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Published in November, January, March and June by THE diamond op PSI UPSILON, o Corporation not for pecuniary profit, organized under the taws of Illinois.

Volume XXV November, 1938 Number 1

AN OPEN FORUM FOR THE FREE DISCUSSION OF FRATERNITY MATTERS

EDITOR Albert C. Jacobs, Phi '21

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE DIAMOND LeRoy j. Weed, Theta '01, Chairman Warren C. Agry, Zeta '11 John C. Esty, Gamma '22 A. Northey Jones, Beta Beta '17 Oliver D. Keep, Delta Delta '25 WiLLLAM D. Kennedy, Delta Delta '16 J. J. E. Hessey, Nu '13 Scott Turner, Phi '02

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by . Our Own Problems of Endowment, Archibald Douglas, Lambda '94 . 3

A SunvEY of Psi Upsilon Scholarship 6

Emmett Hay Naylor, Zeta '09, By R. Bourke Corcoran, Omega '15 10

By Charles Philip Spooner, Rho '94 11

Earl D. Iota-Phi . Babst, '93, Entertains for Scott Turner, Phi '02. , . 13

Psi Upsilon on the Gridiron 15

Sketches of the Heads of the Undergraduate Chapters 17

Among Our Alumni 22

Alumni Notes 28

Activities of the Alumni Association 30

Meetings of the Executive Council 32

In Memoriam gg

Pledges Announced by the Chapters 42

Comment on Chapter Communications 45

Chapter Communications 47

Directory

Chapter Roll of Psi Upsilon 63

The Executive Council g4

Alumni Association of Psi Upsilon 64 OUR OWN PROBLEMS OF ENDOWMENT

By Archibald Douglas, Lambda '94

colleges and universities and cites precedents and opines that THEare again wrestling with the possibly under the Cy Pres doctrine problems of endowment and how to (the gyp bug having been presum meet the eternal budget that seems ably exterminated by the pip) the always eating up the last bit of once $100,000 may be used for janitor available income and that always in service after all, only to discover to each new year requires $X more their professional consternation, than the year before. They com that the bug was reported last sum plain, and rightly, that no one re mer leaping again in the high Andes members in his will that the col or starting its gyrations for the first lege overhead must be met and the time in the Island of Sardinia. But buildings serviced but I complain eventually, somewhere or somehow, that no one thinks, in his will, of the janitor's wages are given and Psi U at all. Each college President the elevator boys paid and the col will write reams of classical or pe lege year goes on apace. These are dantic English to develop the simple some of the problems of the colleges fact that there is no free money with and universities that I have long which the university may pay the been familiar with and that have janitor and the elevator boy. They haunted the nocturnal hours of complain that X leaves $100,000, many Presidents but our Psi U the income of which is to be used to graduates for the past hundred years determine the annual increase of or so apparently thought that Psi at all rust, if any, on lima beans, or U had no needs or problems whether the cost of tombstones in and so have left us severely alone in have been 1850 was greater than in 1938 and the innumerable wills that So we ar why or that Y bequeathes money to drawn over our long past. study the problems of the polypus rive in the year 1938 almost ideally are the the as related to the growth of the po- unendowed. What causes, the ands lypidom in the paleozoic age; or W whys, the wherefores, ifs, leaves for Professor Quick N. Smart and buts of it all.'' And where is it us.'' Of course we (who has summered on a lake in a leading and leaving endowment cottage next to hers and who is have oodles of spiritual interested in the foot pounds of �our altar fires burn bright, we at the shrine and energy required for each jump of thrill song quicken �but we are Scotch when the gyp bug) $100,000 for research to the grip in his specialty to be expended under it comes to leaving money. Con the direction of the Department of We are not legacy conscious. Biophysics. sider the figures. We have now ap Psi U Every member of the Commit proximately 15,000 living Over a hundred tees on Education knows of these brothers. years ago gracious gifts and what they imply there may have been forty or forty- and the Law Committee cogitates five. We have twenty-seven chap- 4 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

ters today from Maine to Van like Psi U should give, and that we couver, from Philadelphia to Cali could in time give, without inter- fornia, from New York to Toronto. vivos gifts, if we would become leg But as a result of our hundred and acy conscious.'' Gifts from our living some years the Executive Council Alumni are hard to count upon and holds in the Bridgman Fund, the must be uncertain. Times and the income of which is used in defray changing state of the world inevi ing a fraction of the expenses of pub tably make it so. A panic rushes lishing The Diamond and which is fraternal and all generosity to cover the only permanent endowment and during a depression there is a fund in the hands of the Council, dirth of distributions, except lag- only about $22,000, in cash and gingly to the butcher, the baker and market value of securities, and very the candlestick maker. Cannot we little has been added for some years. by planning change this? With the small annual chapter con To be constructive I would sug tributions, plus the paltry income gest that at the next Convention a from these securities, the Council Committee be appointed to study must publish The Diamond, pay the problems of each chapter, its �" its office rent and its Secretary, financial set up and what an endow postage, incidentals, and provide an ment received over a period of say annual stipend toward Convention twenty-five years from wills would It's expenses. hard sledding. Of our do for its certainty of permanence chapters how many are endowed.'' A and happiness ; also the problems of few have Alumni Associations that the Executive Council and whether give generously but generally hap the fine things the Council could do hazardly, one or two are finely are not being stopped by lack of planned in every way. But by and funds. Perhaps The Diamond could large the chapters must rely on the be a clearing house on this and once affection and a generosity of com again resort to the inevitable ques paratively small number of givers for tionnaire and I suggest that this their very existence. Funds are raised might be a field in which the Alumni or mighty sums are donated for new Association might do useful work. houses that in chapter process of We are all right ! Our past proves time are hard put to it, like the col that and our future will. We are leges and universities, to find funds human and would rather direct our to cover service, depreciation, up executors, at some future time, to keep, obsolescence and the new pay a cheque than do it ourselves. necessities of life. How much of this I may say in confidence, that I have burden is carried by the innumer qualified for writing this article by able brothers of the past whose drawing a will and leaving a modest hearts were and are with Psi U.'' And sum to Psi U and having started I where is the overplus in the Council asked a Psi U client to do the or Chapter Treasury to not only same and I was startled to see how a fair provide safety factor, but to easy it was. "Of course," he said, "I for plan those helps to education, never thought of it before." If each scholarships, that a great fraternity one of our fifteen thousand alumni THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 5

would leave the Fraternity, or his Once more I say it is easier for chapter, $100.00 or more it would your executor to draw the cheque

� amount to but I hate figures�you than yourself. And even if you make

� figure it and if those who could a will or codicil giving Psi U funds, would leave multiples think of it! remember that your will is an am- Then every chapter would be safe, blatory document, that walks with and the Fraternity would become in you, and in the event of changing time an example for its gifts to conditions it is (like the time-table) scholarship and education that may "subject to change without notice." be necessary in the future to justify So you take no risk at all. Think it our existence to the world in the over! and if you think well of it critical times that may come. But I write your name at the foot of a won't continue�you have the point. testamentory document that gives The modus operandi is easy once a small modicum of your estate to the thought and will is with you. PsiU.

The Christian Science Monitor for June 22, 1938, contains the following account of Brother Clark Henderson, Iota '39. "Kenyon's famous flying team, whose members fly for fun, in that the space of one short year, have clearly demonstrated they inter are among the finest in the nation. Winning the national collegiate championship at Hicksville, L. I., last summer, they proved their superiority in all departments hy defeating Harvard, M. I. T., Michigan, Minnesota, Smith, Stanford, Southern California, Detroit, Pennsylvania, and Amherst. The Eastern as was the intercollegiate title was later flown hack to Kenyon, Midwest championship, giving Kenyon the first grand slam in collegiate flying history. "The flyers number in their group the national intercollegiate president, Clark Henderson, Washington, (D. C.) junior, the United whose father was a big factor in the development of is States air mail during the Coolidge Administration. Clark he is trailed high-point man for Kenyon, although hotly by La Rod Boren, Dayton, Ohio, and Capt. Bill Lieurance of Jolla, Calif."

Diamond The Editor would appreciate the reaction of The the Greek subscribers to the desirability henceforth of using sym Such a would re bols to designate the various chapters. practice sult in a considerable saving of space. A SURVEY OF PSI UPSILON SCHOLARSHIP

THE November issue of The not available at the time when The Dia mond went to The Assistant Dean INDiamond a year ago the Editor press. of writes: "With refer made a detailed survey of Psi Upsi Undergraduates ence to the academic of the lon scholarship. Again this autumn progress Brown Chapter of Psi Upsilon, I am it has been our hope to obtain full able to say that it showed considerable information concerning the scho improvement during the college year lastic attainments of all our Chapters 1937-38 over its very poor record of the the academic 1937- during year year 1936-37." A year ago the Sigma some cases in 1938. In the desired stood nineteenth among nineteen fra formation has not been forthcom ternities. ing; in other instances it was not GAMMA: The Gamma stands sixth available at this time. What evi among thirteen national fraternities at with an of 78.28. dence we have, however, is here pre Amherst average sented. Delta Tau Delta (80.20) leads the na tional Great diversities exist in the grad fraternities. A year ago the Gamma ranked eleventh out of thirteen. ing systems employed at the various Alpha Delta Phi (79.68) stands sec institutions. For this reason and to ond. Delta Kappa Epsilon (77.39) is a more accurate of the give picture eleventh. The college average is 78.09. of Psi the aver placement Upsilon, ZETA: The yearly averages had not of the has age leading fraternity been completed at the time of publica been as well as the included, college tion of The Diamond. The averages for average and the average for all the first and second semesters, however, fraternities where such information were available. For the first semester the Zeta is available. The averages of Alpha stood twentieth out of twenty-two Delta Phi and of Delta Kappa Epsi fraternities with an average of 2.191. Theta Chi (2.623) was first. The lon have been given as a further college was the aver basis for comparison. average 2.306; fraternity age was 2.353; the non-fraternity aver THETA: The Theta stands four age 2.255. Delta Kappa Epsilon (2.339) teenth among twenty-one fraternities at was fourteen; Alpha Delta Phi (2.116) Union College, with an average of 2.345, twenty-two. as against twelfth in 1936-37. Kappa Nu For the second semester the Zeta (3.595) heads the list. The average for stood nineteenth with an average of all men is 2.486, for all fraternities 2.483. 2.305. Delta Upsilon (2.772) headed the Alpha Delta Phi (2.535) stands tenth. list. The college average was 2.373; the DELTA: The Delta with an average fraternity average 2.416; the non-fra of 76.33 leads the fourteen fraternities ternity average 2.563. Delta Kappa at New York University. A year ago the Epsilon (2.375) was fourteen; Alpha Delta was second only to a local society. Delta Phi (2.208) twenty-one. The average for all men students is In 1936-37, the Zeta stood seventh 76.34. The Delta thus continues its among twenty-one fraternities. excellent scholastic record. LAMBDA: The Lambda stood eighth SIGMA: The scholastic standing of out of seventeen fraternities at Colum the at Brown was fraternities University bia University with an average of THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 7

"B � ." This was shghtly below the ternities at Kenyon, a drop of one place for average Columbia College and for all since a year ago. The average of the fraternities. Tau Epsilon Phi ("B-|-") college was 2.40; for all fraternities 2.44. ranked first. Alpha Delta Phi ("C-1-") For the second semester. Beta Theta Pi was tenth. The Lambda showed a fine (2.18) was first. Alpha Delta Phi (2.34) improvement since a year ago the Chap was fifth, and Delta Kappa Epsilon ter was sixteenth among seventeen (2.41) was seventh. fraternities. PHI: The Phi, with an average of KAPPA: The Kappa was eleventh 75.5, ranked thirty-first out of forty-one out of eleven national fraternities at general fraternities at the University of Bowdoin with an average of 7.939. Al Michigan, Kappa Nu (81.5) heads the pha Tau Omega (10.444) was first. Delta list. The average of all men students is Kappa Epsilon (8.824) was seventh; Al 76.3, of all general fraternities 76.7. Al pha Delta Phi (8.750) eighth. The col pha Delta Phi (78.0) was eleventh, and lege average and the fraternity average Delta Kappa Epsilon (76.3) twenty- are not available. A year ago the Kappa third. A year ago the Phi stood thirty- was seventh among eleven fraternities. ninth among forty-two fraternities. PSI: The Psi Chapter stands fourth CHI : The Assistant Registrar at Cor out of nine fraternities at Hamilton nell University writes: "Psi Upsilon has an of 71.73 the school with an average of 75.607, as compared average for year 1937-1938." have no with fifth a year ago. Lambda Chi Al We comparative pha (77.572) tops the list. The college figures in regard to the fraternities at Cornell. average is 76.415. Delta Kappa Epsilon (74.155) is seventh; Alpha Delta Phi BETA BETA: While the Editor has (73.697) is nmth. the standing of the fraternities at Trin XI: The Xi ranked sixth in the thir ity College, the Registrar has requested that this information be witliheld until teen groups at Wesleyan with an aver after Rumor hath it that age of 78.64. Psi Upsilon dropped from Thanksgiving. the Beta Beta did well. third place which it held a year ago in an of spite of the fact that the scholastic aver ETA: The Eta with average 1.841 stood tenth the twenty- age is .59% higher. Phi Nu Theta among nine national fraternities at and (82.22) was first. Delta Kappa Epsilon Lehigh, seventeenth out of the liv (80.17) was second, and Alpha Delta thirty-six A the Eta was Phi (77.27) was eleventh. The Xi stood ing groups. year ago fourth the fraternities. Alpha just above the average for the college among Pi heads the which was 78.27. Kappa (2.187) fraternity list. The of the entire university UPSILON: The Upsilon ranked sec average is 1.8901, of all fraternity men 1.767. ond among the ten fraternities at the TAU: No official as The University of Rochester with an aver report yet. stood Associate Editor writes that instead of age of 1.54. Kappa Nu (1.60) in last as was the case a first. Alpha Delta Phi (1.436) was being place, the Tau is now the up fourth, and Delta Kappa Epsilon (1.28) year ago, among a ten fraternities at Pennsylvania. eighth. The Upsilon was also second per last four the MU: The Mu with an average of 1.082 year ago. During the years stood the thirty- scholarship of the Chapter has been twenty-fourth among four times, two fraternities at Minnesota, a drop very creditable: second Beta Theta Pi third three times, and fourth just from sixth a year ago. is first. The average for all men once. (1.378) for all academic fraternities IOTA: The Iota with an average of is 1.262, fra 1.163. Delta Phi (1.22) is nine- 2.80 stands eighth out of the eight Alpha 8 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON teenth. Delta Kappa Epsilon (1.084) is ago the Theta Theta stood thirteenth twenty-third. among the fraternities. to RHO: The averages of the fraternities NU: No official report. According scho at the University of Wisconsin are for the Associate Editor, however, the the second semester 1937-38. The Rho lastic standing of the Nu equals that with an average of 1.433 stood twenty- of any fraternity on the campus. fifth out of thirty-seven social fraterni EPSILON PHI: The Epsilon Phi at the ties, as against nineteenth a year ago. again ranked first McGill. While Delta Kappa Epsilon (1.621) was averages are not available, the fraterni twelfth, and Alpha Delta Phi (1.516) ties stood in the following order: Psi nineteenth. The average of all men stu Upsilon, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Phi dents was 1.531, and of all social fra Kappa Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi, ternities 1.524. Theta Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, EPSILON: With an average of 1.507 Kappa Alpha, Alpha Delta Phi, Delta the Epsilon stood fifth among forty-four Upsilon. fraternities at the University of Cali fornia, as against fourth a year ago. In but six of the colleges from Kappa Alpha (1.728) is first. The aver which we have information does Psi age for all fraternities is 1.357. Delta Upsilon rank among the upper third Kappa Epsilon (1.2887) was twenty- of the fraternities. The Delta, Upsi fifth, and Alpha Delta Phi (1.248) lon, Delta Delta, Theta thirty-second. Epsilon, Theta and the Epsilon Phi have OMICRON: The Omicron with an this distinction, and are to be average of 3.0607 ranked forty-ninth gained among the fifty-seven national social highly congratulated, particularly fraternities at the University of Illinois the Delta, the Delta Delta and the for the second semester of 1937-38. The Epsilon Phi for their standing at the average for all university men was head of the chart. Eleven chapters. 3.3101. Alpha Delta Phi (3.0532) was Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Psi, Xi, fiftieth, and Delta Kappa Epsilon Upsilon, Eta, Epsilon, Delta Delta, (2.8701) was fifty-fifth. In 1936-37 the Theta Theta and Epsilon Phi are Omicron ranked forty-fourth. in the upper half of the fraternities. DELTA DELTA: The Delta Delta Eight chapters, Theta, Zeta, Kappa, showed tremendous improvement over Iota, Phi, Mu, Rho and Omicron are the record of a year ago ranking first in among the fraternities at Williams Col the lower half of the fraternity lege with an average of 3.2581. A year standing. ago the Delta Delta was fourteenth Only the Xi, Upsilon, Epsilon, among the seventeen groups. The aver Delta Delta, Theta Theta and Epsi age for all men was 3.2279. Alpha lon Phi maintained an average above Delta Phi (3.2293) was third, and that of the male student body. Four Delta Kappa Epsilon (3.2010) eighth. teen chapters failed in their effort to THETA THETA: The Theta Theta do so, though the Delta failed by just stood fifth among the thirty-four fra a small fraction. ternities at the University of Washing the 1937-38 ton with an average of 2.537. The aver Comparing figures age for all men was 2.461. Phi Gamma with those for 1936-37, we see that Delta (2.586) ranked first. Alpha Delta the Delta, Gamma, Lambda, Psi, Phi (2.570) was third, and Delta Kappa Phi, Delta Delta, Theta Theta im Epsilon (2.3945) was thirteenth. A year proved their standing on the schol- THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 9 arship chart. The best improvement four thirds; Delta Kappa Epsilon was that made by the Delta Delta three firsts, six seconds, and six which raised its position from four thirds. In the sixteen institutions teenth to first among the fraternities where there are chapters of Psi at Williams. Fine showings were also Upsilon and Alpha Delta Phi, Psi made by the Gamma, Lambda, and Upsilon leads in nine. In fifteen col the Theta Theta. The Upsilon and leges where Psi Upsilon and Delta the Epsilon Phi held the same Kappa Epsilon meet Psi Upsilon positions as a year ago. The other leads in eight. chapters have fallen on the chart, On the whole the showing for the the Zeta, Kappa, Mu, Rho rather year 1937-38 is somewhat better badly. The following chapters than in the preceding year, but it showed an actual improvement in still is not a record of which we can their work as compared with a year be proud. There are too many chap ago, that is, their actual averages ters with an average below that of were higher than in 1936-37: Gam the male student body. Here is an ma, Lambda, Psi, Xi, Phi, Epsilon, objective standard by which out Omicron, Delta Delta and Theta siders can compare the Fraternity Theta. with the rest of the students. In this In the fifteen colleges and uni we must not be found wanting. versities where Psi Upsilon, Alpha Names great in the annals of Psi Delta Phi and Delta Kappa Epsilon Upsilon, destined to distinguished meet Psi Upsilon has six firsts, four success in the world, have not dis seconds and five thirds; Alpha Delta dained academic honors. Let us con Phi has five firsts, six seconds and tinue their tradition.

The fraternity scholarship report from Syracuse University came too late to be included in the article on "Psi Upsilon Schol arship." The Pi with an average of 1.313 stood eighteenth out of twenty-seven fraternities at Syracuse. A year ago Psi Upsilon ranked fifteenth. Pi Alpha Chi (1.749) was first. Delta Kappa Epsilon (1.246) stood twenty-fourth. The weighted average for all men was 1.509, and for all fraternities 1.426.

best The prizes of $10.00 and $5.00 for the best and second 0. Stevenson, Theta, and to reporting jobs go to T. Douglas Robert L. Kaiser, Zeta, respectively. EMMETT HAY NAYLOR, ZETA 09

By R. Bourke Corcoran, Omega '15

the passing of Emmett and economic adviser to this large WITHNaylor, Psi Upsilon loses one and complex industry. of her most devoted members. Ever Emmett Hay Naylor was a lov since his initiation at Dartmouth able and affectionate person; he College in 1906 he gave generously possessed a fineness and a gentility of his time in furthering the aims of which were indeed rare. He was un Psi Upsilon at the Zeta. Since 1919 selfish and untiring in his devotion there has been no member of the to his children, his Alma Mater, his Executive Council more earnest in Fraternity and his friends. Emmett his efforts to maintain Psi Upsilon knew and appreciated all the finest as a fine living brotherhood accord qualities of fine friendship�he did ing to our highest ideals. Emmett more than that�he lived these be always emphasized as the prime obli liefs. gation of our chapters that their first When his health failed about the loyalty and devotion were due to first of last January, he retired from their Alma Mater; with this Psi business and gave up all of his other Upsilon always prospered. activities excepting his interests in He was elected to the Executive Dartmouth, the Zeta and the Psi Council in 1919 while Herbert L. Upsilon Executive Council. He Bridgman, Gamma '66, was our moved up to his beautiful country President, as he had been since 1883. home at Cummington, Massachu By 1921 Brother Naylor was elected setts, hoping to regain his health. of the Secretary Council and in this Only a very few days before his sud responsible position he served with den death he wrote me saying, "I distinction for eleven years. During have definitely decided to forget these Brother years Bridgman died business and devote my future time in 1924 and was succeeded by Earl to Psi Upsilon, Dartmouth and writ D. Babst, Iota-Phi '93. ing." Emmett was untiring in his duties In the evening of July 27 he as Secretary; he handled the endless sauntered down the front lawn at details of this office as a genuine Greenbriar (as his house was known) labor of love and most of these years to his private swimming pool; there of service were before the days the a heart attack seized him as he was Fraternity maintained its small entering the water and thus Emmett office in New headquarters York Naylor passed on to eternity in his Brother City. Naylor handled this fifty-third year. work in with his own conjunction Rich indeed are the many joyous business affairs as Secretary of the memories he has left to us who were Writing and Tissue Paper Manu close and dear to his heart. Dart facturers' Association. In this latter mouth, Psi Upsilon and his friends exacting position he served with dis are all better because Emmett Hay tinction for many years as Counsel Naylor lived. THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILO N 11

Emmett Hay Navloh, Zeta '09

To his two daughters and his son, deepest sympathy in their bereave Winfred, Zeta '39, we extend our ment.

By Charles Philip Spooner, Rho '94

I became acquainted with Brother wonderful sense of humor and a Naylor when I first became a mem great courage. ber of the Executive Council, and We have lost a rare and delightful served with him nearly fifteen years. personality�one who gave the best We were close friends, and I loved he had to his college, his Fraternity him. He was one of the most valu and his friends. able members the Council ever had. He lived a none too easy life in a He had the heart of a boy, was manner his family and friends magnetic, impulsive, generous, a should be proud of. God grant we grand Psi U and a wonderful friend. may meet him again. I shall always He was a fine lawyer and business miss him and love him, as will all man, a rare combination. He had a those privileged to know him. White Studios The New Theta Chapter House

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White Studios Interior of the New Theta Chapter House EARL D. BABST, IOTA-PHI, '93, ENTER TAINS FOR SCOTT TURNER, PHI 02

Earl D. Iota- or Babst, two of the signatures were ex Phi BROTHER'93, Chairman of the Board tremely difficult to decipher. The of the American Sugar Refining Editor may have failed to do so cor Company and from 1924 to 1929 rectly. President of the Executive Council THETA: LeRoy J. Weed '01; Arthur W. of Psi Upsilon, graciously invited a Hendrickson '20. number of Psi U's living in and DELTA: Chester F. S. Whitney '96; Ed around Greenwich, Conn., and New win L. Garvin '97; Cyrille Carreau '04; Vin cent Roberts Walter York City to meet Brother Scott '05; F. Brown '10; James H. Potter '19; Robert P. Hughes '20; Quincy Phi President of the Turner, '02, Baldwin '21; John D. Stanard '23. Executive Council, on September BETA: Roger S. Baldwin '95; Henry J. 30, 1938. On that evening at least Fisher '96; Phelps Barnum '13; Prescott S. Bush '17; John W. '27; Martin seventy-five members of our Fra Douglas Fenton '29. at Brother Babst's ternity gathered GAMMA: Frederick S. Fales, '96; Frank House-in-the-Woods, Cedar Hill, C. Sargent '26. Lake Avenue, Greenwich, and ZETA: Everett B. Taylor '21; William E. Terry '21. joined in the singing of Psi U songs. LAMBDA: Archibald '94; Rus with "After the Battle," Douglas Starting sell S. Reynolds '12; Elwood W. Kemp '19; written by Brother C. S. Harring Ewen C. Anderson '21. ton, Xi '52, the assembled brothers KAPPA: Arthur Harold Ham '08, Loring Pratt '12. went through our rich collection of PSI: Allan K. Ohashi '30. Amid the beautiful surround songs. XI: Robert I. Laggren '13; Joseph C. ings and the excellent company a Quirk '13; Harold E. Winston '14. grand time was had by all. IOTA: Earl D. Babst '93; Walter T. Col Fred G. Clark John L. Brain Nineteen of our chapters were lins, '03; '13; members of the '20; Everett B. Taylor '21. represented. Eight PHI: Earl D. Babst '93; Duane R. Stuart Executive Council were present. '96; Frank A. Ketcham '97; William Callan The Phi had the largest turnout of '00; Scott Turner '02; Harold P. Wherry Lowell H. Brown '06; S. Scott any chapter with eleven, followed '03; Spencer Frank A. Willard Albert C. Jacobs the Delta with nine, the Beta '14; '18; by '21; Franklin J. Dickman '25. Iota with five. The with six, the OMEGA: Charles P. Montgomery '04; R. Lambda, Pi, Chi and Delta Delta Bourke Corcoran '15; Carleton B. Adams '18. each had four brothers present, the PI: Edward Hungerford '99; J. Roy Allen A. Jr. Peter A. Xi and the Omega three, the Theta, '04; Charles Lockhard, '17; Gabauer '25. Beta Beta, Gamma, Zeta, Kappa, CHI: J. Francis Booraem '91; Benjamin Eta, Rho and Omicron two apiece, T. Burton '21; Louis S. Fuertes '27; Robert while the Psi had a single represen L. Bliss '30. BETA: A. Jones '17; Ed tative. BETA Northey win G. Gallaway '34. The Editor lists below the broth ETA: William B. Crouse '33; George E. Babst's ers who signed Brother guest Mathews '33. book. Some unfortunately failed to Rho: Charles A. Crawford '96; Roy E. '01. sign, and, it must be admitted, one Tomlinson 14 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

OMICRON: Emmett L. Murphy '07; asked, however, that he be given no

, credit for them. "^'^I^w^^T^Jl^oDELTA DELTA: Stephen. G.r. Kent.. '11; G. North '21 M. Edgerton ; Lindley Franklin ,�, ,, ' E. Vernon Franklin '37. '33; . i^^^'^^T J^^ ^ � ^.^ � than Earl D. Babst perhaps A distinguished member of Psi In worlds beyond the sun who attended the �''^ Upsilon party � , , � But not'^^^'^on "^^y^.^ ! , , _, , , earthly maps given Brother Babst sent the by And certainly there are not following lines to the Editor. He Better men than Scott!

The Editor has asked the following brothers to serve as a committee to supply news items for The Diamond : E. Willis Brown, Omicron '31; William S. Eichelberger, Eta '23, Tau '24, Iota '24; Thomas I. Underwood, Phi '20; John 0. Madden, Lambda '24; R. Bourke Corcoran, Omega '15; Edward Baruch, Lambda '30; Charles E. Irvin, Phi '21; Charles W. Graham. Omicron '10; Charles S. F. Lincoln, Kappa '91; J. J. E. Hes sey, Nu '13; Robert A. Eichelberger, Tau '26; William H. Wetmore, Lambda '84-

The foUowing letter was received by Brother Walter T. Collins, Iota '03. "My dear Mr. Collins: '' Thanks very much for the copy of The Diamond. The the reports of Convention and of Mac Anderson are very gratify ing to read. Everything I hear carries out the general impres sion which The Diamond conveys, that the Convention was an unusual one and that the experiment which we agreed to under take was decidedly successful. Certainly Psi Upsilon and particularly the Iota Chapter deserves high praise for bringing it off. "Yours sincerely, "(Signed) Gordon K. Chalmers" (President, Kenyon College)

In the January issue of The Diamond will appear an article Brother by Herbert S. Houston, Omega '88, on "The History of The Diamond." Active in bringing about the revival of The Diamond, no one could write with greater authority on this subject. Also in the January issue of The Diamond will appear the Second Psi Upsilon All-American Football Team with pic- ures of the players chosen on this mythical eleven. PSI UPSILON ON THE GRIDIRON

is again the king of We wish to congratulate our three FOOTBALLAmerican sports. Every Satur Psi Upsilon football captains. Law day afternoon the eyes and ears of rence Austin Atwell, Sigma '38, from millions are focused on the gridirons Wakefield, Mass., is captain of the throughout the country. In the col fine Brown team, and playing in the leges and universities in which we backfield is one of the most valuable have chapters from Maine to Cali members of the team. Martin Foster fornia, Psi U's are playing a promi Hilfinger, Psi '39, from Syracuse, nent part in this great pastime. N.Y., is a star end and co-captain In the January issue of The of the Hamilton football team. The Diamond the first Psi Upsilon All- Cornell team which promises to be American Football Team made its one of the finest in the land is led by appearance. It was one of which we Brother Alfred Frederick Van Ranst, were rightly proud. In the next issue Chi '39, whose home is in Brooklyn, of The Diamond the second Psi- N.Y. A tackle on the Psi Upsilon Upsilon All-American team will ap All-American team last year, this pear. Brother Willis Brown, Omi season he is playing center on the cron '31, who is on the staff of the big red team. Minneapolis Star will again be in In addition, the following broth charge of the selection of the team. ers and pledges are active on the Brother Amos Alonzo Stagg, Beta football squads of their colleges and '88, head coach of the College of the universities. Theta: Raymond T. Pacific, will cover the west coast. Lewis '39; Wallace F. Baker '39; Brother Jay Berwanger, Omega '36, James L. Bothwell '41; Sigma: former All-American from Chicago, Pledge Tracy; Gamma: Samuel C. will make recommendations from Craft, Jr. '31; William H. Decker, the middle west, and Brother Jr., Beta Beta '40, Gamma '40; Charles "Bud" Wilkinson, Mu '37, Richard E. Kuehne '41; Robert G. '41 assistant coach at Syracuse, will McCreary '40; Samuel C. Miller ; Jr. James N. cover the eastern sector. Brother Robert K. Quinn, '40; W. Walter Slater Trumbull, Beta Beta Ruthenburg '40; Charles Jr. Zeta: Robert W. '03, for many years the sports editor Smythe, '41; Zitrides of the North American Newspaper Gibson '39; Gregory G. '39; D. Hutchinson '40; Charles Alliance, now with the Motion Pic William on the are ture Producers and Distributors of W. Miller '40; also squad McCoun L. America, Inc., will sit in on the Gordon K. '39; Henry A. Mel final selections, as he did a year ago. Mills '39; Kappa: Oakley Brooks Webster '40; also A letter has already gone out to endy '39; are V. Bonzagni, each chapter to furnish the initial on the squad Henry H. Griffith '40; and preparatory work for the selec Jr. '41; Joseph A. Alfred C. tion of the team. The Board will Francis Rocque '40; Psi: on the squad arc welcome suggestions from the mem White '39; B. Jr. '41; Hiram B. bers of the Fraternity. Willard Eddy, 16 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Van Deusen '41; Xi: Pledge Leckie; great line. What a tackle Bill McKeever is! with Douglas R. Ross '40, and You know our ends and guards usually do a good job at moving a defensive tackle, but Edwin C. Johnson, Jr. '41, as re we couldn't handle McKeever at all. We John F. serves; Upsilon: Duston never once boxed him in, rode him wide, or '39; Robert L. Barrus '39; Norman mouse trapped him. "McKeever is as well as R. Gay '41 ; Frederick J. C. Martin cunning strong. That his out of mouse '40; Peter Stranges '41; Barton L. guy just fights way traps. On reverse plays he follows around like Searle A. '41; Harvey Humphrey a streak. We went into our double shift stuff '41; Ames Curchin; Clayton De to try and outflank McKeever." Mers; Iota: Albert O. Goodale, Jr. Carl Spang, end, has also received '39; John W. ElHott '39; James P. much favorable publicity, as has Reed '40; William Davis '41; Phi: Captain Alfred Van Ranst, center. Frederick Olds; Omega: Russell J. Both play for Cornell. Parsons '40; Robert Jampolis '41; Lawrence Robinson in the John Keller '41; William Kimball writing New York World-Telegram says: '41; Robert McNamee '41; William Rendleman '41; Baird Wallis '41; "Dartmouth's greatest single improve ment is Hutchinson. The former James Mon Richard Salzman '41; Pi: Harold roe star has gained amazing poise since his E. Ruth '40; Chi: Carl F. Spang in-and-out sophomore play. He is the best '39; William W. McKeever '39; passer, kicker and fastest runner on the team, James E. Rutledge '39; Robert F. and makes for a far more effective backfield unit than did the able Fred White '39; Beta Beta: Robert E. Hollingworth." Kinney, Jr. '41; Tau: John H. Robert Gibson, center, and Greg Ogden, II '39; Lafayette Weeks ory Zitrides, guard, and Charles W. '40; John W. Dutcher '41; Mu: Miller, end, have been starring for Walter M. Ringer '40; Rho: William the Dartmouth team. K. Bellile '39; Epsilon: David L. The New York Times lists Cap Anderson '39; William Elmore '41; tain Larry Atwell of Brown as one as reserves William M. Huters '40; of the stars in the Brown-Dart Arthur E. Anderson '41; Earl Snell, mouth game. Jr. '40; Pledge Staffler; Omicron: The New York Times further James Cummins; Stafford W. Drake lists Harold (Babe) Ruth, Syracuse '41; Clark Z. Steward '41; Delta halfback, as one of the outstanding Delta: Robert K. Strong '41; Theta stars in the thrilling victory over Theta: Charles R. Bechtol' 40; Rob Cornell. Trailing 10-0 with but nine ert A. Purdue '39; Donald Thomp minutes to play, due to Ruth's son '40; William Lee '41. catching of passes, Syracuse defeated The Editor reproduces a few com Cornell 19-17. ments from the sporting sections of Bill Elmore and Dave Anderson, the New York papers concerning quarterback and halfback respec some of the Psi U football players. tively on the undefeated Golden Coach Dick Harlow of Harvard Bears of California have been when asked about the Cornell team starring all season. said: These are but a few of Psi Upsi "I lon's liked 'em all, but to my mind Van gridiron stars. There are many Ranst and McKeever stood out in a really others of outstanding ability. SKETCHES OF THE HEADS OF THE UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS

DAVID BOSHART MILLER, Theta '39

Son of a Psi U, from Elmira, New York, the city of Psi U's, Dave has maintained for four years what promises to be Phi Beta Kappa scholarship. He has served as junior class president and on the Student Council. Last June he was tapped for the Terrace Council, senior honorary society. A top notch man in basketball and baseball, Dave has also found time for publications, serving three years on the Concordiensis, college newspaper, and the Idol, college maga zine. The enthusiasm with which he undertakes all his work and the leader ship he has displayed qualify him as a most fitting head for the Theta.

T. COURTENAY WAKEFIELD Delta '39 David Boshart Miller, Theta '39 Pittsburgh, Pa., was the birthplace of the present president and steward of the and a member of the Under- Delta Chapter. FoUowuig his elemen Sciences Council. hei Engineering tary school training in that city, graduate went to Bexley High School near Columbus, Ohio, and thence to the Uni FOSTER BARKER DAVIS, JR., he studied^ versity of Edinburgh where Sigma '39 for three years. After a stay in France, is well Brother Wakefield returned to Pitts Foster (Pete) Davis qualified out- as assistantt to head the He has been burgh and was employed Sigma. - in activities as well as assessor in the City Assessor's Depart standing campus In his three at Brown ment. in athletics. years ia almost all In 1936 Brother Wakefield moved to) "Pete" has participated

- extra-curricular activities. Bronxville, N. Y., and entered the aero the available t now holds several of the highest posi- nautical engineering school of New York He 1 in Although an engineer with tions college. University. been still hass In athletics "Pete" has always meteorology as a hobby, he - active. After three years of briUiant tune for literary pursuits, being a mem 1 he is of the team. A ber of the Eucleian Society. Connected hockey captain and the en- member of the tennis team with the swimming team since his s Yacht he has been secretary- at N. Y. U., he is now its Club, rollment of the - treasurer and Vice-Commodore m addition to being the presi manager, of base- ,1 Yacht Club as weU as manager dent of the Institute of Aeronautical 18 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

HARRY PRESTON HOOD, JR., Kappa '39

Brother Hood came to Bowdoin from Tabor Academy. In his freshman year he distinguished himself as co-captain of the freshman track team and as one of the best golfers the college has ever had. His abUity upon New England courses is well known in these parts. For two years captain of the golf team and Maine intercollegiate golf champion. Brother Hood is also a member of the student council and president of the White Key, an honorary society. He has also maintained a high scholastic ranking.

RUSSELL ERNEST NEWKIRK, Psi '39

Since entering Hamilton College, Brother Newkirk, whose home is in Al Russell Ernest Newkirk, Psi '39 bany, N. Y., has taken an active interest in campus affairs, and, more particu baU. President of the Brown Key, the larly, in the running of the House. A Junior Honorary Society, President of member of the Hamilton Glen Lane the Cam Club, the Senior Governing Orchestra, weU known in this district, body, "Pete" has also served on numer he has for three years been the manager ous other committees, such as the Vigi thereof. He has spent the last three lance committee and the Junior Prom summers with the orchestra in Europe. Committee. where he traveled extensively through England, France, Germany, Italy, Aus ROBERT LEWIS KAISER, tria, and Switzerland. his first two in the Zeta '39 During years Psi, Brother Newkirk served on many com After a discussion last the long April mittees, was prominent in social and BuUetui of the Zeta decided chapter fraternal affairs. Last year he was on Brother Kaiser as the head of the '39, elected junior officer, working very Zeta for the coming critical year. The efficiently in that capacity. He has holder of a Senior Fellowship, he has shown remarkable efficiency and diplo been in close touch with af Fraternity macy as head of the Psi. fairs, having been treasurer last year and a member of the Board of Trustees ALLEN DUANE GAGE, of the Zeta. His activities and awards Iota '38 in coUege include, besides the Fellow ship, the treasurership and presidency In the Spring elections, Allen D. of the house, treasurership of the Inter Gage was elected president of the Iota fraternity Council, Glee Club, freshman Chapter, for the fall term. Brother Gage, football and baseball, varsity baseball whose family is now residing in Belgium, and Phi Beta Kappa. leads a varied campus life. During his THE DIAMOND OFPSIUPSILON 19

four years at Kenyon, he has been a member of the track and footbaU squads. As a junior, he was recording secretary for the Chapter. This year. Brother Gage has been elected president of the Rod and Gun Club. He is a mem ber of the Senior Council and the Pan- hellenic Council.

CHARLES PHILIPS WHITTE MORE, Phi '39

The Phi is very fortunate to have as its head for the fall term as capable and well-liked a person as Phil Whittemore, who is in his first year in the Business Administration School under the com bined Engineering-Business curriculum. He has been very active at Michigan, receiving his freshman numerals in track, and being a member of the varsity wrestling squad for two years. Last year he was secretary of his class in the En Julius Victor Pi '39 gineering School; and he did so well as a Wolff, member of the Interfraternity Council, that he has been to the appointed The baby of his class. Bob has really executive board for the coming year. changed our definition of a "big man." Besides doing well in his Economics JULIUS VICTOR WOLFF, major in the Arts College, he has been in on Pi '39 outstanding athletics. Three years the footbaU squad, two on the baseball Julius "Duke" Wolff is from Mont squad, and two more on the team, he is clair, N. J. His first year was full of the baseball captain. The advertising activity. He rowed on the crew and also manager of the year book, a member played lacrosse. In his junior year he was last year of Red Key, a junior honorary elected president of Corpse and Coffin, society. Bob is an exceptional example one of the large junior honorary societies of the perfectly rounded college man. on the Hill. Brother Wolff was chosen from the to junior delegation represent ROBERT MURRAY MUIR, JR., the Pi at the annual convention held at Beta Beta '39 the Iota. At present he is one of the He is managers of the lacrosse team. Outstanding man on the Trinity cam also steward of the house. pus this year is Bob Muir, Beta Beta rushing chairman and head of the of the student ROBERT FRANKLIN WHITE, house. President body. Bob is also President of the Senate and Chi '39 of the Interfraternity CouncU and a Robert Franklin White will place the member of the Medusa, senior honorary leadership of the Chi Chapter alongside society. He belongs to the Sophomore the honors of his briUiant college career. Dining Club, an honor accorded him 20 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

the Quaker basketball team this winter. His pitching was spotty last spring due to a head injury received in the Dart mouth game which brought back a slight concussion received in the Navy basketball game the preceding Febru ary. "Pace" was a member and president of the Junior Honorary Society. In his senior year he is treasurer of the Sphinx Honorary Society.

MAXWELL SPENCER PULLEN, Rho '39

The new president of the Rho is Brother Max Pullen, son of J. Spencer Pullen, Rho '12. Max has practically been raised in Psi Upsilon. The late Dr. Claude Spencer Beebe, Rho '01, was his uncle, and the late Burr W. Jones, Rho '70, was his cousin. Brother PuUen has always been active in chapter Maxwell Spencer Rho Pullen, '39 affairs and is justly deserving of the president's key. during his second year for prominence Outside the house Brother Pullen has as a freshman. Brother Muir served on played a promment part in campus af the Junior Prom and was Committee fairs. In his freshman year Max was chairman of the com Sophomore Hop active in Hesperia, campus forensic mittee. He has turned in some fine per organization, and Union Forum Assist formances for the Jesters of which he ing Staff. The next year found him has been a member for three years. chairman of arrangements for the Union out his Bob has Rounding career. thrice Forum Committee, on Homecoming won his letter for and swimming expects Committee, 770 Club, and a candidate to continue on the this varsity squad for Union Board. In his junior year Max year. was on the Executive CouncU of the

Wisconsin Voter's Forum and a mem HENRY PAYSON BRICKLEY, ber of Scabbard and Blade, national Tau '39 military fraternity. This year Max was commissioned a lieutenant in the Uni "Pace" has Brickley continued the versity of Wisconsin R.O.T.C. athletic road he traveled at PhUadel- Penn Charter School. He phia's holds BRUCE PITKIN COFFIN, an enviable athletic position on the Delta Delta '39 campus of the University of Pennsyl vania. Brother Bruce Pitkin Coffin '39, head Starting in his freshman year, "Pace" of the Delta Delta, has strong Psi U turned his attention to basketbaU in the family connections, being the son of winter and basebaU in the spring. In Fielder J. Coffin, Chi '08, and the his sophomore year, he was a member of brother of Fielder J. Coffin, Jr., Chi both varsity squads and wUl captain '37. A good aU-around athlete, I3ruce DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 21

holds the diving record for the Williams pool. His literary talents have placed him on the editorial boards of the Wil liams Record, Handbook, and Gulial- and he is mensian, the advertising man of The ager Purple Cow. Last year he served as a junior advisor to the class of and has also 1941, been honored by ap pointment to the Thompson Concert Committee. He is an English major.

RICHARD BENTON DORAN, Theta Theta '39

Dick Doran, the smiling politician from Spokane, Wash., blonde and slightly over six feet in height, is a senior in the School of Literature. Brother Doran has excelled in extra curricular activity, and swam the back stroke for the swimming team. As president of the Infraternity CouncU, the highest position on the campus which can be attained by any Malcolm Brown, Zeta Zeta '39 fraternity man, he has followed in the footsteps of his brother, Clyde, Theta house and during this year he was one Theta '37. of two men who conceived and created Dick worked for three years on the the University Flying Club. This spring campus newspaper. The University Brother Robertson was unanimously Daily, and attained the position of elected president and is now fulfilling assistant business manager. This year that trust in admirable fashion. he was offered the job of business man ager, but due to his other positions, MALCOLM BROWN, chose to turn it down. Zeta Zeta '39 A level head, a charming personality, The head of the for the com and a world of experience as a leader, Chapter session is Malcolm Brown. Brother should make of Brother Doran a capable ing Psi U president. Brown during his five years on the cam pus has held many important positions. ERNEST EDWARD ROBERT In his freshman year he was very active in being on the Canadian Foot SON, Am '39 sports baU, English rugby, soccer and basket Brother Ernest Robertson, a student ball squads at various times. In his of civil engineering, is a graduate of the sophomore year he again turned out Royal MUitary CoUege at Kingston. He for English rugby and was on the returned from England in 1935, where Executive of various clubs on the cam he had fiown with the Royal Air Force, pus. In his junior year Brother Brown and joined the Canadian Auxiliary Air was president of his class and put on a most memorable Junior Prom. That Force. During his first year in the chap was also on the Executive of ter he was head of freshmen. The follow year he of the the Men's Society. ing year he became the head Arts, Undergraduate AMONG OUR ALUMNI

The twenty-one-year-old Bond Brother Starkweather became ex He Club of New York, with a member ecutive Vice-President. organ own firm in 1933. He lives ship of over 650 and a substantial ized his waiting list, has elected as President in a suburb of Scarsdale, and, a for 1938-39 Brother John K. Stark short time ago was elected President weather, Sigma '13, and as Vice- of the Town Club of that village. President Brother Francis T. Ward, Omega '15. On the Board of Gover George F. Abbott, Upsilon '11, and of nors are representatives of the large is a playwright producer New York banks, the investment note. Graduating from the Univer banking firms and the New York sity of Rochester in 1911, he has Stock Exchange firms. On the Ad been a writer and director of plays 1919. From 1927 to visory Committee are such per and films since for Paramount Pic sons as Harvey G. Gibson, Presi 1930 a director dent, Manufacturers Trust Co.; tures, since 1933 he has been a part J. P. Morgan of J. P. Morgan and ner in Abbott-Dunning, Inc., pro Co.; James H. Perkins, President, ducers. He has staged his own plays National City Bank; William C. and "20th Century," and "Chi Potter, Chairman of the Board, cago." He produced "Boy Meets Guarantee Trust Co.; Seward Pros- Girl," "Brother Rat," and "Room is in ad ser, Chairman of the Board, Bankers Service." Brother Abbott Trust Co.; and Jackson E. Rey dition the co-author of many well- nolds, President of the First Na known plays: "The Fall Guy," tional Bank. "Love 'Em and Leave 'Em," "Those Brother Starkweather served as "Broadway," "Four Walls," Vice-President of the Bond Club We Love," "Lilly Turner," and on a Horse." during the past year. He is widely "Three Men known in investment-banking cir cles both in New York and through Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor, Gamma National Geo out the country. Educated at East '97, President of the Denver High School and at Brown graphic Society, received the honor of Laws at University, he entered the securities ary degree of Doctor of the business as a salesman for William Commencement exercises E. Sweet & Co., and later. Sweet, University of Maryland in June. Causey, Foster & Co., of Denver. In After graduating from Amherst Col with the 1915 he joined the Cincinnati office lege magna cum laude of the old firm of Harris, Forbes & degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1897 Co. Later transferred to the Phila and having been elected to Phi Beta he received delphia office, he became manager, Kappa and Sigma Xi, Master of Arts in and, subsequently, came to New the degree of York as Vice-President. When the 1901. Brother Grosvenor has been de firm was merged into the Chase the recipient of many honorary Harris Forbes Corp. in 1931, grees: Litt.D., 1926, from Amherst; THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 23

LL.D., 1921, Georgetown Univer in 1882 and was there elected to Phi sity; LL.D., 1930, William and Beta Kappa. His alma mater be South Mary; Sc.D., 1935, Dakota stowed an A.M. upon him in 1885 State School of Mines. and the LL.D. in 1937. "Doc" Bur The assistant editor of the Na dick gained his Ph.D. at Chatta tional Geographic Magazine from nooga University in 1884, and the 1899 to 1900, managing editor from LL.B. at Yale in 1898. Admitted to 1900 to 1902, he has been the editor- the Connecticut Bar in 1884, he has in-chief since 1903. A director of the had a long and distinguished career. National Geographic Society since 1899, Brother Grosvenor has been President thereof since 1929. During the time that he has been a director the membership has risen from 900 to 1,150,000. A member of many learned, sci entific and philanthropic societies, an author and explorer of note, he is an Officer of the Legion of Honor (France) and the recipient of the Culver Gold Medal from the Geo graphical Society in 1927.

Dr. John Duncan Ernest Spaeth, Tau '88, has recently retired as president of the University of Kan sas City. President emeritus of that institution, he is now a visiting pro fessor of English at the University of Wichita where he is conducting courses in and world Shakespeare William L. Burdick, Xi '82 literature. Professor of Law at the University One of the high lights of the Edi of Kansas since 1898, Vice-President tor's visit to Lawrence, Kansas, to since 1916, acting dean from 1919 teach in the Summer Session of the to 1922, dean from 1935 to 1938, he School of Law of the University of is now emeritus, though still en in and writ Kansas was the visit he had with gaged active teaching A Commissioner on Uniform one of the most distinguished and ing. Commis the best beloved members of the State Laws, Civil Service from 1915 to Fraternity, William Livesey Bur sioner of Kansas 1921, United States stat dick, Xi '82. A descendant of Robert a reviser of the utes from 1919 to 1924, he is a Burdick who came from England to 1651 he received member of the American Bar As Newport, R. I., in , the Sons of the American his A.B. from Wesleyan University sociation, 24 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Revolution, Phi Delta Phi, Masons fellowship which freed him from class at tendance and permitted him to choose his and was Grand Master of (33�), scholastic activities during his senior year. in 1915. An au Masons in Kansas Although he majored in economics, his thor and scholar of marked ability, mother's interest in art undoubtedly influ beloved alike by students old and enced him in choosing it for his study. "Nelson's absorption in business affairs young, respected by his colleagues, doesn't get in the way of his genuine en he is a member of the of Fraternity thusiasm for contemporary art. He feels to whom we are justly proud. day just as he did in 1930, when he wrote a brief article for the Dartmouth alumni maga zine on the benefits of his senior fellowship: of Ogden Brower, Lambda '77, 'I don't claim to have sprouted wings or to

Montclair, N. J., is the last surviv be any kind of authority .. . but I have de a which will ing son of a veteran of the War of veloped growing appreciation stay with me.' 1812. old on Eighty-three years � "Stay with him it did so much so that he Brother Brower is July 21, 1938, has become a director of the Metropolitan the son of John Lefoy Brower who Museum and treasurer of the Museum of a of build was born in New York City in 1785 Modern Art; he is also member the committee for the new museum and who served in the second war ing rising on the site of the house where he was born. with Great Britain. Now retired "Of the brothers. Nelson is the most con he from the machinery business, genial host, the heartiest greeter, the best lives with his daughter. salesman. Medium tall, he has been described Late in June it was reported in the as 'pleasantly un-goodlooking.' Recently made president of Rockefeller Center, Inc., newspapers that the "last living he spends most of his time with promotional of the War of 1812" had daughter and management problems. died, and that the "last son" had "Besides being the front for much Rocke died in 1933. Mr. Brower wrote a feUer Center publicity, he is, in the opinion of his one of the ablest salesmen letter correcting the latter part of associates, on the staff�not too busy to talk with an the statement, and subsequently re 800-square-foot prospect, nor too inexperi ceived a letter from the Sons of 1812 enced to help land a tenant for a whole floor. notifying him that he was the last Like most good salesmen, he is a good lis son of a veteran of that war. tener, and he can keep the conversational ball bouncing when needed. "One of his colleagues remarked, 'I used Nelson A. Rockefeller, Zeta '30, to think that Nelson was too good to be true, but I've worked with him for five or six is one of "The Rockefeller Boys" years, and I honestly believe his seeming discussed in the article in the � July interest in everything is on the level even 16th issue of The Saturday Evening his occasional back-slapping and his cordial Post. We are privileged to reproduce ity to any of the 30,000 occupants of the " brief excerpts therefrom. Center that he happens to meet.'

"Nelson, born July 8, 1908, and named L. Stimson, Beta '88, for for his maternal grandfather, ... is aggres Henry sive, energetic, restless, and always in a mer Secretary of State, has donated hurry. his Washington estate, Woodley, to "His on friends the campus knew him as the Phillips Andover Academy, of 'Rocky.' With the possible of exception Andover, Mass. Brother Stimson David, Nelson made the best record at col lege. A Phi Beta Kappa, president of The was graduated from the school in and Arts, vice president of his class, he won a 1883. He has stipulated that the DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 25

trustees may use the seventeen and one-half acre estate for which he paid $800,000 as they see fit. Its Georgian manor house was erected in 1800 by Judge Philip Barton Key for his brother-in-law. General Uri ah Forrest, a Revolutionary War officer. Francis Scott Key, a nephew of Judge Key, spent much time there. At various times Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, Buchanan and Cleveland used it as a summer White House.

Brother Stimson was awarded in June the degree of Doctor of Laws honoris causa at Hamilton College.

Eight Psi U's in Minneapolis are listed in 1938-1939 edition of Who's Who in America, released in September. They are Oswald Donald V. Carey, Iota '25 James Arnold, Omega '97; Charles Cranston Bovey, Beta '90; Samuel The Legal Intelligence, Philadel Henry Bowman, Jr., Mu '09; Frank phia, for June 1, 1938, contains the lin Muzzy Crosby, Beta '97; Ed following account: "Between four ward Gale, Beta '84; An Chenery and five hundred members of the drew Holt, Mu '82; Frederick May bar and others attended a session of nard Mann, Mu '90; Stuart Wilder the United States Circuit Court of Wells, Gamma '00. Appeals for the Third Circuit yes terday afternoon at two o'clock. As the Editor was wading the The occasion was the retirement beautiful Little Manistee near the from active service in the work of famous Indian Club about a hun that court of Judge Joseph Buffing- dred miles north of Grand Rapids, ton (Beta Beta '75), senior circuit Mich., in a futile search for trout, judge, and Circuit Judges Victor B. he ran across and became ac Woolley and J. Whitaker Thomp quainted with Brother Donald V. son. With his retirement yesterday. Carey, Iota '25, who is the Rector Judge Buffington concluded the of the Grace Protestant Episcopal longest term of judicial service in Church, Grand Rapids. The Editor the history of the Federal courts." has been informed that he is doing a Arthur T. Vanderbilt, President fine service in the Church particu of the American Bar Association, a letter written Dr. Remsen larly among the younger members. read by He is a fine Psi U and it was a great B. Ogilby, President of Trinity Col pleasure to meet him. lege, in which the loyalty and out- 26 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

standing services of Judge Buffing- printing a recent editorial concern ton to that college, from which he ing Brother John G. Madden. graduated with a degree of B.A. in "The St. Louis Post-Di.spatch, long an an were enumerated. 1875, tagonist of the Jackson County Democratic "Speaking of Judge Buffington, organization and a defiler of Kansas City in Senator George Wharton Pepper general, learns to its amazement that John G. Madden, the Democratic chair said that it was not generally known county man, is a former Rhodes scholar who holds that one of the number every great three degrees from Oxford. It is further of opinions written by him and oc amazed to find that Mr. Madden's scholastic cupying some 5,000 pages in more standing at Oxford equaled that of the late than 200 volumes of the Federal Earl of Birkenhead, lord chancellor of Eng land. Reports was initially rendered by "The Post-Dispatch can't understand how the in and trans- judge longhand this can be, but the news is too hot to keep scribed afterwards. and it is duly relayed to the St. Louis public "Judge Thomas C. Haight spoke which, it can be supposed turned from the particularly of Judge Buffington and war headlines to read it. "When Hitler is and the St. Louis in lighter vein told several anecdotes behaving gangsters are taking a momentary holiday, of cases which came before the the newspapers down there take it out on court and of lawyers who argued Kansas City. It has been a pastime with there, asserting that Judge Buffing them for many years. It is only natural after all this time that should ton always came to the defense of disturbing surprise result from learning that an Oxford graduate younger if attorneys, particularly is an active participant in Jackson County chanced to be from the they rural politics. Only the discovery of a dandelion in district of western Pennsylvania." Shaw's Gardens could upset St. Louis more. "At its present rate of concession, it is only a matter of time before the Post-Dispatch S. Tracy Barrett, Omicron '28, will announce formally that the Indians have after a very successful season with abandoned Jackson County and that the the Syracuse Club of the Interna white man has moved in." tional League, as one of the League's leading pitchers, joined the Cincin Brother Edward H. Hume, Beta nati Reds late in the year and won '97, points out further that Theo two well-pitched games for them. dore Carswell Hume, Beta '25, was a Rhodes Scholar at New College, Oxford. The third ranking scholar The list of Psi Rhodes Upsilon in his class at Yale, the winner of the Scholars is, it seems, still incom Alphaeus H. Snow prize on gradua plete. The Editor did not include in tion, a member of the Editorial the previous lists. Brother John G. Board of the Yale News, Brother Madden, Lambda '24, who, in addi Hume is now a minister of the New tion to being one of the Editor's England Congregational Church, closest friends, is about the best just Chicago. trial lawyer in Kansas City, Mo. He was at Wadham College, Oxford, Dr. Rolf R. Struthers, Epsilon and won all the academic honors Phi '16, has been promoted to the there were. post of Professor of Pediatrics in The Editor takes pleasure in re the faculty of medicine at the Uni- THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 27

versity of McGill. Born at Sudbury, him one of Union's outstanding Alumni has Ont., he received the B.A. degree made him outstanding as a citizen in a mad and jumbled world wherein from McGill in 1914. He then went many profess love for humanity, and fewer there are who, overseas with the 6th Field Ambu like Billy Allen, say little about it, but put lance, C.A.M.C, and returned in their unspoken thoughts on the subject into 1916 to start his medical studies. He deeds of great kindness. "To to went to Siberia with the 16th Field get Billy Allen during his working hours you must pass the gloomy Tombs and re Ambulance, C.A.M.C, Prison, and through the dingy portals of the turned in 1919 to enter rural Criminal Courts Building, at Centre and practice for a time before going to Franklin Streets, Manhattan. the St. Louis Children's Hospital for "Upstairs by elevator, an attendant takes into a trial room of the Court of General postgraduate work in pediatrics. He you Sessions, wherein society composes its diffi began to practice his specialty in culties with those who offend against its rules. Montreal in 1922. Appointed assist Silver-haired, impressive in judicial black ant in pediatrics at the Montreal robe, a man is leaning forward to say to an 'No, counsellor, I cannot General Hospital in 1922, he has attorney: agree with you. Objection overruled.' Billy Allen been head of this since department to you. This man is Judge Allen to all in this 1933. world about him. "In this place where all is obviously not Frederick H. Bontecou, Sigma right with the world, the sunshine of an understanding heart is helping make it as '17, is the candidate on the Republi right as possibly may be. If success is meas can ticket for Lieutenant-Governor � ured by this enduring standard as why of New York State. He is the run shouldn't it be?�Billy Allen's name stands ning mate of Thomas E. Dewey, high in the roster of the great. Allen came to the bench of New District Attorney of New York City. "Billy York City by the tug of circumstances from a loghouse at Tyre, in Seneca County,where 1870. later The Diamond is privileged to re he was born, July 7, Twenty years he was graduated from Clyde, N. Y., High certain portions of an produce School, and entered Union in 1891 with $72 article in the issue of the May in cash, an $8 watch and high aspirations. Union Alumni Monthly entitled He graduated in 1895 with a B.S. degree, a "William Allen '95, A Union Por $60 cash balance, an abiding love for Union, and still trait," by Martin H. Weyrauch. higher aspirations. "This boy from the country had been made of his class his "BUly AUen is a happy man. He doesn't president sophomore year. his He won second in oratoricals. He tell you; he radiates happiness, and quiet prize junior of the track team of acceptance of this great gift of the gods was captain 'varsity' which the immortal Charles H. makes it all the more emphatic. Kilpatrick, world's half-miler, was a member. "Billy AUen is a friendly man. A casual champion of the baseball a stroll down Manhattan's crowded lower He also was manager team, member of Psi U, and a commencement Broadway finds him stopping every few min orator. utes to pass the time of day with acquaint in "He took up law; practiced first ances who hail him just as though this might came to New York City in 1906, be the vUlage ot Clyde, N. Y Rochester^, and combined politics with sym "BiUy AUen is a successful man. You sympathetic work. . . . Alumni who have met him on the Union pathetic legal he was of the of fact. . .. "In 1924 appointed judge campus have had intimation this Court ot General Sessions by Governor Alfred "But they are not unimportant. For Billy he has held since that The same E. Smith, a position Allen is a big man in a big town. time." quiet, unswerving devotion that has made ALUMNI NOTES

[The Editor henceforth plans to publish notes concerning the Alumni of each Chapter. For this he needs considerable cooperation. The few notes which follow were all that were sent to him for this issue.]

DELTA Robert Knight, '32, came down to see a recent football Frederick C. Phillips, '38, is at M. I. T. game. doing research work in the aeronautical PHI department. The Editor has received an Keith Streeter Wilson, '38, former just the nouncement of the on president of the Delta Chapter, has marriage October 1, 1938 of Miss Hart to jointed the Army Air Corps and is at Mary Cristy Brother Randolph Field, Texas. Frederic Abbott Leisen, Phi '25. wiU be at home after the first John Siltanen, '38, who was a member They of November at 8040 St. Paul of Tau Beta Pi, is with the Wright Ave., De Aeroplane Company. troit, Mich. P. Robert Schwebel, '37, is in the employ George Weadock, '18, is practicing law in Ann of the American Chicle Company. Arbor, Mich., with the firm of Burke and Burke. He lives at 1928 Herbert James Knell, '36, was married Lorraiue. to Miss Mildred Mary Hendricksen ui Queens Village, N. Y., on October 15, OMEGA 1938. George B. Short, Omega '07, is on the SIGMA sales staff of the Minneapolis Star. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Burton Barnes MU of Oklahoma City, Okla., announce the birth of a son, Wendel Burton Barnes, Charles "Bud" Wilkinson, Mu '37, Jr., on June 1936. Brother 28, Barnes former football star, golfer, student, re was a member of the Sigma Chapter in turned this autumn to take up his coach the class of 1932. ing duties at Syracuse University with a new bride and a new car. He was mar LAMBDA ried early in September to Mary Shif- Alfred W. Jones, '37, has been awarded flett in Grinnell, Iowa. an instructorship in mathematics at The Loomis twins, George P. and Columbia University. William P., Mu '31, swept the honors John B. Watkins, '31, is the proud at the annual Minneapolis Real Estate father of a son born September 10, 1938, Board GoU Tourney and went home John Livingston Watkins. loaded with prizes ranging from golf balls to bath towels. IOTA THETA THETA Bud Curtis, '36, had a hand in the lota's pledging this year. William Fenton Miller, '34, and Miss Dr. Phil Porter, '12, rector of Christ's Margaret Frances Ryan were married Church, Dayton, and president of the June 25, 1938, at the Church of the Iota Alumni association, attended a Epiphany, Seattle, Wash. recent smoker. NU Harold Sparks, '38, was back to greet the new men. John Peirett has been called to the bar THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 29 and has the congratulations of the Nu Similar congratulations go to Charlie Chapter. Camsell. Don McKay, after an esctended ill John Magwood was recently married ness, is back on his feet and has returned to Miss Doris Johnston. They are living to work. Grand news. in Toronto. Stu Keate from the Zeta Zeta has Al Burton and Miss Audrie Sayer returned to British Columbia and is were recently married and have estab working with the British Columbia lished a residence in Toronto. of the recent Daily Provence newspaper. Word has been received Hollands Red Porter is to be congratulated over marriage of Brother Maurice the birth of a son. and Miss Edith Lucas.

Dr. Howard C. Naffziger, Epsilon, '07, has been signally honored by election as the new President of the American College of Surgeons at the recent meeting in New York City. Notice came Alumni" too late for this item to be included in the "Among Our Section. Born in Nevada City, California, May 6, 1884, Brother in Naffziger began the practice of medicine in San Francisco 1913. A professor of medicine at the University of California an author and scholar Medical School, a surgeon of thefirst rank, his ac of outstanding ability, Psi Upsilon is indeed proud of complishments.

his Governor Wilbur Lucius Cross, Beta '85, is seeking fifth Connecticut. Governor since 1930, term as Governor of the State of Brother Cross again heads the Democratic ticket.

be to hear that The members of the Fraternity will delighted is out and around once Dr Frederick R. Waldron, Phi '97, Fred is one his and serious illness. "Dr. more following long the Phi. of the most beloved members of ACTIVITIES OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Reverend Brother William Porter OF PSI UPSILON LIFE Niles, Beta Beta '93, entertained the MEMBERS brethren with many humorous stories told in his most unusual manner. to the List April 25, (Additions from Brother Thomas L. Pierce of the Kappa 1938, to October 8, 1938.) delivered a stirring address, and Brother Theta: Walter C. Baker, '15. Delta George H. Quimby of the Kappa spoke '95: Orrin S. Wightman, '95; Beta: most appropriately. Joseph Home, '11. Gamma: Ralph T. Whitelaw, '02. Zeta: Carlton Blunt, '26. Psi: Edward W. Stanley, '27. Phi: The Annual Report of the Alumni William McPherson, IV, '34. Chi: Jan Association of Psi Upsilon for the year has been mailed sen Noyes, '10; Nicholas H. Noyes, '06; ending April 30, 1938, D. P. Williams, '98. Tau: Thomas B. K. to the entire body of living alumni of Ringe, '23. Beta Beta: E. Kent Hubbard the Fraternity. We are privileged to '92. Rho: Roy E. Tomlinson, '01. quote excerpts from the report of Presi dent Benjamin T. Burton, Chi '21.

"As most ot you know, the Board ot Gov PSI UPSILON ASSOCIATION ernors of your Association instituted a new OF BOSTON practise last year ot publishing in pamphlet of that re The annual meeting and dinner of the form an Annual Keport. Copies were mailed to 9,208 Brothers during the Psi Association of Boston was port Upsilon in the past year, and stimulated great interest held at the Hotel Somerset on March 24, affairs of the Fraternity in general and the 1938 with Brother Frederic G. Kileski, Alumni Association in particular. Your Asso Reverend Brother Kappa '20, presiding. ciation received letters on many and varied Ernest Moorhead Paddock, Tau '94, subjects concerning the affairs of the Frater served as Chaplain. nity from practically every section ot the At the business meeting, it was voted United States and from many foreign coun to enlarge the Board of Governors to tries. Some of these letters stated that the was the first twelve in addition to the officers who initial report of the Association communication had received from the are ex-offieio members. Brother Frederic they Fraternity in many years. Because ot this G. Kileski, Kappa '20, was reelected marked interest, we are forwarding this re President and Brother Davis G. Mara port to the entire body of living Alumni of Eta and Treasurer. spin, '21, Secretary Psi Upsilon. Four Governors were elected serve to "Following the practise of recent years, we for four for two three years, years, and have compiled many geographical lists ot four for one year. In the future four Alumni tor various Psi U bodies and have to Governors will be elected each year for a furnished funds, speakers and song leaflets various Psi U at distant term of three years. gatherings points. One of the features of the evening Probably the most outstanding accomplish ment, funds tor which have already been was the attendance of a number of in the amount of $1,000 by the Brothers from New appropriated undergraduate Eng Alumni Association and the Executive land. From amongst these. Brothers Council, has been to purchase a new address Miller of the Poor of Zeta, the Gamma, ing machine tor the Central Office. This Gillespie of the Xi, and Fuller of the machine has been installed and the rolls of the Sigma, spoke most fittingly. Fraternity are being revised and brought up THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 31

to date, so that any of the chapters, the Fra in the Alumni Association, at a cost of $25, ternity in its entirety, The Diamond sub was instituted, and during the past year 67 scribers and the list of dues-paying members Alumni from various chapters have made ot the Alumni Association may be circular such payments. Such funds are not being ized in a period of two or three days, as spent for current operations of the Associa against the present laborious system which, tion, but are being held as a start toward an during the past year, required several months Endowment Fund for the general welfare of for us to circularize some nine thousand the entire Fraternity." members. We have, of course, carried on con tinuous correspondence with all the under PSI UPSILON BANQUET IN graduate chapters, chapter Alumni Associa MINNEAPOLIS tions and Psi U Clubs . . . "You will note from the list of dues-paying The annual Psi U banquet in Min members for the fiscal 1932 by chapters years neapolis, sponsored by the Mu Chapter, through 1938 inclusive, listed on another was held at the Minneapolis Club on page, that the number ot dues-paying mem Friday, October 14. Austin Knutson and bers for the past fiscal year was the highest Harvey McNair, Jr., were in charge for ot any year, except one, in the history of the Association. the Chapter. According to all reports it was an Psi "I call your particular attention to the fact outstanding Upsilon get-to that just one year ago a new Life Membership gether.

A few copies of the most recent Directory of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity are available. These copies may be obtained by for warding check for $1.15 to the Headquarters of the Fraternity, 420 Lexington Ave., New York City. These Directories were originally priced at $3.00, when they came out in April, 1931.

Epsilon Phi News has pointed out an omission in "The In formal History of the Epsilon Phi," in the June issue of The Diamond. In the complete sketch the paragraph regarding the re-establish "... But ment of Epsilon Phi after the War ends as follows: gradually the little hand made progress, aided by the three found Notable these were ers and several other loyal alumni. among Dan Gillmor and Eugene Vinet '11, to whom must go a major Phi." share of the credit for the survival of Epsilon

Notes much The The new section on Alumni requires help. the our Editor urgently requests more news concerning doings of brothers. Cooperation is most earnestly sought. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

A regular meeting of the Executive tice was contrary to the Constitution as at Council was held on June 2, 1938 at well as to the Resolutions adopted the University Club, New YorkCity. Conventions; that in accordance with a Brother Turner, President, presided. motion passed by Council at its meeting The following members of the Council on April 4, 1938, flowers and a letter were sent to Brother Archi were present: Brothers Turner, Burton, of greeting Collins, Corcoran, Fales, Jones, Kent, bald Douglas, Lambda '94, former Weed, Werrenrath, Woolman. Excuses President of the Council, who had writ that in accord were accepted from Brothers Bangs, ten a very gracious reply; Douglas, Evans, Naylor, Pierce. ance with General Resolution No. 4, The Secretary-Recorder Brother Kent adopted by the Convention of 1937, a of the reported in regard to the proposed pres list of the rushing chairmen chap and in entation of a portrait of Brother Rich ters had been obtamed published ard Hovey, Zeta '85, to Dartmouth the June issue of The Diamond. College. Brother Sydney E. Junkins, The following instructions were given Zeta '87, had proposed that the Ex to the Secretary: (1) In conjunction ecutive Council designate Dartmouth with Brother Collins to complete the transfer of the College as donee of the portrait which he arrangements for the had acquired. A letter to President portrait of Richard Hovey to Dart Hopkins has been drafted for considera mouth CoUege; (2) To complete and tion of the Council. forward answers to the questionnaire The Secretary reported further that submitted by the committee represent copies of the reports of the chapter ing national fraternities at Amherst; visits had been sent to the chapters (3) In September, 1938, in accordance and to the Presidents of their Alumni with the resolution adopted at the Associations; that the minutes of the Convention of 1938, to forward to each business sessions of the Convention of chapter a copy of General Resolution 1938 have been received from the Re No. 6 of the convention of 1937 regard corder and are now being prepared for ing methods for improving scholarship. printing. The Treasurer, Brother A. Northey The Secretary also reported that un Jones, reported upon the status of the der the designation of Brother Fales, funds of the Fraternity, and upon his Brother Oliver B. Merrill, Jr., Gamma suggestion, it was moved, seconded and '25, attended a meeting of representa voted that an amount of $1,000 be tives of various fraternities at Amherst transferred from the Convention Fund on May 2. In order that considera to the Bridgman Fund. tion might be given to meeting the It was moved, seconded and voted situation at Amherst, each fraternity that the invitation, dated May 25, represented at Amherst has been asked 1938, of the Kappa Chapter to hold the to answer certain questions on a ques 1939 Convention with it on June 21, 22 tionnaire that has been prepared. The and 23, 1939, be accepted, and that the questionnaire, together with a draft of Kappa Chapter be so notified. proposed answers, was submitted for It was moved, seconded and voted comments. that Brother Bangs be appointed a com The Secretary reported certain cor mittee of one to investigate and report respondence in regard to the giving upon the right to copyright the Psi away of the badges of the Fraternity as Upsilon pin. engagement presents, that such prac Brother Burton reported that it had THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 33

proved impossible to locate any desir be mailed to the chapters, members of able second-hand office machinery, and the Executive Council and the Presi that a new machine would be purchased dents of the Chapter Alumni Associa promptly. tions. Brother Henry Percy Douglas read The Secretary further reported that the on report his visit to the Zeta Chap the members of the Council were ter, and Brother Frederick S. Fales pre promptly notified of the death of sented the on report his visit to the Brother Naylor, which occurred on July Lambda Chapter. 27, 1938, at his country home at Cum The following officers of the Executive mington, Massachusetts. Flowers and a Council were elected for the ensuing message of sympathy were sent in the year, each being nominated individu name of the Executive Council, and ally: President, Scott Turner, Phi '02; later a resolution adopted by the Coun First Vice-President, R. Bourke Cor cil, together with a note of sympathy, coran, Omega '15; Second Vice-Presi were sent to Brother Naylor's family. dent, Emmett Hay Naylor, Zeta '09; As directed by General Resolution Treasurer, A. Northey Jones, Beta No. 7 adopted at the Convention of Beta '17; Secretary-Recorder, Stephen 1938, a copy of General Resolution No. G. Kent, Delta Delta '11. 6 of the Convention of 1937 suggesting It was moved, seconded, and voted ways and means to improve scholastic that six members of the Executive standing in our chapters was forwarded Council shall constitute a quorum. to each chapter with an appropriate The Lambda Chapter had entrusted letter urging attention to the problem. to the custody of the Council two old In conjunction with Brother Collins, song books given to that chapter by arrangements have been completed for Thatcher T. P. Luquer, son of Lea Lu- the transfer of the portrait of Richard quer. Class of 1852�one song book Hovey, Zeta '85, acquired by Brother being of the edition published in New Sydney E. Junkins, Zeta '87, to Dart Haven by Storer and Stone in 1849, and mouth College. the other song book being of the edition The Secretary further reported that published in New York City by J. H. the answers of the questionnaire of the Burnett in 1857. The Secretary was in Committee Representing National Fra structed to write to the Lambda Chapter ternities at Amherst had been completed accepting this custodianship. and forwarded to the Committee; that The members of the Council stood the Executive Council had accepted the while the President read the necrology. custodianship of two old song books entrusted to the Council by the Lambda Chapter. A regular meeting of the Executive Brother Burton reported the progress of our new office Council was held at the Union League in the installation sys on made and sec Club, New York City, on Monday, tems, and motion duly was that the Council October 3, 1938. President Turner pre onded, it voted sided. The following members of the appropriate the sum of $50 for employ of additional in the installa Council were present : Brothers Turner, ment help with the Bangs, Burton, Collins, Fales, Kent, tion of new office systems Associa Weed, Werrenrath, and Woolman. Ex understanding that the Alumni tion be to contribute a like cuses were accepted from Brothers Cor requested sum for the same coran, Evans, Jones and Pierce. purpose. that the de The Secretary-Recorder reported that Brother Bangs reported not be the records of the Convention of 1938 sign of our pin could copyrighted, and on motion made and seconded, will shortly come from the press and will duly 34 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

it was voted that Brother Bangs and The President appointed Brother Brother Kent be appointed a committee LeRoy J. Weed a committee of one to of two to investigate and report what investigate records at the Theta and further means to protect our badge are determine the correct name to be ap available. plied to this interesting old document. The resignation of Brother H. P. The President directed the Secretary Douglas, Chi '94, dated September 22, to attach the report of Brother Henry 1938, as a member of the Council was Hill Pierce as to the necessity of con read, and on motion duly made and tinuing the Alpha Chapter on our Chap seconded, it was voted that this resig ter Roll to the Minutes of the meeting nation be accepted with deep regret. of the Council held April 4, 1938. On motion, duly made and seconded, The following assignments for Chap it was voted that the President be auth ter visits were made: Brother Werren orized to appoint a nominating com rath: Theta, Upsilon, Omicron; Brother mittee of three to investigate and report Bangs: Delta; Brother Burton: Sigma; at the next meeting regarding filling the Brother Weed: Gamma; Brother Wool- two existing vacancies on the Executive man: Phi, Delta Delta; Brother Evans Council. Omega, Rho, Tau; Brother Collins: Chi On motion duly made and seconded, Brother Kent: Eta; Brother Fales it was voted that Brothers Bangs and Epsilon, Theta Theta. Kent be appointed a committee to pre The President announced as a tenta sent a complete copy of the Constitu tive schedule for the future meetings of tion of the Fraternity with all amend the Council: November 9, 1938; Janu ments to date for authentication by the ary 10, 1939; March 7, 1939; April 4, Council, with the understanding that 1939; May 9, 1939. copies will then be distributed to each The members of the Council stood chapter. while the President read the necrology.

The Diamond notes with sincere regret the resignation of Brother Henry Percy Douglas, Chi '94, as a member of the Ex ecutive Council. The Douglas tradition on the Council has been a long and distinguished one.

The Diamond wishes to express its deep sympathy over the untimely death of Brother Emmett Hay Naylor, Zeta '09. Long a distinguished and beloved member of the Council, his place thereon can never be adequately filled. His services to the Frater nity were endless; his devotion to Psi Upsilon unsurpassed. IN MEMORIAM

Edville G. Abbott, Kappa '06 came into intimate contact will never forget his (Famous Orthopedic Surgeon) magnetic yet simple personality, his un quenchable devotion to research, his high Dr. Abbott, famous sur orthopedic idealism, indomitable enthusiasm and op geon, died August 27, 1938, from a heart timism, his remarkable capacity for turning attack at the age of sixty-eight. In fail apparent defeat into victory and the unique ing health for several weeks, he had ability he had developed for deahng with minute amounts of chemical sub been in semi-retirement for three years. complex stances of A native of Hancock, born November biological importance. "Abel was born on May 19, 1857, near 6, 1870, he received his M.D. in 1898 Cleveland. His family came from the Rhine from the Maine Medical School at Bow Valley of the Palatinate. He had no scientific doin. He received an A.B. degree from forbears on either side. He received his Ph.B. Bowdoin in 1906, an A.M. pro merito degree from the University ot Michigan in in 1908, and Sc.D. in 1914. Colby Col 1883, but had an interim of three years in his lege and the University of Maine have college course, during which he served as ot a school at Indi bestowed honorary degrees upon him. A principal high LaPorte, ana, 1879-1880, where he taught Latin, member of many distinguished medical mathematics, physics and From societies in both Europe and America, chemistry. 1880 to 1882 he was superintendent of the he was the author of a number of medi public schools at LaPorte. cal treatises and articles. "It was characteristic of the man, that after Brother Abbott achieved world-wide choosing scientific medicine as a lite work, fame through his research and skill in he submitted himself to a prolonged, broad, the prevention and cure of bone deformi fundamental training. After a year in grad ties, particularly in children. Patients uate study with Newell Martin at Johns Hop seven were in some of the visited from all parts of the world. Long kins, years spent leading universities of Europe studying a well-known figure in Portland, he was chemistry and medicine. His teachers during a force behind the establishment of the this period are remembered for their dis and its first ortho Children's Hospital tinction in their various fields. His breadth a he held for pedic surgeon, post twenty- of training is also evidenced by the many eight years. For ten years from 1926 to universities in which he studied: Leipzig, 1936 he served as the chief orthopedic Strassburg, Heidelberg, Berne, Vienna, Berlin and Paris. In he surgeon at the Maine General Hospital. Wurzburg, 1888, received the M.D. degree from the University of Strassburg. Knowing that he had to earn John Jacob Abel, Phi '83 his living and realizing the lack of full-time opportunities in scientific medicine in this Pioneer in Experimental (Great country half a century ago, Abel now spent Medicine) a year 'walking the wards' in Vienna to pre of pare for the possibility of having to practice We are privileged to reprint parts medicine as the only outlet of a scientific the obituary notice which appeared in career. It must have been a great relief when the June 24 issue of Science magazine. he was asked to occupy the chair of materia medica and in the University of "In Baltimore, on May 26, 1938, the long therapeutics in American where he remained tor two years. career of a great pioneer figure Michigan, In he came to the Johns Hopkins experimental medicine ended. Besides being 1893, Medical School as professor of pharmacology, distinguished tor his many notable contribu a chair he until his retirement in tions in his chosen fields, John J. Abel will be occupied 1932. On his retirement as emeritus pro remembered as the 'Father ot American July, he served as director ot the Laboratory Pharmacology' and the founder of a school fessor, he of Endocrine Research, a special creation for of pharmacologists. Those with whom 36 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON his work, and here he pursued active research Brother Claude Spencer Beebe, '01, died the Milwaukee Brother until a few days before his death. It was May 24 at hospital. a known and nose typical ot the man that as soon as he was Beebe was widely eye, ear, established in this laboratory, a new problem, specialist. Dr. Beebe, always modest, never he having nothing to do with endocrines, cap revealed a series of delicate operations tured his attention. performed which restored the sight of a 20 These later "During his first years as professor of year old girl. operations gained pharmacology at Johns Hopkins, he taught him an international reputation. was a member of the Mil physiological chemistry as well as pharma Brother Beebe Club and medical cology, and for many years thereafter the waukee University many former subject remained under his direction societies. He served on the staffs of the Mil until his former associate, Walter Jones, was waukee Children's Hospital, city and county made professor of physiological chemistry in hospitals. Brother Beebe's death is a great 1908. loss to Psi Upsilon and the medical pro "Abel's contributions to medical science fession. cover a wide range ot subjects and extend over a period of a half century. Space will not Chaeles Benedict, Psi '38 permit nor is this the place for any detailed The Norwich Sun as follows analysis or evaluation of his work. The main spoke theme which seems to have attracted his about the death of Brother Benedict: attention early and to which he returned "After a gallant fight against suffering again and again was the isolation of the active and an incurable disease, Charles Bene constituents of various endocrine glands. dict passed away quietly Monday after "The Universities of Michigan, Pittsburgh, noon, September 19, at the home of Harvard, Yale, Lwow (Poland), Cambridge his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Addison and Aberdeen conferred honorary degrees Benedict. Although for days the news of upon him. He was awarded the first Research had been when Corporation prize, the Willard Gibbs, Conne his home-going expected, and Kober medals, and the medal of the the hour arrived, Norwich was shocked Society ot Apothecaries, London. A member into pouring out such a flood of sorrow of the National Academy of Sciences, honor and tribute as belongs only to a rare, ary fellow or member of six American and outstanding youth whose brilliance, in fourteen foreign scientific societies, he re tegrity, and personality have made him ceived his last honor ot Member of Foreign cherished by the larger parenthood of the the of his Royal Society, London, day and' death. church, community college." "A mere description of the scientific work and numerous honors awarded him leaves Henry Wheeler de Forest, one with a very incomplete and unsatis Beta '76 factory picture of the man. The spirit ot Abel was far greater than any ot his scientific (Prominent Lawyer and Noted discoveries. Philanthropist) "A truly great international figure has Wheeler de Forest, passed. His many pupils, friends and ac Henry lawyer, quaintances cannot help but feel the loss, railway executive, philanthropist, for but can be reconciled to it by his long life ot mer President of the New York Botani accomplishments and by the fact that he cal Garden in the Bronx, died May 28, died in harness as he had wished." 1938, after a long illness at the age of eighty-two. Born in the Washington section of New York Octo Claude Spencer Beebe, Rho '01 Square City, ber 29, 1855, directly descended in the (Eye, Ear and Nose Specialist) seventh generation from Jesse de Forest, The Diamond reprints an obituary French Huguenot exile, who recruited notice which appeared in a recent issue and led the first band of Walloon colo of The Rho Owl. nists that came to New Amsterdam in THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 37

1623, he graduated from Yale in 1876 tary Academy, of the Lawrenceville and from the Columbia Law a School School and of Cornell University, he was year later. Admitted to the Bar in 1877, connected, after graduation, with the he began a long and distinguished career. Memphis Branch of the National City For a time a member of the firm of de Bank of New York, which position he Forest and Weeks, in 1893 he organized resigned to become Vice-President of the with his brother the prominent firm of old American-Southern Trust Company de Forest Brothers. in charge of the investment department. Throughout his long career Brother After 1931 he was with the Otis Invest de was Forest active outside of the legal ment Company in New York, later re profession. In 1937 he retired as Presi turning to Arkansas to become assistant dent of the New York Botanical Garden state banking commissioner, which posi after ten years in office. He was long ac tion he resigned to become financial tively associated with the Southern adviser with the Public Works Adminis Pacific Company, being chairman of the tration. Later he entered the investment executive committee from 1925 to 1928, business in Little Rock. and chairman of the board from 1928 Active in Little Rock's civic and social to 1932. Active in the affairs of the life, a vestryman of the Christ Episcopal Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Church, and a member of the Sons of Wells Fargo Express Company, the the American Revolution, Brother Eagle Illinois Central Railroad Company, the is survived by his widow, two daughters, Equitable Life Assurance Society, the a son, three brothers and two sisters. Bank of Commerce and the Guaranty Trust Company, he was a director and Matthew Langdon Ellis, Nu '11 member of the executive committee of (President of the Nu Alumni many well-known corporations. With As.sociation) his brother he was a member of the com of mittee responsible for founding the Matthew Langdon Ellis, president Nu Alumni Association for 1937 and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Centre. the reelected to that office, died recently A governor of the New York Hospital from heart disease while on a vacation since 1890, a trustee of the Presbyterian in northern Quebec. A prominent To Hospital since 1902, he served for many ronto business man, associated with the years as a trustee of the New York firm of Cochran, and Company, Infirmary for Women and Children. Murray Ltd., he was extremely active in plan During the World War he was chairman the 1937 Convention of the Fra of the first Belgian Relief Committee ning which was held with the Nu organized in the United States. ternity His has been mourned Brother de Forest is survived by his Chapter. passing and undergraduate mem wife, the former Julia Gilman Noj'es, by graduate bers of Psi Upsilon alike, and by his and by two daughters. host of friends.

Bryan Munroe Eagle, Chi '19 Mansfield Ferry, Beta '03 (Prominent Banker and Financial Expert in Arkansas) (Noted New York Lawyer) of New Brother Eagle, nephew of the late Mansfield Ferry, member the of Governor James P. Eagle of Arkansas York law firm Mitchell, Taylor, and died at his home in and a member of a well-known Arkansas Capron Marsh, in after a heart family, died of encephalitis in Memphis, New York September at the of Of colonial Tenn., July 4, 1938, after an illness of a attack age fifty-six. month. A graduate of the Culver Mili descent, born in Chicago, graduated 38 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON from Yale in 1903, and from the Har ticed law in the extra-territorial courts vard Law School in 1909 cum laude. of the United States, Great Britain, Brother Ferry has had a distinguished France and Germany in China. Going career at the New York Bar since his to Japan in 1911 on a special mission admission in 1909. During the World for the Chinese Revolutionary Govern War he was a member of the Council of ment, for years he represented in Han National Defense, and, in 1919 was gen kow the Robert Dollar S.S. Co., the eral counsel for the Custodian of Alien National City Bank of New York, the Property. Active in bar associations Bank of Communications, Anderson and legal societies, a member of the Myer & Co., L. C. Gillespie & Co., as American Law Institute, the American well as many other international con Bar Association, the New York State cerns. Brother Frost was regarded as an Bar Association, the Association of the expert on fire insurance law as it applied Bar of the City of New York, and the to the Orient. New York County Lawyers' Associa One of the oldest foreign residents of tion, he assisted in many railroad and Hankow, he was Captain of the Ameri other corporate reorganizations. A ves can Volunteer Company (local militia). tryman of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Chief of the International Fire Brigade, Church, a member of the Sons of the a member of the China Committee, the American Revolution and of the Society American Bar Association. Retiring of Mayflower Descendants, he is sur from active practice in 1927, he re vived by his wife, a son, two daughters turned to the United States at that and a brother. time, taking up his residence in Cali fornia where he was admitted to prac tice. Ralph Aldom Delta '93 Frost, Surviving Brother Frost are his (Prominent Lawyer) daughter, Gertrude Frost, and his son, Ralph Aklom Frost, Jr., Delta '20. Brother Frost passed away in San Psi has lost a beloved and Diego, Calif., September 21, 1938, after Upsilon esteemed Brother. an illness of seven weeks, at the age of sixty-seven. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., May 17, 1871, he attended New York John Henshaw, Sigma '87 University for three years where he was (Prominent Rhode Island active in college affairs, being a member Attorney) of Psi Upsilon, Phi Delta Phi and John Henshaw, prominent Rhode T.N.E. Marrying Miss Charlotte Baldin Island attorney, a member of the law during his third year, he left college at firm of Henshaw, Lindemuth and Baker the end of the year and engaged in vari in Providence, died in his seventy-third ous business activities in Brooklyn and year on June 26, 1938, following a brief New York until 1901. Going to Shang illness. A member of an old Rhode Is in 1901 for reasons hai, China, of health, land family, he was the grandson of the he stayed there for business reasons, first Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of moving to Hankow in 1902 where he Rhode Island. Born in Providence, R. I., represented the New York Life Insur November 4, 1865, graduated from ance law Company. Studying by him Brown University in 1887, he has prac self, he was admitted to the Hawaii ticed in Providence since 1894, the date courts in 1906, to the United States of his admission to the bar. The director District Court for China in the same of several large corporations, counsel for year, and to the New York Bar in 1909. other enterprises, he was the trustee and From 1906 to 1927 Brother Frost_prac- counsel for several large estates. Brother THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 39

Henshaw is survived a by brother and was president of his class, before two coming sisters. to the university in Montreal. He was initiated into Epsilon Phi on February 12, 1916. After as Leroy Warkins Hubbard, service a gunner with the 271st Gamma '79 Battery, he became Geologist for the Geological Survey of (Warm Springs Director and Prominent Canada, doing most of his work in the in Public Health) Taku, Stiking and Skeena River terri Dr. Hubbard, director of the exten tories. At the same time he continued sion work of the Georgia Warm Springs his studies and received his Ph.D. from Foundation and its first surgeon in chief, Chicago in 1929. He was a Feflow of the died at Clifton Springs, N. Y., August Royal Canadian Society and of the 31, 1938, at the age of eighty-one after Geological Society of America." an illness of two weeks. Prominent in public health work for many years, he Charles Cook Beta '89 served as orthopedic surgeon of the Paulding, New York State Department of Health (Seven Times President of the Union in charge of the after-care of victims of League Club�Retired Vice- infantile paralysis. In 1926 he went to President of the New York Warm Springs for experimental work. In Central RaUroad) 1927 Mr. Roosevelt appointed him sur Charles C. Paulding, President of the geon in chief. Union League Club of New York and a Born at Malone, N. Y., graduating retired Vice-President of the New York from Amherst with the College degrees Central Railroad Company, died at of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Saratoga Springs, N. Y., September 26, in 1879 and 1881 in 1883 respectively, 1938, while in his seventieth year. On he was from graduated the medical de December 31, 1938 he would have of New York partment University. achieved the milestone of seven succes After an at Bellevue serving interneship sive years as President of the Union Hospital, he engaged in general practice League Club, the longest reign in the and orthopedics in New York City until famous Club's history. 1914. A few years ago the American Born in New York City, his mother of Congress Physical Therapy bestowed was the sister of the late United States its golden key on him. Senator Chauncey M. Depew. His father's ancestors were among the first Dutch settlers in the His grand Forrest Alexander Kerr, city. father helped in the capture of Major Epsilon Phi '17 Andre during the Revolutionary War. (Prominent Geologist) Graduated from Yale in 1889, Brother The Diamond is privileged to repro Paulding studied law at Columbia Uni duce the following obituary notice versity. In 1893 he began his long asso which appeared in the October 3 issue ciation with the New York Central of Epsilon Phi News. "Dr. Forrest Railroad which ultimately led to his Alexander Kerr, Epsilon Phi '17, was having charge of all legal and public killed in an automobile accident at relations affairs. Though poor health Defies, Oregon, August 20. Born in forced his retirement in 1933, he con He was Chicago, Brother Kerr grew up in Vic tinued in an advisory capacity. toria, B. C, matriculating from the a recognized authority on the law of Victoria High School. For two years he negligence. attended McGifi-at-Victoria, where he President of the Board of Trustees of 40 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

the Peekskill Military Academy, he was bral hemorrhage September 2, 1938 at a former President of the Yale Club. Camp Iroquois, his summer home on In his passing the Fraternity has lost Upper Saranac Lake, at the age of a distinguished member. seventy-four. A descendant of the sec ond graduate of Yale College, born in Dubuque, Iowa, August 13, 1864, class Arthur Rogers, Sigma '86 orator at Yale, he received the degree of (Rector Emeritus of St. Mark's LL.B. at Harvard University. Keenly Episcopal Church) interested throughout his long and use ful life in welfare and The Reverend Dr. Arthur Rogers, politics, public service, his has been a most distin rector emeritus of St. Mark's Episcopal guished career. Ambassador to Mexico Church, Evanston, 111.,passed away June during the trying period from 1924 to 10, 1938, at the age of seventy-four. 1927, President of the National In 1930 he retired from the ministry Republi can Club from 1914 to 1916, he was a after completing forty years of service. delegate to the Republican National Born in Providence, R. I., a gradu Conventions of 1916, 1920, 1924, and ate of Brown University and the Cam 1936. He was a trustee of the Carnegie bridge Theological Seminary, he was in Endowment for International Peace, a 1909 the recipient of an honorary Doc former director of the Board of Trustees tor of Divinity from his alma mater. of Barnard Vice-President of the Brother Rogers served in Central Falls, College, Tribune Fresh Air a member of R. I., and in West Chester, Pa., before Fund, the Board of Trustees of the going to Evan.ston in 1913. Surviving Presbyte rian the Trudeau Sanatorium are four sons who are all members of our Hospital, and the Babies The senior Fraternity: Samuel, Sigma '15; Arthur, Hospital. in the New York law firm of Omega '18; Paul, Omega '20; and Ho partner Sheffield and Brother Sheffield ratio, Omega '22. Betts, was a director of many corporations, including the National Broadcasting Raymond Terry Sawyer, Company, the Radio Corporation of Iota '00 America, and others. He is survived by his Mrs. Edith Tod and (Vice-President and Chief Counsel wife, Sheffield, a Frederick. for Cleveland Trust Company) son,

Brother Sawyer passed away at his home in Cleveland Heights, Cleveland, Ellery L. Wilson, Sigma '05 on June after an Ohio, 21, 1938, illness of (Vice-President of Rumford a and a half. Born j'ear in Cleveland, Chemical Company) Ohio, April 29, 1879, he was Vice- L. President and since 1913 had been chief Ellery Wilson, Vice-President, director and manu counsel for the Cleveland Trust Com superintendent of of the Rumford Chemical pany. Surviving are his widow, the facturing in East died sud former Mabel Schryver, two sons and a Company Providence, brother. denly June 26, 1938, from a heart attack at the age of fifty-six. At the time of his death Brother was on an ex James Rockwell Sheffield, Wilson Beta '87 tended wedding trip, having been mar ried June 3, 1938 to Mrs. Ella Carpenter (Former Ambassador to Mexico) Bowen Dailey. Born in East Providence, James Rockwell Sheffield, former attending Brown University for three Ambassador to Mexico, died of a cere years, he entered the employ of the THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 41

Rumford Chemical Company in 1906 Wilfred A. Mason, Phi '22. Brother and became Vice-President in 1924. A Mason passed away early in the year. member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, in 1935 he was President of the Providence Engineering Otis H. Maclay, Phi '97. Word has Society. Eight children of his first mar been received of the recent death of riage survive. Brother Maclav.

Frederick W. Chesebrough, Lamb Irving E. -Manchester, Xi '96. da Brother '9i. Brother Chesebrough passed away Manchester passed away March on September 30, 1938. 6, 1938.

Bradford Oliver McIntire, Xi '83. James W. Crocker, Nu '38. Brother Word has been received of the death of Crocker was recently killed in a mine Brother McIntire on March 6, 1938. accident in northern Quebec which un fortunately took the lives of seven young engineers. John Samuel Miller, Eta '95. Word has been received that Brother Miller Herbert Osgan Doggett, Delta '17. passed away April 15, 1938. Brother Doggett died in May, 1938. Samuel B. Moore, Jr., Xi '08. William Elliott, Lambda '81. Brother Moore passed away on March Brother Elliott passed away August 17, 24, 1938. 1938. Frank Louis Sevenoak, Theta, '79. Louis CoNDiT Beta '81. Brother Hay, Brother Sevenoak passed away March Hay passed away July 14, 1938. 15, 1938.

James Hillhouse, Beta '75. Brother Roger Hale Wellington, Upsilon '07. Word has been received of the re Hillhouse passed away on September 20, 1938. cent death of Brother Wellington.

Edward Cathcart King, Chi '01. Harry Augustus Worcester, Beta Word has been received of the death on '84. Brother Worcester passed away June 9, 1938 of Brother Kmg. September 19, 1938.

The Editor regrets that the fine obituary notice of Brother Matthew Langdon Ellis, Nu'll, prepared by Brother Robert K. Northey, Nu '12, did not arrive in time to be included in this is the number. sue of The Diamond. It will be printed in January Brother Ellis was one of our most distinguished as well as best beloved Brothers. PLEDGES ANNOUNCED BY THE CHAPTERS

THETA Wynnewood, Pa. ; Edward Hodson Ler Union College chen, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.; Edward Grosvenor Merrill, Warwick, N. Y.; Class 1940: Edward Coleman of Jonathan Colyar Meyer, Jr., Great Gagen, Pelham Manor, N. Y. Neck, N. Y.; Mano McLaughlm, Mil Class of 1942: John Charles Baas, waukee, Wis.; Arnold Moore, Chicago, Jr., Little Neck, N. Y.; Charles Francis 111.; Edward A. Newcomb, Philadelphia, Clowe, II. N. Y.; Donald Schenectady, Pa.; Arthur Walden Palmer, Jr., Haver Clinton Field, Burnt Hifis, N. Y. ; Harold ford, Pa.; Frederick Yarnell Peters, Hill Fletcher, Jr., Lowell, Mass. ; Joseph Ardmore, Pa.; John Hutchins Reber, Hyde Mason, Massena, N.Y.; Madison Pelham Manor, N. Y.; WiUiam Johns Elliot Mitchell, Auburn, N. Y.; Thomas ton Smythe, Amherst, Mass. Louis Parsons, Leonia, N. J.; James Conyers Pinkston, III, Corning, N. Y.; PSI Donald LaBarre Stevens, Scarsdale, Hamilton College N. Y.; Charles Gowdy Stiles, Jr., Staten Class of 1941 : Arthur Colburn, Island, N. Y. ; Stanley Frederick Walden, Presby N. Y. John Jr., West Newton, Mass. Scarsdale, ; Ferry Gould, Morris, N. Y. DELTA Class of 1942: John Regan Barry, New York University Lyndonville, N. Y.; WiUiam Bliss Bax ter, Ballston Spa, N. Y.; Gordon Scott Class of 1939: Norman Stone; Class Collins, Scarsdale, N. Y.; Robert of 1940: William Ekel; James Fluharty; Thomas Collins, Albany, N. Y.; John Carl Peck; James Wohlstenholme; Class Clay Davies, Utica, N. Y.; Joseph of 1941: Carl Beck; Class of 1942: John James Dunnigan, Syracuse, N. Y.; Brick; Frederick Flagg; Earle Foote; David Low Forbes, Marion, Mass.; James Hayford; Manning MacGaffin; Roderic McLean, Waterville, N. Y.; Warren Smith; Charles Vanderbilt; Arthur Freeland Seaver, Jr., Smithtown Theodore Viebrock; Herbert Water Branch, N. Y. ; Henry William Stouten man; Robert Wood. burg, Binghampton, N. Y.; George GAMMA Sherwood Tillman, Norwich, Mass.; Amherst College Henry Boyd Wightman, Winchester, Mass. Class of 1942: Myron Nopkins Strong XI Affleck, Jr., Providence, R. I.; Robert Jardine Brown, Beverly, Mass. ; William Wesleyan University Cooper Browning, Germantown, Pa.; James G. Barrett, Grosse Point, James George Chapman, Cleveland, Mich.; Frederick J. Beyer, Grosse John Jonas Ohio; Chester, Jr., Colum Point, Mich. ; Robert Bolthouse, Muske Thomas bus, Ohio; Richeson Collins, gon, Mich.; Donoson E. Fitzgerald, Jr., St. Louis, Mo.; Minor D. Crary, Hackensack, N. J.; Robert Gillespie, Jr., Northport, N. Y.; Frederic Curtiss Bethlehem, Pa.; John R. Gregory, Eastman, Framingham Centre, Mass.; Evanston, 111.; RusseU Gregory, West- Robert Wilson Goes, Chicago, 111.; Dan- field, N. J.; John H. Hoover, Middle- dridge Murdaugh Gray, Bronxville, town, Conn.; William Loving, Jr., Hil- N. Y.; Edmund Hardesty Heisler, liards, Ohio; William Parks, Belmont, "T HE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 43

Mass.; Alfred N. Sweet, III, Middle- Gardner, St. Louis, Mo.; Charles John town, Conn.; Thomas Paw Walsh, son, Andover, Conn. ; William Johnson, tucket, R. WiUiam W. I.; Waters, White Andover, Conn.; Ogden Jones, Coopers- N. Plains, Y.; Frank R. Waters, Jr., town, N. Y.; Henry Mansel, WiUiams White Plains, N. Y.; Raymond B. port, Pa.; Frank Romaine, Somers, Young, Jr., Paris, France. Mont.; Robert Simpson, White Plains, N. John Conn. IOTA Y.; Swift, Madison, Kenyon College ETA Class of 1942: Bruce Bothwell, Gar Lehigh University den City, N. Y.; William Collins, Edward Charles Davis, Jr.; James Shaker Heights, Ohio ; WiUiam Liebman, Hyatt McMillen, II; Jeffry Steven Milwaukee, Wis.; Richard MUler, Pitts Wetrich; William Page Hitchcock; burgh, Pa.; Nicholas Revere, Pitts Harry Fendley Littlejohn, Jr. burgh, Pa.; Richard Stickney, Toledo, Ohio. RHO Wisconsin PI UniversUy of Syracuse University Class of 1941: Harry Clark, Wauwa tosa, Wis.; Charles Johnston, Martins- Class of 1939: Bob Guiendon; Class of burg, W. Va. ; Arthur Pipenhagen, Mil Jim 1940: Flananan; Bud Lattenner; waukee, Wis. Class John Tom of 1941: Menzies; Class of 1942: Philip Coerper, Mil Morin; Charles Class Reydel; of 1942: waukee, Wis. ; George Denison, Chicago, Ed Barnard; Bob Douglas; Phelps IU.; Brian Lynott, Madison, Wis.; Glass; BUI BUI Humphries; McDowell; David Merritt, Madison, Wis. ; William Ken Martin; Bob Milford; Bill Senior; Secord, Wauwatosa, Wis.; Albert Sib Ralph Shopfer; Jim Stephens; Brooks bernsen, Bennington, Neb.; Robert Tarbox; Herb Walker. Veerhusen, Madison, Wis.

CHI EPSILON Cornell University University of California Mark Day, Detroit, Mich. ; George H. Raymond Oscar Amling, Santa Ana, Dunning, New York, N. Y.; Richard Calif.; Edward Munroe Benson, Jr., Graham, Milwaukee, Wis.; John C. Whittier, Calif.; Albert Lee Clark, Jr., Grosse Point HoUey, Farms, Mich.; Oakland, Calif. ; Allen Benjamin Coutt- Robert D. Hughes, Jr., Dayton, Ohio; chie, Salinas, Calif.; John William W. Thomas Neal, Jr., Brewton, Ala.; Eagleton, Portland, Ore.; WUliam L. Alan Passemore, Jr., Narberth, Pa.; Bennison Fulton, Berkeley, Calif.; WUliam W. Paty, Jr., Honolulu, Hawaii ; Fred Dorr Garner, Jr., Los Angeles, John H. Sanders, Evanston, IU.; Harry Calif.; Charles Irving Hamilton, Jr., T. Tredennick. Johnstown, Pa. Berkeley, Calif.; Harcourt Hervey, Jr., Los Walter Scott John BETA BETA Angeles, Calif.; son, Berkeley, Calif.; Spencer Root Trinity College Kern, Carmel, Calif.; Mead Brocaw Class of 1942: George Adams, Yank Kibbey, Sacramento, Calif.; Donald ton, S. D.; Ethan Ayer, South Hamil Herbert McAuley,\Los Gatos, Calif.; ton, Mass.; Matthew Birmingham, New Thomas McLaren, Berkeley, Calif.; Haven, Conn.; Joseph Blackman, Phila James J. Mitchell, Jr., Redlands, Calif. ; delphia, Pa.; John Cushman, New York, WiUiam Leete Rawn, Jr., Santa Monica, John Hunter N.Y. ; Lyon Earle, Hamden, Conn. ; Calif.; Savidge Robbms, Jr., 44 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

N. Flintridge, Calif. ; WiUiam Tracy Simp Gifford, Jr., Elgin, Y.; Hugh B. L. son, Berkeley, Calif.; Theodore Staffer, McCuUoch, Evanston, 111.; Irving Los Angeles, Calif.; Dudly Watson Selvage, Jr., Essex FaUs, N. J.; E. Thomas, Berkeley, Calif. Lawrence Smith, Jr., Syracuse, N. Y.; John H. Tuttle, Oneida, N. Y. OMICRON University of Illinois THETA THETA Class of 1940: Harold E. Cunnmg- University of Washington Class ham, Danville, 111.; of 1941: Howard Anderson, Seattle, Wash.; Minford Charles Doran, Rockford, 111.; John Andrews, Seattle, Wash.; Robert W. Charles D. Hotze, WUmette, IU.; Cash, Spokane, Wash.; Warren Corn 111. Robert E. MorrUl, Evanston, ; Stege, waU, La Conner, Wash.; WUlis Don Oak Class Bredin M. Park, 111.; of 1942: nelly, Tacoma, Wash.; Leo De Donato, Gene F. Burns, Wilmette, 111.; Drake, Seattle, Wash.; Robert Fallon, Seattle, WUliam Glen Wilmette, 111.; Driscole, Wash.; Hugh Fricks, Seattle, Wash.; William A. coe, 111.; Dundas, Wilmette, James Hayes, Tacoma, Wash.; Sam De Witt R. IU. IU.; Gooch, Bellflower, Humes, Seattle, Wash.; Frank Le Cocq, Western W. River 111. Hawkins, Forest, Everett, Wash.; William Lee, Chehalis, B. 111. George Lloyd, Highland Park, Wash.; H. B. Leinenweber, Long Beach, Thomas N. IU. Martin, Hoopston, Calif.; WiUiam Magee, Medina, Wash.; Charles J. Oak 111. Schroeder, Park, Stuart Munro, Seattle, Wash.; John DELTA DELTA Naughton, Seattle, Wash.; James Pat- ton, Spokane, Wash.; Thomas Porter, WUliams College Spokane, Wash.; James Scott, Ellens- Class of 1941: Nicholas J. Foley, berg, Wash.; James Scott, Olympia, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Class of 1942: William Wash.; Griffith Way, Seattle, Wash.; J. Fuchs, Wynnewood, Pa.; John M. Middleton White, Seattle, Wash. ; James Gibson, Greenwich, Conn.; Harry N. Wiggins, Livingston, Mont.

William Howard Taft, Beta '78, has been termed by Life "the outstanding career man of American history, successively United States Solicitor General, Circuit Judge, Governor of the Philippines, Secretary of War, President, Chief Justice." Other prominent Psi U's of yesterday are: Chester A. Arthur, Theta '48, President of the United States; Andrew D. White, Beta '53, President of Cornell University, Minister to Ger many; James B. Angell, Sigma '49, President of the University of Michigan, Minister to China; Francis M. Finch, Beta '49, Judge of the Court of Appeals of New York, famous poet, au thor of many of our finest songs; WiUard Theta '51, ^ Fiske, distinguished historian; William W. Goodwin, Alpha '51, professor, foremost Greek scholar in America; Chauncey M. Depew, Beta '56, distinguished statesman; Horatio Alger, Jr., Alpha '52, weU-known author; General Joseph R. Hawley, Psi '47, famous statesman from Connecticut. COMMENT ON CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS

Psi Upsilon has begun her hundred Delta Delta, and Epsilon Phi for gaining and sixth year. It is the sincere wish of first place. The Fraternity is proud of the Editor of The Diamond that 1938- this achievement. Congratulations also 1939 will be a prosperous one in the to the Psi ; six of their ten seniors having annals of the Fraternity and of the chap made the Dean's list. Rumor hath it ters. that the Beta Beta did exceedingly well. The Editor has read, and with real We are pleased to note that Pledge interest, the communications from our Stone of the Delta is a member of Tau twenty-seven chapters. They indicate Beta Pi; that Brother Kaiser of the that we have in our undergraduate Zeta is a senior Fellow at Dartmouth; brotherhood a group of fine representa that four of the Xi pledges hold scholar tive young Americans, active in every ships at Wesleyan; that Brother Mitch phase of college life. Psi U's are partici eU of the Phi was a junior Phi Beta pating in all forms of athletics, both in Kappa; that Brother "Ken" BellUe of tercollegiate and intramural, are ac the Rho has a straight "A" average, as tively interested in every phase of has Brother "Bob" Purdue of the Theta campus life: publications, class offices Theta; that the Epsilon, in spite ot their and student governing bodies, honorary fine scholastic record, is striving for fur societies, musical and literary societies, ther improvement. Brothers Farr and dramatics, ad infinitum. One is deeply Hendel of the Epsilon Phi are to be impressed with the representative char congratulated upon their scholarships. acter of our junior brothers. While pre Psi UpsUon's gridiron honors are else serving and maintaining the traditions where discussed. But congratulations and the standards of Psi Upsilon, they must here be given to our three Psi U are sensitive to the changes in our social captains : Brothers Lawrence A. Atwell, and economic order. Sigma '38, of Brown; Martin F. HU Congratulations to the Theta upon finger, Psi '39, of Hamilton; and Alfred their outstanding record in publication F. Van Ranst, Chi '39, of CorneU. work at Union; upon winning the Intra Tribute is also paid to the Gamma, mural Cup for the second successive Zeta, Psi, UpsUon, Omega, Epsilon for in year; upon obtaining permanent posses their activity football. sion of the Song Cup by wiiming it for The Editor wishes to note the ac the third time. complishments of a few of our outstand Congratulations also to the Omega ing brothers. for winning the Intramural Cup three Frederick WiUiam Hequembourg, from N. is the years in a row; and for capturing the Theta '39, Remsen, Y., Quality Cup at the Interfraternity sing Editor-in-Chief of The Concordiensis, has in June. the Union CoUege newspaper. He The Xi is again prominent in dramat been tapped for the honorary Terrace ics and in student publications; the Council. Tau in dramatics; the Phi in intramural Oakley Arthur Melendy, Kappa '39, athletics, having placed second four whose home is in Gardner, Me., plays fullback on the Bowdoin footbaU team, years in a row. of the Student The scholarship of the active chap and is also President ters is discussed elsewhere. Special trib CouncU. Foster Jr., Psi '39, ute must here be paid to the Delta, Martm Hilfinger, 46 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

from Syracuse, N. Y., co-captain, end over WHA, the university broadcasting and leading player of the football team, station. is head of the Psi Chapter. On the dean's John Arnold Voper, Delta Delta '39, scholarship list, he also sings in the hails from Grosse Pointe, Mich. A mem choir. ber of Gargoyle, the senior honorary Earl Sonner Eichen, Jr., Xi '39, whose society at Williams, he is business home is in Butler, N. J., is captain of manager of Cap and Bells, secretary of the Wesleyan soccer team, on the senior the Student Activities Committee. Dur board of The Argus, and has been elected ing his junior year Brother Cooper man to Cannon, senior honorary society. aged the freshman basketball team. Edward Chapman Grimshaw, Xi '39, Foster Barker Davis, Jr., Sigma '39, from Montclair, N. J., manager of the from Barrington, R. I., is captain of soccer team, a member of the senior the Brown Hockey team. The Wesleyan board of The Argus, is secretary-treas soccer team is captained by Earl Sonner urer of the College Body. Eichen, Jr., Xi '39. Frederick Nevrton Robert D. Mitchell, Phi '39, whose Alexander Rowell, Nu '39, is captain of home is in Ann Arbor, Mich., is Editor- the Toronto track team. His home is in in-Chief of the Michigan Daily, the Toronto. WUliam C. Haas, Theta Theta campus newspaper. He was elected to '39, from Seattle, is captain of the Wash Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year, a ington hockey team; while John C. signal honor. Flagg, Theta Theta '39, also from Robert Murray Muir, Jr., Beta Beta Seattle, captains the track team. '39, hails from Grosse Pointe, Mich. Heighten Day James, Delta '39, from Head of the Beta Beta Chapter, rushing Flushing, N. Y., is manager of the New chairman, he is President of the Inter York University cross country team. fraternity Council at Trinity, President Thomas Courtenay Wakefield, Delta of the Senate, and a member of Medusa, '39, haUing from Bronxville, N. Y., senior honorary society. manages the swimming team. William James Stuart NeUl, Jr., Beta Beta Taylor Davis, Delta '39, from New York '40, from Manchester, Conn., is a mem City, is manager of the glee club and ber of the editorial board of Tripod and Robert William Kamm, Delta '39, from Editor-in-Chief of the Ivy, the Trinity Jamaica, N. Y., manages the band. CoUege year book. John Frederick Martin, Sigma '39, from Courtland Carrier, III, Eta '39, comes New York City, is manager of the from White Plains, N. Y. He has an im Brown football team; Edward Chapman portant role in the Mustard and Cheese Grimshaw, Xi '39, manages the Wes Club, the Lehigh dramatic society, is a leyan soccer team. The Trinity footbaU member and treasurer of Scabbard and team is under the managership of Ward Blade, President of Pi Tau Sigma, Vice- Pendleton Bates, Beta Beta '39, whose President of the engineering society, and home is in West Hartford, Conn. WU a member of the Board of Publications. liam Donald McLean, Nu '40, from TU- Edward Joseph Samp, Rho '40, lives bury, Ont., is the manager of the To in Madison, Wis., and is very active in ronto track team. Gordon C. O'Neill, campus politics. A member of the Union Epsilon Phi '41, from Westmount man Board, one of the chief student govern ages the McGUl track team, whUe ing bodies, he is chairman of the Union Pledge Willis manages the football team Forum Committee. In addition to con at McGUl. tributing frequently as a special writer The attainments of the Brothers "of to the Daily Cardinal, Brother Samp this later time" rival those of our Broth announces the Wisconsin football games ers "who trod these haUs of yore." CHAPTER COMMUNICATIONS

THETA Union College

The Theta starts the with year exceptional two are first string men. Pledges Gagen and advantages, the finest house on chapter the Fields are out for cross-country, while Pledge campus and an active chapter which is really Mason is in the band. active. The Brothers control the printed In dramatics. Brother Stevenson is on the word on the campus, having the Editor-in- Mountebank's committee, Brother Wilder Chief of the Concordiensis, Brother Hequem assisting. The Student Tax Committee has the bourg, Managing Editor, Brother Walter, as chairman Brother Duchscherer with and Brother Phillips on the sophomore staff. Brother Miller assisting. The Editor of the The yearbook. Garnet, is At the end of last year several honors Brother with Brother Harwood as came AUnutt, to the house. The Intramural Cup was Photographic Editor. The Idol has Brother given to Psi U for the second consecutive Sweet as its Business Manager, while the year and by winning the Song Cup for the Freshman Record is edited completely by third time it became ours permanently. Brother and Brothers Walter, Editor, Mas Brothers Miller and Hequembourg were terson and Wilder. tapped for the honorary Terrace Council, On the we Student Council are represented Brother Ferguson was elected to Phi Beta Brothers by Duchscherer, AUnutt and Wal Kappa, and Brother AUnutt was appointed ter; the Interfraternity Council delegates to the honorary Garnet Key, a committee for Brothers Walter and being Harwood. welcoming other colleges to our campus. The The Freshman Camp was under the direc literary Hale Club elected Brothers Duch tion of Brother Duchscherer with Brothers scherer, Stevenson and Walter to member Crosby and Phillips among those as coun ship. sellors. This year, with twelve men pledged, and Brother Streeter is a soloist tor the Glee Brother Baker welcomed back from Scotland Club with Brother Duchscherer accompany where he was an exchange student at St. ing. Brother Harwood is also a member of Andrew's University, the Theta has reached the Glee Club. an important point in her career. The chapter has three men on the football T. Douglas 0. Stevenson squad: Brothers Lewis, Baker, and Bothwell; Associate Editor

DELTA New York University

The highest scholastic average among the team with Brothers Hausdorf and Jachens as fraternities on the campus, a fine growing assistants. pledge list, and an interesting schedule for Other managers are Brother Davis, re both intramural and social events signify that cently returned from his studies at Cam is of the Glee Club and the coming year holds great promise for the bridge, who manager Delta. It finds Delta men holding aU the active in the HaU of Fame players, and offices in the Society of Automotive Engi Brother Kamm, who is managing the Violet choir. Brother neers with Brother Berne as President, band and is in the chapel Brother Wakefield [head of the Delta this Rothwell is co-chairman of the Mall Com James with all the Juniors in the house as year] as Vice President, and Brother mittee, James an formed to as Secretary and Treasurer. Brother members, organization prevent lower classmen from on restricted is manager of cross-country, while Brother trespassing Wakefield heads the Institute of Aeronautical areas of the campus, and he is also in charge Residence Bureau to locate Sciences and is manager ot the swimming of the designed 48 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

suitable student living quarters off the campus. Brother Uhlman is in charge of intramurals promising an active season. Brother Faurot will be one of the standbys in cross-country. The pledges this year merit an honors section of their own with Stone, Tau Beta Pi, and top man of the Engineering School, President of the A.S.M.E. and Undergrad uate Engineering Council; Waterman, as sistant accompanist of the Glee Club; Beck, formerly Princeton, '41, who is organizing a flying club at the Heights and will be active this year in the Glee Club, and Fluharty who is the mainstay of the rifle team. Stanley G. Khoto Associate Editor

SIGMA Brown University

The chapter house and all the Brothers T. Codbtenay Wakefield, Delta '39 having survived the recent hurricane without any casualties are off for a good start this year. Brother Martin is managing what looks to be one of the best football teams Brown has had for years. Brother Atwell leads the squad as Captain and is one ot the outstand ing players. Pledge Tracy is also making a fine showing this year. In the other fall sports Brothers Morton and Church occupy key positions on the soccer team. Brother Davis captains the hockey team, and Brother Glat felter will be playing basketball. In the spring Brothers Clapp and Constable will be gaining many points for the track team and Brother Rhodes will again be on the golf team.

The Liber Brunensis is certain to be a very successful yearbook for Brothers Martin, Francis, Graham, and Morton are on the managing board. Brother Davis, prominent in many of the college activities, starts his duties as Presi dent of the house. With many prospects for a fine showing in athletics as well as in other extracurricular activities, the Sigma is bound to have a good year. Samuel J. Sheeer Foster Barkeb Davis, Sigma '39 Associate Editor THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 49

GAMMA Amherst College

Suffering slightly in comparison with other Pledges answering the freshman football call Amherst fraternities, the Gamma weathered are Brown, Bro^^ming, Chester, Lerchen, the recent hurricane that struck the Con Moore, Meyer, Palmer, Peters and Smythe. necticut Valley with the loss of only four Brothers Coleman, Hunt, Stott and Woods trees. are holding down positions on the varsity Boosting its position from third from last soccer team. to seventh among the Amherst fraternities, This year the Gamma succeeded in placing the Gamma achieved a general scholastic Brothers Tom Armistead, Hunt, Ker, Stearns average of 78.28 per cent during the past and Thomsen, as well as Pledges Newcomb year. Not satisfied with this standing, how and Reber in the ever-popular Glee Club. role ever, the Committee on Scholarship, headed Brother Ker has been cast in the leading by Brother Al Hanford, is looking forward to of Maxwell Anderson's High Tor, fall pro Amherst's dramatic even greater improvement during the ensuing duction of the Masquers, year. society. On the varsity football squad this year are Frank C. Porter Brothers Craft, Decker, Keuhne, McCreary, Richard D. Holzaepfel Miller, Quinn, Ruthenberg and Smythe. Associate Editors

ZETA Dartmouth College

and With the coming of the new college year and The senior honorary societies. Casque include a dozen the passing ot the hurricane, Psi Upsilon at Gauntlet, Sphinx and Dragon Dartmouth has settled down to the task of of the senior brothers as members. is now its efforts in strengthening its top position on this campus. The chapter bending First ot final and The chapter, headed by Brother Kaiser, has1 three directions. all, plans are tor the erection a and nerve- in progress just gone through strenuous arrangements new house on the Dartmouth wracking rushing period. The very able work: of a chapter It is that construction wiU of Brothers Pleasants [Rushing Chairman]] campus. hoped in the In the second and Gibson helped gather together one ofI begin sometime spring. we find the initiation committee, the finest delegations ever to come into one; place, Brothers Trautman and Powers, house at Dartmouth. headed by the faU for in- With the Big Green footbaU team heralded1 busy in planning program new we find1 the Psi U spirit in the delegation as one ot the strongest in the nation, stiUing and most of all, the chapter Psi well Potential AU- Last, important Upsilon represented. its 1 is started on its drive to maintain American guard. Brother Zitrides, along with getting as the fraternity on the Brothers Gibson, MiUer and Hutchinson aree position leading Dartmouth campus in the college campaign assured of places on the varsity and carryY s ot nationwide interest to imbue fraternity much of the responsibility for Dartmouth's with new and new on the i life in general spirit sig- rightly lauded power. Others squad Several off nificance. The drive toward the revitalization are Brothers MiUs and McCoun. is success on thee of Dartmouth fraternities being the new pledges are also making good fully carried out, and the conscious efforts ot gridiron. Psi to make its brotherhood more Brother Kaiser is enjoying the completee Upsilon are the example for the freedom which accompanies thee significant setting academic We to Brothers W. other houses at Hanover. hope keep up award of a Senior Fellowship. and maintain oiu- are hard att the this year position MiUer, Merchant and McElroy pace on Dartmouth to thee of leadership the campus. in the freshman class work acclimating Robert L. Kaiser social climate as members of thee Dartmouth Associate Editor Green Key Society, junior honorary group. 50 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

LAMBDA Columbia University

Prospects tor rushing are perhaps the best conservative estimate, the cost of food will in the past several years, due in no small be lowered twenty-five per cent, which tact measure to the reconditioning of the house has occasioned no grief�especially in lieu of and a keener cooperation among the Broth the coming Rush Week. ers. This includes a reconditioning complete Graduate activities supply us with further renovation of both the and elec plumbing interesting notes: Brother Tholfson has re trical in addition to a systems thorough paint turned to college to complete the required job. To support the current optimism courses for Medical School, and Brother Lambda is pleased to announce the pledging Bandler is now head of his own paint cor of Mr. Robert Warrington. poration. Interesting both from the college and George R. Jessop, III fraternity points ot view is the establishment William E. III of a cooperative store. Membership, however, Buegess, is limited to the fraternities. According to a Associate Editors

KAPPA Bowdoin College

The Kappa returned to the campus this fall Council, and Brother Hood is president of only to find itself in the midst of one of the the White Key as well as a member of the most intensive rushing seasons ever to occur Student Council. Brothers Knowlton, White, at Bowdoin. The chapter is proud ot its Griffith, Holmes, Whittlesey, Hepburn, and twelve pledges. Pledges Sides, Newhouse, Pledges Merritt, Bloodgood, DriscoU, and DriscoU, WiUiams, Coombs, and Hill are on Newhouse are members ot the Glee Club. the freshman football squad while Pledge Brother Irwin is business manager ot the Eaton is a member ot the managerial staff. coUege paper, the Orient, while Pledges Sides, Pledge Bloodgood is on the freshman track Eaton, Bradford, Niven, and Hill are on the squad. reporting staff. Among the upper classmen. Brother Needless to say, the Kappa is eagerly Melendy is fullback on the varsity eleven, looking forward to the 1939 Convention and Brother Webster is playing center. which is to be held here. Already plans are Brothers Bonzagni, Griffith, Rocque, and being formulated, and committees are being White are also doing exceUent work on the assigned to their respective duties. At the squad. same time, the Kappa needs the cooperation The chapter this year, although many of of all Brothers of the Fraternity to make the its men are participating in varsity athletics, forthcoming Convention a success. It will be is endeavoring to have representatives in as grateful for any assistance offered. many extra-curricular activities as possible. Nelson Hepbuen Brother Melendy is president ot the Student Associate Editor

PSI Hamilton College

The beginning of the coUege year found the year make a total of fourteen pledges. Psi with twenty-six active Brothers. Brother Hilfinger, assisted by Brothers The active membership started the year Hummer and Rogers, bore the brunt ot the by pledging eleven freshmen. These with the rushing. three freshmen who were not initiated last The House is led this year by RusseU THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 51

Newkirk, one ot the most well-known men Moore, also of the 1938 delegation, is entering on the campus. Other officers are Brother Oxford this fall. Brother Klosson ot the class Hilfinger, senior officer; Brother Rogers, ot 1940 is spending his junior year in Geneva, junior officer; and Brother Moore, sophomore Switzerland. He will return next year to officer. graduate with his delegation. Brother Martin Hilfinger is the outstand That the House will retain its distinction ing football player of this season. The lanky as the best singing group on the HiU seems blond end is co-captain. Along with him, probable with nine men included in the Brothers Eddy and Van Deusen are on the college choir. They are Brothers Cate, varsity squad. Eddy, a sophomore, promises Childs, W. K. Collins, Hilfinger, Stevens, to be another good end. Brother Van Deusen, Godard, Eddy, and Pledge Brothers G. S another sophomore, is trying out for the CoUins and R. T. Collins. Brother Paul guard berth and should see action before the Fancher, Gamma '10, is director of the choir. season is over. Brothers Rogers, Rutherford, The Psi is proud to announce that out of and MacLenethan are on the varsity soccer ten Brothers in the senior delegation, six are team. Brother Rogers, a junior, will be hold on the Dean's list. They are Brothers New ing down the left wing position on the start kirk, Stevens, Vicary, Hilfinger, Hummer, ing line-up. He is fast and is "lead" on corner and Childs. Brothers Moore and Eddy also kicks. MacLenethan and Rutherford are both added to the House scholastic standing with line men and show much promise. Pledge credit averages for last semester. Brothers Jack Barry, Art Seaver, Rod Mc The fall house-party which promises to be Lean, and Bill Stoutenburg are aU out for the one of the most outstanding events of the freshman football squad. Barry, Seaver, and year will be under the direction ot Brother and McLean are backs; and Stoutenburg plays Hummer, assisted by Brothers Cate end. In the interfraternity golf championship Coffin. match. Brothers Thomas, Vicary, and Hard Brother Charles Benedict of the 1938 dele died 19. of the ing are out to win the honors. As can be easily gation September Many attended his funeral. The Psi seen, the Psi wUl be well represented in ath Brothers mourns the ot a true and well be letics this year. passing Ot the class of 1938, Brother Peter Hoch, loved Brother. the Rhodes scholar from HamUton, is at David B. Moore Editor tending Oxford University. Brother Clark W. Associate

XI Wesleyan University

and Brother Pond recorder. The Xi started off most auspiciously with lespie secretary, set The Brothers are unusually active this fall the pledging ot fifteen freshmen, the limit in extra-curricular activities. The chapter re by coUege regulation. Included in the group Thorn- tains its firm on the Argus with Brothers are three Olin scholars and a Regional grip Grimshaw, and Derge on the senior dike, giving promise of retaining the high Eichen, and Brothers Hancock and GiUespie scholarship rating. The Xi had more first board, from the ranks. Brother Kas- choices freshmen than any other coming up among busi of credit shaeffer is advertising manager on the house on the campus. A good deal is also a mem cultivation ness board. Brother Hancock goes to Brother Mike Eichen, '38, ber ot the Cardinal board. When the Paint chairman, and his able assistants. Brothers Of and Powder its season this year it will Don Smith, '38, and Dick Borden, '38. opens of Brother are be under the guiding hand Wright, these pledges GUlespie and Hoover of the organization, assisted by in the chapter. Mr. Leckie, '41, president hereditary and Hine on the faU. Brothers Hancock, Kiernan, was to the chapter this repledged staff. Pledge Leckie is capably Brother Stacey is head of the House, production down a varsity position as tackle on Brother Smith senior vice president. Brother holding footbaU team, and Brothers Ross and vice Brother Lanab the Evans junior president. Brother C. Gil- Johnson are active on the reserves. sophomore vice president. Brother 52 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Grimshaw is managing soccer this tall with The House is represented literarUy by Brother Hancock aspiring to follow in his Brother Chapman, a frequent contributer to footsteps. Brother Em Guernsey, star runner, the Cardinal, and Brother Borden, recently is expected to account for a good many vic elected to the Scrawler's Club. Brother tories on the cross-country team, while Hancock is a member of the debating group. Brother Eichen, as captain of soccer, has able The pledge class has shown great promise support among the Brothers on the team, of extra-curricular merit with Messrs. Fitz including Brothers Hinsdale, Pond, and gerald, Parks, Gillespie, Sweet, Barrett, Kasshaeffer. Brothers Hine, Williams, and Bolthouse, J. Gregory, and Walsh out for the Curts represent the House on the Glee Club, yearling footbaU team, and Pledges R. Greg while Brother Smith manages the business ory, F. Waters, W. Waters, and Hoover destinities of the yearbook. Brother Wood vying for berths on the frosh soccer squad. man is scutting managership of football. Pledge Loving is out for the freshman debate Brother Gillespie has been selected to the team. Prom committee where he will handle the Brothers Borden and Gillespie have both finances. Brother Eichen has recently been been admitted to the Honors College this elected to Cannon, a senior honorary society, year to do distinction work. and Brother Grimshaw continues as secre John T. Hancock, Jr. tary-treasurer of the college body. Associate Editor

UPSILON University of Rochester

Brother Stephens is head of the House, tice of pairing Brothers of varying tempera Brother Barrus steward, and Brother Hudak ments to call on the freshmen. It works well. treasurer. Brother Burr is back from Cali Brother Dustan is arranging the Pledge fornia to lobby in the halls for humanity. Dance for October 29. His assistants are Brother Phillips has returned to school with spending considerable thought on a skit for his diverse abilities. There are also two dogs, the occasion. This has been a feature of the one a and the dignified collie, "Kim," other House dances for many years. It will require an sad, bull "Schehere- ugly, English pup, great ingenuity to equal, in any degree, the zade." The House is still the same � battle standard of such works a variation on The field. Brothers and Stapleton, Burr, Weller, Christmas Carol, produced Christmas, '36, by Oglesby are doing their best to preserve the Brothers Wallace, Weingartner, and Wal fading forces of cultivation. worth with L. Wentworth Swett in the lead There are nine Psi U's on the varsity foot ing role. Tiny Tim. ball team : Pete Stranges, quarterback; Frank Meanwhile, the on, com Dustan and Cardinal Martin, tackles; Norm studying goes the trouble which is Gay and Clayton DeMers, guards; Bob plicated by European Barrus and Bart Searle, ends; Pete Humph really seriously considered by the Brothers. Mr. I. rey, center; and Ames Curchin, half back. Corris sends his regards to aU the Decker is on the soccer team. Some of the scattered Brothers. Without him, where refined Brothers are training for the swim would we be? However, Mr. Corris and Mr. ming season. Rogers are estranged. This is bad! Rushing has begun with Brother BiU John Forbes Madden in charge. He has originated a prac- Associate Editor

IOTA Kenyon College

Cut-throat was rushing once more the again the Iota was the victor. Six men have custom this faU at Kenyon, and it seems that been pledged, four of them having Psi U THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 53 relatives: Bruce BothweU is the brother ot are fighting hard for line positions. Brother James Bothwell, Theta '41, and the son of Arens earned numerals for freshman track Herbert BothweU, Theta '02; William CoUins last year. Brother Hunter has been elected is the son ot Byron Collins, Theta '08; president of the sophomore class. WiUiam Liebman is the brother ot Robert Brother Gage has been selected to head Lee Liebman, Rho '35; and Robert Stickney the chapter. Brothers Henderson and Cless is the brother ot Jack Stickney, Iota '36. have been named first and second vice presi AU Brothers except Tom Carlson, who is dents. Brother Porter was recording secre now attending Milwaukee State Teachers tary, and Brother Kohler corresponding College, are back and in stride with athletics secretary. Brother AUen is the new treasurer. and studies. Brothers Reed and EUiot are Howard Graham again the weight and speed of Kenyon's foot Phil Porter ball team, while Brothers Goodale and Davis Associate Editors

PHI University of Michigan

The Phi is looking forward to another very Bill Williams is the assistant editor. Brother prosperous year under the leadership of Evans is on the Engineering Honor Council Brother Whittemore, with Brother Evans the again this year, and Brother Chapman is one other senior officer, and Brother Durfee the ot the main contenders tor next year's track recording secretary. manager. Brother Fred Olds, a 205 pound guard The chapter's newspaper, the Phi Digest, from Lansing, is the Phi's representative on was so successful last year under the direction the football team. Last year an early season ot Brother Haughey, that we plan to continue injury kept him out of most of the games, it again this year, with Brother Newton as although he won his letter. He has been doing editor. Brother Haughey is at present an Council. very well in practice this year, and will prob active member ot the Interfraternity are members ot ably see a good deal ot service. Brothers Brown and Latham hundred"�the band� Last year, led by Brother McCable, we Michigan's "fighting succeeded in taking second place in the intra the pride of our football season for the last And to that into mural sports program for the fourth consecu tew years. prove getting as does not hurt the the Phi tive year. This is rather a good record, the activities grades, four winners have all been different houses. moved up eight places in the interfraternity Again under the leadership of Brother Mc scholastic standings. The is at in the midst ot Cabe, we hope this year to step up that last chapter present notch. rushing, under the direction of Brother Os with a serious Brother Mitchell, who was elected to Phi borne, and is faced very prob is more fresh Beta Kappa in his junior year, is the Editor- lem, as the University buUding in-Chief ot the Michigan Daily tor the coming man dormitories. This means that the fresh and men will not be in the fraternities, and year. Brothers Newton, Spencer, Clay eating therefore each wUl have to ton are on the sophomore editorial staff. fraternity pledge a class each is Brother McCabe is on the sports staff, and larger year. Thus, competition but we are to meet it. Brother Taggart is on the business staff. very keen, ready Ganson P. Taggart Brother Adams is on the business staff of the and Associate Editor Gargoyle, the campus humor magazine,

OMEGA University of Chicago

'41, back; John Keller, '41, tackle; The following Brothers are on the footbaU Jampolis, William Kimball, '41, back; Robert Mc- squad: RusseU Parsons, '40, end; Robert 54 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

Namee, '41, back; WiUiam Rendleman, '41, Brother Webbe, '39, Chairman ot the Student tackle; Baird WaUis, '41, guard. Richard Social Committee, is doing a great job along Salzman, '41, will join the squad as soon as the social line. Other men who are leading are Brother he recovers from a knee operation. The first activities for the coming year team has not been definitely selected, but the Merriam, '39, Chairman of the Student Omega hopes to have several men in the Publicity Board, and Brother Schnering, '39, starting line-up. Editor of the Cap and Gown, Chicago's year is Brother There are several additions to the Omega book. The new head of the House and the is trophy room this year, one of which is the R. M. Jones, '39, chapter looking to be a suc quality cup which the chapter won at the forward to what promises very annual Interfraternity Sing held last June. cessful year. The chapter also has possession of the intra Lee Hewitt of the class ot 1941 was mural cup which it has held for the past pledged this fall. three years. Charles W. Pneiffeh In connection with Freshman Orientation, Associate Editor

PI Syracuse University

The following officers have been elected Brother Doolittle is assistant business for the present semester: Brother Wolff, manager of the monthly publication. The president; Brother Cox, vice president; Syracusan. Brother Ruhle took charge ot the Brother Mann, secretary; and Brother Wolff, financial part ot the summer issues of TJie treasurer. Daily Orange. The pledging of nineteen men proved to The Pi was well represented at the Pough be the main topic at the Pi this tall. The keepsie regatta last summer. Brother Hadley chapter is grateful to Brother Jace Cox, the rowed number seven in the varsity sheU. rushing chairman, for the splendid way in Brother Dud Hilfinger stroked the freshman which he conducted the rushing. crew. Brother McDowell is Vice Commodore We are represented on the gridiron with ot the crew. Brothers Weeden and Hilfinger quality, it not with quantity. Coach Solem is are now engaged in fall crew practice. counting on Brother Harold "Babe" Ruth, The Brothers of the Pi miss Brothers left halfback, to "carry-the-mail." "Babe" is "Deuce" Roesch, Bob Miller, and Bob Wads- a junior and weighs only 160 pounds, but he worth who did not return to school this fall. makes up for his weight with speed and fight. Brother Anderson played a very good Pledges "Ken" Martin, "Moon" MuUins, game of golf during the summer and finished and Brooks Tarbox are out tor the freshman high in many tournaments. He is one ot the team. They are large boys and full of fight. nation's fast rising golfers. Brother Horton Murry, manager of cross Brother "Poison-pen"Knickerbockerwrote country, has several of last year's stars re a book during the summer. The book is now porting again for this year's squad. in the hands of publishers. Intramural sports are now under way. Brothers Cubby and Hill are on the staff The House has entered teams in aU ot the of the Frosh Camp Committee. fall sports; namely: mass track, touch foot Temple Lynds ball, soccer and swimming. Associate Editor

The Editor regrets that ten chapters failed to send sketches of their undergraduate presidents and that even more neglected to supply pictures. THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 55

CHI Cornell University

Rushing took its toll on the Brothers of the Chi this term, and although they have aged ten years in the last week, they are confident that a good job was done! We have pledged a class of ten of the best men to be seen on the hill for the next four years. One other was transferred from the Omega Chapter, and will begin in the class of 1942. This delegation is necessarily small because ot the oversized two previous ones, but the lack in quantity is definitely made up for in quality. With Brother Al Van Ranst leading the Big Red team, victories have been scored over Colgate and Harvard. Bill MiUs, '39, Jan Noyes, '39, and Jim Rutledge, '39, have been elected to Sphinx Head. The Chi correspondence closes with the hope and wish that every other chapter has had as successful a rushing season as has our own. William C. Baibd Associate Editor Robert Franklin White, Chi '39

BETA BETA Trinity College

Suffering no casualties in the final June ex Returning to college after a sixteen month aminations, the Beta Beta Brothers returned vagabondage about the world as ordinary a Brother FoUansbee en masse to college on September 19 to seaman on freighter, plunge into two weeks of concentrated reports a pleasant interlude at the Zeta where rushing. Hampered by hurricane and flood he was cordially entertained. which sent the whole chapter to work on the Bob Muir, rushing chairman and head of dikes along the Connecticut River, as Hart the House is president of the Interfraternity ford anxiously watched the waters rise, the Council and of the Senate, also member of on October 2 Brethren nevertheless emerged the Medusa, senior honorary society. with fifteen the freshman pledges, largest Jim Neill, besides being a member of the on the delegation campus. editorial board of the Tripod, is assuming his With but one man, Ron Kinney [center] duties as Editor-in-Chief of the Ivy, Trinity on the squad, football tradition is upheld by yearbook. Manager Ward Bates and Assistant Man "Brother" Taffy is carrying on in his agers Jim Neill and BiU Haskell. Freshman canine footbaU finds on the squad Pledges C. and way. Ward P. Bates W. Johnson, Adams, Romaine, and Bir Editor mingham. Associate

Material for the January is.s of The Diamond must be in the hands of the E( ir by December first. 56 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

ETA Lehigh University

Brother Norton is on the With the opening of a new year we find the the organization. while Brother Chapter House in excellent condition. During Student Activities Committee, is news editor of the Brown and White. the summer alterations and the painting of Gray of the the outside of the House greatly improved Brother Carrier was in charge Engi is of Pi Tau its appearance. A new walk and series of steps neers Ball, president Sigma, vice ot the Industrial are a long sought-after change. president Engineering a member of the Board ot Pub Rushing season, very successful under the Society, and fine management of Brother Jenkins, resulted lications. we find and in the pledging of five new men. The House In sports Pledges Boyer welcomes back Brother "Monk" Matthes Hitchcock out tor footbaU, while Brother soccer team. Brothers after his absence ot a year. The chapter re Davies is on the varsity started grets the loss of Pledge Donaldson who did Matthes and Woelfel have already not return to school this fall. training for wrestling and swimming respec team is hard at In activities we find Brothers Norton, tively. The House footbaU Hine, MitcheU, Coleman, Brown, and Car work, and hopes to defend successfully the rier, all playing important roles in the Mus title it won last year. Recent Alumni visitors tard and Cheese Club, the dramatic organiza have been Brothers Al and Warren Swenson, tion ot the university. Brothers Mahony, Wilson, Strang, and Hutchinson. Jr. Norton; and Carrier are members of Scab W. A. Miller, bard and Blade, the latter being treasurer ot Associate Editor

TAU University of Pennsylvania

The Tau Chapter of Psi Upsilon, losing only two of its brotherhood as a result of the June examinations, reopened its halls with the prospects of a successful academic year ahead. Elected to the Sphinx senior society were : H. Payson Brickley, this semester's head of the House; Donald MacCaUum; James S. Morgan; William Dignan, III; with the following elected to the Friars honorary so ciety: Arthur R. Kneibler, Jr., and SaviUe T. Ford; elected to the junior honorary society was Charles De Ritis. The Quaker football squad will this season boast three Psi U's: namely, Herbert Odgen, John Dutcher, slated to be one of the Red and Blue's best ball carriers this season, and Lafe Weeks. Donald MacCallum wiU repre sent the House on the managerial staff as the associate manager. In the up and coming 150 pound team. Bud Felton, picked as an All-American 150 pound back for the past two years, will again captain this Pennsyl vania team. Henry Payson Brickley, Tau '39 The tamed Mask and Wig Club has THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 57

started � rehearsals tor this year's review the third in the scholastic standing ot the Group 51st of this organization�and, as in A past fraternities on the Pennsylvania campus years, the Tau is weU in "AU represented has been vacated and the Tau is now well Around the Town." Brothers Koenig, Ford, up in the scholastic list. (Official standing has A. L. Moore, and De Ritis, who is the assist not been published�although rumor places ant manager ot the Club, are all busy to the Tau in the list of the first make it a bigger and better production. ten.) With pardonable pride the Tau wishes to Donald MacCallum announce that their former position of thirty- Associate Editor

MU University of Minnesota

The Mu is starting out the year with an merel and Stephens planned the decorations active chapter of thirty-four and a pledge on the front ot the House tor the homecoming class of four. Brother Webster was elected at game. Brother Ringer is playing his first year the close of school to head the chapter. Other on the varsity football squad. Brother Bob officers include Earl Farnum, Harvey Mc White is whipping the intramural football, Nair, Ronald Comb, WiUiam Ovrum and golf, and bowling teams into shape for com Tom Welch. Fred Fredell and James Meier petition. Brother Fred Comb, '37, is in charge of the class ot 1941 were just initiated. Ells of the financial division of our school life this worth Atkinson of the class of 1942 has just year. The floors and walls have all been been pledged. Brother Austin Knutson made cleaned and several pieces of new furniture the final arrangements for the successful have been graciously added. annual Psi U banquet which was held on Tom Welch Friday night, October 14. Brothers Ham- Associate Editor

RHO University of Wisconsin

In a year that saw many fine fellows going as a special writer, and follows Brother Max through rushing and few pledging, the Rho PuUen's steps on the Union Forum Com secured a promising pledge class of ten men, mittee, ot which he is chairman. thereby again topping most its rushing rivals. The Rho mourns the loss of prexy Roswell This success was due mainly to the splendid Pickford, who after his marriage last summer work ot Brother Joe Hoeffel and the whole to a local Delta Gamma, finds the task ot hearted cooperation of the active chapter. supporting a "better half" too great to as With Brother Samp forsaking the gridiron sume the added responsibility of guiding the Pickford had taken his this year for the football announcer's booth. chapter. Brother up Brother Ken BeUile remains the sole House abode in Milwaukee, where he is dabbling in representative on the footbaU squad. Due to the insurance business. the shortage of good backfield men, Brother The responsibility of the presidency now BeUile has been forced to alternate between rests with Brother Maxwell Pullen, who with us the quarterback and left halfback on the varsity his R.O.T.C. background, assures squad. In spite ot the time spent in long hours House wiU be run on a strictly military basis. of practice. Brother Bellile still manages to With the aid of Brother Fritz Steinmann, hit the three point mark on "the HiU." Max has already introduced a rigidly super Brother Samp in addition to announcing vised study hall for the pledges and has an that hours" wiU be the footbaU games over WHA, the university nounced "quiet sternly the semester. broadcasting station, is very active in campus enforced throughout present Bud who returned to politics. He is a member ot the Union Board, Brother DoUard, school this fall after a semester's absence, is one ot the chief student governing bodies, contributes frequently to the Daily Cardinal a regular announcer for Madison's station, 58 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

WIBA, conducts the evening March of time on the staff ot Madison's smartest col Events program, and writes the Campus lege haberdashery, and last spring was picked Gossip column for the Wisconsin State Jour as one ot Wisconsin's better dressed men. nal. Brothers DeWayne Nehs and WUliam Brother Jack Howard is in the thick of Rodgers are again singing in the University the annual Prom King race and bids fair to Men's Chorus. Brother Nehs is also serving follow in the footsteps of Brother Dick on the Union Board Assisting Staff. Brazeau, '36, as president of the junior class. At this time the Rho wishes to extend an Jack is one of the leaders of Tumas, the invitation to the Mu to be with us the week junior class political organization. Brother end of the Wisconsin-Minnesota football Frank Ogden, Jr., represents the Rho on game, November 19. We are looking forward Cardinal Key, the sophomore political organ to their bi-annual visit with great anticipa ization. tion and boarded windows. Serving on the Interfraternity Council is Frederick R. Steinmann Brother Don O'Neill, who spends his spare Associate Editor

EPSILON University of California

With a wonderful spirit ot cooperation, the Skull and Keys, top campus honorary so Epsilon has just completed a most successful ciety, were Brother Kelly, Brother Bill rushing period, the best in many years. We Huters, of football fame, and Brother BiU are proud to announce the pledging of twenty Thomas, former junior basketball manager. men. The university was blessed with an un Brother Gil Becker, graduate adviser, was usually fine crop of incoming freshmen, and elected an honorary member of this select we feel that these men wiU become valuable organization. additions to the chapter. Brother Dick Miller is offering his services The chapter has just completed the initia as sophomore basketball manager. Pledges tion ot WiUiam Elmore, Richard MiUer, Hervey, Fulton, and Rawn are out for the Freeman Dill, Tom Wood, and Paul Holmes. freshman crew, while Pledges Thomas and The newly initiated Brothers are, respec Robbins are out for freshman soccer. Pledges tively, from Long Beach, San Gabriel, San Kern and Garner present themselves as for Diego, Santa Monica, and San Bernardino. midable contenders for the freshman tennis The initiation banquet was characterized by team. a one hundred per cent increase in Alumni In an effort to sustain the present scholar attendance, which seems to be a good omen ship standing of the chapter and to encourage for the building of a stronger Alumni Asso a serious attitude toward scholastic endeavor, ciation around the Epsilon Chapter. the chapter has inaugurated a silver trophy, Psi Upsilon's contribution to California's to be presented at the end of each semester football fortunes consists of two important to the Psi U freshman having attained the factors, quality and quantity. Hailed by pre highest scholastic average in his class. Charles season experts as a candidate tor AU-Ameri- Dibble was the first recipient of this award. can honors is Brother Dave Anderson at full At the end of last semester, the house stood back. Also on the first string varsity is fifth scholasticaUy among over fifty frater Brother Bill Elmore, highly-publicized sopho nities. For five consecutive years the chapter more quarterback. Outstanding reserves are has been in fifth place or higher, and it is Brothers Bill Huters, Art Anderson, Earle our aim to have this record preserved in the SneU, and Pledge Ted Staffler. Brother Paul future. Holmes and Pledges Eagleton, Amling, and Having made an excellent beginning under Benson are members of the freshman team. the cool leadership ot President Henry Brothers Tom Wood and Doug KeUy are Teichert, the Epsilon Chapter looks forward sophomore and junior footbaU managers. to a highly successful year. In other campus affairs the Brothers have Benjamin Haile, .Ir. also been most active. Recently initiated into Associate Editor THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 59

OMICRON University of Illinois

Fall rushing and the subsequent pledging Pledges DriscoU and Hawkins practicing was rather this on poor year campus, the size hard for the spring season. of the average pledge class being only nine. Former captain. Brother Bill McCoy, is we feel in an Consequently, justly proud still holding down number one position on the nouncing our pledging of fifteen men of Psi U tennis team. Brother Ken Sears, who has caliber. been working on the Daily Illini and in Jim Staff Cummins, Drake, and "Corky" politics for two years, is now a member of Steward are out for varsity football, and the Student Senate. Drake is an Gene outstanding quarter on the The walls ot the entire first floor were re freshman season squad. The is just getting painted and Venetian blinds were furnished. and we do as underway not know yet who With the elevation of our scholastic rating, will get the regular berths. our house so well represented in activities, The Daily Illini rated Brother Park and having a good pledge class, the Omicron Brown as the star cross-country runner of looks forward to an unusually successful year. the coming track season. Richard K. Stem Fall baseball will find Brother Scott and Associate Editor

DELTA DELTA Williams College

As A result ot rushing week, seven members squad; and Brothers WeUington, '40, and ot the class ot 1942 and one ot the class of Spencer, '40, on the cross-country squad. 1941 have been pledged. The rushing com Brothers Anderson, Cook, and Kaelber mittee under the chairmanship of Brother are serving as Junior Advisors to the freshman Warden did an excellent job, aided by the class. Brother Anderson is also a member of fine cooperation of the entire chapter. the honorary Thompson Concert Committee Scholastically the Delta Delta moved from and of Sketch, literary monthly, to which third to second place among the sixteen Brother Wellington also contributes. Broth WiUiams social organizations, as a result of ers Coffin, '39, and Richards, '41, are on the last June's marks. editorial staff of The Williams Record; Brother Cooper, '39, was tapped last Brother Richards and Brother Brush, '39, spring for Gargoyle, the college's senior are members ot the News Bureau, college honorary society, membership in which he publicity agency; and Brothers Bolger, '41, based on character and accomplishment. He and Armsby, '40, are on the literary staff of is the business manager of Cap and Bells, The Purple Cow. Brothers Armsby and secretary ot the Student Activities Com Ackerly are on the business staff of the mittee, and last year managed the freshman Record, and will both sing in the Glee Club, basketball team. of which Brother Whiteley, '39, is an asso The house is represented in faU athletics ciate manager. by Brother Strong, '41, a tackle on the foot Mark S. Wellington ball team; Brother Ackerly, '41, on the soccer Associate Editor

THETA THETA University of Washington

As footballs fill the air on the University of sentatives ot the Theta Theta Chapter on Chuck Washington gridiron, you can find repre- the throwing and receiving end. 60 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON

two crew men Bechtol, chunky quarterback on the last track men, four basketballers, year's Psi U All-American team, is again (one six toot, six, 200 pounder) and one man. This helping to steer the Husky machine to baseball, tennis, and footbaU six another Rose Bowl trip. He is backed by group should turn out at least major Bob Purdue, straight "A" student, and one letter winners next year. of the canniest signal callers in the business. The Theta Theta Chapter is striving this in the scholar Brother Don Thompson, after some early year to lift itself to first place race. Last it stood fifth season injuries, is acing into the select circle ship year, among ot halfbacks. Blocking tor him at end is Bob thirty-one fraternities on the campus. At the our last Lee. WhUe the other men have had game same time, we will attempt to repeat experience, sophomore Lee has yet to taste year's feat of winning the most athletic letters varsity competition. of all the fraternities, in addition to two Brother Pledge Middle White, a former star of captaincies (Brother Haas, hockey; Kentucky Military Institute, is the only Psi Flagg, track) . U out for freshman football. Pledges BiU Lee A pledge banquet was given by the house and "Corky" Cornwall, high school gridsters, on September 22 which was attended by a have elected to turn their college efforts goodly number of Alumni. It was greatly due toward track. The latter was an all-state to the enthusiastic help of our Alumni organ hurdler. ization that Theta Theta was able to as The recently concluded rushing season semble such a splendid class. gives another indication of the top place Psi A fall dance and a Mother's Club banquet UpsUon Fraternity holds on the Washington are being planned by the social committee, been set. campus. The most outstanding class in recent but the dates have not Jack Flagg years includes: two AU-Seattle swimmers, the Junior Ski Champion of the Northwest, four Associate Editor

NU University of Toronto

The Nu is once more reassembled and we with only severe cuts and bruises, due to his find ourselves stronger than ever and with coolness and ability. the brightest of prospects for a great year. Brothers Gord Wilson and Sid Sheldon The Brothers have been scattered throughout motored through the eastern states, visiting Canada, occupied with their respective posi the chapters en route, and expressed sincerely tions, but all glad to be together again. We their enjoyment and praised the chapters and find the largest active chapter in some years, their houses. Brother Sheldon later suffered and can boast a scholastic standing equal to a serious accident while working at the On any fraternity on the campus. The rushing tario Research Foundation and was laid up program is off to a grand start under the very tor six weeks, but now reports he is as good able direction ot Brother BiU McLean. Uni as ever. versity interests and offices have increased Brother Fred Rowell is again out to take amongst the Brothers, ever increasing the his place on the intercollegiate track team power ot our Fraternity upon the campus. after spending the summer competing at the WhUe interfaculty athletics have not yet Y.M.C.A. and at open events. Brother Rowell started, many ot the Brothers are expecting is this year the president ot the track associa to return to the various college teams. tion and reports along with Brother Bill Brother Ernie Robertson, president ot the McLean, manager of the team, prospects of undergraduate body, represented the Uni a successful season. versity of Toronto Flying Club at the Na Brother Herb Coons after several weeks tional IntercoUegiate Flying Meet at Akron, with the first footbaU squad has returned to Ohio; and together with Brother Henderson the track, being a member of last season's of the Iota Chapter were the only active Psi team. U's present. Later in the Canadian Auxiliary Brother Blake Tedman has been active Air Force he crashed from 3000 feet, escaping aU summer saUing successfully in a fourteen- THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON 61 foot dinghy with the best Canadian sailors ot proposed inter-collegiate dinghy racing this this class. Along with Brother John Smart he faU. is interested in a proposed University Sailing John L. Smart Club at Toronto and will be chosen for Associate Editor

EPSILON PHI McGill University

At the time ot ^^Titing the House teems with activity. Brothers are working hard to get it in shape for the opening of college and for the rushing season. Quite a number of the Brothers are to be seen in the stadium ot an afternoon playing football or running around the track. Brother FuUerton is performing on the half line ot the intercollegiate team, while Brothers Clarke and Harvie are out with the intermediates. Brother Todd is getting in shape for the three mile run in the track meet. Brother O'Neill and Pledge Willis are managing track and football teams, respectively. Scholastically the House is not lagging. Brothers Farr and Hendel were awarded scholarships for their high standing last session, while Brothers Duncan and Camp bell received prizes on their graduation last spring. During the summer Brother Piper was to be heard exercising his legal lungs on the air in a series of interviews and addresses. Brothers Ferguson, Campbell and Schwab left their footprints in various parts of Europe. John Pearson, Zeta Zeta '40, leading kicker T. A. Harvie on University of British Columbia Canadian Associate Editor Football Team.

ZETA ZETA University of British Columbia

the efficient A short summary of the fraternity set-up at City of Vancouver, management the University of British Columbia would of a fraternity house requires considerable skill. Freshmen are rushed and im seem to be appropriate for the benefit of the pledged Brothers in other chapters. The university mediately following the Christmas vacation, enrollment is 2400, and is fairly evenly di pending the results of their Christmas exam are at that vided between the two sexes. There are ten inations. Those who ineligible become in October of their fraternities on the campus which are gov time eligible Thus there are two erned by an Interfraternity Council. The sophomore year. rushing of seasons each But of the fra average size of any chapter at the end the year. enough situation as a whole! coUege year is about 30, with approximately ternity Zeta Zeta this off to a six to eight of these men staying at the House. The year got good of the Brothers The As the majority of the students come from the start with 23 returning. 62 THE DIAMOND OF PSI UPSILON first item of business is the fall rushing ot and Brothers Pearson, Dowrey, Drummond, upper classmen which will take place during and Teagle in first division athletics. the next two weeks. Functions in the offing for the Zeta Zeta Among the Brothers most active in cam- are the tall initiation, the informal party and pus affairs this year are Struan Robertson, a proposed interchapter party with the Theta who is on Student's Council as president ot Theta. All things point towards another the Literary and Scientific Executive; Mai- banner year for Psi U at the University. colm Brown on the Student's Campaign John E. Stark Committee for increased accommodation; Associate Editor

The Chi Journalfor October, contains the following material: "With registration and rushing successfully over, members of the Chi have settled down to a season busy with activities. First of all, congratulations are in order for Bill Mills '39, Jan Noyes '39 and Jim Rutledge '39 on being elected to Sphinx Head. "Their .election makes a grand total of ten seniors from the house in this society in which there are but 35 members in all. Other Psi U's in the organization are Bosson, Davis, McKeever, Spang, Stevens, VanRanst and White. Can alumni recall when the chapter had such a strong representation?" Congratulations to the Chi!

Brother Stark of the Zeta Zeta writes: "At the University of British Columbia there are two games of football, Canadian Rugby and English Rugby, each equally important. In the Canadian Football division are Brother John Pearson '40, who holds down the very important position of 'Kicker' on the squad; Brother Dick Dowrey '40, who plays end; Brother 'Bink' Drummond '41, playing blocking half. All of the afore mentioned Brothers play on the Senior Team. On the Junior Team are Brothers Leys Beaumont and Chris Stamatis. In the English Rugby division are Brother Ernie Teagle '41, who has been an important man to the team since hisfreshman year; also Brother Howie McPhee '39, well knownfor his sprinting ability, who has been for the past two years one of the main scorers of the team." CHAPTER ROLL OF PSI UPSILON

THETA�Union College College Campus, Schenectady, N.Y. DELTA�New York University 115 West 183d St., New York City

BETA�(Yale University) Inactive

SIGMA�Brown University 4 Manning St., Providence, R.I.

GAMMA�Amherst College South Pleasant St., Amherst, Mass.

ZETA�Dartmouth College Hanover, N.H.

LAMBDA�Columbia University 627 West 116th St., New York CUy

KAPPA�Bowdoin College 250 Maine St., Brunswick, Me.

PSI�Hamilton College College St., Clinton, N.Y.

XI�Wesleyan University High and College Sts., Middletown, Conn.

UPSILON�University of Rochester. Rochester, N.Y.

IOTA�Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio

PHI�University of Michigan 1000 HUl St., Ann Arbor, Mich.

OMEGA�University of Chicago 5639 UniversUy Ave., Chicago, III.

PI�Syracuse University 101 College Place, Syracuse, N.Y.

CHI�Cornell University Forest Park Rd., Ithaca, N.Y.

BETA BETA�Trinity College 81 Vernon St., Hartford, Conn.

ETA�Lehigh University 920 Brodhead Ave., Bethlehem, Pa.

TAU�University of Pennsylvania 300 So. 36th St., PhUadelphia, Pa.

MU�University of Minnesota. J 7.21 UniversUy Ave., S.E., Minneapolis, Minn.

RHO�University of Wisconsin 222 Lake Lawn Place, Madison, Wis.

EPSILON�University of California 1815 Highland Place, Berkeley, Calif.

OMICRON�University of Illinois 313 Armory Ave., Champaign, III,

DELTA DELTA�Williams College WUliamstown, Mass.

� Wash. THETA THETA University of Washington. .1818 E. 47th St., Seattle,

� Canada NU University of Toronto 65 St. George St., Toronto,

EPSILON PHI�McGill University 3429 Peel St., Montreal, Canada

� 1988 Western ZETA ZETA University of British Columbia Pkwy., Vancouver, Canada THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Scott Turner, President, Suite 2170, International Bldg., 630 Fifth Ave., New York City Phi '02 R. Boubke Cobcoran, Vice President, Union League Club, Park Ave. and 37th St., New York CUy Omega '15 Stephen G. Kent, Secretary, 1 Wall St., New York City Delta Delta '11 A. Northey Jones, Treasurer, 2 Wall St., New York City Beta Beta '17 Francis N. Bangs, 42 Broadway, New York City Lambda '10 Benjamin T. Burton, 120 Broadway, New York CUy Chi '21 Walter T. Collins, 15 Broad St., New York City Iota '03 Cadwallader Evans, Jr., Hudson Coal Co., Scranton, Pa Eta '01 Frederick S. Fales, 26 Broadway, New York City Gamma '96 Henry Hill Pierce, 48 Wall St., New York City Kappa '96 LeRoy J. Weed, 70 Fifth Ave., New York City Theta '01

Reinald Werrenrath, Hotel Westbury, 15 E. 69th St., New York City .. Delta '05 Henry Newbold Woolman, 132 St. George Rd., Ardmore, Pa Tau '96

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF PSI UPSILON

Benj. T. Burton, President, 120 Broadway, New York CUy Chi '21 Samuel Rosenberry, Vice-President, 15 Broad St., New York CUy Rho '23 0. B. Merrill, Jr., Secretary-Treasurer, 4S Wall St., New York CUy. .Gamma '25 Walter C. Baker, 555 Park Ave Theta '15 Russell Callow, University of Pennsylvania, PhUadelphia, Pa.. .Theta Theta '16 Fred G. Clark, The Crusaders, 100 E. 42nd St., N.Y.C Iota '13 C. A. Lockard, 630 5th Ave., New York CUy Pi '17 James M. Nicely, Guaranty Trust Co., 140 Broadway Omega '20 R. K. Northey, 14 Duncan St., Toronto, Canada Nu '12 Alfred H. Morton, N.B.C, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York CUy. . . .Omicron '19 Allan K. Ohashi, 165 Duane St., New York CUy Psi '30 Walter Robinson, 14 Wall St., New York CUy Lambda '19 Ddncan McGlashan Spencer, 1 Wall St. N.Y.C Tau '20 Scott Turner, SuUe 2170, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York City Phi '02