i e )~ 0 Perhaps the nlelnber. of our Fraternity are not exactly illiterate, but the frequency of the same authorship in the pages of The Archi at least suggests that not tnany have any particular thoughts or ideas to put out to the rest of the brothers or, if they have, they are insufficiently interested to write thetTI out for the editors to publish. e all like to read a live Arch£, but unless it is liberally supported by a fairly comprehen ive circle of contributors it is apt to become a little anlemic. In fact, the thought occurs that it tnight even be good practice for an architect to sit down ,and write a little something besides specifications and past-due check . OIAD III 'rI ~ERSIT HALL Courtesy Alumni Monthly I --------------------:----------------- Andronieus Invites All to OlylDpiad By G. E. Doedin:,!haus THE ARCHI Plans for the tenth Olympiad which is going to be held in Los Angeles next SUlll111er are nearing c0111pletion, and according to all reports it is going to Official Exoteric Publication of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. be one of the gre.atest event ever at­ tetnpted in this country. Most of the events are going to be held in Exposi­ Alpha Rho Chi fraternity \vas founded at the Universities of Illinois and 1Iichigan tion P'ark which adjoins the campus of the lJniversity of Southern California. on April 11, 1914. Nlembership limited to students enrolled in the departtnents of The Olympic stadiu111 has just been architecture or architectural engineering or in a professional course in landscape completed and will seat 110,000 people. architecture or interior decoration leading to a Bachelor's degree. A regulation swim111ing pool vvith a stadiu111 all of its own is being con­ structed, and eight tennis courts are be­ ing built for the cha111pionship tnatches. Millions of dollars are being spent, EFFLO E. EGGERT and thousands of visitors are being ex­ Managing Editor pected in Los Angeles. The Andronicus chapter \vill hold open house during the \vhole titne the games are in progress, HAROLD L. PARR FRANK S. MOORMAr and there are acco111nlodations for many to stay at the house. If you are COl11­ Business Manager Circulation Manager ing west in '32, plan to stay at the house. Vol. XIII DECEMBER, 1931 No.2 EDITOR~S MAIL BOX ANTDEMIOS David A. I(endall, '24, is now located ~ONTENTS at 109 Zebra St., Dunkirk, N. Y. Willian1 E. Hallauer, '22, sends a new address: 4132 Willys Parkway, Toledo, quarterly Sanguine and Azure 2 Ohio. Texas Scholarship Harry]. Hannan, '30, was married to t' Miss Helen Betty Rosenblatt, of Chi­ Illinois Deeorations fl cago, September 5, 1931. The Harmans P. I. ~. ~oDferenee are located at 805 S. Lincoln, Urbana, .. Ill. Tentative ~onventionProgralD DE~ETRIOS Tennis CbalDpion t. Frank Dickerson, '27, was married to True Stones in the Arch 4 Miss Catherine Zimmer, of Beaver Falls, Pa., last July. The Dickersons live at Ohio Decorations 6 Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y. Frank is Fraternity Editors Banquet' 8 working for aNew York engineer. Herman W. Lovejoy, w'23, is working Androllieus Weekly Exhibit ~- . '9 for the Calnpbell Window Co., with of­ ~bapters 10 fices in the Architects Building, New York. Mr. and :1\1rs. Lovejoy live at W. 8th St. there. MNESICLES Horace W. Tousley, '27, prelin1inary The ...~rehi of Alpha Rho ~lli is p blished five tilDes during bulletin, announces a six and one-half the eollege year~ in October~ DeeelDber~ February~ ...~pril and pound son born October 16 at the Silver June~ at 728 Goodrieh Ave.~ St. Paul Minn. · Cross Hospital, Joliet, Ill. 'The Tousleys now live at 1905 N. Prairie Ave., Joliet, Ill. According to his brother, Albert Tousley, who is Delta Chi's famed Endered as second class 111. ail 1natter October 23, 1923, at the post office at St. editor, Horace is architect's superintend­ Paul, Minnesota, under ~4ct of 1'v1 arch 3, 1879. ent on a high school building at Joliet. R2 Jph W. Haln111ett, '19, is teaching in the Architectural Depart111ent at the University of Michigan. We'll try to Subseription price is '2.00 per year in advanee. Life sub­ get a story for next issue. scription '10.00. Robert Cerny, '32, active chapter member, has been doing· considerable sketching and art work for the Minne­ sota Techno-Log. Engineering publica­ All members of the fraternity are invited to submit articles and photographs of tion. both active and alumni members. Photographs will be returned on request. All Wallace C. Bonsall, '24, and his wife material must be received by the first of the n10nth preceding publication date. have a new arrival at home by the nanle of Stephen Frederick, born October 9, A ddress all C01n111unications for publicaf1·on to the :AIanaging Editor} E (fio E. 1931. Eggert, 198 W. Pace1nont Rd., Colu11'z bus, Ohio. TOt: l~RCOI qU8,rterly Sanguine and AZllre I.,vl~ht P. EI~' As nearly as atll able to learn for a fraternity. For explanation of other features heraldry arose first as a Ineans of dis­ A good many fraternities, through reference must be made to the ritual tinguishing between knightly cOlnbat­ ignorance and inexperience, have pro­ lecture. ants at the jousts, lnuch like the nun1­ duced designs '\vhich are not particularly An interesting variation of the drawn bers on football players do now when successful or even practical. Others arn1S is the "banner." This was, as its it isn't 111uddy, and later to effectively have been more fortunate, and through nalne indicates, a slnall banner carrying distinguish the fatnilies of quality frolH rese.arch and study haye produced a the S:llne design as the anns, but oblong the ordinarv folks \vho did 1110st of the system of which they are rightfully in shape and carried on a pole. Often \vork. -' proud. One or two have originated de­ the banner was cut out of wrought iron In choosing a design for enlbellishing si gns \vhich are not heraldic at all, the and placed on a gable or a staff in the his arrnor, the knight chose eletllents 1110St successful probably being the yard as an enlbellishlnent. "",hich \\;ere sylllbolic of his experiences Three-T design of Phi Signla Kappa. Another point of interest in connec­ and position in life or his personal 'There are Inany interesting features tion with these arll1S is the installation tastes ,and preferences. On college fra­ of the ar111S approved by our 16th Con­ of chapter "difference ll1arks." This is ternity anns we often see the open book vention. A careful study of this design a revival of the ancient CUStOll1 in her­ probably indicating that l11embers of will disclose that it is not essentially aldry of distinguishing between the that fraternity are enthusiastic about different fronl that previously in effect, knight's sons by way of a par~icular their hooks; a laJllp and three stars also the only outstanding change being- the mark used on the arms. Marks ap­ lllake a good conlbination, three aces, I elitnination of the supporters on each proxilnating the ancient systeln are be­ Inean stars, being considered very good. side of the shield. ing adopted by each of our chapters. The tl~e of anns by college fraterni­ The quartering of the shield is an This is an innovation already in suc­ ties seenlS to have been a spontaneous heraldic reference to the creation of the cessful use by several of the best idea since; so far a, I know, there is national Fraternity through the joining organized national fraternities. no bridge between the fanlily arms of of Arcus and Sigrila Upsilon. The I anl of the opinion that heraldry as the English inllnigrants of Colonial cross-hatching: effect in the Nunlber 1 a decorative feature has been rather tinles and the gcowth of fraternitYdarn1s and 4_quarters_ i5 __ the _synlbol of "san­ neglected around our chapter houses, after the Civil \var. They Seetll to fit guine" or dark red, the horizontal lines being Inore or less secondary to the in nicely, however, with fraternity life in 2 and 3 representing "azure" or blue. je'\velry business up to now. N everthe­ and ~ create an interesting study particu­ These, the fraternity colors, are relninis­ less we are hopeful that our newly larly to students of architecture. Since cent of the colors of the original chap­ adopted heraldic system will add con­ the rules which early heraldry fonnu­ ters, Arcus' being Inaroon and blue, and siderable of interest and color to a very lated \vere based on sound principles of Siglna tTpsilon's yellow and blue. The interesting and colorful experience of design, they should certainly not be white rose '\vas the flower of Siglna life, nalnely college and fraternity days. ignored In setting np an heraldic systelll Upsilon. ~-------------, ~ ALPHA RHO CHI FRATERNITY <H/l,"'TE.r S • TH E. 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