Acacia Journal - May 1915 - Vol. 10, No. 3

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ACACIA FRATERNITY

W. G. MANN, Gr and Editor

AssociATE EDITORS

A. , \ , jENKINS, llarvard, 6o·State St., Boston, l\la

R. I. l\[uNDHENK, Ohio State Univer s ity, 0. S. U., Columbus, Ohio. . E. ON\'BEARE, Iowa State College, Sta. A, Ames, Iowa.

J. G. l\!ARSHALL, Lelaud Stanford, 1105 B u sh St., San Francisco, Cal.

VOL . X Cont ents for May , 1915

Towm OF ]EII'EL , PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL ExPO.ITJO • Froutispiece l\IA .ONIC EMBLEMS Broth et· Tl ' i fl iam Henderson -3 ON TO ALIFORNJA Associat e Editor J G. 'f arsltall

RAJLRO \D R ATrs TO AN FRAN I'> CO ANu RET uRN

PLA S FOR THE ONCLAVE

THE FIRST \ CIA ON LA\'E A D H AT<TER 1Hl8 FRS

TH E GR .\ DF

TH E ]O l' RNAL is published ovembe r , Feb ru a r y and May. Te r ms: One d o llar a year in advance. Si n g l e copies, thi r ty - five ce n ts. C h ecks and money orde r s should be made payable to Ha rr y E Ki l me r , Cen t e r view, l\Io.

Inc o rpo r ate d un d e r th e l aws of th e St a t e o f M i ch i gan P UBLICATION O FFICE

Menasha, Wis.

NATIONAL OFFICERS

GRAND PRESIDENT

GEORGE E. FRAZER . Urbana, Illinois

GRAND vICE - PRESIDENT

R. CECIL FAY Olathe, Kansas

GRAND TRE ASU RER

J. A. WOODWARD

Leetonia, Ohio

GRAND SECRETARY

HARRY E. KILMER

• Centerview, Mo.

GRAND EDITOR

W. G. MANN Seattle, Washington

TOWER OF JEWELS-PANAMA - PACIFIC EXPOSITION

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MASONIC EMBLEMS

"You wear the Square, but do you ha ve The thing th e Square denotes? Is the r e within your inmost soul That princ iple which should control All deeds, and words, and thoughts ? The Square of Virtue-is it there , 0 yo u , that wear th e Mason's Square?

"Yo u wear the Compass ; do you keep \ t\T ithin that ci rcle du e, That's ci rcum sc ribed by la w divine , Excluding hatred , envy, s in , Includin g all that' s true ?

The Com pa ss, does it trace that curve In s id e of which n o passions swerve?

"You wear the type of Deity; A h , br other! ha ve a ca re He w h ose all -see ing eye s ur veys Yo ur inmost thought s w ith open gaze , H e knows what thoughts ar e th e re! O h! se nd no light , irreverent word From sinful man to sinless God!

"Yo u wear the Trowel; do you ha ve That mortar old and pure , Made on the recipe of God, Recorded in His Ancient \ t\1 ord , · Indissoluble, sure?

A nd do you spread with master' s care

The precious mixture here and there ?

"My brother, if you will display These emblems of our art, Let the great moral that they teach Be deeply graven, each for each , Upon your honest heart! So they will tell to God and man, Our ancient, holy, perfect plan."

From address of District Grand Chaplain of Qu ebec, \\'ILLIAM HENDER SON.

ON TO CALIFORNIA

J. G. MARSHALL, Associa.te Editor

Brother Marshall's description of the Exposition is presented with the hope that it may influence those Acacians to attend the Conclave who have not reached any definite decision. This article assisted by the schedule of rates, and the "Plan for the Conclave" following should decide for every member, and cause him to make advance reservations for San Francisco.

Of course, all Acacians realize that the 1915 Conclave, to be held in S an Fran cisco August 31 and September 1 and 2 , will be one of the most important ever held in the history of the Fraternity. It will be the means of more firmly uniting the East with the West. It will be a time when the Western chapters will see the real power and strength of Acacia in tlie East and, on the other hand , the Eastern chapters will see the real worth and value of the Far West chapters to the National Organization. However, it cannot be denied that all Acacians who journey westward during the next eight m onths will find a real vVorld's Fair awaiting them, located along the southern shores of Golden Gate Harbor, just fifteen minutes ride from the heart of San Francisco. It cannot be denied that all Acacians are human and are more or less interested in pleasures anticipated; therefore, I wilf attempt to give you a very. vague idea of what California has to offer. And I say California because there are many wonderful things to be seen and enjoyed out here besides the exposition.

If you should arrive at Oakland Pier in the evening your first sight, on leaving the Pier, would be the lights from the Exposition Grounds reflected in the skies hovering over the city of San Francisco. Across the Bay will be seen San Francisco. And the lighting effect leads one to beiieve that it surely is a city of a thousand hills. The Ferry Building is a mass of electric lights, appearing as though it were a flame of fire anchored in the Bay. Behind you will be seen the lights from the many thousands of beautiful homes of Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda On your arrival in San Francisco, you find Market Street dazzling with lights, and from every lighting post a large basket of flowers and ferns attached, which should make you feel that California people, after all, are admirers of those things beautiful, and genuine lovers of nature, as well as keen in their business dealing for the "filthy lucre".

As you know, the Panama-Pacific International Exposition threw open its doors to the wo rld on the twentieth day of February. The attendance on the first day was the largest attendance that any World's Fair has recorded in any one day. Over a quarter of a ·million of people marched down Van Ness Avenue to the gates of the Jewel City. Perhaps most of the readers know very little about Van Ness Avenue, but it holds a very dear memory in the hearts of San Francisco people who lived here at the time of the disaster of 1906. The conflagration that swept over the city at this time was checked on Van Ness Avenue, and it was a rendezvous ror the thousands of people who were forced to flee to a place ot satety. The Fair has been running more than two months and the two and one-half million mark in attendance has been passed. The rainy season is over and the skies have been cleared of its clouds. The sun spreads forth its rays throughout the Golden State, but no spot seems to respond to the sunlight like the one along the southern shore of Golden Gate Harbor. where a real World's Fair has been erected by men, proficient in the art of building. At the present time, the palm drives, the arboretums, the courts.

and the lawns are trewn with flowers of a golden hue. The California poppy, daffodils, pansies, and jonquils are in bloom. oon the e will be replaced by others as the season journeys on.

All Californians believe, and I think have a just right to beli ve, that the Panama Exposition, in many ways, is the most wonderful expo ition that has ever been erected. \ onderful from an artistic standpoint; wonderful in its architectural aspect, which wa created by the mo t famou architects of the world; wonderful in its color scheme, which ha pro ed so pleasing and so restful to the eye; and wonderful in its lighting system , which has called forth more exclamations of amazement than have issued from the general public for many generations back. Harmony and beauty seemed to be the one ideal that the management had in view, and not only have the visitors been extravagant in their u e of the English language in endeavoring to describe how beautiful it all seems, but they have also recognized the Exposition as a powerful exponent for educational advantages as well.

All inventions, all works of art and literature, all economic and educational advancements, all research work, all medical and scientific discoveries , all agricultural and horticultural development could never be brought together in one place at one time, but at the Panama Exposition will be found as complete a library, as intricate and massive a laboratory, and as interesting and instructive a demonstration hall, comprising all the works of man, as has ever been collected together in one spot since the time Adam made his first appearance. ·

The Fair can be adapted to the disposition and temperament of the visitor. If you are a lover of music and art, the finest talent of the land has been engaged to p l ease you. Every day, in the Festival Hall, ar:t organ recital is given. At the Band Concourse and in the Court of the Universe. band concerts are staged. In many of the buildings, you will find music rendered by musicians of other lands, such as the Japanese Band, the Hawaiian Singers, the F rench Band, the Philippine Constabulary Band, etc.

The Art Building is built alongside of an Italian lake and covered with vines, through which appear the various statuary modeled after the perfect works found in the ruins of Greece and Italy. On the inside of this building is a wonderful collection of paintings and tatuary.

Those interested in inventions and science will find a collection of exhibits in the Machinery, Transportation, and Mines buildings that will take weeks of study in order to truly appreciate the real value of it all.

Those interested in educational and economic advancement and agricultural and horticultural developments should visit the Educational, Varied Industries, and Libera l Arts buildings, and the Agricultural, the Horticultural, the Food Products, and the Canadian buildings, and the Live Stock Exhibit.

early every state in the Union and every nation on the globe is represented at this Fair, either through its individual building or through some exhibit in some of the Exposition buildings. Some of them have very complete and interesting exhib i ts. However, most of the State buildings are more for places of social gatherings and all of them offer facilities that are very conducive to rest and comfo r t .

I shall not attempt to describe the different courts. The three most important are the Court of Four Seasons, the Court of the Universe, and the Court of Abundance.

The Tower of Jewels, nearly as tall as Eiffel Tov. er of Paris, sparkles in the sunlight like a jeweled goddess challenging the sunbeams that reflect the radiance from the many thousand jewels scattered over its peaks and domes

When one stands on Fillmore Hill and lo oks over the Grounds and on a cro ss the Golden Gate Harbor, you are con v inced that the building scheme all shows the meticulous efforts of man on the one hand to harmonize his masterpiece with the perfect work of nature on the other.

Perhaps enough has been said about the Exposition. The Zone, corresponding to the "Midway Plaisance" at the Chicago Fair, offers considerable amusement and fun.

I will hasten on in my efforts to tell you so mething about the things to see while in California. Here " around the Bay" (and when we say " around the Bay" , we mean the points of interest located on the Bay but not too far distant from San Francisco ) there are many things to be seen, such as a trip to Golden Gate Park, the largest city park in the world, a trip to the Beach and Sutro Heights. Across the Bay lie the Berkeley Hills a nd at the foot of these hills is located the University of California. I will not attempt to describe or compare the beauties in and around the University.

The University of California is perhaps the richest privately endowed State University in the United States. Aside from the · annual support received from the State, if some wealthy alumnus has not bequeathed a considerable sum of a million or more during the year, something surely has gone wrong. Mrs Phoebe Hearst has been the principal donor. She loves the University and has done a great deal for it. The Hearst" Hall and the Greek Theatre are gifts from Mrs . Hearst. while California. University can boast of many wonderful buildings and beautiful spots, perhaps the one thing that stands out above all the rest is the Greek Theatre, which has a seating capacity of five thousand people. From now on, every Sunday afternoon, those who are able to attend will be the recipients of talented musical feasts rendered by the most famous artists. It surely is an inspiring occasion to go there on a bright, sunny day with the blue sky above as the only roof and see the various colored gowns glistening in the sun, and listen to music which is always high class . California also can boast of a Campanile nearly five hundred feet high, which can be seen from the Exposition Grounds , towering towards the skies like a needle. Perhaps nothing is more conspicuous around the Bay, than is the large "C" which is embedded high on the hillside just back of the University. This "C" has its troubles around about the time that California's and Stanford's football giants are to meet on the gridiron. It is Stanford's stunt to paint the golden "C" red and it is California's duty to keep them from doing it.

California is only ten miles from San Francisccr-some would say "just across the Bay". Not very far from San Francisco is located another University which will be of interest to all Acacians-Stanford University only an hour's ride from San Francisco . Stanford University

the wealth of nator tanford, who at one time wa \'ery influ ntial in the railroad world. Hi entire earning , which amount d to over 3.),000,000, were turned over to the building of a niver ity. It campu , compri ing over three thousand acres of land , tret he out aero th foothill of the anta Cruz Mountain Range. It garden , it palm drive , it wood d fields and its building are famou the world 0\ er. The architect o de igned the entire University that it quadrangle , it arcade giYe that brilliant, arid so uthern feeling, such as one experience in traveling through pain, the land of the un . The Memorial Church, which co t in the neighborhood of $3.000,000, is one of the fine t churches ever erected. Ninety per centum of the interior wall are covered with mo aic, which wa de igned and IJiocked in Italy before being brought to this country. The earthquake of 1906 destroyed a considerable part of the University and the 1emorial Church was a total wreck, but it has ince been rebuilt and stands today as an exact duplicate of the original. Tho e who vis it tanford are forced to concede that, from a unique architectural standpoint, the University stands alone. t the present time the enrollment i about I,8oo. It i a coeducational school, although the registration for women i limited to five hundred (no limit placed on the men ). Three-fourths of the tudents and faculty live on the campus . The college i a mile from Palo Ito , the nearest city of any ize. It is thirty miles south of San Franci co and fifteen miles north of San Jo e. The Pacific Ocean lie twenty mile to the we t, behind the oast Range; while on the east lies the an Francisco Bay, and beyond, the Mount Hamilton mountain range. Located in the heart of the Santa Clara Valley, where California climate is conceded to be the mo t ideal, Leland Stanford Junior University is contributing its part in enlarging the possibilities in men and is offering its service to all tho e who may seek "Truth, Morality and \ iVisdom".

Santa lara Valley is another place of interest and beauty It i not a very large valley, but it is one of the weatlhie t spot in all California. It is famous for it s prunes , peaches and apricots. San Jo e is the largest city in this valley. At Santa Clara, one mile from an Jose, i located the anta Clara Mission, one of the oldest in California. AI o at anta Cla ra is located the anta Clara University, a Catholic institution with an enrollment of over fifteen hundred.

Across the Bay, north from San Francisco. in Marin County. are many rustic places to visit. A trip in the evening to ausalito gives one a real bird's-eye view of the Exposition at night time. Also a trip to Muir ·woods and up Mt. Tamalpias are well worth the time and money. The cog road running up Mt. Tamalpias is said to be the most crooked road in the world. A trip to Half Moon Bay, on down to Santa Cruz and back to the ctty via Big Trees will reveal some of the wonders that you have read about as characteristic of California. At Big Trees will be found a forest of the real big redwood tree that are twenty - five feet in diameter and three hund reel feet tall.

I will close thi de criptive article by giving you some information as to what California and Stan ford are doing toward making the Conclave a errand affair for Acacia. The delegates will be housed in the California house, but all their meetings will be held in an Francisco. I don't dare give the program away as the "boys" have planned some surprises. One day will be given over for a visit to Stanford. At the banquet, it is

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planned to ha ve the largest gathering of Acacia men in the history of the organization. An active campaign is being made to have every Acacia alumnus in California present. California and Stanford Chapters plan on being there in toto. The Alumni here on the Coast have organized am! hold themselves out to receive all Acacians with open arms that may com e thi s way. In fact, the Alumni organization has planned a little program for the Al umni guests who may be here for the Conclave. Enough has been said. \ Ve are going to have one grand time on August 31 and September 1 and 2, 1915.

PLANS FOR THE ACACIA CONCLAVE

AUGUST 31, SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2, 1915

The joint committee, A. R. Keith, AI. Cornell; K. C. Leebrick, AI. Calif.; S. B. Shaw, AI. Stanford; Harry Neal, Ac Stanford; and Benj. H. Pratt, Ac. Calif., of the California, Stanford, and the San Francisco Alumni chapters, has drawn up the following program or plan for the Acacia Convention to be held in San Francisco August 31 to September 2 , inclusive , and respectfully submits it to you for your approval.

During the Conclave the delegates will be housed in the California Chapter house, 2634 Bancroft 'Nay, Berkeley, Cal., and in the nearby fraternity houses. Accommodations will be ready Monday morning, August 30. Luncheon and dinner will be served at the chapter house for the delegates on that day. It will not be possible to entertain delegates at the chapter house before this date. Breakfast will be served each morning in the chapter house at 7:30. The delegates will take a train in front of the house at 8:10 for San Francisco. This will allow ample time to reach the Masonic Temple, where the business meetings wi ll be held, by 9 :30. All meetings will be held in this Masonic Temple with the exception of the evening session for committee meetings, which will be held in the chapter house in Berkeley. The following is the program for the transaction of the business of the Conclave. Tuesda ·yJ August JI.

9:30 a. m. to 12 :oo a. m. Business session. (A few minutes to be devoted to the formal welcoming of the delegates.)

2 :oo p. m. to 5 :oo p. m. Business session.

8 :oo p. m. Committee meetings.

TVe dn esda y , S e pt e mber I

9 :30 a m. to 12 :oo a m. Busine s ses ion.

2 :oo p. m to 5 :oo p. m Busine s session. Th ur sda')l, September 2

9 :30 a. m. to 12 :oo m. Business session.

2 :oo p. m. to final adjournment. Business session .

6 :30 p. m . Fraternity Banquet.

It has been the desire of the committee not to permit the entertainment to interfere with the business of the Conclave. In order, however , that the delegates may see something of San Francisco and Oakland, it has been arranged that they be entertained at luncheon each day at s ome cafe peculiar to S an Francisco , while the trip to Oakland will be accomplished by having dinner at the Hotel Oakland on the way back to Berkeley, for the evening es ion at the chapter house.

The visit to the Exposition as a body will be made ' ' ednesday , eptember I, following the adjournment of the afterno on session. Dinner will be served within the grounds, after which the San Francisco Alumni Chapter will be ho s ts for the remainder of the evening, entertaining the delegates at the concessions, etc.

All possible pressure will be brought to bear before and during the Conclave to get every delegate and all members of the Grand Council to make a trip to Stanford University on Friday, September 3, 1915. The delegates will take the early morning train to Palo Alto , where they will be met by the Acacia boys from Stanford and there entertained throughout the day. The expense of the trip to Stanford will be borne by the California and Stanford Chapters together. The entertainment at Stanford will be put up by the Stanford boys. With the· return from Stanford, the California and Stanford Chapters will deem themselves free from further obligations in the way of entertainment.

The committee have worked out these plans in detail and are sure that the expense of the Conclave while in session and the entertainment will not exceed the five hundred dollars which the Stanford and California Chapters have arranged to raise.

Signed

A. R. KEITH, K. c. LEEBRICK, s. B. SHAW, HARRY NEAL, BENJ. H. PRATT.

THE TENTH GRAND CONCLAVE

SAN FRANCISCO

1915

THE FIRST GRAND CONCLAVE

Held in Ann Arbor , Michigan , June 26 to 30 , 1905

Rig/it to left-Earl E. iller, Stanford and California; C. G. Hill, i\Iichigan; Oli, er L. Claflin, Kansas; Chas. R. Weeks, Nebraska. Cha rt

.Tames i\I. Cooper

Benjamin E. DeRoy

Edward E. Gallup

.T. Waldo Hopkins

Clarence G. Hill

Harvey J. Howard

George A. Malco l m

Harlan P Rowe

Oliver J. Claflin

Ernest R. Ringe

William J. Marshall

Ha r la n P. Rowe

Ra l ph B Scatte r day

Char l es A. Sink

Harry B. Was hbu rn

W. S . Whee l er

John Westover

Clarence G. Hi ll

E. Miller

"THE GRANDFATHER OF ACACIA "

CIIARLES A INK, .B. Michigan 1904

Secretary University of Michigan School of Music

bout a year ago, when a larg e group of alumni and acti\·e memb rof Michigan Chapter were a embled about a sumptuou banquet table, celebrating the completion of Michigan's new home, to which all had looked forward for so long a time, many responses were made, and during the course of the evening naturally many compliments and euloo-ie were heaped upon the shoulders of those who had founded the Fraternity and who had he n active in its progress and development, especiall} in it early day On that evening, memorable to Michigan Chapter. nearly a dozen 'father · of Acacia" were born, and all of them were worthy of the di tinction. for all had made di tinct and va luabl e contributions to the cause.

The writer as one who, while neither claiming nor de en ing any pecial credit himself, but as one who was familiar with the ideals and conditions from which Acacia sprang, even before these "fathers of cacia" had taken a hand in the "bringing up" of their children, in an in formal talk, "revealed" unto the brothers assembled, some of the "prehistoric" history of which he alone was cognizant. He revealed that while there were ri ghtfully many "fathers of Acacia," there was, and could be, but one "grandfather of cacia"; namely, our distinguished brother, Doctor \V. J. Marshall. now of Paulson, Idaho.

Brothers present at that time besought the writer to at some time "writ up" the substance of his remarks, that thi portion of Acacia' "unwritten" history might be preserved and handed down to posterity. in order that a record of the ear ly doings of Acacia's "grandfather" might not be lost.

In pouring this additional light on Acacia's embryonic history the writer hopes and feels sure that the brothers at large will pardon \vhatever personal allusions may be necessary in describing Brother Marshall's original vision, for the writer wishes again to disclaim any special credit for the founding of our beloved Fraternity.

In the year 1900, the writer ente red the University as a fre hman. and a few days th reafter, when stro lling through the campus in all hi freshness, was accosted by a gentlema n who had observed a l\fasonic pin on the lapel of his coat, and was invited to attend a meeting of the Masonic Club that evening. The writer did so and incidentally met a number of good fellows, joined the club, and got better acquainted with his host , Doctor Marshall. During that year the writer through occasional vi its at the Masonic Club Lecame his warm friend.

Doctor Marshall then left college for two years and the writer' interest in the cluu waned somew hat, and incidentally, during this ame period the club as an organization also waned, so that by the end of the school year 1902-03 it had practically reached the foot of a gradual decline. During that year few underclassmen had been admitted to membership and the outgoing graduating class sapped from the organization nearly all of what remained of life.

Among the new members taken in that year, at the very last meeting, by the way, were Brothers C. J Hill (w ho afterward became one of Acacia's

greatest men ) and our old friend Ben DeRoy who has since made a name fo r him se lf in the Philippine Islands. These two men came into the organization so late that year that they hardly got into the spirit of the club, if th e r e still remained a spirit, and in fact at that time only partially completed their initiatory rites which consisted of signing the secretary's book and paying the annual fee of a dollar or two. They signed the book, but did not pay their fees that year (they were both "long-headed").

The next scene opens shortly after college began in the fall of 1903· The writer was at work in the University Library when a good looking, bewhiskered gentleman approached him and said: "Hello, Sink." It took the writer some little time to recognize his old friend, Marshall, beneath this disguise, for he had been out of college two years, but the reunion was all the more hearty for these few moments of suspense.

Marshall immediately began, in the spirit of a first class lawyer, to ply questions regarding the demise of the old Masonic Club in which he had been a moving spirit and had been so greatly interested . During his absence from college he had learned of the infant's ill health, but had not learned until his return that it was so nearly dead.

The writer gave him as much information as possible and, to be frank, tried to carry an air of interest. Marshall was all enthusiasm. He would not believe that his pet organization could fail. Several times within the next few days he met the writer and each time the Masonic Club was the burden of his conversation He talked it, he ate it, and evidently slept it, for he always had some new idea and finally intimated to the writer that the whole trouble with the organization was "its lack of centralization."

"We have got to reorganize it on a Fraternity basis," he said . "We will take in only those who are interested and will work and those who will have the organization at heart, rather than keep it open to all the Masons of the University, thus making it everybody's business and in the end nobody's business."

The writer, not because he actually believed it possible, but out of regard for his friend, and not having the heart to discourage him, reluctantly agreed.

Shortly after this Marshall succeeded in locating our two "halfbrothers ," Hill and DeRoy, and the four of us finally got together and threshed out things and after a few informal conferences decided, or rather Marshall decided for us, that we would organize a Fraternity. Just how, or when, or where , nobody but Marshall seemed to have any idea

After much debate, we decided to continue for a time under the constitution of the Masonic Club. Doctor Marshall got in touch with the last president who called a meeting according to the constitution, in Hill's room. on Fifth Avenue, I think , and we four organized, held an election in which we each succeeded in getting an office, and then proceeded to hunt for new members of the Masonic Club, with the intention of taking in a reasonable number of upperclassmen, after which we would disband as a Masonic Club and reorganize as a Fraternity. ·

This plan was followed , and among the first members to be taken in by the club of four were H. P. Rowe, of Bad Axe, Michigan; Doctor H. J. Howard , now of Canton, China; George Malcolm, now Dean of the College of Law in the Philippine Islands; E. E . Gallup, Superintendent of Schools, Monroe, Michigan. A little later Brothers Scatterday and Ringo, both

prominent lawyers in the ·west, Jerry Hawkins and\ a hburn of California , Doctor Cooper of Detroit, and \V. S. ·wheeler, a prominent Detroit attorney. were invited in.

The se lection of these men and the preliminary ar ran ge1,1ent for reorganization as a frate rnit y con sumed a period of everal month and carried us well toward the e nd of the ye ar 1903-04. II of these men, in every way, made esse ntial contributions to ou r beloved Fraternity. ll worked hard and industriously, without envy or jealou sy, and each one is worthy the name "Fathe r of Acac ia ," but from the above story which i essentia ll y true except as to possibly a few unimportant details, it is plainly obvious tha t Doctor Ma r s hall alone is worthy of the title of cacia's "Gran dfather. "

He it was who saw the opportunity and the need fo r s u ch an o r ganization, and he it was w ho k ept persistently at it. He had been acti e in the old Masonic Club in all it s endeavors. He realized whe re strength was needed and w her e the weak spots were. During his two years' absence from co lle ge whe n reports of the club's failure were reaching him , he got the id ea of a new orga nization of the fraternity t ype which would be f r ee from so many internal weaknesses. He it was who alone, upon his r eturn to co llege in the fall of 1903, with no support except the enthusiasm of his two " half-brothers ," Hill and DeRoy , and the feigned enthusiasm, if I may con fess , of his only "full" brother , the writer, succeeded in welding them together and in quietly, but firmly and persistently, forcing t o the front hi own idea of a Fraternity until finally his dream was realized .

I am happy to say that when I last saw my good friend in June of last year, after an absence of several years from Ann Arbor, the scales had dropped from his eyes, and he fully realized, I think for the first time, that after all, his labors had not been in vain, that it was no dream but a living reality, and that the Acacia Fraternity had at last taken its place as one of the great , if not the greatest, educational Fraternity of the world.

THE WORK OF THE 19 15 CONCLAV E

BY GEORGE E. FRAZER, Grand President

The Acacia Conclaves have been notable for the free exchange of views between delegates. The reports from delegates as to conditions in their chapters are always the most valuable part of the Conclave work. Each delegate should come prepared to discuss the membership and finances of his chapter. We grow by taking counsel together. If your chapter has a social custom, or a method of "rushing" prospective members, or a financing scheme that is working well, your delegate should come to the Conclave prepared to spread the good news to the representatives of other chapters. Delegates should come prepared to report the attitude of their chapters on the moot questions that the Conclave will attempt to settle. There will be discussion, and perhaps legislation, on the practice of one or two chapters in pledging men not Masons. S_o also should be free _discussion of the attitude of one of the chapters m refusmg to buy the offic1al badge. What shall we do with chapters that refuse to obey national legislation? I am glad to say that I know of but a few violations of Acacia law and these seem to be of a minor character.

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The time that the Conclave can give to chapter reports is necessarily limited . Your delegate shou ld be prepared to answer promptly all reasonable questions .

The 1915 Co ncla ve should conside r carefully some plan for the regular i n spection of chapters. Shall we divide the chapters into districts, and elect a v ice-pr es ident o r district dean for each group? I s a scheme of interchapter visi tati on and report feasible? Sha ll we provide a traveling Grand Sec r etary cha r ge d w ith the duty of inspecting each chapter? Perhaps the Conclave can wo rk ou t a plan combining the best elements in all three suggestions. It see ms to me to be highly important that we provide a plan under which each chapter will secure the benefits of an annual v isitation and in spec tion.

Th e 1914 Conclave concerned itself ve r y largely with the re vision of the const ituti on and by-laws. I trust that much of this work will stand for some time without f urther re visio n. At the same time the fraternity must be governed by majorit y rule if it is to go forward with all its initial enthusiasm The 1915 Conclave should pass s uch legi slation as is needed to give us a comp lete code of laws.

The Conclave at San Francisco will be called upon to consider the merits of petitioning clubs. New charters must be granted with the greatest consideration. " The Triangles" Club of Texas University will be made the subject of a report by the Grand Vice-president.

The brethren on the Pacific coast are making earnest effort to prepare a program worthy of a large attendance. After all , one of the great functions of our next Conclave is to aid the enthusiasm and zeal of our coast <::hapters. Let us ha ve strong delegates ably supported by several alumni from each chapter.

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R. CECIL FAY, Grand Vice-president

\ 1\lha t is the status of an alumnus member who affiliates and becomes an active member of some other chapter?

By status, I mean what is his relation to his former chapter? If .I remember correctly, at the last Conclave, the question was asked, and Frazer ruled , or rather stated, that he lost his identity in so doing, with his former chapter.

I believe that view is incorrect, and if that interpretation be put on it, it will serve as a barrier to prevent a good man from affiliating with other chapters, with which he might have the opportunity to affiliate, and become a strong member thereof. To give a concrete illustration: Harry A. Geaque , who is an alumnus of Waw Chapter, now lives at the house at Kansas , and is desirous of becoming an active member of the Kansas Chapter, but upon taking the matter up with his former chapter, they referred him to the interpretation put upon such an action by Grand President Frazer, and said they would be glad to have him make any arrangements that were satisfactory in the way of paying dues, etc., to the Kansas Chapter, but did not want to lose him from their ranks, and have his relations with them entirely severed.

Thu s you see he is t ied up, because of their refusal to give the necessary con s ent , and they are basing th ei r refusal on what I believe to be a miscons truction and a misinterpretation.

A s I v iew it , when a man graduates or lea ves college, he automatically becom es an alum ni member of the chapter of wh i ch he was an active member. Th e alumni of any c hapter do not compose a distinct body , there is no entity , and there is absolutely nothing that should prevent a person from affiliating with some o ther chapter. If a definit e orga niz ed body existed in the form of an alumni association of that chapter , and he was a part of it , and co ntributed t o it , and if the boundary lines were so fixed that n o one e x cepting a lumni members of that chapter were eligible, then it might be said that beco ming active in some other chapter , he would cease to be a member of that alumni association, but in the absence of those clearly ·d efined lines, I see no reason why a man may not co ntinue to be a member of that myster ious something, which is called the alumni, and at the same time be a member of some other chapter.

Of cou r se, the argument is advanced by some, they reasoning along the line s of analogy, taking Masonic jurisdiction , as an example , that when a man affiliates with one lodge, that he loses his identity with his former lodge. That is th e case in the Masonic lodge, but why, because membership in the various lodge s is of a permanent nature , while in the case of a chapter of the Fraternity it is not. A person is an active member only while he is in college , according to the constitution and by-laws, and local rules and regulations of our various chapters , as they exist in the United States today.

A man after graduation, and for the lack of a better term, is called an .alumni member, bears no more relation to his former chapter than one of us do to a Knight of Columbus, so his activities having ceased, and there being no distinct or defined body of which he then becomes a member, I see no reason why he should not be free to affiliate with some other chapter. Of course, this cannot possibly apply to the active chapter , and it would be as absurd for a man to try to be active in two chapters as it would for l1im to try to belong to two separate and distinct Masonic lodges, but a man may leave the vicinity of his mother lodge, and be gone from now until eternity , and so long as he pays his dues, he is still an active member in good standing in that lodge.

In our Fraternity chapters , I again point out the fact that the case is entirely different. A man upon graduating or leaving college is automatically no longer a member of that chapter and there is absolutely no provision made for paying dues to that chapter.

At the last Conclave, I endeavored to have incorporated in the by-laws a system of alumni dues, thereby making the alumni body a clearly defined body with boundary lines and limits, duties and obligations, and corresponding benefits , but this was turned down, and I still insist that today the .alumni of the chapter is nothing more than a common dumping ground in which to place the name of a man, who has once been active, but who has -finished his career.

In my own case, for instance, I am a member of the alumni of three .chapters in which I have been active, I am now contributing to the building fund of three, and my interest in the Kansas Chapter is not lessened by .any expenses as an active member in the other two chapters, as I think is

evidenced by the number of visits that I make to the Kansas house, and the amount of interest I take in them. I have conferred the work at Kansa on several different occasions, during the past two years, but, of course, thi is not an argument on which to base a judicial decision, and as stated above I based mine upon what I deem to be a fact, that there are no clearly defined lines surrounding or governing that body which is called the alumni, and no co nflict s hould come of its members joining another chapter and becoming active therein.

THE NEXT GRAND CONCLAVE

BY HARRY E. KILMER, Grand Secretary

We wish in this article to call attention to a number of matters that we generally leave for the closing pages of our report to the Conclave. These recommendations are general in their nature, and we believe it will be better to give our suggestions for the Co1.1clave now, in so far as possible, rather than to wait until the report is read in the Conclave. This will give time and oppo rtunity for discussion in the chapters and the delegate will be better equipped to act , if action is deemed advisable by the Conclave.

One or two matters we wish to note before we pass to the real discussion . Vve will probably have a general letter as to -the time and place, credential blank and printed program for the Conclave distributed before this reaches you. The time will be from August 31 to September 3· The place of meeting will be the Masonic· Temple at San Francisco. Tickets should be purchased to San Francisco and delegates will go out from there to Berkeley.

So much for the time and place. Another matter that we wish to make clear to the delegates and to all alumni attending the Conclave, is that the California and Stanford Chapters have undertaken to furnish the entertainment for this Conclave out of their own funds. But they are only obligated to furnish entertainment for the delegates and officers of the Conclave. VI ' e call attention to this fact, because we do not want an unfair burden placed on these chapters. The hospitality of these chapters cannot be questioned. They will want to do more than they are able to do. We must not allow them to do this, no matter what their desires are in the matter. The delegates will be housed in the chapter house at Berkeley. They will be ready to entertain delegates for luncheon on Monday, August 30. Delegates should arrange their schedules so as to arrive Monday in Berkeley. Be sure that your delegate arrives on time for the opening session of the Conclave. A delegate who arrives about the second day of the Conclave can do little for his chapter. Committee appointments have been made by that time , and the work is under way. It is hoped that the delegates and alumni may be able to go to Palo Alto for the last day of the Conclave. Upon the return of the Conclave members to San Francisco from Palo Alto the entertainers will be free from further obligation.

These suggestions are not made to keep alumni away. They are wanted and no doubt the chapters will desire to entertain all visitors. They should not be allowed to do so. Accommodations will be made for all visitors and we advise that you write Brother B. H. Pratt, 2634 Berkeley Way, so' that all arrangements can be made.

One o f the hard tasks before this Conclave is to provide for the codification of our laws. vVe would suggest that the present committee be retained for this work and that the committee be empowered to go through the amendments and by-laws and make corrections in grammar , punctuat ion , and clarifying and revising the laws so there will be no conflicts The pre s ent proposed amendments will have to be gone over carefully at the Conclave. The report of the Grand Cou n cil will have some suggestions, no doubt, calling for corrections and omissions in the present law.

We have urged for so long a uniform accounting system, that we do not feel that it would be wise to go into the arguments We should have such a system, first for the good it will do the chapters in conducting their affairs , and second because these reports from the chapters would aid the national officers in their work. By all means we should havt; a system that will show all money received by the chapter officers and how it was expended. The books should show this not only for today but for all time. The present system does not seem to meet with the approval of the chapters. But whatever action is taken as to the present system, let us be sure and keep a uniform system of accounting in the chapters.

The present contract with the official jeweler will expire on July r. The Fraternity has had an opportunity to test out the p r esent plan for one year. Your delegate should know how the plan has worked in your chapter. The real question to be decided here is whether you have been able to secure as good a pin as you could have obtained e lsewhere and at the same price. Each pin sold under the present plan brings in two dollars to the general fund and it will amount to a considerable sum by the close of the year. You may want the pin sold cheaper to the chapters and thus take away the· money now obtained for the general fund by the sale of pins. \?V e have not had the opportunity to meet the members of the different chapters but your delegate should know your wishes in this matter. It is not probable that the present Grand Council will enter into any contract for an official jeweler. The matter will rest until after the adjournment of the next Conclave.

Let us make this a Conclave where many things are attained. The way to d o thi s is to send men who know what your chapter wants and will try to get it.

The Tenth Grand Conclave

SAN FRANCISCO AUGUST 31-SEPT. 3

1915

ALUMNI O RGANIZATIONS

J. A. WooDWARD, Grand Treanwer

Every Acacian should be vitally interested in the National Fraternity , a s well as the progress of his particular chapter. Up to this time the center of interest has been the active chapter and the main alumni organization has been that of chapter alumni associations These have a very important place and have functioned largely in the building up of the various chapters and of the National Fraternity They will always be necessary and everything should be done to encourage their growth and usefulness.

\\hat we need is an enlargement of this idea to be national in scope , and which would bring together the members of all chapters in any particular locality. In this way the whole Fraternity might benefit by the counsel of our alumni and the development of the greater Acacia spirit. From this time on our growth will be largely internal and the field of alumni chapters is one that should receive special attention. With the exception of New York, Chicago, and some of our larger cities, we have no national alumni organizations. ·There are several reasons · that may be advanced by way of explanation: ( 1) we are a young fraternity, ( 2) our alumni are broadly scattered, relatively few being concentrated at any one point, and (3) until recently we have had no directory. Vvith the continued growth of the Fraternity and the distribution of the directory, most of these obstacles may be overcome.

Each man should consult the directory and get in touch with the Acacia men in your locality. Plan some get-together function through which they may become acquainted. Do not wait until you get ten members to form an alumni chapter, but start an informal· organization with two or three or as many as you can find to form a nucleus. In such cases the best plan seems to be that of moderate priced luncheons at some convenient place. In this way the men come to know each other and to have a proper interest in the National Fraternity, as well as their local chapter. As our alumni list continues to grow, you will have a little ci r cle to welCome the new brother to your locality.

Get busy and start this movement. Don't wait for someone else, but assu_me the responsibility yourself. The others will gladly cooperate. The NatiOnal Officers will lend the1r assistance in every way possible. In a la r ge measure the future growth and p r ogress of our Fraternity depends upon the success of this movement-so do your part.

THE TENTH GRAND CONCLAVE

SAN FRANCISCO

AUGUST 31-SEPT. 3

1915

THE HARVARD CLUB SYSTEM

. H. H. CRAWFORD

The following article, by an Acacian from Illinois affiliated with Harvard chapter, is the second of a series of articles which we hope to secure from our different chapters in an effort to understand present day university life in this country. The first was Brothet' Driehaus 's article . "One View of the Columbia Situation ," presented in the February }OIUrnal. By these we hope the Fraternity can help fit itself to take an active part in the direction of that life according to Acacia ideals

A Harvard College man would, perhaps, have emphasized more the influence of city social forces of a complex university organization, and of numerous dormitories, and the difficulties of tracing the direct influence of the "Club System" on university life, but it would be difficult for him to present a more unbiassed and generally accurate sketch of club life. He would very likely call attention to the fact that the clubhouses rarely have member s residing in them.

The Harvard club system has for its chief characteristic, complexity. It is purely a "Harva rd" system, being entirely different from the regular fraternity system at most American educational institutions, the Yale fraternity and senior society system, or the Princeton open-club system. At Princeton a man belongs to one club at the most, a fraternity man to one fraternity only; but a popular Harvard man may and frequently does swear allegiance to as many as a half dozen clubs.

The entire club system is founded upon a single organization, ".the Institute of 1770." This club elects ten groups of fifteen men each from the sophomore class. The first eight tens become automatically members of the Dickey, or D. K. E. Club. Election to these societies amounts to little more than a certificate of prima facie eligibility to other clubs, which draw their members almost exclusively from this common source. In this way a man is stamped within two years at most as being of club material or not. vVe shall see later, however, that the membership of the "final" and semifinal or waiting clubs include between twenty-five and forty men who do not belong to the Institute.

The Institute of 1770 has a large clubhouse of its own, and a man once elected to membership retains his active membership until ·he leaves the University. However, the actual management of the club's affairs is in the hands of the sophomores.

The Dickey , which is an outgrowth of a defunct chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon, does not maintain a special clubhouse, although its members have rooms and separate initiation ceremonies of their own apart from the Institute.

Soon after election to the Institute most of the members go into the "waiting" or "semifinal" clubs, as they are called. In joining a "waiting" club, a man expresses his preference for a certain "final" club. However, there are only three "waiting" clubs, exclusive of the Phoenix, and seven "final" clubs. A man may belong to but one of the three waiting clubs. Their membership averages about thirty members.

All of the clubs, except where indicated to the contrary, have their own houses. Once a man joins a club he pays dues right through his college career. A Harvard undergraduate may belong to as many as seven clubs. the fees and dues of one of which will sometimes amount to several hundred dollars. It is seen that club dues may become quite the most important item in the undergraduate budget. ·

The three "waiting" clubs are the Kalumet, the Sphinx, and the Iroquois. Most of the men in the Kalumet go into the A. D. final club; while most of those in Sphinx join the Porcellian, or "Pork" as it is generally

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termed. The Ir oquois memb e r s pre f er the " final ", " Fly. " The Phoenix C lub , bef o re mentioned , is neither a "final " nor a " waiting" club , although it ha s s ome feature s o f both. Men ma y have membership in any of the three w aiting club s and al s o in Phoenix , y et its members are n ot dependent either up on th e w aiting club s or even upon the Institute, although nearly all its member s d o belong to the Institute. Its members are usually distinguished for their prominence and acti v ity in the undergraduate life of the Univ ersity. It i s an important unit in the club system , and i s regarded b y many as the v ery be s t club , all thing s considered , in Cambridge. It is certainly the mo s t representati v e club , w ith the exception of the Hasty Pudding . Members of Phoenix go t o all of the se v en "final" clubs , though many of them join either the A. D.; Digamma , or " Fox ," as it is called ; Delphic , called the " Gas"; or the Owl. About half of the Phoenix members do n ot enter "final " clubs.

The A. D. and "Pork" are composed almost exclusively of the members of old Boston and New York families , at any rate of men who are socially prominent or whose families are socially prominent in those cities and v icinity. The " Spi " u s ed to be composed very largely of New York men and· this tendency still exists. The Gas , Fox , Owl , and Fly are much alike. Supposedly they do not emphasize length and grandeur of lineage , but lay greater stress upon pr ominence in undergraduate affairs. Individual personality is , of course , an essential with all the clubs.

The "final" final clubs are ev en more exclusi v e than Greek-letter fraternities , so that harmony of personalities becomes the greatest es sential to their internal success. I use the word exclusive in its strict literal meaning . I do not refer at all to the attitude , whate v er it may be , of club members t ow ard nonmembers in the under g raduate life of the Uni v ersity .

Although an undergraduate may bel ong to a half dozen clubs, he usually regards his "final" club, if he belongs to one , as more important and personal to him than all the others. The life of a "final" club is very similar to that of a fraternity. The men eat meals at the clubhouse , and spend a great deal of time there. The "final" clubs are strictly exclusive. No undergraduate not a member is admitted to a "final" clubhouse, and members of one "final" club may n ot enter the house of another "final" club .

There is absolutely no "rushing" of men by the clubs at Harvard in the sense that the term is used of fraternity maneuverings for new members. Pr.ospective member s are "looked over" on the out s ide, in the "waiting" clubs and elsewhere.

There are a few clubs yet unexplained. One of these is probably the most famous of Harvard clubs, the Hasty Pudding. This club is composed >f about o?e hundred member.s , "' ho a:e usually elected during their junior yea:. . It IS seen that there Is. a. choice of men for the Institute in the then a very Similar choice near the end for the Hasty Puddmg. VIrtually every man of prominence makes the Hasty Pudd" Th · d f h · mg. e captams an managers o t e athletic teams editors and manag f h bl · d · ' ers o t e pu 1cati?ns, an men promment for personal qualities are elected. The Hasty Puddmg takes men regardless of previous club affiliations M men this club who have not belonged to any other. Likewise fraternity men. es

One of the most distinguished clubs in Cambridge is the Signet, the only real literary club in the college. It , like the Hasty Pudding, chooses men regardless of other club relations, and is composed of twenty-eight members, chosen in four sevens (7's) from the junior class. Then there is the 0. K. Club about which little is heard. It is really a defunct literary society, meeting occasionally for nonliterary purposes . The Stylus is supposed to be a literary club, but has degenerated into a small social organization that has little purpose or value, although it has a house of its All of the other clubs mentioned, except the Dickey, have houses of their own. '

Outside the "system" there are a few clubs as yet unmentioned . The Harvard Union i s open to all students at the university upon paying a fee of ten dollars. It has a large , handsome building with large reading rooms and dining room. Only members are admitted and membership is optional.

There are two big sectional clubs, the Western and the Southern Clubs , which have clubhouses and are very active. Both have big banquets each year, and the members of the Southern Club hold teas on Sunday afternoons.

The Pi Eta, another cl u b, has a large, attractive clubhouse and a rather large membership Its members give a comic opera each year in the theater within their clubhouse.

The following Greek-letter fraternities have chapters at Harvard: Alpha Phi S igma, Delta Upsilon, Kappa Sigma Phi, Kappa Epsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsi lon, Sigma Alpha Phi , and Theta Delta Ch i . Membership in a fraternity bars an undergraduate from membership in "final" or "waiting" clubs, although fraternity men are eligible for membership in the Hasty Pudding Club and the Signet Society. .

There usually are between one hundred and fifty and one hundred and seventy-five seniors in all t h e clubs combined. Of the twenty-five hund r ed men in the college, probably four hundred are identified in some way with the club system. The "final" clubs range in membersh ip between fifteen and twenty-five.

Although the foregoing is far from being a discerni n g interpretation of the soc ial organization of Harvard's u n dergraduate body, it nevertheless is authentic in its statement.

LECTURES FOR ACACIA

WEIGHTSTILL Wooos, Chicago

This writing is to suggest a thought program and point a way for Acacian growth . Our present ritual has meat sufficient for the day of initiation , but everyone has felt the need of further light, assistance, and inspiration during the following two or three years of active chaoter life. Sociability, the charm of local and national discussion and evolvement of plans, needs, and equioment, have counted for much in the life and growth of u all, but the brand ha s been, while wholesomely so, sometimes ephemeral and usually practical , in the sense of material. A n emphasis has been placed upon environment. The indwelling mind and spirit has not been supp lied w ith proper food.

To st rik e directly to my meaning by an instance, a lecture that would catch up and present in the course of forty minutes or an hour the basic truths and values of say modern ·sociology, seeking after and striking the purely human and folk message in an inspiring way, would be welcomed, listened to, and serve as stimulation to the average member more than once

WEIGHTSTIT.L Wooos during his active Acacian days. In this age of dry and terse academic talk, we are losing the sense of joy in the swing of good homely English. Even to the advanced or specia lized student of the particular subject, such a lecture would have its value. It would bring him and his work in closer touch with the brother members, give suggestion for group problems, questions, and advancement. It would be an example to him to direct his work to the early application toward and attainment of human welfare. The chapter group would have more uniform information, views, aims, and purposes. The benefit would accrue to every member.

Similarly, lectures to send home to the individual, the human message of say agriculture, chemistry, education, law, botany, geography, et cetera, may be developed and render great service to our brotherhood. The selection cannot wholly be made arbitrarily and categorically in advance, but doubtless will be aided by an elimination process after trial and effect upon the membership. But as an instance it can be seen in advance that the science say of astronomy would have a lesser value because the message of the stars to the modern city dweller has slight or no decisive effecf upon his career and activity.

Such lectures may grow up in our chapters, or appear with the homecoming of alumni who retain zeal and interest for the cause. To have the highest value, each lecture will be anonymous and the product of many minds and influences, rather than the single stroke of one individual.

This writing itself has a group history. and the words alone are from the writer. Our Brother Roscoe Round has pictured for many of us the rise of the basic lectures in Masonry and the purpose they first served. The need for a similar service today was obvious to all. Long tradition and the vast membership living and dead to be considered would deter the boldest from such an innovation in Masonry. To those of us at Chicago the suggestion has seemed to ope n a clear and worthy field for Acacian effort. Some quiet talk and discussion and much thought has been given to beginning the program at Chicago Chapter. The field is large enough to engage the united activities of all Acacia for many years to come. A consideration of the matter now by individual members, letters of suggestion to be carried by the delegates, and full discussion at the next Conclave, would afford 'a footing and beginning worthy of the cause and program.

We cannot question our power, zeal, and purpose to fulfill the need which is clearly here. For human service and advancement, let us have these lectures for Acacia.

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE CONCLAVE

The Missouri Chapter feels that it works an injustice on the smaller chapters to grant graduate members the privilege of affiliating with chapter at the universities having the larger graduate schoo ls. Such schools naturally draw our men who are well able to proceed further with their education, and finally end with a class of men having higher qualifications than the men left as alumni members of the smaller chapters.

However, we feel that we do an injustice to our alumni members in refusing to grant their requests, to be permitted to affiliate with the other chapters. In order to avoid this embarrassment we suggest that an article on affiliation be provided for as follows: Affiliations may be made in the way already prescribed by our constitution and by-laws, but if chapters are unwilling to release the member invited by another chapter there should be a proYision whereby he could become active at the new chapter as long as he was enrolled in school there-and immediately on severing his connections with that institution, his alumni membership would automatically revert to the member's mother chapter.

_@,rrrrtary's Jagr

HARRY E. KrLMER, Grand Sec1· eta ry

Keep in mind the matter of insurance. All chapter houses and their furnishings should be insured. Keep the records of your chapter in a fireproof safe, if possible. If this is not possible be sure and keep your records in one place and where they can be taken from the building, in case of fire . Give this matter serious consideration.

Every chapter of Acacia should stand for the best things in its own community. See that your chapter house, inside and out, presents an attractive appearance. Keep the grounds neat and clean.

Your per capita dues for the second semester will be payable on May 1. Please send li s t of your members active on this date so that our books may be complete.

The songbook is not at this date completed. It should be ready before thi s number of the JouRNAL reaches you. There have been numerous inquiries about the book. Some of the inquiries carried with them the impression that the Grand Secretary had them stored away and would distribute them at his convenience. Now we have done our best t be prompt in this matter. We have asked the printer to send us the actual cost of the books as soon as he co uld , so that we might advise the chapters at what price they would be distributed. No one, so far as we know , is to blame for the delay . Vve hope that before this explanation reaches you the books w ill be ready for distribution.

Do not close the year without having planned carefully for the work of next year. The retiring officers of the chapter should aid in this matter. Their experience will be a v aluable asset to the new officers.

'vVe hope that each chapter will try to present a clean slate to the next Conclave. If possible pay all your local dues for living and maintenance expenses. This shou ld be done by all means, if it necessitates a heavy assessment. Do not leave any of these bills for the next year.

The growing list of JouRNAL subscribers shows that Brother Mann is getting out a JouRNAL that appeals to the membership. It also shows that the chapters are attempting to interest their · alumni in the JouRNAL Brother Mann is to be commended for his faithful and efficient service to the Fraternity. Let us hope that he may continue to have not only the support of the chapter officers, but that he may have the support of every active and alumni member. There will be a lot of suggestions made in regard to the JouR NAL at the next Conclave. Some of them will be made by members who hav e thought little and d one less heretofore to advance the interests of the JoUR NA L.

We again wish to call the attention of the Fraternity to the splendid service of the chapter secretaries. Their zeal and good work means much for the present and more for the future.

The Grand Secretary wishes to call attention to a matter which does not seem to be generally understood. He is charged with much of the administrative details of the Fraternit y . \ iV hen a Conclave determines a matter , or empowers the Grand Council to determine a matter, and the Grand Cou n cil does , he must insist that the chapters follow such determination. It is not a personal matter with the Grand Secretary. For example , there has been some complaint and excuse for not following the present system of bookkeeping. We have no discretion in this matter. We attempt to get the c hapter s to follow the system. vVe insist that they do so and we shall do so as lon g as we hold office This we will do , regardless of our persona l opi nion of the matter , because it is the law No chapter should set itself up as a law unto itself , nor should any individual. If you do not lik e the law , co mpl y with it anyway. But do not submit quietly See that yo ur delegate t o the next Conclave knows what you want and let him use his efforts to get the law repealed. If a majority i s for the law then there is nothing fo r you to do but to comply with the law and keep up the fight. The majority s h ou ld determine what the law will be, then all should follow the law n o matter what your individual opinion about the matter is. No chapter o r individual member can afford to maintain a different attitude in r egard to the law To do so will certainly lead to grief, for such an attitude soon breeds disrespect for the national organization and as a result the chapter and its members lose enthusiasm. The Grand Secretary has written some rath er pointed letters on this subject and he has offered, and now offers , no excuse for the s ame. The Grand Secretary takes his obligation as a member and an officer o f Acacia, seriously.

Tenth Grand Conclave

SAN FRANCISCO

AUGUST 31- -SEPT . 3 1915

RON. WILL I AM HOWARD TAFT

ON

GREEK EXCLUSION

I think it is a very narrow-minded policy for the Acacia Fraternity to exclude members of Greek-letter societies. The truth is, the fact that members of the Acacia Fraternity must be Masons necessarily postpones the enjoyment of the privilege of becoming a son of Acacia until a young man has passed through two or three years of his college life . It therefore makes it a senior society or a graduate department society, and is quite consistent with active membership in a Greek-letter society during the early years of an undergraduate's term. There are many most desirable persons in Greek-letter societies in colleges and universities , and it would be too bad to render them ineligible to the Acacia. With deference to those who do not agree, it seems to me it is a narrow-minded policy and one that will not make for the usefulness or prosperity of Acacia.

Sincerely and fraternally yours,

WM. H. TAFT

ACHOTH

Mrss B. E. PARK , He Chapter

'When the Editor of the ACACIA Journal a ked me to write methin about Achoth for the JOURNAL I hardly knew what to ay for at that time our chapter was the "baby" chapter of the orority. However I bravely undertook the task and if I have not written the things you mo t want to know about just sit down and write to any of the grand officer and they will be glad to add further information.

Achoth was founded March fifth 1910 at the Uni ersity of 1 bra ka , when fifteen Eastern Star girls, aided and encouraged by older member of the Star and by one of your own Acacia , Profes or G. R. Chatburn,Landed together to found an order which we hope will spread to ery large educational institution and which according to pre ent indication will reach that goal in the not far distant future.

Of course these original fifteen had their ups and down as have all of us in our separate chapters, but Eastern Star enthu iasm is of uch a nature that nothing will daunt it. There was already a very flouri bing club of S tar girls at the State University of Iowa, Iowa City, and upon learning of the founding of Achoth they desired to be numbered among them. o on June twenty-fourth of that same year. Beth chapter was e tablished. omewhat similar conditions prevailed at the University of Illinoi Urbana , and on April twenty-eighth, 1911 Gimel chapter was established there . On March thirteenth, 1912 Daleth chapter was e tahli hed at the Univer ity of Kansas, Lawrence. During the year 1913 no new chapters were added but the Grand Chapter having been formed, the girls turned their attention toward strengthening that, and perfecting some of the work. In the spring of 1914, one member of the club of Eastern Star girl at the niver ity of \Vashington Seattle, learning that a past Grand President of Achoth would pass through the city, made application for a chapter of Achoth, which being granted, fifteen girls vvere initiated into the mysteries of our sorority on May eleventh, by Mrs. vViggett. This year three more chapter have heen added to our rolls.-Waw chapter at the State " gricultural College of North Dakota, Fargo, on April second; Zayin at the State Teacher ' College of Iowa. Cedar }alls, on April ninth, and Teth at the University of \\ ' isconsin. Madison, pril tenth.

Thus you see we are growing rapidly and we feel greatly encouraged. Great care has been taken by the Grand Council not to grant charters at small institutions or to weak organizations as it is believed better to go more slowly and always forward rather than to have to take a backward step at any point in our history. Each chapter has had a series of ups and downs in their hi tory but we are happy to say that the "ups" have always prevailed and overcome the "downs". :Much of our progress has been due to the kindly assistance and encouragement from all the chapters of Ea tern tar and the kindlv attitude that the Acacias and Masonic bodies have taken toward every chapter. At the last Conclave, held at Lawrence, Kan as the work was greatly stren?;thened at e ery point and the future looks bright for Achoth.

Our magazine Kochov has imp r oved and grow n with each number and it is now a magazine of wh ich any organization mig h t well be p r o u d,-with

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better things still to come. Our aims at:e to bind closer together girls in Eastern Star and to bind them closer to the mother order. The present corps of Grand officers are: President, Elsie Matthews, Lincoln, Kansas; Vice-president, Olive Braden, Lawrence, Kansas; Secretary, Edna G reen , Lincoln , Nebraska; treasurer, Ruth Pepper, Seattle, \i\ ashington; Kochov Editor , Etta A. Smith, Lawrence, Kansas; and under their guidance Achoth is sure to grow better and stronger every day.

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ROBERT HATCH

BY WALLACE MEYER, Wisconsin

Professo r Step hen G ilman of the college of commerce at Wisconsin was m ak ing an addres s one Sunday evening lately on " The Man and th e Plan." "Steve" was intensely earnest in hi s advice to Wisconsin men to adop t a plan and to work it o ut as faithfully as an architect follows hi s blue prints when superinten ding the erection of a building.

Then, w hen it was proper in his speech to cite illu s trati on s of men who have achieved success in their life work through making and following a plan, Professor Gilman drew hi s first and most emphatic example from Acacia. He a llud ed in glowing terms to Robert Hatch, who came to Wisco ns in and filled him s elf full of the languages in order to prepare himself for foreign serv i ce. "Ha tch ", said Mr. Gilman, " had a plan It was not an easy o ne , but he st uck to it."

President Van Hise recei ve d a call for a man to fill an important post in South America , the president asked Professor Gi lm an if he had th e man for the place. The profe ss or telegr ap h ed from San F r a n cisco, naming Hatch. Hatch went to So uth America. Hi s plan was fruitful.

CH AR LES CH ANDLER

C hie ago Chapter

BY FRANCIS W. SHEPARDSON ex -G ran d Pr esi d ent

The Chicago Chapt e r of Acac ia has had no more lo y al and enthusiastic supporter than Professor Charles Chandler. of the d e partment of Latin in the U ni versi ty Brother Chandler was born in Pontiac, Michigan , Janu ary IS, · r8so, so n of Jonathan and Vashti ( Lamdin ) Chandler. He grad u ated from the University of Michigan in the class of I871, maintaining s uch a high sta nding in his scholastic w ork that he was elected a memb er of Phi Beta Kappa , when a chapter o f that h onorary scholarship society was estab-li shed in his A lm a Mater. H e secured the second degree of ma ste r o f art s in I874-

Immediatel y fo llo wi ng his graduation he became teacher of Latin in the high schoo l in his home t ow n , serving in this capacity until I874 - At that time he went to Denison University in Granville, Ohio. There by hi s remarkab le teaching ab ility and his unbounded enthusiasm he mad e for himself a great r ep utation, many of his s tudents always declaring him the be t teacher they eve r knew anywhere, although a large number of them have taken graduate work in other institutions and have had the advantages of in s truction by; notable men.

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One of hi s co ll ea gu es in G ran v ille was Dr. W illiam Rainey Harper , who se lected P r o f esso r Ch a n d le r a m o ng th e fi r s t o f th os e w hom he sought fo r t h e n e w U ni ve r si t y of Chi cag o . The fri end s o f D e ni so n U ni v er s it y r eg r etted th e de p artur e of th e ir pri z ed t each e r but kne w w ell that Dr. Harper had acte d wise ly in m a kin g s u ch a ch o ice fo r hi s n ew facult y . Profe ss o r Ch andle r spen t a ye ar a t th e U ni ve r s it y o f B e rlin in pre p aration for his ne w work, and was on ha nd for th e o pe nin g of th e Uni ver s ity o f Chi cago in 1892.

F o r twen t y -thr ee y ear s he ha s b een a p rominent m ember of the facult y in Chicago, re cog niz ed as a s tr on g t ea ch e r ; an exc epti onal drill ma s t e r , and a ma n of fin e a ppr eci ati o n of th e be s t thing s in hum a n c ulture.

He did n o t be co m e a M a son un t il aft e r th e Chi cag o peri od began. H e was so a ttract ed to th e ord e r that h e took many of it s degree s, foll ow in g the Sco tti sh Rite t o the 32d d egree and th e York Rite t o Knight Templarho o d He is a m emb e r of the M y s tic S hrine al so.

F r om th e tim e o f hi s admi ss i on int o the Chicago Chapter of Acacia h e h as bee n an enthu s iastic member , a frequent attendant upon its meetings, and a lw ays greatly interested in it s ph y sical and fraternal welfare. H e r e n de red th e frat e rnity most v aluable s erv ice through a critical study of it · ritu a l. He di s co v ered and reported fault s in the hnguage , the chronology , and th e l ogical arrangement o f its vari ou s paragraphs. The s e being welcomed w ith plea s ure by the officials of the fraternity , the necessary <;hange s wer e in troduced in the secret work , the thank s of the Grand Conclave being e xtended to him for his helpful criticisms.

Brother Chandler has given much study to the history and philosoph y of Mas<'>nry and has made chapter familiar with many of the results of thi s careful in vestigation. In the work of the Masonic Club of the Univ er s ity he has shown like interest. A man of friendly nature ,. preserving his y outhful ·energy and an easy companionable attitude even amid many grave cares of life , he has endeared himself to the members of the Fraternity as one of it s m ost valued and esteemed supporters.

Skilled in the use of language and appreciative of its fine distinctions , he has had much influence in the movement to purify the ritual of freema s onry by the elimination or correction of long-standing errors in expres sion. A cacia is proud to have the honor of his active membership and to hail him a s one of its most illustrious adherents.

His last quarter as professor in the University has passed. Having ser v ed his time and spent his strength in his profession, Brother Chandler has retired from active labors The University of Chicago will feel the loss of such a v aluable professor and man. While we indeed regret to lose him as a professor in our midst, he has not retired from Acacia and we hope he may continue to re s ide as next door neighbor to the chapter house.

JAMES F. GROVES

Chicago Chapter

BY ERNEST A. WREIDT

The Chicago Chapte r of Acacia is about to lose from its active member hip one of its pioneer workers , James F. Groves, who begins his duties next autumn as Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of \ Vyomin'g.

Brot her Groves was recently h ono red by election to Sigma Xi, the hon o rary sc ience society, for his research work in plant physiology , which was reported before the National Academy of Science and will be publi s hed in the Academy's proceeding He receives this year the degree of doctor of philosophy in the department of botany, U ni ve rsity of Chicago, after four years' work as g raduate st udent , having served, during that time, as assistant in the department for two years, and as instructor in biology for one year in the University High School. He also spent one summer in Europe s tudying the school syste m s of England and Germany.

Brother Groves was graduated, with honorable mention , from Ewing College, Illinois, in 1906, where he won his letter in football. He afterwards taught science and athletics in the JAMES F. GRovEs High School at Carmi, Ill., and served as Superintendent of Schools at Sloan, Iowa. He was born at McLeansboro, Ill., 1879.

The Chicago Chapter owes much to Brother Groves. He was Venerable · Dean for one year, Delegate to one Conclave, and is at this writing President ·of the chapter building association. He became a member of the chapter at the critical time when a house was first being organized. From the beginning his influence and his wise management have done much to enable the chapter to weather the storms of this critical period. It is largely a result of his efforts that the chapter house is now on a firm financial basis and that a good start has been made toward a permanent building fund.

The many Acacia men of other chapters who know Brother Groves will join with the Chicago Chapter in extending best wishes to him in his new field.

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CHARLE S REYNOL DS BR OWN

Yale Chapter

Dean of the School of Religi on

One of Acacia's most eminent honorary members, and a man as well of high rank in Masonry is Dean Charles Reynolds Brown. He was born at Bethany , W. Va., on October I , 1862. He graduated from the State University of Iowa in 1883 , where he also received an M.A. in 1886. From Boston University he has received an S.T.B., from Yale an M.A., and from Oberlin a D.D.

From 1896 to 19II he was Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Oakland, Cal. At various times he has been a special lecturer in Stanford, Yale, Cornell, and Columbia.

Since 191 I he has been instrumental in the remarkable development of the Yale School of Religion in Theology, Missions and Religious Education . Graduating classes have repeatedly voted Brother Brown the most popular of all our chapel preachers , though among the number of these are included some of the greatest divines of America and of England.

Some of his books are The Social Message of the Modern Pulp i t, The Young Man' s A ffairs, The Modern Man's Religio n, apd The Quest of Life His services as a lecturer and preacher are in constant demand all over the country, and he is recognized as one of the greatest authorities on all religious subjects.

Dean Brown was initiated into Vattier Lodge of Cincinnati in 1890 . He has taken the A. and A. Scottish Rite and the York Rite in that city. He is now a member of King Solomon's of Boston which meets in Somerv ille , Mass. He was initiated into Acacia on February 19, 1914.

HI RAM BI NGHA M

Yale Chapter

Professor of Latin-American History in the Graduate School

Hiram Bingham was born at Honolulu, H. I., November 19, 1875. Hi,; preparatory school work was done at Andover, and he graduated from Yale College with the class of 1898. He has received the degree of M.A. from the University of California in 1900 and from Harvard in 1901, and a Ph.D. from Harvard in 1905. "Professor Bingham's various expeditions to Peru in co o peration with the ational Geographic Society have given him a broad reputation, especially in connection with his discovery and excavation of the ruined city of Cnzco."-Yale Daily News, March 16, 1915. (The ruined city referred to, is Machu Pichu , the ancient Incan stronghold situated in the fastnesses of the Peruvian mountains.) An important feature of this excavation is the discovery of the "Temple of the Four \rVindows", long regarded as a purely legendary structure.

Brother Bingham is the author of Across South America, Journal of an Expedition Across Venezuela and Colombia, and The Monroe Doctrine an Obsolete Shibboleth, the latter a work of great note published in I9IJ. '

He is a member of Hiram Lodge No. r, and holds the degrees of Mark Master , and Past Master. He was initiated into Acacia on January 30, 1915, as a graduate member.

On February 20 he sailed for Peru on the third regular explorative expedition, with the expectation of bringing to light further evidences of the ancient Inca:n civilization.

G. ALFRED LAWRENCE

Every chapter of Acacia would be fortunate in case the roll of actives included an edition of Dr. George Alfred Lawrence, of New York , one of the pillars of Columbia Pythagorians. To many of our readers he needs rio introduction, and as he is far removed from a dead one there is no need of writing him up in the manner of the chronological obituary.

Brother Lawrence has one of the most malignant cases of joinitis, to borrow from the nomenclature of his own profession. He belongs to fraternities as a matter of habit and puts the gentle art of JEsculapius second. Among other honors he has been commander of his commandery, and he is a familiar figure at the state and national gatherings of the Knights Templar.

Discussing the growth of Acacia, the doctor voiced some interesting views the other day. A scribe was conversing with him on the extent of Masonry in Canada and England, when the subject of the English universities arose.

"At Oxford and Cambridge," said Dr. Lawrence, "there are Masonic clubs of remarkable strength. Our order is especially strong in the British Isles, and a larger number, relatively, of the university men have become Masons during their college days. These university lodges fill the place of the American fraternities, as there are no such organizations as we have, though I believe a number of American Rhodes scholars at Oxford have formed an alumni chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

"It is not impossible that Acacia may some day wish to extend beyond the borders of the United States, and it might not be misdirected energy if some Acacians who are familiar with the situation would examine the possibilities of transatlantic extension. The time is not ripe, but inasmuch as a number of the Greek - letter fraternities have already invaded Canadian institutions, it is not totally improbable that we may some day do the same."

Dr. Lawrence was one of the founders of Columbia Chapter and has continued to maintain his connection as an active member. Behind his medical profession there lurks a lawyer's diploma, and the golden watchcharm of Sigma Xi denotes excellence of scholarship and personal research in the field of science. He is a red-hot enthusiast as far as the National Masonic Research Society is concerned, and the Sons of the American Revolution afford him another opportunity to attend conventions. In addition to these societies, he is a member of Psi Upsilon and the medical fraternity of Nu Sigma Nu.

Something of a joiner? Well, rather. But it doesn't keep him so busy that he can't find time to talk to Acacians. His home at 142 West 86th Street is often the scene of a pleasant gathering of Columbia Chapter, as he and Mrs. Lawrence are noted among the New York Pythagorians for hospitality.

FRED E. LOTT

Th e mo s t widely known member of Syracuse Chapter , so far as Acaci a is co n cerned , is Brother Fred E. Lott, Syracuse 'I4. Brother Lott has repre se nted u s twice at the ational Conclave , - - in I9I3 at Madison , and in 19 14 at nn rbor. At the latter conclave he acted as chairman of the Committe e on Con s titution and By-Laws . He was also present at the Interfraternity Co nference of I9I4, which was held o v ember 4 , at the University Club , N e w York City. His account of this interesting meeting is found in th e J ouRNAL for F ebruary.

Br other Lott is a Pennsylvanian by birth and did preparatory work at ·wy oming Seminary and the Bloomsburg State Normal School.

He entered Syracuse University in I9II, enrolling as a student in the College of Law . He was one of the most active men in the University in foren s ic circles. He was the winner of the Chancellor's Oratorical Contest in I9I I, the De Lima Extemporaneous Contest in I9I I , the Prohibition Conte s t in 191 I and 1912 , and numerous other honors. In addition to the se he was twice a member of the varsity teams representing Syracuse in inter · collegiate debates In 1912 he was with our team which debated Yale and in 1914 was the leader of the Syracuse team which defeated Cornell. Thos e who have long followed the debate platform here declare this to have been the sharpest and most interesting debate ever staged on a Syracuse platform

Brother Lott was instrumental in founding the Syracuse Chapter of Janus , an honorary debating and literary society, which promises to become one of the strongest organizations in the University. Among other hon orary fraternities of which he was a member are Phi Delta Phi and Delta Sigma Rho.

He was graduated from the Law College of Syracuse University in June , 1914 , with the degree of LL.B. He is at present doing graduate work at Yale University.

His interest in Acacia has always been of the practical and inspiring nature . His fraternity spirit is ·well illustrated by the fact that although he is at present an alumnus of our chapter and a student at another university , he still retains an active membership with us. Though not a charter member of this chapter , he has the honor of being one of the first initiates. vVhen difficulties and complications arose with regard to the management of the house, Brother Lott seemed the logical man to gather up the loose ends, and he succeeded in doing so, leaving at the end of two years, the steward's account free from debt. When we were ready to face the problem of a chapter house , we found him again read y with his practical experience and legal training to engineer the deal. May all his "deals" be as successful as his work among us has been.

QTlippiug s

THORKELSO r NAMED BUSINESS MANAGER OF UNIVERSITY

FORMER PROFESSOR IN ENGINEERING COLLEGE IS CHOICE OF R EGENTS-SALARY IS $5,000

APPOINTEE HAD HELD Po siTION SINCE R E SIGNATIO N oF H. C. BuMPUS

H. J. '1 horkelson, for the past s ix months acting business manager of the University of Wisconsin, was appointed business manager by th e board of regents on Saturday. His sa lary will be $5,000 per year.

l\Jr. Thorkelson was prev ious ly professor of steam and gas engineering at the university. When Dr. H. C. Bumpus, former bu iness man ager reEigned to become president of Tufts College, Professor Thorkelson was named in his place to comp l ete the unexpired term, and on Saturday was formally elected to the p la ce.

. The ci,•il service comm ission subm itted a li s t o f nine e li g ibl es to the regents, and from these Mr. Thorkelson was chosen.

The regents received a petition from the Wisconsin Clay Manufacturers' association, as king that a course in ceramics be added to the university curricu l um. The association will ask the l egislature to appropriate $500 to extend the facilities for instruction in this subject. The pet iti o n was taken under consideration.

The approva l of the board was given to the s tate newspap e r conference w hi ch wi ll be held at the university May 26·28 and the courtesies of the univer s ity wi ll be ex t e nded to tho se who attend.-Wisconsin Dail y Cardi11al

THE PERSONNEL OF THE ILLINOIS TR ACK TEAM

Ten nati ona l frat e rnities a r e represented on the Illi nois team. Delta Ups ilon c l aims Mason. Wright and Ames; Psi Ups il on, Cu lp and McKeown; Delta Kappa Ep s il o n , Shobinger and O'Meara; Phi Kappa Sigma, Goel i tz; Beta Theta Pi, Tilton; Phi Delta Theta , Parker; Th eta Delta Chi, Carter and Manager Deakman; Delta Tau Delta, Curr i e r; A l pha Tau Omega, P og u e and L a n sc he belongs to Acacia - Daily Calijornia11

WASHING TO N GRADUATE SEES IGORROTES SMOKE CORPSE

NATIVES PuT BoDY ON CHAIR, ST ARTING FIRE UNDERNEATH

A harrowing account of l gorrote burial r ite s was given a Daily man by J. Charles Rathbu n, '03 and '08, University of Washington, who returned t o the campus yesterday after thre e year s spe nt in super vising the co n st ruction of bridges in the Philippin es. He saw an ! garro t e funer a l ceremony, in whic h th e corpse was placed in a sitt ing posture in a chair ins id e a grass hut. A fire was kept burning for twenty-seven days under the chair until the corpse was completely smoked. Then tl1e buria l took p l ace.

Mr. R a thbun after gradua ti on we nt to Manila t o take c har ge of reinforced concrete designing for the Philippine gover nm e nt. While in the inte r ior of the islands recently, he was walking along a narrow roadway l ead ing to a native village and he noticed some women acting queerly. He investigated and found that th e great-great-grandfather of a young n a tive g irl had died thr ee days before.

In accordance with the ! ga rrote burial c ustom s the body was "smoked" thoroughly b e for e burial. 1he property of th e dead man was co nverted intp carabao meat, chickens, p1gs and w i n e, on which the residents of the village f easted until the final burial.

Mr. Rathbun met a number of former Washington students in the Phili ppines Among them were Glenn Caulkins, 'OJ , former tra ck s tar , who i s with th e bureau of education now; Hora ce Deming, who is in charge of the department of chemistry at th e University of the Philippine s, and L. llliss Anderson, now manager o f a bil!' lumber company 'Mrs. Anderson. Mrs. Deming and Mrs. Rathbun are former " Vashington g irl s. Th e familie s held reunions o ften in Manila -during the past year.-VI' ashington D ail''·

RALPH JONES, PURDUE CHAPTER

Coach } one• will bring his team of near champions to Purdue tomorrow night. Since going to Illinoi s three years ago Jones ha s turn ed out some strong teams, but thi s year' s ag11regation with their 1,000 per cent record of victories is th e be s t of all. llefore going to Illinoi s Jones coached three years at Purdue and was the mo s t popular man on the coaching staff when he left. In 19 I I and 1912 Purdue won the conference basketball championship, under Jones's tutelage, and finish e d w ith 1,000 per cen t in th e latter season. The team of 1912 is rememb e red as Purdue's greatest in thi s sport. Before co min g to Purdue , Jones coached several years at Wabash, and turned out a team that won the c h a mpion s hip of the country. Coach "Pete" Vaughan is a former pupil of Jones. Jones's m any friend s and ad mirer s will be on hand to see his team perform tomorrow night -Purdue Dail y.

HIRAM CONJBEAR, WASHINGTO . CHAPTE R

Coach Conibear, who see ms to have the facu lty of turning out winning crews for th e Uni-versity of Washington, is also a track trainer He was the first coach that th e of Illinoi s track team ever had In two years, between 1901 and 1903, he had the mtddle western champions inoculated with the bug and had won four meet s. He was s ucceeded by Coach Gill.

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Coach Conibear states that the crew be will bring south will. be the best that has e ver represe nt ed the university in the triangular regatta. Competition for seats in the varsity is so keen that be bas no idea which men will be finally se lected. Zimmerman, captain and last year's stroke, is hack at his old position and is the only man who is sure of his place.-Daily Californian.

MIN TESOT A ACACIA FARM ScHooL HEAD AT CROOKSTON PRAI S ED FOR RED RrvER VALLEY WoRK

Superintendent Selvig as the he?d of the Northwest Scho?l of Experiment Station at Crookston ba s exerted a b1g mHuence throughout the Mmnesota Red R1ver \ alley. His idea of education is to equip the student for the larger sphere of usefulnes s, and it i a fact that students returning to the farm are proving not only better farmers, but carry with them broader idea s of what they owe themselves, their community, their state and nation.-Minneapo/is ]o11r11al.

PAST GRAND MASTER HO ORED

Past Grand Master Frederick W. Craig was the recipient of an honor he appreciates very highly. • He is the first P. G l\1. to receive the distinction of being made an honorary member of the Acacia Fraternity. This is an organization of high standing and great merit, composed of Master Masons in the faculties and student · bodies of colleges and universities, twenty-six different states and territories being covered at the present time. Brother Craig and Professor l\IcBride of the Iowa State University were honored at the same time at Iowa City. The chapter was graced by a visit from Brother Craig on November 11. Honors seem to be literally clustering around him and his Masonic services are meeting their just reward.-Tile Maso11ic

KAPPA SIGS DOUBLE SCORE ON ACACIANS

SEvENTH INNING RALLY NETS FivE RuNs AND CHANGES DEFEAT To VrcTORY FOR BOULEVARDEERS

Th e Kappa Sigs won from the Acacians yesterday in the interfraternity series by an 8 to + score after a stirring seventh inning batting rally, which netted five runs and enabled them to change the one run lead of the Acacians into a four run lead for themselves. Harwood replaced Hoxsey as the Kappa Sig moundsman in the sixth inning, but Hoxsey went back into the box after three runs had been obtained by the Acacians. Todd pitched the whole game for tbe Masons. The seventh inning rally started with a single by Startup. Foresman then tripled and an error and another hit boosted the score to eight runs. Blunt frustrated a seventh i nning rally of the Acacians by a sensationa l running catch in l eft field "Dutch" Breuning s tarred for the Acacians.

The lineups were as follows: Kappa Si!'s-Startup, ss; Foresman, 3b; Blunt, If; Hinton, c; Harwood, rf and_p; Garrett, rf; Driver, cf; Tolman, 2b: Fairburn, 1b; Hoxsey, p and rf. Acacians-Walton, cf; Grenland, rf; Breuning, ss; Remby, 3b; Suman, 2b; Simpson, lb; Gast, If; Callow, c: Todd, p. Jack Fancher umpired.-Wasbington Daily.

ACACIAS BEAT AT Os

The Masons took the A T Os down the line with a 7 to 3 victory in the interfraternity s e ries, yesterday afternoon. Unti l the sixth inning the A T Os were unable to get a hit off of Todd, when an error in the outfield let in two runs.

The features of the game were a steal home by "Dutch" Rembe (Acacia), and a sp,ctacular catch off first base by the A T 0 first baseman with two down and two on. The loss of this game puts the A 'f Os out of the running for the pennant.

MASONS BEAT PI KAPPA ALPHAS BY SCORE OF II TO 8

Six innin(!S gone and one to play. with the sco re 8 to 2 a.-ainst them was the obstacle Acacia faced in yesterday's game al!"ainst the Pi Kappa Alpha. With the p-ame to make they turned loose their fireworks. Three Pi Kappa pitchers w e nt to th e! slaughter When the smoke of battle had cleared away, nine more Masons had crossed the plate, giving them the game, with three runs to the good.

ACACIAS WIN CLOSE GAME FROM BET A THE T A PI NINE

The Acacia nine won an extra-inning f!ame from Beta Theta Pi yesterday afternoon to 8 This is the second contest the Masons have won within the last week. ' "Tiny" Gelatly proved to be the find of the season for the Betas and except for one bad inning, his team might have limped off with the long end of the score. '

The Acacias held the lead until the sixth, when the Betas put two more runs over and tied " the score. Neither team was able to score in the seventh and not until the first of the eighth were the Acacias able to get the winning run.

:rodd and Gast composed the battery for the Acacias and Gelatly and Hanson for the Betas. Acac1a . . 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 1-9 Betas . 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 0-8 ·

SIGMA CHI NINE WHIPS ACACIA I GREAT RALLY

Sigma Chi whipped the redoubtab l e Acacia baseball team, 13 to 5, yesterday afternoon in one of the most spectacular of the series.

The Acacias held the lead until the seventh, when the Sigma Chis tied the score With the game to. win, the Sil'ffia Chis out. the pinch hitters. After four of them had· circled the bases w1th no outs, Remby relieved Todd m the box for the Acacias but was unable to stop the mad rush until they had added eight more runs to their credit. '

The work of Remby, th<: Acacia shortstop; was the feature of the 11ame. Cary and Williams composed the battery for the wmners and Todd. Remby and Gast for the Acacias

Chi 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 8-13

Qtnllrgiatr Nrm.a

Aus tin, Texas, Feb 16.-The house practically killed the anti-fraternity bill today by postponing action indefinitely by a vote of 68 to 59.

The above newspaper article was read with a great deal of interest by fraternity men all over the country, and due to the fact that so much anti-fraternity literature had been circulated in Texas, the postponement was somewhat of a surprise.

The pamphlets distributed contained in many cases opinions of men, famous as educators and writers, but men who had not been in touch with the college fraternity for some twenty or thirty years, and who based their op inion upon the fraternity as it then existed.

The following from the Philadelphia P1tblic Ledger: MAKE FOR MORAL BETTERMENT

PROY OST SMITH OF PENNSYLV AN IA Lou o IN PRAlSE OF FKAT ERNITIES

Philadelphia, Feb. 9.-Membership in co ll ege fraternities was strongly indorsed by Dr. Ed 11a r F. Smith, provost of the University of Pennsylvania, in an addre ss to the freshman class yesterday He dec l ared that the thhty-two general and academic c h apters at Pennsylvania are "established institutions for moral and scho la stic betterment," and urged the first year men to affiliate them se lve s with some one of them.-Boston Tra11script. caused the Boston Eveni!tg Transcript to make the following comment:

HIGH PRAISE FOR "FRATS"

HIGH PRAIS E JoOR MORAL BETTERMENT, SAYS PROVOST SMITH

Head of University of Pennsylvania Urge s Fre shmen to Join Societies if They Are Given a Chance Greek-l e tter societies throughout the country, should be much encouraged by the words of Provost Smith who says that the fraternities, so far as Pennsylvania i s concerned, are eHablisherl in s titutions for moral and scholastic betterment. In addition, Doctor Smith urg-es all freshmen who are given the opportunity, to affiliate themselves with the societies. Coming from the head of the University of Pennsylvania this testimony has an unusual weipht. It is no secret that fr a ternity conditions are not as good as they might be and decidedly worse than at other institutions. For years University of Pennsylvania had no rushing rules and scanda l was not infrequent. Last year an interfraternity agreement was reach ed , but if student statement i s to be believed, it was often broken. The conc-lusion 'is easv. If for moral uplift at Pennsylvania they are surely desirable at colleges where they are operated along better line s.

The Fraternity Reference Bureau published last June the Greek Quarterly which contains articles and lette rs on the fraternity question counterb? l ancit·g a n v c!Progatory statements which have heretofore appeared. If you are at all interested William C. Levere of Evanston, Illinois , will be pleased to mail you a copy upon the receipt of twenty cents, the cost per copy.

The pamphlet contains opinions of such men as: United States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher; President E. E. Sparks, of Pennsylvania State College;- Rev. Harlan L. Freeman, of Westmitister Theological Seminary; Rupert Hughes, Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of the Interior; George Ad-e, and P. S. Grosscup.

\ Vith fraternities striving to work together in some of the colleges, as is evidenced by the following from our Syracuse correspondent:

The question of second semester initiation for freshmen was placed on a definite basis recently at Syracuse University when after an affirmative vote by every one of the general college fraterniti es represented in the university, th e faculty committee on fraternities recommended to the Board of Trustees that hereafter no freshman shall be initiated into a fraternity until after onehalf year's residence and not then unless he has passed satisfactorily in 80 per cent of the required semester's work of the college in which he is registered. Students failing to pass in 80 per cent of their work at the close of the first semester must wait till the close of the year and then can be initiat ed if they pass up 80 per cent of a year's work.

This clipping from the Boston Evening Transcript might seem discouraging: FRAT WAR AT COLUMBIA INTERFRATERNITY AcRF.EMENT DisREGARDED AND A NEw ONE WILL BE AsKED

New York, March 16 .-Co lumbia"s interfraternity agreement has been and it is understood that unless the fraternities come to a new agreement upon rules for pledging they will be asked to obey a faculty mandate barring the pledgin!l or in;tiating of any freshman unt·l after a certain specified time limit at the beginning of each half of the academic year. The report of the di.solution of the agreement was made known yesterday by Donald L. Greenleaf of Delta Psi, president of the conference. Of th e nineteen fraternities which sig-ned the articl-es of agreement

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la s t May o nly A)pha Chi Rh o , Beta Theta Pi, D e lta Kappa Epsilon , Delta P i, Delta Upsilon, Theta D e lta Chi and Sigma Alpha Ep s il on have remained true to it s pr ovisions.

The fir s t disagreement ar ose over a resolution to discard re s trictions on p!edging and initiating fre s hm e n bef o re the middl e o f e ach seme s ter and le ave th e sol e r es triction on scholar s hip requirem e nt s. The r es oluti o n wa s voted d o wn, but it cost the conferen ce th e s upport of Delta Tau Delta, Phi , Phi Gamm a Delta, Phi Kappa igma , Phi Sigma Delta, Sigma Chi and Theta Xi withdrew, declaring th ey we r e n o l onger bo und by the agreement becau s e of the s eces sion o f the fi r st live however the fraternity men, who are in touch with the local fraternity councils, kn o w that the above is the unusual occurrence in the conference and remember with pleasure meetings similar to the one cited below:

PAN-HELLENICS TO BE BANQUETED

FEATUR E

o F N o RTH T ExAs Asso ciATION WILL BE A ( \BARET

Dalla s, Texas, Feb. 2 5.-Members of the North Texas Pan-Hellenic Association w e re to be banqueted here tonight , the feature of which was to be a cabaret performance instead of the usual speeche s. Preparations have been made to care for 500 Gre ek -letter men from all over the s tate. E s pecially large delegations were expected from Fort Worth , Houston, Denison , Sherman, Austin, Galveston and San Antonio. The association inaugurated annual banquets several years ago, which are said to be attracting increased interest each year among the membership.

In reading the Minneapolis Journal the following clipping FRATERNJ1Y MEN DO WELL AS SCHOLARS

The election of undergraduates to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, announced Friday , shows that of twenty -three students chosen to membership ten are members of fraternitie s and sororities. Of a total student enrollment of 3,000 there are 600 members of Greek -letter organizations called to my attention the fact that Syracuse also· had a few fraternity men in Phi Beta Kappa as noted in the following from the Syracuse Daily Orange:

This year for the first time at Syracuse University, elections to Phi Beta Kappa were held at the middle in s tead of the close of the senior year. Of the twenty-eight seniors elected, live m e n Ten were members of Greek-letter organizations.

It might be in keeping to mention a few Acacians in Honorary Societies:

Michigan has two Tau Beta Phis, two in the Druids (honorary legal society) and Chicago has a Sigma Xi, and Phi Beta Kappa. Columbia can point with pride to two Phi Beta Kappas, three Tau Kappa Alphas and two Delta Sigma Rhos, not to mention the fact that Syracuse claims four Tau Beta Phis. You might also be pleased to know that California has representatives in Phi Delta Kappa, Beta Kappa Alpha and Sigma Xi. There are others that the editor does not happen to remember but these few should encourage you to put forth your best efforts.

We are glad to inform you that Colorado headed the scholastic list recently published by the authorities in the Silver and Gold.

Just to keep the chapters awake to the fact that this office is keeping in touch with the recorders of the universities in which we have chapters we wish to call your attention to the chapter at California which now holds twenty-fifth place in the list. We are looking for a move before the next r eport.

Publication of the rank list is having the desired effect at Exeter . Interest in scholarship has been stimulated to an unusual degree.

We might give the names of several other institutions in which the same effect has been noted.

Endowments always appeal to the alumni and they as a rule reread the article to determine just what part their Alma Mater received.

Minnesota is indeed to be congratulated judging from $1,000,000 FOR RESEARCH

THF. :1\f.wo s OF R o cHESTER PLAN GkEAT GRADUATE WoRK IN :1\IEDICINE

Minneapolis, Feb. 9.-Drs. William J. Mayo and Charles H. Mayo of Rochester, Minn., the noted s urgeons, have decided to establish a $1,000,000 foundation for medical research and to place the foundation, under certain restrictions, in the hands of th University of Minnesota's Board of Regents. lt is planned that interest from the fund be used in research work at Rochester, to graduate university medical students. For years the Mayos have conducted a clinic at Rochester. They now purpose to put the work on an official basis and to make provision for graduate instruction at Rochester, which will lead to an additional degree granted by the university.

At a of the medical college faculty yesterday the plan was approved by a vote of 39 to 26. The proJect will now go to the medical college advisory board and it is believed that it will surely be approved.-St. Paul Daily News. and we can expect unprecedented results when the work is conducted under the direction of men of such note as the Mavos of Rochester.

Referring to the results of research work the University of Chicago Magazine brings to our attention the culmination of fifteen years of research work as conducted by Professor A. A. 1ichelson of Chicago: Profe s or A. A. :\lichelson, bead of the department of phvsics, has succeeded in producing a nine-inch diffraction grating for the resolution of light. It comes after fifteen years of

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7xperimen ta tio n , a n d is a moH n ota bl e ac hie v e ment in mec hani ca l ph ys ics. P ro f essor ]\Ji che lso n Jn an in th i issue descr ibes th e g ratin g, an d th e process o f ma kin g i t. Fo ll ow in g t he comple ti on o f t he screw and th e pr ep a rat io n o f t he sur f ace t he ac tu a l r ul ing o f t he i f n o acc 1den t s. occu r, tnvo lves abou t te n day s. A t present th e re is bu t th e one grating in exis ten ce, but w11l p r o ba bly be pre p a r ed. J\<lember s o f th e departmen t ce lebr a ted Pr o f essor M ich e l s on '£ ach1evemen t at a d in ner a t th e Qua dr an g l e Club on ll.- U 11 ivers it y o f Ch ic a go Magaci 11 c.

Ne w buildin gs are in proce s s of construction as n o ted bel o w: :VIICHIGAN H A S NEW SCIENCE H A LL

Mic h igan 's n a tu ra l s c ien ce hall will b e p r a c tically complet e d by tbe first of Jul y. T he buil d ing C0!;1tams 2 70 room s and w ill h ou se s ix scientific de partments, botany , f ore s try , ge o lo gy, m in e ralogy , zoo log y a nd psy cholo g y Th e contract o r s place the c os t o f th e co n s truction at $4 00,000. It w ill cos t a bo u t $4 5,00 0 t o furni s h th e building.

WIDENER LIBRARY DONE

A LL C ONSTRUC TI ON W o RK HAs N o w CE.<S ED A J o s FOR TH E I NTERI OR DEC ORATO Rs a lum n i wh o ret urn to the uni ve rs it y for commen c em e nt will find th e n e w Wid e ner

Memo n a l L1br a ry c o m p le t ed and the bo o ks in pl a c e All c o n s tructi on w o rk o n th e build i ng ha s c ea sed, a n d a ll that r emain s t o · be done i s to complete the interi o r de corating a nd t o p u t the si xty n11l es o f s h e l v e s in p la ce. Th e bookcases will be capable of holding 2, 500 , 000 volume s.-Boston Eve ning T ran sc r ip t.

TWO UN I V ERSITY BUJLDJNGS A RE PL A NN E D FOR ILLINOIS

Un.i v ers it y o f Illi no is, th e home o f our prese nt tr ack vi sitor s, i s to have two n e w buildings. Sp ec1fi c at 10 n s h ave b ee n d r awn up a nd contract s will be Jet within a s hort time

The departm e nt s o f ce ramics and education will have new quarter s. Th e ceramics building w ill c o ntain c lass ro o m s and offic es of th e ceramics department and state geological s urvey The sec ond building t o be c on s tru c ted i s the education building, which will be of red bri ck on a steel fram e work. l t w ill c o ntain a gymnasium , an assembly room , classro oms, offices and laboratorie s.

-Dail y Cal i f o rn iall.

WOMAN'S GYM IN CONSTRUCTION

The laying of the corner s t o ne of the new woman 's gymna s ium and clubhou se , Ida Noyes Hall , ha s been p os tp o ned till the middle of April. The presence of Mr Noyes hims e lf and a special o utdo or pr ogram pre pared by the women of the university will mark the occasi o n Con s truction o n the building i s g oing rapidly forward, most of the steel work being in place, and according to the c o ntra c t s the c ut s t o ne work will be finished by the middle of July.-Un i v ersity of Chicago Magazine.

Cornell is now talking war judging from the following:

CORNELL UNIVERSITY

WHAT THE NEw Two-YEAR DRILL REGULATION MEANS TO C o LLEGE

Ithaca, N. Y., March 13 (Spec i al).-An increased expen s e of about $6,000 a year and a falling off in th e r e gi s tration in the department of physical training of about I , 300 will be the re s ult of the new two-year drill regulation for students of the university, which will go into effect w ith the cla s s entering in September, 1916, according to a recent action of the tru stees of the univer s ity. Th e added expense will come from the maintenance of another regimental staff of officers fr o m a mong the cadet s and the withdrawal from the physical training department of the s econd year men wh o, s ince 1902 have been required to obtain credit for gymna s ium work of three hours a w e ek, will be the cause of the reduction of the enrolment in that department. Since the de part me nt wa s establi s hed primarily for conducting the work of sophomores who were unable to d rill o n ac c ount of Jack of accommodation s for them, the new two-year rule will practically do aw ay with the phy s ical training department. and Michigan n o t to be outdone offers a cou r se in

AERONAUTICS

NEw C o uRsEs EsTABLISHEJ)--NEw NATURAL SciENCE HALL READY IN JuLY

Ann Arbor, Mich. , March 17 (Special).-Courses of study in the science of aeronautics have re ce ntl y be en e s tabli s hed by the College of Engineering. The work is under the direction of Profe s sor S a dler of the department of naval architecture. Associated with him in the conduct o f the s e c ourse s is Mr. Pawlowski, who, besides being a mechanical engineer, has made a special s tudy of aer o nautics at the University of Paris and in Germany.

In the face of these odds we do not wonder that the University of Wisconsin has found it necessary to advertise as is evidenced in this clipping:

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

ADV ERTI SI NG CAMPAIGN STARTS WITH GREAT VIGOR; 10,000 POSTERS MAILED :'11adi so n, Wis , March 16 (Special).--The advertising campaign for the University Exposition ha s s t a rted in full force. A big truck carrying a load of 10 , 000 posters went to the postoffice ye s terday noon. The se were to go to the high schools all over the state.

California did not seem to appreciate the advertising given them by Leslie's Weekly, at least the Daily Californian has taken the trouble to explain the situation: California now has "the youngest professor in the country." At least Leslie's Weekly says so . Last week it printed a of Fleenor,. '15,. is now giy-ing !ectures on parliamentary Jaw to large classes m the Umverstty of Cahforma. The truth ts, J\hss Fleenor had charge of two classes in the last summer session, but she isn't a "professor" now.

The debating teams have been at work and two of the decisions are given below.

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YALE WINS DEBATE

I AFFIRMATIVE DEFEATS HARVARD NEGATIVE AT SANDERCi THEATRE, AND NEGATIVE WINS FROM PRtNCETON AT NEW HAVEN

Yale won the seven th annual triangular debate from Harvard and Princeton. last night. The affirmative team de f eated Harvard negative trio in Sanders Theatre and team of Yale took honors from Princeton's affirmative team at New Haven The .s ubject was,, R eso lved, that tbe best interests of the Un ited States demand a ,and sub.stantlal m the a.r'?Y and navy." The Harvard affirmative team defeated the T1ger s negative team at Prmceton, g1vmg the Harvard teams second honors in the contest. , Governor Walsh presided a t the Har vard-Ya le debate at. Sander s The a tre and promment Rarvard athletes were the u s her s. The judg es were: Manon LeRoy Burton, pres1dent of Sm1th College; G. S t a nley Hall , president of Clark ,University, and Homer Albers, dean of Boston University L aw School. Judge A. P. Stone, 93, was a guest of the Harvard team -Boston E v eui·ng Transcript,

THREE

COLLEGES DEBATE TO TIE

Universities of C orne ll, Columbia and recently tied a. debate. The negative of the subject, tha.t m o f the present the U mted State 3 should immediately take steps to matenally mcr ease 1t s navy and a,r'!'Y• wo!' m The same subject is now scheduled for debate by se veral other umv e r s1t1 es. -Da•l y Cailfor an.

CHICAGO-DARTMOUTH DEBATE

A debate has bee n arranged with Dartn: o uth for Friday eve nin g, April 23 ,i,n s titution is represented by two tw o·men teams, on e speak m g at home and <;>ne aw.ay. ts, that the standing army o f the United States should be doubled 1mmed1 ate ly. -U111VerS11y of Cl11cago Mag a::iue

That California has succeeded in attracting a few college men is evidenced by these articles taken from the Daily C alif orni'an.

FIFTY NATIONAL FRATERNITY CONVENTIONS FOR EXPOSITION

NEARLY T HIHT Y TH ousAND DEL EGATES REPRESENTING FrvE HuNDR ED C o LLEGES TO AssEM9LE AT BI G FRATERNAL GATHERING

What is considered to be the g reate s t fr a t e rnal gathering ever held i s plann e d for th e E xpos iti on during th e summer when fifty fraternities hold their annual convention s. The organizati ons with a total of 30,000 de l egates will repre sen t nearly 500 co ll eges and univer s itie s. Old Faithful Inn at the Yellowstone concession will be the headquarter s for the organization s Th e Inn 's college registration and headquarters bureau is preparing three large registers for th e names o f the delegates.

The national Pan-Hell e nic meeting of the sororit i es will be held at Berkeley in August. Th e l ocal c h ap ter s plan to hou se the de legat es to the convention. Stanford will assist in the entertainm €nt . Some of the so rorities will a lso convene at As il omar.

Th e l eading s tate s men and captains of industry in the United States and Canada will atten d the co nv e ntion. Pre s ident Wilson, ex-Pre s id e nt Taft, ex-President Roosevelt, Secretary Lan e, Speaker Champ Clark, James R. Mann and Commodore Perry will be at their respective alumni gatherings.

The convention will run continuously from June 23 to September 18. In addition to th e San Fr ancis c o meeting s executive sessions are planned for Berkeley.

Th e following organizations with chapters at the university will assemble in San Francisc o: Th e ta Delta C hi, Delta KappaEpsilon, Pi Kappa Phi, Kappa Sigma, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Chi , Delta Tau Delta, Chi Psi, Delta Chi, Phi Kappa Sigma, Alpha Tau Omega, Acacia , Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi , Beta Theta Pi , Alpha Sigma Phi , A lpha Delta Phi , Psi Upsilon, Phi Sigma Kappa , Kappa Alpha (Sou th ), Zeta P s i, 1 heta Xi , Alpha Omicron Pi, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Xi Delt a, A lpha Delta Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta. . FAIR LURES STUDENTS

MANY QuJT DuLL Liv Es FOR THE BRIGHT LtGHTS

Th at the lur e of the Exposition bas prov e n too much for many college men is indicated by the numb e r of students and graduates that are emp l oyed either by the Exposition proper or in th e various co n cess ion s on the grounds. They s eem to care little for the nature of the ; r employment so l o ng as they a re taking part in that world of make-believe and glitter.

A s tudent, whose c uriosity prompted him to look into the s e things , states that of the three score men in the guide department, f or ty are university men , some of whom are graduates with honors. Seventeen o f th e f or ty h a v e attended this univer s ity Stanford comes next with seven representative s, while one or more are fr o m each of the f o llowing institutions: University of Indiana, Marietta College, St. J ohn's, Kansas State, Nebraska State, Universities of Washington, Nevada and Cincinnati, Ohio K orthern, Michael's, Lane Technical School, Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia and Trinity College in Dublin.-Daily Californian.

Brother vVm D. McDonald, of Syracu se Chapter, i s in charge of a larR'e exhibit from the New York State College of Fore s try, Syracuse University, at the Exposition. The exhibit includes a miniatur e r ep li ca of the $250,000 New York State Forestry building now under construction on the universi ty campus.

College men mourn, with the Chicago alumni, the death of Doctor Henderson : Th e untimely death of Dr. Charles R Henderson, chaplain of the University of Chicuo, ha s cast a g l oo m over the faculty and student body. Everyone who knew him at all, will miss the one man who seemed to have every student in his heart. His death occurred March 29 at Charleston, S. C., where he had gone a few weeks ago hoping to ward off a threatened nervous breakd own. His funeral wa s h e ld from Mandel Hall , Thursday , April I.

Doctor Henderson had ju s t comp let ed his work as chairman of a special committee recently appointed by :Mayor Harri son, to investigate some important civic problems in Chicavo. As has bee n written, Doctor Hend erso n was a martyr to the cause of the unemployed and downtrodden people of the wor ld. He was a man of international fame. For twenty-three years he has been a member of the faculty in th e univ ers ity . The deceased wa a ]\l aster i\l ason but h as f or se veral b ee n inactive.

:!lanouir

IDEALS OF MASONRY

MASONRY AND RELIGION

We often hear a brother say, "Masonry is a good enough religion for me." No greater mistake was ever made. Do not deceive yourself, my brother. Masonry is not a religion, nor was it ever intended that it should ·be. It is, however, religious in its teachings. It is a human institution founded upon divine principles and for fraternal and benevolent purposes. It is the handmaid of religion and is intended to aid men to better and right living, to lift them up and make them better men, to assist the deserving and whisper words of encouragement in the ears of the disheartened.

Religion is meant for the salvation of souls and comes first and should be so regarded by all Masons. It is true that Masons should be church members, or at least attend divine worship or connect themselves with some church or form of worship, but they should never substitute or regard their Masonry as a substitute for religion or the church. The better Mason a man is the better Christian he will make.-! owa Qum-terl'y Bulletin.

FREEMASONRY IS A LIFE

Freemasonry is a life with a never ending school day, whose curriculum is the most comprehensive ever scheduled from the world's greatest textbook. It is an evolution, from a primitive conception of duty, to that standard of spiritual comprehension, which wields its swords in defense of "Innocent maidens, destitute widows, helpless orphans, in a brother's cause and universal benevolence."

Masonry is not a system of degrees, but a course of study in morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols. It is not a series of degrees to give those who have money to purchase them, certain titles and decorations, for even in Freemasonry, "A fool may be a belted knight," and an entered apprentice may have a clearer conception of -God, and a man's relation to Him, than he who wears the insignia of the highest grade.-Dr. Kuhn of Missouri in the Masonic Trowel.

USE OF "CUSS WORDS"

\Ve suppose poor humanity will never get over the habit of using of some sort.- It seems that pent-up human feelings must at times find vent in their use and it often seems to us that the man who swears "by-gum," "by-heck," or "by-dad," often cherishes as much actual malice and is just as full of the real spirit of cursing as the man who swears outright in Simon-pure sulphurous English. To us the v ital question always has been not so much how a man talks as how he in truth feels.

\Ve h ave kn ow n m en w ho we re pr o fan e in their language t owa rd e v il a n d w r on g , b u t w h o n eve rthele ss p oss e ss ed a great and genuin e an d e ve ra b iding r ev er en ce fo r the higher and better thing s of li f e, and o n the other hand we ha ve kn ow n th ose, wh o f or fear of publi c cen s ure al o n e ne ver all ow ed a pr of ane w o rd to pass their lip s, but whose wer e s o p o iso ned by greed , s elfi s hnes s, and hatred of their kmd , tha t their w hole in w ard life s eemed nothing short of profanit y per s onified. So metimes w e f eel that the man who make s a publi c parade of hi s c ru s ade against profanity is not alway s entirely s incere , and to our way of lo o kin g at it , there is n o pr o fanit y quite so co ntemptible a s in s incerity and h y p oc ri sy.

Truth is a divine attribute and the foundation of e v ery v irtu e, and the g reatest re v eren c e a man can pay the Great A rchitect is to be true . W hat we ha v e said here upon this subject is for the benefit of those wh o rep eatedly wo rk for this anti-profanity racket wherever they go , until the y be co me s uch a nuisance that they thereby encourage indulgence in th e ve r y thing they are preaching against-Lo u is BLO CK, P . G. M ., Iowa , in the M ason i c B u lletin.

OUR YOUNG MEN

After visiting several lodges in Chicago , a brother from St . Louis remarked on the large number of young men among the members here compared to the number seen in his home town . "Most of our candidates are men of middle life," he said.

Assuming that a large number of young men are becoming Masons in Illin ois, it may be inquired as to what they find in the fraternity to interest them. Only a few can expect to secure parts in the conferring of degrees Y outh is the period of activity and the young man ordinarily demands that he have something to do. The Masonic lodge composed largely of young men has very different prob lems to solve than d oes the lodge of men in middle life and older.

Masonry needs young men and young men need Masonr y . T o keep the two together and obtain the maximum of good demands that some system of profitably employing the energy o f youth shall be de v ised.-Exchan ge.

The following communication answers the question which seems to worry the brother in the above article : McAlester, Okla ., Feb. 26 , 1915. ( Special to AcACIA JouRNAL .)

A Masonic Study and Research Club was organized by the professors and students of the state universit y at Norman , Okla ., Thursday night, February 25 . The club starts off with a membership o f over sixty . After the institution of the club a fine banquet was spread, covers being laid for o ne hundred .

W. Mark Sexson , 33 °, Secretary of the Scottish Bodies at McAlester, Okla. , was present and made the speech of the evening, which was applauded to the echo and was pronounced a masterpiece of eloquence. Rev. S e xs on , w ho is also pastor of the Christian Church at McAlester is counted a s being one of the mo s t eloquent orators in the state of

It is the int ention of the new club to later affiliate with Acacia Fraternit y . vV ILLIAM NoBLE , 33 ° , Correspondent .

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UNIVERSITY NIGHT

April I9, I9I5

UNIVERSITY L oDGE • o. I4I, F. and A. M.

Seattle, W ash ington

At th e invitation of the officers of University Lodge No . 141, F . and A. M ., the Washington Chapter of the Acacia F raternity conferred the third degr ee upon Amos S Grenland, one of their pledges, with the following officers :

E rn es t C. Carr, S. W

H a rt we ll J, Elmend o rf, S . D .

Frank M Ga s t, J . D

Ben H Da l y, W M.

Harold D. St e t s on, J. W Lu c ius D. Tiffin , Secretary

Paul H. Breuning, J. S.

Rud o lph R. Branden t hal e r, Chaplain J . C la r en c e P a lmer, S S.

H aro ld D . S t e t so n, Fir st R.

George W Todd, Mar s hall

St e wart L S imp s on, Second R. Charle s P. Suman , Third R.

Hartwell J, Elme nd o rf, Fir s t F . C.

J. Claren c e Palmer, Second F. C .

Pau l H. Breuning, Third F. C

Hiram Lodge No. I , of New Hav en , Conn., was instituted by vi rtue of a warrant g ranted on the twelfth of August, I750, by "S t. John 's G rand Lodge, of Boston , a s descending from the Grand Lodge of England." The warrant was issued upon the application of Captain (afterwards Ge neral ) David Y.,Tooster, and other brethren then residing in New Haven . The warrant is dated Nov ember I2, and the lodge was organized and at work on the twenty-seventh of December. Upon the numbering of the subo rdinate lodges in this juri sdiction, which took place in I79 6, this lodge, by reason of its age , and early date of its charter, took rank a s "N umber I," and for many years has been known by the familiar and endearing name of "Ol d Hiram."

Hiram Lodge retains many of its old customs and observances, differing considerably in some respects from all other lodges in Connecticut. It has , of course, a long roll of illustrious members and a wealth of antiquities and traditions . This lodge held its first meeting in the new Temple erected for its individual u se on Crown Street, on Thursday, April 1.

There are thirteen other lodges in and near New Haven.

MASONIC FACTS

GRAND LODGE OF OKLAHOMA ADOPTS NEW CONSTITUTION McAlester, Okla., Feb. 22, I915. (Special to AcACIA JouRNAL. )

The Grand Lodge, A. F. and A. M. , of Oklahoma , convened in annu a l session at G uthrie, Okla., February I7-I8 , with 423 lodges represented and over 900 delegates in attendance.

A new Constitution was adopted for the government of both the Granrl Lodge and Subord inate lodges.

The most drastic legislation enacted, was: Appointive grand officers are ineligible to be elected grand officers in the Grand Lodge. This law will have the effect of prohibiting and preventing the grand senior deacon from being elected. to the office of grand junior warden , or to a higher elective office in the Grand Lodge. Heretofore, the Grand Lodge law provided that one blackball for the entered apprentice, two blackballs for the fellow r.raft, and three blackballs for the Master Mason, required to reject candidates for membership by initiation; in the future, only one ballot will be

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requi r ed fo r t he d e gree s o f E. A ., F. C. and M. M. , and only one blackb all r eq uir ed t o reje c t. Th e ne x t meeting of the Grand Lodge will be held in O kl a h om a Ci ty , O kla , in I9I 6. A. E. Monroney was elected Grand Mas t e r ; L eo E. B e nn ett , G rand Trea s urer; and M. W. Anderson reelected G r a nd Sec r eta ry W ILLIAM OBL E, 33 ", Co rrespondent

Th e G r a nd L odge of W i s consin , having refused to s anction the organizat ion of a M a s onic club f o r any purpose , no subordinate lodge can invite a Maso ni c cl ub fr om a s is ter juri s diction to confer degrees in its lodge. Thi s dec i s ion , it is , ho w ev er , explained , is not to be construed as infringing th e pr e r ogati v e of the Master to invite any Master Ma s on who is qualified t o fill an y p os iti on in the lodge although he may be a member of a Masonic clu b.-Ma s onic V oic e- R ev i ew.

DENOUNCES LOGROLL I NG

"The un-Masonic habit of electioneering and logrolling for office or o ther M a so ni c honors " wa s roundly denounced by the Grand Master of Idah o in hi s addre ss t o the Grand Lodge. He says:

"Our Grand Lodge sessions have not always been free from these offen s iv e methods , and it is not to be wondered at that s ome of our consti t uent lodges have become tarred with the same stick. To my mind thi s is a s erious matter, and it is difficult to speak of it with patience. The member wh o indulges in it is a Mason in name only. He certainly has not cau g ht th e spirit of the institution . Masonic honors mean much because th ey are freely and voluntarily bestowed as a tribute to the character and ser vic es of the recipient , but when they are secured by combinations and trade s of s cheming men they cease to be honors at all and become mere trapping s and belongings of cunning wirepullers This degrades the institution arid robs it of its greatest glory."

TH E TWO TITLES

Twenty-two Grand Lodges use the title "Free and Accepted Masons"; the other s use the title "Ancient Free and Accepted Masons." The ones u s ing F . and A. M . are: Arizona , , , Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky , Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire , New York , New Jersey, Ohio , Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee , Utah, Vermont, Washington , and Wisconsin-Masonic T i d in gs .

CLANDESTINE ORGANIZATIONS

"TRUE KINDRED" IS CLANDESTINE

" The policy of ignoring bogus or clandestine societies claiming to be Masonic by the Grand Lodge of Illinois has undoubtedly proven to be wise when those societies are composed of the profane. However, Master Ma s ons are pr ohibited from joining or giving recognition to these societies. Paragraph 42 of the Constitution reads as follows :

" '4 2. A ny organization , association , parties, or persons professing t o ha v e an y authority , powers or privileges in Ancient Craft Masonry, not

derived from this Grand Lodge, within the State of Illinois, are declared to be clandestine, and all intercourse with or recognition of them, or any of them, is prohibited.'

"A society known as True Kindred, which has a few hundred member!> in Chicago, composed of Master Masons and their female relatives, sets forth the claim that it confers on its members certain words and signs, whereby they are enabled to obtain recognition from Masons. The Masoni c Chronicler has denounced this society as clandestine and illegal, and has produced unquestionable evidence substantiating its claim.''

HUMAN RIGHTS LODGE CLANDESTINE

It is reported that in Des Moines has been organized a lodge of coMasonry called "Human Rights Lodge." This is a bogus form of Masonry admitting women to its degrees and has its "Grand Lodge" at Charleroi, Pa. We are also informed that a member of this Des Moines lodge applied for admission to one of the Cedar Rapids lodges. It is therefore up to our Masonic bodies to watch carefully all visitors, for many very good men, especially young men, are misled into these bogus bodies.

There is another "Grand body" in the United States known as "Universal Masonry" with its fountain head in Salt Lake City, which is enough information for all Masons who have the slightest knowledge of our trouble with Mormon Masonry.

Council Bluffs is also reported to have lodges of one or both of these clandestine bodies. We have been informed that the co-Masons actually applied to the Masonic Temple here in the city for a meeting place.-Masonic Bulletin.

The Acacia Songbook is ready for distribution, and may be had by addressing the Grand Secretary, Harry E. Kilmer, Centerview, Mo. Cloth binding, $1.25 per copy, prepaid, or six or more copies to one address, $r.oo per copy, prepaid. Paper binding, $I.OO per copy, prepaid, or six or more copies to one address, 85 cents each, prepaid.

The Tenth Grand Conclave

SAN FRANCISCO 1915

I n Ap r i l, 1910, H arv ard C ha p ter i n v ited int o h o n o rar y memb e r s hip

five d i t in g ui s h ed g e ntlem en O ne , the m os t eminent Ma so n in A merica , S a m u el Croc k e r L a w ren ce, died in 1 911. In the death of C urti s G uil d

Ac a c ia is a g am called o n t o m o urn a brother wh os e Curtis Guild ac t e r , achi eve ment s , and reputati o n eminentl y fitted him f o r all th e h o n or that she a s a band o f M ason s and o f c o ll eg e me n cou ld p a y him . No o ne w h o att e nded that initiati o n c an fo rget th e r eve r en ce a nd a ffe ction arou s ed by the white-haired G eneral Lawrence ; n o n e co u ld be lieve that the brilliant and co urtl y G eneral G uild would s o soo n fo ll ow hi s hon o red friend ; C urtis G uild , who s e lo v able personality ma de him a p op ular idol , w h os e brilliant di c tion and ready wit made him an ev e r - w ant e d o rator , whose ta ct , loyalty , courage , and ability won him di s t in c ti o n in bu s ine ss, in c ollege , in politics , in arm s, in diploma cy ; n o on e wo uld ha v e doubted then that y ear s of high tasks and· rich honors awaited hi m befo re h e attained the v enerable age o f hi s fellow A cacian Scholar, so ldier , M a so n , s urely a true Acacian! General , G overnor , Ambassador , t o o ther s,-t o Har v ard, a generou s, graciou s, friendly brother , an Acacian!

Did yo u ev er stop to wonder just what the Grand Conclave looks for in C o ncla v e delegate s, or do you simply v ote for your most intimate friend? Th e chapter s , in the selection of chapter delegates , have not been taking advantage of the opportunity afforded them. They do not fully appreciate the benefits to be derived from an influential representative.

Conclave Delegates

Your delegate , if selected without any element of politics , prejudice , malice, enmity or favoritism , will be a man of poise and appearan c e, w ho will command the attention and respect of the members assembled the m o ment he rises to address the Conclave meet. The impression your delegate makes upon the members may count for a great deal when they are w ondering just what kind of a group of men your chapter claims; in the course of time the man you ha v e elected to represent you must speak for your chapter, and from his speech your chapter's Acacia spirit will be judged. His knowledge of the Constitution and By-Laws, proposed amendments , and legislation of the past , will tell the Conclave just what your chapter has been doing in the making of Acacia men.

You ha v e oftentimes noticed a group of men from one of the houses, clad in sweaters , caps, low shoes , and a pair of baggy trousers, with canoe paddles , tennis racquets or perhaps baseball paraphernalia, saunter off across the campus on a Sunday afternoon. Others notice Sunday these same men and look further. The campus dwellers Amusements wonder just where they come from , and who they are. The opinion of the fraternity represented is not the opinion we care to have them carry of the Acacia Fraternity, not the opinion we, as

Maso n s, ca r e t o ha v e them car,ry of a group of men who profe s s a belief in Deity a nd th e immortality of the soul. Your sense of right and wr o n g m ay n ot ag r e e with the conclusion they form . The judgm ent th ey pa ss u po n you a s an indi v idual may not affect you in the least , but th e ir opinion o f th e F r a t e rnit y s hould be to you a matter o f grave concern .

T h e m os t r egrettable feature of fraternity initiation s in th e past bee n t h e inability of the presiding officer to control what is comm o nl y ca ll ed " h o r se play ". This part of the initiation , on nearl y all occ a s ions. se ems to be introduced by ,e ither the visiting brethr en wh o Horse Play t a k e a special delight in telling "how they d o it at -C hapter" , or , the alumni explaining the initiati o n a s it wa s conducted w h e n the y "were taken in".

Nea rl y all o f th e fraternities have encountered this same diffi c ulty and ha ve deal t wi th i t in v arious way s; so me have amended their Con s titution an d By-Laws, p rohibiting "rough-house" , other s, with district s uper v isors , r eq uir e that -e a ch chapter conduct a special initiation for hi s criti c i s m and s u gges ti o n. and thereby eliminate all undesirable portion s .

O u r r itua l is clear and concise, and when properly put o n is most impr ess ive. The examination of visiting brothers, from ele v en chapters , ha s pr o du ce d conclusive evidence that there has been something t o detract fr o m th e impre ss iveness of the ceremony. You and your chapt e r brothers kn ow j u s t w hat thi s something is. Let's call it "horse play" and read again o ur Co n s tituti o n and By-laws , Article II , Section 12 in particular.

Th e A ca c ia Songbook is off the press , and like all other works of A caci a n s, is a most creditable production. You, if you are a musician , . will appreciate it. as much as , if not more than your brothers gathered ab(_)ut the piano singing lustily. It fills a want ong 00 that has long been felt, and the committee in charge is to be co n grat ulat e d upon its untiring efforts and final success.

T h e c o p y for the February issue of the JouRNAL 'vas corrected while the edit o r w a s en route, and in proof reading, at the Minnesota Chapter, a g r ea t many mi s takes were overlooked. The following are the most evident. On page 163, .Grand Secretary Kilmer's name was Corrections misspelled. On page 171, the sixth line from the bottom was lost , and should read, and was born in Troy, N. Y., July 24, 18 so , a nd passed. The eighth word in the seventh line from the bottom of p ag e 173 should be Hornersville, the fifth word in the thirteenth line o n p ag e 17 4 should be selected, the third line on page 176 should read Co l o nel MacArthur was the president of the association that secured, the f o mth name in the second line from the bottom of the same page should b e S pen ce and the last name in the last line of the same page is Doming's. O n pa g e 177 please note the following: the name in the twenty-fourth line s h o uld be Mullen and the name corrected in the twenty - ninth line is Mellish . The third word of the eleventh line on page 178 corrected reads realms, and the name in the thirty-second line is Buchanan. The following names on page 179 were wrong: in the eleventh line, Bennington; the fifth word in the eighteenth line, Burns; the fifth word in the twenty - first line, Dennin;

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the eighth w ord in the twelfth line from the bottom, Cou r de; the last word' in the fifth line from the bottom , Apollo. On page 180 there were the following corrections: fourth word in the fifth line, Lennigo; tenth word in the fifteenth line, Guard; and the eighth word in the twenty-second line r assau .

On page 181, last word in the fifth line should be in; the eleventh word in the eleventh line, Pauncho; and the middle name in the twenty-fourth line should be Alfred. ·

Copy for this article was not typewritten and the mistakes we r e easily overlooked.

Copy for this issue of the JOUR AL, which came in up to and including May first, was sent to the pub lishers April 16, and proof was read and returned within 24 hours after its receipt, May 25.

The delay was caused in the publishers' office as copy was in their hands · in time to put the JOURNAL out as usual.

i\lumnt Nrma

ACACIA MEN MEET AT SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

F. B. \ iVoon

\Ve have just purled off a little stunt. This evening, the Acacians in town held a banquet at the Sacramento Hotel, an even dozen of us. The feed was good, the stories were good, and we adjourned to meet again at 6 :oo p. m., All Fools' Day, at the Travelers' Hotel, this city. Those present we re the following:

H. H. Blee , Stanford 'w, Mechanical Engineer, State Engineering Dept.

E. J. Berringer, Califo rnia 'o6, Social Science, Sacramento High School.

A. L. Coggins, Ya le 'II, Insurance.

E. A. Dickson, Ca lifornia 'or, Newspaper, also Regent U. of California.

W. C. Elliott, California '13, Law; Secretary Fish and Game Committee, California Se nate

W. H. Hopkins, California 'o6, Wholesale Merchant.

J. H. Martin, Chicago '12, Law; Asst. Minute Clerk, California Assembly.

J. A. Miller, Stanford '14, Assista nt Secretary Senate.

J. F. Pullen, California '07, Law; Referee in Bankruptcy.

L. E. Russell, Kansas 'o8, Civil Engineer.

J. 0. \Vilder, Northwestern '09. Dentist.

F. B. Wood, Stanfo rd 'ro, Law; Legislative Counsel Bureau. Vle plan to have these st unt s every littl e whi l e and hope that whenever a brother comes th'is way he will make himself known to us. J usf call up Brother \Vood at the Legislative Counse l Bureau and he will do the rest.

WASHINGTON ACACIANS MEET

\1\T. S. Hubbard, Illinois and Michigan, now in the Bureau of Chemistry , Department of Agriculture, \ Vashi ngton, informs us that there are twenty - seven Acacians in \iVashington and that they had dinner at the Hotel Ebbitt on February 27, where they planned another "get-together" for April. He wishes the chapter secretaries would send the names of men moving to \Vashington to his address at 1930 New Hampshire Avenue.

ENGAGEMENTS ANNOUNCED

The engagement of Earl L. Rowland, Harvard, to Miss Mary Franklin was announced Februarv 26.

Mr . Leslie E . McCueri, Harvard, and Miss Ruth Carver Forbes of T o rrington, Connecticut have announced their engagement.

The engagement of Ross E. Hall, Kansas and Harvard, to Miss Chlora Vivian \Vhite was recently announced.

MARRIAGES

Mr. \Villiam C. Lemon, of Centralia, Washington announced the marriage of his daughter, Edith Viola, to Mr. William G. Mann, Iowa State,

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Fra n klin and Washington, Ma r ch 31, 1915.

Brother Levering Tyson, Sec r eta ry Columbia Alumni Association, was married to Miss Reba Pomeroy Kittredge of Teenkhannock , Pa., Decembe r 31. They a r e happily located on II7th Street, near the University.

Bro th er C. E rick John so n , V. D . Colorado 1913-14, and Miss Margaret Young of Colorado Sp rin gs we re married on March 21. Brother Johnson is practicing law at Berthoud.

The mar riage of Sheldon P. Purdy, Colorado, and Miss Haberl took place in Denver o n March IO. Brother Purdy is now associated with \ h/. £. Richardson in the capacity o f assistant manager.

JUNIOR MEMBERS

Mr. and Mrs . James B. Gray, Michigan, announce the birth on February 8 , of a daughter Elizabeth.

A so n , H. A. Brown, Jr., was born to Mr . and Mrs. H. A. Brown, Columbia, at East View, N. Y ., January 16.

Dr. and Mrs. H. W . Moeller, Columb ia, of 140 West 88 Street, N. Y., anno\lnce the birth of Alice Louise , January 5·

Brother Strouder of Purdue is the proud father of a daughter born February 13.

Iowa State Chapter announces the birth of sons to Brothers Roy E. Smith and John Hug , and a daughter to Associate Editor Conybeare.

On July 17, 1914, there was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hubbard, Illino i s, a daughter Rachel Orm.

Brother and Mrs . Frederick Patchell, Franklin, announce the birth of a daughter on February 22 , 1915 .

The editor is informed that Dr. and Mrs. David W. Thomas, Franklin, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lock, Franklin, have sent out announcements of new arrivals.

PERSONALS

Michigan

Harry Brown is doing experimental telephone work in Chicago.

Fred Fleming is in the Forestry department of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co .

Jack Ca rruth ers is practising law in Colorado SprLngs.

H. A. Ste v enson is with an Engineering firm in Chicago

Cecil Lambert occupies a g oo d position with the Clayton Lambert Company of Detroit. '

Bert Pabst is with the Youngstown She et and Tube Company.

Sc ot t Hopkins is with the Liquid Carbonic Company of Chicago.

Ja y Seaver is connerted with the Engineen ng firm of Arthur M cKee in Cleveland , Ohio.

Our Grand Treasurer , Brother Woodward, m ade us a call the middle of March fot two days and joined us in a dance. He in sists that we call him "Woody", which we are perfectly willing to do

L . H. Fee, is head of the science department in the high school at Everett, Washington.

Nebraska

"C lu ck" Morse is superintendent of schools at University place.

"Chan" Hrubesky drops into the house occasionally. He has just completed his work on an irrigation project in western Nebraska .

Earl Meier is teaching school at Randolph.

George Lamb is still with the Forestry Service in Washington, D. C.

Collier and Blackstone r eturned a short time ago from Trinidad, B W. 1., where they were with the Barber Asphalt Company.

Charles Sturmer is still working on an engineering project at Barcelona, Spain.

Sinkie, Tyler and Fonda are studying at Chicago and seem to like it well.

"S n oo k s" Brow n is s elling in surance , m a kin g Lin c oln hi s he a dquarter s .

L eo n H urtt w ho wa s seriou s ly injured las t s umm e r w h il e o n the Fo rest r y Sur v ey , ha s a lm ost com p let ely r ec o ve red. Le o n wa s in th e ho s pit a l for f o ur m o nth s

H a rvard

C. L. H a rri s and his f a th e r ca ll ed upon u s durin g the la s t mon t h. B r othe r Ha rr is i s te ac hing in the sc hoo ls at Co n c ord, New Hamp sh i re

Broth e r Ro sco e P o und h as bee n appoint ed Deput y Gr a nd Mast e r by the Wor s hipfu l Grand M a st e r of the G r and Lodg e of Mas on s o f Mas s a c h u s e tts and ·d u bb e d Mas o n in Unit ed St a t e s.

Norma n S o uthw o rth h as bee n tra n sfe rr ed to the Fa ll Ri ver B r a n ch of t h e Li b r a r y Bureau in the po s itio n of m a nage r.

E R. Wi l so n of Cy n wyd, P a , i s pr act ici n g l aw i n. P h i lade lp hi a.

M . H . W illi ng i s n ow ass i s t a nt Sup e rint end ent of th e S o u th Be nd , In d. , p ubli c sc h oo l s

H . W . Hastings i s p r ac ti cin g l aw w ith hi s f a t he r at Fr y eburg, Ma in e

D w ig h t L. Savage i s a l so p r ac ti cin g

Ja w a t Ca rl i sl e, .A rka n sas .

Thom as W. Pa lme r is a l so in th e l eg al prof ess ion at B irmin g h a m, A lab a m a . In the D ecemb e r i ss u e o f Ca s e and C 0111111en. t, whi ch was d evo t ed t o Fo rei g n Court s with articl es by su ch men as Geo r ge W . W icke r s h a m , ap pea r ed an a rticl e by Br o th e r Pa l me r o n S pa ni sh Co urt s The Co n g r essiona l L ib r a r y w ill s h o rtl y publi sh hi s Guide to Spanish Law.

Ro ss E. Ha ll i s pres ident of the R. E . H a ll L umber Co m pa n y of Hutchin so n, K a n sas.

S t e rlin g R. Ca r r in g t o n i s no w pr es ident a n d t r eas ur e r of th e Ca rrin g t o n-M a nnin g Compa n y, Me m p hi s, di s tribut o r s of th e D icta ph o n e.

O u r h o n ora r y b roth e r , F r ed e rick W . Ha m i lt o n , 33 ° , was r ec entl y ele c ted Gr a n d S ec r eta r y of t h e G r a nd L o d g e of M a s sa·chu sett s .

J oe T Ma r s h a ll i s spendin g the wint e r in Eng l a nd a n d F r ance. He ha s h a d an in te r es tin g tr ip a r o und the w o rld and w ri tes us en t e rt ai nin g ly a b out his v i sit s wit h Ind i a n p rin ces . I n th e Philippin e s he en j oye d fi n di n g m a n y Aca cian s.

L S Du x bur y, o ur d el eg a te at th e Ann

A rb o r Co n clave, was sec ond in rank in the recent M inn eso t a ba r e x aminati o ns . He is no w act in g as F ir st As s i stant Secr e tary of th e l\'finn eso ta Se nate

R a lph T O'Ne il i s Co unty Attorney of Osage Co unt y, Kansas.

C. E. P a r son s. of th e Wint h rop , Ia ac hu se tts, Hi g h S ch oo l, h a a son, Ca rl Ell sworth , Jr ., bo rn Feb ru a ry 2-t.

Leslie E. Uc Cu en and Mi Ru t h Carv e r For bes, of Torri ngt o n , Co n nect icut, have announ ce d th eir en gage m en t.

J. 1. Br o u g ht o n, Jr ., a nd hi p a rtner , wa l t e r Cl ark , Jr., ar e ed it o r s o f a pa mp l>l et o n th e "L ega l St a tu of \ Vo m en in To r th Carolina," pub lish ed by th e St a t e F ed er a ti o n o f Women 's Clu b . Our fi r st Pre si d ent , vV. L. Bo w m a n , h as fo r med a partn e r sh ip w ith W Hacke r fo r the pr ac t ice of l a w Th ey have o ffice s at 140 Ce d a r Str ee t , N ew Y o rk City.

Illinois

W ]. McFa rl a n d, Secr etar y of B enj H. Sanborn B o ok Company, i s m a king his h eadquar t e r s at Spokane, \ i\T a sh .

Pennsylvania

B r oth er Edwa rd G lass, A r ch Sp. '12, i s in bus in ess wi th hi s cl as smat e , Ch a rle s B utn e r a nd i s pr act icin g the art s of his c r af t in F r es n o, Ca l.

Bro th e r W ill ia m H. Da ll a s, r ece ntl y marri ed an d is li v ing at 1224 Sp ru ce S t , P hil a d el phi a , P a B roth e r W illi a m G. K n a u er , who un til rec entl y w as w ith Woo l wo r th ' s i s now i n b usine ss w ith his fa th e r and b r ot h e r in th e m a nuf ac tur e an d sa l e of wind mill s, s te el t owe r s, p ump s, etc ., in Des Mo i nes, Io wa.

B r o ther B e rtr a m D . R ea ri ck, 33 °, presi d ed at th e c onf errin g o f th e Order o f Malt a, Phil ade lphia Comm a n de r y, number t w o , in th e pre se n c e of th e P as t Gran d Co mm a nder o f the Unit ed S ta t es , th e pr e sent G rand C o mmand e r o f Pe nns y lv a nia , the Pa st G r a nd Comman d er oi New Jer s ey and the pr e sent G ran d M a st er of the Grand Priory of th e Do m inion o f Canada . Broth e r Reari ck acq uitted him self with su c h ex c ellen ce , th a t a t th e end of the degree work, h e was made Hon o r a ry Kni g ht Co mm a nd e r o f Ma lta und e r the jurisdicti o n of Can ada a n d was pre se nt ed with th e badge o f o ffi ce. Our h e artiest co ngratulation s are ex tend ed to Brother Rearick.

Brother M a rvin Y. N eeley , C. E. , ' 13 , i s an instructo r in Ci v il Engin ee rin g in the Towne Scientific School.

Broth e r William Ge o rge Ma nn e xPresident of Mater Franklin , i s soj o urnin g with the b o ys o f Washin gt on C hapt e r.

Brother L B. Sykes took unto himself a wife in Clearfi eld , Pa . ; but Bro th e r Romaine Ha ss rick ev ened thin gs up i11 N ew Jersey , by cros s ing the Delaware and

submitting him s elf to be made a husband in Camden.

Brother James Ball Hardenbergh, exvene rable dean of Franklin Chapter speaks in glowing terms concerning the hospitality accorded him by Cornell Chapter at Ithaca.

Brothers H. C. Pierce ex-Grand Vicepresident of the Acacia Fraternity and Harlan L . Shraeder, both f ede ral -government employees in the Food Research Laboratory, frequently dine with us.

Brother N. B. Rosenberger of Penn State Chapter and Brother Leroy King, of Columbia Chapter, Principal of the schoo ls in Jenkintown, are taking graduate work at the University. The chapter is favored with occasional visits by these brethren. ·

Some time ago, the Philadelphia papers came out exhibiting the plans of a stadium for the University of Pennsylvania, capable of · seating one hundred thousand persons. Brother George E. Nitzsche recorder at the University of Pennsylvania is responsibl e for the crystallization of this excellent plan. ·

Purdue

Brother Parker, High Scribe of the Alpha Zeta Fraternity, who is connected with the Bureau of Plant Industry, in the Department of Agriculture recently visited us while en route for Minnesota his home chapter. '

Brother Nigh, 'o8, of Seattle, W 'ashington , one of our charter members visited us in the early part of March. '

Brother Cole, 'r2, City Engineer of Mishawaka, Indiana, spent the night with us not long since.

Brother Frank, 'r2, dropped in on us a few weeks ago, while en route for Southern Indiana, on business.

Brothers Borley, Benton, Shriver, Thomps o n, Polk, Rowland have visited us since our last letter . The '14 Class Brothers are surely loyal to us .

Brother Jones, who is basket ball coach at the University of Illinois, visited us at the time of the Illinois game here. Brother Jones succeeded in finishing the season with a rooo per cent team.

Brother Hays, ex-'r6, who is out of school this year, looking after farm interests, told us on a recent visit that he would surely be with us again next year.

We were lately informed that Brother Stouder, '13, is the proud parent of a brand-new daughter.

Brother Stockton, '14, recently visited here for several days, while en route for his future home at Ralls, Texas. He will

take charge of a large ranch there, in which he is interested.

Yale

Warren Witherell Hilditch is connected with the new Hilditch Laboratory in ewark, . J. He is Vice-president of the ew York Alumni.

M. J. Dale is practicing law with his. father in Cincinnati.

George F . Mooney is one of the faculty at Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pa.

F. A. Nims of Topeka, Kan., is working in the Columbia Teachers' College this year.

C. C. Childs is in Bloomington, Ind.

W . Irving Gilson is in the Forestry Department of Michigan Agricultural University at East Lansing, Mich.

Jay Luther Leonard is Professor of Economics in vVabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana. '

Our own Parson A. F. Lewis of North Haven, this state, has been elected President of the Past Master's Association of New Haven County.

Heads up! The Triangle will soon be out.

Nfembers on Pacific Coast

Charles S. Chapman, Fullerton, Cal.

Arthur L. Coggins, 1300 I Street, Sacramento, Cal.

Arthur F. Kerr, Roseburg, Ore.

Augustus W. Lohmann, Jr., 223 Jackson Street, Seattle, Wash.

Bertram B. Snyder, Santa Cruz, Cal.

Co lum b ia

Brother Leon L. Winslow '12 has recently been put in charge of the Arts Department of the new State Normal College of Bowling Green, Ohio. Brotht>r J?. D. Johnson, '14, is head of the EducatiOn Department of the same school.

Brother E. H. Fishback is principal of the State Street High School of Hackensack, N. J.

Brother Willingham sends us word from. _Ark., of the success he is meetmg w1th 111 the legal profession.

Brother George R. Vanderwater D D pre:'lched in St. Pauls of The fellows were out to hsten to h1s word of Christian advice and to welcome our distinguished brother

Brother T. who is teaching m Connecticut, pa1d us a hurried visit recently.

Brother Charles H. Elliot has recently been head of the Department of Education m the State Normal College a! Greensboro, N. C. Brother Elliot VISited us last month.

THE ACACIA JOURNAL

Brother W. C. Ham is back in l aw schoo l for a half year and manages to spe nd a g reat deal of time fraterni z ing with the fellows.

Brother ]. W. Oliver came over from his Trades School in Brookly n to see u s examine the mathematicians recent l v.

Brother T. W Driehaus was appointed Senior Deacon of Washingto n Lodge .

Janu ary 16, 1915. - Born to M r . and Mr s. H. A. Brown, a son, H. A. B r own, Jr. , at East Vi -ew, N.Y.

Janu ary 5, 1915.-Born to Dr. a n d Mrs. H W 1loeller, a daughter, A lice Louise, at 140 West 88th Street, New York.

Iowa State

"Reel" Lloyd and Eli W •h itney h ave return ed to the h o u se after t h r ee months' se rvice in the U. S. B u rea u of A ni mal Indu str y as Hoof and Mo u th d i sease Inspectors.

"Joe" Court, postgraduate in d a ir y hu sbandry, was one of the l ec tur er s o n th e special dairy train w hi ch cove r ed th a t sect ion of the State tr ave r se d by the Great Weste rn and Mi l wa uk ee lin es.

Scott We l kins, pos t g r ad u ate in fa r m c r op, was out on t h e "Oa t s Sp eci al " which covered five counties in th e So utheast of the State.

Ed. 'vVe ld en l ooked u s u p th e ot h e r day and in f orm ed u s th a t h e i s s u pe r int endi ng th e er ec ti o n of a b r idge a t S pe nce r , I owa.

M ike Co nn o ll y a n d B ill Mac klin dr op in o n us occas io n a ll y. Mike is m aki n g good se lli ng si l os

Penn State

S. R. McNary, Pe nn St a t e Chapt e r i s Vice - p r eside n t of A. L J o n es E l ec tri c Company, C in cin n a ti . He i s a l so ltJo kin g after t h e Acacia lu nc h e on s. When in C i nc in na t i be sur e a n d ge t in t o uch w ith B r oth er MeN a r y.

M. F Littl e, H a r va rd Ch a pt e r , i s pra cti c in g l aw w i t h hi s f a th er in Cin c innati

F. D. T ay lor , Pe nn St a te Ch ap t e r is with th e E di so n E l ec tri cal Stora ge B a tt e ry Co m pa n v o f Cl eve l a n d.

]. T. ) a mi eso n , P e nn St a t e C hap•er i s w ith th e Wo r k man 's Co m pe n s ation mi ss io n of C hic ago.

Washington

' 14 LL. B. H . A lbert Ge o rg e recently returned t o S ea ttl e fr o m an e x t ended tour of Co lo r a d o, Neb r as ka and K a nsas . Br o th e r Sh eldon Purd y is expected back fr o m Co l o r a d o thi s He has join ed t h e m a rri e d m en' s club

' 1 r M in in g. B rother Jeff. D av is is still m a ki ng De n ve r his h ea dquarters .

'rz LL.B. Brother Jim Gates has taken unto himself a wiie. Miss Helen Fitch was his choice. Mrs. Gates will have charge of the annual fay Fete thi s year.

'14 A.B. Brother Bill Dripps paid us a recent visit. Same o ld Bill. Still s t rong for "advertising."

'09 C.E. Brother ]. Charles Rathbun returned from the Philippines just in time to witness a n in itiatio n , this being the first one he has seen since he was initiated . He is spe n d in g h i s fu rl ough visiting his old co ll ege chums.

Colorado

C. Eric Johnson, Venerable Dea n fo r 1913-1914, married Miss Marga r et You n g of Colo r ado Sp r ings, on March zr. Brother J ohnso n, w h o graduated from the School of Law in J u ne, is pract i cing at Berthoud, Co lo r ado

Ma r cu s Blakey, who h as been Instruct o r in Phys ics and E l-ect r ical Engi n eering a t Co lo r ado Co ll ege, has ente r ed the Engi n eering Depa r tmen t of t h e Buick Company at F lint, M ichigan.

Bro t her J oh n Wa t e rh ouse died a t his h ome in ew O rl eans in Novembe r , 19 14 .

Bro th er S h el don P. Purdy a n d M i ss Habe rl were ma rri ed in De n ve r on Ma r ch 10. Brot h er P urdy is now associa t ed w it h t h e W. E. R icha r dson Compa n y, bein g assista n t m a n ager fo r a num be r of wes t e rn st a t es.

Brot h er H. A lbe r t George, a member of t h e U ni ve r sit y o f Was hi ngto n Ch apte r , v i site d Bo uld er in Ma r ch . B r ot h e r Geo r ge w a s f o rm e rl y a s tu de nt in the U ni versity of Co lo r ado.

B r ot h e r He nr y W. S pa n g l e r i s wi th th e F ord A ut o m obil e Co m pa n y in De n ve r

Syracuse

Bro ther ]. R. Bu echel e r a ga in repres ent s thi s di s tri c t in th e S tate Le g i sl a tur e at A lban y. W hen n o t e n gag ed at Alban y Broth e r B uechel e r i s bu sy p racti c ing law in thi s cit y .

Brother H a rry R. T o ppin g our f o rm e r "s tr ong o ar" m a n o n th e v arsity crew is with the Interstate Commerce C o mmission. H e is eng a ged at pr e sent in railroad v aluati o n

Broth e r Guy L Smith i s still working at Hinckley, on th e dam f o r th e fe eder of the state barg e canal. We s ee him o ccasi o nally a s he still ha s co ll ege tie s which draw him back to Syracuse

Brother W. G. Il e s is no w a m emb e r o f the facult y of th e New York St a te College of F o r es tr y. He is located at pr e sent at th e Ran g er Sch ool at Wanak e na, N. Y.

THE CACIA JOURN L

Brothers H. G. Ter zian a nd F. C. Hill are with the Syracuse Lighting Co mpany.

Brother C. E. R oa ke was r ece n t ly elec ted t'l m embership in th e honorary math emati ;a l frate rnit y, Pi M u Epsilon.

Brothe r W illiam E. Wardlaw who wa 3 forme rl y practicing law in this city h as accepted a positi o n as Sales Mana ge r of the F ri tz Ca r buretor Company of No rrist ow n , Pa . He will also act as attorney

fo r the company. While in colle g-e Brother vVardlaw had co n siderab le experience as a ca r bur eto r exp-e rt.

Brother C. Weiss Perry is at present engaged in the banking business at J a mestown, N. Y.

O n Ma rch 27, Brother R a n sier for the secon d time r ece iv e d his Block S for his wo rk on the varsity football team.

ALUM'NI JOURNAL , SUBSCRIBERS

CALIFO R NIA

F. T. Rob son G. S. C rite s

CHICAGO

K. T. Waugh W. A. Crossland

N. Edwards K. C. Leebri ck E. Faris 0. 0. Stoland

W. ]. Wythe H. M . Stevens E . M. Hosman W. A. Woods

I. R. Fiock C. E Coggi n s MI E SOT A

E . ]. Berringer L. A. S a rter

W. W. J o hnson C. N St ewa rt

R. E . Maxwell L. W. Fowl.e r

HARVARD

I. W. B ow man

J. Dewey

I. I. Green

0 L ydi ng

H. Hastings

J. V. Tucker

S. Parlett e

]. R. Leech

S. B Kerlin

J H. Ferguson

T Prakk en

K. L. Stockton

W. T Scott

J. W Baker

S. R. Carrington

F. Ballard

T . W. Palmer

]. I. Beers

G. W. How

PURDUE

F. R Polk M H. Frank

C. W. Cole

E. R. Neigh

PENN STATE

E . W . Hu ghes

V. I. Logo

S. F. Newkirk

N . B . Rosenberger

C. H. Shepley

C. N. He lwig

J. B. Kendlehart F. D. Tayl o r

STA , FORD

A. H. Ehrenclou

J. G. Marshall

Frederick B. Wood

Robert S. Lewis

Harlow V. G reen wood

U. A. Sonrheimer

J. S. Montgomery W. V. Lusk

G. E. Garber ]. F. Fr elin

R. C. Radabaugh ]. C. Poucher

MICHIGAN

Ben D eRoy H A. Stevenson

E. M. Ledyard

MISSOURI

H. H. Fleming C. W. Lewis

R. H. Wickham

MANHA TT AN

]. Vale S. Vale

T. H. Kanaga

R. S. P o tter

NEBRASKA

W. F. Chauner

COLUMBIA

I. W. Driehaus

C. H. Friedgen

*IOWA STATE

A. V. Storm

D. B. Palmer

ILLINOIS

H. W. Burks

FRANKLIN

]. W Heins

WISCONSIN

0. I. Berg

*KA NSAS

R. S. Porterfield

* Through an error Iowa State was given R. S Porterfield' s subsc ription in the February JoURNAL when his subscription should have been credited to Kansas .

SYRACUSE CHAPTER HousE

INTERIOR

GR 11Nil 0FF J CERS OF THE GRAND LOD GE OF THE STATE OF KANSAS 1\ND JI J LI'LBERS OF THE KA NSAS CHAPTER

Seated, left to rig ht: R.·. 'N .- \V. F. :\ [ arch, Grand Treasur e r; R.·.W.· -D ;\I. Horkmans, D. D. G. :'II.; 11. .IV ·.- IVilliam L. Burdick, Grand Master; R D. Grayson, \ ' D.; R. ·.IV. - .I Ib e rt K. v\'il,on, Grand Secreta ry

ScoTTISH RITE TEAM

Eighteen members of which are Acacians.

KA NSAS CHAPTER

Top I'OW, left t o rigiii - Hr oo k s , G. C lay t o n, i\fcCa s lin, J, W. Hill , Geauque, W e nt wor th , TT. T. !!ill , ;\ l adden. ill idrllc row- Treece, ln ga ll s , Fisk. Leasure, Grayson. G. C layto n , Thi e le, Bl achly , t\ckers . Bot t o m row·-Sonneman, B3.rn a rd , 1\Jiller. P edro ja, JrJ hn so n, l\ l agat han, Be ll , Baer, Templin.

Top 1·o w. l eft lo right-Elwell, Yonckers, Stowe ll , Amack, F i llipi , 'Ne s tling , Paul, Tieba. Nliddlc row-1 \ ·Juffl ey, Tienk en, Coulter, Hartzell, Bates, Ganz , H., Lueh s , Carr. Bottom row-Heese, Gunnel15, Foe, l\lay, Th1eier, Burnett, S humw ay, Nicho ls, Ganz, C.

1\EBRASI<A CHAPTER

OHIO CHAPTER

HARVARD CHAPTER

To/' rt..'W , left to riqllt-Davidson, Johnson, Shi rl ey, Cra'' ford, Everitt. ·'kThli cken, Hay s.

Scr und I'O'LL'--- Deckcr, Tay lor, Sanderson, Bento n , \V eedha m , 1\: ai p C" r. Thh ·J ?'O'Zv-Bro wn, Rhodes, J1 es. \V i ll ard, Bowe n . D e , e nd orf. R ntto m ro'i:C'----1\ I cNutt, Huff, C1ark. J ames, Y . D . , Rinaker, l\ I ann.

CHAPTER

Top row-Po in dexter, Sasse, Barkshire, Thatcher, F i tzgerald, Barker, Metz. N!iddle row-Faris, W il son, W a lter s, S t ee l e, Rro s iu s, Long . Bottom row-1VlcC l a u g hry , C h ambers, Lockhart , Cha s e, IT arris.

MISSOURI

CHICAGO CHAPTER

Top ro1u---Groves , Wreidt, Brown , Thur ston, Cab le, Cowan, Elli so n .

Middle ro<v--Pattrick, Hi att , Luca s , Crowley, Wal c h , Arno ld, Hor n backer.

B o tt o m ro<v-Thatcher, Ratcliff, Sto l e r, McDavid, Mcintosh, Cox, Merrill , G l eason.

IowA STATE CHAPTER

Top row, l eft to rigltt-rr. C. Comb s , J. \V. H ay ne s, L. G. Crouch, J. H. Fra se r, C. R. Sand if er, C. J. Davis. Scco11d ro<•• - C. L. R de \ Ve t, J. C. Co urt, \ . ll. Ca rh art, i\. R. Comb s, J. L. Lan :> , l. 11. Gro ss m an. T!tird ron· - E. i\1. ll yers, \V. C. B ea n , Pr o f. I I . H. l'in n e y, S. F. Cony b ea r e, i\ 1. E . Ol so n, Pr o f. J. E. l:rind lcy. Bottom row--li. G. McTav is h , Prof. I I. R. Wern er , Knut e E s pe, G. P. Pri c h e tt, J. W . Pri ng l e, li. E. Fr e und.

Tor row-S um an, D aly, H e mby (P), i\Ic?lfurry (!') , Palmer , \ "i s it or. Hr a ud e nth a lt r

Middle ro w---Vi s itor B l ogg (P), \\T ag ner (P), Breun in g, Braudenthaler (P), Elme n dorf ( P ), Carr, Todd ( P ), Ander s on.

vV As HJ NcToN CHAPTER

Bo t /0 111 (P), Callow ( P ), Simpson , Grenlund, Mann , Gast .

Left t o right, Seated-Fred

YALE CHAPTER-THIRD ANNUAL BANQUET

slo11di11g-Geo. Stewart, Jr., \ V. W. \>\Iasson, W. 0. Tren o r, Vv. T. W. i\1. Ro senfie ld, F. E. L o tt , P. R Rid er, H. S . Woodman, J. R Howard, C. A. F is h e r. · Diddle, II . B. D ickson, R. F l etcher, W. E. Schultz, M . J-1. Hu sted, J. R. Wi lkin , H. R. Gruener, Jo s. R. Wil son, \ Vm. H. Taft, J. M. Berdan , Hiram Bingham, S. J. Re co rd, vV. R. Downs, A. F. Lewis, J. R. Schultz, K. C . McKenzie, Thomp so n Dean, K . i\1. V.' eeks, A . I-I. We s ton.

YALE CHAPTER BANQUET

HELD AT THE HoT EL T AFT IN THE CAPTAIK's RooM o:-< FEBR ARY 15

On Monday evening Feb ruar y I 5, the festive board was s pr e ad for Yale Acac ian s for the third time in as many years. prigs of a cacia in full bloom were u se d to lend beauty and uniqueness to the occa ion and to se r ve a s favors. The s ix-cour se dinner needs no comment ave that th ve riest epicure could ha ve found n o fault.

A glance at the accompanying picture will how the distin g ui hed array of speakers. Our Toastma s ter was Professor John M. Berdan , who is alwa ys in demand to fill this office at the banquets of nu merou college organizations. Thi s night he even exce ll ed his previou high reputation, and that is surely saying something.

The principal speaker was our ow n Hon orable Professor \ Villiam H. Taft, the most eminent private citizen of the United States and a man whom all his pupils and the student body ha ve come to re ve r e and love. His talk was , of course, inspiring and delightful. There seems to be a steadily growing movement in favor of reelecting Brother Taft t o that high office which he filled so capably a few years ag o Even the ew York Times declares that "his public utterances have been so sane, hi s policies so wise," that the prospect of his again becoming a candidate is to be hailed with joy.

\Ve were greatly honored by the attendance of Brother Jo sep h R. \Nilson of Philadelphia, twice Grand President of the Fraternity and the noted originator and promoter of the movement for "A Chapel in Every Home." His talk was greatly enjoyed and deeply appreciated. Brother \Vilson has recently been appointed by President Gutierrez of the Provisional Government of Mexico as his representative in diplomatic and legal negotiations with the United States government.

The other speakers were Paul R. Rider, the Venerable Dean of the chapter, Professor Hiram Bingham the explorer and author , Fred E. Lott of Syracuse who is prominent in the Interfraternity Conference, Acacia Conclaves and other General Fraternity affairs, and Frank L. Quinby Head Coach of the University Baseball Team. Brother Quinby was unfortunately unable to be in the picture, on account of a Baseball Smoker at which he had to preside.

The Committee-Howard, Husted and Wasson-feel that the affair was highly successful, and played a large part in the creation and augmentation of fraternal sentiment. They are deeply grateful to all those who so largely aided in the arrangement of the banquet and in the fulfillment of this great aim to which it contributed. ·

CHAPTER DIRECTORY

Mic hi ga n . . . . . Ca rl M it c h eltr ee . .. A cac ia H o u se , A nn A r bo r, M ic hi gan.

S t a nfor d ..... B. R. Sh aw ... . . . ...

Acacia Ho u se , St a nf o rd Uni ver si ty , Ca li fo rni a . K a n s as ]. W H ill

Neb r aska ]. B urn f tt

Ca lif o rni a ]. D . F o st e r

Ohi o W \ V H e nkelm a n

Ac aci a Hou se, 151 4 T e nn St ., La w r en ce, Ka n sas.

Ac acia H o u se, 1325 R St., Lin co ln, Neb r as k a.

Acac ia H o us e, 2634 B a ncr o ft ' N ay , Berkeley, Ca li fo rni a

Acac ia H ou se, O hi o Stat e Uni ve r s it y, Columbu s, Ohi o .

Har va r d T C. Huff A ca cia Hous e, 16 Pr es cott St, Cambrid g e, l\ Jassa chu se tt s.

Illinoi s . L R. Hu bba rd

Aca ci a H o u se , Uni v er s ity of IJJin o is, Ca mpaign, Jllin o is.

Fr a nklin ... .. J. G. H a rd enb e r gh , Jr . Ac aci a Hou se, 210 South 36th St., Philadelphi a , Penn sy l van ia

M inn es ota R. C. R os e

Aca cia Hou se, 1206 5th Av e, S E M inneapoli s, Minn eso ta . Wi scon sin . .. A. Ho bs on . . . .. .. . A ca c ia Hou se , 615 Lake St. , M adis o n, Wi sc on s in

Mis souri . . ... H. B . St ee le .... . ... Acac ia H o use, 909 Elm St , Columbia, M is so uri.

C o rn e ll ]. F Bradle y A ca c i:i H o u s e, 708 Ea s t S e neca St., . Ithaca, New YoJ,"k.

Purdu e . H K Laramore

Acacia House, 427 State St., West Lafayette, Indiana

Chica go .... . . A. S. Merrill ....... Acacia House, 571 9 Kenwood Ave. , Chica g o, Illinoi s . Yale ..... .. . . F. Diddle ... .. . ...• Acacia H o use , 16 Y o rk Square, New Haven , Connecticut.

Columbia . D R. DilJ s Livingston HaJI, Columbia Universit y, New York City.

I o wa Stat e . . . F. S . Wilkin s ... . .. A ca c ia House , Stati o n A, Ames , Iowa .

Iow a .. . . . .... L. K. F ent o n .. . .. .. Acacia House, University of I o wa, Iowa City , Iowa.

Penn St a te . D S Cryder

Acacia House, Pennsylvania State ColJege, State Co lJege, Pennsylvania.

·w a s hin g ton . . ]. C. Palm er . .... ... Ac a cia House, 4700 21 s t Ave. N . E , Seattle, Washington . Colorad o . .. . M. ]. Dick son ...... Acacia House, Boulder, Colorado.

Syr a cuse ..... L o ui s Lindsey ... ... Acacia House, 7o8 University Ave , Syracuse, New York.

Manhattan ... George C. F e rrier .. Acacia Hou s e, 82I Osage St., · Manhattan, Kansas

l\IJCHIGAN CHAPT E R

As thi s is to be the last i sue of the J o uRXAL thi school vear we think it ad v isa bl e to make a brief n! ume of the progress we have made and t o anticipate th e fntur e '? £ our c hapt e r f o r the r emainde r o f thi year , and , if we may go so far , f o r th b eg mning o f n e xt.

As to numb e r · , we have tintS far added twelve men to our number by initiation , a nd h ave two men pledged, wai tin g for the third de"ree t o make them eligible for m em hers h iv in Aca-cia. We have room for b ut m o r e in the hous e and now h a\·c thr ee r o oming out s ide . This yea r 's g r aduatin g class of six. although their pl aces i n Acac ia wi ll be difficult to fill in m any ways, will m ake n o great d epreciation i n num be r s o ut o f a group of thir ty - five Furtl1e rm ore, two Brothers who we r e una bl e t o he with u s this yea r have ig nifi ed th e ir intention t o return n e xt year . S o , we expec t a lm os t a fu ll h o use at the b egi nnin g of n ext y e ar.

Bu t, esse ntial as numbers a r e to a F r aternity, we would be doing a gr o ss inju t ire t o so m e o f o ur •· ampu s No t ab les" if we r e ferr e d to them a mere quantity. Qualit y is th e ke y not e of our c h apte r and we think that we have made o rne g r eat additi o n t o thi s f ac t o r thi s yea r Ou r men continue to hold an enviabl e positio n in . \thl ct ics, H o norary Societies , and Camp u s activiti e s in general. In f oo tball, w e h ad one man on the Reserves , three m en we r e in the Union Opera, and o ne pl aye d in th e Michigan Band. vVe h ave t wo members of Tau Beta Pi, Honorary En g in ee rin g Society and two m emb e r of the Druids, Honor a r y Literar y S ociety O n e of th e number i Editor of the Michigan Techn ·ic , another is Sporting Editor o f th e Jli c hi y an Dai l y . Vve a l so h ave a President and th e President of th e Ca n ad ian lub. On th e Student Co u l'c il are thr ee of o ur m e n in cuding th e Pre s ident a nd Tr e as ur er o f same, ::ll so thr ee m en on th e Glee C lub, includi ng the Presid en t nf th e com b in ed Mus i ca l Organizations

One of o ur m embers is a twirler on the va r it y ba e ba ll s qu ad, a n o ther h as won hi s cl ass num e r a ls in basket ball. In a dditi o n to th e abov e , four men are se rving on imp or tant Camp u s Co mm ittee

W e h a \ e had thre e informal parties s in ce th e Holidays, a l so a house party at th e tim e o f the "J" Hop, the big soc ial event of the yea r occur rin g between s em es t e r .. Plans are a lr eady under way for the h o u se party and formal dance to he g ive n during the las t week of 1\lay.

STANFORD CHAPTER

The passing of th e thr ee- quart e r mark in the present college year finds Stanford Chapter in n o rmal, healthy condition. Th e thirteen m e n livin g in th e house fill it comfortab ly wh ile the presence of the o ther members in college remind s u s th a t our capacity f o r expans ion must so m e day be te sted by a new and larg e r building

Broth r C h a rle s S. Davi s ha s su cceeded Brother A. N. Macken zie as V enerabl e Dean for the secon d half of the year, it having be en necessary for Mackenzie to l ea\·e the Unive r s ity becau se of illne ss; we are glad to hear that h e ha s recov ered and is ab l e to plan hi s return t o University.

\\ e are planning another smoker for the Pear futur e . and. remembering past expe ri ences. are promising ourselves a genuinely "good time".

The thing, h o wever, which is uppermost in our minds and heart s is the 1915 CnnclaYe . To o ur sister chapters we hav e already expr esse d ourselves in regard to th e welcome we wish to impress upon onr visitors. but should we fail in that , we feel that the glories o f the Exposition will overshadow our own puny efforts Yet we keenl y feel our obligations, and appreciate our opportunities, as hosts to the delegates.

We s incerely hope that between the three-the Golden State, the Exposition, and the Pacific Coast Chapters, the Tenth Grand Conclave, in San Francisco, will be made memorable We will se e all of you at the Fair!

KANSAS CHAPTER

Actives 24. Pledges 4.

It was a notable group that gathered around the Board at the Acacia Hou se on \\ .e dne sday, March Present were three grand officers of the Grand L o dge of Kansas , and one Deputy District Grand Master , and all alumni meml?er s of this chapter . Th e guests were: Wm. L. Burdick, Grand Master ; A. K. W1l so n, Grand Secretarv: W . F. March. Grand TreasureT; D. M . Horkmans, District Deputy Grand l\la ster. · \Ve feel it quite an honor to have our members in the most important chairs

o f th e G rand L odge of this s tate , and be li eve that i t w i ll be o f much be n e.fit t o th e f ra t e rnit y, fo r a ll of th'e s e m en a r e a c ti ve lY: in th e we lf a r e of Acac ta

In w e a r e taking a very actt v e mte r est. vVe h ave t wo teams w h o a r e

ab le t o p ut on wo rk in the sec o nd and. thi r d deg r ees , and h ave a lr ea d y Pl: t o n a coup le of de g r e e s , at t he loca l lo d ge s . of o ur n u mbe r t oo k t h e S co ttt sh R tt e wo rk up to th e 32 d u ri n g th e l ast r eu m o n w ht ch acc<;> u n t s fo r th e l a r g e numbe r of do u b le eag l es t o be see n abou t th e h o u se.

Thi s ch a pter s u ffe r ed a decided los s by t h e d epar tur e of \ N. C. Maga th a n , w h o le ft u s th e fir s t of A pr il t o go to t h e P h i li pp in es , w h e r e h e h as bee n ap point e d to C iv il

Se r v ice . B r o t h e r M a ga t h a n h as bee n an act i ve m e mb e r fo r fo ur yea r s, and durin g th a t tim e h as bee n a ct i ve i n eve r y se n se of th e wo r d. He h as do ne m u c h fo r th e good o f th e F r a te rn it y and we r eg r e t ve r y m u ch th a t h e h as l ef t th e a c ti ve r a nk s

T h e Pan - H e il eni c A thl e ti c seaso n i s beg inni ng t o ope n up a nd be for e thi s appears in the J ou RNAL we e x pe c t to be t h e ch a m p i o n o f t h e l ea g u e a nd a l so to do so m e thin g in th e tr ac k m eet. Our fi r s t ba ll ga m e wi ll be Ap r i l 8. T he deba t o r s a r e a l so wo r k in g out th e ir lun gs f o r th e deba t e w hi ch w ill o cc ur abo ut th e fi r st o f M a y.

Ten o f o ur m en w ill l eave u s th is yea r by g r a du a tion a nd it i s n ee dle s s t o say th a t we r eg r et t o see t h ese m en depa rt, for pe rh aps seve r a l of them will n eve r r e turn H o w eve r , we a r e p l ease d t o note t h at the y a r e n o t ve r y a n x iou s to leave u s e ith e r Th e m a n w h o goes o ut o f sc h oo l with a lov e for hi s frat e rnit y in hi s heart w ill d o so m e thin g f o r t h a t fr ate rnit y in a ft e r yea r s.

O ur m o r e r ece nt pl e d ges a r e : F r a nk Pe d r o j a, E lt o n Rhine , a nd E. Sor e n s on, all of t h e s e w ill h ave an o th e r yea r o r t wo in th e fr a t e rnit y.

vVe expec t t o c el eb r a te Fo under s ' Day wi t h a ba nquet and danc e. We have gi ve n s evera l d i nne r pa rti es a nd a co u p l e of d a ncin g pa rtie s thi s se m es ter. Our la s t o r fa r e we ll par t y w ill he the fi r st week of June .

NEBRASKA CHAPTER

Actives 19 . Pledges 9 .

The year 1914-15 has been a very succe s sful one for the Nebraska Chapter of Acac ia The spirit of coo perati o n has held sway throughout the year and its benefi cial r e sults are be g inning to make thems e lves prominent We have worked in c o operation w ith the great Masonic body of the state. Our Masoni c drill te a m ha s been practicing faithfully and will be able to co nfer the Ma ster Ma so n degree in the near future . Thi s year we have two br o thers who are member s of the hon o rary senior society, The Innocents. They ar e Reese and Ganz Pled g e Fillipi, who will soon b e initi a t ed into the my steries o f Acacia, has ju st be en elected to the honorary scholarship fr a ternit y, Phi B eta Kappa Edward Carr, one of our most promising freshmen, is th e "s h a rk " o f the freshm a n law clas s . He received th e trophy offered by the dean of the Law Colleg e to the student receiving the hi g h es t grade in the class . Mo o re, Shumw a y, and Yonck e r will so on "be read y for their e xaminations for the degree of M a s ter o f A rt s. M o o r e i s t a kin g hi s in geol o gy, Shumwa y in psychology, and Yoncker in botan y. " T e d" Nichols is preparin g f o r the United States Forestry Service examinati ons w hich will be held early in April. On the whole , the scholarship standing o f Acaci a ha s been very good this y ear and although the standings of the fraternities f o r th e first seme ster a re not o ut y et, we believe and most sincerely hope that w e will s till hold o ur old place at the top of the li s t.

Our annual banquet and dance were held on the twelfth and thirteenth of February Quite a lar g e numb e r of alumni wer e present, as well as s everal brothers from o ther chapt e rs A m o n g the pro minent A ca cians who were with us at that time wa s o ur Gr:and Vice-president, Broth e r Fay ·The banquet wa s a gr eat succ ess and i s held as be mg o ne of the be s t function s of the kind that this chapter has ever enjoyed. The dance on th e f o llo w in g night w as held at Ro s ewild Party House and was chaperoned by t wo o f our prominent chart er memb e r s, Brothers Bar b our and Fee . Since th"t t im e the chapt e r has gi v en s ev eral small we ek - end parti e s.

A s f o r a thletics , we ha:ve n o t had as many men intere st ed thi s ye ar as pr.eviousl y , b ut R ees e and Bates are d o mg s ome v ery g o od work and promise to make c on s ider ab l e o f a sho w in g later on.

Biba is a lieut enant in the University Cadets . "Bill " will soon weather th e gale the ro c k-b o und coast.

a fi nal, the Ne bra ska Chapter wishe s the b e s t o f s ucc e s s t o all Acacian s for a ll ttm e to co me

CALIFORNIA CHAPTER

Actives 19. Pledges 1.

California Chapter feels very keenly the di grace into which it has fallen through its failure to be represented in the February Jo R-"AL. The regrettable accid ent in th e mails while the manuscript was on the way to the Associate Edi!or was not di coYered until too late Just the sa m e, California Chapter is showing true We tern pro g re ive form and it affairs are in pro perous shape. E pecially in a ::\lasonic way we are taking increasing interest. Recent vi its to va riou · lodge of Berkeley and Oakland have given us greater appreciation of what we can gain through mixing in :\[a onic circles. We have enjoyed especia ll y a r ecept ion at Yerba Bu ena L odge in Oakland, and a joint meeting of the thre e l odge of Berkeley

Although our heading gives o ne pledge, by the tim e the JouRNAL i out, "Andy,'" as the boys call Andrew Jensen, wi ll have discovered what it means to be an Acacia man The other members w hi ch we h ave n ot yet acknow l edged are M. ]. Minkler, a graduate in philosophy and theolo gy , J . \V. Ba r k l ey, a junior in engineering and our prize student, H R. Weber, a sopho m ore in commerce, ]. A. Ra so r , a fre hman in commerce, and Richard Schofield, a freshman in a r chit ecture.

The whole chapter is payi n g especia l attent ion to the scholastic standing of th e members this seme teL Co mpetition is so keen be t ween the organizations at California that standards a r e very high, and Acacia feels deep ly the necessity of maint aining here the high reputation which she enjoys nati ona ll y Thr ee of the men have rec-ently been ele cted to honor soc ieties-Brother Pratt to Beta Kappa A l pha, Brother Fowler to Sigma Xi, and Brot h er Cozens to Phi Delta Kappa. By the way, Brother Cozens is the freshman baseball coac h, and h as turned otlt a w innin g t ea m

We have enjoyed two dances so far this se me ste r , but are looki n g forward especially to the annual birthday dinner in Ap ril , w h en many o f th e o ld men will be back and when we hope to initiate as a lumnu s m e mb e r, Past Grand Maste r Ju dge ::\Iurphy, and as honorar y member, Past Gra nd Maste r F ilm e r But above a ll do we lo ok forward to the Conclave in Aug u st , and we ur ge eve ry Acacia man to serio u sly cons i der being in San Francisco at that time.

OHIO CHAPTER

Actives 29

Pledg es 4·

Ohio Chapter of Acac ia i s n ow in the mid s t of h e r most pr ospero us year. T o date our initiates number 16. We hav e four p ledges and abu ndant material from which to draw.

The third of a ser i es of Mason ic banqu e t s wa s held April 9 with a n attendance of over 200 At the previous banquet a co mmitt ee had been appointed to in vestigate the feasibility of organizing a Blue Lodge from college men. The report of this committee was to the effect that the o r gan i za tion of s uch a lodge was favorably r ega rded by the l ocal lodges, a nd h ad the s upp o rt of :Masons at Ohio State. A lre ady i8 college men have signified their desire to become charter member s of this new lodge. Undoubtedly ''Universi t y Lodge" will re ce ive it s dispensation before th e close of this schoo l year. University Lodge is th e r es ult o f the untiring efforts of Ohio Acac ians. Th is lodge wi ll m ake it possible for Acac ia to ke ep in close contact with all the l\Iasons at Ohio State.

The entir e le g is la tur e were the guests of the Univer s ity on Ohi o State Day. After the ceremo nie s at the Univer s ity, eight of the legislators and th e ir wives were g u ests of Acac ia at dinner at the chapter h o use , after which they were escorted t o the Ohio State ba ket ball game·

Brother A. S. Burkett , captain of the va rsity deb a ting team, was successful in defeating Indian a by a unanimous vote of the judges. This makes Brother Burkett's third successive victory without a single defeat.

On March 22, a s m o ker was held at the chapt e r h o use, fift y active and a lum ni members being present, as well as Brother McSherry of Franklin Chapter a n d Brother Driver of Purdue.

Brother Woodward, Grand Treasurer, recently paid us a brief visit and gave u s some valuable suggestions.

Brothers Mills and ·Zimmerman of Case-Reserve Masonic Club, Clev e land, were guests at dinner, March 25 Plans for the establishment of an Acacian Chapte r at Cleveland were informally discussed.

THE ACACIA

Plan s are n o w und e r w a y for a pig r o a s t on Founders' Day in May. All Brothers a re in vit ed t o att end.

A t th e be ginning of the next school year we will be established in our own home. vVe ar e l o oking f o rward to this with great pleasure.

Ohi o Chapt e r extend s best wi s hes for a most successful Conclave .

HARVARD CHAPTER

Actives 31. Pledges I.

Thi s year ha s b een one of the most prosperous and progres s ive in the history of o ur chapt e r. vVe ha v e been very actively engaged in chapter work since the last letter. O ur ne w m en are : Brother s B. B. Brown of Charleston, W. Va., first year Law, a nd a g r a du a te of Prin c et o n University; G. E. Devendorf of Eldora, Iowa, first yea r g r ad u a t e s tudent of Business Administration, a graduate of Cornell College; M. v\. Ii es o f Da v enport , Iowa, first year graduate student of Business Administration and a g r ad u a t e o f the University of Iowa; J. G. Shirley of Springfield, Mass., a g r a du a t e stud e nt of Bu s iness Administration and a graduate of Ohio orthem Univers it y; ]. E. Rh o de s o f Eldorado Springs, Missouri, first year law, and a graduate of th e Uni\·e r s it y o f Missouri. Under the direction of Brother T. K. Rinaker a third d egr e e t ea m co mpo s ed of chapter member s is being rounded into shape to confer that d eg r ee u po n our pledge, Brother L. E. Fogelsong of Moscow , Idaho, first year graduate stu de nt o f L a ndscape Architecture and a graduate of the University of Illinois. The wo rk w ill be put on at Charity Lodge of N o rth Cambridge in the near future.

Durin g Fe bruary and March we held four very successful Sunday afternoon teas and on e da nc e On the evening of January 2 5 we held an alumni meeting which was ver y s uccess ful in getting the " old boys " together again, as well as letting them meet th e ac ti ve chapter.

Another addition to o ur chapt e r roll is Brother H. H. Crawford of the Illinois Chapt e r , w h o affiliated with us a few weeks ago.

On th e eve nin g of March 8 the Chapter entertained the Harvard Masonic Club with a smok e r Ab o ut thirty men were out and a most delightful time was had.

Br o ther H a rl a nd P. Rowe, one of the charter members of Michigan Chapter and the fir st Grand President of Acacia Fraternit y , has given us a ftw call s while at work in \ i\l at e rtown, Mass. He is compiling a report for the United States Gov-ernment as to the e ffici ency methods of the vVatertown Arsenal.

Und e r the direction of Brot h er Jewett the plans for the annual banquet are being rapidly co mpl et ed This is one of our best affairs of the year and all indications point to one of the most successf-ul banquets ever held by Harvard Chapter.

Br o ther Paul V . McNutt, 2 Law, was chosen president of the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, an organi zation of ranking law men who assist the poor of Cambridge in their legal difficulties. Brother Merrill was a member last year.

ILLINOIS CHAPTER

Vl/ e h a ve had a very busy year at Illinois and getting things in the new house to runnin g smoothly has taken a great deal of time and work. We began the year with the h o u e les s than half full and the bui ldin g and loan assessments coming around as regularl y a s examinations and other inexorable unpleasantnesses . Some way, we do not know just how, we managed to take care of them and at last are a pretty good footing f o r a bunch who started to build a thirty thousand dollar house on a seven thou s and dollar lot with two thousand dollars capital.

The c redit for the successful outcome of our plans is due principally to three men, L. V. James , H. l\I. Cassidy, and K. J. T. Ekblaw. day when we can spare the funds we are going to erect a bronz-e tablet to commemorate their services. Jimmy J am<s's bo undless enthusiasm, kept within reasonable bounds by Karl's conservatism and good co un sel, and aided by innumerable hundreds of hours of hard work in the co mposition of "'touching'' letters to alumni and the actual detail work of the project on part Ca_ssidy, simply lifted the proposition over by the hair. How they ever tound ttme to do tt we don't know and cannot even imagine. Jimmy, besides his teaching, is the business agent of the Electrical Engineering School, with enough work there to keep two ordina r y men busy. Ekblaw is the head oi the Farm Mechanics Di vision o f th e College of Agriculture, with all the numberless duties that such a position _Cassidy, besides carrying full senior work in the law school last year and makmg all hts expenses through college, was secretary-treasurer of the building

co rp oration. Hi dutie included tho se of tenographer, b o okkee!Je r, kgal ad, i e r, elicitor of alumni cont ribution s, bond ale man , jollier-of-the-contractor-when-therewere-no-fund -in-t h e-t r eas ury, spreader-of-the-cement-of-broth rly-love- and-kindnee, maintainer -of-f rienclly-relatlons-with-local-bu ine s- men , rai e r of money whe r e there wa n't any, receiyer of knocks on the appearance and plan of the bui ld ing from members of the chapte r and officious f ricnd , and general perfo rm er of any other incidental dutie th a t might ari e in co nn ection with his e ntirely un alaried position.

We are just beginning to awaken t o a r ealization of what the e men did for u Jame s and Ekblaw a r e till keepil'lg a watchful eye o n thing . Ca sid)· wa fina lly compe lled to leave us and begi n to co n sider hi own future. His place ha now been taken by Brother G. P. Vaugh n , V. D , who as the co n servative on of a ucce ful hanker is well qua li fied to ca rr y on the work in t he ca r eful manner needed after our feveri h career in high finance .

In con idering o ur undergraduate d oi ngs a n d the thin gs in which a fraternity i supposed to be most interested, we a r e perhap s most proud of the fact that we climbed to second place in fraternity sc hol astic average. In pite of thi apparent t endency toward th e cultivation o f "h ig h- b rowi sm" we have h ad even more s u cce than u ual in the conventional "outside activities." About the b ri ghtest star in our galaxy i Pendarvis, who did not let the fact that h e is Managing Edito r of the Daily ll/i11i and a member of about seve nteen different societ i es keep him from being n ear the top in this year's batch of Phi Beta Kappa se le ctions.

Associated with him in the " R elic from the Tertiar y" i s Pem b rok e Brown oi the Eng li s h duke appearance and rock-ribbed co n servatism, who a Split z /.Lill er say , i "a g-uy with a dumed big fly-wheel," if he is so m ewhat prone to he goyerned by t he constitution and th e prece dent s of our forefathers.

George Curtis, an "Ag" with a li s t of soc ieti es behind hi s n ame almo t a long as P en's, is Ass i stant Ma n age r of the Agr imlturist and probably will be the Chief next year. He and Kern are both m ember s of Alpha Zeta, th e o nl y Simon-pure hono r ary society in the College of Ag ri c ulture.

Olie Lansche, our peer le ss trong boy, is n o w in Ca lif o rni a with the track t ea m , after winding up a successf ul season as captain of the water polo s qu ad Anderson and Foote, frosh, are keeping up our reputation in G. Huff's "co llege ," Andy as an all-around ath l ete who i s showin g well in ev ery major spo rt, and Foote as a track man and rifle shot.

Hermann and Haggott are running the Electrical Show, H e rmann a manager and TTagg ott as p r e<icle nt of th e E. E. Society.

In military we have Hermann and ] ames, captains a nd adjutants, C urti s, K e rn, Smith and Chase, li eutenan t . Ratcliffe, foreman of the co mpo sing room of the Dail:y Illini , who work at th e nflice until midnight every night, so m eh ow found time to rank first in the Senior C lass nf tl•e College of Law and was one o f three elected to th e Order of th e Coif.

At the risk of hurting th e feelings of some of the boys by not giving th em personal mention, th e writer, because this letter is getting so long , i s g oing to close it by merely enttll1Pratmg the soc ieties in which we are r.epresented. We have men in Phi Beta T'appa (L. and A.), T a u Beta Pi and Sigma Tan (Engineering), Order of the Co if (Law). Alpha Zeta, Alpha Gamma Rho, and Hoof and Horn (Ag ricultur a l) , Scabbard a nd Blade (nfilitary), Keramos (Ceramics).

FRANKLIN CHAPTER

At present strenuous efforts are being made with the "old grads" to re v ive an active interest in the chapter and its work. The response is most encouraging. They seem to have the right punch. A committee on arrangements composed of two "g rad s" and one active member has been appointed to make all necessary arrangements for a "stag-banquet" to be held at en<' of the local hotels in the near future. At this writing the prospects for a big turnout are extraordinarily bright, as a table of sixty seems as urecl.

The need for a greater number of social gatherings is being keenly felt by the members of this chapter. In keeping with that impulse, sentiment in fav o r of an annual banquet at which the ladies are to be our guests, is being strongl y agitated. In matter as well as in others the "Old Boys" are supporting the chapter enthusiastically.

THE AC CI A JOUR A L

O ur r ece nt initiat e s are F o rrest Edwin Adams, John Philip Straub ,_ Cha rles Andre w 0 te rt ag , a nd Robert Hod g s on ' ot· e s, Jr. Tw o m o r e pled g es awatt s tmtl a r

A la r a e delegation from o ur chapter attended Thomas Patton Lodge at one of tt s r e cent During the socia l hour Brother Ki;k was cal_led up o n for a speec h , and in a few we ll chosen r emar k told what the Acac ta Fratermty stands for.

Drs. Sawyer and Knight a r e now li v ing with u s at th e house. .

Br o the r Y-ode r participated in the Ma le Chorus whtch played a promment part in the last Architec tur a l Show.

Brother John R. Ma n ego ld of wisconsin Chapter, who i s with the American Teleph o ne and Tele g raph Co mp a n y, was a welcome. guest during th e middle of. March.

vVe wer-e plea sed t o form the acquaintanceship of Brothers A rthur GUIIIanden and F. H. Landrum of Ohio State Ch ap ter , and t o e ntertain them for a day or so. May Franklin Chapter be the honored h os t of these gentlemen in the n or distant futur e.

MINNESOTA CHAPTER

Ac tiv es 29.

Pledges

r.

Last fa ll we sta rted the semester with ten active men and up to the present tim e we have initiated tw e nt y - one Twenty-four men are n ow living in the hou se.

The Minnesota Chapter ha s been quite active socially. On March 13 we gave a n informal d a nce at Tamarack Hall. A goodly number were present and all report ed a delightful time. We gave another informal dance on March 31 at the s am e h al l. ·

Ea rl y in March the younger married alumni and wives h e ld an informal dinner and ca rd party at th e house and organized at that time a permanent club to meet monthl y.

The active chapter was entertained on March 26 at cards by the Pi Beta Phi sorori t y, ur next door neighbors . Brother Critchett won high honors and Brother Searles received the cons o lation trophy. During the evening refreshments were served a nd seve ral va ude ville stunts were staged.

The following are some of our latest initiates :January 12, Ralph Schumaker, Ag. ' rs , Guy Ingersoll, Mines, 'r8. February 12, Roy S. Scott, Ag. '17, C. D . Grinnells , Ag. '17, 0. A. AmUlldson , Ag. ' 17, A. L. Anderson, Ag. '16, H. R. Searles, Ag. '16. Ma r ch 23, F. E. Balmer, Ag. Faculty, C. H. Petre, Dent. Faculty.

Two h o norary members were initiated Saturday, April 3. Bro. R. E. Denfield, 33 degree Past Grand Master of Masons of Superintendent of Schools at Duluth ; and Bro . W. S . Hammond, K. T., Governor of Minnesota came to light in Acacia. This was the occasion of a reunion of many of our alumni and visiting Acacians sojourning in and about the Twin Cities . Pfans are on foot for our annual banquet on April 24. It is being planned on a larger sca le than heretofore and a more varied and interesting program is being arranged.

The fi r s t issue of our chapter letter has been somewhat delayed in its appearance but has fi nally been published under title of SPRIG OF ACACIA and copies sent to all sis ter chapters. Vo/ e want each one to have it and would like to hear from secretaries of any chapters which did not receive it.

One of our recent "voyagers" returned last fall from Equador where he was engineer for the South American Development Company. Guy Ingersoll "Dixie" regale s u s with stories of life in South America and encounters with senoritas.

W'e are pleased to have with us in the house at present Brother C. E. Allred "Jack ", of the Missouri Chapter and Brother H . H . Busse of Illinois, who is playing with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

Edward C. Russell , our present V D. has been elected delegate to the National Conclave. We hope Ed. will behave himself when he is away from home.

The new line up of officers of the chapter is: V. D., Edward C. Russell, S. D. , Guy E. Ingersoll, Secre tary, Raymond C. Rose, Treasurer, Roy S. Scott, Steward, August l eubauer.

WISCONSIN CHAPTER

'A' e men of Acacia at Wisconsin have seen our chapter go through the most active successful quarter year of its history, emerging at Easter time stronger than before m almost every respect, and all this in the face of a serious handicap in that our house

was wrecked by fire during final examination January 2 , o that during February and it \\a in the hand of the contractor' - crew .

During that time our men have taken important place in the pecial tudcnt ac ti vi tie . have kept the Fraternity bowling a\·erage in fir t divi ion, and have player\ ba . ket ball in the Int erfraternity League o well that until a erie of accident crippled our team. after eight traight win , we were favorite for the champion. hip . \\ ' e lo t the three final game , however. The basket ball team included Capt. Gordon Ro senc rans , Hubert Rosencrans, tuart Reid, \\ ' alter Blair. John Peder on, len Lycan and John Ellis. The bowlers are Capt. Carl Ca berg, H. W. Clark, alter Dunwiddie, Walt e r Blair, and llenry Loftsgordon.

The rebuilding of our house ha re su lt erl in an improved home . Two new room were added to the south side on the third floor by changing the roof. Brother ''Jim'' Law, an architect who i getting big jobs, devoted him elf td the task of directing the contractor t best advantage, after he h ad planned the wo r k. Perhap the busie t of the active men for two month fo ll ow in g the fi r e wa Ru sel nderson, pre ident of the House As ociation. An d e r son was the man on the spot.

The in urance adju tment wa ati factory to the Hou e A ociation. Th e econd night after the fire a dozen alumni came to a meeting in the hou e, at which time the plan of proce lure wa ou tlined. Honorary Brother John Cor cott was among those who poke

Several day after the fi r e we began to move back to our big li v ing r oom the things that had been car ri ed to our n eig h bo r s' hou es, an d for weeks ou r living room, as in fact all of o ur lo we r floor r ooms, r e emb l ed an old cu ri osity shop combined with a second-hand sto r e a nd pawn hop. As th e seco nd floor g ra dually became cleared the congestion d own stair s was r e li eve d Finally, with the third floor open, the h ouse took o n its normal appearance--only better than before. D urin g the lanternlit weeks after the fire we light ed o ur dining tabl e-whi c h lo s t only one day-by light furnished from the Alp h a Sigma Phi and Red Triangl e h o u ses We held meetings by lantern l ight with the venerab le dean in th e only chair, the brothers occupying tru n ks, broken beds, o r drawerless dres se rs Unfortunat ely o ur old minute books have not been fou nd ince the fi r e notwith s tanding per s ist ent search.

We feel deeply g rateful t o those of our alumni who re spo nded to the occasi on wit h expressions of sympath y and with ord e rs for additional share of house stock. The lo sses, when made up by man y men are not so burdensome, and it i s to be exr ected th a t man y of our alumni who hav e n ot y e t seemed t o int e rest them se lves in the will ge t into touch with the H o use Association.

The last half of the semester should see us make more progress . We have several exce llent pledges to initiate, four t o be put thro ugh April 17. Our formal is on Ap ril 30. On May 12 we celebrate Found e rs ' Day. Former President Taft with Pr es ident Van and Governor Philipp are to be our guests at luncheon , Friday, l\1ay f>.

Before turning to individual m entions, I want to express our appreciation to th e Grand Officer s and the o ther chapters for their good wishes following the fire.

That the men of this chapter of Acacia are taking an activ e part in their University affairs individually as well as in Fraternity enterprises, such as the basket ball and bowling teams, is shown b:v the following individual notes:

vV. V. Arvold plays bass horn in the band, and he also made a place for himself and his big bass viol in the orchestra which goes on the road with the Haresfoot Show the week following East.e r. Arvold won second place in the senior oratorical contest, and competed in the final University contest, winning high praise for hi s oration and his delivery.

E. A. MacQuarrie and Russell Anderson are taking an active part in the re surrected student conference They have helped put life and fire into the erstwhile invalid.

E. A. Morrison was successful on March 31, in a most important case befor-e the student court. Morrison was also the lawyer who demonstrat ed during the exposition what a model law office should be.

Stuart Ried had some of his pet pigs, big- fat black ones which were clean, at the exposition. C. H. Casberg helped install the pipes and heating for the big show. Harry Benedict had charge of a part of the political economy work ther e, and th e writer was chairman of the local advertising committee.

John Pederson has gone on the spring training trip of the vViscon si n baseball team. Pete, as he is called, has been doing fancy things in the infield and at bat. They figure on using him at second base .

THE ACACIA JOURN L

Harry Benedict and the writer were elected to the honorary Peace and \\"ar Committee of Fifty.

Forest Ayer and the writer have taken part in all of the Glee Club concerts th1s yea r, at home and abroad, with the exception of the. Evansville when Ayer was in the infirmary with measles. Alvord Jenks w1ll be back m the club as soon as he gets through contracts in the law shop.

The first prize of fifty dollars in the Vilas short story contest was th1s year by an Acacia man, Wallace Meyer, who hopes he may be pardoned for th1s repeated personal allusion.

MISSOURI CHAPTI::R

Actives 14.

Pledges s.

Those initiated since ' our last letter are: J. C. Harris, and Edgar \\ 'a lters both of St. Louis, Mo. Our n ew pledges are: D . Tice, Kansas City, Mo., G. B. L o ng, Dallas Texas G. H. Doughty, St. Louis, Mo , and R. L. Whrren, Meadville. IIIo.

A ithough 'we are work i ng hard to keep up our scholastic standing, we are by no means neglecting our social duties. vVc have adopted the new policy of ha1 ing one o r more of our faculty and their wives at dinner each Sunday. This gi,·es the new men a chance to come in contact in an outside way with the influential men of the faculty. vVc gave a card party on Washington's birthday in honor of our pledges. This m onth we entertained twenty couples with a dance at the Virg inia Tea Room vVe s ucceeded last semester in raising our scholastic standing and n o w we have a n average percentage of 104.8 % . Brother Faris made the highest percentage of any st udc.nt in the University last semester by making 128 9"{, out of a possible 130 %. Upon this record he was elected Alpha Zeta and Phi Delta Kappa. Other honors have come to us through the election of Brother Harris to an important office in the University Grange and the election of Brother Fitzgerald, and Faris to that organization. We also have five members of the University Ad Club. Ben Long, o ne of our pledges, who takes advantage of his station in the Ad Club to place himself on s orority visiting committee, is our candidate and is making a stror.g race for the presidency of the student body for the coming year.

Beside the above hbnors, eight men are connected in some way with the Univer ity work. We have two assistants in botany, one in veterinary science, one in farm crops, one in economics, one in English and one in soils, and the manager of the students' cooperative store.

We had an invitation from Kansas to visit the chapter thi semester, but owing to the negative credit rule in the University and the lack of holidays we haYe not had a chance to accept this cordial invitation which we greatly appreciated. During this se mest e r we have had as guests Brother Seward of the Harvard chapter and Br o ther C randel of Minnesota. We enjoy these visits, and would like to have many more from our brothers from the other chapters .

PuRDUE CHAPTER

Actives 27.

A l umni Active Members 2.

Pledges 2.

Purdue Chapter feels that she has just about completed a most successful year in fact the most s_uccessful in her history. The year has brought much good to chapter and with 1t such a quantity of optimism that we are not afraid to await the future . We have had some reverses, hut despite that fact we are still on the move. A short time after his initiation, Brother Collings was compelled to leave school on account of sickness, which was of such duration that he withdrew for the remainder of y.e<l:r. Brother. Selby, our faithful steward, after spending six weeks in the hosp1tal w1th rheumatism was forced to leave school. It seemed for a time that the Acacia house would soon become an infirmary, but we soon fared better, and despite our keen losses, we found good men to fall into our ranks and take the places of the men we lost. Tbus we o!lly kept even, have forged ahead a little.

At our r.egular sp_nng _five men JOU r!leyed over the burning sands. They were: _R. J. Harnson, Attica, lnd1ana; J. 0. K1han, San Bernardino, California; H. L. Chapm, Boston, Massachusetts; J. B. Madden, Cedar Rapids Iowa· and J , A. Wood, _Bedford, The initiation took place in the of April 3, and the evenmg was appropnately closed with a banquet at eight o'clock at the chapter

house. A number of a lumni were with us on the occasion as well as our honorary and faculty members.

In an attempt to express ou r appreciation of a gift of on.e hun dred and twenty-five dollars from each of th e two l odges of the ci t y, we ent e rt ai n ed with a smoker at our chapter house on the even ing of Ap r il 8. About two hundr-ed members were present, and together we enjoyed a ve ry pleasan t eveni n g. We have profited very much by o ur close association with these l o dges.

We have succeede d in forming a degree team enti r ely from our own members, and recently we gave the Maste r Mason's degree at Dayton, Indiana

On the aftemoo n of Ap ril 25, we ente rt ained ou r faculty a nd h ono r ary members with their wives and fami li es at tea It was a most enjoyab l e occasion, for it is seldom that we all get together at one time . ,

Just now we are lookin g anxio u sly forward to ou r Spring House Party. It will begin Thursday, May 6, a nd cont in ue up to and including S und ay, May g. We a re anticipating the best time ever and a numb er of alumni h ave signi fi ed their intentions of being with u s

Brother Wood recently we nt to Indianapolis, w h ere h e became a m emb er of the Murat Shrine .

· At ' the pre se nt time there a r e ei gh't seniors, seven juni o r s, seven sop homo re s, and nine freshmen in our ranks In view of this fact we feel that w.e a r e ve r y strong ly fortified for the next yea r. We co n s id er ours elve s fortunate in havin g so man y underclas men The average age of the men in th e house is twenty-three. Th is is the youngest· bunch this ch apte r h as ever had .

Cl!1CAGO CHAPTER

Act iv es 18.

Pledges 4·

No initiation was h el d during th e winter quarter. This was due to the ae lay in con £erring the third degree on Pledge Brother Ad am s, .who r e<;eive d hi s first two degrees in Mexico. Through the courtesy of Aa ron Lodg e No. 913, Broth er Ada ms was m a de a Master Maso n, March 12. The initi atio n wi ll be h eld the first part of April. We hav.e four men pledged and prospects of so m.e more soon.

At present our interest is ce n te r ed in th e co ming initiation and two other events, which will take place before the appeara n ce o f the Jo uRNAL A rrang ements ha ve been made for a chapter t ea m to confer a fir st degree for R ep ublic L odge No. 914, Monday evening, May 3. Next month the chapt e r will hold it s annual formal dance. Also our semiannual ele ction of officers takes p l ace in April.

M os t of the bunch remained in Chi cago during the sp ring vacation. Theater parties were the order of the night, and research parties of th e day.

On the evening of February 20 a n informal dance was held at the Reyn o lds Club We were delighted to have as ch apero n s Brother and Mrs . Ellsworth Faris and Brother and Mrs. Weightstill \ :Voods. Several a lumni were present. A few of the Alumni Chapter met with us f o r their m o nthly dinner, Saturday evening, March ;;, after which c r owd atte nd ed the Illin o i s-C hi cago basket ball game

Early in the qua rt er the musical germ s truck the hunch and as a result a subscrip tion was quickly taken and a Victrola purchased This fills a l o ng-felt' need, as w.e have been without a pianist sin ce the summer quarter. Our musi ca l ta ste has now developed until we can en i oy for hours a nything from Broth e r Cowan's favorite Bagdad to the H'l,fngarian Rhaps o d y · '

The ear ly sp rin g bro u ght o ut wild de sires for baseball. Brother Adams has been el ected manager, wit h in st ructi ons to a rrang e a schedule of games with other fraternities This is a new departure f or Chicago Chapter and· we hope to make a success of it. Th e Colts h ave been out warming up nearly every day, and a superfluity of promising(?) material has been discovered.

Brother C. 0. Hornbaker finished his work in the Law School at the end of the winter quarter a nd w ill take the degree of Doctor of Juri sprudence at the June Convocation. Brother Hornbaker came here from Kansas and has been a most efficient steward for the hous e since the autumn of 1913 He to ok charge of the table when it was badly in debt and has succeeded in putting it on a paying basis. · His services have been of great value to the chapter in it s infancy. We express our thanks and gratitude for his untiring efforts . At the beginning of the spring quarter Brother A. L. Gleason assumes the duties of this office . Brother Gleason is stud y ing medicine and should give us a healthful diet. Brother Hornbaker intends to land a position in a law office in Chicago and will be with us for a while longer .

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We are gl-ad to note th at Grand President George E. Frazer has located in Chicago. He is employed in the executive department. of Ward & Co. Chicago Chapte r is fortunate to have the Grand Prestdent m the c1ty and we hope to see a great deal of him at the chapte r house

During the vacation we pledged W L. f:Iart, a m. the Mat hema t ic s Department. He is a member of Utopta L_odge th1s c1ty. I S a m _e f!!J;ler of Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. At the Apn l meetmg of the _Chtcago D1vts10n of the A m eric an Mathematical Society he has the h ono r of presentmg a paper.

From the present o utlo ok, Chicago Chapter will h ave a most successful summer quarter this yea r. Nearly -enough t o fill the house can be cou':lted, and 90 m e of our sist e r chapters have w ntten u s Ill regard to thetr m en who wtll attend the University We de si re all Acacia n s who contemplate bei!lg in this summer, to write us and let us arrange rooms for them m the vtcmtty of the chapte r house.

YALE CHAPTER

Actives 29.

Immediately after the Chri s tmas vacation we held a general smoker, with invitation by placard, and we had the pleasure of entertaining a number of brother Masons. On Saturday nii!"ht, March 20, we had another smoker, for several men who were es pecially invited.

Initiat es since the la st lett e r are: Hiram Bingham, N ew Haven , Conn ., and Cuzco , Peru ; Walter Root Down s, New H ave n . Conn.: Victor Morris Tyler, New Haven , Conn.; Emit Duncan Grizzell, Alexandria, Ky.; Henry Stuart Hotchkiss, New Haven, t::onn.; Milton Theobald Stauffer, Buffalo. N. Y.

Pr o f Hiram Bingham, 'o8, will be found under "Who's Who in Acacia."

Brother Downs is a graduate member He is cashier of the New Haven Savings Bank and · a member of the Elm City Council-Prince s of Jerusalem , the New Haven Chapter R ose Croix, and the Lafa ye tte Consistory

Brother Tyler is President o f the Acme Wire Company, Vice-president of the Southern New England Teleph one Co mpany, and President of the National New Haven Bank. He graduate d with '9(5.

Brother Grizzell is a senior in the College, and is prominent in gymnastic circles . He hold s a Ph.B . and an A.B. from Lebanon .

Brother Hotchkiss. Ph .B., is a 32° Mason, and a member of Lafayette Consistory. He was on the Yale Committee of Twenty-one, has been chairman of all his class reuni ons, is Vice-president and Treasurer of the L. Candee Company, and is director or officer in a number of banks. chemical firms and rubber companies.

Brother Stauffer graduated from Princeton in IQIO. He received a B.D. from Uni o n Theological Seminary in 1913 and is now a special student in the Yale School of Reli g ion, specializing in Hist o ry, Juri sp rudence and Economics

We hope to complete soon whereby Mr. Young and Mr . Thomas of Des Mlo ines will be initiated by Iowa State Chapter, which has so kindly offered to perform this ceremony for us .

The one really big stunt of our year was the banauet on February IS, an account of which will be found elsewhere. Brother Wm . H. Taft spoke briefly on this occasion of his opposition to Greek exclusion. and an extract from his speech on this s ub.iPct will be found in this issue .

The active cooperation of Harvard and Columbia in the proposed amendment has been a source of deep to us We arP indebtPd to Stanforrl Chapter, ex-President Francis W. Shepardson. ex-President Joseph R. and Brother Grand Secretary Harrv E . Kilmer for expressions of sympathy and in the case of Brother Wilson particularly, active participation in our

D elegations from the chapter have had the pleasure recently of visitinll a number nf the local lodges including- "Old Hiram" No. r , Wooster No. 70, and Connecticut Rock No. 92, the latter being a lodge working very impressively in the German language .

The new Songbo o k will ha vP sorung forth full-blown hv the time this line shall have reached the brethren. ThP. Editor-in-Chief is a son of Yale. vou know.

9ne of the m<? st n o ted of publications is a volume of Modern Essays puhltshed hy MacM1IIan & Co . It 1s a selection of essays b y contemporaneous writers,

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R selectcd and edited by Brother J. M . Berdan, Brother J. R. Schultz, and Mr. H. E. oyce .

J o R. Howard has been helping compile the decennial catalogue of Phi Beta Kappa-Yale Chapter. Wm. H. Taft spoke at the banquet of this society on March 23. J. R. Schultz, Howard, Rosenfield, and 'vVeston were also in attendance.

Stan Woodman is rowing bow on the senior c r ew. He has been organist at 'vVooster No . 79 since January I, and still holds that office at Trumbull l o. 22, too .

W. Eben Schultz is to secure a Ph.D. this spring.

Arthur H Weston's thesis on Latin "Satirical Writing" on which he secured his Ph.D., will likely be published soon.

Drop around, brethren, and watch Frank Quinby's team cop the championship.

CoLUMBIA CHAPTER

Act i ves 24.

Pledges r.

All the men are now bringing forth their reserved strength, if it is possible for them to have any left after this st renuous year, in order that we may have an exciting spurt at the end and so put our c rew across the line first. Nothi ng gives us greater cheer than the many words of commendation which have been coming from our National Grand Officers this year.

We have conducted many trips to lodges this year. The most recent one was to Ashington Lodge, where we saw Brother Ca rl Helm, now Worshipful Master of the lodge, put on the third degree. It was a g re.at pleasure to see so many Acacia men distinguishing themselves by such impressive work on the floor.

Not only have we taken care of our Masonic friends in the University in this way, but we hav·e been having a number of informal smo kers and socials for them. Brother McCastline, the University physician, gave an intere s tin g talk one evening on the "Inspiring Power of Masonry"; and Brother J Gardner Smith, another M.D., gave us a very inspiring address on "The Liberalizing Influences of Freemasonry," at a meeting a few weeks later. Then, too, we had 1the pleasure of li stening to a very thrilling tale of the dangers of the sea when Brother Phillip Taylor of California Chapter addressed a number of men on the subject of his experiences on the Belgian Relief Ship from California, the S . S. Camino. This ship was wrecked in the middle of the ocean, and the way Brother Taylor told the story was interesting and exciting.

The next big educational event in the history of Columbia Chapter will be the lecture on "The Influence of Freemasonry in the Formation of the Federal Government of the United States," by Illustrious Brother William Homan, active member of the Supreme Council, 33° of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, and Honorary Venerable Dean of this chapter. The lecture will be given at the Grand Lodge room under the joint auspices of this chapter and Ashington Lodge No. 2r.

Brother Hall as Chairman of the Informal Reception Committee is not inclined to let us forget the social side of our fraternity life latest stunt was a visit to Christ Church Settlement House, where the members and their friends were entertained by the "Duane Club" a club of very charming young ladies . Brother Duane R. Dills is a director of this s.ettlement.

The latest initiate is Brother ]. C. Swaim of Gleason, Tenn., who was taken in on March 12. Brother Swaim is the man who takes no chances on clandestine lodges and makes the lodg.e produce its charter before he undergoes examination. He is here for an LL.B., which will be hi s fifth degree. He received a B.S. at Bethel College, an A.M. and A.B. from Vanderbilt, and is g.etting his LL.B. here this year. Because of his activities in intercollegiate debating, Brother Swaim won his way into Tau Kappa Alpha. ·

Our pledge, also, is a distinguished intercollegiate debater. Beatty is his name, being christened John Owen, and he comes from the Sunny South. Because of his · forensic activities he was elected to Delta Sigma Rho and Tau Kappa Alpha. He got his A.B. and A.M from the University of Virginia and then they awarded him a threeyear travelling fellowship and straightway he came to Columbia, where he hopes to tack a Ph.D. after his name. Besides all this, the University of Virginia decorated him with the Oratory Medal, Poetry Medal and Essay Medal, and he also made the Phi Beta Kappa.

It might be interesting news that we have six intercollegiate debaters in our ranks this year . Three of them have been honored by Tau Kappa Alpha, and two by Delta Sigma Rho. And we have two men in Phi Beta Kappa.

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The great fo rmal occasion of the year is to be the Annua l pance Hotel Marsailles on April 16 Brother Quinn and h_is are hustlmg to gtve us a real society affair. A nd all the fe ll ows are b nn gmg thetr sweethearts to town

On Ap ril 1 the chapter goes down to the Feast of the Paschal L a mb , gtven by the Scottish Rite Masons of the Va ll ey of New York. We are th e g ue s ts of Brother Cha rl es E Cha lmer s on this occasion. ·

We been happy to have B roth e r Phillip Ta ylor of California Chapter here getting u s a ll excited abo ut th e Conclave thi s , Brother Ada ms sits tight o n th e treasury ltd whtle he pounds out doctors thesis. W ith a ll the go od tim es we have h ad and a ll the debts we have patd we are coming ou t a head this yea r.

Brother Le ve ring T yso n was another of our boys to get w1se. He was marned to Miss R eba Pomeroy Kittredge of Tunkhannock, Pa., on. 31. Mr. and Mrs. T yso n are happily loc a ted o n II7th Street near the Umver s tty. Brother Tyson is Secretary of the Alumni Associa tion . Brother Sanford is a hu stler as chairman o f the house committee. We may have some good news pretty soo n How Harvard must mi ss him and what a gain for us that he came h e re to s tud y law.

D UANE R. DILLS.

IOWA STATE CHAPT ER

Actives 25.

Pledges s.

The · chapter continues to enjoy expansion and prosperity as evid.e nced in the initiati o n, during the semester of six men, Messrs. Carhart, Grossman, Olsen, Davis, Lane and Lloyd, all of whom we ar.e glad to welcome as brethren . Sin ce the beginning of the semester we have had two informal danc e s, one on the thirt ee nth of February which was a "fa mily" affair, chaperoned by Professor and Mrs. H. R. Werner, th e other, the twent y - s ixth o f March, a larg e r function, was chaperoned by Profes sor and Mrs. A. H. Kimball.

In both cases " Sammy" Byer s, one of o ur pledges, took charg'e of the music . "Sammy" has a knack of tantali zing mel o dy from any piano, provided that its back is not br oke n, and on the campus he is steadily gaining fame as a musician.

On March twelfth we entertained the members of the Mono Oub , an organization of downtown men, mostly Masons, to a combined card party and "smoker" at the chapter house . Judged by the volume of sound and smoke everything was lovely.

We are planning to have our annual banquet some time next month, in conjunction with which we shall have an initiation c·eremony.

The last dance of the semester still remains. It will ·be held on Mav fifteenth, and we shall be glad to see any members of the other chapters there ·

Brothers John Hug and Roy Smith have been charmed to conceit by the as yet welcome addition to their homes of heirs. They find an ardent sympathizer in Brother Conybeare who has almost completely recovered from the first spasms of fatherly joy.

A schedule of interfraternity dinners ha s been arranged here. Every Tuesday night five men of each of the fourteen national fraternitie s are exchanged. The idea which o riginated with Carhart of this chapter has been approved by the Pan-Hellenic Council. It has a s its o bject the securing of better acquaintance among fraternity men

low A CHAPTER A ctives 22. L. DE WET, Chapter Editor.

The affairs of the I o wa Chapter have rolled along very smoothly for the last few months Though the chapter started with a rather poor outlook, which was m,ade yet more by the death of Brother Guy Dunn soon after school opened, it has at present c.hapter hou s e is filled and the chapter roll shows great matenal. Smce the second Imhat10n, there have been 22 active members

Through the kind'!ess of the local lodges, the chapter gave its annual formal party on F .e bruary 27, <?f th1s year at the Masonic Temple. The party was a grand success, due m no mc o ns1.derable parf to the hall in which it was held At 6 :30 p. m , the members a nd the1r refre s hed themselves at a seven-course dinner served by Stars, after wh1ch they s pent the evening in dancing, playing cards, and the hke. Among the faculty members present were President Thomas H MacBride, Deans W. A. Jessup and !"orrest C. En.sign, Dr. Osborn, Professors G. F. Kay, S . D. Chambers, A. 'vV. Htxon, and Lonn Stuckey. Several alumni also attended

a m ong w h o m we r e B r oth e r s L . A . H o we ll, C. N. Showe r s, H . D. Evans, A. J . Fluck, a nd ]. M. Be l sky. O n Ma r ch 30, 1915, t h e active chap t er gave an info r mal dinner pa r ty, ce leb r a tin g th e bir t h day of B r othe r Alf r ed Clement, who live s at the chapter h o u se Th e g u es t s p r ese nt we r e Ac h o th s a nd Acac ia n s excl u sive ly. T he chapter gives its last d a n c e o f t h e yea r o n May 22, at "L it tl e Dutc h Hall," a ru stic cabin located in a pi c tur es qu e a few mil es up t he I owa Rive r , t o wh i ch the merrymakers jo urn ey by ca no e a n d l a un ch

Th e el ec ti o n and i n s tallati on of n ew offic e r s h as occ urr ed since the l ast edition of the J ouRNA L ap p ear e d . B roth e r H u be r t 0. S h aw, of Mt. Mor ri s, Illinois , was hon o red w it h the p os iti on of Ve n e r ab l e Dea n ; B r ot h e r Harry Se il·er Vice-dean; Broth er L es lie K. Fe nlon, S ecre t a r y, bo th of th ese m en ar e fro m Clinton Iowa· Broth e r Jo e F. Gill , of Str awbe rr y Po in t, Iowa, Tr eas u rer; B roth ers L. A. Osborne' of V a ll ey Jun ction and H . C. H a rp e r , of Si o u x C ity , I owa, S t ewa r ds. The seco n d initi a ti o n o f thi s sc h o ol yea r t o ok place on Ma r ch 27, th e ce r e m ony bei n g co nd u cted in the M a s onic Templ e. W illi a m Hi n d t, Juni o r A rt s; L ew is Ho lt, F r es hman Arts; F r a nci s Pa tter son, Juni o r A rt s; and 0. H . A llb ee, Juni o r L aw en dur ed the ha r dship s of th e ord ea l.

The ch a pter still retain s a pr o min ent p os iti o n in th e sc h oo l a ct iv i t ies. S. M H ands superintend e d th e eng inee r 's pa r a d e, w hi ch h as beco m e an eve nt l ooked fo r wa r d to eac h yea r by th e pe op l e in t he v ic init y of Iowa Ci t y as we ll as th e st udents themselves. F r a nci s P a tt e r so n a nd H u be rt Sh aw still r.e m a in on th e tra ck sq u ad. Lew i s H ol t h as t a ken a n ac ti ve p a rt in fr es hm a n f o r en sics a nd a m a t eur pl ays. W illi am H indt wo n a pl a c e on th e wr es tlin g t ea m Fr a nc is P a tter s on an d Hindt ed it ed po r tio n s of The H awkeye, th e Juni o r A nnu a l. Geo r ge Hilliard h a s acc ept ed a pos iti o n of Superint end ent o f sc h o ol s a t Sigo urn ey, I owa. Br o th e r Hilli a rd is we ll qu a li fied fo r the p os iti o n as h e r ece i ves a mas t e r' s d eg r ee thi s sprin g . P a tt e r s on a n d H in d t we r e e lec t e d in to Sc im ita r a nd Fez, th e h o nor a r y se nior s oc iet y.

B ro th e r Mo rrill K in g of th e Minn esota Ch a pt e r paid u s a vi sit so m e tim e si n ce. S om e o f th e a lumni, w h o h ave dropp ed in o n us d urin g th e pa st co u pl e of mo n t h s a r e: Br o th e r s He nry Dea n, a c h a rter mem be r o f th e ch a pt e r , S a m Ir w in , F r ed Powna ll, A lv in Flu ck , ]. M . B el s ky, a n d C. G. Upd e graff .

Th e ch ap t e r h as l eased a v ery m o d e rn n ew h o u se f o r n ex t y ea r , whi ch a cco mmodate s m o re pe o pl e than th e pre se nt on e. It i s a l so mu ch n ea r.er the c ampus. Th e ch a pt er e x t end s an in v itation to a ll to co m e and in spe c t th eir new h o m e if it i s not po ss ibl e to vi sit u s l>e fo r e w e mo ve.

P ENN STA TE CH APT ER

The co min g o f th e s prin g seas on find s Penn State Chapt e r in a prosperou s and fl o uri shin g co nditio n . Since the l as t letter ]. J. Sutton a fre shm a n Ag. from N orth C arolina , W. S . H a rding, 'r6, Civil, and R D. Ca nan, 'r6, Ag . h av.e un de rt a ken the voy a ge. Oth e r p romi sing mat e ri a l i s in s ight , and mor e in iti a t io n s m a y be expected aft e r the Easter r ec es s. Through g r a du a tion Brother E S Ro ss h as been lo s t t o the chapt e r, as he recei v ed hi s degr e e at the cl o se of the first sem es ter He is now readin g l aw in Scranton . The chapter r ecently g a ve a smoker to the four other fraternities in th e imm ediate neighborho o d, Sigma 1\' u, A lpha Gamm a Rho, Phi Sigma Kappa a nd Pi K a pp a Alpha. More than one hundred guests were present, and a most enjoyable ev ening was spent sm o king, play ing cards, and making and r e newing acquaintances . In return, the fellows have been entertained by the other fraternities, and a strong and pleasant social relat.ionship ha s developed . An innovati o n al o ng th e social line h a s been attempted which bids fair to prove successful. Members of th e facult y and thei r wives are regu larly entertained at Sund a y dinner, four usually being in v ited An effort is made to secure men from the se veral schools, so tha t our acquaintan ces hip in the college will be broaden e d This practice is serving well the purpo se of drawing us out, and helps to keep down the inclination toward selfishness and subconsciou s irritation which always creeps out when a group o f m en too long li ve to ge th e r . Brother Wi!li a m Dye, who is now a professor of English in the college, is a s tron g factor in promoting good feeling in the chapter. He frequently comes out to the hou se, and he and Mrs. Dye regularly entertain the fellows at their home.

Visitors are few here in the mountains, and except when the parent s of the fellows come and at house party time our opportunities to demonstr a t e ou r h os pir tality ar.e rare . We have had the pleasure of entertaining two bro ther Ac acian s from other chapters, Stewart of Yale, and Landrum of Ohio State The v is its of

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both were far too sho rt , as they we r e ru shed f o r time and could but. a. few hours. We hope that a11 Acac ia n s who come to c ent ral P.ennsylvama w1ll VISit us, and we will do our best to make their stay pleasant.

Th e by-laws s ubmitt ed by the la st co nclave were unanimou s ly approved, except in g the o ne which dealt >_Vith the initiati<;m of m en alrea.dy members of Greekl ette r fraternities. It was r e ject ed by a ma)onty v ote. Th1 s chapter has no such m emb e r s but for the benefit of th ose which have a pa u c ity of material it was hoped that the 'question couid be left. to the various to decide as den:'and . Our high sc h o lastic standmg has been mamtamed, all th e men havmg fimshed the first s emester's work in fir st class condition, and no "belows" having been received at the hou se thus far this semester. Brother Ralph Her zog has been elected to m embership in the hono rary fraternities Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi Penn State will be ably represented by a delegate at the conclav.e, and possibly by several members who have h op es of visiting th e Pacific coast this summer . The importance of this conclave is fully re cogn i zed, and a strong interest is manifested in the business which is to be transacted.

The pr opos ition for the n ew house is receiving mu ch attention and a plan to raise the necessary funds ha s been developed by the Square and Compass Association. Ten n otes for ten dollars each are to be signed by every. graduate, one payable each year for ten years The alumni will also be given a chance to show their loyalty and to help in pro v iding a h o me for their entertainment when they come back in future years. Several of these n o tes have alr eady been issued, and as the fraternity lo ses ten men by grad)Jation this year, a strong nucleus will at once be provided.

The next number of the Penn State Acacian, prepared especially for the alumni, will soon go to press. Two dollars annual alumni dues are charged, one dollar of which goes to defray the expenses of publishing the local chapter paper, and the other to pay for a y.ea r's subscription to the JouRNAL for the alumnus who sends the necessary funds. Several of the alumni have already remitted checks , and it is hoped th a t the next Acacian will awaken many more to their possibilities and privileges.

The chapter's outlook for the future is bright, and we hope that all the other chapters are enjoying the fraternity and its possibilities to the fullest, and will enter the work of next year with strong resolves to help in developing a bigger, firmer and more united Acacia.

WASHINGTON CHAPTER

· Actives 12. Pledges IJ.

Notwithstanding the fact that several of our men have been forced to leave us (not due to faculty action, however), Washington Chapter has made progress this year. Of the twelve men reported active at the head of this letter, eight have been initiated this year, with several to follow at the close of college.

This year, the chapter has · taken a more active part in student affairs and athletics than heretofore. We had several men out for crew, basket ball and track. we lost our first interfraternity baseball game, we still live in hopes, as the season IS yet young social _calenda\ .has been rather limit.ed this year, not only due to our own war-time financ1al cond1hon but due also to the fact that we could not compete with the " two-bit" dances held at the University The chapter was entertained with a dancing party by the Achoth Sorority last month No more enjoyable time could possibly have been had . This was , indeed, a star event. ·

. Benjamin DeRoy and Chas . A. Brinkley, of Michigan, John W. Dolby, of Frank1m Wm. G. M.ann, Grand Editor, are working on the development of an alumm chapter of Acac1a. There ar-e about thirty-five Acacia alumni in Seattle of whom two-thirds ar e alumni of Washington Chapter.

Apnl 19, 1915, the date of the Fourth Annual University Night of University Lodge, W.as.h.in!f1:on Chapter conferred the third degree on one of its own pledges. After 1111tiation a banquet was held and several interesting addresses were delivered by promment Masons and Acacians.

Washington C.hapter ,t o extend most cordial invitation to all Acacians t o m a ke the Acac1a House the1r home wh1le in Seattle next fall, en route to the conclave.

CoLORADO CHAPTER

On Februa ry 22, the University of Colorado Chapter held initiati o n for Clarence L. Ecke l , a graduate student; Harry Beard, a sophomore in the college of Liberal Arts; and William Sloan, a sophomore in the Scho o l of Medicine. A very pleasant banquet was held after the initiation; a number of alumni were present. Iv an C. Crawford, a graduate student, and Edward Taylor, a medical sophomore, are pledged and will be initiated soon . Recently the Registrar of the University published comparative grade averages-this had not been done before . Acacia ranked first of the twelve general fraternities.

For some time ther-e has been in the University an informal interfraternity council, meeting from time to time and discussing matters of interest to the fraternities. At a recent meeting this group decided , to move toward the establishment of an organization with some power and initiative It is felt that such an organization, if it does not attempt to interfere with mooted details of individual chapt-er interest, may be very helpful. Acac ia is a member of this group.

The members of the chapt-er were the guests of the Trowel Club, a Masonic club at the School of Mines , on February ro. This club, which has been in existence for a number of years, is having a very prosperous year.

SYRACUSE CHAPTER Actives rs.

Thr ee more joined our numbers. Profe&sor A. A. Brown of the faculty of the Agricultural College and George A. Adsit, a sophomore in the same college, made the trip February s. H. B. Fagan ventured to endure the terrors of the journey March 12. March 18 we gave an informal reception to the members of the Eastern · Star organizatio n in th e University. Corporal "Nick" Ransier, New York National Guard had charge of the reception . Brother Ransier certainly showed his ability as a social manager. Several of the brothers are already profiting by the acquaintances formed during the evening. We were glad to note the presence of Professor and Mrs. Peck during the evening· Brother Peck has been pr-esent at all our "big" nights this year.

Brother D. R. Hay was recently initiated into Tau Beta Pi. We hav-e now three Tau Beta Pi men living in the house.

We have initiated so far this year sev-en men and have two more good men in view. Much credit is clue our membership committee for its systematic work in looking up good men. Personal scouting for new members apparently gives the best results. Local conditions here are such that to maintain our present satisfactory relations with the other fraternities we must make it a rule not to initiate active Greeks while on the other hand we do find a few inactive Gr.eeks among the faculty and graduate students who become our best members. Nevertheless we realize that local conditions in other chapters may be different and for that reason we feel that in so far as possible each chapter should be left free to adapt itself to local conditions . Our growth in numbers will be slow for years to come here at Syracuse. The age at which our freshmen enter the university is such that the percentage of Masons among them is small.

We have been favored r-ecently by visits from several brothers from neighboring chapte r s.