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SUPREME COUNCD. OTHER NATIONAL OFFICERS Honorary Life Presidenf ______Robert A. Smythe, .A National President ______------·- Freeman H . Hart. 310 Commercial Exchange Bldg. , Atlanta. Ga. Hampden-Sydney College. Hampden-Sydney. Va. National Counsel------·------·------John L. Packer, BA National Vice President------·------T . M. Beaird. BO 1603 Law 6 Finance Bldg .. Pittsburgh, Pa. University of Oklahoma. Norman, Okla. National Editor______K. D . Pulcipher, BH 740 Fisher Rd. , Grosse Pointe Farms . Mich. National Treasurer---·------·---- D. T . Oertel. BB National Historian ______Dr. Freeman H. Hart, I Room 508 . 1930 Wilshire Blvd .. Los Angeles. Calif. Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Va. National Chaplain ______Dr. U. S. Gordon, e National SecretarY------Fred A. Anderson. Jr. ri First Presbyterian Church. Gainesville, Pia. Amite Co. Bank Bldg .. Gloster. Miss. National Educational Advisor .... ______Dr. U . S . Gordon, e National Alumni Secretary ...... Roy D . Hickman. Bt. First Presbyterian Church . Gainesville, Fla. Alabama Engraving Co., Birmingham. Ala. National Rushing Chairman . Stanton M. Peterson, rN P. 0 . Box 362. Iowa City. Iowa GENERAL OFFICE Executive Secretary ...... ------R. M . McFarland, Jr., AA 503 Commercial Exchange Bldg ...... _ Atlanta. Ga. Assistant Executive Secretary ______]. F. Malone, BO Telephone MAin 1363 503 Commercial Exchange Bldg .. Atlanta. Ga. DISTRICTS AND DISTRICT PRESIDENTS DISTRICT No. 1-New England. rM: Delaware: DISTRICT No. 6-Piorida. AH: Georgia. AI!. . DISTRICT No. 12-lowa. A
Endowment Fund Trustees Scholarship Honor Boll Pi Kappa Alpha Endowment Fund-(See Committee Below) Winners of Pi Kappa Alpha Scholarship Cup. provided by the Charles K. Dunn. !!: Weldon U . Howell, BZ: Wm. G. Nash. AA. 1915 Convention. for the Chapter with the best yearly average. Shield and Diamond Endowment Fund Session 1916-17-Aipha-Sigma Chapter-Average 90.39%. D. C. Powers. Z. Chairma n and Treasurer: L. Brooks Ragen. Session 1917-20-(No award during war period. ) DN. Secretary: Dr. W . D. Haden. A. Session 1920-21-Beta-Nu Chapter-- Average 83.30%. Standinq Committees Session 192 1-22-Beta-Nu Chapter- Average 87.00%. National Publicity Committee Session 1922-23-Gamma Chapter-Average 85.24 % . Harold E. Rainville. rp. Chairman. I 9 S. LaSalle St .. Chicago. Session 1923-24-Beta-Mu Chapter-Average 88.33%. Ill. Session 1924-25-Beta Chapter-Average 87.15%. Chapter House: Loan Committee Session 1925-26-Gamma-Epsilon Chapter-Average 87. 10% . Ernest E. McKeen. BB. Chairman: Frederick K. Glynn. AX: Session 1916-27-Gamma-Epsilon Chapter-Average 86.25%. Everett M. Oxley. AO. D. T . Oertel. BB. National Treasurer. ex officio . Session i927-28-Aipha-Tau Chapter- Average 89.88%. Pi Kappa Alpha Endowment Fund Session 1928-29-Gamma-l!.psilon Chapter-Average 86.82% . · Committee: Charles K. Dunn. !l. Chairman: Weldon U . Howell. Session 1929-30-Gamma-Epsiion Cha pter-Average 86.83% . BZ: Wolliam G. Nash . AA : Charles A. All en. Bn: George D. Session 1930-31- Aipha-Tau Chapter- Average 86.37%. Finnie. BE. Session 1931-32-Gamma-Epsilon Chapter-Average 88.92%. 1940 Convention Committees Session 1932-33-Beta-Pi Chapter- Average 92.87% . Session 1933-31- Gamma-Rho Chapter- Average 88.64%. General Committee: John W . Ladd. B:Z: . Chairman. Program: Kenneth H . Pauley . AP , Chairman: A. Brown Moore . Session 1931-35-Gamm a-Rho Chapter-Average 88.70% . H. Co-Chairman: John J. McVay, B:::: Ellis 0 . Mayfie ld . BM · Session 1935-36-A'pha-Lambda Chapter-Average 86.26%. W. B. McGehee. T: W m. E. W ilgus. Jr .. BA: Bruce A. Gustin Session 1936-37-Aipha-Iota Chapter (Millsaps)-Average 1.0686. Jr .. BT . Nominating: Guy Van Buskirk. Ae . Chairman: Elbert P. T u ol <. Robert A. Smythe Trophy Be: D. C. Powers. Z. For efficiency in chapter reports Diamond Jubilee Commission 1937-38-Aipha-Kappa (Missouri School of Mines). Col. LeRoy Hodges. n. ~ nd Maj. K. D. Pulcipher. BH Co-Chair Committee: H. A. Smith. AT: J. Pike Power. Jr .. Z. A: John C. men: John L. Packer. BA : G. A. Borkey . 0 : Clifford! . Cook . BA . Lilienthal. rz.
THE SHI~LD AND DIAMOND is published five t:mes a year at I I 1 E. Second St.. Little Rock. Ark. . in October. December. February. April and June by the Pt Kappa Alpha fraternity. Entered as second ·'ass matter. Oc tober 11 . 1937. at the Post Office at Little Rock. Ark .. under Act of March 3 1397. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provo ded for in section I 103 . Act of Octob~r 3. 1917. authorized June 16. 1918. The SHIELD & DIAMOND Official Magazine of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity
The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity was founded at the University of Virqinia on March 1. 1868, by FREDERICK SOUTHGATE TAYLOR. LITTLETON WALLER TAZEWELL. Jl]LIAN EDWARD WOOD. JAMES BENJAMIN SCLATER. JR., ROBERTSON HO'\"{ARD and WILLIAM ALEXANDER. all members of the Chapter EternaL
Volume XLVIV December, 1939 Number 2
Contents for DECEMBER
• Qp GENERAL INTEREST Flying to Europe...... 8 Youths of All Nations Talk Peace as Europe Girds for War ... _ 12
+ IN THE FRATERNITY WoRLD On the Cover House Fund Builds Cash Assets ...... ___ , .. ______, ______, ___ ...... __ . 14 Chicago Starts Plans for '40 ._ .... -...... ------·-.. _.. ______.... ___ , ...... 16 + WHEN F. D. R. started juggling history Meyers and Kennett Named D istrict Heads ______., ______,, ______...... 18 around and moved Thanksgiving up a week, the members of Alpha-Pi at Howard llKA Wives Club Meets in Dallas .. _.. ,_ ...... _____ .. , ______.... _...... 26 College, Birmingham, Ala., decided they might as well move Christmas up a bit. So they staged a Christmas party for their llKA PERSONALITIES pledges during September rushing. • Abeve is the way The Birmingham Chandler Joins Roll of IIKA's in Congress ... __ ·--·--.. ---.-...... _... -... 11 News treated pictures of the party with a Van Buskirk to Head Dentists ______...... ___ .. _.. ______...... _. 15 front page spread in the society section. Tiny Daughter of IIKA Wins Coveted Role .... _... ., .. _____ , ___ ...... _ 19 The pictures. reproduced on the cover. IIKA's Among Winners _, ____ .... ______...... _... _.. ____ ~·-·----- ...... 22 show (top) Imogene Peterson and Mar jorie O'Neal telling Santa Claus what good girls they'd been all year. At upper left are Johnnie Tinklepaugh and Robert Cork. • NEWS OF THE UNDERGRADUATES of Alpha-Pi, showing Beatrice Michael Cafego, All-American, Heads IIKA All-Stars ... . ------.. -...... 4 what dandy gifts Santa Claus left in their stockings. And at upper right Jack Knight President Hart's Son Pledged ITKA . ______...... _._ ...... _._, ___ ...... 15 catches Santa Claus red-handed just as Alpha-Iota Dedicates New H0use ...... _..... -...... ______... -.... -..... _.. , _____ , 20 01' N ick climbs out of the chimney. Tulsa Pledges Son of Famed Speed King_...... _. ______...... -- .... ~.. ----· --·-· 23 Below (left) Edwin Bell is whooping it up with his shiny new tricycle and gives a ride to Mary Frances Garlington, who DEPARTMENTS seems to enjoy it. Leonard Burton is • shown at right, trimming the tree before Permanently Pinned ...... _.. ______, ______, ______, ______...... 25 Santa's arrival. He's having a lot of fun Prospective Pi's ...... ____ ...... ___ , ____ ...... 27 to boot, as who wouldn't, with Louise Dyer News of the Alumni ...... _.. ______...... ___ ... _... _...... _____ , __ ,__ 29 to help? (As publicity for Pi Kappa Alpha, THE SHIELD Chapter Eternal ...... _.. _...... ____ .. ______31 AND DIAMOND points out that this type of UJhote Chapter News ...... _...... _. ___ __ ,,_____ , ______...... _.. .,._,_ ...... 32 some entertainment rates considerably above the ..n ecking party" pictures published in national maga· zines during recent months and alleged to have been sponsored by college organizations.-THE EDITORS.) --IIKA-- EDITORIAL STAFF IIKA Football Players NATIONAL EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR FOR ALUMNI To DILLON GRAHAM , ITKA sports writer K. D. Pulcipher, Victor M. Roby 740 Fisher Road. for the Associated Press in New York. 1723 Peachtree, Jackson, Miss. SHIELD AND DIAMOND readers are again Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. indebted for a selection of the Fraternity's ASSOCIATE EDITOR Richard G. Baumhoff. STAFF CORRESPONDENTS outstanding gridiron players. St. Louis Post-Dispatch, In attempting to pick the ITKA All-Star St. Louis. Mo. Dillon Graham . New York City teams. it has been necessary to rely on ASSISTANT EDITOR Kenneth Crist, Los Angeles. Calif. chapter reports of their eligible members. Robert W . Cyester. joe Dean. Memphis , Tenn. Of the players reported, Graham has 219 Bonner St .. Dayton. 0. J. Blanford Taylor. Cincinnati, 0 . selected the best on an unbiased compari son of individual and team performance. If any player who deserved a place on the THE SHIELD AND DIAMOND is published by the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. AII-ITKA squad has been omitted, it is be Changes of Address should be sent to "The Shield and Diamond," 114 E. Second Street, cause his name was not reported by his Uttle Rock, Ark., or to R. M. McFarland, Jr., Executive Secretary, Pi Kappa Alpha, 503 Com chapter. Every IIKA player reported by mercial Exchange Building, Atlanta, Ga. Both old and new addresses should be given. his chapter was given consideration. The editors express th~ir appreciation to Articles and photographs for THE SHIELD AND DIAMOND are cordially invited and Dillon Graham and his assistants for their should be addressed to the National Editor at 740 Fisher Road, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. painstaking work. Subscription Price $2.00 a year. Special Alumni rate, $1.00 a year. Life Subscription $10. 3 Cafego, All-American, + FROM away down South in By Dillon Graham, Florida in recent years, but after careful Dixie comes six of the eleven Associated Press Sports Writer consideration this team was chosen: players selected for the 1939 Pi Assisted by Les Goates. Salt Lake City. and Ends: Bill Whitesides, Utah Kappa Alpha All ~ America football Walter F. Coxe. New Orleans. State, and J. T . Aldridge, Birming~ team. ham~Southern . While there were many expert America consideration from the va~ Tackles: Othel Turner, Tulsa, players among the Pi Kaps in other rious press association honor teams and Mike Jurich, Denver. sectors, no part of the country of~ than any other Pi Kaps throughout Guards: Ralph Stevenson, Okla~ fered as many of the Fraternity's the country. homa, and Bob Suffridge .. Tennes~ stars who stood out on strong teams An injury in the brilliant victory see. playing representative schedules. over Alabama hurt Suffridge's Center: Ed Merrick, Richmond. Perhaps the best team in the chances of turning in a full season's Backs: George Cafego, Tennes~ South was the University of Ten ~ performance as sterling as he did see; Jimmy Nelson, Alabama; nessee and perhaps the best per~ last year. Cafego, too, fell victim formers on the Volunteer's club of the injury jinx in the game with Charles Mayberry, Wake Forest. were Halfback George ("Bad The Citadel. but both clearly and Bill Tranavitch, Rutgers. News") Cafego and Guard Bob demonstrated their right to All~ Four of these stars- White~ Suffridge. Both were named on America selection. sides, Merrick, Aldridge, and Tran~ The INS All~American team. The other Dixie selections were: avitch-were repeaters from the 1938 eleven. Aces on the Tennessee team that Ed Merrick of Richmond, Jimmy went unbeaten last year and wal~ Nelson of Alabama, Charles May~ Jimmy Nelson, a 185~pound loped Oklahoma in Miami's Orange berry of Wake Forest, and J. T. sophomore flash from Live Oak, Bowl, Cafego and Suffridge con~ Aldridge of Birmingham~Southern . Fla., was probably the outstanding tinued their fancy activities this The contest for positions on this ball carrier on the Crimson Tide. year. This pair drew more All~ year's honor team was tighter than He was particularly good _in Ala~ bama's intersectional triumph over Fordham at New York's Polo Grounds. Coach Frank Thomas called him the "perfect player that coaches always pray for but seldom find." An Associated Press story on the Alabama~Mississippi State game said: · " Nelson and Boswell, the 'Barna backs, did most of the work for the winners. Nelson ripped off 62 yards in 17 tries." Nelson rated - ?ENNESSEEa 8RIL L.IAAJT high as a passer and kicker. 8.4CKFieL.D Charles ( Red) Mayberry was .STA.e. the most dependable performer on 4 a strong but erratic ' Wake Forest team that on some Saturdays rank~ ed with the best teams in the South. Jake Wade, sports editor of the Charlotte (N. C .) Observer, wrote after the Duke~Wake Forest con ~ test: "The Deacons made their great land offensive count for 203 net yards. Red Mayberry gained 105 of it himself. In punting May~ berry waged a duel with George McAfee in which neither obtained any decisive advantage. Mayberry got off for one 15~yard run around the Blue Devils' end. . . . May~ -?He berry's fake reverse gained 12 at ~MPAAIT right end, and then he clipped off &.Ast..=c:> ALABA-414 R/G"#T seven more on the other flank." VN,./::>'-.«1'-l OUT OF THe PICTURE <4ND Cafego, known as the Harrassing SEEM #EAD.ED A::?.e.. -4N07HeR. UNc:>.EF~r.eo Hungarian, was the big gun in the S6'1SO"-- Tennessee backfield, a unit full of ;OAP 1-l::;;;;:;;~~E=.~:=:;::;~=;;=:"=!ie...._j stars. He was a threat whether ieads IIKA All-Stars he ran or not for, as Zipp Newman, sides, Utah State end, though not ing line man of the Mountain sports editor of the Birmingham as fast as some others of his con ~ States conference. 'Iron Mike' is a (Ala.) News, remarked after the ference, is generally acclaimed to veritable Gibralter on the defense, Vols victory over Alabama: "He be the most sagacious wingman the fast and alert on the offense, with kept the Crimsons so busy watch~ Skyline country has seen in years," a pair of big, devastating hands." ing him that they couldn't turn too said a Salt Lake City Evening At the other tackle spot is Othel much attention to the other backs." News sports writer. "Whitesides Turner, a giant who stands 6 foot 3 In that game, the mid~season is an uncanny diagnostician of plays and weighs 210 pounds. This " ker~roosial game" in the South, and too smart to be outfoxed by any three~year veteran was a tower of Cafego personally gained 104 sudden shift of attack. Weighing strength in the Tulsa Hurricane for~ yards. He was a constant threat 182 pounds, Whitesides is rangy ward wall all season. in returning punts. and rugged." While Turner gets the nomina ~ The magazine Life eulogized " the Aldridge, a veteran flankman, tion, we could make up a whole great Cafego" as "Tennessee's played the full route in most of team from Pi Kaps at Tulsa. There hero" and published numerous pic~ Birmingham~Southern 's games, was are exactly eleven members and tures in its issue of Nov. 6. fast and aggressive and hard to pledges on the Hurricane squad. Concerning Suffridge, Newman, fool. "J. T. (Baby) Aldridge, husky and more than half of them have a wise judge of gridiron talent, left end, has been the standout in starred in one or more games. They are: Guard Leo Sas. Center said: "If there are a pair of All~ the Cat line this year. Aldridge America guards they are Suffridge weighs 200 pounds and is a rugged, · J. W . Blankenship, Halfback Herb Collins, Quarterback Lee Gentry, and Malinski." And Coach Frank smashing end," said the Birming~ Tackle C. H. Greene, and Halfback Thomas remarked in a game post~ ham News. mortem: "Suffridge and Malinski Harry Lamprich. The pledges are: One of the country's better Fullback L. D. Moore, Halfbacks got the jump on our line." Suff ~ teams was Oklahoma, and ·Ralph Malcolm Strow and Clint Gear~ ridge was an All~Southeastern Stevenson, at guard, was one of hard, and Guard Roy Stuart. guard as a sophomore last year. the best of the Sooner forwards. Cafego, or "Bad News" as he Ed Merrick of Richmond was With 188 pounds strung over a 5 one of those "iron men" of football, has been dubbed by southern sports foot 10 frame, Stevenson consistent ~ writers because he travels so far the sixty~ minute player. He cap ly outcharged his foes to open holes tained the Spiders, and was a bul~ and so fast, was chosen by Francis in the line for the Oklahoma backs. Wallace in a Saturday Evening wark of strength in every game. A serious contender for Big Six " 'Quarterbacking' the defense Post gridiron preview as likely to honor team selection this year, be the No. 1 back of 1939, and the was Capt. Ed Merrick, Richmond's Stevenson was named honorary All~State center, who had an un~ records show that he backed up captain by his mates for their im~ Wallace's faith very well. canny nose for passes, diagnosed portant early season battle with practically all of them and backed Cafego is around 6 feet tall with Northwestern. amazing power for his 1 75 pounds. up the line on running plays with his v1c1ous tackling," said the He's not only a triple~threat, but Our Rocky Mountain scout re~ Richmond (V a.) T imes~Dispatch also a great blocker and sure de~ ported that " Mike Jurich, Denver fensive man. University tackle, is the outstand~ in its account of the Rutgers game. Bill Tranavitch gained a star's TI!!J.TilJJ.Tii!J.TIJ>Tii!J.TIJJ>TiirJ.Tii!J.TIJ!lTii!J.TIJ!lTc.Ta.TiiJ>Tii!J.Tii!J.TIJJ>TilJl.Tii!J.Tii!J.T&TfJJ.T&T€J.TIJ1>TIJ!I.Tilll.Tilll.Ti!JJ.T&TfilT/J!l'rtD.T&TiiJI.T&T~ role as a sophomore when he was ~ / ~ the third leading scorer in the coun ~ ~ * THE 1940 ALL-IIKA TEAMS * ~ try. A speedy and tricky broken~ ~ ~ Courtesy or PAN AME RI CA N AlR\YAYS Left-On the flight deck with the Captain and First Officer at the controls, navigating officer (left) plotting position on ocean chart, radio officer and engineering officer was M . Jean Siechanowski, return (right) keeping log. Right-In the dining salon of the Clipper. ing to Warsaw, Poland, after at tending the Congress of Democracy in New York. (Yes, democracy in only we were crossing the Atlantic sit around and smoke and occasion terests the Poles. ) at 152 miles an hour. No rolling, ally stare out the window at the Another passenger was Hans tossing and pitching on the open moonlit waters or the star studded Vinholt, Copenhagen. He spoke sea at perhaps thirty knots. sky. On the bridge above the navi nothing but Danish and was more Two hours later I awakened, re gator was taking sights on the or less to himself. He often paced freshed myself in one of the three stars to determine our position. 9 followed . At the end of the long Losing hours (you set your watch ramp we encountered the Portu back seven hours between Kansas guese customs official who imme City and Lisbon) led most of the diately seized the passports. The passengers to bed at an early hour. group of passengers stood around Sleep was not difficult and at 10 while our luggage was taken ashore. o'clock the brightness of the ship Inspection of the luggage was was subdued and the passengers not severe, just a quick glance at were in bed. the contents and a roving hand It was 7 o'clock, Greenwich Civil through the clothing. We were off time, (zero meridian) on which the again on a wild dash to the Avis ship operates, when the steward Hotel. and what a dash it was. awakened us and said we would There is some kind of fine for the sight the Azores in less than an pedestrian if he gets hit by a car. .. hour. I dressed hastily, peering out The cars seem to move on both the window to get the first glance sides of the street, and it's every of foreign soil. And so short a body for himself. The odds on ou.r time before we had left New York driver were 100 to 1 he would htt on this long hop over the Atlantic! someone before we reached the "Why there's nothing to it." I hotel-but he didn't. The cars in murmured to myself. Lisbon last five times the life of Glistening in the bright morning Justin D. Bowersock. Br. aviation editor of The Kansas City Star, the horn. sunshine the white buildings and whose week·end flight to Europe Everyone was anxious to know homes of Horta were like a fairy resulted in a thrilling escape from about the European situation. land. Slowly the plane lost altitude the war. Throughout the previous night and and there was excitement among the the day there had been no word of passengers. marine cable station in the world is what was happening in the turmoil As gracefully as if the landing at Horta as well as a powerful naval abroad. But we learned war news had been made a million times the radio station. in Europe is difficult to obtain. Lis Dixie Clipper touched her keel to Back to the Clipper and in no bon was calm about the situation the water. There was not the time at all. a short taxi and then a because it didn't know ~mything slightest disturbance and it was 34-second take-off and we were in new. even difficult to realize the ship the air again, bound for the over I was out of bed at 6 a. m. the had touched the water. night stop at Lisbon, 1.050 miles following day, Saturday, Aug. 26. Facilities at Horta do not permit away. But there were many hungry and over the long drive to the port docking, so the Dixie Clipper an persons aboard so the breakfast of of the Saugus River. At 7: 19 chored out about 100 yards from fruit, ham and eggs. coffee and o'clock we were away in the Clipper the dock and the passengers were toast was most welcome. We had again and headed for a circular taken ashore in a large launch. left the water at 9 :52 o'clock and course around Spain, since General Here we encountered our first after an uneventful trip landed in Franco won't let the clippers fly · difficulties of a strange tongue and the Saugus River at Lisbon at 4: 12 over his country. Far to our right money. There were only a few o'clock. on the coast of Spain were Oporto. Portuguese on hand to see the ar Then as usual. the captain left Viga, Corunna, and then we were rival of the clipper and six of them the ship first and the passengers over the Bay of Biscay. were drivers of dilapidated open-air We reached the coast of France taxicabs which would make Amos south of Bordeaux just before noon 'n' Andy's cab look like a new and less than two hours later the Rolls Royce. But there was an sparklipg Mediterranean sea, blue hour to kill while the ship was re and brilliant in the afternoon sun. fueled, so we took a drive through Before we knew it we had crossed the quaint and winding streets of over the bay and skimmed along the Horta. I bought some cigarettes water to another nice landing-and in silver and got back a lot of the end of the southern trans-At escudos. Well. they would be good lantic clipper line, Marseilles. 5,780 at the next stop, Lisbon, too. miles out of Kansas City. The early morning drive over the After the French looked over our island of Fayal and through Horta, luggage, we boarded a large Air the capital of the district, was re F ranee bus and headed for the air freshing and entertaining. It was port and a twin-engined Bloch plane a contrast to the machine in which to carry us on to Paris for dinner we had been riding as the funny that night. Everybody on the Clip little car honked at donkey caravans per was headed for Paris and then loaded with supplies, men, women to other points of Europe. Now we and children carrying heavy loads were together again in the Douglas of everything from foodstuffs to appearing French plane with a ca firewood on their heads. Beautiful pacity for eighteen persons. Seemed panoramas spread before the eyes Courtesy or P'AN A1\IER1 A N ATR W .t.\YS like a toy compared to our last of the visitor, especially the great Looking down the 90.foot aisle of plane. natural harbor. The greatest sub- the Dixie Clipper. 10 Chandler Joins Roll of IIKAis in Congress Senator Albert B. (Happy) Chandler (right) shakes hands with his colleague, Senator Barkley. as Vice President Gamer seals their pledge of cooperation. after Senator Chandler was sworn into office. + ANOTHER United States senator ment of his pleasing voice in tender would do all he could to help the was added to the list of Pi ballads. A frequent host or guest President keep this nation out of Kappa Alpha's in Congress now at IIKA gatherings. he likewise ex the war. that Albert Benjamin (" Happy" ) celled in songs of the fraternity. When " Happy" entered the Chandler, J_{. and n, erstwhile Gov In 1938 Chandler made a bitter Senate chamber for the first time ernor of Kentucky, wears the toga. fight against Alben Barkley, Senate it was in the course of the pro On Oct. 10 he·took his seat, join majority leader, the senior Senator longed debate on the neutrality is ing Senator Charles 0. Andrews. from Kentucky. for the Democratic sue. He was introduced by Barkley AH , of Florida. nomination. President Roosevelt and sworn by Vice President Gar Chandler was appointed to the had to come to Barkley's aid with ner. Thereafter, like most new vacancy caused by the death of his famous " Dear Alben" letter. Senators, he became for the most Two days before his resignation as Marvel ~ills Logan. He will serve part a listener for the time being. until next year's election, in which Governor, Chandler presented an although he had a brief opportunity he is expected to be a candidate for "umbrella of appeasement" to to sit in the presiding officer's chair. the balance of the unexpired term. Barkley at Mount Sterling, Ky .. at a rally for Johnson. He said : " I Three days after his induction he His appointment was accomplished was escorted by Barkley to the by his resignation as Governor. an pledge you that, if I am called to a wider field of service, I will uphold White House on a courtesy call. office which would have been ter On departing he said to reporters: minated. automatically Dec. 12. the hands of the President of the United States and the hands of "The President told me the only Keen Johnson, Lieutenant-Gov reason he opposed me before was ernor, his political ally. succeeded Senator Barkley." Accepting. Barkley responded : he did not want me to throw Alben to the governorship and immediate out in order to get there." ly named Chandler to the Senate. " I thank Gov. Chandler for this umbrella of appeasement. I accept The story of Chandler's rapid Such arrangements between Gov it to show you that I am not a rise in a public career has been told ernors and Lieutenant-Governors in Hitler and return it to him in the often in these columns. He is 41 the case of Senate vacancies often same spirit that Grant returned years old, married, the father of have been discussed but rarely car Lee's sword after Appomattox." two daughters and two sons, and a ried out. Johnson had just won the In his campaign against Barkley , resident of Versailles, Ky. Other Democratic nomination for Gov Chandler had stressed his achieve highlights: Born at Corydon, Ky.; ernor, with Chandler's aid, and with ment in balancing the state's budget education at Transylvania College, every expectation of election to a and declared he would help in an Harvard, and the University of full term in that place. One of effort to balance the national Kentucky; began the pr:actice of " Happy's" last acts in the guber budget. if sen t to the Senate. H e law at Versailles in 1924; appointed natorial chair was to enlarge his had been a frequent critic of Presi to a minor post in 1928, and elected taff of Kentucky Colonels by com dent Roosevelt's spending policies a State Senator the next year, and missioning about 60 more. but approved the President's neu Lieutena.nt-Governor in 1931; be He announced that he left the trality policies. With Andrews he came Governor in 1935; member of s tate capitol "with a smile on my joined in the overwhelming major the Democratic National Commit face and a song ip my heart." One ity vote for Roosevelt's arms em tee. In 1922-27 he was football of his favorite devices in his political bargo repeal. He had declared in coach for the " Praying Colonels" campaigns . has been the employ- accepting the senatorship that he of Centre College, Danville, Ky. 11 ment of men; gas masks and air-raid precautions all fitted into a new at mosphere for us, one that told us that a terrible fear hung over these YOUTHS people. The Netherlands, which has al ways tried to remain neutral. was of All Nations Talk preparing against an invasion. Along the North Sea trenches had been built, not as in London to pro PEACE as Europe tect the people, but trenches banked with sandbags and strung with barbed wire in which were soldiers with arms. Girds for WAR When we visited the Zi.tider Zee and were shown the vast acres of By Charles Pieratt, Transylvania land these industrious people had Delegate from the United States retaken . from the sea, we were told that in time of an invasion they In Christ there meet both East and West, would open their dikes and allow In Him meet South and North, the seat once more to cover the All Christly sords are one in Him, land rather than allow it to be cap Throughout the whole rtJide world. tured. The streets were filled with + THIS SONG, sung at the first as- soldiers and sailors. and talking sembly of the World Youth with Dutch youth we found that Conference in Amsterdam, Nether they were ready to give themselves lands. on July 22, 1939, united to defend their country. I ,775 young people from 71 dif But what about Germany? Many ferent countries in homage to their have asked me that question, that Savior. and how I liked the Germacs. Al We had gathered, most of us, ways my answer has been that the under different national allegiances. majority of the German people we were divided in denominational treated us swell. Perhaps since and confessional beliefs, we were we were members of a World Y Tour we were thrown with a class representing various Christian or~ ganizations, and we were drawn that felt that the best was not too from every walk of life; thus for ten good. and that by treating us well days we were united. we would say kind things about We had been chosen by various 1:hem. Whether this was their in groups and churches to represent tention I do not know but I must say them at this first World Youth that I liked them very much and Conference and had sacrificed a I am in sympathy with a large ma great deal to go into this war jority of these fear-driven people threatened country to hold our con who know that death lurks around ference. It was a miracle that the the corner if they fail to do as they conference took place at all. with are bidden. It is a !He that neither threats and rumors of war all about you nor I would care to live and us. may we thank God that our country Those of us who attended the is a Democracy. / conference consider ourselves fortu It surprised me that Switzerland nate in leaving Europe when we was so well prepared for war. I did. We sailed from Southampton believe that here we saw more mili two days before Germany began tary display than in any of the making her threats. and were back other four countries that we visited. in New York four days before war While attending the Zurich Swiss actually was declared. Thus, al E xposition they gave a demonstra though we saw no actual fighting. tion of their military power. Air we did see plenty of preparations planes flew overhead firing ma· being made. chine guns, cannons stationed in the Take London, the largest city in crevices of the Alps echoed and re the world, covering a radius of 40 echoed through the valleys, soldiers miles. Here we saw the parks be marching through the streets until ing excavated and air-raid trenche Journey's end for Charles Pieratt (top) being built. Famous statues and after visit to Europe on brink of war. pictures being taken from their Pieratt at hotel in Frutugen, Switzer places and hidden away for safe land, with snow·covered Alps in back· ground. Below-ffigh up in the Alps. keeping. Scarcity of food at meal Pieratt met these children trudging times; posters asking for the enlist- along a mountain trail. 12 Paris, our interview with Sir An thony Eden, the many contacts made at the conference, windmills, wooden shoes, the subways of Lon don and Paris, Windsor Castle, climbing the Alps, and meeting the Swiss people, all these and more are memories of my trip abroad that I shall never forget. Our trip included a three-day rest stop in Frutugen, Switzerland. Here I joined a group of boys and hiked two of the Alps mountains. It was an interesting experience and one long to be remembered. On our first trip we left early and took our breakfast with us. The day was not very clear and for most of the trip we were above or among clouds. To look down on the vil lage below and the snow-covered Alps in the distance was a sight in describable. It was on this first trip that we lost our way while taking a short cut and sought help of a Swiss family who spoke only German. None of us understood their lan guage but their friendly smiles told us they wished to help. The mother motioned for us to come and look under the house where several cows were feeding. She was proud of those cows for they made up their Hikinq in the Alps, durinq the World Youth Conference, these visitors explored wealth. The Swiss count their a country which has been at peace for centuries and yet now is one of the most wealth in cows and not dollars and active in Europe in preparation lor war. cents. It was in this same village that a late at night held these peace-lov played for centuries, contained only group invited us to an entertainment ing Swiss long past their bedtime. the framework for the glass had where they sang folk songs and Each man is given a gun and 60 been removed and stored away for danced folk dances dressed in na rounds of ammunition and is expect safekeeping. Shortly after we visit tive costume. Everywhere we went ed to fight for his country. They ed the Louvre many of the famous the youth seemed to take part in are good marksman, for each week masterpieces were removed. All entertaining us and to make our they spend several hours at target because of war and rumors of war. visit one long to be remembered. practice. Do these countries want war? Today, many of these boys are The beautiful lake at Zurich has No, many youth that we talked to on the battle fields or in training tanks of food and ammunition were not for fighting, but in time of camps. Those youth we met in buried at its bottom to be raised defending their country, felt it their Germany, some fifteen in number, and used in case of an emergency. duty to do so. told us that should Germany go to All bridges and roads leading out When we sailed from Le Havre war they were listed. They did of this, small European country are that August night I stood at the not feel free to discuss with us so wired that in 15 minutes' time rail and watched the shore fade questions we might have asked but they can either be blown to bits or away, wondering as I have won didn't. blocked against an invading army. dered many times since why man We Americans are fortunate in To us, who had just attended a in a few hours must destroy the living in a safe democracy. Let us conference where the theme was things that men for centuries have strive to remain neutral. We do " Christus Victor" it was hard to been building. The famous cathe not want our parks torn up and realize that these preparations drals, museums, castles, places of trenches built, to live in fear of the meant destruction. historic interest. And more, human sound of sirens warning us of an France, the country that Na lives must be destroyed! And for approaching air raid. poleon once ruled, fears for the what? Invading countries, seeking We do not want our homes de future. As we rode along the for themselves wealth and prestige, stroyed. We do not want our streets and avenues our attention but losin g the greatest possession youth killed . in battle, our civilians was called to the blue lights in the of man- lave for his fellow man! murdered, our civilization, comforts, lamp posts and various buildings, a Westminster Abbey, the Shake progress, and attainments shattered means of precaution against air speare country, the Old Curiosity - all for what? raids. Le Sants Chapel, where the Shop. that trip up the Rhine, the beautiful rose window has been dis- night we attended the opera at God give America PEACE! 13 A Step Forward House Fund Builds Cash Assets By W. H. Rose. Southern California • NET WORTH of the Fraternity's City, Atlanta, Charleston, S. C., • THE SuPREME CouNCIL, at its national chapter house loan fund and Charlottesville, Va.). In com~ meeting in Chicago on Sept. at the end of the last fiscal year, parison, the assets a year earlier 2~4 . adopted a far~reaching ac~ June 30, has been reported to the were: Loans, $100,903; cash, $2.~ counting and auditing program for Chapter House Loan Committee by 973. Thus the outstanding prin ~ the Fraternity, the application of Executive Secretar·y R. M . McFar~ cipal of loans decreased $5,936, which will, in my opinion, result in land, Jr., as $150,981-an increase while the cash increased $8,080. more efficient chapter house man~ of $2,104, or slightly more than 2 agement and increased net income Receipts for the year consisted through better accounting control. per cent, in the year. of $6,435 repaid on loans, $946 in~ The assets, last June 30, were terest on loans, $26 interest on bank A national fraternity may be balances, $1.109 from apportion~ likened to a business having as divided as follows : Chapter house loans, $94,927; cash, $ 11 ,053 (de~ ment of half of fraternity jewelry many branch offices as the £rater~ posited in four banks in New York royalties, and $21 allotted from nity has chapters. The most effi~ chapter dues. The year's ·only ex~ cient operation of such a business all "branch" or chapter house rec~ penditure was $459, loaned on the would best be obtained by the ap~ Tau chapter house. plication of a uniform program ords by a certified public account~ throughout the entire organization. ant. The books and records of all McFarland estimated that $11 .~ chapters are to be sent to . the 900 would be collected in principal The old adage "a chain is as auditor for examination each year, and interest on loans in the current strong as its weakest link" applies at the end of school term, imme~ fiscal year, 1939~40 , together with na~ to our Fraternity in that the diately after closing. The chap~ $1.200 in jewelry royalties and $30 tiona! organization is as strong as ters will each be required to submit interest on bank balances. its weakest chapter. The purpose monthly statements in a prescribed of the new accounting and auditing Early in the current year, last form. The books and records of August, the fund received $7,000 in program is to place the Fraternity the National Office are to be ex~ strictly on a businesslike basis and repayment of a 1936 loan to Alpha~ amined each convention year as in Nu, University of Missouri. forge · a chain that is strong in each the past. and every one of its links. The ac~ Three chapters completed repay~ complishment of this purpose will A summary of the more import~ ment of loans in the last fisqtl year ant results anticipated from the for~ require strict adherence to the ac ~ -Alpha~Omega, Kansas State Col~ counting instructions that will be ward step recently inaugurated by lege (on a 1920 loan, with 80 per the Supreme Council follows : issued from . time to time. cent of a 1937 loan still due); Beta~ The program adopted for the 1. More adequate accounting Chi, the extinct chapter at the Uni ~ control. Fraternity provides for the installa~ versity of Minnesota, the $2,020 tion, as of the beginning of the 2. More efficient chapter house balance on a $2.500 loan of l929; present school term, of a uniform management and increased Gamma~Rho , Northwestern, paid accounting system throughout all revenue through better ac~ up ahead of time. Chapters which chapters. Such system is to be counting control. did not make payments of any size maintained on an accrual basis and 3. More readily available finan~ on the principals of their loans in is to be kept in double entry form . cial information of the use of the last fiscal year were reported The system, when installed and the National Office, the Na~ by the executive secretary as Alpha~ operating, will aid materially in the tional Treasurer and the Su~ Lambda, Alpha~Nu , Alpha~Chi. Beta~Alpha , Beta~Beta, Beta~ Gam~ proper conduct of the financial a£ ~ preme Council. fairs of the Fraternity, first from 4. Readily available information rna, Beta~Kappa , and Gamma~ Gamma. · the standpoint of the chapter houses from which to obtain com~ themselves and second from the bined statements of assets, At the close of business at the standpoint of the national organiza ~ liabilities and results from op~ end of the fiscal year 26 per cent tion. erations showing the financial of the principal of the loans to the It has been the practice of our position of the entire or~ chapter was at interest-$6,217 at Fraternity to have the books and ganization. 5 per cent and $18,442 at 6 per records of the National Office ex~ My friend and colleague, H. cent. This has come about in the amined by a certified public ac~ Dean Campbell, C. P. A. (father past five and one~half years, prior countant each convention year cov ~ of Harry Campbell, rH) and I are to which time loans had been made ering the period betwen conventions honored to have been appointed to without interest. It was on Me~ with the result that the records of carry out the accounting and audit· Farland's recommendation that in ~ the "head" office have been e x~ .ing program adopted by the Su~ terest is required on loans now. amined without corresponding ex~ preme Council. Years in which the loans were amination of the records of its As this goes to press, a new set made, which were still outstanding ''branches." It is obviously im ~ of books, a chart of accounts and at the end of the last fiscal year possible to obtain the true financial an accounting manual have un ~ are divided as follows: 1918, one status of a business and its branches doubtedly been supplied to each loan; 1920, three; 1921, one; 1922. in this manner. chapter. The manual sets forth in five ; 1924, three; 1927, five; 1929. The program adopted by the Su~ detail the procedure to be followed seven; 1931. five; 1933, two; 1934, preme Council therefore also pro~ in maintaining the accounting rec~ one; 1935, one; 1936, two; 1937, vides for an annual examination of ords. two; 1938, two. 14 President Hart's Son Pledged IIKA + JoHN FRASER HART , son of of his father, who led a regiment Freeman H . Hart, National of 3,800 men in a World War in President and National Historian telligence test. The elder Hart, a of IIKA, has become a pledge of Second Lieutenant of Field Ar his father's chapter, Iota, at Hamp tillery in France, had an I. Q. rat den-Sydney College, V a. ing calling for the rank of Major The pledging occurred Oct. 12 . General. but the Army never got without ceremony. Young Hart around to making his shoulder in received the pledge button from signia and pay check correspond. Rives S. Brown, Jr., of Martins A graduate of Hampden-Sydney ville, Va., IMC and rush captain in 1912, President Hart was pledged of Iota. His father was not pres and initiated by Iota chapter as a ent, but posed for a photograph brother in faculty about March, later with Brown and the neophyte. 1928. Dr. Hart, of course, is most wide President Hart was asked by ly known as the author of The His THE SHIELD AND DIAMOND to tell tory of Pi Kappa Alpha, a notable how his son followed in his foot compilation of the Fraternity's 71 steps. He replied : years of existence. Dr. Hart's re John Fraser Hart (left) receives a searches into the early days re ''I told him, of course, that I pledqe pin from Rives S. Brown, Iota would be glad if he would join my rush captain, as Dr. Freeman H. vealed many heretofore unknown own fraternity, but left it up to Hart, National President. looks on. facts about the organization. him. He was rushed somewhat by two other fraternities, but, being a rather pronounced legacy, they pre Van Buskirk to Head Dentists sumably did not put very much + DR. Guv W . VAN BusKIRK, A® . which Dr. Van Buskirk has shown pressure on him. His being only former National Vice President. for years in IIKA. 15. which is much younger than has been chosen president-elect of There were 1,200 delegates from the average freshman, also makes the Southern California State Den the profession at the association's the situation somewhat different. tal Association. He will take of forty-second annual convention in Of course, I congratulated him fice next autumn. It is the custom Los Angeles in October when the most heartily and was delighted to of many professional organizations election was held. The meeting have him pledge Pi Kappa Alpha." to choose their head a year in ad- was in t h e Ambassador Hotel. Young Hart is somewhat in where a little more than a year pre clined to adopt his father's career. viously the national convention of as well as his fraternity, by be IIKA had been held. Dr. Van coming a teacher of history. His Buskirk was an honorary member father, professor of history at of the general arrangements com Hampden-Sydney, does not con mittee and head of the convention ceal the hope that he will, but says conduct group. His wife, Mrs. that, with a good foundation course, Alese Van Buskirk, was in charge "he can go into about any profes of the ladies' entertainment at the sion he wants." His interest in his IIKA gathering. tory is keen. At the age of 11 he Dr. Van Buskirk, who was grad read the four volumes of Douglas uated from West Virginia Univer Freeman's Biography of Gen. Rob sity and later took his dental de ert E. Lee. He . is taking the gree at the University of Southern Bachelor of Arts course, including California, in 1919, is a resident of both Greek and Latin, one of which Los Angeles, at 2505 Tenth Ave.• is still required at Ha!Jlpden-Sydney with offices in the Wilshire Medi for an A . B. degree. cal Building. Sports, dramatics, and public From 1926 to 1930 he was Grand speaking all interest him, and in Alumni Secretary of the Fraternity. November he was trying out for the Dr. Guy W. Van Buskirk, president At the notable Troutdale conven staff of the campus newspaper. elect of the Southern California State tion in 1933, when the nomencla Dentists Association. His high school work was taken ture of offices was revised, among at Worsham, a village near Hamp vance, so that he may become fa other changes, he was the first man den-Sydney, where Patrick Henry miliar with the duties of the office. elected to the new position of Na once practiced law and made a In selecting Dr. Van Buskirk the tional Vice President, with a place famous speech. For the four years large body of dentists of the south on the Supreme Council. in high school Fraser Hart's aver ern half of the Golden State evi An ardent fisherman, Dr. Van age grade was 97. There is every dently took advantage of the or Buskirk is in general a lover of reason to believe that he is blessed ganizing abilities and zeal for the the outdoors, likewise a real be with an intelligence akin to that things in which he is interested liever in mankind and fellowship. 15 Chicago Starts Plans for '40 Famed Edgewater Beach Hotel To Be Scene of II KA Convention In August-Program in Making + FooTBALL in its 1940 debut, With plans already in the forma~ The Edgewater Beach Hotel's when the college all~stars meet tive stage, the host Alumni, Alpha~ famous beachwalk with its open air the professional champions · at Theta chapter, some 700 strong, is dance floor will be available for Soldier's Field. looking forward eagerly to return~ dancing, as will the Marine Dining Pretty girls from Northwestern ing the gracious hospitality accord~ Room and the Crystal Ballroom. - famed in story and song. ed at past conventions. Already The spacious grounds-the hotel Swing and sway on the beach Kip Bandrup, president of the Chi and grounds cover two square city walk of one of Chicago's swankiest cago group, has appointed an en~ blocks-afford various sports. hotels. thusiastic entertainment committee. A moonlight trip along the lake A moonlight boat trip on Lake " It is our hope to have every at shore, or across the_ lake to the sand Michigan. tending brother in the stands at dunes in Michigan, on one of the Swimming, tennis-at night if Soldier Field stadium when the big pleasure steamers, is another you wish-delectable cuisine, new college All-Stars play this year's prospective event, with Wilson friends, comradeship! National Professional Football Brown, rP alumnus, in charge. These are some of the features League football champions," says Wives and sweethearts visiting of the Pi Kappa Alpha convention Bandrup. "On the field will be Chicago will have the opportunity to be held during the closing days IIKA players, and undoubtedly our to go through Marshall Field's in of August when delegates and P appy Waldorf will be among the ternationally famous department visitors gather next fall at Chi~ coaches. Harold Rainville, Na store on a specially conducted tour. cago' s smart, northside Edgewater tional Publicity Chairman of the Other events of especial interest to Beach Hotel on the sandy shore of Fraternity, will be in charge of these the IIKA women also are being Lake Michigan. arrangements. planned by Mrs. Deneen Watson, It is here that the 1940 IIKA " For the undergraduates, the whose prominent lawyer husband Convention will be held. To the Gamma-Rho Active Chapter will is a Beta~Eta alumnus. north lie Northwestern University present Northwestern's glorified Harold St orer, BH alumnus and and Gamma ~ Rho's new chapter sophisticated coeds for dates. That past secretary~treasurer of Alumnus house; to the south Chicago's Gold ought to be a big inducement for a Alpha-Theta chapter, will handle Coast and the famous Loop with record attendance of collegians. transportation arrangements. Emil their myriad of cafes, theaters, and Stankley, B~ alumnus, has been On the exclusive North Shore of Lake night clubs. Michigan stands the great Edge. delegated to supervise registration Yes! Entertainment will be a water Beach Hotel (above), where and reservations. Harold E. Green, high spot of the 1940 convention! TIKA's will gather next autumn. rP alumnus, will handle publicity. 16 Thus, with the convention still months away, everything points to the best entertainment and the big ~ gest IIKA gathering ever held in the middle west. Chicago is · well known for its summer entertainment facilities. and visiting IIKA's will have· ample opportunity to make full use of them. The Edgewater Beach Hotel. where will be held the 1940 IIKA Convention, is one of the show places of Chicago and certainly one of the world's most famous hotels. Located right on the shore of Lake Michigan, in an exclusive residential section and away from the noise and bustle of Chicago's great business section, it is an ideal convention hotel. Every one of its one thousand rooms is an out~ side room and the building is sur~ rounded by the hotel's own land ~ Palatial scaped grounds. lobby connect· ing the north and south During the convention period, wings of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. members and guests may enjoy the 1,200 foot bathing beach, tennis courts, lighted for night play. a mashie and putter golf course, all Chicago. it is also the most beauti ~ restaurant in America. The Yacht on the hotel's grounds. In adjacent ful. With its many different floor Club is entered by a typical ship's Lincoln Park will be found horse~ levels and the large cushioned gang plank. Inside the illusion of back riding, boating, shooting and dance floor, top ~r anking dance standing on the deck of a sea going a regulation 18~hole golf course. bands and smart entertainment, It yacht in motion is perfect. Waves Those who drive to the conven ~ is the night time favorite of thou~ dash against the sides and all the tion may park their cars in the hotel sands of pleasure seeking folk, not sounds of a large boat under way garage or in nearby parking lots. only native Chicagoans, but visitors are faithfully produced. The Edgewater Beach is the from all over the world. Convenient meeting rooms, both home of the famous Marine Dining Another well known and popular large and smaller, with plenty of Room, which everyone seems to light, good ventilation and pleasant spot in the hotel is the Yacht Club, have heard about, especially as the surroundings will be provided. AI~ the most unique cocktail room and originating spot for many coast~to most every type of guest room ac ~ coast radio broadcasts. This room commodations will be available to has recently been entirely rebuilt This is the widely known Marine our members with the cooling Dining Room of the Edgewater and decorated and besides being Beach, with dining and dancing to breezes of Lake Michigan looking the largest hotel dining room in the accompaniment of lake breezes. out for everyone's comfort. 17 Meyers and Kennett Named District Heads A lawyer, with offices in the + Two NEW D istrict P residen ts Union Commerce Building, Cleve ~ recently took office to fill va~ c.a ncies which occurred at the time land. he formerly was special of the Supreme C ouncil meeting in counsel to the Attorn ey~ General of C hicago early in September. Ohio. He is chairman of the Ath ~ They are Kent H . M eyers, AX, letic Committee of the Cleveland and AP , of C leveland, D istrict N o. Athletic Club. 3, and John J. Kennett, BH. of S e~ H e was married to Miss Eliza ~ attle, No. 18. beth S . Swinton in 1925. They Their predecessors were, r es p ec~ have a son, D avid, 11 . The family tively, Claude J. P arker, BE, of home is at 3130 Yorkshire Road, C levelal].d , and W ilson B. H ell er, Cleveland H eights. · A r, of Los Angeles. Kennett, w ho w ill be 39 in J a n ~ Between them, the two new offi uary, also is a lawyer. in the firm cers have supervision of nine un of Kennett & Benton, Smith T ow er, dergraduate chapters and each, of Seattle. His ·partner is Hugh H. course, also has alumni chapters in Benton, Jr., B r and BE, '30. Ken ~ his district. T he fi ve undergradu Above- Kent H. Meyers. of Cleve a te units in N o. 3, which covers land, w ho will supervise Ohio nett, born a t Foster, Mo., took his O hio and w estern W est Virginia. chapters. Be low- John J. Kennett, law degree at the University of of Seattle . w ho will preside ove ~ W ashington in 1923. In college he are: Al p h a~Xi , U niversity of Cin chapters of th e Northw est. cinnati; Alpha ~ R h o , 0 h i o S ta te was a debater and took part in U niversity; B e t a~ Epsilon, W e tern interfraternity boxing. D elta Theta Reserve University; G a mma ~ Z e t a , Phi is his law fraternity. W ittenberg College, and Gamma W ithin two months after his Omicron, O hio U niversity. In N o. gra duation from law school he 18, which takes in W ashington , opened his law office in t he build ~ Oregon, Montana and Idaho, the c h a p t ers a r e: Ga m ma~ K a pp a. ing w here it has remained ever Montana S tate College; Gamma since. Just 10 years la ter, in Au ~ Pi, U niversity of O regon; Beta gust, 1933 , he was appoin ted the Beta, University of W ashington , first counsel in the state of W a Sfi. ~ and Gamma ~ X i , W ashington State ington for the F ederal Home O wn College. ers' Loan Corporation. It was his Meyers, 37 years old, a native of responsibili ty to set up· and a d min ~ Cleveland, joined IIKA a t Syracuse ister a state~wide legal department: U niversity, where he was a student There were 53 lawyers working for in 192 0 ~ 23 , and a ffilia ted with him in this service, w hich he con A l pha ~ R ho while attending law tin ued until December, 1934. school a t O hio S tate in 1 9 2 3~25 . H e is a member of the American H e was a member of the Sy racuse Legion. Married, he has a son , track team and an initia te of Ph i John Franklin , 7, a nd a daughter, D elta Phi, legal honorary. M arilyn Lee, 6. The family re In 1934 he was president of sides a t 2519 E leventh Ave .. W est. Alumnus Beta~Tau , C leveland. Sea ttle. Jurist Holds Four Benches of the piling up of work for Judge Suggests IIKA Watch Charm + FoR THE LAST YEAR Robert H . Gardner. promptly threatened to , ~ A SUGGESTION for adoption by Gardner, I'H , '33, has been se r v ~ take a vacation at the same tim e, the fraternity of a distinctive ing by appointment as City Judgf' to a ll ow the latter to spread himself key or watch charm for alumni has of N ewport Beach, Cali f.- one of over five benches. been sen t to E xecutive Secreta ry the youngest jurists in the state. Ju dge Gardner took his law de~ R. M . M cFarland, Jr. , by John 0 . In O ctober, for a couple of weeks gree at the U niversity of Southern Lafferty, B, '38. he had the distin ction of being prac California in 1935, then was ad tically the whole show judicially in mitted to the bar. Shortly there McFarland, w ho has notiCed southern O range county, handling after he was made D eputy D istrict with in terest the Chi Phi watch four courts at once. Besid es his Attorney of Orange county. resign charm, wrote to La fferty that he regular job on the bench he t e rn ~ in g late in 1938 to accept the court \Vas passing the idea on to the porarily replaced a Justice of th e position. H is law office has been four official jewelers and would P eace at Costa Mesa, a Justice a t in the Storey Building, Balboa. submit their designs to him for crit~ Huntington Beach and another Jus As an undergraduate he was an rcrsm. La fferty is at 36 11 Locust tice in Santa Anna w ho was di s~ outstanding member of the debating St.. Philadelphia. He is the son qualified for a certain case. Still team. a member of Trojan Knights. of Dr. Robert H . Lafferty, B. Char~ another Justice a t Laguna, hearing and Phi D elta Phi. law fraternity. lotte. N.C. 18 Tiny Daughter of IIKA Wins Coveted Role With Gable 1n 'Gone With Wind' 'Bonnie Blue Butler' To Be Played By Cammie King,Age 4 Little Cammie King, a s she appears as the daughter of Scarlett and Rhett Butler, played by Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, in the technicolor production of " Gone With the Wind." + LITTLE seven-year-old Diane though she spoke some lines for an chanted, not terrified, a t her sur King, daughter of W . Cam animal, a baby deer, in an animated roundings. Director Fleming look mack King, Ar, and Eleanor King, cartoon. She knew her lines per ed as sad and disappointed as he Los Angeles elocution teacher, was fectly in her scene with Gable, anc! could, and Cammie's mother set an being interviewed for one of the never missed a word in several example by a few realistic sobs off most coveted motion picture roles takes. · set, where Cammie could see her. that Hollywood has cast in years. And just to indicate that the girls Finally. the child wept to the satis The part was that of Bonnie Blue are never too young to fall for faction of all concerned. Butler, child of Rhett Butler and Clark Gable was illustrated by the Cammie, whose full name is Scarlett O 'H ara. in David 0 . Selz instant attachment of 4-year-old Cammack, was born in Los Angeles. nick's technicolor production of Cammie for her favorite actor, when She was named for her father, W . Gone 'YVith the Wind, starring she was called to work at the studio. Cammack King, a graduate of the Clark Gable. as Butler; Vivien H er first question when her University of Louisiana , and Los Leigh, as Scarlett; Leslie Howard mother. Mrs. E leanor King, brought A ngeles manager for a chemical and Olivia de Havilland, directed her on the sound stage. was: company. She has seven relatives by Victor Fleming. " Mummy, where's Mr. Gable? " who are pastors of churches in the "Too bad," said Fred Schuessler, And when rehearsal began, C am South, and her grandfather, Rev. casting director. "When they're mie hardly waited for her mother's James C ammack, formerly of Mis old enough to read lines, they're too admonition : " Now, Cammie, pre sissippi, lives in Los Angeles. big for the part." tend Mr. Gable is your dad~y . " In the picture, Bonnie Blue Butler Whereupon D iane suggested : She immediately snuggled up rid s a pony. and to ascertain Cam " My sister looks like me and is against Clark, and rubbed her small mie's fitness for the part, the casting only four and she can read lines!" snub nose on his cheek. director asked her how she likedto So the casting director sent for In the scene, Gable, in tall ha t ride. tiny Cammie King, four years old, and silk-lined Inverness, had to and w hen P roducer Selznick saw comfort his child, who was crying Assuming there could be no ques her, she was signed on the spot. from fear of the dark. tion of her fondness for horseman More than 250 children had been Cammie was so delighted w ith ship, she decided M r. Schuessler tested for the part. her new fri end, that she stopped was getting technical w ith her. " I Gone With the Wind is Cam crying at once, and for the first like to ride English AND W estern . mie's first important picture, a!- few takes. acted as if she were en- both," she replied. 19 Dedicatory banquet lor new Alpha-Iota chapter house at Jackson, Miss. Dr. F. H. Hart. who delivered principal address, is at center of speakers' table. Alpha-Iota Dedicates New Home I By Lawrence Painter, Millsaps Notables Present at Millsaps + Two NA1'10NAL officers, the former president of Millsaps Hart, Hickman Represent S.C. College and distinguished alumni Dr. D. M. ·Key, AI , former presi~ partment at Birmingha.m~South e rn were present on Nov. 4, the greatest dent of Millsaps College and now College. dedicated the new house day in the history of Alpha~Iota head of the ancient languages de~ Saturday morning. chapter, for the dedication of Alpha ~ Alpha~Iota's varied and colorful Iota's new $15.000 chapter house. This qroup, taken just after dedication history at Millsaps was told by Dr. exercises, shows chapter and visitors in Dr. Freeman H. Hart, I , National front of the new Alpha-Iota house. Be Key. who praised its cooperation President, and Roy D. Hickman. tween the two columns are (left to riqht): with the administration and leader~ B~ . National Alumni Secretary, Ellis Wriqht, lather of three Pikes; Har ship on the campus when he was were honored at the open house vey T. Newell, Jr.. Roy D. Hickman, head of the college. Dr. Freeman H. Hart, A. Brown Moore, held in the new chapter home the Dr. I. F. Simmons, Jackson alumnus. and To the ideals of Pi Kappa Alpha. afternoon of Nov. 4. Dr. D. M. Key. "to joy, to friendship, to relation- 20 ship between mother and son and Alpha-Iota's new chapter house at 424 itor of THE SHIELD AND DIAMOND , to intellectual achievement," Or. Marshall St., Jackson. Miss.. and (upper AI, right): Ess White, George Klee. and and Dr. D. M . Key, who deliv Key .. dedicated " this fraternity Louis Wilson in the living room. Be ered the dedicatory address that home. low (left): Lawrence Waring. Kenneth morning. Representing Millsaps College. Holyfield. and Pledge Calvin Stubble Especially commended by N ew field in the living room and in a com Dean W. E . Riecken expressed his bination study and bedroom. (Right): ell was Charles Miller Murry, SMC hope that " this house will become Kenneth ·Holyfield at typewriter: Louis of Alpha-Iota, who presided over an inspiration, both material and Wilson on top bunk: Graham McFarlane the dedicatory exercises. intellectual. for the college." below. and George Klee, silting on bunk. Also receiving special commenda Harvey T. Newell. }r., AI, chair tion from Newell was Prof. Alvin establish an endless chain of broth man of the building committee and J. King. AI. director of the Mill of the alumni committee in charge erhood," said Hickman. saps Singers and faculty advisor to of the dedicatory exercises, told of Dr. Hart, who last spoke to mem Alpha- Iota. the work of the building committee. bers of Alpha-Iota three years ago Solos, "Honeymoon" by Law composed of R. C. Stockett, AI. at the annual Founders' Day cele rence Waring, Tylertown, and " My president of Alpha-Psi, Jackson bration, found many new faces Fraternity Lullaby" by Richard alumni chapter, and William Hardy mingled with those of the alumni Dorman, Jackson, and " Pals of the Bizzell, former SMC of Alpha-Iota. and old members of Alpha-Iota. Garnet and Gold" by a chorus were Following the dedicatory prayer Speaking of the new chapter presented with the whole group . by Rev. J. B. Holyfield, AI, '13, house, Dr. Hart praised the unsel joining in on the second chorus. the Pi Kappa Alpha Singers sang fish brotherhood which had made The Dream Girl of IIKA by the the choral benediction. possible the building of " such a entire compf!ny ended the banquet. In introducing Dr. Hart, main wonderful chapter home, built on Over 400 students, faculty mem speaker at the banquet that night in the foundations of cpc{>Ka." bers and friends of Pi Kappa Alpha a downtown Jackson hotel, National Preceding Dr. Hart's address, came to look over the new house at Alumni Secretary Roy Hickman Harvey T. Newell. Jr., introduced the open house in the afternoon. urged the active members not to outstanding alumni and national Finished in September, the house lose their contact with their chapter and district officers present. is three stories high and built on after graduation. Recognized by Toastmaster semi-colonial style to conform to the "When you get out of school. Newell were: A. Brown Moore. campus buildings. In it are seven remember what your alumni did for H, President of District 11 ; Robert bedrooms, a library chapter room. you in the building of this beautiful Ezelle, Jr., AI, alumnus counselor of living room, game room, kitchenette. new chapter house and always ex Alpha-Iota; S. M. Graham, AI, and two baths, and a storage room. tend the hand of friendship back · G . P . Cook, AI, charter members; Sixteen actives are living in the to your chapter. Thus. you will Victor M . Roby . AI. alumni ed- house at present. 21 II KA' s Among Winners Greek Week at Minnesota + IN A NAT I ON~W IDE sales contest + " FR ATERNITIES have it within conducted during April and their power to become important May by Burr, Patterson and Auld forces in achieving the purposes for Co., the oldest firm of manufactur which an institution of higher l earn~ ing fraternity jewelers in America ing stands," declared Lotus D . (and one of the official jewelers to Coffman, late president of the Un i~ TIKA), five of the fin a l winners versity of Minnesota. were members of IIKr\ . The con Fraternity W eek at Minnesota test was open to all branch store has attempted to justify that state managers and a ll traveling repre ~ ment. The 3rd annual program of sentatives. talks, p a nel ~ discu s sions and smokers a imed at acquainting pledges and IIKA winners were: W a lt P a l ~ fraternity men with the· serious mer, rM, representing Burr ~ P a t in problems and ideals of fraternity the N ew England States, who took life was held last spring. first place honors in all divisions of five of the sales contest winners during Burr. Patterson, Auld spring " Fraternity Cooperation" was the contest; Gene Michaelis, BK. campaign were TIKA salesmen. the theme of the Week. W illiam covering Florida and the southeast, Above. left to right. they are Gene L. Phillips, Grand Secretary of Sig ~ third place; H erb Michaelis, Bl . Michaelis. BK. Mel Welsh. AN. rna Phi Epsilon, spoke on " Coop era~ {Gene's brother}, traveling in Walt Palmer. ri\I. and George Sedelmeier. BZ. Below is Herb tion W ithin the Fraternity." His Texas and the . mid~southwestern Michaelis, BK. brother of Gene. address was followed by a discu s ~ states. fifth; Mel W elsh, AN, cov ~ sion on "Cooperation Between the . ering Ohio and Kentucky, split • ELDON H A SEN, rE. '38. piano~ Fraternities" led by Lauren Fore ~ second place; George Sedelmeier. playing assistant city engineer man, Supreme Recorder and Editor BZ, traveling in the Dakotas and of Logan, Utah, has under his of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Also in leadership one of the finest dance the northern mid~west ern states, cluded were talks by Paul C. seventh. orchestras in the i nter~mo untain Beam, E xecutive Secretary of Phi Winners were determined on a area. After performing pianistically Delta Theta, on " Cooperation With for several orchestras in Utah dur ~ four~poi n t basis : greatest total vol~ the Administration"; and Prof. ing the past eight years, he de ~ ume of business written; s up eri o r~ John K. Tuthill, National Secretary veloped an original " ripplin g" style ity of general salesmanship; great~ of Acacia, on " C ooperation With w hich prompted him to organize his est diversification of commodities Other C ampus and Civic Organiza own band last summer. His broad sold; and highest type of service to tions." casts from the Dansante Ballroom their customers. in Logan are regular features of A banquet attended by more than All the ITKA " M aster Salesmen" radio station KVNU. 600 fraternity men and visitors was are on the road again this year for The orchestra includes sever~ ] the climax of the Week. Follow ing the presentation of the pledge Burr~Pat, and will be visiting ITKA Gamma~Epsilon members. Fred chapter houses regularly during the Harris, '38, slaps the bull fiddle; scholarship trophy, an address by year. Judd H arris, '4 1, vocalizes and Alvan E. Duerr, past president of --IlK.\-- the National Interfraternity Conf er~ plays trumpet, and Eugene P eter~ ence, brought the meeting to a close. Heads Memphis Water Plant son, '39, plays clarinet and sax. After entering Utah State Col~ H e emphasized the need of co~ I N THE RE CENT reorganization of the operation of all fraternities. public utility system in Memphis, Tenn., lege in 1932 and studying music following acquisition of the privately own for a year, Eldon turned his talents --01\A-- ed electric and gas concerns by the city, to civil engineering. H e has found D. M. KEY , dean and formerly Claude M. McCord, AD., '06, was retained since graduation, that the combina~ president of Millsaps College. as general superintendent of the Water Division, already owned by the munic tion of music and engineering is a Jackson, Miss., ha become head ipality. Officials of the old utility cor profitable but strenuous assignment. of the department of ancient lan poration were taken over to operate the He has been employed by the city guages at Birmingham~ Sou thern electric and gas divisions. of Logan ever since his graduation . College, Birmingham, Ala. 22 Tul~a Pledges Son of Famed Speed King Gar Wood, Jr., Holds College Outboard Title, Kane Trophy By Harry Heath. Tulsa + BRI NGING with him the outstand- ing intercollegiate outboard rac Dr. C. I. Pontius, president of the University of Tulsa, congratulates "June" ing title, even as his father holds Wood, new Gamma-Upsilon pledge, for his fine work in winning the Eastern the world 's speedboat record, Gar Intercollegiate Outboard Association title for the_ University, taking the honor Wood, Jr., became Gamma ~ Up si~ away from the East for the first time in history. The crutch under June's arm Ion chapter's newest neophyte, on was made necessary lor a few days due to a spill taken in a race during Oct. 23. the summer. "June," son of the we ll ~ known days, and has felt no ill effects Page Passes Bar Exam Detroit boat manufacturer and since. DE W ITT T ALMAGE P AGE, AI , racer, is in his second year of e du ~ June now holds the mile st r aig ht~ cation on the University of Tulsa ' 16, C i t y Collector of Licenses away amateur records in classes A , campus. When he returned to and Privileges at Memphis, Tenn., B. and C . and the class C record in since 1936, recently was enrolled school this fall he brought with him competition. He holds world's rec~ in the Tennessee bar, the first hold~ the most coveted collegiate outboard ords in B and C . and is only four ~ er of his office who ever became a motorboat award in existence- the tenths of a second behind in the A lawyer while actively carrying out Samuel A . Kane trophy, emb l e~ division. Class A is for 18 ~ hor se~ his duties. matic of the Eastern Intercollegiate power boats; class B. 23 ~ hor se~ Shortly after his appointment to Outboard Association champion ~ power; class C. 40 ~ horsepower , and the municipal position he entered ship for 1939, w hich he won in a class X , unlimited. Gar's boat the University of Memphis law busy spring and summer of com~ used in class X races is a I 00 ~ school. where he was graduated petition. horsepower job. with high standing and as presi ~ Wood's triumph in the gigantic Wood is an engineering student. dent of his class. It was not the eastern event gives the University and his hobby, other than boats, is first time he had used his spare of Tulsa a unique position in col ~ photography. He has several time to improve his knowledge of legiate racing. All past winners cameras and spends much of his specialties since he won his degree of the Kane trophy have been east~ time taking pictures. Last year he at Millsaps College. For 15 years ern universities and colleges-such served as a photographer on the he was secretary of the J. T. Far ~ as Colgate, Yale, Dartmouth, Ru t~ student yearbook. gason G r o c e r y Co., handling finances and credits. In that pe ~ gers, and Princeton. And now, li t~ He is quiet, a blonde, and quite riod his outside studies included tie Tulsa University, in the middle stocky. Most of his spare moments commercial law, collections, credits of O klahoma's plains territory. is are spent in the library at study. and accounting. the holder of the famous award. Many students on the campus (the At one time he enlisted in the Young Wood, whose name is a ! ~ enrollment is approximately 1,000 ) Navy, but within a few months was most as familiar as his father's in do not know he is the holder of commissioned as an Ensign. H e motorboat racing, competed in several records in motorboating, as was born at Sardis, Miss. Married, nearly a dozen races during the he never mentions anything about he has two sons. The family re:.. summer. In one of them, at Br a n ~ his trophies or honors won. H is sides at 811 Maury Ave., Memphis. son, Mo., he took a spill in the class "steady" is pretty Katherine Vin ~ --IIKA-- C race after taking firsts in classes cent, a Kappa D elta who is the win~ G EORGE LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, T, was A and B. and as a result was on ner of a senior scholarship this recently elected president of the AUburn Alumni Association of Atlanta, Ga. H e crutches when school opened. He year, and she is his photographic was graduated from Auburn in 1916, and is was as spry as ever after a few subject much of the time. sales manager of the Gilham Electric Co. 23 lem, but because of the deep values John V. Denson which it fosters and the improved social life. New Director Denson long has been interested in the affairs of his alma mater. for Auburn He has as his law partner his brother, Nimrod Davis Denson, + ALABAMA PoLYTECHNIC INSTI~ Jr., Y, '06. He received his mas~ TUTE has chosen recently as a ter's degree in I906 and then went member of its Board of Trustees to the U _niversity of Alabama for a one of its alumni, John Vernon law course, graduating in I908, but Denson, Y, '05, a lawyer at he continues to root for Auburn at Opelika, Ala. the annual football games with "Students as a whole," he said Alabama. recently, "are taking life more He began the practice. of law in seriously.· For one thing, competi~ Lafayette, Ala., the month he ac~ quired his sheepskin, but only six tion is keener. They must be learn~ Attorney John V. Denson, loyal months later moved to Opelika to ing constantly to keep up with the Auburn and IIKA alumnus. stay. He has been active in civic latest developments in their studies affairs there, having been at various and in preparations to follow more the master of his fate than times president of the Rotary Club, through after graduation. Success ever before." 1 the Chamber of Commerce and the must be a combination of many He is a friend of the fraternity Country Club. He is also a director things, all working up to the single system in co~lege, not only because of the West Point Manufacturing goal of contentment. Man today is it helps solve the dormitory prob~ Co. George Scharf, the IIKA Girl. Scharf Leads How'd You Like to be a IIKA? and The Red and Black, a college IIKA's to Win song, were given harmonipus ren~ , Cincinnati Sing clition by the Alpha~Xi chorus. The group wore tuxedos, with white + ALPHI~XI CHAPTER triumphed carnation boutonnieres. The words over its campus competitors of The Red and Black were Beta Theta Pi, Alpha Tau Omega familiar to most of the chapter, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon- in win ~ having been written by Curtis ning top honors in the annual inter ~ Beresford, AE:, 'I6. fraternity sing held June 7 in the University of Cincinnati's amphi~ Tryouts for the meet were held · theater. As a result, the large in a campus auditorium May 27. Loring Andrews Trophy rests in at which time IIKA and its three the posession of IIKA for the year. competitors won places in the finals Favored by good weather, and Georqe Schad. who directed from II other groups. The chap~ under the capable leadership of Interfraternity Sinq winners. ter last won the trophy in I933~34. Omicron on the Interfraternity Stamper Named Council. He was the youngest member of the law class of I935. to Oklahoma Upon graduation he began the practice of law in Antlers, Okla., Industrial Body and in I936 he was elected County By J, F. Malone and Leland Gourley. Attorney of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma leading the entire ticket in the + FouR YEARS after he left col~ Democratic primary. In I938, he lege, appointment as a member was re~elected by a larger major~ of one of Oklahoma's most import~ ity. At the same time he actively ant commissions came recently to supported Leon C. Phillips, who Joe Stamper, BO. He is a new was elected Governor. member of the State Industrial In Antlers he served as secretary Commission. of the Lions club, a director of the This agency has jurisdiction over C3hamber of Commerce, senior claims of injured workmen. It tries warden of the Masonic lodge and cases involving millions of dollars chairman of the Young Democrats annually. of the Third Congressional District. Stamper was head of the student Active in fraternity work, he is body while at the University of Joe Stamper, younq Industrial a member of the Oklahoma City Oklahoma and represented Beta~ commiaaioner for Oklahoma. alumni of IIKA. 24 WILLIAM G . KIMBR ELL. AI. '38, and Miss Blade, chairman of the elections and ath Dorothy Tripleu, XS'l. on Oct. 28. at Lake Permanently letics committees, and an R. 0 . T . C . cap Washington. Miss. Kimbrell is delta rep tain. He is the son of Mrs. Park Smith of resentative of Ketching Printing Co., Nat Greenville, Ala. chez. Miss. At home. Cleveland, Miss. Pinned }OHN E . M ELSON, T, '40, son of Mr. and The wedding was practically an aii~IIKA Mrs. T . G. Melson of Huntsville, Ala .. a ffair, with four alumni of Alpha-Iota in niece of Mrs. Milton Carter Lewis. a t the wedding personnel. A stag luncheon in Sparta, Wis .• Sept. 18. Corydon operates and Miss Margaret Helen Linch. eor. Greenville, at the home of Mrs. R. P . a travel bureau in the Board of Trade daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W . J. Linch of Dunn. preceded the wedding. A unique Building. Chicago. Opelika. Ala. Melson, a student at Ala bama Poly. is a lieutenant in the R. 0 . T . centerpiece of garnet and gold flowers }ACK E. GRA NT, AP, '37. and Miss Jane C. At home: Opelika. and small IIKA pennants graced the dining Elliot Davis of Columbus, 0., an Ohio table. around which were entertained the State graduate. Grant is an accountant RALPH GEORGE Move, AH, '35, of San following brethren: Billy Kimbrell. the for the Columbus & Southern Electric Co. ford , Fla., and Miss Ola Sue Blackman. groom, Cleveland; Harvey Newell, Hugh daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude A. CLEVELAND H. WINDHAM , A, '35, and Blackman of Atlanta. last June. Landrum, and Victor Roby. Jackson; Jimmy Miss Ann M. Haug. in Sept. They reside Dunn and Read Dunn. Greenville. in Birmingham. Ala., where Windham is EDWARD MALO NEY , Al:. and Miss Pris connected with the Boys' Club. cilla Harriett Lowell. ENNIS L. BECK, AM:, '30. and Miss Mary G. Golucke. xn, July 28. At home: Crawfordsville, Ga. Beck is a deputy of the Georgia State Revenue Commission. ANDREW F. MORAN , rz. '38. and Miss Katherine Schlegel, B.PA, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schlegel of Russell Point. 0 .. at Bellefontaine. 0 .. Aug. 12. At home: Cleveland, 0 . Moran. son of Michael Moran of Cleveland. is a teacher of commercial subjects and assistant coach a t Ford Rhodes High School. Cleveland. He belongs to Kappa Phi Kappa. HERBERT R. SMITH, }R .. BIT. '38. of Glenside, Pa .• and Miss Marian Wyman. Art.. a graduate of Northwestern Uni versity. LAWRENCE R. AH ERN , }R., At., '38. and Miss Rhue Bagwell, daughter of Mrs. lrby Bagwell of Atlanta, at Atlanta, June 14 . At home : Atlanta. Ahern formerly re sided at Bridgeport, Conn. The wedding ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Richard Orme Flinn, e. and one of the wedding party was Robert D . Ballantyne. A~ . CoNGRESSMAN EZEK IEL C. GATHI NGs, r A Mrs. Cooke Settle. the former Martha and AZ, '29, of West Memphis, Ark .. Simpson. recent IIKA bride. and Miss Tolise Kirkpatrick. 19~year - old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott L. Kirk Donald R. Fackler and his bride. Two NEw DE ALERS joined forces last patrick of Forrest City, Ark., at Forrest July 4 when Cooke Settle. 1:, '30, and the former Betty Lou Armstronq. as City, last April 6. Gathings. a lawyer. they left the church after ceremony. Miss Martha Simpson. both of Washing 34, known as "Took," flew to Forrest City ton. D. C.. were married. They are at from Washington the night before the wed ON SATURDAY SEPT. 2. at 7:30 P. M.• home at Sedgewick Gardens, 3726 Con ding. The romance began before he en Betty Lou Armstrong became the bride of necticut Ave. tered Congress, in 1938. Donald R. Fackler, AP, '38. in the chapel Settle is engaged in the national re JosEPH MoRTON CALDWELL. re, '32. and of Westminster Presbyterian Church in search projects studies on technology in Miss Moselle Smith. xn, daughter of Mr. Dayton. 0 . the mineral industries of the W ark Projects and Mrs. Rundle Smith of Blanks. La., at Attending the bride as maid of honor Administration. Mrs. Settle is with the Lottie, La., Sept. 6. At home: Vicksburg. was ·her sister, Mary Alice Armstrong. Consumers' Counsel Division of the De · Miss.. where Caldwell is engaged in hy Robert Fackler, AP pledge, was Mr. partment of the Interior and is a student draulic engineering in the War Depart Fackler's best man. .at National University. Washington. She ment's waterways experiment station. Mrs. The double ring ceremony was con ~ is the daughter of Mrs. John Simpson of Caldwell formerly was president of the ducted by the Rev. Hugh Evans in the Springfield, Mass. The wedding was at Vicksburg Girls' Cotillion Club and was presence of some 200 persons. among Warrenton, Va. queen of the Vicksburg Cotton Carniv I which were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gallo~ After attending Vanderbilt University. Ball last year. Caldwell. son of Mr. and way, AP; Mr. and Mrs. Robert W . Settle won the degree of Bachelor of Mrs. J. R. Caldwell of Yazoo City, Miss .. Cyester, AP; Carl Huffman and Robert Science in Electrical Engineering at George formerly was president of the Bachelors' Ulrich. AP, and John Seitzer, rz. Washington University. and became a Cotillion Club at Vicksburg. Mr. Fackler was prominent in campus member of Sigma Tau. honorary engineer }AMES M. THURMAN. B'l' and BK. '37. activities while attending Ohio State and ing fraternity. and Miss Mildred Rodgers, daughter of was recognized by the chapter for his Miss MARY RosE SHEEHA N. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph T . Rodgers of Deca winning intramural teams. He is asso Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Sheehan. of St. tur, Ga., at Atlanta. Aug. 12. At home : ciated with the Ohio Horticultural Service Louis, was married Aug. 19 to Michael L. Atlanta, where Thurman is with the P enn in Columbus. 0 . Mrs. Fackler attended ·Galli, a St. Louisan. They are residing at Mutual Life Insurance Co. Wittenberg College. 1018 Art Hill Place. Shee han. former WILLIAM B. McGEHEE. 'r, '39, and Miss The Facklers are residing at 11 7!;2 National Alumni Secretary. is a leading Mary Nelle Pope. daughter of Mr. and Chittenden Ave. in Columbus. .alumnus of Alpha-Nu. Mrs. W. M. Pope of St. Andrews. Fla., MARTIN L. (TEENY) LAFFERTY, B. and }AMES H . STRAM LER , Al:. '38. and Miss last summer. Upsilon chapter, in announc Miss Caddie Willis. KA. of Concord. Georgia Unnewehr, daughter of Mr. and ing the wedding recently, said that it took N. C., at Concord on May 31. 1939. At Mrs. George Unnewehr, at Berkeley, Calif.. place secretly. At home: Birmingham. home, South Union St., Concord. Lafferty. Oct. 14. Stramler is the son of Mr. and Ala., where McGehee is with the Mutual while at Davidson College. was a star Mrs. A. A. Stramler of Bakersfield, Calif. Life Insurance Co. He was SMC of his football player, president of the Student ARTHUR E . CoRYDON, BH. '26, of Oak chppter at Alabama Poly, a member of Body, ,SMC of the chapter, and engaged in .Park. Ill .. and Miss Ruth Eveline Freeman. Omicron Delta Kappa and Scabbard and many activities. He was a member of 25 ODK. national leadership fraternity, a nd Phi Beta Kappa. He is now in the hosiery IIKA Wives Club Meets 1n Dallas manufacturing business in Concord, and is coaching the Concord hi gh school foot ball team. DwiGHT C. JoHNSON, A~ . '32, and Miss Winifred Campbell , ITB Clayton Macintyre (left) is shown decorating his room in the Beta-Theta house. On the steps are (left to right): Wm. Himrod, Bill Thomas. Bob Lawrence, Harry Otto, John Snow, and Dick HeldL At right are Dick Heldt, Kermit Whiteman, and AI Keller. discussing rushing. INDEX TO CHAPTER NEWS Alpha, V irginia ...... 36 Alpha-Lambda . Georgetown ...... 40 Beta-Sigma, Carnegie Tech ...... Ji Beta, Davidson ...... 37 Alpha-Mu. Georgia ...... 39 Beta-Upsilon. Colorado ...... '16 Gamma, William & Ma ry ...... 36 Alpha-Nu , Missouri ...... - ...... 42 Beta-Phi, Purdue ...... 39 Delta, Birmingham-Southern ...... No News Alpha-Xi. Cincinnati ...... 34 Beta- Psi. Mer~er ...... 39 Zeta, Tenne<~See ...... -.-...... 40 Alpha-Pi. !1oward ...... 40 Gamma-Alpha, Alabama ...... 40 Eta , Tulane ...... '13 Alpha- Rho . Ohio State ...... 35 Gamma-Beta, Nebraska ...... 4-l Theta. Southwestern ...... 40 Alpha-Sigma . California ...... 48 Gamma~Gamma . Denver .... -- ·····-·········-·········-·-·· 47 Iota. Hampden-Sydney ...... 36 Alpha-T a u , Utah ...... 47 Gamma-Delta, Arizona ...... '1 7 Kappa, Transylvania ...... No News Alpha-Phi, Iowa State ...... 43 Gamma-Epsilon, Utah State ...... No News Mu. South Carolina Presbyterian ...... 37 Alpha-Chi , Syracuse ...... 33 Gamma-Zeta, Wittenberg ...... 35 Xi , South Carolina ...... 37 Alpha-Psi. Rutgers ...... 32 Gamma-Eta, Southern California 17 Omicron . Ri chmond ,_...... 36 Alpha-Omega, Kansas Sta te ...... 44 Gamma-Theta, Mississippi State ...... '13 Pi, y.'ashington & Lee '...... 36 Beta-Alpha. Penn State ...... 34 Gamma-Iota, Mississippi ...... '12 Sigma. V anderbilt ...... :...... 40 Beta-Beta, Washington ...... 48 Gamma-Kappa, Montana State ...... 48 T a u . North Carolina ...... 37 Beta-Gamma , ~n s as ...... 44 Gamma-Lambda, Cehigh ...... 33 Upsilon, Al abama Polytechnic ...... 41 Beta-Delta , New Mexico ...... 47 Gamma-Mu, New Hampshire ...... 33 Omega. Kentucky ...... - ...... No News Beta-Epsilon. Western Reserve ...... 35 Gamma-Nu. Iowa ...... 43 Alpha-Alpha, Duke ...... 37 Beta-Z eta, Southern Methodist ...... No News Gamma-Xi, Washington State ...... 48 Alpha-Gamma . Louisiana State ...... 43 Beta-Eta . Illinois ...... 39 Gamma-Omicron, Ohio ...... 35 Alpha-Delta, Georgia Tech ...... 38 Beta-Theta, Cornell ...... 32 Gamma-Pi. Oregon ...... 48 Alpha-Epsilon , North Carolina State ...... 37 Beta-Kappa , Emory ...... 38 Gamma-Rho, Northwestern ...... 39 Alpha-Zeta, Arkansas ...... 45 Beta-La mbda. Washington ...... 42 Gamma-Sigma, P ittsburgh ...... 3-! Alpha-Eta , F lorida ...... 38 Beta-Mu, T exas ...... 45 Gamma-Tau. Rensselaer ...... 32 Alpha-Theta. West Virginia ...... 34 Beta-Xi. Wisconsin ...... 44 Gamma-Upsilon, Tulsa 45 Alpha• Iota , Millsaps ...... 43 Beta-Omicron. Oklahoma ...... 46 Gamma-Phi , Wake Forest 38 Alpha-Kappa, Missouri Mines ...... 42 Bet9-Pi. Pennsylvania ...... 33 Gamma-Chi. Oklahoma A. & M. 16 32 James Turner and William Turner, Cran chairman of senior ball; member of men's The Alpha-Chi's were guests of Beta ford ; Francis Towne, Elizabeth. student government, and serves as assist Theta for the weekend of the Syracuse Initiates: William Gordon Scott, N ew ant publicity director of the University. Cornell football game at Ithaca. A very York City; Durrell Titus, Syossett, L. 1.. John Nixon, member of Orange Key, fine buffet luncheon was served after the N. Y.; Robert Besch and John P ilecki. new junior honorary; assistant manager of game, and a dance at the chapter house Jersey City; Carl Schmidt, Richmond Hill, boxing; member of interfraternity council, rounded out a very enjoyable evening. N. Y .; William McGlennon, Newark, and Raymond Herbert, Stony Point. N . Y. IIK.A is well represented on the gridiron by William Tranavitch, and fullback on the All IIK.A Team for 1938. On the freshman team Nicholas Dennis is the lead ing contender for the fullback position, as is John Dargin for left tackle. R. 0. T . C. : Wilfred Dorn, William McGlennon, and Thomas McKinney. Honoraries: William Tranavitch, Cap and Skull, Spiked Shoe, and the honor school; Raymond Herbert, Scarlet Key; Wilfred Dorn, Spiked Shoe; Durrell T itus. honor school, and William Scott, inter fraternity counci l representative. Officers : SMC, Frank Burke; IMC. W illiam Hoehn; ThC, Thomas Finney: SC, Wilfred Dorn; MS. Durrell Titus; MC. Edward Chartrand. --fiKA- Alpha-Chi in New Home By Robert Weldy, Alpha-Chi The Gamma-Lamda house at Lehiqh University was renovated durinq the summer and was the scene of a biq alumni reunion this fall. SYRACUSE-The opening of school fou nd Alpha-Chi located in a new house on Com stock Avenue, fraternity row. Consider and member of jayvee crew, national Lehigh Celebrates Tenth Year able assistance from many brothers who champions. By Harry W. Jones, Gamma-Lambda returned at various times throughout the Walter Zimdahl. president of the inter LEHIGH- Gamma-Lambda ushered in its summer placed the house in fine shape. fraternity council; member of Tau Theta tenth anniversary by having the chapter Pledges: Edward Lagonegro, Elmira; Upsilon. men's senior honorary, and regu house painted. To celebrate the occasion Gerald Warner, Troy, Pa.; Robert Savitt. lar full back. a dinner was held to draw all alumni to Fitchburg, Mass.; Charles C atlin and John Cox, treasurer of Alpha Delta the house the night before the traditional Herbert Soule, Hudson: Richard Rigo, Sig ma. William Schutt, candidate for Lehigh-La fayette football game. The Crestwood; Robert Hollingsworth, Syra varsity football manager. Roger Case, alumni were greeted by a new addition to cuse; John Markham. Fitchburg, Mass.; captain in R. 0 . T. C. Roy Madden. the house in the form of an Irish setter pup. James Triumpho, St. Johnsville; Fred Dar member of men's glee club. Robert Hol The annual fall houseparty was a typical ling, Boston, Mass., and Philip DePumpo, lingsworth, and Robert Childs are in the JIKA success. A Gamma-Lambda " Dream Sayre, Pa. varsity band. Girl" was elected. Initiates: Thomas McConnell, Elmira; The intramural team continues to show C. William Freed, Robert C. Engle, and Harry Felger, Drexel Hill, Pa.; Edward class and supremacy, particularly in soccer. James F. Lobach were initiated in Novem Donaldson, Monticello, and Alfred Handra Last season ITKA finish ed fourth among 28 ber. han, Nantasket, Mass. fraternities on campus after leading most Due to a small graduating class the Football: Walter Zimdahl, fullback; all year. chapter needed few pledges. Three men John Martin, back; Alfred Handrahan, The scholarship average has shown a accepted: Stephen C. Wright, Coates back, and Raymond Pulaski, back. distinct improvement over the previous ville; Robert H. Doney, Pen Arygl, and Activities: semester. A . Harrison Brennan. --fiKA-- John McTiernan was recently commis Visitors: Ed Callahan, Bll: Charles sioned second lieutenant of R. 0 . T. C.; Eaton, II. Chapter and School Celebrate ...... ' ... ,. By Henry J. Rohde, Beta-Pi ~ .. , ... ,. ;;-.. tt • •: . I , , PENNSYLVANIA-The University of Penn sylvania is celebrating its 200th birthday this year, and Beta-Pi its 19th. It's Beta Pi's big year. Twenty-five actives, two pledges, and three graduate students re turned. The house is completely filled and well fixed financially. _ Officers: SMC, George E . Zubrod, Jr.; ThC, Robert A. P ratchett; MS, Henry J. Rohde; MC, Geoffrey Dolman; SC, john A. Simpson; steward, James M. Cryer; house manager, William F. Cairns, Jr.; his torian, Arthur Lefferts. Pledges: David Longacre and William Borrows. Graduates: Kyle Baldwin, Hampden Sydney, '39; Richard Vogt, Pennsylvania, '39, and W . Edward Torrey, Pennsylvania. Torrey was honored by the Universi ty in being one of two juniors to be admitted to the graduate medical school. H e is a member of Kite and Key. -- fiKA -- Hopes for Prosperous Year By Robert Twombly, Gamma-Mu N EW HAMPSH IRE-This promises to be Gamma-Mu's biggest year with every New home of Alpha-Chi chapter in Syracuse. N. Y. It is on Syracuse University fraternity row. upper classman and pledge returning. Four- 33 teen live in the house. The house under Battery D. three-inch A. A., of the !97th Phil Smith is playing the romantic lead went improvements during the summer. coast artillery. Daniel Hurley, ex '40, in Our Town, the first play of the dra Intramural sports have started with soft shipped in September as fireman aboard a matic club this year. Robert Twombly has ball and six-ma\) football. The football Standard Oil tanker at Aransas Pass. Tex., a minor part in this production. Clare team has lost one game and shows promise. destination unknown. He is the first of During the summer Pledge Robert Alex this chapter to be connected in any way Berry and Twombly are in the Men's Glee ander attended First Army maneuvers with with the uncertainties of the present war. Club. DISTRICT No. 2. President: J. S. Lloyd, Beta-Alpha. Riverside Heights, Verona, Pa. Beta-Sigma High in Activities Morgantown; Jack Baker, Sweet Springs; By Roy Ertell. Beta-Sigma David Mazzei and George Rice, Shinston: Dick Sycafoose, Webster Springs; Brady CARN EGIE T EC H- Activities: Robert Pat 1 Swecker, Huttonsville; Jack Borror, Belle: terson, Bill Kidney. and William Statler Jimmy Headly, Elkhorn, and Richard Um are members of student council. They are behaun, · New York. also members of Dragons. senior honorary. Bill Kidney is also president of the senior Alpha-Theta is well represented in var class in the College of Enginee ring. Wil sity sports by: George Hophins. golf:· liam Statler is editor of the Scottie, humor Jack Baker, football; Charlie Reed. Art magazine. Weeks, and George Decker, track; Alan Russell McLean is serving as business Openshaw, Jack Stepheson, and Johnny manager of the S cottie, assisted by Bob Smith, baseball, and Ansel Knotts, tennis. Deans. advertising manager. Roger Pietsch Four of the 10 voted most apt to suc has been appointed advertising manager of ceed by the men's honorary were IIKA the Thistle. Bob Deans. Roger Pietsch, pledges Ray Norris, Jack Baker, Ansel and Don Marlin have been honored by Knotts, and Harold Loyld. appointment to the Delta Skull. junior hon Officers: SMC. Montesimos; IMC. Cat orary. For outstanding participation in rell; ThC, Bowman; SC, Cubbon; MS and extra curricular activities, Roy Ertell, Dick MC, Smith; pledge master, Cubbon, and Weber, and Bob Reisacher were elected house manager, Rahal!. to Scimiter. sophomore honorary. Richard --llKA-- Sweeney holds the position of news and feature editor on the staff of the Tartan. Rushees See Baseball Film weekly campus newspaper. Stan Stanick H. Clifton MacWilliams, Beta-Alpha By Edward B. Ammann, Gamma-Siqma and Roger Pietsch are junior editors. SMC, is not only captain of the IIKA's hold many positions in minor Penn State basketball team but all PITTSBURGH-Gamma-Sigma had a very sports. Bob Wood is varsity manager of college president. successful rushing program this year with soccer and hockey. while Russ McLean is Jack McLain in charge. The week in swimming manager. Wood is a member bined with six men pledged last semester, cluded a Monte Carlo night, a night of of the intramural athletic board. make a total of 17 pledges living in the bowling, and an alumni night at which the For the last four years Bart Carley has house. motion picture "One Hundred Years of served as alumni advisor, but due to his Those pledged were : Henry McCall, Baseball" was .shown. recent transfer to Wilmington, Delaware, Mt. Lebanon; Robert Gruver and Glenn Pledges: Carl E. Anderson, Allen P. he will be replaced by Maurice Johns, also Bowers, York; Alvin Mauer, Minersville; Bollinger, William H . Carlon, James J. of Beta-Sigma. Orville Everett. Bloomsburg; Samuel Pat Dime!, Thomas J. Forbes, Mark A. Gilles Instruction and training has already be terson, Clairton; Benjamin Slocum, Taylor; pie, Richard Gilliam, Robert W . Harvey. gun for 26 new pledges under the direction Richard Stark, Tunkhannock: William Jack Heister, Charles R. Page, Arthur of Will Gee, pledge master, and Bob Boerner, Nanticoke; Oliver Peters, Slat Petery, Jr .• R. N . Saveland, David Stotler. Reisacher, assistant pledge master. ington; John Schreiner and Harold Macha Charles W . Yates, Jr., Gustav Wilde, Ray Pledges: William Anthony. New Castle; mer, Tower City. Schmitt, W illiam E . Barratt, George John Baer, Greensburgh; Hugo Barbiam. Meisel, Peter J. Schuster, and John Ross. Milwaukee, Wis.; Frazier Byrum and Rob Cliff MacWilliams, SMC, is the first ert Dietrich, Wheeling, W . Va.; Earl all-college president at the University, and Initiates: D. J. Bailey, F. W. Dittman, Cavanaugh, Ward Duchene. Charles Fem• the first full basketball captain in five W. S. Jones, G. G. Wedd. and J. H . ly, William Furlich, Edward Lamb, Fran• years, of a team of champions. Klingensmith. cis Rudolph. and Hill Turnock, all of Beta-Alpha is also proud of IMC Dick The chapter held a dinner dance during Pittsburg h; Harry Davis, Clymer; James Goldthwaite, one of the leaders in the October. Mrs. Sidney ·Halam, our new Fry, Canton, 0 .; Robert Geiger, Bucyrus, chemfcal engineering school. He was made house mother, chaperoned the affair. The 0 .; Robert Healy, Kane; George Hoppel, a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, the evening included dancing, ping-pong, pool. Patton; Frank LePage, Indianapolis, Ind.; highest chemical honorary in his junior and dart ball. Daniel Lindstrom, Swissvale; William Ma year. --llKA-- James Napier is leading man in the cur lone, Hamilton. Ont., Canada; George rent Pitt Players production of Three Mayforth, New Rochelle, N. Y.; Robert Smoker Starts Rush Season Men on a Horse. Henry De Rocher, SMC. Mills and Robert Shoff, Tarentum; Edward was named outstanding junior man at the Rechberger, Reading, and Arthur W etzel. By John Smith, Alpha-Theta WEST VI RGIN I A-Alpha-Theta started University during the spring Tap Day. Crafton. He is also a member of ODK, president --UK A-- this year's rushing season by giving an elaborate smoker in the chapter house. of Men's Council, and a member of Scab First All-College President The most successful rushing season in bard and Blade. By Wayne Bortz, Beta·Alpha years resulted in tke pledging of: Ray Ed Ammann was elected YMCA presi PENN STATE-The rushing season at Norris, P ittsburg, Pa.; Carl Parkinson, dent. Beta-Alpha closed with a bang as eight George Decker, and Harold Loyld, Mar Officers: Henry De Rocher, SMC: fre shmen walked in the final night. Three tinsburg; Ansel Knotts, Charles Koontz, James Napier, IMC; Gene Tedick, ThC: upperclass transfers from Keystone Jr. Donald Teter, Henry Comley, Billy Byers. William Smith, SC, and Ronald Elling. College were also pledged. These 11, com- William Herod, and Wayne Flum. all of house manager. DISTRICT No.3. Presid~nt: Kent H. Meyers. AX, AP. 947 Union Com. Bldg., Cleveland, 0. Alpha-Xi Points to New Honors as their crowning triumph of last year; formals, and the possession of the large that of winning the Interfraternity Sing. Loring Andrews Trophy for the coming By George F. Moore, Alpha-Xi For that success, the Pi Kaps obtained year. Alpha-Xi triumphed over Beta CINCINNATI-Alpha-Xi members returned the ranking of the best singing group on Theta Pi, Alpha Tau Omega, and Sigma to school determined to continue their ac the U. C . campus, which demanded their Alpha Epsilon in the finals and 15 groups tive participation in campus affairs such presence at the prominent sorority rush in the tryouts. The chapter was led by 34 George Scharf and won on its rendition Keller Stars on Gridiron lumbus; Herbert Shellhouse, Dayton; Ralph of 1/KA Girl. How'd You Like to be a By Carlton Bauer, Gamma-Zeta LaFontaine, Pleasant City; John Lux, De 1/KA?, and The Red and Black, the latter troit, Mich.; Carl Reardon, Edward Marko a school song. WITTENBERG- Gamma-Zeta is honored wicz. and Vincent Cooper, Weirton, Touch football will be led by by having Tom Keller as tackle on the W . Va. Ballauer, varsity football squad. Keller at 195 Kreulen. and Pledge Walker. Kreul en - -llKA-- and Walker have won freshman pounds shows all promises of an all-star numerals ranking. Other varsity players are: Vin in this sport. Sweater Dance New Event cent' Cooper. end, and Edward Markowicz. By Harlan A. Anthony, Alpha-Rbo The fall and winter social calendar is guard. Charles Butte is on th e freshman well under way with some new ideas in squad. OHIO STATE-Alpha-Rho enjoyed a very the party line evolved by Stadler. House successful rushing season, netting 25 new During the rush season. rushees were en pledges for a total of 37. dances, a hay ride, a street car party, and tertained with moving pictures of college a novelty party on Haloween have given and fraternity life. A guest supper was Social functions opened with a dance at the Pi Kaps numerous opportunities to held at the chapter house with professor the chapter house. This dance was well date the queens of the campus. The Pledge attended by both llKA's and other frater formal. a traditional dance for Alpha-Xi, nity members on the campus. A sweater was held on November 23 at the Cin dance was held on Oct. 14. The pledges cinnati Country Club. entertained the Delta Gamma sorority Pi Kappa Alpha continues its placing of pledges on Oct. 15. Other social events top men in campus activities. Jess Wilson, scheduled for the fall quarter are: a home ThC. resumed the presidency of The coming dance, a fall formal. several sorority Mummers Guild, dramatic society. Donald parties for the pledges, and a hard times Martin was elected treasurer of the stu party given by the pledges for the active dent council. campus student governing members. body. Russ Hill and Roy Purvis had Officers: John P. Garvin, SMC; A. charge of the publicity on the sophos Boice Van Gundy, IMC; John T. Smith, swing, campus dance featuring Ray Pearl's ThC; J. Allan Barnett, SC; Harlan A. orchestra. Leslie Brewster continues for Anthony, MS; Gomer Jones, house man the third year as head of all-University ager, and Otis M. Mader, pledge master. dance class and an active member of the Pledge officers: Gayle Wolfe, presi Student Union board. Jack Bitzer and dent; Homer Warriner, vice president, and Brewster are junior counsellors, under Hobert Weaver, secretary-treasurer. graduate advisory body for freshmen. Pledges Lloyd Miller and Charles King. Pledges: William Wilder, Kenneth Heil, members of the 1938 all-state football team. Richard Gillespie, Stanley Harper, Warren are members of the freshman football squad. Raquette, William Wilson, Fred Keiffer, Pledge King also excels in basketball and and Larry Pachoud. all of Cincinnati; Ray baseball. Pledges Robert N adalin and Roush, Manchester; Robert Stebbins, West Jack Brown have received academic field, N. Y.; Charles Stein, Lakewood; scholarships; Pledge Walter Zaggy is a Jack H eywood, Dayton; R,olland Walker, junior member of the cheer leading corps; Canton; John Denlinger, Dayton; Charles Pledge Robert Reed is the amateur fencing Meister, Ashtabula; Robert Beans, Massi champion of Ohio, and is on the freshman lon, and Robert Colling, Southgate, Ky. fencing squad. Officers: James Q . Van Hom, SMC; Lester Isenhart is a member of the Gordon Boling, IMC; Rodger Neiser, SC; varsity track squad, being a star half J. B. Wilson, ThC; Carl Lohrey and Gus miler; Pledge Jack Dawson was a stellar Wilhelmy, house managers; Art Weber, guard on the national runner-up basket MC. and George F. Moore, MS. ball team from 0. S. U. last year, and is expected to repeat his performance this --llKA-- year; Pledge Knute Harvey gained nu Pledqe Vladimir Benko and his medals. merals for freshman track, and is a sopho IIKA Leads Reserve Scholars won by his musicianship on the more member of the cheer leading corps; Pledge John Lohrey gained numerals in By Robert DeWelies, Beta-Epsilon piano and xylophone. But he's a drummer boy at Wittenberq. freshman baseball and is on the varsity WESTERN RESERVE-According to the squad this year; Pledge Robert O wens is reports recently compiled by the statistics K. G. Lind and professor Paul R. Brees on the freshman track squad, being a star department of Western Reserve, Pi Kappa attending. dash man in high school. Alpha stood first in scholarship during the A pledge dance was held recently for Pledges: Robert Nadalin, Robert Hall. first semester, and second during the second the new ;-ledges. and Lester Isenhart, Columbus; Robert semester of the 1938-39 school year. This Fred Glunz is senior associate and sports Gantt, Centerburg; Frank Goetz, Relay, record was attained in competition with 13 editor of the Wittenberg Torch. Robert Md.; William Reichle and Robert Bird. other fraternities on the campus. Angus is holding first place in YMCA Cleveland; Robert Kirshner, Homer War Beta-Epsilon had a cumulative point activities, and is a member of Kappa Phi riner, and Hobert Weaver, Dayton; Robert average of 1.83, one of the highest ever Kappa, education honorary. Glen Balsey Ogle, Woodsfield; Robert Owens, Circle attained at Western Reserve by a frater is a member of Lambda Mu, Greek hon ville; Robert Foreman, Toledo; Chester nity. · orary. Boynton, Haverhill; Robert Reed, James The chapter was busy all summer with Unger, and Harry Unger, Canton; Robert Pledge Vladimer Benko is quite an ac Hickinbotham, Newark; Lloyd Miller and rushing, dances, picnics. and theater par complished musician, and has several ties. The program was climaxed by a Charles King, Akron. medals to his credit. He has won first --TIKA-- clam bake at which the alumni, actives, state and first nation31 contests on the and pledges were present. xylophone. first state and second national Set New Enrollment High Norman Gross was elected treasurer of on the piano, and first state and first na By William MacNamara, Gamma-Omicron the junior class. Robert DeWelies made tional at the piano in string trio. He also OHIO UNIV ERS ITY- "Fifty Million his letter as a member of the varsity track won second place in the state in band con team last spring. Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong!" Nor can ducting, and was president of the band 40 roarin', snortin', cavortin', young Amer Officers: Harry Barnhart, SMC; Roy orcllestra in high school. Benko plays ican men be, for they were all pledged by Reyant, IMC; Arthur Moeller, ThC; Rob drums in the Wittenberg band. Pledge Gamma-Omicron during a pell-mell 1939 ert DeWelies, MC; Norman Gross. SC. William Powers is an accomplished drum Rush W eek. These pledges are: William and Emil Nowak. house manager. mer and has several medals to his credit. McGaffney, Edwin Gave, John Dickson, Pledges: Joseph Dolski, William Beth Pledges: William Powers, Kenton; Am Harmon Duncan, and Haydn Richards, all any, David Hatcher, Eugene Haake, Har brose Roser and Thomas Keller, Lakewood; of Youngstown, 0.; Carl Ish, LeMoin lan Wilkins, Eugene Adams. and John Vladimer Benko, Henery Gulmi, and Wil Cavin, William Smart, William Kruspe. Means. all of Cleveland. liam Cox, ClevelaiJd: Charles Butte, Co- and Richard Negel, all of Mansfield, 0.; 35 Russell Beck. Harold Schloss, and Walter affair on Oct. 7. SMC James Isaacs' Washington, Charles L. Tarzinski. and Cronberg, Cleveland H eights, 0 .; Anthony brother, Gene Isaac, holds a first string J. H . Morrison, all of Dayton; Lester and Pranslino, Norman Krieger, Stanley O bloy, end position on the Western Reserve Paul Tucker, Mt. V ernon; Victor Batter and Roy Welke, all of Cleveland, 0 .; squad. son, Centerburg: John Covington. Youngs Wallace Croxford, Bay Village, 0 .; Glen Three weeks were spent in formulating town; Frederick Wiedemann. Chester Jab Moeschberger. Warren, 0 .; William Sie plans and constructing a mammoth Home lonski, Arthur Bryan, and Richard Ward. bert, Robert Reese. and Prank M iller, New coming decoration which covered the en a ll of Cleveland; Paul Samuel!. Zanesville; York City; Will iam Williams, Martins tire front of the chapter, house for Home John Orphan, Massillon; T im Kennedy. Perry. 0 .; Paul Davis, Athens, 0 .; Benson coming Week-end, O ct. 27-8. A huge. N ew York; Erl Bridgewater, Chauncey. Varner, Cutler, 0 .; John Davies, Union 50 by 20 foot, canvas drop was suspended and Marlowe and Joseph Gamerstfelder. town, Pa.; Raymond Stewart, Jewett, 0 .; from a wooden framework, and a 40-foot Coshocton. Robert Fischel who plays trom Frederick Greiner, Zanesville. 0 .; Fred thatch-roof was raised over the drop. Four bone in George H all 's orchestra returned erick Rauch, Cincinnati, 0 .; Phillip Smith. realistic windows and an immense, oak as a special guest and alumnus. New Philadelphia , 0.; Murl Clark, Wyatt panel door were inserted in the drop and The next week-end, utilizing the poten Chadwell, and George Abel, Duncan Falls. a 30-foot beaverboard chimney was erect tialities of the house decorations, Gamma 0 .; H arvey St. Clair, Staunton, Va.; Chal ed along one side. The drop was com Omicron scored another hit by staging its mers Zeck, Norwood. 0 .; Donald Wynn pletely covered with a thin coating of version of the Boston T ea Party. tommy and Richard Reiter, W est Mansfield, 0 .; cement; long boards ran vertically up and hawks and headfeathers included. T wo Howard Pond and Steven Davis, Athens. down the drop at symmetrical intervals. thousand handbills were thrown out of an 0.; William Cutler, Youngstown, 0 ., and In front of the decorations was a hitching a irplane to clarion the affair. The ITKA 's Charles Geisse, W ellsville, 0. The chap post to which two horses were tied and rolled out ye old tea barrel and got all te r enrollment is now 65 , the University an old Puritan stock with a dummy op " teed up" for a barrel of fun. li!bit. ponent football player in it. Two pledges To throw another log on the traditional in Puritan costumes, one a towncrier with Dick Stabile and his orchestra have been competitive fire which smolders when Ohio a bell , patroled the front. Above the signed for the Ohio Gamma-Omicron win University meets Western Reserve in foot doorway read a sign, " Ye Old 0 . U . Inn," ter formal Dec. 2 at the Hotel Berry. ball, Gamma-Omicron feted the Reserve and above the sign hung an old-fashioned Elaborate decorations, catchy favors, and team with a house banquet and campus lamp. Four staggering, opponent football a beautiful souvenir program have been dance after the game. The ITK A men and players were propped up at the doorway planned. their guests marched under an artificial with this sign on them. " 0 . U. Spirit's The chapter published its first chapter goal post into the Hotel Berry ballroom. Got Them ." decorated in football theme. Over 200 paper in recent years late in November. couples received the programs, fig ured The following alumni enjoyed the prize This paper will appear three times a year with a football player, at this much-noticed winning decorations: 0 . B. Vance, C. H . in the future. DISTRICT No.4. President: Guy A. Borkey, Omicron, Va. Elec. & Power Co., Richmond, Va. Pledges Feted at Dinner W illiamsburg architecture. The yard cov Four Given ScholCQ;Ships ers the entire square. By Gerard S. Chapin, Alpha By Linwood Peters, Omicron This year Gamma has 20 actives and RICHMOND-The annual Pledge banquet several _pledges to start the year. With VIRGINIA- Four Alpha men received was held at Murphy's Hotel with John I. the new house and new interest, we are scholarships for the 1939--40 session. W il Neasmith, AX, presenting the address. looking forward to a most successful rush liam Clayton Barr, Richard Peuille. and week and year in general. Arthur Whitehill received DuPont scholar ITKA was well represented on the grid ships. Nathaniel Edward Adamson. Jr .. iron by: Ed Merrick. who last year was Russell Cox, Jr.. was elected IMC to fill the vacancy created by Charles Major. was a recipient of a Virginia State scholar elected all-state and all-ITKA center, cap Robert Newton, Jr., was made aide-to ship. Barr, Feuille, and Adamson, Jr., tain of the team; Bill Fitzhugh, Joe Mack. the-President this year. The group con were on the Dean's list during the entire and Alex Moore. Robert Erickson and sists of the outstanding men on the campus 1938-39 session. They were also re Joseph Boyette were on the freshman and plays an important part in campus cipients of intermediate honors at the team. activities. University's convocation exercises. Cer Ed Brooks, Mario Gamboa, Carlos de -- TI KA-- tificates of interm ediate honors are award Ia Espriella, and Raymond H enderson Pi Holds Four Major Officoo ed in recognition of high scholastic are members of the Crew Club. Jimmy attainment to those men who have com Ely, outstanding varsity basketball play By Harrison Burgess, Pi pleted all regular work in the College of er, is assisting in the training of the first WASHINGTON AND LEE-With 14 fresh Arts and Sciences with no failures and year varsity basketball players. men, representative of every geographical with average grades of 85. Holders of During the recent election in the H arle section of the United States. chosen as such certificates are· not subject to the quin Club, Earl Pox, William Cash, and its 1939 · pledge class, P i concluded Rush rules limiting absence from the University. William Fitzhugh were elected members. Week and began the official school year. Officers : Jack Reynolds Riggs, SMC; Clyde Lipscomb was elected president of The future for this school year seems Richard Marshall Sta fford , IMC; Walter Alpha Delta, a ministerial fraternity; while promising as ITKA is represented on the Holt Souder, SC and his torian; Alan W . Robert Erickson was elected freshman campus by four major offices and has regu Shaw, Jr., ThC and house manager; James senator. lars in nearly every branch of varsi ty C. McGusty, MC, and Gerard Sleicher Pledges: H amilton Barnes, William athletics. Chapin, MS. Nat Adamson was elected secretary of Hughes, Alexander Moore, Melvin Bur William P. Ames is the new house man nette, John Godsey. and H enry Hawkins. the Student Senate, and assignment editor ager, and Mrs. M. B. Eutsler, of Roanoke. of the school paper, College T opics. H e all of Richmond; Joseph Boyette, Suffolk; has assumed her duties as house mother. Wade Coates, T azewell; Robert Erickson, is a junior. Retiring president is Downing Jamestown, N . Y.; Carlos de Ia Espriella, Ollie Ward is a transfer from the L. Smith, past SMC and varsit y basket Panama, and Raymond H enderson, New University of Pennsylvania. baUer. Bern, N . C. Pledges: Bob Coulling, T azewell ; Adal John Richard Morris, Jr. , is the secretary Initiates: Edwin B. Brooks, Richmond; bert Conley, Jacksonville, Fla.; H enry of the M edical School, and Thomas Boyd Adrian P . Lyon, Sandston, Va., and Joseph C rockett and Waller Dudley , Alexandria; Mason is secretary-treasurer of the first Mack, Runnemed , N . J. Joe H ellen, Pla infield, N . J.; Harrison year law class. Joyce, Prie s; Joe Lee, Evanston, Ill.; Kin Initiates: George F . Mahoney. New O fficers: A. P . Lyon, SC; L. P eters, naird P rivett, Birmingham, Ala.; Leo S ig port, R. 1. , and Robert E. Garris, Nor MS. - -llKA - - naigo, Welch, W . Va.; Phil Small, Cleve folk , Va. Both are sophomores. land , 0 .; H erbert Smith, N ewport News, -- TIKA -- Gamma Buys Historic House Va.; Authur Thompson, Staten Island, By Hugh L. Watson, Gamma N. Y.; Everett Tomb, Framingham, Mass. . Jota Rushing Tops Campus W ILLIAM AND MARY-Gamma has a new and Paul Williams , Fort Wayne, Ind. By J, S. Crockett. Iota house this year. It is one of the most Initiates: William M. Atlee, Winter HAMPDEN-SYDNEY-iota opened the year historic houses in Williamsburg. It is Park, Fla., and E . D. H undley, IV, with 26 actives and five pledges. P. T. over 100 years old and is designed in old Charlottesville. Craddock was initiated Sept. 18. 36 Rushing season closed with the pledg N . C.; Walter Sprye. Danville; Jack the newspaper; Steve Thornhill is on· ing of 18 boys. This was the largest Ward, Roanoke, and R. C. Francis, Jr .. the Student Council; Bob Engle is presi group of pledges on the campus. They Hampton. dent of the Jongleurs and debate manager; are: Donald G. Bair, Jesse Hopkins, Iota is well represented on the football Crockett and Spong are on the debate and Frank Spruce. Lynchburg; A. D. squad with Ed Null, Bennett Barnes. For team. and Bill Trinkle is assistant manager Campbell, Pinetta; Gilbert Campbell, rest Jesse. and Ted Ofterddinger. Miller, of football. Charlottesville; James B. Gilmer, Le Sprye, Whitehead, Hinkle, and Hart are banon; Tom Combellick, T owson. Md.; An intermission party in honor of the on the freshman football squad. pledges was held at the fall Pan Hellenic John P . Harrison. Hylton Village; Harold I Hinkle, Wilton. Pa.; Charles B. Love Many Iotas hold prominent positions dances. The actives and pledges of the lace, South Boston; Tom Miller, Milton, on the campus. Barnes is president of Kappa Sigmas. whose house was recently Pa.; Fraser Hart, Hampden-Sydney; Henry ODK; Cary Hutter is editor of the year destroyed by fire, were our guests. An N ewbill, Farmville; James Peden. Canton, book; P . T . Craddock is sports editor of other party is planned in the near future. DISTRICT No. 5. President: Zeb V. Long. Jr .• Beta. Comm. Natl. Bank Bldg.• Statesville. N. C. Banquet Climaxes Rushing Wise is one of the most outstanding Chapter Leader Honored seniors on the Presbyterian campus. He By Peden Gardner, Xi is a member of the track squad and the By Frank M. Lawrence. Jr., Tau SouTH CAROLINA-Xi chapter had a numeral club. NoRTH CAROLINA-Tau chapter opened successful rushing season. Highlighted by Kee is a three letter man. He has re the fall season with 23 members and a banquet at the Jefferson Hotel. several ceived his insignia in football, track, and pledges returning to the house. In addi lake parties held on picturesque Lake boxing. He is a candidate for all-state tion we have a pledge class of thir Murray, a skating and bowling party. center this year. . teen. They are : Charles F. Bradbury. smokers in the fraternity quarters. and --TIKA-- Jr .. Wheeling, W . Va.; John L. Cooper. individual rushing. Montclair, N . J. ; William Davey. Concord; Pledges: P au l H ar p er. D arlington; Davidson Second in Grades William B. Duke, Washington; Julian Har Marian Milam and Charlie Franks, Lau By Casey Jones, Beta vey, Long Island. N. Y.; Hurst B. Hatch, rens; G. C . Kirby, Billy Douglas, Carl Thomas Reynolds, and Willis Kimery. McElveen, and Walter Turbeville, all of D AVIDSON-Beta opened the school year Raleig h; Jacques LaSauce. Greensboro; Columbia. with a note of encouragement from the Leon Rogers. Williamston; Charles Sloan. Activities: Hubert Harmon, editor of administration. Of all fraternities Beta Belmont; Bruce Snyder, Charlotte, and Garnet and Black; Paul Harper, R. G. received second place in scholastic stand Robert E . Whitt!'41. Roxboro. Scarborough. and Mob Schwinn are mem ing for the past year. The combined aver Grover Godwin was appointed pledge bers of the Glee Club; Jim Galloway and age was approximately 1.9, with 3.5 as master. Ed Tiller are candidates for the boxing perfect. This is an improvement of four places over the preceding year. James S. Currie, former SMC. received team; Peden Gardner is a candidate for the honor of having his name engraved on the swimming team; Tom Jolly. Bill Mayes, In view of a rearrangement in rush week the Petty scholarship cup. He attained Jim Galloway. and Hubert Harmon are by college authorities. Beta had marked the hig hest scholastic average during the members of KSK. honorary fraternity, and success in rushing. Due to extensive, as 1939 year. Bill Mayes. secretary of the German well as intensive summer rushing, the fol Club. lowing were pledged: Charles Davis Byers Initiates : John Rei!, La Grange, Ill.; Gordon de Loach, Fort Lauderdale, Fla .. Parties were given in honor of the new and Thomas Guy Lane, Jr., Charlotte; Paul Browning, Jr., Greenville, S. C.; Edward and Robert Shields Hicks, Shelby. pledges at the house of one of the --TIKA-- alumnus. Pete Dibble; another at Bob Clark Brooks. Jr., Wallingford. Conn.; Schwinn's lake resort, and a week-end Rufus Dunlap Wilson, Jr.. Burlington; Robert Laurie Brinson, Jr., High Point; Duke Chapter Redecorates party at Bernard Hester's cottage on t!;!e By Robert H. Linebarqer, Alpha·Alpha Santee River. James Frank Neill, Jr .. Statesville; Harry --IIKA-- Edwin Pollock, Jr .. Asheville; Edwin Wal DuKE-The chapter returned to find lace Reeves, Jr .. Wallace, and Robert W . completely redecorated rooms this year, Mu Wins Coveted Trophy Elder, Cincinnati, 0 . George Coates has and continues to have one of the most By Albert Johnson, Mu been appointed pledge master, to be as beautiful chapter rooms on the canipus. P RESBYTERIAN CoLLEGE- For the third sisted by David Henderson. Restricted by University rules, which straight year IIKA has won the coveted The social season opened with an in require delayed rushing, Alpha-Alpha· is scholarship plaque on the campus. The formal supper at the Lotus Restaurant in looking forward to a good rush week after 31 members compiled an average of 1.50 Greensboro, preceding the Davidson-North Christmas. 1 to gain the trophy. Carolina State football game. Pledges Carl Dean.· half back; Robert Pledges: John Tyre, Walter Somer In a student body election, Joe Shelton Barnett, end. and French Houseman, end. ville, Jimmy Freeman, Hugh Flanders, John and Jack Abels were selected two of the are expected to see action on the gridiron Flanders, John Palmer, and Albert Johnson. four cheer leaders elected every year. this fall. Officers: Walter Wise, SMC. and Jim McDonald was elected to the Pan The University is rushing construction Billy Kee, IMC. hellenic council committee on decorations. on a new gymnasium which will be the largest in the South. Fraternity intra murals, in which the llKA's will take part. will be held in the old gym. Alpha-Alpha ranked eighth, a jump of two places over last year in the 193 scholastic ratings. -- TIKA -- Chapter Repeats in Stunt Nite By Walter Flanigan. Alpha·Epsilon NoRTH C AROLINA STATE-Alpha-Epsilon started off the school year by initiating 11 men and pledging 13. Initiates: Robert Hines. Clyde Kelly. and Bill Andrews, Greensboro; Lawson Ingram. High Point; Jack Huckabee, Jim MacDougall. Gene McGarity. and Marion Herndon, all of Charlotte; Jim Stutts. Ashe ville; Robert and Charles Doak, Raleigh. Pledges: Jimmie Chamblee, Greensboro; Mu chapter at Presbyterian Colleqe, Clinton. S. C .. lines up lor your inspection. Louis O rr, Washington; Bill lvey and 37 Norman Pease, Olarlotte; Pete Kelly, Law Wake Forest Active First Year year. He is junior class representative on rence Holding. and Jerry Stockard. the publications board and has a scholastic By Georqe T. Watkins, Gamma-Phi Raleigh; Coite Dotson, Statesville; Hobert record of 84 for the past two years. Ferree, High Point; Joe Smart, Concord; WAKE FoREST-Beginning its first year Wendell W'inn and Walter Beane, Nor as a chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha, members Gamma-Phi recently pledged Eddie folk, Va., and Francis Reynolds. Canal of Gamma-Phi are busily engaged in se Woolbert. varsity end. Woolbert has the Zone. curing the best men available to wear the highest scholastic average among the mem For the second consecutive year the IIKA pledge button for the first time on bers of the football team. his grades being chapter has succeeded in winning the an this campus. above the 90 mark. Woolbert is playing his third year. nual Stunt Night program. This gives The members have also been engaged in the chapter a perfect average--two tries, refurnishing the chapter room with new Gamma-Phi is represented on the var two wins. This trophy now adorns the furniture and accessories. From a group sity football team by four members and wall above the fireplace along with its of 34 active initiates of last season, ten two pledges. brother of last year and the other frater- . nity trophies. were lost by graduation-twenty-four re Charles "Red" Mayberry, quarterback . An interesting ' and rather peculiar ex turned. is leading the Southern Conference scoring periment is soon to be carried out by the Gamma-Phi is represented by two mem in the three games to date with 30 points. chapter in cooperation with Brother John bers of the faculty. M. Johnson Hagood. He has also served on the publications Park, publisher of the Raleigh Times. English, and Alfred Martin, philosophy. board. and has a scholastic average of 86. For, a period of four days the chapter both initiated with the installation last is to go on a ration diet similar to the At the pivot post is Walter '_' Butch" March. Prof. Hagood is our faculty Clark. Clark was an all-state center in one followed by the German people today. advisor. in order to determine the effects of such high school. A member of the Monogram a diet on people. Each da y durin'g the ex Pat Greer holds down an end assignment Club, Clark also has an 85 average. periment the members will be interviewed for the varsity. This sophomore youth is Billy Eustler is beginning his last year by reporters from the newspaper in order pictured in the football annual as one of of football. He is also president of the to determine any change in the cheerful the rising sophomore stars of the nation. ness and ability of the members. resulting Monogram Club, and holds letters for He served as freshman representative to three years of service on the football and from this change in diet. the publications board last year. The results of this experiment will be baseball teams. He was president of the published in a later issue. Jimmy Ringgold, varsity blocking ·&ack, junior class last year, and has an average The chapter was well represented on was runner-up for the trophy given to the of 85 for his class work. He has served on the varsity football team this year by best blocker · in the Southern Conference the publications board, and was vice presi Charlie Smart, Jack Huckabee, and Hobert last year, while a sophomore. and is the dent of the Student Legislature. student Ferree. foremost contender for the award for this government body, last year. DISTRIC'f No. 6. President: Horace S. Smith, Jr., Beta-Kappa, Penn. Mutual Co., Atlanta, Ga. Thirteen Lucky Number Alpha-Delta Has Banner Year Guests included members of the faculty . By Barton A. McCrum, Beta-Kappa Fraternity presidents, and house mothers By T. 0. Day, Alpha-Delta living in Gainesville. EMORY-After a successful rush week GEORGIA TECH-Alpha-Delta started the Mrs. Siviter was formerly of St. Peters Beta-Kappa started the year with 13 year with 18 men in its pledge class. having burg and has long been active in all phases pledges. They are: Jimmie Starnes, Fair had one of the most successful rushing of young people's work throughout the field Manget, and Carl Jones, Decatur; periods on the campus. The men : Jerry state. Jack Worth and Wilbert. Butler, Atlanta; Fogle, Jefferson City, Mo.; AI Hawkins, Pledges: Bartram Allen, James Bennett; Marian M: Glasgow, Jr. , Apalachicola. Waynesboro, Va.; Harry Higham. Maple Henry Bivins, Don Cochran, and Frank Pia.; Marvm A. Walden. Headland. Ala.; wood, N. J. ; Harold Couch. Magnolia. Palmer, all of Clearwater; Arthur Andrews. Thomas Grady Gallant, Jr., Sanford, Fla.: Ark.; Bobbe Dickson, Huntsville. Ala.; Peoria, Ill .; Barnays Bishop, Gainesville; Robert Herron, III. Dalton; David S. De .Fred Von Son, Mexico City. Mexico; William Champlin and Charles Kephart. Vault, Amsterdam, N . Y.; James Balleau. Thornton Savage, David Yarn, Fred Tallahassee, Fla.; Bill Stubbs, Tampa, Fla., Jr., Pensacola; William M. Christie, Jack Bridges, and Dick Parks, Atlanta; Billy sonville; Robert G. Coffey, James R. and Trippe Slaqe, Avondale. Shirley. Tupelo, Miss.; Bill Gaines. Initiates: Leroy Cooper. Sanford. Fla.; Macon; Ed Richardson, Nashville, Tenn.; Lawrence lvie. Greenville, S. C.; Bob Mc Tom O'bar, South America; Jim Piper. Donald, Baxley; Barton McCrum, Decatur. Richmond, Va.; Joe League, Macon; Jim and Charlie Williams, Newborn. Mayer, Chicago, Ill.; Don Chapman, Clif ton, N.J. Officers: Emmett Robinson, SMC; Larry Initiates: Jerry Fogle, David Yarn, Cantrell, IMC; Leonard Archer, The. and Harry Higham, Ed Richardson, and Don Kenneth Oates. SC. Chapman. IIKA prestige on the campus gained an other impetus when Bill Forsythe was made editor-in-chief of the Georgia Tech En gineer. Alpha-Delta is looking forward to a very successful year having two class presidents. three men on the student coun cil, and two officers in the YMCA cabinet. The chapter also has men in over 35 differ ent campus organizations. --ni DISTRICT No.7. President: Charles, E. Craw. . Beta-Sigma, 310 N. 5th St .. Lafayette, Ind. Two Transfers to Dlinois black tile, and is the by-word of modern Key positions in news, editorial. and sports staffs of the Daily. Northwestern By Robert F. Brandt, Beta-Eta convenience. A shower room was con structed in place of an old sleeping room. are held by four Gamma-Rho's this year. ltUNOis-Pledges: James Newsam and Mark Anson, night editor; George Dimond. SMC John Benjamin did not return to Robert Weise, Peoria ; Robert Jobson, Fred night editor; Silvers, desk editor, and Kohr. Hamery, Richard Knowles, and Ray Carl school this year. and Henry Amt, IMC. has taken over his duties. campus and telegraph editor for Inter son, Chicago; Thornton Price and Richard national News Service. which the paper Spelts, Nebraska; Jack Oliver, Evanston; Pledges: Frank Balog. East Chicago, carries. Phillip MacGregor, Lawrenceville; Clifford Ill. ; Charles Kennard, Theodore Whitsett, Neidzelski, Foley, Minn .. and Louis Head. and Albert Duncan, Princeton; Thomas Brace Knapp and Kohr were recently Memphis, Tenn. Scheurell, Delavan, Wis.; Edward W alsh. elected to the junior and sophomore com We are also glad to welcome Norman Newark, N. J., and Clifford Breadon, La missions, respectively. The elections are Fitch, transfer student from New Mexico. fayette. conducted according to the Hare pro a nd Dwight Walton, transfer from Utah. Initiates: Elroy Neate, St. Petersburg. portional system. Initiates: Edward Furlong, Chicago; Fla.; William Sharples, Wabash; John Neill Berry was appointed chairman of Loomis, Buffalo, N. Y., and Harold Wil arrangements for the Sophomore S candals James West, Anna; Zeis Gumm. Paris; son, Lima, 0 . Robert Richmond. West Frankfort. and dance sponsored by' the sophomore com George Hails, Centralia. Honorary societies: William Woods, miSSIOn. He also headed the ticket com The pledge dance was held during Catalyst (Chemical) ; Benton Burns. Theta mittee Ior the homecomin9 dance. Alpha Phi ( Dramatic) , Purdue Order of October. Military Merit, and George Glover, Theta Pledges Dick Abercrombie, Steve Osicka. Bill Thieman, SMC. is on the senior Alpha Phi (Dramatic) . Walt Hoover, and Ollie Kendall, and a Sigma Chi pledge entertained at a School prom committee, and a member of the inter R. 0 . T . C .: Benton Burns, captain. fratern'ity council. Ralph Wilmot has re Days party. Abercrombie was former infantry; Robert Morrison, second lieu national champion baton twirler and skater organized the Coast Artillery Club, and tenant. and Frank Balog. second lieutenant. also the advance corps. Wilmot and in the Ice Follies; Osicka is an American Pledge Jack Oliver are also on the fencing -- II KA-- national who has lived in Czechoslovakia team. most of his life. and Hoover is national - - IlK A - Gamma-Rho Scholars Click champion saxapho-nist. Kendall acted as Purdue House Remodeled By Russell V. Kohr. Gamma-Rho master of ceremonies. By William D. Adams, Beta-Phi N oR THW ES TERN-Gamma-Rho ranks Abercrombie, who together with Hoover. fourth in fraternity scholarship for the entertained a t Delta Delta Delta rushing PuRDUE- A remodeled house that com second semester of 1938-39, with a grade parties early this fall, has appeared twice pares favorably with any on the campus point average of 4.132 out of a possible 7 in the weekly college floor show at the greeted the members of the chapter on points. the counselor's offi ce announced Marine dining room of the Edgewater their return. recently. Beach Hotel in Chicago. The colors literally fl ew during the Herb Silvers, a junior, earned the singu N eill Berry has been elected SC. summer as the second floor rooms were re lar dis tinction of having the highest aver painted in soft hues of green, gray, and Pledges: Richard Abercrombie, John age among the chapter members, that of Bohan. Bill Cissell, Maurice Green, Fred blue. N ew Celotex ceilings a id the looks 6.8. Silvers was elected to the sophomore Pohlman, and P aul Pettit, all of Chicago: of the rooms, reduce the noise, and im commission last year, and is a membe r of Erford Bedient, Rochester, N . Y .; Rhea prove study conditions. Modernistic floors the varsity deba te team, Big T en cham Campbell, Bill Dennsteadt, Bob Dickinson. have been laid in all the rooms. with colors pions last year. and T ed Gilmore, all of Evanston; Clarence to contrast with the walls and draperies. Robert Searles and Russell Kohr, with Carlson, Wheaton; Bob Eils, River Forest; Modern indirect overhead lights also help 5.29 averages. tied for honors in last year's George Grimsrnann, O ak Park; W alter to improve study conditions. freshm an pledge class. Their names were Hoover, Millersburg, Pa.; Ctibor O sicka, The second floor lava tory was com inscribed on the Emory M. Gates' alumnus Prague, Germany; Marty Tuntland , O tta pletely remodeled in chromium. yellow and pl aque fo r hig hest freshman scholarship. wa. and Art Wrig ht, Syracuse. N . Y. 39 DISTRICT No.8. President: J. Harold Trinner, Theta, 941 Sterick Bldg.. Memphis, Tenn. Zeta Adds New Mascot By Walter L. Rose, Zeta TENNI!SSEE- The 1939 rushing season was most successful with 25 new pledges named. An active and efficient rushing committee is responsible for this success. In campus intramurals IIKA is again leading with Kleber Dunklin and Conger Brownlie on the tennis team; Baker Symes, Pledge Douglas Boles, and Pledge Austin McDermott on the golf team; in shuffle board. IIKA was represented by Tom Bar nett and Pledge A. B. Cranwell. The teams were managed by Pat Millirons. Latest addition to the chapter is the mascot, Zeta. the chapter dog. owned by Lee Gauntt and Pledge James Gauntt. Zeta is a great help in awakening the chapter every morning. --UK A -- Theta Has Lean Year By Robert Robinson, Theta SouTHWI!STERN - Theta chapter start ed the school year with only four active members. The officers are: Paul Buch anan. SMC: William Davidson, IMC: William Miller, ThC. and Robert Robin son, SC. Undergraduates and pledges of Zeta chapter before their home at 1305 W . Clinch St., Knox Pledges: Ryce Russen. Lane Andrews. ville. Tenn. The IIKA house is the only one on the University of Tennessee campus actually Warren Rodyes. and William Munday, all of Mem phis. T enn. built for a fraternity home. In spite of the present small chapter all ville: Herbert Safriet. Twilia; Don Butler. Activities: Emile Petrone, varsity fool eight men are striving to rebuild th e Owensboro; Billy Thompson and Milton ball; Pledge R. R. Tipton, Jr., freshman llKA chapter "to its former position of Price, Georgetown; Billy Barton, Waco. football; Harold E. Johnson, assistant band prominence on the campus. Texas; Bill Magaw, O xford, 0 ., and Joe director; SMC T ipton, panhellenic coun All are contributing in effort and money cil; Emile Petrone, Owl Club, and Richard to betterment of the house. Taylor, Gary, W. V a. Initiates: Stanley Johnson. Virgie; Wil Donaldson, Ace Club. --UKA-- liam Nickles. Chicago. Ill.; Harold David Purvis Orrell was recently made chair Eight IIKA's on Varsity son. Noris Wilson. W. H . Honaker, and man of the Vanderbilt honor society. J. S. Gene Johnson, all of Georgetown. Adams is house manager and chairman of By Paul McCandless, Alpha·Lamhda A general open house was held by the freshman committee for this year. GEORGETOWN - Alpha-Lambda again Alpha-Lambda at the chapter house, Satur Pledges: C. P. Brocato, Cleveland. passes all other fraternities on the grid day. O ctober 7. A large number of the Miss.; Elroy D iatikar. Old H ickory. Tenn.; iron. This year's varsity is ·led -by the student body attended the formal opening Donald M . Duft, Chicago. Ill.; Robert following men : Harold Back. guard; Paul of the ITKA house which was recently Finster, H arve de Grace. Md.; William E . McCandless. quarterback; Archie Rudy. redecorated. Refreshments were served to Holt and Joseph Reavis. Lawrenceburg. halfback; John Miller, fullback; Jack An the guests. Tenn.; John Hughes. Bakersville, N . C .: derson. tackle; Shelby Adams, tackle; Joe -- DK A-- O scar Kimbler, Henderson. Ky.; Walter T aylor. tackle. and W . H . Honaker, end. Sigma Chooses New Site McCorkle, Gadsden; William Mullican. All of these men saw action in the opening McMinnville. Tenn.; R. R. Tipton. Jr .. game. On the freshman team are Pledges By Richard J. Donaldson, Sigma Tiptonville. Tenn .. and Joseph P . Walker. Wittcamp. Bodkins. Frankel. and Moore. VANDERBILT-The chapter is now in its Dyersburg, Tenn. Pledges: Malcolm Frankel. Hopkins new house located at 2412 Kirkland Place. O fficers : Winston T ipton, SMC; B. A. ville; !Juke Bodkins and Norman Witt The social season opened during O ctober Hallum, Jr.. IMC; Harold E . Johnson. camp, Ludlow; Gene Moore and Shelby with the members giving a hay ride and ThC; James T. Lassiter, SC; Richard Don Adams, Whitesburg; James Davis, Brooks- steak fry in honor of the pledges. aldson, MS. and Herbert Giddens. MC. DISTRICT No.9. President: A. H. Knight. Alpha-Pi. Title Guarantee Bldg.. Birmingham, Ala. I IIKA Comers Honorary They are: Keener Tippins. president; Carter, secretary; Porter Grimes, Milton Arthur Hardigree. vice president; Jack Heath, James Berry. Winston Walker. By Walter Boqart. Gamma-Alpha Buddy Fishbourne, Joe Miller, Jimmie ALABAMA- For the first time in the hi s Davis, Foster Ethridge, Perry Hubbard. tory of the University, one fraternity has Bobby Dawkins, J. D. Caples. Felix Tread more than twenty-five per cent of the way, Charles Burgess, Nubbin Hayes. members of senior honorary organization, Langston McEachern. Max Hudson, Dave Omicron D elta Kappa. Five ITKA's were Brown. Hubert Baughn, Henry Feathers among the 17 men named on the campus. ton, Tom Jordan, Truette Bullock, O scar The IIKA's chosen were: Ralph Ford. Elisor, and Charlie McKay. Henry H iles. Virgil P ittman, Hubert Fred Tucker won the position of No. 2 Baughn, and Walt Bogart. man on the varsity tennis team. Tucker has two more years of varsity competition. In class elections in the commerce school. llKA placed three men in class offices. --TIRA-- Hubert Baughn was elected president of the senior class; Jack Sellers was elected Alpha-Pi Dominates Pledging president of the sophomore clqss, and By Rod Calhoun, Alpha-Pi William A. Dozier lii (left) and Virgil Winston Walker, vice president of the Pittman, outstanding members of the HowARD-Alpha-Pi led the campus in freshman class. Gamma-Alpha chapter at University the number of pledges this year. There Gamma-Alpha pledged 26 men this year. of Alabama. were 40 pledged on the campus. Alpha-Pi 40 pledged 25 ; Sigma-Nu, fi ve ; Pi Kappa Phi. 10. Alpha-Pi began the year with 11 mem- • bers living in the house. Six are actives. the rest pledges. The chapter room has been converted into a recreation room . Plans are being made to decorate the walls with college banners' and pictures. Ping pong, pool. and cards are now available. Pledge Leonard Burton played profes S11.mal base ball in the Southern Association this past summer. He played for New Orleans, who finished in seventh place. He was among the top 10 batters of the league with an average of .338. Pledges: John T i nkl e paugh. Rober.t Grindle, Lorenzo Reeves, Bubba Daniels. Jack Knight. Horace Evans: Robert Cork. Jerone Crow, Kloub Lucas, Eddie Bell. Harry Howton, and Albert Harwell, all of Birmingham; Roy Simmons and Billy Rid Upsilon's officers this year are: Ernest Burqln. SC; Frank Wilson, ThC: Julian Myrick, SMC: dle, Columbiana; Robert Becker, Leeds; William McCulloch. IMC. and Harry Bailey, house manaqer. Robert Vogt, Alexander, Va.; Hugh Gay ler, Irondale; J:,on Miller, Anniston; Or Greenboro; Callen Alred, Clanton; James is vice president of the interfraternity coun ville Rutledge, Haleyville; Kermit Jones. Broyles, Rome, Ga.; Bill Bittner, Chicka cil; Robert Dees, president of Chi Epsilon; Cla~ton ; Hue! Morrison, Harrison, Ark., saw; Luther Chestnut, Montgomery; Lamar Joe Gandy, assistant cheer leader; Newell. Currie, Atmore; Mac Davis, Chattanooga. Lacy, and Greeson are on the G!omerata 'lnd Meyer Quales, Livingston, Tenn. Tenn.; McMillan Feagin, Monroeville; staff; Wilson, Going, and Gandy are on - -II KA -- Clyde Harbeson, De Funiak Springs, Fla.; the Plainsman; Wilson is head track man Jack Hill, Auburn; Tom Perry. Columbus. ager; Joby 'Bryan is freshman football Twenty-seven Pins at Upsilon Ga .. and Mark Skelton, Scottsboro. manager, and Jimmy Calloway head foot ball manager. By Kirk Newell, Jr .• Upsilon Pledge officers: Harvey Gordon, presi dent; Montgomery Truss, vice president; Upsilon looks for a big year in inter ALABAMA PoLY-Upsilon has concluded a Cooper Green, Jr., secretary; Mac Davis, fraternity athletics, winning five cups last very successful rush season under the direc treasurer. The freshmen pledges recently year and runner-up in all-year sports. tion of R. T . Young, III. Twenty-seven entertained pledges from the other frater nities with a smoker. Otis Burnside, McMillan Feagin. Jimmy new pledges: Cooper Green, Jr., Edward Brown, and Jack Hill are in the R. 0. T. C. Blackman, Jack Brush, Montgomery Truss, The IIKA's now have the largest chapter band. James Brown, and Wade South, all of on the campus with 47 active brothers re turning to college. Officers: Julian Myrick, SMC; William Birmingham; Joby Bryan, Harvey Gordon, McCulloch, IMC; Frank Wilson, ThC; and Bill Sherling, all of Greenville; Reese Ted Chiles was recently tapped by Harry Bailey, house manager; Ernest Bur Gwillim, Cyril Porter, and Clyde Letcher, Scabbard and Blade, and James Windham gin, SC; Kirk Newell, MS; Dennis New all of Fairfield; Walter Terry and Robert was the only man in college tapped by ton, MC; Joe Gandy, alumni secretary. and Yarbrough, Huntsville; Pharis Johnson, Phi Lambda Upsilon. SMC Julian Myrick Robert Dees, historian. Upsilon presents its pledqe class: Seated Oeft to riqht): Luther Chesnut, Edward Blackmon, Montqomery Truss, James Brown, Mac ·Davis, Jack Brush. Joby Bryan, Mother Tyler, Bill Bittiner, Cooper Green, Pharis Johnson. Raymond Allen, Walter Terry, McMillan Feaqin. Standinq: Byron Carroll, Harvey Gordon. Wade South, Clyde Letcher. Robert Yarbrouqh, Reese Gwillim. Lamar Currte, James Broyles, Charles Farrow, Charles Bradford. Mark Skelton, Callen Alred, Cyril Porter, Clyde Harberaon. 41 DISTRICT No. 10. President: Don H. Jones. B-Psi. AN. 303 Frederick Apts .• Columbia. Mo. Pledges: Frank Eldracher. Ottmor Grebe, Arthur Hodgson, John Goodrich. John Boden, Robert Litke, and Clifford Schroeder. all of St. Louis. The entire inside and outside of the house was repainted. the downstairs all repapered and redecorated. The annual Pledge dance was held on Oct. 20 and was preceded by a banquet and a football game. The banquet was a tremendous success. Washington was victorious over Creighton, and fine music was furnished for the dance. John Patton, social chairman, made all arrangements. Campus activities : Ed Althaus, Thyr sus. dramatics; Bob McCann, Ed Birken meier, Ed Althaus, and Pledges Bob Litke and John Boden, band; Art Hodgson, Thyrsus; Art Spitzfaden, John Patton, and Pledge O ttmore Grebe , glee club. Spitz faden is also president of the Men's Pan Here Is the Alpha-Nu pledge class, whlch outnumbered the runner-up fraternity by 5 men. Hellenic Council, homecoming chairman, William Spenser the 29th man is not shown. First row (L to r.): Mark Tomson, Phillip and a member of Quad Show Club. Gottschalk. Gordon Milby, Otto Schmidt. C. 0. Hanes, Jr .. and Howard DeWolf. Second row: Thadeus Hadden, Lawrence Gribble. Arthur Baebler, Joseph Corcoran. Alfred Clodius. The scholarship report just published Bud Brent. Roy Brock. and John Hanes. Third row: Albert Wamser, William Billings, shows Beta-Lambda among the first three Donald Topping, Gerald Morgan, Ben Miller. Elmo Wayland, William Parsons, James Brown. in scholarship for the last semester in 1938. berger, John Kilmer, Arthur Forsyth. Lawrence Brunk, Herbert Gregg, George Evans. Roswell Beach. and Robert FinoL - -ITKA-- Twenty-nine Take Insignia Three transfer students affiliated with Mines Digs Up Nine Men Alpha-Nu this year. They are: Robert By A. W. Roediger. Alpha-Kappa By Darwin K. Flanigan, Alpha-Nu Nelson, Afl. Kansas State; Berton Moore, MISSOURI-With 29 new pledges Alpha rK. Montana State, and Phillip Smith, MISSOURI MINES- Alpha-Kappa looks Nu led the fraternities of the campus after rN. Iowa State. forward to a promising year with a chap the most successful Rush Week in years. Officers of the student government as ter of 25 and nine new men. 'l'he pledges: sociation are: Robert Geaque, St. LOuis: Eugene Jones, Mexico; Robert Matthews. Rushing was headed by Robert Haver Russell Bryant, Excelsior Springs, and Little Rock, Ark.; Robert Hanna. Cen field and Robert Flemming. Assisting George Evans. Sedalia. John Kilmer Is tralia, Ill.; Carl Weis. Don Jackson. Robert SMC Ed Scruggs were Don Jones, present editor of the Shamrock. publication of the Eck, and Jack Isherwood. all of St. Louis; D. P.. and Percy Ballard, former D. P. engineer's school. William Parsons is James Polhemus, Old Greenwich, Conn .. Alumni who returned were: Richard business manager. Flake McHaney was and Douglas Christianson, of Utah. Dougherty, W. D. Cunningham. and Aus elected to the sophomore council. Chair Ridley was employed by T exas O il Co. tin Mueller. all of St. Louis; Carl Dickson. man of the homecoming decorations com in the Texas oil fields. In construction Escanaba. Mich., and W . I. Pixley, Kansas mittee is Fred Rexford. work, Spafford was employed by Con City. Three athletes augment the list of ac structing Company of San Francisco, whilt: Pledges of Alpha-Nu are: John Kilmer, tivities. William Spenser, pitcher, base Ed Heiss worked as draftsman for the Chilhowee; William Parson, Decatur, Ill.; ball; Herbert Gregg, utility fielder. base Canyon Pipe Line Co. of Centralia, Ill. Thadeus Hadden, Webster Grove; Herbert ball, and George Evans, varsity basketball. Among the metallurgists of the chapter, Gregg. Kansas City; Jack Hanes, Jefferson Honorary fraternities: Bill Dalton, presi Roy Underwood, IMC, and G. L. Mitsch. City; James Brownsberger, Appelton City; dent, Alpha Kappa Psi. found summer practice in Vanadium Al Albert Wamser, Arthur Baebler, Bill Because of the war in Europe and the loys Steel Co. and American Car and Spensler, Robert Finot, Donald Topping. cancellation of all Rhodes scholarships for Foundry Co. Joseph Corcoran, Alfred Clodius, Otto this year, Missouri's representative, Walde Alfred William Roediger was initiated Schmidt. and Roy Brock, all of St. Louis; mar Nielsen, AN, has returned to the into the bonds during September. Arthur Forsyth and Gordon Milby, Maple chapter to continue work on his master's Alpha-Kappa's fall athletic calendar nat wood; Gerald Morgan, Appelton City; degree. urally turns to varsity football with Spaf .d.dward Gill, Selem; Billy Billings, Ken --ITKA-- ford, Hamman. and Kreuger leading the nett; Mark Thomson, St. Charles; Phillip way. McCann Bullds Pledge Class Gottschalk and Larry Brunk, Jefferson Within the chapter we find the presen City; George Brent, Elmo Wayland. and By Sanford W. Tuthlll. Beta-Lambda tation of a key to Harold Nicholas. in Lawrence Gribble, Columbia; Ben Miller, WASHINGTON- The rushing season of behalf of his splendid record and meri Malden; Roswell Beach and George Evans. 1939 was Indeed a successful one under the torious service to Alpha-Kappa's publica Sedalia. lead of Bob McCann, rush captain. tion, the Alpha-Kappa Kapers. DISTRICT No. 11. President: A. Brown Moore, Eta. Marine Bldg•• New Orleans, La. Pledges Entertain Sororities Jackson; Berkley Atkinson and Rand Jones. Actives and pledges, with dates, enjoyed Pass Christian; David Bennett and Irvin the occasion. Chaperones were members By Bill Gurney, Gamma-Iota Mauldin, Ripley; Gene Dalrymple, Amory; of the University faculty. Continuing a MtsstSSIPPt-At the end of Ole Miss' James Dixon, Shelby; Wendell Holmes. policy of last year, the chapter will enter fraternity Rush Week, 290 new students Tylertown; Mims Mitchell, Jr.. Magee; tain with a house dance twice each month. were pledged to 17 Greek letter fraternities Gus Neely, Tunica; Julian Noel, Green A weekly luncheon for actives and pledges on the campus. Of this number, 26 were ville; Hoke Stone, Lambert; Farar Truly, will be Inaugurated soon In the University pledged to Gamma-Iota. Fayette; Ed Williams, Clarksdale, and cafeteria. Cecil Bolton, Corinth. Pledges: Joe Haney, George McLaugh Officers: Joe Daniel, Oxford, SMC; lin, Robert Moffett, Ted Morris, Ted Rie Initiates: Bolton, Mauldin, Morris, Noel. Lampton Williams, Poplarville, IMC; mann, Elbert and W a tts Webb, and Jackie and Truly. Frank Page. Amory, ThC; Griffin Alford, Williams, all of Gulfport; T . A. Doolittle, Gamma-Iota's new pledges entertained Gulfport, house manager, and Robert Jack Mann, and James Van Devender, recently with a dance In the chapter house. Young, Corinth, pledge father. A two- 42 hour study period for pledges is held each Officers: James V. LeLaurin, SMC; Harold Grove, Hattiesburg; Richard Har week night in the Ole Miss Administra Jack Q. Sloan, IMC: John P. Bowers, SC: alson, Duncan; Montgomery Jackson, Bill tion Building. William J. Tally, ThC; David H. Varn, Lyer, Pete Norsworthy, and Fred Shanks. In scholarship, Gamma-Iota finished MC, and Michael A. Carso II, MS. all of Laurel; Rupert Lovelace, lndianoll; third. Last year IIKA won the Inter --IIKA-- Frank Macpherson, St. Joseph, La. ; Bill fraternity Council Scholastic Cup, pacing Smoker Brings New Blood Mansco, Greenwood; Gene Parker, Nat 16 other national fraternities on the Ole By Lawrence Painter, Jr.. Alpha·lota chez; Lige Parker, Goodman, and Billie Miss campus in scholastic attainment. Snider, Vicksburg. Scholarship of IIKA's at the University MILLSAPS-When the haze from the has kept the chapter in the first five IIKA smoker cleared Alpha-Iota again ·led Initiates: Lawrence Allison, George scholastically for the past six years. the campus in pledging 25 men. Fenger, Cline Gray, Chan Hailey, Gary Harthcock, John Bill Jordan. Bill Mansco. Additions to Gamma-Iota from other Initiates: Louis Navarro, Biloxi; Paul and Kenneth Young. chapters are: Kinloch McCollum, Ar: Whitsett, Mobile, Ala .. and Jimmy Rimmer, Clyde McKee, AI. and Granville Tabb, Canton. Gamma-Theta boasts the best represen Jr., tation on the Mississippi State campus in ra. In the class elections Willie Branch, Mc honorary fraternities and extra-curricular Pledges Riemann and McLaughlin are Comb, was named sophomore class presi activities. In Blue Key, IIKA has five members of the Ole Miss band. Every dent, and Nash Broyles, Rome, Ga .. was members. Six members of Gamma-Theta freshman pledge has affiliated with the elected vice president of the senior class. are members of Omicron Delta Kappa. the University YMCA and several have peti Sixteen liRA's are living in the new highest honorary fraternity of the campus. tioned Phi Sigma, local literary society, chapter house located on the south campus. for membership. Percy Johnston, Shubuta. Pledges: James Armstrong, Aden Bar Pi Kappa Alpha has presidents of Tau is president of Phi Sigma and president of low, Max Coney. Mark Etheredge, Horace Beta Pi, Chemical Engineer's Club, and the Junior YMCA Cabinet, while Bill Hines, Hugh McElveen, John Miller, Joe the Glee Club. Gurney is secretary of the latter organiza Murphy, W. F. Nelson, Robert Pearson. Ten men belong to Phi Eta Sig~ a. tion. Joe Daniel has received his appoint Bill Schwartz, and Rice Wilson, all of Nearly one-fourth of the famous Maroon ment as manager of the University Student Jackson; William Cook, Canton; Herbert band is composed of IIKA's, including both Bank. Crisler, Bay Springs; David Donald, Good the drum majors. T wo members of Plans have already been started for man; Lauress Early, Cleveland; Davis Gamma-Theta are members of the Col decorating the chapter house for entrance Haughton, Morton; Jack Hywiller, Knox. legians, college dance band. Pi Kappa in the annual homecoming decoration con Pa.; James Johnson, Tupelo; Marion Mc Alpha is well represented on the staff of test, being sponsored by the University Gough, Catchings; W. E . Simmons, Co the Reflector. Interfraternity and Pan-Hellenic Councils. lumbia; J. C. Stone. Okolona; Calvin Stub The president of the Student Associa In the 1938 competition, the IIKA's placed blefield, Yazoo City; Abner Thornhill. tion, the treasurer of the student body, and third. Columbia, and Harold Weems, Shubuta. the business manager of the Reflector are --IIKA-- Re-pledges: Louis Navarro, Biloxi; Ill{ A's. Paul Whitsee, Mobile, Ala.; Jimmy Rim Officers: Billy Weems. SMC; Joseph Eta BMOC's Lead Campus mer, Canton, and Henry Spann, Pela Curran, IMC; Charles Ed Hamilton, ThC; By Michael A. Carso U. Eta hatchie. Eldred Walton. SC, and Ed Bolls, inter --UK A-- fraternity council representative. TuLANE-Eta starts the 1939-40 session Gamma-Theta has inaugurated a pledge with more men in campus activities than Gamma-Theta Well Rounded contest for its neophytes. T wo sides have any other fraternity. James LeLaurin is By Talmadge St. John. Gamma-Theta been formed. They are the Garnets and president of Greenbackers; Wilford Smith MISSISSIPPI STATE-After a very success the Golds. Points are to be awarded for is president of the International Relations ful Rush Week, Gamma-Theta pledged 27 extra-curricular, social, scholastic. and re Club; Ja,mes Turnbill is business manager new men to tie for the leadership in the ligious activities. The losing group must of the Jambalaya, and Michael Carso is number of men pledged on the campus. give the winners and the chapter members humor editor of the same publication; With the top administrative position among a party at the end of the semester. Robert Parker is vice president of the the Greeks in the student government and --IIKA-- interfraternity council; Pledge George with its members dominating the honorary Leake is president of the Glee .Club; fraternities on the campus, Gamma-Theta Louisiana State Pledges 25 Pledge George McCaskey is president, and is enjoying a banner year. By Redmond Wolf, Jr .. Alpha-Gamma Pledge John Roberts is secretary of the The chapter began its social season with LOUISIANA STATE- Opening the season freshman class; James Turnbill is also vice an outing at Legion State Park in Louis with a beautiful three-story house adjacent president of the Cotillion. Club. all-campus ville. A party was given at the house, to the Governor's Mansion, Alpha-Gamma dance society, and every man in the chap Nov. 17. Gamma-Theta plans to give its was successful in having a well-organized ter, active and pledge, takes part in at annual Dream Girl banquet soon in honor Rush Week which resulted in the pledging least two extra-curricular activities. of the girls at Mississippi State College for of 25 men. Various entertainments in Initiates: Jay John George Wei!, Jr., Women. Plans have also been made for cluded picnics, dinners. dances. and and James Wirth Davis. both of New the annual Valentine dance and other social smokers. Orleans. functions. The pledges honored the actives O ct. 21 Pledges: Haydon E . Lanais, Coronado. Pledges: Sidney Adams and Elliot with a tea dance in which Adelade Boggs. Calif.;· Herbert Smith, Shreveport; Luckett Rose, Starkville; Lawrence Allison and IIKA sister, sang The Dream Girl of Yawn, Opelousas; Sam Scott, Lafayette; Frank York, Grenada; Oliver Bradway l!KA. The ballroom was decorated with H. Gordon Butler, Iota; Curtis Fitzgerald, and John Reedy, Amory; Charlie Clark. garnet and gold paper while the coat of Lloyd Fremaux. Labasse J. Robin, Henry Paul Swain, and Cary Brickell , Yazoo arms and badge were displayed on the B. Bradford, Charles Birdsong, Allen Lill. City; Johnny Dinas, Durant; Ray Faust walls. John Roberts, Dan Verges, Hiram Batson, and Albert Metts, Clarksdale; George Already this year three new members George Timish, Fred Guedry, and Arthur Fenger, Oxford; Cline Gray, Waynes have been initiated: Henry Lindner, Er Apffel, all of New Orleans. boro; Charlie Green, Blytheville, Ark.; vin Auster, and Redmond Wolf, Jr. DISTRICT No. 12. President: Leo A. Hoegh, Gamma-Nu, First State Bk. Bldg., Chariton, Ia. Second in Iowa Scholarship band. The winter formal will be held in Two Second Generation IIKA's the chapter house on December 9. By Louis Jurqenaen, Gamma-Nu By Wilfred S. Kinzel. Alpha-Phi IowA-Gamma-Nu had a second semester Pledges: David 0. Stone, Hawarden; IOWA STATE-Pledges: Archie Frick, scholarship grade of 2.38 which placed it Howard C. Hines and James Kaufman, Bakersfield, Calif.; Robert L. Bogard. second on the list of campus social frater Iowa City; John W. Kellogg, Missouri Oskaloosa; Norman Siebert, Brookfield, nities. Valley; Stanley N . Prichard, Scholler. Ill.; Charles Chunglo, Hadley, Mass.; The chapter had its first hay-rack party Transfer students: Bill Dozier, r A; James Martin, Waukon; Harold L. Parks, during October. Many attended to make James Farnum, A4>, and Wendell Mayfield. Pompton Lakes, N . J.; Jack Underwood, it a great success. AN. Fairfield; Donald Reid, Sioux City; Harold The first house party of the year was Officers: James Thomas, SMC; Loren Gilbert, Larrabee; Paul Sedgwick, New held November 11. Music was furnished Hickerson, IMC; Don Carlson, steward. Lebanon, N . Y.; Phil Chamberlain, Keo by Bill Meardon's outstanding campus and James BaskinS. ThC. kuk; John Golden, Cordova, Ill.; William 43 Tietz, Eldora, and Maurice Jackson, Bed The annual barn dance was held in the Robert Alwin, Madison, and Milton Rade ford. chapter house after the homecoming foot wan, Racine. Among the pledges, two are sons of ball game between Iowa State and Mis Officers: George Hipskind, SMC; Frank IIKA's, and one is a brother of a IIKA. souri. A great number of alumni visited Raeschen, IMC; James Bolstad, SC; Claire John Golden is the son of C. V. Golden, the house for the game and the dance. Flanagan, ThC, and J. B. Runey, MS. A DISTRICT No. 13. Pres.: Alexander McKie. Jr .. Gamma-Beta. First NatL Bk. Bldg., Omaha Student Back From War Zone hamburger fries. The annual Comjigger funmy Joy Plays for Dance was held at the Manhattan Country Qub. By Harold Paulsen. Gamma-Beta The Cornjigger was held at Homecoming. By John Baldwin. Beta-Gamma NEBRASKA-Gamma-Beta closed Rush when Kansas State played Nebraska. KANsAs-Beta-Gamma held its annual Week with five new pledges and two re Pi Kap party in October, featuring Jimmy Activities: Allen Heskett, secretary Joy and his orchestra. Joy, an alumnus of pledges. The new men: Richard Peter treasurer of Blue Key; Matt Bettons, son and Isaac Todd, Fort Scott, Kan.; Beta-Omicron, Oklahoma, was the sensa Gerald Kathol. Hartington; Joseph Crae tional attraction on the campus as he mer, Santa Fe, N. M .• and Carl Bartule. played for 70 couples in formal attire. Lincoln. The re-pledges are: Stanley Just before intermission, the band leader Lind, Lexington, and Otis Platt. North summoned all dancers· for a "floor" show. Platte. Those at the party sat on the Hoar while the band entertained with a group of Pi Kappa Alpha is well represented in novelty numbers. A musical court was activities this year. Burney is an active featured in which the prosecutor's ques member of Kosmet Klub, and on the staff tions were answered with song titles played of the Cornhusker, year book. Pledge by individual horn players. Kathol is showing up well in freshman Pledges: Edward Brown. Chanute; football and much is expected of him on Charles Fuller, Columbus; Robert Green, the varsity next year. Simmons is on the Pratt; Robert Hamilton, Kansas City; Carl football team and is .considered one of the ton Harmon, Atchinson; Tim Macy, Tulsa, fastest on the squad. Dow is a member Okla.; William Mathews, Kansas City, of Pershing Rifles. Anderson is a member Mo.; LaDean McCormick, Leon; Charles of the Pharmacetkal Club. McVey and Frank Morgan,, Great Bend; Malmsten recently returned to resume Walter Needles, Salina; Frank Perkins. his stu.dies at the University, after spending Baxter Springs; Robert Royer, St. Joseph. the past year at the University of Paris. Mo.; Warren Scott, Atchinson; Jack Shafer He had planned to continue his study W. S. Gates (riqht). one of tbe founders and Rdland Shafer. Joplin, Mo.; Emet there, but with war threatening, he re of Alpha-Omeqa chapter. is shown Stuart, Salina; Charles Walker and Har turned to the United States. here with his son, John VanAtta old Haas, Herington, and Frank Pedroja. Lincoln. --IIK A -- Gates, a new Alpha-Omeqa pledqe. Pledge officers: president, Robert 'Ham Men Honor House Mother member of Jubilesta, Kansas City champion ilton; vice president, Harold Haas; secre tary-treasurer, Carlton Harmon; parliamen By Robert Corns. Alpha-Omeqa · college dance orchestra. Nolan McKen zie, Scabbard and Blade, Agriculture Eco tarian, Roland Shafer. KANSAS STAT E-A three-day R,ush Week nomics Club, YMCA, college band, and Officers: Lane Davis, IMC; social chair was inaugurated this year replacing the collegiate 4-H Club. Freshman football: man, Fred Tegeler; intramural manager. five-day rush plan formerly used. The Pledges Gene Snyder and Keith Cook. Thomas B. Hunter; alumni secretary, Rob chapter was successful in obtaining 11 new Varsity basketball: Franklin Nagle. Fresh ert Berridge, and historian, John Baldwin. pledges. They are: Gene Snyder and man basketball: James Wilson and John Freshmen honors: KuKu's, men's pep Robert Haggerton, Junction City; Keith Williams. Scabbard and Blade: Nolan organization, Walter Needles and Robert Cook, Liberal; Jo t> Skaggs, Leavenworth; McKenzie, Joe Skaggs, and Pat Morgan. Hamilton; cheer leader, Oharles Walker; James Wilson, St. Croix Falls, Wis.; Men's Pep Club: Keith CoGk, Robert "One of ten outstanding freshmen on tht> James Cram, St. Francis; Keith Witt. Inde Corns, Pat Morgan, Keith Cowden, Guy hill." Tim Macy. pendence; Guy Josserand, Pratt; Van Josserand, Charles Coffman, Oren Whist Pledge Tim Macy's father, Ernest Macy. Gates, Goff; John Williams, Pawnee Rock. ler, Dixson Wands. and Van Gates. Oren of Tulsa, Okla .. was a charter member of and Wayne Pippen, Fredonia. Whistler, vice president of Pi Epsilon Pi, Beta-Gamma when it was cha.rtered in Initiates: Charles Coffman, Allen, and and a member of Steel Ring. Kansas State 1914. Dean Scholes, Council Grove. Engineer: Jack Ransom, illustrations ed Pledge Harold Haas is earning school Alpha-Omega recently gave a tea in itor, and Robert Corns, feature staff. funds by keeping a jig saw busy turning honor of Mrs. Barbee Overfield, the new Pledge Keith Witt, social chairman of out small wood pieces he sells to other freshman Panhellenic council. students. He does inlaying. verlaying. house mother. House mothers and presi scroll work. and carving in some 72 woods. dents of all fraternities and sororities, facul Pledges of IIKA chartered a bus and He made over 50 IIKA pins as party ty members, alumni, and friends of the held their annual pledge sneak with the favors at the fall party. guest of honor were invited. pledges of Alpha Delta Pi sorority R. 0. T. C. appointments: sergeants: Alpha-Omega has received considerable Pledge Van Gates is the son of W. S. Frederick Luke, Robert Price. and John publicity this year for its house parties and Gates, '14, a charter member of the chapter. Baldwin. 44 DISTRICT No. 14. President: Herbert H. ScoH. Beta-Omicron. Univ. of Okla., Norman. Okla. Bullion \vms $750 Prize tributed to all rushees, giving them an By Lloyd H. Barbee. Beta-Mu insight into the chapter plans for a new chapter house. TEXAs-New pledges: James P. Wolf. Though hoping for a new house in the Billy Eyres, and Charles Erwin, San An future, the present chapter house was tonio; James Hollaway and Harry Gump. recently redecorated to meet the current Dallas; Bill Adams, Alice; Wyatt Norman. housing problem. New rooms were added, Rusk.; Pete Duram, Jacksonville, Fla.; all were redecorated, furniture was re Larry Kremer, Houston; Joe Henderson, placed and a general rehabilitation was Ennis; James Allison, Tulsa, Okla.; Harri effected. son Pabst, Brownsville, and James Scruggs. Roscoe. Initiates: Bill Sawyer, Hamburg; B. B. Raglin, Little Rock; J. L. Stinson, Rogers; Pledge officers: Pete Duram, president: Tommy McCord, Springdale;- Jack Shell. Wyatt Norman, vice president, and Joe Batesville; Reginald Steuttegen, Charleston. Henderson, secretary-treasurer. With Pat and Ray Cole, Austin, Tex. Patterson as pledge master, this year's Officers: Garvin Fitton, SMC; C. L. pledge class promises to be one of the Cowdrey, IMC; Bill Gregg, SC; Charles most active ones in the history of Beta-Mu. Bichard A. Gump Oeft) SMC of Beta· Mu. and Basil Bell, president of the Wayman, ThC; C. E. Olvey, rush captain, The class has entertained with a smoker and Bill Spears, MC. to which representatives from all frater University of Texas Longhorn Band. nities on the campus were invited. IIKA has assumed leadership of ad vanced military, University band, and the Officers: Richard A. Gump, SMC; W . elation Tournament in California. Pleclge Arkansas booster club. Bill Adams is showing up well at his line F. Martin, IMC; John Pope, SC; Lloyd H . Alpha-Zeta has pledged itself to four Barbee. MS; Schuyler Marshall, MC. and positi9n on the freshman football team. Beta-Mu held its fall formal during No principles and goals for the coming year: James M. Windam, house manager and Higher scholarship, Better contact with ThC. vember at the women's federated building. Social chairman Cortez Killen was in alumni, Better intramural teams, and "Live One of the most outstanding members is charge of the dance which was a big suc in Monticello in 1941." J. Waddy Bullion, who last year won a cess, and featured the music of Dell Court --ITKA-- prize of · $750 on the basis of scholarship. ney. The attendance was over 200. This year Bullion is the highest ranking IIKA Edits Campus Daily --ITKA-- student In the Texas School of Law By Harry Heath. Gamma-Upsilon scholastically, and holds the highest stu Monticello Sells Arkansas TuLSA-Editor of the Tulsa Cellegian. dent office, editor-in-chief of the Texas By Wllllam Spencer, Alpha-Zeta Law Review. student newspaper, is Baskett Mosse, junior ARKANSAs--Alpha-Zeta again led all in arts and sciences. · Also at the top of the ladder is Basil other fraternities in number of men pledged. Bell, president of the T exas longhorn band. The 30 new men added to the pledge class Mosse was elected at a meeting of the Bell along with Floyd Wine has led an now swells the neophyte class number University's board of publications late in intensive drive to obtain a fund to finance the spring. He is also a letterman on the to 42. swimming team, having won first in the the construction of a new band hall on the A perfectly planned rush season that University of Texas campus and have been 150 backstroke race at the MJ,;souri started with a banquet and party held iR Valley conference meet last season. very successful. Little Rock last summer, made way for the Thurman Hull, varsity basketball star, unusual success during rush season. The Bob Patterson received an all-expense who as a member of the Southwest con summer party was attended by rushees, paid trip to Kansas City during the summer ference championship five , made the trip alumni, and members of the undergraduate as a member of the Junior Davis Cup to the National Collegiate Athletic Asso- chapter. Monticello pamphlets were dis- tennis team. While at Kansas City the Alpha-Zeta.'s members and pledges-First row Oeft to right): A. B. Chapman, Anthoney Kassos. Gilbert Smith, Jim Cady. Freddie Rlen miller. J. C. Slevens. Bill Christeson, Bill Spencer, David Fitton, and Eddie Yarbrough. Second row: Les Greene, Bob Hudson, Ira Dobbs. Charles Wayman• . Bill Spears. C. L. Cowdery, Mother Payne, Garvin Fitton, Bill Gregg, Glenn Smith. Oscar Curtis, Kenneth Holloway, and Lynn Tarkington. Third row: Stanley Price. Bill Rainwater. Virgil Perkins, Earl Ponder, J, L. Stinson, Bob Hanna. Joe Harris. funmey Rowan. AI Wood. Jack Shell. Bill Cochran, George Dorries, Oscar Cogbill, and C. E. Olvey. Fourth row: Dick Norton, Regina! Steuttegen, Jack Walker. John Ashley, Jack Shanklin. Tunmey Burroughs. Murry Thome. Norman Smith. W"ut Thompson. Tommy McCord. Dick Graham. Mer rill Hinkson. Kenneth Leymen. George Bauer. and Jack Burroughs. 45 junior cuppers played in the Heart of trict President; T. M. "Ted" Beaird, na America tournament. tional Vice President; C. Guy Brown. Charles C . Bush. Boyd Gunning, and Patterson won out over a large field of Homer Heck, all of the University faculty. Tulsa tennis players to earn the trip. He was unbeaten in competition at Tulsa in Next in line in the chapter's activities Junior Cup play, and lost out to Wayne was the homecoming celebration on the Sabin, one of the nation's top players, at occasion of the Iowa State-Oklahoma Big Kansas City. He won several matches Six grid classic. before meeting Sabin. All homecoming arrangements, including The Tulsa star also finished second in the dinner, house, and float decorations. the Missouri Valley conference last season were headed by Jack Milbourn. A meeting as the Golden Hurricane took the team of the alumni advisory board was held title. Bob lost in the finals to a team with the chapter. mate, but played on the doubles team that The chapter was host to IIKA dads on took the conference crown. the official University Dad's Day celebra Rodman Jones is Gamma-Upsilon's out tion. Approximately 20 dads were here standing student of the drama. for the football game and dinner Saturday, and for church services Sunday. The He is a junior in the college of arts and Sooners downed Kansas in their Big Six sciences, and an honor student, having opener, 27 to 7. been placed on the honor roll during each Charles Carroll Oeft) rushlnq captain of his semesters at the University. Plans are now under way for the eighth for Gamma-Chi at Okla. A. & M., and annual IIKA Christmas party. The cam Last year he played leading roles in his father. both of whom were initiated pus-famous IIKA follies. a feature of the Macbeth and Le Bourgeoise Gentilhomme, when the chapter was installed last party, is now rehearsing under the direction by Moliere. sprinq. of alumnus Claire Fischer, one-time Broad Pledges: Hutch Brewer, Duane Burger, way dancer. Jim Blazer, Ovid Birmingham, George Ralph Bilbrey, Verdune; Hurley Lane, IIKA's dominate the Ruf Neks, campus Wiggins, Glen Dobbs, Jr., Morrison Sand Springs; Ken Whittemore, Okla. pep order, this year. Members and pledges Blaine. Jeff Donalson, Charles White, City, and Kermit Walls and Dwyer Dun in the organization are: Joe Cole, Doyle G. W. Tucker. Luin Sadler, Bill Reynolds, can, Stillwater. Watson, Robert Maltby, Robert Wheeler, Ted Carle. Malcolm Strow, Bill Beard, Gamma-Chi chapter was host to the Grover Ellis, Julian Vahlberg, John Cald Bruce McAllister, Clint Gearhard, and campus at its first annual Virginia Pika well, and Jess Mullinix. Joe Palmer. Dance held in Stillwater's most beautiful Pledges to Tuff Muggs, freshman pep Initiates: C. H. Greene, Jr., Sam Brown, and spacious ballroom, Pecks Lodge. The order, are: James Swank, Jack Harris, Dean Irons, Randolph House, Ed Gowans, hall was appropriately decorated to signify and Bill Zerboni. Ralph Shaffer, and Dewey Erickson. the Southern origin of IIKA. The colors IIKA's represented on the Sooner foot Electing a different captain at each were displayed very profusely. The IIKA ball team this season were: Ralph Steven game, the varsity squad honored two shield of Gamma-Chi chapter occupied a son, guard. and L. G. Friedrichs, sopho IIKA's for the first two games. Othel place of honor among the decorations. Hal more backfield star. Stevenson was cap Turner and Leo Sas were selected for the Price and his Varsitonians, composed of tain of the Sooners in the Northwestern first two contests. the leading college musicians in the south game, which was won by Oklahoma Pledge Jim Blazer has been elected west, played for the occasion. 23 to 0. president of Kappa Kappa Psi, national Gamma-Chi was host to its members, John Caldwell and Grover Ellis have honorary band fraternity. alumni and dates at its first dansant of the been prominent in organizing a good gov Gamma-Upsilon's Bob Chapman and year. The spacious living room of the ernment league on the campus in the in Dean Irons were honored with senior and chapter house was decorated with the terest of student government. Caldwell is. sophomore class presidencies; Rodman garnet and gold. This occasion promises president of the group. Jones was elected junior class treasurer; to be one of the most popular social ac IIKA started a new type of social func Pledge Jim Blazer was electer freshman tivities of the chapter. tion this year by entertaining groups of treasurer, and Emmett Pratt and Pledge This chapter has set up a social program pledges at buffet suppers and informal Morrison Blaine were elected to the Stu to entertain one sorority each week at a house parties. Sororities that have been dent Council. formal dinner in the chapter house. This honored are:. Chi Omega, Delta Gamma. Ben Henneke, dramatics director, was program is intended to bring about friend Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, named faculty sponsor. H is assistant is lier relations between IIKA and the Pi Beta Phi. Delta Delta Delta, and head football coach Chet Benefiel, also a sororities on the campus. Thus far the Gamma Phi Beta. local alumnus. Kappa Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Chi Wallace Dunn resigned as news editor Officers: H erb Collins, SMC: Don Mc Omega, Phi Beta Phi, Zeta Tau Alpha, of the Oklahoma Daily to become adver Leod, IMC; Harry Heath, SC, and Tom and Alpha Delta Pi's have been guests tising manager of the Home-Owned Store Bonnet, ThC. Collins is a senior and a of the chapter. News, a private newspaper of Norman. football star; McLeod a sophomore; Bon --IIK A - Leland Gourley is on the editorial staff of net and Heath, juniors. the Covered Wagon, campus humor maga Social Season in Swing --UK A-- zine. By Leland Gourley, Beta-Omicron Pledges: Jack Harris, Mangum; Bill Gamma-Chi is Campus Host OKLAHOMA- Members and pledges of Zerboni, Jess Mullinix, and Bob Tracy, Beta-Omicron entertained their dates at a Oklahoma City; Jack Rhodes, Tom Ashin By John Frederick Sauls. Gamma-Chi formal dinner-dance on Nov. 18. The hurst, Lyle Bross. and Martin Rudlang, all O KLAHOMA A. & M.-Piedges: Frank party was held in the Union ballroom. of El Reno; L. G. Friedrichs, New Orleans. Atwood, Guthrie; Frank Rea, Carollton, The Ramblers, leading campus dance La.; James Swank and James Mayfield, Mo.; Cecil W ilson, Broken Arrow; Car orchestra, played. Mrs. Leal F. Duncan, Norman; Robert Cawthon, Seminole; Sam lyle Howard, Paintsville, Ky.; Cleo Hall. chapter hostess, was chaperone. Huff, Ponca City; Jack Ferguson and Kent Ponca City; Bill Brock, Antlers; Robert Several alumni and their wives attended. Kimball, Tulsa: Dudley Acton, Beaver Edde. Okmulgee; Tom Vaughn, McAlester; Among them were: Herbert Scott, Dis- City, and Bill Cole, Duncan. DISTRICT No. 15. President~ E. C. Locklear, Beta-Kappa, Prescott, Ariz. Rush Trips Pay Dividends tact the newly-graduated men from high Alderman, Donald Bell, John Doyle, Ell schools all over the state. In this way, a wood Hawkins, Glenn Hedgecock, Bob By Wayne Smith. Beta-Upsilon large selection of rushees was offered and Jordan, Bill Roberts, Ed Post, Ray Wickell. CoLORADo-A new rushing plan was only superior men were chosen to be all of Denver; Warren DuBois, Corona, tried this summer and was very success pledged. N . M.; Rex Ellington, Gunnison; John ful. resulting in 21 pledges. The plan in Ple::ges: James Beach, Golden; Henry Folawn and Bob Holman, Boulder; Bill cluded many trips by the brothers to con- Cole, Monterey, Mexico; Leon Diner, John Hart, Pueblo; Bob Mann, La Junta; Frank- 46 lin McDonald, Jr., Leadville; Art Schauer Watts and Robertson gained widespread The football line up reads like a IIKA mann, Fort Morgan, and Wayne Steele, reputation for their bone-crushing blocks. roll call. Heading the list is assistant Jennings, Kan. The campus elections have opened the coach Ellison Ketchum, and assistant fresh Officers: Jack V . Condon, IMC; Lloyd door to greater prestige for Beta-Delta. man coach Virgil Tompa. On the varsity Johnson, SC; J. P. Collier, The; Wayne George Watts carried a three-fourths ma team are: Mike Jurich, Frank Gentile. Smith, MS. and Harold Punches. MC. jority in the junior class to receive the Lawrence Toburen, Albert Pfau. Russell --IIKA-- presidency. Arnold Loken, freshman Carter, Lorin Pfau, Nicholas Studen, and New House Aids Rushing pledge, carried an even greater vote for George Sullens. On the freshman team the office of freshman president. Peter are: Bob Biner, Marvin Stinebaugh. Rob By Georqe Barley, Gamma.Delta Sterling. SMC, and Orval McLellan are ert Ridell , Gregg Browning. Joe McNevin. ARIZONA-Gamma-Delta began the new members of Kathali. This makes the Bill Nilges. Charles Carr. Si Dawson. and year by moving into another house. With seventh successive year that two or more Don King. the aid of the new dwelling we pledged Beta-Delta men have made the Kathali Members returned to find that the entire seven promising men. roster. first floor was redecorated, new indirect One of the visitors to the chapter during The alumni of Beta-Delta held a joint lighting, and two new suites of living Rush Week was District President Dave meeting with the active chapter at a room furniture. Locklear, who aided us considerably in smoker given at the house. A formal meet Among recent honors achieved by advice on rushing. ing was held first in the Estufa, the unique Gamma-Gamma . was the report from the Pledges: Neal Doutrich, Edward New meeting place of the chapter, made famous school of commerce that Martin Morgan hall, Carl Timmons, Dave Downey, Allan because it is the only fraternity meeting is one of the highest rated C . P. A.'s in Johnson, Harlow Yaeger, and B. B. Baker. place of its kind. Entertainment by the the class. He is a past SMC. Gamma-Delta lost a number of members pledgd brought roars of approval from the The chapter won the intramural silver and pledges through graduation and trans alumni. cup for the 1938-1939 season. This cup ferring to other schools. Many attended is the reward given for nine months of other schools during vacation. Caldwell --IIKA-- intramural competition among all the attended Colorado School of Mines; Porter fraternities. Plaques were also presented M~rry, University of Colorado; George Gamma-Gamma Bats 100 for wrestling and baseball. Barley, University of Washington; Bill Gamma-Gamma pledged 37 men. They Kistler, University of Southern California; DENVER- Gamma-Gamma came through are: Jack Brown, Robert Flanders, Ed Bill Page, University of Arizona. Pledge the political battle with an average of 100 ward Northway. Harold Singleton. Patrick Harry Black spent the summer in Hawaii, per cent. Three men entered and three Rathburn. Joe McNevin, Edward Carver. and Fred Hoehler in Chicago and Cincin won honors. Andrew Gainey, senior class Raymond Harris, Karl Hafen, Bert An nati. Haynie spent the summer in Uvalde, president; John Phillips, senior class treas derson, Robert Halford. Dale Harvey, Mel Tex.; Tom Hargis and Herb Gartin in urer, and Gregg Browning for freshman vin Stills, Merle Mortense n, Robert But Bisbee, Ariz. vice president. termore, William Jolly, Clyde Cherry, Max --IIKA-- Jorden, William Nilges, Charles Proctor. Andrew Gainey is a transfer from and William Parsons. all of Denver; Beta-Delta's Triple Threat Meridian, Miss. He is an outstanding George Sullens, Weiser, Idaho; Robert leader, athlete, and an accomplished Riddell and Russell Carter. Longmont; By Merril Duncan, Beta.Delta musician. Marvin Steinbaugh, Norfolk. Nebr.; NEW MEXIco-Beta-Delta had three first John Phillips is a Denver boy and an Charles Caar and Si Dawson, O akley, string football men this season in Big outstanding student. Kans.; Frank Gentile, Salida; Royce George Watts, blocking back; Avery Whitehead, Olathe; Nicholas Studen, "Slick" Monfort, quarterback; "Slim Hank" Gregg Browning is one of our 37 new Puehlo; Donald King. Ann Arbor, Mich.; Robertson, tackle. Monfort's left-handed pledges for this year. He comes from Gregg Brownin g, Trinidad; Warren passing and brilliant quarterbacking did Trinidad, Colo., and is an all-star football Wright, Lexington, Ky.; Roselle Glenn. much to make the Wolfpack dangerous. player. Delta, and Ray Pederson, S. Dakota. DISTRICT No. 16. President: J. Grant Iverson. A-T. 509 First Natl. Bank Bldq.. Salt Lake City Chapter Gains Five Trophies more president of last year, was elected to Knights, and Glenn Craig is student body By Harold W. Howells, Alpha-Tau the office of A. S. U. U . vice president; dance committee chairman for the year. D. James Cannon, 1939 yearbook man The circulating scholarship cup awarded UTAH-Aiph~ -Tau 's dominance on the ager, is A. S. U. U. treasurer for this by the Interfra ternity Council. has become campus was made more complete this year year. Wendell P. Paxton is junior class the permanent property of Alpha-Tau this by the winning of five first place trophies president, and was also, recently appoint year for its third consecutive year of in major Greek letter competitive events highest scholarship among frats on the athletic intramurals, scholarship, songfest. ed student body cheer leader. Val J. Utah campus. Alpha-Tau's average was quartet singing, and carnival. sponsored by Sheffield is president of the class of '42 1.61 while the fraternity average was 1.38. the women's athletic association. with Larry Weiler as treasurer. The two The new house acquired last year is major publications on the campus The Power of the chapter in student govern occupied by 20 men. The total number of Chronicle and The Utonian, are edited this ment was maintained again this year by actives returned this year is 50. At pres the election of nine members' to prominent year by Hal R. Harmon and Grant Mann, ent. there are eight pledges. positions in the student body and publica respectively. Robert McKay is Duke of Mrs. Jenny Glenn replaced Mrs. Amy tions offices. Richard P. Ensign. sopho- the Utah Scalper chapter of Intercollegiate Randall as house mother. DISTRICT No. 17. Pres.: Arnold R. Ternquist. Gamma-Eta. 58 Sutter St .. San Francisco, Calif. Initiates Feted at Grove October 20th is the date set for the George Moody. X. T ejada. and Dwight formal initiation of six pledges who served Hart. SouTHERN CALIFORNIA- Pledges : James their pledgeship last semester. They are: Officers: Beverly Spencer, SMC; Man Richmond. Coquille, Ore.; Ed McNamara. 'Fred Kay. Dick Launder, Larry Hacking. sel Hopkins, IMC; Harold Hoover, SC; El Paso, Tex.; Jack McNerney and Pete Henry Hester, Ed Sieger, and Jack Mc Kenneth Holly, ThC; Don Naeve, pledge Delos, San Francisco; Ed Miller and Bob Seveney. The jeweled pin is to be award master; Don Utter. assistant pledge master. Callender, Westwood; Tommy Hallack and ed to Larry Hacking from Boston. Mass., and Pledge president. Ray Sanford. Don Bowen, H9llywood; Harrison Mack. for making the highest scholastic average The annual Hawaiian and football dance Los Angeles; Daryl Bartalme, Bismarck. of his class. Following the initiation a was held in November. Every Wednes N . D .; Joe Remme, Tulsa, Okla.; Art formal dance will be held in their honor at day the llKA's entertain a sorority for a Spengler, Beverly Hills; Ray Sanford and the Cocoanut Grove in the Ambassador sorority exchange luncheon. Dwight Hart. James Beeby, Alhambra; John Tropea and Jr., has been named a social chairman for John Wyler, Los Angeles; Pete Hatton, Hotel. this year. Long Beach, and Kemp Thomas. Santa The committee in charge of rushing was: Gamma-Eta rated fourth on the scholas Monica. Dave Seabury. chairman; Mansel Hopkins. tic record for last semester. 47 The house was recently redecorated and IIKA Mother Goes to China where she will again join her husband, who is employed by the Stamdard Vacuum the rooms replaced with new furniture. By Emest G. Vcm Leeuwen, Jr .. Alpba..Slqma The Mothers' Club gave the chapter a Oil Co. She spent two years in this country full set of crested china and water <}lasses. CAUPORNIA -The Alpha-Sigma formal with her son and daughter whlle they They are planning on new curtains for was held at the Berkeley Country Club in attended college. the house. conjunction with Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. Pledges: Fred Sawyer, Columbia, South Bill Flood is president of the Knights, Alpha-Sigma recently bid farewell to America; Herbert Bofinger, San Leandro; all-university service organization. Mrs. E. Williams, one of the more active Philip Pomery and Hubert Allen, Pasedena; Pete Delos, recent pledge, was the former members of the Mothers Club. She was Jack Haggardum, San Benardino; Charles all-city champion in basketball and base feted with a dinner at the chapter house Howe, Roy Tamm, and Chester Salisbury, ball at San Francisco. just before she sailed for Shanghai, China, Glendale, and Putman Monroe, Oakland. DISTRICT No. 18. President: John J. Kennett, BB, 2202 Smith Tower, Seattle, Wash. Personal Rushing Pays Off new school year. Following Rush Week England this year. He is at Harvard, the active chapter was strengthened by the where he received a chemistry fellowship. By Robert W. Leitch. Gamma-Xi initiation of two men. Among the other graduates are: Austin WASHINGTON STATE-Conclusive proof In intramural athletics IIKA's basketball Olsen, University of Minnesota; Burton of the success of the new IIKA system of team is undefeated in league play. An Moore, University of Missouri; Max Kim rushing on this campus is the pledge class innovation this year, is the wearing of a berly, head coach at Kimberly. Idaho high of Gamma-Xi, 21 strong. Chet Peach. rush standard sport shirt with the fraternity school; Howard Hess and Robert Balz chairman, and the chapter worked out a name and crest. hiser, State Grain Laboratory, Great Falls; plan to enable the rushees and members to Improvements have been made in the Richard Draper, Shell Oil Corp., and Paul get better acquainted than was possible chapter house and additional ones are Dana, Anaconda Mining Co., Great Falls. during the hectic days of Rush Week. planned. The first floor was repapered, new carpets laid, and furniture recovered. Initiates: Robert Thompson, Butte; Riley Only 10 men were pledged during the first Hensleigh. Cascade; Robert Duncan, Jop rush, the rest were pledged in the ensuing Bill Strong, SMC, is a member of Beta lin, and Roger Barto, Thompson Falls. weeks. Alpha Psi, accounting honorary, and a Pledges: Jim Jett, Wenatchee; Dave member of the economics and business Varsity football: Bernard Cluzen, guard; Anderson, lone; Lee Smith. Anchorage. council. Max Stark, quarterback, and Pledge Ben Alaska; Rod Ross and Pete Selph, Kah Campus publications engage Stan Brun Micka. tackle. lotu:.; Bill Patton, Clarkston; Ford Sexton ner and Dean Downing, while Pledge Bob R. 0. T. C.: D. Amos Martin, lieu and Pace Paletta, Dunsmuir, Calif.; Jerry Umphrey contributes his pictorial efforts tenant, and Bernard Cluzen, lieute~ant. Roberts, Kodiak, Alaska; Bill Holmes, to Columns, campus humor magazine. --llKA-- Kent; Ray Ellis, Auburn; Jaydee Dodson, Hal Ruffcorn swings an oar on the light Washougal; Ray Law. Loomis, Calif.; weight crew under the watchful eye of Gamma-Pi House Revised Justin Snyder, Davis, Calif.; ~ay Matthews, Pledge Bob Hoffman, soph crew manager. By Bill Ralston, Gamma-Pi Kennewick; Lynde! Asbury and Art Doran, Yakima; Floyd Truesdale, Juneau, Alaska; After returning to school from Cali OREGON--Seventeen men were pledged fornia, Henry Trimble withdrew to accept at the end of the rush period placing the Ken Nystrum. Port Orchard; Bob Larson, a position with the Richfield Oil Company. Bremerton; Clifford Pfaffle, Walla Walla, chapter fifth among 16 national fraternities and Ivan Childress, Pullman. In an effort to keep the chapter in its on the campus. Jim Jett was re-elected president of the present high scholastic position, George Pl~dges : Duke Iverson, Petuluma, pledge class. Anton has, been appointed study councilor. Calif.; Lawrence Key, Corona, Calif.; Rob Pledges Pace Paletta and Ford Sexton, He will act as advisor to the pledges and ert Hessemer, Claire Dietrich, Clemons varsity football men, turned in creditable will supervise the study table. Fisher, Walter Jewett, Jr., Herbert Rex, records this season. Sexton. versatile Pledges: Hoffman. Umphrey, Martin. and Bob Fronk, all of Portland; Kay · backfield man. earned favorable comment Stevens, Rogers, and Ebersole. Baker and Don Jones, Eugene; William from the press for his excellent playing at Initiates: Pratt and Ruffcorn. Murphy, Lakeview; Lewellyn Moses, fullback and quarterback positions. He is --llKA-- Beverly Hills, Calif.; Horace Pemberton, also a strong contender f01; the third base Roseburg; Patrick McKeown and Kenneth position on the baseball squad. Pace Bhodes Scholar Recalled Lawrence, Coquille, and D~le McKenzie. Paletta, sophomore tackle, saw action in a By William R. Saubert. Gamma-Kappa Pineville. majority of the games, using his 210 pounds MoNTANA STATE-The Butte-Anaconda Inaugurating a new system this year. to bolster the left side of the line. IIKA Club held its annual dinner at the Gamma-Pi enlisted the services of a porter Pledge Bill Holmes. freshman football Corner Cafe in Butte nfter the Bobcat to take care of duties heretofore cared for candidate, was the outstanding candidate Grizzly football game. There was a good by the pledge class. The chapter feels for fullback among 50 C squad aspirants. turnout of alumni from Helena, Great that this will permit its new pledges to Bill Patton has been elected to Alpha Falls, and Missoula. enter more extra-curricular activities and Phi Omega, national eagle scout honorary. spend more time at the study tables. Chet Peach was re-elected president of Lucas Dachs and Sherman Day are Alpha Phi Omega. Ames Cohan is also a leaving for Pensacola, Fla., where they will New indirect lighting fixtures have been member. join the Naval Reserve Flying Corps. installed throughout the house. E ach room Kirk Athow was elected IMC. Pledges: Joe Wilcox, John Haley, Vernon is equipped with the new fixtures. Other Lloyd Salt was elected editor of the Nichols, and John Miller, all of Stevens improvements are: the refinishing of all Evergreen, tri-weekly newspaper. Salt is ville; Ralph McSioy, Cascade; V erne Ma study rooms, painting of. all study room also a member of the Cougar rally com honey and Louis Marantette, Columbia furniture, painting exterior of the house. mittee. Falls; Leland Newgard, Polson; Beryl carpet installed on stairways, and a new Phil Lighty, former IMC, twice re Fisher, Great Falls; Harold Hendrickson, IIKA inlaid linoleum laid in the chapter elected president of the Interfraternity William Christie, Walter Stokan, Matty room. Council, has been appointed general chair Blaskovich, Jack Brown, and Bill Pattison, Starting participation in campus ac man of the senior ball. Alden Hanson, all of Rothiemay; Dick Beeman. Forsyth; tivities off with a bang, Gamma-Pi won SMC, is entertainment chairman. Bill Rivers. Anaconda; Raleigh Ahern, second prize for being the second living The pledges of Gamma-Xi were formally Rex Grimes, and Charles Rich. Bozeman; organization on the campus to have 100% presented at the chapter's annual pledge Melvine McHenry, Lonepine; Don Wold, student body card representation in the dance held at Struppler's ballroom. Missoula; Ben Micka, Billings; Robert house. The prize was a new modernistic Fred Tucker won the position of No. 2 Hunt, Belt; Adolph Henn, Miles City; overstuf_fed den chair. man on the varsity tennis team. Tucker Joseph Eisenman, Park City; Hart For Pledge Walter Jewett ~md active Bill has two more years of varsity competition. syth, Big Timber; Tom Murphy, Cor Ralston have secured .time on the local --llKA-- . vallis; Kenneth Martin, Ennis; Eugene radio station affiliated with the Mutual Clark and Wally Dix0n, Billings; John Broadcasting System for a IS-minute Chapter Has Strong Start Mohl. 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