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May, 1935

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Fraternity Criteria In the fulfillment or non-fulfillment of these • . . therein lies clearly the future of Pi Kappa Phi and the American college fraternity. Let us hew to the line with Yigor and enthusiasm.

We consider the fraternity responsible for a positive contnbution to the primary function 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: {1) 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 chapters.

(2) That the primary loyalty 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.

(3) That the fraternity should promote conduct consistent with good morals and good taste. ( 4) That the fraternity should create an atmosphere which will stimulate substantial intellectual progress and superior intellectual achievement.

(5) That the fraternity should maintain sanitary, safe, and wholesome physical conditions in the chapter house.

(6) That the fraternity should inculcate principles cf sound business practice both in chapter finances and in the business relations of its members.

The Last Minute Pr KAPPA PHI enters Armour Tech.

As we go to press the word comes of plans to install Beta of Beta Psi Fraternity as Alpha Phi of Pi Kappa Phi. The next issue will devote many words to this attractive group of men on whom we can depend to carry the banner of the fraternity in praiseworthy fashion. We hope that it will also relate of the chartering and absorption of other units of Beta Psi. A hearty welcome awaits one and all.

THIS is a time when seniors are leaving the undergraduate chapter to take their place in the alumni ranks and in the ranks of ·the world as workers and doers. There is always to be found a place in the social and economic scheme of life for the man of vision and energy and courage. The qualities which have led to graduation, competent handling of chapter duties, and fulfillment of responsibilities in extracurricular affairs will carry these men in like manner to the top on the campus of life.

We are sorry that the intimate contacts with them through the chapter are to be lost, but are anticipatory as concerns the future of each man, in his continued success and continued relations with the fraternity. We hope that each man will keep active his thoughts of his fraternity. Those that have given in goodly measure to their undergraduate chapter leave with precious values. The fountains of these values should be preserved and kept flowing freely. Give to the chapters inspiration and men.

THERE is only one true standard of accomplishment, and it is an unselfish one--as we leave an organization, a community, this life, can we truthfully say that we left it a better place or organization as the result of our work. The seniors may use this as a measuring stick of their work in the chapter in the past. The alumni and undergraduates may find in it the ~riving force and inspiration of work Jn all things in the future.

THB best defense is an offense. This Philosophy permeated the conference of the council members in their Richmond meeting. There are many alumni who are willing to do fraternal work but who lack a job. This is to be furnished. A Pi Kap for life (Continued on page 20)

Volume XXI

May, 1935

Number 2

The

Star and Lamp of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity HOWARD D. LEAKE, Editor

••• CONTENTS Page Honor to Whom Honor Is Due ................ .

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National Council Attacks Heavy Agenda ........ .

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Under the Student's Lamp .................... .

By Dr. Will E. Edington, Upsilon

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Friends Should Be Frank .................... .

By George V. Denny, Jr., Kappa

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Widespread Recognition for Wolfe's Novel

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"We are Starting the Good Work"

By George Ruby, Alpha Delta

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Socialism in Practice ........................ .

A Letter from Dr. Elton Allison, Alpha Delta

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Chapter Advisers .......................... .

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Chapter Broadcasts ......................... .

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HE recently completed citation certificate received the approbation the recent National Council meeting. Authorized by the last ~upre~t Chapter, work has been going on continuously since to make it avatlable. d is a beautifully executed drawing in four colors-blue, gold, orange-re ' and black; in size, 12 by 17 inches. . . of The following were the first recipients of this outstanding recogntt!Dn the national organization:

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Simon Fogarty L. Harry Mixson Theodore B. Kelly Henry P. Wagner William Fogarty (Posthumous) George E. Sheetz Roy J. Heffner Henry G. Harper, Jr. Richard L. Young 2

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IN RICHMOND J:lational Historian T. A. Houser was absent at the time tl1is picture was taken of the men who took part !n the Richmond deliberations. Left to right: Dr. Douglas Chapman, Xi, National Treasurer J. Wilson Rob路 mson, National President Albert W. Meisel, National Secretary William J. Berry, and Past National Presid ent A. Pel~er Wagener.

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with an agenda bristling with items for southwest corner of Virginia, and the adjacent terridtscussion and action the meeting of the National tory brought to the light several prospective cities, such ~ouncil got underway promptly on the morning of as Roanoke, Knoxville, Washington, Richmond, etc. e 30th of March, in the Hotel John Marshall, Rich- In the light of transportation facilities, cost of living, ~on~, Va., with the following men present: National and other pertinent factors, it was a process of elimiW~stdent Albert W . Meisel, National Treasurer J. nation with Richmond remaining as the choice of B Ilson Robinson, National Secretary William J. possible locations. erry, and Executive Secretary Howard D . Leake. BePast National President Dr. Pelzer Wagener had cause of business demands, National Chancellor done considerable investigation of the office and resi!heron A. Houser did not arrive until Sunday morn- dential possibilities of Richmond prior to the meet10fS, at which time he plunged into the discussions ing. His location in the nearby city of Williamsburg ~Ith the interest and fervor which had characterized permitted this with sacrifice of time on his part. He t e activities of the group before his arrival. came to the meeting Saturday afternoon and under From Saturday morning until late Saturday evening, his direction and that of Dr. Douglas Chapman, Xi, statement, argument, and recommendation flew hot many available properties were looked over. The and heavy, until the men wearily betook themselves Council expressed a deep appreciation to these men for to b~ds. Sunday morning the sessions began early and their assistance. ~ntmued until tl1e final adjournmnt at 6:45 P.M. The result of ilie survey and further discussion led uch ground had been covered and the more vital to the decision to authorize the executive secretary ~atters cleared from the board, but there was a great to move ilie office to Richmond prior to September .eal of the program left for more prolonged discus- of 1935 and to install it in a residence large enough Sion and fuller action at a later date. to accommodate both the office and the residence of the secretary, in a location giving easy access to the Central Office to Richmond central portion of the city. In all probability the re. One of the leading items to be handled was the moval will take place on or shortly following ilie first ;struction of the past Supreme Chapter that the Central of July. ffice should be moved to a more central location with It is estimated that this move will be the source of reference to chapter distribution and so organized and reducing operating expenses to the extent of approxiplaced as to bring the greatest possible savings in the mately $1000 annually by virtue of Jess outlay for overhead of operation. It had been ascertained that the traveling expenses and office overhead, especially rent, center of the chapter distribution would fall in the besides increasing the real income of the secretary and

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assistant without actual increase in salaries. In the face of necessity of outlay in other directions, because of the rulings of the council, this reduction will permit the continuance of a balanced budget.

National Convention Another item thrown into the laps of the Council for final decision was the date and location of the next Supreme Chapter meeting. The meeting was deluged by telegrams and correspondence from various points in the State of Florida-from the undergraduate and alumni chapters, from the mayor, chamber of commerce, and hotels of Miami-but in the face of this gratifying show of interest and activity and sincerely regretting to say no, the members of the governing body voted to take the 1936 meeting to Seattle.

The hope was expressed that the Florida men would place their eyes on the 1938 meeting.

"It is time to go West" is an expression which would cover the general opinion of the group which led to the decision. Looming large was the fact that the last convention held on the Pacific Coast was in 1921. The western outposts have need of an occasional more intimate contact with the national gathering than is afforded by the attendance of one or two representatives at gatherings in the East, South, and Middle West.

Naturally, the cost of the jaunt was a point of discussion, as well as the time required. It was the opinion expressed that the minimum allowance to the paid delegates should be placed at transportation cost, the delegate himself to defray other expenses en route and locally. Because of the beauty and value of the trip, it was not believed that there would be any objection to this arrangement. In event the convention fund should permit such, to whatever extent would be possible, the other expenses of the chapter delegate would be paid.

No specific time was set for the meeting, although the ruling was that it should be sometime in the month of August. The probabilities lie in the second or third week of the month.

Alumni Unification and Activity Several hours were given to the discussion of a program of activity leading to the creation and maintenance of greater fraternal activity among the alumni of the fraternity. The suggestion of alumni dues and the development of a super-organization for alumni with an additional secretary to handle this particular phase met with little favor because of existing conditions. The agreement was to concentrate on working the alumni into the present organization and reaching them through it by placing specific responsibilities on alumni chapters now existing and to be formed. They are available and should be used, also they are a part of the present organization.

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The program looks to the revitalization of inactive alumni groups and the formation of new ones. The activity of unchartered groups in Reading and Tama~ua, Pa., in Tampa and Tallahassee, Fla., in Knoxvtlle, Tenn., in Greenville, S.C., in Portland, Ore., and New Orleans La., were noted with pleasure. Th~ re路 sponsibility of this major part of the program !s to be divided between the Central Office and Nattonal Historian Jones, the latter to assume charge of the Pacific Coast.

The Central Office and Historian Jones are to pre= sent to the alumni chapters specific organizational duties which they are to perform in addition to the items of the program for the year which they may have already adopted. These will be of the nature of intimate chapter supervision; organization of the alumni of the district with the alumni chapter as ~e nucleus; the initiation and management of distriC~ conclaves, which will also be made the basis of alumnt "huddles" or "round-ups," a custom to be established throughout the nation; officers' school; expansion, ~tc.

As far as it is possible, the Central Office organtza路 tion is to be re-planned with the idea in mind of making the supervision of alumni chapter activities a tangible and definite part of the routine. .

A part of the program for creating vitality tn the alumni portion of the fraternity has already been launched-more and better chapter publications. The executive secretary was instructed to take steps to provide the plaque which is to be路 awarded to the chapter publishing the most frequent and best chapter publication. This phase of activity of the chapter ~as taken on new life. The Council expressed its destre to go on record as disapproving the use of the chapter paper for the purpose of raising funds.

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Undergraduate Chapter Program Looking to the furtherance of the spirit of so~idar!ty, and progress by means of education, greater msptration and supervision, the Council adopted the following: 1. That the editor of the Star and Lamp encourage the selection each year by each undergraduate an~ alumni chapter of its most representative member an the men so selected be given recognition in the columns of the Star and Lamp. .

2. That as a form of experiment, district meetmgs for the proper instruction of chapter officers and the promotion of rushing activities be held in Columbu~ Ohio, for the states of West Virginia and Ohio, an in some central place in Mississippi for the states of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.

3. That local expenses of room and board of s~ch chapter officers be defrayed by the national organtzation.

4. That Central Office be authorized to print and

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issue the bulletins whid1 will be of particular use during such district school meetings.

S. That the.. activity of district archons be further encouraged by the preparation of a summary of their Work during the present year with attached comm~~t by the national d1ancellor; that each summary of VISItation report filed with the national organization be commented upon by the national chancellor immediately upon its receipt; that a start be made at once to urge · the district archons to plan attendance at the ~VIII Supreme Chapter in Seattle; that at the beginnmg of the college year the national chancellor com• municat~ with each district archon, inquiring as to his specific plans of the year.

6. That steps be taken to ascertain the availability of members of the fraternity for resident adviserships and that arrangements be made to place them in certain chapters for specific duties. .

7. That all possible use be made of every ava!lable source of publicity.

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Charles H. Wilson, Rho Recently Appointed District Archon of Second District

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Brother Wilson graduated in law from Washi?gt~n Origination of legislation is usually found in the and Lee University in 1927. He entered practice m Council. The last Supreme Chapter decreed th~t the Crewe immediately following and has created. an exCouncil could initiate amendments to the Laws m the cellent reputation for ability and knowledge. ~ts to:vn period between Supreme Chapter meeti_ngs. These ~o recognized him without much delay by electmg htm facts combined with the desire to avoid loss of time to the office of mayor.

He has held this for ~ev~ral led to ilie dissolution of the present Legislative Comyears and only recently resigned to accept nommatton mittee wifu fue appreciation of the Council and th_e . substitution of the membership of the present council to the Virginia legislature.

He came to Washington and Lee from the Umvermembers. The old committee was composed of George Grant, Omicron, chairman; Karl M. Gibbon, Upsilon; sity of Virginia. He s:r;~d ~o as a capable archon.

In extra-curricular achvtttes hts field was basketball and Carl F. Ostergren, Psi. and track. He was a member of the relay team which The following amendments were voted to be subrated a championship in the conferenc7. He is ~arried. mitted to the chapters for adoption: The report of the Chicago con;n;•.tt:ee whtch was That a new section, to be entitled Section 8, be added to Law I to read as follows: "An undergraduate appointed to investigate the pos~tbtltttes of. absorbing Beta Psi Fraternity was recetved and discussed. member of the fraternity enrolling in an institution The idea in general was favored, although further W~ere there is a chapter of the fraternity sh~ll be reprovisions were set up under which the final co~clu­ qutred to affiliate with the chapter as an active memsion of the matter might be reached. The commtttee ber, unless prevented from doing so by lack of goodwas empowered to proceed with the negotiations with standing." such provisional governance.

That Section 28 of Law VIII be amended by the The assignment of certain legal matters to Nati~nal addition of the following to the sentence ending Chancellor Houser the hearing of a case of expulsiOn, "claims on the fraternity": "and he shall deliver into and steps taken t~ collect delinquent house bills by the custody of t11e Executive Secretary or of a person process of law were other matters to come before the designated by him, his badge, his certificate ?f ~e~­ Council. bership, and any oilier insignia of the fratermty m hts Possession."

C. H. Wilson Appointed To the archonship of District Two, con;prisin-? the states of Virginia and Maryland, the Counc!l appomted Charles Harrison Wilson. The Council was pleased With a personal attendance upon the meeting for a s~ort time by Wilson. He is a resident o~ Crewe, Vtrginia, which is but a short distance from RIChmond.

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A recent engagement is that of William A. Bugg, Alph_a Alpha, to Miss Anne Page, the wedding to ta~e ~lace thts summer. Bugg is southeastern manager of Penodtcal Publishers' Service Bureau of Atlanta.

Lieutenant John R. Fuller of Alpha Iota Chapter is now stationed as commanding officer of Company 1462, Cosby Creek, C.C.C., at Newport, Tenn.

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Under the Student's Lamp

By DR. WILL E. EDINGTON, Upsilon Chairman of Scholarship Committee

Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1935 ALL chapter secretaries have received scholarship

r \ blanks for the use of active brothers who wish to become candidates for the highest scholarship honor of our fraternity. Those who have not yet sent in their records should do so at once so that the announcement of the successful candidates may be made at the opening of school in the fall. The record of each candidate must be accompanied by a good photograph suitable for use in The Staf and Lamp.

The number of Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for any one year is limited to nine, to be chosen from our leading scholars of senior or second term junior college standing, but during the past eight years an average of only six or seven Scholars have been chosen annually. To be successful a candidate must have a scholarship record that would at the least make him eligible for Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, or any other .first class honorary scholarship fraternity. The standard is high because the honor is high .

Is Scholarship Futile?

Undoubtedly during the past few years many students and their parents l1ave asked the question "Of what use is a college education?" They have seen young men and women of the "lost generation," graduated from the colleges during the past .five years, either idle or accepting jobs that enabled them to earn only a meagre living. Every graduate school of our large universities has long lists of names of men and women with Master's and Ph.D. degrees who are without positions and seemingly for whom there will be little opportunity for securing positions suitable to their training and attainments. Truly the situation does look bad if one looks at it only superficially.

But Jet us look at it from an economic standpoint.

Every college graduate has an investment of several thousands of dollars spent in securing his education and this is an investment that cannot be lost except through death or more or Jess complete physical disability. For a time it may not bring him any financial return, but in this respect he suffers no more than the average owner of stocks and bonds, farms, real estate, and many other forms of investment from which little or no income is being derived at the present. As a matter of fact many who have entrusted their savings to the latter forms of investment h ave not only lost their incomes but also much of the principal so that the future holds little hope for them. This is evident from

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. · th e vanou · s pension the tremendous mterest sh own m and annuity schemes offered as solutions to our e~onomic problems. On the other hand he w h o has tn·d vested in a college education still has his principal ant the future will not impair its value. Also he cannod lose the prestige and satisfaction of attainment .and · t ratne the pleasures opened up to him through .1ltS th ability to appreciate and interpret the learmng and e wisdom of the past. .

Only one thing will endanger the invest~ent 10 ~ college education and that fortunately is not mllu~n~e greatly by the present economic situation, for tt as always endangered this one investment, and that on~ thing is poor scholarship. I am not thinking so ~uc of grades but of actual intellectual growth and achte~e­ ment; that is, the ability to do well that which one ~s 5 undertaken to do. Grades are merely the instruc~or 10 estimate of the student's ability and achievement ~ 00 g iven course, and in any one course the grade may . but when t h ese es timates . d be of such great tmportance, are gathered from different instructors over a pertO of time equal to ten per cent of the student's f~t~r~ active life they constitute a pretty safe means of JU g ing what may be expected of the student in the future~ The habits formed in high school and col lege are no likely to be changed much in after life and any s:~ dent who endangers his investment in college by 0 ing poor work, when he is capable of doing better work is 1'ust deluding himself if he thinks that once he is 'through college he will then show the w~rWh~ ch good he is in his chosen line. And it is durtng s~ an economic crisis through which we are now passm.g . ent tS that the world demands to be shown. Ach tevem d a habit and is acquired through genuine knowle Je and insight and the self-confidence inspired by he realization that one knows. Statistics sh~w th.at t great engineer, physician, lawyer, who IS. dotng k work in his chosen .field at present likewise dtd A w~r in his college career. Business and industry recogntze this as is indicated by the following statement by Mr: Donald S. Bridgman of the Bell Telephone Syste~· "We do consider college scholarship as a deli_n.ite tn· dex both of intellectual ability and of recogntttOn by the man that his scholastic work is the main purpot 0 of his college education and his determination to his best in that field ."

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April 3 witnessed the arrival of Robert Earl to th~. home of Brother and· Mrs. Earl Carroll, Honolulu, Hawau.

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Friends Should Be Frank Says GEORGE V. DENNY, JR., Kappa Associate Director, The League for Political Education, Inc. {he shadow of a political dictator looms over the .and, evidence that there is present among the people an Incapability of self-government. The avoidance of regitnentation is to be found in political education of widespread nature and enlightened consideration and discus~:n. of problems. Denny first delivered this address over atton WEAF and later before the New York Alumni ch apter.

I 'W.ONDER ho'w many of you have ever been in Prtson? Oh, I don 't mean that you should have

~erved jail sentences. I just wonder how many of you ave been through a prison and observed the prisoners and perhaps talked with them. Those who have done this will know that the one thing in which prisoners are all interested is getting out. In other words, they are interested in freedom. A vast majority of ~em have little understanding of the nature of freeom and, of course, it was through the abuse of their freedom that they were landed behind prison bars. ~ow prison bars are very ugly things and so are prtsons. They represent, in fact, society's last resort In dealing with those who cannot or will not understand the meaning of freedom and act accordingly. t _It is not my intention to discuss our crime problem hts afternoon. I want rather to talk about freedom, and want to talk about it quite frankly as friend to frtends. This is a much abused subject and I shall ~ry to be as definite and concrete as possible in what . have to say. I want to suggest briefly some ways tn which you and I can use our freedom in order to r~tect ourselves against a crushing external regimen atton that threatens to engulf us and take from us that liberty for which our ancestors fought . t last month a distinguished English statesman, Lord Ytton by name, came to America on the invitation ~f The League for Political Education to deliver the rs~ lecture on the Jonathan Peterson Foundation Whtch was established to "promote a better under~tanding among the English speaking peoples." Durtng the course of his lecture in Town Hall, New York, wh~n he was discussing some extremely delicate inter~abonal problems he used this disarming statement: Let enemies be cautious, friends should be frank." a ~ want to be frank with you, my friends . This is tune when we must put the search for truth above all else, if we would retain our freedom. On the fa~ade of Town Tall on West 43rd Street are inscribed these words: "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." But truth is not a static thing

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we can examine or something we can acquire in eight years of schooling or four years of college. It is active and dynamic and requires our constant and everlasting vigilance if we would hold on to it. What is the phrase: "Eternal vigilance is the price of freedom"?

At no time in our civilization have we ever had greater opportunity to enjoy the advantages of freedom than now. And what a pathetic spectacle presents itself before our eyes! With a productive capacity sufficient to provide more than the necessities for everyone and luxuries for many, most of us stand by bewilderedly silent or cynically amused while greedy self-interested groups use every cunning method that can be devised by wholly unscrupulous minds to gain power and influence in both business and politics.

Let us ponder this statement for a moment, a statement made by a shrewd student of international affairs: "A dictatorship is the most logical form of government for a people incapable of self-government."

I spoke of the men in prisons a moment ago. They do not have to worry about democratic institutions, a maladjusted system of distribution, and inequalities of opportunity. They do just what they are told and accept such form of recreation and physical exercise as the warden decrees. These prisoners may be said to enjoy all the benefits of social planning and none of the worries of citizens of a democratic state. But is this the sort of social planning in which we are interested?

Of course not. But the seeds of dictatorship are ever present in our democracy.

We are being harangued day and night by demagogues playing upon our prejudices and appealing to our self-interests. It has already been observed that our foreign policy is not determined at the White House nor in the Senate but is at the mercy of a triumvirate of demagogues. Let us be frank, my friends. A potential Hitler stalks our land. Governments have never been more responsive to the will of the people than they are today, but who is exerti11g the press11re? Are you and I doing our part? Our national capital is filled with lobbies exerting continuous pressure on Congressmen on behalf of the interests they represent. But who in Heaven's name is representing the public? Our Congressmen are supposed to do this but they are human and they listen to those voters who make the most noise. Why, since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment even the Senate of the United States, presumably the deliberative branch of

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our government, has been afflicted with "election jitters" and seeks to determine its policies by counting letters and telegrams ! If this represents the trend of our government we had indeed better get busy.

I am sure that it is clear to every thoughtful person that an enlightened citizenship is the only salvation of American democracy. A great many years ago the first President of the United States made this statement: "Promote, then as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened." This is an obvious truth which we accept but, unfortunately, do little about. If we examine our political system honestly it is not difficult to locate the weakest link-and that link bears the name Political Education.

If the masses of our people are unintelligent, if they are gullible followers of medicine men offering impossible cures for their ills, it is because they have not had the proper leadership or adequate education.

We have not been frank with them. We have not even been frank with ourselves. The people of this country would not willingly sacrifice their freedom to the regimentation of a dictatorship if they really knew what the ultimate outcome of such a course would be.

I will not burden you with statistics concerning the lamentably small percentage of our citizens who finish high school and college. We may have abolished illiteracy, but to what purpose? A little learning is a dangerous thing. To say that we have an informed public opinion on which to base our democracy is an insult to your intelligence and mine.

If we are to save those things we hold most dear in this country, and every country for that matter, we must build a system of continued and continuous political education that will function throughout the life of every man and woman who has the right to vote.

To abolish illiteracy is not enough. There should be a Town Hall in every city and hamlet in our land.

There should be forums in all school buildings where men and women under expert leadership may meet together to discuss their common problems.

What is our system of political education now?

Democrats go to hear Democrats ; Republicans to hear Republicans; and Socialists to hear Socialists. Is that political education? Political leaders pander to the prejudices of their audiences and the most astute psychologist wins the election.

What can we do about it? To the extent of our ability, we can lend our active support to the spread of non-partisan, political education throughout the land. We can use our influence in our legislative bodies in our state capitals and in Washington. We can make our letters and telegrams to our representatives thoughtful, intelligent and conviocing. We can influence our circle of friends to do likewise. We can cui8

tivate the international mind. We can test our opinions by viewing them in the light of the welfare of our neighbors as well as ourselves. If we have not already learned from our moral and spiritual leaders the desirability of fine neighborliness, the inexorable laws of economics should have taught us by this time hoW interdependent we are. We must learn the necessity of viewing our complex political problems nationally and internationally. And finally, we must search fearlessly for truth.

No man can in honesty disregard the evidence of social change all about us. If we would not be swept along helpless by the tide of events, we should be~tn now, this very day, and make a solemn compact wtth ourselves, if we have not already done so, to us7 the utmost of our resources to bring about an intelltgent and orderly solution of these grave social proble~s now before us. How can we preserve our freedom tn the face of the great changes that are taking pl~ce about us? First we must understand it, and, havmg understanding, we must have the courage to act wisely.

The challenge to the American system is the challenge of political education. What, my friends, in all frankness is more important and more urgent for the safety of American democracy today than an honest system of political education?

Get out your brains, dust them off, then put them to work on that convention slogan.

Are You Interested in Graduate Work?

THERE IS good prospect that the fraternity will have available a graduate scholarship or two for members of the fraternity who wish to continue their studies and who are in position to qualify.

It is essential that an undergraduate degree be possessed. In return for board and room an~, possibly, tuition, the fraternity will ask for restdence in the chapter house and direction of ~he chapter program along specific lines: financtal, educational, etc.

Course of study is optional to the candida~e.

Both technical and general institutions are avatlable. If you desire to apply for one of these scholarships you are requested to communic~te with Central Office, filing the following tn路 formation along with your application: undergraduate scholarship record, extra-curricular activities and honors, chapter offices held, and course of study you desire to follow.

The applications will be given full consideration during the summer and the decision made soon enough to permit the successful candidate to make his plans for the following fall term.

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Widespread Recognition for Wolfe's Novel f H y

HEA~ING its review with the title "U. S. Voice," . . Trme gave much space to "Of Time and the Rtver" and its author, Thomas Wolfe, Kappa Chapter: The Great American Novel has not yet been written. Her-

~an Melville did several chapters of it, Walt Whitman some Mapter headings, Henry James an appendectiform footnote. ark Twain roughed out the comic bits, Theodore Dreiser ~ade a prehistoric-skeleton outline, Sinclair Lewis, John Dos wassks: Ernest Hemingway all contributed suggestions. Last tee •t began to look as if Thomas Wolfe might also be ~ Work on this hypothetical volume. His first installment (~ok !fomeward, Angel) appeared Jive years ago, his second W f Tl1ne and the River) last week. In the interval Author tw 0 1fe had written some 2,000,000 words, now has ready a 0 more volumes of his projected six. Great in conception end sc_ope, Author Wolfe's big book occasionally falters in t~ecubon, but his second volume is written with a surer hand than the_ first. If installments to come improve at such a rate ~e wdl no longer be any question about Wolfe's great an lasting contribution to U. S. letters.

Scene, as well as subject, of course, is the U. S. Time5 cheme will run from 1791 to 1933; the first two volumes

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cover 1884-1925, the last will go back to an earlier beginning. Readers of Look Homeward, Angel will remember its wildly sensuous account of the Gant family. In Of Time and the River Author Wolfe picks up his story, continues his method: he Bays real life until the skin is off it and the blood comes. The skin-narrative can be shortly told.

Eugene Gant, youngest of his family, at 10 leaves his Southern home and goes to Harvard. His father, a Jeremiah miscast, is slowly dying. In Cambridge Eugene studies hard at his playwriting course, makes many a queer acquaintance, one good friend: Starwick, a Midwestern esthete. After going home for his father's funeral, and finishing his Harvard course, Eugene goes to Manhattan, teaches English for a while at a downtown college, then goes abroad. He gets little good out of England, finds Paris more to his taste. There he meets Starwick again, spends hard-living months with him and two U. S. girls, one of whom has left her husband for Starwick. Eugene falls in love with the other, only to find that she, too, loves Starwick. His disappointment, coupled with a suspicion that his friend is not as manly as he might be, leads to a final quarrel. The quartet breaks up, Eugene adventures for a time by himself, finally decides to go home. As he boards the liner at Cherbourg he sees a face, hears a voice, that he knows will haunt him forever. Here the book ends.

But no such bald outline can give even the superficial taste of this big (912-page) book. It contains hundreds of characters, scenes that range from harsh realism through satire and humor to passages of Joycean impressionism, Whit-· manesque poetry. In form it is variously a narrative, an epic, . a diatribe, a chronicle, a psalm, but in essence it is a U. S. voice. Author Wolfe's whole theme: "Why is it we have crossed the stormy seas so many times alone, Jain in a thousand alien rooms at night hearing the sounds of time, dark time, and thought until heart, brain, flesh and spirit were sick and weary with the thought of it; 'Where shall I go now? What shall I do?' ... We are so lost, so lonely, so forsaken in America: immense and savage skies bend over us, and we have no door."

Of Manhattan and its citizens he writes: "Hard-mouthed,1 hard-eyed, and strident-tongued, with their million hard gray faces, they streamed past upon the streets forever, like a: single animal, with the sinuous and baleful convolutions o{ an enormous reptile. And the magical and shining air-the' strange, subtle and enchanted weather, was above them, and the buried men were strewn through the earth on which they trod, and a bracelet of great tides was Bashing around them, and the enfabled rock on which they swarmed swung eastward in the marches of the sun into eternity, and was masted like a ship with its terrific towers, and was Bung with a lion's port between its tides into the very maw of the infinite, all-taking ocean ... .''

The Author. Thomas Clayton Wolfe's career closely parallels that of his hero, Eugene Gant. Born in Asheville, N.C., in 1900, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at 19, then took an M.A. at Harvard, where he studied under the late Professor George Pierce Baker in his famed 47 Workshop. After traveling and studying in Europe he got a job as instructor in the English department at New York University. Five years ago he resigned to devote himself to his magnum opus, went to Europe again on a Guggenheim Fellowship. An omnivorous reader, he says of his hero "Within a period of ten years he read at least 20,000 vo!-

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umes." After futile searches for 路路a place to write," Thomas Wolfe is at present living in Brooklyn. Says Eugene, in autobiographical disgust: " 'To write'-to be that most foolish, vain, and impotent of all imposters, a man who sought the whole world over 'looking for a place to write,' when, he knew now with every naked, brutal penetration of his life 'the place to write' was Brooklyn, Boston, Hammersmith, or Kansas- anywhere on earth, so long as the heart, the power, the faith, the desperation, the bitter and unendurable necessity, and the naked courage were there inside him all the time."

Big, heavy-set, wild-eyed, Thomas Wolfe looks the intensely serious writer he is. In Sinclair Lewis's belligerent speech accepting the Nobel Prize (1930) he said of Wolfe: "He may have a chance to be the greatest American writer . . . . In fact I don't see why he should not be one of U1e greatest world writers." No back-scratcher, in Of Time and the River Author Wolfe replies: "A book like Main Street, which made such a stir, is like Main Street."

Action at Miami ILBUR DICKSON, Eta, has been elevated to manager of the Miami office of Southern Bell Telephone. Kenneth Wilkins, Alpha Iota, has recently been transferred here by the same company. Charles Costar, Chi, formerly archon of the Miami Alumni Chapter, is connected with business end of several race tracks, including the very successful Rockingham Park.

John Carlton, Chi, has returned from California. Fred Popham, Pi, and Mrs. Popham, who is a former May Queen at the U. of Ala., have just become parents of their second daughter. Inman Padgett, Lambda, prominent member of the local bar association, has been reelected for his third consecutive term as vice-president of the select Biltmore Country Club.

Kermyt Callahan, Alpha Epsilon, and Robert Scholze of the same chapter, transfer man and attorney respectively, are the fathers of recent arrivals; the latter and Robert Gilroy, Alpha Epsilon, and archon of the Miami Alumni Chapter, have joint law offices. Brother and Mrs. Gilroy have just built and occupied their new home which overlooks the Atlantic at exclusive Coconut Grove, a suburb. Tom Caldwell, Chi, and Mrs. Caldwell, are now residents, Tom being manager for Eastern Air Transport, operating from here to New York and Chicago. Chet Freeman, Chi, who has been at Miami Beach for two years, returns to his alma mater at DeLand, Florida, shortly to take up football coaching.

Russ Cureton, Chi, Eta, Omicron, and Mrs. Cureton have a two year old girl. (All these girls are O.K., but how about some future Pi Kaps.) Emmet Kehoe, Alpha Epsilon, practices law, and is connected with the efficient and powerful Florida Racing Commission.

James Stoinoff, Lambda, and Miss Elizabeth Brannon of Miami, are the latest to be married. He is with Shell Petroleum, and Rudy Henson, Pi, is connected with Standard Oil. Harlan Lloyd, Iota, and his brother operate their own printing business. Ed Lowry, Eta, secretary of the Miami Alumni Chapter, is in the realty

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business. Arthur Bozeman, Iota, is prominently con路 nected with a big real estate concern. W. L. Wooton, Iota, is cl1ief engineer for the extensive Florida Power and Light Co. Ralph Valioton, Eta, and Bill Askew, of Alfalfa Chapter (Alpha Alpha to you) are connected with Jackson Memorial Hospital. Tom Reedy, Chi, has returned to Miami after several months spent in the East. Bill Robbins, Alpha Epsilon, is head man of a credit and collection bureau. And there are about 25 more members here that we'll write about next time.

Anniversary Corps ANOTHER name added to the second enlistments in the Corps is that of Lawrence C. Altmansberger, Upsilon, of Belleville, Illinois. He writes: "My initiation anniversary has slipped by on me, and for some reason my birthday this month remin~ed me of it. So, being able to help this year, I'm enclosmg a check which you can add to the wee bit I contribute~ several years ago. I'll be after that 'P' button shortly.

Many more birthdays, Dutch, and thank you for the contrib in two ways: the fund and our encouragem:nt.

Appreciation is also extended to J. S. Haverstt~, Alpha Tau, and E. C. Skinner, Alpha Gamma, for thetr remembrance of the date and the tangible offering for the altar. Brother Skinner is now manager of the Gr~at Lakes Pipe Line company and is located in Kansas Ctty.

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WE ARE naturally highly elated over the choice of the Council of the location of the next Supreme. Chapter meeting of the fraternity and are dreammg dreams of what will be the most attractive a~d ~borough way in which we may express our hos~taltty and appreciation of the action of the Council. ou may rest assured of a convention on par with the s~ccesses of the past years, which, although a farreachtng promise, we are confident will be forthcoming. . We are starting to work to utilize every bit of the ttme .which is allowed to us. From the present perspecttve the details are hazy and of jig-saw character, but when the need for the complete pattern and prog.ram arrives you will see as sweet a result as is poss1ble to attain. Every man has pledged his cooperatwn. .

The weekly luncheons at the Blue Danube and the monthly business sessions have taken on new color and life, pulses have quickened, and even riding the New Deal has taken second place in conversation.

Just heard that the alumni in Portland have had a revival session and are going great, with prospects ~f a chartered chapter in the near future. We are deg~ted with that prospect, for we are going to need ~elr co-operation in putting the meeting over to every a umnus of the fraternity on the West Coast. We are planning a visit with them in the near future as ~ ~reliminary to the frequent contacts of the future. p h~s part of the country is due to become Pi Kappa hh 1 conscious in no small way before the smoke of ~ e battle has blown away. For every man you bring rom the East, we will show you three men from the West. Name your stakes and odds. They are wide open. [That's a stumper, George. We have never ~on a real bet in our life, and if we desire anything 0 come to pass, we bet against it. Therefore we shall ~ake you on: If you win we will perform an eccentric ance--very eccentric-in the middle of the floor •at th . e t1me of the formal ball; if you lose you will do Your stuff. What say you?-Ed.J h We need a convention slogan and would like to f ave the fraternity help us in choosing it. As a prize or the winner we shall give him a free registration ~t the convention. The Seattle Chapter will act as ~~dges, although it would no doubt be best to have e suggestions sent to Central Office for forwarding

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to us for consideration. We want it to be brief and catchy, naturally. It should be in our hands before next September.

Several outstanding events have occurred in the social program of the chapter, and two are to be given special mention. The attractive idea of having a skiing party was proposed in February and adopted. The weather and conditions at the date set were not very ideal but there was a fair turnout, and the enjoyment obtained has engendered enthusiasm towards the fixing of such a party as an annual event on the program of the local chapter. Full attendance as well as full pleasure was reached in the Circus Party staged by the chapter on March 30.

Full alumni support will be given to the formal dance of Alpha Delta Chapter. A picnic is scheduled for some day in June, and another social of undetermined nature at a later date. These things will indi, cate that the chapter is functioning wel l, aside from the more practical interest taken in the undergraduate chapter. We are particularly pleased to note the rapid strides to complete recovery made by District Archon Horace Granger. He is beginning to put into effect plans he was able to make while reclining in the hospital.

We will be in position soon to give you an eyeopener in the way of convention plans. Keep your ears to the ground.

A Skiing Party is an annual e"ent with the Seattle Alumni.

Kneeling: Tink Ramer, V. Scheffer, Sally Ridenour, Mary Lee Dowd. Standing: L. N. Jenks, Jane Warrack, G. Ruby, H. Sc/Jlicting, Beth MacGinnis, R. Koelblen, Mrs. Jermin, and Thomas Jermin.

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J. NeYille Holcombe, Zeta EW men in the fraternity have had a fraternity Fhistory such as J. Neville Holcombe, district archon of the Fourth District, which is the State of South Carolina. Past issues of the magazine speak of his prominence in Zeta Chapter and on the campus.

He served .as archon of the chapter and as its representative to the Chicago Supreme Chapter meeting.

Editor-in-chief of the annual, president of honor system, president of Press Club, vice president of student body, distinction in scholarship, are a few of the honors befalling him.

He has been an excellent contributor to the magazine. While in Harvard Law school he was active in a Pi Kappa Phi association there. He was chosen, because of his oratorical ability and background in the fraternity to give the principal address at the banquet of the Charle$ton Supreme Chapter meeting. He has been an unofficial adviser of Zeta Chapter. His appointment as district archon was a natural step forward in his fraternity history. He has assumed these duties with his customary energy and interest.

Following his graduation in law from Harvard in 1930, he accepted a connection with the firm of Evans and Galbraith, leading attorneys of Spartanburg. Last year the name of the firtp read Evans, Galbraith and Holcombe. For a number of years h.~ was connected with the faculty of Wolford College, ~is alma mater.

Another personal event of importance to him last year was his marriage in November to Miss Fannie Louise Vermont.

Henry Harper Advanced Henry H arper, Kappa and past national officer of the fra ternity, has received a promotion in the ranks of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. He assumed the office of national advertising manager recently, moving to Akron, Ohio from Charlotte for his purpose.

Harper's career in the company has been one of steady advancement. He entered the employment of the company in

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n_ ter, Duke, is the name of Newton Edwards of Chicago, Illinois. He is the son of Newton Edwards of Sigma Chapter, a name which is prominent in the early history of the fraternity, especially in the development of the magazine and the policies it advocated. He was associate editor under John D. Hamer and an excellent contributor.

He is now professor of History of Education in the University of Chicago, from which institution he obtained his Ph.D. degree. He is also editor of and contributor to the Elementary SchoolJotlrnal.

Reference to the directory shows that Brother Edwards has joined a society of which Mark Twain was a prominent member. He is reported as deceased th~re足 in, and undoubtedly that report is an exaggeratiOnThe source of the rumor should be a source of wonder.

The fraternity is happy to rectify an error and to welcome both to the rolls.

1917 as a clerk in the Charlotte office. He was eventuallY appointed assistant manager. From this position he stepped to the managership of the Richmond branch of the company.

In the two years in this office he lifted the unit in volumes of sales from 30th place to sixth.

In 1931 he was returned to Charlotte as manager of the local unit. In March the company chose him as a national executive.

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• Socialism 1n Practice Here are first-hand and interesting highlights on the progress of and conditions in Russia by a Pi Kapp, Dr. Elton R. Allison, Alpha Delta. In his opinion the Soviet is rapidly finding itself as the first nation to adopt and continue with socialism.

U.S.S.R. gor. Stalinogorsk, Moscow oblast Gostinnitsa dla Inostrantsev March 31, 1935 DEAR HOWARD: Your pleasant letter was a welcome surprise to us. Thanks a heap for the prompt service in spite of the great efforts I know you made in trying to put the right kind of an address on the letter you sent.

Yours was a noble effort. Inasmuch as the "Russian" part of the address probably came to you via Jules Renhard, it was at least third-hand by the time you finished. However it was all right. In the future don't go to so much trouble. Simply write as I have at the top of this letter. They know about the Latin alphabet over here, too.

I think I told you at the time of the New York convention that I was trying to land a job here, since I had not had much luck in the U. S. in the months preceding that occasion. It finally got arranged, and We sailed from New York on October 19, last. November 1 saw us in Leningrad. We spent a day there, several more in Moscow, and started living in Stalinogorsk on the ninth. While in Moscow we witnessed the famous November 7 celebration of the revolution.

It Was number 17 and certainly was a sight to see.

Stalinogorsk is a new industrial center being built about 130 miles south of Moscow. It is a little over th~ee years old now and has about 80,000 in the populatton already. The town is located in the vicinity of the so-called "Moscow soft coal basin" and has chemical. industries and the production of electrical power as .Its principal business. The construction work is still gomg on in a big way. The chemical plants already operating employ about 20,000 people. The many construction jobs have kept 10,000 busy right through ~e winter, and don't think laying bricks and putting ln. sewers, etc., when the temperature is twenty or th1rty below zero is easy. Now that spring is here the tempo of construction will jump up. Our power station will generate 400,000 k.w. when it is finished. l'he first 100,000 is already installed and producing. 'fhe chemical industries will be about six times their Present size when the whole business is finished. So if twenty thousand are working now you can get an

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idea of what this town will be like in another four or five years. The building of the town for the people to live in is a big job by itself. The permanent buildings are of very nice, four-story, brick construction.

We have paved streets, parks, schools, a technical college, hospitals, theater, stores, clubs, libraries, sports stadium etc., now, and more bigger and better things are being put up all the time.

I am working in the central chemistry laboratory of the chemical combinant. I have a lab of my own and my wife, who, as you remember, used to work in the department of research medicine at the U. of P. doing chemical work, is my assistant here. We are engaged on some research in connection with the synthetic methanol plant. The work is very interesting and we like it fine. Our lab is quite modern, well built and equipped. Altogether there are about 100 technical people working in the central lab and about two hundred assistants and people who do mechanical or other types of work.

There are lots of interesting things to tell about this country and I don't know the extent or kind of your particular interests. That makes it hard to know where to begin or how far to go. Another trouble is that there are lots of people in the U. S. who regard every kind of news coming out of the Soviet Union as being propaganda of some sort. I don't want to be accused of that and yet feel that some mention of the economic relationships existing here is advisable because it is impossible to understand the life of the people or the way things work here if that isn't done.

Since you may show this letter to some of the brothers or even want to publish it in the Star and Lamp, as you mentioned, it is necessary for me to try to do a job that will do justice to the Soviet Union without offending my readers. I will be glad to write to any of the brothers who may have particular questions about things here. If any such correspondence should start it would naturally be pleasant for me, too, since there is nothing nicer than getting letters from home.

The most interesting thing about the Soviet Union is that it is the first country in the world to start and continue on the road to socialism. Since socialism has been discussed for centuries and taught in the courses of philosophy in the schools and universities, it natu13

rally is interesting to see what is happening when the transfer from theory to practice takes place as it has here. The picture is made difficult to describe by the fact that the background of old autocratic imperialistic Russia, with 90 per cent of the population ignorant and engaged in primitive types of farming or herd tending, naturally had a profound effect on the kind of society that would develop under socialism.

The most striking tendencies here are the following: Intense industrialization of all kinds; rapid growth of education; development of a new type of agriculture--highly mechanized and of a collective economic nature; tremendous interest in all scientific work, with rapid growth of all kinds of research facilities; socialized medicine, dentistry, and general health protec.tion; mass participation in sports and great concentration on music, the theater, moving pictures, opera, architecture, painting; abolition of race conflicts among the more than 100 different nationalities in the Soviet Union, development of an interesting type of industrial democracy; and, perhaps most striking of all, the development of a new attitude on the part of the people toward money and the treatment of it.

This last shows itself in the regular habit of practically all the people to spend all they make. They have no worries about the future to make them save. No old age to provide for, no money to save to send the boy or girl to college, no thought of being unemployed, no doctor or hospital bills to foresee and provide for.

Tomorrow is always another day for the people here and something to look forward to without much special preparation for it.

I almost forgot to mention planning. Well, it is everywhere and affects every person. The plans are always growing bigger and every worker has his plan.

In order to get ahead in the world here it is necessary to fulfill the plan. Thus every individual has a means of checking up on himself and a way to see if he can look forward to a better job with more pay.

It also works the other way, of course. It is easy to be pushed out of a good job if the person gets lazy and doesn't fulfill the plan. The plans are usually very reasonable and are drawn up and accepted by the workers themselves, with the help of course of the leader or boss of that particular section. The plan is based on the average ability of the workers and in general helps spur everybody on to a higher level of production.

Another unique thing here is that all the natural resources of the nation, including land, are owned by the whole people.. Thus raw materials are easily to be had, they don't have to be purchased from anybody.

The planning makes for less waste of natural resources.

Nothing is produced that isn't wanted, thus doing away with tht; necessity of destroying things after they have been produced. The usual money worries for governments don't exist here, though they do have plenty to think about in getting everything to come 14

out even. That is, bookkeeping is just as important as ever. But for another country to try to finance the tremendous developments of industry as has been done here would be impossible under any system but .socialism. Here the question is simply one of countmg up the strength of the country. How much raw material is there or can be obtained from the land, how many factories are there and how many workers are there? The soviets figure that if you have raw materials, factories, and workers, you can go ahead and produce what you want according to the strength you have. The planning is very important and takes good economists, but a different kind than exist anywhere else in the world. I think that the planners must have more fun in their work here, too, because there are practically no limits to what they can look forward to. Time is about the only factor. Everybody thinks in terms of time here. At such and such a time w<: will have such and such things. The funny part of it is that they do carry out the plans. The people h~ve learned to have faith in the plan~ by now, and wtth good reason. They do a little worrying about war, but have built up a good army and will probably not be attacked for some time yet. Everybody here looks forward to several years of peace.

There is a real lack of skilled workers. Everybody who has any skill is already employed and at the san:e time hundreds of giant new enterprizes are being butlt demanding hundreds of thousands of skilled workers.

They are training people very rapidly but of co~r~e not as fast as they would like to. Just the same tt .1s interesting to see how well they have learned to trat.n people quickly. The meclunizing of agriculture JS freeing the farms from the need for so many workers.

The ex-farmers are flocking to the cities in droves.They start in on some simple work and immediately start going to factory or night schools to obtain qualt路 fications for skilled work. It is a tremendous change that is sweeping over the country. Dozens of large cities are growing up in a few years, like the one here.

This is only a baby compared to some of the new towns. There is a new industrial plant being started in production on the average of one a day, and Jots of these are of tremendous size. The growth of ind~s颅 trial output is about 25 per cent each year. For tostance, the production of steel has doubled in the l.ast four years. The soviet iron and steel industry, machtne building industry, and tractor industry is second now only to that of the U.S.A. They started from way down the line as late as 1927 when the plans for the .first Five Year Plan were laid. By that time the industry of the Soviet Union had crawled back to the posttion of 1913 under the Tsar. The wars, world, civil, and of intervention of foreign powers, had destroyed most of what had existed before. But in the past seven or eight years things have gone ahead at a tremendous rate.

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Ben Chapman, Xi, Is Virginia House Candidate

Under tne direction and planning of Secretary John Truscott, Alpha Theta, the programs of the Chicago Alumni Chapter of the last two monthly meetings have been unusually entertaining. Truscott, a patent attorney of the ciy, took the pointer in hand and with the aid of a projection machine gave the men an eye-opener in the way of patents which have been filed and granted. These ranged all the way from the ridiculous to the bizarre, with some historical data thrown in.

Howard McKay, local member of the Society of Magicians, an amateur of befoozling ability kept the lads gasping for an hour or more at the last session. That the hand is quicker than the eye has been brought home with a vengeance to the members. McKay was not invited to participate in the card games following the meeting and program.

On the program of the coming months is a spring dance and the golf tournament, both of which affairs are expected to be well-attended and enjoyable beyond those of past history.

Secretary Truscott resigned at the April meeting and was succeeded by Howard Inwood, Upsilon. Truscott goes to Akron to accept a position in the patent department of Fire~tone Tire and Rubber Company. C. R. lowe, Omega, is m law. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau treasurer.

Elections to be held in August will determine whether Roanoke County will be represented in House of Delegates

by Benjamin Chapman, member of Xi Chapter and successful young attorney of Salem, Virginia. He is the third candidate to announce his intentions to seek the position.

He is a member of the family famous in the annals of the fraternity, which has the record for family membership, a total of seven of whom entered the fraternity through the chapter at Roanoke College. He received his B.S. degree in 1928, his Jaw degree from the University of Richmond in 1933. The years in between degrees and not spent in college were devoted to teaching and 4-H Club work. He was admitted to the bar before completing his work for a degree in Jaw. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Tau Kappa Alpha.

Shiver Signs With St. Paul for 1935 Athens, Ga., Jan. 30.-Ivey M. (Chick) Shiver, former All-American football player at the University of Georgia and present member of the coaching staff, signed a contract Tuesday to play baseball this summer with the St. Paul club of the American Association.

Shiver was a unanimous choice on most All-American selections his senior year in college. His football playing, however, was not superior to his work on the diamond.

Chick played part of last season with the St. Paul club and Was one of the heaviest hitters on the team. He will report to Hot Springs, Ark., March 18, for a preliminary training period before the season begins.-Atlanta ]ottrnal.

Accident Fatal for Reuben Cumbee As a result of injuries received in an automobile acident, Reuben Cumbee, Alpha Iota, died on March 3. The interment was attended by several members of the Auburn chapter.

At the time of his death Cumbee was enrolled as a senior in the Atlanta Dental College. His graduation was to take Place in May. For two years he was an undergraduate of Auburn. He is survived in the fraternity by many relatives, members of Alpha Iota and Eta chapters.

Earl W. Fleming Succumbs to Pneumonia Earl Fleming, Alpha Alpha, died on Christmas day of Pneumonia in Panama City, Fla., where he had gone to spend the holidays. He was 37 years of age. Burial took place in Blakely, Ga., the home of his family.

He was a charter member of Alpha Alpha Chapter and a graduate of the Jaw school of Mercer University. After engaging in rea l estate transactions in Florida, he moved to Atlanta and represented the Southern States life Insurance Company and engaged in the practice of Jaw. He served in the Marine Corps during the World War and in the occupation of Haiti.

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Automobile Accident Takes John L. Krug, Alpha Upsilon The members of Alpha Upsilon Chapter were deeply saddened and shocked by the sudden and untimely death of Brother John leonard Krug. He died March 10, the victim of an automobile accident.

John was a very active member of his class and ranked third in the scholastic standing of the members thereof. He held membership in the Bourse, honorary business fraternity.

His good work in military had brought him a cadet lieutenancy in the corps. In the chapter he was prominent in committee work and as co-editor of the D11sak, the publication of Alpha Upsilon.

In his memory, all activities of the chapter were curtailed until after the first of April.

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The Miami Herald has found reason to recognize and praise the youthful members of the State legislature of Florida. Among those mentioned is Dan Kell y, Jr., graduate of the University of Florida and member of Alpha Epsilon Chapter. The Herald says of him: A famous name in Florida politics is brought back to the lower house by Dan Kelly, Jr., 27-year-old attorney of Fernandina, whose grandfather was a state senator and whose uncle is mayor of his home city. Kelly took a prominent part in campus politics at the University of Florida, specialized ath letically in baseball, and took his Jaw schooling at Mercer University. He is chairman of the state membership committee of the Florida Young Democrats; was organizer and president of the Nassau County Young Democrats; is president of the Fernandina Junior Chamber of Commerce, and is county solicitor for the county he represents in the lower house. Because of the outcome of the speaker's race, Kelly heads no committees but is vice chairman of committees on aviation and commerce and navigation, and will play an important part in floor consideration of bills.

James William Carr, Chi, and Miss Hazel Bennett were married on the 21st of April and will make their home in St. Petersburg, Fla. Brother Carr is a graduate of the class of '28 of Stetson and is at present manager of the Hollander Hotel of St. Petersburg.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Teegarden, Upsilon, was born a daughter on April 23.

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It is a great pleasure to introduce 50h~foi . . ofthe c hap t ers 0 f tdtI raI ate superv1s1on do justice to the unselfish and goo ~:r of time and thought to their resp ,..,, permitted to pay some slight tribJJ~~o ~ are successful men, often outstant 1 1 r ~~ o . not too busy to put in a few 1' llrw' 111 Personal data will be found in the fo roll in a future issue.

David E. Frierson

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Dr. Clzarles L. Porter

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Dr. Paul Work

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Dr. and Mrs. Parll Irvine

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Grant K. Palsgro'l'e

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Chapter Advisers David E. Frierson David Frierson has made tl1e welfare of Alpha Pi one of his major interests in life and Usted it on his budget of personal time. He came to the University of the South as assistant professor of Romance Languages, became heartily admired and liked and was initiated by the chapter in 1934.

As an undergraduate in the University of South Carolina he was affiliated with the group that became the re-established Sigma Chapter.

He obtained his Masters Degree from South Carolina also. but has gone to the portals of North Carolina for his Ph.D. He holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Upsilon and Blue Key. Before coming to Sewanee, he taught three years in South Carolina high schools and one year in Shenandoah Academy of Winchester, Va. In 1930 he married Miss Louise Smith of Florence, S.C. For both exercise and pleasure he distributes his time between hunting and hiking.

Andrew H. Borland The men of Mu will avow without urging that the reason for their continued success路 is the persistently active and constructive interest of A. H. Borland, familiarly known as ''Bus." There is rarely a meeting goes by that he is not present and taking part in the plans and discussions of the chapter.

He is a successful attorney of Durham, well beyond the lean years which a young lawyer is expected to face before being recognized. He practices before county, state and federal bars. He has represented the federal government in his district as attorney in government loans. He is secretary of the local organization for public legal education. He is inside the doors of the political organizations of his vicinity.

He graduated in Jaw from Duke in 1927. Almost immediately following graduation he was appointed chapter adviser and has held the office continuously since. He served his undergraduate chapter as archon and in other capacities.

As an undergraduate, very few men on the campus were as well-known and popular.

Albert P. Taylor Behind the maintenance of a very good record over a period of years by Alpha Chapter, College of Charleston, we necessarily see the influence of Albert P. Taylor. Contacts and interest have been continuous on his part. He is always "among those present" when needed or expected.

He is an accountant of Charleston, S.C. Following his graduation in 1927, he accepted a responsible position with the Port Utilities Commission. As an undergraduate, he served the chapter in all official positions. His extra-curricula activities leaned to the ath letic, in which field he captained the basketball team and played short on the varsity nine.

Lawrence N. Field Alpha Theta Chapter is very proud to have as their adviser Professor L. N. Field. He has been an invaluable aid to the chapter on many occasions and since the lire last fall, which practically destroyed the chapter house, he has given much of his time to help in insurance adjustments, in remodeling plans, and many other details connected with the construction work.

Field is professor of machine design at Michigan State College. He received his B.M.E. degree from the University of Michigan in 1912. He is a charter member of Alpha

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Theta and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and Phi Lambda Tau, local engineering honorary. In addition, he belongs to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education.

Field has been at Michigan State since 1916 and has served on the Athletic Council of the college since 1928. In his spare moments, which, incidentally, are few because of his many duties, he enjoys playing a round of golf.

Charles L. Porter Charles L. Porter is one of the dads of the fraternity which are a source of pride to the organization. He and his son are both members of Omega Chapter, Purdue University.

His son obtains his degree this year.

Thus, Dr. Porter is doubly interested in the welfare of his chapter and has put this interest to good account in the operation of chapter which has maintained an admirable record of good performance.

He is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan and received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Illinois, in which institution he taught for many years. He is a well-known botanist and in Purdue University is professor of Plant Pathology and Physiology. His work in fungi and leaf spots of corn has received recognition. In 1922-23 he was the botanist of the Illinois State Natural History Survey. Various societies and organizations in which he holds memberships are: Botanical Society, Illinois Academy, Indiana Academy, Sigma Xi, and Masons.

Richard F. Harris c

Not only is "Dick" Chapter Adviser but he was among the nine to petition Pi Kappa Phi and establish Lambda at Georgia. During the fall of 1914, he, with eight other prominent men at Georgia, petitioned Pi Kappa Phi. After proper procedure, and on the 16th day of January 1915 a charter was granted and Lambda was installed.

Brother Harris graduated from the University in June 1916. For two years tl1ereafter he was professor of French and German in the Athens high school. While professor in this institution he coached the boys in the art of playing football.

For the past seventeen years brother Harris has been representative, as agent in Athens, of the New York Life Insurance Company. He is one of the leading men in insurance in this section of the state.

Due to his character, candidness, and his most pleasing personality plus his profound love and devotion for the Fraternity he is an unusual bene/it to the chapter.

Dr. Paul Work Dr. Paul Work has been a stalwart in the work of the fraternity for many years as adviser of Psi Chapter, Cornell University. Very few can point to the steadfast record which has been his.

In addition to his work as professor of vegetable crops at the New York State College of Agriculture, he carries the responsibilities of the editor of the Market Growers Jollrnal and contributing staffman of the American Agrimltt~rist.

Dr. Work is a Fellow of the American Society for th: Advancement of Science and a member of Sigma Xi, Ph 1 Kappa Phi, and Gamma Sigma Delta.

Above all, he is a thoroughly good scout.

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Chapter Advisers Grant K. Palsgrove Alpha Tau has in Grant K. Palsgrove a chapter adviser

~ho is one of the country's leading hydraulic engineers. He

IS. Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at Rensselaer; a contn~~tor to technical journals and author of treatises on his ~~ )ect, of which his Solrttiorl of Special Problems h1 Pipe th ow by Graphical Analysis and Variable Flow of Fluid is e latest; a fellow of the American Association of Advance~ent of Science; past president of the Society of Engineers ~ Eastern New York; and member of A.S.M.E., American ti caderny of Political and Social Science, Society for Promoon of Engineering Education.

He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, Phi Gamma ~hu! Square and Compass, Masons, Knight Ternplars, and the nne. f It might be left with the above enumeration as indicative 0 his brilliance in his field, his recognition and wide acceptance as an individual. He is a charming chap and thor~Ughly interested in the fraternity and his chapter in parICular.

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James R. Sage . James R. Sage has been registrar of Iowa State College smce 1920. Before that his field was instruction in mathe~atics at Rose Polytechnic and at Iowa State. His system ? student registration and record is a widely recognized one. ~t has been adopted by many other institutions, and Sage as been in demand for its installation in many instances. t' He is high in the councils of the North Central Associa~~n of Colleges and Secondary Schools, representing his ins~t~tion therein and heading the committee which has power 0 IOvestigation and recommendation in the matter of acceptability of rating. . 'Witty and well informed, interested in chapter affairs, he IS Popular as a chapter adviser and an official of the college.

Henry H. Mize many active years in his chapter, Omicron, Henry H. 1{'After h. 12e has returned this year as adviser, which means that in IS maintained interest he will now carry an official title.

He is a junior member of the faculty of the university, ~assessing a fellowship in political science which demands ;nstruction in four classes, and in addition is carrying reguar work in the school of law. He was recent candidate of the state of Alabama for a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford. . 'Well deserved recognition in many lines carne to him ~ his undergraduate career. He is a member of Phi Beta appa, Quadrangle Club and Scabbard and Blade. He served as major in the R.O.T.C. and as president of Rho Alpha Mu. As the excellent correspondent of Omicron Chapter he ~?n the award of the Star and Lamp as the leading contbutor of the fraternity. Probably the climax of his work or the fraternity carne in the planning and execution of the outstanding tri-district conclave held at the university.

Carolina and serving in the South Carolina Guard, he entered the regular army in 1911. He attended and completed many of the advanced courses of the army colleges, including the infantry school advanced course, the general staff school and the Army War College of Washington, D.C. He attained his rank of major during the World War. Major Rhett is a member of Epsilon Chapter and is warmly liked and respected by the men of the group. His initiation took place shortly following his arrival on the Davidson campus to assume charge of the military department.

Dr. Paul Irvine The men of Alpha Iota think the world of Dr. Paul Jr. vine. He was initiated by the chapter on the 15th day of April, 1933, as a faculty member. He is a professor in the School of Education, in which field he has gained high recognition. He holds memberships in Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, and Kappa Delta Pi. In Kiwanis he is very active and has been honored with the highest local and state positions.

He directs the teacher training of the institute and takes time out frequently to contribute to state school journals valuable views and suggestions. The readers of the Alabama School Journal and the Colorado School Journal know him particularly well.

Hugh Schlicting Hugh Schlicting is a recent arrival to the ranks of advisers and has as his charge the Alpha Delta Chapter of the University of Washington. It is one more job for a man who has never ceased an active interest in the fraternity.

He is specializing in foreign securities in the investment house of William P. Harper & Son & Company of Seattle, Washington. He obtained his B.B.A. from Washington in 1931. As an undergraduate he played basketball, served as archon of Alpha Delta, and was elected to the local unit of the Intercollegiate Knights. He is at present treasurer of the Washington Alumni Chapter and will be one of those in prominence at the Seattle convention.

L. M. Shirley

Major John T. Rhett

L. M. Shirley is an active young man about Raleigh, N.C. For a number of years he has been an accountant with the state treasury department, immersed in the problems of trying to make ends meet with the politicians in the saddle. He is a civic-minded chap, being a wheel-horse in the local Junior Chamber of Commerce as a director and a member of the national committee on municipal taxation, and also a live member of Lions International.

And he is on the job as adviser of Tau of North Carolina State College, of which he is a graduate. He served the chapter as treasurer and archon and therefore has an excellent background of knowledge of chapter problems. He was a leader in the formation of the local alumni chapter, of which he is secretary-treasurer. He married Alice Acton in 1928 and now has one son.

. Epsilon Chapter, Davidson College, has a custom of vary~~g ~he advisership of the chapter each year or so among the Th~lrable members of the faculty which the chapter possesses. b IS Year the responsibility of aiding the chapter to do its est Work falls to Major John T. Rhett. a He is head of the military department of the college, and s~ch has an excellent army record behind him. After ob31n1ng a Bachelor's degree from the University of South

To think of George Griffin is to think of Georgia Tech.

Most of his life has been spent on the campus, either as a student or as a member of the faculty. As a student he was outstanding, in studies and in track. He served as archon.

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Socialism in Practice (Continued from page 14)

Living conditions are getting better here very fast.

There is a scarcity of some commodities that are not produced here, or in cases w~er.e the producti.o? is only being started. Imports are !trotted to necess1ttes o.r to machinery, not much in the way of luxury articles coming in. Citrous fruits and chocolate are the most noticeable examples. The local citrous fruit industry is expanding very rapidly in the southern sections an.d in a few years will take care of the demand. There IS plenty of good food here. Meat, butter, and pou~try products are not as plentiful as in the U.S. but gettmg to be better supplied all the time. Prices on these and in fact everything are coming down regularly. We have been here five months now and have seen lots of reductions. There is a scarcity of housing facilities which will probably not end until the rapid growth of the cities, old and new, begins to slacken off. That will probably be another five years at least. However, everybody has the knowledge that no single person or couple has more than one room. There are no vacant mansions for homeless people to gaze at.

The quality of products is becoming quite good.

We have bought several articles that were every bit as good as what we might have had in the U.S. These included such items as an electric hot plate, a fourwave radio set whicl1 gives us all of Europe nicely, some articles of clothing, and various things to eat and drink. The dried fruits and wines from the Crimea or Caucasus beat the U.S. variety. They know how to put things up in nice pa~a~es, make attra~tive window displays, etc. The furnt~htngs and d~cor~t10ns in the stores are of a high qual!ty. The serv1ce m the stores is good. Tremendous efforts are made to ~eep things clean in spite of the mud that comes twiCe a year for about six weeks. There are still plenty of unpaved streets here i_n this new town ..

In connection w1th the stores I mtght say that the system of different price levels on the "open market" and in the "closed" workers co-operative stores is being done away with. Now, nearly everything is sold to everybody everywhere at a standard price.

The thing they call socialist competition here is very real and extends to all activities. There are lots of different brands and ranges of qualities. Fm instance, there must be twenty or thirty kinds of ' soap and cigarettes. Every factory has its own brands and there is real competition for the public support. A factory that turns out poor products soon has its goods neglected and the management comes in for an overhauling. The system of priz~s is well develope?, as well as the granting of spectal honors of all kmds.

They are giving away autos for personal use now as one of the kinds of especially big prizes. Cash prizes and extended vacations with pay are also widely used.

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here are just as great as they are anywhere. Wages up to twenty or thirty thousand rubles a year are earne~ by the most important engineers, executives, and bust· ness organizers. Of course millionaires, or p~ple wh~ live lavishly on interest, are unknown. Pos1t10n a~ power to direct huge enterprizes must be just as exCtt· ing in the big corporations here as in the U:S. .

We are learning the Russian language qutte rapt.dly.

We have to speak Russian practically all the time, s1nce there are only three people in town that we know who speak English well, and we don't see them vera often. We can carry simple conversation by now ~ are even able to read the newspapers and write Russi~ when necessary. Of course we don't do it too wel when we have to perform suddenly .and without ~ dictionary. There are no other Amencans here. an that makes it a little tough. TI1e people are very fnen~i ly though and are nice to us in every way and at a times helpful. The foreign colony has dwindled fr~f its former size and now numbers about twenty famt Y groups, mostly from Germany. Sevc:ral ~ill probab~~ stay here indefinitely, or at least unttl Httler IS out .

Germany. None of the foreigners is being paid 1?, valuta, or foreign money. The high priced "ex~erts are no longer needed. The same is true of machmc:rr· Practically all tl1e new macl1ines and equipment betng installed here now are of soviet make. t I will be glad to get the Star and Lamp and ged caught ~p on the news of Pi Kappa Phi. I was gla . your 1etter th at t11mgs . . so wel1. were gomg to read m We may see you again at the '36 convention. 'W~ haven't decided as yet to stay here permanently an plan to return in the summer of '36 or '37. No~ thft we don't like it and are being treated fine, but s1mp Y tl1at we don't want to be foreigners for that lo~g· Our coming here was something interesting to do tn· stead of going to grass in the U.S., waiting for. the depression to get over with. We are. having~ glon~u~ adventure, learning ab.out lots of th~ngs bestdes ke }e ing up with the chemtstry and makmg a comfortab living in the meantime. Write again when you have time Give my regards to any of the brothers you . h~ may see who remember me and let me know ": there starts to be a scarcity of chemists or chemtstr}' teachers in the U.S.A. With best wishes for you and Pi Kappa Phi, "Comradely" and most fraternally, ELTON R. ALLISON, Alpha Delta

The Last M inute (Contin11ed from page 1) -this is the sense of the real meaning of fraternity. . is In the undergraduate field, the vision of the CounCI1 Is exemplified in the provision for experimental officers' schoO and resident chapter advisers. ave The fraternity may take pride in its leaders. They 11 ds vision, foresight, decisiveness and courage, and in their h~ll the future of the fraternity is bright.

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Chapter Broadcasts ALPHA

Laurence Michel

Officers: Paul Viohl, archon; William Wallace, treasurer; Moult_rie Moore, secretary; Laurence Michel, historian; Dan Maguire, chaplain; John Remington, warden.

Recent Initiates: John Harvin, Manning; John Bradley, Sumter.

Pledges: Cary Durant, Sumter; Alec Moore, Charleston; Scott, Charleston; L. T. Parker, McColl; Heman ggms, Charleston ; Harry Anderson. b Al~ha Chapter this year has reached the pea~ of its me~ershlp since its founding, with sixteen actives and SIX Pledges. With this large membership, Alpha bas grown more than Proportionally in campus importance and extra-curri~ular activities, and for the first term came second in the Interfraternity scholarship competition.

Again this year Henry Viohl and Albert Taylor, of the ~.harleston Alumni Chapter, are giving their award for the 1 b ghes~ average in the efficiency contest• . The con_test has een In operation since mid-term, and IS gathenng momentum as the end of school approaches.

As is her custom Alpha gave a formal hall on April 26 at . the Charleston Country Club. This ball was the high Point of social activity of the year, and this time, with our increased membership, it excelled all its predeces~ors .. seTh~ College of Charleston is this year ~ele~ratm_g 1ts squtcentennial anniversary; Jesse Barfield, ed1tor-m-ch1ef of the annual, has received high commendation for his exce!lent Work on the anniversary edition of the Comet. Thts Year, again, Paul Scherer, Alpha '12, will come down fr?m New York to give an address as part of the graduatiOn ceremonies. ~ohn Remington has received news of an appointment as assistant in biology at Duke University after his graduation th1s year.

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Frank G uess

p Officers: Frank Holliday, archon; R. C. McLees, treasurer; 1 ~ank Guess, secretary and historian; Preston Charles, chapa1n; lienry D. Dillard, warden.

The chapter possesses three captains of sport this year, a rather unusual record for chapters at the college. These captaincies include football, track and boxing. Added to ~ese outstanding places of leadership, in Doyle Boggs the II apter has the president of the student body, ~ember of Clue l<ey, and cadet colonel in the R.O.T.C.; m '!f· J. lark the president of Panhellenic; in R. M. Pemn the President of the senior class and Preston Charles the busine ' ss manager of the college yearbook. e !he visit of District Archon J. N. Holcombe was an OJoyabJe event of February. He stated that he was well rleas:d With the chapter's. record, a!~hough there were a ~ Items which he mentioned for Improvement and on Whtch the chapter has been working. His visit was encouraging and helpful.

GAMMA 'J iS 0 ols

Charles V ann ice

Officers: Reginald Hearn, archon; Raymond Bottari, treas~~r;. Gilmore O'Neill, secretary; Charles Vannice, historian; tlltam Pro! I, chaplain; William Pascoe, warden. . .Gamma is now preparing for a "Night Club" dance wh1ch ~til terminate one of our most successful social seasons. We have given a number of dances this semester, both at the ouse and in downtown hotels. We have also arranged ex-

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change dinners with several prominent sororities in the hopes of getting our newer men better acquainted around the campus.

Three of our men, Ray Bottari, William Pascoe, and Jay Irvin were .recently initiated into. Phi Phi, national ho~­ orary society. As Henry Buchholz IS also a member, th1s makes four of our men who have received the honor. Reginald Hearn received a bid from Pi Sigma Alpha, honorary scholastic political science society. Carl Corey was recently elected into Scabbard and Blade.

Lee Emerson, John Bosworth, and Bill Amon. were initiated April 7. The ceremony was concluded wtth a . banquet with the usual after dinner speeches and box of agars.

We were recently favored with a visit by Walter Jones, national historian, and received some very good advice for the further improvement of the chapter. As we are so far away from the national headquarters, these visi_ts ar~ especially good in establishing more concrete relat10nsh1ps between the chapter and the national fraternity.

Gamma is doing exceptionally well in interfraternity sports this year, having but a few more games to win before we will win the championship in both basketball and touch football. We are very desirous of winning the finals in order to obtain the loving cup which is awarded to the winner in each event.

Alumni Personals

Benjamin Hamlin, '31, announces a blessed event-congratulations!

Alfred Gibbs is now teaching in the Oakland schools along with Fred Cooper.

Stanley Hook called the other day much to everyone's surprise. .

Boyd Rea is now Jiving in San _Jose.

Kenneth White and Fred Stemmetz are completmg law school this year.

Jack Downer is working for Standard Oil in San Francisco.

Eddie Mills, a graduate of the Stanford school of business is also in San Francisco with a shipping company.

Jesse Schwarck is treasurer of the Federal Loan Bank of Oakland.

DELTA

George Crou ch

Officers: Ben Groce, archon; Wade Coggi~s, ~reasurer; Drayton Hopkins, secretary; George Crouch, h1stonan; Robert Herndon, chaplain; David Wakefield warden.

Recent initiates: Pendleton J. Acree, Mullins, S.C.; William Herschel Bagnal, Sumter, S.C.; John F. Bozard, Cameron, S.C.; John Rogers, Greenville, S.C.; John D. Smith, Spartanburg, S.C.; James Towler, Monroe, Ga. ; 0. K. Upchurch Jr., Greenville, S.C.; Orrin L. Richardson, Simpsonville, S.C.; Stephen L.' Watson, Jr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The chapter will lose eight outstanding seniors by graduation this commencement. All the men have been prominent in the chapter and on the campus. The chapter is proud to list their records. .

Bruce Harrison Richardson-Hornet staff, Glee Club, Ch1 Beta Phi, honor student, student instructor in zoology and warden of the chapter.

Ben Groce-Baseball manager, International Relations Club, Cloister Club, archon and secretary of chapter, Panhellenic Council.

Wade H . Coggins, Jr.-Treasurer and house manager,

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president of Economics Club, and student assistant in accounting.

Drayton Hopkins-B.S. in chemistry; chaplain, historian, and secretary of the chapter; enters medical school next year.

Newton Turrentine--B.S. in economics, Economics Club, Y.M.C.A., Quarternion Club, historian, secretary, chaplain, and archon of the chapter.

George E. Crouch, Jr.- Graduates magna cum laude, Economics Club, Chi Beta Phi, Mathematics Club, baseball manager, graduate scholarship in physics to Vanderbilt, historian of fraternity, Y.M.C.A. Herman Hipp--B.S. in economics and business administration, treasurer and archon of the chapter, delegate to national convention, member of student legislature, Economics Club.

Robert Herndon-President of freshman class, Y.M.C.A. cabinet, president of B.S.U. Council, national treasurer and national secretary of Delta Chi Alpha, Quarternion Club, manager of Furman canteen, Greater Furman Club, Manager of track team, member of student legislative body, 1934 delegate to the National Student Federation, president of South Carolina division of N.S.F.A., president student body, historian and chaplain of the chapter.

Alumni Personals

C. Cooper Sanders has accepted a position as office manager of the Ouzts Fire Insurance Agency and the southern department of the Reserve Loan Life Insurance Company in Greenwood, S.C. He was formerly business manager of Judson College.

The marriage of Walter Harold Arnold and Miss Lucy Furman took place in Greenville, S.C., on March 2. Brother Arnold is an attorney of Greenville.

EPSILON

T. G. Corbin

Officers: M . W . Alderman, archon; J. G. Willis, treasurer; D . P. Franklin, secretary; T. G. Corbin, historian; W. E. Parker, chaplain; V. D. Patterson, warden.

R ecent initiates: Philip H. Arrowsmith, Florence, S.C.; David A. Bowles, Fayetteville, N.C.; Thomas U. Cameron, Raeford, N .C.; Ralph L. Chandler, Jr., Southern Pines, N.C. Henson E. Maples, Pinehurst, N .C.; Joseph M. Kellam, Biscoe, N.C.; ]. William McLean, Jr., St. Andrews, Jamaica, B.W.I. ; Richard J. Melchor, Mooresville, N .C.; William P. Yelverton, Wilson, N.C.; James Y. Wilson, Lake City, Fla. Epsilon has completely refurnished the chapter house; new furniture, lamps, curtains, etc. The house has been painted and the yard improved. V. D. Patterson was responsible for this change.

T. G. Corbin was elected vice-president of the student body in the recent elections, and Pi Kappa Phi will be rep-

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resented more when the other elections are held.

Dan Cassell has been forced to leave school because of serious illness. The chapter is hoping for a speedy recovery.

The seniors graduate with many honors : Ben Wyche is business manager of college comic, fres~­ man monitor ; member of Le Cercle Fran~ais and the Dean.s list. Matt Alderman is a member of Phi Beta Kappa; president of Gamma Sigma Epsilon; assistant in chemistry; on Dean's list; and member of the Spanish Club, honorary f~a­ ternity council, and Reporters Club. Paul Warren is varsity cheer leader; member of "D" Club and college band; sophomore monitor and member of the track squad. John Porterfield is the boarding house chairman and in charge of all social functions. Yelverton is president of the Honora.r~ Fraternity Council; secretary-treasurer, Pan hellenic Cou?.cd.: member of Student Council; played varsity basketball; D Club; president, Sigma Delta Pi; Scabbard and Blade; assistant business manager of college comic and college ~n­ nual; Photographers Club; Spanish Club; chairman se01~~ blazer committee; captain R.O.T.C.; Friendship Cou~cll • Dean's list. Howie is a member of Gamma Sigma Eps1lon.

Alumnus Personal April 20 witnessed the marriage of Robert Grady and Miss Catherine Fishback in Versailles, Kentucky. The couple will be at home after May 1 at 507 West Fifth Street, Greenf ville, N.C., where Brother Grady holds the pastorate 0 the First Presbyterian Church.

ETA Officers: Raymond Dominick, archon; Alton Davis, tr.eas: urer; Albert Carter, secretary; Robert Butner, histonan' Raymond Menkee, chaplain; Richard Glass, warden.

I Recent initiates: Harry A. Blackburn, Atlanta, Ga.; Pa.u F. Holcomb, Clarkesville, Ga.; P. Jiles McNatt, Vidaha, Ga.; Cecil H. Pirkle, Cumming, Ga.; Ray B. Nixon, Pan~ma City, Fla.; Charles R. Ricketson, Cornelia, Ga.; Dr. Bailey, Emory University, Ga. Alumnus Personal

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An announcement of February was the engag~ment .0 William Fambrough to Miss Nell Louise Kurtz. He IS speCia agent for the state of Georgia of the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York.

IOTA

Richard Verdier

Officers: Wright Paulk, archon; James Mays, treasurer; Dudley Glass, secretary; Richard Verdier, historian; James .

Simons, chaplain; Arthur Perkins, warden.

Iota is completing one of the most successful years its history in a manner that is truly representative of ~s activity throughout the entire year. Rarely before have e

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me~bers of Iota held as many posttwns in the various organtzations on campus. Rudolph Seigel and Allen Morris ~~re recently initiated to Scabbard and Blade and Bulldog b ub, local soctal society. James Mays was elected to Free?dy Club and Oil Can Club, both honorary mechanical en~~~eer_ing societies. Also, Frank Schilling was elected to Cten~ta, honorary general science club. Allen Morris is ~ptatn of the naval R.O.T.C. rii:le team which won the F earst .Trophy in the recent national competition. Freddie ~chs ts vice-president of the Yellow Jacket Club and reCetved a "T"' for his services as cheerleader. Joe Crocker ~as elected to the Yellow Jacket Club, and Don Johnston, p~·lco~be Verdrey, and Richard Verdier were initiated into B 1 Pst, national textile fraternity. Two freshmen, Cargill f arnett and John Boy, are eligible for Phi Eta Sigma, reshman scholastic fraternity, and will be initiated in the n~r future. Ed Fambrough was elected to the Student CounCt for next year. John Boy was elected to Skull and Key, 50 P~omore social society. t Pt Kappa Phi placed third in the interfraternity bowling bo~rnament and is organizing a baseball team for the baset a I league. Gerald MacDonald is captain of the baseball t~am, and the entire chapter has taken an unusual interest in e team. We are planning to have a championship team this season.

The treasurer and table manager for next year were elected ~~entJy, and James Mays and David Boy hold these positons respectively.

B J. P. Morgan was pledged recently, and Pledges Cargill 'h~rnett, and Ed Fambrough will be initiated the last of • ts month.

Alumni Personals

At home in the College Apartments in Bismarck, N.D., are Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Taylor, whose marriage took place on January 16 in that city. He is resident engineer for the state highway department. . A late spring wedding is the program of William Robtnson and Miss Mary Elizabeth Wade, whose engagement "IV?s announced in March. Brother Robinson is connected "IVtth the Perkins Hosiery Mill of Columbia, Ga.

LAMBDA 11{ Officers: W. L. M. Knox, archon; G. W. Ellard, treasurer;

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Albl?.ecent initiates: Charles E. Brooks, Jr., Colquitt, Ga.; ert L. Johnson, Liberty, S.C.

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Officers: Joe E. Timberlake, archon; Jerry Marion, treas-

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Of! an; John Timmons, chaplain; Dick Taliaferro, warden.

V l?.ecem initiates: Victor Taliaferro Boatwright, Portsmouth, Ca:; Nathan Cox, Clarkton, N.C.; Newton W. Edwards, S ht.cago, Ill.; Philip A. Small, Charlotte, N.C.; Edward prntt?, Dunn, N.C.; Ed~ard W. Shilling, Dov~r,. Del.; Lloyd S·ztmberlake, Columbta, S.C.; Joseph L. WJ!ltams, Easley, · ·; Thomas W. Borland, Durham.

Mu Chapter recently had a very successful rushing seasf10· We pledged nine freshmen and two upperclassmen, a really worth while men. Our new pledges have been Very active in extra-curricular activities. Pledge Boatwright ~as. pledged to Phi Eta Sigma, honorary scholastic fraerntty. Pledges Edwards and Cox are both promising pole ~aulters. Pledge Small is out for manager of the baseball :arn. Our other pledges are also taking part in extra-cur?CUiar activities. On April 12, Mu Chapter held its initiation or the new pledges. The night following initiation we gave

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our annual banquet in honor of our newly initiated pledges.

Mu Chapter was pleased by a visit from our executive secretary, Howard Leake. The chapter was benefited and is hoping for another one in the near future.

Our brothers in Columbia, S.C., gave an entertaining house party for the members of the chapter and their dates during our spring holidays. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. One of the highlights of the spring semester was our traditional formal evening dance for our new pledges. The dance was a great success with many out-of-town friends. attending.

Mu Chapter is well represented in extra-curricular activities. Jerry Marion is the varsity manager of baseball; James Daniel is assistant baseball manager; and David Henderson is manager of freshman baseball. Joe Leidy is our star polevaulter. Orrin Britton and Pledge Kraushaar are discus hurlers. Brother Landon is on the varsity pitching staff and is looking forward to a very successful season.

The chapter was greatly honored by the pledging of Brother Marion, Ple~dge Ford and Pledge Kranshtaar, to Tombs, honorary athletic fraternity.

XI

Edward Sellers

Officers: Justin Tobias, archon; Melvin Goldman, treas-

urer; Lynn Kennett, secretary; Edward Sellers, historian; Melvin Raikes, chaplain; William House, warden.

The brothers and pledges enjoyed very much the visit of Howard Leake, and we all sincerely hope that we will be honored with his personality again in the near future.

Since the last issue of The Star and Lamp, Xi has pledged Rubin Wollford, Frances Ewald, and James Dillon all from Roanoke. Immediately after Easter holidays initiation ceremonies will be held for at least live pledges.

In the way of athletics, Hubert Glass and Ash Huse are number two and three men respectively on the tennis team.

In a recent match Huse was the only victorious man representing the team. Lynn Kennett has created a favorable impression upon the coach of baseball as a possible varsity shortstop or pitcher.

In the lield of dramatics, Justin Tobias has written a parody called "Aida Da Gobbler" on "Hedda Gabler," which is to be presented by the Monogram Club. Tobias is also the director of the superb piece of foolishness.

OMICRON

Clarence Brice

Officers: Wilburn Windham, archon; Harry L. Carroll,

treasurer; Arthur W. Fleshman, secretary; Clarence Brice, historian; George W. Turner, chaplain; Ernest L. Stroud, warden.

Recef11 initiates: Charles G. Hunter, Roanoke, Va.; Yougene J. Lamar, Montgomery; John R. Lowrey, Centerville; John W. Starnes, Jr., Guntersville; Edward R. White, Uriah.

Omicron gave its annual dance on April 1. The house was beautifully decorated in Japanese style.

John Lowrey and Joe Wilkerson won the interfraternity horse-shoe cup.

Gordon Hunter won a cup in basketball shooting.

John Starnes has made the freshman baseball team.

Omicron has a good baseball team this season, and we expect to get the cup again.

John Webb was elected to Scabbard and Blade.

PI Officers: Alva Thompson, archon; Marvin Bentley, treasurer; Thomas Ewing, secretary; Robert Kuppers, historian; Everett Peed, chaplain.

Recent initiates: Julian A. Tumlin, Cave Springs, Ga.;

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Kendall Jordan and Miss Caroline Cleveland were wed on April 20. Kendall is now president of the Atlanta Alumni Chapter of the fraternity. He is sales representative for Atlanta and adjoining territory of McFadden Publications.

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Officers: George Short, archon; Glenn Shively, treasurer; Clark Winter, secretary; Russell Doane, historian; Robert Brown, historian; Joe Pette, warden.

Pledges: Curtis Crowe, Arthur lugrin, Albert Sc:zymanski, Robert Sampson, Tom Cottingham.

Scholastically prominent is Grier Wallance, past archon of the chapter, who has recently been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Brother Wallace is also a Pi Kappa Phi scholar.

In athletics the major honors go to Glenn Shively, Joe Pette and George Glynn. Brother Shively, a junior this year, won the 145 pound Southern Conference wrestling crown and has been elected co-captain of next year's mat team.

Joe Pette, high point man on this year's varsity five, received an All-Southern forward berth and has been elected captain of the 1935·36 court team. While brothers Shively and Pette were winning numerous [Jonors, George Glynn was splashing his way to a southern conference backstroke title in the pool. George is a senior and has won three football and three swimming monograms.

Spring sports bring fortl1 an abundance of talent among the brothers. Baseball finds Pette doing the hurling for the varsity while captain George Short is on the receiving end of the battery. Ed Howerton is playing first and batting in the clean-up position. Clark Winter is outstanding among the sophomores seeking that coveted berth, next year's junior n'lanagership. Pledge "Hass" lugrin, although at present showing his heels to many a would-be tackler in spring football practice, is expected to hold down the keystone sack for the freshman nine. On the cinder path Coach Fletcher predicts that George McGeory will be one of the fastest 220 men in the conference. George is a senior and is competing for his third year on the track.

The campus is now in the throes of a bitter political campaign. However, Brother Shively is in the unique position of running unapposed for the President of next year's Fancy Dress Ball. Thus the chapter is sure of one of the five major offices on the campus next year. Seth Baker, running for sophomore Executive Committeeman, is the favorite.

At present the chapter is completing a file of all men ever to be initiated into it. The work is advancing rapidly under the secretary and historian. They would greatly appreciate being notified of any recent change of address among the alumni.

Alumni Personals

Bomar "Arpie" lawrence, '35, is a radio announcer for station WSOC in Charlotte, N.C., and business manager of the Mecklenb11rg Times.

Robert Henderson, '36, was with the New York Daily News when last heard from.

William Moran, '34, is doing very well in Macy's chemical department in New York City.

Robert Smith, '33, John Battle, '34, and Ferd Hauslein, '34, are still carrying books at the University of Pennsylvania.

William Gabb, '36, has been heard from but was too modest to give any information as to his doings.

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Richard Faulkner, '34, is with N.B.C. in Pittsburgh and was in lexington not so long ago.

Robert Shively, '34, is with Chrysler Commercial Credit Corporation in Johnstown, Pa. Lightsey Wallace, '33, is working for the government as a draftsman in Chatham, Va. lynwood Flory, '32, has paid Rho many visits in the past year and is still very happily married. He was the father of one child when last heard from.

Gordon Weagly, '32, comes back to all the dances. At present he is an erecting engineer for a refrigerator com· pany.

Karl Smith, '31, is assistant manager of THE hotel in Waynesboro, Pa. Julian Black, John Bell Towill and "Red" Jones, all of the class of '29 were back for Homecoming last fall.

Hunter Jones, '34, is working in a steel mill. Hunter spent a few days here at the house last week.

The chapter wishes to extend an invitation to all alumni to come to Finals. Two of the best orchestras in the country have been signed to play for the set. Hal Kemp will play the first two days, June 5 and 6. For Final ball, on the 7th, Glenn Gray will play. Another thing which will certainly be worth seeing will be Grier Wallace president of the Senior science class leading the Senior Bali figure with Rho's beloved Jeanne Swinney.

TAU

John A. Feather

Officers: W. l. Dixon, Jr., archon; C. E. lynch, treas· urer; J. M. Taylor, secretary; J. A. Feather, historian; C. T. Brooks, chaplain; A. J. McGinty, warden.

Pledges: J. P. Brawley, Charlotte; I. A. Palm, Mount Vernon, N.Y.; Thomas Gatewood Wadesboro· Frank Hunt, 'Marion; William Smith, Greenvdie, S.C.; Ca;l Giles, Glen Alpine; F. A. Decker, and E. V. Helms, Charlotte.

The closing of our winter term brought no mishap to the rolls of either the active chapter or the pledges. Not onlY did the latter group remain intact but we are pleased to announce the addition of Carl Giles, of Glen Alpine, and E. V. Helms, of Charlotte, two of the freshman football stars, to their ranks.

In following up one of Dr. Jack Hart's valuable sugges· tions, Tau Chapter sponsored a recreation program, enter· tainment and dinner for the Clean life Club of Raleigh, which is composed of a group of under-privileged news· boys of the city. This very successful occasion was the first in a weekly series to be presented by the fraternities of ~orth Carolina State College. It might be mentioned t~at tt was Tau that placed the idea before the Interfraterntt~ Council of the College. Just another everyday case of Pt Kappa Phi leadership in worth whi le activities.

An unexpected two-day visit was paid the chapter by Brother Leake during the past week in which time he aided in our chapter affairs considerably. We hope that he en· joyed his stay as much as we enjoyed having him; and we hope to see him more often following the transfer of the Central Office to Richmond, Virginia.

Brother Harris starred quite a great deal on State's sue· cessful basketball team this year and already Brother Dixon is busy fullfilling his duties as head football manager. rwo baseball practices prove that we have a great chance . ~t winning that intramural trophy and are also working dth· gently on our tennis and track teams. We're out to get that extra half point by which we lost the '34 track meet.

We are looking forward to our usual spring house dance and the final dances for which Glen Gray and his c;sa lorna Orchestra, together with Joe Haynes, will furmsh the music.

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C !'au) Walker, '21, lives at 934 Helen Ave., San Leandro, / ~f. He is branch manager for the Challenge Butter AssoIation, 816 Castro St., Oakland, Calif.

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H Officers: Amory Underhill, archon; Pierre Poole, treasurer; c ~Ward Bateson, secretary; Mack Ezell, historian; N. Malo m Day, chaplain; Quincy Masters, warden.

F aecem initi(Jtes: Robert Dell, Tampa; Dennis Carroll and C~ank Stoudenmire, DeLand; Perry Nichols, Timpson, Tex.; ;~ter Saunders, Eastman, Ga.; Burton Laney, Greenville. at e annual dance of the chapter was given in Sanford of the Mayfair Hotel on April 5. Preceding this members entthe .acttve chapter, alumni, pledges, and their dates were a derta,ned with a banquet. This affair was a huge success ;: a credit to the chapter. Archon Amory Underhill was p aster of ceremonies for the banquet. During the evening kast;rchon William Jennings was presented with the Archon ey Y Joe Hendricks.

U Concerning some of the officers of the chapter: Amory a ~derhil! is president of Phi Alpha Delta, legal fraternity, np·Was student mayor at Homecoming. a h .1erre Poole is an outstanding sophomore and is making Igh scholastic record at the institution. b Ho~ard Bateson is a junior. Howard has just been honored ~ be,ng awarded the prize given by Torch and Scroll to the lian achieving the highest scholastic record in the university. e has made straight "A's" since he became a freshman. th Malcolm Day is a senior ministerial student, member of e S~etson debate team, and of Theta Alpha Phi. b Cht entered into the intramural basketball tournament ut failed to capture the cup. th 0 ? .S~turday, February 23, the Tampa alumni performed e Initiation rituals for the recent initiates. t Mack Ezell stepped out of the classroom long enough ~ ch~ose a life companion. He was married to Miss Pauline ntnJI. They are at home in De Land and Brother Ezell continues his university work.

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. ~arl A. Jinkinson journeyed to Miami to claim Miss Vir8 ~nta 'Watson as his bride, the ceremony taking place on arch 26. He is county attorney and located in Sheldon, Iowa.

PSI

R. B. Secor

li Officers: W. K. Mayhew, archon; Frank Canace, treasurer; n ·t S. 'Wright, secretary; R. B. Secor, historian; T. E. Ben-

et cL· 1 . uap am; E. W. Harker, warden. ch t the last meeting of the chapter, Brother George was at o~n to represent our group at the district convention, held cu .lPha Upsilon Chapter on April 27. The topic of dism Sston which he presented is "Building Funds and Govern~ loans."

CJ f • lC. Mayhew, chapter president, was recently elected to uo~ C!ub, an honorary society for upperclassmen in the tverstty hand. da On March 9, Psi Chapter held a very successful "vic" fa·~cde.

Decorations were prelims which the brothers had 1 e to pass in the preceding term, and a prize was given

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to the guest who appeared with the prelim having the lowest mark. Brother Dunham, who is scholastically unable to be with us this term, furnished many of the decorations.

A good time was had by all and we are looking forward to many more social functions among which will be the annual Navy Day Ball. This event will bring two nationally famous orchestras to play for Cornellians far into the night of May 17. Last year a successful house party was enjoyed by the brothers, but whether one will be held this year or not is still an open question.

On the week-end of May 11, prospective freshmen who live within a three hundred mile radius will be transported to Cornell, and be conducted around the campus for a preview of their future alma mater. They will be housed in the various fraternity houses. This affords a good opportunity for rushing, and several brothers have already turned in the names of prospective rushees so that these men will be able to stay at the chapter house and become acquainted with the majority of the brothers.

Psi's interfraternity basketball team, which at the beginning of the season looked like a championship quintet, lost a heartbreaking game in the play-off for the league leadership.

Brother Harker was the mainstay of the team in all games.

A four-oared crew is our next step forward in the interfraternity athletic line.

Alumnus Personal Richard B. Farnham and Miss Naomi Henson were married on March 30 in Albany, Ga. The couple is at home in New Brunswick, N.J., where Brother Farnham is a member of the faculty of Rutgers University .

OMEGA

Edward Thomson

Officers: W. J. Norrington, archon; Robert Green, treasurer; Jack Swinney, secretary; Edward Thomson, historian; Jack Strawbridge, chaplain; Artlmr Grunwald, warden.

Recent iniJiQtes: Hugh Bowles, Brazil; Frank Glenn, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Harold Montfort, Wilmington, Ohio; Edward Ritter, Seattle, Wash.; Carl Sadler, Washington, D.C.; Sheldon Swann, Chicago, Ill.; Robert Viets, Vincennes.

Pledges: Carson Allen, Detroit, Mich.; F. W. Adsit, Hamilton, Ohio; George Chapin, Hammond; John Engle, Medaryville; Frank Harden, Clinton; Charles Hunley, Mobile, Ala.; Glenn Merriam, Toledo, Ohio; Charlie Pierce, Niles, Mich.; Kenneth Smith, Buffalo, N.Y.; Bill Wolverton, Hinsdale, Ill. Anoilier successful year is drawing to a close for Omega Chapter. The initiation of the above named seven men is another step forward as iliese men are already becoming leaders on the campus. Included in the seven are distinguished students, members of the Purdue student senate, and of the Purdue broadcasting station staff.

Omega's formal dance will be well remembered as one of the most successful on the campus. At present, plans are being made for a spring formal to be held in May. Since our last report to The StQr Qnd Lamp we have had some of our men pledged to Chi Epsilon, Tau Beta Pi, and SkulL and Crescent honoraries.

Omega was honored to have Assistant Secretary Franklin pay us a visit and especially since he was here for our initiation ceremony.

ALPHA BETA

Lambert Boyd

Officers: Herman Janssen, archon; Lambert Boyd, treasurer; William Janssen, secretary.

Recetll initiQtes: Lester Boone, John Hall, Malcolm Haas, and James Morgan.

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captaim: Jolm Orr of baseball and Carll'iM of track. (3) Pi Kapp Scholar Welt)!, Archon Norrinf.lon, and Donald Black o/ Of!' ltcl· (5) Varsity tcnt1ismatt Ash Husc and Treasurer Melvin Goldman, Xi. (6) Varsity bascbat/cr and arc 1on of Alpha Nu, Harrison (7) Tile men who !Ja1•e put Chi chapter /o tile fore. (8) Two sports managers of Alpha Epsilon: Abner Cox, football, an 1011 , Wolforl, boxing. (9) Graduating men of Epsilon: Ben Wyche, Mall Alderman, Paul Warren, Jolm Porler{icld, Hugh Ydeh•eDiclt and Heath Howie. (10) Officers of llfu: Archon Joe Timberlake, Secretary T. C. Clenland, Chaplain Jolm Timmons, War en Ar· Taliaferro, and Treasurer J. C. Marion. (11) Officers of Tau; Warden A.}. McGinty, C!Japlaitl C. T. Brooks, Secretary}. M. TayloJiphd chon IV. L. Dixon, Historian J. A. Feather, and Treasurer C. E. Lynch. (12) More than tile officers of Tau. (13) Showing ho)w Glenn Xi costumes for spri11g redecoration. (14) Seniors Har¥cy and Mann bend to the freshman-an old Omega custom. (15 roof Shi•·clr, Rho, Sou them Conference mal champ and chapter treasurer. (16) Mu men lalk il o~er i11 I he quad. (17) Preparedness Pcho•• of Alpha Epsilou. ( 18) Two Georges of Rho--Glynu, Southern Conference nvimming champion and varsiz footballcr; Sharf, tlbc/111, a11d captain of baseball and boxi11g. (19) Grier Wallace, Rho, Pi Kapp Scholar and Phi Beta Kappa. (20) co Sulkosky, Alp ra m cmbt'r of national championship rifle team.

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Sch de stxth annual "Joe College" party of the chapter is a e u1ed for the early part of May. This dance has become al!campus tradition and is looked forward to each year by he wdho have attended it in the past and those who have ar of it.

Pl;pri~ 26 witnessed a successful and enjoyable bridge party, m~~ne and executed with the usual excellent touch of the has ers and wives of members of the fraternity. As each CUm ~o~e a_nd gone, the result has been seen to be acscr"bu attve ~~ increasing enjoyment. It is impossible to defro1 e th~ dtrect and indirect benefits which have accrued m thetr active interest in the chapter.

ALPHA GAMMA

Lewis Shawbell

Jo~ffi~ers: Er~ine

Swift, archon; Alfred Schmidt, treasurer; .R.n · Shernll, secretary; Lewis Shawbell, historian. ,_. ecem initiates: John Z Kimberlin San Angelo Texas· ' ' ' narold Do J. Peery, Minco, . Okla.; Edward W. Williams, Wns, IJJ. ]. ~edges_: Duane Clapham, Nairn Meyers, Tommy Ewing, n. ·TWnght, Maurice Norwood, John Bennett, Albert Polloff~' om McConville, Charles Wheatley, and Howard Wyck-

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AI ';'0 Sooner pep organizations drew three men from lat~t ~amma. Alfred Schmidt and Beecher Snipes are the Lew· 1 Kapps to become affiliated with the Ruf-Neks.

In·/s _Shawbell has accepted the rope of the Jazz Hounds. ~~hons will be held the week before Easter vacation. bas be latest Pi Kapp to become a member of the varsity Bro~hall team is Joe Shapiro. We are happy to congratulate list ;r ~hapiro on being the newest addition to our long Part?. dLamo_nd men. Brother Shapiro is a catcher and has Yea IC!pated 10 a majority of the games. This is his first r as a candidate. an~n~amural baseball competition will begin in a few days the 1p_ha Gamma hopes to present a formidable team on , F P13 Ytng field. the·or the benefit of the several pledges who had not served Ga~ pled~eship out when the last initiation was held Alpha \Xle rna wt!J have another initiation before the end of school.

The ~r~ ~Ianning on five or six men making this initiation. elCa ~n 1 tt.ation will probably be held the week before final mtnat 10ns.

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"IVe;he vow_s of Ernest Jones and Miss Dorothy Harrison strue re~d tn Norman on March 13. Brother Jones is inOkJchtor 10 science at the Britton junior-senior high school of a oma City.

ALPHA DELTA sec~fcers:

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Archon, Lloyd Ajax ; treasurer, Paul Sulkosky; DuJ~ .ary, Ralf Decker; historian, Pete Rusos; chaplain, Paul .R. ' Warden, Richard J. Ultican, Jr. p;cent Initiates: Pete Rusos, Frank Yuskoff, Ralf Decker.

William Polk, Aberdeen; James Burton, Seattle; }f amilton, Wenatchee; Carl Hamilton, Wenatchee.

0110 raries: Paul Dull, Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science;

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R. J. Ultican, Pan Xenia, Foreign Trade; William Waara, Pan Xenia, Foreign Trade; Paul Sulkosky, Oval Club, Upperclassmen's Service Honorary; Bob Snider, Oval Club, Upperclassmen's Service Honorary; Leo Sulkosky, Scabbard and Blade.

Paul Sulkosky has just returned from Japan where he played football with the touring All-American football players. The tour was sponsored by two Japanese newspapers and was for the purpose of introducing football in their country.

The teams played a number of exhibition games and received a hearty endorsement from the Japanese people.

Bob Snider at this writing is rowing on the junior-varsity boat and will accompany the crew on its trip to California next week. The varsity boat is composed exclusively of sophomores, the national champion freshman crew of 1934, and will give a good account of themselves in all future races.

Leo Sulkosky is again a member of the University Rifle team which is entered in national competition to defend the championship they won last year.

Alpha Delta has had three exchange dinners this year with the following sororities: Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Zeta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. A "sweetheart dance" was held on February 15 at the chapter house, which was literally covered with small red and white valentines and streamers. It was one of the most successful affairs Alpha Delta has ever put on. Willard Vadman and Ralf Decker were in charge of the arrangements.

The mothers' club has functioned actively this year. They have held several interesting meetings at the chapter house, including an art exhibit held in January. The club presented the chapter with a beautiful rug on Christmas. Mrs • Victor Sivertz is president of the organization.

The University of Washington has had a great increase of enrollment this year, averaging well over 8,000 for each quarter. A much larger enrollment is expected next year.

Several new buildings are under construction and there are bids out for several more. Though there was a slight decrease in the general University grade average, Alpha Delta has been able to maintain its high average and ranked seventh among the fraternities on the campus. For the past twelve years the local chapter has the enviable record of never having been below seventh in group standings.

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The marriage of Proctor Porter and Grace Hamilton was solemnized in December. They are living in Hoquiam, Washington, where Proctor is working for the Grays Harbor Pulp Mill.

Don Mackenzie was coach of the varsity hockey team, which won the championship cup from the University of British Columbia team.

Horace Granger, district archon, is up and around again after a prolonged stay in bed.

Hugh Schlicting, new chapter adviser, is doing fine selling bonds and stocks. The chapter has shown much progress under Hugh's supervision, George Ruby is an instructor at the university in accounting and economics.

Doug Willix is tead1ing several courses in journalism this quarter.

Douglas McFarland won a prize of $100 in a national contest on home architectural plans .

Thor Madsen is working for the Weyerhauser Lumber Co. in Tacoma.

Dr. ]. F. (Red) Ramsey has entered private practice after being chief resident surgeon at the Harborview Hospital for two years.

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ALPHA EPSILON

Lewyley Harrell

Officers: Byron Herlong, archon; Sam Cox, treasurer; Joseph O'Connor, secretary; Lewyley Harrell, historian; Glenn Wilson, chaplain; Ernest Moore, warden.

Recent initiates: Robert Beville, Leesburg; John Haverstick, Fernandina; Spike Henderson, Tampa; Ray Cabron, Ocala; John Vernam and Hunter Lyon, Miami; William Wightman, Jacksonville; Charles Ware, Mayo; Harold Rowe, Green Cove Springs; Charles Palmer, Richmond, Va.; Clem Hailey, Sarasota; William Setzer, Tampa.

Recent pledges: Kenneth Willis, Charlotte Harbor; James Torrable, Gainesville; Albert Whitcomb, Sarasota; and Howard Y de, Leesburg.

Alpha Epsilon is continuing to forge ahead on the U. of F. campus, setting a rapid pace for the remainder of the fraternities. At the annual military ball, which proved to be the greatest success in years, Alpha Epsilon, had more than its share of representation. We have eleven advanced military students this year, who were, in a large measure, responsible for the success of the ball. Raymond Tylander was recently elected into Sabers, the honorary fraternity composed of the most outstanding senior officers in the R.O.T.C. Other social attainments of the chapter include: Jesse Dooley, elected to Pirates; John Cherry and Sammy Kennard, to L'Apache; and Abney Cox to White Friars. These are the three leading dance organizations on the campus. Due to the fact that the floors in our new living room are being refinished, the chapter was unable to give a house party this year. However outstanding were the dates of April 10 to 15, at which time the chapter went to the exclusive Cabana Colony, at Fernandina Beach on the Atlantic, where an exceptionally enjoyable Pi Kapp house party was staged.

Fred Gilbert was recently elected to Phi Kappa Phi, and Dick Bardwell, was elected to the presidency of A.I.C.E., Bardwell, is also a member of Sigma Tau, another engineering honorary. Glenn Wilson was a member of the varsity debating team this year which did not lose a single decision.

Jean Bush was elected business manager of the Florida Alligator; John Cherry and Raiford Conway to the Executive Council in the recent campus elections, Bush polling more votes than any other man in the party. Byron Herlong is president of the Athletic Council and also president of the varsity F Club. David Barcus is president of Thyrsus, an honorary agriculture club, and is also a member of Alpha Zeta, another agriculture honorary. Bill Bell is retiring president of Los Picarros, an honorary fraternity in Spanish.

Alpha Epsilon shines in the athletic realm. Abney Cox was recently elected manager of next year's varsity football team, and Louis Wolfert, manager of the varsity boxing team. Alton Brown, was selected as alternate captain of the varsity football team for next year, and has great possibilities of becoming one of the most outstanding centers in the South.

Foots Turner, has been shifted from guard to the tackle position during spring training, and has shown up so well that he has already assured himself of a starting role in that position. Harold Rowe, one of last year's most outstanding sophomore halfbacks, has continued his excellent performance and great things are expected of him next year. Pledge Kenneth Willis was this year's captain of the freshman football team, and promises to make one of the greatest backs Florida has ever produced.

Jesse Dooley is this year's varsity baseball captain, aside from being one of the leading catchers in the South, as voiced by several of the South's leading baseball coaches.

Johnny Seay is the leading hitter on the team and Harold Rowe, a first basema n beyond reproach. Mac Niven is manager of baseball.

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Dan Allen is alternate captain of the varsity boxing te~ and one of the best southpaws ever produced at Florida. Bt~l Wightman, leading boxer on the freshman team, has practl· cally assured him of a position on next year's varsity.

On the varsity track team Alpha Epsilon has Alton Btown: weight and discus man; George Howe, distance runner' Bob White, sprinter; and Raymond Tylander, high jumper.

Earnest Moore is on the varsity golf team, just winding up a successful season.

Spurgeon Cherry, is back in school this year. He will bd remembered as Florida's All-Southern basketball center an an excellent football end.

The rushing campaign for next year is already under way, and Alpha Epsilon is expecting a greater year in 1935-36.

Alumnus Personal

A marriage of March was that of Frank Folsom and .MisS Mary Cliff Harris. He is located in Tallahassee, Fla., as branch manager of tl1e Daffin Mercantile Company.

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ALPHA ZETA

Officers: Albert Head, archon; John Hamilton, treasurer; Jerome Fluke, secretary; James Marsh, historian; Rober Pierce, chaplain; Donald Lawton, warden.

Recent initiates: Ward Anderson, Clyde Dean, Robert }Jar· ris, and Fred Zitzer, all of Portland. .

Alpha Zeta men continue getting high places in activi~teS on the Oregon State campus. With school elections corn~ng soon the beaver chapter has well founded hopes of havJ08 men in major offices of the student body and daily paper.

Eleven seniors will end their college careers this term· Those graduating are: Don Tomlinson, John Hamilton, Ross Roberts, Sam Pearson, Don Lawton, Floyd McDonald, -r:o~ Beasley, Clarence Ekstrand, Peter .Simbeni, Wilfred Zwtc ' and Jim McEwen. ·e A Pi Kapp stag party, a get-together for alumni and ac~tV chapter men, was held in Portland during spring vacatldOll· There were 27 men present. The event, the fi rst one un er· b taken by Alpha Zeta chapter, was declared a g.reat success :. all attending. Plans are for the party to contmue as an a d nual affair.

With a large amount of interest being shown by Portlan alumni for the foundation of an alumni chapter in port· land, an effort is being made to organize. "The active cha~· ter is ready to help in any way we can" stated Archon He~ · "An alumni chapter would be a great help to the acttve chapter in keeping a closer contact with the alumni." .

John Hamilton recently placed in two extempore speaktn~ contests with other schools. In th: finals of th: Pacific c~:e extempore speaking contest, Hamtlton won thtrd place. meet, which was held in Walla Walla, Wash., v.:as ~ elimination type and 11 schools were represented ID t d finals. In the first count Hamilton was tied for seco~ Place• and the three first men were very close together.wonn the Oregon State extempore speech contest Hamilton first place.

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. . · de~ Howard Davts, '31, was recently appomted supenntenf he 0 of Lipman Wolfe & Co., department store. This is one t se largest stores in Portland.

J. W. Adamson, '24, was a visitor to the chapter h;t b· recently. Adamson is in the cordage business in Omaha, eka He signed the Alpha Zeta charter, but moved to Nebr~ to before he was initiated. At Nu Chapter he was initiated 10 Pi Kappa Phi.

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H. K. Martin

Jackffi~ers: Everett Ingram, archon; Claude Smith, secretary; All ;ll, tre~urer; H. K. Martin, Jr., historian; Henry ;n arker, chaplain; Charles Sharp, warden.

Co ec~nt Pledges: Bill Robinson, Gerald Burdett, Robert ~~~ .' and Vernon Faulkner. cal tnter~st at present is centered on the proverbial politispri~ot wht.ch, living up to tradition, is boiling merrily as Be g elections approach. Alpha Eta has its hopes set on stu~ry Allen Parker for the next president of the Howard Bo ent bo~y and on Jack Bell as business manager of the the Ward Crtmson. With other fraternities supporting men for ru s.ame offices and with several non-fraternity men in the r;;tng the elections promise to be interesting. ter A~r~l 25 we celebrated Anniversary Day of our chapof h Y .gtvtng a dance at Hollywood Country Club instead occ ~VIOg a house party, as is usually the custom on this sea aston. It was one of the highlights of the spring social ;?n among the college set.

Ar ~nee our last report we have enjoyed a visit from District e on J. Theodore Jackson.

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J. L. Hurrle

Jo~f/icers: J . E. Jepson, archon; Gerald Oven, treasurer;

I<n ·\Wortman, secretary; J. L. Hurrle, historian; William t, chaplain; A. Russell Hurd, warden. lirst e~odeling of Alpha Theta's house saw completion on the at M~ ~ay. The house is now one of the most attractive IChtgan State College. It is a white, frame, colonial 110 an~st having green shutters in which are carved the star A a~p. French doors open onto a tiled terrace. memdd 1t1o.nal honors have been won by various chapter the be.rs .10 the last few months. Jim Severens was awarded a ~ 1 Ch1gan State Veterinary Medical association prize at fo~oh ~ge convocation last month. Francis Schell won a medaL tee . IS Work on the farm crops judging team, Roy Sprague rift elved a medal for being a member of the crack M.S.C. Bue :earn that won third in the Hearst Trophy match, J. L. for rr e was elected vice president of the college Y.M.C.A. of t~ext year, and Pledge John Crary was elected manager AI e 1935 varsity football team.

Wi t Pha Theta lost three of their members at the end of the tren er term through graduation. They are Ronald Heath, Bo~u~er, Lester Strickler, chaplain, and Kenneth Eldred. her rother Heath and Brother Strickler are charter memPh; .of Alpha Epsilon chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, national Sics honorary.

1[ ~nCsocial affairs six Pi Kapps of the chapter startled the Pa~ · : students by taking their girls to the varsity formal for ~h~~ a sleigh and received publicity in the Lansing paper tid' e1r novel idea. The fellows are convinced that sleigh diniOg to formals is the coming thing. The annual formal birt~~ dance was given at the Hotel Olds on Washington's Pres ay .and was a big success, having more than 30 couples ent, tncluding alumni from different parts of the state.

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Richard Charlton

Pe~f!icers: Floyd Hurt, archon; Carl Pihl, treasurer; Horace

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man a1n; Douglas Durden, warden; Lafayette Looney, house ager.

'Recent tnlttates: · ·· lfont Fred Grant, Montgomery; Jac k Land, Sy!a &ornery; William Roberts, Sylacauga; Johnie Heacock, pfauga; Howard Workman, Ashland.

Prov e~ge Crew, besides making his numeral in basektball, ''rat•~ to be one of the most promising halfbacks from the and squad during spring training. He is now out for track appears to be a future quarter-miler.

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Pledge Mosely has reported for the freshman baseball squad and it looks like another numeral.

Johnie "Goon" Orr, star first baseman for the Auburn baseball team, was chosen captain for the 1935 season.

Carl Pihl, captain of the track team, is rounding into shape; Auburn is expecting him to be conference champion again in the mile run this year.

Howard Workman led the group of pledges in academic achievements during the first semester with an average of ninety-one. He was awarded a jeweled pin for having the highest average of the pledges.

Archon Floyd Hurt was tapped into O.D.K. The final dances, with Ted Weems playing, will soon be upon us. Alpha Iota will have a house party for some of the visiting girls during that week-end. We are all set for a gala time.

During the month of February, District Archon Theodore Jackson made another of his welcome visits to Alpha Iota.

The deadline for the chapter publication, the Alota, is set for the day after elections. We are expecting a number of brothers to come through with honors. The Alota this year is to contain, besides the chapter news, a complete history of Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Phi and an alumni directory.

Alpha Iota is looking forward to a new year and a new house.

ALPHA LAMBDA

Blondy S. Henry

Officers: R. A. Miller, archon; John Ward, treasurer;

James Rose, secretary; Bloody S. Henry, historian; Frank K. Hughes, chaplain; Herod Wise, warden.

Recent initiate: Arthur Busby.

The month of April was an active one socially for the chapter. It saw the celebration of the birthday of the chapter by an informal banquet on the 9th, at which several of the nearby alumni were welcomed. Discussion was had on the plans of a larger alumni rally later on in the spring. The annual spring picnic of the chapter was held on the 20th of the month, proving to be as entertaining as those have been in the past.

On the sixteenth of March, Brothers Miller, Henry, and Hughes of Alpha Lambda Chapter together with Brothers King, Carroll, Dillard, and Fleshman of Omicron Chapter and Byrd Mauldin, archon of district sixteen, comprised a delegation to Mississippi State College to look over the prospects of placing a chapter of Pi Kappa Phi there. The trip resulted in the coming into contact with a very fine local fraternity on that campus. It is the hope of Alpha Lambda that there can be a neighboring chapter established at Mississippi State.

Alpha Lambda is going to be struck a severe blow in the form of graduation this year, losing six of its most active members by that route. It is our ever increasing hope that we can partially counteract that loss by initiating some new men at the end of this school year and by making plans for one of the most beneficial rush campaigns at the beginning of next year that Alpha Lambda has ever known.

D. D. Hakes, a senior in the law school, has informed us that he is a candidate for county attorney in his home county. Frank Hughes, also a senior in the law school, will set up his law office in Corinth. J. D. Dyer and David D abbs will receive their certificates from the medical school.

C. H. Wise receives his degree in pharmacy this year and will go in partnership with his father in Hughes, Arkansas.

Brother R. A. Miller has received his Master's D egree and will remain as an instructor in the mathematics department of the university.

We give our deepest appreciation to these brothers for the way that they have carried on the work of the chapter while

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they were here and we younger brothers will strive to keep their good work going. May their future years be filled with the greatest of success in their respective professions.

Alumni Personals We were honored with two visits from our district archon, Byrd Mauldin, of Pontotoc, in the last few days.

Ralph Henry, recently of the U. S. Marines, paid us a visit some time ago.

We were glad to have our chapter adviser, Dr. J. R. Simms, with us at our recent initiation.

Byrd P. Mauldin is a candidate for re-election to the state legislature.

ALPHAMU

C. H. Case

Officers: J. F. West, archon; Vincent Stoll, treasurer; R. Davidson, secretary; C. H. Case, historian; G. C. Close, chaplain, W. C. Griffin, warden.

Recent ;n;t;ates: William C. Brookmyer, Nan port; Jack M. Reamer, Greensburg; David W. Springer, Tamaqua; John D. Brisbane, New Stanton; Sidney A. Culbertson, Clarendon; Charles C. Conklin, Wolcott, N.Y.; William E. Diefenderfer, Tamaqua; Robert L. Williston, Tamaqua; Eldridge K. Camp, Tamaqua; Robert A. Murphy, Warren; Franklin R. Kapp, Tidioute; George M. Nash, Greensburg; Ralph N. DeCamp, Kane.

Pi Kappa Phi held out to the semi-finals in this year's contract bridge tournament. The members of the team were John Guild, Bob Murphy, Thomas Munn, and Boyd Galagher. Among the cups in the library are two contract bridge cups from previous tournament.

Under the leadership of Elmer Davies, the house is organizing another championship mush ball team, to duplicate our last year's success. The house is handicapped a little without the good pitching of Ed Bradford, who graduated last year.

Most of the brothers are recuperating from the effects of interfraternity ball. As usual the house was full. A Jot of the brothers had their girls from home while a few stuck to co-eds. Friday night Mal Hallet and Fletcher Henderson supplied the rhythm. On Saturday night the fraternity held its own dance with a well known orchestra from the vicinity.

There were a few alumni sharing the fun with us.

The frosh are looking forward to the removal of their customs several weeks after the Easter holidays. They believe they are restricted too much when they are not allowed the acquaintanceship of girls, a rule made by the student body of the upper class.

Mothers' Day is drawing nigh and that is the day the college invites all mothers of students to visit the campus.

The fraternity house is thrown open to the mothers of tl1e brothers. Besides certain college entertainment, the house will have its own party.

The school term always closes with a house party, which is supposed to be the best affair of the year. Already there has been drafting of plans for this affair.

ALPHA XI

W. J. Fitzsimmons

Officers: H . S. Gartner, archon; Donald S. Shepherd, treasurer; C. H . M. Quintana, secretary; W. E. Eisele, historian; R. Wellbrock, chaplain; A. Kopp, warden.

Smashing all traditions, our energetic dance committee selected the Savoy-Plaza for our annual spring formal instead' of Sherry's. With Ches Oliver supplying the music our big formal affair promises to be the most colossal ever s;aged.

Only one tradition remains. The dance will be held on the first Friday in May in accordance with the usual custom. The committee, under the able leadership of Brother Kurt C.

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Gordon K. Ahlers, Henry Gartner, and Ainsworth Crooker, of the Alpha Xi actives.

Since the depression the active chapter of Alpha Xi h~ taken over the redecorating department of the house. Ea year we spend a week redecorating some part of the houseLast year it was the dining room and the two chapter roornd This year we decided to rip the wallpaper from the hall an stair walls and repaper them. But that's not all. The ceilin~s in the halls received a coat of calcimine as well as the cell· ings in our two living rooms. .

The chapter is divided into two gangs, one gang work 1ng the first three days and the other gang left to finish up. The archon is the straw boss and this year Brother Henry S. Gartner took us to task. He made sure we completed what he set out for us to do.

But it's not all work. The actives go at the work cheerfullY and derive a great deal of fun from their painting efforts.

Its dangerous handing paint and brushes to fifteen men. They slip once in a while and somebody get a daubing, but it's all in fun. The victrola is kept going all day to pep us up and we hear all the fast numbers about twenty times. Strang_e as it seems, we never hear a waltz. Brother Gartner claims Jt would slow us down.

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Officers: Frederic M. Dyer, archon; A. Donaldson Ellis, treasurer; Willis M. Rosenthal, secretary; John A. Johnston, historian; Ralph Ruch, chaplain; Olin Sanders, warden.

After being nosed out of the volleyball race by a last minute defeat, Alpha Pi placed itself very definitely in the runing for this year's intramural athletic cup by taking second place in basketball with a record of six wins and two de· feats.

In addition to this achievement, the chapter succeeded in placing two men on the all-star team which was chosen by the intramural athletic council, Laurie Thompson at forwa.rd and Willis Rosenthal at center. We are the only fraternitY on the Mountain which was represented by more than ~n~ player on this team. These two men placed first and t~lr respectively in scoring. Brother Thompson scored 91 pol~r in eight games for an average of 11.37 points per game whJ 0 Brother Rosenthal rolled up 67 points for an average 8.37 points per game.

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Left·· V ars1ty . I oot ball captam, . Ralph Ruc!J; freshman basketball coach, L. F. Thompsot~; archon atld footballer, Frederic D p,"~~ Cet~ter: Alpha Pi's attracti'l'e clubhouse. Right: Chaplain Sanders, basketballer Thompson, tenuistnatJ Fudickar, 11 eta Kappa Ellis, and debater and musicia11 Johnston. :n his capacity of freshman coach, Laurie Thompson turned hu ~n excellent basketball team which is being counted upon w~'ttbly to furnish material to replace the vacancies which 1 e caused in this year's varsity team by graduation. !ohn Eby, who was being counted on to garner several ;oukts in the half-mile, mile, and relay events for the varsity !rae team, may be forced out of competition this year, his I ast one, as the result of an x-ray burn on the back of his eg, which has failed to heal satisfactorily.

B Fred Fudickar is a member of the varsity tennis team. h.rother Fudickar played last year but barely missed earning n'S lbtter through insufficient intercollegiate play. Such will ... ot. e the case this season. Fred will hold down the No. 4 r-OSltion.

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By attaining a scholastic average of 81.29 for the first se:ester of the present school year, Alpha Pi placed third pm.ong nine fraternities in the University. This average is two t 0 'nts higher than the general college average and also only ,wo points lower than that of the fraternity which gained ontro] of the scholastic cup for the first half of the year. cl Jb~hn Johnston is continuing his acitvities as a debater, glee wu . er, and orchestra member as banjo player for the Seanlans Whi\rch~n Dyer became the hero of Sewanee on March 23 h en he succeeded in checking the progress of a runaway alorse. (Authoritative rumors have it that the horse had u mos.t come to a complete stop when Brother Dyers caught p With it.)

Alumni Personals to ~~rles C. Eby, '32, was married on Friday, February 15, N ISS Marjorie Simms, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. sc~wberry of Rayville, La. Mr. Eby is now principal of a oo] at West Monroe La se/oseph W. Robinso~, '3.3, of Sherwood, Tenn., has been ected honor man of his platoon on competition of recruit 0 't~vy training at the naval training station at Norfolk; Va. tude ~~onor was accorded for his "excellent ability and aptire e.. This is the highest award that can be given a navy ~lllt while in training. of ~aries Douglass, '34, is employed in the executive office Ca)~fe ~I Encanto Hotel and Bungalows in Santa Barbara, 1 orn1a Charles. Underwood, '34, who is now doing state forestry

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work at Lawrence Camp, Henryville, Tenn., was a visitor in Sewanee during the week end of March 23-24.

Albin Thompson, '34, is an employee of the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina.

Preston B. Huntley, '34, is with the Carolina Power and Light Company at Henderson, North Carolina.

ALPHA RHO

Boyd Lutz

Officers: Robert L. Harper, archon; Thomas G. Williams, treasurer; Thomas Madden, secretary; Boyd J. Lutz, historian; Arden Trickett, chaplain; Lucien Clipfel, warden.

Pledges: George Brown, Martin Burke, James Williams, Allen Phillips, Harry Workman, Wilbur Adkins, Cracraft Forney, Isaac Judy.

Woodrow Horn has left school to accept a position in Charleston W.Va. Brothers John E. Winter and John C. Johnston were special guests at a banquet given in honor of the new pledges March 22, 1935. The pledges later won another dinner in their honor by beating the actives in a basketball game on March 26. They have now challenged the actives to a soft ball game. The actives have hopes of being entertained this time. The pledge class is under the able direction of Arden Trickett.

Howard D. Leake, Executive Secretary honored us with a short visit on his way South the last of March.

Several members of Alpha Nu Chapter were our guests for a week-end recently. They saw that Brother Merle, our district archon, was safely escorted home then after a week's stay with us.

James Arbuckle and Pledge Williams are members of the Jive stock judging team which expects to visit Ohio State, Penn State, and Purdue in the near future.

ALPHA SIGMA

James A. Seay

Officers: James M. Bryan, archon; L. C. Haoey, treasurer; M. H. Fowler, secretary; James A. Seay, historian; Thomas McKinney, chaplain; G. W. Wynne, warden.

In the recent tapping exercises L. C. Haney and HowardDarrow were selected as member of Scarabbean, senior honor society. We are proud of these boys for the honor that they have received. This quarter Carl Adkins and Charles Vann, co·ops, have returned to school. Vann is at present in charge of ACE day dance, the Engineers' annual show. A few days ago we were visited by Howard Leake. We were delighted to have him, though he could not stay long. We hope that he wi ll be able to visit us again soon.

Bill Lee and Dcin Richardson, varsity swimmers, who have just completed a successful season are now swimming with the Knoxville "Y" team. In a recent meet Lee broke the Southeastern Conference record for the 440 yard swim.

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We are glad to announce that Mr. Hal M. Parshall of Albany, New York, has been pledged to Alpha Tau Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi.

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R11nners-up in VtJiversity Sing Maybe they had a Crooner Alumni Personals Earl Zwingle is with the millinery department of Montgomery Fair, Montgomery, Alabama at the present time.

The chapter house has been visited by Robert Sneed Springfield, Tenn., John L. Primm, Nashville, Tenn., and Johnny Mason of Bradenton, Fla.

ALPHA TAU

G. R. Mezger

Officers: Archon, H. J. Parcinski; treasurer, ]. W. Hayward; secretary, P. ]. Walsh; historian, G. R. Mezger; chaplain, H. A. Downing; warden, T. K. O'Sullivan.

Recent initiates: Donald Newell Bridgewater, Lester Arthur La Vaute, and Roy Wade Purchase of Syracuse; and Roy Ernest Sjogren, of Brooklyn.

On March 9, while returning from New York with Roy Sjogren with whom he had spent the week-end, Don Bridgwater received a fractured skull when the car in which he was riding skidded on an ice-covered curve into a truck headed in the opposite direction. We are glad to say that at present he has been removed from the hospital in Hudson and is convalescing at his home in Syracuse, with all promise of a quick recovery. Neither Roy Sjogren, nor Roy Purchase, who was also with them, received any injuries.

Brother Elmendorf is chairman of the sophomore Soiree committee-which should remind all alumni that Soiree is May 10 and that we wouldn't mind seeing you around then for a little visit. Also Brother Parcinski has been appointed chairman of the senior Commencement Program committee.

Alpha Tau has had the privilege of entertaining the following persons as guests: Mr. H. E. Bridgwater; Miss Bridgwater; Dr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Eno; and Miss Ruby Purchase.

We have also been visited . by some of our alumni, namely Robert Porter, Joe Rohr, and William Jarvis. We wish more of the alumni would drop around to see us. Of course, "Bozo" Bauer usually drops around for his usual Saturday night celebration in the big city.

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Officers: Archon, John H. McCann路 treasurer William I-I. Miller; secretary, DavidS. J. Greer; historian, J~lm F. Rittenhouse; chaplain, William E. Gill; warden, Ellis W. North.

The fourth annual minstrel of Pi Kappa Phi given on March 1 and 2 by the brothers of Alpha Upsilon was a complete success and was thoroughly enjoyed by those present; on both side of the footlights.

Tuesday evening, April 9 was designated as an initiation ?ight. Kenneth W. Riddle, a popular member of the engineermg faculty and a brother of Robert Riddle our first Pi Kapp scholar and a charter member of Alpha U~silon; John Fackler, a popular senior in the commercial engineering course and captain of Scabbard and Blade, and Gay Piercy, a yearling ~ho prepped in the sticks around Harrisburg after a long stay 10 the Canal Zone, were initiated into the chapter.

Henry B. Coleman, Jr., and John F. Rittenhouse, both seniors in the electrical engineering school were initiated on April 6 into Eta Kappa Nu, the honorary ~lectrical engineer路 ing fraternity, as charter members of Drexel's Beta Alpha chapter.

On the week-end of April 26 and 27 Alpha Upsilon will play host to the district convention of District One. A real program is being lined up and with the help of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter we hope to stage the first of a new series of alumni Roundups at the same time.

Chapter Advisers (Continued from page 19) After a few years absence from the campus, which he spent as athletic director of McCallie School of Chattanooga, Tenn., he returned to Atlanta as head coach of track activities. He has added to these duties those of assistant dean of men. The FERA project at the institution is under Griffin's direction. He is first vice-president of the alumni association of Tech, trustee of J. C. Rhodes Scholarship, member of Omicron Delta Kappa, and an ensign in the naval res~rve.

Iota of Georgia Tech is proud of George and apprwates his good work as adviser.

John C. Johnston Alpha Rho Chapter, West Virginia will tell you promptlY ~hat John C. Johnston is a throwback of canny Scotland .. He 1s completely generous in all things in all ways, and he S1ves himself in full measure to the welfare of the chapter.

Secretary of the School of Agriculture is Brotl1er J ohost?n, also chief of affairs of the government experimental stattOn of West Virginia. He came into the fraternity through the old Theta Chapter. For several years he served the fraternity efficiently and well as national treasurer, so he is not a stranger to the official line-up. . .

A graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 1t 1s not surprising that he has music as an active hobby. He has taken a lead in the musical circles of Morgantown, not the least of his accomplishments being the annual success . of concert programs planned and managed by him. Playll18 the unusual host is not a hobby but a characteristic.

The recent campus elections carried Alton Davis, Eta, to the presidency of the junior class in the business scl1ool.

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ALBERT W. MEISEL 140 Liberty Street New York, New York

Secretary WILLLAM J. BERRY 224 St. Johns Place Brooklyn, New York

Treasurer J. WILSON ROBINSON 3504 Courville Avenue Detroit, Michigan

Historian WALTER R. }ONES Oregon State College Corvallis, Oregon

Chancellor THERON A. HOUSER St. Matthews, South Carolina

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Ralph W. Noreen, Chairman, 1 Wall Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-31-35) Kurt C. Lauter, 1 Wall Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-31-39) Robert E. Allen, 40 East Forty-second Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-3 t'-37) Endowment Fund

John D. Carroll, Chairman, Lexington, South Carolina Raymond Orteig, Jr., Secretary, 61 West Ninth Street, New York City Henry Harper, 209 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, North Carolina Roy J. Heffner, 186 Mills Street, Morristown, New Jersey Architecttlre

James Fogarty, Chairman, 8 Court House Square, Charleston, South Carolina Edward J. Squire, 20 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Clyde C. Pearson, Confederate Road, National Military Park, Vicksburg, Mississippi John 0. Blair, Hotel Eddystone, Detroit, Michigan

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ANNOUNCE THEIR NEW LOW PRICES ON JEWELED BADGES FOR PI KAPPA PHI Minia· Stand- Extra ard Crown l•rv•I•J StJIII: turt Pearl Border . . . . . .. .......... .. .. . $11.50 $15.00 $25.00 Pearl Border, Four Garnet Poinu . . . . . 11.50 15.00 25.00 Pearl Border, Four Ruby or Sapphire Points . .. ..................... . 12.50 16.50 26.00 20 .00 Pearl Border, Four Emerald Points .... 16.00 30.00 Pearl Border, Two Diamond Points .• 17.50 23.50 37.50 47.50 Pearl Border, Four Diamond Points 22 .50 32. 50 Pearl and Ruby or Sapphire Alternat17.50 27.50 ing . ... ....... . . ... .. .. . .. . .... . 14.50 Pearl and Diamond Alternating ..... 37.50 50.00 75 .00 75.00 112.50 Diamond Border, Yellow Gold 60.00 Diamond Border, Platinum . . . . . . . . . . 70.00 90.00 127.50 All White Gold Jeweled Badges, Additional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • 5.00 5.00 5.00

Plain Stylts: Plain Border, 14 Karat Gold . . . . . . . . 3.50 10.00 5.00 Plain Border, 10 Karat Gold 4 .00 Nugget Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 6.00 11.00 Chased Border . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.50 6.00 11.00 Plain Border, White Gold . . . . . . . 4.50 7.00 12.50 Chased Border, White Gold . . . . . . . . 5. 50 8.00 13.50 Recognition Buttons: Silver Coat of Arms .. . .. . ...... $ .75 Gold-filled Coat of Arms . . . . . . • 1.00 Gold-filled and Enamel . . . . . . . . 1.00 10 Karat and Enamel . . . . . . . . . . 1.50 Pledge Buttons: Per Dozen . . . . .•. ... . .. . .......... 9.00 These are the new 1934·35 official prices on Jl K <I> standard insignia . No gold surcharge is to be added to any price quoted, and the Government Excise Tax of 6% applies only to badges priced at more than $25 .00.

Guard Pin Prices Single SMALL Letter Plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...•.... .. $2.75 Plat Set Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . • . ...• 4. 50 Crown Set Pearl . . . . . • . . .. . ...... , . . . ... . 6 .00

Double Letter $ 4.00 7.50 11.00

Single Double LARGB Letter Letter Plain .. . . .. . .. . .... . . . . .. . . . ............ 3.00 4.50 Plat Set Pearl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 50 8.50 Crown Set Pearl . . . .. .. . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . .. . . 7. 50 13.50 Gold Coat of Arms, Guard, Miniature .. . ...... . ... . 2.75 Gold Coat of Arms, Guard, Scarf Size . . . .... . .... .. . 3.25

"THE BOOK FOR MODERN GREEKS" 1935 Edition i-s now off the press!

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Sent upon request to all members of Pi Kappa Phi ...

18-Karat White Gold Guard, $1.00 extra for plain and $2.50 for jeweled .

BURR, PATTERSON & AULD CO. The Oldest ManuFacturing Fraternity Jewelers in America 2301 Sixteenth Street

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