Acacia Journal - August 1921 - Vol. 15, No. 4

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Official publicat ion of The Acacia Fraternit y , a g e neral fraternity of college Masons, founded at the University of Michigan , M ay 14, 1904

NORTHWESTERN NUMBER ' Vol. XV August 1921 No.4

T. HAWLEY TAPPING Editor

Publication Office: 315 Fuller Ave., S. E., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Publi she d Quart erly in November, February, May and August Price $1 per year, payabl e in advance

Entered as second.dass motter February 25, rq2r, at the postofjice at Gra n d R api ds, M ichiga n, under the Act of M ar ch 3, r87q)

NORTHWESTERN ACACIA IS REVIVED

Strong Petitioning Group Survives Ordeal in Regain ing Old Aleph-Beth Charter.

By R oY C CLARK,

N orthwestern Chapter

In th e a utumn o f 1918 a f ew Mas t er Ma so n s in th e co ll eg e o f L ib e r a l A rt s at No rthw es t e rn uni ve r s it y co n ce ive d th e id ea o f es ta b li s hin g a l oc al fr a t e rnit y a nd o f p etiti o ning fo r a ch a rt e r fr o m th e Acac ia fr a t e rnit y. 1

Littl e did th ey kn ow what it t a k es t o g e t a ch a pt e r o f A cac ia in th ese d ays . Du e to wa r co nditi o n_s th e m ove m e nt did n o t ge t ve r y fa r th a t yea r. In t h e f a ll o f th e s u ccee din g yea r , 191 9, th e m ove m e nt was r ev ived, a nd r egularl y a gr o up o f Maso n s m e t during th e w int er t o di sc u ss m e th o d s and pr oce dur e . B ut littl e did th ey kn ow a b o ut g ettin g a ch a pt e r o f Acac ia.

It was l ea rn e d, h oweve r , th a t pr ev io u s ly a ch ap t er o f Ac aci a h a d b ee n es t a bli s h e d in th e d o wnt ow n sc h oo l s. Th a t w as in 1909, an d n o tr ace o f th e a cti v iti es o f s uch a n o r g ani za ti o n co uld b e fo und la t e r than 1914 . A co mmunic ati o n t o th e G rand S e cret a r y of Acac i a br o ught a co rdi a l r e p ly so far as g en er a l gr ee ting s we r e co ncern e d but so m e d ee p m ys t e r y see m e d t o e n s hr o ud th e d emi se o f the o ld c hapt e r , and it app ea r e d th a t Ac ac ia l oo k e d t o a n y futur e p e titi o ning b o d y t o clear up th a t m ys t e r y as we ll as t o es tabli s h it s ow n m e rit s .

Roy C. Clark

A rthur N. Ne u , th e fir s t V en e r a bl e D e an o f the n ow r e- es t a bli s h ed c h a pt e r , l ea rn e d th e n a m es o f s o m e o f the o ld Acac ia m e n in th e city. Hi s v is it t o o n e o f th em m ea nt th a t ev entuall y A c a c ia wo uld re turn t o N o rth wes t e rn , but n o o n e knew a t that tim e the imp o rtan ce of e nli s ting the s upp o rt o f L ewi s A Bain , a charter m e mb e r o f the o ld A le ph- Be th c h a pt e r a t N o rth wes t e rn . Mr. B ain became th e father adviser to the gr o up , a nd w h e n th e G rand Co un c il m e t in C hic a g o f o r it s s prin g m eeting o f 1919, h e s urpri se d th e m e mb e r s b y turning ove r t o th e m th e o l d and s upp ose dl y los t A l e ph - Beth c h a rter , and info rming th em th a t a

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g r o u p o f 30 Ma o n s in Eva n s t o n were functioning und e r th e nam e o f the No rth wes t e rn Mas o ni c c lub a nd de ir ed t o petition f o r a chapt r of the Fraternity. The o ld charter had n o t b ee n in Mr . Bain's pos sess ion n o r in hi s c h a rg e; ju s t h ow h e s leuth e d it o ut is a t o r y fo r him to tell.

The constitution for th e To rthw es t e rn Masonic club had been w ritt e n a nd adopted ea rl y in April, 1920, and th e followin<T off ice r were e l ected: President, Francis H . Ca e; vice pre id e nt , rthur N. e u ; tr eas ur e r, Will W. Wright; sec r eta r y, R oy C. Clark. Provi io n a l o was m ade for s t ewa rd in case a hou se co uld b e sec ur e d for the follo ·w ing year.

Th e G r a nd Co uncil se nt word t o thi s o rganizati o n that it might prepare a f o rm a l petiti o n a nd ha ve d e lega t es present it at th e G rand Co ncl ave of the cac ia fraternity t o be h e ld in l\ll inn ea p o li during th e m o nth of Septe mb er

Complete Foundation Activities

The club got bu sy, had a committee sco ur Eva n t o n f o r a h o us e th a t cou ld b e sec ured as a fraternity h o m e, arranged for th e p e titi o n a nd delegates, and th en as a climax t o th e yea r' s activities h e ld what was t e rm ed "T h e First A nnu a l Ba nqu et o f th e N o rthw es t e rn Masonic cl ub ." The wo rd s " fir t a nnual" m ea nt o ptimi m and determination. It was a good banquet se r ve d at o n e of th e l ea ding h o tel s in the city, a nd tw o m e mb e r s of the C hi cago c ha pter of Ac a c ia attended. Thus s tarted a friendship b e twe e n tw o groups o f Ma o ns in the tw o univers itie s th at ha s m e ant a great d ea l in th e final r e- es tabli s hment o f o rthwestern Acacia.

In addition t o being kn ow n as th e sea t of o rth wes t e rn U niver it y, Evanston is so metim es called "a b e d-r oo m fo r Chicago's elite." The s ituation th a t gives ris e t o s u ch a term , co upled w ith the g e n e ral h o using s ituati o n thr o ugh o ut th e country, made the work o f th e h o u se committ ee a g iga nti c t as k. Not until Jul y 12 , aft e r the city had been c anvasse d a nd r eca n vasse d , could anything b e o btain e d , and th e n it was a nin e m o nth s' le a se o n the tw o upp e r fl oo r s o f the hou se at 2031 Sherman Ave ., kn ow n as the Archway. This would accomodate 16 men , and afford a parl o r f o r me e ting s .

.Ba in , Ne u and Case went to Minneapolis with the printed p e tition containing credentia l s, a picture of th e h o u se and o rn e data about eac h man. Th ey brought back wo rd that th e matt e r was r e f e rr e d t o the Grand Council for action, a nd th a t a! th o ugh a ve r y cordial f ee ling was ev iden ce d t owa rd the p e titi o ner s, th e re was evident ly a gr ea t deal of doubt as t o whether Northwestern co uld maintain an Acacia chapter in view o f th e pr ev io us failur e That was n e ith e r s ucce ss nor defe a t. It n ow became a point o f h o n o r that the group s h o uld "show th e Grand Council it s worthiness ."

T h e fir t few m o nth were given ove r t o perfecting interi o r o rganization, th e pledging of n ew m e mb e r s, and the preparat io n of a ritual. common tabl e was arranged for at a n ea rb y b o arding h o u se, and a fraternity sp irit began t o grow. In the m ea ntim e correspondence was tak e n up with th e n ew G rand Council, and the hou se committee was reorganized and charged with th e r e ponsibility of finding m o re adequate quarters for th e growing o rgani za ti o n.

Smo ker s were gi ve n f o r the Masons o f the c ampu s, and o n e dinner

was g ive n at which th e Grand President a nd the G r and Treasurer of we re greatly welcomed g u ests. They both m ade speeche , said they th e m e n th ey had m e t, but they were ve r y ca uti ons about co mm1ttmg themselves on the stat u s of o ur petition. T h ey talked about the high standa rd of Acac ia , a nd th e requirement the club would h ave t o m ee t.

Registrar Kerr Comes To Rescue

Som e good thing s h a pp e n o n Sunday. O n e of the m e mb e r s who was not li v ing in the h o u se breezed in o n e Sunday morning with the news that a professor who li ved two doors away wa going to Harvard fo r th e seco nd se m es t e r a nd wanted to r e nt hi s house, furnis h ed. The report was ve rifi ed and a IS-minut e m eet ing had com mitt ed the fraternity to th e l easi ng of th e seco nd h o u se . B ut ot h er parties wanted i t, and only the good ·word s of B r o th er F. L. Kerr, registrar for the Unive r sity, nailed the proposition. On Feb. 1 we moved in and es t ab li b ed o ur ow n table. Ten men li ved in th e one house, 16 in the othe r , and the entire first fl oor of th e new h o u se was given ove r to parlors, librar y and dining facilities . A house-warming dinn e r was in o r der. T h at t ook place o n Feb. 7 a nd 45 Maso n s sa t d own t oge th er for a h o m e- cooked dinner. T h e G r and Pres id e nt and the G r a nd Treausrer were present as were a l so seve n Acac ia a lumni fr o m o th er sc h oo ls r es iding in th e city, a delegation from Chicago, and the Masters of th e t wo Eva n ston l odges. A h appier time was never en j oyed. No t on ly we r e th e triumph s up t o that time duly ce l eb r ated, but a r epo rt was given by the h o u se co mmitt ee look ing to the purc h ase of a pe rm a n ent h o m e. The vis it o r s we r e astounded, i f one ma y judg e by what they said, but o nl y th e e nthu s ias m w hich their rin ging speec h es crea t ed co uld have k ept determination alive during the tri a l s of the n ex t few weeks.

"The House" Is Secured

It i n o s mall thing for a group of self - s upp o rting college m en t o raise funds for a n initi a l pa y m e nt o n a big h o u se, but when they find competitors on eve r y h a nd a nd are even opposed b y th e uni ve r s it y its elf, they are a lm ost likely to ad mi 't defeat . No one t a lk ed that, h owever, and finally th e m os t desired h o u se in Evanston was contracted for, and an ea rn es t s um o f $1,000 was paid down. O n September 1 the chapter wi ll m ove int o a la rg e, thr ee-sto ry brick h o u se a t 630 U ni ve r it y P l ace, ju st a half -b lock f r o m the m a in gate of th e campus and in eve r y way adapted to c h apter n eeds.

It was for m er ly acco m odat ing 30 co-eds in addition t o cook, m aids and hou s e-keepe r. T hat wa w h y the uni vers it y wante d it. The h ouse is bought furn is h ed and it s accomodations are exce ll en t , as may be judged from the fact th a t a syste m of phone bells is installed that carrie s a separate ring t o eac h r oo m. There are, in all, 24 rooms not counting the janit or's accomodations in th e b ase ment The property was purchased und er co ntract of sa l e, a nd titl e is not given until $8 ,000 is pa id . An addi ti o n a l $3,000 i s du e when th e chapter takes pos ess io n , thu s making o n e- h a lf of the r eq uir ed titl e payment. The ba lance of $ 16,000 provided for in a se ri es of annual installm ents with int erest. The property h as a frontage of 125 feet on the c ur ve, i s directly across from ·wi ll ard Ha ll a nd th e Phi Kappa Sigma h o u se.

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B ut back t o th e chase fo r th e c h a rt e r. A ll thi was finally co ns umat ed o n March 8, 1921. The G rand President wa duly inf o rm e d, and every m e mb e r o f th e Northwestern Masonic fraternity (we c hanged fr o m club t o frat e rnit y f o r campus rea so n s) lo o k e d forward t o th e April m eet ing o f th e G rand Council with the anxiety of the Dem oc rats and the determination of the R ep ublic a ns in th e last nati o nal e l ec ti o n

Ap ril 17 , 1921 , is a date that will nev e r b e fo rg o tten b y th e members of th e o ld Northwestern Masonic frat e rnit y. A s impl e, o rdinary loo king, ye ll ow sc rap of paper was d e li ve red b y th e Western Un io n. On it we r e th ese words: "No rth wes tern Charter r e-g rant ed to yo u. In sta llati o n on May 12 , Nati o nal F o unders' Day ." Th e t e l eg ram was s ign ed by Harry L. Brown. It was 3 o' cl oc k in th e afternoon of S und ay. O n e of tw o dilige nt br o thers we r e s tud y ing , o th e rs were o ut fus -

ing . The landlad y on th e fir s t fl oo r at 2031 a nd th e people who occ up y th e h o us e between 2031 a nd 2035 will n o t soo n f o rget the un o rganized c h ee r s and th e wild thumping and dancing that br o ke the peac e o n that Sab bath afternoon.

Eve r y n at io n a l Founders' Da y s h o uld mean a re-birth of Acacia sp irit , and May 12 , 1921 , s h o uld h o ld it s own with o thers . The large t gath e ring of Acac ian s ever assembled fo r an y event, 115 in number , sat down at one banquet table in th e big ball r oo m of the North Shore h o t e l in Eva n s t o n foll ow ing the completion of th e initiati o n Eve r y member o f th e G rand Council was present, so m e thing that had nev e r before h appene d at a chapter in s t a llati o n . E x- G rand President Geo rg e Frazer wa th er e. R e pr ese ntative s fr o m Ohio tate, Illin ois, Indiana a nd Purdue were present in addition t o alumni repre se ntati ves from m o r e than a d oze n c hapt e r s. A nd Chicago was there e n ma sse. The

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Grand Officers s p o ke. Greetings were given b y th e r epresenta ti ve s the chapters. The charter of old Aleph-Beth was given mt o the of _ th e Northwestern c hapt e r of Acac ia a nd one great day 1ts e nd1_ng 111 the w ee s mall h o urs of the n ex t m o rning . It I S an active group of men to whom th e c h a rt e r ha s been given. Mention ha s already been mad e o f some of the chapter athletes. The c hapt e r t oo k part in th e int e r-frat e rnit y basketball t o urnam e nt a nd in th e inter-frat e rnity track meet During th e year, Case was president of the Graduate club; J o hn Wood was sec r e tary o f th e Commerce c lub ; Meyer was o n the s tudent council; Bo lt o n, Baldwin, Knutson, Meyer and Brown were e l ec ted t o Beta Gamma Sigma, h o n ora r y com m e r ce fraternity; Van Kirk, Clark a nd Wood were r espect ive ly president, vice-president a nd tr eas ur e r of Beta A lpha Ps i, national professional frat er nity fo r accountants; Brown ed it ed o n e of Northwestern's best publi cat io n s, "No rthw es t e rn Commerce." On th e s taff of thi s paper we r e McMahon, Hall, A nd e r so n , Harried and C udn e r. A nd e r son and Feutz sa ng in th e A Capella c h o ir , and Harley was h ead of th e Music School s tud e nt o rganizati o n. In sc h o la r s hip , we ranked third among th e nati o nal fraternities a t Northwestern.

Ac ti ves Do Share On Cam pu s

For th e comi ng yea r Bryant Hanley is to be treasurer of the Y. M . C. A., a n imp or t a nt position a t Northwestern. B r ow n will retain the ed it o r s hip of "Northwestern Co mm erce," be associate editor on the D ai ly a nd ed it th e U niv e r s ity Handbook. McMahon, Harried and Hall w ill be o n hi s staff Wood is the n ew president of Beta A lph a Psi A pledge, . Corneliu , is o n th e s tud e nt council, and numerous ot h ers a r e planning o n e nt e ring different ac ti v iti es. M u c h c r ed it fo r the ach ievem e nt s i s du e th e m e n who piloted th e o rg a ni zat io n through th e m azes of loca l f r a t e rn a li s m t o th e greater brotherhood of Acac ia , win nin g the favor of the G rand Co un c il against it s w il l, as Gra nd P r es id e nt B r own put it. But as the r e tiring president of th e o rth wes t ern Maso ni c fraternity sa id when he r ece ive d th e c hart e r fr o m th e G r a nd Presid e nt , "I canno t m e nti on name by name those w h o h ave helped e lse I s h ou ld r epeat eve r y nam e li s t e d o n thi s card," and h e h e ld up th e banquet ca rd o n wh ich was given th e nam e of eve r y initi ate.

In c los ing hi s t oas t , Francis Ca e sa id: "O ur past r eco r d i s ou r pledge to yo u. In th e chapter, o ur a im sha ll be a fellowship that insp ir es eve r y man t o b e m o r e a nxi o us t o g ive th a n t o r eceive .

"On th e ca mpu s, o ur aim i s a m embe r s hip respected by men for its co ur age, by women for its manh ood and by everyo n e for its l oya lt y to Nort hw es t e rn . We want n o cowa rd s, no hypocrites, n o tr a it o r s.

"In the fraternity at large, o ur a im is t o play well whatever parts may be assigned. We want n o s ulking , as k for n o grandstand, but all team pla y. A nd b e fore the world, we a im t o h o ld Acacia as th e living sy mb o l o f so mething that ca nn o t b e impri so n ed in ea rth o r s t one, but on ly in the h e arts of men.

"Yo u have heard that r oas t o n th e D e m oc rati c party: 'Here's t o the D e m oc ratic party , symbolized by a mule , with no prid e of ancestry and n o h o p e o f posterity.' My t oas t is t o th e Acacia Fraternity, with pride o f ancestry, with hope o f posterity , its very n a me th e symbol of lif e ; her e is t o Acacia Foreve r !"

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In th e M a y J o urn a l f o r 19 13, th e chapt e r is li s t e d in th e ch a pt e r dir e ct o r y, a nd th e n a m e g ive n is th a t of Mr . H . H a rtm a n , car e o f Th e o rthw es t e rn D e nt a l Sc h oo l. Th e r e is no furth e r d e finite m e nti o n of th e ch a pt e r in th is JOURNAL. I n th e r e p o rt o f th e S eve nth A nnu a l Co ncl ave in a pr ev io u s iss u e , A le ph B e th ch a pt e r was r e pr ese nt e d I n th e Nove mb e r iss ue, 191 3, r e c o rdin g th e minut es o f th e Ei g hth A nnu a l Co ncla ve h e ld a t M a di so n , Wi s ., S e pt. "17 t o 23 , 1913, is th e fir s t m a t e ri a l d e a l in g w it h th e s t a tu s o f A l e ph B e th ch a pt e r In th e s ec r e t a r y ' s r e p o rt , as g ive n on p age 25 of thi s JO U R TA L , we find thi s p a r ag raph:

"T hi s brin gs u s t o a co n s id e r a ti o n o f A le ph B e th chapt e r. I h ave d o n e a ll I co u ld a nd Br o th e r Sh ep ard so n (Gr a n d P r es id e nt ) h as g ive n th e a ffair s o f thi s ch a pt e r c o n s id e rati o n . I a t o n e tim e th o u g ht of m ov in g th e Co uncil t o s u s p e nd t h e c h a rt e r , a nd in o rd e r to b e within th e law, I sh a ll at the m e eting of the Co un c il h e re m ove th e s u s p e n s io n o f A l e ph - Be th c h a pt e r. Th e c o ncl ave th e n ca n h ea r fr o m Br o th e r Sh e p a rd so n a nd t a k e s uch a cti o n as it d ee m s a dvi sab le . I ha ve n o t b ee n a b l e to ge t any inf o rm a ti o n fr o m A l e ph-B e th ch a pt e r f o r ove r s ix m o nth s, a nd I b e li eve th a t up o n full in ves ti ga ti o n yo u will find it ad v isab le to r eca ll th e chart e r "

Th e sec r e t a r y's r e p o rt is s ig n e d b y Harry E. Kilm e r. Ev id e ntl y th e sec r e t a ry m a d e hi s m o tion b e f o r e the Gr a nd C o uncil f o r in the r epo rt o f th a t b o d y to th e G r a nd Co n c l ave, w e find S e cti o n 6, s t a tin g:

" Th e G r a nd Co un c il r e c o mm e nd ed that A l p e h-B e th ch a pt e r be s u s p e nd e d a nd as k s th e Co ncl ave t o dir ec t th a t a fu ll in ve sti ga ti o n o f A l e ph- Be th' s affair s b e m ade a nd that th e ch a rt e r , if d ee m e d advi sa bl e by the Gr a nd Co uncil , be w ithdr aw n. " Thi s is print e d o n p age 53 o f thi s JO U RN A L f o r th e Co n c lave in 19 13

T h e co mmitt ee o n c h a pt e r s t oo k c h a r ge o f thi s r eco mm e nd at io n a nd in it s r e p o rt , p r i nt e d o n page 64, had sec ti o n 15 o f its r e p o rt r e ad as f o ll ows :

"We r eco mm e nd th at t h e G r a n d Co un c il o r a co mmitt ee a pp o int e d b y it , v is i t an d in ves ti ga t e th e c hapt e r a t N o rt Ewes t e rn and if in th e ir jud g m e nt th e y see fit , th e c ha rt er s h a ll be w ithdrawn "

In t h e J OU R NA L f o r Nove m be r 19 14, th e r e is a r e printin g o f th e minut es fo r thi s Co n clave, a nd o n p age 107, it is s t a t e d th a t S e cti o n IS o f th e r e p o rt of th e co m m it t ee o n c h ap t e r s w a s a ct e d up o n as f o ll ows : " It was vo t e d th a t th e G rand Co un c il v is it A l e ph-B e th c h a pt e r , o r app o int a co mmitt ee t o v is it it , a nd in vest iga t e it s co nditi o n , a nd , if in t h e jud g m e nt o f th e Co un c il n ecessa r y , s u spe nd th e ch a rt e r "

T h e n ex t m ee tin g o f th e G rand Co uncil was h e ld a t M a nh a ttan , K a n ., D ec 6- 7, 19 13, a nd i n th e minut es o f that m ee tin g, print e d in th e JOUR NA L for F e b. 19 14, O!l page 147, th e r e is thi s sec ti o n , ev id e nt l y f o ll ow in g th e ac ti on of th e G r a nd Co ncl ave just r e f e rred to " Th e G r a nd Co un c il , a ctin g un de r th e auth o rit y g r a nt e d by th e 19 13 Co n c lave, co n s id e r e d th e s t a tu s o f A l e ph-B e th chapt e r l o cat e d at North wes t e rn uni ve rsit y Af t e r exte nd e d disc u ss io n a nd in ves ti g ati o n th e Gr a nd C o uncil o rd e r e d:

Fir st, that the offic e r s and members o f Aleph-Beta chapt e r b e o rd e r r to pa y in full all o bli g ati o n s o f the Ch a pt e r t o th e n a ti o n a l Frat e rnit y a nd t o r e turn th e c h a rt e r , ritua l s, c o rr es pond e nc e fil e s , account books and minutes o f th e c h a p te r t o th e G r a nd S e cr e t a r y t oge th e r w ith a ll fund s n o t a ppli e d in th e pay m e nt o f c h a p te r d eb t s

Seco nd , th a t a ll a lumni a nd acti ve m e mb e r s of th e chapt e r b e se r ve d w ith a n ot ice of thi s ac ti o n a t th e las t kn ow n a ddr esses o f s u c h m e mb e r s

Third , th a t t he c h a rt e r o f th e sa id chapt e r b e a nd is h e r e b y s u s p e nd ed.

T h e m ot io n was m ade a nd carried.

T h e s u bse qu e nt ev id e n ce indic a t es th a t thi s acti o n w a s n eve r f ull y ca rri e d out

I n t h t; JO U R A L f o r th e f o ll ow in g M ay (1914 ), in th e a rticl e b y G rand

V Ice P r es ide nt Geo r ge E. Fr a z e r o n " Th e wo rk f o r 1914 Co ncl ave" th e r e is no

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me nt io n of A l e p h - Bet h c h ap t e r. This a rticl e ap p e ar s o n p ages 202-3 . On page 236 o f th e s am e J OURNAL , in t h e dir ec t o r y o f c h a p te r s, A l ep h- Be th d oes not a pp e ar.

Th e minut es fo r thi s i nth G r a nd Co ncl ave, h e ld a t A nn A r bo r , Mich ., Jun e 24, 19 14, a r e pri nte d in th e JO U R N AL fo r o v e mb e r , 1914. In th e r e p o rt o f th e Ac tin g G r a n d Pr es id e nt, Mr. Fra ze r , thi s sec ti o n a pp e ars print e d o n p age 9:

"W e h ave n o t b ee n a bl e t o do a nythin g t o ward s th e r ev iva l of th e ch a pt e r a t N o rthw es t e rn univ e r s it y " , thu s indicatin g that it w as th e h o p e o f th e G r a nd Co un c il t o m a k e it ag ain a cti ve a nd indi c atin g that th e pr ev i o u s ac tio n wa s n o t int e rpr e t e d in th e li g ht of a fin a l s u s p e n s io n.

Th e r e p o rt o f th e se cr e t a ry , H a rry

E Kilm e r , t o thi s s a m e C o ncl ave, li s t s

A l e ph-B e th in th e m e m be r s hi p s umm a r y with 6 1 alumni m e m be r s, 1 h o no r a r y, a nd n o act ive o r ini t iates. F urth e r in hi s r e p o rt o n p age 13, h e says:

"A l e ph- Be th c h a pt e r was s u spe nd ed b y th e G r a nd Co un c il l ast D ece m be r in pur s u a n ce o f t h e dir ec ti o n of t h e l as t Co ncl ave. I h ave bee n u nab l e to get th e c h a rt e r o r r eco r ds f r o m th e m e m be r of thi s c h ap t er. I h ave w ritt e n t o a numb e r o f th e m e m be r s b ut have n ot bee n ab l e t o get a n y sa ti sfac ti o n f r o m th e m . U nd e r th e pr ese nt Ia w t h e Co uncil i s h e lpl ess in s u c h cases. "

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Thi s Co ncl ave was la r ge l y g ive n ove r t o r ev is io n o f th e co n s tituti o n a nd b y-l a w s, a nd it a pp ea r s th a t n o ac ti o n was t a k e n r e lati ve t o th e m a tt e r o f A l e ph- Be th oth e r th a n a m e nti o n in th e r e p o rt s a s h e r e g ive n. In th e a pp o intm e nt o f co mmitt ees g i ve n o n p ages 18-19 , th e r e i s n o r eco rd of a c o mmitt ee o n ch a pt e r s, a nd in t h e minut es whi c h f o ll o w th e r e i s n o m e nti o n o f a r e p o rt h av in g b ee n m a d e by o n e . E v id e ntly n o ac ti o n was ta k e n in t hi s Co ncl ave f o r th e yea r fo ll ow in g s u s p e nsi o n , as pr ov id e d fo r by t h e const ituti o n . Thi s m ay h ave be e · du e t o th e ru s h o f o th e r b u s in ess o r t o a co ntinu e d h o p e on t h e pa r t of t h e g r a nd o ffi ce r s th at t h e c h a pt e r mi g ht be r ev ived . T h at t h is l at t e r r easo n i s t h e m o r e p r obab l e o n e i s ind ica t e d by t h e r e p o r t of t h e G r a n d Sec r e t a r y t o th e T e n t h Co n c l ave, th e minu tes o f w hi c h a r e p rin ted in the J OUR TA L f o r O c t o b e r 19 15. I t mi g ht b e n o t ed t h at in the JO U R NA L f o r F e bru a r y 19 15, No r thwes t e rn is li ste d in t he c h apte r ro ll of u bsc rib e r s t o th e J OU R NA L , p age 2 11.

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Th e minut es f o r th e T e nth Co ncl ave, h e ld a t San Franci s co , A u g. 31 to Se pt. 3, 1915 c o nt a in th e last m e nti o n of A le ph-B e th chapt e r. Th e e a r e f o und in th e r epo rt o f G rand S e cr e t a r y Harry E Kilm e r. On pa ge 22 , in th e m e m be r -

s h i p s ummar y, alth o u g h li s tin g th e num be r o f m e mb e r s a t o rthw e t e rn as hi t h e rt o, th e n a m e is st a rr e d , and the s tar f oo tn o t e s tat es " withdrawn " On page 24 th e G rand S e cr e tary m a k e s thi s st a t e ment conc e rnin g Northw e st e rn : " Th e r e ha s b ee n s om e corr es pond e nc e with m e mb e r s of N o rthw es t e rn c hapte r. Th e las t Co ncl ave dir e ct e d th a t th e bo o k s and chart e r f o r this chapt e r b e se cur e d b y thi s o ffic e. W e h ave tri e d fa ithfull y to l o cat e th e bo ok s a nd ea ch tri a l h as b r o k e n o ff without r es ult s . Th e ch a rt e r o f thi s c h a pt e r is d e po s it e d w ith th e r eg is tr a r o f N o rth wes t e rn uni ve r s it y a nd s om e o f th e alumni as k e d th a t i t be a ll o w e d t o r e m a in th e r e fo r a tim e. Th e r e see m e d to b e n o o bj e cti o n t o thi s pl a n , a nd s o th e chart e r r e m a in s in thi s d e p os itory. " Thu s it w o uld see m th a t it was cl ea rl y th e o pini o n a nd int e nti o n o f th e G r a nd Co un c il at that tim e t o c o ntinu e r e la ti o n s with N o rthw es t e rn loo kin g f o r wa rd t o th e tim e wh e n th e c h a pt e r wo uld b e a ga in a cti ve. In th e r e p o rt of th e c o mmit tee o n co nditi o n o f chapt e r s th e r e i s n o m e nti o n o f No rthw e t e rn , ev id e ntl y th e m a tt e r r es tin g w ith th e st a t e m e nt of th e Gr a nd S ec r eta ry a s ju s t g ive n

Th e o nl y furth e r r e f e r e nc e t o N o rthw es t e rn which it is p oss ib l e to find is in th e JO U R NA L fo r M a y o f th e fo ll o win g yea r, 1916, wh e n o n p ages 351 a nd 35 2, th e nam es a nd a ddr esses o f th e on e hon o r a ry m e mb e r a nd o f th e 6 1 alumni m e mbe r s a re print e d in th e dir ec t o r y.

In th e s prin g o f 1920 L. A . B a in r e co ve r e d th e chart e r fr o m th e D e nt a l S c h oo l o ffi ce a nd turn e d it in t o th e G rand Co uncil April 6, 1920.

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Th e a tt e nti o n of the Chapt e rs is dir e cted t o th e n ee d o f g r ea t ca uti o n o n th e pa rt o f und e r g raduat e frat e rnity men in participatin g in o r g anizati o n s e n gag in g in va ri o us acti v iti es und e r th e attracti ve bann e r o f "Acad e m ic Fr e ed o m ."

Fr a t e rnity m e n in coll ege a r e und e r a p e cul ia r o bli g ati o n t o m a int a in a nd di s play l oya lty b o th t o th e ir coll ege and to th e ir c o untry. It is quit e c e rtain th a t a g r ea t many o f th e individu a l s pr o m o tin g s uch o r g anizati o ns a r e in fa ct e arn es tl y e nd eavo rin g t o und e rmin e b o th th e e ducati o n a l and th e p o litic a l f o undati o n s of all r e al d e mocr a c y in Am e rica .

It is th e ref o re important that o ur und e r g raduat e m e mb e r s s hould inquire cl ose ly int o th e a nt e c e d e nt s and affiliations , both l oca l and ge n e ral , o f thos e with wh o m they ar e invit e d t o associat e th e ms e lv e s in organizations of this class.

(Si g n e d) HARRY L. BROW , Grand Pr e sident of Acacia.

What Anatomy Is

A li ttl e negro school girl , down in Florida, in answer to this question , wrote th e following:

"Anatomy is a human b o dy . It is div ided into three parts , the haid, the cheist and the stummick. The haid holdes the skull and the brains if th v is any, th e cheist holds the liver and the lites, and the stummick holdes th e entrail s and the vowels which are a , e , i. o and u and sometimes w and y."-Texas Sca lp el.

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Fostering of ttLeague of Unselfish Men" Opens Door to Service

By G EORGE E. N ITZSCHE, F ranklin Chapter

A b o d y of m e n as cl ose ly assoc ia t e d w ith eac h o th e r as t h ose o f

Acac ia, it see m s t o t h e w r it e r , s h o uld t a k e adva nt a g e o f th e g r ea t o p po rtuniti es o ut s id e of th e ir o rg a ni za ti o n s o f acco mpli s hin g goo d, w hi c h pr ese nt th e m se lves in th ese d ays o f so ci a l , eco n o mi c a nd po liti ca l unr es t .

T h e r e a r e n o t man y gr o up s o f high g r a d e m e n so so li d ly link e d t oge th e r as Acac i a n s . Th ey n o t o nl y h ave th e co mm o n ti e of Masonic fe ll ows hip, b e fo r e th ey e nt e r Acac ia , but th ey a ll a r e ed u ca t ed m en f r o m o ur g r ea t co ll eg e a nd un ive r s iti es w h o, as id e fr o m th eir Maso ni c ti es , h ave a l so th e ir co ll egi a t e a ff il iati o n s a nd fri e nd s hip s w it hin t h e ir l oca l c h a pt e r s- o nl y b loo d r e l a ti ves can co m e n ea r e r t o r ea l fa mil y l ife, t h e bul wa rk of m o d e rn c iv i li za ti o n. It i s d o ubtful w h e th e r t h e m embers of a n y o th e r c o ll eg e fr a t e rnit y ha ve so intim a t e a fa mil y o r brot h e rl y re l a ti o n s hip as th ose o f Ac a c ia.

T h e A cac ia F r a t e rnit y h as b ee n in exi s t e n ce for a lm os t 17 yea r s, b ut it h as n ot g r ow n as r a pid ly as so m e of th e ea r ly m e mb e r s pr edic t ed th a t it mi g h t . It m ay b e t h a t thi s h as b ee n fo r i ts b es t int e r es t s, n eve rth e l ess it w o uld see m that a co ll eg e f r a t e rnit y, o r ga ni zed u po n so n ob l e a n d un se lfi s h a b as i s, s h o u l d h ave s pr ead am o ng Maso n s t o a ll pa r ts of t h e co ll ege wo rl d, and th a t th e a l umni o f Acac ia s h o uld n ow h ave a s tr o n g, ac ti ve o rg a n iza ti o n in eac h of th e gr ea t c iti es o f th e wo rld .

Should Have Outside Activ i ty

It wo uld see m a l so that th e a l umni of Acac ia s h o uld b e so im b u e d w ith th e s pirit o f Maso ni c br o th e rh ood a nd th e p rin c ip les t a u g h t w ithin the c h ap t e r s th a t th ey s h o u l d n a tur a ll y h ave b y thi s tim e fo rm e d a p erm a n e nt o r ga ni za ti o n w ith so m e d e finit e p urp ose in v ie w , b e it eve r so s li g ht , t o m a k e th e w o r ld a b e tt e r p lace t o l ive in I r ea li ze, of co ur se, th a t th e c h a pt e r s a nd s u c h a lumni so ci e ti es a r e prim a ril y o r ga ni zed fo r th e p urp ose o f k ee ping a l ive in th e co ll ege a nd in af t e r li fe t h e sp irit of Acac ia, a nd t o wo rk fo r t h e we lf a r e a nd co mf o rt o f it s m e mb e r s, pa rti cu la rl y th e u n d e rg r a d u at es. T h is, h o w ev e r , sh o u l d n o t p r eve nt Acac ia f r o m t a kin g up so m e di s t i n c t o ut s id e w o rk.

T hi s l e ad s t o the se co nd p a r t o f th e t o pi c . Th e fir s t R o t a r y cl u b was o r ga ni ze d in Chicago a f ew ye ar s aft e r th e fir s t c h a p te r of Acac ia was fo und e d at A nn A r b o r . Whi l e th e R o t a r y m ove m e nt was a t fi r st pe rh aps so m e wh a t se l fi s h , ( and I d o n o t w is h t o impl y h e r e th at Acac ia i s o r ga ni ze d up o n a s e lfi s h ba s i s) it wa s n o t lo ng b e f o r e it s a im s a nd p urp oses b eca m e a b so l ut e ly un s e lfish ; and it wa s fr o m th a t t ime o n th a t th e m ove m e nt bega n t o gr o w and it s d eve lo pm e nt h as s in ce b ee n a lm os t mir ac u lo u s .

It was th e un se lfish feat u re s and s pi r it o f se r v ic e th a t ca u sed the move m e nt t o d eve lo p and spr e ad wit h in a f e w y ea r s t o all p a rt s of th e

wo rl d. T h e r e a r e n ow m o r e th a n 800 c lub , loca t e d in 16 o r 17 fo r e ign co untri es, w ith a m e mb e r s hi p o f ove r 65 ,000 pi ck e d m e n-m os t f th e m

leade r in th e ir r espec ti ve lin es of ac ti v iti e and pr ofes io n . Thi s ucce R o tar y h as e nj oye d in pit e o f th e f ac t that m e mb e r hip in each club is r es tri c t e d t o o nl y o n e m e mb e r fr o m eac h di s tin c t bu s in ess o r p r ofess io n , a nd th a t u c h m e mb e r mu s t w o rthil y r e pr e e nt hi s cr a ft o r

p r o f e io n , a nd th a t h e i o blig e d t o b eco m e a n a mba ad o r , a s it w e r e, fr o m R o t a r y t o ca rr y t o th ose in th e a rn e bu s in ess o r pr o fe io n with him a n y in p ir a ti o n , id ea ls o r s t a ndard o f e thic th a t h e g e t fr o m

R ota r v . Th e club thu s b e n e fit s th e indi v idual m e mb e r , hi s bu in e! iS or hi pr.o fess io n , a s well a s hi s co mmunit y.

R o t a r y ' m o tt o is "He P r o fit s Mo t Wh o Se rves Be t ," but the wo rd "p r o fit " i s n o t u se d h e r e in it s p o pul a r se n se o f p ec uni a r y g ain , bu t th e ga in in c har a ct e r whi c h th e o n e w h o se r ve r ece ives as h e d eve lopes int o a b igge r , br oa d e r , b e tt e r a nd m o r e us e ful m e mb e r o f soc ie t y.

R o t a r y a lr ead y h as br o ught ab o ut in ca lcul a bl e g oo d thr o ugh o ut th e bu s in ess w o rld , a nd it s p oss ib iliti es ar e unlimit e d.

Possibilities are Unlimited

As with R o t a r y so it s h o uld b e w ith A cac ia. It prin c ipl es a nd th e high s tandard s o f it s m e mb e r s mak e it s p oss ibiliti es fo r s imil a r wo rk as gr ea t as th ose o f an y o rganizati o n in th e w o rld. Th e s pirit o f ca cia s h o uld s pr e ad as has th e s pirit o f R o t a r y, and bring ab o ut r es ult h e r et o fo r e undr e am e d o f. Th e ref o re re s ult s an enthu s ia s m f o r Ac ac ia' s b eco ming a m o r e imp o rtant fact o r in c o ll e g e lif e , wh e r e it s h o uld l ea d all o th e r frat e rniti es . It w o uld se em ad v isa ble that Ac ac ia s h o uld e nd eavo r t o in c r ease th e numb e r o f c hapt e r s in th e bigger uni ve r s it y t ow n s in all pa rt o f th e w o rld and ultimat e ly es tabli s h Ac acia alumni a soc iati o n s in a ll th e big c iti es, and p oss ibl y ha ve th e m e mb e r s o f s u c h club g e t t og e th e r a t l ea s t o n ce a w ee k a t lun c h eo n , a s Rotary and o th e r bu in ess club s n o w d o. Thi s i s n ow b e in g d o n e b y Ac a c ia n s in t wo o r m o r e big c iti es . It was th e h o p e o f th e ea rl y m e mb e r s o f Acac ia th a t it b eco m e a n int e rn a ti o nal co ll ege fr a t e rnit y, a nd I till tru s t th a t thi s w ill b e br o u g ht abo ut e r e l o n g. T h e n ew d epa rtur e o f h av ing lumni C ha p t e r

A d v iso r s m ee t w ith th e und e rgr a du a t e d e l egat e a t th e A nnual Co nve n t i o n i s a s t e p in th e ri g ht dir ec ti o n w hi c h w ill r e ult in m o r e eff ic ie nt co-ope r a ti o n .

Hope for "League of Men"

T hi s l ead t o th e third pa r t o f th e top ic . T h e k ey n o t e of th e an nu a l co n ve nti o n of I nt e rn a ti o n a l R o t a r y h e l d a t A tlanti c C it y Ia t yea r , was t h at th e s pirit of th e m e m be r s of th a t wo n de rful o r ga ni za ti o n wa g r a du a ll y but s ur e ly d eve lo pin g int o a " L eag u e o f Me n ." u c h a l eag u e, as a m at t e r of cour se, wo ul d in c lud e t h e g r ea t co m opo lit an m as of b u ines a nd p r ofe io n a l m en, s u c h as wo ul d be r ep r e e nt ed by th e m e mbe r of th e va ri o u s a lumni cl u bs of Acac ia a n d t h e va ri o u s b u ine c lu b , s u c h a K iwa ni s a n d t h e th o u sa n ds of lun c h eo n c lu b t hr o u g h o ut th e co untr y, r o-a ni zed fo r good fe ll ows hi p T hr o u g h th e fr ie n ds hi ps fo rm ed in u c h o r ga ni za ti o n as th ese , th e r e is b e in g c r ea t ed a sp i r it of t o lerance a n d uniY e r a l br th e rh ood . of fa ir p l ay a n d of a de ir e t o p r act ice t h e go lden r u le. B u i n e m en thu s in sp ir ed w ill bri ng abo ut hio-her tandard of e thi c in th e i r r e pec t ive c r af t in a ll pa r t of t h e wo r ld.

The m e mb e r s of th ese o rgani za ti ons h ave o pportuniti es to acco mpli s h in calc ul ab l e good in the bu s in ess wo rld during th e n ex t fi ve yea r s; t o th e alun:mi of Acac ia I would that th ey get t oge th e r w1t h ot h e r b o dies and o rgani ze a r eal League of Men" and prepare to h o ld th e ir first wor l d wide c o n ven ti o n in Philadelphia during the SesquiCe nt en ni a l of 1926. Th e t as k wou ld b e a big o n e but possib l e . I o place c o uld be more app r o priate than P hilad e lphia t o s tart s u c h a m ove m e nt , and n o occas ion m o r e fitting th a n th e pr o p ose d Internati o nal Expos it io n o f 1926. The b ea uti ful a nd un se lfi s h spi rit f os tered b y s uch o r ganizati o n s as Acac ia , Rotar y, a nd o th e r s i s capab l e o f acc o mplishing this e nd. As o ne o f the m eans toward that e nd l e t the m e mb e r s of these o rg an izati ons get t oge th er a nd co - ope rat e w ith s imilar clubs thr o u gho ut th e co untr y, to formulate some plan t o light e n th e wa r d e bts of E ur ope, and at th e sa m e tim e e n co urag e f o r e igh nati o ns to co-operate w ith the U. S . in m ak in g th e Expos ition of 1926 not o nly bigger in sco pe than the ce l eb r a ti o n o f nati o n a l ind e pendence, but th e g r eates t a nd m os t impor tant fair eve r h eld -a p e rman e nt m o num e nt t o univ e r sa l pea ce and t o the broth e rh ood of man and nations It might be pos s ibl e t o arrange t o h ave th e gr ea t n at ion o f Europe compete with each oth e r in building up o n th e s it e se l ec t e d f o r the Fair or upon a sepa r a t e s it e th at cou ld be u se d to b e tter advantag e, p e rm a n en t pa laces that w o uld rival any thin g h e r etofo r e attempted- s tructures. th a t wo uld exce l in beauty and magnificence th ose o f the R o m a n f o rum, the App ian way, King Sol o mon's t e mple, Baa lbec , Kanne and o th e r ancient buildings and gr o up s of buildings; in ot h e r wo rd s, so m et hing th at would becom e n o t one but "t h e" wonder of th e wo rld , and w hi c h would mak e thi s Fair proj ec t int e rn a ti o nal for a ll tim e.

Could Deduct From Debt

The total amount s p e nt b y eac h nati o n u po n s u c h buildings wou ld b e d e duct e d f r o m their debt to th e United State s , a nd after th e Expos iti o n, h ave th e Un it ed States governm e nt purchase th e buildings by cance llin g a s imilar amount o f th e ir ind eb t edness to u s; in ot h er words, fo r eve ry dollar s pent b y s uch f o r e ign nati o n s, th e United Stat es would cre dit th e m wit h having paid tw o d o llars of their d e bt t o u s; ind ee d , th ey cou ld eas il y be credited with eve n mor e ! Th e U. S. ca n affo rd t o b e g e nerous. The building s wo uld b eco m e th e pe rm anent pr o p e rt y of the Un it e d States, which w o uld d es ign a t e th e u se t o which th ey might b e put in after years. The buildings wo uld a lways, n eve rth e l ess, r e m a in as m om1 m e nt s t o th e n a ti o n s wh ic h e rect e d th e m. Th e avenue a l o ng whi c h s u c h buildings might b e e r ec t e d w o uld it se lf b eco m e a m o num e nt t o t h e genero it y o f the A m e ri can people to their a lli es.

Of co ur se st ru ct ur es s uch as th ose h e r e o utlin ed wou l d requir e in so m e cases fr o m 20 t o 30 years t o complete, if the id ea were adopted; but m y th oug ht far as th ese fo r eign building s a r e co nc e rn ed is to build the o ut e r wal l s at fir s t w ith s taff o r t emporary m ate ri a l , so as to b e ready f o r the Fa ir. a nd co mpl e t e th e m w ith p e rm a n e nt material late r - this would give c it y plann e r s, l and cape expe rt s and a rchit ec ts o pportunity t o r ec tif y a n y inharm o ni o u s unit s.

If o nly o n e-te nth of th e ind e bt e dn ess to th e United States we r e thus ca n ce ll ed, it would give an oppo rtunit y t o th e m os t e min ent a r chitects 'lnd build e r s of th e world t o accomplish so m et hin g greater, m o r e end ur -

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ing and m o r e beautiful than anything ever atempted b y man. cacians, think of the influence the Fraternity might hav e with the Ma o ns o f the world by bringing into being tlii s plan; or at lea t one unit o f the whole in the shape of a world's Ma o nic t e mple that would excel in beauty that of King Solomon.

I hav e finished my littl e dream- o nly a L ea gue of Un elfi h Men, working t o gether for the g oo d and happine ss o f all can make it come tru e.

AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE

George E. Nitz sc he was born in Nazereth, Pa., o n June 3, 1874. H e was graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1898 with the degree of LL. B.

H e was bursar of th e Law School for five years and Pr ot h o notary f o r one year. About 1901 h e o r ga niz ed the Bureau of Publicity o f the U nive r s ity , which was late r merged with the R eco rders Offi ce, and of which h e is n ow the h ea d. This bureau was p a rtly r es p o n s ibl e for th e University's g r ow th from 2000 to 12000 . In connection with his office h e ha prep a r ed exte n s i ve educationa l exhibits and publi s h ed va ri o us articles and booklet Besides being o n e of th e founders o f Franklin Chapter of Acacia and fir st president of the Acacia club of Philadelphia, he is ·a member of va rious Ma o ni c bodies and is a m e mb e r of at l eas t ix o th e r clubs of the city, th e Rotary C lub b e in g o n e, of which h e ha s f o r some time been first vice presid e nt.

Mr. Nitzsche, th o ugh of German Mora v ia n descen t , is a typical American in thought, spirit, and traditi o n . H e is a m e mb e r of the Philadelphia bar and o f th e Supreme Court bar of Pennsylvania.

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The letter: Jun e 11 , 1921. 821 R o ll i n s St., Columbia, Mo.

D ea r Br o th e r Ekblaw:

Inclosed find an order f o r a pin for Broth e r E. M. Todd. Will yo u hurry this o rd e r as much as p oss ible. Broth e r Todd is in a very serious condition with tub e rculo s is.

Hi s m o th e r want to k ee p the pin h e has been wearing s inc e h e join ed Acacia several years ago and leave o n e on his body.

Hopin g that you will co-operate with us in this matt e r, I am Fraternally and sincerely your ,

The Telegram:

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Columbia Mo June 13 1921

W Elmer Ekblaw

601 orth Willi s Ave Champaign Ill

J. FAY MI IS

Missouri Chapter of Acacia ord e red a fe w days ago one j ewe le d pin f o r Brother E M Todd with inscription E M T Change initials from E M T to V P C becau e h e ha di e d and my pin has been given to him Pl ease rush ord e r V P CROWE 731A

G eorge E Nitzsche

FROM AAMODT TO ZWICKER

Exhausting Labors on National Directory leave Acacian a Babbling Idiot

- By CECIL L. HoLMAN , Wisconsin Chapter

Of th e five thousand one hundr ed and e ig ht y -o n e names in the new National Directory, Min n esota is c r edited wi th the first name while \ iVisconsin has the last one. The claimants for the sho rt est name are too many to mention but Kuechenmeister of Wisconsin is undi sputed cha mpi o n of the " longes t n ames." Inevitably, the Smiths lead with 53, wit h the Jones fa mil y second at 32.

St r a n ge ly, there a r e o nl y three MASONS, but these three have thirteen HALLS for one LODGE, e leven STEW ARTS, fo ur TYLERS, and Ot)e MAUL. Fo r o ur spi ritu a l welfare, we have ABEL and CAIN, bot h from Nebraska, a POPE, a WISE BISHOP, seven ABBOTTS, three DEACONS, fou r DEANS, and one ELDER. For th e PARISH, there is o n e CHURCH with nin e BELLS, fo ur KIRKS, but only one CHRISTIAN and a GOODMAN to fall from GRACE in the ways of FAUST .

To enact the LAW and CANONS, we ha ve five KINGS, a YOUNG QUEEN, a RICH LORD, a RUDE EARL, a DUKE of MEA S, one NOBLE, with two PAGES to WAIT on them. For entertainment l et's s upp ose t h e during thr ee WEEKS in MAY, they gave five BALLS, one NUTTY in high JINKS, but a ll with BRIGHT BUNTING on the two \ iVALLS in BLACK (5), BLUE ( 1), BROWN ( 27 ), GRAY (7), GREEN ( 13), and WHITE ( 18 ).

Patriotica ll y speak in g, the two ENG LISH and four FRENCH a re camped a long th e three RHINES, but th e r e is on ly one IRELAND. For th e a rm y, we hav e s ix ROUGH KNIGHTS, wi th SPEARS aod two SHIEL D S, and a GARRISON TROOP w ith three MARSHALLS, MA J ORS, a n OFFICE R , a SE R GEANT, a SAPPER and three CANNON, to MARCH from the HANGAR t o DEAL with th e t wo FOES. The n avy includes o n e ENSIGN, a HULL with a ROLL , a HELM, a HOWSER a nd SEAMENS t o guide h e r NORTH by WEST over the two WATERS.

If th e e ight WALKERS should set o ut one DAY at MORN, th ey wo uld e n co unt er ten HILLS a nd four DALES , two VALES and three D O \ i\TNS, thr ee L ANES a nd tw o LEES, two GROVES with tw o ASH a nd one BIRCH tr ee, a BUTTE and a KNOLL , two HEATHS-one BARE, a G REENFIELD , and HEDGES of thre e STONES with STILES. In the fo ur WILD WOODS, they should find fo ur BROOKS w ith BRIDGES, BOWERS of tw o BLOSSOMS and two FLO WE RS -four ROSES on fo ur BUSHES with one THORN , and a MA RSH with o n e HERB and TUFTS of MOSS . Even though it be not WINTER but the time o f SUMMERS, the one · CLOUD in the sky might m ea n SHOWERS and two STORMS with SNOW , raising two GALES and o ne EDDY on the two LAKES with ISLES, BAYS and a BEACH. The three HUNTERS could have five HUNTS and three

CHA ES in the three WILDER FORE T accompanied by the three ARCHE R BOWM and a GE. \ ' ith aid of th e three BER TARD and the o n e BE GLE, th ey could L GHTER the thr ee BIRD -an EAGLE, FI CH, and BUZZ RD-and also BE VER , a WIFT H RE , tw o CROWS, tw o WOLFe, ix FOXe a COON, three CR E and the H WK who are wont to SWOPE down o n the three FISHERs who FISH for PIKE.

For the one CRE, we have three FARMER and three GRAGERS, who might rai e, with the BE T o f SEED , the TWO PECKS of BARLEY and the one BALE o f HAY. The BRA YI G TOCK in th e two PADDOCKS comprise five L MB , three DR KE , a PECOCK and a BEE while th e re ar e only tw o GATE and one POST for the two W ATERHOUSES, which house the eight WELLS and one I K that continually DRIPS, all b e ing u se d by th e o ne G E T and the EIGHBORS.

The craftsmen for the GUILD are plenty for we have even WEAVERS, two MINERS, a FOREMA r with one . STRIKE on hi HANDS, a CARMA , two BUTLERS and t e n PORTERS, and two BARBERS with f o ur COMBS for the o ne BE RD . The o ne ALDERfA ha thr ee WARDS, a ll und o ubt e dly in the o ne BLOCK. The tw o CARPE TERS, one o f whom m ay be quite HA DY, have plenty of WOOD to work with, but only o n e WEDGE. The BANKER ha BA KS, wherein h e may SELL the four BO TDS and STOCK , k ee ping RECORDS , BOOKS and FILES in charge o f the one FILER, and wri ting WILLS for the two FEES o n the OLIVER, th e REMI GTO , th e ROYAL o r the two U DERWOODS.

There are o nly fiv e MILLS f o r the thirty- o n e MILLER , but yet o ne MILLHOUSE with thr ee CHAMBERS, while the four HOEMAKER will have to worry along with but one TILL and one BILL. The tw e lv e BAKERS and e ight COOK can FRY th e GRUBB, which can o nly consist in a POU D of B CON, tw o BE NS, a BEAT, PE SE, RICE, a HAM with SAGE for dres si ng, and fo r des e rt, a PEACH and thre e BERRYs.

The IZE of the TROUPE is rather diver ifi e d , h oweve r, fo r · thr ee are LITTLE, one is SMALL, ten are LO G, one is HORT, thr ee are STRO G. There are four BE EDICTS, but f o r LOVE affairs, we have thre e SW I S, three UITERS, o ne POO ER, a G YER, and o ne HUGGER to HUG and practice WEET WILE o n the o n e COY, FAIR J NE .

Dilig e nt sea rch rev ea ls, for certain intere ted parties, that we have ix BAR(R)S and a BUFFET, all up the one LLEY, a TILLM , thr ee BREWERS t o concoct BEERS, and a BEER MA for T PPI G the tw o CA E of STOUT and P B T t o make seven of u FULLER.

E n o ugh automobile are repr ese nt ed t o tock seve ral garage . for we hav e the CH LMER , CLE ELA D, COLE (7), C INGH l\1 (3), DODGE ( 2 ), FORD (4), H DSO r (2), J CK 0 (5), J RD ( 2 ), M XWELL (4) . MERCER. IIT HELL (5 ) . N SH ( 2 ), OVERL D . P CK RD , PIERCE 00), T NLEY ( 2 ), TEPH T (3), ST TZ, \ HITE ( 18 ) and one I CK truck. For a ll , th e re a r e but three PRICE , and th e o ne HOR will ha ve to suffi ce But the one FA T DRI\ ER can TART for a RECORD, go :MILE , with POWER to pare and be th e WI ER.

TWO ACACIANS REACH HIGH GRAD ES

Two Acacians attained the rank o f Commanding Officers during the World war One was Bri g adier Genera l Frank Dani e l W e b s t e r , command in g th e 8th Brigade of the 4th Division. The ot h e r was Co l one l Morton C. Mumma, commandin g o ffic e r of th e Small Arms Firing School at Camp Pe rr y, 0.

Ge n e r a l Webster has r et ir ed fr om ac ti ve service, but Co l one l Mumma, n ow h o ldin g the p e rm a n e nt g rad e of Li e ut e n a nt Co l o n e l, is Professor of Military Science and T ac tic s at th e State U ni ve r s ity of I owa. Both are l oya l Acac ians, the fo rm e r of th e Illinois chapter and th e l a tt e r o f Iowa chapter.

BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANK DANIEL WEBSTER

The following is a brief biographical s k e tch of eac h: Frank Dan ie l Webster was born in Rolla, Mo., Sept. 11 , 1866, and attended th e public and hi g h sc h oo l as well as th e Schoo l of Mines and Metal. l urgy. He a tt e nd ed th e U. S . Naval Aca d emy for tw o yea r s and th e n W es t Point f or four y ea r s, gradu at i n g with th e cl ass of 1889 . He saw 35 years of se rvic e in a ll parts of the U nit ed States a nd m o r e than eig ht yea r s in . th e Ph illipin es, during t h at time holding a ll grades from 2 nd Lieutenant to Br igadier Genera l. He se r ved as ."\. D. C. to Maj. Gen. Wheaton during t h e S p anis hAme ri can war, be in g twice c it ed for ga ll ant r y. In 1893 h e was awa rd ed the Life Saving Medal for savi n g two persons from drowning in New Yo r k harbor. During th e World war h e commanded t h e 18th Sepa r ate B ri gade at Louisville, Ky., and t h e n the 8t h Br igade in a defe n s ive secto r and in the A is n e-Ma rn e campaign.

He was made a Master Mason at Ft. Leavenworth in 1898 a nd late r j o in ed the hi g h e r bodies. Frank Daniel Webster It was during the time f r om 191 3 to 1916 w h e n h e was Comma ndant of Cadets and Professor of M i l tary Science a t th e U ni ve r sity of Illin o is that h e j o in ed t h e Illinois chapte r of Acac ia, be in g i niti ated Dec. 6, 1913.

COLONEL MORTON C. MUMMA

Morton C. Mumm a was born in Ohio, March 8, 1878. He g r ad uat ed fro m West Point in 1900 a nd se r ved in C ub a the Ph il lipin es a nd at Ft. Et h an A ll e n in thi s before be i ng ass ig n ed as Professo r of Mi l it a ry Sc ie n ce a nd Tact ics a t the U ni ve r s ity of Iowa in 1909. In 19 12 h e was detatled to bo rd e r duty and then t o th e Ret_urnin o· to the U. S. h e j o in e d the Pe r s hin g expe dit iO n in to Mexice and then went aga in to the university.

Durino· the World war he was first w ith the 83rd Fietl' a rt i ll ery a nd then at Washington befo r e being put in comma nd at Camp Pe rr y, where he was made a Co l o n e l.

He belongs to p r act i ca ll y a ll the Mason ic bodies a nd was initiated into the Io wa chapter of AcaCia in the sp rin g o f 1920.

Morton C. Mumma

THE ORDER OF DE MOLAY AT MISSOURI

By W. E . CROWE, Mis souri Chaptn

The loca l c h ap t e r o f th e Order of D e Molay i o n e of th e pro p er o u s you n g orga ni za ti o n s at th e U ni ve r s it y. in ce it e tablishment h e r e in th e fall of 1920, it has in c lud ed in it s member hi p 9 1 aggress ive tudents. Dr aw ing its m e mb e r s from all r anks a nd a ll soc ia l o r ga ni za ti on , it is o n e of th e democratizing in s titutions on the ca mpu s.

It s t a nd a rd in c h o la r s hip a nd per o nal worth a r e o high that its m e mb e r hip is r ega rd ed as a mark o f di st in c ti o n a nd is highly prized. Its r eg ul ar m eet ing a r e h e ld wee kl y in th e Ma o ni c lodge r oo m. Three s u ccessf ul dances a nd t wo SJ11 k e r s a r e so m e of it s prominent soc ial ac ti v iti es of the yea r . It s Fo und e r s' Da y b a nqu e t , h e ld at the D a ni e l Boo n e Tavern, Ap ril 1, was o n e of th e b e t of it s kind gi ve n this year . It was a tt e nd ed by pr o min e nt Ma o n s o f the t ow n and the university.

The m o th e r c hapt e r of D e Molay wa es t a bli s h e d in Kansa City, Ap ril 1, 1919, by the co tti s h Rit e bodies th ere It ha s n ow grown to a m e mb e r s hip o f m o re than 900. Th e Missouri chapter was th e first uni vers it y c hapt e r t o b e established, and dat es fr o m Oct. 9, 1920.

In th e tw o yea r s s inc e th e incepti o n of th e o rd e r , it ha s sp r ea d w ith in c rea s ing r a pidit y until chapters ma y n ow b e found all ove r the mid-we t. R ep r esen tati ves of th e l oca l chapter h ave in st itut e d chapters at t L o ui s, Hannibal, M oberl y, Boonville and Jeffer so n City this year. while D e Molay ha s no direct co nn ec ti on with Maso nr y, it s chapt e r s mu s t b e s p o n so r e d by so me Masonic b o d y Of th e l oca l d v i so ry Co un ci l, Dr. J o hn Pickard i chairman and the d ea n s of tw o schools are m e mb e r Futhermore it s work is ope n t o all Masons, and o n s of Masons o r their c hum s, between 16 and 21 years o f age are e ligible to m e mb e r hip.

Perhaps the m os t be a utiful and impres s ive featur e about De Molay is it ritual , which is built o n the life o f Jacque s De Mola y. Its teachings are founded o n th e fundamental prin c iple o f Americanism-Libert y , Freedom and Humanity .

The relati o n s hip o f the De M o la y and Acacia fraterniti es ha been m os t c o rdial , as it shou ld b e. The members of Acacia are looked upon as elder bro ther s by th e members of the juni o r o rder. There is every rea so n t o believe that the two orders will grow in mutual helpfulness, and that the Acacia fraternity will find a valuable ally in the young Order o f De M o lay.

A M in o r It em

Attorney-And wasn't it the fact that you insisted on taking this woman out t o dances that caus e d the trouble?

Def e ndant- o, sir, not at all.

" Well , what was it then?"

" Th e fact that h e r husband objected."-Michigan Gargoyle.

CHAPTER EDITORS WELDING POWERF U L LINK

Eighte en Publicat ions tell Alumn i o f Act ives ' Work; Others to Follo w

By T. HAwLEY TAPPING, Michigan Chapter

As magazin e publishers d e lux e, Acacia's active c hapt ers burst fo rth during th e past school ye ar with a ve h e m e nc e that put t o s h a m e the feebly spo r a di c e ff o rt s of th e ir predecessors of pr ev io u s yea r s . A nd as a res u l t th e r eo f th e A r c hi ves at A nn A r ob r now contain th e brand n ew effo rt s of 18 budding ed it ors a nd th e a lumni of as m a n y c h ap t e r s h ave awake n ed t o a r e n ewed r ea li za ti on that n o t a ll th e good thing s we r e d o n e w h en th ey were actives.

A nd is eve ry reason t o believe that th e coming sc h oo l terms will see not on ly a r epe titi o n of the s uc cessf ul publication of the 18 c hapt e r mag az in es, but a r ebir th of several o th e r s w hi ch fail e d of resuscitation and the adve nt int o th e Acac ia c ircl es of brand new effo rt s . In fact, th ere i s positive indi cation that practically eve r y c hapt e r of the Fraternity will put it s indi v idual publication u pon a firm and l as ting ba s is b efo r e thi s tim e in 1922 r o ll s T. Hawley Tapping a r o und.

Th e c u s t o m of chapter publications is not a di s tinctl y Acacia traditi o n, th o ugh it is safe t o say th a t it h as develope d in this Fraternity as th o r o ughly as in many of th e o ld e r organizations. A nd several of Acacia's chapters ha ve d eve lo p e d iss u es which surpass th ose of far o ld e r gr o ups.

· The c hapter public a ti o n id ea, as established thu s far thr o ugh the medium o f th e various chapter efforts calls for th e p e riodical issuing of a magazin e o f a ppr o ximately 16 pages, attractively b o und and w ith a distinctive name , which shall serve as a medium whereby chapter n ews can b e sent o ut fr o m the active gr o up. This i s the ba sic id ea o n w hich the publications are es tablished and the relative s ucc ess of th e 18 which appeared thi s yea r depended on their impr ove m e nt o n this foundation. And it will be upon this basis that thos e c hapter s who fail e d last year to print a magaz ine will att e mpt next year t o r a nk th em se lves alongside th ose who succeeded in their endeavors.

Action by the Minneapolis Conclave was largel y r es p o n s ibl e for the revival of many of the chapt e r magazines. The Conclave del egates l egislated in fa vo r of chapter publications and recommended th e i ss uin g of at least two numbers of the books each sc hool year. One or two o f the chapters have surpassed this maximum of two , while many of the 18 have been content with only half the suggested maximum . It is r easonable to believe that the substantial success attendant upon th e public ation of as many as four issues per year will prompt the timid chapters

At.IOA WINS MO:T BY LA RGE MARG IN

ACAOA ' 1!-"2t lOIOLARSIIIP

t o b e nd gr ea t e r energy t ow ard mor e extensive magazin e eff o rt s n ext year.

There i hardly an Acacian in th e middl e west who do es n o t know the Heth Hell o of the Illin o i s c hapt e r. F o r b es id es b e ing o n e of the largest of the Acacia chapter magazines, it is pr o bably th e "dean" among these publicati o n s . With th e di s tributi o n of th e Commencement Number of th e Heth H e ll o, a 32-p age maga z ine , th e last i ss u e of Volume 12 was put int o th e Archives. The Cornell Tra ve l e r in scr ib ed "V o lume X" o n th e cover of its la s t iss u e, as did also the Wisconsin Letter . The Symbol "Vo l. VIII" appear e d o n th e Penn State hip' s Log , while the Purdue H o ur Glass and Nebraska's Lett e r from H o m e all claim to boast seven volumes. Oth e r s rank clo se up , but n o n e of th e 18 published this year pr e tend t o greater ag e th a n th e Heth Hello o f Illinois. Maybe next year, when one o f nine tardy o n es "takes it s p e n in hand" it will unearth a volume numb e r that will bring s ham e t o th e o thers. Califo rnia almost did that one day several m o nth s ago when an inqu i sitive active, brow s ing around among the musty v o lum es of o ld JOURNALS in th e chapter l ibr a ry , di s c ove red th a t Berkeley pos esse d the right to pub l is h the Memnon and that b y s tr e tching th e fa c t s so m ewhat it co u l d label its 1921 i ssue with "Vo l. V". And when Editor Leicest e r H. Williams pr ocee ded to d o so , Indiana, b e ing an infant , had to abandon its M e mn o n and appear with the \ iV r ec kag e .

Letters S t rive To Fill Gap

Many chapters, especially th ose whose magazin es hav e n o t attained frequent appearanc e, have used lett e r s to t h e ir alumni to supplement th e publications. And alm os t every chapter which did n o t print any magazine at all, sent at l eas t one letter to its alumni during the year. That the inter es t of the a l umni and the strength of their s upp o rt has a positive relation t o the publication of the magazines can b e determined by studying the e xp e riences o f those chapters whi c h hav e r egular and substantial publicati o ns. P e rhap s n o two chapters in th e Fraternity h ave more th o r o ugh c o - o p e rati o n and int e r es t fr o m th e ir alumni than Illinoi s and Purdue. Coincidently th e Heth Hello and the Hour Glass rank in th e fir s t divi s i o n o f Acacia chapter maga z in es. The sa me can be s aid of th e Wisconsin L e tt e r , th e L et t e r s from H om e, The Mummy and o n e o r two o th e r s. And b y th e same s ign we find th at th ose chapt e r s who h ave n o t adopted th e publicati o n id ea o r wh o ha ve permitted th eir m agaz in e t o lap se int o decay, ca nn ot boast of the sa m e wholehearted and earnest s upp o rt fr o m th e ir alumni. The r easo n i s eas il y und e r s tandabl e b o th by th e alumnus who h ea r s n ot hing fr o m th e " h o u se" a nd therefor e thinks him se lf forgotten, and by the ac ti ve w h o n ever think: s of th e alumnus as o n e who might be of h e lp a nd appreciative of a littl e attention.

A nd worst of a ll, nonpublication i s a factor in creating in th e mind s of th e actives a feeling o f se lf- s uffici e n cy and i so la ti o n that i s disa s trous t o th e Fraternity and to the fostering of Acacia customs and tr ad iti o n s The vvork of compiling and e diting th e inf o rmati o n about th e active c hapt e r , o n th e other hand , pr o mote s without o th e r imp e tu s a n in te r est in th e chapter a s an hist o rical in s tituti o n , in th e alumni as co mr ades o f o n e's h o m e and in th e d o ings and accomplishments of the c h apte r w hi c h

THE C CL JO R L

act a a pur t o greater effo rt s a nd m o re pron o unc ed frat e rnity c nci u ne

T h at th e cacia chapter publicati o n are certain to bec o m e traditi o n d ea r t o eac h c h ap t e r m e mb e r hip i a ured by o n e feature a t l ea t - th e ir n a m e . They hin e f o r th e sa me p o iti ve r ea n that the JO U R L fail ; the nam e m ea n o m e thing \ b e r ea the word "JO R L" m ea n s n o thing ave a it hi t o r y ha s fa t e n ed a ignifica nc t it. the Mummy , th e hip' Log , the M e mn o n , the p, the r go , th e \ 1\T r ec kag e and th e Ti ll e r R ope a ll ha ve a hidd e n m ea ning t o th e m w hi c h bring a re p o n se th a t in it e lf i s a r e awakening o f int e r e t.

The a rn e can b e a id , th o ugh n o t o fully , o f th e Fo und e r , the Tickler. th e L e tt e r fr m H o m e, th e H e th He ll o a nd o th e r s. Th e ir indi v iduality furni h es th e r ea so n fo r th e ir c h o ice and i pr oo f o f th e ir excellence.

Seek For Future Re

g ularit y

The s pasm die publi cati n f th e m a j o rit y o f the magazine d urin g th e pa s t y ea r w il l n o d o ubt be u cceeclecl du r ing th e co ming t e rm by m o r e r eg ular tim e fo r i u e . The ea rl y fall, th e tim e wh e n the alumni loo k forward ea gerly t o the call back t o th e ca mpu a nd h o u e f o r the biO' e \·ent s o f the fo o tb a ll sea o n , o ffers a n idea l o pp o rtunit y f o r th e fir t numb e r. The o th e r , if there ar e t o b e o n ly tw o, do es it s m os t effect ive w o rk if i u e d ea rly in the sp rin o·. Regularity o f th ese c hapt e r publi cati o n will add mu c h t o th e ir trength, fo r p os tp o n e m ent o r eve n co mp le t e abandon m e nt i easy if th e w o rk is cl o ne , a so man y of th e b oo k s hav e w ea kl y a nn o un ced, "at the e ditor' co n ve ni e n ce".

T h e cost o f th e printing a nd mailing o f th e m agaz in e ha s be e n n e of th e main r easo n whv man y o f th e c h a pt e r hav e b ee n frightened away. A nd ye t inquir y wo uld devel o p th e fac t that th ose c h ap t e r which h ave this yea r i s u ed th e m ost numb e r s o f th e ir b oo k w o uld be th e las t t o aband o n th e pro j ec t nd , o n the o th e r hand , th ose which h aYe weak -kn ee clly d o dged th e publicati o n a r e th e ve r y c h ap ter which p lainti , ·ely wail o f th ei r n eed o f a lumni s upp o rt. Th ose c hapter which h ave p r o ved s u ccessf ul pub l is h e r s hav e di sco vered that th e book m e rit a nd r ece ives a lumni s upp o rt s uffi c ie nt n o t o n ly t o warrant the expe n e but t atis fy o th e r n eed This financial s upp o rt co m e · b o th directly a nd indir ec tl y-e ith e r fr o m p o iti ve alumni appropriation for publicati o n o r fr o m gifts t o general fraternity n ee ds which m o re than m ee t printing costs. A nd as th e alumni ha ve come t o realize th e va l u e t o th e m o f the magazine , th e ir willingne ss t o give thi financial upp o rt i beginning t o take co n c r e te fo rm. One c hapter' alumni o rganizati o n n o w h a und e r co n iderati o n th e pr o p s iti o n o f appropriating a p o itive s um fr o m it s funds t o m ee t pub l icati o n co t , r ea l izing that the magaz in e i an in va luabl e a id in fo tering the ass o ciati o n' s plan and w rk.

Alumni Aid Will Be Given

nd for th e sa me r easo n that financia l aid i gi ve n , e dit o rial a s itance is certain t o come. While thi s as is tanc e alway will-and h o uld -be nly a mall p e rc en tage of the t o tal work involved , yet it will r e ult in making th e b oo k m o re th o r o ughly o f value in accomp l i hing it purp ose, that o f r eta ining alumni intere tin the chapter. I do n o t n eed defend the e name s They defend th e m elve They b e lo nO' t o the ltfe of eve ry cac1a man. They r e pre ent hi fraternity.

This is th e m a in id ea und er ly in g the s t a rting o f th e p ubli cation p r ogram ?-nd i s the o n e which has warranted it s continuance. A c h apte r , to be ultimatel y s uc cess ful , mu s t be co mp osed of both active and a lumni m e mb e r s. And it w ill n o t h ave a lumni members who function as s u c h unle ss th ey are k e pt int ere t ed in th ei r chapter. The publication do es thi s as n o thing e lse can. By being a m ed ium whe r e b y intim a t e a lumni news ca n be c h a pt er fri ends hip s a nd brotherly ti es are k e pt a li ve a nd th e fratermty co n s tantl y mad e so m e thing wo rth y of con tinu ed interest. By d et a iling c hapt e r even t s alumni are mad e t o f ee l that th ey a r e s till playing a part in th e ac ti v iti es back a t the " h o u se" and they never lose appreciation o f th e ir m e mb ers hip The c h apter e dit o r w h o ac hi eves a proper balance between these t wo types of news is th e o ne w h o does

THR EE TYPES OF A CACIA P UBL ICATION,

The MEMNON of the California Active s , The TILLER ROPE of the Peoria Alumni and the JOURNALETTE of the National Fraternity

main id ea und erlying th e s t a rting of the publication program a nd i s th e one which h as wa rr a nt e d it s c ont inu a nc e . A chapter, to be ultim a t e ly s ucc essf ul , mu s t be co mp osed of b o th ac ti ve a nd alumni m e mb e r s. And it will n o t h ave alumni m e mber s who function a s such unl ess they a r e k e pt int e re s t ed in th e ir c hapter. Th e publication d oes thi s as nothing e lse ca n. By being a m e dium whereby intimat e a lumni n ews ca n be dispens e d, ch a pter friend s hips and br o therly ties are kept a live and the fraternity co nstantly mad e so m e thing worthy o f continued int e r es t . By detailing c hapter events alumni ar e made to fe e l that th ey a r e st ill playing a part in the activitie s back at the "house" and th ey n eve r l ose appreciation o f their membership. Th e chapter editor who achieves a proper balance bet wee n th ese tw o t ypes of new s i s the o ne who does the most g oo d for his chapter and his alumni. And if at the same tim e he stresses the nati o nal side of the Fraternity-s o mething which many chapter editors woefully failed t o d o last year-he is adding a further element of strength to the bond he is welding.

The fact that the majority of the Fraternity's alumni do n o t r ece ive the JOURNAL makes it d o ubly imperati v e that each chapter publi ca ti on serve as a medium whereby its alumni receive word o f the n a ti o nal organization. This need has been met this year by th e JOURNALETTE , but it is probable that the JOURNALETTE will n ot be so frequent in the future as it has been in the year just past.

Another need which the magazines are filling is that of re co rding chapter history. This need is perhaps not so apparent in the se days

when a ca ll ove r th e t e le ph one will o ft e n c o nne c t th e active with at l ea t o n e of the founder o f hi chapt r. But the day will come when thi will not be tru and o n that day th e hi t o rian mu t turn t o the fil es of hi chapter's publication t o kn ow of hi s gr o up' early day . For thi r ea o n th o e editors which hav e b ee n un paring in their u se of pi ct ur es, properly nam ed and l a bell e d, and have o ugl:t to make the m a t er ial dignified and va luabl e rath e r than m e r e ly amu mg and of pa s inrr int e r es t , ha ve d o ne their work well and will be prai se d in the R ece nt numb e r s of th e H e th Hello and the Ti c kler have been e pecially m e rit o ri o u f o r that rea o n. The hi torian o f 1975 who teps int o th e National A r c hi ves at nn rb o r and turn t o the file s o f the Illin o i and I owa publications will find so mething of po iti ve v alue to him . nd at th e sa m e tim e that same material ha s been o f intere t to the a lumnu who ha s read it in 1921.

Ed itors Do Well Under Handicaps

11 of th e ed it o r wh o have w o rked o n Acacia's chapter publicati o n thi pa t yea r ha ve n o t been e ith e r maga z in e o r new s pap e r e xp e rt B ut th ey ha ve b ee n ea rn es t a nd willing to work. The r es u lt s hav e b ee n worthy of commendation The imp o rtan ce of choosing th e b es t talent in the c h a pt e r for th e e diting o f th e magazin e ca nn o t b e ove r e mpha ized . glance at th e car e fully pr e pared copy and th e well-sized head s of the L et t e r fr o m Home o r th e I o wa Ti c kl e r in co ntra st with th e carele ly prepared and a ca r e le s ly thr ow n t oge th e r copy of some o f th e o ther publications, is proof of thi Th e e ditor wh o s la s h e thr o ugh hi s work and is "g lad that th at j o b is done" i s d ing m o re harm b y hi p o r work th an h e would do b y failing t o pr od u ce anything at all. eve ral e ditors h ave r ea li zed th e va lu e of u s ing pictures. It is to be h o p ed that orne day in the n ea r future the e dit o r s of b o th th e chapter and the nati o nal publications ca n arrive at so m e m e th o d f o r u ing unif o rm s ized cut o that a n interchange will m ea n sav ing without a sac rifice o f t y le.

The ultimat e g oa l t owa rd which all this i aiming is o f cour e the day when eve r y c hapt e r and eve ry alumni a so ciati o n will be se nding r eg ularl y it publicati o n s t o the th o usands o f Fraternity alumni and the National A r c hi ves will be gradually ama sing it rich s t o reh o u se of Fraternity hi t ry. nd when that day arrives it i s afe to ay that th e r e will b e f o und an cacia Fraternity bound closer b y th e tie s of intimacy than i dr ea med of by the Acacian o f today.

st r o n o m e r-N o thing ha s eve r been found on Venus. rti t- o, n ot hin g.-Harva rd Lamp oo n.

ARCHIVES TO BE STOREHOUSE OF ACACIA H ISTORY

Bo rn i n a G ran ary , th is Treas ure Hou se Gro ws Rap id ly as Fratern i ty' s Stor y is Told

By NORMA R oEG ER, Chapter

When th e pr ese nt Michigan chapter h o u se was built s ix or seven years ago at A nn Arbor, a fir ep r oof, co ncr e t e va ult was constr u cted It is locat e d b en ea th th e fr o nt veranda and is e nt ere d thr o ugh th e ch a pt er r oo m .

Herein are contained th e Archives o f Acacia.

Up until th e tim e when this va ult was constructed, no definite place had be e n pr ov id e d where th e past a nd future r eco rd s of Acac ia cou ld be kept Th ey naturally were guard e d b y th e Grand Secretary who, in a few years' tim e, had co ll ec t e d a great ma ss o f mat e rial such as JOURNALS, r ecords, correspondence and s imilar matt e r. By the tim e Grand Secretary Harry E. Kilmer's term of off i ce drew t o a close,. h e h ad so much mat e rial o n h a nd th a t he n o lo ng e r had r oo m for it in hi s h ouse .

He b oxe d eve r yt hing ca refull y, lab e ll e d each b ox with it s con t en t s and th e n s t o r e d th e m in a good granary which h e had o n hi s farm near Centerview, Mo . Only th e n ecessa r y rec o rds a nd active fi l es were turn ed ove r t o Grand Secretary A A. J enk in s up o n th e latt e r 's e l ect ion to off ice .

A nd so, in r ea lit y, a granary was the first Ta ti ona l A rchi ves of Acac ia.

K ilmer I s Chi e f Gua rd ian

Harry Kilmer co ntinu ed t o k eep th e bulk of th e A rchi ves in hi s granary for many yea r s eve n afte r he l ef t off ice. Fro m time to tim e r eq u ests would come to him for information from th e Arc hiv es. His da ys being pretty well occ upi e d , when night would co m e Kilm er wo uld light hi s lant e rn , go down t o the o ld g r a n ary, a nd be th e feeble light from the oi l ed wick, h e wo uld open th e proper box and sea r ch o ut th e info rm at io n desired.

John Ste w a r t

This con tinu ed until about the l a tt er part of 1916 o r early in 1917 , when a l o t of my s t e ri o u s boxes were dumped at th e s id e d oor a t 603 S. State St ., the Michigan c h ap t e r h o u se, and were quietly carried d ownstairs by docile fr es hm e n . Soo n a ft e r so m e lumb er ar ri ve d . Then J o hn Stewart, appointed by the Venerable D ea n of the Michigan chapter as the first Ke epe r of th e Archives, went down th e r e t oo and with a saw and h a mmer indu tri o u s ly sawe d and p o und e d for ab o ut thr ee days.

When h e had fini s h ed, a n ew b a nk of shelves s t oo d against the wa ll o f the formerly du s t y and abandoned va ult and up o n th ese s h e lves we r e n eatly arranged th e JOURNALS a nd o th e r con t e nt s of th e boxes. And the Archives, as th ey n ow are and a th ey will probably co ntinu e t o be for man y years, had b ee n es tablished.

THE C C I J OU R A L

T h e n ca m e th e tr e nu o u s wa r day an d th e r chi ve w e r e f r o-o t t e n .

tewa rt a n we r e d th e ca ll a n d af t e rw a rd d id n o t r e turn t o c h o l. o thing wa do n e until th e fall o f 1920. .

t th a t tim e th e writ e r w as n a m e d a K ee p e r o f th e r c h1 vc . a nd

was h a n de d th e k eys t o th e ca r e full y g u a rd e d v ault In th e m ea ntim e a g r eat dea l m o r e mat e ri a l h ad a rri ved, co n s is tin g o f e l ec tr o t ype , J O R -

L . c h apte r p r ope rt y fr o m th e ex tin c t L e la n d tanf o rd c h a pt e r a nd o th e r m at t e r . n o th e r b ig co n s ig nm e nt a rri ve d o nl y .a few wee k a g o f r o m fo rm e r G r a nd Ed it o r W illi a m G. 1a nn a n d co n 1s t ed o f J O RAL a n d c ut w hi c h h e h a d h a d in hi s p o e s io n s in ce hi t e rm o f o ffi ce ex pir e d . A co m p le t e r ea dju s tm e nt a nd th e e r ec ti o n o f a dditi o n a l h e l ve w a n ece a r y befo r e a ll t hi s ad diti o n a l da t a was p r ope rl y loca t e d.

T h e es t a bli s hm e nt a n d pe rp e tu a ti o n o f th e Arc hi ve h as o n e gr ea t prim a r y purp o e. It is t h e p r e e n ra ti o n o f th e r eco rd s a nd th e t o r y o f Acac ia' birth a nd g r ow th. Th e prid e w hi c h eac h m e m be r h as in hi s F r a t e rnit y a nd it hito r y h as p r o m p t ed thi s de ir e fo r ca r e in k eepin g afe a nd sec ur e it s r eco rd s . n d th e acco mpli s hm e nt of thi p rim a r y p urp o e w ill m a k e p oss ibl e th e se r v in g o f o th e r e nd s, s u c h as th e furni s hin g o f inf o rm a ti o n t o m ee t c urr e nt de m a nd a nd th e fo t e rin g of a vene r a t io n f r th e tr ad iti o n a nd hi s t o r y o f th e F r ate rnit y.

Norman Roe g ner It i d i ff ic ult a t t hi s tim e t o acc ur a t e ly e tim a t e th e wo rth of th e A rchi ve t o th e T h ey a r e so m e thin g m o r e than a m e r e r e c o rd o f eve nt s. tim e pa se th ey w ill b eco m e m o r e a nd m o r e a co rn e r s t o n e fo r th e Frate rnit y st ru c tur e. T h ey w ill pr od u ce a s t a bili z in g influ e n ce u po n th e p o li c ie a n d t h e sp irit o f t h e o r ga ni za ti o n . R epea t ed ca ll a r e m ade u po n t h e r c hi ves by t h e G r a n d Off ice r for in fo rm a ti o n a nd exa m p l e t o rr ui de the m in t h e tr ea tm e nt of n ew pro bl e m s. T h e po li cy o f th e p as t infl ue n ces th e po li cy o f th e futu re. In th e A r c hi ves i e mb od i ed th e sp irit of t h e F r a t e rnit y whi c h in sp ir es th e p r ese nt ge n e r a ti o n t o c h oose th e pat h safe t t o tr ave l.

Ca lls f o r Ser vi ce Fr eq u e nt

T h o u g h th e A r c hi ve a t M ic hi ga n a r e co m pa r a ti ve ly yo u t hful , it i afe t o ay th a t th ey a r e b eco min g in c r eas in g ly u e ful fo r th e ca ll s fo r se r v ice f r o m th e m a r e c min g m o r e o ft e n. Th e r eq u e t s fo r h e lp co m e c hi e fl y, of co ur e, fr o m t h e m e mb e r of th e G r a nd C un c i! a nd m o r e epec ia ll y fr o m th e G r a n d E dit o r , w h o co nti n u a ll y fi n d o m e thin g in th e m wh ic h i of va l ue t o him in hi s wo rk.

T h e oppo r t unit y t o impr ove th e r c hi ves is o n e p o es e d b y eve r y m e m be r o f th e F r a t e rnit y Th e m a j o rit y o f th e c h a pt e r s a r e d o ing th e ir bi t by e nding t o t h e K eepe r eve r a l co pi e o f ch a pt e r publi ca ti o n up o n th't! ir i s u e . In thi m a nn e r th e A r chi ves ca n fun c ti o n a a r ese r vo ir o f chapte r hi t o r y. B ut in a much a thi pr a cti ce o n th e pa rt o f c h a pt e r d it o r s ha bee n ta rt e d o nl y r ece ntl y, th e r c hi ve ' fil es of c h a pt e r publ ica ti o ns a r e woef ull y in c m p le t e. He r e in li es th e c h a n ce fo r th e a lumni

to assi s t in completing thes e file s b y sending in their copies. It does n o t matter if many copies ar e duplicated. Every copy which comes int o the Archives is carefully kept, fo r it i s seemingly much eas ie r f o r c o pi es t o be asked for out of the Archives than for copies to come o nt o th e s hel ves . And something else. What i s to prevent the alumnus from sitting down so me day and writing a hist o ry o f his chapter day s? Such m a terial would be most zealously guarded in the Archives and would prove o f far more value to the future than the m o re lifeles s chronicling of eve nt s in th e chapter publicati o ns. And beside s, th ose publicati o n s tell a m os t inc o mplete story.

A CORNER OF THE ARCHIVES

Showing a "Few" journals

The Archives at pre se nt co ntain all the issues of the JOURNA L and SPIRIT, th e wartime publication, e lectr o t y pe s o f the pictures which hav e appeared in the JOURNAL, a large number of War Conference rep o rt s, recent publicati o ns from m os t of the chapters, and all o f th e ina ctive files of Grand Council co rr es p o nd e nce and r eco rds. There a re a great man y cop ies of so m e o f the i ss u es of th e JO U R A L , espec ially the ea rly iss u es.

In th e op ini o n o f th e writer it would be well t o sell some of these cop ies t o th ose wishing t o co mplete th e ir files and th e r e by help to d efray th e expense o f the upkeep o f the Archives. Much m o r e equipment is n ee ded prope rly t o cla ss ify and fil e th e material at h a nd , and thi s la ck of eq uipm e nt is h o lding up th e work It would also be advisable to make a n o minal charge for service in o rder th a t th e one in c harge can b e able t o d evo te more tim e t o the dutie s as they continue t o bec o me m o re manifold

At the present rate of grow th the national Archives s oo n will become a wonderful Acacia library. Its real value cannot n ow be fully appreciated.

But it does not require such a remarkable stretch o f the imagin a ti o n to conjure up the vision of what the Archives will be , say in 2004 , the lOOth anniversary o f th e Fraternity 's founding. One hundred yea r s of history will then be housed within its concrete walls! What a s t o rehouse of material it will be then for the Acacia hist o rian who comes t o its doors seeking information! And such a person will some day come and to that chapter and that activity which is most re jardful of the needs of the Archives will go the lion's share of notice <.t the hands of that historian.

THE ACACIA JOURNAL

ILLINOIS KEEPS TAB ON ALUMNI

Complete System of Recores Made Co-operation With Directory Committee Easy

By G EORGE E. EKBLAW, Illinois Chapter

The comp l eteness of the Illinois contribut ion to the Nationa l Directory is en tir e l y due to the manner and character of the records kept.

The system has been in use for so long that it wou ld be difficult to trace and ex plain the or ig in , so there sha ll be an effort made to describe on l y the s ystem it self.

In the first place, the corporation, which owns th e hous e and is composed of alumni and active members alike, demands that the sec retary be permitted to liv e in the hous e . This p e rmits intim ate assoc iation betwee n the alumni records and act iv e men, so that when a man graduates he is g lad to keep up his record for he knows it will be k e pt

In the secretary's room ther e is a lar ge fi li ng cabinet, with l a rg e drawers in which an envelope for each m e mber is plac e d in alphabetical order as soon as he i s initiated. In th is enve lop e, at this tim e, is plac e d the a lumni copy of his memb e r ship r eco rd. In this enve l ope is also plac e d a ll of his correspondence after he l e aves sc h oo l. In this manner a ll the informations concerning him, his ca r eer, and his adventures are p e rmanently reta i ned.

Two loos e l eaf notebooks, with an alphabetical li st, one for A to K and the othe r for L to Z, are also with th e file. In these books is noted every change of address when r ece ived. A form page has been evo l ved for these books, giving each m e mber's name, his membership number, hi s home and business addresses and his parental h ome address. In this way as careful tab is made on addresses as is humanly possible.

Of course, th e re are l ette r trays for all l etters, one for l etters received, and one for mai l r e turned As soo n as all al umni news is g l eaned from the " l ette rs r eceived" tray and printed in the Heth Hello, they are filed in the correspondence From the othe r tray is gained the a ll -importal).t know l edge of unknown o r changed addresses. ·

Of course the fraternity has a p e rfect membership record book , though the alumni fa il to add this data as they s h o uld , whenever they r et urn . It is from all of thi s accurate and proper l y fil ed information that the di r ecto ry was caref ull y compiled, to the grea t sat isfac tion of the nationa l committee.

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STATE'S ATTORNEY, CHARLES H. FLETCHER (Illinois Chapter)

Charles Fletch e r was born at Ridgefarm, Ill., July 11 , 1888. He ente r ed the Un ivers it y of Illinois in 1909 and g r ad uat ed from the College of Law in 1913. During his co ll ege career he was catcher on the Varsity team for two seasons, an a lt e rnat e on th e debating t eams, first pres i dent of Ma - Wan-Da, sen ior honor soc i e ty , and a member of Ph i Delta Phi.

He was initi ated int o Acacia in the fa ll of 1911 and was V. D. in 1912-1913. H e e ntered the second officers training camp at l't. Sheridan and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant and ass i g n ed to the 52nd infantry. He saw overseas service in th e Argonne.

On being discharg e d h e resumed the practice of l aw and in 1920 was e l ected Stat es Attorney, an off i ce he had unsuccessfully sought in 1916 before entering the a rmy.

TH E ACAC I A J OU R NA L

SOMETHING IN A NAME

Weakness of Title of Acacia's Magazine Gives Strength to Plea for Change

By WILLI A M EB EN S c H U L T Z, Yale Ch apter

T h e tim e-o ld th at th e r e i s n o thin g in a n a m e h as n o bea rin g

o n t h e th o u g ht of th e Acac ia F r ate rnit y. Th e wea r e r s of t h e t ri a n g ul a r pin a r e e n t itl e d t o think fo r t h e m se lves, a n d ki c k o ut a prove r b a n y day in th e wee k - if th e p r ove rb is in th e way o f p-r og r ess.

Seve r a l yea r s ago, w h e n t he act ivi t ies of th e Fr a t e rnit y n ee d e d ex pr ess i o n in p rin t, so m e b o d y ( m ay hi s p io n ee r id ea r es t in p eace, af t e r it is di sca rd e d ) p r o p ose d , as so m e b ody a lways h as t o d o , a n a m e f o r th e off ic ia l p u b lica ti o n. Fo r th e sa k e o f p e r so n a liti es, I h ope t h e o rigin a t o r o f th e titl e d oes n o t r e m e mb e r t h at h e w as th e o n e t o pr ese nt it. A n yway, hi sto r y t o da t e h as reco rd ed t h e r es p ec t ab l e, b ut p e rf ec tl y o rdin a r y a nd in ex pr ess ive u se of th e Aca ci a J o urnal.

I h ave n o pr e judi ce a g a in s t th e m agaz in e. L e t m e r e li eve yo ur mind o n th a t po int a t o n ce I h ave t a k e n th e J o urn a l eve r y bl esse d

William Eben Schult z yea r s in ce l ea v ing Yal e c hapt e r in 19 15 , and n eve r mi sse d o wnin g and k ee ping a co p y during m y lif e as a ac ti ve m e mb e r th e r e . S in ce g r a duati o n I h ave bo u g ht up a ll ba c k iss u es , cl e ar d ow n t o No . 1. Ca n so m e o n e d e m o n s tr a t e b e tt e r int e r es t in o ud nati o n a l p e ri o di ca l ? I pr es um e I kn ow th e J o urnal , th e n , a s w e ll as an y o th e r a lumnu s, a nd ha ve see n th e n a m e a s of t e n in print. I ha ve n eve r r a ise d m y vo ice in pr o t est a gain s t w h a t it was call e d ; but , fr a nkl y, I h ave n eve r lik e d it .

Conclave

Was On Right Track

Y o u ca n im ag in e h ow mu c h pl ease d I was t o r ead in th e d isc u ssio n s o f th e C oncl ave o f 1920 a b o ut a pr o p osa l t o c h a ng e th e n a m e t o so m e thing m o r e di s tincti ve a nd m o r e individualistic f o r th e F r a t e rnit y. It w a s lik e m y vo t e b y pr ox y, a nd I pro c ee d e d t o ce l ebr a t e qui e tl y a t h o m e, g o in g ove r th e matt e r a nd tr y in g t o find a r e m e d y . A lth o u g h I wa s n o t a t th e Co ncl ave, I think th e m o ti o n t o c hang e th e n ame was l os t b ec a u se th e ac ti o n w a s ha s ty, w ith o ut pr o p e r tim e f o r co n s id e r a t io n an d w ith o ut a pr o p e r s ub s titut e . A m o ti o n t o c h a ng e th e n a m e mi g ht h ave b ee n ca rri e d i f s uch a titl e as Cos m os o r Py thagor ea n h a d n o t bee n s u gges t e d w ith it. A seco nd m o ti o n co uld ha ve f o ll owe d up th e a b o liti o n o f th e pr ese nt n a m e , auth o ri z ing a co mmitt ee t o mak e se lec ti o n s and n a rr aw th e c h o ic e t o o n e whi c h fi n a ll y might b e a d op t e d b y o ffi ci a l vo t e . Th e m e th o d u se d co uld h ave b ee n a seco ndary m a tt e r. Now th e tim e h as co m e t o a s k thi s qu es ti o n : Wh a t a r e we go in g

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to do about the motion that was lost in Minneapolis? Forget it? I hope not. Make a better one in Lawrence next year? I am sure that is exactly what we shall want to do by that time. In this conection comes this letter, it can hardly be called an article.

The Acacia man who believes in the infallibility of the term Journal would seem to be a firm believer that there is, actually, nothing in a name. All of us, when we stop to figure the reasons out know better. There is something in a name, and we want that something to stand for the Acacia Fraternity

Acacia Has Been Independent

Acacia has a history, and traditions, and a spirit of independence, and a strong desire to preserve its identity among the hosts of collegiate organizations. To express these things our n·ational magazine, by which we are bound to be judged by the world outside, bears the label of industrial drudgery-the Journal. Yet the Journal is more than an account book, whether it be a day book or a year book. It is the record of a great society of college men, who think straight, but never in the parallel columns of a journal, ledger style. The Journal was not new in the first place and we can never we ight it down with sentiment or meaning. There are too many journals, and too many kinds of journals. It is plainly time for another name.

If the ritual of Acacia were barren of ideas for a name we might be obliged to look outside the Fraternity, and employ such appellations as the Coalhod, or the Wheelbarrow, or the Tuning Fork. We have, however, a hundred suggestions staring us in the face, veiled allusions that bring a world of memory to a real Acacian, but stand only as literary symbols to the man in the street. Why not run one of these good suggestions down, and start using it before the fraternity is 17 years older? If 17 years make a tradition like that of the Journal, one too sacred to change, what will all the rest of the years to come do for the better title we select at the Conclave of 1922?

Has Some Definite

I should be at . fault, though, in such a place as this, to talk absolutely without saying anything. Hence I am risking the unpopularity of a bolshevistic enterprise to offer three possible names for the national fraternity publication. Of course you will know, before I tell you the first one, that Cosmos, mentioned at Minneapolis, does not appeal to me or stimulate my imagination in Acacia affairs; and that Pythagorean, by its length and unwieldy appearance, does not impress by sense of poetic justice.

Here are three offerings:

THE HOURGLASS

THE TRIANGLE

THE PYRAMID

They denote the history of his own experience and connote all his chapter associations. Place the Journal beside any one of them and see what happens.

The Hou rgl ass requires no present interpretation. It is a direct point of contact with the fraternity and leads into the broader signifi-

cance o f college life. It r e pre se nt s the pa ss ing of tim e, w ith it s wo rk and play and it s mile s t o nes left behind. What better n a m e ca n yo u find for the course o f a c o ll ege generation?

Is ·Reason For Each Name

The Triangle is th e s h ape o f o ur fraternity pin, the e mbl e m we reveal t o br o thers, friends and s tranger s as the s ign of o ur uni on in Acacia. If we co uld always see th e fraternity thr o ugh th e thr ee sides o f o ur o ffi c ial badge, we s h o uld think m ore clearly, work m o re faithfully and l ove m o r e s tr ongly.

The Pyramid, t o Acac ia n s, is m o r e than a r eli c of Egyptian civilization. It i s a lso th a t un see n s tru ct ur e we build during the days and weeks and yea r s in co ll ege and f rat e rnity , laying stone afte r stone by th e labor o f good fellowship, and high purpose, and se n s ibl e living.

Use d a lr eady? Two of th e m h ave b ee n and ma ybe the third They ha ve b een u se d b y Acac ia c h apters (Ho urgla ss at Purdue, a nd Triangle at Yale and Texas), but th ey can b e taken away fr o m o n e c hapt e r a nd given t o man y chapters. What i s sa u ce for th e goose, if it is good e n o ugh t o be passed a round , o ught t o be sa u ce for the geese. These names, a ll of which are highl y a ppr op riat e for the n a ti o n a l m agazine, h ave been u sed b y th e ch a pt e r s, in s t ead of th e w h o l e fratern it y, simp ly because we were n ot o n th e j o b a nd we r e sat i sfied wit h the so un d of the J o urn a l. We ha ve n ot been r eading and say ing J o urn a l because we lik ed it so well, but because we have dodged const ru c ti ve thinking!

Discussion Should Bring Results

This is an argumentative a rticl e, n o t an argument. It i s brief in l ogic, but not a bri ef. It i s inf o rm a l, n o t in form. Neve rth e l ess, th e gods being o n m y s id e, I ha ve t ake n m y littl e bu c k- s h o t at th e J o urnal , and unburd e n ed m y so ul o f thr ee n o minati o n s. A t th e Co ncl ave o n e wo uld n pt be allowed t o boost thr ee persons for office a t o n ce. It wo uld be highly imp o lit e. But by gently "Ta pping " on the chamber door of the e dit o r's off i ce, I m ay get by parliamentary practice this tim e. At least I h ope I ha ve furnished mat e ri a l for discussion in th e columns of th e J o urnal o r in th e h a ll s o f l eg i s l a ti on w h e n , as run s th e h o urgl ass, the delegates aga in assem bl e to deliberate on th e destinies of th e weare r s of th e tri a ngl e and ex t e nd a n ew th e pyramid which a ll good Masons wish to l eave as a m o num en t behind th em.

Fruitful

"T h e s tork ha s brought a littl e peach." The nur se sa id with an air. " I'm mighty g lad," th e father said , " H e didn't bring a pair. " -T exas Scalpel.

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ACACIA DIRECTORY

Grand President-HARRY L. BROW N

Gr a nd Vice-President a nd Co un se ll o r- HOWARD T HILL.

Grand Tr eas urer- C ARROLL S H UNT I NG TO N

Gr a nd Secretary-W. ELMER EKBLAW

Grand Editor-T. HAWLE Y TAPPI NG

Chapter

MI C HIGA N

KA N SAS

NEBRASKA

CALIFOR N IA

OHIO

HARVARD

ILLINOIS

CHAPT ERS

Address

603 S. State St., Ann Arbor, Mi c h.

14th a nd Or ea d

L aw re nc e, K a n . 1325 R Street, Lincoln, Neb

27 17 H as te St ., Berkeley, Calif.

18 35 Indi a n o la A ve. , Co lumbu s, Ohio

16 Pr esco tt S t. , Ca mbrid ge, Mass

50 1 D a ni e l St C hamp a ig n, Ill.

FRANKLI N 3601 Chestnut St., Phi la d e lphia, Pa.

MI NNES OTA

WI SC ONSIN

MIS SOU RI CORNELL

PURDUE

CHICAGO

YALE

C OL U MBIA

IOWA STATE

IOWA

PE NN STATE

WASHI NG TON

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6 1 5 N. Lake S t , Madison, Wi s Co lum b ia, Mo.

614 E. Buffa lo St., Ith aca, N Y. 427 State St , W. L af a yette, Ind.

57 19 K enw ood Av e C hi cago, IlL

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(Re-Established '21) Eva n sto n, I ll.

C OLORADO 10 6 1 12t h St., Bould e r, Co lo. SYRACUSE 102 W a lnut Pl ace , N. Y.

KA N SAS STATE 340 N 16th St. , TEXAS

OKLAI;iOMA

INDIA N A

CHICAGO

NEW YORK

INDIA N APOLIS

PEORIA

Manhattan, K a n. 40 2 W. 2 4th St., Au s tin, Texa s

760 A s p A ve., No rman, Okla Bl oo min g t o n, Ind.

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J ournal C orrespondent Arm s tr o ng Kern

John J. Kistl e r

H aro ld J. R eq uartt e

Oli ver Ne ibel

R. G. Mi ll e r

!Eliot C. Lovett

J o hn K. Holm es

Corresponding Secretary

B e n W. Weir

John D. Steinle

Ha ro ld J. Requ a rtte

Leic es t e r H Williams

E lmo M. E s till

George E. D e Wolf

Geo r ge E. Ekhlaw

R aymon d S. Shortlid ge R ay m o nd S S h o rtlidge

Geo r ge Tangen

L eo n F. Dunwidd ie

Hu g h J. Schuck

E. P. De at ri ck

L or in C. lVIcintosh

Reed Zimm e rman

C. H French

Rober t H Best

C la r e n ce C. Sc hiel e

Frank H Co y

Ar c hi e C. R ockwe ll

Harr y S. Redp at h

Roy C. C la rk

Ru sse l H. Lind s ay

R a lst o n G. Sp ra g u e

J ose ph W. Skinn er

J. W e ldon Jon es

W. W Ports

P osey T. Kim e

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

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226 6 Kenwo od Ave., Indi a n a po li s, Ind

500 Bradl e y Ave , P eo ria , III.

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H arry F. Z imm e rman

Kenn e th R oy

E P. Deatrick

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K e ll er E B eeso n

Re e d Zimmerman

H. K. Eversul l

Rob : rt H. Be st

Mitchell No rthrup

Elbert M Pr ic h ard

J a m es L. Martin

Fra nk W. Martin

George L. McW illiams

E rn es t R. Saegart

Ral s t on G. S pr ag ue

Fran z J . Maa s

Mauric e J Lehman

T. E. W e i rich

Othello D. P owe ll

C. D. Rob so n

Duane R. Dills

R. E. Simpson

Willi : m E. Kri ege r

EDITORIALS

AS THE YE AR PASS E S ON

A n o th e r volum e of the JO URNA L i s going into hi story as the printers battl e ove r thi s final numb e r o f Vol. XV.

We wo uld lik e t o w rit e ou t o ur a nnu a l r e p o rt , co m pi le a dictionary of s ugg es ti o n s fo r a successor a nd th e n lug thi s o ld a rm y Co r ona int o th e a tti c . A nd Mrs. Ed it o r h as o ft e n aff irm ed that s h e wo uld lik e th e dining t ab l e fo r eat ing purposes rath e r than a fraternity workshop. B ut it see m s th a t th e G r a nd Council ha s l eg is lat ed u s int o off i ce for a n o th er yea r , so we' ll haul o ut the o il can for sa id t ypew rit e r and st ri ve t o follow o ur own sugges ti ons in attempting t o mak e th e n ex t vo lum e m ore wo rth y of Acacia.

The function of an ed it or i s a s impl e one. He is merely th e medium through which th e op ini o n s, the h o p es and th e ac hi eve m e nt s of hi s clientele a r e put into print. The JO U RN A L' S clientele cons ists of m e mb e r s o f th e Acac ia fr ate rnit y. It th e r efore s h a ll be o ur c hi ef duty to present o n th e pages of th e JO U R A L what Acacians put th e r e.

If you fail to co m e fo r wa rd w ith m a t e rial for yo ur m agaz in e, th e n ju s t so mu c h m o r e mu s t th e ed it o r put int o th e m agaz in e hi s ow n perso n a lit y and th e product of hi s ow n effo rt s. We h ave no desire to be o ne of these " h e lr oa ring " ed it o r s who delights in f o r c ing hi s id eas down th e thr oats of hi s readers. So far we h ave been able t o k eep o ur own v i ews o ut o f the m agaz in e fairly s u ccessfu ll y, eve n avo iding th e temptati o n t o a ir th e m in th e ed it o ri a l column. Maybe as we grow o ld er in th e se r vice th ose ed it o rial s will become m o r e ve h.e m e nt.

But always th e JO U RN AL mu s t and will s tri ve t o b e th e m ed ium fo r g iving t o it s r eade r s th e vo ice of th e Fraternity.

ACACIA AND DE MOLA Y

A lumni and ac tiv es in no s mall n u mb e r s ha ve expressed apprehens i on a t th e growth of th e Order o f D e Mo la y .

At th e present tim e th e re wo u ld seem t o b e n o apparent n eed for alarm. An d s h o uld the o r ganization continue it s pr og r ess along the lines it is now following, th e r e n ee d be n o fear o n th e part of Acacians th a t the o rd e r is dang e r o u s to the future strength o f thi s frat e rnit y.

Inasmuch as De Molay at the present time ma y includ e anyone, e ith e r so n s of Masons o r th e ir chums, th e re would see m to be no danger

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that its Masonic character would result in its being a rival to Acacia The indications right now would rather point to a remote possibility of its becoming merely another Greek letter fraternity with a merely cursory Masonic affiliation. The discussion of V. C. Crowe on another page of this issue indicates that the tendency is toward the organization of large groups rather than small fraternities.

There is no reason now why Acac ians shou ld not aid in the formation and promotion of DeMolay societies in the university towns. Certainly such action by the Fraternity would result in directing its activities along present lines and a long the line s evidently intended by its originators.

STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS SHOW

When C. C. Schide prepared his Chapter Membership and JOURNAL Subscription chart, shown on another page of this issue, he did a good service for Kansas State. For he put that chapter at th e very top of the list in an activity which has played no unimportant part in the Fraternity's advancement this year, viz. the interesting of each chapter's alumni in the JOURNAL.

But Schide also showed that his chapter was second. And this feat meant something for Iowa Sta t e as practically no missionary effort in behalf of the JOURNAL had ever been done among the Aggie alumni.

This chart is the best method for protraying the relative standing of the c hapt ers as JOURNAL subscr ib ers. It places the youngest chapters on an equa l footing with the oldest. That this is true is manifest when it is seen that by this method one of the very youngest chapters was able t o rank first. It offers no excuse to those two lowest. And at the same time it shows the wonderful record made by Illinois, the chapter which l eads in total number of subscribers.

Six chapters show a mark above 20 per cent . This means that at least one of every five of its a lumni are subscribers. Thirteen are below 10 per cent, denoting that a mere fraction of their alumni have been interested in the JOURNAL.

With a fair realization of what chapters of their own size are doing, those groups which are far down the list shou ld now be able to guide their next year's efforts successfully.

A CHANGE IS NEEDED

Every number of the Acac ia JOURNAL shou ld be published during the months of the sc h ool year.

The midsummer number was first instituted as a pre-Conclave issue in the days when ·the Fraternity needed a clarion call to attendance at

it s C o n claves Th a t n ee d does n o t n ow exi s t Acac ia n s n o lo n ger need urging in thi s r es p e ct.

Th e diffi c ult y of o bt a ining n ews fr o m th e c h a pt e r s, th e s till g r eate r diffi c ult y in c id e nt t o th e di s tributi o n o f th e' i ss u e t o th e w id e ly sca tt e r ed und e r g r a duat es, th e lac k of int e r est in co ll eg e ac ti v iti es durin g th e va cati o n d ays a nd-o f m e r e ly in c id e nt a l imp o rt a nc e- th e di sco m fo rt of a n E dit o r' s duti es during th e h o t m o nth s w h en eve r yo n e e l se i s seek ing s h a d e a nd r oo t b ee r , a ll co mbin e t o a rgu e ag ain s t a co n t inu a n ce o f an o b so l e t e c u s t o m

Th e J OU R NA L s h o uld b e i ss u e d fo ur tim es w hil e th e ac t ive c h a pt e rs ar e s till a cti ve- during th e s ch oo l yea r. Nove mb e r , J a nu a r y, Ma r ch a nd M a y s h o uld be th e m o nth s o f publi ca ti o n.

DANGER IN USE O F NAME

A d o pti o n b y th e a lumni assoc ia tion o f o n e o f th e eas t e rn c h a p te r s of th e n a m e "Acac ia C lub" h as br o ught f o rth a d ec id e d pr o t es t fr o m a c ti ve gr o up s as w e ll a s m e mb e r s o f th e G rand Co uncil. As a r es ult of thi s pro t es t th e o rg a ni za ti o n is pr e paring t o c hang e it s n a m e .

Th e o bj ec ti o n t o th e u se o f thi s n a m e, a s s t a t e d b y G r a n d P r es ide nt

H a rr y L. B r ow n in a w ritt e n co mmuni c ati o n t o th e ea s t e rn chapt e r , li es in th e fac t that th e r e is a t e nd en cy in so m e q u a rt e r s t o c all th e Acac ia

Frat e rnit y th e A ca c i a Club; thi s b e ing a h e rit a g e o f th e M aso ni c C lub s w hi c h yea r s a g o fo rm e d th e p e titi o ning gr o up s t o Aca c ia

It w a s this t end e nc y which caused th e s ugg e stion t o th e No rthw es t e rn p e titi o n e r s th a t th e ir nam e b e chang e d to th e Ma so ni c F rat e rnit y. A nd a s imil a r r e a s on will n o d o ubt pr o mpt lik e s ugg es ti o n s t o futur e p e titi o ning b o di e s

RECOGNITION OF SERVICE R E CORDS

A n a lumnu s li as s ugg es t e d th a t th e JO U RN A L publi s h a co mpl e t e r os t e r o f Ac acian s in se r v ic e, t o g e th e r w ith th e ir r eco rd s . In ves ti ga ti o n ha s p ro ve n that thi s i s t oo m o num e nt a l and d e t a il ed a ta s k f or th e nati o n a l publi ca ti o n t o a ss ume.

But th e n e ed f o r s uch r ec o rds a s w e r e s ugg es t e d b y thi s alumnu s i s n eve rtheles s a v e r y important o n e. N o chapt er s h o uld lo ng e r d e lay i n • co mpiling co mpl e t e r e c o rd s and publi s hing th e m if p oss ibl e , in a n iss u e o f th e c hapter publi c ati o n. Or if s u c h publi cati o n i s im p ra c tic a bl e, th e r ec o rd s s h o uld b e car efull y k e pt and co pi e s se nt t o th e N ati o n a l A r chi ves . Thi s r e co rd s h o uld includ e picture s o f th e se rvi c e m e n .

A nd ea ch chapte.r w hi c h c a n pr o udl y b oa st of a Go ld Star b r o th er s h o uld b y thi s tim e have som e s uit a ble m em o rial.

JOURNAL SUBSCRIPTION THERMOMETER-DATA TAKEN FROM MAY JOURNAL

Chicago

Iowa

Chapters Arranged in Order of Founding Len!!'

number of JOURNAL Subscribers.

s who are JOURNAL subscribers. Fie-ures above black line denote mathematical per.centages. With this orig inal illustration C C. Schide puts Iowa State in the list of the four chapters-Purdue, Nebra ska, California and Iowa State-w hich hav< furnished the best ' 'art" for the Fraternity's magazine this year .

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Alumnt NrwH

K A N SA S

D on ]. Dousman, '11, is a part o f th e D o usman Pump and Machinery Co. of Kan sas C ity, Mo.

Samuel R. Ingalls, ' 17 , is teaching at Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Floyd G . Hart, ' 17, of No. T o p e k a, Kans., is sa l es m anage r of . the Cent r a l Mills of that city.

H e nry E. Samson c a n be a ddr essed 1302 0 Taylor St , Amar ill o, Texas, where he is ge n e r a l superintendent of th e C ity Light a nd Water Co.

F. Cowles Wright, ' 10, is superintendent of sc ho o ls at Logan, Kans.

Frank P. Brock, '08, is a manufacturer of Phenol Condensat i on P r oducts 111 C hicag o.

Otis M. Edmonson, ' 13 , is a practicing a ttorn ey in Kansas C it y, Mo.

Guy C. Robinson, '18, is a r esea rch biochemist at Stamford, Co nn

Neale Wright, ' 10, is a n accountant with th e B oa rd of Adm ini s tr ation a t the State H o us e in Top e ka.

Ll oy d E. Rus se ll , ' 08 , is a c iv i l e n g in ee r at Lawrence, Kans.

Richard· L. Templin, '15, is th e chief e n g ine e r o f t ests for th e A luminum Co. of America, at New Kensington, Pa.

WISCONSIN

H. M. Rosencrans, '15, is a salesman with th e Grasselli Co. in C l eve la nd , 0. H e nry J. Hunt , '07, is in Mad ison, Wis ., ass ist a nt with Mead a nd Seastone, consulting engineers.

Frank J e nks , '12, is practicin g l aw in M a dis o n , Wis.

Lis l e V. Lon g botham is practicin g law in Minneapolis, Minn.

Elton J . M o rri so n Jr. , '16, is in Co l umbu s, Wis. , practicing l aw with G. W. Stephens of the firm of St e phens and Morrison.

Ray S. Owen, a charter m e mb e r , is st ill with the univ e r s ity as a t eac h er o f e ngin ee ring.

Gordon W. R ose ncrans , '15 , is assistant county agent l ea d e r in W. Laf ayet t e, Ind

Edward ]. Fisher, '10, is in th e r ea l es tat e and in s urance business in Madison.

Rob e rt F . K oe ni g, ' 07 , will receiv e thirty-third degree thi s fall. H e is tr eas ur e r of th e W. T. Raw l e ig h Co., of Fr ee p o r t , Ill.

Ray S. Erlandson , ' 18, is assistant sec r e tary and business manager o f th e National Education associati o n at Washin g t o n .

Frank B. Birch , '18 , is copy dir e ct o r for the Klau -Van Pietersom-Dunlop, Inc., an advertis i n g agency in Mi l waukee.

IOWA STATE

Brothers Bitt e nbend e r a nd Drips a nd wives e nt e rt a in ed the c h apte r at their h o m e, November 16. Brother Drips t s from Wisc o nsin C hapt e r, altho h e o ri g inat ed in Washingt o n , and is now pub l ication e dit o r f o r Iowa State's part of t h e J o urnal.

F. F. Hous e h o ld e r is with th e Engineering Divisi o n of th e Municipal Unive r s ity of Akron, Ohio

S. B. Worth is now located at M o nro e, Iowa.

A n so n Marston , Dean of Engineering at Ames, was in Washington, D. C., o n D e cemb e r 4-6, with t h e Ame r ican Assoc iati o n of State Hi g hway Officials.

On D ec. 16, th e chapt e r e ntertain e d , at th e chapter h o u se, J esse A. West, Grand Mast e r o f Iowa , P. E. B r own, Eminent Co mm a nd e r of Ames Comma n de r y, W. M. J o n es, Worshipful Master of Arcadia l odge , R. D. F e ldman , Senior Warde n of Arcadia l odge, and R. A. Rudnick , Senior Ward e n - e l ec t f o r Arcadia lod ge.

At a p o u l try show in C hica go last winter, three Acac ian s r an the s h ow.

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They were Bittenbender of Iowa State, Kemp s t e r of Missouri, and Phillips of Purdue. Prof. Bitt e nb e nd e r is h ead of th e poultry husbandry d epa rtmnt at Iowa Stat e Co ll ege, with Brother Rob e rt Cochran as his chief assistant.

Brother Tom C Stone (Ohi o Chapter), now in charge o f sheep extens ion work in Iowa, exhibited his ho1i1 e flock from Stonington, Illinois, at th e Internationa l Stock Show last fall, winn i ng flock championship and Grand Champion Ram of th e show. Ston e's room is now full of purp le and blue ribb ons

Brother H H. Ki l d ee, head of the animal husbandry department at Iowa State College, also came home with a trunk full of ribbons. Kildee's stock won the Clay-Robinson· special for the best college exhibit at the International.

Brother A. L. Anderson (Minnesota Chapter), now with the animal husbandry department at Ames, was in charge of Iowa State's swine exhibit at the big show and won Grand C hampion Boar and Grand Champion Ba rr ow, and a l so f o ur pen champions, something nev e r heard of before at th e big show.

Brother C. W. Mayser, director of ath let ics at Ames, also rat es many blue ribbons for th e class of athletes that h e has developed h ere Mays e r was chairman of th e National Collegiate Athletic association's committee on wr es tling, r eco mm e ndin g college ru les for th e United Stat es. "Coach's" grapplers beat every team they went up aga inst thi s season, with the exception of Penn State, national champions.

COLORADO

Ronald V. Billington, '16, is with the Colorado Agricultural college as State Supervisor of trad e and industrial e ducation, at Fort Collins, Col.

Russell L. Whitney, '20, is an e lec trical engineer at Wilkinsburg, Penn.

Metz, who left us last year to continue his study of m ed icin e at the Univers ity of West Virginia, has just completed his Scottish Rite work.

Deatherage is practicin g law in Amarillo, Texas.

Scott is a member of the faculty of th e Colorado State Agricultural College. Whitney and Johnson are employed in Chicago.

W es ton is house surgeon for th e St. Louis Southwestern lines, and is located m St Louis

CALIFORNIA

Edward 0. H e inrich, '08, is one of Acacia's r e presentativ es in "Who's W h o in America" for 1920 by reason of his being a consu l ting cr i minologist who is specializing in l ega l chemistry and microscopy. His office is in the New Call Building in San Francisco, Ca l if

W. Clayton Elliott, '14, has his off ice in the Monadnock Building in San Francisco , wh e re he is an insurance broker.

Will iam ]. Sharwood, a charter member of the chapter, is chemist for the Homestak e Mining company at Lead, South Dakota.

Robert L. Smith, '14, is in Portland, Ore, where he is employed as a mechanical draftsman.

KANSAS STATE

George C. G ibbons, '18, is a ranch manager at Oswego, Kansas.

U ." A. Domsch, a charter m e mber, is a civi l engineer at San Antonio, Texas . Fr e d M Tay l or is a ranchman and stock ra iser near Davis Creek, Calif

CHICAGO

Wayne Gut h ri e is now on the Indianapolis News staff. Broth e r vVreidt has recently been appointed head of the Vocational Education in Indiana.

James Rice Cowan teach es geography in the Junior college at Kansas City, Mo.

Hugh Cassidy and Charles B. Campbell are sti ll members of the faculty of the Texas A. & M. College.

Fremont P . Wirth is head of the deptpartment of history in th e State Normal school at Bemid ij i, Minn.

Edgar Wi ll iams is ass istant professor of Eng li sh in the University of West Virginia, and doing his best to steer the Caravan C lu b of that inst itution Acac iaward.

Clifford D. Jacobs is with the Avery Thresh i ng Mach ine Co. in Peoria, Ill.

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Ralph E. ,'16, is principal of the Juni or High schoo l in Urbana, Ill.

Earl R. R1ce I S boy sco ut exec uti ve f or th e Wheaton district and lives at 202 W . W as hin g t o n St., Wheaton, Ill.

Ralph B. Lucas is practicing law at Benton Mo. H e rbert C r ane is running hi s m o d e l farm Kenton Ohio. D e an H Ro se is directing the work of th e bureau of' plant indu st r y with a n office in th e B o t a ny buildin g at th e U ni ve rsity of Chicao-o.

Louis 0. Mill e r i s farming n ea r Waverly, I a "'

Fred M. Drennanx i s a practicin g phy s ici a n in C hi cago, Ill.

TEXAS

Charles H . Brooks, J r, ' 20, is an e n g in eer w ith the State Fire In su r ance commission at Austin, Texas.

Fred E. R ighter, '17, is presid e nt of the B itulithic Co. of San Antonio and also manager of the Littlefie l d bui l din g at Austin, T exas.

Lloyd W. Taylor, ' 18, is county engineer and superintendent of hi g hwa y work at Decatur , T exas . Carey E. Bowl es, ' 19 , is Stat e Supervisor o f Agriculture of Arizona.

William H. Dunlay, '20, is practicin g law in Hou s ton , T ex a s.

James N . Sp a n g l e r, '20, is a broker in Galveston, Texas.

Alva R. Howard , '17, is a n accountant with th e Nationa l C ity Bank 111 New York City.

MINNESOTA

George Buchanon C lark, princip a l of schools at Jordan, Minn , spends week ends at th e Chapter Hou se r eg ularly H e 's a brid ge h o und and former processor of the Ir o n Cross.

Gus Neuhauger, h ead of A l umni association, at pr ese nt co unty agent of St. Louis Co ., s p e nt w ee k of Jan . 10 at the hous e, attending c o u nt y agents' s h ort course at uni ve rsity farm

H e rb K esse l ju s t returned from Chicago. H e ha s been tran sfe rr e d t o a n ew office with the Mont g om e ry & Ward p eop l e h e r e. H e pr o mi ses to mak e this his second home again.

Dr. Henry A . Barn e r , m e dical g radu a te of th e May o Found a ti o n , stopped at the house th e w ee k end o f Jan 10 , attending clinics in M i nneap o lis and St. Paul.

Clif Bonde mad e a bri e f bu s ines s trip up f r om Montiv e do r ece nt l y and stopped over at the hous e. He p r omis e d to com e back to school next year.

C. T. Fr e drickson, who h e ld a c o mmis s ion in th e United State s Navy during the late war and made some ten or m o r e trans - At lantic voyages in th e transpo r t ser v ice, was at Ames r e c e ntly , and is now in charge of Smith-Hugh es Vocational Education work in Iowa.

MICHIGAN

Malcolm G. Spooner, '19, is practicing law in N e w York City.

Edgar M. L e dyard, ' 13, is the dir ec tor of the Ag r icultural D epar tm e nt of the U . S . Smeltin g, Refining & Minin g Co. in Salt Lak e City.

Carl Mitcheltr ee , '15, is an Actuary in Co l umbus , Ohi o and wr ites that h e ha s a very good opinion of the Oh io Stat e chapter.

James F . McGr ego r, ' 12, is Grand Tyl e r of the Grand L o d ge of Michi ga n .

William M. Perrett, '"10 , is Past Grand Mast e r of th e Grand L o d ge of Michiga n and is a l so a Past Pot e ntat e of Mos le m T e mpl e in D e tr o it.

Jam e s H. Rough, '20, is with th e Cl eve la nd C liffs Iron Co. a t S o uth Hibbin g, Minn., a s a mining e n g ineer. ·

Rayburn L. Russell , 'IS, i s practisin g la w in Pekin, Ill.

J o hn Herlihy, '19, is t h e prize subscriber f o r th e JOURNAL, havin g se nt in a ch ec k for ten dollars from Boston, wh e r e h e is an Industria l Engineer.

ILLINOIS

Griffit h K e nnelley is se ll ing bricks f o r a Chicago firm

Jack Tuthill is a . member of the u n iv e r s ity faculty thi s year again.

Basil B e nn e tt , the O l ympic star, is t e aching agriculture at M o ntic e ll o, a nd i s also th e ath l etic coach ther e

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G. W. Mc C u e n is still at th e Un ive r s ity o f Ohio

0. W. H o lm es is s tickin g to county farm work in Henry county, at Cambrid ge .

C. M Fa s t is in th e o il ga m e at Tul sa, Ok l a., a nd C. H. Kno w l e s at E l dorad o, Kan.

L o r enzo Fo o t e i s a noth e r fa rm a d v iso r at Ca rtha ge, Ill.

R oss Wink l e r is work i ng for Gov. Mc C ray o f Ind iana , takin g care of h is prize winnin g cattl e

Bob La Follette has fina ll y - got away from Uncle Sam, and is now se l l i n g Fords in C h a mpa ig n.

C. S. Adams is in th e r ea l es tat e business in Champaign. Bob Olson is s ti ll with th e American B l ower Co., at Ch icago.

L. V. J ames is a d e m onst r ato r of th e Ultra-Violet R ay Wat e r s t e riliz er for th e C law Plumbing Co., at M il wauk ee.

Bill Rominger is in th e s t ate d e partm e nt o f th e A m e rican L eg ion, at Springfield.

Duane Co lm ey is t e aching sc h oo l at Webster Grov es, Mo.

]. H. Ke l l ey i s no w in th e ex t e ns i o n d e partm e nt of th e University of Pittsbu r g, wh e r e J o hn McL ea n i s with th e United Engine e r Co

H. H. B u sse is yet a v io linist w i th th e Minn ea p o lis Symphony orchestra.

A rt Heany is se llin g tir es at Enid, Oklahoma. ·

W. L. B aggo tt is in charge of th e cab l e sales o f th e Packard E l ec tric Co. at W a rr e n , Oh io.

E. W. A nd e r so n h as a store for e l e ctrical ap p l ia nc es at Salt Lake C ity, and h as seve ra l men working und e r him.

L. A. H ammo nd is working f o r the M aso n County Farm bureau as a farm adv iso r.

Ra l ph R. Danielson , '14, is working for th e gove rnm e nt as e na nel technolog is t of th e U. S. Bureau of Standards at Washin g ton.

B. L. Kirk is practicin g law in C hamp a ign, Ill.

NEBRASKA

Ca r l D. Ga nz is vic e -pr e sident o f th e Farmers' a nd M e r c hants ' Bank of A lv a.

William B iba finished up th e Shrin e in th e November cla ss and is county s ur veyo r a nd hi g hw ay comm issioner of Fillm o r e county.

Howard S. F oe is county attorney a t Red Cloud.

Robert I. El l i o tt is pr es id e nt o f th e Chadron State Normal.

A lbin G. Hamel i s in the F ores try se r v ic e.

The man who ge t s credit so far thi s year for m a kin g th e l o n ges t trip t o r eac h th e p o rt als of Acac ia is C harl ie Sluyter o f New Yo rk , who was back at e l ec tion. H e is now conn ec ted w i th th e W es tin g hous e E l e ctric Co. A r e cent inv e nti o n of hi s is rec e iv in g considerab l e attention

J e r o m e B. Burnett r ece nt l y r e t u rn e d from a very s u ccessfu l trip to S o uth America where h e was e n gaged i n geo l og ic a l work. He is now back in school pr ospec tin g for a Ph. D.

FRANKLIN

B r o. Richard D . L eo nard, Co l. 1909, is now ge n e ral mana ge r of th e Phi l ade lph ia bra n ch of t he At l ant i c R e finin g company.

Br o. John J. Mull ow n ey, M e d. 1908, has r ece ntly been e lect e d president of th e M e harry M e dica l Co ll ege , Nashvi ll e, T e nn.

C harl es B . B ee rsman, ' 11 , is an a rchit ec t in Chicago.

Wi lli am H. Da ll as, '10, is a ss istant super int e nd e nt of ag e nc ies fo r the Nort hw es t e rn Mutua l Lif e Insurance Co. at Mi l waukee .

L eo nard E. Hans o n , '07, a physician , is l ocated at the Wa ll ace, Idaho Hasp.

L eo n Z. L e rando , '20, is an in s truct o r o f Spanish at Laf aye tt e college wh e r e h e r e p o rt s Ma so n ic students are preparing t o or ga n i ze into a c l ub.

Ca r l A. McGr e w, '08, is an a r ch i t e ctura l draftsman at Crafton, Pa

Jo sep h J. Sutton, '20 , i s with a l u mb e r manufactur i n g conc e rn at F l i n n , Va .

]. H o ward Frick , ' 10, is a p h ysician and surgeon at P h il ade l phia.

Frank B. Baird, '06 , is a practicing physician in Ph ilad e lphia.

C har l ie Schaffhauser l ate l y acqu ir ed the cont r o lli ng in t e r est in th e l argest so da water manufac t uring p l ant in this city.

ACAC I A J OU R NA L

S YR A CUSE

Ca rl e t o n E. Ri ce, ' 16, is a c iv il e n g in ee r in Ak r o n , O hi o, and is wo r k i ng for th e o r ga ni za ti o n o f a n a lumni assoc iat ion in hi s p a r t of t h e sta t e.

J o hn P L a r so n , ' 16, is a c iv il a nd co n st ru c ti o n e n g in eer at Syrac u se, N. Y

Ca rl M Coates, ' 12, is a t p r ese nt Juni o r W a r de n of hi s l odge, is a Past

M as t e r o f th e G r a n ge a n d is n ow Sec r e t ary - T r eas ur e r of t h e Bar k e r N. Y. F rui t

G r owe r s' Co-ope r a ti ve Assoc ia ti o n , w hi c h ha ndl ed $ 150 ,00 0 w o rth of fr u i t last yea r.

R oya l A. Po rt e r , ' 12 , is P r o f esso r of P h ys ics at Sy r ac u se, N . Y.

Willi a m E S t a r tz, '2 0, i s a teache r a t th e Ge n esee We leyan sem in a r y at L im a, N. Y

Ea rl R B r ow n , a c h a rt e r m ember, is t h e p r op ri eto r of the West in g h o u se

S t o r age B a tt e r y Se r v i ce sta ti o n at Oswego, N Y.

NORTHWESTERN

A d o l p h M . M ag nu s, ' 11 , i s a p r ac ti c in g p h ys i c ian i n C hi cago .

INDIANA

O l a f J. G h ee n , '2 0, i s t eac hin g at S uit z C ity, I nd

G u y T . Coo k, '20 , is a n in s tru c t o r i n Was hin gto n Hi g h sc h oo l a t M il wa u kee, Wi sco n s in

E . E. Lind say, ' 20 , is a n atto rn ey - a t-l aw in Mun c ie, I n d .

H orace C. Wy so n g , '2 0, is s up e rint e nd e nt o f sc h oo ls at Hill sbo r o, I nd.

Luth e r S . F e r g u so n , '20 , is t h e ass is t a nt s t ate geo l og ist at In d ia n apo li s, I nd

HIS UNIV E RSITY HONORS ACACIA CHARTER MEM BE R

Geo r ge A. Ma lc ol m was o n e of th e 17 U niv e r s it y of M ic hi ga n s tud e nt s w h o s t a r te d th e Acac ia fr ate rnit y in 1904.

In Jun e h e c am e b ac k t o A nn A rb o r t o s it o n th e Acac ia h o u e

ve r a nd a a nd v ie w o ld s ig ht s an d see o ld fri e nd s. A lso t o r ece i ve th e de gr ee o f D oc t o r o f L aws f r o m the U ni ve r s it y.

He d id a ll o f th ese thin gs. For thr ee w ee k s h e s p e nt m o r e o r less tim e at th e c h a p te r h o u se h e was in s trum e nt a l in makin g p oss ibl e. He s p e nt mu c h o f th a t tim e in " ju st !: itting o n th e po r c h" as h e expr esse d it , a nd in q ui zz in g t h e ac ti ves in s umm e r sc h oo l abo u t w h a t th e F r a t e rnit y -vvas d o in g. For h is i n t e r es t in Acac ia h as a n off icia l twa n g, th e fir s t G r a nd V ic e P r es id e nt o f th e Fr a t e rnit y b e in g t hi s se l fsa m e c h a rt e r m e mb e r .

Geo rg e A . M a lc o lm i s C h i e f Ju s ti ce o f th e S upr e m e Co ur t of th e P hillipin es He inau g ur a t e d th e L aw Sc h oo l a t th e U ni ve r s it y of th e P hillipi nes a nd was D ea n o f th a t sc h oo l fo r so m e tim e . He b r o u g h t w i th him t o r ece ive d eg r ees tw o pr o f e so r s fr o m th e sc h oo l, fo r i t was in re -

cog niti o n o f thi s wo rk th a t th e h o n o r a r y d eg r ees were g ive n .

Fau s ti n o Ma n ago , George A Malcolm and Vincente del Ro s ario.

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WASHINGTON

J. A . Whitfi e ld , ' 10, is pr ac ticin g law in E ll e n s bur g, W as h. Cec il F . B l oog, '17 , is a m e t a llur g ica l e n g i nee r and a r esea r c h c h e mi s t w ith th e T a c o m a Sm e ltin g plant o f th e A m e rican Sm e ltin g S e curiti es Co .

PENN STATE

O n e o f th e fo ur fi e l d m e n acco m p li s hin g th e b es t r es ult s in th e Un io n drive w as R. D. Ca n o n , ' 16, P e nn St a t e , w h o h as b ee n in th e d a iry ex t e n s io n w o rk h e r e. H e h as r ec e ntly bee n p r o m o t e d t o b e c o m e fi e ld m a n f o r th e J e r se y C attl e club in Indi a n a , Illin o is a nd Ohi o.

C. H H eagst r o m , '2 1, was o n e o f th e P urdu e m e n w h o co n d u c t e d th e U ni o n ca mp a ig n in th e s tud e nt bo d.Y, a nd hi s e ff o rt s with th e half o f th e s ch oo l th a t w a s g ive n him f o r a m ass m ee tin g r es ult e d in th e pl edg in g of $ 150,000 .

L y li e H Ba rn es , '20 , is e n gage d in d ai r y fa rmin g a t Gl a d w in , M i c h

C la r e n ce L. H ec k , '19 , is a n e n g in ee r w ith th e Ge n e r a l El ec tric Co at Fort W ay n e , Ind

\ V ill a rd A. K n a p p , initi ate d as a fac ult y a lumni membe r in 19 12 , is Assoc iat e P r ofesso r o f S tru c tur a l E n g in ee rin g at P urdu e .

Hu g h C. Thu e rk , ' 19, is Co mm e r c ia l M a n age r of th e Ol e an , N. Y ., El e c tric Li g ht a nd Powe r Co . · H a rr y E . M e rrill , ' 09, is m a n age r of th e R e public Li g ht , H e at & Po w e r Co

o f L a fa ye tt e, Ind .

G l e nn H . W e ll s, ' 16, i s sec r e t a ry of t h e lo ca l br a nch of. th e P ur d u e a lumni a sr.oc iati o n, is a n e n g in ee r with th e L a cl a d e Gas Li g ht Co at St. L o ui s, M o.

R o b e rt Sp e ar s, ' 20, is with th e Midl a nd Pr ess a t C hic ago, Ill

HARVARD

F r a nk L. Coope r , ' 12 , is cas hi e r of th e C iti ze n s B a nk & Tru s t Co, of E ve r e tt , Wa s h

P hil R. Clu gs t o n , '16 , is a n ass is t a nt in En g li s h at th e U ni ve r s it y of Wi s c o n s in .

Wilm o t K R oya l , ' 11 , is a t pr ese nt Juni o r W a rd e n of Harm ony L o d ge, N o 12, o n e o f th e o ld e s t a nd lar g e s t l o d ges in hi s s t a t e , Or ego n . H e is a practi c in g a ttorn ey.

At th e o th e r e nd o f th e co untr y, th o u g h in P o rtl a nd t oo, Ir v in g W M axw e ll , ' 19, is al so a l a w ye r Hi s d o mi c il e is Po rtl a nd , M e

Hu be rt E . H o war d, ' 12, is a pr ac ti c in g a tt o rn e y in C hi cag o . W a lt e r L. M a nn , who cl a im s a ffili a ti o n w ith bo th H a r v ard and Wi sco n s in C h a p te r s , is a n a tt o rn ey in L os A n ge l es.

Ri c h a rd Po tt s J o hn so n , '15, is a n in s truct o r in th e U nit e d S t a t es N av al Acad e m y a t A nn a p o l is.

OHIO

K . B. See d s, ' 06, is U. S. G r a in S up e r v iso r a t A tl a nt a , Ga ., a nd I S a n x io u s f o r Aca c ia t o es t a bli s h c h a pt e r s in s outh e rn uni ve r s iti es.

Boy d H . S mith , ' 14, is th e s up e rint e nd e nt of th e L ex in g t o n , Ohi o , b r a n c h o f th e S m ith Gas E n g in ee rin g Co .

W e s l e y H . L ees , '17, is m a rk e tin g p e tr o l e um pr o du c t s for th e Standard Oil

Co in S h ang h a i, C hin a, a nd w rit es th a t th e r e is a bi g p a rt y o f A m e ri ca n Shrin e r s n ow v is itin g in S h a n g h a i

Willi a m F. B l o or is an account a nt w ith th e G oo dy ea r p eo p l e in A kr o n

H a rr y A. G e a uqu e, ' 13 , is t eac hin g sc h oo l in Ga l esb ur g , wh e th e r in hi g h sc h oo l o r K n ox Co ll e ge is unk o wn

L ee R Re if s nid e r is n o w Ca pt a in G e n e r a l o f th e Akr o n C o mm a nd e r y a nd in lin e f o r th e hi g h e s t c h a ir. H e is sec r e t a ry a nd ge n e r a l ma n age r o f th e Exc h a n ge

R ea lt y Co

G e o r ge S t eve n s , ex ' 19 , is li v in g at Hill s b o r o, Ohi o

R obe r t B. S t o ltz i s a t ea ch e r in C o lumbu s, Ohi o .

Geo r ge 0. W e im e r i s a t th e h e ad o f a pri va t e sc h oo l in C olum b u s.

Osca r W. H e im be r ge r is a m ec h a nic a l e n g in ee r in Co lumbu s .

Ca rl M. Se nn , ' 16, h as s tay e d cl ose to hi s A lm a Mat e r a nd i s n ow a n in s tru c t o r

111 indu s tri a l art s a t th e uni ve rsity.

CORNELL

Brother Enos l e ft Cornell in February to fill a lucrative position 111 th e off ice of the City Engineer of Syracuse, N Y.

Brother Underwood is sending his "goods" to Minneola, N. Y., where h e will take up the work of County Agent of Nassau County.

Brother Morgan, who received his degre e in Vet e rinary Medicine in February, is managing a Dairy Herd in Pennsylvania near Pittsburg.

Alumni Brothers Kimball, from the University of Pennsylvania · and Overton of Adams, N.Y., visited us during th e Conference of New York State Veterinarians held here recent l y.

Brother Deatrick, instructor in Soils, has accepted an appointment as Associate Professor and Head of the D e partment of Soil Technology at th e University of West Virginia and expects to leave Cornell th e latt e r part of Jun e .

Brother Tyl e r completed his bachelorate work last month and is now employed in plant pathological extension work in Genesee County. He expects to be back next year to pursue his work for his doctorate in patho l ogy.

PENN STATE

A Howard Jones, '10, l ives ·in Harrisburg, Pa. He is the assistant e ngine e r of the Public Serv ice Commission of Pennsylvania.

L. Russell "Bugs" Warner, '15, has just been elected secretary of th e Key West, F la., Rotary Cl ub. He announces himself as still single and anxious to show Key West to visiting Acacians via his 1921 Fliver. Incidentally is employed as a p lant guarantine officer by the State Plant Board of Florida and the Federal Horticultural Board, U. S. D. A.

William J. Madden, ' 09 , is with the Pennsy l vania R. R. system in its e lectrica l engineer i ng department at A l toona, Pa.

James W. Houdeshel, '18, is a highway engineer with h ead quart e rs at Harrisburg , Pa.

Elmer C. Cook, '20, calls himse lf an engineering editor. He's living in Pittsburgh. ·

W H. Mcintir e is chemist of the experiment station of th e University of Tennessee.

MISSOURI

W. 0. Lockhart, 'IS , is now principal of the L e mon City, Fla. h igh school. He was formerly a Professor of agricu l ture at the Iowa State Teach e rs Co ll ege, an Ensign in the navy and an Associate Professor of Agricultural educat ion at the University of Tenn essee

Garold L. Knight, '17, is now a student in the Missour i School of Mines.

J. Ray Cable, '13, is teaching at th e University of Oklahoma as Assistant Professor of Economics.

C. H Wilson, is Professor of Animal Husbandry at the University of Tennessee.

COLUMBIA

William H McCastline , '09, is a practicing physician in New York City. Clyde L. Robbins is Professor of Education at the University of Iowa, where h e r ece ived his A. B.

Jay B. Hubbell, '15, is teaching in Dallas, Texas.

H. Guy Woodward, '17, is a Lieut e nant in th e Government Air Service, with headquart e rs at Carlstrom Fi e ld; Arcadia, Fla.

L eo n L. Winslow, '12, is in the State Department of Education, Division of Vocational and Extension Education, at Albany, N. Y.

Julian C. Hines , '08, is teaching in a Jers ey City, N. J. hi g h schoo l.

Y AL E

William E . Schultz, '15, now h ead of the English department of his A lma Mat e r, Culver-Stockton College, at Scranton, Mo ., is the author of a song book for that school.

Benjamin F. Stelter, '08, who also owes partial allegiance to the Kansas chapter is an Assistant Professor of English at the Southern Branch of th e U 111versity of California at Los Angeles.

TH E ACAC I A JO U RN A L

ENDOWMENT FUND SUBSCRIBERS

O n ce a yea r th e li s t o f s ub sc rib e r s E nd o wm e nt Fund w ill b e publi s h e d in th e J OURNA L. Th e fo ll o wm g I S th e r os t e r f o r th e pr ese nt year

T h e n ew E nd ow m e nt F und co mm1tt ee h as pr epa r e d a n appea l t o a ll

Acac ia n s a nd thi s ap p ea l w ill g o o ut in th e co ur se o f th e n ex t tw o o r thr ee m o nth s . T h e r e is eve r y r easo n t o b e li eve th a t thi s li s t , w h e n p u bl is h ed o n e yea r fr o m n ow, w ill b e m a n y tim es la r ge r a s a r es ul t o f th e co mmit tee's act iv iti es.

A t th e p r ese n t t im e th e r e a r e fo ur c h a pt e r s w hi c h h ave n o E nd owm e nt F un d s ub sc rib e r s . Texas, O kl a h o m a a nd Indi a n a h ave a goo d r easo n fo r th e ze r o a ft e r th e ir n a m es. No rth wes t e rn h as p r et t y n ea rl y as good a r easo n. By t h e tim e a n o th er 12 m o nth s r o ll s a r o und thi s r easo n -vv ill be lack in g, h oweve r . T h e r eco r d of K a n sas, Illin o is, I owa a n d Ya le is r e m a rk ab le an d a n in s pir a ti o n t o o th er c h ap t e r s

T h e f o ll ow in g i s th e li st :

MICHIGAN 8-H. L. B r own , $ 15; F r ank K. L e ig h to n, $5; W ill ia m ]. Marsha ll, $ 15; Howa r d E Nadea u , $5; W illi am A Sm it h, $5; J. A Woodwa r d, $5; J o hn He rli hy, $5; T. H Tappi n g, $ 15.

LELAND STANFORD 4- A. H. E hr en d o n , $5; A lfr e d Sea l e, $5; J ames S Topham. $5; Home r G. Kees li n g, $ 1.

KANSAS 9-]. S Am ic h $5; A ll a n W. Dodge, $ 1 ; Jo hn H Do d s, $5; 0. M Edmo n d so n, $5; H . C. Hanse n , $5; C h as. D . Ise, $6; H. E. Sampson , $ 15; Sam l.]. L awe ll in , $25; Love ll R. Oak leaf, $5.

NEBRASKA Peppe r berg, $ 1 ; Dav id C. H il to n , $ 10 0; ]. C. T u cke r , $'i; · Leon C. H ur t t , $2.

CALIFORNIA 2-H. L. B r eed, $5; F r ed M Hofer, $5.

OHIO 4-R. J. Ma rk er, $5; L e Roy Re if snide r , $ 15; ]. F r ed Th omas, $ 15; G . P. Lawrence , $ 15.

HARVARD 4-Wm Ha ll Best , $5; M W. Il es, $5; W m R. J ames , $5; R. H. Pou n d, $ 10.

ILLINOIS 9-F . E. H il to n , $ 1 ; ]. K. K in caid, $5; W . ]. McFa rl and, $5: W. H. Parkin, $5; J K. Tu thill , $5; L. D Upson, $5; R u sse ll P Ha ll , $2 0 ; Id ri s Ne lso n , $25; Rudo l p h Weave r , $ 15.

FRANKLIN 5-Ernest C. Carma n , $5; J as. B. Ha rd e n be r g h , $5; J ames R. Law, $5; W . G. Mann , $10; R. A. Wa hl , $25 .

MINNESOTA 4-H. S. A n de r son , $5: A. E . E n e r so n , $5; L y nn Mart i n, $ 1 ; J o hn H . Pa r ke r , $ 1.

WISC9NSIN 7-S. E. Evans , $5; L. E K n o rr , $5; A J. Meye r, $5; F. ]. Pe tu ra, $b; W . S. Tay lo r, $5; ]. E. Tr e l eva n , $5; W. H . W e b b, $5 .

MISSOUR I 5- C h as. E C h ambe r s, $5; Ha rr y E. K iln)er, $5; Mont T P r ew it t, $5; A. E T r owbr idge, $5; ]. C. W hitt e n , $5.

PURDUE 7-D D J acobs, $5; W. H. Dri ve r , $5; Dr. Geo F Ke ip e r , $5 ; ]. W S h e r a, $5; N tc h o las Pra k ke n , $22; C hri s. ]. Me rt z , $ 1 ; K. L. Stoc kt o n , $ 10.

CHICAGO 5- ]. R . Cowa n , $5; ]. F. C r o n es, $5; A lb e rt F . Vo ll we il er, $ 10; F lo yd S m tt h, $ 15; J. E A rn o ld , $ 15.

YALE 9-E. P . B u s hn e ll, $5; A . ]. $ 1 ; W . W . Hildit c h , $5; W. W. Badge, C. W . _H a ll , $ 15; D av td S h o lt z, $5; W E. S hul tz, $5; K. M Weeks, $::>; J as. R. W tlkm , $ 15

COLUMB I A 5-W m . H M cCas tl i n e, $5; I. W . D ri e h a u s, $5; H e r be rt W Hall $5; G A l f r e d L aw r e n ce, $ 10 00 ; ]. C. Willin g h a m , $ 1. '

IOWA STATE 3-F. E Co llum , $ 10 ; E L. D eaco n , $ 15; H. B K inn e y , $5

IOWA 9-J . M. B il sky, $5 ; C. W . G r avel, $5; Chas. E. Her ri ck, $5; Ross A. Fif e, $5; G. Arth u r M innich, $5; T. H . McBr i de, $2.50; Dr. M. W. Imson, $15; H. B T u rn i pseed, $ 15; Pres '0/ A. J essup, $5

PENN STATE 4-Geo. T . Bush, $ 15; J. T. Jam i eson , $5; A. T. Morris, $5; L. R. Warner , $5

WASHINGTON 2-Hen r y He n retta, $5; U l ys Webb, $ 15.

COLORADO 5- Wm. R. Brockett, $5; John R. C la r k, $5; Wa l ter H. Hotchki ss, $5; C. H . J acobso n , $5; E. C. R h ode, $5.

SYRACUSE ! -Ca rl M . Coates, $2.

KANSAS STATE 5-U. A. Domsc h , $5; Geo. S. Croy l e , $5; Fred M Taylor, $5; E . A. Vaughan, $5; Wm. R. Bo l en, $25.

OREGON 2-S. S. Spe n ce r , $2; J ames Cunn i ng, $5.

CORNELL 7-A. B Bea u mont, $15; J F Bradley, $5; Robt F. Chamber lain, $5; 0. W . Dynes, $ 15; H eber E. G ri ff i t h , $ 15; Blain e B. Ramsey, $5; E. P. D ietri ck, $5

Due to the fact th a t th e Endowment Fund ledge r statement was not avai l ab le to th e Editor a t the time the Journal subscription lists were m a de up last fa ll , all Endowment Fund s ubsc ribers were placed on tho se lists regardles s of the amount paid on such subscription. Inasmuch as both the Fr a t e rnity a nd post office rules decree that only those havin g paid $15 or more may receive the Journal, many of thos e now on the list s must n ecessa rily be taken off until such time as the c: mount paid in reache s 1 5.-Editor .

SHRINERS DISPLAY CUSTOMARY MISBEHAVIOR

Many of those Acac ians e nt i t l ed to wear the fez of t h e Myst ic S hrin e establi shed a h eadq u arte r s d u r i ng the Imper ia l Conclave i n D es Mo i nes l ast m o nth and he l d high reve l ry; the same be in g a pecu li a rl y distinctive fai li ng for a ll S h r i n e r s and

ALLAH ALONF; KNOWS ITS ME A NING

being particu l a rly aggravated when the fez is embe lli shed with an Acac ia pin

This p i cture show some ca li9then ics indu l ged in by a f ew be n ig h t e d brethr en at the mome n t when a process i on of Ames, Ia., S h r i n e r s went past t h e Iowa State C h apter hous e on i ts way to the Des Moines me e t i ng.

The follow i ng

L e ft to Rig ht-J o hn s on , V a nn o y , Pr esc ott, Stone, Lo cke, E a rh a rt . is a li st of thos e Acac ians who reg istered at th e F r atern i ty's headquarters dur ing the F r ank F l or i ne, (W is.), Cuba C i ty, Wis.; Pug A ll en, (W 1s.), Ind.; A lfr ed C l ement, (Ia.), Iowa City, Ia.; Harry E. Webb, (Ia.), Des Mo i n es, I a.; C. B . McDona l d, (I a.), Cleve land , 0 ; Robert H. McDonald, (I a.), Cherokee, Ia ; Tom C. Sto n e, (Ohio), Ames, Ia ; W. M Sto r ev, (!a), Storm Lake, Ia ; M. W . Grubb, ( I a.), Ga l va, Ia . ; M . W. Locke. (Ia. St.), C h nton, Ia.; Jo h n G. Ear h a r t, ( I a. St.), Stua r t, Ia.; H. W. J ohnson , (Ia. St.) , Ames. Ia.; T. H. Benton, (Ia. St.), Ames, Ia.; C. G. Hanema n n, (Ia.), Davenport, Ia . ; Ra l p h C. Erskine, (Ka n St)., Edge r ton , Kan.; Fred M. Pow n a ll , (Ia.) , Des Mo 1nes , Ia.; D D. Needham, (Ha1·va r d), Des Mo in es, I a.; Frank H .. Coy, ( I a.), Odebo l t,. I a.; Ra l ph G. Grass fie l d, (I a.), I owa C it y , I a.; Ha r vey H. Hmd t , (I a.), Rock Rap1ds , I a.; H. F. Moff i tt, (Ia .), Water l oo, Ia . ; W. E. Dnps, (W 1s.), Ames, Ia.; H. A. Bittenbende r , (Ja St.), Ames, Ia.; Se li d Ove rl a n d, (Ia.), Story Ia.; A. B. H1rd , (Ia St ), Ma nill a, Ia.; J A. Farnswo r th, (Co rn e ll ), Muscatme! Ia ; R. S. Porterfie l d, (Ia. St.), Ho l ste in , Ia.; E B. Woodr u ff, (Ia ), Co r rectwnv lll e, Ia.; W. J. B u rney, (Ia.), Des Mo i nes, Ia.

Qtupib s 1\raria Qtalrnbar II

ENGAGEMENTS

Michigan

B . G. T ow n er to Miss L a ur e l Foster of "S h o r e ham," Co b erg, Ont.

Wisconsin

A. I. A ndrew s to Miss Vera Melcher. W . T . Sch r e nk to Miss A lberta Taylor.

Purdue

William L. Baynes to Miss Bernice L Lauman o f Attica, Ind Frank M H o laday t o Mi ss Blanche Torbet o f Indian apo lis , Ind.

Chicago

C la ud e W. Sank ey t o Miss H e le n Stevenson of Pa rk v ill e, Mo.

Ear le B. Miller to Miss El e anor Olmstead o f C hic ago. ·J Ralph Hamilton to M iss In ez Zelma Ham of McClay, Co lo.

Washington

George Richardson to Miss Mary Morrison of Frankfort, Ind.

Harold Mack e nzie to Miss Mildred Drak e of Portland, Ore.

R ud o l ph R. Brand e n t h a le r to Miss Cecy l Bancroft of Everett, Wash. Alfred McB ee to Miss Ella Bitn e r of Kello g , Idaho.

MARRIAGES

Michigan

Ha rr y E. Montelius a nd Miss E ve l yn Reid. Married Jun e 10, 192 1 at Greenup, Ky.

Kansas

J ea n G. Hall and M iss L e l a Jane Ke lsey. Married May 1920.

California

C halm e rs Pr ice and Miss Ada Par ri sh. Mar ri ed Jul y 3 1, 1920.

WisconsiQ

Scott T. C r osswa i t and Miss M ildr ed D ev in e . Married Jun e 7, 192 1. Waldo G. Hansen and Miss H aze l Levitt. Married Jun e 18, 192 1. Clarence R. Wise and Miss Thelma Morrison. Ma r r ied Jun e 29, 1921.

Purdue

J o hn H . Kn ea le and Miss L a ura May Hailman. Married July 2, 192 1 at Brookston, I nd.

Ro l and Downs and Miss Mable Speck. Married Jul y 2, 1921 at Oak Park, Ill.

Columbia

J o hn Owen Beaty and Miss J osep hin e Mason Powe ll. Married Sept. 25, 1920 at "P hantom Reef," Premium Point, New Roc h e ll e, N. Y.

Iowa Stat e

Olin Ga ry Wh ea t o n and Mi ss Mary Agnes Winfi e ld Married May 14 , 1920 at D es M o in es , Ia.

Iowa

Curtis Updegraff and M iss A lice Brooks. M a rri e d Nov. 3, 1920 at Ottuma, Ia.

Harry E. W eb b and Miss Gertrude Benson. Married Nov 27 , 1920 at Ceda r R ap ids , I a .

Lynn E. Wis e man and Mi ss H e lena K . Ward . Married Nov. 27, 1920 at S io ux C ity , I a .

Floyd A. Sh e l d o n and M iss A lic e Gregory. Marri e d Dec. 25, 1920 a t Rutland , Ia.

G le n A. Wolford and Miss L es ta Ross. M a rr ie d Apr. 16, 1921 at Kansas C i t y, ;M: o

Fl oy d Edward Page a nd Miss H e le n Deborah Sykes . Marri e d Jun e 29, 1921 a t Ida Grove, Ia At hom e after Ju l y 15 , at D e nis o n, Ia

Ll oy d A. How e ll and Mis s H e nri e tta Rat e. Marri e d Jun e 28, 1921 at Iowa City, Ia .

J o hn D. Steinbach and Miss Iren e E . M o or e . Marri ed Jan . 22, 192 1 at Char l es C i ty, Ia .

Wash i ngton

e il E. Woody and M iss Dor o th y Darr. Married Nov. 5, 1920 a t Tac oma, W as h.

Arthur 0. Luth e r and Mi s s Mad e l ine Hurd. Marri e d Feb. 14, 1921 a t Seatt l e, Wash.

D e lb e rt P. H e nn es and Mis s Ir e n e Far ley. Married May 20, 1920 at B e ll in gh a m , \ Vash.

Kansa s State

Roy A Seaton and Mi ss Frances Wannamak e r. Married Jun e 14, 1921. At h o m e after Aug. 15, M a nhattan, Kans.

BIRTHS

Kansas

Born t o Mr. and Mr s. W N. Skournp , a son, Wilbur Nie l son Jr., Jun e 23 , 1921.

Illinois

Born t o Mr. a nd Mrs. F. A. Bu s h of Peor ia, Ill s., a son, Dick, Jun e 6, 192 1. Born to Mr. and Mr s . Edward A. J a mes o f O a k Park, Ills ., a daught e r, Shirley Mae, Feb. 13 , 1921.

Wis c onsin

Born to Mr. a nd Mr s. J. R. Law of Madison, Wis., a daughter, J ean, May 10, 1921.

Iowa State

Born to Mr. and Mr s. Ward C. Bean of Fort Worth, T exas, a daught er, Ward e na G r ace, April 22 , 1921.

Iowa

Born t o Mr. and Mrs. Fr e d M . Pona ll , of Des M o ines , I a., a daughter, D o rothy May , May 1, 1921.

Washington

Born t o Mr. and Mrs Ernest N. Patty, a son, Ern es t Newton II, March 29, 1921.

Alumni lJmprr ila ious

T. Hawl ey Tappin g, Grand Editor, Acacia Frat e rnity. Dear Brother Editor:

I've been out of schoo l s ix years and m ost of th a t tim e so far as Acacia ha s be e n concerned I ha ve been " inacti ve ." It's tim e to ge t back among the "ac t ives." Th e Ju l y JOURNALETTE rioint s th e way and enc lo se d is a check for two dollars to cover all th e numb e rs of Volume 15 and Volume 16 and of course th e ot h e r two portions of the Directory . If you hav e n ' t th e past numb e r s of Volui11c 15 put the other fifty cents of the check in your " stamp fund." I for one am go in g to "ge t back int o Acacia," arid I h ope the other four out of e v e ry five do lik ew ise-sinc e I und e r s t a nd th at l e ss than one-fifth of th e Acac ia Alumni are JOURNAL subscribers.

Fraterna ll y yours, GILBERT M. C LA YTON, Kansas 1915. 316 World Bldg. , New York C ity , N. Y.

T . Hawl ey Tappin g, Grand Editor, Acac ia Fraternity. D ea r Brother Editor: Keep up the sc ho l a r s hip!

Fraterna ll y yours in Acacia, JAY A. WHITFIELD, Washin g ton 1909. 1005 E. 3rd St., E l l e nburg , W as h .

T Hawley Tapping, Grand Ed i tor, Acacia Fraternity

Dear Brother Editor:

I am e nclos i n g a check for o n e dollar for s ub sc ripti o n to the Acacia JO URNA L. I am particu l ar l y g r a tifi ed a t th e work of the last Grand Co nclave and am l oo kin g for bi g things t o come. Th e ir action on th e Greek qu es tion and o n th e Endowment Fund m ea ns , I b e l i eve, a big step in th e ri g ht dir ec tion. With b e st personal r ega rd s and wishes for success in the office, I am, Sinc e rely and fraterna ll y yours, TOM B. HYDE, Cornell 19 18. 13 19 W . 110 St., C l eve l a nd , Ohio.

T. Hawl ey Tapping, Grand Editor, Acacia Fr atern ity.

Dear Brother Tapping:

What e fforts have been made to r a ise an Endowment Fund? Every chapter should ow n its h o u se or be owned by th e Incorporated Acacia Frat ern ity. Once s t a rt ed a fund will soo n g row until th e g rand off ic e r s wou l d find it e asy to h e l p ch a pter s who otherw ise might find it hard t o obtain credit.

Fraternally yours in Acacia, HENRY W . MEYERDING , Minnesota 1909 . 529-9th Ave., S. W., Rochester, Minn.

T. Hawley Tapping, Grand Editor, Acacia Fraternity . D e ar Broth e r Editor:

You'r e going r ight! Enthusiasm among th e alumni. Frat e rna ll y you r s i n Acacia, LLOYD W. TAYLOR , T exas 1917.

T. H a wl ey Tapping , Grand Edit o r , Acacia Fraternity. Dear Brother Editor: Box 658, D ecat ur, Texas.

I am g lad to n ote that th e JOURNAL is being r ev ived, as I be l i eve it is one of the largest fact o rs in ke e ping th e Alumn i int e r es t e d in the Fratern i ty. It serves to ke e p that intere st a l iv e i n Acacia which is so n e c essa rv to the Harmony and Unity of an o rgani za ti o n such as ours. As t o th e n ews it ems- I

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think it genera ll y kn ow n , at least by th e \Visconsin Chapter, that I am married and h ave a you n g l ady about a year o ld , who more than k ee ps Mrs. Anderson busy. If any of the Brothers happen to drift up int o this n ec k of th e woods they will find a h ea rty welcom e h e r e on the Masabi Range awaiting them. Fraternally yo ur s in Acac ia,

RUSSELL A. ANDERSON, I llin o is 19 10. 809 Lake Ave ., Wilmette , Ill.

T. Hawley Tapping, Grand Ed it or, Acac ia Frat e rnity.

Dear Brother Editor:

Just r etu rn ed from a seven months trip to New Zea land so am not d o ing anyt hin g at present. Tell any Acac ia n s contemplat in g going to ew Zea l and o r Austra li a to change th e ir minds and stay in God's Country. Wi ll g i ve info rm atio n to any who want to write me.

Ju st befo r e l eaving New Zea l a nd I heard on good authority that the Australian Workers Un i on had p r oposed (do n o t know if pass ed) a resolution proh ib itin g Masons from holding off ic e e ith e r in Labor Un ions or Legislature. Yours fraterna ll y, BERTRAM C. WILSON, Ca li forn ia 1912 275-12th Ave ., San Francisco, Ca lif .

T. Hawley Tapping, Grand Editor, Acacia Fr aternity.

Dear Broth e r Editor:

Here are some things I would lik e to see discuss ed in the JOURNAL. Continue the exce ll ent w rit eups of Co ncl ave dope. C h ap t er gossip.

Masons of all nations ar e act i ve in the Far East. A lar ge party of American Shr in ers a r e now in Shanghai a n d c r eat ing the usual big sensation. The Big No ise of their present activities will lik e ly be h ea rd over the entire wo rl d. Fraternally yours in Acacia, WESLEY H. LEES, Ohio 1917, Care of Standa rd Oil Co. of N. Y., Shangha i, China.

T. Hawley Tapping, Gra nd Edito r , Acac ia Fraternity.

Dear Brother Editor:

Ju st received the JO URNALETTE yes t e rday , a nd will mak e certa in at this time that I will be rec e i v in g th e " JO URNAL" regularly. E n c l osed you will find money o rd er for $2.00 to cover subsc ripti o n to th e JOURNAL for one or two yea rs , w hich eve r it" m ay be.

T h e lette r s f r om th e ot h e r chapte r s seem peppy a n d to the point , and would impr ess o n e with the id ea that they are a ll in fine s h ape. T h at certa inl y is what we want to see. Minn esota chapter ev id e ntl y fo r got to se nd a n ews letter, w hi ch sho uldn 't occu r aga in.

Would lik e to s it in another game of bridge with you but I'm afra id that if you we re to land in this place yo u wo uld h ave to p la y Norwegian wh ist I think we co uld take Texas a n d Ca lif ornia int o camp at that game a lso

Will be int e r es t ed in ge tting the directory s in ce I be li eve the r e are Acac ians in t hi s territory whom I might get in touc h with.

B es t wishes to you in yo ur wo rk.

Fraternally yours, LLOYD C. ANDERSON, Minne so ta 1919 , Pop l a r , Mont.

T. Haw l ey Tapping, G r and Ed it or, Acac i a Fraternity. Dear Brothe r Ed it o r:

I am out of touch with Acacia and want t o get "back h ome." Be sure to send me t h e directories as I ne ed these in my trav e l s, especia ll y in thi s state I was de legate to the Conclave at Michigan in 19 14 and attended th e l ater confere nc e at Lafay et te as a vis it or. Thos e were great times! I hope to be ab l e to get back with vou f e ll ows aga in and in the meantim e hope to r e new this fe ll owship through the JO URNAL. I wi ll be g l ad to help you expan d your s ubscripti o n list i f yo u desire my sma ll a id.

Fraternally yo u rs, N. E . FITZGERALD , M issour i 1914. 420 E. Scott Ave., Knoxvi ll e, Tenn.

THE ACAC I A JOURNAL

T. Hawley Tapping. Grand Editor , Acac ia Fraternity. Dear Brot h e r Editor:

A lumni life membership in the chapters, a l so a fair Life might incl ude the lif e s u bscr ipti on to the JOUR NA L a lon g Membership fee with the membership.

Fraternally yo ur s in Acac ia,

T. Hawl ey Tappi n g, G r an d Editor, Dear Brother Ed it o r:

Th e Directory is sp l end id. It int eres t than anyt hin g I know of.

JOH N A. DOBBINS, Illin o is 1908 R. R. No 3, P leasant .Ill. Acac ia Frate rnity.

w ill do more to st imulat e and perpet u ate

J AMES M. COOPER, Michigan 1903. Blythewood, So. Ca r.

T. Hawley Tapping, Grand Editor , Acac ia Fraternity. Dear Brother Edito r :

The JOURNALETTE and the new Directory h ave just been r ece ive d I thi n k that the Geograph ica l Directory is one of th e g r eatest things done by the fraternity to get the a lumni in t o uch with one ano th er . I h ave often wanted just that during the past few years in my travels through the western states in orde r that I might ge t in t o uch with Acacia n s in st r a n ge l a nds . I hav e a lr eady discovered seve r a l o ld f ri e nd s to be Acac i ans which I wou l d not h ave done b ut for t hi s littl e book. G r ea t cr e dit is du e the committee and yo ur self for this wor k. I know is was some j ob .

As to the re g ul a r wo rk of th e JO URNAL, it is coming a l o n g famously and I am g lad t o see it ge ttin g back to the s i ze and influ e n ce of a regular publication. Wh il e I have the d o ll ar and the im p ul se I am send in g the dollar f or the next year's s ub scr ipti o n.

With my best wishes personally a nd ed it or ia ll y, I am, Fraternally yo ur s,

W. HUGH PARKER , C hic ago 1916.

332 N. Kensington · Ave., La Grange, Ills.

"TWINS" FROM NORTHWESTERN CHAPTER

Nobody will be li eve they a r e t w in s. Maybe they're not.

R aymond P. Myer is the sma ll es t man in th e chapter. In other wo rd s, he is the baby of th e baby c h a pt er. And he is some baby. His twin is about th e o nl y frater who can down him , f o r Myer is the C h am pi o n of the B ig Te n Confe r ence in the 125pou nd wrestling class. H e won that title in the face of th e stiffest kind of compet iti on.

J ay C. Van Kirk, who sees to it that Myer isn't run over by anybody a r o und th e "ho u se", i s somewhat large r th a n the w r est l e r. By reason of hi s size h e ha s ea rn ed the titl e of. h eavywe ig ht box in g champ ion of t h e No rthw estern campus. Like champions who don't kn ow a n y better, h e i s thinking abo ut c h a ll e n g in g Jack Dempsey. Which doesn't mean , however, that the entire e dit o rial sa l a ry wou l dn't be hi s for th e a s kin g if h e accomp li s h ed that feat.

These a r e two of the m e n who a lr eady hav e brought di s tincti o n t o the Northwestern chapt er of Acacia.

Van Kirk, Myer

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T. Hawley Tapping, G r and Editor, Acac ia Fraternity . Dear Brother Editor:

I have received the Geog r aphical Directory of members of Acacia Fraternity and w is h to congratulate you on the comp l eteness of th e same and hope that from time to time the same may be co rr ec t ed and brought down to date I note o n page 89 und e r Co lumbu s, Ohio, that you ha ve my nam e Edwa r d W. Cobe rly. This s h o uld be, Edward D. Cober l y, and the name of the bu ildi ng is Spahr instead of Sparr.

I have n ot ic ed a numb e r of othe r typographical e rrors which I r ea li ze are bound to creep into a publication of th is kind, b ut assume most o f them wi ll be brought to yo ur atte nti o n by others than I. The o nl y othe r one I have in mind now occurs o n page 78. Massala Park shou ld be spe ll ed Mess ill a Park, New Mexico.

I thank you f o r the pub li cation ag-a in, and beg l eave to rema in , Yours fraternally, EDWARD D. COBERLY, Oh io 1916. 914 Spa hr Bldg , Co lum bus, Ohio.

T. Hawley Tapping, G r and Editor , Acacia Frat ern ity.

Dear Brother Editor:

Ju st received the JO URNALET TE and Directory. This repr ese nts a tremendous amo unt o f wo rk and, for a fi r s t e dition , impresses m e as ext r eme l y good.

I e ncl ose my check fo r t wo dollars • My files of the JOURNAL are complete up to 1917. I r ece i ved one copy of the Sp irit wh il e in service and ·hav e had nothing s inc e until the JO URNALETTE above me nti oned. I und ersta nd there was a JO URNA L co nt a inin g some so rt of minutes of the Illinois conferenc e to which I was a d e l egate. A l so that there h ave been o n e or two since. Ca n I ge t th e m ? I s h o uld lik e m y files co mpl ete.

Let the two dollars cover the back issues and app l y toward com in g ones as far as it may go a nd please cons id er m e a permane n t subscr i ber to the JOURNAL. Not ice that my subsc rip tio n expires w ill bring a n ew do ll ar by r eturn mail at any time w h e n the J OURNAL is actua ll y being pub li shed.

Following are some co rr ections for t h e dir ec tory wh ich I h ope may be of u se to yo u next yea r. (T h e n comes a li st of e ig ht carefu ll y print ed cor r ections , o n e of w hi c h l ocates a missing a lumnu s.)

Sincere l y and frate rn a ll y yo ur s.

D. A. EMBURY, Co lum b ia 19 13 30 B r oad St., New York City, N. Y.

T . Haw l ey Tapping , G r a nd Editor, Acac ia F r aternity . Dear Brothe r Editor :

Inc l osed find NO do ll ars in payme nt of NO years s u bscr i pt io n to t h e JOURNAL.

I d isl ik e th e anti Greek Frat e rnity leg is lati o n and consider it a l asting injury to Acac ia. I do n ot approve of the Greeks hut consid e r u s supe ri or and not a n eq u a l compet i ng. St ill they ha ve the makings of some good Masons and I hate to see the slap in t h e face.

Fraterna ll y yo urs in Acacia, B. E. ESTES, Harvard 1908. 36 Caro lin e St., Port l and, Me.

T. Haw l ey Tapping, Grand Ed i tor, Acac ia Fraternity. Dear Brother Ed i tor :

I would li ke to see the J OURNAL take up th e Smith Towner Bill educational matter pend in g before the U S. Senate You are no doubt aware of the terms of this bill a nd the nec ess i ty of eve ry Mason str i ving to see that it i s enacted int o a l aw by ou r senate. Would s ugg est t h at yo u adv ise each member to write his senato r to s upport this b ill imm ed iat e l y. The ir assistance i s n e eded. Fraternally yours in Acacia, S. EVERETT KAIPER, Harvard 1924. Newport , Ky

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T. H aw l e y T ap p.n g , G rand Edi to r , Aca c ia Frat e rnity D e ar Broth e r Editor:

It m a y int e r es t y ou t o kn o w th a t th e r e a r e many Ac a c ia tr ee s ju s t o ut s id e my w i ndow. In thr ee w ee k s I h o p e t o mak e a h o rs e -back trip down thr o ugh

P a l es t i n e t o J e ru s al e m. I full y exp e ct to go down into the quarri es tel o w the M o squ e of Omar wh e r e they claim th e a ctua l p illars of K i n g So l o m o n' s t e mpl e are t o b e s e e n I was d o wn at T y r e jti st la s t w ee k. Th e m o d e rn ci t y i s n o; v e ry impr e s s iv e f o r a capitol or for th e dw e ll ing o f Hir a m Kin g o f Ty re. In f a ct th e c r oo k e d , narr o w, littl e , dirt y str eets , the dark and dirty s hop s th a t lin e th e s : r e ets , a t: d th e s ma ll , s quar e hou se s p il e d up o n t o p of e a ch o th e r o n th e s andy p o int m a k e th e w h o l e city l oo k lik e a s mall wall e d fo rtr es s rather than a ro y al city fit fo r ki !, gs

Fr ::t t e rnally yo ur s in A cacia , CHAS. E. SOUTER , Co rn e ll 1920, A m e rican U niv e r s ity of B e! ru t , B e irut, Syria.

T. H a wl ey Tappin g , G rand Edit o r, Ac a c ia Frat e rnity.

D ea r Br o th e r E di to r:

I a m s ur e ly g lad to see th e JO U RN A L r ev ive d It i s th e o nly m e cLum thr o u g h whi c h th e a lumni m ay r et ain a cti ve int e r es t . Fr ate rnall y y o ur s in Aca c ia, BOYD H. SMITH, Oh! o 1914, - - - L ex in g t o n , Ohi o .

T . H a wl e y Tappi11 g , Grand Editor , Ac::tcia Fr a t e rnit y .

D e ar Broth e r Editor:

Th e r e a r e a b o ut 60 or 70 Mas o n s in L af ay e tt e Co ll ege a m o n g th e 111 25 in th e fa cu l ty. Th ey a r e e a ge r t o st a rt a ch a pt e r h e r e a nd will soo n o r ga niz e into a C lu b . Easto n (50,0 00 ) h as m a ny L a fa y e tte m e n wh o a r e Mas o n s Som e o f th e fa c ulty m e n w e r e Mast e r s of th e L o d g e in East o n and a re pr o min e nt in Mas o nic lif e. Th e co ll ege ha s n o w alm os t 900 s tud e nt s m os tly in en g in ee rin g co ur ses. Frat e rnally y our s in Ac a cia

L. Z LERANDO , Franklin 1920 Lafay e tt e C ol l ege, Easton , Pa.

ONE GOOD TERM D E SERVES ANOTHER

in g

Fr a nk H. Co y wa s th e JO U RNAL Corr es p o nd e nt for the Iowa chapt e r durt h e sc h oo l y ea r n o w e nd e d and so s ucces s ful wa s h e in k ee ping I o wa C ity a c tivi t i es b e f o r e th e Fr a t e rnity and in int e r es ting th e alumni in th e JO U RN A L , th a t h e ha s b e en chosen t o dupli c at e n ex t sc ho o l y e ar.

Thi s particular Acacian w as b o rn in Od e bolt , Ia. , o n March 6, 1896, and ent e r e d th e Univ e rs i ty of I o w a in 1914. H e was initiat e d into th e Iowa chapt e r N o v. 11 , 1917.

\Vhil e in se rvic e h e wa s with H e adquart e rs D et a chm e nt a t Camp Gordon in G eo r g ia

As .an und e r g radu a t e at I o wa , Co y specialized i n J Ournalt s m and wa s e l e cted a member of Si o- ma D e lt a Chi , nati o nal journali s tic frat e rnity. Aft e r"'h i s dischar ge fr o m s e rvic e h e comm e nc e d th e study of l aw and has b ee n e l e ct e d to Phi D e lta Phi and has · se rv e d that fraternity as chapt e r hist o rian and conclav e d e l e g a t e

. In Acacia h e was one y e ar Interfraternity C ounCil d e l e gat e and the chapter's repr ese ntativ e at th e Minn e s o ta Conc l ave. H e is at pr e s e nt S e nior Dean and C hapt e r Editor and in th e latter capacity edits Frank H. Coy a m os t creditabl e Tickl e r and handl e s the JOURNAL c o rrespondence.

H e h as asce nd e d th e Mas o nic ladder to th e Shrin e.

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T. Hawl ey Tappin g, Grand Edit o r, Acac ia Fr a t e rnity.

D e ar Brothe r Edit o r:

Th e May numb e r o f th e JOUR NA L is at h a nd , a nd 1t 1s n o mor e than your du e to t e ll you that I hav e enjoyed it very much . Yo u are puttin g both enercry and tal e nt into your w o rk and I f o r o ne th o rou g hly appreciate it. "'

Frat e rn a ll y yours, C. E. ALLRED, Mi sso uri 19 14. U . of Tenn ., Knoxville, Tenn.

T Hawl e y Tapping, Grand Edit o r , Acacia Fratern i ty.

D ea r Br o th e r Edit o r:

Something I wou ld lik e to see discu sse d in the JO U R NA L. The adv i s ibilit y o f a ll m e mbers o f th e f r atern it y payin g clues to th e Grand Tr eas ur e r. n o t exceeding $2 y ea rl y, t o h e lp d ef ray e xp e n ses of the Na tional Conclave and expe n ses o f th e G rand Officers. M e n in busin ess c o uld far m o r e eas ily contribute $2 a nnually th a n can th e students as active men pay dues to th e amount of $5 or $8 per semes t e r , as we had t o last yea r.

Fr ate rn <> ll y yo urs in Acac ia, LESLIE B. C HRISTO P HER , I owa 191 9-'20.· A rm s tr o n g, I owa.

T. Hawley Tapp i n g, Gra nd Edito r , Ae<: cia Fratern it y.

De a r Br o th e r Ed it or :

H e r e a r e some thin gs I want t o see d isc u sse d in the JO URNA L. To get li fe int o th e ac tiv e m e n that th ey wi ll k ee p in touch with the a lumni. Then they can expec t co-operation and results.

No, Br ot h e r , I h a,·e n o thin g new o r s tartlin g a l o n g the lin e of a lumni n ews. F o r m e it has b ee n t h e sa m e o ld sto ry abo ut hamm e rin g th e "wo lf " on the snoot to k eep it aw a y from th e do or A m r a th e r iso l ated fr o m much do in g, my wo rk ke eps m e out in t h e co untr y 20 mi l es from Sa n A nt o ni o . Ge t to the city quite o ft e n but hav e not much time for soc ia l lif e H oweve r meet quit e a few of the Shrine bunch and in all ca n n o t comp l ain. We are working in o il , so you see 1 am not fit to associate with th e clean public.

Best r ega rd s and f o nd est w ishes fo r the e ntir e ca u se, espec ia ll y m y ow n chapter I a m , Frat e rn a ll y yours, U . A. DOMS C H , Kansas Sate 1912. 5 13 Nat' ! Bank o f Co mm e r ce Blcl ge , San Antonio, T exas

T. Hawl ey Tapping, G r a nd Editor. Acac ia Fr ate rni ty

Dear Brother Editor:

I am no l o n ge r int ereste d in Acac ia.

ROS COE POUND, Ncb. 1907

490 P l easa nt St., Ca mbrid ge, M ass.

T. Hawl ey Tappin g, Grand Ed i tor, Acacia Frat e rn i ty.

D e ar Br o th e r Ed it o r :

Fir s t I wou ld lik e t o see a n a rti c l e, o r articl es , o n the concret e aims a nd id ea l s of Aca cia W e talk a g r ea t deal abo ut Acac ia i d ea l s a nd I b e li eve we d i ffer widely in what we mean. It seems to m e t hat if th e a im s and id ea l s o f Acac ia had be e n d efi nit e l y d e fin e d th e Greek question ne e d n eve r ha ve come up at a ll. Of course that qu es ti o n is se ttl e d for goo d now . . Th e n, I wou l d lik e t o see a discuss io n of e t;.•r-c of m e n AcaCla c ine s es fo r m e mb e rship. In the past i t see m s to m e th at th e r e were a lm ost as many typ es as chapters but I believ e there is a g r a du a l gett ing toge th e r o n thi s point. I hav e been a memb e r of Texas chapt e r s inc e Janu a r y 1918 and I h ave see n ·a wid e di ve r ge nc e on this point.

If a ll th e chapters of Acac ia can a definit e a n swer. to bo th th e above p o int s I beli eve the Alumni probl e m wdl be much mor e eas ll y so lv ed.

Other t o pics s u c h as c h apter house o wnership , c h apter financ es and lif e in th e chapt e r hous e wou l d be int e r es tin g to m e.

Fraternally yo ur s in Acacia, OS CA R B ARCHER, T exas 1922, Holland, Texas.

VERN BONHAM STEWART-Cornell Chapter

Vern Bonham Stewart was born Jan. 26, 1888, in Avilla, Ind. He was graduated from Avilla high school, received his A. B. degree from Wabash college and · his Ph. D. degree from Cornell in plant pathology.

V e rn Stewart became a Mason in Feb. 1913 , at Av illa l odge No. 460, and joined the Corne ll chapter of Acacia on May 16, 1913 He was assistant professor in plant pathology from 1913 to 1918

He resigned to acc e pt a position with the U. S. department of agriculture and di e d of Spanish influenza on D e c. 4, 1918 at Newark, N. J .

EDWARD BERNARD CRIST-Illinois Chapter

Edward B. Cr ist was born Nov. 13, 1890, in Buckingham, Ill. Later his parents moved to Waukegan, and he graduated from the high schoo l there He e ntered the Un iv e rsity of Illinois, graduat in g in 1913.

He was made a Master Mason on S e pt. 9 , 1913 , and was initiated into Acacta Nov. 25, 1912 . H e was married to Miss Elois e Belle Preston at Pekin, Ill., Apr il 1, 1914.

He died January 29 , 1920. Three w ee ks before his death he was present at the organization meeting of the Peoria Alumni association of Acacia

PAUL WILDER-Cornell Chapter

Paul \iVi l der was born March 28, 1888 in Gardner, Mass. He was graduated from Gardner high schoo l and Harvard university.

H e was mad e a Mast e r Mason in H o pe Lodge, Gardner, Mass., Apri l 5, 1909 and later became a Royal Arch Mason, and a member of the Commandery, Lodge of Perfection, Prince of Jerusalem and the Ros e Cro ix. He was a Past High Priest of Gardner Chapter R . A. M.

H e was initiated into the Corne ll chapte r of Acacia on Feb. 5, 1919

H e was a m e mber of the Centra l O il and Gas Stove Co He received a li eutenant's comm iss i o n during th e war. He died Feb. 8, 1919 at Gardner, Ma ss ., l eav in g his widow and daught e r .

CHARLES W . THOM-Michigan Chapter

Char l es W. Th o rn, an active m e mber of the Michigan chapter, died suddenly May 9, 1921 fo ll ow in g an operation.

In th e ea rly days of 1917 he en li sted in the field arti ll e ry of the 32nd Division and saw action in the Vosges Mountains , on the C h ateau Thierry front , during some o f th e most grue llin g fi g htin g at Soissons and lat er, in the Argonne, he was wounded on Sept. 29, wh il e acting as telephone operator for his batt e ry.

He was wounded in the l eft l eg and right foot by a high exp l osive she ll and gassed on the same day. His recent illn ess, which n ecessitated the operation, was dir e ctly attributab l e to the effects of the gassing which he suffered at that time.

While in school Thorn was very active in th e various service organizations on the campus. He was a thirty-second degree Mason.

WILLIAM ROMAN-Michigan Chapter

William Homan was born in New York City Jan 26, 1860. He attended the public schoo l s of that city and tutored under pr ivate in structors, enter in g the College of the City o f New York at 11 years of age.

His Masonic ca r eer covered a period of more than 30 years and was most brilliant. His greatest hon o r came wh e n h e was e l ected, a s a thirty-third degree Mason, to the post of D ep uty of the Supr eme Counci l for th e State of New York. In univ e rsity Masonic act ivit ies h e took a conspicuous and in val ua b l e part. Short l y after Acacia was founded at Michigan in 1904, William Homan was e lected as an honorary member of this first chapter of the Fraternity. Subsequently he was e l ected to the same class of membership in the Harvard, Corne ll , Ya l e, L e land Stanford and Col umbi a chapt e rs. As Pr es ident Emeritus of th e Co lum b ia chapter, he present e d the chapter with its charter fee and a full regalia for all the officers, and was invariably invited to preside at a ll banquets

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as toastmaster. He was a l so for seve ral years Pres id ent Emeritus of the A lumni Assoc iation o f New York C ity a nd mor e th a n o nc e co ntri b ut e d v a lu ab l e a rticl e s t o th e JOURNAL.

F o r seve ra l yea r s h e se r ve d as o n e of th e de l egates o f th e Acac ia fr ate rn i ty t o th e sess i o ns of th e Inter Fr ate rnity Co nf e r e n c e . He was pr e se nt a nd adm ini st e r ed th e obligation o f th e Fr a t e rnity to William Howard Taft up on Taft ' s initiation int o th e Ya l e chapter in Jun e 1903.

He d ied Sept. 30, 1918. Hi s lif e has been most ably record e d f o r hi story in a brochure by G A l fred L aw r e nc e of the Co lum b ia chapter of Acac ia and a friend and adm ir e r of the n ote d Mason. A co py of this brochure i s in the Michigan Archives a t Ann Arbor.

GEORGE C. SCHEMP , JR.-Cornell Cha pter

Geo r ge C. Sch e mp, Jr. , was born May 14, 1889 a t Tacoma , Wash. H e was g radu ate d fr om Ta coma hi gh sc h oo l, attended th e Un i v e r s it y of Was hin gt o n a nd Co rn e ll uni ve r s ity. H e r ece ived hi s B. S . degree from Co rn e ll uni v e rsity in 19 12. He was made a M aste r Mason in Hobasco l odg e, No. 716, Ithaca, N. Y., in October 1910 a nd became an Acacian March 15, 1911. H e di e d of influ e n za in Janu ary 19 19 a t A l bany , Ga., l eav in g hi s wid ow and four children.

WARREN ADSIT MUNSELL-Carnell

Cha pte

r

Warren Adsit Munsell was born Ju l y 27, 1876 at Stessing, N. Y. He was a g raduat e o f Seymour Smith aca d emy a nd r ece iv e d hi s B. S. degree from the Un iversity of F l orida in 1906. H e became a Mason in July 1913 at Cabal l odge, No 116, Green Cove Springs , Fla. , and join ed th e Co rn e ll chapter o f Acacia March 21, 1908. H e di ed October 24, 19 18.

ONE HUNDRED PER CENT JOURNAL BOOSTERS

Every o n e of th e sa l e m , ga r bed se ni o rs h e r e depicted h as becom e a JO URNA L s ub scr iber. And in as much as th e five compose the comp l ete roll of Pe nn State chapter seniors, by their s ub sc ription s th ey made P e nn State a 100 per chapter so far as senior subsc r iptions are concerned. Furth e rmor e , so far as th e Grand Ed i tor is ab l e t o d e t e rm i n e, th e ir chapt e r is th e o n l y one wh i ch can boast s u c h a di s tincti o n. The senior s ub scri pti o n s se nt in by so m e of th e o th e r chapters may e ntitl e them t o be classed a l ongs id e of

PENN STATE

ENDORSES THE

JOURNAL Pe nn State , but t h e r e ts no way n ow of determinin g this. T h e s u bsc ripti o n s st ill to be se nt in by g r adua t es a I s o may p u t ot h e r s in the sa m e class . Rob e rt B. Latta was a m e mb e r of Eta Kappa N u an d s e rv ed as t r e a s u r e t\ and Ven e rable D e an o f his chapt e r. Owen L. C o lli n s was p r o min e nt in clas s track and c. l as s bas e ba l l. Walter 0. Teufel L atta, Collin s, T eufe l , Pa lm er, T asker e ar n e d a ll so r t of camp u s and chapter distinction, being tr eas ur e r of Tau B eta P i, a memb e r of Phi Kappa Phi, president of th e combined eng in ee rin g soc i e ties, sen ior cl e an of his chapter, edito r of it s publication, th e Ship's Log, JO URNAL cor r espond e n t and Minnesota Co ncl ave de l egate. Orrin E. Palmer was e l ec t ed to Tau Beta Pt. Taliesyn Tasker se rv e d two years as an ae roplan e mechanic at K e ll y Fi e l d durin g th e war.

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KANSAS CHAPTER

Athletics

Havin o- d e monstrated it s scholast ic ab ili ty by w innin g the sc h o lar s hip h or>o rs of "'the frat e rnities at the Un i vers it y o f Kansas 14 times in th e l ast 16 years, Kancas c h apter of Acac ia added n ew l a ur e l s this yea r by w innin g ath let ic h o nor s

In addit i on to having two footba ll l etter men, the captain of th e tr ac k team a nd three o th e r memb e rs on th e squad, Kansas c h apter achieved s u ccess l oca ll y by w inn in g bot h int e r-fraternity track me ets at th e Un ivers it y the past yea r. The fi r st, he l d t h e third week in November, was scored o n th e dekat hl on pomt system, and a t th e end of th e thr ee d ays' meet Acac ia was first w ith 10467 ,% po in t s. 737 .% a h ea d o f h e r n eares t rival.

A lth o u g h crippled by the l oss of three m e n who had become members of th e Va r s it v track squad, thus bei n g in e li g ibl e fo r int er- frat e rnity co nt es ts, Acacia ?ga in demonstrated its super i o rity ove r the othe r frat e rnity track teams by w in nin g th e an nu a l Pan- h e ll en ic me e t th e l ast week of May.

A we ll- ba lanced t ea m w h ich h ad trained cons iste ntl y, a i ded by the coac hin g of E. L. B r ad l ey, last year's c h amp ion a ll -around co ll ege athlet e and m ember of t h e O lymp ic track team, was t h e sec r et of Acac ia's s u ccess in this activ it y.

Prospects a r e b ri gh t fo r Acac ia's co ntinu ed s u ccess in at hl e tics next year. W ith a ll the o l d at hl etes except one b ac k aga i n n ext year , a nd with t h e ad diti on of some freshman material, th e chapter expects to add a f e w more cups and m e d a l s t o its g rowin g co ll ect i on.

JOH ]. KISTLER

WISCONSIN CHAPTER

Masonic Degree Team

L as t fa ll just after the schoo l term opened the D eg r ee team und e r the gu ida n ce o{ C la r ence Wise. action this year and thru th i s work the c h apte r h a two l oca l l odges

chapter orga ni zed a Third Three tim es it ha s been i n become we ll known in th e

The first time the team appeared i n pub li c was o n Nov. 20 , 1920, up on in v it at ion fr o m Madison Lodge No. 5. Work was sta rt e d short l y after lun c h that and con tinu e d until 6, during which tim e th e team co nf e rr ed the first sec tion of the T hird Degree and rais ed two of these t o the S ublim e Degr ee of a Mast e r Mas o u . In appreciation of the work the L odge invit e d the members t o a bount ifu l feast.

T o indic a t e t-hat the wo rk has been noti ce d o ut s i de o f Madison Lodge No . 5, Hiram Lodg e SO invited Acac ia to confer th e Third Degr ee on J an. 22. We we nt t o the irumed iate l y after lun c h a nd worked t ill di nn e r tin1e puttin g two men through the ' first sect i on an d raised s ix during th at time.

On Jun e 4 t h e t eam aga in assisted Mad ison No. 5 by co nf e rrin g t h e Th ir d Degree on s ix new members.

During t h e three appea r a n ces in the l oca l Madison l odges we r a i sed three o f our own pl e d ges who are now a ll act ive members.

And o n the ot h e r h and o ur work and in te r es t in these two l odges has p laced us before the Masons of th e city more th a n a ny ot h er one thing we h ave done and has a l so enab l ed us to become much bette r acquai nt e d with Masons in Mad i son.

We are p l anning bigge r things next fa ll as most of the o ld men o n the t ea m w ill be back.

LEON F DUNWIDDIE.

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PURDUE CHAPTER Alumni Dinners

Th e p as t y ea r has w itn esse d a r e n e wed int e r est o n th e part o f the l oca l alumni in the act i ve c h a pter. On e of th e facto r s contr i but in g to th is r e juv e n ation of int e r es t h as bee n the a lu mni dinn e r s h e l d o n th e first Monday eve nin g of eac h m o nth at th e c h a pt e r h o u se.

Th e r e a r e abo ut 30 Acacians, r ep r ese nting seven chapters, li v i ng in L afayette o r the imm e diat e v i cinity. An ave ra ge a tt e nd a n ce of 20 o f th e 30 a t the seve n m ee tin gs h e ld durin g the y ea r i ndicate the popu la ri ty of th ese get togethers . No attempt was m a d e to a rr ange a program for e n tertainm e n t, but eac h Acacian was f r ee t o talk and s m o k e hi s c iga r as su it ed him best. Thi s feat ur e seemed to acco un t in a lar ge measur e f o r th e s u ccess of the meet in gs.

A most g r a ti fy in g d e mon s tr at io n of int e r es t and s upp ort was m a nif ested at the Apr il m ee tin g as th e alumni opened th e i r p oc k e tb oo k s when i t was exp l a in e d that the chapte r propo sed to p l ace in t h e li v in g r oom a tab l et as a m emo ri a l t o th e br ot h e r s wh o had l os t th e ir li ves in th e wa r.

Th e May m ee tin g was in con jun ction w ith the a nnu a l Found e r 's Day banquet Th e m emo r ia l tabl e t was a l so un ve il ed at th is t ime. · Dean Pott e r gave a s h o rt and very im p r ess i ve d ed i ca t o ry t a lk.

Catching the s pirit th e wiv es of t h e a lumni go t together and h ave been h o l din g me e tings o f a soc ia l natur e durin g th e year.

Th ese ga th e rin gs hav e bec o m e a part o f th e lif e o f Acacia a t Pu r due a nd w ill be co n t inu e d w h e n sc h oo l s tart s in t"he fa ll.

LORIN C. MciNTOSH.

COLORADO CHAPTER

Politics

Co l o rado Acac ians ar e r athe r pr o ud o f th e b i gges t thin g in t h e ir yea r 's hi sto r y, w hi c h is und o ubt e dly th e part th ey took in th e yea rl y e l ec ti o n.

Th e Un iv ersity of Co l o rad o h as s tudent gove rnment, and the A S. U. C. (Assoc iated Stud e nt s of th e U ni vers it y of Co l o r a d o) h o ld s an e l ect io n of off i ce r s for the ens uin g yea r in May of eac h year.

Th is yea r the e l ec tion was parti c ul a rly in teresting because a number of th e G r ee k l e tt e r f r atern iti es, inspir e d by th e typica l po lici an of the campus, co nce ive d th e ill- s t a rr e d n o ti o n of puttin g up a st r a i g ht frat e rnity tick e t and f orcing it throu g h-r eg ul ar Tammany s tuff , sec r e t m ee tin gs at ni g ht , s t ea m r o ll e r , intimid at i on, 'n' everyt hin g.

It is s ig nificant that Acac ia was l e ft in th e da rk until the m ac hin e was ru nn in g smooth ly. Th e n , a t th e fi r st m ee tin g at w hi c h we were r eo r esented, o ur n e w l y-e l ected Ve n e rabl e D ea n sta r ted o ff wit h a ba n g by b l oc kin g a m o ti on t o ost r ac ize so cially any frat e rnity which fai l ed t o s u pport th e t i cket w ith 90 p e r cen t o f it s m e mb e r s. H e l ef t that m ee tin g and n ever r et urn e d to anoth e r.

Acac i a went t o wo rk o n its own acco unt , made o ut a tick e t o f it s own, ba s in g se l ect i o n of candidat es o n m e ri t, campa ig n e d on th e square, ga in ed s u pport amon g both fraternity and n o n-frat e rnity st ud e nt s, and o n e l ect i o n d ay won a compl e t e v icto r y.

W e ha ve many r easo ns to b e pl ease d with th e o utcom e, th e ch ief o n e being that we w o n a fi g ht that des e rv ed to b e won. F o r it wo uld seem th at i f cl ea n politics are to b e f o und a n yw h e r e th ey s h o uld · be found amo n g co ll ege s tud e nt s. A nd bes id es, w e h ad a ll th e fun of br e akin g up th e comb in e

Th e re were many int e r es tin g deve l op m e nt s a nd d e tail s which we and o th e r s hav e had much occasion t o talk abo ut , a nd wh ich , in o ur li tt l e U niv e r s i ty of Co l orado world , will ve r y lik e ly li ve through a t l eas t a f o ur y e ar gene rati on Durin g that tim e w e lo o k forward with int e r es t a nd n o t a few sm il es t o th e outc o m e of some thr ea ts of th e d efea ted comb in e.

R US SELL H. LINDS AY.

CALIFORNA CHAPTER

Intemal Organization

L oo kin g bac k ove r th e past sc h oo l year, one is impr essed w ith th e g r owt h of California chapter ; a r ea l g r o wth in every se n se of th e word.

In th e previous y ea r , the first of th e p os t-w a r-p e ri o d, a n e w beg inni ng h a d

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been m ade with the a id of a numb e r of l oyal a lumni. In th e fall of 1920 the chapter, consisting o f only 12 actives, fac e d th e task of buildin g up a bigge r and better Acac ia at Ca lif o rnia by incr e asin g th e m e mb e rship with car e fully selected m e n a nd instillin g in thes e Acacians-to-be th e rea li za ti o n of the scope and id ea ls of th e Frat e rnity . ·

The c hapt e r assembl e d a few days b efo r e the o p e ning of th e univ e rsity , in order to be "on d e ck" when the crowd arr i ved to r eg ist e r. To mak e a l o ng sto ry s h o rt , in s id e of four weeks, 16 Mast e r M aso n s had b ee n duly pl e dg e d and initiat e d. Thu s th e m a jority o f th e chapter was composed of new m e n.

It is n ow an old s t o ry o f how th e bigg es t part of the probl e m , namely t o make the younger m e n Acacians in de e d as w e ll as in name, was accomplished Without the ent hu s ia sm of th e younger m e mb e r s, th e older ones wo uld n ev er h ave b ee n abl e to cope with the situat i on The d es ire in e v e ry m e mb e r for a stron g chapter was ev id e nt a nd by th e co-operation o f each and ev ery man a goo d f o undati o n for s uch a chapter ha s been laid.

As a r es ult of this "fo undati o n l ay in g process" the chapter can truly say that it ha s " come-back" with r e n e w e d vigor t o uphold the principl e s of Acacia and mak e the nam e of o ur fraternity famous at th e l argest of univ e rsiti es.

LEICESTER H. WILLIAMS.

IOWA STATE CHAPTER

Masonic Degree Team

Th e g r ea t es t achievement of Iowa State chapt e r durin g th e year con s isted of putting o n th e third d eg r ee w o rk at th e l oca l lod ge.

Th e d eg r ee team was o r ga nized during th e month of F ebr uary, a t which

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Iowa State Entertains a Few ·co-eds

Back Row Left to Right-Hird, Dunham , Vannoy , Stahl , Locke, Merriman , Northrup , Ralston , Koerner, Earhart, Johnson, Walker.

Second Roy.r Fro!fl Mi s s Miss Brady, Mi ss Robison , Miss Evans, Mts s Smtth, ¥tss Gardner, M tss Van Ripper, Miss Watson , M iss Slingeland Thtrd Al st n, Pre scott,_ Mt ss Comstock, R. Hird , Miss Durham, Cramer, Miss Shane , M tss Maxwell, Mt ss _Knapp enberger , Mr s. Bittenbender, Prof. Bittenbender . Second Row-Al st n, Culver, Mt ss Clark, Mtss Talbot, Coach Mayser, Mrs. Stange , Mrs. Mayser, Dean Stange, Mrs. Cochran , Cochran.

Front Ro w-Ford ,. Miss Holmes, Miss Hickman , Drips, Miss Easter Schide Miss Sheilds Chamberla1n. ' ' '

time positions were ass ig n e d by the Venerable D ea n and th e va riou s officers b egan at Of! Ce to th e ir parts. Only two o f brothers had pr e viously d o n e work m Ma so mc l o d ges, so a ll were required to g ive a g r ea t deal o f tim e to thts work.

The invitati on t o confer a de g r e e was r e c e iv e d fr o m Arcadia Lodg e No. 249 o f Ames, and on M a rch 10 the te a m appeared for the first time and e xem-

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plifi e d th e wo rk of th e third degree. The l a r ges t attendance of the yea r witn esse d th e work that ni g ht , and th e t ea m created a sensat io n by it s eff ic i e nc y a nd t hor o u g hn ess .

Every off i ce of th e l o dg e was fi ll e d by an act ive m embe r who appea r ed in full dress , wh il e th e c r aftsmen's t ea m, in pr o p e r r ega li a , put o n an o ri gina l dr ill. t.hat ma?e th e wo rk c o mplet e in eve ry r espect. Every member a nd p l edge partlc tp ated 111 th e work, and many of th e chapter's a lumni members we r e int erested eno u g h to attend. Northrop as W o r s hipful Master and Hird as se ni o r s t ewa rd , d ese r ve s p e cial m ent i o n for exce ll e nt wo r k on th e team. C ul ve r a lso deserves m e n t i on fo r his w o rk.

One o r more und e r st udi es h ave bee n ass igned for eac h p os iti o n o n th e t ea m , a n d ex p ec t at ions are th at th e team w ill be pu t on a r eg ul a r wo rkin g bas is n ex t year. T h e Masonic D eg r ee t ea m w ill h e re a ft e r be one of th e estab li s h ed act ivit i es of Iowa Stat e chapt e r li fe

C. C . S C HIDE .

CHICAGO CHAPTER

Internal Organization

C hica go chapter c l osed in Jun e th e second year o f its hi s tory after th e inactivity of th e wa r. With men fres h from Masonic fi e l ds, in the se two yea r s we ha ve taught o ur se l ves th e a im s a nd id ea l s of Acac ia, and hav e brou g ht o urse l ves into the r ea li zat i o n that w e a r e a unit of a g r ea t nati ona l e ntit y. W e know o ur ritual. We app r ec iate th e tasks it imp oses upon us . Upo n o ur campus Acac ia is becoming pr o p e rl y known. O ur scho l arsh ip s tandin g is ri in g. We won five e l ec ti o ns to Si g ma X i, one to Ph i B e t a Kappa , o n e to Ph i Kappa Delta, o n e t o Phi D e lt a Ph i, one h o norabl e m e nti o n fo r Juni o r Co ll ege, one member vars ity wr es tling t ea m, a nd th e f r es hm an t e nnis c h amp i ons hip .

Our house is full of Acac i ans and Masons for th e s umm e r quart e r , a nd ru s hin g goes m e rril y on. A lr ea dy we are work ing t owa rd s a n ew h ome f or n ext yea r- a home wo rthy of Acacia . Our alumni a r e renewin g the o ld ties.

REED ZIMMERMAN

IOWA CHAPTER

Organization

The I owa chapter has done nothin g spectacular during th e la s t year, but has been car e fully la y in g the foundati on for subs t ant ia l and e ffici e nt wo rk in the futur e. It h as had hard ex perience abo ut plans which wer e s tart e d without due consid e r at io n, a nd is go in g about it s future problems in a methodical mann e r.

The o utstandin g c h ange ha s been the r ea rr a n gement of c h apte r bus in ess on a systematic basis. For th e past few years thi s was pr act i ca lly carri e d on by whoever vo lunt ee r ed . If n obody vo lunt ee r ed, most o f th e wo rk wa s not d o n e . Th e r e was n o constitution or manual showing what eac h off i cer s h ou ld do The h o us e proposition was d e ad, and th e alumni r eco rd s w e r e n o n- ex is t ant. This condition was, to some ex t ent, brought abo ut by th e war a nd th e influ x of n ew members who were unfamiliar w ith the o ld sys t e m o f c h apte r manageme nt. But th e o r ga niz a tion was so in eff icient that it h ad t o b e c h a n ge d b e f o r e th e chapt e r could expect t o do anything.

To r emedy this c o nditi o n , it wa s n eces sary to figure o ut th e who l e syste m o f dividing up th e work in th e most e ffi c ie nt m a nn e r . A chapt e r co n stit uti o n wa s work e d out and a d o pt e d la st sp rin g. A n e w system of divisi o n o f duti es amo n g the chapter off ic e rs was a ls o arranged , centralizin g consid e r ab l e powe r in the V e n e r ab l e D e an a nd Steward. A c o mmitt ee t o handl e rushin g was f o und e d and instructed as to its lar ge pow e r s an d duti es durin g th e ru s hin g seaso n. T h e Steward was g ive n abso lut e powers ove r th e hous e a nd t ab l e bus in ess, w ith increased compensation. The ex p e rience ·of the c h ap t er had d e monstr a t e d that it is better t o g i ve o n e man full pow e r s and h o ld him strict l y accountab l e, than t o sp lit up th e work amo n g s eve r a l and allow each to ' pa ss th e b u ck.'

To pr e serve the alumni r eco rd s, a s t ee l filing cabin e t was purcha se d . It is u sed fo r all valuable a nd secret papers , and is kept l ocked at a ll tim es. It contains a folder f o r eac h activ e a nd alumnus, with a ll th e c o rr espo nd e nc e a nd

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papers pertaining t o that man. By m ea n s of this , it is hop ed to keep full material o n eac h man, so that th e re will be n o trouble in lookin g up his r eco rd

Th e h o u se building proposition is in th e hands of a committee o f alumni , who we r e ap p o int e d at a n alumni m eet ing la s t Homecoming. R ea lizin g that this is an inappropriat e tim e to l a unch a drive for fund s, th e committee is layin g its plans a nd gett ing eve rythin g in r ead in ess so that th e r e will be no d e lay when the a uspici ous time arrives.

FRANK H. COY.

TEXAS CHAPTER Alumni Organization

T exas chapter r eorga ni zed for action la s t year.

The initial momentum and s timulus from war s tru gg l es were go n e A faithful few had been working hard, but th e l oca l machinery didn't function with a full hou se Th e r e building of th e buildin g association refl ec ts th e growth o f thi s r eo r ga ni zat io n s pirit.

Th e buildin g association had b ee n driftin g. The l ocal chapter still had the s ig n e d notes and funds which had been paid in Early in th e yea r the alumni wer e n ot ifi e d of the Thanks g iv.in g H o m e coming and plans for a r ev ival of the building association . Thanks g ivin g day is not a goo d time to cr ea t e ma ss int e r est in such a project, as was found out, but the officers did ge t t oge ther with eno u g h to start r eo r ga nization We made f o und a tion an cl form work for a new home when we elected a secr e tary for th e associati o n. The alumni began t o hear fr o m us in lett e rs and chapter publications. W e talk ed the build in g association at the chapter hous e and to v1s1tors. S ig n e d n o tes and collections began to come in by the tim e ' we w e re plannin g for Founder's Day banquet. At that occasion enthusiasm was high and th e association was assured of Th I th e chapter and ey Have S eepmg Porches for Dorms alumni support. Bu ll e tin board m e thods d1d not 1t. the T exas chapter has "t ig ht e ned its b e lt" along eve ry lin e. Havmg reor ga m ze d for actiOn, w e look forward to definit e action next year.

WELDON JONES .

MINNESOTA CHAPTER Finances

W e s h o uld like e n g raved upon th e monum e nt e rected to Minnesota's greatest accompltshment of the past year th ese words : " We have paid our debt in full to th e Grand C hapter ; let others govern th e mselves accord in gly."

GEORGE M. TANGEN .

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MICHIGAN CHAPTER

Finances

Th e Michigan chapter has e nd e d a very sat is fa ctory year m many ways , b u t p a rticularil y so with r e fe renc e to th e es t ab lishm en t o f a so und financial plan.

At th e annual me e ting a vastly different situation was found th a n the co nditions of a y e ar ago when we face d a d efic it of more than $ 1,000. This year we had a very lar ge s urplu s and o ur polici es of this y ea r were the o ut growt h of t h e mi sta ke s of past c hapt ers.

This year we utiliz e th e budget system and it ha s been ve r y s u ccessf ul. The first steps consisted of estab li s hin g a bud ge t for th e yea r. Thi s had for it s basis th e costs of t h e pr e c ee ding year. Working on this basis, i t was a n easy m at t e r t o es tablish a margin of safety. The charges for room r e nt a nd board were estimated from th e budget, which was fairly goo d in s ur a n ce against th e unf o rtunate circumstanc es of th e year before.

WOLVERINES START SUMMER RTGHT

Michigan A ctives Enjo y V. D Walls ' Hospitality

Back Row- Weir, Schuster, Shaw, Forreste r , Walls, Small, Roegner Front Row- Chamberlain, V ail, Method, Webster, Hinchman.

Th e seco nd part of th e hous e and table manage m ent lar ge l y d e pended o n the stewa rd and the t r ea s u r e r a nd G l e nn Forrester and Marland S m a I I deserve a g r eat d ea l of credit f o r t h e y e a r ' s s u ccess. Especial ca r e was g ive n t o buying, t o kitche n mana ge m e nt , t o fuel conservati o n and to th e hundr ed a nd o n e litt le details which th e s t ewa rd controls.

Small h o u se expenditures s uch a s ash trays, base - balls, basket-balls and the lik e w e re handl e d through the incidental committee. Each man ea tin g a t th e hous e was assessed SO cents a m o nth a nd this fund t oo k care of th e small items. Dances and all e nt e rtainments were pr o rat e d over th e hou se after every it e m utiliz e d had be e n paid and collected in o n e account.

Our surplus of $1,000 is du e to a g reat ex tent to our system o f treating initiation funds, that was introduc e d this year. All funds r ece iv ed fr om initi at i o n s ar e plac e d in a savings account and at the en d of the y ea r the se fund s a r e ·t o be utili ze d in buyin g something for th e h o us e. This year w e purcha se d n ew curtains and velour dr a p es, an ex p e nditur e of $600. $200 o f thi s was paid by seniors and other donations Th e r e maind e r was paid o ut of this fund. The remaind e r of the fund is b e in g h e ld until fall to tak e car e of any e mer ge ncy that may a ri se durin g th e summer.

In addition to th e new drap es w e ha ve purchased two n ew r oc k e r s a nd a very good print of Maxfield Parrish's Cleopatra, and o ur account w ith th e Grand Treasur e r shows a credit balanc e o f SO cents.

It might be w e ll to state, how eve r , that w e do n ot claim any particular merit for o ur financial plans. We m e r e ly wish t o emphasize the f act that l ac k o f plans is a poor policy and the estab li s hm e nt of a sc i e ntific budget system bas e d on actual ex penditur es is a very d es irabl e feature.

GEORGE VAIL.

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KANSAS STATE CHAPTER Scholarship

The chi e f accomplishm e nt of th e Kansas Stat e chapt e r this year was the winnino- of the Pan-He ll e ntc Grad e Cup This is a new c up , Acac ia is th e fi r st , and w e"' h o pe the o nly, nam e that w ill e ve r be on it.

AT A KANSAS STATE INITIATION

The Boys Who Do the Dirty Work Dress the Best Top Row, Left to Right-Dale , Bu s hnell, Loomis, Parker (Minn.), Seaton , Brackett (Colo.). Middle T wo Rows-Hobbs, Skinner, Rh i ne (Kan.), Hoffhines , DeRose, Sebring, Apitz , Holsinger, Ferrier , Griff ing, Adams, Griffing, Hoffman, Allen , Spratt , Mrs. Chapman, Maas, Me William s, Wolga s t. Bottom Ro w- Mag ill, Gaston, Means , White , Cole s, Harris, Harder, Ford

The grades at this in stitut i on a r e fig ur e d on the honor point sys t em and our rating was 82.45, which is we ll above the average for ot h er years. JOSEPH W . SKINNER.

NEBRASKA CHAPTER Campus Activities

Nebraska c h apte r 's one major endeavo r for the schoo l year of 19 20-19 2 1 has been the perfecting of a scheme of organization whereby the scope of each man's · activities is limit ed to participation in one o r two distinct lin es, accompanied by a rigorous concentration thereto.

The schem e has be e n ve r y successf ul and has bee n accomplished by a division of activities int o separate h ead in gs or committees und e r the direction of an upperclassman a lr eady successfu l in the act iv it y concerned. The new men form the balanc e of the comm itt e e. This plan has been u sed in conj uncti on with the frat-father id e a so that the poor un der cl assmen are pushed into worthy activities on the one hand and restrained from the primrose pathway on the ot her.

A ba ld survey of th e plan seems t o s h ow that its on ly virtue i s a Prussian p r ec is ion that s e eks to cast a mold abo ut th e n ew men but in act ual practice, the desires of the men and th e ir capabilit i es a r e car e f ull y co n sid e red before any ass i gnme nt i s made.

That the plan is not on l y feasible but practical is shown by the acqu isit i on of three " N"s, th e sa lesmanage r of th e Cornh u s k er, r eprese nt ation on all of the honorary soc i e ties, and the highest sc h o la r s hip s t anding of any n ationa l fraternit y at Nebraska.

HAROLD ] REQUARTTE.

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F RA NKLIN CHAPTER N e w Home

"Te ll the frat e rnity what was the b i gges t thing your chapter did during the past yea r " is the mandat e of Ye G rand Editor.

A nd th e brothers at Franklin answer with one voice-a so l em n hush ed r eve r ent vo ic e-"WE MOVED." ' '

True , our moving day h as l ong since bee n commemo r ated in song and in story, but the importance of th at occasion lin gers with us , and in comparison the annual banqu e t a nd forma l dance pale int o th e well known in sign i ficance.

For many a l o n g y ea r Franklin dw e lt in peace and harmony at 210 South 36th St. On a h alf sco r e of p r ev i ous occas io n s we had plann ed to m ove int o a better hou se, o nl y to realize th e truth of the tim e-wo rn econom ic saw "of a ll commodities man him se lf is th e most immobil e."

So when a t last after many a l ong a nd toilsome a r g um e nt Franklin did decide t o do the dastardly deed, a most appropriate time was chosen-r i ght in th e mid s t of mid-year exam inati o ns .

On a dreary day the moving vans rattled up to 210, a nd we saw o ur precious

FR A NKLIN CHAPTER OF 1920-1921

" Sleepy Village" Actives Don't Look Tired

--- Top Row - Hamblock, Possinger, Blaine , Quackenbu s h , Wiseman , Frank , E. Harer

Second Row-G. james, Crane, Etson, Scarborough, Gordon, Stuckey, Schaadt, Mackie . Third Row-O wen, Parker, Straub, Hackmaster, R. ]. Smith, Belles , Morgan, Shull, Jeremiah. Bottom Row- Hawkey, Shortlidge, Edinger, Herb , L. E . Smith, Rich , Kauffman, B. Harer, Hargis.

possessions in unr ecog ni zab l e condition hurtlin g th r oug h th e a ir space separat in g th e rear end o f sa id vans, from th e top of o ur front steps And th e re in the mid s t of th a t Satanic c ha os was B r o th e r J e r e miah phra s in g a n ew book of Lam en tati o n s as h e fail ed to l ocate hi s Shamokin-made pip e. THOMAS C. BILLIG.

P E ORIA ALUMN I ASSOCIAT I ON O F ACAC IA

A ll through th e h eat o f the sum m e r the Peoria A lumni Assoc iati on h as been h av in g m eet in gs a t Rome, Ill. Brother Frederick h as a l og cabin s umm e r h ome o n th e river at Rome and h e h as furni shed t h e c h apter th e u se of hi s h ome for m ee tin gs.

Regular ge t-t oge th e r meetings h ave been h e ld each month. The chapter wishes to announce that a ll meetings a r e ope n to all Acac ian s who a r e near us o r can be near u s. We meet o n th e seco nd Saturday eve nin g of eac h month. The Peo ria Al umni Assoc iat io n is ve ry pl ease d to see that o th e r s in othe r cities of the United States a r e awake nin g and o r ga ni z in g We hav e no do u bt th at othe r s will b e lar ger than we but we feel that n one will su rpa ss u s in e nthusi asm. It is an effo rt to k eep up int e r est in any assoc iat ion that has as few meetings as alumni associations are for ce d to h ave. The Peo ri a Assoc iat ion feels that it ha s th e real Acacia spir it and beca u se of that fact will e ndur e for many a year.

WILLIAM E. KRIEGER.

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ENDOWMENT FUND OF ACACIA

Every paid up cont r ibuti o n of $15 o r ove r buys a lif e. to The Acac ia JOURNAL-the int e r es t tak es car e . of th e s ub sc nptw n . . A $100 subsc ri pt i on mak es yo u a w o rth y patron o f Acac ta. A $ 1000 s ub sc npt wn mak es y o u a g r a nd worthy patron. The li :; t s will b e publish e d an nu a lly m th e JO URNAL. S u bscr ip t i ons m ay be pa td o n ttm e or m f ull.

What Will You Do for t h e Good Shi p Aca ci a ?

WALL ACE MEYER,

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Dear Br o ther: P l ease e nt e r my s u bsc ripti o n t o Acacia Endowm e nt Fund for th e s um of ..................... ... d o ll a r s , f o r

Lif e s u bsc ripti o n t o Acacia J o urn a l.

Lif e s ub sc ripti o n a nd r ecog nit io n as a W o rth y Patron.

Lif e s u bscr ipti o n and r ecog niti o n as a G r and W o rthy Pat r o n

I e ncl ose (c h ec k ), (draft), (money o rd er) for full amount mad e o ut in favor of W. E. Ekblaw , Gra n d Sec'y A cacia Fr a t e rnity.

I e n c l ose (c h eck), (draft), (mo n ey o rd e r ) for$................... ...... Ba l a nc e w ill be paid i n installment s.

Jf the co nt r ibut i o n forwa rd ed he r ew ith brings th e t o tal cas h p a id up co ntributi o n t o t h e End owrnent Fund, of $ 1 5.00 o r ove r , one dollar per yea r of the in t erest ea rnin gs o f th e Fund i s to be ap pli ed t o th e a nnual s u bscription cost of th e Acacia J o urn a l.

Si g n e d in Acac ia

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Th is is f or tho s e who s e s ub s cript i ons e xp ire Oct 1, 1921.

(And that m e ans pract i ca lly eve ry al umnu s s u bscribe r and a ll o f this year's g r ad u ates)

D ea r B r o th e r E dit o r : In cl osed pl ease find Dollars i n payment for. Year's s ub s cripti o n to th e Acac ia JO URNAL at th e r ate of $1 per yea r.

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O th e r fraternities have found t hat 20 pe r ce nt of t he ir s ub sc ri be r s fai l t o r e n ew It cos ts m o n ey t o follow up tho se w h o fai l t o p r o m ptly se n d in th e ir r enewa l s. Th e JOUR N AL ca n i ll affo rd any fo ll ow up e ff o rts. Th ose who fa il t o r e n ew mu s t l ose th e J OU R NAL.

The BEST WAY is t o bec o m e a n Endowm e nt Fund subscriber or to pay s eve r a l y ea r s in advance.

Se n d chec ks t oT HAW L EY TAPPING , G r and Editor, Acaci a, 315 Fuller Ave. , G r and Rapids , M i ch