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BETTY JEAN FINKLEA NATIONAL ROSE 1953

PI KAPPA PHI FRATERNITY 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C. Founded at The College of Charleston, Charleston, S. C., December 10, 1904

FOUNDERS SIMON FOGARTY, JR. 151 Moultrie St..

Charleston, S. C.

ANDREW A. KROEG, JR. (deceased)

L. HARRY MIXSON, 217 E. Bay Street.

Charleston, S. C.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS

President—Theron A. Houser, St. Matthews, S. C. Treasurer—Ralph W. Noreen, 75 Baylawn Ave., Copiague, L. I., N. Y. Secretory—Wayne R. Moore, 327 Russell, Ames, Iowa.

Historian—Waiter R. Jones, 4534 Strohm Ave., N. Hollywood, Calif.

Chancellor—Karl M. Gibbon, 713-718 Rio Grande Bldg., Harlingen Texas

Ex,scutive Secretory—W. Bernard Jones, Jr., 1 1 E. Can al 5t., Sumter, S. C. Editor-in-Chief, STAR AND LAMP—W. Bernard Jones, Jr., 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C. Managing Editor, STAR AND LAMP—Elizabeth H. Smith, 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C.

NATIONAL COMMITTEES

Finance—Francis H. Boland, Jr., Chairman, C/o Adams Express Co., 40 Wall St., New York 5, N. Y.; 0. Forrest McGill, Southern Blvd., Chatham Township, Chatham, N. J.; Ralph W. Noreen, 75 Baylawn Ave., L. I., N. Y. Devereux D. Rice Memorial Fund—John D. Carroll, Chairman.

Lexington, S. C.; 0. Forrest McGill, Treasurer, Southern Chatham Township, Chatham, N. J.; J. Al Head, 590 Vista Blvd., Salem, Ore.; George D. Driver, 309 Burns St., Ida Grove, Ave., Iowa;

Theron A. Houser, St. Matthews, S. C.; W. Bernard Jones' Secretary, 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C. UniversitY, Scholarship—Dr. Will E. Edington, Chairman, DePouw Greencastle, Ind. ighters Ritual and Insignia—John W. Deimler, Chairman, 333 R Ferry Rd., Bala Cynwyd, Pa. BldgCentennial Architecture—James A. Stripling, Chairman, Tallahassee, Flo.

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DISTRICT ARCHONS Dist. I—Fred Krupp, Room 1118, 225 W. 34th St., New York, N. Y. Dist. II—Hugh F. Hill, Jr., Rocky Mount, Va. Dist. III—William Brinkley, Box 4416, Duke Station, Durham, N. C. Dist. IV—James M. Wilson, Suite 710, Liberty Life Building, Columbia, S. C. Dist. V—Walter F. Doyie, P. 0. Box 158, Macon, Ga. Dist. VI—Charles T. Henderson, Asst, Attorney General, Statutory Revision Dept., Tallahassee, Fla. Dist. IX—Nelson White, Champion Spark Plug Co., Toledo 1, Ohio Dist. X—Kenneth A. Bellinger, 538 N. Franklin, Dearborn, Mich.

Alabama Polytechnic Institute—Alpha Iota, 255 College St., Auburn, Ala. Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute—Alpha Xi, 33 Sidney Place, Brooklyn, N. Y. College of Charleston—Alpha, 67 Society St., Charleston, S. C. Cornell University—Psi, 722 University Ave., Ithaca, N. Y.

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XII—Kenneth W. Kuhl, 436 Woodlawn, St. Paul 5, XIII—Adrian C. Taylor, 231 Ave. "C" West, Bismare,', XIV—Harold A. Cowles, 327 N. Russell, Ames, Colo.

Ic'wc• I°' XVIII—Paul M. Hupp. 3781 E. 31st St., Denver 5, Co XIX—J. Al Head, 590 Vista Ave., Salem, Ore. Dist. XX—Roy J. Heffner, 1091 Brown Ave., Lafayette, Co"stitute Dist. XXI—T, Glenwooa Staudt, Wyomissing Polytechnic Wyomissing, Penna.

UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS

uniDavidson College—Epsilon, Box 473, Davidson, University—Eta, Box 273, ErnerY N. C. Bldg' versity, Ga. Drake University—Beta Delta, 3303 University Florida Southern College—Beta Bero'kelerld' Ave., Des Moines 11, Iowa.

L , Florida Southern College, Drexel Institute of Technology—Alpha 4951' 3405 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia Upsilon, FFla. University—Beta Eta, Boxe F io.

Duke University—Mu, Box 4682, Duke Penna. Florida State Tollahasse,' C. University, Station, Florida State Durham, N. C. ' Furman University—Delta, Greenville,

Georgia Institute of Technology—Iota, 128 Fifth St. N. VV., Atlanta, Ga. Illinois Institute , of Technology—Alpha Phi, 3220 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, Ill. °we State College—Alpha Omicron, 407 „Welch M Ave., Ames Iowa University—Alpha Alpha, Box 524, ,,,Mercer University, Macon, Ga. ^Itchier, State College—Alpha Theta, 507 _ E. Grand River, East Lansing, Mich.

Newark College of Engineering—Beta Alpha, C/0 Student Mail, Newark College of N„ En 367 High St., Newark 2, N. J. orthgineering, Carolina State College—Tau, 407 Horne 0,Sr., Raleigh, N. C. 'goo State College—Alpha Zeta, 21st and p Harrison, Corvallis, Ore. "IL p StateState College—Alpha Mu, Box 380, College, Penna• yte presbrian College—Beta, Clinton, S. C. 330 N. Grant St., VV. Lafay,!elerdttu:,--Indrn.eg°' nsselcier Polytechnic Institute—Alpha Tau, 49 2nd St Troy, N. Y itoonoke College—Xi, 327 High St., Salem, Va. et'°1% University—Chi, 165 E. Minnesota DeLond, Fla. u i versity of Alabama—Omicron, 804 Hack„ berry Lane Tuscaloosa, Alai yo,lrersIty rat,rth of Arizona—Beta Theta, 445 East St., Tucson, Ariz. eluvessity of California—Gamma, 2634 BanUncir°” Way. Berkeley, Calif. versity of Florida—Alpha Epsilon, Box 756, University Station, Gainesville, Fla. versity f Georgia—Lambda, 599 Prince „ A ve., Ath ' ens, Ga. uuniversity U rbano of Illinois—Upsilon, 801 Illinois St., III. niv.ersity' of Indiana—Alpha Psi, 504 E. ,,nK i rkwood Ave. Bloomington, Ind. u iv Louisville—Beta Gamma, 2216 te ijhCoenrfseitdYeraof Place, Louisville, Ky. ' tiversitY of Miami—Alpha Chi, Box 97, ,niversity of Miami Branch, Miami, Fla. "11,1yersity of Missouri—Beta Epsilon, 704 ut7torylond, Columbia, Mo. t:rvi necrsoitny oN f eN b reb rostra —Nu, 229 N. 17th St..

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Cr ' u ngton Cr Lee University—Rho, Lock wo....awer 903, Lexington, Va. ford College—Zeta, Spartanburg, S. C.

ALUMNI CHAPTERS ' AAires, Ael, Iowa Harold A. Cowles, 327 N. Russell, Iowa.

anta '`.0.—Walter E. Crawford, 493 Willard W., Atlanta Ga. m, Alabama_ 3i , Henry Smith, 820 N. "St., Birmingham, Ala. Veston, S. C.—C. A. Weinheimer, 115-A -ittledge St., Charleston, S. C. ._ 308 r son, Jr., Tennessee—Lee L. Rye chi °1mega, Guild Drive, Chattanooga, Tenn.

I llinois—William H. O'Donnell, 1952 Cleve;2nd Pl.. Chicago, Ill. col15-jand• st St.Ohio—John H. Haas, Jr., 3492 W. Cleveland, Ohio Lealaibia. iouth Carolina—William Bobo, 1306 Col St., Columbia 1, S. C. uenbus-Ft St • • Benning, Georgia—Joe Freeman, b cie t !Ackland Motor Co., Columbus, Ga. rieptroonittlaMc,ich.—Jerry Martin, 70 Mowark Rd., Mich. °,-n,, en,e,e, South Carolina—Mitchell ArrowOr: 419 W. Cheves St., Florence, S. C. ithcaer4ridIvertieS; sC.— cCooper White, 103 Elm St.,

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Eilcd° 'New Tork—H. M. Riggs, 701 Seneca Ithaca, N. Y. onvilIe, Fla. Myron Sanison, 3689 ion rflaso Drive, Jacksonville, Fla. 1313111;frOst Lansing, Mich.—toren C. FerleV Lieeta E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, Mich. fedne: Neb raska—Winfield M. Elmen, 602 Lel Securities Bldg., Lincoln, Neb. 1 71.1.1:125. California—Rene Koelblen, 328 Moron, Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Ave Giorgio—Foy A. Byrd, 108 Carlisle arm. Mocon Ga. Visc Plwida—William A. POPY, ill, Mem °Ycl 315 Ave., Coral Gables, Florida. a‘uneeY, Mobama—Frank H. Hawthorne,

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Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity NUMBER 2 1953

VOLUME XXXIX MAY

Contents Page 3 Editorial: Korean Soldier Says, "Hell of a Note" 4 Charlie LaPradd—All American 1929's "Gates" to Get Companion, 1954 Golden 6 Anniversary Gift, by Elizabeth H. Smith Elizabeth H. Smith 7 Now, by Word He Doesn't Cry over a Olympic at Pi Kapp Overly Is Top Brass 8 National Park, by John Dailey, Archon, Alpha Delta 9 Duke's Mu—National Champion 1953 Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1952, by Dr. Will E. Edington, 10 National Scholarship Chairman 12 He's Done It Again, by W. Bernard Jones, Jr 500 Are Graduated from Pi Kappa Phi 13 Leadership Conferences 16 Rose National N. C. State's Betty Jean Finklea Is 1953 21 In Our Chapter Eternal 22 Society 25 Alumni Corner.

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COVER

Carolina Miss Betty Jean Finklea, Pamplico, S. C., represented Tau, North Phi. Photo is by Kappa Pi of Rose 1953 for competition successful her in State, Siddell Studio, Raleigh, N. C.

Charlotte, North Entered as second class matter at the post office at mailing at special Carolina, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Acceptance for 1925, embodied in February 28, rate of postage provided for in the Act of 7, 1932. paragraph 4, section 412, P. L. and It., authorized January Charlotte, North Carolina, The Star and Lamp is published quarterly at the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity under the direction of the National Council of November. in the months of February, May, August and of subscription. Single The Life Subscription is $15.00 and is the only form cents.

50 copies are National Office, 11 E. Changes in address should be reported promptly to C. S. Canal St., Sumter, in the hands of the All material intended for publication should be days preceding the Managing Editor, 11 E. Canal St., Sumter, S. C., 50 month of issue.

W. BERNARD JONES, JR., Editor-in-Chief

Euzwarrn H. Satins, Managing Editor Montgom1009 First National Bank Bldg., ery, Ala. Lorrouse, 89-54 Y.—James N. York, New 211th St., Queens Village, N. V St., North Jersey—Al Toboada, 123 Dewey Newark 8, N. J. 304 Rigg, A. Okla.—William Oklahoma City, N. W. lot St., Oklahoma City, Okla.

Orlando, Florida—A. T. Carter, Jr., 12 South Main St., Orlando, Florida.

Philadelphia, Pa.—Walter R. Maxwell, 46 West Ave., Springfield, Po. Pittsburgh, Penasylvania—R. Delmar George, 627 Vermont, Mt. Lebanon, Penna.

Portland, Ore. (Cascade—O. A. Hillison, 8427 S. W. 58th St., Portland, Ore. Roanoke, Virginla—Jesse M. Ramsey, 33 Horshbarger Rd., Roanoke, Va. Seattle, Washington—David Pesznecker, 1605A, 26th, N.E., Seattle 55, Wash.

St. Louis, Missouri—Estill E. Ezell, 701 Olive St., St. Louis 1, Missouri.

St. Matthews, South Carolina—John L. Wood side, St. Matthews. South Carolina.

Toledo, Ohio—Richard B. Perry, 2337 Caledonia St., Toledo, Ohio.

Washington, D. C.—Edward L. Tolson, 315 Glenwood Road, Bethesda, Maryland.

Gilbert Stanek Selected to Head ISC Student Government

"Y" Caterer Serves 200,000 Meals

Gilbert Stanek, who represented Alpha Omicron, Iowa State College, at Pi Kappa Phi's National Convention last year, has been elected student body president at Iowa for next year.

Mr. Stanek was president of his chapter in 1952 and LSC Homecoming King the same year.

In 1953 he was chapter pledge trainer. An agronomy major, Mr. Stanek Gilbert Stanek is a member of Alpha Zeta, agricultural honorary fraternity. Also, he holds membership in the Interfraternity Council and in the Cardinal Guild (student government body). He is a student officer in the Air ROTC. His home is in Fort Dodge, Iowa. wreck

With every rising of the sun, think of your life as just begun.—The Spur

Caterer for the YMCA of his alma mater, the University of Illinois, for the past eight years, Fred M. Witwer, Upsilon '21, estimates that during his service with the "Y" he has served over 200,0 meals.

He recalled, in the interview, that one of the largest groups he was ever called on to serve was a Wesley Foundation convention of over 1,100 persons ifl 1946' Through the years, Mr. Witwer has used nearly 200 student helpers. He pointed out that the great majority of these students maintained an academic average of 4.2.

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Pi Kapps Own Clinton, S. C., Firm Lawrence R. Ferguson, Tau '43, North Carolina State, and R. Edward Ferguson, Jr., Mu '37, Duke' are co-owners of the Industrial Supply ComPanY' 400 West Maple St.. Clinton, S. C. The firm handles textile mills supplies.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ferguson have two &ugh" ters, Patricia, 6, and Barbara, 1.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ferguson have two sous' Richard, III, 4, and Jack, 2.

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mean something to me. If nothing else, it gives me a few mental minutes at Cornell and 722. Guess I'll have to wait until the next issue of Psiren or The Star and Lamp to get some news. Photos of the chapter are always welcomed too. It sure would be welcomed as far as I am concerned.

Wants Historians Prodded for Reports

Korean Soldier Says, "Hell of a Note" (Guest editorial writer for this issue of The Star and Lamp is Lt. Harold J. Farmer, currently in Korea.)

Just finished reading the February issue of The 1Star and Lamp and thought I would drop you a line. not much for writing to people in regard to es.aitorials, but after reading "Why Alu mni Aren't icinterested in Chapter Affairs," I thought I would r°P You a line and tell you how I feel about it— here in Korea.

Time on His Hands in Korea „ Maybe I had best describe our situation in Korea irst.

Except for patrols and probing attacks, the war n Korea is at a standstill. We can't take any ground .or n Can they, but we still have our little daily conflicts and suffer more casualties than the Army wants Y„nn to know about. But, these activities don't occupy e entire day, and quite often we find a lot of Lime on our hands.

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nse without a stove isn't much of a house at all. ,° ie make stoves. All one needs is a VT fuse box, ' a windowshield wiper hose, a piece of copper tubing, the mm recoiles rifle shell case and a fuel can. After ten stoves come lights. A jeep headlight, some high : 11Sion wire, and a pair of pliers (plus jeep), and ' t(),t1 have lights. If one is lucky enough to own a 6rio, then an old BA 39 and BA 40 out of a SCR Will do the job. It has to be old; if it won't run the , t, e 608 then is okay. If it will, it will burn out a a" kue. The same goes for an electric razor. In the c.,'Qve and many other ways we make ourselves as irfortable as possible. But, spare time is inevitable. from home, the home town paper and clippings iiout home mean more than the Stars and Stripes, ats,?4,ite, or the Saturday Evening Post. The Febru4 Issue of The Star and Lamp arrived, and guess even a small item about Psi Chapter.

That-11°f p..,avs a hell of a note. I've only been away from since last February, so names, improvements

Will have to end for now, but I want to add I appreciate any effort you can make to make the historian give a more detailed report of activities at the house and in the fraternity as the whole.

If this letter doesn't make sense it's because it's not written under the most ideal conditions—I hope you understand. Fraternally, /S/ BUCK 1ST LT. HAROLD J. FARMER, 0-2201469 C Btry. 160th F A Bn. APO 86, C/o PM San Francisco, Calif.

"God Is Answer," BB Chaplain Joe Garrison, chaplain at Beta Beta, Florida Southern College, authored the following message which appeared in a recent issue of Double Beta Blast: "Only the God-planned life is happy, peaceful, and successful. If your life has been one of confusion and frustration, then there might be a quick but definite cure for your ailment. Have you ever stopped to think how- or why you existed in this world? Have you ever tried to analyze yourself, your moods, your reactions, your physical and mental attitudes? If so, did you ever stop to think whether there was a guiding force behind this or not? There is an answer to this and that answer is God. God made all of us just as He made the trees, the birds, and all the rest of this big, beautiful world. In order to survive, God provides every living cell, whether plant or animal, with all the necessities of life."

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Scott, Rho, W&L, To Publish Book Glenn Scott, Rho '51, Washington and Lee, has signed a contract for the publication of a 90,000word novel with E. P. Dutton and Company, New York.

The title of the book is "A Sound of Voices Dying."

It is described as the story of "a boy's growth during his first year at college." The setting of Mr. Scott's book is "Philips-Whitehead University—a gentleman's school in southwestern Virginia." The book is scheduled to appear next February.

A 20-year-old journalism major and editor of the student magazine, the Southern Collegian, Mr. Scott is a member of the junior class. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse L. Scott, are publishers of the Smithfield Times, Smithfield, Va.

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Charlie LaPradd All American "As a Freshman I Thought of Giving Up Football" “WE GOT ONLY ONE FOOTBALL player, but "Nye sure know how to pick 'em," so said a member of Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida, recently.

He was discussing Charlie LaPradd, Alpha Epsilon '50, 25-year-old senior from St. Augustine, Fla., who was named to the Associated Press' 1952 All-American defensive first team.

"The fraternity is proud of LaPradd, not just because of his football honors but because he has always been a person of high character and tremendous asset to the organization."

His St. Augustine f r iends said, "It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy."

LaPradd, the 6-foot-4-inch, 215-pound Gator tackle is the first Florida player to make an All-American aggregation since 1928. In addition to making the highly recognized Associated Press All-American defensive first eleven, LaPradd was named to the first string All-American team by the New York Daily News, AP and UP All-SEC first string defense, Look MagCharlie azine's defensive specialists, and the All-South team.

A former Army paratrooper with the 11th Airborne, whose biggest thrill before making All-American was his first jump from an airplane, LaPradd graduated from the university in February, with a degree in physical education. He will continue working at the university on his master's degree. He thinks he may enter business after he gets this second degree.

Mrs. LaPradd, the former Nita Nell Bohannon, graduated with her husband in February: Her major was English. She represented Alpha Epsilon as a maid-of-honor in the Spring Frolics of 1950.

The LaPradds have a 9-month-old son, Charles Thomas, whom his daddy hopes will become a football player.

To back up his statement that the life of a college football star is not one of leisure, LaPradd pointed out that his wife carried 19 hours at the university and that he carried 15. They got up early in the

morning because his first class was at 7:45. On their way to school the couple left their son at Nita's mother's home.

"I attended classes and studied because reallY wanted to get something more than a football letter. out of college," Charlie satcl "In the afternoon it was foot" 105 ball apractice, hard awnodr long work.

"Usually we had two football meetings at night each week for pictures and lectures by the coaches. Then there was a compulsory military meeting once a week," he continued "And I belonged to three or four organizations (F Chi?' ic, Athletic, Council, and 01Yrri1 Club, plus the Pi Kappa Fhl frat), and I was an officer in a couple. It kept me busy.' rnel ar sn teno, Lw aanhsaw pt re ed dtdo d thine suessptaio he said, ,,When get a break I take off and go anddove I love to The following is quoteid from "It Says Here," a CO' . umn by Bernard Kahn, sportis, editor of the Daytona Beacii LaPradd ' News-Journal, published Oc tober 19, 1952: "The best defensive tackle in college football action today, if you ask Florida folks or the rival plaYer5 who speak from experience, is stationed in the Ga,_t°r, line—not the fifth best or 10th best, mind you, otu,' the tops. He is Charlie LaPradd. LaPradd has Air America caliber stamped all over him . . • "Sam Lankford, the Gator trainer, was previouslY, the club medic at the University of Arkansas a° he recalls that LaPradd was invited out there for a practice tryout in 1948.

"LaPradd accepted the offer to practice with the Razorbacks, and he was turned down on a scholarshiP, because he was too small for a tackle out there, Lankford reports.

"LaPradd is a product of Ketterlinus High School in St. Augustine, son of Mr. and Mrs. Shellie Pradd. He lettered at Ketterlinus in 1944-45 as,.aile end, joined the Army in 1946 and served his last

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At home with All-American Charlie LoPradd, Alpha Epsiton '50, University of Florida, Mrs. LaPradd, and their 9-monthold son, Charles Thomas.

IblInnths as a paratrooper in Japan. Charlie finished Is high schooling in the Ancient City in 1948 but v'Tas not eligible to play football because of his age.

"Re entered Florida in 1948, and won a freshman letter as an end. In 1949 he did not get in a single varsity game but worked out with the team. He was c°flverted to tackle during that period. LaPradd begaining attention in 1950 and last year he made ule All-SEC second team. s 'As a freshman I thought of giving up football,' aYs Charlie. 'I guess all frosh do at one time or abnother. The studies are hard and you get a lot of , IIMPs playing ball. I remember that we Gator freshl'ien always scrimmaged against the varsity and I to knock heads with John Natyshak and Frank "ecrnpsey. It was discouraging sometimes.'

‘LaPradd accredits Herb Hooser 'with helping me re than any other single thing.' Hooser, former e City high school coach and later at Arkansas, fwas hired by Woodruff as the defensive line coach °I. Florida in 1950." e_110oser said of the Florida star: "LaPradd typifies : erything an All-American should be: a boy who actices hard and plays hard, who is a gentleman „n victory or in defeat and who respects the highest e f 0. sportsmanship. He is thoroughly entitled to e honor paid him."

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Colonel Ballard, Epsilon, Davidson, Joins Mission to Venezuela Lt. Colonel James L. Ballard, Jr., Epsilon '37, Davidson, who is in the Infantry, USA, has assumed his duties with the U. S. Army Mission to Venezuela, with station at Caracas. Colonel and Mrs. Ballard and their three young daughters sailed April 11, from New Orleans to Venzuela.

In June, 1952, Colonel Ballard left Davidson College after serving for three years as professor of Military Science and Tactics. At Commencement exercises, just before his departure, he was awarded the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The year before, he was tapped for membership in Omicron Delta Kappa. Early in 1953 he finished a 6-month course of study at the Army Language School, Presidio, Monterey, Calif. After he arrived in Monterey, he received a Third Army Certificate of Achievement for work at Davidson.

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He Is Vice-President of U. S. Chamber Clyde B. Dempster, Nu '16, University of Nebraska, who is president of Dempster Mill Manufacturing Co., Beatrice, Nebr., has been named a vice-president of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Dempster was the only new vice-president among six named to that office recently at the chamber's convention in Washington. The other five were re-elected.

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1929's "Gates" to Get Companion, 1954 Golden Anniversary Gift

By ELIZABETH H. SMITH this last group will ever again have such an opportunity.

Founders Are On Committee At its annual meeting June 14-15 in Asheville: N. C., the National Council of Pi Kappa Phi declared it just and fitting that Founders Fogarty and 1‘11xs.°h„ should once again join hands in leaving a lasttri6 memory with the College of Charleston. Brothers Brother Fogarty and Mixson were appointed to join n, Charlesto Harold A. Mouzon, Alpha '11, College of in selecting the gift, using funds contributed in the fund campaign.

Gifts for the Golden Anniversary Gift will ke accepted at the National Office of Pi Kappa Pim Sumter, S. C. rICCA

Duke Information Bureau Promotes Norman Nelson

These are "The Gates" which were presented to the College of Charleston in 1929 on Pi Kappa Phi's 25th birthday.

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KAPPA PHI IS SOUNDING a call that has not been sounded for 25 years. As 1954, the 50th anniversary year of Pi Kappa Phi, approaches, plans are underway to make an anniversary gift to the College of Charleston, the mother college of Pi Kappa Phi.

First Opportunity to Contribute Since most of you did not hear the call 25 years ago, you had no opportunity to participate in the placing of the Anniversary Gates at the College of Charleston. You who had no part in contributing a quarter century ago are now being given your first opportunity to make a contribution to a tangible, permanent token of affection for the fraternity's mother college. Brothers who had a part in building the lovely gates at Charleston when the fraternity passed its quarter-century mark will certainly wish to be represented in the half-century token. Few of 6

Norman K. Nelson, Mu '46, Duke University, 113.5 been appointed assistant director of the Duke versity Bureau of Public Information to assist Earl Porter, director of the bureau. He joined the bureau in June, 1949. Mr. Nelson is a former historian of Mtt A native of West Palm Beach, Fla., Mr. Nelril won first prize in 1946 in the college division State-wide essay contest conducted by the No Carolina Press Association.

While a student at Duke, he was a staff member nfa the Chronicle, a contributor to the Archive, and4 member of the Duke Symphony Orchestra and the Ambassadors. irIlçb

Wrestlers Wylie, Krassowski 009 Honors for Alpha Mu, Penn State Bob Wylie, 121-pound runner-up last year jou' f with Andy Krassowski, 175 pounds, to bag two °I the eight weight classifications in Penn State Ce lege's annual wrestling matches.

Wylie pulled an exciting 11th-hour triumph in tt!lse 123-pound final. He appeared licked by Chi Mickey Webb, 3-0 with less than 30 seconds le' Wylie reversed and pinned to win.

Krassowski decisioned Kappa Delta Rho's pa, ve Simon in a bitter battle. Krassowski led most way, but added four points with seconds to go as scored a take-down and a near fall.

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Ile Doesn't Cry over a Word Now Harry Shaw Has the

Right Words and Spelling, too, in His Textbooks on Writing

By ELIZABETH H SMITH Shaw, when he was a small child. He attended Davidson College where he was initiated into Epsilon Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in-1924. He received his A. B. Degree from Davidson and his M. A. from the University of South Carolina and took additional courses at New York University and Columbia University.

He was a Fellow and English assistant at the University of South Carolina, 1926-27, and was an instructor the following year. He served also as instructor and assistant professor of English at New York University and as director of the Federal Writers' project in New York City. Up to about four years ago he taught night classes at Columbia University. Mr. Shaw's other connections include Look Magazine on which he was associate editor, director of editorial research, managing editor, and editorial director. He became a general editor of Harper and Brothers, and more recently has been executive vicepresident and managing director of Tupper and Love, Inc. He was director of the University of Colorado Western Writers' Conference in 1947 and 1948.

He Writes Educational Books In addition to contributing articles to various magazines, Mr. Shaw is the author of "Writing and Re(Continued on Page 15)

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MISSED A WORD in spelling today," young „., Harry Shaw sobbed when asked by a servant ,RY he was crying. This happened many years ago. h.ne Harry Shaw of today doesn't miss a word in otiks sPelling. In fact he is busily engaged in telling thLier People how to make their words say and do e things they should. To be exact, he writes books ICI. English and writing and edits other people's btitings. He is one of the three senior editors of E. P. h utton and Co., Inc. New York City, a connection rnade May 11. Each of the senior editors serves a member of the editorial board, of which Elliott Macrae, president of Dutton, is chairman.

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Fred J. Overly (right), Alpha Delta '28, University of Washington, superintendent of Olympic National Park, "talks park" with Congressman Jock Westland.

Pi Kapp Overly Is Top Brass At Olympic National Park

By JOHN DAILEY, Archon Alpha Delta

IF YOU GET A CHANCE to travel in the Olympic National Park, get your fire permit from top brass.

Go to park headquarters in Port Angeles, Washington, and ask for Superintendent Fred J. Overly, Alpha Delta '28, University of Washington. If he is surprised at your request, understand that it has been several years since issuing fire permits was part of his job. Explain that you are a fraternity brother of his. You'll find him a friendly brother if a busy one.

For he has a lot of responsibility, running the nation's fourth largest national park. Yet, he hasn't forgotten his days as an undergraduate at the University of Washington and an active member of Pi Kappa Phi.

With Forest Service Since 1926 Fred helped finance his college education by working stretches in the U. S. Forest Service. As soon as he graduated from high school, in 1926, he began working in the woods. His interest in the outdoors prompted him to major in forestry. In the Fall of 1927, he pledged a relatively new chapter on the Washington campus, 32-year-old Alpha Delta of Pi Kappa Phi. With depression looming nearer and greater many students were dropping out of school. Fred worked all the time he attended college and had to miss intervals of school to accumulate enough money to continue. But his fraternity brought fun into the picture.

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e He still laughingly berates his pals who cPn., black-balled him into representing the fraternity n' an intramural boxing competition. Without his know' ing it, his name was placed on the intramural boxing,. list. Shortly before the first scheduled fight, he told that he would be contesting. Still surprised anrut open-mouthed, he battled to victory in that bout. wasn't so bad! He braced himself for the next CO test. He won the next fight and three more by defall' The semi-finals and finals were near, and he Os even becoming confident. The brothers cheered 11.,,jel Pt. as he stepped into the ring for the semi-final bout.' had trained for this one! He was ready for the worsd.

It came. It was even worse than he had expecte., One consolation though—the brute who beat in' went on to take the championship.

Receives B.A., M.A. in Forestry In 1932, Fred received his B. A. and, in the lowing year, his M. A. in Forestry. He then accePtei assignment as forest ranger at isolated Cut narld Ranger Station in Glacier National Park. He liahe not been there a year when, out of the clear skY, received orders to report to Washington, D. C. .1: In the nation's capital, he helped show that 111 s of the timber land on the periphery of the .w' Olympus national monument, near his home, Via (Continued on Page 24)

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Duke's Mu— National Champion 1953 Drexel Misses by Hair; Purdue Is High Again

"WEMuARE HEREWITH GIVING you1953," notice that were

will be National Champion in 'Ile words of a Mu, Duke, representative at the National Convention in Miami last year after being !I/Tressed with the National Championship flag being presented to the Nebraska chapter.

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Duke Has Perfect Score , Mu Chapter compiled the first perfect score in the of the rating system. Not once did any dePartment falter. It was just as well too, for a red-hot Alpha Upsilon, Drexel, gang crowded Mu to the wtire. Drexel was off the perfect score pace by 63/100 a. point. Just once did it stumble. For a period of ,a,sulgle month the chapter treasurer was not bonded.

Lae. resultant loss of five points cost it a tie for the national championship. tilstory

Purdue Has Highest Three-Year Average Omega at Purdue has the highest three-year averag,e in the nation. Never has it been below third fi/lace. This is a phenomenal average in light of the act that there are 45 chapters eagerly shooting for top. , Indiana and Missouri, both post-war chapters, are ',I? the big ring" for the first time. Crackeriack outfrom Stetson and Florida had a spirited race for 'Ile Florida championship. Stetson edged Florida, an°ther fine unit. s Casualties in 1953 were California, North Carolina fate, Drake, Roanoke, Wofford, and Emory. All ed for the first time in three years to capture aster laurels. It is interesting to note that all exfePt Drake are old-line chapters. The trend has been ,t3t. Post-war chapters to weather recession trends betLer than old-line organizations.

District Archon Krupp Has Top Outfits 0.ted by ebullient Rensselaer, Brooklyn and Cornell ,ed 1 in to give Brother Fred Krupp a good year. , Tny Newark, a pace-setter a year ago, failed to enter "Ie select circle. Newark missed only by a scant seven 4 kaster Chapter status was a more coveted rank 1.111,ing 1952-53. Only 18 units could enter into that eann whereas 1951 saw 20 with 1952 having 22.

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have a batting average of at least 300. Averages for the Master-Chapters of 1952-53 are as follows: 400 1. Duke 399.3 2. Drexel 389 3. Purdue 385 4. Stetson 374 5. Florida 371 6. Iowa State 367 7. Rensselaer 360 8. Nebraska 357 9. Brooklyn 355 10. Michigan State 353 11. Penn State 12. Washington & Lee 332 330 13. Florida State 324 14. Toledo 323 15. Missouri 312 16. Davidson 301 17. Indiana 300 18. Cornell

How Chapters Are Scored The chapters are scored as follows: Membership Goal, 100 (by taking percentage of goal achieved); Scholarship, 100, 50 above all men's average and/or 50 if in upper half of chapters on campus; Green Report, 50, 5 for correct preparation of each section of Green Report; Chapter Paper, 30 for being up to date, 10 per issue when behind (three issues per year), and Star and Lamp Letter, 20 for being up to date, 10 per issue when behind.

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THE SPREAD of the Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1952 was not as great as might be expected, for the nine scholars chosen came from only six chapters. Mu Chapter at Duke University ranked fifth among 20 chapters on that campus, of which three-fourths have averages above the All Men's Average on that campus. Three of the scholars are from Duke. Rho Chapter at Washington and Lee ranked first in scholarship among 17 fraternities on that campus, and it is not surprising that two scholars are members of Rho Chapter. Chi Chapter at Stetson, ranking first on that campus, has a scholar. The remaining three scholars come from Alabama, Brooklyn Polytechnic, and Iowa State. The scholars for 1952 were unusually outstanding in scholarship, with records that would probably rank all of them in the upper 5 per cent

By DR. WILL E. EDINGTON, Upsilon on their respective campuses. These National Scholarship Chairman scholars constitute the twenty-second annual group to be honored and in- honorary, and he is now a crease the total number of Pi Kappa of Phi Beta Kappa and member Omicron Phis to receive this high honor to Delta Kappa. Brother Bailey 168. Following are brief descriptions as archon of Rho Chapter. served of the extra-curricular activities and Marts Donald Blue, Iowa State. honors of the Pi Kappa Phi Scholars Brother Blue is at present doing for 1952.* graduate work in physics at Iowa William Melville Bailey, Washing- State and is employed by the ton and Lee. Brother Bailey is at Laboratory of Atomic Energy Ames Compresent president of the freshman mission. As a freshman he was electlaw class at Washington and Lee; ed to Phi Eta Sigma, and he played president of Alpha Kappa Psi, hon- in the Drum and Bugle Corps.

After orary commerce fraternity; president serving as a cub editor of the "Iowa of Scabbard and Blade, military Engineer," he became an associate honorary; commanding officer of editor. He also served as art editor the ROTC, and assistant head dor- of "Agriculture Education News." mitory counselor of the freshman He was awarded the Cardinal Guild dormitory. As a freshman he was Merit Certificate, and elected to elected to Phi Eta Sigma, freshman membership in Pi Mu Epsilon, 10

1952 mathematics honorary, and to student membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers. Brother Blue served Alpha Omicron ChaPter as treasurer.

Edward Burke, Brooklyn technic. Brother Burke is completilitg his work in electrical engineering a; Brooklyn Polytechnic, and his 01!`. ' standing work has brought bin membership in Tau Beta Pi, the top engineering honorary, and E t 3 Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honorary. He has received the ROTC gold medal award, and lal,5 recently selected for "Who's W11° IP American Colleges." He served bids sophomore class as treasurer, 0.0., was a member of the varsity W team. Brother Burke is a membe.r of the Society of American Engli neers, and at present president ° the student chapter of the American, Institute of Electrical Engineers at Brooklyn Polytechnic.

EtA wlibne st aRt er Outlikse' erw chresE ip ntian'seDnuiokre'atBlw completing the work for the 13. lie degree in physics. As a freshman 'd was elected to Phi Eta Sigma, ailv he served on the Freshman Adviscll'r Council. Later he was chosen 1°0 membership in Phi Beta Kappa, la Mu Epsilon, mathematics honoral. and Sigma Phi Sigma, physics 111; orary, and his name appeared °a5 the Dean's List. Brother Erwin 114 served Mu Chapter as chaplain 31t5 historian, and at present he i5 I secretary. c, Eli John Morgan, Jr., Stetson, f° l, Brother Morgan belongs the distil: tion of ranking first in scholaesPA'rt among all the scholars for 1952.

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ROBERT B. PROPST Omicron, U. of Alabama

BAILEY WILLIAM M. Washington and Lee Rho, L e JAMES C. TURK and e Washington Rho,

S Present, completing the pre-theological course at he expects next Fall to enter either the Southertetson, 11 , Baptist Theological Seminary or the Graduate nool at the University of North Carolina. Elected is째 KA Eta Sigma as a freshman, he also holds memjuershiP in Kappa Delta Pi, education honorary, and at present president of Phi Alpha Theta, history onorary. Voted one of the nine outstanding senior 1131en and president of the Liberal Arts School student he was elected to the local men's leadership athonorary io norary, Ye Mystic Crewe. He entered Stetson on Stetson Inter-Regional Scholarship, and later was awarded r a Stetson University Scholarship given to setwo students ranking highest in their class. He has rved as promotional director of the Stetson Baptist student Union, and as student assistant to the head the Department of Religion. He found time to be , f13(Irts editor of the Yearbook and a sports writer el the campus newspaper. Brother Morgan has servA.,,Chi Chapter as chaplain, and played on the chapter "if, tennis, and softball teams. pi Robert B. Propst, Alabama. Brother Propst cornJune his work at the University of Alabama last and is now located in Atlanta, Ga., working on k a Al ccounting internship. As an undergraduate at phaju,arna he was elected to the freshman honorary `r-ta Sigma, and before graduation he had been ' 째red with membership in Beta Gamma Sigma,

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Commerce and Business Administration honorary, Beta Alpha Psi, accounting honorary, Scabbard and Blade and Pershing Rifles, military honoraries. He was a member of the Varsity Debate Team. He was also active in intramural basketball and was intramural ping-pong runner-up in 1952. He served Omicron Chapter as treasurer.

James Earle Bitch, Duke. Brother Ritch is a senior history major at Duke University and plans to enter law school after his graduation in June. Proud winner of the $3,000 Angier B. Duke Regional Prize, his work has been outstanding from the beginning when he was elected to Phi Eta Sigma. He has since been honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa and selection as one of Duke's representatives in "Who's Who in American Colleges."

He is at present president of Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish honorary, a member of Tau Kappa Alpha, debating honorary, and president of the Debate Council.

Brother Ritch has served as chaplain of Mu Chapter and is at present its treasurer.

Robert Atwood Spivey, Duke. Brother Spivey, at present a senior English and pre-ministerial major at Duke University, was elected to Phi Eta Sigma, as a freshman and followed this with election later to Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and Beta (Continued on Next Page)

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National Housing Fund Treasurer 0. Forrest McGill Moves Up to Head Prudential Loans in South Central U.S.A., Pi Kappa Bell, Jennings on Staff

By W. BERNARD JONES, JR.

CARROLL M. SHANKS, president of the Prudential Insurance Company of America, Newark, N. J., announced on May 19 the appointment of 0. Forrest McGill, Rho '23, as general manager in charge of the South Central Home Office Mortgage Loan and Real Estate Investment operations, Jacksonville, Fla., the latest in a series of promotions for Mr. McGill. He comes to this position with over 20 years with Prudential, having been manager of both the Florida and New York Mortgage Loan Regional Offices.

He attended Washington and Lee University.

Shortly thereafter, he formed a partnership with fraternity brother Walton Rex to make up the RexMcGill Investment Company of Orlando, Fla. It is interesting to note that fraternity brothers Rex and McGill married sisters, as well as going into business together.

Brother McGill is a member of the Finance Committee of Pi Kappa Phi. He is treasurer of the Devereux D. Rice Committee, Pi Kappa Phi's National Housing Fund.

Brother William Jennings, Chi '30, who has been attorney for Florida Regional Mortgage Loan Office in Lakeland, Fla., has been selected for the Law Department of the Jacksonville Home Office. Brother Jennings attended law school at Setson University and has been District Archon for the state of Florida for many years. He was instrumental in the founding of the Beta Beta at Florida Southern College in Lakeland.

Brother Jack Bell, Alpha Eta, '34, supervisor appraiser of the Prudential Mortgage Loan Department, stationed in Nashville, Tenn., is being promoted to Investment Analyst and transferred to the Jacksonville Home Office. riat•

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Omega Sigma. Winner of the Sinhauser Award for both 1951 and 1952 as an outstanding intramural athlete at Duke, he was elected to Red Friars, the highest leadership honorary at Duke, and selected as one of Duke's representatives in "Who's Who in American Colleges." Beginning as a copy editor of the Duke Annual, "Chanticleer," he later became as12

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sistant editor and is at present editor. Ile is serving on the Judicial Board and the Publicatiohne Board. He was on the freshman tennis team and Freshman Advisory Council. Brother Spivey served Mu Chapter as chaplain, and is at present It' housemaster.

James Clinton Turk, Washington and Lee. Brother.

Turk first entered Roanoke College and was a her of Xi Chapter. He later transferred to WashTg ton and Lee to enter the law school, and follol his graduation last June he has become associate, i with the law firm of Dalton and Poff in Radfora: Va. He holds membership in Phi Beta Kappa,Ordea, °Ill r cron Delta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, and the of the Coif, the latter two being honorary la ternities. As an undergraduate he was a mealbegrthe the executive committee, the controlling bodY cili'he student government at Washington and Lee, anu, served as vice-president of the Student Bar ana member of the Law Review. *This story was written last Spring.

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500 Are Graduated from Pi Kappa Phi Leadership Conferences OF 500 MEMBERS from 41 chapters of A PiTOTAL Kappa Phi received diplomas from Pi Kappa

t'hi Leadership Conferences during the school year, 1952-53.

Most conferences were conducted in school faculty lounges or school classrooms with some being conducted in chapter house dining rooms. The meetings usually ran from 2 to 5 P. M. on Saturday afternoon and 9 to 1 P. M. on Sunday. Social activities were, usually, Saturday night stag banquets, with a speaker Irurn the National Office or a local citizen.

Jones Conducts Conferences Every Leadership Conference was conducted by Executive Secretary W. Bernard Jones, Jr., except th.e West Coast Conference which was conducted by District Archon and former National Secretary J. Al !lead of Salem, Ore., and former Traveling Counselor Jack W. Steward, also of Salem. , The conferences were conducted on a group dynamics basis with a high degree of individual partielPation. The program was patterned after training Programs used in industry. Lecturing was kept to a 1,111mum, while panels, conferences, and student tn,1, `s "K were prevalent.

Sessions Deal With Ways of Happy Living .Subject matter ran toward material which would stlittulate thinking on ways and means of living with (9.ers in a happy fashion rather than in the acquisltlon of academic facts.

Secretary W. Bernard Jones, Jr., conducted the District III Leadership Conference at Mu, Duke, in February.

The Leadership Conference program has resulted in the best inter-chapter relationship of any time during the years.

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Chapter Adviser John Coons (left) at Beta Delta, Drake University, entertains rushees to piano, exPeciallY "Bumble Boogie." In the center picture, strictly "fraternity" songs are sung for rushees at with his enlightened Mark Cox, °e Beta Delta. the On right, Upsilon, University of Missouri, is talking a rushee out of breaking that date.

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THE BEGINNING of the school year will bring, as usual, the eagerly anticipated and yet sometimes harrowing and nerve-racking season of rushing, with its long, late meetings, its decisions and indecisions, the planning of tactics and techniques, the aligning of functions for the next group of rushees, and in the end its results. It is perhaps the most important phase of fraternity activities, since the perpetuation of the chapter depends on getting new men.

Rushing can be carried out in almost any form °f function from a bull-session to a stag smoker, to and picnic, to a dance, depending on campus customs al rulings and facilities. Use your best proved meth°1 seasoned with something novel or different, )1 up from another chapter or another fraternity, One u" fraternity rushed a group of boys by taking them t° wrestling match in a near-by large city.

Get out this Fall and get your quota and then so°

Mark Cox ■left, and Phil Bouchart (right) use the front steps to good advantage in rushing at Beta Epsilon, University of Missouri.

Rushing is in full swing at Alpha Omicron, Iowa State C°Ilege' with many a good yarn swapped.

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, Sanchez Becomes Highway Engineer For State of Virginia RAMON F. SANCHEZ, Sigma '45, University of South Carolina, who served as Pi Kappa Phi's traveling counselor during the past two years, has resigned to take a position as highway engineer with the Highway Department of Virginia, Richmond, Va. He made his new connection June 1.

The major phase of this work at present has to do with the issuing of special hauling permits for overlegal vehicle loads on the highways of Virginia.

Mr. Sanchez holds the B. S. degree in Naval Science from the University of South Carolina and the 8. S. in Commerce from Washington and Lee University. He was active in the Alpha Chi Chapter at the University of Miami during the first semester of its existence, before he transferred to Washington and Lee. At W&L's Rho he was quite active in chapter work, serving as treasurer and also as housemanager.

Alons. with Hugh F. Hill, Rocky Mount, Va., Roy . Witte, Roanoke, Va., and Robert E. Glenn, RadOrd, Va., Mr. Sanchez received the Paxton Trophy award. The awards were given to these four men in aPpreciation for their work in reactivating Rho upon their return from World War II. After he left the Navy in 1946, Mr. Sanchez joined Pie staff of the Post Office in Pensacola, Fla. his "otne city, and except for the time spent at the' University of Miami and Washington and Lee, he conUntied in this position until he came to his fraternity Post.

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"A Complete Course in English," Harper's t`tsriting," andbook of English" (with Marquis E. Shattuck), eading the Short Story" (with Douglas Bement),

Americans One and All" (with Ruth Davis), "Dom;nallt Types in British and American Literature"

.!;vith others), "The Harper Handbook of Composi/ii°„"'' (with George S. Wykoff), and "The McGraw ' 1 1 Handbook of English" (with Virginia Shaffer). d All these accomplishments are a far-cry from the 0437 Harry Shaw wept over his first misspelled word, r is it? No doubt his weeping was prompted by tk4e genius in him, rebelling at anything less than .7rfection. The story of the misspelled word, as well ;78 other stories of his boyhood, came out when this orter visited Mr. Shaw's mother. (Mrs. Shaw H es at 240 Church Street, Sumter.) One of young try chores was to feed his father's horses. One aft iifIternoon the family's maid heard him crying by soLe corn crib and asked him his trouble. Then he ubed out the news that he had missed a word in

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Mrs. Shaw recalled that before her son could read he learned "Robinson Crusoe" and "Swiss Family Robinson" by heart and that if she omitted a word Harry knew it and reminded her of it.

Reading Entertains Him "After he learned to read he wasn't any trouble at all," Mrs. Shaw said. "He could always entertain himself. He had a horse and a bicycle that he enjoyed too."

As for his schooling, it started at home. His mother taught him an hour a day during the year he would have been, ordinarily, in the first grade. When he was sent to school as a candidate for the second grade, he was judged ready for the third grade. He proved the school authorities right. "I never pushed him in his studies," his mother said. "I didn't have to. He was always ambitious and always made high marks.At the end of Mr. Shaw's senior year in high school in Sumter the school superintendent called (Continued on Page 23)

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MISS BETTY JEAN FINKLEA, Pamplico, S. C., sponsored by Tau, North Carolina State, has been selected as 1953 National Rose of Pi Kappa Phi. Miss Finklea, who graduated from Meredith College June 1, is 5 feet 3 inches tall, with blue eyes and brown hair.

Runners-up were Miss Marjorie Towsend,Pomona, Calif., candidate sponsored

by Gamma, University of California, who took second place, and Miss Betty Walker, Pompano Beach, Fla., entered by Beta Beta, Florida Southern College, who placed third.

In commenting on the difficulty of the task of selecting the National Rose, Historian Walter Jones, North Hollywood, Calif., who headed the committee which made the selection, had the following to say: "The unusually pleasant privilege of selecting the annual 'National Rose of Pi Kappa Phi' became this year a formidable, yet delicate, task. Never before have the judges been faced with such a plethora of pulchritude, giving rise to a ceaseless flow of approbatory exclamations—`georgeous,"radiant,"ravishing,"sparkling,' to mention but a few.

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Foreign Students at Iowa State, Rensselaer, Cornell SPRING The Star and Lamp made a survey LAST to learn which chapters have foreign students and to learn also why these students entered American colleges and what their plans are for the future. The historians of three chapters responded with the following stories:

Viennese Student Praises Freedom of American Life

By Delmar Burkett, Alpha Omicron

Gernot Metze, Alpha Omicron '53, Iowa State, a German-born citizen of Austria, can boast a most successful career as a college student and as a future citizen of the United States.

"Gerry," as he is known to AO members, is a senior in Electrical Engineering. He came to the United States from Vienna in 1950, and moved into Alpha Omicron in the Fall of that year. He pledged the chapter last October and was initiated in February.

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Bolivian Brothers See United States As Best in Technical Fields

By Francis M. Goodwin, Jr., Alpha Tau

one Alpha Tau, Rensselaer, has three brothers and States. pledge whose homes are outside the United From La Paz, Bolivia, we have Mario and Prger Balcazar, Alpha Tau '51 and '52, respectively. TheniT brother, Jaime, Alpha Tau '49, graduated from RI' in January, 1951, and was also a member of Alpha Tau Chapter. All three of the Balcazar brothers graduated from Mariscal Braun High School In La Paz and came almost immediately to this country 0 study. both Jaime, the eldest, and Jorge, the youngest, dth elected Civil Engineering as their course of sto ' while Mario chose Chemical Engineering. The tin; came to this country because they feel that the United States is the most developed country in in industrial fields and offers the best oPP°` tunities for technical and professional studies.

Jaime Is Employed in New York

He has honorary keys from two engineering organizations, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. He is also a member of the student branches of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and the Institute of Radio Engineering. Other activities include choir director of Newman Club, Catholic student organization; member of Promenaders, a Campus dance group, and solicitations chairman for the World Student Service Fund.

Upon graduation Jaime returned to Bolivia .° serve a year in the Army as a military engineerietgo , i instructor.

In February, 1952, he was married, unitet, the Gloria Gutierrez, and they returned to States. He has subsequently spent eight months the employ of the New York Central Railroad 1."0 Albany, N. Y., and is now working in engineeringthie New York City. Jaime and his wife are now. 'de proud parents of a baby girl, Veronica Virginia Copacabana.

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Gerry's music has become very much a part of Alpha Omicron in the three years he has lived in the house. He also displays a talent for playing a very "Americanized" accordion, and is called upon quite often in this capacity, especially at AO stag functions. His father is professor of music at the Vienna Conservatory of Music.

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feelings toward life here as compared to life in Anstna were quite well exemplified in a few words: "Here in America," he said, "everyone is taken t for what he is, not what his parents are, nor wha! his ancestors were. In Austria I was the son of Emu Gernot Metze, the music professor. Here I am Metze."

Augusto R. Gautier, Alpha Tau '52, from Sa„rif Juan: Puerto Rico, is now a third-year student:e, Architecture here at RPI. "Gus" chose this school cause he was awarded a scholarship by the 01914e Ito Association. He has found that social and school' in the United States is very similar to that in reetrhe Rico. Having studied the English language since first grade, Gus has no trouble with the Eng I (Continued on Page 24)

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Radford Devotes Full Career To Fraternity, Teaching

By ELIZABETH H. SMITH

IT TAKES A HEAP 0' LIVIN'" in 54 years to make a career as full as has been, thus far, that of Stanley S. Radford, Alpha Theta '25, University of Michigan.

It takes only a few words to say that he is now associate professor of Engineering Drawing and Deat Michigan State College, with 30 years of aching experience behind him, and to say also that !e has to his credit about 28 years of participation the activities of Pi Kappa Phi. Yet an enumeration, even in the briefest way, of the many individual projects on which he has been engaged since he was graduated from high school in Climax, Mich., in 16, at the age of 17, would defy the space limitaLions of this magazine.

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Charter Member of Alpha Theta He is a charter member of Alpha Theta. He served a,s president of the East Lansing Alumni Group from ;938 to 1940 and as chapter adviser from 1946 until ' 952. He and "Milt" Morse, Alpha Theta '44, an .eItngineering student, reactivated the chapter immedately following World War II. During this period ;he chapter bought an old house and renovated it ,!Iside and out, the undergraduates doing much of ine labor, thereby reducing the cost involved.

He received the B. S. Degree from Michigan State '째Ilege in Industrial Organization and Plant Manentent and the M.A. Degree in Vocation Educalen, Counseling, and Guidance from the same institution. In 1925 the Michigan State Board of Education granted him a "College Life Certificate." Five ars later he was granted an "A" Rating as a SmithtIghes Vocational Teacher.

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Teaches in Public Schools 19H taught in Saginaw, Mich., public schools from 22 until 1936. Since that time has has held his igesent position, that of teaching in the Engineering wrailling Department of Michigan State College. He ofas in charge of curricula organization and teaching e engineering drawing courses for Engineering SciPee and Manual of War Training for upgrading of 4i4raftsmen and shop workers in the Lansing area dur! s the World War II period from 1941 to 1946. and a;rved as engineering school part-time coordinator Il counselor for senior engineering students in sehichi,gan State College Placement Bureau for the 001 year of 1948-49.

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Magazine; "Methods of Testing in Mechanical Drawing," published in the Industrial Arts and Vocational Education Magazine, and "A Guide for Checking and Grading Nlechanical Drawings," published in the Journal of Engineering Drawing of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education.

In May, 1951, the Spartan Engineer, Michigan State College engineering student magazine, gave considerable space to his article, "The Place of Engineering Drawing in the Engineering Curricula." This last article followed, by two months a radio program on which Mr. Radford and Mr. McGlone, process engineer, Oldsmobile Division, General Motors, discussed the same subject.

He Writes on Engineering

Listed in "Who's Who in America"

Radford is the author of numerous magazine art k,iclea, including "Drafting Room Organization and "flagement," published in the Industrial Education

Mr. Radford was made a member of "Who's Who in America," Midwest section of the 1951 edition. He

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James BlackburnHis Ideas "Click" 44BACK IN 1925 A YOUNG mechanical engineer

started to work for McGraw-Hill. Although barely two years out of Rensselaer Polytech, he was imbued with the idea that he could apply his engineering education in selling subscriptions to technical publications."

The foregoing is the first paragraph in a story about James Edward Blackburn, Jr., Alpha Tau '49, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, prepared by Sidney D. Kirkpatrick. editorial director of Chemical Engineering, and appearing in a recent issue of that magazine.

Moves Rapidly to Vice-Presidency Mr. Kirkpatrick relates that Mr. Blackburn was given a tryout, and "his ideas and methods clicked almost from the beginning. Starting as promotion manager, Mr. Blackburn was made manager of the mail sales department. Publications were added to his list, and from manager of the mail sales department he was promoted to head the circulation department which has more than 30 domestic and foreign publications. In 1940 he was made a vicepresident. He is on the board of directors of McGrawHill Publishing Company, Inc., McGraw-Hill International Corporation, and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. He is a trustee of RPI.

Directs 800 Workers "More than 800 men and women working under his direction serve more than a million readers," Mr. Kirkpatrick pointed out. "His department checks, records, classifies, and handles 5,000,000 documents a year. Annual mailings will total 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 letters.

"Yet because Jim Blackburn is a good organizer and coordinator, he seems to find time for some important extracurricular activities. I'm told he plays a good game of golf. From sorry experiences over a span of years I can testify to his prowess in bridge. gin rummy, and poker."

He Is ABC Official Mr. Blackburn has been a director of the Audit Bureau of Circulations since October 16, 1947. "Here he is applying his engineering methods and principles to the 370 business paper members of ABC who, through their membership, have pledged themselves to eliminate guesswork in their circulation records and methods."

Mr. Blackburn began his career as a student engineer with the Westinghouse Lamp Company, Bloomfield, N. J., in 1923, later transferring to the adver20

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V. tising department of Westinghouse, New York Cit He went with Mc-Graw Hill January 2, 1925' Mr. Blackburn was awarded the Albert Fox Denler,5 Medal in June, 1947, for distinguished service to RP' He is a member of the Engineers Club, Glen Rifig..e Country Club, Shelter Island Yacht Club, Al b Society of Mechanical Engineers, Dering varbc"r Golf Club, and the New York Academy of Selene°.

Mr. Blackburn was born in Troy, N. Y., J.,..antit r airrt 6, 1902. October 20, 1926, he married Miss riar',41, Nash. Mr. and Mrs. Blackburn and their two d_,a116„t, ters, Joan Elisabeth and Nancy, live in Upper 30." clair, N. J. .17-r4

Captain Poole Is Transferred to Alaska Capt. Lynwood H. Poole, Alpha Iota '31, Alatriat Polytechnic Institute, was assigned recently t°, Richardson, the largest Army installation in Ala ' Captain Poole, who entered the Army in Decellibe-r: trld 1947, was stationed at Fort Scott, Calif., before 41_, the ferring to Alaska. He is now assigned toRichardso' Engineer Construction Battalion at Fort 370' Captain Poole's wife lives at 1910 North Street, Seattle, Wash.

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IN OUR CHAPTER ETERNAL T. Croom Partridge

°r. M. Theron Rankin br, Ai. Theron Rankin, Delta )11 , Furman University, died June i"7 at his home, 111 Tuckahoe Bou' nefva,_rd, Richmond, Va. At the time "q;, ais death, Dr. Rankin, who was was executive secretary of the oouthern Baptist Foreign Mission 8(lard.

1,,nis death was caused by leukemia. "le condition was discovered sevle)rea.INveeks ago while Dr. Rankin was i ing given a physical examination Souadvance of a scheduled trip to He continued to ,,,26t until a week before his death, 'en his condition became worse. sir,i)r. Rankin formerly was a mist:IlarY to China. He became secreZrY for the Orient in 1935. He ervised the Southern Baptist ° bard's mission work in China and During World War II he Was captured by the Japanese in six llg Kong and was interned for ' se months. He was repatriated in ti_ptember, 1942. He became execuj:e secretary of the mission board ' firsnttlary 1, 1945, thus becoming the with In k issionary to hold the post -, 1 Lie 108-year-old board. He was a "4tiVe clf. Newberry, S. C. rKs6

gr;:°ncern yourself with but Today. s,gsl) it, and teach it to obey.—The PUr

Thomas Croom Partridge, Eta '20, Emory University, died September 7 at his home, 2855 Winslow Drive, N. W., Atlanta, after a long illness.

Mr. Partridge, 50-y_ear=old attorney, was born in Charleston-, S. C; He was graduated from Emory University and the Lamar School of Law at Emory and was admitted to the bar in 1925. Later he formed a partnership with Harmon W. Caldwell and Alex C. King, under the name of King, Caldwell. and Partridge, In 1941 Mr. Partridge became a partner in the firm of Smith, Partridge, Field, Doremus, and Ringlee.

He retired from that firm in 1950 and became associated with Grant, Wiggins, Grizzard, and Smith.

He was a member of the Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations, the Blue Goose Insurance Order, the Piedmont Driving Club, Atlanta Athletic Club, and St. Mark Methodist Church.

A legal adviser to the British Consulate in Atlanta, Mr. Partridge also was a former assistant general counsel for the Georgia Bankers Association. He was a director of the Atlanta Historical Society, an honorary president of the English Speaking Union and was a delegate to the world conference in London for that group in 1951.

Mr. Partridge is survived by his wife and a brother.

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track. He was a member of the "A" Club, Officers' Club, Scabbard and Blade, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Alpha Chi. He entered the School of Engineering and studied Industrial Management.

At the time of his death he was chairman of the City School Board, director of the Leeth National Bank, and president of the St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation. He had served as president of the Cullman Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of the firm, C. Arnold and Son. Mr. Young is survived by his wife, a son, and two sisters.

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Phil Tracy, Nu '22, University of Nebraska, died of a heart attack Robert Arnold Young, Omicron May 30 at his home in Columbus, '23, University of Alabama, died at Nebr. He was 50. his home at Cullman, Ala., NovemA former employee of the Lincoln ber 17, 1952, the victim of a heart Steel Works and resident of Lincoln attack. for most of his life, Mr. Tracy was Born in Decatur, Ala., February president of the Columbus Chamber 2, 1904, Mr. Young at an early age, of Commerce. He had been active moved with his parents, the late in church, civic, and fraternal Mr. and Mrs. John P. Young, to groups, both in Columbus and LinCullman. He was a graduate of the coln. While in Lincoln, he was a University of Alabama where he was member of First Presbyterian active in sports, particularly basket- Church and of the Kiwanis Club. ball. One year he was captain of He is survived by his wife, a son, the team and once set a record in and a brother.

Robert Arnold Young

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Social V0ici Lever-Rierson Wedding Is Solemnized In Roanoke, Virginia Miss Eleanor Louise Rierson, Roanoke, Va., and Ellis R. Lever, Sigma '50, University of South Carolina, were married August 9, 1952, by the Rev. Mr. McMahon at Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church, Roanoke.

Fred A. Kendall, Mu '43, Duke.

Johns, N. C., former archon of Tau, North Carolina State, acted as best man.

Mr. Lever, who at the time of his marriage was advertising and circulation manager of the Laurinburg (N. C.) Exchange, became advertising manager for the Times-Register, Salem, Va., January 1. He received the B. S. Degree in Business - Administration from the University of South Carolina in 1950. He enLaldt;° Mr. and Mrs. Ellis R. Lever are shown here just as they were leaving OurI"' tered the service during World War Nazareth Catholic Church, Roanoke, Va., after the wedding ceremony which was perf°"" H and served in the South Pacific by the Rev. Mr. McMahon August 9, 1952. on a Destroyer Escort.

While at the University of South KAPPA '51—Hatherly C. Paderick, KinsTeaneck, N. J., to Miss Enriclue,-T at ton, N. C., to Miss Carolyn Barnes, Carolina, Mr. Lever was a member Pretzer, Lima, Peru, April 4 Matthews Kinston, December 22, 1952. They are Mr. of the swimming team and many Mark's Church, Teaneck. during living at 805 N. Pollock St. other undergraduate organizations. chant Marine served in the Merchant serving in zrx41.

MARRIAGES KAPPA '49—William Williams, 2019 Crescent Ave., Charlotte, N. C., to Miss Esther Morledge, Grandview, Iowa, July 19, 1952, in Charlotte. Mr. Williams is now working for the Southern Bell Telephone Company.

KAPPA '50—Charles F. Wolff, U. S. Air Force, to Miss Sara Coggin, WinstonSalem, N. C., December 26, 1952. Mail may be sent to them at 2321 Elizabeth Ave., Winston-Salem.

KAPPA '50—Lt. Darius B. Herring, Aberdeen, N. C., to Miss Betty Davis, Raeford, N. C., January 3, 1953.

KAPPA '51—Claudius A. Irby, Jr., 638 Hamilton St., Roanoke Rapids, N. C., to Miss Alice Joyner, Weldon, N. C., in June, 1952. Mr. Irby is working in Greensboro.

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MU '47—Paul James Cato, Cpl., US53051170, Hq. and Hq. Co., 112th Inf., 28th Division, APO 111, C/o P. M., New York, N. Y., to Miss Donna Joan Hendrickson. The wedding took place April 5 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Charlotte, N. C. XI '48—Richard W. Dodd, 2118 Memorial Ave., S. W., Roanoke, Va., to Miss Ann Fowlkes, Roanoke, August 2, 1952, at Calvary Baptist Church, Roanoke.

Mr, Dodd is attending the Medical College of Virginia, Richmond.

XI '51—George B. Naff, Boones Mill, Va., to Miss Naomi Kibler, New Market, Va., December 21, 1952. The wedding took place in New Market.

SIGMA '47—Durwood William Easom, Jr., to Miss Ruby Lee Ward April 18 at Lake City Baptist Church, Lake City, S. C. Their mail address is Easom Implement Co., Columbia, S. C. PSI '49—William Bradford Matthews,

World Navy War IItheanFdaris

East. firYam ALPHA IOTA '48—Lt. John A. Proving Jesup, Ga., and Dugway b gel.!

Grounds, Tooele, Utah, to Miss Baptis, First York, Jesup, June 12 at the Church in Jesup.

514 ALPHA XI '52—Philip Lustri, 832 Miss Mail inSt., Brooklyn 20, N. Y., to teen Kelly, Brooklyn, Januar!' 24 New Hampshire. .4eel° ALPHA UPSILON '50--Robert 13. Sh(311l and Miss Edith Sanders were Dor"

'last Fall. : r1e ALPHA URSILON '51—Alan W. Schnei er and Miss Lois J. Keough W` married September 20, 1952.

ALPHA UPSILON '52—Thomas *13.011 and Miss Marion Grames were olarri September 6, 1952. gre ALPHA PSI '51—Ralph Fels and ,, Edith Mace, Alpha Delta united in marriage July 3, 1952' THE STAR

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pointed out. He has three sons, Harry, III, 17; Edward Joynes, 14, and Stephen, 9. Harry, III, plans to enter Davidson the Fall of 1954.

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for all who had made "Distinction" to come to the platform. Harry was the only one who presented himself.

Only One Distinguished ''You are magnificent in your loneliness," the superintendent said as he put his hand on Harry's shoulder. That year his distinctions included the winlung of a $5 gold piece for being the best speller among the boys in his class.

Mr.. Shaw has many medals which were presented O him both in high school and college for his scho1astic attainments. He is a member of Phi Beta 4 ._ aPPa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Phi Epsilon, and Sigma Upsilon. His Declaimer's loving cup, presented to him at Davidson College, sits on the mantel of his mother's living room.

On the sports side, he played baseball, football, Pd tennis in high school. Tennis is the one sport

has , retained through the years. "He is still a good r"Ins player and plays with his boys," Mrs. Shaw

Harry and his physician father were close friends, and Dr. Shaw would have liked for his son to follow him in his profession, but Harry wanted a different career. "Get up and go out on cold nights like you do, Father? I wouldn't like that."

"Literature is his forte," Mrs. Shaw commented. "and he's a born teacher."

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"He's good to his mother," Mrs. Shaw said with a reasonable degree of pride. "I can count on my fingers the times Harry has failed to write to me every week from the time he entered college."

"These are my children," Mrs. Shaw said as she motioned toward a group of pictures on a near-by table. The framed pictures were of Mr. Shaw, "the baby of the family," and his three sisters, Mrs. R. M. Jenkins, Sumter; Mrs. T. Bolling Gay, Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Murdoch MacLeod, executive secretary of the United Council of Church Women, New York City.

50 Years

50 Years

Something for College of Charleston o Remember Send It Air Mail Pi Kappa Phi will be 50 years old at the time of the 1954 National Convention in Charleston, S. C. We want to remember the College of Charleston on this birthday. We Want the Mother College of Pi Kappa Phi to remember well Pi Kappa Phi. Remember the beautiful gates which were swung at the College of Charleston at the ti.me of the 25th Anniversary Convention in 1929? They still stand as a memento. This tune, on our 50th birthday, we are really going to place there something long to be remembered. We know you will want to be in on it. Please fill out the form below and enclose your check.

W. Bernard Jones, Jr. Pi Kappa Phi National Headquarters Sumter, South Carolina Here is my check for the College of Charleston Gift.

Name Chapter and Year Address OF p I KAPPA

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Foreign Students (Continued from Page 18)

language and has an extremely good scholarship record here at RPI. After completion of his studies Gautier intends to return to his native island and practice architecture.

Viaro Capodistria, a native of Corfu, Greece, was pledged to Pi Kappa Phi December 5, 1952. "Vic" is struggling with the English language, but he has made good grades last term.

Other alumni who hail from foreign countries, but about whom we have very little information, are George L. Capwell, Alpha Tau,'33, from Guayaquil, Equador, who is now with the Panama Power and Light, Box F, Ancon, Canal Zone; Flavio Antonio Muniz, Alpha Tau '46, R. 12 DeMaio, 170 Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and James C. Hobbs, Alpha Tau '49, whose address is 257 Sugarloaf St., Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada.

Puerto Rican, Active at Cornell, Is Son of Law Alumnus

By Gordon White, Psi

Psi, Cornell, has one "foreign" student in the house. He is Raimundo Robert ("Bob") Garcia of Santurce, Puerto Rico, who is, however, an American citizen. He is an Arts-Pre-Med and was initiated into Psi in February, 1952. He was born April 6, 1934, in Humacao. His father was graduated in Law from Cornell; this was the major factor in Bob's choice of a college.

Bob is active in the Cornell Dramatic Club, the Cornell Radio Guild (WVBR) and plans to go to Medical School after graduation. He expects to set up his practice in the Continental United States.

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Pi Kapp Overly Is Top Brass (Continued from Page 8)

"economically unavailable" and should be included in the monument. This was eventually accomplished.

When the monument became the Olympic National Park, those timberlands were annexed.

Fred has been in the Capital city twice on assignment and has frequently been part of "departmental conferences, Congressional and Legislative committee hearings, and White House councils."

Just as coincidence or "fate" took him from Cut Bank and started him on the ladder of success, so, too, did those unexplainable forces bring him to meet a classmate-brother twice after graduation. Here's the tale: Fred was pledged into the fraternity by an energetic young Pi Kapp—Howard Badger. When Fred married, (he met his wife, Esther, through brother Chuck Clay, Alpha Delta), Howard was best man.

When World War II struck, both Fred and Howard entered the Navy. Neither saw each other for several years and then they met by surprise at a Providence, R. I., base. As if coincidence was not played out, their paths crossed again; this time, on Guam!

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lieutenant After the war Fred "mothballed" his commander rank and traded his Navy uniform far Forest Service green. Before he entered the Navy he had attained the position as assistant superintenden.t of the Olympic National Park, and he resumed this post upon his return in 1945.

Again he was transferred to Washington, D. c.

But as soon as the opportunity to return to it Olympic Peninsula presented itself, he snatched suppackage: up—and it popped up in an attractive erintendency of the Olympic park.

He Improves Park Facilities Fred is proud of the 840,845 acres of scenic grand' relentlessly eur that is his back yard. He has worked the at improving the organization and facilities of a Ye.ar visitors park. He confidently predicts a million the in' to this area as soon as a new highway into pioneers tenor is finished—a lot more people than ever expected to be "just lookin'." near He lives in a comfortable government home daughters, park headquarters. He has two attractive Rita and Patricia, and a faithful wife who also re members well her husband's fraternity days. that his life is slowing to normalcy, Brother ()very affalr5 looks forward to being active in fraternity again.

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, is amember of the local and national of the American Society of Engineering Education, Lansing Engineer.'

Club, Michigan Engineering Society, and the Ainerli can Association of University Professors, both loca, thl and national organizations. He is a member ofEast of and People's Church, East Lansing, Mich., Lansing Lodge #480, F&AM (Masons). carvl, tie His hobbies include clay modeling, wood lic5 through and writing, also "human engineering" hobby h° ° .„e use of personal lending library and "as working tools to help young people deternn'A their personal interests, discover latent talents .11ruI abilities for utilization in any worthwhile occupatl°0! with emphasis on the human side of engineeri.ng life ni`; teaching, to develop a sound philosophy of which to base a life of service to others witliin the chosen profession as a medium of expression."

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se' tit "The final and unanimous selection of the was not reached without much heated argurnebi, among the judges, each defending vociferouslY al own conception of 'le beau ideal.' It Vas but naturoj 11,5 1,,, however, that the judges should pay more thaned 0 '"d express deference to the views so articulately the only bachelor among them the handsome,anal susceptible) Nati°. highly eligible (if not highly ' Secretary, Wayne Moore."

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ALUMNI CORNER

R. The St. Matthews IS. C.) Alumni Chapter was host to National President Theron A. Houser, St. Matthews, and National Treasurer 5 Ph W. Noreen, Copiague, L. I., N. Y., at a steak dinner at the Elks Club, Orangeburg, S. C., June 15. k, The group seated are, left to right, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Banks Wannomaker, St. Matthews; Mr. and Mrs. Houser, and Mr. and 'rs. Noreen. Executive Secretary and Mrs. W. Bernard Jones, Jr., are directly behind Mrs. Houser.

Mr. Wonnamaker is president of the St. Matthews Alumni Chapter.

Auburn 4 PRANK

H. H.AWTHORNE, Alpha Iota '43, was released r uling the Winter from 21 months in the Air Force. He has :turned to his former law firm of Martin, Turner, Blakey, 1,4 114 Btildin, with offices in the First National Bank Bldg., p°11tRomery 4, Ala. He is married and has a young son, tank H., Jr., who was born November 22, 1952.

Drexel RI) at WARD D. BEDDALL, Alpha Upsilon '33, is now living 7612 Oster Drive, Richmond 27 Va.

Duke C„13°NN A. GILBERT, Mu '32, is general agent for North ,.'rolina and South Carolina for the North American Accident larinsu rance Company, Charlotte, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert atd their three children, Michael, Bonn, Jr., and Susan, live 147 Scotland Ave., Charlotte.

Emory University Elje "LIN D. REEVES, Eta '20, and Mrs. Reeves attended ke Coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Later, Mr. and Mrs. eves Made an extensive tour of the Continent, including 0 p I KAPPA PHI the

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Date Third Wednesday

722 University Ave.

November 1, and in January March, May, and October.

"Longwood," Salem, Va. Four times a year Columbia-Sigma Columbia, S. C. Fly Trap Restaurant Third Tuesday San Francisco Luncheon Last Thursday Alpha 67 Society St. 8 P. M. Charleston, S. C. Luchow's Restaurant Third Tuesday New York Luncheon Wednesday Persian Room Seattle Northern Life Bldg. Luncheon Roanoke-Xi

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CALLING THE ROLL Alabama Polytechnic Institute

Alpha Iota

Alpha Iota has initiated 23 men into its ranks this year.

This is the result of a good rush program and a new set of pledge rules adopted during the latter part of the Fall Quarter.

We realize the importance of a good pledge training program and believe that a good member is made during his period of pledgeship. With this idea in mind we decided to carry out this new plan in order to make us a better chapter. We believe it to be a success already as we have risen from only a "Fair" chapter rating to a "Good" chapter rating and expect to achieve a "Master" chapter rating in the near future.

The new pledge rules were a brain child of our past pledgemaster and present housemanager, Emsley Cobb, a transfer student from Alpha Epsilon, University of Florida.

Our campus wheels continue to roll onward with Bob Mayo, present archon, being elected as Senior Senator, President Pro Tern. of the Senate, and President of ODK. James Guy Mitchell has been elected vice-president of the School of Engineering, and Gill Parks has been tapped by ODK. The Red Rose Ball was a great success again this year. The stage of the student activities building was decorated with a huge red rose on either side of which were archways and hedges, giving you the impression of a rose garden. Miss Lou Ann Segrest, the Red Rose of Pi Kappa Phi, led the dance with Past Archon Mitchell.

—Charles B. Flynn, Historian Txg6

Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute

Alpha Xi

Two of our brothers, just back from serving in the Army in Korea, re-entered Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in Feb.. diary. Rudolf Meyer, Alpha Xi '50, 35-52 94th Street, Jackson Heights, N. Y., enrolled as a day student. Robert Maggio, Alpha Xi '49; 555 92nd Street, Brooklyn 9, N. Y., an evening student, received the Bronze Star Medal while in Korea.

During the first semester our chapter house was redecorated.

This included a complete interior paint job and the purchase of a new radio-phonograph console.

Some of the brothers spent New Year's Eve at a combined New Year's Eve and engagement party at Joel Miele's home at 160-11 95th Street, Howard Beach 14, N. Y. Brother Miele was engaged December 24, 1952, to Miss Faith Trombetta of Bronxville, N. Y. Nuptials are planned for September 12.

The New York Alumni Chapter held its annual Founder's Day Dinner at the Prince George Hotel, New York City, N. Y., December 10, 1952. Present among the other members of the chapter was Ralph Noreen, national treasurer, who delivered a stirring address.

Presentations of a silver cup and a silver spoon were made at this dinner by the Alpha Xi Chapter to brothers who recently had become proud fathers. The recipients of these presentations were: Harold L. Murphy, Alpha Xi, '48; 556 Corona Avenue, Dayton 9, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy, the former Claire H. Cote, were recently blessed with the birth of a daughter, Cathleen Jean, and received a silver spoon from the Alpha Xi 26

Chapter. Brother Murphy is employed as a project engineer with the Wright Air Development Center in Ohio.

William R. Wright, Alpha Xi '47, is the proud father of a son, William R., Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Wright, the former Elizabeth Weild, and son, make their home at 1425 Brooklyn Avenue, Brooklyn 10, N. Y. The Wrights received a silver cup from the Alpha Xi Chapter. Mr. Wright is employed by the New York Telephone Company as a staff engineer.

The dinner terminated with Alpha Xi awarding its Freshrnan and Chapter Cups. The Freshman Cup, which is awarded tnd the outstanding pledge of the freshman class, was presenM to Alfred Calsetta, Alpha Xi, '52, 124 Cuter Avenue, williaton Park, N. Y. The Chapter Cup, which is awarded to the ourtstanding brother of the chapter, was presented to Edward Schofield, Alpha Xi '49, 9802 Farragut Road, Brooklyn 12, N.Y. —Alfred B. Calsetta, Historian K

Cornell

Psi

two During the Spring Term Psi Chapter concentrated on scholarakir areas of improvement, mental and physical. Our has come under even more intense scrutiny recentlY, botn brothers individually and over-all. A new rule prohibiting the from talking downstairs and wasting studying time is n_l avve in effect for two hours a night. Several brothers have °au significant gains between their Fall Term finals and the Speinge Term Mid-Term grades, enough, we hope, to place us abav those the all-fraternity average and garner for us some of scholarship points on the chapter rating sheet.

One of the most significant moves of the fraternity sYste.inn here at Cornell has been put into effect in recent Years.L connection with Greek Week. As a sign that fratecn% men are not juvenile delinquents in white bucks, it hashberl o l, an annual event for men from all the 57 houses on t e ne cheered on by co-eds from the 13 sororities, to put in ° Saturday of intensified work on some community project dowasn town, renovating, cleaning, and rebuilding. Last year it a loci' Beebe Chapel, this Spring we worked at Camp Barton, Boy Scout camp. ;a t 1 The biggest event for Psi Chapter was the H--ric„,„u, l'od Alpha Leadership Conference held April 11-12, with Beta Alpha, and Alpha Xi chapters, from RPI, Newark, held a Brooklyn, respectively. At the conclusion of the meetings„la csi at Willard Straight Hall Saturday afternoon, the men tri" Psi and their guests repaired to the house and enjoyed ad „Pand Psi party, with music by Charlie Del Gato and co-e "a..., dates. The conference was concluded by Executive Secret ” Bernard Jones at Willard Straight Sunday, April 12.

—Gordon White, Historian

Davidson

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Greek Week and other pre-initiation activities were bea ° eat upon the pledges in early February, much to the arcing°

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of the brothers. Nine of the "survivors" were initiated. They Jack Williamson and Tom McAfee, Greenville, S. C.; Phil }licks, Germantown, Tenn.; Carl Jackson, Gastonia, N. C.; 1)en1a King and Henry Higgins, Shelby, N. C., and Charlie Robinson, Don White, and Al Moreau, Charlotte, N. C. are

Epsilon was well represented by a delegation at the District Leadership Conference at Duke University on February 7-8.

Those attending returned with a number of ideas on individual chapter improvement and for inter-chapter relations in North Carolina.

—Lewis Barnes, Historivn ricd)

Drexel

Archon George O'Lary has been elected treasurer of Phi Dr. B. M. Bowen, chapter adviser, will depart in August for a year's study in Jerusalem, while Dr. Byron Hilley, Eta '35, leaves to attain an advanced law degree at Harvard.

Brooke Johnson, who switched to the Atlanta Division of the University of Georgia, plans to go to Athens this Fall, to the University of Georgia.

Eta's members are pleased with the "relinquishment" of the pledge class's Rose Bud, Miss Tena Middleton, so that she could be elevated to the position of chapter Rose.

—W. Russell Middleton, Acting Historian rtcck

Alpha Upsilon

At the end of the Spring Term we are losing our chapter adviser, A. J. ("Scotchy") Andruscavage, who is leaving Drexel. We'll miss him as a person who has rendered our Particular group continual service for several years, and Drexel will feel the absence of its assistant dean of men. However, °ur new official contact with the school is one of our capable !

Iturini brothers, F. Arthur Tucker. Mr. Tucker has been active !' f alumni affairs since his graduation from Drexel in 1930. He 's presently an instructor in the Drexel College of Business

Administration.

Our fraternity had the second highest scholarship rating on ca°11:ula this year. In the Interfraternity League both our P,ing-Pong and softball teams placed second, giving US a fair toance for the over-all sports cup.

Our pledges have just about reached the ultimate in week end letige trips. This last class visited practically all of our chapWithin hailing distance of Philadelphia.

—John Cigan, Historian

Mu

We had our first cabin party in Crabtree State Park ebruarY 22.

0 The night before the start of our Spring vacation, we had etIr annual Spring dance, a dinner dance held at the Carolina °PflttY Club in Raleigh. It was a glittering gala affair.

At intermission a number of awards were given. Banks th°cIfteY received the outstanding sophomore award given to : e t sophomore who has contributed the most to the fraternity. t .arlfe Hyman received the gift for the best pledge. Enter1 was presented by those masters of comedy, Brad , t41g and Bob Horner. Larry Clifton was social chairman. nob Levine has pinned Miss Marian Blanton, Charlotte, N. C. —George Benda, Historian -rricsb Emory

Eta 1, etfring Archon Don Brooks graduated from Business School to "nu, and will be "demoted" from AFROTC cadet colonel b_ flight lieutenant. He will receive basic training and then received for training as a fighter pilot. i Albert Eady has returned to Emory where he is enrolled tnedical school.

AlleChss Alph ° Lowry, pledge, and Ann Slye were married May 22.

Delta, legal fraternity.

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Beta Beta

One of the good things this semester was our fifth annual Gold and White Ball May 16 at the New Florida Hotel's Roof Terrace. This was Beta Beta's biggest social function of the year. The theme of the evening was "Heaven,"—with all the trimmings. This little operation belonged to Brother Don Tatro who was assisted by all the brothers in making his idea a success.

The brightest star in "Heaven" came from behind the clouds when Beta Beta announced the name of their new sweetheart, Miss Betty Walker, of Pompano Beach, Fla. We were happy to see the strong representation from the alumni. This was the largest reunion of the Beta Beta Alumni Chapter in its history.

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Florida Southern

Alpha Phi

Alpha Phi may be down, but it has shown that it's a long way from being out. With only 10 members and five pledges we won and placed in enough events during Junior Week to lead the fraternities in total activity points. Frank Unmack had to miss George Zak's wedding as he looked like a Montana hill-billy, but his sacrifices were rewarded when he won first place for the house in the beard-growing contest. George Vellella's efforts as a gourmand were not without reward.

While he was only awarded third place in the pie-eating contest, watching him bury his blueberry covered face in a heap of flour and come up with a penny was satisfaction enough. Yeoman work on the part of John Reiman, our card shark, clinched the first place position for us.

The semester's social activities were closed with the annual Rose Ball, held at the chapter house May 23. The high point of the evening was the presentation of a bouquet of roses to our Rose Ball Queen, Miss Madelynn Del Marto.

Plans are already being made for a Fall Rushing program which we feel will enable us to attain our membership goal.

With no men graduating, and several very active pledges completing their training, the chapter should be in good shape when we start the Fall Semester.

The officers for the Fall Semester are: Dick Allen, archon; Len Janowski, treasurer; Dick Forsythe, secretary; Charlie Bernesconi, historian; Frank Unmack, chaplain; Dick Szostak, warden, and Ed Donovan, housemanager.

—Richard J. Allen, Historian 27

Iowa State

Alpha Omicron

Alpha Omicron's scholarship for Fall Quarter was high.

We ranked third among the 29 fraternities on campus. We were also successful in Winter Quarter intra-murals. Our basketball team was runner-up in the Class "B" division, and our wrestling team won third place in the fraternity division.

Our Winter Formal, the Sno-Ball, was held February 28.

About 50 couples attended. The formal featured an outdoor theme, with stars and moonlight, and a snow covered black velvet backdrop.

Alpha Alpha

Aided by some of the girls from Wesleyan College, the Alpha Alpha Pi Kappa' Fall Rush Party was a success. The girls and the boys decorated the Howard Community Center so that it resembled an old barn. The theme of the party was "The Harvest Ball." The Wesleyanites put on skits and sang songs for the group. A large crowd attended this social function along with some of the local alumni.

The Chapter had an informal dance November 7 at Hill's Lodge in Macon. Included in the party was a hamburger fry.

Brothers Arnold and Carswell were chefs. Several persons entertained. Among them were Brother Roy Simons, giving a show about Frank Fontaine, and Brother John Arnold who turned Al Jolson for the night.

—Hurschel Hammack, Historian rics6

Michigan State

Alpha Theta

Fall Term was the second consecutive term that we have been second on campus in scholarship. For the Fall Term we had a 2.65 average for the entire house. Thomas S. Harle received all "A's" for a 4.00 average. In the Spartacade, a college carnival, our display has won for the past two years.

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Beta Alpha

Pi Kapps hold the following offices at NCE: president of Student Council for the third straight year, vice-president of Student Council, president and treasurer of the Athletic Association, president, vice-president, and treasurer of the student branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, secretary of the Class of 1954, secretary of Pi Tau Sigma, honorary mechanical engineering society. Pi Kappa Phi is the campus leader at NCE. Beta Alpha lost 11 men this June. Commencement exercises placed on the alumni list men who have been outstanding, not only in fraternal life but also in the whole college program.

Graduating brothers are Thomas Brennan, Ellie Brown, Jim Campbell, Jack Gray, Gene Daunt, Harry Novick, Joe Roberti, Charlie Scaturo, Bill Sturm, Jim Sullivan, and Tony Venturo. These men have added greatly to the progress of Beta Alpha, and it will take pledges of high calibre to replace them.

Our bowling team added another trophy to the Pi Kapp collection by winning the fraternity league. They also made

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The undergraduates and alumni of Beta Alpha played their annual basketball game, followed by a party at the house. The defeat! alumni, despite a hectic last minute stand, managed to the undergraduates. As brothers Daum and Campbell ted you, "it could have gone either way.,, By the way, Daum an log.

Campbell were scorekeepers, and the undergraduates still Beta Alpha had its annual picnic at Valley Spring Park June 28.

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a fine showing by placing second in a closely contested school league. The team was composed of Harry Novick, Herb Martin, Paul Koehler, Carl Arvidson, Phil BaUMarin, and Bob Tomero.

—John S. Urban, Jr., Historian irxcp,

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North Carolina State

with Tau presented a one-act play April 24 in competition Louis two other fraternities for three cups. "The Clod," by t Beach, was our entry, and we walked off with two cups. Mrs' Pat Hall our leading lady and director, was presented the bes actress award, and Brother John T. Fisher, Kannapolis, N. won the best acting award.

Tau held its annual Rose Ball May 16 at the Village Restaurant. The main event of the evening was the crowning of Miss Betty Finklea, of Pamplico, S. C., as the Rose for year. Betty is pinned to Brother Edward White Avent, of Raleigh, N. C. Among our visiting alumni for the Rose Ball were Mr. Mrs. E. T. Harrill, Mr. and Mrs. John Ross, Mr. and Mrs' Ernest Delaney, Lt. and Mrs. Paul J. Johnson, Mr. a nd Mrs' Bill Henry, Douglas T. Julian, John L. Story, and Willi° H. Wilson.

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Penn State

Alpha Mu

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5 February 22 Axel Swanson had the distinction of bell the 400th initiate into our chapter. The same week end Bc was brotherized, his wife presented him with a baby girl' The chapter house was given a face lifting inside dill:.iakge the break between semesters, brothers and pledges aa.or lending a hand to paint the entire downstairs. The 01 scheme is slightly on the modern trend (red ceilings, green, gre!' yellow walls, and such), but the improvement is unbelievable

ecord

The basketball team completed the season with a 4-3 r in a tough league. The boxers ranked tenth of 50.

Historian —Richard Gibson, ricsb

Purdue

Orneg°

t of Six men have left our house this year up to the firs' March: Ed Partridge, Don Evins to the Army; Stan SW'e, ing, Carl Vissering left school to work; Joe Crowe, Pledgd: transferred to the University of Cincinnati. Brother G°r Snider contracted polio near the first of the Fall Serneshte n, and was in the hospital for about eight weeks; just vv , „se everyone thought he was out of trouble he suffered a relar

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died shortly after Christmas. We were all sorry to hear IS, not only because Gordy was a Pi Kapp but also because he was a fine man and liked by everyone.

—Tom Sanders, Historian rtcc/1

Roanoke College

Xi

annual Conclave dinner dance was held this year in tilC Railroad Room of Hotel Roanoke. Master of ceremonies was Joe Guthridge, a former Xi member and now dean of students at VPI, and the guest speaker was Hugh Hill, district archon and another alumnus of Xi. Anproximately 50 alumni and their wives met with Xi ebrnarY 4 to discuss improvement of the chapter house. u°od support was received, both financial and moral. As a result, the front rooms have been painted and a new bathroom Installed.

Rho and Xi Chapters got together February 14 for their annnal Leadership Conference. Xi was host for the event this Yhear which proved very beneficial to those in attendance. oetriard Jones, our national secretary, conducted the conference. Roanoke's own sponsor, Elwood Fox, was chairman f the meeting. General discussions were held on typical fraernitY problems.

Xi obtained the highest scholastic rating among fraternities

1.1 Roanoke College Campus for the first semester of 1952-53.

1atile rating was 1.53 which was above the entire student body verage and all-women averages.

the third year in succession a Pi Kapp has been elected st ,udent body president. This year Dick Hite, secretary, was exte.eted. Along with him, Ann Montgomery, Sweetheart of b I Chapter, was chosen secretary-treasurer. The Chapter was ellInd the campaign and painted posters and banners to boost Or candidate.

—Richard B. Minnix, Historian

Chi

a The Stetson Glee Club left during the Spring vacation on cht.°11r of concerts and radio performances from Deland to Icago. Among the group going on this trip were nine Pi chal:13s: Jack Coldiron, Jim Rogers, Herb Dorsett, Ralph %: al Idler, Earnest Murphy, Bill Holley, Ron Clonts, Bob an:' and Hugh Watson. There are 13 Pi Kapps in the band " IS in the glee club. The Pi Kapps are well represented on foli the varsity basketball team. After the season was over the tn °Wing results appeared: John Imgrund was selected as the h0°st outstanding player in the state, Jim Carlin was All-State Alrll.cirtabk mention, and Jim Taveniere was second-string Tr. S-ate- Walt Jasinski left for Ft. Worth, Texas, to play iPle-A baseball with the Brookland Dodgers. Also, Ray 13 -land, has been named as 1953 manager for the st-a alid Red Hats, pro baseball team. Ray served as an outing catcher for the Hats for four years and was voted 4osi DoPular player in the Florida State League for 1950 and Chi Chapter initiated eleven new men in the Spring to fill in °

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Gamma

University of California

New vigor was instilled in the rushing department during the Spring in the personage of newly initiated Jack Underhill.

Afined at -alleviating certain pressures and anxieties, the chairman embarked the whole chapter on a unique program to build up the membership. Jack composed a letter explaining the role of a fraternity in college life that is both forthright and illuminating. A copy of this letter was mailed to all or most prospective rushees along with an invitation to learn mere about Gamma Chapter. In addition, all members were

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where graduated seniors vacated. The new members are Roger Ericson, Randall Langston, John Gibson. Mark Hollis, and Richard Hogle, Deland, Fla.; Ralph Chandler, Pensacola, Fla.; Hurb Dorsett, Bradford, Fla.; Bob Hanson, Orlando, Fla.; Bill Ziebarth, Jr., Pierson, Fla.; Tom LaClair, Jacksonville, Fla., and Jim Rogers, Winter Haven, Fla. —Fred Ellinor, Historian irtol)

College of Charleston

Sept. 26-27, 1953

Mercer

April 10-11, 1954

Stetson

Dec. 12-13, 1953

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Jan. 9-10, 1954

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April 24, 1954

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April 3-4, 1954

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Dec. 5-6, 1953

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Jan. 16-17, 1954

obligated to bring at least one personal friend (an eligible rushee) to a house rushing function.

Tom Orr, house manager and initiation chairman, supervised the extensive house redecorations undertaken before the beginning of the second semester. Painting has become a traditional encounter during the initiation period, and Tom was in no mood to let such a worthwhile tradition die. Ably assisted (although they will not admit it) by most of the membership, the new initiates completed the renovation of the entire first floor, a formidable task indeed. The color combinations, selected by "Eric" Erickson and Roger Campbell, have changed the "context" and livability of the house.

Fourteen brothers turned in their books for the cap and gown. These are Frank Johnson and Ralph Saffy, Jacksonville; Ken Curry, Bob Neumann, Bill Lewis, and Lou Bonsteele, Miami; Allan Meadows, Riverview, Fla.; Bud Abbott, Washington, D. C.; Maurice Welch, Lake Mahopac, N. Y'; Rodney Freeman, Jacksonville; Bob Scott, Ft. Lauderdale, George Houg, Jensen Beach, Fla., and Charles LaPradd, Augustine, Fla., and Bill Cribbs, Auburndale, Fla. They loll be followed at the end of Summer school by Sanford Durrell, Ft. Lauderdale, and John Sacker, Miami.

—Ben Redding, Historian

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—John Jewett Earle, Jr., Historian irkcA

University of Florida

University of Louisville Alpha Epsilon

During the past term Alpha Epsilon initiated the following men: Edward Gonzalez and Gilbert Ellis, Tampa, Fla.; Pete Aiello, West Palm Beach, Fla.; Wendell Dixon, Roy Shank, and Tom Sheridan, Jacksonville, Fla.; Franklin Lewis, Alachua, Fla.; Louis Bonsteele, Phil Swanson, John Shaw, and Elio Loi, Miami, Fla.; Stu Connor and Bob Miller, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; Dick Armentrout, Delray Beach, Fla.; Bob Taylor, St. Petersburg, Fla.; Rick Wiles, Ft. Pierce, Fla.; and Bill Giggio, Houston, Texas. Brother Swanson was AE's 500th initiate.

We had a good year in intra-murals, finishing second in the league. The Blue and Gold showed surprising strength in the Fall sports, taking the shuffleboard championship. As usual we were especially strong in the Spring sports, having a winning record in every sport, going to the water basketball finals and winning the golf championship for the second straight year. Although bridge is not an intra-mural sport, the Pi Kapps took the inter-fraternity championship for the fourth time in five years. Aunt Alice's "Mother's Club" presented the chapter with a new bridge table and chairs as a reward.

Charlie LaPradd had a big year, making the AP All-American football team, being selected for Florida's Hall of Fame, and being tapped for Florida Blue Key, honorary leadership society.

The year's social activities were climaxed by the Rose Ball, where Miss Bette Bociholdt was chosen queen. Bette is a "yankee" from Chicago, Ill. For the third year in a row the Pi Kapps showed their taste in beautiful women by placing an entry on the "Miss University of Florida" Queen's court.

This year Miss Ann Peters of Gainesville was our entry and placed among the top five from among 40 entrants.

We have initiated plans for a new house On our lot on the University's "Fraternity Row." Officers for the coming semester are Willard Galbreath, Ft. Lauderdale, archon; Roger Austin, Tampa, treasurer; Cliff Harrison, Miami, secretary; Ben Redding, Jacksonville, historian; Bob Taylor, St. Petersburg, assistant treasurer; Gilbert Ellis, Tampa, house manager; Stu Connor, Ft. Lauderdale, warden; Dan Koporec, Tampa, chaplain, and Don York, Jacksonville, IFC representative.

Rick Willes of Ft. Pierce has received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy.

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Beta Gamma

During the big "Homecoming" weekend, November 20-21, at the University of Louisville, the Pi Kapps won first place in the men's float competition and second place in the house_ decorations contest. This brings the cups won by this chanter to a total of five within the past three years.

The house now has new furniture, a new library, and a re-decorated basement. l p ace Beta Gamma Chapter members received second vl " award in the men's division of the local Barber and Beat Shop Quartet Contest March 10. Sponsored and tutored bY the Society for the Promotion and Encouragement of Barber Leightobne Shop Quartet Singing in America, Clark Scherer, Crutcher, Richard Guenther and Edward Howard Will sent to the Regional Contest later in the year.

The annual Rose Ball of Beta Gamma was held March 20 at the Terrace Room of the Kentucky Hotel, Louisville, ICY' The gracious Peg Fusner, Kappa Delta, was escorted DY Raymond Parsons to the bandstand to be crowned iiQueent of the Ball" and to receive the customary cup and bourince of roses. The dance was followed by a breakfast at the h°13. of Clyde Swink, a member of Pi Kappa Phi and an instruct° in Psychology at the University of Louisville. iThe University Student Council appealed to campus organto zations to present their talent acts in a variety show APal 13. The Beta Gamma's came forward with an excepti°nch amount of talent for this show, the receipts from willod and went to the Student Chest. The Pi Kapp quartet took a leading role in the show. The co-star, Ar.' Greyer, is a Pi Kapp. ti ye The University of Louisville Pi Delta Colony became : thirty-first chapter of Pi Delta Epsilon, national hoavrathe fraternity of journalists, the evening of April 23 at tef University of Cincinnati. Charter members of this chalat pi include four members of Pi Kappa Phi: Joe OglesbY, Iv° Delt president; Alex Rose, Jim Webb, and Ed Howard' Alex Rose and Jim Webb had, April 23, a two-fold reaae,ttet for joy. For not only did they become Pi Delta Epsilons vto also they were elected by the Louisville Student BedYoots positions on the University Student Council. This means _ted -cove Gamma now has three of its members in the much positions on the council.

—Edward A. Howard, Historian

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University of Missouri

Beta Epsilon

An innovation in rushing has taken place here at Missouri.

We are now using a continuous three day program in which the rushee has better opportunity to observe chapter functions and become acquainted with its members.

—Gary McCord, Assistant Historian iracf,

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Nu

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Nu Chapter has walked off with many of the top °non on the campus. Bill Schabacker has been named captain of the "Cornhuskers" football team for the coming Year to fill the shoes of Pi Kapp Ed Husmann, last year's ,co-captain.

Another football player, George Prochaska, has been honored as the campus's "Mr. Formal." Winning over entries from all of the fraternities on campus, he received two tiXedOS and a Ronson lighter as prizes.

Rill Walton and Mary Stromer have been initiated into "le Nebraska Masquers, a group devoted to the development nf the theatre.

Bill also was chosen as the best director of the Year. Mary previously was elected junior class president for the coming year. °11 our scholastic standing, we were rated eighth on the barnPus among fraternities. We had an average of 5.488, above th the all-men's average of 5.339 and the all-fraternity average of 5.264.

—Douglas Henry, Historian ras6

U niversity of North Carolina f February

Omega was reluctantly accepted this Winter Term. Brother Shaw has done an outstanding service to Pi Kappa Phi in counseling the chapter from its beginning. As a token of appreciation, the chapter has endowed to him the title of "Honorary Chapter Adviser."

Gordon Schneider, a charter member of Alpha Omega, has been recommended by the chapter and approved by President Theron Houser to replace Brother Shaw. Brother Schneider has had an outstanding record in service to Alpha Omega and has been closely associated with Psi Chapter at Cornell University. He is currently employed at the Eugene Hotel as auditor.

Dr. William A. Roecker, assistant professor of German at the University of Oregon, assumed the role of faculty adviser upon his initiation into Pi Kappa Phi January 24. Prior to Dr. Roecker's appointment, Dr. Paul S. Dull, Alpha Delta '34, held this position. At the end of Spring Term, 1952, he went on sabbatical leave to study in Japan. Dr. Roecker has long been a friend of the Pi Kapps here at the University. At one time, Pi Kapps were living in his home, due to the overcrowding of the fraternity house at that time.

He has been at the University since 1949. Both he and his wife, Pirkko, teach—he, German, and she, Physical Education.

Before coming to Oregon Dr. Roecker graduated, with Phi Beta Kappa honors, from the University of California and obtained his doctorate there in 1940. He taught at City College of San Francisco, San Bernadino College, St. Mary's, and the University of California. During the war he served with the U. S. Army. At present he is doing research in sixteenth century German literature.

—David Stewart, Historian

Kappa

7 and 8 we attended the Leadership Conference bistrict III. Everyone seemed to agree that it was one ut the best conferences yet. wManY improvements have been made here at the house h e have painted the exterior of the house, and the pledges ave refinished the social room.

c In athletics, Kappa was for the most of the Spring quarter, b:ntriDietelY absorbed in the progress of the intra-mural basketteam• When the final reckoning came, we lost by one "It to the PiKA's, thus losing our league race.

—James L. Gulledge, Jr., Historian irtql)

Un iversity of Oregon Alpha Omega A l'b'Nnder's Day was observed at Alpha Omega December 6. the anquet was held, during which Glen Garrett was awarded shi„ " ,tstancling senior award and the Alpha Omega Scholarthe"'Ward for the previous year; Sherman Holmes received 014 new Alpha Omegan Award, given to any person making hastanding contributions to the success of Alpha Omega, and have Stewart received the outstanding pledge award. th' e‘lpha Omega was honored with the presence of our dads on Nt.weekend of February 7-8. Everyone had a swell time nig to know all the fathers.

CHAPTER CALENDAR Each Month Secretary submits GREEN REPORT (Form No. 2) to National Office on first day of the month.

Quarterly Chapter Historian submits chapter letter and Star and Lamp copy to National Office not later than June 15th for August issue (no chapter letters this issue).

September 15th for November issue (no chapter letters this issue).

December 15th for February issue.

March 15th for May issue.

Annually May 15th—Secretary supplies National Office with Summer addresses of their chapters and addresses of graduating brothers.

Always Secretary submits Membership Record Card (Form No. OA) and initiation fee to National Office within three days following day of initiation.

Treasurer submits a bond application form to National Office immediately upon being sworn into office.

The resignation of Bruce Shaw as chapter adviser of Alpha 0p 1 KAPPA PHI

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University of South Carolina

Sigma

Sigma's new officers for the Fall semester are as follows: Archon, Hank Fulmer; treasurer, Wesley Kennedy; secretary, Charles Chitty; warden, Cecil Swain; chaplain, "Doodle" Munn, and historian, "Sonny" Grey.

Sigma held a house party at Edisto Beach S. C., following its Rose Ball Formal.

For the second straight year, we won the IFC Overall Sports Trophy. We took fraternity championships in softball, football, and basketball. This marks the third straight year that Sigma has won the basketball championship trophy.

—Henderson B. ("Hank") Fulmer, Historian

University of Tennessee

Alpha Sigma

Brother Earl Dove was the first to show up during Homecoming. He stopped in while on his way to Texas to enter the Air Cadet School. The chapter members laid aside their paint brushes and moved more furniture into the living room. Then, Joe Powell walked in. Joe had just been discharged from the Army. He is now at the University of Minnesota, doing graduate work in Hospital Administration.

Others who joined the group were Riley Moseley, Dalton, Ga.; Bob St. Clair, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Charlie Cummings, Nashville, Tenn.; and J. W. Taylor, Montgomery, Ala. Brother Taylor expected to move to Jacksonville, Fla., soon.

Another recent visitor to the chapter was Bob Nichols.

We extend many thanks and admiration to the traveling counselor, Ramon Sanchez. He recently spent two weeks with us to help in our rushing program. Alpha Sigma is happy to announce the appointment of Capt. Edmund M. Manning, Jr.. as Chapter Adviser. Capt. Manning succeeds Col. W. Harold Read, who served the chapter faithfully for many years. Capt. Manning was initiated into the Alpha Epsilon Chapter at the University of Florida. He is now the Adjutant for the Department of Air Science and Tactics here at the university.

The chapter regrets the loss of Woody Kinnamon and his recent bride, Pat, who have moved from Knoxville. Woody is managing the Batavia Baseball Club at Batavia, N. Y. —Dana Tunmire, Warden-Pledgemaster -irsccio

University of Toledo

Beta Iota

One of the major projects this Spring was giving each sorority on campus a party. To liven these parties, the Pi Kappa Combo has been formed of members and pledges and has been a big hit so far.

One of the big projects of Help Week in April was the remodeling of the basement recreation rooms.

January 24, more than half of the members and pledges ventured over icy roads to East Lansing, Mich., home of Michigan State College and Alpha Theta Chapter, for the second annual district Leadership Conference. Everyone found this trip interesting and educational. But probably most remembered was the good time had by all. A particular vote of thanks goes to Gene Dunaway who took the Toledo 32

Chapter to dinner Saturday evening where a gala time was had by all.

—Norman R. McClurg, Historian rtc(fr

Alpha Delta

University of Washington

Our social program has consisted mainly of stag and mixed rushing parties. The highlight of the social program was tile Rose Ball May 30.

Dale Kinkade and John Dailey made a trip down South this Spring to visit District Archon Al Head, Salem, Ore.; Alpha Zeta, Oregon State and Alpha Omega, University .°1 Oregon. These two Alpha Deltans had a swell time visiting the Oregon chapters.

On the sports scene, Pledge "Scooter" Chapman has been holding house honor high in the intra-mural co-ed bowling league. Pledge Chapman has nothing but praise for his female bowling partner even if she scores in the low nineties. Pledge experiences Larsen pulled down a big “vy,, for his grueling on the Husky swim team.

—John Dailey, Acting

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Rho

Washington and Lee

‘,,,LPs draDon Peterson is president of the Troubadors, , vv matic group, and many of the brothers are contributing, i their talents in the plays. Mi!ton Elliott is an editor ed.

"Home Edition," the student-produced nightly news bnal„,, cast over radio station WREL in Lexington. William ti has been elected to the school executive committee, proidenp of the school commerce fraternity, and has won the Kappa Phi Scholar's pendant.

—Bert Ramsay, Historian irK43

Wofford

zeta

The Rose Ball which was held the week end of April 17-18 was a roaring success. A banquet was held at Tho's Restatirant Friday, April 17, and the dance was given SattlrelarY' April 18, at the Cleveland Hotel in Spartanburg. Miss ,, Ge,e Rose id of Coker College and Nichols, S. C., was elected ra raid She was escorted by David Byrd, Marion, S. C. lioy big week end was rounded out by a house party given Brother Byrd at Lake Lanier, N. C. the Two members of Zeta chapter have been elected to iy highest positions on the Old Gold and Black, the Week.j newspaper of Wofford. Zeb Williams, a senior minister; student from Asheville, N. C., was elected editor-in-chief 111, the year of 1953-54. Sam Murrell, a sociology major, Bea fort, S. C., was elected business manager. aligns In addition to the above offices, both Murrell and W"write columns, Murrell having the fraternity news C°Itirri on and Williams just trying to shoot some bull in general, 11 a humorous way, of course). Byrd writes the theatre cola; and reviews of various dramatic events on the cairlPtis in well as those across the way at Converse College and

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rbief James Lineburger, Dunn, N. C. serves the paper as typist and as one of the star reporters.

Brother Williams has pinned Miss Sylvia Bates of ConvePe College and Spartanburg, S. C.

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19.00 21.00 36.00 64.00

7.00 1 20

16.50

23.00

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$17:gg

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each $ .75 9.00

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Special recognition button with white enamel star, 10K Special recognition button with white enamel star, gold filled plain coat-of-arms recognition button, gold filled Enameled coat-of-arms recognition button, gold filled Monogram recognition button, gold filled

1.50 1.00 1.00 1.25 1.50

GUARD PINS Plain

Single 462...55205 Letter

Double Letter p so7u3b..

Close set pearl Crown set pearl White Gold Guards, Additional Plain 1.00 1.00 Close or Crown set jeweled 2.00 2.00 Coat-of-Arms Guards Miniature, yellow gold 2.75 Scarf size, yellow gold 3.25 20% Federal Excise Tax must be added to all prices: 51 1: QU plus State sales or use taxes wherever they are in effect.

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