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M AXWELL Pi Young, Central Office. Phi Kappa T au, ::·H. A. TAYLOR Upsilo ~1 0:-.forJ, Oh10. j L:SSE TAYLOR Upsilon '~ Onginal subscribers at $25 . • THE LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA T AU Editor, WM. F. SMILEY, Box 445, Athens, Ohio Business Managu, RICHARD J, YouNC, 15 N. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio VoLUME XXI j ,\NUARY, 19~3 NUMBER 2 Directing Your Attention T o: Our Grand President Talks About Our Birthday . 2 Praise for Fraternities at New York Conference . 4 Dr. W. H. Shideler Talks Frankly of Fraternities . 7 Four Phi T aus on Championship Trojan Squad . 10 Dr. E. E. Brandon Figures Our Scholarship Rating . 12 H ello Boys! Some Ties, Magazines, Books - Cheap? . 15 Hugh Lindsey Sells 1,000 Automobiles a Year ....... ................... 18 Intramurals, Communism, This and That 111 The Roundtahle . 20 W. F. Heintz.leman Fights Epidemic Diseases . 24 For Sale, 1890 Coach, Like N ew ...................................... 27 Grand Slam for Kentuckr . 30 Scores More Pledges . 33 The Chapters ................. ..... ................................ 42 Directory . 65 The exoteric publication of The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Published prior to 1917 as "Sidelights." Scheduled to appear quarterly in the months of November, January, April, and July, under direction and authonty of the Grand Chapter. Accetllnnce for mailing at Stleeial rate o! postage provided !or in Sectjon 1103, Acto! October 3. 1917. Published four times a yent• dUI·ing the months of January. April, July and November, by The Lawhead Press. 17 West Wnshington Street, Athens. Ohio. official printers !or Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Entered ns second class maller at the Post Office at Athens. Ohio. Additional entry at the Post 011iu at Oxford, Ohio. Subscription price. S2.00 per year. MARCH 17th * Our Birthday * * And President Fo ley calls upon all chapters and alumni orga ni za ~ tions to observe the occaston this year. * 13y W. MASSEY FOLEY Grand President W EWILL celebrate another htrthtlay of Phi Kappa Tau on March 17th. The year just closed ha~ bcw undoubtedly the most trying one which we, in common with all college fratermtics, nave experienced for a long time. Some of our chapters have been able to withstand the continued onslaughts of economic pressure more effectively than others, but every one of them has survived the ordeal gallanrly, with lots of determination left over. The national organization closed ils fisca l year in very good condition. A greatly reduced operating income was literaiiy made to be sufficient for current expenses, and a modest amount wa:. added to the surplus funds of the fraternity. We have much for which to he thankful. It IS my sincere hope that every active chapter and every alumni orgam:ation will make our next birthday an occasion for appropriate expression of our good fortune. When we meet together, renew old friendships and make new friends, Phi Kappa T au and its every member is a disttnct beneficiary. The commemoration of our founding, and the date dedicated to our Honored Founders, is mdeed an appropriate occasion for such meetings, so beneficial to ourselves and to our beloved fraternity. - 2- THE LAUREL JANUARY, 1933 Return to Fundamentals • • By WM. F. SMILEY T HE TENOR of the times has stripped from our institutions many of the superficialities which, for a whtle, had seemed to be the real hearts of those institutions. In most human activtt}' now, the more genuine, the more deep-rooted purposes have again come to light as we have been compelled to cast aside much of our outward display. This has been true in college curricula, in government, and in business. T his change has been, in many respects, a beneficial one. It has awakened us to the realization that underneath the glittering surface of our institu­ tions there lies something deep and mcamngful, something which cannot be taken away by the curtailment of budgets. It is with the realization of this fundamental change in our many institutions that we commend to the chapters of Phi Kappa Tau an observance of Founders' D ay in keeping with the spirit in which the fraternity was born, as recommended by G rand President Foley. Recognition of the anniversary of our founding should be a ceremony that wiil impress the members with the fraternal principles to which they have dedicated themselves. There need be no elaborate banquets, no great amount of money spent in such a celebration, for such would be out of harmony with the real purpose. Alumm should be urged to return for a rededication to vows they took as initiates, to feel ag:tin the thrill of intimate association within the chapter hall. The spirit of this sort of simple gathering should impress the undergraduates by its very solemnity and sincerity. It should teach them that the real worth of a fratermty is tested by the degree of harmony and cooperation existing in the inner circle of chapter life. Dances and social functions, particip<ttion in campus activities and other forms of outward show arc accessory to the aims of Phi Kappa Tau. They fill a certain place in fraternity life, to be sure, but they do not compare in importance with the fellowship and hrotherhood that should he a common posscssi0n of every Phi Tau. -3- Praise for Fraternities! Unheard Of Prior to the 1932 Conference Speakers Change Tune and Scold College Authorities for So~called Weaknesses in Fraternity System HAT college fraternities are a con- of mutual agreement between the college T structive force in the Jives of their and the fraternities; and that, in the members and in the development of the event that any change in the status quo educational institutions of which they is decided upon, due time for adjustment are a part was the contention of busi- to new conditions shall be allowed. ness leaders, university administrators, Favors Early Pledging fraternity officials, and undergraduate Deferred pledging has been the sub- members who participated in the stimu· ject of reports and numerous discussions Jating program presented at the twenty- at previous sessions of the National fourth annual session of the National Interfraternity Conference, but this year Interfraternity Conference held Novem· action was taken in the form of the fol­ ber 25 -26 at the H otel Pennsylvania in lowing resolutions: New York. And, contrary to the pre- Resolved, That the National Interfra­ vailing attitude of speakers in former ternity Conference recommend only years, blame for weaknesses in the fra- such a system of pledging as will per­ ternity system was placed squarely upon mit social relations, under proper assur· college and university authorities rather ances, between freshmen and the rest of than upon the fraternities. the student body, and be it further Delegates representing 64 fraternities Resolved, That the National Interfra- listened to encouraging reports and ternity Conference recommend only thought-provoking addresses, the attend- such systems of pledging as permit ance of approximately 22 5 being prac- pledging of freshmen on or before the tically the same as last year. They voted middle of the first semester. to return to the original policy of the Officers Elected Conference, making all recommendations The following were elected as officers advisory rather than mandatory, when for the ensuing year: Edward T. T . it was decided to permit individual mem· Williams, Delta Phi, chairman; Cecil ]. bers to determine their own expansion Wilkinson, Phi Gamma Delta, vice policy. They decided unanimously to chairman ; Albert W . Meisel, Pi Kappa hold the next session of the National Phi, secretary; Harold J. Baily, Beta Interfraternity Conference in Chicago. Theta Pi, treasurer; educational adviser, They made it possible to amend certain W. L. Sanders, dean of men, Ohio Wes­ by-laws without previous notification. ley an University; members of the Ex­ They passed a resolution stating that it ecutive Committee ,Willard L. Momsen, is the opinion of the National lnterfra- Alpha Delta Phi, John D. Scott, Delta ternity Conference that it is highly de· Upsilon, and Charles A. Tonsor, Jr., sirable that any legislation enacted by a Delta Sigma Phi. university or a college with respect to Fraternities and Housing Plans pledging, financial regulations, or other " There is nothing in college life that administrative measures connected with approaches the new ideal in education fraternity life, be formulated as a result more nearly than docs the fraternity," - 4 - THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA T AU ternity property might soon be m jeopardy. He said in closing: '·Potentially the fraternity house is a glorious nucleus about which the college might well develop its housing plans, and we shall strengthen the fraternity immeasurably through a conscious effort to help our colleges to create as nearly as possible ideal conditions for the undergraduate.