Acacia Triad - Winter 1953 - Vol. 47, No. 2

1953

Fraternity Inventory N ALL ~ell regulated businesses, the first of the year is synonym,ous with taking an inventory. As individuals, a lot of us make New Years resolutions, though sometimes only half seriously. Most everyone does, however, look back on the year passed and make some plans for the future. If these practices have merit, it would appear that as chapters in the fraternity, we could gain a great deal by devoting an early business session just to "taking stock. " The first step is to prepare a list of actives and pledges by classes or projected date of graduation. This should be analyzed for possible gaps over the period of the next three or four years. This will serve to bring into sharp focus, rushing needs for the immediate future as well as for next fall.

By now, half of the school year has been completed. It is thus possible to consolidate financial results and to make any adjustments necessary in the chapter budget. The time to avoid any possible deficit in the chapter's operation is not a month before the school year ends, but right now. A chapter whose finances are in a sound condition, is not likely to run into too much difficulty in other departments. It is also true that the average active does not do too much inquiring into this department, and a complete report, early in the year, will serve to capture the attention of the whole chapter instead of just the treasurer.

The third department of chapter activity that should be scrutinized is that of extra-curricular efforts. Part, but only a part of the intramurals are out of the way. Perhaps the year's record can be improved by a little planning for the remainder of the year. Likewise, the record in class offices, campus activities, and interfraternity cooperation should be scrutinized. Too frequently, lack of success is due to lack of specific planning. The time to lay the groundwork for editorship of the college daily or yearbook is long before election time comes around. If the chapter has no concrete long range program, for accomplishments of this nature, this is an excellent time to start one.

Inner chapter activities such as the social program, scholarship, pledge training, rushing, and chapter officer coordination need to be looked at very seriously from time to time. If you are not pleased with your accomplishments in these departments, the time to start planning is not the last week of this school year, nor the first one next fall. The time is now.

The nice thing about taking stock is that it lets you know by a conscious effort just where you stand. The first step in bringing your chapter up to par is to know your weaknesses. The second is to do something about correcting them by making and executing a good plan. It is not too late to show visual results during the coming semester, but the greatest benefits will come later.

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YOURS WILL BE A BETTER CHAPTER NEXT YEAR IF YOU TAKE INVENTORY NOW

The Alumni Program As THE TRIAD goes to press this time, hundreds of brothers across the nation have already responded to the first mailing of the National Fraternity for alumni dues. The response has been gratifying, especially when one considers that this is the first contact we have had with some of the brothers in over two decades.

We are all well aware of the fact, that alumni contact with National has been, in the past, indirect, sporadic, and unofficial. It is with these facts in mind that we are building the present program. It is our intention to establish, in addition to the Acacia Foundation, a long range, beneficial program for all alumni. Included in this will be the initiation and fostering of more Alumni Associations, of a National Coordinating Board to aid in the employment of alumni and graduating seniors, and a program of keeping alumni up-to-date on what the fraternity is doing on a National scale. It is with these ideas in mind that we invite your sympathetic support of a program which has vast possibilities for the future strength and progress of our fraternity.

For the past 48 years the fraternity has been supported almost entirely by members oÂŁ the active chapters.

There is nothing unjust about that, for the major portion of the benefits go to them, and we all have been paying actives at one time or another.

However, fraternity membership is not, and should not be, something which ceases upon leaving the chapter house. The ties of friendship formed there go on; often interest becomes stronger with time. The history of every chapter is replete with instances of the generosity and support of countless alumni. A portion of that support should be carried over to the National Fraternity; it can be with no burden to anyone.

Let us be frank about alumni dues.

They are not compulsory. There is no penalty for not paying them. But in assessing the remarkable progress made by a fraternity as young as ours, it is not too difficult to visualize how much greater it would have been if we had started alumni dues in 1904.

Your support of the start we are making on it at this time will make it possible to expand our activities in a manner in which we will all take pride. That is why we believe most of 16,000 alumni will look upon the payment of alumni dues as a privilege.

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NUMBER 2

WINTER

1953

CONTENTS Chapter Scholarship Shows Steady Gain

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The Unforgettable Finnish Olympics

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Atomic Bomb Defense Is Possible

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Acacia's Troy Stone .

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The TRIAD Travels to Colorado University

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Acacians the World Over

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Chapter Eternal

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Chapter Connubial

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The Stork Club

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Among Acacia's Chapters

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Directory

Back Cover

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The TRIAD is the official publication of the Acacia Fraternity, a general college fraternity, originally founded by and restricted to Masons, founded at the University of Michigan, May 12, 1904.

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Chapter Scholarship Shows Steady Gain Franklin Again Takes Top Honors; Five Chapters Are Campus Firsts; All-Acacia Average Continues to Rise

By Wm. D. Ross, National Scholarship Chairman HE results of Acacia's · scholastic endeavors in the 1951-1952 college year have been tabulated; all countable returns are in and once again Franklin Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania has walked off with top honors. Close on the heels of Franklin was Acacia's Founder Chapter at Michigan with a score which would have been good enough to win a year ago-but not this year, for Franklin boosted its previous mark to an almost unbelievable 27.91 per cent above the All-Men's average on the Pennsylvania campus!

(For the benefit of the new reader, we will pause to 1·eview the method used to compare chapte1·s of all fraternities on all campuses. First, we assume that the ave1·age male student on one college campus is the scholastic equal of his counte1·part on any other campus. From a statistical summary of the grades of all men on a campus we determine the " AU-Men's Average" on that campus. With this as a base, the average of the Acacia Chapter members and pledges is computed and this average is computed as a percentage above or below the All-Men's Average. We can thus compare each of the chapters of Acacia with all the rest and with previous 1·ecords.)

(When making the overall computations, results from Evansville College and Kansas State were not available. Later information did reveal, however, that Kansas State ranked second out of 23 fraternities on thei1· campus. [ED.]) As has been done for several years previously, we have relied upon the computations of Col. Ralph W. Wilson, Sigma Chi, for the figures which are presented herewith. Col. Wilson has been a crusader for improved fra ternity scholarship and for full dissemination of the fraternity scholarship record. To the best of our knowledge, his figures are the most accurate available. We are grateful for his cooperation and diligence which permit us to publish Acacia's record at the earliest possible date.

The one unhappy aspect of the scholastic picture is that, in 1951-52, fewer Acacia chapters exceeded the All-

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Men's average than had done so in the two previous academic years. This put to a halt the upward curve, extending for at least fow· years, which represented the percentage of Acacia chapters on the proper side of the ledger, and such a result would ordinarily be cause for general alarm.

The redeeming feature is the fact that nearly sixty per cent of our chapters showed improvement over the previous year. Arkansas led the pack on this count with a startling improve-

Ranking of Acacia Chapters by Scholarship Improvement 1.

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Arkansas ..... . ....... .

Michigan .... . ........ .

Vermont . . ......... .. .

Missouri . . .. . . . ...... .

Colorado A & M . . . ... .

California ........ . .. . .

Illinois ............... .

Wisconsin ............ .

Southern California ... .

Oregon State ..... . ... .

Denver . .. .. ... . ..... .

New Hampshire ... . .. .

Northwestern ..... . ... .

Franklin . . ......... .. .

Purdue ... . .......... .

Kansas ........ . .. . ... .

Washington State ..... .

Syracuse ..... . ....... .

18.21 10.20 9.98 9.68 8.02 7.45 7.45 7.18 6.49 6.29 5.87 4.55 3.60 3.36 2.74 2.16 2.16 1.20

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Iowa State ....... . ... . .85 Colorado .... . . .. ... . . . .38 Indiana .. . . . . .. ...... . .15 Ohio U .. . ... . ... . .... .

- .33 UCLA ........ . . ..... .

-.45 Miami .. . .... . . .. .. . . .

- .98 Minnesota .. . ...... . . . - 1.04 RPI .... ... . ... .. . .... . - 1.52 Ohio State .. . ... . . . .. . - 5.03 George Washington ... . - 5.49 Washington .... . ... .. . - 6.82 Penn State ... ..... . .. . - 7.25 Oklahoma A & M ..... . -9.21 Oklahoma . . . ...... . . . . - 9.41 Texas .... . . . .. . . . . . . . . - 9.56 Arizona .... .. .. . . . .. . . - 9.95 Wyoming .. ... . . ... .. . - 13.69 Cincinnati ... . . . ..... . . - 14.28

ment of 18.21 per cent! Michigan, which is second to Franklin, is also second to Arkansas in improvement, with a rise of over 10 per cent. It is perhaps not wholly unexpected that several chapters showing rapid and significant improvement are those which were established only a couple of years ago. Perhaps this is due to an increased attention to the studies, or it may be that they have divested themselves of the dead wood that came along for the ride but lacked the ability to complete college educations.

Arkansas, Vermont, Missouri, and Wisconsin can take a bow for their good work.

And while we are tossing plaudits, we can't help but give special attention to Denver. Three years ago we wrote a scathing letter to the Venerable Dean of this chapter, pointing out that the chapter average for tbe 1948-49 year was a phenomenally bad 18 per cent into the minus column, and just what was going to be done about it? Well, Denver has shown what can be done; this last year these men were a healthy 10 per cent in the plus side, and were first among thirteen fraternities instead of last as they had been three years before! If that isn't improvement, we don't know what is.

As a matter of fact, to look at the seamy side for a moment, there are only two chapters which have been below the water line of respectability during the past two years and which did not at least show some improvement in the second year over the first.

We refer to the Ohio State chapter which sank ignominiously into last place in the Acacia ranking, and Minnesota chapter, which fell from 29th to 34th. Both of these chapters are, we hope, taking firm measures to put their houses in order before action by the National Council becomes necessary. The Council is empowered by the Constitution to suspend chapters which consistently fail to achieve the All-Men's average.

During the next six months your scholarship chairman hopes to prepare a definite program for the promotion of Acacia's scholar ship, in the belief that good scholarship means

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Scholarship Rank of Acacia Chapters 1951-52 Acacia Rank

Chapte1·

Campus Rank

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Franklin

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Michigan

3 of 40

25.17

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Penn State

3 of 41

16.33

1 of 37

27.91

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R. P. I. . .............. . ................... .

2 of 26

13.86

5.

Iowa ................................... .. .

2 of 19

13.35

6.

Colorado

1 of 22

12.58

7.

Syracuse

3 of 32

12.54

8.

Purdue

3 of 34

12.21

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Miami

4 of 17

11.22

10.

Denver

1 of 13

10.45

11.

Illinois .... . ................ . .. .... .. .. ... .

8 of 50

10.19

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Ohio ..... . ..................... . ....... .. .

1 of 15

9.37

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Iowa State .. . ................. . .......... .

3 of 27

8.31

14.

New Hampshire ................ . .... . ... . .

3 of 12

6.06

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Nebraska

4 of 24

5.68

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Vermont ................................. .

1 of 11

5.31

17.

Indiana .............................. . ... .

10 of 28

4.74

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California

11 of 43

2.97

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Arkansas

5 of15

2.49

20.

Washington ............. . ..... . .......... .

9 of 37

2.33

21.

Southern California ............... . ... . ... .

6 of28

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WILLIAM D. ROSS strong chapters. It is expected that such a program will include a plan for more publicity, more awards, including awards for improvement as well as for high standing, and several other ideas. If you feel as we do and have some ideas yourself, we hope you will pass them along. Send them to the National Headquarters which will relay them to your chairman.

A Scholarship . Story Scholarship Is Definitely Our Business

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ALL-MEN'S AVERAGE 22.

UCLA ........ . .............. . .......... . .

12 of 30

- .33

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George Washington .... . .. . ...... . ....... .

7 of15

-.75

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Oklahoma ... . ............................ .

11 of 24

-1.32

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Cornell

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28 of 50

- 1.51

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Wisconsin . . ................ . ............. .

18 of 36

- 2.06

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Colorado A & M .... . ... . ................. .

7 of13

-3.05

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Wyoming

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3 of 11

-3.40

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Oregon State ................ . .... .. ...... .

. -3.57

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Northwestern

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11 of 30 8 of 27

31.

Oklahoma A & M .......... . .............. .

12 of 20

- 3.89

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Texas

20 of 30

-4.68

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17 of 28

- 6.34

25 of 27 11 of 24

- 6.56

7 of 19

-7.86

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- 3.68

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Missouri

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Minnesota

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18 of 23

-8.93

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Cincinnati

15 of 16

- 12.40

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Ohio State

35 of 40

- 16.42

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- 7.84

Richard and Wesley Doe were identical twins. They looked so much alike that even close friends had trouble telling them apart. They were asked to dress differently at school so that teachers wouldn't be so confused. The records showed that they earned almost exactly the same grades. The differences in their scores in achievement, intelligence, and other tests weren't worth, mentioning.

The two boys were inseparable as they grew up together at home, always sharing in the same circle of friends and the same sports and other enthusiasms. When they enrolled at the State University, therefore, it surprised everyone to hear that Dick pledged Alpha Mu fraternity while W es went Beta Mu. It was even harder to believe the news, three years later: Dick flunked out, while Wes had made his grades and was ready to enter medical school. Both of them had counted so on becoming physicians and setting up a practice together.

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Let's travel with an alum as he tells of his experiences at

On the left is shown the huge Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 games were held. On the Tight we see Paavo Nurmi, Finland's All¡Time Track Great, opening the games by carrying the lighted Olympic Torch into the Stadium.

The Unforgettable Finnish Olympics

By Marion H. Huber F the YleisurheiLun Olympiatoimikunta (Athletic Committee) expected you to witness the korkeushyppy (high jump), maratonjusku (marathon), moukarinheitto (hammer throw) or vesipallo (water polo) subject to the decisions of the Palkintotuomarineuvosto (Jury of Appeal), would you do so? I held fast to my Yksityismajoitusseteli (room reservation card) for I was to live on Huopalahdentie Ba-as-14 Munkkmieini, Helsinki, and I was afraid that I would forget.

An early planning for the 1952 Olympics was essential to assure tickets and living accommodations. Since the hotels at Helsinki would accommodate the Olympic officials only, an entire village was built to accommodate the athletes.

Guests for the games were accommodated in private homes. It was my good fortune to be assigned to the home of a lawyer and his family during my stay in Helsinki. Their's was a beautiful apartment in a large modern structure, the like of which so many have been built there recently.

Every comfort of the finest hotel was here possible, with the added pleasure of having a marvelous host to provide for a happy visit.

Helsinki looks like a capitol city.

The new airport and the modern and beautiful railroad station make the first impressions good. The Great Square, the Esplanade, the Russian • Orthodox Church, the University of Helsinki, the Fortress of Finland, the

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Mannerheim Way, and the Parliament House are all beautiful sights to behold. The citizens had been busy for months before, preparing for guests.

Car tracks were relaid, streets were surfaced, buildings repaired and painted, and when guests arrived a beautiful city looked even more beautiful.

The language difficulty of the interesting long Finnish words was overcome in many ways. Men and women studied English for months before. It was not infrequent to see a man carrying a Finnish-English dictionary, or an English grammar, or Twenty Easy Lessons in English in his pocket so that he could study at leisure during noon hours. High school boys who had studied English became taxi drivers and desk clerks. At no time did one feel uncomfortable for lack of information.

Olympic game tickets were printed on erasure proof paper which could not be altered. Pictures of events, watch dials with time indicated, section and seat numbers which could be located on a stadium map placed on the back side of each ticket made it impossible to miss an event. All human needs were well provided for within the stadium walls, and efficiency marked every hour of the entire program.

Royalty from Sweden and Denmark attended the Olympic games, as well as H. R. H., the Duke of Edinburgh.

My host, ever eager to see that I was well entertained, took me to a birthday party for a Swedish Prince at

one of the swank night clubs of the city. A U. S. flag graced our table, and I saw just one other American flag among the many nations represented. Good food, music, dancing, and prominent guests made the evening quite festive.

The Finns expected little this year in the way of medals. The early Olympic date of July 19 found Finish athletes about one month early for their peak condition, but nevertheless, they trained indoors and sent athletes to Denmark, Central Europe, Germany, and Holland for training.

Not all of the Olympic events were held at Helsinki. The ski eliminations were held last winter in the suburbs of Oslo, Norway, at the famous ski jump at Holmenkoll, highest in the world. Here the restaurant roof serves as part of the slide to the final jump toward the lake. A close view of the jumps was possible, either in the open air, or from comfortable enclosed cabins. A pleasant South African exchange teacher served as a guide here to my companion, Mr. R. E. Peters, Commissioner of Athletics for the Big Seven Conference, and myself.

The main games began on July 19th with an elaborate opening ceremony, and closed on August 3. For the opening, the Olympic torch had been lighted at the site of the ancient Greek ruins where it started its journey north. Another torch, ignited by the rays of the midnight sun met the Olympic torch at the Swedish border.

United, the two were shown burning

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as one on the Olympic Tower, a symbol of Olympic peace. Events were scheduled daily from eight o'clock in the morning and continued until after ten o'clock at night. On July 25 the peak number of 40,000 foreign visitors were in the country to visit the games.

Zatopek, Mathias Most Impressive Folks back home ask, "What impressed you most at the Olympic Games?" For me, this is difficult to answer. Possibly it would be the great running of Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia. Zatopek won gold medals in all three of the Olympic's most grueling events-the 5000 meter run, the 10,000 meter run, and the marathon.

His wife, Dana, took a fourth gold medal for the family, by winning the women's javelin throw.

Most Americans agree that Bob Mathias is still the world's greatest athlete for his repeat winning of the Decathlon. We all watched his score, after each event, mount higher and higher and never to be matched by the other competititors. Two other Americans, Mil ton Camp bell and Floyd Simmons, approached his ability. These men accounted for one of America's triple wins.

For sheer interest in a single event, my heart beat for Horace Ashenfelter, the U. S. "G"-Man who won the 3000 meter steeplechase. Ashenfelter kept well up with the other runners for most of the race, and finished with a marvelous dash ahead of the great Soviet runner, Kazantsev. Immediately after the race he came to the stands in the U. S. section to be greeted by his wife and mother.

Worlds records were broken daily.

The 1948 Olympic marathon winner, Crabrera, broke his past record only to come in sixth to the great Emil Zatopek. Heartbreaks of this type were frequent, however. When an

About the Author Marion H. Huber, a founder of the Cincinnati Chapter, and for many years the Chapter Adviser, was a member of the National Council from 1946-1950. He is a partner in the import-export firm owned and operated by the Huber family, cind he also serves on the faculty of Hughes High School in Cincinnati. Mr. Huber has traveled extensively, and herein gives an interesting account of a portion of his recent European tour.

Olympic record was broken, the athletes were brought before the judges' stand, placed on a pedestal, and stood at attention while their national anthem was played by the Olympic band.

Jamaica again produced speedy runners. The foursome of McKenley, Wint, Laing, and Rhoden beat the U. S. relay team for the 400 meter title. Both McKenley and Rhoden, who had trained at Illinois and Morgan State respectively, are citizens of Jamaica and thus run under that flag instead of the United States where their alma maters are located.

Soviet Union Participates The Soviet Union took part in the Olympic Games for the first time. On the first day, theirs was a triple victory in the ladies' discus throw for Nina Romaschkiva, Elizaveta Bagyanceva, and Nina Dumbadze. Soviet women were without peers in the Olympics, and they captured almost half of all points credited to the Soviets. U. S. women made very few points. The U. S. male participants made over twice as many points as

Soviet men, and enough to capture first honors for the entire games.

It is often asked, "How did the Soviet men behave?" From athletes, officials, and spectators the Russians were reported as good sportsmen, and above all, acted like human beings.

No complaints of foul play were made.

Every respect was also shown by the satellite country athletes. Russian and satellite athletes were housed in the University men's dormitory away from the athletes of other nations who lived in the new Olympic village.

The Russians wore a loose fitting blue uniform, similar to that of an American sailor, but not quite as form fitting. The letters C.C.C.R. were placed across the breast in white. Social activities were centered around the dormitory in an apparent effort to keep the Soviet men away from others, but human nature is curious, and it was not uncommon to see groups of Russian athletes in downtown Helsinki enjoying the host city's activities and shops. Whether they were disobeying rules by such behavior we shall never learn.

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M¡lt 0 c b ll U S A is shown clearing the bar as he vaults 2.8 meters during competition in the Decathlon, an event h.\ ~ ~,m~ ~' sc~r~d ~'triple win. On the right is a view of the world's highest ski jump at Holmenkoll, Oslo, Norway, :h~e th: win~ ~vents were held. The restaurant roof serves as part of the slide to the final jump toward the lake at the bottom.

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Aton1ic Bomb Defense Is Possible Give the nation's top scientists an effective vor.ce at policy making levels and America can achieve a defense against atomic attack says Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner.

PEAKING at the opening session of a three-day institute on military factors in foreign policy, Dr. Lloyd V. Berkner recently .said, "If we are to live our way of life in the atomic age, if we are to protect our free institutions, and if we are to preserve our people and our capital values, we must reduce our vulnerability to the point where these vital elements of our society cannot be totally destroyed by atomic attack."

The Minnesota Acacian, who is now President of Associated Universities, Inc., which operates Brookhaven National Laboratory for the Atomic Energy Commission, believes that science has a major role to play in our national policy.

Brother Berkner, one of the world's outstanding atomic scientists, was awarded the University of Minnesota's Outstanding Achievement Medal at the institute. The presentation was made by Dr. James L. Morrill, President of the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Berkner went on to say, "We must try to understand how, in the

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DR. LLOYD V. BERKNER President of Associated Universities, Incorporated

FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT Dr. James L. MorriU (right) , President of the University of Minnesota, presents the UmverStty's Outstanding Achievement Medal to Dr. Berkner for his scientific work.

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time of growing peril, we can create and maintain a peace and thereby avoid destruction from the very weapons that science has thus far produced.

"We must learn where and how science can best direct its efforts in support of a national policy through which we can retain and extend our free institutions."

He believes that science should be organized temporarily, at least, under a new Office of Scientific Research and Development. He says there is a need for such an office because the job is too great for one laboratory or the part-time effort of a few laboratories.

Brother Berkner believes that to have a sound program, we must have cooperation of military forces and scientific leaders as equals. Many scientists that are needed for the effort do not care to enter employment under military leadership, but he feels that such hesitation would be removed under scientific leadership, and new scientific concepts, when developed, would flourish more readily under such an organization.

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DEDICATION OF ACACIA'S TROY STONE Two vi~ws of the ceremonies which took place at U. S. C. The photo on the left shows Bill James, (third from left) former Pre.stdent of the SC CM:pter, who first had the idea of the shrine for the campus. Bob Gill, (second from left) is the current Y,ene~able Dean. ~thers m the group (from the left) are President Fred D. Fagg, Jr. of SC; Jan Anderson, "Helen of Troy, SC s homecommg q'!-'eeni Dr. Frank C. Baa:ter, professor of English, who spoke at the dedication; and Dr. Bedri Cursoy, _Professor from the Umverstty of Ankara, Turkey. The unveiling of the column is depicted on the right with Dr. Gursoy; Prestdent Fagg; Carol Troy, an SC coed whose name fit the occasion; SC Chancellor, Rufus B. von Kleinsmid¡ and Miss Anderson. '

Acacia's Troy Stone An idea of the Southern California Chapter's first Venerable Dean becomes a reality, and "Tommy Trojan" no longer stands alone on the SC Campus

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HE names of "Troy" and "Trojan" have been associated with the University of Southern California for the past forty years, and on October 29, a shrine was dedicated on the SC Campus linking the old Troy with the new. The shrine itself, was a 400 pound stone which had been taken from the site of the ancient city of Troy and been sent to the United States by the Republic of Turkey. The dedication day, October 29, also marked the twenty-ninth anniversary of Turkey's becoming an independent nation.

William D. (Bill) James, Venerable Dean of the Charter Chapter at Southern California first conceived the idea of the shrine, feeling that it was time a fraternity contribute something to a university of significance, rather than another bench or drinking fountain.

Brother James began his work with the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles, but not getting satisfactory results, soon transferred his efforts to the Turkish Embassy in our Nation's Capitol. He again found a certain reluc-

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tance on the part of the officials because relics of old Troy were practically non-existant and carried an extremely high value.

Finally, after several years of letter writing and phone calls, and with the assistance of the Turkish Embassy, The Turkish Information Office in New York, and the American Embassy in Istanbul, the plans were finally completed. An original stone from a temple of old Troy, 2' 10" long, measuring 1' 3" at one end and 1' 4" at the other, was sent to the United States and then transported to the University of Southern California. The stone was a section of a column which stood in the courtyard of a public building, believed to have been a temple of Trojan Apollo. It was quarried and polished without the aid of iron tools, at an unknown date, but prior to 1200 B.C. Upon its arrival, Brother James worked out the details with Mr. John Fields of the Office of Development, and Dr. Fred D. Fagg, Jr., President of the University.

At the dedication, James, and Robert Gill, present Venerable Dean, participated in the ceremonies and the entire Southern California Chapter attended in a body. Also participating in the ceremonies were University President Fred Fagg, Dr. Bedri Gursoy, Professor from the University of Ankara, Turkey, representing the Turkish ambassador to the United States, Dr. Frank C. Baxter, Professor of English at USC, and Jan Anderson, Southern Cal's "Helen of Troy."

Three bronze plaques are mounted on the shrine, one carrying the historical information about the stone, one with a quotation from Byron, and another with a quotation from an an anonymous author.

It is hoped and believed that in the not too far distant future "Acacia's Troy Stone" will become a by-word and a popular meeting place on the Southern California Campus, the same as "Tommy Trojan," the General Alumni Association Statue has been for many years.

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The University of Colorado N 1858 a few settlers chose as their future home, a location on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains within sight of the Continental Divide, and only four years later the first territorial legislature of the Colorado Territory designated this same settlement to be the home of the future state university. When, in 1874, the territorial legislature and the 343 citizens of Boulder appropriated money to erect the original building-"Old

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Main"-few, if any, realized that this school was destined to become the keystone of higher education for the entire Rocky Mountain Empire.

"Old Main" was completed in 1877, and in 1878, just two years after Colorado had gained statehood, the regular college course was started and Colorado University boasted a freshman class of twelve students. Today, less than three-quarters of a century later, the school has an enrollment in

excess of 10,000 students, with over 7,100 of them at the Boulder campus.

Colorful Colorado is known the world over for its great natural beauty, and the university has kept pace with its state and may be justifiably referred to as the nation's most beautiful college campus. It is characterized by its distinctive buildings constructed of native sandstone in a r u ral Italian style, especially adapted for the university. Ther e are more

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than fifty-five permanent buildings on the evergreen landscaped, 288 acre campus located at the foot of the snow-capped Rockies.

Beauty alone is not the only basis for recognition, however. The university is made up of nine schools and colleges: the college of engineering with eight departments; the college of arts and sciences with seven departments; the colleges of pharmacy, music, law, and business; the graduate school; and the colleges of medicine and nursing which are located in Denver. From these various schools and colleges have been graduated over 33,000 students since the university's beginning.

President of the univeristy is Dr. Robert L. Stearns, considered to be one of the outstanding college administrators in the nation. An alumnus of the University of Colorado, Dr. Stearns has headed the institution since 1939. He assumed the office of the presidency with experience in both the academic and administrative phases of university life. Dr. Stearns had served on the Denver University faculty for eleven years, and had been on the law faculty and was Dean of the College of Law at Colorado for eight years. It has been under his leadership that the university has enjoyed its greatest growth and prosperity-a fitting and just tribute to the ability of this fine college administrator.

Fraternity and sorority life on the campus has prospered with the university, and today there are twentytwo fraternities and fifteen sororities on the Colorado campus. In addition to the fine housing offered by these thirty-seven Greek organizations, the university provides comfortable and commodious dormitories for almost 2,000 students.

A wide variety of extra-curricular activities are available to Colorado¡ students, as well as a full athletic program. The Golden Buffaloes are high-

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ly respected in all fields of athletic endeavor by the schools in the area, and especially the schools of the Big Seven Conference of which Colorado University is a member.

As the university has advanced and grown, so has the City of Boulder.

From the settlement of those early pioneers of 1858 has grown a modern city of over 26,000. It is the county seat of Boulder County, and since its founding, the city and county have produced over $50,000,000 worth of gold, silver, and lead. Agriculture, and the production of tungsten and coal are its most important industries today.

Boulder is the only city in the United States which can claim the distinction of owning a live glacier as the source of its water supply. Arapaho Glacier, at an altitude of 13,000 feet, is only eighteen miles from Boulder, and is the largest in Colorado.

Acacia is proud that for over forty years she has played an active part in the growth and advancement of

the university, the community, and the state. Founded on the Colorado campus in 1911, the local chapter of Acacia has accumulated a record on the campus of which it is justly proud.

Believing that the first purpose of college life is to provide an education, the chapter has shown that it lives as it believes by its outstanding record of scholarship. Prior to World War II, Acacia captured the IFC scholarship award for twenty-two consecutive quarters, and since the war the award has been won four times.

Encouraging its members to support all university activities, Acacia has entered with spirit into both individual extra - curricular activities, and university sponsored group programs with great success. In the past three years eighteen trophies have been added to the chapter's growing collection. Included among them are first places for Homecoming Float (division and overall-two 1st's); Colorado U Days Float (division and overall-two 1st's); Carnival

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Booth; Interfraternity Songfest; Bowling; and second and third place prizes for Winter Carnival Ice Sculpture, songfests, floats, carnival booths, and house decorations. Besides participating in these various group contests, the chapter has provided many undergraduate leaders on the campus.

The house in which the chapter now resides was built in 1941, and is located on the same site which Acacia has occupied for thirty years. The modern home provides study rooms for forty men, in addition to dining, lounging, and recreation facilities.

Hostess and Housemother for the

chapter is the charming and gracious Mrs. Mildred Glynn, who has been with Acacia since 1950.

From the chapter have come such leaders as Dr. Robert C. Lewis, Dean of the Colorado University College of Medicine and Past National President of Acacia; Dr. Charles F. Poe, Dean

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tvi~~~n~cft~~~ie(~~~~e T~~~~;a:;o ~~:t ~: ~::~t~: bhotographically. (Top left) A lot of work goes into the making of a prizeing pa1·ty on. Flagstaff Mountain. (Right) Athletes?e ~~'::~r::f, t;hms~lves at ~ chahte~ Halloween party. (Center left) A rushca.se p1·esents ample evidence of the chapter's suc~ess (Rigl~t) Teh obmecot~ft;tY cdanotdrace team. (Lower left) The trophy · e eau t "U• an mo ern home of the Colorado Chapter.

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The President Says:

The Dean Says:

"This chapter was formed on this campus' during my undergraduate days and I have watched its progress through the years. It is no coincidence that the chapter has almost consistently been at the top of the list of fraternities in its academic average. My observation has been that it encourages the development of scholastic qualities and qualities of manly leadership. It has through its long history been a distinct credit to the national fraternity and to the University of Colorado."

"It is a pleasure for me to commend the progress of the AcCLcia fraternity on the campus of the University of Colorado. This group has maintained a consistent position at the very top of our frCLternities scholastically. In addition, the fmternity members have cooperated fully with the faculty; CLnd I consider the group to be one of the best balanced fraternities that we have."

of the College of Pharmacy at Colorado; Dr. Clarence L. Eckel, Dean of the College of Engineering; Dr. Norman A. Parker, former Head of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at Colorado and now Head of the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering at the Univeristy of Illinois; Dr. Ivan C. Crawford, former Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan; Judge John R. Clark, Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court; Frank Carswell, President of Midwest Pre-Cote Co., and President of the Midwest Paving Co.; Donald A. Davenport, Director of Finance for the AEC at Los Alamos, N. M.; and Col. John A. Lunsford, Civil Engineer, and National Vice-President of Acacia.

The fraternity looks with pride on the record that it has made at Colorado, and it is proud to be a part of the educational and leadership program provided by the University of Colorado. Here is a fitting example that where a fraternity works with, and supports a university in its policies, both will prosper.

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The dean at the university thought that the fraternities they had joined may have caused the difference. As evidence, he pointed to the scholarly standings of the two groups. For several years Dick's fraternity brothers had more or less boasted about being at the bottom of the list; they said this proved that they were "all around men" rather than "grinds." The group Wes had joined, on the other hand, usually stood well toward the top scholastically. Occasionally, a trophy was proudly displayed over the Beta Mu fireplace, inscribed "Best Living Group Average on Campus."

When Dick entered Alpha Mu he tried, like every peagreener ever to go to a college, to conform to the atti-

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Norlin Library, University of CoLorado (THE TRIAD wishes to express its appreciation to Brother Jack AngeviLe for his work in gathering the materiaL for this article and for his CLSsistance in editing this .material. Assisting Jack in

his work were Brothers Robert Bwird, Robert HartsfieLd, DonaLd Jones, and RaLph Ross. Photography credit is due Brother Angevine, FLoyd WaLters, and the Colorado University News Bureau.)

tudes and spirit of the men around him. He learned quickly that "the most admired man" in the house was one who claimed that he "never cracked a book" until after midterm.

A brother who broke up a bridge game in order to get to a class on time was regarded as a poor sport. A member did complain once at chapter meeting that he couldn't study because of the general uproar around the house; but he was laughed down.

"Studying," they told him, "is strictly up to the individual; it's personal, not house business."

At Beta Mu a rather different "climate for study" surrounded W es. Several men there had been tapped by the more solid honor societies, and they were genuinely respected for their achievement and especially for the good grades they earned. Soon

after pledging, W es and the other Freshmen were assigned to upperclass sponsors. These older men seemed to take an honest pride in getting their "sons," so-called, off on the right foot, academically, socially, and in other ways. Enforcing quiet hours was no special problem at Beta Mu; it had become traditional to respect the privacy of a "man at work." There was a weekly inspection, however, just to keep everyone on his toes about the orderliness of the rooms in which men studied. The alumnus adviser was al~ ways harping on the importance of good ¡ lighting, heating, and ventilation: "Let's keep 'em optimal," he'd say. He was also forever checking to see that each man had a good desk and setup in which to work and that the chapter's library was stocked with (Continued on page 49)

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Weith Co-Author of New Plastics Book Archie J. Weith, Kansas '08, along with two colleagues, has recently written the book, Extrusion of Plastics, Rubber and Metals, which is being published by the Reinhold Publishing Corp. The text is considered to be a notable one in two regards.

First, it fills a gap in the plastic literature, a literature which is becoming of age and keeping abreast of the rapid development of the industry, and secondly, it represents the kind of book which is of greatest use to the most people. Not only are the processes and problems of extrusion thoroughly covered, but at such a level as to be immediately understandable and useful to the average shop man as well as to the executive.

New Tax Offices Opened in Indianapolis by Les Howell Leslie E. Howell recently opened offices in Indianapolis, specializing in tax and accounting work. "Les," as he is familiarly known among his friends .and brothers, graduated from Wanatah High School, and Indiana University. He also holds an LL.B. degree from Indiana. He received his C.P.A. certificate from the State of Indiana in 1940, and from Illinois in 1944. He has been in public accounting for several years and also practiced law in Indianapolis prior to opening his own offices.

He was initiated into the Indiana Chapter of Acacia in 1944, and has been an active member in the Indianapolis Alumni Association since living in that city. He is a member of Westville Lodge No. 192, F. & A. M., the Scottish Rite, and the Murat Shrine. He is married and has one .daughter.

Fred B. Wood, Stanford '11, who for many years has been attorney for the California State Legislature, has been named Judge of the Appellate Court upon appointment by Governor Earl Warren.

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H. S. Kilby Receives 33rd Degree Hubert S . (Jack) Kilby, eminent in Masonic circles for many years, received the Honorary 33rd Degree of Masonry in Wichita on November 24.

Brother Kilby was nominated by the 33rds of the Salina Consistory, of which he had been a member since 1928. The preliminary requisite rank of Knight Commander of the Court of Honor was conferred in 1945.

He was raised a Master Mason in Mackinaw (Illinois) Lodge No. 132, A. F. & A . M., where he still maintains his membership, and received his 32nd Degree in the East St. Louis Consistory in 1916, and remained a member there until 1925 when he transferred to Salina.

Brother Kilby joined Ainad Temple, A.A.O.N.M.S. at East St. Louis, Ill., in 1919, and transferred to Isis Temple, Salina, in 1928. He served as Potentate of the latter Shrine in 1947.

He was elected to membership in the St. David Conclave No. 58, Red Cross of Constantine at Salina in 1944, and served as Sovereign of that court in 1947. This is the so called 33rd Degree of the York Rite.

Brother Kilby attended the University of Illinois, where he joined Acacia in 1912. After graduating with a degree in electrical engineering in 1914 he went to work for the Illinois Power Co., and remained with this concern until 1928 when he became General Manager of the Kansas Power Co. He became President of the company in 1933 and in 1934 moved the general offices from Salina to Great Bend. In 1944 the company was sold and Mr. Kilby remained with the purchasing company as Operating Vice-President until 1951 when he resigned.

On June 1, 1951, he became Assistant to the President of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma in. charge of the Industrial Development Department, a position which he still holds.

Brother Kilby and his wife, the former Vina Freitag, reside in Tulsa.

They have two children, Jack S., Illinois '41, who now lives in Milwaukee, and Jane, who resides in Chicago.

G arber Named UN Official

He is active in the American Society of Agronomy, is a fellow of that organization, and has served as president and vice-president. He has been associate editor of the society's journal since 1939.

Ralph J. Garber, Minnesota '16, has become chief of the agricultural institutions and services branch of the Food and Agriculture organization of the United Nations and is now serving abroad. The appointment is for one year and became effective in September. He has been serving as director of the U. S . Regional Pasture Research Laboratory at Penn State since 1936. Brother Garber completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Illinois and studied for his advanced degrees at the University of Minnesota where he served on the faculty for three years. In 1920 he was named head of the department of agronomy and genetics at the University of West Virginia and held that position until 1936 at which time he was named director for the northeast U. S. Pasture Research Laboratory.

Erwin Stugard, Kansas '20, veteran finance man on Wall Street, has recently joined the Staff of A. C. Allyn and Co., fifth largest in capital among the nation's underwriting corporations.

Brother Stugard is sales manager for New York City.

Charles Millspaugh, Indiana '43, has recently been transferred from the Indianapolis office of Phillips Petroleum Corporation to their Goshen, Ind., plant. He is the immediate Past President of the Indianapolis Alumni Association.

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33rd Degree for Wayne Guthrie The Supreme Council of 33rd degree Masonry recently selected Robert Wayne Guthrie, Chicago '19, to receive this high Masonic honor. He has been an active worker in various Masonic orders for many years and is a member of Nashville Lodge No. 135, F. & A. M., the Scottish Rite, and the Murat Shrine of Indianapolis. He is also editor of the Indianapolis Scottish Rite publication, The Double Eagle, read by more than 17,000 Masons.

Brother Guthrie is a native of Nashville, Indiana, and attended both the University of Chicago and the University of Indiana. He was initiated into the Chicago Chapter of Acacia in 1919.

He has served continuously for thirty-two years with the IndianapoLis News, working first as city reporter, then as assistant city editor, and as Executive City Editor for the past 14 years. Since 1947 he has edited a special daily column known as "Hoosierland," which is most interesting to thousands of the readers of Indiana's largest daily paper.

He was selected to cover the historic atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll in 1946, and since that time has given lectures on the tests more than 800 times in 27 states and two Canadian Provinces.

Brother Guthrie is 1952 Interna-

tional Chairman of Kiwanis education and fellowship for International Kiwanis. Also, he is 1953 LieutenantGovernor elect for Kiwanis.

Luebke Takes Command of Jet Squadron

Clossen Named Grand Trustee to OES

Cmdr. Frederick W. Luebke, Michigan '36, has taken command of a jet squadron in the Atlantic Fleet.

The 14 year Navy veteran recently completed a transition training course at Kingsville, Texas, and is "sold" on jet planes.

Brother Luebke, since completing his jet training, says that he never wants to fly another conventionaltype plane. He cites the lack of vibration and absence of noise with jets for this preference, adding that jets demand a greater alertness on the part of the pilot.

The commander, who has flown as high as 43,000 feet, maintains that jets are safer than conventional propellertype aircraft. If something goes amiss, the pilot has only to raise his arm to trip the ejection seat which tosses him 65 feet clear of the plane.

Brother Luebke entered the Navy in 1939 and wears the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three gold stars, the Presidential Unit Citation, and several theatre campaign and battle ribbons.

Roy H. Clossen, Kansas '22, has been elected right worthy grand trustee of the Order of Eastern Star. The Coffeyville tobacco and candy jobber was selected to serve a nine year term at the General Grand Chapter meeting of the international Masonic affiliate in Milwaukee.

Brother Classen, however, is not a new personality in General Grand Chapter actiyities. He has been active in such work for over 20 years, and has served as chairman of two committees and member of a third.

He has served as head of all four of the York Rite local bodies and is a member of the Scottish Rite and Shrine. He has served as grand patron of the Grand Chapter OES of Kansas, on various Grand Chapter committees, and as a member of the Chapter scholarship board for the past 25 years.

He has also served in all four of the York Rite state organizations in various capacities, including past grand master of the Grand Council of Kansas, R. & S. M. Honorary degrees be-

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He is married, and has one son and one daughter. His son, Richard, is a member of the Indiana Chapter and is presently attending law school at IU.

cause of various services are the Knight York Cross of Honour and the Knight Red Cross of Constantine.

Oklahoma Historian to Visit Australia Dr. Edward E. Dale, Harvard '17, who ranks as "Mr. History" in the field of early-day Oklahoma lore, will soon be carrying his knowledge overseas to another land famed for its wild and wooly frontier days.

Washington authorities were asked

by Australian educators to select a historian for the "down under" stint, and Dr. Dale was nominated by the conference board of associated research councils. He will remain there for a one year series of lectures under a Fulbright grant. He will talk to Australian students and teachers in the same information packed, humorous vein known to audiences throughout Oklahoma and other states.

While in the foreign land, Brother Dale's host will be Melbourne University, but he will also lecture at the Universities of Sydney and Adelaide and other centers.

He also plans to delve into Australian frontier life, the sheep and cattle industries, and possibly the aboriginal reserves, in addition to giving his series of lectures.

Honorary Doctorate for E. B. Meriwether Edward B. Meriwether, Chicago '21, recently received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Law from Shurtleff College in Alton, Illinois. Dr. Meriwether has been on the law faculty of the University of Arkansas since 1930.

Brother Meriwether attended Shurtleff after World War I and received his Ph.B. degree in 1920. He received his LL.B. degree from Washington University (St. Louis) in 1923, and a J .D. degree from the University of Chicago in 1930. Before joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas, he taught at the Georgia School of Technology in the College of Commerce.

He is a Mason, a member of Phi Delta Phi (Nat'l. Legal Fraternity) , and Delta Sigma Pi (Nat'l. Commer ce Fraternity).

Brother Meriwether was the "spark plug" and "guiding light" in the founding of the Arkansas Chapter of Acacia. He gave unselfishly of his time and counsel to the colony, and is one of strong reasons that the young chapter has advanced so rapidly.

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Dr. John L. Stenqui~t Dr. John L. Stenquist, who for 30 years was a leader in Public Schools work, died suddenly on November 8.

He was recognized internationally for his creation of the first test of mechanical aptitudes.

Brother Stenquist was born in En-

So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quan¡y-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy g1¡ave Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

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WILLIAM CuLLEN BRYANT

Harvey C. Duvall

glevale, N. D. on May 8, 1886, and educated in the public schools in that community. He attended Idaho State Normal School, and Columbia University. F r om Columbia he obtained his B.S. degree in 1914, his A.M. in 1915, and his Ph.D. in 1922. He joined Acacia while attending Columbia and was initiated in 1912.

In 1922 Brother Stenquist was invited to come to Baltimore to direct the newly organized Bureau of Measurement, Statistics, and Research. He r emained with this organization until his death. His entire time was spent in the study of the complex nature of individual differences, how they arise, and how they may be used for per sonal and social goals.

In addition to creating the first mechanical aptitude tests, he is recognized for his editorial work on the (Continued on Next Page)

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Harvey C. Duvall, Chicago '17, traffic manager of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company died at his home in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Brother Duvall started with the road as a ticket clerk in 1913 at Norway, Michigan, and after holding other posts with the road in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania , he was brought to Chicago in 1928 to handle organized party business.

He became assistant passenger agent in 1936, general passenger agent in 1941, and passenger traffic manager in 1947. Brother Duvall has handled traffic arrangements for National Acacia Conclaves for many years.

He is survived by his widow and two children.

Dr. Ernest H. Hahne Dr. Ernest H. Hahne, President of Miami University passed away on November 25 at his home in Oxford, Ohio. He was 62 years old. He had been in ill health for more than a year, and had been to office only twice in that time.

Brother Hahne assumed the duties of the presidency at Miami on April 1, 1945, after having been unanimously chosen by the Board of Trustees.

He came to Miami from Northwestern Univeristy, where he had been a member of the faculty and administrative staff for nearly thirty years. While at Northwestern he had been a professor of economics, director of the summer session (1930-39), and assistant dean of the liberal arts college (1925-30).

Dr. Hahne was a native of Walker, Kansas. He obtained his A.B. degree from the University of Nebraska, and his LL.B. from the same school. Harvard awarded him the degree of master of arts and the University of Chicago gave him his Ph.D. degree. In

Nicholas Panopoulos Nicholas Panopoulos, Wyoming ' 50, died suddenly at the Chapter House on October 28. He was 21 years old.

Brother Panopoulos was educated in the Cheyenne public schools and was attending the University of Wyoming under an honor scholarship.

He was chapter treasurer.

His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Panopoulos reside in Cheyenne.

1950 he was awarded the honorary doctorate of laws and letters at Ripon College.

He taught economics for a time at Nebraska, and later taught sociology at the University of Chicago. He was admitted to the Nebraska bar in 1913.

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Baltimore Bulletin of Education, which he founded in 1923; for his development of a unique testing program-a great network extending up from the individual child through teachers, principals, supervisors, director of research, to the superintendent of schools; and for his direction of the Baltimore Bureau of Measurement, Statistics and Research, which gives assistance to schools and teachers engaged in the study of instructional, curriculum, and administrative problems.

In addition to his work with the Baltimore Department of Education, he served as a visiting professor at Ohio State, Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, Loyola, Harvard, and the University of California.

He was a past president of the American Educational Research Association, and, at the time of his death was President of the Baltimore Chapter of International Torch Clubs.

His contributions to and leadership in the fields of psychology, educational measurement, educational research, and educational writing have deeply influenced every school in Baltimore and have been a source of inspiration and guidance to individuals and to school systems throughout the country.

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Dr. William A. Felsing Dr. William August Felsing, Texas '25, died of a heart attack, at his home, October 5, 1952.

He was born May 19, 1891, a native of Denton, Texas, and has been a member of the faculty of The University of Texas since 1919. He did undergraduate work at Blinn College, in Brenham, and at Baylor University.

He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in June 1913 and his Master of Arts degree in June 1915, both from The University. His Doctor of Philosophy degree was awarded in June 1918 by Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a major in Chemistry and minors in Physics and Mathematics. He has been graduate professor in Chemistry since 1930, and was chairman of his department from 1922 to 1926 and from 1939 to 1945.

He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, a past president; Phi Lambda Upsilon, University Lodge No. 1190, A. F. & A. M. ; the Kiwanis Club, Board of Stewards of University Methodist Church, and was an Austin Fellow at M .I.T. He received the Naval Ordnance Development A ward for service in World War II. He was a Fellow of the Texas Academy of Sciences, and of the American Institute of Chemists; he also held membership in the American Chemistry Society, being chairman of the Central-Texas section.

George M. Enos, Cincinnati '30, passed away recently at his home in Lafayette, Ind. He was 51 years old.

He was head of the department of metallurgy at Purdue University. A former member of the faculty at the University of Cincinnati for 17 years, he was called to active duty with the Army in 1939, and was discharged as a colonel in 1945.

A son, Robert Enos, survives.

Herbert C. Warren Herbert C. Warren, Stanford '09, died July 9 in Glendora, California.

The 66 year old engineer died of a heart and kidney ailment.

Brother Warren had served as manager of the Glendora Irrigating Company for 30 years, retiring in April, 1951, because of ill health. A water engineer and citrus authority, he had served on the Board of the San Gabriel Valley Protective Association and on the Mutual Water Company Association's Board. He served with the Air Force in World War I, and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the American Legion , and Kiwanis International. His wife and two children survive him.

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Dr. Felsing was a tireless staff member and served on the Advisor y Committee to Regents for Selection of President's Committee of Eleven, Building Committees of Chemistry Building and of Science Building, Discipline Committee, Teacher Training Committee, and Course Committee of (Continued on page 49)

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partment of economics and sociology at Dakota Wesleyan University.

Following service in this country during the first World War, where he was assigned to Fort Dix, N. J., he became an instructor in economics at Northwestern in 1919. He continued with Northwestern until his election to the presidency at Miami, except for a two year period of research work.

He was a Mason, a Methodist, a member of the American Legion, and held membership in various national economic groups. He was initiated into Acacia in 1921 by the Northwestern Chapter. Ever a loyal Acacian, Dr. Hahne was instrumental in establishing our Miami Chapter.

During his presidency at Miami he had declared that a university exists primarily "for the student himself," and that in this atomic age, education "can help to train this tremendous force into ways of construction."

Dr. Hahne is survived by his widow, Helen, and two daughters.

Dr. Charles A. Fisher Dr. Charles A. Fisher, professor emeritus of business administration, Stetson University, was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage and died on April 20. He was 66 years old.

Born on his father's farm along Middle Creek, Pa. , Dr. Fisher is a descendant of two of the pioneer families of that section. At 15, he was graduated from Keller's Business College at Lewiston, Pa. This was in 1903, and upon his decision to teach, he studied at Selinsgrove High School, Freeburg Academy, and Sw;;quehanna University.

For several years he alternated between teaching and studying at Susquehanna and Lebanon College in Ohio. He received his Ph.B. from Lebanon in 1911.

In the fall of 1914 he entered the senior class at ¡ Yale University and was graduated with 'the degree of A.B. in 1915. He was initiated into Acacia by the Yale Chapter. He received his master's degree from Susquehanna University, and in 1923, Thiel College conferred the degree of Doctor of Business Administration "honoris causa" upon him.

In 1930 he accepted the position of director of the School of Business at Stetson University which he held until 1947, when by his own request, he became director emeritus.

Brother Fisher was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of the Lutheran Church, and a Fellow of the Institute of American Geneaology.

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Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler Dr. Raymond A. Schwegler, Kansas '11 Dean Emeritus of the School of Ed~cation of the University of Kansas died on October 17, 1952. Dr. Schwegler, who was a noted lecturer in psychology, died after suffering a heart attack while on one of his lecture tours.

Dr. Schwegler was born in Switzerland and came to America with his parents at an early age. He graduated and received degrees from Colgate University, Brown University, Ottawa (Kans.) University, Leipsiz University in Germany, and Columbia University.

He began his teaching career in his undergraduate days at Brown, later going to Ottawa University where he was acting President. While there he was ordained a Baptist minister. He came to the University of Kansas in 1907 and served as Dean of the School of Education from 1923 to 1941.

He was also Director of the University Summer Session at this time. He retired in 1941 as Dean Emeritus of the School of Education, but did not finish his teaching career until 1946.

Known widely as an expert in psycho-pathology, he established a children's psychiatric clinic, one of the first in the midwest, at the University in 1914. Since his retirement he had continued to be in great demand as a lecturer on educational and psychological subjects, and continued his popular Personality Clinic, which he held over the state for high school pupils.

Brother Schwegler was an outstanding member of Masonry, and devoted much time to Masonic lectures in Kansas and Missouri. He was a member of Lawrence Lodge No. 6, of the Scottish Rite and York Rite bodies, and was elected to the Knights Commandery of the Court of Honor in 1919, and to the 33rd degree, honorary inspector general in 1921.

He was a member of numerous professional and educational organizations, and had authored a number of educational treatises. He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and was a life member of the National Education Association.

He is survived by his widow, a son, and three grandchildren.

Floyd R. Morris Reverend Floyd Morris, Northwestern '22, passed away March 29 when stricken with a heart attack while attending a swimming party with a group of young people.

Brother Morris was pastor of the Friends Chw¡ch in Poplar Ridge, N. Y. , and was active in all communi-

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ty affairs, especially those involving the youth of the area.

Dw¡ing the past year he was also part-time chaplain of the Canandaigua Mental Hospital. A newspaperman for four years following his graduation from Northwestern, Brother Morris decided to enter the ministry and was ordained a Methodist minister in 1928.

He is survived by his widow, Ethel, whom he met while in theology school, and their two sons, Rodney and Mark.

Dr. A. Raymond Gilliland Dr. A. Raymond Gilliland, 65, professor of psychology at Northwestern University, died suddenly while on a hunting trip on November 30. Death came as a result of a heart attack.

Brother Gilliland specialized in infant intelligence tests and genetic psychology, and was the author of numerous books on the subject. He devised a multitude of ingenious tests designed to measure muscle coordination and a child's adaptation to his environment.

He had been a member of the Northwestern faculty since 1924, and was former chairman of the department of psychology.

Brother Gilliland was graduated from Muskingum College in 1912, obtained his master's degree from Ohio State in 1915, and his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1922. He taugh at Dartmouth and Lafayette colleges before coming to Northwestern.

He was initiated into Acacia by the Chicago Chapter during his tenure at that school, and was always an active supporter of the fraternity. He had served on the Northwestern Chapter's Building Corporation for many years, and was a member of the board of directors at the time of his death.

He was distinguished in his field and was the founder and first president of the Midwest Psychology Association, a regional organization designed to promote the interests of psychology.

Surviving Dr. Gilliland are his widow, Rachel, a daughter, and a son.

Paul R. Brown Paul R. Brown, Purdue '08, died of a heart attack on August 24. At the time of his death he was serving as Marion County Surveyor, a position which he had held for 12 years, and for which he was a candidate for reelection. He served for many years as city engineer for Indianapolis and as engineer for the Indianapolis Park Department. Over 37 years of his life was devoted to planning and supervising public improvements.

He was a member of McCordsville

(Indiana) Lodge No. 501, The Scottish Rite, Murat Shrine, Grotto Club, Methodist Church, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Society for Professional Engineers.

Never married, he lived with his mother who preceded him in death by one year.

Perry W. Shrader Perry William Shrader, 57, died July 4 at the home of his mother in McLouth, Kansas. Death was caused by a heart attack.

Brother Shrader, who lived in Kansas City, Mo., was a partner in the law firm of Nee, Shrader, and Kimmel. He specialized in income taxes, both Federal and state, and corporation and probate law.

He was born in McLouth, Kansas, and was graduated from the high school there. He received his college degree from the University of Kansas, and was a member of the Kansas Chapter of Acacia.

Brother Shrader served in the Navy in World War I, and later became a member of the American Legion. Following the war, he worked in the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. While in Washington, he studied and was graduated from the Pace and Pace Institute of Accounting, and also studied law and received his LL.B. degree from George Washington University. He left the government service and went to Kansas City in 1924.

From 1937 until1942 he was in partnership with Brothers Cecil Haas and Herschel Washington, under the firm name of Shrader, Haas, and Washington.

Brother Shrader has always been an outstanding and active Acacian.

While at George Washington, he was one of the alumni who started that chapter. Since living in Kansas City, he has been active in the Alumni Association in that city, and also in the affairs of the Kansas Chapter. He has been an officer with both groups. At the time of his death he was a director of the Kansas Alumni Corporation. He usually contributed the pig for the annual Kansas "Pig Roast."

He was a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Ararat Shrine, the Scottish Rite Consistory of Lawrence, and Lyra Lodge, McLouth.

Being active in civic affairs, he was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Kansas City Club, University Club, Saddle and Sirloin Club, and Kiwanis. He was a Past President of the Farmer's Club. He also belonged to the American Bar Ass'n., Missouri Bar Ass'n., and the Kansas City Bar Ass'n.

Brother Shrader is survived by his mother, his wife, and two daughters.

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the College of Arts and Sciences. He was chairman of Budget Council in 1945 and Graduate adviser in 1947.

From 1935 until his death, he was a member of the Committee of Standards of Texas Association of Colleges.

He was listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Education, American Men of Science, and Chemical Who's Who. During his tenure at The University of Texas, he supervised 34 Master's theses and 20 Doctor's dissertations.

He worked on Research and Development of Mustard Gas at Edgewood Arsenal during World War I, and did research studies at the Underwater Sound Laboratory at Harvard on Anti-Submarine Warfare Devices in 1943; he did Fuels and Combustion Research at the Defense Research Laboratory of The University of Texas in 1945. He was in Chemical Warfare Service from March 15 to December 22, 1918, assigned to technical work, and was discharged with the rank of Captain.

Dr. Felsing was initiated April 4, 1925 and was Chapter adviser of Texas Chapter from March 1930 to March 1933. He was known and loved by a host of Texas alums.

His survivors, besides Mrs. Felsing, include a daughter, Barbara Ann; a son, William August, Jr.; and a sister, Mrs. Oscar Cage; all of Austin.

(Continued from page 67) Over the weekend of our traditional game with Minnesota we welcomed fifteen Gopher Acacians as our guests.

Early in the term the pledges challenged the actives to a touch football game which was played October 26 with both sides well represented by cheering sections. The cheering of the actives, led

by Jim Robinson, must have inspired the team as they won by a score of six to nothing over the pledges. The game was clinched when Dale Reistad intercepted a pledge pass and put the actives in a scoring position. A pass by Don Hoeppner to Bob Bell in the end zone was the only score of the game.

Wyoming The Wyoming Chapter is back in the old grind again. Everyone came back that was expected except Gene Barry, who joined the United States Navy, and Bruce Massey, who felt he should serve his country in the Air Force blue.

Rush week as usual was a mad rush for all the actives and rushees concerned.

George Croyle was most helpful during this crucial time with his most helpful suggestions. New pledges are: Melvin Scheiderman, Los Angeles, Calif.; James Underwood, Cheyenne, Wyo.; Wallace Staat, Cody, Wyo.; Lewis Morris, Mid-

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Saturday-March 28, 1953 Gene Llewellyn, Indiana '47, president of the Indianapolis Acacia Alumni Association announces that plans have been completed for the annual Acacia State Day to be held at the Severin Hotel, Indianapolis, Indiana, on the afternoon and evening of March 28, 1953.

Registration will start at the Severin Hotel at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 28, 1953 with luncheon for all at 2: 00 p.m. A well planned program is being arranged with a notable Acacian for speaker of the afternoon. A dance is planned at the Severin for

the evening. A well known orchestra, a floor show, and favors for the ladies will be the evening's program. H. Verle Wilson, IlLinois '26, will be Chairman of the dance and the evening's entertainment. All actives from chapters at Indiana University, Purdue University, and Evansville College will be guests of the afternoon and evening. All reservations or additional information may be received from Thos. W. Ayton, Wisconsin '19, Route 17-Box 50, Indianapolis, Indiana, Secretary-Treasurer of the Indianapolis Acacia Alumni Association.

west, Wyo.; Ronald Tuley, Casper, Wyo.; Robert Spauliling, Casper, Wyo.; Duke Briscoe, Casper, Wyo.; Robert Skelton, Byron, Wyo.; Jack Busler, Gering, Neb.; Robert Kerr, Buffalo, Wyo.; Frank Mowery, Buffalo, Wyo.; Donald Walcott, Midwest, Wyo.; Malven Holaway, Laramie; Roy Butler, Lingle, Wyo.; Les Graham, Basin, Wyo.; and Gerald Panwitz, Alliance, Neb. New wearers of the jeweled pin are Edward Kinnion, Tom Fenner, and Lee Larson.

On returning to the house it was our pleasure to find that the kitchen had been tiled and the living room and front hall had been repainted. During the middle of the quarter about the time of midterms, a couple of the members living in the house got ambitious and painted their rooms.

Several sneaks have been planned behind the backs of the active members by the pledge class. So far the pledges have had their little social functions with the Kappa Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, and Chi Omega Sororities.

Newsletter. Clyde is Phi Kappa Sigma's scholarship director and an active worker in the fraternity field.]

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the standard up -to -date reference works. Beta Mu had a first-rate social program, but there was usually discussion at meetings about keeping to dates that didn't conflict with the college's examination periods.

Maybe the dean was right. He knew, of course, that the Beta Mu's could not make an honor student out of a man of low ability or weak motivation. But he was convinced that they provided a wholesome environment in which a student who really wanted to could work at the job of making the most of the opportunities which the university provided.

[We are indebted to Dr. Clyde S. Johnson for the story of Dick and Wesley Doe which appeared in the winter issue of the Phi Kappa Sigma

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elude three volumes on ionospheric research.

Brother Berkner and his wife, the former Lillian F. Fulks, whom he married in 1928, live in New Rochelle, New York. They have two daughters: Patricia, who attends Cornell University, and Phyllis, who is in Junior High School in New Rochelle. In addition to his family life and his many professional duties, the scientist-administrator finds time for recreation in golf, gardening, photography, and in his metal and woodworking shop.

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Robert J. Lascelles, IlLinois '15, died suddenly November 25. Brother Lascelles was Vice-President and Controller of the Pullman Company.

Death came in the company offices in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago. ¡He had been promoted to the Vice-Presidency only last September.

His widow and two children survive him.

Past National President Joseph R. Wilson's "Chapel in Every Home" movement is still progressing. Brother Wilson has just concluded a contract to publish 250,000 copies of his famous book. This is the eleventh edition of the publication.

The Chapel in the Chapter House of the Franklin Chapter is a gift of Brother Wilson. (A complete repo1¡t of the "Chapel in Every Home" movement waS> reported in the 1952 Summer issue of the TRIAD. ED.)

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George W. Cr oyle, Calif. '41, to Miss Roberta L. Todd, December 19, in Tucson.

Richard Wolcott, Calif. '49, to Miss Lois Larson.

R. Fred Pfost, Calif. '50, to Miss Joanne Burr.

John E. Brunner, Cincinnati '50, to Miss Janet Myers, November 7, in Cincinnati.

Thomas Morse, Cincinnati '49, to Miss Ann Payne, June, in Cincinnati.

Robert Rogers, Cincinnati '48, to Miss Calla Smith, June.

Howard Shisler, Cincinnati '52, to Miss Jo Ann James, June 21, in Canton, Ohio.

Charles Waddell, Cincinnati '49, to Miss Marge Marting, September 5, in Ironton, Ohio.

John Brewer, Colo. A & M '50, to Miss Catherine Roberts, August.

Jack Fields, Colo. A & M '50, to Miss Mary Shade of Golden, Colo.

Ralph Ritchey, Colo. A & M '50, to Miss Margaret Turner, December 13.

James Sitton, Colo. A & M '50, to Miss Jean McManus, June 6, in Denver.

Dan Tipton, Colo. A & M '50, to Miss Patricia Jarrett, in Denver.

Earl F. Ginter, CornelL '51, to Miss Evelyn Glasier, June 1.

Royal Halladay, CornelL '46, to Miss Eleanor Byrne, August 24.

John C. Hance, Cornell '49, to Miss Dorothy Ann Foster, September 13.

Charles K. Tucker, CornelL '26, to Miss Alice Taylor, October 15.

Paul F . Zimmerman, CornelL '49, to Miss Margaret Thompson, April 5.

Jack Mehl, Denver '51 , to Miss Barbara Sawyer, October 17, in Pueblo, Colo.

Joe V. Hammond, Evansville '50, to Miss Mary C. Wetzel, November 27.

J . Clifton Bloom, Illinois '51, to Miss Mariko Sara Ogawa, November 14, in Tokyo, Japan.

Robert Bur ton, Illinois '50, to Miss Mar ianne Halfpenny, October 11, in Streator, Ill. Charles A. Compton, Illinois '47, to Miss Doris Jean Wittel, October 25, in Chicago Heights.

Alber t I. Gleason, Illinois '48, to Miss Nancy Talbot, December 23, in Winnetka, ill.

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Ralph W. Gould, Jr., Illinois '43, to Miss Marie Turpin, November 22, in Ontario, Canada.

Charles F. Green, Jr. , Illinois '49, to Miss Loraine Barnes, August 23, in Cincinnati.

Frederick W. Hartmann, Jr., lllinoiSl '43, to Miss Constance J. Wagner, November 29, in Villa Park, Ill. Gordon A. Cook, Iowa State '46, to Miss Marilyn Wilson, July 12, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Russell Jennett, Iowa State '50, to Miss Sally Ann Powell, September 27, in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. John B. Pugh, Iowa State '50, to Miss Jane Novack, October 11, in Berwyn, Ill. Robert J. Young, Iowa State '49, to Miss Joy Pifko, September 6, in Oak Park, Ill. Dean J. Hewitt, Missouri ' 51, to Miss Alice Arntzen, December 27, in Hinsdale, Ill. Alan H. Sandford, Kansas '49, to Miss Margaret Moore, November 29, in Kansas City, Mo. Irwin Collinge, K. State '49, to Miss Lola Keech, July 19.

Harry Warren, K. State '51, to Miss Gerry Hyatt, June 29.

Everett Waudby, K. State ' 48, to Miss Betty Pearson, August 16.

Henry Wilson, K. State '48, to Miss Joy Craig, June 22.

Richard Bahls, Michigan '48, to Miss Alice Scott, June 21, in Detroit.

Peter Hall, Michigan '49, to Miss Anne Waterman, October 4, in Ann Arbor.

Hugh Rose, Michi gan '50, to Miss Mary Austin, October 25, in St. Louis.

Alan Schoerger, Michigan '48, to Miss Lorraine Gilette, May 24, in Grosse Pointe, Mich.

William Wilcox, Michigan '48, to Miss Carol DesJardins, June 21, in Lapeer, Mich.

Paul G. Fahlstrom, Minn. '51, to Miss Beverly Evans, August 30, in Cloquet, Minn.

William Gettleman, Minn. '49, to Miss Sally Peterson, September 6, in Waukesha, Wise.

Neil C. Jenkins, Minn. 47, to Miss Mary Baker, July 26, in Minneapolis.

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Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark, Alumni Secretary Edgar R. Kelly, Traveling Secretary Walter E. Dahl, and Past Judge Advocate David A. Embury represented Acacia at the annual meeting of the National Interfraternity Conference in New York, November 27-30 .

The main item on the agenda for this year was the reorganization of the structure of the NIC. It is felt by many that more effective organization and leadership should be provided by this body than has been the case in the past.

C. R. Yaeger, Pi Kappa Alpha, was elected Chairman of the Conference for the coming year, and Lloyd C. Cochran, Alpha Sigma Phi, will serve as Vice-Chairman.

The annual Secretaries and Editors meeting was held at the Yale Club on Friday, November 28.

Ron Garabedian, UCLA, and John Lytle, Geo. Wash., represented their local IFC's at the undergraduate conference which was held in conjunction with the NIC.

Commands Reich Units Colonel Merton E. Munson, Okla.

'28, has been appointed chief of the Darmstadt detachment in Germany, a position which makes him commander of U. S. troops in Hesse, .a n area south of Frankfort.

The colonel's wife and two children are presently living in Lawton, Okla., but plan on joining him soon in Germany.

Brother Munson is a 1931 law graduate of the University of Oklahoma.

He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1933 until 1936 and in the State Senate from 1936 to 1939.

Fred W. Cozens, California '14, is currently engaged in research preparatory for another book in Physical Education. Dr. Cozens has authored numerous books on physical education, and has been the recipient of several awards for his work in that particular field. He is presently the Dean of the College of Physical Education at the University of California.

Emmett Bailey, one of the founders and charter members of the George Washington Chapter has left the capitol city and now lives in Riverside, Calif. Brother Bailey is with the National Bureau of Standards western laboratories in Corona.

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Earl Reistad, Wise. '50, to Miss Mary Jean Fuller, in Milwaukee. ~lroy G. Wirtz, Wyorning '51, to Mrss Mary Ellen Christensen, August 30, in Cheyenne.

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A-Bomb Defense Is Possible Nona Swanson, June 30, in Minneapolis.

Harold W . Michie, Minn. '50, to Miss Bonnie Walker, August 16, in Pensacola, Fla. Ray Cragin, New Harnp. '50, to Miss Ellie Edmounds, October 17, in New London, N. H. John Kooistra, New Harnp. '50, to Miss Joan Buswell, August, in Amsbery, Mass.

Richard Stevens, New Harnp. '49, to Miss Elizabeth Ann Blewett, November 1, in Durham, N. H. Everett Webber, New Harnp. '50, to Miss Jean Knox, September, in Concord, N .H. Gene Elsass, Ohio '50, to Miss Nila Burger, July 27, in Knox, Ind. Robert Jakovich, Ohio '51, to Miss Mary Ann Walker, in Mingo Junction, Ohio.

William O'Brien, Ohio '50, to Miss Ginny Palmer, November 29, in Cleveland.

Guy Proie, Ohio '49, to Miss Delores McClain, August 16, in Pittsburgh.

William Hathaway, Okla. '47, to Miss Helen Sue White, August, in Arnett, Okla.

Ray Jones, Okla. '49, to Miss Maxine Hurd, October, in Oklahoma City.

Jerry Langenkamp, Okla. '51, to Miss Mary Kay Bell, September, in Sand Springs, Okla.

Ron Wesner, Okla. '47, to Miss Eleanor Haug, June, in Fairview, Okla.

Leon Holland, Okla. A & M '51, to Mary Frances Dick, August, in Oklahoma City.

Richard G. Baker, UCLA '52, to Miss Lorraine Thomas, September 15.

Stewart Fliege, UCLA '48, to Miss Mary Joan Perry, September 13, in Ann Arbor.

James Retzlaff, UCLA '52, to Miss Marta Vann, August 10.

Rollin Cutts, Wash. '49, to Miss Nina Harman, June 15.

Richard Humphrey, Wash. '49, to Miss Vivian Rowley, June 14.

Larry Wells, Wash. '48, to Miss Pat Patterson, June 22.

Carl Heimke, Wise. '52, to Miss Elizabeth Herold, in Lancaster, Wise.

Chris Mesoloras, Wise. '51, to Miss Gwendolyn Booth, in LaCrosse, Wise.

Gary Schlosstein, Wise. '50, to Miss Jean Marie Ericsson, in Columbus, Wise.

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The views of Dr. Berkner are not without foundation nor are they those of one who is unqualified-in fact, they are the views of a man who is one of the most aptly qualified persons in the field of atomic science today. His entire life has been spent in electronics, physics, and public administration. After graduating from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering, where he had been chief engineer of radio station WLB, he was commissioned as an ensign (aviator) in the United States Naval Reserve. During 1927-28 he was employed as an electrical engineer supervising installation of the first airways radio range system from Hadley Field in New Brunswick, N. J ., to the station in Cleveland, Ohio.

He assisted Amelia Earhart at the time of her preparation for her first trans-Atlantic flight, and as a member of Byrd's Antarctic Expedition in 1928-30, he built the first radio station on the Great Ross Ice Barrier.

In 1933 Dr. Berkner was appointed physicist in the department of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington. He was placed in charge of ionospheric research groups where he developed multifrequency apparatus which was to become the basis of ionospheric and wave-propagation research. In the course of his duties at the Carnegie Institution, he traveled to Scotland, England, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand during 1936-40, studying, giving lectures, and setting up research centers; and in the year 1941 he was sent to Fairbanks, Alaska, to organize an arctic observatory for the Carnegie Institution.

Brother Berkner, who had always been active in the Naval Reserve, was called to active duty on September 8, 1941. His first assignment in the wartime Navy was to organize and direct the radar section of the Bureau of Aeronautics. He served with this Bureau throughout the war in various technical executive positions, and among his duties was the organization of the Bureau's electronics branch. He saw active duty aboard the U. S. S. Enterprise at Okinawa. In 1946 he was assigned to inactive duty with the permanent

rank of Captain. During his service he won numerous awards, including the Legion of Merit and the Commendation Ribbon.

Following his release from the service, Dr. Berkner returned to the Carnegie Institution as Chairman of the Section of Exploratory Geophysics of the Atmosphere, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, continuing his research on atmosphere physics. He also served as Executive Secretary of the Joint Research and Development Board. In 1948 he nas named head of a special committee, appointed by Secretary of Defense James Forrestal, to conduct a study for the National Military Establishment of the problem of evaluating the relative importance of weapons systems to national security. His work with this group led to the establishment of the Weapons Systems Evaluation Group in 1949, and of his work, Secretary Forrestal commented that it was, "one of the most interesting and significant accomplishments in the work of unification of the military services."

In 1949 he was named by Secretary of State Acheson as Director of the Foreign Military Assistance Program and Special Assistant to the Secretary of State. As head of this program, Berkner directs the working technical experts who decide the quantity of each kind of arms the nations in the North Atlantic Pact should receive from the United States.

Since 1951 he has been President and Chairman of the Executive Committee of Associated Universities, Inc., which operates the Brookhaven National Laboratory. In addition to this position, he also serves as consultant to Massachusetts Institute of Technology on special projects, to the Chairman of the Research and Development Board, to the National Security Resources Board, and as a Research Associate, Carnegie Institution of Washington. He was a member of the U. ¡ S. delegation to the General Assembly of the International Council of Scientific Unions in Amsterdam in 1952.

Dr. Berkner is a Mason, having been raised in Keystone Lodge Number 94, A. F. & A. M., Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, in 1926, and is a member of many professional and fraternal organizations. He is a Fellow in the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and the Institute of Radio Engineers.

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"lie STORK CLUB To Mr. and Mrs. George Bassett, Cornell '48, a daughter, Ann Elizabeth, August 22.

To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spute, Denver ' 51, a daughter, Linda Ruth, November 15.

To Mr. and Mrs. James Grimwood, Evansville '50, a son, James Edward, November 21.

To Mr. and Mrs. James Kendall, Evansville '50, a son, Richard Craig, March 30.

To Mr. and Mrs. Allen LaGrange, Evansville '50, a son, Chris Allen, July 4.

To Mr. and Mrs. Walter D. Fackler, GW '48, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Cannon, Illinois '48, a son, James Clinton, October 17.

To Lt. and Mrs. Jack K. Tuthill, Illinois '42, a daughter, Nancy, October 13.

To Mr. and Mrs. William Sturdevant, K. State, '47, a daughter, Lynda Michele, October 6.

To Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Roddy Eylar, Minn. '48, a daughter, Marge, September 7.

To Mr. and Mrs. Ross Hall, New Hamp. '50, a son, Michael Edward, May 3.

To Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn, Okla.

'50, a son, Marshall, June 28.

To Mr. and Mrs. Louis Miller, Okla.

'50, a daughter, Jerry Lynn, in October.

To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth White, Okla. '50, a daughter, Mary Christine, in April.

To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A. Kelley, Rensselaer '49, a daughter.

To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Rickert, UCLA '50, a daughter, on October 12.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Wolfe, Vermont '50, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hansen, Wa~h. '47, a daughter, Roberta Jane, June 12.

To Mr. and Mrs. James McKeller, Wash. '50, a daughter, Debbie Jane.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Rogerson, Wash. '48, a son, Paul Jeffery, November 1.

The Unforgettable Finnish Olympics

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The point system used for computing total scores, as agreed upon by the newspaper correspondents, was not used by the Soviet press, and through a manipulation of the figures and their own scoring system they showed Russia to win first place over the United States. Some time after the games, the Russians again computed the scores and announced that Russia and the United States had tied for first place.

Track and field events are the ones of primary interest at the Olympic games, but all other sports are included in the competition, and each has its ardent adherents. Football at the games is not our type of football, but is European soccer. Wrestling is not of the U. S . collegiate variety, but free-style and Greco- Roman. All events were well attended, but noth52

Finnish Bath An Experience My Finnish friends asked each day when I would take a Finnish Bath, or Sauana with them. I had heard that they were rather strenuous and thought possibly I should, at my age, not try one. Finally upon urging, I said we bathe on Saturday night in America so that would be the day.

We drove about thirty kilometers from Helsinki to the country home of a former premier for the great event. In the bath house boiling water was poured over hot stones to produce steam. When the wall thermometer showed a temperature of 185o F. we entered in our birthday suits to steam for about half an hour. During this experience we beat one another's naked bodies with bundles of leafy birch twigs for a massage. I was determined to never ask for air-either there would be a dead American or a

dead Finn. Finally, I believe in sheer politeness, the Finn opened the door for fresh air to enter the steam room.

We then plunged into the ice cold lake water for a half hour swim. I hesitated and took five minutes to get in up to my ankles. We then drank much lemonade in order to be able to sweat more. The steam bath was alternated with a cold lake plunge four different times and for extended periods. The entire procedure of the Sauana bath took about three or four hours.

The Swedish bath is equally as strenuous, but uses dry heat instead of steam. In public baths at Stockholm, women orderlies enter the room where men are bathing to bring sterile brushes which look like our floor brushes. Men approach the women towel attendants without the usual American towel skirt. At Swedish beaches most adults wear trunks for bathing, but it is not infrequent to see fully mature youths, wholly naked, bathing with the opposite sex. I asked my friend, "How come?" He said that they do not teach modesty as such in Sweden and that when a person believes i~ his own mind that he is old enough for a pair of trunks, the parents will then buy them. However, neither the parents of the youth nor the parents of his girl companion will insist on trunks. My lawyer and doctor friends said that they knew of no illegitimacy, prostitution or venereals in Finland or Sweden. They are not nudists, but they seem to have a way of life wholly moral and much like the total morality of a four year old child who does not hesitate to expose himself to friend or stranger.

The entire visit answered a life's ambition and made one begin to plan for the great event to be held "Way Down Under" in Australia during November, 1956. You will no doubt be much happier acting as your own travel agent and making your own travel arrangements, rather than join a tour where you may be forced into a lockstep which you cannot enjoy.

For the Finnish event, much credit should be given the Olympic Committee for the smoothness with which events followed one another and the great care to make visitors enjoy the games. The Finns did more to aid their side in international diplomacy than a generation of diplomats could ever hope to do. Theirs is a natural, manly friendliness which attracts all men. My Yale friend told me the visit to Finland would be the happiest of my European experiences and so it was.

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ACACIA'S CHAPTERS Oklahoma Chapter Entertains Ballet Russe

Mr. and Mrs. Roman Jasinsky are greeted by Social Chairman Don Cohlmia and Venerable Dean Don Holley. Mr. Jasinsky is the Mwitre de Ballet of the Ballet Russe.

Kansas Chapter Welcomes Austrian Student This year Acacia is again privileged to have a foreign student in the chapter house. The chapter voted last fall to accept one foreign student who is attending the university under the exchange student plan.

Our fellow student from across the seas is Albert Koch, a likable young Austrian. Al, as he is called by the men, is working for his Ph.D. in English. He is writing his thesis on the subject, "Syntactical Investigation on the Love Letters of Lady Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple."

Al was born September 10, 1929, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, where he spent most of his life. At the age of 15 he went with his parents to Graz, Austria. He is an Austrian citizen.

He attended the University of Graz which has about 5,000 students.

Al sailed from Europe on the Queen Mary on July 21, 1952, and arrived in the "States" July 28. Al and 80 other Austrian students were a part of the experiment on international living.

This plan is an organization for promotion of international understand-

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ing. Under this plan he lived in a private home in Cincinnati, Ohio, for a month before coming to K. U. In this way he became acquainted with average American home life.

He arrived in Lawrence on September 8 and was warmly welcomed by the chapter members. Al is having a wonderful time here at K. U. as well as he did in Cincinnati. The organized house system is new to him as there is no such system in Austria.

He is a member of the German Lutheran Church, and he is interested in music, dancing, and literature, especially Shakespeare, Hemingway, and O'Neill.

BERNARD A. JoNES.

The highlight of the winter social season at Oklahoma was a recent reception given by the chapter for the members of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo Concert Company. This well known group entertained Oklahomans at the University's Celebrity Series Concert with a performance which included such productions as Swan Lake, The Bluebird, The Enchanted Princess, Cirque de Duex, and Gaite Parisienne.

Following the concert the cast was entertained at the reception in the Acacia chapter house. Besides the cast, guests included members of the faculty, and presidents and housemothers of other fraternities and sororities on the OU campus.

Facing the entrance door was a small figurine in ballet costume, backed by a bank of flowers. Flowers also decorated the living room and smoker, and the refreshment table was located in the smoker.

The reception line included Venerable Dean Don Holley, housemother Mrs. Hardy Young, Mr. Roman Jasinsky, Maitre de Ballet of the Company, Mrs. Jasinsky, Don Cohlmia, social chairman, and Monte Frierson, student manager of the celebrity series. Mrs. John Hervey and Mrs. H. D. Rinsland presided over the refreshment table.

The members of the ballet remained after other guests had left, and the chapter found the members of the company to be as entertaining off the stage as they had been on it. Credit for the fine evening goes to Don Cohlmia, who made all the arrangements for the reception.

Ohio Gets New Chapter House The big news to all Acacians of the Ohio University chapter, both actives and alumni alike, is the purchase of a new chapter house at 101 University Terrace.

Trowel Incorporated purchased the large 10 room house at the interslilction of University Terrace and Race Street in August and the fraternity began moving in on September 14.

The new home of the active chapter houses 18 men in seven sleeping rooms. The basement of our new home has wooden floors and it is divided into three rooms and one small bathroom. Two of these rooms are double rooms while the third houses three men. The main floor consists of a living room, dining room, and a kitchen, while the second floor is

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made up of two double rooms, a triple room and the main bathroom.

The seventh room in which three men are now living, is on the fourth floor.

The actives and pledges have been working hard since returning to school and many improvements have been made on the house. A sub-basement under the basement sleeping rooms has been dug out and is almost ready for a concrete floor to be poured. The present plans are to make this room into a dining hall and recreation room for the fraternity.

The dirt which was taken from the sub-basement has been scattered and raked into the low spots in the large yard behind the house and is nearly ready for seeding.

Also along the improvement lines is the work which has been done on the bathroom. A set of double showers has been installed along with new sinks and a toilet. A completely new tile floor has been laid to replace the old which was torn up installing the the new showers. New equipment has been ordered for the basement bathroom also.

Illinois Takes Third Straight Title "The Black Knights of the Boneyard," IM football team of the Illinois Chapter, added another gleaming trophy to their collection for their victories during the 1952 season. This marks the third successive year that "The Knights" have won the football championship for the division.

The parade of titles began in 1950 when the team was led to victory by Bruce "Crazy Legs" Esmond, a great broken field runner. The following year saw Acacia depend primarily on

competition throughout, with the toughest games being the season opener against AKL, perennial arch-rival of Acacia, and the title game against ATO. ATO and Acacia both put unbeaten records on the line for the final clash, and the game was close throughout.

Spirited on by the pledges marching band, and a large, excited Acacia cheering section, the "Black Knights" took a narrow one touchdown decision. . The victory parade gives every in-

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Santee Wins 13 2 / 3 Mile Race Kansas University distance ace, W es Santee, recently made good his boast that he could defeat a houseful of his Acacia brothers in a race of over 13 miles. W es covered the distance in 1 hour, 14 minutes and 30 seconds, running easily. The 28 man team of his Acacia competitors, running in relays of one-half mile, finished about 400 yards behind.

The Big Seven's No.1 distance man and cross-country champion ran his first mile in 4: 41 and built up a lead that was never challenged. The slowest mile Santee ran was 6:09.

The race was run over U. S. Highways 24-40 from Tonganoxie, Kans., to Lawrence. The race was dreamed up last spring when Santee, who was getting a lot of ribbing because of his running feats, told the chapter he'd race the entire group in a marathon of any distance they might choose.

W es, who finished the race wearing his Olympic uniform, said, "I knew I could beat those guys all the time.

"But the real purpose of the race was to get in condition for the Big Seven indoor season."

Venerable Dean T. Farrell Schell, who predicted a victory for the chapter if he could get a 3 minute halfmile out of each man, was unavailable for comment after the race.

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THE BLACK KNIGHTS OF THE BONEYARD a passing offense, with Ed Werner heaving TD after TD pass to end Bob Schroeder. The past season again saw Ed Werner leading the Knights in their victory string.

The current season featured keen

dication that it will continue in future years, as Coach W emer reports a fine freshman team. In fact, the pledges defeated the strong active crew in this year's annual PledgeActive contest.

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member, Dick Kniesley, Tucson, Ted Geyler, Phoenix and sophomore Kelly Hocker, transfer from ASC at Tempe and former student body president of Gila Bend High at Gila Bend, Ariz., and Pete DeGraff, Clinton, N. J. New actives for the chapter are Bob Greeley, a Pre.-Med. from Tucson and alumnus Cy Perkins from Tucson.

Social affairs of the semester so far have included a costume Halloween dance honoring the pledges and a pledge dance honoring the actives for Thanksgiving. We have our Sweetheart dance set for Dec. 6 at the Hacienda del Sol in the foothills near Tucson.

Acacians honored on campus include Carl Sechrist in the Chain Gang, junior

Concluding an active rushing period which included an all day party at Walter Kolbe's beautiful Rail-X Ranch, we pledged Bill Etz, Phoenix, Arizona, Carl Berninger, Betharis, Pa., Harvey Hedcock, Soniota, Ariz., Dan Tolman, Omaha, Neb., Bob Peeters, Flushing, N. Y., and transfer from St. Lawrence University, and Dick Strapp, Tucson, John Sarrah, Hayden, Ariz., Martin Green, Tucson, last year's editor of the Tucson High newspaper, Dave Grove, Waynesboro, Pa., Dick Wehner, Bloomfield, N. J., both of whom were saluatorians of their high schools, John Garret, Camp Hill, Pa. and U of A Band

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honorary, John Tverberg, Sophos, a sophomore honorary and Baarent Beisemeyer who joined the Phi Kappa Phi, a national scholastic honorary. Also three of the four men in the R.O.T.C. color guard are Acacians John Tverberg, Dan Tolman, and Bill Etz. John Tverberg also got freshmen honors for his scholastic work of last year.

Also our Pi Beta Kappa student, John Frank, was admitted to Cornell Medical School this year and his brother, past V.D. Winfield Frank was appointed to West Point this year.

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Calif.; Glen Bullock, Antioch, Calif.; Fred Dickerson, Antioch, Calif.; Kelly Sater, Antioch, Calif.; Barry Bailey, Quincy, Calif.; Ed Wachsman, Oakland, Calif.; John Loring, Napa, Calif.; Bob Ryberg, Berkeley, Calif.; John Holleman, Oakland, Calif.; Al Beeson, El Cerrito, Calif.; Bryce Young, Oakland, Calif.; Jim Gracey, Sacramento, Calif. and Bill Stayton, Orinda, Calif.

And at our initiation held October 5, we added five new actives to our rolls: Ken Millner, Sacramento, Calif.; Brent Pomeroy, Brentwood, Calif.; Jack Penfield, Salinas, Calif. ; Bill Hughes, Oakland, Calif. and Paul Caster, Berkeley, Calif. Bill Chapel, of the UCLA chapter, is now enrolled here at the University of California, and has affiliated with us.

In campus life-activities, sports, and social-we have not lagged behind any¡ one. We had three brothers on the varsity football team-Dick Day, Jim Kidder, Duke Holfelt; and on the champion Pacific Coast Conference water polo team, we had Bob Montgomery as our representative. In intramural football we currently have a 4-1 record. On the student government side, Bob Tanem and Ed Wachsman have been carrying the ball.

Bob has been the student announcer at the home football games, as well as being head of the important student Functional Services Board. Ed is an assistant to the student body president.

Socially, our first party was a picnic, held early in October, and after the UCLA game, we threw our annual Boardwalk party, with our brothers from the south as guests. This we followed-up with a dinner-dance held in the Chapter house a couple of weeks later. The semiannual Formal was held December 6, at the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco.

Pledges for the fall semester are: James Duncan, Waldron; James M. Roten, Sage; Raymond Shaw, Fayetteville; Noel Hobson, Eudora; James King, Helena; William Nelson, Mountain Home; Benjamin Swett, Fayetteville; Thomas Tryon, Siloam Springs; Steve Friedheim, Joplin, Missouri; and Stewart Revenaugh, Chicago, Ill. Ten new men now wear the jeweled triangle here at Arkansas. They are Charles E. Crawford, Farmington, Ill.; Thomas William Fancher, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Jack Young, Panama City, Fla.; Edwin R. Maxson, Watson; Will D . Sweet, Siloam Springs; Douglas Edward Hawkins, Mountain Home; Ollie L. Blan, Jr., Fort Smith; Franklin M. Harrison, Fort Smith; E. J. Ball, Fayetteville; and Jesse (Jack) W. Nutt, Little Rock. Mr. Ball is our third faculty member, and Mr. Nutt is the first honorary initiate of this chapter. The candidates were initiated October 25, 1952.

On November 1 we held our first fall Black and Gold formal; and considering the enthusiasm with which it was met, we plan to make it an annual social event. The formal was held in the StuCincinnati dent Union Ballroom, and music was furnished by Gene Witherspoon and his Pledges are: Sam Armstrong, Toledo, orchestra. As our special guests, we in0.; Merwyn Bergquist, Jamestown, N.Y.; vited the newly installed DeMolay chapWilliam Brelih, Salem, 0.; Alan Burter here in Fayetteville and also Raindette, Stoneboro, Pa.; Larry Busic, Wesbow chapters in this area. terville, 0.; James Dunnie, Massillon, 0.; For the Homecoming celebration, Charles George, Lyons, Ill.; Edward HaesAcacia entered competition for the best sler, Huntington, W.Va.; Douglas Hedde, house decoration and the best float. Our Logansport, Ind.; Joseph Jones, New float won honorable mention for the Waterford, 0.; Ronald Kimmerle, Daytheme, "An Orchid to the Team." ton, 0.; Fred Kamp, Vasta!, N. Y.; EuWe are very fortunate in having as gene Kilb, Cincinnati, 0.; Charles Leach, our housemother this year Mrs. Clarence Canton, 0.; Ronald Smallwood, Dayton, Hight, who is a lifelong resident of Fay0.; Ronald Sparling, Osgood, Ind.; Lloyd etteville and is well known both in the city and on the campus. Although this . Stander, Ross, 0.; Stephen Stone, Gary, Ind.; and David Trismen, Dayton, 0. is her first housemother position, she has While we have hope for a new house proved to be a valuable asset to the frasometime in the future, the appearance ternity, and we hope she will be with us of the present one cannot be neglected. for many years to come.

Thus we have added new dining room The new officers are: Venerable Deanchairs, completely new furnishings for Joe Goble; Senior Dean-Edward Hawthe TV room and new closets and dresskins; Junior Dean-Lee Dockery; Secreers to accommodate the increase in our tary-Ollie Blan; Treasurer-Will Sweet; numbers. The TV room also includes a House Manager-Ben Love; Intramural new trophy case with indirect lighting Manager-Franklin Harrison; and Triad to provide a pleasing background for Correspondent-Edwin Maxon.

TV viewing.

In order to drag the boys away from California the books now that rush functions are over (as if anything was needed), exNow that the rushing season is over change dinners and an Old Clothes here in Berkeley, we can look at the Party are planned. The next big social fruits of our labors. event is the Pledge Formal on DecemPledges are: Dick Day, Chula Vista,

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ber 13 which is always one of the important events of the year.

In intramurals, although we could field a line in football averaging well over 200 lbs., we missed the playoffs by one game, finishing the season with a record of 3 and 2. Volleyball has now started with the teams composed of both boys and girls. Whether the interest is strictly in the sport of volleyball is questionable.

Colorado The fall term at Colorado Chapter has been a very busy one. First, and probably the most important, is our fine pledge class. They are: Peter Berkeley, Wayne Hansen, Stanley Mann, Ronald Mertz, Sam Sweet, Ted Tautz, Glenn Harvey, all from Denver; Tom Hill, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Paul Bardell, Palisade; Richard Collins, Delta; William Eager, Littleton; Alan Frost, Salida; Richard Gentry, San Gabriel, Calif.; Charles Guthrie, Jetmore, Kansas; Charles Rentrich, Ottawa, Illinois; Pat Hooks, Cortez; Alvin Johnson, Julesburg; Don Lilly, Los Angeles, Calif.; James McCullough, Torrington, Wyo.; John Moritz, Arvada; Dave Polly, Spearfish, South Dakota ; John Prugh, Casper, Wyo.; Howard Sauer, Broomfield; Ronald Speer, Burbank, Calif.; Robert Todd, Longmont; Francis Wright, Atherton, Calif.; Dave Lunsford, Boulder ; Buford Ohnhaus, Lakewood. These pledges have given the active chapter a very rough time.

Among the mischievous tricks they have done were two pledge sneaks, swiping all the paddles and raising commotion in every possible way. Everything is under control again now that the active chap¡ ter has forced the return of the paddles.

Next on the list was the fine showing made by Colorado Chapter during homecoming. We built the front of our house into a castle resembling a castle of the days of King Arthur. This castle had a movable drawbridge and knights riding off to battle in the front. We placed second in our division.

On November 21, the active chapter gave the annual fall formal in honor of the pledge class. This dinner dance was held at the Lakewood Country Club in Denver.

A luncheon was held for the Acacia Mothers Clubs of Boulder and Denver at the house on November 20. Approximately thirty-five mothers attended for the meal. Bob Schmoll and Jack Lines provided the entertainment.

In sports, Colorado Chapter is doing very well. We finished in third place in football with a record of eight wins and only two defeats.

Colorado A & M New pledges at the Colorado A & M chapter this fall quarter are: Richard L. Kountz, Flagler, Colorado; Robert M. Barner, Mandan, North Dakota; Donald E. Bright, Jr., Granite City, Ill.; Robert W. Buck, Denver, Colo.; Richard L. Bunn, Ft. Collins, Colo.; John L. Clark, Ft. Collins, Colo.; Robert L. Croissant, La Salle, Colo.; John E. Ericson, Mancos, Colo.; Edward H. Frapwell, Palo Alto, Calif.; John L. Hedrick, Glen Ellyn, Ill.;

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Gene H. Humberg, Boulder, Colo.; Dia E. Kabbani, Damascus, Syria; Charles A. Martinson, La Salle, Colo.; Jon S. Ogden, Granby, Colo.; Franklyn H. Schumaker, Ft. Collins, Colo.; George E. Shank, Granby, Colo.; Bruce L. Smith, North Platte, Nebraska; Donald K. Smith, Delta, Colo.; Edwin K. Tanaka, Haiku Maui, T. H.; Gene S. Weber, Scottsbluff, Nebraska; Arlyn F. Winemiller, Fleming, Colo.; Don H. Worrell, Susanville, California.

The latest two wearers of the jeweled triangle of Acacia are: Francis W. Moellenberg, Kirk, Colo.; and Gordon R. Johnson, Lakewood, Colo.

Rush week for this year was the biggest and most extensive ever undertaken by Colorado A & M chapter. Picnics in the mountains, parties at the house, and individual rushing were just a few of the methods used to produce a fine pledge class.

Intramural hi-lights were the championship horseshoe team of Keith Kirchhoff and Ralph Ritchey; and the cageball team that was in the front running to the finish but didn't win the championship.

Heart-felt thanks were extended to the parents of two of our actives for donations to the Fraternity House. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bartholic of Denver added a new glow to the living room with a beautiful lamp. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson of Lakewood, Colo. made everyone happy by donating a radio-phonograph combination and about a hundred dance records that will be remembered at every house dance for a long time.

Social Activities this quarter included exchange dinners with the A.A.U.W. Cooperative House, Delta Zeta Sorority, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Phi Sigma Delta Fraternities. Our social chairman Lou Houser also successfully planned two house dances that were enjoyed by all those present.

The annual pledge dance was one to be long remembered. Our pledges out did themselves with a fine dance in honor of the actives; a good time was had by all.

Kenneth Tufts of the New Hampshire chapter has been a welcome guest at the Colorado A & M house several times this quarter. Ken is stationed at Lowry A.F.B. Denver, Colo.

In the Homecoming competition this year a lot of hard work went into winning third.

David Wait of Ft. Collins, won the honor of being accepted into the sophomore honorary fraternity, Lancers for his scholarship. He is also a mem~r of the Kappa Mu Epsilon honorary mathematics fraternity.

Donald Osborne won another letter on the rifle team this last quarter with some outstanding shooting. This makes the third letter in as many years.

Tom Patrick became the first major sport varsity letterman in this chapter.

As a freshman last spring he won his letter playing first base for the Eastern Divisional championship team at Aggies.

The Acacia chapter here has two men on the swimming team this year. Ted Frapwell, a pledge, is on the freshman team and should prove to be one of the outstanding swimmers of Aggies swim-

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ming history. A repeat member on this year's team is Tom Patrick, known as "TJ" among his fraternity brothers. Tom is a sprint man and usually swims in the relays and one other event.

Cornell Losing at football and partying haven't been our only fall occupations. After all, we are getting an education too. And while we get ourselves educated, the house has gotten itself inundated-fourteen pledges plug the hole left by last year's seniors. They are William A. Beischer, Little Falls; Thomas H. Burrows, Elmhurst, Illinois; John A. Cooper, Westerlo; William P. Donovan, Little Falls; Arthur John Gillett, Carmel; John H. Hoare, Jr., Watkins Glen; Martin E. Offenberger, Larchmont; Charles R. Richmond, Taunton, Massachusetts; Jason I. Chick, Claremont, New Hampshire; Philip E. Baber, Jr., Ausable Chasm; David R. Holmes, Ithaca; Charles E. Arden, Ithaca; Vern A. Trickey, Canandaigua; and Bion W. McClellan, Cattaraugus.

Just before Thanksgiving Vacation five men stumbled off the good ship Memnon into active membership: Dick DoBell, Larry Phillips, Dick VanOstrand, Don Payne, and Neil Sharp. They are quite a musical crew (save for Sharp who can't carry a tune). Phillips is Drum Major of the Big Red Band. Payne and Van Ostrand play in the Band, and Dobell sings in the Men's Glee Club.

Some brothers have been keeping themselves busy on other things besides the education they came here for. Dick Davis manages the Big Red Band; Lem Wingard and Pledge Burrows cox the crew; Wingard and Bill Burnett preside over the local chapters of AIChemE and AICE; Doug Mcilroy runs blood drives for the Red Cross; Bob Squires and pledge Trickey are faithful Blue Lodgers.

While the rest of us goof off from schoolwork, Doc (black setter) is getting that education we came for. He attends classes in literature, government, agriculture, physics, and anything else that strikes his cultural fancy of the moment. "Whose dog Barked?-! never saw him before, Professor."

The Mother's Club is giving the chapter a Christmas dinner; roast turkey, dressing, mince and pumpkin pies-in short, the works. The date is the eighth of December-a little early, but as the quarter ends the twelfth, it will be the last weekend before everyone leaves for the holidays.

We are happy to report that Jack Dice, former Senior Dean, has been discharged from the Navy and will be back with us this winter quarter.

In the traditional manner of the Denver Chapter we will have our usual Marshdale party the night of the last day of the quarter.

Evansville College Evansville Chapter started the first quarter of this year by pledging four new men. They are Robert Egan, Jerry Parsley, Duane Pemberton and Jack MacDonald. These neophytes are currently engaged in fulfilling their various pledge duties and are looking towards the second week of December when they take their final tests.

Our chapter has decided to cement our relations with the various sororities on campus and on November 21 we began a series of evening coke dances. The Chi-Omega sorority, a very lovely group of young ladies, attended our first event.

In the course of a very enjoyable evening we sang songs and danced to recorded music. The records were supplemented by the piano playing of brother Farrell Bartlett. Our faculty advisor Dr. Norman 0. Long and his charming wife were on hand to help the brethren entertain.

Junior Dean Robert Haug who is in charge of the Christmas tree sales, says that the initial plans have been laid for this annual project. The trees are to be

Denver We are glad to announce eleven new pledges: Herb Balderston, Bob Braden, AI Brown, Jack Deeter, Ross Grenard, Tom Knill, Phil Lake, AI Means, Bruce Thompson, Lynn Lummatsch, and Char- . les Rose.

As a chapter, we are making progress on the campus. We now have in our guardianship two scholastic awards: the Sigma Chi Scholarship Award for the highest over-all grade average and "Improvement for the year 1951-52," and the Inter-Fraternity Scholarship Trophy for highest over-all grade average for the period of spring 1951-winter 1952.

Don Powell and his grandfather spent one Saturday evening putting a new tile floor in the kitchen of the house, and Mr. H. E. Berglund bought a new 21 inch Tele-King television set for the chapter.

Both of these are very nice gifts and of course we are all extremely proud of them.

Carrying out our motto of "Human Service," these Evansvil!e members designed and built a spook house for the Halloween party at the Evansville Community Center which 800 children attended.

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shipped during the first week of December and sales begin soon after their arrival. Money derived from this source is used each year to provide house improvements.

Recently at an Alumni banquet, the actives were again reminded of the vigorous support our Alumni Association has afforded the fraternity. Following a fine banquet there were many helpful suggestions offered by the alumni regarding rushing, financing a new house and various other current problems.

George Washington Those sworn in at formal pledging on November 23 were: Jack Thach, Va.; Howard Roberts, N.Y.; Joseph Eller, Va.; Donald Scordy, Penn.; Richard Nelson, California (!) via Virginia; Robert Dutton, Illinois; Nels Larson; and James Brittel, Ohio.

Jack Cherry, Venerable Dean, told me not to forget his hard-working staff of assistants. The present administration includes Bob Moss, Senior Dean, Bob Smith, Junion Dean, Norm Thureau, Money-bags, and Dick Hansen, Scribe.

Pledges and actives alike have been stadium bound in force more than once this Fall to watch the buff and blue of G. W. whip up the best football season in sixteen years. The Ray-Rah spirit has made itself felt in more ways than one.

In October the chapter put up Linda Loehler, Pi Beta Phi, for Homecoming Queen. Lovely Linda, a statuesque and beautiful blonde is the daughter of one of our charter members and the niece of another. The evening (or was it morning) after the V. M. I. game found us occupying three large tables, and the dance floor, at the National Guard Armory for one of the greatest homecoming dances in years. Johnny Lytle received so many lusty cheers when tapped for Gate and Key that we scarcely noticed Buckmaster leading out queen finalist Eileen McNally for the first waltz.

Buck has really been in the limelight these past few months. He wound up last season with a memorable performance as Arthur of England in the AllUniversity Follies production of "A Confederate at King Arthur's Court." His head unturned by fame, he modestly accepted the title of "Sweetheart of A. D." No kidding though, Buck's really in things this fall. His chief headache, excuse me, responsibility, is that of University Program Director, his Student Council post this year. Lytle is again our big man in the I. F. C. Johnny's Rush Chairman, delegate to the Student Life Committee, and over the Thanksgiving holidays he was eating his turkey at the Waldorf as G. W.'s representative at the Inter-Fraternity Convention in New York. He's not at all jealous of Buckmaster's dramatic success. He had his own in the Follies. Lytle was "modern youth" in "The History of a Kiss."

On the 20th of December the Christmas formal rolls around. This year it's to be bigger and better than ever; the social chairman and the Burlington Hotel stand as security. They're still talking about last year's "Night on the Nile."

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Yours truly is just getting back in the swing of things after a pleasant two years sojourn in Europe. I'm finding the books a bug-bear after a leisurely visit in the old country, but its swell to be back, believe me.

Illinois The Illinois' chapter is again in full swing. During the summer, the first floor of the Main House was redecorated, floors repaired and resanded, and an acoustical tile ceiling installed. It looked very nice but there was yet more to be done. The activity that actually started the year was one of hard work, many blisters, and sore backs.

As the final tasks of Clean-up Week were finished, Rush Week was here, The days of continual smiling and hand shaking left everyone rather tired and with new muscles in the right arm. But rushing was successful and brought Illinois a new pledge class of 21 men. They are: William Bailey, La Grange; John Birky, Hopedale; Robert Brawner, Springfield Larry Coffee, Sullivan; Richard Cowart, Downers Grove; David Fishel, E. St. Louis; Lynn Hall, Kankakee; Leon Heiple, Wilmington; Ralph Hough, Morton; Gordon Iversen, Mt. Prospect; David Jareo, Champaign; Allen Kleinbeck, Litchfield; Paul Manahan, Hartford; Dave McLoughlin, Forrest; James Meyer, Carlock; Everett Patterson, Winchester; Robert Russell, Jacksonville; Edward Schmidt, Springfield; Joseph Thompson, Wataga; Robert Westenberg, Chicago; and Wilbur Zanin, Springfield. On informal rushing, the results have been rather favorable. These men are: Hugh Busey, Evansville, Indiana; Frank Falley, Louisville; and Donald McGee, Louisville.

On the social side, there has been great activity. The first dance of the year, the Pledge Dance, on October 18, was entitled "The Phantom Fling" and achieved great success. The idea was to come in the costume of some famous person in history.

Some of the costumes were rather "entertaining." Brother Don Mueller and his pinned girl, Pat Coyle, came as Adam and Eve; the costumes were complete, even to the leaves, although it was apparent that it was autumn-some of the leaves "fell."

Throughout the semester there have been a scattering of exchanges and a hayride of great merit. The "thanks" for the hayride go to Brother Richard Raybum for doing a fine job on all the arrangements.

The Winter Formal on December 6, was a very successful dance--perfect to the last detail. The music was supplied by the romantic melodies of Wayne Carr; the theme was a medieval one entitled "Night of Knights" and the house was decorated as a castle complete with "torture" chamber. Brother Don Mueller did a wonderful job as dance chairman. The complete overall arrangements were made by our Junior Dean, Keith Daniel and a vote of "thanks" is in order for both.

The banquet before the formal was held at the Inman Hotel and a Sweetheart Dinner was held at the house on Sunday. Brother George Ekblaw, Illinois

'22, and his wife were chaperones for the weekend.

Brothers Clive Follmer and Chuck Wheeler were selected for the "100 Club" which is the top honor for Seniors. This club is composed of the top 100 Seniors who are chosen on their scholarship and campus activities.

Iowa The pledges are: Walt Huster, Sac City, Iowa; Pete Boke, Hubbard, Iowa; and Ted Schnoermeier, Hubbard, Iowa.

The most important business handled

by Iowa Acacia so far this year was the passage of a forward-looking constitutional amendment under which each member will henceforth sign a note for one hundred dollars, payable in five years, at the time of initiation. This money will go into a fund for a capital improvements on chapter property, and members are confident that this fund will insure the steady upward growth of Acacia at Iowa.

Marvin Logan, an alumnus from Homewood, lllinois, has contributed a muchneeded coffee-maker and also a pressure cooker to the Chapter kitchen.

Three trophies have been won by Iowa Acacia this year. The first is the University Pledge Scholarship Trophy, awarded to the chapter whose pledges achieve the highest average grade-point. The second is the Kiwanis Trophy awarded to the best Fraternity Float in the Homecoming Parade which was won by our float built around a Pog-plitical theme. The third trophy is the second place for humor in the Homecoming Parade.

On the social front, exchanges have been held with Chi Omega and Alpha Xi Delta, and an extremely messy but very successful taffy pull provided a good time for all who attended.

Acacia is proud of the success of Don Wallace, Venetia, Pa., who is serving as editor of the Hawkeye, the University year-book. He has appointed Brother Paul Chenault, Hawarden, as production manager.

Iowa State New pledges are Earl De Zeeuw, Sioux Center; Dan E. Wise, Cedar Falls; Larry Scott, Maxwell; Larry H. Thornton, Washington; Roger D. Hanson, West Union; Jerry Hix, Alta; Harry K. Lames, Dysart; Robert R. ¡Thomsen, Des Moines; Gary L. Thompson, Ft. Madison; Arlan J. Bargloff, Waterloo; Charles E. Johnson; Clarinda; Richard A. Kerr, Ft. Dodge; Jerry Versteegh, New Sharon; John Kreps, Pottstown, Pa.; Peter H. Florence, Bergenfield, New Jersey; Donald L. Haaga, Geneseo, Ill.; and Richard E. Kust, Villa Park, Ill. Bill Colville, rushing chairman, did an exceptionally fine job of organizing our rushing program this Fall. ¡ Mrs. Etta Phillipes is our new housemother this year. She came to us from the University of Neb. where she was a fraternity housemother.

Our annual sports classic with Kappa Delta sorority this year was a Saturday afternoon softball game. Both teams were primed for the game and special rules

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were drawn up by the KD's. Acacia was leading when an intermission for coffee made by the girls was called at the end of the 3rd inning. After a late inning rally, the KD's came out on top, winning the game 10¡9. We all returned to the Chapter house for refreshments and entertainment.

Aided by the artistic talent of Don Haaga, we transformed our dining room into a barn for our "Hard Times" party.

"Long" John Burnstrom, in long underwear, and his girl who had skillfully constructed a dress from burlap bags, took the prize for the most appropriate costume.

Acacians have been quite active on the campus this Fall. Jerry Versteegh sang and played his "uke" before the crowd at the Homecoming Pep Barbecue. Tom Parry and Vern Hohenboken served as publicity and ticket chairmen respectively for the Harvest Ball, annual Ag. Division dance. Ralph Speer was chairmen of Engineers' Carnival and was assisted by Marc Meeiman, his business manager.

At the time of this writing our two bowling teams are striving for class A and B championships. We hope they can bring home two trophies for our mantle.

Kansas Rush Week proved quite successful adding sixteen new pledges. Since Rush Week activities seven pledges have accepted bids. This makes a total of twentythree new pledges. They are: Dale Benny, Minneola; Clement Blakeslee, Wichita; Lyle Boutwell, Kansas City, Mo.; Lee Breckenridge, Norton; Elbert Calkins, Shawnee; Charles Calnan, Troy; Dick Cayot, Kansas City; Raymond Clinesmith, Lincoln ; Harlan Conkey, Lawrence; Larry Cooley, Pratt; Wesley Downing, Pratt; Stan Hamilton, Kansas City, Mo. ; Tommy Jester, Oxford; Albert Koch, Graz, Austria; Ralph Moody, Minneola ; John Quarrier, Kansas City; Richard Searl, Hutchinson; John Spencer, Amarillo, Texas; Rush Strickler Smith, Elkins Park, Pa.; Harry Sprague, McPherson; Ralph Stone, Sharon Springs;

Bob Coloney, K. State IFC President.

He is the second Acacian to hold this post in the last three years at K. State.

Dave Treadway, Topeka; and Joe Williams, Kansas City, Mo. There is one new initiate who became a "wearer of the jeweled triangle" on October 3. He is Larry M. Tougaw from Hoisington.

Kansas welcomed to "1225" a new housemother in the person of Mrs. Edna B. Brown who replaces Mrs. Chauncey L. Veatch. Mother B, as she prefers to be called, comes to us from Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. We also have an exchange student living in the house who comes from Graz, Austria, and whose name is Albert Koch. AI is a graduate student working on his Ph.D. at KU. The fall social calendar has been quite a busy one. We started the year off with a dinner for the Lawrence alumni of Kansas Chapter. Hour dances were held with the Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha

Delta Pi, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Omicron Pi, and Sigma Kappa sororities, and a dessert dance was enjoyed with the Alpha Phi sorority. A tea introducing our new housemother was given on October 19, followed by the annual Gingham and Jeans dance at Lone Star Lake on October 24. The annual Phi KappaAcacia Beer Bust and the Winter Formal are on tap for the month of December.

Newly elected officers which were installed at a formal meeting on October 20, are Venerable Dean, Farrel Schell, Amarillo, Texas; Senior Dean, Don Tice, Summerfield; Junior Dean, Wes Santee, Ashland; Secretary, James B. Glass, Kansas City.

Lynn Osborn and Paul Fotopoulos have been honored by being accepted as part time faculty instructors while working for their master's degrees. Farrel Schell was elected to Scarab, honorary architectural engineering fraternity. Members of the Kansas University Band this year are Vic Weber, George Daniels, and Richard Searl. Jack Willis represents the Navy ROTC Unit in the university Color Guard. Three of last year's Acacians have been accepted into medical school and have pledged Phi Chi medical fraternity.

They are Nelson Bachus, Kenneth Stanley, and 0. C. Chowning.

Wes Santee, Kansas olympic track star, has paced KU to five victories in five starts in cross-country races this season.

On November 15 Wes won the Big Seven cross-country race, helping pace KU to its twenty-third consecutive cross-country victory and sixth consecutive Big Seven title.

The annual Pig Roast was held following the traditional homecoming game.

There were about one hundred present, and it proved to be one of the most successful in recent years. The event came as a climax of a week's work on homecoming decorations which were sadly ruined by the rain.

Kansas State In the pledge class we now have: Jim Nuttle, Bill Cox, Weldon Braman, Eldorado; Bob Schowalter, Rose Hill; Don Tillotson, Dighton; Gary Brack, Otis;

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c. F. Cayot pours for her son Dick whtle Mother Brown and some of the boys look on. (Right) Jim Short's mother serves tea to Dr. and Mrs. Noble P. Sherwooi ~ansas Chapter honors their new housemother, Mrs. Edna B. Brown at a tea. (Left) Mrs.

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Mark Bentz, Wichita; Don Brown, Topeka; J. W. Johnson, Randolf; Dan Chappel, Kansas City, Mo.; John Baughman, Liberal; Leonard Miller, Holton; and Dean Hyde.

Interspersed through-out the fall term, we have enjoyed exchange picnics, hour dances and exchange dinners with sororities in addition to our fraternity parties.

Outstanding among these events was a chicken barbecue which was held at the ranch home of one of our alumni, John Poole, who lives near Manhattan. Official chef was Tom Avery, professor in the poultry husbandry department and a good friend of Mr. Poole. Although held late in the year, October 17, the weather was perfect and after devouring fortyfive chickens and singing around the barbecue pit for an hour or so, we finished the evening with a dance in the chapter house.

Our annual Fall Formal Dance was held at the Manhattan Country Club on October 24. Highlighting the event was the pinning of Morie Ann Campbell of Overland Park to Brother Wayne Theis.

An Indian costume party proved a success as a result of the very fine job of decorating which was planned and carried out by the pledge class spearheaded by pledge president Jim Nuttle. A variety of Indian costumes were worn.

In keeping with our motto of "Human Service" we here at Kansas State along with a number of other fraternities and all of the sororities on the hill donated the money ordinarily used for homecoming decorations to the Polio Fund.

In various important ways Acacians at Kansas State are making their presence felt. Bill Kvasnicka, past Venerable Dean, was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary, and was also elected president of Alfa Zeta, an agricultural honorary. John Stretcher received a varsity letter for his work with the golf team.

Gene Hus was initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, scholastic honorary. Bob Coloney was elected Inter-Fraternity Council President.

For the second time in three years Acacia has had a man in the Inter-Fraternity Council president spot. This time it is Bob Coloney. Although Bob has only been here on the Kansas State campus and with us two years he has become a well known campus figure. His prominence has led him to many honors and responsibilities. Last year Bob was named a delegate to the National Interfraternity Council at Old Point Comfort, West Virginia; he was elected as treasurer of the Masonic Club; and was very well known because of his work at Wesley Foundation. This year besides being president of the Interfraternity council, which is in itself a big job, Bob was in charge of all the homecoming decorations on the hill. Like a large number of us, the R.O.T.C. program is making it possible for Bob to finish his stay in school, but always working for the highest goal he has become a Cadet Colonel in the program and plans to get in addition to a B.S. in Business Administration a Second Lt. commission in flight training when he graduates this Spring.

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Miami Pledged by the Miami chapter this fall are James Hennager, Ronald McReynolds, and David Wakefield.

Six men have gone through the initiation ceremonies this fall. The new brothers are Van Alexander, Richard Anderson, Robert Berge, James Gast, David Marple, and George Mumma. Marple was named the outstanding pledge of the class.

Food is now on the menu at the chapter house. After much talk, but little action, the boarding club was started this fall. So far everything seems to be going along alright. At least no one has died yet. Bruce Ronald and Murray Whitaker are the cooks.

Mark Witt did a fine job serving as co-chairman for the Miami Chest Drive.

Mark was the second member of the chapter to be named co-chairman of the drive. Robert Crane, '50, headed it several years ago.

Rain caused the cancellation of the first annual Miami-Cincinnati touch football game. Again this year we won the first round of the Tug-of-War, but were pulled into the "drink" in the second round.

Can the French can-can? We didn't answer that question, but everybody had a good time at the French Can-Can party.

One thing we did find out. We can't cancan. Charles Robinson won the coke chugging contest. This was sort of a handicap race. Each bottle was equipped with a nipple.

Formal time is here again. The annual Sweetheart formal is scheduled for December 6.

Ten members of the local chapter went to Ohio U for th~ir Homecoming game with the Redskins. Oh, what a time that was.

Mr. Martin Delbrouck and Mr. Edgar Kelly have visited the chapter house this year.

Michigan New pledges are: Charles Blackett, Ann Arbor; Phillip Diamond, Detroit; Robert Dildine, Grand Rapids; David Evans, Akron, Ohio; Gerald Freeman, Detroit; Richard Hodson, Muskegon; Robert Kany, Saco, Maine; Neil Letts, Owosso; James Magary, St. Clair; Theodore Ploughman, Grand Rapids; Thomas Tuttle, Monterey, Mexico; Roy Wetterholt, Detroit; Stanley W oollams, Detroit.

New Initiates are: Curtis T. Atkisson, Ann Arbor; David S. Dow, Ann Arbor; Howard Frisinger, Ann Arbor; John R. Galbreath III, Jackson; Philip Kearney, Lansing; John L. McKnight, Detroit; Richard A. Meyer, Farmington; David B. Reynolds, Lansing; Rolf P. Scharenberg, Ann Arbor; Charles R. Wickman, Escanoba.

The addition of a new porch overlooking the backyard of the chapter house, and the University of Michigan Arboretum, adds another popular "study" spot to the house when Spring rolls around.

When the traditional Michigan seal (on which no freshman may tread) was removed from the center of the campus,

Acacians were quick to petition the President of the University for a replacement.

Shortly thereafter, the senior class decided to sponsor the project.

Whether the team won or lost, the Michigan Chapter enjoyed the football season by staging a buffet dinner and record dance after each home game. The themes of these parties ranged from ''King Football" to "Hallowe'en." We were glad to host the brethren from Cornell and Purdue at these affairs, when they accompanied their teams to Ann Arbor.

On November 24, 1952, Acacians of the Michigan Chapter entertained ten foreign students attending the University of Michigan, at a Thanksgiving dinner. The evening proved to be an opportunity to exchange interesting ideas, and to show the foreign students studying in this country, what an American Thanksgiving dinner was like.

With the highest pledge class academic standing ever attained at the University of Michigan, the Michigan Chapter was awarded the Sigma Chi scholarship trophy. The Chapter also captured the Zeta Beta Tau Scholarship Trophy for attaining the highest average among the fraternities at the University of Michigan.

Bud Strout was recently elected to a seat on the University of Michigan's Student Legislature.

The Chapter is proud of Bill Strickler, '53 Eng. for making Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Fraternity. Strickler is also active on the staff of the Michigan Technic, publication of Michigan Engineering students.

As social chairman of the Michigan Union, Art Bublitz is currently in charge of Gulantics, an all campus talent show sponsored by the Michigan Union, the Michigan League, and the Men's Glee Club.

We are glad to have Jerry "Cuddles" O'Neil, Dearborn, Michigan, with us this year. He is an associate from the chapter at Miami University of Ohio.

The annual "Paddle Ball," pledge formal, was held on December 6. The affair is to start with a dinner at the "Farm Cupboard" restaurant, just outside of Ann Arbor, and will finish with dancing in the Chapter House. Pledges, actives, and alums are anticipating a great evening.

Minnesota This fall we have one of the largest pledge classes we have had in many years. Our new pledges are: Howard Milton Baumgartner, Duluth; William Richardson Bird, Ida Grove, Iowa; Jerry Melvin Branby, Minneapolis; John Christian Burkness, Minneapolis; Joseph Selmer Drage, Minneapolis; Robert Britton Hartley, Minneapolis; Leo Patrick Hittner, Minneapolis; Harold Jerome Lindee, Minneapolis; Edward Helmuth Murphy, St. Paul; Kenneth Richard Nelson, Dodgeville, Wisconsin; James Curtis Pike, Minneapolis; Wallace Roy Swanson, Minneapolis; and Mark Wells, Minneapolis.

On October 11 John Holmes and Charles Whitehead became wearers of the jeweled triangle.

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Curtis Hotel in Minneapolis with Tom Jacobson and his band supplying the music. At intermission entertainment was supplied by the pledges, actives and alumni.

The fine spurt put on by the Golden Gophers in their late season games after a slow start inspired ten men from the house to travel to Madison to see the final football game of the season. Brother Millberg had the distinction of being first in line for refreshment at the Union building the morning of the game. Those of us who made the trip are most grateful for the fine hospitality extended us by the Wisconsin chapter.

Dean Hewitt have made their mark in campus activities. Elzea is an officer in Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity and Hewitt is sports editor of the Columbia Missourian, Journalism School daily.

Bobo is publicity chairman of the Student Governing Association and planned the campaign which brought Bek Steiner, a New York chorus girl and better known as the "Miss Mizzou" of the Steve Canyon comic strip fame, to Missouri to be crowned "coming home" queen at the Missouri-Southern Methodist football game.

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The pledge class of the Nebraska Chapter to date consists of twelve men. They are, John Chappell, Minden; Tom Eastlack, Omaha; Don Ayers, Grant; Hugh Osmera, Lexington; Dean Cunningham,

After a summer of work, summer camps and reserve cruiseS) the familiar triangle of Acacia on the front of the

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Minnesota readies the intricate inne1 mechwnism in their giant jack-o-lantern. with the traditional work week. Most of the study rooms on the second floor were repainted. New wall-to-wall carpeting was purchased for the front hall and stairs. The first floor walls were washed, and damaged furniture was repaired. All this was in line with the policy started last year when the roost was completely redecorated.

Sportswise ACACIA has done quite well this quarter. Our bowling team rolled up a 19-5 record to place third and make the playoffs. At this point our basketball team has taken its first threP games and is headed for the playoffs too.

We have a good chance to win th~ participation trophy which is being awarded this year for the first time.

Our social chairman, Tom Person, has been doing a bang up job in arranging extracurricular activities. Besides having open house after each home football game, we had trade dinners with Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities and a hayride at Eaton Ranch. We had our annual homecoming dinner dance at the "Haunt the Hawkeyes" took second place for Acacia in Minnesota house decorations.

Dick Shadrick, Bruce Kellett, and Dave Anderson are "living it up" in their version of "It's in the Book."

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green and white house at 713 Gentry Place looked good to the members of Missouri Chapter who returned for another year of activity and study this fall.

Newest pledge is Henry Gold, a journalism student from Hallsville, Mo., who joined us in October.

Socially the annual autumn trek "to the farm" for a wiener roast in October and the Speakeasy Party with its cigars and "purple passion" were highlights, and although the intramural football season was disastrous, the fortunes of our basketball team seem to be somewhat more encouraging.

Homecoming Nov. 22 was a big day for the Missouri chapter. Not only did we entertain 21 Kansas pledges visiting on a "walkout," but our football team came through with a 20-19 victory to bring back "Hewitt's Folly," a pigskin trophy, to Missouri for a year at least.

Actives Bill Elzea, Chuck Bobo and

Tekamah; William Meyer, Bancroft; Bob W edner, Lincoln; Ernest Peck, Lincoln; Lawrence Clay, Broken Bow; Ralph Nickel, Alvo; Howell Boyd, Blytheville, Arkansas; and Wayne Frates, Brule.

After several hour dances during September and October we set our social season off to a good start with the Halloween Party. Everyone showed up in their jeans and plaid shirts. On November 22 the pledges treated the actives to an Artists' Ball which was held in the house.

The party was spiced by some "artistic" drawings by the pledges. The chapter is now looking forward to the joint chapteralum Christmas party for the Masonic Boys' Home in Omaha.

The intramural sports program finds Acacia taking a more active part and winning role. The football team again made it to the playoffs where they were defeated in a close contest with the SAE's. The rifle team has won two

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Chuck Bobo, publicity chairrnan of the Student Government Association planned the campaign which brought Miss Bek Steiner to the U . to be crowned "coming home" queen at the MissCYUri-SMU game. The Copacabana chorus girl is better known as "Miss Missou" in the comic strip, Steve Canyon. Here they check prearrival publicity. matches and dropped only one this fall.

Also the basketball team is looking forward to a good season with strong A and B teams.

The active chapter was bolstered by the addition of Larry Drda on October 4, 1952. He was initiated in the presence of many alums who had come for the Alumni Day activities at the house.

The pledges tricked the actives on Halloween night by taking the dinner and themselves to Omaha for the night.

The House has entertained many welcomed guests this year. Notably George Croyle, the Kansas State Chapter, and some men from the Missouri Chapter.

New Hampshire When we returned to school this fall we were greeted by our new housemother, Mrs. Anderson. She has made the house more like a home by her pleasing and congenial personality, and by her personal touch in improving the house.

This fall we started to eat at the house.

Our steward Ray Matheson has done a wonderful job in getting the kitchen going and having such wonderful meals.

It was a great event when we had our first meal here at the house.

Our social calendar has been full this fall. We had an informal Friday night dance and two dances following the football games. We also had a hayride that proved to be quite popular. We had a Dad's Day luncheon and reception the day of the Connecticut game. We were glad to see so many of the alumni back for this event.

This year we ran our own candidate for Mayor of Durham. Working on the split personality and the double deal our candidate was "I.M. Skitzo." Ray Matheson played the part well as did all the brothers in his reform movement. "You

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can have two for the price of one" was the cry. Although we didn't win we had a swell time and the experience will be valuable for next year.

Our formal Open House was held on the week-end of November 15. Paul Oeser headed the committee in charge and did a fine job. We had over 300 visitors that day. Tours were conducted through the house. Special attention was paid to the new flagstone walk with right triangle, the new kitchen and the dining room.

One of the brothers, Dick Dewing, lead the football team in yards rushed. Dick was certainly the workhorse of the team with 5.6 yards per carry. Jack Kooistra, a pre-season Little All-American choice was sidelined mid way in the season with a knee injury. Jack Weeks, a sophomore played in two games and will see more action next year. Paul Oeser and Bob Hayward have reecived bids from Scabbard and Blade, a national honorary military ¡ society. Bob Chase is president of the Student Union. On the Cross Country team we had Dick MacCormack and Bill Carpenter and Ev Webber. Ray Matheson recently had a part in the campus dramatic society, Mask and Dagger's, "Kind Lady." Our intramural football team had a record of 3 and 1 and placed second in the league. We are now setting our sights toward the basketball trophy.

New pledges are: Robert Chase, Lancaster, N. H.; Thomas Rand, Lancaster, N. H.; Robert Kimball, Danville, N. H .; Alfred Freedman, Dorchester, Mass.; John Dearbon, Barrington, R. 1.; John Wall, Kingston, N. H.; Bart Swett, Lisbon, N. H.; Philip Hendrix, Manchester, N.H.; and Lee Perkins, Ridgewood, N.J.

first rushees. As the smoke lifted and smiles disappeared, we found we were stuck with the following pledges: Art Neu, Carroll, Iowa; Jack Macey, Chicago, Ill.; Neal Bertrand, Chicago, Ill.; Phil Jaccard, Houston, Texas; Herb Larson, New York, N. Y.; Bill Poore, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.; Bill Gossett, Des Moines Iowa ¡ Earl Schramm, New Brighton, Pa:; Jack Bailey, Houston, Texas; Jim Schang, Columbia City, Ind.; and Carl Sellenraad Chicago, Ill. ' The year began in earnest. Within the house, we elected Bob Clarke to head the activities of Homecoming. Working with him were Chuck Thompson and Don Lund as chairmen of the Badge Committee. Pete Husen led the work on House Decorations. On campus, Jack Allen served as chairman of the Badge Committee, Bob Corcoran as chairman of Off Campus Publicity, and Dick Poppel as chairman of the Judges Committee.

Unable to equal last year's record, Acacia won only the First Place Badge Trophy which was presented to the fraternity at the Homecoming Dance.

Stacy Angle and Cliff Kong, both seniors, walked away with honoraries this year. Cliff is treasurer of DERU and was also elected treasurer of the senior class.

DERU is a senior men's honorary society whose members are chosen on the basis of campus leadership and service to the University. Stacy became a member of Tau Beta Pi, which is a national scholastic honorary engineering fraternity.

Have you seen the latest Paramount release "Topper Takes a Trip"? We have, at our theater party. Don Voller, Junior Dean, ended the quarter with our annual theater party. A canopy was erected over the door. Posters in all the windows announced the grand opening. Hat check girls, bearing a resemblance to certain pledges, received us at the door, took our

Northwestern With lamp shades dusted, door-knobs polished, and music playing on the intercom system, we opened the house to the

Dick Dewing, New Hampshire's leading ground gainer for the 1952 season.

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coats, and passed out popcorn. The other highlight of the quarter came in the form of a pledge party. Pledges arranged decorations, planned intertainment, and "dug up" dates for all the actives. If only Napoleon could have been there.

He was. Yes, this was a suppressed desire party.

Among the innovations was a new trophy case. The Acacia Mother's Club with the help of Bob Gerstner, House Manager, purchased and installed two new trophy cases. Carl Peterson, '53, helped fill the cases by winning the Syllabus Subscription Trophy. As a present to our cook for her wonderful meals, we installed a new sink. Dishes are now washed in half the time. We also started a new program of inviting a professor from the University to dinner. After dinner we sit in the living room and discuss the latest political issues. Two of our most prominent guests were Dr. Byron of the Philosophy Department and Dr. Shilpp of the Sociology Department.

Ohio The fratemity bolstered its ranks by pledging 18 men for the fall semester, 13 freshmen, 3 sophomores, 1 junior and 1 senior. These men, under the leadership of Pledge Master John Moorehouse, are well under way in their indoctrination into the ways of Acacia.

Those men who hope to become Acacians are: Harry and Ron Hagquist, brothers from Seville, Harry is a freshman and Ron a sophomore; William Bowman, Lucasville; William Wood, Barnabus, W. Va.; Charles Stemen, Columbus; Eldon Remy, Mansfield; Eric Johnen Cincinnati; Henry Steinmeyer, NeV.: Marshfield; Kenneth Hudson, New Philadelphia; Russell Smith, Athens; Dave Beato, Westlake; Charles Atkinson Athens; Ron McCowen, Wheelersburg; 'charles Lahr, Upper Sandusky; James Blatchley, Martins Ferry; Glen Taylor, Richmond; Al Snyder, Athens; and Don Cox of Athens.

The alumni group of the Ohio Chapter gained two new members when Woodrow "Woody" Ferrel and William Robeson were initiated into the fratemity. Both of the new members are connected with

Acacia True Acacia Fraternity has done it again. Their last Sunday's open house proved once more to us that the new fraternity is showing more life, spirit and initiative than almost all the other houses on campus put together.

Upon entering the house we were greeted by gentlemen, and an atmosphere of gentility and austerity seemed to pervade the house.

Among the most impressive items shown us as we went through the house was the line up of trophies along the mantel. They seemed to indicate that the Acacians had won almost every major event on campus since their founding a few years ago. The boys have cooperated with University town and student officials and have raised their fraternity's reputation to one of the highest in this area.

Frat Other frats on campus might do well to look at Acacia and its accomplishments. Other fraternity men have called the Acacians antiquated in their views. But look at the Acacia record. They have a fine house and they're keeping it that way. They have more get up and go than almost any other frat.

Spirit . Cheers to the Acacians. May they contmue to prosp~r. But may the other fraternittes follow thetr example and prosper and improve also. It will help us all.

The above is a reproduction of am editorial appearing in the November 20th issue of " The Daily New Hampshire."

Ohio University. Ferrel is a technician in the engineering college while Robeson holds a position in the treasurer's office.

The second semester of the 1951-52 school year again found Acacia leading the active fraternity chapters in scholastic standings at Ohio University. It marked the third consecutive semester that Ohio chapter's active group has been above all others in scholarship.

On Sunday, October 5, the chapter held an open house for the members of the Masonic Lodges in this vicinity. The affair was a huge success and the chapter is planning on making it an annual affair.

Ohio State The Ohio State Chapter launched its forty-sixth year this September, under

Cliff Kong, N?rthwestern varsity golfer, was recently tapped for DERU, sentor men's honorary.

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the leadership of Lee Singer, Venerable Dean; Jack Pore, Senior Dean; Dick Konrath, Junior Dean; Bob Reimsynder, House Manager; Dean Keller, Secretary; Joe Fisher, Treasurer, and Edward Spitz, Rush Chairman.

The first item on the agenda was the preparation for operation Rush Week.

The house was given a complete cleaning, and several of the rooms were completely redecorated. In addition the Mother's Club bought new drapes and some new living room furniture.

The rushing program brought 15 new pledges. They are: Doyle Campbell, Wapakoneta; Donald E. McGlone, Lucasville; John E. Leitzy, Bucyrus; Myron L. Coudrey, Zanesfield; Robert A. Purdy, Wooster; Jesse E. Rupert, Wapakoneta; Ronald P. Rowand, Springfield; Fred A. Sheplavy, Cleveland; Guy A. Crossley, Wapakoneta; Russell R. Henman, Bellefontaine; Phillip W. Fry, Youngstown; Donald A. Nicholls, Cleveland; Jack W. Graham, Toledo; Wilfred E. Fowler, Plainfield; and William T. Dupler, Lancaster.

In addition to the pledges, new personnel was acquired in the form of Joe McDaniels, who transferred from the University of Miami, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wright, our new house parents.

In the activities department, Jack Graham is secretary of the Freshman Fraternity Council, Fred Sheplavy and Don Nicholls represent Acacia in OSPA, a political party; while Doyle Campbell and Dick Slemmer are active in Strollers, the University Dramatic Society.

With December graduation, the chapter will lose Dick Pugh and Dick Slemmer to the ranks of its alumni.

Following this year's Michigan game, (score Ohio State 27 Michigan 7) the chapter found itself the possessor of a traveling trophy from the Michigan chapter. The evEnt came as a complete surprise to us, since no one here can remember when Ohio State had beaten Michigan, and nobody knew such a trophy was in existence.

Oklahoma Oklahoma Chapter is off to a fine start despite difficulties which have arisen this year.

New Hampshire's varsity athletes line up for a picture in fro n t of the chapter fireplace.

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Northwestern's new trophy cases which were donated by the Mothers Club.

All of the fraternities have had to make changes in their rush tactics because of a new ruling by the administration requiring all freshmen to live in university housing.

This situation has caused an increase in the on-campus or informal rush in an effort to fill fraternity houses with upperclassmen.

Our fine pledge class consists of Paul Coates and Charles Chenoweth, Broken Arrow; Lee Poyer, Pat McBride and Ray Van Noy, Tulsa; Bill Means, Sand Springs; Loren Jorgensen and John Foree, Oklahoma City; Bob Cooper, Tecumseh; Jerry Ammerman and Glenn Glitch, Woodward; Brice Hill, Alva; Richard Watts, Midwest City; Bill Powell and David Chance, Norman; Roy Britton, Kingfisher; Leon Bell, Periton, Tex.; Darrel Copeland, Ada; and Joe Smith, Clovis, N. M. Our venerable dean, Ken Blancett. left school just after formal rush was over to go into essential defense work and Don Holley, Mangum, was elected to take his place. Paul Moore, Tonkawa, was elected senior dean; Don Colhmia, Waynoka, junior dean; Jim Swain, Oklahoma City, Treasurer; Robert Larason, Oklahoma City, house manager; Voyt Williams, Weatherford, Tex., pledge trainer.

Don Colhmia, our new social chairman, has kept our social calendar well filled. We started the year with our fall formal which was held in the chapter house. On university Dads' Day we entertained our fathers with a lunch before the Missouri-0 U game and a buffet dinner afterward.

A December event will be the Christmas serenade by our Glee Club. Our group has rated among the top three male choruses on the campus for the last five years. Our fine director, Jim Swain, is also drum major of "The Pride of Oklahoma," 0 U's marching band.

Oklahoma was honored recently by a

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visit by two national officers who were here as speakers at our Interfraternity council workship. Frank Holloway, national treasurer, and Edgar R. Kelly, TRIAD Editor and Alumni Secretary, along with John Paynter, president of the Oklahoma Alumni Assn., and Cecil Brite, chapter financial advisor, represented Acacia as speakers at the conference.

Around the first of the year, we will celebrate a real milestone. We will have our house all paid for and will hold a mortgage burning party with all the alums who can come as special guests.

Oklahoma A & M Our new pledges since the last TRIAD are: Ted Barnett, Roger Camp, Jack Cox,

Frank Daniels, Jim Denton, Logan Hargrove, Hugh Jones, Dural Klotz, Charles Minton, Dawson Nail, Earnest Reinhart, Bill Ricks, Robert Sperry, and Dan Wells.

New wearers of the jeweled triangle as of the weekend of October 25 are Gene Bennett, Borger, Texas; Harry Lee Gearhart, Stillwater; Donald G. Hayes, Tulsa; and Dawson B. Nail, Weatherford.

The Mothers Club recently made the chapter a gift of a stylish new living room chair along with two fine lamps.

Previously, the pledges had done a fine job of painting the woodwork in the living room; so the front room is in fine shape.

Our principal honor for this fall has been the winning of second place by our float in the men's living group beauty division in the homecoming parade. Two of the contributing factors which can not be appreciated from this picture are the cotton stuffing and the attractive coloring.

Colors used in addition to white were red, green, and blue.

The major social events for this fall have been the hay rack ride in September and the Circus Dance on November 8. Decorations for the dance included crepe-paper, circus-tent ceiling and walls along with a band stand and humorous back drops. Also in evidence were many balloons and numerous pennants from other Acacia chapters.

Some members who have reecived individual honors this fall are: Venerable Dean Martin Schmidt who has been elected to Blue Key and also appointed a delegate to its national convention in December, Brother Dawson Nail who was invited down to Southwestern State Teachers College at Weatherford to give a homecoming address (Brother Nail graduated from Southwestern and is currently working on his masters degree at ' A. & M.), Brother Charles Durrett who has been initiated into Pi Tau Sigma, and Pi Mu Epsilon, and Jack Lathers

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who has been initiated into Phi Lambda Upsilon.

Oregon State Men pledged: Bill Hercher and Bob Bailey, Roseburg; Vic Peterson, Eugene; Andy Ward, Duffur; John Smith, Reedsport; Marvin Hollar, Forest Grove; Ben Stevenson, Ketchikan Alaska; John Matthews, Drain; Bill Bush, Hawaii. John Titus, Independence, was a return pledge from a year ago. All are class of '56 except Marvin Hollar and John Titus who are Juniors.

Among the social functions held fall term were, a formal dance, a fireside, and an exchange dessert with Alpha Xi Delta.

The formal was decorated by the pledges with the theme being, "Stairway to Paradise." An original feature which brought many comments was a goldfish pond located in the fireplace. The music was by tape recorder which was supplied by pledge Bill Bush.

The Mallory Hotel in Portland was the location for an after the game get-together last November first with the chapter from the University of Washington.

This was a date affair with many of the alumni around Portland also participating.

In athletics a fairly successful season was enjoyed. The football team, quarterbacked by Roger Giles, reached the quarter-finals. However Phi Kappa Tau was victorious in the last twenty seconds and won 6 to 3. The volleyball team ended the season with a 3 won 1 lost record.

Jack Pimentel and Don Mackinnon reached the quarterfinals in badminton, losing out to Sigma Phi Epsilon at this point. Jack, incidentally, was the father of a bouncing baby boy only last spring.

The Mothers Club surprised us with a welcome addition to our living room in

Aboard the battleship New Jersey for the summer cruise were; back row, l. to r.: John Lunsford, Colo.; Dick Merrill, Mich. ; Bob Berge, Miami; Charles Wickman, Mich. Front, l. to r.: David Zerber, Mich. ; Richard Haffner, Miami; James Gast, Miami; Ray McNamee , Northwestern.

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Penn State Acacians Thomas H. Irving, John R. Kaufman, and Richard A. Erb chat amiably abowrd the Light Cruiser, U.S.S. Roanoke during their summer cruise. the form of a red leather swivel chair and also two re-upholstered chairs. Mr. and Mrs. Bollig also re-upholstered an old chair for the house with the help of their son Don who is a member.

Penn State The week before the fall semester began was a busy one at the Penn State Chapter this year; full chapter strength returned early to attack the summer accumulation of dust and weeds in and around the chapter house. A new sewer line was the biggest project and by week's end the house appeared to deserve the new coat of paint it had reecived during the summer. A picnic, complete with good food and swimming ended the week in fine ;tyle.

On October 11, William L. Brubaker was initiated, increasing the active list to twenty-two, as compared to the pledge class of fifteen. William J. Bovard, a transfer student from the Iowa State Chapter is another newcomer to Penn State this fall.

Brother Duane Mcintyre, athletics chairman, has done a fine job of keeping the chapter sports-minded. Acacia's intramural teams have already competed in touch football, swimming, and tennis, with basketball, boxing, and ping-pong coming next.

Junior Dean Thomas Irving has provided a full social calendar. A record dance the first week of classes, a hay ride, a sorority exchange with Kappa Delta, and an exchange dinner with Phi Kappa fraternity were some of the most successful events. Homecoming week end and the annual banquet brought back a number of alumni brothers. The Square and Compass Association, local alumni organization, held their annual meeting home-

coming week end, re-elected the same officers and discussed various proposals for house improvements.

The active chapter constructed a lawn display homecoming week end in competition with the rest of Penn State's fraternities. The theme was "Nittany Harvest." November 15 was Junior Prom week end at Penn State; Acacians had a "Come as Your Wildest Dream" costume party. From all indications, Acacians have wild ones, or possibly good imaginations.

Additions to the honor roll were brothers John D. Nuschke, Charles E. Manwiller, and Charles W. Rohrbeck, all of whom were initiated into Alpha Epsilon Delta, Pre-Medical honorary. Pledge brother Ernest 0. Famous is to be initiated into Alpha Phi Omega, service fraternity, on December 12.

Purdue The Purdue chapter proudly announces its new pledge class. Included are: Robert Ade, Oak Park, Ill.; Robert Bosstick, Danville, Ind.; David Eastman, Sharpsviile, Ind.; Craig Fischer, Kendallville, Ind.; Dave Griffin, Kennard, Ind.; Robert Nation, Oakland City, Ind.; Kenneth Porter, Flora, Ind., and Jon Richards, Indianapolis, Ind. Our Spring pledge class was initiated on December 13, 1952. The new initiates are: Donald Carmichael, Bethesda, Md.; Harry Fink, Lafayette, Ind.; Robert Hadley, Indianapolis, Ind., and Bill Roach, Delphi, Ind. Our chapter took first place in the University Sing held last spring. Bill McCain proved to be a very capable leader in this venture.

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was elected senior secretary of the Interfraternity Council Office, and was also initiated into Pi Tau Sigma and Tau Beta Pi, engineering honoraries. Dave Silvernail was elected president of the Student Assembly and vice-president of the Student Council. Bob Luce was initiated into Tau Beta Pi, and Bob Stohler and Jack Webster are new members of Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honorary. In the field of agriculture Bill Record was selected for Ceres and Alpha Zeta, and Max Judge was chosen for Alpha Zeta.

We opened our winter social season with a formal dance with Triangle Fraternity. Earlier in the semester our pledge class arranged a hard times party complete with a pot bellied stove and wash on the line.

Our chapter has initiated the new custom of inviting a faculty member over to the house for Sunday dinner every week.

Newly pinned men in the house are Jim Golan, Jim Graham, Keith Scearce, Al Darling, and George Matyus. A new custom is in effect for newly pinned men.

Instead of buying cigars, a man who "plants his triangle" must buy an album of records for the house. We hope to build up quite a collection.

Rensselaer Newest wearers of the "Jeweled Triangle" are Arthur Corte, Brooklyn, New York; Harold Leindecker, Johnson City, New York; Edward Stofka, Cochecton Center, New York; and John Thorson, Narbeth, Pennsylvania.

The latest improvement to the physical structure of the House is the repapering of our halls from top to bottom. After the pledges scraped off the old paper, Don Brink and Ed Hempel turned in a professional paper hanging job.

Congratulations go to Ted Bryant and Elbe Phillips for winning varsity letters as managers of hockey and baseball, respectively.

Weekly parties have supplied the brothers with the bridge from school to the feminine population of Troy and surrounding areas. The fall hayride was held on probably the coldest night of the year but no one complained and the evening ended with a party at the House when the wagons returned.

The big social event of this semester was the first weekend in November, climaxed on Saturday night by the "Harvest Moon" Ball. The Halloween Party on Friday evening revealed many strange costumes; some are still wearing masks.

On that weekend we were glad to welcome back Larry Korb, John Zimmer, and Don Green, all members of the class of '52.

Our first alumni Newsletter was mailed a few weeks ago. Our Alumni Secretary, J. C. Litchfield, deserves the credit for a fine job. To date we have received replies from more than 20 of our alumni.

Southern California Looking forward to the Black and Gold Ball the brothers of Southern Cal

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expect the winter formal to cap one of our greatest semesters. Double H Hartman and his crew got the ball rolling with one of the largest pledge classes in the history of the house. After the smoke, parties, and black balls were all cleared away we had 26 new men cramming our two pledge dorms.

Early in the semester we were honored by a visit from past National President Walt Kolbe and wife. An informal buffet held at the chapter house before the Northwestern game (Where's that skin, you Wildcats?) gave the top brass of the university the opportunity of greeting Brother Kolbe.

Homecoming is always a big affair at SC and Acacia contributed two chairmen to the event this year. Kirke Nelson took time off from the Greater University Committee, Orientation and Senior Council to handle the floats and Ken Davis boosted the Homecoming Dance. The house combined with Alpha Tau Omega to build the trophy winning Queen's Float. The massive cardinal and gold float displayed SC's Helen of Troy and Princesses to the thousands of on-lookers and the millions more that viewed the parade over te 1e vision. The pledges copped first place with their non-float entry "Jambalaya." Pledges played, a charming girl vocalist sung and threw kisses to the crowds (2000 of the candy variety inscribed Acacia Serenade) carrying out the tradition of Acacia being the singingest fraternity at SC. Roy Foreman, who's making a hobby of collecting keys, headed Orientation for the university, took over the chairmanship of the All-University Party (SC's biggest political organization) and is currently handling SC's Living War Memorial. This is one of the year's biggest projects and culminates with the presen-

tation of a full scholarship to a student whose father attended SC and was killed in WW 2.

Proving that all Acacians are red blooded he-men we again "trophied up by out donating the rest of SC's 33 fraternities in the current Blood Drive.

Acacia's 53 pints completely blotted out all competition almost doubling the second place Phi Delts.

The neophytes were so pleased with their Homecoming trophy that they went after another one with their prize winning booth at the annual YMCA Carnival. In between cup gathering the young'uns managed to pull off a pretty fair social season. "Hot Dog" Roach, pledge social chairman, arranged exchanges with Tri-Delt, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, and gave eager hands and strong backs to the Alpha Phi pledge project.

The pledges were more socially minded than athletic, however, as the active chapter gave them a lesson in football 24-0.

Junior Dean George Hartman was the hero of the day, as he passed for one teedee and ran two others. He likewise "passed and ran" the chapter into a jam packed social season that featured theme parties and sorority exchanges. The Casino Party found Acacians and dates playing roulette, chuck-a-luck, black jack and all the rest in the best Las Vegas tradition. Thousands of "dollars" rode on the spin of the wheel . . . but the highlight of the evening was when "Shoot the Works" Metfessel with his can't-miss system broke the ba~. Money wasn't the only thing changing hands as Venerable Dean Bob Gill surprised everyone by pinning Virginia Wideroe.

The season really hit its peak when brothers and pledges turned Hollywood into Mount Olympus for a Greek Fling.

"The Acacians"-Syracuse's barbershop quartett~. (l.. to r.) Walton G. Johnson; Winsor A. Lott; Daniel B. Place; Kenneth S. Dew~re,. dtrector;. and. George .L. Van Volkenberg. The group has gained campus fame smgmg at umverstty functions.

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Greek gods and goddesses, heroes of the Trojan Wars, and be-tuniced philosophers danced, drained champagne filled goblets and forgot the rain as they celebrated Troy's FCC Championship and Rose Bowl Bid in the year's biggest costume blow-out. Other highlights were the Kappa, Pi Phi, and Dee Gee exchanges.

Syracuse Although we have spent a lot of time this fall cheering the Orange football squad into the Orange Bowl, we still have had a full program. Our new pledges are David Hutchings of Westvale, N. Y., and F. Donald Pratt of Cohoes, N. Y. Initiated on November 22. were Richard A. Neddo of Watertown, N. Y., Robert L. Artz of DeWitt, N. Y., Arthur K. Katoh of Honolulu, T. H., Daniel B. Place of Newfane, N. Y., and Myron G. Leet of Dewittville, N. Y. At the same time we initiated Raymond J. Caefer, an instructor in the Romance Language Department of the university, as the third honorary alumnus of the Syracuse Chapter.

House improvements began early in the summer under the supervision of Jim Anderson and Bill Greer. Together with several brothers who were attending summer school, they undertook the job of sanding the downstairs floors, painting the three living rooms, installing a beautiful "baby-grand" piano, and in general, making the house look like a page out of "Better Homes and Gardens." And so, when the rest returned in the fall, they had an opportunity to begin improving the cellar. The groundwork was laid for a game room, and the recent initiates completed it as their project. With just a few finishing touches, we will have another useful room.

Taking advantage of these improvements, our Junior Dean, Jim Anderson, planned many social functions that would bring guests to our house. We had several after-dinner coffees with neighboring sororities, and one unique coffee with the British Industrialists who are visiting this university and studying American industry. Our special guests at that coffee were Dean Charles Noble of Hendricks Chapel, and Dr. Frank Piskor, Dean of Men. We also had several buffet dinners after home football games, and an extremely successful homecoming on Colgate Weekend. A pledge dance completed our in-the-house activities, at which Mr. Theodore Denise, the fraternity advisor for the university, was our chaperone.

Following our recent initiation ceremonies, we had a banquet at LeMoyne Manor, where our guest speaker was the Vice Chancellor, Dr. Finla G. Crawford, an Acacia alumnus of the Wisconsin Chapter. To finish out the semester, we will have a Christmas Formal and a party for the Women of Ac01cia.

Texas Pledges: Jackie Weatherred, Pampa; Newt Williams, Texarkana; Tommy Taylor, Harral Peacock, Bob Parsons, Austin; Dan Williams, La Vega; Derry Crutchfield, Abilene; Rogers Blaylock, Edin-

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burg; Lewis Stephens, Cisco; Pat Hicks, John Steels San Antonio; Tommy Abouhalka, Leb;non; William Speer, Del Rio; Nolan Thorm, Waco; Tom Malone, Tyler; Frank Zimmerman, San Marcos; George Donaldson, Houston; Don Davis, Dallas.

Initiation ceremonies were held November 22 for David Scott Ferguson, Richard Giles, Harris Dalrymple, Pat Hicks, and Don Davis.

Newest additions to the chapter house are two beautiful modernistic lamps given to the chapter by the Ladies' Auxiliary. The lamps go especially well with the red, leather-covered couch and c~air the ladies gave the chapter last sprmg.

Many thanks to this wonderful group for this latest gift, for we certainly appreciate it as well as all the other things they have done for us.

Alums Hi Warner, A. W. LeNoir. Alton Schubert, A. C. Williams, Dan Salisbury, and Herb Turner combined efforts to make the party after the Rice game in Houston the social highlight of the football season. And Lo Warner (Mrs. Hi) served very successfully as hostess in the suite of rooms they rented for the party in the Rice Hotel. Tours to the Petroleum Club and the Town Club were conducted by Herb Turner to round out the evening. If the success of this party is an indication, the chapter house will be deserted next time the game is in Houston.

Open houses were held on December 5 and 12 for the pledges of Alpha Phi and Chi Omega, respectively. A "Circus" theme was used for the Alpha Phi open house, with Charles Nemir providing a suspiciously realistic Ape-man in a side show. A Christmas theme was used for the Chi Omegas. Currently the chapter is campaigning Pat Hicks for "Duke of Delta Zeta."

UCLA Opening what will undoubtedly be one of our most successful semesters was the presentation of twenty-three pledges by Lee Millard, Rush Chairman. This is our largest class, and it includes: Don Atherton, Carl Rahal, Dan Walsh, from Los Angeles; Lowell Bernard, Jim Pierce, Long Beach; Carl Lewis, Earl Rose, Redondo Beach; Allen Sandstrum, Dick Walbert, Pasadena; Norman McKracken, John Koriagin, Glendale; Chet Bean, Lomita; "Woody" Bloomgren, Hollywood; Ken Carter, Whittier.; Larry Connell, Gilroy; John Lundstrom, Burbank; John Lyons, Anaheim; Howard McVicker, Costa Mesa; David Moore, Los Olivos; Jack Mahnke, La Crescenta; Verlyn Stalians, El Monte; Aram Tootilian, Carmel; and John George, Santa Monica.

Ownership of our house has finally become a reality. As a housewarming gift, Brother Rue E. Green, Nebraska '27, and our Mothers' Club, very generously redecorated our living room in time for the Charter Day Open House and Banquet on December 7.

The new decorations do wonders in showing off our collection of trophies which has been increased by one for the highest percentage of blood donors in last spring's drive, and another for the second most original float in this fall's Home-

coming Parade. Currently the brothers are aiming towards the All-University Intramural cup, and prospects look good for its acquisition. To date we have taken league championships in both football and bowling, having successfully downed six opponents in each sport.

Not to be outdone by intramural chairmen Skip Mays and Byron Prophet, our Junior Dean, Jerry Samuelson, scheduled a full calendar of social events. Starting with an Initiation Dance honoring new initiates Jim Piela, Al Wilken, Ken Coulter, Byron Prophet, Ernie Weber, Herman Jay, Bob Mennell and Steve Hornick the social schedule also included the a~ual Night on the Nile and a terrific Wintergarden Formal at the new Statler Hotel in Los Angeles. Serenades were held for Alpha Omicron Pi, and Alpha Xi Delta, as well as exchanges with Delta Zeta and Alpha Omicron Pi. Our pledges had exchanges with Alpha Omicron Pi and Alpha Xi Delta, and ditched with the latter. Fathers' Night Banquet and the Christmas Date Dinner, given annually by the Mothers' Club, completed the social season.

Some of the brothers felt that even the foregoing wasn't enough to fill all their time and have shown an avid interest in campus activities. Bob Shaw served as co-chairman for Orientation Week, and is Activities Counseling Chairman for ASUCLA. Venerable Dean Lloyd Lokka was a committee chairman for Senior Brunch and is chairman of IFC Greek Week. Lee Millard was Publicity Chairman for Men's Week and Ron Garabedian's duties as Executive Secretary of UCLA's Inter-Fraternity Council included attending the National IFC convention in New York City. Pledges Larry Connell and John Lundstrom were elected to Yeomen, lower division men's honorary service organization.

Vermont Pledges: George Hansen, Steve Skelton, Leonard Roth, Donald Johnston, Don Newton, Bert Lindlohm, Kwong Chow, Thomas Rogers, Gilbert Record, Wayne Clark, Dave Coburn, and two sophomores, Norman Stevens and Daniel Halsal!. The open rushing starts in two days and all indications are that we have a chance to pledge four or five new men.

Initiation ceremonies were held on December fifth for James Jenny, and John Andrews.

Our housing committee searched long and hard last year, and at last came up with a new three floor mansion, at 305 Maple St. The housing capacity of our new chapter has increased two-fold, to 35 men. The front room, mantle and fire place, were redecorated in a light grey, with yellow drapes. Our chapter room, again in light grey, with red drapes has been furnished with matching accessories.

Our new cellar is decorated in black, white, green, gold, with all brothers and pledges names embossed on the walls.

Among our new additions this year, has been the acquisition of house parents. The couple, Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Ritter of Pennsylvania, are connected with the new music center of the Fletch-

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er Free Library here in Burlington. We are eagerly looking forward to interfraternity sing here at Vermont, because of the new music director in our "family."

During the summer, Pledge Duane Valine received the honor at ROTC camp of being presented "The Distinguished Military Student Medal."

After placing in the Homecoming Poster Contest, we entertained our new pledges with an informal get-together.

This was featured by a brother and sister act of pledge George Hansen and sister, Kay. On Sunday we honored our house parents with a reception which was well attended by faculty and students.

The Annual Orphans Party was held on December sixth at which time we entertained twenty underprivileged children with Dave Kendall acting as Santa Claus. That night we held an informal sock dance after the College basketball game. On December 12, the chapter held it's Annual Christmas Formal at which we had a cake commemorating our second anniversary.

Washington Among our pledges this fall quarter are Tom Adams, Stan Bergeman, Garald Bye, Bob Chasteen, Craig Davis, Wallace Farr, Jerry Gould, Craig Haines, Bob Hood, Charles Kehl, Richard King, William Knestis, Verne McCorkle, Kenneth Miller, Paul Mitten, Edwin Opstad, Duane Schwartz, Jim Sutter, Don Swisher, and Dick Uht. Twenty in all, and a fine group of boys.

In a special initiation held the day before school opened in October, Hank Damus was given the right to wear the "jeweled triangle" in a brief but impressive initiation ceremony.

Many improvements have been made around the chapter house during the past few months. Among the most important from the cost point of view was a new "Pullman carpet" for the living room .

Besides the carpet, reading room furni ture was re-upholstered with "naughahide" material. Along with painted walls and ceiling, the house received an over all face lifting in time to greet the 20man pledge class (listed above).

Taking a look at the social calendar, the "Autumn Phantasy" (pledge class dance) proved to be the 'dance ¡of the quarter.' Held at the White River Lodge in the south Seattle area, the dance included the music of Pat Patterson and his orchestra, and was enjoyed by many alumni and guests besides the active chapter. A gold star should be chalked up for the pledge class for a tremendous success.

Rounding out the fall quarter's social life were exchanges with Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha; the annual Hallowe'en Fireside; and a School Daze shindig. Traditional Christmas caroling with Zeta Tau Alpha was another success shortly before finals.

The Mothers Club held the second annual pot luck dinner at the chapter house on November 15th. The event, put on to raise money for chapter house improvement, was attended by over 125 actives, parents, and alumni.

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Washington's traditionaL HaLLoween costume party once again prov ided fun for aLL. Congratulations are in order this quarter for Alan McAllister, chapter treasurer-an all around honorary-activity man. AI was awarded the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants' $200 scholarship in November. The scholarship is based on the scholastic standing, worthiness, and aptitude of the candidate.

Culminating four years in the University at the end of fall quarter is Gordon Henrikson. The chapter will sorely miss you Gordie. Good luck in your future work.

Washington State After the usual hectic rush week, the following men were pledged: Laurie Falk, Kennewick, Wn; Marshall Fischer, Kennewick, Wn.; Merrill Blair, Kennewick, Wn.; Larry Anderson, Tacoma, Wn.; Ken Hall, Clover Park, Wn.; Bill Hill, Yakima, Wn.; Stewart Gloyd, Aberdeen, Wn.; Bob Schell, Cashmere, Wn.; Mike Smith, Yakima, Wn.; Jerry Jernigan, Richland, Wn.; Ernie Berry, Centralia, Wn. With the opening of school came football, Dad's Day, and Homecoming Week.

Acacia took second in the Dad's Day Sing Contest, and third in the Homecoming Float Competition. Northern Division 200 yard Breaststroke Champion Merle Templeton started where he left off last year by winning the first intrasquad swim meet in the excellent early season time of 2:38. The house volleyball team also did well by once again coming close to the all-college intramural championship finally ending up in third place.

House President Dobby Wiegardt and Student Body President Kay Connolly were both initiated into Crimson Circle which culminate an outstanding career of academic and extra-curricula activity

for both. Kay also received a bid from Phi Kappa Phi, second ranked national scholastic honorary.

In October, the chapter was awarded the IFC Pledge Scholarship Plaque given each semester to the house whose pledges achieve the highest overall grade average. To win, Acacia pledges compiled a 2.75 GPA-Qne of the highest in many years.

Mac Edwards and Lee Williams repre sented us in the annual all-campus debate tournament and finished second.

On the basis of this fine performance both were picked for the college junior varsity debate team.

Wisconsin Wisconsin Chapter proudly introduces the following pledges: Blair Klatt, Milwaukee; John Wallschlager, LaCrosse ; Woodard Davis, Madison; John Ellis, Racine; Robert Wheaton, Stoughton; Harold Bayens, Sheboygan; Larry Ohlsen, Milwaukee; James Wright, Westfield; Sam Brugger, Kenosha.

The weekend ¡ of November 15th saw six new wearers of the jeweled pin, Richard Cyr, Norbert Gehrke, Richard Feldhiem, Foster Josephson, Marvin Junes, Richard Massey welcomed to the active chapter.

Early in the semester we organized an excellent singing group which serenaded most of the sororities on the campus and we are still receiving compliments for the fine singing. A number of exchange dinners were most enjoyable. Our future social calendar is loaded with a variety of events such as costume parties, exchange dinners, smokers, and it will be climaxed by our Christmas Formal on December 13 which will be held in the Chapter House.

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UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS- OFFICERS AND LOCATION OF CHAPTER HOUSES ARIZONA-819 E. 3rd St., Tucson, Ariz. Venerable Dean-Baarent B. Biesemeyer. Secretary-Bien L. Laubscher. Corre~pondent-Robert Greely. Chapter Adviser-Paul Carter, 4570 E. 5th St., Tucson.

ARKANSAS-340 Arkansas Ave., Fayetteville. Ark. Venerable DeanJoe Edward Goble. Secretary-Ollie Lionel Blan, Jr. CorrespondentEdwin Russell Maxson. Chapter Adviser-Fred Kerr, 95 S. Duncan St., Fayetteville.

CALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley 4, Calif. Venerable Dean-James Nicholson. Secretary-Robert N. Montgomery. Correspondent-Donald K. Campbell. Chapter Adviser-Adolph Weber, 25 Whitmore Pl., Oakland 11.

CINCINNATI-2617 University Ct., Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Venerable Dean-Marion V. Tooley. Secretary--Thomas A. Kirk. Correspondent -Gale R. Whitacre. Chapter Adviser-George F. Patterson, Jr., Office of the Attorney General, Columbus 15, Ohio.

COLORAD0-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colo. Venerable Dean-Robert A. Baird. Secretary-Robert L. Treasure. Correspondent-Wesley Clark. Chapter Adviser-John A. Lunsford, 800 Grant Pl., Boulder.

COLORADO A & M-621 Remington, Ft. Collins, Colo . Venerable Dean-Ralph Richey. Secretary-Luther Cress. Correspondent-Thomas Patrick. Chapter Adviser-Chester A. Bennett, 121 W. Mulberry, Ft. Collins.

CORNELI~318 Highland Road, Ithaca, N . Y. Ven~rable Dean-RObert E. Baker. Secretary-John S. Gordon. Correspondent-Malcolm D. Mcilroy. Chapter Adviser-Prof. Wilbur E. Meserve, 504 Thurston Ave., Ithaca.

DENVER-2300 S. High St., Denver 10, Colo. Venerable Dean-Thomas R. Watton. Secretary-Alex B. Campbell. Correspondent-James D. Ritchie. Chapter Adviser, Robert Rhode, 2686 S. York St., Denver.

EVANSVILLE--1717 Lincoln Ave., Evansville, Ind. Venerable DeanFranklin Swallow, Jr. Secretary-Dutton MacBride. CorrespondentAlfred Colvin. Chapter Adviser-Or. Norman 0. Long, 3315 Washington Ave., Evansville.

FRANKLIN (University of Pennsylvania)-3907 Spruce St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Venerable Dean-John C. Crawford. Secretary-John 0.

Allin. Correspondent-Gerald H. Gilbert. Chapter Adviser-Earl Preston Frank, 521 W. Center St., Woodbury, N. J. GEORGE WASHINGTON-2022 G St., N.W., Washington 9, D. C. Venerable Dean-John C. Cherry, Jr. Secretary-Paul G. Chenault.

Correspondent-Paul G. Chenault. Chapter Adviser-H. B. Teegarden, 201 E. Glebe Rd., Alexandria, Va. ILLINOIS-50! E. Daniel. Champaign, Ill. Venerable Dean-Kenneth W. Davis. Secretary-Robert L . Willerton. Correspondent-Rolf A. Cederwall. Chapter Adviser, Pembroke H. Brown, 1104 W. Daniel.

Champaign.

INDIANA-702 E. Third St., Bloomington, Ind. Venerable DeanRoger Mitchell. Secretary-David Jenkins. Correspondent-Kenneth Goodall. Chapter Adviser-Tom E. Warring, 525 S. Jordan Ave., Bloomington.

IOWA-946 Iowa Ave ., Iowa City, Iowa. Venerable Dean-Allen N. Thomas. Secretary-Larry Haubrock. Correspondent-Thomas A. Brown. Chapter Adviser-Or. F. S. Beebee, 400 Brookland Pl., Iowa City.

IOWA STATE--142 Gray Ave., Ames, Iowa. Venerable Dean-James E. Widdell. Secretary-John H. Post. Correspondent-Donald W. Messer. Chapter Adviser-Or. Darrel S. Metcalfe, 111 N. Russell, Ames.

KANSAS-1225 Oread, Lawrence, Kans. Venerable Dean-Farrel L. Schell. Secretary-James B. Glass. Correspondent-Bernard A. Jones.

Chapter Adviser-Max Fessler, 2035 Ohio St., Lawrence.

I{ANSAS STATE-340 N. 16th St., Manhattan, Kans. Venerable Dean -Earl S. Beaver. Sec~etary-Donald Shideler. Correspondent-Jay ~~f,.~~rg. Chapter Adv1ser-Loren E. Whipps, 511 N. 17th St., ManMIAMI-101 E. Collins St., Oxford, Ohio. Venerable Dean-Gordon Hegenbarth. Secretary-Raymond Strohminger. Correspondent-Bruce W. Ronald. Chapter Adviser-Mr. Nolan G. Crawford Miami UniverSity, Oxford. '

NEBRASKA-334 N. 13th St., Lincoln, Nebr. Venerable Dean-Don R. Cunningham. Secretary-Neal E. Harlan. Correspondent-James D. Collins. Chapter Adviser-William C. Hastings, 4630 Sumner, Lincoln 6.

NEW HAMPSHIRE--10-12 Mill Road, Durham , N. H. Venerable Dean -0. Conrad Trulson. Secretary-David D. Buttrick. CorrespondentWilliam M. Croft. Chapter Adviser-Robert C. Bradley, 86 High St., Exeter, N. Hamp.

NORTHWESTERN-550 Lincoln St., Evanston, Ill . Venerable DeanJames Struif. Secretary-Donald L . Jones. Correspondent-Robert Corcoran. Chapter Adviser-Roy C. Clark, 7005 N. Clark St .. Chicago 26, Ill. OHI0-101 University Terrace, Athens, Ohio. Venerable Dean-Delbert G. Du Pont. Secretary-Nelson Cupp. Correspondent-John Hannen. Chapter Adviser-Charles R. Kinison, Dept. of Industrial Arts, Ohio University, Athens.

OHIO STATE-1835 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Venerable Dean -Lee Singer. Secretary-Dean Keller. Correspondent-Vaughn E. Hill. Chapter Adviser-Or. James D. Grossman, 1700 Guilford Rd ..

Columbus.

OKLAHOMA-544 Elm St., Norman, Okla. Venerable Dean-Kenneth S. Blancett. Secretary-John E. McDowell. Correspondent-Robert W. Miracle. Chapter Adviser-John W. Dunn, 1400 Garfield, Norman.

OKLAHOMA A & M-1215 College Ave., Stillwater, Okla. Venerable Dean-Martin Schmidt. Secretary-Harry Wickes. CorrespondentJack Lothers. Chapter Adviser-John E. Lothers, 116 S. Redwood Dr., Stillwater.

OREGON STATE-2332 Monroe St., Corvallis, Oregon. Venerable Dean-Ronald C. Bartley. Secretary-Don M. Fenner. Correspondent -Bill H. Rose. Chapter Adviser-Delmer M. Goode, 225 N. 31st St., Corvallis.

PENN STATE-Locust Lane & Foster Ave., State College, Pa. Venerable Dean-James S. Class. Secretary-John E. Hoffman. Correspondent-Richard M. Mattoon. Chapter Adviser-William S. Dye III, 212 E. McCormick Ave., State College.

PURDUE-427 State St., West Lafayette, Ind. Venerable Dean-Thomas L. Timothy. Secretary-Donald R. Cochren. Correspondent-Paul R. Collier. Chapter Adviser-W. A. Knapp, 1305 Ravinia Rd., West Lafayette.

RENSSELAER-1932 Fifth Ave., Troy, N. Y . Venerable Dean-Robert A. Slayton. Secretary-William E. Howard, III. Correspondent-Ralph A. Soden. Chapter Adviser-Scott Mackay, 2115 Burdett Ave., Troy.

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-SOl W. 28th St., Los Angeles 7, Calif.

Venerable Dean-Harley Hartman. Secretary-Richard Stewart. Corre~pondent-Carroll Hyltoq. _Chapter Adviser-Harvey R. Amos, 7110 Middleton St., Apt. 14, Huntmgton Park, Calif.

SYRACUSE-807 Walnut Ave., Syracuse, N. Y. Venerable DeanKenneth S. Dewire. Secretary-Lockhart M. Russell. Correspondent -Winsor A. Lott. Chapter Adviser-E. E. Enos, 1111 Euclid Ave., Syracuse 10.

TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande St., Austin, Texas. Venerable Dean-Joe M. Jackson. Secretary-Clifford McTee. Correspondent-William C. Thomas. Chapter Adv1ser-Harry L. Kent, 2405 Domarion Lane, Austin.

U.C.L.A.-916 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles 24, Calif. Venerable DeanLloyd M. Lokka. Secretary-James C. Anderson. CorrespondentJal!'es Anderson or John Nicholson. Chapter Adviser-Or. Frank H. Reinsch, 1322 N. Gardner St., Los Angeles 46.

VERJ\!ONT-327 Pearl St., Burlington, Vt. Venerable Dean-Richard P. Milne. Secretal')r-David A. Kendall. Correspondent-Henry N. Orner. Chapter Adv1ser-George Cronk, 204 S. Union St., Burlington.

WASHINGTON-5004-17th Ave., N.E., Seattle 5, Wash. Venerable Dean-Ronald L. Hendry. Secretary-Charles E. Peery. Correspondent -Grant A. Angle. Chapter Adviser-John S. Richards, 12727-Sth Ave., N .E., Seattle 55.

MICHIGAN-1923 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. Venerable DeanRichard J. Mernll. Secretary-~ oln L. Rogers. Correspondent-Stanley_ Wynn. Chapter Adivser, Mi\r1 •• nd B. Small, 4501 Admin Bldg Umv. of Mich., Ann Arbor. · ·•

WASIDNGTON STATE-1607 Ruby St., Pullman, Wash. Venerable Dean-Robe:t E. W1llard. Secretary-Lee B. Williams. Correspondent 74~o~Ik~~~ard. Chapter Adviser-Richard J. Hampton, c. s. Box

1\UNNESOTA-1206 Fifth St., S.E., Minneapolis 14, Minn. Venerable Dd eatn-Richard ~ - Sha drick, Jr. Secretary-Paul B. Risk. Corresponen -Paul B. Rick Chapter Adviser-to be elected.

~ISCONSIN-112 Langdon St., Madison, Wis. Venerable Dean-Norvm A. Knutson. Secn;tary-Dean T. Massey. Correspondent-Dean T. Massey. Chapter Adviser-Robert H. Hastings 36 Sherman Terrace Madison 14. ' '

~~~S~U'g-~13 Genstry St., Columbia, Missouri. Venerable Dean~

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Correspondent-Dean

~bit!: Chapter Adviser-Theodore E. Davis, 818 Ridgeway, Co-

WYOMING-8_12 University Ave., Laramie, Wyo. Venerable DeanDon E. Ludwig. Secretary-Floyd D. Harnage!. Correspondent-Rob-

L~trfmf!~mett. Chapter Adviser-Raymond A. Morgan, 1706 Garfield,