Acacia Triad - November 1961 - Vol. 57, No. 1

DO WE REALLY KNOW HOW TO TALK?

JUST HOW GOOD IS FRATERNITY FOOD?

TRIAD OF ACACIA FRATERNITY Volume LVII

No. I

-November 1961 Alan Olson, Editor P.O. B.ox 2844 Grand Central Station New York 17, N.Y.

TRIAD TIMES ..... .. . starts on page 20

TRIAD FEATURES:

Do We Really Know How to Talk? Page

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Just How Good Is Fraternity Food Page

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Number Magic ... .. . . . ... . ... Page 26

Triad of Ideals . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE TRIPOD:

Memo from Acacia National

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High Flying Acacian

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Memo from the Editor

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Public Relations Personified! . . .. . Page 16

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DO WE REALLY KNOW HOW TO TALK? You spend 90 per cent of your time talking; 10 per cent writing. Here are some vital tips on doing a better job of communicating aloud. Howard Hill, Acacian, is a speech instructor at Kansas State and advises actives and alums to (1) know your subject, (2) organize it (3) speak out (3) don't be afraid of dramatizing points (4) be sincere. Then practice, on your feet, out loud.

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The answer is no!

I recently attended, as an observer, the organization meeting of the 13th Dale Carnegie course in the town where I was living. In chatting with the director I was astounded to learn that there are more than 750,000 graduates of the course; for which by the way, each member pays $150 or, I believe, it's $135 if all paid in advance. In the past relatively short period of time there have been organized and are now operating 3,600 Toastmaster clubs. The Carnegie director was unable to tell me what proportion of their people are college graduates, but he estimated that it is a very large proportion. The same is true of the Toastmaster clubs. What does that mean? It means that students in college either do not realize the importance of the ability to speak or that they do not have the opportunity to get training in it.

The ability to get on one's feet and speak effectively is one of the most valuable assets that one can develop. No matter what his business, profession or occupation, he will, as a college man, have many opportunities and, in many cases, responsibilities for addressing groups of people.

The theory and practice of public speaking is now being ridiculously complicated by universities who are preparing people to get the "union card" of the teaching profession-the Ph.D. Fundamentally the individual needs just three things-a normal mind (it need not be Einstein's), a normal voice and the willingness to work.

Here are a few simple suggestions for making yourself a better speaker. First know your subject. That is a deserved compliment to the audience and is the best bolster to your own confidence. Nothing will guarantee a failure so well as coming before the audience with the feeling that you are not prepared. Don't try to tell everything that is to be known about the subject. The audience won't get it-they'll become bogged down in a mass of detail and nothing will stand out in their minds as the important or central idea of the speech.

The organization of the speech needs to be simple with a few rather than many mam points. It needs to be logical. In other words, make sure that each part of the speech naturally follows that part that precedes it. The speech needs to have an attention-getting 3

introduction, then the discussion, then a brief, but emphatic conclusion. This latter may be by way of summary, appeal or pertinent illustration.

There is no reason for anyone to come to hear your speech if he can't hear you and there is no reason for him to stay if he can't understand you. In other words:it is necessary to speak up and to articulate distinctly. Your normal voice should be used in a natural way, but with a variety of pitch arid volume. Audiences like variety.

No speech has ever yet been made that amounted to anything that did not have in it some of the dramatic elements. When one says "dramatic" people are likely to say, "vVhy, that's acting on the stage and I want no part of it." Not at all. The vital dramatic elements include timing, effective use of pause, emphasis, action, gesture, directness of glance of the eye, facial expression and other things that we may do rather naturally.

Remember, too, that a speaker is seen before and while he is being heard. One's appearance, posture, dress and evidence that he is in charge of the situation are highly important.

Another vital element is sincerity and this can be had only if the speaker is thoroughly prepared and believes in the importance of what he is saying. Audiences detect at once insincerity, pompousness and the mechanical striving for effect.

When the material has been gathered and arranged logically, it is outlined. Then we have reached the most important part of preparation. It is oral practice. This does not mean sitting back in the rocking chair with the t.v. blasting and mumbling the speech through our beards. It means getting up on the feet-and this is most important-imagining if we do not actually ha vc one) an audience. That is essential.

Vigorous oral practice a number of times will do various things for the speaker. First of all it will acquaint him with his own voice which he has been using in conversation for years, but which he has never heard until he starts to use it before an audience. Practice will develop the voice. It will help tremendously in getting the speech thoroughly in mind. It will reveal to the speaker those things which he ought to leave out of the speech and those things now ommitted which ought to be part of the speech. Effective consistent practice will get the speaker ready for the audience.

Unless you are a professional writer, it is likely that 90 per cent of your persuasive time will be given to oral communication and 10 per cent with communication by the typewriter or the pen. Proficiency in speaking is, therefore, an asset of immeasurable value.

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JUST HOW GOOD IS FRATERNITY FOOD?

By ABE L. HESSER

Most ¡ fraternity systems constantly face problems with finances, personnel management, purchasing procedures, inventory control, and poor quality, as they relate to their food service operation. Students quite often remark that they question the value of meal s served in the fraternity house. Too many get too little for money spent for fraternity meals. The disturbing factor is that too often this statement is quite true, and few are doing anything about it.

Aside from this, many of the brotherhood evaluate their meals in relation to those served on the corner drugstore, or in the "greasy spoon" down the street. Too few realize that fellowship starts at the dinner table, and that wholesome meals, carefully served and planned, with an eye to student likes and dislikes, economy, nutritive value and eye appeal add much to fraternity life. The fellowship achieved when eating together in a home-like atmosphere cannot be attained anyplace else on the campus.

When students share a common problem, that of learning correct table ma1mers, social confidence is acquired with ease. Too often we find students for the first time in their lives in an environment where an invocation is given, and where each of them is given an opportunity to pray, and to learn to be at ease when giving thanks before the meal.

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The fraternity dining room, properly supervised by the house mother, allows time for leisurely dining. In this day and age of grabbing a snack here or there, or eating off the kitchen stove, the fellowship gained and the conversation exchanged at meal time is practically lost. I feel that the fraternity system has a great opportunity to revive this pleasant custom.

1 The economic problems which are inherent in serving food to small groups can be approached in a logical, businesslike manner. However, the first problem which must be eliminated is that in most fraternities members are constantly changing the basic plan for operating the kitchen. There is always the member whose father runs a drugstore with a snack bar, or the member who is a good fri end of the butcher or soap salesman, who is eager to help and is interested in changing current practices.

This offer of assistance should be weighed carefully, as in most cases the enthusiasm will last but a short while; at best, one semester, after which other changes and other plans will be submitted and if made, will prove to be exp ensive and may not be productive. I compare this with the restaurant operation which frequently changes chefs, and every time a change is made, the stove has to be moved, or a new piece of equipment has to be purchased.

I would like to suggest that fraternities compare their operation to a business operation, 6

since many of them are doing almost as much business as a small restaurant, and they are bound to fail financially unless some value is given to the fellowship experience, and unless a system of management is injected into the fraternity food operation, where continuity is established by imposing some of the responsibility for the operation of the kitchen on house mother or faculty advisor. There is a place for stewards, kitchen managers, and all the ideas that come from the brotherhood. But-the handling of personnel, the day-to-day purchasing of food, and the accounting for the food involve too much time, too much responsibility and take away from the main reason the student is going to school-to get an education.

I would like to suggest a plan of operation for fraternity food service. This plan would include the following job responsibilities.

1. A Board for Kitchen Management: This board might be made up of two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and one alumni member. They would determine the general plan within which the kitchen would operate. This plan would include meal hours, type of service in the dining room, basic menu plan, and the amount that should be allocated from each member's dues for food. The board would hear all criticisms and be prepared to recommend to the proper parties the necessary action to be taken to alleviate the problems. This board would also hear recommendations for the purchase of additional equipment, supplies, etc.

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It would also be responsible for recruiting and recommending to the house mother in the hiring of a cook, should this vacancy occur.

2. The Steward or Kitchen Manager: The steward would work closely with the cook and the house mother, making suggestions for the purchase of new items, assisting with menu planning, be responsible for work schedules of part-time students, kitchen helpers, waiters and waitresses. He would check all invoices for food material and kitchen equipment, okay the bills and turn them over to the house mother, who in turn would check them and ask the board for approval, so that they might be paid. (A copy of each bill would be sent to the accountant for cost control.) The steward would also be the coordinator between the pledge trainer or other house members and the kitchen employees, when fra-

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ternity members or pledges are required to work in the kitchen area. He would train all the part-time help in the proper procedures for the jobs assigned. (H e would not be responsible for directing the work of the cook or cooks.)

3. The House Mother or Advisor: In this person rests the entire responsibility for supervising the work of the cook or cooks. This person must approve the hiring of the cook, instruct the cooks as to the proper methods for preparation of food, and serving of food . This person should also be available to advise the cook as to the amount and quality of purchase to be made, from whom they should be made, and when the order should be placed. She should also be acquainted with the menu, criticize the production of each day's meals, and be pre-

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Head lettuce Salad/Thousand Island Ote$Sing Italian Spaghetti with Meat Balls Cut Green Becms french Bread/Garlic Butter Choice of Beverage Cherry Pie

pared to discuss complaints with the Board for Kitchen Management.

4. The First Cook: The cook will be responsible for the production of all foods, the service of the prepared food, and the day to day ordering. This person will also advise with the house mother when major addition of equipment are needed. The instruction of parttime cooks and kitchen personnel, as to the proper methods of good food preparation will be the cook's responsibility. It is also suggested that this person attend regularly scheduled schools on sanitation and food production techniques, thereby improving his or her skill in this field.

5. The Accountant: A local certified public accountant to set up a cost system, including

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inventory control and cash discipline procedure, would be a wise investment in any fraternity plan. Many embarrassing financial difficulties can be prevented through prop~r accounting techniques . .

6. The Menu Plan: I have separated this from all other categories because I think it takes professional advice, and almost every college or university has at its fingertips home economics teachers, restaurant management majors, die tetic interns or successful restaurant operators who can assist with menu planning. I would suggest that one of these persons be contacted by the Board for Kitchen Management, furnished with information as to the type of menu desired, some of the general likes and dislik es of the members, the m eals that you wish to 11

serve, the amount of money you have to spend, and ask them to prepare a cyclical menu, eleven days, twenty-one days, or a full month in duration. Included with this request should be a request for receipes for the number of students you are serving, and a list of items to be purchased, with a specification of quality. This menu plan might cost you $50 to $100, but it will be money well spent, if you select the right person to do the job for you.

You will note a typical week's menus served at the Acacia Fraternity House at Oklahoma State University. These menus have been planned with the assistance of the members. Their budget is rather limited; therefore, you will note that beef is used sparingly and chicken and fish are used more often and incidentally, are quite popular, although they are inexpensive.

The choice of beverage and the types of desserts are important to the Stillwater boys. They like chocolate pies and cakes, cobblers and ice cream. Prepared mixes are recommended for standard cake products, and incidentally, save labor. Frozen vegetables and fruit juices are preferred, as the nutritive value is retained, there is little labor required in using them, and they can be prepared quickly.

Simple desserts at lunch and only one prepared item, gives the cook time for evening meal preparation. These menus are planned for one full-time morning cook, and a part-time evening cook. Preparation is for 50 to 75 boys per meal. Should your budget demand less expensive menus, you may delete the meat course at breakfast, and the dessert course at lunch without impairing the nutritional value, or to any great extent, customer appeal.

These menus are planned with an eye to the use of leftovers--the soups and sandwiches, as well as the extender items are planned to make use of leftovers.

M enu planning is a small part of kitchen management. Probably the most important factor to consider is personnel management, for without good personnel relations, you are unlikely to have good food, carefully prepared, and served in a hospitable atmosphere.

Abe L. Hesser is a native of Oklahoma, majored in Hotel and Restaurant Management at Oklahoma State University, graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 19 51. Since 1953 he has been the Director of the Student Union at Oklahoma State University and has served as a member of the faculty in the Hotel and Restaurant Management School.

He is currently vice president of the International Association of College Unions, and is responsible for planning the program for the convention, which will be held at Purdue University in April of 1962. As vice president, he is also president-elect of the Association of College Unions.

He has worked closely with the Acacia Fraternity on the Oklahoma State University campus, helping them with their food management problems.

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In this first issue of a radically new and different Triad, it seems appropriate to review what was said last spring at the lOth anniversary of the founding of Acacia at Arkansas University by Charter ¡M ember Ralph Eubanks.

"Our future," said Eubanks, "must be erected upon Acacia's grand triad of ideals." And he cited three pillars that hold high any fraternity . . . or any individual's personal and business life, for that matter.

The "triad of ideals" outlined by Eubanks? ( 1) Friendship ( 2) Human Service ( 3) Pursuit of wisdom and the sharing of that truth with all society.

"At no time," said Eubanks, "will our fraternity be stronger than our dedication to those ideals. And if Acacia should ever become a fraternal wasteland, then we may be sure that these ideals have been blighted." Here is a digest of Eubanks speech: All three ideals are to be found in the pledge of Pythagoras. At the beginning of his journey he vows "to strengthen the ties of friendship one with the other."

How important is friendship . in the human universe? I remember once having read a fable from Plato which illustrates well, I think, the high place of friendship in human life.

Socrates, the fable goes, had just completed th e foundation of a small house. A number of his acquaintances noticed his work and asked: "Why do you, as famed as you are, build so small a house? " "I only wish," Socrates replied, "that I could fill it with real friends."

Friendship perhaps is the most substantial blessing of life. Friendship is woven out of the capacity for bestowing compassion upon others. When two people meet on these grounds, real friendship can result. I submit: these can be no real fusion of human spirits where the corrosion of selfishness is allowed to work. True friendship requires that two people give of themselves to each other.

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OF IDEALS"

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¡with a friend you can think aloud, knowing that he will be listening to you as an equal, ' . not as a scorner. This is not to say that friends will never offer each other constructive criticism. Indeed, the reverse is true. I believe that a genuine Acacian will not only speak to his brother of his brother's virtues, but he will also reveal with kindly "::oice the faults that keep his brother from realizing his fullest effectiveness.

A second pledge that Pythagoreans make is "to prepare ourselves as educated men to take more active part and have a greater influence in the affairs of the community in which we may reside." This part of our pledge is not concerned with anemic clubbism, with merely "nods and becks and wreathed smiles." Neither let us dream of the hail-fellow-well-met with a mint julep in his hand. Phythagoras and Prufrock are from different molds. The call is for able, genuinely altruistic men of affairs. The call is for men who can come to grips ¡ effectively with the sweaty, human problems that need wise and just solution.

Finally, Pythagoras pledges "to seek the truth, and, knowing it, to give light to those with whom we may be associated as we travel along Life's pathway." This ideal involves not only the pursuit of wisdom but it involves also the obligation to share that wisdom.

Truth has been, brother Acacians, one of the greatest values of the human race. Truth is the great power that frees man from the forces that brutalize him-that frees him from ignorance and fear, blind passion, and prejudice. What power has truth? Listen to John 8, verse 32: "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free."

To know the truth is also to be in possession of a great power for making others free.

And herein lies one of your finest opportunities for human service. An Acacian will be hard after the truth, yes. He will study his special field and he will seek to educate himself in the liberal tradition. But he will also realize that the full power of knowledge comes in its application to human affairs. In this application is the great value of justice. So a true A.cacian does not live alone in an ivory tower. Rather, he is both a man of ideas and of action who knows the truth and then uses the truth to make men free!

The future growth and vigor of our fraternity can be prophesied with accuracy if we could knm¡v the degree to which this triad of ideals will be realized in the hearts and minds of Acacians. Would you have an example to live by? Then let me suggest that we, as Acacians, emulate the life of our mentor, Pythagoras.

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MO FROM ACACIA NATIONAL wonder about meetings of the National Council fraternity • •• where they're held, why, and just goes on? Many have, and some even think these are a sort of vacation. Nothing could be further the truth.

Council meets twice a year, usually in February August and ordinarily in a central location, easily to all, for economy reasons. This summer's was held at Niles, Ill., a Chicago suburb, August It was typical of the many I've attended, with members Friday morning. All were in aHendance when "'1id1tnt Krieger called the session to order that afternoon. to arrive, Krieger had driven up from Peoria, Ill. First Harvey Amos had trained in from Los Second V.P. Marvin Logan had driven in from Ill., Counselor Ray Bivert had flown in from liii'W lllf•r, Okla., while Treasurer George Patterson had

by ROY CLARK

were all in the picture.

And here's what action resulted: (1) Approval of nominations for advisers, new and old, were given.

(2) Loans to three chapter corporations for housing improvements were granted.

(3) The site for the 1962 Conclave was determined: Austin, Texas. Dates set: August 26-30.

(4) Plans for the new TRIAD were approved.

(5) Judge C. L. Sartain was appointed National Judge Advocate, serving until the 1962 Conclave.

(6) Attorney Marshall Burmeister (NU) was interviewed on the subject of incorporating the national fraternity.

(7) A committee was named to explore possibilities of obtaining national headquarters.

(8) Plans for setting up a province system, to be submitted at the next Conclave, were aired.

Listening to the active debate on these various subjects reminded me much of a miniature chapter meeting . . . except here were successful business men brought together from all parts of the country, serving without pay and motivated only by the good of the fraternity. Obviously all members were not in agreement on all matters. There were sharp differences of opinion at times, accompanied always by a willingness to hear the other side of the story, and an ability to compromise resulting usually in final unanimous approval.

These six men constitute the governing board of Acacia between Conclaves. Seeing them at work is an inspiration and a challenge to every Acaci~n everywhere to devote even the most minute effort to his fraternity.

Knapp, our national scholarship chairman from City, was there, too, along with myself, Jepson and from the central office staff. We met until 6, for dinner, reconvened until midnight. At 9 a.m. ldb'rd"ov we were at it again, taking 45 minutes out for Then on until dinner hour, back again after that until Sunday's session lasted until mid-afternoon. AI, more than 25 hours were spent on fraternity busiwent on? What did we talk about? What did we ~-'finc•nc:es, expansion, conditions of chapters, plans for

Conclave in 1962, alumni relations, Masonic and specifics approved by the 1960 Conclave,

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( 1 ) FAMILIES:

( 2) INTERCLUB:

( 3) NON-GREEK:

(4) NEIGHBORS:

( 5) EDUCATORS:

( 6) GENERAL PUBLIC:

(7) ALUMNI:

( 8) NEWS MEDIA:

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A year ago, W. J. Ayres, an A.T.O., opened the ears and eyes of many a young man attending the Conference of Representatives of the Interfraternity Councils of America in Los Angeles. He made public relations something real • . . not beyond the reach of any active chapter but as close as an eight-point program-which the Triad is proud to outline in this condensation of Ayres' remarks.

Public relations is a matter of interpretation.

You may have a great idea, but until it's communicated with someone who feels the same wav about it, that idea does not gain full stature. ·which means you have to interpret as well as communicate. But whom do you communicate with? Publics . . . and each requires a somewhat different approach. Here arc eight of these "publics" briefly analyzed to help you do a better job of public relations.

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FAMILIES:

How good are your relations, your communications with the folks back home? Not just parents but your minister, the paper editor, the coach, etc.

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INTERCLUB

relations: Do fraternities and sororities work together on constructive programs? Is Greek Week something more than a potpourri of social events, Do the administration and faculty cooperate?

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NON-GREEK:

What is your image in the eyes of the so-called independents? Fried or foe? Or is there just indift'erence? We need to win the respect of, or at least a state of reasonably congenial toler_ance with, the unaffiliated segment, if for no other reason than that they outnumber us by a considerable margin. Members of this group may become your customers or clients in after-college life. Others go into education and the impressions these non-Greeks form of fraternities as undergraduates can have quite a bearing upon their attitude later toward their students.

This group is made up predominantly of fine people. Most likely they're not affiliated for three reasons: economic, scholastic or social.

On the latter, it is regrettable to learn that many undergraduates still regard fraternities as hot-beds of social snobbery. We try to overcome this idea, but its basis goes back over a good many college generations and it will take positive action to change.

Finally, there is a percentage of this group who might like to be affiliated, but have never been invited. You answer that in several ways: "We can't take everybod) ." Or, "We can't take someone we know is a scholastic or financial risk." But how about the prospective member of whom some active says: "I don't want him but don't ask me why?" Or, "He's a square or an egghead." And that unkind appraisal: "I don't think he'll fit in." One

school superintendents. Involve I.F.C . leadership with high school press associations, statewide athletic events, etc.

blackball may alter the entire course of a young man's life. The right of selectivity is a precious thing- use your individual power of veto with discretion, or it could ultimately destroy the very organization you seek to strengthen.

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- - - - - - - ( 6 ) G_ENERAL PUBLIC:

Make with the imagination and resourcefulness even more intensely to improve our image with this group. Every member of the collegiate community becomes a public relations man here, because the mass impression is made up of countless individual impressions.

NEIGHBORS:

\'\'here the fraternity house is located among private residences, the neighbors become another of our publics. We can be a good neighbor or a poor one. Consider the chapter whose first function after buying a fine old house in a good residential district was to entertain young and old (even down to balloons and ice cream for the children) who were its neighbors. Public relations personified!

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ALUMNI:

This backbone of Greek letter groups can become an even greater force in carrying out a planned P.R. program with all publics. Such a program would give every alumni group a continuing assignment. Many alumni no doubt have expressed ideas which would fit well into any plan for improved fraternity relations.

What has been lacking usually is the invitation to do something about it.

A planned program requires relatively little money but it must have imagination and purpose coupled with desire and dedication. Your relations with your own alumni may need improving. This idea is worth trying: Indoctrinate your undergraduate members with the thought that they'll be active members only for two to four years but they'll be alumni for the rest of their lives. O nce comprehension of this thought sets in, your active chapter---alumni relations being improving almost at once.

EDUCATORS:

These people can be your most helpful friends; an important public with which the fraternity must deal. The college faculty hasn' t time to worry with the student who has a poor social attitude or a hazy approach to his academic situation. The accent many fraternities are placing on scholarship is a positive step in the right direction. But there is still a large area for cultivation of better relations between fraternity people and the educational public.

And don' t overlook the high-school teachers.

Many haYe little or no understanding of the purpose and principles of fraternities. One simple method could take the form of a newsletter sent by the I.F.C. groups in each state to high school principals as well as county

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NEWS MEDIA:

The working press . . the professional P.R. people. Don' t try to kid them. Be honest, sincere. And- because newsmen are human and dislike being taken for granted-thank them. Individual contact is better than a mailed release. Newsmen must be pre-sold on the philosophy of what we hope to accomplish and personal contact with these men lets them ask questions, develop all aspect of a story. Invite them, perhaps, to the house for dinner. But don't waste their time! And don't expect miracles from the first contact. News people are sought after by hordes of individuals seeking favors, publicity.

Yours may be like a voice in the wilderness the first few times you make a request. But keep after what you want; try every approach; and if your request has sufficient merit to rate a few column inches of newsprint or a few dozen seconds of a t .v. program ... you'll get it, eventually.

The initial letters of our eight publics spell the name FINNEGAN. He's on every college campus in America; looks like one of the fellows but he has a mind that is challenged by events of the present, the portents of the future. He is intrigued with the big idea; dares to dream; is a crusade with a practical approach; will share his dream with you if you' re willing to do something about it.

In short, he's a leader.

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CORNELL MAN EARNS G~RANT One of the most valuable grants for the first year of graduate study a~ Cornell Un iversity was awarded this year to an Acacian ...

Robert Pfahl. As recipient of the Hannibal C. Ford Fellowship, Pfahl is continuing his engineering study at Cornell after graduating last spring. The Fellowship is given annually by the ·Ford Instrument Co. , division of Sperry Rand Corp. in memory of the company's founder.

Ford introduced computers and automation to the problem of naval gunfire control and revolutionized naval warfare. Pfahl was selected from scores of applicants from engineering schools throughout the United States. He made the Dean's Honor List for four years and is a member of the following national honorary societies : Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Kappa Psi, and Phi Kappa Phi. He is major-

ing in thermal processes and when he receives his doctorate, will do research and teaching. In Acacia circles, Pfahl served as secretary and Triad reporter. He was drum major in the Big Red Marching Band and was vice president of the Cornell Repetoire Concert Band.

AT INDIANA: ACAC·IANS WIN BIKE RAC~E For Indiana Acacians there were sore legs ... and soaring pride ... this spring as they copped the coveted first place in the Little 500 bike race. The closest race in an I 1year history found Aaca cians putting an end to a three-year winning streak for the Phi Psi' s (who finished third) and coming in a quarter of a lap ahead of the Phi Gams. Reason for victory? "Superb condition of the riders and fine strategy," say observers. Competition gets tighter each year, with some 33 teams battling roads, wind and hot weather. On hand for the race were such dignitaries as Indiana's governor, singer Pat Boone and vocalist Joanie Sommers, the Little 500 Sweetheart. This year the team trained for four month s; one week was spent in Florida under hot sun, which paid off on race day as the mercury shot up to 80.

Helping also to win: team member Dave Brown , rated faste.st cyclist on campus. Two other men , Joe Abrell and Bill Carbon, had ridden in previous races . Acacia was the underdog, yet went on from a sixth-place start to take the lead in the 93rd lap and held it until the winning 200th round!

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G·RAN:D MASTER FETED BY CMSC The only grand master of Masons in the United States who is an Acacian-Bruce H. Hunt-made headlir.~es in Warrensburg, Mo . recently when he was honored by Masons in that city. It was a great day for Brother Hunt and for the Central Mi ss.ouri State Chapter, into which he was initiated two years ago. W. M. Hunt visited the Acacia hou se prior to a banquet given in his honor, attended by Masons and their wives from the 36th Masonic District of Missouri, Clinton Masonic Lodge and the CMSC Acacia chapter. In addition, Aca cians arranged a special evening program of entertainment for the wives. W. M. Hunt is pictured at the CMSC Acacia hou se as he was officially greeted by V. D. Don Lerbs. W. M. Hunt joined the Masons in 1935.

HEADS STUDENT UNION New president of the mul.fi-million dollar lllini Union is Acacian Wade Carll.

Thayer believes his principal contribution has been the blending of his knowledge as an attorney and newspaperman to produce teaching and writings in his special fields. He hold the J.D. degree from Loyola University School of Law; M.A. from Wisconsin, 1916; A.B. from Oberlin College, 1912 and also ha s studied at State University of Iowa, University of Chicago and the Northwestern University Law School.

NI:C SESS~IO·N, AT BOST·ON J-SCH~O ~O. L LOS·ES D: E·C~ EMB~ER 1-2 26-YEAR MAN O·N FA~C~ULTY A familiar face is missing thi s fall in the School of Journali sm at the Universi ty of Wi sconsin. After 26 years on the journalism faculty, Prof. Frank Thayer, Acacian, retired at the age of 70 last sp ring.

An authority on law of the press and newspape r bu siness management, Thayer wrote books on these subjects, many of which are used as classroom texts today. He served as national vice president of Sigma De lta Chi, journalistic honorary and professional fraternity and received the organization 's national award for re sea rch in journalism in 1945. Before teaching, Thayer worked on numerous papers, including ones in Springfield, Ma ss., Erie, Pa., and Detroit, Mich.

Looking back over hi s more than quarter of a century at Wi sco nsin ,

The first annual meeting of the N ationa I Interfraternity Conference to be held in New England will take place December I and 2 at Boston . Some 800 fraternity and college administrators, trustees deans and undegraduate representatives of their IFC' s will attend.

For those arriving a day early, or remaining a day after the close of the meeting, Boston offers "a walking tour of the nation' s most historic sh rines" along what ha s been marked as Freedom trail.

The Conference program will include the annual business session of the House of Delegates, a dinner for fraternity presidents, presentation of annual awards to the best IFC' s of America, round table and panel discussions on timely fraternity problems. Regi stration blanks are still available from the National Interfraternity Conference, 15 E. 40th St., New York 16, New York.

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NORTHW~ ESTERN

BUBBLIN,G! While school has only just started, Northwestern Acacians are al ready planning for their big social spree of the year-a Champagne party set for next March! Acacia ns from nearby chapters share in the fun at these annual affairs, which start always _;:,ith champaigne and

conversation and follow with dancing at a major C hicag o hotel ballroom. New pa rt y t his year, and it might just prove to be the best NU Acacia whingding yet, is a fall outing aboard a yacht, the larg est on Lake Michigan . Also planning a beatnik affair to be held on Chicago's Rush Street, the Bohemian section of town.

IOWA STATE MEN HIT THIE B~o~OKS! Acacia actives at Iowa State U. ranked first in fraternity scholarship competition last spring, with a 2.915 rating . .(Point system is ba sed on A equals 4 .) Pledges at the Iowa State chapter ranged second among the fraternities, with a 2.86. Actives' and pledges ' combined grades placed Acacia second among the fraternities , with a 2.9 , just .002 of a point behind the winner! How close can you get?

Better than a travelogue are the comments when Acacians return from studying or visiting overseas. This past year three Indiana chapter men left the U.S.A. for six weeks or longer. Lee Wilson worked in Germany for the summer; Jerry Kline studied for a year at Durham, England, and Rex Green (Triad field editor) studied Spanish in Mexico

City, living for the summer with a Mexican family. Highlights: Lee toured Eu rope, was in Berlin as the East-West crisis was born; al so met the dean of students niece in Florence. Jerry met an Acacian in London; rode through France with a movie star in a Rolls-Royce.

Rex got sick on Chinese (not Mexican) food! Had to give directions (in Spanish) to a Mexica n lady lost in her own city; met Student Dean Shaffer. Liked best: the beer, said Lee; the bullfights, said Rex; the theater, said Jerry.

C~OAT

OF A·RMS CARVED BY MEN O·F CIN·CI~N·NATI New addition t~ the Cincinnati Chapter house is a Coat of Arms over the mantle in the living room . .. a wood carving made by four brothers: Bill McCarty, Vince Steingrube, Mike Radeke and John Hice. The idea was conceived back in 1959; by September 1960 the final product was unveiled . Three main pieces (crest, shield and ribbon) were carved from 21f2"- solid sheets of hard pine.

The crest alone required more than 2,000 man 'hours to complete!

The shield is tapered from top to bottom; bantlets are separate strips surmounted by three triangles of burnished brass. The ribbon was roughly carved three times before a piece was ready to be finished, since the rough shape a·lways sp lit. The Coat of Arm s wa s mounted on a herring-bone

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Plaque- ma kers Mc C a rty, Stein g ru be, Ra d eke an d H ic e in spect th e ir wor k a bo ve.

Finis he d p ro je ct ha ngs o ve r ma ntle bel ow.

birch plywood background, framed by a pine plywood shadow box.

Fi ve different colors of varnish and stain were used to complete the project. Total cost? Roughly $125 for materials alone. Cost was covered by the four brothers, who donated their time .

H:E'S SHORT •..

BUT N~OT ·OF SS

Bryce, third fr o m left, cements hand-ma d e bloch for YM C A in Liberian t own or ::. ,UOO.

Putting Acacia 's motto " Human Service" to practice, Iowa State Senior Bryce Redington spent his summer in Liberia , Africa. Hi s mission? To help construct a YMCA bu ilding in cooperation with colleg e students from Germany, Kenya , Nigeria, and Liberia. " Buildings for Brotherhood " wa s the project' s title a nd had a two-fold objective: to provide social and relig iou s facilitie s fo r the small Liberian town ; to help participants gain a better understand ing of each other and the co untri e s they represented. When con stru ct ion chores were fini shed fo r the day , the men gathered fo r informal di scuss ions of suc h to pics as Kenya's independence, Liberi a's economic problem s, Germany 's reunification . Each day there wa s time for the men to mingl.e with those in the co mmunity, learning the ir ways of life. Conclusion at the end of t he

project : the best way to avert crises arising from mi sunderstanding, resentment and distrust among those of differing backgrounds, races and creeds is through direct a ssociation, man to man. After completing the work, t he men toured Sierr.e Leone , Senegal, and Morocco in West Africa , then Switzerland and England before returning home.

Brother Mike Dreves is the little guy with the big paychecks at Northwestern. Hes only 5 ' 5 " (and still trying to grow . . . or get a smaller pledge!) and he 's still playing for the Chicago Symphony orchestra!

Last winter he took a quarter's leave and toured th~ western U.S. with the orchestra. "Bevo" is a percussionist . This year he's a member of the faculty at North Park College, the only faculty member witho ut a degree. He 's teaching percussion, naturally. In a ddition, Bevo is in the musical company of a new musical show, "Kicks and Company," which will open at McCormick Place , Chicago; then move to Broadway in early November. Bevo puts his e a rnings into assorted stocks and has gain e d a reputation as a fine manipulato r. A sked for a " tip" for Triad readers, Bevo said he 's tryin g to buy stock in an East Berlin cement company. " It should boom ," he says.

ELECTED SECRETARY

ALUMNI N.AMED TO ·RO·UND TABLE

Mi a mi 's Y.D . Bob Warshawsky has been elected secretary of the Interfraternity Council. A senior, majoring in Engli sh, Bob is a member of several scholastic organizations, including Pi Delta Phi (French honorary), Les Politiques (government club) and is a column ist for the campus paper.

Three members of Acacia are li sted in the 196 1 Roster of the Million Dollar Round Table of the National A ssociation of Life Underwriters.

Every member of this Round Table must have sold at least a million dollars of life insurance in 1960 or must have attained Life Membership by having sold a million yearly for three years

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in st:Jccession . Fewer than one percent of the world 's life insurance agents are Round Table members. Acacian s honored are: James E. Miller, Long Beach , Calif., Penn Mutu a l Life; Clarence E. Tobias, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., and Edward K. Wachsman, San Francisco, both of Provident Mutual Life. The Round Table was formed in 1927 by 36 agents and ha s grown to a membership of more than 3,000.

MIAMI ALUM IN SC~OTLAND

UCLA OFFERS FIRST DEMOLAY SCHOLARSHIP

SING ALONG WITH IOWA AND WIN TOP PRIZE If t here's a son g in t he a ir, look t o the Iowa State Un iversity men of Acacia. For they copped top ho nors la st spring in the annual Sinfo nia Sing for hou se s under 55 men. The Sing is a group contest spon so red by Phi Mu Alpha (mu sic ho norary at ISU) whic h is o pe n to fraternities and hou ses in the men 's dormitory. Acacian s sang t hre e numbers: " He re 1 s a , Health ," " Get Me to Church on Time ,' ' a nd " W a g o n Wheels ."

COLORADO COPS TWO PRESIDENTS' JOBS Two membe rs of the Colorado c hapter have been elected presidents of their re spective classes at the Un iversity of Colorado. Tom Ca sten, former pledge cla ss president, now an active and chief steward in the hou se kitchen , heads the fre shmen. He wa s sent by the student government as a representative to the NSA convention this summer. Tom is from W ind so r, Col . Heading the senior c la ss is Phil Greenawalt, from Summ it , N.J.

o n ca mp ii ), and ath letic ab ility (tops in several leagues), ll¡linoi s A cac ia ns pledged 23 men, 21 of whom are living in the enlarged c hapter hou se that now is home fo r 70 men . The successful ru sh job wa s a ccompli shed minus the help of five a ctive s who were touring Europe with the Varsit y Men 's Glee Club .

It was off to Scotl a nd fo r the summe r for Miami' s alumni secretary, Denn y No rdem a n. A pulp and pape r t e c h ma jor, Denny t ook a summe r jo b d oi ng qu al ity contro l work and re searc h for the Clyde Paper Co. During hi s off hours, Denn y visited the famou s St. Andrews golf co urse (where golf was invented) an d attended the famous Ed inburgh Fe st ival. Non-business quotes from the traveling Acacian (who is a junio r at Miami): " The beer was good but all liquor wa s very highly priced ." Or: " Many of the g irl s seem to blea c h th e ir hair. "

ILLINOIS WINS HONORS AND 23 PLEDGES, TOO Se lling schol arship (first among 60 t he first semester), soci al prog ram (winner of biggest socia l e ve nt

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An a nnu a l sch o la rship fo r members of DeMolay has been e stablished by the UCLA Acacia chapter, p rovid ing room at the Acacia ho use a t UCLA fo r one year. The awa rd is renewable for a total of fo ur years under certain conditio ns of sc ho la stic a nd fraterna l achievement. The first award under the p ro gram wa s made jointly last spring to Denni s Baker, Burban k DeM o la y chapter, and Le slie Isaacs, Gardena Chapter. They we re c hosen from applicants sca ttered from Ojai to San Dieg o.

Lo ng Beach, C a lif.

IOWAN ELECTED TO GOVERNING BODY Serving on the C a rdinal Guild , student governing body at Iowa State University, is John Martinsen , A ca c ia senior. He was one of two students from the engineering col lege e¡lected by engineering stu d ents in the all- campu s election s la st spring . Purpose of the Guild : t o repre sent students in all matte rs co ncerning the edu cational co mmunity . A lso, t o prom ote coo pera t ion amo ng campu s gro ups.

NUMBER MAGIC

Consider just one example: the size of chapter. In the Thirlies a house could be run ically and competitively with a small group Impossible today. As we face higher com, wages and greater requirements for find the small group today unable to cornptJIJ fctively on a campus and unable to have leal operation.

Today a chapter needs 50 men to be In competitive position. While some.c:hapten able to exist on small numben, they. hindered, due to a lack of I011t9•l'C1Jt98 P••an.n efforts needed to bring about newer quote housing fOcilities.

Today, National 50-Men 1fth~w~)C,."·~~~~

by BOB JEPSON Did you ever stop to realize how many things have changed since the 1930's? Consider the automobile of 30 years ago; or the airplane. And where was TV? Or what kind of a radio did you have then? And who talked about orbiting the earlh, except as a science fiction topic?

The changes have been revolutionary, and they show no signs of leHing up. There are those who say that man has, in this century, done more to refine, improve and furlher his lot than In all the preceding centuries of existenc111.

So much has happened to make our lives richer and fuller in fust 30 years that one finds It diHicult to realize all that has been accompHshed In three decades. And the Irony of it all is thclf, while ~0 yean is a relatively shorl period of ~~ry, it re~ sents more than half the overage malis spon of life Just as the physical world lri Wftldt we live IJas chill..., 10 rtHikally these pall 30 ;yean, sa mu.st our thinking reflect the pcaulrlg of tl~. the lncntaM tetnpo Of Ulitence and the pattems of a contemporary 10dety that knows ne IM;Iundaries of land ot .-a or sky. We no longer con say "That*s tt.. way we did II fn 1930" and e~ a solution to ..,. p~t.ms of 1960 • • . whether It be In our -private lives, or our busfneu activities, or out fraternity affalra, While the werld has been surging forth at frontk pace these post 30 yean, our fraternity world hat not been standing still. Chapten have changed.

They've hod to. And they'll have to change 11111 more, if they're to remain In existence.

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HIGH FLYING ACACIAN Far below soared jagged mountain peaks, the white of their snowcaps matched only by the fluffy white clouds that added so much contrast and beauty to the endless expanse of deep blue skies. For 19-year-old Kurt Greenley, Acacian at Minnesota UniversHy, it was a thrilling sight, long to be remembered.

He was cruising at 160 miles an hour in a single engine Piper Comanche. Destination? Alaska.

Sharing the adventurous, 14-day vacation last June was Kurt's father, whose company owns the plane. And there were others, too •.• some 90 members of the International Flying Farmers in 30 more planes.

The two Greenleys flew first from their home at Dassel, Minn., to Calgary, Canada, where the air caravan assembled. And then it was on to Ft. St. John, White Horse, Fairbanks,

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Ft. Yukon and Anchorage, following the rolltng, twisting Alcan Highway far below. The rugged terrain offered no emergency land 1ing place except that solitary road. Long daylight hours made flying easier; temperatures varied from mid 70's to the 40's at dusk. North of the Arctic Circle the sun was never below the horizon. For Kurt it was a climax to getting his student's license a year ago. Two months after the 5,000 mile Alaskan trip he had his private pilot's license. Now he's back at the U. of M., a sophomore 'in pre-law.

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FROM THE EDITOR A politician has his platform; a magician has his bag of tricks and an editor ••• well, an editor has his policy. Included In that policy are his dreams, his goals, his standards of operating procedures, his very purpose for being called an editor.

It would seem fiHing that in my first issue as editor of our Triad that I outline my policy. Not every goal has yet been reached with this initial version of a drastically remodeled publication; nor is there assurance that all of them ever will be achieved. The changes you have noticed were all made with a purpose In mind and not iust for changes sake. Behind all of the revisions? One basic desire: to make our Triad a contemporary contribution to the field of fratemity publishing, a magazine unlike any other now being printed and one whch will bring to Acacia recognition, prestige but also one which will strengthen our ties of friendship and leadership on campuses and In communities everywhere.

You' ll note that the magazine is divided Into three parts, symbolical of our title Itself. We begin with general features, many written by prominent alumni • • • covering topics that make vital reading In the chapter house and In the homes of ~ctives or alumni as well. We follow with our Triad Times, a contemporary version of a tilblaid newspaper within a magazine, designed to highlight chapter and alumni happenIngs. Gone are the gossip columns; Acacia Is growing up and the need for personalized chitchat Is replaced by the need for stronger communicating of really Important events.

Our third section, The Tripod, focuses attentlon on serious sublects, but lets dramatic pictures tell the story.

There are, In addition, several other Important ,stlctloas: (1) a report each issue from Roy Clark, Executive Secretary, to keep you informally '\'ld11'811 dt of ftCIIIORal activities; (2) a similar report lOb Jepson, assistant executive secretary, .-dAto the alumni of Acacia; (3) human IM!.._iJt :~~~~~~-~ from each of our field men.

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Reading time has been shortened. Stories are set In much larger type, easier on the eyes. And were chopping 50 per cent of the extra wordage to make reading even more Inviting. White space flows around artistic layouts; we've Introduced color throughout-something no other fratemity has done yeti And so Acacia's Triad moves forward. Our sucess depends on cooperation with actives and alumni in every state and on our own ability to humbly perform those tasks necessary if an editor is to reach the goals set forth in this, his policy.

Acacia has two new traveling field secretaries this fall: one, a native of Texas, the other a Pennsylvanian. Since September they've been on the Chapter House Trail, helping coordinate the many activities of Acacia from East to West, North to South. In future issues of the Triad, Texan Dave Bolger and Pennsylvanian Ed Kohler will be holding forth on these pages in a new Triad idea: chatty, informal commentaries about fraternity life based on chapter visitations. Dave, 22, will be telling you about Acacians in the eastern half of our nation while Ed, 25, will be reporting from the western viewpoint. Now ••• meet, briefly, both men: BOLGER: born and raised in Texas; graduated U. of Texas, 1961 , history maior; plans to study law at some future date. In Acacia, rush chairman, alumni-P.R. director; social committee; member initiation teams for Arizona chapter and Mississippi Southern colony. Plays drums; member U. of Texas Longhorn Band 2 years.

KOHLER: raised on farm near Emmaus, Pa.; served in army three years, including 1 6 months in Korea, one year as instructor at The Engineering School, Virginia; graduated Penn State June, 1961, BA in General Arts and Sciences. In Acacia, pledge class prexy, alumni secretory, Triad correspondent, V.D.; member of I.F.C. board.

NATIONAL OFFICERS President-WILLIAM E . KRIEGER . t v· p 'd t 1st National Bank Bldg., P eoria , Illinois F Irs Ice- resi en -HARVEY R. AMOS 420~ Via Valrnonte, Palos Verdes Estates Calif. .

S econd VIce-President-MARVIN LOGAN ' 2041 Spruce Rd., Homewood Ill .

National Expansion Director-DR. R. C . BRADLEY ' · 920 Sinnock, Moberly, Mo.

National Scholarship Chairman : L . W. KNAPP. JR. 815 No. Linn, Iowa City Iowa Counselor-RAYMOND E . BIVERT ' 234 N . Duncan Street, Stillwater, Oklahoma Treasurer-GEORGE F . PATTERSON. JR. . .

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