The Diamond of Psi Upsilon Mar 1941
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3tt][i)[^^^ffl ^he gtj^^ of March. 1941 VOLUME XXVII NUMBER THREE ^^^^roi [I][0 [gDglg]SI i^^^a The Diamond of Psi Upsilon OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF PSI UPSILON FRATERNITY Published in November, January, March and June by THE diamond of PSI UPSILON, o Corporation not for pecuniary profit, organized under the laws of Illinois. Volume XXVII March, 1941 Number 3 AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE FREE DISCUSSION OF FRATERNITY MATTERS EDITOR John A. Cooper, Delta Delta '39 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE DIAMOxXD Frederick S. Fales, Gamma '96, Chairman Warren C. Agry, Zeta '11 John C. Esty, Gamma '22 A. Northey Jones, Beta Beta '17 Oliver D. Keep, Delta Delta '25 William D. Kennedy, Delta Delta '16 J. J. E. Hessey, Nu '13 Scott Turner, Phi '02 LIFE SUBSCRIPTION FIFTEEN DOLLARS, ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR BY SUBSCRIPTION, SINGLE COPIES FIFTY CENTS Business and Editorial Offices Room 510, 420 Lexington Ave., New York City at Entered as Second Class Matter January 8, 19S6. at the Post Office Menasha, Wisconsin, under the Act of August H, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Paragraph 4, Section 638, Act of February S8, 19S6, authorized January 8, 1936. DEAR DIAMOND The of this transaction was to sta Low piu-pose Scholarship bilize the finances and to insure that the Psi U Dear Diamond: house gets the same sort of protection when it is vacant during summer months, that other Unfortunately I have no ideas about how houses and at the same time, secure a to raise the scholarship of the undergraduate get, lower interest rate on the debt that lies on the chapter. I have been talking about this for a house, than was possible through the type of financing that has been in effect. Fraternally yours, Cadwallader Evans, Jr., President eta op psi upsilon, inc. Dear Diamond: The Executive Council has twenty-odd times my worries on scholarship, for mine con cern only the Rho. We have had a proctor living in the house for about ten years�an older fellow whose duties are to look after the mental, moral, and financial welfare of the chapter and its members. I am assured that our scholastic standing will be better. Faint praise, but a ray of hope ! While the Rho usually ranks among the rank est, there are many studious, even brilliant, fellows in the chapter. Averages hardly give an acciuate picture of what the chapter is do ing. For instance, we had an unusually fine lot of students a year ago; but two brothers de camped without taking any semester exami nations. Both were graded zero, which pulled down our batting average terribly. Had each Bachrach Photo of these boys flunked a course, or even two, and passed the others, the Cadwallader Evans, Jr., Eta '01 chapter average would have been raised considerably. � Brains or looks which? Yours in the Bonds, F. S. Brandenburg, President number of years, and two years ago tried to EHO or psi upsilon, inc. persuade the undergraduates to accept the of a member of the whom supervision faculty, More Music, Please. the alumni would employ, for the purpose of guiding them from week to week, and specifi Dear Diamond: cally recommending to those who were back Recently, I bought a complete set of the ward, the necessity for special tutoring, spe Psi U Victrola Records and, I am cial study hours, etc. although not particularly musical, are marvelous. The imdergraduates, however, were loathe they is that it would make to accept, and nothing was done about it, and My suggestion very the scholarship record of the Eta continues to interesting reading to have a short history reflect the desire of the undergraduates to in about Psi U music written by Reinald Wer vite into the nice � fraternity looking boys renrath, or some other of our outstanding rather than those with brains. musical men. Further, I think the alumni A matter that might interest our alumni is would be interested in the tunes used, who the fact that the organization that owns the wrote them, and the authors of the chapter house, the Goodale Associa songs. Literary This � be followed a tion has given it to the University. The Uni might by short story about the who versity in turn has leased the house back to quartet sings most of the songs for the G. L. A., under the same form of lease as the Victrola Records. is used for other fraternity houses which were Fraternally yours, buUt on the campus. Benjamin T. Burton, Chi '21 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Dear Diamond 130 Annals of Psi Upsilon By S. L. Rosenberry, Rho '23 133 Gamma: 1941 Convention Host By Richard M. Howland, Gamma '38 139 The Gamma, Its Founding and Notes on Its History By Richard M. Howland, Gamma '38 141 The Roysters In Shanghai 144 The Justice of Morality and Half-Way Measures By James Angell McLaughlin, Phi '12 145 Mobilize for Democracy By Donald B. Aldrich, Zeta '17 148 History of the "Little Chi" of New York By Charles H. Blair, Chi '98 149 Undergraduates Favor Lend-Lease Bill 152 153 Names in the News James B. Angell, Sigma '49: On Scholarship By R. Bourke Corcoran, Omega '15 156 W. Averell Harrman, Beta '13, Sent to London By F. D. R 157 158 Notes On Executive Council Meetings 160 Alumni Association Activities 1"! Alumni Notes 168 Bishop Benjamin Brewster, Beta '82, Dies ^^^ In Memoriam ^'^'^ Chapter Communications Directory 189 ChapUr Roll of Psi Upsilon 1^0 Annals of Psi Upsilon 191 Chapter Alumni Associations The Executive Council 19^ Alumni Association Directors di^ Semi-Centennial Convention at the Theta (1883). ANNALS OF PSI UPSILON By S. L. Rosenberry, Rho '23, President of the Alumni Association year the fourth of Psi Upsi our brothers who "trod these halls THISlon's chapters will celebrate the of yore" undertook from time to 100th anniversary of its installation time as a labor of love to set down as an active unit in the fraternity. for their contemporaries and the More chapters will soon be achiev ing that hoary and venerable status. As one of the very oldest of our col lege fraternities, Psi Upsilon has for over a century been an active force in the academic life of our country and, through its graduates, in the development of the nation. It is al ready well into its second century� stronger and better equipped than ever to play a useful part in the life of the nation. Psi Upsilon's record of longevity and vitality is one which only a small number of our modern insti tutions can approach�and which but few can surpass. It constitutes both one of our fraternity's greatest glories and a challenge for the fu ture. The story of Psi Upsilon is a fas cinating account of the development of one of American education's unique institutions. The traditions Annals of Psi Upsilon and history which Psi Upsilon has Already over 1,300 subscriptions. acquired over its long life are some of the most important factors mak follow them the ing brotherhood in our fraternity a brothers who should thing of real value, and the achieve story of Psi Upsilon. The last and ments of those who have preceded greatest of such efforts to record the of the as a whole us are one of the greatest reasons history fraternity was The Psi for our pride in our fraternity. A Upsilon Epitome (pub knowledge of this history and of our lished in 1884) which is familiar to lineage which "antedates the flood" all brothers who, in their undergrad adds greatly to the enjoyment and uate days, first became fascinated pride which each brother experiences by the tradition and lore of Psi in being part of the Psi U brother Upsilon. hood. Since that date over fifty years Recognizing these facts, certain of have elapsed�years full of Psi Upsi- THE THE STORY OF PSI UPSILON THE PSI TJPSILON EPITOME STUDIES addressed TO MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY 511 ^ftetcij CONCERNING ITS OUTWARD GROWTH CHARACTER ISTICS AND RESULTS FROM ITS ORIGIN IN THE LATTER PART OF 1833- TO THE IN READ AT THE JUBILEE OF STALLATION OF ITS YOUNGEST CHAPTER EARLY IN 1884 1883 BY ALBERT POOLE JACOBS Phi 1S73 polce nella memoria. NEW YORK 1884 1895 THE diamond of PSI UPSILON 135 Ion history and achievement. Once There will also be included an up-to- again, other and younger brothers date directory of all living members have taken up the task where older of the fraternity, prepared with the brothers stopped, and have given assistance of the Alumni Association generously of their time, energy and of Psi Upsilon. All of this valuable money to carry on the story of our material will be included in a most fraternity. They have prepared a attractive binding of convenient size. volume worthy of the best traditions We believe it to be an essential addi of the past. The forthcoming pub tion to the library of every Psi U. Of lication of the Annals of Psi Upsilon necessity, the edition will be limited is the result of their labors�a gift to prepaid subscriptions. The sub to their fraternity of the greatest scription list will be closed at an value. early date. Announcement and subscription The Board of Governors of the coupon will be found on page 190 of Alumni Association claims none of this issue. The volume will include the credit for the production of the a comprehensive history of the fra volume, which belongs to the Archi ternity from its earliest days, re vist and the members of the Advi prints of the greatest of the earlier sory Committee.