Acacia Journal - December 1915 - Vol. 11, No. 2

OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE ACACIA FRATERNITY

Grand Edi t or WILLIAM G. MANN

Assoc iate Editors

A. A. J enk in s, Harvard, 60 State St ., Boston, Mass. ]. G. Marshall, Leland Stanford, 1105 Bush St., San Francisco, Cal. ]. W. Hill, Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas.

The Acacia Journal is published October, December , February a n d May. Terms: One dollar a year in adva n ce. Single copies , thirty-five cents . Checks and money orders shou l d be made payable to Ha rr y E. Kilmer, Centerv iew, Mo

App li cation made for ent r y in the postoffice at Seattle as second class matter under the prov isions of the act of March 3, 1879.

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GRAND COUNCIL

GRAND PRESIDENT

GEORGE E. FRAZER

Evanston, IlL

GRAND VICE.PRESIDENT

R. CECILFAY

Olathe, Kansas

GRAND TREASURER

] . A. WOODWARD

Cincinnati, Ohio

GRAND SECRETARY

HARRY E. KILMER

Centerview, Missouri

GRAND EDITOR

WILLIAM G. MANN

Cowen Park, Seattle

SAN FRANCISCO , AUGUST 31 , SEPTEMBER 3. 1915

l\raria lJnurual

DECEMBER

DREAM I NG AND DOING

We dream of things we will not do, We see fair ways and go not through, We keep the alms we fain would give, The life we love we will not live.

Among the proud we come and go, And strut with pomp to make a show And fill our time with pleasures hired, While our worn hearts are sore and tired .

The praise we loye and world's applause, Like childhood's dream of Santa Claus, Are here to cheer us for a day, Then with the time they pass away

And leave us nothing in their stead

But blighted hopes and memories dead, And hearts and souls that are sore-tried, Which we in pleasures seek to hide.

But through it all we seem to hear

The voice so near, the voice so clear, Of conscience calling through the day, And with each heartbeat seems to say-

"Go forth and dream that old ideal, But live to make it true and real; And strive with all your strength and might To dare to do the thing that's right.

-Earle Sloan Smith, 32 ° The New Age.

THE ACACIA

THE CONCLAVE

Harry E. Kilm er, Gmnd Secretary

It is not our purpose to attempt a synopsis of the minutes of the last Grand Conclave. You have heard the report of yo ur delegates and have . had ample time to read the minutes as they appear in the last J om·nal. We do propose to give our views on some of the work of the last conclave. To that end we shall direct your attention only to the matters we desire to discuss, not claiming that they were the most important matters disposed of during the conclave.

We have all heard of Ca1ifornia hospitality, and Brother Ed. Flynn gave on several occasions very vivid descriptions of its many manifesta· tions. Some of us read Brother Flynn's letters and articles and heard his speeches and thought he was a most loyal son of California. He hails from Oregon. But that he knew whereof he spoke, must be the opinion of every member and visitor of the Grand Conclave that convened at San Francisco. Measured in things accomplished the San Francisco conclave ranks very high and in the entertainment of the delegates and officers no chapter or chapters have surpassed the record of California and Stanford Chapters. With the help of Brother A. R. Keith every detail in the arrangement of the program for business and for pleasure was so adjusted as to allow ample time for work and time for recreation. We must all feel very grateful for the good work of the Conclave committee that represented the two chapters.

But we did n o t intend to spe ak here of the hospitality of the Coast chapters or the good work of the committee in charge of arranging the program of the conclave. One of the important acts of the last conclave was the proclamation of the new constitntion. No very material change has been made in the law but apparent conflicts have been cleared away. The laws may now be compiled and as a result it will be possible to find the law in one pamphlet , rather than part of it in the old constitution and parts of it in the different J ourrials.

The Journal will now appear four times each year. This will be a step in advance, if the chapters supp·ort the Editor in his work. It was determined also to pay the Editor of the Journal $400 for his services.

After many years we have now prepared to start an endowment fund. A great deal has been said about this subject that had nothing to do with the real issue. We have ·recommended this step for years. The argument in the Conclave was that the Fraternity was young and the chapters needed all the funds they could raise at home. Now the present plan will not take any appreciable amount of money away from the chapters. A small per cent of the money obtained by the sale of pins will go to this fund and then from time to time the conclave may set aside a small amount out of the general fund when it can be spared. The endowment fund then becomes nothing more than a savings account for the ·General Fraternity , and the wisdom of such a provision is apparent. When you come to know conclaves as well as some of us do, you will find that the tendency is always to increase expenditures, and this is especially true as the cash balance grows. Part of the cash balance should be placed in reserve each year.

The provision for a Traveling Counse lor was argued at len gth and most of the delegates favored the appoint in g of s uch an officer Before this issue of the Journal reaches you the Traveling Counse lor will have begun his work. We sho ul d a ll co -operate with this officer. We are and have been very doubtfu l as to the w isdom of the present arrangement. We doubt whether the Fraternity is r ea dy for such an off icer . But the important thing for us to do now is to help this officer in every way we can. What we have to say here is not in criticism of the Traveling Counse lor.

It appears to us that the Grand Counc il w ith s ix members is growing a bit faster than the roll of chapters. It was our idea that a member of the Grand Counci l, as formerly constituted, should have been delegated to do this work, or to do that part of the work which laid in his immediate vicinity . The objection to this scheme was that some of the bers of the Council could not do this work at all. ·

We hope that th e office of Traveling Counse lor will prove a great benefit to the chapters \ V hat ever our op ini ons of the present arrangement may be, let us give our n ew Grand Officer our hearty co-operation. Let us not expect too much of him.

It was decreed by fate that a change must be made in the uniform accounting system . It was too much to expect the chapters to step from no system at all to the present system Human nature will not stand for such changes. There is some g round for criticism because of the time required to keep the books un der the o ld system. We are glad that in making the change the conclave still grasped the idea clearly that we s hould have a uniform system. The new system wi lf be installed and we hope that every chapter will make an attempt to follow it carefully.

This was the first Grand Conclave to re-elect all the Grand Officers of the preceding year ,

We are hopeful of the future of the Fra t ern it y. No man could be otherwise and attend the sessions of the last conclave. The right kind of men were there as delegates. They were men w ith ideals and the will to do their part or to yie ld their point to help advance the interests of their fraternity .

Mail Her One for Xmas Make

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THE ACACIA FRATERNITY AND THE FRATERNITY AT LARGE

Ralph C M cAll ester, Past Grand Master , Stat e of Washington Anniversary Night , University Lodge, Seattle

Mr. Toastmaster and Brethren:

The subject ass.igned me opens up a wide vision. I.t reminds us that back of this college organization which favors us there a world-wide fraternity with traditions, history and pnnciples for which it has stood for generations. So well known is this fact, and so potent has become the influence of this great fraternity that its name has come to be , even to the uninitiated , a synonym for character. To be known as a member of the Masonic Fraternity is to have an added standing and dignity in a community which nothing but one's own misconduct can destroy. ·

Every individual on becoming a member of any organization thereby adds to his own responsibility a measure of responsibility for the body itself. When, therefore , that body is based upon still another and greater institution, the responsibility of the member is magnified. A member of Acacia is then responsible not only for his own conduct as a Mason, but also for the conduct of Acacia as an organization, that it may do nothing to bring discredit upon the parent body. Every member of Acacia may thus be said in very truth to be under a double tie to the Fraternity.

It is very easy to lose the responsibility of the individual when working in the aggregate and to lay the responsibility upon the united action of the body, against which, at least inferentially, the individual was powerless. Against this Acacia must ever guard. To the world outside, and to the Masonic Fraternity, as well, your chapter stands a unit, as an individual. Your standing in the college world is that of a fraternity, and as this or that fraternity during the course of the years attains a certain "name, fame and reputation ' ' as its membership changes from year to year, so may Acacia be in danger of doing the same. But she must not. She must stand at all times with unblemished reputation, for she has the honor of two institutions to uphold. During my years in a college town I have seen chapters of certain fraternities so change their character that it became, instead of an honor to be a member, a positive disgrace , and once at least it went so far that the national organization took up the charter. In such a case as this I desire to impress upon you the fact that it would be the duty of the Masonic Fraternity to ex.ercise its authority and terminate the conditions which make your Acacia membership possible, for, bear it ever in mind, whatever you are you are Masons, and subect to the Masonic authorities of the Juris diction in which you dwell.

I. am glad to know that you recognize fully this obligation, and that · you desire to cultivate the closest friendship with the Masons among whom you dwell. The activities of your members among the various Masonic bodies of this city, your especial contact and co-operation with the members of this University Lodge, all signify your acceptance of this principle. I trust you may ever meet with the quickest and kindliest

response, and that your "open door" invitation may be accepted from time to time by many of the mature and thoughtful Masons of the state and city, and that you may be favored with their occasional presence at your house , which I know will result in benefit to both you and them .

With this statement of the general relations of Acacia and the Masonic Fraternity, let me mention one or two specific obligations which rest upon you as a college organization founded upon Masonry.

First, I would say that you owe it to the Masonic Fraternity to set before the student body the highest possible ideal of student citizenship. Your membership is based upon previous alliance with an institution which stands, primarily, for the best in civic relations. When the members of a Masonic Lodge come to instal a man to be Master of that Lodge they charge him , even before they speak of their own traditions and practices. that he be a good man and true and strictly obey the moral law, that he be a peaceable citizen and cheerfully conform to the law of the country in which he resides, that he refrain from plots and conspiracies against government and patiently submit to the law and the constituted authorities and that he never lose sight of the allegiance due to his country. In your college or university , therefore, you should form a center of the finest and most helpful influence , and the president and faculty of every institution where you have a chapter should know that from you they will find quick and ready response to every effort put forth for the good of the boys and girls of that school. No other fraternity s hould be able to compare with you in this respect.

Again, and I lay this heavily upon your hearts , you owe it to every Ma ter Mason in the world to be a "big brother" to his boy or girl who may be a fellow student with you. You are men Not only men in years, but unless we were mi s led in our investigations , men in character also. The Masonic , Fraternity refu se d you r knock at her outer door until she was assured you had proved you r se lves to be such. You t ook an ob ligation to assist every Master Mason to ward off approaching danger. You may not construe that obligation to mean merely physical danger, to save his life when threatened , or financial danger, to save his prope rty , but danger, all danger, and nothin g threatens him more vitally than danger to his boy or g irl. If these go astray under you r eye and you utter no word of warning, if sorrow and dis gra ce come into hi s life because of your indifference to or neglect of them , then indeed , my . brother, have yo u certainly and woefu ll y broken your Masonic obligation.

THE TRAVELING CONSELOR

R. Cecil Fay, Grand Vice-President

One of the m os t imp o rtant le g is lative actions taken by th e Acacia Fraternity in the past few yea r s was taken at San Francisco Co ncl ave in Septe mber of this year. Fo r th e past two o r three yea r s attempts have been made t owa rd centralized efforts, and g r ow th intern a l ha s been the watch word of all intere s ted in the advancement o f the fraternity . In my opin ion it is imp oss ible t o ha ve s tr o ng internal g rowth without uniformity in every way. The ob j ec t of the traveling conselor is to make all things unif or m in th e various Chapters. It would be extremely

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difficult to clearly prescribe his duties, because to a certain extent he will have to work out his own salvation and just what his entire duties will be can not be estimated until he has personally inspected the Chapters and thereby discovered what they need. As a mere suggestion, I think that some of the things that will be accomplished by this officer , are, uniformity in the exemplification of the ritual, a uniform use of the accounting system , a uniform establishment of fraternity ideas and customs, a similarity of local customs such as the guest book, scrap books, collecting of pictures of athletes, etc.

In this connection a uniform enforcement of all National Laws, such as the buying of the official badge through the Grand Secretary, and the abiding by all other National Laws in every particular will also be a great accomplishment.

It is very probable that during the first year this National Officer will not be able to accomplish all that he hopes to, but within a comparatively short time he can get his work systematized and will find out what is needed and be thereby the better equipped to direct his efforts so as to accomplish the same, and I believe that the adoption of this legislation and the creating of this officer will mark a new epoch in the history of the fraternity and be a material and substantial aid towards inte'rnal development.

THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA CLUBS

R.

Cecil Fay , Gmnd Vice-P1·csident

I have received very flattering reports of the progress of the Triangles at the University of Texas. Brother Treleven informed me that they have made wonderful strides since my visit there several months ago. I have authorized their petition to go forward on November 15th, at which time their one year's residence expired. I confidently believe from careful investigation that they are in splendid shape and should receive their charter and be installed before the present college year closes .

So far as Oklahoma is concerned I am not as encouraged as I was at the time of the Conclave. At the present outlook I believe, that it is going to take more time for them to develop into a Chapter han I had previously hoped for. However, their enrollment has very materially increased, and they should rapidly round into shape to formally petition. I have written to the Club at Oklahoma about some matters and I had hoped to get a reply from them before this article had to go to the Journal, in fact I have held this waiting for that .reply until it is almost too late. If any of the Chapters or any individual has any questions to ask this office about any phase of the situation either in Texas or Oklahoma, I trust that they will feel free to call upon me and I will to the best of my ability supply the information.

NATIONAL LEGISLATION

J. A. Woodward, Grand Trcasure1·

The leading function of our Conclaves from year to year is the development of National Legislation. During the past few years we have been called upon to consider problems that older fraternities have spent

years in solving. In the course of such development there is bound to be legislation which subsequent experience may prove unwise. However such difficulties go hand in hand with progress.

The delegates elected by the various chapters have a large responsibility in the shaping of the future policy of the fraternity. This responsibility does not end with the formal sessions of the Conclave. In the recent Conclaves there have been brought up a number of constitutional amendments. which have been passed by the Conclave and referred to the Chapters for final vote. In some cases the delegates have failed to give the active chapter the full benefit of the Conclave discussions and consequently some of the questions have not been fully understood. Both the chapter and the delegate are at fault in this instance.

Each chapter should require the delegate to make a full and comprehensive report of the Conclave Proceedings as viewe d by him, without waiting for the issue of the Journal. This should develop a mature discussion of the questions being referred to the chapters for final vote. It is unfair to the other chapters as such and to the National Fraternity, to decide such questions without giving them the fullest consideration . Very often the new men in the chapter do not realize the importance of the questions they are voting on. In considering such proposed legislation, each chapter s hould seek to express the real sentiment of national development.

Anyone who has v iewed the workings of a Conclave can appreciate the advantage to be gained, as the individual chapter viewpoint is modified by the larger aspect concerning the welfare of the National Fraternity. Your delegate has the view point of the Conclave representing the whole Fraternity and he should transmit the same to his chapter without delay, as progress is to come from a mutual understanding and co-operation in the problems that confront us.

A UNIVERSITY LODGE AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

C. I . R eed, Ohio State

In the spring of 1913, members of Ohio Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, believing that ther e should be a closer association of the Masons attending the University , held an open banquet to which all the Masons in sc ho o l we re invited , Bro . W. R. Lazenby acting as toastmaster. The affair was purely social , but, deeming it advisable that a permanent organizati o n be formed, Bro. R. B. Stoltz was asked to act as chairman of a committee to take charge of activities the following year.

Under hi s direction a second banquet was held in Nov. , 1913 , Bro. A. S. Watts acting as toastmaster, at 'which the attendance was small but the affair was so much of a success that the existing organization was continued and in Feb., 1914, a third banquet was held with a record attendance of nearly one hundred and fifty Masons of the University , though this number by no means represented the total number of re s ident Masons, for, owing to the severity of the weather, many were prevented from attending. At this time the members of the Starling-Ohio Masonic Club, an organization of Masons in the Starling-Ohio Medical College, which in s titution is now represented by the Colleges of Medicine and Dentistry of the University, were accepted as members of the

Ohio State University Masonic Club. This new body almost doubled the total membership of the Club. . . . ·

From this time the Acacia Fratermty was not, as such, actively 111 charge of the affairs of. the Club.

It was at this meetmg, that, dunng the general d1scusswn of future policy, the first suggestion of a University Lodge was made. However, no definite action was taken along this line.

A fourth banquet was held on October 2, 1914, Brother V. A. Do?d acting as toastmaster. Brother C. ]. Pretzman, Grand Master of Ohw, was guest of honor. Again the question of forming a lodge came up and finally the discussion crystallized into a .motion th.e chairman to appoint a committee of at least e1ght members to mvestJgate the possibility and advisability of such a step.

This committee reported at a banquet held on February 18, 1915, that a thorough canvas of the Masions of the University enabled them to report favorably on the question. Brother Cussins, District Lecturer and Past Grand Marshal of Ohio, was present as a guest of the Club and the whole souled encouragement and good advice which he gave were doubtless decisive factors in influencing further procedure.

The next banquet was held on April 9, after which the Club retired to an "upper room" to carry on its deliberations. The committee had, in the meantime canvassed , the student body and faculty for charter members, giving every Mason an opportunity to sign th e petition with the result that over eighty names had been secured. Brother Pretzman, Brother Cussins and Brother R. R. Rickley , Grand Treasurer of Ohio, were present, again giving valuable advice, suggestions and warm encouragement.

The committee further reported that the ten lodges of the jurisdicti o n had voted their consent to, and approval of the forming of a new lodge.

Brother C. S. Plumb, chairman of the committ ee, took charge of the meeting and appointed a nominating committee which retired and after due deliberation, presented the names of nominees for the stationed offices. The election which followed resulted in the selection of Brother Lester E. Wolfe, Secretary of the University Entrance Board and Past Master of Ebenezer Lodge No. 31 , Wooster, Ohio, as Worshipful Master; Brother Chas. S. Plumb, Professor and Head of the Department o f Animal Husbandry, College of Agriculture, as Senior \IV arden; Brother E. F. Coddington, Professor of Mechanics and Acting Dean of the College of Engineering, as Junior Warden; Brother Robert B. Stoltz of the Department of Dairying, as temporary secretary-treasurer.

Up to this time all the meetings of the Club had been held in the Ohio Union on the campus but on the evening of June 11, 1915 , Grand Master. G. S. Marshal} a to the new lodge in the Masomc Temple. It IS s1gmficant that th1s ceremony took place during the celebration of the centennial of Columbus Lodge No. 30. . of the fact that of the origina l signers of the charter petitiOn had not had an opportumty to secure demits from their home lodg:es ,. th.is .course being where such lodges were not within the JUnsdictwn, the charter hst was cut down to sixty-seven.

Further selection of officers resulted as follows: Secretary, Brother

Stoltz; Treasurer, Brother Frank E. Sanborn of the Department of Industrial Arts, College of Engineering; Brother 0. 0. Mobberly, Instructor in Prosthetic Dentistry, Senior Deacon; Brother Eldon L. Usry of the Department of Manual Training, Junior Deacon; Brother W m. North, the campus policeman, Tyler; Brother John Covan, University Master Mechanic, Senior Steward; Bro ther Clark S. Wheeler, Head of the Department of Agricultural Extension, Junior Steward.

As evidence of the popularity of the new lodge, fourteen petitions were presented at this meeting.

As a regular meeting time, the first Tuesday of each month was selected. In addition to this stated communication there were, in the month of July, two specials; two in August; one in September, when the Master's degree was conferred for the first time; one in October, when the first inspection occurred.

On October 19, the stationed officers and secretary appeared at Dayton, Ohio, and presented the dispensation, together with all records, to the Committee on Charters and Dispensations of the Grand Lodge 0f Ohio, which met on the twentieth and twenty-first and upon the recommendation of the committee, voted a charter to University Lodge No. 631.

On the afternoon of November 4, Grand Master Frank Marquis conducted the ceremonies of dedication of the new temple of York Lodge No. 563 and in the evening formally installed the new lodge, which will make its home in this splendid new temple.

Thus far a total of twenty-two petitions had been received and eight candidates raised.

Following the installation ceremonies and the retiring of the grand officers an event of significance and interest occurred when the Master called to his side, Brother John Kaiser of American Union Lodge No. 1 of Marietta, Ohio, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the University, and introduced him as a member of the oldest lodge, not only in Ohio but west of the Alleghenies, the founding of which occurred in June, 1792. Thus are the oldest and youngest lodges in Ohio brought into closer relationship.

While Masonic Lodges have been associated with many other of the organized activities of Americans, this is probably the first lodge to be so definitely connected with an educational institution.

Every branch of University activity is represented in its membership. There are members, student and faculty, in each of the eleven colleges , while among the recent initiates were one of the University student pastors and the chief plumber.

But, while taking birth in the University, no attempt is made toward a spirit of exclusiveness that would discourage those who have never had any connection with the institution from seeking admission, for, already, peitions have been welcomed, coming from such persons.

The establishment of this lodge on such a foundation makes it unique in the history of Masonry and marks an important stage in the development of this great institution in college life and among college men.

May Masonry live and flourish in all our institutions of l earning and may its principles, in their broadest and truest sense, becomes predominant throughout our educational system.

II

Harry E Kilmet·, Gmnd SecTetat·y

Some of the more learned brothers have long since placed the Grand Secret ary in the ranks of the ever verdant optimis t s. Our forecast of the future has been bright and hopeful. If a certain amendment was rejected or adopted we refused. to belie-ye that would be nothing save the history of the Fratermty to wnte and Its tombstone to choose and mark.

We believe in the future of this Fraternity today and we a l ways have. The year that has closed has been a year of signal we expect this year to far surpass the record made last year 111 men Initiated, in chapter development and in all the attainments that go to make a real Fraternity.

Reports from all the chapters indicate a record year. So far no chapter has reported a lack of material and some of the weaker chapters have already initiated sufficient men to make their burdens much lighter for the year

Remember that harmony counts more than numbers in the making of a real chapter. This does not mean that we should see every proposition in the same light. But it does mean when a proposition has been discussed in the chapter and a majority favors it then all must pull together.

The last conclave provided for a new system of bookkeeping and as soon as possible the new system will be placed in your chapters. Until that time you should continue the present system.

Due to several circumstances the material for the new edition of the laws could not be prepared finally for the printer until after the October Journal made its appearance. We are going to take enough time for this work to avoid some of the errors that have been apparent before.

Before this issue of the Journal appears your list of members active on December 1 will be due in this office . Please attend to this matter promptly so that the books may be properly prepared.

A number of the chapters are sending in the names of their alumni as supporters of the Journal. This effort on the part of any chapter is worth while. The alumnus who knows what is happening in the Fraternity counts for the chapter and the Fraternity.

The chapter publications continue to improve. Do not fai l to send this office copy of your publications. We trust also that none of you are forgettmg that Brother Francis W Shepardson is still our Historian. You should send to Brother Shepardson copies of your chapter publica- · tions and any o ther items of historical interest you may have. His address is 5558 Kimbark Ave ., Chicago, Ill.

The Traveling Counselor is to be your guest some time during the :rte .comes to you not to direct but to adv ise with you . Co-operate With him In every way you can. Cons ider his suggestions carefully.

(@ hiturnry

"To live in hearts w e l ea ve behind Is not to die "

G. Vv. Germanson, member of Purdue Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, died at Desloge, Missouri, Saturday, October 30, after being ill two weeks with typhoid fever. He was n o t in school this year but he had intended to return next February and graduate in the school of Mechanical Engineering next June. He went t o Missouri last summer and was working at a zinc mine at Desloge .

Gilbert William Germanson was born at Little Falls, Minnesota, April 16, 1891. He graduated from the Appleton (Wiscons in) High School in 1909 and entered Purdue University in September, 1912. He was a member of LaFayete Lodge No. 123 , F. & A. M., and was initiat ed into the Acacia Fraternity, June 3, 1914 .

The news of Brother Germanson's untimely death was a sharp blow to the Purdue Chapter and his Joss is mourned by all who knew him. This is the fir st death in the chapter since it was established. The burial took place at Neenah, Wisconsin, November 2.

Brot her Freder"ick Augustus Braun, of Harvard Chapter, died Aug u st 26, 1915, after an illness of several month s. He was one of the earliest initiates of the chapter, having been taken in May 22, 1907, and during his residence at Harvard was actively identifi ed wit h fraternal affairs.

Bro ther Braun was born March 28, 1874, at Pittsburgh, He was a man of broad sc hol ast ic attainments, holding the following degrees: A. B., U ni ve rsit y of Missouri, 1902; A. M., Harvard, 1907; Ph. D., Unive r s ity of Illin ois, 1909. He was much intere sted in educati ona l wor k and h e ld a number of positions of an educational character. Durin g the years 1903-04 he was principal of the Herman, Mo., High School and a m embe r of the Gasconade County, Mo Board of Education from 1903-05. The next year was spent as a professor at Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Mo. From 19 12 till the time of hi s death he was an instruct o r in German at Princeton Univers it y. He is survived by his w idow

"S tar by star d e clines Till a ll are pass e d away, As morning high and high e r shines To pur e and p e rf ec t da y; Nor sink thos e s tar s in e mpty night, They hid th e ms e l ves In h eave n 's own light."

J. FREDERICK BALLARD

Nebraska and Harvard Chapters

By Richard P. Johnson, Alumni Warden, Harvard Chapter

Acacia numbers among its distinguished members a playwright who is rapidly carving a name for himself in the dramatic world. This playwright is J. Frederick Ballard, whose latest success is "Young America," now playing in New York and receiving much praise from the dramatic critics. ·

Brother Ballard long cherished an ambition to write plays and with that end in view majored in English at the University of Nebraska from which institution he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1907. It

was at Nebraska that he first saw light in Acacia, being initiated in the spring of 1907. Some years later , ·when he had come to Harvard to take a course in playwriting, he affiliated with the Harvard Chapter, the date being March 27, 1911.

Chicago furnished an opportunity for the ambitious voung author to learn the inner workings of the stage. As property mari for a theater there he had ample opportunity to get in .touch with the fundamentals

Otto Sarony FREDERICK BALLARD

Author of "Young America"

during his two years' stay. Later a wide variety of employment, including cowpunching on a ranch, helped to broaden and strengthen his talent. It was at Harvard that he first came into the limelight by winning the Craig prize for the best play, written by a Harvard or Radcliffe student. This success was called, "Believe Me, Xantippe." At its first performance Harvard Chapter gave a box party and yelled so vociferously for the author that he was forced to the front, blushes and all, for a curtain talk. This first child of his art ran with success on Broadway and is now playing the "tanks'' in England. It begins its London engagement early in November if, to quote from a recent letter from the author, " the Zepps don't get it in the interim-and elsewhere ."

"Young America," which was produced by Cohan & Harris, is a play of the children's court. It is a simple little story, dealing with the reformation of the village bad boy through kindness. The theme is the idea that boys are to a large extent creatures of their environment and should not be considered bad till they have had at le ast a fair chance.

Brother Ballard is living in New York. He has threatened to write a play exposing the tragic phases of his initiation into Harvard Chapter and if he carries out his threat, Acacia has something to which to look forward. He was married July 5, 1914, to Miss May Boyd Wills.

A. S . WATTS

Ohio State Chapter

We would call him "Professor," as he is entitled to the same, if it were not that he has been one of the "boys" for so long , and then again he obec ts strenuously to being bawled out" in such a fashion. So we just refer to him as "Our Arthur." We have had other Arthurs but no one quite like this one.

All truly great people of Ohio are said to come from Zanesville. Although we suspect that that saying may be a bit exaggerated, at any rate we owe Zanesville for Brother A. S. Watts. Born and raised there he has, as all true Zanesvillians have , a large stock of Muskingum and Morgan County stories on tap.

He received his technical education largely in the Ohio State Unive rsity in the Mine Engineering and Ceramic Department. Having specialized in Ceramics, he entered this field and in the last ten years has risen to international notice in his specia l line of work, electrical porcelain e.

He received his apprenticeship of practical work in the clay industries of the Zanesville District. After leaving the university he worked as ceramic engineer and superintendent in several places . After several years in Victor, N. Y., he went to Europe, spending two years in Germany , doing some technical work at one of the universities and sightsee ing of course-and you can believe us-he saw with both eyes open. On coming back home he took a position with the Bureau of Mines as Quarry Technologist , remaining with the Government until last year , w hen he accepted the position of Head of the Ceramic Department .

He long has been an enthusiastic Mason, Knight Templar , and Shriner. Four years ago he became an Acacian. As he was with the Government at the time and headquartered in Columbus, he came to live with us at the chapter house. Last year, however , when appointed

to the "Professorship," he thought it would be a bit more in keeping with his dignity to move across the sleep there, however. He is still with us as of old, from mornmg tlll mght-just as much one of the boys as ever. His aid at several critical periods has been above valuation. What we would do without him-if he should ever get married-would be a problem.

Unqualifiedly-we have never had a more loyal Acacian, a harder worker or a bigger booster than Brother Watts, and the good which we have learned from his limitless capacity for work cannot be estimated for he has done so much for us. We owe him a debt of gratitude absolutely impossible to repay, and all of us mighty glad to take off our hats to. him for his loyalty.

LEWIS G. CHRISTMAN Bryan, Ohio

By J. A . W oodwm·d, Gmnd 1'r easu1·e r

"Gloomy' ' Christman is the man responsible for the efficient house management at Michigan. After taking his A. B. at Olivet he entered Michigan to study law and early in the first year became a member of Acacia. The Chapter was quick to discover all the ear marks of an efficient steward and so "Gloomy" has managed the house for the past two year:s to the greatest satisfaction of all concerned. Last year he was President of the Junior Law Class and has always taken a prominent part in campus affairs. His major efforts have been devoted to Acacia and he has proven a tower of strength to the Mcihigan Chapter and one whose place will be hard to fill.

DONALD A. SMITH Algonac, Mich.

By J. A. W oodwa1·d , Gmnd Tr ea sur er

Brother Don A. Smith, of the Michigan Chapter, is a wide-awake Acacian. "Smittie'' was initiated at the time of the Michig-an Conclave and is a Junior Engineer. He is President of the Junior Engineering Chss and is responsible for the reinstatement of the "]-Hops" at Michigan, on a substantial and democratic basis. He is Chief Editor of the Technic, the official organ of the Engineering Society and is a member of Delta Sigma Phi , national journalistic society. He is a member of the Glee Club and has recently been elected to Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering society. In addition to being Assistant to Dean Butts of the Engineering Department, and his many campus activities, he is a ready and constructive worker for Acacia.

]. STANLEY BOOKS Indiana, Pa.

By J. · A. Woodward, Gmnd T1·easm·e1·

. When it to "pep," "Stan" Books of the Michigan Chapter is tn a by He became a member Acacia four years ago and smce that tlme has been an ardent and efftctent worker. "Stan" is the man who is directly responsible for the new Chapter House at Michigan and through his indominatable spirit overcame all difficulties. He is Vice-President of the Student Council and has always taken a prominent part in campus activities.

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MASONIC IDEALS

WHAT MASONS HAVE DONE

Benjamin Franklin, in speaking of Masonry, set forth the following to the credit of the Fraternity. He said:

"They have stayed the uplifted hand of the destroyer; they have softened the asperities of the tyrant; they have subdued the rancor and malevolence and broken down the barriers of political animosity and sectarian alienation. On the field of battle, in the solitude of the uncultivated forest or in the busy haunts of the crowded city, they have made men of the most hostile feelings and most distant religions and of the most diversified conditions rush to the aid of one another and feel social joy and satisfaction that they have been ab l e to afford re lief to a brother Mason ."

Edwin Booth set forth an ideal which Acacians would do well to note:

"In every realm of thought in all my research study, in all my close analysis of the masterpieces of Shakespeare, in my earnest determination to make those plays appear real upon the mimic stage, I have never and nowhere met tragedy so real , so sublime, so magnificent as the legend of Hiram. It is substance without shadow, the manifest destiny of life w hich requires no picture and scarcely a word to make a lasting impression upon all who can understand . To be a Worshipfu l Master, and throw my whole soul in that work, and the lodge for my stage, wou ld be greater personal distinction than to receive the plaudits of people in the theaters of the world." ·

WHAT MASONS CAN DO

Joe Beatty Burtt, Past Master of Thomas J . Turner Lod g e, Chicago, delivered an illustrated talk in Pilgrim Congregational Church, Chicago, Sunday evening, April 26. Fourteen things that Masonry can do are stated as follows:

1. You can prevent crime.

2. You can promote social justice

3. You can prevent poverty.

4. You can prevent war and promote peace.

5. You can teach men to think more of their rel igion than they think of their churches.

6. You can teach men to think more of their fratern ity than they think of their l odges. ·

7. You can teach men to think more of their education than they think of their colleges.

8. You can teach men to think more of humanity t h an they think of their nationalities.

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9. You can teach men to see the Fatherhood of God through the Brotherhood of man.

10. You can prevent men from hating their fellow-men.

11. You can teach men to regard as a liar the man who says he loves God and hates his fellow-men.

12. You can teach men to correct a fault in a brother as well as to commend a virtue.

13. You can prevent litigation .

14. You can teach men to live for their county, and then it will not be necessary to die for their country.-Broth erhood, (Mason1: c Monthly).

A dispatch from The Hague to the Exchange Telegraph Company says Free Masons of Belgium have placed 3,000,000 francs ($600,000) at the disposal of the managers of the fund for relief of allied prisoners of war now in Germany.

Our Scottish Rite brothers in Duluth have unclertaken to care for the babies of that city. The public safety commission turned over to them the entire supervision of the infant welfare department. The Masons employ the nurses to care for all the sick little ones and maintain classes for instruction of mothers. They hold free clinics during the hot weather and furnish ice, proper food and medicines. It is claimed that the infant death rate has been reduced one-third in the city. This charity is for all, not only Masonic babies. Neither do they "pass the hat ' ' for the expenses.-Masonic Bulletin .

One of the most active an,d beneficial Masonic agencies for good in our country is the Chicago Masonic Board of Relief and its connected Masonic Hospital Association. It not only looks after the sick and needy craftsmen but finds employment for any and all Masons possible. Two of our Des Moines brothers have felt the benefit of this grand institution and the courtesy of Brother H. W. Boyd, the active agent. It would be well if all cities could adopt this good work-Mas on ic Bull etin.

MASONIC FACTS

Zurah Temple, Mystic Shrine, of Minneapolis , has voted to eliminate liquor from all its functions.

The Grand Commander of Pennsylvania has issued an order forbidding the use of intoxicants in any form at any Templar functions.

The New Age, official organ of the Supreme Council, 33 ° A. & A. Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S. ]., U. S. A., has furnished the following statistics which answer some questions regarding the two branches. In Rhode Island , the best state for Scottish Rite , 26.33 % of the blue lodge Masons have taken the work in that body. The R. A. M. are also the strongest in Rhode Island with 48.99 %.: for the K. T.'s, Massachusetts and Rhode Island carry one Grand Commandry, with 32.86 % . The smallest percentage is 13.41 % R. A. M. in North Carolina, 5.01 % K.

T. in Arkansas and 1.97% R. & S. M. in Florida. The total figures, 27.72%, are R. A. M., 14.41 % K. T.'s. and 7.84 % are of the Scottish Rite.

Twenty-six of the Masonic jurisdictions maintain Masonic Home!', while twenty-three do not. Several jurisdictions not reported are preparing to establish homes in the near future.

The report of the Trustees of the Masonic Home in Michigan shows that it requires about $204 per annum per inmate to provide for her Masonic dependents.

It is held illegal to perform the labor of laying a corner-stone on Sunday in Alabama, California , Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, South Carolina and West Virginia.

North Dakota believes in educating her Masons, and reports that it has six traveling libraries, doing good work on the study side of Masonry.

The Grand Lodge of Tennessee does not hesitate to give its support to non-Masonic charities as is evidenced by the following:

"Your committee recommends that an appropriation of $100 to be paid the "Travelers Aid Society." As this Grand Lodge may perhaps know is a non-sectarian organization to provide assistance to unprotected young women. It is a most worthy cause in the interest of humanity, and s hould appeal to every true Mason."

The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas recently ruled , "T hat it is impossible for a Master Mason, while under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Texas, to act as a soliciting agent for the Masonic Life Association of Buffalo , New York, without violating the laws , resolutions , and edicts of the Grand Lodge of Texas."

The Grand Lodge of North Dakota awards an annual prize to the winner of the state oratorical contest, held each year at the state university.

Mr Lester M. Smith, who spoke on "An Apostle of Progress," received the gold watch presented last year.

George Washington , the foremost American leader of the patriot armies, was Charter Master of Alexandria- Washington Lodge , No. 22. of Virginia. Nearly every one of his Major-Generals wore the square and compasses; while seven out of every ten of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were craftsmen.

CLANDESTINE

Mathew B. McBlaim Thomson , claiming 'to have a diploma from the Grand Lodge of Scotland, is attempting to promulgate unrecognized or pretended degrees of Freemasonry, and is taking fees from candidates under the pretense of conferring upon them the degrees of Freemasonry. The address of the profane is given in Salt Lake, and the work which he pretends to operate in is the Scottish Rite.

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In reviewing the news of the coJleges one fact is apparent, and it is that at MICHIGAN they have concentrated all of their news efforts a nd are looking forward to th e time when the Michigan Union will be a reality. With s ix thousand e ight hundr e d stude nt s representing eve ry state in the Union and every country on the globe, the graduates felt that democracy should prevail, giving the students a chance to mingle with one another and thereby gaining the broader educat ion which can b e obtained by knowing men

The entire cost of the building wiJI be $1,000,000, $250,000 of which wiJI be set as id e as an endow ment to in s ur e dues so l ow that th e advan tages wiJI not be limited

It is interesting to know that the fr a t e rnity m en h ave en tered int o the plan with as much enthusiasm as the non-fraternity men

The University of Michigan has also been "act ive in estab lishing an Ann Arbor branch of the Nat ional Security Le ag ue , an organization recently founded in New York a nd which a lr eady has a not ed memb e rship of more than 20,000. President Emeritus J ames B. AngeJI, President H. B. Hutchins, the dean s of nearly aJI th e co Jle ges and sc h oo l s in the uni vers ity and sixty professors and ins truct ors have become members a t Michigan. The purpose of the league i s to advocate adequate milit ary preparedness for the United Stat es "

"The athletic board of Michigan opposed th e numbering of th e member s of the foo tb a ll t ea m o n the ground that it would be eas ie r for th e for e ign new spaper men to come in a nd write up th e game, thu s keeping the co lle ge sc ribe s from making a living. "

STAN FORD UN IVERSITY is considering the question of building an open air thea ter. The project will come up before the next meeting of the trustees.

The "P lu g Ugly," the annual fight between junior s and se niors, wh ich h as been a feature of St a nford Uni ve r s ity life s ince 1898, was abolished yesterday by a d ecis iv e vote of both upper classes . Th e se nior s voted against it, 110 to 86 , and the juniors 144 to 68 . One of the objections urged against the continuance was that the upp er cl ass m en u se d th e fight to se ttle gr ud ges."

A new fraternity h as been founded at the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. ' 'Sigma Gamma Epsi lon is the on l y fraternity in the United State s devoted t o M ining , G eo logy and Metallurgy. Many loc a l organizations of thi s kind in th e different techni ca l schools of the country h ave a lready petitioned the Sigma Gamma Epsilon for m e mber s hip This year will see the establishment of two or thr ee c hapt e r s, a mong them a la rg e eas tern univ ers ity which was the first to apply for admission."

Si x ty per cen t of the 15 ,000 st ud e nts in in st ituti o n s of higher educat io n und er the control of the s tate are c hur c h memb ers, while 85 per cent regularly a ttend church se r v ic es. This fact i s remarkab le in view of th e fact that only 33 per cent. of the cit izens of Kansas either belong to or attend religious se r v ice s.

"P ractic a Jly every s tudent fee l s the touch of the church in hi s daily life thr o u g h soc ia l , st ud e nt pastors work, specia l religi ous meetin gs of the university , coll ege a nd n or mals' Young Men's Christian associations. Each denomination i s m a king every effort t o h ave s tudent pastors in Lawrence, Manhattan, Hays, Emporia and Pittsburg and Bible hou ses are being bu ilt a s s p ec ial dormitories."

SORORITIES DO N' T WANT CALLERS

"A new rule passed by the women's P a n-Helleni c League a t the University of Kan sas f o rbid s th e calling of frat e rniti es upon so roriti es between th e hours of 7 and 8 on week night s .. Heretofore it ha s been a custom for the fraternities to call so that th e freshm e n cou ld ge t acquainted."

The students at Kansas believing suffrage have tried out the girls a long editorial lines.

"The University of Kansas Daily recently put out a specia l girls' edition, in which all activities in which the girls of the university took part were featured. A special girls' staff edited the paper."

The College of Medicine at the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA "is to have a new hospital building that will contain 114 beds, and in which 3,000 patients can be cared for annually. The instruction is to furnish competent care for the sick in any part of the state who are poor and worthy and to provide an opportunity for the careful observation of these cases."

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY this year paid off their $30,000 track debt by profits from athletic activities (There are severa l other universities which shou ld investigate the California system ) The A. S. U. C. store furnished $10,000 of the amount, while the rest was secured by the sale of A. S. U. C. cards and big game tickets.

"The final step toward obtaining the $1.800,000 appropriated by the people in an initiative measure at the election l ast November for the University of California" has been completed and the regents have requested the Governor "to proceed immediately to se ll 1,800 bonds as provided for in the act of last November. This act authorized the construction of the unfinished portion of the university library and the construction of a new recitation building, which has since been named Benjamin Ide Whee ler Hall, the construction of another building for the College of Agriculture and of a Chemistry building for the Co ll ege of Natural. Sciences . The university library will receive $400,000 of this appropriation; $350,-. 000 will go for the new agriculture building: Benjamin Ide Wheeler Hall wilY receive $800,000, and the Chemistry building $250,000."

In addition to the above mentioned buildings, the big clock, with hand ove1• twelve feet long , will soon be installed in the campan il e. "The master clock , which will be on the ground floor, is on its way from the factory, and its arrival will be the last step in setting up the mechanism. The master clock has a compensating mercury pendulum that will allow for change of temperature. It is wound once every minute by an electric motor, and is accurate to less than three seconds per month, being synchronized to the clock in the students' observatory. The hands of the clock are operated by a motor at each dial, which is contro!Jed by the master clock."

A class in life saving for women has been inaugurated , and plans are being laid for installing a course in journalism, to be given in the Co ll ege of Commerce.

The California men are evidently planning on saving some of the money they have been spending in the past, for they ruled taxis and flowers out of order at the all-university dance.

"A fifteen-column adding anu multiplyin" machine and a nine-key adding machine, both electric, have been newly acquired for the use of the students in mathematics of finance at" OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.

An alumnus of the "university recently told of his receiving a wireless mes s age from Honolulu, a distance of 5,000 miles, while carrying on an X-ray experiment with a gamma tube, a radio-active instrument which emits exceedingly penetrating rays."

HARVARD UNIVERSITY began its two hundred and seventy-ninth year when college opened the 27th of September with the formal opening of the Widener Memorial Library . .

"Registration indicated that the entering class would number about 750 " Gifts amounting to $142,000 have been announced, including one by James J. Hill for $125,000.

Registration at ILLINOIS showed a 5.15 per cent. gain w ith 1,399 Arts and Science. 482 Commerce and Business Administration, 1,179 Engineering , 1,06S: Agriculture, 77 Law, 35 Library and 315 taking graduate work.

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The corner stone of the new ceramics building "was laid on Sept. 27 by Presiden t James. Addresses were made by Sen . R. J. Barr,_ ex-'96, Prof. E. of Ohio State University, W. D. Gates of the ceramtcs advtsory board, and Prestdent James. W. L. Abbott, '84, president of the board of trustees, was the presiding officer.

Several new men were added to the new College of Commerce and Business Prof. N . A. Weston, '89, is acting dean.

"According to a decree of the sophomore class, backed up by the vigilanc:e committee and the sanction of the upper classmen, all freshmen must wear thetr official green cap."

" According to an approximation of the total enrollment in the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA this year, it is estimated that about 7,500 students have registered. This number, which will probably be increased by late registrations, ecli;Jses the total of last year by three hundred "

"By a vote of 5 to 3, the board of athletic control at the UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA recently decided to retain intercollegiate baseball at that institution ."

"By a vote of 69 to 24 the assembly sent to engrossment a bill to repeal the appropriation of $350,000 for a men's dormitory and union at the UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN."

"An appropriation of $350 was recently made to the debating teams by the regents The fund was given so as to make it unnecessary to charge admission to the various debates during the year."

"The sum of $8,900 has been granted for the purpose of rebuilding the base of the statue of Lincoln upon the campus. The platform is to be a replica of that used for the Lincoln statue in Lincoln Park, Chicago."

"The youngest member of the class of 1919 at the University of Wisconsin is a 14·-year-old son of a professor in the department of sociology at that institution. The boy only spent one year in the grades, having been instructed three hours of each day at home by his mother."

"W. A. Sumner , formerly instructor in journalism at the College and now with the department of journalism, makes the startling statement this week that blonde beauty is decidedly in the majority at the university. He stated that they grew up plump and pink in that frigid state, due probably to the preponderance of Swedish blood. Mr Sumner is getting thin froin chasing these northern beauties a nd has written for the Collegian so that he may have some reading that will keep him home evenings." -Daily Cardinal.

The UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI has started an Armenian fund to raise money to be sent to the 900,000 impoverished Armenians in Russia, the survivors of 3. race that before the war numbered 1,500,000.

A new rule recently passed provides "that each member of the band, if he has performed his duties satisfactorily, will have his registration fee of $12 refunded to him at the end of the semester."

The total registration at CORNELL is 4,840 students, an increase of 87 over the enrollment of last year.

A mammoth new stadium, with the field on the inside of a quarter-mile track, was recently dedicated. The Schoelkopf memorial training quarters, the handsomest in the country, forms one end of the stadium.

A dormitory system has been established for the first time in the history of the institution .. George F . Baker, chairman of the First N'ational Bank of New York, is the donor of a fund of $260,000. This gift is to provide for three of a group of over twenty buildings, two of which have been completed and are now occupied. The new halls are a quarter of a mile from the campus.

Only 1,400 students out of 5,000 purchased season books this year, and the Cornell Athletic Association, with a $5,600 deficit from last year and a $3,000 deficit from the year before last, is staring bankruptcy in the face . ·

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A lo a n fund for the students of PURDU E UNIVERSITY n o w exceeds $4,000 A bout h a lf o f the a mount i s· lo an e d e ach ye a r, and s enior s a re obliged t o r ep a y fi f t ee n m o nth s a fter gradu a tion

" Six hundred a nd thirty-thre e s tudent s h a ve m a tricul a ted in the Juni o r coll e g es at CHIC A GO thi s quarter Fi ve hundr e d a nd f o rty-nine r eg is t e red in th e C o lle g e of Art s, Literature a nd Sci e n ce , a nd e i g hty-f o ur re g is tered in the CoHege o f C o mm e rc e a nd Admini s tr a ti o n . Th e t o t a l numb e r of m e n r e gi s t e ring was 372, 311 in the C o llege o f Arts , Literature and Sci e n ce , a nd s ixty- o ne in the Coll ege of Comm e rc e a nd A dmini s tration . A n in c r e a se of nin e ty-four in the t o ta l' number o f Junior co lle g e m a tri cul a nt s i s s h ow n over l as t year , when 539 s tud e nt s reg-i s ter e d f o r the a utumn qu a rt e r " " Stati s tics co mpil e d o n the ba s is o f the numb e r of men pledged by the fr a t e rniti es thi s ye a r and las t yea r t e nd t o s how th a t pr o porti o n a t e ly th e sa m e numb e r of m e n are t a ken into the Greek l a tter soc i e tie s eac h yea r. Thi s y ear th e r e were 180 me n pl e d ge d as c omp a r e d with 150 in 1914. Thi s i s in dir ec t proporti o n s i nc e ther e w ere 372 men in the cl ass o f 1919 as a g a in s t 301 l as t y ear. Th e fi g ure s h ow that a ppr ox im a t e l y 50 p e r c e nt of th e m e n in th e fr es hm a n cl ass a r e inv i te d t o j o in fraterniti es."

"Be t a Phi F r a t e rnit y, whi c h es t a bli s hed a c h a pt e r a t th e Uni ve r s ity thi s fa ll , dec ide d a t it s r ece nt co nv e nti o n in Chi cago t o a b o li s h th e u se o f alc o h o li c liqu o r s in a ll it s ch a pt e r h o u ses. T hi s a c tion i s s aid t o b e th e fir s t o f it s kind by an y n at i o n a l fr a t e rnit y "

" Th e e n ac tm e nt of th e n ew C o nn ec t ic ut club li cen s e l aw may h ave co n s id e rab l e e ff e ct up o n Y A LE secret soc ie ti es, a nd it is p oss ibl e that if th e a uth o riti es seek t o e nf o r ce it th e thr ee co unty co mmi ss io n ers o f Ne w H ave n will ha ve t o be i niti a t e d into th e f r a t e rniti es o f Ya l e Uni ve r s it y. Wh e n th e n e w club la w , w h ic h i s a im ed a t club s s ellin g li q u o r w ith o ut a li c en s e , goes int o o per a ti o n it will necess it a t e th e co mmi ss io n e r s pe r so n a lly in s p ec tin g a ll club h o u ses w h e r e li quo r is di s p e n se d . A dmi ss io n to Ya l e c lub h o u ses is r es tri c t e d so l e ly t o members. O n e of th e co mmi ss io n e r s, ]. D . Wa lt e r , i s a fa rm e r ; th e o th e r , C ol o n e l J a m es Ge dde s, is he a d of th e C o nn ec ti cut infa ntr y, a nd th e third , Fred G a yl o rd , has bee n a p o litic ia n f or thirt y y ea r s. Th e n ew club l a w a l so cut s o ff a ll li ce n ses t o cl ub s w hi c h a dmit min o r s as m e mb e r s . Few, if a ny , o f th e so ci e ti es at Ya le debar m e n und e r 21 fr o m j o inin g, an d of th e five aca d e mi c juni o r frat e rnit ies o nl y o n e, Be t a Th e t a P i, a ll ows no li q u o r o f a n y d es cripti o n in it s h o u se ."

"No ti ces h ave been se nt by th e fa cult y t o a ll fr a t e rnit y a nd club h o u ses th a t they w ill n o t b e a ll owed to se r ve liqu o r aft e r Nove mb er 1. "

' P r es id e nt Ha dl ey ad voca t es g iv in g c r edit f o r wo rk don e b y s tu de nt s in th e summe r milit a r y ca mp s w hi c h are o p e r a t e d b y th e wa r d e partm e nt . He d oes n o t favor co m p ul so r y milit a ry drill as a p a rt o f th e c oll ege c urri c ulum ."

" CO L U M B I A s tu de n ts a r e mu c h exc it e d ove r th e rum or o n th e ca mpu s t o the e ff ect th a t a s um of $ 100,000 h as bee n pr o mi se d by a Co lumbi a g r a du a t e, t o go t owa rd buildin g a s t a dium f o r th e in s tituti o n , if th e C o lumbi a foo tb a ll t ea m come:s thr o u g h thi s seaso n w i t h o ut a de f ea t. "

"T h e D epa rtm e n t of M u s i c i s o ff e rin g thi s yea r a n ew co ur se e ntitl e d 'O r c h es t ra l In s trum e nt s a nd th e Ma nn e r in Whi c h Th ey a r e E mpl oyed in th e Mode r n O r c he s t ra.'"

"I n p r ev io u s yea r s it h as bee n th e c u s t o m fo r Co lumbi a a nrl Ya l e m e n t o se r ve as wa t c h ers a t t h e p o ll s o n e lec ti o n day. Thi s w o rk is und e r th e dir ec ti o n of the Ho n es t Ba ll o t Leag u e a nd h as pr ove d ve r y e ff ec ti ve. Th e la b o r e nt ai l e d is fa r fr o m g r eat, as th e w a t c h e r h as b ut t o s it in s id e th e p o llin g roo m s a nd see that no o ff -co l o r po liti ca l sc h e m es a r e e m p lo y e d. "

"T h e a ttr act ive fea tur e of th e w o rk i s th e fa c t th a t a num be r of y o un g lad i es w ith a ut o m ob il es h ave o ff e r e d th e ir se r v ices a nd w ill ca rr y lun c h es t o th e m e n a t th e p o ll s. A n yo n e int e r es t e d in vo lunt ee rin g s h o uld go t o th e h ea dquarte r s o f th e l eag u e a t 18 W es t 34th Str ee t , F rid a y o r S a turd a y eve nin g. Th e o nl y q u a li fica ti o n i s th a t th e w a t c h e r be over t we nty -o n e."

''The Glee Club holiday trip will begin shortly after Christmas, and will be taken around Boston and the New England States. The other trip will ·be taken through eastern Pennsylvania during the first week in February."

Official figures issued by the Registrar at IOWA show a of 324, over the same figure last year, or approximately 10 per cent incr eases m registration. With 3,114 students Iowa has realized the aim of their "3,000 in 1915" campaign.

"No dean will be chosen for the University of Iowa College of Law this year. PrOf. E. A. Wilcox, senior professor of the college, will handle the executive duties in the capacity of ac tin g dean . The subjects in which lectures were given by the late dean, Judge Emlin McClain , will be taken up by Merton L. Ferson, who comes to Iowa from the law college of George Washington University, Washington, D . C. Professor Ferson has le ave of absence from George Washington for the year He is not a new man to the university. He earned here three degrees-bachelor of philosophy in 1900, baehelor of law s in 1901, and master of arts in 1905. For a number of years Mr. Ferson was secretary of the o ld Alumni Bureau of Information and editor of The Iowa Alumnus. He was a l so in charge of the law library for a time and he practiced la w in Iowa City. Four years ago he was called to a chair in George Washington where he has made steady progress and secured marked recognition as a teacher of l aw."

"Iowa has been honored by the election of President Thomas H. Macbride of the State University to the presidency of the Association of American Universities

"The seventeenth annual conference of the association was held at the University of California, Berkeley, August 26-29 President Macbride and Dean C. E. Seashore represented Iowa at this conference and a l so at the meeting of the National Association of State Universities whic h was held August 30, 31.

"When the delegates came to the selection of a man to succeed Dr Earl R Vincent , president of Minnesota University, in the presidency of the organization they agreed on President Macbride The election was a decided surprise to him as it was altogether unsolicited. He returned to Iow a City, however, gratified at having gained for the University and the state the distinction which goes with the place. It has not been held before by an Iowa man.

"Practica lly all the big universities of the country are members of the association The roll includes the University of California, Catholic · University of America, Chicago, Clark, Columbia, Cornell , Harvard, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Johns Hopkins, Kansas, Leland Stanford, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri , N ebraska, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Virginia, Wisconsin, Yale, the Carnegie Foundation, and the Bureau of Education. President Macbride hopes that the meeting of the association in 1917 may be held at the University of Iowa ."

"The St a te Board of Education has purchased the Marshall estate property, to the east of the la w building, as a site for a library building, the ' consideration . being $20,000. The building wi ll cost about $7.50,000 when comp leted. "

"The engineering experiment station at the PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE wi ll co-operate with the United States government's new board of aviation to work for the development of the American aviation corps, and place it ahead of the sky-fighting machinery of the other nations. Experiments will be conducted here to me as ure the lifting power of the various sizes of planes .

"'Investigations a long this line, began here four years ago, will be resumed by Dean Sackett and his assistants. They will continue and en l arge the experimental work after the value of the collected data has been determined.

"A circu l a r railway track, a quarter of a mile lon g, has been erected. The track carries a car ope rated by an arm from a central station within the circle. Ov e rhead planes are attached to th e car by delicate springs supplied with gauges As the car speeds around the track, the operator seated on it records the readmg of the gauges. From the material thus collected will be calculated the variations of power in size of planes and changes of speed.

"State College ' s exper im ent station is the pioneer in this particular tield of jnvestiga tion."

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''Two thousand and fifty students hav e registered at the UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, exceeding by 124 the total enrollment at 12 o'clock of the third day of registration last year. The sa le of 210 student passes bro11ght the total number to 1,885. The student pass admits to a ll athletic contests and debates during the year and entitles the holder to one year's subscription to Thf> University of Washington Daily." .

"Nearly three-quarters of the students of the University of Washington have decided church preferences, and nearly half are members of some denomination. This information is derived from blanks filled out by a ll students who register. Presbyterians are more numerous than the members of any other religious sect."

/\ new schoo l of Commerce is planned for the univer sity and · work will perhaps commence next semester.

"The industrial comm itt ee of the campus Y. M. C. A. has opened two classes in English for foreigners and will organize severa l others as soon as possible. This same committee has arranged a series of lectures given by senio r s of the engineering department at the Labor Temple every week.

"The two classes in English are held every Monday and Wednesday night at the Frye packing house and are in charge of Fred Landon, '17, engine ering, and Donald DeVoe, ' 18, chemical engineering. A room furnished with tables, blac!<boards and charts has been set aside by the super in tendent of the packing house.

"'Two hundred men signified their interest in this kind of work last spring,' Wilfred Lewis, general secretary of the campus Y. M. C. A., said this morning. 'Now that we have a definite proposition, we would like to hear from fellows who are willing to give part of their time to this work. The management of the Frye company is anxious to have these classes held every night if possible. If the boys make good there, other downtown firms w ill offer like chances to the fellows interested in this work.'"

'Offering for the first time many new and desirable branches of interest to foresters and lumbermen, the practical short courses in forestry, logging and lumbering given annually by the college of forestry at the State University will begin January 3 to continue until March 28. Dean Hugo Winkenwerder will be in charge.

"Although but twelve weeks are given over to the short courses, the training is made so thorough and practical that those who have received it in the past have found much benefit. It i s especially intended for young men in forestry who have not had a high school or university education and who cannot afford a long period at the university but who wish to better themselves.

"Among the new features this year is a special course in lumb er and its uses, outlined with specia l reference to presenting the information for persons in office work in sawmills, or lumber sa l esmen , architects, engineers, builders and building inspectors .

"In forestry the subjects offered cover a wide field, including characteristics of trees, si lvicu ltur e, forest measurements, surveying, forest administration, first aid for first year students, and advanced th emes, including forest management, logging and forest economics for second year students . Elective topics include forest law, botany, geology and diseases of trees.

"In logging, selected themes from the forestry course are given, as well as logging and forestry economics. The course in lumber includes in addition properties of wood, wood utilization and forest economics.

"Students have been requested to report ] anua ry 3 or 4, as class work wiil begin promptly at 8 o'clock on the morning of ] anuary 5. Students will be expected to attend classes regularly and in all respects to observe the same rules that app ly to the l ong courses at the institution. Field work will be included and students have been notified to bring suitable equipment, including rough clothing and outing shoes "

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SEATTLE MEN PROVIDE NEW ROWING SHELLS

"Four thousand one hundred eighty-four dollars twenty-seven cents is the sum which will be expended for rowing at the University of Washington during the year 1915-16, according to figures compiled by Coach H_iram C. Conibear. Of this lump sum, $2,725.92 will be met by the budget appropnated by the board of r:ontrol of the Associated Students; $500 may be expected as receipts from regattas, and the remaining $955 has been raised by donations from private individuals.

"Aside from the $1,200 set aside for coaching, the largest items in the budget are the expenditures for oars, launch overhauling, sweaters and janitor service. Two hundred fifty dollars is set aside for the latter item, $53,85 for sweaters, $239.48 for oars and $185.70 for overhauling the coaching launch.

"The A S. U. W budget provides for $200 for a new four-oared shell. Priva te individuals of Seattle have furnished $105 for the same purpose, making a total of $305 available to be expended for this new equipment . A donation of $500 has been made for the construction of the new shell, 'Merrily,' and a gift of $100 was made for the purchase of new oars."-Seattle Daily Times. ·

This year for the first time at SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY students were elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the beginning of the senior year. Students to be eligible for election must have an average of 90 per cent or above in all their college work. Four members of the present senior class were elected. The next election will occur in February and will be based upon three and one-half years of college work.

"Billy Sunday" arrived in Syracuse October 30th and open e d a seven weeks revival campaign. The tabernacle where these meetings were held was dedicated on the evening of October 28. It has a seating capacity of 14,000. The music for these services is furnished by three choirs of 1,300 voices each. One of these three is composed entirely of university students.

The first issue of the "Empire Forester," published last spring by the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse, contained illustrated articles covering all phases of forestry, a special article on Chinese forestry , and other articles dealing with the depredations of insect pests in the forests of the eastern part of the United States. Brother Iles was editor-in-chief of this paper .

The honor system which was introduced last February into the L. C. Smith College of Applied Science of Syracuse University for the government of the students during quizzes and examinations, is being successfully continued this year.

Under the system at present in force at Syracuse freshmen may be pledged to the various fraternities at the opening of the college year but may not be initiated until they have been in residence one semester and then only such as the registrar shall certify as having passed 80 per cent of the hours of a full semester's work.

At the close of their schedule in the east the Syracuse University football team will make a trip through the west, meeting Montana November 25, Oregon Aggies December 1, and still later the Occidentals.

"Lester Stanton '16, Leon Carnell '17, and Louis Itzkowitz '18 spoke Sunday evening in the Methodist Church at Warners, N . Y., in ' support of the NoLicense Campaign in that township. A large audience attended the meeting, as the people are thoroughly aroused over the liquor question in their town."

"Carl Anstine '17, of the College of Fine Arts accompanied the speakers and gave several selections on the organ, which were greatly enjoyed.

"This was only one of a series of out of town excursions which the Prohibition Club has arranged for to help the No-License cause.

"At the last meeting of the Prohibition Club Miss Luella Evens of the Oratory School gave an interesting reading, and Miss Mildred Van Wormer a pupil of Professor Goodwin of the College of Fine Arts, gave a piano solo The next meeting of the Prohibition Club will be held Thursday evening October 28th , at Acacia house " '

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"Two thousand one hundred and fifty s tudent s a r e e nroll e d a t Kansas Agricultural College this year. About 31 came in after thi s co unt and are not includ ed.

" President Waters announced that 2, 100 st udent s were enrolled in college against a corresponding numb e r of 1,760 for la s t year. Monday afternoon 815 entered college.

"A n unusually large fr es hman cl ass is expected this year. W e dn es day th e re were 500 fre s hmen ; there were 511 fre s hmen las t year but thi s is the tot a l fo r the whole year and will undoubt e dly be exceede d in a few days by thi s year's enrollment.

" Students continue to r o ll in and pay th e ir d e linqu en t dues of $1 t o the registrar. Enrolling will continue a ll thr o u g h the next tw o weeks."

The cafeteria which has been opened i s pro v ing to be a much needed add ition to the campus.

"A m e nu h as been p os ted o ut si de of the ca f e teria an d changes a nd prices a r e made every day. The prices closely a ppro x imate th ose of re s taur an t s but many articles are much cheaper.

"The cafeteria i s run by the domestic sc ien ce department o f the co llege and the purpose i s thr ee fold.

" The food cooked by th e g irl s in the cooking l a bor a t ory cla sses will be u sed, to a certain extent, in furnishingg the cafeteria with supplies. Ther e i s t o be a spec ia l course for girls, in cafeteria m a nagement a nd the g ener a l methods of feeding l a r ge numbers of people, and th e work in th e co lleg e cafe teri a will practical expe ri e n ce in th at lin e Th e st udent s and instructors who ea t their lunche s and s upp e r s at the co lle ge will be provided with a n opportunity t o get good food, we ll cooked, at a mod e rate price.

"M uch int e re s t i s being displayed in the cafeteria which is the first t o be co nduct e d by a ny of th e Kansas sc hool s with the exce ption of a s hort tim e during the eighties w hen , accordi n g t o ]. D. Walters, pr ofesso r o f a rchitecture, mea l s we r e served by the college but n o t in the cafeteria syste m ."

"T h e engineering division of the college ha s recei ved s in ce schoo l started, con s iderable amount of equ ipm en t which will be u sed in th e shop an d laborat o ry work thi s year.

" One of th e most spectacular additions to the ma c hinery is a 150 kw . A llis C h ambe r s electric ge nerat o r , which was received a few d ays before sc ho o l s t a rted , a nd which h as ju st been connected t o the se r v ice wires o f the p ower pl a nt. Th e gene rat or w ill be used for deve lop ing li g ht and power juice on the hill circuit. It has been hitched up t o th e 200 h o r sepowe r Corliss e ngin e in the gas a nd s t ea m engine lab The belt which connec t s the ge ner a t o r to the e ngine is a heavy three ply a ff ai r , costing ove r $300.

"T hree new gas tractors w ill be added to the pre sen t battery of s ix , in the course of a few days , according to 'Ca p' W. Sanders, commanding officer of the tractor sq uadron Th e tractors will be l oane d to the college by the manu facturers, for demonstration purp oses . More tractors will be ad d ed t o th e eq uipment before the sp rin g t erm.

"In th e gas e n g in e l ab, the newest t oy i s a twenty-five h o r sepowe r gas producer, which is to be turned ove r t o th e se ni ors for this work. The producer wi ll develop 25 horsepower, u s ing a nthr ac it e coal as a fu e l , and 35 hor sepower using gasoline. Th e s enior s are pl a nning to coax the pr o ducer to thriv e o n a diet of soft coal. It i s accompanied by a s p ec ial gas e ngin e fi tted with various attac hment s for t est ing the effic ie ncy of different fuels.

" J acob Lund, supe rint e nd e nt of h eat a nd power, says that th e coa l supp ly for the winter has a lre ady been arranged for. As mu ch penitentiary coa l as possible will be used, but a la r ge part of th e fuel will come f r om a T o p eka company.

"'We will u se about twenty carloads, or 900 t o n s, of coal a m o nth during t he co ld weather,' says Mr. Lund. Th e coa l i s now a rrivin g at the r a t e of thr ee ca rl oads a week. and a n e m e r ge n cy s urplu s i s being acc umulat e d ba c k of the power plant. The coa l co n s umpti o n will be app r ox im a t e l y thirty tons a day when th e weather gets r ea lly co ld ."

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The hard times which we have just passed through seem to have affecterl the college students, judging from the following articles:

DECIDE STUDENTS AREN'T CATTLE

Plans of Penn State students to trav e l as "liv e stock" to the big football games to be played by the Blue and White away from home have been shattered by the lnterstate c ommerce commission.

It was ruled that, despite the willingness of the students to travel in special cars bedded down with straw, it was illegal for railroads to transport human beings under the special classification of "live stock. "

Th e stud e nts hoped to see the Harvard game at Cambridge for $7, whereas the journ e y in Pullmans would cost $35.

Where the State College men failed the Dartmouth men anticipated trouble and avoided it as follows:

CHEAP RATES FOR PIGS' HANDMAIDS

In order to dodge interstate commerce regulations, and at the same time see the Dartmouth-Amherst game inexp e nsively several hundred Dartmouth men arranged to tend a number of pigs.

At first they wan t e d to hire a cattle c ar and go as "live stocl<," but the I. C. C. balke d. However, as chambermaids to the pigs, no fare will be charged other than for the pigs.

The men of the Missouri School of Osteopathy were more successful.

Four hundred students of a Missouri school of osteopathy, unable to pay the round trip fare to St. Louis, to see their team play, hired a cattle car and got a 75 per cent reduction in fare.

University of Washington students in cutting down expense found that traveling steerage reduced the h igh cost of l iving materially. The result of these trips may be noted in the following:

280 ROOTERS OFF TO SOUTHLAND

Two Thousand Other University Students Crowd the Dock to Give a Last Enthusiastic Farewell to Those Who Are Making Trip.

STEAMER HIGHLY DECORATED IN PURPLE AND GOLD

Two - Thirds of Passenger List Made up of Washington Rooters-Many Passengers Arrive in Limousines to Seek Their Berths in Hold of Boat

Out of 400 University of Washington students · who went to California by steamer to se e the football game, 362 cast their bread upon the waters after rounding Cape Flatt e ry.

The result of these trips may be noted in the following:

A book "Advice to Prospective Hoboes," based on the experience of three Ohio students who beat their way by freight from Columbus to Madison to see a football · game, is being published. Some of the advice given is: "Never with more than three in a party; carry cigars to give the train crew; dress warmly and use your best passport by telling the crew that you are students."

The Acacia Song Book

ACACIAS CHEER TAFT IN SPEECH

TENTH ANNUAL CONCLAVE BANQUET AT FAIRMONT DRAWS MEN FROM MANY SECTIONS

'l'h e deleg- ates to the tenth annual conclave banQuet of the Acacia Fraternity at the Fairmont Hote l l as t night heard former President William H. T aft narrate the story of hi s fraternity exoer ience from the time of his ad mission to Psi Upsilon at Yale to the period wh e n , having become a Mason, he was made a member of the Acacias.

Mr. 'raft said he h a d obs e rved the same diff e r ence between the members of Acacia and the members of an ordinary Greek- l e tter f rat e rnity as between the m e mbers of a c l ass of se niors and a class in the law sc hool at Yale which he taught. The Acacias were more s e rious-mind ed th a n th ei r younger brothers; being older, th ey wer e beyond the "fea ther - headed age."

"The Acacia Fra t e rnity h as the advantage of a basis, an assoc iation in an honorable order of long standing. It therefore means that the members have re ac h e d a maturity." He said h e h a d addressed gatherings of Acacia brothers at Harvard, Cornell, Wisconsin a nd Yale and on each occasion he h a d noti ce d the serious purpo se which see m e d to dominat e the m e mb e rs. H e pl ead for a liberal mind e d attitude on the part of Acacias. Concluding, Mr. T a ft a pologiz e d for what he styled the "desultory conversation" h e h a d b een guilty of.

Three cehers for Taft and three for Yale followed his speech

Ex-Judge Jam es D. Murphy, former grand master of the grand lodge of California, followed Mr. T aft. De a n D av id P. Barrows ' place on the toast list was t a ken by his colleague of the California fapulty, Prof. C. L Corey, who spoke of student life a t Berkeley. Prof. William F. Duran d of Stanford University rel a ted bits of the early history of the university 's chapter of Acacia. Francis O'Donnell, he a d of th e State Institution for the Deaf and Blind at Berkeley, also spoke.

The electi on which was to ha ve tak en place at Stanford today, wa,s held last eve ning instead The new officers a r e: Grand President, George E Frazer of Ch i cago, Ill.; Grand Vice-President.. R. C. Fay of K a ns as : Grand Secretary, Harry E. Kilmer of Misso uri: Grand Tr eas ur er, J A. Woodward of Michigan; Grand Editor, W. G. Mann of S e attle.

The committee of arrangements for the affai r co mpris ed : A. R. K e ith of th e University of California, c hairm an; E. D. Flynn and B. H. Pratt, also of the univ e rsit y, and C. S. Davis of Stanford University.----'.> an fi'1 (£1W i. soo Emamine r

ACAC IANS TO " DO THE ZONE" TO N IGHT

D e l egat e s to the T en th Annual Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity, which commenced Its sessions yesterday, today faced a program that will k ee p th e m occupied until late in th e eveni ng After a morning business s e ssion, lun c h eo n was had at the Portola-Louvre: then ca m e the afte rnoon business sess ion a nd this evening th ere is to b e a dinner a t Old Faithful Inn. Th e delegat es will then do the Zone as th e guests of Alumn i Chap t er of Northern California.

Judg e Benamin F. Bledsoe, Grand Master F. a nd A. M. of California, d e liv e r ed the address of welcome at th e ove ning sessio n. Last eve ning the delegates w e r e entertained at th e chapte r house at Berkeley.

Tomorrow there are to be two business sessions, luncheon at the Hof-Brau and in th e evening the National Acacia banquet a t the Fairmont Hotel. Three hundred guests are expec t ed at the banquet. Th e speake rs will be William How a rd Taft of Yale Chapter, Professor Barrows of California and C h a nc e llor David Starr Jordan of Stanford. Past Grand Master John C. Murphy will ac t as to ast master Th e s e ssions of the conclave are being h e ld a t Masonic T e mple and will conclude With a trip to Stanford Friday, when officers will be elected a nd installed.- San / t' raucisf'o I:. mami11 er.

ACAC IA FRATERNITY MEN TO VISIT ZONE

The second day of Acacia Fraternity's Tenth Conclave is taken up with a business sessio n at the Masonic Templ e, a dinn er in the Old Faithful Inn and an eve ning on th e Zone, during which th e delegates will be the g u es ts of th e Alumni Chapter of Northern California. Tomorrow the Fraternity will banquet a t the Hotel Fairmont and on Saturday Stanford University will be vlsited.-'.> on fi'• an oi soo B tt!l e t i n

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MANY ACACIA VISIT PALO ALTO

NATIONAL ACACIA CONCLAVE IS CONVENED IN PALO ALTO TODAY ALL NATIONAL OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED TO SERVE DURING ENSUING YEAR

Th e N a ti o n a l conclave of the Acacia Fr 3- t er nity convened in the Masonic Temple this morning ".t 10 o'clock. Th e previous sess ions of th e ir national conclave have been h e ld in San Francisco. Thos e m a king the pilgrimage to Stanford today numbered ne ar l y 100.

Th e chief f eat ure of this morning's concl a v e was the r e - e lechon of all the grand officers of th e fraternity to serve for the next year. After th e business s ess ion the Stanford Acacia served a banquet to the visiting d e legates in Mas·onic T e mple. Immediate ly a fter this th e entire del e gation was t a ken in automobiles to see the Stanford campus a nd n e ighboring points of interest.

Former President Taft was ex p e cted to be a member of the v1s1tmg party, but pre vious e ngag e m e nts delay ed him i n San Fra ncisco It is entirely possibl e that he will be in Palo Alto late this a ft e rnoon and remain over for the reception to Federal Judge Bledsoe, grand master of the state of California0 a lo Alto 'l' imes.

MASONS WILL HOLD RECEPTION

GRAND MASTER BENJAMIN F . BLEDSOE, A FEDERAL JUDGE, THE GUEST OF HONOR

BETWEEN 250 AND 300 VISITING MEMBERS OF ORDER EXPECTED TO BE PRESENT

The Masons of the thirty-sixth Masonic district of the state of California will tender a reception this evening to Benjamin F Bledsoe of San Bernardino., the grand mast e r of th e Masonic order of California. Besides Grand Master Bledsoe, who is also a federal judge, recently so appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, there will be other grand officers of the Masonic order pr ese nt. Frank V. Keesling and Thomas Baker will both be present, and other grand officers may possibly manage to be here at the l ast moment. It will be rememb e red that both Bledsoe and Keesling, candidate· for governor are Stanford men.

Th e Acacia Frate rnity which is a branch of the Masonic order, is today holding its national convention at Stanford, and many of the delegates may arrange to stay over for the festivities.

Extensive arrangements have been made for the entertainment of the visjtors this evening by th e committee in cha.rge. The seven lodges of this district will all be represent e d, and are co-operating with the local Masons. The committee expects that between 250 and 300 Masons will be present at the reception to Grand Master Bledsoe.

The evening's entertainment will consist of talks by the grand officers present. Music will be furnished by the Knick e rbocker of San Francisco, and of course the u s ual s umptuous banquet w ill dose the eve ning.-Pa lo Alto Times.

HEAD LINERS

DR. HENRY SUGGALLO (Columbia)

SUZZALLO TALKS TO ART SOCIETY

DISCUSSES ESTHETIC QUALITY IN MAN THAT ACCOUNTS FOR CASTE HIS VIEWS OF CULTURE OF ART HE SAYS I'r REPRESENTS NOBLEST AND MOST LASTING FORM OF RECREATION

SUZZALLO TO ASK BETTER TRAINING

NEW UNIVERSITY HEAD DECLARES HE WILL CALL ON LEGISLATURE FOR EQUIPMENT FOR COMMERCIAL WORK

SUZZALLO ' S THE MAN

HOTEL WASHINGTON ANNEX'S THE PLACE-THE UNIVERSITY AND THE CITY IS THE SUBJECT

SUZZALLO BOOSTS FOR NEW PRESIDENT OF PULLMAN

SUMMER SCHOOL AT VARSITY PRAISED BY PRESIDENT

SUZZALLO SEES GREAT FUTURE FOR INSTITUTION, CLIMATE AND ENVIRON· MENT BOTH MAKING FOR ITS SUCCESS

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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN (Nebmska )

BRYAN PILLORIES NINE FALSE .GODS IN FIRST SPEECH

FORMER SECRETARY, HALE AND HEARTY, SAYS LITTLE ON BIG ISSUES AUDITORIUM IS CROWDED MANY ARE FORCED TO STAND WHILE COMMONER PREACHES ON FIRST COM· MANDMENT-TALKS TO DEMOCRATS TODAY AND LECTURES TONIGH

BRYAN IN

DANGER ON CAR TRACK

FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE SAVES HIMSELF FROM DEATH UNDER ONRUSHING FREIGHT TRAIN BY QUICK LEAP

QUEER PROPHESIES AND SPELLS

DU. EDWIN M. FOGEL (P ranklin)

QUAINT SUPERSTITIONS OF EARLY PENNSYLVANIA GERMANS CONCERNING M4NY SUBJECTS

In "The Beliefs and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans," by Edwin M. Fogel, Ph. D., the author has collected at first hand many hundreds of the beliefs which were once part and parcel of the lives of many of the exceedingly intersting people, who were often spoken of by some in former years as "Pennsylvania Dutch . " These people, Dr. Fogel says , "a.re the result of the great 'Pfalzereinwanderung.' which began in 1709-10. With these Palatines came a. l so some Swiss," and the author gives a very careful, and certainly useful, sketch of the origin, the traits and the present beliefs of some of the people illustrated in his treatise. "M.ore than 500.000 people in Pennsylvania alone understand Pennsylvnia German, and 300,000 speak the dialect."

The "beliefs and superstitions" are under various heads, from childhood to old age, and cover nearly all the relations of life. The brief extracts which follow, some of which are not new to many of our readers, will prove of unusual interest to all:

A child born in May will not live long.

A child born on SundR y will become ><aucy,

Any one born on Wednesday will be stupid.

A person born during a thunderstorm will be killed by lightning.

A child must receive Its first nursing at the right breast, so that it will not become left-handed.

When a child is baptized it is given a few teaspoonfuls of the baptismal water, so that jt mav be bright Rnd a good singer.

If in baptism the child does not receive the name intended for it. it will not live long.

A child must not be named after a deceased member of th e family, or It will not live to be old .

If a child is christened. Eve it will not live long,

There will be no more children in a fRmily a.fter one of them has been named for Its father or mother.

If the empty cradle is rocked, the baby wHl have colic.

Stepping over a child which is l ying on the floor will retard the growth.

If a child is given a book when it Is a ye:u ol<i it will be bright.

A child should cry Immediately after its birth, and it should be slapped until It does.

If a woman's dress turns up In th e back she has a lover, or It means disappoint· ment that day, or she will receive some money: but she must spit on her dress.

A bramble In a womR n's skirt lndicA te" a lover.

To gain the admiration of the opposite sex carry the heart of an owl on your person.

Your daughters will not marry if there are any peacock's feathers in the house

Take four onions, name them. and place them under the bed or the stove In the evening. The one that has sprouted next morning bears the name of your future husband.

Boil an egg hard, cut it In halves and fill one with salt. Eat this without drinking water, going backward upstairs to bed. The man who will bring you water durIng the night wi11 become your husband.

Marry in something borrowed.

When a girl's anxious to marry she should feed the cat from her shoe.

If a man offers his trousers to his wife the first morning of their wedded life wfll he h Pn-pt>ckell

A laughing bride becomes a weeping wife

The first to go to bed on the wedding night will be the first to die

If a younger sister marries before her older sisters, the older ones must dance in silk stockings.

To have luck in married life jump ovAr "' broomstick after the wedding

To dreR.m of. " · funeral mAans "- wedding.

Dream of cats and you will auarrel.

If A. woman mends her apron ><he ><Poils her luck

Killing a spider at sight prevents sore hands or felons.

If vour nose itches you will be kissed.

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A pimple on the tongue means you have told an untruth. Spitting into fire three tim es will cause it to disapPP.ll.r.

A flea on your hand. "· letter fron; country.

If a bat flies into a house the dev1l JS afte: you.

Never stop on a grating in a pavement: 1t brings bad luck.

A cat passing you brings good luck: a d<;>g. bad luck.

Never pick up money from crossroads: 1t brmgs bad luck.

It i" bll,d luck to meet a cross-eyed wom:' n·

Everything planted by a person before h1s death will granually die

When bP.witched. Jay th e broom bP.for e th P. door. The first thing to come a long is the witch. · ,

Cut vour corns with "· dP.ad mans razor

Nail' a toad ' s foot ov e r the stable door to drive and ke ep out the w1tches.

If brean don't rise, J.t Js bewitched.

Load a bewitched gun with a bullet of ha1r.

Th e gun or rifl e with which you shoot a cat won't kill after tJ:at.

If your child is lost, call it three times through a knothole facmg the east.

NP.vP.r tak e an old broom wh<>n moving

You must not take th e c a t with you the day you move : It sho_uld be f_etched. later women will not bP.come hom esick if you s-ew salt and bread 1nto the1r petticoats

If a cow has indigestion, steal a dishcloth feed to her.

A billygoat on a farm pr eve nts cows from m•scarry1ng.

Ti e a stolen apron string round the spramed leg of th e horse.

If you fetch pigs on Saturday, they will not thrive

If butter won't come, jab the milk with a butcher knife

Don't discuss the setting of h ens at m eal tim e or th e P.gl'{s won't hatch.

When hens don't laY. tack up a sign, "Eggs, 10 cents a dozen," and they will certainly beg in to lay.

When boiling applebutter, put a copper cent or a peachstone into the kettle to prev e nt it from scorching.

Vinegar will b<> strong if three women blow into the barrel.

A woman will los<> hP.r husband if s h e transplants parsley.

To be successful with flowering plants. steal the slips.

Tre es will bear bettP.r if you wish them a Happy NP.W Ye.ar.

Shoot into a tr<> e th!J t will not. bear fruit.

Burn old di,h-cloths to drive out garter snak<>s .

If vou "mell skunks. it mean" rain

A dog lving on its back indicates stormy weather.

Never point your finger at a thunderstorm or at the sky,

You will go crazy if the moon shines on you in bed.

Cutting finger - nails in new moon prevents toothache.

Show th e new moon mon ey, and you will have more

If you begin plastering a house on Saturday the nlastering will fall off. Your pigs will die if you do washing on Wednesday, If you take a bath or change clothing between Christmas and New Year you will have hard luck.

Rub warts with a stolen piece of rind of bacon.

Eatables stolen at night cure whooping cough.

Kissing a negro will cure a child of whooping cough ,

Burning the combings of your hair makes you stupid.

Ironing the backs of shirts causes boils to the wearer.

To retain your beauty, you should take off shoes a nd stockings in bed.-(PhiladeZpl!ia Record.)

NAMES FRATERNITY IDEALS

DR. FRANCIS SHEPARDSON (Ohica go)

ASSOCIATE PROF SHEPARDSON IS SPEAKER AT FRESHMEN LUNCHEON

Modern frat e rniti es hav e four ideals in the opinion of Associate Prof. Shepardson of the Department of Histor y. Mr. Shepardson spoke yesterday at the third of a series of FrP.shman cl,.ss luncheons given uniler thr. a uspices of the Y. M. C. A. " Th e four great id eals of the fraternities today," said Associate Prof. Shepardson. "are to makP. th e college th e big thing in th e coll e g e man's life : to make for a friendly spirit among the fraternities thems e lv es: to produce better morals in the -college men: a nd finall y to make possible that individualism that Is conducive to success.

"The first point can be es p ecially r ecom mend e d to all men, wh e ther pledge d to fraternities or not. All Chicago men shoultl work for Chicago. They should put som e thin g into it rather than continually take so m et hing from it Just as the colleges today are different than those of thirtv years ago, in like proportion are the fr a t e rniti es and the at.t.itud<> toward th e m iliffere nt."-Daihi Maroon.

TWE N TY MEMBERS OF FACULTY BEGIN UNIVERSITY DUTIES

DALLAS D JOHNSON (OoZmnbia)

VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ENRICHED BY GRADUATES OF MANY HALLS OF LEATINJNG

Tw e nt y new memb ers of the faculty began work in the various departm e nts at the Universit y of Washington this yP.ar

Dallas D. Johnson, Columbia Chapter. who succeeded Dr . Joseph K. Hart, resigned, as assistant professor of education. was last year head of the department of education at the Bowling Green, 0., State Normal School. He was graduated as master of arts from Columbia University in 1914, and was ho l der of the Earl scho l arship( Seattle Times )

GEORGE L SCHOONOVER (Io10a Chapter)

West Liberty recent l y dedicated their new temple with appropriate ceremonies. ThP. building cost $25,000 and the beautiful furnishings were donated by Mt. Cal vary Lodge No. 95, Liberty Chapter No. 79, R. A . M .. and Lotus Chapter No . 0. E. s Grand Master Chas. W. Walton. Deputy Grand MastP.r George L. Schoonover. Chapter. Grand Chaplain Rev. John Dysart, Grand Secretary Newton R. Parvin and Grand Tyler Amos N. Alberson were all present. Mrs. C l are Hughes. Grand Secretary of the 0. E. S., was present as a special guest as she is the widow of Brother H. W. Hughes, a most highly esteemed Master of Mt. Cal vary Lodge. A bountifu l banquet was served by the ladies of Lotus Chapter.-(Ma.sonic Bulletin.)

SEARSON

(Kansas St(tte)

SEARSON TELLS OF THE DAYS OF REAL SPORT

"WhPn is a fish not a whale?" asked N. A. Crawford, head of the Department or Journalism. who had been listening intently to Prof. Searson's amazing tale. ucan't guess?"

"When the baby weighs 46 pounds, but thereon hangs a tale - fish tale.

"I had been fishing for pike in a Wisconsin stream. Didn't even get a Stl"!Ke between e l even and five o'clock. Then I came to a series of riffles and holes and luck "Forchanged an hour and a half I was busy. It was about as good fishing as l ever nau. After half an hour's fight I pulled out a montrous glittering pike, utterly exhaustea.

"A Mr. Simons met me "s I Wl'IS cnminv, i n.

u 'What luck?"

"I showed him: 'Just l ook at my pike Weighs 60 pounds. Caught him in half hour.'

" ' What do you get for doing small fishing?' he asked with a l augh. 'You can't gUPSS WPight!<.'

"I smiled. weigh it, knowing- weli the street to where an iceman lived blessed if it didn't weigh 46 pounds. fishing- for a living.

we had no scales. However. we slipped across Borrowing his scales we hung up the fish and I was a l most induced to take up a little pike

" I was .iust starting- out the next day when the little girl at whose house I was staying- came to m e with the information that ther e was a new baby at her home.

"'We want to weigh it.' she said with an expression of p l easure, 'but we have no scales.'

"l camP. to the re!<cne wfth mv borrowP.il fcP. scales

"I sat around awhile tinkering with my fish lines when I heard the doctor murmur 'this is rP.markable; really I can't remember such a c".se: in fact there is no parallel In meillcAl hlstorv of " · babv WPig-h!ng- 46 pounds-reallY---'

"Interested. my feet wand e red to where the baby was being weighed and sure Pnoug-h It tippPd the bPam at 46 pounds.

"'Do you suppose there is· something the matter with the scales?' mus e d the doctor.

"Of course not," I told him. 'and to back my statement I will call over the i ceman to whom they belonged.'

"The iceman lumbered Into the house swingfne: his long- arms. 'Of course those scalP!< are rig-ht,' he answered, backin g me up ; 'why I've bP.en selling ice with them an summer.'"

"Do vou suppose thPrP was !<Orn e chance of error?" ask e d Professord Crawford, rubbing off an imaJ?inl'lrY soot on his fing-er n Ril. "Proof? Sur e, I have four witnesses and don't expect anybody to believe it. WritP to the lcP man."- (Kansas State Co ll eoi ntl.)

HISTORIC PAGEANT

PRODUCED AT STATE'S SUMMER SESSION

WILLIAM S. DYE (P em> sylvanda ,<;tat e )

State College. Pl'l Aue:ust 12.-Fa.ther Penn. a n historic pag"eant. in six episodes and two prolog-u e s, was prese nted by th e summ e r SP.Sf<ion stud..rots in the Schwab Auditorium. More than two hundred persons pRrticipat e il in the p e rformanc P. which was wJtn es sPil by an a udience of several hundred studP.nts n.nd facu l tv members. As a spectacle of unusual that ha.il bP.en conceived l'l.n d executed who ll v within thP summPr !<chool, It was the culminating f ea ture of a l ong program of Pxtra.-curriculum activities

ThP book, produc ed In co llaboration bv Prof es >wrs WilliRm S. Dve Tr of the State College faculty. and John H. Frizzell . of the Department of at State College. set forth episodically the narrativ e of Pennsylvania as the melting pot of e arly sP.t.tlerR in this countrY. , Presid e nt E. E. Sparks. of the State Co ll ege, wrote the in i tta l prologuP.. with Its ch,.racters of Penn, Columbia and the IndiRn dancers Th e pro l ogue to the last

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episode was from the p e n of Professor William D. Crockett, of the colleg-e teaching force

In the first episode, the locale of which was. at Upland, Chester, on thP. Delaware river the earliest of Swedish settlements 1n Pennsylvama was faithfully dt:awn by the authors, aided by the execution of beautiful folk ?ances and well rendererllmes.

Episode number two, was concerned with the English and Quak!_lr .m the Keystone State on a village green at some hamlet outside of Ph1ladelph1a m _the olden time. About an old Maypole was performed th e time-honored English spnngtim e danc e -Phi lcul el p hia E1:eniny L edg er

SUMMER COURSE IN FACTORY MANAGEMENT AT PENN STATE

HUGO DIEMER (Pennsyl v ania Sta te)

State College, Pa August 12 -With th e close of tl'!e most summer session in the history of the Pennsylvania State College, this week there will be opened a summer course in factory organization, cost accounting and scientific management. Instruction in those subjects will be offered for two weeks, beginning August 14. by experts in the m ec hanical engineering department of the college.

Th e course is offered primarily for men engaged in industrial activities as foreman, timek ee pers, cost accountants. storekeepers. clerks, m e mbers of production or planning departments, and superintendents and managers. The two w ee ks period at this s eas on is expected to accommodate many m•m who will combinP. a summP.r outing in the Pennsylvania mountains with the acquisition of practical knowledge in their own f! P. ld of P.mployment.

Th e lectures and discu ss ions will be conducted by Hugo Diemer. professor of industrial engineering at the college Some of the topics are: Organization and control. factory accounts, departmental r e ports the planning of factory buildings, th e influ e nce of design on their productiv e capacity, employment of labor a nd labor problems, foundry systems, bills of material. the purchasing department, cost departm e nt. wage systems, etc. PracticR.l work will b P. obtRinP.d in the college shops under the dir e ction of W. H. Tabor, of the Tabor Manufacturing Company, of Philad e lphia.Tit e Philadelphia (P 1·ess .)

DRIPS AND SHAFF IN RECORD RUN

WILLIAM DRIPS

RETURN TO CLINTON HOMES AFTER THREE MONTHS' TOUR TO WEST COAST

LAUD CLINTON COUNTY

BEST ROADS IN lOWA IN CLINTON COUNTY AND SCOTT COUNTY COMES SECOND-WEST IS HOSPITABLE AND COURTEOUS-FIND TOLL FEES ARE BIG-CROSSING DESERT

William Drips and Heman Shaff ran into Clinton this week on the last leg of th e ir overland trip to California and return, having established a record run from Los Angeles to Kansas City, 1,938 mil e s in ten days' running time They would have r eac hed Clinton two days earlier but for 200 miles of mud between here and Kansas City, mostly in the southern part of this state, the run from there having been made in four days instead of two. They left Clinton July 25 and started eastward S ep t e mb P. r 27. On the return two days were passed at the Grand Canyon of Colorado a nrl two rlays' sight- seeing in Kansas City. They followed the Santa Fe trail from Santa Fe to Kansas City anrl comment upon the remarkable work done by the Southern California Auto Club, which has marked the road so thoroughly to Kansas City that there is no n ee d to ask one question. Nevada they found the most poorly marked of any state, and this Is the only criticism made upon the Lincoln highway, that tourists across that state are very apt to ge t lost They found one party that was lost for three days, so gave up following that trail through Nevada

In the 7,500 miles' journey they did not touch the engine of their car once. They changed tires so many times that they can do that now in four minutes' time and they can knock down and assemble a car as well as the next amateur. The most serious trouble th e y had was when they broke a front spring, on the Pacific highway, supposed to be onP. of the best roads they traveled.

TOLL ESTIMATES

P eo ple around here should not complain of bridge tolls, they aver, for they paid $3.50 to cross the Santa Fe Railroad bridge on the ties. This was 50 cheaper than the ferry and much better as the ferry route takes one forty miles off the trail and throu!'"h a dangerous desert. Both young men are so interested in their trip that they gave a composite story of their experiences, which are varied enough to furnish Information for travelers in all sorts of vehicles. They saw a Franklin car off the road in the desert Rnd it took two Fords to drag it back out of the sand.

Their car had to be dragged out of the mud but once, that was in South Dakota going out, and a ranch e r came horseback and driving a pair of mules, but they made every town on _their own engine. Ignition was burned out once and they fixed that, too, but down m th e des e rt is where one has to be careful. Every engine will boil th e re, and the water question is a serious one unless one will be forehanded. Across

the Mojave Desert is 240 miles, but th e Santa Fe has placed water stations for their section men and one can get soft wat e r, not alkali, there. Eastern people who wish to travel in style and won't carry canvas water bags are th e on ly ones who r eally suffer.

The trails are marked to designat e arroyos from 100 to 200 f ee t away. P e ople don't know bad roads here, say the young men. There in th e West there are no grades, no c ulv e rts, just wagon roads left from ear l y days. Down in the desert region there are occasional cloudburs-ts and th e n everything is swept away th e one th ey struck just after such a storm was so rough that for ten mil es th e y could hardly stick in the car.

At the La Bajada they made eighteen hairpin turns. climbed 1,900 feet and backed around four of the turns. A man s1rnply must know his engine and be sure that his brakes are good in such places. Going and corning th e y cross e d e ight mountain pass es, good roads but crooked so that in one place it took seven hours to g e t ahead seventy mil e s. 'l'hey stuck to the work and were th e first drivers of their make of car to cross South Dakota this summer, r ea lly the first heavy car to pass, and the first of their kind to go through th e Yellowston e.

CAMPING FACILITIES

Permission for autoists to make the Y e llowston e is r e volutionizing tr ave l th e r e, they claim, as the parties camp as they go, a nd th e government has marked a ll stopping pl aces satisfactorily with th e b e st of schedules arranged. Even in Kans as and in all the c iti es further west, tney found th e camping place id ea well thought out. Th e cities provide three or four of such parking pl aces a nd th e machin es are plac e d where there is an abundance of good water, open fireplaces or gypsy stoves, and room for t e nts if ne e d e d. This k ee ps the tourists in th e towns over night and react5 to th e benefit of the merchants.

Hospitality in the West is marked. At Cody, Wyo., the secretary of the Commercial Club met them before they were fairly out of the car, helped route them through the parK, told them where they could get b est supplies and extended eve ry courtesy. This trait is western to a degr ee. The people tell where the cheapest gasoline can be bought, the best me a ls for the mon ey, th e b e st s erv ice. In Shoshon e county, Wyoming, there is free service. The roads are pla inly marked, if in troubl e, phone such a number a nd h e lp will come. This service is e xt e nd ed to every portion of th e c o unty and broken cars are dragged into town without one cent of cost to th e tourist. In this locality they had a littl e trouble and a trav e ling man off e red to t a k e th e m in, but when they said they could get along, he to ld th e m th ey might get hungry, and, being a grocery sal e sman, bestowed two cans of pineapple upon th e m. Th e only place they took help, they were dr a gged two mil es and paid $ 2. 50, whil e ab out here the custom is to charge $5 if only a mile is covered.

Los Angeles they greeted with joy as a truly western city with prices right. Nearer th e fair grounds th ey found, of course, th e usu a l fair but speak glowingly of the beauty of the exposition at San Francisco . The illumination is wonderful, the magnificent scintillator add ing marvelously to the effect of the w a rm co lor us ed in the buildings . Street car service is systematized to an unus ual degree in l::lan Francisco . they said.

California was a state of contrasts, a.s they worked through the timber into the mining district, th e n to the semi -tr opic and the tropical region <1.nd over int o th e desert The roads wer e th e best anrl. th e worst the y found Thos e und e r construction are classed as fierce, but always mark ed "d a n gero us, but passab l e ," "impass a bl e ," " t e mpor a ry," etc., so that a tourist knows what is corning. Montana w as the best s tate on the average of any crossed, and t aking a l ook ba c kwarrl. both agree that Iowa needs to have her roads well marked and th en worked better.-(Ciinton H erallZ )

MASO_ IC SMOKER A SUCCESS

Oo l u m b ia

Over one hundr e d Masons gathered at a smoker at Earl Hall l ast night, as the guests of Acacia Fraternity, and listened to addresses by distinguished Masons. Right Worshipful Char l es G F. W" hle, Past Judg e Advocate of th e Grand Lodg e of New York. and Right Worshipful Edwin J. Beinecke, District Gr a nd Master, w e re th e principal speakers of the evening. Judg e Wahl e spoke on th e "Wiilow ' s Son" and gave a very scho l arly address pointing out the significance to Masons. and Mr. Beinecke exhorted the Masons to giv e uns elfish ly of their s e rvices for human b e tt e rment whether in or out of their fratern a l circles. Other addresses were mad e by Car l Helm Worshipful Master of washington Lodge , and bY Dr. J. Gardn er Smith. Dr. W H McCastline. University Physician. was chairman of the gath e ring. Musical numb e rs wer e given by memb e rs of Acacia. and refreshments were served. Weekly trips to various lod ges are conducted, and all Masons inte rest e d in visiting or in attending such social gatherings as l ast night should regist e r with D. A. EmburY, 3fi8 W 123ril Street..

VISITI IG MASONS GUESTS IN URBANA

LODGEMEN FROM DANVILLE, CHAMPAIGN AND OTHER CITIES ENTERTAI NED "UNCLE JOE" GIVES TALK

CAN NON REFRAINS FROM MAKING REMARKS THAT DO NOT COME UNDER HEAD OF HIS SUBJECT "FOR GOOD OF THE ORDER"

One of th e most auspicious gatherings of Masons held rec e ntl y in Urbana took place on Friday evening, when Urbana Lodge No. 157, A F. & A M e ntert a in ed

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visiting Masons from Danville! Champaign and o_ther cities, to the number. of 450 The entertainment was m return for the mv1tat10n extended by the Danvllle Masons to the Urbana Masons some time ago.

BANQUET SERVED IN TEMPLE

The Danville contingency arrived about 4 : 30 o'clock Friday evening in two special cars. They wer e escorted to the temple of the Urbana Lodge, and in a while were seated in the large dining hall, where a banquet was served, 365 eatmg at the first serving. There were no talks

Following the f e ast the Masons repaired to the lodge room on the th1rd fi?ot·. The only speech of the evening was delivered by Hon . Jos. G. Cannon of Danv1lle. "Uncle Joe" refrain e d from making anv remarks that did not come under the head "for the gooil of the oriler."

THIRD DEGREE CONFERRED

Following "Uncle Joe's" speech the members of the Acacia Fraternity, the University organization. conferred the third degree and the officers and staff of Olive Branch Lodge No 38 of Danville conferred the third degree on another candidate. It was past 11 :30 wh en the work was finished -Ghant7Jaign Da i ly 11- ew s

MASONIC NOTICE

Lafayette Lodge No . 16 invites all Masonic students to a social gathering in Lhe lodge room, corner 5th and Povntz Ave , Wednesday evening, September 22, at 8 o'clock. Come and get acquainted with Manhattan Masons. Chas. A. Scott, W. M.

ACACIA AND THE MAN

We can summarize the pr i nciples of Acacia in the attitude of the fraternity toward its own men . We pride ourselves that we can take a good man, wherever we find him, whether he is rich or poor, whether he is working his way through school or has abundance of leisure, and make a loyal Acacian of him. We can offer him the privileges of Acacia, the support of a powerful organization, the Masonic influence, and the fellowsh ip of an unusual group of men, with the promise that the fraternity will not be an added burden to him, either in time or money: He can participate in fraternity life and share its activities without finding it a serious drain upon h is resources. But on the other hand we are careful of the sort of men we admit to these privileges. We do not pick a man for the size of his allowance or the set in which he happens to move; but we trye and judge h i m for what he really is and for what gives promise of doing in the future I think that, more than any <;>ther fraternity, we pick men for their promise of futtfre success. And that is what Acacia expects of her men, success. A successfu l alumnus means more to us than a brief career in University circles. Whether a man can he lp us much here, whether he has time and money to do much in college activities, we expect him to make good. Nor are we often dis:1ppoin t ed, for we are proud of the record of our alumn i and we think that their success justifies the principles of Acacia Fraternity. -Dal eth Asp.

THE UNIVERSITY AND THE FRATERNITY

The Unive;rsity of Washington has left the rank and file of American universities. In recognizing the fraternity as an organization within the university, with unlimited possibilities for securing and maintaining certain standards of scholarship, ideals and morals , Ex-President Landes and President Suzzallo have placed themselves far in the foreground as progressive educators.

The co-operation of the university officials and the fraternities can only result in lifting the fraternities to a still higher plane, thereby bettering the university and the community.

The fraternity man, a picked man, is more than an average student. He is elected because of promise , for the fraternity man sees in the pledgee a leader, a man able to help the university. The union of the faculty and these leaders will enable the university heads to direct the fraternity efforts into the most effective channels, for the upbuilding of the student body and the university.

With close companionship the university and the fraternities need have no fear of legislation , such as has been called to the attention of the public in the past.

FRATERNALISM VERSUS BUSINESS

It is safe to assume that all of the chapters have a few names of members upon their books who have unpaid frequentLy called to their attention , balances due to an over-extent of fraternalism. The question, "] ust where does fraternalism stop and business commence?" is oftentimes asked by the men paying the bills.

Business and fraternalism cannot be separated. The fraternity must have good business management if it is to continue, and good busimanagement means all bills paid.

The brother expecting credit is asking for something he cannot get fro;n the world at large and on the basis of fraternalism.

Fraternali s m is giving, not receiving; offering , not asking; lifting, not pulling down.

THE HONOR MEN

are the men who attain fame in after years regard- . less of any statements to the contrary. This fact is most clearly pointed out by Van Dyke in Scribner's (September , 1912 ), wh o , as a result of investigations of the records of five of the leading Ea s tern universities, covering a period of twenty years, discovered that of the first honor men nearly fifty per cent were mentioned in Who' s \Vho , of the second honor men about twenty-five per cent , and of the pass men approximately five per cent.

These figures emphasise most emphatically the fact that ten of the first honor men attain destinction to every one of the pass men.

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You can estimate your position in the rank and file of American citizenship as well as compute your ability to take an active part and have a influence in the affairs of the community in which you may reside.

THE LEADERS in college act ivities spring into prominence often times over night. The fraternities which boast of these leaders point with pride to their political influence, not regarding the ability of the man to fill the niche cut for him.

The mere fact that a man of your membership holds this or that office is not necessarily a matter to be proud of. If he is the best man for the position and can do more good for the university than another in his place, then your chapter has a just claim for respect and admiration. If he fails, the chapter will suffer the shame, for a far greater period than they ever could hope to have shared his honor had he succeeded

THE PERSONNEL of your chapter determines your rank in your university and in the fraternity. A numerical sta t ement of members is no indication of strength.

Active, strong, well developed, broad minded men of symmetry make brotherhood worthy of the name. Such men are not to be found in any one department, nor do they come from the same location. They are not of necessity the sons of men of prominence, influence and wealth.

Men w ith aspirations for a position in the foreground, whether it be in athletic, po liti cal, literary or dramatic fields, are the men who will develop your organiza ti on into the most forceful group on your campus .

THE NEW MEN in your chapter can be made the most potent factors in the chapter and the university , if they are properly schooled. The man with the real interest of the fraternity at heart wi ll seek the instruction you older men are able to give. The new man, untutored in fraternity matters , does not think in fraternal terms; he en j oys the home of the chapter , the fellowships it brings and the sociability resulting from these influences, never thinking of the honest efforts expended in making these privileges possible The mechanism of the fraternity grinds along without the impulse of his added energy. A detailed exp lanati on of the parts essential to an efficient chapter will arouse his interest to the extent that he will either oil the bearings, by contributing, reduce the wearing surface, by adjusting himself to mesh with the o ther cogs, or attempt to add momentum t o the slowly moving mass by pushing. . The combined efforts of a ll of your men will furnish an undreamed of motive force which will soon speed your chapter into the foreground of fraternities as honor inen and leaders.

YOUR PART

may appear to be very small You can take IN THE LOCAL "the le ad" by pointing o ut a few impediments INTER-FRATERNITY which, when removed, will forever place your CONFERENCE university beyond legislative action.

You are judged , a great many time s, by your poorest man; the fraternities are judged, in the same manner , by the weakes t chapter in 1he Conference. You can call the reoresentatives' attention t o the upinion that is being fostered by a member's disreputable conduct.

The rushing and pledging of High Schoo l students w ill soon be a thing of the past; you can estab li sh a position as a progressive thinker by pointing o ut the evil effects of the system, common to so many of our colleges.

Fraternity lobbying is one of the greatest evils prevalent today Fraternity men owe the university an unbiased ballot when voting for men to fill positions in student activities.

Your part in the Inter-Fraternity Conference is to make the members see these incumbrances t o progress, and hasten the time when they will be made matters of history.

The fraternity , as a unit , sympathizes with ex-Grand President Shepardson in the loss of his mother, vvho passed away at her h o me in Virginia, October the thirty-nrst.

The editor regrets , exceedingly , to announce the loss of Associate Editors Connibear and M undhenk. These men entered into the work of editing the Journal last year ·with unlimited enthusiasm. Brother Mundhenk, former editor of a Masonic magazine, furnished a great deal of the material which made the Masonic section what it was, while Brother Connibear gave his attention to the chapter letter s and subscribers in the Western district.

Brother Hill of Kansas has been added to the staff to fill the position vacated by Brother Connibear, and knowing his interest in Acacia I feel certain that he will put forth every effort to improve the Journal.

Grand President and Mrs. Frazer desire to express their appreciation for the most artistic and appropriate tea set presented them , by the fraternity, upon the occasion of their marriage .

Errata: The pro ceedings of the Tenth Annual Conclave. The s ig nature of ''The Report of the Committee on Traveling Counselor" s hould have two names to it , those of Brothers Benj. H Pratt and E. D. Flynn. The minutes , instead of reading "the delegates were the guests of the local chapters o n the Zone," should have read "the delegates were the guests of the Northern California Alumni Association."

Your attention is called to the form, printed in this Journal, to be filled out and sent to the Editor.

BANQUET

In honor of the delegates to the Conclave from other chapters who were in the city the evening of August 26th, a banquet was given at th e University Club by the active Chicago chapter a nd the Chicago Alumni Chapter. Aside from our own delegate, Brother McDavid , there were four other delegates in attendance, Brothers Reese , of Ohio State; Kirk, of Illinoi s; Russell, of Minnesota; and Everett of Franklin Chapter. As at our summer initiation there were thirteen chapters of Acacia represented by the men who sa t around the banquet table

Grand Treasurer Woodward acted as toastmaster. Brother H a ll, of Yale, the originator of the endowment fund idea, welcomed the guests of the evening. Brother Merrill, of our Ch a pter, followed with words of welcome to our visitors on behalf of the local Chapter. Brother Brown, president of the Chicago Alumni Association, read a r epo rt drawn up by a committee of the Chicago Alumni Chapter to be presented at the Conclave, also a letter written by himself supporting the committee's report, in regard to an endowment fund Brother Gilbert, of Columbia, was then called upon. Brother Gilbert surely has the true Acacia spirit, and expressed it in his remarks. The five delegates mentioned above were then called upon and each gave a short talk on some point that will be discussed at the Conclave . Brother Hall, of Yale,

Harvard

ended the speech-making with some pointed remarks in regard to the en· dowment fund.

Between courses Acacia songs were sung-the " Convention Song" being especially popular.

Aside from the Chicago Chapter men and the delegate s mentioned above, the following broth e rs were present: Grand Treasurer Woodward and H. L. Brown of Michigan Chapter ; C. W. Hall and A. W. Hendrickson, of Yale; R . L. Snody, of Minnesota; 0. E . Gallup and J. W. Shera, of Purdue; C. I. Reed, H. S. Thatcher and M . L. Wright, of Ohio State; George Goldman, of Syracuse ; T. W. Gilbert, of Columbia; W. K. Porter, Donald Kirk , A. Loomis, W. I. Kirby, C. S . Huntington and G. P . Vaughan, of Illinois; W A. Bevan, of Iowa State; W. C. Thom as and ]. R. Cable, of Missouri; ]. F. Heller, of Northwestern. -Midway A ca cian .

DETROIT ALUMNI

The Detroit Alumni have taken steps toward the organiation of an Alumni Chapter There are a number of alumni of Michigan Chapter and other chapters in the city and the outlook is most encouraging. The officers of the chapter are Frederick B. Stevens, President, Wm H. Van Sickle , Vice-President and Clarence W. Hill, Secretary. Brother Hill was the first Grand Secretary of Acacia and we may expect a flourishing chapter

ENGAGEMENTS

The Chapter has received announcement of the engagement of Miss Marjorie . Odlin, of Boston, to Brother M. D. Limmy. Brother Limmy spent se'vera! weeks at the Chapter House during the s ummer . Pennsylvania State

Michigan

The engagement of Brother Jack White to Mis s Smith , of Bellefonte, Pa., has been announced.

MARRIAGES

"G loomy " Christman , now located in Bryan, Ohio , was united in marriage to Miss V an Ness during August.

Kansas

The Chapter acknowledged the receipt of an announcement of the mar-

riage of "Pat" Crowell on October twenty-seventh.

Lotiis Kobler, cashier of the bank at Spivey, was married last summer.

Nebraska

On June 17th Howard Gramlich was married to Miss Mabel Daniels an Achoth. They are now residing in East Lincoln.

On the same day Lee Basye was married to Miss Alta Kates. They are now living at Alliance.

Charles K. Morris s married tCl Miss Jean McGahey, Pi Beta Phi. Their home is now at Nelson, N ebraska.

We also have received the announcement of the marriage of Philip Yunkcrs to Miss Ethel Claflin of Lansing, Michigan.

Evan Z. Hornberger was married to Marjorie Lichtenwallner, a Phi Mu . Th e y are now living in Omaha.

California

Brother Charron M. Staples , delegate to the Columbia Conclave, was married to Miss Merle Lutton of Denver , September first. Mr. and Mrs. Lutton are now at home in Morence, Arizona.

Harvard

Brother L. L. Duxbury and Miss Valera Coon, of Brookline, Mass., were married O c tober 14. Brother Duxbury is living in Caledonia , Minnesota, but found time to return to Massachusetts last spring and spend a few days at the Chapter House.

Brother L. S. Duxbury and Mi s s Laura Lucille Brown, of Brookville, P e nnsylvania , September 11 and are living in Duluth, Minnesota.

Brother Archer Taylor was married S e ptember 9 to Miss Alice Jones , of Minersville, Pa. Brother Taylor received his Ph. D. in German last June and is now instructing in Washington University, St. Louis, Mo

Brother E. L. Rowland and Miss Mary Franklin, of Roxbury, Mass. , were married June 19

The marriage of Brother W. F. Merrill and Miss Jeanette Lander of Bingham, Maine, was solemnized October 11.

The marriage of Brother E. D. Adair and Miss Bertice L. Carpenter of Scranton, Pa., was announced July 28

Illinois

Leonard V. James , as sociate in electrical engineering at the University, was marned on Aug. 11 at Urbana to Elizabeth Good, ex-'14 sp. They are at h ome in Urbana. 711 · W. California Ave.

Franklin

Mr. Guy Cooke and Miss Belle Elliott announced their marriage on Thursday, the eleventh of November. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke are at home at 56 Tonncele Ave ., Jer s ey City, New Jersey.

Brother Dr. William L. Magee, Dent. '15 , was married on the first of June 1915 , to Miss Vera Mae Hoppes. are li ving at 5901 Cobb's Creek Parkway, Philadelphia .

Minnesota

The following marriage announcements have been received during the summer. The Minnesota Chapter wishes them happiness and prosperity : Brother Geo. E. Frazer to Miss Helen James.

Brother Arthur Wallinder to Miss Jennie Swalstad.

Brother Benjamin Co l e to M is s Marion Walters . Brother L. L. Hansen to Miss Dora Hanson

Brother Wm. W. Norton to Miss Jennie Lewis.

Brother L. L. Mercer to Miss Edith Guild.

Brother Oscar Amundson was married to Miss Florence Loomis last summer. We are still hoping to have him back in school the last of the year. Oscar is now with the Minn St e el Co at Duluth, Minn.

We hear . from our brothers who graduated last year ; now and then L. R. Olson was married last spring to Miss Bonnie Hanson. Les. is now chemist for the Royal Milling Co , Great Falls, Mont

Missouri

The announcement of the marriage of Brother H K. Thatcher and Mis s Lila Dalton, of Malden, Mo., . was received durin<r the s umm e r.

Brother Bl a ckwell and Miss Salome Love were a l so married during the summer.

Cornell

Brother Howard C. Pierce, chart e r member, was married to Miss Leila

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Earle Hambury on the twenty-third of October, at Worcester, ]. Paul Wait, now pracbc.mg law .at Sturgis, Michigan, was marned to M1ss Ethel Cole l ast June.

Gay Wollenweber was married last spring. He is now in business at Ft. Meyers, Florida .

Brother T. A. H. Teeter was married on September 1 to Miss Kather in e Monell, at Ithaca, N. Y.

Chas. E. Bee was married to Helen E. Blake, of Ithaca , last May

D. Scott Fox, instructor in the U niversity, was married Miss Grace Fordyce during the sprmg.

Purdue

Mr. James Riley Meeks, '14, was married to Miss Olive Moody, August 17

The marriage of Brother Georgo:: Rowland and Miss Sarah Jane Wiley took place June 16

Brother Robert Franklin Chamberlain and Miss Mabelle Sandwick were married August 19.

Chicago

Among our recent benedicts was one of th e Charter members of the Chapter, Brother James Edgar Bell. Brother Bell spent a few days with us in the hou se ear ly in the quarter, but all of 2 s udden quietly disappeared. In a few days we received an announcement from Ottawa, Ill., making known his marriage to Miss Rosalie Mary Retz on Saturday, June 26, 1915. They will be at home in Seattle, Wash., after October 1, 1915.

On Wednesday, June 16, occurred the marriag e of Brother John Hume Martin and Miss Caroline Susanna Hatcher, at Los Angeles, Cal. At home a fter July 1, 1915, Congress Apartments, Los Angeles.

Brother John S. Jones was married on June 8, to Miss Kathleen Kerr, at Independence, Mo. They have been living at 6040 Ellis Ave . this summer, while Brother Jones has been doing work in the Law School. The com· ing year they will live at Columbia, Mo., where Brother Jones will continue his w o rk at the University of Missouri.

Yale

Brother Kenneth C . McK e nzie was married on July 8, to Miss Ruth P. Whiting, at East Dedham, Mass.

Brother Thomas H. Russell, Jr., was married Wednesday, September 8, to Miss Miriam Smith of New Haven

Miss Smith's father was editor of the Century Dictionary.

Brother William Oren Trenor was married July 14, to Miss Maidai Ethel Howard at Floyd Court House, Va. Brother Robert Benjamin Wear was married August 12, to Miss Alice Lyda von N iedhauser at Kuling, Chma.

Columbia

J. L. Stenquist, Brother Harbeson and Brother Humphries have married.

Iowa State

Iowa State Chapter announces the marriages of Brothers Dr. J. D. Grossman of the Veterinary Department, Dr. W. Machlin of Coon Rapids, Dr. Lew Nelson of Ames. Brothers Espe, Fraser and Kinn e y also surprised the Chapter this fall.

Iowa

Sterling, Colo ., July 21.-The handsome home of Mr. and Mrs. Horace B. Davis was the scene tonight of one of the foremost society events in Sterling when the daughter, Miss Madeline Lee Davis , became th e bride of Dr. C. A. Greenawalt. Mrs. Greenawalt is a leader sor,ially a mong the younger set, and Dr. Greenawalt occupies a high position professionally and is a popular club man.

The Davis mansion was filled with a gathering of 160 persons, from far and near, to attend the nuptials. The Rev. Dr. W. ]. Bingham read the ceremony. Promptly at 8 o'clock the bride, dressed in a beautiful creation of white satin, adorned with a veil caught up with lilies of the valley, descended the broad open staircase on the arm of her father. She was attended by Miss Pauline Wesner and Miss Isabel Henderson, bridesmaids, and Miss Katherine Lee de Veau of Minn ea polis, maid of honor. Mrs. L. W. Davenport, sisIter of the bride, was matron of honor. The bridegroom was attended by Vallorous C. Gerrish of Troy, N. Y.

The bridal party 's path lay through a lane of flowers, which was carpeted with buds scattered by Virginia Lee Davenport, niece of the bride, and Marian Bovard. Little Miss Mildred Daley of Brush was the ringbearer.

The bridal party approached an arch of smilax and ros es to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march, and strains from Mendelssohn accompanied the recessional, with Paul Henderson at the piano. Miss Naomi Robinson of

Kankakee, Ill., sang "0, Perfect Love."

An elaborate wedding s upper followed the ceremony, and the coup le remained in the city over night, intending to leave by automobile in the morning for their honeymoon.

They will go to Chevenne, then to Cherokee Park, Estes Park, Colorado Springs and other resorts in Colorado They will be gone about two weeks.Denver Rocky Mountain News.

George Hilliard and Miss Bertha Tibbetts were married at Long Beach, Cal., on the twenty-third of June. They will make their home in Sigourney , Iowa, where George is superintendent of schools.

Archie C. Shupe and Miss Lilian Carter were married the 11th of August at Burlington, Iowa, and are now in their new home at Oakville where Archie presides as superintendent of sc hools

Pennsylvania State

Brother H. E. Thompson, '14, was married early in September to Miss Sarah McGinley, of Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and is now living in Salt Lake City, Utah, where he is engaged in work for a smelting company.

Syracuse

Brother Walter C. lies was united in marriage September 5 to Miss Kathleen Burren, at Syracuse, New York. Brother lies is continuing his work with the faculty of the New York State College of Forestry

Washington Chapter

'12 Carl H. Norris has followed in the footsteps of all good Acacians who have gone before him and taken unto himself a wife.

BIRTHS

Ohio State Chapter

Brother C. E. McQuigg, Ohio , is the happy parent of twin sons, born in State College, Pa., on September 8th.

Franklin Chapter

A so n was born to Dr. and Mrs. Emory F. McSherry, D P. H. ' 14, Columbus, Ohio, l as t summer

Dr. and Mrs. Willard F Detrick , Dent. ' 13, Greene, N. Y , announce the birth of a son.

Last spring a son was born to Recorder of the University and Mrs. Geo E. Nitzsche, Philadelphia

Cornell Chapter

A. B. Beaumont, instructor in the University , is the proud father of a so n , Edgar S. Beaumont.

Purdue Chapter

Brother Chas. Cole, Junior, ' 33 , arrived to cheer Brother Chas Cole, ' 11.

Brother McKinzie announces the arrival of a baby girl on August 21st.

Brother J. F. Peter so n , ex-'16, has announced a "Widow's Son."

Iowa State Chapter

Brother H. R. Werner has announced the arrival of a daughter.

Pennsylvania State Chapter

Brother Hilbert, '13, announces that he is the proud father of a little gir l , born the 1st of September in Allentown, Pa.

Brother Geo. Wendling, '14, is the proud father of a son.

Brother and Mrs. T. G. Spencer have also sent out announcements with pink ribbons tied to them.

Brother and Mrs. Polk announce the arrival of a daughter.

Syracuse Chapter

Born, to Brother and Mrs. A. A. Brown, a son, Clifford Roscoe, May 22nd

Yale

Mr. and Mrs. Edgar A. Ingram announce the arrival of a daughter, Lol a Elizabeth, October 8th, at Calvert, Texas.

Washington Chapter

Mr. and Mrs H. Albert George announce the arrival of a son, Robert Calvin, who tipped the scales at 10 pounds

Brother James R. Gates and wif e hav'e added another Acacian-to-be to the list.

The s tork paid a recent visit to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Murphy.

Dr. and Mrs. Charles C. Tiffin are rejoicing over an increase in memb e rs hip of their family circle. Its a girlLois

Michigan Chapter

PERSONALS

Brother L. S Mercer is residing _at 3305 Harriet Ave S ., Minneapolis, Minn. . . 1

Brother ]. S. Books is practlcmg aw in Detroit, and a l so has charge of the Boy Scouts.

Brother Donald Jeffrey did not turn to school, but plans to locate m Detroit.

Brother Emery who expec ted back this y ea r, 1_s traveh!ig. We would be interested m knowmg where to forward his mail.

Brother H M Lacy has given up his po s ition in Chicago and has return_e d to hi s home in Warren, Pennsylvama.

Brother Rayburn Rus se ll h as opened a l aw office in Pekin, Ill.

Brother C. T Bushnell Is traveling for Harico urt & Co. out of Louisville, Kentucky .

Brother R. M Parson i s teaching m th e H ighland Park School s , Detroit. Mich. He can be found at 58 Tyler Avenue.

Brother H. L. Thompson is practicing l aw in Riverside, Calif.

Brother Edgar M. Ledyard, who was w ith the University of the Philippines, is now w ith the 1Jnited States Smelters , Salt Lake, Utah.

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Brother W. Scott Hubbard, formerly loc a ted in Washington, D . · C., is now in Riverdale , Maryland . ·

Brother Lloyd W . Robinson did not. return to Ann Arbor but ha s entered the law schoo l of the University of Montan a. He is at 324 Daly Ave ., Misso ul a, Mont.

Brother D. A. Smith is in th e City Enginee r 's office, Flint, Michigan. He will return for the February semester.

Brother Cle sso n T. Bushnell , o ur V. D of last year, has accepted a position with Hacourt & Co., Loui sville, Kentucky.

Brother Harry L. Brown has accepted th e position of Associate Editor of the Electrical World with office s in Chicago. "Harry" is as full of Acacia spi rit as ever and his work with the Chicago A lumni Chapter ha s reflected it

Brother H. C. Shaffmaster, '14, is with the Page Woven Wire Fence Co. of Adrian.

Stanford Chapter

In that this year the California Chapters had the opportunity of entertain-

ing the delegates of the Tenth Grand Conclave we have been happy to receive visits from many alumni.

" Casey' · Jones, professor of try in Eureka High pa1d us a short visit at the begmmng of the college year. He tells us that he is rapidly climbing the degrees of the Masonic ladder.

U. A. Sountheimer drops in to see us occasionally from San Jose where he ha s a lucrati ve law practice

Leonardo Bussert is no longer w ith Pacific Telephone Company of San Francisco . He expects to leave soon for Los Angeles.

C. R. Shay, who received his degree in C. E. la st May, has accepted a position with the United States Railro a d Commission and is located in San Francisco.

R. E. Richards is assistant superintendent with the gas department of the Pacific Gas & E le ctric Co . of San Jose. He ca ll s on us once in ·a whi l e.

"Shorty" Miller is back in co lle ge after a semeste r 's absence, during which he was assist a nt secretary of the California Senate.

R. M. Phillips, who received his LL. B. last May, is engaged in the practice of law at Los Ange le s.

] M. Erickson, after finishing a successful s eason with Chautauqua, was last heard of from Chicago: We expect him here for the next semester.

George Righter paid us a visit soon after co lle ge opened. He is with the school department of Imperial, Calif.

Fred Hudson is a rising power in the app l e business of Watsonville. He enl ivened the house with his cheery sm il e for sevral days. He fills in his spare moments playing football with the Barbarians .

W . E. Gearheart and wife dropped in on us the other day. He is practicing law in San Francisco.

"Andy" Anderson, who is now managing th e adve rti sing department of the Sunset Magazine, can be found most any Saturday curled up on one of the couches in our parlor. Though one of San Francisco's busy m e n the lur e of the Chapter house is strong within him.

Brother Topham, who also rec eived his C. E degree l ast May, is located at Washington, D C. He occasionally

gets a sudden homesick feeling and drops us a letter.

Carl Pettit and wife stopped off for a few hours while en route to the Exposition from his home in Orange, Calif.

Brother Black of the Wisconsin Chapter has settled near Palo Alto and is a frequent visitor of the Chapter house.

Kansas Chapter

Several good letters have been received from little "Pete" Magathan in the Philippine Islands. A letter in care of the Bureau of Education, Manila, P. I,. will reach him.

"Skinny" Clayton and "Johnny" Johnson wrote us of the life in Minnesota. "S kinny" is doing newspaper work at the Stevens Point , and Johnny is at U. of M.

"H i" Wentworth wrote us of how " Bunker " Hill cut-up at the Conciave Ross Clayton, Tobe Bell, Howard Barnard, "Doc" Grayson, "Shorty" Rhine , " Cap " Treece and Wallace McCaslin have paid a visit to the house thi s fall.

Ben Jones of Coffeyville came up for the Drake game.

Roy Porterfield paid us a visit. He paid his subscription to the Journal while here. He is doing railroad valuation work.

Brothers Sluss , Jake Jones, Amick, Mason and Reid have made us pleasant calls this year.

A letter in care of Penitentiary Physician Lansing, Kans as, wi ll reach Frank Ackers. "Spike" is doing bacteriological work there.

Bob Brooks is head clerk a t Woodward's Drug Stor e and is able to s lip away from his wife and come out to th e house

Dick T e mplin at Chaf'1f)"i«n. 1llinoi s, in the Engineering D e partment.

Nebraska Chapter

Louis F. Meier is finishing hi s dentJ try course at Chicago.

Howard Foe is working in a law office at McCook.

Theodore Nichols is in the employment of the government forestry service at Panguitch, Utah.

Paul E. Johnson is a line engineer with the Lincoln Traction Co

George Blackstone has returned from Trinidad and is taking some additional work in engineering.

James Harvey is now located at York. Nebraska, and d'rops in to boost and

give us a little of his old time pep

Louis Knoll spent the summer working for the N 'ational Chautauqua System of Chicago.

Ea rl Myer spent severa l days during rush week at the house and his help :"'as appreciated. We hope he can do It eve ry year.

Earl May worked the past summer for the D M. Ferry Seed Co. of Detroit.

George N. l <os ter has lately formul ated a law partnership and wi ll practice in L in co ln , whi le continuing his teaching in the Law School.

Otto Sinkie and Varo Tyler stopped on their way to Chicago where t.Jey are attending the Chicago Law School.

" Deacon" Shumway spent a co upl e of d ays at the house before going to begin his work at Rush Medical College.

C. Neil Brown is one of Lincoln ·s faithful officers of the law . He is health inspector.

Theodore Fillipi spent several days with us during rush week.

George E. Ferrier, William Brodi e, C. A. Brewer. from Manhattan, Kansas, were up to the Nebraska-Kansas Aggie game and we certainly enjoyed the visit we had with them. Come again and bring all the boys . August Luebs went to Ames for the Ames-Nebraska game and reported a fine time at the Ames Chapter.

Grand Coun se lor Brown has just naid u s a visit. We will be glad to have nim visit us as often as possible.

Harvard Chapter

Brother Fletcher Clark is praticing l aw in Midd l e boro, Mass. His address is 4 Bank Building.

Brother G. K. Cracraft is a mem her of the law firm of Brewer and Crac raft, Helena , Ark.

Brother G. E. Devendorf is working for th e Nationa l City Bank, New York. His a ddress is 169 Clinton St ., Brooklyn. He expects to visit the Chapter in the near future.

Brother P. R. Harris is associated with the law firm of Murray, Prentice a nd How lans, New York City

Brother W. R. James , last year's V. D. , is a memb e r of the law firm of D a n W. Jones and J a me s, Litt l e Rock , Ark.

Broth e rs J. K. Benton and T. S. J ewe tt are in the l aw school at Columbi a University.

Brother S E. Kaiper is associated with the law firm 6f St e phens, Linc o ln and Stevens, Cincinnati, 0.

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Brother T. C. Huff is secretary of the Industrial Bureau of the betroit .Board of Trade His address is 53 Davenport St., Detroit, Mich.

Brother W. L. Mann has gone to · Los Angeles, Cal., where he has been admitted to the b a r

Brother J. G. Shirley is located in Springfield, Mass.

Brother DeWayne Townsend is an interne in a hospital in Minneapolis, Minn.

Brother Edward S. Stickney visited at the House for a we e k last summer.

Brother Raymond E. Merwin, who spent last year in Central America on archaeo logical work, has returned to Boston.

Brother J. M. Broughton, Jr ., is a local judge of one of the township recorder's courts in North Carolina.

Brother S. R. Carrington has changed his residence from Memphis, Tenn., to Springfield, Mass , where he is engaged in business.

Illinois Chapter

Avery Bush, '15, has entered his father' s department store in Peoria, Ill.

Ralph L. Hermann, '15, is with the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing- Company and is now loc ated at Wilkinsburg, Pa.

· R. L. Sanders, '14, has accepted a position as bridge inspector for the Illinois state hig-hway commission and is located at Aledo, Ill.

A. ]. Albrecht, '12, is practicing law at Kenosha, Wis.

Glen T. Ratcliffe is practicing law at Greenup.

Wayne I. Kirby is associated with Charles Morgan, '12, in Morgan ' s architectural office in Chicago.

Franklin Chapter

Brother Beersman, architect, of New York City, is receiving congratulati<;>ns upon the successful completion of the Masonic Temp le at Yonkers, N. Y , which is admired as the conception of his brain and hand.

Dr. William L. Magee, Dent. '15, is now addressed as Sir Knight, having just taken his Temple degree in Mary Commandery, No. 36.

Brother Charles L. Y ode r is associated with a firm of architects in New York City. He is making his home with Charles G Beersman, in the apartment at 210 West 24th Street, which Brother Guy Cooke spent his bachelor days.

Brother S. S. Huebner, of the Wharton School, U. of P. faculty, has entered the New York teaching brotherhood, giving this year part of his time to the students of Co lumbi a University.

Brother Charles A. Astertag, is associated with the Susquehanna Iron & Steel Company , Columbia, Pa.

Brother John Philip Straub, has gone to Baltimore, where he is applying the knowledge gained at Old Penn to systematizing the business of the Oppenheimer & Oberndyke Company.

George Wood, '1'0, is a grain dealer at Gifford, Ill.

A Dutch engineer has applied to C. N. Ricker, Dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Illi· nois, for permission to translate his text on Design and Construction of Roofs into Dutch for use in the engi!le e ring schools of Holland.

B. L. Kirk, '13 , the Illinois delegate to th_e 1915 Conclave, is experiencing suffictent prosperity in his practice of law at Champaign, Ill., to be the owner of a handsome automobile of a well known Detroit make.

P. H. Brown, 'IS, has returned to the University of Illinois to do graduate work in economics

H. Watts. '13, former baseball captam of the University of Illinois is teaching- in the High School at Van Wert, Ohio.

R. K. Hursh, '10, and R. R. Danielson, '14, are instructors in ceramics at the University of Illinois.

Brother I. Warner Knight, Dr. P. H ., '15, is located with the New Jersey Board · ·of Health, headquarters at Pennsgrove.

Brother Professor ]. Raymond Fitzpatrick, of Pennsylvania, caught the motorcycle craze, bought a machine, and spends his spare time riding through the surrounding countryside Brother Fogel frequently accompanies him as far as the bridge.

Brother George R. Lord, Esq., has returned to M t. Carmel, Pa ., where he has been appointed assistant district attorney of his home county .

Brother Edward Glass, architect, is practicing his profession in partnership under the firm name of Glass & Butner, Fresno, Cal.

Brother Lewis H . Kirk , Law, '15, is the junior member of a new la w firm in Philadelphia, Lippincott & Kirk.

Brother William L. Magee, Dent., '15, is practicing his profession in West Philadelphia's new exclusive residence section.

Thr e e of the five proctor s of the Univer s ity dormitorie s are Acaci a ns , of Franklin Ch a p e r , Broth e rs F oge l, Fit zpatri c k , a nd Dr. Hardenburgh.

Brother D e nti s t S a mu e l R. S a wy e r h as t a ken up the s tudy of medi c ine a t M e di c o - Chirurgi c a l Co ll eg e, Phil a d e lphi a. Dr. Sawyer w ill receive his deg r ee from Penn , as Chi wi ll b e abso rbed by our U niver s ity and b eco m e a sc h oo l o f P e nn s ylvania n e xt S e ptember , a t w h i c h date the mer ge r goes int o e ff ec t .

Dr. E d w in M. F oge l publi s h e d a r ese;J r c h wo rk thi s s umm e r o n " Curi o u s Be li e fs and Fo lk T a le s of th e Penn sy lva n ia G e rm a n ," w hi c h r ece ive d mu c h favo r a bl e co mm e nt f r o m t he n e w s p ap e r .

B r o ther " Jud g e " Wood i s di s tingui s hin g him se lf in politi cs. H e repr ese nt e d h is d is tri c t in the las t Legi s lature .

Minnes ota Chapter

Br o th e r E E. N icho l s on h as b e en ap p o int e d ass is tant D ea n of the C o li ege of S c ie n ce, Lit e r a tur e and Art s, U nive r ity o f M inn eso t a.

Br o ther s M a rk Br ay a nd John P a rker a r e a t C o rn e ll Uni ve r s ity d o in g g r a dua t e wo rk

Brot h e r Philip A nder s on i s m a kin g hi h o m e w ith u s thi s year. " Phil " i s ins tru c tin g in A nim a l Hu s b a ndry a t th e Ag ri c ultur a l C o l l e g e .

Bro th e r Ea rl P e ttij o hn ha s t a k e n a pos iti o n w ith th e B ur ea u o f Publicati o n s, Was hin g t o n , b . C.

B r o th e r H a rr y A. Ir w in is n o w pr act ic in g law w ith hi s fa th e r a t Be ll e Pl a in s, Minn es ota

Co rn e ll Chapte r

D r . J ohn Mc C a rtn ey w ri tes th a t h e a n ti Dr s . Pea r ce a nd H a ll , t h e t wo "Vets" w h o we r e c h a r te r m e mb e r s of t he Co rn e ll C h ap t e r , and a l so C. B. Hav il a n d. a b ac t e ri o l og is t , a r e e mp l oyed by th e Bo rd e n C o nd e n se d M ilk Co McCa rtn ey a nd H av iland ha v e the ir h ead qu a rt e r s a t Middl e t o wn , N. Y

A R. K ie th was th e c h a irm a n of th e e nt e rt a inm e nt c ommitt ee a t th e C o ncl ave. "Ba ldy" i s e mpl oy ed in S a n Fra n cisco. Ca l. , by th e Tr ave l e r s' Insu r a n ce Co.

She rm a n P Ho lli s t e r is li s t e d a m o n g the fac ult y o f th e H o rti c ultur a l D e o a rtm en t of th e C o nn ec ti c ut Ag ri c ultur a l Co ll ege a t !::>t o rr s , C o nn

S. D . G ridl ey w rit es th a t th e s t o r age ba tt e r y i exce pti o n a lly goo d a t pr ese n t. " Sid 's" a ddr ess i s 5418 Wa lnut

St ., Phi la de l phia, Pa . He has promis ed u s a visit soon.

E. A. Pa l mer is employed by the Pub l ic S e rvic e Railway Lo in Elizab e th, N J. He has s t a rted a C o rnell fund for his infant son, Everett A. P a l mer, Jr.

A. N . Smith is connected with t h e Rate and Sta t istical Department of the Unit e d Gas and E l ectrical Corp o ration, 61 B r oadway, N ew York City. Smith wnt es that he intends to vi s it the Chapter before the Xmas holid a ys

B. B. Ramey and H . B. Robinson, Jr., were back last June for their fifth y ear clas s reunion . Broth e r Ramey write s that he is helping to orga nize th e Western Pennsylvania Alumni Ch a pt e r o f A ca c ia at Pittsburg, Penn.

H . C. Reed vi s it e d us a s hort time a go a nd we hope th a t he will come ag a i n s o o n " C lif " is employ e d by a t e lephone c ompany a t Minne a polis Minn. '

L. C. Rum se y i s in the h a rdw a re bu sin ess in th i s city

F C. O v ert o n is pr ac ti c ing v eterinary m e d ic in e a t A d a ms , N. Y

Th o m as B r a dl e e , o ur vener a bl e De a n o f 1911 , is th e Dir e ctor of th e E x tens io n D e p a rtment o f Verm o nt

W . H R o th e nb er g e r is putting scie nti fic principl es of ag ri c ulture into pr ac ti ce o n hi s l a rg e fa r m in Palm, P e nn.

A l b e rt G o ff , who w o n th e h eavywe ig ht int e r c oll eg ia te wre s tlin g champi o n s hip of 1911 , i s th e civi l e n g ine e r fo r t h e D o ub le 0 R a n c h , whi c h comp ri ses 30, 000 ac r es in th e v ic inity of E lb a, N. Y. R ece ntly " B e rt " s ent u s a c r a t e o f s pl e ndid ce l e ry . W e a r e e xp ec tin g him h ere fo r th e W as hin g ton a nti Lee foo tb a ll ga m e o n Nov 13th

Geo r ge C. S h e mpp is th e pr o pri e tor of a la r ge p eca n pl a ntati o n a t · A lb a ny, G a

L. W W Mo rr ow h as a pr o f ess ors hip in e n g in ee rin g a t the Univ e r s ity o f O k la h o m a, a t No rm a , Okl a.

T B Hyd e wa s in Ith a c a dur i n g the m o nth o f O c t o b e r H e is l oc at e d a t

L a k e w oo d , O hi o, a nd is empl o y e d b y th e N ati o n a l Ca r b on Co.

L. A. Wil so n i s a pr ofesso r in m ec h a ni ca l e n g in ee rin g a t th e Uni ve r s it y o f Illin o is, a t Urb a n a , Ill. He h as pr o mi se d u s a vi s it n e xt s umm e r .

P a ul W. Th o mp so n i s hu st lin g · fo r th e E di s on Illumin a tin g C o mp a n y a t

D e tr o it , Mich O ccas ion a lly " T o mm y"

surprises us by coming back to his old home at 708

R H Heath is connected with the law· of Cobb, Cobb, McAllister & Feinberg, in this city.

R. Y. Winters is Professor of Breeding at the North Carolina Agncultural College, West Raleigh, N. C.

Carl E. Ladd received a Ph. D. degree from Cornell University last and is now the Director of the Secondary Agricultural College, Delh1, N.Y.

The latest news the chapter has heard from Brother Peach is the following from a local newspaper : "Preston L. Peach, who was formerly active in Sunday School and work in this city and IS now prmc1pal of the Methodist Boys' School at Kuala Lempore , Malaysia, will be shortly to Miss Nora Nelson of Mitchellville, Md., who is now enroute for Kuala Lempore."

Edward P. Vreeland writes that everything is progressing nicely in Salamanca, N. Y.

Wilber A. Carter is employed by the Edison Illuminating Company, Detroit, Mich .

Carl Dallen bach resigned as Professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon and has acceoted a similar position in Ohio State University.

E. M. Holbrook is connected with the valuation department of the Southe rn Pacific R. R. at San Francisco. "Holly" was a frequent visitor at the recent Conclave.

W. C. Suiter has been installing and testing refrigerating plants for the York Mnfg. Co ., York, Pa ., since he graduated two years ago.

Harvey . N. Gilbert is now a research chemist for th e Niagara Electrochemical Company at Niagara Falls, N. Y.

H E Griffith is practicing law in Utica, N Y

C. F. Bidgood is a civil engineer for th<' city of Albany, N. Y.

Edward T. Rummele is employed by the Manitowoc Ship Building Company. Manitowoc, Wis . We hear from "Ed" occasionally.

Wilbur ]. Barnes has a good position with the Baltimore & Ohio R. R. He is lo ca ted at Baltimore, Md

Cha s. G . Crittenden is located at Atlanta , Ga. "Critt" is employed by the Georgia State Board of Entomology.

Chas. 0 . Dalrymple is the principal

of the Colebrook Academy, Colebrook, N H.

Carl T. Beckmann is employed by an engineering company of New York City. At present ht is stationed at White Plains, N . Y.

L. H . Edwards is a civil engineer for the Lehigh Valley Railway Company.

Chas . M. Harrington, our last year's V. D. and steward, is connected with the law firm of Weeds, Conway and Cotter, Plattsburg, N. Y. Charles paid us a visit in October.

Geo. C. Ruby is employed by George Motter's Sons, Steam and Electrical Engineers, of York, Pa

John G. Wilson is teaching agriculture at the Palmyra High School, Palmyra, Pa.

Other alumni who are listed among the faculty of the University and not previously mentioned are: J as. A. Bizze l l. Samuel H. Burnett, R. F. Chamberlain , W. W Ellis, Chas. T Stagg, V. B. Stewart and James E. Vanderhoef. We are glad to have two of our charter members in town-Samuel H. Burnett and James E Vanderhoef Pu rdue Chapt er

We are very much pleased and have been greatly benefited in having seve ral of our alumni and honorary member s back for our Home-Coming and Reunion, Oct. 15, 16 and 17 Among those present were: Dean Coulter, Dean Skinner, · Prof. Wallace, Prof. Knapp , Prof. Peffer: Brothers Boulds, Moore (honorary); Professors Phillips, Berry (Wis.), Cox (Ohio), H. 0. Garmon '02, S. E. Lawrence '07, N Prakken 08 , M. J. Frank '12, ]. R. Rubey '13, B. Thompson '14, M. B. Shriver '14, C. J. Mertz '15, C. G Malott '14, H. K. Laramore '15 , Geo Ely '14, R. Downs ' 15 , T Benton '14, Chas. Wilson '14, C. F. Williams 15. H. B Collings Ex '17, S. E. Hays Ex. '16, R. ]. Harrison Ex. ' 17.

rlrothe'r Montgomery made us a visit on Sept. 30

Brothers Mertz, Harrison, Shriver and Shera are loyal in that they have made us several visits since the first of the school

Brother Malott danced with us on Oct. 1.

Mr. H. A. Blogg, Franklin Chapter spent a day at the house in June. '

Mr. H. B. Dickson, Yale Chapter was here during- August. ' Brother E H. Didlake, '13, called on us Sept. 26th.

Geo. Lamb, Nebraska Chapt!!r, was here during the summer and ear ly fall.

Brother Kosencrans of Wisconsin Chapter, and Brother Hayes of Illinois were with us during a County Agents Conference

Brother A. A. Dibble, '11, and Brother Shrader of the Missouri Chapter, were here for the Iowa football game.

Brother Leonard, Professor of Economics at Wabash College, Ex. V . D . of Yale Chapter, visited us at the time of the Wabash game.

Chicago Chapter

J. Rice Cowan has accepted a position and is teact11n1< in the new North East High School, Kansas City, Mo.

F. W. Hiatt who is head of the Geographical Department at the State Normal School at DeKalb. Ill., gets in to visit us and others quite frequently.

G. W. Adamsm , our sheep man, has charge of his father's ranch at Lovington, New Mexico. George is raising sheeo and making plans.

At the University of Montana W. L. Hart is Associate Professor of Astronomy. Hart expects to be back with us a fter the holidays.

L. L. Thurston is in the Psychology Department of the Carn egie Institute of Technology, Pitt s burgh , Pa., and is engaged in the development of scie nti fic te s t s for vocational efficiency.

]. F. Groves. bett e r known as "Dad," is Ass is tant Profe sso r of Biology at the University of Wyoming.

D. _T. Brown ha s resumed his posit io n in the Ch e mi s try Department of the University of Texa s after a year's leave of absence.

]. H. Pattrick, of Missouri Chapter , ha s go n e to Washington, D. C. "Pat" is serv ing Uncle Sam there and also attend ing law school.

]. R. Cable, of Missouri Chapter, i s emp lo yed in the Inter s t a te Bank at Drexel, Mo.

R. B. Lucas, of Missouri Chapter, is now junior partner in the law firm of Dt1dlev & Lucas a t Benton, Mo.

Rush. our West Side Medical D e partment , has t ake n Timmy Arnold a nd Harvey Th a tcher from o ur active list . They get over to see u s often.

George Stoler, another "medic." has g-one over to the N'orthwestern Medical School thi s year, but gets back to visit u s quite frequently.

H C. Given s, a charter member of ou r Chapter, was in from Buffalo, N. Y. , this s ummer to visit us .

Prof. Hugh Diemer, of Penn State Chapter, was a memmber of the faculty of the College of Commerce and Administration here during the summer and a visitor at the House. Prof. Di emer has now resumed hi s position on the faculty of Penn State.

Brother H. M. Jones recently received an appointment as bacteriologist in the U. S. Department of Agriculture and took up his duties at Washington, D . C., about June 1.

E. W H ill s, formerly located at Caldwell, Ind., is now teaching shorthand in the Y. M C. A. at Portland, Ore ., and expects soon to open a law office there.

Ch ic ago men at the Conclave were E. W. Hills , Conclave Reporter; Floyd Smith, repre sent ing the Texas Triangles ; Paul Rider, delegate from Yale ; ]. F. Groves, and McDavid, our own delegate

Yale Chapter

Brother Arthur W Hendrickson is traveling for a commercial firm. His territory is in Illinois and Indiana with headquarters at Chicago.

Brother Rosenfield is attending the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Brother W. E. Schultz received the degree of Ph . D. last commencement, his dissertation being an edition of John Gay's "The Beggar's Opera ." Brother Schultz is teaching this year at the University of Illinois with the tank of Instructor of English _

Brother J a mes Wilkin is motoring throu g h the W es t with hi s father and brother We have had cards from him at San Francisco, San Di ego and El Paso

Broth e r Stanley Woodman is one of the principals of the public schools at Ry e, N. Y.

Brother Benj. F. Stelter , Profes sor of Eglish in the University of South e rn Calif o rnia , is at present engaged in compiling a concordance to the poem s of Browning.

Columbia Chapter

L. A. Adams, who got hi s Ph D. h e re last year, is curator at the Museum of the State Teacher s College, Greeley, Co l orado.

Fred Blythe writes of a prosperou s s ummer he s pent at William sb urg, I a. D. W. Bowman is with the Trent on Tim es and also repr ese nting other at the New Jersey State capital. " Judge" got a good wr;te-up in th e "Ed itor s an d Publi s h e rs" la s t m o nth

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W. C Hamm is practicing law at Hasty, Colorado.

G. I. Tucker is making a reputation for "scoops" as a report er for the New York World.

]. C. Willingham has been made a member of the firm of Morse, Standeven & Willingham at Hobart, Oklahoma. "Willie" has charge of the Oklahoma City office.

George E. Gill has charge of the promotion department of the Prestolite Company at Indianapolis, Indiana.

C. R. Kirtley spent the s ummer at Columbus, Wisconsin, but now has a r esponsible position with a Canning Company a t Grinnell, Iowa

W. D. Armentrout is an instructor at the Kansas State Normal School , Pittsburg, Kansas.

"Chimmie" Quinn is at Harvard this year t o get his Ph. D. He i s missed at Columbia.

Illness of William Homan

Illustrio1.1s Brother William Homan, 33, has been very critically ill for seve ral weeks. Dr. W. H . McCastline of the Columbia Chapter says he expects that Brother Homan will soon recover his h ealth but that he has had a very hard siege. Brother Homan is honorary president of Columbia Chapter and an honorary member of Ya le , Michigan and Harvard Chapters. He is the a uthor of many books on Masonic hi s t ory, and has lectur ed to l odges throughout the coutry on subjects of interest to lhasons. During the past year Brother Homan has been forced to retire from active business lif e because of his health. He lives a t Hotel Astor, New York City.

Iowa State Chapter

Dr. J. M. Lloyd is practicing veterinary medicine at Williamsburg, Ia.

F S. Wilkins is a Professor in the Farm Crops Department here.

H. B Kinney is in business at Blackfoot, Idaho.

G . P . Prichett is working for the Southwestern Telegraph Co. with headquarters at A lbuqu erque New Mexico . '

]. H . Fraser is attend ing the medical school at Nor th Western University Chicago. '

]. C. Cort is in the Agr icultural Extension department here.

Roy Combs is head of the Agricultural Department at Montezumam High School.

K. Espe is an analyst in the Soils Department here. During the oast summer he was engaged on a soil survey in Scott County.

]. W. Pringle is working on a ranch in Montana.

-· G. Davis has a partnership 111 a garage at Richmond, Ia.

Iowa Chapter

Dr. L. A. Osborne reports a very good practice at Fremont, Iowa, where he has been located since June.

John Howard hung out his shingle (to put it in grandfather's phraseology) at Fredericksburg, Iowa, a few weeks since.

They tell us that Sam Irwin is the coming attorney at Wapello, Iowa.

Freddie Pownall says there is no paper like the Evening Currier of Waterloo, Iowa.

Joe Gill and Elmer Dunkle burg are supe rint ending the schoo l s at Grant and Lineville respectively . . Of course we could not speak of one without putting the other in the same sen tence.

Dean Ensign has been granted l eave of absence and is now taking up Educationa l work in Columbia University. He has moved his family to New York City for the year

George Hilliard superintends the schools at Sigourney, Iowa, and Vernice Weems gives him able assistance, being instructor of commercial geography.

W .E. Gearhart, formerly of the Iowa Chapter and later affiliated with Stanford Chapter, has recently married and is now connected with one of the big law firms of San Francisco. Write him at 2002 Hobart Bldg., San Francisco, Cal.

Professor Clarence W. W assam was again a lectur er with the Midland Chautauqua Bureau during the summer months. He spoke mostly in Iowa and closely adjoining states.

Professor George F. Kay, State Geolog ist and head of the Department of Geology, spent a large part of th e summer carrying on a geological survey of the state.

Profes so r Robert B. Wylie of the Department of Botany, who has been director of the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory at Okoboji during the past summer session, has been elected editor of the bulletin of the Okoboji Protective Association.

Pennsylvania State Chapter

Brother M. S. Dawson, '15, is with the Wooster Pumping Works at Wooster, Ohio.

Brother A. T. Morrison, ' 15, is eng·aged in expe riment a l work in the Department of Agronomy at the University of Illinois.

Brother Gilbert Morrison, ' 10, is now an instructor in drawing with Professor Webber's department.

Brother Fred Specht, ' 15, is engaged in making munitions of war for the Bethlehem Steel Company.

Brother A. A. Baker, 15, is employed on a high grade fancy fruit farm as asassistant foreman, near Williamstown, N.Y.

Brother L. R. Warner, ' 15, is employed by T. C. Tyson, Floradale, Pa., who ha s a l arge experimental fruit farm.

Brother Ralph Herzog, '1 5, i s working in Buffalo.

Brother Ross, ' 15 , is reading law in Scranton, Pa.

Brother E Hughes, ' 11 , i s conducting extension work in th e Pennsylvania Railroad shops in Philadelphia and Harrisburg, Pa., and Wilmington, Del. , with his headquarters in Philadelphia

Brother Hilbert, ' 13, a nn ounces that he is the proud father of a littl e girl born the first of September in A ll entown.

Washington Chapter

' 13 , Robert S. Schar It has been reported on good authority that "Bob" has found the eugenic l ady. He is now employed by the Goodyear Rubber Company back in Ohio .

' 15, Clyde ]. Gr ee n was a recent visitor at the Chapter house. Clyde is t eac hing at Forteson , Washington

]. Charles Ratnburn , who i s now maKing his home in Seattle , recently received appointment to the position of City Br id ge Inspector , having rece ived the highest grade in an open co mpetitive examination.

'11 , Dick Rathburn pays us a visit occasionally on initiation nights.

Hiram B. Conibe a r, who s till controls the destiny of \\• ... shington's crew, comes around t r equently.

Jo se ph Daniels' wife's gone to tne co untry," so he has been able t o come over for a chat and a feed occasionally.

'15, Frank M. Gast, who is now li v-

ing in Tacoma, came over for our big Thanksgiving feed and dance.

Rud Brandenthaler returned from Montana recently "Farming is all right, but--"

Bi ll Drips paid the chapter a visit thi s fall-on his way to the World ' s Fairs in California.

Charles W. Bates was in Seattle last month on business and came around to say " Hello."

Bill Skans is still with the engineers' force in Portland, Oregon .

Syracuse

Brother A. A. Brown is still on the job at Syracuse University as Prof esso r of Poultry and Animal Husbandry. He h as been staying at' the house for a month thi s semester nending the arriva l of Mrs. Brown and son at Syracuse.

Brother Rans i er, who is residing at th e Chapter hous e, is engaged in law work in th e city.

Brother F. E. Lott is attend mg Drew Seminary this year. Brothers Hill and Ter z ian are st ill with th e Syracuse Lighting ompany. Brothers Ransier and Terzian a r e Corporals in Battery A, N.Y. N . G.

Brother R oya l A. Porter i s President of the loca l Chapter of the Sigma Xi . Kansas State

Profe sso r H. E. Kent attended t eachers ' meeting in North Branch.

H. L. Kent, head of the School of Agriculture , add re ssed the Y. M. C A. at Belleville.

Dr. H ]. Waters attended the Internationa l Wheat Show, of which he was President.

Ralph C. Erskine spe nt the week end at the Acacia house. He is on his way h ome f r om San Francisco where he attended the Eleventh Annual Conclave of the Acacia Fraternity a nd the Conclave of the Gamma Sigma Delta, the honorary agricu ltu ra l fraternity. He expects to return to college the winter a nd sp rin g term.

The following officers were elected at th e Sen ior C lass meeting Thursday: Pre s ident , G. C. Ferrier; Vice Pre s ident, C . B. Williams; Secretary, Mild red Branson ; Treasurer , L. H . Fairchi ld: Mar s hal , M . Lind sa y; Assistant Marshal, ]. Gar Iou gh; the Stud e nt s Council Members, Mary Paulson, 0. B. Burtis, ] McAdams , Ju anita Reynold s: Member of Athlet ic Board, H B. Bayer

Michigan ........ Arthur R. Smith ........ Acacia House, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Stanford .......... B. R. Shaw ................ Acacia House, Palo Alto, California.

Kansas ... .........J. W. Hi!L ................. Acacia House, 1514 Tenn St., Lawrence, Kansas.

Nebraska .] ohn Jeffords Acacia House, 1325 R St , Lincoln, Nebraska .

California ...... ..Joe Barkley................ House, 2634 Bancroft Way, Berke ley, California.

Ohio .. ..............W. W. Henkelman .. Acacia House, 105 Hubbard Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

Harv a rd .......... N. R. Hays .... .......... .. Acacia , House, 16 Prescott St., Cam bridge, Massachusetts.

Illinois ...... ...... W. 0 . Pendarvis ...... Acacia House, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Illinois.

Franklin ........ ..J. L. Armour.. .......... ..Acacia House, 210 South 36th St., Ph il adelphia, Pennsylvania.

Minnesota H. R. Searles Acacia House, 1206 5th Ave., S. E., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

vVisconsin ...... Harry E. Benedict.. .. Acacia House, 615 Lake St., Madison, Wisconsin.

Missouri H. B. Stee le Acacia House, 82 1 Rollins St., Columbia, Missouri.

Co rnell W M. Peacock. Acacia House, 708 East Seneca St., Ithaca, New York.

Purdue G. C. Wright... Acacia House, 427 State St., West Lafayette, Indiana.

Chicago _J. Earl Cox Acacia House, 5719 Kenwood Ave., Chicago, Illinois

Yale .................. F . Diddle ..... ............. House, 16 York Square, New Haven, Connecticut.

Columbia ........David Embury .. ...... ..Livingston Ha ll. Co lum bia University, New York : New York.

Iowa State W. S. Wilkins Acacia House, Station A, Ames , Iowa.

Iowa Leslie Fenton Acac ia House, South Clinton St., Iowa City, Iowa.

Penn State D. S. Cryder.. Acacia House, Pennsylvania State College, State Co ll ege, Pennsylvania.

Washington ... .E . M. Coffinberry ...... Acacia House , 4760 21st Ave ., N. E.,

Colorado ..... ... Clarence EckeL .. .... .. Acacia House, Syracuse Louis Lindsey Acacia House ,

Manhattan .. .... George C. Ferrier.. .. Acacia House,

Please notify this office of any changes. Seattle, Washington.

Boulder, Co lorado. 708 University Ave., Syracuse, N 'ew York.

82 1 Osage St., Manhattan, Kansas .

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MICHIGAN CHAPTER

Our University openecl October fifth, but the majority of the twenty-three active members were back, ready for work, a week early. Our expectation of having twenty-eight members fell a little short as four or five of the o ld men did not return. However, the rushing has gone on less spasmodica lly than in years when our number s were rather low. Perhaps we have been a little critical. Brother D. B. Newton has b ee n initiat e d, and with s ix pledges brings our total membership to thirty men . We are st ill considering several men, remembering that we lose a large numb e r this coming June by graduat ion.

The present members enjoyed making the acquaintance of Brother H e rbert Thompson , who visited with u s for a- few days. We enjoyed the short visit of Brother L. S . Mercer and bride . Some number of our D e troit A lumni continue to drop in, not as often as they might, however.

During the year we hope to keep our members active upon the campu s. We have , with the opening of N 'ovemb e r, two members on the Student Council, one of whom is president of that body ; one member of the Board of Student Publications; the vice president of the Sophomore Engineers, and is a member of the University Glee and Mandolin Clubs. The treasurer of the Ath leti c Association is also an Acacian. With this good start, and p l enty of promising men , our campus rating s hould be high for the year .

With just one month of school gone by , we are very optim istic. It would be our sincere opinion that whi l e many of our problems have been met , we now hav e to place stress upon the retention of our present place in the lif e of the University. We must not and will not stand s till. We have not finished our ta sk

STANFORD CHAPTER

It is with p l easure that Stanford Chapt e r se nds fr a ternal greetings to all of the sister Chapters of Acacia.

Since the beginning of thi s semester we have been as busy as those prov e rbial bees, and as they store up material for future use, so too we have been doing

On October seco nd five m e n took passage on the good s hip Acacia, and eac h arrived safely within the portals of our Ch a pter.

Masonic Brother Alfred S ea l e of Palo Alto, who ha s eve r been a s t a unch friend and advisor of our member s, was initiated to honorary membership.

Masonic brothers, Charl es Hubbard, Otto Jablemann , Faris Barr a nd Oscar Oliver then crossed the " hot sands ," becoming a t once enthusiastic Acacians.

Brother Hubbard comes to u s from San Francisco. He ha s served hi s tim e as first engineer on severa l ocean liners, and brings with him many tale s of the sea and foreign land s which go far toward making th e evening hour in s tructiv e a well as pleasant

Brother Jablem a nn claims Cheyenne, Wyo., as hi s hom e. He a lr ea dy bears the enviable reputation of " the math. s hark " of the Univer s ity. There is no doubt but that a man who i s o qu ick ly r ecog nized as a ma s ter of math e m a tics will uphold the high sta ndard of our sc hol ars hip His ready sm il e and witty repartee will win many friends for Acac ia. He and his tinklig mandolin are we lcome add iti o ns to our Chapter.

Brother Barr is an eas t e rn boy, co ming all th e way from Freeport, Ill. His mastery of the latest dances has m a de of him a campus ido l, and it i s h oped that he will do much to promote the social activities of our house. He will undoubtedly take a p l ace in th e dramatic circles of the school.

Brother Oliver hails from Merced, Cal., and as writer of this letter his modesty prevents him from enumerating his virtues. He only hope s that hi s ab ility to do measures up with hi s ab ility to se rve the fraternity.

O ne month la ter Masonic Brother Thomas W. Fletcher of Pipestone, Minn became th e e ight eent h active m e mb e r of our chapter. Brother F letch e r besides being an ab le s tudent o"f law i s one of the fastest tenni s players ever register ed at Stanford. His proficiency at th e pi a no and willingn ess to h e lp mark him as the hero of the house. ·

It is s incer e l y hoped and be li eved that th e addition of the se valuab l e m e n will prove a great asset to the Chapter and the Fraternity.

Speaking of soc ial activities, s ince sc hool s tarted ther e ha s been one continued round o f dances a nd entertainments. First came a n invitation from the

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Masonic Lodge of Palo Alto to meet Benjamin F. Bledsoe, Worshipful Grand Master of the State of California. The members and pledges attended in a body and spent one of the most enjoyable evenings of the year.

A week later the Eastern Stars of Mayfield entertained us at a delightful little dansant of the latest style.

Numerous campus dance s have been held, and among those present there was always an Acacia man .

Saturday evening, October 23, found our Chapter House decorated r eady for our first informal dance of the year . At half past e1ght the mus1c started, and twenty-six couples took the floor. Later in the evening refreshments were served, and when the clock struck twelve, the hour when all campus dances must cease, our guests reluctantly departed, claiming ours to be one of the most successfu l dances of the year .

We are now anticipating with pleasure the coming of November Sth, which will find us a t the dance the Berkeley Chapter are so graciously preparing for us. Later in the year we expect to give a smoker to the Masonic students of the University Then comes our formal dance. If the rest of the semester proves as successful as the past we will feel that we have had a very prosperous year. " Smoke-ups," our quarterly warnings of poor scholarship, are past, and but few found their way to our mail box, which speaks well for the studious attitude of the house

Besides new men we h ave at la st acquired something for which we have long had a want. For some time we have desired an Acacia coat of arms to hang in our living room. Being unable to secure one from any other source we have at las t ordered a pattern made from which we can have castings made. Th e castings will be of bronze and will measure six and one -half inches across and nine inches in height. The casting wi ll be mounted on a beautifully stained oak sh ield, fifteen and a half by seventeen inches in measurement. Now that we have the pattern we do not want to monopolize the use of it, but will be glad to furnish any sister Chapter or members with a shield at cost. Should any one wish a shie ld a letter to the Stanford Chapter would bring them one by return mail.

The out l ook for this year see ms to us to be brighter in all r es pects than ever bef o re. If the .present may be taken as an indication of the future we predict many great results at the close of this co ll ege term. Each and every member of the Stanford Chapter is boosting for a greater and stronger Acacia. In closing we a ll send o ur best wishes for th e merriest of Christmases and the h app iest o f Happy New Ye a rs.

KANSAS CHAPTER

Active 14.

Pledges 8.

Fourteen of the old men answered to the roll call on September sixteenth and started the Chapter on another successfu l year. The prospects for thi s year see m brighter than ever before . Material in Lawrence is as good as ever and we have been fortunate in securing a few pledges. Our newly remodeled house is a great help and convenience to us . We do not lack space for enterta inm ent and as a result were able to make our rush week a success. We are now able to room thirty men a nd sle ep thirty on the new sleeping porch.

Eight men, who will be with us from two to four years, have pledged themselves to Acacia at this writing. Six of the pledges are now living in the house . V•le initiated four men who were not initiated l ast spring at our first initiation o n October first. Messrs . Madden, Rhine, Samson and Stiller took the long journey and arrived safe ly on the beach

The annual Masonic smoker was held in the temple, at which W. L. Burdick, 33rd degree, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Kansas, gave the welcome address. About sixty were pr ese nt and we were able to make several good acquaintances whom we hope will be made Acacians.

A dance was h eld at the Chapter House, September seventeenth, for the p l edges, and another dance was given down town October fifteenth. We will

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b e ab l e t o gi ve mor e danc es at th e hou s e thi s y e a r, a s it afford s exc e llent facilitie s for entertainment

The following men hav e be e n pledg e d : M F Madd e n, Top e ka ; Charl es Marl o we, Hartford ; F. G . Hart , Top e k a; Harold Arend, Down s; H. F. Hake , Minne a polis ; A. K. Rad e r, Lawr e nce; P e rry Shrader , McLouth ; S . ] L e w e ll a n , Kan s a s City, Mo . . Acaci a m e n a r e taking a n a c tiv e p a rt in th e aff a ir s on th e hill. W e h a ve repre s entatives o n the football team , in dramatic s ad debate , and we s ecured se v e ral " grap es" in the cla s s el e ctions.

We extend a hearty welcome to a ll brother Acacians to visit us during the en s uing year. Y o u c a n h e lp u s a nd w e can h e lp you Come and st a y as long a s y o u ca n .

CALIFOR N I A CH A PTER

Th e T e nth C o ncl a v e h as c o m e a nd is now a m a tt e r o f hi s tory , and Calif o rnia

Chapt e r f ee ls that s h e h a s b ee n ex tr e m e ly fortunat e It is no littl e honor to her th a t s he c o uld h av e had the privileg e o f joining hand s with St a nford Chapter a s h os t s t o s uch a g athering o f s trong A cac ia e nthu s ias t s and a ll ar o und good fe ll o w s as the Delega te s a nd Grand Offic e r s proved to be we · congratul a te th e o th e r Chapt e r s o n th e ir D e lega te s Our o nly r eg r e t wa s that w e c o uld n ot h av e per s u a d e d e very o ne o f th e m t o s t a y with u s. Wh a t a Chapter it would! h ave bee n Th e pr es iding· o f o ur Grand Pr es id e nt was a n in s pir a tion and th eh ea rt y g oo d fellowship a nd s pirit which ruled has left a la s ting impr ess io n o f th e s tr e n g th a nd b e auty o f o ur Fra ternity with u s.

It i s n ee dle ss t o sa y a nythin g a b o ut th e C o ncl a v e, a s the finely r e p o rt e d a ncf we ll edit e d minute s ha v e th o r o ughly c o vered the ground We h a ve b e en ende avo rin g to li ve up to th e in s pir a ti o n it ga ve u s a nd it s r es ult s ar e a lr e ady e vid e nt.

Ca lifo rni a C h a pter co mm e n ce d the pre s ent se me s ter w ith s ix te e n a cti ves and has add e d eight new Ac ac ia ns a nd a pl e dge to our li s t. Fin e, earn es t f e llow s th ey a r e, t oo, a nd a credit t o the Chapter and to th e Fraternityj

We h ave a n o the r additi o n t o o ur r a nk s a l s o which mu s t b e m e nti o n e d , tow it, "Ca l " o f Acac ia, a fi n e bull pup wh o i s tryin g hi s b es t to l e arn Acac ia m a nn e r s a nd r e memb e r th a t h e is a ge ntl e m a n and a m a n of cultur e.

S oc ia l ev ent s h ave va ri e d th e r o utin e o f w o rk and we ha ve enjo y ed so me very ni ce o n es . W e we r e th e g u es t s with o th e r Co ll ege M aso n s o f Chart e r

R oc k L o d ge a t a s m o ker ea rl y in th e s em es t e r a nd a r o y a l g oo d time w as h a d by a ll. L a t e r Ye rb a Bu e n a L od ge o f O a kl a nd e nt e rtain e d u s o n w h a t th e y ar e p lease d t o ca ll th ei r "Acac ia N ig ht " with a bi g fe e d a nd mu c h merrymakin g We a l ways l oo k fo r wa rd t o thi s a nnu a l eve nt with much zes t a nd a r e n eve r di sappo int e d. T wo in fo rmal da n c e s h a v e b ee n gi ven b y t h e C h a pt e r thi s s ea so n , o n e at th e Ch ap t e r Ho u se a nd o n e a t th e T ow n a nd G o wn C lub , w h e r e we had the p l eas ur e o f be in g h os t s to t e n o f o ur St a nf o rd br e thren a nd to t wo o f th e Was hin gt on Ch a pt e r . A j o ll y goo d tim e w as h a d by a ll.

In M aso ni c c ircl es we a r e a ss umin g a goo d d ea l of in te r est a nd a r e e nd eavo ri ng t o put a c r ac k drill t ea m int o th e fie ld. We h ave h a d seve r a l in v it a ti o n s to p u t o n th e Third D eg r ee a nd ex p ec t to int e r es t M aso n s in ge n e r a l in o ur work.

In C h ap t e r wo rk we h ave b ee n go in g a h e ad ve ry s ur e ly a nd s low ly , th e m ai n wo rk b e in g a r ev i s io n o f o ur C o n s tituti o n and By- La w s , whi c h we r e sa dl y i n n eed of r e p a ir s. In a ll o u r wo rk we h ave f e lt th e g r ea t s timulu s of th e Co n clave a n d th e l seso n s th a t we l ea rn e d f r o m th e va ri o u s de le ga t es.

Cup id h as e n te r e d o ur r a nk s a nd fo ur a lumni of th e C h a pt e r h ave fa ll e n v i c tim s to hi s da rt s a nd a r e n ow co n fi rm e d m e mb e r s o f th e Mar ri e d M e n 's A uxi li a r y.

Anot h e r a lumnu s, n o t sa ti s fi ed w ith th e p eace a nd qui e t o f o ur L a nd of t he Free, h as t a k e n u p hi s r es ide n ce in Sp a in , in pur s uit o f ce rtain hi s tori ca l d oc um e n ts. He h as hi s wi fe w ith him , a nd th a t pr ec lud es a ny th o u g ht th a t h e mi g ht t urn t o r ea d o r .

O n e o f o ur t wo h o n o r a r y m e mb e r s h as had the h o n o r o f h o n o r a ry 33 d <.I egree co nf e rr e d up o n him , and w e r e j o ice with him

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We have enjoyed having a good many visitors during the past SIX months. We certainly like to have visiting brothers with us and hope that as many or more of them will come in the future.

OHIO STATE

To say that Ohio Chapter has a splendid outlook for this year-and for future years-would, indeed, be a conservative statement.

About the middle of September, we moved into our new house, the goal toward which the Chapter has so long striven. Anyone who has ever gone through a similar experience can readily realize what a tremendous amount of work this caused for the men engaged. The change from the matron plan to the house steward also necessitated a great deal of planning and installation of new equipment.

Since that time we have purchased about $800 worth of new furniture and house supplies, in addition to $400 worth purchased last year-and all accounted for financially. But the best addition of all was a fine Everett Grand piano of the $1,000 class which now adorns our music room, and for the possession of which we are indebted to the efforts of Brother Watts and Brothers and Mrs. Seidel.

At the opening of the semester, we had twenty-three active men four of whom are now faculty members, and three others not in school. Thirteen men were rooming in the house, against nineteen at present and we can accommodate a few more.

The first initiation was held on September 25th, at which time Porter ]. McNutt (not in school); Herbert B. Knight, Forestry 2; Lawrence C. Flickinger, Eng. 2; H. A. Heifner, Phar. 2; had their first taste of "Egyptian learning."

On October 29th, another class made the memorable journey to the Egyptian shrine, consisting of Harley E. Banks, Ag. 2; Alvin B. Bingham, Vet. Med. 2; Wilbur C. Dyer, Grad. E. E.

We now have twelve pledges, only five of whom, however, may be initiated this semester on account of faculty regulations. There is yet an abundance of good material to select from so that our outlook is the best in year.

The men have spent a great deal of time and expended a lot of energy improving conditions about the house by means of paint and paper and rewiring, replumbing and remodeling, practically everything being done by the men in the house.

But there has been no neglect of other activities for on the night of N ovember Sth, about thirty couples enjoyed a dance chaperoned by Brother and Mrs. Seidel and Brother and Mrs. Usry. On several occasions ladies have been entertained at dinner at the house.

We have not forgotten our faculty members either for on November 14th we entertained with a pig roast for Brother and Mrs. E. F. Coddington, Brother and Mrs. C. S. Plumb, Brother and Mrs. W. R. Lazenby, Brother B. A. Eisenlohr, Brother Strait and two sisters, Brother and Mrs. R. L. Mundhenk, Brother and Mrs H. C. Ohlson, Brother and Mrs. N. W. Scherer, Brother and Mrs. F. F . Lawrence, Brother Plumb doing honors with the carving tolls . The unfortunate "porker" was furnished by Brother Muskopf who captured him in the interfraternity pig race between halves of ·the Oberlin game on the previous · day.

We were very much pleased to have with us recently for dinner Brother Glenn W. McCuen of Illinois Chapter, now instructor in Agr. Engineering here, also Brother Karl M. Dallenbach of Cornell Chapter, recently of the University of Illinois, now instructor i'n Psychology.

We have also been favored with visits by Brothers Bowman of Columbia and Anderson of Illinois, the latter a member of the Illinois team, when Ohio met that formidable foe here on October 16th.

During the summer Brother Rosencranx of Wisconsin and Brother Busse of Illinois called on us and Brother Frye of Penn State spent the summer session with us while taking work in Economics.

Our alumni have shown a new interest in the Chapter since we moved, :inasmuch as we have had with us for one or more visits of varying length :Brothers Geiger, Jordan, Ward, Swaim, Hickson, Henkelman, Melick, Hawes,

Blanchard, Hambright, Danforth, Jack and Charlie Griffin Weimer McMullin Winthrop Plumb, Cal. Reese. Brother Chenault calls on us' during the intervals between governmental appointments: And just now we are glad to have Brother Klinefelter spend his Thanksgiving vacation with us. He was V. D. last semester and is now employed in the ceramic research department of the Westino-house Company and is located at Derry, Pa. "'

Br?the:s Watts board at th_e house. regularly and liven things up a btt wtth thetr dtscusstons as to the relative ments of English and German instiutions. Brother Watts rooms in the house because he says it is necessary for omeone to keep order on the first floor!

At the recent moker _ Acacia was awarded twelfth place among twenty-five fratermttes for scho larshtp for l ast semester, an appreciable improvement over the previous semester.

Thus , in spite of a big handicap at the beginning, Ohio is going forward in a characteristic manner. There is a justifiable feeling of pride in the acquisition of a permanent Chapter home and a growing spirit of interest in the national orga.nization as evidenced by the fact that the Chapter expresses satisfaction with regard to the action ot the Grand Conclave and appreciation of the kindly attitude of that body toward us in a most unpleasant sit u ation. We a l so wish to express satisfaction with r egard to the selection of Brother Brown as traveling secretary as we have confidence in his ability

We regret greatly the fact that at the close of the semester we will lose Brother Reese, our venerable dean and delegate to the last Conclave as h e will complete his work by that time. We don't wish him any bad luck but we hope he fails in enough work to make him stay with us awhile longer!

Oh! yes, we forgot to mention that Curts and "Henry" stop w ith us once in awhile!

HARVARD CHAPTER

Harvard Chapter sends greetings to all Brother Acac ians: Truly Dame Fortune has smi led upon Harvard Chapter in this, the tenth year of her ex istence. Eighteen active members have returned to the University and to Acacia: Brothers Becker, Bowen, Brown, Crawford, Davidson, Edwards Everett, Hays, Johnson, McMicken, McNutt, Needham, Rhodes, Rinaker, Sanderson, Stuart, Wells and W ill ard. With these Brothers as a nucleus , Harvard Chapter faces one of the brightest years in her history.

The sentiment in the Chapter is that Acacia needs new men now. That if this year is to be a banner one for us, the new men must have an opportunity to become interested in Acacia. With this policy in view the Chapter, through her various committees, has arranged the following calendar: October 11 , 18, 25 and ovember 1, Smokers; N 'ovembcr 8 and 15, Initiations ; November 20 , Tea (Harvard - Yale Game); November 22, Initiation; December 4, Dance; J anuary 30, Tea; February 13 , Tea; March 5, Tea; March 25, Dance; April 8, Banquet and Tenth Anniversary.

As a result of the aforesaid policy, we have found many likely candidates for the journey "o'er the sands," and at the present writing have five pledges: Brothers Turner, junior in college and Assistant Business Manager of the Daily Harvard Crimson: Leonard, second year Law; Amundsen, Clugston and Adkins of the first year Law class.

Ju st a word about o ur present condition and our plans for the future. Harvard Chapter is badly cramped for house room ; our reception facilities are very limited; a dining hall impossible; and out of our eighteen members, but eight can be accommodated in the house. To overcome thts senous obstac l e a comm ittee composed of a representative body of active and a lumni members has plans well under way for a home better adapted to the needs of Acacia .

As has been previous l y stated Harvard Chapter is commencing its tenth year in the University, and it is the hope of every act ive member that the year may have a successfu l cu lmin ation in the form of an immense celebration and banquet on the evening of April 8, 1916. Let all Chapters keep this date especially in mind and favor us with at least one representative from each.

During the summer and early fall the Chapter has received visits from Brothers Schultz and Rosenfield of Yale, Northrup of Wisconsin, Qiunn of

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Columbia, Lansche of Illinois and Gramnes the two being· enrolled in the various department s of the Umvers1ty The se VISits are greatly apprecia t ed by this Chapter and we wish that more of them poss.lble.

Harvard Chapter sen d s a cordial invit a tion to all Brothers 1n Acac1a, come around and try u s

ILLINOIS CHAPTER

Ac tive Members 20

Pledges 11

Thi s wouldn't be a Chapter lett er unl ess it were filled from prelude to postsc ript with reiterati ons of what a p:omising year the. Il!inois Chapter is beginning. It wouldn't do for us to adm1t that at the begmnmg of. the year we had ju s t twelve active member s back to clean start the rushmg and do all the other things which must be attended to at the ueginning of the school year. We co uldn 't think of intimating that our building and loan assessmen ts still come around with frequent regularity and that we always draw a long breath of relief af ter each one is met. And what a sca ndal it would be if it ever leaked out that our new home, which we were afraid we would have difficulty in filling, is already proving too small for Acacia possibilities at Illinois, and that next semester half a dozen of us o ld er m e n rriay have · to move into an annex next door and leave the V. D . a nd youngsters to them se lve s. Consequently we shall not offer any further apologies for the flattering platitudes we may drape abo ut ourselves in this article than to remind the re a der that this i s a Chapter letter, and that everything we say is the absolute truth anyway.

Seven pledges , who were carried over the summer, moved into the house at the beginning of school and h e lped start the year's work off. Since the opening of we have pledged twelve new men , three Freshmen, one Sophomore, five Juniors , two S e niors and one Graduate student. Some of our Alumni who swear by the Chapter personnel of their day, say they are the finest bunch of 'yearlings' Acac ia has ever pl e dged at Illinois. At any rat e they are moulding into Acacia m e n with rem .arkab l e rapidity and eve rything i s already moving around the house with mid-season regularity. We have room f o r only two or three more men in the house, while seve n of our pl edges are still rooming outside, waiting for ten ac ious landladies to release them at the end of the semester Six of our h o ldov e r p ledges and two of our new men have been initiated since school began.

We are fortunate thi s year in h avi ng with us at Illinois a number of good m f' n from other Chapter s who have not yet affiliated with the opposite sex and a re able to keep actively inter ested in the fraternity. "B ill" Wilcox from Minnesota, "O rph " Knorr from Wisconsin, "Pete" Morrison from Penn State, and "Jack Rabbit " Templin of Kan sas board at the Chapter house. They are always ready to lend a hand at a ny job from l eve ling th e lawn to getting the steward's books to balance. "He ine" Schultz of Yale gets over to help us sing Acacia songs as often as his duties of grading freshman themes will permit.

Kirk, Hubbard, Weyde ll and the Kratz brothers of our own alumni, who are l oca ted in Champaign and still looking for wives, frequent the house a good deal and are of service to the active Chapter in a thousand ways. A. P Kratz has accepted th e presidency of the build in g corporation since L. V James resigned to get married , a nd Brother Hubbard is secretary of the corporation .

Fifty of our a lumni members were back for the University Home Coming. October 29-31. In addition to attending the Illinois-Minnesota game and the various other University activities, the old men found time to li ve over once more the days of the pa s t and to become acq uainted with the present members of the active Chapter. ·

"Af ter all you're the same good old b unch, " declared one of the forty-niners. " It seems a little s trange when I first come in and plant my grip - a new house a lot .of new faces and a li s t of new names, but l soon find that you are the . Acacia crowd that we had when I was here. The sa me good fellowship and brotherhood and the same enthusiasm and ideals are st ill here."

One of our charter m e mb e rs , who left sc hool just after h e lping organize the here and who had never been back to the University since, came back to VIS it a nephew He came ·around to see what had become of Acacia and was so well plea s.ed. with what he found that he booked himself up for a hundred dollars on our bUildmg fund, and departed one of the most enthusiastic of our alumni.

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The school year is not far enough along at yet for any of our Chapter to have distinguished themselves in student activities, but we are getting in for our share of these g lorie s. Anderson is showing up we ll on the varsity footba ll team. Clements and Feldman helped the Senior e leven walk away with the inter-class championship. We have five officers in the student brigade, the president of one of the literary soci e ties, two member s of the vars ity debating teams, the chi e f husbandman of the Ag club, several members of var ious class committees, and a half dozen of the University's most popular and inv eterate fus s ers on our rolls. Taken all in all, it looks like the beginning of a good year for Acacia at the University of Illinois.

FRANKLIN CHAPTER

Actives 10.

Pledges 5.

The situation at Franklin Chapter, Univer s ity of Pennsylvania, 1s a great improvement over that of the same time l ast year. The outlook is most encouraging. We began the year wit h shatte r ed ranks among our house men, only six men returning, to which however was added Brother J. Lester Armour, of California, back after a year' s absence, and whose glad face once more lights up the Chapter halls. With seven men in the house , and four outside, we entered upon the year's work.

Right at the start we initiated Brother David B. Jeremiah, but Brothers Kirk and Steves took up alumni membership, so that our activ e list is now ten men

On the night of the 22nd of October we opened the Chapter ' s social activities with a smoker, to wh ich as usual all Masons to our knowl e dge in the University were invited. About sixty men attended, and much good material was disclosed. Five of these men, Ernest Claude Drew, from Maine ; John Wooler Platt, Jr., Pennsylvania; Kenneth D . Hollingsworth, Indiana ; Francis Meredith Jaquish, Pennsylvania; Frank R. Purnell, New York, have been pledged, and will have been initiated by the time this ayyears in print.

Brother Everett, our delegate to the Conclave, has returned with a heart filled with new Fraternity zea l and a mind a live with helpful suggestions as a re ult of his trip to the coast. He still talks of the truly western hospitality accorded the delegates.

Brother Dr . Ernest J. Steves is back from Texas to take up advanced work in his profession, but his heart is not in his work. He has lost his heart, and with it a solitaire diamond ring which for a few nights he displayed to the boys at dinner. The young lady is Miss Nancy Porter, of Mauck Chunk and Paoli.

Likewise Brother Attorney Lewis H. Kirk has just foreclosed his first mortgage, upon the heart of a young lady in Media, Miss Laura Ade ll Garrett. A diamond figured in that deal, a l so.

Brothers Herbert A. B logg and Herbert F. Everett, in addition to their other duties, are teaching architecture and mechanical drawing in Temple University, at night . Brothers Everett is in the pursuit of his profession by day, having connected himself with M. H. Dickinson, one of Philadelphia's prominent architects. .

Brother Forrest E. Adams won once again this summer the sing l es tennis c hampionship of the Atlantic City Yacht Club.

Brother Richard M. Nagle, with the Du Pont Powder Works, b l ew up here on a recent Sabbath. He comes into the house after the Christmas holidays , when he enters Penn for the next semester.

Brother B logg visited nine Chapters of the Fraternity this past summer, Cornell , Syracuse, Ohio State, Purdue, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas University , Kansas State, and California, everywhere receiving a royal welcome . Brother Venerable Dean was the guest of Cornell Chapter for four days in September.

Brothers Griffith Jones, of Wisconsin, and Paul Brenning , of the University of Washington, have registered in medicine at P e nn, and are frequent vi s itors at the house.

Dr Paul J. Pontius, Past Em in ent Commander of Mary Commandery No 26, Philade lphi a, was the speaker at our recent smoker He spoke very eloquently , and made a profound impression upon our visitors

Brother John W. Litten, of Martin's Ferry , Ohio, was a we l come vi s itor

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back here again for the world's series between the Phillies and the Boston Rred Sox.

We lost the State game, but had the pleasure of a call from six of our Penn State brethren, and to dinner afterward. ·

Brother Russell R. Grant, with the Goodrich Rubber Co , Akron, Ohio, stopped off here on his way for a visit home , still carrying his ever-ready smile and optimistic sp irit.

We have begun our campaign of Lodge visiting again, which proved so fruitful of results last year, in bringing a bout a better understanding of the Fraternity a nd its purpose among Mason s generally- a "co n.s m"?mation to be wished" in thi s juri sd iction of Pennsylvania. By invitation we VISited St. Alban Lodge No. 529 Philadelphia, and were accorded the floor of the lodge , Brothers Blogg and Kirk speaking on .Acacia. We hav e a like invitation from Lafayette Lodge at Thanksgiving.

MINNESOTA CHAPTER

Actives 15

Pledges 6

Everything points toward a very successful year for Acacia at Minnesota. We sta rt ed th e year with thirteen active m e n. Brothers-Russell, Mattice, N enbauer, Ingersoll, Garvey, Scott, Gammell, Rose, A. Aamodt, 0. Aamodt, Anderso n , E nerson and Searles. Two men have been initiated-Brothers E. C. Millhou se, Medic, '21, and W. R. Mitchel , Law, ' 16. Up to date we have pledged five men-Casper Fredrickson , Agric., '17; L. C. Anderson, Dent ., '19; G . B. Clark, Education, ' 17 ; C. V. R aw lin gs, Architect, '18; P. H . Stucky , Pharmacy, '18. At p·r esent we hav e tw e nty-one m e n in the house .

An all Univer s ity Masonic smoker at Cataract Lodge the first week of sc ho o l opened the Chapter. Thi s was followed a week lakr with a smoker at the hou se. They were both well a ttended a nd through them we were able to get in touch with the new Masons in th e University.

So far thi s year we h ave held one dance in the house. On Oct. 30th we gave a Hallowe'en party; a number of our city Alumni attended, making about twentyfive couples in all. Our soc ial calendar for the rest of the semester is as follows: Nov. 13, open hou se after Chicago-Minn. football game; Nov. 25, Thanksgiving dinner and dance; Nov. 27, Alumni reception; Dec. 11 , dance ; Jan 1, New Year's dinn e r and dance; Jan. 15 , dance; J a n. 29, sleigh ride party.

We are g lad to announce that we have C. E. Allred, "Jack," of Missouri Chapt e r, with us again this year; also Brothers Lester Johnson of K . U. Chapter, and Jame s Rothenberger of Nebraska Chapter. "Johnnie" is in the Graduate School and in s tructing in the Biology D epar tment. He plans on taking medicine next year. " Jimmie " is assistant manager of the Dempster Mill Mnfg. Co., Beatrice, Neb., Minneapolish branch.

Summer Visitors (From the Guest Register ) -F. S . Wilkins, Iowa State: ]. E. Tuleson , Wisconsin; W. F. Boye, Illinois; B. F. Crowder, Illinois; E. F Tompkins, Illinois; R. A. Anderson, Wisconsin; C. G . Hinman, Franklin; C . L. R. de Wet, Ames; W. C. Calvert, Kansas State; E. C . Carman, Franklin; V. H . Kern, Illinois; R. Cecil Fay, Kansas;]. F. McDavid, Chicago; C. N. Gould, Chicago; F. P . Weaver, Penn . State; 0 M. Hanson, Minn. Chapter , Seattle, Wash.; G. A. Barbs , Minn. Chapter, Wells, Minn.; A. A. Pickler, Minn . Chapter, Aberdeen, S. D .; LeSara Chernausek, Minn. Chapter, Dickenson, S . D .

MISSOURI CHAPTER

Missouri Chapter of Acacia h as prospects for one of th e best years in her history. We are starting the year with our house full and a few to spare- a condition in which we have se ldom found ourselves before This year sees us in new quarters at 821 Rollins street. We are much pleased w1th the change for we have a larger and more comfortable house with facilities for entertaining which were lacking in our old place.

So far thi s year .:we have initiated three men: E. M . Yates , Warrensburg , Mo ; H. M Jones, Caldwell, Idaho, and D. L. Tice, Kansas City, Mo. At present we have four pledges: R. L. Warren, Meadville, Mo.; G. B. Long, Dallas, Texas;

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A. A. Millard, Lamar, Mo.; R. S. Clough, Wyaconda, Mo.

V•le have been pleased indeed, to have Brother John S . Jones of Chicago Chapter with us several times this year. He has entered the school law here and we hope to see more of him. Brother Jones being a married man has not quite so much time for us as he would have otherwise.

We are planning a big homecoming for the Kansas-Missouri game and after that Missouri C hapter will have enough news from h er o ld men for a newsy Chapter letter.

CORNELL CHAPTER

It is with great pleasure that the Cornell Chapter sends gr e etings and best wishes for a successfu l year to all sister Chapters of Acacia.

At this time last year we thought that our house was filled to its utmost capacity. This fall, at the beginning of the college year, there were two more men living in the house than at any time last year. It is a source of no littl e gratification to feel that each year marks progress over the preceding one. Brother Cushing, our architect, assisted by Brother Jenkins , the builder of the Panama Canal et al., recently built a sleeping porch for us This addition to the house makes sleeping room for four more men. Thus we have plenty of room for our visiting A lumni, members of other Chapters, and all others who can come to see us. We a lw ays have room for one more at No. 708.

The Chapter is making spec ial efforts to get better acquainted with its a lu mni. At a recent meeting Venerab l e Dean Bradley appointed a committee to assist the Corresponding Secretary in following out this idea. We intend to write personal letters to each alumnus during the year , besides issuing the Traveler.

Since the last issue of the Journal the Cornell Chapter has had the pleasure of entertain in g Brothers 0. C. Berry of the Purdue Chapter, L. C. Cox of the Ohio Chapter , ]. G. Hardenbaugh of Frank lin Chapter, W. G. lies of Syracuse, ]. F. Parker of Minnesota, W. H. ·wright of Wisconsin and Cole of Ohio Chapter. We hope these brothers will visit us soon again, and bring others with them. Take warning , and don't try the camp lif e in Ithaca. Brother Berry will tell you that the Acacia House is a better place of shelter in time of storm.

The Cornell Masonic Club held its annual smoker in the Masonic Ha ll Saturday evening, October 2 About sixty University Masons were present. A short program was rendered, consisting of an adcl ress by the President, ]. F. Bradley, who is our Venerable Dtan; an address upon the relation of Masonry to the present European war by Brother Ellis , and a solo by Brother Repp. After the program refreshment s were served and a very enjoyable evening was spent at cards and in getting better acquainted with each other

At our last meeting in October R. C. Repp was initiated into the Fraternity. Brother Repp is a member of the Glee Club and a senior in the Law College.

The Chapter was again represented at the Poughkeepsie Crew Races last June by Brother Cushing, who has been rowing in the winning crew for the last two years. We hope that a larger number of Acac ians will be there to greet him during the next two years .

Brother Havens was recently elected to Tau Beta Pi, an honorary engineering society, e l ection to which is based upon scholarship and ability to do research work. Bill makes the third member of our Chapter to receive this honor since the recent organization of the society at Cornell.

The Chapter i s endeavoring to raise its scho la stic standing. Last year a comparatively high standard was attained without any great effort on our partwe ranking fourth among sixty-two fraternities and clubs. This year we are going to be second to none.

The Chapter is not neglecting its social duties in its rush to accomplish oth e r things Every Sunday we are entertaining members of the faculty and their wives. This give s us a sp l endid opportunity to get better acquainted with the faculty

On the evening of October 30 the old Druidic customs combined with th e characteristics of the Roman festival, in honor of Pomona, were in full sway at the Acacia House .

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The Chapter is going to keep up its regular custom of sending. of its members to the Corneii-Pennsvlvania football game on Thanksgivmg Day. There will be at le ast six men from the house to see this game. This annua l event gives a good opportunity to become better with the Chapter. We hope for an early opportunity to reciprocate the courtesies of our s ister chapter.Next spring o ur Chapter baseball team inteqds to pl_ay the Syracuse _Chapter at Syracuse. These are very en joy ab l e games and decidedly worth while.

PURDUE CHAPTER

Active 17 Pledges 7

This finds Purdue Chapter well started on another year after opening with 16 of last year's members in line . Roy Harrison of Attica, H. F. Beyers of Crystal Falls, Michigan, and G. W . Germanson of Mich., were unable to return this year. Unfortunately, we are mournmg the death of our Brother Germanson, .who died Oct. 29 of the typhoid fever. He expected to return next semester and graduate with the '16 class. As this is the first death of our Chapter we fee l especially downcast over it.

At the l ast commencement in June nine of our men were grad u ated. All returns show that these men are upholding the standards of Purdue and Acacia. C. F. Williams is located in Indianapolis, F. G. Spencer in Chicago, Chris Mertz in LaFayette, H. K. Laramore in Knox, Ind . ; A. G. in Cleveland, D. F. Gilbert in New Washington, Ohio; E. ] . Mendenhall in Westfield, Ind.; W. I. Nee ! in Monroe, La., and R. Downs in Chicago . We miss these men but letters r e ceived convince us that they are still with us in spir it

Two strong men were initiated on Jun e 3d-L. M. Pickett is upholding us in Univers ity affa ir s and J M. Gano is no second rater amongs t the girls or while playing the piano.

Our rushing season started early with nearly all men back. As a result we secu red some very st r ong underclassmen whose names a re as follows: Chase Montgomery, '16; G S. Gilbert, '18 ; H. E Ackerson, '17; R. E Harris, ' 19 ; R. S. Paddock, '19; R. W. Erskine , '19; A C. Barnes, ' 19, and ]. G. Zimmerman, ' 18, who was initiated Oct. 15 at tht"' time of Home Coming Our prospects for pledging more men were never better but it is not our intention t o sacrifice quality for quantity.

Thus far we have had one dance and it wou ld seem that we have been negl ecting the soc ial side a littl e. 'II' e put forth quite an effort to have a good Home Coming on Oct. 15 , 16, 17 , and were very successful. Twenty -eight of the Old Reliables were back and we feel that none of th em left without a determination to be stronger Acacia men, our evidence being that twenty-three of them gladly subscribed for the Journal.

We have been especially fortunate this year in having with us visiting brothers from sister Chapters. We wish to extend a hearty welcome to a ll Acacians who may happen to be traveling this way. It makes u s realize the nation a l importance of our fraternity when a good brother from Yale or California or some other place chances to spend a few hours with us.

After a l o ng desire to entertain the Acacia Conclave the responsibility is at last ours. Our delegate to San Francisco has said ''Even nature seemed to assist in making the l ast Conclave a success " While Purdue Chapter isn't favored to any great extent by nature, Purdut"' Spirit , o ur ce ntr a l loc ation and railro ad facilities will not be wanting. When the time comes for roll call we wish to find a ll Chapters unusually we ll represented. 'vV e welcome you to our midst.

CHICAGO CHAPTER

Active 10 Pledges 6

. The Summer Quarter was, as usual; a big quarter for Chicago Chapter. This IS not so much because of the large !its of our own men as it is because of the membe_rs of other Chapters who were with us for that session.

As1de from .severa l brothers who had been with us through the year there were the followmg: C. I. Reed and P. A. Davis, of Ohio State; T. W , Gilbert,

of Columbia; R. L. Snody, of M inn esota; J. D Blackwell and M. C. Thomas, of Missouri; W. A. Bevan, of Iowa State; R. W. Lyman, of Yale; Louis Lindsey, of Syracuse.

During the summer seven men were initiated int o the Chapter: Sidney Blair Harry , Lincoln, Ill.; B B. Roseboom, Lansing, Mich.; L. W. King, Palmyra, Mo.; Roscoe Reeve , Edv,•ardsport, Ind.; Heber A. Sotzin, Washington, Ind.; Raymond Johnson. Rochester, Ind.; Dr. J. J. Moore, Chicago, Ill.

The social affairs of the Summer Quarter were two. A very informal party at the house tided over the week-end between the Spring and Summer Quarters On the evening of Angust 26th a banquet was given at the University Club by the active Chicago Chapter and the Chicago A lumni Chapter in honor of those delegates to the Conclave who were here at that time

The Autumn Quart€"r started out with 1C active men. Our numbers were augmented by Brother \iVorthing- of \iVis<:onsin , Brothers Tyler, Sinkie and Shumway of cbraska: Brother H€"ndrickson of Yale, who keeps a room here though he is out of town murh of the time, and Alumnus Wreidt.

With this group of men and a lot of pep the work was begun. To date (Nov. 1) there have been pledged: Clem Crossland, E. L. Rice, W. H. Parker, Herbert Crane . R. T. Wimmer, A. M. Buckholtz.

The socia l events of this Fall have been few. There was a get-together at the house Oct. l.'ith. and informal party on the eve nin g of Oct. 29th. There will be a dance at the Reyn•)ld s Club o n the evening of the Illinois game, 20.

The Purdue and Vv'isconsin games brought us several visitors. We are looking for a bunch from Illinois.

McDavid , last year's V. D. , and our delegate at the Conclave, has been pledged Phi Delta Phi.

YALE CHAPTER

Actives , 17

Pledges 2

With twelve men back the Yale Chapter begins the new schoo l year with the largest number of old men it ha s ever had.

On Friday, October 1, we gave a reception to all Masons of the University. Since that time we have given a smoker every week, inviting a few of the new men each time.

Five men have b ee n initiated this fall: William Lake Hays, 1916 L., Walthall, Miss.; Orville Collick, Music , Ironwood, Mich.; Robert Tee( Callaghan, 191 6 S, Jackson, Ohio; Albert Freeman Coyle, Sch of Religion, Sao Jose, Cal.; Lewis Sanford Gordon, Jr., 1916 S., Clinton, Mass.

The regular meeting night has- been changed to Friday in order to s uit our present membership . VVednesday evening is set aside as the socia l night at which outside members and our friends may be entertained.

Brother Robert Middlemass of the Syracuse Chapter made us a pleasant visit on S e pt. 15.

Brothers Husted and Hays have been elected to the la w fraternity of Phi Alpha Delta.

Brother William S. Bacon spent the summer doing some advance work in the Mayo Hospital at Rochester, Minn.

Brothers Lewis, Schultz and Diddle were initiated into the mysteries of the Oriental Degree of the Tall Cedars of LeJanon at Waterbury, Conn., on Oct. 28.

"Modern Essays," a book on se le ctions for co ll ege classes, edited by Brothers J M. Berdan and J. R. Schultz , with Mr. H. E. Joyce of the Yale Eng li sh Department, has just gone into a second edition.

Brother Frank Quinby has resigned as coach of the Yale baseball team to become Director of Ath letic s at Phillips-Andover Academy.

Brother Morgan returned Nov 1 from England, where he has been doing research work in the British Museum, and at The Hague, Holland.

Brother Coyle is trying out for the Ya le Debating Team which will meet Syracuse so on.

Brother Roy B. Hunter was a guest at the house on Oct. 23, and attended the Washington and Jefferson game.

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Brother Pierce is a member of the Yale Golf Team which won the Intercollegiate Championship in September.

COLUMBIA CHAPTER

A number of the men we expected back this year did not return but those who did return are ready for business, and a spirit is noticeable of a determination to prove to the national organization that Columbi.a is more than a mere "Masonic Club " and to get "that house ." No prom1ses are made and no hasty actions planned but a sane conscientious effort will be made to make this the year when Columbia will be placed on the map as one of the Chapters WITH a house . The first big occasion of the year was the Masonic Smoker, given to the Masons of the University at Earl Hall, October 22nd , 1915. It was a great occasion with a fine body of men out. There were about one hundred Masons ass e mbled to enjoy a social evening and li sten to a very scholarly address on the " Widow' s Son, " by Right Worshipful Charles Wahle, Past Judge Advocate of the Grand Lodge. Other addresses were made by Rt. vVorshipful Edwin Edwin J. Beinecke , D. D . G. M. of the Fourth Masonic District ; by our loyal friend and member Carl Helm, Worshipful Master of \Vashington Lodge No 21, and by Dr J. Gardner Smith. Dr. William McCastline, the University physician and active member of the Chapter, acted as toastmaster. The quartette, composed of H. R. Sanford, James Rose, B. G. Smith and M. S. Thomas, rendered several selections in one of which they were accompanied by a recitation by our Venerable Dean. Another gathering was held on N •ovember 15th for a smaller group of men. The subject for discussion at this meeting, at which about thirty Masons of the University were our guests, was "Masonry in Foreign Lands." Mr. Jean Ulrich, Tyler of La Sincerite Lodge, gave a very delightful talk on "Masonry in the European Countries ." Brother Ulrich has had some very thrilling experiences in his tr a vels and he kept the fellows' attention from the moment he took the floor until he concluded his talk. Brother Parrino, Worshipful Master of Massini Lodge, followed with a talk on "Italy and Masonry," which informed us of some of th e earl ier historic facts of Masonry in this land. Lieutenant Karl Smith of the U. S. N. spoke on "Masonry in the Philippines, Japan and China." Brother Smith has spent much time in those lands in the service of Uncle Sam and he could give some very interesting experiences . Brother L. A. Pierce of Queens University, Canada , spoke of the contrast of the spirit toward a strange Masonic brother in the United States and in Canada. Brother Reed, historian and a past master of Washington Lodge, spoke of the work of the Research Society. The fellows all took a lively part in the discussions : We were supposed to adjourn a.t 10 p. m. but the meeting was so interesting it was nearly midnight before the lights were turned out. This was the first of a series of such meetings.

One of the first dinners of the year was held at the Masonic Club, where all of the fellows gathered around the festive board with some of the rushees. Trips are made to lodge each week under the direction of one of the members and frequently dinners are enjoyed before attending lodge.

The members attended in a body a lecture given by Brother William Howard Taft , October 17th, at the Mount Morris Baptist Church where our good friend Dr.. Gardner is so active . Many of the men a l so availed themselves of the opportumty to hear Brother Taft on the "Presidency ," in his series of lectures given under the auspices of the University. Our only reg-ret was that the plans of the authorities prevented us from entertaining Brother Taft while he was here.

The members and their friends were the guests of Washington Lodge N 'o. 21 at an entertainment and ball given at the Alhambra ball room November 11th.

"Punctuality" Beaty is back for his last year to get his Ph. D. He makes an admirable Senior Dean.

Embury, our Ven. Dean, worked with Brother Dills at the Christ Church Settl.ement .this summer and the story goes that they made a desperate effort to get. h1m to s1gn a contract for a return engagement next year.

Brother Hawley has charge of the trips to lodge this year, and the Masons are sure hustling to get their G. L. C.'s.

"I?,ominie" Harbeson put one over on the boys this summer. "Done and JOmed Sten and Waterbury as one of the benedicts.

"Hub" Hubbel has brought honor to the Fraternity already. He came back this year but was attracted away again by being appointed a professor in the South V\Testern Methodist University at Dallas, Texas. He will be back next summer to get his Ph. D.

Brother Kemp made a round of trips to the chapters throughout the country this year and brought back enthus iastic accounts.

Sanford, true to his initials H. S., which may mean hustling sa l esman or secretary, made so much money this summer se lling the Chevrolet automobi le s that he decided to put his savings in three New York banks. He was almost tempted to buy us "that house."

While Sanford was selling autos, "Smitty," our good and capab le treasurer. B. G. Smith, was enjoying extended joy rides around the country. He traversed many states with his- (well, that's telling).

Brother Waterbury went West before our Delegate Dills. and created such a fine impression at the Chapters where he stopped that Dills found them all enthusiastic for Columbia.

Dills brought back a great report of the Conclave. The Chapter certainly appreciates the many courtesies extended to him.

Embury has built us a beautiful altar for initiation work.

IOWA STATE CHAPTER

Actives 18

Pledges 6

In spite of the fact that several of the old men did not return. the active members of the Chapter , who are practically a ll new men, are, nevertheless, well established for the beginning of the school year.

We are well satisfied with our pledges. who have demonstrated that our choice has been well placed . In addition to these we have a number of desirable prospectives in view.

Prof. S. E Conybeare , until recently of the Agricultural Journalism Department here, now holds an Assistant Editorship on the "Orange Judd Farmer," and lives in Springfield , Mass. We miss him considerably as he was a frequent caller and took a healthy interest in our well being. In this respect we also fee l rather lost without Brother Kinney , our delegate to the l ast Conclave. He was always ready to do his share in helping the fraternity along.

Brothers Cort and Olson and Pledges Benton and Householder hope to take the Scottish Rite work in the near future. ·

On the fourteenth of October we were visited by Grand Master of Iowa. Frank S. Moses. and Grand Secretary Newton R. Parvin. who together with the other Grand Officers were being entertained by the local lodge . At the exemplification of the Third Degree work that night the Craftsmen's team was made up of Acacia men.

Vice President R. Cecil Fay favored us with his presence on the twentyeighth of September, and we much regret that his visit was so brief.

On October sixteenth we initiated Bird and Hazard. We welcome them as ' m e mbers, trusting that our association will be mutually helpful.

So far our social activities have been restricted to entertaining at dinner. We plan to give three dances this semester. One on Saturday, October thirtieth. the time of the Nebraska game: the second on December fourth, and the third on January fifteenth. Vve shall be glad to have any visiting brothers with us on these occasions.

The present officers of the Chapter are: V. D .. J. L. Lane ; S . D., A. H. Carhart; Secretary, C. R. Sandifer; Treasurer. H. R. Till ; Steward, Clyde Combs.

lOW A CHAPTER

The school year of 1915-1916 opened with a rush for the Iowa Chapter of Acacia. Other years it has been handicapped at the beginning of the year by lack of numbers, but this year was an exception Brothers Shaw and Fenlon journeyed to Iowa City on the last day of August so as to be on hand to carry out the plans for moving our effects from our on College ?treet to the new one on South Clinton. These two uncomplammg workers practically moved

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all the Acacia effects alone. The men came back a few days before school opened, a nd when the ponderous machine of knowledge began to move forward on · September twentieth, everything Was bright, cheery and running smoothly.

Eleven active men and two pledges of last year started out the new year living at the t;:hapter Tw o of actives live h?use, Iowa City being thetr home. \Vtthtn a month stx other men commg. wtth htgh re-commendations from their home communities, were pledged. Four of the new pledges have moved into the house, making seventeen men that are now ' living . there. The men who graduated last spring; put this in _a. good to make rapid progress. The men carried on the r1:1shmg Wtth sptnt and · d1d tt in a systematic way. They have tried to ·give a Masonic wekome to the- new men on the campus. There are, of course, many Masons on the campus whorn we have not met, but we are making rapid progress. ·

On the evening of October thirtieth the Chapter gave a dancing· parly at the Cl-iapter House in honor of the · men who were initiated in the aft:e·rnoon. 'Ifhe men that crossed the sands were Brother Howard Moffitt of' 0xford, Iowa; Brother Charles Wr-ight of Wilton, Iowa ; both Juniors in the College of' :ti beral Arts , and Brother Robert Fenlon of Iowa City, a Freshman il'l the G:ollege of Medicine. The new pledges decorated the Chapter: House in Hallowe'en· style while the older men were at the initiation ceremonies. The little leather programs suggested a taste of Autumn. This was the second dance of the year, both being thoroughly enjoyed by those present.

The Chapter entertained their faculty members and several prominent Masons of the State at a banquet given at the Chapter House on October twenty third. The guests of honor were Grand Master Frank S. Moses, of Clinton . Iowa; Past Grand Master \V. S. Gardnel', of Clinton; Iowa, and Past· Grand Master Louis Block , of Davenport, Iowa. The last two gentlemen are both thirty-th'ird degree Masons. Rev. Joseph Fort Newton wa-s u·nable to accept ar. invitation. The banquet consisted of an elegant four-course dinner·. Venerable Dean Shaw, acting as toast master of the occasion, called upon severa:l of those present for after dinner speeches. Brothe r R. B. Wylie, of the Botany Department, gave a word of welcome to the out-of-town visitors and spoke of the value o( advice to students Pledge T. F McDonald, speaking frorn the standpoint of a J?ledge, gave us their ideas of Acacia Brother Walker ,· cTiarter member of Ch a pter, enlivened the evening with a few stories and - commended' the Chapter on - its showing. Past Grand Master Gardner spoke about the valtre of- Masonry to young men and how glad the older mt'n are to see it taken up by, tlfe younger generation. Brother Harper discussed the aims and pur-poses of. Acacia from an active member' s standpoint. Brother Ansley, head of the Depai"tment of Eng-lish, spoke qf the spirit of brotherhood among Masons. Past. Grand Master Block showed us the democratic spirit among Masons by tell.ing· us art incident from his own life, and gave us other Masonic teachings. Grand Master .J'.'los·es said that the Grand Lodge of Iowa was in sympathy with the aims and ideals of Acacia. He advised us not to forget our librari·es, and • especially to" read The Builder . The visitors enjoyed t11e occasion and members · feel that it was a grand success.

,The men hav_e been active along· all lines in the University . Brother Hands was elected Prestdent of the Associated Students of Applied Science. Brother Harpe·r was elected Vice President of the Law' Students Association. Brother · Rindt was· ·eiected President' of the Senior Class. Brother Holt was appointed to ' serve dri' the Sophomore · C:otillion Committee. Brother Patterson was elected Vice President of the Irving Literary Society. Brother Kirkete·g was elected Secretary of the Marshall Law Society. Brother Hands made the football - squad. Brother Holt was recently initiated into · the University Dramatic Club. Pledge Conditt won a place on the Men's Glee Club. Brother Fenlon was pledged Nu Nu , and Brother Patterson Phi Rho Sigma. Brother Madsen belongs to Pht Delta Kappa , and Harper t'o Phi Delta Phi. And all the while we a.r e 110t · neglecting our scholastic. standing.

:- S.everal -alumni have• paid ·us a visit, already· this year alfd we hope to ent'er.tain a great ccowd-· of· them ·· at Home Coming. John Howard a:n'd Lloyd Os.born·e; ofd?-15, already affixed thei r sigrtatu res to the visitors' !'edger, as h-ave Sam Irwme, Alvm Fluck and Jake Belsky. Niclfolas , Praaki'n, an alumnus of- Purdue ; •cmne out . from Chieago on business, stopping at the House for a• few

.hours. G. A. Geauque, an .a lurnnus of ·Ohio State and .an instructor .at Leander Clark College, came down to spend a week-end and stayed for the dance.

PENNSYINANIA STATE CHAPTER

The coming year bids fair to be one of the most prosperous that the P etmsylyania State GhP,pter has ever seen The year began witl1 but five of 'the old men back, but the incoming class contained a great deal of material and s inc e the opening of the •year six men have already taken part of the trip toward Truth. The new men are David A. Campbell, '19, A. E.; Wm. F. Hall, '19, Ag.; Robert B. Latta, '19, E. E.; Wtn. Vandergrift, '.19, Ag.; W K. Rohrbach, ' 17, C. E., a nd J. Swain Godfrey, '17, M. E. With more promising material in sight other initiations will undoubtedly t ake place after the Christmas recess. The prospects for next year ate even better since we lo se hut four men by graduation this year

Financially we are in much better condition than we have been for years. Our debts are all paid and the prospects for closing the year with a comfortable b.al.ance in the hank are exceedingly bright.

The big feature this fall was our Pennsylvania Day celebration It was arranged that it shou ld take the form of a reception and a reunion for the alumni, so that the men could renew their faith in Acacia. The whole affair succeeded far beyond our fondest hope s. Ten or twelve of the old fellows returned, and with a number of ladies, the guests of the members, were entertained .a.t . the house from Thursday until Sunday. On Thursday we held our -reception and that, .as usual, was well attended by the 'faculty and their wiY.es. The Governor of the State was also one of those who called on us that eve11ing On Friday, November 5, ini-tiation of new members was conducted in the Chapter House and after the ceremony was concluded, the Chapter banquet was held, at which Brothers Diemer, Ross and Webber were the speakers. Brother Dye acted as toastmaster.

On September 21, fifteen men from the house attended the regular meeting of Lodge. All our pledges were among the number and a ll . qualified . Brother]. Martin Fry assisted in conferring one of the degr ees and his work was so .well done that we were invited to assist whenever we ·happened to ·attend the lodge.

On the special invitation of Old Fort Lodge, at Center Hall, Pa ., ten of the members of the Chapter attended the -October meeting of that lodge. The evening proved to -be a very pleasant occasion to all of those who took the trip.

On October 8 we held our annua l Masonic S moker at the Chapter House. It was attepded by about .150 Masons from the town and the vicirtity. If we may judge from the clouds of smoke, the good fellowship , and th e many expressions of appreciation that we heard, the affair was entirely successful.

During the .coming winter the committe e on l ec ture ·course has planned to provide a series of five le ctures for the instruction of the Acacians and the Masons at l arge in the town. The first )lUmber will be deliver e d by Brother R. I. Webber, of Illinois, now Professor of Architectural Engineering , on the subject, "Masonry Before 1400." Others will follow, but the exact speakers and their subjects cannot be announced at this til)le.

The wireless system of the college that was installed und e r the dir ec tion of Brother Slaughter in 1912 will soon be put in gopd condition and experiments will be conducted by two of this year's freshmen. Since th e installation of th e system Brother Slaughter has been enga.ged in wireless work 111 the Hawaiian Islands. · '·

WASHINGTON CHAPTER

Active 14

Pledges 17

Washington Cha,pter opened her doors for the fifth year S e ptember th e twelfth, with C. M . Coffinbeny, E. C. Carr, S . L. Simpson, E. ·C. Greiiland , C. P. Suman, F . M. Gast and j. ·C. P.almer active. Pledges Fr e nch, · Boyoe, Evans, Anderson, Blagg, Spaulding, Archer, ·:Callo w and Todd having returned we were in the best of position to receive prospects.

October eight we had our first -smoker -with Grand Master R. L. Sebastian, Past Grand 'Master I. W. Goodner of South Dakota, Past Grand Master· R a lph

McAllaster as guests of honor. On this occasion we were the hosts to some fifty faculty and student M aso ns

The presence of such a large number of Masons on _the started the men on one of the most enthusiastic · and successful rushmg campatgns we have ever conducted, which resulted in the pledging of the following men: Arthur Luther, Seattle; George Jensen, Seattle; G . W. Greene, Seattle; Ch'!-s. Scott, Seattle; Dwight Benton, Seattle ; Fred Sundholm , Fortson; Ralph Portland, Oregon; Arthur and H. C. Tacoma; U V. Ttpton, Okla.; A. C. Carlson, Anacortes; W. R. Hendnx, _ C. ]. Oltve:, Colfax.

Since th e close of the rushing season we have tmttated the followmg men: W. H Lowe, A. R. Archer, RalJ?h S. A· Y. J?oyce and George Todd.

At a special meeting Washmgton Chapter tmttat ed tt s first Honorary Mem: ber, C. F . Peterson, Past Master Ionic Lodge F. & A . M . No. 90, Treasurer ot Masonic Board of Relief, and for four years member of the Grand Lodge of Washington

The Chapter was favored by short visits from Grand Vice President R. Cecil Fay; Delegates Joel F. McDavid of Chicago and F. W Weaver of Pennsylvania State . We regret exceedingly that more of the men could not have returned via Seattle, as we were greatly benefited by meeting with these men from the other Ch a pters, it being the first time that any of our members have had the opportunity of profiting by their experiences. Their criticism of the system employed in running the table turned out as they pr e dicted, much to our financial detriment. Needless to say we have returned to the old system of managing the ent ir e house ourselves Detailed information may be had upon application to the Secretary.

We regret exceedingly that we were not able to entertain the Acacians that called at the Chapter House this summer, but wish to assure you that had you visited us during the school year we would have made you more than welcome.

The Chapter has been enriched by the addition of two Columbia Acacians, Dr. Henry Suzzallo, now President of the University, and D. D. Johnson, Professor in the College of Education. Brother Johnson is a frequent visitor at the fraternity house and takes an active interest in the affairs of the fraternity.

October thirtieth the Chapter entertained at the Chapter House in honor of the pledges. The rooms were artistically decorated with sprigs of Acacia imported for the occasion from California by "Frenchy."

The fraternity has inaugurated a system of exchanging dinners. Thre.e members of the Chapter dine with one of the other fraternities, who send thre'e to our table. We believe that this !:iYStem, if properly carried out, wtll develop a better feelmg for fraternalism among the fraternity men.

The recommendation of the Conclave relating to Acacia songs is being carefully followed. We are attempting to instil a little more spirit into the mem.bers by having a song rehearsal every evening after dinner. The men are t<;> learn the songs within a limited time; failure to comply with th.e law ts pumsh a ble by ten to twenty bubbles.

The pledges are still required to pass a satisfactory examination on the following questions before initiation:

1. H! s tory of the Local Chapter ; Founding and Charter members.

2 Htsto:y of the National Org a nization; Founding, Names of the Founders.

3. Locatwn of Chapters

4. Grand Officers of the Fraternity.

5. Examination on Constitution and By-Laws.

6. Acacia whistle and answer.

7 Interpretation of the Greek Letters on the Shield

8. History of Pythagoras · ·

9. List of National Fraternities and Sororities at the University.

10. Officers of the A. S. U W.

We have attempted to interest the men in outside activities and Brothers Coffinberry and Wittenberg made places on the Junior Class Eleven . The Chaphas. a te.am practicing for the Basket Ball League and from mdtcatwns tt wtll outrank last years baseball team which finished in the first division

. Prospects for Washington's most promising year never looked bricrhter. With 17 men in the house and the new spirit instilled by Delegate Simpson "'upon

his return from the Conclave, we expect to accomplish a great deal this year. The Washington Chapter of Acacia extends its best wishes to all the Chapters and hopes the ensuing year will be their best.

Copied from the Guest Book: C. B. Ritter, Purdue Chapter; ]. E. Buchanan, Harvard ; Jorn M. Erickson, Stanford . (On Chautauqua Circuit) N. D . Edwards, California.

COLORADO CHAPTER

Active 12

Pledges 9

Shortly before the close of sc hool last June the following officers were elected and installed: Harry R. Beard, V. D.; Horace Pierce, S. D.; I van C. Crawford, Secretary, and Thomas F. Walker, Treasurer. All of these officers are back and in the harness this fall. In September Brother M. J. Dickson resigned as corresponding secretary and C. L. Eckel was elected to fill his place.

Soon after school opened a smoker was held in the Masonic Temple for the purpose of getting a line on prospective pledges. A large number of University Masons turned out and as a result the following men were pledged: Harold Duggan, Karl Earp, Carl J. Perkins, Sidney J Walbank, Hugh Orr, Melvin J. Sutley, James J. Hurley, C. H. Parker and Arthnr H. Evans. We intend to hold initiation for these men on Dec. 4th and are looking forward to a "large celebration."

On Sept. 13th a special initiation was held for Dr. Frederick J . Nordby, of Santa Rita , New Mexico. Brother Nordby graduated from the University of Colorado in 1913 and had been pledged previous to that time but had been unable to take the Acacia work during his undergraduate days.

Great interest is being shown in the Masonic team which is at present undergoing the process of organization. Brother Hagen, Past Master of Columbia Lodge No. 14, Boulder, Colo., has charge of the work. If hopes and expectations come true we will put the work on in Boulder and in Denver.

Brother ]. Raymond Brackett, Dean of the Graduate School, has returned afte r a year's leave of absence spent traveling in the Orient. On our return we were surprised to learn that his son, Brother William R. Brackett, had been married to Miss Eva Kennedy Brother Brackett and his wife left immediately for New Haven, Conn., there to continue the pursuit of knowledge in physics

Brother Dean h as returned as an instructor in Chemistry after a year's le ave of absence. Brother W Scott Boyce, of Columbia, is an instructor in Economics

Brother Pierce takes the le ading part in "Lady Windemere's Fan," which will be presented by the Dramatic Club on Nov. 5th. Brother Barnard is manageP of the University Band and under his able and efficient le adership the band ha:> been able to turn out more noise to the square in ch than it has ever been known' to do before. Brother Beard and Pledge Duggan are of the crosscountry team, Brother Beard being Captain. Pledge Earp is one of the University tennis sharks.

Brother Crawford wears a continua l smi l e. He is the proud father of a youngster who bids fair to make football history in 1935 <

The Colorado Chapter of Acacia is l ooking forward to a- successfu l 'year and wishes the best of success and prosperity to the other Chapters of Acacia.

SYRACUSE CHAPTER

The Syracuse Chapter i s en t ering up on a year which bids fair to be the prosperous since the Chapter was founded four years ago. ' We started with eleven men in the house and three outside Since then Brother John P. Larseri· of the Engineering College has been initiated. Brother Larsen has taken his Masonic degrees since the opening of the college year

Our financial condition and our relations with the Masonic Lodges of the city and with the other fraternities at Syracuse are exceptionally good

In scho larship we are more than holding our own. At the close of the college year last June two of our men were elected into the Phi Beta Kappa and one into the A lph a Omega Alpha. We have three Tau Beta Pi Men living in the house and the prospects are that we shall soon have a fourth. As usual at Syracuse Acacia leads the fraternities in scholarship. Our average for the year

.1913-14 was 83.6 per cent and at the beginning of the present year, when the standings of the fraternities were announ ced, Acacia stood .81.6 per cent Our nearest competitor among the non-profe ss iOnal Greek fratermtles had an ayerage of 78·.3, :and the Sorority hi ghest on the li st received an average standmg of 81 per . q:nt . . . . . Brothers Rice, Fearon and Paddock spent the summer vacatiOn 111 engmeenng work in Syracuse and near-by cities. Brother Rice holds a job with the C!ty Planning Commission of Syracuse. Venerable Dean Hay spent the summer wtth the Allis Chalmers Company of Milwaukee . He reports a very pleasant trip to San Francisco and a profitable time spent at the 1915 Conclave. Brother Lindsey spent part of the summer at Chicago Univer s ity observing the teaching there of Mathematics and Astronomy, picking up n ew ideas to try out on the Freshmen at Syracuse He reports a very cordial welcome from the Chicago Chapter. · 'Brothers Ransier, Littell, Hill, Terzian, Allen, Roake and McDonald were li ving at the house during the who l e or a part of the summer vacation. Brother Brown's father visited us at the opening of the co ll ege year while on a trip east to observe the agricultural condi ti ons in New York State Brother Green has been transferred from Apulia to the church at Jamesville and is also carrying on graduate work at Syracuse. ·

Four of our Seniors returned to college this year minus their fraternity pins and one Junior has since l ost his. Good luck to them. Everybody's doing it now.

The one serious proposition which we have to face is the age at which mos-t students enter Syracuse U niver sity. Our grad u ate school is just beginning to grow and very few undergraduates at Syracuse are old enough to be Masons at the time when they enter co lle ge The greater part of our members are men who have become Masons after entering co ll ege . As a result of this condition, the average active fraternity lif e of our members is l ess than two years. Twothird s of our act ive membership is at pr ese nt composed of seniors. Thus we face ·the ever recurring problem of a rapidly changing membership and a limited ·number o"f men from which to select our new members. The one advantage of this condition is that we kn ow our men before they are ever considered for membership. we believe that if we can so l ve the membership problem for the ne:x:t two or three years as satisfactori ly as we have solved the house problem, with the growth of our graduate school the number of Masons in the University will be more than doubled and we sha ll then have an abundance of material from which to choose.

KANSAS STATE CHAPTER

Browning Ferrier Bushne ll Bolen Skourup Drayer Bolz Freese Woodward Bux Brewer Ansdell Erskine Calvert Lytle Phipps Frizell Adams Chittenden Hilts Davis Apitz Reed Smith

Kansas State Chapter of Acacia extends to her sister Chapters hea-rtiest greetings and best wishes . We are starting out on the best year of our existence and prospects are

brighter tl-ian ever · before. Tw enty men reported at· the beginning of the school year and three new men have been pledged and are now living in the Chapter House. We have pledged several men since the Acacia J our·nal was last published and that these are all valuable men is evidenced by the following · information concerning them:

Donald S. J ordan is a senior in Dairy Husbandry, member of the Gamma Sigma Delta Honorary Agricultural Fraternity, Dramatic Club, Glee Club, and Treasurer of Rooters' Club.

Albert H. Acre, Sophomore, Glee Club, and Quartermaster Ser'geant. Clarence E. Davis, Freshman, Architects Club and Student Council.

Dorian P. Ricord, Senior, Business Manager of Collegian, member of Honorary Journalism Fraternity.

Prof. Kurt Peiser, Bacteriological Department. W. C. Calvert, Senior, Business Manager 1916 Royal Purple.

Harold Hilts, Sophomore, member of Alpha Psi Honorary Medical Fraternity. George C. Gibbons, member of Tri-State Debating Team and Forum.

Prof. J. W. Searson, Head of the Department of English. Herbert L. Freese, Sophomore in General Science.

We have other prospects in v iew and expec t to have sufficient new men to take the place of the eight Seniors who will le ave u s in 1916. The following pledges who will explore the "unknown" at our first initiation are: H. D. Reed, E>onald S. Jordan , W. C. Calvert, Clarence E. Davis a nd Dorian P. Ricord.

We are planning to celebrate our anniversary on December 4, 1915, in an appropriate manner. We will have initiatory ceremonies on that afternoon and an anniversary dance on that night. It is also our int ention to celebrate our anniversary by taking out State Incorporation papers, which will be our first step toward building a home for Acacia at Manhattan.

While our scholarship standing is not the highest, we are proud of the campus activities in which our men are engaged. We have repre sentatives in practically every school activity, which fact is evidenced by the report we gave Acting Inspector Brown who recently visited us. Since Mr Brown is not a "Western" man we are not yet sure just what he expected to find on his visit here, but suffice to say, we are ju st ly proud of the report we were able to make.

Four men left us la st year. "Scoopy" Skourup landed a scho larship and is now living with the Kansas Chapter boys whi le doing work on his M . S. at Kansas University. Fred Woodward is teaching in the Ashland, Nebraska, High School. "Chit" Chittenden is with the International Dry Farming Congress with headquarters at Denver, Colo. R. C. Erskine is doing the "heavy" on his father's farm at Edgerton, Kansas, but wi ll be back during the winter and sp ring terms. "Erk" Erskine is the real "fusser" of the bunch and always has a world of "pep" along with it. "Erky" was also the first of the Alumni to contribute to our building fund

We are now represented on the "hill" by the following faculty members : President H. J. Waters;]. T. Willard, Dean of General Science; Dr. F. S. Schoenleber, Head of Veterinary Medicine; Harry L. Kent, Dean of the School of Agricu lture ; J. W. Searson, Head of the Department of Engli sh; Jacob Lund, Head of Heat and Power. These men pay us frequent visits and are a ll "boosters" for Acacia.

The men are showing much interest in Masonic activities and sca rc e ly a lodg e meeting goes by without Acacia being well represented. We have two Consistory men, two Knights Templar and two Chapter men. The Masonic Lodge gave a reception to all College Masons at the beginning of the schoo l year which enabled us to come in contact with the new Masonic material.

Ferrier 'and Bernard both won their "K" in ath l et ic s l ast year. Myers of Nebraska, Hepworth, Rhine and Hill of K. U. visited us this fall. Those !of the Alumni who visited at the Chapter House this year are: Jenkins, Byarly, Bond, Potter, Skourup, Erskine, Chittenden, Barnard and Alexander and wife .

Ferrier and Brewer took the "usual way" of going to Agg ie-Nebraska game and have talked about the excellent time shown them by the Nebraska boys ever since.

Potter and Marlow of the Kansas Chapter were our guests when K. U. met the Aggies here on October tw e nty-three. We are sorry that mor e of the Kansas Chapter men did not visit us at that time.

The officers for the coming year are: Wi lli am R. Bolen , Venerable Dean; George C. Gibbons, Senior Dean; W. Harold Hilts, Senior Steward; Henry ]. Adams, Junior Steward; George A Bolz, Treasur e r; George C. Ferrier, Secretary

The officers, members and pledges are all working together and we see brilliant prospects a he ad for Kansas State Chapter. We are work in g on a sound financia l basis. Our men are full of enthusiasm and are all loyal Acac i ans. If our hopes are realized the new year will see us well started toward the fulfillment of the plans for our new Acacia home.

In or d er to meet Postal Requirenients each c hapter secre tar y wi ll t ypew rit e and have the active members sign the following:

Of the amount of each year's dues paid the Grand Fraternity it is understood that $1.00 thereof is for subscription to the Acacia Journal and $4.00 thereof as per capita tax.

Signat ure s:

\ Vhen properly signed m ai l to this office .

The secretary w h en remitting will use the fo ll owi n g form:

E ncl osed find

to co ve r per capita t ax and Journal su bsc i-i ption.

Pe r capita t ax-

] o urnal subscr ipti o n s-

Orde r s, bills, receipts, etc. , wi ll be made to a definite amount for s ub sc ripti ons.