The Journalette of Acacia - July 1921

A sm a ll , extra editi o n A JOURNAL , publi s hed for the purpo se of sugg es ting to e very

Acacian his opportun i ty for se rvice to the Fr a t e rnity a nd to sh ow how to become a r e gul a r subscriber to the JOURNAL

T HAWLEY TA P P I NG , Editor

GRAND RAPIDS , MICHIGAN

JULY 19 21

ACACIA 'S NATIONAL DIRECTORY-A GIFT TO THE ALUMNI

In o rd e r t o g ive to eve r y m e m be r o f th e F r a t e rnit y, rega rd less of w h e th e r o r n o t b e is a co ntri b ut o r t o th e F r a t e rnit y ' s bu dge t , a copy o f a t l ea t o n e p a rt o f th e Ge n e r a l Dir ec t o r y, thi s co p y of th e Geog r ap h ical Dir ec t ory is b ei ng e n closed w i t h eac h J OU RN A L ETTE and ent to eve r y Acac ia n w h ose ad dr ess is on fi le w ith t h e G r a n d E dit or.

T h e t wo o th e r p a rt s of th e d ir ec t o r y, th e c h ap t e r a l ph a b e ti ca l r oste r s a nd th e g e n e r a l a lph abe ti ca l r o l l , h ave b ee n pub li s h e d as ap p e ndi ces t o th e May i ss u e of th e J OU R NA L. Eve r y s u bsc rib e r t o th e J OURNA L is t hu s g ive n th e co m p le t e Dir ec t o r y, a nd by s ub sc ribin g t o th e J OU R -

NA L a t thi s tim e a ll th ose m e mb e r s of th e F r ate rnit y w h o are no t now o n th e m agaz in e's r o ll s w ill b e e n a b le d t o ob t a in th e r e m a in i ng po rti o n s o f th e Dir ec -

TH E DIRE CTORY CO M MITTEE t o r y . S uffi-

c i e nt c o pi es t o m eet a ll f utur e needs we re pri n t e d a n d a re n ow awa it ing di s tributi on to n ew s u bsc ribe r s.

T o T h es e the C redit G oe s-H olman, M or r ison , Meyer

T h e t ask o f gat h e rin g the m ate ri a l for the Di rec t o ry was m o n ume n ta l. Hund r eds o n hund r eds o f a lumn i h a d f a il e d to k eep t h e i r

THE J OURNA L ETTE OF ACAC IA

c hapt er inf o rmed of th e ir c h a n ges of ad dr ess, with th e result that a gr ea t deal of labor was n ecessa r y t o discover them, a nd eve n then it was found impossible t o d e t er min e th e present whereabouts of many, a nd th ey are li s t ed a t their la s t known r es id en ce .

The Dir ec t ory co mmitt ee, appo int ed seve r a l m o nth s ago by President Harry L. B r own a nd co nsi s ting of Cecil L. Holman, Wllltam R. Mo rr ison anc:l L. E. Meye r , worked man y, many weeks in gathering information, co m pi ling li sts and m ak ing corrections Du e t o th e fact that it had b ee n m any years since a similar directory h ad been compiled, the wo rk had t o be done from th e b o tt o m up and it was a big j ob .

In v i ew of th e tremendous a m o unt of n ew inf or m a ti o n th a t it was necessary to gather, th e Dir ec t o r y i s s urpri s ingl y acc ur ate There a re mistakes, t o be s ur e, but it i s ex p ec t e d that th ese w ill be co rr ec t e d by those members of the Fra t e rnit y w h o r ecog ni ze th e er r o r s Fo r this purpose, th e complete files prepared b y th e co mmitt ee h ave b een pla ced in th e h a nds of th e G r and Editor in Gra nd R a pid s and h e w ill mak e th e co rr ec ti o n s as rapidl y as th ey come in so th a t a possible reprint at this tim e next yea r will give th e Fraternity as n ea rl y acc ur a t e a directory as it i s possible to print

In sen ding o ut thi s Dir ec t o r y t o eve r y m e mb e r of th e Fraternity, the G r a nd Officers h ave exp r esse d the b e l ief th at th e alumni will re s pond to the int e r es t s h ow n in th e m b y th e nati o n a l o rgani za ti o n b y taking themse lve a greater and m o r e practical int e r es t in th e Fraternity. The cem e nting o f fr a t e rn a l ti es with Acacians in th e t owns where seve ral are located, subscriptions se nt in t o th e J OU RN A L a nd t o. th e Endowment Fund, and a r e n ewe d int e r es t in th e affa irs of th e alumnus' own chapter are a few of th e co ncret e r es ults anticipated.

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Here are some of th e goo d thin gs which wi ll a pp ea r in the A u g u s t JOUR NA L, wh ich is No. 4, an d the last iss u e, of th e present yea r 's vo lum e, Vo l. 15:

First- Art icl es by:

Geo r ge F. Nitzsche, Franklin c h apte r a nd Recorder o f the Un ive r s it y o f Pennsylvania.

No rman C. R oeg n e r , M ichigan chapter a nd K ee p er of th e Ar chi ves . Cec il L. Holman, Wisconsin chapter a n d chairman of the Directory Co mmitt ee.

T. Hawley Tapping, Mi c hi gan chapter an d G r a nd Editor of the Fraternity.

Second-Special s t o r ies abo ut:

Acac ia's hi g h es t r a nking officers in th e W o rld war.

Hi sto ry of the Northwestern c hapt e r.

A c ac ia n s who have won p os ition s in th e political world.

Third-Specia l Bullet i n fr o m th e Grand S ec retary.

Fourth-List of Subscribers t o th e Acac ia Endowment Fund

Fifth-Chapter L e tt e r s.

Each chapter h as b ee n r e qu es t e d t o writ e a bout th e bi gges t thin g which i t d id during the past yea r.

Sixth-Editorial a nd other r eg u lar f ea tur es.

Every Acacian is supposed to be a contributor to his Fr ate rn i ty' s off icial p ub li cation, th e JOURNAL. Th e Editor wi ll appreciate contr i butions.

ACACIA GRADS BOOM ALUMNI ORGANIZAT I O N S

Di s tincti ve of th e pr o gr ess m ade b y th e Frat e rnit y during th e m o nth s s inc e th e Grand e nclav e Ia t Sep t e mb e r , h ave b ee n th e e ff o rt s mad e t owa r d the of a lumni g r o up and th e pro m o ting o f co mpr e h e n s ive act iv iti e by th e e r es ult a nt A lumni Ass c iat io n

1 h e tangib l e r es ult of thi s ac ti v it y h as been th e g r anting by the G rand Co un c il of o fficial r ecog niti o n o f tw o A lumni Associat io ns, bringing th e t o tal o f c h arte r e d o rg an iza ti o n s t o fi ve. imilar act io n o n at l ea t tw o o th e r s on ly awa it s a tt en ti o n t o min o r d tails of o r ganization, w hil e h a lf a dozen group s h o uld b e r eady to blossom fo rth a fullfl e dg e d member s o f the o fficial family bef o r e anot h e r 12 m o nth s pass . T h e publicati o n of the Na ti ona l Direct o ry is ex p ec ted t o b e an in va luab le a id to a lumni wishing t o unit e their brother s int o c it y g r o up s w her e the benefits and pleasure' of Acac ia broth e rh ood can co ntinue to be enjoy e d

U ntil the organ izat io n of th e Peo ri a A lumni Assoc iation o n e year ago, the two assoc iati o n s at New York a nd C hi cago were the only groups to function actively. The Pacific Coast A lumni Assoc ia ti o n lapsed int o inactivity seve r a l years ago a nd h as not b ee n h ea r d f r o m s in ce th a t time. Success for the New York a nd Ch ic ago a soc iati o n was made possible becau e of th e naturally l a rg e number of a lumni in tho se c iti es a nd the incentive affo rd ed b y . th e presence o f th e ac tiv e c h ap t e r s of Columbia a nd Chi cago respectively. And their present ent hu sias m w o uld indicate that th ey w ill con tinu e to be l eade r s for so m e tim e, though so m e of the sma ll er assoc iations ha ve s h own a t e nd ency to s urp ass New Yo rk during the past f ew months

Peoria S h ows Wa y

The s u ccessf ul formation and th e s till m o r e s u ccessf ul f un ctioni ng of th e Peoria Al umni Asso ciati o n has proven th a t a n Acac ia graduate group can exi t and prosper in cities of 100,000 o r eve n less Peoria sta rt ed i t s char t e r ed hi s t ory with on ly 12 members, and at l eas t h alf of th ese we r e r es id e nt s of s mall t ow n s in th e v icinit y of th e city it self With i n thr ee m on ths after it first t oo k it s place a longs id e of New York a nd Ch icago, the association had iss u ed a chapter publication of re a l m e rit a nd had se nt a delegate t o a Grand Co ncl ave. Since that time it ha s h e ld r eg ul a r dinn ers a nd ha s s tag ed at l eas t one e labo r a t e socia l function in the n a ture of a dinn e r-dance.

The Chicago Alumni Association, pos essed of the in val uabl e asset of numb er ing among its memb ers tw o of th e G rand Officers of the Fraternity, h as been particularly successful in it s activities. From among it s member s Grand Pr es ident Harry L. Brown has dra w n the maj o rit y of th e members of th e Fraternity's national co mmittee s. The formal dance at the n ew Drak e h o t el o ut-glitt e r ed th e most formal of activ e chapter parties. The next big function of th e Windy City group will be a picnic the first Sat u rda y in August at Ja c ks o n Park's wooded i s land Cecil L. Holman, Wisconsin c hapt e r, is th e n ew president of these alumni

The New York Alumni Association ha s in th e past gi ve n invaluable aid t o th e Columb ia chapter in it s acti v itie s and i s n ow working with a

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TH E JO U RN A LETT E O F ACAC I A

s imil a r int e r es t in o bt a inin g a h o u se fo r th e a c tiv es f o r n ex t yea r . N ews

f r o m thi s c h a pt e r h as b ee n som ew h a t sca r ce o f l a t e but it i s sa fe t o a s -

s um e th a t th e gr o up i s functi o ning.

Th e Indi a n a p o li s A lumni Assoc i a ti o n , b oas ting 38 m e mb e r s, w a s

gr a nt e d a c h a rt e r as o f J a nu a r y 19 17 , th e d a t e o f it s o rigin a l bi r th , w h e n

t h e G r a nd Co un c il m e t in Ap ril. Whil e P urdu e gr a d s mak e up th e.

m a j o rit y o f th e m e mb e r s hip, it i s a C o l o rad o c h a pt e r m a n , Geo rg e G ill , w h o i s p r es id en t Durin g th e p as t w int e r th e gr o up 's ac ti v iti es co n s is t e d

o f s m o k e r s a nd d inn er s w hi c h br o ught t o g e th e r th e Acac ia n s fr o m s urr o undin g c it ies fo r a few h o ur s o f Acac ia m e rrim e nt.

Th e D e tr o it A lumni Assoc i a ti o n w as ass is t e d in it s initi a l effo rt s

b y th e act ive c h apter a t A nn A rb o r a n d th e M ic hi ga n c h a pt e r a lumni a r e in th e m a j o ri ty, of co ur se T h e o rg a ni za ti o n h e ld m o nthl y dinn e r s durin g th e w int e r a nd , w ith th e hi g h es t du es of a n y g r a du a t e g r o u p , $ 5 p e r ye ar , s t a g e d so m e m a r ve l o u s ly s u c c ess ful and e la b o r a t e b a nqu e t s. Th e assoc ia ti o n is p la nning o n g iv in g r ea l a iel t o th e ac ti ve c h a pt e r a t A nn

A rb o r a nd a ls o t o f urni s h t o th e a lumni of all c h ap t e r s a pl ace f o r co mra d es hip a nd f un .

M il wa uk ee pr o mi ses t o s up po rt o n e o f th e li ves t a nd m os t e nthu s ias tic gro u ps in th e wh o le a lumni c ircl e o n ce it ge t s it s c h a rt e r saf el y hung o n th e w all a nd it s plan s la id o ut E ve r y m e mb e r o f th e Milw a uk ee

Assoc i at ion i s a s ub sc rib e r t o th e J OU RN A L a tJ cl n o n e a r e b ac k w ard a b o ut furni s hin g aid a nd s u g g es ti o n s t o th e G r a n d E dit o r. Thi s bun c h of Acac ian s h as s t age d t wo o r thr ee r ea l b a nqu e t s s ince it sta rt e d work March 17, a nd i s n ow o utlining a co mpr e h e n s ive pr o gr a m o f soc ia l ac tiviti es a nd effec ti ve F r a t e rnit y wo rk f o r it s co ming yea r.

Lincoln Plans Future

Th e Linc o ln a lumni gr o up w a s o rgani ze d prin c ip a ll y fo r th e purp ose o f a iding th e ac ti ve N e bra s k a c h a pt e r t o fun c ti o n e ff ec ti ve ly am o ng th e C o rnhu s k e r gr a d s It i s pr o b a bl e , h ow eve r, th a t thi s o rgani z ati o n w ill e nd eavo r t o br a nch o ut in th e n ea r f utur e so as t o mak e its m e mb e rs hip e mbra ce alumni of all c hapt e r s a nd it s a c ti v iti e s s uch a s will int e res t g r a du a t es r eg a rdl ess o f th e ir ac ti ve c h a pt e r a ffiliati o n s. E ve r y memb e r o f thi s a ssoc iati o n i s a JOURN A L s ubscrib e r

A lumni o f A kr o n , 0 ., 12 in numb e r , h e ld a m ee tin g o n Ma r c h 30 o f thi s yea r a nd s inc e that tim e ha ve b ee n m o r e o r l ess a ctiv e. Th e m e mb e r s o f thi s gr o up , with F. F H o u se h o ld e r o f I owa S tat e a nd C h a rl es

W . H a ll of Y a l e as th e c hi ef e ngin ee r s, a r e e nthu s ias ticall y in f a v o r o f o bt a ining a c hart e r a nd a lr ea d y ha v e pr e p a r e d a c o n s tituti o n as a n initi a l

s t ep in th a t dir ec ti o n. A m ee ting w as h e ld in M ay , at which w e r e pre se nt se ve r a l m e mb e r s o f t ow n s n ea r A kr o n . Thi ckl y -p o pul a t e d O hi o f urni s h es a n id ea l t e rrit o r y f o r th e o rg a ni za ti o n o f alumni a sso ciati o n s .

St L o uis ha s a P urdu e c h a pter o rganizati o n a nd it will n o t b e long b efo r e alumni livin g in th a t c ity w ill unit e a nd p e titi o n for a charter

Minn e ap o li s , b oa sting a n unu s u a l numb e r o f a lumni Ac aci a n s, l a ck s o nl y so me o n e t o t a k e th e h e lm a nd pu s h a m ee ting d o wn th e throat s o f a l o t o f w illing but b as hful grad s . A gr o up h er e wo uld includ e al so th e tlumni o f S t . P a ul. Co rn e ll a lumni at Buff a lo ha ve b ee n waiting until " n ext month" f o r th e p as t y ear in th e ir plan s f o r a gradu a t e gr o up .

D e nv er, with C o lo rad o a lumni a s the c hief so urc e o f a n a ssoc iation , will

soo n b e se nding a lo ng a p e titi o n f o r a ch a rt e r. Th e alumni o f thi r eju ve nat e d ch a pt e r h ave pr ov ed th e m se lves real asse ts f o r o th e r a lumni a ssoc ia ti o n s and if th ey ca n co mbin e th e ir tr e ngth in th eir r ea l s tr o nghold , th ey will b e lead e r s.

L e ices t e r H Willi a m s, th e m a n wh o h as d o n e m o r e thi yea r t h a n a n y o n e e l se t o int e r es t C alif o rni a alumni in th e ir ac ti ve chapt e r , i s r ea d y t o att e mpt th e r e birth o f th e Pa c ifi c C oas t gr o up , th o u g h hi s r es ide nc e in Be rk e l ey m a k es thi s t as k o n e b el o n g ing m o r e t o a Sa n Fr a n cisco alumnu s than t o Willi a m s . But h e i s pr ep ar e d t o d o th e wo rk if n o o ne e l se co m es f o r wa rd. Se attl e a lumni a r e r ea d y t o bur s t f o rth thi s fa ll with a n assoc iati o n . Th e ac ti ve c h a pt e r a t th e uni ve r s it y will gi ve i s ass is t a n ce in th e fo rm a ti o n o f th e gr a du a t e g r o up . T hi s a o ci a ti o n w ill f urni s h t o a lumni o f th e extin c t O r eg o n c ha p t e r a c han ce t o co m e bac k int o a c ti ve Acac ia l if e .

Lovett in Wa shingt o n

"Off ic ia l bu s in ess" a t Wa s hin g t o n , D. C. see m s t o t a k e t oo mu c h of th e tim e o f th e Ac a c ia m e n th e r e, but w ith E li o t S. L ove tt n ow th e r e in th e o ffi ce of hi s f a th e r , n ow Third As is t a nt A tt o rn ey Ge n e r a l o f th e U nit e d S t a t es, i t i s pr oba bl e th a t o rn e t ang ibl e att e mpt w ill be m a d e, fo r L ove tt w as pr ese nt a t th e m ee ting s w h e n th e Peo ria A lumni A soc ia ti o n was laun c h e d . P hil a d e lp hi a h as li ved u p t o it s r e put ed "s l eep in ess" a nd h as as ye t la un c h ed n o p os iti ve a lumni gr o u p, th o u g h th e ac ti ve c h a pt e r h as tak e n s o m e s t e p s t o affec t s u c h a n o r ga ni za ti o n.

T h e So uth b o a s t s n o a l umni o rg a ni za ti o n s, c h i e fl y b eca u se of th e sca r c it y o f ac ti ve c h a pt e r s th e r e . Acac ia n s in D a ll as a n d A u s tin a r e n ow b eco min g app r ec ia bl y s tr o n g in numb e r a nd so m e s t e p h ave b ee n pr o mi sed fo r th e o p e nin g o f th e fall m o nth s . A lumni o n th e fa c ult y of th e U ni ve r s it y o f T e nn essee a nd a t Co ll e g e S t a ti o n in T exas h ave h e ld inf o rm a l g e t-t o g e th e r s. K a n sas C it y p r o mi se d a n o rg a ni za ti o n a t th e ope nin g o f th e yea r w h e n it was fi r s t lea rn e d th a t th e n ex t G r a n d Co nc Lwe was go in g t o L aw r e nc e, b ut n o thin g h a bee n h ea r d fr o m th a t t e rrit o r y s inc e .

T h e va lu e of A lumni Assoc ia ti o n s ca nn o t b e d e ni e d. W hil e th e c hi ef f un c ti o n s of th ese g r o up s h ave b ee n soc ia l a nd w ilJ co ntinu e t o b e o, th ey a r e age nt s o f pos iti ve pr og r ess and goo d t o th e F r a t e rnit y T h ey a r e ab l e t o furni s h n a ti o n a l offi ce r m a n y va lu a bl e s ugg es ti o n s f o r pr opose d l eg i s la ti n in th e F r a t e rnit y Th e ir di sc u ss io n of c urr e nt F r at e rnit y pr o bl e m s g ive t o th e n a ti o n a l o r ga ni za ti o n th e r es ult s o f th e co mbin e d v ie w s o f g r a du a t e o pini o n. T h ey a l so w ill furni s h fr o m th e ir r a nk s m a t e rial f o r futur e G rand Off ice r s o f th e F r a t e rnit y. o m e of th e o ld e r fr a t e rniti es h a v e s u ffe r e d fr o m a n ove r- o r ga ni zati o n of th e a lumni , w ith th e r es ult th a t th e r e a r e ca rri e d o n th e ir r o t e r s th e n a m es o f man y la p se d a nd in ac ti ve a soc iati o n s. S u c h a g r o u p is a hindr a n ce r a th e r th a n a n as s e t . Th e r e i s n o d a n ge r th a t Aca ci a w ill s uff e r fr o m thi s d efect fo r man y yea r s, a n d th e ac ti o n o f th e G r a nd O ffi ce r s in qui c kl y dr o p p ing th e Pac ifi c Co a s t gr o up fr o m th e off ic ia l li s t s a oo n a it fa il e d t o s h o w s ig n s of r ea l lif e, is pr oo f th a t a n A lumni

Asso c ia ti o n will be fo r ce d t o fun c ti o n ac ti ve ly o r lose it s s t a ndin g in t h e F r a t e rnit y imm e di ate ly.

ACACIA DIRECTORY

Grand President-HARRY L BROWN

1 570 Old Colony Bl dg , Chicago, Ill.

Grand Vice-President a nd Cou n se llor- HOWARD T. HILL. Box I, Manhattan, Kan.

Grand Treasur e r-CARROLL S. HUNTINGTON 14 28 Lunt Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Grand Secretary-W. ELMER EKBLAW 601 N Willi s Ave ., Champaign, Ill

Grand Editor-T. HAWLEY TAPPING The Press, Grand R ap •ds, Mich.

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Chapter Address Correspondent Se cretary

MICHIGAN

KANSAS

NEBRASKA

CA LTFORKIA

OHJO

HAR\'ARD

ILLINOIS

FRANKLIN

MIN NESOTA

WISCONSIN

MISSOURI

CORNELL

PURDUE

CHICAGO

YALE

COLUMBIA

IOWA STATE

IOWA

PENN STATE

WASHINGTON

603 S State St., Ann ArbOr 1 Mich . Carl Ei s le B e n IN. Weir

14th and Oread

L aw ren ce, Kan .

1325 R Street, Lincoln, Neb

2717 Ha s te St , Berkeley., Calif.

1835 Indi a nola Ave., Columtus, Ohio

16 Prescott St., Cambridge, Mas s.

501 Daniel St Champaign, Ill.

3601 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.

1206 5th St., S. E., lVlinn eapolis, Minn.

615 N Lake St., Madison, Columbia, Mo

614 E. Buffalo St., Ithaca, N. Y.

427 State St , W Labyette, Ind.

5719 Kenw oo d Ave.

C hicago, Ill.

SO High St., East Haven, Con n

35 C la re mont Ave., New York City

2 11 0 Lin co ln W ay , Ames, Ia .

603 E. College St., f owa C ity, Ia.

306 Allen St., St a te College, P a.

5022 University Boulevard, Seattle W ash

NORTHWESTERN 630 University Place

(Re-Established '2 1) Evanston, Ill.

COLORADO 1061 12 th St., Boulder, Colo.

SYRACUSE 102 Walnut Pla ce, Syracuse, N Y.

KANSAS STATE 340 N. 16th St ., Manhattan, Kan.

TEXAS 402 W. 24th St., Austin, Texas

OKLAHOMA 760 Asp Ave., Norman, Ok la.

INDIANA Bloomington, Ind.

C HfCAGO

NEW YORK

INDIANAPOLIS

PEOR IA

H arry C. i\IcKi bben

Har o ld J. Requartt e

Leicester H. Willi a m s

R. G Miller

IE.

.h ot C. Lovett

H a rry C. M c Kibb e n

Harold J. R e quartt e

Lei ceste r H. Willi a ms

Elmo M. Estill

!Geo rge E. D e Wolf

IJ o hn K. Holm es

Raymond S. Shortlidge

\reorge Tangen

Leo n F. Dunwiddie

IHu )!" h .T Schu ck

E. P. Deatrick

Lo rin C. lvfclntosh

Re e d Zimmerman

C. H. French

Robert H Best

Clarence G. 5'ch i de

Frank H Coy

1Archie C. Rockwell

F. C l yde Dunn

Roy C. Clark

Russel H. Lindsay

Ralston G. Spragu e

Franz J. Maas

J. We ldon Jone s

W. W. Ports

Po se y T. Kime

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

"615 1st Nat'! Bank Bldg., Chicago, Ill

70 5th Ave. New York City 2266 Kenwood Ave , Indianapolis, Ind

!Duane L. Tice

!R oss A. Fife

Luther S Ferguson

801 Ce ntr a l - Nat' ! Bk. Bldg., William E. Krieger Peoria, Ill.

George E. Ekh!aw

Ray mond S. Shortlidge

P e rry R Moore

Harry F.

Kenneth R oy

E P. Deatrick

LeRoy G. Gordner

Reed Zimmerman

H. K. Eversull

Robert H. Best

Mitchell Northr up

Elbert M. Prichard

H. W. Morgan

Frank W Martin

George L. McWilliams

Ern es t R.· Saegart

Ral s ton G. Sprague

Franz J. Maas

Maurice J. Lehman

T E Wei r ich

Othello D. Powell

C. D. Rob so n

Duane R. Dills

R E. Simpson

William E. Krieger

EDITORIALS

THE DIRECTORY-A PRESCRIPTION FOR WANING FRATERNALISM

M o r e th a n 5 ,200 d iff e r e nt n a m e a r e li s t e d 111 th e Acac ia at io n a l

Dir ec t o r y w hi c h h a ju s t b ee n co m p il e d a nd o n e p a rt o f w hi c h i e nc l o eel w ith thi s i ss u e o f th e J OU R NA L E TT E .

Seve nt ee n yea r s of gr o wth!

Trul y we ca n b e pr o ud o f o ur F r a t e rnit y

Eve r y s t a t e o f th e n a ti o n a nd eve r y t e rrit o r y ove r w hi c h fli es t h e

A m e ri ca n fl ag i s th e h o m e o f a n Acac ia n . A n d t o a sco r e o f fo r e ign co untri es th e br o th e r h ave j o urn eye d i n th e ir sea r c h fo r fa m e and fo rtun e. Ac a c ia n s m ee t fo r lunch a n d a pip e in Ho n o lulu , in B u e n os A ir es, in To ki o a nd in L o nd o n th e sa m e a th ey do in S io u x C it y, I a. Yo u can s t o p f o r gas in a lm os t a n y t ow n o r c it y in th e U nit e d Sta t es a nd a g la n ce

a t t hi s d ir ec t o r y will g ive yo u th e n a m e o f a br o th e r li v in g th e r e .

Wh a t a p owe r thi s dir ec t o r y w ill b e fo r th e s tr e n g th e nin g o f Acac ia's ti es if it is pr o p e rl y u se d!

ee t o it th a t yo u d o n o t mi ss th a t pl eas ur e a n d sa ti s fac ti o n

THE JOURNAL "SOUNDS OFF"

Thr ee iss u es o f th e pr e e nt yea r' vo lum e of th e J OURNA L h ave b ee n di s tribut e d . T h e Ia t numb e r com es n ex t m o nth

Wh e n th e E dit o r t a rt e d hi s wo rk las t a utumn th e numb e r o f s ubsc ri be r s was neg ligi b le . R ea li z in g th a t th e J OU R N L c o ul d n o t f ul fi l it s purp ose unl ess it r eac h e d a s m a n y o f th e a lumni as p oss ibl e, a g r ea t d ea l o f h is effo rt s h ave b ee n b e nt thi s yea r t owa rd b uildin g up th a t s ub sc ripti o n li s t. Th e r es ult h as b ee n gr a ti fy ing f o r t o d ay th e r e a r e m o r e alumni r e c e i v ing th e J OU RN A L r egul a rl y th a n e v e r b e f o r e in th e hi s t ory o f th e F r a t e rnit y

A nd th ey h ave b ee n kind e n o u g h t o say th a t th e J OU R NA L i s filling it s pl ace in th e Fr a t e rnit y ' s ac ti v iti es

Th e a lumnu s w h o is n o t a J OU RN A L r ea d e r is los ing a p a rt of th e h e ritag e o f hi s co ll eg e d ays- n e w s fr o m th e F r a t e rnit y w hi c h was a p a rt o f th ose d ays. A nd t oo, n ews o f th e F rat e rnit y w hi c h is a nxi o u a n d a bl e t o fill la r ge ly a pl ace in hi s lif e n ow .

It i s a f o nd w is h o f th e E dit o r th a t th e s ub sc ripti o n r o ll s h o w m o r e

than 1,000 s ub s crib e r s before October 1. If yo u ha ve n o t already done so, see t o it that your r eq u es t goes in.

A WORD FROM OUR FOUNDER

In the l e tt er of o ur founder, Vv'illiam J. Ma r s h a ll, published o n ano th er page, w ill be found a se ntim e nt which w ill s trik e a r es p o n s ive c h o rd w ith m a n y an a lumnu s who r ea ds th ese l in es.

Es p ec ia ll y w ill thi s be th e case with th ose of yo u w h o a re "Dad" to some la d w h o is go ing t o co ll e g e so m e day if yo u ca n get him th e r e

Our Founder does n o t say anything new; h e m e r e ly adds th e we ight o f hi s high position in th e Fraternity t o a pr o p osa l which h as b ee n generally discussed. A nd di c u ssed n o t a lw ays w ith o ut s tr e nu o u s debate.

It is a question whi c h i s certain t o b e upp e rm os t in th e Fraternity's d e lib e r a ti o n s in co min g months . What yo u w ill ha ve t o say will b e of importance. It might be well t o think ca r ef ull y a nd then l et yo ur se ntim en t s be known.

BUILDING F OR THE F UTURE

vV hil e Acac i a was probably n o t th e first t o project a n E nd ow m e nt F und , ce rtainl y it was a m o ng th e lea d e r s in th e fr a t e rnit y wo rld in see ing th e n ee d o f such a n invested capital a nd in taking s t eps t o build o n e up.

The o ld er frat e rniti e a r e t o d ay b e nding eve r y effo rt t o impr ess up o n th e ir a lumni th e imp o rt a n ce a nd va lu e o f s u c h a f und . F und s o f $100,000 to a quarter mi lli o n a nd m o r e a r e pr oposed by so m e of th e s tr o ng est of th ese o rg a ni za ti o n s .

Acac i a's E nd ow m en t F und co mmitt ee h as so m e thing t o say t o yo u thi s tim e. Your loya lt y t o th e F r aterni t y s h o uld p r o mpt ca r e ful peru sa l of their p r og r a m ; a nd yo ur s u ppo rt if yo u think th e project m e rit s it.

A STRENGTHENED FRATERNITY

No rth wes t e rn ha s co m e back int o th e Acac ia fold. A nd it s r eadve nt was so im p r ess ive as t o l eave n o d o ubt but th at a n o th e r failure was m os t impr obab l e .

T h e r e- es t a bli s hm en t of the Evans t on c h ap t e r l eaves on ly thr ee o n the l is t of th ose Acac ia c h apte r s w hi c h h aye failed t o li ve The r eviva l of a n y one o f them appears right n ow t o be e i t h er highl y impr obab l e o r a t l eas t so far in the future as t o be c l osed to pre e nt discussion. O n th e r o ll s of th e ex tin ct Leland S t a nf o rd a nd O r ego n c h ap t e r s are found

seve ral Acac ia n w h ose int e r es t in th e Fr a t e rnit y n eve r h as lagged.

D a rtm o uth see m s t o ha ve di app ea r ed co mpl e t e ly.

Whil e a n y Fr

o f a c h a pt e r 's failur e, ye t th e pr e e n ce o n th e r o ll s o f a wea k , in ac ti ve gr o up i s a fa r m o r e e ri o u s d e t e rr e nt t o pr o gr es . Eve r y o n e o f th e 27 c h ap t e r s n ow o n th e A cac ia r o ll i s s h o wing a h ea lth y co nditi o n a nd a r ea l pr o mi e fo r futur e pr og r ess. O nl y t wo a r e with o ut h o m

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The 1920-1921 A cti v e s at Cambridge

Left to Right-Top Ro w -Jame s M a rquis , Frederi c Parker, Wilfred Wann , Gerald Pratt ( V. D. 1921- ' 22 ), Vin c ent Keran s, Wendell Miller, Clifford Heer. Middle Row-Sam Heller , Clarence Crumrine, Herman Hangen, Raymond Swett, Duane White, Leroy Olinger.

Bottom Row-Ri chard Larkin , Anthony Jaureguy, George Rowell, Will iam Cook, Arnold Hosmer, George De Wolf, Eliot Lovett

Below-Walter Meek

Ha r va rd C h a pt e r h as m ade a good r eco r d durin g th e p ast y e a r , th o u g h faced with unu s u a l d i ffic ulti es . U n de r t h e l ea d e r s hip of Ve n e r ab l e D ea n VJ illi a m Coo k , Ca mbrid ge d e l ega t e t o th e Minn eso t a Co n c l ave, th e c h ap t e r h as ga in e d a n e w in s ig ht in to Acac ia c u s t o m s a nd pr ac ti ces a nd h as thu s b ee n abl e t o a d a pt it se lf t o th e n ew co nditi o n s w hi c h co n f r o nt e d th e Ca m b ri dge m e n fo ll ow in g th e a d o pti o n of t h e so - ca ll e d G r ee k a m e ndm e nt. · By li v in g up s trictl y to th e s pirit o f th e 192 0 Co ncl ave's ac ti on a nd initi a tin g o nl y a ce rtain t y p e o f m e n , th e H a r va rd c h a pt e r l ast yea r pr e p a r e d it se lf f o r th e se ttl e d r est ri c ti o n s of th e p as t sc h oo l t e rm. Th e g r o up h as pr ove n t h at th e pr e di c ti o n o f m a n y th a t thi c h a pt e r w o uld fa il i f th e G r ee k a m e n d m e n t was ado pt e d, w e r e unf o und e d , f o r it s pr og r ess h as b ee n g r ea t e r thi s yea r th a n in an y pr ev i o u s p e ri o d. And it s a lumni a r e , ge n e r a ll y , s h ow i ng a r ea l int e r est in th e C h a p te r a nd i ts ac ti v it y.

GRAND COUNCIL POSTPONES CONCLAVE

Du e to th e fact that th e Fraternity's finances would n o t p e rmit -o f th e h o ldino· of a G rand Co n c lave in 1921, the Grand Co uncil. at its sess i on Ap r i l 16 Chicago, vo t ed to postpone the session o n e year. Heavy expe nditur es in c id e nt t o th e compilation and publication of th e General Dir ec t o r y, in c r eased r a ilr oad r a t es and th e h ea vy expenses en t a il ed in carrying o ut the big program o utlin e d at th e 1920 G r a nd Conclave, had r es ult ed in putting the n a ti o n a l tr eas ur y in s u c h a cond iti o n that a Co ncl ave ex p e n se r o ll would h ave b ee n di sas tr o u s.

The furth e r fac t that n o items for l egi s lative action h ad b ee n prese nt ed t o th e G r a nd Council b y e ither active o r a lumni groups a nd a lso that th e c hapt e r adv ise r sys t e m , which would have produced an a lumnu s delegate fr o m eac h c h ap ter , h ad n o t yet b ee n th o r o ughl y worked o ut in each c h ap t e r , was further argument w hich l e d t o th e Co un c il' s n ece sa ry decision.

At it s sess ion th e Counci l voted t o r e- es tablish th e Northwestern chapter, and accordingly th e g r o up at Evanston which had be e n petiti o ning was installed as th e n ew Northwestern C hapt e r o n May 12, national Founders Day .

The rep o rt o f th e Grand Secretary showed th e financial condition of th e fo llowing c hapt e rs as reg a rd s th e ir o bligation s t o the Grand Frat e rnity, t o be excellent: Chicago, Colorado, Indiana, Kan sas . Kan s a s State, Michigan, Penn State, Nebraska, Ohio, Purdue a nd Syracuse. Those s h ow n t o b e more o r l ess in a rr ea r s were Missouri, T exas, Yale, Ok lahoma Washington, Columbia and I owa State. The G rand Secretar y's expenditur es were s h ow n t o be $20,089.01, with r ece ipts of $11,104.36.

The Grand Council a l so di spa tch e d a le tt e r to the Missouri chapter, in s tru c ting that c hapter t o discontinue its pr o j ec t ed plan f o r raising funds for th e e r ec ti o n of a c h a pter h o u se The Missour i group, acco rding to a print e d pr os p ec tu s which it was distributing among its alumni and Masons of th e s t a t e, called fo r co ntributi o n s from individual Ma ons and groups of Masons toward the e recti o n o f a "home for a fraternity of Free Masons". Th e Grand Council. in it s co mmunicati o n , s tated it as a prin c ipl e wh ic h had always b ee n foll owe d in the Fraternity that no funds were t o b e so l icited as co ntributi o n s fr o m Masons o r Masonic o rg a ni za ti o n s, th e Fraternity pr efe rring t o s t an d on its ow n \"es o urces in financing its h o u se pr o j ec t s .

DARTMOUTH IS LOST

R epea ted effor ts , which began with the tim e of Grand Secretary Harry E. Kilm e r, hav e been unsucc essf ul in c om pi l in g a list of the memb e rs of th e ex tin c t Dartm ou th (Zayin) chapter of Acac ia

The F1·aternity s h o u l d h ave this li s t on fil e r e ady for u se in th e next National Dir ec t o ry.

H ave You A Clew?

Send your informati o n imm e diately to th e Grand S ec r e tary, W . Elm e r Ekblaw, 601 North Willis Ave , C hamp a ig n , Ill., and p e rf o rm thus a r ea l serv ic e to the Fraternity.

KANSAS STATE'S CHAPTER ADVISER IS A HUSTLER

vV. E lm e r Ekblaw, Grand Secretary, C h a mp a i.,. n , Illin o is.

My d ea r B r o th e r Ekb law:

The sc h oo l year cl o cd at Manhattan some tim e a.,.o and I shou ld h ave w ritt e n t h e n, but bu in ess h a been o m ew h at ru hin g a nd w ith th e o th e r th in gs, tt h as been n e cessa r y f o r m e t o d o I have be e n busy a ll th e tim e

I want t o t e ll you h ow pr o ud we a r e of t h e way o ur C hapt e r cl osed it s b u s in ess for the sc h oo l yea r Eve r y bill wa paid, c \·e n to an o l d g r oce ry b ill that was m ade durin g th e war a nd w hi ch r ea ll y d id n o t b e l o n g t o th e Fr a t e rnit y, but rath er t han hav e o ur nam e as oc ia t e d w ith s uch thin gs as not pay in g b ill s, t h e

C hapt e r paid it in full. Th e Pa n -Hel l en i c g r ade c up fo r th e fir st semeste r is deco r a tin g o ur mant e l, so m e thin g that has n e ver befo r e h appened, a n d to say the l ea t, w e a r e abo ut as pr o ud as a n y o n e could be.

T h e pr os p e cts for n ext yea r arc ve r y b ri g ht a nd w ith abo ut 18 men back h e re n ext fa ll , we ar e s ur e the C h apte r wi ll m ake g r ea t s trid e vVe are making some r epa ir s o n the h o u se and hop e to ha ve it in fin e s hap e f o r n ext f a ll. T h e A lumni a soc iat io n e l ecte d a co mmitt e e to handl e this r epa ir wo rk a nd s ubsc ripti o n a r e be in g asked for from m e mb e r s o f this C h ap t e r, and r es po n se has bee n ve r y g r at ifyin g . I h appe n e d to be th e goa t and ask fo r th e mon ey a nd b e in g in th e bui l d in g busin ess I a m ab l e t o purcha se the m a t e ri a l at wh o l esa l e pri ces, w hi c h saves a g r eat d ea l o f m oney on th e w h o le j o b .

I h ope I may hear from yo u wh e n co n ve ni e nt a n d that you wil l ca ll o n me for anyt hin g I ca n d o f o r th e Fraternity. I w ill be m o r e th a n g l a d to as ist I a m very much pl eased w i th th e l ast copy of t h e JO UR A L

F r aterna ll y , GEORGE C. FERRIER.

IS PROVING VALUE OF CHAPTER ADVISER SYSTEM

Geo r ge C. F e rr i e r was o ne o f the cha rt e r m e mb e rs o f Ka n sas State ch a pt e r of Acacia. H e is now th e C h apter Adv ise r and is prov in g o f inva lu ab l e assi s ta n c e to th e un de r grad u ates in ke e ping the chapt e r's a lumni and the G r a nd Co un c il in t o u ch w ith th e affa it·s of the act ive c hapt er.

H e w as i niti a t e d into th e Ma so ni c club in 19 13 a nd was sec r e tary o f th e club wh e n it became a c h ap t e r of Acac ia .

Du ri ng his co ll ege days h e h e l d many imp o rtant ca mpu s o ffic es and g a in e d severa l h o n o rs .

H e is n ow a m e mb e r o f a co ntr act in g firm and built the Kansas State chapter h ouse.

TO JOURNAL SUBSCRIBERS

Imm ed ia t e ly upon r e c e ipt of your o r der for th e JOUR NAL, accompan ied by th e n e c essa r y money, a s ig n e d r ece ipt is se nt o ut by th e G r a nd Editor.

JO U RN A LS a r e is s u ed o n th e 15th day o f Nove mb e r , F e bruary, May a nd August a nd if yo ur copy d oes not r eac h you s h o rtly after that time, you a r e r e qu es t ed to n o tify th e Editor.

Cha n ge o f address s h o uld be p r o mptl y pl aced o n fil e w i th the Grand Editor. A lr ea dy n ea rl y o n e d oze n s u bsc ri be r s a r c li sted among th e " l ost" as copies mai l ed t o th e m at th e add r ess g i ven h ave be e n r e turn e d.

Geor ge C Ferrier

.Alumni 1Jmprrssions ·

Lit e rally hundr eds o f answe r s came in to the Grand Editor as a res ult of the first i ss u e o f th e JOURNALETTE and o th e r s h ave followed as th e var io us numb e rs of the JOURNAL hav e reached the alumni.

Many o f th e grads ha ve b ee n sa tisfied with merel y including th e ir order for th e Fraternity's magazine, but seve r a l ha ve tak e n th e time to say so m ething o f e nc o urag e m e nt or suggestion for the Grand Editor and m e mb e r s of th e Fraternity.

It i s of course imp oss ib le t o print a ll o f these. This fir s t o n e, coming from the Founder of the Fraternity, de se r ves first p l ace b o th b eca use o f its author and the faith h e s h ows in th e Fraternity a nd b eca u se of it s pre entation of the new question rapidly b eco ming a matt e r o f gener a l di sc ussi on in th e Fraternity, espec iall y among m e mb e rs of the A lumni Associations.

The l etter s ha ve been se l ec ted at rand o m and w ill b e followed by o th er s in succeeding cop ies of th e JO URNA L a nd JO U RNALETTE.

Mr. T Hawley Tapping, G r a nd Ed it o r , Acac ia Fraternity.

My dear Sir and Brother:

Some time ago I received f r om yo ur off ice a s ub scr ipti on r ece ipt for th e JOURNAL. So far as I know I ha ve a comp l ete fi l e of all th e publications se nt out by th e Grand Editor of the Frat e rnity. I wish to k eep m y fi l es comp l e t e an d am therefore anxious t o r ece ive all publi cat ion s se nt out from the office. I wish to ass ur e you and all o th er members o f the Fraternity that I am a lw ays wil l ing a nd anxious t o do all in my power to further the cause of th e Fraternity.

I ha ve r ead the la st iss u e of th e JOUR NA L (November iss u e) fr om cover to cover with considerable interest. I jud ge from the proceedings that th e affairs of the Frat ern i ty were cond u cted in a ve r y dignified a nd b u s in ess - l ik e manner at t h e Co ncla ve h e ld in Minneapolis l ast September.

There h ad been a qu est i on proposed to me previously to th e meeting of this Co ncl ave and I was as k ed t o discuss it . I was somewhat surprised that the question was n ot d isc u ssed at l e n g th at the Conclave, a nd that i s in r ega rd to exten din g the e li g ibility of members to persons und e r 21 years of age. Some of the members, who h ave been members o f Acac ia, h av e f el t that Acacia was l os in g a lar ge portion of sentime nt by restrictin g th e membership to Masons on l y, from the fact that many of th e o l der m embe r s will soo n be ha v in g so n s e nt e rin g th e va ri o u in st i tutions of l ea rn i n g who will n o t be e l ig ible f o r m e mbersh i p in Acacia from th e fact th at th ey a r e und e r 2 1 years of age. Rath e r than l ose their fraternity assoc ia tion s wh il e in co ll ege, these so ns will be liable t o jo in othe r fraternities r at h e r than to wa i t and run chances of gett in g int o Acac ia. \ N h ereas, if the members hip in Acac ia could be transferred from father to son, th r oug h seve r a l ge n e r a ti ons, Acac ia would mean much more t o a ll i t s m embe r s co n ce rn ed

I myself feel t h at this is a mighty v it a l and imp o rt a nt question, which will, soone r or later, b e come a n act i ve question for di sc u ss ion. The n ew organiza ti on, known as the Order of t h e De Molay may, in the not distant f utur e , h ave cons id e r ab l e bea rin g upon thi s important question.

T h e r e are seve r a l ot h er questions which I would lik e to discuss a t so m e fut ur e time , but tim e ri g ht n ow prevents my m e nti o nin cr th e m

THE J OUR ALETTE OF ACAC I

Wi s hin g you a ll kind s of s u cce s p e r so nall y and 111 th e off ic e of G r a nd Ed it or, I beg t o r ema in ,

Yo ur fraterna ll y , WM. ]. MARSHALL.

P. S.-P l ea e n o t e the change i n nF address from Po l so n , Mont., to 46 Hi gg in s B l ock., M i so ul a, Mont.

T. H awley Tapp in g, Grand Editor, Acac ia Fraternity.

D ea r B r o th e r Ed itor:

I a m a c h a rt e r member of the charter which was g r anted Northwestern and late r t a k e n f r om th e m a nd was r e- in state d th is Ia t yea r. I di s lik e th e id ea th at some may think the c hart e r wa l ost beca u e of the l ac k of int e r es t. Unfort un a t e ly th e g r ea t er numb e r of th ose w h o were c h a r te r m embe r a nd ot h e r s w h o were initi a t ed were sen iors, and a we d id not obta in c h a rt e r until March 1910, we were unabl e t o t a k e in e n o u g h und e r g r ad u ates, m the two m on th s, to ca rr y good work a l o n g.

T hi s is omet hin g I wo uld lik e made cl ea r t o those who may have do u bts r ega rdin g th e No rthw es t e rn c h a pt e r .

Yours fr a t e rn a ll y, IR A L. BAUGHMAN.

T. Haw l ey Tapp in g, Grand Ed itor, Acac ia Fraternity.

D ea r Brot h e r Ed it or:

I d es ir e to u se thi space to ex t e nd to you my g r ee tin gs and to a s ur e yo u of m y most h ea rty s upp o t·t i n eve rythin g that is f o r th e u pb uil d in g of Acac ia.

T h a nk yo u fo r th e JO URNALETTE.

Fraterna ll y yours in Acac ia ,

FRED E. LOTT , Syracuse 19 14

T. H aw l ey Tappin g , Gra n d Editor.

D ea r Brother Edito r:

W ith the number of Acac ia -a l umni increas in g about 200 eac h yea r , th ere i s a g r ow in g d e mand for a conve ni e nt m e an s of assoc iat io n. Only a few of th e larger c it ies afford op p o rtunity t o maint a in s uch sp l e nd id a nd act i ve a lumni o r o-a ni zat i o n s a that in C hi cago. B ut in every t o wn or v ill age where th e r e are as many a· two Acac ians th ere is mater ia l fo r the beg innin g of an Acacia assoc i a tion.

L et a h a l f d oze n weare r s of th e tri a n g l e lun c h t oge ther o n ce o r tw i ce a m o nth a nd within a s hort space of an h o ur Acacia e nthusi as m w ill b e r e kindl e d. Each b rin gs to the lun c h eon m ee ting a bit of frat e rnity goss ip ; cu rr e nt f r ate rnit y iss u es are informa ll y d isc u ssed; mat ur e op inion s c ry s t a l ize; and Acac ia g r ows strono-er throu g h the unifi e d and act ive int e r es t of h e r a lumni . A common fratern it y int e r est warrants this g r ouping of th e o l der members (Continued on Page Fifteen)

PUBUCATIONS NEEDED FOR OFFICIAL RECORDS

G r a nd P r es id e n t Harry L. Br ow n is st ri v in g to comp l e t e at l east o n e full set of off i cia l Ac ac ia publicati o n s There are one co py o f th e JOURNAL a nd seve r a l numb e r s o f the SPIRIT-the w a rtim e publication - mis s in g. If a n y a lumnu h as th ese h e i s ea rn es tly r e qu es t ed to se nd them to Pres id e nt Br ow n at· 1570 O ld Co l o ny Bld g., C hi cago, Ill s., f o r bind in g in th e complete vo lum e Her e th e y a r e:

J OURNAL-Vo l. 12, No. 1.

SPIRITS-Yo !. 13 , Nos . 2, 5 and 6 . Vo l. 14, Nos. 1, 2, 3 a nd 4.

Any publish e d afte r Au g u st 19 19.

None of these are in th e Na ti o n a l A r c hi ves - aga in s h o win g h o w r ea ll y n ecessa ry it is for th e a lumni t o a id in bui ldin g up th e Fraternity r eco rd s for future ref e r e nce a nd u se.

THE SHIP WANTS AN ANCHOR TO WINDWARD

By Endowment Fund Committee

A l o t of o ld er, ri c h e r f r ate r n i t i es came n ea r e r th e r oc k s durin g th e wa r th a n Acac ia . B u t Acac ia is too va l u ab l e to go a n y l o n ge r w ith o ut th e Ll oy d s in s ura n ce of an e nd ow m e n t f un d T h e G r a nd Co un c il , in 19 15, l a id d ow n pl a n s a nd pur poses fo r s u c h a fun d a nd a goo d s t a r t w a s m a d e. Th e wa r s t op p e d it t e mpo r a ril y, b ut n ow we a r e a ll ge ttin g o n o ur f eet aga in , p e r so n a ll y A nd in a f r ate rnity wa y we' r e o ff to a grea t s t a rt . W e a r e s tr ikin g pay d ir t . \11/e wa n t to abso l u t e l y g u a r a n tee t he f u t ur e w ith th e E nd o wm e n t Fund . We 'v e Got $7 ,500 and $25 ,000 i s Ne eded

I. For use in eme r ge n c i es th a t co nfr o n t n a ti o n a l o r ga ni za ti on f r o m t i me t o t im e.

2 Fo r s u c h u ses as l o an , fu ll y sec ur ed, to se ni o r s fo r ced t o bor r ow o r q ui t in th e h o m e stre t c h .

3 For c r e di t bac kin g t o c h a pt e r s w hi c h may be ab l e t o pi ck up ba r ga in s in h o m es, full y se cur e d.

4. Fo r d efe n se of Acac ia aga inst l eg is lat ive att ac k s o r aga i ns t a tt ac k s r eq ui r in g l ega l defe n se.

5. Fo r th e powe r a nd s t a bilit y wh i c h fi n anc ia l back i n g g i ves t o eve ry go in g co n cer n ·

6. Fo r s u c h u ses on l y as th e n a ti o n a l bo d y a uth o ri zes t h e Fund T ru s t ees, a nd o nl y af t e r th e f und r ea ch es $2 5,000

Why This Ap p eals t o Good Acacia Me n

As id e f r o m t h e p urp oses of thi s fund , it a p pea ls t o goo d Acac ia me n j u s t a s t h e l ove of a m a n 's m o th e r d oes, o r th e l ove o f hi s bo yh oo d h o m e In A c ac ia we f o und me n w h o m ade u s l as tin g fri e nd s. In Aca cia we · l e arn e d how to live a m o n g m en, h o w t o pass ove r s h o rt com i ngs, emp h as ize goo d p o int s, a nd l o v e th e m as b r o th e r s

Ac a c ia , unlik e o th e r o r ga n i za t i o n s, d oes n o t imp ose a nnu a l du es But it is we ll w o rth a m a n 's vo lunt a ry co ntributi o n. A nd eve r y co ntr i b uti o n t o thi s End o w men t Fu n d y i e l d s a t a n g i b l e d iv id e nd.

Eve ry co ntri b uti o n o f $ 15 b u ys a pa id up li f e s u bs cript i o n t o th e A cacia

J o urn a l- th e int e r est ta k es ca r e of t h e s u bsc ripti o n. A $ 100 s u bsc ripti o n m a k es yo u a wo r t h y p at r o n of Acac i a. A $ 1,000 s u bsc ripti o n ma k es y o u a g r a nd w o rthy p a tr o n Th e li s t s a r e pu b li s h e d a nnu a ll y. Sub sc r ipti o n s m ay be p a id o n tim e o r in ful l.

CA R ROL S . H UN TI NG TO N, 1428 Lunt Ave., C h ica go , Illin o is

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Dea r Broth e r : P l ease e nt e r my s ub sc ri pt i o n t o Aca c ia End owme nt Fund

f o r th e s um of·--- - -----··--- -----·-··--·- Dollar s, f o r _ P aid up l if e s ub sc ript i o n t o A ca c ia ] o urn a l.

____________ Pa id up lif e s ub sc r ip t io n and r ec o g niti o n as a W o rth y P a tr o n . ___ Pa i d up l if e s ub s cr ipti o n and r e c og niti o n as a G r a nd W o rth y Patron.

I e nclos e (ch e ck ) (dr a ft ) (m o n ey o rd e r ) f o r full am o u nt.

I e ncl ose (ch ec k ) ( dr a ft ) (m o n e y ord e r ) f o r _

· in st a ll m e nt s. B a l a nc e 111 Si g n e d 1n A ca c ia·----··---

A ddr e ss -

If th e co n t r ib uti o n fo r wa r de d h e r ew ith brin gs th e t o t a l cas h p a id up co ntri b uti o n t o th e E n dow m en t F un d, o f $ 1 5 00 o r ove r, o n e do ll a r p e r yea r o f th e int e r est ea rnin gs of th e Fund is to be a p p l ied t o th e a nnu a l su bsc r ipti o n cos t o f th e A cac ia J o urn a l.

ALUMNI IMPf<ESSIONS

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ii.l week l y or m o nthly lu ncheon c l ubs , requirin g li tt l e if any of the bu y man's time and ene r o-y. and th co s mop o li tan assoc ia tion of th ese men from diff e r ent uni vers iti es can n ot h e l p but r es ult in p l ea ur e a nd profit to the indi v idua l.

I r e m e mb e r w i th considerable pl ea ur e the few m ee tin rr at F o rt Si ll where Br o th e r Bu zza r d exe rci se d hi s h obby for co ll ec tin g n a me "' o f Acac ia n 'pa s in othr o u g h. He h a d b u cks and co l o n e l.s on hi s li st a nd gat h e r ed t h e m t oge th e r

In fo rm a l lun c h eo n s a nd th ea tre p a rti es t o th e e nj oy m e nt of a ll.

. If there is o nl y on e ot h e r s hip -w r ec k e d seeke r after truth in your t own, gat h e r hm1 up ; ge t yo ur feet to ge ther und e r th e sa m e tab l e; feed him up o n Acac i a goss iJ? and an A lu.mni A soc ia ti o n is b eg un -fo r th e good of the f r aternity a nd eac h mdi v i du a l m It.

Frate rn a ll y,

ROSS H C LA YTON, Kansas.

T. Hawl ey Tapping, G r a nd Edito r , Acacia Fr ate rn i ty.

Dear Br o th e r Ed itor:

L e t 's h ave a dir ec t o r y of Acacians publi s h ed in th e n ea r futur e, o we h a ll kn ow w h e r e to l ook fo r t h e "good f e ll ows".

He r e 's wis hin g t h e n e w off icers a successf ul y e ar.

H . C. TH ERK, P urdu e 191 9. Ol ea n, N Y.

T. H aw l ey Tapping, G rand Edit o r, Acacia Fraternity

Dear Brother Editor:

T h e JO URNALETTE is a fin e id ea- u cc e ss t o it. It was a pl eas ur e to m e to se e that Harry B r ow n a nd E l m e r Ekb l aw are st ill "o n th e j ob".

"Wat'' Watkin , '06, a nd J o hn so n '09, and mys e lf held an Acac ia "gabfest" in H o n o lulu a few weeks ago . Are we the on l y Acac ians in Hawaii?

Frat e rnally Yours in Acacia, KARL C. LEEBRICK, Ca li f 1911 , Un ivers it y of H awa ii, H o nolu l u , T. H.

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