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VOLUME FORTY- THREE • NUMBER FOUR • SUMMER • 1949

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BANCROFT A. NELSON National Secretary

On the Cover 318 Highland Road-the college home of all Cornell Acacians, is situated on the edge of Cornell campus, high above Cayuga's waters.

The Cornell Acacia chapter house pictured on the cover is low and rambling, built in Italian stucco design.

Standing in the midst of a large lawn, it commands a splendid view of the lake. It was acquired by the alumni in 1934 after selling the old house located on Buffalo Street. The house was built by a well-to-do family and was sold to Acacia by them.

This house is large enough to house 28 men comfortably besides housing alumni and friends from whom we receive frequent and welcome visits.

On the first floor we have a large living room furnished in oak and red leather. In the South wing is located the library and music room which doubles for our chapter room. Both rooms have large fireplaces, in front of which many a winter party has been b rought to a cheery and even romantic close.

On the same floor we also have a dining room with a seating capacity of 40, a large kitchen and two study rooms. Eleven rooms, besides three newly renovated baths, occupy the second floor. The third floor is taken up by two study rooms and the dormitory. In the basement are the furnace, storage, laundry, and game rooms.

For many, 13 is considered an unlucky number; but we of Cornell consider it rather lucky since Cornell was installed on May 30, 1907, as the 13th chapter of Acacia.

The chapter was active until 1942, but due to the war all of our members were called into the armed service.

Since the reactivation in 1946, a redecoration program has been undertaken. On the main floors, rooms have been redecorated and refurnished.

New desks, chairs, and bureaus for the study rooms have been obtained. The dining room was enlarged and a new stove was purchased for the kitchen.

Last year two bathrooms were installed, modern in every way.

We have an active membership of 54 men and we have 3 newly pledged men to be initiated next fall. Many of the men are very active in extra curricular activities on the hill and we have 8 men as members of honorary fraternities in the various colleges.

The brotherhood, fellowship, and home-like atmosphere of our chapter house tend to develop our pledges into Acacians to make us even closer to that phrase which our order exemplifies-To strengthen the ties of friendship, one with another.

BILL STALDER

THE TRIAD OF ACACIA FRATERNITY VOLUME XLIII

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CONTENTS Cornell Chapter House

Cover

National President's Letter

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Nebraska Reactivated; New Chapters Installed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Miami University

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September to Feature Four Regional Conferences

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Acacians Celebrate F ounders Day

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"Acacia's Finest-1949" Part II .

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Four Acacians Serve in 81st Congress

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"To Strengthen the Ties ..

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News of the Acacia Colonies

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Acacians the World Over

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"Research Is Fun"

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New Initiates

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Acacia-West, by Ge01¡ge Cmyle

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Acacia-East, by E . R. Kelly

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Doings in the Chapters

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Directory .

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as second-class matter at the post office in Fulton, Missouri. The the official publication of the Acacia Fraternity, a general college originally founded by and restricted to Masons , founded at the UniMichigan, May 12, 1904.

The TRIAD is published four times each year as a quarterly. The publisher's offices are located at 1205 Bluff Street (The Ovid Bell Press, Inc.), Fulton, Missouri.

Subscription r ates are $2.00 per year. $3 .50 for two years , $5.00 for three years, and $15.00 for life, payable in a dvance to the Nationa l Headquarters .

Notices of change of a ddress. including form 3578. subscription orders, a nd correspondence of a business n ature should be sen~ to the Acacia Frate~nit.y, 1201-5 Bluff Street, Fulton, Missouri, or to 7530 Shendan Road, Ch1cago , Illmo1s.

WiUiam D. Ross, Editor, 550 Chestnut Street, Winnetka, Illinois

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Dear Brothers: Since the first post-war Conclave in 1946 five dormant Chapters have been re-established on their campuses and five new Chapters have been installed. They give Acacia a more widely spread geographical distribution than ever before. Of the ten, four are located west of the Rocky Mountains and two east of the Mississippi. Several prospective Chapters, located in the South, East and North-east, will make our geographical coverage even more representative.

Great credit is due to the Central Office staff, the Traveling Secretaries and coionizers, without whose loyal efforts this expansion would not have been possible.

Throughout all contacts with college administrations and local inter-fraternity groups on campuses of prospective Chapters the Welcome sign has been given Acacia. All have been most helpful and many have gone out of their way to assist our representatives and petitioning groups. At the same time we take pride in the fact that we are welcomed so cordially; we are most grateful to these friends of Acacia for their help.

Now is the time of year to look over the crop of high school graduates in your school and select the names you will send to the Acacia rush captains at the schools they plan to attend. The Chapters can be depended upon to furnish you the necessary rush cards for dating these men and will appreciate your interest. Do it now.

Yours on the Triangle,

~ National President

Nebraska Reactivated; New Chapters Installed at Rensselaer Polytechnic and Miami U. March 26-Nebraska

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May 22-Miami

by Richard P. Blunk

Robert D. Anwyl

Once again the name of Nebraska has been placed on the roll of active Acacia Chapters. The chapter was officially reinstalled in Lincoln, March . 26, 1949 after seven years of inactivity.

The chapter dates back to 1905 when it was first established. It existed as an active chapter until the beginning of World War II when it was forced to become dormant. It has now returned with new life and vigor to seek its former position of respect among the University of Nebraska fraternity family.

The installation weekend activities began at 5:30 in the morning of a rather dark and dreary Saturday, but the spirit of Acacia was far from dismal. The initiation ceremony was conducted by visiting Acacians from the Iowa State and Kansas State Chapters.

Ray Thomas, National Counsellor; Roy Clark, Executive Secretary; and George Croyle, Traveling Secretary we~e on hand throughout the day to aid and supervise the initiation.

The spirit of unity and fraternalism of Acacia was exemplified by the manner in which the two installing chapters cooperated in carrying on the impressive initiation ceremonies. The Nebraska Chapter is sincerely grateful to these men for introducing to it the ideals and principles of Acacia.

Many of the Nebraska alums gathered during the day at the Cornhusker Hotel to talk over old times, and to plan for the future. Among the Alumni present were: "Boot" Andrews, Fred Bodie, Mark Bullock, Ned Eastlock, Jr., Carl Ganz, F. Wendell Groth, John Groth, Bill Hastings, Hubert Mann, George Meier, Jr., John Miller, Bill Morton, Frederic Steckelberg, John Taylor, Ed Weir, and Guy Williams to name but a few. They consisted mostly of Nebraska Alumni.

To climax the activities of the d!=iy, a banquet was held at the Craftsman Masonic Lodge where more than 100 alumni and guests gathered to give the Chapter its sendoff. To open the evening, Victor Toft of Omaha, the toastmaster, gave a humerous and interesting account of past Nebraska Acacia activities and personalities. The principal speaker of the evening was Dr. George Condra, Dean of the Divi-

Acacia can no longer claim to be strictly a "university" fraternity . First to break the tradition was the new chapter at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in T roy, New York, which was installed on April 10, 1949. It is also one of the smallest institutions at which Acacia is established.

However, R. P . I. is a leader in the field of engineering education. It is the oldest engineering school in any Engl:sh-speaking country. It pioneered laboratory instr uction and gave the first engineering degree in the world.

Rensselaer, with 4,000 students studying in eleven degree-granting departments, is expanding to meet America's growing need for competent technologists.

Although the visiting brothers from the chapters at Syracuse and Correll arrived as late as 2 a. m. they were at work early Saturday morning in two locations, initiating the new brothers.

On hand to help were National Treasurer Marion H. Huber, Traveling Secretary Ed Kelly and two Acacia alumni, Professor Scott Mackay (Wisconsin) and Mr. Edward Malcomson (Columbia). Everyone managed to get together for the evening meal to greet National Councilor Ray C. Thomas, Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark, TRIAD Editor Bill Ross, and alumnus "D oc" Bradley (Cornell) who ·is now at the University of New Hampshire.

On Sunday morning the third section of the initiation took place in the Troy Masonic Temple followed by the installation banquet with 115 present.

Venerable Dean George Dickie, who presided, read the many congratulatory messages and introduced the honored guests. Among these were Professor Stanley B. Wiltse, who represented the administration and faculty; Frank E. Haas, President of the Interfraternity Conference; Mr. Frank W. McNeil, Secretary of the Rensselaer Union, Mrs. Walter P . Warren, Social Drrector at R. P. I. ; and several representatives from local Masonic lodges.

Mr. Huber was the featured speaker.

He discussed the fraternity system and suggested certain improvements. Ray C. Thomas presented the charter to Brother Dickie with eloquence and sincerity. Mr. Huber then presented

Miami University, the "Mother of Fraternities," welcomed a chapter of the Acacia Fraternity to her campus on the week-end of May 21 and 22, 1949.

Climaxing two days of strenuous activity was the installation banquet at which the charter for this, Acacia's 32nd active chapter, was presented to Venerable Dean John Werth by Ray Thomas. National Counsellor of Acacia.

Brothers from the Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio State, and Pur due Chapters presided at the initiation ceremonies.

Much of the ritualistic work was done in the meeting room of the National Headquarters of Phi Delta Theta, which was most generous in permitting use of the entire facilities of its beautiful headquarters building. The new chapter's house at 101 East Congress Street was also utilized for the ceremonies.

Acacians rejoice particularly in the installation of the chapter at this beautiful university because Miami's president for the past several years has been Dr. Ernest Hel'll).an Hahne, an initiate of the Northwestern Chapter where he was for many years professor of economics. Under President Hahne, Miami is carefully expanding until it now has over five thousand students and a lovely campus of 360 acres. While the president says he must maintain an impar tial attitude toward all chapters on his campus, there is no doubt that his counsel and inspiration has b een and will be most valuable to the Miami Chapter.

Representing the National fraternity at the installation ceremonies were Ray Thomas, Marion Huber, National Treasurer; Roy Clark, Executive Secretary, E. R. Kelly, Traveling Secre·tary; and Bill Ross, Editor of the TRIAD. ·Toastmaster for the banquet was H. F. Vallance, Ohio State, '08, and now head of the graduate school at Miami. Brother Vallance kept the audience in good humor with his lively introductions of the speakers and guests. Main speaker was Dave Bowman, Columbia, '14, of the Cincinnati Times-Star, and an authority on the history of the State of Ohio. Brother Bowman revealed a number of interesting, but little-known facts from Ohio's earlier days. Extending the Uni-

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the new chapter with a Bible from the Cincinnati chapter.

History of the Chapter In the Fall of 1946 several students from R. P. I. met at the Troy Masonic Temple. The""y organized the Fellowcraft Club under the direction of George Dickie and were soon working degrees at several local lodges, including Apollo, King Solomon's Primitive, Mount Zion, and New Hope. The club also helped supervise youngsters at the Boy's Club. Knowing the club's desire to distinguish itself on the campus, one of its founding members, Harold Whitten, (Sigma Phi Epsilon) suggested that we investigate the possibility of forming a chapter of Acacia.

The response was unanimous and on the advice of the national officers they organized as a local fraternity under the name Phi Mu Beta, standing for Faith, Morality and Brotherly Love. In the summer of 1948 George Dickie, Walter McClintock, and Bob Anwyl attended the Conclave in Chicago. By fall they had started a pledge class of men who were interested in being part

of what Acacia stands for and who saw the challenge in being a new chapter.

The Rensselaer Chapter has made arrangements for a chapter house that will be ready for occupancy next fall.

A new pledge class has been started.

The chapter has taken an active part in the excellent intra-mural sports program at R. P. I. On the weekend of April 30 the chapter held a big open house dance to spread the name of Acacia to some 300 dancers.

Under the capable guidance of three outstanding members of the Rensselaer faculty, Professors John B. Haney, Arno G. Schubert (both charter members), and Scott Mackay (Wisconsin), the Rensselaer chapter looks to the future with confidence.

The charter members and their present officers are: George D . Dickie, Venerable Dean; Robert C. McCartney, Senior Dean; Dale H. Coffed, Junior Dean; Lawrence E. Middleton, Senior Steward; Francis E. Card, Junior Steward; Robert D. Anwyl, Editor; Philip G. Eaton, Treasurer; Walter G. McClintock, Asst. Treasurer; Robert A. Rege, Secretary; William C. Aubrey, Senior IFC Representative; Sidney Follett, Junior IFC Representative; Sheldon H . Barnes, Richard P. Boynton, Donald R. Campbell, Edwin G. Collins, RobertS. Davis, Robert E.

Dudash, Roger H. Edwards, Donald F. Green, John W. Winter, Ronald F. Voigt. John MacPhee is to be considered a charter member but was in the hospital and not initiated at the same time with us and probably will not be until next fall.

Scenes From Three Chapter Installations

Nebraska: (1) The 30th Chapter-looking a bit tired after a strenuous week-end .

(2) Roy C!ark presents. the charter¡ to Don Tipton, colonizer and first Venerable Dean of the reactivated chapter.

(3) Representing three chapters: Kyle Mcn'an, Kansas State Venerable Dean; Don Tipton, Nebraska Venerable Dean; Robert Kelly, Nebraska Senior Dean; and John Fulkerson, Iowa State Venerable Dean.

Rensselaer: (4) Chapter Officers, Faculty Members, and National Officers display their smiles and the Charter which is held by George Dickie.

(5) Ray Thomas, National Counsellor, presents the charter to Venerable Dean George Dickie.

(6) Speakers and guests at the installation banquet.

Miami: (7) President Hahne, Speaker Bowman, and Toastmaster Vallance inspect some of the many congratulatory telegrams sent to the new chapter.

(8) One side of the speaker' s table at the installation banquet; the first four men at !eft are V . D. Werth, Ray Thomas, Marion Huber, and Dr. Smith, who is adviser to the chapter.

(9) Part of the big crowd in attendance at the banquet in the beautiful dining room of one of the men's dormitories.

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September to Feature 4 Regional Conferences Franklin~ Illinois~ Colorado~ and Oregon State to Be Hosts to Chapters and Colonies ONTINUING the plan established two years ago, the Fraternity w ill again hold four regional conferences during September as training schools fo r officers of the chapters and colonies. Serving as host chapters this year will be Franklin in the Eastern ar ea, Illinois in the Mid-West, Colorado in the West, and Oregon State for the Pacific Coast chapters of Acacia.

As in the past, the conferences will be under the general direction of the two tr aveling .secretaries, George Croyle and Ed Kelly. The week-end of September 2-4 will find the meetings in session at Illinois and Colorado Chapter houses; the following weekend (September 9-11) the two secretaries will have established camps at Philadelphia and Corvallis.

Because arrangements must be made for housing and meals at the meetings it is necessary that reservations for any of the conferences be sent to National Headquarters by August 15. All details are being handled by the secretaries so do not send your reservations to the host chapters.

The topics to be discussed will include Scholarship, Inter-chapter Relations, Pledge Education, Rushing and Pledging, Social Functions, Intramural Sports, Chapter Discipline, Singing, Etiquette, Chapter Leadership, Publicity, Finances, and Alumni Rela. tions. Two different plans are to be used in leading the discussions ; at the two eastern conferences arrangements are being made with national officers of other leading fraternities to d iscuss the subjects from their experience and practice, with the audience entering into the discussion. At the two western meetings the to'p ics will be assigned to the various Acacia chapters; a man from the chapter will lead the discussion after which a general discussion period will be held. It will be important that those in attendance have well-formulated ideas on each subject so that the discussions will not be confined to generalities and platitudes.

Those attending from colonies should have their questions well-or ganized.

At each conference a reception scheduled on the evening before getting down to business. Sunday afternoon in every case will find a banquet for all Acacians, -their ladies, and guests.

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The following chapters and colonies have been assigned to each Conference, with room and board for four actives and the chapter advisor to be paid by the national fraternity: At Franklin (3907 Spruce Street, Philadelphia): Cornell, Duke, George Washington, Maine, New Hampshire, Franklin, Penn State, Rensselaer, Rutgers, and Syracuse.

At Illinois (501 E. Daniel, Champaign): Cincinnati, Illinois, Indiana, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee, and Wisconsin.

At Colorado (955 Broadway, Boulder) : Iowa State, Nebraska, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma A. & M. , Texas, Wyoming, Denver,

Colorado, Arkansas, Arizona, and Colorado A. & M. At Oregon State (2332 Monroe Street, (Corvallis): UCLA, USC, California, Washington, Washington State, and Oregon State.

It is expected that several national officers of Acacia will be present at each of the Conferences~ The schedules for the Conferences will be sent to the chapter officers and delegates as soon as they are completed.

Don't forget to make that reservation; in fact, do it now. Just drop a postcard to the National Headquarters stating that you want to attend and indicate if you will bring wives or other guests for whom housing is desired.

Acacians Celebrate Founders Day Cincinnati Variety was the main dish at the Hotel Alms, Cincinnati, Ohio, on May 1, 1949, when Acacia alums, actives, and pledges met for the 45th annual Founders Day Banquet. After a very tantalizing meal everyone leaned back in his chair¡ and listened while Tom Herman, past alumni president, introduced several of the dignitaries there.

All who were called upon told several after dinner jokes, and then Marion Huber, national treasurer, told us the present colonization of Acacia, the methods by which colonies are formed , and reviewed what Acacia had done nationally in the previous year.

The following officers of the alumni were elected for the coming year: Harry Gibbons, President; William Parry, Vice President; Allan McNay, Treasurer ; Robert Thompson, Secretary ; William Klahm, Ashier Trust; Arthur Rodenberger, Financial Adviser ; George Patterson, Jr., Chapter Adviser.

After all the business was completed Harry K . Eversull, the speaker of the affair was introduced. To tell all about Rev. Eversull would probably fill all of this issue of the TRIAD, however, here is a little bit of information about him. He is at present the pastor at Malnut Hills Presbyterian .Church, a 33rd Degr ee Mason, commander of the Ohio Consistory, former president of Marietta College, and an Acacian from

Yale. His topic for discussion was "Importance of History."

Reverend Eversull began by posing the question, "Does history have meaning? Why are secrets of civilization lost so subsequent civilization must begin without these elements."

A thundering ovation was heard when Dr. Eversull completed his talk.

The two following men were elected at our last Founders Day Banquet.

Arthur E. Rodenberger (Financial Adviser) 2722 Edroy Court, Cincinnati, Ohio .

George F. Patterson, Jr. (Chapter Adviser) 1216 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Los Angeles The good old days when some 200 Acacia alumni, now residing in Southern California, used to get together for their own celebrations, parties, banquets, and so on, were recalled by members of the Southern California Acacia Alumni Association at a recent meeting held at the U . S. C. Chapter house. Determination to "round-up" all the old-timers and to rejuvenate the organization to its former strength was hailed by the newly elected president, Kenneth D. Hollingsworth, Franklin '20. Long an active supporter of the two new undergraduate chapters in Los Angeles at the University of Southern California and U. C. L. A., "Holly" gave great impetus to the new officers' plans for the group. Bill

The Triad, Summer, 1949 James, U. S. C. '48, and Bob Smith, also U. S. C. '48, were elected secretary and treasurer respectively to give active support to the older members.

Walter Mann, Harvard '15, retired from the presidency with eager enthusiasm to support the new group.

Mann was the recipient of many compliments for his service to the S. C. Chapter. As an attorney at law in Los Angeles, Walter Mann has conducted the legal business of the S. C. undergraduate chapter and the S. C. House Association, Inc., in a most commendable manner.

G. Ray Oster, Franklin '13, local manufacturer's representative, was unanimously retained as Chapter Advisor for the S. C. Chapter. Also present was Dr. Frank Reinsch, Calif. '48, U . C. L. A. Chapter Advisor, who will continue in that capacity. The Southern California Acacia Alumni Association is devoted to strengthening their own body for the benefit of its members as well as to gain the position where they can participate actively in the activities of both the undergraduate chapters in Los Angeles and enjoy the privileges of both houses. Venerable Dean Earle Risdon of the S. C. Chapter concludes his report of the active chapter to the Association with an invitation to all Acacians to feel that the Los Angeles chapter houses were their own and attend their functions and dinners whenever they cared to do so.

Dr. Belford M. Cruse, Harvard '17, now head of the Social Science department, Los Angeles City College, outlined the procedure whereby the Acacian Alums could be of great service to their fraternity and the local chapters, as well as their own Chapters by contacting young men about to enter universities, as well as the chapters, in order that proper contacts can be made for the rushing program. Henry Moore, Illinois '35, pointed out that the active chapters should be more punctual and alert to acknowledge all correspondence to them from the alumni members, since they have no record of whether or not their contact suggestions have been followed through or not. Such acknowledgments were agreed to be an efficient manner of maintaining strength and cooperation between the alums and the chapters.

Other ol' grads on hand to participate in the city-wide organization's new program were Jack Dr ummond Iowa '20, John E. Hill, Syracuse '16: Glenn Woods, Colorado '24, Dr. Robert Barksdale, California '32, Fred Anderson, California '42, who is now president of the S. C. House Association Board of Directors. Stan Scott and Wayne Augspurger, both U. S. C. '48,

91 were also on hand to further the efforts of reactivation of the new body.

Closing the meeting, President Hollingsworth stated, "We are going to do all we can to get the gang together to enjoy more good times like we have had in the past." New meeting times were to b e announced soon with the gatherings scheduled for noon luncheons of dinners at downtown restaurants, or at the University Club, in order that the men may have their association made more accessible.

HARVEY AMOS

Madison On May 14, in honor of the colony at Wisconsin, a Founders Day banquet was held in the Memorial Union in Madison. Many alumni from Madison and Milwaukee were present along with the pledges and their gals. Chuck Travellee, president of the colony, presided, and introduced Sherman Metcalf, colony adviser, who described the growth and plans of the new group.

Main speaker was Roy Clark, National Executive Secretary, who paid tribute to the Founders and told of the work and growth of the National Fraternity.

Henry Fuller and Kirk Bates described the efforts to organize a house corporation and the plans that were being made to acquire a house for the prospective chapter. Grundy Nelson vouched the cooperation of the alumni residing in Madison.

The banquet and informal gatherings afterward provided much encouragement to the colony; all who were present renewed the old Acacia spirit that should prove valuable in getting the chapter underway.

Chicago land Over sixty brothers, representing fourteen chapters, gathered at Evanston's North Shore Hotel on the night of May 13 to celebrate Founders Day.

Included in the crowd were several former National Officers, including Past National President George E. Frazer, Past National President James F . Groves, and former National Treasurers Carroll S. Huntington and Roy C. Clark. Seated at the speakers' table were Claude Sowle, Venerable Dean of the Northwestern Chapter, Roy Clark, Richard Chadwick retiring president of the Chicagoland,Alumni Association and its new prexy, Ralph Hoffman, and Lewis A. Bain, the first initiate of the Northwestern Chapter.

Featured speaker was Dr. Guy Buzzard, of the Chicago Chapter, and now P resident of Eastern Illinois College.

Dr. Buzzard told the group that, while h e is an Acacia " Orphan," since his chapter is not now active, he has long cherished his Acacia membership. Roy Clark spoke of the activities of the National office and organization and described its expansion program. Entertainment was provided by the octet of the Northwestern Chapter and by other members of the chapter which had a large delegation present.

W. P. Davey Retires Dr. Wheeler Pedlar Davey, research professor of physics and chemistry at the Pennsylvania State College, will retire with emeritus rank August 31.

Dr. Davey received the degree of bachelor of arts at Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, in 1906, and the degree of master of science at Penn State in 1911. In 1914, the doctor of philosophy degree was conferred on him by Cornell University. Dr. Davey was named a Fellow by the Institute of Physics, London, in 1928.

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Minneapolis Part of the crowd which attended the Founders Day Dinner at the Hot el N icolet on May 14th.

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MARSHALL CUPP

JOHN MITCHELL

CLIFFORD EVANS

ROBERT CURRY

LESTER LESLIE

ROBERT COTTINGHAM

MARVIN F . HILL

STANLEY SCOTT

RAYMOND C. WHITE

''Acacia's Fin est -19 4 9 " Part II Chosen by Their Chapters as the Most Outstanding Acacian~ the Triad Presents the Fraternity,s Finest Undergraduates of 1949

Marshall Blenn Cupp was chosen as our outstanding Senior. As house manager for the past two years, he has really done a fine job. He has served as Pledgemaster and Intramural sports manager. Last Spring he was Events chairman for our annual sponsored Junior Olympics. During the summer, Marshall was Chairman and coach for the Junior Olmypics as he prepared the boys for the National Jr. Olympics in Cleveland.

Marshall was graduated from Circleville H. S. in 1940. He entered the Army in January, 1943 and served three years with the lOth Mountain Division. Most of this time was spent in Italy. He will be graduated from Ohio U. in August with a B . S. degree in Education. He has been majoring in Physical Education. Last year, he was selected for the Educational Honorary, Kappa Delta Pi. His name has been on the Dean's List for the past three years. He also served on the Senior Membership Committee. Marshall's ambition is to coach and teach Physical Education in some high school or college.

WALTER E. DAHL.

terfraternity Weekend, a couple of days in the blossoming, but many month's work in the embryonic stage.

As a result, he got himself a job again this year, as chairman of the Interfraternity Ball, annual feature of campus Greek life.

Jack entered the Hill as a would-be journalist, but his linguistic talents came to the fore. Graduating in June with a B .A ., he'll leave for a year of study in Paris before returning to Columbia to earn his Doctorate.

Jack's claims to fame on the Syracuse scene are many : presidency of the Spanish club, offices in French club, Phi Epsilon Iota (romance language honorary) , and membership in Kappa Phi Kappa (education society) , to name a few. Chances are, however, that it's the cultivation of his winning personality that stands out above all Brother Mitchell's other achievements.

After he's through at Columbia (which is close to home in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.) , well . . . maybe you'll be reading some of his poetry one of these days. Or perhaps he'll be teaching your kid at school. Even Mitch isn't sure about that, but could be we'll be hearing plenty about our fair-haired boy in time to come.

J . E. L.

John Mitchell

Clifford Evans

Marshall Cupp Ohio

Syracuse

Washington

Syracuse Chapter's Acacian of the Year is John (Jack) Mitchell, past secretary and Venerable Dean of the chapter.

As V.D. during the house's most critical period in uncertain postwar days, Jack provided leadership that not only kept our affairs on an even keel, but also led to progress far above the fondest hopes of the alumni.

After his discharge from the Eighth Air Force in January, 1946, Jack entered Syracuse and soon became affiliated with Acacia.

"Mitch" came by Acacia naturally.

His brother Ken is a jeweled-triangle alumnus of Purdue.

During his sophomore year, he was chapter secretary. As a junior, he inherited a new pair of shoes, those of the Venerable Dean. At the same time, Mitch was busy as co-chairman of In-

Washington Chapter has justly chosen George Cliffor d Evans as its outstanding graduating senior of 1949.

Cliff, from Burton, Washington, entered Acacia in March, 1947. His consistent, conscientious manner fitted him to the many committees on which he served. In the capacity of Secretary he helped guide the Chapter through a period of flux and expansion.

Majoring in Chemical Engineering, Cliff has attained prominence as an outstanding student. He is a member of Phi Lambda Alpha, scholastic chemistry honorary, and Tau Beta Pi, scholastic engineering honorary.

With an accumulative grade point of 3.6, he has been instrumental in helping to keep Washington Chapter in a contending position for the scholarship cup.

A Mason, Cliff is also a member of the Campus Masonic Club, and when

his schedule permits, gives freely of his time to Masonic work.

At the present time his plans for the futu re indicate that he will do graduate work in research chemistry while under a teaching fellowship.

Giving liberally of his time and energies, he has "strengthened the ties of friendship" and been an inspiration to all he has met on h is way through life.

His long, quiet, steady, and faithful service to the chapter will ever remain as a goal for future Acacians.

We at Washington are proud of Cliff.

His continuing achievements will add to our convictions that he is truly an "outstanding Acacian."

L. E. W.

Robert Curry Franklin Tall, red-headed, pipe-smoking Robert Earl Curry has been selected as Franklin Chapter's "Man of the Year."

Bob first left his home in Roaring Springs, Pa., to enter the Army and was discharged three years later.

While he served in the 95th Infahtry Division in Europe, he collected a Combat Infantryman's Badge, a Bronze Star Medal, and many wild tales.

In Febr uary, 1946, he ent~red the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. On May 26, 1946 he was initiated into Acacia and the same month was chosen Secretary. A year later Bob was elected Venera ble Dean and after an exciting and constructive year he retired from office only to be elected to the Interfraternity Council and appointed Chairman of the Committee on Alumni Affairs.

In addition to his fraternity aCtivities, Bob has been a member of the Young Republican Club, Society for the Advancement of Management, and the Franklin Party, a campus political organization.

After his graduation on June 14, 1949, Bob plans to launch his career as an accountant in Philadelphia.

HENRY C. SMITH, III.

Lester Leslie George Washington By unanimous and enthusiastic vote, Lester Leslie has been chosen the most outstanding man of the George Wash-

The Triad, Summer, 1949 94 ington Chapter for the year just past.

His voluntary contr ibution of time and effor t for the good of the chapter, and the prompt and efficient w ay he handled the chapter accounts in his role as t reasur er , not only brought him forth from the obscurity usually reserved fo r a treasu rer, but made him a man of whom Acacians on the G . W. campus speak with pride!

Perhaps the fact that our chapter house is now completely paid for can be considered as typifying Les's work, but this would not give adequate recognition of his versatility. For despite his administrative and financial abilities, he has also made one of the most useful and accurate contributions to our chapter library-in the form of sample examinations, laborator y reports, and class notes for the entir e electrical engineering curriculum!

Born in New York, Les begin his college career at the Armour institute, but his education was interrupted by the war. After his discharge from the army in 1945, he entered G. W. and in his first semester pledged this chapter.

He graduated in February 1949 and at ¡ present is taking a short vacation while he considers several employment opportunities. For the past few years, whether we have been rushing, enjoying a social event, or considering a crucial matter of policy in chapter meeting, his sound judgment, patient explanations, and spirited cooperation, have made Les a man we will miss as an active member, but a brother we are proud to have as an alumnus of this chapter .

H. C. J.

RoherLCottingbam-Indiana At the February 21st meeting of the Indiana Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, an election was made for the outstanding senior. Judgment was made according to activity on the campus, grade average, and above all, service to our fraternity. The man elected was Robert Cottingham.

Bob, or "Cott," as he is better known among all of us, is from Ft. Wayne, Indiana, and a Senior in the school of Arts and Sciences. He will graduate in June from Indiana University with an A.B. degree in Fine Arts.

One of the older men in the house, "Cott" is 24. He entered Indiana in the fall of 1942 after graduating from Fort Wayne Central High School. In May of 1943 he left school and became a member of the armed forces , serving until January of 1946 in the infantry and also in the coastal artillery.

Re-entering Indiana as .m ex-GI, "Cott'' became one of the outstanding w or kers in the University Depar tment of Fine Arts. He plans to go into com-

mercial art, and would especially like to do w or k as a regular artist on his own. And from what we see of the canvas work he turns out, his ambitions will be full y realized!

Bob is an outstanding worker of the Delta Tau Mu, Art School honorary, and has had his art exhibited in several shows sponsored by the Art School. In other fields of culture he has advanced to high rank. In several plays sponsored by the University Players, a dramatic league, Bob has had the leading role. .For these reasons, we elected Bob Cottingham as our outstanding senior and the man who will be missed the most when he leaves.

Stan is a Master Mason and enjoys the unique distinction of having been raised in a bombed out lodge building in the Philippines during World War II. If Stan's service could be summed up into one phrase it would undoubtedly be "one-man public relations department." Because of his unselfish service to the fraternity Stan Scott is highly deserving of the honor his br others have voted to him: the outstanding graduate of the SC Chapter of Acacia F r aternity for the year 1949.

G.W.C .

Marvin F. Hill

Raymond C. White has been elected Denver Chapter's outstanding senior of the year. White was instrumental in organizing Acacia's reactivation on the Denver University campus and w as one of the original members of the group. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu, the social science honorary and was a member of the Mayor's sub-committee for human relations when Denver was studying the civil rights issue. He coor dinated and prepared a historical r eport on race prejudice for this committee.

At present he is a member of the Educational committee of the Cerebral Palsy Society of Colorado and also the Colorado Archeological Society.

In addition to Acacia, he belongs to Elks, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Cooties and the Reserve Officers association. He is a former Army officer.

Since his graduation this year,. he has been working toward a master's degree in Cultural Anthropology. _

Oregon State The Outstanding Senior of the class of 1949, from Oregon State, is Marvin F . Hill who is a science graduate.

Prior to his enlistment in the Army Air Corps, he attended Eastern Oregon College, and studied at the Whitman College Conservatory of Music.

Upon his return fr om Ser vice, he entered Oregon State, where he wor ked actively with the Dean of Men, and the Grand Master of Oregon, in forming the 0. S.C. Square and Compass Club, which formed the nucleus for the Acacia membership.

He assisted in writing the constitution and house rules for the Chapter.

We elected as V. D. a married man, so Marvin acted as President in the house for our first year. He was also recently appointed Pledge Master.

His active and sage council in meeting, ever seeking to build Acacia on solid foundations, and selfless seeking for the best interests of our F r aternity, have singly marked him for this honor.

DAVID V. MAcCALLEN.

Stanley Scott Southern California Stan Scott is no average college graduate. He is a man with new ideas and a vast reserve of energy and enthusiasm, and he has utilized all these valuable attributes in the constant service of Acacia Fraternity.

A charter member of the SC Chapter, Stan served as the first Senior Dean, and since that office he has continued to act as the spark plug of the rushing committee. His other activities have ranged fr om service on interfr ater nity dance committees to giving away a new automobile during a fundraising campaign fo r the house. H is campus activities, though many, have still allowed him enough time to marr y and raise a family , and Stan and his charming wife are always on hand at all fraternity doings.

Raymond C. White Denver

William Lothers Oklahoma A. & M. The Oklahoma A & M Chapter of Acacia has selected Bill Lothers as its "Senior of the Year." A Stillwater boy, Bill was one of the seventeen members who put Acacia at A & M back on her feet in the fall of 1946, serving two years as treasurer. He will be graduated in the spring with better than a B average in the major field of speech, w ith a music minor.

Primarily interested in commercial radio, Bill originated and presented two local programs over Stillwater's KSPI and at the present time is working on the second of these-the YMYW program. He has been selected to serve as chief announcer for the campus radio station, KVRO, once it starts operations.

Bill is a member of the Phi Eta Sigma National Freshman Honorary Fraternity, the radio cluo, YMCA, serving as chairman of its radio committee,

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WILLIAM LOTHERS

FRED STORK

is an elder in the P resbyterian Westminster Foundation, and teaches ¡in the junior department of the Presbyterian church. Two years ago he received the Chevalier degree, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a DeMolay. Now 21, Bill has received his fi.r st degree in Masonry and hopes to become a Master Mason before he is graduated.

His tentative plans for the future include outlining a course in radio speech for high school presentation and teaching such a course at Stillwater High School in the fall. In this connection Bill hopes to keep alive his present project in Acacia, that of building up her local membership.

urally the man to represent our Chapter at the Interfraternity Council, where he was selected as the chairman of the rush committee for the council.

Despite the amount of time that he devotes to the chapter, Fred finds time to participate actively in Pi Tau Sigma, mechanical engineering honorary fraternity, the campus Y.M.C.A., and the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. On Thursday, March 3, Fred presented his thesis, entitled Barrel Processing, to the senior section of the latter organization at which time he placed second in honors.

During his term of office Fred has been greatly interested in expanding the size of the present chapter, and he has continually pursued his aims successfully. An inspiration to all the fellows , Fred has certainly had an enviable fraternity record. He has, by continual interest and sincere effort, made the title of "Outstanding Man" his own.

R. D. M.

Fred Stork Cincinnati The Cincinnati Chapter has every right to be proud of Fred Stork, present Venerable Dean, a:nd it seemed quite natural that he should be chosen as our outstanding man of the year.

Fred came into the chapter in 1941 and in 1942 he was elected to the office of treasurer. An eager worker, Fred instigated a fund for a much-needed game room. Scarcely was Fred's fraternity career under way, when Uncle Sam intervened and called him into service. His life as a military man lasted from May, 1943, to December, 1945, during which time Fred spent most of his spare time in the European Theater of Operations. Returning to the University of Cincinnati, Fred again renewed his fraternity activities with undiminished interest and, as a result, he was elected Senior Dean in 1946. Two years later he was honored with the highest local office-that of Venerable Dean.

As Venerable Dean, Fred was nat-

Edward L. Widener Purdue The outstanding senior at the Purdue Chapter this year was undoubtedly Edward L. Widener, our blackhaired , brown-eyed beauty from Ohio, who was selected on the basis of his many and varied accomplishments, both within the chapter proper and on the campus. Ed was born Dec. 23, 1926, in Madison, S. D., has lived at various times in Buffalo, N.Y. , and Columbus, Ohio, and resides at present in Randolph, Ohio. He first came to Purdue in 1944, but left later to serve in the Navy, and returned again in 1946.

The list of Ed's honoraries and offices is quite impressive, including membership in Sigma Pi Sigma (national physics honorary ) and in Delta

Rho Kappa (science honorary). He has held at various times the positions in the chapter of secretary, pledge trainer, song leader, and Triad correspondent, as well as having been awarded by unan:mous decision of the pledge class the bull-slinger trophy.

Furthermore, he has recently become a Master Mason in West Lafayette Lodge No. 724.

E. Ladd's talents are not limited, however, to scholastic or administrative fields. He was a soloist in the house act for this year's "Varsity Varieties," in addition to being a member of the university orchestra and the woodwind quintet. His ludicrous cartoon caricatures of the brethren never fail to convulse an onlooker, especially if the onlooker is Ed, though the victim may have difficulty in recognizing himself.

Although Ed will obtain his bachelor of science degree in physics this June, his tentative plans call for continuing at Purdue until he also obtains a degree in mechanical engineering.

Eddie is one of those inimitable characters whom once you have met, you will not soon forget. He is always in the thick of things, invariably the life of the party, yet always finds time to help anyone with his school work while maintaining a five-point scholastic rating himself. It's trite but true: we'll miss him.

D. B.

James A-:-'Htlston Ohio State It was a gr-e at day for Acacia when in the winter quarter of 1947 the Ohio State Chapter pledged Jim Huston. He had been at O.S.U. one year at this time and previously graduated from high school at Newton Falls, Ohio.

After graduation in 1941 he worked in a munitions plant until 1943 when he entered the service. He saw action with the 44th Infantry division, returning in the latter part of 1945 to enter Ohio State.

Soon after pledging Acacia, Jim became secretary of the pledge class. -He was initiated in April 1947 and now fills the position of secretary of the active ~hapter.

He has gone to school continuously, missing only one summer since he entered Ohio State. This summer will be his last and he hopes to graduate in August. His m ajor is accounting. He intends to go into public accountila.g and eventually become a CPA. His largest asset to the fraternity, however, is his willingness to assume thankless responsibilities which are necessary in keeping a fraternity functioning properly. His stability and reliability have been an inspiration for

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We of the Ohio State Chapter take our hats off to Jim Huston. May he have success and happiess wherever he goes and may he have as great an influence upon his other associates as he has upon his brothers in Acacia.

R. B.

Lynn E. Wollaver Illinois Going through engineering school with high honors is no small accomplishment, but for Lynn E. Wollaver, the outstanding man at the Illinois Chapter, a masterful job on any thing he attempts is only natural.

Lynn, a 25 year old graduate in electrical engineering, hails from Springfield , Ill., the town that produced Ken Lindsey, last year's outstanding man from Illinois.

Although Lynn has always been active in campus activities, he was also noted for the great deal of time he spent on Acacia business. He is credited as being instrumental in getting the house back on its feet on reopening after the war. Probably his greatest contribution was serving as chairman and advisor of the committee which drew up a new chapter constitution.

During his junior year, Lynn served a bang-up term as senior dean and rushing chairman. Along with getting top grades, Lynn belongs to Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honorary, and Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary.

Shortly after graduation, W ollaver married Miss Arab-Dean Scheele, Kappa Delta, of Springfield. At pres-

ent, Lynn is putting in work toward a master's degree while teaching several laboratory courses at Illinois. As for the future, Lynn said, "I'd like to do research work in electronics." Jestingly he added, "I plan on retiring at 40."

While Bob's plans for the future are indefinite, we, of California, feel that whatever he does, wherever he goes, Bob Peck will always be a success and a credit to himself and the fraternity.

Robert C. Peck

Allen C. Williams

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Texas

California Chapter of Acacia points with pride to its outstanding senior of 1949, Robert C. Peck. Bob has been an Acacian since February, 1944. He had hardly enough time to get acquainted when the U. S . Navy took it upon themselves to broaden his education.

He went to sea.

Returning in 1946, Bob became active in many campus organizations.

Among other things, he belongs to Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu, both Engineering Honor Societies. He was Vice-Chairman of the U.C. Society of Electrical Engineers, Sophomore manager of the nationally famous Cal Glee Club, secretary of the Interfraternity Council Scholarship Chairmen's Society. He holds additional memberships in the Fraternal Scholastic Honor Society and the Honor Students' Society.

Born in Berkeley, Bob moved to Sacramento, and attended Sacramento schools. He graduated from high school in June of 1943. This June he will receive a Bachelor of Science Degree, with honors, from the College of Engineering.

For the past three years Bob has handled the alumni records for the chapter, and has kept them in excellent shape. It is a legend around the house that if anything has to be done "right now," the first man thought of is Bob. He was the chapter secretary for two semesters, and has always proved invaluable to the house.

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JAMES A. HUSTON

For "spreading the name of Acacia" the best and the widest, Texas Chapter unanimously elected Allen C. "Pinky" Williams its Outstanding Acacian. He was initiated into the Chapter in April 1948, and served as Senior Steward and House Manager until January of 1949 when he left school. He has finished the three hours he needed by correspondence and will receive his BBA degree this June. Pinky transferred his pre-war college work from Lon Morris Jr. College, Jacksonville, Texas, to the University of Texas in the fall of 1946 when he returned from 5 years in the Army. He entered as a private in May, 1941, and was discharged with three battle stars as a Captain in May, 1946, after serving in Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, England, France, Germany, and Belgium. He was with the 69th Infantry which was the first to meet the Russians. He holds a Reserve Majority.

Pinky is a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of the Ben Hur Shrine here in Austin. He is from New Willard, Texas, and began his Masonic work in Livingston, Texas, in 1941.

After his return to the campus he took active parts in campus groups. He was Treasurer of the large Ex-Servicemen's Association that was here at that time; he also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the V eteran's Memorial Operating Fund, a group incorporated to try to raise money to build a large Veterans' Dormitory.

Pinky was President of the Square and Compass Club, a club of Masons on the campus; was a Supervisor of a University Veteran's Dormitory, and served on the Sweetheart Election Committee, a group that handles the election of the Sweetheart of the University.

Pinky played several intramural sports for the organizations he was in before he became an Acacian, and played golf and basketball for us and quarterbacked the football team.

But we appreciated Pinky Williams most for the common-sense guidance he gave to us, his fine personality, and his superb friendly fraternity spirit.

We consider him a very outstanding man and an outstanding Acacian.

W. L. E.

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Fraternity Is Represented by Two ¡Democrats and Two Republicans When the 81st Congress was called to order in January there were four members of the Acacia Fraternity in the House of Representatives. The Fraternity is evenly divided for, on the Democratic side of the House are 0. Clark Fisher, Texas, '26, and Homer Thornberry, Texas, '30, while Francis Case, Northwestern, '21, and Reid F. Murray, Wisconsin, '10 were elected as Republican candidates.

Homer Thornberry Newest Acacian in Congress is Homer Thornberry of Austin, Texas.

Brother Thornberry was, until last year, financial advisor to the Texas Chapter and was one of those instrumental in the reactivation of that chapter a couple of years ago. When he moved to the National Capital he took with him, as his secretary, Ira Gallaway, who served as Venerable Dean of the chapter at the time of its reactivation.

Homer Thornberry was born in Austin in 1909, attended schools there, graduated from the University of Texas with B.B.A. and L.L.B. degrees ; he was admitted to the bar in 1936. In 1936 he was elected to the state legislature and in 1941 became District Attorney for the 53rd judicial district. During the war he was in the Navy, from which he was discharged in 1946 as a Lieutenant Commander. For two years Homer served on the City Council of Austin and was then sent to Congress.

Mr. and Mrs. Thornberry are the proud parents of two children, Molly, aged 2112, and David, 6 months.

legislator, with several major bills to his credit; he serves on the important Committee on Appropriations and on the Un-American Activities Committee besides holding several important posts within the Republican Party. The election last fall marked the sixth successive campaign in which he obtained over 60 per cent of the votes in his district.

0. Clark Fisher Brother Fisher, a lawyer and rancher, is another Texan; he hails from

San Angelo where he was born in 1903. After practicing law for a time in his home town, he became County Attorney in 1931, State Representative in 1935, District Attorney in 1936, and in 1942 was elected to the House of Repr esentatives where he has served ever since. He is the author of It Occurred in K imble, which was published in 1937. Besides his membership in Acacia, Mr. Fisher is a Rotarian and a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Shrine. He is married and has ( Continued on page 99)

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FRANCIS CASE

REID F . MURRAY

Francis Case Perhaps the best known Acacian in Congress is Francis Case, who was author of the "Case Labor Bill" introduced in 1946. Brother Case, a Republican from South Dakota, became an Acacian at Northwestern University; he was the first man to be initiated when the chapter was reactivated m 1921.

Case was born in Iowa, raised in South Dakota, attended Dakota W esleyan (from which he received an LLD in 1939) and Northwestern, and served with the Marine Corps in World War I. A former newspaper editor and publisher, he now operates a cattle and horse ranch near Custer . He is married and has a daughter, aged fourteen.

Brother Case has been an active

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Acacia's National Treasurer presents an outline of our goals and how we are trying to achie'Ye them.

By Marion Huber HERE is the constant danger of placing an old mind in a young b~dy rather than retaining a young mmd in a young body when one has the guidance of men of college age as a responsibility. Youth seems to learn by the mistakes it makes and not by advice from older people. The problems of the fraternity are the problems of all of us. The fraternity is an integral part of the college program. Membership is varied as one of scholarship, professional interest, or campus leadership, but membership is usually one of common interest.

We of the Acacia group have a eommon background and a common interest in the work of the future which we assume for ourselves. Ours is a fraternity of thirty-one chapters to date with a membership of almost 14,000 men. We have the Masonic background which furnishes us with aims and purposes in our college life which should produce useful men in a demoera tic society.

Our pur poses are fourfold.

First we bind ourselves together to strengt,h en the ties of friendship one with another.

Hazing and physical torture are a thing of the past. We choose the nobler activities in our college careers by which we show our worth. Athletics, social activities and discussions temper the serious work of our studies with the warmth of humanity. The fraternity concerns itself with assisting the individual in the art and business of living today. Men with a great mind and no heart can be mortally dangerous to society.

The fraternity needs no justification; it has existed in different forms among men for centuries. The fraternities of the great universities of Europe have produced great men like Goethe. You may¡have called them by another name but they have the same nature.

Fraternities are good, useful campus organizations which make ideal group sizes for administrative control of students. They solve the housing problem, they develop the potentialities of the individual student and provide what

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cannot be ordinarily provided, that is, school spirit. The fraternities are willing to integrate their program and when the administration is willing to have them do that, their contribution

MARION H. HUBER

will enrich any campus program with student experiences.

It is my personal experience that the mature leadership of the Acacia Fraternity has in the past forty-five years of its existence taken the lead to correct any differences which may arise between the administration, faculty, and the student body.

The local chapter should have absolute right to select its own members, but the institution should assist in supplying names of students and information about them. Prohibitions should be for moral and scholastic reasons. To the administrative officers of the universities we wish to give the assurance that our national council will strictly enforce the rules against gambling, alcoholic beverages, and immoral acts in the fraternity chapter house.

Our periodic inspections and unannounced visits insure the fi:p.ancial affairs are conducted in a businesslike manner. The unusual interest of local Masonic bodies and men of high local leadership insures a desired stability.

Our campus ratings are of the usual approved type.

Housekeeping should be safe, sanitary, and wholesome. Supervision of pledging and initiation should be made to insure effective ritualistic work.

Initiation should take place only after satisfactory grades have been received and after an adequate pledge training program is completed.

The question of discriminatory regulations as to membership is a matter which concerns the individual fraternity. This is, as in life, we of common interest bind ourselves into a fraternity. The Phi Kappas, a Catholic Fraternity, and ours, a non-Catholic Fraternity, have on each campus been the closest of good friends . We help one another in pledging and we have annual social functions with only good feeling everywhere. We find discrimination essential everywhere. We discriminate and only allow certain people to enter college who are prepared.

When they arrive, we again discriminate and allow only those with good scholarship to become sophomores. We discriminate against the immoral, the atheist, the undemocratic, the dishonest, and others.

We present a definite program of help for those who prove slow in some studies, for the non-gifted socially, and for the timid of speech. We work to develop the higher soul of man by encouraging church attendance.

Second, we prepare ourselves as educated men to take a more active part and to have greater influence in the affairs of the community in which we may reside.

Students must keep up their grades.

We try on each campus to have the chapter adopt a rule to pledge no man unless he shows possibilities of having an average greater than the all men's average. Selective grouping is natural and we are going to have it. There was a time when for seventeen straight years the Acacia F raternity was first of national fraternities in scholarship.

National and regional conventions are held for exchange of ideas and development of cultural interests. They must train for leadership to make the step from student to life easy.

We should let the world know what democratic principles are taught and to which the fraternity is dedicated. It works for the best interests of the greatest number of students. Undergraduate or graduate students could be hired to provide responsible Ieader(Continued 1m page 100)

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News of the Acacia Colonies By the Tra-veling Secretaries Arkansas: Under the guidance of John Ellison and Kenneth Walden (both of Kansas State) the colonization at Arkansas got underway at Fayetteville the first of last November.

To date these men have gathered a select group around them and are ready now to enlarge their colony to sufficient size to petition for installation. With any kind of luck at all the installation will come sometime before Christmas of this year. Fred Kerr (Northwestern) and Davis Richardson (Chicago) on the Arkansas faculty have been instrumental in giving the boys a boost in their efforts.

Arizona: With full approval from the Dean of Men's Office officially obtained the first of January, the Arizona colonization has progressed to the extent that the colony now numbers 30 men. Under the guidance of Paul Carter (Northwestern) and Merle Denning, Chapter Dad of the Tucson DeMalay, the local group is in competent hands. With assistance from time to time from W. W. Kolbe, immediate Past National President of Acacia now residing in Patagonia, the colony is looking forward to installation sometime around the first of March of next year.

Colorado A. & M.: After a rather shaky start the colonization program at Aggies finally got underway in early April with full approval from the Executive Council of the college. With Glenn Lavering (UCLA) heading up the group and acting as temporary VD, the local colony has a reasonable expectancy of ins tall a tion between Thanksgiving and Christmas of this year. Waldo Riffenburgh (Denver) and Dwight Clark (Kansas), as well as Homer Henney (Kansas State), the alumni have been instrumental in channeling the efforts of the group in the right direction.

Michigan State: Membership in the Michigan State Colony has passed the twenty mark and gives all indications of continuing to increase. Bill Whitmore is President of the group and is doing a fine job of organizing and planning. Bill is also getting help from some of the members of the Michigan Chapter. The University has not given an OK to colony as yet, but the way things have been moving the group should be ready for a charter when the University giv~s its approval.

New Hampshire: This ·c olony now has 42 mempers and is still growing.

The. ;5!alibre ~f the personnel in this group is \ exceptio~?-li.Y high, the or-

the chapter, gave a speech of acceptance in which he vouched the chapter's determination to uphold the ideals of Acacia and expressed the appreciation of the chapter for the help and cooperation given by many individuals in promoting the colony and in making the week-end a big success.

ganization is good, and the colony conducts a full program. All in all, New Hampshire is as fine a colony as any fraternity could ever wish to have.

Robert C. "Doc" Bradley organized Congressmen this group and has worked hand in hand with them from the very begin(Continued from page 97) ning. That the group is so well organized is the result of the great amount a daughter, Rhoda, a student at the of time and the hard work put forth University of Texas.

by D oc. Installation for this group will Reid F. Murray come early next fall.

Maine: The Traveler's Club has Reid Murray was an Acacian at Wisbeen progressing steadily and is now consin, from which he was graduated contemplating the purchase of a in 1916. He soon became a professor of house. It is drawing up a constitution animal husbandry, agriculture extenand by-laws and is also writing a rit- sion of the University of Wisconsin, ual which will be used by the club and was later county agent for Winneso long as it is a local. The colony has bago County and agricultural agent about 25 men and is still actively rush- for the Northern Pacific Railway and ing. for the First National Bank of OshWisconsin: Latest reports are that kosh. This experience has served him Chuck Travellee and his charges now well for he now serves on the Commithave over 45 men. At the rate they tee on Agriculture in the House of are growing we'll have to allow an en- Repr esentatives. He was elected to tire week for installation instead of Congress in 1938 and has served conthe usual week-end. Housing is tight tinuously ever since. on the Wisconsin campus and this has Brother Murray lists Ogdensburg as been one of the biggest problems con- his home town; he is married and fronting the boys. Alumni support is boasts of three children, two boys and picking up and we are hopeful of hav- a girl. ing an active alumni association at both Milwaukee and Madison by next Dr. Davey . . . year. Installation will probably be prior to Christmas, 1949.

(Continued from page 91) Tennessee: Our colony at Tennessee two years. While working for his dochas grown rapidly throughout the last ' tor's degree at Cornell, he ·held the semester and now has 25 members. p osition of research fellow and inProf. C. E. Allred, Missouri, is colony structor. From 1914 to 1926, D r. Davey advisor and is of great assistance to was a physicist in the research labothe group. The colony is receiving acratories of the General Electric Co. tive Masonic support and already has He assumed his present position at made plans for housing. John Acuff, Penn State in 1926.

(No relation to Roy) is President of In addition to being a member of the group and Tom Gibson is secreAcacia, Dr: Davey is a member of tary. John and Tom were the original Sigma Xi, Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma organizers of the group and they have Pi Sigma, Alpha Pi Mu, and numer- . done a grand job thus far. ous scientific organizations.

There has been no recent report from Duke so news about the colony there will have to be held off until the next issue. Rutgers is in the very early C. K. Gabriel Named stages and is not yet in a position National Secretary where its activity can be revealed.

Plans are under" way to start about 12 Just as THE TRIAD goes to press it new colonies in the eastern area next is announced that C. K. "Chris" fall.

Gabriel will fill the National Secretary's position made vacant by the umtimely death of Bancroft Nelson.

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An article on Brother Gabriel will (Continued from page 87) ff.p pear in the . next issue of THE vetsity's weltome was Vic"e.-President Th,IAD. His address is 2439 N. E. 21st Kreger and, of coui'se, · President ,f\.ve., Portland, Oregon.

Hahne. After presentation of the chartel~, John Werth, .Venerable Dean of

The Triad, Summer, 1949 100 He was the author of various books and other valuable literary contributions in preserving special phases of the Pennsylvania Germans. Among these are his Beliefs and Superstitions, Proverbs The Pennsylvania Germans in Peace 'and War, and numerous articles, histories, and pamphlets bearing upon the life and traditions of the Pennsylvania Germans .... " G. W.N.

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the World Over Albert K. Wilson Claimed by Death On April 6, 1949 death came, at the age of 90, to Albert K. Wilson, Kansas, '08 former grand secretary of the Maso~ic lodge of Kansas for a period of 35 years. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1858 and came to Kansas in 1879, the same year in which he had been married. During his lifetime he was engaged in a number of professions and business enterprises, including telegraph operator for the Santa Fe Railroad, merchandising, newspaper work, and the theatre business. Because of his interest in Freemasonry he eventually devoted his full time to it and was instrumental in organizing many lodges is Kansas. In 1894 he became grand secretary, a position he held un" til his retirement in 1929. ¡

Fogel Honored by Folklore Society Dr. Edwin M. Fogel, Franklin, '06, a charter member of his chapter, was recently presented with resolution of esteem and regard by the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society, for which he served as treasurer for fourteen years. The handsomely engrossed resolution was signed by twenty members of the Board of Directors of the Society and, regarding Dr. Fogel, said in part, " ... in the preparation of his life's work, he pursued studies and research at Ursinus, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, and in Heidelburg, Germany. In the course of his many years in the field of Philology, he served as editor of the German-American Annals, ;;ts a Professor of German, President of the Anthropological Society, and an official of the Lehigh County Historical Society.

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More Books from CarhartSpecialist on Outdoors When it comes to taking first honors, Arthur Carhart, Iowa State, '15, will furnish anyone plenty of competition. He received the first degree in landscape architecture at Iowa State and was the first landscape architect on the staff of the U.S. Forest Service.

He has published about fifteen books, has over 1500 articles, short stories, and serials to his credit, and he played an important role in establishing a course in Outdoor Journalism at Iowa State; this will be offered this fall.

The scope of his writings is expressed in the following from one of his recent letters: "Probably the most interesting thing at the moment lies in book publication this year. A pamphlet titled Crisis Spots in Conservation put out by the Izaaz Walton League is now distributed; it's a nation-wide survey of threats to natural resources.

On April20, A. S. Barnes published my Fresh Water Fishing which they seem to think is worth five bucks of any man's money. Ziff-Davis then published my Hi, Stranger, a book on dude ranches and how to get the most fun from visiting them. By August Macmillan will publish Let's Go Fishing, a book for anyone just taking up the sport."

Art lives a hundred miles west of Denver where he spends most of the summer writing, fixing up his home, plumbing, and the like. He has maintained his interest in Acacia, has been promment in activities in his part of the country, and has all sorts of ideas for books on the Great Outdoors.

Acacia Authors!

The National Headquarters is attempting to establish a llbrary of books written by Acacians. If you are the author of any published book, an autographed copy of your work will be appreciated. This includes both fiction and non-fiction, poetry, etc. And, if you know of an Acacia author, pass this word along to him.

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ship in some cases where the average age of the group is low.

Some of our large universities fail to interest themselves vitally in fraternities. As a result troubles arise. Here are our weakest links. Greek Week programs to discover and develop leadership are essential to forward an interest in discussion programs. In the smaller colleges ¡there is more of a close supervision and for this reason many believe the small college produces greater leaders later in life. Acacia is strictly a fraternity in schools of university rank.

In a fraternity house the period just after the evening meal should include glee club rehearsals, after dinner speeches, discussion groups, entertainment of sorority girls with exchange dinners, and games, but none of these after seven o'clock in the evening.

Third, we seek the truth.

Above all else, the college fraternity man must excel in academic accomplishment. We must make intelligent members of the professions, commercial institutions and civic communities who will direct their energies toward maintaining high standards of business ethics and toward improving matters affecting the general welfare of all citizens.

We must beware of spiritual lassitude which leads a nation into short sighted policies and possible destruction. Our ideals should be of common fellowship, sympathetic association, mutual helpfulness and unselfish human service.

We must be prepared to combat all unjustifiable attacks against the fraternity system by offering a program of education within and without the fraternity. A committee of prominent college and fraternity executives and laymen might be asked to visit the chapter house. The committee should be continuous.

Fourth, we give light to those with whom we may be associated as we tr~vel along life's pathway.

The college fraternity is being duplicated in various forms throughout the nation, and it will likely endure until our social structure has been radically changed.

We are much in need of brothexhood today, brotherhoods of deeds. "Facto non verba."

Deeds not words, I say so too, But somehow I find it true, A kindly word now and.then Is relished by the best of men.

Joaquin Miller, Poet of the Sierras.

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"Research Is Fun" -says 0. L._Sponsler, Nebraska, '09, Professor of Botany at U. C. L.A. "Nobody but a blockhead researches for any reason other than fun," reads a sign on the walls of a laboratory at the University of Califomia at Los Angeles.

And this pretty well characterizes the way the man in the laboratory works- Dr. 0 . L. Sponsler, professor emeritus of botany at U. C. L.A. and distinguished Acacia alumnus. He spends his leisure time in research, just as other men may shoot a game of golf or flick a fly after an elusive trout.

Dr. Sponsler first joined the Acacia ranks back in 1909 at the University of Nebraska. He had just received his B.A. degree from the University of Michigan and was teaching and working on his Masters at Nebraska, which he received in 1909.

After getting his Ph.D. at Stanford University in 1921, he became a member of the faculty at U. C. L . A., where he is something of a permanent fixture.

For several years publishers have been after Dr. Sponsler to publish his book on the molecular structure in protoplasm. But there always seem to be a few more finishing touches that need to be put to the book, for he's constantly turning up more material in his research laboratory.

Says Dr. Jean Bath, his colleague

in these protoplasmic studies, "If it is a question of researching or writing in the day's schedule, we always wind up researching. And we would probably get more writing done if we didn't enjoy the research so much."

But Dr. Sponsler has gotten. around to writing up several things. One of them is the discovery which first brought him world-wide recognitionthat of the long chain molecule in cellulose. This work lead to the development of plastics.

It also opened up the way for further protein research and to his current studies in the molecular structure in .protoplasm, which science thinks may hold the key to the secret of life.

All of this is significant and pretty serious business. And when you ask the eminent protoplasmologist about it all, he usually replies "It's been fun."

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and make the world a better place in which to live. Fratemities have this special privilege. They shall help individuals get the most and the best from college experience so that they can give the most and the best of themselves.

The fraternity can assist the under-

graduate in career training and in obtaining employment_ It should get records of educational work experience, plan vocational meetings, secure graduate advisors, and counsel members in vocations, secure interviews, and get jobs.

The attitude of friendly indifference toward fraternities, a feeling that so long as they do not c路r eate a problem for the administration, they should be tolerated, is to be avoided.

The fraternity system does make a major contribution in a program of youth education. Assistance for foreign students to live in our fraternities should be encouraged. Bowdoin and Union College already have such plans. Our mother chapter at Michigan has one such student from Turkey ; Iowa State has another from Finland.

In addition to all of this each alumnus is asked to help build an Acacia Chapter in his community by first building a colony. We hope with our present plans almost to double the number of chapters within the next few years.

In so doing let us paraphrase Robert Louis Stevenson's words by trying to: "Be honest and be kind; Eam a little and spend a little less; Make upon the whole a fraternity happier by your presence.

Renounce when that shall be necessary and not be embittered.

Keep a few friends but these without capitulation.

Above all on the same given condition keep friends with yourself.

Here is a task for all a man has of fortitude and delicacy."

Wyoming P. S. After the chapter letters had been received and sent to the printer, the following wire was received from the Wyoming Chapter: The TRIAD Editor Acacia Fraternity Chicago, Illinois Wyoming Chapter of Acacia has won . scholarship with average of 2.1818.

Dick Wilson elected Phi Kappa Phi, Phil Wood to Phi Beta Kappa. Honor books won by Bob Kelly in General Engineering and Drawing, Ten Hartung in Mechanical Engineering; and James Pikl in Economics and Sociology. Kenneth Madsen elected Outstanding Student in Chemistry.

WAYNE HoLLOWAY.

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路 路 of th .,.otein mo!ecu!es found in protoplasm, shows how the n~!e1.C actd mo!ecu!~f 3<nns onhe e b'" nothing more than a combination of the basis of a!! !tfe. The secret of !t e, says e, may e e!ectrica! forces due to the way such mo!ecu!e~ are put together.

Congratulations to Wyoming Chapter from every Acacian and Acacia Chapter. This record should inspire every chapter and student.

It looks as if Wyoming may again be the top chapter scholastically.

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-NEW INITIATESColorado Gerald D. Cunningham, Parsons, Kans. ; Roy Garrett, Fort Collins, Colo.; Jerry A. Roquet, Morrill, Nebr.

Indiana Lauren D. Atz, Kendallville, Ind. ; Louis L. Bloom, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; David R. Day, Bloomington, Ind. ; George D. Dykhuizen, Haddonfield, N.J.; Robert E. Elliott, Frankfort, Ind.; John W. Irick, Frankfort, Ind.; Richard J. Link, Elkhart, Ind.; Thomas M. Muhn, Garrett, Ind.; Forrest L. Stewart, Dunkirk, Ind. ; Keith H. Street, Frankfort, Ind.; Robert J . Vass, Lyons, Ind.

Kansas State Richard L. Faris, Plattsburg, Mo.; William A. Honeyman, Fredonia, Kans.; Keith E. Bailey, Topeka, Kans.; Clifford E. Spangler, Garden City, Kans. ; Paul R. Curry, Nespelem, Wash. ; Irwin J. Collinge, Carbondale, Kans.; George R. TenEyck, Walton, Kans.; Dallas L. Nelson, Clay Center, Kans.; Donald L. Wempe, Sabetha, Kans.; Charles L. Smith, Kinsley, Kans.

Michigan Paul S. Brentlinger, Dayton, Ohio; Paul B. Campbell, Owosso, Mich.; James L. Glidden, Ann Arbor, Mich.; David J. Heggem, Massillon, Ohio; Donald C. MacGregor, Plymouth, Mich.; Herbert E. Neil, Schenectady, N. Y.; Halil Can Saka, Ankara, Turkey; Philip M. Smith, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Raymond S. Tittle, Jr., Gary, Ind.; Charles R. Walli, Port Huron, Mich.; Ronald A. Watts, Alto, Mich.; Warren P. Williamson, Youngstown, Ohio.

Nebraska Bill C. Regan, Lebanon, Kans.; Robert P. Van Neste, Anselmo, Nebr.; Lawrence L. Hyde, Comstock, Nebr.; Theodore M. Rarick, Auburn, Nebr.; Robert G. Steinhoff, Sargent, Nebr.; Donald L. Loy, David City, Nebr.; Gayle L. Hattan, Lincoln, Nebr.; Walter G. Palmer, Westfield, N. J.; John W. Taylor, Jr., Grand Island, Nebr.; Richard P. Blunk, San Mateo, Calif.; Ernest J. Larson, Jr., Jamestown, N. D .; Robert D. Vanderslice, Lincoln, Nebr.; Marion E. Childress, Lincoln, Nebr.; Alfred N. Zimmer, North Platte, Nebr.; Norman D. Baumgart, Humphrey, Nebr.

Northwestern Lloyd L . Littler, Lima, Ohio; Otto C. Carlson, Saginaw, Mich.; Elwin W. Donnelly, Berwyn, Ill.; Raymond Mannoni, Pittsburg, Kans.

Oklahoma Edward J. Hinman, Norman, Okla.; Eugene L . Fisher, Norman, Okla.; Everett R. Hays, Blackwell, Okla.; Albert S. Bailey, Holdenville, Okla.; Kenneth L. Biggins, Okmulg_!'!e_, .Okla.;

Boardman G. Barby, Knowles, Okla.; Edward D. Parker, Glendale, Calif.; Lloyd E. Crutchfield, Coffeyville, Kans.; Ralph L . Schneider, Eldorado, Okla.; Gerald W. Trapnell, Corpus Christi, Tex.; Philipp R. Young, Burbank, Calif.; George W. Williams, Hobart, Okla.; Jack L . Coats, Miami, Okla.; Jack W. Sallaska, Fairview, Okla. ; Dean Seaton, Britton, Okla. ; Buel H. Humphreys, Jr., Sperry, Okla.; William R. Warren, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Jamie L. Querry, Tonkawa, Okla. ; Elbert F. Davis, Coffeyville.

Kans.; Jerry W. Matheny, Wewoka, Okla.; Kenneth J. Factor, Wewoka, Okla. ; Herman D. Hager, Hardtner, Kans.; Clarren A. Brandenburgh, Oklahoma City, Okla.

Oregon State Daryl M. Davis, Salem, Oregon.

Rensselaer George D. Dickie, White Plains, N. Y.; Robert C. McCartney, Schenectady, N. Y. ; Robert A. Rege, Paterson, N. J .; Dale H. Coffed, Depew, N. Y.; Sidney Follett, Franklinville, N. Y.; William C. Aubrey, Hudson Falls, N. Y.; Robert D . Anwyl, Buffalo, N. Y.; Walter G. McClintock, Germantown, N. Y.; Philip G. Eaton, Brookfield, 路Mass.; Lawrence E. Middleton, Schenectady, N. Y.; Francis E. Card, Troy, N. Y.; Howard J. Smith, Jr., Rutherford, N. J.; John B. Haney; Arno G. Shubert; Sheldon H. Barnes, Sidney, N. Y.; Richard P . Boynton, Hackensack, N.J.; Donald R. Campbell, Philadelphia,_pa.; Edwin G. Collins, Queens Village, N. Y.; Robert S. Davis, Providence, R. I.; Robert E. Dudash, Lynbrook, N. Y.; Roger H . Edwards, Granville, N. Y.; Donald F. Green, Arlington, Mass.; John W. Winter, Cranford, N.J.; Ronald F . Voigt, Ridgewood, N.Y.

Texas Daniel L . Salisbury, Houston, Tex.; William G. Abbott, Karnes City, Tex.; Ben F . McDonald, Jr., Austin, Tex.; Fred W. Rogers, Sherman, Tex.; William R. Norred, Sweetwater, Tex.; Hiram A. Warner, Jr., China Lake, Calif. ; Vaun L. Johansen, San Angelo, Tex.; Alton C. Schubert, Lockhart, Tex.

U. C. L.A. Robert M. Shaw, Pasadena, Calif. ; Samuel E. Aldrich, Pacific Palisades, Calif.; Robert M. Schlemmer, Los Angeles, Calif.; Robert N. Deter, Van Nuys, Calif.; Robert A. Hefner, Sacramento, Calif. ; Robert E. Henry, Jr., Los Angeles, Calif.

Washington Cecil A. Sharpe, Jr., Colfax, Wash.; Mark W. Hussman, Potlatch, Wash.; Lloyd E. White, Graham,~sh.; Melvin E. Preston, Longview:-路 Wash.; Ralph E. Thornton, Puyallup, Wash.; 路 Howard C. Johnson, Honolulu, T. H.

Acacia-West Geo. W. Croyle This article will be primarily a resume of travel this past school year coupled with an evaluation of each chapter. Criticism as such is not intended to embarrass but merely to point out certain deficiencies that exist today in the hope that effort will be made to correct them for the next school year. Each chapter will draw praise for certain accomplishments; however this must not be construed as a green light to rest on laurels, for being outstanding in some phase of fraternity life does not preclude that improvement is impossible.

In general this was a good year for the western chapters of Acacia. There was a growing concern over rushing and pledging and a subsequent sprucing up of the rush program. Scholarship has had its ups and downs but in the main the swing has been upward this past year. Certain pledging deficiencies have contributed a great deal to the poor scholarship of certain chapters. A higher pledge requirement, scholastically, can and will mean the difference between a mediocre and a cracking good chapter. Alumni relations on the whole were better but still remain far below par. Discipline was improved but still can stand a haircut and shave despite certain mutterings to the contrary. Those mutterings come from men characteristically unable to take orders and consequently they are not capable (nor will they ever be) of acting in unison with the majority.

Iowa State: This chapter has made continuous improvement since reactivation after the war. The leadership has been way above average and this has contributed in every way toward the bettering of all phases of the fraternity. Frank Mendell, chapter advisor, has been a powerful influence in channeling the efforts of the chapter in the righ direction. Dick Wilson, immediate past VD, and John Fulkerson, present VD, are continuing the heritage of fine leadership. This chapter should be larger and should brush up scholastically. Alumni relations are not the best and a vigorous program should be embarked upon to improve this.

Nebraska: This chapter, newly reactivated, has a great many things to take care of in line of improvement.

Housing is a must for fall and a chapter twice the size of the present one is most desirable. D on Tipton, present VD, has done a truly magHificent job of getting Nebraska 路back on the. Aca-

The Triad, Summer, 1949 cia map; this was done against great odds and at first without too much alumni support. Fred Bodie, John Groth, and Bill Hastings among the alumni have been particularly effective in boosting Acacia and they are being looked to again to foster the spirit that made Nebraska one of Acacia's strongest chapters before the war.

Kansas: Reactivated less than a year, this chapter has demonstrated what great strides can be made toward improvement. Bill Wilson, immediate past VD, must be commended for the fine job that he did in putting Kansas back on the main line. The active chapter has gone all out to get into the fraternity swing at Lawrence; with help from their gracious housemother, Mother Collier, and the very smooth chapter advisor, Max Fessler, Kansas should be considered almost in the light that it was never dormant. Dave Horkman, Lawrence alumnus, has been particularly helpful to the active chapter; he leased a house to them and then made a great many major improvements on the place so that the chapter now has a fine university home. A larger chapter is in order for Kansas; better scholarship, more faculty members, and some attention to interchapter relations should be on the agenda for consideration next fall.

Kansas State: Has failed to find a common meeting ground with the alumni. In order to progress new ideas must always be under consideration; these new ideas have been pretty much discarded by the alumni since the war. The active chapter must renew its attempts to bring the alumni back in the fold; in order to do this they will have to go better than half way in their efforts. The younger alumni of the chapter are in an excellent position to further the cause and they should do a fine job. Scholarship must be improved and more attention must be given in the future toward screening rushees. Etiquette remains good as are the social functions. Kansas State along with Colorado displays the greatest interest in all things Acacia; any installation or reactivation within a thousand miles of Manhattan will find Kansas State men in attendance.

Oklahoma A. & M.: This chapter has been operating under the handicap of poor housing but nevertheless it has done a fine job. A general all-around improvement will be in order for fall, particularly in line of scholarship.

More attention to grades and a higher minimum requirement for .. pledges should better the academic side. Better chapter discipline and stricter methods of operation are a necessity and can be (Continued on page 104)

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Acacia-East

By E. R. Kelly I will abandon any ideas about writing an editorial for this issue and, instead, give a resume of the activities of the eastern chapters. At the time of this writing I am on my last trip around the circuit and if any chapter is omitted in this article it is because I have not visited it since my last report and anything said would be mere . repitition.

Cornell's new VD, Chuck Emery, is a capable and conscientious leader and the chapter should continue to show progress under his direction. Chuck and the other Cornellians did a commendable job at the Rensselaer iniitiation, especially when one considers that the officers had been elected but two weeks before.

Franklin appears to have been a much more active and spirited group over the past year. Membership has reached its highest point in several years and should continue to increase next year. Henry S. Smith III is student band director, is active in politics, and is chapter song leader; he has an Acacia octet which shows definite promise.

George Washington showed continued improvement throughout the year and the 1949-50 season appears even more promising. All members of the chapter deserve to be congratulated for the work that they have done. Most of the fellows have been carrying jobs that would normally be divided among two or three men, and the others have taken over positions in the chapter with little or no training and have done commendably.

Illinois had its most successful year for some time and has had num'erous honors bestowed upon it. The chapter won two Homecoming trophies, won both firsts in the spring carnival, and had several men elected to Sachem, the men's junior activity honorary.

The varsity track captain, the freshman basketball captain, and the Student Colonel of the ROTC were all Acacians.

Indiana is still carrying on in grand style as it has been for several years.

The chapter conducts a well-integrated program in general activities, social affairs, singing, and intramurals. Special mention should be given to Dave Friend for his arrangements and direction of the house singing. Although several chapters have moved into a challenging position, Indiana is still the deserving holder of the Outstanding Chapter Trophy.

The Minnesota Chapter has had a

banner year. They won firsts in intramural bowling and first in Snow Week decorations. Most notable, however, is that they hold 17 of the 100 top campus positions-including two class presidencies.

Penn State lost a fine VD when Dave Sims graduated but his successor, Harry Reid, is another excellent leader.

Harry is active in the IFC and other campus activities. The chapter has a combo consisting of sax, clarinet, trumpet, piano, and bass which really g:ves out with the hot licks. Frank Rupp, secretary, is a versatile guy; he handles both the sax and piano.

Purdue is without doubt the top chapter when it comes to entertainment of guests; they do not, however, confine their activities to this. Paul Baynes, VD, is most worthy of that position and will do a good job. Gene Thomson, SD, has been putting in a lot of work preparing a new pledge manual, and when finished, it will be the finest of its kind in Acacia.

Ohio is proud possessor of a new scholarship cup and the boys are really proud of it. They are also on their way to winning trophy number twothey're the only undefeated softball team in their league. This chapter carries a full program of activities and members of the chapter can be easily recognized on campus by their black derbies. The first serenade has been scheduled and Glenn Arthur is drilling the troops regularly in preparation for this event.

Syracuse is working hard toward getting a new house and this will be a great asset to the chapter. The entire new staff of officers shows signs of really getting the chapter moving. Al Parks, new VD, is an organizer and is getting things set on a sound basis.

The chapter also has a combo but the only resemblance to Penn State's is that both have instruments-at the present time the Syracuse boys must confine their practicing to the attic until they all learn to play the same tune.

The school year that has just ended has been a most successful one for Acacia. Five new chapters were added and several more are ready for installation in the fall. Average membership per chapter has increased from 32 to 51 over the past year. Every chapter shows definite improvement over last year and all show indications of more in 1949-50.

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fault is criticism of some other chapter for one reason or another. If those chapters that are so prone to criticize would check their own group once over lightly this would eliminate itself.

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accomplished by a smoother functioning Executive Council. Ray Bivert, Thurston Johnson, and Jack Lathers of the Stillwater alumni have been most faithful as the watchdogs of Acacia's cause at Oklahoma A. & M. More attention should be given to alumni relations; this one item should be pushed to the fullest extent even though immediate results might not be forthcoming.

Oklahoma: This chapter, which was one of Acacia's strongest right after the war, has experienced a drop all along the line. Right now there seems to be a resurgence back toward the top. Loss of too many pledges through poor grades was not the least of the contributing factors. With a little more attention to good grades and a jumping of the minimum gr ade requirement for pledges OU should be fifty per cent stronger next fall. Social functions and intramurals remain the strong points of the chapter. Chapter discipline and leadership in regards a tougher, more inelastic, system of operation would be of material benefit. "Overhead" Brite, Harold Cooksey, and Dean Johnson are still the pillars in the alumni association ; without their keen interest things would not be looking up in Nor- ¡ man.

Colorado: Has probably the greatest all around potential in Acacia. So far this year it has realized but a small per cent of this potential. Strong points are those of national interest in Acacia, singing, rushing and pledging, particularly with town men, social functions, and interchapter relations. Weak points include etiquette, intramurals, and chapter discipline. Scholarship here is above average but could stand improvement in light of past history. A tougher and more rigid discipline is a necessity here and certainly the idea of the hail-fellow-well-met will not do the trick. Jack Lunsford is the lone faithful alumnus. The chapter therefore should take immediate steps to supercharge its alumni program. More faculty members would be most advantageous and would serve to ease the alumni problem in Boulder. Color ado's Women's Auxiliary, under the guidance of char ming Mother Bocock, is most helpful to the active chapter.

Wyo ming : Is perhaps Acacia's fastest gr owing chapter and also has the highest scholarship. Without benefit of study table, other than quiet hours, it has compiled an enviable scholastic r ecor d. Mor e ex acting leadership and rigid discipline should be considered for next fall. More attention should be given to social functions with ever y

man in the chapter participating. Perhaps a formal or two would loosen up the tension and allow for a more diversified social program. Immediate past VD, Dale Fuehrer, and Wally Moon, present VD, have been instrumental in channeling Acacia's efforts to new heights this year. Ray Morgan, Bill Edmondson, and Howard Davis continue to be the guiding lights of the Laramie Alumni Association. More faculty members and more town actives are a must for next fall.

Denver: For a chapter that has operated a full year without housing it must be said that Denver has done a remarkable job. Bill Pennington, immediate past VD, has had a particularly difficult time of coordinating the efforts of the men in his chapter inasmuch as Denver has two campuses.

Denver can improve all along the line and with fall approaching it seems reasonable to suppose that this will be forthcoming . Interchapter relations, social functions , and intramurals have been outstanding here. Attention must be given to housing and it will be desirable to enlarge the chapter about forty per cent. Higher scholarship and a higher minimum pledge requirement should be checked for fall revision.

Texas: With political aplomb aplenty this chapter has need of better living accommodations and a closer-knit group. Closer cooperation and more group participation is needed as well as a more stringent discipline. Scholarship needs a boost; however the need here is p r obably for more freshmen who can be trained in the ways of the fraternity. Strong points include chapter-lodge relations, social functions, and campus activities (one sided in some cases). A more integrated program must be instituted with the alumni, in this case constant pressure will be necessary even though the response, at first, is small. Louis Baethe, Tom Rousse, and Frank Holloway continue to foster the efforts of the Austin alumni to help the chapter whenever possible.

UCLA : Being one of Acacia's newer chapters, past performance can be given little consideration. A larger chapter is definitely in order, summer r ushing and a concentrated fall rush will be very much in order, as a minimum of 50 men will be needed by fall . Chapter leadership and coordination of same very definitely needs improving with emphasis being placed on the idea of unity and singleness of pur pose.

To date r ushing has not been adequate despite the fact that this chapter has devoted a gr eat deal of time to it.

Scholarship, social functions and finances are the strong points. Dr . Frank Reinsch, chapter advisor has been and

will continue to be of great assistance to the chapter.

USC: Barely two years old, this infant chapter of Acacia has made tremendous strides toward the attaining of top position on its campus. The chapter leadership has been really outstanding with Bill James, Earle Ris don, and Don Blomberg taking over i that order. Improvement is needed in the alumni association with more usc graduates being given the chance to work for their chapter. More stress is needed scholastically although improvement has been made ever since the inception of the chapter. Strong points include social functions , pledge education, and interchapter relations.

More emphasis is needed on finances , chapter publication, alumni program, and more faculty members. Ray Oster, chapter advisor, has devoted much time to the welfare of this chapter and deserves recognition for the work he has done.

California : Has attained outstanding scholarship in the past and with a little effort can keep on this high academic plane. Social functions have been good despite the necessity for a crutch now and again, activities have been improving and alumni relations are stronger than at any time in the past. Chapter discipline and unity need attention as does interchapter r elations. This latter point has been totally ignored in the past and it will be necessary to complete a program commensurate with the importance of the subject by fall.

Oregon State: Starting a year ago without too much unity, this chapter has come a long way toward being one of Acacia's better disciplined groups.

Because of its youth it has need of improvement everywhere, but its progress this past year leads to a very optomistic outlook for the future. Alumni relations are good but could be spruced up a little; scholarship is improving and with a little effort could become outstanding; interchapter relations are unknown as yet but theRegional Conference is to be held at Corvallis this summer and more will be known at that time.

Washington State: Has made progress since the war but has a potential as yet unr ealized. Scholarship jumped way up this year and it is hoped that it will stay there. lnterchapter r elations improved somewhat but not enough: discipline is generally better, as a r e alumni relations. Social functions are r eally good and intramurals have a niche in the proficient column. There is a need for more boys from in and around Pullman and definitely a need for more faculty members. Dick Hampton and Doc Jacobs are the only (Cantinu ed an page 116)

Doings California Ranked 3rd in Scholarship In retrospect, I think I can safely say that this past year has been one of the most successful for Acacia at California.

At the present time our membership stands at forty members. During the past year we have initiated sixteen men. Seven live-wirers comprise our present pledge class.

The past year has seen many successful parties, including two Pledge Formals, innumerable exchanges, a Parents Day, and a Birthday Banquet, attended by many alumni. Our Mother's Club, introl duced just this past semester, is now 1 going strong. The year has seen a new 1 dog at Acacia-a huge great Dane. A new Kappa Kappa Gamma house has been 1 erected in panoramic view. Acacia has also been active in intramural sports. Yet in spite of all this activity, Acacia ranked third in scholarship among the 42 fraternities.

Dick Deforest, Dick Dillen, Reece Clark and John Stumbos were active participants in the Sophomore class show. Bob Peck has been very active in Glee Club.

But the most active fellow around is not living in the house-as a matter of fact he isn't even going to school. He is Dolph Weber, our chapter advisor, who has been ' engaged and married since my last article.

Dolph has taken a very charming wife and we want to wish them both all possible happiness.

It is with deepest regret that I report that Bancroft Nelson, our recent housecorporation president and the national secretary, was killed when the auto in

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which he was riding was struck by a train. The news came as a shock to the fellows in the house for Ban was the friend of us all. ' Those members who contemplate graduating this June are: Robert Peck and Robert Force, electrical engineers, Laverne _Kimball ~nd Larry Marvin, political science maJors, James Campbell a business administration student, Rus~ell Connors, in structural engineering, and Harry Riegel, soon to be studying medicine.

Now for a summer of rest and relaxation.

HARRY RIEGEL

Cincinnati Cincinnati Chapter Patterson New Advisor . . .

The Interfraternity sing was a great success this year for our chapter. Although we had only two weeks of actual practice we finished near the top. "Acacia Girl" and "Nut Brown Maiden" were well received by the tremendous crowd.

George Kirch did a terrific job of organizing the practices and conducting our contribution.

The nuptuals column will be rather lengthy this time. July 9, 1949, has been proclaimed "M" day by Thomas Gregory and Joie Osmer. The culmination of this beautiful courtship with Joie, whose eyes are brown not grey, will come about in Dearborn, Michigan. They plan to reside in Cincinnati where Tom will transfer his studies from the university to the Central Academy of Art-and to Joie.

August brings about the final leap of two more of our men and their respective brides-to-be. James Wilber Barnes and

California Chapter Members and dates at the Barn Dance-the guy in the drawing is NOT a pledge or alumnus!

{Top) George Kirch directs the seTenade for MtSs Jo Johnston who has been pinned by John SchrodeT. Jo's AOPi sisters listen in the background. (Bottom) Acacia's booth at the Sigma Sigma Carnival.

Fran Mirus, who is now a librarian in Staten Island, N. Y., are to be married in Middletown, Ohio. Jim will begin medical school at the university in the fall.

The children at one of the local grade schools will have to give up their teacher, Virginia Habekotte, to John Larson.

At the recent Founders Day banquet, it was announced that George Patterson, Jr., a Cincinnati Alum, is to fill the unexpired term of Dave Bowman as Chapter Adviser. Congratulations George. Gene Rodenberger, who graduated from Indiana, was elected our new Financial Adviser.

The house is still buzzing over the terrific Spring Formal that we had on April 29. The bright moon, the glamorous girls in their loveliest, and the men resplendent in their formal attire, presented a sight dazzling to the eyes.

Bill Rinehart, a new initiate, is now wearing sunglasses to conceal a patched eye which is the result of our Sigma Sigma Carnival booth. Archery was the theme of the display, and one of the archers mistook one of Bill's baby blue eyes for the hull's eye. Hmmmm-a slight resemblance.

Tears have formed in the reddened eyes of several of our members who will commence new journeys along life's pathways in June. Although we hate to see them leave, we offer our heartiest congratulations to the following graduates-to-be; James Barnes, Whittaker (Doc) Hill, Robert Leever, Frank Scharold, and Fred Stork.

Two of last year's graduates, Frank Sonnenberg and former Venerable Dean Paul Weidner, have just :recently received their Master's Degrees from the university of Cincinnati.

That just about does it from here, so w e from the Cincinnati Chapter will become silent for now. Hope that y'all have a really fine vacation.

RoBERT BoNI

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Colorado Wins Four Trophies .•.

Improvements on the chapter house, winning of celebration trophies, and the start in terracing operations in the yard are only a few of the accomplishments of Colorado chapter during the past school year.

The active chapter now stands at sixtyeight with a number of pledges awaiting fall initiation. During the year, twentyfour new active members were initiated.

The Founders Day banquet held May 15 at the Alps Lodge near Boulder was sparsely attended by an enthusiastic audience. Dr. Ralph Danielson was the speaker for the day and chose "Friendship" as his theme. Edward Dunklee, Denver alum, presented his first citizenship award to active Bob Bergheim. Chapter aWJards went to Gerry Coffey for outstanding pledge; Tom Hutchinson, scholarship, and Bergheim, activities.

Terracing operations have been progressing steadily each Saturday under work boss Gene Keenan. Keenan hopes to finish the work before summer. Planned is a picnic spot with tables and barbecue pit and an extension of the lawn to provide a picnic spot during fair weather.

The chapter won campus renown when awarded four second place trophies during Colorado U. Days and Winter Carnival.

During the May Colorado U. celebration, Acacia won second place for its float depicting a desert island with two eagar actives paddling madly to reach the isle.

The chapter also won second place for participation in this celebration.

During three busy days of Colorado U. Days, Gerry Coffey built and piloted the chapter's "speedy" soap-box racer; Bill Alexander led the song group as it sang in the finals of the song fest as one of six fraternity finalists; Jim Murry headed float operations to win the cup; Jack Rice headed work on the carnival booth. Other busy members helped the fraternity land the second-place cup in participation.

Colorado stayed in its second-place spot in scholarship, ahead of nineteen fraternal organizations. In all-round participation, the chapter climbed from fourteen to fifth place and will win first next year.

Leaving the active ranks through June graduation are Jon Sucher and George Nicholls. "Chuck" Hinsey graduated spring quarter and more will leave after summer school.

Wedding bells will claim four during the summer. Slated to join the "Order of the Gold Band" are LeRoy Graham, Ed Hoffman, Deward Niehans, and Walt Clark. Loren Anderson, Gil Walker and Gene Jackson took the step during the year.

The house was changed overnight into a bit of old Holland May 21 for the annual spring formal. Under social chairman Don Gullett's direction, the house was filled with windmills and tulips. The pond was the site of a moving Dutch mill. The

next day, the first annual Father-Son Day was held at the house with fifteen Dads of members present.

On the agenda for the summer is the regional conclave. The Wandering Croyle has been in for brief stops lately to help plan the event when Colorado will play host to chapters in a vacation in the Rockies. Plans call for the biggest and best conclave yet to be staged in the Rocky Mountain area.

LESLIE D. PoLK

Denver Two Elected Editor •• Denver Chapter winds up its first year since reactivation a little stronger and far wiser than it was a year ago. Active membership is 34 with 5 other actives out of school working for Uncle or at other assorted jobs.

Graduation has taken 3 men, Raymond C. White, Les Hull and Frank Tabor, and five others, Arthur Genge, Edd Keen, Richard Johnson, Bud Richie and Bernard Hartman, are scheduled to leave in June or shortly thereafter.

Charles Pennington has been accepted into Colorado Medical School, and will transfer next fall.

In the line of honors, the chapter has been well represented, with one member, Ray White, elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Gamma Mu, the honorary social science fraternity. Carl Nielson made Pi Delta Theta, the honorary mathematics fraternity to bring the chapter's membership in the honorary to three. Warren Tomlinson was elected editor of the school year book for the second consecutive year and was chosen a delegate representing the University at the Pacific Student President's association. Dick Sheppard was elected editor of the "D" book (new student orientation book) thus giving Acacia two members on the board of Publications. Charles Pennington was among the top ten in scholastic standing out of the ten thousand students for the year.

In intramurals, the chapter placed third in basketball, football and wrestling,

entered a bowling team every quarter, going as far as the final play-offs during the fall quarter and has a softball team entered in the league tournament not yet completed.

Activities in the Fall Quarter included a sport dance, initiation, pledging and a very successful combined fall formal with the Colorado Chapter. Winter Quarter the members journeyed to the Colorado chapter at Boulder to attend their Freeze Out House dance, held initiation and pledging and a barn dance as well as exchange dinners with sororities. Spring Quarter has seen a joint picnic with Phi Kappa Fraternity at D. U ., initiation, pledging, a spring formal and a formal at Colorado A. and M. Colony.

New officers were elected this spring, and Paul Jensen took over the Venerable Dean's gavel. Don Powell was elected Senior Dean, Walt Norby Junior Dean, Raymond Norris recording secretary, Carl Nielson corresponding secretary and Dick Johnson was chosen treasurer with Howard Manary to take over the office when Dick graduates.

The year-long search for a house has ended without too much success, but the members have decided to build at the first opportunity and have drawn up plans for the house. Additional funds for the house are being obtained by selling magazine subscriptions.

All in all, the year has been a successful one, with many of the problems of a new chapter ironed out and settled. Denver is looking forward to a bigger and better year ahead and sincerely hopes the year will be a success for every Acacia Chapter ARTHUR H . GENGE

Franklin Honors Dr, Heubner .•• The thirty-four members of the Franklin Chapter have enjoyed an active and interesting spring. Two of those fifteen men who were initiated last February were successful in claiming the offi::!es of Junior De2n and Secretary in the chapter's recent election. The new officers are as

Colorado Chapter Seated in the third row are Jack Lunsford, W:alter C!a.rk (Venerable Dean) , and Mrs. Bocock.

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107 Illinois Chapter

Venerable Dean Ray St_one (!eft) and the AKL prexy agree to maintain peace for the coming year at _the annua! Acacta-AKL Feud Dance he!d at the I!!inois Chapter House . In the fore grcnLnd ts returned " !oot" and the treaty of peace.

bered among those who most recently joined the ranks of our alums are Jim and Dean Preston, Fred Hartman, Bill Tonkin, George Hoener, Dick Straker Klaus Timmerhaus, Reid Antle, Do~ Hyder, Ed Foutch, Gene Swager, Bruce Radcliff, Chuck Yale, and Bob Garrity.

In campus activities, Acacia has continued to distinguish herself on the Illinois campus. Clint Cannon, junior from Mt. Vernon, was named the outstanding cadet in the Illinois R. 0. T. C. unit and was appointed Cadet Colonel for the coming year. Dick Cook and Pledge Don Funk were initiated into Sachem, junior active h onorary. Jerry Chalcraft and J ohn Mainey were pledged to Skull and Crescent, sophomore honorary.

BILL ScHROEDER

Indiana Thirteen Graduates • . • follows: Venerable Dean-Clyde Zukswert, Senior Dean-Lambert Eichner, Junicr Dean-John Johl, Secretary-Bill Halberstadt, and Interfraternity Representative-Dick Runkle. Our two most recent pledges, Hubert Matthews and Robert Shirley, were initiated May 24.

Eight of Frankl:n's men left active membership as they graduated in June. They are as follows: Robert Curry, Calvin Dyson, Richard Hartmann, Walter Lewis, Howard McKinney, Stevens Nemish, Kenneth Nickle, and Alexander Scott.

Kennzth Nickle was graduated with honors.

Charles S tephan recently distinguished himself by being elected t:> membership in the Fanfare Society, an honorary musical organization. Both he and Henry Smith were featured as soloists at a recent concert of the University of Pennsylvania Band. The same evening James McClure was soloist with the University Choral Society.

The social calendar of the Franklin Chapter was marked by a great deal of variety. At several parties entertainment was provided by the dance band and octet of the "Acacia Musical Geniuses." This musicianship combined forces with the magicianship of Walter Weilenbeck b produce several bang-up variety shows.

The Annual Spring Formal featured the theme of "June is Busting Out All Over" which made quite a hit. Shortly before exam time the boys traveled to near-by Smedly Park where they had a Saturday afternoon picnic with their dates. That evening they adjourned to the house for an old clothes dance.

The annual Alumni Dinner took place on May 13. The speaker of the evening was Bro. David Embury. Other distinguished guests and speakers were Dr. George Nitzsche and Dr. Solomon Huebner in whose honor the event was held.

The number present at the dinner indicated that the interest in both alumni and active affairs is extremely high.

With a successful year behind us and a fine pledging program ahead of us, the

Franklin Chapter looks forward to producing as fine and active a group as has ever existed within the walls of 3907. Stop in any time and we will be glad to show you that this is the case HENRY C. SMITH, III

Illinois ~~sweeps"

Carnival ••.

In looking back over the past school year, Illinois Acacia can well be proud of her year's record. The achievements and accomplishments of both the entire chap ter and individuals all added up to make 1948-49 one of the Illinois Chapter's great years.

Probably the event that will remain longest in the memories of all was the ''sweep" of the Spring Carnival. Combining forces with· Alpha Phi sorority, we copped two major trophies in the big show for charity, one for the best decorations and the other for the most tickets sold.

Our winning entry was entitled "Lupafee" -a new twist to the old ring toss game.

University Mothers Day on April 30, a special weekend observance, enjoyed the greatest success in the chapter's history.

A group of 49 mothers literally "took over" the house. Special entertainment features were presented for the mothers and we added our bit with a candle light dinner on Sunday. One of the highlights of the weekend was the formation of an Illinois Acacia Mothers Association.

A group of alums numbering 25 came from near and far on April 13 to join the active chapter at the annual Founders Day Banquet at the Chapter house. With Professor R. N. Sullivan of the Law School delivering the keynote address, the event was considered a great success.

Plans were made for an even bigger celebration next year.

Along with the largest graduating class in the history at the University of Illinois went a great number of Acacians. Num-

We were glad to see eleven more of those jewel-studded triangles pinned on some proud new initiates last March. The men initiated were Louis Bloom of Ft. Wayne ; Keith Street and Robert Elliott of Frankfort; George Dykuizen of Haddonfield, N.J. ; David Day of Bloomington; John Irick of Rossville ; Robert Vass of Lyons ; Laurens Atz of Kendalville; Forrest Stewart of Dunkirk; Dick Link of Elkhart; and Tom Muhn of Garrett.

Since last semester we have pledged nine new men: Gary Vader, Jack McClamroch, Dave Robertson, Jim Fritz, Rodger Noland, Jim Donnelly, John Peters, Ross Gregory, and George Mitchell. The old pledges include Vaughn Rice, Jack Thompson, Willie Schlimmer, Jack Bange, Bob Tranbarger, Phil Richardson, and Bob Lamson.

Our intramural sports this semester are being managed by Jim Huffer. The softball team just "broke even" this year by making three wins and three losses. Tom Kohlmeier, one of our married men, has helped a great deal by pitching for most of our softball games. Volleyball seemed to be more of a success. We lost only one game and won five. Two of our men, Bill Greer and Phil Buck represented our house in horseshoe pitching. Bill won the league championship in singles; Bill and Phil together tied for the championship in doubles, but they were eliminated in the play-offs.

Phil Buck of Rossville did very well on the varsity basketball squad this year.

He is only a sophomore and we expect great things out of him in the next two ba::;ketball seasons at Indiana University.

In the 1948-1949 season, Phil led the team for shooting percentage from the field.

He managed to stick close to a .333 average. This was counted from competition in the Big Nirie games. Keith Street of Frankfort, Indiana, was a key member of this year's freshman basketball squad.

John Held, a sophomore, vvas track representative for the house and -was ·one of the better hurdlers on the 'team. ' We regret to~say that we a"ret goirig-to

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108 lose a number of good men this year. Our graduating seniors total thirteen: Bob Hurbaugh, Bob Cottingham, Bill Thompson, Jim Roderick, AI Haynes, Gene Oliver, Ray Strayer, Bill Greer, Hal Meyers, Frank Neff, Dick Guthrie, Merritt Holman, and Tom Lloyd. Two more men will leave us to enter medical school at Northwestern University. They are Bob Ewer and Joe Richardson. All of these men have done a great deal for our house, and we wish that they could stay with us for another four years.

In April most of us got our first opportunity to meet Ed Kelly, our new travelling secretary. Ed's stay here was not only enjoyable but also helpful to us, for he made several suggestions that are improving the set-up and manners of the house. As a successor to "Pappy" Jarrett, Ed is a fine choice and is very qualified to fill "Pappy's " shoes.

We observed Mother's Day again this year by holding our annual Mother's Day Week End. We held a "get-acquainted" tea for all the fellows and their mothers on Saturday afternoon, and that night each fellow took his mother on a typical I. U. "date". - We also serenaded our mothers late Saturday night. The mothers and sons attended the Methodist Church as a body Sunday morning. At dinner Sunday, entertainment was provided by members of the chapter. Later, a meeting was held by the mothers, pictures were taken, and another Mother's Day Week End was over.

On the weekend of May 14 part of our rush program culmfnated by holding an "Acacia Carnival" in our front yard for actives, pledges, rushees, and all their dates. The streamers of crepe paper, colored lights, and other decorations contributed to a very gala affair which had a carnival, a dance, and a barbecue functioning all at the same time. Needless to say, the evening was indeed a success and everyone had a good time.

With finals only a short time off, we realize that the end of another semester is approaching. Some of the fellows will take summer jobs, others plan to do a little traveling, and others yet-bless their hearts-will continue their pursuit of education. At any rate we will all come back next semester and try to make our Indiana Chapter bigger and better.

ROBERT V ASS

Pyles, failed to place in the huge Veishea par ade but drew many favorable comments. The theme of our float was "Science, Key To Knowledge", with a large key upon a royal pillow and a book as the feature . Several of the fellows held responsible positions with Bil~ Pearcy in charge of the Canoe Races and Edwin Barnes as Agronomy Open House Chairman. James Haselton, Lowell Johnson, Don Biegler, Craig Bredbeck, Darwin Hook, Don Becker, Alfred Swenson, Charles Dingle, John Pugh, and Harold Skerritt were in charge or had jobs in various events.

With the addition of three new pledges our pledge class now numbers sixteen.

The new men are Neil E. Prueitt, Glidden; Ray A. Boeke, Maywood, ill. ; and Wendell E. Richmond, Burlington, Wis. We now have thirty one actives bringing our chapter strength to forty-seven.

The men who will graduate this spring are Richard G. Wilson, Civil Engineering; Robert I. Bortle, Civil Engineering; and John Tschantz, General Engineering.

The scholastic standing of the chapter has improved immensely this past year with the actives now standing sixth and the pledges fourth out of 29 fraternities.

We hope that we may increase this even more after a few more quarters. In intramurals we h ave not fared so well ; however, we have two softball teams in class B and hope to walk off with the first place trophy. The boys with musical inclinations are working hard for the Sinfonia Sing which will be the 24th of May. Several of the fellows have been initiated into honoraries this past quarter.

Warren Oblinger is now a member of Tau Sigma Delta, an architecture honorary.

Lowell Johnson and Hugo Mayer are recent initiates of Scabbard and Blade, professional military fraternity. Hugo is also a pledge of Pi Tau Sigma, a M. E. honorary. Don Becker is a pledge of Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary. Tony Riepma is a reporter for the Veterinary Student, divisional publication. New vice-president of the Cosmopolitan Club is Andrew Ram-

say, the Finnish student. One of the Varsity Cheerleaders for next year is Jim Hogfeldt. Harold Skerritt was recently appointed national advertising manager for the Iowa, Agriculturist.

Social life at the house this quarter has been limited with only the annual Spring formal, a house picnic, and two dance exchanges being held. "Spring Nocturne," the formal, was a rousing success with fifty-five couples dancing to the music of Dick Lewis and his orchestra. An orchid and an Acacia paddle were given to each guest. The beautiful decorations in silver, aqua, and pink added much to the atmosphere. Everyone found the evening all too short and wished that we had such enjoyable events more often. College dances this quarter have been the Panhellenic Formal, the Veishea Dances, and the Senior Prom. Annual house parties held this past year have been the Halloween Party, Final Fling, Frontier Party, and the Sw"e etheart Ball.

Men recently pinned are Lowell Johnson to Miss Jean Youngblood, and John Grubb to Miss Betty Sayre.

Twenty-three men turned out the first weekend of the quarter to go to Lincoln and conduct the installation and initiation of the new chapter at the University of Nebraska. A fine delegation from the Kansas State Chapter was also present to help initiate the sixteen new men into the halls of Acacia.

HAROLD L. SKERRITT

Kansas Totals ·Forty-Five • . • The reactivated Kansas chapter of Acacia, starting at the beginning of this school year with no more than 20 actives and three pledges, has grown to a total of 29 actives and 15 pledges. With additional expansion planned and house facilities increased, the overall membership is expected to rise to 50 at the start of next year.

Iowa State Installs Nebraska • • • On May 15th we observed the fortieth anniversary of our founding with twelve alumni present. One of them, Marion Jones, is one of the charter members of the chapter. Several of the charter members wrote letters to be read as they could not be present due to distance.

Veishea was held May 12, 13, and 14 with many activities taking place and thousands of visitors taking over the campus. The house float, constructed under the supervision of Tom Brown and Jack

Iowa State Chapter A view of the chapter float as it passed the revi ewing stand i n the V i eshea parade. The float was bu.i!t arou nd t he theme , " Science, Key to Knowledge ."

The Triad, Summer, 1949 During the year the Kansas chapter has initiated nine men, and 15 more will probably be initiated at the conclusion of the spring term.

The scholastic record has improved, but still stands in need with the chapter standing 14th out of the 23 houses on the hill.

Individuals bringing honors to the chapter were Robert Ford, elected Historian of Scarab, National Architectural fraternity, and treasurer of the American Institute of Architects; Bobby Reusser and Wayne Neilson, both initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi; National Business fraternity; B. Onon Vandergriff, elected Second Lieutenant of Pershing Rifles; and Charles Hall, Bobby Reusser, and James Earmon, all initiated into Pi Epsilon Pi, men's honorary pep fraternity.

The new officers for the coming term are Robert Ford, Venerable Dean ; James Wiltse, Senior Dean; Bobby Reusser, Junior Dean ; and B. Onon Vandergriff, Secretary.

JAMES WILTSE

Kansas State Governor Carlson Speaks . . .

This issue of TRIAD finds Kansas State Acacians opening those seldom-used textbooks in preparation for another round of finals. There is a bright side to the picture, however, since summer vacation is just around the corner.

On March 19 ten men were initiated into the Kansas State Chapter of Acacia.

The new actives are Charles Smith, Kinsley, Kansas; Donald Wempe, Sabetha, Kansas; Dallas Nelson, Clay Center, Kansas; George Ten Eyck, Walton, Kansas; Irwin Collinge, Carbondale, Kansas; Paul Curry, Nespelum, Washington; Cliff Spangler, Garden City, Kansas; Keith Bailey, Topeka, Kansas; Allen Honeyman, Fredonia, Kansas; and Dick Faris of Plattsburg, Missouri. The addition of these men brings the active chapter roll to a total of thirty-seven.

We also have three new pledges since the last issue. They are Gayle Vernon, Pauline, Kansas ; Jim Collins, Bennington, Kansas; and Doyle Peaslee, Stockton, Kansas.

At a recent election the active chapter selected its officers for next fall. Wen dell Simonton, our treasurer and house manager this year, was elected Venerable Dean. The other officers are George Ten Eyck, Senior Dean ; Ralph Adams, Junior Dean; Clifford Spangler, Treasurer and House Manager; Clark Jeffery, Recording Secretary; Keith Bailey, Corresponding Secretary; Joe Morgan and Charles Smith, Sentinels; Allen Honeyman, Chaplain; and Earl Beaver was re-elected as Interfraternity Council Representative.

Recent social events have been exchange dinners with sororities and the annual Spring Formal. The banquet was held in the Wareham Hotel with Governor Carlson as the principal speaker.

109 Former U. S. Senator Arthur Capper was among the honored guests present. After the banquet members, alumni, and invited guests adjourned to the American Legion Hall to dance to the music of Del Weidner and his orchestra. The Legion Hall was decorated in a tropical night club theme.

Mother's Day was observed with a banquet at the chapter house May 1. A large number of the parents were present. The Founders Day Banquet is to be held May 14 at the chapter house.

Keith Duckers and Dean Lovendahl have been the latest members to lose their pins. Keith announced his engagement to Patti Jo Sippel of Topeka and Dean to Betty Jean Haley, also of Topeka.

The intramural track meet will wind up the sports season here at K -State. However, we have one softball game left to play. It seems the pledges weren't convinced of the supremacy of the actives after the pledge-active football game last fall so they want to try again with a softball game to be played before the end of the semester.

The annual Interfraternity Sing will be May 18. We have been diligently working to get our tonsils in shape so that we may bring home one of the trophies of fered by the Interfraternity Council.

Two Acacians have been honored by the Journalism Department this semester.

Keith Duckers and Don Wempe received K-Keys in recognition for outstanding work on the Collegian, campus newspaper.

In activities we have some men who are climbing toward the top. Paul Conrad, our Senior Dean, has really done well this semester. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the Collegiate Chamber of Commerce. admitted into the Sphinx club, and made president of Scabbard and Blade. Bob Elliott, a freshman , was recently initiated into Skull and Crescent and has also been elected as a board member of the Collegiate Chamber of Commerce. Another freshman , David Day, was initiated into Skull and Crescent and made a member of the Y.M.C.A. Council. One of our sophomores, Forrest Lee Stewart, was made president of Delta Sigma Theta, a Methodist fraternity .

Gerry Eckhart, a junior, has also blazed quite a trail in activities this semester.

Gerry was elected to the Y.M.C.A. Cabinet, made president of the Y.M.C.A. Council, initiated into Falcon Club, and given a Union Service Award.

Graduates receiving B.S. degrees this semester are Dean Lovendahl, Bill Stur· devant, Bud Clark, Ernie Holmes, Newt Wright and Charlie Hall. Charlie will graduate in the School of Agriculture this spring but will remain in school to finish work on a Veterinary Medicine degree.

Leonard Wood will also graduate this spring with a M.S. in Chemical Engineering. The chapter extends best wishes for a successful career to these graduates.

We are looking forward to seeing Acacians from this area at Conclave in Boulder, Colorado, this summer. Best wishes to all for a happy vacation.

CLARK JEFFERY

Michigan Three Phi Betes . . .

As another school session comes to a close, Michigan Acacia can look back ~ith pride upon its accomplishments of the year.

The chapter at present numbers fortyseven actives and seven pledges. The new pledges are: William Cloon, Ironwood· William Coates, Wilmette, TI!inois ; Georg~ Grivas, Detroit; Peter Hall, Detroit; John Hoyt, Pontiac; Keith Near, Detroit· and William Paulson, Muskegon. ' Twelve men will leave the halls of Acacia this June. The graduates are : Richard Bahls, Leo Barbour, Kenneth Clark, Robert Heckart, Philip Linscott, Merrill Miller, Donald Queller, James Reagan, Calvin Simpson, Kenneth Smith, and Melbourne Stewar t. Richard Deane is receiving his master's degree.

Many of the above graduates have earned scholastic honors. Donald Queller, Calvin Simpson, and Melbourne Stewart are proud recipients of Phi Beta Kappa keys. Cal and Mel were also elected to Phi Kappa Phi, as were February graduates Ted Brownell and Malcolm MacGregor. And, Richard Deane's master's degree is "with distinction."

Michigan Acacians have also been active athletically. The "A" basketball team placed first in its league, while the "B" team placed third. The house mermen grabbed several second and third places in the interfraternity swimming meet, totaling enough points to finish sixth in the final standing.

Along the social line, the house was awarded a second-place cup for its display at the I.F.C . dance early in May. The house has also notably improved from a physical standpoint. Permanent additions to the house center around the chapter room which was refurnished with a new rug and drapes. The adjoining sunroom was similarly decorated and equipped with modernistic chandeliers suitable for studying purposes. The net effect on the appearance of the rooms was pronounced by all to be amazing.

The recent house election resulted in a completely new group of officers. Dick Campbell was chosen to fill the big shoes of the Venerable Dean. Paul Brentlinger as Senior Dean, Phil Smith as Junior Dean, and Bob Hadden as Secretary complete the elected administration. In the appointed positions, Dave Olson will continue as House Manager, while Larry Girton will fill the Treasurer's position.

The Acacia fraternity pin continues to be a moving item in the mother chapter.

Chuck Walli, almost as soon as receiving his, bestowed it upon Joan Hildebrant.

Dick Campbell has also fallen, his pin landing on Kitty Campbell. (No relation as yet.)

Several weddings are planned for this summer. Don Queller and Marilyn Johnson will take their vows June 12 in Detroit. Ed Kendall and Eve Brown will wed sometime in August in Washington, D. C.

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110 Rol Storey and Marie Hedricks will be married June 18 in Ann Arbor. The last summer wedding to be announced, planned for June 10 in Ann Arbor, is that of Archibald McGregor and Lelia Johnson.

And hence, with pride in its achievements of this school year, Michigan Acacia is already planning an even more active program for next fall.

Minnesota Two Class Prexies â&#x20AC;˘ . .

At the annual Founders Day banquet, held May 14 in the Nicollet Hotel, Minneapolis, Bob MacDonald, president of the Minnesota Alumni association, termed this past year one of the greatest in the history of the Minnesota chapter of Acacia.

The 1948-49 college year at the Minne sota chapter of Acacia began formally with the election of Dale Maciver as Venerable Dean. Pledged on October 11 were Merlyn Timmerman, Hibbing; Burt Swanson, Two Harbors ; David Dinham, Wayn2 Harmala, Robert A. Johnson, David Moffitt, David Newman and Norman Talsoe, Duluth; Jack Wagner, Mora ; and Ollie Clubb, Bob Kaul and David Turnblom, South St. Paul-all of Minnesota.

Miss America Be Be Shopp presented Acacia with the first-place trophy for the best float in the Homecoming parade, October 30. The annual Homecoming dance was held in the Lowry Hotel, St. Paul, that evening.

On December 7, Acacia played host to about 15 boys in the annual Christmas party for underprivileged boys. Christmas vacation was followed by initiation of eight pledges on January 9. They were Burt Swanson, Wayne Harmala, Robert A. Johnson, David Moffitt, David Newman, Norman Talsoe, Jack Wagner and Ollie Clubb.

James Brooks, Duluth, was elected Venerable Dean on January 17, with Clark Wold, Hibbing, and Don Fulton, Minneapolis, as Senior and Junior Deans, respectively.

Acacians took home the first place plaque in the annual Snow Week Tug o' War on January 22. On the 29th, Acacians and dates danced to the rhythm of Tommy Jacobson and his orchestra in the Lake Calhoun Beach Club, enjoying what was termed "the best winter formal in years."

Burt Swanson was named general chairman of the University of Minnesota Business School Day, February 24.

Four pledges were initiated on April 3.

They were Merlyn Timmerman, David Dinham, Bob Kaul, and Bill Gettleman of Minneapolis. The Acacia choir sang as finalists with four other fraternities in the annual Greek Week Song Fest held in Northrop auditorium April 24.

The first annual Campus Carnival, May 6, found Acacia talent teaming with that of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority in entering a side show called "The Bowery." The Zeta can-can line and the Acacia quartet,

assisted by the glib tongues of Chuck Hunt as cigar-in-mouth barker and Bud Eldbing as gag-a-second M.C., performed before an estimated 2,000 persons in 14 shows. Was it good? Ask the bald-headed "daddy" who sat in the front row through five shows. All proceeds went to the Campus Chest, an organization comparable to the Community Chest.

James Pohtilla, Hibbings, and Lee Spencer and Harold Michie, both of Montevideo, Minnesota, were pledged on May 9.

Mother's Day was observed on Saturday, May 7, in the chapter house, under the fine chairmanship of Bud Engle. The mothers, from throughout the state, enjoyed dinner with their sons in the chapter house. Dinner was followed by a Mothers' club meeting and a tour of the campus.

Starting Saturday noon, May 21, "braves and maidens" (according to the sign-up chart) begin splashing up the St. Croix river on the annual canoe party. "Scouts" returned last week reporting reservation of a fleet of canoes and a ball park several miles up the river.

The close of the spring quarter finds a complement of 32 actives and four pledges.

David Hammel, Owatonna, Minnesota, was graduated last March with B.A. and B.B.S. degrees. Graduating at the close of this quarter are James Brooks, B.S.L. ; Lloyd Haskins, B.B.A.; Donald Miller, B.A. ; and John Smith, B.A .

BMOC's (Big Men on Campus) for the '48-'49 year were John Biersdorf, member of the Business School Board; James Brooks, president of the Law School Council, member of the All-U Congress and Grey Friar honor society; Chuck Hunt, president of the sophomore class and head of the Campus March of Dimes; Elliot Dick and Clark Wold, Silver Spur honorary society; Donald Miller, Grey Friar honor society; John Smith, "Minnesota Daily" circulation manager ; and Jack Wagner, president of the freshman class and head of the Red Cross drive.

Recent accomplishments include those of David Dinham, Varsity golf squad; Wayne Harmala and Norman Talsoe, freshman swimming team ; Chuck Hunt, varsity baseball team; David Moffitt, Kappa Tau Alpha fraternity honoring scholarship in journalism; David Newman, Chi Epsilon fraternity honoring scholarship in civil engineering; Burt Swanson, president of the Board of Associated Business Students of the University of Minnesota and member of the Grey Friar honor society ; and Merlyn Timmerman, advertising manager of the "Minnesota Daily" and Degree of Chevalier in DeMalay.

On May 18, James Brooks, Dale MacIver and Jack Wagner will be recognized, out of 24,241 students at the University of Minnesota, as three of the "100 Great"

by University President James L . Morrill. This citation is made in recognition of service to the University.

According to alum John Dablow, adviser to academic fraternities, Acacia ranked top in Minnesota fraternity scholarship for the winter quarter.

Burt Swanson, business junior, was elected Venerable Dean on May 16, to fill the mighty huge boots of James Brooks who resigned the role in favor of another -that of husband of Miss Marion Norland, also of Duluth. Bob Swedberg, pharmacy junior, and Miss Kathy Wick, St. Paul co-ed, will also share the vows this summer. And, to keep the matrimonial records up to date, John Dablow, law major, will seal the contract with Miss Betsy ¡Gould in September.

The members of the Minnesota chapter extend their best wishes for a pleasant summer to all their brothers throughout the nation.

DAVID MoFFI'IT

N orthwestern 5th in 50 Sports . . .

Strange as it may seem, we've survived another gruelling school year. Looking back on it all, we at Northwestern can breathe a sigh of relief and also one of satisfaction for a good year in many respects. Previous issues of the TRIAD have kept the brethren up to date on Acacia's activities, but just for a recap we'll review the year. Fall quarter was high, lighted by a terrific "Comic strip" party, thrown by the pledges for their beloved actives. Ray Mannoni, who later advanced to the song leader position, chairmanned the committee. On the Intra-mural scene, the boys in black and gold tied for first in the touch football league and walked off with the passing contest trophy. Winter quarter found new officers-"Red" Sowle, John Collins, and Bob Brown took over as V.D ., S.D., and house manager.

The basketball team swept through the league to add another trophy to the mantle, but were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the all-school tourney. The bowling team, led by Frank Bulka's 180 ave1 age, won 26 and lost 4 to take the league by six games. Playoffs found us losing in the semi-finals to a well balanced PiKA team. Open houses, a "Moonshiner" party, and the winter formal kept the boys busy socially. . .the Gamma Phi Beta open house featured lovely gals and music by Brother Howie Coleman's trio.

Which should, and does, bring us up to spring time. The campus blossomed out (so did peasant blouses) and so did campus politics. Venerable Dean Sowle was right in the middle of everything. Although he lost a campus office by 27 votes, it seems he was popular enough to be elected to Deru, senior men's honorary.

The redhead will also handle the Daily Northwestern's business department next year. Also journalistically, Brother Herb Grayson is now sporting a Sigma Delta Chi, journalism honorary, key. Bob Brown, too, was named to an honorary, Beta Alpha Psi, for his prowess in accounting. Among our newer members, Elwin Donnelly and Bob Clarke made Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholastic honorary New initiates for the quarter are Ray Mannoni, Pittsburgh, Kansas; Lloyd Littler, Lima, Ohio ; Elwin Donnelly, Berwyn, Ill., Otto Carlson, Saginaw, Michigan.

The Triad, Summer, 1949 Rushing chairman Bill Colburn, assisted

by Bros. Grayson and Robinson, brought us a fine new pledge class for the quarter -Harlan Johnson, Peoria, Ill.; Jerry Olson, Sacramento, Calif.; Fred Frederickson, Milwaukee, Wis.; Royce Blair, Phoenix, Ariz.; Paul Doebler, Tuscon, Ariz.; Lou Harrington, Chicago, Ill.; and Bob Clarke, Evanston, Ill. Our annual spring elections found us with new officers for the coming year"Red" Sowle retained his office of V.D., and Bill Posegate took over as Senior Dean. Gene Pfiughaupt, Junior Dean ; Paul Groat, house manager; Herb Grayson, rushing chairman; and Don Reddicliffe, I.M. manager, completes the list.

In addition to elected officers, "Red" appointed Bill Reed recording secretary and Will Gortner, corresponding secretary. A new twist in efficiency was instituted this quarter through the use of the committee system-it really cuts down the length of meetings.

Socially speaking, the boys went all out this quarter. lt was party-party at the Gripsholm Restaurant and the Commodore Club, and party-party at the Haunted House party and weekly open houses.

Delta Gamma sorority put in an appearance for the picnic which was rained right into the house for the afternoon. The Mother's Club paid us a visit on Mother's Day and we were happy to see some more alums at the · Founders Day Dinner and also at the combined Alumni-Senior banquet. The Memorial Day weekend found N. U. Acacians formalling at Mt. Prospect Country Club, dancing in the house on Sunday afternoon, and going out to the wilds of the forest preserve for a picnic Memorial Day-sounds like a full weekend, huh?

Within the house, Brother Frank Hulka was chosen I. M. Athlete of the Year by his teammates-name a sport, and he's in it. Don Ansel, the human buzzsaw, was the recipient of the Junior Activities Award for his work in beaucoup affairs on campus.

On the sport scene, the best news from N. U. is Acacia's standing in the sweepstakes, which at the moment is 5th in a field of 50 teams. Softball team finished in third in the league-highlights were the fine play of Ron Scherer at shortstop, Paul Groat in the outfield, and the pitching of Johnny · Jansen and Joe Angner, 440-man-turned-hurler.

Hey, I almost forgot the romantic news -new initiate "Toot" Carlson wasted no time pinning Jackie Collins, Kappa Delta and Charlie Robinson followed right up by pinning Liz Liddell, also K.D. Ray Mannoni parted with the Triangle-lucky gal is a D.Z. at U. C. L. A., and Don Mac~ntosh pinned a cutie from Ripon College in Wisconsin.

DoN REDDICLIFFE

Ohio First Scholastically ... · Paul Dornbusch, from Woodsfield, with a B. S. E. E.; Thomas Miller from Mansfield, with a B. F. A.; Marshall Cupp of

111 Circleville, with a B. S.Ed.; Jo Wilson of Painesville, with a B. S. Phys.; Dale Springer of Athens, with a B. S. E . E.; Gene Cain of Byersville, with a B. S. E. E. Claude Kendall of Ashland, with a B. S. C. ; Charles Pepper of Flushing, with a B. S. C.; Glen Arthur of Wellston, with a B. S. C.; David Masters of Cutler, with a B. S .Ed.; Evan Williams of Athens, with a B. S . E. E.; Mervin Snider of Cambridge, with a B. S. I. E. New pledges: Doug Steebner of Wellsville ; E:l Cotton of Newark ; Walter Smith of Westfield, N. J.; Bruce Galloway of Cleveland; Bill Worth of Cleveland; Jerry Bowman of Martins Ferry; John Ellenwood of Wellston; Thacher Hart of Athens; Charles Steinmetz of Charleston, W. Va.; John Rhoads and Carl Cupp of Circleville; Don Pollett of Gallipolis ; Ernest Busboom cf Gifford, Illinois.

Chapter Honors: On May lOth, we received the Men's Union Scholarship Trophy for having the highest scholarship of fraternities.

Individual Honors: At the Honors Day Convocation, Paul Dornbusch received the A. A. Atkinson award in Electrical Engineering. This award is given the outstanding senior in E ngineering each year.

Recently, Paul Dornbusch, Andrew Fraser, and Ernest Busboom were initiated into Pi Epsilon Mu, the · Engineering Honorary. Walter Smith has been installed into Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Honorary. Evan Williams and Bob Forsythe are the new initiates into Crest which is a local Fraternity Honorary. Gene Wells, our most capable photographer, has been chosen to work "Post," the campus newspaper. George Otto was selected as a member of J-Club. Walter · Dahl was elected Treasurer of the Men's Union Planning Board.

WALTER E. DAHL

Ohio State Tops in Softball . . .

Six new pledges were added to the Ohio State Chapter this quarter, giving us a total of fourteen pledges and thirtyfive actives. In line with the chapter policy of expanding membership we are planning to pledge twenty men by next fall quarter.

One active and one pledge were rushed by honoraries this quarter. Bunny Hoffman was initiated into Alpha Epsilon Delta, the National pre-med honorary.

The pledge, C. Vern Cornell was rushed

by Phi Chi Theta but was not pledged.

It seems that the "C" stands for Camille and the members of Phi Chi Theta, which is a s orority, had mistaken him for a girl. Vern enjoyed the rush party, however and when interrogated by the press, the ~iris stated that although they could not pledge him, they would keep him around for a mascot. Vern is one of our new pledges this quarter, from Lancaster.

Others are Bill Wright from Pickrington, Dick Smeltzer from Gallipolis, Bill and Ted Korsgren, brothers from Reynoldsburg, and Russ Samuals from Niles.

Four of the brothers are going to tuck the long awaited sheepskin under their arms and go out into the world this quarter. Don Haxton, this year's pledge trainer, and Bob Davis will each receive a B.S. in Music Education . Les Shipe, our treasurer, and Ray Gilmore will each graduate with a B.S. in Commer ce. These four were properly dunked in Mirror Lake in the traditional manner.

Within a week after he was thrown in the lake, Don Haxton was thrown in the shower for placing the "Triangle of Old" in its proper place on Irene Moore. Earlier in the quarter Ray Gilmore was treated in the same manner when it was learned that he and Wanita Egelhoff would become Mr. and Mrs. sometime this summer. Others who have placed their heads in the noose are Fred Vandaveer and Ray Bailey. Fred slipped the diamond on the ring finger of Jean Brookhart and Ray planted his pin on Shirley Moyer.

Elections were held this spring with the following results: Venerable Dean, Bill Prinz; Senior Dean, Willard Hill ; Junior Dean, Fred Medley ; Pledge Trainer, Newell Davis; Treasurer, Ken Lum; and Assistant Treasurer, Paul Feeger.

On the softball diamond .the team has been tops this spring. With the powerful pitching of Lefty Davis, we have won five and lost none. · BoB BLUME DEAN DILLERY

Oklahoma A. & M. Holds "Triangle Ball" . . .

As we make our last few efforts for the completion of a successful school year the members of the Acacia fraternity hold memories of a wonderful "Triangle Ball," which was held April 23rd in the "Sky Room" of the Tulsa Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ball was preceded by a banquet held at Smith's restaurant in Tulsa. Favors were presented to the guests at the dinner. These were small purses with the Acacia crest placed on them.

We are truly proud of the new symbols of offices presented to our presiding members by the pledge class. These symbols are to be worn by the officers and when new members take office the symbols are to be transferred. The pledge class presented the pledge paddle to the pledge president Cecil Godman.

New faces in the pledge class are as follows: Darrell Canfield, Oklahoma City ; Dean Canfield, Oklahoma City; and Roy Kaiser, Duncan, Oklahoma. We are very proud to have these new boys with us and we know they will be a big help to our chapter in the future .

A few of our members have received and will receive honors of new scholastic fraternities, social clubs, and military honors. The members are as follows: E. M. Peterson, Pi Mu Epsilon ; Pledge Dean Canfield, Delta Sigma Theta; Dick Eaton, Block and Bridle; and "Col." Vernon Jarrell will receive his reserve commission

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112 as Second Lieutenant in the U. S. Air Force May 17th.

A successful rush party was held April 30, and we enjoyed the presence of some very promising new boys from Tulsa, Kingfisher, and Oklahoma City. The boys were conducted throughout the campus during the day and in the evening a dance was given in their honor here at the chapter house . .

May 1st was held in honor of our mothers. A very successful day was completed and all but one or two mothers were able to attend.

Founders Day is being observed the week-end of May 15 and a large program has been planned. We liope to see many alums.

The latest member to transfer the jeweled pin to a beautiful girl is Harry McFarland. The lucky lady is Miss Betty Jean Jones of Oklahoma City.

Plans are being made for our chapter to be represented at the annual conclave to' be held in Colorado this summer.

We have not selected the members to attend as yet, but our chapter flag will be flying on opening day.

With but a few days remaining in this school year, I would like to wish every chapter of Acacia, on the behalf of our members, a greater success in the following year. Also we would welcome each and every one of you to visit us at any time.

RICHARD EATON

Oregon State College Celebrates First Birthday . • .

April 10 marked completion of a year since reactivation of Oregon State chapter. Such a birthday might cause one to reminisce over the problems we have surmounted, the activities in which we have participated, and the many friends that each of us has made. Times there were, of course, when we suffered from "growing pains," but never anything that was not smoothly cured by the fine cooperation of the alumni and actives.

This past year has seen constant im~ provements in every direction, making our chapter house more and more desirable as a home away from home. Gradually, Acacia is taking a place on the Oregon State campus that will be worthy of the national fraternity. We are grateful to our adviser, Delmer Goode, the local Masonic Lodge, many faculty members, and all who have helped make this a successful chapter year.

It is only fitting to prefix a dissertation on our second graduating class with a report on our first. Our first class after reactivation returned en masse, in the person of Ben Fortner, to O.S.C. for : year of arduous graduate work. He is now planning to attend the University of Texas Law School.

The second class, who will graduate next June, includes Warren Myllenbeck, aeronautical engineer, who hopes to enter research flying; Larry (Chris) Christian, aero engineer, who will seek further knowledge in Ohio; Fred Moe, B. & T.,

who will seek employment in the southwest, out of the rain; George Huber, physics, who will attend U.C.L .A. in search of advanced degrees and improved social life (with girls, that is) ; Ray Breuser, Fish and Game, who is fishing and gaming with the U. S. Department of the Interior; George Osborn, B. & T., still undecided where he will seek employment; and the remainder of the class, Marvin Hill and Wally Cross, who will r~­ turn, having found a home at O.S.C. The house will miss these graybeards who have given so much to it, but we say to our brothers, not "farewell" but "till we meet again" at many future Homecomings and Founders Day observances.

Good luck, but not goodbye. · Principal officers of the chapter for the second year of reactivation were installed in office by Professor P . M. Brandt on the evening of March 7. Officers are: Rex Beeman, Venerable Dean; Wally Cross, Senior Dean ; Ted Pimm, Junior Dean; Howard Kinzey, Secretary; Douglas Blair, Treasurer; Jim Sampson, House Manager ; Terry Hercher, Chaplain; Jack Shearer, Sentinel; George Huber, Historian; Dave MacCallum, TRIAD Editor.

The pledge class at present is rather small although spring term rushing is to enlarge it. considerably.

Present pledges are Robert Castilio, junior in agriculture from Rainier, Oregon; Murray Dumas, junior in fish and game management from Milwaukee, Oregon; Robert Hercher, freshman in B. & T. from Roseburg, Oregon; Ray Jewell, freshman in science from Downey, California; and Don Lindquist, freshman in science from Corvallis.

Daryl Davis, freshman in B. & T. from Salem, Oregon, took his long and arduous trek on April 29. Because he was the only pledge initiated, the entire initiation ceremony was held on one night.

Spring fever inspired the theme "Jus' Fishin' " for our spring informal dance held in the Corvallis Masonic Temple April 9. Decorations expressed our lack of enthusiasm toward books. Honored guests included Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gabriel and members of the Temple Board.

During intermission a wedding march was played and newly pinned couples wer·~ formed in a reception line where hand shaking and kissing (mostly kissing) took place. On the receiving end of this line were Jack Shearer vs Ruth Whisler, Douglas Blair vs Eleanor Coon, and Ted Pimm vs Maxine Wright.

Webster Briggs, who left us last spring for southern Oregon, was on the receiving end of a stork run, and is now the bouncing father of a proud baby boy. He says his wife had something to do with it too-what will they think of next?

One of our actives, Bob Porter, tired of bachelor life, took the fatal step to assume the responsibilities and tax deductions of married life with the lovely Virginia Hill. Bob's home was the scene of our "fireside" held on Saturday, the 14th of May. Among other things done last term was the burning of considerable amounts of midnight oil by the house as a whole,

g1vmg us a GPA of 2.609. This puts us eighth in scholarship rank among the 28 men's national fraternities on the campus.

Slated in Corvallis for the 9th and lOth of September is the regional conference for Acacia chapters in Washington, California, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, and Oregon.

To the hosts here at Oregon State this will indeed be of great importance as a means of becoming better acquainted with the chapters in the neighboring states and of proving to every one that a finer group of fellows than we have is mighty hard to find.

Oregon State Chapter observed May 1 in honor of the national founders of Acacia Fraternity on May 12, 1904.

At 1 o'clock alumni and actives joined in a picnic dinner at A very Park.

Andy Smith, past V. D., was presented with · a gold key as an expression of the chapter's appreciation of his service as house president during our first year of reactivation.

Jack Shearer has collected for himself an honorary by "enlisting" in the Pershing Rifle Corps.

DAVID V. MAcCaLLUM

Penn State Is Forty Years Old ••• So far, this semester, we have pledged Charles H. Hable, Columbia, Penn., for the fall semester. During Orientation Week we will have rushees as our guests.

Spring Houseparty was held on April 1 and 2. The I. F . C. Ball, with Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra supplying the music, started the week-end off on a high level of festivities. On Saturday night Captain Kid's Buccaneer Brawl was held at the house. The club room was appropriately decorated as a buccaneer's ship. 'l'he members are eagerly looking for ward to the Senior Ball week-end to be held May 13 and 14. Harry James and his orchestra will supply the music for the Senior Ball. On Saturday night the house is having a Big Dance. Due to the energy of Dick Evans, our Junior Dean and Social Chairman, we have had many other activities during the second semester.

In the intramural sports the house is very active. Ronnie Smith and Robert Dieruff each participated in the handball singles, each winning one match before being eliminated. In the handball doubles Smith and Dieruff went together but were unfortunately defeated in their first match. Tom Schreffler and Ned Holdren each entered the Badminton singles. Tom won one match and Ned won two before they were eliminated. In softball we won the first game but lost the second.

Robert Fellows, Pine Grove Mills, Pa., was initiated in Pi Tau Sigma, the Mechanical Engineering Honorary. Harry Reid, Kingston, Pa., and Vernon Ritter, Hastings, Pa., both were initiated into Sigma Tau, the Engineering Honorary. , Robert Freeborough, Youngstown, Pa., was initiated into Alpha Phi Omega, Boy Scouts Honorary and the N .R.O.T.C. Hon-

The Triad, Summer, 1949 orary. Richard Evans, Hazelton , Pa., is in the Thespians production "Poor Mr. Varnum."

On May 8 we honored our Mothers with a dinner. The members and their parents attended chapel service in the morning.

In the afternoon the chapter chorus sang four appropriate numbers. Frank Rupp played a piano solo. He also accompanied Marvin Yeager on the trumpet. Richard Evans, our vocalist, sang two numbers.

June 3 we will celebrate our fortieth anniversary. At present five charter members and twenty-five other alumni are returning for the event. We are going to have a dinner and an informal dance.

Graduation will soon take Robert Dieruff, Allentown, Pa.; Dave Sims, Erie, Pa.; Leonard Weidner, Pottsville, Pa. ; Richard Wald, Huntington, Pa.; William Echelmeyer, Aldan, Pa.; Albert Keller, Hazelton, Pa .; Richard Lashley, Waynesboro, Pa.; James Faux, Shamokin, Pa.; and Richard Gillespie, Shamokin, Pa.; from our ranks. Richard Gillespie is going to take graduate work in chemical engineering at the University of Illinois. Our sincere wishes go with our graduates for success in their various endeavors.

EDWARD T. RucH

113 with 25 high school seniors attending.

The boys enjoyed a steak fry, two days in the house, the state day act, as well as an introduction to Purdue itself.

The annual boat race between our chapter, Beta Sigma Psi, and Triangle was witnessed by a large number of people.

Results will not be mentioned.

This year's volley ball team made a very good showing, placing second in the all-campus volley ball tournament.

The chapter is proud to announce a full semester of social functions. State day is considered one of the more important events of the semester. On May 7 the house journeyed to a meeting at the Indianapolis Athletic Club where the Indiana and Purdue chapters met for a grand dinner and a fine speech by Dean A. A. Potter, alumnus of Kansas State chapter. The two chapters provided entertainment, and once again the coveted "Sarcophagus" was brought to Purdue as a result of this contest. " Club Acacia" was the scene of a Millionaire's party early in the semester.

The house was brightly lighted outside, and the interior featured gambling for "high stakes." A police raid climaxed the evening, during which the house lost over $50,000.

Purdue Wins State Day Awar d The second semester at P urdue was officially started with the election of new officers. These men were elected to the following offices: Paul Baynes, re-elected Venerable Dean; Donald Wiebke, Senior Dean; Otto Reifeis, Junior Dean ; George Hansell, re -elected secretary; Stanley Ford, treasurer; Eugene Thomson, pledge trainer; D onald Pearcy, house manager ; Samu el Fox, steward; Claude Nash, Sentinel.

At the present time the chapter consists of 48 members including actives, pledges, and married men. With the addition of an annex next fall the size of the chapter will be increased to approximately 56. The planned pledge class of 18 will increase the size of the chapter as well as take the place of the graduating seniors. These seniors include John W. Weaver, Donald V. Berchtold, William H. Kolb, David M. Hoban, Wilber E. Campbell, and Edward L. Widener.

A portion of the pledges increasing the size of the chapter are those we now have. These are Hershel M. Hunt, Lafayette, Indiana ; Henry C. Zimmerman, Erie, Pennsylvania· John R. Nye, Valparaiso, Indiana · Virgil G . Ewer, Lowell, Indiana; Robert A. Pedigo, Indianapolis, Indiana ; James Volkel, Chicago, Illinois ; Ralph M. Hayes, Oakland City, Indiana ; and Marshal D. Henshaw, Erie, Pennsylvania.

On February 27 the chapter initiated 11 men: Jim Rogers, Darrell Eubank, David Ford, Gene Egler, Edward Sherwood, George Murray, Donald Scearce, Phillip Francis, Keith Davidson, Ted Beatty, and Otto Reifeis.

We had a very successful rush week end

We are all proud of Darrell Eubank for his outstanding performance as leading man in this year's harlequin show, an all-student musical production. He has repeatedly been given credit for having the finest voice on the campus.

The annual Spring formal was once again a welcome relief from the seemingly endless studies. A very delicious dinner was only the beginning of a most enjoyable evening. Following the dinner everyone adjourned to the faculty lounges of the union building for an evening of complete dancing entertainment. We of the Purdue chapter hope that the coming semesters are as enjoyable as the one just passed.

As a result of the work the men have done as well as the social side of life, these men have been initiated into honorary organizations: Jack Weaver, Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honorary; Donald Pearcy, Eta Kappa Nu, national electrical engineering honorary ; Laurel Meade, Ceres, local agricultural honorary; Gene Egler, Sigma Pi Sigma, national physics honorary; Philip Francis, Skull and Crescent, national sophomore honorary.

EDWARD SHERWOOD

Syracuse Wins Float Trophy .•.

The present size of the Syracuse chapter is forty -three actives with twelve pledges. This last winter has presented us with twenty initiates.

In April the house received a bronze plaque for being second place in the finals at the Interfraternity Sing contest.

The honors go to P aul Converso for fine directing. Also honors go to Chuck Rice for guiding us to first place for the best

all-around float at the pring 'i k nd parade in May. Through the odds of v n hundred, John Mitchell th only one from cuse University, was lected on of fifty for the French Gov rnm nt. 0 r seas Scholar hip. H will pend 11 of ne t winter tudying in Paris. Also he pia it t.o be his honeymoon. Congratulati ns and good luck, "Mitch.'

Under th editorship of Dick P r Tit Syracuse Scarab rolled from th pr once more-the first time since 1923. Dick was assisted by Bob Bedell, Mac deV t , Jacque Cro , and Bob Howes. Nic work men .

The following officers have been elect d for the coming year: Venerabl e Dean, Allen J . Parke; Senior Dean, P aul Rowe; Junior D an Robert Bedell; S cretary, John Lake ; Treasurer, Walter Sn 11; Rushing Chairman, William Helene ; TRIAD Correspondent, Jacque L . Cross.

The following seniors graduate this June from Syracuse: Robert Augat, Bridgeport, Conn., Mechanical engineer; Robert C. Bartlett, Johnson City, N. Y ., Liberal Arts ; Martel Berge, Springfield, Mass., Mechanical Engineering; C. M ade Camenga, Syracuse, N. Y., Business Administration; Robert M. Howes, Buffalo, N. Y., Journalism; Roy Klipp, Roche t r N. Y., Fine Arts; Charles Lamb, Syracuse, N. Y ., Applied Science; Stuart Lyons, Elmira, N.Y., Business Administration ; William Matthews, Newark, N. Y., Electrical Engineering; John W. Mitchell, Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Liberal Arts ; Donald Vosburgh, Cortland, N. Y., Business Administration; John D. Weagraff, Salamanca, N. Y., Business Administration ; Richard V. Peer, Corning, N. Y., Liberal Arts.

JACQUE L. CROSS

Texas FuU of Politicians • .

After fourteen days of rain, old Sol came out signifying that summer had arrived in Austin . With hot weather coming, we had Texas Acacians going on picnics at Lake Austin, New Braunfels, Lake Travis, or just out t.o Barton Springs for an afternoon swim in the cold, clear water. Probably the official opening of the summer activities was the Ranch Party at Friday Mountain Ranch. We had so much fun on the one we had last fall, that it was decided to have another. This time swimming in Bear Creek was added.

George Smyer was back with his guitar to sing cowboy ballads as we sat around the campfire.

Back at the first of February we had an informal dance at the Country Club to start the semester off right. The decorations of black and gold featured a painting of the fraternity crest by Bryan Bell.

Joe Barbour proved that he was a master at mixing punch.

In May we had the Founders Day banquet. This was our first since our reactivation in December of 1947. At the banquet Alums Frank Holloway and Lowry Tims were instrumental in getting

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114 the ball rolling toward building a house for the Texas chapter on the campus.

Our thanks go to Louis Baethe, our chapter adviser, who has done so much toward ¡ the betterement of the Texas chapter.

Jay Barnes was elected Venerable Dean for the coming semester. He will be assisted by Jimmy Gee as Senior Dean, and Harry Mitchell, Junior Dean. Vaun Johansen was elected secretary; Dave Hiner, Senior Steward; and Dan Salisbury, Junior Steward. With these men working together, Texas chapter has a bright future ahead. At the end of the 1948-1949 school year, Texas has 40 members and pledges. A good start for next year.

Recently we initiated Weldon Holcomb, George Allen, Richard Bennett, Mickey Haggard, Vaun Johansen, Ben McDonald, Fred Rodgers, Alton Schubert, Dan Salisbury, Bill Norred, Bill Abbott, Hi Warner, Bill Bussey, Lowell Hausler, and Jack Irion.

The chapter is proud to have on its rolls such students as Ira Gallaway, who was selected as one of the thirty-three outstanding students on the campus because of his work and activities on the campus. Ben McDonald was named one of the eighty-nine Goodfellows, who are selected from n ominations submitted by campus organizations on the basis of their prominence in specific activities. Ben is also a charter member of the Ten-MostHated-Men on the campus. That's what happens when you -get into politics. Paul Rothermel is bragging that he was considered, but somebody like him too well.

After only one year's service, Luther Hartman, past Venerable Dean, was elected secretary of. the Interfraternity Council. For two years in a row an Acacian has been elected president of theSquare and Compass Club. Weldon Holcomb succeeds Ike Louderback for the coming year. By the way, Weldon is also president of his freshman law class this semester. George Jones and Mickey Haggard were cited as Distinguished Military Students in the Univ:ersity R.O.T .C .

George Smyer won first place on Texas Tower Time, a talent show sponsored by the Student Union Radio Committee.

The two big things for fraternity competition for awards are the Round-Up Parade for Homecoming in April and Varsity Carnival. We entered a satire on the laundry situation in Austin which drew many laughs. Big Mickey Haggard was just the man to act as button smasher with hammer and anvil. Poor Weldon Holcomb had to walk twenty-five blocks in a barrel.

The Varsity Carnival is sponsored by the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic. Each fraternity and sorority writes a skit, secures a tent, pitches it on the intramural field, and the Varsity Carnival is on. Lige Nelson wowed the audience as "Miss Aggie Bumps who bumps her way through the Aggie War Hymn." Ross Nichols had the most "un-dealy" ideas for the Dean of Men as he interviewed Shirley Gee, wife of Jimmy Gee, who played her father in the skit. (Complicated, isn't it?) Yours truly was Myrtle,

the doorkeeper, or rather the tent-flap keeper. It's an odd feeling to be smoking cigarettes with lipstick on them.

At our last meeting for the semester, A. W. LeNoir was elected the chapter workhorse of the year. His name is to be engraved on a permanent cup which was presented by the nine graduating seniors for that purpose. This award is to be made annually to the member who works hardest for the year without being elected to one of the chapter's major offices. The seniors, Ross Nichols, Jim Fender, Lee Hay, George Jones, Casper Smith, Joe Barbour, Bill Clark, Alton Schubert, and George Smyer, also gave a cup to be enscribed with the name of our outstanding Acacian.

A 0 Pi and A Chi 0 complimented us with open houses this spring. We gave Alpha Gamma Delta an open house on a rainy Sunday afternoon, but it was a success anyway.

Hi Warner and his wife Lo (for Loraine) are the proud parents of a boy.

Hi passed out cigars, and the chapter sent Hi, Jr., a rush card dated 1967. During the summer several of us will attend the weddings of Joe Barbour and Jimmy Pigman.

Come September a number of Texas Acacians will be meeting with their westtern brothers at the Western Conclave at Boulder.

BILL NoRRED

U. C. L. A. 6th in Scholarship . . .

With the coming of summer and the end of another college year the Acacians of the U.C.L .A. Chapter look back upon the year as one to be remembered for some time to come. The chapter roll now lists 38 members with 19 pledges and 19 actives. We hope to initiate the majority of these pledges early in the fall. During the past month three new men were pledged: Allan Grande, Robert Roick, and Pierre Kern.

Come fall four of our stalwarts will be missing from the ranks. Warren Barcalow, Qne of the original nucleus of the fraternity, is graduating with a bachelor's degree in Physical Education. He plans

to return home to Staten Island, New York. We will be also missing Sam Aldrich who is graduating from the College of Business Administration. Last but not least is Bob Weber without whose experience and hard work we could not have existed; he also is graduating in Business.

The fourth is not graduating but is transferring to the Cal Aggie campus at Davis, California, to finish his college work. We shall also miss Bob Fullerton.

Among chapter honors was the fact that we rated sixth of 36 fraternities on campus in scholarship. In the individual honors, both Joe Hook and John Lyon received their master's degrees in Physics recently and are well on their way to their doctorates. Dick Smith earned a letter in rugby as did Lloyd Lokka on freshman swimming team. Bob Shaw, a real worker, was chairman of one of the campus Uni-Camp committees, chairman of High School Day, secretary of Cal Men, and active in Alpha Phi Omega, service honorary. ."

One highlight of the semester was our "April Fool's Frolic" Masquerade Ball.

Little trophies were presented Clete"Stirewalt and his date for the best and most original costumes. Everything from South Sea Islanders to the Gay Nineties Revue was seen along with a good campus turnout.

During spring vacation most everyone took off for parts unknown. Balboa offered respite to a number of the fellows while Tia Juana, Mexico, had an attraction for still others. All in all it was a welcome relief from the daily grind.

This summer will find most of us at home with but a few remaining in the hpuse for the vacation. Come fall a number of us will travel to Corvallis, Oregon, for the Regional Conclave on September 9 and 10, then back for the long year ahead. See you there? BERT HATHAWAY

Washington Received Many Honors . .

As the school year draws to a close, we of Washington chapter look back and take stock of our progress. New men, house improvements, activities, sports, social

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The Triad, Summer, 1949 events, honors, and advances on all fronts make us feel that our efforts have been well worth-while.

We are deeply grateful to many individuals and groups that have given unselfishly of their time and energies so that we might thereby be benefited: Our Mothers Club, which has completely redecorated and refurnished the guest room.

Our Alums, who have given us an inspirational goal which helps us to align our efforts toward our ultimate objective.

Our advisers, Bernie Anderson and Earl Snippen, whose advice and experience have lightened many otherwise difficult decisions. Our cook, "Mom" Marth, whose culinary ability provides us with a wide variation of excellent meals.

Our Chapter roll now contains 43 active members, 13 of whom are new initiates.

The pledges number 8, with pledging continuing during the Spring Quarter. New pledges are Dwayne Payne, Virgil Lang, and Jim Hull, all of Seattle, Washington.

Washington Chapter Acacians have received many recognitions and honors.

Howard A. Johnson, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honorary and a Research Fellowship in Metallurgical Engineering ; Clifford Bjorgan, President of Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Professional; Cecil Sharpe, Alpha Delta Sigma, National Advertising Professional ; Clifford Evans, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honorary, an.d Phi Lambda Upsilon, National Chemistry Honorary; and Dave Fenton, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honorary, and Zeta Mu Tau, Mathematics Honorary. Also receiving honors were Larry Wells, Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Professional ; Howard C. Johnson, Alpha Kappa Psi, National Professional in Commerce; Steve Richards, Treasurer of Ammonii Socii, Chemistry Professional; "Bud" Robinson, Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Professional; and "Mac" McCredy, President of Associated Men Students, Oval Club (Upperclassmen's Activity Honorary), and Purple Shield (Underclassmen's Activity Honorary). In addition Gordon Wood, Bill Burdue, Steve Richards , Russell Segersten, Stanley Dickey, Larry Wells, and Clifford Bjorgan have served on various campus committees.

The chapter has given special recognition to several members for their contributions and their outstanding inspirational characteristics. They are : "Mac" McCredy, voted the outstanding Acacian Qf Washington Chapter and a prominent personality in campus activities and politics; Clifford Evans, outstanding senior, whose high scholarship, membership in honorary societies, and service to the chapter will remain as a challenge for Acacians everywhere; and Bill "William" Burdue, whose incessant barrage of superfluous elocutionary morsels on trivial topics won for him recognition and possession of the perpetual "Bullus Texanus" trophy for the ensuing year. ¡ Graduating seniors, eleven in number, will leave vacancies that will be hard to fill. We extend our sincerest congratulations and wish the best of luck to the following: Clifford 0. Bjorgan, Accounting; Oren V. Bonney, Chemical Engineering ;

115 George J . Davidson, Industrial Relations¡ John W. D':dley, Industrial Management; George Clifford Evans, Chemical Engin~ering; John F. Oster, Accounting; Melvm E. Preston, Accounting ; William "Bud" Robinson, Accounting; Robert "Bob" Rogerson, Personnel Management; Ralph F . Smith, Personnel Management; and Larry Wells, Accounting.

Initiation was held during the week of April 4-10 for Cecil Sharpe of Colfax, Mark Russman of Potlatch, Lloyd White of Graham, Melvin Preston of Longview, Ralph Thornton of Puyallup, Washington, and Howard C. Johnson of Honolulu, T. H. Founders Day was May 14, at which time a momentous banquet, worthy of the occasion, provided the setting for the sparkling personality of our toastmaster, Dr. Joseph Daniels. Principal speakers of the evening were Dr. James C. Palmer, 1916; Frank W. Scott, 1923; Robert Jackson, 1939; and Clifford Evans, 1949. The success of the event was due, in part, to the commendable planning of Dick Ekins and his able staff.

With our Spring Formal, to be held in the famous Olympic Bowl, here in Seattle, on May 28, we of Washington Chapter write finis to 1948-49, wondering how so much could happen in so little time.

In closing-remember-Washington Chapter looks forward to seeing you whenever you visit the Pacific Northwest.

LLOYD E. WHITE

Washington State Has I. F. C. Prexy ...

Bill Gammie, former V. D ., was elected president o( the Inter-Fraternity Council.

Bill has been very active in campus activities having served on many A. S . S.C. W. committies and vice-president of I. F. C. Another Acacian widely known in W. S. C. political circles is Herb Lowers who is a candidate for vice-president of the Associated Student Body.

Early this spring, house officers were elected for the coming year. John Tisdale was chosen Venerable Dean. Other officers are : John Hazelwood, Senior Dean ; George Gillette, Junior Dean; Reinhold Anderson, Secretary; Everett Curtis, Senior Steward; Kenneth Clark, Junior Steward; Dick Patton, Sentinel.

The chapter received nine new members February 13, when Duane Stowe, Donald Hinkson, Dean Helling, Hilton Jones, Gustave Wiegardt, Gerhard Eberhardt, John Ray, Jack Earnest and Bud Armstrong were initiated.

Since the start of the semester, five new pledges moved in with us. The pledges are: Gene Conley, the towering basketball center from Richland, Washington.

Gene was one of the stars on the Cougar frosh basketball team. Gene Groshong, Centralia, Washington, was another numeral winner on the freshman basketball team. Charles "Chuck" Jehle, Opportunity, Washington, a transfer student from Eastern Washington College. Mel Thompson, also from Richland, was one of the

powerhouses on the freshman football team last fall. Mel is currently fighting for a guard position on Coach Sarboe's ~arsity eleven. The most recent pledge 1s Gordon Sylvester, Oroville, Washington, who transferred this year as a junior from Central Washington College.

Spring affected two of our members in true style. Kenneth Clark is pinned to Mary Beth Crider and Marjorie Valley is wearing Reinhold Anderso.n 's triangle.

The chapter must have taken on an intellectual atmosphere for when the allcollege grade averages were released, Acacia was listed third of twenty-three fraternitie on the campus. This was an improvement from the fourteenth position which Acacia held the previous semester.

John Hazelwood and Gordon Bradley were recently initiated into Scarab, architectural engineering honorary. David Chedzoy was elected to membership into Alpha Kappa Psi, business professional fraternity. At the Military Ball held March 19 new members of Scabbard and Blade were announced. Included in the list was Max Petersen. Cal Liebel was elected president of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers. Cal journeyed to Oregon State last fall and addressed a meeting of Ag engineers. The American Pharmaceutical Association recently elected Jack Yoder president.

Acacia has been very active in the intramural sports program this year. The bowling team led its league the greater part of the season but lost its eye during the latter stages of the competition and finished in the lower half of the team standings. Many close games were played by the basketball teams last winter.

Despite the fact that many games were won and lost by narrow margins the team ended up with an equal number of wins and losses. To date the number 1 volley ball team is undefeated in five contests.

The number 2 team has won one and lost two.

Two leading contenders for starting l:erths on the tennis team this spring were John Hazelwood and George Gillette. Hazelwood is a veteran of last year's strong Cougar team. Gillette was a numeral winner with the frosh. Gearhard "Gig" Eberhardt and John Ray ran with Coach Jack Mooberry's frosh track team this year.

JoHN RAY

Wyoming Many in Honoraries ...

After digging out of the winter snow, the Wyoming Chapter found time to give a semi-formal dinner-dance on the twentysecond of April, commemorating the second anniversary of our entrance into the fellowship of Acacia. The hall was decorated with spring flowers and many distinguished guests were present. It was our first dinner-dance, and its success was a fitting tribute to the occasion.

Our annual Twin-Twirl dance was held on the eighteenth of February. Because of the absence of a costume shop nearby,

The Triad, Summer, 1949 116 the costumes had to be home-made. The winning costumes were those worn by Howard Campbell and his date, Helen Henthorne, who were dressed as the Devil and an angel, respectively.

Our chapter now has forty-nine members including ten new initiates and a pledge class of six. The pledge class, soon to be initiated, includes: Marco Labudovich, Lander; Jack Cooper, Ft. Washakie; Bob Hurrel, Denver, Colorado; Don Stine, Denver, Colorado; Earl Nelson, Eden; and Dean Clark, Crosby, Mississippi. Four more actives are now minus their pins. Dick Wilson, Bob Kelley, Ed Treglown, and Howard Campbell have gone off the deep end and are headed for matrimony.

We are proud to report that our grade average has exceeded that of last year, which gave us first place among the Chapters of Acacia. Our present one is a little below a straight two. Here at the University of Wyoming the grading system runs from a one, which is the highest grade, to a five.

Members who have been initiated into honorary fraternities include: Roland Hart and George Inkster, Iron Skull (Junior Honorary); Joe Mascher, Charles Mankin, and Bill Henery, Alpha Tau Alpha (Vocational Agriculture Honorary); Bill Henery, Alpha Zeta (Agricultural Fraternity-some of us got it, and some of us ain't; Albert Fishburn, Theta Alpha Phi (National Dramatics Honorary)what a ham actor ; Marco Labudovich, Alpha Epsilon Delta (Pre-Med Honorary) ; and Earl Nelson, Sigma Tau (Engineering Honorary) . Joe Mascher gained additional honors by being elected vicepresident of Alpha Tau Alpha, while Earl Nelson was elected vice-president of Sigma Tau. Graduating seniors: . Albert Fishburn, George Harper, Howard Campbell, Bob Kelley, Dick Wilson, Ted Hartung, Urel Horton, are now looking forward to their bath in the local peanut pond. We expect a small amount of resistance, but rest assured that they will leave the campus with the customary baptism. The former TRIAD correspondent, Dick Hughes, is now taking graduate work at Northwestern University.

We now have filled the basic need of a house mother with the employment of Miss Mary Jennings, Past Matron of Rainbow Chapter, Order of Eastern Star. She has filled the position competently and lost little time in becoming acquainted with our members.

We wish to correct a mistake made in the winter issue of TRIAD. Mr. J . H. King was a member of the Wyoming State Farm Bureau instead of the Wyoming Grange. He was president of the Bureau for twenty years and served for ten years on the National Committee of the National Farm Bureau.

A long-needed coat of paint is being slapped on the outside of the house. Each member has pledged to put in ten hours of painting time. Some of the eager beavers are as painty as the house.

Springtime has brought election time to the University of Wymning, and here in

our chapter house we have had a little election of our own. On the night of April eleventh, the officers for 1949-50 were elected and installed. Wallace Moon won the top honors by being elected to the office of Venerable Dean. The new Senior Dean happens to be a commerce majorthey have a bounty on them out herein the person of Robert Vaughn. The roles of Junior Dean and House Manager were taken over by Joe Mascher and Dale Fuehrer, respectively. We are looking toward a fine year in 1950, and these new officers should help make it a prosperous year for the Wyoming Chapter of Acacia .

WAYNE HALAWAY

Nebraska . . . ( Con t i n u ed f rom page 87 )

down. Athletics such as football, basketball, track, wrestling, swimming, and baseball have added much to the prestige of Acacia by the number of Chapter members which have led in these activities.

Almost two years ago, several of the alumni in Lincoln met in order to stimulate interest in Acacia on the Nebraska campus and to attempt toreinstall the chapter as a member of the family of fraternities . Soon thereafter, the call was sent out to the campus to locate any Acacians who might be attending the University. This call was answered by Donald Tipton, a pledge transfer from Iowa State. After meeting with George Croyle, D on began immediately to look for prospective pledges. On May 31, 1948 a group of seven men were pledged to the Colony.

The group was also helped by the addition of Bob Kelly, an active from the University of Oklahoma, who was instrumental in installing the spirit of Acacia in the pledge class.

During the summer, an extensive alumni contact and rushing program was conducted, which resulted in further addition of pledges in the fall.

This group was built up to 27 men by the time of the installation.

The colony has been supported from the beginning by a strong alumni association in Lincoln, which has offered invaluable advice and assistance.

sion of Conservation and Survey at the University of Nebr aska, and one of the Char ter members of the Chapter. He gave a very inspiring address on "The Spirit of Acacia and Masonry." Other speakers were : Roy Thomas; Dean T. J. Thompson, Dean of Student Affairs at the University ; and Robert Devoe, member of the Board of Regents.

The Charter was p r esented by Roy Clark to Don Tipton, Venerable Dean of the New chapter.

The enthusiasm expressed by all alumni, active members, and initiates at the gath.e ring convinced all that Nebraska Acacia was once again a reality in all its glory.

Nebraska Chapter's first initiates Acacia West under the reactivated charter are as ( Con tinued from page 104) follows: Norm Baumgard, Layton Hyde, John Taylor, Walter Palmer, two men in town that are at all reguWilliam Regan, Ted Rarick, Alfred ¡ lar in visitlng the chapter. Chapter Zimmer, Donald Loy, Edwin Childress, leadership is picking up all the time Robert Van Neste, Robert Vander- and in a year could be our strong point. slice, Robert Steinhoff, Richard Blunk, Washington: H as made the most allaround improvement of any western Ernest Lar son, and Galey Hattan.

The Nebraska Chapter was founded chapter in the past three years. Has February 14, 1905 and was the fourth perhaps a shade too much smugness about this even though the progress university to have an Acacia Chapter.

It has held a prominent place in all has been outstanding. The chapter is activities at the University of Nebras- obsessed with the idea that the travelka since its founding . ing secretary {poor boy) needs finanEach semester during its existence, cial support other than what he norwith very few exception~ , the chapter mally makes, consequently it has gone was among the five leading fraternities to extremes to make life (financial) in scholarship. easy for him. Such outstanding proAcacians have been active in all ponents of this idea as Slim Anderson, forms of school life. Politics have Foghorn Mast, Grandad Guthrie and yielded many honors and offices as Seabiscuit Seeliger have gone to exhave school publications, s1,1ch as the tremes to prove the point. Strong Daily Nebraskan, Cornhusker, and points are interchapter relations, naAwgan. tional outlook, chapter discipline, During the 37 years of activity there chapter leadership and alumni relahave been 32 Acacians who were memtions. The weaker points are etiquette, bers of the innocents Society, the sen- singing, chapter publications, and lack ior men's honor ary organization. This of faculty members. Scholar ship is imis a most noteworthy achievement. proving but needs more work ; social Military affairs have given many of functions are on the way back up and the members oppor tunities to become rushing is improving rapidly. officers, and Acacia has had men in One thing most chapters have as a every rank from cadet colonel on ( Conti nued on page 103)

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UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS- OFFICERS AND LOCATION OF CHAPTER HOUSES CALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley 4, California. Venerable Dean-Robert J . Frye. Secretary-David L. Fischer. Corre~pondent­ William Steinmetz. Chapter Adviser-Adolph Weber, 25 Whitmore Pl., Oakland 11. Financial Adviser-H . B . Tippett, 2348 Marin, Berkeley.

CINCINNATI-2617 University Court, Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Venerable Dean-John C. Gibbons. Secretary-Richard D. Miller. Correspondent -Robert Boni. Chapter Adviser-George F. Patterson, Jr., 1216 E. McMillan St .. Cincinnati. Financial Adviser-Arthur E . Rodenberger, 2722 Edroy Ct., Cincinnati.

COLORAD(}-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado. Venerable DeanJames D. Hutchinson. Secretary-Robert H . Purcell, Jr. Correspondent -Leslie D. Polk. Chapter Adviser-John A. Lunsford, 800 Grant PL. Boulder. Financial Adviser-Or. Robert C. Lewis, 4200 E . Ninth Ave., Denver, Colo.

CORNELL-318 Highland Road, Ithaca, N. Y. Venerable Dean-Charles M. Emery. Secretary-Paul S. Warner. Correspondent-Orrin Riley.

Chapter Adviser-Prof. Gustave F. Heuser, Forest Home, Ithaca. Financial Adviser-Prof. Walter Cotner, Pine Tree Rd ., Ithaca.

DENVER--c-o P. F. Jenson, 2521 Forest, Denver. Colorado. Venerable Dean-Paul F. Jenson, Jr . Secretary-Carl 0 . R. Nielsen. Correspondent-Warren L. Tomlinson. Chapter Adviser-Carl F. Parker, 2671 Ash St., Denver 7. Financial Adviser-J. Arthur Thompson, 2263 Bellaire Ave ., Denver.

FRANKLIN-3907 Spruce St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Venerable DeanClyde Zukswert. Secretary-William Halberstadt. CorrespondentHenry C. Smith, III. Chapter Adviser-William R. Hockenberry, Logan Hall, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Financial AdviserW. R. Hockenberry.

GEORGE WASHINGTON-1812, 19th St. , N. W ., Washington 9, D. C .

Venerable Dean-Walter Fackler. Secretary-Harry H . Thayer. Cor respondent-Harry C. Jones. Chapter Adviser-H. B. Teegarden, 1601 Argonne St., Washington, D. C. Financial Adviser-Paul W. Hammack, 305 N. Lincoln St. , Arlington, Va .

ILLINOIS-50! E. Daniel, Champaign, III. Venerable Dean-Raymond H . Stone. Secretary-Austin E. Jones. Correspondent-Charles Russel.

Chapter Adviser-J. K. Tuthill, 714 W . Green St. , Champaign. Financial Adviser-J. K. Tuthill.

INDIANA-702 E. Third St., Bloomington, Ind . Venerable DeanPaul Conrad . Secretary-James W. Mahoney. Correspondent-Ro bert Vass. Chapter Adviser-Jack W . Fox, 414 E. Kirkwood, Bloomington.

Financial Adviser-Prof. D. Lyle Dieterle, 715 S. Woodlawn, Bloomington.

IOWA STATE-142 Gray Ave ., Ames, Iowa. Venerable Dean-John R. Fulkerson. Secretary-William G . Pearcy. Correspondent-Harold L .

Skerritt. Chapter Adviser-Frank H. Mendell, 436 Hayward Ave. , Ames. Financial Adviser-Kenneth Oakleaf, 302 S. Hazel St., Ames.

KANSAS-1147 Tennessee St., Lawrence, Kansas. Venerable DeanRobert V. Ford. Secretary-Onon Va ndergriff. Correspondent-James Wiltse . Cha pter Adviser-Max Fessler, 1014 Missouri, Lawrence. Financial Adviser-Kelvin Hoover, First National Bank, Lawrence.

KANSAS STATE-340 N. 16th St., Manhattan, Kansas. Venerable Dean -Wendell Simonton. Secretary-Gilbert C. Jeffery. CorrespondentKeith E. Bailey. Chapter Adviser-Loren E. Whipps , 511 N. 17th St., Manhattan. Financial Adviser-N. D. Harwood, 1300 N . Juliette, Manhattan.

MIAMI-101 E . Collins Street, Oxford, Ohio. Venerable Dean-John Werth. Secretary-Carl J. Mueller . Correspondent-Tom Bonsor. Chapter Adviser-Or. W . E . Smith, 110 S. C.ollege St., Oxford. Financial Adviser-Or. W . E . Smith.

MICHIGAN-1923 Geddes Ave ., Ann Arbor , Michigan. Venerable Dean -Richard E. Campbell. Secretary-Robert J . Hadden. CorrespondentWilliam L . Wynn . Chapter Adviser-Fred Seyfried, 203 Middle Rd., Ypsilanti. Mich. Financial Adviser-Weimer Christman, 1025 Packard, Ann Arbor .

MINNESOTA-1206 Fifth St. , S. E. , Minneapolis 14, Minnesota. Venerable. Dean-Burt Swanson. ~ecretary-Jack Wagner. CorrespondentDavid Moffitt. Chapter Adviser-Gordon L . Starr, 3725 Bloomington Ave. , Minneapolis.

NEBRASKA-c-o D . E . Tipton, Men's Dorm C, Univ. of Nebr. , Lincoln, Nebr. Venerable Dean-Don E. Tipton. Secretary-Gayle Hattan .

Correspondent-Richard Blunk. Chapter Adviser-John Groth 850 ' Stu art Bldg., Lincoln 8.

NORTHWESTERN-550 Lincoln St., Evanston, Illinois. Venerable Dean - Cl aude R. Sowle. Secretary-Willard A . Gortner. Correspondent-

Don Reddicliffe . Chapter Adviser-Roy C. Clark, 7005 N. Clark St. Chicago 26. Financial Adviser-George J . Jansen, Warrenville. Ill .

OHI0-94 Congress St., Athens, Ohio. Venerable Dean-Charles S Stack. Secretary-Guy A. Proie. Correspondent-Walter Dahl. Chapt'!l Adviser-Dean Edwin J . Taylor, College of Applied Science, Ohio Unl· versity, Athens. Financial Adviser-Charles L. Kinison, Dept. of In~ dustrial Arts, Ohio, University, Athens.

OHIO STATE-1835 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Venerable DeanWilliam C . Prinz. Secretary-Robert A. Thompson. CorrespondentRobert A. Blume. Chapter Adviser-Or . D. J. Whitacre, 1550 Melrose Ave., Columbus. Financial Adviser-C. R. Lawrence, 1458 Inglis Ave., Columbus.

OKLAHOMA-544 Ehn St., Norman, Okla. Venerable Dean-Robert S. Bland . Secretary-Jack M . Campbell. Correspondent-Gene Crutch· field . Chapter Adviser-Dean David Johnson, University of Okla· homa, Norman. Financial Adviser-Cecil H. Brite, 917 Chautauqua, Norman.

OKLAHOMA A. & M.-1215 College Ave., Stillwater, Okla. Venerablej Dean-Kenneth Cox. Secretary-John E . Maddox . Correspondent-; Loren D . Eaton. Chapter Adviser-Or. Thurston Johnson, 913 Carter, Stillwater. Financial Adviser-Raymond Bivert, 234 N . Duncan St.~ Stillwater.

OREGON STATE-2332 Monroe St., Corvallis, Oregon. Venerable Dean -Rex W. Beeman. Secretary-Howard G . Kinzey. CorrespondentDavid V. MacCollum. Chapter Adviser-Dehner M . Goode, 225 N. 31st St., Corvallis.

PENN STATE-Locust Lane & Foster Ave., State College, Pa. Venerable Dean-Harry W . Reid. Secretary-Frank M. Rupp. CorrespondentA! Keller. Chapter Adviser-William S . Dye , III, 707 S. Allen St., State College. Financial Adviser-Prof. Stanley H. Campbell, 602 E. Foster Ave., State College.

PURDUE-427 State St. , West Lafayette, Ind. Venerable Dean-Paul L. Baynes. Secretar·y -George E. Hansell . Correspondent-H. Edward Sherwood. Chapter Adviser-W. A. Knapp, 1305 Ravinia Rd ., West Lafayette, Ind. Financial Adviser-Charles F. Bowman, Rt. No . 1, Lafayette, Ind. RENSSELAER--Troy, New York. Venerable Dean-George Dickie , Jr ., Cassatt Dorm ., RPI, Troy, New York. Secretary-Robert A. Rege. Cor· respondent-Robert D. Anwyl. Chapter Adviser-Or. John B. Haney, Route 3, Troy . Financial Adviser-Prof. Arno G. Schubert, 1301 Broadway, Watervliet, New York.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-917 W . 28th St., Los Angeles 7, Calif. Venerable Dean-Donald Blomberg. Secretary-Donald L. Daniels. Correspondent-Grant Canfield, Jr. Chapter Adviser-George Ray Oster, 143 N. Van Ness Ave ., Los Angeles. Financial Adviser-Robert F. Craig, 855 S. Serrano, Los Angeles.

SYRACUSE-102 Walnut Pl., Syracuse, N.Y. Venerable Dean-Allen J .

Parke, Jr . Secretary-John E. Lake. Correspondent-Jacque L. Cross.

Chapter Adviser-E. E. Enos, 1111 Euclid Ave ., Syracuse 10. Financial Adviser-Wilbur C. Haseman, 541 Buckingham Ave., Syracuse.

TEXAS-2503 Rio Grande St. , Austin, Texas. Venerable Dean-Jay W. Barnes. Secretary-Vaun L . Johansen. Correspendent-Bill Norred.

Chapter Adviser-Louis Baethe, 2307 San Antonio St. , Austin . Financial Adviser-Thomas A. Rousse, Dept. of Speech, University of Texas, Austin.

UCLA-727 S . Westgate Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif. Venerable DeanJohn B. Lyon. Secretary-Thomas L. Graham. Correspondent-Bert K. Hathaway . Chapter Adviser-Or. Frank H . Reinsch, 1322 N. Gardner.

Los Angeles 46. Financial Adviser-Donald H. Arvold , 1724 Golden Gate Ave., Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON-5004 17th Ave. , N . E., Seattle 5, Wash. Venerable Dean -Stanley E. Dickey. Secretary-Arian Anderson. Correspondent-Stanley E. D ickey. Chapter Adviser-Bernard E . Anderson, 8037 12th Ave., N. E. , Seattle 5. Financial Adviser-Earl J . Snippen, 6529 Latona Ave., Seattle 5.

WASHINGTON STATE-1607 Ruby St., Pulhnan, Wash. Venerable Dean -John B. Tisdale. Secretary-Adolf R. Anderson . Correspondent-Russell Helgeson. Chapter Adviser-Richard J . Hampton, 21 E. S. Fairway, Pullman. Financial Adviser-C. D . Jacobs , Box 246, College Station, Pullman.

WYOMING-812 University Ave ., Laramie , Wyo . Venerable DeanWa llace L. Moon. Secretary-William M. Henry . CorrespondentWayne W. Holaway. Chapter Adviser--W. 0. Edmondson, University of Wyoming, Laramie. Financial Adviser-Howard P. Davis, 501 S . 17th, Laramie.

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