The Journalette of Acacia - December 1920

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A "baby" edition o f THE A C A C IA JOURNAL published fo r the purpose of suggesting to every Acacian a New Year's resolution of renewed allegiance to his fraternity.

T. HAWLEY TAP PING, Editor GRAND R AP IDS , MIC H IGAN

D E C E MBER 1920

The 1920 Conclave

It is a lo ng cry from that d ay in Jun e of 1905 when the fir s t Conclave of Acacia was held in An n A rb o r , to that day in Minneapo li s las t fall when the thirteenth Conclave went int o sess ion. And it is a vastly different s t o ry that th e two ha ve t o t e ll.

At th e o n e five m en ga th e r ed around a s ingl e tabl e in a sma ll room of the C hapt e r House at Ann Arbo r t o tussle w ith the prob l ems which m ean t ei th e r th e lif e a nd growth of Acacia o r it s failure as a co ll ege fraternity. At th e o th e r , s ix tim es five m en asse mbl ed abou t many tabl es a rr a nged in th e form of a l arge tri a ngl e in th e bi g h a ll of a m etrop o litan lodge , there t o leg is late fo r th e furth er adva n cement of a s ucce ssful n a ti ona l fraternity which , in th ose fifteen int e r ve nin g years, had li ve d a nd grown as a result of th e pl a ns of that fir s t small group.

But p e rhaps th e m os t s tartling difference b etwee n the t wo Co nc laves la y in th e typ e of m en . In 1905 and in eac h s u cceed ing yea r , m e n of 25 t o 35 years o f age made up th e d e l ega t es. In 1920 th e ave rag e age was probably und e r , r a th e r than ove r, 25. So ev id e nt was this yo uth o f th e delegates that it ca ll ed forth frequent r e mark s fr o m thos e G r an d Office r s who had see n man y o f th e o th er Conclaves.

Dele g ate s Enjo y Per s onal Co nt a ct

The 1920 Conclave was pe rhap s th e l o ng es t in Acacia hi story, lasting a whole week. It was fruitful in careful l egis la ti o n and in co mpr eh e n sive di sc u ss ion o f Fra t e rnit y problems; but perhap s th e mo s t potent factor for good which ca m e o ut of the m a n y days of m eeting was the pe r sona l t o uch which was possible between th e del egates and the many o ut- of - sess io n discussions about intimat e c h ap t er matt e r s. T h e de l ecra t es ca m e t o kn ow eac h ot h e r we ll , in o th e r w o rd s . a nd h ad plenty of of di sc ussing with o n e a n o th e r. th e ir various c h ap t e r s .and their indi v idu a l tr o ub l es and pr o blem s. Th1s factor a lo n e r esu lt ed m a better und ers tanding b e tw ee n th e Eas t a nd th e Wes t and .was particul a rl y m a ni fes t during and afte r .the vo t e on th e G r ee k .questi o n. w h e n ill-feeling o r acrimony was ev 1dent and Ha r va r d , Yale and Columb1 a

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we r e g iven co urt eo u s a nd und e r s t a nding a ttenti o n. The western delegate had become acq u a int ed w ith "B ill" Coo k of Harvard a nd "D int y" Moo r e of Co lumbia and Ha rp o le of Yale, a nd had talk ed w ith th e m o uts id e th e leg i la ti ve h a ll. And th ose personal "confabs" had helped and they we r e in st rum e ntal t oo in making the East fe e l b e tt e r about it all afte r th e Gree k s had b ee n vo t e d o ut .

It will be a lo ng tim e before th e 1920 Co ncl ave is fo rg o tt e n by th o e present. The sess io n s brought o ut leade r s. The G rand Officers present, becau e of the expe ri e n ce in o th e r Conc laves, were able t o co mm a nd atte nti o n every time th ey spo k e. Forrester of Michigan, J e nk s of \ iV isco n s in , G. A lfr ed Lawr e n ce of th e New York alumni, Link e rt of Purdue, Peyc k e of M inn eso ta , Moore o f Columbia, Sullivan o f Missouri, and m a n y o th e r s t ood o ut as m en w h o m Acac ia ca n b e proud o f a nd whom can be co unt ed on t o be va luabl e in co ming years.

G r eater F rat ern it y unit y, a nati ona l co n sc io u s n ess and m o r e coope r at io n between alumni and active m e mb e r s were th e o ut s tanding problems o n which th e Co n c lav e lab o r e d. Contin u ity in o ffice o n the G r a nd Co unci l and in th e ac tive chapters was th e principal it e m o f leg is la ti o n .

Alumn i A re Gi v en Lar g e Pow ers

P r ov iding a ll th e a m e ndm e nts pa ssed b y th e Co ncla ve are adopted through th e r efe r e ndum vote of th e chapt e r s, the grand o ffi ce r s of the fraternity will h o ld their positions for tw o yea r s, t h r ee being el ected eac h yea r . C h ap t e r advisors, who shall be th e rea l r e pr ese nt a tiv es of th e a lumni of th e Fraternity, will be accredited and voting de lega t es a t th e Co ncl aves and vvill h ave authority in th e c hapter s .

The J OUR TA L was br o ught back to lif e with a bang, $4,000 being vo t ed it fo r this yea r and th e G rand Editor instruct e d t o get o ut fo ur issues, o n e o f th e m t o contain a general directory of th e frat e rnity . In ad diti o n , tw o "BABY J OU RNALS" will b e issued, o f which thi s publica ti o n is o n e. New copies of th e co n s tituti o n and by-law s will b e printed afte r the r ev is io n is co mpl e t e. n attempt was mad e t o c hang e th e nam e of the JO R A L t o so m et hing m o r e distinctive and individu a li s tic , but th e vote o n th e question la c k e d a f ew "ayes" of th e nece ssa ry twothird s and th e attempt failed for another year.

O kl a h o ma a nd Co l o rad o delegates were lat e in arriving at Minneapo li s, the latte r not appearing until th e final clay. Th e r e ult came ve r y c lose t o being disastrous for Co lo r ado, but the delegat e s m oo th ed matters ove r w h e n h e a rri ved a nd a lla yed th e fears of the Conclave regarding hi s c hapt er . ·

The formation of alumni associations in inany of th e larger c itie s was directed by th e Conclave. The pre e nce o f a del ega t e from th e Peo ri a A lumni Assoc iati o n , th e r ea l baby c hapt e r of the fraternity, larg ely prompted thi ac ti o n .

Old O ffic e rs On Grand Council

The e lec ti o n of off ic e r s put a f o rm e r national off ic e r back in hi s o ld position when Har r y L. Brown was chosen Grand Pres id e nt. Two of the 1919- 1920 G r a nd Council we r e returned t o o ffic e, W. Elmer Ekblaw being c h ose n aga in as Grand Secretary and Carroll S. Huntington being

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re- e l ec t ed Grand Treasurer. Two n ew faces were added to the Acacia Ha ll o f Fame when Howard T. Hill, a n alumnus of th e Kansas chap t e r , was c h ose n as G- rand Vice-President a nd Gra nd Co un se ll o r a nd T. Hawley Tapping, th e de l ega t e of th e Peor ia A lumni Assoc iati o n and an a lumnu s o f th e M ic higan chapter, was e l ected G r and Ed it or. Kan sas c h a pt e r wi ll be th e h os t of th e 1921 Co ncl ave

The foll ow ing is th e mak e-u p o f th e co mmitt ees which d id mu c h of th e work of the Co ncla ve :

Co nstituti o n and By-Laws: Kirk, Forrester, C r owe, Moore , Stuc k ey. Rit u al and In s ignia: L aw r e n ce, Hub b e l, A l s in .

Pub li ca ti o n s : Tapping, Kaclyk, Coy .

A lumni C hapt e r s: Welc h , Harpole, Teufel.

Next Conclave: Peycke, B r a nd e nthal e r , Sprague.

A uditing and Budget: Mi h a lk o, Bakken, Hatfield.

Resolutions: J en k s, Ne ighb o r s, S kinner, Gordner.

C hapt e r Finance a nd U ni fo rm Acco unting: L a ndrum , Obe r st, Washingt ow n , Boron.

C r ed e ntial s and D el ega t e Expense: Coo k e, K ir k, Hil l.

F rat er nit y In s tru c ti o n and Exam in ations: Link e rt, Neubauer, B ea tti e.

C h ap t e r s: Buzzard, Co m s t oc k , Hubbe ll , A nder so n , Ba rn es, Merc e r.

Ex t erna l R e l a ti ons : Su ll ivan, Welch, Quinn.

Co ncl aves are becoming ve r y expe n s ive affairs fo r Acacia. D e l egates' expenses t o tal ed ove r $2,500, it cos t seve ral hun dred do ll a r s t o pay th e r epo rt e r f o r taking a nd tran sc ribing the n o t es of th e sess io n s and $54 5.00 was g ive n t o th e M inn esota c hapt e r t o d efr ay th e ex penses t o w hi c h th e c hapt e r was put in e nt e rtainm e nt .

Th e fo ll o wing table s h ows h ow mu c h it actually cos t t o feed and h o u se th e Co ncl ave visitors: Acacia

L odg in g :

22 fo r 6 cla ys $ 132.00

3 fo r 7 da ys

1 fo r 5 days....

1 fo r 4 days.

5.00

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130 B r ea kfa

22 Lun c h eo n

30 S upp e r s-Fa ll s

29 S upp e r s-Mi nn

26 P la t es a t C urti s Hote l Banquet

Tota l $ 545 .00

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL CONCLAVE

DELEGATES AND VISITORS TO ACACIA'S 1920 ASSEMBLY

Quinn Cook Walls McCormick Tapping Canan Bakken Beattie Skinner Indiana Havard Delegate Michigan M ichiga n Peoria Alumni Purdue Grand Editor-Elect Wiscons i n O klahoma Delegate Kan sas State Delegate H ill Enos Kansas State Cornell Grand C oun s ellor- E l ect Buzzard Chicago Delegate Sullivan Missouri

Brandenthaler W elch Washington · Sprague Syracuse Delegate Bennett Harpole Yale Delegate Ob er s t Lambert Oh io Delegate Minnesota Groves Com s tock Jenk s Wisconsin Delegate Linkert Purdue Delegate

Peycke Mihalko Minne s ota Delegate Cornell Delegate

Barne s Kadyk Gordner Wa s hington Delegat • Californ ' a Del. Kansas Del. Grand President Minnesota Purdue Illinois Delegate Purdue Moore Hubbell Coy Crowe Kirk Columb:a Del. Nebra s ka Del. Iowa Del. Mi s souri Delegate Illino is Constitutional Committee Al s in N eighbors Forrester Ekblaw

((In Re" the

Acacia Alumni

E ve r y acti v it y, eve r y le gi s l a ti ve and a dmini s tr a ti ve e na c tm e nt of Concla ve, and eve r y th o ught o f o ffic e r s and c hapt e r s thi s yea r is b e mg turn e d t o ward th e alumni o f Acac ia , th e m e n w h o h ave a-o n e o ut f r 01:n th _e frat e rnit y's h o m es a nd ar e n o w s o a l a rmingl y cl ose t o l os ing th e tr gnp on th e br o th e rh oo d whi c h r e all y s h o uld h o ld th e m a ll thr o ugh th e ir lif e .

. Th e JC? U RN A L E TTE is o n e o f th ose a cti v iti es. C h a pt e r p ublica tiOn s a r e 111 th e sa m e cat eg o r y . Th e JO U RN A L its e lf i s c hief a m o ng th e m all.

It i s n o t "m o n ey" th a t is s o ught. It is th e int e r es t o f th e "o ld boys " w hi c h pr o mpt s a l e tt e r o f a d v ic e and frat e rn a li s m o nc e in a w hil e , a n int e r es t w hi c h me a n s a trip "h o m e " n ow a nd th e n , an int e r es t w h ic h m a k es fo r co mrad es hip a m o ng A ca c ia n s in yo ur c it y o r s t a t e, a n int e r es t w hi c h will brin g t o yo u a r e ali za ti o n that th ose v ows you t oo k a t th e a lt a r o f A caci a m ay m ea n ju s t a s much t o yo u n ow as durin g th ose d ays of cl ose br o th e rh ood a t "Th e Ho u se ".

A r e yo u unwillin g t o g ive th a t int e r es t ? Yo ur r es p o n se thi s yea r w ill b e th e answe r .

Your Opportunity

Grand Pr es id e nt Harr y L. B r o wn is soo n t o ann o un ce th e nam es of th e m e mb e r s o f th e E nd o wm e nt F und Co mmitt ee . Y o u w ill n o d o ubt soo n h ea r fr o m th a t Co mmitt ee .

Th e End o wm e nt F und m ea n s much t o th e futur e o f Ac a c ia . In it s m a n y r a mifi ca ti o n s it a ff ec t s b o th ac ti ve and alumni m e mb e r s o f th e F r a tern i t y. It b espea k s th e pr o gr ess a nd th e e n e rg y of th e Fr a t e rni ty t o ward th e g oa l whi c h was th e dr e am o f it s o rganiz e r s, th e g oa l w hi c h w ill m ea n a " h o m e" fo r eve r y Aca ci a n a t hi s A lma Ma t e r , a h o m e w h e r e Maso ni c br o th e rh oo d and th e furth e r ti e o f Aca cia w ill be hi s r a ll y in g p l ace fo r th e r e n ewa l o f th e pald o m s o f co ll ege da ys.

A n al umnu s w h o s upp o rt s th e E nd o wm e nt F un d kn ows th a t h e is p lay in g hi s p a rt in hi s F r a t e rnit y, a p a rt w hi c h s h o ul d b y n o mea n s cease t o ex is t o n th e d ay th a t a lumnu s l eaves hi s Acac ia h o m e.

Play Your Part

Incl ose d in your J OU RN A L E TT E is th e fo rm of a le t te r th e Edit o r wan t s yo u t o w rit e t o him . D o n o t n eg lec t it a n d r e m e m be r th at o n c e pos tp o n ed, le tt e r w ri t in g is th e eas ies t v ictim of And p r o gn os ti ca ti o n thi s tim e w ill m a rk yo u as o n e of t h ose w illin g t o n e gl ec t yo ur Fr a t e rnit y .

TH E JO U R L E TT E OF C CI

T h e fir t p a rt co n ce r n s th e J OU RN L , n o w br o u ght ba c k t o li fe

a ft e r thr ee yea r s' co m a. T h e E d i t o r w o u l d l ik e t o see eve r y a l umnu o f cac ia a s ub s crib e r t o th e b oo k. P a r t ic ul a rl y so t hi s y e a r , th e ye ar i n

w hi c h th e a l umni a r e t o b e th e o bj ec t f pr im a r y co n ce rn. Thi s ye ar' s fo ur iss u es w ill eve r y o n e b e of int e r es t T h e third i u e w ill co nta in a

c o mp l e t e F r a t e rnit y Di r ec t o r y, w ith 5,000 n a m e li s t e d. O n e o f t h ese w i ll go t o eve r y ub sc r ib e r. Th e J O .

o r a r e c o nt r ibut r s t o th e E nd o w m e n t Fu n d . B ut eve n if yo u p a s ove r th a t pa r t ab o ut th e J OU R N. L , d o n o t n eg lec t th e r es t G ive th e E dit o r yo ur n a m e a nd a ddr ess and bu in e s f o r th e D ir ec t o ry. Y o u vvi ll w a nt i t t o a pp e a r c o rr ec t ly . nd a l so contribut e o rn e o th e r n ew whi c h wi ll b e o f va lu e t o t h e Fr a t e rnit y .

II GRAND COUNCIL MEETING II

Held at Ann Arbor, Mich ., Nov. 13-14, 1920 Michigan Chapter House

Acac ia' s n e w G r a nd Co unc il co n ve n e d in it s fir s t ess io n at A nn A rbor o n

Nove m be r 13 t o t a k e up t h e m a n y m a tt e r s whic h th e G r a nd Co ncl ave h a d l e ft t o be h a nd le d b y th e s m a l le r b o dy. Th e C o u n c il m e mb e r s w e r e th g u es t o f th e M ic hi ga n c h a pt e r , a nd ex c e ll e nt pro v is io n s w e r e ma de f o r th e i r co mf o rt a nd e nt e rt a i nm e nt. V a l ua b le a s is ta n cc i n t h e ir

d e li b e rat io n s wa s g i ve n t h e G r a nd Co un c il l o r s by th e pr ese n ce a t th e m ee tin g o f f o rm e r G r a nd Co un se ll o r J o hn 'vVood wa rd

T h e r e p o rt of th e m ee t i n g, as o ff ic ia ll y

E l m e r Ek b la w , i h e r e with p u bl is h e d i n fu ll. fo r ma ll y by th e Co un c il m e m be r s, h oweve r , a See r ta r y E kb law's minut es

r e c o rd e d b y G r a nd ec r c tar y W M a ny m a t t e r s w e r e t a k e n up inr e c o rd o f whi c h is n ot in c l ud e d in

Acacia ' s Fund

C h ief a m o n g th e c w as t h e m a tt e r o f th e A cac ia E nd o wm e nt F und. R ea l pr og r ess on t h e e nd o wm e n t fund ha s b ee n h a l t e d du ri n g th e p as t th r ee yea r s by wa r ac t i v i ti e a nd r eco n s tru c t io n w o rk am o n g th e ch a pt e r s a nd th e fr a t e rnit y a t la r ge. Two m e m be r s o f th e o l d co mm i tt ee whi c h c a r ri ed o n ac ti ve a nd e ff ec ti ve w o rk pr io r t o 19 17, r es ig n e d t o th e G r a nd Co n c la ve, th ese b e i n g C h a rlc 'V.l. H a ll , th e c ha ir m a n , a nd G A l f r e d Lawr e nc e. T h e o n l y r e m a inin g m e mb e r is Ir v in 'vV D ri e h a u s, w h o ha s b ee n n a m e d a s h a pt e r A d v iso r a t Co lumbi a In v iew of a ll th ese c h a n ge i t i s pr obab l e that a co mp le t e n e w E nd ow m e nt Fund C omm itt c w ill b e n am e d by G rand P r es id e nt Ha r r y L. Br o wn a nd th a t ac tiv e w o r k w ill b e r es u m e d with t h e o p e n i n g o f th e n e w y e ar o f 192 1. T h e G r a nd Co n ci a ve vo t e d t o tr a n sfe r $5, 000 fr o m th e f r a t c rn i t y ' ge n e r a l f un d t o th e e n do wm e nt fund, thu s g i v in g to thi s fund a n a m o unt in e x ec of $7,000. T h is tr a n s f e r has n o w b ee n mad e by G r and Tr eas ur e r Ca rr o ll S. Huntin g t o n a nd th e fund thu s a um e d r ea l pr o p o rti o n s . cco r d in g t o th e p lan s o r ig in a lly fo rmu la t e d by t h ose w h o co n cc i,·ecl a nd ta r te d th e e nd o wm e nt fund , it will be u se d t o a iel c h a pt e r s i n e r ec tin g n e w h o m es u n t il s u c h t im e as t h ey o r th e i r a l umn i b o d ies c a n c a rr y th e burd e n

Inspect Fraternity Archives

T h e m a tt e r of th e A r c h i Hs o f th e F r a t e rn it y w e r e el i c u s cd a nd a n i nspect io n made of th e va ult a t th e M ic h iga n C h a pt e r h o u se w h e r e th e a r c hi, es a r c kept. G r ea t co mm e n dat io n was exp r e e d f o r th e wo rk of i\To rm a n R oeg n e r ,

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o f th e Michi ga n chapt e r and k ee p e r o f th e archi ves in hi s n ea t a nd m e th o di ca l ? f th e archi ves and th e ir ord e rl y As a r es ult o f th e m s p e ct10n 1t I S pr o b ab l e th a t th e g r an d o ffi ce r s w ill o rd e r , in acco rd a nc e w i t h

th e v o t e of th e Gr a nd Co ncl ave, that ir o n d o or s b e a dd e d t o th e p r ese n t co n c r e t e fir e pr o ofin g o f th e v ault.

Th e pr e p a r a ti o n o f c h a rts o f acti v iti es o f ac ti ve m e m be r s o f th e c h ap t e r s wa s e nd o r se d by th e Co uncil inf o rmally a nd G rand V ice-P r es id e nt H ill w ill ur <>e th e ir pr e parati o n by th e c hapt e r s . H e w ill la y g r ea t s tr ess o n th e m atte r c a r ef ul a nd f o rm a l initi a ti o n s . Th e C ouncil r ece ive d w o rd th a t Y al e C h a pt e r w a s pr e parin g t o c o ntinu e its a cti ve ex i s t e nc e and a d es ir e t o a id th e c h a pt er in all mann e r p oss ibl e w as ex pr esse d by a ll th e g r a nd off ice r s

Th e foll o win g i s th e o ffi c ia l r e p o rt o f th e sess io n a s p r epa r e d b y G r a nd

S e cr e tar y Ekblaw :

MINUTES OF THE GRAND COUNCIL MEETING

P ur s u a nt to th e auth o ri z ati o n of th e chapt e r s, ex pr esse d b y th e ir r efe r e ndum vo t e, th e Grand C ouncil m e t a t Ann A rb o r , Mi c hi ga n , Nove mb e r 13, 1920 , in th e Michi g an C hapt e r H o u se.

Th e Co un c il con ve n e d a t nin e o' cl o ck Saturday m o rnin g, with Gr a nd Pr es id e nt H a rr y L. Brown pr es idin g . All th e m e mb e rs of th e Grand Co uncil w e r e pr ese nt : Howard T. Hill , G r a nd Vic e -Pr es id e nt ; C. S. Huntin g t o n , G r a nd Tr easur e r ; T H aw l e y Tappin g, Grand Edit o r; and W. Elm e r Ekblaw , G rand Se cr e t a r y Th e fir s t o rd e r o f bu s in e s s wa s a rep o rt by th e G r a nd S e cr e t a r y up o n th e co nditi o n o f th e ch a pt e r s s o far a s hi s co rr e sp o nd e n ce had indic a t ed, s up p l em e nt e d by r e ports from th e oth e r Grand Offic e rs Thes e r e p o rt s w e r e a ll inf o rm a l a nd invol ve d con s id e r a bl e di sc u ss i o n of th e s ituati o n in th e va ri o u s c h apte r s .

Demand Greater Strictness

Br o th e r T a ppin g m ove d that th e Grand Co uns e ll o r in v is itin g c h a pt e r s d e t e rmin e imm e diat e l y th a t o nl y r eg ul a rl y pl e d ge d or initi a t ed m e m be r s be pe rmitt e d t o li ve in th e c h a pt e r hou ses, h o us e m o th e r s a nd e mpl oyes ex c e pt e d Th e G rand Co un se ll o r i s auth o ri ze d t o t a k e an y s t e p s n e c essa ry t o e nf o r ce th e rul es of Acac ia a nd th e pro v is io n s o f th e m o ti o n . Se c o nd e d b y Br o th e r E kblaw. Ca rri e d unanim o u s ly.

B r o th e r E kblaw mo ve d th e t e nt at iv e r a tifi c ati o n o f H a rri so n W a lk e r t o h o n o r a r y m e mb e rship in Aca cia a s pr o p o s e d b y th e P e nn S t a t e C h a pt e r , hi s e l e cti o n t o b e d e p e nd e nt up o n th e co mplian ce of Pe nn S tat e C h ap t e r w ith th e Co n st ituti o n a nd By-L a w s o f th e fr a t e rnity in th e ir pr ov is io n s f o r h o n o r a r y m e mb e r s . S e c o nd e d by Br o th e r Hill. Ca rri e d un a nimou s ly.

It was th e un a nim o us o pinion of th e G r a nd Co un c il th a t eve r y ch a pt e r s h o ul d obse r ve ca r e full y th e rul e pr o hibitin g m o r e th a n f o ur h o n o rar y m e mb e r s, a nd that th e numb e r o f h o n o rary m e mb e rs s h o uld b e dimini s h e d r a th e r th a n in c r ease d . Br o th e r Huntin g t o n m ove d th a t th ose c h a pt e r s n o t n o w li v in g in hou ses d evo ted t o th e purp oses o f th e chapt e r sh o uld b e r e mind e d o f th e pr ov is io n s o f o ur C on s tituti o n a nd By-L aws , w hi c h r e quir e r es id e n ce within a c h a pt e r h o u se, excep t by p e rmi ss io n o f th e G r a nd Co uncil. Se c o nd e d by Br o th e r Hill. Ca rri e d unanim o u s l y. ·

B r ot h e r T a ppin g m ove d th e t e nt a ti ve r a tifi ca ti o n o f th e e l ec ti o n o f th e H o n o ra b l e M a lc o lm R ee d t o h o n o r a r y m e mb e r s hi p in A c ac ia a s pr o p osed b y T exa s C h a p te r , with th e s tipul a ti o n th at T exas C h ap t e r c o mpl y w ith a ll t h e p r ov i s i o n s o f th e Co nstituti o n a nd By-L a ws r ega rdtn g h o n o r a r y m e m be r s, a nd ta k e p a rticul a r p r e caution n o t t o ex c ee d f o ur h o n o rar y m embe r s .

Th e m ee tin g a djourn e d a t 12 o' cl o ck.

Ao-a in a t nin e o 'cl oc k S und a y m o rnin g th e G r a nd Co un c il r eco n ve n ed B r other H a rr/' L. Br o wn pr e sidin g

Outline Work of Inspection

Th e fir s t matt e r o f bu s in ess w as th e di s cu ss io n of th e G r a nd Co u nse ll o r 's d uti es a nd pl a n s f or th e e n s uin g yea r. Br o th e r s Br ow n a nd Wo o dward , w h o h a d b o th se r ve d as Gr a nd Co un se ll o rs in th e p as t, a d vise d Br o th e r Hill as t o t h e pr ope r m e th o d o f pr oce dur e, a nd th e pr o bl e m s and diffi c ulti es w hi c h h e mi g h t r easo n ab l y ex p e ct t o find in th e vari o u s c hapt e r s.

This wa s follow e d by a di sc us s ion of th e Grand Editor's duti es a nd plans and problems for the ens uin g yea r.

It was m ove d by Br o th e r Hill and seconded by Brother Ekblaw that i t be th e t e nt at iv e decision o f th e Grand Council t o publi s h the alphabetical and chapt e r directori es of th e fraternity in a re g ul a r issu e of The Journ a l ; and that the geog raphic a l directory be publi s hed i n the form of a vest pock e t booklet; and to advis e th e var io u s c hapt e r s thr o u g h th e Grand Editor and the Grand Secretary , as soo n as possible of this t e ntati ve pl a n.

Th e G rand Sec r e tar y was in s truct e d t o prepare a nd se nd mim eog raph copies of th e proposed r ev i sio n s of th e rituals to a ll th e chapters as soo n as possibl e . Th e Grand Sec r e tar y t o d ec id e in matters o f dicti o n.

Will D i s t ribu t e D i rec t o ri e s

The Grand Council further d ec id e d to print 5,500 dir e ctories and 2, 000 c op ies of the Con s titution a nd By-Laws. Thi s d e ci s io n was made in the f o rm of a vote by Broth e r Huntin g t o n, seconded by Brother Hill, and adopted unanim o u s ly.

Th e G r a nd Co un c il unanim o usly vo ted t o ratif y the followin g e l e ction of C hapt e r Ad , ·iso r s subj e ct to the passage by the chapters of th e propos e d amendm e nt of th e constitution p e rtainin g to chapt e r advi so rs .

Mi c hi ga n-Oscar C. Hull

Nebraska-Myron Gary I owa-H a ro l d Evans vV as hin g t o n- R. W Mo o r e Wisconsin-Frank J e nk s

Minnesota-E. H. Comstock T e xas-Hal C. W eave r Kansas State-George C. Ferrier Kansas -Geo r ge 0 Fost e r I owa Stat e-Harry A. Bettendoff Penn State-vVilliam S Dy e Co lumbia-I. W. Driehaus

Th e Grand Secretary was adv ise d to r e que s t Ohio Chapter to send him a copy of th e ir manual of duties of Chapter Offic e r s, it being the best e xtant.

Th e Grand Secretary was furth e r instructed to r e mind the various memb e r s of th e G rand Co uncil t o se nd in s ug ges ti o ns for s uch a manual, and t o ask the chapters for sugges ti o n s f o r th e fraternity catechism.

To Number All P i n s

Broth e r Ekblaw moved that Broth e r Br ow n and Broth e r Huntin g t o n be authoriz e d t o d e t e rmin e th e m e thod of numb e rin g the Acacia pins und e r th e n ew contract w ith e wman. Broth e r Hill seconded Carried unanim o usly.

Br o th e r Huntin g t o n moved that the s ize of the blank forms u se d in the syst e m of unif o rm acco untin g throughout th e fraternity be retain e d as at present. Second e d by Brother Tappin g . Carried unanimousl y . Michi ga n C h ap t e r r e p o rt ed that the uniform accounting syst e m was workin g admirably in the c hapt e r , and that it had found n o d ifficulty whatever with a n y o f the f o rm s, excep t that they s uppl e m e nted th e system with c e rtain l oc al blanks for l oca l u se

Broth e r Ekblaw mov e d, and Br o th e r Huntin g ton seco nded th e moti o n that th e Grand Co uncil rul e th a t th e charter of N o rthwestern Chapter has n eve r b ee n r ev ok ed, a nd that th e pr ese nt s tatu s of th e chapter is o n e of s u s p e nsi o n. Ca rri e d un a nim o u s ly.

M eet in g ad j o urn ed a t 12 o'cloc k.

Acacia's New Grand Council

B rown Ekblaw H ill H unting t on Tapping

FRATERNITY DIRECTORY

GRAND COUNCIL

Grand Pre s ident- HARRY L. BRO 'NN - - -- - -- 1570 Old C olony Bldg., Chi ca g o , Ill.

Grand Vice-President a nd Gr a n d Co un se llor-HOWARD T HILL ____________ Box 1, M a nh a ttan , Kan.

Grand Treasurer- CARRO-LL S. HUNTINGTON 14 28 Lunt Ave., Chi ca g o , Jll. Gr a nd Secretary- W. ELMER EKBLAW ___ - 601 N. Wi lli s Av e., Ch a mpai g n, Ill.

Grand Editor-T HAWLEY TAPPI N G -____ The Press, Grand R a pids, Mi c h.

CHAPTERS

Chapter

MICHIGAN

KANSAS

NEBRASKA

C ALIFORNIA

OHIO

HARVARD

ILLINOIS

FRANKLIN

MIN ESOTA

WISCONSIN

MISSOURI

CORNELL

PURDUE

CHICAGO

YALE COLUMBIA

IOWA STATE

IOWA

PENN STATE

WASHINGTON

COLORADO

SYRACUSE

KANSAS STATE

TEXAS

OKLAHOMA

INDIANA

CHICAGO

NEW YORK

PEORIA

Address

603 S. State St., Ann Arbor, Mich. Lawrence, Kan . 1325 R Street, Lincoln, Neb

2717 Haste St., Berkeley, Calif.

1835 Indianola Ave., Co lumbu s, Ohio . 16 Prescott St . , Cambridge , Mas s SO ! Daniel St. , Champai g n, Ill.

2 10 S 36th St., Phi ladelphi a , Pa. 1206 5th St , S. E., Minneap o li s , Minn.

615 N L a ke St., Madison, \Vi s . Co lumbia, M o

614 E. Buffalo St ., Itha ca , N. Y.

4 27 Stat e St., W. Laf ay ette, Ind. 57 19 Kenwood Ave., Chi cago, Ill.

N ew Hav e n, Conn. 35 C laremont Ave., New York City.

2 110 Lin c oln 'Way, Ames, Ia Iowa City, Ia 306 Allen St., State College, Pa. Sea ttle, Wash. ! 061 12th St. , Boulder, Colo.

10 2 Walnut Pl a c e , Syracu se , N. Y. Manhatt a n, K a n.

40 2 W. 2 4th St , Au s tin, T exas

N orm a n, Okla.

Bloomin g ton, Ind .

Journal Correspondent

Harry C. McKibben

Wade Stevens

L. H. Williams

R. G. Miller

Elliott C. Lovett

George Ekblaw

R. S. Shortlidge

George Tangen

Harry F . Zimm erman

E P. Deatrick

K e ller E Bees on

Robert H . Best

C C. Schide

Frank H. Coy

W. 0. Teufei

F. Clyde Dunn

Ernest R. Saegart

Ralston G. Spra g ue

Franz J_ Maas

E C Ne lson, Jr.

W. W. Ports

Lam ayne A. To ll e

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

6 15 1s t K a t'! B a nk Bldg., Cecil L. Holman

C hi ca go, Ill.

70 5th A ve. , R o s s A Fif e N e w York City

809 C entral Nat'! Bk. Bldg., William E Kri e ger Peoria, Ill.

Corresponding Secretary

Allen P. Belknap

Harry C McKibb en

Wade Stevens

Elmo M . Estill

George E. De W o lf

W a lter B. Pre s t o n

R. S Shortlidge

Harry H. B a kken

K enn eth R o y

Le R o y G. Go rdn er

Reed Zimm e rman

Robert H. B es t

C. C Schid e

Elbert M. Prich a rd

H. W. Mor ga n

Fra nk W. M a rtin

C liff o rd L. M o hr

R a lston G. Spra g u e

F ra n z J. M aas

James A. Hendri x

Oth ell o D. P o we ll

c. D R o b s on

Duane R. Dill s

William E. Kr iege r

(Ed it o r 's No t e : Space r es tricti o n s in the J OU R NALETTE forced the Editor to co nfin e the C h a pter Corresponden t s to 100 to ISO words in th ese lette r s. 1\o such re s trictions will be pla ced upon them in their pr epa ration of letter s fo r th e next iss u e of th e JO U RNAL, which will appear some time during th e first o f February. The lett e r s a r e pl aced here in th e order in which they were r ece iv ed, due a ll o wan ce being made for the fa r di s tant cha pter s.)

PURDUE CHAPTER

Actives 23-P1edges 6

O n e hundred Acac ians , Purdue's mo t spir it ed foot-ba ll game of th e season, and id ea l weather featured the Hom e c o min g on Nov. 20; a clay replete with happy reunions and brimm e d full of good fe ll owsh ip.

Aside from th e active chapter's participation in a ll University activ iti es, and especially th e drive for a Million Dollar ,Union Memorial Bu ildin g, th e outstanding movement for the developm e nt of Acacia is the in gather in g of all local Acacians for dinn e r on the first Monday night of eac h month.

KELLER E. BEESON.

NEBRASKA CHAPTER

Actives 22-P1edges 14

Our Hom e com i ng Day was Oct. 16, on the occasion of th e Nebraska- otre Dame footba ll game, when some twenty-five of our Alumni were with us and e njoyed o ur party that even ing at the Linco l n Hot e L Scott ish Rit e Masons h e ld a smoker at the Chapter Hous e Nov. 6, for all Masons in th e Un iversity. This was a good mixer and 125 were in attenclence.

At pr ese nt w e have five men out for basketbal l and two out for wr es tling \i\Talt e r Williams made hi s lett e r in C r oss Co untry this fa ll and was e l ected captain for n ext season. Twenty-one of our men are members of pr o fe ss io nal fraternities Stan ley Matzk e is sa l es manager of the Cornhusker, th e Nebra ka annua L The f o rmal initiation was held D ec. 12, followed by a dinner.

WADE STEVE S.

ILLINOIS CHAPTER

Actives 32-Members From Other Chapters 2-P1edg es 7

At the t e nth annual Hom eco ming there we r e ove r 125 g u ests at the house, some at o ne tim e, so m e at another, and some all th e t im e. Th ese includ e d a lumni , with the ir wives, children, r e l atives and friends, and r e lat i ves and fr i e nds of the m e mb e r s. This was the larg es t numb e r of peop le we haY e e ,·er e nt e rtain e d at one time, and the m os t a lumni that hav e eve r congregated h e r e at one time, but they a ll had th e swe ll est time they have ever had, to o.

On Nov 20, we celebrated Dad's Day, and had OYe r 20 dads pr e e nt, as we ll as about SO g u es ts composed of a lumni , friends, and members , isitin g from Ohi o, Indiana, and Chicago chapters.

A n ove l sort of r e lation was in stituted on Thanksgiving Day when the Gimel chapter of Achoth sorority e nt e rtained the Acac ia chapter at an inf o rmal afternoon party.

GEORGE E. EKBLA W.

WISCONSIN CHAPTER

Actives 25-P1edges 11

Following the natura l sequence of dat es, Hom ecom in g on Nov 13 came fi r s t on our calendar of important events. About 20 alumni came back to ee th e

I ll in o is - Wi s con s i n game, r e n ew o l d ties, and r eca ll activiti es a nd j o kes of act ive 9ays . Many of them were at tra cted by an inf o rma l dancing party at th e h o use 111 the eve nm g

Our Third Degree t ea m was invit e d , o n Nov 20, to work for Madison Lodge No: 5. The team worked stead ily from one o'clock to 6:15 that afternoon, conth e fir st section . of the third d egree o n s ix candidates, and the seco nd sect t?n o n four of th e SIX , our ow n P ledge Brother Youngberg being o n e of th e

We expec t to co ntinu e this work a t int erva l s throughout th e yea r

Fnday eve nm g, D ec. 10, we gave an Annua l Banqu e t to o ur Madison a lumni a nd '!the_r Acac ia n s in Madison. This i s o n e of our big eve nt s of the yea r , for at this tune we ha ve an o pp ort unit y to m ee t in one gro up all of o ur Madison a lumni and th e ir wi ves.

H F ZIMMERM AN.

S Y RACUSE CHAPTER

Act i ve s 22-P1edge s 9

On Oct. 9 th e Syracuse chapter h e ld a ru s hin g party and smoke r at which t ime seve ral lik e ly m e n were pi cked up Tw o parti es ha ve been h e ld , one of which was an alumni hom eco min g party. S eve ra l of th e a l umni avai l ed th e mse l ves of th e op portunity to come back and l ook ove r the n ew h o u se a nd the n ew men that ha ve stepped i n t o t a k e th e ir pl aces.

No definite p lans ha ve been laid o ut for th e r es t o f th e year b ut as the h o u se is always h e r e and th e r e i s a lways someth i n g d o in g any o f th e a lumni who have a n opportunity t o drop a round at any time w ill a lw ays find a h earty welcom e. RALSTON G SPRAGUE.

OHIO CHAPTER

Activ es 31 -P1edge s 9

A banq u et was h e ld at the chapter h o us e during Centennial W ee k att e nded by 25 memb e r s of the a l umni. On Nov. 6 ther e was a g r ea t r e uni o n at th e c h apter h o u se on the occas io n of the H o m eco min g Game with Michi ga n On th e eve ning of Nov. 6 a dance was g ive n a t the Seneca Hote l in h o nor of th e a lumni w hi ch was well at t e nd e d On Sat urday eve n i n g, D ec. 4, the chapter e nt e rtain ed the a lumni members and famili es of Co lumbus a nd v ic inity with a minstrel show. This was the first o f a se ri es of lik e e nt e rtainm e nt s t o be h e ld thi s yea r for th e purpose of ge ttin g th e a lumni together. On F eb. 25 w e h ave o ur annual f o rmal dinner dance which is always we ll attended by alumni. We are l ook in g forward to t h e Founders D ay banquet o n May 15 , at which eve nt we are a l ways assured of a goo d at t e ndan ce o f th e a l umn i

R. G. MILLER.

TEXAS CHAPTER

A c ti v e s 21-P1edges 8

The following a l umni a tt e nd e d th e Hom eco min g o n Thanksgiving: 0. B. A rch e r , W. S. Birg e, Bruce C la rd y, Gilvie Hubbard, J oe Simmons , Jim Spangler, C lay Stinnett, "Bl ock" Sm ith , " R e d " Tay lo r , C har les _Brooks, Alva H owa rd a nd B ill Hawkin s. The thr ee la s t n ame d w e r e accompamed by their Wi ves, and th e last nam ed also by hi s so n, Bi l l, Jr. Co n s id e rin g th e fact that this th e first r ea l Homecomino- th e Texas C h ap t e r h as a tt e mpt e d , and th e g r e at distances that prevai l in o ur state, we cons i dered th e r e pr ese ntati o n goo d . I n add iti on, C hapt e r was h os t t o a la r ge numb e r of o ut-of -town g u e sts. W e :'Ire expect m g o ur H omeco min gs to in c r ease in a tt e nd a nc e fro m y e ar t o yea r, unttl no a lu m nu s can afford t o r ema in away Durino- th e r ece nt Sco tti s h Rit e Reunion , the C hapt e r h ad as Its guests Illustri o u s"'B r o th e r George F l em in g Moore , Sovereign G rand Com m ande r of the Southern Juri s dicti o n of th e W o r l d , and Illu st n o u s B_rother Samu e l Poyntz Cochran , Sovereign Grand Inspector Genera l o f T exas, htm se l f a member of th e T exas Chapter.

E. C. NELSON, JR.

THE JOURN LETTE OF

KANSAS STATE CHAPTER

A ctiv e s 17-P1edge s 15

A lth o ug h Oct. 30 was n ot th e d a t e o f our H o m ecom in g game, it was th e day o n w hich a la r ge numb e r of o ur alumni came t o our city in order to w itn e ss th e contest between this sc h oo l and our sis t e r in stit uti o n , Kansas U ni vers ity We we r e we ll pl ease d to hav e a nnmb e r of th e men from th e K. U. Chapter with u s th a t day.

Some of the alumni again assembled with u s on the ni g ht of Dec. 4, the date of o ur a nniv e r sa ry. The program of the eve nin g consisted of a ba nqu e t fo ll owe d by a f o rmal initiation f o r Brothers Seaton and H obbs, b o th members of the faculty of this in s tituti o n . FRANZ J. MAAS.

CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

P r es id e nt.. Dr J. J Mo o r e

V ice -Pr es ident.. ... ........................................................ ........... L. R. Morris

Secretary.. .... .. .. ... ... ..........

C. D. R obso n , 615 First at'! Bank Bld g.

Treasurer L. E. Meyer

P u b licity Manager

C. L. Holm a n , 4651 D ove r Street

S inc e o ur meeting dat e was changed from th e first Saturday t o th e first Frida y o f eac h m o nth, the incr eased a tt en d a nce demonstrat es a s pirited r e -awakenin g a nd grow in g int e r est a m o n g the m embe r s of th e Assoc ia ti o n . For o ur Decemb e r dinner on th e 3rd, 37 alumni, r e pr ese ntin g fourt ee n diff e r e nt chapters, ga th e r e d a r o und the festive board a t th e Stevens r es taurant.

At the business session afterwards, upon recommend at io n o f th e s p ec ial committee, th e Association voted t o es t a b li sh, in charge of S e cr e tary C. D R obso n , an e mploym e nt, r ece ption, and a id bureau f o r all Acacians.

F o r th e pr ese nt, the emp l oyment work will e mbrac e only th e Chicago distri ct. Act ive m eas ur es w ill b e t a ken t o list all avai labl e po s iti o ns as rep o rt e d by o ur members, o r obtained thru oth e r sources. This inf o rmation , together with e nthu s ias tic assistance i n securing the d es ir e d po s iti o n, is at th e se r v ice of any Acacian.

The o ffi ce o f th e S e cr e tary is c e ntrall y located , Room 615, in the Fir st at io nal Bank building, M o nr oe and D ea rborn streets A card ind ex of all Acacians in Chi ca go will be on file as an aid to v is iting broth e rs in l oca tin g a lumni from their own o r other C hapt e rs

In s upp o rt of thi s pr o j ec t, but one of th e m a ny activities o f th e Asso ciati o n , we a r e s trivin g to make eve ry Acacia Alumnus in or n e ar Chicago, an "a ctive" member. Beginning in January , we h ope to es tablish inf o rmal lunch eo ns down town, on a certain d ay each week. A n e w dir ec t o ry of our m e mber s will be publish e d in J an uary, but despit e constant effo r ts , o ur mai l in g l is t i s not quit e comp lete and up-to-date. Th e co-operat io n o f th e chapter s in sending us c o rrected li s t s of th e ir alumni in C hica go will b e appreciated.

Our n ex t r eg u lar me e tin g wi ll be h e l d on Friday eve ning, Jan. 7th , at th e S t e ,·ens Bui l ding R es t a ur ant. Visiting brothers are always more than welcome.

C. L. HOLM AN.

HARVARD CHAPTER

Actives 26-Pledges 1

Since the beginnin g of the colleg e year we h ave ru s h ed, pl edged, initiat ed, and a r e n o w ru s hin g so m e mor e. N o r has our rushin g b ee n confined t o o n e sex. Aside from seve r a l ve ry s u ccessf u l inf o rm a l house danc es, we staged a terpsichorea n fe ti v it y in the H a r va rd U ni o n th e eve nin g after th e H a r va rd-Princ e t on football A nd o n D ec. 18 we are p la nnin g an inf o rm a l party a t the H o u se wtth a Ch nstm as tr ee 'n'ev e r y thin g. And, incid e nt a ll y, our sp rin g Formal i s set fo r March 18.

But if o ur ·alumni can not p oss ibl y pay u s a v is it at any ot h er time we wa nt them to make a spec ia l effo rt t o d o so o n the 12th o f May when w e s hall h o ld o ur Founde r 's Day Banquet , and whe n we s h a ll l oo k forward t o seei n g many o f the o l d boys back. ELLIOTT LOVETT.

THE JO U RN A LETT E OF A CACIA

COLORADO CHAPTER

Actives 14-Pledges 10

of the a lumni r e turn e d for one m o r e ro und of p l e asur e o n H o m eD ay, 20 The main f e atur e of the d ay wa s th e annual fo o tball g am e w1th Agg_1 es . Dmn e r wa s se rv ed a t the h o u se, during w hich th e pl e d ges e ntertam e d w1th stunt s. attend e d the d a nc e a t th e Armory, g iven in honor. of th e. Hom ecome r s by th e B oos t ers club In order to mak e th e v isit more mt e r est m g a nd to s h ow th e prowess of th e ac tiv e m e mb e r s th e fo ll ow in <Y day two candidat es w e re se nt ove r th e r o u g h seas into th e h a ll s Acac ia. Saturday , D e c . 4, th e chapter ga ve th e first d a nc e of the year at th e Bou l d e r a d o Hot e l. Abo ut 40 coup l es attended. A C hristma s party is b e in <Y plann e d t o be h e l d dur in g th e las t week of th e quart e r after th e finals. "'

KANSAS CHAPTER

ERNEST

R. SAEGART.

Wh e n th e a lumni drift e d in thi s yea r to r e n ew o ld ac qu a int a n ces a nd to make n e w o n es, three g reat eve nt s awa i t e d th e m- o ur first formal party· a <Ya m e between Kansas a nd N e braska in wh ich the final scor e stoo d 20 -20 a nd w hi ch the crowd n eve r once sat d ow n ; and a forma l initiati o n, which h e lp e d to r eca ll to th e o ld m e n th e tim e th ey th e m se l ves took Acacia's ob li ga tion s

The Kansas C hapt e r as u s ual stood first in sc hol ars hip this y ea r, and is t o r ece iv e a lar ge si l ve r l oving cup that i s a nnu a ll y awarded b y th e Pa n-H e ll en ic In a thl et ic s, we had three men on th e football team, a nd ju s t won th e in terfr a ternity track m e et and with it a n o th er cup.

Eve ry third Thursday ha s b ee n es p e cially set as id e fo r th e a l umni , a nd o n t hat night eve rythin g is s id e track e d fo r th e m

The n ex t big ge n e r al ga th e rin g o f th e a lu mn i w ill be a t th e Foun d e r s' Day Banqu e t in May

HARRY CLINTON M cK IBBE N

INDIANA CHAPTER

Actives 20-Pledges 11

A lth o ugh th e C h apter h as advanc e d w ith great str id es int o thi s n ew wor l d o f Acac ia beginning with th e in s t a ll a ti o n s ix months ago, it c ra ves f urth e r prog r ess vV e a r e endeavor in g to k ee p cl ose l y in t ouc h with th e Nat io n a l Off icers and th e ot h er C hapt e r s. In the first y e ar o f o ur ex istence as a n Acac ia C h apter we a r e h an di cap p e d by h av in g o nly a s mall body o f a lumni \Vhat w e n ee d is p e rsona l contact with A ca c ian s. We n ee d m e mb e r s and al umni fr o m other Chapters to c o m e a nd car ry th e word t o u s. W e want th e m to come at any time, but e xtend a spec ia l invitati o n t o att e nd ou r f o rm a l danc e o n March 5.

The day o f th e fo rm a l is to be man o f o ur f e w a lumni back a t that fr o m a ll o ur n e ig hb o rin g Chapt e r s C hapt e r s.

o ur Acac ia H o m ec oming. W e expect eve r y time . We h ope to ent e rt a in r e al d e l egat io n s a nd r epresenta ti ves fr o m th e m o r e r e m ote L. A. TOLLE

WASHINGTON CHAPTER Actives 29-Pledges 13

Washingt o n C h apte r s t ar t e d o ff with a bang this yea r. With s uch a h ea lth y c h apter the fact that we n ee d a n e w h o m e h as b ee n driv e n h o m_e and ste i? s h ave a lr ea dy b ee n tak e n t o put ove r a pro g ram. Th e a lumn 1 backmg the m ove m e nt e nthu s iast ica ll y a nd ar e unh es lt a tm g ly offe nn g financia l a 1d . A beaut iful corn e r l o t clo se t o th e campus ha s b ee n purchased and w e h o p e to welcon?e th e o l d timer s a nd th e ir f a mili es, kid s and a ll , in o ur n ew h ome n ex t yea r. W e II h ave l ots of l o lly-p ops f o r th e y o un gsters

Thank sg iv in g week _w itn esse d a nnual Hom e Com 1_n g c e l e br_at10!1 at \Yashin <Y t o n During the p e n od of fest iv iti es num e r o u s a lu mm a nd the1r wives VISit ed a nd were o ur u- u es t s at a Thanksgiv in g dinner. Many of t h e m r et u:n ed f o r th e e c 1re ss purpo se see in g th e Washingt o n a nd Dartmouth e leve n s d e d1 ca t e the n e w co n cre t e stad ium. A ppr ox im ate l y 30,000 p e r so n s witn esse d th e cont e st F . CLYDE D UNN.

THE JOURN LETTE OF C CI

OKLAHOMA CHAPTER

Actives 27-P1edges 13

On Nov. 6 the Acacia H o us e of Oklahoma Chapter of th e Ac acia fi l led up. alumn i and th e ir f r ie nds. Oklahoma univer s ity r o mp e d on Kan as umv e rstty 111 a g l o riou s fashion.

Yo u will want to see us in i tiat e on Feb. 11 o r you wt ll want to see th e Wa hin <> t o n-0 U. basket ball ga m es F eb 11 a nd 12. If not th ese play at Non.;;'an, March 4 and 5. Thi s is y o ur hom e so don ' t be the pr o dw a l son any lo n ge r than is n ecess ary. W W. PORTS

COLUMBIA CHAPTER

Acac ia a t Columbia U ni ve rsity ha s had "a h a rd r ow t o h oc" durin g th e pa st few m o nth s. F i r s t we were unfortu n at e e n o ug h to l ose our home just at th e tim e when l e ase a nd sa le prices o n r ea l es tat e in ew York went soa r in g skyward. Then b e f o r e we r ecove red fr o m this and w h il e a purcha se scheme was bein g aot u;1d c r way, a lo n g came the Conclave and its narr o w "greek" leg islation. This some of ou r a l umni, coo led th e a r do r of many others, and quite ki ll e d o ur chances of ge tt i n g a hous e f o r th e n ext f ew mon.th s

Our 14 act i ve m e mb e rs , howev e r, a r e ho l dmg b t-week l y m ee tmgs , att e ndm g Blue Lodge and high e r Mas o nic functi o n s as often as p oss ib l e, are ha v in g a n occas io n a l smoker for Acacians and Univers i ty Masons in ge neral , and ar e str i vin g as we ll as h o p in g f o r "a m o re smooth sea ah ea d".

ROBERT H. BEST.

CORNELL CHAPTER

Acti v es 22-Pledges 6

vVe are i n "a n e w house" not, how eve r , t h e n ew ho u se h o ped for in the future. The growth of th e chapt e r d e manded th e quarters we are r e ntin g. The o ld h o m e has been turn e d into a rooming ho u se.

Severa l ex - so l diers have r e turn e d, another is back as a member o f the facu lty. As th e r es ult of Br ot h e r Da ll inback 's fin e g ift po o l n ow ranks first among o ur " indoor sports" .

Student lif e has been l iv e ned up a bit by a "ge t-to-gether" for o ur n e ig hbor s the D e l ta Zetas; an i n form a l danc e the n ig ht o f th e Corne ll -Co l umb ia game and a n o l d-fashioned Ha l l owe'e n party. E. P. DEATRICK.

NEW YORK ALUMNI ASSOCATION

Membersh i p

Compose d of Acacians from all chapters. Th e r e ar e 102 active m e mb e rs and a tota l o f 168 Acac ians i n th e environs o f ew York.

Headquarters

70 Fifth avenue, New York City. T e le ph o n e C h e l sea 9944. L isted 111 a ll c it y telephone dir ec t o rie s as Acacia Fr a ternity A l umn i Association.

Purpose

To r e new o ld acquaintanc e and mak e n ew ones to r e nd e r serv ice t o each o ther as Brothers in Acacia as Mas o ns and in e nc o ur age and fo s t e r td ea l s for the Acacta Frate rmty To pr o mote goo d fe ll ows hip, see king furth e r h g ht by be tt e r und e r s tandmg , whtch comes thru mutu a l acquaintance.

There are n o " cave dw e ll e r s" in the ew Y o rk Alumni Association. It' s a "ae t tog e ther" o f li ve wir es. Our meetin gs are o ld college days r ev iv ed with the • nap a nd pep" of footba ll "jammed" in between the r eac h o f a a r ea t c ity with Acacian who a re serving and succeeding in business and social h e r e.

Now that you know who we ar e and where we a r e don't rob u s of your f e ll ows hip by you r absence. Look us up . ROSS A. FIFE.

THE JOURN A LETTE OF ACACI A

IOWA CHAPTER

Actives 18-P1edges 9

(\. lar ge numb e r o f. alumni stopp e d at th e chapt e r h o u se a t th e las t H o m ec o min g, and s aw th e Mmn e s o ta g am e o n Nov 13. Whil e all th e o ld tim e r s w e r e to g ether , th e y d e c1d e d that th e chapt e r hom e pr o p os iti o n sh o uld be s tart e d a o- ain so , som e Ch'!-pt e r Advis o r E v an s wa s in s tru c t e d t o a c o mm1tte e of alumm and activ es to work o ut th e m os t s uitabl e pl a n s und e r pr e sent conditi o n s , t o o ur s ch e dul e, th e concludin g c e r e m o n y o f th e bi g initi a ti o n of 1921 w11l b e h e ld o n th e a ft e rno o n of th e annual dinn e r d a nc e o n F e b. 26 Thi s will be th e tim e for th e alumni t o f o r ge t th e ir troubl es, dust o ff th e eve nin g clothes and h e lp us show th e pl e dges th e li g ht W e e xp e ct to mak e it a tw o day affair, with e n o ugh excit e m e nt to k e ep the o l d m e n bu s y o n Sunday th e 27th.

FRANK H. C OY

IOWA STATE

Actives 12-Inactives 3-Pledges 15

With incr e a se d int e r es t in activiti es al o n g a ll lin e s, th e Iowa Stat e ch a pt e r of A cacia promi ses to s urpa s s a ll h e r pr ev ious r e c o rds . C lo se r touch ha s b ee n es t a bli s h e d with th e alumni , seve ra l o f wh o m w e r e with u s f o r th e Am e s-I o w a H o m ec o min g ga m e, No v 20 , th e bi gge st football eve nt in I o wa' s h ist o ry.

The A cacia Frat e rnit y w e nt o v e r th e top in the bi g dri ve f o r th e U ni o n M e mo rial buildin g . A d e gr ee t e am has b e en o r g aniz e d and is pr e parin g for acti o n .

Socially th e c hapt e r l ea d s all frat e rniti es on th e campu s . Sch o las ti c all y w e th ese y o u ar e mi ss in g so m e thin g c. C. S C HIDE

FRANKLIN CHAPTER

Actives 24-Pledges 12

On Frid a y , Oct. 29 , Fr a nklin Chapt e r ga v e a Ha ll o w e ' e n party. Thi s w as th e lar o-es t and m os t e njoy a b l e affair th e chapt e r has had s inc e th e war d ays Ab o ut SO includin g seve r a l a lumni , wer e pr e s e nt with th e ir ladi e s chapt e r al s o gave a dinn e r Oct. 9 in h o n o r of o n e o f our m e mb e r s wh o w as r ece ntl y m a rri e d.

Durin g th e r e c e nt fo o t b all se a s on th e c h a pt e r ha s h e ld o p e n h o u se a ft e r e ach o f th e o-a m es . A ll o f th e br o th e rs mad e g o o d us e of thi s b y brin g in g th e b es t g irl in f o r dinn e r o n e o r m o r e tim es . W e e xpect to co ntinu e thi s durin g th e ba s k e t-ball seaso n.

W e s h a ll soo n ha ve a so ci a l cal e nd a r o ut wh ic h wil l g iv e th e e v e nt s for th e r es t o f th e yea r Th e bi gges t a ffair w e hop e to h ave b e f o r e th e e nd o f th e y e ar is a ge n e r a l " r o und up " o f a ll Aca cian s in P hil a delphi a a nd vicinit y R. S. SHORTLID G E.

MICHIGAN CHAPTER

Michi ga n C hapt e r i s tryin g t o g et h e r alumni t oge th e r f o r b o th "o ff e n se and d e f e ns e ". On e o f th·e b es t m e thod s o f pr oce dur e see m s t o b e thr o u g h th e n a ti o nal publi ca ti o n s . E ve ry A <;:aci<l: a lumni s l10uld t o th ese- it is pr a ctica ll y th e o n l y wa y o f k ee p!n g 111 w1th th e a ffa1r s of fr a .t e rm ty Michi g an alumm ha ve a sp e c1a l m o tiv e f.or ge ttm g back <? f Aca c1a th1 s yea r. Tw o of our a lumni ar e on the G rand C o unc1l , as G:and Pr es 1d e nt a nd a s G r a nd Edit o r. If th ey ar e t o ca rr y o ut any plans for a b 1gge r and b e tt e r Acacm t h ey mu s t ha ve yo ur s upp o rt.

Th e Found e r will k ee p y o u p os t e d as t o th e d o m gs o f yo ur br o th e r a lummth e chapt e r l e tt e r s will t e ll y ou o f th e pr o bl e ms o f th e a ctl v,e a nd th e J o urn a l will k ee p y o u p os t e d o n all 26 C h a pt e rs . If y o u a r e n t r e c e 1v m g a ll of ar e battin g hi g h. A LLEN BELK NAP