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Frank Allen, athletic director at Indiana University, was initiated as an honorary member by the Ind iana chapter.
Purdue Chapter awarded first prize to Jan Zumstein and Dan Larowe for being the "Ugliest" couple at their pledge party.
Illinois' Homecoming display, pictured here, took the Grand Prize. The decoration truly depicted one of the major football upsets of the season .
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Dave Tillema (left) and Craig Weber (right) Illinois, smoke the peace-pipe as the llli-Buck is exchanged during the illinois-Ohio State game.
Indiana Chapter's grand prize winning homecoming decorations. The election theme coincided very well with the forthcoming national elections.
This viking ship won first place for the Colorado State Chapter.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO STRIKE OUT .AFTER he had graduated fr om college one of my fraternity brothers signed to play professional baseball. He was a good hitter and a fine first baseman and men who were acquainted with the rise of baseball players were predicting great things for this young r ookie. He joined a Triple A Club after the season had started and in a month's time his hitting and morale building personality helped boost the club from sixth place to second. In a crucial game with the league leaders, baseball's new Casey had gotten a double. The next man up hit between center and left and our boy rounded third to race the pitch to the bag. At home plate he struck out. He didn't slide as he came in and th e catcher caught the ball and the runner's knee between his two strong hands and literally crushed the bone. When the cast was finally removed, after a series of casts and a series of operations, the right leg muscle had completely deteriorated and it looked like the leg of a starving war orphan when compared to the fully developed, powerful muscle of the left leg. Six months out of use and the muscle had completely deteriorated. It could be rebuilt, of cour se, for normal usage ; but, that only after a long series of exercises and months of watchful care. This story illustrates a principle which can be applied to any activity of man and can be extended to include such things as fraternity chapters. When a fraternity chapter dwindles or ceases to be, it is almost always because it has become useless and of no benefit to the men on the campus where it is located. Nine times out of 10, the chapter was in a cast that prevented normal usage and development to the extent that it withered away. There are several ways to get yourself into this situation, too. You don't have to strike out as a fraternity when you face a few financial curves or when a few rushing curves cut the outside corner of the plate. You can str ike out even when you're rounding third and heading for home. Have you ever seen a fraternity chapter with an inferiority complex? It's very possible, you know. As long as a chapter is the sum total of its members, the chapter can feel inferior or superior to the degree that the majority of its members feel inferior or superior. Maybe the reason a given chapter doesn't do too well in r ushing, in campus activities, in its other affairs, grows (Continued on page 44)
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EDITOR EVANSTON, ILLINOIS
TABLE OF CONTENTS There Are Many Ways to Strike Out ..... . ........ . .. . . . ..... ... .. . . . . 25 Iowa State Wins Scholarship .. . . . ........... . .. . ... . . .. ....... . ..... . 26 Breaking the Barrier . ... .. . ... ... . ... ..... . ........ . . . .. . ..... . . . ... 28 Editor's Apology . . . ... .. . ...... . ..... . . . . . . . .. . .... .. ... ... . . .. . . . . . 30 Among Acacia's Chapters . . .. .. ... .. . . .. .. . .. . .. . ..... . .... . . .. ...... 31 Chapter Eternal .. .............. . .. . .... . . .. .. . .... . ..... .. . . .. . . . . . 42 Chapter Connubial ..... .. ... . . . ........ . .. . ... . . . .... Inside Back Cover
Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Nashville, Tennessee. Fifty cents per copy, $15.00 for life in the United States and Canada. Seventy-five cents per copy elsewhere. Published quarterly at The Benson Printing Company, 136 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville 3, Tennessee, for the Acacia Fraternity, a college social fraternity, founded at the University of Michigan on May 12, 1904. Acacia is a charter member of the National Interfraternity Conference. Notice of Change of Address (Fonn 3579) should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IlL Subscription orders, photographs, copy, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to 136 Fourth Ave. N., Nashville, Tenn. or Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois. 25
WINS 19 55-56 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD ) By DR. R. CLAUDE BRADLEY National Scholarship Chairman
The Iowa State Chapter is the winner of Acacia's scholarship competition for the 1955-56 school year. Congratulations to the Iowa State Chapter for having exhibited such a fine record for the year, even though they only ranked in second place on their campus with a plus 20.67 per cent. The winners came through with the third best Acacia scholarship record during the period 1953 to 1956, being surpassed only by Minnesota and Franklin Chapters. It is interesting to note that Iowa State has been well above the All-Men's Average for several years, always pushing toward the top, and I know we are all greatly pleased to find them topping the list for the year. This clearly demonstrates good study habits, and, a will to succeed eventually through determination. It is urged that other chapters follow this splendid example in the future. Indeed, it is regretful that this honor cannot be shared with the Rennselear Chapter, who ranked first in Scholarship on their campus for 1955-56 with a plus 16.68 per cent. What is so remarkable about this is that Rennselear has ranked above the AU-Men's Average on their campus ever since the chapter was founded. Also, another unique thing is that both the Pledges and Actives ranked in first place for both semesters on their campus for the year, this being the only Acacia Chapter with such distinction in 1955-56. Congratulations to the Missouri Chapter for first place in Scholarship on their campus with a plus 11.24 per cent, as this won them three Scholarship Trophies for the year, which included the Sigma Chi and Smith Trophies, thereby giving them two legs on both. We are very proud of the first place showing in cholarship of a new comer, the Colorado State College Chapter. This was a splendid achievement for one's first year as an active chapter. All the honors do not go to Iowa State as George Washington Chapter is also to be congratulated for winning the Walter E. Dahl Trophy which is given for the greatest improvement in scholarship during the year. This chapter likewise demonstrated what can be accomplished scholastically with the necessary effort exerted by rising from a minus 6.50 percent in 1954-55 to a plus 8.44 per cent in 1955-56, or a total of 14.94 per cent improvement. The Iowa State Chapter ran a very close second in per cent scholarship improvement to George Washington, followed by Wyoming, Rennselear, and Oklahoma. These chapters all really met the challenge, as did others in a lesser degree. Let's see how many chapters make a conserted bid for this Trophy in 26
1956-57. Will it be Franklin, Northwestern, So. California, Arkansas, Oklahoma A&M , U.C.L.A., Purdue, Wisconsin, Denver, Kansas, Ohio State, Cincinnati, Indiana or Iowa? The All-Acacia Scholarship Average for 1955-56 was a plus 3.90 per cent as compared to a plus 2.68 per cent in 1954-55, and a plus 0.78 per cent in 1953-54. There were thirty chapters who equalled or surpassed the All-Men's Average in 1955-56, this being the largest number in recent years. Also, noteworthy, is the plus 3.90 per cent average, which is the most outstanding Acacia record for many years. There were only eleven Chapters below the All-Men's Average for the year 1955-56. It would be terrific if all the Chapters in 195657 were on the plus side of the All-Men's Average. Can this be accomplished? It is possible and within the scope of reason! The improvement in Scholarship of the various chapters showed a slight loss in 1955-56 with a plus 1.23 per cent as compared with a plus 1.32 per cent in 1954-55. Those chapters showing the greatest per cent improvement were: George Washington, 14.94; Iowa State, 14.85; Wyoming, 14.58; Rennselear, 14.31, and Oklahoma, 13.41. Those showing the least percentage improvement were: Franklin, 16.03; Northwestern, 15.82; So. California, 12.98; Arkansas, 9.92, and Oklahoma A&M, 9.61. In conclusion, the Acacia Scholarship records showed a somewhat gradual improvement in general for 195556 over the previous years, however, there is tremendous room for a much greater improvement in 1956-57, this being especially true for a number of chapters. Again and again, it is worthy of repeating, "What a big difference the results would have been in the overall standings, and, especially on some campuses if every member in each chapter had truly and conscientiously exerted a little extra effort and brought his grade-point average up just a few points." Needless to say, its most important that every mem~ her in a chapter fo_rm and follow good study habits. Keep one's work up to date , and not putting off of today one's studying and preparation until tomorrow, as it becomes too late then. If it necessitates the burning of some mid-night oil to get one's work done, then, this must be done! A good policy to follow is the getting of all studying and preparation done first, then the "bull sessions or playing around." There is no one who can do someone else' studying for them, it has to be done by you, only. After this is done, and you still THE TRIAD
need help, there are always those who will gladly and willingly help you. But, don't ask George for help, until you have done your best alone. You must have a desire and a will to study, and to make good scholastically, because in the end, this represents the knowledge you have gained. Be a real asset and a credit to your chapter and Fraternity and to your University. Less "Bull sessions and goofing off of time, and a little better application of your time in studying," and your chapter will have no difficulty in exceeding the All-Men's Average in 195657, and future years. This do, and, good luck and best wishes to each individual chapter.
Just remember, since the details of this report are in the tables for one to see, let's draw a few conclusions, namely: 1) Strong Chapters as a general rule make good scholarship records, and , their strength is a r eflection of their brains. 2) Good grades, and grade averages just don't happen, they come as a result of chapter emphasis and recognition, and chapter intolerance of the loafer. 3) Any program of betterment that is undertaken should include an assistance and aid program for actives as well as pledges. (Con tinued on inside back cover )
SCHOLARSHIP IMPROVEMENT OF ACACIA CHAPTERS
ACACIA SCHOLARSHIP RANKINGS Rank
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41.
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Iowa State .... ...... . .. . . + 20.67 Rennselear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.68 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.23 Franklin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.84 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.35 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.24 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.03 Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.86 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.81 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.34 Penn. State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.24 Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.40 Geo. Washington . . . . . . . . . 8.44 Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.34 Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.33 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.93 Colorado State Col. . . . . . . 6.23 Louisiana State . . . . . . . . . . 5.76 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.60 California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.52 Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.51 Washington State . . . . . . . . 5.07 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.51 ALL ACACIA AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . 3.82 Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.39 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .00 ALL-MEN'S AVERAGE.... . .. . ..... .00 Iowa ........ . ... .. ...... - 2. 76 Purdue . . ...... . ........ - 2.88 Northwestern .. .. . ....... - 2.94 Indiana ... .. ..... . ...... - 3.44 Cincinnati ...... . .. . ..... - 4.24 Ohio State ......... .. .... - 5.28 Kansas ......... . . . ...... - 6.02 U.C.L.A. ....... . ..... . .. - 6.59 Denver ... . . . .......... . - 9.58 So. California ... . ........ -10.98 Wisconsin . .............. -11.03 Oklahoma A.&M .. . . . ... . . -14.82
1955-56 Campus Ranks
2-30 1-26 3-36 2-37 2-24 1-28 3-22 2-12 3-38 2-29 4-43 8-18 5-14 5-17 2-30 7-32 1- 6 8-18 8-26 5-42 4-32 4-24 3-14 3-14 8-21 3-11 8-21 17-49 13-51 13-19 19-36 8-26 15-29 15-16 29-40 17-25 21-33 8-13 18-27 28-33 17-20
Rank
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38.
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George Washingt.on . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . . + 14.94 Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.85 Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.58 Rennselear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.31 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.41 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.04 Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.63 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.29 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.78 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.10 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.21 Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.86 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.84 Oregon State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.16 Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.96 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.65 Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.12 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.07 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.28 Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.27 ALL-ACACIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.23 Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 New Hampshire . . . .. ......... . . .. . .12 Arizona ... . .. . .. .. . .. . . . ... .. .... . - 1.53 Iowa .. . .... .... ..... .. . . ... .. .... . - 1.66 Vermont ... .... . .. .. . .. . . ... . ..... - 2.03 Ohio . . .. . ..... .. .. . . . . . .. . ........ - 2.76 Michigan .. ... ... . .. . .... : . .... . ... - 3.38 Penn State . .. . . .. .......... . ... . .. - 4.04 California ... .. . . ... . .. . .. . .. .. .. .. - 5.45 Ohio State . .. . ..... ... ... . ...... . . - 5.76 Denver . .... . .. .. ..... . . .. .. . .. .. . - 6.43 Purdue ... . . . .......... . .. . .... . .. - 6.91 U .C.L.A . . .. . . ... . ... ..... .. ..... .. - 6.96 Oklahoma A .&M ................... - 9.61 Arkansas . ..... . . . . . . ... .. . ... . . . . - 9.92 Southern California .... . . ... .. . .... -12.98 Northwestern .. .. .. . . . . . .. ..... .. . -15.82 Franklin . .... . .. . . .. ....... ... .. .. -16.03
NoTE: Scholarship reports for Colorado A.&M. , Evansville and Long Beach Chapters were received too late to be included in the report.
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BREAKING THE BARRIER By ERNEST R. BREECH Chairman of the Board, ford Motor Company
This is a reprint of an address prepared and delivered by Mr. Breech at the Commencement exercises of the University of Missouri in June 1954. It is published here, not only because it is most appropriate for men of commerce, but also because it contains some of the inspirational ideas that Mr. Breech expressed extemporaneously. It is a great honor to be with you today and to have this opportunity to participate in your commencement exercises. I congratulate all of you who are sharing so proudly in the academic awards of this great University. I attribute my own good fortune-in part, at least-to the fact that I attended Drury College, another college in this state, and to the fact that I have been in school ever since, trying to learn something every day. With all due apologies to the Drury faculty, I must confess that, like Mark Twain, "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." It is a distinction that all of you will make, I hope, as you prepare to leave this campus and begin your new careers. It is about those careers that I want to talk to you today. You have acquired a foundation of knowledge and certain skills or abilities. You have studied men and nations, their successes and their failures. Now, let me ask, what is your approach to life? Will you be a giver, or a taker? Will you learn to serve your fellow men, or will you live only to serve yourself? Will you be confident, ambitious and eager to seize your opportunities, or will you waste your youth and your talent chasing that will-o' -the-wisp called security? Your answers are important to your own future happiness and to the strength and progress of the world about you. It can truly be said that you are keeping a date with history. No generation before you has ever had so great an opportunity-or has ever been so well equipped-to shape the course of human events. You have inherited 28
enormous economic strength, rapid means of communicattion and transportation, a vast new source of energy, brilliant technical and scientific skills, a spirit of inquiry and enterprise and a very practical faith in the almost infinite capacities of free individuals. What will you do with all this at your command? Everyone 'from time to time must pass through a critical period as he moves from one environment to another, from a lower position to a higher one, or as he takes on new responsibilities. In effect, it might be compared to .t he experience of a jet pilot breaking through the sonic baiTier to a whole new world beyond. There are stresses and strains -even severe shock waves-to be withstood. There is also the promise of adventure, of progress and of high accomplishment. You have reached one of those critical periods-a kind of sonic barrierin your own lives today. Your determination and your training have brought you this far. It is now up to you to make the transition successfully. You must have that love of adventure that drives men from the comfortable security of the known to the uncertainties of the unknown and mysterious. You must be self-reliant, and possess that disposition to inquire which we call curiosity. You must have imagination to see what lies beyond the obvious, and you must have courage. Above all, in my opinion, you must have faith in yourselves. Let your first ambition be to help build a better community, a better nation and a better world. Perhaps the greatest satisfaction that can come to any man is the ability to accomplish something more than merely sustaining his own life. He can do this by serving others. The greatest and most honored men of our nation were not self-seekers, but were dedicated to meeting the needs and wants of their fellow men. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Edison, Bell and the Wright brothers, to name a few, were concemed not with fame or
money, but with advancing human welfare. If you would serve that same high purpose, you might begin by resolving to be a better scientist, lawyer, doctor, engineer, or whatever else your vocation might be-better than any of those who have gone before you. Those of you who are called to leadership in government or in business or in any other field today will have far greater opportunities for accomplishment, but only if you shun expediency and hold fast to high principles. You, too, will want to be able to say, "I would rather be right than be President." Money, power and fame should be only byproducts of the efforts you make to be useful members of society and to leave it with something more than it had when you arrived. Perhaps you will leave only the grain of sand that Robert Frost said that he wished to leave on the beach of history; but at least, if you do tha,t, you can feel that you have fulfilled your role in living. If you are more interested in material security than in service or in making a contribution to the world, it is my humble opinion that you will never achieve the greatest possible rewards that go with a life well-spent. We all learned early that passage from the Bible which says: " Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." By the same principle, if you first seek to serve mankind, your own life will be richer and fuller. Le;t me urge you not to make a fetish of security. You have come to maturity ¡ at a time when a great many people are pre-occupied with the pursuit of security. Even young people, who have traditionally faced life with zest and enthusiasm and tha,t "just-give-me-achance" attitude, seem far more interested today in security than in opportunity. I know of one young law school graduate who applied for a job on the legal staff of a well-known company. He was
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called in for an initial interview. Almost llie first question he asked was about the provisions of that company's pension ~Ian as compared to that of another company which had interviewed himothing about the nature of the work, or the opportunities for advancement, but what kind of a pension system the company had! Imagine yourself as general counsel of that company, and then tell me whether or not you would have hired that young man. A generation ago, most college graduates had the attitude of ambition epitomized by the saying, "The world is my oyster." But the idea seems to have gotten around that today the oyster is served on the half-shell. It isn't. It has to be opened, and that is a ticky proposition. It can lead to cuts and bruises. Even worse, it can lead to not getting the thing open at all. I think we should all understand very clearly that there is no absolute security for any of us. The hydrogen bomb should have taught us thatt, if nothing else. Like happiness, security at best is a by-product of the process of living. The more successful we are in living and working, in getting along with others, the more secure we may hope to be. Security, in itself, is a fleeting, deceptive goal. From time to time, we are told that the only answer to the problem of security is the welfare state--something along the lines now established in England-but does the average Briton have more security than the average American? While Britain has been concentrating on re-distributing the wealth that it has, we in America have been creating more and more wealth so that each person can have a higher and higher standard of living. We have been doing an increasingly successful job of minimizing sickness of all kinds, of providing better housing and of meeting the more urgent needs of our less fortunate fellow citizens. In all this, we have encouraged each person to be productive and to contribute his fair share. We don't believe in giving pills to everyone because a few are sick. We know that old-age pension plans are necessary and desirable-as far as they go; but if all of us-particularly those of us who have had the benefit of a college education and good health-were content to depend entirely on any kind of pension, whether paid for by our government or by our employers, we would no longer continue to maintain the vigor for which our nation has been noted. I have had an opportunity to visit many foreign countries, particularly in Europe, on several occasions since World War II, and I would like to give you illustrations of two approaches to security. On several occasions, beginWINTER, 1957
ning in 1948, I have visited France, where we have an affiliated manufacturing company. Although the country actually had lost little in material wealth during the war, it was in serious trouble, both politically and economically. There was a restlessness and instability that has persisted up to the present. A large part of their problem wasand still is, in my opinion-an insistent demand by the peope for security from a beneficent government. Selfseeking politicians encouraged this demand, even at great risk to their national solvency. As a result, French costs are burdened with unrealistically high social security taxes, mostly for pensions. Yet, in an effort to control costs so as to be able to export more goods, French wages have been held very lo¡w . This has been done, mind you, in the face of constant increases in the cost of living, caused by recurring devaluations of the French franc. Is there any real security, I ask, in an old-age pension at the cost of a living wage? Is there any real security in an old-age pension that will buy less food or shelter or clothing as the franc continues to shrink in value? During that same trip in 1948, I also visited Germany, where I was reminded very forcibly that there is no security in a defeated nation. There a whole people had been led to believe that they could achieve security through state planning and military aggression. They had learned a bitter lesson. In our affiliated company there, I saw men and women working on wornout, patched-up machines rebuilding motors for vehicles used by the British Army of Occupation. There were no smiles on the faces of those people in 1948. They were hungry and poorly clothed in the raw October weather. When they left the factodes in the evening, they went home to any type of shelter a bombed-out city could offer. Most went to holes in the ground, what formerly were basements of buildings, now covered with stacks of debris and charred remains of homes and offices. God forbid that this nation ever finds itself in as bad a state of destruction and sacrifice as were the German people at that time. Yet no atomic bomb ever struck Germany. But there was at least one very promising and hopeful sign. Over many of the machines in each department of our plant there was the slogan, "Germany can onLy rebuiLd through my individuaL efforts." These slogans were placed there by the workmen themselves. They knew that the only security they could hope for as individuals was what they were able to bring about by their own efforts. Today Germany has so far recovered
that we read of her threat to both England and France in the export markets of the world. The Germans are building their own security. It would be a great mistake, in my opinion, to ignore the experiences of other countries which have put the brakes on the powers of the individual in an effort to guarantee some form of material security. Harold Willis Dodds, president of Princeton University, put the case very well some years ago when he said: " Today the insecurity of which miLlions are so conscious seems to be the consequence of human foLly and perversity, in that it springs from man's struggLe with man rather than from the age-.oLd struggLe with nature. The paradox of the hour is man's universal confidence in himseLf in respect to technology and science, and a growing feeLing of insecurity in respect to his reLations with others, colored by a profound skepticism as to his capacity to resoLve his self-mlLde difficuLties. "By confining its eyes to the limited horizons of security," he said, " a nation may not O?tly wither its own soul but may act positiv ely to defeat the economic as weLl as the spirituaL security which it seeks. When we make the mistake of placing our hope in measures of security rather than a wiLLingness to venture toward Larger growth," President Dodds concluded, "decay has begun." Free Americans, spurred on by the risks of insecurity, have built the greatest degree of material security ever achieved by any nation. They have done this by putting courage above fear, by putting progress above security. They have wanted security of opportunity, not security from risks. All of you can profit by the advice of Ralph Waldo Emerson to a group of students many years ago, when he ur ged them to avoid what he called "the maxims of a Low prudence." When young men are willing to renounce their ideals and ambitions for premature comforts and ¡security, "then dies the m an in you," he told his student audience. This world today, this world that may figuratively be passing through a sonic barrier, is no place for men or women who govern their lives by " maxims of a Low prudence." Of course, you will want a plan, some sort of guide by which you can direct your efforts. You should know where you want to go, and prepare yourself to get there. In the automobile industry, for example, every successful company has a plan and works to that plan. In order to develop a new model car, we must have both short- and long-range plans. Every new model car you see on the American road today was basically 29
designed at least three years ago. Many of its new mechanical features were being developed over a five-to-ten-year period. Naturally, our plans don't always work out as we expected. They may have to be changed, sometimes hurriedly, because of some new economic factors, because of a new manufacturing development or perhaps because of an important new finding in our scientific and research laboratories. When that happens, the successfuf company alters its plans without grumbling or disappointment to meet the changed conditions. To take another example, we have seen the entire approach to national defense change in a relatively few yearsfirst by the atomic and now by the hydrogen bomb. Even the Big Mo, that mightiest of battleships with all her glorious history, is going into mothballs and probably into the blast furnaces of the country to be converted into autos or refrigerators or perhaps even baby carriages. If the one nation in this world which is forcing the rest of us to live in an armed state should be willing n q.w to make a sincere effort to disarm, we would immediately see other changes in our national plans-changes from detructive to constructive effort; changes for life and work in a world of peace. Those would be the most welcome changes of all. My point is that you, too, as individuals, should have plans, but that you must be ready to alter your plans at any time. You must learn to adapt yourself to changes that are inevitable. Sometimes the change may be unpleasant. At other times, it will enable you to take advantage of new opportunities that will occur throughout your lifetime. Meet all those changes with forti tude and determination. Above all, don't feel sorry for yourself if you find that your great plan must be altered in one way or another . I hope you will pardon me if I offer a personal experience which may have some value to you. My great aim through high school and college was to become a lawyer. Circumstances, however, compelled me to change that plan. Unable to go on with my college work, I thought the bottom had dropped out of my world. I found employment in the accounting department of a large firm. Now, at first, I didn't particularly like accounting; but I decided to continue my studies and to earn the degree of Certified Public Accountant. Those changed plans and the attainment of that new goal eventually opened up to me opportunities which I never knew existed. One of the great disappointments of my life turned out later to be the best thing that could have happened 30
to me. (At least it is too late now for me ever to find out otherwise!) So it will be with many of you. You will be fortunate indeed if you sail smoothly from today's pleasant harbor to that great destination you have in mind. I hope that, wherever you may go and whatever you may do, you will always take advantage of the greatest inspiration man has ever known by asking for guidance from the Supreme Being. Our nation was founded, you'll remember, "with a firm 1¡eliance on the protection of Divine P1¡ovidence." That faith has been a touchstone of progress in this country, and has found expression down through the years to that memorable inaugural prayer of President Eisenhower. Some of the greatest men in industry, the professions and government have stated again and again that they could never have accomplished so much without divine help. I hope that you will not concentrate exclusively on your hands and your head, important as they are; but rather that you will remember also the supreme dimensions of your soul. You will find that it has inexhaustible resources for noble and exalted living which will deepen and round out this high adventure you are about to undertake. It will lead you to the only real security man has ever found-spiritual security. It will help you to hold fast to those ideals and principles which go to make up the good life. You have a long head start toward a life of service and accomplishment. Live it well!
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This year we have initiated into the pledge class a fine group of young college men. Rio Dykes, Ron Griffith, Jerry Millet, Terry Hayden, Dick Fisher, Alan Killmer, Craig Brown, Alan Fork, Ernie Leonard, George Cabat, Vernon Walker, and Kurt Cramer now compose the pledge class. In September, John Sharrah, John Chambers and Jim C. Rector were initiated into active membership. At the same time Richard Di Cosala was initiated into alumni membership. In the first part of October the pledge class· gave a hayride for the actives which was held in Tucson Mountains. On Friday, September 29, the Arizona Chapter of Acacia was invited to a dance given by the Shrine Club of Tucson in hopes of strengthening the ties o.f Masons and Acacians.
COLORADO The Colorado Chapter experienced a very successful rush week in the pledging of 47 men. The chapter now has a total of 90 men with these new men. Mark Notestine deserves a big thank you for his work as rush chairman during the past year. Six men were initiated into the Chapter this fall. Congratuations to Richard A. Cable, Thomas A . Drews, Robert W. Le V eau, Edward E. Lord, Gerald E. Nix, and David Rinehart. The Colorado Chapter also initiated two honorary members, Mr. Lloyd B. Hohman and Mr. 0. Franklin Murray . These two men are life- time citizens of Boulder where they are very active in civic affairs and the local Masonic Lodge. Both men have sons and brothers who are Acacians. The Chapter house had some facelifting done during the summe·r. The house now features a new wall to wall carpet in the living room and a new paint job to match it. The kitchen also was completely painted and the dining room is next in line for the new coloring. In a special election, the Chapter inWINTER, 19 57
stalled William Kuhn as House Man ager. Bill is a senior from Fishkill, N.Y., and was very active in the Chap ter befo-re his election to office. The social whirl here at Colorado has been especially good this fall due to the fine wo·r k of Junior Dean David Ellison. The annual Pachucho Hop was held at a lodge located in the mountains that surround Boulder. This was the sixth straight year this party has been held and was a great success. Everybody attending this party dresses like "hoods" to give the party a real good spirit of partying. Homecoming saw the Acacians building the house decorations. Although the men at C.U. didn't win any prizes for the decoration the Chapter had a lot of fun building it. After the football victory, the Colorado men journeyed again into the mountains for the Chapter gathering after the game. December saw Wyoming, Colorado State at Greeley, and Colorado A.M. join the Colorado Acacians at Cherry Hills County Club in Denver for the Yellow Rose pledge formal. 120 couples attended this, the first of an annual affair, with the four other chapters. This formal was a great success and the Rocky Mountain area chapters are looking forward to next year's affair. The annual Christmas Party was held at the house Dec. 14th. Santa Claus made an appearance to distribute gifts to everyone present. A good time was had by all. The social whirl would not be complete without the weekly functions with the campus sororities. Thank you again, Dave Ellison J .D . Athletically, Colorado has been very active. The football team took second in their league and went into the all school playoffs. The team also won the Rocky Mountain area chapters football tournament. Chapters competing were Colorado State at Greely, Colorado A.M., Wyoming, and Colorado. The tournament was held at Fort Collins. A real feeling of brotherhood between the chapters was formed by this football competition. Colorado will host the basketball tournament this year. A yearly trophy will be presented to the chapter on the basis of points obtained by winning the football , basketball, and softball tournaments. This is the first
year of an annual event of the four chapters. The C.U. water polo t eam also went into the all school play-offs by winning their league. Darril Higman deser ves a fine hand for his work as coach. The annual Mothers club luncheon was held at the house this year with 35 mothers in attendance. The chapter r etreat was held early this fall to discuss chapter problems. This also is an annual event with 85 men attending. Chapter problems were thoroughly discussed and the Chapter is now working smoothly from the action taken from the retreat. A special mention should be made of our housemother, Mrs. Mildred Glenn. Mother Glenn has done a very fine job for the Chapter during her past years and especially this year. Her guest program is one of the finest on campus this year. Her femine touch is greatly appreciated around the house by all the men. May your years be many with us, Mother Glenn.
COLORADO STATE This fall br ought us three pledges. They are Richard Churchill of Greeley, James Kadlecek of Greeley, and Lyle Stevenson of Ft. Morgan, Colorado. October 19, 20, and 21, we initiated six new actives. They are Kenneth Cook of Kingsman, Kansas, Lyle DeVeny of Longmont, Colorado, William Hart of Denver, Colorado, Joseph Luppens of San Francisco, California, Robert McKee of Mannsville, Oklahoma, and Robert Trezise of Eagle, Colorado. William Hart was voted outstanding pledge of this pledge class and was presented with the Pledge Paddle which was given this Chapter by the Arizona Chapter when we became the 44th chapter last March. A spectacular Viking ship of victory enter ed by this Chapter won first place in the beauty division of the CSCE Homecoming par ade. The white Viking ship was on a blue sea and was in full sail with a black and gold victory banner at the top of the mast. The large sail was red and white striped, while the figurehead was that of a snarling animal. 31.
Cornell's Friday Night Party for Fall Week-end. Here the winners of the apple-dunking contest proudly display their trophy.
to tile the upstairs hall floors . The rest will be put into a fund for a future addition to the house. The basement now has a new furnace room and our driveway has a new coat of blacktop on it. Many successful parties have been held this year, thanks to Walt Marx, our social chairman. We began the year with a party after the Navy game and then a cocktail party for all the alums who were here for Homecoming. Then came Fall Weekend, the biggest affair of the fall term. Friday night we started things off with a Halloween party. Satu rday afternoon was the Princeton game and that night the Glee Club concert and the semi-formal dance at Bar-
Miss Georgia Lord, 18 year old freshman at Colorado State was chosen from eight contestants representing Colorado University, Colorado A and M. Colorado State, and Wyoming University to reign over the Black and Gold Formal at Denver's Cherry Hills Country Club. Miss Lord served in Colorado Rainbow's highest office last year, that of Grand Worthy Advisor .
Our social life has consisted of numerous parties and exchange dinners with sororities. We are also anxiously anticipating the Black and Gold Formal being held at Cheny Hills Country Club in Denver the first of December. This dinner dance is a joint function between Wyoming U. , Colorado U ., Colorado Aggies, and Colorado State. Early in October, the Alumni entertained the actives and pledges with a banquet and entertainment at the Masonic Temple in Greeley. We placed a close second in the Rocky Mountain Acacia Conference losing to Colorado U. by a score of 6-0. Wyoming U., Colorado U., Colorado Aggies, and Colorado State met in Ft. Collins for flag football contests among the chapters. We downed Wyoming 7-0 in the first game. All of us enjoyed the picnic lunch at the fraternity house.
CORNELL Because of deferred rushing on the Cornell campus, we do not yet have a new pledge class, but we are very happy to announce the initiation of nine new brothers. They are: Dick Berndt, Steve Browne, Al Burns, Len Copeland, Jerry Czerniejewski, Chuck Field, Dick Lunquist, Ron Tesarik, and Ernie Zeller. Last year the house received a donation from the parents of Phil Baber, '55, who was killed in an auto accident in Pensacola, Florida. We used part of it 32
Acacia Seniors celebrate the sale of senior hats at Cornell. This is an annual event and the seniors wear their hats to football games and other social gatherings.
ton Hall. After Sunday dinner we all returned our dates to their dorms and caught up on some much needed rest. Early in November we were honored to have as a guest Hal Stepler, an alum of the George Washington Chapter. He was here as the announcer for the College Press Conference with VicePresident Nixon. His information on the machinery of national political campaigns was very interesting.
EVANSVILLE Fall rush got under way with Acacia holding an informal rush party at the home of alum Bill Scholl. Eats included four types of grilled hamburgers and all the trimmings. With the opening of fall rushing, Evansville Chapter obtained 16 pledges.
Those being: Bill Welborn, Gene Davis, John Harrom, Dave Reiss, Dennis Bays, Dave Schroder, Gene Lucas, Jerry Harris, Larry Scholl, Paul Kouts, Bob Henn, Bill Huff, Larry Lincicum, Gary Akin, Bill Rheinhardt, and Charles Beshears. The elected officers of 1956-57 are Venerable Dean, James Dunn; Senior Dean, Ray King; Junior Dean, Bob Griffin; Secretary, Gordon Thurston, and Treasurer, Charles Levell. The Evansville College Radio Station W.E.V.C.-F.M. started it's sixth year of broadcasting activities and for the same number of years an Acacian has been the student manager. Don Roth, Evansville '54, (presently serving as 1st Lt. in the Air Corp in Japan) was student manager for the first two years. The next two were by Dave Harrold, Evansville '55 (now with a radio station in Muncie, Indiana) ;
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The marriage of Brother Joe Weiss and Miss Pat Wink, our house's Sweetheart last year, was well attended by members in October. Miss Sue Mor an of Chestnut Hill College, who was recently pinned to Brother Bohn, has been given Mrs. Weiss' former title. Guests this semester have included National President William Krieger ; Tr aveling Secretary, Robert Jepsen ; former Franklin Venerable Dean Rober t Curry, and brothers from George Washington, Cornell, U.C.L.A., Missouri, and Illinois. Many thanks to Lt. Art Fredricks, '56 Cornell, and former V.D. Jack Crawford for their assistance on our fall social schedule.
lhlt·lif31~U3:11:@t•l:l Eva nsville Rus hees, {and members} answer chowo call at their fall rush party.
James Dunn (now Venerable Dean) took over for the fifth year, with Ray King (Senior Dean) acting as manager now. For the past two years an Acacian, Gayle Buroker, has received the Chicago Tribune Medal for being the Most Outstanding R.O.T.C. Cadet. Gayle also is the newly appointed House Manager. Four members of the Evansville Chapter have made the advanced program of the A.F.R.O.T.C. Those now holding the grade of 2nd Lt. are Charles Levell, Bruce Roth, Ray King, and Don Walsh. In the Acacia social spotlight around the campus last year and this are the Crest Painting Parties. Sororities who have already painted their crest on the recreation room walls are the Beta Sigma Omicrons and the Phi Mu's. Slated for the month of January and February are the Chi Omega's and the Alpha Omicron Pi's. Refreshments and dancing also go along with the paintings. On November 30, the actives were host to the pledges and their dates on a hayride that was held in near freezing weather. Although they froze everyone had a fine time with a party following at the house where hot dogs and marshmallows were roasted in front of a much welcomed fire in the living room. Six members recently paid a visit to the Indiana University Acacia Chapter to look things over and discuss rushing and pledging. These men were: James Dunn, Bill Young, Bruce Roth, Ray King, Gayle Buroker, and Don Walsh. Plans are in the making to have members of the Indiana University and Purdue Chapters visit Evansville during a coming initiation. W INTER, 195 7
FRANKLIN Franklin's Acacians returned to Philadelphia a week early this semester to give the house a much needed coat of paint. Since a dozen more men are living in this year, we reopened and redecorated our third floor rooms. Advisors William R. Hockenberry and Wilbur "Skip" Johnson also secured a new heating system and kitchen stove for us earlier this year. Four new brothers have been initiated this semester under the watchful eye of Pledgemaster Don Graf: John H. Strock, William J . Sweeney, Richard A. Wilson, and Edward J. Rosenstein. Pledge Robert Wilson hopes to follow them into brotherhood just before formal rushing starts in February. John Strock is doing a great job in his first year as kitchen steward. In addition to well-planned meals, John has provided new sandwich and soft drink machines. Hats off also to our athletic chairman, Bob Bandman, who is currently trying to bring our basketball team up to par. His efforts on the house table-tennis championship and Inter- Fraternity Track Meet (3rd place) were well appreciated. Bruce Morris is planning an interesting social calendar· for our chapter. One of its highlights was our TV Studio Party on Navy Weekend. Local merchants cooperated by donating the backstage props that helped make the affair a huge success; costume prizes went to Venerable Dean Gordie Bohn, Dick Wilson, and their dates. Another big event was · our annual Christmas Formal held at our house on December 15th. Exchange ,,dinners with Alpha Xi Delta and Kay Nurses' Dormitory also proved very popular.
Since "way back when," George Washington Chapter initiated the following men: Park Espenschade Jr., Dave Arnold, Wailey Wing, Jack Hoffman."!, James Dunlap, Gary Banks, Bill Goodwin, Lowell Peart, and Mohammed Akbar ian. We have been reaping many honors lately. Dick Nelson, our new Venerable Dean, is chairman of the IFC Rush Handbook Committee, whose booklet is to be given to incoming freshmen during Orientation Week. Dick, and Laurence Locke, our new Rush Chairman, are also members of the Colonial Boosters' Board. In addition, Dick and Laurie are both in Gate and Key. Edward Felegy, our new secretary and debator par excelle'TIJce, was recently elected to Delta Sigma Rho, the Debate Honor Society. (It was recently announced that Ed received his second grant to study political science) . Mohammed Akbarian, our House Manager, and Park Espenschade, our scholarship chairman who is himself on scholarship to the University, both won Alpha Chi Sigma prizes for excellent grades in Freshman Chemistry. Both boys have better than B+ averages and are running a close race for our Teagarden Memorial Scholarship award. In addition, our scholastic rating has risen for the second semester in a row, and we are now 6th out of 15 fraternities on campus. We are proud of this sustained effort on our part to raise our scholarship, and we hope to raise it even higher. Moreover, two of our alumni, Howard Roberts and Ray Thomas, are both on Teaching Fellowships in Statistics here at G.W. Recent initiates Tom Beechy and Charles Downs are serving as Treasurer and Senior Dean, respectively. Tom has been doing a man sized job keeping us in the black, since we have been working hard cleaning up, repairing, and improving our house. A new furnace has been installed, the sewer fixed for good (we hope!) , and a new 33
sofa and various other pieces of furniture have been added. Under Chuck Downs the pledge class has been very active, building a new mugrack and working har d on refurnishing the bar so that our cellar party room is now bigger and better than ever. Incidentally, our last two pledge classes had two of the best grade records and highest percentages of pledges initiated of all the fraternities, thanks largely to Brother Downs' emphasis on. scholarship. Under Laurie's and Ed's direction, our rush plans have been radically overhauled and we enjoyed an excellent summer informal rush and are looking forward to an even more productive fall rush season. Quite a few of our summer roomers were Acacians from other chapters, so we had plenty of replacements for our vacationing GW brothers. Rod Pearson, our traveling secretary visited us twice during the spring and we profited immensely from his suggestions. Socially, Acacia has been no slouch either. Under Jack Hoffmann's (our new Junior Dean) able leadership, a terrific lineup of parties and social events were held during the spring, carrying on the fine party spirit started by our Christmas Formal, which was an immense success. Our Annual Night on the Nile saw Bob Luce, a Purdue Acacian, and Nancy Pugh, KAT, crowned king and queen, amidst much merriment and confusion. Nancy, incidentally, is our sweetheart for this year and one of our best exchanges of the year was with the Thetas. Bob and Nancy were married June 16th, while Bill Godwin, another new initiate, was pinned to Donna Gumz, another Theta. Meanwhile a hot three cornered race is being waged for Bird Dog of the Year between Chuck Downs, Dave Arnold, and Lowell Peart. Our Fullbright scholar Bob Riggs, returned from France early in August to· an immense party given in his honor, with genuine "F rench entertainment." Under brother Roberts' leadership, a new series of Alumni luncheons has been started to help strengthen active-alumni relations. On July 1st, Acacia's annual Scholarship Tea was held as a University service project for new scholarship winners. Our Founders' Day Banquet was a roaring success and we closed out the spring semester with a Chinese Theme party at Jim Dunlap's beach cottage (for the summer, Jim's digging in the Colorado dinosaur pits.) Acacia was no athletic titan in the intramurals as we were building for next year, when with all our members back, we should have an excellent team. Some of our goals for the future include raising our aver34
age even higher, completely remodeling our house, building firmer and healthier alumni relations, and increasing our service to the University. ·
ILLINOIS Upon returning to the Illinois campus this fall, the men of Acacia found that they had taken second place in the • Inter-Fraternity scholastic standings. Taking this into consideration and realizing they had had a tremendous year last year, Acacia proceeded to have a most successful formal rush session by pledging twenty-five new men. The Chapter was certainly pleased with the fine job turned in by the Rush Chair man, Bob James. Immediately after school commenced, Acacia added seven men to the Chapter. They are: Lloyd Allison, Lyndon Bedl, Ronald Wright, William Denhart, John Mehrholz, Charles Wolven, and Roger Evans. Turning to the sports section of the campus life of Acacia at Illinois, our Intra-Mural football team, after rather a slow start, began to win in the fashion that it had b een previously noted for. Losing the first two games, Acacia then broke the momentary jinks and won most of the remaining games. One of the highlights in this football season was the annual Acacia-Alpha Kappa Lambda football game ; the men from Acacia won the game by the overwhelming score of 27-6. In the Homecoming Decorations Acacia once again scored. With the theme of a newspaper comic page, the Illinois Acacians won the Grand Prize. Under the able direction of Bill Pickle,
A group of Illinois Acacians seem engrossed in what appears to be an exciting television program. Could it be "The Little Rascals"?
the men from Acacia constructed a huge replica of a newspaper in the front yard. Judging from the comments of the passing crowd, the men of Acacia were sure that they had a "winnuh," and the next day our suspicions were confirmed. The pledges of Acacia showed the actives that they could produce a "winnuh" also by sponsoring the pledge dance entitled "Comic Capers.'' After finding the walls literally plastered with comic strips and characters and seeing some slightly "risque" entertainment, the actives agreed that the pledges could produce a "winnuh." Acacia at Illinois now has a newly formed jazz band consisting of eighteen musicians. Not only does the band provide enjoyment for the men of Acacia, but also it provides entertainment for different groups on campus. Sororities, such as D elta Gamma and Gamma Phi Beta, have asked the band to play for
A few Illinois Acacians take a brief, but, judging from the ir appearances, a much needed rest. These casual-looking men (ladies not included) are the members of the executive council.
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their Open House affairs, which the men do most obligingly. Looking at the social program, Acacia has been maintaining its usual standard of successful exchanges with such sororities as Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Alpha Delta Pi. The Sigma Kappa sorority challenged the men from Acacia to a football game which was immediately accepted. For some strange reason Sigma Kappa scored the only touchdown in the last thirty seconds of the game to win 6-0. Acacia, with Alpha Delta Pi sorority, won third prize in the annual Turkey Run-a goose. Three Acacia seniors, thus far, have distinguished themselves on the campus and with the university. Howard Gleason, a director on the Illini Union Board, received an invitation to the "100 Banquet" for outstanding seniors in Campus activities. Mark Creviston is the Cadet Lieutenant-Colonel of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University. James Terwilliger was recently notified that he had been selected for the eminent Phi Beta Kappa. The Illinois Chapter of Acacia salutes these three men for their fine display of leadership in the various campus functions.
INDIANA The Indiana Chapter began its 195657 year with 24 new pledges. The new men are Dave Barksdale, Duane Bobeck, Dave Bowen, Mac Busby, Glenn Butte, George Caraway, John Clark, Gordon Coffin, John Emley, Jerry Garrison, Bob Griffiths, Roger Hole, Terry Lottes, Kurt Newman, Bill Phillips, Ted Ringas, Larry Risk, Larry Smith, Jim Tumer, Don Wagner, Dave Wagoner, Dick Watkins, Tom Weaver and Mike Witte. Seven new members were initiated this fall.These were Frank Allen, Tom Bauer, Joe Board, Dave Dale, Jim Gillen, Denny Smith and Terry Wien. Bob Nugent was initiated for the Purdue Chapter and elected to associate membership at Indiana. F r ank Allen and Joe Board are honorary initiates. Mr. Allen is the university athletic director, and it is a privilege to have him as a brother. Mr. Board, a Rhodes Scholar, is a govemment instructor in the university and has taken a very active interest in the house. House improvements have been many this fall. The first of these was a new freezer and refrigerator for the kitchen. A washer and dryer for general house use were purchased by the Father's Club. Through an appropriation by the building corporation, our powder room has been completely redecorated and is now ready for use. This year, due to WINTER, 1957
lack of room in the house, the chapter has rented an annex which houses fifteen men. The Indiana Acacia Building Corporation held a meeting December 15, at the chapter house. The first order of business was the election of new officers. The new men elected were James Fergueson, president; J. A. Franklin, vice president; William Thompson, secretary, and Art Lantzenheiser, treasurer. Also discussed, were plans for a new addition . We hope that these plans may be realized soon. The annual Fall Carnival and Bachelor of the Year contest headed the list of campus activities this fall. We were represented in the carnival by a gambling dive bearing the name "Behind The Green Doors." More important, however, was the fact that our candidate, Bill Jordan, won the Bachelor of the Year contest going away. This is a coveted award among the housing units of the university, and a great amount of effort was required on the part of each man to win. We followed up this victory by winning the all-fraternity first prize and the grand prize for our homecoming decorations. They consisted of a voting machine and tabulator board with a line of waiting voters. Heading this line was a football player who was pulling the voting lever. Among the other voters were Pogo, Woody Woodpecker, Bugs Bunny and many other familiar characters. Indiana and Northwestem, our opponent for the day, were listed as the candidates. Following the spirit of the season, our Christmas decorations suggested an open door to good will. The decorations were given a special article with pictures in the campus daily newspaper. Once again this year our pledges were asked to participate in the local Lion's Club light bulb sale. This is the third year in which the Fraternity has been asked to help in this drive. All proceeds go to charity. Our annual pledge dance stands out among the many social events of the semester. This year's theme was "Baby Bounce." As suggested by the title, the costumes ranged from diapers to Mickey Mouse ears. A formal banquet was in order before the Opening of Formal Season dance. This was the first big formal of the year on the I.U. campus, and Buddy Morrow and his orchestra were featured. Plans are underway for the second Iron Triangle dance sponsored by Acacia, Alpha Tau Omega, and Phi Gamma Delta. Last year's Iron Triangle was a tremendous success, and we hope to make it an annual affair. Once again this year, the fraternity held its Christmas party for the children from the Masonic Home at Franklin, Indiana. The Pi Beta Phi sorority was co-sponsor of the party, and it
Bill Jordan, Indiana University's Bachelor of the Year. Bill, a sophomore, was the Indiana Chapter's candidate, and he was elected by the vote of the co-eds on campus.
turned out to be one of the most successful yet given. The traditional Old Oaken Bucket game between Indiana and Purdue was the scene of a get together between the Indiana and Purdue chapters. Although the weather prohibited the playing of the inter-fraternity game, the rivalry was carried over into the varsity game. It was the chapter's pleasure to¡ have as our guest Roy C. Clark, executive secretary of the national fratemity, during our fall initiation ceremonies. Mr. Clark offered many helpful suggestions and contributed much in general for a successful initiation. Also visiting us just recently was a Hungarian refugee student, who had escaped from the Budapest fighting. During his stay at Indiana, he was a guest of the Acacia frater nity. He lectured to the student body and answered various questions concerning the recent outbreak in Hungary. It was an interesting experience for every man in the house. Several men have distinguished themselves individually this year. Gene Davis, senior, was recently promoted to Cadet Colonel in the Air Force R.O .T.C. Attaining this rank makes him wing commander, and, as such, he is in command of all A.F.R.O.T .C. units in the university. Norm Care, sophomore, who has had his own band since he was a fr eshman, now ranks as the top band on the campus. Aside from the majority of campus social functions, Norm has had numerous engagements at other schools and universities. Larry K elly, junior, representing the national fratemity, will visit several southern universities during the vacations ahead to look into possibilities of starting new chapters. The schools that he will visit are Eastern Tennessee State College, 35
the University of Tennessee, the University of Kentucky and Louisville University. Bill Jordan, sophomore, has his own radio show called Sports Weekly. Bill has been doing a fine job and hopes to have a larger show soon. Just recently, Jack Squier, '52, was chosen for Who's Who in America. Jack is an outstanding sculptor, and many of his works have had showings in New York City.
KANSAS With the beginning of a new school year, the Kansas Chapter of Acacia was proud to welcome twelve prospective members to the group. From Fredonia, Kansas, we are fortunate to have Richard Eugene Crumley, Ralph Arthur Holland, and Jim Walter Gilstrap. John Lawrence Shideler and Forest Keith Walker come from Kansas City. Other men rounding out the "top" twelve and their home towns are, Paul Maynard Elliott, Paola; David Earl Pellett, Topeka; Rance Stephen Makuch, Junction City; Gary Lee Wiley, Russell; Carl William Eikost, Chicago, Ill.; Stephen Albert Dodge, Saline; and Gary Lee Spurgin, Stanberry, Mo. The start of a new school year brought four new brothers to the Kansas Chapter. New men initiated at the beginning of the fall semester were Peter J. Mar and Allan Bruce Lindwall, both from Wichita, Kansas; Ira James Gentle, Prescott, and David Oliver Rush from Kansas City. We feel that we are extremely fortunate to have assembled such a fine group of future leaders, not only for Acacia, but also for the University of Kansas. We are greatly indebted to Bob ¡ Jepson, traveling secretary for assisting us during rush week. The Kansas Chapter of Acacia feels that we have good reason to be proud of our intramural program. Our football team more than held its ground against larger houses. We were able to beat the favorites in our league in intramural basketball in our first game. The Acacians of Kansas have been very active campus-wise since school began. Brother Jan J . Howell is captain of the cross country track team which placed second in the annual national cross country meet. Lowell D. Janzen is captain of the indoor and outdoor track teams. Ralph Arthur Holland was captain of the freshman football team. John Lawrence Shideler will be on the freshman baseball squad this spring. We have a brother in practically every honorary society on the hill. Our 52nd annual pig roast turned out to be a big success as we welcomed 36
many old faces back to the house for homecoming. Brother Stephen L. Jennings has a fine social program set up for the Chapter. Besides winter and spring formals and "Ivy" league week end we have exchange dinners with the following sororities: Deta Delta Delta, Alpha Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Delta Pi. We at Kansas are looking forward to another prosperous year and would like to extend the grand Acacia spirit to all of our brother chapters.
LONG BEACH Fall semester began for us at Long Beach State with the installation of Bob Troutman as Venerable Dean. Assisting Bob is Joe Reed as Senior Dean; Ron Dickerson as Junior Dean; Bob Gilchrist, Treasurer; Donald Albinger, Secretary; Richard Tubbs, Rush Chairman; Frank Herendeen, Senior Steward; Barry Simmons, Junior Steward and Historian; Peter Steur, Sentinel; Donald Wilson, Scholarship, and David Tosh, Vice President of the Housing Corporation. Unlike most schools, Long Beach State devotes the entire first month of school to rushing. There is no formal summer rush and the first month is do or die. With the close help of both the USC and the UCLA Chapters and the visitations of Roger "Rod" Pearson, Traveling Secretary, and Harvy Amos, Second National Vice President, the Chapter picked up 17 sharp pledges. The red-hot house committee, headed by Ronald Wilson and assisted by Ron Dickerson and Joe Reed, secured a fraternity house for the Chapter. The house, located at 365 Walnut, Long Beach, is a two story domicile. It has 3 bedrooms; a large basement for recreation; and a front room, Library, and dining room which connect together and form one large dance floor. It also has a kitchen and a dumb-waiter. The house was a real surprise package for our Chapter, as the first time the members and the pledges saw the house was on October 22, the night of Formal Pledging. New pledges into the Acacia Fraternity include: Gary Barksdale, Gary Cheatley, Art Dixon, Don Foulk, Ken Gary, Tom Herren, Jim Murdock, Gerald Padget, Tom Robinson, Paul Seals, Don Seapy, Dave SenÂŁ, Bob Stang, Jim Taylor, Bill Tisdale, Dick Vind, and Roger Williams. Our first two exchanges in the "new" fraternity house have been the best we have had. Having a house is tremendous. Both the Delta Zetas and the Delta Delta Delta's were very happy with the exchanges. We also have exchanges arranged with the other 3 sororities on
This home was recently purchased by the Long Beach State Chapter.
campus; Alpha Phi, Sigma Kappa, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Which brings up the point, all of we Acacians celebrated John Tarpley's pinning to Jacky Speck at a Serenade with the Zeta Tau Alphas, and party time followed at the Acacia house. Several actives and pledges attended the lavish UCLA Fall formal at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The girls were given exquisite gold compacts as favors. Everyone in attendance had a splendid evening of dining, dancing, and . wow!!! Mack Sansing, Texas chapter of Acacia, has been visiting with us while stationed at the naval division of Long Beach Harbor. He's a great guy and we've been real glad to have him with us during his stay in this area.
LOUISIANA STATE At the close of Rush Week in September, fifteen men were pledged to Acacia. The fall class is coming along nicely under the guidance of Senior Dean, Sam Lott. At mid-semester nine more men were pledged. This class is under the direction of Brother Gene Pizzeck. They also are progressing well. One member of the fall class is a Phi Eta Sigma, and several other pledges seem headed for academic honors. The president of the fall class is a Master Mason. On November 9, we initiated five distinguished alumni members. The new initiates are Mr. D. Allen Long, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana Scottish Rite Masons ; Mr. Elmer Gibson, Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master; Mr. John Hartmann, Right Worshipful Grand Senior Warden; Mr. Benjamin Higginbotham, Right Worshipful Grand Junior THE TRIAD
Two of LSU's social events are the "Bermuda Shorts Party" and a sweater party.
Warden. In August, Claude Williams · became an active member. The final plans for our house have been approved, and the ground breaking will take place early in the spring. We will hold the 1957 rush season in the house. Football season was not very successful, but so far we are undefeated in basketball with only two games left to play. Our social program has been full, even with the handicap of no house. The main attractions so far have been a "Bermuda Shorts" party and the Christmas dance. The Chapter participated in the annual student football trip, which was to Houston for the L.S.U.-Rice game this year. We have a choral group started. This group sang at a meeting of the Istrouma Knight Templers Commandry. We are proud of our chapter sweetheart, Miss Martha Turner. She placed second in the Freshman Talent Show, and is now in the finals of the "Darling of L.S.U. Contest,'' the campus' highest beauty hono·r . Martha is from Baton Rouge and is pledged to Delta Zeta Sorority.
.MISSOURI Missouri Acacians returned to school early this year for two important reasons. First, to pledge top men during rush week and secondly to find out how Acacia had £aired in the final tabulat ions for the previous year's gr ade point averages. We had bar ely finished with preparations for Rush Week when the scholarship news was released. The active chapter, it was found out, was fo r the second y ear in a row, the highest in scholarship for the 29 fr aternities on campus. Our pledges ranked 4th on campus, and the entire house ranked tops on campus, the compiled average for actives and pledges being 2.39, based on a 4.0 system.
With this supporting us and the "proof of the puddin'" shown in the 3 trophies (won for scholarship) standing on our mantel, we had no trouble pledging men during rush week. After all the shaking of hands and staying up late at nights were finished , we had pledged 10 men; Glen Hoffman, Dick Swiggart, Andy Ellis, Ken Williams, Roland Klein, George Marr, Bill Jones, Dick Odgers, Jim Monsess, and Jim Grinsted. During open r ush so far this year we have pledged 3 men, Dick Todd, Frank Miller, and John Hose. Pledges returning fr om last year due to late pledging are: Bruce White, Harry Rand, Roy Rogers, Dick Waughtal and Jim Bourne (president of the pledge class) . The 1956 Fall pledge class is 18 men strong, more than any pledge class since our reactivation in 1951. Our social program her e at Mizzou is in high gear. On October 27 our annual Ozark Party was held here on the Acacia grounds. It was a gala affair with many people coming dressed like the proverbial Ozarkian. Then on December 1st Homecoming was held at
Missouri. It was a big day for we Acacians as we b r eathlessly tack ed on the few remaining decorat ions for our float, rushed it to the parade, and finished cleaning up just in time for the first parents and alumni that were t o attend the day. On Dec. 8th, our winter formal, Winter Stardom, was held h ere at the Chapter house. Music was provided b y a campus band of r eknown. "Give m e elbow r oom," is a familia r cry around the Acacia home at Missour i. Our plant is unable to hold our present day member ship. One annex has alr eady been rented, and if growth continues like we want it to, a second one will be rented second semester. Plans ar e being made for the building of a new plant her e on our present grounds. Meanwhile we must continue to gr ow and find room elsewhere. Harry Rand and Bruce White w ere initiated on Dec. 15, 1956. Both boys are juniors and are eligible for this early initiation due to a ruling for upper class fr aternity pledges. "Doc" Bradley, our national scholarship chairman, is a frequent visitor around Acacia at Mizzou. His hints and suggestions have and will, come in handy for our scholarship average. All is well with us here at Mizzou. We Missouri Acacians extend our gr eetings to all brothers acr oss the land, and sincerely hope the Acacia spirit is manifest wherever you may be.
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The Nebr aska Chapter of Acacia came out fine during rush week, pledging 11 men. They are Ben Duckworth, Bob Atteberry, George Bates, Thomas Stibal, John Wr ight, Bart Bredenkamp, Ken Krohn, Bill Dinkel, Ben Tulloss, Dick Walker, and Dick Spencer. Our Homecoming display for the N ebraska-Missouri football game won second prize. It featur ed the theme, "You
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ain't nothing but a hound dog." The musical setting provided by a record player and several loud speakers could be heard for blocks. Acacia fielded a spirited football team ably coached by Jay Decker. It was edged out of the league championship in the last games, but still it showed a tremendous amount of spirit and enthusiasm. The basketball team, just rounding into shape has shown tre mendous potentialities by soundly trouncing its first two opponents. In the University "I Go Pogo," or vote poll contest we came out with first place. The entire pledge class worked at . a feverish tempo in order to gain the largest number of votes and also to hand out the small round Pogo pins. Our social season opened with a Fall Festival party. Other social events, included a Mug and Moll party. This proved to be a huge success when everyone arrived dressed in a costume of the roaring 20's. Plans for the coming weeks have been designed to keep social activities at a high pitch. An hour dance with Zeta Tau Alpha sorority was held earlier in the year. It proved to be a very lively occasion, with a large group in attendance. This first semester, two of our brothers, Bob Whartman, Senior Dean, and Glenn Anderson, Junior Dean, were pinned. These ceremonies proved to be very impressive. Glenn Anderson has recently come into a great deal of prominence by being initiated into both Pi Tau Sigma, an honorary mechanical engineering so38
ciety and Sigma Tau an engineering honorary. The selections were based on scholastic achievement.
OKLAHOMA The Oklahoma Chapter of Acacia started off the year with twelve new pledges. They are: Farley Richmond, Liberal, Kansas ; Denny Price, Norman, Oklahoma; Bob Winter, Turley, Okla homa ; Gary Kincaid, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Ted Gatchel, New Orleans, Louisiana ; Bob MacGregor, Bartlesville, Oklahoma ; Jerry Meyer, Fairfax, Oklahoma ; Rudy Baier, New York, New York ; Ken Kanoff, Newark, New Jersey; Paul Jones, Altus, Oklahoma; Dean Davis, Colony, Oklahoma; Owen Gibson, Wichita, Kansas, and Dave Conover, Dayton, Ohio. Two new men were initiated into the Oklahoma Chapter. They are Dan Anderson, sophomore from Waurika, Oklahoma, and Jim Burgette, junior from Norman, Oklahoma. Socially speaking, Acacia has been very active here. We have entertained the pledge classes of Alpha Epsilon Phi, Delta Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega, Sigma Delta Tau, Alpha Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma. Acacians and their dates attended our annual fall formal at the Lockett Hotel, in Norman. The pledge class held a tea for the hostesses and pledge class officers of the sixteen sororities on campus. The Christmas season was ushered in at the Oklahoma Chapter with a stag party, and a Christmas dinner-dance. The
Acacia Glee Club gave its annual performance of "The Night Before Christmas," an event which has become a tradition on the Oklahoma University campus. Acacians have been very active in organizations on the campus. Don Hill, senior, is president of the Oklahoma University band, the "Pride of Oklahoma." Jerry Wilkins, and Charles Sayles, sophomores, are representatives on the inter-religious council. Mike Lindsay, junior, is director of the student card stunt section, and treasurer of the Pep Council. Larry Bell, junior, is vice president of the Sooner Samurai Judo Society, and president of "Students for Stevenson," and parliamentarian of the League of Young Democrats. The new officers of the Oklahoma Chapter are: Chuck Chapman, Venerable Dean; Bob La Fon, Senior D ean; Dick Francis, Junior D ean; Karl Cocke, secretary; Jerry Wilkins, treasurer, and Dan Alcock, Inter-Fraternity Council Representative. This year found Oklahoma Acacians following the Sooner football team in large numbers, and in doing so visiting the Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma A.M. Chapters. We met with the Texas Chapter at Dallas for the annual Oklahoma-Texas football garne. During the Dads' Day activities the Acacia quartet won second place in the Barber Shop quartet contest. During this particular weekend we were happy to have as our guests several members from the Missouri Chapter. We at the Oklahoma Chapter think that our greatest accomplishment on campus has been winning the Fraternity Scholarship Improvement Trophy, and placing second among the twenty- four Fraternities on campus.
PENN STATE The Penn State Chapter of Acacia has seventeen new pledges and four new initiates. Those initiated were: Clain Johnson, Roy Rossman, Bruce Krutz, and Don Tinsman. On November 2, two carloads of Penn State Acacians headed north to support the Nittany Lions in their fray with the Syracuse Orange. Enroute we made a brief visit to our Cornell brothers and were received very cordially. During halftime intermission the Penn State Acacians and their "Squeeze the Orange" banner were literally enveloped by the Syracuse frosh. Thanks to a few strong grips and a stadium guard we staggered back to our seats with the remnants of our banner. The Syracuse chapter did everything to make ours a top-notch week-end. From bunks and meals to the negotiation of dates it
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was a "complete" week-end. The Penn State Chapter hereby salutes its Syracuse brethren. Homecoming Week-end was again a great success with a capacity crowd on hand for the Alumni dance and banquet. The Annual Alumni dance was provided music by Jack Huber and his "Dreamspinners.'' On Junior Prom week- end brothers and dates dressed warmly for the hayride but were unprepared for the rain which followed. D ampened somewhat in body but not in spirit everyone had an enjoyable time singing around a blazing bon-fire at the end of an unforgettable evening. Another big social event was the house party on Military Ball week-end. The Party was sanctioned a "Bad Taste Brawl" with clashing color combinations, odd shoes, bermuda shorts, and gaudy ties being characteristic of the costumes. Music was provided by Duke Morris and the "Melody Men." One of our most recent so¡r ority mixers was with Alpha Chi Omega. Entertainment was supplied by the Acacia pledges who gave their version of the Bob and Ray show. Most recently we traveled to a nearby home for the aged with the Phi Mu's for an evening of Christmas caroling. After the caroling we were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. Kenneth Nelson in their home where refreshments were served. Many of the members are active in campus activities. Frank Podleiszek is vice president of Chapel Choir, Glee Club, and Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary. Les Phillabaum, a junior, is CoSports Editor of La Vie, the university yearbook. Thad Merriman, Dave Ernest, and Bob Shaw are members of the Penn State Blue Band. Jim Hart, is now a member of the Junior Board of the La Vie, John Serff is president of Gamma Theta Epsilon, national geographic honorary. Dick Hegarty, John Chapman, Paul Crombie, Bob Shaw and Al Jones are all members of the Engineering Student Council. The Chapter also has two or more members in Alpha Phi Omega, national service fraternity; Alpha Kappa Psi, business honorary ; and Arnold Air Society, ROTC honorary. , The Chapter has continued to stress scholarship. Scholastically the Chapter was ranked seventh among all fra ternities and second among the nonprofessional fraternities (out of 55).
PURDUE The Purdue Chapter of Acacia started the fall semester by pledging seven men. These new yearlings are: Roger Allen Bauer, Robert J ames B rown, Thomas WINTER, 1957
Maurice Fansler, Jr. , Ted Carmon Hunt, Ronald Allen Leaf, Frank Menefee Thompson, and James Roy Reed. We think we have a grand bunch of boys here and certainly wish them luck in their future associations with Acacia. On Nov. 11, 1956, ten new names were added to the Purdue Roll. Those men who exchanged their pledge pin for the jeweled triangle were: Henry Alfred Beadell, Bill F . Carpenter, Ronald James Clack, Paul Coward, Jarr ed Richard Crabb, Robert William Kearns, Richard Harold Rowland, Richard Bradley Shaffer, James Dean Snyder, J r ., and Robert Karl Wichman. To each of these new brothers, the chapter extends their congratulations and best wishes as they take their places among the brothers in the halls of Acacia. Our annual Pledge Party was held on the eve of Nov. 17, 1956. The theme of the party was based on the popular cartoonist, Charles Addams, and was fitfully entitled, "An Eve with Addams." Anyone not acquainted with Addams would be interested to know that his characters exhibit a horror and ugliness practically undescribable. The brothers and their dates for this occasion collaborated in producing some of the most livid appearing costumes. Jan Zumstein and Brother Dan Larowe were awarded the prize as the ugliest couple. On Dec. 14, 1956, Acacia, along with the other five Bat Boat fraternities on campus, held the second annual "Album of Stars" dance. To keep in the swing of things, Dan Belloc and his orchestra were engaged to provide the necessary tempo. Dan and his aggregation were picked by Downbeat magazine as the band of the year, and his style proved to be quite satisfying as deserving such an honor. Records by Belloc were given as favors. Another new member has taken his place in the halls of Acacia, too. We are refering to our new mascot boxer, Sam. Sam was purchased shortly before Thanksgiving vacation and took permanent residence with us upon our re turn to school. Our old mascot, pythagoras, doesn't quite know what to think of the whole affair, but the two dogs have gradually become the best of friends. By this time all the brothers have settled down from the summer vacation to "hit'' the books. With this in mind we at Purdue want to wish all our brother chapters the best of luck in the new year to come.
RENSSELAER Rushing is over, and 11 new pledges now wear the Triangle of Acacia. They are: Jack Blackwell, Denis Heidtmann, Millard Hulse, Roger Joseph, Terry
Lindh, Guy Packard, Tom Pratt, Bill Siegle, Jer ry Welch, Bob Even, and last but not least, Lance Yamato. The spirit of the pledge class has been already shown in various ways. Missing faucet handles and turned off furnaces are the chief manifestations of pledge spir it, but the brothers will soon turn their excess energy to something constructive. The brothers have been busy looking over available houses in the vicinity of Troy, trying to find one suitable for a new house. Several have been found, and their pros and cons ar e being argued among the brothers. Ways and means is also an item for considerable discussion. We are confident that out of all this discussion will come a new house. The annual Inter-Fraternity Ball was well attended by the br others, as was the Pirate Party held the night before. Many dashing buccaneers and their fair damsels had a great time at "Admiral Benblow Inn." Spectacular costumes with swords clinking and boots clamping, made the party a success. Two rushing parties well attended by br others and r ushees were held. These parties give the freshmen a chance to meet the br others under a more informal atmosphere than that provided by the open house and coffee dates. The joint Armed Forces Ball, h eld by the combined Army -Navy-Air Force ROTC units at the Institute provided an excellent evening of dancing to the music of Stan Rubin. A party at the house followed the dance. Brothers in the uniforms of the three services will not soon forget A.F. Ball. As is expected, snow made travel a little difficult, but spirits were not dampened. The success of the house social activities are in no small part due to the fine work of brother George Simmons, Social Chairman, and his committee. In a contest held by a local restaurant, brother Harvey Moyses swept the field of all competitors by downing twenty-one hamburgers in one hour. His nearest opposition in the gustatorial marathon could only manage a mere nineteen. The contest had every fraternity on campus in competition. Acacia's brothers had the top scholastic average for the last two semesters. The pledges wer e not to be left behind, and have placed first in the grade point average listings for the last three semesters. Hopes are high for a continuance of this fine performance by brothers and pledges. Cupid has been aiming his arrows well at Rensselaer Chapter, with several pinnings being the result. Harvey Moyses is now pinned to Cindy Levine, John Irwin to Penny Byrne, Don Flemming to Barb Jackson, Pierre Saget to Valerie Ley, and Bill Hernstadt to 39
Ow¡ best wishes go to these couples. The National Officers were besieged with questions on their recent visit to . Rensselaer Chapter. Several questions in regard to rushing policy were answered for the brothers. The visit was very helpful to the house and the brothers, and many points were cleared up. We hope that the officers will visit us again soon, we promise not to ask so many questions.
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of these get-togethers are being planned in both San Antonio and Dallas. The Austin Alumni Association has been especially active. It meets monthly at the chapter house for dinner and a meeting afterwards. A group of the Austin Alwns and their wives recently gave the chapter a beautiful Silver Tea service which we greatly appreciated. The Acacia Auxiliary has recently elected Mrs. Stanly Parker its President. Other officers include Mrs. Creighton White and Mrs. Robert Sylverter Craig. Pardon us if we disgress a little from the usual routine of these stories, but we are most proud of our new Housemother this year. She is Mrs. L. E. Elliot of Vernon, Texas. She is certainly the pride of the fraternity and incidentally the envy of every other Fraternity and Sorority on the campus. Our feelings toward her were expressed at the Christmas Party when the Chapter presented her with a Sweetheart Pin and yellow roses. The Chapter is fortunate in having three very fine advisers this year. They are: Fred Rogers, Chapter Adviser; Jay Barnes, Financial Adviser. and Captain D. G. Irvine, Professor of Naval Science and Tactics as our Faculty Adviser.
The Fall Semester, 1956, Pledges of the Texas Chapter are: Dean Foose, White Deer; Tom Henson and Larry Womble, Dalhart; Spike Adams, Houston; Max Walton, Freeport; Travis Crawford, Grand Falls; Bryan Schuler, Inainola, Miss. ; Terry Smalley, Dick Holloway, and Roy Jackson, Austin ; Bob Olson, Houston; Don Robertson, Lake Dallas; Dick Brotzman, Rio Hondo, and Jim Wilson, Temple. Initiated this semester were: Jon Hornaday, Arlington, Virginia, and Jack Irick of Dallas. A well rounded social program was planned this year by Brother Bill Henry. It included such things as Buffets before every Texas home football game, our annual Night on the Nile U. C. L. A. Egyptian party, the Greenshores Riverboat Party, the Par ty with the Oklahoma Chapter at the Chalet in Dallas They came back from the sunny after the Texas OU game, Orphan's beaches, mountains, from far and near Christmas Party with the Alpha Gamma -even from such unexpected places as Delta Soror ity, Christmas Pajama India. Who are they? UCLA Acacians, Party, and the usual exchange dinners of course. They came back from swnand informal get-togethers. mer freedom, and began what has Brother Jack Norwood, Senior Dean, turned out to be an outstanding sewas recently initiated into the Silver mester at this Chapter. Spurs, a campus honorary organization. First, rushing. Our rush program Brother Lane Par ker has been ap- gathered in this fine pledge class: Ron pointed to the Board of Governors of Ambler, Gary Bron, Roger Cooper, the University Co-Op. Brothers Earl Kenneth Deavers, Joe Elliott, Ed FrazHodges, Tom Primm, and Lane Parker ier, Ron F r aese, John Garrett, Pete all ran for offices in their classes in Law Hacsi, Kenneth Headon, Andy NoegSchool. gerath, Don Preston, Ray Ramos, Rich Both the Houston and Ft. Worth Rhoades, Forest Shattuck, Jim Smith, alums have held meetings during the Scott Taylor and Jerry Turner who, month of December. The meeting in have been performing various and Houston was under the direction of sundry tasks ever since. Brother H erb Turner and the one in Bros. Al Seward, Ron Garton, Jim Fort Worth was directed by Brothers Maxwell, Don McNamara and Dale Malvern Marks and Pete Suarez. More Larson underwent the r igors of initiation and are now enjoying the benefits of active status. David Price and Maxine Graham enjoy Texas' One day the pledge class decided to Night on the Nile. ditch with the D elta Zetas. Now there's nothing particularly extraordinary about a pledge ditch, but this one will be long remembered: The pledges rented John Wayne's yacht for the day and sailed over the sparkling blue with the DZ's to Santa Catalina Island where a good time was had by all. How much farther can one go to impress the girls? Early in October a mass exodus was
observed from Westwood to Berkeley for the UCLA-Cal. game. Our northern brothers treated us royally and we appreciate everything. Naturally, UCLA won and appropriate celebrations took place in San Francisco. Then homecoming kept us busy working on a float which we and the Sigma Kappas built. The girls offered good moral support in the shape of food , encouragement, and . . . well, as I was saying, it turned out being a beautiful float emphasizing the theme of "Olympic Daze." Then all hearts and minds concentrated on the Wintergarden Formal held on November 30, in the Beverly Hills Hotel. A champagne party held before the dance at Bro. Ravenscroft's beautiful home in Encino started the evening with a flourish . It continued flourishing through the dance, and ended on a similar note for those who made their way to Ciro's or other night spots on the Sunset Strip. Interspersed with these events have been exchanges with the Sigma Kappas and the Alpha Omicron Pi's among others. During a Pizza Exchan~e someone put too much baking soda in the pizza dough with disasterous results. After dinner more dough was on hand than had already been eaten. Horror took hold as everyone could imagine it crowding us out of the house like some science fiction monster. I heard that it met its death at the hand of some brave pledges who deposited it on Sorority Row. Several girls never were seen again-must have been the doughsome sororities are so careless with their pledges. Our tireless jour nalist and cartoonist, Walt Gabrielson, brought the UCLA newspaper, The Daily Bruin, to new heights in journalistic circles as its City Editor. Art Askins, Secretary, was honored (and must be getting filthy rich) by having some of his photographs of Mexico published in Panorama, a book on Mexico by Dr. John Crow, a professor of Spanish at UCLA. Our Past Venerable Dean, Sam Thomsen, who spent his summer in India as chairman of Project India, chalked up another honor when elected to Gold Key, Senior Mens Honorary. Everyone is looking forward to another outstanding semester at the UCLA Chapter of Acacia.
WASHINGTON Formal rush week got Washington Chapter off to a good start on Autumn Qaurter. Twelve new men were pledged: Richard W. Bringloe, Seattle; Edward J . Conan, Gig Harbor; George R. Farmer, Seattle; Larry L . Gilbert, Seattle; Guy 0. Halverson,
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Seattle; Thomas E. Johnson, Seattle; George S. King, Port Angeles; John Douglas McClymont, Fall City; James F. Schroeppel, Seattle; John David Siddle, Ferndale; Clifford A. Stone, Seattle, and Terrance J. Van Eaton, Eatonville. Pledged before the end of school in spring, Michael H. Thatcher, of St. Maries, Idaho, is back with the Chapter. Byron R. Dinkins, out of school for a quarter, and Paul L. Mitten, out for a tour with the army, during which he became a Mason, are back this year. Darryl Seybert, Kansas State Chapter, joined as an associate member. Also back at Washington this year is 'Tex,' the bull trophy under care of the 'Bullus Texanus,' active member who is best at slinging same. 'Tex' was hauled out of his pen one night a couple of years ago to parts unknown. This summer. though, he made the long trip home with a past 'B.T.,' Byron Dinkins, and the present 'B.T.,' Melvin Gribble, watching over him. During the week preceding formal rush, the brothers gathered to put the house in shape. With a spirit of brotherhood prevailing, painting, polishing, and cleaning were accomplished, making the chapter house smile its welcome. Clarence, the Persian cat mascot, had grown by leaps and bounds over the summer, spent with Ed Klein in SedroWoolley. Homecoming came early this year. The brothers made use of the cartoon talents of Dick Bringloe with a 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue' theme for the sign competition. Game day found them in the 1000- voice choir singing at halftime. Guy Halverson, in a bid for election to the post of Freshman Class Vice President, had the house art talents at work again in making campaign signs. The 'Nickel Hop,' a university func tion featuring dancing for 5 cents at women's living organizations, with the proceeds going to charity, was headed by Chuck Cole. Acacia took second place in competition for getting greatest percentage of members around to ten houses. A reception fireside for the pledges and a dinner for their parents welcomed them into the fold. Exchanges, serenades, Acacia's Pajama Game fireside, and a fireside with casual dress the weekend after national elections and Washington's frosh elections, using old campaign posters for decorations, have all helped to round out the social program. The annual Mother's Club Potluck Dinner in November was well- attended by members, alumni, parents, and friends. The Pledge Dance, held at the Edmond Meany Hotel ended the quarter's schedule on a big note. An evening Christmas party sent the brothers into finals week. WINTER, 1957
The Chapter was honored during parts of work and rush weeks with the company of traveling secretary Rod Pearson, who advised and assisted in true Acacia manner. Good news at the beginning of the quarter was that the Chapter stood first in scholarship for Spring Quarter, 1956, to wind up in third position for the year. Coupled with the previous year's rank of fourth, Acacia stands first in the two-year computation. Chapter intramural teams have participated in football, volleyball, bowling, and table tennis competition thus this year. One bowling team, with Connie Richard pacing the way took fourth in the university competition. Jim Knestis, in the table tennis wars, got as far as the quarter-finals. The traditional Pledge-Active football game was a real 'mud war' this year, played in a pouring rain on a sloppy field. The actives slid to a hard- fought 7-0 victory to retain the trophy. Chapter elections, held at the end of the quarter, will place the following men in office for the remainder of the year: Howard B. Iversen, Venerable Dean ; Paul L . Mitten, Senior Dean; Darryl Seybert, Junior Dean; James G. Cairns, T'r easurer, and Edgar S. Klein, Secretary.
WASHINGTON STATE Washington State Chapter opened its fall doors to ten new pledges. They are: Joe Gadeburg, Lyle Wulff, Don Gilman, Waren Dendurent, Andy Henriksson, Dave Holeman, Mike Parris, Frank Weldin, Verl Sackett and Bill Christensen. We are looking forward to a successful and active year. So far this semester we have had a very active social program. There have been numerous exchanges and firesides, some of which are the Poor Man's Harvest Ball, Float Building, Pajama, and several improptu firesides. On December 8th the pledges held their semiformal, "Green Door." Much time was spent preparing for the dance, but it was worth it. A fine time was had by all and the pledges ar e to be congratulated for a job well done. Mrs. E. L. Blake is our new part time Housemother. Aside fr om being our housemother she has a position in the presidents office. Our foreign student this year is Andy Henriksson. He is from Stockholm, Sweden and is studying Business Administration. Andy is also turning out for the Washington State Ski Team. This fall we have two members r ejoining the brotherhood. They are: Dick Blonden and Jerry Hite. Both have just finished a tour of duty with Uncle Sam. Dick is majoring in Industrial Arts and
J erry has a m a jor in Mechanical Engineering. This fall two men have been tapped for honoraries. They ar e Dan Rowley and Dale Petersen. Dan, our Venerable Dean, was tapped for Tau Beta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi, while Dale was tapped for Alpha Zeta. On December 9th we held our 21st Annual Founders Day Dinner, at the Chapter House. Alumni member s attending were: Richard Hampton '45, Dr. Ralph Gelback '20, Art Evett '46, Jack Earnest '56, L ee Williams '55, and Mr s. Williams. Mr. Richard Hampton gave the after dinner address on History and Problems of the Local Fraternity.
¡ WISCONSIN This fall Wisconsin Chapter pledged 11 men. Two activations added Ted Donhauser, Neil Anderson, Dick Wechter, Florian Jabas, John Marcoot, and Dale Turek to the Chapter roll. Initiated as alumni were Cliff Lee, one of the pioneers who helped reopen the Chapter in 19¡50; K. 0 . Nedr ebo who is one of Madison's leading businessmen, and Fowler B . Banton who was a pledge at Iowa many years ago but was forced to leave school before he was able to be initiated. This fall our Chapter took its biggest step since its inception, when Mr s. Harry Lappley moved in as our housemother. "Mrs. L ." has not only been accepted but incorpor ated in the Chapter and we are deeply thankful for the way she has made our Chapter House into a Chapter Home. Our social season was highlighted by our Winter Formal on December 8, and by our uproarious, jam-packed Homecoming party. During the semester we had numerous beer suppers and exchange dinner s with the campus sor orities. We were pleasantly surprised last November when at five - thir ty on a Saturday afternoon we saw eleven disheveled pledges from the Iowa State Chapter. Since we don't encourage stag parties, we managed to get them all dates for that night's party. A good year fo r Wisconsin Acacia was assured when the actives stomped on the pledges in the pledge-active football game (as usual) by the score of 27-12.
WYOMING The Wyoming Chapter of Acacia started the new school year with a tremendous emphasis on rushing. Rush w eek, under the direction of Lew Mor ris, saw 21 new pledges pick up their bids. P r ospective member s are: Donald Treglown, Casper; Terry Long, Lar a(Con tinued on page 44 ) 41
LUTHER S. FERGUSON
AUSTIN B. DeFREECE
MALCOLM G. SPOONER
Luther S. Ferguson , Indiana '20, died in Bloomington, Indiana, August 31. He was a charter member of the Indiana Chapter and had always kept an active interest in the fraternity. At the time of his death, he was chairman of the Indiana Acacia Building Corporation. Mr. Ferguson entered Indiana University in 1915, but he interrupted his education to serve as a 2nd Lieutenant in the field artillery during Word War I. After the war, he returned to Indiana where he received his A.B. degree in geology. He was a member of Sigma Xi, a scientific honorary, and the Phi Delta Kappa educational fraternity. From 1920 to 1921, he was Assistant State Geologist. He then returned to Indiana to earn his master's degree. From 1923 to 1927, he served as a high school principal and, later, as a county superintendent of schools. He left this position to join the Charles Scribner's Sons book publishing firm. At the time of his death, he was western manager for the Scribner firm. Mr. Ferguson's hobby was cattle raising, and he maintained one of the state's prize h erds on a farm near Springfield, Indiana, where he had been born. Just before his death, he had been serving as a judge of Hereford cattle at the Indiana · State Fair. He is survivPrl by his wife and three children.
Dr. Austin B. D eFreece, Iowa, died on December 3, in Bellvue, Washington. The cause of death was a heart ailment, which had caused him to resign in 1949. Brother DeFreece was an abdominal specialist, and had been practicing in Bellvue since 1924. He was born in Sidney, Iowa in 1891, and took his premedical work at the University of Iowa. He served in the Army Medical Corps overseas during the First World War. On his retw·n, Dr. DeFreece continued his schooling at Northwestern University Medical School. He also attended Columbia University Graduate School and European clinics. In 1948, Dr. DeFreece was president of the Seattle Academy of Surgery. He was a member of the International College of Surgeons, King County Medical Society, Washington State and the American Medical Associations, and Phi Chi, medical fraternity. Dr. DeFreece was an amateur artist. He had exhibited his oil and watercolor paintings here, in San Francisco, Vancouver, B. C., and New York. He is survived by his widow, Helen, and a son, Austin B. DeFreece II.
Colonel Malcolm G . Spooner, CoLumbia '19, died on November 1, at the age of 64. Spooner was born February 17th, 1892, at Brookfield, New York, son of the late Frank M. Spooner and Luetta Huntington Spooner. After graduation from Brookfield High School in 1909 he attended Columbia University, where he received an A.B. degree in 1913, and an LL.B. degree in 1919, since when, except for the war years, he has been an associate attorney with Barr, Robbin & Palmer at 60 Broadway, New York City. After graduating from college, Col. Spooner taught school for two years including one year as Principal of L eonardsville High School, befo'l"e ·entering law school. At the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted and attended the First Officers Training Camp at Plattsburgh, N .Y., before transferring to the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps. H e was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in May 1918 and became an instructor in acrobatic flying. He retained his reserve commission in the Air Corps and participated in Reserve Corps training until he was recalled to active duty as a Major at Maxwell Field, Alabama, in July 1941. He served in various administrative and staff positions in the Air Force during World War II until his separation from active duty in 1946, at which time he received his promotion to Colonel. Col. Spooner was one of the organizers of the Air Reserve Associations of the United States and was President of the New York Chapter upon its reactivation in 1946. He was also a member of Aviators Post No. 743 of the American Legion, and of the Western Star Lodge No. 15 F & A.M., of Bridgewater, New York. He leaves his wife, Marie L. Spooner.
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Carl Miller, Purdue '20, died on July 12 following major surgery. He lived in Pittsburgh, Pa. He had undergone major surgery five times in the past year. Brother Miller was president of the Rent-A-Car Company of Pittsburgh. A loyal Purdue alumnus, he had been president of the Pittsburgh Purdue Alumni Club several times and was a former Director of the Purdue Alumni Association. A civic leader at Pittsburgh, he was a member of Rotary International and Scottish Rite. Mr. Miller had served with Battery B , Indiana Field Artillery in the Mexican border action in 1916 and was a veteran of World War I. While at Pmdue, he was a member of Iron Key, Alpha Zeta, Kappa D elta Pi and Hoof and Horn Club. He also was president of the Junior Class and business manager of the Debris. Surviving are his widow and a daughter.
FRED W. CROW
Fred W. Crow, Ohio State '06, prominent civic leader in Pomeroy, Ohio, and member of the Board of Trustees of Ohio University died on January 21. He was 77. Crow was president of the Meigs
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County Bar Association. During his 50 years as an attorney, he had served two terms as county prosecuting attorney and two terms as common pleas judge. He was a member of the Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Mr. Crow taught school for several years and later was graduated with a B.A. degree from Ohio U. He was a graduate of Ohio State University's Law School. He was appointed to the OU Board of Trustees during the term o.f Governor Vic Donahey, and was secving on the board at the time of his death. Mr. Crow also was a member of the Holzer Hospital Board of Trustees in Gallipolis. A member of the Racine Masonic Lodge, 461, Mr. Crow was presented with a 50-year jewel in June by James Harbage, past grand master, who traveled here to make the presentation at the Cr ow residence. CLAUDE L. KNUTSON
Claude L. Knutson, Colorado State, died suddenly in an auto accident on June 26, 1956. He was a charter member of Colorado State Chapter. He was instrumental in founding the Alumni Corporation and served as its first president. Brother Knutson was active in Masonic activities having the following affiliations: Occidental Lodge No. 20, AF&AM Greeley, Colorado, Colorado Consistory No. 1, El Jebel Shrine, and Greeley Shrine Club. He was a prominent businessman and is survived by his widow and two sons. He died at 46 years of age. WALTER E. HERR
Walter E. Herr, Cornell '23, died on ' Juy 31, 1956. He was 60 years old. Brother Herr had been suffering from coronary trouble. During World War I he was awarded the Purple Heart when he was wounded in action. He taught high school from 1926-1944, and was employed by the United States Government since that time until his death. He is survived by his widow Nellie ~- Herr, who resides in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. ROBERT S. LEWIS
Dr. Robert Strong Lewis, Stanford '12, professor of mining engineering emeritus at the University of Utah, died February 16 in Santa Monica, California. He was 73. Brother Lewis was a native of ' Bridgeport, Connecticut. He joined the University of Utah faculty in 1912 and was retired in 1948. Since that time he had resided in California. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, and two sons.
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Jess R. Caley, Nebraska '07, died in December. The retired Colorado Banker was 72 years of age. He was a 50 year member of A.F.&A.M. of Creighton, Nebraska, member of the Tangier Temple of Shrine, Omaha, a former mayor of Ordway, Colorado, and a 50 year member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Creighton. He is survived by his widow, Rachell. MRS. W. A. BROWN
After a short illness, Mrs. W. A. Brown, housemother of the Nebraska Chapter of Acacia for the past 43 years, passed away on July 20, 1956. Mother Brown was housemother to two generations o.f members of the chapter. She will be remembered by members of the fraternity for her share in the perpetuation of the chapter of Acacia she would want those she knew, and at the University of Nebraska. When it was close to, to live. Each friend meant came time to reestablish the chapter so much to her and each experience, no after World War II, Mother Brown wel- matter how small, was a challenge. comed the opportunity to again serve From 1911, when she first came to the chapter. She had been the only Lincoln, Mother Brown was a member housemother for the chapter since its of First Presbyterian Church. Her establishment. church meant a great deal to her. She Mother Brown was the first fraternity served on many committees and was a housemother on the University of leader in many of the activities of her Nebraska campus, and from its organi- church. Any of her Acacia "boys" were zation, she was a charter member of welcome to attend church with her and the Chaperons Club. In appreciation they did so with honor. for her work, this group placed upon Mrs. Brown was also a member of her the honor of "Dean of House- P.E.O. and was very active in the activimothers." ties of this organization. She received Mother Brown will be remembered several honors for her service to P.E.O. affectionately by over 500 men, who among them was a fifty year pin. came to her as young boys and who In appreciation of Mother Brown's spent their college years so closely to many years of untiring service, the her. She called us her "boys'' while we members of the Nebraska chapter of were at school but she was. so proud of Acacia are establishing a memorial her "men" as they entered their chosen fund. occupations. There was always a hand to welcome a note or a visit from one of her college family. She had a special Wesley A. Glanz, Cornell '24 place for each member and never forDecembe1¡ 6, 1956 got a face or a name o.f one of her Wilbert C. Cornell, Fmnklin '16 "boys" back on a visit. Ralph Kent Hursh, Illinois ' 07 It was wonderful to have Mother July 12, 1956 Brown as our housemother. When a John H. Howard , Iowa '11 member needed a smile, a shoulder to Janua1¡y , 1956 lean on, a fourth for bridge, or just a George A. Luxford, Iowa '09 nod of the head, Mother Brown liked April 14, 1956 being right there to help. Warren E. Tassel, Iowa '56 Mother Brown liked and helped all March 3, 1956 kinds of people. Her "boys" were just Kenneth Lee Oldham, Kansas '47 a part of her living a full life. From a May 2.3, 1956 poem she often quoted, we gain some Donald Dean Brown, Kansas State insight into her life of greatness. '52 "My path and your path met together May, 1956 one fine day. Joseph 0. Baker, Minnesota '20 Because of you, I did not mind the October 31 , 1956 rocks along the way; Luther Wood Parker, Minnesota And through the years, be they many '13 or few; April 25, 1955 There will be a thought of gladness, because I've known you." (Continued on inside back cover) Mother Br own lived the type of life 43
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO STRIKE OUT (Continued from page 25) directly out of the fact that most of the members don't do too well in their own affairs. College men who live in an unclean fraternity house, who dress like tramps, who ignore social customs and social acceptability are going to find .it impossible to feel like high class people from a top-notch fraternity. The first essential to being the top fraternity on your campus is to look like you were the top fraternity on your campus. And I'm not referring to the palatial splendor of a house, either. When you look like a top fraternity member you begin to act like it, and if you don't, believe me, note the difference between behavior at a blue-jeans dance and the behavior at a formal, o-r at the difference in a meeting where those in attendance are sloppily dressed and a meeting where they're wearing coats and ties. STRIKE ONE! Here comes the next pitch, Chapter Alcoholism. This couldn't possibly be a characteristic of a poor fraternity chapter, you say? Well, pick out 't he fraternity chapter on your campus which has the reputation of being "the boozers" or some other such fitting title. Examine their program. I am certain that you will find that it suffers from a certain alcohol-induced paralysis. If you took whiskey away from them, you'd take the heart out of their organization . All their social functions have come to depend upon it; originality has died and every party assumes the characteristics and proportions of a "beer bust." There are probably such peculiar evidences of this paralytic effect as late sleepers, cut classes, dwindling chapter averages, or even the peculiar symptoms of few men eating breakfast, about which the cook is complaining, with the result of all these things being that the whole chapter starts each day off wrong and sees their school and everything else with somewhat blurred vision. You should talk to some of these people. Ask them what they would do this weekend without a bottle. Seldom do they react with anything but panic and the immediate realization that their whole fraternity life depends upon a percentage of alcohol, the violation of rules, a bottle opener, and a stack of popular records. The bad part about the whole situation is that this type of fraternity life loses the support of educators, prospective pledges, and even loses its appeal for the members themselves. ANn, that fraternity chapter becomes useless as a fraternity chapter and assumes the function of a drinking club. It may continue to exist, but it ceases to exist as a fraternity. 44
STRIKE Two! This next pitch is an interesting one called Four- W allism. It consists of a chapter developing an attitude that limits the fraternity's existence to its own four walls. It is independent of the school· it is a retreat to which its members c:m go to escape the peering eyes of the school, the public, the other students. "We venture out neither for campus activities nor community projects; we leave these sacred halls only for classes and that only because we have to and ' only as often as we have to. " Four-W allism may grow out of those fellings of inferiority of which we spoke earlier. Maybe we're just afraid to venture out. Or it can grow out of a superior attitude. "We're just too good to bother about the outside." In either case: STRIKE THREE! The hitting coach is now furious. No one should strike out on those three pitches. But this next item is the real strike-out; it's the bone - crusher we suffer when we forget to slide home even when we do get a hit. The average college man has at least five basic needs which the fraternity ought to meet and even though you escape the three razzle-dazzle pitches above, this one will still lose the game for you. Narrow programming ignores one or more of these five basic elements: scholastic development, spiritual development, social development, physical development, and practical experience. Somewhere in meeting these needs for today's college men, the chapter's manpower problems and financial problems disappear. Somewhere in meeting these needs the fraternity overcomes chapter and individual inferiority complexes, alcoholism, and Four-Wallism. Somewhere in meeting these needs, alumni support mushrooms because the chapter is going places and doing things, it's fulfilling a function, IT's UsElFUL. Even though fraternities, more than any other institution in our society, perhaps, still show the marks of the "roaring '20s," the fraternities are going through a very evident transition which is strengthening the useful and killing the useless. The college social fraternity today more than ever before is a part of a man's college education. It is not just rooming and eating facilities, nor just an athletic club, social club, or literary society. It is the place where college men seek to meet the five needs we listed above. Take the cast off your chapter's program and exercise it a little. Expand its activity to include all five of the essential areas. You can promote scholastic development by means of a positive scholarship program. You can provide for spiritual development by so
performing your ritual that you get th• meaning out of it. You can promoti social development by examining you social program in the light of the Fra ternity Manual's suggestions for a soci~ program and in the light of the need! for social development which are evident in your chapter. You can encourage physical development by reappraising your approach to intramurals, b, encouraging proper rest, and by guarding the high standards of your commissary. You can train your member! in practical leadership experience an development by encouraging large1 participation in campus and chapte1 activities. If your chapter program ignores one or more of these areas; or if you do not meet the complete need in one of them, you may find yourself losing your appeal to today's freshmen . Stop for a few minutes and ask yourself whether your chapter is becoming useless, if its program is in a cast, if you're coming into home plate standing up. If so one of two things will happen to you. Either you will continue to exist as something progressively less than real fraternity, or you will cease to exist at all. This article was written by William A. Kinnison, International Field Representative of Delta Sigma Phi, and is reprinted by permission of his Fraternity. It first appeared in The Carnation, of Delta Sigma Phi.
AMONG ACACIA'S CHAPTERS (Continued f1·om page 41) mie; Lee Olson, Tm:rington; Marvin Wilkins, Laramie; David Wagner, Laramie; John Thompson, Laramie; Jack Sunstrum, Dubois ; Roger Shaffer, Laramie; Tom Satterfield, Casper; Jerry Reed, Cody; John Raymond, Riverton; Ed Miller, Laramie ; Delbert Lawyer, Wheatland ; Jerry Graves, Midwest; Alec Guild, Coventry, England; Robert Gish, Casper; Robert Fowler, Denver, Colorado ; David Deathrage, Waverly, Illinois; John Cockran, Laramie; Stand Brown, Casper, and Harold Bennett, Laramie. Initiation of two new members was performed the weekend of Oct. 28, 1956. William Thompson and Ronald Mahan were subjected to the ritual with Bill's father entering the chapter as an Honorary member. The Chapter finished the season with two upset victories over Sigma Nu and Sigma Chi to earn a fourth place tie in the intramural football standings. The teams offense rode on the passing arms of Herb Hamilton and Jerry Graves, with "wirey" Irv Skelton adding to the ground game. Bob Fowler, Ted Gilbert, Marv Wilkins and John Raymond led the smashing line play, both offensively
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CHAPTER ETERNAL (Continued from page 43) Floyd A. Bensinger, Ohio State '15 December 28, 1954 Gerald Norval Hale, Oklahoma A&M '52 April 21 , 1955 Harold Gosser Penn State '14 Decembe1· 14, 1956 Laurence E . lVIartin, Purdue '17 October 26, 1956 J . Walter Jones, Stanford '10 November 1, 1956 Clair V. Merriam, Washington '19 April 30, 1956 Carl Ralph Oestreich, Wisconsin '38 December 27, 1955 Spencer A. Pease, Wisconsin '12 September 10, 1956 Victor W. Jacquot, Wyoming '48 February 5, 1956 Albert Freeman Coyle, Yale '16 January 4, 1956 Herbert H. Guest, Yale '10 October 22, 1956 Roscoe H. Suttie, Yale '12 July 30, 1956
, and defensively. Lew Morris and Firtz Forsch teamed up at the ends as a large factor in the success of the team. The starting 11 was dominated by freshmen and sophomores and next year should be the year. Basketball prospects look exceedingly good this year. In John Raymond, Bob Gish, Don Treglown, and Bob and Dave Fowler, all 6'1" or over, we have the height we need for backboard play. Up front, the play makers, Jerry Graves and Herb Hamilton will be in there setting up things for the point makers, Jerry Reed, Irv Skelton, and Roger Shaffer. Ace jump shot artist John Punnewald will be back for his final year. Ron Rogers headed the committee which built the "most beautiful float" in the homecoming parade. Others on the committee were Bob Hamilton, David "Lefty" Wagner and Stan Brown. Dale Plaster, song leader, was very pleased with the showing during Homecoming Sing. Although the awards comd mittee passed us over, everyone had a lot of fun at noon and 11 p.m. practices and during the sing itself, giving forth with "They Called the Wind Ma-ri-a" > and "Acacia Sweetheart." Plaster said the group sounded very good although lacking in the basso profundo. One of the big social events of the y year, the Pledge Formal, was organized
sr Connubio RoBERT F . ERB, Cornett to Miss Marilyn Moulden, August 4: Wantagh, New York. BION W. McCLELLAN, Cornell, to Miss Lynn Gray, August 11, Elmira, New York. DoNALD W. PAYNE, Cornell to Miss Aiden Ehlert, June 13, Ithaca. ' DAVID N. ScHWARDT, Cornell, to Miss Sue Kelly, June 6, Ithaca. JosEPH W. KIRK, Evansville, to Miss Sue Littlepage, September 1, Owensboro, Kentucky. RoGER D. WETZEL, Evansville, to Miss Ann K. Humphrey, June 17, Evansville. JosEPH F. WEiss, Franklin, to Miss Patricia Wink, October 20, Shillington, Pa. DWAIN BAss, Indiana, to Miss Marilyn Davis, Flat Rock, Indiana. PAUL BENDER, Indiana, to Miss Madonna Petterson, Wabash, Indiana. CHARLES DECKARD, Indiana, to Miss Mary Jane Diffenderfer, Muncie, Indiana. DAVID MILLER, Indiana, to Miss Mary Ann McNary, Richmond, Indiana. DEVON SIMON, Indiana, to Miss Carol Eicher, Fort Wayne. GENE WILKINS, Indiana, to Miss Patricia Brown, Louisville. HowARD A. MEYTHALER, Iowa, to Miss Shirley Mae Jolls, April 15, Waterloo, Iowa. FLOYD GALPIN, Oklahoma, to Miss Darrell MacGugin, December 22.
DoN HILL, Oklahoma, to Miss Charlene Samuels, August 18. CHARLES LIEGEROT, Oklahoma, to Miss Carolyn Williams. ToM MACLIN, Oklahoma, to· Miss Janet Landers, June 3. GEORGE RuPE, Oklahoma, to Miss Ann Patterson, June 7. RoBERT LucE, Purdue, to Miss Nancy Pugh, June 16, Belle Haven, Virginia. EDWIN A. 0PSTAD, Washington, to Miss Shirley Rae Thompson, December 15, Seattle. JAMES CHAMBERLAIN, Wash. State, to Miss Ann Bixler, August 24, Cashmere, Washington. LAMAR HowELL, Wash. State, to Miss Juanita Meyers, June 10, Hermiston, Oregon. RICHARD MUELLER, Wash . State, to Miss Pat Bugbe, May 19, Moscow, Idaho. DALE PETERSEN, Wash. State, to Miss Cynthia Bland, September 1, Port Angeles, Wash. DAVID SLOTHOWER, Wash. State, to Miss Mar McPherson, Sept. 1, Vancouver, Wash. KENT WOLD, Wash. State, to Miss Jane Lyon, September 15, Centralia, Wash. HAROLD BENNETT, Wyoming, to Miss Pat Dalton, August 10. FRITZ FORSCH, Wyoming, to Miss Fran Chisholm, December 27, Los Angeles. JoHN SHULKE, Wyoming, to Noreta Peterson, Sept. 9, 1956.
and presented under the guidance of Tom Satterfield, John Raymond and Jerry Graves. The dance was held in the Palm room of the Connor Hotel with a theme of South Sea Islands, on Nov. 3. Music was by pledge Terry Long's orchestra. The climax of the evening was the crowning of the Acacia Sweetheart, Miss Donna Preis, Delta Delta Delta.
elected to handle the purse strings as house manager, Larry Keszler will direct scholastic pursuits, Lee Larson will be sentinel, Dale Plaster elected as song leader and Ron Mahan new rush chair man.
With the resignation of Burdette "Fritz" Forsch as V.D., the Chapter held election of officers. The brothers Hamilton picked off the two top posts, Bob as V.D. and Herb replacing his br other as S.D. Irvin Skeleton was picked toreplace Lew Morris as J.D., Dave Fowler was elected secretary, Larry Moore
IOWA STATE WINS (Continued from page 27) 4) Critics of the fraternity system say that fraternities discourage scholarships, and there is no point in our making a case for them. We believe that fraternity membership improves the whole man, so let's be sure and include his mind in that listing.
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