Acacia Triad - Winter 1945 - Vol. 40, No. 2 by Acacia Fraternity

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The Cover This cover carries a picture by Matthew Dubourg entitled the Allied Army Crossing the Rhine. It is from the collection of "Historical Military and Naval Anecdotes of Great Britain" of the Art Institute of Chicago and is reproduced through their courtesy.

No Room for Students War swings many pendulums from one extreme to another. College campuses, almost depleted of a masculine population during the past three years, are now being besieged by an unprecedented avalanche of returning veterans clamoring at their doors for admission. The problem is far from a small one and leading educators are of the opinion that the flood of students will not pass for at least three years. When it will reach its crest is almost anyone's guess, but many are of the opinion that it will be this fall. Quonset huts, trailer units, and other makeshift living accommodations are being erected on campuses all over the country, and the number of married students seeking to continue their education is growing ... and growing! Living accommodations for them are an even greater problem. Added to this task of student housing is that of increasing the teaching staffs-and in some cases it can't be done. Colleges and universities report that they can't get additional men for their faculties because there are no places for them and their families to live! Housing projects are under way, but building restrictions and materials and help shortages are a considerable hinderance, and can't be completed in much less than a year from next fall. There is another side to the picture, however. While newspaper headlines proclaim that thousands of GI's are being turned away from colleges and universities, presidents of some smaller schools announce that their quotas are only a third to a half filled and that they could accommodate 250 thousand vets. The trouble, they believe, is that 41 per cent of all GI college students are enrolled in 38 institutions. It would seem that most vets are trying to enter the larger and better-known institutions. A partial solution at least would be for smaller schools 'to mak~ their facilities more widely known to the public. Most of the larger schools are now adopting the policy of admitting only those veterans whose education had previously been carried on at their particular institution before they entered military service, and most state universities are not admitting out-of-state students. The chances for a person to transfer his credits from one institution to another right now are very slim-even from a junior coL lege! Needless to say, the enrollment of women is being curtailed in most of the larger colleges and universities. No matter how you look at it, American institutions of higher learning are facing the greatest enrollment problems of all time.

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~ TABLE OF CONTENTS

A Close-Up of Leland Case

Laurence R. Campbell

Max Shulman

Barefoot Boy With Cheek

William Branch 42

Strange Fruit The 1945 Interfraternity Conference

Acacians the World Over

Amplifications and Ad Lib

Jack Erwin

Islands of the Night

Scudder Georgia 58

Thorns Upon the Rose

Edith H. Johnson

Letters .

Doings in the Chapters

Honor Roll of Acacia

Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Fulton. Missouri. The TRIAD is the official publication of the Acacia Fraternity, a general college fraternity, originally founded by and restricted to Masons, founded at the University of Michigan, May 12, 1904. The TRIAD is published four times each year as a quarterly. The publisher's offices are located at 1205 Bluff Street (The Ovid Bell Press, Inc.), Fulton, Missouri. Subscription rates are $1.00 per year, $1.75 for two years, $2.50 for three years, and $15.00 for life, payable in advance to the National Headquarters. Notices of change of address, including form 3578, subscription orders, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to the Acacia Fraternity, 1201-5 Bluff Street, Fulton, Missouri, or to 7001 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois.

John C. Erwin, Editor, 7001 North Clark Street, Chicago 26, lllinois ASSOCIATE EDITORS Herschel L . Washington, 1322 Commerce Building, Kansas City, Mo.; Cecil H. Haas, 2920 Carew Tower, Cincinnati 2, Ohio; Luther G. Andrews, Stu art Building. Lincoln, Nebr.

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A Close-Up of Leland Case By LAURENCE R. CAMPBELL from the Magazine World PRING blossomed through the Black Hills again, but two men in the Star office weren't discussing the weather. The older man was the owner; the younger, a junior in high school. They had one common interest: newspapers. "So you're Leland Case," observed the printer, "and you want a job." "Yes, I do," declared Case hopefully, "If I could work after school for you this spring, I would be ready for fulltime work this summer." "That you would, son," admitted the older man, "But the fact of the matter is that I don't really need a printer's devil. This is just a one-man job." The younger man gulped, but he wasn't floored. After all, Horace Greeley hadn't found everything smooth sailing, or so it said in the biography Case had just read. "It's not the wages I want so much," he explained. "You see, I'm going to be an editor." "Oh, so that's it," commented the printer, hooking his spectacles over one ear. "Tell you what: I'll give you a try. We can talk about pay after you have 'learned the case.' Drop around after school tomorrow." Today-almost three decades later -Leland Case is an editor. For fifteen years h e has been the editor of The Rotarian, a distinctive and dynamic monthly published by Rotary International. It goes to 215,000 subscribers in 4,800 communities in some fifty countries or regions of the world. Revista Rotaria, the Spanish edition, goes to 30,000 persons, most of them in Spanish-speaking countries. The Rotarian's audience is much greater than these figures suggest. Widely known for its excellent content and attractive appearance, The Rotarian is read by the whole family-not by Rotary members only. Then, too, it goes to 8,000 schools and public lilibraries, servicemen's centers, and even battleships at sea. Frequently its articles are reprinted in Reader's Digest. Looking back at his first summer in journalism, Case says, "Though I had not a penny to show for the innumerable sticks I had stuck, I felt that it was a profitable summer. Had I learned nothing more than that 'type isn't rubber,' as my tramp printer boss used to tell me in between chaws of burley, I

would still think of that summer as the best one in my experience until I graduated into long pants and the front office of a daily in a neighboring city. Anyone who aspires to the art of fitting symbols for ideas and things into limited space can hardly do better than to learn type-the hand way." Young Case wasn't a printer's devil long. Came fall, and he was the victim of technological unemployment. Through the Star's front door came a "lino", and out of the back door went the no longer needed cases, including the upper one. But Case wasn't discouraged. When he became a senior, he reported high school news for the Rapid City Daily

LELAND D. CASE Northwestern '25 Journal. Like many a student journalist, he could hardly wait to see his copy appear in p rint to be read by all the community. His journalism career was interrupted by a short "hitch" in the Student Army Training Corps at Dakota Wesleyan University. Shortly thereafter he became manager of the college publication. Today he is a member of the board of trustees and holds an LL.D. from this college. When he transferred to ÂˇMacalester College in St. Paul, Minn., he soon tackled a tough problem. In his senior year he discovered that the MacWeekly the year before had gone $300 in the hole. Nobody wanted to manage it, and some hinted that it shortly would expire. "Drawing on my nerve more than

experience, I put my hat in the ring and was elected," Case says. "Somehow I was able to convince President Elmer A. Bess-father of Demaree Bess, Saturday Evening Post writerthat the deficit should be covered by the college publicity fund." That done, the new manager launched an intensive campaign to sell advertisements. Soon sales mounted, for even one-inch ads helped. Indeed, the Mac Weekly became so opulent that both the manager and editor were paid. And Case was glad to give up his job working in the car barns of the street railway company. Fresh out of college, Case went to St. Cloud, Minn., to teach. The high school had a printing department, so he was asked to start a school paper. This he did, and it probably still is running. From that day to this, Case has endorsed student journalism (a fact noted in "A Principal's Guide to High School Journalism"). P lanning to begin graduate study the next fall, Case took a summer reporting job with the Rapid City Daily Journal. He intended to add to his reserves enough to attend Syracuse University which offered him a history teaching fellowship. But a bank failure swallowed his savings, and his journalism career continued. Case's next job was in Lead, S. D., home of Homestake Gold Mine, said to be the world's largest. There for two years as city editor of the Evening Call he encountered most of the ups and downs of newspaper life. He liked his job until he began rummaging through the files. "I'm in a rut-a deep rut," he exclaimed, turning to the publisher in dismay, "Here's a story I just wrote and the dang thing is almost word for word like the one I wrote a year ago. I've got to make a change! " "Don't give it a thought," answered the owner. "The truth is that you're just becoming efficient. But if you yearn for a change, why not take my job-buy the Call?" "Buy the Call!" ejaculated Case. "What with?" "Oh, we won't have to ask Wall Street for help," came the reply. "I'll set a price-and a fair one. You can pay for the Call out of the profits." Despite the generous terms outlined (Concluded on page 59)

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Barefoot Boy With Cheek The story of an illustrious pledge of Alpha Cholera By MAX SHULMAN FTER I left the Health Service I went for a walk. I wanted to think about all the wonderful things that had happened to me. I could scarcely believe that in just a few days I was going to walk into a university class, a belonger, a cog in a great machine where everyone puts his nose to the grindstone and pulls together. I glowed all over as I walked upon the handsome promenade called fraternity row. Minnesota has one of the finest fraternity rows in the country. Behind luxuriant, well-kept lawns stand the ornate but tasteful fronts of the fraternity houses. Doric columns adorn their facades, and through the leaded panes of their windows I could see gay, welldressed young men lounging casually in the living rooms. My fellow students, I thought rapturously. I gave a little jump in my unbridled joy. As I landed, two cunningly hinged sidewalk stones gave way, and I hurtled into a pit below. "We got one," someone yelled. Immediately two youths beset me and tied me with baling wire. Then I was carried through a devious tunnel into the living room of a fraternity house. "We got one, Roger," announced my bearers. The one called Roger was sitting at a table playing Michigan rummy with three others. "O.K.," he said. The others drew guns, and each one walked over to a door. "Untie him," Roger commanded. The two who had brought me in produced an acetylene torch and loosened me. Roger pulled out a buffer and dental floss and got his teeth ready. Then he smiled. "I'm Roger Hailfellow, the president. I'm certainly glad that you decided on this fraternity. Yes, sir, you can't find a better fraternity than Alpha Cholera. How about that, fellows?" he asked, turning to the three who were guarding the exits. "Friend, you did right," they said to me. "I'll tell you, chum," said Roger, putting his arm around me, sticking a cigarette in my mouth, and lighting it, "there's fraternities and there's fraternities. I don't like to knock anybody, but there's some bad fraternities as well as good fraternities. A fellow who joins a bad fraternity is almost as

This fantastic satire on college and fraternity life is a piece of gay impudence written by the H . Allen Smith of Fraternity RowMax Shulman. One can laugh with the author at this travesty on our "liberal" education and at the same time see beneath the surface of Shulman's writing a clear understanding of college life that enables him to be penetratingly objective in this witty expose of life on the campus. Max was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1942, is married, and served in the Army Air Corps during the war. While in college he made no small reputation as editor of one of the country's leading college humor magazines, the University of Minnesota Ski-U-Mah. Since writing Barefoot Boy With Cheek, he has also published two other equally humorous books-Feather Merchants and Zebra Derby. Because our readers can remember their own college days with a laugh and will find much to chuckle over in paralleling their own experiences, we here present chapter five from Barefoot Boy With Cheek, which tells the story of Asa Hearthrug's experience in pledging the fraternity , Alpha Cholera. It is reprinted by special arrangement with the author, and the publishers, Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc.

bad off as a fellow who don't join no fraternity at all. And you know how bad off a fellow is who don't joint no fraternity at all. Damn barb." Roger spat angrily. The three at the doors fired shots into the wall to indicate their feelings about a fellow who didn't join any fraternity. "But you're lucky," Roger continued, sticking another cigarette in my mouth and lighting it. "You picked the best fraternity first crack off the bat. How about that, fellows?" "Friend, you did right," they said. "Yes, sir, the very best. Alpha Cholera isn't one of those little upstart fra-

ternities. No, sir. Do you know when we were founded?" "No," I said. "Five hundred B. C. Alpha Cholera was founded in ancient Greece by three fellows named Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. They did not give their last names. Even in those days people knew a good thing when they saw one, and all the right people in Greece joined Alpha Cholera. The spring formal at the Parthenon was the high spot of the social year in Athens. They had the best orchestra in the country, Oedipus Rex. 'Fling and flex with Oedipus Rex' was his slogan. "But just like it is today, Alpha Cholera was choosey about who it let in. The mayor of Athens, Nick, tried to get his son into the fraternity, but Alpha Cholera was not going to take nobody with a ram's head. It meant banishment. "So the members hied themselves off to Rome. They were carried most of the way on the back of their sergeant at arms, a chap named Aeneas. When they finally reached Rome, they were so exhausted that they collapsed on the ground. They would have perished, had it not been for a passing shewolf who suckled them. "In Rome Alpha Cholera did not fare well. The members were relentlessly hunted out and murdered by the barbarous Romans. Finally there was one Alpha Cholera left, a fellow called Androcles. He hid for a time in the basement of a sympathetic Roman candlestick maker named Phelps or Mazinik. Eventually Androcles was apprehended, and it was decided that he was to be thrown to the lions. "While thousands of spectators sat in the Colosseum and roared for b}ood, Androcles bravely entered the lion's cage. The beast rushed at him. Stouthearted Androcles proceeded to grapple. Unwittingly, as he seized the lion's paw, he gave him the secret Alpha Cholera handshake. The lion paused. He licked Androcles' face and r efused to do further battle. He, too, was an Alpha Cholera, Swahili chapter. "Androcles was spared and lived to carry forward the torch of Alpha Cholera. After his death, we know that Alpha Cholera continued to exist, but we are not sure of the details. We believe that there was a chapter in Porn-

peii. When the noted archaeologist, smoking. I am grateful, too, for the Dudley Digs, excavated the ruins of time you have spent telling me all Pompeii, he found a corpse wearing a about Alpha Cholera. But, to be perpin that bore the initials A. C. We fectly frank, I wasn't even thinking think that stood for Alpha Cholera. about joining a fraternity-at least, Digs, himself, holds to another theory. not today." The three with guns moved in on me. The corpse who was wearing the pin also held a dulcimer in his hand, and Roger waved them back. "Of course," Digs believes that the A. C. meant "Ad he said simply. "How stupid of me. Carthage" where the Roman musi- You want a little time to think it over. cians' union was going to hold its con- Well, why don't you have lunch here, vention the year of the Pompeiian dis- and perhaps we can talk about it some more?'' aster. "Oh, I don't think I should. You "Be that as it may, we know that somehow Alpha Cholera went forward have done too much for me already." "Oh, pooh," said Roger. "It's nothunbrokenly. In the writings of Cellini we find this passage: 'I saw this night ing. Harry, go get something to eat for a comely wench upon the thorough- our friend ." One of the doorkeepers left. fare. After pleasant amenities she ac"Really, Roger," I cried, "you shouldcompanied me to my quarters where we deported ourselves pleasantly until n't!" "Tut, tut," Roger said. "I want you she, seeing a bauble upon my blouse, expressed a desire for it. I gave her to think of the Alpha Cholera house that and other things and having done, as your home away from home." I felt a lump rise in my throat. "I hit her in the mouth, took back the bauble, and flung her from my case- think that's the nicest thing anybody ment.' The bauble was, of course, an has ever said to me," I said simply. Alpha Cholera pin. Roger lowered his eyes modestly. "We are certain, too, that Robes- Harry came in with my lunch. I pier re was an Alpha Cholera. The looked, and for a moment I thought my motto for the French Revolution was senses were deceiving me, for Harry originally 'Liberty, Equality.' Robes- had laid a plate of hominy grits before pierre inserted the 'Fraternity.' me, and they were arranged to spell "And who do you think brought Al- out: pha Cholera to America? The pilgrim Alpha Cholera is glad you're here. fathers, no less. They were an Alpha Eat these grits in all good cheer. Cholera chapter in London, but they lost the lease on their house when their Unable to speak, I looked at Roger. landlady, the old lady of Threadneedle He _smiled reassuringly and bade me Street, found out that they were danc- eat. As I started to eat, the three at ing on Saturday nights. She hated the doors came over to Roger. They dancing since years before when she all patted me on the shoulder, and had gone out with an adagio dancer then, putting their arms about one annamed Ike, who had snatched her other, proceeded to sing this song: purse and thrown her into a passing "Stand, good men, take off your hat circus wagon where she had been asTo Alpha Cholera, our swell frat. saulted four times by an orang-utan. In our midst you'll find no rat, So the pilgrim fathers came to AmeriAnd don't let anyone tell you that. ca where nobody could interfere with their Saturday-night hops." " Be you lean or be you fat, "My. You certainly have an illusJoin Alpha Cholera, our swell frat. trious history," I exclaimed, rem~ving Since long ago, when first we mat, the cigarettes from my mouth so I Our swell bunch is together yat." could talk. "Friend, you said right," said the As their last soft chords died, I could three at the doors. see through the leaded panes of the "Now, you just sit here and smoke a window the flaming orb of the sun excigarette while I get you a pledge card pire gently into the west. The earth to sign," Roger said, inserting another was bathed in the soft pastel of the cigarette in my mouth. vanishing day. "Well, wait a minute," I protested. "Want some salt on those grits?" "I really hadn't intended to join a fra- Roger asked gently. ternity today. I was just walking along I shook my head, for my tears were the sidewalk here when I happened to salt enough. Understanding, Roger fall into your pit. I really wasn't think- perceived my condition and said "Let's ing about joining a fraternity. I hope go, fellows. He wants to be al~ne for you understand I have nothing against a while." They patted my throbbing your fraternity. It seems to be a totally shoulders and left, still singing the Aladmirable institution. And I certainly pha Cholera song in close harmony. do appreciate all these cigarettes I am I finished the grits and licked the

The Triad, Winter, 1945 plate so they wouldn't have to wash it Then I wiped my nose on my sleeve and let my thoughts take possession of me. If somebody had told me before I came to the University that my fellow students were going to make such a todo over me, I would have cried, "Go to, sirrah, and make not light of my innocence." But it was all true. Here was I, a complete stranger, taken without question into the bosom of my fellows. Ah, alma mater, you are indeed my adopted mother, I thought. Roger and the others returned. "How was it?" Roger asked. "The lunch? It was divine." "Well, that gives you a rough idea of the kind of cuisine we have at Alpha Cholera. And hominy grits is only an example of what you'll get. We often have peanut-butter sandwiches, baked beans, turnip greens, and head cheese. And on legal holidays we always have mackerel." "No!" I exclaimed. "Yes," said Roger. "And would you believe it, our kitchen shows a profit year after year. But enough. Let's get down to business. Are you ready to join?" The three at the doors had put their guns in their holsters. Now they drew them again. "Well," I said, "how much does it cost?" "Why, bless you," Roger said, "don't you worry about that. Come with me. I'll introduce you to some of the fellows." He took me by the hand and led me upstairs to the dormitory. "We have one of the biggest B.M.O.C.'s in Alpha Cholera," he said, as we walked up the stairs. "What is a B.M.O.C. ?" I asked. "A Big Man on Campus," he explained. We stopped in front of a room near the head of the stairs. "This room belo?~s to Eino Fflliikkiinnenn," Roger sa1d reverently. "Not Eino Fflliikkiinnenn, the football player!" I cried. "Yes, " sa1"dR oger. "He will be your fraternity brother." I was all shaky inside as we entered Filliikkiinnenn's room. He was standing in a corner beating his head methodically against the wall. "He's toughtening up for the football season," Roger whispered. "Eino," Roger called, "here's a man who wants to meet you. He is going to pledge Alpha Cholera." Eino grabbed my hand in a hearty grip. "Ay tink dot's real nice " he said. "Ay am happy to call you ~y brudder." I did not trust myself to speak. "Did I do good, Roger?" said Eino.

The Triad, Winter, 1945 "Yes, Eino," Roger answered. "Now let go of his hand and go back to your exercises.'' "Say, Roger," Eino said, "you didn' pay me yat dis mont'." "Is that so?" said Roger. "Well, it's just an oversight. I'll see that you get your money right away." "You batter," Eino said. "Ay got a goot offer from Mu Beta Fistula to live over dere. Dey pay on time too." "I'll see that you get your money. Don't worry," said Roger. "You batter," Eino said, "and cash. No more beer chips." We left. "Just think of being a fraternity brother of Eino Fflliikkiinnenn's," Roger said to me. "I can't imagine anything more heavenly," I answered. Roger rubbed his hands. "Well, then, should I get the pledge card?" "Well, I don't know. I really wasn't thinking of joining a fraternity. I just happened to be walking by when I fell into-" "Let's go take a look at our record collection," Roger interrupted. We went downstairs to a large radio phonograph with an enclosed record cabinet. "We got everything," Roger said, "Goodman, Shaw, Basie, Dorsey, Herman, anything you want. All the new stuff too. Just got a new Andrews sisters disc today. 'Death and Transfiguration' on one side. 'Dope Me, Doctor, with a Sulfa Drug' on the other. Or maybe you like the heavier stuff. Symphonic. We got all you want. 'Filigree on Derriere's Variation of a Theme of Merde' recorded by the Rush City Four. And 'Afternoon of a Prawn.' Anything you want." But again he was taking me somewhere. I followed him into a room piled waist high with pictures of girls. "Pictures here of every girl on the campus. Name, address, age, height, weight, habits, and food and liquor capacity written on the back. Also achievement records of all the fellows who have ever taken her out. Join Alpha Cholera and be sure what you're getting into." "Lands sakes," I said admiringly. "Now will you pledge?" Roger asked. I took his two hands in mine and looked him in the eyes. "Whatever you think best, Roger," I said simply. He rubbed his hands rapidly, starting a minor conflagration on his cuffs. "Now, I suppose you want to discuss finances. Well, just you don't worry about that at all. I'll call our treasurer, and we'll have every little thing all straightened out as fast as you can say Jack Robinson. You'll like our treasurer."

41 Roger left and came back in a few minutes with the treasurer. "This is our treasurer, Shylock Fiscal," he said. "Well, you finally got one," he said to Roger. Roger smiled modestly. "I was about to go to work," Shylock said. "Where there's life there's hope," Roger reminded him. "I just about gave up," Shylock confessed. "It's getting worse each year what with the other houses serving meat and keeping a dozen B.M.O.C.'s and-" "That reminds me," Roger interrupted. "Eino wants to get paid." "Give him some beer chips," suggested Shylock. "No, he wants cash." "Cash, huh? Well, let's see what we can get from this turnip." Shylock turned to me. "I'm Shylock Fiscal," he said cheerily. "Just call me Shy. Everybody does. I guess it's because I'm not. Heh, heh, heh.'' "Heh, heh, heh," laughed Roger. I joined the general merriment. How good it was to share a good joke with good men. "So you've decided to join Alpha Cholera?" Shylock continued. "Friend, you did right. You'll never regret it. There's nothing like a good fraternity, and Alpha Cholera is the best, isn't it, Roger?" "Yes," Roger admitted. "Yes sir. You can't beat a good fraternity. Good fellows living together in a good house, sharing each other's problems, making contacts that are going to be their most precious possessions in later life. But I don't have to tell you about the advantages. Anyone looking at you can tell that you know what the score it." I blushed becomingly. Shylock leaned closer and put his hand on my knee. "The surprising thing," he said, "is how reasonable Alpha Cholera is. I mean, looking at it intelligently. You and I know that in this world you don't get something for nothing; the best thing you can hope for is to get a lot of a little. And that's what you get when you join Alpha Cholera. "Take dues, for instance. We charge $100 a month. I'll admit that $100 is a tidy sum. But remember, if you were going to take a suite in a hotel downtown while you went to school you'd pay a lot more. And besides, you'd be living alone. You wouldn't have all these swell kids to live with and share your problems. Furthermore, $100 a month dues keeps out the riffraff. You can be sure that you're living with the best people at Alpha Cholera. "Now then, there's meals. Breakfast

-$1.75. Lunch-$2.50. Dinner-$4.00. Now you know as well as I do that you can't pay too much for a good meal, attractively served in pleasant surroundings. How about that, Roger?" "Yes," said Roger. "And laundry. You just throw your dirty clothes down the chute, and the next time you see them, they're spicand-span, all ready to wear. None of that wet-wash stuff here. No sir. And all for $12.50 a week. "Then there's national dues; Alpha Cholera isn't one of your dinky onechapter houses. Not on your life. You'll find an Alpha Cholera house on every major campus in the country. And that's important. Whenever you visit another college, you don't have to pay four or five dollars a night for a hotel room. You just go to the Alpha Cholera house and they'll put you up without charging you a cent. National dues are $40 a month. "And that's it, friend. That's every red cent you'll pay for being an Alpha Cholera, except naturally $5.00 a month for the telephone, a quarter a day for hot water, and $300 for your handsome zircon Alpha Cholera pin. Of course there'll be special events from time to time, but we won't worry about those now, will we?" "No," said Roger. "Now that you know all the facts about Alpha Cholera, are you ready to make your decision?" Shylock asked. "We want you to go into this thing with your eyes open. This is the most important step you have ever taken in your life, and we want you to want to join Alpha Cholera; otherwise we don't want you. The decision is entirely up to you. We have acquainted you with the facts, and this is all we can do. Now, you take your time and think it over. We'll give you ninety seconds.'' I knew it was an important decision, and I took the full allotted time. As they twisted my arms, I mentally weighed the considerations in the case. There was only one answer I could reasonably, honestly, and conscientiously give. "I'll pledge," I said. We shook shands silently all around, not trusting ourselves to speak. "Shy," said Roger, after we had choked back our tears, "you tell him about the pledge period while I get everything ready for the ceremony." He left. "Now," said Shylock, "you are going to be pledged in just a few minutes. For six months after you are going to be a pledge. Then you get initiated and become what is called an active. During your pledge period you are sort of a little brother to the actives. You

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42 come to us with your problems and we give you advice about whatever you want to know. We choose your clothes and your girls for you. You just let us actives worry about everything." I nuzzled against his sleeve. "There, there," he said quietly. "All ready," called a vice from down the hall, and I left with Shylock for the pledging ceremony. (The ritual that followed is very secret, and I must ask the reader to keep the ensuing account in strictest confidence.) We entered a room lit dimly by candles. A group of young men sat crosslegged in a circle on the floor. In the corner of the room on a dais Roger sat, dressed in a curiously inscribed robe. Frankincense and myrrh burned in an icon on the wall. Shylock led me to the center of the circle. He chanted: "I bring a man Into this clan." "Hubba, gubba, Goodrich rubba,"

intoned the circle. A barefoot maiden in a white gown entered bearing a young ram above her head. She deposited the ram in Roger's lap. "Ram, bam, Thank you rna' am,"

he said. He drew a curiously inscribed kriss from his robe and slit the ram's throat. He dipped his finger in the blood and, beckoning me to the dias, made a curious inscription on my forehead. "He's been washed in the blood of the ram," Roger announced. "He's been washed in the blood of the ram," repeated the circle. Then they sang: "Blood, thud, Fuddy dud."

They leaped to their feet. Each put his hands on the hips of the one in front of him. They proceeded to move around me in a curious dance consisting of three steps and a kick, regularly repeated. After a while they resumed their positions and chanted: "Simba, marimba, Richard hirnba."

The lights went on, and suddenly their smiling faces were shaking my hand. Tears streamed uncheckable from my little eyes. "My brothers! My brothers!" I cried hoarsely. Now I was on their shoulders, and they were giving three cheers and a tiger for me. "By the way," said Shylock, "what's your name?" "Asa Hearthrug," I answered. "Wouldn't you know it?" he said.

Strange Fruit By WILLIAM B. BRANCH HE problem of the American Negro was the text of the winning oration in the Kirk Oratorical contest recently held at Northwestern University. This moving plea for racial equality is printed here for the purpose of bringing it to the attention of thinking men and because of its lucid presentation. William Branch, himself a Negro, was born in 1927 in New Haven, Connecticut. He has since lived in New York State, North Carolina, and in Washington, D. C., his present home. He is the sixth of a family of seven minister's sons. Bill was graduated from the Dunbar High School in Washington in 1945, after winning a four year Pepsi-Cola college scholarship, a thousand dollar Elk's scholarship, and many other honors and prizes in various academic contests. At present he is a freshman in the school of speech at Northwestern and is understudy to the leading man of the current Chicago leading stage hit, Anna L ucasta, which was also a smash hit on Broadway. One of his brothers, Lieut. Frederick C. Branch, was recently commissioned the first and only Negro Marine Officer in the history of the Marine Corps. Two other brothers, one an army lieutenant, also served in the war.-Ed.

L isten, Americans! L isten to the things I have to tell you today. Open your minds, Americans, and judge for yourselves the merit of my words. This is the land of my birth. My father and mother before me were also born in this country. My ancestry can be traced back at least five generations on American soil, and many more through Indian heritage. America is my country, my native land, my home. Yes, I too, by the grace of God, am an American, old stock as compared with recent immigrants. And yet, many Americans, some unable to speak the English language, so recent is their arrival on these shores, may partake at will of America's manifold freedoms and joys though I may not. They may freely make use of her hotels and restaurants, her railroads and busses, her hospital and recreational facilities. I, who was born here, may not. They are free to work at occupations for which they are fitted, buy property, build or rent homes; once naturalized they may vote in Georgia or Mississippi, if they reside there. But I may not. They may

attend the nation's schools, colleges, and universities-Northwestern for example-with little or no restrictions -they may live in the dormitories and join the fraternities. And yet, I may not. Yes, I am an American, but I am a colored American. There are thirteen million more like me, over 10 per cent of the total population. One out of every ten Americans is a Negro. And one out of every ten Americans is restricted, oppressed, looked down upon and kept down because his skin is darker than that of his Caucasian brother. We are the strange fruit of America, the dark fruit, the forbidden fruit . Today, Americans are becoming increasingly disturbed over this, the socalled "Negro P roblem." And rightly so. The recent world war has brought to the fore conditions which for too long have remained hidden in the background. It has shown that the United States, too, must be made "safe for democracy." Now that the terrible world conflict is ended, America is engaged in another struggle-a struggle to win the perilous peace. She speaks of world unity, democracy, and b rotherhood . But the thorn in her side, the still, small voice whose cries will not be silenced is the undemocratic treatment of her Negro minority. For the entire world knows that there can never be an effective and lasting peace so long as men discriminate against other men because of race, religion, color, or creed. We Americans must begin to practice what we preach, lest there come a day when we shall not preach. Unity, brotherh ood, and democracylike charity-must begin at home. By far the greatest racial problem in our nation lies in the Southland. For here the basic principles of democracy do not exist when it comes to me. When I dare go to the polls on election day in most southern states, I am told to step aside, that I am not eligible to vote. Without the ballot, mind you, a citizen has no means of protecting his constitutional rights. But despite the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, despite repeated supreme court rulings to the contrary, the Negro in Dixie is allowed little or nothing to say concerning his government. In industry, I am confined for the most part to farming or menial and service occupations. Even when I do manage to break into a better job, I

The Triad, Winter, 1945 probably will not receive decent or equal pay. "No Negro working for me is gonna get the same wages as a white man" is a familiar quotation to me, though usually in much harsher terms. During the war, many Americans, including the governor of Alabama, refused war contracts rather than abolish employment discrimination. And then there is that matter of "liberty and justice for all," words which have a hollow sound, don't they, when one sees a colored man dragged from a bus by officers of the law, mercilessly beaten and jailed because he refused to surrender his seat to a white man when the bus became crowded! Or when the so-called courts of justice hand down such blasphemous decisions as in the infamous Scottsboro case a few years back! Or when within a week, three Negroes-two of them mere boys-were beaten, kicked, tortured, and finally hanged by howling mobs of "law-abiding" citizens in Mississippi!-acts for which today we condemn Japanese and Germans to die, but which we just don't talk about when committed by us here in America. These three simple premises of democracy, the rights to vote, to earn a decent living, and to equal justice and protection under the law, are all somehow found lacking when applied to my race in the South. For we are the strange fruit, the dark fruit, the forbidden fruit. But the whole trouble does not lie in Dixie; the race riots of Detroit, Harlem, and Los Angeles would prove otherwise. The North and West, too, must accept their shares of responsibility. For be he wise as Einstein or as saintly as Jesus, a Negro is not allowed to forget that he is a Negro wherever he goes. The problem above the Mason Dixon line is basically economic. Though many industrial gains have been made, there is still a long, long way to go. A Negro has less than one sixth as much chance as you to become a business, professional, or white-collar worker. He is nearly always "last hired and first fired." During the war it took a threatened "March on Washington" to force the nation to solve its manpower problems by employing Negroes. As a direct result of this on September 3, 1941, President Roosevelt issued executive Âˇorder 8802, forbidding discrimination in war industries and government agenices, and created the Fair Employment Practices Committee to enforce the order. Through this agency, thousands of employers learned the lessons of tolerance, though many more openly defied the weak committee. Now, since the emergency has

43 eased, the FEPC is in its death throes. Ruth Benedict and Dr. Gene Weltfish, Congress has refused to appropriate distinguished anthropologists of Comore funds to continue its fight, de- lumbia University, differences in the spite the pleas of such authorities as intrinsic worth of individuals are not Henry Wallace, Secretary of Com- determined by race, but by "differm.erce, who recently stated bluntly, ences in income, education, cultural "There can never be full employment advantages and other opportunities." without fair employment." The out- As proof, they quote figures which look is very grim to the Negro worker show that Northern Negroes scored as he struggles to hold on to what little much higher on the A.E.F . intelligence he has gained. tests than white Southerners-from For to the employers of America, Missi:::sippi for example, a fact which he is strange fruit, dark fruit, forbid- must have disturbed that "illustrious den fruit. gentleman," Mr. Theodore G. Bilbo, Throughout the nation, though most to no end. frequently and fanatically in the South, Some would say that racial prejuthe evils of racial segregation exist. dice is an old universal instinct. On Sponsors of segregation contend that the contrary, "it is hardly a hundred there is no loss of equality. Practically, years old," to quote Dr. Benedict. "Beit never works out that way. It always fore that, people persecuted Jews b emeans less for the one Jim Crow cause of their religion, not their and an unequal value for his mon- 'blood'; they enslaved Negroes because ey. Separate schools mean inferior they were pagans, not for being black." schools; Jim Crow railroad accommo- Âˇ Others would say that racial prejudations mean unequal accommoda- dice is inevitable and incurable. But, tions; segregated communities mean among others, Russia, the largest nainferior communities. One of the most tion on earth, has no racial problems. powerful instruments of segregation is By means of anti-discriminatory laws the restrictive covenant. You look with -laws which are enforced-she has disgust at the shameful slums of Chi- out an end to strange fruit in the Socago's south side, the dirty overcrowd- viet. When all other arguments fail, the ed shacks and tenement houses of Harlem, or the dilapidated Negro commu- diehard Southerner will almost innity across the railroad tracks in your evitably challenge you: Âˇ"How would home town, but you do not realize that you like to have your daughter marry by means of restrictive covenants- a Negro? " I have never understood agreements which prohibit the Negro the intelligence of asking that quesfrom living elsewhere-your brother, tion. Nobody as a rule ever intimately your uncle, or your father: the real associates with or marries anyone else except by mutual consent. Why the estate man, is responsible! For to him, a colored man is strange Southerner thinks his daughter or I would want to do otherwise is a mysfruit, dark fruit, forbidden fruit. Even the United States government, tery to me. Even in states where inthough sworn to uphold the letter and termarriage is legal there are few spirit of the Constitution, is guilty of "mixed" marriages, and among these, racial prejudice. For it is no accident I have yet to hear of a bride coaxed that dark-skinned servicemen are seg- down the aisle by a Pistol Packin' regated and discriminated against in Papa! Why a man feels that granting America's armed forces, even while the Negro his constitutional rights risking their lives to free other men would make me want to marry his daughter, I have never been able to from the shackles of intolerance! Why do these outrageous conditions understand. What, then, is the objection to grantexist in America today? Why is it that, in this supposedly Democratic na- ing to Negro citizens the full benefits tion, such Nazi and Fascist doctrines of democracy? What is the objection as racial prejudice prevail? Why is it to treating us not as strange, dark, or that Americans oppress other Amer- forbidden fruit, but as fellow human icans becausP. of the color of their beings who think and feel, who must eat and sleep ,who were born and must skins? Some would say that the Negro is die, just like yourselves? If I am dirty, I can cleanse myself ; biologically and intellectually inferior. But science tells us that no race if I am ignorant, I can better myself ; is innately inferior or superior to an- but if you deny me justice because of other. To be sure, be they white, black, the coloring in my skin, then I can only yellow or purple, some men are below refer you to God who gave it to me! My message, then, is a simple one. our man-made biological or intellectual standards, others above it. To say We who today are the youth of the nathat a man is inferior or superior is one tion; we who today are the students thing, and to trace that trait to his race and scholars, the athletes and apprenis another. According to Professor (Concluded on page 58)

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The 1945 Interfraternity Conference OR the first time most of the national organizations that serve college youth have determined upon a united front to preserve and strengthen the fraternity and the sorority as worthy agents in the social and educational development of young men and women. That is what made the thirtyseventh annual session of the National Interfraternity Conference, held in New York City, November 23 and 24, historic. Representatives of the National Association of Deans and Advisers of Men the National Association of Deans of Women, the Professional Interfraternity Conference, the Professional Pan-Hellenic Association, the Association of College Honor Societies, the National Pan-Hellenic Congress, and the National Interfraternity Conference participated in a symposium Friday evening at the Hotel Commodore. The leader was Joseph A. Park, dean of men at Ohio State University and chairman of the National Committee on College Fraternities and Societies. Definite approval of fraternities came from Dean Fred H. Turner of the University of Illinois, the first speaker on the symposium, who spoke as a representative of the National Association of Deans and Advisers of Men. He said: "Most of the deans in the association are one hundred per cent for fraternities. They think there is something good in them; they think they are useful organizations to have on a campus, and that there is work for them to do. They see in the fraternity group the ideal size for administration, one easy to work with." What the fraternities have to do, Dean Turner concluded, is to keep up their grades, keep their houses in good condition, avoid any disciplinary trouble, pay their bills, collect their bills, and live up to the ideals that make a fraternity different from an ordinary rooming house. Equally emphatic was the representative of the National Association of Deans of Women, Dean E. Eunice Hilton, who said: "We could not get along without fraternities and sororities at Syracuse. Not only do they solve in part one of the most difficult problems there, housing, but, most important, they supplement the regular program provided by the university for the development of the potentialities of the individual student, providing a certain thing for the students that we are not

for more girls and more cooperation between administration and the National Pan-Hellenic and local groups." Speaking for the Professional Interfraternity Conference was Allen Lester Fowler, who pointed out that his association has twenty-seven fraternities, comprising a thousand chapters and claiming three hundred thousand members, representing nine different kinds of professional education. After discussing some of the problems of the professional fraternity in relation to the returned service men, Mr. Fowler called for a re-kindling of ideals that are needed to be tied into life. "Our objective," he said, "is to build CRITERIA intelligent and interested members of the professions, commercial instituWe consider the fraternity res ponsible for a positive contributions, and civic communities who can tion to the primary functions of the colleges and universities, and thereand will direct their energies toward fore under an obligation to encourmaintaining high standards of busiage the most complete personal development of its members, intellecness ethics and improving matters aftual , physical, and social. ThereÂˇ fore we declare : That the objecÂˇ fecting the general welfare of all cititives and activities of the fraternity zens. s hould be in entire accord with the aims and purposes of the institu"We are very much in need of brothtions at which it has its chapters. erhood today, brotherhood not only of That the primary loyalty and re. sponsibility of a student in his relawords, but also of thoughts and deeds. tions with his Institution are to the institution . and that the association Properly organized and operated, there of any group of students as a chapis no finer vehicle to assist in fostering ter .of a fraternity involves the definite responsibility of the group for and carrying forward those ideals the conduct of the individual. That the fraternity should promote conthan the fraternity, dedicated to the duct cons istent with good morals promotion of fellowship and the mainand good taste. That the fraternity should create an atmosphere which tenance of a high standard of business will s timulate substantial intellectual progress and superior intellecethics in a constructive effort to make tual achievement. That the fraterthis world a better place to live in." nity s hould maintain sanitary. safe, and wholesome physical conditions Mrs. Frances R. Murray, president in the chapter house. That the fraof the Professional Pan-Hellenic Asternity should inculcate principles of sound business practice both in sociation, expressed the belief that the chapter finances and in the business relations of its members. professional organization is to play an A d o p t ~ d by th~ National lntuÂŁratcrnity essential part in post-war education, C o n f ~r~ncc especially in urging returning service members to continue their education that war interrupted and in encouraging young people who have been earning good pay with inadequate educadestruction. Selection is inevitable in tion to seek professional education. a democratic society. Selected group- She concluded with the statement: "I feel that no professional fratering is natural, and we are going to have it. Students must learn to face nity need ever be on the defensive for its reason for existence, so long that fact. "When the Greek-letter groups are as it fulfills three needs: "The first, the need of the school, by willing to integrate their programs with the total educational program fostering cooperation among students, and when they find an administration encouraging excellence in scholarship, that is willing to see them do that, the maintaining standards, and stimulating groups have a contribution to make ing improvement in professional prowhich will enrich any campus in our grams. country with respect to the develop"Second, the need of the student by ment of the individual student and the training for leadership, by making richness of that student's experience each achieve more than she could do on the campus. As a dean of women alone, by giving help to her sisters in who has seen what sorority life can do school and advice from those in profor girls, I would like to see more of it fessional life, making that step from

able to provide on our campus, no matter how we try. Fraternal groups have added to the morale of our students and to that intangible thing called school spirit." Dean Hilton took cognizance of criticisms directed against Greek organizations when she said: "I have never been able to see that the correction Qf evil is best done by

The Triad, Winter, 1945 student to practice a brief and easy one. "And the third need in the professional world, to promote high educational standards of professional training and advance the interest and develop opportunities for professional women." The role which has been played and is being played by the Association of College Honor Societies was outlined by Dr. Robert W. Bishop of Cincinnati. He made clear the fact that the functions of honor societies are not social or professional in the sense of the general and professional fraternities. "The function of the honor society," he said, "is to recognize achievement in high scholarship and in quality leadership in campus life as marks of distinction, and in so doing it encourages the producton of good scholarship, the development of well-rounded personality, leadership qualities, and general campus citizenship. "This function does not compete with, alienate, or break down the fraternity system; rather it promotes and enhances the fraternity system at its very center. It is the considered judgment of the ACHS that the honor society in American colleges thus plays a significant role in the entire fraternity system, and it looks forward to a more useful service and influence in the future." The special privileges that fraternity men and women have, declared Miss Amy Burnham Onken, national president of the National Pan-Hellenic Congress, should be accepted with humility as obligations. "Fraternities," she continued, "have the tools with which to work, ideals which set high standards for living and being. "In the National Interfraternity Conference's Fraternity Criteria and Its Principles of Democracy, in the Association of Education Sororities Code of Ethics, in the National Pan-Hellenic Conference's Creed, fraternities have proclaimed their ideals for a united effort towards the attainment of common goals. These then are both the tools with which fraternities must work and the measuring stick by which they will be judged. "These creeds speak for themselves of the common ideal that fraternities shall help their members get the most and the best-and only the best-from their college experiences in order that they may prepare themselves to give the most and the best of themselves to all life's experiences that they shall be a vital factor in producing truly educated men and women." In speaking for the National Interfraternity Conference, L. G. Balfour, past national chairman, declared that

45 the symposium meeting was not only auspicious, but the most historic meeting the fraternity system had ever held, as it was a gathering of all the elements that are factors in Greek life. He concluded with the following statement: "We have finally come to learn and later we are going to prove that the problem of any Greek-letter fraternity or sorority, if legitimate, is the problem of all of us. We welcome our friends of the other groups, and we hope that this is the beginning of a permanent and profitable association." In concluding the symposium, Dean Park told of the aims of the National Committee on College fraternities and Societies. He stated that on most campuses the fraternity is now officially recognized as an integral part of the college program and noted that a highly significant development in the last thirty years had been the growth of professional leadership, forward looking and practical. He also paid tribute to societies whose membership are drawn together by common interests and achievements in fields as varied as scholarship, professional interests, and campus leadership. He then pointed out the fact that Greek letters are also used by questionable organizations, and stated that it is the purpose of the committee to encourage the constructive activities of legitimate organizations and distinguish between them and those which merely provide a good living for a few, and also to educate the public as to the true background of non-collegiate societies which use Greek names. Another event which emphasized the unity of all college Greek-letter organizations was the Victory Luncheon at the Waldorf Astoria, Saturday, attended by 450 men and women. Toastmaster for that affair was John W. Vandercook, well-known NBC commentator, and the principal speaker was Dr. Edmund Day, president of Cornell University, who pointed out that, following victory, the most serious threat America faces in spiritual lassitude, the same spirit which prevailing twenty-odd years ago, led the nation into policies of short-sighted and foolish political isolationism. He called for the full strength of the American people to be used to bring health, prosperity, justice, and peace to all this one-world of ours. In conclusion he said: "On this occasion, when we meet here representing the college fraternities of the country, I like to think that the ideals for which we stand have a significant bearing upon the necessities of this postwar situation, for the ideals of the college fraternity are the

ideals of common fellowship, of sympathetic association, of mutual helpfulness, of upright living, of unselfish service. "These are ideals not easily attained. We know that at times we have fallen seriously short of them. But they remain ideals worth striving for with all the resources of mind and body and character we can possibly marshal. "In so doing we can minister to Âˇthe most pressing needs of our time, for in a wider sense of brotherhood, a more pervasive spirit of good will, a greater readiness to sacrifice for the common good, lie the promise of all the years to come." Other speakers included Commodore John K. Richards of the U . S. Navy, who emphasized the fact that in the naval program of training through the colleges there was stressed the importance to a man's education for effective leadership of learning by living together, and so men were allowed to join fraternities; Brig. Gen. Franklin Hart, Marine Corps, who made a plea for physical fitness and urged fraternity chapters to pay a part in the physical development of the individual ; and Benjamin H. Wicksel, who spoke in behalf of the Victory Loan bond drive. Josephine Antoine, Metropolitan Opera Company coloratura, and Gertrude Hopkins, harpist, added much to the enjoyment of the afternoon with their musical numbers. Their participation was due partly to Mu Phi Epsilon and Sigma Alpha Iota, music sororities. It was a group of fraternity leaders made serious by the challenge brought by the somewhat unexpected close of World War II that Verling C. Enteman, Delta Phi, faced when Friday afternoon at the Hotel Commodore he gave his address as chairman of the National Interfraternity Conference. He reviewed an impressive record of activities carried on by the Executive Committee and officers of the conference and stressed the importance of the cooperative program being developed among the various associations interested in college youth. Chairman Enteman reported that in an amazingly large number of educational institutfons throughout the country hazing is a thing of the past as the result of a resolution passed last year requesting all educational institutions to ban officially and absolutely all forms of hazing involving mental or physical torture. He concluded his address as follows: "The world has had a great object lesson in the truth that men who are all mind and no heart can be mortally dangerous to society. It is the ideal of the fraternity that gives moral direc-

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46 tion to intellectual discipline, tempers its coldness with the warmth of humanity, and ennobles it with those two fundamental concepts to which we all subscribe, the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man." The final report of the Postwar Planning Committee of which Mr. Enteman was the chairman was an appendix to his address as conference chairman. It developed the thesis that as the purpose of a college education is to prepare the student for the art and business of living, so the objective of the fraternity is to assist the individual in more fully attaining this purpose. Some of the concrete proposals follow: While the local chapter should have absolute right to select its own members, the institution of which it is a part should assist by supplying names of prospective students and information about them. There should be no prohibition of membership on the part of the educational institutions except for moral or scholastic reason. Chapter financial affairs should be conducted in a businesslike manner; cost per man for a new housing unit should be similar to dormitory unit construction cost. Housekeeping should be safe, sanitary, and wholesome. In scholarship the local chapter should regard the all-men's average as a minimum below which the chapter should not fall. No member should be exploited in extra-curricular activities for the convenience of other members or the aggrandizement of the local chapter. There should be a maintenance of those things that will contribute Âˇto cultural and spiritual interests and a continuance of basic ideals, such as understanding and practicing true principles of democracy, recounting and adhering to established criteria, promoting and stimulating respect, tolerance, and loyalty. There should be a continuance where now functioning and an establishment where non-existent of alumni interfraternity councils. A national fraternity should hold national conventions, elect officers democratically, maintain a central office, publish its laws, distribute a magazine, appoint a traveling secretary, instill in each member a sense of the dignity of human nature. One fraternity should not indulge in any conduct detrimental to another fraternity. Reports of other officers of the conference and of various committees were presented. In the one written by Frank E. Mullen, chairman of the Press and Public Relations Committee was the announcement that the Execu~ tive Committee had adopted a resolution recommending that its member

fraternities broaden the base of their membership and support the formation of additional chapters of national and local fraternities on those campuses where it was necessary to best serve the needs of the entire student body. The recommendations of the committee included the following: Implement the post-war objectives of fraternities. Create, where lacking, and maintain, where existing, a favorable and friendly environment for the functioning of fraternities. Combat all unjustified attacks on the fraternity system. Carry on a systematic program of education, both internal and external, to strengthen fraternities in all their relationships. To carry these out, the committee recommended the establishment of a staff to include one qualified public relations and publicity executive and necessary secretarial help, that would carry out the plan which would be national in scope and coordinate its activities with the member fraternities. William P . Reed, executive assistant to the president of the Institute of Public Relations, told of the activities of his organization and its suggested future program toward effecting better public relations for fraternities. In his report as educational adviser, Dean Joseph A. Bursley of the University of Michigan pointed out that returned veterans are in college for business and will have little or no patience with student pranks and horse play, but that fraternities have an excellent opportunity to assist service men in their adjustment to campus life, while the veteran can help others in the chapter realize the seriousness of the problems with which the world is faced. He urged the need for real alumni support for the chapters, for insistence upon the maintenance of clean, hygienic living conditions in the houses, for the encouragement of more interest in scholarly activities, and for the enforcement of such rules or regulations as may be necessary to provide an atmosphere in which members may engage in serious study. He concluded: "If these criteria are observed and the veteran members are met with understanding, I feel certain that our fraternities will return to active life prepared and ready to assist m meeting the problems involved in what promises to be the greatest enrollment the colleges and universities have ever experienced." . The ~ommittee on Policy through Its . chairman, Ben S. Fisher, Sigma Chi, made the following recommendations:

1. The re-establishing of all chapters of the present members of theN. I. C. before new chapters are permitted on that campus. 2. Encourage the establishing of local and new chapters of national fraternities in such numbers as will best serve the needs of colleges and universities in order that every boy desiring to join a fraternity, and measuring up to its standards, shall have that opportunity. 3. The establishing of central bureaus in each college or university where students may go to ask for dates with fraternities of their selection. 4. Establish a strong public relations bureau in order to safeguard and develop public good will. Public relations is a liaison operation. It consists in interpreting the fraternal system to the public so that better public relations and understanding will result. 5. That the N. I. C. continue its sponsorship of the National Committee on College Fraternities and Societies and approve of its aims and purposes. 6. Establish a strong aggressive postwar policy of letting the world know what fraternities were established for and the part they are playing in our American higher educational system. 7. The Decalog of Fraternity Policy -these ideals and principles should be reaffirmed, publicized, and practiced. 8. The following principles and concepts should be established by deed and action: A. That the fraternity member is a serious student interested in the development of higher scholarship standards and the good name of his university or college. B. That the college fraternity is a democratic institution dedicated to those principles for which many of its members have given their lives. C. That the fraternity is a worthwhile organization on the college campus as measured by services rendered under all circumstances and at all times for the best interests of the greatest number of students. 9. While the actions of this conference are only advisory, they should be respected by all members, and an honest effort made to abide by them as if they were mandatory. When basic policies are formulated, each member should strive to live up to them. With Dr. Wilbur H. Cramblet, Alpha Sigma Phi, president of Bethany College, as moderator, a panel provided a lively discussion of varied fraternity topics Friday afternoon. The first speaker, William C. Zeuger, president of Phi Kappa, told of his fraternity's plan to place scholarship men in undergraduate chapters instead of employing field secretaries for su-

The Triad, Winter, 1945 pervision. The men, either undergraduates or graduate students, will be paid from $50 to $75 a month either to reorganize chapters which have been dormant or to provide mature, responsible leadership for functioning chapters. They will be paid by the national organization and will pay a full house bill to the chapter. The men will be given a special training course before starting their duties and will be dropped as scholarship men if they doÂˇ not do their job adequately. How the fraternity can assist undergraduates in career training and in obtaining employment was pointed out by Ernest de la Ossa, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, personnel director of the National Broadcasting Company. He advocated the appointment of a graduate vocational committee which would get records of the undergraduate's previous educational and work experience from the registrar's office, plan regular vocational evenings, secure graduate advisers to counsel members in regard to vocational matters, check scholastic progress, advise in regard to summer employment and help men obtain such, analyze with seniors their possibilities of getting jobs, and secure interviews for them from alumni graduates. He also suggested vocational clinics participated in by recent graduates. The reconversion of veterans and war workers to peace time conditions was discussed by Robert F. Moore, Sigma Nu, personnel director of Columbia University, who felt that all the problems boil down to a matter of common sense and the making available to the men of up-to-date information, facts about what the situation today is in regard to jobs in various occupations. He suggested building an occupational list of chapter alumni. While he stated that at the moment things were unstable because half the returned veterans do not want to return to their old jobs and employers do not want to make commitments because they do not know how many or what men will return, he felt optimistic about the future of college men as he expects them to be somewhat at a premium, especially because of the gap in the supply of graduates since 1940. The dominant subject of the conference, public relations, was considered by Walter M. Reynolds, Alpha Tau Omega, information manager of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company. After calling attention to attacks upon the fraternity system, Mr. Reynolds answered the question what could be done to meet such attacks as follows: "By creating a public opinion favorable to fraternity growth. This is not

done by statements, advertisements, press releases, and speeches. It is done at the outset and continuously by each local element of the whole fraternity system getting into gear, but quickly, with its own college community. "The fraternities' public relations problem is national in scope because the fraternity system is national in scope. But the solution is to be found in local action, local college leadership, local cooperation, local salesmanship, local publicity of a sort that the colege audience will recognize as honest and sincere. "The fraternity chapter's service to the college community it lives in must be positive, interested, genuine, and apparent. Most importantly, it must develop group leadership through the individual integrity of its members and their personal adherence to principles of group service. "Leadership based on such foundations will totally refute the common charge that fraternities are undemocratic. Leadership in the common good is completely democratic, and the public senses this intuitively. But leadership is never bestowed; it is earned. "When these local conditions are met, you have begun to build good public relations. You have turned the tide. Then, if you choose, you can make the tide run faster by using the advertising and publicity techniques of the public relations men." The program at Brown University of making fraternity housing as integral part of the general university housing program was clearly explained by Dr. Bruce M. Bigelow, vice president and dean of students at that institution. He opened his exposition with the statement that for over a hundred years Brown has been a fraternity college and the assurance that if the college and the fraternities can respond both wisely and boldly to the challenge of a new era Brown will be a fraternity college for another hundred years. He told how chapters in return for deeding their property to the university would be provided with separate quarters,

including lounge room chapter room, dormitory and separate dining room offering both privacy and individuality. Provision has been made in the future building plans f6r seventeen chapters, which number is considered desirable for the present enrollment. Following the panel the members divided into groups to discuss in open forum fashion four subjects of timely importance to fraternity men. Reports of these discussions were made by the leaders of the round tables at the final session of the conference. G. Herbert Smith, Beta Theta Pi, president of Willamette University, was in charge of the consideration of "Fraternity Relations." This group found that the fraternity is an essential part of the college, if it is anything, and that its problems have come in the operations of chapter houses, because fraternities have not always been good housekeepers nor have they always taken sufficient responsibility for moral conditions in the chapter houses Desirable house mothers would help solve these problems, the round table felt. Another area of friction has grown out of the treatment of prospective brothers. When chapters learn how to treat prospective brothers they can expect much happier relationships with the colleges. The integration of war veterans into the fraternity system is proceeding normally as far as rushing and pledging go, according to members of the group for whom A. Ray Warnock, Beta Theta Pi, dean of men at Penn State, reported. There was general agreement that there should be no difference in treatment between war veterans and non veterans, but that wherever there were practices which would not seem dignified, mature, or appropriate to war veterans, the system should be improved to meet those needs. The group did not consider hazing, assuming that because of the conference resolution of last year there would be no paddling or hazing of veterans or of other pledges. The group agreed that as a rule no financial concessions should be made to veterans as such. Norman Hackett, graduate secretary of Theta Delta Chi, as leader of the group which had chapter rehabilitation as a topic reported that it was considered essential that initiation should not be conducted without supervision of a traveling secretary or some other authority. The group recommended the modification of rules to permit rushing, pledging, and initiation as rapidly as possible to provide a working nucleus, but an educational program was strongly advised to insure effective ritualistic work. The need of

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48 graduate advisers was emphasized. The group agreed that the ban on paddling and questionable pre-initiation practices should be enforced by the deans, and that high standards in scholarship and social conduct should be maintained. It was the unanimous sentiment that rushees must be educated, first, as to why they should join some fraternity, and, secondly, that they would make no mistake in joining any fraternity if they find it a congenial group. From conflicting points of view at the round table concerning public relations came a number of specific suggestions, according to George Starr Lasher, Theta Chi, director of the School of Journalism, Ohio University. These included the furnishing of news to hometown newspapers of members, the writing about constructive fraternity activities in letters to members of the family, the development of Dad's Day and Mother's Day, more effective interfraternity council work implemented by alumni interfraternity councils, the regular observance of Greek Week, manuals to instruct undergraduates in public relations activities, the gathering of factual material to combat false charges, and the development of a partnership program between the university and the fraternity. It was pointed out that the real objectives of public relations program should be two-fold: to bring young people to the campus fraternity-minded from homes that are fraternityminded and to make the general public intelligent in regard to the college fraternity, meeting adverse criticism based upon misunderstanding with facts. While the consensus in the group was against a program of professional public relations activities, there was support for a definite program that could be financed satisfactorily. Problems dealing with the reactivation of chapters and conditions in the post-war era that will affect fraternities naturally were given considerable attention in the business sessions of the conference. The following recommendations for a reactivation program were presented by the chairman of the special program, Ralph F . Burns, Alpha Sigma Phi : Discontinuance of any regulations freezing fraternity activity; establishment of alumni interfraternity councils ; impr ovement and simplification of rushing and pledging rules ; fraternity membership ceilings where necessary to secur e reactivation of all fraternity chapters; furnishing of enrollment figures to local alumni fraternity representatives which will enable them to be

cognizant of postwar student enroll- translated into the realities of living; ment; establishment of new fraternity suggested that a consolidated report chapters if the institution indicates showing the part members played in that sufficient fraternity material ex- the war effort be compiled from the ists; the listing with the corresponding war records of each chapter and used secretary of the National Interfrater- in public relations work; recommended nity Conference the name of the indi- the expanding of the idea of chapter vidual in charge of fraternity activities house discussion groups; asserted that alumni interfraternity councils should at each institution. For the reactivation of a given fra- keep alive a proper three-way relationternity chapter, the committee sug- ship of chapter, alumni, and college administration; emphasized the necessigested: 1. That the institution require each ty of all to recognize the basic differfraternity to submit a program for ap- ences between the veteran pledge of proval which will assure the successful twenty or more and the former justreactivation of the chapter. out-of-high-school lad and do away 2. The individual chapter should with the stupid puerility of much of provide satisfactory evidence that it the former pledge training. has abandoned all forms of physical The report concluded: punishment, Hell Week activities, and "There can be no return to the informal initiation. 'good old days,' which may not have 3. Wherever local campus and eco- been so good after all, except in retronomic conditions permit, fraternities spect. The postwar world is not the should consider the employment of a world of a decade ago, and as times housemother or resident counselor. change we must change with them. 4. The institution should require a Otherwise, the whole cathartic effect committee of alumni who will be re- of global conflict will have been lost sponsible for the successful operation on us, and the critics of the fraternity of this program. system will have been presented by In reporting for the War Committee, us with additional ammunition for posCecil J. Wilkinson, Phi Gamma Delta, sible future attacks." estimated that forty percent of the total A special committee of deferred living membership of a normal chap- rushing offered the following recomter has been in service; that 400,000 mendations through its chairman, Jonfraternity men contributed to winning athan B. Hillegass, Sigma Pi, after the victory ; and that probably 10,000 stating that rushing should not be defraternity men made the supreme sac- ferred to the sophomore year: rifice. 1. That rushing be concluded prior Dr. Gilbert Mead, Phi Gamma Delta, to the Thanksgiving holiday or, in dein his report for the Committee on fault of such a system, that the rushPostwar Objectives pointed out the ing period begin immediately after the need for a real understanding of fra- Thanksgiving holiday. ternity comity; urged the proper main2. That the pledging ceremony be tenance of good public relations; in- concluded prior to the beginning of sisted that chapter experiences from the Christmas holidays, or begun impledge training to graduation must be mediately following the conclusion of constructive, definite, and progressive, the Christmas holidays. If the traditions of the college demand, pledging can be postponed until the beginning of the second semester when the schol. II / arship ratings of the prospective pledges have been published; we do / not recommend delay thereafter. 3. Initiation should not be so early that the scholarship ability of the neophyte is an unknown quantity, nor so late that he has lost substantially a year of fraternity life. The scholarship of the student need not necessarily receive complete demonstration from his work in college. High school records will help. But there should be some demonstration of scholarly interest after admission to college. 4. We also recommend that no initiation be permitted until after the conclusion of an adequate pledge training program, requiring at least thirty calendar days for its completion. Freshman year, and not too late in freshman

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49 year, is a favorable time for such indoctrination. Only students in junior colleges associated with degree-granting institutions and located on the same campus or in the immediate neighborhood may be pledged and initiated under the statement of policy offered by the Committee on Junior Colleges, through its chairman, Dean A . Ray Warnock, Beta Theta Pi, Penn State. The committee stated that at present membership in a junior college fraternity should not be considered a bar to future membership in a conference member fraternity. That the National Interfraternity Conference should initiate steps to have alumni interfraternity councils developed on each fraternity campus was the proposal of the Committee on Alumni Interfraternity Councils, presented by William H. D . Cox, Alpha Chi Rho, as this is neither the duty of an individual fraternity or of the college administrator. Such councils the report suggested, should watch ~hat the undergraduate councils do, but not interfere unless necessary; should work with university authorities on long range projects, such as a building program; and should do whatever is desirable to preserve the fraternity system on their particular campuses. That the National Interfraternity Conference can be of greater service was made clear in a report by Dean Fred H. Turner, Illinois, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, a member of the Committee on Contact Co-operation with Colleges and Universities, which listed the following possibilities: Provide all college presidents and deans with a bibliography of publications and articles dealing with fraternity matters and keep it up to date; issue a monthly news letter covering anything new and noteworthy about fraternity progressÂˇ organize a commission of prominent college and fraternity executives and laymen from which committees might be appointed to visit any campus at the request of the president or dean to study the fraternity system there and make recommendations for improvement of the fraternity organization and operation on that campus; have that commission or another one make a continuous study on contact and cooperation with colleges and universities; encourage greater support and activity on the part of alumni members, providing definite programs of work for alumni to do. David A. Embury, chairman of the Law Committee, Acacia, explained the resolutions from the committee that later were passed. He also reported that both the national fraternity and its various chapters should examine their

incorporation papers to see that they are organized as members, rather than stock c?rporations, thus assuring tax exemption under the International Revenue Code. Resolutions wer e passed paying tribute to the following fraternity leaders, whose deaths occurred since the 1944 conference: Dr. Dixon Ryan Fox Alpha Chi Rho, president of Union 'college; James Lathrop Gavin, for fortyone years general treasurer of Beta Theta P i; the Rev. Paul Robinson Hickok, one of the founders of the National Interfraternity Conference and chaplain for many years of Alpha Tau Omega; and William Mather Lewis, president of Phi Delta Theta who retired July 1 from the preside~cy of Lafayette College after eighteen years of service to that institution. These resolutions were presented by the chairman of the Resolutions Committee, Albert S. Bard, Chi Psi, who

also at the closing session of the conference celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of his chairmanship of the conference by presenting a record list of resolutions which were passed. These included a tribute to those fraternity men who made sacrifices "in the service of their country and in defense of liberty and democracy in the world," including those "who gave the last full measure of devotion to these causes." The resolution requested each member fraternity to file with the National Interfraternity Conference for perpetuation in its archives the names of its members who lost their lives in World War II. Another resolution states that the National Interfraternity Conference welcomes the recognition by the many college presidents, deans, and other educational officers of the college fraternity as an educational and social agency, cooperating with them towar d a common end, the education of youth for democracy, and "reciprocally recognizes its responsibility in the selection of members who will affirmatively contribute to wholesome college life." Resolutions passed called for the formation of undergraduate and alumni local interfraternity councils on

campuses wher e they do not now exist; consideration of the employment of house mothers; provision by college administrations on their respective campuses of systematic inspection of all chapter houses to the end that conditions of safety and sanitation be assured; continued sponsor ship of t he National Committee on College Fraternities and Societies and appr oval of its aims and purposes r eaffirmation publication, and practice of the Deca~ log of Fraternity Policy; the expression of appreciation to the chairman officers, and committees of the Nation~ al Interfraternity Conference, approval of the recommendations of the Law Committee t hat efforts be made to secure amendments to the Internal Revenue Code that would provide for the deductibility of gifts to college fraternities ; approval of the action of the Executive Committee in assuming responsibility for the retrial of the socalled Denver piracy case; and approval of the reorganization of the National Interfraternity Foundation, Inc. Because of the important part the discussion of public relations played in the various sessions of the conference, considerable interest centered in the following resolution, which was passed: Resolved: (a) That we recognize the desirability of cultivating a juster and more favorable understanding of the nature, purposes, and accomplishments of the fraternities on the part of the general public; (b) That we believe, however, that our own individual chapters and their members are in the final analysis our most successful ambassadors of good will and that the personal conduct of the fraternity man, undergraduate and graduate, exemplifying the traditions of his fraternity, constitutes the best promotion of good public r elations. Accordingly, we recommend better development of the following fraternity activities: 1. Undergraduate and graduate interfraternity councils, closer supervision of chapters, and encouragement of scholarship and good conduct; 2. The prepara.t ion of fraternity manuals to assist chapter s and local interfraternity councils to develop such pr ograms and also good public relations ; 3. Closer and franker r elationship of fraternity officials and staffs with the college and univer sity officers and faculties ; 4. The establishment of a library or clearing house for fraternity material favorable to the fraternity system which shall be available to fraternity men, writers, and publishers; (Continued on page 58)

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agreements, lend-lease and foreign trade issues. In 1911, with a BA degree from the University of Nebraska, Dr . Hahne went on to get his law degree. He was later admitted to the bar in Nebraska. Dr. Hahne received his masters from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Before coming to Northwestern, Dr. Hahne taught at the Universities of Nebraska and Chicago, and served as chairman of the department of economics and society at Dakota W esleyan University.

Over Hahne Named Miami University President

ERNEST H . HAHNE Northwestern '21 Dr. Ernest H. Hahne, professor of economics at Northwestern for twentysix years, has been appointed president of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He will begin his new duties at the 136 year old college on April first. A coeducational school, Miami has an average enrollment of 3,200 students. Besides his work as a teacher at Northwestern, Dr. Hahne has, in recent years, served as an adviser in Washington. In 1941 and 1942, he worked for the House Appropriations committee ; and in 1940, the year of the presidential election, Dr. Hahne did research and advisory work for Gov. Thomas E. Dewey on reciprocal trade

Dies in Germany

Wells Named Basketball Coach at Tulane W. R. Clifford Wells, Indiana '20, became head basketball coach at Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 1, 1945. He is a graduate of Indiana University. He coached five years at Bloomington high school, one year at Columbus and twenty-three years at Logansport, and in all that time his teams have lost only one sectional tournament. Cliff, however, is proudest of the fact that in twenty-one of his twenty-nine years he has brought a team into the Sweet Sixteen , meaning the sixteen teams that have survived the early eliminations en route to the state basketball championship. From the standpoint of continuous service, he is now the dean of Indiana high school coaches. Naturally, he is happy about the opportunity to step into the ranks of major college coaching. Tulane is getting ready to b ecome a basketball power just as its Green Wave is known on the gridiron from coast to coast. Dr . Wilbur C. Smith, athletic director, is determined that Tulane's athletic program will emb race opportunity for all to take part in sport, and h e believes that the varsity teams will serve as an example for all other students.

Dies in Japanese Prison Camp Captain William C. Blackledge, Indiana '27, died of colitis on February 1, 1945, in a Japanese prison camp on Honshu Island. H e was captured when the Philippines were seized early in the war. Mrs. Blackledge and their two sons, David and Bobbie, were also imprisoned, but were liberated when the Philippines were retaken and are now in Fort Wayne, Indiana. A graduate of Rushville, I ndiana, High School, and Indiana University, Brother Blackledge taught school at Alexandria and in Florida before going to the Philippines nearly fifteen years ago. His mother, Mrs. Lenora Caldwell, and a brother, Lawrence, now live in Los Angeles.

JOHN FRANKLIN ENNIS Penn State '43 Pfc. John Franklin Ennis, Penn State '43 died of pneumonia on October 24, 1945, at Arbeelgen, Ger many. This unhappy news reached us just as the copy was going to press, and we do ~ot have any biographical informatwn about him ..Hi&mother is Mrs. C. Frank Ennis, 751 Carlton Road, Westfield, New Jersey . John was popular among his fellow members, and everyone at the Penn State Chapter will miss him and his happy, good-natured smile.

Van Neste Dies of Wounds Capt. Keith G. Van Neste, Nebraska '38 died of wounds in Germany on A;ril 13, 1945. He had been stationed in North Ireland from October, 1943, until D -Day, and since that time had been in action. With the Second Division of the First Army, h e was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in the fall of 1944 "for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding service from June 14 to July 15, 1944, against the enemy." The Distin guished Service Cross was awarded to him posthumously "for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy in Germany. During action near Marseburg, Germany, on April 13, 1945r Captain Van Neste with three volunteers set forth to lay a vitally-needed wire line between the regimental and battalion command posts. Although the area was swept by intense hostile 105-mm fire, he fearlessly continued his mission and completed the circuit. When enemy action created a break in the line, he courageously started out alone to repair it, but was mortally wounded by an enemy shell. Captain Van Neste's heroic actions and supreme devotion to duty

The Triad, Winter, 1945 are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service." Both of these awards were presented to Keith's wife, the former Margaret Mohrman, who teaches school in Lincoln, Nebraska, and lives at 745 Marshall Avenue. Also surviving him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Van Neste of Anselmo, Nebraska; his daughter Susan; and two brothers, Phillip in the Navy, and Robert at home.

Back From Service

51 which, employing methods and procedures inaugurated by him, has achieved an outstanding record. His methods and procedures resulted in unparalleled records of production and have been adopted as a standard by the office of the chief of claims." Brother Thomas says: "Our instructions were always to make a thorough investigation and fair assessment and settlement, based on all available facts. We never paid claims on black market values, and in all my experience, I cannot say that I ever saw any American taxpayers' money thrown away. Indeed, there were numerous instances where our claims officers sought and obtained indemnity for our side." He received his colonelcy in Paris iri November, 1944. A veteran of World War I and a member of the officers' reserve corps from 1922, he had returned to active duty as a major. He formerly headed the first district bar council and the Gary Barristers' club, as well as the Gary Bar Association. He is a former president of Indiana University's Lake County Alumni Assoication, and a former national vice pret5ident of the I. U . alumni. He resides with his wife and son, Joe, at 1720 West 5th, Gary.

In Race for Governor RAY C. THOMAS, Indiana '20 Col. Ray C. Thomas, Indiana '20, back in Gary, Indiana, after 38 months' distinguished service with the U. S. judge advocate general's claims division in Britain and Europe, and on terminal leave until February 28, has resumed the law practice he abandoned when he returned to active military duty from the officers' reserve corps in March, 1942. He has carried out many highly important assignments in handling a wide variety of military, maritime and civilian claims for and against the U.S. forces, for which work he was awarded the bronze star in a ceremony in Marseilles in October, October, 1945. The second "Medaille de la Reconnaissance" (Medal of Appreciation), a new decoration, issued in the name of France to allied military officers who made notable contributions to the liberation of the republic in 1944-45, has more recently been conferred on him. According to his citation, the bronze star was awarded "for meritorious service in connection with military operations as director of claims with the Delta Base section, communications zone, ETO, from November 3, 1944, to May 8, 1945. Colonel Thomas organized, trained and directed his section,

James R. Law, Franklin '08, a former mayor of Madison and at present chairman of the Wisconsin state highway commission recently announced his candidacy for governor on the Republican ticket. In bidding for the governorship, Law promised to "balance public finances" and to develop a "sound, businesslike and forward looking state government." Law served as mayor of Madison for eleven consecutive years, from 1932 to 1943. As mayor he succeeded Albert Schmedeman, who was elected governor on the Democratic ticket. Prior to his municipal service, Law was affiliated with the architectural firm of Edward J. Law and E. J. Potter. Law is the first Republican to seek the gubernatorial post which pays $10,000 a year. The Wisconsin primary election will be August 13th. Lt. Herbert P. Johnson, Jr., Northwestern '33, is now serving in the Auditing and Accounting Section, Financial Bureau, Military Gove ~nment, in Seoul, Korea. He entered the service in August, 1942, and has been overseas since March, 1945. He wears the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, with a battle star for his participation in the Okinawa campaign. His wife and two small daughters live at 828 Washington Street, Evanston, Illinois.

Missing in Action

WILLIAM J. BOWEN Ohio '42 William J . Bowen, Ohio '42, was reported missing in the Asiatic Pacific on April 16, 1945, while on the Kawasaki raid. His plane was one of eleven lost during this night raid and since the planes went over the target singly they were neither sighted nor contacted by radio after the take-off. Two men from the crews lost on this raid have returned to the states after being released from Japanese prison camps, but they can add nothing to these few facts. Bill belonged to a lead crew because of his ability as a bombardier and of his crews' ability to work together. On several raids he and his crew led their squadron and twice they led the entire 314 Wing. The raid in which Bill was reported missing was his eleventh. He had reached Guam in February, 1945. Bill was one of the most popular men in his class on the Ohio State campus and was Venerable Dean of the Ohio chapter his last year in school. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. William J . Bowen of Columbus, Ohio, and by his wife, Mrs. Jackie McCalla Bowen, and small son, Billy, whom he had never seen. He was preceded in death by his father two years ago. Major Schiller F . Shore, Kansas '28, returned to Lawrence last fall safe and sound after thirty-two months with the Chinese combat command. He operated in Northern Burma and northward almost to Chungking. His Chinese forces drove the Japs as far eastward as K weilin before he left. One of the most terrifying parts of the business was having his Chinese soldiers don Jap uniforms as fast as they could kill J aps and get their uniforms off of them. Schiller couldn't tell the Chinese from the Japs by looking at their faces, and he eventually got quite a mixedup army on his hands. He expects to stay in the army.

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Killed Near Heidelberg Capt. Floyd F. Craft, Ohio '41, was killed on March 30, 1945, while flying near Heidelberg, Germany, and was buried at Bersheim, Germany. Floyd was in his senior year in the Pharmacy College at Ohio State University when he was inducted into the Army in 1943. He was commissioned a second lieutenant in July, 1943, and won his wings as a liaison pilot in field

The award was established in memory of Surgeon General William C. Gorgas, who made possible the construction of the Panama Canal, and was a pioneer Âˇn the control of tropical diseases. 1 . f Brother Coggeshall is a native ~ Saratoga, Indiana. From Indiana U~lÂ versity he received the A.B. degree ~ 1922 the A.M. in 1923, and the M.D. m 1928: Prior to his Navy assignment, he was chairman of the Department of tropical Diseases at the Universi?' of Michigan, and before that was DIrector of Malaria Research at the Rockefeller Foundation.

Engineering Dean Outlines Expanded Program

FLOYD F. CRAFT Ohio '41 artillery in December of that same year. He was sent overseas in November, 1944. While in school "Rusty" was one of the most active men in intra-mural sports and was rush chairman for the chapter. Surviving him are his widow, June Shockey Craft; daughter, Beverly Alice ; son, Stephen Floyd; mother, Mrs. Clifford Craft, and sister, Marie Craft Kinney, all of Rudolph, Ohio. He is also survived by an uncle, Dr. Daniel J . Whitacre, Ohio '26, of Columbus, Ohio, who has just returned from overseas service.

Receives Gorgas Medal Capt. Lowell T. Coggeshall, Indiana '24, received the Gorgas Medal at a dinner in his honor in Washington, D. C., on October 29, 1945, for waging successful medical warfare against the disfiguring tropical disease, filariasis. This medal, sponsored by Wyeth Incorporated, is presented annually by the Association of Military Surgeons for outstanding work in preventive medicine for the armed forces, and carries with it an honorarium of $500.

Ivan Charles Crawford, Colorado '15 is Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan, and in this position is faced with the problem of returning the College to a peace-time footing. War-time research and experience have broadened the subject matter in every field of the engineering profession, and these ne~ developments will affect the curncula, both graduate and undergraduate. The College of Engineering at Michigan is one of the leading engineering schools in the United States, and consequently it must be expected that graduates, in ever-increasing numbers, will be coming here from other colleges to finish their work. Dean Crawford says: "In planning for the future, it is necessary (1) to consider the revision of some of our undergraduate curricula to take care of new developments in several of the engineering fields; (2) to provide for an increased graduate enrollment as well as for a larger number of undergraduate students; and (3) to emphasize the importance of research work and to train a larger number of young men for this activity."

Receives Cornell Appointment Dr. W. Storrs Cole, CornelL '24, has been appointed professor of geology at Cornell University. He assumed his new duties early in January, and will be concerned chiefly with teaching and research in micro-paleontology. Brother Cole is a Cornell graduate, having received his B.S. in 1925, M.S. in 1928, and Ph.D. in 1930. During 1928-30 he served as an instructor in geology at the univeristy. In 1930 and 1931 he was a paleontologist for the Sun Oil Company in Dallas, Texas, and from 1931 to 1945 he served on the staff at Ohio State University as instructor, assistant professor, associate

DR. W. STORRS COLE CornelL '24 professor, and professor in geology. He was supervisor of all introductory courses in geology, and served as acting chairman of the department. Since 1930 he has also been connected with the Geological Survey of Florida as research paleontologist, and as a research associate with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography of the University of California in 1931 and 1935. He is a member of the Division of Geology of the National Research Council, and the author of many studies in invertebrate paleontology and geomorphology. Brother Cole is a member of Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, and a Fellow of Ohio Academy of Sciences. His wife is the former Gladys F . Watt of Albion, New York. Albert P. Blase, Jr. , Kansas '28, presides as judge of the City Court, Division No. 2, Wichita, Kansas. Stuart W. Churchill, Michigan '4Q, is a technical assistant in the Alkylation department of the Shell Oil Company in Wood River, Illinois. He is living at 2401 Alby, Alton, Illinois.

Geologist Pratt Retires Wallace E. Pratt, Kansas '07, at the age of 60, has retired from active business life, and he and Mrs. Pratt are living a relaxed life on his ranch in Texas. Their address is Route-Box 665, Frijole, Texas. Brother Pratt is one of the world's most distinguished petroleum geologists. He has been characterized as the "philosopher of petroleum." In the Philippines, in America, and in other

The Triad, Winter, 1945 fields where it was thought possible to find and develop oil, he has pioneered. He was chosen by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists to receive the first Sidney Powers Memorial Medal award at the 30th annual meeting of the Association held at Tulsa. This honor is a very significant one, for there are many outstanding geologists in the world from which to choose. Not only is Brother Pratt honored, but also his University and his Fraternity.

Typhoon Inspector! Robert E. Thompson, Cincinnati '35, who has recently been discharged, was a navigator of a special weather reconnaissance detachment in the Pacific as a lieutenant in a B-24 bomber. His detachment had the unusual task of searching for and "inspecting" typhoons, and they lived through two in the air and two on the ground. The bomber was armed with machine guns but carried no bombs. Instead, it carried radar and weather station equipment so it could wireless back data about weather and storms for the guidance of bombing expeditions attacking Japan and elsewhere. "We flew in and around a typhoon in the Philippine-Formosa region and around another typhoon between Guam and the Philippines," said Brother Thompson. "We saw the black storm-clouds of the typhoon and circled around with the wind which, at 8000 feet, blew at the rate of 125 miles an hour. We measured wind velocities and directions, barometric pressure, temperature and other things about the typhoons and wirelessed this to our station for guidance of our bombing expeditions." He was on the land at Io Shima and Okinawa when typhoons hit those islands. While shacks and tents were blown down at Okinawa, and a driving rain that came horizontally soaked everybody, a group of them found what shelter they could in an Army truck. For hours they sat there and sang every song they knew while the typhoon howled outside.

Case Introduces Strike Control Bill The recent new strike control bill, which emerged as a possible house substitute for fact-finding legislation asked by President Truman was introduced by Rep. Francis H. Case, Northwestern '21, R.,S.D. The Case bill would set up a labor-management mediation board of six or more members to help settle industrial disputes which affect the public interest. The measure carries several far-

53 reaching sections, some of which would: 1. Require mutual observance of contracts by employes and employers, with civil liability for violators. 2. Outlaw unions of supervisory employes, such as foremen. 3. Take away collective bargaining status and reemployment rights for individuals or unions resorting to forceful picketing or organized boycotts to force management to come to terms. Rep. Case is a brother of Leland D. Case, Northwestern '25, who is editor of the Rotarian Magazine.

Goes Down With Ship

Chapter Eternal We regret to report the recent death of Walter J. Ise, Kansas '09. Brother Ise was graduated from KSTC, Emporia, Kansas, and from 1904 to 1908 was district supervisor of schools on N egros Islands in the Philippines. After his work at Kansas University he went on to Yale and graduated from the law school there. After two years of general law practice at Coffeyville, Kansas, he became land law examiner at Washington, D. C. He transferred to the Department of Agriculture in 1919, and in 1921 he moved to Denver as Law officer in the regional office of the Forest Service. He was appointed in 1942 assistant regional attorney. He is survived by his wife, Jeanette Spalding Ise, a daughter, two sons, and his mother, Mrs. Rosa Ise, who lives in Lawrence.

George Carpenter Ingelow, Stanford '12, passed away at Beaumont, Texas, on October 14, 1945. He received his A.B. in History in 1914 and A.M. in Economics in 1928. He had been a teacher in many California High Schools, particularly in San Francisco, and also taught in Kern County Union College in Bakersfield, California. He is survived by his widow, Maude Stevens Ingelow, who was also a Stanford graduate.

Lt. Leslie Edgar Hoffman, Jr., Syracuse '40, was killed in action in the English Channel on December 25, 1944. His commanding officer wrote that he had given his place in the lifeboat to another man after their ship was torpedoed, and went down with the ship. His passing means a great loss to the Fraternity. Leslie was born September 13, 1920, in Herkimer, New York. He entered the Army in July, 1942, and went overseas in November, 1944, with the 264th Infantry. Memorial services were held for him on April 8, 1945, in the Methodist Church of Herkimer, conducted by Rev. Fred G. Cotnam. His mother's address is R.F.D. #1, Herkimer.

Cowles Wright, Kansas '07, passed away at his home in Topeka, Kansas, on November 21, 1945, after an illness of many years. His brother, William Neale Wright, Kansas '08, also resides in Topeka. Brother Wright was a charter member and former president of the Kansas Chapter. For many years he was Superintendent of schools at Logan, Kansas, and then returned in 1920 to take his master's degree from K. U . That year he was president of the postgraduate group at the university. He was a loyal supporter of his Alma Mater and often represented his school in oratorical contests while a student at Lawrence and also Âˇwhile he was teaching and supervising in the local schools of the state. His whole life work was in Kansas public schools. Acacia and Acacia boys were always a source of joy and inspiration to him. Crescent Lodge, Arkansas City, Kansas, was his home lodge.

Donald F. Dickinson, Northwestern '43 was among fifteen Northwestern stu'dents elected recently to Phi Beta Kappa. Don has been Venerable Dean of the Northwestern Chapter the past two years.

John C. Erwin, Northwestern '40, has been appointed executive director of the Northwestern University Alumni Association to succeed Charles W. Ward, who has retired because of ill health. He began his new duties Janu-

LESLIE EDGAR HOFFMAN Syracuse '40

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54 ary 1, after resigning his position as Killed in Action director of public relations for the National Restaurant Association in Washington, D. C., and Chicago, which position he held the past two years. In his new capacity he will direct the program activities of the alumni association for the 60 thousand alumni of Northwestern University and will be in charge of alumni publications and alumni relations. His new work also entails new-student contacts and scholarship interviews and recommendations. "Jack" was also recently appointed a member of the International Relations Committee of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the sub-committee on Education. The work of this committee is to facilitate the entrance and exchange of students to and from this country and seeks to intergrate them LEONARD D. PETERSON, better into the communities in which George Washington '38 they find themselves. It is also to present recommendations to the State Leonard Durnell Peterson, George Department from time to time con- Washington, '38, was killed in action cerning scholarships for outstand- on October 25, 1944, according to inforing students, as well as handling mation only recently received by the problems affecting the basis of ex- George Washington Chapter . At the change, and related problems. He is time of his death he was a lieutenant a member of the American Trade As- in the Naval Air Corps, stationed on sociation Executives Forum, and of the SS "Sanshaw Bay" in the Pathe American Council on Public Rela- cific theater. tions. Since shortly after the outbreak While at George Washington Uniof the war, J ack has also served the versity, L eonard took C.A.A. training, Fraternity as editor of the TRIAD, in and was awarded a pilot's license in which capacity he is still serving. 1940. At that time the chapter pos-. Captain Carol J. Freeman, Kansas sessed several pilots including Millard '37, has been in O'Reilly General Hos- Bennett, who also died in service. pital, Springfield, Missouri, for treat- These pilots took the new pledge class ment of wounds received while serving up in planes as an additional rushing with the 35th Division. He holds the attraction. Brother Peterson enlisted Purple Heart, and has also been in the Air Corps in March, 1941, and awarded the Bronze Star and one Clus- received his training at Jacksonville, ter. Brother Freeman is the son of Florida, where he was an instructor for Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Freeman, 59 South one year before applying for active Seventeenth Street, Kansas City, Kan- service. He also distinguished himself by his sas. His wife, Mrs. Virginia Freeman, excellent scholastic average, in recogand their two-year-old daughter, Carnition of which he received the Columol Lynn, are living in Springfield. bia Scholarship cup at the Founders Flight Officer Frank E. Ward, RCAF, Day Banquet, May 11, 1940. This cup Washington '38, has a son, Frank R. is awarded annually to the George Ward, born in Ottawa, Canada, last Washington Acacian attaining the summer. His wife is the former Jane highest scholastic average for the year. 0 . Rice of Seattle, Washington. Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Grace D . Peterson, 826 Lexington AveCaptain Raymond A. Beman Wash.tngton '37, was listed in the Army ' and nue, Dayton, Ohio; two brothers both Navy Journal as wounded in action in in the Service; and two sisters. ' the Pacific Theater, on July 21, 1945. We have no further particulars. Dr. James Frederick Groves Chicago '13, has recently accepted tbe position as Head of the Department of Biological Supplies for W. M. Welch M~nufacturing Company of Chicago. His address is 5517 University Avenue, Chicago 37.

Plans were announced re~ently for the construction of a large frozen food locker plant in Alton, Illinois, to be under the direction of Leon 0. Meyer, Northwestern '40. The new plant known as the Alton Locker System~ Co., will have more than 1 000 lockers available and will give co~plete food processing service to its patrons. It

will be housed in a building of modern design, brick construction, glass block windows, and glazed tile interior walls in the rooms where food is processed. There will be a spacious lobby for use of patrons who desire to watch their meats and vegetables being cut, wrapped, and packaged. The new plant will be ready for occupancy by early fall. Judge George A. Malcolm, Michigan '04, one of the founders of Acacia Fraternity, spoke on November 6, in Holland, Michigan, on the "Epilogue to War" with special reference to conditions in the Orient. He spent many years as a Justice of the Supreme Court in the Philippine Islands, and has written several books on the Philippines. His present address is Hunthurst, Hendersonville, North Carolina. Harold B. Teegarden, Columbia '21, is with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Corporation Finance Division, 18th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His home address is Media 2799, Moylan, Pennsylvania. Melvin Clinton Wood, Kansas '38, of Garnett, Kansas, who was a fighter pilot over Europe, landed in a German prison camp. He was released and came home last July, but we have not been informed whether or not he has been discharge~ from the army. Douglas C. Jeffrey, J r., Michigan '38, and Mrs. Jeffrey, announced the birth of Jere Lynne, on August 5, 1945. The latest address we have for them is 1814 Elizabeth, Wichita Falls, Texas.

Make Truman Award E. Kemper Carter, Missouri '10, and David Sholtz, Yale '14, attended a meeting this past year of the Military Order of World Wars, a national group of officers of distinction selected from both World Wars. At this meeting a life membership in the Kansas City Chapter was awarded to President Truman by these two Acacians. Brother Sholtz is national commander of the order, and a former governor of Florida. Brother Carter received a citation from the order for unselfish service in promoting the membership of the organiaztion, and was elected its regional commander. William J. Masoner, Northwestern '36, has received his discharge from the Air Corps and is back in his home at 467 Kent Road, Riverside, Illinois, and ~ollowing his old profession, that of heating contractor. Bill was a navy air ace officially credited with 12 Japanese planes destroyed in the air. Flying his fighter

The TrUr.d, Winter, 1945 planes and fighter bombers, he looked death in the face many times. He described as completely erroneous the idea some civilians have that flyers are merry daredevils who, even in the midst of combat, indulge in sparkling repartee over their intercommunication system. "I never heard any of that snappy conversation, and I never talked to anybody else who heard it," he said. "Our life definitely wasn't glamorous. There was fear when you were in the air, and worry before you went." He called combat flying a deadly serious business. C. Emmett Wilson, Oklahoma State '30, is a member of the organization known as O'Riordan & Wilson-Engineers and Constructors-which is now doing construction work for pipe line companies. His address is P . 0. Box 1192, Houston 1, Texas.

55 wedding took place in the First Presby_ terian Church, Rochelle, Illinois. Following their wedding journey to Florida, they will reside in Cincinnati Ohio. Dick was recently discharged from the Army following 34 months overseas. Shannon D. Lientz, Jr., Michigan '37, is a chemical engineer in the Construction Division of the DuPont de Nemours Co., in Wilmington, Delaware. Dr. E. L. Treece, Kansas '14, has been elected vice president of the Missouri Valley branch, Society of American Bacteriologists. Dr. Noble P. Sherwood, Kansas '08, retiring president, was elected a counsellor.

Married in September

Everett B. Speaker, Iowa State '30, is now Superintendent of Fisheries of the Iowa State Conservation Commission in Des Moines, Iowa.

Capt. Raymond D. Tripp, Kansas '34, was at his home in Herington, Kansas, last October, decorated with the Air Medal, three clusters, the D istinguished Flying Cross and Presidential Citation. As a flying fortress pilot, he made 30 combat missions over Germany and France. Following his last combat flight in May, 1944, he was transferred to the Strategic Bombing Survey, later becoming chief of the data collection and compilation section of the intelligence branch. Our latest news item states that he is now stationed in Washington with the U. S. Strategic Bombing Survey, as security and executive officer. Richard I. Wightman, Cincinnati '40, was married recently to Miss Virginia Wiedenhoeft of Geneseo, Illinois. The

Jesse D. Kabler, Kansas '17 , has his clinical laboratory in the Schweiter Building in Wichita, Kansas. His son, "J. D.," made the Summerfield Scholarship choices in the spring of 1944, but went into the Navy V-12 pre-medical training at Tulane. His Dad stili hopes he will be able to take some of his work at K. U. Erwin Stugard, Kansas '20, and his wife, Jessie Martindale Stugard, have reason to be proud of their daughter, Barbara. While at Northwestern University, from which school she was recently graduated, she was awarded the trophy as the most outstanding student in that great University. Erwin's address is 41 Chatham Road, New Rochelle, New York.

Major William M. Alsin, Iowa State '18, recently returned from overseas after serving two and one-half years with the U. S. Corps of Engineers in the European theater. His service included Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Belgium and Germany. His home address is 732-18th Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The latest report we have states that Lt. Col. John C. Billingsley, Michigan '31, of Jackson, Mississippi, has returned to his outfit after a tour of Switzerland, conducted by Special Service, Mediterranean Theater of Operations. Overseas more than 37 months, he wears the American Defense Ribbon and the Mediterranean Theater Ribbon with three battle participation stars.

a State Department scholarship in order that he might prolong his studies here, having been selected by the International Educational Institute of New York from a group of 600 students. On Tuesday evening, January 29th, he spoke before the Chicago alumni of Acacia at a dinner meeting in the loop and was received with warm enthusiasm. His remarks were both intelligent and well organized, and revealed a broad background of information and experience. In the past year Mr. Macchi has appeared before 68 Rotary Clubs and 35 high schools and civic organizations in the midwest.

Ray C. Coutts, Michigan '21, is General Chairman of the American Train Dispatchers Association. Rock Island Lines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He represents the members in the Rock Island's employ, who number about 100, over an extensive area. Carl F . Huffman, Missouri '40, returned from Italy in August, 1945, and was discharged from the service on November 1. He was married in September to Miss Mildred I. Price of St. Louis, Missouri. Carl isÂˇ now connected with the Standard Oil Company of Indiana, and his address is 3337 A Lawn Avenue, St. Louis 9.

From Buenos Aires Among the newly initiated members of the Northwestern chapter is a brother who hails from South America. His name is Carlos Macchi '46 and his home is Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a graduate student in the School of Political Science at Northwestern University . After his graduation from the University in Buenos Aires in 1943, he was awarded the first Rotary International Sch,olarship to this country in 1944. Last year he was awarded

Lt. Col. Chester K. Shore, Kansas '23, was at his home in Augusta, Kan sas, last October, but was ordered to Washington to complete a project begun in Germany after VE Day. Over age, and possessed of 142 points, he is eligible to re-enter civilian life, but we have not received any information about his discharge. He wears the Bronze Star with Palm. We have been told that he . plans to "homestead in Alaska and raise goats and kids." Warren P. Williamson, Jr., Michigan '22, has a n ew son, born August 14 (V -J Day) , and named Joseph Dallas Williamson II. The family lives at 4500 Rush Boulevard, Youngstown, Ohio. Kenney L. Ford, Kansas State '24, Adviser to the Kansas State Chapter, is Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association at Kansas State College. (Concluded on page 68)

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Amplifications and Ad Lib Aid to Job Placement With veteran job-hunting near its peak, a timely, new book, How to Find and Succeed in Your Postwar Job, has been written by Frank S. Endicott, Director of Placement and Assistant Professor of Education at Northwestern University, and published by the International Textbook Company, Scranton Pennsylvania. Professor Endicott makes extensive use of rating, self-analysis, and planning charts which enable the reader, through a self-appraisal process, to discover the type of work for which he is best suited. The book also contains detailed chapters on securing advice and counsel, vocational education, and succeeding in the new job. A part of the book is devoted to practical suggestions concerning letters of appli· cation, application blanks, interviews, and how to decide which job to take. One of the book's outstanding fea· tures is a job-analysis chart of the thirty major occupations, each of which is broken down into specific jobs, which helps the reader to understand the important requirements of almost any position. So complete is Professor Endicott's chart that it cov· ers more than 80 per cent of all known jobs. With thousands of veterans returning to work each week, the need is great for helpful and intelligent counseling in this field. Professor Endicott's book should provide the solution to many a veteran's difficulties in securing trained and well-informed advice on job-hunting, job-getting, and job-holding. The suggestions for self analysis and job-study apply to any adult, whether a veteran or not, who needs help in vocational choice and planning.

Presidents Who Were Freemasons The conferral of the 33° upon President Harry S. Truman by the Supreme Council, 33°, for the Souther n Masonic Jurisdiction has raised again the perennial question as to what Presidents of the United States were Freemasons. Attention is again directed to the book-Famous Masons and Masonic Presidents, by H. L. Haywood, published by The Masonic History Company, 2831-3-5 South Park Way, Chicago. Here are one hundred brief bio-

graphical sketches of distinguished Masons-an indispensable reference book. There have been thirteen Presidents who were Freemasons: GEORGE WASHINGTON JAMES MONROE ANDREW JACKSON JAMES K. POLK JAMES BUCHANAN ANDREW JOHNSON JAMES A. GARFIELD WILLIAM McKINLEY THEODORE ROOSEVELT WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT WARREN G. HARDING FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT HARRY S. TRUMAN Of the thirteen Masonic Presidents, Acacia claims William Howard Taft as its member. He was initiated at Yale in 1913.

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rented quarters or dormitories. Since about a year ago an approximate total of 433-war-dormant fraternity chapters have been reactivated by February 1st. According to the Survey, NIC member fraternities pledged 46,248 new men last year. The initiation figure for 1944-45 was 40,133, which represents a neat gain over the previous year's number (25,243). Most indications point to a greatly increased college enrollment during the coming year. Therefore, with present pledging and initiation figures not so far below the peacetime averages, new highs in fraternity membership are certainly to be expected While completely accurate records on members in service are not available, the Survey indicates that more than 320,000 NIC Greeks are still on duty with the various components of the armed forces . A somber total is the 12,082 fraternity men who have so far been reported killed in action. This latter figure is almost three times that of the 1944 Survey which reported 5,234 killed in action although the total number in service was slightly more than 306,000. The number of general officers and officers of flag rank in the navy eligible to war fraternity badges is 498.

A Gentleman Greek Thought Waves Figures are not Dunniger's only mental bait. Paul Block, Alpha Epsilon Pi, sat in the audience and concentrated for 10 minutes on the words "Alpha Epsilon Pi Quarterly." Mr. Dunniger caught the thought wave midway through his broadcast and asked for corroboration. Mr. Block admitted to the concentration.

Report on NIC Survey The National Inter-fraternity Conference recently announced that more than two-thirds of the pre-war chapters were operating at the start of this school year last fall: 2,155 individual chapters, or 67 per cent of the total, began the year by engaging in regular and normal chapter activities and most of them are in the regular chapter house. Of these 2,155 active chapters, 1,513 representing more than 70 per cent, are occupying the pre-war chapter house, with only 642 living in

It is almost a definition of a Gentleman to say he is one who never inflicts pain. He carefully avoids whatever may cause a jar or a jolt in the minds of those with whom he is cast-all clashing of opinion or collision of feeling, all restraint or suspicion or gloom or resentment; his great concern being to make everyone at ease and at home. He has his eyes on all his company; he is tender toward the bashful, gentle toward the distant, and merciful toward the absurd; he can recollect to whom he is speaking; he guards against unreasonable allusions or topics that may irritate; he is seldom prominent in conversation, and never wearisome. He makes light of favours while he does them, and seems to be receiving when he is conferring. He never speaks of himself except when compelled, never defends himself by a mere retort; he has no ears for slander or gossip, is scrupulous in imputing motives to those who inter-

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The Triad, Winter, 1945 fere with him, and interprets everything for the best. He is never mean or little in his disputes, never takes an unfair advantage, never mistakes personalities or sharp sayings for argument, or insinuates evil which he dare not say out. He has too much good sense to be affronted at insult; he is too busy to remember injuries, and too indolent to bear malice. If he engages in controversy of any kind, his disciplined intellect preserves him from the blundering discourtesy of better though less educated minds, who, like blunt weapons, tear and hack instead of cutting clean. He may be right or wrong in his opinion, but he is too clear-headed to be unjust; he is as simple as he is forcible, and as brief as he is decisive. Nowhere shall we find greater candor, consideration, indulgence. He throws himself into the minds of his opponents; he accounts for their mistakes. He knows the weakness of human nature as well as its strength, its province, and its limits. -CARDINAL NEWMAN.

Tip and Run The cigarette shortage is over and our favorite brands are being thrust on us as usual, and our unfavorite brands are being sold at everlastingly "reduced prices." Nevertheless , it wasn't so long ago that the situation was otherwise, as we were recently reminded by a story told us by a service chap returned from Alaskan posts of duty. One of the dirtiest tricks played on fellows overseas, he said , was when they would receive redtipped cigarettes from some pranksterdonor back home. He wouldn't say what happened to the cigarettes, but we have our own ideas.

Congress vs Petrillo There is a limit to all things except Petrillo. This charming gentleman is receiving his space in the daily news on current musician union squabbles, and his omnipotence is being recognized in even academic fields of music. We overheard the dean of a prominent music school at lunch the other day bemoaning the lack of a bassoon instructor and the pretty pass things had come to generally. "Why," he said, "who thinks congress can stop Petrillo!"

Fraternally Yours-Germany In the dresser drawer in a German house in Luxembourg, Pvt. Roland D . Gidney, Kansas Phi Kappa Psi found a Phi Kappa Psi badge. How it got there he could not tell. The worn letters of the name seemed to be H. Doughlin. Phi Psi has no record of such a name. The fraternity and Private Gidney are looking for a man from Stanford Class of '42, to whom it may belong.

They should lead the campus in attaining tolerance of the views and customs of others. This is a necessary requisite for future peace because understanding among individuals can be extended to understanding among nations and when we reach this goal, wars between nations will be eliminated. Many discouragements and setbacks are to be encountered but it is hoped that the veterans will not faiL-Sam King, in The Daily Illini.

Britain Will Compel College Attendance

In Other Words From an examination paper. "In the Olympic Games they ran races, jumped, hurled the biscuits and threw the java. The reward to the victor was a coral wreath."

The Veterans' Task Veterans returning to the campus are bringing and will bring with them new and more broadened views on the world's social and political ills and it is hoped that they will be prompted to seriously consider possible remedies for these ills. The men who have returned thus far are serious students. Their manner and outlook are mature and sober and they are, in many instances, vitally concerned with the present state of the world. The men who have b een in combat are resolved that the future generations of Americans will not have to face the hell which they have seen. To many students and faculty the war has been a rather distant and unfortunate occurrence. Only those who have been brought face to face with the war's harsh reality through the death of a close friend or relative have the awareness of war which the veterans possess. Perhaps it is necessary to become personally acquainted with the war before one is fully able to realize that wars should be stopped through effective means by the nations of the world, large and small. It should be the task of the veterans on this campus to aid in making the University community aware of its responsibility to aid in the prevention of future wars.

A compulsory part-time college education is in store for 1,500,000 boys and girls between the ages of 15 and 18 as a result of the new British Education Act. The program is to be co-educational. The students will attend college at least one whole day or two half days a week for forty-four weeks a year. One continuous period of eight weeks or two periods of four weeks may be substituted in certain cases. This vast new educational undertaking will mean that 20,000 specially trained teachers will be required. The plan applies only to those young people who are not already in full-time education and it will pay particular attention to the needs of girls.-New York Times.

Traveling Secretary Now that chapter activities are again approaching their pre-war level, the National Council is anxious to acquire the services of one or two outstanding young Acacians, preferably ex-service men, for the position of traveling secretary. A person for this position should have been active on the campus as well as in the F raternity. Those who are interested should communicate with John C. Erwin at the National Headquarters.

Officers Training School Manuals Available The suppiy of Officers' Training School Manuals was exhausted during the war, but a second edition is now available to all chapters. Many of the copies previously furnished to the officers of the chapters have been lost and should be replaced as soon as possible. This manual is an invaluable aid to outlining chapter activities and is instructive in all phases of fraternity life. Now, especially when so many men who are newly elected to office are inexperienced in chapter affairs,

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this manual is particularly timely. These manuals may be ordered from the National Headquarters for a dollar per copy.

Conclave This Summer At the last National Council meeting, the Council voted unanimously to hold a Conclave during the summer of 1946. Plans are being formulated, and as soon as possible the time and place will be announced. By this fall, most of the chapters will be active again and there will be a definite need for a thorough discussion of fraternity problems. Most of the men now serving as officers of the fraternity have had very little, if any, fraternity experience, and for that reason it is important that these men be indoctrinated into the principles, teachings and history of the Fraternity.

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5. We do not favor the employment of an expensive outside professional public relations organization at the present time. Officers elected for the ensuing year are: Maurice Jacobs, Phi Epsilon Pi, chairman; David A. Embury, Acacia, vice chairman; Gilbert W. Mead, Phi Gamma Delta, corresponding secretary; Wilbur H. Cramblet, Alpha Sigma Phi, recording secretary; Jonathan B. Hillegass, Sigma Pi, treasurer; Joseph A. Bursley, dean of students, University of Michigan, educational adviser; the Executive CommitteeFrank E. Mullen, Alpha Gamma Rho, H. Sherman Oberly, Alpha Tau Omega, Christian A. Natvig, Kappa Sigma, class of 1946; Ben S. Fisher, Sigma Chi, A. Ray Warnock, Beta Theta Pi, Albert E. Paxton, Pi Kappa Alpha, class of 1947; Benjamin Fine, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Frank H. Myers, Kappa Alpha Order, William J. Barnes, Theta Xi, class of 1948. Final registration figures placed the total at 259, which included 34 deans. As the College Fraternity Secretaries Association had held a two-dayÂˇ meeting in August, it confined itself to a luncheon at the Phi Gamma Delta Club Friday at which the following officers were elected : Lauren Foreman, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, chairman; Earl F . Schoening, Phi Sigma Kappa, vice chairman; William W. Elder, Delta Kappa Epsilon, secretary; Freeman H. Hart, Pi Kappa Alpha; Harold P. Davison, Theta Xi ; J . Russell Easton, Sigma Chi ; and Cecil J. Wilkinson (exofficio) , members of the Executive Committee. At the summer meeting the secre-

taries unanimously adopted a resolution asking NIC officers to consider seriously having the annual plenary sessions in cities other than New York in order that other sections of the country might gain a deeper appreciation of the meaningfulness of interfraternity endeavor. They also pointed out the fact that there had been no increase of national dues to be paid by undergraduates, despite the fact that the cost of attending college had increased materially. Members of the College Fraternity Editors Association at a dinner held at the Lotos Club Friday night paid tribute to two members of the craft who this year celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversaries Cecil J. Wilkinson, of Phi Delta Gamma and Linn C. Lightner of the Cross and Crescent of Lambda Chi Alpha. A handsome sterling silver bowl was presented to each, after they had entertainingly told of their editorial experiences of a quarter of a century. Other speakers were Max Hill, Phi Gamma Delta, NBC commentator, who discussed some of the problems he faced as a Japanese prisoner, and Dr . John E. Mason, a former national president of Lambda Chi Alpha. Earl F. Schoening, Phi Sigma Kappa, retiring president, served as toastmaster and reviewed the activities of the association for the year. The following officers were elected: president, John Robson, Sigma Phi Epsilon; vice president, Frank C. Ferguson, Kappa Sigma; secretary-treasurer, Harold Davison, Theta Xi; members of the executive committee, Harry Rider, Sigma Nu, and Vincent Larcy ,- Alpha Phi Delta.

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creed or color that no longer will a man be denied his "certain inalienable rights" because he was born with. a dark skin, and that no longer will Americans be persecuted as strange fruit, dark fruit, forbidden fruit! This is our task, Americans! Shall we shirk it or shoulder it? Speak, Americans, speak for yourselves! James A. Broadston, Cincinnati '30, now in charge of the armament division of the North American Aviation Company in Los Angeles, has done some remarkably good work with research on air-cooled machine guns. He has written much concerning his findings, and, during his recent tour of eastern cities lecturing before scientific societies, he was called in consultation with army and navy men in Washington. Lt. James W. Gould, Cincinnati '36, has recently left for the European theater of naval operations to do research work. During the war he directed operations in naval mine experiments near Washington, D . C. His wife and two children will continue to live in Washington. Harry A. Rockel, Cincinnati '29, is now engaged in the contracting business in Cincinnati.

Islands of the Night Down the river, slowly gliding, Softly slipping, sadly sliding On the tide her barge was riding To the Islands of the Night. Riding on the sable center Of that stream where none could enterMournful stream-and yet she bent her Ebon prow nor left, nor right.

tices, will tomorrow be the lawyers and judges, the housewives and teachers, the employers and statesmen. May I charge you to learn the lessons which will bring you knowledge, and meet the standards which will bring you wisdom. But along with those, I herewith challenge you to learn the lessons of tolerance and brotherhood, to meet Loud I cried to see her going; the standards of true democracy, and Cried with bitter, bright tears flowing to apply these qualities-Now! I chal- To the hoarse, discordant crowing lenge you, Americans, to put away Of a lonely wheeling kite. your fears and prejudices and join Still I wait for her returning. hands with your dark-skirined broth- Âˇ And my heart's most violent churning ers. We are the future of America; in Will not quench the inward burning our hands rests the task of creating a Of my lonely, gnawing fright. better world from the chaos and turmoil of this war-weary globe. But we And yet, when the moon is hiding, can do so only by beginning with our- I can hear her faintly, chiding: selves at home, by making certain that "Come Love; softly slipping, sliding, no longer will Americans be discrimTo my Islands of the Night." inated against because of race, religion, -Scudder Georgia

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to him, Case enrolled in Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism that fall. While working for his master's degree, he was a member of the Daily Northwestern editorial board and an assistant in reporting and copyreading classes. So satisfactory was his work that Dean H. F. Harrington, author, journalist, and educator, asked Case to become the publicity manager for a European tour for a large party of Northwestern students. The globe trotters toured ten countries in six weeks, but Case hadn't seen enough. He got a job on the Paris Herald, and within a year he was the city editor. When Lindbergh arrived after his spectacular flight, Case interviewed the Lone Eagle on the balcony of the Aero Club de France. "Some months later," Case relates, "I was back in Evanston, having accepted an assistant professorship at Northwestern. I dropped into a theatre to see a composite movie of Lindbergh's adventure. I almost ripped the arm piece from the chair when suddenly the whole scene on the balcony flashed before me." "Still in a daze, I talked to the theatre manager about it. He presented me with a portion of the film. There is an enlargement of it framed in my office today. It may help me--a decrepit old uncle-when my lieutenant nephew returns from fighting in Italy." Case left the Medill School of Journalism to resume his newspaper career in South Dakota. He and his brother bought two weekly newspapers in Hot Springs and consolidated them into a daily. Several months later he was back in Chicago at work on his Ph.D . when he had a telephone call from Dean Harrington. "How would you like to edit a magazine?" he was asked. "What kind of a magazine?" Case countered. "This isn't just an ordinary opportunity," Harrington told him. "This magazine is just emerging from the house organ status. It's in a transition stage. It has a prime audience of 125,000 business and professional men in the United States and Canada. I think you could make it click." Case looked into it, and he got the job. That was fifteen years ago, but he still enjoys his work. What's more he has been at the forefront in promoting the constructive and workable ideals of Rotary not only in the United States, but also on every continent of the globe. Look at The Rotarian today and you will agree that it's no longer a house

59 organ. To be sure, its 64 pages report news of some 5,000 Rotary Clubs, each of which meets weekly. Its brisk items and action pictures tell about Rotarians-210,000 of them-but that's just one phase of its notable service. Consider the major articles, for example. Recently some of them were reprinted in "Peace Is a Process " a 124-page booklet distributed widely. Among the contributors were William Allen White, Winston Churchill, Herbert Hoover, Stuart Chase, Walter B. Pitkin, Pearl S. Buck, Lin Yutang, Vilhjalmur Stefansson, Stephen Leacock, Donald Culross Peattie, Carlos Romulo, Leland Stowe, and Madame Chiang Kai -Shek. Vital and timely, these articles are selected from 3,500 to 4,000 manuscripts submitted yearly. They are processed with extreme care by Case and his able editorial assistants. They are illustrated by famous a rtists. Hence, articles, art, and typography are distinctive and help to make The Rotarian a dynamic medium. To stimulate constructive thinking, The Rotarian has published symposiums since 1932. Each issue presents pro and con views on a controversial issue of national or international importance. Each view is prepared by a recognized expert whose interpretation of facts helps to clarify public opinion. Typical of the topics discussed are: "Are Comics Bad for Children?" "What's to Become of Germany?" "Basic English," "Outdoor Advertising," "This Tipping Business," "Pay Women Equal Wages?" "Advertising: An Attack and A Defense," to mention only a few. Producing The Rotarian is a tremendous enterprise. In the editorial and business offices there is no mad scramble to get things done as there is in the Hollywood version of the newspaper city room. Instead there is a well coordinated program of work requiring careful timing of art and articles of exceptionally high standard. "While on most magazines there is not quite Âˇ the intensity of daily pressure that there is on a newspaper," Case says, "there is in any well organized magazine office a production schedule which keeps workers toeing the mark. Otherwise a serious jam piles up around press time. "On The Rotarian there is such a volume of work, never slackening in flow, that I sometimes think the differences cited are largely theoretical. Unlike the daily newspaper, we have no banner headlines to produce--whether the day's news warrants it or not. "The daily newspaper's contents come largely from the day's grist, but

on the magazine one has an opportunity to plan an issue and work out a neat balance to represent the various interests of readers." Yes, Case has been busy since he became editor of The Rotarian. He has had little time for travel other than that to and from Rotary International conventions. However, he has taken time to revise and re-write "Editing the Day's News," outstanding copyreading textbook of which the late George C. Bastian is co-author. And with R. E. Wolseley, he is co-author of "Around the Copydesk," revised editions of which soon will be available. WhÂˇ t little leisure he has he enjoys with Mrs. Case at their Evanston home. A charter member of the Chicago chapter of Friends of the Middle Border, he collects books about the bloody era when Indians still posted "No Trespassing" signs on his native state of Iowa and the wilds beyond. He also is a member of the South Dakota Historical Society as well as various professional organizations.

Our Responsibility "We have a total of 14 million soldiers, sailors, and marines. We must remake them into civilians. The colleges, because of the possibilities of the GI Bill of Rights, have an opportunity; they have a responsibility. The colleges, because of the kind of institutions they are, are better fitted than other environments for the retraining of the veteran for civilian life. The acceptance of these responsibilities will be with some sacrifice. Some prerequisites and some rules made for other students in orderly times will have to be modified or most intelligently applied. Even if some cherished heirlooms of educational processes are lost, remember, if these veterans had not offered their lives, the colleges might have been lost."-From an address by Maj. Gen. Hershey at the Lafayette College commencement.

Thorns Upon the Rose This I know And knowing Do not grow So ruef4l of my sowing: There shall be Thorns upon the rose When the grass grows Above me. Many's the word I've said That's undone a tear Or bowed a head, But none can vow Bitter words will end with me, Or hurts ache more easily Than now. -Edith H. Johnson

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cal canned butter"-the consistency of heavy axle grease and just about as Dear Brothers: Still on the night shift and still go- flavorful. Went wandering off to the movie ing strong. Even without the threat across country yesterday evening and of interference from our erstwhile enemies, the night still presents many arrived covered from head to foot with problems, and certainly can never be burrs after falling into a 6 foot draincalled dull. A typical night includes age ditch. Never again will I try an loading about 165 tons of ammunities across-country jaunt at' night around for the AE in the harbor, and various here. The foliage is so luxuriant that and sundry little incidents such as it covers everything with a lush truck afire in the magazine area, jeep growth, and I found myself knee deep accident on the road, the failure of our in water with perpendicular walls on por table light plants, etc. It's the first two sides before I knew it. The grass time in the history of W oistmann in and vines just grow across, and what the Navy that he has been called upon looks like firm footing may just be a thin mat over a deep hole. to make a large outlay of energy. Thinking that my correspondents Our free time activities include a large amount of handball, bridge, and might be interested in some of the geojust plain relaxing. The handball graphical and historical data of my game is strange to me and really takes present station, I have been delving a lot of energy to play. After another into some of the literature available. The Marianas Islands were discovyear or two at the game, I may be able to win one off the various champs ered on March 6, 1512, by Magellan around here. The bridge, too, is prob- who landed on Guam. He, because of ably the best league I've ever played the thieving ways of the natives, named in. An{ learning all sorts of refine- the islands "Las Islas de las Ladrones," i.e. the Islands of Thieves~ After the ments and systems. Am beginning to look and feel like influx of missionaries in 1668, the popuF r ank Buck stalking in the jungles of lation was rapidly converted to ChrisAfrica. Went on a banana hunt dressed tianity and decimated by the diseases in my khaki shorts, field shoes, tropi- of the white man. In forty years the cal helmet, 45, and carrying a wicked- population was reduced from 100,000 looking machete. The hunt was suc- to about 3700, none pure bred. As a result of the Spanish American cessful and our hut is now graced with six stalks of ripening bananas. The War, the United States took possession fruit is rather small here, averaging of Guam and allowed Spain to sell the about 3 or 4 inches in length. It's novel remaining 16 islands to Germany for to me, however, to rip a banana off a $4,500,000. After World War I, the Japanese took possession of the German stalk whenever the spirit moves me. The mess here is not too sharp since Marianas, and in 1920 were given a we are still living on C rations, and get League of Nations mandate over the fresh meat only once or twice a week. territory with the exception of Guam. Canned beef and pork just aren't my The Japanese raised sugar and used idea of good chow, particularly when the islands as a military outpost. As a all the vegetables are also canned. An- matter of fact, the Japanese population other thing that impresses me is my (44,000) outnumbered the native longing for milk-just plain milk. We (24,500) before the present war. have ice cream made of some sort of There are only 17 islands in the powder and water two or three times chain, 14 separ ate islands and one a week, and also have fresh butter group (Maug). Most of them are quite most of th e time, but they don't seem to small with the four principal onesalleviate the longing for the lacteal Guam, Saipan, Tinian and Rota-acfluid. Incidentally, this canned but ter counting for 70 per cent of the total would be funny if it were not so hor- area of 450 squar e miles. The islands r ible to the palate. It seems to be al- ar e of volcanic origin, and part of a most impossible to melt this "tr opi- mountain chain which t owers more Saipan, M. I.

than six miles above the bed of the deepest known part of the Pacific Ocean. Three of the northernmost islands ar e still active volcanoes with fire and smoke pouring forth. The plant life of the islands which have soil enough is lush and luxuriant. Hibiscus, primrose, orchids, prickly pears, mountain roses, sweet acacia and frangipani brighten the landscape. The mangrove, mulberry, palm, corkwood, bay codat and screw pine trees are found. We used one of the latter for our Christmas tree. decorating it with painted nuts, tinsel from a projectile, -colored silk from discarded parachutes and cotton. Among the birds are found the booby, gannet, courser, curlew, duck, frigate birds, heron, kingfisher, plover, rail and many others. Our magazine being situated in a rather sparselypopulated area is rich in wild life of all kinds. It is very beautiful to observe the white herons rise up out of the deep green grass and sail off the edge of the cliff. The only mammals native to the Marianas are the bat and the rat. The advent of our invasion, however, set loose a horde of domesticated animals which have quickly gone wild. Although most of the caribou have been shot or captured, there are still many wild pigs, dogs, cats, goats and chickens in the boondocks. One of our gunners mates has started a chicken farm with five hens and a rooster he trapped. Iguanas, toads, and one harmless species of snake are also found. Perhaps there will be monkeys after this war, since many of the bluejackets have brought simian pets to the islands and have no intention of taking them back to the States. The Chamorros, found everywhere in these islands, are the result of the the marriages between the native women and Spaniards and Filipinos. There are also some Chinese, Japanese, and other racial mixtures. This does not seem to have had any particularly noticeable effect on the physical appearance of the Chamorros, although some are fairer than their ancestors. The modern Chamorros are light brown in color, with round heads, broad faces, high cheekbones, the Mongolian eye fold, and short flat noses. The men average about five feet four inches in height. The hair, though sometimes wavy, is usually straight, black, and scanty on the face and body. Although the Chamorros are the true natives of the Marianas, some Carolinians were permitted to settle on Saipan. They look somewhat like the Chamorros, but they are darker, their heads and faces are narrower, and their hair is more apt to be wavy.

The Triad, Winter, 1945 The Chamorros and Carolinians are greatly outnumbered by the Japanese. It was heard from the Navy Military Government Officer that the Okinawans, Koreans (classed as Japanese) and true Nips were to be repatriated, leaving Saipan with only about 2000 natives in residence. The war really cut into their number, for you probably remember from news stories that this is the island with "Suicide Cliff" where so many whole families exterminated themselves rather than fall into the hands of the Marines. Others were killed by shell fire and by patrols. The Chamorro language is a distinct language but has a close relationship to some of the Malayan tongues of southeastern Asia and the Philippines. The natives have borrowed many Spanish words, but they pronounce them in their own way. Many natives also learned German during the German occupancy. The Carolinians still speak the language of the island from which they originated. Japanese has been taught since their occupation, but no foreign language has ever really displaced the native tongue. In our area are the ruins of many houses and outbuildings. The houses consist largely of one room built of coral cement with various wooden leantos built around this central portion. The wooden structures consist only of frame and roof with no walls. As our enlisted personnel decreases in number because of point discharges, the burden falls heavier and heavier on those that are low-point men. Since most of the latter are not experienced, and since almost all of the petty officers have left, it behooves the offi~ers to exercise more and more supervision to insure the safe handling of our rather large stock of ammunition. Thus it becomes increasingly difficult to find time to write. Fraternally, En Edwin N. Woistmann, Lt. (jg), Cincinnati '36. Naval Magazine, Navy #3245 FPO, San Francisco Manila Dear Brothers: Well here I am overseas at last. We flew from San Francisco to Manila, 7855 miles, in a total elapsed time of slightly over 45 hours. That is getting places in a hurry. Manila is a ruined city. This once beautiful city, which was called the "Pearl of the Orient," is mostly rubble. The destruction is complete. The beautiful buildings and homes along the famed Dewey Boulevard are no more. The tall palm trees that lined both sides of the boulevard were cut down

61 by the Japs so as to use the boulevard as a landing strip. Yesterday another officer and I went out to the hills to visit a guerilla band. They were quite some men. One of them had killed more than 30 J aps himself. They treated us fine, and one of them, a first lieutenant in the Philippine Army seemed very well educated and spoke excellent English. I was able to make a deal for a J ap flag that one of the sergeants had taken off of a Jap whom he had killed. These flags are highly prized trophies, and I was surely glad to get it. Best regards to you all. BILL

Lt. Col. William J. Wuest, Cincinnati '29 Kure, Japan December 15, 1945

Dear Brothers: My previous letter spoke of the probability of our going to Japan. On the 18th of October we rolled our vehicles through several feet of surf onto an LST #789, but for some unknown reason, at least to us, we did not move out of the Lingayen Gulf until the 26th. We arrived in Hiro, Japan, on November 3, and from there we drove to our base of operations and quarters here at Kure Naval Base. In coming over we really found out what rough water and bad weather can do to a small ship and our stomachs too. For the first time in my life on boats I did not appreciate the good food the Coast Guard served us. There was an extreme change in temperature from the tropical heat of the Philippines to what we have here. But after rebuilding a Japanese naval barracks which was unfinished when we moved in, and installing a few stoves, conditions were passable. It is my understanding that Kure is one of Japan's largest naval bases, if not the largest. Its installations and specific sections did, however, come under the presence of our bombs, and after seeing so many flimsy buildings I can readily understand why our fire bombs were so effective. Some of us had the opportunity to go through one of the Nips' 5000 ton subs. This type is supposed to be the largest pig boat afloat, and it certainly was huge. Under the conning tower there was room for two planes. A catapult on the fore part of the d eck got them off. What a stench arose in the mess compartment, but the rest of it was in fair shape. The captain and two other officers had a fair knowledge of the English language. Consequently, my companion and I just "peppered" them with questions. We received information as to the range of

the sub, ar mament, number of torpedoes it carried, why it did not need to surface to recharge the batteries, and many other facts. The country around here is extremely rough and precipitous. Every bit of ground is utilized for gardens no matter how difficult it is to bring it under cultivation. They practically terrace up to the clouds on these hills. The majority of the people are small in stature. Apparently they like to show their teeth for they grin at everything. Some of them must have been quite prosperous for there are many gold and silver fillings "floating around." The women wear an entirely different type of sandal than those worn by the women in the Philippines. They also wear a rice reed fiat slipper. All footwear is taken off before entering the house. Usually a white sock or none at all is the leg covering. For clothing they wear an unbecoming slack affair which is baggy, and it seems to have room enough to be an outer garment of cover. A few wear the traditional kimono dress which can be very colorful. However, it is the standard claim that our bombing burned most of their best wearing apparel. In this section there are very few who use a heavy make-up. As for their hair-do, it is in a bang style, longhaired pig-tails, up-swept, or a semishort affair. A neckerchief is thrown over their hair as a protection. Most of the men wear a ~neaker shoe, with or without a split, and leggings. For clothing they wear parts of a uniform with a military cap. It appears that the clothing they now wear was all that was manufactured during the past war years. Here at the base we have both Japanese men and women, and when it comes to manual labor the latter can hold their own. The men are much more cunning and need to be watched continuously. You drive on the left-hand side of the road. Most of the time you ar e trying to avoid hitting too many people, animals, or carts. To describe Hiroshima, one of the two cities hit by our atomic bomb, would take an entire letter in itself. But it is exactly as shown, I believe, in Life magazine of September 10. And now for the best news. I should be starting home next week-that is if the army decides not to sit down for another month sputtering about why we can't get home. Fraternally, DAVE

David L. Johnson, CornelL '38

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62 Mindoro, P. I. December, 1945

Dear Brothers: You can see above that we are still in the Philippines. The 96th Division is as yet an operating unit and still condemned to Mindoro. With all the mad scramble in Manila, I guess we should be thankful to be on our peaceful little island near the ocean. Being reconciled to a stay of a few more months here, I have begun to notice what geographical splendor there is. It surely isn't like the dream tropical islands described by Nordhoff and Hall. They write of perfected dreams, and yet I guess that all beauty isn't seen unless it is brightly painted. Sometime in the next two weeks the 96th is deactivating. Many will leave for home and many will be reassigned here in the Pacific. Having nothing to do until next fall, I think I will go ta Manila or Cebu and train Philippine troops for a few months. I will probably have to stay in this part of the world until March, and a few more months won't hurt anything. As you know, shipping in the Pacific is one of the sore spots in this Command. The men are beginning to stage demonstrations. One colonel met a few thousand of them carrying banners and signs demanding transportation home. His reply was "remember men you are not working for General Motors, but you are still in the Army." The officers' points have been slowly lowered to 70. Won't it be too bad when the multitude of officers making up the foundation of present standards are released, and the top of the ladder will h?ve to revert to, in some cases, insignificance? Maybe that's a plausible answer to why our point scores are kept near the ceiling! Then again, I guess the war hasn't been over too long. We are doing very little out here. It amounts to eating, sleeping, and lots of reading. I have a Company now, but even that presses little on my time. Believe it or not, I have tried to write. Spent two months outlining a titleless book. It amounts to a clash of personalities and misbeliefs. I should finish it sometime in 1960. Received a letter from Graham Gilliss. He is in Korea. Hello to all. Fraternally, MooK Elmer R. Mook, Cincinnati '40 Japan Dear Brothers: It has been a couple of years since I ~Âˇeceived my gold bars, and lots of things have happened since then. Here in Japan I have been living in the judge's house at the top of the

grandstand in Yokohama's race track. We can look out over Tokio Bay, and on a clear day see the entrance to the bay. I spent my first few days here over near Kisarasu at a Naval Air Base. We went there to accept its surrender. The trains here are pretty well run. Of course, the people hang all over them, but they have fairly good roadbeds and are kept in good repair. All I have seen are electric, but I did see a steam job behind an electric so I guess they use steam farther out in the country. The gauge seems to be 3 feet 6 inches or 4 inches. It's not as wide as ours, and freights are of the Tunerville type. The electrical equipment seems of good design but on a small scale, and I have not seen any place that was electrified for more than four trucks, even in stations. They guard their crossings with a man on each side and they pull up ropes. Have seen a few gates but not in use, and I don't know what kind of signals or automatic controls they use, if any. I'll see if I can learn something about their block systems. I bet your women's gangs at the Freight House could load 20 cars of this size. Let's see--the old quota was 20,000/ man/ per day. When can I try to do it again? The area here is plenty hilly, and the Japs use every bit of space. I have accepted the surrender of an underground aircraft plant in the mountains south of Kisarasu, and it was really well-built and equipped. The moisture had rusted the finish of the surface, but it was from the air for not a drop of water Âˇh ad leaked through the wooden roofs of the tunnels. I have not learned what their principal crops are, but there are plenty of them. I have seen some good-looking horses. The boys say they are about 16 hands high. They are certainly not the nags we saw in the Philippines. The wind is blowing enough to rattle all the windows constantly. I sleep under two blankets even though we wear cotton by day. Regards to you all. Fraternally,

do anything but stretch out on the bed -there is nothing like a good Mystery to keep me awake. The temperature is a delightful autumn combination of showers (mostly at night) with brisk mornings that demand a heavy suit and noons that make you shed it, colorful sunsets and wind-blown cottony clouds all day. It should get even colder in December. Thanksgiving passed by with very little ado other than a few parties in the American colony (it's not a local feast). We got the day off, of course, and lolled around home--that's about all there was to do-so I got caught up with my work and now have time to write a little. I'm thinking of taking up golf again in order to get a little more exercise. I've been doing a little archery as that's about the extent of what the doctor would allow in the way of outdoor exercise, and that certainly isn't much. Our nine-hole golf course here is quite hilly, so it's not a panty-waist game going around it. Under a new reorganization Federal Act, the Department created a post at each foreign mission called the "administrative official" for the person doing the accounts, handling the payrolls, and generally administering the Embassy's business. Since I have been doing just that for the past few months, I was made that officer for the post here. It's a grade considerably above what I was doing, and if I'm ever transferred, of course I'd be transferred to the same position or better somewhere else. The ceiling salary that one can attain in this line is almost $5000 a year (not counting overtime and other allowances) so the prospect is not so bad as that for just plain consular employ.ees of the non-career line. That is and probably always will be one of the worst paid types of Federal job one can have. Fraternally, KEN

Kenneth Vittetoe Cincinnati '29

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John E. Sigler Cincinnati '39 Tegucigalpa, Honduras November 24, 1945 Dear Brothers: Once again I find myself in the position of one far behind in letter writing, with not much time to write and less to write about. They say there comes a time in everybody's life when he will sink so low in his reading as to turn to Mystery and Detective stories. I find that when I come home at night after a hard day's work-too tired to

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CJJoings tn the Chapters California Greetings, fellow Acacians. Things are really popping here at California chapter these days. We came to the end of 1945 with all our affairs in good order, and we are looking forward to a very successful year in 1946. At the beginning of the fall term, the active chapter was doubled by the return of the brothers who were on vacation during the summer term, and they and five new initiates made such a full house that we were only able to take three pledges. They are Russell Conners, Hollywood, California; George Marr, Oakland, California; and Harry Seith, San Francisco, California. They are fine fellows and represent quality, if not quantity. The new initiates are Robert Church, Thomas Evans, Bill (Cecil) Thomas, William Hiney, Jr., and Charles Underwood. Joseph Close is still a pledge, since illness has prevented his being at the last two initiations. We are keeping our fingers crossed until next initiation is over, for we are eager to have him in. Joe is now Advertising Manager of our university newspaper, the Daily Californian, and he is bringing distinction to the fraternity. Those of you who have visited the chapter house would be surprised at the improvements that have been made. Under the leadership of Ed Touraine, the House Corporation has spared neither time nor money on the house. Ed is a fine House Corporation President, and his energy and interest have been tremendous. Among the improvements are extensive repairs, redecorating and painting. Another Acacian to whom we owe a great deal is Roscoe Tippett, our financial adviser. With his guidance we managed to survive during the war, when most of the fraternities closed, and we are now more secure financially. Thanks to both Ed and Tip, California chapter has fully recovered. Our officers this fall are Dick Burns, V.D.; Roy Dixon, Senior Dean; Robert Grimshaw, Junior D ean; Charles Underwood, House Manager; Harold Granquist, Secretary; and Glen Lewis, Corresponding Secretary. At the beginning of the term we had three ex-Venerable Deans in the house. They were Dennis Hallowell and Bob Lewis, who are both in school now, and Glendon Swan, who has dropped out. Others who have left are John Mackenzie and George McDonald. John is working in Stockton, California, where he has a good job as a radio announcer. Don't be surprised if you begin to hear him on big network shows one of these days. The other Mac is leaving to go to school in southern California. We are sorry to lose these men, but we have Roy Dixon and Eddie Prewitt to fill their places. Roy was a lieutenant in the Air

Corps and a German prisoner, while Ed went through the Battle of the Bulge. They are grand fellows, and we are glad to have pre-war Acacians around to show us the ropes. Acacians are taking an active part in activities, athletics, and honorary groups. We have men on the newspaper, the annual, rally committee, Glee Club, and three national honorary fraternitiesPhi Phi, DPE, and ADS. Bill Thomas was elected Representative-at-Large of the local Student Veterans' Association. Glen Swan and George McDonald were on our varsity football team. We also have a good intramural football squad, but we are not taking part in other intramural sports this winter. We have had a varied social program during the last few months. We have had our bi-weekly dances under the direction of our Junior Dean, Bob Grimshaw. Bob is doing an excellent job, and under his term of office we have held a traffic dance, a Christmas party, a New Year's dance, and a barn dance. We have had open houses after all football games which we attended en masse. We have also taken part in rallies and Homecoming Week. Our last pledge banquet was on the same night as the Interfraternity Council dance at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, so we had the banquet at the house and went over to the dance later. Our next pledge dance will be shortly before the next initiation. Among other events, we had an exchange with the girls next door who are living in the old ASP house, now a university-operated dormitory. We plan to have a similar event in the near future. Wedding bells will be ringing this summer for Dick Burns and Mardell Richards, Phi Omega Pi. Bob Church and Phyllis Hiney will be married a few weeks later. Miss Hiney is the sister of William Hiney, who is Bob's roommate. The affair is practically a parallel to the case of Paul Dallas who married Ed Prewitt's sister when he and Eddie were roommates. Paul is due to arrive soon from Japan, and he may start back to Cal. again. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Thomas visited the house recently. They were married last November 8 shortly after Emory returned from China, where he served two tours as a B -24 pilot. Fred Anderson, '42, and George "Slip" Martin, '43, dropped in one evening. Slip was also a B-24 pilot and served in Italy. He said that Italy was terrible, and he w as glad to get back to the States. He served one tour here, and then was discharged. He is staying in Fresno at the moment, but he plans to live in southern California. Fred has been coming to the chapter house frequently during the last few months. During the war he lived in Seattle and worked for Boeing Aircraft as an aeronautical engineer. In his spare time

he studied a t the University of Washington. Fred was V.D. in his undergraduate days. Ernie Burroughs, a former House Manager, is now operating a model dairy farm near Antioch in the delta region of California. For those who do not know their California geography, that is where the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers meet. Several of the fellows visited Ernie recently, and they said that he has one of the finest and most modern farms they have ever seen. We have three married Acacians living near us. We see Martin and Mary Ryan occasionally, and Bob and Audrey Howard come quite often. John and Mrs. Bell have a family now, so they do not find much time to stop by. Carlos G. White, one of California Chapter's charter members, dropped in with Mrs. White on the day of the U.S.C. game. Another old timer who came by was William Hiney, '18, who came to see his son, William Hiney, Jr., initiated last November. George Croyle, '44 is now living in Los Angeles. We hear from him once in a while, but we do not know whether he plans to live there permanently. Other recent visitors were Adolph Weber, and Emery Sweetser, '39. They are living in this area, but are too busy to spend much time at the house. Corporal Ed Aiken spent a week-end here recently while on furlough. He is anxious to get back to civilian life, but he will probably be in the army for at least six months more. His plans are indefinite, but we hope he will start in again at California. Probably our most interesting guest is David Harper "Pop" Sibbett, who has been coming to the chapter house for several years. Pop is a graduate of Michigan in the Law class of 1907. He was a member of the first pledge class taken by the Acacia Fraternity, being pledged in 1904, the year the fraternity was founded . He was Venerable Dean in his senior year. In his work as a lawyer, Pop has lived all over the country, and while in Washington, D. C., he helped to start the George Washington Chapter, which began as a Masonic Club and was soon taken into Acacia. He lives in BerkeleyÂˇ now, and we are very glad to have him here to help us straighten out our difficulties and to play chess with. That seems to cover all the news, so until the next issue the Californians send best wishes to Acacians everywhere, and look forward to the day when all chapters will be active again and in pre-w ar condition. ToM EvANs

Cincinnati Since the beginning of the school year the Cincinnati Chapter has built up the

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64 pledge class until the pledges exceed the number of actives. February 2 to 9 has been set aside for Greek week followed by initiation on the lOth of February, after which this will be turned about. It is the hope of the chapter that this successful pledging will continue. We are happy to announce the return of Roland Wagner from the service. He spent time in an anti-aircraft unit as the radar operator, serving in Belgium, France, England and Germany. Since his return he is heading our basketball team to a back-on-its-feet season. The volleyball team had a very successful season also, being beaten only in the finals. Also to be back with us next term is Fred Stork, III, who has served the Ordnance division of the army in the European Theater. Howard Marx and Shirley Kurlander were married on the 23rd of December. The wedding took place in the Masonic Hall at Cleveland. Many of the actives migrated for the occasion. Also on their way down the aisle in the near future, having announced their engagements, are the following : Russell Ackermann and Harriet Quinn; our Venerable Dean, George Patterson and Mary Lou Stuart; and Charles Flemming and Mary Lou Charles. Among the past functions is the annual Halloween Party which has its traditional entrance on the third floor by means of the fire escape. The house was decorated with skeletons, caskets, weird sound effects and other spooky gadgetry. December 8 was highlighted by a formal dinner at the chapter house after which the members adjourned to the Mummer's play, "Kiss and Tell," in Wilson Auditorium. On January 31 Marion Huber entertained the actives and pledges at his home with a dinner. As usual, Marion keeps his able finger in the "pie." Greek Night which will be the highlight of Greek Week here is an all-fraternity get-together which this year is under the supervision of George Patterson. It is the purpose of this meeting to get a closer association between the members of the various fraternities . The speaker for the evening is to be Dr. W. H . Cramblet, President of Bethany College. The new pledges to date are: Robert Waterfield, Bill Britton, John Waddell, Howard Dunifon, Glen Ridgway, Jack Doebrick, "Doc" Hill, David Hicks, Charles Flemming, Joe Keenan. The officers who will finish their terms in April are: George Patterson, Venerable Dean ; Lewis Leonard, Senior Dean; Russell Ackermann, Junior Dean; Donn Johnson, Senior Steward; Herschel Kopp, Junior Steward; Leroy Jackson, Secretary. Russell Ackermann and Jack Harvey, members of the Y.M.C.A. cabinet, were the main cogs in the Thanksgiving Eve Pep Dance given at the Y .M.C.A. This was to rally the students for the traditional Cincinnati-Miami football game. We are in hopes that by the next issue of the TRIAD there will be many of the actives and pledges returned from the services and taking an active part in the affairs of the fraternity.

Jack Lissenden, formerly first lieutenant in Army Ordnance, was discharged on January 18, 1946, and is back in Cincinnati. To date the following Cincinnati men have been discharged and are at home: William F . Richards, James Tewel, Ferd Hodde, Richard Wightman, Carl Bertsche, Robert Reiman, Edwin Rice, Lincoln Ralph, Charles Hostetter, Roland Wagner, Pledge David Dexter, Robert Best, John L . Biehn, Robert Englert, James Giles, Monroe Horst, Albert Minton, Harry Morlatt, Fred Stork, Robert Thompson. Lt. Elmer Mook sends congratulations to Cincinnati Acacians from Mindoro, P. I . He believes five early initiations and ten more pledges for the February class of initiates is a good start. He does not expect an immediate discharge but may be home by next Christmas. John J. Williams with the accounting department of the Ryan Airplane Co., San Diego, California, sends greetings to Acacians with a picture of his new home. Harry Morlatt is now located at Rt. 8, Box 320, Tacoma, Washington, with his family. He has been interested in a return to college as he has just a year or so before he completes his work. Ensign James F . Johnson is in Aircraft Electrical Design Department at the new research laboratory at Alexandria, Virginia. He lives in Apt. 101, Asaph Street. Clem Zinck, M.E. '30, is now located at Elkhart, Indiana. Robert Maurer is still chemist at the Climax Corporation, Detroit, Michigan. He lives at 707 W oodcrest Drive. He states that Acacians' letters are more than welcome news. Lincoln Ralph and his family may be located at 100 Pennsylvania Avenue, Lynchburg, Virginia. Congratulations, Link. Commander Jack Greenawalt has enjoyed the post-war period in his new home at 7316 Yates Avenue, Chicago. He is quite busy with the administrative affairs of his Chicago business. George Patterson has so frequently shared his home during this past season with out-of-town Acacians. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. Patterson (Iowa State Acacian) join George in this hospitality. James Broadston of 1937 Taft Avenue, Hollywood 28, California, flew to Cincinnati on January 26. He was on a business trip but made it a week-end social call also. Acacians, especially the Aeronauticals, had many questions for him. Welcome back, Jim. Lew Pierce of Quincy, Massachusetts, has made a New Year's resolution that he will write next year. Lt. Edwin Waistman is in charge of the Naval Magazine on Saipan. He writes that it is now the dry season there for only eight inches of rain fell in three hours. He lives on Mississippi and Yangtze Drives. Bernal Woodward, Syracuse Acacian, made a midwinter tour of Eastern cities. Bill Wilson, 205 Hoodridge Drive, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, writes that he is still with Moesta Machine Company and is very busy. He would like to hear from more of the Acacia boys. Melvin Wilson is at 203 Morrison Avenue, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. Mel is with the Goodyear Co.

Capt. J . J. Ritchie, Jr., is at the St. Louis Ordnance District, St. Louis, Missouri. "J" hopes to make the army a career. Mr. and Mrs. Ray McCarty seem to be the best Acacia correspondents. Ray is regular and loyal in attendance at all Alumni social and business affairs. With this same spirit in all, Cincinnati would be at the top always. Lt. and Mrs. R. G. Gilliss sent Christmas greetings to Cincinnati Acacians. First Lt. Edwin Price, Co. A , 16th Infantry, APO #7, New York, sent quite an original greeting from the 16th Infantry to Cincinnati Acacians. He is in the Army of Occupation and may remain for some time. Nelson and Mrs. McLeod are residing at Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada, where he is in charge of the school system. Lt. Robert Bevis and family are still located at 14 A Perr Street, Wickford, Rhode Island. Bob hopes for an early discharge. James Tewel has accepted a job with the Century Machine Company in Oakley. He is the proud father of a new daughter, Karen. Congratulations, Jim. We are glad to have you return. Lt. Col. William Wuest writes from the Philippines. He flew from San Francisco to Manila-7855 miles-in a total elapsed time of 45 hours. His address is Hq. 14th A. A. C., APO 75, San Francisco, California. A letter appears in this issue. Ken Vittetoe is now in charge as "administrative official" at the U. S. Embassy at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. In his fourteen years in the tropics he has returned bul: once. A letter from him appears in this issue. Those who expect the diplomatic corps as a career should read it. Lt. Maurice Goodman, A.C., 503 A.A.F. Base, Hamilton Field, California, is another Acacian who has joined the "100 per cent Club." Maurice paid in full his amount to the Ashier Trust Foundation Fund. Thanks, Maurice. He just returned to U.S.A. after two years in Cairo, Egypt. He had also been in the Holy Land during flights from Africa. George F . McPeck is now connected with the Oficina Tecnica Stubbins, Box #7, Caracas, Venezuela. He arrived there December 20. He says it in no way resembles Salvador. There are many Americans here and English is spoken everywhere. He will have charge of sales of engineering equipment made in America. Radio technician Steven Kirch has recently written from Shanghai where he spent the Christmas holidays. His vivid description of life in that city makes interesting reading. He is on the U .S.S. R. H. Smith which was last anchored at Saseba, Japan. He was amazed to find "the hard-to-get goods" there in abundance, cameras, etc. Pledge David Dexter is now enrolled in the University of Dayton where he expects to begin a business administration course on February 5. He landed at Newport News on Christmas Day, and became a civilian on New Years. Bill Richards is now an engineer on the construction staff of the Proctor & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati Acacians learned with sor-

The Triad, Winter, 1945 row of the death of pledge Lt. William Undercoffer of Loveland, Ohio. Bill formerly lived at the house. He was a bombardier in the 15th Air Force and was missing from an Italian base since March 11, 1944. He had forty missions to his credit. He leaves a widow and daughter. Richard Wightman was married to Miss Virginia Wiedenhoeft of Genesee, illinois. They will make their home in Cincinnati. Congratulations, Dick. Sgt. Bill Klahm is still in England in the Personnel Service in London. He refused a commission in order to hasten an early release from the service. February 9 the Cincinnati Chapter will initiate about ten pledges. It is expected that a large number of recently discharged alumni will help in this work. No successor to Dean Gowdy has been appointed at the Engineering College. The newly organized College of Commerce has taken form and is now directed by Dean Bird, formerly Head of the Commerce Department. Professor R. A. Van Wye has returned to his desk in the Engineering College after an absence of several years with the Army Air Transport Command. The University has been buying property east of the campus in order to make room for the new Field House. The Cincinnati Park Board has refused to grant more land from Burnet Woods for this purpose. Commander Postle, formerly Dean of Men, has resigned from the Faculty. He is being succeeded as Dean of Men by Robert Bishop, former Y.M.C.A. secretary at U.C. In the immediate future, Dean Postle will spend his time in writing. The Law College is slowly being revived after the war slump in attendance. There are over forty enrolled at present in the undergraduate courses. Ed Price will take a position with the Republic Steel Corporation at Massillon, Ohio. MARION H. HUBER AND LEWIS LEONARD

George Washington The future of this chapter still looks uncertain, but a few members and alumni have met several times in the last few months to discuss the possibilities of reopening, and some of the fellows are optimistic about it all. At a recent meeting we found that lack of a chapter house, and our very small number of interested members and alumni, are the main problems to be overcome on the road to renewed active status. We are now doing our best to find a house, and in order to get more workers for the good cause, the alumni president has asked all Acacians residing in and around Washington to contact him if they are willing to help us when this chapter 'resumes its activities. Our alumni president is Mr. Ira K. Jones, 2000 Connecticut Avenue, Washington 8, D . C., telephone MI 3000. When school starts again in February, Acacia will have at least three members in school-Johnny Mathews in the School

65 of Engineering, and Garry Arkoian and ~ick Wilkinson in College. Rapid army

discharges ,may of course increase this figure, but there seems to be a tendency among our old members to return to other schools. As yet Dick Wilkinson and John Mathews are the only ones who have returned to G. W. after being discharged. Al Brodell arrived in the U. S. early in January, but his future plans are as yet unknown. Clark Ashby was discharged in October, and is now attending the University of Chicago. Charles Daubanton went to Georgetown University after his discharge from the Netherlands Marine Corps. Wallace Ashby is expected here late in February. That is all for now. May the next issue contain a story of renewed activity in the Nation's capital. Since this letter was sent in, the chapter has become active, although still without a house.

Illinois On March 1, 1946, Illinois Chapter of Acacia will again become active. There will be about fifteen actives living in the chapter house, and five or six married members living in apartments near the campus. The pledge list, at the present time, includes, seventeen names, and with a few others yet to be rushed, will make the number of men living in the house, with a little crowding, up to thirtysix. During the war Illinois Chapter has kept its house for the use of a few members, alumni, and independent students. It has also been available to service men on leave who have passed through the city or have visited the University. The financial return has not been great, and the house could have been rented to the University for housing women students. As events have turned out, with the war ending as it has, the Acacia house is now ready to take care of its own members. Many of the national fraternities on this campus will not get their houses back for their own use until September of this year. Approximately thirty-five national social fraternities will be operating on the University of Illinois campus when the new semester starts within a few weeks. The housing situation for students at Illinois is still very critical, as it is in most college communities, but this has resulted in larger lists of rushees from which pledges may be selected with greater care than has been the practic in the past. The effect of the more careful selection of prospective members by all fraternities, should be the raising of the standing of fraternities.

Indiana As the dark clouds of finals settle down over the Acacia Halls of Indiana, we are

all "confident" that we will hold the scholastic standing we have had in the last few years. The business students are still going to the movies, and the meds and dents are cramming as usual. The traditional custom of "Yellow Dog" was celebrated in full fashion this semester with all our new pledges going through the proceedings. Our barkers are George Boyle, Tom Ellis, Jean Creek, Noble Hart, Ralph Huston, Chuck Lane, Mark Oliphant, Kent Priest, Fred Risk, Gordon Shrout, Bob Smith, Jim Sparks, Ray Strayer and Ron Wiegand. Syncopation entered the house early in October in the person of Les Brown and his orchestra. For the first time the Arbutis, our yearbook, sponsored a dance with a "name" band. We had the honor of ente:rtaining Mr. Brown when he was here. (See: Bandleaders-March issue.) Miss Day, the vocalist, was royally entertained by the wolves 'of the house. The old saying that "it never rains but it pours" held true that week-end, for along with Mr. Brown came initiation and mid-terms. Among our new initiates was Brad Gage-it certainly is nice to have the patter of little feet about the house again. Other initiates were Carl Christman, Max Springer, Jack Denison and Bill Schuldt (here in '42, but the army took over for a while) . Bill likes to do things in a big way down here. The other night he had his pin-serenade in Spokane, Washington, via the telephone. The lucky girl was Mary Lou Pate. Operators throughout the country are now humming the Acacia Dream Girl. As ' usual the house was overloaded with alumns and guests to see the "Old Oaken Bucket" game with Purdue. The delegation from the Purdue chapter had rather long faces as they departed. Naturally, we won! The formal season opened with tails, tuxes and orchids. The night was December 7, and the place was Alumni Hall. The only catch was that the band was "detained" in Peoria, Illinois, so records supplied the swing. All the Acacians were in by 4: 00 a. m. Evidently the season was really opened! Uncle Sam is going to pay the tuition of some more Indiana Acacians this spring. The ex-G.I.'s who are returning to school are Don Crooke, Mark Rudolph, Bud Smith, Andy Kandis, Ivy Anderson, Leon Bidwell, Earl Rogers, Duke Kohlmeier, Donald McMurtry, Jim Howard, Bill Crane, Jack Turner and Joe Campbell. The night of March 15 is the appointed time for our Winter Colonnade. We would like to see any of you brothers that dare undertake the icy roads down here that night. Just in case we don't see you that night, let us be the first to wish you a happy Decoration Day. JACK DENISON

Iowa State The Iowa State Chapter has undergone a great change since our last news letter. We began the fall quarter with two ac-

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66 tives, J ack Carstens and myself. Jack graduated October 21 and received his commission in the U. S. Navy. Pledges added during the quarter were: Gordon Reeves, Eugene Botts, Donald F . Countryman, Frank Griffith, Victor Denis, Ellsworth Kohlman, Gordon Cook, John Wahlgren, Tony Riepma and Jim Miller. Men activated in the fall quarter were John Peterson, Henry Wykoff and Calvin Boice. Activated this quarter were Gordon Reeves, Day Morris, John Tschantz, Robert Griese, Donald Countryman, Frank Griffith, Ellsworth Kohlman and Gordon Cook. Gordon Reeves had to leave for the army shortly after his initiation. Pledged during the current quarter are Glen Anderson, Bill Chain, Charles McClune, Wilbert Olson, Donald Biegler, Eugene !decker, Robert Bortle and Martin Knapp. The present officers are : Frank Griffith, V.D.; Ellsworth Kohlman, Senior Dean ; John Peterson, Treasurer; Gordon Coo:t<, Secretary; Donald F . Countryman, Sen ior Stewarn ; John Tschantz, Junior Dean. Pledge officers elected January 28, 1946, are Wilbert Olson, President and Charles McClune, Social Director. We have had quite a number of visitors this past quarter. Seaman George Gross was back on leave. He is now happily married to Mildred Louise Miers of Oakland, California. He is stationed at the U. S. Naval Separation Center, Shoemaker, California. Also here was Walter Lauridson, recently discharged from the Navy where he saw a lot of action on the Blueridge. Walt is now married and manages his father's creamery at Dedham, Iowa. Another visitor was Richard Maire, recently discharged from the Army where he was assigned to the Hospital Ship "Dogwood." Mrs. Dinsmore, our housemother before the war, was back to visit the house. Plans were made for her to return next fall and carry on the beautiful job she did before. Lt. Robert L. Carstens visited the chapter and gave us a lot of financial advice. Bob was in the Engineers Corps and did a lot of fine work in Germany. Ens. Charles Oldsen and Ens. J. E . Carstens were both back while on short periods of leave. Social functions included several exchanges and firesides. This was topped by our annual Halloween Party and our Christmas Party. The house was nicely decorated by the pledges and both parties were very successful. Charles Clark was nominated co-editor of the Beterinary Student, and Vice-President of the Iowa State Chapter of the A.V.M.A. Gordon Cook was Stage Manager of the Iowa State Players. CHARLES CLARK

Kansas State The K ansas State Chapter expects to become active next Fall. For the current year they have rented their h ouse to Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Minnesota Greetings to brother Acacians throughout the country and, although it be somewhat late, best wishes for the new year. The Minnesota Chapter has seemed to return to pre-war standards, for we have room for scarcely another man. The place is full! Normal capacity is listed as twenty, and we have twenty-one men living in the house. Our maid says that she hopes we don't put anyone in the chimneys or furnace room. Jack Erwin paid us a visit during Homecoming, and while he couldn't stay with us, we had a good visit. Last fall we pledged six men, and last week five of them were initiated: Bob Appelgren, Wolf Point, Montana; Owen Bolstad, Appleton, Minnesota; D on Fulton, St. Paul; Kenny Gluesing, Minneapolis; Âˇand Klein Johnson, Minneapolis. With these men initiated, our active chapter now contains twenty-seven men. We have four pledges: Bud Engel, Bob Elliot, Hollie Jorwig, and Bill Kennedy. But the size of the chapter was brought up by actives and alums who have returned from service and have again affiliated with the chapter; John Moore, Lloyd Boyd, John Livingstone, Larry Englund, Earl Wangerin, Russ Larson, Jack Fox, Jim Jensen, and Art Davis. So with a more normal membership, Minnesota Acacia got into the middle of campus activities this year. Some of our ventures turned out well, but othersFor example: Al Dreher, former Daily Business Manager, was elected to the AllUniversity-Council, student government group; Tom Clareson was elected to the Senior Cabinet; Karl Doeringsfeld was selected as Business Manager of the Technolog, the engineers' magazine. But some of our other ventures: our elaborate Homecoming decorations that some of the fellows worked all night on. It was to be an animated Gopher jumping up and down on a Wildcat (pardon us, Northwestern). Came the dawn, and the electric motor wouldn't work. Then our Snow-week queen candidate was eliminated in judging because they were judging on winter athletic ability instead ofah well, you can't win all the time. Then, too, we had a fire in December on a Sunday afternoon. About five o'clock everyone heard Bob Elliot shouting "Fire." Since he is one of the humorists of the house everyone thought there would be no fire, or just a wastebasket. Instead, the second-floor single man room was entirely in flames. Hero of the afternoon was Lloyd Boyd who crawled into the room with an extinguisher. Stan Von Drashek, whose room it was, lost everything from clothes to medical equipment and the quarter's notes. Insurance, however, covered all but the notes, and we're going to have part of the second floor redecorated. We've had a number of parties. A formal dinner dance at the Radisson Hotel at Homecoming; and a Thanksgiving and a Christmas party directed by AI Olson,

new Junior Dean. Al, incidentally, recently saved the chapter from starving by cooking dinners for us when our cook broke her wrist. The dinners included a baked ham affair. Al also planned our traditional sweetheart winter formal on February 2. And there were several little things: Venerable Dean Bob Wilcoxon married Rosemary Peick in Slayton, Minnesota, on December 27. Brock Holmes, Treasurer, was best man.-The last pinning of 1945 was Bob Fulton to ADPi Marge Nelson, and the first of 1946 was Tom Clareson to Claire Knievel. Don Bruce Johnson, V.D. in '42-'43 is now Public Relations Officer at Wold Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis. He is expecting to be a father very soon. Bill Peterson, Lt. (jg) at San Diego Naval Base, and V .D. in '44-'45, gave a Christmas diamond to Lois Lindow. Emil Bjorckman stayed at the house just after Christmas before going to South America, and Ensign John Dablow was also back several weeks ago. A rather solemn note entered when our adviser, B urr Buswell, had to go to the Veterans' Hospital in November. However, latest reports say that he is recovering and will soon be back with us. Bert Wipg, former J. D ., graduated at Christmas; Bob Cerney, after pinning ADPi Tess McElwee in October, got drafted. Irony! Irony! So Minnesota Acacia is back on its prewar feet and looking forward to the rest of a fine year. ToM CLARESON

N orthwestern Chapter enrollment for the winter quarter here <in the campus on the shores of Lake Michigan is rapidly increasing as our veteran alums return to Northwestern. They are continually coming back to the Fraternity and are a great help in its reactivation. The membership was also increased this quarter by the addition of four more pledges. Of these four, two were pledged at a rushing party at the home of Paul Teetor, an Evanston alumnus. They are Roland Christensen, Chicago, Illinois, freshman in LA, and George Susat, Chicago, Illinois, freshman in LA. These two are scheduled for initiation in February. The other two boys were pledged at parties this quarter in the homes of Truman Walmsley, a Chicago active, and Leland Case, an Evanston alumnus. They are Richard Hay, Goshen, Indiana, sophomore in LA, and William Olsen, Chicago, Illinois, freshman in LA. The chapter elected new officers early in the winter quarter. The Venerable Dean is Don Stokes, sophomore in LA. Other officers follow: Senior Dean, Hans IDlman, junior in LA; Junior Dean, Truman Walmsley, freshman in Tech; Secretary, Walter Mara, freshman in LA; Treasurer, Kenneth Barker, junior in LA; Rushing chairman, John Mertz, sophomore in LA; Chapter editor, Bob Beighley, freshman in Journalism; Sentinel, Dan Blue, freshman in Journalism; Inter-fraternity

The Triad, Winter, 1945 Council representative, Bill Brown, sophomore in Journalism. The chapter also appointed a public relations committee consisting of Tom Damm, freshman in Speech, and Charles Robinson, freshman in LA. Our new Fraternity brother from South America, Carlos Macchi, was guest speaker before the Chicago Alumni Association at a dinner meeting in the loop on January 29th. Carlos, whose home is in Buenos Aires, Argentina, discussed the political relationship of his native country to the United States. Several members of the active chapter went down with Carlos for this meeting. The Social Committee is now engaged in making plans for the Spring Formal to be held at the Saddle and Cycle Club in Chicago on May 3rd and plans are already under way on a big celebration of Founders' Day at a Chicago club on Saturday evening, May 11th. We will be able to announce further details on these affairs later. BoB BEIGHLEY

Ohio Well, fellows, we finally have some good news for you in this edition. After practically three years of inactivity, the Ohio Chapter of Acacia is again active on campus despite the fact that only four former members have returned to State so far. With a little bit of trouble the girls were evicted during the Christmas vacation, and the House was opened on January 2, the beginning of the winter quarter. It has taken a lot of work to get everything in order to go active again, and I want to take this opportunity to commend Ralph Wenger and pledge Bob Baker for the splendid job they did in accomplishing this. They were the only two Acacians on the campus last quarter, and it was due primarily to the time and effort they expended, together with the splendid cooperation and confidence of the Acacia Company Board, that we were able to re-open the house. Jack Erwin paid a brief visit recently and we were glad to be able to report our progress in reorganization at that time. There are twenty men now living in the house which just about fills it up to capacity. Practically all of these are ex' service men, and most of them are pledges. The house was very dirty when we moved in and it required a lot of work to clean it up. Everyone pitched in and did his share, so that right now everything is in good shape. The kitchen had never been used during our absence, so all the silverware had to be shined, the dishes all washed, and the kitchen in general given a good scrubbing. Some painting has been done, but there is a lot more to do as we plan to paint all the rooms on the first floor as well as the game room in the basement. When this is finished the house will be in much better shape than when we left. The active members now back at State are Bill Huston, who is Venerable Dean;

67 John Skinner, Senior Dean ; Ralph Wen- Ralph Wenger takes the grand prize, howger, Treasurer; and Jim Mahaffey, Sec- ever. He planted his pin on a pledge retary. We hope that each succeeding from that sorority after knowing her less quarter will bring more and more old than a week, which is pretty near a recmembers drifting back to Columbus and ord. Ralph forgot, however, that cigars Acacia Fraternity. must be passed out when a person plants Just recently we held our first formal his pin, and consequently he had to be pledging ceremony in which fifteen men thrown in a cold shower with all his were pledged. They are as follows : Ray clothes on. We hope that he remembers Ahlsten, Bob Baker, Kenneth Bloom, Ronext time. Five men from the fraternity land Bloom, Martin Cox, Frank Gregg, are attending the Alpha Chi Omega winBob Jay, Arthur Kuehn, Kenneth Larntz, ter formal, so it seems that Acacia's relaHoward Longfellow, Don Lund, Ray tions with that sorority are right back to Pettys, Charles Stoner, Ernest Schulz and normal despite the fact that we have been Emil Teegarden. All of these men are fine back only two weeks. fellows, some of them De Molays, and a Ned Will is still working in Cincinnati number who have waited for some time and living at the Acacia House there. Ned, for Acacia to reopen in order that they as you know, did a wonderful job in might pledge. Plans have been made to keeping up the correspondence of the hold initiation on February 17, and five fraternity during the war. Without a of these m'en will be eligible to go active doubt, everyone appreciated his letters at that time. Due to the fact that there are in the TRIAD giving the whereabouts and so few actives here right now, the Cin- other information concerning the memcinnati Chaoter has verv graciously of- bers in the service, and also his letters fered to come up and help with this first written to us individually. Thanks, Ned, initiation. With these five men and the for carrying on in the interest of the fra old members who will be coming back, ternity. we hope to have a good-sized active chapLoren Senn is still here at Ohio State ter again by next quarter. and is about to graduate from medical Mrs. Meyer is our new housemother college. He is very busy and has little and we all think a lot of her. Her advice time to come up to the house. From the and suggestions have been a great help little bit of news that we have picked up to us in getting started again. She has indirectly we understand that George been a housemother in the past and is Painter is still in France and, like everyvery familiar with the problems of a one else over there, is waiting impatiently group like ours. The Wives' and Moth- to get home. Bob Beerbower is in Italy, ers' club has been very helpful since we and Marge, his fiancee, is still savin g t'" "'t have returned to the house, and they are wedding dress and waiting for him to meeting with us this week to see how we come home. are getting along and to offer their services As most of us here now have been back in any way possible. in Columbus just a short time, we have a Frank Gregg is the only former pledge very limited knowledge of where all our who has returned so far, and he is also members are who are still in the service, the only man who has come back mar- so we can't give you much information ried, but from what Ned Will tells us, along that line. If all of you will write and there are quite a few of our brothers who let us know where you are and what you have plunged into the sea of matrimony are doing, we will be able to be more insince they have been in the service. Gregg formative in the spring issue of the is living on Fourteenth Avenue, just a TRIAD. We would certainly appreciate short distance from the house, and he has hearing from you. JIM MAHAFFEY pledged himself to do a little bit more studying than he did the last quarter he was in school. Frank was in the Eighth Penn State Air Force in England as tail gunner on a B-17. One day he decided it must be safer on the ground so he bailed out over Germany. He spent ten months as a prisTwo members of the Penn State Acacia oner of war, took part in a 600-mile forced Chapter returned to college at the openmarch, and was awarded the Purple Heart ing of the '1945 Fall semester-Donald W. for being bayonetted. Where he was bay- Hallman and Harry Douglas Kutz. Both onetted he refuses to tell, but he did say men were officers in the Army Air Forces he couldn't sit down for quite some time and had between them a total of more because of it. than eighty missions in the European theaBill Huston has had his pin in the jew- ter. Since the Acacia house was occupied by co-eds, arrangements were made for eler's shop for quite some time now. In fact it has been there so long that Miss the men to live in the Phi Sigma Kappa Dorothy (Dizzy) Dean has been wonderÂˇ house during the Fall semester. ing if that jeweler's shop is not another Starting with the opening of the Spring girl. Bill was in the Army Air Forces, a semester (March 8-9, 1946) the Acacia second lieutenant (whatever that is) , and house will again be opened and occupied had a pretty rough time fighting the Bat- by the Acacia Fraternity. To date we have tle of Lockborne Air Base, just a short received word from the following memdistance out of Columbus. bers that they plan to be at State for the John Skinner has been frequenting the Spring semester: Robert Dierkin, Robert Alpha Chi Omega House these first two C. Dieruff, John F . Gillespie, Jr., Donald weeks he has been back in school. Just W. Hallman, John J. Jaffurs, H. Douglas Kutz, George R. Nelson, William F. Whitwhom he has been dating regularly no one R. S. KrnBY knows, as it is a different one every time. by.

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Purdue We, here at Purdue, are finding that the bond between Acacia and Masonry is again strengthening. Returning vets are bringing the average age of college students out of the teen figures and well into the twenties. Masons are plentiful in these returning groups, and their interests are in Acacia. There is a great change taking place; our returning men won't find the Purdue nor the fraternities they left several years ago, but the change is good and Acacia at Purdue is with it. While a lot of us can cease worrying about Uncle Sam's bony finger pointing in our direction with the words, "I want you," there are still those of us who can't. Bud James and Dick Hamilton have already been taken into the Army Air Force and Navy respectively, and Bill Gorman, George Hansell, Byron Landis and Harold Luce will be on their way at the end of the semester, or sooner. Elections were held shortly after the start of the November term. The results were : Dick Smoker, Venerable Dean; Bob Blue, Senior Dean; Johnny Kice, Junior Dean; Harold Berry, Secretary; Bill Roll, Treasurer; and Tom Somers, House Manager. Smoker gave his job to acting V.D., John Kice, for five weeks while he had an appendectomy. Dick is back with us now, although he has dropped out of school for the remainder of the term. We have ten pledges to date and anumber of good prospects for next semester. The pledges are: Dick Donnell, Greensbur~; Tom Stieglitz and Elton Thompson, Indianapolis; Mark Ellis, Rushville; Rex Michael, Huntington; Walter Chenoweth, Bedford; Byron Landis, Lafayette ; Grant Ward, Crawfordsville ; Harold Luce, Oak Park, illinois; and Laurel Meade, Danville, Illinois. Another pledge named B. 0 . Plenty moved in this semester and is in the process of learning to be a gentleman. He looks like a pussy cat, but has black and white stripes. You guessed it; the little stinker is a skunk. Apparently "fancy turns to thoughts of love" in the winter as well as spring with Max Skinner's pin going to Jane Schell, and Dick Hamilton pinning a home-town flame. The Christmas spirit got the best of Bob Blue when he put a ring on Dorothy Downey, Delta Gamma. The past few months have brought quick visits from Doc Price, Joe Judge, Ed Yarling and wife, Larry Nielsen and wife, Neil Teufel and Crews Perkey with their new Navy Bar and Star, and H. C. Thuerk, '19 and son Hugh. We made an attempt to revive the monthly Alumni Banquets on January 23 with a large turnout of the local alums. Plans are under way for some kind of a get-together every month. Also in the social life for this semester we are planning a formal dinner to pre: cede the Interfraternity Ball on the first of February. Next semester the house will be full plus. We are taking over the old annex to help handle the plus. Returning from

the wars are Doug. Horth, Jim Cochran, Ted Shaw, Bob Williams, Dave Burns, and Vic Krurnmenacher. Van Darrow, Dan Hughes and Dick Wheaton may be back with us either this spring or next fall. Jack Pearson, Andy Kandis and Jack Copher can be seen on the Indiana campus these days. To the rest of you who are planning to come back, we send a plea for you to let us know when. We are trying our best to have room for all of you. Ray Nuding was killed in an automobile accident near Lafayette last October. The fellows who knew him realize that we have suffered a great loss. And now with my apologies for the volume of news not included, I'll quit. Bos BLUE

Syracuse Gilford E. Pierce, '38, reported missing since his plane went down over Bordeaux in January, 1944, has been presumed dead by the War Department as of September 20, 1945. He was one of the finest of Acacia boys and will be greatly missed. Franklyn N. Linton, '41, and his wife are parents of a son, Franklyn Nelson, Jr., born June 30, 1945. Frank was discharged from the Army early in December, 1945, and is at home in West Fairlee, Vermont. He may return to college. Frederick R. Walpole, '39, and his wife announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, born December 29, 1945. Fred is out of the Army and they are living at 82 East Street, Oneonta, New York. Ensign Irving C. Herrmann '38 was married on September 22, 1945, to R~berta B_eat, S<;arsdale, New York. According to his Christmas card he is now in Japan. Augustus C. Tracv. Jr . '3!1. a"\d his wife have called at 1111 Euclid Avenue several times. He is out of the Army and expects to settle in Syracuse. William Leonard Bell, '41, returned to Syracuse recently. He has been discharged and anticipates returning to college shortly. Donald E. Jameson, '40, is out of the Coast Guard, and he and "Sandy" (Mrs. Don) were here to see us a couple of weeks ago. The latter part of January the Women of Acacia sponsored a covered-dish supper. The husbands, two boy "prospects" and three girls-sisters of Acacians Bob Bartlett, Dale Hackett and Lenny Beilwere our guests. The three girls are students and a welcome addition to our group. We all had a fine time, and it seemed quite natural to see the group together again. Ralph Unger, '27, of Forestry College Faculty, IS on the Hill again after three years in India and China. Best wishes for the New Year. E. E. AND FLoRENCE M. ENos

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Alumni News Major Duke A. Bryant, Oklahoma State '28, has recently been assigned to the Transportation Section of Lt. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger's Eighth Army Headquarters in Yokohama, Japan. He can be addressed: Hq. Eighth Army, APO #343, San Francisco, California. Brother Bryant graduated at Oklahome A. & M. in 1930. He entered the Army late in 1943, and went overseas last October. His wife, Mrs. Edna E. Bryant, resides in Perry, Oklahoma. Homer J. Henney, Kansas State '19, Dean of the School of Agriculture at Colorado A. & M. College, is on leave of absence. He is serving as Director of Food Administration, American Army of Occupation, Berlin, Germany, with the rank of Brigadier General. Harry L. Kent, Sr., Kansas State '14, died recently. He was former President of New Mexico State College. Col. Dean E. Swift, Kansas State '32, with the U. S. Army in the Philippines, died this past year.

V. D. Foltz, Kansas State >27, Professor of Bacteriology, is also Fraternity Adviser for all the fraternities at Kansas State.

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