice Connolly, ‘97, a member of Congress from , are two of the three candidates for trusteeship of Cornell University. The election is now in progress and will terminate just previous to the Commencement exercises in June. Brother Henry R. Ickleheimer, ‘88, is at present a member of the Board of Trustees. Brother Mario Garcia Menocal, ‘88, was elected President of the Republic of Cuba last fall. Brother Hugh Bedle Conover, ‘07, has been made Electrical Superintendent of the Carnegie Steel Company’s plant located at Mingo Junction, Ohio.

DKEQ, XXXI, #4 (Dec 1913), pp. 376-377 Delta Chi  Cornell  36 Members Delta Chi sends her greetings and best wishes for a prosperous year to her sister chapters. The rushing season, this Fall, was short and snappy. November 23rd, one Sophomore and eleven Freshmen were initiated. Brother Harold Doane, BX, and Brother McGill, Mu, were affiliated. At the Michigan game, Omricon and Phi Gamma Chapters were well represented, and a very pleasant evening was spent. Delta Chi enjoyed a visit from Brothers J. A. Hawes and R. Y. Rowe this fall. Brother Fritz, ‘14, and Brother Brenton, ‘15, will represent Delta Chi at Boston this year. Brothers Fritz, Banelt, Williams, and Cool were on the football team this Fall; Brother Herd, ‘17, on the Freshman team. Brother Englehart, ‘15, was on the Champion Cross Country Team this Fall. Brother Ayer, ‘14, is a cheer leader and on the Glee Club. Brother Ingersoll, ‘15, Lincoln, ‘16, Newman, ‘16, are out for track. Brother Couchman, ‘17, is on the Mandolin Club. Delta Chi is well represented in the management competitions by Brother Hunkin, ‘16, in football; Brother Shaeffer, ‘16, in track; Brother Foster, ‘16, in baseball; Brother Slinkard, ‘16, in crew.

58 Delta Chi has had many visits from Alumni and other chapters, and hopes to see any brothers who are near enough to stop over. 1913 Initiates E. T. Slinkard, ‘16, Brooklyn, N. Y. W. Finney, ‘17, Pasadena, Calif. C. B. Herd, ‘17, Pasadena, Calif. J. Schaetzel, ‘17, Los Angeles, Calf. J. McLendon, ‘17, Waco, Tex. K. D. MacMillan, ‘17, Pittston, Pa. G. B. Howell, ‘17, Ithaca, N. Y. F. C. Moore, ‘17, Cleveland, O. G. S. Miles, ‘17, Tennessee. G.A. White, ‘17, Tonawanda, N. Y. R. Coutreras, ‘17, Mexico City, Mexico. D. Dannenhower, ‘17, Philadelphia, Pa.

DKEQ, XXXIII, #2 (May 1915), pp. 141-143 (Comment of General Secretary) Delta Chi at Cornell In the accompanying table are given the results of a computation of the scholarship standings of Fraternity men for the first term of the present college year. The purpose of the study, which was made by the University authorities, was to learn how the various Fraternities ranked in comparison with the non-Fraternity men and with one another, and also to measure the results by similar studies which were made in 1911-12 and 1913-14. In the first three columns of the table are given the average marks received by the respective Chapters in the first terms of 1911-12, 1913-14, and this year. The fourth column gives the number of members in each of the Fraternities and the fifth column the aggregate number of “student-hours” for which the men of each Fraternity were registered. The sixth column of the table is an analysis of the marks from a new point of view. In that column is given after the name of each Fraternity, the percentage of his hours in which the average member of that Fraternity received a mark better than a “pass.” That is to say, the percentages in the sixth column show how much of the term’s work the men of any Chapter completed and passed, regardless of whether their average mark was high or low. That particular analysis was made this year for the first time. It was made because the University authorities thought that the alumni of a Fraternity would rather have a measure of the diligence of their undergraduates than a report of the ability of the boys to get high marks. By means of that sixth column an interesting comparison can be drawn between the Fraternity and the non-Fraternity men. In their success in getting merely “pass” marks the two classes are almost equal. The average Fraternity man passed 90.9 per cent of his work; the average non- Fraternity man 91.6 per cent. The difference in this respect is only seven-tenths of one per cent in

59 spite of the greater interest which Fraternity men as a class take in the “outside activities’’ of the student life. Another interesting fact revealed by the table is that, while the non-Fraternity men still lead in average standing, their lead has been much reduced. The average scholarship of the Fraternities was better this year than it was last year (72.6 per cent, as compared with 70.7 per cent.), while the non-Fraternity average was exactly the same in both years, namely, 74.2 per cent. In comparison with one another the Chapters vary widely in their success in completing their work (sixth column). The range is all the way from 77.1 per cent, in the case of one house to 100 per cent, in the cases of two others. The range in scholarship is not so wide. Most of the Fraternity averages in standing are between 70 and 75 per cent. Only seven of the sixty-two fall below 70. Eleven of them are above 75. Fourteen are above the non-Fraternity average of 74.2. The improvement in Fraternity scholarship this year is noticeable when one looks at the large number of marks below 70 obtained by Fraternities in 1911-12 and 1913-14 (first and second columns). The figures for non-Fraternity men were obtained by taking the names of non-Fraternity male undergraduates at regular intervals in the student directory; that selection yielded 359 names. There were 31 Fraternity men omitted from the computation because their records had no bearing on the final average. That number added to the 1,790 in the table gives the total number of Fraternity men in the University last term, 1,821. The number a year ago was 1,520; three years ago it was 1,233. One Chapter, Delta Upsilon, included no freshmen in the first term of 1914-15. Some of the organizations in the list are professional societies. For example, and Omega Tau Sigma are made up of students of the Veterinary College, and Alpha Zeta is an agricultural society. Omissions in the columns under 1911-12 and 1913-13 are due to the fact that the Fraternity was not then established at Cornell. The Fraternity alumnus, in consulting this table, will ask, “What percentage of their work last term did our men get a pass in?” He will find the answer in the last column of the table. “What was their average mark?” The answer to that is in the third column. “Is this average better than it was three years ago or last year?” Consult the first and second columns. The number of men in the Chapter is shown in the fourth column, and the fifth column gives the aggregate number of their university hours. Whether the Chapter is doing good work or bad work from the purely Fraternity point of view may be learned by comparing its averages with the general Fraternity averages at the feet of the columns.—Cornell Shrine News.

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61 DKEQ, XXXIII, #3 (Oct 1915), pp. 253-255 (Convention Speeches) Address of Richard J. Foster, Delta Chi ‘16 Mr. Toastmaster, and Brothers in D K E: Yesterday, when I was elected President of the Sixty- ninth Convention of Delta Kappa Epsilon, of course the usual number of congratulations poured in, but about the third brother to extend his hand said, “Don’t forget, old man, that you have a speech to make at that banquet tomorrow night.” I passed it off with the thought that with everything that is worth while there is likely to be some unpleasant feature. But afterwards, while I sat in the chair listening to the discussions of the important matters before the Convention, my mind kept wandering to that congratulatory remark, and a cold, slimy feeling flowed down my back. When it was really brought home to me that I would have to speak at this banquet, I searched round in my mind for something to say that no other speaker would think of. But there were so many good subjects to select from that it was hard to single out one. I could not even think of just the right story to tell—though I have heard a lot of good ones since I came out this way. At last, like many others who find themselves at sea, and without casting any reflections on our Convention poet, my mind reverted to a little poem that I read once when tired out with the June examinations, and it seemed to fit my case tonight. It ran something like this: I wish I were a little stone A-settin’ on a hill, With nothin’ in this world to do But just set still; I wouldn’t eat, I wouldn’t sleep, I wouldn’t even wash, I’d just set there a thousand years And rest myself, by gosh! I felt a little that way when I came into this magnificent banquet hall tonight. I was rather tired from the strain of the past two days, but I will confess that after enjoying the good spirit of the evening, and the inspiration gained from the marching song and from all the good things that have been said here, I cannot submit this poem as indicative of my feelings at the present time. Of the subjects that I thought over for tonight, or tried to get time to think over, that of “The True Deke” seemed particularly appropriate—a glorious and inspiring subject, but my time is so short that I cannot enlarge on it, or preach to you at all. In the brief time that I have, I can only say that I think that D K E has stood, and must always stand, first for companionability, for real brotherhood, for that most admirable thing in human experience—the love of man for man. We are reminded of the love of Abraham for Isaac, of Jonathan for David and of Damon for Pythias—some of us even think of Wright and Ditson, of Siegel and Cooper, or Hart, Schaffner and Marx. Now in closing I have the privilege of reading the resolutions that the Sixty-ninth Convention passed as its last act before adjournment this afternoon: “Resolved, that the Sixty-ninth Convention of Delta Kappa Epsilon extend to its California hosts a hearty expression of its appreciation of their splendid hospitality. The D K E, Association of the Pacific Coast, the D K E Association of Southern California and the Theta Zeta and Sigma Rho” Chapters have combined to make this Convention unique and memorable in the annals of

62 our Fraternity. The loyal warmth of their welcome and the generous scope of their entertainment are things that every visiting Deke will cherish in his heart through the years to come.” TOASTMASTER GREGORY: I was warned that the meeting must break up at about this hour, and so I will turn the meeting back into the hands of Mr. Chickering, the President of the Alumni Association, thanking you gentlemen very much.

DKEQ, XXXIII, #4 (Dec 1915), pp. 443-445

Prize Chapter Letter Brother Ernest Maxwell Smith, Sigma Tau, ‘06, later affiliated at Gamma Beta, was requested to act as judge for the Council Chapter Letter Prize and he has awarded the honor to Donald Danenhower, ‘17, of Delta Chi Chapter at Cornell University for the best Chapter Letter appearing in this QUARTERLY. This recognition of the painstaking efforts of Brother Danenhower is a slight tribute not only to the writer of the letter, but also to his splendid active Chapter. The letters written by Brothers R. S. Tyler, Iota, T. M. McAlister, Omicron, B. Downey, Gamma Phi, E. H. Courtney, Psi Omega, J. A. Hodgson, Tau Alpha, and V. Laudenbach, Kappa, were favorably mentioned for the appearance, form and contents. Briefly the requirements for Chapter letters are: 1. The letters must be received by April 25th and November 25th to be considered for the prize. 2. The letters should be typewritten and special consideration given to the English, spelling, arrangement of the matter and punctuation. Abbreviations are not desired. 3. The letters must have a regular heading giving the name of the Chapter, the College and the number of active members. 4. It should be brief and to the point, consisting of about two ordinary pages of typewritten matter. 5. Omit information which is common to all Chapters and to all years. Try to show some originality. 6. Finally, letters should not be left until the last minute and hastily written, but should be prepared with some care and attention. The contents should give a brief summary of the important and interesting events of the half year as they relate to the three subjects before us of College, Fraternity and personal interest, followed perhaps by a list of new members and signed by the writer with his class numerals.

63 A Chapter should be careful “not to work itself up into a high state of self-satisfaction and stagnation by reciting on every possible occasion all the wonderful deeds they are going to do.” Tell what you have accomplished. We hope that with the award twice a year of this prize that the Chapter letters will steadily improve and become more and more interesting to all our readers.

Prize Letter Delta Chi — Cornell University — 30 Members For the first time in the history of organized fraternity rushing, twenty-two of the larger fraternities, withdrew from the Inter-fraternity Association and formed a similar organization with the same rules and regulations except that the selection of their delegation be postponed until the second term. Delta Chi always was in favor of second term rushing, but as no definite action was heretofore taken towards that end, and none of the larger houses would make the stand alone, it was somewhat spontaneously that the new organization was formed, with the idea of benefiting both the Fraternities and the Freshmen. During the summer the entire first floor of the Chapter House, was redecorated and refurnished —the funds for this work having been raised by subscription in the active Chapter. Among the added decorations is a handsome silver cup known as the Reach trophy which was presented to the winner of the Inter-fraternity Baseball League. Delta Chi will again entertain at the Junior Week functions, which will be held the week following the close of the present semester. The statue of Dr. Andrew D. White, the first president of the University was unveiled at the time of Commencement. This statue is located directly in front of Goldwin Smith Hall, and was a gift to the University by Brother Ichelheimer, ‘88. The formal dedication of the Schoellkopf Memorial Training House and Field took place October 9th, at the time of the Williams game. It has required nearly five years to complete the work of building this field, funds having been raised by the Alumni. The football and track teams have been moved from Percy Field to the new stadium. The keys to the Training House were presented to the University and the occasion was a reunion for many graduates, as well as a. celebration for the undergraduates. The Board of Trustees, at their last meeting designated the new student resident halls, “Baker Tower”, “South Baker Hall”, and “North Baker Hall”. Mr. G. F. Baker of New York was the donor of the several sums of money, which enabled the University to erect these buildings, and in order to signify the sense of its debt to the benefactor, the Trustees chose the above names. The New Drill Hall is rapidly nearing completion, and will be the largest University Drill Hall in the United States when completed. The enormous size of this building can be ascertained from several comparisons: the building covers more than two acres of ground, and the drill floor will be larger than a football field. With a successful completion of the schedule, Cornell bids fair to capture premier honors in intercollegiate football. The 10 to 0 defeat of Harvard was the first victory ever attained by a Cornell football team against the former institution, and the first defeat they have suffered in the

64 last four years. From the newspaper accounts, Brother Barrett, ‘16, was the unanimous choice for quarterback on the “All American Football Team.” The Chapter is pleased to announce the pledging of Mr. Lawrence W. Breck, ‘18, of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Mr. James S. Brown, ‘19, of Rome, N. Y. Brother Ayer, ‘14, who recently returned from Belgium, where he was serving in the capacity of Attache at the American Consul’s Office in Brussels, has returned to the States, and has composed a new marching song, entitled “Cornell Victorious” and has dedicated it to the successful football team of 1915. The Chapter is active in University affairs. Following is a resume of the honors gained this year: Brother Hornickel, ‘15, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Barrett, ‘16, ‘Varsity Football Team, Captain ‘Varsity Football Team, Chairman Junior General Committee, Freshman Advisory Committee, President Student Council, Sunday Night Club, Mummy Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Cool, ‘16, ‘Varsity Football Team, Junior Prom. Committee, Junior Election Committee, Sunday Night Club, Mummy Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Hunkin, ‘16, Manager of ‘Varsity Football Team, Freshman Advisory Committee, Chairman Junior Smoker Committee, Spring Day Committee, Rod and Bob, Kappa Beta Phi, Sphinx Head, Mummy Club, Sunday Night Club, Brother Lincoln, ‘16, Freshman Advisory Committee, Senior Banquet Committee, Book and Bowl, Mummy Club. Brother Foster, ‘16, Manager of ‘Varsity Baseball, Junior Feed Committee, President of 69th Convention, Alternate of 68th Convention, Mummy Club, Sunday Night Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Slinkard, ‘16, Freshman Advisory Committee, Spring Day Committee, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Averill, ‘16, Phi Delta Phi, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Danenhower, ‘17, Sophomore Spring Day Committee. Brother Howell, ‘17, ‘Varsity Track Team, Mandolin Club, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother MacMillan, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Moore, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Committee, Sophomore Stunt Committee. Brother White, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Hill, ‘18, Mandolin Club, Freshman Track Team. DONALD DANENHOWER, 1917.

DKEQ, XXXIV, #1, p. 239 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY — 41 MEMBERS Realizing the defects of first-term rushing which had been in vogue at Cornell for a number of years, a few of the Fraternities last June, at the close of University work, made an agreement and formed an association to rush second term. Later on the majority of the other Fraternities joined the association. Due to the anxiety of some of the large rival Fraternities and the forming of

65 cliques among the members of the entering class, violations to the rules of the association were reported often. These conditions grew worse as the rushing period progressed, and two days before the time set for pledging all the rules were set aside by the Executive Committee and a wild scramble for Freshmen followed. Delta Chi is pleased to report that from the scramble was secured a delegation well up to the standard of the Chapter. A return to first-term rushing next fall will probably be the case. The Junior Week at Cornell this year proved to be the gala event of the social season. As a token of their gratitude for the pleasant week they spent at Delta Chi, the girls presented the Chapter with a piano lamp of beautiful mahogany base and Japanese silk shade. Not to be forgotten among the gifts to Delta Chi are a grandfather’s clock, presented by the active Junior Class, and a baby grand piano purchased through the efforts of the Sophomore Class and the House. Through an unfortunate fire Cornell lost its main Chemistry building, Morse Hall. The fire started on the last day of our Junior Week house party, and although the efforts of the Fire Department and the student body were untiring the building was a total loss, only a few of the valuable books and some of the chemical apparatus being saved. Delta Chi is gradually getting into shape a Baseball Team that promises to again place the trophy of the Inter-Fraternity Baseball Association in our possession. We are pleased to announce the affiliation of Brothers O’Rourke, ‘18, Lambda, and McGill, ‘18, Gamma, and the pledging of Mr. Botsford B. Young, ‘19, of Chicago, Illinois, and Bruce Johnson, ‘19, of Binghamton, N. Y. The Chapter is active in University affairs. Following is a resume of the honors gained this year: Brother Hornickel, ‘15, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Baker, ‘16, President, Cornell University Christian Association. Brother Barrett, ‘16, Captain ‘Varsity Football Team, Chairman Junior General Committee, President Student Council, Sunday Night Club, Mummy Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Cool, ‘16, ‘Varsity football Team, Junior Prom. Committee, Junior Election Committee, Sunday Night Club, Mummy Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Hunkin, ‘16, Manager of ‘Varsity Football Team, Freshman Advisory Committee, Chairman Junior Smoker Committee, Spring Day Committee, Rod and Bob, Kappa Beta Phi, Sunday Night Club, Mummy Club, Sphinx Head. Brother Lincoln, ‘16, Freshman Advisory Committee, Senior Banquet Committee, Book and Bowl, Mummy Club.

DKEQ, XXXIV, #4, pp. 481-2 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY — 27 MEMBERS To all her Sister Chapters Delta Chi sends her warmest greetings and best wishes. As was prophesied in our last letter, the fraternities of Cornell have returned this year to the old system of rushing at the beginning of the first term. We are glad to report that the rushing was, with a few minor exceptions, free from the disgraceful incidents which occurred during the second term rushing last year, and are also pleased to report that Delta Chi was very successful in

66 pledging two sophomores and nine Freshmen who undoubtedly measure up to the high standard set by Δ K E. On account of a number of cases of Infantile Paralysis in Ithaca during the summer the Faculty deemed it advisable to delay the opening of the University two weeks. Although this was undoubtedly a wise step, there are also many disadvantages resulting from it. In the first place all the vacations will be shorter this year, several days being cut off of each in order to make up the time lost at the beginning of the year, and secondly, the football team has been working under a great disadvantage all season due to the late start. At an Alumni banquet in New York City, on the 27th of November, for the purpose of raising a sum of money every year for new buildings and endowments of professorial chairs, Mr. Charles W. Schwab, a Trustee of the University, agreed to donate the iron and steel work for the first building to be put up under this new plan. The guest of honor was ex-President Andrew D. White and the prominent speakers included Brothers Hon. Maurice Connolly, Delta Chi, ‘97, the Hon. Charles E. Hughes and the Hon. William H. Taft. Morse Hall, which was gutted by fire last February, has been roofed over and partially restored to serve as a temporary chemical laboratory until funds can be raised for the erection of a new building. The University Cross Country Team went to New Haven on the 25th of November to compete in the Intercollegiate Cross Country run, and succeeded in bringing the championship home with them. Brother Barrett, ‘16, has returned to the University this Fall and has assisted in coaching the Freshmen team. He has also acted as linesman in all the important games. Delta Chi is pleased to report the affiliation of Brother Brown, ‘19, Epsilon; Brother Cook, ‘19, Xi, and Brother Hawks, ‘19, Sigma Rho. The following are the honors gained this year: Brother Baker, ‘16, Sphinx Head, President, Cornell University Christian Association. Brother Howell, ‘17, ‘Varsity Track Team, Mandolin Club, Convocation Hour Committee, Freshman Advisory Committee, Sphinx Head, Savage Club, Sunday Night Club. Brother MacMillan, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Miles, ‘17, Majura, Sunday Night Club. Brother Schaetzel, ‘17, Savage Club. Brother White, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Cummings, ‘18, Mummy Club. Brother Hill, ‘18, Mandolin Club, Savage Club, ‘Varsity Track Squad. Brother Ashton, ‘19, ‘Varsity Track Squad, Phi Delta Phi. Brother Baskerville, ‘19, Art Staff of the Cornell Widow, President Sophomore Architects, Sophomore Cotillion Committee. Brother Gregory, ‘19, Phi Delta Phi. Brother Johnson, ‘19, Sophomore Spring Day Committee, ‘Varsity Crew Squad. Brother MacBean, ‘19, ‘Varsity Golf Team, University Golf Champion.

67 Mr. Young, ‘19, Chairman Sophomore Smoker. Mr. Hall, ‘20, Freshman Crew, Freshman Spring Day Committee. Mr. Palmer, ‘20, Freshman Football Team, Freshman Tax Committee. Mr. Wight, ‘20, Freshman Football Team.

DKEQ, XXXV, #2 (May 1917), pp. 218-220 Delta Chi — Cornell University The Chapter has become rather small in number since the declaration of war, as many of the Brothers have already left the University to devote themselves to serving their country in several ways. The University Faculty has given the Seniors their degrees and the other three classes a term credit for entering some active work for the Government. At present there are Brothers enlisted in the Mosquito Fleet, Second Division, Aviation, Officers’ Reserve Corps and war supply industries. Our usual Junior Week house party was not given this year, as we expected to have an unusually fine Senior Week party, but due to the state of war this also has been canceled and we must postpone our entertainment. The Hockey Team made a good showing in the Inter-Fraternity League, but due to lack of practice we were beaten in a couple of close games which eliminated us from the contenders for the championship. On March 24th the Central New York Chapters held a banquet at the Onondaga in Syracuse. Delta Chi was well represented by 22 of its members. The occasion was a great success and the enjoyment of those present is a guarantee of even a larger attendance for Delta Chi next year if it is instituted as an annual event. Our guests of honor were Brother Charles Hann, Jr., Gamma Beta, ‘15, and Brother Alexander Wilson, Phi, ‘15. The Chapter is pleased to announce the affiliation of Brothers Campbell Collins, Delta Pi; Eaton Cook, Xi; Kenneth Hawkes, Sigma Rho; Hazleton Brown, Epsilon. The University is earnestly working for preparedness; nearly 2,000 students are drilling every day under the supervision of several army officers stationed here for that purpose. Also many of the Faculty are taking a keen interest in the military training and drill a number of hours daily. The Cornell Athletic Association upon the declaration of war canceled all athletics for the spring, thus taking the lead among all other colleges in this movement. Many of our athletes have already enlisted in some branch of the service. The annual University carnival and field day, “Spring Day”, has likewise been canceled, much to the regret of the Chapter and Alumni, who looked forward to it as an opportunity for a general reunion. The Chapter is active in University affairs. Following is a resume of the honors gained this year: Brother Baker, ‘17, Sphinx Head, president Cornell University Christian Association, Glee Club. Brother Miles, ‘17, Football Squad, Sunday Night Club, Majura, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother MacMillan, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Comm., Delegate Convention. Brother Howell, ‘17, Sphinx Head, Sunday Night Club, ‘Varsity Track Freshman Advisory Comm.

68 Brother Schaetzel, ‘17, Sun Board, Junior Prom. Comm. Brother White, ‘17, Freshman Advisory Comm. Brother Cummings, ‘18, Mummy Club. Brother Hill, Mandolin Club, Savage Club, ‘Varsity Track Squad, Sophomore Cotillion Comm. Brother Young, ‘18, Mummy Club, Sophomore Stunt Comm., Junior Prom. Comm. Brother Ashton, ‘Varsity Track, ‘19. Brother Baskerville, ‘19, Majura, Widow Board, Art Editor Widow, Freshman Spring Day Comm., Cotillion Comm., president Sophomore Architects. Brother Cook, ‘19, Sun Board, L’Ogive. Brother MacBean, ‘19, Golf Team, University golf champion. Brother Pincoffs, ‘19, ‘Varsity Crew Squad. Brother Wrigley, ‘19, Majura, assistant manager Freshman Football. Brother Read, ‘19, Sophomore member Junior Prom. Comm. Brother Hall, ‘20, Freshman Crew. Brother Palmer, ‘20, Freshman Football. Brother Wight, ‘20, Freshman Football.

DKEQ, XXXV, #4 (Dec 1917), pp. 386-387 Delta Chi — Cornell  18 Members To all her Sister Chapters, Delta Chi sends her warmest greetings and best wishes. The term which is drawing to a close has been very unsettled. At the start of the year, rushing rules were temporarily suspended and the old catch as catch can system was re-installed. The result was of course unsatisfactory in many ways, but Delta Chi has good reason to be pleased over the outcome. All the fraternities on the hill suffered a great depletion in their upper classes, Delta Chi had but one senior return, last year’s active chapter of forty-two men being reduced to eight, which has since been augmented until the chapter now numbers nineteen undergraduates. Delta Chi has been very fortunate this year in being able to entertain several Dekes who have been training at the Aviation Ground School here in Ithaca. The school occupies the new armory, which has a capacity of five hundred men, and among the Dekes to whom we have been privileged to extend hospitality are: Brothers DeLano, Omicron; Titcomb, Gamma Beta; Boyle, Davies and Dorian, Gamma Phi; Hilton, Psi Omega; Hummel, Beta Phi; Slocum, Delta Pi; and Johnson, Delta Chi, and Delta Chi sincerely hopes that any Dekes who are sent to the school will accept the hospitality of the chapter in the same spirit in which it is extended. As to the financial condition of the chapter, Delta Chi is in very good shape considering the abnormal times and the inordinate cost of living. However, it was seen early in the year that something would have to be done in order to make both ends meet and accordingly the Delta Chi Alumni Fund was organized, and in this way it is expected that we can come out even at the end of the year.

69 Delta Chi takes the pleasure in announcing the affiliation of Brother Randolph Cooper West, Tau Lambda, 1919. The following are the honors gained this year: Brother Hill, ‘18, Mandolin Club, Savage Club, ‘Varsity Track Squad, Sphinx Head. Brother Bishop, ‘19, Assistant Manager Musical Clubs, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Hawks, ‘19, Savage Club. Brother MacBean, ‘19, University Golf Champion (2), Savage Club, Pyramid. Brother Read, ‘19, Assistant Manager of Freshman Baseball, President of the Chemistry Association, Alembic, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother West, ‘19, Pyramid. Brother Hall, ‘20, ‘Varsity Crew Squad, Savage Club. Brother Baur, ‘21, Freshman Track. Brother Farnsworth, ‘21, Masque. The new Brothers are: Eric Baxter, 70, Utica, New York; Oliver W. Roberts, ‘20, Lockport, New York; L. Stuart Vance, ‘20, Louisville, Kentucky; Oscar Bauer, Jr., Chicago, Illinois; Clarkson L. Farnsworth, ‘21, Huntington, Long Island; Benjamin W. Fullington, ‘21, Columbus, Ohio; Batist R. Haueisen, ‘21, Indianapolis, Indiana; Franklin G. Miller, ‘21, New York City; Langdon T. Williams, ‘21, Columbus, Ohio. KENNETH N. HAWKS, 1919.

DKEQ, XXXVI, #4 (Dec 1918), pp. 278-9 Delta Chi —Cornell Practically all of the Fraternity Houses here are being used as barracks for the S. A. T. C. [Student Army Training Corps] unit at the University. According to contract with the University authorities we are to receive the munificent sum of seven and a half cents per day for each man quartered in the house, and, at the end, to have the house turned over to us in first class condition. The floor space in each house was estimated by representatives of the University and, allowing fifty-four square feet of floor per man for sleeping space, the number of men assigned to each house was determined. Following out this plan seventy-five men were assigned to Δ K E. However the University registration did not come up to expectations, so that we are now housing “but” sixty-two men and one lieutenant, said lieutenant occupying the Alumni room. Then, as everything claiming Army connections must present a military appearance, all rugs had to come up and all pictures down; also, the library is now the “Orderly Room” and all books have been removed. ll of the third floor rooms are filled with their “war strength” number of cots, likewise the new wing and four rooms in the old wing on the second floor. The dining room and “parlor” have degenerated into “study halls” and all beer “mugs” exiled to the billiard room for the duration of the war. The men assigned to us are not picked men by any means and the majority of them have no consideration for property other than their own. So, even though they do “police” the barracks every day, you can imagine that the house presents anything but a finished appearance and that a considerable sum of money will be required to put it in first class condition.

70 You probably know from other University schedules that the only time we have for letter writing is on Sunday —at least that is so with “we Engineers.” And now for a little Fraternity news. At the beginning of the [sic] we had five men back — Brother Puder (who attended Georgia Tech. last year), Baur, Horrell, Fullington and myself—but at present Brother Fullington and I are the only ones left, the others having gone to Artillery O. T. C.’s. Before the military regime went into full power on October 10, we succeeded, with the aid of numerous recommendations from Alumni, in corralling [sic] a very satisfactory Freshman Class of eight men (two being men pledged last year). These men were initiated two weeks ago so that we now have a Chapter of ten men; and, being the only upper classman, the wielding of the gavel has been entrusted to my care. As this Chapter intends to remain as active as the law allows we are holding meetings as before, every Sunday night. In general, they are mere forms, but at least serve the purpose of acquainting our Freshman [sic] with Δ K E as it was before the war and as it will be next year. First though, let me express the Chapter’s pleasure at having you with us again and extend a hearty invitation to visit the Chapter some Saturday and Sunday, as those are the only days left to us. No doubt you have heard from other sources. R. C. West.

DKEQ, XXXVII, #2 (May 1919), pp. 147-9 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY — 30 MEMBERS After the opening of the University in January, following the somewhat providential disbanding of the S. A. T. C., the halls and corridors of Delta Chi probably resembled nothing so much as “the wreck of the Hesperus.” But the return of a number of men of “before the war classes” set the Chapter back upon both feet and made reasonable the hope that before the end of the year we should again see things as they used to be. At the present time we are all very nicely settled and, except for a bit of defective plumbing, a noticeable lack of paint on everything paintable, and a considerable area of wall without plaster, are able to exhibit a presentable exterior to the casual observer. However, with the next flux in the stock market, we are hoping that some kind brother will send up a check or so and then we’ll be able to show visitors more than two or three rooms. As we said in the last letter, the Chapter during the fall term never numbered more than twelve men, including the class taken in at the beginning of the year. So it’s not hard to imagine that there was much rejoicing in camp when we boarded the Diamond at Buffalo and found King Bishop, ‘19, “Peanut” Breck, ‘18, “Julie” Schaetzel, ‘17, Al McGill, ‘17, and a number of Sophomores who had been sent to training camps from the S. A. T. C., all “raring” to get back. After a short rushing season, featured by the absence of all Inter-Fraternity agreements, we added six more men to our 1922 delegation. The Freshmen seem to have lost the rather independent air acquired during the S. A. T. C. reign and have entered into things with the spirit which will give a big House during their Junior and Senior years; all members of the class are out for some team or are on a competition. At the beginning of this term the Chapter was further strengthened by the return of Brothers Miles, ‘17, Wrigley, ‘19, and Wight, ‘20.

71 This year marks the fiftieth year since the foundation of Cornell University by in 1869. Since that time it has steadily progressed to its present place of prominence in the college world of America. In celebration of this remarkable development, and as a memorial to Mr. Cornell, a great “Semi-Centennial Convention” and Alumni reunion has been planned, to be held the 19th, 20th and 21st of June. The University has taken all steps to make the event a success and has called upon the Fraternities on the hill to lend their support; Delta Chi has sent cards to all of her Alumni and hopes to have a large delegation present at the unveiling of Ezra Cornell’s statue on the opening day. The University closes on June 17; so the Alumni may have free sway around the House as in days of old, when Ithaca wasn’t even “officially’’ dry. The Fraternities are not alone in their increasingly speedy return to pre-war conditions. All of the University activities, athletic and social, are taking their former place in the student life. The baseball team has the first full schedule that a Cornell team has enjoyed since the fall of 1916. The men started work in the cage about the middle of February in an effort to build a successful team around the few experienced men now in college; reports by “Don” Rickard, our baseball “compel”, seemed to indicate that pretty fair progress was being made, but bad weather set in which prevented outdoor practice until a few days before the first game—which fact, we are led to believe, is responsible for the team’s failure to win more than one game of the four played thus far. As usual everyone expects Jack Moakley to send a winning team to Harvard for the Inter- collegiates on the 30th and 31st of this month. The track team has been considerably strengthened by the return of former stars from service; these men formed the backbone of the small, but select group which returned from the Penn Relays with the four-mile relay championship, second and third in the hurdles, and third in the one mile relay. Delta Chi is not represented on the ‘Varsity squad, but Brother Carpenter has earned his Freshman numerals several times and bids fair to be a point winner in future Inter-collegiates. In baseball Brothers Anderson and Beardslee are playing shortstop and catcher, respectively, for the Freshman. Down on the inlet “The Old Man” has once again taken active charge in the training of Cornell’s crews and, though the ‘Varsity may not measure up to past standards, it is expected to win the only race, that with Princeton on May 24, in a walk. Delta Chi’s record on the water is being most nobly upheld by Brother Frenzel, who is stroking the Freshmen, and Brother Horrell his “roomie”, who is working hard on the ‘Varsity squad. And while on this subject of athletics, there’s another headliner of former years being revived this term —the Inter-Fraternity Baseball League. Entries were originally received from some thirty Houses about the Hill and schedules arranged accordingly; some of the Houses, however, deserted the cause and formed a “soft ball” league, so two separate leagues are now running. For a while we considered playing soft ball but, in the end remained true to the banners and cups of the years before and entered a team in the “honest to gawd ball” league. This league opened a couple of weeks ago and, up to the present writing, our team has not suffered defeat —rain checks having been issued six different times for the opening game. In addition to taking an active interest in all organized University activities the Brothers seem to have become interested in town affairs —all having qualified as fire fighters the night of the D. U. fire. It was a pretty good fire but when they have their next fire, which will be the fourth, we’re hoping that they’ll pick some other time to have it. This one started up in good form just about supper time on Sunday night when everyone was dressed up in his other suit; but even that

72 did not interfere with our efficient fire fighting. Before the fire was half over we had the D. U.’s charter and numerous other valuables in our own backyard and were splashing around on the second floor looking for more. With the help of the engines and a few outsiders we managed to save all of the furniture and keep the fire from going below the second floor. Since being burned out the D. U.’s have been staying at the , which has been unopened for two years, while theirs is being repaired; they probably feel pretty much at home now—having been in it since January. Besides the Centennial in June the University is to have another big celebration this spring—the revival of Spring Day on May 24. Cornell is running on the three-term system this year and by vote of the Inter-Fraternity Association, it was decided not to hold a regular Junior Week, as none of the Houses were well organized during the first term, but to unite Junior Week and Spring Day—if the sanction of the faculty could be obtained. The faculty came across in good style and committees (Brother Horrell is chairman of the Sophomore committee and Brother Cissel is a member of the Freshman committee) have been at work some time so as to have things just right. While this one may not be a real Spring Day in the eyes of an old graduate, it’s going to be quite some affair in its own way— there’ll be the usual stunts on the hill, a ball game with Yale, crew race with Princeton, lots of House parties, “The Masque”, and Junior Prom. As the men in the active Chapter have had unusually heavy House bills to meet this year we did not feel able to give a real old time Deke party and decided not to take part. The extent of our house partying will be the entertainment of the Princeton crew during their stay in Ithaca. The men taken in since last year are: Otto N. Frenzel, Jr., ‘21, Indianapolis, Ind. Donald S. Rickard, ‘21, Summit, N. J. Eric M. Rickard, ‘21, Summit, N. J. Ross S. Anderson, ‘22, Washington, D.C. Harland F. Beardslee, ‘22, Chicago, Ill. Benjamin P. Carpenter, ‘22, Washington, D.C. Harry H. Cissel, ‘22, Washington, D.C. Louis F. Gillespie, ‘22, Springfield, Ill. Caesar A. Grasselli, 2nd, ‘22, Cleveland, Ohio. William E. Kugeman, Jr., ‘22, West Cornwall, Conn. Carl A. Luster, ‘22, Duluth, Minn. Walter T. Prendergast, ‘22, Marion, Ohio. George B. Storer, Jr., ‘22, Toledo, Ohio. Charles A. Wood, ‘22, Syracuse, N.Y. In closing Delta Chi extends heartiest greetings to all —we hope that you will feel it your duty to occupy our “Alumni Suite” should you visit Ithaca. And we offer our most sincere good wishes for the prosperity of the Council and of the individual Chapters. ―R. C. West, 1919.

DKEQ, XXXVIII, #1 (Feb 1920), p. 110 DELTA CHI — CORNELL UNIVERSITY — 40 MEMBERS Delta Chi tends her most cordial greeting to her Sister Chapters and reminds all Dekes, Alumni or active members, of a standing invitation to visit the House at any time, Cornell’s first normal year after the war marked a return of formal, regulated rushing. This arrangement proved more successful than in previous years and will undoubtedly be continued next year. Delta Chi obtained eleven first-class candidates from the Freshman class and they were duly taken in on December 15th. The Chapter has also two promising Pledges who will enter the University in February.

73 The House has been thoroughly renovated and overhauled, thanks to Brother R. J. Thorne, ‘97, who started a fund for that purpose, to which our Alumni contributed generously. The Chapter appreciates their efforts and interest and is proud to have their home in such fine condition. Delta Chi has resumed social activities and plans for a Junior Week party which we hope will be even more successful than those of past years. Cornell’s football team was not so prominent this year as we hoped, but the fact that the team was developed in the main from inexperienced material and had many misfortunes in the way of injuries makes us proud of it and we feel that a good basis has been built up for next year. There are good prospects for track, crew, and baseball, and we know that the year will reach a glorious climax in the most stupendous Spring day ever celebrated at the University, As is the rule everywhere, many ex-service men have returned to obtain their degrees. They are handicapped in this, unfortunately, by the Faculty’s policy of refusing any material credit for active service, Cornell being, we regret to say, less generous in this respect than any other prominent Eastern University. Delta Chi is pleased to announce the affiliation of Brother C. R. Collins, Jr., Kappa Epsilon, ‘20, and Brother D. S. Graham, Lambda, ‘22. Our two Pledges are L. N. Thomas of Charleston, W. Va., and F. S. Smiley of Clarksburg, W. Va, The Chapter’s college honors are as follows: Brother Breck, ex-’18 —Sunday Night Club, Musical Clubs, Savage Club, Masque, Senior Tax Committee. Brother Benedict, ex-’18 —Sunday Night Club, Class Day Committee. Brother Baskerviile, ex-’19 —Art-Editor The Cornell Widow, Sphinx Head, Majura, Sunday Night Club, Book and Bowl, Chairman Winter Carnival Committee. Brother Bishop, ex-’19 —Senior Tax Committee. Brother MacBean, ex-’19 —Sphinx Head, Majura, Kappa Beta Phi, Sunday Night Club, Book and Bowl, Savage Club, Masque, Pyramid. Brother Wrigley, ex-’19 —Assistant Manager Freshman football, Sphinx Head, Majura, Sunday Night Club, Musical Clubs, Savage Club, Masque. Brother Fox, ‘20 —Pyramid. Brother West, ‘20 ―Pyramid. Brother Horrell, ‘21 —Varsity football, Majura, Student Council, Secretary Inter-Fraternity Association. Brother Williams, ‘21—Phi Delta Phi, Junior Prom, Committee. Brother Anderson, ‘22—Sophomore Cotillion Committee. Brother Mullaly, ‘23—Freshman Spring Day Committee. Brother Munns, ‘23—Freshman football, Chairman Freshman Banquet Committee. Initiates. Howard Archibald Acheson, New York City. Stuart Holland Hacker, New York City. Charles Mackey Hughes, Franklin, Pa.

74 Robert Gamble Luster, Duluth, Minn. Donald Grant MacBean, Philadelphia, Pa. Carter Mullaly, Long Beach, Cal. David Aloysius Munns, Pittsburg, Pa. Frank McCormick Mykrantz, Columbus, O. John Thomas Shaw, Detroit, Mich. Irving William Steele, Fairport, N. Y. Gordon Early Williams, Columbus, O. ―Donald S. Rickard, ‘21, For the Chapter.

DKEQ, XXXIX, #1 (Feb 1921), pp. 126-7 DELTA CHI — CORNELL — 33 MEMBERS Delta Chi sends her most cordial greetings to her Sister Chapters and earnestly requests all Dekes, Alumni or active members, to avail themselves of a standing invitation to visit the house at any time. The rushing this year introduced a new organization comprising seventeen of the best houses on the hill. It was found that the former organization had been too cumbersome, unwieldy, and ineffective in dealing with several breaks, one of which directly affected Delta Chi. Through the energy and influence of Brother Baskerville, ex ‘19, the new organization was formed with Brother Williams, ‘21, at the head, and has successfully completed its first season in competition with the other houses using open rushing. A great majority of the best freshman material waited to go through the organized rushing period. Delta Chi was especially successful in pledging the thirteen men that were bid, a practically unheard-of event at Cornell. This number, with one man previously pledged, gives the Chapter fourteen first-class candidates, duly taken in on December 11th. A very beautiful and artistic Memorial fireplace to Brother C. C. Ingersoll, ‘18, killed in action in France, has been erected through the efforts of his class and Mr. Ingersoll’s generosity. In regard to social activities, a small but successful house party was given in conjunction with the Chi Psi’s over the week-end of the Columbia game. We are also planning to give a Junior Week party. Under Gil Dobie a strong foundation for future football teams has been built this year from inexperienced material and under an entirely new system. The outcome of the Penn game was disappointing, but the team throughout the season showed an increasing knowledge of the game. Brothers Horrell and Munns represented the Chapter on the team. The Chapter is proud to announce that Brother James Anderson Hawes, Phi ‘94, has been made an honorary member of Delta Chi in recognition of his constant friendship, interest and many services to the Chapter, and his long standing as Delta Chi’s “big brother.” The Chapter is also pleased to announce the affiliation of Brother W. K. White, Sigma Tau, ‘22, of Cleveland. The Chapter’s college honors are as follows:

75 Brother Horrell, ‘21 —Varsity Football, Student Council, Sphinx Head, Majura. Brother E. Rickard, ‘21 —Eta Kappa Nu, Honorary Electrical Engineering Society. Brother Williams. ‘21 —President New Rushing Association, Majura, Phi Delta Phi, Senior Banquet Committee. Brother Anderson, ‘22 —Assistant manager Cornell Masque, Pyramid, Honorary Civil Engineering Society, Junior Promenade Committee. Brother Gillespie, ‘22 —Mummy Club. Brother Wood, ‘22 —Assistant manager musical clubs. Brother White, ‘22 — Mummy Club. Brother MacBean ,’23 —Sophomore Cotillion Committee. Brother Munns, ‘23 —’Varsity Football, Student Council. Brother Shaw, ‘23 —Sophomore Smoker Committee. Brother Williams, ‘23 —Sophomore Spring Day Committee. Brother Bloomer, ‘24 —Freshman Tax Committee. Brother Hennings, ‘24 —Freshman Cross-Country Team, chairman Freshman Banquet Committee. Brother Waterman, ‘24—Freshman Tax Committee. Our Initiates were: Robert Strawn Bloomer, Newark, N. Y. [sic]; Allan Howard Frazer, Detroit, Mich.; Lawrence Stockton Helffrich, Huntingdon, L. I., N.Y.; Thomas Carey Hennings, St. Louis, Mo.; Hugh Evererd Jackson, Petersburg, Va.; Rudolph Lewis Johnson, Charleston, W. Va.; John Beatty Joyce, Columbus, Ohio; Francis Ludington, St. Louis, Mo.; Rowland Smith Reeve, Haddonfield, N. J.; Mortimer Alien Sullivan, Elmira, N. Y.; Lewis Newton Thomas, Charleston, W Va.; Fred Walter Waterman, Elyria, O.; James Donald Wingate, Brookline, Mass; Sheldon Bailey Wright, Idaho Falls, Ida. ―W. E. Kugeman, Jr., ‘22

DKEQ, XXXIX, #3 (Oct 1921), pp. 357-358. Maurice Connolly, Delta Chi, ‘97 The country was shocked at the airplane tragedy in Maryland which cost the lives of six officers of the United States Army on Memorial Day, May 30th. This Fraternity was especially bereaved in the death of Brother Maurice Connolly, Delta Chi, ‘97. Such a tragic end for one of our most widely known and popular members came as a shock to so many of his friends, who had only a few days previous bid him farewell at the Club in New York, and some who were expecting to meet him at the Centennial Celebration at the University of Virginia the day following the accident. There were few among the men of his age in the Fraternity who had such a wide circle of friends and had been more active in our affairs. The accident occurred when a large Curtiss airplane crashed to the ground near Indian Head, Maryland, during a severe electric storm. The ship struck the ground nose first and the force of

76 the impact was so great that the craft was entirely demolished and the seven passengers were immediately killed. The airship was one of the largest in the Army. Funeral services were held in Washington for all those killed and later in the several homes. The Fraternity sent a large wreath of flowers in our red, blue and gold colors, and has adopted appropriate resolutions of respect. Maurice Connolly was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on March 13, 1877, and was the son of a pioneer business man of that state. He attended the public schools in that city and was graduated from Cornell University with the degree of A. B. in the class of 1897. Two years later he received LL.B. with highest honors at the New York Law School and took post-graduate courses at Balliol College, Oxford and at Heidelberg, Germany. After his father’s death, Brother Connolly succeeded him in business, in which he met with unusual success. He was also vice-president of the Dubuque Fire and Marine Insurance Co. and director of the Iowa Trust and Savings Bank and several other institutions. He became prominent first in local politics and later in national affairs and was elected in 1912 to Congress as the only Democrat returned from that state. While a member of Congress Brother Connolly took an active and leading part and later was a candidate for the United States Senate from his state. On the Democratic ticket he was defeated by Senator Cummings after a close election. Major Connolly’s war record was an enviable one. Immediately [after] the United States entered the war, he volunteered for the air service, despite the fact that he was beyond any possible draft age, and served as adjutant executive officer, and commanding officer at several important aviation centers, including those at Rantoul, Illinois, Wilbur Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, and Hailehurst Field, Mineola, L. I. He also served in the executive bureau of the United States War Department in Washington and received his R. M. A. He was one of the few men of his years to become an expert pilot and was discharged from the Army with a commission as Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve Officers Air Service. Brother Connolly then became associated with the Curtiss Company and has been in the airplane business since the war. He was intensely interested in everything having to do with the development of the air service in America and has been of late a well known figure at all important army flying fields in different sections of the country. He was an officer and active in the affairs of the several aviation clubs and other kindred organizations and, in addition to his business interests, intended to devote his time for the rest of his life to the industry for the protection in the air of the Nation. Brother Connolly was unmarried and is survived by his two sisters, the Misses Anna G. and Eleanor Connolly of Dubuque. However, it was as a Deke that we knew him best and his active interest in his Fraternity, Chapter and College made him one of our leaders as a Fraternity man. While at Cornell he not only took leading part in athletics and all college interests, but worked hard for Delta Chi and held most of the Chapter offices. He was the delegate to the Syracuse Convention in 1905 and again to the Nashville Convention the following year, when he was elected President. He always joined and assisted in every way the local Deke Alumni Association, wherever he found himself after leaving college and for a year was President of the Washington Association.

77 He was one of the first to join the D K E Club when it was organized and was one of its most active workers. He was interested in young men and was always glad to give advice or a helping hand to any of his younger brothers from any chapter. The loss of Brother Maurice Connolly will long be felt in the Fraternity and his Chapter.

DKEQ, XXXIX, #4 (1921), pp. 459-60 DELTA CHI — CORNELL — 28 MEMBERS Delta Chi sends her greetings to all sister Chapters and best wishes for a successful year. A cordial invitation is extended to any brothers when in Ithaca to visit the Chapter. Cornell once mere holds an important position in the football world, due to the excellent development of the team under Gil Dobie, and went through their schedule without losing a game, winning all by a heavy margin. The Chapter was represented on the team by Brother Munns and on the squad by Brother White. At the time of the Dartmouth game a small informal house party was held with the Chi Phi’s. We were glad to welcome a large number of brothers from the Pi Chapter. We had the pleasure of having Jimmie Hawes, Delta Chi, ‘24, at our initiation banquet and over the weekend. His gave us very wonderful reports of the Chicago Convention and the hospitality of Brother Tracy Drake. The Chapter started the fall season with twenty-four members. Five freshmen were pledged during the fall rushing season and were initiated December 9th. The names of the initiates are: Gordon Griswold, John McCormick Mykrantz, Ten Eyck Bronk Powell, James Nelson Archibald Slick, Robert Llewellyn Wright. The Chapter’s college honors are as follows: Brother Anderson, ‘22, Sphinx Head, Tau Beta Pi, manager of The Masque, Freshman Advisory and Senior Ball Committees; Brother Baur, ‘22, Kappa Beta Phi; Brother Grasselli, ‘22, Mummy Club, Al-Djebar; Brother Kugemen, ‘22, The Masque; Brother Vance, ‘22, Sphinx Head, Atmos; Brother White, 22, Mummy Club, Kappa Beta Phi, football squad, member Executive Committee of New Rushing Association; Brother Wight, ‘22, varsity hockey and Lacrosse teams; Brother Wood, ‘22, Sphinx Head, manager of the Musical Clubs; Brother Hughes, ‘23, Kappa Beta Phi, Freshman Advisory Committee; Brother MacBean, ‘33, Pyramid, Freshman Advisory and Junior Promenade Committees, assistant manager of Interscholastic Track; Brother Munns, ‘23, varsity football and baseball teams, Student Council, Aleph Samach, Majura, Atmos, Freshman Advisory Committee; Brother Mykrantz, ‘23, Freshman Advisory Committee, Majura, Al-Djebar; Brother Williams, ‘23, The Masque, Freshman Advisory Committee, Majura; Brother Hennings, ‘24, track squad, The Masque, Chairman Sophomore Dance Committee; Brother Waterman, ‘24, Captain Freshman Track Team (1), track squad; Brother Mykrantz, ‘25, The Masque; Brother Slick, ‘25, freshman football; Brother Wright, ‘25, musical clubs; Brother Powell, ‘25, freshman basketball [remainder missing]

[The usual February number was not published in 1922.]

78 DKEQ, XL, #1 (Apr 1922), pp. 94-96 (Alumni Personals, Julius Chambers’ Last Book) JULIUS CHAMBERS’ LAST BOOK: “NEWS HUNTING ON THREE CONTINENTS” Julius Chambers was born at Bellefontaine, Ohio, November 21, 1850. He died on February 12, 1920. Between the two dates is the record of a busy life with wide interests. Graduated from Cornell in 1870, he at once came to New York and applied for a position on the Tribune staff. He started out with only thirty dollars in his pocket, no letters of introduction, and no family friends to whom he could have delivered them. It was a typical equipment for a typical young American of the time. But he had his diploma (he had worked his way through college to get it) and a Δ K E Fraternity pin. Curiously enough —or perhaps naturally, for the fraternal spirit is not a mere matter of form—the pin was an amulet that brought good fortune at the moment of need; for the would-be journalist had been rebuffed rather unceremoniously by Horace Greeley and other editors, and the prospect did not seem bright when he came back to the Tribune office (he had the great gift of coming back without delay) to make another attempt to get what he wanted. This time he saw Mr. Whitelaw Reid, the managing editor, and the little story of his reception is worth quoting. ‘‘Here was a very different type of man from any I had met. The grave tolerance with which he heard me say, “I wanted to learn the newspaper business,” was without encouragement. He explained that the staff was already too large and that all reporters who could be spared were ‘let go’ in summer. I remember the phrase ‘let go’ for I had never heard it before. ... I rose to leave, when ‘W. R.’ saw upon my waistcoat a Δ K E Fraternity pin. He sprang to his feet—how tall he was!—and extended his right hand. . . .” That was the beginning of Mr. Chambers’ long press career. Pluck and persistence carried him on to positions of importance and great influence. Leaving the Tribune for the Herald in 1873, he stayed with James Gordon Bennett’s still world-famous paper for sixteen years—the last three as editor. He founded the Paris Herald. In 1889 he accepted Joseph Pulitzer’s invitation to edit the World. Latterly, he wrote for many years the well-known daily “Walks and Talks” in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At different times he acted as special correspondent in Madrid, Havana, Paris, London, Rome and Washington. He was always at the important news-centre of the day doing the invisible or sometimes spectacular work which results in the familiar morning newspaper. Yet he found time to publish, in addition to his voluminous press matter, eleven books and more than two hundred short stories. Two plays of his have been produced in New York, and a musical comedy. Naturally, many adventures came to a man leading such a busy cosmopolitan life; romance and realism were often blended. In “News Hunting on Three Continents,” Mr. Chambers has given what he considered the cream of his experience. The book occupied much of his time for some years; he put his best work into it; and it was still receiving the final touches when the end came. Every reader will find in it something with a special appeal. The burning of the Opera Comique on that tragic May evening of 1887 (Chambers saw the leaping of the first tongue of flame); the Charley Ross mystery (Chambers was the first New York newspaper man on the ground); a descent into a mad world—in other words, ten days as a duly committed inmate of a lunatic asylum under the old system; the return of Andrew Johnson, as Senator-elect from Tennessee, to

79 the Chamber which had tried him as an impeached President of the United States; Car lists and adventures in Spain, murders and mystery in New York and New Orleans, pirates at quarantine; the coming of Cervera and his surviving officers after Santiago to Portsmouth (so close to Maine); tracing the real source of the Mississippi, squaring accounts with a Secretary of State, fighting Philadelphia’s “ Tammany “—these are only a few of many pen-pictures. Perhaps the most interesting of all, if the matter came to a vote, would be found to be the story of how James G. Blaine lost the presidency when it was undoubtedly within his grasp. Times change, indeed, and men change with them; but old scenes and events can be reconstructed, and often made more vivid and intelligible in retrospect than in the closer current view. Mr. Chambers has shown his skill with the varied happenings that came within his wide range. His friends in many parts of the world will be glad to have his book, for its own sake, and his. It was published on October first by Mitchell Kennerley, 489 Park Avenue, New York City, with several portraits of the author and other illustrations, including facsimiles of interesting letters from well-known men. It is an attractive book, beautifully printed on specially made paper, 406 pages, fully illustrated, and bound in green linen, with gold lettering, price three dollars and fifty cents net.

*DKEQ, XL, #2 (Sep 1922): nn.

[DKEQ, XL, #2 (Sep 1922), pp. 153-55: COMMENT OF GENERAL SECRETARY ― THE DELTA CHI FRATERNITY EPISODE.]

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DKEQ, XL, #4 (Nov 1922), pp. 341-2 DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi extends greetings to the Council, her Alumni and her sister Chapters and wishes them a successful year. Twenty brothers returned to the Chapter this year in addition to two already pledged. The rushing season was more than successful, Delta Chi emerging with fifteen men pledged. Cornell’s football team has again taken a prominent place in eastern football circles with the prospect of several All-American selections from its personnel. We had the pleasure of entertaining a number of brothers from Gamma Beta the week-end of the Columbia game. The bond between Delta Chi and her Alumni has been more firmly welded by various of their number returning to College throughout the autumn and the Alumni conclave held during the initiation period. We feel that the true test of a Chapter’s strength is the loyalty and interest of her Alumni and we are making every effort to make these relations even stronger. We have had the pleasure of a short visit from “Jimmie” Hawes, Delta Chi of ‘24, and from him heard many glowing reports concerning the further work of the Fraternity in England and on the continent. The following men were initiated on November 18: Andrew John Biemiller, ‘26, of Sandusky, Ohio. William Burke, Jr., ‘26, of Washington, D. C.

80 Paul Byron Case, ‘26, of Sodus, N. Y. Hayward Hedden, ‘26, of Jersey City, N. J. Finlay Cuyler Hunt, ‘26, of Palmyra, N. Y. Armin Oscar Kuehnsted, Jr., ‘26, of Hinsdale, Ill. Harold William Moser, ‘25, of Omaha, Neb. John Frederick Nixon, ‘24, of Atlantic City, N. J. Lewis Miller Rumsey, 3rd, ‘26, of St. Louis, Mo. Roland Henry White, Jr., ‘26, of Cleveland, Ohio. The Chapter’s College honors are as follows: Brother Baur, Jr., ‘21, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Grasselli, ‘22, Mummy Club, Kappa Beta Phi, Al-Degebar, Captain Polo Team. Brother White, ‘22, Varsity Football Squad, Mummy Club, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Hughes, ‘23, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Munns, ‘23, Aleph Samach, Majura, Atmos, Sphinx Head. Brother MacBean, ‘23, Freshman Advisory Committee, Manager of Interscholastic Track. Brother Mykrantz, ‘23, Majura, Kappa Beta Phi, Al-Degebar. Brother Hennings, ‘24, Varsity Track Squad, Mummy Club, Janus Club, Masque, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Johnson, ‘24, Mummy Club, Assistant Manager Freshman Football, Freshman Advisory Committee. Brother Reeve, ‘24, Mummy Club, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Thomas, ‘24, Mummy Club, Kappa Beta Phi. Brother Waterman, ‘24, Varsity Track, Freshman Advisory Committee, Junior Smoker Committee. Atmos. Brother Sullivan, ‘24, Business Manager Frosh Bible, Assistant Manager Literary Review, Varsity Baseball Squad, C. U. C. A. Cabinet. Brother J. M. Mykrantz, ‘25, Masque. Brother Hedden, ‘26, Polo Team. Brother R. H. White, ‘26, Polo Team, Freshman Football Team. Delta Chi extends a cordial invitation to any Dekes in the vicinity to avail themselves of its hospitality at all times. John Shaw, For the Chapter.

DKEQ, XL, #4 (Nov 1922), pp. 367 (In Memoriam, Charles Shaw Horner 1894) DELTA CHI, ‘94 Brother C. S. Horner, Delta Chi, 1894, died of pneumonia, October, 1922. Brother Horner was a Federal Prohibition officer.

81 DKEQ, XLV, #4 (Dec 1927), pp. 401-2 DELTA CHI — CORNELL 22 Members The University has opened and twenty-two men returned for another year with the active chapter. Rushing became the immediate business, and was pursued with real vigor, under Brother Loetscher’s guidance. The alumni, about the country, co-operated with recommendations, support, and information; which is the only way, under the system of cut-throat rushing, that we are sure of continuing Deke to the highest power of Dekeism. All these communications and aid given are greatly appreciated and the thanks and gratitude of the chapter is extended to all. Hibby Ayer ‘14, known to all Cornell alumni and undergraduates as the writer and composer of “Cornell Victorious,” aided immensely in giving his support to rushing. He has moved his business to Ithaca, thus the chapter is fortunate in having him near and about oftener. We also had the help of Chic La Bonte ‘26 who, with his car and salesmanship experience, assisted nobly. Van Lindsley ‘09, spent several nights at the house; Plumer Cool ‘02, Harry Bloomer ‘27, and Frank McCormick ‘10, and wife have recently visited at the house while motoring through Ithaca. Charlie Johnson ‘27 returned after a year’s tour of the world. Pennock ‘23, Little ‘29, and Turner ‘29, spent the summer in Europe. All four have been bubbling over with stories and entertaining experiences of well spent and profitable vacations. Pennock, Loetscher, Munns, Dayton and Hopper are members of the Sphinx Head, senior honorary society. The first two are also members of Red Key, the Junior class society. Pennock is a member of the Student council, is on the varsity soccer team, and is also working in the Dramatics Club. Loetscher is assistant manager of freshman basketball. Munns is captaining this year’s wrestling team, is vice-president of Ye Host, the honorary society in hotel management. Dayton is a member of Ye Hosts and a letter man in cross-country and a varsity track man. Hopper will continue as number three on the varsity crew, he sings in the Glee Club, too. Turner is a member of Al-Djebar, honorary society in chemistry, secretary-treasurer Saturday lunch club, and a member of the varsity track team. The other members are all working on some activity, sport, or competition which will bring a coveted honor to the fraternity. Among the faculty, Deke is represented by eminent men: W. D. Bancroft, Ph.D., D.Sc., Alpha ‘88, professor of physical chemistry, founder and Editor of the Journal of Physical Chemistry. His pen has also written texts on the subject. C. C. Bidwell, Ph.D., Beta Phi, ‘04, professor of physics, and author of several texts. A. M. Drummond, A.M., Tau, ‘06, professor and head of the department of public speaking, playwright, founder of the State Fair Country Theater, author of a pamphlet about it, and director of Cornell Dramatics Club. G. C. Embody, Mu, ‘00, professor of agriculture. F. P. Bussell, Mu, ‘00, professor of plant breeding. Captain H. J. Gaffey, Delta Kappa, ‘20, professor of military science. During the summer a blower was installed in connection with the furnace. Better heating and a saving of coal is expected. The work was under the direction of Holbrook, ‘95, who gave his

82 advice and services, in the installation of this device of the Philadelphia Steam Heating Company. Many thanks are due him. The chapter house will be open to all alumni returning for the Princeton football game on October 22. Everyone will be welcome and let this be an invitation to all. It is hoped that a great many will find it convenient to turn up for this big game, and of course the wives are invited. It will be a grand affair and reunion —an event not to be missed. May we all live truer Dekes. ―George T. Turner, Jr.

DKEQ, ca. 1928, p. 77 (Alumni Gossip) DELTA CHI — CORNELL The annual publication of the Delta Chi chapter is a booklet of very attractive appearance and contains an interesting amount of material concerning the Delta Chi chapter and the fraternity at large. Here are given in detail accounts of the rushing season, initiation banquet, and list of initi- ates, an account of Junior Week, crew, track, football and soccer activities and the various positions of honor held by the several members of the chapter. At the close of the volume is given a complete roster of the Delta Chi chapter since its founding in 1870 up to and including the 1929 delegation. Here is given the name, occupation and present address, where known, of each member of the chapter. In the case of deceased members the date of the death is given. It is an invaluable record, not only to the members of the Delta Chi chapter, but to the fraternity at large; one cannot but wish that such a publication might be issued by each chapter of the fraternity. The chapter booklet is published annually and is edited and published by the alumni of Delta Chi chapter. It is an attractive publication, richly bound, printed on good paper in clear readable type. It represents much labor and interest and reflects great credit upon the Delta Chi chapter and speaks volumes for the interest of her alumni.

83 DKEQ, XLVI, #4 (Dec 1928), pp. 488-90

DELTA CHI — CORNELL Delta Chi has started out on what promises to be an auspicious year. With the return of twenty- two old men, and the pledging of eleven freshmen, the prospects for the coming year are extremely good. The pledges are: Thomas H. Burchard, Brookline, Massachusetts; Louis de A. Gimbrede, Mount Vernon, New York; Albert J. Hoole, Carbondale, Pennsylvania; Thomas K. Humble, Los Angeles, California; Ward N. Huston, Evanston, Illinois; Robert Jones, East Rochester, New York; Ralph T. Keithley, Denver, Colorado; Richard Reeser, Jr., Columbia, Pennsylvania; Raymond H. de Socarras, Brooklyn, New York; John P. Starbuck, Bronxville, New York; John F. Wallace, Winnetka, Illinois. The chapter is well represented in outside activity. Howard Johnson is holding down a regular position on the varsity football team, and his performance looks even better than last year’s. Tom Sidley is bidding for a place on the cross country team, and Gil Powell looks like good material for a “C” in the weights division. Tom Hopper is assisting in coaching the freshman and varsity crews. Three freshmen are out for football: Bill Young, Jack Starbuck, and Jack Wallace. Another, Dick Reeser, is playing with the band, and also made the Glee Club, of which the writer is assistant manager. Pledges Gimbrede and de Socarras are out for freshman crew. Jack White has been elected assistant circulation manager of the Cornell Daily Sun. Pledge Tom Humble should make his numerals in freshman track.

84 We are holding open house over the week-end of the Dartmouth game, November 17. This will be the biggest game in Ithaca this fall. We cordially invite everyone to make the house their headquarters over the week-end, as we can arrange accommodations for all. ―LeRoy A. Goodwin, Jr.

DKEQ, XLVII, #1 (Feb 1929), p. 122 (Newspaper Item) DELTA CHI — CORNELL GIVES $10,000 TO BEAUTIFY CORNELL Ithaca, New York, December 17 — Henry R. Ickelheimer (Delta Chi, ‘88), New York City, has given $10,000 to Cornell as the beginning of a fund for beautifying the campus. The gift is announced by R. H. Treman, trustee of the university and chairman of the grounds committee. This is the second gift Mr. Ickelheimer has made to his alma mater in recent years, his first one being a bronze statue of Andrew D. White, Cornell’s first president. The program to take advantage of the natural beauty of the surroundings is now under way at Cornell, having been started by a gift of $200,000 from Colonel Henry W. Sackett of New York, to beautify Fall Creek and Cascadilla Gorges, which bound the Cornell campus. The movement to improve the campus itself is now under way with the impetus of Mr. Ickleheimer’s gift. Other alumni co-operating with Mr. Treman in this enterprise are Walter G. Cooke, Buffalo, and Edwin F. Sanderson, New York, both of whom have made gifts for various phases of the landscaping work. —Boston Transcript, December 17

DKEQ, XLVII, #4 (Dec 1929), p. 599 DELTA CHI — CORNELL We were very much gratified to see the co-operation shown by our alumni and sister chapters in sending us in recommendations for our fall rushing. The number of recommendations this year was almost twice that of last. Besides this, we were particularly fortunate in having several alumni with us during rushing. They were: J, D. Warner, ‘02, F. S. Wells, ‘15, James A. Hawes, Phi, ‘94, E. H. Baker, Jr., ‘12, and E. L. Warren, ‘28. This writing, taking place on the night before rushing commences, cannot promise what the results will be, but with all of this extra help we are very optimistic, despite the fact that the active chapter is small in number. The appearance of the interior of the house has been greatly improved by redecoration of the halls and downstairs rooms. We invite your inspection and thank the alumni who made this possible. L. A. GOODWIN, JR.

85 DKEQ, XLIX, #2 (May 1931), p. 108 Delta Chi — Cornell On the night of February 28 Delta Chi formally initiated nine new members, well worthy of Δ K E. They are: William Campbell, IV, ‘34, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Palaemon Lawrence Hilsman, ‘34, Albany, Georgia; John Burr Jenkins, ‘34, Carbondale, Pennsylvania; Frederick Ralph Loetscher, ‘34, Dubuque, Iowa; Robert Walter Maloney, Jr., ‘34, New York City; Sidney Granger McCallin, ‘34, London, England; Robert Pierce Tobin, Jr., ‘32, Maplewood, New Jersey; Frederick Russell Warren, ‘34, Yonkers, New York; John Edwin Watt, ‘34, Carbondale, Pennsylvania. The occasion was particularly successful due to the presence of numerous alumni. As to activities—this past fall the football squad claimed Powell and Wallace; Frank Warren worked with the baseball team and Bauman is competing for the baseball managership. Powell and Richardson are now working for positions on the crew. Canfield and de Socarras are on the Widow board and Gens and Tobin are trying for art positions with the same magazine. Recently, Howell won the university boxing championship in the lightweight division. Thus far our freshmen have been fairly active. Fred Warren was on the freshman football squad; Hilsman and Loetscher are members of the basketball squad; Jenkins is first-string coxey [sic] of the crew. During junior week we held a house party with the Psi U’s. From all accounts it was a very successful affair. Bob Hopper, ‘31, Tresch, ‘31, and McCutcheon, ‘30, have recently returned to school. The chapter takes this opportunity to remind its alumni to come around for Spring Day, Saturday, May 23. ―W. N. Huston

DKEQ, XLIX, #3 (Sep 1931), p. 191 (Chapter Alumni Associations) Delta Chi President —Jos. D. Warner, 99 Second Ave., Newark, N.J. Secretary —Lawrence S. Helffrich, 7 Weybridge Rd., Great Neck, N.Y. Treasurer —L. G. Smith, 18 Beach PL, Maplewood, N.J.

*DKEQ, L, #2 (May 1932): nn. *DKEQ, L, #4 (Dec 1932): nn. *DKEQ, LI, #1 (Feb 1933): nn.

DKEQ, LI, #2 (May 1933), p. 102 Delta Chi—Cornell: Delta Chi held its annual initiation banquet on Saturday, February 25. It was attended by the chapter’s thirty-one active members and alumni from Ithaca and several other nearby chapters. The following men were initiated: Thomas Millar Beckwith, ‘36, Ravena

86 [sic, Ravenna], Ohio; Homer Hartman Bishop, ‘36, Shaker Heights, Ohio; Ezra Volk Bridge, ‘36, Rochester, N.Y.; Dale Sanford Carpenter, Jr., ‘36, Cohoes, N.Y.; James Miller Davidge, ‘34, Binghamton, N.Y.; James Christie Demarest, ‘36, Hackensack, N.J.; Harold Diodate North, Jr., ‘36, Shaker Heights, Ohio; and John Reynolds Young, ‘36, La Jolle [sic, Jolla], Calif. Seniors. “Moon” Warren is head of the house and also a member of the varsity baseball squad. “Al” Bauman is manager of the varsity baseball team, a member of Aleph Samach, Skulls, Officers’ Club, , Sphinx Head, and the senior ball committee. “Cal” Canfield is business manager of the Cornell Widow, secretary of Sigma Delta Chi, member of Aleph Samach, Sphinx Head, the spring day committee, and Ho-Nun-De-Kah. “Larry” Coleman is managing editor of the Cornell Widow. Johnny Gens is a member of Skulls. Juniors. Burr Jenkins is coxy on the varsity crew and is a member of the Officers’ Club, Crew Club, and Red Key. “Bob” Maloney is a member of the Officers’ Club. “Lou” Campbell is a member of Skulls. “Jim” Davidge is a member of the glee club. Sophomores. “Stu” Dyer is a member of Skulls. Ross Kitchen is on the varsity crew. Johnny Avery and “Bud” Resterick are members of the varsity lacrosse squad. Freshmen. Dale Carpenter is a member of the freshman football and lacrosse teams. Jenkins and Kitchen were members of the crew which won the Hairi trophy at the fall regatta.

DKEQ, LI, #3 (Oct 1933), 155 (In Memoriam) Willard C. Cool, Delta Chi ‘16, Captain and former center on the Cornell football teams of 1913- 14-15. George Swiggart Miles, Delta Chi ‘17, died January 29, at Union City, Tenn.

DKEQ, LI, #4 (Dec 1933), p. 198 Delta Chi—Cornell: Delta Chi wishes to thank the alumni for their cooperation in a successful rushing season. We have thirteen active pledges, one sophomore and 12 freshmen. We are hoping to welcome heartily the alumni many times during the year. Burr Jenkins, varsity crew coxy, went to the races at Los Angeles this summer. He is Head of the House and has recently been elected to the Senior society, Sphinx Head. Tom Lloyd has won a reputation for his singing ability around town. Bob Maloney is a member of the Scabbard and Blade. Ross Kitchen who was on the varsity crew his sophomore year is rowing in the varsity shell again. Incidentally, he did a good job as rushing chairman. Sam Bates, known for his drawings on all subjects, has been elected to the art staff of the Cornell Widow. Johnny Avery is on the lacrosse team. The sophomores are all hard at work on major competitions on the hill. Hilsman and Davidge are married and hope “to live happily ever after.” “Zeke” Bridge has sketched several cartoons in the competition for the Widow board. “Bud” Bishop has managed to stick after the cut in the competition for the Editorial Board of the Cornell Daily Sun. Delta Chi has prospects for a good bunch of freshmen this year.

87 The chapter starts off with 22 active members. The finances are good in all departments, and we have a good surplus. “Al” Bauman and “Moon” Warren couldn’t leave dear old Cornell; so they are back with us this year.

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DKEQ, LII, #3 (Oct 1934), pp. 115 & 132 (Bayard Taylor, O) GREAT DEKES OF THE PAST --BAYARD TAYLOR, Omicron of D K E Excerpts from an article written by John DeWitt Warner, ‘72, charter member of Delta Chi

DKEQ, LII, #4 (Dec 1934), p. 176 Delta Chi—Cornell: Last June Delta Chi sent out to her alumni a booklet reporting the activities of the chapter and giving a corrected list of addresses. If any alumnus of the Cornell chapter has not received the booklet and wishes to do so we will be most willing to send him a copy. We hope through the aid of the alumni to put out an issue this year. Delta Chi opens the year with 14 pledges and 17 active members. “Kitch” Kitchen, Cornell varsity crew man, is Head of the House. Sam Bates is art editor of the Widow and Johnny Avery has been elected to Scabbard and Blade. We have three assistant managers in the junior class which will lead to managership next year: “Woody” McCulloh, business manager of the Widow; “Jack” Young, crew manager; “Bub” North, freshman baseball manager. Dale Carpenter, last year, earned his “C” in varsity lacrosse. Bud Bishop is a member of the Cornell Daily Sun board and intends to enter the competition leading to editorial director. Bud Michelson is competing for the Cornellian business board and Johnson, who is also in the glee club, can be seen daily at Shoellkopf [sic, Schoellkopf] heaving the discus. As for the underclass, Jack Shoemaker is throwing the weights; Gardner Lloyd is out for varsity baseball; Johnny Rockwood is working hard for minor sports manager. Ted Hoffman and Dodo Speno are in the university golf tournament. “Lippy” Lippincott is playing end on the frosh football team; Phil Shinnan is out for freshman crew; Steve DeBaun is playing soccer; and Russell Brooks is in the art competition of the Widow.

*DKEQ, LIII, #1 (Feb 1935): nn.

DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 79 Delta Chi—Cornell: Ross Kitchen, ‘36, who was a member of the varsity crew and Sphinx Head, the senior honorary society, left school in February to take a position with the Frigidaire Corp. in Dayton, Ohio.

88 DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 94 Delta Chi—Cornell: Delta Chi recently held its 65th annual initiation. Nine men were initiated of the twelve pledges. The other three were unable to be initiated because of illness. We are planning to hold another initiation for these men later this year. DKE finds itself very active on the Cornell campus this year. Johnny Avery, Head of the House, along with Dale Carpenter and John Hoene is competing for varsity lacrosse, and they all seem to be slated for varsity berths. Sam Bates is art editor of the Widow and is working hard for the Cornellian. Four Juniors made their Junior societies this year: Bub North and Dale Carpenter are Red Key, and Woody McCulloh and Jack Young made Aleph Samach. Bub North was elected to Tau Beta Pi last fall. He is working hard now on the Junior Smoker Committee of which he is chairman. Jack Young, assistant manager of crew, was largely responsible for the success of the Junior Prom last month. Zeke Bridge suddenly started to draw for the Widow and has been elected to the art staff. Woody McCulloh is doing a great deal, as assistant manager, to keep the Widow financially sound. Bud Bishop is competing for the greatly desired position of editorial director of the Cornell Daily Sun, being at present on the editorial staff. The underclass is keeping well in step with their elders. Jack Shoemaker is tossing the weight farther every day and Fred Sampson is busy working on the boxing squad. Gardener Lloyd and John Rockwood are out for varsity baseball. Ed Ellis is out for cheerleading and lacrosse competitions. Warren Smith, who is one of the two Sophomore Representatives on the Student Council, is working hard for the track managership position. Phil Schinhan is rowing every day on the freshman squad and is also out for dramatics. Russ Brooks is drawing for the Widow competition. Lippy Lippincott made his numerals in football last fall and is going out for the varsity in the spring. Jim Moxham and Brit Richardson are trying hard to organize a Cornell Yacht Club. They have already succeeded in having a large group of would-be sailors attend their first meeting. We owe a vote of thanks to Sam Bates who, assisted by Zeke Bridge, Jack Shoemaker, and Steve DeBaun, put on a very successful house-party last month. Bud Bishop is working on a new chapter booklet which we will send out this spring. The booklet will include chapter activities, alumni addresses, and the names and addresses of the newly initiated members. We are planning to have an alumni gathering to be held on spring day, May 18, for the Carnegie Cup races held on Cayuga Lake.

DKEQ, LIII, #2 (May 1935), p. 99 (In Memoriam, Cuthbert Winfred Pound 1887) CUTHBERT W. POUND, Delta Chi ‘87 Cuthbert W. Pound, former chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, died just before noon today in Tompkins Memorial Hospital here of a hemorrhage of the brain suffered February 2 while he was attending a dinner of the Tompkins County Bar Association arranged in his honor. He was seventy-one years old, and had retired from the chief judgeship of the state’s highest court last December 31, after having been in various state courts since 1906.

89 Cuthbert Winfred Pound served twenty-eight years as a jurist in New York State courts, and in rising to the position of chief of the highest court he achieved a solid reputation for wide learning in the law, breadth of vision, common sense and compact and incisive opinions. A Republican in politics, Judge Pound was indorsed by both the Republican and Democratic parties. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who, as Governor, appointed Mr. Pound Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, referred to him as “one of the greatest jurists of our day.” Judge Pound once summed up his legal philosophy in these words: “The law of each age is ultimately what that age thinks the law should be. The Constitution is the slave, not the master, of its creator. When the rights of property and contract are too strongly insisted upon an aroused public sentiment will attempt to exercise the power to regulate any calling.” Critical of the slow-moving courts, Judge Pounds told the American Law Institute that: “Law tinkering still remains in the hands of lawyers and judges, but the time may come when the people, wearied of the rust and creaking mechanism of courts, may rise to destroy it and install some plan of administering justice more in keeping with an age of mechanical power and speed.” Judge Pound found democracy “expensive and more or less inefficient,” but he thought the American people had faith in it and “they never greatly desired anything that they didn’t ultimately get, Constitution or no Constitution.”

*DKEQ, LIII, #3 (Oct 1935): nn.

DKEQ, LIII, #4 (Dec 1935), p. 159 & 173 (Article, This Matter of Legacies) THIS MATTER OF LEGACIES JOHN CLAIR MINOT, Theta ‘96, Literary Editor of The Boston Herald and Honorary President of Delta Kappa Epsilon THE term “legacy,” as used in this article, is applied, as in many of our chapters, to the sons or brothers of graduate members who enter college. The legacy that is figured in terms of dollars, is something all too unfamiliar in our Fraternity life and is very rarely the cause of embarrassment. But all of our older chapters have long faced in almost every rushing season the problem of sons and brothers. The boy of more remote kinship to an older Deke —cousin or nephew, for example— probably has to take his chances with the class at large when the chapter looks it over for prospective material, but the son or brother has a special claim. Anyway, he has a certain claim to special consideration. Certainly, other things being equal, the chapter should give him preference. The Deke father desires his son to be a Deke, especially when the son enters the old college, and the son of a Deke desires to wear the fraternity pin that his father has prized. All that is natural and desirable. The exception to either rule is negligible. It follows that there are heartache and resentment when the desired arrangement fails to come about. Even so, it is easy to contend that no older Deke has a “right” to expect the chapter to admit his son solely on the basis of the relationship, and that no son has a “right” to count on becoming a

90 Deke solely because his father has been a member —however distinguished and loyal a member. Broader issues than the desires and “rights” of the individual are involved. The undergraduate chapter is quite properly an entity and must be the final judge of its own membership —even though it is a cherished tenet of our brotherhood that one who is once a Deke remains always a Deke. The claim of the legacy to consideration is not an individual right, but is based on the broader ground of the general welfare of the chapter and the fraternity as a whole —its harmony, its continuity and the closeness of its bond. It is based on the worth of family interest and loyalty through the generations, and on the likelihood —except in the obviously impossible instance— that the legacy will make a particularly desirable member. Thus as I have seen the thing work out through more than two score years, I am convinced that one of the first influences for good in D K E, one of the main sources of its strength, is the steady stream of legacies into its active membership. I would be the last to urge the desirability of any hard and fast rule in this connection. The best of families is liable to produce its black sheep, and no black sheep are wanted in D K E. But in most cases the problem of the legacy is too easy and happy of solution really to be a problem at all. It is the embarrassment of numbers that sometimes brings the real problem to the chapters in- certain of our larger institutions. Even there, the larger delegations which are now the rule have minimized the problem. Whether the larger delegations are always desirable is quite another matter. They have grown larger than they used to be through various influences. The financial need of the chapter is one of them; another is the unfortunate likelihood that a larger proportion of lowerclassmen than in the old days will leave college with courses uncompleted. My strong leaning toward a favorable consideration, generally speaking, of the legacy as a potential Deke is primarily, and quite naturally, the result of long and close acquaintance with conditions in my own chapter, but it is confirmed by a not inconsiderable acquaintance with several other older chapters. It was nearly 70 years ago that the first son of an earlier Deke became a member of Theta, and in more than half a century there have been few delegations without sons and brothers. The element of kinship has been one of the finest things in the life of Theta through the years. I could tell no end of stories to demonstrate that, and produce no end of confirmation from the membership list. I know of other chapters where this is true. In my own delegation, initiated 43 years ago, three of our nine members were sons of Dekes and one of the others followed two older brothers in the chapter. The fathers of two of the three sons were no longer living. I can recall that even as a freshman I sensed that these boys brought to D K E something of an affection and understanding that the rest of us acquired only as time passed. Perhaps I may be allowed to instance the undergraduate Theta of today. No sister fraternity at Bowdoin will be found questioning its high standing in all that makes a chapter strong and respected—and that is putting it modestly! There were six sons in the splendid delegation that graduated in June, 1935. And the number of sons in the present chapter makes up almost exactly half its membership. In the four delegations there are four, six, eight and four sons respectively. Of course most of them are sons of Theta Dekes, but our chapters in Yale, Colby, Brown and Cornell are also represented among the fathers.

91 Of the four sons of Dekes in the senior delegation, three have been regulars for three years on the varsity eleven. One of them, after captaining his freshman eleven, is captain of this year’s eleven which won the Maine college championship. He is also the head of the chapter. The fourth one is at the head of a class of 140 in scholarship and is captain of the cross-country team. One of the four has been class president, is chairman of the college Thanksgiving dance committee and is on both the Student Council and the Athletic Council. Another is the uncommonly successful steward of the chapter dining room. You could scarcely expect the sons in every delegation to match that record, but in every delegation the standing is highly satisfactory. There are leaders and outstanding figures in scholarship, athletics, college journalism and campus activities. So it is no wonder that Theta refuses to consider the legacy problem as really a problem at all. It has no hard and fast rule in the matter, but, other things being equal, the legacy is given a marked preference. And with results that have been one of the chapter’s greatest sources of pride through the years.

DKEQ, LIII, #4 (Dec 1935), p. 190 Delta Chi—Cornell: The class of ‘36 is one of the most prominent in the history of the chapter, and is represented by Zeke Bridge, Dale Carpenter, Woody McCulloh, Bub North, and Jack Young in the Sphinx Head. Bub is the Freshman Baseball Manager and in the Red Key, as is Dale, who won his varsity letter in Lacrosse. Jack is Crew Manager. On the “Widow,” Woody is Business Manager, and Zeke is the Art Editor. Bud Bishop is on the “Sun” Board, while Wendell Johnson is in the Glee Club. The Juniors have John Rockwood out for varsity baseball; Fred Sampson and Jack Shoemaker are members of Kappa Tau Chi, with Jack on the varsity track team; Warren Smith is trying hard for the 150 pound crew; Gardner Lloyd is trying for a “Widow” competition; and Ed Ellis is in Scabbard ‘n’ Blade. Leonard Lippincott is on the varsity football team in the class of ‘38, and Willie Orr is after a “Widow” competition. Dody Speno won the University Golf Championship this fall. We have just gone through one of the most successful rushing seasons that Delta Chi has had in many years. Under the guidance of Jack Shoemaker we were fortunate enough to pledge seventeen promising freshmen, making a total of nineteen pledges. Delta Chi was pleased to affiliate “Red” Thompson from the Alpha Alpha chapter.

DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 28 (Article, The Pound Memorial Fund) THE POUND MEMORIAL FUND EARLY last spring the Cornell Law Association, on the suggestion of Edwin J. Marshall, Delta Chi ‘95, of Toledo, initiated a movement to establish an appropriate memorial to Cuthbert W. Pound, Delta Chi ‘87, who died February 3 of last year. With the approval of the Executive Committee of the Cornellian Council, a Pound Memorial Fund Committee, comprising in its membership many distinguished judges and members of the bar, was organized under the chairmanship of the Honorable Frank H. Hiscock, retired Chief Judge of the Court Cuthbert W. Pound, Delta Chi ‘87 of Appeals of the State of New York and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University.

92 Judge Pound was for nine years a member of the Cornell Law School faculty and for over twenty years a trustee of the university. He was an outstanding jurist and an eminent leader of the New York Court of Appeals. His memory is held in deep admiration and affection by a host of former students, associates at the bar, fellow Dekes, and persons who came in contact with him through his judicial opinions. Judge Pound had a unique place in the life of Cornell University, and was closely associated with the Cornell Law School. He was an undergraduate at Cornell in the early eighties, but left before graduation to take up the study of law in Lockport. The Cornell Law School had not then been established. However, in 1895, he came to the Cornell Law School as a member of its faculty, and taught in the School for nine years, leaving finally to become Counsel to the Governor. He was appointed and then elected to the New York Supreme Court. In 1915 he became an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, and in 1932 was elected Chief Judge of that tribunal, retiring on account of age on December 31, 1934. He had been a Trustee of Cornell University since 1913, and was an active member of the Board at the time of his death. As member of the Bar, as State Senator, as Counsel to the Governor, and as a member of the Bench in its trial and appellate divisions, Judge Pound rendered distinguished public service. His services on the Court of Appeals were outstanding, and he was recognized throughout the country as a great judge. Judge Pound, as undergraduate, professor and trustee, touched the life of Cornell over a span of more than fifty years. He was an able teacher, remembered with affection and respect by hundreds of his former students. In the thirty years after leaving the Faculty, he was a constant visitor to the Law School. He delivered the principal address at the dedication of Myron Taylor Hall. He presided at two final Moot Court arguments. He frequently spoke at undergraduate and alumni functions. In the Board of Trustees, while being swayed by no narrow prejudices in favor of the Law School, he always had a clear and sympathetic understanding of its problems and of its needs. Judge Pound was stricken at a banquet given by the Tompkins County Bar Association at which representatives of Cornell’s Board of Trustees, of the Law Faculty, and of the Bar combined to do him honor. The Pound Memorial Fund Committee is undertaking to raise, through the Cornellian Council, a fund of $50,000 from Cornell lawyers, friends of the Cornell Law School, and friends and admirers of the late Judge Pound. The fund is to be used as an endowment for fellowships and scholarships in the Cornell Law School to bear Judge Pound’s name and, as part of the memorial, to procure for the Law School a portrait of the Judge. For years Judge Pound personally gave annual Law Scholarships. Because of his connection with the Law School and his deep interest in all its affairs, no finer or more appropriate memorial to him could be established than that which is proposed. The Pound Memorial Fund Committee feels certain that everyone who has had any professional or personal relations with Judge Pound will welcome the opportunity to participate in this effort to commemorate his services to Cornell and to the legal profession. Contributions to the Pound Memorial Fund constitute a proper deduction under the Federal Income Tax Law. Checks, payable to Cornell University, should be sent to the Honorable Frank H. Hiscock, 32 Morrill Hall, Ithaca, New York.

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DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 43 (Death, George Washington Graham 1876) GEORGE WASHINGTON GRAHAM, Delta Chi ‘76 George Washington Graham, real estate operator, died suddenly of a heart attack in his home at 3100 Lake Shore Drive. He was 81 years old. Mr. Graham was born in Terre Haute, Ind. He settled in Chicago in 1885 when he became associated with the firm of Christie, Lowe, and Hayworth, builders. In 1900 he formed his own company, Hayworth and Graham, which owned and managed many loop properties, including the Garland, McCormick, and Hayworth buildings. At the time of his death Mr. Graham was director and general manager of the Garland building. He was a graduate of Cornell University, class of 1876, a member of the University Club and the Indiana Society and past president of the Northwestern Association of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Mr. Graham is survived by his widow, Mrs. Celeste Sobel Graham.

DKEQ, LIV, #1 (Feb 1936), p. 45 (Deaths, Cool 1916 & Miles 1917) WILLARD C. COOL, Delta Chi ‘16 Captain and former center on the Cornell football teams of 1913-14-15. GEORGE SWIGGART MILES, Delta Chi ‘17 Died January 29, 1933, at Union City, Tenn.

94 DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), p. 60 (Remembrance, James Anderson Hawes Φ’94) Tributes to Our “Jimmy Although I had known our famous Deke brother, Jimmy Hawes, slightly, at Cutler School, it was not until we both went to college that I knew him well. He was Phi ‘94 and I was Delta Chi ‘93. After leaving college, I saw a great deal of Jimmy and his brother Emery. From the very start he showed an unfailing love and enthusiasm for D K E, being present at practically all the conventions and a leader in every activity of the fraternity. His career as a Deke is so well known that there is nothing I can add to it; but my personal association with him remained close and intimate until the beginning of his final illness. In 1931 my sister, also a very old friend of his, and I crossed from Naples to New York on the Conte Grande and among a host of friends on board was Jimmy. He had already begun to suffer from high blood pressure, but his illimitable pep and excellent spirits made him appear in the best of health. My sister and I visited him in his new home in Purchase on a number of occasions, and his happiness and interest in the place were truly wonderful. Jimmy never ceased to talk of his affection for Delta Chi, which chapter he regarded above all others, except his own where he was initiated; and his loss will mean much to many graduates of our chapter, as well as to the chapter itself. Jimmy’s lovable temperament, insight into human nature, especially youthful human nature, and his devotion to his friends, will ever be remembered by those of us who knew him intimately. E. Vail Stebbins, Delta Chi ‘93

DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), pp. 72-3 (Article, Use Your Head) Use Your Head KENT W. LONGNECKER, DELTA CHI ‘37 Bill Dunhill watched the fellows go through their work-outs. He knew that he was in for a talking to from Pop. Things just hadn’t gone right lately. Only yesterday he had been pinned to the mat by little Chubby Wheeler, the poorest wrestler on the squad. He watched Mike Malone get a beautiful toe hold on Slim Coe. Mike had only lost two matches in all his three years on the varsity. “If only I could wrestle as he does,” thought Bill, aloud. “You can, if you want to,” said a voice behind him. It was Pop Overton, the wrestling coach. Bill greeted him fearfully, knowing that he would soon hear whether or not he would go with the squad the next day. “Come here, son,” said the coach, “I’d like to talk with you.” Bill followed him into the office, shutting the door carefully behind him. He didn’t wish to have the fellows hear what was to be said. Pop cleared his throat, then said, “Bill, things haven’t been going so well lately. What’s the matter?” “Oh, nothing, I guess,” said Bill, shifting uneasily. “You’ve kept training O.K., that I know,” said the coach. “It can’t be that. You know, Bill, you are a good wrestler, one of the best I’ve ever had. You have big possibilities.”

95 Bill wondered what was going to come next. He felt sure that Pop was sugaring him up to prepare for the shock which he expected. “The team goes to Syracuse tomorrow. They have a tough bunch of boys up there. But we’ll take them, just as we have all the others. Do you think you would like to go?” Bill’s beaming face spoke for him. “You bet I’d like to go, Pop. Why, this is our championship match. I’d give anything to go.” “All right my boy, go you shall. I suppose you know whom you shall meet?” “Yes, Spike Edwards, at least he’s in my weight.” “Yes, Spike Edwards, and that means that it will be the toughest match you have ever wrestled. Spike is a bigger fellow than you are. How he stays within his class is beyond me. Bill, there is only one thing I have to tell you before I speak to all the fellows. I’ve noticed lately that you have not taken advantage of every opportunity open to you. Many times I’ve seen you let chances slip by that would have spelled defeat to your opponent. You can’t let down for a minute tomorrow. Spike is as keen as a whip. I fear he is stronger than you are. You know what that means. You’ll have to use your head. Watch for his head lock. He has perfected it to a point where it is as unbreakable as a full nelson. Once he gets it, it is almost impossible to break. Don’t let him get a chance to use it. Wait for every opening. Use your head son. Use your head.” Bill sat huddled on the bench. He could see Spike Edwards talking with the Syracuse coach. Every now and then, they glanced in his direction. Bill thought that he could see Spike smile as if to say, “It’s a cinch.” The hubbub of voices came to him as something unreal. All that his brain would register was that the next match was his, the next few minutes and he would be wrestling with Spike. He found himself standing in the center of the mat. The referee was giving his instructions. And then he was wrestling. One second, one minute, two, three, four . . . and Spike rose. Edwards had won the first fall. Bill took the second fall. He struggled for twenty minutes until he felt the referee tap his shoulder. He could see Pop’s beaming face on the bench. He smiled back. It was even an effort to smile. He was so tired, so tired. It had taken every ounce of strength that he had to pin his Syracuse rival. One more fall to go. He felt so weak. It even hurt to breathe. One more fall to go. The punishment which he took during that last struggle was terrible. Body slams, cradle holds, toe holds, flying tackles, airplane whirls, came in rapid succession. Bill could do nothing but wait for the next onslaught. He was in a daze. Dimly, he realized that he was through. Spike had the head lock on him. He closed his eyes as if to ease the pain. He felt himself going, going. It would all be over soon. Mike Malone cornered Bill in the showers. “That was the most spectacular match I’ve ever seen,” said Mike. “How did you ever do it? I thought he had you for sure. Why, your shoulders weren’t more than an inch from the mat. It just seemed that as he was about to win, he suddenly decided not to and allowed you to get him. He just rolled off of you, and then you got him. How did you ever do it?” “Well, Mike, I wasn’t going to tell anyone, but I’ve changed my mind. You’re right, he did have me. Had me so well that even I knew it was all over. I was so groggy that I couldn’t even see the spectators. Everything seemed to go around like a merry-go-round. And then I heard a voice. It

96 was Pop’s voice. I seemed to hear him say, “Use your head son, use your head.” I tell you, Mike, I nearly went crazy. I had one arm free. I lifted it from off the mat, keeping my shoulders from touching by my back muscles only.” “Yeah, I saw you do that, but what happened next is beyond me.” “You see, Mike, with my one hand free, I tapped him three times on the back.”

DKEQ, LIV, #2 (May 1936), p.99 Delta Chi—Cornell (Hors concours) has 40 actives. The active chapter wishes to congratulate as well as to thank its alumni on the splendid way they have responded to its new publication, The Delta Chi Deke. Through this paper, which is published four times a year, the chapter has been trying to get in closer contact with the alumni and bring to the alumni news about themselves. It is a substitute for the chapter letter that has been published intermittently since 1900. The chapter is connected with an association that assists it to put out the paper and that keeps constantly in touch with the alumni so that we will have a complete and correct alumni file. Individual alumni have sent in news about all the Delta Chi Deke brothers in their locality. We sincerely wish that it will continue with the same enthusiasm. We want to urge the alumni to use this paper as their paper and build up the most active alumni association in D K E. Last fall through the fine support of some of the alumni and the Alumni Association, it was possible to carry out some needed improvements. The most prominent feature is the building of a new back entrance, which due to the advent of the automobile has become the main entrance of the house. We have been able to put in a lavatory in the cloakroom on the first floor. The living room furniture was completely renovated. New curtains and draperies grace the windows. On the second floor new doors were put on the studies in the “old wing.” The painters dolled up the walls upstairs and downstairs. These improvements greatly assisted us with our rushing last fall. The chapter took in nineteen new men, the largest delegation on the hill. Because it has built up its active delegation to forty men, the chapter is now in a strong financial position—especially in its Steward Department. The chapter has three men in Tau Beta Pi: Harold D. North, Jr. ‘36, John R. Young ‘36, and Fred F. Sampson ‘37, who is now its president. Fred is also a member of the Freshman advisory committee and is active in Kappa Tau Chi. Young is manager of the Cornell varsity crew. He’s a member of Sphinx Head, senior honorary society, and Aleph Samach, junior honorary society. Jack is on several committees this year including the Freshman advisory committee, the Senior Ball committee, and is a member of the Crew Club, Atmos, Kappa Tau Chi, and Kappa Beta Phi. North is Freshman Baseball manager, a member of Sphinx Head, Red Key, Phi , and Kappa Tau Chi. “Bub” was president of the chapter until the Christmas holidays. Last year he was chairman of the Penn Rally committee and Junior Smoker committee. This year he’s a member of the Freshman Advisory committee. Ezra V. Bridge ‘36, Art Editor of the Widow, Dale S. Carpenter, Jr. ‘36, lacrosse team member, and James W. McCulloh, Jr. ‘36, business manager of the Widow are also members of Sphinx Head.

97 The sixteen members of the freshman class, because of their interest in Cornell activities, made it possible to have one of their class brothers, William H. North, elected as the only University freshman representative on the Student Council. The Delta Chi chapter this past year has been trying to promote closer Deke relationships with the chapters in this locality of New York State. We had as our guests this year, at the annual initiation banquet, five members of the Beta Phi chapter who assisted us greatly in putting on a successful formal initiation. This is only the first step in the establishment of these needed relationships. The chapter wishes to extend its cordial invitation to every Deke coming to or near Ithaca. With the annual convention in Rochester this next year, this chapter wishes to assist the Beta Phi chapter in every possible way in making the 92nd convention another great milestone in D K E. ―Homer H. Bishop ‘36 *DKEQ, LIV, #3 (Oct 1936): nn.

DKEQ, LIV, #4 (Dec 1936), p. 190 Letter to the Editor James Anderson Hawes is dead. His passing will be recorded as one of the Fraternity’s greatest losses, but he will be mourned not alone by D K E but by the fraternity world at large who found in him, throughout his lifetime, one of its most ardent workers for a better spirit of understanding and co-operation between college organizations. To Delta Chi, however, his death leaves the feeling of poignant, personal loss. Although a graduate of Yale in 1894, Brother Hawes always spoke of Cornell as his second favorite chapter. He visited Delta Chi frequently until his virtual retirement in 1930. During his active leadership of Delta Kappa Epsilon he made a point of visiting Cornell every year, usually during Spring Day festivities, and sometimes oftener. His last visit was in the spring of 1933. Perhaps the greatest testimony to his popularity is found in the fact that in 1907, or thereabouts, he was elected an honorary member of the Mummy Club at Cornell . . . despite the fact that he never attended the university and was only an occasional visitor to the campus! The Delta Chi Deke

DKEQ, LIV, #4 (Dec 1936), p. 201 Delta Chi—Cornell: Fred Ford Sampson ‘37, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is our outstanding scholar, being elected to Tau Beta Pi in his junior year, a rare honor, and being elected president later that year. He is a member of Sphinx Head, honorary senior society, and a member of the Student Council. He is also on the Freshman Advisory Committee and a member of Kappa Tau Chi, honorary engineering society. John Wilgas Shoemaker ‘37, is our outstanding athlete, winning a varsity track letter in his junior year. (His event is the hammer throw). He won his numerals in track in his freshman year and was on the track squad his sophomore year. He is a member of Spiked Shoe, honorary track club, Kappa Tau Chi, honorary engineering society, Sphinx Head, honorary senior society, and on the Freshman Advisory Committee.

98 DKEQ, LV, #1 (Feb 1937), p. 62 (Deaths, Snider 1894 & Baur 1921) OTHO CARLETON SNIDER, Delta Chi ‘94 Brother Snider died at Kansas City, Mo., March 12, 1936. He was prominent in undergraduate activities while on the campus; was secretary-treasurer of the glee, banjo and mandolin clubs, and was a member of Sphinx Head and numerous other societies. He received his B.L. in 1894 and his LL.B. in 1896. Delta Chi Deke OSCAR BAUR, JR., Delta Chi ‘21 Brother Baur died July 7, 1936, at Terre Haute, Ind., where he was vice-president of the Terre Haute Brewing Company. At Cornell he completed five years of mechanical engineering work. Further details are lacking.

DKEQ, LV, #2 (May 1937), p. 76 (Article, Fred Baker 1874) Delta Chi has always taken a particular pride in the interest and loyalty of its older members, many of whom take an active part in D K E affairs long after members of other fraternities begin to sit back and lament the “good old days.” Dr. Fred Baker ‘74, retired physician and surgeon and one of San Diego, California’s leading citizens for many years, is today Delta Chi’s oldest and certainly one of its most honored brothers. Dr. Baker graduated from Cornell with a bachelor’s degree in natural history, and later received his medical degree from the University of Michigan. Delta Chi Deke

DKEQ, LV, #2 (May 1937), pp. 92-3 Delta Chi—Cornell has 43 actives. With the ultimate goal the motto, “every man doing something,” Delta Chi members have been gaining a wealth of hill honors during the current year. To say that of 44 members and pledges in the house, 36 have either achieved their goal in extra-curricular activities or are still in pursuit of them sums up the story in a few words. Steve de Baun ‘38, recently headed the Junior Prom Committee and staged a record-breaking dance during Junior Week, Cornell’s outstanding social week-end, for which music was furnished by Bob Crosby, Jimmie Lunceford and Hudson-DeLange. de Baun was recently honored by appointment as junior representative on the committee, which annually plans the entertainment of outstanding hotelmen at , student center. Outstanding Cornell publications are well stocked with Dekes. Bill Orr ‘38 and George Stothoff ‘38 are business manager and advertising manager respectively of the Widow, humor publication. Gardy Lloyd ‘37 is on the editorial staff. Bill North ‘39 is working for the post of business manager of the Cornell Daily Sun. The Cornell Engineer, the Cornellian, and the Cornell Countryman also are represented. Kappa Beta Phi, well known social organization, has a larger contingent of Dekes than any other house. Two of these, Fred Sampson ‘37 and Jack Shoemaker ‘37, are members of Sphinx Head, honorary senior society. Fred is president of Tau Beta Phi and recently named to Phi Kappa Phi,

99 to carry off Delta Chi’s scholastic honors. Also a member of the Student Council, he was chosen as head of the senior class memorial drive committee. Four Dekes lent their voices to the Winter Glee Club concert and several of them belong to the Musical Club and to the Radio Guild which weekly dramatizes Cornell campus news events from the local broadcasting station. In athletics, Delta Chi is represented by Shoemaker on the varsity track team, Ernie Dahmen ‘38 captain of the hockey team, who in addition holds the responsibility of managing the lacrosse team, and John Hoene ‘37 and Gene Patterson ‘37 who also played varsity hockey this winter, Dee Henry ‘38, Lou Kalb ‘39 and Pete Bates ‘39 are trying for berths on the crew which under a new coaching staff hopes to restore Cornell’s prestige at Poughkeepsie this spring. Among the freshmen we find two sport captains—Alex Burke, who headed a promising first year squad, and Joe Moss, swimming captain. Dave Doherty ‘40 is also a crew man. Cornelius Vanderbilt ‘38 and Carter McGregor ‘38 are on the polo team. Dick Teachout ‘39 has already won the managership of the soccer team, and Dick Lowe ‘39, Gene Patterson ‘39, and Jordan Lamb ‘39 hope to add to this by winning the competitions leading to baseball, crew, and track manager, respectively. The Dramatic Club has Bob Brown ‘39 prominently cast for its forthcoming play. The major committees of the university are all represented by Delta Chi members—in short, Deke’s influence is felt wherever you turn. Bright spot in the social calendar was the sixty-seventh annual initiation, when Delta Chi welcomed fifteen men into D K E. The policy of giving exchange dinners with other houses has received new impetus and Chi Phi and D K E gave an extremely satisfactory exchange dinner recently. More of these are planned in the future with other houses. The chapter is looking forward to Spring Day, with its crew races and house parties, coming this year on May 29. Delta Chi extends a cordial invitation to any Dekes to join in the celebration “far above Cayuga’s waters.” George Stewart Stothoff ‘38

*DKEQ, LV, #3 (Oct 1937): nn. *DKEQ, LV, #4 (Dec 1937): nn.

DKEQ, LVI, #1 (Feb 1938), p. 51 (Death, Herbert William Strong 1894) HERBERT WILLIAM STRONG, Delta Chi ‘94 Herbert William Strong died on April 29, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was 66 years old and president of the Strong, Carlisle and Hammond Company, wholesale tool and machinery firm of Cleveland. A well-known man throughout the machinery industries.

100 DKEQ, LVI, #2 (May 1938), p. 101 Delta Chi—Cornell (***) has 39 actives. The chapter is at present preparing to entertain fifteen prospective freshmen on Cornell Day, May 6 and 7. Under the capable leadership of Beach Barrett, ‘40, chairman, and through the aid of the chapter alumni paper, we have been able to invite a number of prep school boys to visit the campus during this time to obtain a panoramic view of Cornell life. As guests of ΔX they will be put up for the week-end, and besides being entertained at meals, will be shown about the campus to see the various exhibits of the colleges. They will also be taken to the track meet on Saturday, and at dinner they will hear several of the chapter’s prominent alumni speak. Five of the boys who visited the house on last year’s Cornell Day were subsequently pledged in the fall. Because we believe that our next fall’s rushing depends to a great extent on our selling Cornell and the house to this year’s delegation, we shall do everything possible to provide for the visitors a week-end that they will not soon forget. Through the medium of the chapter alumni paper, the Delta Chi Deke, we are about to conduct a drive to provide for the house an attractive library. Many of the books now on the shelves receive little more attention than an annual dusting by the freshmen. It is our hope that a few sets of more recent literature will meet with the approval of present day tastes. Probably the chapter was never interested in as many outside activities as it now is. Ernest Dahmen, ‘38, house president, who captained the hockey team this winter is chairman of the senior ball committee and manager of lacrosse. Leonard Lippincott, ‘38, a member of the Sphinx Head end KϒX honorary societies, is also a member of the freshman advisory committee and of KBΦ. In football, crew, and track the house is equally well represented. The Delta Chi Deke, the chapter alumni paper, is now in its fourth year of operation. Twice each semester it is sent out to the alumni telling them of the current happenings at the chapter house and inviting them back for whatever festivities there may be. In the paper are also published those letters which are of general interest to the alumni. An indication of the success of the paper has been the many favorable letters which we have received commending us on it. The active members of Rochester, Colgate, Syracuse, Hamilton, and Cornell have decided to hold a joint clambake each spring in order to strengthen the relationships between the chapters. Last year’s party was held in Syracuse and was a tremendous success. Plans this year are being made to hold it either in Ithaca or in Rochester. Needless to say, the ΔX chapter has always realized the importance of maintaining a scholastic standard. For this reason, all underclassmen are obliged to report their grades to their advisers who may recommend, if necessary, a more strict period of study in the evening, and a withdrawal of all but Saturday night privileges. This stringent procedure is necessary if the underclassmen are to win manager and editorial positions, for they are awarded to those who have the best averages. The chapter wishes to extend a cordial invitation to visit the house to all Dekes who at any time [they] may be near Ithaca. Those alumni who have neglected returning in the last few years will be particularly impressed by the wonderful condition of the house. George Lewis Kalb, ‘39

101 DKEQ, LVI, 3 (Oct 1938), p. 120 IT CAN’T HAPPEN TO DEKES Recently in Buffalo, New York, a young man went to court in an attempt to recover his college fraternity pin from a young lady to whom, he testified, he lent the pin in 1937 with the understanding that it was to be returned on demand. In the meantime he married another girl. The comely miss, however, had a different story. Said she, “We talked of marriage and he pinned the fraternity pin on my dress. He said it was in place of an engagement ring which he couldn’t afford at that time because he had just bought a car.” The judge told her to keep the pin and assessed the plaintiff $6.00 for bringing the action. This, of course, couldn’t happen to a Deke in view of our rule against giving away the Δ K E pin, but should any of the brothers be similarly tempted let him reflect that he might find himself in the same position should his ardor subsequently cool as in the instance cited. George H. Chapman [Possibly BΦ Deke] *DKEQ, LVI, #4 (Dec 1938): nn. *DKEQ, LVII, #1 (Feb 1939): nn. *DKEQ, LVII, #2 (May 1939): nn. *DKEQ, LVII, #3 (Oct 1939): nn. *DKEQ, LVII, #4 (Dec 1939): nn. *DKEQ, LVIII, #1 (Feb 1940): nn.

DKEQ, LVIII, #2 (May 1940), p. 87 (Dekes in the News ―Charles Baskerville 1919) Charles Baskerville, Jr. (ΔX ‘19), an acrobatic young artist is now engaged in lying on his stomach in New York painting murals for the new liner America by a unique process designed to keep them intact a thousand years. Ordinary murals consist of a simple coat of paint. The new process involves eight different layers of materials with complicated intermediary treatments, applied with split-second precision requiring a studio-laboratory. So 160 square feet of the main lounge wall panels of the ship—floating at Newport News, Virginia, in the final stages of construction—were ripped out and shipped here to Charles Baskerville’s studio. He devised the process to withstand the extreme rigors of ocean climates. Baskerville’s process starts with painting the design in “gesso,” an ancient mixture of powdered plaster whiting and rabbit-skin glue, which must be applied instantly from a boiling cauldron. This is covered with varnish and a layer of aluminum leaf, which is sprayed with lacquer like an automobile paint job. Then comes a layer of gilt paint, more lacquer, pigmented Japan oil, translucent gold and copper leaf pounded in with a wire brush, and a final coat of lacquer polished with steel wool. The result will be a near bas-relief a quarter of an inch thick, impervious to almost anything except a sledgehammer, and virtually ageless in any climate.

102 *DKEQ, LVIII, #3 (Oct 1940): nn. *DKEQ, LVIII, #4 (Oct 1940): nn.

DKEQ, LIX, #1 (Feb 1941), p. 54 Delta Chi—Cornell: John Dingle, ‘42, the engineer with good grades, was recently elected to Tau Beta Pi.

DKEQ, LIX, #1 (Feb 1941), p. 55 HENRY R. ICKELHEIMER, Delta Chi ‘88 Henry R. Ickelheimer, senior partner of Heidelbach, Ickelheimer and Co., private bankers, of 49 Wall Street, died December 8, 1940, at his home, 300 Park Avenue. He was seventy-two years old. He was born in New York City, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Ickelheimer, and entered banking soon after his graduation from Cornell in 1888. During his banking career, he was a director of several organizations, including the United States Mortgage and Trust Company, the Importers and Traders National Bank and Trust Company, the Fifth Avenue Bank of New York, the Commercial National Bank and Trust Company of New York and S. H. Kress and Co. He was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the New York Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Ickelheimer contributed to various civic and philanthropic enterprises. A strong supporter of Cornell University, he was a trustee of the institution and the Cornell Medical College. In 1928 he contributed $10,000 to start a fund for beautifying the Cornell campus. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pauline Lehman Ickelheimer; a daughter, Mrs. Donald S. Stralem, of New York, a son, Philip Ickelheimer, of Sands Point, L.I. The New York Δ K E Club on December 12, 1940, sent appropriate resolutions to the family, by a unanimous vote, mentioning his gracious personality and intelligent leadership.

DKEQ, LX, #2 (May 1942), p. 76 Delta Chi, Cornell—As we did not send in a list of our 1941 pledges in time for the February issue of the Quarterly, we are happy to announce our newly initiated Freshman class: E. H. Baker III, son of “Buck Baker”, Delta Chi ‘12; Thomas Bintz; Charles Bradford; Henry Dain; John Hanna; John Laing; Arthur McElfresh, Jr., son of “Mac” McElfresh, Delta Pi ‘18; James Monroe; Robert Pistell, son of R. K. Pistell, Delta Kappa ‘15 ; Thomas Rogers, son of “Scotty” Rogers, Pi ‘12, and brother of Ted Rogers, Delta Chi ‘42; Gene Rutherford; and James Trimble. Three of our brothers have enlisted in U. S. Armed Forces since Christmas, they are: Peter Barr ‘44, Ernest Winters ‘44, and William Lawrence ‘45. As many of our Seniors are in Advanced Drill and V-7, there will probably be many more fellows going into active duty after graduation. Although everyone in the House is active in some University function, those who have shown oustanding [sic] ability are as follows; Payne Barsler, who is Cadet Colonel of the University R.O.T.C. Unit; John Dingle, President of Tau Beta Pi; Robert Ochs, Captain of Baseball and Varsity Soccer; Alfred Williams, playing manager of 150 Football; and William Whiting, Manager of Soccer—all of the class of ‘42. John Newman ‘43, Assistant Crew Manager, and also Dean’s List in the College of Chemical Engineering; Russ Geib ‘44, Varsity Football; and James

103 Trimble ‘45, President of the Freshman Class and also a member of the Track Team; are also active on the Hill. Our house and facilities are always open to all Dekes and their friends, and I can assure you that you will always receive a hearty welcome here at Cornell.

DKEQ, LX, #2 (May 1942), p. 48 James Howell Cummings, Jr., Delta Chi ‘18 We learned with deep regret of the death of James Howell Cummings, Jr., ‘18, which occurred December 4, 1941, in Philadelphia. He was 46. Jim studied Arts and Sciences at Cornell, had his college career cut short by in which he served as a lieutenant in the Naval Air Corps. He received a war degree in 1920. He was a hat manufacturer with John B. Stetson Co., Philadelphia, lived at Buttonwood Farm, Berwyn, Pa. He married Isabella Wanamaker in 1921, and leaves two children— James H., Jr., 16, Isabella, 19.

DKEQ, LXI, #1 (Feb 1943) p. 23 Delta Chi (Cornell) Pledges: Peter Bachmann, John Beersman, Howard Blood, Frederic Bowen, Charles Fitzgerald, George Harris, Warren Hill, Bruce Johnson, Robert McCormick, Donald Smith, James Stoddard, John Wolf.

DKEQ, LXI, #3 (Oct 1943), p. 92 (Deaths, Hewitt, III 1943 & Eisenman 1943) George Frederick Hewitt, III, Delta Chi ‘43 “Rick” Hewitt was Delta Chi’s first contributor to the Honor Roll of our younger Dekes who have given their lives for the cause of righteousness and freedom. He was killed in a plane crash on April 13, 1943, near Norfolk, Va., while on last-minute maneuvers before leaving for overseas duty. Born 20 November 1920, he attended Choate School and was graduated from Montclair High School 1939. He matriculated at Cornell University and was granted leave of absence to volunteer for Naval Air Service. Inducted as seaman, second class, he was called to active service February 1942 and commissioned ensign A.V.(N), U.S.N.R. in November, was selected for the Fighting Squadron One, March 1943 with appointment as Assistant Gunnery Officer and Educational Officer; killed in “line of duty” April 14, 1943; buried in National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. “As fine a man, as brave a pilot, and as true a Deke as ever lived.” No additional comment is necessary. He leaves his father, George F. Hewitt, Jr., Montclair, N.J, three sisters, and three brothers. William H. Eisenman, Delta Chi ‘43 The crash of an army transport truck, in the Denver, Colorado, area, on May 28 took the life of brother Eisenman. He had been an instructor in CPT at Dallas, Tex., but was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the A.T.S. and sent to the West where the accident occurred. He was to have married Miss Virginia Fullinwider of Dallas on June 3.

104 DKEQ, LXIII, #3 (Oct 1945), p.95 Notes from The Deke Lion of Cornell Chief Lowe, ‘39, writes, “Just a note to let you know that the Army is still exceedingly proficient with that old ‘shaft.’ I was home on 21-day leave for three days when I received a telegram to report back at once for reassignment - and here I am at Victorville, Calif, right out in the middle of the Mohave Desert. “I’m kept busy flying bombardiers and navigators around in a B-24 while they work the new radar equipment. As soon as I get a couple hundred more hours the schedule calls for B-29 but I’m skeptical about that. “Gene Patterson has a good idea there and I’m all for it. I hope all the ‘Rabble’ gets ‘roused.’ “My last letter to Dick Teachout came back with the same notation. I hope your next issue that his new address.” (Ed. Note: No luck yet, Chief. Still don’t have Teachout’s correct address.) Chief’s address is: Lt. Richard A. Lowe, O-2082851, V.A.A.F., Victorville, Calif. Rabblerouser Patterson’s, ‘39, letter, dated June 27, is headed in block letters, “I LEAVE TODAY FOR THE USA.” He continues, “True to form, I’m screwing up your bookkeeping again by being transferred. I’m getting to believe it’s a case of ‘they can’t keep a good man down’ or else it’s ‘get the hell out of here, I don’t want to have a thing to do with you.’ This will be the fifth address I’ve given you in the past year, and now I hardly know who or where I am. I’m going as aide and flag lieutenant to the Admiral. “Immediately upon receipt of this would you send me Dick Teachout’s home address? I don’t have it for hell and I might get a. chance to get to L.A.” (Ed. NOTE: Sorry, Gene—I don’t have any good address for Teachout.) The Rabblerouser’s address is: Lt. Eugene F. Patterson, U.S.N.R, COMPHIBGRP 2, c/o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Calif. (The abbreviation translated means Commander Amphibious Group Two). Edgar Phillips’, ‘39, new address is: Lt. Edgar W. Phillips, O-1650696, APO 11616, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. His old address was Camp Beale, Calif. Punchy Lowe, ‘41, writes, “Just took another boat trip and at the present time I’m on Luzon. Had more or less of a miserable trip from New Caledonia and it felt good to shake loose the ‘chains and irons’ when we hit port. “Say, I hope Breathed gets his promotion pretty soon to Captain or Major—I’ve been ‘pained all to hell’ in reading his laments in every issue—hell, I’ve been in grade now for about 30 months and I’m not ‘bleeding’ yet.” Punchy ‘continues, “Let’s hear from some of you ‘41 Frat acquaintances.” Punchy’s address is: Sgt. Robert M. Lowe, 32280093, Hq. Ord, ASCOMO, APO 315, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Dick Holtzman writes, “Moved into this outfit on Tinian in the Marianas several weeks ago— and am Airplane Commander on one of the many Superfort crews on these islands. Wish I could tell you something of our operations, but suffice to say that I’ve got a few missions put away— and it’s quite the sport.

105 “Life on the island is pretty, good in general—what with tremendous strides in improving living conditions having taken place in the last few months. The days are hot as hell, however, and the climate is very conducive to an extraordinary measure of sex urge. All of which is futile—for what nurses there are here are either sad sacks or all tagged by the ‘big wheels.’ “Haven’t seen any of the boys except Pete Gifford—who visited Janet and me just .before I left the States.” Dick’s address is: Capt. Richard E. Holtzman, O-659128, 24th Sqdn., 6th Group, APO 247, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. Jolly Rogers, ‘42, writes, “I’m still flying B-25’s and will be home in October, I hope. Same old story, but it gets more boring every day. I’m ready any time they want to start me toward the mainland. I’ve got a few more years, I’m afraid, in this goddam khaki shirt and pants, as Vandegrift has all marines still frozen for the duration. For gettin’ back to button-down collars and pin stripe suits, I’m in the wrong outfit.”

DKEQ, LXIX, #1 (Feb 1951), p. 268 Delta Chi —Cornell Delta Chi initialed 15 men into her ranks on March 4, 1951; the following men became brothers at the ceremonies: John Almquist, Kennett Sq., Pa.; Bill Craven. Yonkers, N.Y.; Joe Gratton, Miami Beach. Fla.; Frank Gray. Providence, R.I.; Henry Holloway, Montclair. N.J.; Si Mathey, Ridgewood, N.J.; Rollin King. Willoughby, Ohio; St. Clair McKelway, Cold Spring, N.Y.; John Page, Salt Lake City, Utah; Peter Plamondon, Vero Beach, Fla.; Nathan Pond, Woodbury, Conn.; Arthur Semon, Vero Beach, Fla.; James Stouffer. Lakewood. Ohio; Charles Wood, Syracuse, N.Y.; Ken LaBarre, Long Island. N.Y. In addition to the annual ceremony an initiation was held last fall for Bruce Johnson, Montclair, N.J., and Zane Unterzuber, Moundsville, W. Va., both of the class of ‘53. The brothers of Delta Chi look with pride on the newly-acquired tennis court, which has been recently lined and set up for spring play. Its popularity is apparent by its constant use by the brothers and even visitors. The chapter contributed Dick Ramin ‘51 and Zane Unterzuber ‘53 to the powerful Cornell football team during their 1950 season; Bruce Johnson ‘53 sprinted and Ralph Hawes was a diver on the swimming team. George Coxe and Tom Hopper, both ‘53, are competing for the Cornell 1951 lacrosse team. Tex Williamson is pole vaulting on the track team, and participated in the Heptagonal Meets during March. Don Lathrop, ‘53, and Bill Smithers are playing on the golf team this spring. Also, the freshman [sic] have been active in many branches of athletics, includ- ing football, lacrosse, swimming, wrestling, baseball, and golf. Delta Chi has entered into several university activities and publications. St. Clair McKelway ‘52 and Murray Wigsten ‘52 are the editor in chief and managing editor respectively on the Cornell Widow. Bill Pierce ‘51 is the assistant business manager and Arthur Wasserman ‘51. is the advertising manager for the 1951 Cornellian. Mike Milmoe ‘53 is covering the sports world for the Cornell Daily Sun. Jack Otter ‘53 is the publicity chairman and assistant director of the Octagon Club, which produces the annual spring musical comedy. Dick Smith ‘51 is the manager of the 1951 baseball squad, and John Mayne ‘52 is crew manager.

106 Plans are well underway for a tri-chapter clambake to be held on April 28 outside of Ithaca between Phi Gamma, Mu and Delta Chi Chapters. In anticipation of the Deke Convention. to be held at Syracuse next year, it is hoped that this informal get-together will give the three upper New York Slate chapters a chance to become better acquainted with one another. —P. S. Conover

DKEQ, LXIX, #4 (Dec 1951) (Death, Arthur DeWitt Brooks 1900) ARTHUR D. BROOKS, Cornell ‘00, Well Known Cleveland Artist, Dead at 74 Services for Arthur DeWitt Brooks, widely known in the field of decorative and graphic arts, were held on Aug. 10 in the family home in Cleveland. Burial was private. Mr. Brooks, who died Aug. 8 in Lakeside Hospital, was former head of the Brooks Co., printers, stationers and lithographers. He was associated with the company from 1900 until 1932 and its president from 1925. From the time he left the Brooks organization until 19l8, Mr. Brooks was in charge of design for the Eaton Manufacturing Co. In that year he became vice-president and a director of the Inland Investors Co. He held that office at the time of his death. Mr. Brooks was born in Cleveland in 1877. He was a graduate of University School in 1896 and of Cornell University in 1900. He was a charter member of the Hermit Club. In past years he designed and painted many of the stage settings for Hermit shows. His oil paintings had won a number of prizes. Surviving are his wife and a son, Russell C. Brooks.

DKEQ, LXX, #1 (Feb 1952) (News Item, George Nixon 1949) George Nixon, Delta Chi ‘49, Named Chief of Dining Service for United Air Lines in Chicago George Nixon, Delta Chi ‘19, has been named chief of dining service for United Air Lines in Chicago. In that capacity he will supervise the company’s Midway Airport flight kitchen where more than 2.000 meals are prepared daily. Nixon, a native of Larchmont, N. Y. joined United in 1950 as a dining service procedures analyst. Until recently he was stationed at the company’s operating base in Denver, Colo. Nixon was graduated from Cornell University’s department of hotel administration in 1949. He began his career as steward of the Hotel Van Curler. Schenectady, N. Y. Nixon, his wife and two children, reside in La Grange, 1ll.

DKEQ, LXXI, #1 (Feb 1953), pp. 16-17 (T. C. Hennings 1924 Convention Address). Address by The Hon. Thomas C. Hennings Delta Chi ‘24, U. S. Senator from Missouri George Bernard Shaw once said, “Anyone under the age of 30 who has knowledge of the existing social order and who is not disturbed is an inferior.” While most of us over the age of 30 would not agree completely with Shaw’s statement, we nonetheless would say that it contains more than a grain of truth.

107 Applying his statement to our present world problems, I would say that anyone over the age of 18 who has even partial knowledge of existing world conditions and who is not deeply troubled for our country’s future is an inferior. Let us admit that probably none of us is in position to evaluate accurately the present dangers to our western democratic civilization. The best guess is possibly that while we might win through in an atomic war with Russia —and this thought is probably what restrains Russia from attacking western Europe— both sides would be subjected to terrible destruction—beyond anything which man has known and there is more than a possibility that civilization would be virtually destroyed. H. G. Wells made a movie on this theme a few years ago and George Orwell outlined the possibility in his book 1984. Our civilization’s peril presents a great challenge to our colleges and universities and to you men who as students are preparing for an active role in our western culture. As a member of the Congress of course, by the very nature of my work and my endeavors to represent the people of my state and the nation, my thoughts and efforts are largely directed to governmental affairs and problems. We who are, in a sense, professionals in politics and government realize the vast importance to our country and the world of attracting the best of our men and women coming out of our colleges and universities not only to the federal civil service and to the national legislative branch of our government, but also to state and local governments as well. In spite of all the belittling remarks one hears about “politicians,” I agree with Adlai Stevenson’s statement during the recent campaign that politics, while perhaps the most taxing profession in terms of demands and temptations, is withal the most rewarding because the service which can be rendered to one’s fellow citizens in the great challenge of public affairs. This is true not only of elective officials but also of many of the positions within the career service. As the newcomers to Washington will soon learn, John Locke’s maxim “the least government is the best government,” no longer is valid, if it ever was. In rejecting Locke, I want it understood that I am not saying that the converse is true. There is an optimum point in the activities of government and it is the task of our democracy to seek for this optimum point which changes as world affairs and our domestic activities change from year to year. In a world civilization as interdependent and as complex as the one in which we live, the need for positive governmental policies is obvious to any thoughtful person. At a time when our domestic policies as well as our foreign policies may make or break one of our close allies or some other friendly nation, it is imperative that those who assist in the formulations and implementations of these policies come to such tasks with the best that the universities can provide on the part of their graduates in the development of broad understanding and wisdom as well as technical knowledge and training. In preparing men and women for government careers whether in the executive, legislative or judicial branch, our colleges and universities must give more attention to the basic essentials needed for effective leadership in a democratic society. Implicit in this is giving attention to the development of the whole man. We need in public life well rounded men and women capable of making seasoned judgments in complicated factual situations. To the solution of such problems we must bring persons who have not only great technical knowledge but also common sense and

108 common sense mostly comes from well integrated personalities who can withstand all types of pressures which are exerted from time to time. The days of the old school tie is passing and much more must be expected from the colleges and universities in the future than in the past. In the mid-century point with democracy and freedom being challenged everywhere there is no justification for not training men and women for great achievements in democratic government. Men and women now being educated by the colleges and universities will soon determine whether we as a people are to maintain our position of leadership in the free world or whether we are to pass into the limbo of history as another great civilization of free society which has failed to survive the onslaughts. In the new year and for many years to come, we Americans would do well I think to adopt as a national policy the following four simple thoughts as a New Year’s resolution. That we resolve: (1) To attempt to see things as they are; (2) To have a clear objective based on knowledge; (3) To move toward this objective in realistic fashion; (4) To maintain intact in the process of government our ancient liberties, our ancient rights of freedom of thought, freedom of speech and freedom of conscience. The responsibility of men and women in our colleges and universities in carrying out such a resolution is great and if our institutions of higher learning teach their students with these goals in mind our democracy and our civilization cannot fail. “In the Matter of Friendship” In closing, I would like to quote these lines from a Memorial Address delivered at Christ Church Cathedral, St. Louis, Mo., December 7, 1919, by Harry B. Hawes: “All that can be expected of any man is to make the best use of the things that are within his power. “Only the contented man is rich so we must look for the things that bring contentment. “And first of these is to find a friend; and if you find two friends you are indeed a lucky man; and if you find three friends—real friends—then you are a rich and powerful man. “In prosperity it is easy to find a friend, but in adversity it is most difficult of all things. “No matter how small a man’s means may be, if he gives of what he has to his friend it is the same as if it was a great amount. “A man’s pleasures are insured by sharing them with a friend and his griefs are reduced by securing the sympathy of a friend. “The counsel of a friend is the best counsel because it will be true advice; for, when received from a mere acquaintance, it may be so filled with flattery that its value will be destroyed, and faithful and true counsel rarely comes excepting from the true friend. “It is said that in youth we have visions and in old age dreams, and the vision and the dream may give us an ideal of perfection; but experience and large contact with men compel us to accept the man who measures in his virtues only to the substantial average. “If we view a man as a whole and find him good as a friend, we must not be diverted from the happy average—the everyday human average—by using a magnifying glass upon his faults or frailties. “We must, in order to have and hold a friend, accept him as he is, demanding but one thing in return for our affection—his fidelity.”

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DKEQ, LXXI, #1 (Feb 1953), p. 22 (Wedding, James Lovell Carr 1944) James Lovell Carr, Delta Chi ‘44, and Miss Barbara Jaquith Wed in New Jersey Miss Barbara Temple Jaquith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen F. Jaquith, of Roselle, New Jersey, and James Lovell Carr, Delta Chi ‘44, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Lovell Carr (Rho ‘15), of Elizabeth, N. J., were married in the First Presbyterian Church of Roselle on November 1, 1952. The Rev. Robert M. MacNab, pastor, performed the ceremony. A program of traditional wedding music was played by Mrs. Robert W. Gurry of Westfield. A reception followed the ceremony at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Alvin G. Baus was matron of honor for her sister. Mrs. Richard C. Jaquith, Miss Caroline Storms and Mrs. Austin Moessner were bridesmaids. W. Richmond Hamilton, of Minneapolis, was best man. Mrs. Carr, who attended Virginia Intermont Junior College, Bristol, Va., is a provisional member of the Junior League of Elizabeth. Mr. Carr is an alumnus of the Pingry School, Elizabeth, Phillips Exeter Academy and Cornell University. A member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Sons of the American Revolution, he served as a lieutenant in the Chinay [sic] during World War II with the Office of Strategic Services. He is southern divisional sales manager for Avon Products, Inc., in Atlanta.

110 DKEQ, LXXI, #2 (Summer 1953), p. 49-52 Delta Chi — Cornell During initiation ceremonies held over the weekend of March 14, Delta Chi was enriched by the membership of 13 new brothers. The new brothers are: Michael C. Adams; Stephen D. Bailey; Peter S. Belfield; Donald M. Faulkner; William G. Goodnow; Peter D. Merrill; Joseph M. Michalowitz; George A. Nicholson III, son of G. A. Nicholson, Omicron ‘28; Frank B. Reynolds, Jr.; Timothy Roberts; Andrew J. Watts; and Thomas W. White. Among the alumni present at the initiation ceremonies and the banquet were: Carl Wood ‘22; Pearne Billings ‘44; Larry Helffrich ‘23; Verne Horton ‘41; Bob Izant ‘44; Bob Phillips ‘49; and Jack Krieger ‘49. Also present was the father of initiate Nicholson. At the banquet in honor of the new brothers, the undergraduates were inspired by the sentiments expressed by Brother Wood, who traced the importance of Deke throughout a man’s life. Citing such men as “Teddy Roosevelt and Admiral Peary as very famous men who thought first of country and then of DKE, he proposed that this feeling should be of all brothers, and that DKE should be important in one’s life because of the ideals of the fraternity. Bob Izant sketched a short history of the chapter during the last 12 years and spoke of the role of the freshmen towards Cornell and Delta Chi. Brother Nicholson spoke of the community leaders in Michigan that are Dekes. He advanced the thought that these men were leaders because of the training DKE life gave them, for when they left college they were instilled with consideration and feeling for their fellowmen. He stated that he has observed these feelings in every chapter he has visited, and because as this, DKE is as strong as it is. Delta Chi Take “Seconds” In Intramural Sports After winding up the intramural season with second place league finishes in both basketball and bowling, the Delta Chi athletes have now shifted their attention to the defense of the university swimming and skiing crowns that they captured last year. The basketball team finished with a 6-2 won-lost record which was good enough for second in the ten team Thursday league, and was in contention for the title right down to the final game when they lost a heart-breaking 24-22 overtime thriller to an undefeated Theta Xi quintet. High point man for the Delta Chi team was Brother Malatesta, who averaged 12 points a game and whose excellent rebounding kept the team near the top of the league throughout the season. Other regulars were Johnson, Milmoe, Rothballer, MacDonald, Bailey, and Nicholson. In bowling, the Deke quartet of Milmoe, Lathrop, Stouffer, and King was second only to Beta Theta Pi which went all the way to the finals before losing out. Brother Milmoe’s season average of 165 paced the team, with the others all near the 150 mark, consistently. Constructive Training for Pledges Practiced at Delta Chi The whir of a paddle is only an echo of yesteryears at Delta Chi during pledge training periods. Hazing is an art long gone from 13 South Avenue. However! The pledges are not exactly the most pampered men in school. Along with their more formal training for future brotherhood, they still must entertain the brothers at the dinner table.

111 (This is constructive as it causes loss of inhibitions that might otherwise blight their personalities.) And the phone doesn’t often ring more than three times. It is amazing the way the pledges become so adept that they catch it on the first ring as initiation draws near. (This is constructive as it teaches the pledge the value of sharpening his reflex actions.) And the house receives loving care from the pledges as they mop, sweep, paint, and clean; always working long hours so that it will be completed before initiation. (This prepares the pledge for his responsibilities as an alumnus and for marriage.) The chapter has adopted the policy of holding “dry runs” on initiation. These are held on weekends before the real initiation. They are designed to confuse the pledge class as to the actual date of initiation and to get the house in top condition. This year the pledges have washed the study walls as well as the halls on the second floor; waxed the dining room and first floor halls; and painted the hall next to the kitchen in the basement.

DKEQ, LXXI, #3 (Oct 1953), p. 98 (Death, Jay Cromwell Nellegar 1898) Jay Cromwell Nellegar, Delta Chi ‘98, Dies in Evanston, Illinois Jay Cromwell Nellegar, Delta Chi ‘98, died last August in Evanston, Ill. Brother Nellegar retired in 1937 from his position as vice-president of H. W. Caldwell and Sons Co., in Chicago. He was a member of Quill and Dagger while at Cornell. —The Delta Chi Deke

112 DKEQ, LXXII, #1 (Feb 1954), p. 22 (Photograph, John F. Nixon 1924) A Portfolio of Distinguished Dekes

DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), p. 54 Delta Chi, Cornell On December 15, 1954, the Delta Chi Dekes gave a Christmas party at the chapter house for the children of the South Side Settlement House of Ithaca. Presents, games, refreshments and football movies highlighted the program. The actives hope that through this party they made somebody else’s Christmas a little happier.

DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), pp. 62-63 (Article, Robert Trent Jones 1931) Robert T. Jones, Delta Chi ‘31, Acclaimed As Designer of Golf Courses Robert T. Jones, Delta Chi ‘31, of Montclair, New Jersey, was the subject of a recent story in Time magazine entitled “Green Acres.” Discussing golf courses, the magazine said: “In the United States no man has been more successful in the science of designing golf courses than Robert Trent Jones, forty-eight. A one-time tournament player (until ulcers forced him to relax) and something of an expert in surveying, hydraulics, horticulture, and agronomy, Landscape Architect Jones has quietly master- minded a revolution in the design of golf courses. Before he came on the scene, most American

113 courses were built on the ‘penal principle.’ Hazards were everywhere, to punish any player whose shots strayed from the straight and narrow. “Jones believes that golfers should be given strategic alternatives. He sets sand traps, trims rough and crooks fairways so that high-handicap players can fire a safe, conservative route to the green. But he always puts in a challenge for the expert, a long carrying over trees or water to a good approach position, a reward for accuracy and daring. He lays out rolling contoured greens where pins can be placed in the open or tightened up behind protecting bunkers. “. . . Architect Jones has been forced to drain swamp land, dam creeks and rearrange sand dunes in his continuing effort to lay out holes with both character (i.e., a combination of problems and pleasure) and beauty. He always tries for the balance that will satisfy the average amateur and try the skill of the professional. “When he was remodeling the fourth at Baltusrol, Jones put so much new character into the hole that club members objected. Now the hole was far too rough, they said. Politely, Jones disagreed. Next time he played a round with the chairman of the construction committee and the club pro Jones stepped to the fourth tee, walloped an iron shot to the green, and watched it drop into the cup on the first bounce.”

DKEQ, LXXIII, #2 (May 1955), p. 71 Delta Chi—Cornell The year 1954-55 has not been an easy one for Delta Chi of Delta Kappa Epsilon. With deferred rushing starting next school year, the financial problems for the year to come will not be small. We are unfortunately going into deferred rushing with a small membership. In addition to these troubles, we were placed on social probation for three months ending April 5. We have done some important reshuffling of the business management of the house this past year. A new financial committee was set up with the following ideas in mind: 1) to provide better over-all supervision and co-ordination in the running of the house, 2) to make a larger group in the house cognizant of financial matters, and 3) to set up a more effective competition system for the job of house manager. Membership on the financial committee consists of Brother Kappa as chairman; Brother Beta, house manager; steward, chairman of house and grounds, and all those competing for the job of house manager. This last January our house man, John Komaromi, retired after thirty-six years of faithful service. His immediate plan is to take a vacation in Florida. During the past year the brothers have been engaged in the following extra-curricular activities. This list is broken down by classes and given alphabetically. Seniors: Baldauf, Reiner F.—Ye Hosts, chairman Hotel Ezra Cornell Publicity Committee. Bernard, Baron—”Cornell Widow” business manager, advertising manager (each for half a year), co-chairman, Willard Straight Publicity Committee, Pi Delta Epsilon, HEC. Diggins, John—”Cornell Widow,” business board; chairman, Red Cross Blood Drive; Arnold Air Society. Ernest, John—Hotel Ezra Cornell, personnel committee.

114 Githler, Charles—Arnold Air Society, Scabbard and Blade, “Cornell Widow” Business Board. MacDonald, Alan—Hotel Ezra Cornell. Malatesta, Bob—president, Octagon Productions, Inc. Marshall, Rush—Sphinx Head, Willard Straight Board of Managers; Treasurer, ILR Student Council, Student-Faculty Committee on Scheduling Public Events, Kosmos. Page, John—Pros-Ops. Rothballer, Roger—Sphinx Head, Pi Delta Epsilon, “Cornell Widow,” business manager, advertising manager (each for half a year), Octagon Productions, business manager; co- chairman, Willard Straight Men’s Activities Committee, Undergraduate Secondary Schools Committee. Trostel, Al—Sphinx Head, Pros-Ops, Red Key, IFC senior representative, Freshman Camp counselor, Ski Patrol. Weicker, Fred—Ho-Nun-De-Kah, Spiked Shoe, track team, Ski team. Wright, Tim—Chi Epsilon, Civil Engineering School Dean’s List, Engineer’s Day Display chairman. Juniors: Belfield, Peter—Roundup Club. Faulkner, Don—Cornell Riding Team, Riding Instructor, Roundup Club, Saddle Club, Agronomy Club. Goodnow, Bill—Hotel Ezra Cornell. Nicholson, George—”Cornell Widow,” credit manager; Willard Straight Publicity Committee, Octagon Publicity Committee. Roberts, Tim—Octagon Set Painting Committee, Editor “Delta Chi Deke.” Tuck, Andy—IFC Public Relations Committee. White, Tom—Fraternities Co-operative, Board of Directors, HEC. Sophomores: Fox, Tom—Competition for “Cornell Widow.” Koones, Tony—”Cornell Widow,” subscriptions manager; IFC Public Relations Committee. Mejer, Jose—Willard Straight Poster Committee. Mol, Art—Varsity lacrosse team. Penner, Talbot—Willard Straight Men’s Activities Committee, Competition for Cornell Corinthian Yacht Club. Smith, Wally—Competition for “Cornell Widow,” golf team. Torrey, Bill—Cornell varsity polo team.

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DKEQ, LXXIII, #3 (Oct 1955), p. 96 (United States Senate) SENATE THOMAS C. HENNINGS JR., Delta Chi ‘24, senior Senator from Missouri. Democrat. Born St. Louis, June 25, 1903. B.A., Cornell, ‘24; LL.B., Cornell and Washington University, St. Louis, ‘26. Admitted to Missouri bar, ‘26. Member of law firm, Green, Hennings, Henry and Evans, St. Louis. Assistant Circuit (District) Attorney, St. Louis, ‘29 to ‘34. Lecturer in criminal jurisprudence, Benton College of Law, St. Louis, ‘31 to ‘35. Elected to House of Representatives, 74th to 76th Congresses; resigned to become Circuit Attorney, St. Louis, ‘40 to ‘41. Lieutenant commander, U.S.N.R., World War II, ‘41 to ‘44, Atlantic and Pacific areas; discharged for physical disability. Elected U.S. Senator for term ‘51 to ‘57. Director Navy League of U.S. Trustee Missouri Historical Society. Married, two daughters. Home St. Louis. STUART SYMINGTON. Phi ‘23, junior Senator from Missouri. Democrat. Born Amherst, Massachusetts, June 26, 1901. Enlisted in Army at seventeen, World War I. Yale ‘23. Started in steel business as moulder [sic]. President, Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company, St. Louis, ‘38. Studied plane armament for War Department in England, ‘41. Subsequently chairman, Surplus Property Board; Assistant Secretary of War for Air; Secretary of the Air Force; chairman, National Security Resources Board; Administrator, Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Elected U.S. Senator, ‘52. Married Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter of the late U.S. Senator James W. Wadsworth Jr. of New York, Phi ‘98, a Republican. Two sons, one, Stuart Jr., being Phi ‘50. Home, Creve Coeur.

DKEQ, LXXIV, #2 (May 1956) DELTA CHI-CORNELL Delta Chi Has Effective New System For Choosing House Manager By Andrew E. Tuck III ‘56 After our first go at deferred rushing, the result was most pleasing. We now have sixteen new pledges. At the outset, the freshman class in the house looks athletic. Included in the class are two freshman football players, a potential varsity squash player, a potential varsity skier, a freshman tennis star, a lacrosse player and an Englishman from Madagascar who advocates cricket. The class is composed of graduates of Andover, Choate, Deerfield and Kent. All in all, the outlook for the pledge class seems promising.

116 As far as, the actives are concerned, we were happy to have two of the brothers return from the Army and finish their education in the Deke House. The brothers really got to work this term and boosted the house scholastic average to 79.5%. This will rank us in the top half of all the fraternities at Cornell. As far as activities are concerned, we ranked eighteenth out of fifty-eight fraternities in regard to total number of activities and honoraries. These include three business board members of the campus humor magazine, two Interfraternity Council committee members, a member of the Student Union, members of the varsity football, swimming, squash, golf, polo, and lacrosse teams, a member of the engineering honorary and a member of Sphinx Head, an all- men’s activities honorary. Another of the brothers is a member of the Agriculture School’s honorary, and last summer he won the national essay contest sponsored by the American Society of Agronomy and a trip to California. Mention also should be made of the fact that we are continuing to support our foster child. To say the least, Delta Chi has been extremely active in the last year. We, here at Delta Chi, have devised a new system for choosing a house manager. We deem this one of the most important offices in the house. The compets for the post each take over full responsibilities for one month and then do it jointly for one month. Then, at the end of this month, they each submit a complete financial statement of the house spending. The new house manager is then chosen on the basis of this statement as a sort of term paper. So far, this system has worked well, as it gives the compets a fuller understanding of the finances of a fraternity. All the brothers were happy to return last fall and view the summer improvements, the most spectacular of which is our brand new living room. We have a complete new paint job, as well as new rugs, tables, lamps, couches, chairs and drapes. The more or less modernistic motif is a great improvement over the old. Mention should certainly be made of our foreign students. One, a graduate student in the Business School, is from Norway. The other is a freshman in the Arts School and is from South Korea. Both have been officers in their respective armies. Both have become great assets in the house.

DKEQ, LXXIV, #3 (Oct 1956), p. 128 (Article, Thomas C. Hennings 1924) U.S. Senator Hennings, Delta Chi ‘24, Gets Big Brother of the Year Award United States Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Democrat, of Missouri, Delta Chi ‘24 and an ardent Deke, received the Big Brother of the Year award at the national convention of Big Brothers of America in St. Louis last May 17. Charles G. Berwind, president of the Big Brothers, made the presentation for 1955. Big Brothers of America enlists the aid of individual adults in forty-seven branches in the United States and Canada. They act as big brothers to delinquent boys between eight and eighteen years old. Brother Hennings, a member of the Senate Sub-committee on Juvenile Delinquency, pointed out at the convention that juvenile delinquency hits the middle and upper income groups as well as the poor. “I ask support for whatever measures may be needed to give the growing children of this country the finest education within this nation’s means, and for social welfare measures to make the United States family life of our nation’s boys and girls even more secure than it is today,” he said.

117 DKEQ, LXXV, #2 (May 1957), p 68 (Article, Delta Chi Community Service) Delta Chi—Cornell Delta Chi rendered the following services to the community during the present school year: 1. We take a great deal of pride in our foster child overseas. The brothers find great enjoyment in receiving his letters and in sponsoring his welfare. 2. Delta Chi is providing the room and board of a Korean exchange student. 3. During the elections a voting service, i.e.. the chauffering of people to the polls, was conducted by those brothers, having automobiles. 4. The annual Christmas party for the underprivileged children in Ithaca was held. 5. Delta Chi was active in fund-raising and donating to this year’s Community Chest Drive. 6. Many of the Delta Chis have recently given blood to the Red Cross.

DKEQ, LXXV, #3 (Oct 1957), p. 104 (Death, Hugh Everard Jackson 1924) Hugh E. Jackson, Delta Chi ‘24, Is Dead; Sales Manager for American Oil Hugh E. Jackson, Delta Chi ‘24, fifty-seven years old, general sales manager for the American Oil Company, 555 Fifth Avenue, New York City, died in Newport News, Virginia, last June 12 after a heart attack at his summer cottage on the James River. He lived in New York City. Brother Jackson was born in Petersburg, Virginia, attended Cornell University and began his career with the Virginia Oil & Supply Company. He joined American Oil in Richmond in 1928 and became general sales manager in 1954. Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs. O. D. Dennis Jr., and two sons, Hugh E. Jr. and J. M. Russell Jackson.

DKEQ, LXXV. #4 (Dec 1957), p. 135 (Article, Thomas Washburn Hopper 1928) Thomas W. Hopper, Delta Chi ‘28 Brother Hopper has been elected president of Day & Zimmermann, Inc., Philadelphia, one of the nation’s leading engineering firms. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Franklin Institute and the Engineers Club of Philadelphia. He is chairman of the Engineers Joint Council Committee on Employment Practices, a federation of engineering societies with a membership of 200,000.

DKEQ, LXXVI,, #2 (May 1958), p. 75 (Death, Robert Heller Shaner 1914) Robert H. Shaner, Delta Chi ‘14, of East Greenville, Pennsylvania, died last December 28 at the age of sixty-eight. He roomed at Cornell with Donald Danenhower. Delta Chi ‘17, president of the Cornell Club of Philadelphia. Brother Shaner, president of the Perkiomen Knitting Mills and a director of the Perkiomen National Bank, both in East Greenville, was chairman for his class of the Cornell Alumni Fund. He was a trustee of the Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania; a vestryman of Christ Episcopal

118 Church, Pottstown, and a member of the Cornell Club of Philadelphia and the Pottstown Country Club. He was the first president of the Perkiomen Rotary Club. Brother Shaner’s son, Robert H. Shaner Jr. ‘42, also is a Delta Chi Deke, as is a son-in-law, Edward H. Preston III ‘51. Brother Preston is the son of Edward H. Preston Jr., Delta Kappa ‘24, and the nephew of the late Ralph W. Preston, Delta Kappa ‘15.

DKEQ, LXXVII #1 (Feb 1959), p. 44 (Article, Laurence Stockton Helffrich 1923) Laurence Helffrich, Delta Chi ‘23, Gives To Cornell a Collection of 4,500 Historic Poster Stamps A collection of 4,500 poster stamps reflecting historic trends in fashions and customs has been donated to Cornell University by Laurence S. Helffrich, Delta Chi ‘23, a New York City advertising man. The collection, which is on display in the Room at the Art Museum, includes stamps put out by private corporations, political organizations and Government agencies. Most of the more than 1,000 displayed date from the period 1914 to 1925. The stamps portray clothing, cars, furniture and utensils in style at the time they were issued. They also tell a picture story of modern America’s ideological growth. There are stamps issued from Germany just after World War I, crying for peace. There are stamps issued by the Communist party during the 1930’s. There are stamps commenting on the severity of the depression that began in 1929. There are stamps depicting politicians from throughout the world. There are stamps showing celebrities who were famous at the time of issuance, including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Irene Castle. The poster stamp fad came to the United States from Germany just before World War I began in 1914. The Helffrich collection will be preserved in Cornell’s Collection of Regional History.

DKEQ, LXXVII, #1 (Feb 1959), p. 44 (Article, Charles Barrett 1916) Charles Barrett, Delta Chi ‘16, Now Dead, Among Latest Picked For Football Hall of Fame; Was Breakaway Quarterback CHARLES BARRETT, Delta Chi 16, one of the most outstanding players in the history of Cornell football, was one of nine to become the latest elected to the Football Hall of Fame. Since Brother Barrett died in 1924, he was not among the six still living who were honored at the $50-a-plate dinner, along with President Eisenhower, at the Hotel Astor in New York last October 28. President Eisenhower, who played football during his first and second years at West Point, where he was graduated in 1915, received the foundation’s first gold medal award. The dinner was to help raise funds for the projected Hall of Fame building to be erected on the Rutgers University campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Brother Barrett played on the Cornell varsity in 1913, 1914 and 1915. In 1914 he was picked as quarterback on Walter Camp’s All-American second team. In 1915 he was placed on Camp’s first team as quarterback. Football: Facts and Figures, a book by Dr. L. H. Baker, gives a glimpse on what type of player Brother Barrett was.

119 In 1914 he ran 68 yards for a touchdown against Michigan and 55 yards against Pennsylvania. In 1915 he ran 70 yards for a touchdown against Bucknell, 30 against Washington and Lee and 42 and 25 yards for scores against Penn. That same year he kicked twenty-seven points after touchdowns. Brother Barrett was also one of the leading punters of his day, if not the tops. He averaged 55 yards in one game, with his longest a 70-yarder. In 1917, after the United States had entered World War I, Brother Barrett, playing for the Newport Reserves, was selected as halfback on the All-American service team. When Cornell paid tribute to its famed athlete during half time at the Princeton-Cornell game in Ithaca, New York, last October 25, several of his teammates participated in the ceremonies, along with his head coach, Dr. Al Sharpe, former Yale star. Also taking part was Brother Barrett’s assistant coach, Daniel A. Reed, now a veteran member of Congress from an upstate New York district and a power on the House Ways and Means Committee.

DKEQ, LXXVII, #3 (Oct 1959), p. 111 (Death, Walter C. Lefens 1905) Walter C. Lefens, Delta Chi ‘05, Is Dead; Was Donor of Bowl for Deke Ideals Presented Yearly in Mid-West Walter Conrad Lefens, Delta Chi ‘05, administrator since 1937 of the estate of his mother, Mrs. Marie Lefens, died last March 8 at his Chicago home. For years he had donated the Walter Lefens Award, a bowl presented annually by the A K E Mid-West Association to the brother judged to have best exemplified the fraternity’s ideals. Mrs. Lefens’ estate was created by the inheritance of $3,000,000 in 1890 from her father, Conrad Seipp, brewer and a pioneer Chicago merchant, and from a $1,250,000 bequest from her husband, Thies J. Lefens, real estate dealer, who died in 1913. Brother Lefens had offices at 105 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, and had long been an active leader in Mid-Western Deke affairs. He was a former director of Grant Hospital, Chicago, and a member of the Glenview, University and Chicago Clubs. Surviving are the widow, Lola, and two sisters, Mrs. Marie Porter and Katherine Lefens. Services were held in Oakwood Cemetery Chapel in Chicago. Burial was private. Brother Walter Conrad Lefens ‘05 passed away at his Chicago home. He had gained distinction for his donation of a bowl awarded to that brother from a mid-western chapter that best exemplified Deke ideals.

DKEQ, LXXVII, #3 (Oct 1959), p. 111 DELTA CHI-CORNELL New House Rules Designed to Recapture Strong Position of Δ K E at Cornell By John A. Rodgers III ‘60 and George E. Fox ‘61 Officers for the fall term were elected as follows by Delta Chi Chapter at the last meeting of the spring term: President, John Schoenthaler; vice-president, Arthur Klipfel; treasurer, George Fox; secretary, John Lange; house manager, Martin Ness; rushing chairman, William Hinds; steward, Timothy Cornell; social chairman, Mario Escudero.

120 These officers presided at a meeting of the alumni at the chapter house late in May. Representing the alumni were Jack Kreiger, Hal Warendorf, Paul Kiely, George Nixon, Dick Ramin and Claude H. Talley. A few days prior to the meeting the chapter was honored by a visit from Caesar A. Grasselli. The result of the meeting was a set of rules mutually agreed upon by the alumni and the house. These rules were designed to recapture the traditionally strong position of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell. In essence the rules are; 1. All members must live and eat in the house. 2. Drinking is prohibited in the house except during such organized affairs as house parties, when the whole membership participates. 3. Strict quiet hours shall be maintained. 4. Each freshman and sophomore shall be assigned an upper class adviser to maintain careful check on marks and supervise study periods if necessary. 5. An executive committee composed of the officers and one representative from each class will institute adequate punishment for those members of the house who, after an impartial hearing, are found to have deported themselves in a manner damaging to the reputation of the fraternity. Brother Talley, Council member for Phi Gamma and chairman of the upstate New York and Ontario region of Δ K E, said these rules constituted one of the most workable and liberal systems for chapter government that he had ever seen.

DKEQ, LXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1960), pp. 181-182 (Chapter Letter) DELTA CHI—CORNELL Undergraduates Return to House Early To Do Some Extensive Redecorating By George E. Fox ‘62, Chapter president This September twenty-four men returned to the halls of Delta Chi before registration in order to do extensive redecorating in the studies and sleeping rooms. The bar was redone during the summer, one of the main additions being baseboard electric heating. This fall also saw the addition of three new members to the chapter: Sidney Clark ‘63, Jong Rim ‘63 and Stuart Norwood ‘63. At a meeting of the Board of Governors of Delta Chi at the Yale Club in New York last August the Delta Chi alumni president, Harold D. North Jr. ‘36, presented a plan, which was adopted, whereby the chapter house would be given to the university in return for maintenance expenses. This fact makes tax deductible all donations in the new fund drive. Representing the undergraduates were George Fox and G. Lauriston Walsh ‘62. Also present were E. Jansen Hunt, Upsilon ‘25, president of Δ K E, and William M. Henderson, Zeta Zeta ‘39, executive secretary. The chapter looks forward to a bright year of improvement and a successful fund campaign, as well as closer relations with the Alumni Association. Last May Delta Chi elected the following officers: George E. Fox ‘62, president; Bruce D. Benson ‘62, vice-president; William M. Nuckols ‘62, treasurer; G. Lauriston Walsh ‘62, social chairman; Charles Graves ‘63, house manager; Laing Kennedy ‘62, steward and Leonidas Ioannou ‘62, rushing chairman.

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DKEQ, LXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1960), pp 163-164 (Death, Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. 1924) U. S. Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr., Delta Chi, Class of ‘24, Dies; Noted Constitutional Lawyer Missouri Democrat, One of Senate’s Leaders, Always Ready to Go Out of His Way to Aid Dekes —Member of Powerful Judiciary Committee —Named Big Brother of Year 1956 in War on Juvenile Delinquency United States Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. of Missouri, Delta Chi ‘24, died of abdominal cancer at his home in Washington on September 13 at fifty-seven. A Democrat high in the national councils of his party, he was widely regarded as one of the best Constitutional lawyers in the Senate, where he was a leader. His death leaves only three Dekes, all Democrats, in the upper house of Congress. They are Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri, Phi ‘23; Lister Hill of Alabama, Psi ‘14, and Russell B. Long of Louisiana, Zeta Zeta ‘41.

122 Frequently ill in recent years, Brother Hennings had an operation at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, last May for what was described as removal of an abdominal obstruction. On his physicians’ advice he did not return to active service in the Senate after the operation, but rested at home. On July 9 he was admitted to a Washington hospital briefly for treatment of a virus infection. Following a funeral service on September 16 at the Presbyterian Church of the Pilgrims in Washington, simple Navy rites for Brother Hennings were held in Arlington (Virginia) National Cemetery, where burial took place. In World War II Brother Hennings was a Navy lieutenant commander from 1941 to 1944 and was discharged in the latter year for a disability incurred in the line of duty. Members of the family at the funeral included Brother Hennings’ parents, former Judge and Mrs. Thomas C. Hennings of St. Louis. A Senate-House committee appointed to represent Congress at the services included Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, Democratic candidate for vice-president of the United States; Brother Symington; Senator Mike Mansfield of Montana, influential member of the Foreign Relations Committee; Representative Clarence Cannon of Missouri, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee; and all the rest of the Missouri Congressional delegation. Intensely Loyal Deke A completely unassuming, warmly companionable and moderately convivial man, Brother Hennings was the antithesis of a stuffed shirt. His interest in and loyalty to Delta Kappa Epsilon were intense and never wavered with the passing of the years. There was an example of this only a few days before he died. He caused his press secretary to write a letter to Richard L. Mason, Delta Epsilon ‘56, then the Deke assistant secretary for the Middle West, expressing deep regret that his physical condition in December would almost certainly make it impossible for him to address the Deke convention in Chicago on the 27th, 28th and 29th of that month. Brother Mason had invited Brother Hennings last spring and the latter had replied from the Mayo Clinic that he would be delighted to be the principal speaker at the convention banquet if only his physical condition permitted. Make it he did, flying to Hartford when he should have been in bed. Still another example of the way in which Brother Hennings would go to the greatest trouble to do something for Δ K E developed when Alpha Chi Chapter at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary in May, 1954. The day and evening of the anniversary banquet were rainy and raw both in Washington and in Hartford, and Brother Hennings was suffering from fatigue and a heavy chest cold. Six months earlier, however, he had promised Alpha Chi Chapter’s Council member, who now is editor of The Deke Quarterly, that he would make the principal address at the anniversary banquet and United States Senator Thomas C. Hennings, Jr. of Missouri, Delta Chi ‘24, left, when he received in 1956 the Big Brother of the Year award from Charles G. Berwind, president of the Big Brothers of America. Brother Hennings was a leader in the national drive to curb juvenile delinquency. Further, at the 1952 Deke convention in Washington Brother Hennings, as principal luncheon speaker, delivered an address that struck exactly the right notes. It exuded optimism about the

123 future of A K E and of the college fraternity system and it was packed with sage advice, but it was never pontifical. Moreover, it sparkled with humor. Member of New York Deke Club Brother Hennings was a member of the Deke Club of New York and when alone in the metropolis he always stopped at the Yale Club, the Deke Club’s headquarters. He also belonged to the George Maurice Morris Association, composed of Deke alumni living in and near Washington. A member of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee, Brother Hennings had one of his greatest days as a Senator during the 1954 debate over the proposed Bricker Amendment to limit the President’s treaty-making power. Opponents of the amendment, who included Brother Hennings, managed to kill it by getting one more than a third of the Senate in the crucial vote for passage. The vote was 60 to 31. Brother Hennings was chairman of the Senate Rules Committee and of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights. He made the latter an important vehicle for investigations of wiretapping. Another matter that aroused Brother Hennings’ interest was a series of bills introduced in 1958 to curb the areas in which the Supreme Court could make decisions. He spoke persuasively against the measures, and, when crucial votes came on them he was one of those instrumental in defeating the bills. His most recent legislative triumph—one achieved against great odds—was the passage by the Senate last January of a tough bill to control spending in Federal elections, including primaries. The bill died in the House of Representatives however. A Senator who got his political baptism at the age of thirteen, Thomas Carey Hennings, Jr., had the physique of an athlete and a legal mind regarded by his fellow lawmakers as one of the best in Washington. His father, a former Democratic circuit judge, got the son’s political feet wet by making him a page boy at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis at which was nominated for his second run for the Presidency in 1916. A native of St. Louis, Brother Hennings studied in public schools there, at Cornell University and at Washington University in St. Louis. At Cornell he was on the track team and an avid swimmer. He liked to take occasional swims for exercise in Washington until shortly before his death. In his initial effort for elected office at the age of thirty-one, Brother Hennings swept to a 15,000- vote victory over the Republican organization in the 11th Congressional District (St. Louis) in 1934. After a six-year stay in the House of Representatives, Brother Hennings retired to run successfully for Circuit (District) Attorney in St. Louis. In 1950 he decided to run for the United States Senate and found himself in the spotlight when he became the only Democrat that year to oust a Republican Senator, defeating Senator Forrest C. Donnell by 93,000 votes. His Family Roots in Virginia Brother Hennings was one of the Senate’s best-read members and one of its most effective speakers. Tall, sturdy, with black hair and piercing eyes, he dressed conservatively and spoke with a Southern decorum. His family roots were in Virginia. In addition to his chairmanship of the Senate Rules Committee and of the Constitutional Rights Subcommittee, he was a member of a dozen other committees and subcommittees, including the Democratic leadership instrument, the Policy Committee.

124 Brother Hennings was especially critical of the Army’s one-time policy of drafting men and then discharging them for preservice actions or beliefs, and openly he scolded the services for taking into account innocent associations and childhood activities in such cases. The Army eventually ordered all of its security checks to be completed before induction. One of his other interests was the cause and cure for juvenile delinquency. He was continually involved with attempts to pass legislation that would have the effect of curbing juvenile delinquency. He unsuccessfully sought to have a bill enacted in Congress that would give Federal grants to states for a program of diagnosis, placement and rehabilitation of delinquents. As chairman of a Senate subcommittee on the subject, Brother Hennings had held several series of hearings in various parts of the country, including New York. He was a director of the Urban League and the Foreign Policy Association, and was a member of the Navy League and the Advisory Council of Big Brothers of America. He was also a member of the American, Missouri and St. Louis Bar Associations. Besides his parents, Brother Hennings is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Stallcup Hennings, and two daughters, Mrs. Sue Hennings McCandless and Karla Hennings.

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126 DKEQ, LXXIX, #2 (May 1961), p. 88 (Death, George F. Hewitt Jr. 1910) George F. Hewitt Jr., Delta Chi ‘10 George F. Hewitt, Jr., Delta Chi ‘10, retired president of C. B. Hewitt & Brothers, New York City paper and glue concern, died recently in Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey. He was seventy-two years old. Brother Hewitt, who lived in Montclair, headed the concern founded by his father until his retirement in 1929.

DKEQ, LXXIX, #2 (May 1961) DELTA CHI—CORNELL Benson ‘61 Elected Chapter President; House Jumps 34 Places Scholastically By George Fox ‘62 At a chapter meeting on Feb. 2 Delta Chi elected the following officers: Bruce Benson ‘61, president; William Hinds ‘62, vice-president; Robert Evans ‘62, treasurer and Leonidas Ioannou ‘63, secretary. At the conclusion of formal rushing Delta Chi acquired six pledges, making a total of nine men pledged this year, three having been pledged in the fall. The present pledges are Dick Nizolek ‘64, George Junker ‘64, Cabanne Howard ‘64, Geof Redman ‘64, Ken Stiles ‘64, and Beman Dawes ‘64. The house as a whole made a concerted effort to improve its scholastic standing this past term and the results were quite gratifying. The fraternity averages are computed only once a year, but at our request the Dean’s office calculated the Deke average for the fall term. If this average is compared with last year’s fraternity averages Delta Kappa Epsilon placed eighteenth among fifty- three fraternities at Cornell, a jump of thirty-four (!) places over our position last year. The Cornell hockey team was considerably strengthened when Rudy Mateka ‘63 returned to the starting lineup after a term of scholastic probation. Steve Kijanka ‘63 was also slated to return to the ice, but could not play for medical reasons. However, Steve should see action next fall. Laing Kennedy, ‘63 goalie for the Big Red, recently won the most valuable player award for his exemplary performance throughout the season in protecting the cage. Anyone who saw Cornell play will certainly attest Brother Kennedy’s skill at stopping the puck. The annual meeting of the Delta Chi Alumni Association was held in Ithaca on February 11, with ten in attendance. A large turnout was not expected, because of short notice. However, seventy did attend by proxy. All officers were re-elected. Application was made to Cornell for admission to a plan whereby the university assumes ownership of the house and tax deductible donations made to Cornell can be earmarked for the Deke House. Final plans were formulated for the drive to raise the money needed to renovate completely the Gray Stone Castle this summer.

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DKEQ, LXXIX, #3 (Oct 1961), pp. 129-130 DELTA CHI —CORNELL Funds for Renovation Sought After Vote To Transfer Title to Chapter House By George E. Fox ‘62 At a meeting in the Deke Council offices in New York City some time ago, the Board of Directors of Delta Chi Chapter formally voted to transfer title to the chapter house to Cornell University. This move opened the way for the long awaited major renovation of the house. The directors’ action was the culmination of several years of work by a group of alumni and undergraduates. As far back as three years ago studies were under way as to the best means of refurbishing and redecorating the chapter house. Intensive discussions were begun with university officials and key alumni under the leadership of Alumni President Harold D. North Jr. ‘36 of Cleveland, Ohio. Meetings of alumni were held in Ithaca and New York City. After serious consideration of various alternative plans, it was finally decided that the university’s Group Housing Plan, whereby the house title is transferred to Cornell, offered the most practical means by which funds could be raised to finance the major improvements planned for the house. It has been estimated that at least $150,000 will be needed to accomplish all the necessary rehabilitation. Present plans call for replacement of the house’s heating, electrical and plumbing systems, as well as major repairs to the kitchen and upstairs rooms. Replacement of worn out furniture is also planned.

129 The Group Housing Plan was submitted to all alumni for their approval or disapproval. A count of the proxies returned by the alumni showed a great majority to be in favor of the plan and the directors voted accordingly. Under the Group Housing Plan the chapter house would be given to Cornell, which would in turn lease the house back to the chapter. There would be no change in the location of the house or in its method of operation, since the undergraduates would retain the right to establish their own self-governing organization as they saw fit, subject only to university regulations. The main advantage of the plan lies in the fact that all gifts from alumni for the purpose of rehabilitating the house will be tax deductible. According to a recent ruling of the Federal Internal Revenue Department, such gifts may be considered tax deductible up to 15 per cent of each person’s taxable income. Although the university had not formally accepted title to the house when this was written plans were already underway for a fund drive. Laurence S. Helffrich ‘23 of New York City, for twenty-five years secretary and for two years president of the chapter alumni organization, accepted the general chairmanship of the fund drive. Since the directors’ vote he has been hard at work setting up the committees necessary to direct the drive and making studies of alumni geographical and class distributions. Further plans for the fund drive will be announced as they are developed. The new adviser to Delta Chi is Morgan P. Hatch, originally from Wellesley, Massachusetts, who was graduated from Harvard in 1952 with a major in economics. At Harvard he rowed and played hockey. After graduation he worked two years for the Travelers Insurance Company.

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DKEQ, LXXXI, #2 (May 1963), pp. 54-55 (Article, James McConnell Clark, 1944) James McC. Clark, Delta Chi ‘44, is Made Partner in Hemphill, Noyes & Company James McConnell Clark, Delta Chi ‘44, recently became a member of the New York Stock Exchange and has been appointed a partner in the firm of Hemphill, Noyes & Company, investment bankers. Currently he is one of their floor brokers. Brother Clark attended the Loomis School at Windsor, Connecticut, and received his A.E.M.E. degree from Cornell University in 1944. He is a director of the Hood Refining Company, Manor, Pennsylvania, and Talman Corporation of West Warwick, Rhode Island. Since 1958 Brother Clark has served on the A K E Club’s Board of Governors. He resides in Darien, Connecticut with his wife, Cynthia, and son, James, Jr., three. Among his other club affiliations is the Stamford, Connecticut Yacht Club.

131 DKEQ, LXXXI, #2 (May 1963), p. 70 (Article, Fred B. Johnston II 1961) Fred Johnston, Delta Chi ‘61, Promoted By 1st Guided Missile Brigade Fred B. Johnston II, Delta Chi ‘61, whose parents live at 350 S. Circle La., Lake Forest, III., recently was promoted to specialist Four at Fort Bliss, Tex., where he is a member of the 1st Guided Missile Brigade: Johnston, an accounting specialist in the brigade’s Headquarters Battery, entered the Army in August 1961 and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He is a 1956 graduate of New Trier Township High School, attended Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y., and a 1962 graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

DKEQ, LXXXI, #3 (Oct 1963), p. 89 (Article, Briton H. Richardson 1937) Briton H. Richardson, Delta Chi ‘37, Named President of Starrett Brothers & Eken Development Corporation Briton H. Richardson, Delta Chi ‘37, president of Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc., builders, at 225 Broadway, New York City, has also been elected president of the company’s new subsidiary, the Starrett Brothers & Eken Development Corporation, which will concentrate on apartment house development. The development firm will function as builder and developer of apartment house projects for private investors, and under the FHA program and city and state Mitchell-Lama projects. Brother Richardson has been a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Club in New York City since 1946, and has served as a member of its Board of Governors since April 1957.

DKEQ, LXXXI, #3 (Oct 1963), p. 120 (Death, B. Botsford Young 1919) B. Botsford Young, Delta Chi, ‘19, Chicago Banker and Civic Leader B. Botsford Young, Delta Chi ‘19, 69, retired Chicago banker and civic leader died last March in St. Luke’s Hospital. He was treasurer of the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago and a vice president of the National Boulevard Bank of Chicago, 400 N. Michigan, until his retirement 13 years ago. Brother Young had been associated with the bank for more than 30 years. He also had been active in Boy Scout and Red Cross work. A great-grandson of Jabez Kent Botsford, a Chicago hardware merchant who came to the city in 1833, Young was graduated from Cornell University in 1918. He served as a first lieutenant during World War I before returning to Chicago to enter the banking and investment field. He was a member of the University Club of Chicago, Shoreacres Golf Club and the Onwentsia Country Club of Lake Forest. Survivors include the widow, Ruth, and two sons, B. Botsford Jr. and Montgomery.

DKEQ. LXXXII, #2 (May 1964), p. 62 (Death, Frank H. McCormick 1910) Frank McCormick, Delta Chi ‘10 Frank H. McCormick, Delta Chi ‘10, a retired DuPont Company engineer, was stricken on April 12 at his apartment. 1401 Pennsylvania Ave., Wilmington. Delaware, and died shortly after being admitted to Memorial Hospital. Wilmington.

132 Brother McCormick, 76, supervised research in photographic film for DuPont. Born in Baltimore, he was a 1910 mechanical engineering graduate of Cornell University, and was manager of the 1910 varsity crew. He went first with the Pacific Power and Light Company in Oregon, and worked briefly for a New York City firm before joining DuPont in 1916. At the time of his retirement in 1952, Brother McCormick was an engineer in the firm’s development department. He is credited with much of the exploratory work leading to DuPont’s entry into the manufacturing of motion picture film. As a technical investigator, he made studies involving many phases of the firm’s business, particularly in the field of wood pulps for the chemical industry. He also served as an official of several companies affiliated with DuPont and engaged in the manufacture of special products for the chemical industry. He was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, where he had been an elder for many years. In recent years he had devoted much time to serving as a consultant to expansion of Wilmington’s Public Building, studying the exact needs of city and state offices. Brother McCormick is survived by his widow, Mrs. Marguerite B. McCormick; three children, Miss Ann C. McCormick, Mrs. Wallace A. Mills, and Robert L. McCormick, Delta Chi ‘46, all of Washington D.C; a brother, William W. McCormick, and a sister, Mrs. David H. Fulton, both of Baltimore; and four grandchildren.

DKEQ, LXXXIII, #2 (May 1965), p. 87 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By Thomas P. Linville ‘64 Ye old DKE at Cornell eased through the first term in pretty good shape. The house academic standing was raised with John Tawresey, Chi Epsilon ‘67, and Fred Vorhis, Chi Epsilon ‘67 at the top of their classes in Engineering, and Ed Braddock ‘67 making the Arts school Dean’s List. The social program was successful after a couple of enterprising Dekes managed to hoax 70 or so frosh girls over to stare at our beautiful Christmas tree (the first in years). A good time was had by all. Our intramural Basketball team had its troubles, winding up the season in the bottom half of the league, but they did put up a good fight. In other athletics we always speak of the Dekes on the Cornell hockey team, ranked number five in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference at this writing. Doug Ferguson has been near the top all season long in the ECAC scoring list, ranking second or third. We have hopes that he will be at the top at the season’s end. Ed Sauer, co-captain of the team, Ron Lampman, Bob Ferguson, and Dave Ferguson round out the Deke contingent. June graduates include Tom Linville and Evvy Goyanes. Tom will receive a B.S. degree from the Engineering College after four years of electrical engineering. He will study for a master’s degree in electrical engineering at Cornell next year. Evvy will receive a B.A. degree from the Arts and Sciences College. He majored in economics. Evvy plans to attend Business school in an effort to earn an M.B.A. degree. In addition, George Fox will receive in June a Master of Aero. Space degree from the Engineering College. We will be sorry to see the Troll leave (if he can) to sail

133 around the Carribean [sic] this summer. He and three other Cornell Deke grads have bought a 35’ trimaran in Florida, and they plan to relax for a while before settling down. Willis T. King ‘67 was chosen to succeed Tom Linville as President for the Spring term. Will has made several sweeping changes in house policies and promises to be an excellent choice. Rick Kather ‘67 was elected to succeed Eric Dodge ‘66, as vice-president; Bill Forbes ‘67, was elected to another term as secretary; Tom Linville was elected Treasurer to succeed Ed Braddock ‘67; Tom Lee ‘67 was elected Rushing Chairman; John Tawresey was elected Pledgemaster; and Don Weadon ‘67 was elected Social Chairman to succeed Bill Wolf. The Chapter stands behind these officers and feels they will do a very good job in handling every area of DKE life this term. Our current pledges are Eugene F. Pierce ‘67, Peter W. Hessinger ‘67, Edward K. Taylor ‘68, Rainer M. Dumke ‘68, Gary R. Carlton ‘68, and Edward Kane ‘68. Pete is on the R.O.T.C. , the Cornell Drill Team. Ed Taylor is also on Pershing Rifles. Ed Kane is currently the coxswain for Cornell’s Freshman Heavyweight Crew, and is a good prospect to cox future Cornell Varsity Crews. One last note, Rudy Mateka ‘63, who starred on Cornell hockey teams is presently working for the development office at Cornell while also taking care of his wife Sue and baby daughter, coaching Ithaca’s All-Star Bantam hockey team, and serving as faculty advisor to our Chapter. We also have another Deke serving us. Bill Steers, Alpha Alpha ‘64, who is studying for his M.B.A. at Cornell is our Academic Advisor.

DKEQ, LXXXIII, #3 (Oct 1965), p. 124 DELTA CHI — CORNELL After two weeks of strenuous campaigning among the fifty-two fraternity house presidents, Willis T. King, Chem. E. ‘66, was recently elected to the Interfraternity Council Steering Committee as a Senior representative. The steering committee, perhaps the most powerful student group on campus, is the executive body which guides the course of IFC action. The committee accepts suggestions and recommendations from the various subordinate IFC committees, and determines action to be taken, subject always to the approval of the fraternity presidents. Willis is also a member of the IFC Judiciary Board, which hears evidence and determines punishment if necessary in all cases involving infractions of IFC regulations. As a member of this board, one of King’s duties is to serve as a house inspector, looking for violations of the IFC social code during parties. Willis will serve as Senior Representative for the academic year 1965-66, though his term has already begun this spring. The office, though time-consuming, affords Willis an excellent opportunity to demonstrate his leadership abilities. Undoubtedly the influence of the Deke house will be strongly felt in IFC activities during the coming year.

134 DKEQ, LXXXIII, #4 (Dec 1965), p. 175 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By Willis T. King ‘66 and Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67 Undoubtedly the Dean of Students’ office ordered a complete check of our IBM-processed grades when DKE appeared, not near the bottom, our customary place, but TWENTY-FIRST out of the fifty-three frats on campus. This, our highest academic standing in many terms, was accomplished through a conscientious effort by all of the brotherhood, with the special help of John Tawresey, C.E. ‘66, and Fred Vorhis, Chem E. ‘66, both of whom made the Dean’s List for the third consecutive year. The brotherhood finds its high academic position so enjoyable that we have hired an academic advisor to live in the house this year. Michael Hawkey, a graduate of Princeton and N.Y.U., is a second year law student and will work with our officers to maintain an atmosphere conducive to studying in the house. In addition he will work closely with our sophomores and pledges to insure that they learn better study habits and avoid the social distractions, a trait the upperclassmen have obviously acquired. Closer to home, our capable officers for this semester include: Erich C. Kather ‘66, President, Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67, Vice-President, Eric Dodge ‘66 pledgemaster, Thomas E. Lee ‘67, rushing chairman, and last, but not least, for the fourth consecutive term, Fred Vorhis ‘66, will serve as our steward. Dekes will, as usual, lead Cornell to better things in the sports world. Bill Forbes, ‘67 will sustain his usual number of injuries while leading the soccer team and George Nesterczuk ‘66, having found himself ineligible this year, will coach the Freshman soccer team, an enviable position for rushing. The three Ferguson brothers ‘67, Ed Sauer, ‘66 and Ron Lampman ‘66 will be heard from long [sic] about November when Cornell embarks on its annual hockey route. Elsewhere on campus, the brotherhood will make its influence felt through the activities of Brother King and Brother Weadon, Brother King, past president of the chapter, is serving as Senior Member of the Steering Committee and Judicial Board of the IFC. Brother Donald Weadon, ‘67, sings with and is manager of the Cornell Glee Club. Don will take the Spring semester off this year to travel with the Glee Club on a three month, world-wide tour. (Note: Needless to say, the entire Senior class has graciously agreed to take care of his pin-mate while he is away.) Ed Kane ‘68 struggles to be first boat coxswain for Cornell’s Varsity crew, Thomas Linville, ‘65 back for graduate school, tries hard to keep his family at three, and the Troll, having been granted his Masters Degree in aeronautical engineering, is gallantly attempting to finish his thesis, so that he can leave for Florida, where his trimaran waits for that around-the- world cruise. For the second year in a row, we have acquired an Alpha Alpha Deke. Mike Wing. Our other Middlebury Deke, William Steers, is living out after being in the house one year.

135 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #1 (Feb 1966), p. 35 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By William Forbes ‘67 Contrary to the October issue of the Quarterly, Will “the car salesman” King ‘66, is not the only member of Delta Chi of DKE. During fall rush (not the main rush period at Cornell) we pledged four good men. Howard Bales ‘68, E. Phy. is from Kansas. Dick Battaglini ‘68, hails from Endwell, N.Y. Lending an international flare is Chuck Tang, Ag. & Bus. ‘68, from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Another engineer, Ed. Taylor ‘68, is from New Rochelle, N.Y. If the Cornell I.F.C. gives an award for academic achievement, DKE ought to receive it. After being entrenched in last place in the fraternity averages, we rose last spring to 21 on the hill. And this fall with our academic advisor Mike “Hawkeye” Hawkey, a second year law student, we should at least maintain our position. Our intramural program has progressed under director Bill Wolf ‘66. The football team did exceedingly well in a tough league ending with a 4-1 record. The basketballers are getting in shape now for one of the toughest seasons yet. In between basketball games, the athletes are going to squeeze in a few hockey games with five brothers starting on the Cornell hockey varsity, the laymen thought they could learn how to get the disc in there and entered the University intramural hockey league. Unfortunately, the Quarterly publishes before we will know the results of DKE hockey and basketball games, but the results of the Cornell hockey team will be in all the newspapers. They should finish in the top 5 in the East and in the top 3 in the . (It won the ECAC Holiday Hockey tournament in Madison Sq. Garden.) Brother Doug Ferguson ‘67 was All-East and All-Ivy last year and is co-captain this year. Other Dekes on varsity athletics are Bill (The Toe) Forbes ‘67, and George Nesterczuk ‘67, who helped the varsity soccer team on to its 6-4-1 record, the best in twelve years. The team finished sixth in the Ivy League, the best finish in an equal number of years. The Homecoming Celebrations were quite a success with many of the alumni and their families returning. All were pleased with the condition of the house saying it is in the best shape it has been in twenty years. They were happy to hear that the house is full and financially in the black. Because of the improvements made by the brothers, many alumni felt strongly that the current fund raising campaign should be started. The goal is $50,000. This money is needed to finish the job started by the last campaign, which raised $74,000. With this additional help the house will be able to install a new heating system this summer. As a footnote I should like to add that George E. Fox, E.E. ‘62, finally received his master’s degree in Aerospace Eng. this fall. [Note: title & author for above appeared erroneously on p. 27.]

136 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #2 (May 1966), p. 78 DELTA CHI—CORNELL By Erick Kather ‘66 The Delta Chi chapter has just finished a very successful rushing period. Under the direction of our able rushing chairman, Tom Lee ‘67, we have pledged seventeen fine men. We would like to thank our alumni and those from other chapters who wrote us recommending freshmen. We are very pleased and look forward to a good spring semester in every aspect. Along the same lines, our four fall pledges, W. Howard Bales, David Battaglini, Charles Tang, and Edward Taylor, all ‘68. have just completed their initiation and are eager to deal with the freshmen this spring. This semester has brought about a slight shuffle in the familiar faces around the Cornell chapter. Brothers George Fox and Bill Perrett have received their degrees. Brother Ross Maghan, however, is back with us after spending the last few months learning the practical side of the insurance trade. The new officers for this semester are, Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67, president; Tom Lee ‘67, vice- president; George Nesterczuk ‘66, pledgemaster; and past president Erich Kather ‘66, secretary. Brother Nesterczuk acted as our distinguished representative to the past National Convention. The renovation program of our chapter house is still in full swing. Contributions from our alumni are coming in at a gratifying rate and a new heating system, to be installed this summer, is planned.

137 DKEQ, LXXXIV, #4 (Dec 1966), p. 172 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By Doug Cornelius ‘69 Thirty-six brothers returned in the fall to begin what we expect will be a fine year at the Delta Chi chapter. With the installation of a new heating system during the summer, we found there was much cleaning up to be done. However, after a few weeks of work under the leadership of President Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67, the house was soon in the best shape it had been in for years. Over half the rooms were completely repainted. John Meyer ‘69 and pledge Bruce Northridge spent much time and money putting a new ceiling and wood paneling in one room. We would like to thank the alumni who made the $20,000 heating system possible. Several of the brothers had most interesting summers. Will King ‘66, as a member of the NROTC, spent two months underwater in a nuclear submarine. Doug Cornelius ‘69 spent two months living with a family in Spain as a member of The Experiment In International Living. We all extend our congratulations to Bob Ferguson ‘67, star hockey player, and Mike Woodbury ‘67 who both were married during the summer. Several of last year’s distinguished seniors returned this year. Brothers Kather, King, Nesterczuk, Tawresey, and Vorhis all have been awarded fellowships or assistantships of some sort. Brother Vorhis is also Chairman of the IFC Tutorial program, and Brother King is in charge of the Resident Advisor program. Our own resident advisor, Mike Hawkey, is back, and we hope to maintain our high scholastic standing among the fraternities on campus. On the social side, Fall Weekend, from November 11-13 this year, is the culmination of a series of post-football mixers with an occasional Tower Party. Bill Forbes ‘67, Social Chairman, is busy planning this year’s activities. We plan to pledge a few sophomores in the October rushing period; however, our main pledge class will come from the Freshman Rush in February. Tom Lee, ‘67 who did such an excellent job last year, continues as Rushing Chairman. John Dughi ‘69 is on the IFC Rushing Committee. Meanwhile, a new face at the Delta Chi chapter is that of Middlebury Deke Mark O’Reilly, who is at Cornell to do graduate work. Mike joins us in what is bound to be a successful year.

DKEQ, LXXXV, #2 (May 1967), p. 85 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By Doug Cornelius ‘69 One February day the afternoon silence was suddenly broken by the sounds of ripping canvas and the shattering blows of chisels. The Deke Demolition Derby was under way. Anyone wandering through the second floor hallway soon found himself trying to escape from the deluge of falling plaster, a cloud of dust, and a hearty “Hi Oooh” Weadon. Yes, “you guessed it” Don Weadon was there with his ubiquitous tape recorder trying to take in some of the thrilling performances such as Tom Lee’s removal of a record shattering piece of canvas and the following triumphant gasp of relief. It turns out that Don was one of our star performers, as everyone let loose with a bit of his destructive nature. All this hard work, with a bit of fun, was part of a project to replace the old canvas-covered plaster walls which were cracking and crumbling on the second floor.

138 The program, which called for the installation of plasterboard panels, was masterminded by Brother Greg Furness ‘69. Of course, helping out with the walls, were sixteen pledges—the result of a very successful Spring rush under the experienced leadership of Rushing Chairman Tom Lee ‘67. These men come from a variety of geographical areas. Both Massachusetts and New York each have three representatives. The New Yorkers include Bill Houck. Yonkers; Tim Kahne, Syracuse; and Karl Rice, Chappaqua. From Massachusetts come Bob Dinnie, Somerset; Steve Dumas, Amesbury; and Charlie Smith, Wayland. Our Connecticut men are Bill Fogle, Orange; and Dan Kops. Hamden. Rounding out the Eastern contingent are John Limmer from Chatham, N.J., and Bill Morrison from Radnor, Pa. Our southern representatives include John Reed from Norfolk, Va., and Jim Vuille, St. Petersburg, Fla. From the Midwest come Brian O’Connor, who hails from Wilmette, Ill., and Dave Simpson for Birmingham, Mich. There is also an international flavor to the class of ‘70. Max Chow makes his home in Rome, and Costas Androulakis is from Athens. Needless to say, all of the brothers are extremely happy with this fine pledge class. Ross Maghan ‘67 will guide them on their road to the Deke house. For the Spring term, Tom Lee will lead the chapter as president. Tom is headed for Law School after his graduation in June. A sophomore, Jim Dinehart, was elected vice-president. Jim hails from Hamburg, N.Y., and is studying marketing in the School of Agriculture. John Dughi ‘69, who had shown a lot of interest in the kitchen, is now our steward, and has done an excellent job of putting some variety into our meals. We are glad that John finally managed to shake off an illness that kept him out for much of the term. He is back, and, it might be added, we all know it. Howard Bales, Editor-in-Chief of the “Cornell Engineer,” and Doug Cornelius continue as treasurer and secretary, respectively. Everyone is looking forward to IFC Week-end, March 3-5, which has been carefully planned out by our new social chairman, Bob Lester ‘69. Bob, in the Arts School, was our representative to the Deke convention in Alabama. The week-end is preluded [sic] by a program called the “Soul of Blackness” sponsored by the IFC. The next big party week-end is Spring Week-end from May 12-14. At the end of April, six sub-frosh will be hosted by the Delta Chi chapter during Cornell Day. These high school students thus get some idea of what life is like at the University. On the Cornell sports scene, the hockey team continued its winning ways and became the NCAA champions. Unfortunately, our own intramural team cannot claim such success. The basketball team, which split two games with Ivy League champions Princeton, finished in second place. We would like to thank the alumni, who, with their recommendations, helped make our rush a success, and urge them along with fellow Dekes from other chapters to visit the chapter house in the near future.

DKEQ, LXXXV, #3 (Oct 1967), p. 120 DELTA CHI—CORNELL The troubled skies clearing only minutes before the starting gun, the 1967 Spring Weekend at Cornell saw the 36 Brothers of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon leap into action. The weekend was the culmination of months of planning on the part of Deke social chairman

139 Bob “Cruise Director” Lester ‘68 of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. As usual, the DKE weekend was the toast of the campus, and provided the chapter brothers and their escorts with a golden opportunity for fun. One of the many highlights of the weekend was the now traditional DKE Dixieland Spectacular on the chapter house’s back porch. Our resident Dixieland combo, the Muskrat Ramblers, provided the vibrant bayou sound, with the brothers providing the elan. All agreed that it was a truly memorable weekend. Spring Weekend capped off a spring term rich in chapter accomplishment. As usual, our brain trust of Fred Vorhis ‘67 and John Tawresey ‘67 capped top honors in their respective schools, Chemical and Civil Engineering, continuing their record of being number one men. The house average bloomed, inching even higher than last year’s record average. The chapter operation, spurred by treasurer W. Howard Bales ‘69 and John Dughi ‘69 in the DKE kitchen, has been nothing less than significant: our chapter is one of the few houses on the hill (out of fifty-three at Cornell) that has run consistently in the black. Furthermore, steward Dughi has made numerous innovations to provide the brotherhood with a well-stocked “groaning board” every evening. Wine is served with many meals, and the brotherhood heartily second any proposed innovations short of dancing girls. As recently reported, rushing was a signal success this year, and this spring, after a rigorous pledge program (ably led by brother Ross Maghan ‘67) the chapter initiated 14 new brothers, introducing them to the mysteries of our noble fraternity. After a massive banquet which went far into the night, the chapter room below the Delta Chi chapter house resounded with the rites of DKE. A “Phi March” was subsequently led all over Cornell’s sprawling campus to alert, with lusty voices, the sleeping campus of a new class of Dekes at Cornell. Repair and renovation is the word for this summer at the chapter house. The [sic] spring, Bro. Prexy Tom Lee ‘67 wielded a golden axe to bring down the first of many ancient walls on the second floor. The old plaster was replaced with new sheet-rock and was painted a bright DKE red. The house has just received a new heating system at the cost of twenty thousand dollars raised by our active alumni, and the rooms are in the process of receiving new ceilings and doors. The library fireplace is a top priority repair item. A huge, 12-foot carved wood encasement bearing the chapter crest and device, was given in the memory of Clifton Beckwith Brown, DX ‘97, who died at the Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898), under the command of Alpha Deke, Teddy Roosevelt (who, incidentally planted the two towering pines which still grace the northwestern exposure of our chapter house). The old beams which support the fireplace have weakened and must be replaced before the library fireplace suddenly descends into the chapter rathskeller, hook, line and flue. Needless to say, all these renovations could not have been done without the signal assistance of our alumni, who have donated close to one hundred thousand dollars to the chapter in the past few years. As you may have noticed, the chapter is graced with a new drawing of the chapter house done by a local craftsman. A limited edition (100 signed and numbered lithographs) has been printed on heavy bond paper for framing, and is being offered to all Delta Chi chapter alumni. A copy will hopefully find its way into the Deke Club, if an alumnus will donate the cost of framing. Anyone interested in this project, please write the President of the Chapter. This June several fine Dekes who have all contributed to the chapter, graduated. Fred Vorhis will take a high paying job as soon as he can choose between his many offers, while John Tawesey will continue for his Ph.D. in civil engineering. Willis King and Erich Kather, both past

140 presidents of the house, are heading for wedlock and military service. Ross Maghan, pledgemaster for two years will begin a career in insurance this fall. Tom Lee, this spring’s president, is off to Boston College Law School, while Ed Braddock is going to Purdue for graduate study in industrial psychology. Bill Forbes is off to Syracuse to study for his Master’s in Economics. Eric Dodge, house pilot, notes that his plans are up in the air. George Nesterczuk remained in Ithaca for the summer, only to leave in the fall to seek his bride and his fortune. The chapter congratulates these brothers on their graduation and wishes them every success. This spring saw a new slate of officers voted into office at the Delta Chi chapter. Don Weadon ‘67, former master social chairman and house wit, was elected president. Don took the Deke ban- ner around the world last Spring as Manager and soloist of the Cornell University Glee Club. He managed the three month, fourteen nation tour for the government’s Cultural Presentations Pro- gram. An article about the tour is in preparation for the quarterly. Gary MacMillan ‘69, was elected vice-president. Gary is a dapper sophisticate, but looks uncomfortable in his job as house manager, especially when he has to unplug drains or intimidate garbage men. “Easy” Ed Taylor ‘68 was elected to the post of pledge-master by popular acclaim, as was last year’s treasurer, W. Howard Bales ‘69. William Homer Fogle ‘69 [sic] was elected Secretary and is hard at work writing thousands of letters and revising, under the guidance of Don Weadon, the Alumni mailing list. A final note to all Deke Alumni revolves around the issue of rushing. Over two, lone, dissenting votes (DKE & Alpha Delta Phi) the Cornell I.F.C. passed a new rushing resolution which does away with the traditional fall moratorium on rushing on the Hill. Thus, although formal rush begins in the first day of February, we are desperately in need of alumni recommendations so that we can begin an active rush in the fall. We seldom have any trouble with getting a raft of alumni recommendation, but since the date of rushing is updated, would you please send us (at 13 South Avenue, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850) the names of those men coming to Cornell who would make good Dekes. Your cooperation is warmly appreciated. Thus the chapter moves on. Many brothers are off for the summer to foreign lands. Bro. Weadon went to Europe, and Bro. Fogle will be on perpetual KP for the Navy. We will convene on Sep- tember fifth for a week-long clean-up bonanza to prepare for rushing. Homecoming weekend will fall on October 13-15. The brothers hope to see all Dekes who attend the Cornell-Princeton football game for cocktails, a massive evening meal, and a wassail follow- ing dinner.

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DKEQ, LXXXV, #3 (Oct 1967), p. 134 (Death, Clem Steele Clarke 1919) Clem S. Clarke, Delta Chi ‘19 Petroleum Engineer Clem Steele Clarke, Delta Chi ‘19, petroleum engineer and former postmaster of Shreveport, Louisiana, died at his home at 902 Monrovia Street, in that city on March 28. He was 69 years old. Brother Clarke was an independent oil operator and had maintained an active interest in Louisiana and national politics for many years. In 1942 he was appointed manager of the Shreveport field office of the War Production Board, production division, contract Distribution Branch. A former member of the State Central Committee of the Republican party, Brother Clarke opposed Democrat Russell B. Long (Zeta Zeta ‘40) in the 1948 U. S. Senate race. In his announcement address, Brother Clarke said, “a two-party system is the only salvation for our great state of Louisiana.” He served as postmaster in Shreveport from 1928 to 1930. His father, C. K. Clarke, was at one time president of Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana. A native of Marietta. Ohio, he had been a Shreveport resident the last 55 years. He was educated at St. John’s College, Shreveport, and received his degree in mechanical engineering from Cornell University in 1917. During World War I he served with the Navy as a lieutenant (jg). In World War II he held a lieutenant’s rank in the inactive Naval reserve.

142 A mechanical and petroleum engineer, Brother Clarke was a member of the Ark-La-Tex Geophysical Society, the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and the Shreveport Geological Society. He was a Shriner, a member of the American Legion, Master Mason, Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar. A private pilot, he held membership in the Quiet Birdmen, National Aeronautics Association, and the OX-5 Club. He was one of the pioneer civilian fliers in the Shreveport area after World War II. Funeral services were held at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, with the Reverend J. Lawrence Plumley officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery, Shreveport. Brother Clarke is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ellen Meng Latham Clarke of Shreveport; three daughters, Mrs. Hall S. Morehead, Mrs. John Campbell and Mrs. William C. Cady, III, all of Shreveport, and nine grandchildren.

DKEQ, LXXXV, #4 (Dec 1967), p. 153 (Article, Briton H. Richardson 1937) Briton H. Richardson, Delta Chi ‘37 Elected Vice-President of Realty Firm Briton H. Richardson, Delta Chi ‘37, prominent New York construction executive, recently has joined the New York real estate firm of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., in an expansion of the firm’s consulting staff. He is a member of the Deke Club Board of Governors. Brother Richardson, a graduate civil engineer from Cornell University and former president of Starrett Brothers & Eken, Inc., has been elected vice-president of Cushman & Wakefield. He joined Starrett Brothers & Eken in 1939 and served as president of the company for the last twelve years. As the company’s chief executive officer, he supervised construction projects valued at an average of SfiO-million a year, among them the Metropolitan Life Insurance company’s home office building, 530 Fifth Avenue, New York City, and the Port of New York Authority Bus Terminal. In the early nineteen-fifties, while a vice-president of the construction firm. Brother Richardson supervised the initial development of Gateway Center in Pittsburgh’s “Golden Triangle,” the largest private urban renewal effort ever undertaken. During World War II Brother Richardson served as an officer with the U. S. Naval Construction Battalions in the Southwest Pacific. As a vice-president he will be principally involved in Cushman & Wakefield’s expanding consulting activities. The firm is consultant to major banks and corporations in the development of 15 new high-rise office projects, involving more than 17,000,000 square feet of space. The company has recently been appointed development manager for Atlantic Richfield Plaza, in downtown Los Angeles, for the Bank of America and the Atlantic Richfield Company, joint sponsors in the venture, which will cost more than $100,000,000. The development’s twin 55- story office towers will be the tallest ever built on the West Coast.

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DKEQ, LXXXV, #4 (Dec 1967), p. 159 DELTA CHI — CORNELL On September 5, the nearly 100-year-old chapter house of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon was attacked by a band of 35 brothers, bent on readying every nook and cranny for the first day of classes. Mops, dust brooms, scrub brushes were wielded with savage intent. Floors were sanded, walls painted, furniture cleaned, windows polished. And when all was done, a chapter conclave was held, and celebration commenced. The chapter’s pre-class reunion and sanitation drive capped off a successful summer for both chapter, alumni, and active brothers. Once again, under the tight fiscal fist of treasurer W. Howard “Gelt” Bales, the chapter finished the 1966-1967 fiscal year in the black. (From I.F.C. records, it seems that the Delta Chi Chapter of DKE has been the only fraternity at Cornell to consistently keep out of the red for the past four years.)

144 In other areas of chapter activity, there has been, over the summer, a revitalization of alumni relations. The chapter newsletters [sic], The Delta Chi Deke, has been redesigned and hopefully will be issued quarterly. There has been amazing alumni support of the chapter’s vigorous opposition to the vociferous minority who would have all fraternities at Cornell abolished. Especially noteworthy in their efforts were Brothers Thomas Hopper ‘28 of Philadelphia, Pa., Caesar Grasselli II ‘22 of Wilmington, Del., Harold “Chick” Labonte ‘26 of Ithaca, N.Y., John Nixon ‘28 of N.Y.C., and Brother Bill Henderson, National Secretary. It is heartening for a chapter to have such strong support from its alumni. During the summer a chapter alumnus, Hays Clark ‘41, was elected to a five year term on Cornell’s board of trustees. The brothers are proud of his achievement. The brothers, themselves, had interesting summer vacations. The two elder statesmen of the chapter, John Tawresey ‘66 and Fred Vorhis ‘66, spent the balmy summer months pursuing their masters degrees in Ithaca. Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67 was a newspaper reporter in Battle Creek and gained wide experience—from writing major news stories to compiling weather forecasts. Dan Kops ‘70 spent his summer as a waiter in Lyon, France. When his stint was up, he traveled north to England. Many brothers worked in jobs that paralleled their corner of study, while John Dughi ‘69 assured one and all that he did nil. Brother Prexy Don Weadon ‘67 took his life in his hands by driving across Europe. Not only did he back his car into the Reims Cathedral, but he was stopped for a “routine” check while speeding down the Unter den Linden in East Berlin. Don’s trip took him nearly 10,000 miles and two months. On arrival in New York, he spent two days in a hospital recuperating. As of this fall, Weadon has logged over 50,000 miles of air travel in two and a half years (two years ago he led the Cornell Glee Club around the world for the State Department). As the year commences, the chapter looks forward to many activities. As usual we have our varsity athletes: John Dughi, 150-lb football; Ed Taylor, golf; John Limmer, crew. But also we hope to do our share for the University and the community. We have strengthened our position as outspoken critics of foolishness, indiscretion, and waste especially in the Interfraternity Council and Student Government. Further we are taking an active role in CIVITAS, a volunteer community-help organization. By [sic] our Fall Chapter Report comes to a close (to the tune of a hundred hammers beginning major house renovations) the officers and brothers of the Delta Chi Chapter extend to all Dekes our best Yuletide greetings and the hope that the joy of Christmas will be yours throughout the coming year.

DKEQ, LXXXVI, #1 (Feb 1968), p. 50 Capt. C. L. Moravec, Delta Chi ‘61, Assigned to Kirtland AFB San Antonio—Doctor (Captain) Clayton L. Moravec Jr., Delta Chi ‘61, has completed orientation at Brooks AFB, Tex. Doctor Moravec is scheduled for assignment at Kirtland AFB, N.M. The doctor, a graduate of Deerfield (Mass.) Academy, received his A.B. degree in English

145 in 1961 from Cornell University. He earned an M.D. degree in 1965 from the University of Pennsylvania.

DKEQ, LXXXVI, #2 (May 1968), p. 73 & 80 DELTA CHI — CORNELL By Dan Kops ‘70 Winter has seen the usual amount of activity at the Delta Chi Chapter. Finishing touches are now being made on the recently installed sprinkler system. The physical side of the chapter also has been improved by the semi-annual renovation of the house. Several attractive lowered tile ceilings were constructed by the brothers. Exam period came this year after a week-long reading period, which was put to profitable use by the brothers, as shown by the grades received. Engineering senior Don Schwartz won top honors in the chapter with a 4.00 (A) average. Junior Steve Syrjala and pledges John Dubeck and Ernest Fascetta all made the College of Engineering Dean’s List. Exams were followed by a vacation, used by the brothers to prepare for rush. Under the new system established at Cornell, rush was conducted within a five day period before the start of the second term. In spite of the difficulties of the new system, Deke again ran a successful campaign, adding ten freshman pledges, complemented by our two sophomore pledges. Under the guidance of Pledgemaster Gary Carlton they have begun their pledge program, preparing for initiation. Rush was followed by the usual gala pledge party initiating the pledges into the ways of the Deke party. Since then there has been a gradual buildup towards last week [sic] IFC Weekend, which saw a return of several recent graduates to participate in the affair. Dekes have been traveling lately. Sophomore Brian O’Connor completed a nationwide tour with the Glee Club over Christmas Vacation, traveling from New York to Tijuana. John Tawresey and Fred Vorhis have recently completed their studies and received master’s degrees —John in civil engineering and Fred in chemical engineering, and both are working on the West Coast. Former President Don Weadon received his B.A. and is currently looking at law schools. Ruard Vanderploeg, another winter graduate and former president, is now traveling with social member John Roach in the wilds of South America, searching for Amazons or whatever else they can find before both of them return to get married in the spring. Also getting married are alumni Tawresey and Eric Dodge. Dekes were occasionally spotted on campus during the winter. Dave Simpson began his acting career in a student production of The Subject Was Roses. Howard Bales, editor of the Cornell Engineer, in collaboration with Fred Vorhis ‘66, wrote an expose into the rise of hot air balloons after several months of experimentation. Several of their experimental balloons were mistaken for flying saucers by local inhabitants. John Limmer is once again out for the world champion 150 pound crew team, while freshman pledge John Dubeck is rowing for the freshman lightweights. They are now living the Stoic life of the crewman. Hockey manager Ed Kane is planning on a return trip to the Nationals in March with the champion hockey team, last year’s winner. (The team finished third in the NCAA championships.) The team was number one in the East. Jim Vuille is out for tennis while Tim Kahne is working for a spot on the lacrosse team.

146 Dekes entered competition in three intramural sports during the winter season. The bowling team, showing the inspiration of kamikaze pilots, has rolled over its victims (mostly by default). The broomstick polo team lost its single elimination match, probably through the collaboration of one recalcitrant horse with the opposition. The finest show of the season came in the hockey team’s only loss (and only game) which went down to the wire. The final score was 2 to 1, our goal being scored by speedster Tim Kahne. We are looking forward to our annual triumph in the softball league. Recent elections: president, Ed Taylor, assisted by perennial treasurer Howard Bales; vice- president, Tim Kahne; pledgemaster, Gary Carlton; secretary, Brian O’Connor; and alumni secretary, Dan Kops. While keeping the house in top shape, the officers are beginning plans for our centennial celebration in 1970. Several fraternities at Cornell are now faced with severe financial problems, but Deke continues to run in the black, thanks to strong leadership and alumni support. Plans are now being made by new social chairman Steve Syrjala for Spring Weekend. We hope to find many alumni and friends of the Deke house enjoying the parties. List of pledges: Lynn Davidson, Kennett Square, Pa.; John Dubeck, West Caldwell, N.J.; Ernie Fascetta, Virginia Beach, Va.; Kent French, Sarasota, Fla.; John Hills, Franklin Square, N.Y.; Bill Korol, Augusta, Maine; John Mock, Rockville, Md.; Bruce Northridge, Alderly Edge, Cheshire, England; Steve Newman, Chappaqua, N.Y.; Frank Pinter, Brightwaters, N.Y.; John Walker, Arlington, Va.; John Wilson, Andover, Mass.

DKEQ, LXXXVI, #4 (Dec 1968), pp. 148-150 (Article, Charles Baskerville 1919) Charles Baskerville Artist, Delta Chi ‘19, Internationally Known for Portraits and Murals Charles Baskerville, Delta Chi ‘19, of New York, internationally known portrait and mural painter, has been called by the authoritative Art Digest “one of the leading portrait painters of the

147 nation”; and his mural decorations with their dynamic simplicity of design, and vibrant color, are unique in that field. He has been a resident of New York for a long time, and his studio on West 57th Street, where he has painted for many years, is an artist’s dream come true. A two-story room with the traditional north light, it is large, comfortable and uncluttered—and not at all what a Hollywood set for an artist’s studio would look like. A suave and gracious host, he talks of his career in a most businesslike and down to earth way. His travels and painting commissions, both personal and for the U.S. Air Force, have taken him all over the world in the company of many famous people. His youthful appearance, enthusiasm and charm of manner belie his date of birth and Cornell class. One of the most striking paintings in the huge studio is a large canvas called “Moroccan Sunflowers,” which contains one central figure, a woman in native dress, with an armful of large sunflowers. Predominant colors are gold and brown against a beige background. (See page 149.) One would like to spend hours going through his albums of portraits commissioned by the U.S. Air Force, and it was hard to decide on one painting that was most representative of his work. There is great strength and dignity in the portrait of Master Sergeant Richard Olsen (above) of the 19th Heavy Bomb Group, who was a 22-year veteran at the time the painting was made. The grey eyes seem capable of seeing across great vistas of space. Two portraits that the writer especially enjoyed were Brother Baskerville’s well-known portrait of Premier Jawaharlal Nehru of India (see page 149), and a charming portrait of Leora Dana, the actress. The Nehru painting was first done as a full head and shoulders portrait (with arms and hands included) and later redone to leave only the famous head emerging from a neutral background. The well-known Nehru eyes look right into your own and have a depth unbelievable on a flat canvas. Brother Baskerville was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1896, and lived at Chapel Hill, where his father was Professor of Chemistry at the University of North Carolina, until he was eight, when the family moved to New York. Since his graduation from Cornell University in 1919, and art studies at the Art Students’ League in New York, and the Academie Julien in Paris, he has roamed the world in search of interesting characters and exotic material for his paintings. He has had nine one-man shows in New York; exhibited at the National Gallery of Art, the Corcoran Gallery in Washington; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, the Architectural League, the Salons of America, and the National Society of Mural Painters in New York; the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh; the Chicago Art Institute; the Four Arts in Palm Beach; the Art Association at Newport; the White Art Museum at Cornell; and a private command exhibition at the Viceroy’s Palace, New Delhi, India. Brother Baskerville’s professional career was twice interrupted by serving as an officer in both World Wars. In 1917 he was a lieutenant of infantry in the famous “Rainbow Division,” received the Silver Star “for Gallantry in Action,” the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, the Conspicuous Service Cross, and four battle clasps on the Victory Medal. In World War II he reached the rank of lieutenant-colonel as Official Portrait Painter of the Army Air Forces, and was decorated with the Legion of Merit by General-of-the-Army H. H. Arnold. The 72 portraits of heroes and commanding generals, many of whom have since been killed, which he painted on duty, now hang in the Pentagon as a permanent memorial, after being shown at the great museums across the country for three years.

148 In 1945 Brother Baskerville selected the artists and assigned the subjects for the collection of “Significant War Scenes” for the Chrysler Corporation. For two years the American Federation of Arts took this collection on tour of museums before its installation in the gallery of the Corporation in Detroit. In 1949 he made a flight around the world with the main purpose of recording on canvas the likenesses of the King of Nepal, and hereditary Prime Minister-Maharaja, the ruler of that forbidden kingdom lying between India and Tibet in the Himalaya Mountains. In the remote capital city of Katmandu, to which he had to climb on foot and Tibetan pony over a rugged trail, he painted colorful scenes of medieval pageantry at a royal wedding. While on this stay in Asia he painted the portrait of Prime Minister Nehru of India, which has been widely published and exhibited. Brother Baskerville’s portrait subjects have included Ambassador Winthrop W. Aldrich for the New York Clearing House; Ambasador Stanton Griffis for the Cornell-New York Medical College; Mr. K. T. Keller for the Chrysler Corporation; Mr. Glenn L. Martin for the Martin Corporation; Judge David Peck for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court; Mr. William Nelson Cromwell for Sullivan and Cromwell; Mr. William Woodward, Mr. John B. Campbell and others for the National Museum of Racing; President Buell G. Gallagher for the City College of New York; Miss Helen Hayes; The Duchess of Windsor; Colonel Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney; Mr. Bernard Baruch; the Maharaja of Cooch Behar; Mr. Carl M. Loeb for Carl M. Loeb Rhodes Company; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon and their four children; the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Walker Bagley; the four children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson; Mr. William S. Paley; Mr. Louis F. Gillespie, Chairman of the Board of the Franklin Life Insurance Company; Mr. and Mrs. Diego Suarez; Mr. Charles Engelhard; the Maharani and the children of the Maharaja of Jaipur; the family of Mr. and Mrs. Lammot du Pont Copeland; and of Mr. and Mrs. A. Felix du Pont. He has been President of the National Society of Mural Painters for three years. Among his mural assignments were the Main Lounge, and the Ballroom of the S.S. “America”; Conference Room for the Joint Committee on Military Affairs of the Senate and House; the Wall Street Club; the Mexican Pavilion for C. V. Whitney; and in the homes of Mrs. Charles Shipman Payson; Mr. and Mrs. Wooster Lambert; Gene Tunney; Mrs. Robert Sherwood; and Viscount and Viscountess de Sibour. In 1959 Brother Baskerville was invited by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Engelhard to go to South Africa to see the Engelhard precious metals and timber interests, from which he created the design for a large mural in their Johannesburg house. In 1961 his mural of “Two Tigers” was installed at Princeton University as a memorial to an alumnus. In Palm Beach Mrs. Merriweather Post built a ballroom in her garden around his mural of “The Sultan of Morocco on a Stallion.” In 1964 he made his fourth painting trip around the world. In 1961, 1963 and 1965 the Palm Beach Galleries held exhibitions of Charles Baskerville’s work; and in 1965 the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton gave the month of July to a retrospective exhibition of his paintings.

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DKEQ, LXXXVII, #4 (Dec 1969), p. 183 DELTA CHI  CORNELL By Dan Kops ‘70 The brothers of the Delta Chi Chapter were back at the house by early September to get organized for the upcoming school year. Renovations were made on several parts of the house. The kitchen was improved with the installation of a new sink unit adding much needed work space. The most visible changes, however, were to the individual rooms, as lowered, tile ceilings, and new coats of paint, added greatly to their appearance. The supreme job of room renovation was performed by Vice-President John Reed ‘70 and his roommate, Tim Kahne ‘70, who put in a lowered wood ceiling, the wood being supplied by a neighboring barn. After this grandiose achievement, they turned to their bedroom upstairs. They raided the paint closet and thus created their piece de resistance: a 70-color bedroom with a huge American flag for adornment. American ingenuity strikes again! After work on individual rooms ceased, a general cleanup was engineered, cleaning up the halls, storing various paraphernalia, and scouring the house from top to bottom. After this massive task, a tower party was held and enjoyed by all. Deke was ready for another year. The brothers spent the summer in their usual fashion, working from Germany to Seattle. Doug Cornelius ‘69 traveled and worked in Germany while Dave Simpson ‘70 studied in France. Bill Fogle ‘70, after a vacation with the Marines in Texas, traveled extensively throughout Europe,

150 contributing to the decline of the French franc. Several of the brothers stayed in Ithaca over the summer, keeping the house open for anyone who happened to be wandering by Ithaca. Recent graduates have also been active. Ruard Vanderploeg ‘67 and his wife Beth are now with the Peace Corps in India, while Don Weadon ‘67, former president and former wine-taster at the school of Hotel Administration, was last heard from in a vineyard in southern France. The brothers have been preparing for the intramural sports season. Under the direction of Steve Newman ‘71, a soccer team was formed and has been practicing often on Upper Alumni Field. This hard work paid off as we defeated Delta Chi 2-1 in the first game. The chances look good for further success. Under the leadership of President Ed Taylor and Treasurer Howard Bales the financial situation of the house is excellent and shows all signs of remaining that way. The social chairmen are at the moment hard at work planning the year’s parties. Immediate plans are looking toward Homecoming —the Yale game, where the football team has a debt to settle. Many alumni are expected for the game and the social chairmen have pledged to be ready for them. In addition, Fall Weekend quickly approaches and parties are being slated to guarantee another successful Weekend at Deke. Also returning this year are our cook, Flo Lansdowne, and our academic advisor, Howard Elder. Flo is back again for another go at feeding 35 hungry boys and with the help of Steward Dave O’Day ‘69 she should be able to keep us well fed. Howard, going for his doctor’s degree in Computer Science, will give much helpful advice and assistance to help the house maintain its fine academic standing. A Deke contingent of Brian O’Connor ‘70, Charlie Smith ‘70, and Howard Bales ‘68 is attempting to revive the infamous humor magazine The Cornell Widow. The magazine, so long a part of the Cornell scene, recently fell into bad straits and had to cease publishing. These three, feeling the need to resurrect this well-loved piece of literature, are at the present busily preparing a staff and hope to once again publish in the near future. Plans are still being worked on, under Dan Kops ‘70, for the Centennial celebration in 1970. Further news should be coming on this event soon. This year we are marking the 75th anniversary of the chapter house, the first fraternity house at Cornell to be built up on the Hill. We are looking forward to the 125th anniversary of the National next year, and the Convention in San Francisco this year, and hope it is as successful as last year’s at Montreal.

DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #1 (Feb 1970), p. 27 Delta Chi ― Cornell The coming of cold weather has brought out the winter sports fans at Delta Chi Chapter. Deke won its first intramural hockey match against . Goalie Dan Kops had a particularly easy time and did not allow one shot to be taken on our goal. We are looking forward to a good season and winning many more games. DKE may be the first and only fraternity on the hill to have its own private skating rink. Every night several brothers run hoses on the tennis court. Stiff workouts are planned if the Deke hockey rink can be frozen enough to support the hard skating team.

151 Skiing is another big winter sport in the house. Many brothers arrived back at Cornell after the Thanksgiving holidays with appropriately loaded ski racks on their cars. Many of the brothers ski and trips are planned to the local and Vermont ski areas. Rushing is particularly active this year with as many as 15 freshmen at the house for dinner every evening. We are working hard and are impressed with the freshman class. We hope to take 15 pledges this fall. Tom Pniewski, academic advisor, has worked with the house to arrange after- dinner speakers and recitals. Two classical piano concerts have been given and several professors have spoken at informal sessions. One of the season’s highlights has been the performance of Mother Mallard’s Portable Musical Masterpiece Company, an experimental electronic music group, including audio feedback tapes and other electronic noise played back at high volume. John Wilson and Lynn Davidson are working on arrangements to mark the 100th anniversary of the Delta Chi Chapter and Frank Pinter successfully presented a bid at the 1969 Convention for the DKE Convention to be held at Cornell next year to celebrate this occasion. The house looks good with renovations being continued by the brothers, a thoroughly clean and repaired dining room, a freshly painted kitchen, and a newly-lighted, ornamented bar. On November 22, 1969, Delta Chi initiated Frank Boyle Burnside of Harvey’s Lake, Pennsylvania.

DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #2 (May 1970), p. 58 Delta Chi — Cornell By FRANK B. BURNSIDE, JR. ‘73 The beginning of the spring term finds activities in the Delta Chi house at a new height. Never has there been such an avid interest in the house—and for good reason. We have a fine pledge class of more than 20 men—the most we have had in quite a few years. This is better than average for houses on the hill this year, and quite admirable considering we are a comparatively small house. In the new pledge class are: Mark Anderson, George Caldwell, Don Doeskin, Pete Findeis, Chip Gibson, Bob Goldhammer, George Hillenbrand, Jeff Kestel, Jim Peaver, Waldemar Podolak, Chuck Rigg, Don Perry, Bill Shaw, Calvin Snow, Don Stark, Bob Platt, Joe Navin, Tom Shook, Sandy Bruck, Gary Orbaker, Ken Bull, and Chris Jenkins. We owe part of this success to our unique cultural program directed by Tom Pniewski, our academic advisor. We have been fortunate to have some outstanding guests in the house for dinner and receptions. Among the more prominent are Dr. S. I. Hayakawa of San Francisco State College and Pierre Boulez with members of the Cleveland Orchestra. The guests we have had from the University include the librarian, the University beekeeper, sociologists, ecologists, and city planners in addition to numerous music recitals. Our record in intramural sports is worthy of note with an as yet undefeated hockey team and bowling team which has a 3-0 record and has yet to be seriously threatened. The enthusiasm generated by the hockey team in the house is similar to the University-wide pandemonium when Cornell completed its first undefeated hockey season in history. After a stirring comeback in their first match, our bowling aces showed their prowess by winning all three games in each of the next two matches. Notables on the team include Captain Steve Newman, Brian O’Connor, and Bill Korol—all returning guttermen from last year’s squad.

152 Along with these activities, we have been busy with many physical renovations to the house. In the past weeks we have painted the upstairs hall, refinished the living room floor, and made other minor improvements. We have added a stereo sound system for our numerous cocktail parties and receptions, and have procured a half-century old pool table from the garage of one of the brothers and refinished it. These physical and social developments have contributed greatly to the morale and enthusiasm of the house, and we urge all of our alumni to visit us should the chance arise. We remind all of you that the next Deke Convention will be at the Delta Chi house from the 23rd to the 28th of August. We are also celebrating our centennial. We can say with confidence that this will be one of the finest events in our history. Hope to see all of you this summer. Hearty congratulations to Psi Delta—Wake Forest!

The Delta Chi Dekes cordially invite you to take part in their 100th Anniversary Celebration 1970 DKE Convention in Ithaca Cornell Statler Hotel—August 23-28

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126th DKE Convention at Cornell Commemorates 100 Years of Delta Chi It is very unlikely that any Convention Committee ever got off to a more satisfying or more elegant start than the 126th DKE Convention Committee did on the evening of August 23, the opening night of the Convention. On this occasion DKE’s new Honorary President Caesar A. Grasselli II, Delta Chi ‘22, played host to the Convention Committee, headed up by Frank Pinter, Delta Chi ‘71; Lin Davidson, Delta Chi 71; Henry Llop, Delta Chi ‘72; and William S. Houck, Delta Chi ‘70; and to Harold R. “Chick” LaBonte, Delta Chi ‘26; DKE President L. A. (Gus) Fowler, Iota ‘32; DKE Executive Secretary Wm. M. Henderson, Zeta Zeta ‘39; Assistant Secretary Grant D. Burnyeat, Phi Alpha ‘68; and Clave E. Gill, III, Zeta Zeta ‘69; at dinner in one of the special dining rooms at the Statler Inn. Here Mr. Walter Hermann, manager of the Statler Inn, and Peter Thompson of the staff, showed the committee the reasons why Brother Grasselli is proud to host special dinners there and to keep coming back again.

154 Later that evening orientation sessions were held for the delegates and alternates from the four colonies represented at the Convention: Northwestern University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Villanova University and the University of Western Ontario. The next day events started happening as Tom Hopper, Delta Chi ‘28, Delta Chi Alumni Association President, Rudy Mateka, Delta Chi ‘63, and Frank Pinter, Delta Chi ‘71, of the Convention Committee had planned them. Soon Frank Pinter and his airport shuttle were bringing the delegates and alternates into the Delta Chi Deke House for registration, and their room assignments in the Cornell dormitories. Workshops Sessions Begin At the first workshop session on Monday morning delegates enjoyed an excellent talk on Alumni Relations by Peter McChesney (Phi Kappa Psi), which was one of the finest presentations of the workshop sessions. Mr. McChesney is responsible for the alumni relations programs of over 60 fraternities in his capacity as Director of the Stewart Howe Alumni Service of New York. At the opening luncheon Mr. Elmer E. Meyer, Jr. (Sigma Phi Epsilon) welcomed delegates to the Cornell University campus. Mr. Meyer has served as Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Cornell since August, 1969. The first afternoon was devoted to taking part in some psychological experiments in the field of sensitivity, which were aimed at getting to know each other better and as a model of what might be done in pledge-brother relations. This session was directed by Dr. Robert J. Berger from the Office of Psychological Services at Wesleyan University. Dr. Berger has organized and supervised four personal growth groups for Delta Tau Delta and DKE at Wesleyan and has worked in pledge-brother workshops. During this period Gamma Phi Delegates Jim Lynch and Lewis Rumford told the group of the benefits Gamma Phi Chapter had derived from participation in Dr. Berger’s experiment. Later that evening dinner was served in the Elmhurst Room of Willard Straight Hall. Since the film scheduled for showing that evening had not arrived, it was re-scheduled for later in the program and delegates enjoyed free time. The scheduled session on Tuesday morning featured the subject of rushing. Assistant Secretary Clave Gill introduced Mr. Richard H. Jaross, Cornell Assistant Dean of Students, who spoke on rushing, then led a question and answer period. Dean Jaross is the person who deals most directly with fraternities at Cornell. He is a member of Phi Epsilon Pi, and has served in the Peace Corps. Following Dean Jaross’s talk Assistant Secretary Grant D. Burnyeat led a discussion of Chapter Finances. He presented the financial report of the Fraternity, which contained an analysis of the current financial situation and the report of the auditor to the end of the last fiscal year—June 30, 1970. After lunch in Willard Straight Hall, delegates boarded buses at 2:00 o’clock to drive to the Corning Glass Center. Here for two hours the delegates enjoyed one of the most comprehensive collections of glass housed in The Corning Museum of Glass. Continuing through the Hall of Science and Industry, where the properties and uses of glass were presented, they went into the Steuben factory. Here the entire glass-making process could be seen from the visitors’ gallery. Besides the actual glass-blowing they also observed grinding, polishing, and engraving of the Steuben glass.

155 Picnic at Taughannock Falls Park At Taughannock Falls Park on Lake Cayuga later that afternoon, the delegates were joined by former DKE Vice-President Trevor Holland, Robert HoSang, Tau Alpha ‘70, and Steve Johnson, Tau Alpha ‘74, who had driven down from Montreal. Here they wound up a very relaxing afternoon and enjoyed box lunches, beer and cokes near the lakeshore. On Wednesday morning the workshop consisted of discussions on Computer Services and Campus Involvement. Several new fraternity manuals, which were to be available later, were exhibited to the delegates at this time. After the morning sessions were finished, delegates heard a talk by Mr. Jackson O. Hall (Chi Psi) at luncheon in the Elmhurst Room. Mr. Hall has been involved in some phase of Cornell Administration since 1961, and since 1969 has served as Assistant to the President of Cornell University. During the afternoon session Special Events Programming and Intitiation were discussed, and following dinner the film “Why Man Creates” was shown. Caesar Grasselli Elected Hon. President At the first business session of the Convention on Wednesday evening, Brother Caesar A. Grasselli II, Delta Chi ‘22, of Wilmington, Delaware, was elected Honorary President of the Fraternity for the ensuing year. Brother Grasselli has had an esteemed business career with the Grasselli Chemical Company, which became a subsidiary of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co. in 1928, and is a trustee of Pennsylvania Military College. During World War II, Brother Grasselli rose to the rank of Colonel, was decorated with the Legion of Merit and the Order of the British Empire. Over the years he has contributed a great deal toward the growth of both Cornell University and DKE. Convention officers elected by the delegates were: Keith DeSonier, Zeta Zeta ‘71, President; Tommy Wells, Psi ‘71, Vice-President ; and Steve Johnson, Tau Alpha ‘74, Secretary. Vote to Reorganize Fraternity During the business sessions during the last two days of the Convention a final report on the reorganization of the Fraternity was presented and also a proposed change regarding the initiation of alumni members. The proposed reorganization advocates the phasing out of the DKE Council as it is now constituted, and its replacement by a Board of Directors as a governing body for the Fraternity to consist of six persons plus the President of the Fraternity. The Convention delegates voted for the Constitutional changes to bring this change about in principle, the wording to be presented later at the Council and to the chapters for a final vote. Recommended Change to the Constitution See HathiTrust for remainder of document.

156 DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1970), pp. 115 & cover (Article, Caesar A. Grasselli II 1922) Meet DKE’s Honorary President: Hail, Caesar! Caesar A. Grasselli, II, Delta Chi ‘22 Elected Honorary President at Convention, Delta Chi undergraduates and personnel of the Statler Inn on the Cornell campus are convinced that Caesar Grasselli runs a charm school, and after five days in Ithaca basking, in the light of that warm personality, we are fairly sure that they are right. It was not surprising that Caesar was elected to the office of Honorary President of Delta Kappa Epsilon by a unanimous vote of the undergraduates at Ithaca, New York, when Dekes gathered for their 126th Annual Convention on the Cornell campus. Here Brother Grasselli’s chapter, Delta Chi, was host to the Convention and commemorating 100 years of Deke at Cornell. All of us were delighted that he spent the entire five days of the Convention with us, and that he participated in the meetings. Caesar has been well known to Cornell Deke undergraduates for years, and they were proud to present him to their fellow Dekes from other chapters all over the country and Canada. Caesar Augustin Grasselli, II, was born on February 17, 1901, in Cleveland, Ohio, a son of the late Thomas S. Grasselli, formerly a Vice President and Director of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. After graduating from University School in Cleveland in 1918, he found his way to Ithaca and Cornell University, where he received an A.B. degree in 1924. Five years later in October 1929 he and Miss Elizabeth Hunkin were married. Their daughter, Josephine, is Mrs. Thomas G. Winter, and she and Mr. Winter live in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he is on the faculty of Oklahoma State University. The Grassellis have four grandchildren, and it just happens that Caesar usually carries some excellent color snapshots of them in his wallet, and with some persuasion can be induced to show them to special friends. Brother Grasselli worked from January 1925 until December 1929 for the Grasselli Chemical Company, of which his father was then president. Grasselli became a 100% du Pont subsidiary in November 1928. In January 1930 he was transferred to the du Pont Development Department in Wilmington, Delaware, where he remained until moving to London, England, in January 1936. He was European manager of the du Pont Company until December 1939 when he returned to the International Department in Wilmington at the beginning of World War II. He was commissioned a major in the United States Army in April 1942 and reported to the War Department in May. He was ordered to England in June and served in London and Cheltenham until October 1942 when he was attached to the British First Army as a U.S. Liaison Officer for the invasion of North Africa. He served longer under British command than any other American officer while attached to British formations in Africa and Italy until March 1945. At that time he was ordered to Caserta, Italy, and assigned to the United States Planning Group for Austria. Brother Grasselli led a motor convoy of American troops to Linz, Austria, in May 1945. After this mission was completed he was transferred to Vienna as Deputy Director of the Economics Division of U.S. Forces-Austria. His duties as a United States Army officer were completed in December 1945 and he returned to this country in January 1946. After reporting to the War Department in Washington and

157 completing terminal leave, he left the Army as a Colonel in May 1946 and returned to the du Pont International Department. He retired from the du Pont Company on June 30, 1955. The Honorary President’s military decorations include the United States Legion of Merit and British O. B. E. and “Mention in Dispatches.” Brother Grasselli is a trustee of PMC Colleges and the Wilmington Medical Center, a member of University of Delaware Research Foundation, the Cornell University Council, and Chairman of a Delaware Selective Service Board. He belongs to the Hurlingham and American Clubs in London; Union and Tavern Clubs in Cleveland, Chemists and Cornell Clubs and The Brook in New York; Wilmington, Wilmington Country, Greenville Country and Vicmead Hunt Clubs of Wilmington. And we are especially pleased that he belongs to Delta Kappa Epsilon!

Note: Grasselli matriculated as a freshman (Class of 1922) in the fall of 1918 and was initiated on 3 November 1918. He played on the Cornell Polo team from 1921 until he graduated in 1924. The Cornell Daily Sun reported his class year variously as 1922, -23 and -24 during these six years.

DKEQ, LXXXVIII, #4 (Dec 1970), p. 136 Delta Chi—Cornell By DONALD STARK ‘73 and ROBERT PLATT ‘73 This year the Delta Chi Chapter is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding. In honor of this, the 126th National DKE Convention was held at Cornell this summer from August 23 through the 28th. Representatives from most of the chapters attended and ideas and experiences were exchanged. At this time Delta Chi took special notice to honor one of its most devoted alumni and true friend, Caesar Grasselli, Delta Chi ‘22. In honor of Delta Chi’s long standing service to the Ithaca community, Mayor Hunna Johns declared Delta Kappa Epsilon Day in Ithaca. Perhaps a more important effect of our anniversary, though, has been our evaluation of our fraternity by its brotherhood. We have turned our attention to the relationship of our fraternity to the Cornell community. A fraternity should not be a boarding house. Rather, it must be a place which creates ties and feelings of family union or brotherhood among its members. In order to do this, mutual experience, co-existence and conversation are not enough. To create a family at Delta Chi, we first looked to our own objects of Delta Kappa Epsilon. The objects are very honorable intentions and should not be regarded as an outdated credo. They must be redefined in light of our contemporary culture. To “cultivate general literature” and ‘encourage intellectual excellence,” several programs have been initiated at the house. We have set up a speakers program through which professors and members of the community can come to us and talk. The effect of this is to increase communications with our Cornell faculty and to interest the brothers in subjects they may not come in contact with through their courses.

158 Another step towards this end has been the formation of a course to be taught at the chapter house this spring. The course will deal with man’s relationship to society and specifically the concept of justice. In an attempt to widen our family, the course will be open to the Cornell community-at-large. It will be led by one or more professors at Cornell and the brothers themselves. For a more healthy social culture, the brotherhood has been discussing the benefits and problems in becoming partly or wholly co-ed. A possible plan would incorporate women as social and dining members. These women members would preferably not be dates of the brotherhood. In this way, an atmosphere of openness and subsequently the death of regard for women as sexual objects could evolve. Our thoughts on the house has [sic] also delved into its history. The basis of our chapter is a noble one. We are trying to live up to the original objects of this fraternity. Delta Chi’s founding was exceptional, being the last chapter DKE started by selecting a group of individuals and then trusting them with a charter. The original brothers’ spirit and enthusiasm for DKE was shown by our first convention in Ithaca held in October 1871. Without a chapter house or an alumni chapter that has been invaluable to Delta Chi in its 1970 convention, they paid for the convention preparations themselves. The Delta Chi delegate, John DeWitt Warner, later served twice as convention poet as well as the editor of The Deke Quarterly. In reviewing the chapter minutes from 1870 through the present, it appears that Delta Chi has gone through cycles reflecting the times while retaining DKE traditions. For most of our history we have followed the formalities of a literary society with works being presented at each meeting. The change in the brothers’ attitudes toward DKE goals are unfortunately recorded only indirectly. Although the means of discussion have varied from poetry to humor, to most of the Delta Chi brothers DKE has been a place to exchange ideas and values.

DKEQ, LXXXIX, #1 (Feb 1971), p. 19 Delta Chi — Cornell By DONALD STARK ‘73 and ROBERT PLATT ‘73 Before leaving for Christmas vacation, Delta Chi underwent a change in leadership. David Carlson ‘72 is the new President and has dedicated his administration to developing the feeling of brotherhood within the chapter. Mike Gaffney ‘71 as Vice President will supervise the renovation of the first floor powder room as well as other projects. Other new officers are Donald Perry ‘73, Treasurer; George Hillebrand ‘73, Secretary; and Robert Platt ‘73, Alumni Secretary. James Vuille ‘70 will coordinate our new non-credit course on “What Is Justice?” and Donald Stark ‘73 as the Freshman Coordinator will lead our pledge program. This year at Delta Chi we plan to place the emphasis on our pledging program rather than the initiation ceremony. We feel that the program of pledging should be an experience of bringing the freshman into the house rather than intimidating him. Union within a pledge class is important, but more consideration should be given to the individual freshman’s union with the entire brotherhood. It has been our experience that those pledges who are initiated after living in the house for a time, such as fall initiates, are more immediately successful in becoming an integral part of the brotherhood.

159 In view of this, and with the hope of making pledging a rewarding venture for both the new and old brothers, we plan to have an extended pledge program. It will include work duties with the freshmen and older brothers working together, full house weekend outings, a study area in the house for freshmen, and a rotating schedule of freshmen living in the house for a week. Though the entire program isn’t finalized, it will be in light of these concepts we have formed. The brotherhood wishes to thank Bill Forbes, Charles Tang, David O’Day, Jay Reed, Dick Bates and the other alumni who have taken time out to visit the chapter. Thanksgiving marked the return of Timothy Kahne ‘70 and Charles Smith who joined us in our dinner. With friends and families of brothers attending, over 70 people celebrated Thanksgiving at the Deke House.

DKEQ, LXXXIX, #1 (Feb 1971), p. 32 (Death, Frank Herbert Philbrick 1908) Frank Herbert Philbrick, Delta Chi ‘08 Frank Herbert Philbrick, Delta Chi ‘08, died February 27, 1970, in Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois. He was 83 years old. Originally initiated by Xi Chapter at Colby College in 1905, he later affiliated with Delta Chi Chapter at Cornell, where he graduated in mechanical engineering in 1908. He was active in designing railroad equipment and founded the Power Ballaster Company in 1926. He sold the firm to Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Company in 1947 and became manager of the firm’s power ballaster division. He was also a consultant on railway track machinery for the firm.

DKEQ, LXXXIX, #2 (May 1971), p. 59 Delta Chi — Cornell By ROBERT C. PLATT ‘73 The arrival of spring in Ithaca brings initiations and the departure of the senior class with it. Delta Chi is especially proud of its pledges and two of its seniors who have played an important role in Cornell’s new approach to teaching biology. Thomas Pniewski (Princeton ‘66) was initiated as an honorary brother on March 17. As our academic advisor Tom coordinated our speaker program, arranged social functions, and brought a strong spirit to the brotherhood. In addition the following are scheduled to be initiated this spring: Carl M. Berke, Marblehead, Massachusetts, Arts; Frank L. DiGarlo, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, Engineering; Frank J. Dubeck, West Caldwell, New Jersey, Engineering; Philip C. Genetos, Merrillville, Indiana, Arts; George M. Golenwsky, Bristol, Connecticut, Engineering; David M. Kaplan, Horseheads, New York, Arts; Charles W. Kerner, III, North Caldwell, New Jersey, Engineering; Joseph A. Leonardi, Andover, Massachusetts, Engineering; Leon C. Longchamps, Jr., Ramsey, New Jersey, Engineering; George P. Maloney, Jr., Millville, New Jersey, Engineering; A. James Pearsall, Forty Fort, Pennsylvania, Hotel School. DKE Honorary President Caesar A. Grasselli, II, Delta Chi ‘22, visited the chapter a few days ago before the initiation. The dinner held in his honor, as well as a special chapter meeting to renew our search for brotherhood, were important parts of the ceremonial celebrations.

160 A significant step toward a closer feeling of brotherhood was taken when President David A. Carlson ‘72 addressed the chapter. This excerpt explains his “fraternity ideal”: “When each of us consented to our initiation in this fraternity it was with the implication that we were also committing ourselves to certain ideals. That these ideals are subject to interpretation by each individual is obvious. However, no amount of evaluation can change one basic goal of this or any other true fraternity, this being the pursuit of brotherhood. Hand in hand with this objective is the search for the actions which best represent the will of the members. Perhaps it is better expressed in the phrase ‘the union of stout hearts and kindred interests.’ It is my observation that it is here where we fail ourselves most often. When the year began, there was a tendency to do something everyone does every day. We looked around at the people we were living with and unconsciously placed them in a particular category. I use the word “unconsciously” because it is not a thought process when a person is accepted or rejected on the basis of hair length, be it long or short, personal habits, or any other superficial aspect. To simply say that another person has nothing to offer because of his appearance or some idiosyncracy [sic] is absurd. Yet, it still happens. “What I have just described is a human failing, and one would have to be rather idealistic to expect anything different. However, the whole concept of fraternities and fraternal living is an ideal to which each of us pledged ourselves at the conclusion of our initiation. If we expect this fraternity, this ideal, to continue its existence, we must not break that pledge, but strive to meet its challenge.” Just as initiations have been shaping the thought of the chapter, so have two seniors who have dedicated themselves to finding better approaches to the teaching of biology. John A. Wilson ‘71 is a teaching assistant in Biology 401 (The Teaching of Biology) and Biology 102 (Introductory Biology Course) at Cornell. Lin Davidson ‘71 is one of his 401 students and as part of the course is teaching a discussion section of “Biology and Society.” Lin’s approach to the course is to present “the beauty along with the rape of the environment,” and several brothers are taking his section. President Nixon has honored “Biology and Society” by giving its professor, Bruce Wallace, an award for innovative teaching. John explains why he has become so interested in teaching by commenting: “I think that education is in such trouble that it needs some of the people who are in it as students to take the interest in other students. It doesn’t make sense to me to have a person simply teaching and not doing it with the thought that his students will some day be his superiors.” John has also been working with Professor William Keeton, the author of the most widely used college biology book in the world. They are developing new approaches to biology labs. “Lab this fall was ‘cut along the dotted line’ dissections. This spring we don’t even give them the dotted lines, let alone the scissors. We let them think it out for themselves.” Lin feels that the experience has made him a better brother. “I’m outside the microcosm. We tend to get rather in-grown, and this is a good chance to get out and see how other people feel.”

[Note: volumes are mis-numbered in following years.]

161 DKEQ, XCIX, #3 (Summer 1986), pp. 8-13 (Article, Illustrations ΔKE Club, NYC)

(Above) the Club Library

(Above) A Club Bedroom)

DKEQ, XCIX, #3 (Summer 1986), p. 34 (Article, Robert L. Malatesta 1955) Robert Malatesta Elected Medical Society President Robert L. Malatesta, M.D., Delta Chi ‘55, has been elected president of the New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society. Brother Malatesta is the chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Muhlenberg Hospital, and holds a clinical professorship at Rutgers Medical School. He is a diplomate of the Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and a member of numerous medical groups.

162 *DKEQ, CII, #2 (Spring 1996): nn. *DKEQ, CXXVIII, #2 (Autumn 2010): nn.

DKEQ, CXXIX, #1 (Spring 2011), p.23 (Death, Brian Lo 2011) Brian Lo September 13, 1989 - May 6, 2011 Brian “B-Lo” Lo, Delta Chi ‘11, passed away on May 6 in a housing fire. He attended Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration. A gathering was held at the Delta Chi chapter house, in which members and friends told their stories about Brian, the following are some memories that Dekes related. “What [Lo] meant to me was an indomitable, infallible, positive spirit. It doesn’t matter how down you’re feeling or how down you are; he’d say it’s okay, you’ll be all right,” said Tom Hudson ‘11, a member of ΔKE, Lo’s fraternity. “Especially around a place like Cornell that’s super stressful, he brought so many people up.” Chazman Childers ‘12, president of ΔKE added that Lo “was the guy who was always happy, and his happiness was infectious. He made everyone around him in a much better mood, and he wasn’t afraid to laugh at himself if that would make others happy.” “B-lo was a hyperbole of positivism. You’d be thinking about him and you’d find yourself smiling,” Alex Lieberman ‘12 said. “That’s the number one thing people will remember: his smile, and how he cheerful he was all the time.” Students recalled Lo’s ever-expanding lexicon, unique idioms only understandable to his friends. “[Lo] had these catchphrases. He’d say, ‘Cornell guys are easy on the eyes, easier on the heart’ or ‘Do you believe in fairy tales?’ to someone he’d never met,” Childers said. Amar Modi ‘11, Lo’s roommate for two years, said Lo “started this very strange way of talking that everyone in the house has picked up.” “Instead of ‘that’s very cool,’ [Lo said,] ‘that’s such coolness,’” Modi said. “He loved the word ‘such’ and the way it sounded ... At first it made no sense, and then 10 minutes later we’re all saying it.” “He said ‘such such’ to me once, and I actually knew what he meant,” Lieberman said. Jaser Faruq ‘12 added that, in the wake of Lo’s death, he would adopt his friend’s habit and try to smile more.

[Cf. ΔX of ΔKE Research Note #29: Tragic Early Deaths of Cornell Dekes.]

Acknowledgement The editor thanks ΔKE Brother Daniel Waldemar Kops, Jr. 1970 for his work photocopying numbers of the Quarterly in the Sterling Memorial Library of Yale University and ΔKE Brother Brian Merrick O’Connor 1970 for proof-reading this transcription.

163 Author/Creator Fogle, Homer William, Jr. 1948- Title ΔΧ of ΔΚΕ Special Study #17: Chapter Letters (DKE Quarterly) / H. William Fogle, Jr. Published Ithaca NY: Delta Chi Association, 2013 Subjects College societies, Greek letter --Delta Kappa Epsilon Cornell University, Delta Kappa Epsilon Deke House (Ithaca N.Y.) --History Delta Kappa Epsilon --History Summary/Abstract Transcriptions of selected letters by the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University that were published in The Delta Kappa Epsilon Quarterly (later The Deke Quarterly) during the years 1883 to 2001 are presented. Incidental articles and death notices are included. Series ΔΧ of ΔΚΕ Special Study Description 164 p; 28 cm. Electronic reproduction. Original, 07 May 2013. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser and Adobe Acrobat reader. Copyright: ©2013 Delta Chi Association, Ithaca NY.

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