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The Cover The good old American circus is glorified in Robert Riggs' picture entitled The Center Ring which is used on the cover of this issue of the TRIAD. With Victory Homecoming celebrations being held on college campuses from coast to coast this fall, the circus spirit seems appropriate to these festivities of students and alumni.

The picture is reproduced through the courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Rumblings We are reminded of that old book, "The Return of the Swallow," by Burp, when we consider Mrs. Frank's much discussed anti-frater nity article, "Hear tbreak on the Campus" which appeared in the April Woman's Home Companion. The Reader's Digest picked up and condensed this ar ticle in its July issue. Co-editors of the Readers' Digest are both fraternity members: DeWitt Wallace is Psi Upsilon, while his wife, Lila Acheson Wallace, is a Tri Delta. Publication of the piece was protested and suggestion was made that G. Herbert Smith's very excellent answering article, "Mother of Men" which appeared in the May issue of the Fraternity Month magazine, be abstracted and published in a subsequent edition of the Readers' Digest.

In answer to this suggestion the following letter was received from Merle Crowell (Delta Kap_pa Epsilon), Senior Editor: "In Mr. Wallace's absence your letter has been referred to me for reply. Mrs. Frank's article, 'Heartache on the Campus' is what we call a provocative piece. That is, it is a spirited presentation of one point of view, intended to stimulate thought and discussion, rather than to deliver the final verdict on the subject in question. Apparently it has been successful, judging by the volume of response we're receiving and the wide variety of our reader's reactions. We'd like to be able to publish another discussion of sororities and fraternities, but because of an overcrowded schedule, we must at present leave it up to our readers to continue the argument among themselves. Many thanks for your thought of us, and for sending the copy of 'Mother of Men.' " See page 10 in this issue for G. Herbert Smith's article, "Mother of Men."

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Honor Roll of Acacia

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And So to College

Jack Erwin

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W illiam B . Miller

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William Benton

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Milton Caniff

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David O'Meara

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Mother of Men

G . Gilbert S mith

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All Night Long

L uther Mason

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China Repor t-Ding Hao! Young Man, Be Your Own Boss Homecoming Without the Walls of Rome

Amplifications and Ad Lib

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Acacians the World Over

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For a Cer tain Merchant Mariner

Robert Calvin Whitford

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Letters

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Doings in th e Chapters

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Acacia Victory Roll of Ser vice

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Fraternity-Democracy "In the true democratic fraternity , men are judged by their brothers not on past records but on character and on decent accomplishments. Each member's position in the good frater nity chapter depends on the extent of his contribution in time and effort to its welfare. The fraternity exists for the men; not the men for the fraternities. Hence servicemen called from their fraternity houses at the outset of college who still have several years of college to complete, need not fear that the fraternity will not be suited to them or have room for them. No one need worry about this."

BILL HINDMAN

"Sigma Phi Epsilon Journal."

Entered as second -class matte r at the p ost office in Fulton , Missouri . The TRIAD is the official publication of t he Acacia F raternity , a general college f ra ¡ ternity , or igin a lly f ounded by a nd restricted to Masons, founde d at t he University of Michigan , May 12, 1904.

The TRIAD is published fou r times each year as a quarterly . The p ublisher 's offices a r e located at 1205 Bluff Stree t (The Ovid B ell Press, In c.), Fulton. Missouri.

Subscr iption r a tes a re $1.00 per year. $1. 75 f or two years. $2 .50 for three years, and $15.00 for life, payable in a dva n ce to t he Na tional H ead qua rters.

Notices of cha n ge of a ddress, including form 3578, subscription orders, and correspondence of a business n atur e sh ould be sent to the Acacia Fra ternity , 1201 ¡5 Bluff S treet, Fulton , Missouri , or t o 7001 N orth Cla r k S treet, Ch icago, Illino is.

John C. Erwin, Editor, 7001 North Clark S treet, Chicago 26, lllin ois ASSOCIATE EDITORS H erschel L. Washingt on , 1322 Comme r ce B uildi ng, K ansas City, Mo.; Cecil H. H aas, 2920 Ca rew Tower, Cin cinnati 2, Ohio ; Lu ther G . And rews, S tuar t B u ilding.

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Killed in Action JAMES ROWE CLELAND

ROBERT PHELPS DAVIDSON

Northwestern

California

ROBERT WILLIAM KITTREDGE

PHILIP HENRY FARLEY

Northwestern

California

ROBERT THOMAS LAECHLE

BERNARD CHARLES JENSEN

Northwestern

California

FLOYD FRANKLIN CRAFT

CARL WILLIAM SCHREIBER

Ohio

Cincinnati

BILLY EDWARD CARSON

ROY BRADLEY LEWIS

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Colorado

PARIS EDGAR PERSWELL

RAYMOND ALBERT LULL

Oklahoma State

Cornell

PHILIP MELVffl SMITH

CARL AUGUST OSBERG

Penn State

Cornell

LANE AMIDON BOOKWALTER

JAMES GARNEL PEARSON

Purdue

Illinois

CARL LOUIS HANSfflG

HOWARD ALLEN LARKIN

Purdue

Indiana

CLIFFORD VfflCENT DEIBLER

JERALD GARMAN PORTER

Syracuse

Kansas State

MYLES WENDELL ESMAY

WILFORD HARRY BROWN

Syracuse

Michigan

ARTHUR DEANE GUTMAN

GORDONADOLPHLUNDffl Minnesota

Syracuse

GEORGE WILLIAM REYMORE Washington State

Died in Ser-vice JOHN FREDERICK MUNN

IRVING WASHfflGTON LINDLAHR California

Michigan

EARL REXFORD BOYD

HAROLD ALLAN POHTILLA

Cincinnati

Minnesota

WENDELL CLARK JOHNSON

CHESTER JULIUS PETERS

Cornell

Missouri

MILLARD MacDONALD BENNETT

ROBERT DENTON HUMBERT

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Ohio

WILLIAM CLfflTON BLACKLEDGE

HENRY MARTYN DOUGHTY

Indiana

Oklahoma

CLINTON RICHARD BARTLETT Syracuse

Reported Missing ROSS BARTON LEMMON, JR.

WILLIAM JUDSON BOWEN

Illinois

Ohio

J, B. LONG

GILFORD EDWIN PIERCE

Oklahomtz

Syracuse

GLENN EWING WEESNER Oklahoma

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Prisoners of War in Japan LYCURGUS WALDEMAR JOHNSON

GORDON ROBERT MYERS

Colorado

Wisconsin

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And So to College A Word to New Students About Fraternities

By JACK ERWIN ROM the time you entered high school and perhaps even farther back, you have always heard about college fraternities. The boys before you, and perhaps your older brother, have all helped to give you your present ideas on college fraternities.

Those of you who are older and have been in service and are now taking up your interrupted education, have had additional and conflicting ideas about what a college fraternity is like from comrades in service. You younger fellows, have you ever stopped to analyze yourself and ask, "Just what do I know about fraternities?" I never did, but if I had I'd have found I didn't know a red cent's worth. I'd always heard about fraternities, but my ideas were spotty and rather vague-something about a bunch of fellows who lived in a big house, stayed out late at night, had a mascot named Tige, called themselves by Greek letters I could never remember, did as little studying as possible, wore bow ties and tore around in all kinds of cars.

My parents always referred to fraternities as "those frat houses."

After registering at the university I began to get a lot of mail from different houses and calls from many of them. A few of the boys came to my town to see me and impressed me very much with their ways and what they knew about everything and I liked them a lot. I did all I could to arrange dates with all the different houses-and I liked them all. They were swell fellows, but I had a hard time deciding which ones I liked the best. I didn't have dates enough nor time enough to know them all. At the end of a very full and very interesting rush week crammed full of cokes, dinners, bull sessions, swimming, and talks about scores and batting averages, I was finally chosen by a house I liked and pledged-and I still didn't know any more about fraternities. But I thought I did!!

My experiences from there on out have meant a lot to me and I thought you might like to know just a little about what you can and should expect from your fraternity.

You came to college to receive an education. What a simple statement!

Will you get one? First of all, you can't receive an education because the

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university doesn't give one; all it can do is to give you an opportunity and the means to educate yourself. Someone once said that an education is like a bunch of keys to use to get something when you need it. Recently, a group of college presidents and fraternity men in a "Report on Relations Between College and Fraternity" gave a definition of an education.

"Formal education," they said, "by organizing human experience, develops the many desirable potentialities of the student. It stimulates self-expression; it fosters selfgovernment, and promotes responsible leadership ; it encourages self-development, and strengthens zeal for service." Today, in times that are unusual when men are called upon to do more clear thinking than ever before, college men are giving serious thought to what will be demanded of them in the world outside the campus. The answer is not in mathematical terms, nor in statistical terms of economics or of science; but rather in the capacity for work, the will to see a job tlu¡ough, clear thinking, and physical and moral control in order to capitalize on the ability you already have. The fraternity must help the man to attain the requirements of a man among men in the positions demanded of him in the years to come.

JOHN C. (Jack) ERWIN Northwestern '40

Yes, a fraternity is a social organization; but surely the social life of young men engaged in the most fascinating intellectual adventure that they may ever have, should differ radically from that of a group of playboys or politicians in a small town. A restricted educational background, in class or out, restricts the level of thinking and achievement you desire.

Each of you nurses the secret ambition and hope to become a leader and a positive force in your community, or in the wider world beyond. Your social life is a reflection of what you think and are. If you are men of purpose, and if you are thinking of the self-development which will translate your dreams of influence and leadership into actuality, should not your chapter life in a fraternity reflect and promote these? Why cheat yourself of a fighting chance to attain an ambition?

Life, surprisingly enough, will teach you that what you know will count for far less than what you are. It is your character and personality which will determine how far any ability you have will carry you. And this is the time to think of your character and personality. Where is there a better place to develop these than among a friendly group of fellows of high character and moral calibre? Now is a time to take a businesslike inventory of your assets and liabilities, and concentrate on getting yourself out of the r ed. There can be a no more significant role of your fr aternity than that of helping you to do this.

The fraternity is in a position to promote not only the education of its members, but to give particular emphasis to the individual. The primary concern of a university is the intellectual development of its students, but there is a broader and more practical education than that of academic work or studies of the classroom. Since the fraternity is an accepted part of the educational system, the primary objectives of the university are also the objectives of the fraternity. Too often institutions overlook the environment of the students and individuals, and the fraternity is in a position in which it cannot overlook this.

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China Report-Ding Hao!

By LIEUT. WILLIAM B. MILLER Some of the finest letters we've ever received have been from friend Will Miller, and the colorful facts and experiences he writes about should not be limited to the few recipients of his treasured air mail epistLes. Will is from Charleston, West Virginia, and is a recent graduate of Northwestern, where he was a member of PHI KAPPA SIGMA. His younger brother Duke, who is in the Navy, is a PHI DELT, and his younger sister Barba rita is a CHI OMEGA. Lieut. M iHer has been in the Far East since the first of the year with the AAF.-Ed.

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is in truth a gorgeous spot, if you don't look too close. We're surrounded by hills and mountains; a bluff or two extends up through the clouds most of the time.

Every evening the sunset paints a panorama that is breath-taking as it accentuates each ravine of the surrounding hills with highlights and shadows. Purples and orchids predominate among the hills, but in the sky every color appears, with no regard for blending or the color harmony scale, and that merely makes it more unusual and interesting.

Trees aren't very plentiful around here, but somewhere back in the past someone planted some trees along some of the roads forming lanes, and it does a lot for the countryside. The dark green of the trees and the patched, multicolored green of the rice paddies make the landscape quite colorful. Seems fresh and clean. It's only when your jeep stirs up the dust or overtakes the dust of ' the vehicle in front o{ you, or you pass a dirty Chinaman with his shaggy quilted coat and ragged grass sandals that you realize that all is not as fresh and clean as it first appeared.

Once you begin to look closely you see a lot of things. You see the dirty hovels with the inevitable dirty children, flee-bitten animals, muddy water buffalo, and you smell the usual odors. You see a tiny, ragged little woman with a bundle on her back that dwarfs her, and you wonder if you could carry it yourself.

You see old coolies that look seventy with bowed legs and a pole across one shoulder with a tray hanging at each end filled with bottles, or cabbages,

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tioned in letters before, they'd like nothing better, it seems to me, than to be left alone. Except among the educated, a unified China has little meaning to these people. Being a primitive nation, with a minimum of communication, the people in this area see little significance for them in the Japanese threat. So, we aren't considered deliverers by any means. We're as much invaders as anyone else to them. We treat them as inferiors, we have little respect for their customs, we shower them with abusive language. To all intents and purposes, we are invaders!

It's necessary for us to be here, of course, and I'm sure that the world in general will profit by it, and these people in time too, but I do think we have to keep tongue in cheek when we think of ourselves as emancipators and humanitarians. As individuals and as a nation we still haven't learned enough about human relations and common courtesy to set ourselves up on any planes. Enough of this!

Best spot downtown is a place called "The Tennis Club." It's a nice building, in a newer section of town, and all the Europeans, Americans, and upper-class Chinese patronize it. On Saturday nights a G. I. band plays there-pianist is a Sergeant who works for me. Went down last night and had an interesting evening just sitting and watching the dancing and listening to the music. Seemed positively stateside! Awfully hard on my feet though.

They wanted very much to get in on the swing of things. Unfortunately, Bob Baily, a friend who rode over from the States with me, couldn't follow. isn't available in the U. S. It's just a I'm beginning to feel nicely settled little high for the purchaser, however. now. Since moving to what seems to I've ridden all over the town a couple be my fairly permanent location, I've of times in a jeep. One all but com- been busily fixing the place up. It mits suicide getting through the was a little expensive-cost me about streets. Lots of jeeps on the streets, $25,000 thus far, but I think it's well usually with Chinese drivers. The worth it, and especially since that's in Chinese have an excellent source of Chinese dollars. Had a day off a cousupply of movable equipment in use ple of days ago-first since I've been through a method called "midnight in China-and I spent part of the requisition." Most vehicles which are afternoon making an easy chair out stolen and recovered are found in the of the remnants of what was once my hands of the Chinese Army. Nice double-decker bed and is now my friendly bunch, we allies! single-decker bed! Rewired the room I like the Chinese. Like them better without pulling the switch, and was than the Indians I saw in my short only shocked once! Have wielded a time in India. They're much like us, mean saw and hammer here and there but less so than the propaganda boys about the room, and I'm not through would have us believe. As I've men- yet.

or grass mats, or weeds, or wood, or dirt, or any-one of an endless number of things.

Here and there you may see a man or woman with glasses. There's a difference. They look clean, more neatly dressed, and somehow a little less down-trodden in appearance. Glasses seem to be the sign of education over here. And if nothing else, the difference in appearance of these people from the more common variety, would reconvince you that education is truly a great thing.

Kunming is a very interesting town.

The novelty is beginning to wear off for me, but there's something new to see every time. The shops are most interesting, and not because they're unique, though many of them are, but because they exhibit everything that

The Triad, Fall, 1945 With all the comforts we have a few crosses to bear. One of them is mosquitoes. Sleep under a net, of course, but don't take atabrine because malaria isn't much of a problem in this section. The bugs have been getting worse (even some bed-bugs have been found) so yesterday we returned to find our quarters thoroughly sprayed with DDT. It was a nice idea, but the fellow who did it neglected to think about brushes, toilet articles, pictures, and they were polluted with the stuff.

He did turn my pictures down, fortunately, but everything was covered.

Water is really scarce here-pure water that is. House boy (number two boy) fills our canteens every day. We bathe and shave in impure water which also has a slight tinge to it-the tinge being dirt. A house boy climbs the ladder, fills the barrels by hand, builds a fire under the barrel, and we have hot showers!-Need only two words to get along over here I find: "Pu Hao" which means bad, no good, take it away, and everything else that isn't included in the meanings of "Ding Hao" which means very good, I'll buy it, good boy, thank you, etc.

Amazing to me how easy it is to make my wants known without understanding or being understood.-Have taken a couple of little trips already, and have another scheduled in a couple of days. Find these most interesting.

Have a chance to see other sections, and they vary greatly over here.C. N., the Chinese currency is going back down again. When I arrived the exchange rate (black market, of course; officials are still 40 to 1 or some such idiotic amount) was 1300 to 1. It was 2600 to one a week ago, and last night it was 2000 to one, with few people wanting to change money even at that price.

* * * The last couple of weeks have certainly been eventful, haven't they?

End of the war, the arrival of a new superior to replace the old one for me, a new Commanding Officer, and a day off! Rumors have flown about. Each post on the porch along our offices has been the recipient of countless and contradicting rumors, whispered from the back of the hand. Everybody has a private hypothesis of what lies in store for us now. On one point most of us agree. We'll be in China for a time yet, and we still have a big job to do.

We've all relaxed a little, though, and our respective jobs suffer. It's hard to do anything creative (?) because who knows whether what we do today will be applicable to our operations as they exist tomorrow? I think these next months will be interesting ones for me, and I hope they include a lot of travel-

5 ing. Of course, the Japs still are putting up resistance in spots, so maybe we aren't through with that phase of operations yet. A couple more atomic bombs, please!

Now about last weekend. Saturday night a week ago I got hold of a jeep for use on Sunday. We work only a skeleton crew on Sunday, so all the jeeps and weapons carriers that can be spared are signed out to us for recreational purposes. There's no other transportation, of course. Saturday night I went with several fellows over to a sort of officers club about six miles from our hostel. Had a nice evening -singing, chatting, and so on. Started home about 1:00 and, alas and alack, the darned jeep wouldn't start! Pounded and pounded on the starter, but no go. Finally a little research revealed that some practical joker had removed the distributor cap. And those things are awfully scarce at 1:00 in the morning! Nor was that all-I also had a flat tire. No jack, so a bunch of the fellows held the jeep up while we switched the flat for the spare. Then some kind soul who was still up and about gave me a push all the way to our hostel. Parked it for the night, and fell in bed.

Our trip was planned for ten o'clock, so I was up at 7:30 to see about getting the jeep in shape. Finally, after much running around, I cornered a distributor cap some miles away, borrowed a vehicle and picked it up. Then with the help of another open hood, I managed to get all the wires back in proper place. By then it was 9:30. Finally got everybody up and dressed and ready to go by 10:30. Might add that I was sleepy and tired!

Proceeded out through Kunming, then out into the Burma (Stillwell) road, and finally turned off on to a rickety mountain road that climbed and climbed. Reminded me of some of our travels in the Rockies-with the winding hairpin turns and the endless drop at the side of the road.

Towering over the surrounding country, and looking down at a large lake at its foot, is "Baldy." It must tower fifteen hundred or two thousand feet almost straight up. The view from it is marvelous. Kunming is visible, and all the surrounding bowl formed by the hills enclosing it. Three Buddhist temples, progressively further up the mountain, are quite an attraction for the foreigners in this section. The first is the most lavish. Two or three outer court yards and gardens surround an inner shrine. Here is the place of worship. I don't know much about the religion, but it seems to include an image of some sort for many thousands of gods. In the center of the temple are

three huge Buddhas, representing Past, P resent and Future. From the ceiling, silk streamers hang to just above the head height. On all the walls, from the floor to ceiling, are images of the many gods. They're real works of art-some of them-and all are most interesting. Some have grotesque bodies. There is one with an arm that is about twelve feet long.

He is supposed to be reaching for the light or something. All of the images, and some of the Buddhas which are stuck all over the temple, are painted in lavish Chinese colors. Near the entrance, to frighten away evil spirits are hideous figures and dragons.

Since evil spirits move only in a straight line, according to their belief, walls are placed in front of the outer doors. Supplicants can walk to either side of these obstructions, but the evil spirits are out of luck. The gardens themselves are beautiful. They are simple---:flagstone walkways, with little bridges, and an occasional bench.

The second temple is arranged like the first, but it's some miles farther up the mountain, and whether that discourages some pilgrims or not, it is neither as large nor as lavish as the first. The images are fewer in numb er, and not as carefully done.

After visiting the second temple we decided that something to eat was in order. Each of us had brought something along. Had "C" ration crackers, tuna, cheese, salmon, and one or two other things. It was darned good! Ate on a large rock overlooking the lake, and a sheer precipice! Down below we could see the sampans moving imperceptibly across the face of the lake.

Their slow rate of movement seemed very typical of these patient, slow moving people. Father away we could see showers, springing up, giving out, and reappearing in another place. It was a beautiful view.

After lunch, we visited the third temple. The road was impassable, so we had to walk a mile or so along the side of the mountain on a narrow little path. Finally we arrived at some steps climbing steeply up the mountain side.

That was the beginning of the strenuous part of the trip! The third temple was really a series of many small ones, each perched ¡ higher and seemingly less securely, to the side of the mountain. Each was accessible only by another set of steep steps. Finally puffed our way to the very top. Here was a pathway hewn out of the side of the mountain like a tunnel with windows.

Sometimes we had to stoop way over, and we reached a temple hewn entirely out of stone-or rather carved out of the side of the mountain. The builder (Concluded on page 25)

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Young Man, Be Your Own Boss!

By WILLIAM BENTON Vice-President, UniYersity of Chicago HE vice-president of a great steel company was telling me of his experience, before the war, with the six most promising men in the senior class of a great eastern university. "Although they were all eager to work for us," he said, "we discovered that they were not so much interested in the steel business as in the security¡ offered by a big company. They didn't mind starting at the bottom of the ladder, but they wanted someone else to hold the ladder."

This concentration on security, this Maginot Line point of view, is perhaps the worst enemy that this country faces. What did America's best young men do before they were bug-eyed about big business? They worked for other men until they had saved enough (or not quite enough) to go into business for themselves. And then, they went. They started humbly-but they started for themselves.

Naturally, many young men think that they'd rather get into "Big Business" than try to set up a little business . In the first place, big business is big with fame and prestige; in the second place, it's the thing to do and young men drift into it without thought or effort; in the third place, and more importantly to many, it's safe. In big business the chances are good that you'll never lose your job.

But big business did not build the wealth of this country. It was individual, hard-hitting and hard-working men who built it. These men started small, independent, competitive businesses. Such men and the businesses they start vill continue to build the country if it is to continue being built.

Immigrants often show more devotion than we natives to the rugged pioneer virtues that carved America out of the wilderness and made it rich and great. They can't get the whitecollar jobs with the big companies; they have to get out and hustle. They hope hard, grin at adversity, laugh at the odds that beset them-and work like the very devil themselves. When Samuel Zemurray arrived in this country as a penniless, uneducated immigrant boy from Romania, he didn't ask, "What chance have I got?" He saw the banana boats pulling into New Orleans and said to himself, "It's been done before." Thereupon with a banana peddler's cart he set out to do

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The tendency of college graduates to ente1¡ and remain in the employ of large firms and corporations has been increasing in recent years, but is a trend inconsistent with the business initiative which built America. In the May, 1944, issue of The Diary was published an article titled "Young Men Should Take Chances," by Gleed Miller (Xi '16) , president of the Home Investment and Savings Company, of Salt Lake City, which emphasized the importance of young men starting their own enterprises.

In September, a similar article, "Young Man Be Your Own Boss!"

by William Benton, vice-president of the University of Chicago, appeared in The Reader's Digest. Believing strongly in the importance and value of the small business to America and its citizens, we reprint the latter article by special permission in the hope that it will encourage more thought on the subject. it again. In 1930 he sold the banana boats and the business he had built up to the United Fruit Company for 300,000 shares of that firm's stock. Today he is president of United Fruit.

When the Goldblatt boys saw the great Marshall Field store in Chicago they might have asked themselves, "What chance have we got to own an institution like that?" and then have contented themselves with lifetime jobs behind the counter. But evidently they thought that if the Fields could do it the Goldblatts could. A few years after they started they bought the big Davis store from Marshall Field. They developed one of the fastest growing William Benton, vice-president of the University of Chicago since 1937, speaks with authority on both the practice and the philosophy of business. During his 14 spectacular years in the advertising field he worked intimately with hundreds of executives of large and small businesses, and since then he has followed business operations and developments with more than graduate interest.

Vice-chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Committee for Economic Development, he visitEOd England last year to discuss postwar busmess problems with British businessmen. Bom in Minneapolis in 1900, he founded the New York advertising agency of Benton & Bowles (with Chester Bowles, now OPA Administrator) when he was only 29 and headed it until his retirement in 1936.

His present business interests include the chairmanship of the Encyclopedia Britannica and Encyclopedia Britarmica Films.

chain of department stores in America.

Before the war, after 12 years of depression, I found young men everywhere displaying a degree of timidity that would have lost this country to the Indians a century and a half ago.

I talked to hundreds of these young men. Almost all of th'em agreed that men who develop businesses of their own turn out to be the nation's most successful men. "But," they whined, "how many men can do that?" There is only one answer: What would have happened to the founder of every successful business if he had asked himself that question and had permitted it to stop him cold?

Most young men who want to work for an established business aren't looking for what the man who started that business was looking for-opportunity for personal growth. An average young man who is thinking of going into business for himself is likely to ask such questions as: Can I make the money I'd make with Standard Oil? Will I get the social prestige I'd get at the Chase National Bank? Will I achieve the security the Pennsylvania Railroad gives a man? But if he is really smart and wise, he will ask himself a more important question: Will I be a better man working for myself or for someone else?

Most bright young men are ambitious when they go into financial and industrial organizations. But at the end of a few years too many of them are whipped. They have settled into the groove. What looked like a golden opportunity may turn out to be just a job. The great institution they

The Triad, Fall, 1945 were so anxious to get into often proves to be a white-collar assembly line.

Many of the big corporations tend to operate against the man with imagination and drive. The bigger the crowd, the harder it is to be seen in it. In a big corporation, a young man's immediate superiors aren't always interested in his ideas. They are often concerned with promoting themselves or with hanging on to what they've got.

Their job is to keep their departments running the way they have always run. The unspoken slogan of many a big business is "Don't rock the boat."

Big companies are likely to suffer from the disease of bigness; they often become ultraconservative. Contact between owners and operators, and between owners and workers and the public are difficult or impossible to maintain. Flexibility and imagination are lost.

There are many exceptions: General Motors and Sears, Roebuck are good examples of exceptions. Generally speaking, the more competitive and aggressive a big business is the more quickly it will recognize talent. But in the railroads, the banks, the utilities, an able young man generally has to wait his turn in line.

The better a young man does in someone else's business the stronger the arguments usually are for his getting out. If he has the ability to make money, the odds are that he'll make more on his own. The man who works for himself takes risks, but for the risk he gets the employer's opportunity and the employer's cut.

The man who runs his own business must try, first and foremost, to build up the business, his business. He won't have to divert any part of his energy to trying to build up himself. Further, the man who works for himself will work harder. If an employe works overtime it sometimes isn't appreciated; it may even be illegal. But the fellow who is starting his own business wishes he had a 30-hour day and a tenday week. This makes him smarter and keener. He has maximum incentive to do his best.

If ever a decade seemed made to order for those rarin' to strike out on their own, it's the decade that's coming up after this war. Think of the pent-up demand for civilian goods and the 100 billion dollars or more in accumulated savings in private hands.

Think of the new frontiers opened up by technology and invention, as the war crisis has spurred us to undreamed-of ingenuities. Think of the foreign markets as industrialization sweeps the world. Good free land may no longer be available, but there'll be new opportunities all over the old land-

7 scape for those who are willing to hustle around and find them.

Young man, don't let your elders tell you that the frontier is closed. To the young man who is afraid, it has always been closed.

Fortunately, the war will have provided a welcome business break for many youngsters who, when holding down good prewar jobs, were yearning to start their own businesses. For a young man, even when he's only a little way up, has a tough time giving up the security. The boss tells him he's making a mistake. Dad is proud of him and advises him to let well enough alone. His girl's afraid they won't get married if he gives up that regular pay check.

He himself doesn't know how much ability he really has, and he's afraid to try to find out. Further, he fears the stigma of failure . Of course, he should realize that a failure or two may merely temper and train a young man for the future. You remember that Woolworth's first store failed, and so did his second-but he tried again and won.

One of my friends failed in his own business four times before he was 25.

On his fifth try, profiting by his past mistakes, he founded a business which today, 25 years later, makes him one of America's most successful independent enterprises. My friend learned how by failing.

Our returning soldiers should have lost most of that depression timidity I referred to-they should be adventurous at heart. Many of them will decide, smartly, not to go into business at all ; careers in medicine, government, scholarship or research offer unsurpassed, though not necessarily financial, rewards. I hope, however, that none of them who choose business as a career will be kept by fear or false pride from going into business for themselves. If they have real business ability, that is their best chance.

The man who has the best right to be proud is the man who works for himself. The farmer is the man with p,ride. The V'illage blacksmith had more than arms like iron bands; he had pride.

Don't worry because your chosen calling happens to be humble. The flunky in a great corporation can't possibly take the pride in his business that the corner grocer takes in the business he built himself.

Homecoming At each 1·emembe1·ed name on this long listing of our dead, I pause and tTy to reconst1·uct a mental pictu1·e of the being that I knew.

Reverie often fails and must be jogged by pictu1·es in long untouched annuals,Fresh faces, scrubbed to Spring Dance shine befoTe the endless gray backdrop; Clothing of another era, reflecting the eager fad that gave each fraternity porch A look of ca1·boned sameness as the gi·rls strolled in review on fresh g1·een Sunday afternoons.

How then can names upon a sombre listing tell of death when clocks of memo1·y have already stopped?

The stern-faced captain of Marines who fell that bitter day on Tinian Is not the da1·k young giant once I knew; ifs just a slight coincidence in names.

My friend was gay, soft-hearted, hated to paddle f1·eshmen not his size; Thinking the sca1·let sweate1· and the 'U' enough to speak his strength befor e all men.

H e shall be always as I knew him then; bright flash of color across a rival goal, Long legs st1·etched before the Chapter hearth; unwilling bumeT of the student lamp.

So, on those bright autumn Saturdays, when cars are mercifully stopped at campus gates, I will take my place in that friendly web of people moving ever west across the campus Unknown to me, for the most part, their colors join mine in the common plea for Alma Mater to do well today Among those thousands he must surely be, that one with whom I laughed goodbye so many Junes ago.

I'll not see him face to face; his seat is doubtless on the other side.

I will have to wait until the game is done.

-MILTON CANIFF

The Triad, Fall, 1945

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Without the Walls of Rome

By DAVID O'MEARA UBLIUS CRASS US had made his report, and Caesar was pleased. As he surveyed the land before him he felt assured that the barbarian armies of Gaul were in the process of defeat. He had great confidence in his ¡ lieutenant, Crassus. He had entrusted him with a great campaign against the Belgae, and in spite of the fact that Crassus was not too well equipped and had to rely greatly on his second team troops, the victory was complete.

The flank had been protected, and the final assault upon the barbarian hordes was in the process of being made.

Caesar was rather proud of his lieutenant ; so proud, in fact, that he had broken precedent in his latest report to Rome and given him a little of the credit due him. After all, Caesar could spare a little glory, and what with Publius Crassus' wife stirring up a little divorce suit back in the capital, he, Crassus, could use a little favorable publicity.

Yes, Caesar felt magnanimous. He was sure that the Senate would be happy about his latest achievement, and soon they would be ripe for his new demands for men and equipment so that he could wind up this last of his great wars and go back home to write his memoirs.

The thoughts in the mind of Crassus, however, are not quite clear. There is no accurate recording of what his feelings were, although it would be rather safe to conjecture that they were somewhat along this line. "This is a hell of a note. By the time the old braggart gets through telling the big shots back in Rome about this, he'll have hogged all the credit. He won't think to mention that this whole campaign would have fallen apart if it hadn't been for me knocking out the opposition on the flank. Here I was fighting my head off softening these bearskin monkeys for years, and now he'll move in with his crack legions and play it up for a great victory. The old show-off!"

Caesar smiled benignly at Crassus.

He placed a fatherly hand on his lieutenant's shoulder and said: "I am proud of you, Pub." When Caesar was being benign he went the whole hog.

He used the vocative as familiarly as he could without detracting from his dignity. "My flank is now secure," he continued. I shall now teach a lesson that will live for centuries to these upstarts who dared to defy Rome."

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So saying, Caesar retired to his tent to discuss his final phase of battle with his chief of staff, and to make plans for his triumphal return to Rome.

Rome was buzzing with excitement.

Plebs and patricians brushed shoulders in the streets. The circus crowds were hanging from chimneys and leaning out of windows to catch a glimpse of the parade which was to come. They carried copies of Livy's latest book which they intended to tear up and use to shower the hero. Livy wasn't a very popular author.

The news had been brought by courier some weeks before. Astride a flagging horse, the courier, Edwinus Kennidus, had arrived breathlessly at the market place and broken the news that Pompey was victorious. The East had succumbed to his superior power and generalship, and Rome was recognized as the dominant power.

Two days after the arrival of Kennidus in Rome, he was placed in jail at the request of Pompey whose official courier had just arrived. It seemed that Pompey had sworn Kennidus to secrecy until such time as he could announce the news of his victory to Rome himself. Kennidus, however, on the advice of his favorite oracle that his promise to Pompey was not as important as his duty to see that Rome was informed of the victory as soon as possible, had apologized to the Gods, stolen a horse from the Equitatu corral, and started off before Pompey knew what was happening. The Senate knew that Pompey wouldn't like this, so after Pompey's official courier arrived, they decided that they would gratify Pompey's vanity by clapping the erring Kennidus in the Phaetum county jail, and revoking his courier's

license. There is no record of what happened to Kennidus beyond this point.

Now Rome was preparing to receive the conquering hero. The Senate had already voted Pompey numerous honors, and had promoted him to a five star dux. Now Pompey was to make his triumphal entry into the capital with his victorious legions in tow. Today he would make his official report to the Senate.

The reception accorded Pompey was without precedent. The shouts and "Aves" could be heard ten miles down the Tiber. The holiday lasted well into the next day, and Pompey was gratified. He had made his report to the Senate and had been assured by the retiring Consuls that he would be supported to the fullest extent in his plans for the occupation of the East.

There had been only one sour note to the entire proceedings. That was when Robertus, the senator from Taftum, had made motion in the Senate that with victory now secure in the East, Rome could begin at once to supply Caesar in the north with the military supplies and the men that he required to make the peace of Rome forever secure. He was appeased temporarily when the consul announced that these supplies were already on their way.

The festive feeling in Rome was even somewhat heightened when news came from the north that Caesar had removed all enemy opposition on his flanks and was now in process of preparing for the final battle for the destruction of Gaul.

Then came disquieting news from the East. The victories were secure without doubt, and the enemy completely vanquished, but several legions were balking at the rumor rampant that they were to be redeployed to the north for the final drive against the Gauls. They had been away from Italy for many years, and had endured the privations that were necessary before the final victory could be achieved.

For years they had been promised that when the East was conquered they would be returned in triumph to Rome where a grateful people would bestow on them land and the gold to finance homes where they could forever prosper and enjoy the fruits of the peace and security they had done so much to win. Now, they learned that it was not yet to be. Victory was not yet

The Triad, Fall, 1945 complete, nor would it ever be until the Gauls had been completely defeated. Some of the older veterans could be spared from the East because of occupation duties which were being assumed by some of the allied auxiliaries.

In Rome the festivity that resulted from Pompey's victory was fast dying.

The people had begun to clamor for the return of the legions from the East, and day after day the rotundum of the Senate was filled to overflowing by plebs who demanded the return of the veterans. In desperation, the consul made an announcement to the effect that there would be a partial demobilization, but that all military considerations would have to be subordinated to the requirements of Caesar in the north.

Pompey left Rome and returned to his troops. It was felt that they would be less inclined toward mutiny if their Supreme Commander was with them in their exile. Slowly a few of his troops were returned to Rome, while more and more of them were marched northwestward to swell Caesar's already powerful forces. The clamor of the people abated somewhat, but dissatisfaction still smoldered in the ranks of the Eastern legions.

Meanwhile, in the north, Caesar was having his troubles . The news that some of the Eastern legions were being demobilized had stirred up a feeling of discontent among the troops of the Tertiem Equitatu who had been fighting the delaying action under Crassus for years. They believed that if anybody was to be demobilized, they had first priority. Caesar decided to strike before morale in all his forces crumbled.

A preliminary engagement was sought with the enemy and they were overwhelmed by Caesar's power. After a council of war with Antonius and the rest of his staff, Caesar decided that the time had come for a direct assault upon the enemy's strongest bastions.

Preparations were made feverishly, and Rome was informed that the big push was about to take place.

Then came the bolt from the blue.

Envoys had arrived from the Gallic chieftains to ask terms of surrender.

They were willing to surrender entirely to the Roman Legions if Caesar would but agree not to take their High Chief and Pri~st of all Gaul to Rome in chains. Caesar sent couriers scurrying to Rome with the news. In Rome the Senate fumed at the consuls over the delay. The consuls conferred day and night while the Senate and the people waited with bated breath. Then came the news. Couriers had been dispatched to Caesar informing him that

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Rome would accept the surrender.

The joy that had swept Rome when Pompey's victory had been announced was mild compared to the boundless enthusiasm with which the people now received the news of Caesar's victory.

The streets and public places were crowded with celebrants cheering the news of the surrender. The legions in the East cheered the news, for now they knew that they would be sent back to Rome. The legions in the north were even more happy, for now they could go home sooner.

In Rome it was announced that the victorious legions of Rome would soon be on their way back to receive the bounty of a grateful Empire. However, the return and the demobilization of the legions would have to wait upon the requirements of Caesar and Pompey for the occupation and the systematic plunder of the conquered territories. When the people clamored to the Senate and the consuls for the speedy release of their loved ones from the service of the Empire, they were told that it all depended on Caesar and Pompey, and that even though the victories were now complete, the conquering heroes would probably need most of the legions for police and occupation duty.

Then came the declaration from Pompey that his auxiliaries would be sufficient for the occupation of the East, and that the veteran legions of the Eastern campaigns would be returned to Rome. The people clamored again for their men. Again the Senate and the consulate insisted that everything hinged on the wishes of Caesar, and Caesar would not be prepared to estimate his requirements for many a long moon.

Toward the Ides of March, Rome was electrified by the news that Caesar was returning to Rome in triumph, and that he was bringing most of his legions with him. His advance riders and couriers had brought the news that he, too, had no further need for the veteran legions. They were to be demobilized with honor and given their fair share of land and booty.

Caesar's entry into Rome overshadowed by far that of Pompey. He was feted and showered with honors. Rome was his for the asking. But outside of the city's walls were encampments of the legions of the East and the legions of the North. They waited impatiently for the word that they were free to go to their newly-granted land. But no word came.

In the Senate Caesar rose to the position of consul, and now the hopes of the legions rose. They were sure that their general would allow them to go home now. But alas for their hopes.

Caesar was assassinated and they nev¡er would learn whether he meant it when he said in Gaul: "These proceedings are closed. We have brought peace to the Roman Empire. May the gods never permit it to be taken away."

The legions were re-enlisted for new conquests across the waves of Mare Nostrum. The demobilization was forgotten. The fervor of peace was fanned into the flame of war again. The legions fought again. Their sons fought again.

Demobilization was delayed for a year, then a decade, then a century. Two centuries. Three. The legions gave up for a few years. Then they began their clamor all over again just as their fathers did, but stronger. They persevered. Demobilization was adopted as a matter of policy under Claudian and became the guiding rule of Rome's military commitments. Soon there were no more legions. Just auxiliaries.

Then came Attila and all the horrible things that Mr. Gibbon knows so much about.

Caesar was dead. Pompey was dead.

The legions who had looked for Italian land after the victories in the North and the East had long been buried in foreign land to the south and west. All that remained of the original demobilization plan was the last phases of it that were promulgated by Attila in his own inimitable fashion. Thus ended the world's first point system.

Trades and Professions (Concluded from page 15)

the technical aspects of dentistry or law.

"Whereas it takes four years to go through Dental school and three to finish Law school, typesetters must work and study six years, plumbers five years, and machinists four years in order to master their trades," he said. "The majority of the school years of the professional man are devoted to acquiring a general education, helping to qualify him for civic responsibility, whereas the craftsman usually can enter trade school wth only an eighth grade education."

Dr. Hamrin said that another major difference between the professional man and the craftsman was that the professional man was "person-minded" and the craftsman "thing-minded."

Lawyers are diverting more of their attention from property rights to human rights and dentists are becoming more concerned with total health and its relation to dental care than to the teeth alone, he said.

He praised the nation's 39 dental schools, all approved by the American Dental association, as compared with the single college for dentists opened in the U. S. 105 years ago.

The Triad, Fall, 1945

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Mother of Men

By G. HERBERT SMITH President, Willamette University General Secretary, Beta Theta Pi

"There's a scene where brothers greet, Where true kindred hearts do meet At an altar sending love's sweet incense high; Where is found without alloy Purest store of earthly joy ..."

HE strains of song faded out in the semi-darkened room on the cam¡ pus of a small, little-known mid¡ western college campus. There a fairhaired lad knelt at an improvised altar.

As the light of the three mystic greek letters cast their flickering shadows on the floor before him, Earl Cranston took the solemn vows which made him a member of an American college fraternity. The ideals which were presented in the fraternity ritual that night burned themselves deeply into the lad's consciousness so that years later, after he had been elevated to the highest position his church had to offer, he not only remembered these ideals, but he also recalled his reaction to the initiation experience. The fair-haired lad of years gone by was now Bishop Earl Cranston, senior Bishop of the Methodist Church, and he was addressing a distinguished assembly in Washington, D. C., honoring a foreign ambassador. In the course of the address, the Bishop had reason to refer to the impression which the ritual of his fraternity had made on him when he was initiated. Said he: "As I knelt there in the darkness, witnessed the impressive ceremony and experienced the inspiration which the ritual gave me, I thought to myself - 'surely they have made a mistake to think that I am worthy of being talked to in this way-I'm not the man these fellows think I am' . . . "But," said Bishop Cranston, "as I got to my feet, I then and there took upon myself an additional obligation-Til make myself the man they seem to think I am!' " In the case of young Cranston, as in thousands of similar instances, this fraternity was engaged in the all-im-

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portant job of building men. More than 50,000 brothers have shared the experience in kneeling at the altar of this particular fraternity, and there, they have received ideals which have enriched their lives. The testimony of hundreds of these men could be presented to bear witness to the influence of their fraternity as a Mother of Men. I cite only one additional example.

In 1938, a distinguished American citizen, worn by the cares of long serv¡ ice in the Senate of the United States, had gone to a quiet New England resort hotel to regain his health and his strength. As he sat in the wicker rocking chair on the veranda at the Poland Spring House, Senator William E. Borah's thirty-one years in the United States Senate had taken their toll on his energies, and he had the appearance of a broken man. It so happened that near the close of Mr. Borah's stay at the hotel, the college fraternity which he had joined at the University of Kansas more than fifty years before, was holding its ninety-ninth annual convention at the hotel. Under-graduate delegates of the college chapters were arriving by scores. At first, as they passed in and out of the hotel, the Senator took little notice of them. As the boys discovered his identity, a few stopped to talk to him, and by the time the convention actually opened, it was evident that the sparkle was returning to the old gentleman's eye. He was taking an active interest in all that was going on around him. By the fourth day of the convention, his strength had returned sufficiently, that he expressed a desire to attend the convention banquet. There was an understanding that he would not be called upon for an address, but near the close of the evening's program, the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee arose at his place and paid a beautiful tribute to his fraternity. Said the "Lone Lion" of Idaho:

"The inspiration of this gathering to me has been the presence of these magnificent young men. I am satisfied that the country is awaiting their coming.

I have long since come to the conclusion that this great fraternity is of incalculable beneft to this nation. I believe that I shall always feel that whatever success I have attained I owe in large measure to these indelible impressions created in my college days through my associations with Beta ideals when the Betas at old Kansas gathered together for their weekly meeting." Mother of Men! The American college fraternity has its basis in the highest of ideals which have inspired youth for more than a century. It makes little difference whether the emblem is the Shield or the Cross, the Arrow, the Lyre, the Kite, the Key, or the Anchor, one and a half million members of thirty-five hundred chapters of college fraternities and sororities have had held before them ideals similar to those which inspired Bishop Cranston and Senator Borah. It was Bishop Cranston who further said: "I had the vision of the fraternity's ideals. After all, it is a vision that a young fellow gets that helps most if he achieves success. Without vision life is a drudgery; with vision, a man may do the hardest work with a song in his soul. It is our young men who see visions most clearly." , With all its qualities of worth, the Greekletter college fraternity is essentially a human institution, and as such, is subject to the frailities of humanity.

It is these human weaknesses which were magnified and emphasized in the recent article "Heartache on the Campus." In spite of the fact that the weaknesses of the college fraternity are minor, when compared to the constructive contributions of these groups, there are those individuals who either do not understand these organizations

The Triad, Fall, 1945 of college young people, or who are so sophisticated or¡ have grown so skeptical that they no longer have faith in the influence of positive ideals on the lives of young men and women .

These critics, sincere, but misguided, as are many extreme agitators, choose the most opportune time to hurl the charge-"Undemocratic, un-American discriminating!" Thus, when many col~ lege fraternity chapters are weakened or have been temporarily closed through the demands of the war and with about half a million colleg~ fraternity men at the battle fronts throughout the world, to some few people, the time evidently appears to be right to "take up the case against the college fraternity."

The recent "Heartache" article already mentioned, made an impassi~ned appeal "for the legislators of the country to enact stringent laws abolishing the undemocratic college societies."

The first example of "undemocratic activity" cited by the author was the refusal of a college fraternity chapter to pledge "a student who had recently been discharged from the army for poor health." This makes an excellent example for the author's purpose since it is effectively designed to direct the reader's sympathy to the discharged veteran and against the organization which refused him membership. The inference is left that the returning veteran generally is persona non gTata to the American college fraternity. Anyone who is now on a college campus with active fraternity chapters knows that this is contrary to fact. It just is not true! Records are available to show that large numbers of returning veterans are becoming members of college fraternity chapters, and in many in~tances fraternity chapters, temporanly closed, are being reopened with a nucleus of men who have been in service.

Let us consider the implication that be~ause a man has served in the army, he IS automatically entitled to membership in a college fraternity. This is an interesting turn of mind and a contention which I believe few veterans would hold. If we follow the reasoning to its logical conclusion, by the same token we might conclude that war service entitles the veteran to the scholastic honors <I>BK, if he desires membership in that organization. Or perhaps he is entitled automatically to a college diploma or to a successful business career. The GI Bill of Rights goes far, and justly so, in recognizing the contributions of the men who have fought for our liberty. It guarantees every returning service person a chance at an education. The work of gaining that education must, of neces-

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It¡cannot be conferred on him because of war service. The Bill of Rights also ~uarantees the veteran a chance at a JOb, but in like measure it cannot guar?ntee h~m successful accomplishment ~that JOb once he gets it. That again IS up to him. All that our American Democracy has ever guaranteed is equal opportunity. A returned veteran is entitled to the opportunity for an education, for scholastic honors for participation in campus affairs,' for membership in college fraternities This is all anyone can guarantee h~.

The returned soldier mentioned by the author of "Heartache" was given such consideration. He came to the campus a legacy (relative of a member). He was looked over by the men in the fraternity chapter who finally decided not to invite him to membership. Certainly such an incident is no evidence of the claimed "undemocratic" nature of the college fraternity.

The personal fraternity experience of the author of "Heartache" is cited as further evidence of the un-American nature of the college fraternity. She admits that as an undergraduate college woman, she had joined one of the well-established women's fraternities.

In the recent vicious attack on the American college fraternity system s~e gives no evidence of any apprecia~ hon of the distinguished leadership

and accomplishments of IIB<I>, the particular fraternity in whose good name the author has shared since the day of the initiation. The fact that she mentions none of the constructive achievements of this group or of fraternities in general, causes one to wonder if these facts were omitted because of lack of knowledge in the subject or in a deliberate attempt to vilify the college fraternity by presenting none of its many constructive characteristics.

It so happens that I know considerable about this particular fraternity for women. * Pi Beta Phi did not grow out of the atmosphere of a socially distinguished college campus, but had its birth at Monmouth College in Illinois, a small midwestern college where high standards of scholarship and Christian *Dr. Smith's wife is a member of Pi Beta Phi.

ideals in education have traditionally gone hand in hand. There in 1867 a group of 12 college girls banded the~­ selves together in the first college fraternity for women. They hoped that through their association they might achieve jointly, in scholarship, character, leadership, and service, that which they could not expect to accomplish as individuals. How well these 12 girls planned is attested by the record of achievement of the Pi Beta Phi fraternity during more than three quarters of a century of its history. In addition to the service the organization has rendered its own members in the development of leadership, the encouragement of scholarship, and the upholding of the highest standards of conduct and character, including loyalty to one's freely given pledge, there are few organizations of a social nature which have given greater service to those outside of their own membership.

Thirty-five years ago, this fraternity of college women investigated the needs for educational opportunities in the Appalachian Mountain region and voted to establish a settlement school in the mountain area of eastern Tennessee. The Pi Beta Phi Settlement School was opened at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, in February, 1912, with 13 children and one teacher. This school now offers fully accredited educational opportunities through the grade and high school to an average enrollment of over four hundred students. This college fraternity for women has put more than half a million dollars into the building, support, and operation of this settlement school to provide educational opportunities for the poor childre~ of this mountain region, who otherwise would have been denied the privileges of an education.

An interesting sidelight in the private affairs of this fraternity is that a few years ago, one of the mountaineer girls who had been educated in the Settlement School, went on to college and became a member of IIB<I>. Today another product of the Settlement School is a pledge in one of the IIB<I> chapters. In all fairness, may we . not ask the question, is this evidence of a snobbish, undemocratic, un-American attitude on the part of this college fraternity?

In addition to the Settlement School projects, Pi Beta Phi, during the present war, has raised a fund exceeding $21,500 to provide scholarships in Physiotherapy training. Through this fund to date, assistance has been given to 40 young women to prepare them for service so greatly needed by the nation.

These philanthropic activities of IIB<I> are not peculiar to one college

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fraternity. Each of the 21 member groups in National Panhellenic Congress have developed worthwhile services to humanity. Some of these are particularly worthy of mention. During the first World War, AXil became interested in the care of war orphans, and a number of such childr en were adopted and supported by alumnae groups. In 1941, this fraternity supplied the funds to provide a hostel ~or bombshocked children, to be admmistered by the American Air Raid Gommittee of the British War Relief Society. Alpha Gamma Delta also has an interest in children, and since 1920 has conducted a summer camp for underprivileged children on Crespell La.ke at Jackson, Michigan. The fratermty has invested more than $80,000 in this camp project.

Alpha Omicron Pi has, since 1931, suppor ted the Social Service Department of the Frontier Nursing Service designed to care for the medical health and social needs of poor people in the rural mountain area of eastern Kentucky. Beta Sigma Omicron has another Kentucky project in the Pine Mountain Settlement School in Harlan County.

Delta Gamma has its service interests in projects to aid the blind. Since 1936, the fraternity has maintained a nursery school for visually handicapped children in Los Angeles, California .

Since 1922, the Delta Zeta Community Center at Vest, Kentucky, has provided education and a health program for an increasing number of children. This school employs five teachers and is fully accredited by the state of Kentucky.

After contributing more than $10,000 ¡ to war charities in World War I , T<I>B in 1925 started its program of Vacation Camp Homes for children. Four such camps are operated near Denver, Vancouver, Virginia Beach and Buffalo.

Appr oximately 160 children benefit from these camps annually.

During this year, KA0's relief and r ehabilitation funds are being devoted t o supplying reading material to American seamen through the American Merchant Marine Library Assoication, and to giving assistance to children of war-torn countries through the Foster P arent Plan of providing support for a foster child in a liberated country.

For more than 20 years, Kappa Delta has been aiding ct ippled children and now supports five beds in the Crippled Children's Hospital at Richmond, Virginia. The needs of women in the armed fo rces have been served by KKT thr ough the 10 Ser vice Women's Centers which the fraternity has opened in various parts of the country.

The Triad, Fall, 1945 Since 1922, <I>M has supplied and op- ternities on the grounds of snobbisherated the Healthmobile, a clinic on ness had a very different background wheels serving the poorer regions of from my own, which may in part acGeorgia. The Healthmobile is operated count for the fundamental difference under the state division of tuberculosis in our points of view. Unlike that control and carries both x-ray and lady, I did not come from a family fluor oscope machines. Approximately whose members "for a generation at150,000 people have been examined tended distinguished colleges." Perhaps this is one reason that I do not during the past 10 years.

Philanthropic interests of ~K are consider that a fraternity which would centered in the Main Seacoast Mis- invite me to membership could be sionary Society which provides medi- classed as "exclusive" or "snobbish." cal care, religious and educational My family were good Christian people training to coastal seafaring people in without social or financial prestige.

My father was a carpenter, and a good the New England States.

Theta Upsilon maintains a Health one, but the wages which he earned Fund at Berea College which is used were not sufficient to pay much on a primarily in providing eye glasses, fi- college education. It was known that nancing tonsillectomies and for dental I would be required to earn my own work among needy students. About 35 way in college by the work I could do. During these four undergraduate students are assisted each year.

For almost 20 years, ZTA has sup- years, I washed dishes, cut grass, plied medical and health needs washed windows, and sold Bibles. All through the fraternity's Health Center of this had no influence on the men near Marion, Virginia. During the first in the fraternity chapter, and I was 10 years of its operation, the Health pledged and initiated. In fact, without Center ministered to some 3,000 pa- the help which the fraternity provided me in the form of work in the chapter tients.

The American college fraternities house, I hardly know how I could have for women are thus seen to have hu- completed my college education!

My experience was not an isolated manitarian projects from coast to coast. Their service to humanity be- case of one boy who was taken into the comes all the more striking and appre- fraternity as a missionary project! I ciated if we bear in mind that these have known hundreds of young men organizations are primarily social lit- and women who in like circumstances erary societies, and, as such, have a have joined fraternities and sororities. right to exist just for the benefit of During four years at the University of their own members. Let the critics of Illinois and 10 years at DePauw, I have the American college fraternity sys- never known the profession of the tem find any other group of campus or father to be the governing influence in noncampus social organizations which the selection of members by a fratercan approach the record of the Greek- nity. In fact, quite' the opposite has letter sororities in their philanthropic been the case. There was Jan, a and social service to individuals out- bright-eyed girl, whose father, before side their own membershp. Not even his death, was a laboring man. She the campus YMCA and YWCA are worked her way through college by comparable in this regard! serving tables ¡in the dormitory. She The author of "Heartche" stated was always busy with her double load that she had been initiated by a col- of duties, but she was cheerful, oplege Greek-letter society. I, too, joined timistic, and so appreciative of her a fraternity when I was in college, and chance to go to college! For two and for more than 20 years I have been a a half years she was sought by the working member of that fraternity. No leading sororities on that campus, but associations which I have enjoyed in declined their invitations because she life have been more constructive or could not finance the extra cost. Durhave meant more to me than the ing her junior year, a friend offered friendships made through my fra- to pay her initiation fee and she was ternity. In addition, after 17 years pledged to and initiated into the very of college administrative experience fraternity to which the author of spent in close association with college "Heartache" belonged! students, I can say without .hesitation, In my own experience, I have found that in no other work which I have college young people, including Greekdone have I been in a position to have letter fraternity members, to be much the confidence and exert the positive less prejudiced, snobbish, and hideinfluence in the formation of character bound than their elders who make up of young men which I have enjoyed the University and Country Clubs of in the ser vice to my fraternity. our adult population.

The author of the recent article For 17 years, I have served in colwhich demanded the abolition of fra- lege administrative positions on three

The Triad, Fall, 1945 campuses, and during the past 10 years, I have had occasion to visit over one hundred of the leading colleges and universities of America and Canada.

My observation has been that the influence of the Greekletter college fraternity has been constructive. Dean Thomas Arkle Clark, the first dean of men, with whom I served at the University of Illinois, often said that he wished that every college student might have the experience of membership in a college fraternity. One of Dean Clark's contemporaries at another great midwestern university, Dean Stanley Coulter of Purdue, once remarked, "When I have a difficult job to be done on the campus, and I want it to be well done, I turn it over to the fraternity men and women."

In this statement, Dean Coulter simply admitted what many college administrators know full well, that the college fraternity lends itself to effective use by administrative officers when college deans are wise enough to work with and through their fraternities in the administration and solution of student problems. College fraternities have gained their greatest development and strength on the campuses when it is recognized that the fraternity chapter house is an integral part of the housing program of the campus, and where the college works with the fraternity to achieve the educational and social aims of the institution itself. Good examples of this relationship are to be found at Illinois, Ohio State, Michigan State, Miami University, Pennsylvania State, DePauw, D enison, Lawrence, Duke, Syracuse, and other institutions.

On some other college campuses, where fraternities have failed to be of any value, the college itself must share the blame for setting low standards for its organizations and for failing to expect and demand constructive achievement of student societies. A student organization, whether it be fraternity or club, is not likely to set for itself higher standards than the college expects of it. Several years ago I visited an eastern college campus where fraternities were having a hard pull. In the course of my visit, I called on the Dean who received me coolly, and when I had told him I desired to discuss fraternities, he said: "I suppose if our fraternities teach our men what they need to know about liquor and women, they are serving their purpose."

Is it any wonder that the fraternities exert no great constructive influence on that campus?

The two most important contributions which our system of national fra-

13 ternities can bring to a campus are the basic ideal of the individual fraternity and the constructive leadership of the national and regional officers. I have indicated the influence of fraternity ideals in the life of its members. For more than a century these ideals have been implemented by the fraternity leaders who have spent their time presenting them to the undergraduate members and working with the undergraduate chapters. The work of these men and women has supplemented the leadership of college administrative officers and faculty members. Anyone who has known Francis W. Shepardson, Billy Levere, Arthur Priest, J oseph Nate, Thomas Arkle Clark, and other distinguished fraternity workers, know that these men enriched the lives not only of their own fraternity members, but of all with whom they came in contact. They were giants in the upholding of ideals for young people, and their campus visits were always a source of inspiration. Their successors carry on their work today.

In 1942 when I came to my present position at Willamette University, I found local fraternities which had been on the campus for a quarter of a century. These organizations had served their members during this period, but I soon discovered that they were not able to hold up the idealism, nor did they benefit from the leadership enjoyed by the national organization. In addition, these local groups were more aloof from the primary purposes of the University than were the chapters of national fraternities which I had known. In short, the local societies had all of the human weaknesses of the college fraternity system with none of its advantages.

After careful consideration, the Board of Trustees of the University voted to permit the local groups to petition for chapters of national fraternities. In the discussion which took place in the Board meeting, one Board member, a fraternity man, member of an Ohio chapter for over 40 years, made this comment: " Other than the influence of my family , no other institution has made as great a contribution to my life as my college fraternity."

Willamette University now has three national groups for women and looks forward to the installation of a fourth.

After the war, it is anticipated that the local groups for men will be revived and in time, will bring national fraternities for men to the campus of this oldest university west of the state of Missouri. These national fraternities are being welcomed for the service they can render. I believe in them -they are Mothers of Men.

And So to College (Concluded from page 3)

ternities from the educational standpoint is in developing the social and ethical being of its members. This is the realm of personality and character. From a list that appeared in a fraternity publication, those things are given here in which a fraternity can help in this field of Education: 1. Since the fraternity is an organization of young men of about the same age, bound by a common idealism, the members can criticize each other in a constructive manner.

2. A fraternity can develop spiritual value, not only religious, but also respect for individuals, institutions, and the nation.

3. It can create and promote social habits, conditions, and customs with emphasis on dress, manners, etiquette, courtesy, temperance-in all things, loyalty, and ideals.

4. A fraternity is in an excellent position to develop and stimulate leadership, not only intellectual, but also physical and moral.

5. It can develop the highest type of friendship because fraternity does mean a brotherhood!

6. Most important of all, a fraternity can teach its members to get along with their fellow man.

One of many fraternities is Acacia Fraternity, but to know Acacia is to know a fraternity that has contributed to these important functions and roles of the fraternity in every phase of a man's life for over four decades.

The creed of the fraternity is: "To strengthen the ties of friendship, one with the other. To prepare ourselves as educated men to take a more active part in the affairs of the community in which we may reside. And above all, to seek the truth, and knowing it, to give light to those with whom we may be associated as we travel along life's pathway." This creed and the men who live by this creed express better than any other expression, the aims and the essence of Acacia.

All Night Long All night long on the prairie The coyote cries, Wailing as if seeking Something long lost.

And all night long, Desolate and lonely, The crying never dies.

-LUTHER MASON

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14

Amplifications and Ad Lib No Return

According to Rank

If many G.I.'s take advantage of Uncle Sam's offer of free college education, the average age of college freshmen will probably go back to that of 40 years ago-around 21. Today's normal average is 17 to 18. Graduates four years from now will be more mature, not only in point of war experience, but in point of age as well.

This will impose new problems and obligations on the educational system, both in and out of the classroom. Fraternity pledge classes will be composed of the usual "green" freshmen, and veterans who are not so green in most senses of the word. The age and experience difference will be great but this new era should prove beneficial both to veterans coming to college and to the fraternities. One thing is certain-greater emphasis must be placed on the value of education and study. Let's not have a return to the roaring '20's.

Flying from Calcutta to New Delhi in a U. S. air transport plant on which he was the only civilian among Generals, was newspaperman Turner Cat-

Escadrille Soixante-N euf In Cleveland on August 13th and 14th the initial meeting and election of officers of one of the most interesting organizations born of World War II was held. William G. Brayley, international secretary, describes the organization as follows: "The Escadrille Soixante-Neuf is a group of American, Canadian, English, Australian, Belgian, South African, and New Zealand airmen who evaded capture and worked with the French Maquis prior to and after the invasion of the European Continent last year. We were all shot down or forced landed over enemy-occupied 'country and were on the "Missing in Action" list. Some for as long as six months, others for only one month. We were all saved by the gallant French underground and were congregated together in a large forest in Central France. There we all worked together and suffered the same hardships, regardless of race, nationality or creed.

"It was there, far behind the Allied lines, that we formed our organization and decided to perpetuate it every year once we were liberated. Our first meeting was planned for this year in Cleveland. The date of August 13th was chosen because it was on that glorious day that we were liberated by a spearhead of your General Patton's Third American.

• • •

The founding chapter at Polytechnic, organized in October, 1943, is acting as national headquarters for the organization until a convention can be held, possibly during the coming summer. When such a national convention is held, it will be decided where the national headquarters will be located.

People Are People

ledge. The pilot, a harassed and rankconscious Captain, announced upon landing that the passengers would debark "according to rank," which rather confused Catledge who was nearest the door.

So venturing where Generals feared to tread, the indomitable newsman spake: "Well as an American taxpayer I'm probably the ranking passenger."

And he got off first.

Fraternity Endows Professorial Chair A new development in the trend of things was recently noted at Cornell University when the University offered to assign to a professorial chair the name of any fraternity which should raise as much as $125,000. The Cornell Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Society promptly raised $127,500, and thus became the first fraternity to be so honored.

People are people the world around, Except for the folks in your own home town.

They're different, it seems, yet I know not why, But each night in my dreams I see them pass by.

There are Mother and Dad, and the family too, And all the friends that are ever true; And one girl you love over all the rest; -The folks from home are really the best.

You walk down the street and see a friendly smile; A hand waves in greeting, you stop and talk a while.

Yep! People are people the world around, Except for the folks in your own home town.

-"HAem" Gerald S. Hagaman Cincinnati '42.

Gamma Iota Alpha Fraternity Organized As an outgrowth of World War II, a new intercollegiate veterans' fraternity has been organized at the Polytechnic Institute, Brooklyn, and is now expanding its chapters in colleges and universities throughout the country. At the present time chapters are being formed in widely . separated parts of the country.

With its initials standing for "GI Association," the name of this new organization, Gamma Iota Alpha, for honorably discharged members of any branch of the armed forces, has been registered in the Patent Office in Washington, D. C., under a trademark.

Hors D' ouvres We overheard a sophomore-miss the other day telling a sorority sister of hers that the reason she wasn't wearing Bob's fraternity pin anymore was that too many other fellows were complaining about sticking their fingers.

Triad Cover Pictures From time to time we have received many comments about the pictures used on the covers of the TRIAD, and the national office has received several requests for additional copies of the

The Triad, Fall, 1945 pictures of the various issues for framing. As explained on the inside cover notation, these pictures are reproduced by special arrangement with leading art galleries. We are grateful for the cooperation of these institutions and are appreciative of the interest shown by members of the Fraternity in the selections made. Flat mailing copies of the TRIAD are available to those who desire certain issues from which the covers are desired for framing, in the original one-color TRIAD reproduction, without charge.

Special black-and-white reproductions suitable for framing, made from the same plate of each picture, are also available from the national office at one dollar apiece. Only a limited number of each reproduction are available and orders are filled in the order in which they are received.

GI Educational Guidance Centers Established The Veterans Administration has established 50 guidance centers in educational institutions throughout the country where veterans who have suffered service-connected disabilities may go for counsel in the selection of courses adaptable to their vocational handicaps. These centers are separate from the administration of the GI Bill of Rights under which veteran-students need not accept guidance in their selection of fields of study. New centers, which come under the vocational rehabilitation law, may be made use of, however, by ex-service men and women returning to school at any level of the education program, and they need not be disabled to qualify for counsel. They are located in most of the major colleges and universities, and more of them will be established as the need for them increases.

Under vocational rehabilitation, persons with disabilities may receive pensions of $92 a month if single and $203.50 a month if married. Additional allowances are made for other dependents, and the Government will pay for all courses undertaken by them for a maximum of four years.

Under_.the GI Bill of Rights, only veterans are eligible for tuition and $50 or $75 a month pay, and other restrictions are imposed on the length of training available.

Choosing Little girls choose dolls for toys While soldiers are the choice of boys; But when they've grown up you will find That each has had a change of mind: The girls prefer the soldiers then, And baby dolls attract the men.

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New Rush Booklet

Reproduced above is the cover of the rushing booklet sent out this fall by the Northwestern chapter to pr ospective frater nity men. It was the only booklet distributed this year by a fraternity on the Northwestern campus in Evanston and was highly successful.

Printed in two colors-green and sepia brown, it portrays in cartoon style the advantages of life in the Acacia Fraternity and devotes two pages to the national Frat~rnity and men of national prominence. Credit is due to the Minnesota chapter of Acacia for the original booklet of this sort published three years ago and after which the Northwestern chapter booklet was patterned. It was prepar ed under the direction of Bill Ross. Other chapters of Acacia may secure sample copies of this effective booklet by writing to Bill Brown, rushing chairman, at the Acacia Fraternity, Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

Students' Cooperative Associations The Students' Cooperative Association plan has been established on the campuses of a number of universities for the benefit of all non-profit houses, such as fraternities , sororities, or any other organized non-profit student boarding club. It is a buying service whereby the members do all of their buying, through the central offices, from approved business houses who have contracts with the association, purchasing foods, meats, milk, and household supplies on a special price or discount basis. The members, in turn, keep advance deposits with the organization, and all bills are paid out of the central office. A very thorough check and accounting system is kept on each house. The association also acts in an advisory capacity to the treasurers and finance committees of

the member groups, and assists them in house-management problems if they so desire.

This is a student-group owned association with its own char ter, Constitution, and By-Laws, and any pr ofits made from the service charge are either r efunded t o the particular members on a patr onage basis, or left in as r eser ve for additional services that they may want. This patronage refund is in pr opor tion to the respective volume of business t ransacted by the various members during the year. In schools with a large number of member organizat ions, the dividends are often of a substantial size. The associat ion is operated through the Board of Dir ector s and a full-time manager who also acts as a buying consultant on the staff of the Dean of Student Life.

The effectiveness of this organization may be found not only in the purchasing of supplies from local merchants, but also in the work it does in the interest of stable business management on the part of student groups.

The merchants heartily support it since it guarantees the payment of accounts, and has helped in effecting a more efficient distribution of supplies.

The student members find that they are operating their tables at a lower cost; their house-management is more efficient and business-like; their relationship with local business houses is cordial and friendly. From all standpoints it would appear that this ser vice meets a very definite need. It has been organized very successfully at ¡Ohio, Oregon State, Wisconsin, Texas, and other leading universities.

Trades and Professions Dentists, lawyers, and other profestional persons owe society a greater debt than craftsmen and laborers because they receive greater financial aid for their education, according to Dr. Shirley A. Hamrin, professor of education at Northwestern University.

Speaking on "Trades and Professions" at commencement exercises of the Northwestern University Law, Dr. Hamrin said that philanthropic contributors or the state pays ¡more than half the cost of the professional student's education whereas craftsmen more nearly pay the entire cost of their training in apprenticeships or at trade schoo1s.

"To repay this aid from society the professional man must become a civic leader, taking interest and positive action in community welfare and education," he said.

Contrary to popular belief, he said, it takes longer to become a plumber or a typesetter than it does to master (Concluded on page 9)

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Joe Cook Released From Nazi Prison Camp

Acacians

the World Over Wrestling Champion Killed in Action

The following is the first word received from Joe Cook, Illinois, '42.

"Dear Folks, This is just to let you know that I am back in France now and that I am perfectly OK. The 8th AF flew us out of Germany and we are at an evacuation center getting processed (identified, interrogated, deloused, etc.) and organized for shipment home. My most fascinating occupation at the present time consists in the rapid absorption of large quantities of GI chow.

"We hope to get a leave in Paris, so it will probably be a month before I get home. I hope that Bob and all of the rest of you are all in good health.

Don't write me in care of this address, because we will not be here for very long. I still don't know where you are living, for sure, but I will be able to find out easily enough once I hit the states. See you soon. Love, Joe." So far as we know Joe is the only member of Illinois Chapter who got to live in a German prison camp. We can imagine the gang gathering around the fireplace at "501" and listening to Joe's unique ~xperiences.

General Clayton Adams Weds Baroness

JERALD G. PORTER Kansas State '43 Lt. Jerald Garman Porter, Kansas S tate '43, was reported killed in action in Holland on February 24, 1945. He is survived by his wife, the former Patience Irene Hodgson, Dellvale, Kansas.

Jerald graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 1943, and was one of the alltime wr estling greats of Kansas State College. He was captain of the wrestling team in 1942, in which year he won twelve matches and tied one against the nation'â&#x20AC;˘s strongest amateur competition. He received his commission in anti-air craft on December 16, 1944, and went overseas on January 29, 1945, where he lost his life less than one month later.

A quiet ceremony on Monday, July 16th in Las Vegas, Nevada, united Bar oness Madeleine Stackelberg of Washington, New York and London and Brig. Gen. Clayton S. Adams, Illinois '20, who grew up in Champaign, Illinois, and has just r etired from Army duty.

The news came on the heels of the br ide's divorce from Baron Constantine Shackelberg, whose father, the late Nicholai Shackelberg, was master of cer emonies to the late emperor of all the Russians. The Queen of Spain and Lord Louis Mountbatten are the bar on's cousins.

Gen. Adams, after his graduation from the University of Illinois and before entering the Army in 1940, lived on the West Coast. As director of the Army Postal Service, he is remembered as the one who-two years ago in Egypt-urged more liberal use of V-mail as a space conservation measure. A few months ago he received the Legion of Merit. .

His bride, a brown-eyed beauty who wears her dark hair piled high, is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Bert Reece of New York. The late Martin Vogel, former assistant treasurer of the United States, was her uncle. Mrs. Vogel now heads home hospitality in Washington.

Dies in Mid-Air Collision Lt. John F. Munn, Michigan '37, was killed on July 5, 1945, at Glenview, Illinois, when his plane collided in mid-air with another plane piloted by an aviation cadet and his instructor.

John had just filled in the last page in

JOHN F. MUNN Michigan, '37 his Log Book. He had flown 1312.1 hours for the Navy.

He was born on August 22, 1916, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and after his graduation from the University of Michigan in 1938, he returned to Grand Rapids to work at the Thomas' Blue Print Shop. He was also Scoutmaster of the troop at the Trinity Methodist Chur ch. Having a great interest in flying, he took a C.A.A. course which led to his enlisting in the Naval Air Corps on August 5, 1941.

The bulk of his training was at Corpus Christi, T exas, where he was commissioned an Ensign on September 4, 1942. He was then stationed at Alameda, California, until January, 1943, when he left for a period of fifteen months' overseas duty on the island of Efate in the New Hebrides group. His letter describing the installation of a native chief, written from Efate, appeared in the October-December, 1943, issue of TRIAD. After John's return from Efate in April, 1944, he was stationed in Florida, and in September, 1944, at Jacksonville, he began his training to become a Landing Signal Officer. For the most part, he had flown SED's, but he now had to become familiar with every Navy plane that is used aboard a carrier. In March, 1945, he went to Glenview, Illinois, where aboard the carrier USS Sable he completed his training on July 4, 1945. His leave be-

The Triad, Fall, 1945 fore returning to overseas duty was scheduled to begin on July 6.

Services for John were held in the church he attended as a boy, Trinity Methodist Church, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and his body was interred in the Woodlawn Cemetery of that city.

He is survived by his wife, Laura Anderson Munn of 14140 Grandmont Road, Detroit 27, Michigan; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson E . Munn; and his sisters, Mrs. Florence M. Baines and Mrs. Martha M. Schneider, all of Grand Rapids.

Killed in Netherlands Invasion Cpl. Roy B. Lewis, Colorado '38, was killed in action at Nijmegen, Holland, on September 17, 1944, the opening day of the invasion of Holland. He was a member of the 508th Parachute Infantry, 82nd "All American" Airborne Division. According to a letter received from Major General James M. Gavin, Division Commander, Roy "was killed during a small arms fight

ROY B. LEWIS Colorado '38 with the enemy when his company was moving .into a defensive position."

Roy was born in Boulder, Colorado, on January 26, 1920. He moved to Denver later and attended the public schools there, graduating from East Denver High School in June, 1937. In September, 1937, he entered the University of Colorado, and was initiated into Acacia the following February.

Among his contributions to the chapter was a compilation of a history of the Colorado Chapter from the time of the founding of the University of Colorado Masonic Club, the petitioning group that became Colorado Chapter

17 on January 27, 1911, thr ough the thirty years, 1911-1941, that the chapter had then been in existence. He left the university without completing his senior year.

He was mar ried on June 10, 1941, to Jane Hoffman of Boulder . To them on April 26, 1942, was born a daughter, Sharon Kay. ffis widow, now Mrs. Everett Swanson, and Sharon reside in Boulder.

Roy enlisted in the paratroopers in October, 1942, and had his first training at Camp Blanding, Florida, under Colonel Roy E. Lindquist, who w as his commanding officer throughout his entire enlistment. He received his wings in February, 1943, took further training at Camp MacKall, North Carolina, and was on maneuvers in the Carolinas and in Tennessee during the summer of 1943. He ws sent to Ireland in December, 1943, and to an English base in March, 1944. During that summer the 508th Parachute Infantry, known as the "Red Devils," was assigned to the first Allied Airborne Army under General Lewis Brereton. On September 17, while on a mission to seize key Dutch communication centers, including Nijrnegen, -Roy was wounded and died the same afternoon. He was buried in the United States military cemetery at Molenoek, Holland.

In a letter to Roy's mother dated October 24, 1944, Colonel Lindquist wrote: "The 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment was awarded the Presidential Citation for 'Extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty in action against the enemy in Normandy, F r ance, 6 June, 1944.' In every engagement thereafter the members of this regiment, without exception, conducted themselves in such a manner that our battle accomplishments will go down in military history as outstanding and extraordinary. It was inevitable that many of the fine men in this regiment were to pay with their lives for our successes and accomplishments. Only fighting soldiers like your son could have made possible the breaching and penetration of the continental defenses. In your sorrow you can be proud of his par ticipation and performance as a soldier."

Roy was the youngest son of Dr. Robert C. Lewis, National President of Acacia from 1930 to 1940. He was the brother of S/ Sgt. John F. Lewis, Venerable Dean of Colorado Chapter in 1940-1941, who is now in the Philippines.

John H . Parker, Minnesota '14, is now Director of the Midwest Barley Improvement Association, 407 Underwriters Exchange Building, 828 North Broadway, Milwaukee, .Wisconsin.

Sky High Action!

JAMES HOWARD Indiana '42 S/ Sgt. James Howard, Indiana '42, central fire control gunner on a Tinianbased Super Fortress, had an unusual and hazardous experience during a raid while smashing Hirneji, Jap industrial center. Jim has been in the South Pacific several months, and the mission on which the incident occurred was his 12th. His ship, the Spirit of FDR, had just made its bomb run over the target when another Superfortress suddenly appeared ahead, flying a course that would surely cause a collision. Pilots of both planes sensed the danger and acted--one climbing to port and the other going into a starboard dive. The two skygiants missed each other by the proverbial hair's breadth, but as the second ship passed over the Spirit of FDR its bombs were released. Hurtling downward several of the bombs passed directly through the rudder and vertical fin of the Spirit of FDR plane.

The mishap occurred at 10,000 feet.

The whole crew was alerted for a possible ditching as they sweated out the hazardous flight back, but the Spirit of FDR carne in for a perfect landingwith no rudder. Despite the heavy damage to its tail surface, Jim's plane holds a record for smashing the J aps.

Jim has a twin brother, Ben, an ensign in the Navy, who is also an Indiana Acacian. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. L. L . Howard of Forest Park, Valparaiso, Indiana.

Dr. Thomas Edward Broadie, Indiana '28, is now superintendent of Ancker Hospital, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Brother Broadie, while taking his regular academic work at the state university, served as student assistant in

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18 anatomical instruction, and also as laboratory assistant in biochemistry. He is a member of the Phi Chi medical fraternity.

He served his internship, th~n a residency, at Ancker Hospital from 1928 to 1931. He then became assistant superintendent under Dr. F. G. Carter, after whose resignation in 1935, he was associated with the late Dr. S. R. Lee. He has been superintendent there since 1936.

During all these years he has given valuable service in many state and local organizations, both civic and professional. He has been connected with the Minnesota Hospital Association as an active member since 1936, and as a member of the Board of Directors since 1940. He is also a member of the American College of Hospital Administrators; the A.M.A.; the Minnesota State Medical Association; the Ramsey County Medical Society; the medical forum, and the medical assembly.

Missing in Action

On Friday, July 27th, Luther G. Andrews, Nebraska '25, celebrated ten consecutive years in the advertising agency business at an open house in the offices of Andrews Advertising, Inc., in the Stuart Building, Lincoln, Nebraska. "Boots," as he is more familiarly known, deserves heartiest congratulations. He has contributed his time and efforts to the affairs of Acacia and is an associate editor of the

GLENN E. WEESNER Oklahoma '43

TRIAD.

Lt. Stanley I. Mague, George Washington '42, B-25 bomber and transport pilot, has been awarded the Air Medal for bomber missions and air transport flights over Burma, amounting to 750 hours' flying. His wife, Lena, and parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Mague, live at 1812 Newton Street, N.E., Washington, D. C. Stanley was a student at George Washington University when he entered aviation cadet training in 1942.

He has been in the India-Burma-China theater since July, 1944.

Arthur Hoelck, N orthweste1¡n '41, writes: "After a great deal of air travel, I finally reached my new station, Belem, Brazil. The town is located about 1 degree South of the Equator, and is surrounded by Amazon jungles."

Among other things we hear from Art is that on his arrival, an old man tried to interest him in a 7-foot boa constrictor for five bucks-it keeps the rats away, they say.

Lt. and Mrs. George J. Jansen, Northwestern '40, have announced the birth of a son, George Alfred Jansen on July 21st. '

Sgt. Glenn Ewing Weesner, Oklahoma '43, has been reported missing in action since April 16, 1945. His father is R. H. Weesner, Manager The Western Union Telegraph Company, Muskogee, Oklahoma.

Glenn was born at Ada, Oklahoma, April 27, 1923. He graduated from high school at Lawton, Oklahoma, in 1941, attended Cameron College at Lawton that summer, then the University of Oklahoma for two years. He was inducted at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, in July, 1943, and was sent to Syracuse University to begin his training as an aviation cadet, but, because of a change in policy, his class at Syracuse was disbanded and transferred to gunnery.

He completed his training as a waist gunner on a B-29 at Great Bend, Kansas, as a member of the 93rd Squadron, 19th Group.

In February of this year his organization was sent to the MariaJlllaS, from which point they bombed the mainland of Japan. The mission on which Glenn was lost was the bombing of Kawasaki, an industrial center near Tokyo. His ship was not seen after leaving the target, and no definite information has been received since.

Raised to Grand Master John R. Clark, Colorado '11, a charter member of the Colorado chapter, was recently promoted to Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colorado.

Judge Clark, a resident of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, was also made president of ~he Colorado Bar Asso-

ciation in September, 1943. Of him, his college roommate, Sheldon P. Purdy, Colorado '11, writes: "I might add a lot of interesting details about John Clark's career in college in the first Acacia fraternity house there. . . .

Clark was a star back on the university football team for two years. When he was stricken with smallpox, his fraternity brothers had a really glorious time while quarantined for two weeks. None of us were sick, but John finished the term in the pesthouse.

"In everything he did, whether it be building Acacia, playing football, leading his law class, or his brilliant success as a Mason and a lawyer, John Clark was and is very comparable to the homely but stalwart Abraham Lincoln."

Ted Seabrooke, Illinois '39, former Illinois Wrestling Captain, who has been coaching at Granite City, Illinois, for the past three years, has accepted a post as wrestling and line coach at Phillips Exeter academy, Exeter, New Hampshire, this fall. Seabrooke won the Big Ten title at 155 lbs. in his senior year and was undefeated until the finals of the NCAA meet, when he lost the championship bout to Vernon Logan of the Oklahoma Aggies.

Reveals Jap Evacuation

by Submarine Ten thousand Japs were evacuated by submarine from Kiska when the Americans closed in, it was recently revealed by Lieut. Harry C. Perry (USNR), Northwestern '36, while home on leave with his wife and son, Harry, Jr. The veteran of anti-submarine warfare told of the epic Aleutian campaign, in which he was womided, and of the fight for fogbound Attu and its jagged peaks, which took 29 days, with disastrous results for the Japs.

"We were in possession of Adak," he revealed. "Instead of attacking heavily fortified Kiska and its 12,000 Japs, we took Attu, and only then turned and attacked Kiska.

"The Japs, trying to extricated themselves, knew only one way to save themselves-by submarine. Ten thousand Japs got away. We engaged eight Jap subs and sank three. It was costly affair, though. I was the 108th man to leave the ship wounded."

Harry explained that one of the main difficulties in warfare against submarines is that one deals in three dimensions in adjusting firing: length, breadth and depth, the last the most difficult.

"At that time our depth charges were not as effective as they are now,"

The Triad, Fall, 1945 he disclosed. "The Japs furthermore were aided by the very construction of their submarines. They are built with two hulls. If one hull cracks, there is still the second one and the sub can manage to get away, with loss of some oil."

He exploded the popular belief that when the sub's oil floats to the surface, the submarine is done for. "The oil is stored between the inner and the outer hull," he explained. "When the outer hull is cracked, the oil floats out, but the craft itself tries to make a dash for safety."

"However," he said, "it is true that once the stricken submarine's oil comes to the surface, it is easier to follow her as she reveals her presence wherever she turns."

Harry wears the Purple Heart and has been awarded a letter of commendation by Admiral Reid. Now head of the personnel department at Treasure Island, Lieut. Perry returned to California after his leave. He expects to receive his discharge from the navy soon.

Before going to the Aleutians for fourteen months, he spent eight months in the North Atlantic and ten months in the Caribbean aboard a destroyer. Also in the Caribbean his ship engaged in anti-submarine warfare, chasing U-boats and blasting refueling bases that were hidden in coves of uncharted Caribbean islands.

19 day. He and his bride are at home at 1807 Dearborn Street, Lawton, Oklahoma.

The Old Post chapel is a lovely old stone structure which was built seventy-five years ago by General Phil Sheridan, and its ivy-covered walls stand out on the top of a hill overlooking part of the old army post. It furnished a beautiful setting for the wedding.

The chapel was decorated with battle flags and flowers, and was lighted only with candles. In accordance with tradition, some of the officers and their brides rang the old chapel bell as the bridal couple left the building. The reception was held in the officers' club.

and a sister, Miss Marjory Deibler, dietitian in the Veteran's Administration hospital at Northport, Long Island.

Killed in Action

Colonel Morton C. Mumma, Iowa '20, former Chapter Adviser at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, recently passed away at his home in California.

Colonel Mumma was a graduate of West Point and was a noted football athlete, acting for many years as an official in big games throughout the country.

Lt. Robert M. James, Illinois '41, and Miss Marilyn A. Sandquist were married Friday evening, June 1, in the Old Post chapel at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Lt. James' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard V. James, 437 South Sixth Avenue, La Grange, Illinois, and the parents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs. Elroy C. Sandquist, and her sisters, of Chicago, attended the wedding.

The bride was graduated this year at the University of Illinois, receiving her degree in home economics. She is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Bob completed the flight training in the air liaison branch of field artillery at Sheppard Field, Texas, on the afternoon of his wedding day, and reported for further air observation training at Fort Sill on the following

Glenn A. Kenderdine, Iowa '09, a charter member of the Iowa chapter and a Life Member of Acacia, has just completed eleven years in the U. S. Internal Revenue Service at Des Moines, Iowa, where he is now Chief of the Legal Division. He is also a 33rd degree Mason, having received the degree in November 1937.

John (Jack) De Wane Shelley, Missouri '33, for several years an announcer and news commentator over station WHO of Des Moines, Iowa, was sent by that station to Europe to cover war activities during the Continental Invasion some time ago. He recently returned from Europe and has left for the Pacific area. J ack's broadcasts right from the front during actual engagements were both thrilling and interesting.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Peterson, Northwestern '41, announced the birth of a son, Robert Howard, on Monday, September 10, 1945.

Henry Tranmal, Wisconsin '30, was married on June 21st to the former Evelyn M. Pehlke. Mrs. Tranmal, originally from Madison, Wisconsin, is now associated with Oregon State College.

Lt. and Mrs. William Allen, Minnesota '41, are parents of a son born Saturday, October 6, in North Hollywood, California. Bill is at present in San Francisco.

A Night of Battle CLIFFORD V. DEIBLER Syracuse '39 Lt. Clifford V. Deibler, Syracuse '39, serving with the 17th Airborne Infantry Division in Germany, was killed on March 24, 1945, on his first day of action with the division. He entered the service three years ago and had been overseas since July, 1944.

Clifford attended public school at Sherrill, New York, and graduated from the College of Business Administration of Syracuse University in 1939. In high school he was a star basketball player, and in college he was affiliated with the Iota Epsilon, an honorary society. Before entering the armed forces he was employed by the Retail Credit Company in Syracuse.

He was married in August, 1941, to Miss Oma Burt of Syracuse, and they have a seven months' old son, Vincent Allen Deibler. Besides his wife and son, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Deibler of Sherrill,

The following release was received from the European Theatre of Operations concerning the activities of Lt. Ca1¡l W. Schreiber, Cincinnati '38, whose death in action was reported in the J une issue of the TRIAD. The swift, dramatic charge of tanks through the confused and disorganized enemy lines is often made possible only by the ground work of infantry soldiers who are part and parcel of every armored division. Take, for example, the night of battle experienced by a platoon . of "Charley" Company, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment, a unit of the 3rd Armored "Spearhead" Division, in the taking of Fliesleden, Germany.

The 3rd Platoon, commanded by Schreiber, led the first wave of the action which began one black morning in March. The route of approach covered 4000 yards of bare terrain which offered no protection from enemy fire. As the platoon approached Fliesleden, a battery of five anti-tank

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20 guns was discovered firing across the company into another task force some thousand yards away.

Cad and his men ran for the nearest gun and were almost upon it when the German artillerists noticed the attack.

They began to fire small arms at the Americans, and at the same time attempted to hitch their high velocity weapon to its prime mover, a halftrack, so that they might retreat. Leading a wild charge, the Americans ran into the midst of the enemy and initiated hand-to-hand fighting. The Jerr ies quickly surrendered, and the platoon continued on its way.

Advancing finally into the town, the platoon was suddenly surprised by an enemy half-track which advanced at high speed, machine guns blazing.

Lt. Schreiber called for one of his grenadiers, and Private First Class Louis DiGiambattisti dropped a white phosphorus rifle grenade into the German vehicle, smashing it completely.

The fire from the burning half-track lit up the entire area so brightly that it made the . position of the platoon dangerous, so the men were ordered to advance, and street by street, house by house, they fought their way into Fliesleden.

After penetrating the town for a considerable distance, the infantrymen halted for a moment. Carl heard a sound nearby, and, climbing a wall he saw that they had almost blundered into one of the enemy's potent tanks, a King Tiger! In the darkness, the huge vehicle looked bigger than a battleship, but its turret was open, and there lay the key to conquest. He lobbed a grenade inside and killed or wounded the entire crew.

At dawn, the 3rd Armored Division tanks roared on through Fliesleden for a spectacular advance. Lt. Schreiber and his men went right along. It had been a satisfactory night's work, but no unusual action. The blitz men of the "Spearhead" are used to running interference for the spectacular dashes of armored battle.

Delphin W. Floberg, Northwestern '32, was discharged from the army on August 17, 1945, and when we last heard from him he was taking a good rest before going back into the business world. His home address is 803 Kishwaukee Street, Rockford, Illinois.

Fred E. Beeman, Kansas '22, of Hutchinson, Kansas, is an executive of J . S. Dillon & Sons, a large food and bakery concern operating in a number of towns in Kansas. His daughter Barbara, is a student at Chevy Chase' Washington, D . C., and son, Bob, is ~ freshman in high school.

For a Certain Merchant Mariner

Potter Serves as Purdue President

Light, welling out from sacred candles, flows Across the altar rail and down the aisle, Out through the church door, outward mile on mile; Down through the dingy city lanes it goes And out beyond the harbor and the

Dean Andrew A. Potter, Kansas State '20, who has long been recognized as a national leader in the engineering profession as well as in the education field, became Acting President of Purdue University on July 1, 1945. He is a former President of three·

TOWS

Of interlocked defense, isle after isle, Out to the Ocean, there to rest a while.

There stiLl the fluid brilliance gleams and glows Far, far from gilded crosses, chancels bright, And effigies in dimly figured glass, Even where drowning men alone at nightHave prayed that strength and pain at once might pass Into the silence of the Crucified.

The altar radiance lives where they have died.

-ROBERT CALVIN WHITFORD

Phi Sigma Kappa Paul E. Custer, Iowa '24, who has been serving as a military police officer in the various parts of the United States for ·the past 21/z years, has been promoted to Captain. His present assignment is in the Judge Advocate's Office in Washington, D. C., where he is assisting in the preparation of cases against war criminals in · Germany.

His present address is 2625-3rd Street, N.E., Apartment 304, Washington. In civil life, Captain Custer was an attorney and formerly Police Judge in Iowa City.

Walter Dale McLaughlin, Iowa '23, his wife, and their two daughters, Jean and Mary, have moved recently to 830 Summit A venue, River Edge, New Jersey. Brother McLaughlin is New York state general manager for the All-State Insurance Company.

New Pythagoras Handbook Available A second printing of the revised pledge manual, Pythagoras, is now available to chapters and may be ordered from the National Offices.

The price is 75 cents. All orders must be accompanied by check or money order.

DEAN A. A. POTTER Kansas State '20 leading national engineering organizations-the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education, and the American Engineering Council-and has been head of the engineering school at Purdue since 1919.

Born in Russia, Brother Potter came to this country when he was fifteen years of age, and a year and a half later enrolled at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from which he was graduated in 1903. Following graduation, he spent a number of years with engineering concerns in engineering design, erection, and experimental work.

He has had thirty-five years of experience as teacher, professor, and dean of engineering, fifteen years of which were at Kansas State before coming to Purdue. During his many years in the educational field, he has spent considerable time in the engineering practice as a consultant, and in special investigations. He is the author of over two hundred papers and articles, as well as several textbooks. During World War I, he was an associate member of the Naval Consulting Board, Director of Industrial Preparedness for Kansas, and Ed.uca(Concluded on page 30)

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Luzon, P. I. Dear Brothers: I just received the June TRIAD a few days ago and have read it from cover to cover. I enjoy every bit of it and look forward to receiving each copy especially because it helps me keep track of the Syracuse boys.

I had a very pleasant surprise last month. Nick Zauner from Syracuse stopped in for a few days. The' last I had heard from him he was in the northern part of this island, but I never expected to run into him. Naturally we had a hundred and one things to talk about, mainly the Acacia house at Syracuse. We have made some extensive plans for repairs, improvements, etc., and with a little work we should be able to get it in tip-top shape.

As you know, today is the day of aU days. This morning the surrender terms with Japan were signed aboard the battleship Missouri. It still doesn't seem possible that the was is over.

After being in combat with the Japs here and on Bougainville I never expected to see them surrender, but by the grace of God it is true.

All we want now is to return home to a somewhat normal life and to get the fraternity back on its feet.

Fra terna11y, FRANK

Pfc. F . A. Rupp, Jr., Syracuse '42 Germany Dear Brothers: It was on the 12th of May that I was placed on orders to go with a SHAEF Mission, representing a Division of the U. S. Group to which I did not even belong, to Flensburg in North Germany, actually just about 8 kilometers from the Danish border.

We were to fly. Rea11y I was quite vague about what it was for, other than that it had something to do with the German High Command and the Acting Government of the Reich-to use German, it was the Oberkommando der W ehrmacht-but I wanted to go solely because it would be my first trip by plane, and I didn't want to miss that for anything. Imagine our great surprise then, when we found what we

were actually getting in on-that our party was to arrest Admiral Doenitz and his cohorts, J odl and von Friedeburg, and many other officials of the Acting German Government, something that was played up in the newspapers quite a bit as you undoubtedly are we11 aware. Well we had quite a time. As a stenographer I sat in on several interviews conducted with some of the Ministers-the Labor, Food and Agriculture, Transport, Interior and Health Ministers, to mention several-and it was quite interesting to see their reactions to some of the questions put to them about Hitler and the Nazi Government. One guy, the Health Minister, had been a Nazi since way back, and actua11y he was the kind of guy you would cheerfu11y throttle. He had persona11y participated in and sanctioned many of the sterilization operations performed, and he came out and stated that he approved of doing away with the Jews.

Well anyhow, the 23rd of May found it all over with-the big boys had been arrested, one had committed suicide, and really for the first time since we'd been there, the Germans came to realize, I think, that the war was over.

Finally, our vacation-adventure had to end, and a major and I drove back to Versailles in a wonderfully big 7passenger convertible Mercedes Benz sedan which had been requisitioned from the Germans. We came through Hamburg, Bremen, Hannover, Dortmund, Dusseldorf, Aachen, through Belgium and down into Reims, France, through Chateau Thierry and on into Paris-seeing the country as tourists really. And what damage has been done to the cities! You'd really never believe it until you see it. And I very sincerely and seriously mean that. It's one of the most morbid and depressing sights I've ever seen. When we arrived at Versailles on the 7th of June, we found that we were flying down to Frankfort, Germany, our present location on the 9th, so it was just a case of hello and good-bye to Paris again, which didn't pain me a great deal.

And now we're at Hochst, which is just three miles or so outside Frankfurt-am-Main. Hochst was untouched

by bombing. Our officers are in the I.G. Farben plant here, our billets some which had been requisitioned from German civilians, so in spite of the fact that the "chicken" is beginning to fly again-reveille and a bit of military training in addition to our regular office work-things are surprisingly agreeable here.

Of course I imagine you're more or less familiar with the work of the Control Council by now-I understand there have been quite a few articles and press releases about it and the job it is beginning to play-and about the boss, Lt. Gen. Clay, for whom I worked a week, believe it or not, until I was replaced by a WAC Captain.

Army efficiency! But we're beginning to be the big shots in Germany, and after we arrive in Berlin, I imagine we'll really go to town.

Fraternally, BILL Sgt. William B. Miller Northwestern '41

October 8, 1945 Aringay, Luzon

Dear Brothers: Previous to my sailing out of Marseilles, France, I received the latest TRIAD, and it was read with interest from cover to cover. That was back in July. Since being overseas I have spent two months on ships, so I am beginning to wonder whether I am a sailor or a soldier. Undoubtedly my trip to the States will be via Japan, so my boat rides will continue.

While in Europe I managed to squeeze in a visit to Paris. Although it was in the month of February under Unfavorable climatic conditions, I did enjoy seeing the city's famous cathedrals, monuments, and, of course, the Eiffel Tower. Reims, however, held my interest with its cathedral which is known the world over. I might add, in passing, tnat I failed to catch the so-called continental air.

After our company had touched many other cities in France and Belgium, we went into Germany. \\rylile there I had an opportunity to visit Heidelberg, the home of the famous German University. The town's real

The Triad, FalL, 1945 old castle also held my interest. One of the objects which caught my eye was its huge 50,000 gallon wine bar-. rel. It is understood that the lord of the manor used to tax each and every tenant 10 per cent of his total liquid output. The interior of the castle contained some beautiful and outstanding wrought iron and woodwork which was well preserved. There was a torture chamber, but we were not allowed to enter this room. While here, I had an unexpected bath in the Rhine, but it was not enjoyed as it was cold and very swift.

While waiting in Marseilles for my traveling orders to the Pacific, I took full advantage of my opportunity to tour this old and romantic city where many antiquated world traditions are still in existence. Some of the entrances to buildings have long strands of wooden beads which you swish aside as you pass through. Inside, women are seen carrying heavy loads on their heads as if they were only a tiara.

Men were using the old method of drawing the salt from the blue and dazzling Mediterranean Sea. Incidentally, the sea was warm and very excellent for swimming. Soldiers of all nations were observed dressed in their natty and colorful uniforms. Even the world's sailors threw in their combination of long or English short whites.

There was always red dust around due to its being propelled by the hot and whipping wind. This section is a lot like our south-western states-Arizona and New Mexico. Many of the same fruit trees are here that grow in southern California, although you might have had an orange from Spain or an apple from our state of Washington. The heat was intense enough to make our P X chocolate look like it had gone through a process of a soil boil.

Perhaps it appears as if we did nothing but travel. Our company, however, managed to pick up letters of commendation from the commanding generals of the 7th and 3rd armies, the First French army, and from the Engineers Forces, with battle stars to boot.

After touching Southampton, England, we cruised westward, through the Panama Canal, on to Hollandia, New Guinea, and thence to Manila.

To date this island of Luzon has been covered by us. On this side of the world we find a great change in customs, weather, living conditions and sweating out the mail. It is surprising to note the number who can understand and even speak our language.

The native women here go in for light colors with plenty of pleats.

They, too, carry tremendous weights

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on their heads, walking with a simple but rhythmic step. Their cigarettes and cigars are extremely strong. Very often you will find the men and women going along smoking the normal way (or at least our way) and then suddenly inserting the lighted end in their mouths. How they keep from burning the roof of their mouths is beyond me.

They wash their laundry or yours by the method of beating the garments with a flat paddle. The wearing apparel returns clean, but the life of the material has been shortened considerably. How they insist upon some soap with your clothes. In some of the obscure places you will even find flat irons and sewing machines. Some energetic salesman must have procured a market even up this far.

Baguio, which is reached via a winding, tortuous, and muddy road, has a much cooler climate. Often this road is blocked by landslides due to the frequent torrential downpours. Fresh vegetables--celery, tomatoes, corn, etc.,-are found up here, but the prices are extremely high. In this former summer capital of the Philippines, more of the women wear shoes instead of the ordinary sandals. Although Baguio might have been a beautiful and fairly modern city at one time, there are very few buildings standing today.

Like Manila, formerly the Pearl of the Orient, it has paid the toll of the bitter fighting.

Fraternally, DAVID David L. Johnson Cornell '38 September 22, 1945 Dear Brothers: Since being located in Hawthorne, California, last winter, I have spent four months at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio, and finally was again transferred to California. Just a week ago the Army Air Forces opened up a Separation Center at the San Bernardino Army Air Field. Today we reached our quota of discharging one hundred personnel per day. We are again working on a seven day week basis as in the early stages of the war, so you see the Army is doing everything it can to get the boys back home as fast as possible.

While at Dayton, I again ran across Captain Joseph A. Thompson of the old Denver Chapter. We celebrated Founders Day together.

Fraternally yours, M. E. VoLLE Illinois '32 San Bernardino Air Technical Service Command Box No. 139 San Bernardino, Calif.

Philippines 10 July 1945

Dear Brothers: Since I last wrote our ship has been transferred from Atlantic duty to duty in the Pacific so the mail situation hasn't been too good up until just recently.

After making seven round trips to England for patients we received our orders in Charleston when we returned the last time. We sailed from Charleston. Had a good trip over.

The weather was perfect all the way and most of us spent a good deal of our time out on deck getting good suntans. Doesn't sound like the Army does it, but since we didn't have any patients aboard there was very little work to do. We'll make up for it no doubt over here although as yet we have done nothing but play the old Army game of Hurry and wait.

I enjoyed the times I had in England. However, we were never in long enough to see anything except the immediate vicinity in which our ship was docked. Had a pretty good chance to become well acquainted with Liverpool in the four times we were there but can't say much for the place. However Bristol was a different situation.

After seing that part of England I believe I would like to really spend a little time there. The change between England and this part of the world is pretty drastic. In England everything is pretty drab while in Panama and over here things are gay-that is what's left of it. Have had several opportunities to visit Manila and have found it a most interesting place. By using your imagination one can easily see why it was once called the "Pearl of the Orient." The destruction of course was terrific so that there is hardly a building of any size or importance that was left undamaged.

Have found that the Acacia Fraternity is well represented all over the world, at least from the Iowa State Chapter. Suppose if I knew the fellows from our other chapters I'd find even more. While we were running the Atlantic, had the pleasure of seeing Chuck Dingle USCG, every time we came into Charleston. He is stationed there at the Naval Air Station. The strange coincidence about it was that he was stationed in Atlantic City the same time our outfit was there awaiting the completion of our ship about a year ago. Then since we have been here in the Philippines, we were anchored outside Tacloban, Leyte, for a few days and I got to go ashore once.

While there I ran into Don Grobeck another member of Iowa State Chapter-the last time I had seen him was a chance meeting in Abiline, Texas. I know there are quite a few more of

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24 th e fellows over in these parts and I'm hoping to be lucky enough to run into them somewhere too.

Have had good news regarding the chapter at Ames. They apparently are operating again. So far they haven't a lar ge number of men in the house but that will come with a little work I know. It's at least encouraging to know the house is back on an active basis.

Fraternally, DICK

T/ 4 R. G. Maire Iowa S tate '39.

Philippines May 29, 1945 Dear Brothers : I guess I had better start from the beginning of this so-called campaign.

We left Guinea by boat which reminded me more of a tramp steamer only worse. However, we arrived here eventually, and that is what counts.

We landed, and shortly thereafter we moved to a forward area where we did a little shooting. Fortunately we were on the right. side of the shooting, you know, the kind that is away from and not toward you. However, that slit t rench was really cozy a few nights, and I don't r efer to the comforts of sleep. I wanted to spare my neck. We were fortunate to be able to move into our present position without a casualty, and I am sure that the J aps weren't quite so for tunate: We are fighting a crazy foe.

Now we are pr actically in a noncombat area after having had just a taste of what war is actually like from a distance. We are building up our section. Our tents are bamboo frame with wooden floor, and our pr esent mess hall is made of bamboo with a grass roof- strictly Filipino style for the Filipinos do the building. We are preparing for the seasonal rain and want to be high and dry when it comes.

We have our own well so we have a nice shower room with running water.

We have real class here for the tank is filled in the mor ning and at noon you can indulge in a cold refreshing shower. By evening the sun has heated the water in the tank so you can have a hot shower after a hard day. See what I mean ? Cr ude, perhaps, but effective.

We don't wor k any harder than we have to, and my wor k calls for regular duty hours, so I always have something to look forward to as does the rest of our crew. Our duty is monotonous at times, but interesting at others.

I received the TRIAD the other day and was glad to read about the old gan g and other ar ticles. I am surely looking fo r war d to the time when I will be back in harness at U. C. and

Acacia. The longer I am over here the more I want to get back there. A fellow doesn't begin to appreciate what he has until he has been taken away from it.

I hope that the whole gang comes back to U . C. at least for a few visits.

I really believe we can build up Acacia to be something on the postwar campus, and also that we will be able to inter est the alumns more vitally in the active chapter. How are we making out financially, and can I help out in any way? The G. I. Bill of Rights will no doubt help us in our postwar schooling, so maybe we will be able to spread out a little.

Fraternally, CAL

J. Calvin Gibbons Cincinnati '42 Philippine Islands 2 August 1945 Dear Brothers : Here comes that semi-annual report from Gillespie, the wandering Acacian formerly of Penn State and places 10,000 miles east of here. My last letter written from New Guinea on New Year's Eve was answered in May, I know I'm breaking our pattern by answering so soon but I have the urge tonight.

Maybe I ought to backtrack to New Year's and bring you up to date. Thr ee days after writing, I boarded the spacious luxury liner S. S. J oseph Reynolds and occupied a special cabin (6 feet by 4 feet by 2 feet) in hold number one along with several (about fifty) other officers. Our convoy was uneventful except for several air alerts that never brought any Zeros.

After landing in L ingayer Gulf we had five days to unload our equipment and get our ground legs back before we went into the line supporting the Sixth Division. We cr ossed Luzon from west to east with the 6th and 25th divisions and left Northern Luzon on the 20th of February. We made a tough march of 150 miles in one day and the following night went 15 miles behind the Jap lines to support the release of the J ap held prisoners at Los Banos. We were in position the night before the infantry moved in. Reading the June issue of the TRIAD brought the release stor y of Merle S. Robie, Cornell, '37 to my attention (page 104) and I immediately felt I had helped a brother Acacian although I didn't know it at the time. Brother Robie probably had no idea of the firepower massed at Cabuyao to knock out the Jap artillery at the stone quarry and to protect the inter nees as they load up in the amtr acks. Since that operation we helped liberate southern Luzon, our artillery

supporting the 158th Regimental Combat Team and the 11th Airborne Division in the liberation of Batangas Province, the Calumpan peninsula, and chasing the Japs out of Ternateone of the spots from which they might have hindered the opening of Manila Bay. On the fourth of May we were taken out after 92 consecutive days of combat and went into rest camp.

For my job (fire-direction officer) I managed to get five points and the Bronze Star "for meritorious achievement in action against the enemy on Luzon."

Our outfit is now part of the 11 A/ B Division and 472nd Gliderborne Field Artillery. Something new had been added! I'm now a qualified gliderman with ten flights of various types and duration under my belt. The only thing constant in this army is change!

If the other veterans who were drafted out of college are as serious about returning as I am, the fraternities should thrive. However, they are going to be forced to offer more than fellowship and social activities to attract most G .I.'s. I believe they will be serious about their studies; after all, many of us have fallen three to five years behind in our careers and have a lot of lost time to recover. Scholarship should be an important factor and with the record Acacia has maintained it should be as good a selling point in 1947 as it was in 1942, if not better!

Per sonally, the "butterfly life" will be out for me when I return to college.

I want to get my degree and get my graduate training under my belt as soon as possible. It is difficult to say what the aver age veteran will think about fraternities. Most of us are confused and only want to get home and back to a normal way of living. After several months out of service we expect to be normal guys again only slightly more serious, more interested in wor ld affairs and the national policies.

I don't know if my ramblings have helped you but at least you know how I feel about the situation. Scholarship, regular guys, social activities, a nice house, and reasonable rates in that order. Also, I've lived intimately with other men in the army and would miss the comradeship if I went into a rooming house or a large dormitory building. The same stuff that sold pledges and rushees in '42 will sell them when the war is over. An attractive Triagram and a chapter supplement plus an enthusiastic alum (preferably a veteran) should convince veterans of the advantages of fraternity life.

Fraternally, Capt. J . F . Gillespie Penn State '39

JACK

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Prachatitz, Czechoslovakia July 7, 1945 Dear Brothers: Just a little report to bring you upto-date. First of all, notice the slight change in my address. I am now working in the battalion personnel section as a clerk, and like it a lot better. It's a pretty good deal at present, especially after combat. I only have a collection of 58 points so I expect to be around for quite a while. Picked up four battle participation stars for the ETO ribbon, which gave me 20 points.

I have been in Czechoslovakia since a couple of days before the war ended.

We can fraternize here, but it is the same old story of not knowing the language. A lot of them don't even speak German, and I can barely say hello in Czech. For entertainment there are movies at night, and we mess around with a little baseball and ping pong. Once in a while we have a dance and try to break the Czechs into the American style of dancing, but they still go crazy over the polka. The other day they had a liberation holiday and were all dressed up in their native costumes. Very colorful!

The Czechs are kicking all the Germans out of the country and sending them back to Germany where they belong. And they strip the Germans of all loot before they leave. Getting on the ball.

About all we know at present is that the 26th Division will be redeployed sometime in the future, but we don't know whether we will go via the States or direct to the Pacific. Personally, I'm willing to stick around here-there are a lot worse places to be-but we should be on the way somewhere before long.

About all for now.

Fraternally, DAVE

David C. Dexter Cincinnati Pledge Okinawa July 10, 1945

Dear Brothers: My last letter was written on the boat over to Okinawa. What a peculiar feeling it was to know that you were going into one of the largest battles in the Pacific. Believe me, there was much anxiety and doubt.

I joined my outfit (the 96th Division) about the middle of May and saw my share of combat for the time I have been here. I will never forget my first attack order. It was then that I knew real fear, and it was then also that I started to pray. To know fear and to pray is one thing common

among Infantrymen. Over here you can truthfully say that faith is not a fear of God but a belief in God. It's a wonderful thing.

Today we had very impressive memorial services for the boys who fell on Okinawa. As I stood there saluting, I couldn't help thinking that the bridge between the living and the dead is very narrow. This seems true because those men who died are still very much a part of us, and because there are times when the world seems just to stand still.

I have been in the Pacific a short time compared to soll:le, but I miss home and friends as much as any. It will be a great day when we all get back. Actually, we believe that this is a long time off, but dreams and mail are food and drink to the boys. Combat has done much for us all. Although the horror we have seen has dented our minds, the joy of living has made them flower. When we get home we will be better citizens. The little, simple things that we have always taken for granted are now the eventful things in our lives. Everything good has a much deeper meaning.

I hope that some of you will write and bring me up-to-date about yourselves and the fraternity news. As yet I haven't run into any of the boys.

Some day I will be back to Cincinnati.

I have decided to finish school when this war is over-that is if I make it before I am thirty.

Fraternally, MooK Elmer R. Mook Cincinnati '40

Last letter from the late Lt. Carl W. Schreiber of the Cincinnati Chapter, written from Germany on February 19, 1945.

Dear Brothers : Just a few lines to say hello. I'm finally overseas. I've been in France, Belgium, England, Scotland, and now Germany. Been seeing lots of sights, mostly rubble, and even saw a few dead krauts the other day.

I'm in a crack outfit, first in Germany, and first to get through the Siegfried Line. The nickname is "Spearhead." I have a platoon and have some combat veterans to help me along. I feel that I am better trained than the majority that come over, since I had time with a couple of divisions. Nevertheless, the job will be tough and I just hope I'm up to it. My company commander has about six inches of ribbons, and I've really got some precedents to live up to.

Fraternally, BILL

China Report (Concluded from page 5)

was one man who spent forty years in his work. Even the altar, the Buddhas, and the scroll work that appear behind it were carved out of the stone. The legend says that just as he was putting the finishing touches on the temple, he broke a small piece of stone from one of the figures . As he had dedicated his life to building a temple with all furnishings cut from the same piece of stone, he felt that he had lost face with his gods, so he committed suicide.

While we were on the mountain it rained heavily. As a result, we had to creep down the hill, hugging the inner side of the road. It was very slippery.

When we were back on level ground again, it really began pouring down, and none of us succeeded in keeping completely d ry. We made a little circle around Kunming for the benefit of those who hadn't seen the town before, then came back to our hostel and literally dropped on our bunks. It was evident that we weren't in proper shape for a pilgrimage involving steps!

Then a jeep isn't the most comfortable transportation for a long trip either!

The Chinese, smart boys that they are, are taking advantages of the end of the war. All of us, looking forward to possible moves to other localities, are beginning to buy souvenirs and so on. So the wily Chinese have boosted their prices. C. N. (Chinese National) now exchange at 1000 to 1, but the prices have been boosted even so.

Some of the things that seemed too expensive at the prices when I arrived, are now farther out of line. "Get it while we can" seems to be the motto of the local merchants, and indeed, why not?

Roll of Service (Concluded from page 36) Grant R. Jones.

Everett B. Keck. Lt. Comdr.

Glenn S. Kennqott.

John F. Kotick, Lt. Huqo Kuechenmeister. Jr.. Lt. Donald Mees, Lt. Earle Sherman MetcaU. Gordon Robert ¡Myers. Prisoner of war in Japan.

Georqe E. Nelson. Jr .. Lt. Corradino R. Nicolazzo, Lt. Col. Donald R. Olson.

Peter G. Pappas. Lt. William A. Ritter. Sgt. Vernon C. Schroeder.

Conrad J, Shearer.

James S. Storey. Lt. Bort B. Sumner, Commander.

James S. Vauqhan. Major.

Richard Waqner. (Pledge).

Gerald C. Ward. Major.

Martin B. Wendt.

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CJJoings California Pledges: Robert Church, Riverside, California; Thomas Evans, Encino, California; Cecil Thomas, San Rafael, California; Joseph Close, Oakland, California.

New men initiated in July: Robert Grimshaw, Sacramento , California; George Macdonald, Concord, California; Glen Lewis, Alviso, California; Robert Howard, Sacramento, California; Richard Burns, Los Angeles, California.

Actives include the following men: Glendon Swan, V.D.; Robert Grimshaw, Senior Dean; Richard Burns, Junior Dean and Secretary; George Macdonald, Robert Howard, Martin Ryan, Harold Granquist, Glen Lewis, Bob Lewis, Dennis Hallowell, Richard DeForrest and Harrison Frazier.

Under the able leadership of Prexy Glen Swan the chapter has enjoyed rare success in the summer semester. With an eye to the future he has set up the necessary machinery to assure Acacia's retum to full fraternity status by Christmas. Aiding and assisting in this arduous task were Bob Grimshaw and "Matt" Bums who have given generously of their time.

The end of the war in Japan was greeted with great enthusiasm on the Berkeley campus. Its coming, however, presents the same problems which the coming of the war brought, but in reverse. The House Corporation has taken many of these under advisement and will make a full report by the end of the semester.

Now that reorganization is in the process of realization, the Chapter expresses its deepest gratitude to those of the House Corporation who have given of their time, and especially to Ed Touraine for his unceasing efforts toward the betterment of the House. Here's also a bouquet to financial adviser, Roscoe Tippett, for keeping the chapter in the "black" through the uncertainty of the war years. The future is bright, and soon we will again take a leading role in fraternal and campus activities.

This semester, the chapter has had one stag picnic held August 31 at Lake Anza in the Tilden National Park. It was a real success and plans are being laid for another before the inclement weather sets in.

The semi-monthly Saturday night radio dances are being continued this term with varying degrees of success. Many of the fellows have been making trips here and there of a week-end now that petrol can be obtained in unlimited quantities.

The Claremont Hotel will be the scene of this semester's pledge dance. The tentative date is the evening of October 6.

California Acacians mourn the death of Lt. Philip Farley, '37, who died in the torpedoing of a Japanese prison ship in

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October, 1944. The ship was en route from the Philippines to an undisclosed destination on the Chinese mainland. Farley was taken prisoner while in charge of Fort Drum in Manila Bay late in April of 1942, and took part in the infamous Bataan Death March. He is survived by his wife and two small sons.

Roy Dixon, ex-'44, dropped by the house to talk over old times and shoot the breeze about his experiences in Gerrnpny. He had been reported missing in action, and no word had been received from or about him. Roy was shot down over Germany early in January of this year. He parachuted into a deserted meadow, buried his 'chute and hid until dark. Traveling by night and hiding by day, he was able to elude capture for three days.

Scattered along the roads of Germany are many small guardhouses. Roy was very cautious about these at first, but finding them always deserted he promptly figured them all to be vacant. Just at dawn on the third day, while looking for a place to hide, a German sentry suddenly stepped from one of these "vacant" guardhouses and said a few words in German.

Of course, Roy, not knowing what was said, immediately figured he'd better surrender. Ironically, the sentry had merely asked him the time of day.

Wedding bells rang late in July for Mary Lucot and Martin Ryan. The wedding was held in Jackson, California.

Marty, being a cautious lad, had good reason to have it so far from his deah, deah fraternity brothers.

Bob Howard has announced his engagement to Audrey Buck, Theta Upsilon. The ceremony is slated to take place on the last day of the current semester, October 23. Needless to say, since there is no longer a rice shortage, Bob will be amply provided with that very useful commodity.

George Macdonald and big Glen Swan are getting in conditiop for the coming gridiron campaign. Under the tutelage of "Buck" Shaw they expect to play a lot of football this fall. At present "Mac" is running at the first string fullback slot, and Glen is finding plenty of competition while seeking a berth at one of the guard spots.

Intramural competition at Acacia has been limited this semester to paddle swinging, _hocking the SPE's garden hose, and learnmg the fine art of how to get a suntan. Many fellows have taken the summer off, so it was decided to wait until fall before returning to sports.

Eddie Prewett has just returned from Europe and will be back in school just as soon as he can get back into civilian garb.

He was in the battle of the bulge, and relates that the going was rough at times.

Golder DeWitt dropped around to the house recently while enjoying a short furlough. He is now stationed at the municipal airport in Nashville, Tennessee,

but he hopes to be back at the books as soon as possible.

Vic Dugger, after enjoying a thirty-day furlough, is at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

Like Eddie, he was in the battle of the bulge. Unless the Japanese surrender changes his orders, Vic will soon be on his way to Japan.

When last heqrd from, Harry Larsen was in the Seabees at Great Lakes.

"Slip" Martin, who has just returned from Italy, was around sporting a cute little mustache. The Army Air Corps makes his plans for the future very indefinite.

"Pablo" Dallas writes from the Philippines that he is taking a few correspondence courses just to keep in tune for his return to school.

Lt. Commander Joe Lowe is now stationed in the Philippines. He has seen plenty of action in both the Atlantic and Pacific, and a lot of it was pretty hot at times.

When last reported, Dick Hirshfeld was still at school at Rice Institute in Houston, Texas.

Dave Frederickson is in the Navy V-5 program at the University of Montana.

Montana has just inherited a very classy wrestler.

Bill McCutchan, Bob Force, Carlisle Moore, Bob Peck and Reed Keyes all left Treasure Island just after V-J day and headed for active duty.

Darrell Nelson is in boot camp at San Diego, but will probably be gone from there when this is printed.

From Hawaii we hear that Don Goodwin is now aboard a destroyer escort. He was due out around September 1, and so is probably now on the high seas.

Kenny Moore was graduated a 2nd Lieutenant at West Point last June 6.

He spent his leave with his parents in Berkeley. Incidentally, Ken still bowls a mean 200.

Clif Lee just shipped out for Okinawa on a merchant vessel and won't be back until just before Christmas.

Ed Touraine is conducting an extensive campaign to eliminate the mortgage. He has devoted a great deal of time and effort toward this end, so California Acacians let's respond by paying whatever you can on your building pledge.

GEORGE

W.

CROYLE

Cincinnati The chapter house is now undergoing a renovation in preparation for the fall pledge rush season. With George Patterson in charge of the art work you can rest assured the job will be well done.

Pledge Chairman, Russell Ackermann, has planned a house dance for pledge social events on Saturday, September 8. The following weeks he has arranged to have

The Triad, Fall, 1945 a smoker, hayride, stag party, noon buffet luncheon, house dance after a football game, and a stag picnic.

Ned Will from Ohio State Chapter has been living in the house for the past summer. He has been a good influence to pep up the rush season. Thanks, Ned. Dr. Harry Eversull has been appointed full -time secretary of the Cincinnati Council of Churches. He has also been a leader in Masonic circles.

George Patterson and Herschel Kopp accompanied M. Huber and his nephew, William Kolb, on a tour of schools and parks in Indiana during the last week of August. "Billy," whom all Cincinnati Acacians know from contacts at the farm picnics, has registered as an engineering student at Purdue University. Dean Willard A. Knapp took much of his time to show the boys about the campus, and arranged a conference with President A. A. Potter who greeted them in a most gracious manner. The group visited the Acacia Chapter and accepted the hospitable invitation for the night and breakfast. The next day they visited the Indiana Chapter House. The last days of the vacation trip were spent at New Harmony, Indiana.

There are about two hundred first-year men registered at U . C. this year, and only a few G. I.'s have returned. Acacians expect to get their full share of these as pledges.

Capt. Robert Reiman has been discharged at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, with a rating of 156 points. This was the highest in points for any man at the time at Atterbury or Selma Field, Alabama. Bob will work for private airlines for some years, and then will enter his future work which he hopes will be small home construction. After receiving eight oak leaf clusters for as many major engagements in the South Pacific, we believe that Bob has done enough for the war effort. He and one other remain of the original seventy-two men of his old unit. What a record!

Lt . Ed Price writes that he helped completely flatten the "fatherland.'' He has seen men die for this peace, great cities ruined, and has had several close shaves himself. His outfit has received two presidential citations. Edwin was the only officer in his company who has come all the way without being wounded or leaving the lines. As a reward he was given a seven-day leave at the Riviera, and also a promotion.

Initiation was held on August 13 for Howard Marx. Congratulations, Howard.

Dr. Hoke Smith Greene has been made the head of the Chemistry department of the Liberal Arts College at U . C. Dean Rodney Robinson resigned as dean of the Graduate School and his successor is now Dr. Claude Lotspeich.

U. C. has been voted funds for a new field house and women's dormitory.

Professor Bergsmark of the Geography department died during the summer.

Lt. William F. Richards had a hospital experience with a case of flu caught while on maneuvers in the desert near Fort Bliss, Texas. He surely was glad to see Lt. Col. William Wuest who has recently gone to the South Pacific. Bill was so glad

27 to have his family with him in Texas.

Thanks for the enclosed check, Bill. We hope you are better and out again with your command.

Lt. Mel Johnson had a touch of fever in the Philippines but is well now. He has been on Mindanao for a long time, but has now been assigned to the Marines and will leave soon for another area. He has not decided whether or not he will join the regular navy. As yet he has met no Cincinnati Acacians in the Philippines.

T / S Gus Schmidt is now playing in the military and dance bands with the 2nd Armored Division. He expects to be in the States by December and possibly sooner. He has been in Berlin for a month or more.

Stanley Bennett was transferred to the 90th Division as a replacement in supply.

He is scheduled to come home in November and eat Christmas dinner in Cincinnati. He is taking basic training for the twentieth time. Even six more weeks of maneuvers are included in the program.

He hopes to tour Switzerland soon, and has has his name in the quota for a tour of Munich and Oberammergau. Stanley's first taste of battle came in January when he arrived in Belgium to help reduce the budge. He has been authorized a fourth star and is now living near Leipzig. He reports that the Germans have been cooperative so far.

Sgt. Paul Azary is back in Trinidad, against his choosing, where he is a personnel clerk with little chance of being moved. He sends some excellent observations for a future program for Acacia.

These include a new house, more careful pledging and instruction, and a stronger post-graduation tie-up of alumni with the chapter.

House notes come due at the rate of one ten dollar note each year after graduation or after one becomes an alumnus. No bills have been sent in the past as some resent the idea. Recently, a number of G. I.'s have responded quite liberally.

The alumni officers appreciate this thoughtfulness. It's a fine spirit.

Capt. John C. Eckert writes from England that he may be there for some time yet.

Lt. Carl Bertsche sends greetings from Italy where he is a member of Capt.

Lucas' company. Capt. Lucas is from the Oklahoma State Chapter.

Lt. Harry Morlatt is now in the Philippines as of July 13, but expects to be moved soon. After three years in the Fiji Islands, he can write authoritatively on South Pacific homeland living, diet and shelters. Before sailing, Harry was married to a Tacoma girl. Congratulations, Harry. We know that you'll be happy. Like all others, he has a desire to get back to the States to live.

Sgt. Bill Klahm writes from England where he has done some sight-seeing and has also seen some of their celebrities.

The crowds are enormous but quiet, and people just come out to mill around. He feels that only a part of the world effort is now done with the coming of the end of the war. He looks forward to receiving his TRIAD, and asks that the fellows help the editors by contributions of letters

and articles. Try your hand at writing, please. Bill is right-you can do it.

2nd Lt. Randall Gilliss, formerly of Camp Swift, Texas, is now in the South Pacific. Look him up near Tokyo where he hopes to put one of those horseshoes on Hirohito's white New Mexican mustang.

Professor Park has retired from the U. C. English department.

T /4 J . Cal Gibbons is in the Philippines where he saw active combat soon after landing. You will find his letter in this issue of the TRIAD. Also in the "Letters" section is a letter from Lt. Elmer Mook who was in the thick of the Okinawa battle. U . S. newspaper articles describe it as the worst of the war, so we know only in part what Elmer experienced. He enclosed a picture of a "superior? " Jap private who did not seem so superior when he approached with his hands in the air.

A letter from Pfc. David Dexter in Czechoslovakia is also in this issue. Referring to Dave's statement that he does not know the language, Earl Snapp suggests that he use the international language. Try it, Dave; you'll enjoy it.

Acacians the world over were always concerned about the safety of Bob Best who was really in a hot outfit. We now hear that Bob has been a patient in about sixteen hospitals during the last six months, and is now convalescing at Camp Dix, New Jersey. Bob's new home is at 22 Martha Street, Binghamton, New York.

His one ambition is to return to the chapter house and trim Woody and Mook in a good old game of hearts. He has been working with German prisoners recently, so we know he is on the road to health. At present, he is the only Cincinnati Acacian known to have been wounded. Acacians everywhere send their tributes to the mmory of Capt. Rex Boyd and Lt. Bill Schreiber who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of their country.

Commander Jack Greenawalt has been discharged and has recently returned to his business in Chicago.

Pfc. B. F . Le Poris writes from the Philippines. He is making a few sketches while there, but, like the rest, he believes it is a beautiful place-for the natives.

Frank is a father now of a possible Tri Delt.

Lt. Col. Walter Baude has returned from Europe and is temporarily stationed at Miami, Florida, awaiting a new assignment. He recently spent a thirty-day leave in Cincinnati.

Professor Louis John J ohnen has recently returned to his teaching of music after a month's vacation in Michigan with his family.

Lt. Paul Ruppanner has been discharged from the army and has returned to his law practice in Cincinnati.

Ray McCarty is again a proud father.

Ray is assistant treasurer of the R. K . Le Blond Machine Tool Co. Best wishes.

M. H. Huber has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Foreign Policy Association. He invites suggestions for speakers and programs from all of the returning G. I.'s who may care to make them.

MARION H . HUBER

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George Washington Dear Brothers: At the present time, the Acacians in this, the nation's madhouse, are engaging in a campaign to reactivate the chapter in time for the next term. President of the Corporation, Willard Lee Hammer, held an informal meeting at his place several weeks ago and the matter was discussed.

About twelve of the brothers who are not in school at the present time declared that they would return to school in order to give the chapter a start. Among those present at the meeting were Sgt. Bob Grille, Sgt. Clark Ashby, Specialist 2/c Austin Childress, Lee Hammer, Aubrey Burgess, John Ledbetter, Gary Arkoian, and Charles Daubanton. Interest is high enough so that at least a start for the chapter seems assured.

Charles Daubanton (Royal Netherlands Marines) is again stationed here after more than six months in Great Britain.

Sgts. Bob Grille and Clark Ashby were here recently on furloughs, as well as Bill Lesniak. Last information about AI Brodell is that he is still in Germany with the 101st Airborne, and expects to be there for the rest of the year.

As this chapter is at present without a chapter house, due to our having sold the ex-house, all visiting Acacians are invited to call up yours truly when in Washington, and I will see what I can do about putting you in touch with the brothers.

(Call Woodley 8801) . At present there are still about seventy brothers in the metropolitan area, so some of them are always glad to get together with our brothers from the other chapters.

Here's hoping that this Victory issue of the TRIAD will be reaching us at the same time as (or after) the return of all of the Acacians that have gone into the service because-doggone it-we need those guys back here at the chapter now!

JOHNNY MATHEWS

I owa State The following is a letter received from the Iowa State Chapter: "This is a short letter to state a few of the facts about the present status of the.

Iowa State Chapter of Acacia.

"I am the only active now in school except for a V-12, Jack Carstens, who graduates in November. Since the college has now vacated our house, I have moved intv it with a few pledges, who are as follows: Henry Wykoff, V.M.3, Poplar Bluff, Missouri; Calvin Boise, V-12, Pasadena, California; Day Morris, L .A. Fr., Ames, Iowa; John Peterson, Hart. So., Newton, Iowa ; John Schantz, Engr. Fr., Omaha, Nebraska; Robert Griese, PreVet., Chicago, Illinois. We have a married couple living at the chapter house as house parents-Mr. and Mrs. Kaster.

"This fall quarter, beginning September 24, we expect to open as a fraternity and carry on all of the functions. With many boys probably returning soon, we

should be able to fill our house with members and pledges during the year to come. We will try to get the house back to normal as soon as possible.

"George Gross, '43, V.D. '42-'43, who was back on a thirty-day furlough from the Pacific area, visited the chapter house on August 16. He was wearing three battle stars and many combat ribbons.

"Pvt. Scotty McArthur, Ex-'45, was around to visit us August 14. He is in the A.S.T.P. in Houston, Texas, and will be a Junior in medicine there next semester.

"Evan Lutt, who was discharged from the Navy and graduated here last spring, spent the evening of August 18 with us.

He is now running a florist shop at Spencer, Iowa.

"Homer Ralles, '45, is now working for Curtiss Wright at Cincinnati, Ohio.

"Allen Miller, '45, is teaching mathematics at Jefferson high school."

CHARLES C:LARK, V.D.

Northwestern Happy days are here again!

The postwar world has been born and with it all the prewar spirit which has been missing from the university and fraternity for so long. Rebuilding of the chapter got off to a spectacular start with the pledging of 12 fine, enthusiastic men at the beginning of the fall quarter. Five were pledged . at a smoker and dinner party at the home of Walter Kolbe in Winnetka. Seven more pledged following a similar dinner at the home of Leland Case in Evanston.

The new pledges are ¡Johnny Mertz, Chicago, a sophomore in LA; Truman Walmsley, Chicago, freshman in Tech; Charles Robinson, Winchester, Va., freshman in LA; Dan Blue, Chicago, freshman in Journalism; Tom Damm, Muskegon Heights, Mich., freshman in Speech; Carlos Macchi, Buenos Aires, Argentina, graduate in Political Science; Don Stokes, Chicago, sophomore in LA; Ward Montgomery, Battle Creek, Mich., freshman in Tech; Ken Barker, Chicago, junior in LA; Walter Mara, Chicago, freshman in LA; Ross Stone, Slayton, Minn., freshman in Speech; and Bob Beighley, Vandergrift, Pa., freshman in Journalism.

Under the leadership of Venerable Dean Don Dickinson, the chapter went on a four-week hunt for a cigar store wooden Indian for competition in a Northwestern-Illinois contest to find an Indian for a perpetual grid trophy between the two schools, similar to the Little Brown Jug of Minnesota and Michigan.

After phone calls all over the midwest, cne of the actives, Bill Brown, located one in an old antique shop ¡ in Chicago and the Indian was placed in competition with 21 others found by Northwestern students. The Acacia Indian won the prize and the finder and the donating Acacians were each awarded a $50 war bond. In addition, the Acacia fraternity received a great deal of publicity in the campus publications and the various Chi-

cago newspapers. There is an excellent chance that Life magazilje will do a feature on the trophy. The Indian was presented to the university by the Acacians during the halftime of the NorthwesternIllinois game Nov. 24.

Homecoming returned to NU this year with parade of floats and all the trim mings. It was the first Homecoming celebration since the fall of 1941. Acacia paraded a large float of the NU locomotive.

Mounted on top of the float was a 250pound locomotive bell which was donated by the Milwaukee railroad with the help of Dr. Adam Gilliland, an alum on the psychology faculty.

The commander of the Northwestern naval unit is now living in the Acacia house, but there is a good possibility that all fraternity houses will be returne'd by next spring.

The NU alums have helped a great deal to get the post-war reorganization under way. A chapter-alumni breakfast was held Sunday, Oct. 28, the day after the Homecoming game, at the Orrington Hotel and at that time the formal pledging was held. Over 50 enthusiastic alums turned out for the breakfast. The chapter has been aided immeasurably this year

by Adviser Jack Erwin, Walter Kolbe, John H. Walker, C. W. Morton, Roy Clark and Leland Case.

During the last week in October it was announced by the university that Don Dickinson, chapter president, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

The NU Acacians are looking forward to a highly successful year with the return of the chapter's pre-war high prestige and enthusiastic spirit.

O hio State Hi, Yanks!

This, brethren, is the first article since V-Day, since America is again at peace, although many of you are still in the service as I write. Nevertheless, it is with a hopeful spirit that I can write, knowing that many of you will soon be home, some coming back to State. But now let me get on with the news.

Our first note is about Lt. Robert "Beery" Beerbower. In a recent letter Beery says: "I am s.till at the same place, and am quite bored. I have been thinking about taking some army university course, but am not sure. Oh yes, right now I plan to be home about the last of October, but, of course, that isn't certain. Anyway, Marge" (Marjory Benton, Bob's fiancee) "is making plans for a wedding at that time, and the whole thing hinges on my making an appearance."

(Naturally!) "Right now I am marking time in Viareggio, Italy, which has the nicest beach I've ever seen, so we are lucky. Got my silver bar the first of last month (June), so I feel I'm a success as a soldier. I also told them I'd be willing to stay in for the duration, figuring it would be well to appear eager. Of course, I have no chance of getting out with 55

The Triad, Fall, 1945 points." (Bob has 3 battle stars, and a Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster).

"Keep up the good work." Signed Beery.

It certainly is good to know one cheerful fellow who is much happier, I'm sure, since V-Day. I have also received some swell letters from Don Berens recently. He's stationed at Cornell, in a V-12 Unit there. His letters are simply chuck full of wonderful information such as : "I've been giving things here the once over, and believe I will stay here to get my degree. However, that depends upon the ending of the war.

I'm up to my neck in work and that's for sure. I like this term, but there's too much classroom .work and too little study time! These birds know no bounds when it comes to pouring on the work, and it's just impossible to make ends meet as far as time is concerned. But I'm pitching."

I never knew a time when Don didn't, and my hat is certainly off to him. Good luck, old buddy.

I hate to report on Bill Bowen, because the only news I have is that he is missing from a plane flight over Japan, which doesn't sound good. Hope he turns up soon. Very reliable sources broke the difficult news to me the other day that Lt. Rusty Craft was killed in action over Germany in March. There is no reason to doubt this, and we mourn the passing of a truly swell brother. It is so very hard to believe that Rusty, his jokes, debonair manner, and freckles won't be with us again.

In a recent letter I learned the first news in a long time about Jack Bronson.

He's in San Bruno, California, but we've heard nothing from him for over a year.

Johnny Burroughs is reported on his way home from England. We certainly hope he rolls in soon and lets us hear from him.

As far as we know, Lefty Davis is still in the Philippines, although he may soon be homeward bound. I think you knew that Davey Herrman was married-however, we haven't heard from him in a long time.

Lots of news from "Doc" Hoeffel, and now it can be told. For some time we knew he had a secret and was at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. So the old buzzard was working on the Atom Bomb! Don is married to Beth, of course, and has a little daughter, Karen, who is in fine health.

(Beery writes that he has a picture of baby Karen in her birthday suit, and intends to use it for embarrassing purposes about 18 years from now.) Our congratulations, Don, and best wishes, Beth and Karen!

One of the greatest shocks of present times was receiving a letter from Brother Ralph Jones. Believe it or not, he wrote a very interesting letter which said in part: "I have been overseas since December 14, and I am as satisfied as possible even though I have heard of other things more pleasant than overseas duty. I want again to thank everyone for the training I received while in Ohio Chapter. I certainly am proud that I am an Acacian."

Well, Ralph, we, too, are glad, and let us hear from you often. Although we haven't heard from Ralph Leever for a good while, he was in town (I believe it was in June) and gave us a phone call. Gee, it was

29 good to hear his voice. Our Ensign is a hard-working fella, but still the same and interested in Acacia as much as ever. To our handsome Ensign-good luck and come home soon! Many of you no doubt knew that Ernie Rice is now a married man (as is Bronson, by the way, with Berens on hand to officiate), and Don Haxton was best man.

Latest news from Bob Scott-which I deciphered from a V-Mail-is postmarked Germany, and he says he's getting along fine, being in the heavy artillery and expecting little trouble, as he puts it. He says: "Have received the O.S.U. Monthly, and in a circular have already indicated my intentions of returning some day."

We hope that "some day" is soon, Bob. Loren (Gus) Senn is still at Ohio State working hard to be a doctor. I was in Columbus last week-end (Sept. 1) and while driving had a chance to wave at him and yell Hi. He is certainly getting along fine, and looks disgustingly healthy.

News about Ralph "Wings" Wenger is extremely interesting. First, he is no longer going steady. Wearing the old pin again.

Secondly, he is still announcing full time at W.O.S.U., BUT (and this is it, guys) he is now a pilot. Y essir, he flies planes all around Ohio, as a student cadet and flew around a water tower the othe; day three full times in order to see who was eating a sandwich way, way down.

As for news about Ned-well, there's a surprise there too. I'm now in Cincinnati, living at the Cincinnati Chapter of Acacia, by the way. I had an offer from the Holland Advertising Agency to come down and write and broadcast for radio and it was too good to turn down. s~ I've been living here since July 2, and like Cincy very much. Have been around many of the Cincinnati stations and they are swell. I broadcast some, write some, and play some, all of which makes for interest. I still have close contact with Ohio State, however, and guess it's about time to let you in on a secret. We want very much to open Ohio Chapter this fall, and Ralph is working hard on his end to do so. Plans are as yet incomplete, but I'm writing about it constantly. Wait and see-perhaps you'll come home to help us. I hope so. Oh yes, while here in Cincy, to occupy my time, I've taken up the organ. The Masonic Temple here has plenty of them (nine pipe organs) and they've let me practice hard on them. It's fun. I also participated recently in an initiation at the Cincinnati Chapter, and was surprised at the differences in our ceremonies and theirs. Not much, but a little. It was a wonderful feeling to get into the swing of things.

THIS IS URGENT! We want to have full information regarding what YOU intend to do when out of service, or if you're still in it; let us know AT ONCE so that our records will be straight. Even though the Service Directory will no longer be printed in the back of the TRIAD, the file of service addresses will be maintained in the National office and it should be brought up-to-date.

Many of you may remember Rusty's uncle, Major Daniel Whitacre. I read in the York Temples News that he is now

post surgeon at the San Francisco port of embarkation, having been 26 months in the Pacific Theater. Congratulations, Doctor. We still remember you with lots of respect.

Well, guys, that's it. Write when you can and tell us what YOU'RE doing. This issue we're not signing off with our usual by-line, since the war is over. Instead, we ask only that you look ahead, plan with faith in the future, and live as grea t Acacians.

NED Wrr..L

Penn State Since March 15, 1945, the Acacia House at Locwt Lane and East Foster Avenue has been Barracks No. 1 for the Army Air Corps, a girls' dormitory run under the direction of Bob Fellows, and now is vacant and awaiting the early return of the members.

According to all reports that have come into our hands to date, the Penn State Chapter of Acacia has one gold star from World War II. Lt. Col. Philip Melvin Smith, class of 1935, made the supreme sacrifice in a plane crash in Belgium on November 30, 1944.

Among the Alumni at State College: Dr. William S. Dye, after a long and brilliant career, has retired from active college duties, but is still an active citizen of State College.

Dr. Dean Marble resigned from the college and is now located at 1503 East Main Street, Warsaw, Indiana. He is in charge of research work at the Creighton Brothers Poultry Farm.

Dr. Fred Grau resigned from Agronomy Extension and is now associated with the United States Gold Association, Greens Section.

Fire destroyed the L . K . Metzgers' store and an entirely new store is now under construction.

NEWS AND ADDRESSES OF MEMBERS Harold W. Browall, '25, is now associated with the Inland Steel Company and lives at 7011 South Shore Drive, Chicago 49, Illinois. He and his wife visited State College during May of this year.

Lt. Robert C. Campbell, C.W.S. Vigo Plant, Terre Haute, Indiana, has been on special projects work in chemical warfare .

Lt. Col. George J . Clark, '24, 06507, U.S.M.C. G-2 Sect. and Hq. lOth Army, APO No. 357, c/ o P.M., San Francisco, California. Jim was in the Okinawa campaign.

John K . Class, Jr., 1423 Calder Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. John wrote that he is now at home and hopes to visit Penn State soon.

T.Sgt. William S. Dye III, 501 A.A.F. Base Unit Hq., A .T.C., Washington '25, D. C. Bill is supervising the International Business Machines for the Air Transport Command.

Lt. Robert L . Fortenbaugh, 0-1040437, Co. A, 337 Inf., APO No. 85, c/ o P.M., New York. Robert was in the Italian campaign.

John D. Garber, 16 Orange Avenue, Cranford, New Jersey. John is with the

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The Garber's have a son, Douglas Allen.

Daniel C. Gillespie, P. 0. Box 180, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Dan is an army engineer who dreamed about atomic power.

Capt. John F . Gillespie, 0-1167434, 472 Glider Field, F .A.B.N., APO No. 468, c/ o P .M., San Francisco, California. Jack campaigned in the Philippines. His wife and young daughter are living in Shamokin, Pennsylvania.

Lt. D. W. Hallman, 1326 East Broad Street, H azelton, Pennsylvania. Donald spent a year in England, France and Belgium in the 344th Bomber Group. He flew 42 missions in a B-26 and is now on furlough.

Capt. Randall Jacobs and his wife, a former army nurse, were in State College last October. Since then Randall Jacobs III has arrived. Jake served in the Engineering department in the southwest Pacific.

Mid. George M. Leedom, Jr., U.S.S. Prairie State, West 135th St. and North River, Section 27, New York.

Richard F. Morgan, M.A.-M.3/ c, C.B.M.C., No. 557, c/ o FPO, San Francisco, California. Richard is a Seabee located on Guam.

Lt. John R. Myers, 0-1166143, Btry. A, 906 F . A. Bn., APO No. 81, c/ o P .M., San Francisco, California.

John M. Rolin, T.M. 3/ c, 7210653, Com. Ser. Ron-TEM (ffa) Draft No. 10670 from Shoemaker, c/ o FPO, San Francisco, California. John is a torpedo man on a destroyer in the Pacific.

Lt. George K. Schubert, APO No. 640, c/ o P.M., New York. George was in England when I last heard from him.

Lawrence A. Sheffer, P.H.M. 3/ c, U .S.M.T.S., Medical R 1, Sheepshead Bay, New York. Lawrence had one year of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and is now a pharmacist mate in the Maritime Service.

2nd Lt. Elmer E. Strunk, Jr., 0-1951061, Ft. Lewis Cadre Det., Ft. Lawton, Washington. Elmer is in the Infantry.

Lt. Charles F . Taylor, M.C. 0-542884, Hammond General Hospital, Modesto, California. Charles is an M.D., and is Asst. Neuropsychiatrist. I had the pleasure of attending Charles' and Jeanne's wedding last Easter in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Robert M. Troxell, Aer. M.3 / c, Ships Co. Operations N.A.A.S. Oceana, Norfolk, Virginia.

Cpl. Leonard W. Weidner, 33510477, 463 A.A.S. B.U.S.A., Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington. Leonard is in the Army Air Force.

Ensign Morgan C. Wright, U.S.S. The Sullivans, c/ o FPO, San Francisco, California.

Please let us have more news from each of you so that we can keep the brothers informed of your whereabouts and activities. If you know of any Acacia prospects who are coming to Penn State, please send us that information also.

ROBERT S. Knu!y Chapter Adviser

Purdue Greetings, everybody. Not much has happened here at the Purdue Chapter this summer, but we're still making out pretty well.

Neil Teufel, Russ Perkey and Bill Greer, all in the navy, have been sent to Notre Dame for "middie" school. We miss them all, but they are near enough so that they can drop around once in a while. Perkey has his pin back again from his Chi Omega girl. Dick Prentice and Bob McHenry have donned the garb of the U. S. Navy.

We had an exceptionally high scholastic record for last semester. The following eight fellows were distinguished : Smoker, Roll, Judge, Biedron, Michaels, Ward, Shumaker and Bainbridge. Don Foltz maintained a perfect "A" average for the second consecutive semester.

The fellows who graduated last semester are doing very well for themselves.

Dick Shumaker is working for "Frigidaire" in Dayton, Ohio; Ralph Gray is testing jet engines in Cleveland, Ohio; Joe Judge is assistant county agent in Noblesville, Indiana, and Wayne Price is work¡ ing for Allis Chalmers in Milwaukee.

We were honored not long ago by a visit of several fellows from the Cincinnati Chapter and Marion Huber, their chapter adviser.

A Yell ow Dog session was held right after the last HellWeek, and most of the fellows are Yellow Dogs now.

At present we have eight pledges and seven actives living in the house. We are expecting twenty actives and five pledges to start next semester, and, of course, we will probably get several more pledges at that time. Several of the fellows are returning veterans.

Herbert Hackett is our new Venerable Dean. Other officers are: senior dean, Ed Parker; junior dean, Richard Hamilton; treasurer, Dick Smoker; secretary, Malcolm Skinner; house manager, Earl James, and keeper of the rolls, Lee Fickle.

During July and August, the Triangle Fraternity has been eating with us. We have been struggling through the summer with a new cook, Mrs. Bailey. Mrs. Parish and Mrs. Reagan had to leave us after serving us for several years.

We have had a trade dance with the Women's Residence Halls. All the sororities were closed until the first of September, but we are planning to have more dances in the near future now that the sororities are all open. We expect to have a house dance before the semester ends.

Ed Parker has his pin out on Barbara Jenkins of Lafayette. We had a serenade for her not so long ago.

One of the pledges from Knightstown, Indiana, has brightened life around the campus with his perfectly wonderful 1922 Dodge convertible.

Well, that just about covers everything so I'll sign off for now.

RICHARD HAMILTON

Potter-Purdue President (Concluded from page 20)

tional Director of the General Staff of the War Department.

In addition to his many other activities, Dean Potter has been serving as chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Engineering, Science and Management War Training, which has been directing the far-flung war training program being conducted by colleges over the nation in cooperation with industry. He is also Executive Director of the National Patent Planning Commission, and has been serving as a special c;onsultant for the U. S. Office of Education. In 1943, he was named as the winner of the Washingto,n Medal, one of the outstanding awards of the world in engineering, for "distinguished leadership in engineering education and research, and patriotic service in mobilizing technical knowledge for victory in war and in peace."

Succeeding Dean Potter, Frederick L. Hovde, former Rhodes Scholar and star Minnesota athlete, '29, has been appointed to assume his duties as president of Purdue University in January, 1946.

Lt. Carson H. King, Indiana '37, who was wounded in action in France last August, has been convalescing at Wakeman General Hospital, Camp Atterbury, Indiana. His convalescent leave started on May 1, and he was married to Betty Gibson of Shelbyville, Indiana, on Sunday, May 20, and left for a wedding trip to Mexico City.

They returned to Bloomington, Indiana, and are enrolled in the university.

First Lieutenant Lee E. Fitch, Cincinnati '34, is credited by the Aberdeen, Maryland Proving Ground authorities with aiding materially in perfecting the 8-inch gun, 240-mm. howitzer, and other artillery pieces. He helped develop and test heavy artillery at this world's greatest ordnance research and testing center.

It is the 8-inch gun, according to Aberdeen authorities, that helps defend American-held ports and harbors in various theaters of operation.

While a U. C. student, Brother Fitch was in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. His wife and two children live in Moline, Illinois, where he was a mechanical engineer with a manufacturing firm before the war.

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cAcacia CVictory 'R.._oll of Service These men have brought honor to their country and to their Fraternity. Throughout the war which . has now been brought to a victorious close the TRIAD has sought to give these men their rightful recognition and has endeavored to keep an accurate listing of the name and address wherever possible of every man in service. With this issue, however, we are discont inuing this practice and are listing the names only, due to the fact that the addresses of these men are now changing at a much accelerated rate. This is the last listing which will be made, though the addresses o:f these men may always be had by contacting the national offices. Acacia honors these men for the service they have rendered.

CALIFORNIA Edward D. Aiken. Pvt. Robert C. Anderson, A/C. Mason W. Ayer.

Robert J, Ball.

John R. Bell. Pvt. Edward W. Bowes. Lt. Craig L. ¡ Conway.

Lawrence T. Crawford. Lt. Paul Dallas, Pfc. Robert F. Davidson. Lt. , Killed in action.

Golder DeWitt, T/ Sgt. Roy E. Dixon.

Shelton L. Downey, Lt., (jg).

Victor B. Dugger, Pfc. Robert F. Duttle, Capt.

Bruce G. Dwelley.

Thomas M. Eby. William D. Edwards. C.R.T. Phillip H. Farley, Lt. Killed in action.

Robert J, Force. Sl/c.

David A. Frederickson.

Hubert E. Friend, S 1I c.

Charles 0. Garrells, Lt. Col. Donald Goodwin, A /C. Douglas E. Guichard, A /C. John Hall, Jr.. Lt. Lloyd H. Harris, Yeoman 3/c.

Richard Hirschfeld, A /S. Ralph B. Hofer.

Kenyon H. Hook, H. A. 2/c.

Bernard C. Jenson. Killed in action.

Felix Karrer, Capt.

William Reed Keyes, Ens. Mer! C. Kline, Major.

Harry E. Larsen.

Karl C. Leebrick, Major.

Joseph A. Lowe. Lt. Com. George W. Martin. Flight Officer.

Lt. Robert L. Maxwell.

William A. McCutchan, Sl/c.

Henry C. Miller, Major.

Clifford A. Misener, Ensign.

Carlisle M. Moore.

Kenneth M. Moore, 2nd Lt. Wright C. Morton, Lt. Com. Bancroft A. Nelson, Lt. (jg).

Darrell E. Nelson.

Robert C. Peck. Sl/c.

Leonidas T. Petersen, Ens. Frank A. Pettit, Col. Thomas R. Pray.

Charles A. Richardson. Lt. George L. Robson.

Ted E. Rowe, Ensign.

Fred Rueger.

Ernest H. Sagehorn.

Robert L. Smith.

Stanton R. Smith.

Carlton 0. Stallman, Major.

Robert Emory Thomas. 2nd Lt.

Wayne W. Waters. Lt. Lee B. Williams. Capt.

George C. Woolsey, Major.

Francis M. Worcester. Cpl. Martin Dean Yeaman, Pvt.

CARNEGIE Alfred H. Anderson, Col.

CINCINNATI Clyde William Alday, Pfc. Charles E. Allen, Capt.

Zoltan Paul Azary, Sgt. Willis Lee Baldwin. Lt. John Barger, Pvt. (Pledge).

Walter A. Baude. Lt. Col. William Beeler. Cadet. (Pledge).

Stanley Bennett, Pfc. Hamlyn Benney, Sgt. Robert Evans Bertsch. Pfc. Carl Irwin Bertsche, Lt. William J, Bertsche, Lt. Robert E. Best, Pfc. F. 0. Biehn, Major.

John Louis Biehn. Pvt. Charles Robert Borders, Ensign.

E. Rexford Boyd. Killed in Service.

John Adams Brown. Cadet.

Cecil W. Carleton, A/S. Edmond R. Colaianni. Lt. Frank G. Comerford. Capt.

George A. Cottrell, Lt. (jg ).

David C. Dexter, Pfc. (Pledge).

John C. Eckert, Capt.

Maurice A. Embertson, Major.

Robert L. Englert, Lt. George M. Enos, Lt. Col. William J, Fagaly, Major.

Elmer J, Faust, S2/c.

William Don Gallentine.

Norwood C. Geis, Lt. (sg).

John C. Gibbons, TI 4.

James H. Giles, Lt. Randall Graham Gilliss, Lt. Maurice B. Goodwin, Lt. James W. Gould. Ensign.

Edward Grater, (Pledge).

Leroy P. Gregory. Pfc. Gordon C. Haag. (Pledge). R.T. 3/c.

Gerald S. Hagaman, Mdspn.

Robert E. Heckert, Cadet.

Ferdinand H. Hodde, Lt. {jg).

Paul Hoppel, Pfc. (Pledge).

Noah Monroe Horst, Lt. (jg).

Charles J. Hostetter. Sgt. Naylor B. Humphrey. Capt.

James F. Johnson, Ensign.

Melvin 0. Johnson, Lt. (sg).

George N. Kibler. Major.

Steven B. Kirch. Sl/c.

William A. Klahm. Cpl.

Bernard Franklin Le Paris. Pfc. Brinley Richard Lewis, Lt. H. Jack Lissenden, Lt. James Edward Miller, Lt. Albert N. Minton, Lt. Elmer R. Mook, Lt. Harry W. Marlatt, Lt. Leroy E. Niemann. S 1/ c.

Wilbur Noelke, Cadet (Pledge).

Edwin F. Price, Lt. Lincoln B. Ralph, Lt. (jg).

William 0. Ramey, Lt. Com. Edwin S. Rice, Capt.

William F. Richards, Capt.

John J, Ritchie. Capt.

Ollie T. Robinson. Cadet.

Willard A. Sanger. Lt. Donald A. Schmalz!. Lt. Carl Oscar Schmidt, Capt.

Gustav Elmer Schmidt, T / S. Carl W. Schreiber, Lt. Killed in action.

John E. Sigler, Lt. Frank P. Sonnenberg, Lt. AI Steinbach. (Pledge).

Frederick L. Stork, Pfc. James D. Tewel. Capt.

Robert E. Thompson, Lt. John R. Van Wye, Lt. Ralph A. Van Wye. Roland W. Wagner.

Robert W. Warrington, Sgt. Richard I. Wightman. S/ Sgt. Warren F. Woirol. Capt. (Pledge).

Edwin Norris Woistmann. Ensign.

William J, Wuest, Lt. Col. Edward A. Zuercher, S2/ c.

COLORADO Harold 0. Bergman, Capt.

L. J, Brunton. Lt. Col. Joseph M. Choun, Ensign.

Shelby C. Cooke, Ensign.

Robert B. Eckel.

William Keith Edminson, Lt. Barnett F. Felkner, Naval Air Cadet.

Clyde W. Foster. S2 / c.

Homer D. Gatchell, Midshipman.

James R. Gurley.

William J, Hanna. Pvt. Richard C. Harder, Sgt. Earl L. Hoard. Lt. Grant William Hurley, Pvt. James M. Hurley. Sgt. Andrew John Johnson. Cpl. Herbert E. Johnson.

Lycurgus Johnson, Lt. William H. Jones-Burdick, Capt.

R. Joel Kremer, Pfc. Clarence J, Krieger.

Clarence I. Lemoine, Ph.M. 2/ c.

John F. Lewis, S/Sgt. Roy B. Lewis. Cpl. Killed in action.

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Carroll B. McCampbell.

Richard E. McCosh. Ensign.

Elbert D. McNeil.

Edward J. Meikel. Lt. Carl A. Moore, Major.

Ralph Moore. Sgt. Thomas A. Peterson, A/ S. Charles F. Poe, Col. Willard W. Rusk. Jr., Pvt. F. Burton Smith. Jr.. Pvt. Feay B. Smith. Lt. Col. James B. Stal~y. Ensign.

Jon D. Sucher, Pvt. Robert W. Truscott. Lt. (jg).

William F. Utlaut, Ensign.

Arthur P. Valiton, A/C. John Browning White, Ma M3/c.

William S. Wright, Pvt.

COLUMBIA George E. Kahler. Lt. Col. M. G. Spooner. Major.

Carl J. Wallin. Major.

CORNELL Charles W. Albert, Lt. Richard B. Allen, RT 2/c.

Thomas J. Bacon, T / Sgt. Horace C. Ballard. F.O. Kenneth R. Bartlett, Lt. John G." Batchelder. F.C. 3/c.

James B. Baty. Capt.

Clarence F. Bent, Capt.

Robert N. Blazey, Lt. Richard C. Bonser. Lt. (jg).

Ernest W. Brackett. Lt. Col. Robert C. Bradley, Capt.

J. W. Bryant. S/Sgt. Robert G. Carros. Lt. Austin M. Connelly, Pvt. Carl L. Cook, Lt. Col. Charles E. Crittenden, Lt. Donald S. Cushing, A/S .

Meredith R. Cushing, Ensign.

Karl M. Dallenbach. Major.

Derrill M. Daniel, Lt. Col. Burtt D. Dutcher. Lt. Robert D. Flickinger, Ensign.

George L. Fuller. Lt. William B. Gibson. A/C. Robert H. Goodhart, Ensign (Pledge).

Chester Gould, Sgt. (Pledge).

Alfred Hagedorn, Lt. Leo Hamalian. Lt. George Hawley, T/Sgt. Roy Stephen Hawley, Lt. Warren W. Hawley. Maj or.

G. F. Heuser. Jr .. Lt. Henry L. Hood. Lt. Stanley Hoyt, Pvt. Burton Inglis. Lt. David L. Johnson, Sgt. Wendell C. Johnson. Lt. Died in Jap prison camp.

Jarman G. Kennard. Lt. Arthur C. Kulp. Lt. Edgar R. Lemon. Ensign.

Henry N. Little.

Phillip Loomis, Lt. Raymond Lull. Lt. Killed in action .

E. R. MacKenzie. Capt.

Wilber C. Maker. Pfc. Edwin Bruce Millard, Pvt. Maurice W. Moule, Pfc. , (Pledge).

Carl Osberg, Ensign. Killed in action.

Carl Otto, Pvt. (Pledge).

Preston L. Peach.

Robert L. Petrie. Capt.

Raymond L. Rider. T/ Sgt. Robert L. Scott. Sgt. Frederick David Sheldon, Cpl. Walter J. Sickles. Capt.

Melvin H. Sidebotham, Sgt.

Ben B. Points, Capt.

George Milton Rice, Major.

Edward Donald Robertson. Lt. William Harvey Seabrooke, Warrant Boatswain.

Thomas William Waqner, Comdr.

Richard Myers Warfield. Cpl. Alfred J. Washinqton. Sgt. Willard J. Whittaker. Sgt. Richard S. Wilkinson, Pfc. Robert Wineland.

FrankL. Wood. T/Sgt. Harry Otis Wright. Lt. Comdr.

Henry T. Skinner. Sgt. Gardner P. Smith, (Pledge), Aer. M3/c.

Kenneth J. Sorace. Capt.

Harold Bertram Spofford. Capt.

Donald E. Stillman. Pvt. Ronald E. Stillman. Lt. Edwin J. Sunderville. Major.

Arthur L. Thompson. Lt. Walter Vail. Lt. Comdr.

Richard J. Wells. Pfc. Earl A. Westervelt, Pvt. Ralph H. Wheeler. Ens. E. J. Whitcomb (Pledge), Av./c.

John G. Williams, Ensign.

William H. Williams, Lt. (Pledge).

Herbert B. Winkeller, Lt. Albert S. Woodford. Pfc. John P. Woodford, Lt.

HARVARD Thomas Pierce Rogers. Major.

Mere! S. Sager. Capt.

Frank E. Tressler, Major.

Otis M. Whitney. Capt.

DENVER

ILLINOIS

J. Arthur Thompson. Capt.

FRANKLIN Edwin P. Bugbee, Major.

H. C. Care, Pvt. Robert R. Dando. 2nd Lt. Frank W. Frick, Pfc. James G. Hardenbergh, Pvt. Norman P. Mortensen. Capt.

Samuel W. Price, Lt. Morrette L. Rider.

Robert H. Sakers. Lt. Charles A. Stein, Pvt. S. Francis Thoumsin. Sgl Earl B. Unger, Major.

Karl W. Wendell, II. Lt. Mark Wunder, Capl

GEORGE WASHINGTON Walton S. Allen. Lt. Wallace Little Ashby. Sgt. William L. Balestri.

Millard MacDonald Bennett. Ensign:. in Service.

Richard Blaxton Berryman. Seaman.

George D. Beveridge.

Albert P. Brodell. Pvt. Alfred T. Bronaugh.

Gilbert W. Brooks, Capt.

Howard K. Carlson. T /Sgt. Robert I. Carter. Lt. Eldred C. Cavett, Lt. Austin B. Childress.

Curtis A. Christianson. Lt. Emory W. Clapper. Lt. Herman Elza Conyers, Ens. James Hill Cowan.

Charles J. H. Daubanton. Pvt. Ralph R. David, Ens. Robert Alfred Dearth. Lt. Milton Lee Dennis, Major.

Lyman H. Dishman, Capt.

William Joseph Ellenberger. Major.

Frank Earkas, Lt. Charles H. Fleck. Capt.

Arnold L. Flottman. Cpl. Jerry N. Griffin, Lt. Joseph Robert Grille. Pfc. Gordon B. Grimwood. Sgt. John Lyman Hall. Sp(X) 2c.

William Helvestine, Lt. Samuel G. Holderman. Pfc. Robert George Howie, Lt. Richard E. Hurdle.

George T. Kellogg, Lt. Henry W Link, Pvt. Weldon L. Maddox. W .O. ,jg).

Stanley Irving Mague, Capt.

Harry P. McNaughton, Pvt. James Milton McQueen. Capt.

Theron Bromley Morrow. Lt. Comdr.

Leonard Durnell Peterson, Ensign.

Stanley W. Peterson. Pvt. James Henry Piatt, Major.

Killed

Paul A. Adams, Sgt. Roy H. Adams. Lt. Eugene E. Alit .. Lt. Clarence M. Anderson: Lt. (j.g.)

David W. Andrews. Sgt. Reed M. Antle. TM3/c.

Robert K. Applegate, Lt. Edgar E. Atherton. Lt. Roy V. Augenson. Lt. Delmond "Gus" Bangert, Lt. Robert J. Bartels, Lt. Arthur E. Bass, T/5.

Russell F. Becker. Lt. Myron R. Bergschneider. Capt.

E. Frederick Berry, Lt.' Robert P. Bishop. Pfc. Maurice K. Borklund, Pvt. Jack R. Brink, Lt. Frederick J. Brockob. Lt. William L. Brockob. Ensign.

John T. Bullington, Lt. Frank A. Bush. Lt. Col. Cloyd T. Caldwell, Capt.

Marion F. Carlock. Capt.

John A. Chase. Lt. Col. George W. Cheely. Ens. Howard S. Claus. Sgt. Robert H. Clements. Maier.

Claude D. Collins, Capt.

Lathan H. Collins. Major.

Joseph M. Cook. Lt. Allan M. Cress, Lt. Wallace J. Cross, Lt. John K. Dahlberg. A / S. John Robert Davis. Lt. Robert Edward Davis, Lt. Donald M. Doneghue, Sgt. Thaddeus M. Elsesser.

Robert H. Elwell. Pvt. Roy J. Ferrette, Cpl. Charles H. Fletcher. Major.

Robert S. Foote. Lt. Earl V. Garrett, Lt. Robert B. Garrity, Cpl. Fred W. Gartner, Capt.

Kenneth H. Gordon. Pfc. Leo J. Gorenz, Pfc. Ralph W. Gould, Lt. Raymond R. Gregg, Cpl. Russell T. Gregg, Lt. Edward D. Greiner. Lt. Donald L. Grieme.

Theodore A. Haish, Major.

Fred W. Hartmann, Pvt. Lavern G. Hoener, Sl/c.

Ralph V. Hoffman. Lt. Col. A. E. Humphreys. Ensign.

Robert W. lmpey, Capt.

Robert M. James. Lt. William G. James, Pfc. Robert 0. Jesberg. Lt. Marshall A. Johnson, Lt. Clifford A. Kaiser. Lt. Col. Edgar R. Kelly, Pvt.

The Triad, FaLl, 1945 Robert E. Kenyon, A/C. Jack S. Kilby, Pvt. Robert C. Kimbrell, Major.

Leonard W. Kolb, Lt. Edward J, Krueger, Lt. Cyril R. Laffoon, Ph.M. 3/c.

Roy J. Lechner, Sgt. Ross B. Lemmon, Lt. Reported missing in action.

Guy H. Luster, Pfc. George V. Main, S 1/c.

George H. Milkwick, C.W.O. Edward E. Mi.ller, Pvt. Jack Richard Miller, Pfc. James E. Miller, Lt. Joseph A. Miller, Lt. Charles S. Monnier, Lt. Col. David A. Monson, Pfc. E. Glendon Moore, T /4.

John G. Mosher, Aer. M2/c.

Charles E. Niehaus, Sgt. Gilbert B. North, Lt. Warren J, North, Lt. James G. Pearson, Lt. Killed in action.

Richard F. Pedrick, Lt. Carlysle Pemberton, Pfc. Stanton R. Pemberton, S/Sgt. James R. Pitcher, Capt.

Harold J, Plack.

Harry L. Plunkett, Lt. Victor V. Prince, Lt. Charles R. Reifsteck, T /Sgt. Richard F. Roe. Lt. Leades C. Rollman, 2nd Lt. Allen V. H. Sapora, Major.

Robert W. Sapora, Lt. Albert Scharf.

Henry Schmidt, Pvt. William R. Schmidt, Major.

Patrick 0. Shere, Lt. George C. Slezak, Pvt. Edwin Allan Smith, Colonel.

William H. Stevens, S/Sgt. Dana A. Stewart, Lt. Raymond H. Stone, Pvt. John T. Stringer, Capt.

Richard C. Stroker, Sgt. Daniel C. Swickard, Pvt. Charles J, Taylor, Major.

William M. Tonkin, Pfc. David G. Turner, Lt. Jack K. Tuthill, Lt. Edward L. Verkler, Sgt. William L. Vineyard.

Everette M. Volle, Capt.

Henry Volle, Major.

Mervin E. Volle, Capt.

William W. Watkins, Sgt. John L. Webb, Pfc. Donald J, Wiebmer, Lt. William R. Wiebmer.

Stanley W. Wilcox, Lt. Benjamin R. Windsor, Lt. Charles E. Yale, A/C.

INDIANA Quentin Alcorn, Sgt. Forrest V. Alexander, Lt. Donald W. Anderson, Cpl. Thomas J, Baker.

Darrel Dressel Becker, Lt. Leon Merle Bidwell, A/C. Robert E. Bitner, Lt. Col. David C. Black, Lt. William C. Blackledge, Capt. Died in Japanese prison camp.

Joe Marion Bonham, Cpl. William G. Bray, Lt. Col. Eugene W. Brown, Lt. Robert William S. Bulmer, Ensign.

Robert H. Burton, Ens. Joseph R. Campbell, S/Sgt. Robert W. Cottingham, Pvt. James B. Cox.

33 Donald F. Crooke, Pfc. Louis C. Culmann, C.W.O. Richard Eugene Derby, S/Sgt. George R, Dittrick, Lt. Hal Victor Driver, Lt. Robert K. Eifler, Lt. Frank Forkner, Lt. William A. Forkner.

John Clifford Forsythe.

Willhite Foster, S/Sgt. Max E. Freeman, Pvt. James P. Gaddis, 2nd Lt. Russell W. Goebel. Lt. James E. Green.

Dr. Roger Hanna. Ma jor.

William C. Harvuot.

Willard Guy Hazel. Lt. Ordine M. Heine, Lt. Floyd H. House, Jr., Lt. Bernard Howard, Ens. James Howard, Sgt. Fred HuJf, Jr. Troy N. Hutto, Major.

Frank L. Johnson.

Lilburn R. Kemp, Major.

Herbert C. Kennedy.

Henry L. Kibler, 1st Lt. Calvin H. Klingelhoffer, Lt. Robert G. Kluth.

Firman F. Knachel. Com. Robert C. Kohlmeier.

Howard Allen Larkin, Tech. Sgt. Killed in action.

Charles N. Lautzenheiser, Lt. John P. Lutz, Ensign.

Joshua William Lytle, Capt.

James B. Maddox, Pvt. John R. Maddox, Pvt. Donald E. Mann, Cpl. Robert S. McCracken.

Donald W. McMurtry, A/C. Lloyd J, Miller, Lt. James A. Myers.

Franklin W. Neff, Pvt. John P. Newton.

Elbert E. Oliver, S 2/c.

Charles E. Parr, Pvt. Robert Bice Place, Pfc. Conley V. Poole.

Donald E. Queller, Pvt. Kenneth W. Ritter, SK 2/c.

Maurice A. Robison, FC 3/c.

Arthur Eugene Rodenberger, Lt. James Leroy Roderick, Pvt. Earl Eugene Rogers, A/C. Jake D. Ruch, Pic. Mark H. Rudolph, Pfc. Richard H. Russell, Pfc. Dr. Russell F. Sanders, Lt. Comdr.

Booth John Scholl.

William T. Scholl.

Bill Glenn Shanks, R M 3/c.

Branson Smith, Pfc. George H. Smith, Pvt. Glenn D. Smith, Cpl. Byron T. Somers, Pvt. Warren B. Stevens.

Robert B. . Straesser, Capt.

John K. Summerville, Sgt. James E. Tedford, Lt. George M. Terrill, Pvt. (Pledge).

Ray C. Thomas, Col. John William Thompson, Cpl. Paul E. Tombaugh, Col. Jack F. Turner, T/Sgt. Richard P. Vogelsang.

Neal A. Webster, Sl/c. (RM).

Guy L. Wellman, Jr.. Lt. Ward M. Williams, Lt. Swift E. Wunker, Lt. Otis E. Young.

IOWA William F. Coultas, Lt. Comdr.

Paul E. Custer, Capt.

IOWA STATE Donald L. Beachler, Pfc. Percy J, C. Brown, Lt. George A. Buck, Lt. Wayne R. Chambers, Pfc. Keith B. Chandler, Lt. Earl B. Dahl, Lt. Col. H. Robert Denney, H. A. 2/c.

Charles H. Dingle, R.M.3/ c.

George D. Downing, Lt. Kenneth B. Fisher, Sgt. Robert T. Hagg, Pvt. Earl M. Harris.

Truman Edward Hienlon, Lt. Col. Bruce D. Johnson, Lt. James V. Kemmish, Pvt. Harold Kirk, Lt. Col. Frank B. Lanham, Lt. John M. Larimer. S2/c.

Walter E. Lauridsen, A.S.V.-11.

Richard G. Maire, T I 4.

James A.llen McArthur.

William L. Neidligh, Lt. Russell R. Newell, Lt. Charles Boyd Oldsen.

Forrest Pitsenbarger, Cpl. Robert E. Proctor, Lt. Ralph S. Secor, Lt. La Verne 0 . Temple, Lt. (jg).

Harry C. Thornberry. Ensign.

John H. Wessman, Lt. Karl Wesler, Capt.

Keith S. Wood, Capt.

Werner H. Zugschwerdt, Lt. Col.

KANSAS Frederick C. Amos, Major.

Allen H. Anderson, Major.

F. Crocker Bacon. Capt.

Carl T. Baer, Lt. Col. Robert W. Baughman, Radio Tech. 1/c.

James Bond. Sgt. John P. Bondeson, S/Sgt. Robert L. Burns, Lt. Forrest M. Chapman, Capt.

Max Lavern Cole.

Donald D. Dannenberg, Capt.

Max E. Fessler, Lt. Carol J, Freeman, Lt. Gordon W. Guise, Major.

Harold H. Hawkins, Lt. Ural Elmer Horton.

Williamson T. Hough.

Warren J, Livengood.

Ned A. Martin, T/Sgt. Wilbur P. McCool. Pfc. Harry C. Parker, Lt. Corman C. Penneck, (Pledge).

Robert Arthur Perry.

Sam H. Pinder, Capt.

Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, Col. Leon A. Sherwood, Major.

Chesler K. Shore, Lt. Col. Schiller F. Shore.

Robert L. Smith, Ph.M. 3/c.

John Fred Stubeck, Pfc. Wall ace L. Sturm, Ensign.

Richard F. Treece, Lt. Raymond D. Tripp, Lt. William R. Ward, 1st Lt. Edward 0. Willeford, Lt. M. Clinton Wood.

Clyde Woodman , Capt.

Frank D. Yaussi.

KANSAS STATE Paul Andree.

James Bond, Capt.

C. W. Brown, A/S. Guy Ray Buchanan.

E. S. Donovan, Pvt. Robert C. Eychner, Capt.

Harold W. Frasier, Pfc. LeRoy F. Fry, Cpl.

The Triad, Fall, 1945

34 Ornlle E. Gemand.

Lawrence A. Hill Charles W. Hodgson. Lt. Keith 0. Hodgson, Pvt. George M. Kerr, Major.

Joseph B. Nathan.

Winzer J. Petr. Cpl. William J. Peycke. Lt. Jerald G. Porter. Killed in action .

Walter R. Wichser. Pfc. Leonard E. Wood. Pvt.

MICHIGAN Robert B. Boswell, Ensign.

Harry S. Bowman. Lt. Col. Carroll S. Brown.

Willord H. Brown, Capt. Killed in action.

Fred J. Bryan.

T. Kay Buchanan.

Russell J. Buster. Pvt. Weimar L. Christman, Lt. James P. Churchill, Pvt. J. Ross Clark.

Thomas E. Clough.

William L. Cogger.

John F. Durr.

Albert E. Eastman.

Charles D. Ford. S/Sgt. John B. Green, Capt.

Allen J, Grieger.

Richard W. Hall. Pvt. Arthur C. Hills.

Douglas H. Hoard. Lt. Comdr.

Henry L. Hosmer, Pfc. Jesse E. Hutchinson, Capt.

Douglas C. Jeffrey, Capt.

Jack R. Kelso.

Stewart A. Kingsbury.

Richard H. Laning, Rear Admira l.

William E. Leeder. Ensign.

Frederick W. Luebke. Lt. Richard J, Mann.

Joseph Matt, Lt. Archibald D. McGregor.

Duncan B. McKee. Lt. John H. Moehlman.

John F. Munn. Lt. Killed in Service.

Robert H. Opdyke.

William W. Opdyke.

John P. Paup, Capt.

John S. Pierson, Lt. (jg).

Wilmer G. Pierson.

Vernon G. Poest, Capt.

Richard W. Pomeroy, Capt.

Walter J. Roberts. Pvt. Frederick J, Seyfried. Ensign.

Claude Gene Sherry.

Herbert E. Smith.

Richard M. Spath.

Howard L. Spracklin.

Richard G. Widman, 2nd Lt. John E. Wunch, Pfc.

MINNESOTA Sidney P. Alexander. Lt. William A. Allen, Lt. (jg).

Gordon G. Anderson, A /C (Pledge). Killed in combat training.

Richard W. Anthony, Cpl. Richard B. Barnes, Sgt. Keith H. Berkner.

Robert D. Biddick, Pvt. John S. Biersdorf. Pvt. Conrad A. Blomberg. Pvt. Lloyd E. Boyd, Capt.

Frederick R. Chandler.

Walter Cox, Col. John F. Dablow, Ensign.

Donald L. Dodge, Cpl. Lawrence E. England, CM3/ c.

Lynn Fenstermaker, Ensign.

William X. Gabrielson, Ensign.

Mitchell J. Gary, Lt. G. W. Glarner. Lt. Richard F. Hammel.

Clarence M. Hammett, A/S. Allan M. Harrinqton.

William S. Harrison. Lt. Frank E. Hollar, Major.

Carl Arthur Jensen, Pfc. Donald G. Jensen, Sl/c.

Harold B. Jensen.

Herbert R. Jensen, Lt. Donald B. Johnson. Ensign.

Murray C. Johnson. Ensign.

Russell J. Johnson. Lt. David C. Johnston, Capt.

Wallace Kienast. Cadet.

Walter K. Knox, Col. John Peder Kvamme. Ensign.

Chester 0. Lacy. Lt. George E. Larsen, Cpl. Russell 0. Larson, Ens. Linton R. Lehrer. Pvt. John H. Livingston. Sgt. Robert F. Livingston.

Dr. A. A. Love.

Gordon A. Lundin. Lt. Killed in France.

James Robert MacNaughton. Ens. Tom Bernard Mathison, Capt.

George J. Matt, Lt. Col. Robert E. McDonald. Ensign.

Ernest D. Mciver, Jr.. Lt. Lorne Dale Mciver. Ensign.

A. Milberg.

Joseph B. Montgomery, Lt. John G. Moore. Lt. Merle R. Morris. Lt. (jg).

A. Nelson.

Donald J. Neubauer, Pvt. Stuart P. Norby, Ensign.

Gerald F. Oppel, Ensign.

Norman C. Ostberg. H.A.l/c.

Ellwood R. Peterson.

William A. Peterson, Lt. (i.g.). ' William C. Pohtilla, Lt. (Pledge).

Robert Ramin, Lt. William Stanley Roberts. Lt. William F. Rounds, Lt. Norman C. Sabee. Ensign.

Franklin R. Schaller.

Harold R. Shipman, Lt. Robert H. Shober. Lt. Sigurd A. Sjoberg.

Gordon L. Starr. Chief Pe tty Officer.

Willard A. Thysell, Ensign.

Robert J. Tiffany, Lt. I.yle D. Victor, Lt. Niel M. Wreidt, Capt.

James N. Zellmer.

MISSOURI C. E. Barkshire. Lt. Col. William J. Brandt.

George B. Carrier. Pvt. Virgil L. Dann.

Fred L. Eistrup, III. Lt. Victor A. Ellis, 2nd Lt. George W. Ferguson, A /C. Thomas R. Fisher, Cpl. Ted B. Fitzwater, Sgt. Jesse N. Gittinger. Major.

Thomas W. Griffin.

Frederick L. Howard.

R. B. Howie. S/Sgt. Carl F. Huffman, Lt. Craig B. Johnson, Comdr.

Roland Lanser, Capt.

Donald B. Lowery, Sgt. Mervin E. Mansager, 1st Lt. Paul C. McMillan, Lt. Robert A. McMillan.

Ebnus L. Monroe, Cpl. Carl Howard Oeder.

Joseph H. Peck. Lt. Chester J. Peters, Lt. Col. Killed in plane crash.

Carl W. Pfotenhauer. Tech. Sgt. David E. Pfotenhauer, Cadet.

Clement A. Powers, Lt. James F. Reid, Lt.

C. Wayne Roush, Lt. Conrad Vernon Schmidt.

Reed ~ed Schmidt.

Haymon S. Shelley.

Lawrence K. Smarr, Lt. Robert E. Smith.

Victor E. Sparling, Lt. Robert B. Stauffer.

John D. Warner, Sgt. John A. White.

Roy A. Wilhelmsen, Pvt.

NEBRASKA Richard W. Bloomingdale, Capt.

T. M. Brodie. Lt. James Bordwell. Pvt. Ed. Burroughs, Sgt. David H. Cramer, Lt. W. K. Dalton. Lt. Robert N. Douglas.

Lloyd Dworak. Ensign (Pledge). Killed in plane crash.

Ned B. Eastlack, S/Sgt. Frederick W. Groth, Lt. Frank L. Johnson, Ensign.

Lloyd P. Batthews, Lt. Jerry Mayborn.

David Andrew McDonald, Major.

Owen James McDougal, Lt. George E. Meier. Capt.

Gordon Milligan, Pvt. Harvey E. Minnick, Ensign.

James S. Minnick. Lt. Harold F. Patterson. Cpl. Robert H. Shoemaker, Lt. Charles I. Slagle, Pvt. Roy James Smith.

Keith G. Van Neste, Capt.

Elton R. Wiley.

Guy H. Williams, Lt.

NORTHWESTERN Wm. Kemp Absher, Lt. John R. Adams, Lt. Donald J. Anderson, Lt. Col. Thomas Bruce Bain, Sl /c Warren Ball. Pfc. Lloyd J, Benefiel. T /S. Leslie W. Bennett, Com. Benjamin L. Bion, Capt.

Ashton Bisbee, T I 4.

Richard W. Bogam, T /5.

Roland H. Bolyard, Pfc. Charles E. Brockman, Pfc. Edward Raymond Broezel, Pvt. Bobb F. Brown. S/ Sgt. Fred A. Bruce, A/C. Marshall A. Burmeister, Radio Tech. 2/c.

Roger 0. Case, Sgt. Charles Cederberg, Lt. Richard M. Chadwick. Lt. Com. Robert F. Chapler, Lt. James R. Cleland. Lt. Killed in action.

Craig D. Clemons, Lt. Howard Coleman, Pfc. William 0. Cummings, Sp. (c) 2/ c.

Ernst A. Dauer. Lt. Thomas Philip Davies. Lt. John L. Dutcher, C. Ph.M. Howard Emrick, (Pledge).

Curtis M. Erickson. Lt. Com. Richard W. Evans, Lt. Jerome W. Finnigan, TM3/ c.

Benhart G. Fred, W. 0.

William H. Friedrichs, A/S. Walter M. Gibbs. Ensign.

Carl Ebner Haglund, Comdr.

Sherwood E. Hall, Lt. Robert A. Hayes, Lt. Samuel R. Hazelett, Pfc. George A. Heinemann, Lt. Merton E. Hill. Lt. Arthur C. Hoelck, Sgt. Charles W. Holmes, A/S. Wayne H. Holtzman, Ensign.

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The Triad, Fall, 1945 George Jansen, Lt. Herbert P. Johnson. Lt. WiUlam E. Jones.

Arthur E. Keary, Sgt. Walter A. Kelley. Jr.. Cpl. Robert W. Kittredge. Ensign. Killed in action.

Jack T. Kroner. Lt. Russell A. Kudsk, Lt. Robert Thomas Laechle. Pfc. Killed in action.

Neal E. Leach. Pvt. H. Verne Loeppert. Ensign.

Walter E. Lundberg, Chaplain.

Daniel J, Macer. Capt.

R. A. Marks. Lt. Allred C. Martin. Lt. (jg).

William .L. Melgaard. Lt. Leon 0. Meyer. Lt. Robert C. Meynen. SKD 3/c.

William B. Miller. Sgt. George E. Morgan. Ensign.

Frederick E. Nagel.

William Neill. Sgt. Charles J, Nelson. Lt. Ralph Dudley Odell. Pfc. Thomas S. O'Leary. Aer. M3/c.

John E. Ortmeyer. Ens. Carl F. Parker. Lt. Harry C. Perry. Lt. Frank W. Phalen. Pvt. George W. Piper, Pvt. John W . Plattner. Cpl. Richard C. Powers.

Bob James Present, Ensign.

F. Gordon Robertson, Lt. John H. Schmitz, Lt. Lee F. Shrader. Lt. Horace H. Southworth, S/Sgt. John D. Southworth. Pvt. Frank T. Spangler, Ensign.

Douglas R. Strong, Pvt. James D. Summers. Jr.. Ensign.

George D. Tristram.

Hans C. Ullmann. Cpl. Ralph H. Valadin. Sgt. Robert W. Vucha. Lt. Sam H. Walker. Ensign.

John 0. Weaver. Lt. Col. Robert B. Webster. SI/c.

James 0. White, Cpl. Robert V. Wilcox, Lt. Charles A . Willis, Sgt. Edward M. Wones, Pfc. Fred T. Woods. Pfc. James C. Wulliman. Pvt.

OHIO STATE Marvin J, Banton.

Robert C. Barnard. Pvt. Robert Beerbower. Lt. Don Paul Berens, Pvt. William Judson Bowen, Lt. Missing in action.

Jack A . Bronson.

Karl F. Buck. Ph.M3/c.

John D. Burroughs. Pvt. Robert W . Copelan. Lt. Col. Floyd F. Craft, Lt. Killed in action.

Richard B. Cross, Lt. Harold Richard Davis. S/Sgt. Howard Farley, A/C. AI Lewis Grosjean. Major.

Donald James Haxton.

Bernard Herrman. A/C (Pledge).

David T. Herrman, En sign.

Donald E. Hoefle), Sgt. Perry C. Hosmer, A/C. Rowland F. Hosmer, Lt. Robert D. Humbert. A/C. Killed in Service.

Dale Hurst, Pvt. (Pledge).

William 0. Huston, A/C. Thomas L. James. Pfc. Otto A. Jjskra. Pvt. Ralph W. Jones, Bg. 3/c.

Edward G. Kar. Pvt. (Pledge).

Orville K. Knight. Lt. Col. Ralph C. Leever, Ensign.

James E. Mahaffey.

Paul A. Newell Kenneth E. Oefller, Lt. George A . Painter. S/Sgt. Curtis H. Porter, Lt. Donald G. Rader, A/C. Carleton E. Rice. Cpl. Robert P. Scott. Pfc. John E. Senn, Lt. Loren E. Senn. Pfc. John H. Skinner, Pfc. William E. Tetrick. S/Sgt. Don A. Walter. A/C, (Pledge). Killed in Ac· lion.

Daniel J, Whitacre, Major.

Howard 0 . Willis, Jr.. Mdsn.

OKLAHOMA William C. Alston, Capt.

Olin G. Bell. Lt. Col. William H. Bollinger, Capt.

Alfred D. Brown.

Bill E. Carson. Lt. Killed in action.

Bryan T. Cole. Major.

William S. Dandridge. Major.

Leon V. Davis, Capt.

Henry Martyn Doughty. Capt. Died in jap prison c=p.

Ernest E. Ervin. Lt. Robert G. Gillespie.

Clarence Bill Gregg, Lt. Don Allen Hartman.

Charles Monroe Heard.

Edward F. Heard.

Harlan D. Johnson. Lt. Wilton N. Jones.

Rex E. Kenyon, H. A. 1 I c.

Henry Hugh Kidd. Lt. Leo Kraun.

Lloyd C. Lane. Pvt. J, B. Long. Reported missing over Germany.

Ernest L. Mcintyre.

Jack E. Moore. Lt. Jerry B. Morgan.

William Robert Morgan. Lt. Merton E. Munson. Lt. Col. Thomas V. Munson, Major.

Jones H. Quarles, Ensign.

Henry D. Rinsland. Major.

Clark A. Roach.

James K. Samara. Pfc. Walter Phillip Schefle. Lt. Harry George Scoufos. Jr .. Lt. Lendell Earl Steele.

John P. Stewart, Lt. Col. Odell Elemer Stone.

Kenneth M. Taylor. Lt. William D. Valentine.

George Luther Verity. Lt. Victor 0 . Waters. Lt. Glenn E. Weesner. Missing in action.

Bob Gardner White.

Forrest K. Whitworth.

Stanley E. Williams.

Edward M. Woody. S2/c.

Carl B. Zimmerman.

OKLAHOMA STATE William E. Bettes.

Clenton E. Crain. Capt.

Jack T. Elliott.

Frederick P. Fulton. Lt. Paul J, Lemley.

John D. Lucas. Capt.

Lloyd G. Lunger. Capt.

Perry J, Marley. Lt. Paris Perswell, Lt. Killed in action.

Roland R. Reeves. Capt.

Gerald T. Shannon. Capt.

Kenneth Shilling.

Charles R. Taylor.

PENN STATE Richard A. Abbott, Pvt.

Ernest deMun Berkaw, Ensign.

Robert C. Campbell. Lt. George J. Clark. Lt. Col. William S. Dye. m.. T /Sgt. John F. Ennis , Pfc. Robert L. Fortenbaugh. Lt. John F. Gillespie, Capt.

Donald W. Hallman. Lt. Randall Jacobs. Capt.

Donald T. Jones, Ph.M. 3/c.

Robert Earl Jones, Pvt. Harry Douglas Kutz, F. C. Robert Lee, Ensign.

George M. Leedom. Jr .. Md. Marvin 0 . Lewis. Med. Cadet.

Walte r Lowry.

Robert L. Meyer. Pvt. Richard F. Morgan, MA-M /3c.

J, Richard Myers, Capt.

David P. Osborne.

W arren W . Parke, 1st Lt. Clarence F. Robinson. A/C. John M. Rolin. Jr.. TM 3/c.

George K. Schubert. Capt.

Lawrence A . Sheffer, Ph.M. 3/c.

Lloyd H. Shenefelt, 1st Lt. E. Gates Shull, Pvt. David C. Sims, Pvt. Marshall L. Smith, Ensign.

Raymond B. Stein. Cpl. Richard E. Stouffer. Ens. Robert H. Strasmyer. Lt. Elmer F. Strunk, Jr .. Lt. Charles F. Taylor. Lt. John P. Thomas. 1st Lt. Robert M. Troxell, Aer. M. 3/c.

Richard E. Walck, Major.

Leonard W. Weidner. Cpl. William F. Whitby, Jr .. Pvt. Morgan C. Wright. Ensign.

PURDUE Frank S. Alexander, Lt. Robert Stanley Allen. Cpl. Glenn R. Allison. Major.

Ernest W. Anderson. Major.

Robert W. Armstrong. Lt. Norman R. Atz , Pvt. Howard Ayers, Col. William H. Bach, Major.

Howard A . Baldwin, Lt. Robert A. Ballard. Pvt. Frank L. Baynes. Lt. Gene P. Baynes. Lt. James E. Baynes, Lt. Herman R. Bentley, Jr .. Sgt. Donald V. Berchtold, S/C. Sanfuel G. Betounes, Lt. Henry M. Bettge, Capt.

Eugene F. Blickenstaff, Lt. Robert E. Blue. S 2/ c.

Maurice J. Boots, Lt. Roger E. Brown, S 1/c.

James R. Burkhart. Major.

David C. Burns. Lt. Charles M. Callis, Major.

Wilbur E. Campbell, Pfc. Joseph E. Carsman, Lt. (jg).

Russell E. Clark, Capt.

James R. Cochran. Pfc. Jack W. Copher. Lt. Emerson N. Cox, Major.

Jake H. Coyner. Lt. Jarred V. Crabb. Brig. Gen. Daniel L. Crumpacker, Capt.

Van 0. Darrow. 2nd Lt. William K. Delaplane. Jr.. Lt. Denzil Doggett, Major.

Richard C. Eifler. S2/c.

George B. Ely. Col. Maurice A. Emberson, Major.

Harrison R. Entrekin, Lt. Col. Robert Edmund Fisher. S 1/ c.

John D. Flexon, Ens. Julian M. Fore, Major.

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John R. Fox. Lt. Samuel D. Fox. Jr •• A/S. Gaylord S. Gilbert. Lt. Col. Huqh E. Gommel. Capt.

Albert J, Graumlich. A R T 3/c.

William J, Greer, A/S. Carl Louis Hansinq. Killed in action.

Harry L. Harris. Capt.

William J, Harris. Jr.• Lt. Tredwell A. Harrison. A/S. Albert 0. Haynes. S 1/c.

W. E. Heltzel. Lt. Col. Frederick W. Herr. Ens. Earle J, Hienton, Pfc. Georqe J, Hopkins. TI 4.

Huqh P. Horstman. Lt. Donald A. Horth. Cpl. Douqlas R. Horth , Pvt. Frank R. Hubler, Ensign.

Charles 0. HuUman, Lt. Dan W. Huqhes, Cpl. Raymond H. Jones. S 2/ c.

Andrew N. Kandis, Lt. Lloyd H. Kemmer, Capt.

Jack T. Kimbrell. Ensign.

Edward W. Klein, Ensign.

Victor H. Krummenacher, Pvt. Coleman D. Kuhn, Major.

Samuel E. Lawrence. Col. Edqar C. Leisure, Capt.

William H. MacPherson. Capt.

John B. Madden. Lt. Col. Robert D. Marlin, Lt. Richard 0. Mason, Pv t.

Charles D. McAllister, Col. Robert A. McHenry.

Nathan R. McManus, Lt. Georqe E. Metzqer. Lt. Robert E. Metzqer. Lt. James Edward Miller, Lt. Frank K. Mitchell. Lt. Claude J, Mounsey, Pvt. Richard K. Mulvey, Pvt. Richard J. Nelson, Pfc. Andrew J, Parker. Lt. Willard J, Parvis. Capt.

J;\ussell C. Perkey, A/S. Basil E. Petry, 3/c P.O. John W. Petry, Lt. Anders S. Platou, TI 4.

Ralph S. Poe, Pvt. Wallace R. Pope, Lt. Richard F. Prentice.

Ralph A. Ratcliff. Capt.

Jacob G. Richards, Capt.

Harold N. Riise, Lt. Richard B. Robertson.

Albert S. Roqers. Capt.

Daniel E. Rohrbauqh, Lt. Wesley C. Royer. Major.

James R. Rubey. Major.

Theodore G. Shaw. Pvt. Wayne L. Shedd, Lt. Charles H. Skinner. Pfc. Frank E. Skinner. S/Sgt. Arthur E. Snyder, Lt. Carl J. Snyder, Capt.

Richard B. Spencer, Pfc. (Pledge).

John G. Steinebach. Cpl. Harold E. Tabbert, Major.

Neil S. TeufeL Richard L. Tucker. H.A. 2/c.

Arthur C. Tuesburq, Mid'n.

William G. Tuscany.

Roy H. Tweedle, Capt.

Joe 0. Vansickle, Lt. Col. Richard J, Weaver, Pv t.

Robert H. Weaver. Lt. Paul S. Webb. Major.

James R. Werqin, Lt. Col. James A. Wetzel. Ensign.

Richard J, Wheaton, S/C. Clyde E. Whitson, Pvt. Edward L. Widener, S 1/c.

Duane H. Williams, Sgt.

T he Triad, Fall, 1945 Henry F. Wriqht, Pv t.

John W. Wriqht. Capt.

Georqe F. Younq, Major.

Frederick L. Zimmerman, Lt.

SYRACUSE Lawrence E. Bach, Pvt. Warren M. Bartholomew. Ensign.

Clinton Richard Bartlett, A/C. Killed in Serv· ice.

Robert C. Bartlett, H.A. 1/c.

William Leonard Beil, A/C Warren L. Bouck, Pfc. Harry G. Brewster, Lt. Burton H. Brookins.

Richard Burrouqhs Cosies. Cpl. Clifford V. Deibler, Lt. Killed in action.

Everett John Eliason. Major.

Myles W. Esmay. Sgt. Killed in a ction.

Vernon H. Farney, Sgt. William G. Foster, Cadet.

Arthur D. Gutman. 2nd Lt. Killed in action .

Dale 0. Hackett, Pvt. Gordon H. Henderson, Pfc. Irvinq C. Herrmann. S2/c.

L. Edqar Hoffman. Jr .. 2nd Lt: Marlon F. Jacobs, Lt. Donald E. Jameson. Lt. Robert W. Jones. Pfc. Franklyn Nelson Linton, Cpl. Fred E. Loll, Pfc. Ernest Robert Lyon. Lt. Jerrold H. Moyer. Pfc. Kenneth E. Nicholls. Lt. Raymond Howard Nicholls, Capt.

GiUord Pierce, Cadet. Missing in action.

Nicholas Ransier, Major.

Philip A. Rice.

Wenzel D. Roth. Lt. Col. Frank A. Rupp, Jr .. Pvt. William Arnold Schiess. Lt. John Otto Schojbert, A /S. Francis H. Scranton, 2nd Lt. Georqe Lawrence Sholtes. 2nd Lt. Rowland P. Smith, T/S. Stephen K. Smith, 2nd Lt. David S. Tooker, A.S. Auqustus C. Tracy, Jr .. 2nd Lt. William E. Ulrich, A/C. Ralph G. Unqer, Lt. Col. Raymond F. Unqer. Cpl. Frederick R. Walpole, Lt. Donald J, Warren.

Nicholas K. Zauner, Cpl.

TEXAS R. Chester Day. Lt. W. Bernie Wardlow.

David A. Webb, Pvt. Horace Omeqa Younq. Capt.

WASHINGTON Georqe N. Barker. Lt. E. Cordon Baxter. lst Lt Raymond A. Beman, C~t.

Everett Blakely, Major.

Howard William Blank.

Robert S. Carstensen. lst. Lt. Kenneth P. Corson, Lt. Col. William B. Dexter. Sgt. Allen L. Erickson, Col. John H. Evans.

William C. Grayum, Lt. Glen L. Gwin, Lt. John E. Hansen, Jr .. Capt.

William T. Hawkins. Ensign.

Jack Henshaw. Lt. Harry H. Hewitt.

Kirby E. Jackson, Ma jor.

Leo M. Jacobson, Lt. Harald V. Johnson, lst Lt. Robert Johnson.

W . L. Charles Johnson, Ph.M. 2/c.

Robert W. Knox, Lt. Comdr.

Kenneth J, MacLeod. Lt. Nell L. McConnell. Ensign.

Thomas E. Murphy. Ensign.

Robert Donald Nelson.

Dean Nicholson, Lt. Byron E. Norman. Lt. L. Howard Price. Lt. Arvid K. Reed. Capt.

John E. Ritter. Capt.

Jack B. Stark. Capt.

Herbert M. Stewart.

Arthur G. Sykes. lst Lt. Milton Trafton. Capt.

Frank E. W. Ward, Flight Lt. Sam Weems.

Wuliam Werberqer. Lt. Comdr.

Ralph R. Yeaman, Lt.

WASHINGTON STATE Robert T. Anderson. F.O. Bruce A. Beasley, Lt. William Bennett.

Theo. V. Britt.

Sid Buckley. Pvt. Georqe Clifford Casebolt.

Francis H. Dammann, B.M. 3/c.

Robert C. Devoe. Lt. Carroll E. Dow. Delmar W. Dow. Pfc. RobertS. Duncan, Lt. Richard D. Ellett, T I 4.

Arthur A. Evett, Lt. Donald R. Faulkner. A/S. Gerhardt C. Graep, Cpl. Edward Y. Greer. Lt. William K. Griffin. Capt., C. E. Norman M. Haas. Lt. Richard J. Hampton. S2/ c.

Einer Hendricksen.

Henry Clark Hewitt, S 1 /c.

Leroy D. Holcomb. Lt. (jg).

Howard D. Hopkins, Cpl. Glen R. Hufnail.

Donald S. Huqhes, Cpl. Elver F. Huntley.

Thomas Herbert Jenkins.

Sherman C. Jensen.

Charles C. Johnson, Lt. Lester N. Liebel, Lt. Glenn E. Lund, Phm. David Padqam.

John W. Picken.

John C. Raymer. Lt. Georqe W. Reymore. Pvt. Killed in action.

Charles F. Schmelzer. (Pledg e), MM 1/c.

Marshall Allen Search. Capt.

James N. Shepard, Lt. ,Donald H. Skinner, Pfc. Clarence M. Smith.

Ralph F. Smith, Pfc. John W. Veatch. A/C. Georqe W. Warner. Lt. Wilho E. Williams. Lt. Robert L. Wriqht. T/5.

Verne E. Zellmer. Pvt.

WISCONSIN Charles D. Ambelanq, Jr. Donald A. Anderson.

Hiram D. Anderson. Jr.. Lt. John W . Baum.

Robert A. Baum.

Wilmer F. Behlinq.

Ray A. Dahlquist.

Phillip Drotninq.

Roqer P. Evans, Pvt. James C. Femrite.

Kenyon Follett.

William C. Gaterman, Pvt. James J, Gillet, Lt. Floyd H. Guttormsen.

Palmer J, Harwood.

Robert A. Holmes . Cpl.

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