Acacia Triad - Fall 1981 - Vol. 75, No. 1

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A Special Message from the National President

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Vo lume 75. Number 1 Fa ll 1981

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Ma nag ing Editor: John W. Sw is her Bus iness Manage r: W. T homas Ne lson. Jr.

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• T he TRIAD of Acac ia Fra tern ity is publi shed Fa ll , Winter a nd Spring by Acac ia Frate rnit y. Compoli th Graphics of Indi a napoli s, India na and Ma ury Boyd a nd Assoc ia tes of In d ia napolis.

Ind ia na. Members receive the TRIAD as spec ified in the bylaws o f the na tio na l fra ternit y upon pay ment o f the ir initiatio n dues.

Address c ha nges. co rre s po nde nce and mate ri a l fo r publi ca ti on should be mai le d to Acac ia Frate rni ty . 910 Twe nt y-e ighth Stree t. Boul der. Co lorado 80303. in ca re o f the TRI A D.

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A Specia l Message Fro m the Na tio nal Presi de nt. Joseph F. Reed discusses key steps in A cacia 's a d va n ce m e nt in 1981/82.

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Illinois Marks 75 Years.

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Firs t " A ll- Ca li forni a Bl ac k a nd G o ld " H e ld in Los Ange les.

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A T ribute to New Ha mpsh ire Fo un de r. Henry L. Stevens.

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A Special Message From the National President In my cl osing rema rks to the 1978 Natio na l Conclave, I stated that " ... the principa l tas k befo re us is that of building a firm fo undati on for the qua lity g rowth and d evelopment of Acacia Fra ternity in the 1980s a nd beyond ." My comment reflected a conv icti o n, sha red by the Co nclave a nd the newly elected Nati onal Council, that Acacia's ad va ncement du ring its fourth qua rter centur y had to become a pri ority.

Th ro ug h the effo rts of ma ny acti ve and a lumni bro thers ali ke, s ubsta nti a l progress towa rd that goa l has been realized ove r the pas t three yea rs. "S uccess Through Habit," a lo ng- range pl a nning and decisio n-maki ng pro g ram fo r the Nati onal Co uncil a nd Headquarters Staff has bee n full y implemented . The Fra ternity's fina ncial o pe rati o ns have been pl aced on a positi ve, cost-effecti ve basis. The Chapte r Sta n da rd s Pr og ra m now p rov ides chapters and coloni es with specific directi o n in major a reas of opera ti on.

An ex pa nded chapter services prog ra m has res ulted in s ubs ta nti a l pl ed gi ng a nd in it ia ti o n in creases.

C hr o ni ca ll y s u bs ta ndard cha pters have bee n dropped fro m the Cha pter Ro ll. Defu nct chapters have been reestabli shed at severa l major uni versiti es. Other ex pa nsion opportuniti es have bee n successfull y pursued on a limited and selecti ve bas is. A new publi ca ti on- "Acacia Update" -now prov ides acti ve a nd a lumni lea ders with monthl y news, notes a nd ideas.

Prog ress co ntinues o n a new gene rati on o f Gold Books - Acacia's leade rship a nd office r manuals, a nd the list goes on.

" . . . the decision to return to the TRIAD was based on a desire to keep alumni members better informed . . . '' Two additio na l steps in Acacia's ad va nce me nt w ill be un de rtake n in 1981/8 2. Alread y obvious is a cha nge in the Fraternity's majo r publi ca ti on for alumni and ac ti ve members. The pr ev io us ly publi s hed tab lo id , The Acacia }oumal, is being rep laced by the

Joseph F. Reed

Triad of Acacia Fratern ity. The Triad was the o rig ina l quar terl y publi cation of Acacia until 1970, w hen it was replaced w ith the }oumal. Recentl y conducted read ership sur veys indi ca ted th a t th e }our 11 al was nei th er thoroughl y read nor enjoyed by many alumni a nd tha t st rong su pport existed for a change to a higher qua li ty magazine for mat. These are exci ting times for Acacia, and the decisio n to return to the Triad was based on a desire to keep a lumni members better infor med of the Fra ternity's progress a nd opportun iti es for involvement.

We ho pe yo u w ill enjoy thi s and fu tu re issues of the Triad.

Of more stra tegic significa nce, the Na ti ona l Headquarters wi ll be re loca ted fro m Bo ul der, Colorado to India napo li s, Ind iana on Dece mber 1, 1981.

The 1980 Conclave di rected the Nati o nal Cou nci l to cond uct an eva luation of our Bo ul der-based headquarters operations in t e r ms of its sui ta bility for the long-term advancement of the Fraternity. A n u mber of sig n ifica nt fi ndings res ul ted. The headq uar ters buil d ing remained in excellent cond ition a nd represented a substanti a ll y apprecia ted investmen t.

O n the other ha nd, overhead costs, particul ar ly utili ties, were increasi ng eac h year so tha t a disproportionate a mount of the Fraterni ty's limited resources were bei ng channeled into

building maintenance ra ther tha n frate rnity develo pme nt. Even with recently-established chapters a nd coloni es on the West Coas t, Boulder was 800 m iles west of the geographic center of Acacia's active g roups. The study ind ica ted that reloca ti on to a Mid western ci ty wo ul d substa ntia ll y reduce travel costs a nd provide for interacti on w ith more chap ters and alumni grou ps .

Further investiga tion revea led that India na polis was cl ea rl y the best city fo r the relocation of ou r operations.

Not o nl y does Indiana afford excepti onall y adva ntageo us tax laws to notfor-pro fit o rga ni zati o ns, but fra terna l orga ni za tions are exempt fro m sa les tax o n goods a nd services p urchased.

Additi o na ll y, th e ge nera l costs of doi ng business are s ubstan tially lower in Indi a napo li s tha n in other ma jor Midwes tern cities. Equa ll y impor tan t, the headquarters offices of ove r twenty o th er na ti o na l frate rn ities a nd sororiti es are presently located in In d ia napo lis. This situation wi ll provide impo rta nt opportuniti es for cooperative efforts a nd profes iona l exchange.

"Of more strategic significance, the National Headquarters will be relocated from Boulder, Colorado to Indianapolis, Indiana . .. '' In light of these findings, at its May, 1981 meeti ng the Nationa l Council authorized the relocation of the headquar ters operations to Indi a napoli s.

Over the last severa l months the head quar ters bu il ding in Boulder has been sold and negotiations for a suite of offices in Indianapolis comp leted. The Fra ternity 's equity from the sa le of the bui lding is being held in trust by the Acacia Educational Foundation . It is o u r intent to lease space in Indianapolis for three or more yea rs before retu rni ng to an ownership situation.

Th is is a time of tremendous growth and development for Acacia. l look forward to sharing with you other aspects of Acacia's advancement in future issues of the Triad.

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!TRIAD TIMES Schmidt Joins Headquarters Staff

program included introductions of honored guests, a keynote address from National Treasure r, Dr. G. Kenneth Nelson, and presentation of awards. Dr. Nelson delivered a special address and presented the chapter with an Acacia flag in commemoration of its 75 years of growth, development and contributions to the Illinois Greek community and the National Fraternity. Dan Albano, the Housing Corporation Secretary, was prese nted a specia l award in recognition of his outstanding service to the chapter.

The evening was co ncluded with dancing at the Urbana Country Club.

Response to the anniversary celebration was ve ry favorable, and chapter actives anticipate grea ter a lumni involvement in the chapter's future act ivities.

First "All-California Black and Gold" Held in Los Angeles Acacians in So uth ern California recentl y sponso red the first " All -California Black and Gold" -a spri ng formal event for all active and al umnus Acacians in California. Members of the UCLA and Long Beach chapters a nd the Cal Poly colony jointly coordinated this eve nt which was held May 15, 1981. The eveni ng progra m included a banquet, award presenta tions and dancing at the Ramada Inn in Culver City.

Nebraska Chapter Offers Leadership Scholarship Douglas D. Schmidt Douglas D. Schmidt, a forme r Venerable Dea n of the Iowa State chapter, joined the Acacia Headquarters Staff on July 20 as a Chapter Consulta nt. Doug graduated from Iowa State at the end of the spring quarter. He received a Bachelor of Science d eg re e with a major emphasis in agricultural business and a min or emphasis in fina nce. Doug also se rved as the Iowa State chapter's Junior Dean, Rush Chairman and Summer Rush Chairman during his active membership. On ca mpus, Doug was a leader in a number of activities including the Greek Programming Committee and the Interfraternity Council.

Illinois Marks 75 Years April 28, 1981 marked the 75th anni ve rsa ry of the founding of Acacia Fraternity at the Universi ty of Illinois. A specia l celebra tion of this historic event was held by the Illinois chapter on Saturday, May 2 in co njunction with the chap ter's spring formal.

Severa l mont hs of prior planning resulted in a spectacular evening of eve nts attended by nearly 350 chapter member and their guests. In attendance were chapter act ive and their dates, a lumni members and thei r wives and University officia ls and their wives.

The celeb ration began with an afternoon reception held at the chapter house.

The house was appropri ately decorated with di plays of newspaper clippi ngs, photographs and historical items from key moments of the Ia t 75 yea rs. The reception wa followed by a banquet and program at the University Union hall.

Alumnus Dan Albano served as Master of Ceremonie for the evening prog ram. The

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This year, the Nebraska chapter offered the first Acacia Leadership Scholarship to all high school sen iors in Nebraska who were planning to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln this fall. Brother Brad Colerick explained that the scholarship was an effort to strengthen chapter leadership and scholastic quality through identification of prospective members with high leadership and academ ic potential. Although this awa rd was only the first of such scholarships offered by the chapte r, it met with overwhelmi ng respo nse from Nebraska's high school students.

The Acacia Leadership Schola rship was instigated by Scholarship Chairman, Craig Wills. It consisted of a $200.00 monetary award extended to a highly qualified high school se nior entering the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. An app lica tion for the scholars hip was mailed to the Director of Guidance at all high schools in the state of Nebraska. This yea r, 250 applications were submitted to the chapter, of which 140 were female and 110 were male.

The recipient was chosen according to three criteria, which were weigh ted acco rding to importance in recognizing leadership and scholarship performance.

The final decision was based 40% on high school scholarship reco rd, including the student's ACT scores, 40% on high school activities, awards and achievements and 20% on the student's ed ucational goals as determined by written essay. Twenty- five finalists were chosen by the chapter Scholarship Chairman, Senior Dea n and Rush Chairman and referred to a committee of UNL faculty for final review. The committee consisted of 4 faculty members, 3 of whom were alumnus members of Acacia. The com mittee chose 1 recipient and 1 a lternate to recei ve the $200.00 award. This yea r the recipi ent was David Stirtz of Minden, ebraska.

Long Beach brothers at the "Black and Gold" The " Black and Gold" was attended by 148 people including members from UCLA, Long Beach and Cal Poly and their dates and severa l California alumni and their wives. Among the alumni enjoying the even ing were National President, Joseph Reed, ational Second Vice-President, Norman Saatjian and Southern Ca lifornia Reg ional Counselo r, Greg Funke.

Several Acacians were recognized with special awards at the " Black and Gold."

IDIREC1'0RY CHAPTERS California 2728 Haste Street Be rke ley, Ca li fo rni a 94704 (41 5) 540-9368 UCLA Post O ffi ce Box 24A35 Los Angeles, Ca lifo rni a 90024 Central State 216 N. Bo ul evard Edm ond, O kla ho ma 73034 (405) 341-9817 Cornell 318 Hig hl a nd Road Ithaca, New York 14850 (607) 257-7055 Illinois 501 E. Da ni el Street Champaign, Illinois 61820 (217) 344-1510 Illinois Wesleyan 915 N. Main Street Bloo mington, Illino is 61701 (309) 828-8360 Indiana 702 E. Third Street Bloo mington, India na 47401 (812) 339-7992 Iowa 202 Ellis Ave nue Iowa Ci ty, Iowa 52242 (319) 351-9749 Iowa State 142 Gray Ave nue Ames, Iowa 50010 (515) 292-6891 Kansas 1100 Ind iana Law rence, Kansas 66044 (913) 843-7810 Kansas State 2005 Hunting Aven ue . Ma nha tta n, Ka nsas 66502 (913) 539-9044 Long Beach 1530 Ra millo-Pa rk Estates ' Lo ng Beach, Ca li fo rn ia 90815 (213) 439-2752 Louisiana State Box AF-U ni versity Stat io n Baton Ro uge, Lo uisiana 70803 (504) 387-0576 Michigan 805 Oxfo rd Road Ann Arbor, Michi gan 48104 (313) 994-0065 Missouri 141 9 Wi lso n Columbia, Misso uri 65201 Missouri- Rolla 508 W. Eig hth Stree t Ro lla, Misso uri 65401 (314) 364- 1217 Nebraska 2255 Vi ne Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68503 (402) 475-2242

Northeastern State Administrati o n Build ing Box 301 No rtheaste rn State Uni ve rsi ty Ta hl equa h, Okla ho ma 74464 (9 18) 456-9140 Northwestern 610 Lincoln Street Eva nston, Illino is 60201 (312) 475-9566 Oklahoma State 1215 W. Uni ve rsity Still wa ter, O kl a homa 74074 (405) 372-9639 Oregon State 2857 N. W. Va n Buren Corva llis, Oregon 97330 (503) 753-1261 Penn State 234 Loc ust Lane Sta te College, Pennsy lva ni a 16801 (814) 238-3083 Pittsburgh-Johnstown Post O ffi ce Box 1200 Uni ve rsity of Pi ttsburg h Jo hnstown, Pennsylva ni a 15904 (814) 269-3988 Purdue 608 Wa ldron Stree t West Lafayette, India na 47906 (317) 743-1886 Rensselaer 4 Sunset Terrace Troy, New York 12180 (518) 272-9765 St. Cloud State 398 Third Ave nueS. St. Clo ud, Minneso ta 56301 (612) 252-1291 Shippensburg State 100 E. O ra nge Stree t Shipfensburg, Pennsy lva ni a 17257 (717 532-7385 .

Stephen F. Austin Post Office Box 8522-SFA Stati on Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (7 13) 569-0001 Syracuse 756 Co mstock Ave nue Syracuse, New Yo rk 13210 (315) 475-9149 Tennessee 1800 Melrose Ave nue Knoxvi lle, Tenn essee 37916 (615) 522-9345 Texas 2614 Ri o Gra nde Austin, Texas 78705 (512) 477-5307 Upper Iowa Up per Iowa Unive rsi ty Fayette, Iowa 52142 (319) 425-3311 Vermont 404 College Street Burlingto n, Ve rm ont 05401 (802) 656-2525 Washington State .E. 725 Ru by Stree t Pullm an, Washingto n 99163 (509) 335-8561

Wyoming Fraternity Pa rk La ram ie, Wyo ming 82070 (307) 766-4050

COLONIES Cal Poly-Pomona 20036 Ram bling Road Cov ina, Ca lifo rni a 91724 (213) 339-5778 Colorado 955 Broadway Boulder, Colorado 80302 (303) 442-9205 Minnesota ¡ 1027 University Ave nue S.E. Minnea polis, Minneso ta 55414 (612) 379-4578 Southern Arkansas Post O ffi ce Box 593 Southern Arka nsas Uni versi ty Mag no lia, Arka nsas 71753

ALUMNI CHAPTERS Arkansas Char les lsg rig Pos t Office Box 2558 Littl e Rock, Arka nsas 72203 (501) 490- 1528 Ba y Area Alumni Association David R. Wo rden 1090 Acacia Stree t Box 528 Mo ntara, Ca li fo rn ia 94037 (415) 728-5067 Central Pennsylvania Mr. Rober t Snow 508 Grandv iew Ave nue Ca m p Hill, Pe nnsylva nia 17011 Dallas C. F. Cole 4127 Ha rves t Hill Road Da llas, Texas 75234 (214) 699-1010 Houston Barry Baxter Box 27359 Houston, Texas 77027 (713) 788-1767 Oklahoma City Roger Foster . .

First Life Assura nce Budding Su ite 608 119 North Robinson O kl ahoma Ci ty, O kl a homa 73012 (405) 235-1978 Seattle Jo hn W. Ca in 1539 Magno lia Way West Seattle, Washing ton 98199 (206) 284-7075 St. Louis Steve Sm ith 6439 McCune St. Louis, Missouri 63139 (314) 781-6198 Wa shington, D.C. Alumni William J. Ellenberger 6419 Barnaby Street, .W. Washington, D.C. 20015 (202) 363-9033

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Fred V. Grau Fred V. Grau, Nebraska '31, was honored as a recipient of one of seven 1981 Alumni Association Awards a nnounced b y the Univer si ty of Nebraska-Lincoln Alumni Association at its annual awards presentation on Ma y 2, 1981. The awards recog nize "alumni who have compiled an outstanding record of achievement in their community, state a nd nati on."

Brother Grau is a n internationally recognized agronomist and turfgrass consultant. One of his most notable achievements was the di scovery of Penngift Crow nvetch. Penngift Crownvetch is a sturd y, deep-rooted a nd lo w- maintenance gro und cover used along open highways to prevent erosion. He was a lso instrumental in the development of two ot her widely known turfgrass strains; Merion Kentucky Bluegrass and Meye r zoysiagrass. Brother Grau is the founder and president of the Musser Interna tional Turfgrass Foundation. The Foundation wa orga ni zed for the purpose of furth er developing turfgrass research and education through the establishment of Fellowship at institutions of higher lea rning.

Brother Grau received a Bachelor of Science from the University of ebraskaLincoln in 1931. He then attended the Univer ity of Maryland and received Master of Science and Doctor of Phi losophy degrees. Following the completion of his Doctor of Philosophy degree, he joined the taff of the Pennsylvania State College a the fir t extension agronomist in turf in the United State . From this time until the present, he has devoted much of his time to the development of turfgra research and education. Brother Grau now works a a consulting agronomist in College Park, Maryland.

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Dr. Leland D. Case, Northwestern '25, renowned journalist, author, editor and historian, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at Black Hills State College in Spearfish, South Dakota during commencement exercises in Fall of 1980. This degree is reserved for "persons who have achieved success in their fields and who rank as distinguished Americans."

Brother Case received this degree for his dedication to the research, collection, and preservation of the history of the Black Hills area . He is benefactor and founder of the Library of Western Historical Studies at BHSC. which has been named after him.

Brother Case has been awarded a total of six honorary degrees by various institutions of higher education. He has received similar degrees from LaGrange College in Georgia, Dakota Wesleya n University in South Dakota, Morningside and Simpson Colleges in Iowa and McKendree College in Illinois.

Brother Case currently resides with his wife, Josephine, in Tucson, Arizona .

John W. Kolbe Dame University and received a master's degree in political science in 1962.

Following graduation from Notre Dame, he served two years of active duty with the United States avy. He was then employed from 1964-1968 as a reporter a nd featu re w riter for the Rockford Register-Republic in Rockfo rd, Illinois. In 1968 and 1969, he served as a campaign press aide for Republican ca ndidate for Illinoi s gove rn or, Ri chard Ogilvie .

Following Ogilvie's e lection, Brother Kolbe se rved as hi s assistant press secreta ry a nd chief speechwriter until 1973, when he accepted a position with the Pltoe11ix Gazette.

Brother Kolbe is the so n of Wa lter W. Kolbe, Northwe tern '27, w ho served as Acacia's National President from 1939 to 1946.

Dr. Leland D. Case

John W. Kolbe, Nortltwestem '61 , was recently honored as "columnist of the year" by the Arizona Press Club. Brother Kolbe is a political editor and regular biweek ly editorial columnist for the Pltoe11ix Ga;:effe, Arizona's econd large t newspaper. He ha received this same honor twice since he began working with the Pltoe11ix Ga:effc in 1973.

Brother Kolbe was an active member of Acacia at orthwestern University and received a bachelor's degree in journalotre i m in 1961. He then attended

David G. Slothower, Waslti11gto11 State '55, has been appointed national retail adverti si ng manager for Sea rs, Roebuck a nd Co. effective Ja nuary 1, 1981.

A vete ran of twenty-two year with Sea rs, Brother Slot hower ha been mark e ting manager for th e home improvements group s ince 1978. He joi ned the company in 1958 as a trainee in Seattle, and served as merchandise manager for Sea r Puerto Rican co rpo ration fro m 1964 to 1968.

Transferred to the company' headqua rters in Chicago in 1968, he served as sales promotion manager, retail sa les manager and buyer in a number of national buying departments before being named to his current po ition two years ago.

!CHAPTER ETERNAL~ Tribute to a New Hampshire Founder

Henry L. Stevens, Sr.

California Dr. Benjamin H. Pratt, '14, of Tracy, California died on January 19, 1981.

Chicago Arth ur H. Hert, '26, of Kirkwood, Missouri died on August 1, 1980.

Colorado Fred D. Montgomery, '28, of Denve r, Colorado died on January 3, 1980.

George Washington Charles L. Riddle, '28, of Ar lington, Virginia died on June 28, 1981.

Illinois Dr. Robert K. Fahnestock, '54, of Fredonia, New York died on April 20, 1980.

Brother Fahnestock was a professor of geology at Fredonia State University.

Andrew J. Moyer, '22, of Placerville, California died on November 7, 1980.

Robert F. White, ' 22, of Laguna Hills, California died on May 14, 1981 . Brother White was a retired lawyer.

Henry L. Stevens, Sr., New Hampshire '49, a founding member of the New Hampshire chapter, died on June 5, 1981 at the age of 91 after an extended illness.

Brother Stevens was born in Salisbury, New Hampshire. He received a diploma from the New Hampshire State College in 1910. He was a veteran of World War I and is recognized for 62 continuous years of membership in the American Legion.

Stevens and his wife operated a poultry business in Epsom, New Hampshire for 25 yea rs. He was acti ve in a number of organizations supporting the poultry industry including, the New Ha mpshire Poultry Growers Associa tion, the Northeastern Poultry Producers Council, the New Hampshire Farm Burea u and the Merrimack County Farm Bureau. In add ition to his poultry business, Brother Stevens also served as president and director of the Concord General Insuran ce Company. He was hi gh ly regarded as a 32nd Degree Mason and upstanding citizen of ¡ Epsom, New Hampshire. Stevens was active in several co mmunity orga ni za ti ons in Epsom.

Brother Stevens was of specia l sign ificance to Acacia as a member of the fou nding co mmittee of the New Hampshire chapte r o f Acacia at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. He received the Award of Merit from Acacia in 1966 in recognition of his co ntinuing support and service to the Fraternity.

Past Syracuse Alumni Board President Dies Ra lph Giles Unger, Syracuse '27, died at the age o f 77 in his home in Syracuse, New York on April 28, 1981. Brother Unger is recogni zed for his su pport to Acacia as a past president of the Alumni Board of the Syracuse chapter.

Brother Unger was retired from a 41 yea r career in forestry. He began his career as an extension forester for St. Lawrence University's forestry department in 1930. He la ter accepted a position supervising Civilian Conservation Corps project camps fn upper New York state, first with the state Conservation Depa rtment a nd later with the Army. In 1937, he became an instructor of forest extensio n at the New Yo rk State College of Forestry.

He was made ass ista nt professor in 1945 and became chairma n of the depar tment in 1947. In 1956, he was chosen as the directo r of Forest Extension and Public Relations. He held this position until he retired fro m the State College of Forestry faculty a nd ad ministration in 1964. From 1964 until his full retirement in 1971, Brothe r Unger served as administrative secretary of the Syracuse Pulp and Paper Fo undati o n, Inc. In addition to his acti ve service to Acacia as the Syracuse chapter Alumni Board president, Brother Unger was a prominent member of numerous other civi c, cultural a nd military inte res t orga ni za tions in Syracuse.

Indiana Arthur H. Deitsch, '23, of Eva nsville, Indiana died on June 5, 1981. Brother Deitsch was chairman of the board of Permanent Federal Savings and Loan Association in Evansvi lle, Indiana.

Joseph Amos Fra nklin of Uni o nville, Indiana died on July 19, 1980.

Benjamin F. Stephenson, '34, of La Mesa, California died on December 14, 1980.

Mississippi State William Bertram Baker, Sr., '61, of Gul fport, Mississi ppi died on January 22, 1981. Brothe¡r Baker was a charter membe r of the Mississippi State chapter and a past Grand Master of the Gra nd Co uncil of Mississ ippi .

Kansas William C. Thorne, '52, of We llesley Hills, Massachusetts died on June 11, 1980.

Ohio State V. Gi lbert Sprague, '29, of Montclair, New jersey.

Kansas State Oliver K. Brandon, '30, of Wichita, Kansas.

Long Beach Robert H. Jurisich, '65, of Rolling Hills, Ca lifornia died on April 17, 1981.

Nebraska Earl E. Sorenso n, '24, of Sacramento, California d ied o n Apri l 16, 1980.

Penn State Harry I. Reigel, '27, of Yucaipa, California died on April 20, 1981.

Texas Thomas Chase Primm of Houston, Texas died on February 16, 1981.

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Furniture Exclusively

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Acacia and Boone Industries, Inc. have cooperated to bring you a selection of chairs for decorative and practical purposes. The chairs can be ordered by sending a check or money order to Acacia Merchandise, 910 Twenty-eighth Street, Boulder, Colorado 80303. Please specify which chairs and the quantity desired.

A) Captain's Chair finished in black lacquer with hand painted gold trim.

Acacia crest applied in gold. $79.00 plus freight charges to be paid upon delivery.

B) Alumni Deck Chair with seat and back of heavy duty acrylon canvas and frame of finished hardwood. The back is permanently silk-screened with ACACIA or your school's name in bold block letters. Canvas available in blue, red, green, yellow, brown, orange, black and white. $36.50 plus $3.50 for shipping.

C) Ladies Side Chair finished in black lacquer with hand painted gold trim.

Acacia crest applied in gold. Ideal as a companion piece to the Captain's Chair or for use at desk or table. $55.00 plus freight charges to be paid upon delivery.

D) Boston Rocker finished in black lacquer with hand painted gold trim. Acacia crest applied in gold. $79.00 plus freight charges to be paid upon delivery.

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