Acacia Triad - Fall 1950 - Vol. 45, No. 1

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DELEGATES AND VISITORS AT THE 26th CONCLAVE BOULDER, COLORADO-AUGUST 26-28, 1950

New National Headquarters Examination of the directory on the back cover will disclose that, since our last edition, the central office of Acacia has been moved. Although the actual mileage was small the new Headquarters is much more accessible to public transportation, the post office, and incidentally, to the TRIAD editor.

Those who mourn the passing of the old office, with its proximity to the oases of Howard Street, in favor of the dry and academic atmosphere of Evanston will be solaced by the larger, cleaner, and generally more attractive appearance of our new office and by the fact that we are honored to be located directly across the corridor from the central office of Alpha Xi Delta soror ity.

Acacia's entry into Evanston brings to seven the number of national college fraternities and sororities which have established their headquarters there. SAE and Sigma Chi each boast palatial buildings while, in addition to the Alpha Xi's, three other sororities maintain offices: Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Alpha Phi. Fraternally, as well as educationally speaking, Evanston is the "Athens of the Midwest."

At the time of publication the new office was not completely renovated nor had all the new furniture been installed. We ar e therefore postponing until the Winter Issue the pictorial exhibition of our headquarters. In the meantime, however, the door is open and all brothers and friends of Acacia are most welcome at 1569 Sherman A venue in Evanston.

Alumni Associations A US TIN: President, Oliver N. Bruck ; Secretar y, Leonardt F. Kreisle, 3207 Meredith, Austin.

Meets at the Texas Chapter house, 7: 00 p.m., second Tuesday.

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CONTENTS Texas Chapter House

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Official Conclave Photograph

Inside Cover

250 Answer Call to 26th Conclave .

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Wisconsin Chapter Is Back in Operation

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Holloway and Delbrouck Elected to Positions on the National 7

Council The Executive Secretary Reports

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"Wearers of th~ Jeweled Triangle"

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Hubert M. Poteat Named Shrine's High Potentate

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Acacians the World Over

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Doings in the Chapters

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Marriages and Births

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Directory

CHICAGO: President, ¡sam H. Walker; Secretary, Ralph Hoffman, 352 Selbourne Rd., Riverside, Illinois. Meets at the Electr ic Club, 20 N. Wacker Drive, 6:30 p.m., 3rd Monday.

Entered TRIAD is fraternity, versity of

CINCINNATI: Meet in the Florentine Room of the Hotel Gibbons at 11:30 a.m . each Tuesday.

Subscription rates are $2.00 per year, $3.50 for two years, $5.00 for three years, and $15.00 for life, payable in advance to the National Headquarters.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AREA: President, Roy Bergman; Secretary, W. R. Young, 1439 Tamar ac Street, Denver. Meets on 3rd Wednesday at the Albany Hotel.

KANSAS CITY: Secretary, J . R. Cowan.

as second-class matter at the post office in Fulton, Missouri . The the official publica tion of ¡ the Aca cia Fraternity, a general college originally founded by and restricted to Masons , founded a t the UniMichigan, 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.

Notices of change of address, including form 3578, subscrip tion orders, and cor respondence of a business n a ture sh ould be sent to the Acacia Frater nity, 1201-5 Bluff Street, Fulton, Missouri. or to 1569 Sherman Avenue. E vanston, Ill.

William D. Ross, Editor, 550 Chestnut Street, Winnetka, Illinois

250 Answer Call to 26th Conclave The 26th Conclave lived up to all the promises made for it! Over twohundred and fifty men of Acacia, and a number of their wives, were present in Boulder, Colorado, during the last week in August, for the biggest and best assembly in Acacia history. From the registration on Sunday- afternoon until the tour of the mountains the following Thursday the delegates had hardly a moment of leisure. Of course the legislative business was the main pre-occupation but the social program was planned for relaxation and real fra tern ali sm.

Ruppenthal Re-Elected L. H. Ruppenthal, Kansas, was unanimously re-elected by the Conclave to serve another four-year term as National President of Acacia.

"Rupp" has presided most capably over the Conclaves and council meetings since he was elected to office in 1946 and the Conclave demanded that he continue in office. The appointment of C. K . "Chris" Gabriel to the office of National Secretary after the untimely death of Ban Nelson was confirmed by the Conclave which elected him to serve the remaining two years of the term. Two new officers were also elected: Frank Holloway, Texas, will be the new National Treasurer replacing Marion H. Huber, and W. M. " Marty" Delbrouck, New Hampshire, takes over the position of National

Counsellor from Ray C. Thomas. The new council members will be installed at a joint meeting of the old and new members in December or January.

Constitution Overhauled The main business of the Conclave in its legisl~tive sessions was the passage of a number of amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws, and Code of Procedure. These amendments were designed to bring the Laws of Acacia into conformity with procedures which have in recent years been in operation through Conclave resolution. Particularly, the establishment of the national headquarters was written into the Constitution and many minor changes were made to authorize the executive secretary to perform duties which had previously been required of the National Secretary. Since the National Secretary and National Editor have in recent years served only as members of the National Council, the names of their offices were changed to first and second vice-presidents, respectively.

The controversial membership requirements clause was the subject of the most discussion and debate.

The action of the Conclave was to substitute for the present clause (which prevents adherents of the Roman Catholic faith from joining Acacia) an article which states that, "The active membership of each chapter shall be

composed entirely of male students, members of the faculty, and alumni of the university or college at which such chapter is located, who have been duly elected, pledged, and initiated into Acacia, and each of whom, at the time of his initiation, was a Master Mason in good standing and a member of a lodge working under the jurisdiction of the regular grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons, or of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons ; a son or a brother of a Master Mason ; or a person who has been recommended by two Master Masons; and each of whom at the time of his pledging and initiation was not an adherent of any creed or organization which seeks to restrain its members from affiliation with Masonic organizations."

Other major changes provide for the elimination of the so-called alumni chapters, for the increase in the LifeMembership fee to $100, for an unlimited number of honorary members in each chapter, and for a number of minor changes.

On Sunday evening the delegates and their wives ·w ere entertained ·at a . reception conducted by the Mothers' Club of Denver. On Monday night the men drove to the top of Flattop mountain for a steak fry while the wives of delegates were entertained by the Boulder wives and mothers at a barbecue at the home of Mrs. Holman.

FAMILIAR SIGHTS DURING THE CONCLAVE (Left) Jim Murray , of the Colcn-ado Chapter perjcn-med. ably as chairman of th C l · first welcomed. at a reception in the Colcn-ad.o Chapter house. (Right) National Pr e~t ~ve arr~hang ements commtttee. (Ce?!ter) Delegates were was unantmously re- elected. fen- another four-year term. e uppen ran the Conclave sesstons so well that he

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:roP OFFICIALS (Fr01'tt) Edi tor Jack L u nsford, Treasurer-Elect Frank Holloway, Counsellor-Elect Marti n D.e lbrouck, Executive Secretary Roy Clark. (Back) Counsellor Ray Tho~, S.ecretary C. K. Gabnel, Treasurer Mari01't Huber, President L . H . Ruppenthal. When c01'tS~ttutwnal amendment~ are ratified Brothers Gabriel and Lunsford will become first and .sec01'td vtce preStdents, respectwely.

The final event was the Conclave banquet held in the dining room of the Crags Hotel in Estes Park; nearly 285 were present for this event, undoubtedly a record for an Acacia gathering.

While not an official part of the Conclave, a tour of the mountains near Boulder was enjoyed by many of the delegates on the day following the adjournment of the sessions. This was arranged and conducted by the Colorado Chapter which served as host to the brothers and for the entire week displayed the fine teamwork and organizational ability which has earned it the Outstanding Chapter Award.

Credit is also due to Jim Murray and his committee chairmen, each of whom had his part of the proceedings complete and working smoothly in every detail.

Active Chapter Report on the Good of the Fraternity 1. We recommend the continuance of the expansion program to the established smaller schools as well as to the larger ones.

2. We recommend that all chapters are periodically and frequently informed as to the progress of each colony before a vote on the petition for activation of said colony is presented to ¡the chapters of Acacia.

3. We recommend that the Traveling Secretaries arrange for more personal contact between colonies and the

nearby active chapters so that initiation ceremonies will be more effective; so that Acacians will be closer knit in their inter-chapter relations; and so that the colony may benefit from the help of established chapters in such items as rushing, social functions, and administration.

4. The committee favors a plan whereby the Venerable Dean of the sponsoring chapter or chapters be required to submit a report to the National Council on the status of the nearby colony before the charter is granted to said colony. His favorable

recommendations should be considered in the granting of the charter.

5. We recommend that all chapters employ a strong orientation program for new pledges by the pledge trainer with active cooperation of the chapter to impress the need of scholarship on the new men.

6. We encourage establishing of individual chapter incentive awards for scholarship.

7. In order to provide incentive in scholarship, the committee strongly recommends that a scholarship cup be presented to the chapter showing the greatest improvement in scholarship in relation to the chapters on its campus. This award to be provided by the National Fraternity.

8. The committee favors a form of monetary penalty to be imposed on chapter members having delinquent house bills.

9. We believe that the chapters should adopt a scholastic standing for initiation of .2 above university requirements.

10. We strongly encourage frequent publication of chapter papers and news-letters to all of its alumni; the use of frequent informal notes to alumni concerning rushing, happenings of social interest, and generally, to maintain contact with alumni.

11. Lastly, we encour age the formation of alumni groups at strategic points in the country. Not only should this be the responsibility of all active chapters, but should also be initiated by and assisted by the National Fraternity.

Advisor Report on the Good of the Fraternity The Committee adopted the following four recommendations which it hereby presents to the Conclave:

THE CONCLAVE IN ACTION Delegates are in a serious mood as they hear their national officers report on the state of the Fraternity. Secon d from left in the front row is Ray Morgan, newly appointed Scholarship Chairm an .

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2. In view of the possible total loss

of a major portion of our expansion program, due to world conditions, it is recommended that colonies, when they meet all requirements for membership in the Fraternity with the exception

of housing, be granted charters at the discretion of the National Council.

3. Closer interchapter relations are for the good of Acacia and it is recommended in all practicable ways. For example, a man known to a chapter as worthy of Acacia membership may be recommended to another chapter in an institution which he may be entering and interchapter relations may be promoted in a large number of informal as well as organized ways.

4. The recommendation adopted at the 1948 Conclave regarding the preparation of training films is recommended for continued attention by the National Council and its executive office with a new point of emphasis suggested. The training film should be for the use of the Traveling Secretaries, Secretaries and National Officers. The film should cover such topics as chapter meetings, chapter etiquette, finance, rushing and bidding, pledge training et cetera. The film should be of high professional quality.

The cost of such films will be large, probably too large for our Fraternity acting alone. It is recommended that the National Council and its Executive Office investigate the possibility ¡ of interfraternity collaboration in preparing training films under the auspices of the Interfraternity Conference . It is recognized that Acacia may need to take the initiative in gaining Interfraternity Conference consideration and action on this provision.

CON CLAVE SCENES Left : (Top) The delegates and visitors tasted l~ !s of good cooking during the three-day sesstons. In the top photo are shown the wives of Acacians lining up for hamburgers served by Mr. Lloyd Holman . (Center) Part of the 285 who attended the Conclave banquet. The smiling face in the foreground belongs to Ed Kelly who is crowded on his left by George CrO'!Jle's solid form and on his Tight by genial Carl Parker. (Bottom) While the ladies were feas~ing the men did all right-here they are gettmg steaks atop Flagstaff mountain.

Opposite Page: (Top Left) These old- timers tell how things used to be done. L. to R.: Huber, Teegarden,_ Feay Smith, L ewis, and Paynter .

(Rtght) Btl! and Mrs . Wilson, John Lake, Mother Veatch (Kansas housemother) , Bill Thorne, Ralph Carter, and Ed Hinman compare notes. (Second Row Left) Korsgren and Frost of Ohio State, Roquet of Colorado, George Croyle, and Hallene of Illinois tell Mother Reed that Acacia is ev en better than her PiKA' s.

(R1ght) The Holloways', T i ms', and Hastings' !me up for coffee served by Mrs . Moulton of the Denve: Mothers Club. (Third Row Left) Trans-contmental informati on is exchanged by Mcilroy of Cornell, Ford, Si mmons, and Parrish of Purdue, and Johnson , Cornish, and Hendry of W~hington Chapters. (Right) Jack Lunsford ltstens to Bilt Hastings tell about N ebraska's progress. (Bottom Left) Tom Hutchinson of Colorado, George Allen of Texas, and Bill War;en of Oklahoma are skeptical ot RPI AdVtser John Haney . (Ri ght) Everybody had to r~gtster, of course, so here's a gang waiting to stgn the book.

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Wisconsin Chapter Is Back tn Operation NE OF the oldest chapters in Acacia was returned to active status on October 14, 1950, when the Northwestern and Minnesota Chapters combined forces to initiate twentyeight candidates of the .Wisconsin colony so that they could thereupon be re-installed as the 3'6th chapter in Acacia. The chapter is right back on Langdon Street in the heart of the fraternity-sorority section of the University of Wisconsin's beautiful campus on the shore of Lake Mendota.

Credit for the restoration of the Wisconsin Chapter, which had been dormant since the beginning of World War II, must be given to many men, most of whom were present for the installation ceremonies. Following an aU-day initiation program the traditional installation banquet was held in the Old Madison room of the student union building, with about a hundred actives and alumni present. A delegation of twenty-five actives from Northwestern and fifteen from Minnesota were on hand to welcome the chapter back into the fold.

The charter itself was presented to James E. Opdyke, Venerable Dean,

by Executive Secretary Roy Clark. In doing so, Brother Clark challenged the new initiates to co-operate with their university, to uphold the principles of college fraternalism, and to put the interests of Acacia above personal gain. R oy was introduced by the able toastmaster of the evening, Hugo Murray, who also read a large batch of congratulatory telegrams and letters from alumni of the old chapter and from Acacia chapter s and officials.

Speaker at the banquet was D r.

George P arkinson, the Director of the Milwaukee Extension of the University of Wisconsin and an honorary member of the newly installed chapter.

Dr. Parkinson pointed out the need for vision and dir ection on an individual as well as national basis, and that selfdiscipline is essential to the young men of the country today more than ever.

Among the prominent alumni who were present at the banquet were: Frank Jenks, past National Counsellor of Acacia ; Henry C. Fuller, president of the house corporation and a leader in the campaign to raise funds [or the chapter; Kirk Bates, house cor-

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A t t he top is shown Roy ClaTk con gTatulating VeneTab l e D ean Opdyke as he tuTnS oveT the ChaT!"': ~o t h e ChO;pteT. LoweT p ictuTe is of t he ~e~~•hates packmg t h e staiTs at i12 Langdon

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Holloway and Delbrouck Elected to Positions on the National Council Future meetings of the National Council of Acacia will find two new faces around the table. The Conclave elected Frank M. Holloway, Texas, to the office of National Treasurer, while the office of National Counsellor will henceforth be filled by William M. (Marty) Delbrouck, New Hampshire.

Retiring officers in these two posts have been, respectively, Marion H. Huber, Cincinnati, and Ray C. Thomas, Indiana. So that the transition will be completed smoothly the new and the old officers will all be present at the next meeting of the council which will be held this winter, probably in Chicago.

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Holloway Frank M. Holloway is a native Texan, although he was born in Texarkana which is a long way from El Paso and almost into Arkansas. July 3, 1908, marked Frank's arrival so that ranks alongside of the Battle of the Alamo and R. E. Lee's birthday as among the most historic in Texas history. Little information is available about his early years but he succeeded in graduating from high school in June 5, 1925, and headed for the state university in Austin in September of that year. His education was interrupted for four years but he retumed in 193'2 and received his B.B.A. degree in 1934. Continuing at the university Frank concentrated on finance and foreign trade and was awarded a Master's Degree in Business Administration in 1935.

Entering the business world, Frank advanced rapidly. He started as an accountant with the Freeport Sulphur Company and was soon advanced to

of Acacia at the present time. During my term of office I expect to visit every chapter of Acacia."

If he devotes as much effort to h is national duties as he did to the r eactivation of the Texas Chapter Acacia will see much of the genial guy from Texas during the next four years.

purchasing agent. He left this firm in 1938 to operate as an oilfield equipment broker in Houston and New York City. In 1942 he became vicepresident of the Hake Galvanizing Works in Harvey, Louisiana, and the following year was appointed secretary-treasurer of the Allen Boat Company in the same town; this firm was a war-time builder of barges and tugs.

From 1943 to June of this year Brother Holloway operated in a dual capacity-as president of the Hall Level and Manufacturing Works and as vice president of the Holloway Engineering Company which was a distributor for industrial and marine hardware. He has sold out his interests in both firms but now acts as a consultant to the latter company.

Frank is one of those energetic guys with a long string of memberships in civic, fraternal, and professional organizations. He says his chief interests are "Mrs. Floy Holloway, the Baptist Church, and the Acacia Fraternity."

Sometime between everything else he manages to enjoy some hunting and fishing while around the house his hobbies are gardening and woodworking.

In an unusually serious mood Frank had this to say about his new position within the Fratemity : "I am glad to have this opportunity of working for Acacia as its treasurer.

I will give my best efforts toward the continued growth of the Fraternity.

I'm humbled by the tireless efforts of past and present officers whose work is exemplified by the success of the 1950 Conclave and by the strength

William M. "Marty" Delbrouck's rise to prominence and responsibility in Acacia is something phenomenal.

Marty is a charter member of the already powerful New Hampshire Chapter that was installed only last December 3rd. Already, however, he has demonstrated that he will be one of the Fraternity's most devoted members and greatest organizers. He has been a leader in the establishment of the strong group of faculty and alumni which are behind his chapter and he brings to the Council the experience of one who is a man of persuasion and action.

Brother Delbrouck was bor n in Ant werp, Belgium, forty-one years ago and came to the United Stat es at the age of four. He was educated in the public schools of Manchester, New Hampshire and is a graduate of the New England School of Printing. During the past twenty years he has served in various capacities in the graphic arts and in 1942 became the head of the Printing Department of the University of New Hampshire. He also does some consulting work in methods and controls for the printing trades.

Marty is a pillar of the community life in Durham, serving as a director of the Community Chest and as a former director of the Durham Youth Activities Association. He is a member of various Masonic bodies and of the Advisory Council, Dover Chapter of DeMolay. Best of all he has served as Chapter Advisor to Acacia since the installation of his Chapter.

The eastern chapters of Acacia will be looking forward to the friendly ¡ greeting of Marty Delbrouck. W e ~ ll venture to predict that before his term expires, there will be more than one new chapter of Acacia in the New England area, due in no small part to the energy and activity of our new National Counsellor.

CONCLAVE PICTURES 8 x 10 prints of Conclave Pictures shown in this issue may be obtained for one dollar from Floyd Walters, University of Colorado Photography Department, Boulder, Color ado.

Clip from the TRIAD a copy of the picture you wish and include it with your order.

The ¡ Executive Secretary Reports Acacia Is Solvent and Expanding Says Roy Clark ERMIT me to say at the outset that I consider it a very great honor to have the privilege of reporting on the stewardship of your central office staff. It is obviously impossible to tell you all that has gone ¡on in the past biennium but I shall try to hit the high spots of the past and then go on to tell you what is in our plans for the future.

At the Chicago Conclave two years ago I told you that the Fraternity was in the strongest position I had ever known. That statement bears repetition; progress has been continuous in every department of our activities.

This 1950 Conclave is historic in that we have here to-day the largest number of delegates representing active chapters than has ever been the case before. The Chapter Roll of 35 is a high water mark for Acacia. This has come about by the reactivation of our Nebraska Chapter and the addition to our roll of the following new chapters: UCLA, Ohio, Miami, Rensselaer, New Hampshire, Colorado A & M and the baby chapter, Evansville College. It is a real pleasure to welcome into our deliberations these new followers of Pythagoras who are officially with us for the first time today.

While figures do not tell the whole story, they are one of the most common means of measuring progress. For our purposes the close of World War II is a good starting place in comparing where we were and how far we have moved along. At the end of that conflict we had seven so-called chapters with 133 actives paying dues. During the first school year 12 chapters reactivated and the then 19 chapters initiated a total of 293 men. In the year 1947-48 (the last Conclave year) the number of chapters had increased to 27 and total initiates for the year to 445; during the year 1948-1949 chapters increased to 32 and total initiates to 632; and in the year just past the chapter roll rose to 35 and the number of initiates to 654.

Our increase in membership activity has brought about a commensurate increase in financial activity and gain.

The net worth of the Fraternity now stands at nearly $90,000 when you consider the appreciation in the value of the securities which we own. This is no great sum-in fact considering ?u~ age_ it should be much larger, but 1t Is sbll the largest in our history and for the most part has come about by additions to the TRIAD Endowment Fund. Incidentally, your Nation-

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al Council is giving a great deal of study to ways and means by which the Endowment Fund can be materially enlarged by increased alumni activity and support-a method of approach in which we have lagged far behind our associate fraternities. A substantial increase in funds of this sort would enable the Council to expand its very

modest policy in assisting chapters who are desirous of improving or rebuilding their properties. A program, which, incidentally, has been working with excellent results.

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Scholarship and Chapter Publications Emphasized

by Awards Made at Conclave One highlight of the conclave banquet was the presentation by Exeutive Secretary Clark of two new awards, in addition to the Outstanding Chapter A ward which was won by Colorado Chapter. As a result of action by the National Council at its winter meeting a large cup was purchased, to be awarded to the chapter with the highest scholastic average in relation to the All-Men's average at its school. This was awarded to the Wyoming Chapter which had an average on 16% above its all-men's for the 1948-49 school year.

The second new award is a handsome plaque donated by Traveling

Secretaries Ed Kelly and George Croyle for the Chapter judged to have produced the finest chapter publication. Like the others this is a traveling trophy which .will be awarded at the Conclaves or at a regional conference during the odd years. A committee of judges, including TRIAD Editor Ross, former National Editor Herschel Washington, and Delmer Goode, were unanimously agreed that the ColAcacia, edited by Les Polk of the Colorado Chapter was the best in Acacia during the last college year. Newspapers published by Purdue, illinois, Ohio State, and Northwestern were given honorable mention.

AWARD WINNERS Roy Clark (left) P:esented two new awards at the banquet. Here he is handing c;;;er ~? Les Pol~ (nf1ht) the plaque for the most outstanding chapter publication. . a;{ tnp are Bt~l Gtlbe:rt of Wyo111;ing, whose chapter had the highest scholarship m caeta, and Btll Noms, Colorado s Venerable Dean.

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which are potential colonies. For instance we have a direct investment thru colonist's salaries at both Arkansas and Iowa, each of which should qualify for petitioning very soon. In addition there is an investment in the other 11 colonies plus the exploratory and investigation work done in a great many potential fields of operation. A great deal of expensive work of this kind is behind us and we believe it is an investment in the future of Acacia which had to be made when the opportunity presented and which should pay future dividends away beyond the initial costs.

Kansas

Ohio, No. 76; Robert E. Householder, Wellston, Ohio, No. 77; James L. Wagstaff, Galion, Ohio, No. 78 ; John W. Moorehouse, Canton, Ohio, No. 79 ; Edward G. Curtis, Huntington, W. Va., No. 80; Eugene P . Elsas_s, Anna, Ohio, No. 81; Donald R. Russell, Newcomerstown, Ohio, No. 82 ; Ronald E. Christman, Jr., Woodsfield, Ohio, No. 83 ; Richard R. Perkins, Hicksville, Ohio, No. 84; Chester L . Gibson, East Cleveland, Ohio, No. 85; William N. Bickel, Lorain, Ohio, No. 86; Gerald L. Prucha, Lorain, Ohio, No. 87.

John H. Enegren, Conway Springs, Kans., No. 577.

Oregon State

The Future

Philip D. Daykin, Elyria, Ohio, No. 547; Theodore W. Daykin, Elyria, Ohio, No. 548; Clarence C. Mason, Jackson, Mich., No. 549; Richard J. Merrill, Racine, Wis., No. 550; James J. Nyberg, Chicago, TIL, No. 551.

Frank E. Hoffman, Myrtle Point, Ore., No. 151; Wayne A. Chezem, Cottage Grove, Ore., No. 152; Harold W. Ploense, Portland, Ore., No. 153; Hugh J. Hickerson, Dallas, Ore., No. 154; Russell J . Parkinson, Corvallis, Ore., No. 155; Carl William Hopp, Portland, Ore., No. 156.

Miami

Rensselaer

Henry R. Stefanik, No. 48; Robert Archer, Springfield, Ohio, No. 49; Lee Collins, Cincinnati, Ohio, No. 50; David Harrod, New London, Ohio, No. 51; Gordon Hegenbarth, Highland Park, Ill., No. 52 ; Donald Horton, Middletown, Ohio, No. 53; Jerry O'Neil, Dearborn, Mich., No. 54; James Riley, Richmond, Ind., No. 55; Bruce Ronald, Richmond, Ind., No. 56; Sam Yaksich, Youngstown, Ohio, No. 57.

Edward, A. Bryant, Wrightstown N. J., No. 43; Jack D. Newton, North Arlington, N . J., No. 44; Elbert W. Phillips, South Dayton, N. Y., No. 45; Thomas M. Proctor, Beacon, N. Y., No. 46; Robert L . Reiner, Orange N. J ., No. 47; Richard H. Shumaker, Detroit, Mich., No. 48; Robert A. Slayton, Randolph, Vt., No. 49; Laurance B. Werner, Narberth, Pa., No. 50.

Nebraska

Willard Bastron, Burbank, Calif., No. 81; Denny Brake, Columbus, Ohio, No. 82; Ernest Fraser, Compton, Calif., No. 83; Robert Kirkland, Oklahoma City, Okla., No. 84; John Lindgren, La Jolla, Calif., No. 85; Herbert Macgregor, Long Beach, Calif., No. 86; Bobby Ragsdale, Luling, Texas., No. 87; Rex Warner, Huntington Beach, Calif., No. 88 ; Leonard Warren, San Diego, Calif., No. 89; Thomas Williams, Pontiac, Mich., No. 90.

Two years ago it was stated in Chicago that your National Council had as its immediate conservative objective the increase of the number of chapters from 27 to 35. This as you have already noted, has been accomplished. At that time it was also mentioned that a possible goal would be 50 chapters by our fiftieth anniversary in 1954. Unless war intervenes, such a goal seems more probable now than it did then. To those of you who read your TRIAD you know that we have at present 13 official colonies. Here are the locations of these 13 groups: Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Bradley, Washington (St. Louis), Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana State, Iowa, Missouri, Arizona, Davis College and San Jose State College. Not all of these may develop into chapters during the coming biennium. However, some of them will. For instance Wisconsin Colony has just moved into a chapter house provided by the alumni of the old chapter there and will be reactivated in late September or early October. Just last week, the alumni of the old Iowa Chapter purchased a house for the colony in Iowa City.

They should be ready for reactivation there before the spring of 1951. Likewise the colony at Missouri has leased housing at Columbia and is well on the way to reactivation. The Arizona Colony will be eligible under university rules to petition this fall and assuming the acquisition of housing will likely do so. The same is true at Vermont, where we have a very vigorous colony; likewise at West Virginia and Louisiana State.

The colony at Arkansas is making progress, now having modest accommodations in the way of an apartment which it is hoped will be a stimulus for something better. Progress continues at Tennessee, Washington, Davis and so on. In addition to the above "official" colonies-by official I mean those groups which we have en-

Denver Norman J. Porter, No. 119; Douglas Miller, No. 120; Dale A. Fester, No. 121; Richard L. Thompson, No. 122; Theodore Proske, No. 123.

Franklin John Bectel, No. 513; William Croman, No. 514; George Peterson, No. 515; John Marion, No. 516; John Crawford, No. 517.

Michigan

John H. Ewing, Nebraska City, Nebr., No. 503; Gordon D. Francis, Bellevue, Nebr., No. 504; James T. Engh, Omaha, Nebr., No. 505; William C. Marbaker, Costa Mesa, Calif., No. 506; Frank P. Allen II, Norfolk, Nebr., No. 507; James P. Ward, Omaha, Nebr., No. 508; Donald R. Cunningham, Tekamah, Nebr., No. 509.

Ohio Wilbur L. Neston, Columbus, Ohio, No. 74; Donald F. Friend, Bay Village, Ohio, No. 75 ; Jack A. Pore, Woodfield,

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twice the figure of our first full year of operation after the war. During the past year we have experienced an operating income from all sources in excess of $45,000.00 Every dollar of it has been spent-in fact the results of the full biennium operation shows a profit of only a few dollars.

The increase in expenses has been due partly, of course, to the continuing cheapness of the dollar. In addition, during the past year we have added an additional secretary to our staff.

Southern California

Wyoming Bruce L. Massey, No. 91.

Your Council a year ago in July took this step because it felt that then was the time to expand our activities in exploratory work for possible new strong chapters and to continue to encourage and assist those already in operation. During this past year we have spent close to $7,800.00 for expansion purposes. This looks like a lot of money-and it is. However, a very sizeable portion of it could be appropriately classified as prepaid expense for it represents costs that have gone directly into colony activities of groups on the verge of activation; those in earlier stages of development; and those

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Hubert M. Poteat Named Shrine's High Potentate At the annual convention held in Los Angeles last June, Dr. Hubert McNeil Poteat, Columbia, was elevated to the chair of Imperial Potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. .

Hubert McNeill Poteat is probably known to every living alumnus of Wake Forest College. Born in the college village o'f Wake Forest, N . C., December 12, 1886, he has made it his home from that day to this. Older alumni remember him as a brilliant youngster in the home of eminent parents, Dr. and Mrs. William Louis Poteat. Thousands have known him either as fellow student or professor.

Four years of graduate study in Columbia University took him away from one college generation at Wake Forest, but it is doubtful that he is now unknown to a single former student alive. Professor of the Latin Language and Literature, he has taught there since 1912. In addition, his reputation as a teacher is firmly entrenched at Columbia, where from 1924 to 1942 he was a member of the summer session faculty.

Dr. Poteat, who is the nationallyknown author of articles on educational, classical, Masonic and Shrine topics, completed, about a year ago, work on the latest of the eight volumes he has produced ; in January the 661-page book containing his translation of Marcus Tullius Cicero's Brutus, On the Nature of the Gods, On Divination, and On Duties, came from the University of Chicago P ress. It is being acclaimed as "readable enough not to require special erudition, accurate enough to satisfy the scholar, durable and good-looking enough to deserve a place on a bookshelf." An appropriate climax to more than 40 years of teaching and scholarly research is the publication of this volume on the eve of the one year's leave the College has granted to him in order that he may devote his entire time for this period to the discharge of his responsibilities and in the enjoyment of the high honor of his office as Imperial Potentate, highest office to which a Shriner can be elected in this fraternal order in North America.

Any record of Dr. P oteat's achievements must include the fact that he is an accomplished organist and choir director, having served the Wake Forest Baptist Church in this capacity for nearly forty years. He is Past P resident of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association; Past P resident, Classical Association of the Mid-

dle West and South; Past Vice President American Classical League. He is a member of the American Philological Association and of the British Classical Association. Dr. Poteat has lectured widely over the United States on educational, classical and Masonic subjects. He is listed in Who's Who in America Who's Who in American Educatidn, Directory of American Scholars, Author's and Writer's Who' s Who (London) and International Blue Book.

Dr. Poteat has an enviable Masonic record of service and achievement.

HUBERT M. POTEAT He is a Past Master of Wake Forest Lodge No. 282 of the Masonic Order; he is a Past Venerable Master of Carl A. Woodruff Lodge of Perfection; Past Wise Master of John C. Drewry Chapter Knights Rose Croix; Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of North Carolina; Past Sovereign of St. Titus Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine; he is a Knight Templar; a 33rd degree Scottish Rite Mason; a Past Potentate of Sudan Temple of the Shrine; and he is now Imperial Potentate Raban of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.

Dedication of the 1948 student annual "The Howler," Campbell McMillan, editor, to "Hubert McNeill Poteat, M.A., Ph.D. ," included a tribute and an appraisal revealing something of the significance of the man as seen through discerning and critical eyes of college students. The whole of the statement follows: "When one sits down to assay the personality of Hubert McNeill Poteat

as a part of Wake Forest, the thing which leaves more impression than any other is the man's eloquent love for the school and the things for which it stands.

"Hubert Poteat was born in Wake Forest and has lived much of his life here. And like his father before him, in the face of many and attractive offers from other and larger institutions, he has stayed here because he has wanted to.

"Probably no other man's name has become more synonymous, with the name of Wake Forest itself than has his during the last generation and a half. He has taught Latin and life here for forty years-taught Latin, to paraphrase Alice Duer Miller, better than college students repay.

"A ranking classical scholar in this country and recognized abroad, a composer and lover of music, a faithful Mason and fraternity man, Dr. Poteat will longest remain in the memory of the students who have sat in his classes -and there have been thousands of them-as a superb teacher, the sort of man that scholarship which is not pedantry creates in its happiest moods.

"Through the years the Wake Forest Latin classrooms have become places alive because Poteat is, as the real teacher must be, possessed of a superlative sense of drama-a professor with the soul and the ability of a fine actor. Cicero and Horace, Vergil and Juvenal, Caesar and Livy, Brer Rabbit and Uncle Remus and De Lawd from The Green Pastures have become under his touch at once alive and unforgettable.

"Perhaps his students will soon forget the difference between a gerund and a gerundive, but they will never forget his insistence that in his own words, 'the verb to teach in Latin takes to accusatives-and the boy com~s first.'

"But there is more than this to the great teacher. And this man has drilled learning into our heads with infinite patience and high good humor -learning of the liberal spirit even more than of the letter. Poteat has called us dumbheads and henbrains and illiterates and other such terms of endearment and we've known them to be true to a degree-and we've loved him for having the temerity to address undergraduates in such words.

"We've watched his bearing and held our heads a little higher, proud we knew him. We've listened to his amazing use of the English language and have trotted to the dictionary the more frequently because of it. We've heard him say, so often, that the older he grows the more quietly assured he becomes of the existence of (Continued on next page )

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Raymond Morgan Appointed Acacia Scholarship Chairman At the 26th Conclave President Ruppenthal announced that the National Council had appointed Raymond A. Morgan, Wyoming, to the office of Scholarship Chairman of Acacia. This appointment confirmed the Council's policy of increased emphasis on the importance of high scholastic standards to the chapters and a determination to restore Acacia to its position of academic leadership among all social fraternities.

Ray Morgan assumes his new position well qualified. He is a leading educator, for his title reads "Professor and Head of the Department of General Engineering, University of Wyoming."

Further than that he has worked actively with the Wyoming Chapter of Acacia which has for the past two years been the Fraternity's top chapter scholastically. Ray served as acting Chapter Advisor at the Conclave.

Brother Morgan was born in Missouri in 1903 but moved to Colorado where he attended schools in Rifle and then the School of Mines in Golden.

He was a practicing mining and petroleum engineer for a number of years but in 1941 joined the staff of the University of Wyoming where he was appointed to his present position in 1946. An all-around guy, Ray is a member of Sigma Tau, Sigma Gamma Epsilon, and Blue Key which are, respectively, honoraries for engineering, scholarship, and activities. He is a registered engineer in the State of Colorado.

Many national fraternities are taking positive--and sometimes drasticactions to improve the generally poor scholarship records of their chapters.

Acacia for many years led all frater~ nities in scholarship but in recent years has slipped, although still in the upper third among the N .I.C. goups.

It is expected that the appointment of Ray Morgan will insure the action necessary to restore Acacia to its proper position.

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Dr. J. T. Willard Dies No. 1 at Kansas State and on Board 3 3 Years.

A notable, well-loved Acacian, Dr. Julius T. Willard passed away on July 26, 1950. While busily working in the institution he had served for 71 years, he was stricken at his desk. He died a week later.

Brother Willard's record of service to the Fraternity and to Kansas State College shows his loyalty. . Dr. Willard was born April 9, 1862, in Wabaunsee, Kansas. He entered Kansas State College at the age of 17

11 and until his death was in continuous Luther G. Andrews service at the College except for a Luther G. Andrews, Nebraska, after few years spent in graduate study. an illness of several months, passed .

From 1879 to 1950, he was employed at the College in various capacities. His on to the chapter eternal on April 27, experiences at the institution have in- 1950. cluded the status of undergraduate, "Boots," as he was affectionately graduate student, assistant professor, kno~n by {riends and associates associate professor, professor of chem- everywher e, was initiated into the istry, director of the agricultural ex- Nebraska Chapter in the spring of periment station (1900-1918), dean of 1920. Following his graduation fr om the general science school (1909- the University in 1924, his fraternity 1930) , vice president ( 1918-1936) , act- continued very close to his heart until ing president for intervals in 1914 and his final days. Numbering among hi::; 1918 and college historian from 1936 other activities was Gamma Lambda, to 1950. In addition to his administra- a national band organization which he tive ability, his activity as a student helped to organize and served as its and researcher is shown by his having grand scribe, the Lincoln Symphony written between 90 and 100 scientific Orchestra which he helped to organize, papers and bulletins. the Chamber of Commerce, Elks, Dr. Willard was a member of Phi Craftsman Lodge No. 314, A. F . & Kappa Phi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sig- A . M., of which he was past master, ma Xi, Alpha Zeta, the American Electa Chapter of the Order of EastChemical Society, The Kansas Acad- er n Star, University Club, Kiwanis, emy of Science, The National Educa- Lincoln Musicians Association, Nation Association, The Kansas School tional Aeronautical Association, and Masters Club and the Kansas State the American Legion.

Teachers Club. He was also a Fellow In spite of his numerous activities, of the American Association for the and in addition to his busy life as an Advancement of Science and 32nd advertising executive and many comDegree Scottish Rite Mason. munity activities, he always found In the Fraternity, his loyalty is well time for his fraternity which he known by the old and young alike. A served as a member of the building charter member, his name was Num- association for many years. Even folber One on the Kansas State roll lowing that r etirement, he continued book. His activities in the local chapter his active interest in fraternal affairs include: member of alumni board of and aided invaluably the younger directors (1917-1950), sec'y-treas. of alumni in their efforts to reactivate the the board (1917-1930), pres. pro-tem Nebraska Chapter. During the war he (1934) , president of the board of direc- was the vital link between the brothtors ( 1934-1950) . In May 1950, after ers who were scattered near and far, his retirement, he was appointed and spent many hours each week in member of the board of directors, and correspondence. For many years he honorary president emeritus of the was a faithful contributor to the TRIAD. board.

The high regard in which "Boots" was held by not only his brothers, but by the community in general, is aptly Poteat Named Shrine put by an editorial in the Nebraska Potentate State Journal on April 28, 1950: (Continued _from previous page) "Luther Andrew's defeat after a God and of the immortality of the soul struggle of months for his life brought of man-and have because of his lead- grief to more quarters than he would ership been the more emboldened our- probably have believed. Throughout his business life and that avocation selves to seek God. "His students have listened to his which claimed at least an equal share organ playing and have sung in his of his endeavors, "Boots" was admired choirs and have played chess with him and loved for great qualities which he and listened to his yearly reading of wore modestly. Devoted, responsible, The Green Pastures for his literary tireless and equable, he gave no sign society, thrilled and reverent. They of considering himself anything spehave looked to him for guidance and cial. Yet almost single-handed he established the Lincoln Symphony Orhave not found it lacking.

"Hubert McNeill Poteat, a,t once chestra, and for years was one of the the terror and the delight of his group that kept it going, when the students, a devoted husband and going wasn't always good. Altogether father (and grandfather), a valued and without personal craving for recogloyal friend, a great and good man- nition, he was always in there pitchto him is this issue of the annual of ing, making himself known as one of his Alma Mater dedicated with affec- those rare people who ar e happy to do the hard work, let the credit fall tion and respect."

Wake Forest College Alumni News where it may.

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12 Alpha Zeta, Phi Sigma and Gamma Sigma Delta F r aternities. A member of the Rot ary Club of Stillwater since 1930 and Past P r esident of that Club, he V:,m supervise 70 Rotary Clubs in one of t he four Districts of Oklahoma.

Honorary Degree Awarded Alfred W. Bays

Acacians-

the World Over Two Acacians Named Governors of Rotary Two members of Acacia-L. Wyman Dillman, of Caruthersville, Missouri, and Carl P. Thompson, of Stillwater, Oklahoma-are District Governors of Rotary International, world-wide service organization, for 1950-51. As Governors, they will coordinate the activities of all the Rotary Clubs in their r espective Districts, and, during the y ear, they w ill visit each of the Clubs to offer advice and assistance in Rotary service w ork and administration.

Brother Dillman, Missouri, President of ArL J . Dillman & Son, Inc., wholesale automotive parts supply firm in Caruthersville, will supervise 32 Rotary Clubs in one of the four Districts in Missour i. He served as T r easurer of Acacia at the University of Missour i in 1924, and is a Past P r esident of t he Delta Sigma Pi fraternity in that university. He has been a dir ector of the Car uthersville Chamber of Commerce, a City Councilman since 1936, a nd is a former cha ir man of t he C ounty War P rice and Rationing B oard and a fo r m er Chair man of the County R ed C r oss. A Rotar ian since 1925, he is a m ember and P ast P resident of th e R otary Club of Car uther sville.

D r. Thompson , Oklahoma A & M, is Administrative Field R epresentative of Oklah om a A gricultural and Mech anical College in S tillwater. B efore taking his presen t position in 1949, he had been on the staff of the Animal Husban dry D epartment of Okl ah oma A & M for 31 years. H e is a P ast President of t h e N ational Block and Bridle Club, and has been active in civic and professional groups. I n addition to Acacia, he is affiliated with

Alfred W. Bays, Northwestern, board vice chairman of the Abbott laboratories and former professor of law at Northwestern for many years, was awarded an honorary law degree by Knox College at its commencement exercises last June.

Brother Bays, who is also secretary and general counsel for the Abbott laboratories, is a Knox graduate and received a law degree from Northwestern in 1904.

Mr. Bays began lecturing at Northwestern in 1905 and from 1912 to 1937 was a full professor of law and served as head of the department of business law in the school of commerce. He was elected a trustee of Northwestern in 1937 and is now a life trustee both of Northwestern and of Knox. He was initiated into Acacia in 1912 and is known to every Northwestern pledge as the donor of the furnishings of the dining r oom of the chapter house at the time of its construction in 1937.

the coming year are: president, Oliver N. Bruck; vice-president, Dexter C. Kinney; treasurer, Kerry G. Merritt; and secretary, Leonardt F . Kreisle.

With a relatively new Chapter house to be furnished the wives and mothers of TeKas Acacians are showing real enthusiasm. They meet at 7:30p.m. on the second 'J;uesday of each month, generally at the home of one of the members, and have adopted several worthy projects.

With funds obtained from a benefit bridge party at the home of Mrs Homer Thornberry, a dance, and a rummage sale, the gals bought material and made drapes for the lower floor of the Chapter house.

Officers of this thriving organization include Mrs. Ray L. Cain, Mrs. Harry L. Kent, Mrs. Wayne H. Holtzman, Mrs. Oran Mitchell, Mrs. Henry Moore, and Mrs. E. A. Dean, all of Austin. Many thanks to these Acacia sweethearts for their fine work.

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poration treasurer; Rod Bennett, house-corporation secretary, and Sherman Metcalfe, adviser to the chapter.

With these, and many other prominent alumni behind the venture, it is certain that Acacia will soon regain its place of leadership on the Wisconsin campus.

Colony History

Kansas City Alumni Aid Kansas Rushing The Kansas City alumni association has undertaken to assist the active chapters by holding rush parties prior to the opening of the college year. Two such parties were held this year, one at the home of Dr. Harry Lapp and the other at Fred Gablemen's farm. On June 24th anumber of Acacia families enjoyed a picnic at the Gablemens'.

The opening alumni dinner of the current year was held at the Pine Room in the Union Station on September 29 with 31 Acacians pres~nt including 14 actives from Lawrence. Mr. Jess Gittinger, executive secretary of the Kansas City Regional Planning Council, spoke on the problems of atomic defense in the area.

A stag dinner is scheduled for the same place on November 10.

Acacia Alumni and Ladies' Auxiliary Active at Texas The Acacia Alumni living in and around Austin, Texas, are off to a fast start. This association meets at the Chapter house at 7:00p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month with as many as possible showing up beforehand for dinner.

Although not officially active during the summer the group, supplemented by wives and children and actives and their wives and dates, assembled at the country home of Leonardt Kreisle for a barbecue and picnic. Officers of the association for

In February of 1948, several students of Masonic affiliation who were enrolled at the University held a meeting to talk over the prospect of reorganizing the Acacia fraternity. At the first meeting there was an attendance of thi rty-five students, whose interests and energy were instrumental in starting the Wisconsin Chapter.

Much has been done since those first meetings to insur e Acacia activity on campus. The first officers of the group were president, James Travallee, a student in the dairy husbandry from La Crosse ; vice president, Wm. Schnepp, a Milwaukee law student; Robert Hastings, another law student, who was secretary; and Elliott Arnold, a commerce student, treasurer.

Until this fall the meetings of the colony were held in the Wisconsin Student Union and all other social events were held in their r ooms. Acacia participated in many intramural sports, such as volleyball and water polo .

While the colony wor ked in student activities, it also devoted much of its time to acquiring a house and with the combined help of the Wisconsin alumni finally purchased one located at 112 Langdon S treet. The spirit of the group gr ea tly incr eased and when school opened it found most of the men w orking to make the house presentable.

JoHN J. KuTIL

• Doings tn the Chapters

Cincinnati The past three weeks have seen the Cincinnati Chapter plunged into a hectic rush season. The activities, many and varied, have included a bowling party at the Gibson Lanes, a barbecue and sing, pre-game football dinners and dances after the games, a joint picnic with the Phi Kaps, and a parents' tea.

One of the rush function highlights was the casino party on September 22.

To the sounds of rolling dice, clicking wh.eels, and chattering barkers, thousands of dollars were exchanged across the gambling tables as the pseudo-gamblers squandered their allotments of play currency on roulette, blackjack, craps, and a "wheel of chance." Another room accommodated dancing, while canasta was played in the living room.

On September 29 a sock dance was held, in a way initiating our new dining room's asphalt-tile floor, which makes a fine surface for dancing. The one stipulation was that everyone had to take off his shoes and dance in socks, which resulted in confusion when several of the more spirited brethren decided to redistribute some of the shoes about the house.

Top honors of the evening went to John Brunner's date, Joyce Rose, who had a hastily erected plank fall from a doorway, bounce off her head, and crash through a window.

On September 27 George Patterson held a party at his house with television sets about the place so that we could watch the heavy weight championship fight between Louis and Charles.

Our thanks go to Jerry Amspaugh and Tom Henderson, who came back from vacation early to redecorate the girls' powder room. Also during the summer several of the rooms got a general facelifting, especially study room 6 on the third floor, which boasts a repainting, a fiberboard ceiling and red curtains.

Our HELP student from Germany, Hans Rehfeldt, has arrived. He is staying with us for one year while taking courses in American history.

Pledging began at 8:00 a.m., October 1. New wearers of the round black pin with the golden triangle are Bill Ostler; Seymour, Indiana; Ed Haessler, Huntington, W. Va.; Charles Mater, Toledo; Tom Kirk, Cleveland; Don Glass, Canton ; Lucyian Pawlowicz, Sayville, N. Y.; Hugh Lockhart, Parkersburg, W. Va.; Perry Yaney, Dayton ; Martin Barteau, Westhaven, Conn.; Jim Allender, Cloverdale, Indiana; and Paul Westerline, Jamestown, N. Y. The pledging period terminates October 15, during which time we hope to pledge several more prospects.

DAVID s. REYNOLDS

Colorado After dismantling beds and thoroughly re-cleaning the house after Acacia National Conclave at the Chapter, the members took a brief respite to view the Most Outstanding Chapter Cup and the Publications award, proudly accepted at Conclave, before starting rush week, September 15. The rush week activities ended with twenty-one pledges.

Amid the fanfare of horns and the brilliance of spotlights the chapter re-

COLORADO Everyon e's pleased as another pledge is seated w ith a pin .

ceived its pledges. They are: Robert Fenner, Richard Hoffmeister, John Little, George McCollum and John Dennis, Boulder; William Cox, Kenneth Frost, Lysle Gust and R. Bruce Moody, Denver; Allan Carlin and Larry Estep, Lamar; Jack Angevine and Craig Watts, Lafayette; Ernest Eugene Campbell, Julesburg; Robert Baird, Belle Fourche, South Dakota; Thomas Donaldson, Loving, New Mexico; William Hirsh, Chicago, lll.; John Peasley, Loveland; J. Guinn Ramsay, Fort Worth, Texas; James Reed, Grand Junction ; Robert Short, Canon City.

Kenneth Wilson was elected president of the Pledge Class, with Richard Collins vice-president, Bruce Moody secretarytreasurer and Gene Campbell pledge social chairman.

As those who attended Conclave can testify, the chapter's living room and dining room were painted during the summer sessions under the direction and guidance of Roy Garrett, Junior Dean.

The living room was also brightened by reupholstered furniture, which was done during summer sessions.

Colorado Chapter captured first place in scholarship among all fraternities for spring quarter with 1.51 average. The chapter also took first place among all fraternities for the last three quarter period with an average of 1.58. The all school men's average rose successively from 1.37 fall quarter, a 1.41 winter quarter and a high in spring quarter of 1.46.

Mother (Mrs. Harry) Glynn began her second quarter of service to Colorado Chapter this fall, after spending the summer at Daven Haven Lodge in Grand Lake, Colorado, returning just before the National Conclave.

During the summer the chapter house was home to fellow Acacians and students from throughout the country. Bill Thor ne, Kansas Chapter; George Smythe, Texas Chapter; Martin Hutchings, Evansville Chapter; Jim Grigsby, Oklahoma Chapter, and Colorado alumnus Sydney Tobey reside in the house during the summer sessions. A recent visitor to the chapter was Chet Bennett, Washington State Chapter .

On the romantic side, pinnings were James Murray to Barbara Thompson, Bobby Gene Dixon to Jeanne Citty, Chi Omega, Robert Gray to Jean Miller, and Gene Keenan pinned Chorrine Fair recently. Robert S. Smith became engaged to Lucia Jane McCabe, Alpha Phi Omega, early in the summer.

On the intramural scene, the chapter is holding football practices under intramural manager, Ken Kleinholtz, and has entered a water polo team to defend its league championship of last year. A bowling team to attempt to repeat last year's all-school championship record is again being led by Senior Dean Dick Irwin.

The chapter is going full speed ahead and is striving to uphold the honors given it during Conclave ; more news in the next issue.

DALE WATKINS

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Colorado A & M These first three weeks here at Colorado A & M have been busy ones. The active members of the chapter gathered here September 19th to clean the house and prepare for rush week, which started the 21st. This being our first rush week we had a lot to learn, but we received some fine assistance from Mrs. Wells, our Housemother, Ed Kelly, National -Traveling Secretary, and our new cook, Mrs. Ruppert, who prepared many fine . meals.

Rushing ended on the 23rd With our preferential dinner. At this time, six new men were pledged; Robert Bartholic, Vernon Montgomery and Don Osborne, all from Denver; Wayne Smith, Mitchell, Nebr.; Woodrow Yoder, Botdder; Roland Wickersham, Fort Collins.

After pledging the chapter left for Denver to attend the football game between A & M and Denver. Since we were six points underdogs we took great pleasure in winning 30-14.

On Monday the 25th we settled down to serious work starting school and drafting our new constitution and electing four new officers to fill our vacancies.

Elected were Keith Kirchoff, Senior Dean; Jim Sitton, Treas.; John Brewer, Junior Dean; Burt Kelly, House Manager.

Our house is now undergoing redecoration. These activities include new drapes, rugs and furniture for the living room.

The study rooms have been included also with the purchase of seventeen new desks and twenty-five new study chairs.

The chapter is now preparing to depart for Laramie, Wyoming to attend the football game with the Wyoming Cowboys.

JoHN BREWER

Cornell Cornell Chapter gathered en masse about the middle of September, and got squared away for rushing, activities and work in general. Taking stock, we find that June commencement took one of our largest graduating classes, twentytwo men in all, and left no small gap in our ranks to be filled.

Rushing activities, therefore, have been extensive; we have had many good men over, and rushing will be in progress for some time to come. Carried over from last spring are upperclassman pledges Robert E. Copeland, Elizabeth, N. J.; Albert J . Hoyt, Castleton, N . Y.; John R. Pakan, Troy, N. Y.; David J. Hower, Scranton, Pa.; and Frederick J . Scism, Port Chester, N. Y. Freshmen already pledged from this year's entering class include: Gene R. Hawkins, Mulberry, Ind.; Don Frank DuBois, Little Falls, N. Y. ; James M. Symons, Larchmont, N. Y. ; and more are in the offing. Initiation ceremonies for the upperclassmen will be held early in November; the freshmen get theirs later.

Thanks to one of our men who lived in the house over the summer, the house is generally in good shape to start off the year. The kitchen has gotten some much-

needed new equipment, and a new cook too. Work sessions have put a new top on our battered ping-pong table, and the pool table will be fixed soon, professionally. Chapter officers continue as before.

We welcome among our number Mac de Vesty, from the Syracuse Chapte~, who is taking graduate law here th1s year.

Social functions to start off the year included a weinie roast & vic dance September 30; and a whing-ding song fest and party at Syracuse after the CornellSyracuse battle October 8. Thanks to the Syractise Chapter for their hospitality.

George Croyle was here the 26th of September- always good to see you, George . . . Cornell Chapter rose from 34th to 24th among campus fraternities in scholarship last year . . . our touch football team is working into shape for the season . . . your correspondent is playing varsity soccer with the local crew; lost one and tied one so far . . . some of us have been getting in practice for the intramural bowling leagues.

That's the news from Cornell.

JACK GORDON.

Denver Fall quarter opening, Rush Week, Pledgings and Initiations were survived by the Denver Chapter with no fatalities as yet. All in all it was a good, but hectic week beginning our third year of reactivation. Those pledged were: Jack Allison, Denver; Alex Campbell, Canon City; Kent Conway, Kansas City Mo.; Jack Dice, Kansas City, Mo.; John Dillon, Cincinnati. Ohio.; Donald Forth, Syracuse, N. Y.; Charles Hitchborn, Fruita; Gordon Merrick, Ft. Collins; Keith Merriman, Fowler; Richard Millin, Stewart, Nev.; Richard Soto, Denver, and Howard Spute, Denver.

Five (5) new members were initiated on the 23rd and 24th of September. Most of them are up and around now and the rest are recovering nicely. They were: Dale Fester, Denver; Norman Porter, Denver; Ted Proske, Denver; Doug ¡Miller, Crawford, Neb.; Dick Thompson, Fond du Lac, Wise.

The house has been changed around some since last quarter. The entire upstairs was made into a study, thereby cutting down the number of residents, but improving the living and studying conditions.

Warren Tomlinson, the Venerable Dean, is editing the school newspaper this year after spending two years as editor of the school yearbook. The Senior Dean, Bill Level, moved into the yearbook as copy editor.

Socially the Denver Chapter is going all out this quarter. The calendar is filled with house parties, dances, dinners, a hayride and the Fall Class "A" event, the Acacia Fall Formal. Exchange dinners and desserts with the various sororities on the Campus and weekly "After the Game Dances" provide plenty of diversion from the serious side of college life.

Ed Kelly, the traveling secretary for this sector, made the Denver Chapter his home and headquarters for a week while

transacting his business with the other nearby chapters. A good time was had by all.

The armed services have been digging a hole in the chapter and have cut down considerably the number of available students for pledging. Joe Reed, formerly the TRIAD correspondent, has left for the Marine corps, and a number of others have received orders. Oren Townsley will be leaving in a few days and initiate Dick Thompson is awaiting a reply one way or the other on a deferment request.

Don Lutz, social chairman, has received a school deferment.

Dick Shepard was married to Fran Rau and Dick Handt lost his pin to Gloria Hazard during the summer vacation. Summer is a dangerous season for Acacians. Outside of that the chapter love-life has fallen off. High hopes are held fm¡ this quarter however. Ralph Harlow can be depended upon to give his pin away again having just taken it back.

So far no pledges have tried to give their pledge pins away. There is also some speculation as to how many initiates will give their father's pins away. One of the pledges wanted to know if this meant he was pinned when an active pinned his pledge pin on him during pledging ceremony.

DICK THOMPSON.

Evansville Aside from the unmuffled rantings of Werner Purtzer's 1923 Model T Ford Touring Sedan there are many other noises shattering the eardrums of our uninitiated neighbors at the baby chapter.

The biggest thing we have to shout about is the long anticipated opening of our kitchen October 9. All the necessary little items like a cook, stove and dishwashers have been obtained so we are in fine shape except for the refrigerator and that is due for replacement any day now.

Plans for the fall include several "Fraternity Mixer" Dances. These affairs seem to be unique in that our chapter is the only one that has them. Generally on a Friday evening preceding a big football game, the chapter rents a local emporium that would otherwise be closed, hires a band of some sort and sells tickets to any and all who are students, alumni or faculty of the college. The fraternity keeps any or all money above the expenses and in our case we apply the profits to the house fund. The first one was held prior to the Western Kentucky game, and was conceded to have been one of the best by all who attended.

Homecoming is approaching and plans are afoot now that will culminate in not only one of the biggest and best floats ever seen on our campus but house decorations too, which will be a history making event as no one here has ever decorated a house before. Pledgewise we have formulated our plans for upperclassmen rushing which begins October 9, and freshman rushing which starts January 2.

Our new officers are: Venerable Dean, Robert C. Magenheimer; Senior Dean, Kenneth Schurmeier; Junior Dean, Her-

The Triad, Fan, 1950 man Brown; Treasurer, Edwin Seibert; Recording Secretary, John R. Haug; Corresponding Secretary, Martin A. Prince; Chapter Advisor, William Mahaffay; Faculty Sponsor, William Brandon; TRIAD .correspondent, Martin Hutchings; House Manager, Eugene Glackman and Housemaster, Martin Prince.

Of course there have been casualties this year. Ben Stranahan and Tom Scholl are at the University of Louisville. Leonard Evans and Robert Wilkinson have transferred to Purdue and soon will be followed by Bill ·Hart. Uncle Sam ·has claimed Frank Swallow as he has Randall Williams and John Robinson. Carl Lehmann forgot to preregister this spring and got drafted this summer.

Along the line of just plain chit chat, Paul Utley, Ohio State, dropped in one day last summer just to say hello and liked E'town so much that he stayed on through the summer. Keith Eisler, Cincinnati, has transferred to EC and is now affiliated with the chapter. Our chapter alumni, along with the alumill of other chapters living in Evansville, have formed an active alumni group that is aiding the active chapter considerably. Heading the group as ex-officio officers are 0 . E. Kattman, Northwestern '28, Dr. W. T . Scholl, Jr., Indiana '46, and Warren Besing, Evansville '50.

The intramural sports program is currently getting under way and from the looks of our teams we should easily win at least one championship. Bob Haug was recently elected one of the school cheerleaders.

Well, that seems to be just about all for this time from the little brick house across from campus, so until next issue I am, with loads of good wishes and many thanks to the Colorado Chapter for a wonderful Conclave, MARTIN HUTCHINGS

Illinois Here we go again! lllini Acacians are back on campus- to defend their reputation as scholars, gentlemen, appreciator.s of the fairer sex, and B.M.O.C.'s in general. Ranking high in all these admirable (?) traits, we emerged successfully from rather hectic rushing week.

The neophytes: Cliff Bloom, Kankakee; Rolf Cederwall, Northbrook; Bob Clawes, Chicago; Jim Davis, Effingham; Ken Fahnestock, Urbana ; Larry Finley, Alton; Ed Glenwright, Springfield; Bob Herrick, Quincy; Howie Pratt, Earlville; John Ruffner, South Bend, Ind.; Jim Voth, Quincy; Roe Walker, New Lenox; Ed Werner, Springfield; Bob Willerton, Danvers; Don Wolaver, Springfield; Wayne Woody, Dieterick; Don Yale, Amboy.

Initiation was held October 13, giving six more men the privilege of wearing the jeweled pin of Acacia. They are: Phil Brown, Effingham; Bob Keen, Mt. Carmel; Gordon Kountz, Indianapolis, Ind; Bob Lincicome, Chicago; Phil Merriman, Kankakee; and Gene Segin, Springfield.

In addition to the new faces, there have been other changes at "501." Everyone came back before Rush Week, and gave

15 the second and third floor study rooms and halls a general face-lifting with paint, brushes, and willing, if not experienced, labor.

Most everyone spent more time cleaning paint off woodwork and floors than actually painting. Of course, there are always a few messy painters in an experienced crew of that size to be checked on. Bob "Simon Legree" Robinson was the man responsible for the successful completion of the renovation.

Another major change that we are proud of is the new kitchen equipment.

A dishwasher, sinks, cupboards, and the most complete stove imaginable were added, in order to give Les and Hazel Noonan, our "food magicians," proper facilities with which to work.

Campus Custom that they are more schedule (Friday) than social anyway.

From the Illinois Chapter of Lonely Hearts League comes word that Bob Walker, '50 has given a ring to "Lolly" Lamb, Kappa Delta, Jack Uebler '50 and Betty Lehmkuhle will be married sometime this fall. Bill Taylor has given his pin to Betty Wagner, Ohio, and Joan Bonnell, Philadelphia, is wearing Merle Stauffer's pin.

Illinois Acacia lost some good men with summer school graduation . We extend our congratulations to Jack Uebler, Bill Jacques, and Kenny Pearson.

In closing, Illinois Chapter wishes to repeat that the welcome is always out to all alumni and members of other chapters.

JACK MAINEY.

ILLINOIS I!li ncns Chapter pledges 17 new men; !eft to right, front row : Larry Finley, Ed Werner, Ed G!enwright, Bob C!awes· second row : J o hn Ruffner, Howard Pratt , Jim Voth, Don Wolaver, Ken Fahnestock, Don Yale ; back row : Ro!f CederwaU, Wayne Woody , Bob Wi!!erton, J i m Davis, Roe Walker, Bob Herrick, Cliff Bloom.

The annual Pledge-Active football game was played the first Saturday after classes started. Although the Actives (naturally) successfully dulled the "pledge wedge" to the tune of 33 to 0, the score belies the actual contest. Excellent I-Mmaterial was discovered among the pledges, forecasting a successful football season.

Besides 1-M activities, we boast possession of two Major Chairmen in the Student Union. Bob Lincicome and Pledge Jack Heuer are the successful contestants in the local Rat Race. These two men will be able to give our Pledge Activity Council welcome assistance.

There is one activity in which our Pledges could give the Actives some experienced advice-dating.

No story-book casanovas, the new men actually believe they are giving the Illini Co-eds a break. Oh well, the well-known man-woman ratio will soon catch them.

Our fall social schedule was inaugurated with Sorority exchanges and record dances, leading up to the Pledge Dance on November 11, and the Winter Formal on December 9. This doesn't include the weekly T .G.I.F. parties (which 16,000 other lllini attend) and are so close to

Indiana Rush Week proved to be a misnomer for the type of pledging program that was carried on during the spring semester.

A more suitable ·and accurate expression would be Rush Month, for during· the month of May and the latter part of April, week ends saw the house loaded to the gills with rushees and prospective pledges. After the handshaking had ceased and the last how-do-you-do had been said, it was found that we had 24 new pledges for the fall semester. Coupling this number with the previous pledge class, we now have a total of 32 pledges, which ranks us first in numbers among pledge classes on campus. While the quantitative figure of the pledges ranks them first, there is a strong feeling that their qualitative worth places them high, too. Among the 24 new fledglings are two fellows who are expected to uphold the basketball tradition of the house. They are Lou Scott, a mere youngster who stands 6 feet 10 inches in his stocking feet, and Dick Farley, a lad who played on the

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16 Indiana All-Star team last year. Both these boys are welcome additions to Branch McCracken's Hurryin' Hoosiers.

The new pledges are: Jim Bailey, Crown Point; Gene Boruff, Elwood; Thomas Cook, Gary; Dave Copher, Elwood; Dick Farley, Winslow; Cliff Hunt, Marion; Dave Jenkins, Vincennes; Jon Kohlmeier, Milan; Charles Koger, Richmond; Gerry Kramer, Linton; Jack Laurien, Winona Lake; Meininger, Indianapolis; Roger Mitchell, Crown Point; Don Moor, Angola; George Rapp, New Har~ony; Lou Scott, Chicago, Illinois; Joe Schroyer, Vincennes; Doug Schull, Garrett; Jim Snow, Crothersville; Don Gentry, Garrett; Lewis French, Bloomington; and Leo Marchant, Bloomington. Dave Day, Senior Dean, certainly deserves a lion's share of the credit for assembling this pledge class, for it was he who carried the brunt of responsibility in getting such fine men.

To attempt to counterbalance this influx of pledges; we also had the addition of one active. Tom Haynes is his name, and he is a transfer from the Northwestern chapter down to ye olde campus of I.U. Initiation week is scheduled for some time in the semester, but as yet not even a tentative date for this has been scheduled. Those seven individuals who are chaffing at the bit to get initiated are: Chester Belcher, Princeton ; Gene Bochstahler, Dale; Jim Nevins, South Bend; Bob Deadman, Poseyville ; Gerry Hodel, Wabash; Bob Marshall, Shelbyville; and Dick Whinnery, Fort Wayne.

The increased number of actives plus the neophyte pledge class necessitated the renting of a suitable house to be used as the Indiana Acacia annex. John Pyatt, our house-mouse, scouted and scoured the town and finally rented the former Zeta Tau Alpha annex on Park Street.

So far it has proved to be okay as far as living and sleeping accomodations are concerned.

A few minor repairs and improvements were completed on the house this summer and among them was a termite exterminating job. This was a rather embarrassing situation, for our house is constructed of solid limestone. It required the digging of a three-foot trench around the house after which augers were sunk in the trenches to the base of the foundation itself. Then the trenches were flooded with an exterminator and thence filled.

Nary a termite has been seen since the operation was performed. Interior improvements consisted of the painting of the second floor "john" and shower and the contribution of a handsome oil painting by the Acacia Fathers Club, which now resides in prominence in our living room.

Because of the late start of the acade~i~. school year, many of our major activibes have been jammed together accordion style and follow one another with trip-hammer regularity. Saturday, October 7, is Homecoming with Iowa, and ?erry Howard, artist extraordinary, is m charge of those festivities. He and his committees have come up with some real crackerjack ideas. The prominent one is ~e twist of h aving a dual instead of a smgle slogan. From all indications and plans which have been thus far laid,

we ought to be in a good spot to cop the homecoming decorations prize. Following immediately on the heels of homecoming is Dad's Day, scheduled for the week end of October 14th. Don Puterbaugh and Dean Olney are co-chairmen this year and are expected to produce some of the zany ideas they are noted for. Next on the docket of events is the campus-wide Fall Carnival which is always a big blowout every year. This year, we are teaming up our profuse number of talents with the Zeta Tau Alphas.

Gerry Eckhart is our new social chairman and he has made the most of his numerous female connections by lining up a fine group of sororities for our tea dances. Every Wednesday from now until Christmas vacation has been booked with some sorority on campus. September 27, the first day of (ugh) school, we entertained the Kappa Alpha Thetas and everything functioned so smoothly that it was reminiscent of a mid-semester social function. October 28 is the date for the annual gala event of the pledges: the formal dance and dinner date. December 16 has been set aside for the Winter Formal and Clay Phillips, a mighty man with a bass, and his band will provide the musical end of it.

The draft in reference to the Korean situation has been the butt of numerous jokes but to two of our brothers it has backfired. Joe Hamilton and Rick Edwards received their greetings and invitations during the summer months and are now stationed at Lackland Air Base in San Antonio, Texas. Bon voyage, men.

One significant fact which never fails to bolster the morale of the house these days is the point average which was attained last semester. After a rather lethargic fall semester last year, which saw us winding up 19th out of 30 fraternities with a 1.31 group average, we were able to hike ourselves up to fourth place and a 1.68 average the spring semester. Our pledges really outdid themselves on this point, for they pulled up from 18th place to 3rd and because of their rapid scholastic improvement, they are given a very good chance of winning the Indiana University trophy given annually to the most improved pledge class on campus. This contest is conducted strictly on a scholastic basis.

That about completes the gist of things that have or will have happened on the Indiana University campus for this issue.

Remember the door mat is always out with the "WELCOME" side up at 702 ~ast Third Street, so give us a buzz if you happen to find yourself in our territory.

BoB DISTELHORST.

Iowa State Once again a new school year rolls around and it's time for a report from Iowa State. After a busy Rush Week the dust :fipally cleared and we found that we had pledged eight new men. They are William Bovard, Tarentum, Pa.; Alfred Brittain, Columbia, Mo.; Ronald Hoisington, Denver, Colorado; David Olsen Glen Ellyn, Illinois; K enneth Porter, 'G lenn Ellyn, Illinois; Ralph Spear, Iron Moun-

tain, Michigan; Keith Weir Deerfield, lllinois; and James Widdel, Fenton.

These men found a newly decorated house at 142 Gray with a new green rug, contrasting furniture, new lamps, thanks to the class of '49, and the walls repainted a cinnamon brown in the living room. In the sunroom the walls were painted the same color and the Mothers' Club gave us new drapes which makes this a very good looking room. Upstairs we had two new shower stalls installed and metal tile on the walls in the second floor bathroom. Also many of the brothers painted their study-rooms, with some startling results.

A big improvement we feel is the swell food which Mrs. Floden has been serving us. We wonder how Pi Kappa Alpha can stand the loss.

On the campus Acacia is again asserting itself and carrying over the record it established last year. When the scholastic standing of last spring was published we found ourselves fourth among all men's organizations and fourth among fraternities. The pledges placed themselves third among all pledges. Several men are active in campus publications and the chairman of the Homecoming Queen's committee is our own Bill (I can't even get a date) Pearcy.

We will have an open house for all visitors at Homecoming October 13 and 14 and plan to have a large attendance.

About twenty Acacians went to the Iowa State-Northwestern Migration and were royally welcomed by the brothers of the Evanston Chapter. A good game and a good time for all.

Cigars were passed to announce the summer pinnings of Don Keilhorn to Elaine Spearing, Sigma Kappa; and Bill Coville to June Hurting. Also Ed Barnes '50 dropped by to tell us that he had lost his pin to Marylin Cook, Chi Omega.

Among many visitors this fall have been Don Gorbeck '47, Gordon Johnson '48, Bob Bortle '49, Darwin Hook '50 Jim Hazelton '50 and Ed Barnes '50. '

Kansas The Kansas Chapter began straggling back to 1147 Tennessee on Labor Day and by noon on the eighth, the house was declared in tip top shape for rush week with the exception of a little furniture for the west living room. The new furniture arrived shortly thereafter and created quite a sensation at first but after it was all in place it was agreed by all that it really improved the room. The entire room was refurnished with two arm chairs covered with deep ruby red and a television couch across the south side of the room. It is covered with chartreuse leather and divided into three straight sections and two curved sections.

This provides seats for ten men at least and if we ever get a TV set it will undoubtedly become the most popular room in the house.

After we straightened up the new furniture and tried it out, we headed for our train date in Kansas City, Missouri.

For the third straight year it was held at the home of Mr. Fred Gableman, an

The Triad, Fall, 1950 alwnnus of the Missouri Chapter. The use of his facilities and the cooperation of the Kansas City alumni was greatly appreciated.

When we returned to the house that evening, our new housemother, Mrs. C. L. Veatch, believing us to be a trifle underfed, had prepared a delicious waffle supper which we ate with relish and which went over quite well with the rushees. To brothers Thorne and Vandergriff goes the credit for cooking the waffles and also for plunging the house into darkness a couple of times, which necessitated brothers Carrier and Clinesmith making a trip to the Sigma Kappa house for a few master fuses.

By Monday noon we had pledged thirteen men and were ready to sit back and relax for a week before studies commenced. Such was not the case, however, as we had to spend most of the week settling down and advising the new pledges. Also trying to keep the old pledges from influencing the new ones with ways of getting out of their duties.

There has not been a house meeting lately in which there has not been at least nominations for office. The first office to be filled was that of Venerable Dean due to the fact that Marvin Liggett was called to active duty. Marv .managed to get deferred and is now happily married to the former Shirley Nelson and they are both going to school. Tony Vandergriff was elected Venerable Dean and Clinton Carrier was elected Senior Dean to fill the vacancy created by Tony's election. A week later our Junior Dean also got his reserve call and Sandy didn't get a deferment so Sam Wilcoxon was elected to take over Alan Sandford's duties. Numerous minor offices were also filled during the month. George Nash, activities chairman; Bob Cummins, sentinel; Jack Allen, intramural chairman; John Hoffman, alwnni correspondent; Tom Van Bebber, editor of "The Letter From Home"; Edward Taylor, this tiring job; Jack Willis, IFC representative ; John Enegren, KU Ku's, men's pep squad.

A very fine social program is on hand and one of the major attractions of the social calendar, the annual picnic with the Phi Kappas, was held at the farm home of brother Dave Horkmans, our sole surviving charter member, on Wednesday September 27, 1950. The Acacia pledge class was fortunate enough to win the traveling plaque for the best pledge skit.

The newly organized Acacia Mother's Club held a meeting in Kansas City on October 3 at the home of Mrs. Hoffman.

A housemother's tea is on the docket for sometime in October in honor of our very capable and efficient housemother, Mrs. C. L. Veatch, who came to the house this fall and is well loved by all her "boys." ¡ One event recently held resulted in another proud wearer of the "jeweled triangle." Congratulations, Brother Enegren, upon becoming an active member of the Kansas Chapter.

On a recent Friday evening fourteen men went down to the Pine Room in Union Station, K .C., Mo., to attend a dinner meeting of the Kansas City Alumni of all chapters of Acacia. Any Acacian

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KANSAS STATE The Chapter l i nes up fO'T' its a.nnua.l collective pO'T'tra.i t . B a.ck row , l ef t to r ight: Baker, E. Beaver, 'l'(helpley, Stmonton, Honeyman, D . _Nelson, Russell, 0 . Beaver, Akins, Ha.rt, Zimmerman; thtrd row•: Wa.udby, Rou sh, Kva.sntcka., TenEyck, Brodric h , Hus, Ha.ll, Rumph, Stre~cher, Stohr, Nus; second row: Collinge, Boucek, Vernon, MD'T'ga.n, MCYther Lyles, Peasley, Colltns, DePuy, Adams; first row : P . Slndeler, G. Nelson, Sheets, Wesley , Shea., D . Shideler.

in the area who has not attended one of these meetings should do so at his earliest convenience as it is really enjoyable. President Ruppenthal visited the chapter house for a few brief moments one Sunday and we would appreciate more of these visits from alumni and members of all chapters. This very definitely includes those members of schools who are intending to tangle with the Jayhawks here in Lawrence.

I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Kansas Chapter to extend our heartiest congratulations to the Wyoming Chapter for winning the scholarship cup and to Colorado for winning the outstanding chapter and outstanding publication awards at the recent conclave.

I will now bring this to a close with a reminder to all alwnni of the Kansas Chapter and to any other Acacians who may attend the homecoming game with Nebraska to send in your reservations for the pig roast as soon as possible so that we can get an idea of how many to plan for. The date is November 18, 1950.

EDWARD TAYLOR

Kansas State A new school year brings new jobs and problems. Since the last copy was submitted to the TRIAD, John Harper Stretcher from Shawnee, Walter Harold Nus from Fowler, and Eugene Merle Hus from Stockton have been pledged. Albert Wesley was in charge of our rush week activities, September 7-11. On October 8, we are planning an initiation for all pledges ready to go active.

An old problem among all fraternities is that of keeping grade averages high.

We feel that our efforts for the spring semester were rewarded as our chapter was sixth from the top on the fraternity

grade list which included twenty-two other fraternities. Our grade average was 1.5877 which we should strive earnestly to improve in the coming year. This is based on the system of 3 being the highest grade possible.

Everyone is enthusiastic about the proposed new chapter house to be built as soon as possible on our new lots 4. blocks west of the campus overlooking Manhattan. The two story masonry building, a modern, spacious, welcome addition to our chapter, will house 40 happy men.

Our touch football team has been diligently practicing for several weeks trying to attain the smoothness and precision that make up a winning combination. If perseverance and the keen desire to win are to be rewarded, we should be highly compensated for our team's efforts.

On September 29, the annual Phi KappaAcacia smoker was held. Our pledges, ably directed by Arden Sheets, presented the better skit to the disappointment of the luckless Phi Kappas, who again took to their saddened house the booby prize they won for the second successive year.

Our first house party, held on October 1, was originally scheduled as an outdoor affair, but due to inclement weather we were forced to entertain our guests indoors. .

Social chairman Gayle Vernon announced that the fall formal, better known as the "Black and Gold," will be held December 1.

A hearty welcome was extended to Charles Hall "Pappy," a senior in Veterinarian Medicine, who, after a totally successful recovery from a severe illness, once again re-entered our chapter activities. Charlie is intramural manager for the coming school year. Two 1950 graduates, Robert Grandle and Paul Curry, were recent chapter visitors. Bob is presently employed as assistant to the post

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18 engineer at nearby Fort Rile.y; P aul currently is engaged in work w1th the K an sas State highway department Irwin Collinge, George Nelson ~nd Allen R umph were honored by bemg selected by the clubs to which they belong to serve the coming year as members of the student planning committee. Collinge was also honored by becoming e ditor of the K ansas State 4-H yearbook, "Who's Whoot ." Last year he served as county page editor of the same publication.

Recently and happily annoUJ).ced were the engagements of Dallas Nelson, Clay Center to Evelyn King, Mulvane; Donald Stamb~ck, Bentley, to Peggy Urbin, Bentley; and Gale Roush, Garden City to Maxine Lander, Wichita. See y ou all again soon. Fraternally, PHILIP L. DEPUY.

The Winter F ormal is to be held at the Town Hall on December 2.

Several love affairs have blossomed into full flower and consequently several of the brother s have not only lost their hearts but their pins as well. Congratulations to V.D. Jack Mueller and Elizabeth Burton, and Dick Schmunk and Patricia Roll.

THoMAs BousoR.

Michigan

The Michigan Chapter opened its 1950 school year with the initiation of the following men : Theodore and Philip Daykin Clarence Mason, Richard Merrill, and Ja~es Nyberg.

At this writing the rushing period is well under way and the chapter is busily at work selecting a new pledge class.

The entire membership of the chapter Miami returned to Ann Arbor a week before classes to participate in a general work week. Needed repairs were made on the With the spirit of fall in the air, Miami house and grounds before the gruelling Acacians are busily resuming their studies work of the new semester began. Many and campus activities. The chapter is in of the brethren redecorated their study a fairly stable position, losing only ten rooms to suit their individual tastes, remen through graduation, transfer, etc. sulting in such new and varied color during the summer. combinations as bright red walls, chalkRecent graduates are: Stanley Bohl, white ceiling and woodword, combined Robert Crane, Nolan Crawford, James with jet-black trim.

Haffner, Charles Laughlin, John Moser, On the social front things really got Kenneth Pugh, and John Werth. Transoff to a roaring start under the able ferees are James Davis to Northwestern leadership of our newly elected Junior and Ray MacQueen to Central Michigan. Dean, Charles Walli. After each home We will miss them all. game a buffet dinner and record dance New initiates are : Robert Archer, Lee rounds out the traditional football SaturCollins, David Harrod, Gordon Regen- day in Ann Arbor. Plans are now under barth, Donald Horton, Jerr y O'Neil, way for the Fall Pledge Formal to be held J ames Riley, Bruce Ronald, and Sam Yak- December 9. At present time all the sich Archer was chosen the outstanding brothers are racking their brains to come pledge of his class. "Pledge Improvement up with a new and ingenious idea for our Week" was a tremendous success, and at homecoming display. Although nothing long last the chapter room and basement definite has as yet been decided upon, are looking fairly decent. prospective plans are rapidly nearing At a recent assembly the chapter was completion. presented the Phi Beta Kappa scholarTraveling Secretary George Croyle was ship trophy for the second semester 1949- a recent chapter visitor during part of 50. The winning point average was 2.86. the rushing period.

Our program of house improvement Brothers Paul Campbell, Hohn Hoyt, continues. Through the generosity of (1) Ray Tittle, Bill Cloon, and Alumni Delethe non-profit corporation and the Moth- gate Herbert Wagner have held the chapers' Club, the living room has been com- ter's attention with tales of sunny Estes pletely refurnished and (2) the landlord, Park and the Summer Conclave. the study and sleeping rooms have been A number of the members also enjoyed redecorated, the bathroom remodeled, a "Junior Conclave" held in northern and new floor coverings purchased.

Michigan early in September. Despite Valdis Zeps enjoys the distinction of rather inclement weather the week end being the only freshman permitted to was a great success. live in a fraternity house. He is our D.P. With interfraternity sports gradually student from Latvia ; the chapter is pro- getting under way, the football team has viding him with housing for the year. been holding regular practices in the back Acacia, in the spirit of human service, yard. All of the brethr en are hard at was the first campus organ ization to sub- work trying to improve our athletic standscribe to the Students Religious Council ing on campus even more. LARRY SWEET. program to br ing foreign students to Mi ami. Val has alr eady won a place in our h ear ts.

Minnesota The social program for the semester is under the direction of Bob Holloway who assumes the offic e of J .D. vacated by Jim As usual, all Acacians gathered at the Davis. Several of the functions planned house Sunday evening a week before for the near future are: a par ty for AKE classes started for work week. Everyone sorority, Dad's Day Week End, H ome- was armed with a paint brush, a mop, and coming, and the Winter Formal . Home- plenty of soap and water. Under house coming is the 4th of November and is manager Jim Pohtilla's guidance, we all highlighted by the game with Wichita. put in a week of strenuous house clean-

ing. No purple hearts were awarded, but there were plenty of "housemaids' knees" and "dishpan hands." The house got a thorough going over from the third floor r oost to the city man's room in the basement.

The homecoming game this year was with Iowa on November 4. The theme for decorations was "Tomahawk the Hawks."

Acacia's float was one of the best in the parade, and our lawn was well decked out with decorations.

The Commodore Hotel, in St. Paul, was host for our Homecoming party this year.

All the actives plus many alumni enjoyed a delicious dinner and the danceable music of the combo afterwards. Other social functions of the quarter included "coffee jumps" after the football games, pow-wows and many house parties.

Several of the men took a big step toward wedded bliss by presenting to their feminine attractions their treasured Acacia pin. Those receiving pins were Flo Fowler from Wally Dyste; Nona Jean Swanson from Jule Kvamme and Merlyn Pickard from Duke Schroeder.

Those attending the National Conclave at Boulder, Colorado, August 28 through 30 were Jule Kvamme, Venerable Dean, Ollie Clubb, Junior Dean, Ed Frye, Treasurer and Jack Wagner, Rushing Chairman. Outside of a couple flat tires, a few porcupines on the road and a cold night spent in Yellowstone, an interesting time was had by the four. Our congratulations and thanks go to the Colorado Chapter who as host at the Conclave did a tremendous job in housing, feeding and entertaining the delegates.

All of the men who graduated last spring have finally decided that they have to work to survive these days. Dave Moffitt and Lou Johnson have joined forces with Alumnus Al Olsen '47 to take over the Winona Republican Herald.

Dave is promotions man for the paper and the local radio station while Lou holds down the post of assistant sports editor. Don Swanson is a traveling salesman for his Dad while Bud Elbing puts in his time for Roycraft, Inc. Don Miller is on a training program for Alcoa Aluminum. Burt Swanson started on a training program at Donaldsons, a large Minneapolis department store, until his orders to report for active duty in the army. which came while he was on his honeymoon, forced him to leave for California.

Dave Newman and Dave Dinham are working for Northwest Paper Company while sweating out draft calls.

That's all for now but will see you in the next issue.

H . W. MICHIE.

Nebraska The new prospective blood in the fraternity includes the following men: Rolland Styskal, Jim Collins, Don Yoder, Floyd Goff, Jim Collman, and Chuck Miner. This rather small pledge class is the result of the initiation held on September 8. Those initiated were as follows: Bill Marbaker, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Pat Allen, Norfolk; Gordon Francis, Bellevue; John Ewing, Nebraska City; Jim

The Triad, Fall, 1950 Ward, Omaha; Jim Engh, Omaha; 'and hold, we shall be living in the house by Don Cunningham, Tekamah.

February.

Two weeks previous to the beginning Football season finds Acacians in the of school, the pledge class and numerous limelight. Sophomores Dick Dewing, Jack actives returned to give the chapter house Kooistra, and Chet Gadzinski all particia general overhauling. Complete redeco- pated in our first varsity game. In fact, rations might be more descriptive. The Dick scored a couple of TD's for alma grounds and the interior really received mater. And incidentally, as this article a face lifting. Moreover, by the time goes to press. our own intramural team initiation rolled around, the platypuses has begun daily practice. knew that they had contributed subAn initiation for ten alumni members stantially to the appearance of their home is planned for this coming week end. This away from home. will be a doubly important occasion, for Campus activities thus far have been not only will it be the first initiation of confined mainly to the intramural activ- the school year, but it also will be the ities. Now of course we are on top-on first time we use our new guest book. top looking up-but as yet we don't have This beautiful 200 page book was given any scores which we wish to print! Our to us by Doc Bradley. representatives in the Corn Cobs, the Acacians have been very careful of university male pep organization, are their pins this past year. The only man Don Cunningham, popularly known as to lose his was Ev Webber, who pinned "Cuddles," and Jim Ward. Kosmet Klub, 路 Jean Knox of Concord, N. H., Ross Hall, men's dramatic society, recently selected who lost his pin last year, rewarded the Don Yoder and Jim Ward to their or- finder Frances Gagnon, with a diamond ganization. during the summer. Now that it has hapFollowing a huge l?ep rally on Septem- pened to the best, will it happen to the ber 29, the newly initiated pledge class rest? held a party for the chapter. The theme Plans for the future have been made was western and the decorations and by farsighted Venerable Dean Jack dress provided a western atmosphere. Baker. Committee appointments have Dancing, a skit by those newly initiated, been made for Homecoming, Dad's Day, and singing kept everyone busy during Acacia's turn at the Football Rallies, and the evening. A paddle with the 'initiates' far from least-scholarship. signatures was presented to the active We close now, sending congratulations chapter with the idea of fostering a to: Alumnus Russ Smith, father of a baby precedent for future pledge classes. "One" boy ; our Chapter Advisor Marty Delcan of beans, zwieback, and coffee for brouck who was elected National Couneach couple provided refreshments. The sellor at Colorado; and the Boulder boys informality of sharing a "can of beans" for the role they played in a wonderful with our dates enticed some "lasting Conclave.

CARL A. QuiMBY. friendships."

Seth Taylor '21 and wife, of Montreal, Canada, while on their way through the Northwestern United states, stopped long enough to pay their respects to the house. Frank Meier '33 of Independence, Mo., visited Climaxing week long rushing activities, at the house while in town attending the 21 new men were pledged to the chapter Nebraska vs. Indiana game. in formal ceremonies at the chapter house, We are once again bidding for the top Sunday morning, September 17. place in scholarship. This was previously Representing a wide cross section of achieved, and at present we hold first the mid-west as well as nearly every pla:ce among the social fraternities on the路 school on the Northwestern campus, the city campus. This has been our standing new pledge class includes: since the chapter was reactivated.

Arthur Adams, Palos Park, lllinois; J. W. TAYLOR, JR. John Allen, Webster Groves, Missouri; Robert Arnold, Mt. Prospect, Illinois; Robert Bernhart, Rochester, Pennsylvania; Hartman Cannon, Deerfield, Illinois; New Hampshire Robert Corcoran, Oregon, Illinois; Spencer Dunham, Alton, Illinois; Richard As another TRIAD deadline approaches, Fetzer, Hinsdale, Illinois; Thomas Goder, the eager-beavers of N. H. Chapter take Frankfort, Indiana; and Leonord Hachtime out to prepare for the record some meister, Addison, Illinois.

Also, Edward Herlund, Chicago; pertinent data concerning past, present, Vaughan Hill, Lansing, Michigan; Richard and future activities.

First the big news: Monday October 2, Hulbert, Charleston, West Virginia; Berlocal railroad officials informed us that nard Johnson, Park Ridge, Illinois; Dona freight car load of furniture for our ald Jones, Denver, Colorado; Richard house was in town, so all pitched in, and Madison, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; with the help of a borrowed truck we Arnold Seimsen, Ogallala, Nebraska; Jack moved the furniture into our house. Tues- Wagner, Chicago; David Williams, Washington, D. C.; and Wyatt Yon, Storm day, October 3, we received word that a court decision had been reached in our Lake, Iowa.

Preparations for rush week began Sepfavor, concerning our disputed right to build a fraternity house in the particu- tember 6 when the actives returned from lar neighborhood we had chosen. Up to their summer vacations for the first chapthis date we had been unable to make ter meeting of the year. The following any alterations on our house until a court days found us scrubbing floors, washing decision was reached. If revised plans walls, shampooing the rugs, and tearing

19 our tonsils in readiness for rush entertainments provided this year by brothers Bill Baker, Ward Kennedy, Bob Baraban, Donn Mills, Dick Robinson, and Royce Blair.

"Sweet Sioux," our cigar store Indian, imperiously gazed down upon proceedings from her pedestal in the corner of the living room. By the end of the week, after the arrival of pledge Dave Williams, "Sioux's" appearance was even more imposing, what with the addition of a Confederate battle jack in her foreground.

Since the arrival of the new pledge class, "Papa" Herb Graiyson's already populous "family" is once more expanding. In addition to the old patriarch himself, it now consists of former pledge sons, Cliff Kong, Royce Blair, and Ben Hill; their new pledge sons, Jack Allen, Don Jones, and Jack Wagner; number one grandson, active Jim Struif; and the most recent addition to the filial line, pledge Bob Bernhart.

The chapter was happy to welcome to the fold this Fall Brother Jim Davis of Des Plaines, Illinois, who has transferred to Northwestern from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Wedding bells rang out October 21 for Brother Norm Ehinger and Chi 0 Car a Strong, and, the latest word from Mankato, Minnesota, is that recent alum Don Reddicliffe and KD Vi Atkinson have set their date for early next summer.

ROYCE C. BLAIR.

Ohio The Acacians of the Ohio Chapter opened the school year under the leadership of Guy Proie, Venerable Dean; Bill O'Brien, Senior Dean; Charles Steinmetz, Secretary; Fritz Kodes, Junior Dean; Jerry Bowman, Treasurer; Duane Russell, Corresponding Secretary; and Mel Mihal, Rush Chairman; Walter Dahl was elected House Manager and Phil Efland was elected Steward.

On September 24 we had a banquet in honor of the "new wearers of the jeweled pin." Guy Proie officially welcomed the new initiates, and our advisors, Professor Kinison and Dean Taylor, spoke on the many interesting phases of fraternal life.

Our honored guests were Lynn Wagstaff, Galion; Dick Perkins, Hicksville; from Woodsfield, Jack Pore and Ron Christman; Web Nestor, Columbus; Don Friend, Bay Village; from Lorain, Bill Bickel and Jerry Prucha; Lee Gibson, Cleveland; Ed Curtis, Proctorsville; Bob Householder, Wellsville; Gene Elsass, Anna ; John Morehouse, Canton; and Don Russell, Newcomerstown.

This summer our house 路 acquired a clean coat of white paint and during freshman week the actives and pledges joined in and redecorated the insides.

We are now parking our jalopies in the parking lot which 路we made behind the house.

To get our social season started we had a record party in honor of the rushees on September 30; each member brought a record to replenish the record supply for the juke box.

Our week-end guests were George

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20 Cr oyle, traveling secr etary, and Jim Pease, '48. Jim will be around the house for a few weeks as he is taking additional training at the McBee Company here in Athens.

Many of our Alumni have returned to service during the summer. Our past Venerable Dean of last semester, Robert Forsythe, entered the air force. Neil Matz '50 was called to active duty in the Air Corps. Bill Kelly enlisted in the Navy.

Foster Ewing and Bob Kerns were reBoB ~APPEL. called to the Army.

Ohio State Gone are the days of late dates, sun tans, and swimming parties, and again the halls of Acacia are echoing the sounds of cracking books and football cheers.

Most of the men are back again, and with them came 11 new pledges. They are: Duane Mehlman, Toledo; Jim Craney, Eggentsville, N. Y. ; Dean Keller, Delta; Dick Cowdrey, Chagrin Falls; Steve Jones, Circleville; James Halterman Wellston; Robert Evans, Gallipolis; Lemoin Walton, Niles; Duane· Wear, Toledo; Richard Holliday, Conneant; Robert Frost, Kenton.

In preparation for rushing and the start of a new year, several of the rooms have been redecorated. The northeast study room was painted in shades of red and brown which are absolutely indescribable, another production of Red Jacob. the northeast basement room has been made into a study room making available space for four more men. The game room has been painted dark green with a white ceiling and some of the floors on the first floor have been refinished.

Jack Frost of Kenton has replaced Chuck Hummel of Trenton, N. J., as V.D. Chuck has taken a position with RCA in Harrisburg, Pa. The office of secretary, previously occupied by Jack Frost, is now occupied by Dan Self of Lorain. Ken Lum of Honolulu, Hawaii, has taken over the position of steward.

Two of our brothers have taken the big step during the summer. Dick Smeltzer of Gallipolis was married to Judy Weterholt also of Gallipolis, and Robert Blume of Lancaster, Ohio was married to Delores McFarland of Cambridge, Ohio.

Only one step behind is Jack Frost who is engaged to Mae Heilman, both of Kenton, Ohio.

Now with autumn quarter upon us, we turn all efforts toward making a new and better State Chapter.

Oklahoma We had a wonderful rush program this year with James Billingsly in charge.

Some of the men pledged are: Jim Willkinson, Fairview; James Newcomb Waurika; Gene Imel, Pampa, Texas; W~odson Pickens, Hollis; Frank Moore, Coffeyville, Kansas; Dick Huddlestone, Ada; Paul Moor e, Tonkawa ; Ted Red, Corsecana, Texas; Edwar d Green, Covington, Georgia; Tom Tyan, Oklahoma City ; Ronald

Hanska, Yukon; Robert Miracle, Okema; Jerry Langencamp, Sand Springs; Louie Miller, Oklahoma City; David Baker, Harrison, Arkansas; Fred Smity, Mangum; Bob Thatcher, Minnesota; Bill Coven, Hobert; Dick Jones, Cleveland, Ohio; Leonard Dalquest, Vinita; Stan Robertson, Oklahoma City; Paul Powers, Oklahoma City. This pledge class includes some wonderful musical talent, two mem~ hers of the football team and some Big Seven Champions.

Blind dates have been in progress for about two weeks now and have proven to be an immense help to our new pledges who are just learning the ropes. As each sorority comes to the house for blind dates, our pledges put on their own program, entitled "Guess Who." Jim Swain was appointed Drum Major of the University Band. Bill Warren was elected president of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary. Jack Salaska is station manager of KUVY, the University Station.

Our song leader, Ralph Moore, is now standard feature editor of "The Covered Wagon," university magazine.

We started serenades early this year.

We serenaded the Alpha Chi Omegas and Gamma Phi Betas on completion of their new homes. The way it seems now there will be quite a few more serenades for pinnings. Already Jim Swain has presented his jewelled triangle to Patsy Spivey of Oklahoma City, Glenn Kezer has pinned Margaret Dupree of Norman, and Milton Larid pinned Carlene Updike of Oklahoma City.

The guys who went to the Conclave this year are still talking about the wonderful time they had, also the great hospitality which the Colorado Chapter showed them.

New Officers in the house are Tom Ballew, House Manager; Ray Jones, Secretary, Ken White, Alumni Secretary and Bill Valentine, Scholarship Chairm;n.

are making progress on that honor position of first; it is quite a goal to strive for.

At this time of the year our members are working very hard on plans for the annual homecoming parade. Along with us our pledges are letting their imaginations wonder on some kind of house decoration to fit in with the occasion of the Aggie-Missouri football game being played October 28, 1950. Meanwhile far back, I hope not too far back, in our social chairman's brain a little thought is being de· veloped on the annual Circus Dance which we plan to hold on December 2, 1950, in the newest addition of the campus, a student union building.

Everything has started out with a bang in our humble abode here in Aggieland and to add to that bang is the enthusiasm which is going into the sports. We seem to have a good turnout in touch football with a number of ambitious youths working up a lather in practices. To better our activities in sports we have a rough and tough wrestler by the name of Byron ·Todd in the driving position. He has some very big ideas which should improve things around here.

They tell me I better do a little studying or I will never get out of this institution, so good-by till next time.

MARTIN ScHMIDT.

Oklahoma A & M Well, I guess it is back to school here at A & M once again. We seem to be back in force for this coming semester.

We have most of the men back from last year, excepting three who were called to the service, Jerry Martin, Duane C. Routh, and Don Hays. In addition to those returned we have a good group of new pledges. They consist of Frank Edward Hensley, Lawton; Reagan H. Bra~ord, Lawton; Charles L . Hottle, D~vis; Charles Eldon Larason, Oklahoma City; Harold Edward Wettig Stillwater· Richard Lee Shoger, Wert;' Jack Cari Cox, Tulsa; Leon Holland, Carnagie; Jack White, Seminole.

Before Rush Week this fall most of the members and pledges put out some effort and redecorated the housemother's quar~ ters and repainted the window sills around the house. However, there seems to be a more important improvement around the house, a ping pong table which is kept busy constantly. ' We are very proud to say that of twenty fraternities on A & M's campus our chapter placed fifth in scholarship. Slowly we

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Oregon State The fall term of 1950 got off to a booming start at the O.S.C. chapter house as September 15 marked the day of the returning members and pledges. This gave several days before rush week in which time the house shook off the summer dust and cobwebs through the dili· gent efforts of the returning men. Re~airing, painting, and a thorough cleanmg of the h~use were vigorously carried out, after which newly acquired gifts from our mother's club found suitable places

The Triad, Fall, 1950 in the living room and hall. These gifts included beautiful end tables, new lamps and lampshades, and new carpets for our hallways. We are certainly thankful to our mothers for these very suitable gifts The exterior of the house also saw changes, as a new side lawn was planted and groundwork also laid for an outdoor barbecue pit. The front of the house received a lighted emblem of our jeweled pin, which, we might add, is the first of its kind on the O.S.C. campus.

Upon flipping back to this summer's activities, we find that three of our brothers took that fatal step of matrimony this summer. Two of our last spring graduates, Rex Beeman and Bill Gunther, revoked the "bachelor" part of their degree in this way. Hugh Hickerson, class of '52, also decided that two may live as cheaply as one.

Hal Howland, one of our pledges, is well on the way as he recently consumed his pie under the table due to his engagement this summer.

Our chapter was represented at the national conclave this summer by Venerable Dean Bob Hercher, actives Don Lindquist and Frank Hoffman, and chapter advisor Delmer Goode. They report that congratulations are certainly due to the Colorado Chapter for a job well done as hosts.

The effectiveness of our rushing program this year was shown by the nine new pledges signed up during rush week.

They are John Day and Bill Keep, Juneau, Alaska; Bruce Linkous and Guy Stryker, Portland; Harold Higby, Forest Grove; Kirby Goode, Corvallis; Dick Nickens, Roseburg; Walter Rice, Ontario; Willis Wilson, Grants Pass. Our V.D. Bob Hercher adds to this list the name of "Duke." This prospect is a cute little cocker pup who already has an official title as "house mascot."

Formal pledging was held October 4. Bruce Linkous is pledge president; Dick Carnahan, vice-president; and Phil Kaser, secretary.

Social calendar for fall includes two exchange desserts, a fireside in charge of the pledges, and a house dance.

At Homecoming October 7 (Stanford vs. Oregon State) we had a buffet supper in honor of visiting alumni.

Among future plans a larger house is being very seriously considered by the actives, with some encouragement of our alumni who are our landlords. We need a larger dining room, a recreation and chapter room, additional study rooms, more sleeping space and various other facilities. This is a problem which will certainly be worked on since a larger and stronger chapter would be assured with a larger house.

Penn State "What's new?," is an old familiar question, one seldom answered. Well here is an answer from the Penn State Chapter as we plunge headlong into another school year of work, pleasure and service.

First there is much that is new on campus; to mention a few of the items: the advent of freshmen men on campus for

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PURDUE The fine p!edge c!ass soon !earned that there was work to be done . Po!ishi ng the trophies are : (front, !eft to right ) Baker, Luce, Record, Comer, Green. (Back, !eft to r i ght) Griffiths, Dar!ing, Oh!emeyer, Lefforge, Dufendach, Cozart, Hines, Scearce (knee!ing) , Ewart, Ormesher.

Missing from picture: Merri tt and Cochren.

the first time since prewar days, a recently appointed Coilege president, Milton Eisenhower, and a new football mentor with the promise of better games in store.

Like the school there are several innovations right at home here in the chapter house. The upper floor has taken on that new look as a result of industrious use of the paint brush. Colors in the various rooms run the gamut of a rainbow of pastel shades. It honestly has brightened and improved appearances 100 per cent. Another house improvement, in the furnishing department, was the acquisition of a Magnavox radio and phonograph console. Then, too, all of the club room furniture has been rebuilt an:l r efurbished. Needless to say these factors add to the many reasons why it is great to be back in Acacia.

We are happy to welcome the following men as new pledges for this semester: Donald Paul Anderson, Franklin; Rogers Armstrong Bender, Glen Moore; John McKelvey Brant, Ligonier; James Stover Class, Harrisburg; Richard Allen Erb, Bechtelsville; David Charles Evans, Hazelton; Henry Donald Johnson, New Berlinville; and Frank William Nikischer, Allentown. It is also with pleasure that we can relate that we lost none of our old members over the summer vacation. We deeply trust that we will lose no one during the school year despite the unsettled world conditions.

Old Dan Cupid has not been idle here and daily we see the evidences of romance blossoming. It is with pleasure that we announce two pinnings; that of William Deitz to Carole Bashore and that of George Ripple to Lois Richardson.

Both of the young ladies are coeds here at Penn State.

It is with a feeling of pride that we report the standing of Acacia in the recently released scholastic ratings for the last semester completed. We ranked

fourth among all fraternities on campus with our Juniors holding down the number one spot for their class.

Our social season was duly inaugurated on Sunday, October 1, with an afternoon picnic at nearby Black Moshannon park.

It was a very successful beginning to what we expect will be a very exciting and enjoyable series of house functions. The next event scheduled is a record dance to christen our pride and joy the new Magnavox. The motivating factor behind the dance is to build up our record library through the donation of a new disc by each of the attending couples.

And that is what is new here at Penn State as we open the 1950-51 school year.

Purdue Seventeen men will provide the Purdue Chapter the necessary pledge life this fall.

Our new pledges are Peter N. Baker, Oak Park, Ill.; Donald R. Cochran, Oakland City; Allen L. Darling, Indianapolis; John Lefforge, West Lafayette; Kenneth A .

Ohlemeyer, Marion ; Keith D. Scearce, Marion; Donald K. Cozart, Indianapolis; and William J. Record, Martinsville. Already many of our pledges are participating in the student activities, and are showing great possibilities of being one of Purdue's best pledge classes.

As prescribed by Purdue's new fraternity rushing system, we returned to school one week early this year. During that week, the house was restored to its cleanliness of last spring and prospective fraternity pledges visited our chapter house in the evening. The house greeted the men with a newly decorated card room and cook's quarters. Gone were the flat painted walls and in their place was a new covering of Celotex and leatherette. A new carpet has been laid in these

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22 two rooms and soon they w~ be_ :efurnished. At the present time mqwnes being made regarding the purchase ::television set. We maintain that there is nothing like the comforts of home.

Soon the battle of the cords and mustaches will be clamoring over the ca~­ pus. Most of our seniors are proudly displaying thick mustaches and are searching for the smallest, m~st unr~achable spot in which they can h1de the1r gaudy yellow cord trousers. The ~es~en are awaiting this three day penoq Wlth vengeance as they sharpen their ~a~ors and locate every possible future h1dmg spot for cords. · , We are already preparing for Purdue s Varsity Varieties, an all-student hous~g unit talent show. Our singing group Wlll present a show which they believe will be an even greater success than our show of two years ago. Our social calendar will be adequately filled this semester with sorority trade parties, our annual formal pledge dance and fraternity picnics. Three of our members-Howard Hanes, Howard Trenkle and Darrell Eubank, sang with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club during the club's tour of Europe this summer. These men have brought back with them many exciting stories of nights in Paris, the hospitality of the German people, and are eager to return. We are sure that these men have done much to establish a greater feeling of good will between the United States and Western Europe.

A dinner in behalf of the alumni board and our chapter advisor was held on October 1. After the dinner, the guests conducted their annual inspection of the chapter house. Also, arrangements have been made for Dad's Day on the week end of the Purdue-Northwestern football game. A banquet honoring the Dads will also be prepared at that time. Other guest dinners for campus Acacians and various school officials are being arranged.

A rigorous intramural sports program has been scheduled for this fall. The bowling league and softball league, which is using a sixteen inch ball this fall, are occupying our time at the present. Our teams are ready for the coming interfraternity competition in American ball, archery, tennis and golf. Last year we finished with a high total of intramural participation points and we hope to finish high this year also.

During the summer Merrill Smith announced his engagement to Carol Eves of Indianapolis. Since the beginning of the term two men have become pinned: James Volkel to Patti Lou Huffington from Gary and Don Scearce to Marty Whitehead, Delta Zeta, Indiana University.

Rensselaer Plaudits to the Colorado Chapter for all who helped make the Conclave such an outstanding success. Our delegates "Doc" Haney, Don Campbell, and Don Green have none but the finest words for a swell time in the West. Don Campbell, seems to be none the worse after his first experience with a horse.

By now the boisterousness of fraternal

reunion has given way to the mad esthetic bliss of the engineer's life. An early return to the house by both brothers and pledges for a thorough housecleaning and final preparations for opening of our kitchen proved very successful, and by this reading, we find at last that the local "greasy-spoons" are out of our lives (forever). A high point in the preparation of dining facilities came with the laying of a new concrete floor in the b~se­ ment dining room. Other major house lmprovements in the past months hav~ been the construction of a new closet m the second floor hall by brothers McPhee, Down and Voigt, and the retreading of the cellar stairs with Dick Boynton and Hal Maddix finding their fingers in the pot (glue).

After a glorious week of special preparations, well known as a traditional neophytic innovation, climaxed by an intense study of excerpts from the ritual book, eight new brothers have joined the ranks of the chapter. Most hearty congratulations are due to: Edward A. Bryant, Jack Newton, Elbert W. Phillips, Thomas M. Proctor, Robert L. Reiner, Richard H. Shumaker, Robert A. Slayton, Laurance B. Werner.

To complete the journey in the traditional style, the pledges presented the brothers with a beer-bust at Germania Hall. Of course at this writing, the initiation has yet to take place, but knowing the quality of Rensselaer pledges, we expect that they will all prove worthy Pythagoreans. This initiation marks the reduction of the neophytic ranks to seven in the personages of: Donald B. Brink, Richard P. Cheney, John C. Mitchell, Robert P. Mortlock, George Finkel, George Schleehauf, Ralph A. Soden.

This class, with the able assistance of.

Senior Dean Russ Southwick, Pledgemaster Larry Korb and Pledge President Ralph Soden is expected to set sail in December.

The chapter has set its sights high in athletic and social circles this fall and the results thus far have been encouraging.

Sports Manager Ed Hempel has done a fine job in getting the right teams at the right places at the right times. Participating in football, tennis and horseshoe pitching throughout the first half of the season, the brothers have managed to maintain an average well over the .500 mark. The social season was officially opened with a very successful party on September 25.

Women imported from the local YWCA proved a boon to the less fortunate of the brothers. The limelight of the artistes, however, was stolen by neophyte John Mitchell. We wondered for a time if we had lost poor John for good, but we are glad to announce that he has been found and appears to be none the worse for the encounter. Quoth brother Bob Davis, "Chivalry may not be dead." Since then the major part of our social budget has been absorbed in the fury of rushing.

Many thanks are due to John Olmstead and his wife, Helen, for doing a fine job in getting our flag ready for the Freshman Open House on October 1.

We have had a few fleeting glances of "Georgeous George" Croyle of late.

George seems to find the parade of young

lovelies along Troy's Fifth Avenue very interesting. One of these days while driving along in his newly acquired H~dson, George is going to run smack mto a church. Well, anyway, keep the home fires burning; and would the boys of C. of P. Colony please look up my uncle in the English Department.

RoBERT A. WooDALL.

Southern California Since Boss Ross wants only 400 words . from each of us correspondents, this will have to be condensed like Pet Milk.

Southern California Acacia is looking forward to another big year in their house newly decorated by the former pledge class; the chapter room, the living room, bed rooms, floors, rugs and the exterior of the house all received the careful attention of the men who are now the newest actives.

Rushing proved extremely successful as the following 18 names will abundantly attest. New Pledges include: Dick Allen, Pasadena; Don Alworth, Long Beach; George Arnovick, Manhattan Beach; Jerry Baker, Beverly Hills; Dale Buschke, Martinez; Clyde Butler, Newport Heights; David Davis, Phoenix Arizona; Jerry Eckols, Santa Ana; Roy Foreman, Pueblo, Colorado; Don Fraser, Pasadena; Sam Gandrud, Litchfield, Minnesota; Bill Hathaway, Los Angeles; Gil Siegel, Los Angeles; Vern Simpson, Ontario; Topper Smith, Long Beach; Walt Tate, Long Beach; Bob Velzy, Los Angeles; and George von Kempen, Wilmington, Delaware.

Toward the end of securing these pledges were several fine rush parties including a stag beer bust, date parties, and an eat-your-raw-steak-in-the-darkand-freeze-to-death-barbecue type party.

Also continuing the pattern of success was the annual open house in which many old friends and new among the parents and kin of the brothers again toured the house and met the members.

In the special section appear the names of the ten men who recently made the journey that ends with securing the jeweled triangle. After their initiation a dinner and a stag party were held with joyous success.

Spreading the good name of Acacia about the campus are Andy Ulrich, house manager, who was recentlv elent~d to the treasurership of the Trojan Knights, senior service and honorary group, while Roger Stewart, senior dean, chauffeurs the University's mascot dog around at the football games and other events and also is a large part of the committee in charge of planning the nationally famous card stunts of the student section.

Both Ron Burbank and Bill Walbert surprised the chapter at a recent party by announcing their pinnings. Ron is chained to Marilyn Link, Kappa Alpha Theta, from Nevada University; Bill pinned Connie West from Pomona College.

More good news came to the house in the substantial rise in scholarship standings; the brothers feel satisfied that a real step has been taken in the long

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climb to the top of the scholarship pile.

To continue the improvement, Bill Stanhagen was appointed to serve as scholarship chairman for the year. Another officer newly chosen was Kenneth Shugarae Gavel, elected to the office of treasurer to fill the post after Bob Lillevick was forced to resign.

Former Senior Dean Bill Rogers, SC '50, is confined to the Orange County General Hospital recuperating from TB. The brothers plan to continue corresponding and visiting Bill until he is well again.

We still have our pedigreed and titled English Bulldog. His name is Pythagoras.

He is ugly, slow, and expensive, He wins nice gold trophies. We'll keep him.

Well, since that's 400 it's also 30.

JoE BLOCH.

Syracuse Greetings Acacians the nation over from the Syracuse Chapter, now firmly established at our new chapter house.

No, it's not Walter Winchell, just 21 brothers shouting from the rooftops about our recent investment.

Final papers were signed last August deeding us our new mansion and immediately the "rush" was on. First the furniture was moved. Then came the rugs, lamps, dishes, books, and the little green light. By truck, car and wheelbarrow the house at 102 Walnut Place was transported piece by piece to the new house at 807 Walnut Avenue.

September 11 was set as the deadline for the return of all the brothers. Because of the large graduating class last spring, there were comparatively few brothers to man the paint brushes, but we managed.

Fall rushing was only two weeks away and we fully realized that is was do or die. Brothers AI Knox and Jacque Cross planned an elaborate color scheme for each room and paint brushes were distributed to each brother and pledge.

From a dirty tan, the living room was transformed into a cinderella room of light blue and white. A new gray rug was placed on the floor and two new red leather chairs were added for comfort and beauty. Drapes were cut and sewn for the large picture-windows, while the divan and scatter chairs were moved in.

Meanwhile the small, but cozy, dining room turned a light pink and the trophy room was decorated with a light tan paint reflecting the red rug and maple furniture.

Out on the front deck V. D. John Lake, Mac Bump, Elmer Juneau, and Bill Greer tried to get a second-hand paint sprayer to work, while the rest of the brothers had the job about finished with brushes.

'Twas a noble gesture anyway.

Rooms in the house vary from a bright red and white to dark green. Four brothers took the trouble to put up knottypine wall board on one side of their room.

Looks real snazzy with the big deer head mounted on one wall. To quote a pledge, "The deer head has a striking resemblance to brother Helene."

About this time the Syracuse Daily Orange ran a feature spread on our fraternity. It started something like this

- "WANTED: Young men interested in learning the painting, plastering, and plumbing trade. Must be college student and willing to work. Apply Acacia Fraternity 6-8110." This is exactly what we had undertaken and also what we have accomplished.

On the rushing scene the house along with its good location was a godsend towards filling the house. On October 3 our efforts were well rewarded with the pledging of 13 new men. They are: Evan T. Thomas (Grad.), Pittston, Penn.; William R. Wirth, Albany; Paul Greenlaw, Syracuse; Carl E. Stout, Syracuse; Richard Malone, Grand Gorge; Donald Ingram, Hinsdale ; Robert J . Jarosz, Lackawanna; Winsor Lott, Binghamton; Norman Jurkscheit, Bronx; Thomas Dearden, WilkesBarre, Penn.; Robert Federspiel, Lockport; James Anderson, Gloversville ; and William Kissam, Chestertown.

Socially we are just getting under way.

Our social calendar is rapidly being filled with important week ends. Thus far our activities have included: Cornell Week end with an open house, buffet supper, and stag party; All-University open house; touch football with Psi Upsilon (we lost 19-7, no comment); and after

of the marching and symphonic band.

Special CONGRATULATIONS go to brother AI Parker on his recent marriage to Miss Rosita Loubier, September 9, 1950.

Best wishes from all of us, AI. And so with a final reminder that things are looking up here on the Hill, we sign off with a "cheerio" until next time.

GEORGE LoCKWOOD.

Texas Local No. 999 reporting. Truer words were never spoken! After an¡ intensive three weeks of manual labor the members of the Texas Chapter can just about do anything manual that there is to be done. Our primary objective was the remodeling of the kitchen. In contrast with the rest of the house which is done in varying shades of green-and probably because of this-the kitchen is finished in blue and white. During the process of remodeling, many of the members became adept at plumbing, floor-laying, painting and what-have-you. Not to be outdone, we applied our recently acquired skills to the job of completing our annex,

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA A big fall get-together CYf the two chapters is here being plotted at the Conclave. L. toR.: Lee Hay of Texas, Art Heath, Jim Swain, and Louis Mitter of Oklahcnna., Bitt Norred, Jack Irion and Lowell Hausler of Texas, and Bob Larson of Oklahcnna..

dinner coffee with the Gamma Phi's. Bigger and better things are yet to come.

Recent elections to fill the vacancies of Senior Dean and Rushing Chairman named Malcome Bump and Daniel Schildkraut to the posts.

Acacia personalities around campus are John Lake, sports editor of the DO; Ken Dewire, president of Men's Glee Club; AI Knox, activities director of Outing Club; Chuck Potter, V.P . of the engineer's society; Val Pinchbeck, co-sports editor of the Syracusan; and Jack Baker, member

Timms' Hall. The structure houses eight men and was financed by Lowery Tims.

Since the last issue we have pledged the following men: Buck C. Brown, Austin; Edmund L. Cogburn, Edinburg; George McDonald, Austin; Billy McAdams, Cleveland; Donald Lee McClure, Abilene; Charles Nemir, Austin; Stanley Theo Parker, Austin; James B. Taylor, Austin; Fred A Steiner, Chula Vista, California; William C. Thomas, Chula Vista, California.

To the list of those now enjoying nuptial

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24 bliss we are happy to add the following names: Robert Cook to Patsy Jean Sneed, Alpha Delta Pi at Southern Methodist University; Donald Judd to Martha J. McDonald, Delta D elta Delta at Arkansas University; George Jones to Peggy Ly nn Hand, Delta Zeta at the University of Texas. George MacDonald is pushing the mark by virtue of being engaged to Jean Wiedenfield, Alpha Omicron Pi here at Texas U. One more item of wedded bliss: Jack and Helen Goodman announced the birth of a bouncing baby boy_ early last summer.

The semester is still too young for us to be reporting many parties, but we did have an informal dance here at the house following the Purdue game. The fact that we trounced the Boilermakers could have had a little something to do with making the party the success that it was. (We'd like to extend our sincere sympathy to the Purdue Chapter in regards to their loss of one genuine sheep-skin.) The only disharmonious note of the evening was the breaking of the punch bowl by George the breaking of the punch bowl by George Smyth. I'm sure it wasn't because he disliked the bowl since otherwise I am sure he could have managed to break it without harm to himself. Our makeshift punch bowl for the night was a ten-gallon Army cooking pot.

The foremost item in our minds at present is the outcome of the Texas U.Oklahoma U. football game and, incidentally, the party in Dallas with the O.U. Chapter. Thought I'd let you guys know that we plan to win that skin this year.

GEORGE ALLEN.

U. C. L.A. During the past summer the U.C.L.A .

Chapter was scattered all the way from Annapolis to Hawaii. But every one now has settled down to a very busy start on the new semester.

In the latter part of the summer, the living room, dining room, and kitchen of the chapter house were all completely redecorated including paint, carpets, and drapes. The lawn was rejuvenated and the old place looks just like home. Part of this expense was cared for by having 20 outside roomers in the house during the summer semester. The redecoration was under the direction of Cliff Lush.

There were only four members livina in the chapter house during the vacatio~ and social life was at a minimum. These four often got together with members living in the area and had dinner in a quiet place in Beverly Hills that will never be quite the same again.

Three weddings occurred during the summer. The lucky couples were: Hugh McTernin and Lee Hogue, J ohn Johnson and Ajor-Helyn Schmidt, and Warren Barkalow and Donna Gillespie. These great events were the immediate cause of some of the most riotuos bachelor's dinners that the chapter has ever seen. . ~everal members from other chapters VISited the house during the summer.

John Stauff, Califontia '50, (one of our colonizers) visited the house and gave a set of chimes for chow calls. J erry Roque

from Colorado and Dave Ellis of California spent several days with us after the conclave and got in on some of the painting.

The chapter has been trying to pledge a satisfactory mascot for some time, but all had failed to meet the requirements.

This summer we were fortunate to secure a spaniel as house mascot. He is a black and tan, half cocker and half springer.

His name was Cinders, but it has at times been shortened to Cindy even though it does not match the sex. He is trying his best to get an education and every time he can he goes up on campus and attends classes with any member that will allow it. Although he has the sad look of the spaniel and appears as gentle as a kitten, he has picked a fight with every dog in the village. He is looking forward to meeting the mush-faced pooch at the S. C. chapter, all holds allowed.

In midsummer a news letter was sent out by the members in the house to all members, alumni, and other interested persons. This letter contained information on the progress of the redecoration, location and activities of members, and chapter and campus gossip.

Two of our boys have been drafted and gone away to camp; these were Bert Hathaway, the former TRIAD correspondent, and Bob Shaw. Another of the boys, Bill Murphy, was drafted but was given a deferment eight days after arriving at camp.

The initiation ceremony went along very smoothly according to schedule. The week-end activities were concluded with a banquet for the new actives. Dr. Reinsch was the speaker of the evening and concluded with the announcement that Harley Broyles had been voted the outstanding pledge of the semester. All new actives were given the traditional pipes with silver bands and ACACIA engraved on the stems.

With fine beginnings in all phases of our activities, we are looking forward to our most successful semester.

New Pledges are: Bob Armstrong, Bill Bennett, Ron Garabedian, Clair Hoblit, Bob Kennedy, Phil Nessie£, Jim Peila, Bob Pfaff, Eliot Pierce, Charles Pierson, Carl Rahal, Wally Stewart. The U .C.L.A. chapter began the semester with 29 members and have so far pledged 12 men.

Although the number of pledges in many of the houses on campus seems to be down, we are looking forward to the largest pledge class in our history.

HARLEY BROYLES

Washington This summer Chuck Randall and Grant Angle h eld down the fort for the Washington Chapter. Chuck acted as house m anager-collected money and kept the house clean; Grant spent his second summer as head gardener and lawn-mower.

They did a fine job and earned the hearty thanks of th e chapter.

After summer school, eleven Washingtonians: Grant Angle, Oren Bonney, Bruce Cornish , Stanley Dickey, Cliff Evans, Ronald Hendry, Howard Johnson, Charles Randall, Bill Scott, Charles Stov-

er, and Gordon Wood, descended upon the Colorado Chapter to take in the Conclave.

They reached Boulder in various ways; most of them took side trips to Reno, Las Vegas, and Grand Canyon. After a fine time in Boulder, the boys journeyed home by way of Yellowstone National Park where every geyser graciously spouted off for them.

Everyone returned to the house September 13 for "work week." During the day we gave the house a general cleaning and face -lifting, at night we went out rushing. The pool room and kitchen were painted; the dining room wallpapered and new curtains were made for it by the Mothers' Club; all hallways (they take quite a beating) were painted; and Chuck Randall completely remodeled his room-new rug, new walls, new ceiling.

All this effort paid off, for the end of rush week brought us twelve superior pledges: Neir Adams, Seattle; Lloyde Alton, Tacoma; Darrel Davis, Puyallup; Tom Gibbs, Winlock; Hugh Kneip, Tacoma; George Lavenson, Tacoma; Paul Moran, Kirkland; Jerry Petram, Mercer Island; Loren Ray, Seattle; Rollin Swanson, Seattle; Lester Street, Tacoma; and Rudy Wolfe, Spokane.

Looking back, we see a good summer and a very successful rush week. Looking ahead, we see a fine year and many good times. Two more Acacians have be· come prominent in University of Washington activities: Dick Crain is co-chair· man of Welcome Week, and Gordon Wood, our Senior Dean, is Business Manager of the Columns, the University humor magazine. Our new social chairman, Alan McAllister, has lined up an excellent social calendaJ: of exchanges and firesides.

One sad note injects itself into the otherwise rosy picture. Three of our members have been taken by the war. Ben Dotson completed his NROTC training this summer and went immediately into active duty with the Navy. He is now an ensign on some ship somewhere in the eastern Pacific. Jim White, spring pledge, is now in Korea with the Marines. Bruce Cornish, who was our Junior Dean, is in training in California with the Marine Air Reserve. We pray that this present international situation will end soon and our boys will return.

GEORGE HALL.

Washington State Those wonderful days of summer are past now, and the many returning college students are looking to the year ahead with varied attitudes. For the Washington State Acacians it is one of great optimism, due largely to a very successful rush.

To Gordon Sylvester, our current rush chairman, goes a well-deserved pat on the back for the tremendous amount of work which he put in prior to and during rush, for his efforts have brought us thirteen very fine men. They are: Joe Alfaro, Melvin Babcock, Vernon Gramli~g, Boyd H ardesty, Keith Kuechmann, D1ck Lee, George Livie, Bill Madison, Ron McHugh, Max McNielly, Wayne

The Triad, Fall, 1950 Smith, John Stotler, and Gary Whitinger.

Added to these men are, Bob Cooper, Louis Harding and Lee Long, who were pledged in June. This group completely fills our house and gives us no reason to doubt Acacia's continued prosperity at Washington State.

To acquaint our new pledges with the social life at WSC, our capable social chairman, Hilton Jones, has arranged a series of functions with sororities, and several date parties. The week of this writing he has arranged an after-dinner dance with Kappa Alpha Theta, an exchange dinner with Kappa Kappa Gamma, and a date fireside. With such functions our men should be well "socialized" in a very short time.

While these young men are just entering this new world which has opened to them, there are others who have retired from it into that bleak world of matrimony. During the summer months there were six marriages involving WSC Acacians. Herb Lowers married Buddy Frink, Dick Patton exchanged vows with Mary Gentry, George Gillette married Dorothy Shaw, Walt Gustafson wed Dorothy Dell Dimmer, Don Hughes married June Krebs, and John Tisdale married Shirley Sweeney.

Four other men took a similar but less permanent step during the¡ summer when they hung their pins on four very nice girls. Gordon Sylvester pinned Karen Kinsey, Chi Omega; Hilton Jones pinned Glenna Jean McEwen, KKG; Gene Goshon gave his pin to Donna Custard, Chi 0 ; and Bud Armstron placed his on Gretchen Kohne, Kappa Delta. We wish these men luck; they'll need it.

The Cougarville Chapter is very fortunate in that it has lost no member to the armed forces as yet. Only two actives did not return this fall. Dobby Weigart has transferred to George Washington University, and Gene Conley has left college to begin a career in professional baseball with the Boston Braves. We will miss these men and wish them both the best of luck.

Those of us who did return this fall set to work immediately and repainted the interior of the entire house. The work was done in modern colors and styles so that the house now looks like the most modern of buildings. We have received many compliments on our work and are very proud of it.

This completes the news from the boys at Pullman, but you will be hearing from us again soon.

Boa SPEER

Wyoming After a leisurely summer our actives returned unscathed to school and studies.

The house that greeted them was rejuvenated; the living room, upstairs hall, and basement bath all had received a new coat of paint. In addition to this the game room has new wallpaper (saddles, yet) and the basement bath a new floor of gleaming tile.

Our rush week resulted in the pledging of eight fine men: Paul Baker, Laramie; Gene Berry, Sauganash, Ill.; Jim Boland,

25 Dubois; Tad Henthorne, Dubois; Dick Kamp, Freeport, Long Island, New York; Charles Marcott, Anchorage, Alaska; Morris Massey, Ten Sleep; and John Watts, Belleville, Illinois.

Our social activities have been limited because most of our energies have been directed toward preparations for the Homecoming Celebration which followed close on the heels (to use a tried and true expression) of the opening of school. We are, however, planning an open house on October seventh for the alumni who attend the game.

Seven of our men attended the National Conclave at Boulder, Colorado: Roy Dean, Bill Gilbert, Wayne Holaway, Bob Hughes, Jim Hunter, Arthur Rue, and Mr. Ray Morgan, our faculty advisor.

Our congratulations to the Colorado Chapter for a fine Conclave.

On Sept ember twenty-fifth "Bubs" Bailey passed some cigars (and we all agreed they were the worst we'd ever seen). It seems he gave his pin to Carol Rattray of Skokie, Illinois.

During the summer our old gang lost three men to the forces of matrimony.

Howard Campbell, Robert "E" Kelley, and Edward Treglown all trod that final path.

At our first meeting a new house manager and a new treasurer were elected.

Dean Clark was elected House Manager and Nick Panopolous was elected to the office of Treasurer.

Since preparations are still under way for Homecoming that is all for now. Our best to all chapters for the coming quarter.

Executive Secretary Reports (Continued from page 9)

couraged and which have been approved or recognized by the school administrations-there are other groups lacking this approval which are actively interested and trying to qualify themselves. These in proper time and under right conditions could easily develop into colonies and possible petitioners.

Now I suspect that there may be some here who are mentally raising the question of whether we are going too fast; or just how far our expansion program should go; what is a conservative objective? Frankly, I cannot pick a figure and say when we reach it, that is all the chapters we want. We do feel, however, that there are many excellent schools where Acacia would be proud to have a chapter and that added strength through numbers can be a positive guarantee in extending and maintaining service to the chapters. We feel that we have b een conservative, realistic, and practical in our program thus far and we do not propose to deviate from that course.

We are conscious that Acacia's chapter roll is the envy of many other fra ternities and we propose to keep it so.

In this connection, having for many years referred to ourselves as a university fraternity with all that it implies, both in size and strength, it is important to keep in mind that many fine schools have developed since we were founded. For instance, we are prone to compare the size of the university to-day where we have been long established with the size of some of our most recent chapter sites. It is easy to over look the fact, for example, that Indiana and Northwestern, to make a random selection, were no larger at the time of our installations there, than say, Wyoming, New Hampshire or Evansville are to-day.

The growth and progress of the past four years has been possible because previous Conclaves have approved and made possible by their legislation the tools to bring it about. No one is more conscious of that fact than your National Council and its operating staff. We hope that you of this Conclave feel the same as your predecessors-that you approve what has been done and the work outlined for the future .

Although we have the largest staff in our history, we still were not able to do all the things we had planned during the past year. Our schedule was slowed considerably at the beginning of the year because of the resignation of Don Bengard as traveling secretary and the delay in arranging for his successor. As a result some of the chapters were not visited. To them we apologize and offer assurance that this will not happen this year. Although none of them were especially in need of a visitation, we do not wish to appear as being neglectful of any chapter.

It would be difficult to visualize a more pleasant and harmonious relationship than exists among the members of your official family. This atmosphere springs, naturally, from that prevailing among the members of the C ouncil. As a group and individually, they are keenly alert to the needs and problems for our program and have left nothing undone in implementing it from every conceivable angle. I could wish for nothing more than a continuation of the type of thinking that prevails now among the members of your executive body.

You men who may have been chapter secretaries are well acquainted with our office m anager, Mrs. May. This charming lady has been with Acacia for so long that she knows more about the Fraternity than most of us do. She could be no better or more loyal Acacian if she had traveled the full route of Pythagoras. It wa¡s no mere gesture that as a slight token of esteem she was presented with our

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26 sweetheart pin at the last Conclave.

She proudly wears it every day.

Now about the three characters that serve you as traveling secretaries.

Most of you know them already by reputation, at least. The youngest, Ed Lemmon, joined our staff last fall and has spent a very large amount of his time in exploration and colony work.

He has a keen appreciation of fraternity problems and how to solve them -I am sure that you will be pleased with his conscientious, thoughtful, and careful approach to your needs as they arise. Ed Kelly, also an Illinois man, is rounding out two years of the finest kind of service to Acacia. Somewhere he has picked up the moniker "Every Ready" which pretty aptly describes him in his ability to meet every situation that arises. The past year he has had the western area and will be back there this fall. The only thing that worries me about Kelly is that he is a former officer in the Marine Corps and as a reservist we may lose him. I dislike heartily the problem it would be to replace him. The veteran of them all is none other than George Ward Croyle, California, who is probably known to more Acacians than any other man living. With four years of service George has a first-class picture of the whole fraternity. Jack Holland, Dean of Men at Texas, who sees a lot of fraternity secretaries, rates Croyle as tops of all who have come through his office.

Our active chapters last spring were the scenes of a great exodus of graduates. That was true of all fraternities.

It creates a rushing problem for this fall which is more acute than any other in the present generation of actives.

The competition for pledges will be exceedingly keen. Enrollment on some campuses may decline. It is the general consensus of the various executive secretaries of all fraternities that there may be a decline in the number of pledges and initiates. At any rate it is pretty certain that a lot of fraternities will not pledge as many men as they would like during this rush week. Those who are on the ball; those who have organized their rush proram; who know how to rush and to bid; those who do not falter or become pessimistic the middle of rush week; those chapters which bring about the cooperation of every last member in this important period will succeed.

There is no magic to rushing. It is a combination of intelligent organization; ingenious approach; outstanding hospitality; 100% cooperation in demonstrating your own confidence in your own chapter and what it has to

offer to the rushee. The rush chairman in the next few weeks is going to be a most important officer in your chapter, probably the most importa~t.

You active delegates as leaders m your chapters can be the inspiration and spark that will make your rush week a great success to carry your chapter through the coming year, or an indifferent thing which will rise to haunt you with man power problems at every chapter meeting. Generally speaking, it is my opinion that you should pledge more men than you think you will need, to provide not only for those normal casualties in the pledge class but also those that may be called to the armed services. What to do with too many is a lot more pleasant problem to solve than how to fill those vacant places on the chapter roll.

The acquisition of man power to make up a strong chapter is only secondary to preserving it. One of the problems confronting the fraternity world and which furrows the brows of every fraternity leader is the terrific mortality among pledges. The comparison between the size of the pledge class and the initiatory class is little short of appalling in most fraternities and in some of our own chapters as well.

Gentlemen, what would you think of a manufacturer who year after year built up his inventory in the fall and just as regularly allowed half of it to be spoiled by Christmastime? You would say he was not only wasteful but pretty dumb and you would be right. But that is exactly what we fraternity men are doing. Year after year we beat our brains out rushing men, spend time, money like water, and energy to put pledge pins on a bunch of freshmen and then turn them loose, naively hoping that by the end of the first quarter or semester they will somehow qualify for initiation. Admittedly this statement is an exaggeration, but it is not far from the truth even in some of our chapters.

Of course there are some boys who should never have gone to college, and the fraternities get their share of these potential failures, but there are a lot of men who flunk out each year just because we are not alert enough to protect our investment in them. They lose and the chapter loses.

In conclusion, I would like to address a few thoughts to you actives who are the leaders in our chapters.

The coming year will be full of uncertainty to everyone but more especially to youth. It is difficult to plan ahead with any assurance of completion. The world is jittery and all the people in it. It is a time of confusion, indecision and wasteful vacillation. It would not be surprising for those of

you who are subject to call to military service to let down the bars, neglect your studies and your personal program, to drift with the crowd and conclude the year with nothing to show for your efforts. Surely, if there is anywhere this wasteful process can be arrested it is among college men.

You are in a unique position to be a stabilizing influence on your campus, in your chapter, and on your pledges who need and deserve an example they can follow. This is one place where you may well reflect on the meaning of the Creed you repeated a few minutes ago-"to take a more active part and to have greater influence in the affairs of your community . . ." Believe me, your reflection on this fundamental injunction and the example of our patron P ythagoras will add greatly to your stature and reflect untold credit on our beloved fraternity.

S cholarship Suggestions Education can be defined as the exchange of ideas. Unfortunately the only tangible measure available to college and university administrators is grades. Many of these officials are viewing with concern the fact that social fraternities, in general, have grade averages below the all men's average.

It is up to the fraternities to improve this situation before we lose many of the privileges we are enjoying. It is not unreasonable to

believe that Acacia can take the lead nationally in this movement by establishing the following simple rules in each of our chapters: 1. Set the scholarship requirements for initiation one-tenth of a point or more above that required by the University.

2. Explain to the pledges this policy and do not initiate an individual until his average has been attained.

3. Set up study tables for those requiring additional assistance.

4. Restrict social privileges of those with low grades.

5. Do not carry a pledge indefinitely if he is not able to meet the scholarship requirements.

I sincerely believe if these suggestions are followed our scholarship will immediately show improvement without serious restrictions to any of the other functions we think are an important part of fraternity life.

R. A. MoRGAN Scholarship Chairman of Acacia

The Triad, FalL, 1950

MARRIAGES Donn Johnson, Cincinnati, to Miss Caroline Liggett, July 1, 1950, at Ripley, Ohio.

Roland Stout, Cincinnati, to Miss Juanita Krull, August 6, 1950, at Columbus, Ohio.

William John Alexander, Colorado, to Miss Katherine Hutchison, September 4, 1950, in Boulder, Colorado.

Jack Mahlon Bowen, Colorado, to Miss Constance Kraybill, September 13, 1950, in Rifle, Colorado.

Glenn R. Bullen, Colorado, to Miss Carolee McEnany, July 30, 1950, in Denver, Colorado.

Dean S. Johnson, Colorado, to Miss Joan Hollinger, September 10, 1950, in Boulder, Colorado.

Harold Petsch, Jr., Colorado, to Miss Lois Caldwell, August 20, 1950, in Denver, Colorado.

Robert Purcell, Colorado, to Miss Rosemary Hellis, July 1, 1950, in Santa Ana, California. · Dick Shepard, Denver, to Miss Fran Rau, Summer, 1950.

Pete Harris, Evansville, to Miss Pat Marsh, June 3, 1950, in Evansville.

Tom Scholl, Evansville, to Miss Anita Young, May 12, 1950, in Evansville. · Randall Williams, Evansville, to Miss Patsy Downs, September 15, 1950, in Princeton, Indiana.

Don Kincaid, Illinois, to Miss Barbara Seay.

William J. Voegeli, Illinois, to Miss Beverly Schwegel.

Charles W. Jarrett, Indiana, to Miss Barbara Jane Dallas, September 1, 1950, in Apache, Oklahoma. At . home: 5718 Kenmore, Chicago, Illinois.

Calvin Boise, Iowa State, to Miss Doris Hall, March 8," 1950, in Pasadena, California.

Thomas Brown, Iowa State, to Miss Violet Green, October 8, 1950, in Humeston, Iowa.

Darwin Hook, Iowa State, to Miss Pauline Peterson, September 10, 1950, in Rockwall, Iowa.

C. Day Morris, Iowa. State, to Miss Mamy McCortney, June 24, 1950, in Detroit, Michigan.

George Peebler, Iowa State, to Miss Roselie Van Dyke, June 4, 1950, in Oskaloosa, Iowa.

William Waugh, Iowa State, to Miss Jo Dorr, Remsen, Iowa, July 30, 1950.

Robert V. Ford, Kansas, to Miss Doris Young, Topeka, Kansas, September 30, 1950.

Marvin S. Leggett, Kansas, to Miss Shirley Joan Nelson, Lawrence, Kansas, September 10, 1950.

Glenn E. Vernon, Kansas, to Miss Betty Cook, September 2, 1950, Topeka, Kansas.

Ralph L. Adams, Kansas State, to Miss Mernice Kinnu, August 20, 1950, in Arkansas City, Kansas.

Dean Lovendahl, Kansas State, to Miss Betty Haley, June 3,1950, ·in Topeka, Kansas.

Kyle L . Moran, Ka.nsas State, to Miss Betty Jean Beaver, May 28, 1950, in Merriam, Kansas.

27 Donald H. Stamback, Kansas State to Miss Peggy Urbin, September 27, 1g5o, in Bently, Kansas.

Ken Clark, Michigan, to Miss Chris Ramsey, Summer, 1950.

Bud Forsberg, Michigan, to Miss Ellie Brockett, Summer, 1950.

Elliot Dick, Minnesota to Miss Joan Mayhew, Summer, 1950. ' Bud Elbing, Minnesota, to Miss Carol Jeppson, Summer, 1950.

Roddy Eylar, Minnesota, to Miss Shirley Ebert, Summer, 1950.

Orin Haugen, Minnesota, to Miss Marilyn Dixon, June 17, 1950.

Dave Moffitt, Minnesota, to Miss Phil Frisk, Summer, 1950.

Burt Swanson, Minnesota, to Miss Helen Huset, Summer, 1950.

Merlyn Timmerman, Minnesota . tn Miss Priscilla Brank, April 9, 1950, Hibbing, Minnesota.

Clark Wold, Minnesota, to Miss Kay Glendy, Summer, 1950.

Norman Ehinger, Northwestern, to Miss Cara Strong, October 21, 1950.

Eugene B. Pflughaupt, Northwestern, to Miss Margery Ames, September 16, 1950, at Little Rock, Arkansas.

George Reazin, Northwestern, to Miss Ruth Mansfield, Summer, 1950, in Evanston, Illinois.

RichardS. Starn, Northwestern, to Miss Charline Adkins, June 17, 1950, Evanston, Illinois. At home: Great Falls, Montana.

Paul Dornbusch, Ohio, to Miss Margaret Tober, Cleveland, Ohio.

Bob Jamison, Ohio, to Miss Jean O'Riely.

George Otto, Ohio, to Miss Betty Ewing, Wellston, Ohio.

Charles Stack, Ohio, to Miss Pat Albaugh, Canton, Ohio.

Douglas Steebner, Ohio, to Miss Dee Winters, Athens, Ohio.

Robert Blume, Ohio State, to Miss Delores McFarland of Cambridge, Ohio, Summer, 1950.

Dick Smeltzer, Ohio State, to Miss Judy Wetherholt of Gallipolis, Ohio, Summer, 1950.

Harvey Adrams, Oklahoma A and M, to Miss Louise Lewis, Summer, 1950.

Don Clark, Oklahoma A and M, to Miss Gretchen Webber, Summer, 1950.

James Jordan, Oklahoma A and M, to Miss Loulella Shaw, Summer, 1950.

Richard H . Arnholter, Purdue, to Miss Sue Allen of Toledo, Ohio, August 27, 1950.

Donald C. Pearcy, Purdue, to Miss Winifred Haas of Kokomo, Indiana, on August 28, 1950.

Morrie Johnson, Southern California, to Miss Mary Lou Harris, September 15, 1950, at Glendale, California.

William Juenger, Southern California, to Miss Frances Howard, August 20, 1950, at Santa Ana, California.

Warren Bartholomew, Syracuse, to Miss Ann Bandenberg, May 19, 1950.

Allen Parker, Syracuse, to Miss Rosita Loubier, September 9, 1950.

Robert Cook, Texas, to Miss Patsy Jean Steed.

George Jones, Texas, to Miss Peggy Lynn Hand.

Donald Judd, Tex as, to Miss Martha J. McDonald.

Warren Barkalow, UCLA, to Miss Donna Gillesipe.

John Johnson, UCLA, to Miss AjorHelyn Schmidt.

Hugh McTernin, UCLA, to Miss Lee Hogue. ~eorge Gillette, Washington State, to M1ss Dorothy Shaw, Summer, 1950.

Walt Gustafson, Wa.shington State, to Miss Dorothy Dell Dimmer, Summer, 1950.

Don Hughes, Washin gton State, to Miss June Krebs, Summer, 1950.

Herb Lowers, Washington State, to Miss Buddy Frink, Summer, 1950.

Richard Patton, Washington State, to Miss Mary Gentry, Summer, 1950.

John Tisdale, Washington State, to Miss Shirley Sweeney, Summer, 1950.

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. James R. Kendall, Evansville, a daughter, Cynthia Ellen.

September 14, 1950, at Evansville, Indi: ana.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swallow, Evansville, a daughter, March, 1950, Rockport, Indiana.

To Mr. and Mrs. James Preston, Illinois, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Wolaver, Illinois, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grobeck, Iowa State, a daughter, Marcie, July, 1950.

To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stubeck, Kansas, a daughter, Ann Elizabeth, at Lawrence, Kansas. Mr. Stubeck is financial adviser of the Kansas Chapter.

To Mr. and Mrs. William G. Neal, Kansas State, a son, William, Jr. To Mr. and Mrs. Russell Smith, New Hampshire, a son.

To Mr. and Mrs. Arnold A. Grote, Northwestern, a daughter, Jacklin, September 18, 1950, in Evanston, Illinois.

To Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Russell, Northwestern, a daughter, Bonnie Jean, August 15, 1950, Elgin, Illinois.

To Mr. and Mrs. James Earl, Purdue, a daughter at Lafayette, Indiana.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wheaton, Purdue, a son, in Indianapolis, Indiana.

To Mr. and Mrs. Bob Bartlett, Syracuse, a son, August 27, 1950.

To Mr. and Mrs. William L. Bell, Syracuse, a daughter, August 27, 1950, at Syracuse, New York.

To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rupp, Jr., Syracuse, a son, August 13, 1950, at Syracuse, New York.

To Mr. and Mrs. John Schojbert, Syracuse, a son, August 19, 1950.

To Mr. and Mrs. David Tooker, Syracuse, a son, May 20, 1950.

To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Goodman, Texas, a son, Summer, 1950.

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