THE ARCHI Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity • and the Allied Professions

Vo·lume XXXIV DECEMBER, 1956 No.3

Alpha Rho Chi Mnesicles Chapter to Host Medals Awarded 25th National APX Convention at 41 Schools By Bob Peters Winners of the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for 1956 were announced in December 27th will be the opening will be Mr. Richard Buckminster Ful­ May at 41 architectural schools. The day of the 25th, or Silver Jubilee, con­ ler, renowned design engineer, 'who is award, estabfisned in 193I, is given vention of Alpha Rno Chi FraternIty. an bonorary brother of the IVInes"icles annually to "encour­ Delegates and officers of the Fratern­ group. Bucky, as he is affectionately age professional lead­ ity will gather at the recently com­ known to the students, has been a ership by rewarding pleted chapter house of Mnesicles on guest lecturer at the University of studen t accomplish­ the campus Minnesota School of Arc hit e c t u r e ment; promote the for the three-day meet to conduct the during the past three years. He is now ideals of professional biennial business session of the 42­ launched upon an ambitious program service by a c k now 1­ year-old fraternity. at the school, in association with ap­ edging distinctive individual contribu- Mnesicles, the host chapter will be proximately thirty studen t s coordi­ tions to school life; stimulate profes­ welcoming fraternity brothers to Min­ nated by George Ah Tou, active, un­ sional merit by commending qualities nesota for the first time since the ear­ der the supervision of Professor Wal­ in the student not necessarily pertain­ ly 1930's. The Mnesicles actives and ter Vivrette, faculty member. This ing to scholarship." alumni have been hard at work since project will produce and install on the The bronze medal, designed by August, planning for the success of University of Minnesota's Minneap­ Merrell Gage, sculptor, is awarded to this convention. olis campus a huge globe - a one­ a graduating senior at each accredited The main event for all will he the millionth full size Earth. (See The­ architectural school, selection being traditional convention banquet, to be Archi, Winter, 1956 issue - Ed.) made by the faculty. It has been held the evening of December 29th, at Other highlights of the conclave awarded annually at most of the the Calhoun Beach Hot e I, on the will be seven general sessions, a per­ schools since 1932, except in 1944 shores of beautiful Lake Calhoun in formance of the ritual, a design forum and 1945 and at those times when a Minneapolis. T'he guest of honor and for students and delegates, and an faculty withheld nomination because main address speaker of the evening (Continued on page 3) of the absence of worthy candidates. Seventeen schools were offered the use of the medal for only the second time this year, following the decision -of ilie 24th N{l·t-iona~ Ce-nven i{)R t9­ extend the offering to all accredited schools. The 1956 honors list includes three APX members, Stan Routh at Illinois, Carl Bradley at Michigan, and Donald Hanson at Minnesota. Graduates and schools in the 1956 list, as announced by Prof. James T. Lendrum, W. G. S., are: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: Rich­ ard Douglas Berry, Berkeley, Cal. CARNEGIE INSTITUTE: Sylvester Da­ mianos, Duquesne, Pennsylvania. Mnesicles Chapter House Offers Contempo·rary Setting for' Convention CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMER­ Delegates to this year's convention, to be held Dec. 26 through 28 at Mnesicles chapter of the University of Minnesota, will enioy the atmosphere of the newest fraternity building of ICA: Donald Nalley, Kensington, Md. Alpha Rho Chi. : An­ The house at 605 Ontario St. SE, Minneapolis, was first occupied in January '53. Designed drew B. Thul, Cincinnati, Ohio. by the alumni and coordinated through the office of Glynne Shifflett, Mnesicles '29, the brick and frame contemporary structure contains dormitory and study facilities, kitchen, lounge, and (Continued 0'11 page 4) a chapter room. - John Korngiebel. Page Two THE ARCHI DECEMBER, 1956

ALPHA RHO CHI Archi's Honored . Alpha Rho ~hi is a na- ...... tional professIonal frater- . ':.. nity limiting its member- by AlA in 1956 ship to students of archi­ tecture and the allied pro­ • ., ,.' fessions. Founded at the At left: John Noble Richards, elected Universities of Illinois and Michigan on First Vice-President of the AlA, for April 11, 1914, to organize and unite in fellowship the architectural students in the 1956-1957 term. the universities and colleges of America, At right: Culver Heaton, elevated to and to combine their efforts, so as to pro­ Fellow by the College of Fellows, for mote the artistic, scientific, and practical service to the Institute. efficiency of the younger members of the profession. Charter member of the Pro­ John Noble Richards, initiated as dronicus '36. '"[he honor was be­ fessional Interfraternity Conference, or­ an honorary member of Demetrios ganized in 1928. stowed on the Pasadena, California, Chapter at the 24th Convention of architect for achievement in service to The Grand Council Alpha Rho Chi in December, 1954, the Institute. Robert F. Calrow, W.G.A., 4828 Gar­ was elected First Vice President of the A charter member of the Pasadena field Ave. S., IMinneapolis, Minn. American Institute of Architects at Richard E. Murray, Jf., W.G.E., Box Chapter of the AlA, organized in 3092, University Station, Columbus the Institute's 88th convention, at Los 1948, Mr. Heaton was elected presi­ 10, Ohio. Angeles, California. dent in 1950 as' a result of his out­ James T. Lendrum, W.G.S., 21 Green­ Senior partner of Bellman, Gillett standing work on the chapter Program croft Rd., Champaign, Ill. & Richards, Toledo, Ohio, architects Committee. During his presidency he Master Architect and engineers, l\tlr. Richards was ele­ achieved first his chapter's and then John Wellborn Root, 180 N-. W a bas h vated to Fellow in the AlA, and elect­ national acceptance of Pasadena's uni­ Avenue, , Ill. ed to the position of Second Vice form sign. He was chairman of a Grand Council Appointments President of the Institute in 1954. special School Fee Committee which Dale Benedict, G.L., 1629 Broadway succeeded in raising the sub-standard North, Seattle 2, Wash. Mr. Richards has been a member John R. Liimatainen, Editor of the Archi, of the AlA since 1935. In recogni­ architectural fee of the local school Box 565, Conneaut, Ohio. tion of his service to the AlA, he was district. While he was chairman of George A. Whitten, G.A., 1619 Walnut made a member of the National Com­ the Public Relations Committee of the Ave., Wilmette, Ill. mittee on Fees. He served as presi­ chapter, the attitude of the local press Winthrop M. Wadsworth, N.!., 2525 Du­ changed from one of animosity to pont Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. dent of the Toledo C hap t e r from 1938-40. From 1950 to 1953 Mr. partnership in "making Pasadena a Grand Council Deputies Richards was regional director of the better place in which to live." Frank H. Baden, 27 Portugese Bend Rd., Great Lakes District of the AlA. He also started a one-man cam­ Palos Verdes, California. Marion A. Carter, 1808 Kent S1., Co­ A past president of the Toledo paign to acquaint the real estate pro­ lumbus 5, Ohio. Chamber of Commerce and former fession and its clients with the archi­ M. Robert DesMarais, 525 Sparks S1., member of the Toledo Metropolitan tect and his contribution to the com­ State College, Pa. munity in general and to the realtor George F. Fritzinger, 9705 W. Main S1., Planning Committee, he has been ac­ Belleville, Illinois. tive in public service to his city. in particular. As a direct result, the Ralph W. Hammett, 485 Riverview Dr., Pasadena Realty Board and the Uni­ Ann Arbor, Michigan. Undergraduate and graduate de­ versity of California presented an ex­ J. Girard Ingels, 980 Butterfield Rd., San grees in Architecture were awarded tension course taught by Mr. Heaton Anselmo, Calif. to him from the University of Penn­ Donald M. Mayne, 4321 Shenandoah, that was mandatory for a certificate in Dallas 5, Texas. sylvania. He is a winner of the Stew­ real estate. ardson Traveling S c hoi ar s hip and Winthrop M. Wadsworth, 2525 Dupont Heaton has also been active as a Ave. S., Minneapolis 5, Minn. spent a year and a half studying Director and as Treasurer of the Cali­ Raoul W. Wilkins, 1105 Hollins Rd., abroad. He is a member of ·Richmond 26, Virginia. fornia Council of Architects. and Tau Sigma Delta, national honor­ Active Chapters ary architectural fraternities. In addition to lecturin~ in the Pasa­ ANDRONICUS - University of South­ dena High Schools and Junior Col­ ern California, 710 W. 28th S1., Los In the course of his architectural lege, Mr. Heaton has delivered lec­ Angeles 7, California. practice, Mr. Richards served as a tures on the architectural profession ANTHEMIOS - University of Illinois, designer of the Department of Justice in the South Pasadena and Los An­ 1108 South First S1., Champaign, Illi­ Building in Washington, D. C. His nois. geles school systems. He has spoken DEMETRIOS - , firm designed and supervised con­ repeatedly before professional fratern­ 101 East 12th Avenue, Columbus 1, struction of the new $4,100,000 Stu­ ities at U.S.C. and to the Associates of Ohio. dent Union building completed re­ the Pasadena AlA Chapter on the IKTINOS-, 640 cently at Ohio State U n i v e r sity. Oxford Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan. Business of Architecture. Presently the firm is supervising con­ KALLIKRATES-University of Vir­ Architect Heaton has won three ginia, A.P.X. Box, Fayerweather Hall. struction of the Mershon Memorial consecutive annual a war d s of the Charlottesville, Virginia. Auditorium, for which they prepared Church Architectural Guild of Amer­ MNESICLES - University of Minneso­ drawings, on the campus. ta, 605 Ontario S1., S.E., Minneapolis, ica, in competitions in which designs Minn. Elevated to Fellow in the AlA at of churches erected the past year were - Pennsylvania StateUni­ versity, 220 Foster Ave., State College. the 88th Convention of the Institute in submitted from all parts of the United Pa. May. 1956, was Culver Heaton, An- States. DECEMBER, 1956 THE ARCHI Page Three

students and convention officers will 25th Convention tour the School of Architecture and APX in the News (Continued Iron1- page 1) visit selected local buildings. Clair W. Ditchy (lktinos '15), De­ Housing will be in the APX house troit, a past president of the Michigan evening of entertainment by the host and a near-by newly-completed fra­ Society and the national AlA, and re­ chapter. The delegates will be treated ternity house. All meals will be served cipient in 1955 of the Michigan to a "Minnesota Christmas Open in the chapter house. group's gold medal for outstanding ac­ House," complete with skating on a The chairmen for the meeting, be- complishment in archite c t u r e, has been awarded the honorary degree of HO'USE CLEAN'ING BEG,INS EARlY AT MNESIC1ES CHAPTE,R HO,USE doctor of engineering. The degree was awarded in June, at commence­ ment exercises of the Lawrence Insti­ (At Left) w. A. Bob Peters keeps an eye on fel­ tute of Technology, where Ditchy also low workers as he proceeds to wash windows delivered the commencement address. of the Minneapolis APX chapter house. He also spoke at the MSA midsum­ mer conference, at Mackinac Island, in August. Professor Ralph W. Hammett (Mnesicles '19), Ann Arbor, Michi­ gan, member of the faculty of the University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Design, was toast­ master at the Annual Banquet of the MSA Conference. Harry B. Tour (Anthemios '21), Knoxville, Tenn., was chairman of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Gulf States Region of the AlA. Theme of the Conference, held at Lookout Mountain Hotel, in Chatta­ nooga, Tenn., October, 1956, was "Architecture for the Nuclear Age." Buford L. Pickens (Anthemios '30), St. Louis, Mo., was General Modera­ tor, guiding Discussion Clinics at the (Above) Art McClure, at left; W. A. Bob Peters, on balcony; Don Garvue; Duane Gulf States Conference. l\1r. Pickens Johnson, center foreground; and Bill Moser, at right. is Director of Campus Planning and landscaped and color-lighted skating side W.G.A. Bob Calrow, are Orrin Professor in the School of Architec­ rink in the back yard of the house. .D. Field, Mnesicles Alumni Associa­ ture at Washington University. A big Christmas tree in the m a i n tion President, and Robert W. Peters, The Archi would like to tell your lounge, wit h plenty of "Christmas W.A. of the active chapter. Informa­ friends about you. Has there been Cheer" for refreshments, will com­ tion on the convention is available any recent change in your occupation, plete and complement the event. The from them. or what may we tell you r friends that's new or interesting about what IKTINOS, April 27, 1956: y_o~__~re d9ingJ ~~__sOgJe_ Arcpi d_Qi~~ INI-TI-ATES 2269 Walter B. Sanders (Fac.) a conspicuous piece of work that \ve Ann Arbor, Michigan should know about and report in The ' The Grand Council re- . cords new initiates in the Archi? Remember that i tis 0 n Iy W A· official nle/nbership roll in through your contributions that \ve re­ 0 DEMETRIOS, April 28, 1956: , . I• rder of r e c e i p t of com- ceive news. _ plete initiation reports. 2270 Ronald Edward Firestone Columbus, Ohio • ~ .K Serial n II m be r in official 2271 Richard Eugene Graff record is shown for each initiate. Cleveland, Ohio 2272 Milan Martin Liptak 40 Years Young MNESICLES, December 4, 1955: Arnold, Pennsylvania 2261 Lawrence G. Anderson 2273 Henry Shuster IV "Happy Birthday to you, Happy Minneapolis, Minnesota Powell, Ohio Birthday to you..." These were the 2262 Herbert A. Ketcham St. Paul, Minnesota congratulatory words sung at Mnesicles 2263 Richard E. Kummer chapter on October 20, 1956, when St. Cloud, Minnesota MNESICLES, May 27, 1956: 2264 Glen L. Lindberg 2274 Richard William DeLapp actives, alumni, and their friends gath­ Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota ered for a post-football open house. 2265 Arthur E. McClure 2275 Carl Arthur Johnson Wahpeton, North Dakota Virginia, Minnesota ' For on that day, Mnesicles of .Alpha 2266 Terence R. Marolt 2276 Vernon Eugene Knutson Rho Chi celebrated its fortieth birth­ E. Ely, Minnesota Albert Lea,-Minnesota 2267 Donald R. Garvue 2277 Gary Arthur MacKenzie day! --V.E.K. Marshfield, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota 2268 James P. Noffsinger (Fac.) 2278 William Harold Moser Minneapolis, Minnesota Faribault, Minnesota Attend the 25th Convention Page Four THE ARCHI DECEMBER, 1956

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: Rob­ Medals Awarded W. H. Tusler, Jr.., Minneapolis, Minn. ert Eugene Aujla, Seattle, Wash. (Continued from page 1)· : James WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY: Ramsay Greives, Baltimore, Md. JosephA. Tamulewicz, Cleveland, O. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: William WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: Heinz YALE UNIVERSITY: Jack Gloster Lamb Marton, Warren, Ohio. Ewald Zobel, St. Louis, Missouri. Rose, Jr., Mem?his, Tennessee. CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Robert Wagenseil Jones, Providence, R. I. : Robert Edward Hall, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOL­ ALUMNI DUES Since July 1, 1956 OGY: Richard C. Peters, Atlanta, Ga. HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Donald B. Alumni dues for support and expansion of the Fraternity's national organi­ Goodhue, Mt. Vernon, Wash. zation were established by the 1938 Convention and affirmed by the 1948 and ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOL­ 1952 Conventions. Annual dues are $2, and Life dues $25, payable at one time OGY: Thomas F. Pado, Gary, Ind. or in three consecutive annual installments. Payment of Life dues is designated UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: Stanley "Life Membership." Judsen Routh, Urbana, Illinois. Dues are payable to the W. G. E. who reports the following receipts in IOWA STATE COLL EGE: Rolland the five nl0nths ending November 30. Harold Williamson. ~1adison, \'/is~. KANSAS STATE COLLEGE: James PAID UP LIFE MEMBERS ANNUAl DUES Leonard Burke, Jr., Memphis, Tenn. 238 Richard A. Moon Kallikrates Have been paid by the following members 239 Robert E. Widman Andronicus : Charles W. 240 George J. Lind Iktinos from July 1, 1956 to November 30, 1956. Bates. Lawrence, Kansas. 241 Ralph M. Line Anthemios ANDRONICUS 242 Myron Denbrook, J... Demetrios Bettler C. Baldwin S. Graham Latta : Bernard T. 243 Culver Heaton Andronicus W. Melville Garton, Jr. Robert T. Mathis 244 Don R. Michaelis Anthemios Ben T. Larsen Warren Q. Wong Kennedy, Berea, Ohio. 245 David E. N ordale Mnesicles 246 Dennis G. Waters Demetrios ANTHEMIOS UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: Carl Le­ 247 Richard R. Griffith Mnesicles Eugene F. Adams Ferdinand A. Loebach Rov Bradley, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 248 Walter Sanders Iktinos Jon D. Anderson Robert S. Mayberry 249 R. Buckminster Fuller ~lnesicles William S. Arrasmith Robert B. Mitchell UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: Don­ 250 Kenneth E. Norwood Andronicus Leo M. Bauer Raymond I. Olson Walter G. Bishop Adrian M. Pearsall ald D. Hanson, Minneapolis, Minn. Robert A. Blakeslee Vytautas Petrauskas UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA: Alan Donald L. Brooks-MillerJames P. Pinkley PART LIFE PAYMENTS Lester H. Christen Arthur C. Purdy Duane Petersen, McCook, Nebraska. Thomas W. Claridge John G. Replinger Have been paid by the following members Ralph W. Crain, Jr. George W. Riley NORTH CAROLINA STATE: Charles in the thr-ee-year period ending November Matthew E. Dunlap Daniel M. Robbins M. Sappenfield, Charlotte, N. C. 30, 1956: Robert C. Einsweiler James A. Russell Albert M. Francik Fred G. Rounds UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME: Willard E. Fraser Laurence W. Schwall ANDRONICUS Howard S. Garns Keith R. Shildneck Richard F. Ga]ehouse, Alliance. O. Frank H. Baden Richard H. Pleger John H. Geiger David H. Shiveler, Jr. OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: Richard Milo L. Crawford John R. Ross Eugene F. Gilstrap Ray K. Shlaustas Randall A. Duell Lester S. Tanner Norman F. Grewe Edward J. Slygh F. Meinke, Elyria, Ohio. Stanley L. Melone Charles T. Hand Robert A. Soellner Godfrey Hartwell Egbert G. Spencer OKLAHOMA A. & M. COLLEGE: Rex ANTHEMIOS Robert F. Hastings Reginald W. Stehr M. Robert DesMarais Brian M. Owens Howard W. Hovey Willard H. Stevenson M. Ball, Oklahoma City, Okla. Harry J. Harmon Herbert R. Savage William F. Irving EdwardW. Sweetnam,Jr. : How­ Norman H. Meyer Arthur J. Pulos Fred H. Jobusch Calvin E. Sutherd Wallace E. J obusch Robert H. Theis ard V. McGee, Norman, Okla. DEMETRIOS Robert A. Jorgensen Karl M. Waggoner William H. Brown James A. Kaltenbru:l Anton Kampf Donald F. Wald PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY: James R. Keys Wilbur C. Webb Robert Passmore, State College. Pa. IKTINOS Ralph E. Koch Harry W. Wendell Russell D. Alexander Willard C. Nelson Kenneth C. Kurtz John A. Wendell UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: William D. Black Dale R. Paape Edward Lerch Donald H. Williams Charles V. Cowan Stanley C. Podd Frank M. Lescher A. Richard Williams John James Murphy, Philadelphia, Pa. Donald B. Gooch David H. Reider John M. Lindahl .Arden D. Wilson Fuad S. Hassan Glenn E. Rouiier Ralph M. Line PRATT INSTITUTE: William N. Bo­ Herbert W. Johe Robert E. Sexton douva, Rego Park, L. I., New York. Edwin Krieghoff Welling M. Squier DEMETRIOS Prof. Emil Lorch David L. Stiffler William R. Henry Marcus D. Walters RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTI-. Thomas B. Murphey Richard H. Stuckman Nicholas A. Tekushan Bruce E. Woelfel Alfred R. Naser TUTE: John H. Griffis. Albany. N. Y. William E. Zimmie IKTINOS RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN: KALLI KRATES Lester F. Anderson James W. Kideney Thomas G. Murrell Raoul W. Wilkins Frederick Baessler Walter V. Marshall Americo Mallozzi, Providence, R. I. Frederick W. Fuger Clarence L. Roy MNESICLES Joseph A. Gerak Eugene D. Straight RICE INSTITUTE: Morton Louie Earl W. Brink Elving L. Johnson Donald R. Humphrey Levy, Jf., Bellaire, Texas. Newton E. Griffith KALLI KRATES George A. Bock UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFOR­ PAEONIOS VITRUVIUS Robert I. Lockard John D. Stef MNESICLES NIA: R. L. Makinson. Glendale, Cal. Edward H. Adams Harold R. Peterson William A. Johnson Fritz C. Rohkohl : Jack Chun, Austin H. Lange Paul L. Roseland Forest Hills, New York. Gilbert B. Langseth Willard L. Thorsen NEW DIRECTORY Louis R. Lundgren Mark F. Winsor TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE: Paul A. Allan F. May Kennon, Shreveport, Louisiana. Lists all members of A.P.X. with present PAEONIOS UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: Richard A. addresses. Arranged by chapters and by Fred G. Billings J. Dean Stout cities and states. Available to Alumni POLYKLlTOS Linden, Austin, Texas. Dues Payers (annual or life members) at John W. Daquila H. Eugene Grieshaber, JJ TULANE UNIVERSITY: Dan Padgett $1 per copy. $3 per copy to others. VITRUVIUS Sandifer, Shreveport, Louisiana. Proceeds to defray cost of printing. Or­ Charles A. Matts UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Boyd A. der from Richard E. Murray, Jr., W.G.E., Box 3092, University Sta., Columbus, Ohio. Blackner, Salt Lake City, Utah. Attend the 25th Convention