Acacia Triad - Spring 1951 - Vol. 45, No. 3

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ACACIANS IN THE ARMED FORCES Arizona Bob Sortor, Air F orce.

Jim Warkomsk, Air F or ce.

California James G. Campbell, Military hospital in J apan.

Richard DeForest, Fort Ord, California .

Thomas M. Remington, F ort Ord, California.

Cincinnati George W. Bowman, Jr., Cadet, Co. F2nd Regiment, USCC, West Point, New Yor k .

Lieut. Melvin 0 . Johnson, 3953 Promentor y Ave., San Diego, California.

Colorado Cpl. Don E. Becker, AF 172 901 86, 3415 Student Sqdn., ARM Lowry Air For ce Base, Denver, Colorado.

Frank William Britt, Navy .

L. J. Brunton, U.S.A., APO 154, c/ o Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. Larry Estep, Navy.

Pvt. Robert Gene Finke, AF 1732 9672, 3740 BMPG Flight 1010, Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Texa s ..

Ens. James D. Hutchinson, USS Hamner (DD718), c/ o Fleet P ost Office, Sa n Francisco, Calif.

Bt·uce Moody, Navy.

W. Channing Moulton, Navy.

Eugene L. Wicks, Navy.

Colorado A & M Dick Tayle r, Navy .

Cornell Larry Barnes, Navy.

Denver John R. Ellison, Headquarters Tenth Air Force , Selfridge Air Force Base, Selfridge Field, Michigan.

Franklin Ray Bally.

Illinois Cliff Bloum , F t. L eonard Wood, Missouri.

Lt. Edgar R. Kelly, Supply School Bn., Supply School Co., Camp LeJeune, North Car olina.

Indiana James W. Lubs.

Richard H . Squire, Navy .

Richard E. Whiner y, Air F orce .

Iowa State AI Brittain, Navy .

William E. Huffman, Navy.

Donald Gene Larson, Air F orce.

2nd Lt. Hugo Meyer, Army.

Kansas Frank C. Clinesmith, Naval Air Station, Olathe, K ansas.

Kansas State Ha rold Nus.

Miami Stanley C. Bohl.

Robert Holloway, Air F orce.

Char les K enneth Pugh, Air F orce.

Bill Welker, Air Force.

Pvt. John H. Werth, US 5205 3220, Med. Det. 40th Div. Arty., Camp Cooke, California.

Minnesota PFC William Gettleman, USMCR, Treasure Island, California.

Lt. Burt E. Swanson, 0220 9858, Co . "C" KQMD , APO 317, c/ o P ostmaster, San Francisco, California.

Missouri Rowland Jackson, Scott Field, Illinois.

Nebraska Pvt. James T. Engh, AF 17 287 385, HQ & HQ Sqdn., NEAC, Pepperrell Air Force Base, St. Johns, Newfoundland.

New Hampshire Roger Berry.

Milt Galucia, Air Force.

Don Hellberg, Air Force.

Jim Hind.

Northwestern Ens. Joseph Angner, Navy .

Ens. Don Ansel, Navy.

Wendall C. Cantwell, Navy.

PFC Arthur E. Keary, HQ & HQ Sqdn., 3750 Tech. Trng. Wing, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

Lt. John E. Ortmeyer, BOQ USN Ab, Norfolk (Little Creek) 11, Virginia.

Eugene B. Pflughaupt, 1928 Arizona, El Paso, Texas.

Ens. C. R. Sowle, SC, USN, USS Lyman K. Swenson (DD729), c/ o Fleet PO, San Francisco, California.

Ens. J. Truman Walmsley, Navy.

Ohio Pvt. Foster Ewing, 1523 8888-ER, Med. Det. US Army Hospital, Ft. Campbell, Kentucky.

Cpl. Robert Forsythe, AF3521 6195, Hq. & Hq. Sqdn., SAAMA, Kelly Air F orce Base, Texas.

William Kelly SUCP, 5716418, USNCBC, Mob No. 2, Det. No. 1, Port Hueneme, California.

Neil Matz, Hq. & Hq. Sqd., 3415 Tech.

Trg. Wing, Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, Colorado.

J. M. McCarty, ICTN, USS Waldron DD699, Sub Group No. 1, Naval Base, Charleston, S. C.

Ohio State Paul L. Brown, US 52001182, 458th Amph. Tr. Co., Ft. Story, Virginia.

N / C Theodore Y. Korsgren, Jr., Class 3-51, Batt. 1. Co. B., Naval Preflight School, Naval Air Sta tion , Pensacola, Florida.

Oklahoma A & M Guy Blake Hedrick, Air Force.

Frank E. Hensley, Marines.

Vernon H. Jarrell, Air Force.

Lt. Col. John D. Lucas, 18th In£., Camp P olk, L a.

Jerome B. Martin, Army.

Emmett M. Petersen, Army.

Duane C. Routh, Air F or ce.

Oregon State Richard E. Carnahan, Air F orce.

Ens. George B. Huber, USS Mountrail (APA 213) , c/ o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, California.

Penn State William C. Dietz, Naval Air Force, Norfolk, Virginia.

Major James C. Short, USMC, H&S Bn., FMF-Pac., c/ o FPO, San Francisco, California.

Rensselaer Pvt. Robert A. Woodall, AF12361370, 3403 Stu. Tng. Sqdn. (Radar), Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.

Syracuse Wilber Greer, Marines.

John Karhs, Army.

George Lawson, Army.

Roger Witherall, Navy.

Texas John C. Hall, SR 3616267, USN Company 50-625, Elliot Annex, USNTC, San Diego 44, California.

Pvt. Albert L. Harris, USAF Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.

Leslie G. Hearn, Air Force.

James Mills, Marines.

J. Ross Nichols, Army.

UCLA Pvt. Robert N. Deter, US 56070199, Co. I, 20th In£. Reg. Ft. Ord, California.

Sgt. Thomas L . Graham, ER 19233625, Post Finance Office, Camp Roberts, California.

Pvt. Bert K. Hathaway, US 56067915, Company C , 2nd Battalion, MFSS, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Robert A. Hefner, S/ A , FCT School, Class 19-51, USNTC, San Diego 33, California.

Pvt. Donald 0. Krogseng, AF 19372003, 7533 Sup. Sqd., 7530 Sup. Gp., APO 124, c/ o Postmaster, New York City, N. Y. Cpl. Robert M. Shaw, ASN 28112117, Personnel Section 223rd Infantry, 40th Div., Camp Cooke, California .

A/ C Richard G. Smith, 16348853,. Cadet PO 773, Perrin Air Force Base, Texas.

Edward J . Sullivan, PO Box 653, Castle Air Force Base, Merced, California.

Washington PFC Bruce Cornish, C Company-7th Tank Bn., Camp Del Mar, Ocean Side, California.

Ens. Ben F. Dotson, DD729, c/ o FPO, San Francisco, California.

Pvt. Virgil D. Lang, FLT 869-3707 Trng.

Sqdn., San Antonio, Texas.

Ens. Maurice S . Stoffer, USS Sheltonc/ o FPO, San Francisco, Califor nia.

Bob V. Tharp, Navy.

Gerald W. West, Navy.

Gordon T. Wood, Air Force.

If any brother has up to date names and addresses of Acacians in the Armed Services please list them on a postcard and send them to the National Headquarters.

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Ed Kelly, Traveling Secretary, Recalled to Service in Marines The ranks of the natic1nal headquarters staff were depleted early in March when the Marine Corps announced that Ed Kelly was again needed by that famed organization. Kelly has roamed the country over during the past two and a half years and is in no small measure responsible for the size and strength of Acacia. During the past year and a half his big Buick convertible and genial grin have been seen on the campuses of nearly all of the major westem universitiesschools where the Acacia flag now flies and colleges where the Fratemity hopes to establish itself in the future.

Every chapter and colony with which he has been in contact will admit that it is stronger because of Ed's advice and assistance.

We doubt if the Marines will in any way suppress Brother Kelly's enthusiasm for the Cardinals, his alma mater (which was supposed to play in the Rose Bowl) , or the fair sex, nor would we want him suppressed, for Acacia is counting on his return and hopes it will be soon. Meanwhile we know that the Marines have one darn good lieutenant among them.

Frank Jenks Dies at 66; Past National Counselor On January 6, 1951, death came to Frank Jenks, Wisconsin, who was for six years the National Counselor of Acacia. Brother Jenks had been a member of the Fraternity for over forty years.

In addition to his activity and service in Acacia he was well known as a Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Wisconsin, a position held also by his father and brother. He was a prominent attorney in Madison where he served for a time as city attorney.

Brother Jenks was born in Dodgeville, Wisconsin, on April 29, 1884, and attended the schools there. He studied for the teaching profession and became a teacher of physics, mathematics, and English. He later studied law at Wisconsin from which he was graduated in 1912.

He practiced law in Brodhead and Madison until his retirement in 1948 because of poor health. He was an active civic worker and was an unsuccessful candidate for the assembly. His Masonic interests elevated him to the position of Grand Master in 1929. He was active also in the Kiwanis and was a member of the First Congregational Church. He served as Acacia's National Counsellor from 1930 - 1936, which were some of the Fraternity's most difficult years.

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Iowa State Chapter House Acacians in the Armed Forces

Cover Inside Cover

Once More, "We're From Missouri"

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Six Acacians in 82nd Congress

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Chapters Elect Outstanding Seniors

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Acacians the Wo~ld Over

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"Wearers of the Jeweled Triangle"

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Doings in the Chapters

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Marriages and Births

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Directory

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

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

Subscription rates are $2.00 per year, $3.50 for two years, $5.00 for three years, and $15.00 for life, payable in advance to the National Headquarters.

Notices of change of address, including form 3578, subscription orders, and correspondence of ~ bu •iness n ~ture should be sent to the Acacia Fraternity, 1201-5 Bluff Street, Fulton, Missouri , or to 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Ill.

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

Nancy W. Ross, Assistant Editor

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OFFICIALS AND GUESTS Special guests at the installation banquet inclu~ed: (seated) Brig. General J oh"'!' A. Harris Traveling Secretary Ed Kelly, and Executtve Secretary Roy Clark; (standmg) Traveling Secretary George Croyle, St. Louis alumni president Rogers Monagan, Traveling Secretary Ed Lemmon, Venerable Dean Robert Frey, Director of Student Affairs Donald Mackay, Dean of Men Jack Mathews.

welcomed the chapter back to the campus and Edgar R. Kelly, traveling secretary and toastmaster for the evening, read congratulatory telegrams from the other chapters and national officials. Rogers Monagan, an alumnus of the Missouri Chapter and president of the St. Louis alumni chapter, gave the invocation. Also present were Donald Mackay, Director of Student Affairs for Men at the University of Missouri, and alumni from the Missouri and other chapters.

In N ovember, 1949, nine men met in the Student Union building to re-activate Acacia on the Missouri campus.

Eugene Wetzel, an Acacian from the University of Kansas, was elected to head the group and plans for re-activation were launched. Smokers and parties were held to build up the membership and the search for housing was begun. By the time summer vacation arrived thirty-three men had been (Continued on page 63)

The University of Missouri reclaimed its position in the Acacia family January 6, 1951, when Roy C. Clark, Executive Secretary, presented the original charter of the Missouri Chapter, dated May 17, 1907, to Robert Frey, Venerable Dean. Mr. Clark welcomed the 39th chapter back into the F raternity.

The chapter broke up in 1942 when most of the men went into the service.

Re-activation of the chapter got under way in November, 1949, and fifteen months later the charter was back in the hands of the Missouri Chapter.

The charter was presented at the re-activation banquet at the D aniel Boone Hotel Saturday evening following initiation ceremonies. The ceremonies were conducted at the chapter house at 713 Gentry Place and at the Twilight L odge by Acacians from I owa State, Kansas State, and the University of Kansas. Twenty-three men, including one honorary member, were initiated.

Brig. General John A. HarrJ.s, Adjutant-General and director of the Selective Service for the state of Missouri and the newly-initiated honorary member, was the speaker at the banquet. He compared the Acacians of today with Pythagoras, their mentor, who lived in a world as torn with strife and as uncertain as the world today.

He advised them to do as Pythagoras did- seek knowledge and prepare themselves to be the leaders of the world, present and future. He also expressed his ideas of possible changes in the draft laws and the possibility of the adoption of universal military training.

Professor Jack Mathews, Dean of Men at the University of Missouri,

Once More, "We're From Missouri" Acacia Chapter Restored to Columbia

by Edward Roberts

THE CHARTER IS RETURNED Executive Secretary Roy Clark (right) ham.ds over to Venerable Dean Robert Frey the forty-five year old Charter as official evidence that Acacia has returned.

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Case and Carlson Elected to Senate; Bray Joins With Thornberry, Fisher, and Murray in House HE 82nd Congress finds that the Acacia representation is increased by 50 per cent, for there are now six, instead of four, Wearers of the Jeweled Triangle representing their states and districts. The United States Senate, sometimes called the "world's most exclusive club," now includes two brothers. All of the six Acacians are from states in the great agricultural heart of America which includes many of Acacia's oldest and strongest chapters.

Francis Case, Northwestern, '21, was elected to the Senate after serving for fourteen years in the House of Representatives. Frank Carlson, Kansas State, the other Acacia senator, returned to Congress where he had been a representative for a number of years, but had most recently taken time out to serve as Governor of Kansas. Newly elected to the House of Representatives is William Bray, Indiana, while those re-elected include Homer Thornberry, 0. C. Fisher, and Reid Murray, the first two from Texas and Brother Murray from Wisconsin.

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Case Wins by a Landslide Vote The State of South Dakota reaffirmed its faith in Francis Case by electing him to the Senate by an overwhelming vote-160,000 to less than 91,000 for his opponent. Since 1937 he had represented the Second District of his state in the House and was reelected with over 60 per cent of the

and of the Council of State Governments. He has just concluded a year of service as Chairman of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, a group of federal, state, and industry r epresentatives from the oil and gas producing states, whose program is the conservation of these natural resources.

He was elected to the short term of the 81st Congress as United States Senator and to the same office for the 82nd Congress. He has been appointed to serve on the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and to the Committee on Public Works.

WILLIAM G. BRAY Indiana,

votes each time he ran for office. During his terms in the House he was on many important committees and the sponsor of much important legislation.

Perhaps he is best known for the Labor Relations Bill which he sponsored in 1946 but which was vetoed by the President; this bill was popularly known as the "Case Bill." For eleven years he was a member of the powerful Committee on Appropriations and served also on the House Committee on Foreign Aid in 1947-48.

Brother Case has been an Acacian for thirty years; he was the first initiate of the large and distinguished class initiated when the Northwestern Chapter was re-activated in 1921. He is a former newspaper editor and publisher and operates a ranch near his home base of Custer, South Dakota.

He served with the United States Marine Corps in World War I.

Bray Represents Indiana's 7th William G. Bray, Indiana, is the newest member of the Acacia family to become a Member of Congress. Born in Mooresville, Indiana, in 1903, he was reared on a farm and graduated from the local high school in 1920. He continued his education at the University of Indiana where he joined Acacia and from which he was graduated in 1927 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

In 1930 Brother Bray married Esther Debra of Warren and they have one son, Richard, born in 1934. Meanwhile Mr. Bray had served two terms as county prosecuting attorney and returned to . private law practice where he remained until World War II came along. As an Army Reserve Officer he was called to active duty in 1941 and (Continued on page 66)

Carlson Is Kansas State Alumnus

FRANCIS CASE Northwestern

Frank Carlson, the other Acacia senator, is an alumnus of Kansas State College, at whose Acacia Chapter he became an honorary member a few years ago. Brother Carlson is a legislator of many years experience, since he was elected to the House of Representatives of Kansas in 1928 and to the United States House of Representatives in 1934. While in the latter he served on the vital Ways and Means committee. In 1946 he became governor of his state and was re-elected in 1948; during this time he became chairman of the national Governors' Conference

FRANK CARLSON Kansas State

Chapters Elect Outstanding Seniors These 1951 graduates have been honored by their brothers for their contributions of leadership and service to Acacia Frank C. Clinesmith Kansa~

Frank C. Clinesmith, selected as outstanding senior for 1951 by Kansas Chapter, has been one of the most outstanding leaders of the chapter since its reactivation in 1948.

"Stein," as Frank is known around the house, served the chapter as pledge trainer and was elected in the spring of 1950 as treasurer. No matter what job confronted Frank, he tackled it with the same vim and vigor. He was active in intramural sports and other activities on the hill but he always found time to give his all for the fraternity.

Frank was born in Lincoln and graduated from Sheridan High School.

After serving two years and eight months in the navy, he entered Kansas University in the fall of 1946 as a business major.

He received his bachelor of science degree in industrial management this spring. Since graduation Frank has been called into service. He is a Third Class Petty Officer stationed at the Naval Air station at Olathe, Kansas.

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Donald R. Campbell Rensselaer Rensselaer Acacians proudly hail Donald Campbell as 1951's outstanding Acacian. Don's long record of successful service to Acacia, plus distinction in other curricular activities led to his unanimous selection.

Don, a World War II veteran studied basic engineering at Virgini~ Polytechnic Institute and Ohio State University while in uniform before entering R.P.I. in 1947. Joining Acacia as a charter member, Don has served as Chapter Secretary and Venerable Dean. During his administration Don's efforts have led to the open~ ing of our kitchen and the forming of a house corporation. He foresaw the need of a larger group to maintain the house, and aided in almost doubling our membership. He has helped his brothers with their personal problems, showing a rare combination of patience, understanding and leadership.

Don's abilities are also reflected in

his achievements on campus. As a freshman he won second prize in the Sax Impromptu Speaking contest and since then has won the McKenny Writing contest for juniors and seniors.

This June Don will graduate at the top of his class with a Baccalaureate degree in Physics. Next fall Don hopes to enter the University of Pennsylvania Law School with the object of studying technological law.

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Walter Dahl Ohio The Ohio University Chapter of Acacia has chosen Walter E. Dahl as its outstanding senior of 1951. Walt, who hails from Montclair, New Jersey, will graduate this June with a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce. After graduation from Montclair High School in 1944, Walt served two years as a radarman in the U.S. Navy.

In September of 1947, Walt enrolled at Ohio University where he joined Trowel Fraternity and became a charter member of the Ohio Chapter of Acacia, when they were installed in February of 1949.

As a member of Trowel, he served as recording secretary of the pledge class, assistant treasurer and corresponding secretary. As a member of Acacia, Walt served as house manager, treasurer of Trowel Inc. House Fund, TRIAD correspondent, and participated in intramural sports.

He served on the Men's Union Planning Board of Ohio University as treasurer and chairman of the Foreign Students Fund during the 1949-50 school year. He was also chairman of the Freshman Mixer and the Registration Hop and served on the Interfraternity Council "Greek Week" committee. In February, 1950, Walt was elected to the presidency of M.U.P.B. He was also a member of the Campus Affairs Committee and the Student Council, where he was instrumental in promoting numerous campus legislation.

In May, 1950, he was tapped for the senior men's leadership honorary, Torch, where he served as secretarytreasurer. He was recently recognized by the campus magazine, "The Ohioan," as "The Man of the Month."

Because of the many offi~es and affairs in which he has represented the best interests of the Fraternity, the members of the Ohio Chapter of Acacia take pride in presenting Walt Dahl as the outstanding senior of 1951.

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Warren Tomlinson Denver The Denver Chapter of Acacia has selected Warren L. Tomlinson as our outstanding senior member for the 1950-51 school year.

Tomlinson came to DU on a scholastic scholarship from Fruita as a freshman. During his senior year at Fruita High, he lettered in three sports and was elected senior class president.

As part of his college career, Warren has served three years on Interschool Council, DU's student governing body, three years on the Board¡ of Publications, and three years on Arts and Sciences Commission. He also served on the Deans' Advisory Council and acted as the student representative on the Academic Council.

Warren has attained tremendous success in the field of student publications. He has been sports editor for one year and editor-in-chief for two years on DU's yearbook, the Kynewisbok.

During his senior year, Warren has acted as editor-in-chief for the Clarion, the University's student newspaper.

Warren is majoring in political science and has maintained an A -minus average all four years. Last fall he was chosen to Omicron Delta Kappa, DU's top honorary fraternity.

Uncle Sam controls Warren's future next summer, but after his tour with the armed forces, he plans to attend law school and then perhaps enter politics.

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George R. Mallory California George Robert Mallory, outstanding Acacian from the University of California, is truly one of Acacia's "finest." Bob, as he prefers to be called, pledged Acacia in the fall of 1947 as a sophomore, and he has been connected

The Triad, Spring, 1951 with fraternal events, either directly or indirectly, since then.

Bob is majoring in mechanical engineering and will be the recipient of his B.S. degree in June. Fortunately, he decided to complete his course of study in five years instead of the usual four. Bob mentions this fact because he had completed four years of R.O.T.C. last spring and is on call by the United States Army come June 26th. The extra year of school postponed his induction by seven months.

By serving the fraternity in the capacity of house manager last year, Bob led in many internal improvements in the house as well as the creation of a new budget. Some of the major additions under his guidance were a new sink, a dishwasher and disposal unit, and a mixmaster for the kitchen, plus the installation of an intercom system.

Bob also is serving as Senior Steward this year.

Besides these accomplishments, Bob is very interested in sports, and he can always be found around a baseball diamond every spring as a stalwart of the house softball team.

To this truly outstanding brother, the California Chapter wishes to extend hopes for continued success and happiness.

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Jacque L. Cross Syracuse Syracuse Chapter of Acacia picks Jacque L. Cross of Springfield, Mass. , as outstanding senior for the past school year.

Jacque is 24 and a fine artist enrolled in painting and illustration. His spare time is devoted to Chapel publicity and he is also secretary-treasurer of the Society of Arts and Letters, a cultural discussion group. During his freshman year he served as secretary of the Men's Glee Club. ¡ Jacque was Junior Steward for the house and did a swell job keeping the books out of the red. A successful second semester enabled the chapter to run on even keel with the larger houses on campus.

In the summer Jacque dons his scoutmaster's uniform and heads for the Berkshires for a full time job directing nature lore and hiking activities.

A Navy veteran of two years, Jacque was discharged with a Petty Officer's rating, 3rd class. He was an Air Crewman on torpedo bombers during the war.

The service will call him again as soon as he graduates. Jacque will receive a second lieutenant's rating in the U. S. Air Force. His future plans include work in Air Force administration.

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57 Jacque hopes that some day he can return to civilian life. Teaching interests him, and botanical illustration is his future vocation. With all his conG. L . fidence, he can't miss.

Maurice H. Stoffer Washington With the ideals of the Acacia Creed in mind we again set out to elect the outstanding senior Acacian in the Washington Chapter. The mantle of honor fell this year upon Maurice H. Stoffer.

"Morrie" came to us from Queen Ann High School in Seattle in the winter of 1947. His tact and helpfulness were felt early in his pledge work and grew stronger in the years he was an active. He was always ready with a helping hand and a smile for a brother.

Besides graduating from meteorology' with over a "three point" cumulative grade, he found time for many extra-curricular activities. Morrie was active in the Management Club and also in the naval science social organization Compass and Chart. He sang in the Compass and Chart glee club and held the rank of captain in the Boat Club. In the fraternity he held the office of Junior Dean, Social Chairman, the chairmanships of many regular committees.

On week-end double dates Morrie was "par excellance." An invitation to the Naval officers' lounge by Morrie was a pleasure that the girls never turned down, and on outings he was always adding to the fun.

Also a serious boy, Morrie felt his

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obligations to society keenly. He gave his time and effort to many w or thy causes, and derived much pleasure from t eaching a Sunday school class and taking an active part in the young peoples' group of his church. Just before graduation he became a Mason.

Besides carrying all these activities, Morr ie was a regular N .R.O.T .C. cadet, where he rose to second in command of the University of Washington battalion. Upon graduation, he received his commission of Ensign and is now serving on the destroyer U.S.S. Shelton.

John R. Baker

New Hampshire The New Hampshire Chapter of Acacia has appropriately selected John R. Baker as our outstanding Acacian for 1951. Jack first joined the Acacia fold when this chapter was only a colony and has contributed materially to our expansion. . Jack was elected to the office of Venerable Dean in April of last year. As pr exy, he showed signs of executive genius. He always commanded respect and whole-hearted support. He combined mature judgment with a good sense of humor. He was-and is- liked by all.

Jack's recent marriage cut short his tenure as Venerable Dean, but he maintains his active interest. His advice is not infrequently sought by the present powers that be.

Despite Acacia activity, Jack has consistently kept his marks above aver age. In his junior year, he was elected to Alpha Zeta, honorary agricultural (Continued on next page )

DAHL STOFFER

TOMLINSON BAKER

The Triad, Spring, 1951 58 society. His major is botany and he is now planning graduate work in that field.

Leadership has been Jack's contribution to Acacia. We who know him best shall not soon forget.

MAHONEY COBURN

IRWIN CONNOR

ROBINETTE LUNDSTROM

REISTAD STOWE

Richard G. Irwin Colorado By a landslide vote the Colorado Chapter elected Richard G. Irwin as its outstanding senior for this school year, 1950-51. Dick, who is now 22 and prime material for Uncle Sam, w ill graduate in June with a Bachelor of Science degree in business. His home is Twin Falls, Idaho, where he eventually plans to settle and help his father with the farming.

For the past year Dick has served the chapter as Senior Dean. Dick's remarkable personality, noticeable friendliness, and social ease have well qualified him to perform the duties of rushing chairman-which duties he has carried out quite capably as is evidenced by the pledges acquired during the year.

His activities in college have included participation in the Ski Club, Pep Club, and work as stage crewman for various plays produced by the students. However, Dick is probably best known about the campus for his prowess as a bowler. He has captained our bowling team to a number of first place trophies in intramurals and has led the league as the highest individual scorer.

For several years Dick held the upper hand in the field of social relations with the opposite sex, but JoAnn Mugee of Des Moines, Iowa, finally stole his heart and pin, and they are now engaged.

To wish him good luck would be almost unnecessary, for Dick has the qualities which will undoubtedly make him a success in whatever he does. But t he Colorado Chapter does congratulate him for being our outstanding senior and wishes him the best of everything.

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James Mahoney Indiana The Indiana Chapter of Acacia voted J im Mahoney as their most outstanding senior of the year.

Jim, whose home town is Argos, graduated from high school with the honor of being valedictorian of his class. Shortly after his initiation into Acacia, Jim was chosen to be the secretary of the chapter; since then he has been extremely active in nearly every phase of fraternity activities. He has honored himself and his fraternity by attaining membership in the Union Board, the Supreme Court, Phi Eta

Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa. He was vice-president of Pi Sigma Alpha (honorary government) . To add to his long list of accomplishments, Jim was recently chosen to be the candidate of Indiana University for the Rhodes Scholarship.

Jim plans to take post-graduate work in government. He hopes some day to procure a foreign service job in connection with the State Department.

We at Indiana are more than proud of Jim Mahoney. We are confident that his accomplishments in life will add to our conviction that he is an outstanding Acacian.

J. S.

0. Glen Robinette Arizona The Arizona Chapter of Acacia has voted 0. Glen Robinette the outstanding senior of the class of 1951.

Glen has been and is quite active in Masonic groups. He is a Master Mason and Chevalier. He is a past Master Councilor of DeMolay and a past illustrious Knight Commander of DeMolay.

Glen was one of the original organizers and founders of the Arizona Chapter. H e was elected the first treasurer of the chapter and has held the office since then. He represents the fraternity on the Interfraternity Council.

An accounting major, Glen has been active in many activities other than the fraternity and studies. He is captain of company "D" of the armored R.O.T.C. unit here. He is a Distinguished Military Student and a member of Scabbard and Blade, the mili-

tary honor society. He has also served as the secretary of Alpha Kappa Psi, business honorary fraternity.

After graduation this June, Glen will go to Fort Knox, Kentucky, to attend the unit commander's school located there.

Earl C. Reistad

Wisconsin Wisconsin's outstanding Acacian is Earl C. Reistad, a senior in business education from Rib Lake. Earl attended the first meeting of Acacia when it was introduced back on the Wisconsin campus, and was one of the men to go active in our initial activation in October.

While attending school Earl has been affiliated with the Spanish Club, Square and Compass Club, and has taken an active part in campus politics. This last year Earl devoted his time to the house, working long hours to make it a place the Wisconsin Chapter of Acacia could be proud to call home.

Earl has been treasurer of the chapter for the last year and has also held a job as a secretary in the mornings, along with keeping up his scholastic records and devoting much of his time and effort to the cause of Acacia.

J. J. K.

Orval Max Connor Nebraska The Nebraska Chapter is happy to announce as its outstanding Acacian, Orval Max Conner. Orv, as he is better known to us, has been responsible for many innovations at the Nebraska

The Triad, S']YI'ing, 1951 Chapter. He has been responsible for seeing that we have two alumni for dinner each week. This project in itself has helped to strengthen the fraternity with the alumni. Also, he has seen that prominent men speak to the group on such subjects as religion and school, scholarship, and duties to the fraternity. The knowledge and experience derived from these by pledges, as well as actives, have been priceless.

Orv has also found time to serve in the capacity of Senior Dean and Rush Captain. The pledges will vouch for his excellent work in these two key positions. The enumeration of these achievements might lead one to think that all of his time was spent working for the fraternity. However, Orv is in a full-time teaching position in the Lincoln Public School system and also attends night classes at the University. It might well be said he is the man with the least time giving the most time to the fraternity.

Orv has been a member for two years. His first position was that of treasurer, which he handled very successfully. He has, since his pledging, been devoting much time and effort to further the Nebraska Chapter. We are proud of him and salute him as our outstanding Acacian.

J. C. Charles Lundstrom

Northwestern "Chuck" Lundstrom, chosen by the Northwestern Chapter as its outstanding senior, has been, above all, a strong man in the fraternity.

F~rst and foremost among Chuck's interests has been Acacia's intramural athletics program. Intramural manager since May, 1950, Chuck has devoted long hours toward carrying out ;m extensive program. Believing that the strength a fraternity shows in athletic competition among other fraternities is an important factor in its standing on the campus, he has endeavored to strengthen the reputation of the house by participating in and administering the I-M program. During his four years in the chapter, the house lhas won two university championships ~md four league championships.

He has participated in ten intramural sports during his four years, averagi-ng seven a year. Of special note are his services on the football, basketball, softball, and bowling teams for the J;!ntire four years.

Chuck was initiated into Acacia on February 1, 1948. He served as sergeant-at-arms during his sophomore year, rushing chairman during his junior year, and intramural manager from May, 1950, up to the present time.

A senior in the School of Commerce, Chuck hails from Manistique, Michi-

59 gan. He will graduate in June with a B.S. degree in Business Administration. In May, 1950, he was elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, national business honorary which requires for membership a scholastic standing in the upper three per cent of the student's commerce school class.

At the present time Chuck is waiting for the Navy to confirm for him a commission of Ensign in the Naval Supply Corps. He has passed the physical and mental tests, and if the commission comes through, will enter the Navy immediately upon graduation.

R. C. Russell Coburn

Vermont The Vermont Chapter was unanimous in voting Russ as the outstanding senior of the year. Being born in a small town, West Fairlee, didn't prevent Russ from making a name for himself at Vermont. A business major, Russ has maintained a very good scholastic average.

Plans to apply his business training immediately after graduation this June have been dampened by Uncle Sam. Russ, who is a second lieutenant in the Reserve Officers Training Corps and a member of the Ethan Allen Rifles-a military honorary-will be called into active service this June, along with fifty-eight of his fellow cadet officers.

While representative to Inter-fraternity Council, Russ did much to promote the interests of Acacia on the Vermont campus.

He has taken an active part in all inter-fraternity athletics and has served as captain of Acacia's football squad.

All of us will miss Russ next year, but we know that he will do as well outside of the university as he has within it. We wish him success.

R. P.M. Duane Lee Stowe

Washington State College Whenever a fellow receives a unanimous vote as the outstanding senior in the fraternity, it is a sure bet that he is well qualified for the honor. Such is the case of Washington State's Duane L. (Duke) Stowe.

Duke's home town is Burlington and he attended Burlington High School.

He is twenty-one years old and is majoring in business administration.

Duke was initiated February 13, 1949, and since then has been very active in house and campus affairs.

Besides serving as chairman of several important committees and being active in class affairs and all-college dances, Duke was vice-president of

Lambda Tau Gamma, leadership honorary; Duke of the Intercollegiate Knights, whereby he attained his nickname; both president and vice-president of the Crimson Circle, senior men's honorary; president of the Inter-fraternity Coordinating Council; and an officer of Alpha Kappa Psi, business administration honorary. He is a Distinguished Military Student in R.O.T.C. and a member of the Arnold Air Society, the Inter-Fraternity Council, and the Y.M.C.A. On top of all this he has found time to grind out a 2.9 grade point average. During his junior year Duke did an excellent job as secretary of the chapter.

In his spare time Duke likes to golf, fish, and play the accordion. He also clicks a mean camera.

We, of Washington State Chapter, are proud indeed, to have in our midst such an outstanding senior as Duane Stowe.

G. H. L. Curtis R. Reitz

Franklin We of the Franklin Chapter of Acacia feel that the best way to describe our outstanding senior member, Brother Curtis R. Reitz, is by using that common standard, the Acacian's Creed.

"To strengthen the ties of Friendship, one with the other." In his numerous campus activities, among them: WXPN, the campus radio station, of which he is station manager; the Christian Association Cabinet (treasurer); Debate Council (one of Penn's outstanding debaters); he has become known to all simply and fully as a friend. Friendship means a great deal more than mere acquaintance, and Brother Reitz expresses its greater sense as much as possible. As Senior Dean, he carried through the fall rushing program for Franklin Chapter with facility and success and performed many other valuable services to the house.

"To prepare ourselves as educated men to take a more active part and have a greater influence in the affairs of the community in which we may reside." All of us at Franklin were deeply thrilled when it was announced that Brother Reitz had been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Consistently maintaining a high average during school time, he serves his home town, Reading, Pennsylvania, in the off-season by aiding in the preparations and presentation of the Reading Fair of national renown . Perhaps his greatest service to the national community, however, is his active interest in the R.O.T.C. program at the university. Here he rose in three short years to the post of Batallion Commander. He will receive his commission in June of this year in (Continued on next page)

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"And above all, to seek the truth and knowing it to give light to those with whom we may be associated as we travel along life's pathway." Like all Acacians, Brother Reitz diligently is searching for the truth, and has shown that when it is revealed to him, he illumines those around him with its eternal light. . .

A credit to his community, a credit to the University of P ennsylvania, and a credit all the more to Acacia, we present him as our outstanding senior member: Brother Curtis R. Reitz.

R. G. M .

William C. Dietz, Jr. Penn State The Penn State Chapter submits the name of William C. Dietz, J r., to be entered upon the Acacia scroll of outstanding men.

If a fraternity man's qualities can be divided into phases, they may possibly be grouped under three headings: leadership , scholarship, and fellowship. P rominence in all three is attained by few. Bill is one of the few.

His leadership ability has been making itself evident year after year. As a college freshman, he presided over his class and had a chair on the student council. B efore pledging Acacia he was vice-president of his dormitory and a member of the food committee of the Association of Independent Men. Initiated in November of '49, he was elected Venerable Dean only two months later and served until January '51. Bill served also on the I.F.C. Board of Control during his term as V.D. Having maintained an exceptionally high scholastic rating all through college, he was awarded membership in Sigma Gamma Epsilon, scholastic honorary fraternity . . The high campus standing of our chapter is due in no small measure to Bill's efforts as scholarship supervisor.

The past year saw here a curious mixture of veterans and you!lger men just out of high school, a condition which might possibly have caused a problem. But through his ability to get along with everybody and to instill in each of us a spirit of fraternity fellowship , Bill has led us through one of the most progressive years in our history.

Bill was a Navy flier for four years prior to entering college, and now he's back in the service as a graduate meteorologist, and a lieutenant j.g.

He is a Master Mason from Franklin, and is engaged to be married to Miss Carole Bashore.

As a brother has put it, "Bill has coped with difficult situations with a diplomacy and tact that could not have

been found in a million other men," and I know he will continue to do so.

R. G. Robert C. Frey

Missouri January 6th the Missouri Chapter of Acacia was officially reactivated after a nine-year absence from the campus. The man with the distinction of being our first Venerable Dean is Robert F rey. Bob worked hard for five months making arrangements for the reactivation. He was to a large extent responsible for obtaining a house for the chapter; he helped get kitchen equipment so that we could start serving meals, and he was instrumental in obtaining a gr aduate student for our chapter chaperon.

Since Bob pledged Acacia in February, 1950, he has also been an Interfraternity Council representative for three terms. His campus honors include membership in Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity, and in the Air R.O.T.C. He will be commissioned a second lieutenant in the Air For ce Reserve upon graduation in June.

Besides his campus and fraternity activities, Bob has been active in the DeMolay while in college. In 1948 he was State Senior Councilor for Missouri and in 1949 he was State Master Councilor and received the Chevalier Degree. He has truly shown the leadership qualities needed to bring our chapter back into the Acacia fold.

D. H. Kenneth C. Shurmeier Evansville The outstanding Acacian of the Evansville Chapter for 1951 is Kenneth C. Shurmeier of H aubstadt, Indiana. K enny was a m ember of our founding fathers , the F raternity Brothers, and has been vigorously living the aims and ideals of Acacia since his installation as a charter member in May , 1950.

H e was elected to the post of Senior Dean for 1950 and through many of his efforts Acacia has come to be known as the outstanding fraternity on the campus. In November, 1950, Brother Shurmeier accepted the post of H ouse Business Manager and assumed the dual role of instructing pledges in the way of Pythagoras and keeping the h ouse books balanced.

Academically speaking Ken has been an outstanding student and has made the Dean's List several times in recent years. He is a member of The Spirit L evelers (geographical society) , and Phi Beta Xi (science honorary), and will receive his degree in geology in June. This fall he served as representative on the Men's Council

and took a little time off to hang his triangle on Miss Faye Holderbaugh of Princeton.

All in all Kenny is quite a guy and will be sorely missed by all.

MARTIN

v. HUTCHINS.

Toby Madison

U.C.L.A. Into the annals of "Acacia's Finest," the U .C.L.A. Chapter proudly introduces Toby Robert Madison. Toby was bor n in New Zealand, received his early education in England, and after much traveling came to the United States where his father is a wellknown actor-director-producer. Last year he became an American citizen.

While at U.C.L.A. Toby majored in Latin-American studies in preparation for the Diplomatic Service.

A charter member of this chapter, Toby's consistent and enthusiastic support of all phases of the chapter's activities have made him the outstanding senior of the year. While we were yet a colony. Toby held the position of Publicity Chairman. Since then, he has been both Junior Dean and Senior Dean. While Junior Dean he gave the names "Fools' Frolic" and "Wintergarden Formal" to two of our favorite annual dances. Always to be counted upon when a job has to he done thoroughly and well, he spent a great deal of time and energy on a new "point system" for the pledges.

Determined that we should have wellrounded pledges, Toby did everything from helping them with their Spanish homework to teaching them the Charleston. Even a few actives found their way into his dancing class.

In spite of the fact that he has always held a position of responsibility in the chapter, Toby has found time for extra-curricular activities. On campus he has been a member of the University Recreational Association, the President's Reception Committee for new students, the International House, and the Spanish Club. His lei~ure time (ha!) he spends dancing, playing tennis, trying to make his "little brother" study, and horseback-riding (although the Western saddle is still an object of some suspicion and mistrust to him) .

Toby is not the only Madison who has helped put this chapter on its feet.

His parents continually took the "risk" of turning their home over to us for meetings and socials during the early days of the chapter. Mrs. Madison has always been an energetic member of the Mothers' Club, and is now doing an excellent job as its president.

It would be a difficult task to find anyone who has done more in the building of Acacia at U.C.L.A. than Toby Madison, and when he graduates

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-who in the heck is going to take care of the fi.sh?-I mean-there will be a large vacant spot left in this chapter and in the hearts of its members.

P. N. and J. D .

Philip Smith Michigan The Michigan Chapter of Acacia has proudly chosen Philip M. Smith as its outstanding senior of 1951. Since his entrance into the University of Michigan in January of 1948, Phil has actively taken part in chapter, extracurricular, and R.O.T.C. activities.

Phil has followed the footsteps of his father, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, and has taken an unending interest in the R.O.T.C. activities on campus. For the past two years he has been a member of the Military Ball committee. Last year he was elected to membership in Scabbard and Blade, a military honorary society for R.O.T.C. students. This year Phil was the founder of the Michigan Chapter of the Arnold Air Society, an honorary for distinguished Air Force R.O.T.C. students. As lieutenant colonel, he is now serving the squadron as its first commanding officer.

During his junior year, Phil was an assistant manager of the Michigan varsity baseball squad. As Junior Dean from 1949 to 1950, Phil served the chapter with marked ability and has continually added to the spirit of the chapter. After receiving his B.B .A. degree in June, Phil will enter the Air Force as a second lieutenant.

We of the Michigan Chapter are proud to have Phil as a brother, and we know that he will continue to be a great credit to Acacia wherever he may go.

F. W.

John Wad dell Cincinnati The Cincinnati Chapter's "Outstanding Man of the Year" is John A. Waddell, retiring Venerable Dean.

Not only does Johnny rate top honors this year, but he will go down as one of the all-time finest from this chapter for his untiring efforts as V. D. and in offices of' lesser capacity. His every move has been directed towards raising the general standing of Acacia on the Cincinnati campus.

During his administration, we have seen the addition of a b eautiful new dining room to the house and the beginning of a complete rebuilding job on the kitchen. The scholastic standing has been raised from fifteenth place to third among eighteen fraternities.

John's campus activities have been on an even larger scale. He has participated in Men's Senate, Union Board,

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the Cincinnati varsity band, and has been a member of I. F. C. As for the future, John's plans are very definite. The day after receiving his degree in mechanical engineering, he will be married to Miss Patti Wilson of Cincinnati and after a short honeymoon he will start his career in engineering.

All the members of the Cincinnati Chapter join in saying, "Good luck, Johnny ; it's been swell working with you."

Darrell Eubank Purdue The Purdue Chapter of Acacia's selection for outstanding senior of 1951 is Darrell Eubank of Louisville, Kentucky. Darrell graduates in August from the chemical engineering school, and will begin work immediately with duPont in his home town as a development engineer.

Besides maintaining a high scholastic average, Darrell is very active in musical organizations on campus. He has been a soloist with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club for four years, sang the lead in the 1949 Harlequ'n Show, and also has been working recently with musical therapy at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium near Lafayette.

Radio broadcasting over the Purdue station, being an active member of the Catalyst and Gimlet Clubs, and working thirty hours a week at the Pop-it Shop, leave Darrell with very few spare moments.

During this past summer, the glee club represented the United States at the International Music Festival in Llangollen, Wales, and also traveled

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to the continent to present concerts ¡in Germany under the auspices of the State Department. Darrell enjoyed the night life and champagne in London, Paris and Berlin, but also found time to meet and talk with several European students with whom he still corresponds. He has come to the conclusion that while European schools are academically sound, they suffer from a lack of student communityparticularly that spirit which fraternal organizations inject into student life in this country. Along that line, he believes that Purdue, with its excellent engineering curriculum and cultural development program, is unrivaled in the United States.

Vaun L. Johansen Texas Texas Chapter has elected Vaun L. Johansen as its outstanding Acacian of the year. A graduate of January, 1951, Vaun received his Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in factory production and control.

Vaun, a native of Utah, attended the University of Utah for one year before entering the Army Air Corps in 1943, where he was a fighter pilot and was stationed in Germany for one year. He married Marjorie Nisbet of San Angelo in 1944. After his discharge from the Air Corps in 1946, l:e entered San Angelo Junior College for two years. Vaun came to the University of Texas in September of 1948, and pledged Acacia in February, 1949.

After his initiation the following April, he was elected Secretary for one term.

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62 The following term he was elected Alumni Representative.

The chapter elected Vaun to the office of Venerable Dean in April of 1950. Under his leadership , the chapter r ealized one of its most profitable periods. During his term, the chapter initiated and completed the financ ing of the kitchen. Vaun gained the r espect and close cooperation of the entire chapter while Venerable Dean.

While in school, Vaun was a member of Sigma Iota Epsilon; honorary management fraternity , and Alpha Kappa Psi, business fraternity. He is now employed by A. R. Nisbet & Sons in San Angelo.

Because of his untiring work in the chapter and for Acacia as a whole, Texas Chapter is proud to have as its outstanding Acacian, Vaun Johansen.

L. E. H.

Morris Clinton Cannon Illinois The Illinois Chapter of Acacia's outstanding senior for 1951 is Morris Clinton Cannon. Clint is the son of Tyrone M. Cannon, '20. Initiated in March, 1948, he has taken many long strides on campus in activities and in service to Acacia.

Clint's first semester of college was spent at Wisconsin, Cornell, and Illinois. He planned to continue his college career but the U. S . Army had other ideas. He was in the Ar my from November, 1944, to September, 1947, when h e was discharged with the rank of sergeant.

Clint came back to Illinois and soon became a B.M.O.C. His activities in Acacia were as a member of the Board of Directors and house treasurer for two terms. Campus activities have called Clint into their service. Membership in Pershing Rifles and in Scabbard and Blade h elped Clint on his way up to be Cadet Colonel as well as Presiden t of the Military Council and Chair man of the Ar med For ces Council. Clint h elped found and was later elected National P r esident of Phi Chi Eta. Such high positions led him into campus politics w here h e claims to be a fr u strated politician , after losing the election for P resident of the Senior Class. The College of Commerce then called Clint to b e t he first m an to be president of t hree of their activities : Alpha K appa P si, Sigm a Iota Epsilon , and the Commerce Council. Other offices h e currently or recently h as h eld are P resident of th e Illini Masonic Club and Vice-Commander of the American L egion.

Clint is a candidate for a degree in Management in J une, 1951. He has specialized in personnel and business management and maintained a schol astic average of 4.35. An employer will prob -

ably not be able to use Clint's many talents for awhile. The U. S. Army has prior rights to him. Clint has been a 2nd lieutenant, Q.M.C., reserve since the summer of 1950 and expects to be recalled into the Army (3rd Recall P r ogram) in the very near future. At present Clint is single, but is engaged to Miss Louise Hodam, '51, a home economics education major from Bement.

We at Illinois believe Clint's accomplishments merit his being called an "outstanding Acacian."

R. A. C.

James Boland Wyoming Jim Boland was named outstanding Acacian senior of the Wyoming Chapter for 1951.

Brother Boland's graduation in June with a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Wyoming will mark the end of an academic career filled with high scholarship and varied activities.

It was only January of this year that Jim was initiated into the brotherhood of this fraternity, but with the same energy in which he applied himself scholastically, he added to the house, both materially and morally.

Jim, who calls D ubois his home, entered the University of Wyoming in 1947, after spending a year and a half in the Army. Deciding that electricity was his field, he joined the local chapter of I.R.E. In his junior year he was elected to Sigma Tau engineering honorary, and was also elected to the presidency of that organization.

Jim, when he isn't studying or working, can usually be found enjoying some sporting event, either as a spectator or participator. He is an enthusiastic skier, but also enjoys hunting, fishing, tennis, and square dancing.

We at Wyoming ar e proud of Jim, and know that he will bring credit to himself and to Acacia in all that he undertakes.

W. G.

John William Hart Kansas S tat e The Kansas State Chapter is proud to h ave had the privilege of selecting John William Hart as its outstanding Acacian.

J ohn's home is in southern K ansas wh ere h is fath er owns a ranch. John and his two br oth ers operated the ranch while going to high school. Before starting his college career at Ark ansas City Junior College, "Honest J ohn" spent tw o years in th e Unit ed Stat es Navy cruising around Centr al American and Philippine waters.

In 1947 h e was pledged to our chapter and was elected president of his pledge class. In the active chapter J ohn has twice been elected Senior Dean,

and also served as Venerable Dean.

John has always displayed eagerness and cooperation in promoting all fraternity activities. He participated in the installation of the Kansas University Chapter and the Missouri University Chapter. Homecoming decorations and numerous house parties were under his able supervision with expected gratifying results. He was a member of the prize-winning Acacia cast which competed in the 1950 "Y Orpheum."

Being extremely active in all sports, John gave great support to the chapter's teams by competing in intramural volleyball, basketball, football and baseball.

Participating in rodeos is J ohn's first love (next to Acacia of course), and his efforts in intercollegiate rodeos have made the Kansas State rodeo team known on many campuses. In addition to being team manager, J ohn has participated in the saddle bronc, bare-back, and calf roping contests and wild cow milking and ribbon-roping teams. In this sport J ohn has traveled to Oklahoma A & M, Colorado A & M, and the Cow Palace, San Francisco.

On the college campus John is a member of the Junior Chapter of the American Veterinary Medicine Association, the Kansas State Collegiate 4H Club, and vice-president of the Chaparajos Club, an organization devoted to the advancement of appreciation of good riding horses. The junior class elected John vice-president in 1949-50.

P. L. D .

Jack E. Frost Ohio State The Ohio State Chapter of Acacia 'Unanimously voted their Venerable Dean, Jack E. Frost, the outstanding senior representative.

Jack's home is in Kenton. He came to Ohio State after spending three years in the United States Air Force.

Not only did he earn the respect of the chapter through his excellent scholastic record and participation in campus activities, but also fo r his untiring efforts in aiding in the development of several new ideas for chapter improvement.

Jack will be graduated in June from the College of Education where he major ed in Industrial Arts Education and Biological Science. He came to Ohio Sta te in 1947, was pledged and went active during the 1948 school year.

This past fall he w as elected to the office of Venerable Dean.

Some of the activities in which Jack has par ticipated include the Industrial Arts Club and the Council of Fraternity P r esidents. He is a member of the American Industrial Arts Association and is treasurer of the Student

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63 pr oud to hear that Carl has become a Master Mason.

We all feel that Carl will continue to be just as much of a credit to Acacia after leaving Iowa State as he has while he has been here.

M.D. R.

Jack Shearer Oregon State

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Masonic Club. His intramural activities include football, baseball and bowling.

Numbered among the chapter programs in which Jack has had a large part developing are a neophyte training plan; the Scholarship Dinner; and a new approach to social activities.

The future holds much in store for Jack E. Frost. After graduation he plans to teach Industrial Arts on the high school level. He also plans to continue his fine leadership record in his marriage to Mae Heilman in July of this year.

R. A. H.

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his original ideas, and themes for decorations. As rushing chairman, he is carrying on one of the most successful and productive rushing programs the house has ever seen. The success of his undertakings are due to his undivided attention to his job, almost to the point of personal sacrifice. Ollie's plans for the future are pointed toward a position in the State Department in Foreign Service.

We at Minnesota feel that Ollie is most deserving of this tribute. His personality and behavior have been an inspiration to us all.

J. P.

Oliver Edward Clubb Minnesota Oliver Edmund Clubb of South St. Paul was named the most outstanding Minnesota Acacian for 1951.

Ollie was born in Peiping, China, in 1929, during which time his father was serving as American Counselor General in that city. Ollie spent ten years in China. His freshman year in college was spent at Harvard where he received a scholarship in Foreign Relations. In his sophomore year he came to Minnesota, and pledged Acacia in September, 1948.

He will graduate in June, Cum Laude with a B.A. degree in International Relations. With the same energy in which he applied himself to his academic career he added to the house both morally and materially. Ollie's recognition is a result of outstanding service as athletic chairman, social chairman, rushing chairman and Junior Dean. As social chairman he made our parties and dances successful with

Jack Shear er, chosen by the Or egon State Chapter as outstanding senior for 1951, has been with the chapter almost from reactivation, since he pledged Acacia in 1948. Throughout these three year s, Jack has assisted the chapter in a multitude of ways.

He was song leader two year s, chaplain one year, house historian one year, house photographer two years, and secretary one year. As can be seen, Jack has often been giving two or more of these services at the same time.

Jack has been a fine Acacian outside the chapter as well. He has been a freshman councilor, the sophomore representative for the chapter, on the board of directors for the student Co-op book store, on the executive council of Westminster House, a member of Pershing Rifles (R.O.T.C. honorary) , a member of the glee club , and a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.

It is easily understood that Jack, when he graduates in June, will be sorely missed . It is men like him upon whom our foundation has been erected, and so of necessity Jack and his influence will be a part of the Oregon State Chapter as long as it stands.

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Carl E. Anderson

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pledged and a house had been leased a half block from the campus.

Most of the men returned two weeks befor e classes began in the fall and prepared the house for the coming year-painting, sanding floors, waxing, cleaning. Furniture was purchased and by December meals wer e being served. During this time, the colony entered teams in most of the intramur al contests and held social functions regularly. A spring formal, the Or chid Ball, was held, with hopes of continuing it as an annual affair. _ Now the char ter has been rewon and the n ew chapter joins the swelling role of Acacia ready and willing to do its part for the Fraternity and its members.

Carl E. Anderson was selected as Acacia's man for outstanding senior of the Iowa State Chapter.

Carl will graduate this June in Industrial Educa,tion. He entered Iowa State in the fall of 1947 and during that school year pledged Acacia. Carl was then activated in Febr uary, 1949.

Right after Carl's entry into Acacia he began to prove his worth by being elected to the important post of r ushing chairman. In January, 1950, Carl was selected Venerable Dean and then pr oceeded to guide us through a very successful year at Iowa State. In his sophomore year he was elected into Agriculture Council and, for the p ast year, has been serving that body as secretary. Carl is a member of the Alpha Zeta honorary fraternity, and was recently made a charter member of an education honorary that is just starting on this campus. We a re also

May 12 Is Founders Day We Begin Our 48th Year

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64 Illinois, and Jack Wilsey, Northweste1¡n; Secretary: Ralph Hoffman, IlLinois; Treasurer: Roy Munson, Northwestern.

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the World Over 3 0 Des Moines Alumni Meet A group of thirty Acacia alumni living in and about Des Moines, Iowa, are now meeting for dinner together on the third Tuesday of each month. Men from at least eight chapters are in this association and the gang is on the lookout for additional brothers who are in the area. Whether or not you can meet with them at this time, Des Moines area alumni are requested to notify J. Gordon Johnson, Iowa State, at 3833 39th Street, by postcard or call him at 3-7151 so that the mailing list may be brought up to date.

Seattle Alumni Have Four Projects The alumni association of Seattle has had an active year under the direction of Shirley Leach, Bob Jackson, Steve Richards, and Gene Guthrie. They hold forth at the College Club on the second Tuesday of each month of the school year. Along with renewing good times and old friendships there are four projects actively underway: 1) Stimulation of social life of the alumni ; 2) Listing with Bernie Anderson of all jobs which might be available to qualified members ; 3) An annual picnic for alumni, actives, wives, children, and girl friends, to be held this year on May 26 ; 4) Better attendance at the monthly meeting through a system of contacting other alumni in the area.

Chicagoland Alumni The Chicagoland Alumni Association has continued through an active year of programs at its monthly meetings held on 3rd Mondays at the Electric Club in the Civic Opera Building.

Officers during the past year were: President: Sam Walker, Northwestern; Vice-Presidents: Charles Larson,

At the September meeting plans were made for the year and reports were heard on the National Conclave.

In October Joe Wilson, WBKB's ace telecaster, showed films of the All-Star football game and added the commentary. The November meeting was ladies' night and featured an exhibition of color photography. January and February meetings included some hockey movies and a stag card party followed in March by "Illinois RoundUp Night" to keep the group informed of the activities and problems of the Illinois chapter. The last meeting of the year is scheduled to be the Founders Day banquet and the reunion of the large class of 1921 at Northwestem Chapter, the members of which have been Acacians for 30 years.

While it would appear from the list of officers that the organization is an exclusive gang from Northwestern and Illinois, such is not the case for each meeting finds brothers from as many as a dozen chapters present.

Austin Alumni The Austin alumni association has adopted the project of encouraging scholarship in the Texas Chapter. To accomplish this, a total of four keys are awarded each year to members of the chapter and a permanent recognition plaque has been given to the chap-

ter. The entire cost of all awards is to be assumed by the association. One key is to be presented to the senior having the highest scholastic average throughout his college career and one key will be awarded to the pledge of the Texas Chapter who has maintained the highest average during the period in which he was a pledge, the award to be made after he has been initiated.

The remaining two keys are to be given, one each semester, to that member of the chapter who has shown the greatest improvement in his average over the previous semester's average.

The name of the recipient of the senior award will also be engraved each year on the plaque, which shall remain in the chapter house.

Kansas City Alumni At its January meeting the Kansas City Alumni Association elected the following officers for 1951: Max Strope, Kansas, President.

George Ferrier, Kansas State, VicePresident.

V. Webster, Kansas, Treasurer.

A. D. Plagmann, Oklahoma, Secretary.

The Kansas City association has a luncheon table every Tuesday noon at the Advertising and Sales Executive Club, 913 Baltimore; the men meet at this reserved table at 12:00. Additional meetings are held in the evening. Over 192 Acacians are registered with the association which welcomes all new Acacia residents and visitors.

Acacian Wins Long Battle to Create An Independence Hall National Park The persistent efforts of almost forty years by one of the founders of the Franklin Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania were crowned with success on January 3, 1951, when there was dedicated in Philadelphia the "United States Independence National Park." George W. Nitzsche, Franklin, '06, has been the leader in this public spirited movement and the story of his campaign up to that time was recounted in the Fall, 1943, issue of the TRIAD OF AcACIA by his close friend, Joseph R. Wilson, Franklin, '06, and Past National President of Acacia.

The United States Independence National Park will ultimately consist of the Independence Hall group of buildings, Independence Square, and the three or four city blocks to the east of the group.

The four blocks in front and to the north of Independence Hall have been condemned by the state and the demolition of the buildings in the first block has already been started.

Brother Nitzsche's interest in the Independence Hall group of buildings is attributed in part to the fact that he attended school in them! For a period of

almost five years, while its own law buildings were under construction, the Law School of the University of Pennsylvania was temporarily located in these historic buildings. When he took a part-time job with the University to help defray expenses, he was put in physical charge of the buildings and was thus enabled to explore every corner of them. Again, during his forty-eight years with the University in various official capacities, he organized and conducted student tours of the buildings; these were often joined by public groups and out-of-town visitors who were charmed by the many bits of history which their guide recounted for them from his years of research.

Now retired from his university work, Mr. Nitzsche still maintains an active interest in the academic and fraternity life and is devoted to the historical societies of his native state. At the age of seventyseven he looks back upon a lifetime of achievement and deserves a "well-done" for the persistence which paid off in satisfaction of accomplishment: the preservation of the Independence Hall group of buildings as a national park.

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''Wearers of th~ Jeweled Triangle'' Arizona

Cornell

William H. McConnico, Tucson, No. 15; Norman L. Morgan, Jr., Flagstaff, Ariz., No. 16; W. Dickinson Ackley, Tucson, No. 17; Carl S. Sechrist, Flagstaff, Ariz., No. 18; Russell E. Denker, Philadelphia, Pa., No. 19; John L. Philp, Tucson, No. 20.

Donald F . DuBois, Little Falls, N.Y., No. 528; Robert J . Cipperly, Hoosick Falls, N.Y., No. 529; Clarence H . Blase, Amsterdam, N. Y., No. 530; Gene R. Hawkins, Mulberry, Ind., No. 531; Jonathan Hayt, Great Neck, N. Y., No. 532; Richard H. Davis, Berwick, Pa., No. 533; James M. Symons, Larchmont, N. Y., No. 534; Hans P . Schonenberg, Toms River, N. J., No. 535; Earle F .

Ginter, Nanitcoke, Pa., No. 536; Robert E. Baker, Middletown, Pa., No. 537; Raymond A. Ways, Elizabeth, N.J., No. 538; Rodney R. Munsey, Laconia, N. H ., No. 539.

California Walter R. Tingley, Jr., Sacramento, Calif., No. 448; Robert A. Pugh, Sacramento, No. 449; Edward J. Willig, Jr., San Francisco, No. 450; James R. Kidder, Corte Madera, Calif., No. 451; Frank M. Anderson, Sacramento, No. 452; Neal F. Peek, Sacramento, No. 453; Merrill M. Hoffelt, Jr., Sacramento, No. 454; Richard P. Evans, Kansas City, Mo., No. 455; John W. Johnson, Larkspur, Calif., No. 456; Roy D. Berridge, San Mateo, Calif., No. 457; William E. Linsenbard, San Marino, Calif., No. 458; George M. Stockfleth, San Francisco, No. 459; Malvin R. Zirker, Jr., Oakland, No. 460; Richard E. Lawyer, Inglewood, Calif., No. 461.

Cincinnati Roy Jett, Jr., No. 218; Chester H .

Thompson, No. 219; Jerry P . Birge, No. 220; Thomas A. Kirk, No. 221; James E. Allender, No. 222; Charles E. Mater, No. 223 ; William E. Ostler, No. 224; Martin S. Barteau, No. 225; Hugh A. Lockhart, No. 226; Donald H. Glass, No. 227; Lucyian M. Pawlowicz, No. 228.

Colorado Robert D. Albertson, Grand Junction, Colo., No. 510; Jack M. Angevine, Lafayette, Colo., No. 511; Donald W. Bauder, Denver, No. 512; Jack A. Burnell, Denver, No. 513; Robert A. Baird, Belle Fourche, S. Dakota, No. 514; Earnest E. Campbell, Julesburg, Colo., No. 515; Allan Carlin, Lamar, Colo., No. 516; James R. Collins, Minturn, Colo., No. 517; William L . Cox, Denver, No. 518; Thomas E. Donaldson, Loving, N.Mex., No. 519; L ysle Gust, Denver, No. 520; William A. Hirsh, Chicago, No. 521; Richard A. Hoffmeister, Boulder, No. 522; John R. Little, Jr., Boulder, No. 523; John A. Peasley, Loveland, Colo., No. 524; Kenneth W. Schlater, Hillrose, Colo., No. 525; Robert G. Short, Canon City, Colo., No·.

526; Kenneth R. Wilson, Cortez, Colo., No. 527.

Colorado A & M John 0. Emry, Ault, Colo., No. 23; Fred E. Anderson, Denver, No. 24; Robert L. Bartholic, Denver, No. 25; Donald C. Osborne, Denver, No. 26; Wayne E. Smith, Mitchell, Nebr., No. 27; Jimmy J. Bowles, Atwood, Kans., No. 28.

Den'Yer Alex B. Campbell, No. 124; Jack C. Dice, No. 125; Jack G. Dellon, No. 126; Ronald K. Foster, No. 127; William H. Glover, Jr., No. 128; Jack J. Mehl, No. 129; Richard B. Millin, Jr., No. 130.

E'Yans'Yille Donald· Morrow, No. 54; Frederick Willman, No. 55; E. Stanley Grafton, No. 56; Donald Roth, No. 57; John Sill, No. 58; Ronald Dodge, No. 59; John Wilson, No. 60; August Burgdorf, No. 61; Ronald Christian, No. 62; Carl L emme, No. 63; Robert Glossop, No. 64; William Oaks, No. 65; Paul Swinney, No. 66; Robert Carter, No. 67.

Illinois John A. Heuer, Kankakee, Ill., No. 736; Jardine C. Bloom, Kankakee, Ill., No. 737; Robert W. Thwaites, Detroit, Mich., No. 738; Harry H. Schoch, III, Evanston, Ill., No. 739; Donald A. Yale, Amboy, Ill., No. 740; Ralph R. Herrick, Quincy, Ill., No. 741; Robert L. Willerton, Danvers, Ill., No. 742 ; Roe E. Walker, New Lenox, Ill., No. 743; Edward W. Werner, Springfield, Ill., No. 744; John M. Ruffner, South Bend, Ind., No. 745; Robert K. Fahnestock, Urbana, Ill., No. 746; Rolf A. Cederwall, Northbrook, Ill., No. 747; James H. Davis, Effingham, Ill., No. 748; Donald L. Wolaver, Springfield, Ill., No. 749; Edward J . Glenwright, Springfield, Ill., No. 750.

Indiana Barnard P. Barnes, No. 548; William E. Boruff, Elwood, Ind., No. 549; Thomas C. Cook, Gary, Ind., No. 550; Richard L. Farley, No. 551; Lewis G. French, No. 552; Donald E. Gentry, Garrett, Ind., No. 553; Clifford E. Hunt, No. 554; Harry D. Jenkins, Vincennes, Ind., No. 555; Charles E. Koger, No. 556; Jack W. Laurien, Winona Lake, Ind., No, 557; Leo J . Marchant, Bloomington Ind., No. 558; Vernon D. Martin, Elkhart, Ind., No. 559; Dan E. Meininger.

Indianapolis, Ind., No. 560; Roger

Mitchell, Crown Point, Ind., No. 561; Donell D. Moor, No. 562; George F. Rapp, No. 563; Louis A. Scott, Chicago, No. 564; Joseph M. Shroyer, Vincennes Ind., No. 565; Clifford L. Winters Milan· Ind., No. 566. ' '

Kansas James L . McCornick, Arkansas City, Kans., No. 578; Lynn R. Osborn, Lawrence, Kans., No. 579; Phillip C. Osborn, Lawrence, No. 580 ; Richard L .

Marquardt, Lakin, Kans., No. 581; Robert L. Keefer, Rexford, Kans., No. 582; John W. Pattinson, Hutchinson, Kans., No. 583 ; George E. Claunch, Overland Park, Kans., No. 584; Paul S. Fotopoulos, Hutchinson, Kans., No. 585; Muryl L. Laman, Concordia, Kans., No. 586; James H. Short, Leavenworth, Kans., No. 587; Hans H. Trauernicht Erding Germany, No. 588; Kenneth 'E. Stan: ley, Arkansas City, Kans., No. 589; William J . Schell, Lawrence, No. 590; Farrel L. Schell, Lawrence, No. 591; Donald L. Rieder, Lawrence, No. 592.

Kansas State Willis A. Sheets, Burlington, Kans., No. 383; Merle E. Hus, Stockton, Kans., No. 384; Dennis E. Showalter, Rose Hill, Kans., No. 385; Robert A. Coloney, No. 386.

Miami Paul L. Ahlert, No. 63; David N. Burt, No. 64; Graydon F. Drebes, No. 65; Richard H. Haffner, No. 66; Langdon L. Leighton, No. 67; Ronald A. Sullivan, No. 68.

Michigan John L. Rogers, No. 552; J. Kenneth Swords, No. 553; John G. Toner, No. 554; Frank V. Windes, No. 555; Stanley M. Wynn, No. 556.

Minnesota George E. Benson, Jr., No. 623; H. Bruce Byson, No. 624; Alfred S. Diehl, Jr., No. 625.

Missouri Robert C. Frey; Higginsville, Mo., No. 532; John E. Roberts, Creve Coeur, Ill., No. 533; Dean J. Hewitt, Milwaukee, Wis., No. 534; Leo F. Buckley, Beverly, Mass., No. 535; Fred G. Vest, Genevieve, Mo., No. 536; Charles G. Griffith, Paris, Mo., No. 537; George W. Bass, Springfield, Mo., No. 538; Garrett W. Ingle, Carthage, Mo., No." 539; Donald E. Goodson, Knox City, Mo., No. 540; Owen L . Ramsey, LaPlata, Mo., No. 541 ; William D. Elzea, New London, Mo., No. 542; John J. Eynon, Columbia, Mo., No. 543; Ernest S. Turner, Cabool, Mo., No. 544; Howard K .

Fenton, Columbia, Mo., No. 545; Ora E. Hopple, St. Joseph, Mo., No. 546; Owen (Continued on next page)

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(Continued from page 55) P . Wiese, L emay, Mo., No. 547; Robert G. Schneider, Monter ey, Mass., No. 548; Roland D. Taylor, West Plains, Mo., No. 549; JohnS. Elzea , Now London, Mo., No. 550; Rowland A. Jackson, No. 551; Robert J . Collins, Kansas City, Mo., No. 552 ; Kaye W. Gooch, New Haven, Mo., No. 553.

New Hampshire Augustus W. Clark, Pittsfield, N. H ., No. 134; Melvin Moul, Ex~ter, N. H ., No. 135; Eugene D. Levy, Concord, N. H ., No. 136; Richard Hill, Concord, N. H ., No. 137; James E. Bieber, Contoocook, N. H ., No. 138; Charles S. Black, J r., Bristol, N.H., No. 139; Otto A. Koskela, Peterborough, N. H ., No. 140; Norman R. Carver, Lowell, Mass., No. 141; Robert B. Dowst, Rochester, N. H ., No. 142; Raymond E. Matheson, Claremont, N. H., No. 143; Richard A. Wheeler, North Haverhill, N. H ., No. 145.

Northwestern Donald S. Lund, Elgin, Ill., No. 447; Charles E. Thompson, East Peoria, ill., No. 448 ; J ames R. Brown, Chicago, No. 449; Richard L. Madison, Sioux Falls, S. Dakota, No. 450 ; Robert 0 . Bernhardt, Rochester, P a., No. 451 ; Spencer F. Dunham, Alton, Ill., No. 452; Vaughn E. Hill, Lansing, Mich., No. 453; David E. Williams, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, No. 454; John F. Allen, Webster Groves, Mo., No. 455; Robert H. Cor coran, Oregon, Ill., No . 456; Robert N. Arnold, Mt. Prospect, Ill., No. 457 ; H artman B. Canon, J r ., Mineral Wells, Tex., No. 458; L eonard A. Hachmeister, Elmhurst, ill., No. 459 ; Donald L . Jones, Denver, Colo., No. 460; Wyatt S. Yon, Storm Lake, Iowa, No. 461 ; Bernard F. Johnson, Park Ridge, Ill., No. 462 ; William C. Shannon, Elmwood Park, Ill., No. 463; Lyle E. Wimmergren, Aurora, Ill., No. 464.

Ohio Lewis A. Ondis, II, Athens, Ohio, No. 88; Henry T. Fillmer, Martins Ferry, Ohio, No. 89 ; Robert D. Criss, Mingo Junction, Ohio, No. 90; Kenneth M. Barnes, Lancaster, Ohio, No. 91; Robert

E. Jakovich, Mingo Junction, Ohio, No. 92 ; Frederick R. Hoffman, Lancaster, Ohio, No. 93 ; Nelson D. Cupp, Circleville, Ohio, No. 94; P aul D. Templin, Cambridge, Ohio, No. 95 ; Richar d N. Lloyd, Wellsville, Ohio, No. 96.

Ohio State Richard H. Slemmer , Columbus, Ohio, No. 576; William G. Alexander , Scotia, N. Y., No. 577 ; Steve J ones, Circleville, Ohio, No. 578.

Oklahoma Louis R. Miller, Oklahoma City, Okla., No. 594; P aul W. Pickens, Hollis, Okla., No. 595 ; Edwin K. Greene, Covington, Ga ., No. 596; Rober t E.

Imel, Pampa, Tex., No. 597 ; Ronald J. Hanska, Yukon, Okla., No. 598 ; Robert J. Thatcher, Austin, Minn., No. 599; Frank A. Moore, Coffeyville, Kans., No .

600; Theodore P . Red, Corsicana, Tex., No. 601; C. York, No. 602; Ted. W. Hester , Blanchard, Okla., No. 603; Fred C. Smith, Mangum, Okla., No. 604; John W. Dunn, Norman, Okla., No. 605 ; Jerry R. Langenkamp, No. 606; Harry M. Owen, No. 607; Elbridge Gritty III, No. 608 ; Paul A. Moore, No. 609 ; William L. Savage, No. 610; Bill E. Covin, No. 611 ; Kenneth S. Blancett, No. 612 ; J ames A. Wilkinson, No. 613 ; Joel M. Siler, Jr., No. 614; Thomas J . Ryan, 615.

Oregon State Oliver J. Allen, Roseburg, Oregon, No. 158; Richard E. Carnahan, Tillamook, Oregon, No. 159; William C. Keep, Juneau, Alaska, No. 160; Philip B. Kaser, Roseburg, Oregon, No. 161.

Penn State Donald P . Anderson, Franklin, Pa., No. 425; Henry D. Johnson, New Berlinville, Pa., No. 426 ; James S. Class, Harrisburg, Pa., No. 427; Richard A. Erb, Bechtelsville, Pa., No. 428,

Purdue Kelvin D. Green, Indianapolis, Ind., No. 639; David T. Ormesher, New Kensington, Pa., No. 640 ; Frank J. Merritt, Wabash, Ind., No. 641; Charles E. Hines, Boonville, Ind., No. 642 ; William R. Dufendach, Kokomo, Ind., No. 643 ; George R. Griffiths, Jr., Gary, Ind., No. 644; Lowell C. Ewart, Vandalia, Ill., No. 645; Peter N. Baker, Oak Park, Ill., No. 646.

Rensselaer Donald B. Brink, Hornell, N. Y., No. 51 ; Richard F. Cheney, Phelps, N. Y., No. 52 ; Geor ge W. Schleehauf, Geneva, N. Y., No. 53 ; Ralph A. Soden, Trenton, N. J., No. 54; John C. Mitchell, Snyder, N. Y., No. 55 ; Robert P. Mortlock, Kenmore, N.Y., No. 56.

Syracuse Evan T. Thomas, Pittston, Pa., No. 324; Paul S. Greenlaw , Syracuse, N. Y., No. 325 ; James W. Anderson, Gloversville, N. Y., No. 326; Ziba T .

Dearden, Wilkes-Barre, P a., No. 327; Donald C. Ingram, Hinsdale, N. Y., No. 328 ; Robert J . J ar osz, Lackawanna, N. Y., No. 329 ; Winsor A. L ott, Bingh amton, N. Y., No. 330 ; Carl E. Stout, Syracuse, N. Y., No. 331 ; William R. Wirth, Albany, N.Y., No. 332.

Texas Edmun d L. Cogburn, No. 299 ; Billy J . McAdams, No. 300 ; D on L . McClure, No. 301; Charles Nemir, No. 302; Robert H. Ratliff, J r ., No. 303 ; Fred A. Steiner, No. 304; William C. Thomas, No. 305.

served for over five years until he was released with the rank of Colonel; during his period of service he was with a tank company throughout the Pacific campaign and was later transferred to Korea as D eputy Property Custodian.

Now a resident of Martinsville, Bill Bray is a member of the Friends Church, Masonic Orders, Kiwanis Club , Elks , Moose , Eagles , the American Legion, and the V. F. W. He has been named to the Committee on Public Wor ks of the House of Representatives. He has CJ.ppointed as his assistant in Washington Thomas J. Lankfor d who is a charter member of the Acacia chapter installed a year ago at Evansville College.

Thornberry, Fisher, and Murray Reelected The other three Acacians in C ongress were all successful in convincing their constituents that they were doing a good job. Homer Thornberry and 0 . C. Fisher, both alumni of the Texas Chapter, are r epresenting districts in that state. Thornberry begins his second term and Fisher his fifth and they a r e respectively, members of the Committee on Inter state and Foreign Commerce and the Committee on the A r med Forces. Brother Thornberry was, until his election to Congress, the financial adviser to the Texas Chapter and a leade r in the movement to reactivate that chapter after ¡ World War II. Elected to his seventh successive term in the House of Representatives was Reid F . Murray from Wisconsin.

With a lifetime of experience in agricultural matters, it is natural that he ¡ should be a member of the Committee on Agriculture in the House.

A Correction: In the Summer, 1950, issue of the it was indicated that an Acacia colony was in existence at the College of Pacific. The article conveyed the erroneous impression that the Acacia Fraternity was giving assistance and support to a group which was organized for the purpose of petitioning Acacia for a charter.

Acacia has not had nor does now have a "colony" at College of Pacific.

It is understood that a local fraternity of some sort exists on the campus of that institution and that the group includes a man who was an Acacia pledge when at another college. The C.O.P. group has no connection whatever with the Acacia Fraternity. If the group has any interest in becoming a chapter of Acacia no consideration will be given to such interest until such time as the College of Pacific m eets the requirements of the National Interfraternity Conference.

TRIAD

• Doings zn the Chapters

Arizona The Arizona Chapter is really proud to bid all of its newly acquired brothers a big "Hola." We were just beginning to get used to the idea of wearing our new triangles when the time arrived for our pledges to be initiated. The week end preceding our initiation, five of our members visited the Southern Cal Chapter to witness their initiation. They came back full of the vim, vigour, and vitality of the So. Cal. Chapter and our initiation was a big success. It was held March 10 and 11 and was followed by a banquet at the chapter house. Those initiated were: William H. McConnico, Tucson; Norman L. Morgan, Jr., Flagstaff; W. Dickinson Ackley, Tucson; Carl S. Sechrist, Flagstaff; Russel E. Denker, Philadelphia, Penn. ; and John L. Philp, Tucson. Norman Morgan, president of the pledge class, offered the following at our banquet: When a true man is united with the bonds of Brotherhood, When he has put forth his best, all for fraternity good, The strength of such a union stands through all eternity; Thus I found Acacia, my own Fraternity.

The best men of our nation claim Acacia's name; In their hearts are found thy glorious fame.

And so, with joy and honor, thy triangle we wear, And proud of every brother with whom thy name we share.

As yet, we haven't determined what percentage of it he stole, but I think it certainly portrays the spirit and enthusiasm of our newest actives.

Three of our members were recently honored by being initiated into Scabbard and Blade, military honorary. Those initiated were Jack Frank, Baarent Biesemeyer, and Don Willins. Our faculty adviser, Walt Black was recently promoted from Major to Lt. Col. in the United States Air Force.

Arizona Chapter is really in mourning for our dear Traveling Secretary, Ed Kelly, as we are the ones who had his Marine Corps orders waiting for him when he arrived here in February. Also in the way of " Greetings" casualties that struck home, our chapter is losing two of its best men. Bob Sortor, Venerable Dean, and Jim Warkomski, Senior Dean, have both received their calls to active duty with the U.S.A.F.R. They are to report April 2. We are keeping our fingers crossed and hoping they will get deferred, at least long enough to complete this semester.

An annual Varsity Show was started at the U. of A. this year with skits entered by campus sororities and fraternities.

Arizona Chapter was one of eleven entrants in the show with a skit entitled "The State of the Union." Although we didn't win first prize, our skit w as termed one of the best.

The school Sing is coming up soon and we have started rehearsing "My Buddy" for the occasion.

As for the Social Calendar, plans are underway for our first annual "Night on the Nile Dance." With our most able Norman Morgan in charge of the arrangements, I am sure it will be a big success.

The chapter is now working like a bunch of beavers to get our Building Corporation underway. We have started incorporation procedures, with Merle Denning, Walt Black, Lee Rombaugh, Don Willins and John Frank elected to serve as an interim Board of Directors. By next fall we are hoping to have a new chapter house.

DoN WrLLINS.

California

ship of their respective sports. The ultimate goal is the University intramural championship.

The social events for the semester are being handled very capably by Junior Dean Elliott Brenner. Having already had the "Gangster Party" and a steak-fry, the house is looking forward to the "Egyptian Party" which is the biggest dance of the spring semester next to the "Pledge Formal."

A recent visitor to the California Chapter every week end is Private 1st Class Bill Gettleman, USMCR, Minnesota, '52. Bill is stationed at Treasure Island in San Francisco Bay. He says to say "hello" to all his brothers at the Minnesota Chapter, and tell them that the weather is beautiful.

TED COLLINS

Cincinnati

March 15 marked the end of another pledging period for the Cincinnati Chapter and saw the following boys don the "They're finally over!" That was the black and gold pledge pin: Dick Birmcry uttered by all of the brethren at baum, Springfield, illinois; Dick Burns, the California Chapter from last January Racine, Wisconsin; Dick Squilanti, Lodi, 22-24 in reference to finals. The beloved New Jersey; and Ray Studer, Canton. two-week vacation between semesters was On March 11 the following men, having finally here. But, since all good things successfully completed their pledge pemust come to an end, so did our short- riod under the tutorship of Senior Dean lived "freedom," and the brothers quickly Dick Miller, were initiated into the frafound themselves back at the house hold- ternity : James Allender, Martin Barteau, ing initiation. Everyone came through Jerry Birge, Don Glass, Roy Jett, Thomas in fine fashion and the California Chapter Kirk, Hugh Lockhart, Charles Mater, Wilwas glad to announce fourteen new ini- liam Ostler, Lucyian Pawlowicz, and tiates. They were Robert Pugh, Walter Chester Thompson. After the completion Tingeley, Edward Willig, James Kidder, of the initiation ceremony, the entire chapNeil Peek, Richard Evans, Richard Law- t er celebrated with a delicious banquet at yer, William Linsenbard, Derek Berrege, the Colony Restaurant i:ri downtown CinMason Anderson, George Stockfleth, Mal- cinnati, where a private room was recolm Zirker, Merrill "Duke" Hoffelt, and served for the group. After the dinner Larry Pawlowicz was presented with a John Johnson.

No sooner had initiation finished, when cup for being the outstanding pledge. Tom rushing (and registration for the second Kirk, president of the pledge class, presemester) began. Despite the noticeable sented the chapter with gifts which inshortage of rushees on campus, four men cluded sugar-shakers, dessert cups, ash were pledged. They were Gil Muck, Sac- trays, and an RCA 45 rpm record player ramento; Gordon Taylor, Oakland ; Don for the new dining room The pledges also Campbell, Berkeley, and Jack Keane, Oak- presented their big brothers with tie clasps decorated with the fraternity crest. land.

A project started by the pledges under Several new improvements are noticed as one wanders through the house, mainly the administration of John Green is the from the hands of the new initiates. Some remodeling of the kitchen. Masonite is of these improvements are the redecora- being used to cover the ceiling and the tion of our den, coke room, downstairs boys have b een busy removing old paint bathroom, and kitchen, and the addition from the woodwork.

Our new dining room finally r eached of a new rug for the front hallway. All of these have been under the able guid- completion with the arrival of the draperies and the ih stallation of a radio and ance of our house manager, Ed Oure.

The biggest achievement for the house record player. This system provides an so far this year has been the accomplish- enjoyable atmosphere at mealtime and ments of its intramural football team. It also fine music for dancing when the dincame thi-ough as champions of the win- ing r oom is conver ted at a party. · On March 13 e lections were held which ners' bracket only to be downed by Delta Upsilon for the fraternity championship. saw the following men chosen for office: The baseball and track teams are now in Walt"Ibele, Venerable Dean; Charlie Wadthe · thick of the race for the champion- dell, Senior Dean ; Dick Keyes, Junior

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68 Dean; Marion Tooley, Secretary; John Green, Senior Steward; Howard Dunifon, Junior Steward; Jim Lloyd, Treasurer; John Schroder, Ashlar Trust Representative; Larry Pawlowicz, Triad Correspondent and Librarian; Bill Rinehart, Intramural Manager; Charlie Rentz, Songmaster¡ John Brunner, Sentinel; and Bob Fa~ght, Representative to Executive Council. After the meeting the boys celebrated at Mecklenburg's. In.s tall.ations took place March 20.

DAVID S .. REYNOLDS

Colorado Colorado ¡ Chapter's activities during winter term consisted mostly of a "Night on the Nile" party, election of officers, and the maintenance of a good grade average.

New officers were elected near the end of the term. They are: Roy S. Garrett, Jr., Fort Collins, Venerable Dean; Robert Baird Belle Fourche, So. Dak., Senior Dean;' Tom Donaldson, Loving, New Mexico, Junior Dean; Dick Collins, Minturn, Secretary; Dale Watkins, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Treasurer; Gerald Dungan, Safford, Arizona, Housemanager; and Larry Arterburn, Denver, Sentinel.

Acacia maintained its good scholarship record fall quarter by topping all sororities and fraternities on campus with a 1.50 average. Zeta Beta Tau fraternity placed second with a 1.48 average, while Kappa Alpha Theta was tops among the sororities with a 1.479 average. Carl Duncan and Robert Baird were the pacesetters of the chapter with their perfect 3.0 averages for the quarter.

The chapter is again working on the annual Song-fest competition. With an original arrangement by Bob Bergheim, director Lou Voorhees hopes to equal the effort of last year and win another first place trophy for the mantel this spring.

On February twenty-fourth, the initiates and the pledge class came forth with a "Night on the Nile" party, replacing the chapter's annual Nut party. Chairman of the event was Gene Campbell. The "life of the party" was a strikingly realistic "mummy."

In intramurals, the chapter was not too successful. Though the basketball team limped through a dismal season, the bowling team, led again by Dick Irwin, lost a playoff match to end up second instead of first in their league competition. In intramural wrestling, Dale Maxwell, Bill Norris, Ken Skinner, and Ken Kleinholtz were eliminated in close decisions.

New pledges of Colorado are Carroll Beaman, Guymon, Oklahoma; Arthur Ravicz, Houston, Texas; John Weinhardt, Omaha, Nebraska; Ronald Saunders, Trinidad; and Chester Caldwell, from Denver.

The chapter lost Chan Moulton through graduation at the end of winter quarter, and spring graduation will find nearly twenty members leaving the chapter.

DALE WATKINS

CINCINNATI The new officers of the Cincinnati Chapter line up for a portrait. In the front row, left to right: Jim Lloyd, Treasurer; Dick Keyes, Junior Dean; Walt Ibele, Venerable Dean; Charlie Waddell, Senior Dean; Marion Tooley, Secretary. Back row: Larry Pawlowicz, Librarian and TRIAD Correspondent; Charlie Rentz, Songmaster; John Green, Senior Steward; Bob Faught, Executive Council Representative, and Howard Dunifon, Junior Steward.

Colorado A & M

Cornell

Despite the loss of Dick Taylor to the Navy we were in good spirits after our Christmas vacation. This spirit was helped along by the return of Lowell Houser to school, and the company of Leonard Evans, who transferred here from Evansville.

In keeping with this spirit the pledges took a sneak to Boulder, kidnapping V. D. Danny Tipton and Bill Meister. They were very chagrined, however, when they returned to find that the sororities were in possession of their pants and bedclothes, and that they were expected to work to get them back.

Initiation was held a week later, with John Emry and Ernie Anderson .of Ault; Wayne Smith, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Jimmy Bowles, Atwood, Kansas; Don Osborne and Bob Bartholic, Denver, being initiated. Guests at the initiation banquet included: Dr. Hill of Kansas State College as speaker, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bartholic, Mr. and Mrs Emry, Mr. Dwight D. Clark, Prof. and Mrs. George A. Henry, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Evans, and Dean Homer J. Renny.

A few weeks after our initiation, we all joined in making our Night on the Nile Costume Dance a success. The front of the House was decorated to resemble the entrance to a pyramid, with the inside as the interior of a tomb. The refreshments were prepared by our wonderful cook and the music was by records.

We closed the quarter on a successful note with the pledging of Dick Crawford, Western Springs, Illinois; Jerry Solomon and Don Reddick, Denver, and Bill Patrick, Fort Collins. JoHN V. BREWER

The cry of "Four ball in the corner pocket" surprised most of us when we came back to Ithaca after a short mid-year holiday, and we were all glad of one bright note with which to start the new term off. Yes, the pool table had been repaired at last, and was being used with pleasure literally twenty-four hours per day.

Our initiation was held on February 11, swelling our number of actives by twelve, including: James M. Symons, Larchmont; Gene R. Hawkins, Mulberry, Indiana; Raymond A. Ways, Elizabeth, New Jersey; Robert J. Cipperly, Hoosick Falls; H. Peter Schonenberg, Roselle, New Jersey; Clarence H. Blase, Amsterdam; Rodney R. Muncey, Laconia, New Hampshire; Johnthan Hayt, Great Neck, Long Island; Donald F. DuBois, Little Falls; Earle F. Ginter, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania; Robert E. Baker, Middletown, Pennsylvania; and Richard H. Davis, Berwick, Pennsylvania. The third degree was held in the Ithaca Masonic Temple, after which all- of the brethren went to the Dutch Kitchen for a banquet and a talk by Cliff Reed on how the campus looked about 1890.

Just as we were beginning to catch up on our studies after initiation we started intense rushing to get more pledges. Since graduation and Uncle Sam will greatly deplete our ranks over the summer, we decided to aim for ten new pledges. So far our efforts have been rewarded with five fine men, namely: Jose B. Gautier, Ciudad Trujillo, Dominican Republic; Theodore W. Hanna, Avon; Alfred M. Cheney, Bemus Point; John S. Mallery, Albany; and Lee E. Edwards, Ridgewood,

The Triad, Spring, 1951 New Jersey. We're continuing rushing . of one of the buildings on the "Ag" camto make up the other five and reach our pus. The other was one of the nicest "vic" goal. parties we have had at the house in a Also just after initiation the Cornell long time and was well-attended by about Chapter elected its new officers, includtwenty couples. The high spot of the eveing: William Burnett, Venerable Dean; Douglas Mcilroy, Senior Dean; Clarence ning was the entrance of a German Band Blase, Junior Dean; David Hower, Senior organized by one of our inactive memSteward; Robert Squires, Junior Stew- bers, Jerry Dulin. We are looking to more ard; Kent Buck, Secretary; Joe Wilford, parties like that one.

Along the line of outside activities the Treasurer; Fredrick Scism, Pledgemaster; Donald DuBois, Chaplain; Earle Ginter, Cornell Chapter is doing well. We kept Sentinel, and James M. Symons, TRIAD bowling and basketball teams operating Correspondent. We wish to extend our all winter in the interfraternity sports heartiest congratulations ¡ to the retiring competition, and our newly formed volofficers for the great job they did last leyball team of Brothers Wilford, Vanderyear and we wish the incoming officials hoek, Gautier, Gordon, Hanna, Curtis, and Mallery, won a two to one victory over the best of luck.

After taking care of our official business, Triangle, a local engineers' fraternity, in we took inventory, as it were, and found their fir st game. We also participated that there were many things to be done heavily in the Interfraternity Council around here. Not wanting to waste any Work Week, playing host to Phi Epsilon time we inaugurated a painting policy that Pi and Phi Kappa Psi for dinner followed has spread from its origin in the dining by a discussion. We attended meetings at room to the living room, an upstairs bath- other houses all week long, exchanging room, and two study rooms on the second views with others on fraternity matters. floor. We're expecting more painting to We ended the week very enjoyably by be done in the near future too. Also in- attending the big IFC Dance.

JAMES M. SYMONS cluded in our improvement campaign was the long overdue repair of our two-speed record player, AM-FM combination. After getting it fixed we attached an extra Denver speaker to it and now we have music I piped to the basement for parties and soothing the nerves of the pool players.

Richard Handt has been selected VenAnother welcome addition to the house is our dog, Corky, a brindle greyhound. erable Dean by the Acacians of DU. RichWe all enjoy having a mascot around and ard, a likeable 6 ft. 3 inch, 185-lb. gentlewe are looking forward to starting a tradi- man, is a down-east Yankee h ailing from tion on the hill, an annual dog race (how Rochester, New York. He is an army vet can we lose) to be held over Spring Week majoring in airport and airline management. During his three years here at DU End. With the Senior Steward discharging he has proved to be an outstanding leader his duties with great efficiency a word in both school and fraternity affairs bemust be said for the Junior Dean's activi- sides being a diligent scholar.

Jack Dice was chosen Senior Dean. Jack ties. He really started off his term of office with a bang by throwing two swell is an old Navy man hailing from Kansas parties. One was the traditional pledge City, Missouri. Jack, who has really had his hands full training the new pledge formal attended by about forty-five couples and held in a large seminar room class, is majoring in sanitary science.

Jack Angevine as the " Nubian Slave" stands guard over the Mummy at the " Night on the Nile'' party. '

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CORNELL The S cholarship Chairman applauds as Jim Brown, Bob Cipperly and Ralph Brown use the study table to good advantage.

Also on the slate of elected officers are Tom Watton, Denver, Rush Captain; Jack Mehl, Pueblo, Junior Dean; Jack Leavel, Kansas City, Missouri, Treasurer, and Ted Proske, Denver, Secretary. All these new officers have been very active in the past wor king for the fraternit'y's good, and the members feel that our new leaders will be highly efficient.

Bill Leavel, former Senior Dean, was recently appointed co-chairman for this year's University Leadership Conference

by Omicron Delta Kappa, sponsoring organization.

"A Night on the Nile," the fraternity's costume ball, turned out to be the winter quarter's biggest social event. The house was appropriately decorated with an Egyptian theme and all the members dressed as Egyptians.

We had seven fall pledges become active during the initiation held at the chapter house last February. These new initiates are Alexander Campbell, Canon City; Jack Dice, Kansas City, Missouri; Ronald Foster, Denver; Sandy Glover, Ventura, California; Jack Mehl, Pueblo, and Richard Millin, Stewart, Nevada.

New students pledged for the winter quarter are Paul .Maddox, Denver; Gene Knupke, Sandusky, Ohio ; Clarence Williams, Rawlins, Wyoming; Carl Dovel, Winchester, Virginia ; Paul Brown, Harve, Montana; John Hamilton, Canon City ; and Terry Eakin, Denver.

The Acacians were awarded second place honors for fraternities in the talent assemblies which were conducted by the University. Acacia presented a comedy r adio-skit which included everything from quiz programs to interviews with fictitious chancellors.

During spring vacation the members that live in the house have sanded and varnished all the main floors. This next spring quarter the boys plan to give the roof a new coat of blue paint and improve the landscaping of the yard.

TERRY

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The Triad, Spring, 1951

70 tore; Phil Young, Interfratemity Council Representative; Don Koenig, Steward; and Hugh Matthews is new "Keeper of the Meal Finances and Books."

In the Alumni Personals department, we have a rather sad note to add. All of us were deeply sorry to hear of the death of Brother George Eichner, '23. Brother Eichner lived in Drexel Hill and his son is also an alumnus of Penn and Franklin.

Brother Eichner passed away on January 21.

RAY MEccA

Illinois

DENVER "Egyptians" swing their partners in Denver's version of "A Night on the Nile ."

Franklin Well, the big night for the pledges was Friday evening, March 2. Yes-initiation.

Now proudly wearing the jeweled triangle are Hugh DePretore, Leighton Jones, Don Koenig and your correspondent. The house was happy to welcome three alumni to the initiation ceremonies: Brothers Garton Green, Charles M. Shallenberger, '09, and Benjamin Chandler, '36.

Scholastically speaking, Franklin, keeping up the high standing in scholarship it has always maintained, was listed fifth highest among the nearly forty houses on campus.

But our attention was not completely on studies. Through the fine leadership of our Junior Dean, Brother Don Wintz, our social program was highly successful.

A Christmas Formal band dance was held on December 16, with dinner preceding.

George Peterson, Pledge Master, donned the familiar red suit and pillow and climbed through the window (the chimney was clogged) and played Santa distributing gifts to all present.

Celebrating the completion of exams, Franklin held an Apache Dance in early February which was one of our most successful affairs.

Another big event, though not in the social category, was the election of new officers. Newly installed are: Ron Genther, Venerable Dean; Ron White, Senior Dean ; Bob Reeder, Junior Dean; Jack Crawford, Secretary; and Bob Sherley, Treasurer.

Our new Pledge Master is Hugh DePre-

Second semester is in full swing at Illinois. Spring has arrived too, but in date only¡ the weather alternates between war~, balmy days and harsh reminders that Old Man Winter has not yet left.

At present we have nine pledges, including six second semester pledges and three new men. The new men are Kemal Aksel, Istanbul, Turkey; Jim Brademas, South Bend, Indiana; and Ben Pugsley, Decatur. The University has passed a new ruling on pledging, that will allow pledges to be initiated after ten weeks, provided they make their required grades at the eight-weeks.

Since the last issue two initiations have been held. A special initiation was held January 14 for John Heuer and Cliff Bloom, both of Kankakee. John is graduating in June and Cliff is now in the U .S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

Initiation was held again on March 11 to bring 13 more men into the brotherhood.

They are: Rolf Cederwall, Northbrook; Jim Davis, Effingham; Ken Fahnestock, Urbana; Ed Glenwright, Springfield; Bob Herrick, Quincy; John Ruffner, South Bend, Indiana; Harry Schoch, Evanston; Bob Thwaites, Detroit, Michigan; Roe Walker, New Lenox; Ed Werner, Springfield; Bob Willerton, Danvers ; Don Wolaver, Springfield; Don Yale, Amboy. Ed Kelly and some of the Evansville Chapter were here for the ceremonies.

In addition to the usual amount of work a new ceiling has been installed in the back chapter room, while the dining room floor sports a new paint job. The yard and lawn will get a complete working over when spring finally decides to stay.

Socially, Acacia has been and will be well represented on campus. Thus far we have had numerous exchanges and a combo dance. In the near future is the annual Feud Dance with Alpha Kappa Lambda. Although the usual "raiding" has been called off, our traditional Tug-of-War over the Boneyard will still be held, with the President of each house the first in line.

Spring Carnival time is soon at hand and should bring trophies (we hope!) to Acacia and to Delta Delta Delta, our partners in success (?). These activities will be followed by our Spring Formal and picnics at the surrounding lakes and parks.

Our newest alumni are Dick Dominetta, Dale Feldman, Bob Robinson, and Bill Taylor. Congratulations!

RoLF A. CEDERWALL

Indiana The weather at Bloomington has been, as always, fine. If it wasn't for the snow, sleet, hail, and an occasional flood, it would be just like spring.

The second semester has dealt its blow.

The house is maintaining its usual quietness for the benefit of the numerous three point students. In all seriousness though, the scholarship committee, headed by George Mitchell, is trying to improve the study conditions of the house (despite the strong objection of Boress chairman, Deane Olney) . As yet we do not definitely know our last semester scholastic rating with the other University housing units, but we were well above the all-men's average.

Under the stem whip of Rudy Chambers, we are preparing for the annual university sing. The wee hours of the morning are being spent in practice of the songs we will sing. The sing is a contest among all housing units on the campus. Thus, strong competition is expected. Several pin serenades have been given in the last few months. As a result, Rudy is more than busy.

The intramural season is in full swing.

Dick Farley, Willie Schlimmer, Gene Bockstahler, V ernie Martin, and Tom Haines are practicing for the "Little 500" (a campus bicycle race that is publicized as being the biggest of its type in the country). The volley ball team, which boasts of a six foot plus average, trounced Phi Kappa Tau last week. Our handball team, sparked by Jim Bailey, recently defeated Phi Delta Theta and Harding House. We have a long way to go but we are determined to make the first ten of the campus.

The alumni committee has been reorganized. Each man in the committee is being assigned a particular job which will thereafter become his personal responsibility. The alumni files will literally be tossed out as soon as the new files can be completed. For convenience, the alumni and rush committees are working as a single unit in preparation for Spring rush.

Spring rush is well under way. We are sending letters to all the alumni that have sent recommendations to us. Two offcampus rush trips have been made; two more are planned. Rush invitations are being sent to numerous men whom we have not been able to contact personally.

State Day is the annual Acacia get-together in Indiana. Three chapters, including the new Evansville Chapter, will be represented at Indianapolis on April 21.

The chapters will compete for the famed Sarcophagus on the basis of scholarship, attendance at State Day, and a skit to be given after the dinner. Jim Fultz is Mading the Committee for the Indiana Chapter.

Bob Deadman and Don Moore lived through the initiation to become members of the Falcon Club. Lee Marchant, a new initiate, broke the ranks of the Skull and Crescent Club. George Branam recently

The Triad, Spring, 1951 was initiated into Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Epsilon Delta (pre-medic honorary) .

The active chapter enlarged on March 11 with the initiation of nineteen new men. They are: Barney Barnes, Highland Park, Ill.; Tom Cook, Gary; Gene Boruff, Elwood; Dick Farley, Winslow; Lou French, Bloomington; Don Gentry, Garrett; Cliff Hunt, Marion; Dave Jenkins, Vincennes; Charlie Koger, Richmond; Jack Laurien, Warsaw; Lee Marchant, Bloomington; Vernie Martin, Elkhart; Dan Menniger, Indianapolis; Roger Mitchell, Crown Point; Don Moore, Angola ; George Rapp, New Harmony; Lou Scott, East Chicago ; Joe Shroyer, Vincennes; and Levon Winters, Milan.

JoE SHROYER

Iowa State

We here at Iowa State are winding up our finals and looking forward to the play and relaxation of a week's vacation.

Since the last issue of the TRIAD we have pledged three more good men to bring the pledge class to a total of sixteen.

The new men are Ray Boeke, Maywood, Illinois; Robert Hack, Pomeroy, and Bernard Kolp, Hackensack, Minn.

Some of the men have been working around the house getting things back into shape. We owe Tom Perry a vote of thanks for voluntarily fixing up some of our dining chairs that were in sad condition. We had a big work session before our sweetheart party in February and really got the old house shining. Some of the fellows ought to be able to study better now that we purchased six new study chairs.

Thanks to the Frank Mendell's, Al Coleman's, and Gordon Cook's we've had a big coffee urn since Christmas.

The past quarter has been a bu;;y one with all the social and intramural activities. And it looks like an even busier 1 one coming up with our spring formal and ' Veishea drawing close. To start off the 1 quarter we had a fireside the 26th of January. Everyone was in a hurry for spring at that time so we made it a picnic affair. We moved all the furniture out and I laid blankets down in front of the fire1 place. Of course it was wintry outside so I don't believe that any one caught spring I fever. The highlight in the quarter was our annual Sweetheart Party that was , given the 17th of February. It was our most successful function to date, as we ~lways like to make it. We had a full house for the party with several guests ' and practically one hundred per cent representation of actives and pledges. We l1 were also honored with the presence of some alumni and their wives. The pledges ' created a jovial mood when they put on a skit they had dreamed up.

Mr. and Mrs. Wester invited us all down ene Sunday evening for dinner. They had their hands full when we all showed up. I believe some of the fellows felt a little sad that their capacity for food ran a little short.

Rounding out the remainder of our social calendar have been college dances

71 and concerts, besides the usual dance and dinner exchanges. It is apparent that we haven't been dormant in social activities, although it does give us problems sometimes with the ratio of women to men still holding about four-to-one here at Iowa State.

We had three basketball teams entered in in tram urals this year. We seemed to have one very good team but they were beaten out by one point in class "A" competition. This team also played the freshman squad one evening and gave them a good game until our t eam got tired against the stream of fresh reserves. Of our two ping pong teams one of them won the class "D" championship trophy.

The most satisfying of all our activities was the outcome of our variety skit, which we gave the 2nd of March. We were one of the five out of the twenty finalists to win a trophy and are now hoping to win top honors when we give it again during Veishea. Our skit is a satire on opera about a young fellow being drafted into the army. As it happens, the idea is rather timely. The fellows did a great deal of work on this and they all deserve a "Well Done." Mother Dinsmore helped us out in getting some of the costumes that aided in creating the proper setting.

The pledges walked out on us early one Sunday morning a few weeks ago with all

American Society of Agronomy. John Sheldon is vice-president of Alpha Phi Omega. Bill Coleville is the Agronomy open house chairman for V eishea. Many of the fellows are active in their various clubs and I know some of them hold offic es, but they are too numerous to go into detail here.

In a recent election the following men were elected as our new officers; Jim Hogfeldt, Venerable Dean ; John Sheldon, Senior Dean ; Dale Weber, Junior Dean; Dick Shultice, Secretary; Mark Merriman, Treasurer; Vernil Hoenboken, Senior Steward; Don Messer, Junior Steward; Ken Johnson, Rushing Chairman; Robert Young, Editor; Bill Coleville, Librarian; Quentain Sundberg, Intramural Manager; and Vincent Vottler, Sentinel.

We h ave seen a few alumni this quarter. Gorden Cook came up a couple of times, once to give us a talk on rushing.

Ken Fisher, '39, came in one day and we got to shoot the breeze with him for a while. He is in Ohio now with a nursery company. George Downey, '37, was stumbled onto one day when one of the fellows went over for an interview with General Electric. George is working out of Chicago. We are always glad to see our predecessors and only wish that more of them could stop by and see us.

M. D . RousH

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INDIANA The new initiates of the Indiana Chapter pose forma.Uy for their first portrait. the vital equipment necessary for our dinner. The actives ate out that day and the pledges had a good time in Grinnell with a bunch of queens. We were glad to hear that they had a good time during their short stay because when they got back the actives managed to find enough work around the house to keep them busy for a couple all night sessions.

There seem to be quite a few of the boys capturing some good positions on campus. There are five men that are involved in the coming Veishea. Ron Durham is opening ceremonies chairman, Bill Pearcy is assistant general chairman, Mark Merriman business manager for opening ceremonies, Ken Johnson ticket chairman, and lucky Dale Weber is chairman of the queen selection committee.

Dale is also president of the Farm Operator Club and Ken is president of the

Kansas Things were a little warm in Jayhawkerland when fire destroyed the house and furnishings of the Kansas Chapter December 29. Since then great strides have been made and the chapter is functioning almost normally again.

Upon returning from Christmas vacation we found ourselves scattered out in t emporary housing provided by the University. The chapter kept together as much as possible by eating three meals a week together.

Housing at Lawrence was at a minimum but we were able to r ent the former Delta Delta Delta sorority house at 1115 Louisiana street, when they moved to their

The Triad, Spring, 1951

72 newly built house the last of January.

We moved into th~ house on February 1 and everyone pitched in and helped by putting furniture together, salvagi~g material from the old house and cleamng up what had been saved.

The rail strikes held up delivery of the new desks and studying was done wherever possible. No one in the house has any excuse for not studying since the desks were delivered. Some of the furniture from the old house was reupholstered and most of the kitchen equipment and dishes were saved. · The fire did not cause our rushing program to slow down. Since February 1 we have ple dged Sam Wilson, Amarillo, Texas; Hubert Capps, Coffeyville; John McKone, Tonganoxie ; and Charles and Donald Tice, Summerfield.

Fifteen men were added to the active chapter on February 11. Lynn Osborn, Lawrence, was named honor initiat~ at a dinner following initiation ceremomes.

Other initiates were Georg~ Claunch, Overland Park; Paul Fotopoulos, Hutchinson· Robert Keefer, Rexford; Murly Lama~ Concordia ; Dick Marquardt, Lakin; Jim 'McCormick, Arkansas City; Phil Osborn Lawrence; John Pattinson, Hutchinson· 'Don Rieder, Lawrence; Bill Schell, La~rence; Farrell Schell, Lawrence; Jim Short, Leavenworth; Kenneth Stanley, Arkansas City; and Hans Trauernicht, Erding, Germany.

In spite of all the work of getting settled we have been able to put our work clothes aside and relax once in a while.

We have been entertained by the Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi, and Alpha Delta Pi sororities at buffet dinners. The pledges were entertained at an hour dance by the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. The Pi Beta Phi sorority was our guest at a dessert dance.

Preparations for our annual Egyptian party to be held April 7 have been underway since March 12. Each man is having a "death mask" made out of plaster for invitations.

A large sphinx is being planned to cover

the door of the house, making an entrance to the house which will be decorated as the interior of an ancient Egyptian tomb.

Other big week ends planned for April are the Kansas Relays Friday and Saturday the 20th and 21st. Our spring formal is scheduled for Saturday the 28th.

As a result of elections held on March 4, Ralph McClung handed the gavel to William Thorne, new Venerable Dean.

Other officers elected were Tony Vandergriff, Senior Dean; Sam Willcoxon, Junior Dean; Edward Taylor, Secretary; Kenneth Stanley, Senior Steward; Robert Keefer, Junior Steward; John Patt~nson, Cor:espondent; James Short, Sentmel; and Jim McCormick, Pledge Trainer.

Dick Roshong, Muryl Laman, Jim Burgess and Sam Wilson have organized a barbershop quartet under the direction of Edgar Hurst. They are entering the annual barbershop quartet contest in competition with 10 other quartets from organized houses on the hill.

We have our own "cover boy" in the house now. Jim McCormick, ROTC technical sergeant, had his picture on the cover of the February issue of the University of Kansas Alumni magazine. Bobby Reusser received the honor of distinguished military student for work accomplished in .ROTC Lynn Osborn is gaining fame by his appearances in University dramatic productions. His latest role is that of Lysander in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The play appeared on the campus for four nights and is going on tour for two weeks in southern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma during Easter vacation.

Pledges of Sigma Tau, honorary engineering fraternity, are Gene Stucker, Cameron Dostie, and Sam Willcoxon. Gene is also a pledge of Tau Beta Pi, honorary engineering fraternity.

We at Kansas wish to express our sincere thanks to all our friends, alumni, and the chapters who have helped us recover from the fire. Your help has been of great assistance in meeting our needs.

JOHN PATTINSON

IOWA STATE The boys at Iowa S tate recover from exam time blues with a "Rou gh-House Night."

Kansas State Our semester started off with a round of social events to fortify us for the coming five weeks' tests. Our Junior Dean, Chuck Smith, knows that all work soon makes us dull. On February 9 our Valentine party was held, and all had an enjoya ble evening. A seven foot red and white valentine bordered the doorway, and small hearts on the walls bore the names of those who came to dine and dance. The decorations were the creation of the "HiNoon Bridge Club" (they are better decorators than bridge players). On the twenty-second of February the holiday was observed by a Washington's Birthday Breakfast Dance. The food was wonderful and the weather nice enough to invite us to enjoy ourselves on the porch between dances. This gave us a chance to see how our girls look before they get their eyes open. A house party was held on Friday night, March 16, to prepare ourselves for the active initiation the following night. The engineers were having their annual "Engineers' Open House," the "neophytes" were studying Pythagoras like mad and the early arrivals played bridge and canasta.

Coming attractions on the social calendar are: the "Night on the Nile" party, March 30, which is new to our chapter, and the Spring Formal, April 28, with Matt Benton tentatively scheduled. Mothers Day on May 6, and on the following Saturday night we hold the Founders Day banquet, May 12, which rounds out the spring festivities.

Our hopes of again winning the coveted first place award at the annual "Y Orpheum" were prematurely high. Although we only placed we derived much pleasure from presenting our version of college life. The skit entitled "Memories" was managed by that master of plays, Jim Collins, and the principal character was John Hart in the role of "K. S.'s Joe College of 1920." He sang, danced, studied, and made love-yes, he even led a real horse across the stage.

Rush Captain Gayle Vernon reports the following men have been pledged since the last edition of the TRIAD: John E. Sexton, Abilene; Halvor Norheim, Barkaaker, Norway; and Christian Fredrik Kongsore, Lysaker, Norway. Recently elected to be historian for the active chapter is George Nelson. On January 6 some of the members traveled to Columbia, Mo., to participate in the installation of the Missouri University Chapter. They returned with a good report of the proceedings there. A week or two later some of their chapter were in Manhattan to see the Tiger-Wildcat basketball game. On January 12 and 13 Bill Kvasnicka went with the Kansas State Livestock Judging Team to the National Western Livestock Show at Denver, Colorado. In the hog judging contest there, Bill placed first for his team.

Although our chapter was not the most outstanding in intramural sports this year, we placed in some and the competition was rewarding in many ways.

PmLIP L. DEPUY.

The Triad, Spring, 1951

Miami Although the winter has been disgusting as far as weather is concerned, the chapter here at Oxford is winding up a profitable and interesting year.

The end of rush week, that hectic period of free cigarettes and 2-o'clock cut sessions, found us with eighteen new pledges, and in the following week we persuaded two more men to join our ranks. Since we have no "hold-overs," the following new men comprise our complete pledge class: Dick Anderson, Fairview Park; Joe Barnhard, Tipp City; Bill Bauer, Oxford; Conrad Curtis, Cincinnati; Fred Frank Conneaut; Dick Hodge, Maplewood; ' Dick Jones, Lebanon; John Marchant, West Manchester; Dave Marpole, Painesville; Louis Perna, North College Hill; Bill Siegel, Cincinnati; Neil Swinehart, Ashland; Bob Webster, Augusta, Maine ; Dick West, Terrace Park; Mark Witt, Hamilton; Clyde Wilson, Malta; Carl Albrecht, Greeneville; Don Middleton, Hamilton; and Virgil Condon, Cincinnati.

Pledges Curtis, Marchant, and Condon, plus Sam Yaksich, are all Counselors at Reid Hall, freshmen men's dormitory; and Henry Stefanik, faculty member, is the Head of Residence, while alumnus Bob Crane is Assistant Head. Any day now we're expecting to be accused of having an illegal monopoly there! But actually it just shows which fraternity the more mature minds choose!

George Croyle dropped by to give us a hand in our rush, and we were especially grateful to have George with us during that week. .

As of February 25, six more men on the Miami campus wear the Acacia triangle.

They are Paul Ahlert, Cincinnati; David Burt, Shaker Heights ; Graydon Drebes, Youngstown; Richard Haffner, Fort Wayne; Langdon Leighton, Middletown, and Ronald Sullivan, Terrace Park. Dick Haffner was chosen the outstanding pledge, according to our custom started last year.

We've managed to make several improvements and additions to our house recently. A few of the Industrial Arts boys manufactured an illuminated Acacia sign for our front porch, to supplement the replica of our pin. Due to their efforts, quite a few more freshmen were able to find our door during rush week! In addition, we've found a way to keep our men out of those dens of iniquity called "pool parlors"-we now own a pool table.

There's scarcely a moment of the day when we can't hear the faint clicking of balls from down in the basement. However, for the benefit of those who aren't so athletically inclined, we now are also the proud possessors of a 17-inch television set.

Certainly the biggest topic of conversation around campus, with the possible exception of the draft, is the transfer of Woody Hayes, Miami's football coach, to Ohio State. We certainly wish Woody loads of luck, and we would like to tip off the Ohio State Chapter-you're getting a great guy and a great coach!

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KANSAS STATE Hearts .and fiowers run rampant as Cupid and the Kansas State Chapter join forces to ceLebrate V aLentine's Day. One of the outstanding social functions on the Miami campus each year is the ODK Carnival, sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa, national honorary fraternity, and featuring booth competition between groups of fraternities and sororities. This year we worked with Sigma Tau Alpha, local fraternity, and Alpha Omicron Pi sorority. Our booth, "The Wonders of Taj Mahal,'' complete with gorgeous gals, Aladdin, the Geni, and the "Thing,'' took first prize-a beautiful trophy. A large amount of credit goes to Tedd Grossman, who spent hours painting the booth, and to Conrad Curtis, whose voice hasn't been the same since his barking exploits. At one point in the evening, "Curt" was heard commenting upon one of the ju ges as that stately gentleman left our booth, "Look at this man, ladies and gentlemen!

When he entered the Taj Mahal he was the proud possessor of black, curly hair!

Look at it now ladies and gentlemen, it's white-absolutely snow white, what there is of it! " Well, in spite of this, we won.

Our Christmas Formal was a real success this year. We rented the town hall for the night-the weather that night, incidentally, was lousy. It rained, as usual in Oxford. (With the exception of a few scattered stilt villages built over lakes in South America, Oxford is the only city in the world where the w ater level is above the ground.) The weather notwithstanding, we still had a swell dance. Every girl was presented with a favor- a copper mug decorated with the crest.

Thomas Bonsor, the last TRIAD Correspondent, has been honored by election to Beta Gamma Sigma, Business Honor Society, and to Phi Beta K appa. Herbert Tullis, our last Treasurer, gained highest honors in the School of Business Administration, pulling down a 4.0.

Monday, February 12, marked the installation of the new chapter officers. Ed Watkins, from Fort Recover y, is our new Venerable Dean; Senior Dean is Bob Archer, from Springfield; Junior D ean is Jerry O'Neil, from Dearborn, Michigan ; Ray Strohminger, from Shelby, is our new Secretary; former Senior Dean Dave Erwin, from Bay Village, is our new House Manager; Jim Eiffert, from Dayton, is our Librarian; our Rush Chairman is Roger Clayton, from Corinth, N.Y.; Don Seiling, Lima, Ohio, is our Treasurer ; and yours truly from Highland Park, Illinois, is the TRIAD Correspondent and Editor of our chapter paper, Smoke SignaLs. Our Founders' Day Banquet will be

rolling around soon, and we want to remind all of our alumni that we'd really like you to drop in a;nd see us.

GORDON HEGENBARTH

Michigan With finals over, and the new semester under way, the Michigan Chapter has found many new activities to plunge into.

Rushing has brought forth six new pledges : John Arms, Wilmette, Ill.; Kingsley Joneson, Muskegon; Harry Lunn, Detroit; Herb Neal, Ferndale; Lew Palmer, Snyder, N. Y.; and Bill Strickler, Frankfort. The new pledge class will be led through Pythagoras by pledge masters Ken Swords and John Toner. As soon as rushing was brought to a close, the initiation of five pledges took place. The new wearers of the jeweled triangle are: John Rogers, Ken Swords, John Toner, Frank Windes, and Stan Wynn. Recent elections have brought forth a new set of officers: Dick Merrill, Venerable Dean; Larry Sweet, Senior Dean; Bud Strout, Junior Dean; and Jim Douglas, Secretary.

The athletics are starting off with a lot of punch. In interfraternity sports, the "A" basketball team took second place in their league. Our 880 relay team made sixth place out of forty-five participating fraternities, and in the swimming field, three of our boys are competing in the finals : Dick Osborn in the two hundred yard free style, Dan Dow in the fifty yard backstroke, and Dick Merrill in diving.

Our bowling team captured three straight victories before being edged out. The boys are now working into shape for the coming indoor track meet. In the overall athletic field, we hold ninth place out of forty-six competing fraternities.

Semester vacation brought the annual J-Hop. The house was turned over to the girls, after a thorough going over by all.

After the dance, the dates returned to the house for a tasty breakfast at three A.M. Saturday night brought forth a delicious dinner followed by a record dance. After recovering from this long week end, Junior Dean Chuck Walli set the social life rolling again with a "Communist Party."

With Daily Workers as favors the party

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74 was a big success. In the future we are looking forward to the Spring Formal, which will be held in the chapter house on May 19, a Mother's Day party on May 6, I.F.C. Ball on May 11, and Founders' Day on May 12. Planned, but not yet scheduled, are a Space Ship party, and an Apache party. March 26 is the date set for a dinner for Felix Sundquist, Assistant Dean of Students.

FRANK WINDES

fraternity competition with teams in volleyball and bowling. We played basketball in the independent league.

The house became a night club February 17 as Robert Schneider got the social activities under way. Gay songs, strumming of ukuleles, skits, jokes, and laughter filled the air and "Zombies, Singapore Slings, Old Fashions, and Manhattans" flowed from the punch bowls.

An Orchid Ball is being planned for May 4 at the Columbia Country Club. Let m e extend an invitation to any and all persons able to be h ere to come and join in the merriment.

Rushing continues through the semester with smokers and dinners. Here, as elsewhere, rushees are not too plentiful since many have vlunteered or have been drafted into the service. Harvey McCray, Columbia, is the most recent addition to the pledge class.

Nebraska

MIAMI Pledges Conrad Curtis (far left) and Louis Perna (far right) put the finishing touches on a booth for Miami's ODK Carnival, which won first place for Acacia, Sigma T au Alpha and Alpi-La. Omicron Pi.

Missouri After the dust stirred up by re-activation settled on the heels of the retiring Iowa State, Kansas State, and Kansas initiating teams, the new Mizzou Acacians began preparing for the nearing final exams.

After finals were over, the first duty of the new semester was election of officers.

Leo Buckley, Beverly, Mass., was elected Venerable Dean. Other officers are: Senior Dean, Dick P eterson, Norman, Okla. ; Junior D ean, Robert Schneider, Monterey, Mass.; Secretary, Wayne Ingle, Carthage; Treasurer, Fred Vest, Ste. Genevieve; TRIAD editor, Edward Roberts, Creve Coeur, Ill.; and house manager, D ale T aylor, West Plains.

A new wearer of the jeweled triangle is Ted D avis, Columbia. John Dana will be initiated as soon as he recovers from an appendicitis operation.

The pledge class opened the semester with a walk-out during an active meeting.

After the flurry subsided they quietly reassumed their duties and life returned to normal.

With re-activation, we joined the intra-

Here it is the deadline for another TRIAD and greetings from Nebraska. The chapter has pledged two new men since the last TRIAD. New blood : Robert Padget of Bancroft, a sophomore pre-med; and Gerald Tubbs, a sophomore in Teachers College.

Jerry is also the second highest scorer on the Varsity Gymnastics team.

This week marks another "Health Week" in the Nebraska Chapter. Those who are prepared to go through this course of "Health" are: James Collins, Charles Miner, Floyd Goff, Robert Lammers, Hebert Hansen, and Donald Yoder.

The biggest and by far the best house improvement is the addition of some new furniture . Our faithful and interested alumni contributed enough funds to purchase a new living room set. This addition has vastly improved the appearance of our house.

The chapter's intramural teams have been something far from a sensation. The Basketball team won one and lost a few more. High scorer for the season was Don Cunningham. The hockey team tied one

MISSOURI F1¡ont row (left to right): Owen Ramsey, Robert Frey, Leo Buckley, Rowland Jackson, Edward Roberts and Robert Collins.

Second row: Howard Fenton, Dale Taylor, George Griffith, Wendell Gooch, Dean Hewitt, Gene Wetz el, and Wayne Ingle.

Third row: Jack Hopple William Bass, Don Goodson, Dick Peterson, Pete Turner, and Fred Vest.

and lost two before the weather melted the ice.

Social activities have consisted of two parties. The first was a sweetheart party celebrating Valentine's Day. The house was decorated with red and white paper hearts. Dancing, food, and games contributed to a very fine evening for everyone.

The other party was given by the pledges.

It was a sweater party, which called for decorations in the way of sweaters hanging on the wall. Mexican hat dances, Virginia reels and broom dances provided a great deal of enjoyment. The evening was concluded with some excellent food and punch.

The next few weeks proinise many top social events for the house. The Founders' Day Banquet, Spring Formal, and Delta Upsilon Smoker.

The chapter was very happy to have Ed Lemmon visit them. Also, we extend a welcome again to the two brothers from Colorado, Warren Tolman and John Peasley.

Since the initiation of the plan to have two alumni to dinner each week, the following alumni have visited us: J . Burnett, Leroy Laase, J. S. Blackman, Fred Bodie, Harry Spenser, Harold Requartte, George Condra, Herbert Mann, Stanley Matske, Milt Blankenship, and Wendell Groth.

It is also to be mentioned that Jim Ward was recently initiated into Scabbard and Blade, a honorary military fraternity.

That's all the news from Nebraska.

JAMES COLLWS

New Hampshire Spring is here and everything's green including the correspondent. Carl Quimby made the spectacular jump from TRIAD Correspondent to Venerable Dean, so yours truly is substituting. Jack Baker's marriage and resignation precipitated the whole change.

The big social event of the winter season was Carnival Ball Week End. We had big plans for snow sculpture, but the weather played a dirty trick on us-no snow. We

The Triad, Spring, 1951 weren't the only ones who had to give up on that score.

Our party for the week end was a costure affair on a Storybook theme. Quite a collection of Jacks and Jills, Robin Hoods, and Red Riding Hoods showed up. We even had a giant who made quite an impression despite difficulty with his stilts.

One highlight of the evening was the proficiency shown by the chaperones in that well-known orange-passing parlor game. The party was held in Putnam Hall and decorations were complete with a wishing well. Phil Yeaton showed that he has learned something in college by making the cookies for refreshment. Since Dick Hendrickx was confined to the infirmary, the whole affair was under the astute supervision of Charlie Witham.

The remainder of our social activity (as a fraternity) has been in holding rushing parties. After looking over the field, we came up with ten new pledges: Fred Atwood, Newton; Colby Beecher, Lancaster; John Rand, South Lancaster, Mass.; Bradford Noyes, Fairhaven, N. J .; Hugh Morris, Manchester; George Bruce, Lowell, Mass.; Blair Nelson, Portland, Conn.; Jesse Trow, Amherst; Robert Lerandeau, Marlboro, and Dave Buttrick of Manchester.

Practice sessions are under way for the coming Songfest under the direction of John Lyon. We expect to be right up there when judging time comes.

Much to our disappointment, construction on our house has been at a standstill for the past three months. We are assured, however, that it will be ready by July 15. Next year will be the year.

RICHARD S . FRENCH

Northwestern With finals week around the corner, we see it's time to look over the events of the quarter and report the news from Northwestern.

Doing their pledge lessons and working for activity points are James Cook, Oak Park, and Robert Kukla of Chicago, two new pledges gained in open-rushing.

Eighteen new brothers are now proudly wearing "Jeweled Triangles" received in initiation ceremonies at the chapter house on Sunday, January 21. Two proud Acacians, Wyatt Yon, Sr. and Russ Lund, who were initiated together on January 17, 1925, were present to see their sons, Wyatt Yon, Jr. and Don Lund, accepted into the chapter.

Other new initiates include Jack Allen, Webster Groves, Mo. ; Bob Arnold, Mount Prospect; Bob Bernhardt, Rochester, Pa. ; James Brown, Chicago; Bob Corcoran, Oregon; Spencer Dunham, Alton ; Leonard Hachmeister, Elmhurst; Hartman Canon, Deerfield; Vaughn Hill, Lansing, Mich.; Don Jones, Denver, ¡Colo.; Bernard Johnson, Park Ridge ; Dick Madison, Sioux Falls, S. D.; David Williams, Honolulu, T. H. ; Charles Thompson, East Peoria; Lyle Wimmergren, Aurora, and William Shannon, Elmwood Park.

75 Initiations come and go, usually leaving Mrs. Boyd's kitchen much the better for it. Though the burgundy and yellow color scheme may not appeal to everyone's taste, the work of the initiates indicates that we may have some potential interior decorators in our midst. Also in the line of constructive work is the new flooring laid in the attic and the garbage-can holder constructed by those with talent for carpentry.

Winter quarter elections returned Royce Blair to the office of Venerable Dean. Elwin Donnelly succeeds Ron Scherer as Senior Dean, Dick Bain was re-elected Junior Dean, and Dick Robinson follows Fred Viren as Rushing Chairman. Chuck Lundstrom continues as I-M Manager and Cliff Kong was re-elected Treasurer and House Manager.

Brother Dick Bain can take a bow for his work in planning and carrying out our successful social activities. Early in January we were hosts at a futuristic party at the chapter house. The call to come dressed as you believed you would look in the year 2951 made for an assemblage of odd-looking persons representing everything from robots to angels, devils, and corpses. Brother Poppel, in charge of decorations, created an atmosphere of stars, moon rockets, and fantastic buildings of tomorrow which was very fitting for the time, while the program under the direction of Bill Baker almost had us convinced that we were living 1000 years ahead of ourselves.

A highlight of the Black and Gold Formal held at the Belden-Stratford in Chicago a week after initiation was the crowning of the first a~ual Acacia Sweetheart. Venerable Dean Blair crowned the new queen, Miss Anna Soderquest, Alpha Omicron Pi, who was escorted to the affair by Dave Williams. Junior Dean Bain presented her with roses while the chapter serenaded her. White wooly dogs, souvenir programs and a serenade for Bill Posegate and his new bride, the former Marion Dixon, were the big features of the affair.

The fall pledge class gave a Valentine Party for the active chapter on February 17. The climax to the social season came with our shipwreck party at the Columbia Yacht Club in Chicago. Bill Baker, Dick Poppel, Dave Williams, Bob Arnold, and Ward Kennedy furnished the entertainment with the aid of Ward's date, Shirley Lewis, who gave us all a few tips on the Charleston. When a break in the icy weather came, Brother Mills took advantage of it by arranging a serenade with Alpha Xi Delta honoring pinned couples Fred Viren and Barbara Carson, Jack Haldrup and Nancy Whilite, and Ben Hill and June Mankus.

With the sophomore cotillion coming up next quarter, the chapter chose Bob Baraban as candidate for Hi-Guy, who will be selected along with a Hello-Girl at the allschool dance. ;rhe publicity committee is making plans to make Bob's face as well known on campus as that of the president himself.

We also gathered a little favorable publicity in February when we collaborated with Alpha Omicron Pi sorority to pro-

duce a half-hour radio show on station WCAT. RoBERT CoRcoRAN

Ohio With our new Venerable Dean Don Pollitt, at the helm the Ohio Chapt~r appears bound for another successful, busy and anything-can-and-probably-will-happen semester.

Senior Dean Mel Mihal lists on his pledge roster: Ronald Miller, Mansfield; Wayne Deeble, Belpre; James Bringard, Barberton; Paul Smallwood, Circleville; Dan Merrick, Athens; Delbert DuPont, North Royalton; George Davenport, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Fred Norton, Worthington; Royal D. Fritz, Wheelersburg; Jim Martin, Wadsworth; and Glenn Smith, Marietta.

In addition to the afore mentioned, our other new officers are Duane Russel, Junior Dean ; Ronald Christman, Recording Secretary; Donald Friend, Rush Chairman. Jerry Bowman has retained his post as Treasurer.

Now it may be told! After being held in the strictest secrecy for purposes of military security, the censorship ban has been lifted from the details of the following encounter. In mid-January the pledges executed "Operation Shrewdy."

At "H" hour pledge president, Dick Lloyd, and his occupation forces met only token resistance as they swiftly secured their position in the chapter house and disposed of the few actives in possession at the time. During the next hour and a half, marked by minor disorganized squirmishes, persistent small bands of active guerrillas were held in check under deadly accurate fire from light and heavy water buckets, delayed action waste baskets, and recoilless floor mops. After falling back and regrouping, two task forces of actives successfully stormed and retook the house in a crushing pincer maneuver. Casualties were light, and the total damage of one broken window and twenty shredded shirts was overshadowed by the spoils, two beautiful table lamps and a floor lamp presented by the pledge class. Following the engagement both sides were able to report "Mission Accomplished."

On "D " day plus one, the actives and their dates were the guests of the pledges at a square dance. It was a real hoedown, and although Clevelander Bill Bickle had creases in his blue jeans, we were all hayseeds for the evening.

Our hardwood t eams had a good year spurred on by large cheering sections at all games. The active quintet played impressive basketball, winning four and dropping three. By romping through an undefeated season and winning the playoff, the pledge hoopsters copped the AllFraternity pledge championship and added another trophy to the display over our fireplace. In a post season exhibition tilt, the pledges "edged" out the actives 55-37.

With only three regulars playing, the actives had to employ the services of irregulars Walt Dahl, "Big Ed" Curtis, and your correspondent in their vain effort to retain

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76 supremacy over the pledges. Elected to the campus All-Star Fraternity team at the season's end were Jack Pore, active, and pledges Kenny Barnes and "Buzz" Rhoads.

House parties have been as plentiful as Hadacol endorsements and even more successful-no one has demanded a refund to date. Highlighting the social calendar have been a Valentine party and a crazy little incident based on the Southern California Chapter's Come-as-a-Song-Title Party. The most recent mob-panic transformed the house into a showboat. A full scale minstrel show featuring black-faced endmen, songs, softshoe dancing, and-pardon the expression-funny sayings was put¡ on by the "Third floor Gang plus Four." Weekend guest George Croyle, whom we fixed up with some local talent, really had himself a frolic.

The wheels keep turning here at the old North Congress Homestead. Eugene Elsass has been elected president of Alpha Omicron, commerce fraternity, and past V. D. Guy Proie, was elected to serve on Men's Union Planning Board. Elected to Phi Eta Sigma, national freshman scholastic honorary was Louis Ondis, Pledge Dan Merrick earned his numerals for swimming on the freshman team.

WALT SMITH

Ohio State Ohio State, like all other schools, has been hard hit by the current military situation. Every day more and more faces disappear from the campus. "Greetings" from the President are becoming a part of almost every mail call. In spite of this we are trying to keep things moving here at O.S.U. Three new members were welcomed into the ranks of Acacia this quarter. They were William Alexander, Schenectady, New York; Steve Jones, Circleville; and Richard Slimmer, Columbus. After spending a week of hard work in sprucing up the house, they were treated to the customary Neophyte Party at the Blackhawk.

The boys put on a fine entertainment, in the best manner of all good Neophytes.

Amos, the chapter pup, had his college days cut short by engaging in a losing duel with a truck earlier in the quarter.

He spent many weeks in the Vet's care and as soon as he was well, the chapter decided that the farm and not the campus was the best place for him. Amos had been an "active" member for many quarters and really got a kick out of fraternity life. No one enjoyed the initiation any more than he did and he did his best to "aid" in the process. He never missed a social function and was, without question, the true ladies' man. He aided his many masters by making frequent trips to the various sorority houses and never left until one of the boys came to retrieve him.

He was, in a dog's way, all that we would wish to be as men of Acacia.

The Ohio State Chapter owes a debt of gratitude to its hard working Wives and Mothers Club under the direction of Mrs.

T. Y. Korsgren and her officers. Just before Christmas, they came to the house and gave a bang-up tree trimming party.

The house was really in a holiday spirit when they finished. Not long after that they were guests of the chapter for lunch.

Their latest endeavor was a Games Party held at the house on the twenty-fourth of February. The chapter can certainly benefit from the fine work these women are doing. A new plan under way at present is to invite the mothers of rushees to their affairs to give them a better idea of the type of organization their sons are being invited to join. Such plans give rushing a much needed shot in the arm. Thanks a million wives and Moms, you're doing a fine job!

Acacians of Ohio State joined with other fraternities and sororities on campus in the annual "Greek Week" celebration.

The feature event of the week was a dance held in the main ball room of the DeshlerWallick Hotel. ¡Music for the dancing was furnished by Woody Herman. All in all, the event was a high spot in the winter social calendar.

Plans are again under way for the May mothers week end to be held the twentysixth and twenty-seventh of May. The week end, called "Mother as a College Boy" is designed to let mom in on fraternity life by actually living it for a day.

Jim Bushman, who graduated from the Commerce College last fall, is really on the beam. Jim is working for television station WTVN here in Columbus and has appeared in several shows. Guess that just goes to show that most anything can be done with a little educatin'.

R. A. HALLIDAY

Dance and we got so many favorable comments about them that we decided to get them again. May 6 we plan to have our annual Mother's Day banquet and the week end following shall see our alumni at the Founders' Day Banquet. We do hope many of them will be here.

We have had some monkey business around here on the part of pledges and members both. One Saturday afternoon the members packed up the food and left the pledges hungry. The same thing happened several weeks later with the pledges taking the food right from under the members' noses. I believe all had fun even if they didn't always have food.

Our athletes turned out in force, by entEring the intramural wrestling tournament. Acacia didn't show up so well in this sport. We had one fairly good man in the heavyweight division. Charles Larason was the fellow, but he was beaten by the champion in the semi-finals. Our two volleyball teams had fairly good showings.

The A team was third in its grouping and the B team second. We also sent two men to the Nationals to wrestle it out with the best in the nation. Tommy Keys and Byron Todd are the two huskies wrestling for the Aggies; Tommy at 123 pounds and Byron at 147 pounds. We hope they both bring back the bacon.

Leaving us at the end of this semester are Tommy Hayden, Beal Snodgrass, and Dick Eaton, all graduating seniors. We hate to see these men go, but we do wish them a lot of luck. The thought of losing these men reminds me that if any of you know good men coming to A & M let us know. We would appreciate it very much.

Oklahoma A & M

Oregon State

I am happy to open this with the news of three new pledges: Bob Feitz, Lawton; Don Cottingham, Lawton; and Bill Smith, Syril. Besides having these new pledges we will soon have some new members, which we initiate the week end of March 31. Those eligible for initiation are: Leon Holland, Gene Branstedder, Harold Wettig, Charles Larason, Charles Hottle, Darrell Miller, and Bill Smith.

Bob Feitz, an art student, led a very valuable project, the refinishing of our old upright piano. It now is covered with padded leatherette with a mirror for the mu~ic rest, and on the mirror Bob painted a crest. This project brought him many job offers.

We have started a new project to get better acquainted with the sororities on the campus. Our method has been to have exchange dinners with the sororities. Up to now it has been working out satisfactorily and I think some of the boys are making some good contacts.

We have about three big events coming up in the near future. We plan to have our spring formal in the Student Union Friday, the twentieth of April. We hav~ made arrangements for a band from Oklahoma City to play at our Spring Formal. We had the same band for our Circus

This term, for the first time, the Oregon State Chapter has awarded a merit trophy to the pledge who has most actively contributed to the house's prestige. The award for fall term was made to Dick Carnahan. Dick has since enrolled in cadet aviation school at McChord Field, Washington. The recipient is selected on the following merits: 1) Scholarship, 2) Extracurricular activities, 3) Good fellowship and 4) Participation in house activities. In the future, this award will be made each successive term.

Two men were pledged winter term as a result of that term's rushing campaign.

They were: Don Polzin, a forestry student from Napa, California, and Roger Lindquist, lower division student from Corvallis.

On February lOth, the Oregon State Chapter was stripped of its appendages; doors, doorknobs, lightbulbs, silverwarein fact, it was stripped of virtually everything which was not nailed down. Early morning found the members tramping the streets of sorority row in an attempt to retrieve the loot distributed by the pledges. The culprits, leaving the unhappy members to cajole as they would, journeyed to the coast for the week end.

On January 27, Oliver Allen, Phil Ka-

MARTIN SCHMIDT

The Triad, Spring, 1951 ser, Dick Carnahan and Bill Keep were initiated into the Acacia Fraternity. Next term's initiation promises to include a larger group.

Early in the term, the executive committee of the active chapter traveled to Portland for an active-alumni meeting.

The purpose of this meeting was the discussion of house improvements.

The chapter proudly placed upon its mantle its first athletic championship trophy since its reactivation. The sport: table tennis. The champion: active Jack Pimentel. In an earlier doubles tourney, Jack, teamed with active Frank Hoffman reached the semi-finals before bowing t~ defeat. The house basketball team dropped one game during its season to place second in the intramural league.

On February 16, the chapter held its biggest formal dance since reactivation.

The dance, dubbed the "Sweetheart Serenade," was held at the Corvallis Country Club. Fifty couples danced to the music of Tommy Charters' band. The gathering was honored with the presence of National Vice President Chris Gabriel and Mrs. Gabriel. Other honored guests were chapter adviser Delmer M. Goode, financial adviser Dinty Moore and honorary member Carl Hopp, with their wives. This dance was not only the largest, but the most successful dance that has been held since reactivation. Plans are now underway for the annual "Night On The Nile" costume dance to be held on April 21.

Hal Howland, a senior from Portland, was recently elected to the position of Senior Dean.

WILLIAM KEEP

Penn State With the Easter parade approaching, it is only fitting that the Penn State Chapter have a new outfit. With this in mind, the active chapter met on March 12 and elected a new spring ensemble of house officers.

George Rippel, Venerable Dean, will be our guiding hand for the next year. Official pledge beater, Bob Goodman, assumes the duties of the Senior Dean. We're looking to Merlin Mill'=r, Junior Dean, for many varied and interesting social activities in the future. Secretarial duties will be handled by Mal Wilson. In charge of finances is Wayne Williams, a true Shylock. To amiable Jim Class goes the task of providing us with promising rushees and future pledges in his capacity as Rt!shing Chairman. It seems that the town of Y oungesville has the AI umni Secret ary position sewed up, as Art Woodard replaces buddy hometowner Bob Freeborough.

Looking forward to next year, we here at Penn State are engaged in a vigorous rushing program. At mid-semester two new pledges were brought into the house.

They are John David Nuschke of Austin, and Richard Miller Mattoon, a Drexel Hill product. Both are sophomores. Another recently pledged sophomore is Robert Thomas Nelson from Ludlow.

With the green light given on freshman

77 pl~dging, no time was wasted in pledging

twm brothers William Lawrence and Frank George Kilmer, who hail from Wellsboro.

The chapter roll was recently increased by four numbers. After a hectic and trying week, ending on Sunday morning, March 4, Donald Paul Anderson Franklin; Henry Donald Johnson Ne...; Berlinville; James Stover Class, H~rrisburg; and Richard Alan Erb, .Bechtolsville, blinked unbelievingly at the jeweled triangles on their shirts.

So many improvements have been made on the house this year that it hardly looks like the same place. A few of the latest betterments have been the painting of the kitchen, pantry, and phone booths by the new initiates as their major pledge duty; and the complete refinishing of the dining room floor by enterprising brothers and pledges. Dave Evans, artiste extraordinaire, put the finishing touch on the renovated chapter room with the painting of the Acacia crest on one wall. Jim Class and Roger Bender ably assisted Leonardo da Evans.

By the time this TRIAD reaches you, the "Ship's Log," our chapter publication, will have been read by all. The moving force behind our first "Ship's Log" since the war was Roland "Smiley" Hansen. In the future you may look for bigger, better, and more frequent "Logs" from Penn State. We're out to cop the outstanding chapter publication award.

Sunday afternoon, March 18, we entertained the Gamma Phi Beta coeds, w~th square dancing and other variations furnishing the entertainment. This lively and well-planned social function, the first by our new Junior Dean, Merlin Miller, was appreciated by everyone. Speaking in the vernacular, mucho good contacts were made.

The Young Man With a Horn, Ray Anthony, will provide the music for the forthcoming Interfraternity - Panhellenic Ball on April 6. The following night will be a momentous one for us as the Penn State Sweetheart of Acacia will be picked at our Sweetheart Dance. If the rest of you chapters are lucky, you might be privileged with a look at the proud Pennsylvania beauty. Any competition along this line?

Plans are progressing now for a joint dance on April 21 with Beta Sigma Omicron sorority. In addition to providing us with an extra dance, the affair will be the pledge dance for the girls.

Several men are active in campus groups and organizations. J im Class, in addition to belonging to the Electrical Engineering Society, and serving as sophomore electrical engineer representative on the Engineering Student Council, is also pledged to Alpha Phi Omega, Boy Scout service fraternity.

George Rippel is the holder of two presidencies, that of the chapter and the Mineral Economics Society. Gladhand Miller has talked himself into Senior Class Campaign Chairman for the State party. Newlywed Chuck Hable will soon be inducted into Iota Lambda Sigma, industrial education honorary.

Other positions in the house underwent changes as the following men took over: Senior Steward, William Lord; Junior Steward, Roland Hansen; Interfraternity Council Representative, Richard Erb ; Athletic Chairman, Harry Ankeny; TRIAD Correspondent, Robert Vandegrift; Historian, Daniel Babcock, and "Ship's Log" Editor, Henry Johnson.

WAYNE WILLIAMS

Purdue Comes the spring-and with pinnings, engagements, and weddings, spring got off to an early start here at Purdue. Ignoring the weather, Ed Sherwood and Harry Hanes married home-town girls.

Ed married Dot Lambrecht of Bedford, Indiana, and Harry Hanes married Cleo Dukes of Kendallville, Indiana. Jack Simmons and Carol Arnholter were engaged as were Otto Reifeis and Carol Weinke.

Neophyte Bill Dufendach decided it was time for a swim in the sparkling waters of the Wabash so he pinned Betty Horrall and is now at the mercy of the pledge class.

Speaking of pledges, the Purdue Chapter has collected six new pledges to follow in the fo otsteps of Pythagoras. They are James Golan, West Chicago, Illinois; Bruce Howland, Gary; Max Judge, Kennard; Bill Scheerer, Wabash; Bill Stebbins, Lafayette ; and Bob Stohler, Anderson. Congratulations to all our eager new pledges.

Scholastically, we of the Purdue Chapter are justly proud. We advanced from seventeenth to eighth among thirty-seven fraternities . Nine of the men in the house made distinguished.

P ete Baker and Dave Silvernail were elected to Skull and Crescent, Sophomore activities honorary. They can be recognized on campus by their black candy boxes, yellow sashes, and a large scapula dangling from their wrists.

F ebruary gr aduation took from our midst Sam Fox, Gene Warren, and for the second time E. Ladd Widener. Good luck to all thr ee. The chapter will sorely miss y our talents.

Bob Luce, our chapter publication editor, came out with his "Half-Hour Glass," a newsletter to fill in between issues of the "Hour Glass." The local alumni received the "Half-Hour Glass" with enthusiasm.

So here's a verbal pat on the back, Bob. Our annual Stat e Day celebration is April 21 this y ear. Indiana and Purdue will welcome the Evansville Chapter to the festivities for the first time.

On the athletic side the chapter's basketball team w as undefeated-until the first game of th e playoffs. Looks like the law of averages cau ght up with us.

Ed Kelly stopped off at Purdue on his way to the Marines ; we all wish him lots of luck and hope that he gets a "good deal."

Elections at the Purdue Chapter were held March twentieth. The following are the new officers: Charles Parrish, Venerable Dean; Richard Rupert, Senior

T he Triad, Spring, 1951 78 Dean; William Dufendach, Junior Dean; Howard Hanes, Secretary; Robert Luce, Treasurer; Keith Davidson, Pledge Trainer¡ Lowell Ewart, House Manager; Donald Scearce, Steward; Paul Risk, Sentinel; and Thomas Timothy, Athletic Manager.

With the "social-lights" of the chapter, the last few weeks have been strenuous.

The I.F. Ball was March 9; a candlelight dinner in the Chapter House preceded the big evening. The chapter house was opened for a "sport-clothes" dance on St. Pat's day.

Well, I hope I haven't missed anyone or anything. Hope all our alumni will remember to send in the Homecoming ticket blank on the back page of the "Half-Hour Glass." That's it for now. See you after Easter vacation.

JAMES VoLKEL

Rensselaer Plaudits to the former chapter officers: Don Campbell, Russ Southwick, Dick Boynton, and Bob Davis. Congratulations are due the new officers: Bob Davis, V.D.; Larry Korb, S.D.; Ralph Soden, Treas.; and Elbe Phillips, Sec. We are certain that these new officers will be able to continue administrating with the same excellence as the former officers.

The brothers are again combing the ranks of freshmen for more prospective initiates. At present we extend a hearty welcome to a group of newly pledged neophytes: Harold Balcom, Donald Blount, William Howard, Dexter Clifford, and Edward Burrell. This class, with the able assistance of S. D. Larry Korb and Pledgemaster Ron Voigt, is expected to set sail in October.

Knowing the quality of Rensselaer's pledges, we expect that each of the fol lowing men, whom we congratulate most heartily, will prove themselves worthy Pythagoreans and join the ranks of the chapter shortly: Edward S. Chen, Charles C. Litchfield, John Bartram, Roy Saunders, and Miles Snyder.

With the end of winter in sight and with balmy breezes floating over the Hudson (for lack of an ocean), we come upon a scene of settled men whose only immediate occupation is that of reminiscence of work already accomplished.

There is little left in new frontiers, such an installing a kitchen or laying concrete floors. The chandelier in the hall has been subject to much degradation, but none of the brothers has been prone to set forth a method of attack. Probably the most intense controversy and the biggest project considered this term was the erection of a large mirror over the living room mantle. Although nothing has, as yet, been accomplished, and the price of such a mirror has reached in our estimation "astronomical proportions," there is still hope of resurrecting the issue and probably taking definite action in the near future.

House parties are tailored to keep the brothers happy and occupied, while campus parties keep them happy! Snowflake Saturnalia was an overwhelming success

to the cheers of the brothers. Many thanks to Bob Dudash and crew for the "snow fortress" and to Dick Shumaker for a punch second to none. It is not known, but the reason why the punch was finished sooner than planned, was possibly due to the fact that our two punch ladlers, Ted Bryant and Don Brink, reverted to the technique of "a cup for you and a cup for me."

RoBERT L . REINER

Syracuse Spring came a little early this year at Syracuse and with it a new slate of officers.

At Knox was selected as V.D. for the coming year. Other officers include Paul Greenlaw, Senior Dean; Winsor Lott, Junior Dean; Val Pinchbeck, Secretary; Duane Beckhorn, Treasurer; Ken Dewire, Senior Steward; Bill Helene, Junior Steward; Bob Jarosz, Pledgemaster; and Bill Wirth, Rushing Chairman.

The past months have been busy ones for the boys at "807 ." Intensive rushing was high on the "must" list due to the critical war situation. Our annual pledge dance was a huge success with "passion lips" Greenlaw furnishing the house with plenty of laughs.

New pledges are: Robert H. Jansen, Buffalo; Charles E. Johnson, Albany; Keith B. Johnson, Fredonia; L ockhart M. Russell, Doonsville; and Arthur D. Staple, Newark, N.J. In March and April we had after dinner coffee with the ZTA's, Gamma Phis, and AGD's. IFC sing practice was held each week with the boys gunning for a chance at the title they missed two years ago.

Easter vacation gave us a break between social activities and the books.

The annualiFC Ball featuring Ray McKinley and his orchestra finished out a jam-packed April.

Mighty John Mikle organized the Acacia "nine" and spring practice started as soon as the water left Walnut Park. Sluggers' row of Werner, Lake, Tetz, Smith, and Baker was expected to "clean up the bases" again this year.

Meanwhile on the political scene, Bill Helene was filling Boss Bump's shoes, sneaking around corners and collecting political plums. As this report is being written, Bill has thrown his hat into the ring for senior class treasurer.

Other spring activities were the activewomen of Acacia dinner party, annual spring formal at the Hotel Syracuse, and picnics at Green Lakes.

Acacia briefs: Paul Greenlaw leads the varsity debaters through a successful season and the Grand Nationals; Elmer Juneau is chosen for Applied Science scholarship award (comparable to L. A. Phi Beta Kappa) ; new brothers, Carl Stout and Don Ingram, make with La Musique each Sunday on the organ and in the choir respectively; Johnny Mikle brings athletic laurels to the Gymnastic team and Acacia; George Lockwood was promoted to Junior Editor on DO, and At Knox heads Winter Carnival Stockingfoot dance.

GEORGE LOCKWOOD.

Texas From now on, please disregard any statement I make about Texas being sunny. Ole Man Winter has just spent his vacation down here and had a riotous time. After one cold spell in late J anuary, sunshine and warmth reigned supreme until Ed Lemmon, Blizzard Boy himself, came down from the frigid north and brought all of the sleet and cold that wasn't being used up there. Although the weather was a mite unpleasant while Brother Lemmon was here, we enjoyed his visit very much. Ed liked us so very much that he left us a present, his dirty clothes. Indian giver that he is, he requested later that we forward the clothes to him.

Now that the usual chit chat is out of the way I will get down ¡to the chapter news. Being as this is a social fraternity, let's discuss the social life of the chapter.

Shall we? Good! The Ladies' Auxiliary started the semester off for us with a Suppressed Desire party. Not all of the suppressed desires were expressed by the members or their dates, but the costumes were very entertaining, to say the least.

And I have, because I can't think of anything else to say about them. Joe Bailey won first place among the men with a Roman toga, while Lorraine Baird took first place among the women with a bubble dancer costume.

The Gamma Phi Beta Sorority entertained us with an open house on March 9.

The affair had a "Kid Party" theme, and may I say that the Gamma Phis have their share of nice looking kids. We were entertained by a skit depicting Acacia as a wolf who led innocent Gamma Phis astray. Ha! I laugh. The moral of the skit was that a Gamma Phi can handle any ole wolf that comes along.

The high point of the chapter's social season was on March 17, when the chapter held its Spring Formal at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel.

In the field of sports, we again ended up with a .500 average. This time it was in basketball. We defeated AEPi and SAE, but lost two games to Kappa Sigma, our eternal nemesis. Ed Cogburn advanced to the semi-finals in Ping Pong, but the other entries lost out in the first round.

Charlie Nemir defeated his first opponent in boxing but forfeited later to the man because he was unable to continue in boxing because of a sprained wrist. (From the way I've been using the word "but" in the last few sentences, I feel like I was raised on a goat farm). Bill Thomas and Joe Smyer represented the chapter in Handball. Bill won his first match and lost out in the second match. Joe decided that he would not continue in the sport after his first match, mainly because he lost and was automatically eliminated.

The chapter athletes are now awaiting the softball season with batted breaths (Pun!) (I know that puns don't have to be pointed out, but I just want to be sure).

The new pledges of the chapter are: Dan H. Terry, Lamesa; Joseph R. Bailey,

The Triad, Spring, 1951 Jasper; Fred T. Dishongh, Cleveland; James F. Rogers, Palacios; John Wiley, Albany; Paul N. Wilson, Great Neck, New York; NormanS. Spencer, Jr., Big Spring; Peter M. Suarez, Austin; and W. Ross Anglin, Austin.

On February 18 we initiated Edmund L. Cogburn, Billy McAdams, Donald McClure, Charles Nemir, Robert Ratliff, Fred Steiner, and William Thomas.

Charles Nemir was recently initiated into Phi Eta Sigma, freshman honorary.

Ross Anglin became a member this past fall. Henry Moore was voted the outstanding pledge of APO for the fall semester. This is the second outstanding APO pledge we have had in the chapter, Jack Steele being the other one. Merlyn Bruce was elected president of Hogg Debating Society (No, he doesn't call hogs).

With Round-Up and Varsity Carnival yet to come, the chapter is looking forward to a very busy spring.

Well, I gotta go!

LEE HAY

79 the chapter house, in care of the Mothers' Club. Thanks.

The room which Brother R. E. Green, Nebraska, redecorated and furnished for visiting alumni and their wives has been affectionately named "The Green Room " and is the pride of the house. The walis are finished in forest green and graygreen, with 'the bedspread and drapes in contrasting pale tangerine. Take notice, alumni! Come and visit us while in Los Angeles, and bring your wives along! Our appreciation and thanks go with Mr.

been placed around "zipper-lip" (Jim Peila) to see that he doesn't give their plans away this time, as he did last semester. What did you threaten him with this time, boys?!

Many of our brothers are now serving Uncle Sam, and yours truly has kept in close contact with each of them, to keep them informed of doings in the house and to send them news from "home" in general. Bert Hathaway is finishing his training in the Medical Field Service School in Texas. Don Krogseng is with the Air

UCLA Greetings from the sun-bathed paths of Westwood Village. The warm afternoons have found we Uclans sunbathing on the roof, or more usually at Santa Monica Beach. Ah! What a life! But to get down to business.

With the draft news and the war in Korea, rushing among the fraternities is at a new low. The average on the UCLA campus is seven pledges per house. We are doing OK since we now have a pledge class of nine. They are: Bill Chapel, Don Cox, Fred Grundeman, Art Houk, Pete Laubach, Jack Mischaud, John Schrieber, Jack Trost, and George Wheeler.

Five more men are now sporting the jeweled triangle on their Cashmeres.

After a grueling four days, the following men took the final steps: Robert Armstrong, William Bennett, Ronald Garabedian, Philip Nassief, and Charles Pierson. The initiation was followed by a banquet in ¡the chapter house, Bob Armstrong and Phil Nassief walking off with the honors. Bob Armstrong captured scholastic honors with a 2.9 average. Phil Nassief was elected outstanding pledge of the fall pledge class. As the pins for the initiates had not arrived, five actives gave up their pins for the "cause." The following Monday night, the five "pinnings" were announced and cigars for the unbelievable price of two and one-half cents apiece were passed out to the brethren.

The Mothers' Club is putting the finishing touches on the new powder-room, and it really looks swell. The mothers, under their new president, Mrs. Noel Madison, have done a wonderful job, and on April 25 they are holding a rummage sale to raise funds for the chapter and to continue the activities of the Club itself.

We could really use everyone's help, so if you have anything at all that you have no use for, especially in the line of old clothing or books, please send it along to

UCLA Last y ear's " Night on the Nile" at UCLA cou ld hav e come right out of a C. B. DeMille production stan¡in g Bob (Hope) Schlemmer.

Green as he starts an approximate six months tour of Europe.

"Father" Henry, our new Junior Dean, opened the semester's social program with a terrific dance, given at the chapter house in honor of the new initiates.

March 31 will bring our big spring costume party, "The Fools' Frolic," which will be followed by the spring formal, and "The Night on the Nile." Our round of exchanges will open with Alpha Xi Delta Sorority.

The annual "All-University Spring Sing" is coming up soon. Last year we just missed winning a place in the finals ; this year, under the leadership of Ralph Heidsieck, we are going to make sure that we don't just miss again!

Our intramurals program has got off to a good start under the leadership of Everett Mann. We have won two out of the three basketball games which we have played so far, and softball practice will soon start. Last semester we came in eleventh in intramurals out of UCLA's forty-three fraternities.

There are rumors that the pledges are getting ready to ditch, and they seem to be taking special care that no word of their plans leaks out. A special guard has

Force in England; Bob Shaw is with the Fortieth Division in Korea ; Bob Deter is in Georgia in the Army; and Bob Hefner, who has been visiting us quite often, is studying radar and electronics in the Navy in San Diego. Bob Schlemmer, Venerable Dean and Cadet Colonel of the ROTC at UCLA last semester, has left for Georgia as a Second-Lieutenant. A desk pen-set was _presented to him by the brothers he left behind to carry on in hi::; place. Good luck, men!

John Stauff, one of our past Venerable Deans, who graduated from our Northern Branch in Berkeley, stayed with us for a few days (weeks, excuse me!) on his way back from Minnesota. He was so popular we named one of our tropical fish after him. Another guest was Maurice Stoffer, past Junior Dean from the Washington Chapter . He is now an Ensign in the Navy.

This June 15, we are losing six men from our chapter. This is the largest graduating class since our founding in 1948. This group includes our last two Charter Members, Toby Madison, who h as been elected the outstanding Acacian of the UCLA Chapter for 1950-51, and Robert Benson.

This is a sign that we are over the rough

The Triad, Spring, 1951

80 part at last, and the UCLA Chapter is well on its way to take its place among the established chapters of Acacia throughout the country. The other graduates include: Robert Henry, Daryl Johnson, William Murphey, and Knox WilTOBY R. MADISON liams.

PHILIP N ASSIEF

Vermont Since our installation last. December 9, we have pledged three new men. They are Ovid Bani, Manila, Philippine Islands; Gerald Cunningham, Barre; and Henry Orner, South Rhodesia, South Africa-all of the class of 1952. With the able assistance of our Senior Dean, Jim Keegan, we hope to have several men ready for initiation soon. In addition to the above named men our pledge class includes John Barnard, Pittsford; Harold Church, Bennington; Michael Newton, South Windham; and Edward S. Mead, Haverford, Penn. Our first initiation was held on March 9, on which day we added Mr. Victor Peterson to our brotherhood as an alumnus member. The following day Leslie Greer and David Kendall became active members. Marty Delbrouck, Doc Bradley, and six New Hampshire boys assisted us.

Not all work was in preparation for the initiation. Some of the boys have decided to paint their rooms and they've done a wonderful job of improving the interior of the chapter house.

The big event here at Vermont is our annual Kake Walk. This is the time when everyone takes a break from his school work, lets his hair down, and enjoys all facets of our equivalent to the Mardi Gras.

The first event of the four-day holiday was the Kake Walk Ball which was enhanced by the music of Claude Thornhill. Prior to the ball the U. V. M. campus was alive with campaigning candidates for king and queen of Kake Walk. Sororities and fraternities went all out" to sell their respective candidates to the student body. The winners were Arthur Pruneau of Kappa Sigma and Rhoda Davison of Alpha Chi Omega. They were selected to reign for one wonderful week end.

The next two nights, four fraternities whose skits had been selected kept everyone amused with their jokes and antics.

Acacia entered a team of walkers in the famed "walkin' fa' de kake," and although they didn't win us a cake, the brothers awarded them one with our hearty thanks. We also had a snow sculpture entered in the contest. The weather didn't favor us for we had a week of warm weather, and the artistic efforts of several fraternities ran down the drain to Lake Champlain.

James Keegan has replaced Dudley Johnson as Senior Dean, and Dud has moved on to the position of Venerab1e Dean. Frank Moren has also taken over the office of Junior Dean.

Here is an item which may be of some interest.

VERMONT Jerry Beebe and Dick Wolfe "Walked fo' de Kake" at Vermont's annual four day holiday, the Kake Walk.

One of our new brothers, Leslie Geer, was initiated a year, lacking three hours, from the time he was pledged. Les was pledged to Acacia in George Croyle's room at the Hotel Vermont at 9:00 P.M. on March 10, 1950; our first initiation was completed at 6:00 P.M. on March 10, 1951.

RICHARD MILNE

Washington "What's going on, a Beaux Arts Ball?"

"Almost," replied the shrouded figures, "We're a couple of ghost riders in the sky headed for the Washington Chapter's winter record party." When they arrived they found the chapter house decked out in all sorts of record advertisements-and when they looked around they saw that the records had come to life. The 'Prisoner of Love,' 'William Tell Overture,' 'I Taught I Taw a Puddy Tat' and 'Candy Kisses' were there along with a host of others.

Les Street and his date came as 'Harbor Lights' and took first prize: matched gold cups. Everyone had a wonderful time and a round of applause goes to our social chairman, Alan McAllister, and his committee chairmen, John Stevens and Tom Gibbs.

Another party that come to mind was the balloon fireside which turned out to be quite a popping affair, thanks to the efforts of Russ Bruner and his less windy assistants, who contributed much of the necessary air.

Among the exchanges we had during winter quarter were get-togethers with

Alpha Omicron Pi and Kappa Alpha Theta.

The social season was finished off in grand style with the tremendously successful Yell ow Dog Trot. This was the Yellow Dog's first date affair in many years. Much credit goes to Alumnus Larry Wells and to Jim McKellar and George Hall of the active chapter in making the affair such a success. Many "old hounds" we hadn't seen for years showed up. We were pleased to see them and were glad they enjoyed themselves.

Winter quarter found Acacia with a fighting, hard driving basketball team competing in Washington's intramural play. Such men as Ralph Thornton, Jerry LaJambe, Tom Gibbs, Lloyde Alton, Jerry Morrison, Hugh Kneip, Gordon Henrikson and Jim McKellar gave Acacia a second place position in intramural league standings by their able ball handling.

Carrying the fighting spirit further, Jim McKellar, Stan Dickey and Don Molinero went out and brought in first place in the all-fraternity ping pong competition. The boys with the paddle also came off with second place in the all-university competition.

Sitting among the trophys on the mantle can be seen a new addition to the Acacia family. The shiny new cup commemorates Acacia's first place in the recent campus chest drive solicitations.

Through the coordinated hard work of the whole chapter directed by Charles Jardine, the chapter really came through with flying colors.

Our newest legacy is six pound Michael McCredy, who was born March 2 to Tara and Mac McCredy. Mac set a record for the University by being the first student body president to have a child while holding office. Congratulations, Mac and Tora.

The active chapter has been greatly strengthened during the past quarter by the addition of nine new "wearers of the jeweled triangle." The new initiates include: Loren E. Ray, Seattle; Paul F. Moran, Kirkland; Donald J . Petram, Mercer Island; Charles V. Gibbs, Winlock; George S. Lavenson, Jr., Tacoma; Darrel B. Davis, Puyallup; Gerald G. Burg, Steilacoom; Rollin J. Swanson, Seattle, and Donald Molinero, Roslyn.

The end of winter quarter finds a pledge class composed of: Phillip H. Kneip, Tacoma; Lloyd Alton, Tacoma; William Proctor, Seattle; Lester E. Street, Tacoma; Jerry Morrison, Tacoma; Glen Lorig, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Dave Howard, Seattle. The latter two men joined the pledge class during the past quarter.

On March 15 we were honored to have as our dinner guests the Washington State Apple Blossom Queen, Lily Jo Hammans, and her court. Lily J o is no stranger to the house as she is the sister of Ben Hammans. We were pleased to see her and hope she returns soon.

Incidentally, the dinner was prepared by two of our pledges, in the absence of Lita, our cook, who was ill. Bill Proctor and Jerry Morrison aided by Brother Ray took over the kitchen and turned out a very commendable dinner. Nice going guys.

The Triad, Spring, 1951 The pledges are now hard at work on the pledge project. They decided to replace our present bulletin board with one that will provide more adequate space for our many notices.

Scholarship? The rumors have it that Acacia took first place among fraternities during fall quarter, and, with a new formal study plan being initiated by our Venerable Dean, Charles Jardine, we expect to continue on the same high level through the following quarters.

The service has called three more Washington Acacians into action since this column last came your way. Morrie Stoffer, recently elected as our chapter's outstanding senior, is now serving with the navy as an ensign. The air force has Virgil Lang and Gqrdon Wood securely under their control. Virge is now stationed in San Antonio, Texas, and Woody is waiting the calling up of his active reserve unit in :Portland, Oregon.

A new tradition has been inaugurated for our brothers going into the armed services. Each mans' beer mug is being left with the chapter as he leaves. The mugs are being placed on the mantle of the chapter room to await the fellows return.

With winter snows melting, and spring just around the corner, the thoughts of all Washington Acacians are on the Spring Formal which is to be held this year at the Seattle Golf and Country Club on April 14. At this writing, all indications are that this will be one of the best formals 1 ever.

That's all the news for now. Our thanks 1 to the U.C.L .A. Chapter for the hospitality shown to Brother Morrie Stoffer recently.

Remember-our welcome mat is always out for out of town brothers. Drop in and see US. GRANT ANGLE

Washington State The winter was unusually mild here at Washington State, but March came in ' roaring like a lion. This means, however, that it should go out like a lamb so we ¡ are looking forward to a fine spring.

Jim (P.P.) Falk is our new V.D., reI placing Don Hinkson. Hink has done a I fine job during his term of office and an electric razor was presented to him as a vote of thanks. The other officers are: Dobby Weigardt, S.D.; Bill McQueen, J.D.; John Ray, S.S.; and Bern Donahue, J.S. Courtesy week found eight eager, unsuspecting pledges eligible for initiation.

After proper preparation for the occasion 1 the following fellows were initiated: I Louis Harding, Vern Gramling, Mr. Dethrage, faculty member, Melvin Babcock, I Lee Long, Gary Whitinger, George Levie, and Joe Alfaro.

Eight familiar faces are missing this semester, five fellows graduating and 1 three joining the services. Ken Clark, I Floyd Green, Gordy Sylvester, Chuck Jehle, and Wally Green graduated, and I Bill Swanland, Bob C~oper, and Jack

81 Earnest have enlisted. We wish these fel- golf, tennis, and baseball ; we have hopes lows the best of luck wherever they may for all three. be and hope they will visit us whenever We held our first initiation on March 11, possible.

1951, making active members of Jim RobDuke Stowe was unanimously elected inson, Dale Reistad, Ken Hass, Ivan Fry, as our outstanding senior. Be sure and Daniel Parkinson, Don Wenzler, Alan read his article in the outstanding senior P atzke, and Bob Watson.

SEction and see why he was so chosen.

Our rushing program, directed by chairOne thing the article fails to mention is man Bill Woods, has brought results in that he is a very ardent member of the pledging Bob Bell, J ames Lar kin, Chris EOYD. Mesoloras, Dave Lund, Don Amundson, After a dry-run sneak which turned out Rolf K ilingstad, Art Leipold, Owen Monslightly to the worse for the pledges, they fils, Dick Fjeldheim, Cliff Lee, and Happy finally mustered up enough courage to Blink. pull the real thing. Under the planning of Socially the fraternity has gone all out Dick Lee, President, Ron McHugh, Veep, in all activities. Exchange dinners with and Winston Saimons, Secretary, they sororities are held almost every week, made a week end of it by visiting Couer making those who have to eat at a sorority appreciate our excellent cook. Serenading d 'Alene, Idaho. The other pledges are : Keith Kuechmann, John Atkinson, Mike also is a must each Monday night as we Fisher, Jim Oien, Jay Evett, Dave Hardy, make up for lost time. Singing at three sororities per week we hope to have Dale Thompson, and John Stotler.

Our annual U. S. 0. Go was a huge everyone singing "Honey" within a short success, as usual. Immortal Dave Beck time. Parties, or "brawls" as some call (Floyd Green to the uninformed) showed them, are also occupying our social chairup in a uniform nearly as ancient as him- man Gary Schlosstein and his committee. self. The Spring Formal is April 21, and Gary has tried to make most of the paris being held in conjunction with the ties costume and all have gone over with DU's. Through the planning of social a bang. His invention for making the livchairman Bill McQueen, we have had a ing room very popular with the couples waffle fireside, and a western fireside, is burned out bulbs in most of the lamps. with a progressive (eat-and-run) dinner Themes such as the "Monster Rally" and with the TKE's, KD's and Alpha Phi's "Beachcomber Shipwreck" help make the parties a success. We are all looking coming up soon. (Function, that is.)

Mourning the loss of such stalwarts as forward to our spring formal to be held Ken Clark and Bill Swanland (and the at the exclusive "Edgewater Hotel" on the addition of me) the bowling team has lake.

Happenings in the house on the lighter dropped from first to fourth place, but still has a good chance to finish "in the side have been the initiation of all pledges into the "Black Foot Society." Originally dough."

R.O .T.C. has gone over in a big way the a pledge society to cure the actives of their last few months. Even the Seniors have lordly ways, the tables were turned and gone hog-wild. Duke Stowe, Don Hinkson, all pledges were given the black foot Bud Armstrong, John Jones, Walt John- which consisted of black oak stain painted son, and Dean Helling have joined the on one foot. Also initiated as an honorary Senior Arnold Air Society, and John Ray member of this organization was a late has joined the Junior air society. Louis arriving visitor to the house, traveling Harding and John Stotler are now mem- secretary Edwin Lemmon.

JOHN J . KUTIL bers of Sigma Iota, hotel administration honorary, and John Jones has joined the National Collegiate Players.

George Patterson Appointed GEORGE LIVIE

Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio

Wisconsin Spring is h ere at Wisconsin and the urge to see different and br ight colors inside the house as well as out, has prompted the men of Acacia to apply the paint to the rest of the house. In the fall semester we painted the hall and dining room. We now have completed the powder room, kitchen, and living room. This redecoration nearly completes the house ; only a few individual rooms are to be completed.

Our next major proj ect will be exterior painting.

Adding to our gray and green living room is a gold trophy that our racket boys won in their division for badininton.

Ralph Eckert, Bud Eggert, Peanuts Lohrey, and Dick Creager did the job of bringing in the first trophy of the year.

We have three sports left to compete in,

Recently appointed to the position of Assistant Attorney .General of the State of Ohio was George P atterson, who is also adviser to the Cincinnati Chapter. George was a prominent figure at the last Conclave, where he served on the Jurisprudence Committee which presented a major revision of the Fraternity constitution to the delegates.

In his new position Brother Patterson h as charge of a branch of the work which concerns the aged and public welfare. For the time being he is continuing to reside in Cincinnati and commuting to Columbus each week. He has been practicing law in Cincinnati where he attended law school.

George Eichner, Franklin, died on Januar y 21 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. He was initiated in 1923.

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Constitutional Amendments Approved by Chapters · In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of The Acacia Fraternity, the following amendments are printed in the and proclaimed by the NationaL President to be in force. These amendments have been. p~sed by .the de!egates. to the 26th Conclave and have been ratified by a vote of two-thirds of the chapters. The Laws of ~cac1a ts now bem!! revtSe~ to tncludc these amendments and will be at•ailable to actives and alumni within a month or ttl.!o. Tht~ sa':le volume wtll contam also t~e amended B y-Laws, which were approved by the Conclave but which do not requtre rattficatwn by the chapters nor offi.etal printin g in the magazine of the Fraternity.

TRIAD

Be it enacted by the 26th Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity that the Constitution be amended as follows: That Article 1 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a new section 1-102 to read as follows: "1-102. PURPOSE. The Fraternity is organized for fraternal , scientific, literary or educational purposes. ('50)" That Section 1-201 be, and the same hereby is, amended by inserting the words "Alumni Chapters, Alumni Associations" in the second line thereof following the word "chapters" and by striking out the word "Officers" in the third line thereof and substituting Uh.erefor the word "Council"; said section to read as follows after amendment: "1 -201. CONSTITUENCY. The Fraternity shall consist of active chapters, Alumni Chapters, Alumni Associations, together with the National Council and Chapter Advisers. ('28, Art. 2, #1; '50)" That Section 1-301 be. and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the word "twelve" in the third line thereof and substituting therefore the word "thirty" so that said section , as amended, shall read as follows: "1 -301. PETITIONS. Petitions for chartering a new chapter shall be in such form as the National Council may provide and shall be signed by thirty or more persons each of whom must be a student in the university or college where it is proposed that such new chapter shall be located or a member of the faculty of such university or college. ('28, Art. 3, #1; '35: '50)" That Section 1-302 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the word "officers" in the last line thereof and adding the words "members or the Executive Secretary" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "1 -302. INVESTIGATION. Each petition for chartering a new chapter shall be investigated and reported upon by one or more National Council Members or the Executive Secreta ry . ('28, Art. 3. #2: '50)" That Section 1-402 be, and the same hereby is repealed and the following substituted for the same.

"1 -402. SUSPENSION OR OTHER ACTION

BY COUNCIL. The National Council, by the affirmative vote of a majority of its members, may, until the next succeeding meeting of the National Conclave, suspend the charter of any chapte r , or take any other action other than the revocation of a charter, except revocation as herein otherwise provided, for any violation of the provisions of the Constitution, By- Laws or the Code of Procedure. ('28, Art. 4, #2; '50) ..

That Article 4 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a new section 1-402a to read as follows: "1-402a. FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SCHOLARSHIP AVERAGE. Any chapter which fails repeatedly to maintain a scholarship average above the all-men's average on its campus may be suspended by the National Council. ('50) ..

That Article 5 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a new section 1-505 to read as follows: "1 -505 . DUTIES OF COUNCIL. In addition to the duties which generally pertain to a governing board, the National Council shall have charge of the public relations of the Fraternity and general supervision of all matters relating to scholarship. They shall have charge of chapter inspections and all matters pertaining to chapter members, fraternity expansion and installation of new chapters. They shall have complete authority and responsibility for the editing and publishing of the TRIAD. ('50) " That Section 1-601 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding the words "National First Vice-President and National Second VicePresident" between the words "President and National" in the second line thereof, and bv striking out the words "National Secretary" in the third line and "National Editor" in the fourth line thereof so that said section , as amended, shall read as follows : "1-601. QUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS. The National Officers shall be th e National President, National First Vice-President, National Second Vice-President. National Counselor, and National Treasurer, each of whom shall be an alumnus member of ,. chaPter of the Fraternity. ( '28. Art. 6, #1: '37; '50)" That Section 1-602 be. and the same hereby is. amended bv striking out the words "National Editor and National Secretary" in the ninth line thereof and substituting therefor the words "National Firrt Vice-President and

National Second Vice-President" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: " 1-602. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The National Officers shall be elected by a majority vote of the National Conclave, taken by ballot, for a term of office expiring upon the installation of their successors, who shall be elected at the second succeeding National Conclave. They shall be elected in two groups at alternate Conclaves, the National President, National Counselor and National Treasurer at one Conclave and the National First Vice-President and National Second Vice-President at the next Conclave. ('28 ; Art. 6. #2: '37; ' 50)" That Section 1-603 be, and the same here by is, repealed, and the following substituted for the same: "1-603. VACANCY IN OFFICE: UNEXPIRED TERM. Where one or more of the National Council Offices shall become vacant for any reason between assembled Conclaves, such vacancy or vacancies shall be filled by a majority vote of the remaining members of the National Council, said· appointee or appointees to serve only until the next regularly assembled Conclave, at which time a successor or successors on the National Council shall be elected to serve the remainder of the unexpired term . Any resignation of a member of the National Council shall be submitted to the National Conclave, if assembled; otherwise, any resignation shall be submitted to the National Council. ('28, Art. 6. #3; '37; '50)" That Section 1-605 be, and the same hereby is , amended by striking out the words "within ten days of" and substituting therefor the the words "prior to" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "1 - 605. INSTALLATION: DUTY OF RETffiING OFFICER. The National Officers elected at a session of the National Conclave shall be installed in office at a joint meeting of the incoming and retiring National Councils to be held at the call of the National President prior to the February first next succeeding such Conclave. At such joint meeting each retiring National Officer shall turn over to his successor all the files, records, and property belonging to his office and shall furnish him with complete information concerning the duties, activities, and affairs of such office. ('28, Art. 6, #5; '50)" That Section 1-606 be , and the same hereby is, repealed, and the following section sub stituted for the same, to read as follows: "1-606. REPORTS OF OFFICERS. The National President, National Treasurer, and Executive Secretary shall submit to the National Conclave a report covering the work of his office during the term of his incumbency. ('28, Art. 6, #6; '50) " That Section 1- 607 be, and the same hereby is, repealed, a nd the following section substituted for the same, to read as follows: "1 - 607. AUDITS; SUBMISSION TO CONCLAVE. The books of the National Treasurer and the Executive Secretary shall be audited biennially by a qualified accountant or certified public accountants appointed by the National President on or before July preceding the Conclave. Such audits shall include an itemized statement of assets, liabilities, and inventory of equipment, and such audit shall be submitted to the National Council and by the National Council to the National Conclave. ('28, Art. 6, #7; '50)" That Section 1-608 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the word "National" in line one thereof and substituting therefor the word "Executive"; by striking out the word "the" at the beginning of the second line of said section; by striking out the words "National Editor" in the second line of said section and substituting therefor "Traveling Secretaries"; by striking out the words "(Not less than Five Thousand Dollars) " in line four; by striking out the word "Conclave" m the fifth line of said section and substituting therefor the word "Council" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "1 -608. BONDS OF OFFICERS. The Executive Secretary, National Treasurer, and the Travelin!f Secretaries shall each give a surety company s bond in such amount as the National Council may require, such bonds to be approved and held by the National President.

The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Fraterri!ty. ('28, Art. 6, #8; '50)" . That Section 1-610 be, and the same hereby IS, repealed, and that the following substitute section be enacted: " 1-610. ARCHIVES: APPOINTMENT OF KEEPER. AU records, documents and other property shall be deposited in the Archives which shall be located at the National Head-

quarters and the Executive Secretary shall have custody and be charged with the preservation and safekeeping of the same. ('28, Art. 6, #10; '50) ..

That Article 6 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding new section as follows : "1-611. NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS. The National Council shall establish a National Headquarters in such locality as the Council may deem best and provision for the payment of rental and upkeep of the same shall be made by the Conclave biennally. ('50)" That Section 1-701 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the following two sentences in lines 11. 12, 13, and 14 thereof "He shall have charge of the public relations of the Fraternity. He shall have supervision of matters relating to scholarship," so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "1-701. DUTIES OF PRESIDENT. The National President shall be the chief executive officer of the Fraternity. He shall preside at all meetings of the National Council and at all sessions of the National Conclave and shall appoint all Conclave committees and any other committees pertaining to the work of the national organization. He shall have authority at any time to examine the files and records of the Fraternity or any of its officers. to review all reports made by or to other National Officers, and to require a report from any chaPter, Chapter Adviser, or National Officer. He shall have such other powers and duties as usually pertain to the office of a President. ('28, Art. 7, #1; '46; '5<t)" That Article 8-Section 1- 801 and 1-802 be, and the same hereby are repealed. and a new section 1-803 be added to read as follows: "1-803. DUTIES OF NATIONAL FffiST VICE-PRESIDENT. The National First VicePresident shall have the powers and duties of the National President during the temp_o rary absence or disability of the National President. He shall have such other powers and duties as usually pertain to the office of VicePresident. ('50)" And that Article 8 be further amended by adding a new Section 1-804 to read as follows: "1-804. DUTIES OF NATIONAL SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT. The National Second VicePresident shall have the powers and duties of the National President during the temporary absence or disability of the National President and the National First Vice - President.

He shall have such other powers and duties as usually pertain to the office of Vice- President. ('50)" That Section 1-901 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding a semicolon after the word "for" in the third line thereof; by striking out that portion of said section beginning with the word "he" in the fourth line thereof and ending with the word "secretary" in the seventh line thereof; by inserting a period after the word "disbursement" in the tenth line thereof and by striking out that portion of the last sentence thereof beginning with the word "and" and ending with the word "statement" so that said section, as amended, shall read as follows: "1-901. DUTIES OF TREASURER. The National Treasurer shall have custody of all funds of the National Fraternity not otherwise specifically provided for; he shall keep a strict account of all funds. receipts, and disbursements. ('28, Art. 9, #1: '50)" Tha t Article 1-1001 be, and the same hereby is, repealed and the following new Section 1-1002 be substituted therefor to read as follows: " 1-1002. DUTY OF COUNSELOR. The National Counselor shall assume the duties of the President during the temporary absence or disability of the President and Vice- Presidents. ('50) ..

That Section 1-1101 be, and the same hereby is, repealed, and the following new Section 1-1102 is hereby added to read as follows: "1-1102. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. The National Council shall appoint an Executive Secretary who shall be an alumnus member of the Fraternity. He shall serve at the pleasure of the National Council and his compensation shall be fixed by the National Council within the budget adopted by each Conclave. Such Executive Secretary shall have such assistants as he may require whose compensation shall be fixed in the same manner as the compensation of the Executive Secretary. He shall receive all moneys paid to the National Fraternity and deposit the same to the account of the Acacia Fraternity in depositories approved by the National Council and account

The Triad, Spring, 1951 to the National Treasurer for the same. He shall maintain a complete set of books, membership records, and financial records. He shall keep a strict account of all receipts, receivables, payments, payables, and other financial matters of the National Fraternity. He shall send to the secretary of each chapter, monthly, within ten days after the first day of each month, a statement showing the items and amounts due from such chapter and the amount received by him applicable thereto.

He shall send to each new active member, upon receipt of his initiate's pledge, the official membership card and, upon receipt of his membership record and initiation fee, an engrossed certificate of membership in the form prescribed by the National Council, and he shall send a similar certificate of membership to each new honorary member upon receipt of his membership record. He shall, subject to the authority and approval of the National Council, draw checks upon a revolving fund established in the name of the Fraternity for the purpose of paying small and incidental bills. It shall be his duty to account to the National Council monthly for all items expended out of such revolving fund. ('50)" That Article 11 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding the following new section numbered 1- 1103.

"1-1103. TRAVELING SECRETARIES. The National Council may provide for one or more traveHng secretaries whose duties shall be prescribed by the National Council and who shall be under the direct supervision of the Executive Secretary and whose compensation shall be determined and fixed by the National Council within the budget adopted at each Conclave. ('50)" That Sections 1-1302 and 1- 1303 be, and the same hereby are, amended by striking out the words "chapters or chapter" wherever the same appears following the word "alumni" in either section so that the sections read as follows: "1-1302. ELECTION AND QUALIFICATION. Between May first and June first of each odd year each chapter shall nominate a Chapter Adviser, who shall be an alumnus of the Fraternity, at a joint meeting of its actives and alumni, called for that purpose, wherein each active member and each alumnus member shall be entitled to cast one vote, and a majority of the total number of votes cast shall be necessary for nomination. ('28, Art. 13, #2; '50)" "1-1303. TERM OF OFFICE; ELECTION OF SUCCESSOR. The Executive Secretary shall be notified of the successful nominee by written certificate, signed by the presiding officer of the alumni and by the Venerable Dean, within five days after such election. When such nominee has been approved by a majority vote of the National Council, his election shall be proclaimed by the National P resident. The Chapter Adviser so nominated and elected shall take office forthwith and continue in office until his successor is nominated and elected. ('28, Art. 13, #3; '29; '39)" That Section 1-1602 be, and the same hereby is, repealed and the following section is substituted for the same to read as follows: "1 - 1602. ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP. The active membership of each chapter shall be composed entirely of male students, members of the faculty, and alumni of the university or college at which such chapter is located, who have been duly elected, pledged, and initiated in~o Acacia, and each of whom, at the time of his initiation, was a Master Mason in good standing and the member of a lodge working under the jurisdiction of the regular Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons: a son or a brother of a Master Mason; or who has been recommended by two Master Masons; and each of whom at the time of his pledging and initiation was not an adherent of any creed or organization which seeks to restrain its members from affiliation with Masonic organizations. ('28, Art. 16, #2; '31; '33; '37; '50)" That Section 1- 1701 be, and the same hereby is, repealed, and the following section be substituted for the same to read as follows: "1-1701. INVITATION; PROPOSAL; BALLOT. Active membership in Acacia shall be solely by invitation of a chapter extended pursuant to a vote taken as hereinafter provided.

Proposals for membership shall be made by a member of the chapter at a stated or special meeting. The vote upon such proposals sh!lll be by secret ballot taken at a stated or spec1al meeting and a unanimous vote of those present and voting shall be nec~ssary. for elect_ion. If at any time up to a':d mcludin~ th_e tune of initiation of the cand1date an ob]ect10n thereto is made and is s.ustained by a vote (taken by secret ballot) of one-third of those present and voting he shall be depledged immediately.

Provided, however, that a Rushing and Pled_ging Committee may be elected by secret wntten ballot of two-thirds of those present a_nd voting at any regular meeting of the active chapter. Such committee shall co~sist of not more than five members of the active chapter and shall be elected for a period of not longer than the end of the ensuing school year. The Venerable Dean and Rushing Chairman shall be members of such Committee. Such ~om­ mittee shall have full power and author1ty to

83 rush and pledge prospective members without further vote of the active chapter, under such rules and regulations as said Committee, from time to time may adopt and the active chapter approve. ('28, Art. 17, #1; '41; '50)" That Section 1-1804 be, and the same hereby is, repealed, and the following section is substituted to read as follows: "1-1804. FACULTY INITIATE; ALUMNUS MEMBER ON OPTION. A member of the faculty of a university or college who shall have become a member of Acacia may become, at his option, an alumnus member upon his initiation. ( '28, Art. 18, #4; '50)" That Section 1- 1806 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the words "Except the right to vote. They shall not be liable for any initiation fees or dues either national or local" in the eighth, ninth, and tenth lines thereof so that said section as amended shall read as follows: "1-1806. HONORARY MEMBERSHIP; NATIONAL COUNCIL APPROVAL. Any male person may be elected an honorary member of any one chapter, subject, however, to the approval of the National Council. The Executive Secretary shall notify the chapter of the action taken by the National Council. Honorary members shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of alumni members. ('20, Art. 18, #6; '35; '50)" That Section 1- 2101 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding the following words after the word "affairs" and placing a comma in place of a period after said word. "Except as hereinafter provided for in the Constitution, By-Laws and Code of Procedure" and by striking out the word " National" in the sixth line thereof and substituting the word "Executive" so that the same shall read as follows: "1-2101. CHAPTER JURISDICTION; CONSTITUTION AND BY -LAWS. The Chapter shall have jurisdiction over local affairs, except as herein provided for in the Constitution, By-Laws, and Code of Procedure. Each active chapter shall adopt a constitution and by-laws which shall conform to the provisions of this Constitution and By-Laws. It shall file with the Executive Secretary a copy of its Constitution and By-Laws and of all amendments thereto, certified by the Venerable Dean and Secretary. ('28, Art. 21, #1; '50)" That Section 1- 2304 be, and the same hereby is, amended by adding the following sentence, after the word "initiation" "No pledge shall be initiated nor shall such initiation be valid, unless and until his initiation fee and all other fees due at the time of initiation as provided by the National and local Const!tu.~ tions and By-Laws shall have been fully pa!d, so that the said section as amended shall read as follows: "1-2304. BADGE AND INITIATION FEES. Before or at the time of his initiation the pledge shall pay a badge fee equal to the cost of the official badge of the Fratermty, for which he shall be provided with the official badge at the time of his initiation. No pledge shall be initiated nor shall such m1t1ation be valid unless and until his initiation fee and all other fees due at the time of initiation as provided by the National and local Constit_utions and By-Laws shall have been fully pa1d. ('28, Art. 23, #4; '39; '50)" That Section 1-2308 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the . words " be instructed in the history and trad1 tions of the Acacia Fraternity and shall" said W?rds bemg in the third and fourth lines of sa1d section, and substituting therefor a sub-section numbered (5) " the history, laws and traditiOns. of the Acacia Fraternity" so that sa1d sectiOn shall read as follows: "1-2308. EXAMINATION OF CANDIDATES; PROFICIENCY. After the pledgmg_ ceremony and before his initiation, each candidate shall pass ·a satisfactory examination in the followin1h Date and place of founding of Acacia.

(2) Chapter roll.

(3) Names and addresses of National Officers.

(4) Preamble.

(5) History, laws and traditions of the Acacia Fraternity. .

This examination shall be held m an open fraternity meeting. A majority vote ,s hall be required to decide his profic1ency. ( 28, Art. 23, #8; '50)" That Section 1-2401 be,_and the sam~ , hereby is, amended by removmg the words . chapters" from said sub-section (5) from th1s section so that the same shall read a~ follows: "1-2401 (5). An armual per cap1ta fee upon alumni members . ('28, Art. 24, #1; '35; '37; '39· '41" '50)" That ' Section 1-2404 be, and the same hereby is amended by striking out the word :•nationai" in the third line thereof and su!Jstituting the word "executive" and by addmg the words "as fixed by National Coun~il " following the word " tax" in the th1rd !me thereof, and by also striking . out the words "dunng any part of wh1ch he 1s a member of an alumnus chapter" in the fourth and fifth lmes thereof; also by ·striking out the w~~d ',',t.ax " and substituting therefor the word fee , so

that said section as amended shall read as follows: "1-2404. ALUMNI, ANNUAL PER CAPITA FEE. Every alumnus member except life members shall pay to the Executive Secretary the alumni per capita fee fixed by the National Council for each fiscal year, including the fiscal year in which his status changes from active to alumnus. (Added '35, Art. 24, #2a (1), '39: '41; '50) " That Section 1-2412 be, and the same hereby is, repealed and the following substituted therefor: "1-2412. DONORS; DESIGNATIONS. Members who shall have paid the alumni life membership fee of $100.00 shall be known as life members and shall receive the official publications of the Fraternity free of charge; life members who contribute more than $1 ,000.00 in the aggregate shall be designated as patrons; such additional contributions may be placed in scholarship, building or such other fund or funds as may be designated or established by the National Council. ('28, Art. 24, #6; '35; Art. 24, #6c (1): '50)" That Section 1-2501 be, and the same hereby is, amended by striking out the words "active and alumni " in the seventh line thereof; by striking out the word "National" and substituting therefor the word "Executive," in the ninth line; and by striking out the words beginning with "each". in line eleven and ending with the word "vote" in line twelve thereof, so that said section shall read as follows: "1-2501. AMENDMENT; REFERENDUM; EFFECTIVE DATE. Subject to the provisions of Section 2 of Article XV ( 1- 1502) thereof, this Constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of those present and voting at any session of the National Conclave, ratified by a two-thirds referendum vote of all the chapters in good standing whose votes shall be received by the Executive Secretary within sixty days after he shall have m a iled the ballots therefor to the chapters. When any amendment is so ratified the National President shall make due proclamation thereof, whereupon the amendment shall become effective. ('28, Art. 25, #1; '35; Art. 25. #1 (1) '50)" Be it enacted by the 26th Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity that the following sections of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Fraternity be and the same hereby are, repealed: Sec. 1-801; 1-802: 1-1001; 1-1101 ; 1- 1805; 1-1807; 1- 2201 to 1-2207 inc.; 1-2405; 1-2411; 1-2'413; 1-2502.

Finally-That in all instances in our present Constitution where the term "National Secretary" is used, the term " Executive Secretary" shall be substituted therefor.

Two New Books Published

by Founder Malcolm George A. Malcolm, a Founder of Acacia, has recently added two books to the previous ones written by him. One is Legal and Judicial Ethics (Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., Rochester, New York) and the other is on quite a different subject: First Mal.a.yan Republic. The Story of the Philippines (Christopher Publishing House, Boston). Brother Malcolm, who holds honorary degrEes from the Universities of Michigan, the Philippines, and Tokyo, . was a resident of the Philippines for many years and served on its Supreme Court. He is now living in Hollywood, California.

Richard Bogan in Charge of New Tank Storage Terminal Richard Bogan, Northwestern, has been named by the General American Transportation Comp<1-ny to be in charge of the firm's new tank storage terminal now under construction in Chicago. Bogan has been a mill superintendent with the U.S. Gypsum Company in East Chicago, following his graduation from Northwestern where he served as Venerable Dean of the Acacia Chapter.

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Fish Story!

F ormer N a ti o n al C oun s e lor R ay Th mna.s turns fi sherman by hauling in a big one during a recen t v acation in A capulco, M exico.

Marriages Tom H Enderson, Cincinnati, to Miss P at Lucas, Mar ch 3, 1951, in Dayton, Ohio.

K enneth Leroy Skinner, Colorado, to Miss Lois Watts, March 18, 1951, in Denver, Colo.

Bob R obinson, Illinois, to Miss Joan Allen of Joliet, Illinois.

J ohn Ruffner , Illinois, to Miss Lois J ean Warstler of South Bend, Indiana.

Bill Ziegler, Illinois, to Miss Shirley Cannaven.

Jim Huffer, Indian a, to Miss Betty Kin g of Gas City, Indiana .

J oh n Irick, I ndian a, to Miss Marty Templeton of Bloomington, Indian a.

J ohn Weberg, India na, to Miss J acqueline Wr ight of P aris, Illinois.

Clinton Carrier, K ansas, to Miss Barbara Sells, J anuary 28, 1951, in Lawr ence, K ansas.

Richard Marquardt, K ansas, to Miss Lois H all, F ebruary 17, 1951, in L akin, Kansas.

J ames Wil tse, K ansas, to Miss D orothy J ones, J anuary 27, 1951, in K ansas City, Mo. Dean Ak ins, K an sas State, to Miss J anice H us, January 1951.

Leroy Shelton Collin s, Miami, to Miss Daisy Long, February 2, 1951, Immanuel Baptist Ch urch, Cincinnati, Ohio.

K en Umbach, Miami, to Miss J oy R ubenbauer, February 10, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

John Werth, Miami, to Miss Marion Dove, December, 1950.

Rowland Jackson, Missouri, to Miss Sarah Aberman of Niles, Michigan.

Gene Fishback, Nebraska, to Miss Arlene Lourie, January 21, 1951.

Gordon Mayo, New Hampshire, to Miss Anne Colby, March 2, 1951.

George Tsirimokos, New Hampshire, to Miss Julie Demos, December 1950.

Donald Reddicliffe, Northwestern, to Miss Atkinson, Winter, 1951.

William E . Jones, Northwestern, to Miss Donna Marie Huber, March 31, 1951, in LaCrosse, Wisconsin.

James Bak er , Ohio, to Miss Janet Hamilton, D ecember 10, 1950, in Youngstown, Ohio.

Foster Ewing, Ohio, to Miss Nancy Everhart, F ebruary 4, 1951, in Athens, Ohio.

Bob Forsythe, Ohio, to Miss Patricia Ayers, December 9, 1950, in San Antonio, Texas.

William K elly, Ohio, to Miss Beth E .

Almen, March 17, 1951, in Port Hueneme, California.

Eugene Wells, Ohio, to Miss Elaine Molnar, February 4, 1951, in Youngstown, Ohio.

Keith Starr Bennett, Oklahoma, to Miss Patsy June Raborn, December 30, 1950, in Houston, Tex as. At home : 960 Sherman, Denver, Colorado, Apt. 12.

Charles Hable, Penn State, to Miss Nancy Feltch, Janua ry 27, 1951.

Harry Hanes, Purdue, to Miss Cleo Dukes of Kendallville, Indiana Ed Sher wood, Purdue, to Miss Dot Lambr echt of Bedford, Indiana.

Ted Rew, Syracuse, to Miss Susan Hoffman, April 1, 1951.

Charles Rice, Syracuse, to Miss Joan Courter, March 31, 1951.

Bill Burdue, Washington, to Miss Mar lene L arson, March 17, 1951, at Shelby, Montana.

Jack Cowger, Washington, to Miss Mary McDermott, September 17, 1950.

Russell Segersten, Washington, to Miss Martha F osnick, November 22, 1950.

Don Turnbow, Washington, to Miss Shirley Stroble, November 17, 1950.

Berkner Named President of Brookhaven Laboratory Lloyd V. Berkner, Minnesota, has been elected as the first full-time president of the group which administers the atomic research center at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. The group is the Associated Universities, Inc., a non-profit corporation. Brother Berkner is a former State Department scientific adviser and a member of the staff of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He assumed his new office on February 15.

Lauren Seeley is Head of Engineering Society One of the charter members of the New Hampshire Chapter, Lauren Seeley, has been elected 1951 president of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers. Brother Seeley is dean of the college of technology and director of the Engineering Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire.

Arthur Burton Shutts Death came to Arthur Burton Shutts; Stanford, last November 31 after a long illness. Number 21 on the Acacia roll of his chapter, he also was a member of the varsity crew.

After graduation he practiced mining engineering in various par ts of the countr y and in Alaska and Mexico.

Dur ing the past twenty years he became widely known for his work with the coal industry in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his wife, who lives¡ in Danville, Pennsylvania, by two daughters, and a sister.

Births To Mr . and Mrs. J ohn Culver, Iow a State, a son .

To Mr. and Mrs. Willia m P eycke, K ansas S tate, a son, William J a mes Peycke, March 8, 1951.

To Mr. and Mrs. Buck Buchanan , Michigan, a daughter.

Mr. Mr. and Mrs. J ames Glidden , M ichigan, a daughter.

To Mr. and Mrs. Mac MacGregor, Mic higan, a da ugh ter.

To Mr. and Mr s. Ward Opdyke, Michigan, a dau ghter .

To Mr. and Mrs. Rollyn Story, Michigan, a son.

To Mr. an d Mrs. Robert J a mison, O hio, a dau ghter, Mary Lou, December 10, 1950.

To Mr. and Mr s. Chr is Gabr iel, Oregon S tate, a grandson, William Christopher , J anuary 12, 1951.

To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence McCredy, Washington, a son, Michael Richar d, March 2, 1951.

ACACIA LEGACY Mac M cCredy, president of t he Washington stu den t body, and Tora McCredy with Michael, Acacia ' 69.