Acacia Triadot - June 1937

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FREEDOM WITH CONFORMITY College and fraternity life, like life generally, is a test in the art of living . . .

A fraternity, by its very name, declares itself to be a brotherhood; Acacia is founded upon the most ancient and venerable a/ all /ra· ternal organiz ations . . .

Acacia, like all modern American college fraternities, is one expression of age-old ideals and human tendencies. It makes its demands as student societies have ever done, but it allows also /or the rights of the individual . . .

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Fraternity Criteria We consider the fraternity responsible for a pos itive contribution to the primary functions of the colleges and universities , and therefore under an obligation to encourage the most complete personal development of its members, intellectual, physical and social. Therefore we declare:

That the objectives and activities of the fraternity should be in entire accord with the aims and purposes of the institutions at which it has its chapters. «<I That the primary loyality and responsibility of a student in his relations with his institution are to the institution, and that the association of any group of students as a chapter of a fraternity involves the definite responsibility of the group for the conduct of the individual. tJI That the fraternity should promote conduct consistent with good morals and good taste. «<I That the fraternity should create an atmosphere which will stimulate substantial intellectual progress and superior intellectual achievement. «<I That the fraternity should maintain sanitary, safe and w holesome physical conditions in the chapter house. tJI That the fraternity should inculcate principles of sound business practice both in chapter finances and in the business relations of its members.

Th ese criteria should be applied in close co-operation with the administrative authorities of the i11stitutions. Detailed methods of application will necessarily vary in accordatzce with local conditions. It is the pu.rpose of the Natio11al l11terfraternity Co11fere11ce to offer detailed suggestio11s, after further study and i11 vestigation, regarding practical steps to make this co-op era· tion effective.

Adopted by Nationallnterfmtemity Conference in No vember, 1934

Triad of Acacia-official publication. the Acacia Frat ernity. Publication offi ce 1201-5 Bluff St. Fulton Mo. Editorial office 71 0 Land Bank Bldg., K ansas City, Mo. Entered as second-class m atter at Fuiton, Mo:

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No one, no matter how democratic his ideas may be, will deny that in any community are to be found groups of persons that have many things in common and that these groups are mutually exclusive. Churches and sects are built on these principles. So in a college community, students with particular desires band themselves together for their mutual profit.

''We who have preceded you, you new young men of Acacia, have tried to keep faith. We hand to you, still brightly burning, the torch of Acacia's ideals. We know that so long as the choice young manhood of America fills the halls of learning in our colleges and universities, you who are chosen to become members of Acacia will keep that torch brilliantly alight.' ' William S. Dye, Jr.

THE

ACACIA

CHAPTER

ACACIA, like all college social fraternities , purposes to give its members that intimate, beneficent fell owship with good men, so necessary to their full development, and to supplement their cultural and professional education with training in those qualifications for citizenship and leadership which are not definitely or directly part of the university function.

The fraternity's primary duty is the support of the university in its effort to give the members the education and training they desire for the work which they have chosen as theirs.

Both directly and indirectly, the fraternity should teach its members tolerance of their fellows ' personalities and opinions; sympathy for their difficulties and discouragements; consideration for their convenience and comfort. It should teach them modesty and moderation. It should inculcate courtesy, kindliness and inspiration to children, chivalry and respect to women, charity and gentleness to age.

Only by the fullest realization of these duties can Acacia -

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justify its existence, its

presence in any college community, or the time, thought, money and effort expended upon it. When it ceases to fulfill these purposes, it should withdraw.

TRADITIONS AND

NATIONAL

CHARACTERISTICS

Masonic Background

Not "Greek Letter"

High Ideals

Until 1931, the membership was restricted to Masons. Since then, the membership requirements have been altered to admit Masons, sons and brothers of Masons and any person recommended by two Masons As a result, Acacia is the only fraternity, with one exception, whose membership is limited to those of the Protestant religious faith. Traditionally, the men of Acacia are more conservative, older and more democratic.

Acacia is not a " Greek-letter" fraternity. The word "Acacia," is a Greek word and the name of an eastern evergreen. It is easily remembered , euphonious and distinctive and sets the fraternity apart from the "Greek-letter" organizations. The n ame was adopted in preference to the characteristic Greek letters which are in themselves meaningless, generally confusing and now so common that no distinction is gained from their use.

The chapters of Acacia have always adhered assiduously to the high motives which prompted the founding of the Fraternity and have rigorously and unrelentingly enforced the rules prohibiting gambling, the use or possession of intoxicating liquors in the chapter houses and the taking of women for immoral purposes into a chapter house. For the violation of any of these rules the p enalty is expulsion from the Fraternity.

Minnesota Chapter House

"In the brief period we have existed as a Fraternity since we were first founded, we have achieved a place among the fraterni ties of this country that is highly creditable, almost you might say an enviable one. Put that down as an absolute fact."

W . Elmer Ekb!aw .

Illinois Chapter House

Chapter Houses

Building Corporations

The average valuation of Acacia chapter house and grounds is exceeded by that of few fraternities.

The chapter houses are owned by socalled "building corporations" which are empowered to issue capital stock and incur indebtedness just as is any ordinary business corporation.

The funds collected by the corporation are used to pay taxes, interest, repair and maintenance bills and to retire the indebtedness of the corporation and are raised by collection of rent from the active chapters, pledges made by the members of the chapters and donations from alumni.

A University Fraternity Acacia is the only university fraternity. All of the chapters are located in the larger and better universities and schools. The distribution of chapters is national rather than sectional.

It has always been a desideratum in Acacia to have quality rather than quantity in chapters.

Publications

Scholarship

The TRIAD of Acacia is the official publication of the fraternity. It is edited and published under the direction of the National Editor. Full and complete information in connection with its objects and requirements are found in the Triad Correspondent' s Manual which is in the files of every chapter. The subscription price is $1.00 per year. Endowment fund, or life, subscriptions are $15.00.

In the library of the chapters will be found bound volumes of all of the publications of the fraternity, including the early Journals, the Acacia Spirits, and the TRIADS. These publications make up a total of eight large-sized volumes and contain a graphic and interesting history of the fraternity.

Almost every year since the fraternity was founded Acacia has had the highest scholastic standing of all national social fraternities. Surveys made by the fraternity show that each year Acacia graduates more men in proportion to its membership than does any other social fraternity.

All of the publications of Acacia, the TRIAD, HANDBOOK, Chapter Manuals, place great stress upon the attainment of a high scholastic average.

Pledges are not initiated unless they attain average or better grades.

Our Motto What other opportunities Acacia offers , for instance, in the field of service in the name of the brotherhood, how

the Fraternity contributes toward the advancement of Alma Mater, how it inspires the highest scholarship and better living through friendship, how it offers life-long pleasures to him who will but accept them-its guiding principle, "Human Service," the motto of Acacia, is forever an opportunity toward advancing its ideals and good reputation.

High Credit Rating Invariably, Acacia chapters maintain the highest credit ratings among the tradespeople of the college community.

Alumni Associations There are alumni associations in the principal cities of the United States, the formation of which requires no charter from the National Fraternity.

They serve to strengthen the bonds of fellowship in the cities where located and are particularly helpful to Acacians who have occasion to travel about or who move to new and strange localities. Acacia is a charter member of the Interfraternity Conference, which is an organization composed of most of the national social fraternities of recognized standing. The conference meets annually to discuss the problems and promote the welfare of fraternities.

CONCLAVE SECTION In a setting most appropriate for Acacia's background, planned and chosen, like all locations for our conclaves, always with a thought for the delight of its members, for a pleasant cultural atmosphere and clean surroundings, the National Conclave will be held at Ann Arbor, Michigan, Septern her 6, 7, 8 and 9, 1937.

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C. RUSSELL P RYCE Michigan Advisor

WELCOME TO A NN ARBOR May we begin this article with a unit, the stadium and other athletic years to make our chapter and chapter hearty "Welcome to Ann Arbor"? equipment, the Burton Carillon, the home as ideal an Acacia unit as is posSeveral articles about the 21st Con- girls' dormitories, the state hospital, sible to do and are proud of the reclave have already appeared in the etc. Besides the perfect University sults. I personally believe that our TRIAD as well as in The FoundeT golf course, there are a number of present active chapter is as strong and (Michigan Chapter publication). excellent courses just outside the city. perfect as it has ever been. For havHowever, some of the comments and There are about 60 fraternities at ing just been through some trying plans will bear repeating. the University of Michigan, 43 of years, the active chapter now certainly First, a word about the locaseems to have the true Acacia tion of the conclave. Ann Arspirit and is living up to the Acacia is the only general social fraternity which was bor is a typical college town of ideals of the fraternity. The founded at Ann Arbor, Michigan. On May 12, 1929, on about 30,000 population, situhouse, although at quite a disthe twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding, Past National ated 38 miles west of Detroit tance from the conclave headPresident, W. S. Dye, Jr., presented a memorial bench to and 250 miles east of Chicago, quarters, will be open for your the University of Michigan in commemoration of that accessible by the New York pleasure and convenience durimportant date in the history of the University of MichiCentral Lines, the Wabash, and ing the period of the convengan and Acacia. by various bus lines. The rich tion. farming country surrounding Now, just a few words about the city is rolling and there are the conclave itself. No conover 1,000 lakes within a radius of 30 which are general and the balance vention should be composed entirely miles. The University of Michigan, professional. These houses, as well of business sessions to the point where a state institution, comprises the great- as the sororities are located at varying the whole affair becomes drudgery. est share of the city's business, in- distances from th e campus. The There must be a certain amount of recdustry being only a minor part. The houses represent an average invest- reation included. With that thought enrollment of the university reaches ment of around $60,000.00. in mind, the program for the coming a peak of 10,000 during the winter We members and alumni of Mich- conclave has been very well balanced term, thereby increasing the popula- igan Chapter have striven through the and consists of direct business, distion of the city by onecussion sessions, and third. play periods. It is my Summer school will hope that debate will be entirely over at the be limited and that time of the conclave only certain subjects and the campus and will be allowed to city will be at their come before the conquietest stage of the vention. (Read parayear. It will be an exgraph 3 under "The cellent time, though, to Sum and Substance" in use the Michigan Unthe TRIAD for May.) ion, which is generally Finally, Paul Manso very busy and ning, general chairman, crowded, and to in and his committee are spect th e campus working overtime to buildings. Some of the make this one of the outstanding university most delightful conbuildings and possesclaves in Acacia hissions are the Michigan tory. Once more, a Union and the Womhearty "Welcome to en's league, the law Lounge- Michigan Union Ann Arbor."

The following legislation will be proposed:

Tentative Conclave Program Monday, September 6

The adoption of the Pierson Plan.

Fines for failure to answer correspondence.

Adoption of regional conference plan.

The adoption of expansion plans.

Limitation of terms of office of National Council.

The filling of vacancies on the National Council by regular conclave delegates.

Limitation of the term of office of the chapter advisor.

9:00-Registration, pairing off and scheduling: Bridge, cribbage, swimming, tennis, horseshoes, golf, etc.

12:00--Luncheon.

1:30--Roll Call-Reports of National Officers, Appointment of Committees, Report of Judge Advocate.

3:00-First round play offs.

6:00-Dinner-Songs of Acacia.

Some High Spots of the Past ([ June 4, 1913, William H oward Taft initiated at Yale. (I June 24, 1914, Ninth Conclave called to order in McMillian Hall, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Membership reported as 2,839. Proposal to change the name of the fraternity rejected by a unanimous vote. New constitution and by-laws adopted. Office of Grand Editor created. ([ August 31, 1915, Tenth Annual Conclave opened at the Masonic Temple, San Francisco, California. Total membership reported as 3,274. Increased number of issues of the Journal of Acacia from three to four . Greek exclusion voted on again but failed to receive necessary twothirds vote. William Howard Taft addressed the Conclave. ([ September 15, 1917, first issue of the Acacia Spirit placed in the mails to replace the Journal. ([ August 1, 1919, last issue of the Acacia Spirit. ([ September 20-25, 1920, Thirteenth Conclave convened in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at Scottish Rite Temple. Chapter Advisor system adopted. Greek exclusion adopted. ([ September 5, 1922, the name of the magazine changed from J ournal to TRIAD. ([ September 4-7, 1923, Fifteenth Conclave assembled at Plum Lake, Wisconsin. The first "Play Conclave." Condemned "rough-house" initiations and "hell week." Secretary Ekblaw's "Hell raisin' tour" authorized. ("Ek" visited every chapter of the fraternity in the years 1923-24 and did much to place chapter records in proper shape.) ([ October 15, 1928, Yale disbands on account of lack of material and adverse conditions at the University. ([ September 7-12, 1931, Nineteenth Conclave assembles at Estes Park, Colorado. Matter of membership requirements settled "once and for all" by adopting amendments making Masons and sons of Masons eligible to membership. New ritual authorized. ([ September, 1933, Unassembled Conclave called by President Lewis votes to admit to membership Masons, sons and brothers of Masons and any person recommended by two Masons, which action was later approved by the chapters on referendum and declared to be the fundamental law of the fraternity by President Lewis.

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([ "Now we have gone the whole way. We have decided to cast off the prerequisites that in this new age have hampered our growth and have taken to ourselves the right to select from the most promising young men on our campuses the members who will carry on the fraternal traditions we have adopted and lived by."

(Excerpt from "The Epic of Acacia"-William S. Dye, Jr. , Penn State.)

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([ August, 1937, total membership reported as 12,019 and 28 chapters, more prosperous than at any time since the close of the World War.

8:00-Formal Initiation-Penn State.

• Tuesday, September 7 9:00--Meeting of advisors-Meeting of actives.

11:30-Trip to Greenfield Village and Edison Institute.

6: 00-Dinner-Songs of Acacia.

8:00--Play offs cards-meeting of committees. Meeting of individual chapter delegates and National Council.

• Wednesday, September 8 9:00-Business Session.

12:00--Luncheon-Songs of Acacia.

1:30-Round table discussions: Finance and Budget, Rushing, Alumni Relations, Pledge Control, etc. How to extend an invitation to membershipMichigan Chapter.

3: 30--Finals-outdoor events.

6: 30-Banquet.

8:30-Finals in cards.

Committees.

Meeting of

• Thursday, September 9 9:30-Business Session.

12: 30--Luncheon-Songs of Acacia.

1:30-Business Session-Election of Officers.

3: GO-Adjournment.

Conclave Committees General Chairman .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. ....... . . .. . . . PAUL J .

MANNING

Su b-Chairman .. .. .. .... . ..... . .. . . . ... .. . .... . .. . RoBERT PtLblicity ... . . . .. . . .. .. . . .. .. .. . .. ... .. . . . ... . T .

Hou sing .. .. . ... . . . . .. ... .. . . . . . . . ....... J .

NoRRIS

HAWLEY TAPPING

EDWARD HuTcmNSON

R eception . ....... . .. . . . .. . . ......... ..... . .. .. . C .

RussELL PRYCE

Entert ainment . . .. .. .. .... . ... . .... . . .. . .. .. { FFLoYD A.

REDERICK

LSERGEANT UEBKE

MRs . C . RussELL PRYCE

L adies Activ ities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

MRs. RoBERT NoRRIS { MRS . T . HAWLEY TAPPING

Initiation ....... . .. .. . .. . . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . DoNALD

D . GRAHAM

Banquet . .. . . . . . . . . . . ..... ...... . . . . ... . . . . . . . . LEWIS

CHRISTMAN

Auditin g ... . ... . .. . ..... . . . ..... .. .. .. ..... .. . RoBERT

GRANVILLE

W elcome, Brother A cacian

We'll be seein' you!

Mi chigan U nion

Oklahoma Chapter House

"A Fraternity h as a responsibility to its members and their parents in seeing that the active membership of every chapter becomes imbued with the highest principles and ideals.

Our fraternity is no exception to this rule , and we must exert every effort to promote a condition in our chapters that will develop in our young members an appreciation of the high ideals upon which our Fraternity is founded."

Robert C . Lewis, Nationa! President .

Michigan Chapter House

Pledge Insignia

National Conclave

The pledge insignia is a lapel button one quarter inch in diameter, the design on which is a gold solid right angled triangle of the first quadrant, the sides of which are proportional to three, four, and five, the short side being the base, such triangle being set in a field of black enamel. The button is always worn on the left coat lapel and is not to be worn on shirts, sweaters or in any other manner. The altitude of the triangle shall always be vertical.

The National Conclave is composed of the National Officers and two delegates from each chapter, one of whom shall be the chapter advisor and the other the Venerable Dean. The National Conclave is the supreme legislative body of the fraternity, subject only to the referendum vote of the chapters upon constitutional questions.

Each delegate is entitled to one vote.

The chapter advisor is elected at a joint meeting of the active chapter and the alumni and his election is subject to the approval of the National Council. It is his duty to supervise the activities of the chapter and he is the direct representative of the National Council. The Conclaves convene biennially, usually early in September, at points designated by the National Council. The National Officers, i. e., president, counselor, secretary, treasurer, editor, and judge advocate comprise the National Council, which is the supreme executive and judicial body of the fraternity.

Identification Card

Upon initiation each member is provided with an identification card signed by the National Secretary and the Secretary of the chapter. These cards make possible ready recognition as a member of Acacia and no stranger should be recognized unless he can ¡ present such a card.

Flag The official flag of the fraternity is a banner three by five feet in size, of heavy gold-colored silk, upon either side of which are three right angled triangles of black silk. The colors of the fraternity are old gold and black.

Whistle The official whistle of the fraternity is the first four notes of adjutant's call; the answer, the first, third and fourth notes of the same.

National Archives The National Archives of the fraternity are located in a vault in the basement of the chapter house at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here can be found the original proceedings of all the Conclaves, a complete file of all the publications of the fraternity, other records, and all of the cuts which have been

used in the TRIAD. The latter are available to the chapters or members of the fraternity upon application and upon payment of the carrying charges.

More Faculty Members In most schools where Acacia has a chapter more members of the faculty are members of Acacia than of any other social fraternity.

Democratic Viewpoint One of Acacia's finest traditions is the democracy of its members toward outsiders. This tradition has proven justifiable, for generally, when an Acacian is a candidate for a campus political office, he is more successful in securing the support and votes of nonfraternity students, as well as the active support of the members of other fraternities, especially when his opponent is a member of some organization whose members have a "snobbish" attitude.

Interfraternity Relations Thomas Arkle Clark, the first Dean of Men at any college and later famous in that capacity at the University of Illinois, and former National President of Alpha Tau Omega once made the statement to one of the national officers of Acacia that of all the fraternities with which he had come in contace Acacia was the only one above reproach. This challenge of leadership every true Acacian must accept.

Rush Captains llllt•hi~nn

JOHN f. MULKEY 17 66 4 Pi e rson Av e., D e tro it, l\l ic higan J{ans.ns

RICHARD MARTIN Burd e tt, Kan s as Nebraskn

ZACK HORNBERGER 5107 Izard, Omaha, N e bras ka C alifornin

Wn.LIAM EDWARJ>S S7 G C le Ye land Ave., Oakland, Calirol'llia Ohio

DONALD ROWLES 1 83 5 Indianola, Co lumbu s, Ohio

"To strengthen the ties of friendship "

Illinois

!.fEI.VIN :vJ:. 1 IELD 811 Galena B l vd., A urora, Illinois Ft·nnklin

The Acacia Pledge ... Objectives and Obligations • That he is confident he will have the time to give proper attention to the

BoB BuRCH :1n07 Spru ce St., Philadelphi a, P e nnsyl vnnln J\finnesotu

NElL D. RANKINE, S.D. 1G01 Hagu e A\·c., St. Pau l, Minnesota Wisconsin

interests of Acacia. • That he is confident he wi ll be able to pay his bills as a member. • That he regards the fraternity with a spirit of sincerity and respect, and that he desires to give its teachings his earnest consideration.

• That he intends cheerfully to perform whatever tasks may be assigned him for th e good of the fraternity. • That he will at all times conduct himself

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MARTIN WENDT N . 2nd St., Mi l wau l<ee, Wiscom;in ~Jissout:i

PAUL C. MCMILLAN 726 3 Z e phyr P lace, St. Lo u is, l\l issouri Cornell

ROBERT T . REID 41 Elm Road, Newtonv ill e , Massachus tts

with becoming dignity as a Christian and a gentleman, showing courtesy

Pnt·due

toward all and avoiding any unnecessary display of his affiliation with Acacia.

RALPH L. MORRIS Salem, Indiana Iowa Stnte

• That he will strive at all times to support the interest of Acacia. • That

EINAR WEST Kimbalton, Iowa

he will labor with diligence to maintain his sd1olarship. • That h e wi ll take part in worthy college activities. • That he will receive every member of his chapter as a brother, wi thout reservation or evasion.

Penn State

MORGAN WRIGHT 1407 Main St., Honesdale, Pennsyl van ia Wushington

JAME P. WHEELER A cacia P lace, Seattle, Wash ington

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North western

HARRY C. PERRY 7555 Barton Ave., Chicago, Il lino is Colorado

The Acacia Member Learns to . . .

CHARLES F. POE Boulcl e r, Colorado

• Respond to persons addressing him, with dignity, poise and proper saluta-

H:masas Stnte MAX KENNEDY 23 09 V e rmont, L a wren ce, Kansas

tions. • Enter in conversation with proper dignity, voice modulation and re-

Oklnhoma

serve. • Speak wi th proper respect to his superiors, elders, associates, friends ,

GENE MITCHAM Lehigh, Oklahoma

parents and relatives. • Give proper respect to those of a different race, creed, language, social position, economic position, etc. • Treat with respect the maimed, the blind, the deformed, the sick, the aged, and the unfortunate.

• Show proper respect for people, property, and personal opinions . • Min-

Indinnn

BERNARD C. THOMPSON 55 5 So. Main St., Frankfort, Indiana Geor~·e

Oldnhoma S tate

NORMON LACY Wakita, Oklahoma

g le with social groups without injuring others' feelings, person, or property.

• Respect the political, social, religious, and economic beliefs of others.

• Keep personally clean and neat. • To obey the social, moral, and ethical dictates of the group with which he is concerned. • Know and abide by the

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J AMEJS ·p, SPI:lER, II 17 5 7 N St., Washington, D. C.

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H. C. VAN WYE 260 K earney Ave., C in c innati, Ohio 'Vushington Stnte

FRED CAMPBELL R. R. No . 1, Sunnys id e , Wash ington

provision of the local, state and national requirements relating to personal

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and social behavior. • Know the laws of good health, good dress, and good

W. B. WEYANT 33 0 Lion e l Av e., Solvay, N. Y.

manners and to conform to these laws . • Know proper attitudes and responses necessary for all types of social intercourse. • Acquire habits of punctuality, promptness, accuracy and determination.

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H. B. JONElS 5 11 W. 31¥., St., Austin, 'l'e x.

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EMERY B . GEBERT W. 114th St., N e w Yorl<,

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ACACIA RANKS SIXTH IN SCHOLARSHIP ([, Out of all the national social fraternities rated Acacia stands near the top of the list in cholarship.

fl. Acacia has consistently held a very high rating since the Fraternity was founded in 1904.

What Should the Fraternity Do for You? If one might illustrate, he could think of a long journey through a new country. As he moved along on train or motor car, or passed swiftly down rivers or along shores, varying vistas would open to him. Here might stand a snow-covered peak on whose dazzling summit played the rays of a brilliant sun; there he might behold a fertile valley clothed in green, dotted with the homes of thrifty farmers, in

whose pastures grazed flocks of sheep and herds of cattle; again he might ride beside a broad river flowing lazily toward the sea, or a narrow stream sweeping onward through channels cut in solid rock; or perhaps he might see, as he moved on, places where crime and disease and worse flourished.

What one sees and makes his own on such a journey depends largely on what he is looking for; and what he

looks for depends on his previous nature and training.

The man entering the fraternity is not different from the man traveling on the train or the boat. What the fraternity will mean to him and what he will mean to the fraternity might be determined in advance, in many cases, if we only knew of his ancestors, of his home life and its influence, and of his environment and previous training.

A Fraternity Leader "Acacia is in an actual physical position to do more good, to be of greater strength to the American fraternity system than any othe1¡ of the co/lege fraternities. ''George Banta, Sr., Former Editor, Banta's Greek Excl1 rmJ[e

David Sholtz

Yale

Paul V . McNutt Harvard

ACACIANS YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT

DAVID SHOLTZ, Yale, prominent attorney ; Governor of Florida, 1933-37; Grand Exalted Ruler of B. P. 0 . E. Lodge, 1936-37.

ARTHUR CAPPER, publisher of farm periodicals, former Governor of Kansas, United States Senator from Kansas, 1918STRATTON D. BROOKS, Kansas City, Missouri, President of the University of Missouri, 1923-30; President of the University of Oklahoma, 191223; Executive Director of the Order of DeMolay, 1931.

ROBERT L. HILL, Columbia, Missouri, Alumni Secretary, University of Missouri; President Rotary International, 1934-1935.

MAJOR JoHN L . GRIFFITH, Illinois, Commissioner of Athletics, Big-Ten Conference, President of the Chicago

Rotary Club, largest club in Rotary, 1933-34.

Governor General, Philippine Islands, 1937-

EvERETT L . BRADLEY, Kansas, American Olympic team of 1920; second in pentathlon at Antwerp Olympiad; American and Penn Relays Pentathlon champion; twice captain of Kansas track team.

DR. WILLIAM L . BuRDICK, Lawrence, Kansas, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kansas, P rofessor of Law and author of many law texts. 33 ° Mason, Dean of Kansas University Law School.

WALTER G. THIELE, Topeka, Kansas, Justice of Kansas Supreme Court.

WILBUR CARTWRIGHT, Oklahoma, Congressman froin Oklahoma , prominent attorney.

OscAR C. HuLL, Detroit, Michigan, Vice-President American Bar Association and former President of both the Detroit and Michigan State Bar Associations; former member of the Michigan legislature and prominent lawyer.

PAUL V. McNuTT, Harvard, National Commander of the American Legion, 1928-29; Dean of the Law School, University of Indiana, 192933 ; Governor of Indiana, 1933-37;

RoscoE A. PouND, '05, Dean of the Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts; noted law teacher, author and contributor to legal publications; noted authority on the Common Law; Founder.

EnwiN WEIR, '26, Lincoln , Nebraska ; All-American Foot ball Tackle '24, '25; Assistant Coach Unh.: ersity of Nebraska.

PYTHAGORAS While seeking light and truth the pledge of Acacia travels in the character of Pythagoras, an ancient Greek student, renowned for his persistent search for knowledge.

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On assuming the character of Pythagoras, a man surrenders none of his legal or social rights, none of his family or personal ties, none of his moral or religious ideals and standards.