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Contents A Father Writes to His Son . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Fraternities and the Problems They Face . . . . . . . . . . . .

By Alvan E. D11err, D elta T att D elta Cross Section of Pi Kappa Phi Alumni Personnel Presented

by Questionnaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

New York Ladies Committee Continues Unusual Activity Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By Lawrence Bolvig Under the Student's Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By Dr. Will E. Edington Florida's General College Departs from Customary Curricula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By Robert Dowda Excellent Program Marks Middle Western Conclave . . . . . . .

By Joe Bisesi and Orville Hampton Editor Lawrence 'Bolvig Interviews Dean Sampson A. K. Barrett .. . . .... . .......... .. ...... .... · ... · . . . . .

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Pi Kappa Phi Pictorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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~h, Star and Lamp is published at ti enasha, Wisconsin, under the direcp~n of the National Council of the ; I<J appa Phi Fraternity, in the months 0 anuary, March, May, and October. lhe Life Subscription is S10 and is coe. only form of subscription. Single Pies are ~0 cents.

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cocKLES of the heart are given much warmth by such as the following: The P11rd11e Exponent classifies Pi Kappa Phi in the B Class with respect to rough initiation practices : little or no indulgence. The Birmingham News carries an item which states that Alpha Eta at Howard has eliminated "Hell Week" from its pre-initiation program. Archon J ames Ramage of Iota writes that it is taboo in the Georgia Tech unit.

James R. Roberts donates shrubbery for the landscaping of his chapter's home at Auburn. The Meyers (Harold K. and Herbert 0.) Purdue, make tangible awards to chapters each year. A $1000 life insurance policy, first year premium paid, is awarded to senior with the best record of service to the chapter. Omega gets one from Herbert, Upsilon one from Harold.

Detroit alumni go into huddle over the form of an award to Alpha Theta at Michigan State. Ames alumni report specific aims of creating a di stinctive chapter library at Alpha Omicron.

Sigma stages a Christmas party for some underprivileged children of Columbia, S.C. Alpha Sigma at Tennessee starts the ball rolling among the fraternities by first donation as a unit to a fund for relief of floor sufferers.

Among the ranks of the undergraduates, there are six student body presidents this year. Zeta makes a group average in scholarship equal to requirements for making the Dean's List of distinction.

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A Father Writes to His Son From The Diamond of Psi Upsilon

OMFORTABLY situated upon my side of the barrier, let me, my dear son, who have spared you so much elderly wisdom (more, I fear, because I have hitherto been blissfully unaware of my own seniority than from conscious motive), let me, I say indulge in a few customary parental warnings to you at this time. I trust that they will not be hackneyed, and I know that they will be sincere.

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Wine and Women Some fathers say to their sons upon the first home leaving-''Beware of wine and women!" I do not.

If your home life has not taught you the virtues of a temperate, clean life, as I hope, then no words of mine can do it, and you must Jearn, as so many others have done, from a bitter intimacy with its antitheses.

As to women, I never avoided them; I sought them out, from the time when, a red-cheeked youngster, I trudged to school beside a red-cheeked lassie-asleep these many years in the little village lot where lie so many with whom I have fought and played these many years gone by.

I have no advice to offer you on this great subject; its ethics are not taught by letter. If I have any regrets, they are not for your ear, nor any man's. And if, of some women I have known, I cannot say that I lifted them up, at least of no woman can it be said that I thrust her down!

I ask of you no more than this and the guidance of your own heart; that, in the latter years, when you, too, pass over the barrier, you may not leave behind you shadows on the flower-decked meadows of your youth.

Cards You will probably play cards in college; most men do - I did. The gambling instinct in man is primordial. Kept under due bounds, if not useful, it is at least comparatively harmless. This is the very best that I or any honest man can say of it. I should be glad if you never cared to gamble; but I do not ask it. Assuming that you will, I do not insult you, and myself equally, by warning you against unfairness; to suppose you capable of cheating at cards is to suppose an impossibility. You could not do so without forfeiting the right ever to enter your home again. But some careless and insidious practices, not unknown in my day and class, savor to the upright mind of cheating, without always incurring its penalties.

To play with men who you know cannot afford to lose, and who must either cheat or suffer privation to play when you yourself must win your bet to square yourself; that is, when you do not reasonably see how you are going to raise the money· to pay providing you lost-this is a gambler's chance to which no gentleman will ever expose his fellow players.

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There is nothing heroic about these desperate casts (I! the die; one risks only the other fellow's money. 'fhe; practices I ask and expect you to avoid.

Religion I ask nothing of you in the way of a declared positi()( on religion. Your mother may have demanded more of Y0 here-entreated more-l cannot. I ask but this: that Y0' will give earnest, serious consideration to the fact that 11' exist on this planet for a shockingly brief fraction of Jltet nity; that it behooves every man to seek diligently an ans 11'1 to the great question-Why am I here? And then, as bel· he can, live up to the ideal enjoined by his answer. If t~' carries you far, and if it leads you to embrace any of t · great creeds of Christendom, this will be to your motht an unspeakable joy, and perhaps not less so to me; but 1 is a question which cannot be settled by the· mere filial d~ sire to please.

Never Quit!

Last of all, while you are in college, be of it and s~F' port its every healthful activity.

I ask no academic honor your natural inclinations may 0 ~ lead you to strive for; no physical supremacy your ani!111 spirits may not instinctively reach out and grasp. : You will, I presume, make the fraternity I made, and,· hope, the societies; you will probably then learn that yo!V father was not always a dignified, bearded man in pince-P1. and frock coat, and that on his side of the barrier he (ll not a few capers which, seen in the clear light of his summer gain little grace. Yet, were he to live his life over aga 1n he would cut the same, or worse. .

Finally, if you make any of the teams, never quit. 'f)la· is all the secret of success, never quit!

Quitting, I like to believe, has not been a striki ng char· acteristic of our family, and it is not tolerated in our colle81 If you can't win the scholarship, fight it out to the eno of the examination.

If you can't win your race, at least finish-somewhere.

If your boat can't win, at least keep pulling on yo~' oar, even if your eye glazes and the taste of blood come! into your throat with every heave.

If you cannot make your five yards in football, keep buck· ing the line-never let up--if you can't see, or hear, keef plugging ahead! Never quit! If you forget all else I ha~: said, remember these two words, through all your life, ao come success or failure, I shall proudly think of you as fll1 own dear son.

1 And so, from the old home-life, farewell, and Godspeed Your affectionate Father.

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F I Were to compress into a single sentence the problem which confronts the fraternities today, it for ~ould be this: to discover that there is a problem; so ~n we should all probably get busy and do w:J.~t~g, and with intelligent action our problems th f dtsa~~ear. Or, more seriously, the problem of c e raternttJes is to become distinctive and signifia~t, and today we are neither. a t orne years ago a group of Oxford students made ev o~r of American colleges and universities, and one a ;ntng ~ttended a fraternity dinner and listened to th raterntty song. And one of them asked: "Is not f e Whole philosophy of loyalty to a fraternity a great li~aud? To what is this loyalty? There is no way of f e of the Alpha Beta Gamma fraternity different s rom that of the rest of the world. How can a man t;rve thr.ee Greek letters? What result does the att mpt brmg but terrible and crushing sameness, man :roman,. and fraternity to fraternity? It is just the It is too small to be a permanent and end .ng stze. 路 purmg . soctety, too large to be a body o f boon coma~ons. What is it, and why ?" th 0 the fraternity men of the country know either me w~at or the why? I read a good many fraternity t agazmes, but they haven't the answer. I have listened t~ a good ~any fraternity speeches in my time, but h ey have gtven me no idea what it is all about. I have t ear.d many a fraternity man proclaim that his frabernt.ty was a great burning force for righteousness, itt tt Wasn't clear just where the fire was. And yet, s We Would but sit down and force ourselves to a dane. and logical answer to our young Oxford stuent s questions, we should independently arrive at every answer that I can hope to offer.

Our problem is to become distinctive and significant enough that no one need ask what? or why? .Let us at least formulate the theory. Fraternities orrfinated purely to satisfy a social need, and their ~r Y efforts to add to the scanty menu furnished by the college were never intended to array them with ( e learned societies on the campus. And any crititsm of the fraternity on the score of its failure to trornote sound scholarship is not germane, because it .as never meant to do so. But we may properly criti~~:e th~ fraternity for accepting a static definition of soctal needs of the undergraduate, and for accepting as the pattern of the social life of the undergraduate the same objectives which may be found in

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hundreds of athletic and social clubs in the small towns of America. Fot if the fraternity is to be distinctive, we must keep it off Main Street.

And so there should be something distinctive about the life of a young man who is embarking upon the greatest intellectual adventure that he may ever have.

He should certainly live in an atmosphere that will stimulate him and induce him to the utmost use of the opportunities offered him by the college. Moreover, if a college course is a training for life, then almost the major responsibility, as certainly the major opportunity, falls to the fraternity rather than to the college. For the determining factor in a successful life is not what you know, but how you use it; is not your technical training, but your strength of character and your social vision, which will serve to direct your energies into channels which are wise for you and helpful to your fellow man .

Now the college concerns itself little with the character of its students. If the fraternity neglects this also, its members will leave college with the same pattern of cot:duct which they brought from high school. If the fraternity wants to make itself really significant to its members, and thus acquire a first lien on their loyalty and affection, it will become more aware of the fact that the most important thing to youth is what is to become of it. Youth will offer no end of resistance to the flames which will temper its steel, but at heart it ye~rns for them and the courage to stand the gaff; and tf many of us find our alumni luke warm to the value of fraternity life, is not the answer that in their own crucial years the fraternity failed to furnish the inspiration and the direction whicl1 would have sent them into paths of greater usefulness : College men will undergo infinite hardship in order to qualify for an athletic team. Why does training for life warrant Jess sacrifice? And why is the fraternity house not the ideal laboratory where men may learn to assay what gold they have, to discard the slag, and then to discover how best to use the finished product? That is not taking life more seriously than life itself is. Nor does that mean taking the fun out of life. It is merely an effort to get a better balance and a more rational approach, and to make a man's four years in the chapter house really contribute to what is in store for him after graduation. But this should be the responsibility of the alumni, for we can 3

not expect the undergraduate to pull himself up by his own bootstraps. .

That, it seems to me, is the place of the fraternity, and that its function: To furnish a wholesome and stimulating social life for its members, altogether in harmony with the objectives of the college, thus making possible the fullest development of the individual's capacities. The college can hardly compete with the fraternity on this ground, if the fraternity is really functioning; and so the fraternity might easily make itself indispensable to the college, because it can influence so deeply what practical value the college's intellectual training shall have for both the individual and the community in which he is to live.

• Our problem is to inculcate two things: how to live with one's fellows, and how to take a sane view of one's personal assets and liabilities, to the end that one may make most of the capital with which one is endowed. That is purely a social problem; but it is significant beyond any mental or economic problem that any of us will ever have.

Woodrow Wilson once said that "the college is a process of slow evolution from the school boy and the school boy's attitude into the man and his entirely altered view of life. It can be accomplished only in the college environment. The environment is of the essence of the whole effect."

Now officially the college preempts only 25% of the student's time in recitations and preparation. The remaining 75%, which constitutes the student's leisure, and socially is of far greater import to this "process of slow evolution," is, with many, surrendered to the fraternity. Hence the importance of the fraternity, and hence its opportunity and its responsibility. let us then examine the environment which these two agencies, the college and the fraternity, are furnishing for the process of gradually moulding the boy into the man. For the fraternity man we may divide it into seven categories: 1. The educational objectives of the college. 2. The faculty. 3. The fraternity home. 4. Extracurricular activities. 5. Upper classmen and their traditions. 6. The alumni. 7. The national organization of his fraternity.

1. The Edttcational Objectives of the College: If we define objectives as a clear conception of function and service, the college can hardly be said to have objectives. Education has been just muddling along, looking for the prophet who would tell them too the what and the why. And if the college has not yet discovered where it is going, is it any wonder that the fraternity, which is to accompany it on its journey, should be rather hazy about its destination? Or is it surprising that youth, traveling in this rudderless boat, should be more marked for his cynicism than for his constructive thought? In passing we may note that it is not easy for the fraternity to create a purposeful environment for its members when the very purpose of their being in the institution is not yet defined.

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2. The Famlty: Men and not institutions are t!Je great influences in life; hence the faculty is a mai 01 factor in the student's environment.

The successful teacher must be the moral superior of his pupil; but how can anyone who is sociallf unsatisfied be morally superior? And how can anyoo~ who is unadjusted in his relations to society posseSl that detached outlook which is indispensable to re~ scholarship, and is the only guarantee of sound coo· elusions? And more important still, can such a mao teach his students how to use their knowledge to the good of an order which disturbs him? This seems 1.0 me the explanation of the negative and iconoclas.!JC character of college instruction. And if you are tO' dined to wonder why the present generation are not good fraternity men, it is worth noting that we have here a fundamental antagonism between the influence emanating from such teachers and the selfless thinking which the fraternity would inculcate. .

Now this is of greater importance to the fraterntl.f than merely its influence on fraternity men in thetr capacity of students. For such an attitude fails .to stimulate and promote any proper maturing of soctal concepts and any constructive attitude of social oblig~· tion. And since the fraternity is definitely social, th 15 means that the college as such is contributing far le 5' than it should to high standards of social conduct and to that beneficent regard for one's fellows which in· duces a social-minded attitude and effort.

There is tittle hostility to the fraternity among col· lege administrators; they are nearer to its spirit, and see more clearly what it could be made to do. The in· difference and even antagonism comes, as might bt expected, from the members of the faculty who are apathetic to merely human considerations, even whe0 these have supreme educational significance, and whose ruthless emphasis on intellectual gymnastics seems to be almost a defensive complex. And such oppositio0 is a stumbling block to both college administrators and the fraternities themselves.

But is it not a mistake to meet such indifference and antagonism with an antagonism of our own, and to transfer it to wholly innocent sources? FraternitieS have become so sensitive to this attitude that theY classify all criticism as hostile, and so miss altogether the stimulation to better things which can come onlJ from constructive analysis. And this defensive attt' tude of ours has tricked us into refusing to turn tht search light of truth upon ourselves, and has thtt 5 made us miss many an opportunity for cooperation with college administrations that are as deeply con· cerned as we that our organizations should be a vital force in undergraduate life. This is a major problerO for the fraternities.

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advertising is a monetary fount lows. Before mailing the questionnaires to the agency, nearly all magazines would like to tap we decided to list and consolidate certain points for var·1 Wtth. a big drain pipe. The size of the pipe our own information and enjoyment, in addition to the ;~a:cco~dt~g to the magazine, but in the case of the material directly designed to bring us information upo herntty JOurnal, it has had to be content to look on which to base future magazine policies. It is rather en/ t e sparkling waters from afar and be thirstily intriguing and we pass the compendium to you. · h use a so d a straw on 1y.

If you were in position to subscribe to a question'fh tous b" eve n of th ose w111c in; tg ad men have not been one whit interested naire which presented the largest, oldest, or top in app ra~ernity publications, mainly because of the limited each instance, you would find yourself described as Iller: of the magazines, in that usually only one follows: Class year-1907 culatioer _of the family is interested in reading it. CirAnnual income-$3 0,000 bec n tn terms of numbers has not been a drawback, io ause successful efforts to combine many fraternity Children-4 ap~rn~ls and obtain a total circulation of substantial Population of home city-1,189,000 Annual traveling-65, 000 miles by auto, 20,000 ing ea f/ave been made. These combinations and sellmiles by train, 13,000 by water, 6,000 by plane div"de orts have been in the hands of various inTrips made abroad-8 eve1 ua)s and agents, all ineffectual. Recently, howProjected traveling-world tour tio r, the Fraternity Editor's Association of the NaDays spent in hotel-365 de~~1 !nterfraternity Conference decided to make a Own home, value-$55,000.00 (Apparently not of ~tned effort to get beyond the reception room cis· nattonal advertising sanctum, and out of the deon speaking terms with the wife, since you live As100. came the formation of Fraternity Magazines in a hotel.)

Servants-7 so~olcta~ed ~s the agency of the magazines, under perTelephones-3 frat d_trecttOn of prominent editors and publishers of Radios-5 (Another reason for hotel occupancy.) circ~~nt_ty publications. This combination has a total Life Insurance-$75,000. 00 dis atton of over 300,000 to offer; and expects to 1 ay an attractive market through this circulation.

Cars-3 0 qu . ascertain the aspect of this market in detail , Typewriters-3 cerest~onnaires were mailed to all fraternities conYearly number of books purchased-100 res ne _and they were requested to mail them to their Yearly clothing budget-6 suits, 40 dresses, 4 coats, op pecttve chapters and members. Pi Kappa Phi co12 pairs of shoes, 28 hats llleer~ed by sending out its quota of 500 to individual Smoking habits-17 years; cigarettes, cigars and to Ill ers, taken at random from the mailing list, and pipe hase~h chapter a special questionnaire. The response Magazine subscriptions-11 \Vh. heen heartily cooperative, in both instances, for It is the average person in which the greater interest tur tc the Central Office is exceedingly grateful. Re- lies and the following describes the Pi Kapp at the ag ned questionnaires were promptly forwarded to the mid-point in the scale of comparison. rese~cy, and the other fraternities doing as well, the Class year-1923 rna ~t should be a good sample of the fraternity Income-$2,900.00 Vea~· et; good enough, it is hoped, to be forcibly reJust 70% married and has three-fourths of a child be tng to the national advertiser. The income could Lives in city of 134,000 Pag Used to advantage in increasing the number of Travels yearly 4,000 miles by auto, 1, 700 by train, 350 by boat and 150 by plane inte~~ ~f The Star a11d Lamp and making it more sttng and worthwhile.

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radio in his home, but he doesn't care for one in his car He has a mechanical refrigerator Nine books are purchased annually, and he prefers general fiction and biography .

His clothing budget for 1937 includes 2 suits, ! dresses, 1 coat, 3 pairs of shoes and 3 hats He has smoked for 6 years and prefers cigarette!

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By Lawrence Bolvig, Brooklyn CHANGE in officers during the year brought no cessation in the continuity and attraction of the program of the Ladies Committee of the New York alumni, that organization which found birth in the needs of the convention in New York in 1934 and which has maintained its identity in forthright fashion since. Leading the group in its fourth year are Mrs. William Nash, president; Mrs. Carl Ostergren, vice president; Mrs. William Ulrich, secretary, and Mrs. Raymond Orteig, treasurer.

Mrs. Nash lost no time this fall and the early part of September saw the ladies gather together at the exclusive Franklin Arms located in Brooklyn Heights near Brooklyn Poly. They had their tasty lunch and plans were made for the fall and winter season. On a Friday afternoon in October, before too many things happened the Ladies Committee held a tea at the Alpha Xi house to honor the mothers of the active members and the pledges. The party was in the hands of a committee consisting of Mrs. Albert W. Meisel, chairman, Mrs. Herman Fuchs and Mrs. Frank McMullen. Our national president took a few minutes out from his busy hours to drop in to say "Hello" to all present. Mrs. Lawrence J. Bolvig played a few selections on the piano and her husband managed to get to the house to sing a few songs before the guests of honor departed. This tea served to have the mothers meet one another, see the Alpha Xi house and see the type of boy associated with the fraternity. The tea was such a success that several mothers expressed a desire to join the Ladies Committee.

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places, and went to a famous eating place in Ne~ York City for their November meeting. They gathered at the renowned Stockholm where Swedish smorga5' bord is the specialty. It was at this meeting that th~ inspiration for a bridge party in December was found, and, before the holiday spirit and spirits took too firtJl a hold on the local Pi Kapps, the ladies conducted thl bridge party during the first week of December in th ~ Alpha Xi house. To be concise the party was w.e. attended and was financially successful. All the LadtCl Committee's activities may be so .classified. .

In January they became historically inclined all~ held their regular monthly meeting at New York~ famous Old Mansion house. This house dates back tO the Revolutionary days, and the atmosphere lent chartJl to the proceedings of the Committee's program. }. theatre party was the head-liner in February, follo 11'' ing a luncheon. For March, tentative plans call fo! a musical at which time some of the musician mern· bers of the alumni group as well as the ladies cor11: mittee will perform. April and May have featurCl which call for special mention in the next issue of T/Jt Star and Lamp.

To quote Mrs. Nash, the Committee's president: who displays constantly a charming and friend!) smile, "I wish to extend to the wife of each alumnl1 5 of Pi Kappa Phi in and near New York, a most cordi~ invitation to join the ladies in their social activiti~S­ There is plenty of room for new members and whtll we have a list of about 25 names, I would like tO see 50 ladies receive a notice of our meetings. YeS. and even a 100 wouldn't be too large a list. 'I'h1 more the merrier! Won't you take out a day a mon~ and join us? Drop a line to our secretary, Mrs. \1V'Jl· liam Ulrich at 2639 Mansfield Place, Brooklyn, N.Y·• and we'll be glad to keep you posted as to our gather· ings and activities."

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Chairman of Scholarship Committee Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1937 scholarship blanks will be sent out about arch. 1 by the chairman of the Scholarship sen· Commtttee to the chapter secretaries. Any active fo tor o: second term-junior Pi Kappa Phi is eligible · as a Pt· Kappa Pht· Scholar, and a11 whr constd . erat10n seC: Wtsh to be candidates for this honor should the ~~ the .blanks from the chapter secretaries. When record~ ts filled out with the candidates' sd1olastic and th It should be certified to by the chapter secretary pro e dean or registrar of the college, and then sent lllit:~tly to the .chairman of the ~cho~arship Co~­ rec d. Each candtdate must send wtth hts scholarshtp sui~~l a good photograph of himself, not a snapshot, for~ e fo~ use in The Star and Lamp. The latest date Sin e filtng of candidates' record is July 1, 1937. ce ilie . . maxtmum number of Scholars for any one Ye ar ts n. . f . pr .me, 1t allows that a candtdate must have a bee~ high scholarship rating to be successful. To hi ~ osen a Pi Kappa Phi Scholar is to have earned the beg est honor our fraternity confers on an active memr.

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of ilie Scholarship Committee enande. a most Interesting visit with the Illinois chapter Pu dtts guests from Armour Tech, Michigan State and ce~bue, during the conclave held at Illinois in DeWhil er. At the various sessions a number of worthcus .e talks were given, and among these were dissonstons of fraternity problems by Dean C. M. Thompof .;f ilie University of Illinois and national president col elta Chi Fraternity, and Paul Neidhardt, student sp o~el and managing editor of the Daily Illini. Both D;a ers stressed the importance of high scholarship, fra;n ~ompson emphasizing its value in making for Col! erntty solidarity and success in life after leaving andege, an~ M~. Neidhardt emphasizing its importance on thnecesstty tf a student hopes to be a "Big Man e Campus."

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Pi Kappa Phi Scholarship for 1935-1936 The national standing of Pi Kappa Phi for 19351936 shows a decided improvement over that of the preceding year. However, our average is still below ilie national all-men's average, so that there is still plenty of opportunity for improvement as well as need for hard study to put our fraternity back to where it was several years ago.

Thirty-three of our chapters were rated in 19351936, two of which were not rated the year before.

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Borland Appointed Councillor A recent appointment of the Council was that of Andrew H . Borland, Duke, to the position of councillor-atlarge for the State of North Carolina. The objectives of his special work for the fraternity will be those of establishing definite policies with respect to colonization and expansion in the state and the application of such policies by the coordination At~drew H. BorlatJd of all fraternity forces .

D11ke This responsibility comes to him in addition to his duties of adviser to Mu Chapter at Duke, which he has performed ably and well for many years, to the end that the chapter has had a consistently satisfactory record for a long period of time. His location in Durham places him in effective position of contact with the places and personal elements involved; he is a man of unusual personal energy and initiative, and these undoubtedly will be brought to bear on his further fraternity responsibilities if the decision is for positive action.

Borland is an attorney, successfully practicing his profession in Durham since his graduation from the law school of Duke. He managed varsity basketball and participated in the organization work of Sigma Nu Phi legal fraternity as an undergraduate. In his professional field, he has been vice-president and is now secretary and treasurer of the Durham county bar, and acts as assistant judge of the Recorders court, Durham county. He was married to Miss Zelle Williams, Kappa Alpha Theta, in 1934.

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Florida's General College Departs from Customary Curricula Designed to Prepare More Fully the Student of Limited Time and the One Who Looks to Specialization in Latter Years of College.

By Robert Dowda, Florida N TUNE with our times, the University of Florida has born a long-ago conceived brain-child in the form of their new General College. This new college gives a broad basic training of all students in their freshman and sophomore years. On this foundation the student may continue his studies in the upper division of the professional schools, or drop out of the university with something definite and helpful as he takes his place as a citizen. This new idea avoids the handicap of narrow specialization, aims to provide for the constant adjustment required in higher general education in order to meet the challenge of change in today's living.

To familiarize the prospective students of the university with the plan, purpose and operation of the General College, the local chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, national honorary scholastic fraternity for freshmen, has sponsored the plan of having its members speak before the high scho9ls of the state. Alpha Epsilon's Lee Meadows was one of those chosen, and in his words about the new feature of education at the university may be found the essence of its character: The new General College which was established at the beginning of the session of 1935-36 has just completed its first year of operation . The nature and work of this college may be summarized under six adoptions: First, a new system of admissions by which there is no specific high school units required for admission but certain attainments and skills in English and mathematics and a certain level of ability; second, a group of comprehensive courses required of all the students, six in number that must be completed in the two years along with two electives; third, a set of elective, comprehensive courses; fourth, a series of new introductory courses, beginning the work of the colleges and professional schools of the upper division; fifth, a system of comprehensive examinations; and, sixth, a definite program of student guidance.

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dents who are prepared for advanced study in the colleges and professional schools of the upper division; to satisfy the needs of those who have only a limited time to give to college training, and consequently, who should concern themselves with general viewpoints and major Lee Meadows, <I> H ~; understandings, instead of Alpha Epsilon Piedt, introductions to special sub- Who Is Assisting in I I ject matter fields which they Publicity Campaig11C0/. the New General may never enter; and to lege. provide for the constant adjustments required in the higher general education io· cident to the changing conditions of modern life. Tbt subject matter and the presentation of the course> are so varied that it awakens the interest of the stu· dent, stimulates his intellectual curiosity, encouragei independent study, and cultivates the attitudes neces· sary for enlightened citizenship.

The areas of study for which the students register in the College during the first year are as follo~s; Man and the Social World; Man and the Phystel World; Reading, Speaking and Writing; Man and His Thinking; and General Mathematics. The second year adds the Man and the Biological World, and tbl Humanities. During the second year the students ele~ the remainder of their work from additional Genera College courses, from the new introductory courses of the upper colleges and schools, or from regular specialized college courses. All students are required each year to take military science or physical educ~· tion. The curriculum in the General College, therefore, for an average student represents an ordinarY freshman year and two-fifths of a usual sophomore year. Satisfactory results have been achieved from the first year's operation of this curriculum.

These comprehensive courses cut across many dis· ciplines, rather than presenting the usual survey courses found in many American colleges and universitieS The materials of each course are highly selective for values in view of purpose. A syllabus, prepared by in· structors in charge, is used in each of the courses. Eacll of the courses normally meets four times a week. !he lecture sections are large, each section having from one hundred to two hundred students. At stated intervalS each week the large lecture sections in most of th' (Continued

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Vltattons . thu . . were sent to the vartous chapters, and enOh~lastlc responses were received from Alpha Nu, 10 n0 • SState, Alpha Phi, Armour, and Upsilon, Illiga IS. ubsequently, on Founders' Day week-end, Omech was host to delegations from the above named p· akters, and the first Middle Western conclave of e~ appa Phi was held. Because of the success of the an~n~ it. Was decided to make it an annual affair, D pstlon was designated as host for 1936. pstlon realized that they would be hard put to C thome up to th e standard set by Omega. However, they set about plans for the affair with the same zeal v·tat .the "Fighting Illini" h ave always expended. In1 attons in ad .. were extended to Omega and Alpha Phi, and 1\l h dltton, to Alpha Omicron at Iowa State, and soP a Theta, at Michigan State. Charles M. Thompa ~· dea? of the College of Commerce of the U. of I. l)n .~attonal president of Delta Chi Fraternity and ot~~ M. larrabee, assistant dean of men and adviser tatio e Interfraternity Council at Illinois, accepted invil) ns to appear as guest speakers. The week-end of ~ember 12 was agreed upon as the date. th elegates began arriving Friday evening, and by so~!ta~ of the business meeting Saturday afternoon, Ph . thirty-odd delegates, representing Omega, Alpha 1 h . ' and Alpha Theta were present. William F. Hoa;:sel, faculty adviser of Upsilon, presided at the B ernoon meeting in the lounge of the Illinois Union. in e stressed the importance of the conclave in enrichg the experience of the individual chapters through personai contact. a ~avid .M. larrabee opened the main program with u lscuss10n of pledge-active relations. He touched p~~n some of the problems and purposes of the pledge ab~lod, and warned against building of an insurmounttio e w.all between the actives and pledges. In correlalo n With this, Wilson Seldon, pledge master of Upsier n•. spoke on the importance of an intelligent consido/~?n of his duties of pledge-master, and cited some a Is own thoughts and research on the problem. As h result of these policies he stated the pledge class a~ expressed appreciation and gratitude. w alk:s upon the subject of rushing and pledging ere presented by Dan Keeley, representing Alpha

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Theta, and Harry Perlet, of Alpha Phi. They enumerated some of the peculiar difficulties experienced at smaller schools because of insufficient rushing material and lack of a definitely regulated rushing system.

The group was considerably entertained by a talk given by Professor W. J. Putnam of Upsilon on the ever present problem of "polishing the apple." However, he complimented the Pi Kapps for their apathy in this particular activity. Robert Viets of Omega followed with a discussion of the benefits received from intelligent buying and prompt payment of bills.

Julius Schoeller continued in this vein by demonstrating from Upsilon's experience that the success of a social function is in no way dependent upon the expense.

Paul Neidhardt, Illinois student colonel and local chapter president of Theta Chi, presented his picture of extracurricular activities at Illinois, stressing scholarship as a primary requisite for participation. The afternoon session drew to a close with a talk given by Ed Thomson concerning Omega Chapter's re-financing plan.

With a few choice morsels created for the Saturday evening banquet by the "best cook on the campus" under their belts, the men (including a few women guests) were ready to resume serious business, after Bob Amick, district archon, acting as toastmaster, had started things moving by engaging in a short repartee with Professor C. l. Porter of Omega. He introduced Doctor Will E. Edington, national scholarship chairman who launched into a very stirring talk on scholarship. He outlined the Pi Kappa Phi plan for encouragement of scholarship, and stressed the purpose of a definite acknowledgment of exceptional scholarship. He contradicted the erroneous popular opinion that a real scholar must be a "greasy grind" by showing that the Pi Kapp scholars of the past have, in nearly every case, been active in many phases of campus life. At the conclusion of his talk, be had proven to the satisfaction of all the truthfulness of the Pi Kappa Phi scholarship motto, "Wisdom and Knowledge Conquer."

In closing the formal part of the evening, Kay Marsh, Alpha Xi Delta, gave a resume of her experiences with the various smooth lines of the Illinois men. The gang then split up into various parties which proceeded to do the campus, and hit the high spots.

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Jack Anderson of Upsilon, who began by reading a letter of greeting from National President Meisel, urging the group to "Go Forward Together to the Next Milestone."

Wade Bolt, Sigma, gave an interesting and really informative talk on the history of Pi Kappa Phi as he has lived it. Interspersed with the side lights on the founding of Sigma, Upsilon, and Omega chapters, his story pointed out the development of Pi Kappa Phi-growing from seven hundred to over seven thousand during his experience-which will serve as an example for future expansion. The guest speaker of the day, Dean Charles M. Thomson, gave a very direct and pertinent address on the functions of fraternities and basic problems confronting them.

He denoted these problems as first, good management; and secondly, scholarship. He stated that, in his opinion, the greatest asset any house can have is a good financial manager. He berated the somewhat popular policy of "thumbing-one's way" through on the strength of fraternity associations. His conception is that a fraternity is an educational institution-not alone in scholarship, but also in character building.

He enumerated the particular things a fraternity can do in this connection, and gave as a primary requisite the obligation of being a good man.

One of the major problems of any fraternity is that of keeping the alumni interested. Even though unable to extend ~nancial aid, every alumnus can put his heart into his fraternity and university and that is something money cannot buy.

The climax of the entire week-end came in the citing of Elmer N. Turnquist, Illinois, of St. Louis and Professor Virgil Fleming, Illinois, of Champaign, for meritorious service to Pi Kappa Phi. Brother Turnquist was unable to attend, but Brother Fleming, who has constantly served the fraternity for over fifteen years, was present to receive the beautiful certificate awarded to him. The citations were made by District Archon Amick. In concluding the conclave, he stressed the importance of, in his own words, "plowing a straight furrow," and awarded the honor of being host to the next conclave to Alpha Phi. The conclave terminated with greetings from representatives Francis Schell, of Alpha Theta, Harold Hamilton, of Omega, and Idris Thomas, archon of Alpha Phi.

E. B. Whelan, Roanoke Meets Tragic Death to prolonged illness was the action of Edmund B. Whelan, who took his own life on New Year's eve. At the time he was headmaster of Beckford school of Red Banks, Va. Failure to meet a dinner engagement Jed friends to search for him and .find in his school office the body, with the pistol nearby.

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Attendance at his funeral attested to his popu· ~arity and wide regard held for him. He was act~r: m the Woodstock Rotary Club and held membershiP· in the Racquet Club of New York and the Westmorf' land Club of Richmond.

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Brother Jordan who was born 24 years ago in :M~ lena, Ga., was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley .; Jordan, 267 Boulevard Avenue, Macon, Ga. Be 1b survived by his parents, two sisters, Misses Elizabet Jordan and Sara Anna Jordan, and two brothers, Messrs. W. M. Jordan, Jr., and William Jordan ..

From 1931 through 1934 Charlie was outstandtn~ as a leader in the Alpha Alpha Chapter. He bel nearly every office in the fraternity, being ar0°0 for two terms. Charlie was a very efficient rushtnF chairman and pledged more Pi Kapps for Alph' Alpha during the last five years than did any othe; member. He represented the chapter at the nation~ convention of 1934 which was held in New York· was a member of the Mercer Panhellenic Council for two years, and belonged to Blue Key. After his graduation from Mercer University h.e was affiliated with the Macon office of the Conned'' cut Mutual Life Insurance company. From JanuaCJ' 1 to November 30 of last year Brother Jordan made • name for himself as an outstanding salesman in the insurance .field by leading in sales for his district, .1 territory which covered half of the state. .

His two brothers, Wiley Jr., and William are alumni of the Alpha Alpha Chapter. Brother Wiley Jorda 0 has served in the capacity of chapter adviser for the past four years. Five cousins of Brother Charles Jor· dan are also Pi Kappa Phis .

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HE headline carried the information: "Profess~r Sampson A. K. Barrett Made Assistant Dean versi 0 , College of Engineering at New York UniI rea~· a B~rrett? That name sounded familiar, so items tha btt further. Among other details w~re the and the was a Brooklyn Poly man, class of 1910, Iota ~!member of Pi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi and hirn lha! The vein is pay-dirt and I decide to visit mo · . es, I can have an appointment for Saturday . With . a fall of snow, cold andrnmg · Th e d ay came m ride ~ey, but I minded neither weather nor the long one· here was a. chance to talk to another Pi Kapp ·and A.w 0 ~as gaming recognition in his profession. mak cordially friendly and helpful secretary helps to me ~strange place more comfortable, and she made Sarn ee better by her smile and statement that Brother his p~on Was looking for me. She ushered me into of a~ ce, and a medium sized, well proportioned man 0 conta ~ 50 y~ars, with a fine ruddy complexion and of h'g us smile stood up at my entrance. One glimpse tact Im Was sufficient to recall him from a brief con.. ~any years before. greeti~llo, ..Bolv.ig. Glad to see you," was his hearty seve g. You re quite a stranger. It must be six or .. ~years since we had a chat."

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"Y~~ taught at Poly didn't you, Prof?" recei When I got my E.E. degree, mm laude, I and ~e ~n appointment as an instructor in physics fess e ectncal engineering, later becoming assistant proor. I stayed at Poly until1918, when I left to accept

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a lieutenant's commission in the navy. My experiences at Poly, particularly that of associate director of the Evening School, gave me things whicl1 have materially helped me at N.Y.U." "Are you a native of this fair city of New York?"

"No, larry, though I've been hereabouts most of my life. I first saw the light of day at Saratoga Springs, New York, coming from the line started by Humphrey Barrett who settled at Concord, Mass., in 1635 and from that of Colonel James Barrett who was in command of the colonial militia at the battle of lexington and Concord."

We talked on about this and that. I made some remarks about an interesting photograph he possessed of those two electrical immortals, Thomas A. Edison and Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, who seemed to be studying some burned insulators.

"That's one photo I intend to frame," explained the dean, following my remarks. "Two of the greatest men. When I was at Poly, teaching, Dr. Steinmetz gave some lectures to my electrical lab. group. We had a party scheduled following one of the doctor's lectures. As I was responsible for 'Doc' Steinmetz's entertainment while he was in town, I naturally had to invite him. And he accepted! I didn't know how he might act when the boys began to drink beer, but events proved the doctor as great socially as scientifically. He showed the boys how to mix their beer as only a real German could. The good doctor didn't start back to Schenectady that night! What a great fellow, Steinmetz. And such stories of his school days!

What an honor and privilege to have known this great man!"

"Prof, during the war, was there any ship torpedoed upon which you were aboard?"

"I had some great experiences while in the Navy," said the Dean with a twinkle in his eye. "But I never was on a ship whicl1 was torpedoed, though some of the 'battle wagons' I served on had torpedoes shot at them which missed, at times as short a distance as 20 to 30 yards. I saw service on the U.S.S. Maine of the Atlantic fleet, as an electrical officer. later, I was assigned to the U.S.S. Wyoming with the Sixth battleship squadron of the British Grand fleet in the North Sea. I was' fortunate to participate in the surrender of the German High Seas fleet on November 21, 1918."

"How soon after the war did you join the faculty of N.Y.U.?"

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Notables who irupired and conducted the recent 11th District art pictured here. Left to right seated are Brothers William Putnat11• professor of engineering at Illinois, banquet speaker, loyal sliP' porter of the chapter; Virgil Fleming, engineering professor, recipient of the meritorious citation of the fraternity; Will £.

Edington, chairman of the National Scholarship Committee; paJ,1 editor of the Star and Lamp, Wade Bolt. Standing are Joe Bisesi, member of the Illinois faculty and steady pillar in the Upsilo~ structure; Tom Watts, Secretary Richard Becker, Archon Ja~/ Anderson, Warden Julius Schoeller, Jr., Resident Adviser W1 · li01n Hoheisel, the men who carried the responsibility of planni!f and executing the meeting and did an excellent job; and 1'1'' Robert Amick, energetic district archon of the 11th.

••• Professor J. S. Doolittle was recently appointed adviser of Alp/Jd Mu, Penn State, and the men of the chapter received the nell'S with the greatest of pleasure. Able and popular, Brother Doolittle will be valuable in his work of assisting the chapter over t/Jt rough spots. He is a graduate of Tufts (1925) and came to t/Jt position of professor of mechanical engineering at State after ll period of service with the General Electric company and fottr years of teaching at Case. The chapter initiated him itl 1933. Jlt is a member of Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi and of the Society for Promotion of Engineering Education; is married and takes to gardening as !Jis hobby. Athletically built and experienced, /Jt maintains a keen interest in most of the branches.

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Lloyd B. Sholl Michigan State

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Pany hiy . hoJl has now the title of chapter adviser to accomlllpha In hrs consistent work with and interest in his chapter, finances le~, Several years ago he volunteered to supervise the Phases otn has been immeamrably helpful in this and other the reco t1le chapter. He was recetJtly appointed adviser upon his gradmm.endation of District Archon L. N. Field. Following ~ure de ualfon from Wisconsin in 1917, with a B.S. in Agricul"' Fra;ree! Sholl spent 17 months with a year of active service Wiscon ~e In the medical corps of the army. He returned to arsl,ip /'~to take up veterinary medicine. He obtained a scholllfter 0 ~ ornell and from this institution obtained his D.V.M. at Corn i?ear of work in the department of animal pathology Partmen~ , Dr: S.holl accepted appointment to the same deresearch at . Mrchrgan State. He is now assistant professor and assrstant.

Adding frlrther luster to a long list of engineering prominents who have come out of Alpha Xi of Brookl yn Poly, Sampson K. Barrett's abilities and wealth of knowledge received additional recognition by his appoint· ment as assistant dean of engineering at New York University. Contributing Editor Bolvig in this issue carries 11s to an enjoyable visit with Professor Barrett when he talks of beer busts with Steinmetz, " battle wagons" and fraternities. He is author of engineering texts.

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· bFall owrng the Founders' Day anzuet, the Roanoke AlumtJi ~at lered to elect officers for J..;e Present year and chose 0 Yinan Potts for president ~nd Neil Payne as secretaryc7asurer. Both are of Xi . lapter. They have the ma~or responsibility of continuIng in an attractive way th e dllnual RoatJoke II K cJ> birthay Party.

Norman R . Potts Roanoke President

Neil R. Paine Roanoke Secretary· Treasurer

Pi Kappa Phi Pictorial Chronicling Events at Auburn

The Founders' Dar celt bration at Alpha IotaS~ the gathering of alut~nt from Montgomery for. 1 e'l'ent and the presentatt~, of the merit citation~ past National Secret ~ George Grant, Alabatn/

by District Arc/toll h; Theodore fackson oiJ11 7th. This flash was ta dt at the instant of the li'l'ery of the parchment路

The chapter is enjoyinl thoroughly their first yt~ of residence in their ' 111 home. We see them /Jet~; t!Jirty-fiye strong, in ~~~~ of the handsome eilll' 1. which bears the Greek It ters of Pi Kappa pfli,

What the men of thl chapter expect to make~1 annual eYent became the popularity and pie~ ure obtained in its itJtfJt duction, is the masquer0 r ball, which recently f: galed the members at" 'Visitors.

Pi Kappa Phi Pictorial Cornell and Mercer

~he 1llsk~ deni<en of the Sollth is the blltler of Alpha Alpha Chapter at Mercer, who gathered rmto himself recently p.e P all~its of the chapter and press for his apprehension of a wollld-be ransacker of the chapter hollse, which is h![/ubed m its comfort and attractiYeness in the lower right. In the picture aboYe, we get a glimpse of the home on the 1 a O'Ye Cayuga's waters, which will giYe the alumni of Psi a heart tug or two.

James Ramage was recently selected to lead the chapter at Ga. Tech, and as further eYidence of his general abilities was lately bid to Omicron Delta Kappa, the national fraternity honoring campus leadership. Honor roll, cheerleader, president of two camplls clr~bs, Scabbard and Blade, R.O.T.C. maior-to pick a few or~t of manyâ&#x20AC;˘

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IPt late is II tate~ frosh numeral men in basketball. Upper right is a study-a good one-of a man studying. Gus Hurd of llo er, tl Jne Je subtect. He is p1·obably serious over his problems as committee chairman of the junior prom or social chairman of II- M1n tl »>ory reviver, anyiPart le Alph Th 'he ·~rengthba eta men A Peep at A 1ph a Upst'1 on ~~ j,'>~iforJns ( a out 15 are ab11 e fall-er l summer encamp• ap Co .. · eft cover Joe Huntrard "ngto d las • respect' n an Harmon I /f/er and r~ve~y Past archon, jlJ 0 Pfer, Jlll1~tng chairman of ·state and 1d fine work. Joe • ~ his foot{oll,er's little all'cl s the bo z'!ll Prowess. Lower b 1 Pushed w ;ng team of Omel,ard: Linv'l/t le campus cham1 an,, and G~' Hamilton, Sey•rton.

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Ames Elects The new officers of the Ames Alumni Chapter have been elected for 1937. They are: archon, Russell B. Johnson, Iowa State; treasurer, James R. Sage, Iowa State; secretary, Philip A. Minges, Michigan State.

I believe the chapter has been functioning very well. This winter we are sponsoring a program of speakers who have been closely associated with fraternities for a number of years. We hope to give the members of Alpha Omicron a better understanding of the ideals and purposes of fraternities in general and of Pi Kappa Phi in particular.

-PHILIP MINGES, Secretary

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By B. C. Eustice, Stetson At the regular monthly meeting held at the Stevens Hotel on January 8, the officers for the year 1937 were elected. The result of the balloting was as follows: archon, Burton R. Brown, Rensselaer, 503 W. 116th St., Chicago; treasurer, John C. Brown, Illinois, 61 Norfolk Ave., Clarendon Hills; secretary, Bert C. Eustice, Stetson, 4827 Lee Street, Niles Center.

The last event of interest was the annual Monte Carlo party in the Alpha Phi Chapter house in Chicago, on the evening of February 20. The past successes of this affair make it speak for itself, and this year's event, under the capable direction of John Evans, was no exception to the rule.

Another annual event which is being planned is the Easter dance. Anyone who attended last year's affair at the LaSalle Hotel will vouch for its popularity, and a live wire committee is now working to make the coming dance the "tops" of them all. The time and place have not been decided upon ~s yet. An announcement will be forthcoming with details.

The need for an alumni directory of the Chicago Area has been felt for some time, and the new officers have started the ball rolling in that direction through the appointment of ~ committee to compile such a directory. We request all Pi Kap alumni in the Chicago area, which includes suburbs, to drop a post card to the secretary showing their chapter, d ass, home address, business address and home and business telephone numbers.

The women's auxiliary in Chicago is very active, although the membership has not grown as rapidly as was expected.

However, since the organization is still in its infancy, so to speak, it is expected that its membership will grow as time goes on. The ladies meet once a month in some loop tea room, after which entertainment in the form of a show or bridge is indulged in. The meetings alternate between evening and afternoon, in an effort to please all concerned. Mrs. E. R. Blaschke is president, Mrs. Burton Brown, secretary and Mrs. John Bracken, treasurer.

The annual Christmas party was held in the recreation parlors of the Stevens Hotel (which may almost be referred to as the Pi Kapp hangout), and, although your correspondent was unable to attend, he understands that it was the usual success.

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Alumni Personals Founders' Day was appropriately recognized at a dinner held at the Alpha Phi house in Chicago. The dining room was filled to capacity, and the good old Pi Kapp spirit was much in evidence throughout the evening.

Lehigh Valley Elects The recent election of officers of the Lehigh Valley Alumni Chapter placed in the position of archon, Glenn Stoudt, Penn State, resident of Reading; E. D. Beddall, Tamaqua, alumnus of Drexel, was chosen secretary; and James Moyer, Penn State, of Tamaqua was elected treasurer.

The group gathered at Shankweiler's Inn on December 12 to mark the anniversary of the fraternity.

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The main business of the evening was the mapping out of a program for the remainder of the year: February-smoker at the chapter house and join Alpha Upsilon at their annual show and dance; March-the annual "Jamboree" with Lewis Shemery in charge and special notice to Walter Jones; April-alumni dance; and May-with Alpha Upsilon at their spring formal.

It would be greatly appreciated if all Pi Kapps in the Philadelphia area would, if they have not already been con路 tacted, send their names and addresses to A. S. Tomlinson at 3312 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, so that our mailing list may be made complete and accurate!

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Football was the logical theme for the November meeting.

That famous football official, Henderson E. Van Surdarn, gave a splendid talk on that great American game, football.

He told many interesting stories of some of the unpublished incidents of big games all over the country. Van Surdarn was one of the officials at one of the "Bowl" games in the South on New Year's Day. Columbia beats Dartmouth, 14 to 7-but in 1935! Featured also at the November meeting was the showing of Columbia's official movies of that great game showing in slow

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Win . th e scormg plays, particularly the long 85 yard Th nt~g run of that famous Columbia back, Joe Vollmer. ante Ptctures were explained in detail by AI Chiamda, assistWich10 Lou Little, Columbia's coach. Large plates of sandthe Were placed on the bar just prior to the showing of \XIh . ootball movies. There was a keg of iced beer also. bee 11e the movies were being run off, the sandwiches and ~hw_ere beiQS "downed" handsomely. atld rtstmas orew near. As the stores colored with red Chr· green, Pi Kapps hereabout prepared themselves for the 193 ~stmas dinner. And what a party! On December 18, Pia • at the Hotel LaFayette, one of New York's famous &at~es (o~ned and supervised by Brother Orteig), the boys in ered ~n "soup and fish." The toastmastering was put over 5 A.n/ endtd style by that famous Psi alumnus, Carl Ostergren. ~ Da cracker-jack committee composed of Brothers Torben ~fu reyer, as chairman, Douglas L. Keys, Jr., Gerald A. lll~ray, Raymond Orteig, Jr., John B. Peck, Louis L. Sealeft and John E. Stevens, Jr., saw to it that nothing was A.. lln~one to make all Pi Kapps happy. on t rntnute of silent prayer for the brothers who passed ni 0 the Chapter Eternal followed the lighting of the alumMcMndle by Archon K. C. (Casey) Lauter. Brother Frank J. he ullen, district archon did his usual bang-up job when A.Ipbrese~t7d cups or spoons to those proud Pi Kapps in B a :X:t tn honor of their .first born.

Was rot?er Robert C. Mclees, Beta (Presbyterian College) see "IVtth us at the dinner. Sure fine to have him. May we sch inor~ of him. He was the recipient of a national Preo arshtp award. Our National President Albert W. Meisel andsented the award to Brother Mclees in a fine, dignified It truly fraternal manner!

Xi Was also good to see Brother Chris Steffan of Alpha for ~~lk up to the speakers platform and receive a citation ~.P.I ts Wo~k in connec.tion with. the Alpha Tau chapter at bea ·.f Chns, a real Pt Kapp, ts certamly worthy of the 't!t ul scroll, telling one and all of his deeds! that ~as too bad that all Pi Kapps were not present to see as Model meeting of the New York Alumni Chapter," 1\ Pcut on by Brothers Walter Measday, Johnny Stevens, fe~ · (Casey) Lauter, Bill Berger, Ralph Noreen and a the others. It was a scream and a most enjoyable feature of grand evening. de~rother Albert W. Meisel, the only speaker of the evening, frattvered a splendid talk on the incidents, important events, Pra:rn~l and otherwise, of the past: "Fifteen Years of the hroterntty in the Northeast." He issued a challenge to all talk.hers present and something good will result from his

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son, now to be in New York, glad to say, was present at his first N.Y. Christmas dinner. He didn't miss the chance to tell of Florida and what fun the next convention will be in, the land of sunshine. Brother Walter Eisle, former archon at Alpha Xi, Brooklyn Poly, was in town for the holidays, coming all the way from Ann Arbor, where he is doing graduate work. Brother Bill Johnson, also a former Alpha Xi archon, came down from far off Bridgeport, Conn., just for the dinner. He's doing special work for the General Electric Co.

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By W. N. Gilbert, Roanoke Well, it has happened again-the annual Roanoke dinnerdance, sponsored by Xi, Rho and the Roanoke alumni chapters, and held Friday evening December 11 in the ballroom of Hotel Roanoke. And believe it or not, the sixty members and their guests who attended are still talking about it. A gala event that commemorated the thirty-second anniversary of Pi Kappa Phi; one that brought together all the elements of zeal and good-fellowship, so indicative of our fraternal life.

Brother Ben Chapman, Roanoke county's member of the House of Delegates, served as master of ceremonies. And after a swell dinner of turkey and all that goes with it, Honorable Ben lost no time in getting things underway.

Brother Melvin Goldman, archon of Xi, was the first speaRer, followed by Brother "Hunk" Hurt, new district archon, who presented the Pi Kappa Phi Scholar award to Brother B. C. Horne, Jr., of Xi. The foregoing soon gave way to the highlight of tl1e evening, a splendid speech by our honored guest, Brother Howard Leake, who traced the history of Pi Kappa Phi briefly; gave an account of the problems and difficulties encountered by fraternities during their early struggles; depicted the fraternity situation as it exists today: status (Pi Kappa Phi's good rating), the relationship of undergraduate chapters toward their respective institutions of learning, and the probable future of fraternity life; and closed with his pet topic-the alumni-stressing the duties of the alumni as individuals and the co-operation of the alumni chapters with the undergraduate chapters. And when Brother Leake speaks on the latter subject he is usually in form.

The ceremonies, however, were not without plenty of rich humor. Brother Chapman brought along a special assortment of slow-motion wit which he interspersed rather cleverly in his introductions, at times holding his listeners in terrific suspense; however, this joshing gained impetus as the ceremonies progressed, finally developing into a chain combination-Chapman to Hurt to Leake and back to Chapman again.

And then add to the aforementioned, the jocularity of the ubiquitous Chapmans-personalities synonymous with good-fellowship. Five of them present, too-W.C., Nick, Ben, Ned, and Wesley; Frank, being the only absentee, and what a rarity! You know, it would be almost impossible to hold a Roanoke dinner-dance without the Chapmans. Fact.

During the quieter moments of the program, a floor show was presented, followed by several fine vocal renditions from Brother Randolph Salmons, lately of light opera and the radio. And after a brief intermission that followed the ceremonies, Pi Kapps and their attractive ladies returned to the ballroom where they danced until one A.M. to the "swing" music of the Roanoke Collegians.

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While the intermission was going on, the alumni got together and held a little meeting all to themselves, when officers for the corning year were chosen; Brother Norman Potts and Yours Truly, being elected archon and secretary, respectively.

Among those present who found time to jot down their names: Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Webber, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. L. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hurt, Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Potts, Dr. and Mrs. W. T. McAfee, Mrs. A. A. Jones, Josephine Clark, Minnie Bass, Virginia Richards, Margaret Styne, Nancy Lee McColhun, Margaret May, Martha Shelton, Blair Wiley, Nancy Pierpont, Mildred Wood, Rachel Pendleton, Blanche Cooper, Mildred Worley, Hazel Bishop, Virginia Stutsman, T. Conner, Z. Ewald, Howard D . Leake, Ben Chapman, Curtis Dobbins, Ed Jarrett, Byron Renford, W. N. Gilbert, B. C. Horne, Jr., Walker Carter, Jr., Jack B. Frier, Leonard N. Ford, Pete Kennett, Lynn Kennett, Robert Driscoll, C. A. Jarrett, E. G. Wood, Bill Highfield, Cabell Lewis, Ed Sellers, Randolph Salmons, Melvin Goldman, "Dan" Boone, Buddy Wood, Roy Pollard, Jr., Lynn Strangmeyer, W. H. Bishop, Clyde Plybon, Ash Huse.

Credit for arranging this enjoyable program goes to the following committee: Brothers Clark Winter, Dan Arnold, Dr. Gene Senter, Pete Kennett, Clyde Plybon, Arliss Clark, Ben Chapman, Ed Jarrett, Buddy Wood, Curtis Dobbins, and Melvin Goldman.

A recapitulation of the many interesting things that took place readily indicates the popularity of these particular gatherings. And as Pi Kappa Phi grows in age and prestige, so also, does the Roanoke event.

Notes Found on a Discarded Program: ... the fine spirit . . . charming ladies . . . Chapmans: W . C. kidding Ned about his agricultural appetite; Wes in the lobby, walking around in a circle ... Ed Sellers smoking a cigar ... handshaking . . . Dr. Bill McAfee breaking a resolution . . . the girl with the sparkling eyes ... Leake waxing grandiose on the political qualities of Ben Chapman ... the little tap dancer ... Ranny Salmons' singing ... alumni talking about their next meeting ... the swell feed ... Yours Truly being elected secretary before getting to the meeting . . . the "swingsters" everybody looking forward to next year's event.

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College of Charleston

James Harrison Arthur of Union, S.C., and Miss Mary Katherine Miller of Mooresville, N.C., were married in Mooresville on December 29. They are making their home in Rockingham, N.C. Charles Willis Birchmore of Camden, S.C., and Miss Julia Dezma Monroe of Blaney, S.C., were married in Columbia on December 23. They are making their home in Camden where Birchmore is editor of the lJVatersee Mes-

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George Edward Sheetz and Miss Beulah Taylor were married in New York City on December 11. They may be reached at 238 E. 15th street, that city. George has a permanent place in the records of the fraternity as the former able executive secretary and author of the history of the fraternity, twenty-fifth anniversary edition.

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Presbyterian

Beta has been slightly inactive socially for the past few weeks during the time her chapter rooms were being completely renovated. This work has been completed now, however, and the chapter will once again step into the social light of the campus.

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November and December initiations added five membt to the active chapter roll in the persons of Joe Lewis Clet ents, John Hammel, Roy Hutchinson, Robert Lake C~lll and Eldred MacLeod. These new members, with the addt!t of Brother Burgess, Epsilon, bring the active membershiP the chapter to fourteen and tl1ere are fifteen pledges. d Jimmy CarroJ., pledge, was recently elected by the stu body to occupy the freshman seat on the student counCI Due to unforeseen circumstances, Carrol withdrew fr~_ 1 school for this semester but will probably be with us nga next year.

The entire chapter managed to pull through examinntict_ week unscathed except for a few mental injuries, and h' started the new semester with hopes high for a good reeD~' The present scholastic standing of the chapter is thlf among the six fraternities at Presbyterian. It will be 1~ membered that Beta was represented among the nine Kappa Phi scholars for 1936, by Brother McLees.

Harry Lee and Mrs. Nettles are the proud parents of baby girl, Rose Moore, born in the early part of Januafl' Little Miss Nettles is a true Pi Kapp girl in that not onlY ht 1 father, but her uncle, Arthur Copeland, is an alumnus Beta chapter.

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William Proll has secured a position with the Mark~ Street Railway corporation in San Francisco. Robert 'fuC who has been' employed for the past year by the Atlas. fur; nace Co. in San Francisco, has just returned from a tra!D1·r 0 school in the East. Gilmore O'Neill has been working his father in San Francisco. His father is engaged in t]ll lumber business. ~ John Balzarini is still employed by the American 'fru Co. in Francisco. He has recently been transferred to thl Palace Hotel branch. We are glad to hear that Ray Bott.a~l has secured a position with an accounting firm in the etn· Francis McEnerney has returned to Berkeley again t]1is st mester to resume his studies at Boalt Hall of law.

Speaking of law, we hear that Reginald Hearn is doi~t good work at Hasting's law school in San Francisco. Wh 1: attending school he is employed by the Wells Fargo ban Howard Edmonds has moved to Bakersfield, Calif., where ~~ is employed by the state.

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Early in )anuary Epsilon elected officers for the remaining months of this school year. Tom Corbin was chosen ~~ archon; MacRae Covington, secretary; and Ralph Chandler• treasurer. These men have already shown ability as leade!i and the chapter is proud to have them at its head.

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J · G w·u· 1 graduat · IS . and M. H. Arrowsmith are doing post Universe work In law and chemistry respectively at the banque/ty of South Carolina. Both attended the fraternity D A at the mid-winter dances.

The~log: ~owle~ is preparing for ministry at the Union 'Woodlca Semt.nary in Richmond, Virginia.

Pares 0 rhow Cahgan is in Philadelphia, Pa., where he prerc est · f sors floor h ratlo.ns or a popular dance orchestra and spans ows 10 several hotels.

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Returning f learn th t rom the holidays, the men were interested to Per rna aT1~st term we had averaged 21¥.! quality points total or"2 hts placed us on the Dean's List which requires a

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Reiatio · etcher has been elected as one of the International .t\uburnns A~lub's delegates to the Southeastern conclave at lv['k ' a. t e B I lations Mi~~wn ey has made the French fraternity. CongratuBrother J · terrn th. ames Anderson led the freshman class the first boosted\ year and his total of 42 quality points greatly t e chapter's average.

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Two years later he was awarded his LL.B. by the law school of the university. Since establishing his residence in WinstonSalem, he has been active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

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Georgia

James S. Croxton of Montezuma, Ga., and Miss Lildred Lucas of Cairo, Ga., were married at the First Baptist church of Cairo on January 5. They are making their home in Montezuma were Croxton is president of the Citizens' National bank.

James H. Fleming of Leah, Ga., and Miss Evelyn Louise Geig of Chicago, Ill., were married on December 27 .. Th~y are making their home in Perry, Ga., where Flemtng IS principal of the Perry high school.

Charles R. Jenkins of Atlanta and LaGrange, Ga., and Miss Ima Margaret Hutchinson of Hepzibah, Ga., were married during the Christmas holidays in Augusta, Ga. They are making their home in Augusta, where Jenkins is practicing law.

John Hanger and Miss Annie Laurie Pittman were married on August 2 in Macon, Ga. They are making their home in Fitzgerald, Ga.

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Carl Wesselhoft of Bay Shore, L.I., and Miss Frances Thompson of Greensboro have announced their engagement.

Their marriage will take place when Miss Thompson graduates from Duke University in June. Wesselhoft is now connected with the Gate City Life Insurance Co. of Greensboro.

Frank Ernst Bridgers of Washington, D.C., and Miss Margaret Vernon Landis of Durham were married on December 15. Mr. and Mrs. Bridgers are maktng their home in Washington, where he is now connected with the National Archives.

William Brewster Snow of Durham and Miss Edith Horne Leach of Washington, D.C., were married at the First Presbyterian church of Washington on November 28. Snow is now connected with the State Highway and Public Works commission in Burlington.

Bonn A. Gilbert, '35, has been promoted and transferred from the advertising department of the DeLand, Fla., Stm News, to the advertising department of the Daytona Beach

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Jack Luhn, '32, writes from St. Louis he has a 16 month's daughter, Katherine; that Mahlon Monroe Carpenter, '32, is married and living at Columbia, Mo., c/o General Delivery; also that Les Hedge, '31, is married and living in St. Louis and is the proud parent of a ten month old boy.

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Roanoke

Recent elections placed the following in office: Jack Frier, archon; Harold Perdue, treasurer; Thomas Moore, secretary; B. C. Horne, historian; Billy Renfro, chaplain; Charles Foutz, warden.

Recent initiates are: Charles Foutz, Vinton; Cornelius Smith, Brooklyn, N.Y.; Thomas Moore, Lake View, S.C.; James Dillon, and Harold Farriss, Roanoke.

Xi chapter has an outstanding athlete in Leonard (Jeff) Ford, baseball pitcher, who is the property of the Boston Red Sox. Ford pitched semi-pro baseball in and around Salem for several seasons. Last year he was given a tryout with the Red Sox and made good from the first day when he whiffed all the Red Sox sluggers in batting practice. He

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Jeff finally signed up professionally, and was farmed out last season to Danville of the Bi-State league. Ford left school at mid-year in order to go to the Boston training camp and be in shape for the opening of the season.

the swimming team. Myers is a leading candidate for !11 ager of the basketball team. h In the recent elections, David Smith was elected nrce& Fred Waters was elected chaplain; Harry Carey was el 1 warden; George Myers was elected secretary; and GeO' Mcinerney was elected historian. . ,.

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Alabama

Omicron chapter mourns the sad and untimely death of Pledge Nick Vickers, formerly of Mobile, Ala., who was killed in an automobile accident while in Mobile for the Christmas holidays. Nick had been with us only a few months prior to his death, but he had already made a fine record in college work.

He attended high school at Gulf Coast Military academy, and at Rice Institute, and made an enviable record throughout his preparatory schooling and was especially outstanding in forensic activities, having won several honors in that line.

This chapter and the fraternity as a whole have suffered a great loss by this tragedy. Nick will always be remembered for his brilliant mind, his fine disposition, and his unselfish spirit.

Election of officers was held by this chapter at the last meeting in 1936 and the following men were elected for the spring semester of 1937: Ernest L. Stroud, Jr., archon; Yougene Lamar, treasurer; James Adams, secretary; Clewis Trucks, historian ; Ed White, chaplain, and · James May, warden.

Plans are being made for the pledging of some new men and for the early initiation of the present pledges.

Brother Eugene Williams, past archon, was appointed to serve with the Cotillion club, an honorary organization which has control over all arrangements for the mid-term, and Easter dances.

Thorton Moore, '31, ts now connected with Hearst Magazines, Inc., New York City.

George R. Bennett, Jr., '29, is secretary of the Federal Bearings Co. Inc., and the Schatz Mfg. Co., both of Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He is also on the board of directors of both companies.

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Washington and Lee

Rho is proud to announce that J. Chester Shively and Clark B. Winter were recently bid to Omicron Delta Kappa, honorary fraternity for the outstanding men of the school.

Shively has also been wrestling on the varsity team in his usual capable way, while Pledge Marshall Picard has been doing his part on the freshman team.

AI Sysmanski and C. "Wimpy" Doane made a trip with the basketball team to New York, when they played L.I.U. at Madison Square Garden. Doane and Sysmanski have been playing in excellent style. Wally Pickard and Ronald Thompson are among the better players on the freshman team, and if they keep it up will prove valuable additions to the varsity next year.

William Kesel will soon start training for tl1e varsity crew as he is one of the key men on the squad, and is expected to prove of great value when the crew races against Rollins College. Stanley "Satchel" Nastri and George "Shortstride" Myers are eagerly awaiting the coming of balmier weather so that they can get back into the swing of baseball.

There is a new pledge, Ted Donaldson. We are glad to have him with us and expect him to be a decided asset to the house.

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Sigma chapter regrets very much the absence of B. d btl Purdy, Jr., from school this year; Brother Purdy ha . b elected archon. F. Bowers Parker was elected archon 1~ place. This semester officers are: Emmett Smith, ar.

1 Bowers Parker, treasurer; John Coulter, secretary; V/t 1 Rhame, historian, and William Gettys, warden. f11' A very good rush season was held and the fo11owingbre• were pledged : George Player, Greenwood; R. J. Ga~ 1, Belton; Bruce Hunt, Easley; Eugene Kibler, Columbta • J Mathis, Wilmington, N.C.; Charles Hubbard, Florence.

Among the entertainment for rushing, a fish-fry ;( held at Brother John D. Carro11's cabin near Lexington,~.

Brother Sam Cartledge was elected to the highest 0 at the university-president of the student body. Bo"::· Parker likewise obtained distinction by being elected vt· president of the senior class.

The annual Founders' Day banquet was held in the ·b;lpi room of the Jefferson Hotel. Theron A. Houser, nauoor chancellor, served as toastmaster, and told us what was dfit at the Seattle convention. John D. Carroll also made a speech, as well as others. f~ Sigma is also benefited this year in having several trans/· Heman Higgins from Alpha; Mitchell Arrowsmith 1 Epsilon; Penn Acree from Delta.

The chapter had a very successful Christmas party for group of under-priviledged children.

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The C. R. Menchs announced the arrival of Sharon 'bt Mench on December 31, by the novel means of insert miniature diapers.

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95 Chemawa high school in Riverside, Calif., writes he h ten months old son, and that Forest McEuen, '33, ~OS three months old boy and is located in Martinez, C~ltfj,ec The Don Mulvihills announce the arrival of Ann Eltzv·eo 1 on November 21. Don is sti11 teaching at the Lake P evening high school, Chicago, and says he hopes to have Master's degree from Chicago by spring.

Chi v;·ls• Boyce Fowler Ezell, Jr., of DeLand and Miss Sarah 1 c of Miami were married in the Central Baptist church , Miami on Christmas day. They are making their hornf.~ 1 Miami where Boyce is associated with the American and Casualty Insurance Co.

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f tth the I OlJo"IVing ffic ose of another semester, Omega elected the 0 bold, trea cers: Bruce McCandless, archon; Robert SeyCharJes ~u~er; Carl Sadler, secretary; Fred Winter, historian; 0 Emory .t\r mann, chaplain; George Humfeld, warden; L. The mstrong, bookkeeper.

5 0 formal a~ ?d a~n?al T-A-P dance was held February 6. The 1 cooPeratin a r. ongm~ted last year, and the three fraternities on the c g 1n making this one of the outstanding dances l<appa p:.mpus are Triangle, Alpha Gamma Rho and Pi 1 of Red M ~Everyone enjoyed himself dancing to the music liarold aH el~ from the Club Delmar in Galveston, Tex. presented amllton, '37, won the Meyer insurance award, 1n the fra~;n~ally to the senior whose scholarship and work a"llrard co .rnlty has been outstanding for four years. The each Year blsts of a life insurance policy and is donated The p Y H. 0. Meyer, '27.

El<ecutiveas~ ~en;ester has seen the completion of the new beginning ~lldmg on the Purdue campus. This marks the carried on an extensive building program which will be for the n 10 the future. Ground has already been broken be finish:; b$7SO,OOO field house and gymnasium which will Y next Sepember.

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Januar 22 h housen in h Y ' .t e chapter . gave a buffet supper at the house "IV o~or of 1ts pledges. Following tl1is occasion open fraternityas :Id. This affair was one of the most enjoyable "llrere Dist s?clals given in recent years. Among those present Jordan J rJct Archon Joe Cannon, Chapter Adviser, W. M. ' r., and Brother Johnny Seiser and wife.

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The Panhellenic Council is sponsoring the annual basketball and ping-pong tournaments during the next month. Alpha Alpha ranks favorite to win the ping-pong championship and has an excellent cllance to repossess the basketball trophy.

This trophy will become our permanent possession if we are fortunate enough to win the tournament since we have won it twice before.

Harry Dismukes has been elected treasurer of the Panhellenic council of Mercer for the second term and was the only council officer to be re-elected the second consecutive time. He has also been elected to membership in Alpha Psi Omega, national dramatic fraternity.

A burglar was discovered ransacking the chapter house by our faithful butler. Fortunately the burglar was apprehended and turned over to the police.

Brothers please note; the Alpha Alpha Hey will be published in the near future, and an issue will be sent to each one of you. Brothers W. M. Jordan, Jr., and Johnny (Bromo) Seiser have helped to make this possible.

Among social events coming in the remaining months of school are: the Little Commencement dances, March 2S, 26, and 27, during which the annual banquet and open house will be held; the picnic and house party which will be staged the latter part of April. All alumni are cordially invited and expected to attend each of these occasions.

Alpha Alpha takes pleasure in announcing the initiation of Brother Phil Chastain and the pledging of James Bell, Bob Hardy, Jock Hinton, and Charles Parker. The chapter believes that each of these men will help greatly toward keeping Pi Kappa Phi on top at Mercer.

The newly elected officers are: archon, William Harbin; secretary, Ledford Carter; treasurer, Jack Powell; historian, Harry Dismukes ; chaplain, Devernon Robinson; and warden, Fred Harper.

Dr. William Clarence Askew of Temple, Ga., and Miss Alice Washburn of Bostic, N.C., were married at the home of the bride's mother on December 30 near Bostic. Dr. Askew is an honor graduate of Mercer university, and received his Ph.D. at Duke. He is a member of the faculty at the University of Arkansas, and they are making their home at FayetteviJie, Ark. HJuuty DISMUKES, historian

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Oklahoma

Recently Alpha Gamma held its annual pledge dance, with the house duties of the pledges as the decoration motif.

Over one hundred couples attended, with dates being given smaJI pledge paddles as souvenirs. Soon afterwards, at initiation ceremonies held shortly before the Christmas holidays, and under the supervision of Brother McCann, the chapter gained six new members: Paul Buckholts, John Crain, Orlan Lyday, Harley Price, Reynolds Revard and Ray Winters.

Shortly after the organization of an alumni chapter of around thirty-five members in Oklahoma City early in January, a second semester rush banquet was given, with approximately fifty guests, including fifteen alumni members from Oklahoma City. Four men, Paul Greer, Ed Lumpkin, John Mitchell and WiJiis Pierce, were pledged at that time.

Alpha Gamma, with an active group of old members and a more active group of new initiates, will go into high gear the second semester. Tom Ewing, a finance major, is balancing our budget better than the president is balancing the national budget. Archon Crowder had a very commendable varsity footbaJI season last fall. The chapter has been active in basketbaJI, with a six foot, eight inch center, pledge Dick LeFevre.

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Harold "Swede" Gasaway was married to Virginia Kraettli in Norman, in October, and is now practicing law at Hennessey, Okla.

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Washington

The gala opening of Klub Pi Kapp--such were the announcements that went out inviting alumns and actives to the Fall Informal at the chapter house, December 5. The house was transformed into a modernistic night club for the occasion; black and white checks covered the ceiling in the living and dining rooms, and there were alternate black and white strips on the walls. The ping-pong room was turned into a swanky tap room, and upstairs a women's lounge was made from one of the rooms. Music was furnished by a popular campus orchestra-with a mike, loudspeakers, spotlights and everything.

Founders' Day was the reason for an alumni banquet at the chapter house. And how the alumns turned out-the old dining room was filled until it literally bulged. The cook turned out an A number 1 meal that quickly put everyone into the spirit of the affair. The talks later weren't the usual after dinner orations, but the real thing. A great deal was said about the early days of the local chapter-how it began and the ups and downs of its first years. That and the sentiment of the evening made the banquet a very worthwhile affair for grads, actives and pledges.

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Alpha Epsilon

Florida

Charles A. Porter and Miss Julia Barber of Mt. Airy, N.C., were married in Mt. Airy on December 29. They are making their home in Winston-Salem, N.C. Sam Gilman Cox of Milton, Fla., and Miss Wi lma Mae Conner of Bagdad, Fla., were married in Montgomery, Ala., on January 16. They are making their home in Milton.

Joe H. Pierce is now located in Charlotte, N.C., where he is managing the Elizabeth drug store on Hawthorne Lane.

Lewyley Harrell of Leesburg, Fla., and Miss Betty Jeanne Gregory of Jacksonville were married at the Springfield Methodist church of Jacksonville, Fla., on December 27. They are making their home in Orlando, where Harrell is connected with the Walgreen drug stores.

Ted Lyons, quiet frosh, is playing on the freshman bask ball team. · New officers of Alpha Theta include William Jl.l~ treasurer; Bill Smith, historian; Dick Jennings, secret, Kirwan Jennings, archon; Mahlon Hammond, warden;' Weber, chaplain; Bob Trembath, house manager.

The active chapter, the pledges, and we hope al1h: alumni, are pointing to our winter term formal party w wi ll be held in the Student Union February 20. Our ~~~ chairman and pre-law student, Gus Hurd, a recent inti! from D etroit has taken care of all the details. We hope hear from everyone who will be able to attend.

1 Roberts Lander was recently appointed chairman of 1 decorations committee for the juniors' annual winter te formal dance, the J Hop. Gus Hurd is also on this ~ mittee. Rueben Griewe and Roberts Lander were inductedt the national honorary military society, Scabbard and 1l I· last week.

The chapter is very well represented on the teaching~ administrative staffs now with Dr. L. N. Field and S. S. h ford in the drawing and design department; L. B. S' veterinary medicine; Joe Duncan, publications; Dr. Ba~ Byram, education department; Ronald Heath and Jay JeP ~ accounting department; Dr. P. G. Lundine, agriculture tension department.

Alumni who have visited us recently are Guy Culh'· meteorologist, Washington, D.C.,; Ken Eldred, forest seC''' Black Hills, S.D.; Ed Brewster, army engineers, Clev~llt Ohio; Charlie Dowd, bureau of plant quarantine, Ypstla~ Bill Hall, associate pathologist, Washington, D.C.; IP Strickler, geodetic survey, Atlanta; Andrew Cobb, Elsie.

Bob Heppinstall has a position with the engineering~ partment of the Motor Wheel corp., Lansing. Francis Sc is also in Lansing working for the soils division, departo;· of Agriculture. Jim Sterling is with Sterling Structur~l Sc co., Detroit; Sam Carp is with Hillsdale Manufactunng Hillsdale. ·I The Walter Dernbergers announce the arrival of Ph) Ann, born January 7, their second child.

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Mississipf

James H. Tabb of Houston, Miss., and Miss Eva coif of Calhoun City, Miss., were married an December 27. _'fh are making their home in Houston where Tabb is in bustll~' Doric Hakes, '35, is now living and practicing JaW, Rolling Fork. He is prosecuting attorney for Sharkey cou~·

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James Wimberly Cook Miree and Miss Mary Allen Smith, both of Birmingham, Ala., announced their engagement in January. Miree is associated with his father and brother as president of the Miree Lumber co. of Birmingham. They will make their home in Birmingham.

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Michigan State

Pledges who took informal initiation this term were, Jack Feilds, Hillsdale; Ted Lyons, Buchanan; Leo DeAmicis, Alpha; Bill Gross, Lansing; Ray Osborn, Illinois; Bob Rose, Hillsdale; Bob Feild, East Lansing; Edgar Coonrad, Niles; George Wahl, Ishpeming.

Bill Smith, prominent candid cameraman and pledge chairman, with the help of pledge officers, Hart Morris and Paul Steele, has been conducting an intensive pledge training study.

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Penn Stal

On Thursday evening, December 10, the house celebra;.

Founders' Day, the exercises taking place at the dinner ~a, The chaplain opened the exercise with a prayer, a brief ht~ of the fraternity was given by the historian, and the at concluded the program with a few remarks. iDe January 11, house elections took place with the follo'~ ~ being elected: archon, Vincent B. Stoll; secretary, Ralph·, DeCamp; treasurer, John D. Brisbane; historian, Lewis!; Grube; chaplain, John W. Larson; warden, George E. J3ul ~ field. Elmer D evor was elected caterer with Dell She' and Thomas Woodward as assistant caterers. Elmore~ Newton is the assistant treasurer. On January 18, the 0 officers were installed.

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IVith p a~nua] Christmas banquet was held December 16, lieiste/\essors Merkle and Doolittle, and Brother Ralph 5 IVent f~r • present. After a fine turkey dinner, every one AI h the usual ride.

Spah~ b:c~~ was g lad to have Bob Thompson and Gil Alpha or a day.

Pete, a bu~: now has a mascot. It is none other than Old by 12 fe 1 ~0 robe, head, hoofs, and all, which measures 10 Carson ·~6 t was presented to the house by Brother Jim club ro~ Band hi~ dad, and now adorns the walls of our one rnanrn. def?r~ ~Is death, Old Pete was an outlaw, killing head bef an In!unng others. Alpha Mu Pi Kapps rub its luck. ore taking examination, claiming he brings good

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Win Scott is handling the business end. Robert Hanson, our D.A., is working on the script for the first half of the show which will be of the minstrel type. For the second half Gay Piercy and Bob MacMullen_ have. each . written ~ever~! original numbers. The fair sex will agam be mcluded tn this year's show which will be presented February 26 and 27, 1937.

As the result of our recent election, our officers are as follows; archon, David Greer; treasurer, William Chew; secretary, Richard Ballinger; historian, Robert MacFarland; chaplain, Albert Gray; and warden, Henry Pursel._ Alpha Upsilon is justly proud of Brother ~Infield A. Scott. "Scotty" is president of the student council, membc;r of Blue Key, and captain of Scabbard and Blade. But th1s brother's energies are not spent entirely on these; duly bestowed honors, for "Scotty" is an ardent worker tn all that the chapter undertakes.

We of Alpha Upsilon welcome initiates: Anthony J. Haldis, Arthur H. Schlater, John W. Watson, and Samuel Foster, Jr.

Visit by .H e Ig points of the year for Alpha Sigma was a Shi have as award Leake, whom we were fortunate enough to ·J-Iar' ber 12 Juest speaker at our Founders' D ay banquet DecemJohn H. McCann, of Sewickley, Pa., assistant executive Jepso speake~ urdexecutive secretary is a wit as well as an inspiring secretary of Pi Kappa Phi, and Miss Mary Ellen Ballard of ture ~ and b;n afin . the chapter shall not soon forget his pleasant Norfolk, Va., were married in Norfolk, Va ., on November !) . e Cia[ visit.

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Nicholls lins; _while the second night, Pledge Walter "Doc" Pledges: Roy Brinkman, Frank Broderick, Albert Bujan, Said to h entertained with a dance, at which one brother is ing' Julian C. Chaderton, Oliver N. Dickerhoof, John W. Dodge, s sci> able, esp a~e fallen in love. The entire visit was most enjoy- John R. Gerhardt, Cutler Humiston, Robert Johnson, Clarence artn•· the sceni:Cia!ly for those of us who had never before visited Laskowski Elmer A. Matson, Richard Olinger, Harold Pavel, al 51• One f City of Chattanooga.

Joe Risan;, Ralph Schmal, Edward W. Schmidt, Frank Slavin. ·in!l c P.rograrno Jhe_ local radio statio ns recently began a series of A rather small group of actives started with the fall Sity earns edicated to the various fraternities on the universemester, being only thirteen in number. We did succeed in fraterni;us. The programs consist mainly of dance music, getting, however, seventeen pledges, among whom were fraternity sb~gs and a historical sketch by a member of the several scholarship men. series 0 eing honored. Pi Kappa Phi appeared on the December 5 was the date of another Mother's club party, Very fav~ banuary 21 and the chapter has received some with a good attendance in spite of the unpleasant weather. display ~a I~ comment on the program as well as a window ssipr nection ~- ~Ictures, banners, trophies, etc., put on in con- Our Mother's club is very active and helping the house more and more. eolli Alpha ~~ the. broadcast.

In conjunction with our alumni, the Founders' Day ban'J11' Ph; was tl gma IS rather proud of the fact that Pi Kappa quet was held at the house. A large number of alumni and !lroup cont;~ fi~st chapter on the U. T. campus to start a us in~' the entire chapter participated. the flood Ibutaon of money and clothes to the Red Cross for ]all' Our Christmas dance, held on December 23, was com1\ rno sufferers in the Ohio valley. couP plete when Pi Kapps of lllinois and Purdue universities l.. C. n whom Alpha Sigma will miss greatly is Brother joined the merry making with our alumni and the chapter.

Universi~n~y, who completed his undergraduate work at the Two cars, each carrying four actives, went down to Stat manager ;n December. Haney acted as treasurer and house Upsilon on the Illinois campus to attend the district conclave 0 ebrl~~' Seattle at the chapter for two years, and represented us in held there. We were very much pleased at our reception and 11 •r ta~ Scholasti ~ e recent convention. Not only did he make good the friendliness of our surroundings and hope that next hiSIC as Well.~ Y but he was outstanding in campus activities year we may be hosts to a similar affair. arch< of A.C.E mong _the positions which he held were president Alpha Phi and members have had honors in the past and treasurer ., lres1dent of the Nahheeyali governing board, are still getting them. Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical 0 senior h the All-Student club, member of Scarabbean engineering society, pledged and initiated Jdris Thomas. · 1·rnportanonor society, and various others of slightly lesser George Svehla is pledged by Salamander, honorary fire prochosen Jic~d We wish for Haney the best of success in his tection society. Thomas Speer has been appointed assistant Now t~ of c;ndeavor. manager of the Armour swimming team. Frederick Jost has rnade ab at various repairs and improvements have been been elected president of the Armour orchestra and also presiconcentra~~~ the ~1ouse the chapter is planning a season of dent of Pi Nu Epsilon, honorary musical society. Alpha Phi rushmg for the very near future. has won for the second consecutive time the interfraternity G. WILLIAM WYNNE, historiml singing cup; taken second place in interfraternity track; and occupies third place in the scholastic standing of social fraAlpha Upsilon Drexel ternities. Pledge Roy Brinkman through the freshman elecl'he cha · tion, is the secretary of that class. show. J 0 h Pier Is_ at present looking forward to its annual nny D1emler is in charge of production, while RoY B. BURMAN, historian

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the personal background of their candidates, and to urge that a Ph.D. should not cover such a multitude of sins. And secondly, we may properly urge upon the college the importance of providing for its faculty a personally satisfying and stimulating environment.

That is the extent of the environment of the student for which the college is primarily responsible. But before we pass on to the fraternity's share, let us think more clearly on one subject. Scholarship is the business of the college, and its responsibility. That does not mean that we are not interested in the scholastic standing of our active members; study is the job of the college student, and good scholarship means that he is acquitting himself like a man, and has a sense of responsibility to himself and his environment.

And that is a social problem.

Moreover, it is our responsibility to create such an atmosphere in the environment which we furnish that men may utilize and enjoy to a maximum the opportunities which the college holds out to them. But the fraternity is not called on to convert its chapter houses into nurseries and tutoring schools which shall vitalize the uninspired and ineffectual efforts of such members of the faculty as do not know what it is all about. It is the problem of the faculty to inspire a zeal for its teachings, and not to use the fraternity as a club with which to compel it.

And now let us examine the fraternity environment. First comes 3. The Chapter Home: If one's own home is the source of most that is fine in life, so one's college home will make or break one's college career. The fraternity home is in many respects the best place to live that the college student can find ; however, we have not come to praise. And it is not in a spirit of unsympathetic criticism that I refer to the average chapter house as a false front, with its imposing exterior, its impressive reception room, its cramped study rooms, its unclean lavatories, and the skeleton in its closet in the form of a large mortgage to which the neophyte may not be introduced until he has his badge of eternal membership. This is a serious problem, but a simple one. We can easily be more honest in our representations, and more business-like in our finance. It would not take too much courage to seem what we are. And we could easily convert our chapter houses, not into places where we may impress an occasional guest, but where members may live comfortably and richly in the delightful intimacy of men who have much in common and who are partners in one of the most glorious adventures in life-acquiring the art of living. The chapter house is a club house, but a club house for men whose job is study.

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4. Extra-mrricttlar Activities: Although these O'o cupy a great deal of the student's time and energl they require little discussion. They have unquesti~~~ value in developing self-confidence and social facili~ They become a problem only when the side shO' encroaches upon the big tent, or when through the!'

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5. The UpperClassmen and Their Traditiom: '111 upper classmen exert a powerful influence upon tJi younger members, but their influence merely reB~ their own response to all these factors of environme~ and is therefore nothing more than a barometer. 路 then a spirit of group responsibility has been insti1l"' and our other factors are operating satisfactorily, upP' classmen will do all that can be asked. , It is well known that the attitude and personn~l ~ the average chapter change constantly and raptd : and that there is consequently no persistence of tyP' This indicates the absence of a controlling agell~ which might well engage the attention of the alufllP and the national organization.

To be sure, the undergraduate spends one-third ~ the year at home, which will affect the chapter's pr~h lem one way or the other; and this points dire<-" to our being more aware of home background in tJl' selection of members. ~ 6. The Alttmni: Every fraternity in the count is wrestling with the problem of alumni interest: ~ cause an active and intelligent group of alumnt 9 the surest guarantee of a good undergraduate chap~e~ But we treat alumni loyalty as if it were someth 1 ~1 1 that we may demand. What right have you and I ~ tell a man that just because years ago he gave us W~~ we wanted particularly, his prestige and his finan~' support, he must be actively loyal to our organizattol for the rest of his natural life, if nothing but pef talks and dues have happened since? .

1 We may not expect every alumnus to be a crusadt~. undergraduate. Even though he is aware of a detf debt to his fraternity, and is social-minded, there ill' more immediate demands on his time and energy. f.P' 51 perhaps he is giving himself to his community becall years ago he learned to give himself to his chaptel 1 and our objective then was to prepare him for Jar8~ usefulness in his environment, not for larger usefti ness to us.

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Perhaps th f . . stressed th e au1t .ltes With us, for a few of us have rare field fe frat~rntty and its young members as a phasiz d or SOCial usefulness; few of us have emas o~ so it he 1he fraternity's obligation to its youth, and to rr alumni ~s anost much of its appeal to its social-minded 1e W• ternity ' d these would normally make the best fra, mall cut in ~er · I ~uspect that if we were more clean 1t 11° graduate ormulatmg vital objectives for our under~et 0' brother chapters, our thoughtless and carefree ter ho s Would be less inclined to use their old chap:se rf. a real use c as. a pi ay groun d, an d men wh o coul d make :nergl back. ontnbution would feel a greater urge to come ;tiont1b ·acili~ We ~u;teat need of the fraternities is good men. shO' distinct' not heed the charge of snobbery and class 1 the! decencyton. Let us glory in being an aristocracy of tent 0 must be :nd alt~uistic endeavor. The chapter house action h breedmg place of leaders of thought and c: 1'Jl their ' vv 0 appreciate their opportunities and foresee :>n tJ! to as responsibilities; of men who learn at college . an d eff ectiveness the high refie6 placessurne in th with d.Igmty 1tllen' a shar . e World. When you will offer to your alumni ter. l Wantine In such vital work, you will not find them

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meet in a body with the local interfraternity councils and together arrive at a solution, which by that very fact can be enforced. If our secretaries are looking for a real job, the most constructive thing they can do at the present time is to help our good friends the deans to build up a really strong and responsible interfraternity council on every campus, and throw the weight of their national influence and experience into the solution of local problems which interfere with the proper development of their chapters.

But we need to remember that the fraternity idea is consistent only with the theory of democracy, where men may govern themselves and do for themselves.

For the prerogatives of our undergraduate chapters have been preempted more and more by their national organizations, until these are not unlike the modern holding company. And I believe that we have here an important reason for the fainter interest of men in their fraternities, because we have taken from them too much of the need to do for themselves, too much of the stimulus to initiative and independent thinking, and too much of the responsibility for the well-being of their chapter. For these are the things g. . which make for enthusiasm and loyalty.

And thi 1· What then are the functions of the national orYou co s perhaps the place to point out that if fraterni:paatn .of _less undergraduate interest in the ganization? They are many and indispensable. It is a even rn t thts hme, it means that you will have an guarantee of permanence and stability. It multiplies Unless ore serious alumni problem in the years ahead, friendships. It counteracts provincialism. It fosters local competition and differentiation, which are essen7. /;,ou adopt a more constructive policy. assum ~ Natrona/ Organization: It is a mistake to tial to healthy growth. It consolidates interests and ties is ~h at the. national organization of our fraterni- agencies, and furnishes supervision which will serve tor in mo~ Important and the most influential fac- as a guide and a check. It is the clearing house of comthe gr envuonment of a chapter, and has therefore mon experience under differing circumstances and of the lea~te.st responsibility. As a matter of fact, it is mutual problems, and is the source of inspiration and dictum~ ..~portant; and if we remember Aristotle's leadership. On occasion it substitutes effective group least · hat State is the best governed which is the action for ineffectual individual effort. It harmonizes shouidgboverned," we may well be satisfied that it techniques and effects economies through collective e so. action. It is the cohesive force which vitalizes the conWe have I national a :vay~ talked at these meetings as if the stituent parts, and lends to them dignity and that 0 should r rga.n1za~10~ wer~ the final arbiter of what sense of power and worth which comes with sharing Ure th' ~ evatl Wlthtn a g1ven fraternity. In a meas- in a significant movement. ternitytst true, for that is what differentiates one fra* * * Ptincipl~o~ a~other; but reduced to its fundamental That competes our analysis of the environment of• campu ' ~t 1S not at all true; for it is the local life shsllWhtch determines what form its fraternity· the undergraduate at college. It has necessarily been institut~ tak~, and those of us who have chapters at cursory, and yet sufficiently detailed to reveal many help!e tons hke Dartmouth and Virginia know how a task to which we may address ourselves. Let me chang;s~he national fraternity is in any effort to restate sotne of the more important of these: cessfu! e local map. And all of you know how sueTo make the fraternities more distinctive and more rites 0/~u have been in purging your own initiatory significant.

Isn't . e excrescences of Hell Week.

To keep fraternity traditions and attitudes in harProble It the part of wisdom then to approach local mony with modern thought and modern educational Confems locally? Instead of passing resolutions at this movements. . as a Srenee . • wh I'ch WI'11 ch ange h1story about as much To make fraternity life vital enough to engage the and ino;tet broadcast determines American elections, interest of the undergraduate and the support of the never ~ ead of wasting time passing laws which will alumnus. e enforced, why do not the secretaries involved To avoid antagonism where there is only common

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purpose and common interest.

To court constructive criticism as the only assurance of progress.

To maintain a proper balance within the chapter between "activities" and the real work of the college, and to avoid exploiting the individual.

To strengthen our financial structure and to make it more honest.

To remove the front from our chapter houses and to adapt them better to men who are seeking an education.

To inculcate a finer sense of obligation to youth.

To make our national organizations serve our chapters rather than regiment them.

To promote democratic self-reliance rather than paternalism.

To urge the college to provide instruction which will promote better its own avowed objective of social responsibility. * * * The college fraternity was born in the most romantic and artificial century of modern times, and the earmarks of those days, with their forced loyalties and their regimented enthusiasms, are shot all through fraternity traditions and attitudes. Doesn't that in itself account for many of our problems, as does the fact that fraternity leadership too often has its roots in the gay nineties, either in fact or because that was the source of its training? And so fraternity concepts have changed little in a changing world. Too much 'of our thinking is an emotional glorification of th e past instead of a dynamic realization of the present.

And youth is living now, and so much has happened during the past generation that youth does not find it easy to bridge the gap, and scarcely understands our jargon.

The fraternities are therefore confronted with unusual unrest and dissatisfaction within their own undergraduate ranks. Personally, I do not deplore this, because dissatisfaction with the old must always precede reform and new growth. We older men have a gift of self-deception which makes it possible to love our fraternity and to believe in it, although it does nothing. But it is the legitimate function of youth to challenge the older generation and to ask it to justify its philosophy. And in our attempt to answer their challenge we often fumble the ball, either from a lack of conviction or because we have become confused and have forgotten toward which goal we were headed .

There is not much in college life which is able to produce more lasting pleasure and satisfaction than vital living with a group of intimate friends. And nowhere can this be found better than in a good chapter of a fraternity. Its possibilities are so great that it would be a pity if fraternity men missed the chance because they are not realistically alert and unfailingly honest with themselves.

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made excellent records, whereas the records o~ EJll~; 'rell North Carolina State, West Virginia, Illinots,. 0 tJ -ep( ' homa, Alabama Polytechnic, Howard and 0 htO 5 rnen were low. It is worth noting that two of these Ia~: stro1 chapters have since lost their charters. Now that c~~ on 1 ter advisers are also members of the national S lv Year 1 arship Committee it is to be hoped and expected , ~ all chapters with low records will make a desper~ auto effort to show definite scholarship improvement ship the end of the present sd1ool year. ~ lege The finest records of the past year were rnad_e . a bi Washington, which ranked second among 34 natto;( refe. fraternities, and Furman which ranked first arno~gi, age< nationals. Good records were also made by MisstSS; Was which ranked third among 17 nationals, and ]3r 0 lyn Polytechnic with second place among five oJ eign tionals. These chapters are to be congratulated. to v Following are the records of 33 of our chap~~ h · edtO· av( f or the year 1935-1936. The records for the prec .; est" year are also given together with the change sh 011 , lr The plus rating indicates that the chapter was ab~~. 2 to the all-men's average in its institution; the n~gat~. of t sign indicates the opposite. The plus sign tO over "Change" column indicates improvement and the ner to b ative sign indicates a drop in standing as cornpnf~ 'f with the previous year.

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;e Ia~: steen tn failing to rear children, thus contributing it chlr 00 ongly to class suicide. The fraternity may not count I Sch& Yea rnuch support from Pi Kapp sons in the coming ·ed tlii rs.

;sper~ au~0 e find an oil man doing the most traveling by 1ent sh· ' a chemist heading the railroad traveling, a midle~Pillan ('taint fair) piling up the knots and a colta~e ~ a b~rofessor heading the plane enthusiasts. We were

tattO~~' ref startled by the 365 days spent in a hotel until to occupatiOn . sh owed t h at th e person man>ng.or ag erence d

sisstf[ 'Wae the hotel. Next in line, with 300 days in a hotel, Br~ s a C.P.A. ive pJ eigOnly 21% indicate intentions of traveling in forI. to n. parts this years and the majority deem it best hap~e! ha Vtstt our neighbors to the south. Seventeen per cent !cedtP. est~'efbeen abroad, with a lawyer having the "itchingshall' eet abo' 2 tin he;ting their homes 50% utilize a furnace, with egatir Of ~h1 pr_eference for coal over gas and oil. One-fifth in tJ: Oy e Pt Kapp population is spending spare hours 1e nt'l to~ ~la?s for construction and financing, preparatory npart /tldtng. .

I%0 ~er~ are healthy lads in the fraternity, for only 11gl it tndtcate no life insurance, and inability to obtain : rn:a~ not be the cause of the lack. The insurance sales&et t tn t~e. fraternity would no doubt be pleased. to zz na hat ltstmg of projected purchasers-together wtth 6 e.. Illes! Fifty per cent expect to purchase more, so 1;~1 •ery l.: ot h.er Pi Kapp is a good prospect.

C)( tkewtse, the auto salesman might find cheer in the ~ 5 th Pected purchase of Pi Kapps in this field. Half of ~ 1 Pu:rn plan to buy. In their ownership and prospective ~1620 "Wh'cha~e, members go to the $750-or-under class, 1 ~ 18 a 1:h ts compatible with income average. Fords rule fl\~ght favorite over Chevrolets.

11-11 rn Ypewriters are in the possession of 60% of the ~ 5 an~lllbers, just about equally divided between portables !-102 hea ~ta~dards. Underwood is the preference in make, 1- 4 l!Vtly 10 the standard models, slightly in the portable.

- 6 se ".ery third radio owned is a Philco, other makes -1 ern l-13 ey tng to lack noticeable favor in the fraternity's -10 caes. In face of 66% ownership of autos, only 25% -12 ~ ~o~ a radio in their cars.

11 to rtgtdaire is the most popular mechanical refrigera-1; an~ but is closely followed by General Electric. Norge . 1 lead I<e!vinator run neck and neck and push the .12 ers hard · 9 a cihe _Pi K~pp who purchases 100 books a year is 14 · er erntst, and he concentrates his purchases on gen1 . ~ es a' rnystery and detective fiction. It is one way to t~~~e the ill-smelling test tube. Classifying Pi Kapp tng habits into the two categories of fiction and

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non-fiction, the ratio approximates 50-50, with a slight lean to the lighter type. Classifying as to subject matter and type, general fiction leads, followed very closely by biography. Other major likes in order are travel, mystery and detective.

Readers Digest is by far and large the choice of the fraternity in the magazine group, 90% indicatin~ that they read it, and 64% stating that they read tt most thoroughly of all magazines. Time rates second in the thoroughness read but fourth in popularity, being preceded by Sat11rday Evening Post and Collier's.

In the fiction and article class American and Cosmopolitan run even with a 40% patronage. Good Hotl!ekeeping equals this popularity and shows an extenm~e lead over others in its group. National Geographrc stands out over those which specialize. Fifty-one per cent read their magazines from cover to cover, 46% for feature material only.

Seventy per cent of the fraternity smoke in some way. Of this group 98% smoke cigarettes. In the latter form, Camels are the preference over Chesterfields, their nearest competitor, in the ratio of 7 to 4.

Cigar smokers run to El Roi Tan, La Palina and Robert Burns. The pipesters choose Raleigh over Edgeworth.

The material specifications for future issues of The Star and lAmp have been decreed by those who filled in the requests for personal rating of the types of articles ordinarily available for and compatible with its purpose. In the following the order of preference was indicated: 1. General articles by members prominent or authoritative in their respective work.

2. News briefs and vital data on other alumni.

3. Features regarding prominent members.

4. Undergraduate chapter letters, or stories.

5. News or articles on new trends in educational circles.

6. News of various colleges.

We accept with pleasure the command to approach the Pi Kapp prominents regarding words of information and wisdom from their pens, and hope we may find them with the leisure and inclination to crystallize a few of their tl1oughts and a portion of their experience. Their cordial cooperation should undoubtedly improve the weight of the magazine.

As much as possible is being done from our standpoint, in the matter of time permitted, and use of channels available to present alumni news. What we desire keenly is for the membership to get into the habit of dropping us a line occasionally to tell us about themselves or what they have heard or know of another alumnus; and if outstanding enough for a feature article, to respond promptly and fully with requested information or assistance. This should bring real coverage of the field.

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"When the war ended, I had had enough of the sea. N.Y.U. appointed me, in the fall of 1919, an instructor in electrical engineering, which lasted until 1923, when I received an appointment as associate professor. In 1927 I was appointed a full professor and in 1929, associate director of evening engineering and subsequently, director. During the past fall season, I was appointed assistant dean."

We talk about other Pi Kapps, among others, Clarence Davies, Alpha Tau, the executive secretary of the A.S.M.E., about Bill Jacobs and Bill Berry, Al Meisel, "Doc" Schmidt, Professor Hammond of Poly, and others !

"Prof, what are your opinions as to the value of a fraternity to the college man?"

'Tm glad you asked that question," was the Dean's comeback. "I've believed every undergraduate, if able, should join a fraternity. Most of the high ranking students are fraternity men, as are the leaders of all phases of college life, sports, social, etc. The fraternity gives a man an opportunity to make real close friendships which carry on through life. When he graduates he has hosts of other friends, brothers wearing the same pin. All this may be obtained only through the fraternity, which I consider one of the most important parts of collegiate life."

'Tm glad to get such an expression, Prof," was my happy response. "Wish other faculty members of some of our outstanding colleges and universities felt the same as you do."

"Let the fraternity alumni do something about it in those schools where the faculty may be luke-warm or even cold towards fraternities," retorted the dean.

"The alumni can do a great many good things if so minded."

I had been with the dean over two hours. Most enjoyable. I had kept him from 'his work; but the dean had once again become interested in Pi Kappa Phi. He checked up on the hand clasp (which he hadn't forgotten) and even requested instructions as to how he might secure the pin. I put on my coat and on my way out he stopped me for a final comment.

"I'm glad you paid me this visit, Larry. I'm all pepped up about our fraternity. You'll see me at your affairs as soon as I straighten out my new assignments.

I want to express one more thing. As you know, I was associated with the late Doctor Sheldon. Through his relations as teacher, and as a colleague in teaching and consulting work, he was the greatest single inspirational and formative influence in developing me.

Whatever recognition may be accorded me and whatever achievements may be accredited me, arise from this early association with this great personality and this great teacher."

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Out into the snow! On toward the subway. It good to have a tying element between us. Dean JW~ was a Pi Kapp! Yes, and while up high, he was r. too high or too big to shout the praises and give cr to a former teacher and associate. Do you get 11 ' I mean?

You may be interested to know that Doctor Da~ known as "SAK" to his intimate friends, has . closely associated for years with the leaders of electrical world. He has written several text bo<i used in the fields of electrical and mechanical engide. ing, and has presented many papers on special stu; In addition to his being a charter member of Beta Pi at N.Y.U. and the honorary engineering ciety, Iota Alpha, he is a member of the Society.' the Promotion of Engineering Education, Amet'~ Association for Advancement of Science, American stitute of Electrical Engineering, American Soci:tj" Mechanical Engineers and the Illuminating Eng 10 ~ ing Society.

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courses are broken up into discussion groups or q;, and demonstration groups. Special sessions, both 0 slow and superior students are provided. The tea 1 ers who handle the courses represent the rnost perienced and best trained men in the university. Et course is administered by a chairman responsible to 路r dean of the General College. A multitude of ~ proved methods and devices are utilized in presentlr the material and executing related instructional pia 1 The courses are tied together in a single program ' frequent meetings of the chairmen of the courseS路 While frequent tests and other devices for as'' taining what students are doing are utilized in e~路 comprehensive course, and the results thereof 1l to make progress reports for the guidance of instructC and students, the completion of each course depe!l upon tl1e passing of a comprehensive examination路

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the unwelcome news of Karl Zieber's death, foJIO ing an automobile accident on August 2, 19361J Pasadena, Calif. He was initiated into Alpha .

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Central Office executive secretary; JOHN H. McCANN • Rich~ d re ary; Box 501, or 5010 Evelyn Byrd road, ~·on 'Va.

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IS'I'I\JcT 4 ville S-CW. Harold Arnold, Masonic Temple, GreenDrs'I'I\J • · · Drsl'Iu~ LJoseph W. Cannon, Jr., Cordele, Ga. Jacks ~l eorge S. Coulter, 405 Dyal-Upchurch building, Drs.,.,. onvt le, Pia '"-'C'!' 7 .

Drs'I'I\Jc'I' 8 Theodore Jackson, P.O. Box 34, Dothan, Ala. Drs'I'I\JC'!' -Uevereux D. Rice, Johnson City, Tenn.

DrslluC'!' 9- nassigned. · 10 Lansi -Lawrence N. Field, 519 Forest avenue, East Drs'I'I\1 ng, Mich. fa~ttlliW. Robert Amick, 333 Vine street, West LaDIS'I'I\rC'!' e, nd.

D Iowa. l4-Russell B. Johnson, 311-llth street, Ames, IS'I'I\JC'!' 161fiss Lunsford Cl!sey, cjo Welch & Cooper, Laurel, Drsl'Iu .

C'!' 18-c· Eugene spnnger, . "' Norm 305 Ch autauqua avenue, u!Sl'Iu an, Okla.

19 1) ~~h -Horace A. Granger, 818 Third avenue, Seattle, lSl'IuC'!' cisco C .Kfenneth L. White, 111 Sutter street, San FranDlSl'Iu • a11 • 2 1) C'!' 1-Robert S. Hanson, 445 Gainesboro road, rexei Hill, Pa.

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Finance Ralph W. Noreen, Chairman, 1 Wall street, New York City (Term expires, 12·31-41).

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, 12-31-3 7).

Endowment Fund John D. Carroll, Chairman, Lexington, S.C. Raymond Orteig, Jr., Secretary, 61 West Ninth street, New York City.

Henry Harper, c/o Goodyear Tire & Rubber company, Akron, Ohio.

Roy J. Heffner, 186 Mills street, Morristown, N.J. ArchitectUI'e James Fogarty, Chairman, 8 Court House square, Charleston, S.C. Edward J. Squire, 68 E. 19th, Brooklyn, N.Y. Clyde C. Pearson, c/o State Department of Education,.

Montgomery, Ala. John 0. Blair, Hotel Eddystone, Detroit, Mich.

Councillors-at-large PAOFIC COAST-Dr. George A. Odgers, 861 S.W. 6thavenue, Portland, Ore. MIDDLE WEST-E. Richard Blaschke, 4509 N. Long avenue, Chicago, Ill. STATB OF NoRTH CAROLINA-A. H. Borland, Trust Building, Durham, N.C. Undergraduate Chapters Alabama (Omicron), University, Ala.; Ernest L. Stroud ~ archon; Thomas Johnston, secretary; Chapter AdviserHenry H. Mize, 514-34th avenue, Tuscaloosa, Ala. Alabama Polytechnic (Alpha Iota), Auburn, Ala.; R. E. Charlton, Jr., archon; R. H. Workman, secretary; Chap-ter Adviser-De. Paul Irvine, Auburn, Ala. Armour (Alpha Phi) 3337 S. Michigan avenue, Chicago,.

Ill.; Harry Perlet, archon; John F. Sturgeon, secretary; Chapter Adviser-De. John F. Mangold, Armour I. T., Chicago, Ill. Brooklyn Polytechnic (Alpha Xi) 33 Sidney place, Brook· lyn, N.Y.; 0. Winston Link, archon; Lewis B. Everett,. secretary; Chapter Adviser-William R. Berger, 715 Linden avenue, Teaneck, N.J. California (Gamma) 2510 LeConte avenue, Berkeley, Calif.;_ Lee Emerson, archon; Fred Brear, secretary; Chapter Adviser-James F. Hamilton, 1815 Yosemite road, Berkeley, Calif.

Charleston (Alpha) College of Charleston, Charleston, S.C.; Mowell Williams, archon; Ernest L. Godshalk, secre-tary; Chapter Adviser-Albert P. Taylor, 6 Halsey street, Charleston, S.C. Cornell (Psi) 115 Ridgewood road, Ithaca, N.Y.; Peter R. Torti, archon; Charles B. Delong, secretary; Chapter Adviser-Dr. Paul Work, 310 Elmwood avenue, Ithaca, N.Y.

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Davidson (Epsilon) Davidson, N.C. ; Tom G. Corbin, archon; 0. M. Covington, secretary; Chapter AdviserCol. John T. Rhett, Davidson, N .C. Drexel (Alpha Upsilon) 3312 Powelton avenue, Philadelphia, Pa.; David Greer, archon; Richard Ballinger, secretary; Chapter Adviser-Alan S. Tomlinson, Drexel Tech, Philadelphia, Pa. Duke (Mu) Duke Station, Durham, N.C.; Lloyd Timberlake, archon; Jack Britton, secretary; Chapter Adviser-A. H. Borland, Trust building, Durham, N.C. Florida (Alpha Epsilon) Box 2756, University Sta., Gainesville, Fla.; William Bull, archon; Marvin Henderson, secretary.

Furman (Delta) 14 University Ridge, Greenville, S.C.; S. L. Watson, Jr., archon; F. E. Renfrow, Jr., secretary; Chapter Adviser-Dean R. N. Daniel, Furman Univ., Greenville, S.C. Georgia (Lambda) 386 Hill street, Athens, Ga.; Robert Knox, archon; W. W. Luckey, secretary; Chapter Adviser-Richard F. Harris, Southern Mutual building, Athens, Ga. Georgia Tech (Iota) 743 W. Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga.; James B. Ramage, archon; Joseph Crocker, secretary; Chapter Adviser-James Setze, Jr., Masonic Temple, Atlanta, Ga. Howard (Alpha Eta) Howard College, Birmingham, Ala.; Charles Sharp, archon; H. K. Martin, Jr., secretary; Chapter Adviser-V. Hain Huey, Shultz-Hodo Realty Co., Birmingham, Ala. Illinois (Upsilon) 1105 S. First street, Champaign, Ill.; Judson Mason, archon; Neil Lance, secretary; Resident Adviser- William Hoheisel.

Iowa State (Alpha Omicron) 407 Welch avenue, Ames, Iowa; Leo Mores, archon; Everett J. Robinson, secretary; Chapter Advis路e r-James R. Sage, I. S. C., Ames, Iowa.

Mercer (Alpha Alpha) 629 Adams street, Macon, Ga.; William Harbin, archon; Ledford Carter, secretary.

Michigan State (Alpha Theta) 803 E. Grand River, East Lansing, Mich.; Kirwan Jennings, archon; Richard Jennings, secretary; Chapter Adviser- De. L. B. Sholl, 810 Sunset Lane, East Lansing.

Mississippi (Alpha Lambda) University, Miss.; John Ward, archon; Tillis Hill, secretary; Chapter Adviser-J. B. Gathright, Oxford, Miss.

N. C. State (Tau) 1720 Hillsboro road, Raleigh, N.C.; F. B. Gibson, archon; W. R. Garrett, secretary; Chapter Adviser-William McGehee, N.C. State College, Raleigh, N.C. Oglethorpe (Pi) Oglethorpe University, Ga.; Thomas Ewing, archon; Hey! Tebo, secretary; Chapter Adviser -Allan Watkins, C & S Bank building, Atlanta, Ga. Oklahoma (Alpha Gamma) 518 South boulevard, Norman, Okla.; Earl F. Crowder, archon; Paul Buckholts, secretary; Resident Adviser-Willis Rosenthal.

Oregon State (Alpha Zeta) Corvallis, Ore.; Hugh Hanna, archon; Jack Parsons, secretary; Chapter AdviserProf. J. T. Starker, Corvallis, Ore. Penn State (Alpha Mu} State College, Pa.; Vincent B. Stoll, archon; R. N. DeCamp, secretary; Chapter AdviserProf. J. S. Doolittle, State College, Pa. Presbyterian (Beta), Clinton, S.C.; W. M. Degner, archon; Joe Commander, secretary.

Purdue (Omega) 330 N. Grant street, West Lafayette, Ind.; Bruce McCandless, archon; Carl Sadler, secretary; Chapter Adviser-De. C. L. Porter, 924 N. Main, West Lafayette, Ind. Rensselaer (Alpha Tau) 4 Park place, Troy, N.Y.; JohnS. Haverstick, archon; Harvey A. Leich, secretary; Chapter Adviser--Prof. G. K. Palsgrove, 1514 Sage avenue, Troy, N.Y.

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Roanoke (Xi) 16 Pennsylvania avenue, Frier, archon; Thomas H. Moore, Adviser--Curtis R. Dobbins, 207 E. South Carolina (Sigma) 610 Pickens street, Emmett Smith, archon; John Coulter, secretary; Adviser-C. E. Wise, Friendly Bakery, Columbia, Stetson (Chi) Stetson University, Deland, Fla.; PeriJ' Nichols, archon; Carl Hulbert, secretary.

Tennessee (Alpha Sigma) 900 S. 17th street, Tenn.; C. E. Rollins, archon; James Seay, Washington (Alpha Delta) 4547 19th avenue, .

Wash.; Howard Bayley, archon; Ray Hall, Chapter Adviser- Hugh Schlicting, 1735 Summit ' nue, Seattle, Wash.

Washington and Lee (Rho) Washington street, Va. ; David Smith, archon; George Myers, Chapter Adviser-Or. Earl K. Paxton, Lexington, West Virginia (Alpha Rho) 2109 University gantown, W.Va.; Denzil Westfall, archon; Lutz, secretary; Chapter Adviser-John C. Oglebay hall, Morgantown, W.Va. Wofford (Zeta) 544 Irwin avenue, Spartanburg, S.C.; Vlf, Kellett, archon; T. K. Fletcher, Jr., secretary; Adviser-J. Neville Holcombe, Spartanburg, S.C. Alumni Chapters AMES, IowA-Archon. Russell Johnson 311路11th street.

Secretary, Philip Minges, 407 Wel~h avenue.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA-Archon, Philip Etheridge, 33 MaddoX Secretary, Allan Watkins, 3H1 Piedmont road.

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA-Archon, Emmett Jackson, 3529 Cliff Secretary, Cecil A. Carlisle, 321 Poinciana drive.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROUNA-Archon, Albert P. Taylor, 6 street.

Secretary, Earl B. Halsall, 651 King street.

CHICAGO, ILLINOis-Archon, B. R. Brown, 503 W. !16th, Secretary, Bert C. Eustice, 4827 Lee St., Niles Center, CLEVELAND, 0Hro-Archon, S. V. Cummins, 1756 Allendale, Cleveland.

Secretary, G. A. Leech, 15808 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland, COLUMBIA, SoUTH CAROLINA-Archon, P. G. Swaffield, Barnwell Secretary, E. Prank Bostick, 610 Pickens street.

DETRO~~ad.MrcH!GAN-Archon,

Kryn Nagelkirk, 4301

Secretary, Kline Sprague, 2513 Proctor, Flint, Mich.

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA-Archon, Parnell M. Pafford, 2142 street.

Secretary, Stephen P. Smith, Jr., 1516 Main street.

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TENNESSEE-Archon. Edward Dunnavant,

Secretary, E. M. Bowles, 2825 Linden avenue.

LEHIGH VALLEY-Archon, Glenn Stoudt, 713 Wayne mg, Pa. Secretary, Edward Beddall, 136 Schuylkill avenue, Tamaqua.

MIAMI, FLORIDA-Archon, }. Abney Cox 862 S.W, 6th.

Secretary, W. C. Price, Jr., 128 S.W. 12th.

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA-Archon, G. R. Doster, 1001 Alabarna Secretary, Howard B. Upchurch, 500 Plum street.

NEw YoRK, Nnw yoRK-Archon, Kurt C. Lauter, 1 Wall strecl路 Secretary, MauriCe White, 36 Marston Pl., Montclair, N.J. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA-Archon, Alan S. Tomlinson, Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. PoRTLAND, OREGON-Archon, Robert Peacock, the Multnomah Secretary, Clarence Ekstrand, Route 1.

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA-Archon, Garland 0, Green 611 lock street. ' Secretary, L. M. Shirley, 121 Park avenue.

ROANOKE, VIRGINIA-Archon, Norman Potts, Salem Va. Secretary, Neil Gilbert, R.F.D. # 2. ' SEATTLE, WASHINGTON-Archon, Thomas Jermin, 711 Federal Weather Bureau.

Secretary, Rene Koelblen, 4547 19th, N.E.