SPRINC 1 9 4 7 SPINK-WAWASEE HOTEL
Site of the 1947 Convention,
June 26-28, is t he beautiful hotel on a Northern Indiana Lake. Near the geographical center of Phi
Tau's realm, a record attendance at the Victory Convention 1s expected. THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau RICHARD ]. YOUNG, Edttor
CENTRAL OFJ'ICE THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY OXFORD, O HIO
CONTENTS
Convention at Lake Wawasee in June ...... 3 The Srory of Wawasee ...... 5 1947 Convention Program ...... 6 Flash News ...... 9 Phi Tau Dads and Sons ...... I 0 Baker to Coach at Denver ...... 12 Alpha Pi Commended ...... 12 Pavi nger, Detroit Farmer ...... 13 Vokes Young Judge ..... • .... • ...... • ...... 15 Additional Gold Stars ...... 17 Hap's Travels ...... 13 Births ...... 2 l Marriages ...... • ...... • .. 22 Obituary ...... • ...... 24 From the Chapters ...... 26 Initiates ...... • ...... • ... • ...... 'i5 Pledges 53 Directory ...... • .. 6 1
V olume XXXV MAY, 1947 Number 4
The exoteric pubhcation of The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. P LLbhshed prior to 1917 as ''Sidelights."' Scheduled to appear quarterly in the months of February. Ma y, August. mtd November, under direct•on and authority of the National Cou?tcil.
Ac. ..·eptance fo r m:~iling at special r:nes of noHage n rovidrd for in Scct1on J IOJ. A rc of Octobe-r 3, 1917. Published four times a year during the months of February, May, Augu
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Volume XXXV MAY, 1947 Number 4 Convention at Lake Wawasee in June Phi T aus Will Gather at Northern Indiana Resort for Fraternity's Twenty-ninth National Meeting
HE VICTORY CONVENTION centage of Phi Tau membership. The T will be held at the Spink-Wawasee spot it 120 miles east of Chicago, 180 Hotel in northern Indiana during the miles west of Detroit, and 140 miles days of June 26, 27, and 28. Indications north of Indianapolis. are that the 1947 Convention will top There are 125 guest rooms, including all records in Phi Tau history. From suites, rooms with twin beds or double the North, East, South and West will bed. All units have private bath and be delegates and groups representing all telephone, and all with outside exposure chapters in the fraternity. -lake or golf course. Capacity is 250. Make your plans now for an early Recreational facilities of almost all summer vacation. Lake Wawasee is kinds are ·available. A first class 18 one of the choice resort spots of the hole golf course adjoins the hotel Middlewest. The hotel is modern and grounds. Speed boats are available at the fireproof in every detaiL Located on piers at nominal charges. Free are the shores of one of Indiana's most swimming, badminton, tennis, horse beautiful lakes, the site offers great op shoes, fields for games with soft ball portunities for recreation and relaxation. equipment, croquet and ping pong. The Wawasee is easily reached by high hotel social activities include dancing ways and railroads. It is adjacent to each evening. The hotel orchestra plays U. S. 6, U. S. 33, and U. S. 30. The through the lunch and dinner hours Baltimore and Ohio, and the New York and for dancing. Central offer service both east and west. Because this is the first convention On tl1e B & 0 the stop is Wawasee, the fraternity has held since the war, and on the NYC the station is Ligonier. in fact, the first since 1940, a great All trains will be met by bus service many important business matters will for the hoteL Just a half mile from the be scheduled for discussion. Foremost hotel is the Spink-Wawasee airport with among the topics will be the future of hangar and fuel station. Phi Kappa Tau. Expansion will be the The location is ideal for a large per- principal item on the agenda. * * * · * Page three THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU
Plans have been completed for resi in attendance at the meeting. Indica• dents and alumni to participate in tions are that this meeting will bring a panel discussions. T h is fraternity record turnout by those who served in school wi ll embrace such topics as ex· official capacity in years gone by. pansion, chapter management, officers· Rates are particularly reasonable. For duties, alumni relationships, house corp· oration, ritualistic presentations, and a double room the charge is $9.00 per regional conferences. day, and for a single room the cost is Most irnpressi.ve is the program for $11.00. Of course these figures are on a memorial to the W orld W ar gold the American Plan, covering room and star brothers. Great has been the sacri meals. fice of Phi Kappa Tau in the recent con Don't delay- dip the reservation slip flict. Those who gave of their lives will now, or write the Central Office and be honored at this first meeting in seven make your reservation for the meeting years. in June. Time is short, and reservations A series of roundtable conferences are piling up. Send your request for the has been planned for the "Oidtimers" coming Victory Convention at the former officers and leaders who will be Spink-Wawasee. See you at convention!
Convention Reservation
Rates: American plan, room and meals, $9.00 per day for double room; $11.00 per day for si ngle room.
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The Story of Wawasee • • • NE OF THE principal summer va lands of his tribe to the United States Ocation resorts in Indiana has been in 1826. Formerly Indian reservations developed on the shores of Lake were made along the shores of T urkey W a wasee, in the northern part of Lake as it was then called. When the the state. The region contains many Cedar Beach H otel burned in 1899, the lakes and all the natural advantages late Colonel Eli Lilly and his associates that have made Lake Wawasee one of of Indianapolis replaced it the fo llow the country's most popular playgrounds. ing year with a larger and better build Wawasee is the largest inland lake in ing, which was named the Wawasee Indiana, with an area of 3,826 acres, Inn. This in turn was also destroyed by nearly twice the size of Lake Maxin fire in 1926. kuckee, the next largest. A dam main tains a virtually constant water level Hotel Is Fireproof throughout the year, whil.e the excess The present Spink-Wawasec Hotel, flow from feeding rivers is used for erected in 1928, is architecturally the water power. Lake W awasee is in most beautiful building on any Indian glacial country with a gravel and sand lake. Built in Spanish design. this h Hotel Has Beautiful Setting Pag e five TH E LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA TAU 194 7 Convention Program THURSDAY, JUNE 26 9:30 A.M. Opening ConventiOn Session I . (;onveiltion Chaplain 2. Report of NatiOilal President 3. Report of National Secretary . 4. Appointment of conventaon comm·ttees . . . 5. Submission by delegates of m;mers lo;: convent.on consaderattO:l 12:00 NOON Luncheon at Spank-Wawasee I: 30 P.M. Convention sc!sion ( Ladies- bradge and tea at 2:30 P.M ) 1. Group smf(ing 2. National Council report 3. Formal busaness- reports of other officers 4. Panel discussions* 4:30 P .}!. Games and sports 6:30 l'.M. Danner at Spink-Wawa>cc 8: 15 P.M. Chapter Acliievemcnt Contest FRIDAY, JUNE 27 9:00 A.M . Convention Session 1. Convention Chaplain 2. Consideration of officers' recommendations 3. Pea manent adva«>ry commllt<'e reports 4. Panel dascussaons* I I :30 A.M. Convention Picture members. ladies, guests 12:00NOON Luncheon at Spink-W awasee I :30 P.M. Convention Sess ion (Ladies--trip on Lake W awasce and special entertainment) I. Group singang 2. Election ol officers 3. Panel discu~Hons* 4:30 P.~t. Games and sports '1:00 P.l.l. Phi Kappa T au banquet and dance at Sp i n k -Wawa~ec SATURDAY, JUNE 28 9:00 A.M. Con.rention SessiOn I. Convention Chaplain 2. Convention committee reports 3. Panel discussions* 12:00 NOON Luncheon at Spink•Wawasee I: 30 P.M Fanal Convention Session *Topics in the PANEL Dl CUSSIONS include (I) Expansion: (2) Housmj! Pro~trams; ( 3) Chapter Organi:1:ation; ( 4) Chapter Publications: ( 5) Rushmg; ( 6) Regaonal Conferences; (7) Scholarship Projects, etc. Ladies wall be provided a complete program of entertatnment. Everyone wall be j!iven ample opportunity to swim, golf, or participate in other forms of recreataon. The hotel orchestra will play nightly for dinner and for dancing. Poge six THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Sailing Is Fun on La~e Wawascc porch, sun porch, har, cocktail lounge, edge, and which is used by the guests dance pavilion, barber and hcauty constantly for reading, rest or play. shop, soda fountain and cigar stand, Famed for its cooking and service, its and the Club Rooms. The second and recreational activities and the beauty of third fl oors arc given to sleeping its scenery and healthfulness of its cli rooms, 12) in all, including suites. mate, the Spink-W awasee Hotel at· tracts visitors from the entire middle The peaceful. commodious lounge west. It is just 120 miles from Chicago, pleases with its beauty and harmony, I 80 miles from Detroit, 140 miles from and instantly convinces the most dis· Indianapolis and 22 5 miles from Cleve· criminating guest that here one will land. It is easily accessible from most find comfort and service. Indiana highways; the B &" 0 railroad The marine Porch. overlooking the offers ideal scrv1cc and the hotel has its lake, beckons one to rest and recrca· own airport. tion. Here one chats with one's friends So popular has thjs resort become for or dances every night to the strains of conventions and meetings that the the hotel orchestra. Spink-Wawasce Hotel has built a spec· ial convention hall seating 400 persons. The dining room is rightfull}' the The convention hall adjoins the hotel, pride of the Spink-Wawasee. Here you has a clear span 80' by 50'- platform, will eat the finest foods. In fact, the P .A . system and all necessary meet hotel boasts of its cuisine. In addition ing facilities. The West Room on the to the perfect service, one enjoys the third floor, seating between 3 5 and 50 delightful music of the hotel orchestra persons, is a popular meeting room for and gazes out across the terrace upon small groups. a full view of the lake and the lawn. There is no end to the pleasures at One of the hotel's greatest assets is the Lake W awasee. You swim and boat on front lawn which slopes to the water's a fresh water lake, the spacious lobby Page seven THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU ,_ The Spink-Wawasee Is Right on the Lake and marine porch invite you to rest and the Baltimore and Ohio railroad run· relaxation, you play golf on a sporty 18 ning from Pittsburgh to Chicago. How· hole golf course just adjacent to the ever, the hotel can be reached over the hotel. Also don't forget the tennis main line of the New York Central, courts and the badminton court, and if running from Boston or New York to this exercise is too strenuous there is Chicago, which stops at Ligonier, In· ping pong and croquet. And there is diana, eight miles from the hotel. The dancing every night from ten LO twelve best route for those coming from the o'clock and the Keno hour between din south is to have tickets routed through ner and dancing. Louisville, Kentucky, or Cincinnati, Entering the grounds from either the Ohio, direct to Milford junction, In· east or the west, the winding road takes diana, which is seven miles from the you past the large free automobile park· Spink,Wawasee Hotel. Transportation ing space and up to the porch. Directly is furnished for guests to and from inside is the office lobby where you W awasec, Ligonier and Milford Junc· check in. Then down the wide stair· tion, and hotel cars meet all trains as way on the right to the main lounge, required. across the lounge and Marine Porch It is a short walk across the golf out into the sunshine of the front course to the private landing field for lawn. Here you will find swings, airplanes, with hangar and fuel station. benches, umbrellas, and a cement prom· There are· no port charges and no ob· enade the full length of the sea wall. srructions whatsoever. Generally two Two piers extend out into the water pilots, who are also instructors, can be which is always kept crystal clear. found at the airport, and they have gen· Travel by Auto or Rail erally two or three planes, one four seated Stinson and two Cubs for in· W awasee Station, one-fourth mile ~tructions. At the Club House one pilot from the hotel, is on the main line of ts on duty day and night. Page eight THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Flash * Flash * Flash Five developments of rnajor im.portance have j11st ta1{en place. Too late for detailed stories in this issue of T HE LAuREL, following is the news: Alpha Garnma Chapter at the University of Delaware, was restored in Ap·ril. T he group of 30 rnen were initiated by Eta Chapter at Muhlenberg. Beta Beta Chapter, our fiftieth charter grant, was estabhshed at University of Louisville, in Kentuc1?,y, on May 30, 1947. A Phi T at< Colony, Beta Gamrna, has been established at the University of Idaho. A house has been prowred a·nd the chapter will be installed in the fall of 1947. A Phi Tau Colony, Beta DeLta, has been established at the University of California at Los Angeles. T he group will be activated in the fari of 19 -i·7. Alpha Omicron Cltapte'r at Lafayette College will be restored in the fall of 1947. The College has provided a house, and a group r:s now in forrnation. Poge nine THE LAUREL O F PH I KA PP A TAU PHI TAU DADS AND SONS Top: Three Epsilon fathers presented pins to their sons in initiation ceremonies at Mount Union in March. Standing, left to right, G. 0. Putland, 1923 ; C. J. Mayhew, 1917; and E. J. Keifer, 1922; Seated, Leonard Putland, C. J. Mayhew, Jr., and Robert Keifer. Bottom, left: Howard A. Durham, 1916, of Upsilon, and his son Francis, of Alpha Sigma at Colorado State. Bottom, center: Francis P. Keiper, 1926, and his son Francis, Jr., both of Alpha Tau at Cornell. Bottom, right: Harry C. Snyder, 1926, and his son, Harry, Jr., both of Beta Chap+.,, at Ohio University. THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU PHI T AU DADS A ND SONS Top: Arthur Dundan, 1918, and his so ns Arthur, Jr., and Will:am, a ll members of Epsilon at Mount Union. Ce:nter, left: Arthur Wilson, 1915, and his son Arthur, Jr., both of Alpha Tau o11t Cornell. Center, right: Harold Nic:hols, 1921, and his three: sons. Allen, Robert and Hugh, all initiated in Alpha Ch apte:r at Miami. Bottom: P. F. Good, 1926, and his son John, both of Beta at Ohio University. Page eleven THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Baker To Coach Alpha Pi Commended at U. of Denver By W ashington Dean OHNNY BAKER, Southern Cali OLLOWING is a letter sent to the fornia, has been appointed head FCentral Office recently by Glen T. Jfootball coach at the University of Nygreen, counselor for men at the Uni Denver, according to announcement by versity of Washington. High is the Chancellor Caleb F. Gates. Under praise for Alpha Pi Chapter for the terms of a four-year contract, Baker excellent scholarship standing, and all is to serve as line coach for the 194 7 round achievements. season and take over as head coach for It is with considerable pride in the a three-year span beginning June 1, achievement of your University of 1948, the university announced. Washington chapter that we submit the Baker, former All-American guard scholarship averages for the academic from Southern California, last year was year 194 5-46. Your chapter's average line coach with the Los Angeles Dons is above the All-Men's average, includ pro team, where he was associated with ing both pledges and initiated members. Dudley DeGrott. He had left the ranks of the Dons to accept a position with Phi Kappa Tau ...... 2.660 his alma mater, where he was to serve as assistant to Jeff Cravath. He was All fraternity members ..... 2.489 released from the Southern California All men's average ...... 2.430 commitment to accept the offer at the All men's organizations ..... 2.405 University of Denver. All fraternity ...... 2.395 In 193 1 Baker scored Troy's greatest football victory with a 23-yard field Your W ashington chapter of Phi goal which beat Notre Dame, 16 to 14, Kappa Tau has enjoyed an extremely at South Bend. T he kick came in the good year due to the efforts of alumni last minute of play and broke an Irish and active members, both. The Univcr· winning streak of 26 games. sity is proud of the spirit of cooperation Graduating in '32, Baker was head a.nd the. sound basis of financial opera· coach at Iowa State Teachers for three tlon wh1ch our fraternities have demon· years, then moved to Omaha U. Later strated. It is our hope that the scholar· he came west again and coached at ship records for the present year will Grant High School at Sacramento and adequately reflect these favorable con also coached the Jaysee team. ditions. Entering the A rmy in '42 Baker was The experience of fraternity leaders commissioned in '43 and coached the through the years has shown that no 4th Air Force team at March Field in fraternity can be strong when its schol '45. arship i~ weak. No fraternity chapter This team began its season with a ~a n cla1m to .be . carrying out its high scrambling upset, beating the favored 1deals w~en It IS not developing its 2nd Air Force, 17 to 14, with only 13 members Jntellectually to the maximum. seconds to play in the Times Charities . Any fraternity chapter at the Univer games at the Coliseum. Baker's squad ?lty of Was.hington which is improving lost but two games all season, one to Jts scho~a rsh~p is winning the respect of Fleet City, 20 to 10, after leading into the. ~lllverstty and is strengthening the the fourth quarter. The other was a P051 ~1?n :'0 t only of itself, but of fra· 9-to-7 defeat in the fina l minute of play. termttes 111 genera l. Pose twelve THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Bill Favinger Detroit's Leading Farmer By EDWARD L. WARNER, JR., Michigan ardening started out as a war-time 1942 the number of families had in· G avocation and food-raising project creased to ll 5 and they were garden· for William L. Favinger, Illinois, but ing an entire vacant city block. The next he has proved so successful in providing year the club expanded to cultivate leadership for this activity that he now four city blocks and at present 13 acres is a regional director of the National of city-owned land are being farmed. Garden Institute. He maintains a reg· Peak membership in the club was 450 ional office of that organization adja families. In 194 5 the Ewald club won cent to his own insurance business in the grand sweepstake prizes in the De Detroit. troit fall harvest festival, being award In 1941, Bill Favinge1· organized the ed a Ford-Ferguson tractor with at· Ewald Victory Garden Club in his tachments, several pressure canning out· neighborhood in northwest Detroit. It fits and a home deep freeze unit. consisted of live families and they gar· Due to his activity in the Ewald Gar· dened a single acre. By the spring of den C lub, Favinger in 1943 was named Mr . Favinger Presents 194b National Garden Institute Plaque to Mr. Paul H. Jones of the Ford Motor Company Page thirt een THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU the regional director of the National Garden Institute, a non-profit organi zation engaged in the promotion of Vic· WANTED .. . tory and home gardens throughout the U.S. Detroit is the site of one of the Another Field Secretary four regional offices. Under Favinger's A second fie ld secretory is to be promotional leadership, Detroit's Vic added to the fraternity's staff in the tory gardens increased from 50,000 in 1942 to 300,000 in 1944 and 600,· nur future. To carry out the program 000 in 1945 and 1946. for post-war d evelopment, two men are Favinger's office of the Garden Insti· nuded. tute at 2060 National Bank Bldg., serv The position offers excellent opportun· ices some 1,500 industries, schools ity for travel, for contact with members, garden clubs, chambers of commerce for service to Ph i Kappa Tau. Applicants and other organizations through the are requested to send brief biographical "Gardengram ", a monthly newsletter devoted to information on home and in sketch, statement of service, resume of dustrial gardens. The Detroit office dis· college course, and report of fraternity tributed as high as 750,000 pieces of activity. Send all applications to the garden literature during one war year. Central Office. Favinger also attends national garden conferences in various parts of the country. he established for a 47-block area In addition to his gardening activi· within a three-week period so impress ty, Favinger was instrumental in help· ed Detroit civilians defense authori· ing set up the Detroit civilian defense ties that they adopted it as a city-wide organization in the war years. Early in pattern. Favinger was advanced from 1942 he volunteered as an air raid war· sector warden to area warden for an den and was elected warden of his area covering one-twelfth of the city of community. The organizational program Detroit. Favinger served in W orld W ar I, en· listing as a private and advancing through the ranks until he was commis· sioned a second lieutenant in France and eventually advanced to captain. He completed his education at the Univer· sity of Illinois in 1923 and then en· tered the insurance business in Detroit. His is associated with Bosquett & Co., general agents for the Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. He is a former president of the Detroit Alumni Association of Phi Kappa Tau. Favinger resides with his wife at 12, 511 W ashburn A ve., De ~ roit. He has twin daughters, 18, Betty Jean and Shirley Anne, who are freshmen at Mr. Favinger presents Notional Gorden Institute Michigan Normal College, Ypsilanti, State Championship Conning Trophy to Mich. He is also active in the Shrine Mrs. Anthony J. Stokus and the American Legion. Page fourteen THE LA UREL OF PHI KA PP A TAU Vokes * Young Judge * Leading Detroit Ba rriste r Is Among Busiest Members of Judiciary in Michigan; Active in Politics By EDWARD L. WARNER, JR., Michigan UDGE DAVID C. VOKES, Mich· igan, of Detroit Common Pleas Court , prJobably is one of the bus:est members of the judiciary in Michigan. Besides his work on the bench, he is an active partiCipant in Michigan Republican politics and belongs to numerous frater· nal and social organhations. At one Judge David C. Vokes, Michiga n time back in 1944 during the fall politi· cal campaign, he was maintaining offi ces ing out in the race for Detroit city in seven different Detroit locations. treasurer about I 0 years earlier. Over a three·month period he visited Receiving his A.B. degree from the each of the offi ces daily. They included University of Michigan in 1927, Judge two of his own law offices in downtown Vokes continued on to earn his law and outlying Detroit; the M ichigan degree in 1929 and then set up the Labor Mediation Board, of which he practice of law in Detroit. He became was then a member; Michigan 14th Dis· active in Republican party politics, serv· trict Republican congressional headquar· ing as chairman of the 14th Congression· ters, of which he was chairman; W ayne al District and treasurer of the W ayne County Republican campaign and Mich· County Republican Committee and of igan Federation of Young Republican the Michigan Federation of Young Clubs, of which he was treasurer of Republican Clubs. In 1943 Judge both, and the offi ce for delegates to the Vokes was appointed an assistant state Michigan Republican convention. attorney general and in 1944 a member Judge Vokes was appointed hy Gov of the Michigan State Labor Mediation Harry Kelley to fill a vacancy on the Board. Detroit Common Pleas bench in Jan· Judge Vokes resides with his wife, uary, 1945. On A pril 2, 1945 he was Marian, in the house at 10, 182 Gratiot elected to fi ll the unexpired term ending A ve., Detroit, where he was born May Dec 31, 194 5 and to a new six-year 21, 1905. He attended Eastern High term which will end Dec. 31, 195 I . He School before going to Ann Arbor. He proved his vote·getting powers by best· was a high school sports correspondent ing a field of 20 candidates. He had for several Detroit newspapers and run only once previously for office, los· then was a memher of the "Michigan Page fifteen THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Daily" sports staff for three ye.:us. Dur· M axwell Heads Alumni ing his five years as secretary of the Tau President of the Interfraternity Alum· Graduate Council, he was noted for ni Association of Southern· California, his witty and occasional poetic news· is Roland Maxwell. Other officers are letters to Tau alumni. He has a great Judge Marshall F. McComb, Delta Chi, sense of humor and is well known as 1st vice-president; Fief~ Thomt:son, a gifted toastmaster. During the pre· Sigma Chi, 2nd vice-prestdent; Louts F. war period he devoted muc,h time to Fetterly, Lambda Chi Alpha, secreta~y; the affairs of Tau Chapter at Ann Dan Ferguson, Delta Tau Delta, ass1st· Arbor. ant secretary, and Robert Tichnor, Judge Vokes' numerous affiliations in Theta Chi, treasurer. clude the Masonic Order, Eagles, Elks, St. Andrews Society, Native Born De troiters' Club and numerous political organi~ations. He also is active in the Episcopal Church and the Boy Scouts. Geske H as Howell Church The Rev. W alter Geske, Wisconsin, Calderhead In Spain is now minister of the First Presbyterian William D. Calderhead, Texas Mmes, Church at Howell, Mich. Two years is American Vice-Consul in Seville, ago he left the church for social service Spain. He has held his present post work with the Howell Neighborhood since January, 1945. House in Chicago, Ill. Dr. Shideler Is H onor Guest at Gamma Dinner At the annual Founders Day dinner of Gamma Chapter, held at the Chittenden Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, on April 5, Dr. William H . Shideler was the honor guest. Pictured above are four well-known officers cf the fra· ternity who attended the Ohio State gathering. Left to right arc Dr. H enry E. Hoagland, Dr. Shideler, Ewing T . Boles, and Richard ]. Young. Dr. Hoagland and Brother Boles arc past national presidents. Page sixteen THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU * * Additional Gold Stars * * Colonel Payne Is Killed where all were athletes. A donor has established the Payne Memorial Cup In Belgium Crash which annually is given to a student of Lt. Colonel Holmes L. Payne, GeoT this school fo r being the hcst athlete. gia Tech, was killed in an air crash Lt. Col. Payne was 34 at the time of when his plane fell in Belgium on De his death. He was initiated by Alpha cember 22, 1944. His mother, Mrs. L. Rho chapter on M ay I~. 1932. He K. Payne, 997 Highland View, N. E., graduated from Georgia Tech in 193 4, Atlanta, Georgia, has supplied the in with a B. S. Jcgree in Textile En formation . gineering. He was a member of the Ninth Air Corps, non-flying status. He had been sent back to England during the "bulge" Sigman Lost During to procure supplies badly needed, and was on his return to the front when the Strike on Kyushu plane crashed. Lt. Col. Payne is buried T . (jg) WARREN OAKLEY SIG in England. Only the pilot survived, L MAN, Flonda, son of A. L. Sigman, and he is still unable to give details of 26 Rhode Avenue, St. Augustine, pilot why the plane crashed. of a dive bomber attached to an aircraft He was one of four brothers who at carrier group, was reported '"missing in tended Tech H igh School at Atlanta, action" after a strike ncar the island of Kyushu on M arch 18, 194 5. He was 24 years old. GRADUi\TE . . . He entered the University of Florida Study Opportunities in September, 1937; was initiated Feb· ruary 26, 1939; and graduated in June, The Fraternity has several op 1941. He entered the navy in 1942, portumtJes for members who and was a cadet at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. desire to pursue graduate study in a number of leading universities. Positions to be filled call for the Holt Killed Flymg graduate to serve in the capacity Over Germany of praeccptor or counsellor for a T. H ENRY B. HOLT, Aubum, is chapter. Remuneration is ade L reported to have been killed _in quate. The service to the Frater· action while flying over Germany wtth nity is of inestimable value. Right the Army Air Forces. W ord of his now this is an unusual offer, for death in 1944 has just heen received. His home was at 110 N. I Oth Street, many schools cannot offer ade Opelika, Alabama. He was 16 years quate housing to accommodate stu old . dents not qalready accepted. Grad He enrolled at Auburn Polytechnic uates interested in these unusual Institute in September, 1936. and was opportunities arc requested to get initiated on December I~. 1938. He in touch with the Central Office. was called to active duty 111 the army in March, 1941. Page seventeen THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Hap's Travels Among the Chapters By HAROLD E. ANGELO, Field Secretary f it were at all possible to convey to redecorating the house, and, though it I all you fellows the real pleasure that won't accomodate the present member I receive as a result of my visitations, ship, it is looking good. Bob Hardin, I would consider a quarterly report president of the resident council, and of my travels something to which George Martin entertained me royally you might look forward. Since I at an ODK dance and numerous bridge lack the ability to use the dcscrip· games. A ndy Anderson and Bob Tabe tive vocabulary that would be neces· ling came out for an evening at the sary to carry to you that sort of a house. These two Graduate Council of travelogue, I shall only attempt to ficers are doing a bang-up job with the keep you up on the events at the chap boys. The group is rapidly approach ters in such a manner that you won't ing one of the top positions of the cam be sent into the deepest throes of pus. ennui. Across town at Theta, Jack Dupree, If ever any of you want to know just President Council president, had the what kind of an organization to which privilege of showing me around the Phi you belong, my word of advice is to Tau chapter room. The group there is take a trip to Oxford and make a tour the only fraternity on the Transylvania of the Central Office Building and campus that has such a meeting room. meet "Doc" Shideler and Dick Young The boys at Theta are rather consistant in their natural surroundings, Miami scholarship cup winners on the campus. University. The boys at the Alpha Although I was only on the campus for house will greet you with "open arms", a short time, I have never known a and, I'll lay you even money that you'll more enthusiastic group of fraternity try to talk Mrs. Florence Sipe, the men. Alpha house mother, into returning to After a short stopover in the thriving your school with you. metropolis of Edwards, Mississippi, my First T rip South home town (population 1,000 ) , I stop ped at Alpha Chi at Mississippi State, What lovely visions entered my mind, my alma mater. It was a real treat to recently unfettered from the heavy be able to talk over Ohio country with chains of collegiate activity, when I Dr. Paul Dunn, Alpha Chi faculty ad was told that my first trip would take visor and Miami graduate. me South- including the University of Florida. The snow at Oxford phased Auburn Is Tops me not in the least as I thought of Alpha Lambda at Alabama Poly that beautiful Chamber of Commerce technic Institute presents a definite sunshine that springs eternal from problem for future officers. They arc Floridian skies. going to have a tough job keeping the My first stop was at Lexington, chapter in the fine condition in which Kentucky, where I visited Kappa and I found it. The boys have just pur Theta. The blue grass boys at the Uni chased new furniture for the living versity had me on my hands and knees room (and pretty snazzy stuff it is). the day after I arrived. No I wasn't Any chapter secretary that is having begging for mercy. An open 'house was trouble might write James W. Donald coming up and the rugs needed clean for a brief resume of the system that ing. The boys there had just finished he uses. Page eighteen THE LAUREL OF PH I KAP PA TAU Now I'm in Florida. The first day Founders' D ay Banquet in Allentown that I arrived in the state, I had to was quite interesting. Approximately remain in bed for two days with a cold. 100 brothers attended the banquet, Both of those days were filled with one among them former National President thought, "Just let me out in that Florida I. M . Wright; former National Comp sunshine, and I'll be okey." The three troller Mel Boyer; and former mem days that I remained in Gainesville were ber of the National Council, Leonard damp, dreary, and cold. H owever, one Utz. The boys at Eta are still adding can't help but feel good in the house laurels to the huge wreath already that Alpha Eta occupies. It is really a formed at the college. top-notch house, and the boys are keep The climax of my first tour was ing it in good shape by constant re reached in N ewark, Delaware, when 14 painting and refinishing. Cliff Beasley, men were pledged to a group of 16 Domain Chief, and Louis Blalock, mem pledges that had been gathered by ber of the National Council, were both Ralph Beach, Paul Gantt, Bill Kree on hand for several very interesting vich, Dave Lovelace, D oc Vincent, and talks. many other Alpha Gamma alumni that My stop at Chi was filled with both have been working on the reactivation pleasure and regret. The boys there of the chapter since last summer. The have just started operating again , and group of 30 men should be initiated by I walked the soles off my shoes trying t~e - time that this report is printed. The to locate a house or an apartment for groJJp at D elaware is comprised of an the boys. Raleigh seems to be just as outstanding grQup of undergraduates. bad as any other city in regard to the The alumni organization is one that has housing situation. H owever, Alton presented excellent guidance to the new Thomas, Joe Leeper, John Cramsie, boys. One more active chapter to the Mac M cCrary, and Mac's mother are growing list! working hard on the reorganization. Now I'm back in Oxford. The lure of The boys have made plans for an ex the W est is calling. W arm weather is tensive rush program for this spring, inviting. California here I come! and I feel sure that they are on their way up house or no house. Heads Electrical Company Lodges in Williamsburg H arold C. Stott, Pennsylvania, is president of the Elliott Lewis Electrical Alpha Theta at William and Mary Company, Inc., of Philadelphia. H e has finally reached a settlement with graduated from the Wharton School the school in regard to housing facili with honors in 1926. H e became a ties. The fraternities arc not allowed certified public accountant in 1928. regular houses that arc found at most Since then he has served on the treas colleges. The administration offered the urer's staff of the Studebaker Corpora group either dormitory sections or tion, as controller of Stokes, Packard lodges. After an extensive research and Smith, Inc., as treasurer of the program, the groups have decided on Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian the lodges. Until the lodges have been Church of the United States and as constructed. the chapter of 60 men is special assistant to the president of the meeting in rooms assigned them each Sun Oil Company. H e has held all week by the administration. Thomas elective offices of the Philadelphia Con Athey played the part of the expert trol of the Controllers Institute of guide in showing me around historic America, and has been associated with Williamsburg. the Evening School staff for the la.st A mad dash up to Muhlenburg for a six years. Page nineteen THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU their intention of entering coaching and Charley Graves in 20th athletic instructional fields, other college teams looked upon them as quasi-pro fessionals and thus did not compete with Year as USC Coach Springfield athletes. Therefore Graves' gymnastic career was confined for the HE SEASON of 1947 is No. 20 for most part to exhibitions rather than T Charles Graves, Southern Cali· fornia, who has been coaching Univer· competitive matches. After working first on the staff of sity of Southern California gymnastics Evanston, Ill., YMCA, and later coach teams since 1928. ing at Wichita, Kans., high school, Coach Graves, whom every one ulti Graves came to Southern California mately labels Charley, figures that his close to 20 years ago and succeeded team of '47 is among the best he has C . P. L. Nichols, a former Springfield coached at Troy because of the extreme classmate, as gymnastics coach at Troy. depth of fine performers he possesses Inasmuch as he is a member of the regular men's physical education instruc tional staff, Charley handles his gym· nastics coaching chores on a part·time basis, but he has met with considerable success both in developing teams and in· dividual standout performers. Coach Graves' firm background in gymnastics as developed at Springfield enables him to coach all of the complex events on the agenda with complete efficiency. A gym coach of today handles men in the horizontal bar and parallel bars, flying rings and rope climb, side horse and long horse, tumbling, hand balancing and free exercises. It's the C h ~ rl e y Gr ~ ves, USC nearest thing to an eight-ring circus this side of Sarasota, Fla. in almost every event. If the National Collegiates are held Graves isn't exactly the shy and this year Charley hopes to have a num· bashful type, and yet he isn't the kind her of his Trojan gymnasts in this blue of fellow who basks in the sunshine of ribbon competition. popular acclaim either. Perhaps that's So as Charley Graves enters the 20· because he coaches a precision sport like year category among Troy's veteran gymnastics which doesn't have a large coaches, it's little wonder that his smile fandom as do other intercollegiate ath· is a wee bit broader than ever before. letics pastimes. In any event, Charley's background as a former outstanding collegiate gym Burke Is .Asst. District .Attorney nast isn't generally known. Graves at· D. Barlow Burke, Pennsylvania, whose tended Springfield YMCA college back offices are at 1420 Walnut Street, has in 1918·22, and specialized on the high resumed his position as assistant district bar. attorney in the county of Philadelphia. He was captain of the 1922 team at Recently he was appointed deputy pro· Springfield and appeared throughout the thonotary of the court of common pleas. east in his event. In those days because He served in the navy for two and one· Springfield students openly announced half years. P11ge twenty THE LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA TAU Baldwin-Wallace College. He became Schott Brothers Are a Phi Tau January 29, 1947. The brothers hail from Iowa Falls, Class Presidents Iowa, which they call "Scenic City." Their future looks full and bright, since WO BROTHERS, both Phi Taus, they have made a fine beginning in col· T have literally taken over at Bald· lege life. win-Wallace College. W en dell Schott was elected Sopho· Lyon T o Sell Hastings Ranch Announcement was made recently that Norman M. Lyon, Califomia, has been appointed sales manager of Santa Anita H astings Ranch. He has just returned frcm six years service in the Navy, from which he retired with the rank of captain. He was twice decorated by the Secretary of the Navy for his work with airships and in civil liason. BIRTHS To Richard L. Pazder, Miami, and Mrs. Pazder, a son, Richard Howard, on February 20, 1947. To Warren Hafford, Ohio State, and Mrs. Hafford, a son, Roger W arren, on January 27, 1947. To Ralph L. Campbell, Mt. Union, and Mrs. Campbell, a son, Joel Rod· crick, on December I 0, 1946. To Fred Dahl. Oregon State, and Mrs. Dahl, a daughter, Anne Keeting, on March 1, 1947. Thad Schoti, left, and Wendell Schott, right, To John R. Carreker, Auburn, and Clan Presidents at Ba ldwin-Wallace Mrs. Carreker, a son, James Russell, on January 25, 1947. more Class president, and is also the To Dwight M. Pettit, Jr., Colgate, president of Alpha Omega Chapter. and Mrs. Pettit, a son, Dwight M., W endell entered Toledo University in III, on M arch 17, 1947. 1942, then shortly afterwards, his cdu· To William Thomas, Baldwin Wal· cation was interrupted by the army. la.ce, and Mrs. Thomas, a daughter, After three and a half years service, he Mary Ellen, in March, 194 7. received his discharge and enrolled at To Charles E. Lewis, Texas, and Mrs. Baldwin-W allace where he became a Lewis, a daughter, Carol Ann, in Jan· Phi Tau. uary, 1947. Thad Schott is the present Freshman To Haord Lowe, Texas, and Mrs. Class President, and corresponding sec· Lowe, a daughter, in February, 1947. retary of the Alpha Omega Chapter. To Professor Russell L. Danburg, After serving for one and a half years Lawrence, and Mrs. Danburg, a son, in the navy as a radarman, Thad entered Richard Ross, on February 16, 1947. Page twenty-one THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU and M iss Ellen Bailey, Vancouver, MARR IAGE S Washington, on December 27, 1946. William Bishop, Auburn, and Miss Joyce Warren Grissom, Miami, and Uneeda Wright, of Banks, Alabama, on M iss Inez Jacqueline Harding, of M i· February 22, 1947. amisburg, Ohio, on January 25, 1947. Ted W eatherwax, Auburn, and Miss William T. Donaldson, Ohio, and Jo Ann Shumate, of Atlanta, Ga., on Miss Elizabeth Anne Hawkins of Can· December 22, 1946. ton, Ohio, on May 2 5, 1946. Garlan Baccus, Auburn, and Miss F. A. Ralston, Ohio, and Miss Jane Jean Marlow, of Pennsacola, Fla., on Nestor of Westerly, Rhode Island, on March 21, 1947. June 8, 1946. William A. W estphal, Colgate, and Ray Maurer, Ohao, and Miss Betty M iss Harriet Anne Barnes, of Albany, Cline of Columbiana, Ohio, on Nov. N. Y., on April 19, 1947. 28, 1946. Robert Bell, Baldwin Wallace, and Estes A. Pickup, Jr., Ohio, and Miss M iss Eunice Cassler, of Canton, Ohio, Betty Space of Gardenville, New York, on December 30, 1946. on Dec. 28, 1946. Richard V. Lobb, Baldwin Wallace, Dr. Harold W. Spies, Mt. Union, and Miss Eunice Cassler of Canton, and Miss Sadie Frances Compton, of Ohio, on December 30, 1946. Washington, D . C., on January 30, Russell L. McMannus, Baldwin W al· 1947. At home, 6139 Thirty-first St., lace, and Miss Janet Petersen, of Can N. W ., Washington, D. C. ton, Ohio, on December 26, 1946. Stanley Grand-Girard, Purdue, and Philip M. Kelley, W a.shington State, Miss Velta May Lockman, of Indiana· and Miss Juanita Hampton, of Silver· polis, Ind., on February 3, 1947. dale, W ash., on April 5, 1947, in Rodney Munson, Southern California, Seattle. and Miss Audrey Stagg, Zeta Tau Alpha. Edgerton Named Chairman Perry Duncan, Southern California, and Miss Rosemary Hobbson, Zeta Tau Word from the United States Savings Alpha. and Loan League headquarters in Chi· Marvin Smith, Soutf1ern California, cago announced the appointment of and Miss Phyllis Lake, Zeta Tau Alpha. Howard Edgerton, Southern Califorma, Edwin F. Goodman, Rensselaer and as ~hai rman of the Advertising and Miss Janet Winifred Kempto~ of Busmess Development Committee. This Richmond Hill, N. Y., on Februa~ 8 is one of the most important committees 1947. ' ?f this ~ arge trade association represent· Karl Ammersbach, Rensselaer and t~g. an mdustry having in excess of ten Miss Ethel Frances Quilici, of Engle· blih?n dollars in assets. Edgerton is wood, N. ]., on December 29, 1946. president of the California Savings and Charles Dickey, Michigan State and Loan, of Los Angeles. Miss Florence Haggerty, on Dec~mber 21, 1946. Nelson In New England Mutual Harrison Pulsifer, Case, and Miss Leslie W. Nelson, ]\{ebra.sl{a Wesley· Peggy Powell, on December 22. 1946. an, long an outstanding figure in Nc· De~ Easterbrooks, Washington State, braska 's education field has become as· and Miss Margaret Philp, of Cornwall ~ciated with the New 'England Mutual England, on March 15, 1947 At home' ~1fe Insurance Co., and opened offices Apt. 31·G, South Fairway Apartments' Pullman, Wash. ' tn Scottsbluff, Neb. H e was principal of the North Platte high school for 15 John ]. Casserly, Washington State, years. Pege twenty·two THE LAUREL 0 F PH I KAPPA TAU Educator Attacks College Degree Mania Brown University President Declares Over, Emphasis on Going to College Threatens Real Education sharp attack on "diploma mills" ''Among the outstanding figures in A and the over-emphasis being placed the world today," writes Dr. Wriston, on "going to college" is made in the "Stalin in Russia, Bevin in Britain, current American Magaz.ine by Presi Blum in France, and Truman in the dent Henry M. Wriston of Brown Uni United States are statesmen who learn versity who declares that "the import ed more from experience than from ance attached to a college degree has schools. John L. Lewis, Philip Murray reached the point of absurdity in many and William Green are men who rose fields." to positions of enormous political and The ever-growing tendency on the public power and prestige without de part of business, industry, and even grees. T he history of American corpo some government agencies to make a rations recalls Andrew Carnegie and degree a prerequisite for a position the elder Rockefeller, H enry Ford and places false values on the degree, says Walter Chrysler, and dozens of others Dr. Wriston. who demonstrated that possession of a "Thousands of students now attend degree is not a correct criterion of college not so much to gain an educa ability." tion as to obtain degrees which will While tremendous sums are being serve as 'passes' to desirable positions spent to supply educational opportuni and advancement after graduation," he ties for veterans, Dr. Whiston says states in a signed article. "Such a con "there is clear evidence that in some in dition is a menace to our democratic stances the dividends from our vast en way of life. It threatens real educa terprise will not be at all commensurate tion, since it tends to convert colleges with the time, effort, and money ex into assembly lines for the production pended." Among the program's short of degrees, instead of institutions comings he cites is the fresh accent it where minds are enlarged and person has placed "upon degrees as opposed to alities developed." education." "Over-accent upon degrees," writes Dr. Wriston points out that a degree the Brown University president "is a :·can mean much or absolutely noth reflection of too great a concentration ing, "depending upon the college be of specific skills, and those are often stowing it as well as the competence, achieved at the expense of a broader character, and personal integrity of the perspective by which alone the great individual reaching it. "It is safe to program of the GI Bill of Rights can say," he adds, "that as the pursuit of become effective in the public interest. college degrees for the prestige they T o a large extent degrees are now of bring becomes .more general the number fered for such specialized work that of degrees rewesenting inferior scholas many have almost no relationship to tic accomplishment will increase. general competence. Enlightenment is not a matter of de " The greatest need of the world is grees, in the opinion of Dr. Wriston not people with specific skills. The pri who feels that "we have been too con mary need is citizens with a broad temptuous of the intelligence of the enough outlook to lift their eyes from common man. His capacity for sound their own job and both understand and judgmen~. has been far too heavily dis serve the community, the nation, and counted. the world." Pege twenty-three THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU OB ITUARY FREDERICK B. PLUMMER, Texas Death occurred in May, 1946, and he Dr. Frederick B. Plummer, Texas, was ,42 years of age. He was initiated geologist and professor of petroleum by Sigma Chapter in 1926, and grad engineering at the University of Texas, uated in law. First he served as Judge died suddenly of a heart attack while of Oneonta, N. Y. Later he moved to on a field trip late in March. He is sur· Dayton, Wyoming. vived by his widow, Mrs. Helen ]. Plummer, of Austin, Texas. Burial was MARION S. MOORE, Miami at the family plot in his home town of Marion S. Moore, Miami, died in Mt. Hanover, N. H . Carmel Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, on Dr. Plummer was a charter member March 27, 1947, of cirrhosis of the of Beta Alpha Chapter, and was one liver. He was 51 at the time of his of the most loyal and active of alumni. death. He is survived by his widow, His loss will be keenly felt by Phi Taus Mrs. Authorine Miller, 23 5 North Ter· at Texas. race Ave., Columbus, Ohio, and a son He was a member of the outstanding Mljor Don Moore, of the U. S. Army: scientific societies. His reputation in the now stationed in Mountain View Cali· field of petroleum engineering and geol· fornia. He was employed by th~ War ogy was world renowned. At the time Assets Administration. He was initiated of his death he was president of the in Alpha Chapter in 1914, and grad Texas Academy of Science. A complete uated from Miami University with the biographical sketch of Dr. Plummer was A.B. degree in 1917. published in the August, 1946, Laurel. ROBERT G. HARRER, Syracuse JOSEPH M . COLLINS, Case Robert G. Harrer, Syracuse, is re Joseph M. Collins, Case, died recent· ported to have died by the Syracuse ly, according to a report by C. A. alumni. He was initiated December 18, Schurr, Alpha Delta Graduate Council 1923, and graduated from Syracuse secretary. He was 29 at the time of University in June, 1926. He was an his death. During the war he served artist, and lived in Wi~liamspo rt, Pa. with the navy. His home was in Cleve land, Ohio. CHARLES R. RINGER, Illinois ROGER A. DAY, Case Word has been received of the death Roger A. Day, Case, has been report· of Charles R. Ringer, Illino•is, long-time ed deceased by the Post Office. No ad head of the Chicago real estate firm ditional information is available. He which bore his name. He was promin was 26 years of age. He was initiated ent in real estate, banking, and civic by Alpha Delta Chapter on September circles of Chicago and the nation. 22, 1940. He was in the army during the war. His home was in Lakewood LELAND D. TUTTLE, Syracuse Ohio. ' Leland D. Tuttle, Syracuse, is re· ported to have died, according to word GEORGE L. DICKSON, Syracuse from Sigma Chapter. He was initiated George L. Dickson, Syracuse, has been on June 7, 1925. His home was in Syra reported deceased by Sigma alumni. cuse, N. Y. Pege twenty-four THE LAUR EL OF PHI KAPPA TA U HARRY D. SMITH, Case pilot in Saipan and japan. He was the Harry D. Smith, Case, is reported only son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W ork dead by C. A. Schurr, Alpha Delta man, 690 Mineola Ave., Akron, Ohio. Graduate Council secretary. He was He was initiated by Alpha Phi Chap· initiated June 1, 1930, and graduated ter prior to his entry to the service and in 1931. He was originally from Ken was song leader at the time of his ton, Ohio, and later lived in Cleveland, demise. Ohio. Reserve Lt. George T. Brown was also killed in the crash which took the ERNEST N. WORKMAN, A~ron life of Ensign Workman. He was to have pledged Alpha Phi Chapter on the Reserve Ensign Ernest N. Workman, day following the Accident. The chap· A~ron, was killed in the crash of a ter gave him posthumous pledgeship and Naval training plane near the Port Co presented his pin to his parents Mr. lumbus Naval Reserve Air Station. anci Mrs. Paul R. Brown, 1634 Preston Ensign W orkman had been a Corsair Ave., Akron, Ohio. SERVICE REGISTER T he Central Office is now compiling a complete Service Register for men in World War II. W e want to have full and complete information to be placed in the Memorial Headquarters archives. Please send this form, with complete information, as soon as possible. Full Name ...... Chapter ...... Rank ...... Branch of Service ...... Serial No ...... Permanent Address ...... • • • • • • • • 0 • • ••• ••••• 0 •• 0 0 0 ••••••• 0 0 0 0 0 •••••• 0 . 0 • ••• •••• 0 ••• 0 •• 0 ••• 0 ••• 0 0. T emporary Service Address ...... Date of Entry into Service ...... Date of Release ...... Decorations ...... · .. · · · · ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Additional Information ...... Mail to Phi Kappa Tau Central Office, Oxford, Ohio Page twenty-five THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU From the Chapters Miami Wins Song Contest Miller Edits Ohio Post Interfraternity Sing Won by Miami Bob Siller· Heads .Sigma Delta Chi at With New Music Ohio University By ROBERT OUSLEY By ESTES A. PICKUP, JR. Using a song written especially for Paul Miller and Bob Siller, two bro the occasion, Alpha Chapter won the thers graduating in June with journal Twenty-fifth Interfraternity Sing at Mi ism degrees, have shown themselves well ami on the occasion of Mothers Day. in activities within Beta Chapter and W ords and music were written by four on the campus of Ohio University. Paul members of the chapter, Gaylord Noyes, was appointed to the editorship of the Bruce Kessler, William Armstrong, and Post, the university newspaper last fall. Robert Bryant. Along with this honor he has been sports editor of the Athena, the univer Director of the picked chorus of 40 sity yearbook, a member of Torch, Sen voices was Gaylord Noyes, who also is ior Men's Honorary, Sigrpa Delta Chi, president of the Miami Student-Faculty Journalism Honorary, editor of the Council. This is the second leg on the Freshman Handbook, Pledgemaster of song trophy for Alpha Chapter. The fraternity and now the present vice Phi Taus last won first place in the president. Interf1.11ternity Sing in 1941. No com petitions were held during the war. Bob was elected president of Sigma Delta Chi this past semester and also This year the chapter is at its peak was the delegate from Ohio University in membership, with more than 100 ac to the Sigma Delta Chi's National Con tives and pledges. Because of the Navy vention at Chicago, Ill. He is in 'T' unit on the Miami campus, Alpha op Club, Junior men's honorary, sports erated throughout the war. Many of editor of the Athena and Post, past pres those now in the chapter were under ident of Beta Chapter and of Inter graduates in the Navy training program. fraternity Council. Approximately 30 seniors will gradu ate in June. Now that Miami is back on a peace Gamma Moves Forward time basis, Alpha Chapter is planning to return to membership more nearly Internal Consolidation Features Chapter normal. Largest classes are senior and junior, swollen by the many returned at Ohio St-ate veterans. By JOHN B. BA~ER, JR. The chapter plans to operate the Today, more than ever before, Gam house during the first term of summer ma Chapter is proud of its accomplish school. Approximately 40 men will be ments during the year at Ohio State. in the University, and the house will be Such a statement might be considered open to undergraduates in the summer the standard, perennial method of boost term for the first time in years. ing the collective ego; however, the 37 Pllge twenty-six THE LAU REL OF PH I KA PP A TA U actives at Gamma feel that it is sub stantially backed by facts and figures. Perhaps the full weight of the war years was felt during the past year. Struggling to return to normal opera tions in a university of more than 25' ,000 students, the chapter was composed of former actives who had been in the service for several years, brothers newly initiated into the chapter, and still more who had transferred from other chap ters. Thus the combination of dusty, pre-war by-laws and opinions plus the widely varying attitudes of such a cos mopolitan crew presented a difficult problem. First on the agenda of chapter ac H ectic Exam Study tivities was pledging. A wide range of M el Dettra, j oh n Bal{er, W illiam Trin~ l er. personalities in the active group brought joe Deutschle, Jr .. and Phil Hercz display a wide range of personalities in the exam-time gloom . pledge class; today, however, men of Gamma consider the response of the and Spring Formals and, of course, the pledges to their training and their initi now-famous Woman,Haters' W eek End ative in working out many of their - was provided by Social Chairman own problems a tribute to the present ''Haogy" Baker, who doubles as a re day university student. To date, 19 porter for the Ohio State Lantern. men of the 1946 pledge group have Gamma's top achievement in compe been initiated; those pledged later in titive activities was its taking second the year will be ready for initiation place in the Interfraternity Sing. Start next fall. ing from "scratch," Song Director Mel Success in other activities has ranged Dettra employed the help of friends from moderate to outstanding. The in the School of Music, obtained spe chapter participated in every intramural cial arrangements of several old favor sport and lost many games to better ites, assembled the chapter for many players - a record not impressive in hours of practice, and finall)' produced a point scores but certai nl y commend glee dub which rhe men of Gamma able in sportsmanship. Scholastically, feel is second to none on campus. Per Gamma has at no time fallen below the haps the most beautiful of all the ar fraternity men's average as publicized rangements is that of "Phi Tau Dream by the Dean of Men- for which Gam Girl" in four-part harmony. Brothers ma is especially proud of honor men who have transferred to Gamma from Jack Soules, William Clevenger, James other chapters, John Baker and William Smith, William Copley, and William Dundon from Epsilon, Phil Hercz from Parker. Alpha Delta, and William Joseph from Socially, Phi Kappa T au holds one Alpha Sigma, agree that the Gamma of the highest places on the Ohio State arrangement of the Sweetheart Song is campus. Co-eds who attended social "tops." Song Directors of other chap functions at the house soon spread the ters are invited to contact Brother Det good word throughout the women's tra to make arrangements for obtain dormitories and the sororities; ade ing a copy. quate publicity for the highlights of Living together and working together Gamma's social doings - the Winter for several months have aided the bro- P11ge twenty-seven THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU thers tremendously in settling the pol· Zervos were appointed joint house man· icies of the chapter. A committee head· agers for the coming semester. ed by Jack Soules has examined the Rushing activities at the opening of chapter by-laws, some of which dated the semester were very successful, and back so far as to have become ridicu· Epsilon added 12 new pledges to the lously impractical; having separated the chapter. grain from the chaff, the committee re· In an extensive initiation program ported its findings to the chapter, the lasting over a period of two weeks, 16 new code of by-laws was adopted, and men were initiated. An unusual fea· the chapter has settled down to a long ture of the initiations included the pres· period of efficient administration. entation of pins to three of the new ac· Jack Shackelford and Phil Hercz. were tives by their fathers, also members of named to the offices of president and Epsilon Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau. The vice•president, respectively, in the Gam· new members were Leonard Putland, ma elections in March. Backed by the Clarkson Mayhew, Jr., and Robert newly · adopted rules, a strong, large Kiefer. The fathers were G. 0 . Put chapter, and a healthy spirit of co· land, C. ]. Mayhew, and E. ]. Kiefer. operation, they expect to make trc· Brother Mayhew was a charter member mendous strides toward maintaining a of Epsilon Chapter. four-star chapter. Epsilon men continue to be honored The last scars of war are constituted in fraternity and college positions. Ralph by the chapter house itself. Moving to Scales, Cleveland, in addition to being its present location at the top of fra· newly-elected vice-president of the chap· ternity row in 1944, the chapter plan ter, is feature editor of the Dynamo, ned to raze the old house On the lot newspaper, and treasurer of the Stu and erect a beautiful home. Backed dent Senate. Besides these positions, he by powerful alumni, the Gamma Edu is a member of two fraternity musical cational Foundation, Gamma members groups, the Harmonica Ramblers and have been waiting for the new house the Kitchen Quartet. Sole credit for for several months. But the inevitable the creation of the outstanding decora· shortages of material have thus far tions which have featured this chap· made it quite unadvisable to begin the ter's social events also goes to him. He transformation as yet; meanwhile the is quite an artist and his imagination old house is kept as presentable as pos· has produced really novel ideas. sible with conditions as they are. Other honors accorded to members of Epsilon include a membership in the A1embroic Honorary Chemical Society, Epsilon Membership Large for Glen Dray, Carrollton, and an hon· Three Fathers Attend Sons' Initiation orary membership in the American Chemical Society for Milton Rubright, at Mount Union Copley. Ralph Martin, former chapter By DAV1D RIFE vice-president received a scholarship to Garrett Biblical Institute. Epsilon Chapter elections were held Two musical organiz.ations made their the first week in March and new offi· appearance in Epsilon this semester. cers installed in April were: Charles They are the Harmonica Ramblers, com· White, president; Ralph Scales, vice· posed of Ralph Scales, Earl Clemens, president; David Rife, recording secre· Lawrence Scales, and Alex Navrozidas. tary; William Parrish, corresponding In addition to playing for several school secretary; Robert Behringer, treasurer; and fraternity events, the Ramblers and Wilburt Winold, assistant treas· have appeared several times in outside urer. Donald Lawrence and Skevos affairs. Poge twenty-eight THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU The other musical group is the Kitch well as happy that we were able to be en Quanet, composed of W ayne Muhl of assistance. in the event. heim, David Rife, and Ralph Scales. The outstanding social event of the This group prides itself on the fact that semester was the formal held on March it is probably the only quartet in the 14. About 75 couples attended the world with three members. This group occasion in the chapter ball room. Guests is not as old as the Ramblers but it has were entertained during the intermis appeared on several occasions with a sion by the Harmonica Ramblers, the good measure of success. Kitchen Quartet, and by the fraternity Our chapter suffered the temporary as a whole, which sang several frater loss of two of its members during the nity songs. Since the affair was in hon spring vacation. Milton Rubright and or of national Founders Day, the dec H arold Glenn Walt :~; were injured in a orations were accomplished on a birth motorcycle accident near Akron. Both day theme. Center of the decorations of these members are at present in an was a huge birthday cake and a large Akron hospital with broken legs. figure in formal dress. Though they expect to spend a num ber of weeks in the hospital yet, both will probably return for the fall se Zeta A dds 11 Pledges mester. In the meantime, we're wish ing them a speedy recovery. Illinois Chapter Reactivates After In the field of intramurals, Epsilon W artime Lull was runner-up in the recently complet By RAY D. BROWN ed basketball season. The team showed plenty of action and received good sup At the end of May, Zeta chapter port from the chapter. Outstanding both graduated several men who have been offensively and defensively were W ar the nucleus of its reactivation this past ren Holder and Carl Wilson although year. T hose who leave the house are the other players constantly played a good brand of ball. With the coming of spring, action such as has not been seen in a long time, began to take place. H ard work saw the completion of a parking lot in the rear of the house, and the entire grounds have taken on a new aspect. The six Japanese cherry trees which grace the front lawn are at present in full bloom, presenting a lovely sight. Inside the house during the spring vacation the reception hall was redec orated as part of an extensive remodel ing program. W e were accorded a singular honor on M arch 23 when our chapter house was the scene of a reception and tea in honor of the newly instituted Gamma Theta Chapter of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. A number of national officers of the sorority were present and Epsi SHORT LADDER lon feels justly proud of the fact that (COURTUY OF PAUL A. PL.ASCJI Kl: Al Burton Brown, Robert Szulski, William Eta Man Yearbook Editor Cloppas, and William MoUenhauer. M uhlenberg Rapidly Regains Pre-War Since the University committee on student affairs granted the chapter the Standing and Prestige right to pledge at the beginning of the By EARL W. FREIGHT, JR. semester, 11 men have taken the pledge badge. They will be initiated at the Eta Chapter at Muhlenberg College beginning of the fall s~meste r. Those continued its upward climb, and has pledged are: George Wtegand, W ater reached its pre-war level of activity on loo, Ill.; Leon Siegmeier, Freeport, Ill.; the campus. Various members have Gerald Geraldson, Jack Skorburg, and gained recognition by their election to Ray Brown, Rockford, Ill. ; Wilbur campus offices: James Duffy, treasurer, Finkler, Chicago, Ill.; Harry Lash, Dan senior class; Ernest W allander, secre· ville, Ill .; Forbes Koehler, W oodstock, tary, junior class; Ulrich P. Horger, Ill. ; Charles Hammond, Jr., Canton, Ill.; vice-president, junior class; and Earl Marcus Polis, Memphis, T enn.: anc.l W. Feight, Jr., editar·in·chief, college Mark Larimore, Bradley, Ill. yearbook. Several of the pledges have received On March 4, John M ore was instal honors or are working in campus activ led as president of the Resident Council ities. One of the recent pledges to Pi by retiring president Harold W . Hel· Tau Sigma, honorary engineering fra frich, Jr., along with the following of ternity, was pledge Gerry Geraldson, ficers for the coming year: David Hoff while Leon Siegmeier, candidate for the man, vice-president; Raymond Kauff· football team, was chosen for member man, secretary; John McKinney, treas· ship in Phi Eta Sigma, honorary fresh urer; Frank DeLong, assistant treasurer; man scholastic fraternity. Another Raymond Smith, Jr., steward; George pledge, Ray Brown, is a member of the Baker, house manager; Richard Muller, editorial staff on the Daily Illini, campus pledge master; Ulrich P. H orger, rush newspaper. The chapter has made con ing chairman; Morris Houck, chaplain; tinued progress in renewing its standing Francis Yanoshek, sergeant, at, arms; on campus since the group in charge and Earl W. Feight, Jr., editor. Under of reactivation began its work last fall. their tutalige Eta chapter is looking During the past semester, the Uni· forward to an even bigger year on versity held a spring carnival to raise Muhlenberg campus. funds for the Red Cross. Phi Kappa A new rumpus room has been com· Tau participated in making this a suc pleted in the basement of the chapter cess and entered a booth in cooperation house, and was first put to use in con with a local women's house. The booth, junction with the house•party held the patterned after an Alaskan barroom of weekend of the Junior Prom, Febru· the 90's, included a Ooor show and ary 14, 15, 16. Several informal record some very effective scenery. dances have been held Saturday nights N ew officers for the active chapter in the chapter house, and have proved were installed at the annual dinner, quite successful. March 15. Freel Bates took over as T he annual Founders' Day banquet president from Burt Brown who had was held at the Americus Hotel, Allen· directed the chapter through its initial town, on Saturday, M arch 15, and the stages of reactivation. Other officers committee in charge is to be congrat· are: Elmer Steiner, vice-president; Bill ulated for an evening of wholesome Cloppas, secretary; Don Sprague, treas entertainment. A large number of resi· urer ; ancl Bob Sz~;tlski, I-F Council rep· dent council members and alumni will resentativc. attend. Page thirty THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Xi M an Heads IFC Baker, Tau Beta Pi: William H ughes, Phi Eta Sigma; Kenneth H ill, Phi Mu For Third Consecutive Year Phi Tau Alpha, and Phi Eta Sigma. Leads F fi' M Fraternities The " Milkman's Matinee" was our By H. G. PIERSON big spring event for the house. The theme being "milk and milk products," Although Xi has no Phi Beta Kappa there were advertisements on the walls men this year, Richa rd Goodling was from dairies located all over the state, elected last year. 10 gallon milk cans scattered around, For the third consecutive year, a straw on the floor, and last but not member of Xi Chapter was elected least, we had a cow fenced in on the President of the Interfraternity Council. side porch. The music was furnished Richard Merrifield has succeeded Robert by the Tru·Biu Sextet, made up of stu· E. Philpott and David C. T ower. dents attending State. All in all, the Xi Chapter stands on the threshold party was a huge success, and every· of a new era of fraternal achievement, one throughly enjoyed the evening. having met successfull y the challenge Spring sports are in full swing at of the last few years. The return of Omicron and Dick Hastings, Dick many of the chapter's veterans, the sue· Greenawalt are setting the pace. H ast· cess of this year's rushing program, and ings, runner·up in the all college golf the enthusiastic reception given the tournament last fa ll, has a berth on the alumni campaign for funds are signs college golf team and great things are of a future that should be as successful expected of him. Greenawalt, an ex· as Xi's past. Cornell V-12 tennis star, is now play• Xi captured the Interfraternity Bask· ing No. 2 man for the varsity. Bill etball tournament, gaining the honor of Miller is a first in the managership of representing the college in a tournament the tennis team. of intramural victors from Gettysburg, T he house in general is all out in Diclcinson, and Franklin and Marshall. sports participation. Among the teams entered in the Interfraternity League are: softball, golf, track, soccer, hand· Omicron Program Full bJII, and volleyball. Penn State Procures New Furniture, Makes House Improvements Pi In Song Finals By CHARLES B. DAVIS Four Southern California Men Tapped A Mother's Day celebration is on by Tau Beta Pi deck for May 11th. An all-college participation is planned but Omicron By ALLEN ROGERS also will have its own program. Sat· urday night entertainment is planned Variety has been the keynote in Pi and a Mother's Day dinner for Sun Chapter's activities during the spring day is the climax of the program. semester. Following the election of of N ew furniture was received by the ficers for the spring, Pi got off to a fast house recently. Five leather couches start and maintained the early pace and two leather chairs were welcomed throughout the semester. with open arms by the members. The Cabinet for the spring semester was new flag pole was erected and a gen· composed of President Neil W orthy, era! clean up of the area has improved Vice-President T ony W aldman, Trcas· the looks of Omicron 100%. urer Fred Radwick, House Manager Bob Members of honoraries are: Albert Reed, Recording Secretary John Lutz, Poge thirty·one THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU and do4.:ns of other campus guests who took advantage of Pi's hospitality. On March 17, members of the ac tive chapter gathered with the chapter alumni group at the annual Founder's Day Banquet to celebrate the 25th an niversary of the founding of Pi Chap ter. Pi Chapter also distinguished itself in campus activities during the month of April, going all the way to the finals in the interfraternity sing sponsored by the Associated Men's Students Organ ization. The song which carried Pi into the finals was ''Fraternity Blues," long a favorite with men of the chapter dur ing songfests. Four engineering majors of Pi Chap ter were initiated into Tau Beta Pi, natioml engineering fraternity. The local chapter, which has finally received Open House at Pi its charter from the national chapter, selected from Pi, John Lutz, Jack Donan, HalLe Sieur, and Neil W orthy Social Chairman Enrico Webb and for membership. Corresponding Secretary Allen Rogers. Highlight of April was the biannual First social event of the semester was pledge party given by the pledge class an open house party following the for the active chapter. Under the super California-Southern California basket vision of pledge president Byron Mart ball gam.: in February. An orchestra in, assisted by Joel Wilson, the spring and refreshments highlighted the eve class of pledges feted their big brothers ning which found several guests from at a beach dance held at the Northport the Nu ch:~.pter at California present, Beach Club. Koppa Kappa Gamma Guests at Pi Luncheon Pose thirty-two THE LAUREL OF PHI KA PPA TAU Rho Has Most Active Year of the school soccer team and is our Inter-fraternity Conferenc~ representa Rensselaer M en Lead Field in All tive. Types of Campus Activity Our corresponding secretary is from Crom~ell, Conn ., a Mechanical Engi By JAMES ELMORE neer m the last part of his sophomore Blasting their way through studies year. Bert Rhodes spent three years in knee-deep has been one of the main fads the Air Corps as a pilot and returned of the Phi Tau men this term. In the to school in November of 194 5. Bert is . following article, however a person can the tennis captain of the house, was a notice just how much else has 1-lccn member of the ping-pong team, and has accomplished by the members of Rho the files of the secretary in better shape Chapter in one of the busiest terms the than for years past. house has had since the end of the war. Phi Tau has increased its standing on The highlight of the term was the the Rensselaer campus even more dur election and installa6on of the new i ng this past term as members kept chapter officers as Bob Christie the re bus~. N ew members of the Campus tiring president, and his co-offi'cers fin Rev1ew Board for Station WHAZ ished a year full of work, activities, and Rensselaer's own, include Wallace Lo~ accomplishments. The ne·.v leaders in as music director. W ally also took clude Dave Bieri as president, W alt over control of the highly valued " leash" Gorzegno vice president, Jim Stcrhardt of the Pup. In adopting the new board of editors, the puhlication obtained a ~s treasurer, Bert Rhodes correspond tng secretary. group of men who promise to be dog gone conscientious in their new jobs. Our new president is a first term sen ior coming from Washington, D. C. Not new to the Pup, W ally was the board's last composing editor. Dave entered Rensselaer in September o~ 1941 ~nd is n?w working towards Not content merely to help our own hts Chemtcal . Engii1eering degree after school out, we find that Skidmore re three years wtth the Air Corps weather ce i~ed some house aid. Tn early March, service. Coming back in March of 1946, Sk1dmore presented the Broadway hit, Dave was elected to the position of fra " I Remember Mama.'' Of course the ternity treasurer and has competed a title role went to a Skidmore student. year of real success in the job. He but Gene Ulland was a credit to the has been national advertising manager house in the role of Papa. of the Rensselaer Pol)•technic, the camp Those lucky lads about to graduate us newspaper, worked on the adver (June) are: Jack Morill, ME. Cam tising staff of the Pup, campus humor bridge, Mass.; Fred Zimmerli, EE, New magazine, was a member of the school Brunswick, N. ). ; Bob Mayott, Man. E., glee club, and is a member of the West Hartford, Conn.; and John Pat American Institute of Chemical En terson, Met. E., Clifton, N. ]. gineers. March 24 was a memorable date for Walt Gorzegno became acquainted Phi Kappa Tau as one of the biggest with RPI through the aid of the Navy and perhaps best, initiation banquets V -12 program. He is an ME, member ever held here topped off the initiation of ASME, and Pi T au Sigma. W alt's of 14 new men. Held at the Sunset Inn chief interest on the campus these days in N orth Troy, rhc banquet "vas at is track. ' tended by approximately 60 active and Jim Sterhardt started school at Rens three graduate members. The photog· selaer in July of 1945" as an Aero. E. rapher never did show up or we would Hailing from Towson, M aryland, Jim have a picture or three to show you is our former sports manager, member folks. Speeches by each new member Page thirty-three THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA TAU and by Frank Ernest and Ernie Nippes, Sixty percent of all our upperclassmen followed by pul-lenty of singing finish are in at least one of the societies. ed off the affair in gala fashion. Tau Beta Pi is the engineers' equiva Rho is proud of its representation lent of the well known Phi Beta Kappa. in the national honorary fraternities. We boast of six men who have achieved Candid Shots from Rensselaer ~op left, Ceorg.e Morisi with spring fever and floor wax; top right. interfraternity tennis opens: loweT left, ]1m ~!more helps plasteT the house; lower right Bob Chr·St · d 1 1. M oTnll go over wor\ details. • 1 •e an ac'\ Page thirty-four THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU the honor of being members of this new enthusiasm. For the first time since society: Steve Fabeck, Walt Gorzegno, the war, all the fraternities on the hill AI Jenkins, T om Montgomery, Frank are competing for the beautiful "Bark Waters, and Fred Zimmerli. er ':frophey," awarded to the fraternity Extensive house repairs have been go most outstanding in sports. Basketball, ing on for the last several months. Last handball , swimming, bowling, and vol, October the front porch was torn u p leyball have been played off so far. as the water department of the city Although Rho was a leading contend attempted to locate and repair a line er, we have yet to take a first place. leak. They were successful but left The basketball team, after winning all the porch for us to revive. The con its games, dropped the last one and the crete could not be poured in the winter league championship by 4 points. The weather but during the spring vacation bowling team wound up in a tie with the area was cleaned up and forms for Delta Tau Delta only to be beaten in the porch were erected. Immediately the playoffs by a 2, l score. With soft· after the return to schcol, the members ball and tennis remaining, Rho Chap poured the concrete; the finishing tO\Jch ter is all out to win both. The tennis es are in the ready stage as a brick wall team, with Bert Rhodes, Jim Elmore, with flagstone topping is about to be and Mill Mayo representing Phi Kappa laid around the edge; there is also to Tau, has annexed its first victory be provision made to set up an awning against Theta Xi Fraternity and is well when the occasion demands, as it often on its way. does. The big sport now is softball and the The game room has been completely team, after winning two practice games redone with alterations on the most is ready and confident "to take 'em popular corner of the room as the car on." With just about everyone back penteJ;" tcols were put to use. (A whole from last year's team which lost the new set of tools, all types, is being add league championship by three runs to ed to the house collection.) The floor Lambda Chi Alpha after winning seven was painted red, walls green; a new games, things look good. The infield can flourescent lighting system is in oper boast a double play a game. ation and a new group of pictures is being hung. A public address system is in the offing. Tau Buys Fine Home The parking lot in back of the house has all been cleaned up and is in shape Michigan Chapter Reactivated; Alumni for cars again while the front yard is Arrange House Purchase due to be re-landscaped and then re seeded after fertilization. By DEAN CURRIE We are considering a new "restau Phi Kappa T au again has a home on rant" gas stove for the kitchen which the Michigan campus. Arrangements runs into money and considerable con, were completed A pril 21 to finance the sidering. Ahead of the game in all de, purchase of a house at 808 Tappan partments, we are now operating cheap Avenue, near the corner of Hill Street er than any other house on the Hill anel in the same block as the last chap, and are still making money. ter house at 1023 Oakland Avenue. The Even as this past weekend saw RPI opportunity to purchase the house came make a clean sweep of all sports sched up .rather suddenly and the deal was uled- lacrosse, baseball, track. and ten, consummated after a special meeting of nis-with the baseball game being a the Board of Directors of the Phi no,hitter, we are glad to report that Kappa Tau Building Corporation. sports at Rho Chapter have taken on The house has been purchased for Page thirty-ftve THE LA U R EL 0 F PH I KAPPA TAU $32,000 from the estate of Mrs. Mary the reactivation is interesting. Frank Cavanaugh. A $20,090 bl'St mortgage Kelly, initiated into Mu, while in the has been obtained from the Ann Arbor V-5 program, came to Michigan after Trust Company, with interest at four being dischar?ed. Frank was a Phi and one-half percent to be paid off in Tau on Taus campus and couldn't ten years. find any others. Resourceful, from The house was the home for many the Laurel, he found Tau's faculty ad years of Judge Martin Cavanaugh, a visor had been Michigan's famous well-known Ann Arbor jurist who died swimming coach, Matt Mann. Matt ad about twenty years ago. His widow vised him to advertise in the Michigan passed away early in April, so the house Daily for all Phi Taus on campus to came up for sale. The house was built contact him. Dean Currie, Tau '30, about 1900, but is in excellent cow here on the G. I. bill for his Ph.D., clition. The outside is of red face brick, saw the ad, called Frank, sent the clip roof is of slate and the trim is in good ping to the Tau alumni secretary in shape. The pie-shaped lot on which the Detroit, and in two weeks Tau gather house is located is 167 feet deep, 90 ed at the Allene! Hotel here in Ann feet frontage on Tappan and 40 feet at Arbor. Grads back at the "U" for ad the rear. There is a wide concrete porch vanced degrees and in professional across the front, side drive and two-car schools, a few underclassmen from sev wooden garage in the rear. eral chapters, including Tau, two serv ice depledged boys, and two "desiring The first floor has a long living room to-be-pledged" boys, one the brother of on the left of the entrance hall, oak Frank Kelly (that day appointed temp paneled dining room on the right, and a orary president), and the other the card room or library at the rear. There grandson of Matt Mann, and alumni is a fairly large kitchen with cupboard 90% strong from a radius of 100 space behind the dining room and a miles. butler's pantry. There is a downstairs lavatory. On the second floor, which is Tau reactivated with 12 actives, in reached by an open staircase in the cluding grads, and two pledges. The center of the house, there are five bed chapter now has 15 brothers, still in rooms and a large bathroom. One of cluding grads, and 10 pledges. A con the bedrooms has a wash basin, and centrated Rushing Smoker follows the most of the bedrooms have build-in weekly meeting at the Union next week. wardrobes. The third floor has three This coming Friday is the date for bedrooms, two of which are large the Interfraternity Ball. The decora enough to serve as dormitories, and a tion motif is that of the Greek warriors large bathroom. Floors are oak on the of the B.C. era. Our boys have built a first floor and maple on the two floors magnificently designed and painted, sil above. houetted Greek warrior, 14 foot high The house is heated by a Williams with a Phi Kappa Tau red and gold Oil-0-Matic oil burner conversion unit colored shield with Phi Kappa Tau on a hot air furnace with blower. The across it to denote our booth. Thirteen cobblestone foundations are whitewash couples are going to the I.F.C. dance. ed. There is a large basement room that Even more of us are having dinner to could serve as a chapter or recreation gether first at the Michigan League. room; quarters for a caretaker or house boy; a storage room and laundry. Bill Barr has been initiated into Rho Chi, and Bob Ferguson, formerly of Tau chapter was reactivated officially Alpha Alpha, into Delta Sigma Pi. on the University of Michigan campus Pledge Jack Steinhelper was elected to this semester. The thread that led to membership in Phi Eta Sigma, the P11ge thirty-six THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU New Home of Tau at Michiga n freshman, national, honorary scholastic Upsilon Men A re Leaders fraternity at the Honors Convocation Nebraska W esleyan Members Cop last week. Pledges Herb Greene and Larry Nightingale have been elected to Many Honors on Campus Sigma Rho Tau, the honorary Enaineer· By DARRELL M. WOODS ing Speech Fraternity. "' ~ 946·4 Jack Pa~l, formerly Alpha Alpha, 7 has been a good year for chamnan of our house-finding commit· Pht Kappa Tau on N ebraska W esley· tee, found us the "hottest" house in an's campus. Upsilon men have done town. Thanks to Jack and to the of· their share in the school's advertising ficers of the Tau Bvilding Corporation, campaign . Of the five men who went J. Cullen Kennedy, pres., and Dean N. through out Nebraska, and as far west Currie, vice-pres., Edward L. Warner, as C~eyene, Wyoming, on the Plains· Jr., se., and Bob Hutton, treas., also, men I layers road show, three were Phi Dick Young and the Directors of Tau Taus. They were Juan Illeuca, Edgar Chapter's Building Corporation, four Kugler, and Leroy Yanney. days later we owned that house. Take The W esleyan A'Capella Choir, com· a look at the picture. T au is coming posed of 20 voices, took ten Phi Taus back to Michigan in style. on its tour. The pianist, Harold Eric· son, played solos while the singers rest· ed. Leonard Paulson, director, is an alumnus of Upsilon. Resident Council me~bers ~n the trip were: AI I. Gay, Has T rading Post ~sst stan t ~1rector ; Richard Hughes, bar· John M. Dorr, Kentucb, is owner 1tone solotst; Wallace Hickey, baritone of the Maine Trading Post, of Boothbay solmst; Thomas Cooper; Richard H art; H arbor, Maine. Richard Nesmith; Daryle Hunt; Carl Page thirty-seven ~ ""...... ::r t .;;·.. ~ -i I m r > c ::<> m r 0, , I :;><; > , > -i > c Psi Chapter at the University of Colorado T hese 56 men wath House Mother Owens are proud representatives of the R ed and Gold m the R ocb• Mountam~. THE LAU RE L O F PHI KA PP A TA U Sell; and Chester Johnson. The Male Meier, Robert Muffiy, Michael Tris· Chorus toured the state of Nebraska and tan, Laurens Walrath, Vernon W ard, went into Denver and Fort Collins, and Darrell M. W oods. Colorado, where they were greeted by Vernon W ard and Lloyd Elrod were Domain Chief Adam Durham, and old recently tapped by Theta Nu, another Upsilon man. organization of pre-meds on Nebraska Plainsmen Players produce the dra University's campus. matics at W esleyan. Upsilon has mem Before the end of the year, Upsilon bers in this group, which is the step is expecting to have a few more honors ping-stone to Theta Alpha Phi N ational bestowed upon some of its men. For the Honorary Dramatic Fraternity. Theta fi rst semester of this schcol year, Phi Alpha Phi claims four Phi T aus: W al Taus still were in the lead scholastically lace Hickey, Edgar Kugler, Samuel P. in fraternity competition. McEvoy, and Leroy Yanney. W allace The offi cers elected for the corn ing Hickey -starred in the Plainsmen Play year, 194 7 ·48, arc: president, Samuel ers first production of the year, Ber~ P. McEvoy; vice-president, Vernon G. ley Square; Kenneth Frohardt and Ed W ard; pledge master, William Cary; gar Kugler shared honors in The Bar recording secretary, Richard L. Hart; reus of Wimpole Street; Robert Brock corresponding ~ecreta r y, Darrell M. ley was cast in the lead in H oliday; W oods; treasurer, W esley M. Rothleut· and Boyden Harvey hau the starring ner; fin ancial secretary, Elton H. Gib role in Family Port rait . . son; chaplain, ]. Richard H ughes; ser W allace Hickey was given top bill geant-at-arms, Carl H . Sell ; house man ing in 'The N.ew M oon, W esleyan's ager, Allen N. Davis; steward, Albert light opera. I. Gay; editor, Darrell M. W oods; rush The National Honorary Psychology ing chairman, Laurens D. W alrath; Fraternity, Psi Chi, has fou r male mem chapter advisor, Dr. John Rosenstrater. bers. Darrell M. W oods was initiated into this organi4ation last year, and Dean Bachengerg has recently been re Psi Is Strengthened ceived as a member. Alpha Gamma Beta, physics honor T wenty-five Are Added to Roster at ary, will soon be replaced by Sigma University of Colorado Pi Sigma, a national organization. Phi T aus in this honorary are Vernon By PARKER FOWLER Ward, Walter Rich, Robert Muffly, At the end of the winter quarter, Psi Allen Davis, H enry Zoeller, James looks back with satisfaction upon school Hume, Donald Buchholz., Lowell Fey, days to be well remembered. The chap· Carl Sell, and W esley Rothleutner. ter has grown stronger by 2) good men, Bill Finley and Michael Tristan are and the fu ture looks bright with un the two male cheerleaders for W esley limited prospects. In a University where an. Cordelia W eidler, one of the girl many fraternity chapters boast member cheerleaders is a Phi Mu, Upsilon's ships of from 100 to 150 active mem sorority sister. bers, Psi is glad that the fraternity has Men in the "W " Club, athletic group, been wise enough to keep itself free are: Kenneth White, William Carey, from those tendencies of disorganiza Richard N esmith, James Owen, and tion which are so apt to arise with a W esley Rothleutner. large chapter. Concentration on quality Associated with the N U-Med. pre rather than quantity and at the same medic society at the University of Ne· time maintaining a pledge class of a braska, are: . Robert Brockley, Lloyd good number has proved its worth. Elrod William H . Finley, Gene B. Our social season has been excellent. ' Pege thirty-nine THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Aside from the usual weekly tea dances ball Psi came out on top, winning first and exchange dinners with the sororities place honors over 24 other teams with on the hill, and the regular Friday Johnnie Rold winning all of his singles open house, Psi had two big dances that matches. Bob Jindra and Buzz; Sand were sensational successes. The first con berg as one doubles team, and Buddy sisted of an animal, vegetable, or min H endrickson and Tom Wrighton as the eral theme, to which everyone and his other caused the defeat of the other date had to come dressed up to repre teams on the doubles side. sent one of the above. The costumes Officers for the next year have been were really funny and the brothers had elected, and the following brothers will a good time fashioning them from any be in office: Graduate house manager, thing handy. T he house was decorated A I Pritchard; president, William R. to fit the theme, the living room done Martin; vice-president, Robert R . Jind in green crepe paper to resemble a ra; treasurer, Edmund H. W ood ; resi forest, the dining room done to repre dent house manager, Morgan I. Levy; sent a barnyard, and the chapter room pledge master, Thomas R. Wrighton; in the basement to represent a mine. recording secretary, John M . Bryan; The dance was given in honor of a chaplain, Erwin C. Cramp: correspond pledge class to be initiated the next ing secretary, Hugh C. Fowler; sergeant morning, and the pledge class 'honored' at-arms, William E. Stowe; Laurel cor the active chapter with a skit. respondent (editor) , Frank P. Fowler, The dance to end all dances, how Jr.; historian, Joseph L. Betthauser; ever, was the winter formal. The theme scholarship, John M. Atwood. of the dance was, " If I H ad a Dozen Hearts," after the song, and decoration was accordingly. Page after page could Case At Pre-War Level he written about those decorations, but suffice it to say that Psi received com Alpha Delta Shows Improvement in pliments for weeks afterwards. The All Fields house was done in red and white crepe paper on a Valentine theme, and the By GEORGE W. LOVE interior of the house was so entirely With the return to pre-war strength, different that the alums who came to Alpha Delta has continued its rapid the dance might have been disappointed recovery both socially and scholasticall y. in not getting to look at their old house, T he social committee has provided a had it not been for the fact that they varied assortment of entertainment rang were so completely enthused with the ing from the popular Monte Carlo beauty of it. just to be in the mood of party in M arch, to the successful pledge it, five brothers hung their pins that party. night. Many improvements have been made Our athletic season has been almost in the chapter house in the last few as bright as the social season. Although months. Most of the interior has been we did not place in basketball, the painted, new flooring was installed, new team made a good showing and won lighting fixtures have been ordered, and more games than it lost. In interfra the alumni plan to put in a new plumb ternity bowling we did better, placing ing system. second, and were beaten for first place Alpha Delta is well represented on by only a very few pins. The team hit the Case campus in band, orchestra, glee one of those slumps that are inevitable, club, track team, and several members and the two high men on the team have been nominated for class offices in bowled an average of 20 pins below the coming elections. their previous game average. In hand- Representing Alpha Delta in Tau Page forty THE LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA TA U Beta Pi are our president, Russ Houg· A weekend retreat to the beach has land, and Tom Ring. Russ, affection· been planned to honor Walter New· ately known as "AI," is a senior of out· berg and Donald Trigg who arc being standing scholarship in the Mechanical graduated in June. Engineering Department. In addition Wilbur Dehne, who was graduated to being president of Alpha Delta, AI last term, and who recently became the is a member of Theta Tau, the Ameri· father of hoy number two (name un· can Society of Mechanical Engineers, known) , and is now engaged in the and the American Institute of Electrical Lumber Industry at Eugene, Oregon. Engineers. Announcement of the birth of a daugh· In spite of devoting much time to the tcr, Anne Kelting, to Fred Dabl, "39, almost futile job of repairing his Model has also been received. A , Tom Ring is an honor senior in the Chemical Engineering Department. He also claims membership in the American New House Mother at A·Eta Institute of Chemical Engineers and Bowes Named to Honor Court at Alpha Chi Sigma. U. of Florida The new pledge class, under pledge master Bob Reitz, has shown great en· By EARL L. TRUETT thusiasm and activity as evidenced by In the recent student government the success of their recent party. elections at the University of Florida, All in all, Alpha Delta has recovered C. Herbert Bowes was elected to the from the lean years of the war and is Honor Court to serve from M ay, 1947, proceeding ahead at full speed toward to April, 1948. Bowes' home is in Mia· making itself the outstanding fraternity mi, Florida, where he graduated from on the Case campus. Miami Senior High School in 1938. He entered the University in June, 1945, .lnd is currently enrolled in the School Oregon State Buys Home of Architecture. Bowes was iniriated Alpha Zeta Purchases House, Plans to in Alpha Eta Chapter February, 1946, Remodel During Summer By R. D. AFFOLTER With final arrangements for the rc· financing of a new home well in prog· ress, the boys of Alpha Zeta are on the way towards getting the chapter back in full operation. Though the house will not be available until late summer, all efforts arc being formulated to see that the house will be made ready by Sept· ember. Sleeping facilities and addi· tiona! study rooms are to be added dur· ing the coming summer vacation: An ambitious program for rushmg has been initiated with high hopes of hav· ing the house filled at the bcgmning of next year. The arrival of " Hap'· Angelo, field secretary, and his unyielding efforts in arranging for the purchase of the house has been very much apprcctated. Bowes ~n Honor Court P<'lg c forty-one THE LAUR EL OF PHI KAPPA TAU ., ..c ...... ,~ 0.. ..c... u ., ..c. Pi!ge forty-two TH E LAU REL OF PHI KA PP A TA U and has held the offices of secretary and Chaplain. Before entering college Bowes served in the Army in the Corp~ of Engineers from 1942 to 1944. Alpha Eta honored their new house mother, Mrs. Ellen Robina Reyes, Thursday afternoon from two to four o'clock, April 24th, with a tea to intro duce her to the other house mothers on the campus and to the faculty. In the receiving line were the presi dent, Mr. Wm. R. McCown, Mr. E. T . Bowen, Mrs. Wm. H. Mosier, and Mr. ]. R. Ross. Presiding over the punch bowl was Mrs. E. T. Bowen assisted by Mr. john E: Sullens. The following officers of this chapter were elected at a regular meeting of AI ph a Eta Chapter March 26, I 94 7 : President: William R. McCown ; vice president, Frederick B. McNeeley; treasurer, James R. Ross ; recording sec Thomas Athey, President of Fraternity retary, Jesse H . Stroud; corresponding Association secretary, John W. Meeker; chaplain, James Hartley; sgt.-at-arms, Jack Sea very active in the fraternity, and will man; pledgemaster, Eddie Chandler; be greatly missed by the chapter next social chairman, John Sullens; asst. trea year. surer, Leo V. Davis. In the recent student elections Thom as Athey was elected as a senior repre A-Theta Regains Leadership sentative to the Honor Council while John Dayton was chosen as president Dayton Named Sophomore President of the Sophomore class. Tom has been After Heading Freshmen very active in campus affairs during the past year. Besides his responsibilities By D. H. WINE and J. S. BANKS as president of Alpha Theta, he was also After many trying and discouraging president of the Fraternity Association days, Alpha Theta is well on the road to as well as head Cheer Leader. This will its pre-war status. Just a little over a be John Dayton's second term as presi year ago Alpha Theta was reactivated dent of his class. Last fall he was with four actives and three pledges. In elected president of the Freshman class, the year that was elapsed, we have a position which he quite capably filled. grown both in strength and size so that Dennis Wine, in addition to his duties we now have 24 actives and 26 pledges. as chapter treasurer, also held the posi Twenty of our pledges are to be initiated tion of business manager of the C olonial the first of May. This will give us a Echo, the college yearbook. total of 44 actives, which is approxi-c The pledges entertained the brothers mately our normal strength. and their dates with a picnic at Matoaka June will witness the graduation of Park on April 26. Robert Aldrich, Kenneth Gould, An The question of fraternity residence thony Lascara, Dennis W ine and Rus has at last been settled. At the last sel Carlisle. All of these men have been meeting of the Board of Visitors, the Page forty-three THE LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA TAU Scholarship A -Kappa Goal Well-Rounded Activities in Chapter At Washington State By PAUL E. CARTER As the close of the 1947 spring term approaches, the members and pledges of Alpha Kappa are diligently preparing for final exams with the extra study aimed at capturing the group house high scholarship cup which \Yas narrowly missed at exam time last semester. Al though test time is close at hand, all efforts arc not directed solely toward the studies as the 31 actives and 10 pledges arc busily engaged in a varied intramural athletic program as well as a sparkling social schedule. On March 1<5, the annual Founder's John Dayton, President Freshman and Day banquet was held in the chapter Sophomore Classes house with 12 alumni returning to talk over old times around the fraternity final touches were added to the approved fireside. Similar close contact was es lodge system. The College has promised tablished between the actives and to begin construction on the lodges as alumni during spring vacation when a soon as possible, and they hope to have multitude gathered at an informal lunch them completed by February, 194R. eon in Spokane. Although the lodge system leaves much Much to the pleasure of Alpha Kappa to be desired, it is felt that thts plan and faculty alumni members, H arold E. will work out satisfactorily. Needless to "Hap" Angelo, national field secretary, say, we are awaiting anxiously for the recently spent a full week in chapter arrival of the day when the lodges will visitation. During his stay. Hap was be completed, and we will at last have most instrumental in laying the ground a place to call our own. work for a local Phi Kappa Tau chapter This past school year has been a fruit at the University of Idaho, some eight ful one for Alpha Theta. W e have had miles east of Pullman. The Washington to work hard, but we have accomplished State Phi Taus plan to hold a special much. Next year shows promise of even rush week sometime before the opening greater accomplishments, and it is to of school in the fall at Idaho with hopes this end that we are striving. of strengthening this newly formed group. Snow fantasy was the theme of the Ebright Speaks to Alumni annual winter formal held at the Wash Don Ebright, Ohio StaLe, treasurer ington Hotel, Pullman, in February. of the State of Ohio, addressed the Dick Ellis and his orchestra furnished Wood County Interfraternity Club, the music to which more than 65 couples Bowling Green, Ohio, in March. He danced. During the intermission, M u was introduced to the Greek gathering chapter alumnus Russell L. Danberg by E. N. Littleton, Miamj, secretary of entertained the group by several piano the alumni group. selections. Page forty-four THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Alumni Help Alpha Kappa Plan for Future In athletics the house is represented In the intramural competitive sports by Bill Belmondo, junior varsity letter field the WSC Phj Taus turned in a winning basketballer; Bill Santee, varsity listing of a strong second berth in basket· ski team member who placed first in ball by virtue of seven wins and three jumping as well as garnering points in losses. Of the three house volleyball the slalom and cross·countty events in squads, team No. 3 won all of their several of the western inter-collegiate scheduled games to take first place in meets; Neil Follett, Alpha Kappa's con their respective league while the other tribution to the wrestling team, won a two Alpha Kappa teams found middle varsity award by winning two matches; of the ladder berths. Ralph Campbell, 120 pounder, repre· Highly ambitious plans were formu· sented the Crimson and Gray in the lated and carried out for the annual kid Wisconsin-WSC boxing bouts in March. dance whkh was held at the chapter Willard Brouhard, varsity trackster, house early in May . The theme of the placed first in the high jump event in party followed the popular children's recent ·competition with the Montana edition of the W izard of Oz set;es. H and thinclads; horsehide twirler Verne V er painted character sketches of the Ozland hei, is now a member of the junior folk hung from the walls while a bright· varsity baseball nine; and Kirk E. Wil ly colored rainbow ceiling provided a liams, Bob Congdon, Bob McCauley, gay atmosphere for dancing and games. and B.ob Young all actively served on Two large tin woodsmen, one being the athletic manager squad. man size and the other of double pro· Page forty-five THE LAUR EL OF PH I KAPPA TAU > 0.."' ,.. c: :> u.0 -"' e:> ,< c: "' ~ Q. ..c: v"' Q. "'Q.. ~"' ..c: Q.."' < Page forty-six THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU portions, and a life size Ox scarecrow were used for the dummy decorations in following the theme. A loud speaker was installed in the mouth of the tall woodsman and served to welcome the members and guests as they passed through h1s arched legs upon entering the fairyland castle. With the 1947 spring cleaning now a thing of the past, the chapter has begun work on a campaign to reorganize the Phi T au library. The addition of num erous new volumes of needed publica tions plus the rearrangement of the old odd-shelf system greatly adds to the Hap Visits Alpha Kappa appearance of the A lpha Kappa library. Left to right, President Richard Dils, field Secreta1'y Hap Angelo, and Chapter Adviser Homer ). Dana. 84 in Auburn Chapter pects to finish on top of the league and Alpha Lambda Reaches All-Time High a first place in the finals. in Spirit and Fellowship Socials are not being forgotten al though the chapter is on a conservative By JIMMY DONALD program so as to help build the new house as soon as possible. A house· Alpha Lambda Chapter is definitely dance was given as a pre-celebration of on the build-up and in many respects, Founder's Day, which was one of the the first of which is membership. The best. Sunday · the 13th of April was chapter views the future with a nearly held as Founder's Day for Alpha Lamb· 40 percent turnover in membership da, the delay due to the quarter system around the first of the year. T o main on which the college operates. A ban tain a well balanced, organized and full quet was held in the chapter house with chapter a full program of rushing is the attending alumni and new initiates under way. Such a program is not in honor of our Founder's Day. Those being pursued with the purposes of attending numbered over 100. great numbers so much in quality in The major item of interest around membership. The past pledge class was the house these days is the coming of the one of the best in the chapter's history day that the new house will get under and an equal one is expected this construction. The present house is quarter. filled to an impossible capacity, that For intramural sports Alpha Lambda. being .only 38 .members. Under such is quite well, especially in softball. With conditions more than 51 percent of the the season iust getting started the chap active chapter are living outside of the ter has defeated all three of their op· house. Such -separate living conditions ponents; those being: P.K.A., 17 to 1; tend to break the bonds of fellowship P.K.Phi 7 to 1; and P.D.T. 11 to 2. that are the very basis of our fraternity. The team is not wholey unexperienced Not only is that a very bad situation as the most of them finished the season but the condition of the present house together last year, but there were new is very poor and the repair bills are additions that have proven their worth. mounting month after month at the Under the pitching of Zack Jenkins chapter's expense. We are not worried with Hal Herring as catcher and the full so .much about the present active chap· cooperation of' all players the team ex- ter's survival, but what will the results Page forty-seven THE LA UREL OF PHI KA PPA TAU .. -:o v; ..c 0"1 :i: u =i .; ~ Q. < ~ "'Q. < ~ 0 -..c ~.. ~.. < ..~ J: Pa ge forty-eight ,- THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU be over a period of years.. The present called for the purpose of adopting an spirit will overcome all obstacles as it incorporating constitution. This was is the best quality. done and the following were elected to For the past year work has been un the Board of Governors of T he Alpha derway to get the alumni organized, Lambda Club: Pres:dent, Roy H. Stapl and it is JUSt now beginning to be some es, A uburn; vice president, Joe M . thing actual. The spirit of fellowship Plant, Auburn; secretary-treasurer, Vic among our brothers should not die with F. Sansing; other members are: John R. graduation, and as never before Alpha Carreket·, of Athens, Ga.; John K. . Lambda men are beginning to realize Livingston, Savannah, Ga.; Eugene this. More and more of the alumni T omlinson, Dothan, Ala; and William are writing in as the clays go by desiring T . Dearman. All arc of the G raduate news of their rcommates and bucldies; Council except Sansing and Dearman, the chapter will try to give the latest undergraduates. After this election the information in a newsletter form which meeting was adjourned. will be published quarterly. The meeting of the Graduate Council The chapter has reached another new was called for the purpose of electing in its hist:J ry, that being that we are new officers for the coming year. These into the second generation within the offi cers arc: President, Edward ). chapter. Rufus Stewart, Sr., is the Hugensmith, Birmingham; vice presi proud father and Rufus, Jr., is well on dent, Robert A . Sansing, Florence; and his way to making just as good a mem secretary-treasurer, Jesse D. Jackson, ber as was his Dad. The next quarter T uskegee. All of these officers arc close or so will sec others coming to the ly located to the Resident Council and chapter as well. It takes quite a few the results should be an acttvc Graduate years for a chapter to reach such a Council. The fraternity owes a dcht of point, and it is a mark of achievement appreciation to John R. Carreker, ). A . to see that the chapter has lived that Killebrew and ]. D. A tkins for the fine long through such hectic years as have work they each did while holding these been the last 2 5. offices during the war. It was a difficult task, well done. After the Graduate Council meeting A-Lambda Incorporates was adjourned the second meeting of Alumni at Auburn Lay Plans to Build The Alpha Lambda Club was called. The new offi cers took charge, and a N ew H ome for Chapter thorough investigation of the proposed By JIMMY DONALD house building program was gotten un der way. The Alpha Lambda Chapter held an The alumni present took the lead in Alumni Meeting on the 14th of April the discussion, hue a vctc came only for the purpose of organizing their alum after full consideration was given to ni and reaching ct decision on a proposed the opinions written in and of those house building program. The attendance present. Upon the motion made hy Joe of the alumni was not as good as was M . Plant a vote was taken :mel the de expected, but it was much better than cision was reached to start the building it bas been before. After many of the program machinery i~to motion. ~he attending alumni had a few words with alumni came forth w1th many creauve their fellow members the meeting was suggestions as how best the Club co~ ld called to order. raise the necessary funds for the startmg The 6rst meeting was a joint meet i.ng of the future home of Alpha Lambda of the Graduate and Resident Counc1ls; Chapter. Page forty-nine THE LAUREL OF PHI KA PPA TA U House Sought by A-Sigma Elected to succeed him in this capacity is Elmer C. Hunter, newly returned to Chapter at Colorado State Active the campus as an instructor of Econom· Despite Housing Shortage ics. Howard Durham has been of con· siderable help to Alpha Sigma and we By HAROLD COSPER are very sorry to lose him as faculty advisor. In his new capacity as Domain The beginning of the winter quarter Chief many chapters in this region may finds Alpha Sigma still in search of a profit by his excellent help and guidance. house. With the serious housing short age in Fort Collins we have been un· Newest member of Alpha Sigma to able to make any definite progress to· become a father is Sam Pond. A son, ward obtaining a chapter house. With Dennis Samuel was born to Mr. and the excellent help of our. alumni we Mrs. W. Sam Pond in January of this have hopes of obtaining a house before year. the fall quarter begins. Plans have been completed for the With the initiation of Ben Hoy, spring annual dance of Alpha Sigma Vaughn, New M exico ; Robert Swanson, which will be held May 17 in the Stu· Chappell, Nebraska; Charles Nelson, dent Union building on the Campus. La Junta, Colorado; and Nielan Lokie, With summer coming Alpha Sigma Auburn, Nebraska, we now have 24 hopes to make definite plans for a chap· actives and eight pledges. ter house. With the excellent help and A big event of the quarter for Alpha support of our various alumni we plan Sigma was a dinner and dance sponsored to again place Alpha Sigma on the top by the student body of Colorado A & M among the various fraternities on this in honor of Carrol 0. Simonds. The campus. affair marked the twenty-fifth year that "Simey," as he is affectionately called Colgate Plans H ome by all the students, has been associated with the College in various jobs. Simey A -Upsilon Back at Full Strength was graduated from Nebraska W esley· After Lean War Years an, Upsilon Ch~pter in 1911, and later By ARCH DAVJES formerly initiated at Alpha Sigma when the Fraternity went National. During Starting wi th a. small nucleus of re· his years at N ebraska he was quite active turning brothers, Alpha Upsilon has in sports. He· was employed for a short increased steadily in membership, and time after graduation in a store in is looking forward to the brightest per· Loncoln, Nebraska. He came to Colo· iod in its history. An off-semester rush rado A & M in 1922 and has held many ing season has produced fourteen new positions in the College since then. His brothers, and elaborate plans have been present position as manager of the Stu· made for spring rushing. dent Union building he has held since Still maintaining its scholastic leader· the building was completed in 1939. He ship among the thirteen greek letter fra· has done an excellent job and we can ternities on the Colgate Campus, Alpha all be proud of the wonderful record Upsilon· is proud to announce the elec· he has made. As a highlight of the tion of President Sherwood M onahan to evening he was presented a gold watch Phi Beta Kappa, and of Jack Anson to as a token of appreciation by the stu· the Phi Society. Brothers Lloyd Sale· dent body. tan, Bob T aylor and Jack Anson have Due to his new duties as Domain been awarded Austen Colgate Scholar· Chief Howard A. Durham has resigned ships. · as faculty advisor for Alpha Sigma. As the college returns to a peace time P11ge fifty THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU footing, extracurricular activities are assuming ever increasing importance. Joel Scelsi is active in debate and holds an important position on the staff of the senior year book; Bruce von Bevern is active on the Maroon, student news paper; Jim Porter is Assistant M anager of Baseball ; Sherwood Mona han is a member of the Student Senate, the Pan Hellenic Council and Konosioni, senior ·honorary society; Bill Putterman is a member of the track team; Elden Wise is Student M anager of the Colgate Band; Lewis Rosenthal is active with the Mask.. and Triangle, student drama· tic society; George Williams is a mem· ber of the Thirteen, campus choral group; Hal Sporborg is active on the hockey team. The Colgate Phi T aus have been happy to welcome to the campus Brother Paul Bixler who comes to us from Ohio State to succeed Andy Kerr as varsity football coach. At a reception held in Sherwood Monahan, Phi Beta Kappa his honor by the local chapter, Brother Bixler expressed an interest in the fra ternity, and hopes for its future. Akron Honors Founders The Building Committee, consisting Shideler, Boyd, Cotton, Prettyman of alumni George Hoth, Ray Dawson, Attend Dinner-Dance and Norb Turek, has been active in making plans for the erection of a new By ELTON COLEMAN chapter house. An architect's drawing of the proposed edifice has been pre· The highlight of the sprin~ semester pared, and construction will hegin in for Alpha Phi Chapter was the annual 1948. Founder's Day dinner-dance held at the M ayflower Hotel on March I . Hon· Sherwood L. Monahan, recently was ored guests at the affair were Dr. Wil· one of six seniors elected to Phi Beta liam H. Shideler and Judge C linton D. Kappa. Monahan is pres:dcnt of A lpha Boyd, two of the original founders of Upsilon Chapter and is its representa· Phi Kappa T au. Also present, were tive on the Pan-Hellenic Council. He John V. Cotton, past National Prcsi· is also a member of Konosioni, honorary dent and present Chairman of the Legal society for outstanding seniors, and the Advisory Committee, Irvcn B. Pretty· Student Senate. He has hecn active in man, Domain Chief. and many promi· intercollegiate debating and is a member nent alumni. of M aroon Key and Delta Sigma Rho, The dinner-dance was carried out in forensics honorary. a T op Hat motif with favors for the M onahan's home is in Rome, New ladies, programs, and decorations con· York, and he returned to Colgate last forming to the theme. Durin ~ mter· fall after three years in the Army dur mission Robert Lacey presented a ing which he served in the China sweetheart pin to Miss Bctl}' Lcw1s, Theater. Alpha Phi·s choice of Dream C1rl of P4ge fifty·one THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA TA U President Robert Ritter presents bouquet to Miss Sybil Conway, Dream Girl of Phi Kappa Tau, as Charles Buchanan looks on. 1947, as the choral group serenaded The new president is Bob Hill; vice her with the traditional "Dream Girl." president, James Schellin; secretary, T hree of our brothers were recently Robert H arry; treasurer, Kenneth elected to the newly organiz.ed Air Sweeney; assistant treasurer, William Forces Association on campus. They Chesrown; chaplain, Harry Snyder; are: Clay H olliday, Commander; Wil corresponding secretary, Elton Coleman; liam Lamb, Secretary; and Philip Alli and steward, AI Hendley. son, Council Member. In the past three months the chapter Dream Girl at .A.-Chi members have undertaken several con Mississippi State Spring Formal Is struction projects around the house. The Outstanding Event third floor has been subdivided into two-man rooms. A room on the sec By W. E. BARNETT, JR. ond floor has been panelled and is On April 12 the Alpha Chi chapter nearing completion as a Memorial of Mississippi State climaxed its spring Study Room in tribute to our brothers social season with a formal dance in the who gave their Lives in W orld W ar II. College Cafeteria. As is the custom on George Wilson, AI Atchison, Clay State's campus the entire student body Holiday, Jack Lowes, John Nelson, and was invited and a large turnout of Don Dilley have been the prime movers fellow students provided a fitting climax in this construction work. to a busy weekend. Page fifty-two THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU The Spring dance has in the past floor and were followed by the other been an annual affair, though this dance members and their dates. was the first revival of the custom since Prior to the dance a meeting of the the reorganization of the chapter. Plans alumni association was held in the were made for a dance last spring, but offices of Dr. Paul H. Dunn. Plans circumstances prevented their being were discussed for the reorganll:ation of rea lized. the Alumni into a strong and active The dance itself was a chapter pres· group. This association has always been entation. The decorations were done in a material support to fraternity strength Harvard Red and Old Gold, with the and, though it was disrupted as an or· . Fraternity Crest and gold letters domi· ganization due to chapter inactivity dur· nating the backdrop. The college or· ing recent years, much of the necessary chestra provided excellent music; and groundwork has hecn done for rebuild· an intermission party was held in the in g. fraternity room for the members, pledges, and their dates. A-Omega T o Remodel Immediately after intermission Miss Baldwin-Wallace Rapidly Regains Sybil Conaway was presented as the Strength of Years Before W ar fraternity Dream Girl. As Robert Rit· By THAD N. SCHOTT ter, president, made the traditional pres· entation of a bouquet, favors were given Starting out in full swing, Alpha to the dates. As the orchestra began Omega has elected their new officers. "The Phi Tau Dream Girl," Miss Cona· The following men will now hold the way and her escort, member Charles chapter's honorable positions: President, Buchanan, waltzed to the center of the W endell Schott, Iowa Falls, Iowa; vice Three Ba ldwin-Wallace Basketba ll Stars Left :o nghr. Ge""e De gyan.(~;.· Joe Kosrorl•yz.. and Ra\' W•l~on Page fifty-three THE LAU REL O F PHI KA PP A TAU only a hoom for colleges, but are also a great aid in building fraternities. Alpha Omega is climbing, and will con tinue to stay on top. These Alpha Omegas on Baldwin Wallace's basketball squad share a proud seasons record. The Yellow Jackets of B-W are the top quint in the Ohio Conference. Gene Degyansky, Ray Wilson, Joe Kostorhyz, and their team-mates hold 13 triumphs and 1 de feat in the Ohio Conference. A-Omega Home To Be Remodeled Miami and Texas Brothers president, James Lee, Cleveland; trea i\re Shipmates in Pacific surer, Ewald Hammerle, Fairview ; sec· rctary, Robert Horrigan, North Olm stead; corresponding secretary, Thad Schott, Iowa Falls, Iowa; pledge master, Joe DeMando, Massillon; social chair· man, Robert Hoopingarner, Cleveland; historian, Willard Shumway, Berea; chaplain, Thomas Barton, Cleveland; intramural manager, Don Kerver, Gar field Heights; bailiff, Don Rennenbaum, Strongsville; Greek Council, John Rule, Elyria. Blueprints have been drawn to re· model and extend the house this spring. Hopes are high as architects arc giving the house a complete going over. At present, the chapter is working hard to win the Interfraternity Sing. They are preparing the following selec John Schlouer, Miami, and Howard Lowe, Texas tions: " W anting You," "Phi Tau Sweet heart," and "Surrey With The Fringe When Howard Lowe, Beta Alpha On Top." chapter at the University of Texas, was The Yellow Jackets of Baldwin-Wal assigned to LS7' 459 in the South Pa lace expect to have a great season this cific, he was pleasantly surprised to find year, enhanced by the pitching of Bill John Schlosser, Alpha chapter at Miami Fruman, and the hitting and fielding of University, already serving on the ves Don Kerver at centerfield. The tracks sel. Both were lieutenants in the Navy, are being burnt up by the fleet and all and participated in various campaigns round runner Gunther Katzmar. throughout the latter part of the Pacific This spring brings a new pledging war. The picture was taken somewhere period. Thirty-five invitations have in the South Pacific, and they are hold been sent out to likely pledges for our ing skulls of Japanese killed when the next party. A crowded campus pre island was retaken by American forces. sents a fine selection of men. The Both are discharged now, and Lowe has present educational conditions are not reenrolled at T exas. Pa ge fifty-four THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TA U Initiations Break All Records MIAMI UNIVERSITY W. Putland, Alliance; H . LOUIS Samblanet. ALPHA W1lbur C. Arm>Lron~. Oxford: Canton: Carl A. Wil on, E. Canton; \V1lbert Fredenc S. Borlau~, Mmneapohs. M inn.: C. Winold, Cleveland. Robert W. Bryant, Oxford: Bruce P. Fisher. Ca!l'den: Dou~las F. Graham. M1lwaukee. MUHLENBERG COLLEGE W1s.: Ronald A. Quinn, Bloomfield Iowa· ETA- Robert H . Barnes, Flushing, N . Y.: John R. H enke, Ox1ord; H oward A.' H er~h: Sheldon B. Benscoter, East Mauch Chunk: ey, Mansfield: Raymond A. jones, Jr .. Lake· James L. Bensinger, A~hland: Roben j . K. wood: D onald C. Kramer, Oxford: Robert Butz, Allentown: James F. Christman, Potts• D . Larkin, Hillsboro: Raymond H . Miller, town: David G . Eynon, H addonfield, N. j .; Hampton, Iowa: john D. O liver, Lakewood: John J. Gehman, Alburtis; Richard R. Gute Euj!ene F. Peddle, Hi~ hl and Park. Ill.: W cs· kunst, Allentown; Carl S. H ertog, O lcy: ley Smith, Stratford, Conn.: john L. Wills Morris F. H ouck, Jr., Pottstown: D ale M. Indianapolis, Ind. ' Johnson, Allentown ; Edward G. Kl eitz, Free· OHIO UNIVERSITY land; Arthur H . long, Joh nstown: Horace E. McCready, J r., Allentown; E. Robert Me· BETA- Thomas E. Allen, Rocky River: Cready, All entown: Richard W. Mill er, AI· Robert Arter, Massill on: j ames E. Barron lentown: Henry W . Moeh l in ~. Marion Sta• Painesvill e; Paul E. Batchelder. Shade: Henry tion; William J. Raines, Bethlehem; Robert P. Becker, Youn~stown; Richard V. Clip· L. Vetter, Ventnor City, N. ].; Peter Wyck· pinger, Athens; H arry N. Cox, Lancaster; off, Stroudsburg; Francis S. Hanoshik, Lofty. Robert A. Cuthbert, Lorain: Ira K. Davis Bay Vill a,:te: John P. Dobson. Rocky Rive/ TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE Jimmy C. Doughman, Rocky River: Max E: Douglas. T oledo: W1lliam A. Ehrlich, Elm· THETA- William H . Edds, Beech Grove: hurst. Ill. ; Paul R. E n~tcr, Rocky River: \Vii· james G . Faulconer, \V111chesccr; Donald W. liam R. Esterly, Columbiana: j ohn D. Good, Frantz, T uscola, Ill. : Homer A. Ha1l. Jr., Athens: Robert G. Hawk, Athens: Robert R. Pineville: Edward L. Hickcox, P1ttshurgh. Hill, Bay Villa~te: Robert j . H ut:, Euclid: Pa.: Ben C. H obgood, Lexington: Embrey B. Robert M. Hunter, West Jeffer•on: L. Ray· H owson, Columbus, Ohio: Maxwell R. j ames, mond M aurer. North L1ma: jacob E. Parker, Portsmouth, . Ohio: George R. Jones. Lexinf!• New Carli LAWRENCE COLLEGE R. White, Plattsmouth: Robert K. Wilcox, Mu- Henry A. Basile, Chicago, Ill.; Mel· Steele City: Almaron M. Wilder, Lincoln; vin L. Davidson, Tilden, Ill.; Herbert G. Milton L. Wiseman, Ogallala; Henry A. Lowinger, Chicago, 111. Zoeller, Hollis Park Gardens, N. Y. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BETHANY COLLEGE Nu- Donald M. Beck, Lafayette: Ches· PHr- Howard T. Dimmit, Follansbee; Pet• ter J. Gahn, San Francisco: Morrison H. er P. Pecora, Yonkers, N. Y.; Robert W. Jones, Denver, Colo.; .Jamc ~ A. Lee, Oak· White, Reynoldsville, Pa. land: William A. Marnn, P1edrnont; Charles L. Ralph, Stockton: William G. Whelan, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Berkeley: John M. Worsley, Kentfield. Psr-Bcrnard F. Bengal, Blackfoot, Ida.; joseph L. Betthauser, Denver; John M. Bry· FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE an, Clarendon, Tex.: William E. Cunning• X1-james R. Cameron, Merion Station; ham, Globe, Arit.; Charles F. Damon, Min· William G. Dealaman, Plainfield, N. j .; Fred· neapolis, Minn.; Charles B. Frederickson, Jo· erick f. Inners, Jr., Red lion: Lewis S. liet, Ill.: john K. Hull, Jr., San Marino, Evans, Homestead: Merredith R. Hoffmaster, Calif.: james F. Norling, Denver; Howard M . Frederick, Md. ; August L. Lundquist, Johns· Sheaff, Oak Park, Ill.; Milton j. Sirola, Car town; Will iam F. Moore, West Belmar, N. J. bondale; William E. Stowe, Penrose. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE CALIFORNIA ALPHA ALl' IIA - Marshall C. Bennett, Pr- Bernard M. Auld; Benjamin G. Brew· Hackensack, N . J. ; Joseph W. Colby, Owos• er; Gerald R. Bryson; Robert E. Lee; james so; Albert L. Ehinger, Jr., E. Lansing; Sheld· D. Marshall; Willard S. Monteith, Jr.; Rod· on B. Lee, Jr., Chicago, Ill.: James R. Leese, ney K. Munson; Jay V. Owens; Roger C. Detroit: Davis D. Luce, Flushing; Robert E. Poole: Marvin T. Smith, Jr.; Jack T. Swaf· Mallison, Bellerose, N. Y. : Richard C. Mart· ford. in, Great Neck, N. Y.; George F. Nemet~, Gary, Ind.; Robert M. Pippitt, Des Plaines, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC Ill.; Philip S. Present, III, Rochester, N. Y.; INSTITUTE William R. Ransom, Pontiac, Mich.; Walter RHo- James F. Barber, Glens Pa lls; Wil· H . Schramm, Menominee: George H . Wedg· liam J. Coughlin, Middletown, Conn.; Dom· worth, Belle Glade, Fla.; Richard C. Wever, inic B. DeBiase, Liberty; Howard M. Finck, E. Lansing; Robert J. Wilcox, Royal Oak. Grand View on Hudson; John Heney, Poughkeepsie; Donald E. Heyburn, Brook· UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE lyn; Fred E. Jordan, Poughkeepsie; Harry ALPHA GAMMA - William S. Allmond, Kunt~elmann, Brooklyn; William H. Loh· Seaford: Eugene D. Anderson, Wyoming: neiss, Middletown, Conn.; Millard C. Mayo, Ralph P. Barwick, Greenwood; James J. Chaty; Matthew S. Procclli, Port Washing· Broad, Wilmington: William R. Brown, Wy• ton: Stephen A. Richardson, Boonton, N.j.: oming; Harry W. Bullen, Wilmington; Har• Theodore T. Szmans, Millburn, N. j . old S. Burt, Wilmette, Ill.; Robert Nathan Cohee, Greenwood; William R. Conaway, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Greenwood; William S. Cook, Greenwood; SrcMA- William S. Alexander, Barre, Vt.; George C. Davis, Jr., Magnolia; William F. Cornelius 0. Granai, Jr., Barre, Vt.; Thomas Funds, Millsboro: John P. Geyer, Milford; J. Luddy, Utica; William F. McCambridge, William C. Hamilton, Rehoboth Beach; Wil· Manville, R. I.; Benjamin A. Ruf, Beacon; liam G. Hammond, Rehoboth Beach ; Marion Joseph W. Weeks, Oswego. L. Hart, Magnolia; Kover M. Hudson, Jr., Wilmington; Miles M. Isaacs, Jr., George• NEBRASKA WESLEY AN UNIVERSITY town: Herbert F. Kraemer, Marshallton; Sam• uel H. Macrum, Connellsville, Pa.; John W. UJ>SILON-Allen N. Davis, Sharon, Mass.; Reynolds, Greenwood: John A. Skibicki, Wil· Irvin E. Deeds, Osceola; Harold W. Ericson, mington: Harry S. Stanton, Wilmington: Earl Paso Robles, Calif.; William H. Finley, B. Tull, Seaford: Kenneth C. Walls, Harring• Wheaton, Ill.; A. Robert Harm, Bloomfield; ton; Dawson F. Warrington, Wilmington; Richard L. Hart, Cozad; j. Richard Hughes, Francis W . Wasik, Wilmington; Gilbert L. Fairbury: Lester G. Hunt, Loup City; Ches· Workman, Delmar. ter H. Johnson, Mullen; Gene B. Meier, Lincoln; Robert P. Noyes, Sharon, Mass.; CASE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE Ross B. Smith, Lincoln; Lee A. Snodgrass, ALPHA DeLTA - Donald G. Beremand, Osceola, N. Y.; Michael P. Tristan, Ro· North Olmstead; William S. Bla~ek, Con• chester, N. Y.; John M. Turner, Silver City, neaut; Thomas W . Buirley, Troy; James H. Ia.; Laurens D. Walrath, Gering; Kenneth DeGroff, Troy; Ralph M. Klopp, Cleveland; P11ge fifty-six THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Dean M. Marsh, Greenwich: \Vtlham D. GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY Wagner, Troy; LeRoy A. Westman, Cleve· land. ALPHA Rllo-)tles L. Batts, Orlando, Fla.: Howard W. Craig, Jr., Atlanta; Rolfe UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA E. Edmondson, Jr., Atlanta; Billy S. How• ALPHA ;ETA- Charles W. Burke, St. Pet· ington, Hapeville; William B. Hoyt, At· ersbuq~; Rtchard H . Dreyer, St. Petersburg; lanta; John H . Mills, Warthen: James A. Edward H. Fluker, St. Petersburg: j ames P. Rosso, McAlester, Okla.; john J. Sahlberg, Hartley, Miami; Laurence A. Hofma, Ta ll as· Orlando, Fla.; Carl P. Smith, Hapeville; son: Burton T. Jackson, St. Petersburg: jack George D. Smith, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Ray• T. M cCown, Umatilla: John G. Murphy, St. mond F. Thomas, Atlanta; Thomas B. Tru• Petersb'-!rg: Earl L. Truett, St. Auguwnc; scott, Atlanta: Donald E. Voyles, Lakeland, Eph Wtygul, Umatilla. Fla.; B. E. Williams, Morrilton, Ark. COLORADO ACRICULTURAL AND COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY MECHANICAL COLLEGE ALPHA THETA- Harold P. Eubank, Kil· ALPHA SIGMA Harlan G. Arnold, Tiger, marnock; John E. Warner, Cape Charles; Ari~.: Ervin F. Beierbach, Greeley; John W. Harry E. Webb, Jr., Warm Springs; joseph Dewey, Chicago, Ill.; Adam F. Durham, Fort E. Barrett, Jr., Williamsburg; Baxter l. Bell Colli ns; Benjamin C. Hoy, East Vaughn, N. Williamsburg; Kenneth R. Bradley, Jr., Nor: M.; Neilan D. Lokie, Auburn, Neb.; Charles folk; Williard C. Coghill, Tappahannock: E. Nelson, La} unta: Duane C. Peterson, Jean V. Cutler, Phoebus: Leonard L. Davis, Blanca: Everett V. Richardson, Scottsbluff, Portsmouth: john W. Dayton, WcH Engle· Neb.: Robert B. Swanson, Chappell, Neb.; wood, N. ).; j ohn H. Fritz, Rockford, Ill.: John M. T hielen, Hartington, Neb.; Darrell William D. Geiger, Williamsburg; Harold S. H. Tornblom, Denver. Glen~cl. Somerville, Mass.; Anhur J. Grimes, Newport News; Leo H. Mays, Appalachia; CORNELL UNIVERSITY Frederic E. Morton, Big Stone Gap: J o~eph ALPHA TA U- john C. Agathon, Long C. Pott~. Elizabeth, N. ).: Frederick E. Ram• Island City; Herman Albertine, Jr., Ruther· hacher, Ironton, Ohio; Warren C. Rock will. ford, N. ).: Clinton C. Barnard, Cobleskill; Brooklyn, N. Y.: David B. Strubinl(cr, Jr., Joseph H. Brinster, St. Albans: Bernhard F. Washington, D. C.; Bernard C. Swann, Cordts, Jamaica; \Vtlliam Combash, Jr., Petersburg; j ulian A. Thomas, Huntington, Ithaca; William E. Cubb, Batavia; Francis N. Y.; Nathaniel W. Thompson, J r. Rich· P. Keiper, Jr., Upper Montclair, N. ].; mond. William M. Koch, Rutherford, N. J. ; AI· bert J. Maiorano, Thornwood: Robert H. WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Sippel. Wadsworth, Ohio: Joseph J. Sulli, ALl' I lA I<>\PPA - William 0. Belmondo. Schuylerville; Charles R. Yolk, Kew Card· Fenton; Robert W. Brandt, Spokane; Ralph ens; Donald M. Wtl~on, Westport, Conn. H. Campbell, Puyallup: Ray Chapman, Sagle, Ida.: Robert C. Congdon, Sandpoint, lda.: COLGATE UNIVERSITY James D. H udson, Walnut Creek, Calif.: ALPHA UPSILO:-; \Vtlliam E. Abele, For Claude V. Laws, \Vaterville; Charles R. est Htlls: jack L. Am.on, Fort Wayne, Ind.: McCauley, Bremerton. Archibald P. Davtes, On kany Falls; Rich· ard A. Gardner, Poughkeep~ie: J. Richard ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Hultman, Jamestown, N. Y.: Donald J. Kreitz, Minneapolis, Mtnn.; James V. Porter, ALPHA LAMBDA- j ames M. Blow, We• Sag Harbor; William Z. Putterman, New tumpka: Dernll B. Chambliss, Mcmfhi ~. York: Lewis S. R o~c nthal. Schenectady; T enn.; Gilmer D. Gammage, Dozier; Ha M. Lloyd Saletan, New York: John R. Shultt, Herring, Lanett: Edward L. Kennedy, Dow• New York: Harold M. Sporborg, Jr., AI· agiac, Mich.; Edward E. Miller, Troy; Wil· bany; Bruce J. von .Severn, Staten Island; liam 0. Ralls, Jr., Arcadia, Fla.; Francis L. Eldon H. Wise, Bath. Reasonover, Mobile; Harry L. Watts, Am· herst, Mass. UNIVERSITY OF AKRON ALPHA Pm Le;lie N. Beckwith, Akron; IOWA STATE COLLEGE George B. Brands, Akron: Donald E. Esker, ALPtiA Nu- Laird C. Krotz; Guy E. Akron; James C. Clctsin,::er, Barberton; Woodward. Charles W. Harris, Akron: John R. Hoehn, Akron: James M. Landis, Cleveland Hts.; UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Willtam R. Ruhlin, Akron. ALPHA P1 James L. Grove, Pasco; Don· aid W. Payne, Anacortes: Oswald T. Sotlce, MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE Port Orchard· Robert H. Crabtree, South ALPHA CHr Robert L. Daniels, Jr., Gulf. Bend: Timothy Hoey, Jr., Bothell: Louis M. port; William C. Craves, Rienzi; Robert L. Smith, Seatde; Louis W. Zwer, Vancouver. Allen, Saucier; Fred D. Rogers, Nettleton; Poge fifty-seven THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU William C. Thomas, Jr., Starkville; Aubrey Cleveland; Cary R. Bell, Mt. Vernon; Robert A. Cox, Verona; William C. Flynt, Pasca· A. Hendrixson, Elyria; Robert D. Loomis, goula. Mentor: Thad N. Schott, Iowa Falls, Ia.; Willard A. Shumway, Berea; Richard L. TEXAS COLLEGE OF MINES Stearns, Columbia Station. ALPHA Psi- Charles K. Hardy. El Paso; Theodore M. Howell, Jr.. El Paso; Laron D. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS Jorda, Kerrville; Crawford S. Kerr, Jr., El BeTh ALPHA - Donald M. Anderson, Paso; James K. Luyster, St. Louis, Mo.; Austin; Arleigh Appel, Brenham; Donald C. Charles J. McBride, Jr., El Paso; Daniel P. Berry, Dallas: Shelby 0. Bewley, Morton; Mueller, El Paso; Donald H. Rose, Roswell, Max A. Corbett, Port Arthur; Howard E. N. M.; Jay R. White, El Paso. Elkins, Austin; George A. McAlmon, Jr., El Paso: James A. Morris, Grafto n; Albert BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE L. Nye, Austin; Marvin T . Reagan, Cle· ALPHA OMEGA - Thomas E. Barton, burne; John B. Walker, Jr., Hamphill. Pledging Continues at Record Pace MIAMI UNIVERSITY C. Gross, Columbus: Edward C. Metzger, ALPHA- Anton G. Arps, Lima; Allen G. Columbus; H arold S. Howison, Columbus; Bergman, Toledo; Arthur B. Brown, Arling· j oseph E. Franey, Jr., Columbus; Russell W. ton, Va.; Robert C. Black, New Paris; Frank Miller, Columbus. H. Buhler, Arlington, Va.; Richard T . Buh· ler, Arlington, Va.; William F. Carroll, MOUNT UNTON COLLEGE Laura: Robert J. Cole, Lakewood: Walter EPSILON- Paul H . Aldenderfer, Canton; L. Edwards, Jr., Nolan, W . Va.; Charles B. j ames R. Anderson, Jamestown, N. Y.; John Ely, Dayton; Harry 0. Hall, Blanchester; R. Edward s, Louisville: Joseph A. Gia nni, William W. Harden, New York; Donald S. Rochester, N. Y.; Marc W. Janser, Louis· Heckendorn, Cincinnati; Joseph Hessel!, W. ville: Harry A. Lundgren, Columbiana; Carrollton; Seigfried L. Holthouse, Rich· Hugh March, Millington, N. ).; Robert ) . mond, Ind.; Herbert S. Holzapfel, Green• Mueller, Canton; Don R. Pinkerton, Akron: ville; James .E. Jefferis, Richmond, Ind.: Wil· Constantine Voutyras, Athens, Greece; liam E. Johnsto n, Logan Edward F. Jones, George S. Warren, Alliance; Wayne E. Lakewood: Bruce Kesler, St. Paris: William Willis, A ll iance. F. Marshall , Steubenville: Farrand M. Mart• ens, Dayton; George G. MiJtenberger, Rocky UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS River; Robert H. Nichols, Batavia: Robert ZETA- Ray D. Brown, Rockford: Wilbur M. Pazder, Lorain; Douglas J. Reid, High· Finkler, Chicago: Marcus B. Polis, Memphis, land Park, 111. ; Loren Rice, Chevy Chase, Tenn.; Gerald G. Geraldson, Jr., Rockford: Md.; Michael W. Tymoszczuk, Cleveland; Charles Hammond, Canton: Forbes R. Koeh· Victor E. Vasu, Lorain; Nick G. Vracin. ler, W oodstock; Mark R. Larimer, Bradley; Gary, Ind.: John D. Weaver, Versailles: Harry Lash, Danville; Leon Seigmeier, Free· Leonard F. Wirtz, North College Hill. port: John F. Skorburg, Rockford; George A . Weigand, Waterloo. OHIO UNIVERSITY BeTA- George L. Blankenbicker, Massi!· TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE Jon ; Robert 0. Davis, Athens; Robert E. Gundik unst, Cleveland; William H . Henry, THETA- Herbert L. Drane, Jr. Louisville; Jr., Middletown; Paul W. Halfman, Massi!· Robert N. Hubbard, Lexington. lon; Theodore W. Juenzel, Rocky River; Dudley H . Price, Bay Village; John C. Rood· UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY huyzen, Cleveland Hts.; Richard E. Scott. KAPPA- Jack Gerstle, Bo):> Holbrook. Ben Canton; Jack R. Shearer, Navarre: WJ11iam Turner, Bill Whitford, Harold Estill , Bill S. Snyder, Columbus; Gerald E. Spurgeon, Chandler, Jim Childers, Russell Damron, Genoa; Richard W. Laut, Middletown; John Mat Downer, Larry Gardner, Bill Gess, Roy S. Pletcher, Lima; Richard C. Rauer, Cleve• Hall, W. Haymond, John Heick, Emmett land; Russell E. Rauer, Cleveland; Allen E. Holbrook, D1ck Mayes, Charles Shockey, Roush, Cleveland Hts.; Gordon H. Young, John Vigle, James R. McNeal, Paul E Cleveland H ts.: George D. Zeile, Jr., Cleve· Hanpton, Joseph A. Walker, L. K. Kasey, land. Phili p R. Philips, Thomas Hedger, Julian Sellers, George R. Conway, Charles W. Be OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY bout, John F. Parrish, Myron B. Hess, Wil· GAMMA-Gilbert Papp, Columbus; John liam T. Mills, Roy Griffin, Robert Robert• Page fifty-eight I THE LAUREl OF PHI KAPPA TAU son. Albert C. Bryant, ]. Bollinger, Darrell SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Carder, T . B. Covington, Jack Enders, B. Garwood, J. Glass, T . Graham, Don Hosk· SIGMA - Dean Brown. Batavia; Donald 1ns, T om Kil gore. j oe Koppius, AI Le1bson, Eden. Newton, M ass.; j ohn Mondelli, New· D. Lipse y, R. Martin, ]. R. M artin, R. burgh; Robert Tierney, Brooklyn; Charles McKenzie, R. Richards, R. Robertso n, Chas. Bigelow, Newport, Vt.: Jeanne P. Cigna, Smith, John Smith, ]. Shields, A. Taylor, J. Rochester: John K. Prance. Jr., S. Kortright; Waddle. joseph J. Rybarctyk, Auburn; George Spring, Montclajr, N. J. PUDUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OP MICHIGAN LAM BDA- William B. Banks, Morehead, TA u- H erbert E. Greene, Staunton, Va.: Ky.; George M. Bender, Indianapolis: Rob· Eaton V. Kelly, Pontiac, Mich.; Ernest E1· ert L. Cummings, Jr., I ndianapolis; Harry bach, Detroit; j . Robert Kuby, Grosse E. Smith, Jr., Winamac, Ind.; Charl es S. Po1nte: Lawrence H . N1ghungale, Detroit: Andes, II, Columbus, Ohio; H arold A. Jack E. Steinhclper, Pontiac; Ulrich W. Nawkenson, Chicago, 111. ; Kenneth D. Koen• Stoll, D etroit; Richard J. Visin, Crystal ig, Chicago, Ill.; William H. Litton, More· Lake, Ill. head, Ky.; James H . Acton, Muncie. NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA UPSILON - James P. Boll acker, Ordway, N u- Robert K. French, Berkeley: Theo· Colo.; Robert C. Brockl ey, Valentine; Don· dore F. Gould. Oakland: Albert T. H artun· aid E. Buchholz, Lexington; Loran E. BlHs. ian, San Diego; Charles T . H athaway, Pied· Ma di so~, Wis.: Lowell Fey, UnadiiJa: Jack mont; Jack H . P erin, San Leandro: Raymond D. FUlks, Jr., Omaha; j arnes R. H ume, Read, Vallejo; George Roux, Oakl and: Wal· T ekamah; Rjchard D. Nesmith, Chester: ter V. Smith, Pacifi c Grove: Fred E. Stolz, Milton L. W1lcox, Concordia, Kans.: Oscar ValleJO: James A. Struthers, Bacchus. Utah: L. Wisbey, Lincoln; H enry E. H ilker, Grand Laurence N. Tyler, Vancouver. \Va~h . : Rob· Island. ert L. W ell s, M artinex: H arley D. W1lbur, Detroit, Mich. BETHANY COLJ EGE PHI- Albert K. Ba rth, Montville, N. J.; PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE P erry H. Bowden. Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa.; John B. Fink, New Cun:berland; Richard P. OMICRON- Albert A. Baker, Erie; Rich• Giese!, Cleveland, Ohio; Ralph L. Huth, ard H. Thomas, East Stroudsburg: John G. Swannanoa, N . C.; Willard }. Jones, Bay• Costell o, Scranton: Frank R. Garrity. Scran• onne, N . ]. ; Roland B. Kamerer, Mingo ton: Russel C. Ruhf, Allentown. }unction, Ohio; Jack S. Kinsey, H ollodays Cove; William C. K reilin~, Pittsburgh, Pa.; UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN Dale S. Laughner, Monaca, Pa.; Thomas CALIFORNIA Liedke, Belleview, Pa.; Ray L. Manuel, Beth· any; Stewart A. Mayer, Avalon, Pa.; Don• P1- j amcs P. Burns. Carlsbad. N. M.: aid E. Newcomb, Quincr, Mass.; George E. Jerry M . Burns, Carlsbad, N . M.; Daryl Nicholas, Wheeling; Ear N. Roper, Bogota, Creighton, Los Angeles: Thomas L. Cut• N. J.; M atthew Coppola, Yonkers, N. Y.; komp, Davenport, Ia.; Alan J. Doane, Los Charles W . Baumann, Avalon; H arvey La· Angeles: Bud Engilman, N orth H oll ywood: Tourette, Millburn, N. ]. ; Robert T . Man· John Gale, N orth Hollywood; Robert Hirsch, thorne,_ Englewood, N .. ].; Glenn Schreiber, Los Angeles; Robert Hively, Tulsa, Okla.: Wheehng; E. J. D exheuner, Newark, N. }.; Hewitt F. Hunsucker, Glendale; Ben Keeler, Paul Fraher, Dorchester, Mass.; William E. Denver, Colo.: Bud Linn, Los Angeles; Makris, Powhatan Point, Ohio: James B. Raymond E. Mayer, Bremen, Ind.; James M ewhirter, Avalon, Pa.; Caryl B. Ritchey, A. Morrison, Greensburg, I nd.; Leroy Moser, Loysburg, Pa. Burlington, Wis.; Ed. F. Rays_a~, Cleveland, Ohio· Richard E. Ressler, B1lh ngs, Mont.: UNIVERSITY O F COLORADO Arlie' D. Skelton, Compton: Keith Smith, Venice; James A. Tweedie, El Mont~ ; \Var• Pst- WilHam J. F1sk, Paonia; James W . ren W1lliams, Cuyahoga Falls, Oh1o; Joel Henry, Delta; Glenn R. Kroeger, Sterling; L. W1lson, Los Angeles. Robert D. Kuehster, Littleton; Paul T . T oom• ey, Glenwood Springs; John P. Wunderluch, Visalia, Calif.; Robert B. Keating, Pueblo; RENNSELAER POLYTECHNIC Robert N . Williams, Brighton: John M . INSTITUTE W est. Denver; Walter F. Allison, Montrose: R11 0 Thomas C. Barnes, E. H arnpLOn, Clayton J. Bennett, Jr.• Yuma: James L. L. T. : Dudley O'Brien. Berry, D enver; Donald W . Christianson, Pege fifty·nine THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU Yuma; Loren L. Nestler, Grand Junction; CORNELL UNIVERSITY Steven D. Bishopp, Longmont. ALPHA TAU - Philip Searle, Geneva, Ohio: Walter Bredehoft, St. Albans, N. Y.; MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE Kennjt Fraser, Lyndonville. ALPHA ALPHA-Patrick J. Hayes, Escan aba: Richard L. Simmons, E. Lansing. UNIVERSITY OF AKRON AL.PHA PHI- James Ajkey, Akron; Ru CASE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE dolph Bilder, Akron; Harry P. Erwin, Ak ALPNA DeLTA- Robert T. Blake, Youngs ron; Paul C. Finan, Akron: John V. Fitz town; Jerry F. Fox, Troy; James P. Mc gerald, Akron: Jack H. Force, Akron; H ar Callister, Cleveland: Herbert F. Rondeau, old E. Frease, Akron; Arlie J. Jenkins, Ak Cleveland; Carl E. Sutherl;:nd, Jr., Cleve ron: Bert 0. Lindstrom, Akron: Ed P. land Hts.; Ray M. Talmadge, South Euclid: Maz.ak, Jr., Akron; John E. Moyer, Akron; Richard W. Wallace, Shaker Hts. William D. Ploenes, Akron; John K. Rjcc, Akron: Otto L. Schellin, Akron; Walter ]. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Scott, Akron; Glenn Thomas, Akron: Ivan ALPHA ETA- Thomas J. Sloane, Tall a G. Werkhiser, Akron; William J. Wilson, hassee: Rembert B. Cooper, jacksonville: Akron; Robert L. McCormick, Akron; Joie Peter M. Franklin, Orange City; Louis I. Williams, Akron; Jack C. Youn!!, Akron; Gaby, H omestead; Robert A. Scherr, Miami; Daniel ). Grantham, Jr., Akron; Geor!!e L. Marion W. Wilkinson, Maxville; Edwin E. Hendley, Akron: Robert E. Hineline, Clint Estey, Crescent City; Robert G. Grisham, on; H. Roy Hunsicker, Akron; Richard L. Dunnellon; William W. Cagle, Pensacola; Levering, Akron; Blin Barton Scatterday, Gordon W. Dykes, St. Petersburg; Albert Akron; Jack D. Schmidt, Barberton; Don L. Rogero, St. Augustiue. ald E. Seifert, Akron; Hubert V. Smith, Akron; William L. Starcher, Cuyahoga Falls; COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY Chester F. Stevens, Akron; George H. ALPHA THETA- Willis N. Cullifer, Jr., Whiteside, Jr., Akroa. Norfolk; David D . Henritze, Williamsburg; John E. Langton, Williamsburg; H arry L. MISSISSIPPI STATE COLLEGE Matthews, Richm ond; Archie B. Price, Kil ALPHA CHI- Manning V. Cook, Colum marnock; John E. Sanders, Warsaw. bus: Joseph B. Thomas, Tupelo: Ernest L. McNair, Walnut Grove; H. Niolet, Pass WASHINGTON STATE COLLEGE Christian: William T. Wood, Jr., Pass ALPHA KAPPA- Paul E. Carter, Spokane; Christian. Arthur Mendelsohn, L. I., N. Y.; Lin B. Densmore, Portland, Ore. TEXAS COLLEGE OF MINES ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AL.Pt!A Psi- John Gillett, El Paso: Law rence E. Cantrell, Austin: Tommie D. Port ALPHA LA MBDA- Horace V. Marrow, Au er, Austin: William R. Sampson, Austin; burn; Wilburn E. Bynum, Gadsden; Daniel Kenneth W . Braxton, El Paso; John G. Coll ier, Wetumpka. Miller, El Paso; Donald J. Mulhern, Austjn: John L. Allison, Eastland; Chas. H. Little, IOWA STATE COLLEGE San Francisco, Calif. ; Robert D. Edmond. ALPHA Nu- Marley W. Anderson, Ne Glendale, Calif.: Herbert Minton, El Paso: vada. Harold Moore, El Paso; Ralph G. Berkeley, Jr.. Bryan: Jack Steele, Austin; David A. UNIVERSITY OF \VASHINGTON Trowell, Austin; Philip Townsend Cole. ALPHA P1- Don Cary Gibbons, South Austin: David L. Pickens, Jr., Austin; Paul Bend; James 0. York, Enumclaw; Louis R. Young, Jr., Austin; Dick W. Selleck, El Carter, William Hal! , Fred Hammersand, Paso; Fred P. Battle, El Paso, Robert J. Myron L. White. · Bowington, El Paso: Brantley W. Dickey, Austin: John G. Djerf, Austin: Frank Owen GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY III, Fabens; Jimmy Palmer, Vallejo. ALPHA RHO- William C. Gleason, Gro ton, N. Y.; Don D. King, Canton, Ohio; BALDWIN-WALLACE COLLEGE Winston H. Bratcher, Clinton, Miss.; Thom ALPHA OMEGA- Robert W. Denison, as V. Clark, Orlando, Fla. Cleveland. COLORADO STATE COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ALPHA SIGMA- Kenneth James, Denver· BnA ALl'HA- Walter H. Block, Del Rio; Henry C. Switzer, Jr., Moonville, Mo.; An: Gene T. Dorsey, H ouston; Wyman D. drew ]. Banas, Sheridan, Wyo.; Frederick K. Osburne, Paducah; Roger W. Simmons, Watt, Aspen. Houston; Joe H. Arnim, Austin. P11ge sixty THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY CE~TRA L OFFICE, OXFORD, OH IO NATIONAL PRESIDENT------ROLAND MAXWEl.L 410 Security Bldg., Pasadena, Calif. NATIONAL COliiPTROLLER ______DR. W. H. Sunn:L ~:n 110 S. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio NATIONAL SECRETARY-TREASURER------RICHARD J. YOUNG 15 N. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio Fmw S..:cnr-:TAnv ------HAnow E. ANcf:J.O 15 N. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio SCHOLARSIIIP COMl\IISSIONER ______DR. E. E. BRANDON :n r; E. Church St, Oxford, Ohio NAT IONAL CO UNCIL: A. C. ElCI!BERG Box 421, vVeslaco, T ex. ERNEST V. PRICE 621 Hutton Bldg ., Spokane, Washington LEWIS F. BLALOCK Office of Registrar, University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla. P. F. Gooo Lawhead Bldg., Athens, Ohio VICTOR M. H ENRY Bankers Bldg., 105 W. Adams St., Chicago, nlinois E. N. LITTLETON 424 Wallace Ave., Bowling Green, Ohio DOMAIN DOMAIN CHIEFS 1. ERNF.ST F. N IPPES ______R.F.D 4, Spring Ave. Ext., Tt·oy, N. Y. CIIAPTt:ns: Rho, Sigma, A-Beta, A-Tau, A-Upsilon 2. W. E. MLLLER ______l24 N. 27th St ., Camp H ill, Pa. CIIAPTF:RS: Eta, Xi, Omicr(>n, A-Gamma, A-Iota, A-Omicron 3. REV. H. E. CROMER _____ l335 Holly St., N.W., Washington, D. C. CHA PTERS: Chi, Alpha Theta 4. CLIFFORD C. Bt:ASLEY ------_T'n ·,. of Fla., Gainesville, Fla. CliAPTt:Rs: A-Eta, A-Lambda, A-Rho, A-Chi 5. I RVEN B. PRETTYMAN ______2l 0 Crescent Dr., Akron, Ohio CllAPTF:ns: Eps ilon, A-Delta, A-Phi, A-Omega 6. I. R. LYNCtr ______l 55 Aldrich Rd., Columbus, Ohio C II APTI>:RS: Beta, Gamma, Phi, A-rfu, A-Xi 7. MORTON WALKF:n ______l227 S. Third St., Louisvill e, Ky. CHAPTF~ RS: Alpha, Delta, T heta, Kappa 8. E. N. L1TTI.t~TON ______424 \Vallarc Ave., Bowli ng Green, Ohio C IIAJ>TERS: Zeta, Iota, Lambda, l\I n, Tau, Omega, A-Alpha 9. H. A. DURIIAr-r______Colo. A. 8· l''I. College, Ft. Collins, Colo. C IIAPTF.R ~: Upsilon, P si, A-Epsilon, A-Nu, A-Sigma, B-Alpha 10. DONALD A. PEARC£ ______142 Arbot· Drive, Piedmont, California CHAPTERS: Nu, Pi, A-Psi 11. ERNEST V. PRICE ______621 Hutton Bldg., Spol\ane. Washington CHAPTERS: A-Zeta, A-Kappa, .-\-Pi Page soxty·one THE LA U R E L 0 F PH I KAPPA TA U FOUNDERS T. A. Borradaile Dwight J. nouglass 2318 24th St., S.E.. Washingt<>n, D. C. Deceased Clinton D. Boyd W. H. Shideler Middletown, Ohio Oxford, Ohio PERMANENT ADVISORY COMMITTEES LEGAL-Chairman, J. V. Cotton, 1904 First Central Tower, Akron, Ohio; Howard Hendershott, Frank Musrush. EX'l'ENSION- Chairman, H. A. Taylor, 4728 St. Paul Ave .. Lincoln, Neb.; A. W. Wilson, L. F. Blalock, H. E. Cromer. E. V. Price. R. W. Maxwell, Donald W. Bailey. INVESTMENT-Chai•·man, E. T . Boles. 201 First Citizens Trust Bldg., Columbus, Ohio; H. E. Hong land, H. C. Nichols. CHAPTER HOUSE-Chairman, Richa1·d C. Lennox. 833 Architects Bldg., IndianaPOlis, Ind. : Alvin H. Huth. LafayeHe Loan & Trust Bldg.. Lafayette. Ind. : E1·nest V. Price. 621 Hutton Bldg., Sr-okane. Wash. CHAPTER DIRECTORY ALPHA- Miami University ETA- Muhlenberg College Tallawanda Road, Oxford, Ohio 2224 Liberty St., Allentown, Pennsylvania. Resident Council : P•·esident Robert Ousley. Resident Council : President. John More. Chapter Adviser: E. J. Miltenberger, 218 N. Chapter Adviser: Russell A. Werkheiser, Call- Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio. Chronicle Newspapers, Allentown, Pa. Graduate Council: President, W. A. Hopkins: Graduate Council: P•·esident, Lloyd Zimmerman. T1mlin Hill, Portsmouth, Ohio. Secretary, 737 N. 22nd St., Allentown, Pa.; Sec•·etary, George Short, Kroger Co .. 5700 Truscon Ave.. Robert E. Albee, N. Main St., P. 0. Box 189, Cleveland, Ohio. Coopersburg, Pa. BETA-Ohio University THETA-Transylvania College 50 E. State St., Athens, Ohio. Lexingt<>n, Ky. Resident Council : President. Eugene Haney. Resident Council : P•·esident. Jack Shelton. Chapter Adviser: Harold Sauer, Ass't Dean of Chapter Adviser: Aubrey S. Bradshaw, 6-345 Men, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. N. Broadway, Lexingt<>n, Ky. G1·aduate Council: President, He•·man Humph Graduate Council: Jack Duncan, 108 Beech rey, The Plains, Ohio: Secretary. Robert Cook. wood Rd .. Covington, Ky. ; Secretary, Carryl J Park Place. Athens, Ohio. Britt, The Capital Airline, Plankinton Bldg.. Milwaukee, Wis. GAMMA- Ohio State University 141 E. 15th Ave., Columbus 1, Ohio. IOTA-Coe College Resident Council: P•·esident, Jack Shackelford. Cedar Ratlids, Iowa. Chapter Adviser: I. R. Lynch, 155 Aldrich Graduate Council : President, John W. Miller, Road, Columbus, Ohio. Route 3, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Graduate Council: President, Warren G. H af ford, cjo The 'Tiffin Art Metal Co .. Tiffin. 0. : KAPPA- University of Kentucky Sec•·etat·y, M. E. Wetherbee, 8 Broad St.. Co 231 E. Maxwell St., Lexing!<>n, Ky. Sec•·etary: M. E. Wetherbee. 8 Broad St., Co· Resident Council: P•·esident. Robert L. Hardin. lumbus 15. Ohio. Chapter Adviser: M. J. Anderson, 205 Security DELTA-Centre College Trust Bldg., Lexing!<>n, Ky. Danville, Kentucky. Graduate Council: President, M. J. Anderson, 205 Security Trust Bldg., Lexingt<>n, Ky. ; Graduate Council: President, John V. Cotton, Secretary. John W. Lancaster, 298 N. Pica 2033 6th St., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio ; Secre dome Park, Lexington, Ky. tary, E. T. Boles, 51 N. High St., Columbus 16, Ohio. LAMBDA-Purdue University 516 Northwestern Avenue, W. Lafayette, I nd. EPSILON- Mount Union College 1400 S. Union St., Alliance, Ohio. Resident Co11ncil: P•·esident, Gordon '£. Graham. Chapter Adviser: Vern C. Manhardt, 1807 Resident Council: President. Charles White. Ravinia Rd .. W. Lafayette, Ind. Chal)ter Adviser: Andrew Dordea, 1031 E. Pike Graduate Council: President. Jack L. Moore. St., Alliance, Ohio. 111 E. Jefferson St., Monticello, lnd; Secre Graduate Council: President, Dr. Roy Clunk, tary, James H. Bowman, 191 N. Salisbury, 815 Phillips Rd., N.E., Massillon, Ohio; Sec. W. Lafayette, Ind. rotary, Wilbur J. Dimit, 556 W. Ohio Ave., Sebring, Ohio. MU- Lawrence College 202 S. Lawo St., Appleton, Wisconsin. ZETA-University of Illinois Resident Council: P•·esident. Robert D. Peter Resident Counci l: President, Fred Bates. 303 son. E. John St., Champaign, Ill. Chapter Adviser: Dr. William P. Gilbert, Law Graduate Council: President, Victor 1\f. Henry, rence College, Appleton, Wisconsin. 30th Floor. Bankers Bldg., Chicago, Ill. ; Graduate Council: Jos. B. Mallery, 1750 N. Secretary, James W, Fry, 456 W. 63rd St., Superior St., Appleton, Wis.; Secretary, Paul Chicago 21, Ill. V. Cary, 232 E. College Ave., Appleton, Wis. P11ge sixty-two THE LAU REL OF PHI KAPPA TAU NU- University oC California oC Philosophy, Bethany Collesre. Bcthsny, W. 2335 Piedmont Ave., Ourkeley, Calif. Vn. Resident Council : P•·csident, Ted A. i\Joltino. Graduate Council: President, Thomu Rosren, Chapter Advi~e•·: Willinm F. Cochrnn. 301~ 7Sth 1138 Jancey St., Pittsburgh 6. Pa.: Seer~ Ave .. Oakland. Cali f. tary, Ashley Booth, 112 Walnut Ave.• Fair Graduate Council: President, Leslie Thompson, mont, \V. Va. c/o i\1. R. F'lt>i s~h mnn Co., 62 1st St.. San Francisco, Calif.: Secrelcry, George lll. e m - North Carolina State Collego Jamieson. Jr., 617 S. Westmorel11nd, Los Box 4188. State College Sta.. Raleigh, N. C. Angeles 5, Calir. Resident Council: Pre~ident. J o•er>h S, L<~·t>er. Chapter Adviser: Dean Thomas Nelson, 16 XI- Franklin and Marshall College Enterprise St.. Raleigh, N. C. 605 College Ave.. Lancaster, Pa. Graduate Council: Secretary, W. D. Hood, Jr., Re~ident Council: Pr~~idcnt. J-l aroltl C. Pierson. Smithfield, N. C. Chapter Adviser: Uev. C. D. Spotts. Smoke- to,vn. Pa. PSI-University of Colorado Graduate Council: President, J oseph Holzworth, 1150 College Ave., Boulder, Colq. 553 W. Orange St., LancR&ter, Pa.: Secre Resident Council: Prc•idc•nt, Wi ll iam R. lllnrtin. tary, Rev. C. 1) . Spotts, Smoketown, Pa. Chapter Adviser: Allan Pritchnrd, 965 Plene· ant Ave., Boulder, Colo. OMICRON- P cnnsylvanio. Stnto College Graduate Council : Prl'sidenl, J . !O: nrl Schlu tiJI, Fairmount Ave. & Garner St., Stnte College. 156 S. La£ayetle St., Denver, Co in.: s~crctnry, Pa. Ray A. Bushey, 123 1 Peal'i St.. lloulde•·. Colo. Resident Council : r• ·e~idc nt. Oi•·ney A. Slokes. Chapter Adviser: Dnvid Mnrkcl, Pen•·ce's Mills OMEGA-University of Wisconsin Co., State Collelfe, Pn. Madison, Wis. Graduate Council: l'I'<'Hidl'nt. Dave J nnkins. 37 1 Graduate Council: President, Cnrl Piper. 408 E. B•·oad St., Nanticoke, l'n.: Sec•·ctnry, D. N. Francis, Madison, Wis. : Secretory, l-esli e L. Ma•·klc, J 1•., l'ennsylvnnin Ful'llnce, R.D., Young, 455 Jea·n St., Madison, Wis. Pu. ALPHA ALPHA- Michigan Stale College PI- University of Southern California 223 Delta St.. E. Lansing, Mich. 904 W. 28th St., Los Angeles 7, Calif. Resident Council: P•·csidcnt, J{ennclh ll. Wi,.tc•·. Resident Council: President, N~il Worthy. Chapter Advi•er: Russell Clausen. 601 N. Fnir- Chapter Advise•·: Judge Eugcn~ P. Pay, Hall \-iew Ave.. Lan•ing. Mich. of Justice. Division 7, Los Angeles. Calif. Graduate Council: P resident, H arold Kerr, Graduate Council: P•·c•id~nl. l .<•w i ~ F . C•·o~by: 14800 Woodmont. Detroit, Mich.: Secretnry, SecJ'etm·y, Cundy Colwl'll. :,65~ WiiKhire Blvd., John Rooks, 28 Hawthorne, Grosse Pointe, Los Angele~. Calif. 1\tich. RHo-Rensselaer Polytechntc Institute ALPHA BETA-New York University 207 Hoosick St., Troy, N. Y. Graduate Council: President. W. A. Wnltc Resident Council: P•·es;clcnt, navi ALPHA E'l'A- Universlty of F lorida ALPHA RHO- Georgia School of Technology 100 Mnsonic Street, Gainesville. Fla. Atlanta. Geor ~ria. Resident Council: President, Victor H. Wycott . Resident Council: President. William R. Me· Chapter Adviser: Robert M. Ervin, Dept. of Cown. Romanlc Languages. Georgia School of Tech· Chapter Adviser: William F. Mosier. Room 211, nology, Atlanta, Ga. Science Hall. Gainesville. Fla. Gn1Juate Council: President, Frank Brady, Gr11dunto Council : P•·csident. B•·oward Wi llinms. 2600 Woodward Way, Atlanta, Ca. : Sec•·e• State 'rt·easurer's Office, 'l'nll nhassee. Fla.; tnry, Rober t L. Watki ns. 332 S. McDonough !'«retary. Fred Jones, Jr., Hildebrandt Bldg.. St., Decatur, Ga. Jacksonville, Fla. Al.J>HA SICJ\1A Colorado Agricultural & Me- ALPHA THETA-College of William & Mary c!u.nieal Co llege: Williamsburg, Va. Ft. Collins, Colo. Re~i dcnt Cou ncil : P resident, Thomas Athey. Rc•idcnl Council: P•·csidcnt, Albel'l Winde•·· Chapter Adviser: D•·· Charles F. Marsh, Col- Chapter Advieer: Howard A. Durham. Colorado lege of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Va. Al,'l'iculturnl & Mechanical Colle{ll', Ft. Col Graduate Council: President, Ralph T. Baker, lins. Colo. 204 Law Bldg., NewJ)orl News. Va. : Sec GraJuate Council: President, Harris T. Guard, relal'Y · G. Runin Winfree. 3038 Monn·osc; Colorado Agricultural & Mechanicnl College. Ave .. Richmond. Vn. Ft. Collins . Colo.; Scco·et>u·y, Cha•·lcs Lane, c/o Extension Service, Colorado A(lTicultul'<' ALPHA I OTA- University of Pennsylvania & ll1cchanical College. Ft. Collin8. Colo. Philadelphia, Pa. Graduate Council: President, John Y. MAce, ALPHA TAU- Cornell University 1420 Walnut St.. Philadelphia 2. Pa. ; Sec Tho Knoll. Ithaca, N. Y. retary, J ohn Baxter, 311 Swissvale Ave .. RC'sident Counci l: J>o·esident. Robe•·t L . Kersey. P ittsburgh, Pa. Chapter Adviser : Eugene Montillon, White Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, N. Y. ALPHA KAPPA- Wnshington State College Graduate Council: President, E. D. Montillon, 607 California St., Pullman, Wash. White Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca. N. Resident Council: P•·esident, Richard L. Dills. Y.; SecretiU'y. James 0. Pond, 107 Homestead Chapter Adviser: Bomer J. Dana, 703 Linden Rd., Ithac11, N. Y. Ave., Pullman. 'Vnshington. ALPHA UPSI LON-Colgate University G•·aduato Council : President, Harold J. RofTler. HAmilton, N. Y. 3328 E. 17th St., SPOkane JO, Wash.: Sec R<>sident Council : President, St.erwood L. Mon retary, Verne G. Matthews, Ephrata. Wash. ahan. ALPHA LAMBDA- Alnbama Polytechnic Insti- Chapter Adviser: James Storing. 9 "E. Pleasant tute St .. Hamilton. N. Y. Auburn, Ala. Gr,ldunte Council: President, James A. Storing, 9 E. Pleasant St., Hamilton, N. Y.: Secre Resident Council : l'•·esident, Victo•· F. Sn n ~ in l(. tary. Wm. T. Thomson, Conger Ave., Water Chapter Adviser: Prof. Roy Staples, Alabama ville, N. Y. Polytechnic Institute. Auburn, Ala. Gradul AKRON, OHIO-President, Albert J o nes, 234 KANSAS CITY, MO.- President E . A. Sandler, M r111 le Ave.: Secreta1·y. Randol ph Richurds. 37 Real Estate Board, 909 Baltimore Ave.: Secre Custcr·t.on Ave. Regular monthly meetings first tary, Ray W. Wilso n. 4800 JefTet·son St. Tuesduy: weekly luncheon every Snturday noon at the L iedertn fel. LOS ANGELES, CALlF.- Prcsident H. Bundy Colwell, 56S8 Wilshire Dlvd. Meets for luncheon ALLENTOWN, PA.-President. Harold W. Helf first Monday of month at Rosslyn Hotel at rich, 133 S . 15th St.: Secretary, Samuel D. 12 :15 p.m. But.z, 33 S. 7th St. :Meets every third Friday of the month at Eta Chapter house. Visiting brothers are cordially invited to visit us. LOUISVILLE. KY.- Prcsidcnt, Morton Walker, 1227 S. 3rd St.: Secretary, Henry Huskamp, 2132 Lakeside Drive. BIRMINGHAM, ALA.-Secretary, Robcr·t C. Mil ler, 1456 Evergreen. 1\lTAMI, FLA.- Prcsident, Ed"ar J. Lambert, 624 S."W. 31st Ave.: SccretoH·y-Trcasur·er. \\'. C CEDAR RAPrDS. IOWA- Pr·esident, John W . Lantatf, 913 du Pont Bldg. Miller, R #3: Chail·man of Committees, Hamil ton Mor·se, 2625 Bever Ave., S .E. M1LWAUKEE, W IS .- P•·csidcnt. Kenneth Gehel man, 2454 N. 89th St.: Scro·etar·y, Claio·e Ons CHICACO. I LL-President, Thomas l. Megan, gat·d, 709 E. Juncnu Ave. 4640 S. Ellis Ave., Secretary, H. L. Br·entlingcr, 811 S. 18th St., Maywood. Meets on thir·d 'I'hur·s day night of each month at Orlando's. 2-11 S. NORTHERN NEW JERSEY- Pr·esident, Robert Wells St. Phi Taus are invited to call V. M. Donald, 873 S. 18th, Ncwnr·k. N. J.: Secreuu·y, Henry at Central 1300. Louis J. Dughi, 1060 Bt·ond St., 2\ewa.r·k, X. J. CINCINNATI, OJnO-Pr·esident, R. B. MeClur·e. NEW YORK CITY-President, Vernon Johntry, 3306 Lambert A'·e. : Secretary, H. C. Br·ewer. 55 Georgian Road, :\lorristown, ~. J. : Seere 3527 Mary Anne Lane. tary, John B. Maran, 44 Cout·t St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Meeting every Monday noon at Au Coq O'Or, 129 Maiden Lane. CLEVELAND. OHJO-Pre~ident, Albert .J . Watt. 81 g, 20lst St. : Secretar·y. Ronald C. Runkle, 37 13 Pennington Road, Shaker Heights. Weekly OAKLAND, CALIF.- Secretary, K. L. Cour..,_ luncheon Wednesday noon 12 :00 to I :00 Ill right, 1404 Ft·anklin SL. 1\leets at noon on third Allendol'f's Dining Room, IUS Chester· Ave. Tuesday of cnch month. COLUMBUS, OHIO- P r esident. R. C. Smith. 2000 P HILADELPHIA, PA.- President, Bernard Ja W. 5th Ave.: Secretary, F. R. Musrush. 51 N. cob, 314 Carver llnll: Secretru·y, H. P. Bam High St. Meets every Monday noon for lunch berger, 1800 So. 68Lh St. Meets first 'l'uesday elm at the University Club. each month. DAYTON. OHIO Pr·esident. William II. Rauch. PITTSBURGH, PA.- J>rcsident. C. R. Fay, 16 c o Shell Oil Co.. iOO X Euclid Ave. Holland Rd., Wilkinsburg, Pa. DENVER. COLO.- Secretary, John C. Anderson. SAN FRANCISt:u, v.'.!...!F - Reg'Ular :nonthly mcelings for nil Phi T::.-..s tn tin! Eny aren. 1226 Dexter St. Meets first Friday eveninlf of Visitors should contnct through Nu Chapter eneh month. house, 2335 Piedmont Ave .. Berkeley, Cahf. DETROI'l', MJCH.- P resident. }larold Ker·r, 14800 Woodmont Ave.: Secr etary, LnvN·ne llyuc. 875 SCRANTON, PA.- Northeosler·n Pennsylvania. Seward Ave. Meetings held each mont!o. Call A . C. Kchrli, 1517 Mmlison Ave. GAINESVILLE, FLA.- Pres idcnt. H. W. Chand SEATTLE, WASH.- Pull'et Sound .:roc.. Presi ler, University of F lorida: Secretary, R. L. dent. Kenneth Soderquist. 3806 Densmor" Ave.: Purvis, University oi Florida. Dinner meetings Secretary. Don l\f. Finro", 233 Eastlake Ave. each month. llleets at 6 :30 11.m fir•t Thur·sday of each month. H ARRISBURG, PA.-President, H. G. Fry, 40 W. Main St.. Shiremanstown, Pa.: Secretary, TOLEDO, OHIO S<>crernry, Medford Barr, 36~ 0 J. A. Shindle, 32 Taylor Blvd., Harrisburg. Harley Rd. Dinner meetini!S on last Monday of each month. WASHINGTON, D. C.- Presodent. F.d\\ard L. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-President, R. C. Lennox, Everitt, 8515 Irvington Ave.. Hethesda, M,J. : •12•1 P ost:ll Station Bldg. Meets second Saturday Secretary, T. Harold Scott. l'"edcr ,tl Trade Com C\'cnrns,: of each month. mission, Washlngt.on. D. C ,JACKSON VILLE. FLA. - Pr·esident. Fo·cu C. J onc•. Jo·.. •110 Hildebrandt Bldg.: ~·ec o ·,.tnry. WILi\UNCTON, 'lEI.. ~ccr· ct:ny, Le"is M. Elmer· H. Kelley, 120 W. 2:lr·d St. M c~t• last Woodward, 91~ IV. t.Jlh St. Me~ :s thir·,J IVe.r Fl'idny of month for lunch at tl:e CofTc<- Sh<>ll of nesday each mt.:rth for tlrnner ol G;~O p.m., Mnyflowe.· Hotel at 12 :30. University Club, Su;; Ur·oom St. L. G. 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