Acacia Triad - Winter 1951 - Vol. 45, No. 2 by Acacia Fraternity

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Acaci~

and the National Emergency

No one can definitely foretell the situations on the campuses of American colleges after June of this year. It is almost certain that many college men will be in the armed forces a year from now, but there is at least hope that deferments will permit the continued education of many of our future leaders. Indeed, the complexities of modern military science demand young men with the training which colleges provide. Now is no time for the resigned attitudes which could prevail with many college men. Remembering that, HUnto whom much is given, of him shall much be required," let us determine that we will be the most level-headed men on our campuses. If any are permitted to remain in college it almost surely will be those who demonstrate that they are worthy of the privilege. We cannot resolve the conscience of each man who is torn between remaining in college or joining a branch of the Armed Forces. But whichever he chooses, that choice should be given the best he has in him. There are definite steps that each man and each Chapter can take now to keep Acacia worthy of its traditions and to continue the prosperity which we have enjoyed since 1945. It is recommended that each Chapter determine to do the following: 1. Maintain the strength of your Chapter by encouraging good scholarship. See that all men have an adequate place and plenty of time for studying. 2. Build for the future by continued pledging of freshmen of proven ability. 3. Keep your chapter finances in order; collect all accounts; live within your income; save, if you can, for less prosperous days. 4. Work with your alumni so that they may carry on if your membership should fall precipitously. A joint active-alumni committee should make emergency plans now. 5. Keep the National Headquarters informed of the situation in your Chapter and of all addresses of men in service so that the spirit of brotherhood will continue with these men wherever they may be.

Those Energetic Yankees We have long heard of the colossal ways in which things were done in Texas and California but we bow to the New Hampshire Chapter of Acacia for what must be a record growth. In the first year of its existence this fine bunch of Yankees initiated no less than 132 men into Acacia. Now we don't presume to say that numbers are the sole criterion of a chapter's strength but there is little doubt that this chapter will soon be one of the top-notch Acacia chapters. Included in the membership are some of the leading citizens of the state and they are, to a man, behind the Acacia Chapter. Plans are now underway for the construction of a fine chapter house which will make this the number one fraternity on its campus. How do they do it? Most important, we think, is the enthusiasm of men like Marty Delbrouck, a firm faith in the ideals and principles of Acacia and a desire to succeed-an unbeatable combination.

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Purdue fraternities are on the air for fifteen minutes every Wednesday evening on the Lafayette radio station W ASK during the current college year. Each fraternity takes one program devoted to fraternity songs, traditions, and histo.r y. The programs are sponsored by a local jewelry fum. This sounds like a dandy idea for chapters which want good public relations ideas. How about trying it on your campus?

CONTENTS Syracuse Chapter House .

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Vermont Chapter Chartered on December 9, 1950

Arizona Becomes Number Thirty-Eight

Acacians in the Armed Forces

Kansas Chapter House Gutted by Fire

NIC Faces Problems of Emergency

"Wearers of the Jeweled Triangle"

Marriages and Births

Doings in the Chapters

A Look at the Drinking Situation In a meeting held June 11, 1950, the Grand Council of Phi Epsilon Pi directed that "henceforth the use of spiritous liquors either on the fraternity house premises or within the university or college campus area, be strictly forbidden by the members of the respective chapters of Phi Epsilon Pi or their guests, and in the event of reported violation the Grand Council shall take whatever disciplinary action which may be deemed necessary." For the first time in its history Pennsylvania State College now has a student regulation covering student drinking of alcoholic beverages. In a set of regulations signed by the acting president and approved in advance by a majority of the Interfraternity Council and Fraternity Counsellors' Association members, the college forbids the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on college prop-

1951

Acacia and the National Emergency

The Next Voice You Hear

NUMBER 2

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as second-class matter at the post office In Fulton, Missouri. The the official publication of the Acacia Fraternity, a general college originally founded by and restricted to Masons, founded at the UniMichigan, May 12, 1904.

The TRIAD is published four times each year as a quarterly. The publisherÂˇs offices are located at 1205 Bluff Street (The Ovid Bell Press, Inc.), Fulton, Missouri. 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. Notices of change of address, including form 3578, subscription orders, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to the Acacia Fraternity, 1201-5 Bluff Street, Fulton, Missouri, or to 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Til.

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

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Vermont Chapter Chartered On Decemb~r 9, 1950 By Richard Milne N FRIDAY afternoon, December 8, twenty-one eager and enthusiastic Acacia neophytes descended upon the Rensselaer Chapter of Troy, N. Y. This commotion was caused by the Vermont Colony which was to be installed as the 37th Chapter of Acacia Fraternity. This marked the first time that any organized group from the University of Vermont had taken the Acacia vows. Initiation for members, administered solely by the Rensselaer Chapter, filled the program for the remainder of the day. After rising at 6: 00 a. m. on Saturday the men somewhat more weary than they were' the previous day, were further enlightened in the mysteries of the Fraternity. Immediately after the initiation the brothers, old and new, adjourned to an installation banquet. Traveling Secretary George Croyle acted as toastmaster at the event and representatives from National were introduced to the men of the new chapter. These representatives were W. Martin Delbrouck, National Counsellor (New Hampshire) , who presented the charter to Dudley Johnson, Senior Dean of the Vermont group, and Roy C. Clark, Executive Secretary, who was the principal speaker. In his speech Brother Clark discussed the high ideals for which Acacia stands, and brought to bear upon the men's minds the responsibilities which

they would have as members of Acacia. He further elaborated upon the difficulties with which new chapters are confronted, especially at the present time. Prior to Mr. Clark's speech George Croyle introduced George Dickey, first Venerable Dean of the Rensselaer Chapter; Donald Campbell, present Venerable Dean of the Rensselaer Chapter; Lloyd Kelley, Venerable Dean of the Vermont Chapter; Scott McKay, an alumnus from Wisconsin who is closely connected with the Rensselaer Chapter; Arno Schubert, Rensselaer's financial adviser; Mr. Collins, President of Rensselaer's Alumni Corporation, and John Haney, Chapter Adviser at R. P. I. The Vermont Chapter, ever thankful to the R. P . I. men, duly impressed by the initiation ceremonies, and fully aware of the responsibilities which it had acquired with its charter, then returned to Burlington to take its place as the tenth national organization in the fraternity system at the University of Vermont.

Âˇ A Brief History of the Colony: On February 20, 1950, five students, William Wood, Lloyd Kelley, Peter Titcomb, Dudley Johnson, and Wesley Drake, met in the Waterman Building to discuss plans for a possible colonization of Acacia at the University of Vermont. Lloyd "Pete" Kelley, a charter

CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE VERMONT CHAPTER First row (left to right): James K eegan, Richard Du bie, David Sween ey, Lloyd K elley, Dudley Johnson, DonaLd Doten, Richard Milne. Second row: R ichard Johnson, GeraLd Bee be, Chadwick L oveland, James Creighton, R ichard Wolfe, Ld. Bliss, Edwin Y ates. T hird row: Vincent Currier , Richard Dunn, Peter Spalding, Frank Chapman, Russell Coburn, Philip Hayden, Fran k Moren, David Bell.

member of the R. P. I. Chapter of Acacia with the able assistance of Bill W~od soon was able to find several men ~ho were interested. The next meeting included twenty men who had gathered to become familiar with Acacia's laws and principles. Several meetings were held and the following men were elected to serve as officers for the rest of the semester; William Wood, Venerable Dean; James Walker, Senior Dean; Dudley Johnson, Junior Dean; Leslie Geer, Treasurer; Fred Combs, Secretary; and Richard Milne, Editor. Plans were also made to locate a house, and a committee was set up for this purpose. On March 10, 1950, George Croyle, the traveling secretary, came to Burlington and that night pledged nine men to Acacia. On the following night the remaining thirty-five men were pledged with the assistance of AI Spokes, an alumnus of the Syracuse Chapter. (Continued on page 34)

National Council Met in Chicago The National Council of Acacia a,ssembled in Chicago's Stevens Hotel on the week end of December 9 and 10 to review the progress of the Fraternity since the Conclave and to plan for the future, especially in light of the national emergency. One of the chief concerns of the Council was the colonization program on which so much time and effort has been spent. So that the maximum benefit may be gained from these efforts it was agreed by the Council that every effort should be made to bring the present colonies to the point where they may be chartered as strong Acacia Chapters and to make no great efforts to start new colonies except where conditions seemed extremely favorable. In view of the uncertain conditions the Council urged each chapter to strengthen its position, numerically and financially. The Executive Secretary was instructed to obtain considerable information from each chapter so that every assistance may be given if the chapter is forced to close temporarily. Installed at this meeting of the Council were Frank Holloway as National Treasurer and W. Martin Delbrouck as National Counsellor of the Fraternity. In accordance with the customary procedure their predecessors in these offices, Marion Huber and Ray Thomas, were also present to turn over their duties and records to the new Council members.

Arizona Becomes Number Thirty-Eight by P. A. Hussey and J. K. Gardner CACIA'S chapter roll expandeil to a total of thirty-eight when a charter was presented on December 17 to an energetic group of young men at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Doing the honors at the initiation of the new members was the Southern California Chapter which sent no less than twenty men on the 500-mile trip from Los Angeles to assure a proper reception for the new chapter. On hand for the installation banquet were a number of important guests representing the national fraternity organization and the University of Arizona. The installation banquet was held at the Masonic Temple on Sunday afternoon. Ralph Guthrie, a charter alumnus member, acted as toastmaster and started the ceremonies by reading the many congratulatory messages from the other Acacia chapters, Acacia officers, and friends. He then introduced some of the prominent guests who included the President of the University, J. Byron McCormick, and Mrs. McCormick, Dean of Men A . L. Slonaker and Mrs. Slonaker, and Walter W. Kolbe, past National President of Acacia. The main address was given by Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark; when he had concluded, National VicePresident John A. Lunsford presented the charter to Venerable Dean E. Sandel Hunt. The U.S.C. delegation, accompanied by their financial adviser Robert F. Craig, arrived Friday night and spent all day Saturday exemplifying the ritual in the chapter house and the local DeMolay Hall. Time out was taken on Saturday evening to serenade the Arizona sororities and the final initiation degree was given on Sunday morning. The University of Arizona was considered as a promising location for an Acacia chapter because it is one of the most progressive colleges in the western part of the country. It is located in Tucson, which is sixty miles above the Mexican Âˇb order. Since 1945 the university has shown a very rapid growth and now has over 6,000 students and a rapidly expanding physical plant. Several new buildings have been recently completed and more are under construction.

Colony Was Two Years A-Growing The earliest history of the Arizona Chapter goes back to the spring of 1948 when Merle Denning, adviser to the Tucson DeMolay Chapter, made inquiries about the possible organi-

zation of an Acacia colony. He was put in touch with Walter Kolbe and Paul Carter, both alumni of the Northwestern Chapter, and the latter appeared at a subsequent meeting to get the colony started with a DeMolay nucleus. By February, 1949, the colony became organized and the first officers were elected; these included P . A. Hussey, Dick Yeager, Norman Morgan, and Ben McGowan. The first meetings were held in the members' homes but the spirit was

high and the colony prospered. The group entered into the campus activity and started its own social program. During its first year the colony ranked near the top in the scholarship ratings for organized social groups. Nineteen fifty found the colony prospering and in the summer it sent a four-man delegation to the Acacia Conclave in Boulder, Colorado. In September a house was acquired at 818 Speedway in Tucson; this is the present home of the new chapter.

CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE ARIZONA CHAPTER First row (left to right): Glen Robinette, Treasure r; Bob Sortor, Senior Dean; Sandel Hunt, V. D.; Winfield Frank, Junior Dean; Don Willins, Secretary; Lee Rombach. Second Row: Merle Denning, Financial Adviser; Baarent Beisemeyer; Jim Warkomski; Pete Hussey; John Frank; Ralph Guthrie; John Gardner; Walter Black, Faculty Adviser.

Acacians in the Armed Forces Cincinnati Lieut. Melvin 0. Johnson, 3953 Promentory Ave., San Diego, Calif. Colorado Larry Estep, Navy. Bruce Moody, Navy. Franklin Ray Bally. Iowa State 2nd Lt. Hugo Meyer, Army. Al Brittain, Navy. Kansas State Harold Nus Nebraska James Engh, Air Force. Northwestern Ens. J. Truman Walmsley, Navy. Ens. Joseph Angner, Navy. Ens. Don Ansel, Navy. Ens. C. R. Sowle, SC, USN, USS Lyman K . Swenson (DD729), c/ o Fleet PO, San Francisco, Calif. Rensselaer Robert A. Woodall, Air Force.

Syracuse Wilber Greer, Marine Corps. George Lawson, Army. John Karhs, Army. Roger Witherall, Navy. UCLA Sgt. Tom Graham, Post Finance Office, Camp Roberts, Calif. George Huber, Ens., USS Mountrail (APA 213), FPO San Francisco, c/ o Post Master, San Francisco, Calif. Pvt. Bert K. Hathaway, US 56067915, Co. C., 2nd Btlan, MFSS, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Cpl. Donald 0. Krogseng, AF 19372003, 7533 Sup. sqd., 7530 Sup. Group, APO 124, c/ o Post Master, New York, New York. Cpl. Robert Shaw, HQ & HQ Co., 223rd Inf., 40th Division, Camp Cooke, California. Pvt. Robert N. Deter, US 56070199, Co. I, 20th lnf. Reg., Ft. Ord, California. If any brother has up to date names and addresses of Acacians in the Armed Services please list them on a postcard and send to the National Headquarters.

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Kansas Chapter House Gutted by Fire By Max Fessler, Chapter Ad-viser EMBERS of the Kansas Chapter were handed a grim Christmas pr esent on December 29, when they were notified of the fire Âˇwhich swept through the three-story, brick chapter house. There was no one in the house, school having been dismissed for the holidays. After starting in the basement, presumably from the furnace, the fire spread rapidly through the upper floors generating a temperature which frustrated the attempts of the Lawrence Fire Department to fight the blaze and save any of the contents. The chapter lost nearly a thousand dollars in new furnishings that had been purchased just last fall. In addition to this, the fire destroyed the rest of the furnishings which had all been purchased since the chapter's reactivation in 1948. A wall-to-wall carpeting also furnished fuel for the blaze. Even greater than the chapter's monetary loss was the loss of chapter momentos and archives consisting of pict.ures of the chapter since its founding in 1904, trophies, memorial plaques, scrap book, pictures, sheepskins, and other irreplacable items. Personal losses of members were high since nearly all property left in the house over vacation was destroyed, some members having lost as much as $1,000 monetary value. Those who were able to salvage a few

water-soaked class notes, books, slide rules or typewriters considered themselves very fortunate. The damage to the house, which was being rented from Charter Member Dave Horkmans, is considered irreparable, and aside from this it is a great sentimental loss. Though there was considerable insurance on the house, its furnishings , and personal belongings it will be inadequate to cover all damages, which are estimated to exceed $50,000. The university immediately arranged quarters in dormitories for all men who were living in the house. Some twenty men who were living in annexes or were local residents were luckily unaffected. Ed Kelly, who was immediately dispatched to our aid by National Headquarters, and a special committee have made plans for our residence in a house owned by the university where we may resume temporary operation at a minimum of initial expense for next semester. Influential alumni, university officials, and parents are being consulted in an effort to make some long range plans for permanent operation to begin, if possible, next fall. The following is quoted from an article appearing in the Kansas City Star the next day: "Homecoming was a bleak experi-

ence today for members of the Acacia Fraternity who cut short gaily-begun Christmas vacations to seek out possessions in the fire-ravaged chapter house here. "They picked their way through the soggy debris inside the big white brick house just east of the University of Kansas campus searching for undamaged belongings. "Neil G. Peterson, an architecture student who expects an army induction call soon, had taken almost all his clothing home. "Still, he lost a typewriter, a desk lamp, textbooks, a radio and class notes-and final examinations are less than a month away. "Clinton Carrier found the charred remains of a camera, a typewriter, a radio, books and several suits in his second-floor room. "A pre-medical student salvaged allimportant notebooks simply because they were stacked in a neat pile. Flames licked the edges but did not consume the paper. "Clothing of the housemother, Mrs. Chauncey L. Veatch, who was visiting relatives in Wichita, was safe in plastic bags in a locked closet. "Jerking open a drawer in his heavily damaged desk, Sam Willcoxon, an engineering junior, found his slide rule in good working condition. "But a three-year accumulation of books, a typewriter and a closetful of clothing had fed the flames. "Three first-floor living rooms, including one which had been redecorated and refurnished this fall, were in ruins. A grand piano in one is a useless, waterlogged instrument. "In basement dining quarters a large stove and refrigerator stood in water two feet deep. The porch and the lawn were littered with ripped upholstery from wrecked furniture."

U.C.L.A. Extends Welcome to G.l.'s

KANSAS HOUSE GOES UP IN SMOKE Fla._mes spurt ,out of the roof as the fire coru;umes furniture, clothing and books. Desptte firemen s efforts, house and contents were a total loss.

Dear Editor: A great many Acacians will be in the neighborhood of Los Angeles in the next few months as more and more men are taken into the armed forces and sent into combat areas in the Orient. We have had several of these boys visit our chapter house before being shipped overseas and we would like to extend an invitation to all visiting this area to visit our house. We've enjoyed having these service men, and I'm sure they have all enjoyed a last get-together with Acacians before leaving the country. Yours very truly, HARLEY BROYLES,

U.C.L.A. Chapter.

NIC Faces Problems of Emergency by George Starr Lasher, Editor. The Rattle of Theta Chi

HE seriousness of the world situation in regard to developments in Korea and the uncertainty as to the ultimate program for world peace were reflected in the 42d session of the National Interfraternity Conference, held at the Hotel Commodore, November 24-25. There were 529 registered for the meeting, including 141 delegates and 50 alternates, representing the 59 member fratemities, and 189 undergraduates as delegates from local interfraternity councils on campuses all the way from New York City to British Columbia. Representing Acacia at the meeting were L. H. Ruppenthal, National President; W. Martin Delbrouck, National Counsellor; Executive Secretary Roy Clark; Editor W. D. Ross; and Traveling Secretary Croyle from the national headquarters organization. Past NIC Chairman David A. Embury was present in the capacity of parliamentarian. Dean V. D. Foltz of Kansas State College was an interested visitor. Two Acacia colonists, James Carson of Washington University in St. Louis, and Wamer Martin of the University of Iowa, represented their local interfraternity councils at the undergraduate sessions held concurrently with the NIC meetings. Not only was the attendance less than the record-breaking total of 766 ' at the 1949 conference, but there were few of the gay social activities which marked the meeting in Washington. The _general program, the roundtables, and the undergraduate panel discussions, however, all provided much thought-stimulating material and concrete information that should be helpful in meeting fraternity problems in the uncertain months ahead. A record of prompt adjoumment in the general sessions was established, for which Chairman William J. Barnes, Theta Xi, was largely responsible. The conference program opened Friday morning with memorial tributes to Frederick W. Ladue, former national president of Theta Chi Fraternity; Dean Emeritus Joseph A. Bursley, former dean of students at the University of Michigan and for many years educational adviser to the National Interfraternity Conference; and Everett Moore Baker, Delta Kappa Epsilon, dean of students of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who lost his life, August 31, in an airplane crash in Egypt.

In connection with his report as chairman of the Interfratemity Conference William J. Bames welcomed into NIC junior membership Sigma Tau Gamma, announced that Phi Kappa Fraternity had been restored to good standing in the conference, reported that NIC had become a member of the All-American Coilference to Combat Communism, and, after stating that there was a deficit on the 1949 year book of $1354, raised the question as to what should be done in regard to the continuance of the publication. Later, the conference authorized a streamlined year book for 1950 to be sold at $1.50 a copy. The report of Charles E. Pledger, Jr., Theta Delta Chi, secretary of the conference, showed that there are now 59 member fraternities, having 2,965 chapters, an increase of 179 chapters over 1949. The number of houses owned by the ch~pters total 2,143, an increase of 72. The membership in 1950 increased 52,772, making a total of 1,279,482. The exchange and promotion of hospitality to foreign students was discussed by H~rrick B. Young, Delta Chi, director of alumni activities for international houses in New York, Chicago, Berkeley, and Paris. There are, he said, in this country 27,000 students from overseas and what they think of America and what impression they take back with them is far more important than many realize. The question is, according to Mr. You!lg, what can be done to make democracy come alive in their thinking. He reported that many fraternities have made a step in the right direction, for, he said, "The foreign student who is accepted into a brotherhood on a local campus no longer feels like a stray animal wandering on a campus path." He cited a member of the Iranian parliament who stated that the treatment he had received as a member of a fratemity on a college campus meant more to him than anything else in his stay in the United States. Mr. Young contrasted this individual with embittered, frustrated, unhappy men, now in positions of tremendous responsibility in their respective countries, who felt that they had been completely ignored on given campuses, being almost ostracized socially in some cases, a treatment they have never forgotten or forgiven. Mr. Young concluded: "We must be ready to ac-

cept them in our fraternity houses and in our fraternity life and try to learn from them as well as to teach them .... Ours is an opportunity to prove that the fratemity system can put meaning in the word democracy." Five resolutions, the product of round-table discussions, were passed in its closing session by the conference. The first provided that all member fratemities be urged to report the activities Âˇ and endeavors of such organizations as the All-American Conference to Combat Communism; that member fraternities establish in each chapter a Know Your America Week during which the virtues and blessings of democracy and the American way of life would be exemplified and dramatized; that, without engaging in witch hunts and being ever mindful of the sacred principles of speech, press, assembly, and religion, everyone should remain constantly alert against those persons and forces on campuses which may, under the "four freedoms mentioned," attempt to subvert and lllidermine the democratic form of government and espouse the cause of intemational Communism. The second resolution asked the Executive Committee of the NIC to prepare an adequate revision of the 1942 report, entitled "The College Fraternity in a War," and make it available to the member fraternities. Local interfraternity councils were requested in another resolution to encourage participation of fraternity chapters in community projects, to get cooperation of college and university administrators to promote such participation, and to urge contact with national and local welfare agencies as a means to such ends. It also urged the NIC Executive Committee to consider publishing a brief description of successful participation. The Executive Council was requested in the fourth resolution to encourage and aid the formation of alumni interfratemity councils and take steps to unify and co-ordinate their activities, making provisions for the issuance of charters of recognition. Also unanimously carried was the resolution recommending to member fraternities that they set and enforce standards of good scholarship by the condition of membership; that maintenance of good scholarship be encouraged by the cooperative effort of fra(Continued on page 51)

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uAmerican Women Are SpoiledBut Nice"-Says German Pledge

SCHOLARSHIP-1951

from the Daily Kansan During this time of uncertainty Dating customs and fraternity life in national and world affairs, and on the university campus are new but the impending draft of the mainteresting to one German student at- . jority of our active members, it tending the University of Kansas. is essential that thinking indiHans Trauernicht, a 19-year-old stuviduals, in this category, should dent from Erding, Bavaria, a small inventory their own equipment town near Munich, is one of the nine to face the indecisive future. German exchange students at K.U. Scholarship is one of the most this year and is an Acacia pledge. He important of the individual's is most impressed by the hospitality tools. With the possibility of of the American people and by "their draft deferments being based on unlimited freedom from prejudice." scholastic averages in college, One of the strangest customs he has and innumerable aptitude and observed here is the social life among intelligence tests given by the our students. Armed Forces after induction, "That a lot of American boys get and special training schools RAY A. MORGAN their dates fixed by making a telebased on these tests, one should phone call, like a business manager Scholarship Chairman strive to raise his own grades, who orders some ware to fill his stock, if only from an egotistical standseems funny to me," he commented point. However, the long-range smiling. objectives reach to the very founHe prefers the personal contact to dation of our democratic form Vermont Installation the indirect approach. The habit in of government, which must have (Continued from page 30) some fraternities to give plus-points as leaders individuals with high in social manners to pledges according moml character and intellectual Soon after the initiation a social functo the number of dates they have "is alertness. Both of these attrition was held with the new sorority, grotesque," he said. But he thinks that butes are enlarged when scholGamma Phi Beta. Social Chairman the difference in dating habits in both arship is high during the college Dudley Johnson deserves much of the countries might be explained in part career. credit for the success of this event. The by the proportion of men to women at If we, as Acacians, are to aclast social function of the year was an K.U. and in Germany. It is three men cept our share of these added informal dance at the Masonic Temple to one woman here and one man to responsibilities, more informasix women in Germany. in Burlington. tion must be absorbed and re"American girls are spoiled, but When school closed for the summer, tained during those years when nice," he said. "They take more care we are attending college, which new officers were elected. They were of their appearance than ours do." can be done by raising our scholPete Kelley, Venerable Dean; Harold Before coming to America this fall, arship at least above the allChurch, Senior Dean; Dave Sweeney, Hans was director of the Erding Amermen's average on our campus. Junior Dean; Don Doten, Secretary; ican house, a branch of the United Let us all begin the year of Leslie Geer, Treasurer; and Richard States Information center in Munich. 1951 with the pledge to raise our Milne, Editor. Here at the university he lives at own grades, as well as to lend A house was obtained during the the Acacia Fraternity house. a helping hand to a Brother Acasummer by Hal Church's committee. He was surprised that an institution cian having difficulty in a subHowever, upon returning, we were like a fraternity could exist in this ject in which we are a bit more confronted by a new problem-Uncle country, since almost every G.I. he proficient. En avant! Sam had reduced our membership to knew in Germany was glad to come -Raymond A. Morgan, twenty-seven. Attempts to obtain back to civilian life. This caused him Scholarship Chairman. alumni, non-alumni, and faculty memto believe that Americans are against bers did, however, meet with success. any uniform community. However, he now thinks that uniformity is not the dominant factor in fraternity life. Huber Reports on Songs of Acacia He said that, "When I think of how Marion H. Huber, chairman of the should be in four parts for male voices comfortably I live in Acacia, and how good the understanding is between me "Songs of Acacia" committee, reports with an accompaniment, in order to and all students in the house, and when that more than forty songs have been reduce the amount of editing work I look at the many deep and lasting composed or re-arranged. It would be which to date has been tremendous. friendships life in fraternity houses possible to edit a book at present but Send manuscripts to Marion Huber, has made, I cannot but confess: it's the National Council decided that be- 3360 Morrison Avenue, Cincinnati, a wonderful country, and there is no cause of the national emergency it Ohio. .student all over the world who finds would be best to withhold publicaMuch of the hard work of revision b etter conditions for developing his tion at this time. It is now planned to has fallen on Jack Van Wye, Cincinknowledge and having a pleasant life publish several pages of songs in each nati Acacian, who is research director -on campus than the American stu- edition of Tm: TRIAD. for the Baldwin Piano Co. Jack has dent." A number of chapters have not as worked steadUy for months on thi.s Hans is a business junior and upon yet sent their contribution of songs task and has been in consultation with returning to Germany plans to study to Mr. Huber. Because of the present his father, Prof. R. A . Van Wye of the .at the University of Munich. policy, it is not too late to do so. Songs University of Cincinnati.

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'"'Wearers of the Jeweled Triangle,, Arizona

George Washington

Ohio State

Elmer S. Hunt, Tucson, Ariz., No. 1; Peter A. Hussey, Phoenix, Ariz., No. 2; Robert 0 . Sortor, Phoenix, Ariz., No. 3; Donald C. Willins, Tucson, Ariz., No. 4; Orville G. Robinette, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., No. 5; Winfield C. Frank, Tucson, Ariz., No. 6; Merle A. Denning, Tucson, Ariz., No. 7; John C. Frank, Tucson, Ariz., No.8; James N. Warkomski, Harveys Lake, Pa., No.9; John K . Gardner, Washington, D. C., No. 10; Walter E. Black, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., No. 11; Lionel E. Rombach, Tucson, Ariz., No. 12; Ralph R. Guthrie, Tucson, Ariz., No. 13; Baarent.L. Biesemeyer, Tucson, Ariz., No. 14.

Robert M. Riggs, No. 277; John C. Cherry, Jr:, No. 278. .

Judson E. Capell, Columbus, Ohio, No. 572; George A . Herrick, Lorain, Ohio, No. 573; Richard A . Halliday, Conneaut, Ohio, No. 574; George W. H. Towers, Circleville, Ohio, No. 575.

California Robert E. Coe, San Gabriel, Calif., No. 441; Stuart A. Samson, McArthur, Calif., No. 442; Robert N. Montgomery, Fullerton, Calif., No. 443; Alvin D. Hawkins, Fullerton, Calif., No. 444; Arthur P. Jollymour, Oakland, Calif., No. 445; Robert F . Pfost, Rio Linda, Calif., No. 446; Stanley J. Adams, Seattle, Wash., No. 447.

Illinois Robert D. Keen, Carmel, Ill., No. 730; Phillip A . Merriman, Kankakee, ill., No. 731; Daniel P. Brown, Effingham, Ill., No. 732; Gordon 0. Kountz, Indianapolis, Ind., No. 733; Eugene J. Segin, Springfield, ill., No. 734; Robert A. Lincicome, Chicago, No. 735.

Indiana Chester P . Belcher, Jr., No. 540; Charles E. Bockstahler, No. 541; C. R. Rudy Chambers, No. 542; Robert E. Deadman, No. 543; Walter G. Hodel, No. 544; Robert E. Marshall, No. 545; James A. Nevins, No. 546; Richard E. Whinery, No. 547.

Robert J. Vandegrift, Williamsport, Pa., No. 417; William L. Lord, Washington, D. C., No. 418; Donald F . North, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa., No. 419; Ernest C. Skipper, II, Tyrone, Pa., No. 420; Harry C. Ankeny, Jr., Johnstown, Pa., No. 421; Arthur C. Woodard, Youngsville, Pa., No. 422; Merlin R. Miller, Harrisburg, Pa., No. 423 ; Donald W. Williams, Franklin, Pa., No. 424.

John H. Alexander, Lamar, Colo., No. 501; Frank W. Britt, Limon, Colo., No. 502; Robert L. Colwell, Denver, Colo., No. 503; Bobby G. Dixon, Parsons, Kans., No. 504; Thomas W. Fugate, Walnut, Kans., No. 505; Gerald K. Dungan II, Safford, Ariz., No. 506 Warren R. Tolman, Indianola, Nebr., No. 507; Eugene C. Wicks, Minot, N. Dak., No. 508; Paul E. Remington, No. 509. Colorado A & M

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

Evansville 0. Franklin Beumer, Holland, Ind., No. 47; Jack R. Boren, Ft. Branch, Ind., No. 48; William R. Brandon, Evansville, Ind., No. 49; James E. Grinwood, Elberfeld, Ind., No. 50; Earl R. Kennedy, Evansville, Ind., No. 51; John Kronsbein, Evansville, Ind., No. 52; Sherman T. Ludden, Evansville, No. 53.

Oregon State Â· Ronald C. Bartley, Canyonville, Ore., No. 156; Harold M. Howland, Portland, Ore., No. 157.

Penn State

Kansas State

Frederick J. Scism, Port Chester, N. Y., No. 522; Wallace M. Rich, Hobart, N. Y., No. 523; John R. Pakan, Troy, N. Y., No. 524; Albert J . Hoyt, Castleton, N. Y., No. 525; David J. Hower, Scranton, Pa., No. 526; Robert E . Copeland, Elizabeth, N. J., No. 527.

Richard G. Burk, Oklahoma City, No. 301; Wallace A. Lee, Marland, Okla., No. 302; George E. Larason, Oklahoma City, Okla., No. 303.

Iowa State

LeeS. Russell, Fredonia, Kans., No. 377; Philip E. Shideler, Topeka, Kans., No. 378; Donald I. Shideler, Topeka, Kans., No. 379; LeMoyne M. Zimmerman, Olathe, Kans., No. 380; George A. Nelson, Merriam, Kans., No. 381; William G. Kvasnicka, Lucas, Kans., No. 382.

Cornell

Oklahoma A & M

Russell N. Jennett, Sac City, Iowa, No. 451; Vincent A. Votteler, Fenton, Iowa, No. 452; John W. Sheldon, Clarence, Iowa, No. 453; Quenten D. Sundberg, Linn Grove, Iowa, No. 545.

Colorado

Charles G. Williams, Ft. Collins, Colo., No. 20; Frank K . Diez, Jackson, Minn., No. 21; William R. Meister, Lodge Grass, Mont., No. 22.

Oklahoma John V. Shinn, No. 593.

Purdue Paul R. Collier, Gary, Ind., No. 637; Robert C. Luce, Oak Park, ill., No. 638.

Miami

Rensselaer

David G. Bell, London, Ohio, No. 58; Roger E. Clayton, Corinth, N. Y., No. 59; Tedd James Grossman, No. 60; J ohnathan B. Saunders, Cincinnati, Ohio, No. 61; Raymond E. Strohminger, Shelby, Ohio, No. 62.

Ralph A. Soden, Trenton, N. J ., No. 51; Richard P . Cheney, Phelps, N.Y., No. 52; Donald B. Brink, Hornell, N. Y., No. 53; George Scheelauf, Geneva, N. Y., No. 54; John C. Mitchell, Snyder, N. Y., No. 55; Robert P. Mortlock, Kenmore, N.Y., No. 56.

Nebraska George W. Rosenlof, Lincoln, Nebr., No. 510.

New Hampshire Ezra A. Jones, Manchester, N.H., No. 113; Edward A . Harriman, Biddleford, Maine, No. 114; Charles E. Ricker, Berwick, Maine, No. 115; Norman W. Stiles, Durham, N. H., No. 116; Guy M. Wiggin, Dover, N.H., No. 117; Thomas J . Chesley, Dover, N. H ., No. 118; Karl E. Flanders, Portsmouth, N. H., No. 119; Samuel Stevens, No. 120; Paul B. Evans, No. 121; William W. Wallace, No. 122; Frank M. Ercoline, No. 123; John W . Morrison, No. 124; Lorenzo E. Baer, No. 125; Grant Jasper, No. 126; Robert A. Jasper, No. 127; Forrest Jasper, No. 128; Chas W. Phelps, No. 129; David L . Johnson, No. 131; Richard E. Thomas, No. 132.

Northwestern Richard Bain, Oak Park, Ill., No. 445 ; Lawrence Brown, Winnetka, ill., No. 446.

Syracuse John B. Baker, Manlius, N. Y., No. 319; Valjean A. Pinchbeck, Jr., Kenmore, N. Y., No. 320; William K. Mead, Cherry Valley, N. Y ., No. 321; John Mikle, Elmhurst, N. Y., No. 322; John A. Tetz, Elmira, N. Y., No. 323.

Texas William F . Johnson, Canadian, Tex., No. 292; Paul D. Koons, Wharton, Tex., No. 293; William G. Noble, Jr., Dallas, Tex., No. 294; John C. Hall, Jr., Edinburg, Tex., No. 295; George G. MacDonald, Galveston, Tex., No. 296; Albert L . Harris, Jr., No. 297; Leslie G. Heam, No. 298.

UCLA William M. Lynn, Fox, Okla., No. 45; Jack W. Dopp, Wild Rose, Wis., No. 46; Everett E. Mann, San Mateo, Calif., No. 47 ; Harley Broyles, Los Angeles, Calif., No. 48; Lloyd R. Rickert, Los Angeles, (Continued on next page)

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uwearers of . • • " (Continued from previous page) Calif., No. 49; John C. Owen, Colton, Calif., No. 50; Ralph G. Heidsiek, Venice, Calif., No. 51 ; Daryl L. Johnson, Marysville, Calif., No. 52; Neal P. Waddell Los Angeles, No. 53 ; John J. Boehnlein, Santa Monica, Calif., No. 54.

Vermont Gerald A. Beebe, Cutchogue, N. Y., No. 2; L. Elmer Bliss, Morrisville, Vt., No. 3; Frank M. Chapman, S. Wallingford, Vt., No. 4; Russell D. Coburn, West Fairlee, Vt., No. 5; James L . Creight on, Susquehanna, Pa., No. 6; Vincent E. Currier, Island Pond, Vt., No. 7; Donald G. Doten, Montpelier, Vt., No.8; Richard H. Dubie, Barre, Vt., No. 9; Richard K. Dunn, Brattleboro, Vt., No. 10; Philip M. Hayden, Westfield, N. J., No. 11; Dudley C. J ohnson, Meriden, Conn., No. 12; Richard A. Johnson, Rutland, Vt., No. 13; James F . Keegan, Montpelier, Vt., No. 14; Orson C. Loveland, Burlington, Vt., No. 15; Richard P. Milne, Barre, Vt., No. 16; Franklin E. Moren, Lynn, Mass., No. 17; Charles P . Spalding, Rutland Vt., No. 18; Walter D. Sweeney, Burlington, No. 19; Richard C. Wolfe, Maspeth, N. Y., No. 20; Edwin T . Yates, Chester, Vt., No. 21.

Wisconsin Arther L. May, No. 485; George A. Parkinson, No. 486 ; James E. Opdyke, No. 487; Richard 0. Keslin, No. 488; Robert H. Hastings, No. 489; David C. Hass, No. 490; Billy M. Johnston, No. 491; William E. Gallagher, No. 492 ; Richard E. Lohrey, No. 493; George L . Hauan, No. 494; William H. Woods, No. 495; Elliott J . Arnold, No. 496; Gary B. Schlosstein, No. 497; Gene H . Wegner, No. 498; Warren R. Fast, No. 500; Richard P. Sabin, No. 501; Arthur J. Laudenklos, No. 502; Gaylord M. Borst, No. 503 ; Warren Podolske, No. 504; Robert B. Conrad, No. 505; Edward S. Nicora, No. 506; Donald H. Hansen, No. 507; Joseph E. A. Anderson, No. 508; Earl C. Reistad, No. 509; John J. Kutil, No. 510; Ralph J . Eckert, No. 511.

DEATHS Knute Espe Knute Espe, Iowa State, passed away on Nov ember 27 while vacationing in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was long associated with agricultural affairs and at the time of his death was secretary of the Iowa Meat Packer s Association. Previous to that he had served as secretary of the Iowa Cooperative Livestock Shippers Association, was active in the Iowa Farm Bureau, was a staff member at Iowa State College, and had been Story County agricultural agent. Brother Espe was an enthusiastic member of the Des Moines Acacia

Alumni Association. He was active in Des Moines civic affairs including the Polk County Taxpayers Association, the Des Moines Taxpayers Association, the Plymouth Congregational Church, the Shrine, and the Des Moines Lions Club.

H. Edward Cudner H . Edward Cudner, Northwestern, of Wilmette, Illinois, died of a heart attack in his auto while stopped for a traffic signal in Chicago on December 12. Brother Cudner was 52 years old and was president of Cudner and O'Connor Co., lacquer manufacturers. For the past year he had served on the board of directors of the Northwestern Alumni Association of Acacia. A veteran of World War I, he was a member of the First Congregational Church of Wilmette. He is survived by his widow, Frances E ., a sister, and a brother.

James Scott Topham James Scott Topham, Stanford, died on July 1, 1950, after many years hospitalization at the veterans hospital in San Fernando, California, at the age of 64. He had served in World War I after being initiated into Acacia in 1911. He is survived by his widow and a daughter in Los Angeles.

Dr. A. F. Johnson, G. W. U. Professor And Engineer, Dies Dr. Arthur Fredrick Johnson, professor of mechanical engineering at George Washington University, died at the age of 61last June 8. A member of the faculty since 1916, Dr. Johnson was initiated into Acacia in 1928. Brother Johnson was a specialist in marine engineering and during World War II he served with the Maritime Commission and the War Shipping Administration as a consultant. He introduced courses at George Washington University in naval architecture. He was author of several engineering articles and of two textbooks on marine design and descriptive geometry. A Mason, he was past master of Harmony Lodge and was accorded a Masonic funeral at which Brother Carl W. Tomlin, also of the G . W. Chapter, participated. Surviving are his widow, a son, a sister, and two brothers.

MARRIAGES George Kirch, Cincinnati, to Miss J o Ann Wagner, December 30, 1950, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Bob Gene Dixon, Colorado, to Miss

Jeanne Citty, December 27, 1950, in Roswell, New Mexico. Robert Gene Finke, Colorado, to Miss Holly Mills, January 7, 1951, in Torrington, Wyoming. Paul Jenson, Denver, to Miss Rose Coupe. Bill McCarty, Denver, to Miss Jan Johnson. Wayne Severson, Iowa State, to Miss Betty Ann McAnney, December 16, 1950, at Atlantic City, New Jersey. L. B. Johnson, Iowa State, to Miss Jean Youngblood, January 14,1951, at Jefferson, , Iowa. John Fulkerson, Iowa State, to Miss Edith Gustufsen, January 27, 1951, at Burlington, Iowa .. Richard L. Alexander, Kansas State, to Miss Mary Louise Fuller, December 22, 195(), in Columbus, Kansas. James Engh, Nebraska, to Miss Patricia Wright, December 2, 1950. Dick Blunk, Nebraska, to Miss Ruth Stevens; December 22, 1950. Jack Baker, New Hampshire, to Miss Lois Olson of Marlboro, N. H ., December 23, 1950. William Posegate, Northwestern, to Miss Marian Dixon, December 24, 1950, in Springfield, ill. Otto Carlson, Northwestern, to Miss Lois Jacqueline Collins, December 30, 1950. David M. Williams, Ohio State, to Miss Patricia Pfeffer of Westerville, Ohio, Fall, 1950. Kenneth Havenstrite, Oklahoma A. & M., to Miss Dorothy Huffhines of Crane, Mo. Roger Harnden, Oklahoma A . & M ., to Miss Patricia D. Schloffman of Zanesville, Ohio. Robert Lillevick, Southern California, to Miss Sally Seymour, January 30, 1951, in the North Glendale Methodist Church. Robert Bedell, Syracuse, to Miss Beverly Wells, Summer, 1950. George MacDonald, Texas, to Miss Jean . Wiedenfield, December 23, 1950, in Kerrville, Texas. Hilton Jones, Washington State, to Miss Glenna Jean McEwen, December 17, 1950.

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. David Wylie, Kansas State, a son, Gregory David, October 8, 1950. To Mr. and Mrs. William Sturdevant, Kansas State, a daughter, Suzanne, Fall, 1950. To Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Macchi, Northwestern, a daughter, Ines, June 25, 1950, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. To Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Thomson, Purdue, a daughter, Janet Elaine, October 18, 1950. To Mr. and Mrs. David Brouse, Syracuse, a daughter, Nancy Elizabeth, November 16, 1950. ·To Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Jones, Syracuse, a daughter, Susan Lee, December 2, 1950, at Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. To Mr. and Mrs. Allen J. Parke, Syracuse, a daughter, Fall, 1950.

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Cincinnati As the first fourteen weeks of school terminated with a much-needed Christmas vacation, we found a fine pledge class in training. Henry Krsnak, Sayville, N. Y., who was out on work section during rushing, was formally pledged when he returned to school in November. Highlight of the year so far was the Pledge Formal, which took place on December 16 in the Hotel Sheraton-Gibson. A fine crowd turned out, including several alumni, and visitors from the Miami Chapter. The pledges presented their traditional skit-this year an amusing parody on " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas," deftly written by Larry Pawlowicz. The member-of-the-year award went to Cal Gibbons, our Venerable Dean last year, who graduated from the College of Engineering in June. Once again the famous cup bearing the names of the chapter's men-of-the-years was brought out. For favors there were miniature mugs emblazoned with the Acacia crest, and a metal-backed program attached. After dancing to the music of Gene Hessler and his orchestra, a large. group went out to the Roselawn Inn. On November 3 Dave Reynolds was initiated in Phi Eta Sigma, honorary fraternity for high scholarship during the freshman year. November 4 was Homecoming Day, as Cincinnati met Ohio University in a pigskin encounter. The fraternities and sororities on campus entered floats in the traditional parade. Our entry was a magic Aladdin's lamp, with Chuck Mater as the genii in a golden gown billowing forth from the spout of the lamp, and a silhouetted skyline of Cincinnati in the background of the float. Although not a winner, it was one of our best entries and thanks is due the boys who worked on it. December 22 a Christmas party was held at the house. The draperies for the new dining room arrived just in time to be installed so that the room could be reserved for dancing. The draperies, dark green with white and pale yellow flowers, complete the modern dining room, construction on which was started last winter. On the night of the Pledge Formal Dick Keyes gave an engagement ring to Pat Finn AOPi, Cincinnati. Also in the romantic column is Tom Henderson's engagement to Pat Lucas, Miami. Their wedding ceremony is to take place March 3. Bob Best and Jean Miller were married in the Westwood Presbyterian Church on November 22. On December 30 George Kirch and J o Ann Wagner were married in the First Presbyterian Church of Walnut Hills. In the way of pinnings Jerry Amspaugh gave his je~Â eled triangle to J o Ann Grosse, and Bill

Rinehart gave his to Auda Steinkamp, Alpha Gam, Cincinnati.

Alumni News Kenneth Vittetoe was recently raised from disbursing officer to full administrative officer and was recently sent to the U.S. Embassy at San Jose, Costa Rica. Ken for many recent years was doing similar work with the U. S. Embassy at Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Paul Werdue is on the faculty of Wayne University, Detroit, Michigan. He is in the political science department. Jack Sahrs has returned from the Labor Department in Japan and is now living at Hyattsville, Maryland. Nelson McLeod has had a busy year at his work of Superintendent of Schools, Fruro, Nova Scotia, Canada. New school construction has kept him busy. Ned G. Will, Jr., formerly with the speech department at Baylor University is now with the speech department of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. DAVID S. REYNOLDS

Colorado The Colorado Chapter's fall activities were climaxed December 9, at the chapter house, with the annual Christmas party for less fortunate children of the Boulder area. The house was gaily decorated with a Christmas tree and an unusual mirror decoration of spun glass

and lights with glittering reindeer and stars. Mother Glynn, Roy Garrett and Gene Wicks supervised and completed the decorations. Eighteen youngsters of varied age were given dinner and gifts. The gifts were distributed by Santa Claus in the person of Bob Finke. Venerable Dean Bill Norris was chairman of the event. High on the list of the social activities of the chapter was the annual Fall Formal held at the Park Hill Country Club in Denver, November 11. The dance was preceded by a chicken dinner. Denver alumni and chapter members furnished housing, meals, and parties for a substantial number of the chapter over the week end. Colorado's activities during Homecoming featured an evening reception and dinner, attended by nearly 150 alumni and friends of the chapter. The reception and dinner was chairmaned by Bob Frost. Acacia's float was a lar ge white and green helmet illustrating the slogan "To Hell-mit Oklahoma." The float was constructed under the leadership of Bob Dixon and Gene Wicks. C.U. held the vaunted Sooners to a 27-18 win in the Homecoming football game. Father's Day was observed November 18 by the University and by the Colorado Chapter. Fathers were seated for the Oregon-Colorado game in the student section of the stadium. The chapter held a father-son buffet dinner after the game and all remarked and wondered at the ice-carved table centerpiece which was

COLORADO Santa Clau.s in the person of Bob Finke, distributing gifts to the guests at the Colorado Chapter Christm as party Decem ber 9.

The Triad, Winter, 1951 38 the masterpiece of Don Gullett and Don Gloyer. Sunday, November 19, the house corporation meeting was held at the chapt er house. Elected to the house corporation board were Robert C. Lewis, Roy Bergman, Jack Lunsford, Feay B. Smith and Bill Wilson. Officers elected at a later board meeting were Robert C. Lewis, President, Roy Bergman, Secretary, and Jack Lunsford, Treasurer. The Mother's Clubs of Denver and Boulder held a combined meeting at the chapter house during the quarter. As all the members had prepared the premises for such an event, Mother Glynn and Venerable Dean Bill Norris conducted the mothers on a grand tour of the house. On November 30, PledgeÂˇActive Day was held. On this turnabout day, the pledges soon discovered that the ac~ve members could be most uncooperative, too. The strict regulations posted kept disappearing from the bulletin board to the consternation of the pledges. The act ive members in a way repaid the pledges for the two successful sneaks they accomplished during the quarter. Graduation and the world situation cost the chapter several good men during the fall quarter. Those graduated were Dean S. Johnson, Edward Burruss and Glen Lewis. Pledge Secretary Bruce Moody and Pledge Larry Estep enlisted in the Navy during the quarter . Despite the spring weather existing during the quarter, only one member of the chapter lost his heart and his pin. Robert Gene Finke pinned Holly Mills, Chi Omega, during the quarter. Sportswise, Acacia's water-polo team, piloted by Jim Murray, battled its way into the interdivision play-offs, but lost a close decision to Ketchum Hall of the Independent League to lose the chance for the interdivision crown. "Coach" Ken Kleinholtz's charges won three intramural football games, while losing more than their share of close ones. The pledgedominated team played hard all during the season. In winter quarter, intramurally, basketball is highlighted and Bob Dixon has some fine prospects to fill the black and gold uniforms this year . On this note of optimism, Colorado Chapter closes until n ext issue. DALE WATKINS

Colorado A. & M. The time since the last article has been filled with many firs ts for us. Our first Homecoming, Initiation, Christmas, and others as an active ch apter. Early in October we began to plan our Homecoming decorations. Our theme of a crippled B. Y. U. player was accepted and we then decorated the house accordingly on Friday afternoon, October 13, the afternoon before the gam e. Saturday was a beau tiful day, with the temperature in the 70s. At 12: 30 w e left for the game in a group. After a j oy filled afternoon watching the victorious Aggie team

defeat B. Y. U. we returned home to hold open house. Immediately after Homecoming came our first initiation, which was to be held the following week end. The Friday night before our Homecoming we had journeyed to Boulder to watch the Colorado Chapter give their initiation. Our initiat ion started Friday night, October 20 and ended Sunday with the Initiation banquet. The three men initiated were Charles Williams, Frank Diez, and Bill Miester. The next week end Dan Tipton and I traveled to Estes Park to represent our chapter at the school's annual Leadership Conference. For the next week our time was ffiled preparing our decorations for the Interfraternity Ball which was held November 4. We then sat back and relaxed in anticipation of the coming steak fry at Gordon Praefke's r anch in Rist Canyon and of the coming Thanksgiving vacation. During this same time rehearsals were being held for our skit which was to be presented Thursday night, November 17, for Skit Night. The week after vacation we were all pleased to learn that Jim Sitton had been initiated into Alpha Zeta, the Agriculture Honorary, and that Dick Taylor had been pledged. The quarter ended on a joyous note, with the house decorated for Christmas and the fellows, after wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, departed for various parts of the country to celebrate the Christmas holidays. JoHN V. BREWER

Cornell The beauty of fall in Ithaca passed quickly by, unfortunately for us wee, studious Acacians; and now winter is upon us. Making up for last year's mild winter, we've had about three feet of snow so far; and there'll be more in store for us here at the "cold pole of the U. S." After a disappointing start, our intensive fall rushing program finally took hold, and brought us a fine crop of pledges, including: James M. Symons, Larchmont; Gene R. Hawkins, Mulberry, Ind.; Rodney R. Munsey, Laconia, N. H.; Wallace M. Rich, Hobart; Clarence F. Blase, Amsterdam; Robert E. Baker, Middletown, Pa.; Earle F . Ginter, Nanticoke, Pa.; Don F . DuBois, Little Falls; Jonathan Hayt, Great Neck; Robert J . Cipperly, Hoosick Falls; Hans P. Schonenberg, Roselle, N. J .; and Richard H . Davis, Berwick, P a. Rushing will start off again in high gear with the start of the spr ing term in Febr uary, as we still need many m en to fill up our ranks; and our large June, '51, graduating class must be considered t oo. Our fall initiation, h eld December 2, brought us six new br others, namely: Robert E. Copelan d, Elizabeth, N. J .; David J. Hower, Scranton, P a. ; John R. P akan, Troy ; Wallace M. Rich, Hobart; Frederick J . Scism, Port Chester; and Albert J. Hoyt, Castleton. The third de-

gree was held in the Ithaca Masonic Temple, after which new and old brethren repaired to the chapter house for the banquet and talk by Prof. W. W. Cotner. We have been unfortunate to lose four of our active members to leaves of absence; Icey Youngdahl, after suffering a concussion in one of our intramural football games, took the rest of the term off and will be back in the spring; Oakley Ray and "Moose" Freelove likewise hope to be back in the spring term; Ken Lawrence plans to do some industrial design work, and be back next fall as an architect. Our Senior and Junior Stewards graduate in February: with a view to this we've elected "assistant" Stewards Bill Burnett and Bob Squires respectively, to learn the ropes of those two jobs. Also during the fall term we have elected a new Secretary, Kent Buck; Treasurer, Joe Wilford; and Junior Dean, John Curtiss. Lloyd Hayner will be married soon after Christmas, and Doug Mcilroy has taken over at Senior Dean in his place. Further elections will be held in February. We've finally gotten our new gas heating equipment installed. It's very nice except for the hot water shortage that seems to have developed as a result; which situation is of course being remedied. The necessary parts have been collected for the pool table, and it is in the process of ~ing rebuilt. Fall Week End at Cornell was its customary great success; and our highly ingenious lighting display for the weekend's game with Colgate won honorable mention in the lighting display contest, thanks to professional electricians Bill Noonburg, Jerry Dulin, Doug Mcilroy and others. What is considered by many to be the ideal spot for parties outside the house has finally been found; this is the Bethel Grove Community center, east of town. We have had two parties there which were acclaimed by all to be the best we've thrown in a long time. Our intramural touch football team wound up its season with a three won, three lost record. The outfit featured, among others, quarterback Kent Buck and his reliable rifle men, and end Joe Curtis, who snared two Buck forwards to score, and in addition was our safety man on defense. Our worst day, against a rip-snortin' ZBT eleven, cost us the services of three of our best men for the season. The basketball season is now underway, with a large group of troops to send into the fray. We're operating one team this season, instead of last year's two teams, and the increased available substitutes should bring r esults. In bowling we haven't gotten into high gear yet, having lost our first two games. However we h ave six regulars to field each week, and should get rolling soon. Coming up are the volleyball and badminton tournaments, and the annual Interfraternity track meet. Congratulations to "Bullits Joe" Miller, who is president of the Round-Up Club this y ear . . .. Three weeks left of classes, then finals ; wish us luck, fellows! JACK GORDON

The Triad, Winter, 1951

Denver Highlight of the year was perhaps our "pledge sneak". which we must confess was something of a complete victory for the pledges. Mter careful planning and cooperation, it seemed, of half the university including the school's radio station, the pledges made off with Senior Dean Bill Leavel. The pledges were never caught and when casualties were counted they were found to be all on the active's side. Warren Tomlinson, Venerable Dean, slipped on an icy pavement and now wears a cast on a broken wrist. A rough and ready pledge class have we! No pinnings to report this quarter but we have two marriages to uphold our romantic traditions. Last year's V. D., Paul Jenson, married the lovely Rose Coupe, and Bill McCarty married Jan Johnson, Gamma Phi Beta, the day after school was out. Bill's best man was Warren Tomlinson, his ushers Jack Leavel and Jack Dice to make an all-Acacian wedding party. Mter game dances were held after each of D.U.'s four night football games. The one pleasant note to the annual D.U.-Wyoming Thanksgiving Day game was a visit by a number of Acacians from Wyoming to the house for the week end. Three honors have been bestowed on Denver Acacians this quarter. Warren Tomlinson, editor of our school paper and editor for the past two years of the school's annual was elected to "Who's Who Among Students." Bill Leavel was tapped by Omicron Delta Kappa, top men's honorary at Denver University, and Bill Casey was pledged by Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity. The names of three new pledges have been added to our roster: Jack Mehl, Pueblo; Sandy Glover, Ventura, California; and Ronnie Foster, Denver. Social highlight of the year was our Fall Formal held in the Pioneer Room of the new Student Union. Jackie Hughes was selected as Acacia's Fall Queen. With a tear in our collective eye we bid adieu to three of our members who graduate at the end of this quarter: Jim Hummer, Don Lutz and Bill McCarty. These three have been unusually active and effective workers and they will be sorely missed. Good luck in the cruel world, fellows. A delegation of Acacians made the trip to Arizona for the D .U.-A.U. football game. There they saw the new Arizona Chapter and their new house. A special welcome to the new Rocky Mountain Acacians. The names of two new officers should be announced. Jack Leavel has been serving for some months as house manager. Doug Miller will take over the heavy mantle of Junior Dean in January. We would like to toss a bouquet to our Acacia Auxiliary. Our mothers and wives have started another year as our everready helpers. This year they once more furnished punch and refreshments for

39 our Fall Formal and held a series of Pot Lucks for all. A series of "float building" parties was held this year. Wives, mothers and girl friends were invited to work on the float. One of our best floats was the result of this "put the women to work" movement.

Evansville This issue we take our place alongside of those chapters who take a special delight in bragging about their cooks. Since the kitchen opened October 9 our Mrs. Schwader has been consistently proving that she is undoubtedly the finest cook in these here parts. As promised in the last issue of TRIAD the Evansville Chapter did have the biggest and best float in the Homecoming competition and won the first-place trophy. In fact, Acacia took every first place honor that can be taken on this campus for participation in Homecoming activities. We received first award for outstanding house decorations, first place in the float competition and Junior Dean Herman (Mustard) Brown walked off with the annual Ugly Man Contest raising 450 per cent more money for charity baskets than last year. December 9, with Illinois actives Jack Mainey and Don Funk down to give us a hand we conducted our first full-fledged initiation. Our new wearers of the jewelled triangle are: Orian F. Beumer, Evansville; Jack R. Boren, Ft. Branch; James E. Grimwood, Elberfeld; Earl R. Kennedy, Evansville; Sherman E. Ludden, Evansville; Dr. John Kransbein,

Head, Engineering Department, Evansville College; and William R. Brandon, Professor of History, Evansville College. Freshman and transfer pledging will take place January 12. In the line of just plain news, Werner "Pop" Purtzer graduated at the end of the fall quarter and is daily expecting his recall to active duty with the Navy. Bill "Stubbs" Hart and John Surick both got the wanderlust and took off for parts unknown at the close of the quarter. John will be back in the spring, but Stubber has heard the call and is going travelling with his national guard company any day now. The need for defense workers has prompted many of the actives to seek employment in various local factories and as a consequence we have a hard time getting a quorum for evening meetings these days, so our meeting day will be changed to Sunday afternoon very shortly. Soon to make its appearance is "Pythagorean Palaver," our attempt in the journalistic field to keep our alumni and other chapters informed of the doings at home and school. Look for it in your favorite mailbox soon! Intramurally speaking, Fritz Bell and his bowling team stand second in the bowling league. Intramural basketball has not yet been started, everyone being too wrapped up in the progress of the Aces in beating such basketball powerhouses as Dayton U. and Xavier with Western Kentucky coming up right after the first of the year. Two Acacians and a pledge from the local chapter constituted the E.C. delegation to the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity during the holidays. They were: Mr. William Brandon, yours truly, and Pledge Jack Sill. Traveling Secretary Ed Lemmon stopped over for a few days just before Christmas-come back again soon, Ed. Plans for this quarter are based mainly around a large and active pledge class and their proper education with a few improvements in the house also on the calendar. That's all for this time. Happy New Year. MARTIN HUTCHINGS

Fr.-anklin

EVANSVILLE Martin A. Prince posing with " Big Ed," 12 foot start of Evansville's Homecoming decorations.

"And when are you leaving for Korea?" If you haven't heard these words floating around the house, then you must have been asleep. That seems .to be the main topic of conversation for Franklin Chapter these days. It looks like Bill Wason will be the first Franklin active to go, but Ray Bally, Franklin, '50, is already in uniform. We are all wishing him the best of luck. Despite the threat of Inilitary ser vice, things are going on about as usual, or as usual as they ever are, at Franklin Chapter. The smell of paint, and splattered clothing and faces met returning Acacians this fall, and activities in that direction have continued. Finished to date are the two recreation rooms (you might have known) , and most of the second floor.

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40 There is still a lot to do, but we are getting there slowly. And as usual, running backwards, we initiated this year before rushing, with John Marion, Jack Crawford, and George Peterson wearing the jeweled triangle for the first time. Immediately after their initiation, the house braced itself for the rushing chores, and after two weeks of activity, the house came out with six fine pledges; they are as follows: Leighton Jones, Hugh Di Pretore, Ray Mecca, Lou Parker, Barry Wiggins, Don ~oenig. The thanks of the entire house go to Curt Reitz for the swell job he did during this period, and the plans he has for continued rushing during the year. Just to make sure that recent initiate George Peterson knew his stuff, the house elected him pledge master. Barry Wiggins was elected president of the pledge class itself. Social Chairman Don Wintz and his committee kept the party line alive with enough activities to keep even the Cornell Chapter happy. With a record dance scheduled for every Saturday night, added emphasis was put on Dartmouth week end, with a tremendous party after "Red" Bagnell's record breaking performance and a 42-26 victory for Penn. The Navy game brought the Junior Prom Friday night, the Penn victory Saturday afternoon, and a house dinner and party that night. The pledges were the guests of honor at their party following the Brown game. The chapter played host in absentia for the Cornell Chapter after the annual Penn-Cornell game of mud-slinging was played. Activities after the Thanksgiving respite were increased to a fever pitch. A hayride on December 2 was featured by wild driving and tight crowding. The high spot of that evening occurred when Ron Genther poked his head over the side of the truck only to see the headlight of a speeding locomotive pulling a long freight train staring back at him. Both winked. The following Tuesday night, the house played host to the girls from Chi Omega at a dessert-dance, and a good time was had by all. Saturday, December 9, was the date for the annual Christmas Formal with a band and a formal dinner goin~ before. The best way to describe the success of the dance is to say that most of the boys weren't out of the sack by noon. 0~ the rom~ntic line, Franklin Chapter IS challengmg all other Acacia chapters. We have a man engaged (none of this pinning, we mean engaged) to a Vassar girl! Hugh Matthews is the lucky boy. Our r egular TRIAD correspondent He~ Smith, managed to sneak a pin o~ ~ grrl from ~alina, Kansas, and is spendmg the Christmas vacation with her in that fair city. And of course, our V .D. is still pinned to Essie, Franklin's honorary house mother. In looking over the list of romantic successes, Don Wintz was heard to say, "Some guys have all the luck but I'm still trying." ' We h ave been glad to welcome many of our alumni back during the fall season . We especially appreciate their support of our alumni homecoming after the Wisconsin game, and the large num-

her that turned out for that affair. Such support in the future is bound to influence the chapter's well-being. Along about here, it is best that we mention the fact that we have a guest in the house for this term. If he will only put his gun down, he is Ron Voight, from R.P.I., who is in Philadelphia working with General Electric in an effort to give them some of the benefit of his great education. He has been a real addition to the house, and we'll hate to see him go back in January.

to give any opponent something to worry about. We do have nine men back from last year's squad, and with the addition of the pledges' efforts, we should do all right. Our pride and joy in 1-M sports this year has been our football team. Probably rated as one of the blackest dark horses on campus at the start of the season, Acacia had a victory string of seven games before losing to Theta Xi in the play-off semi-finals. After tromping FarmHouse to the tune of 45 to 6, Acacia sue-

FRANKLIN Franklin's portable poster for Navy Week End is escorted by pallbearers Don Wintz, Alden Butler, Bob Reeder, and Ron White.

The influence of television has hit the house, and one of our talented members has become Philadelphia's Mr. Television. Bud Dengler is the boy with the glamorous face, and his family is featured in the program. In another facet of the theater, Jack Buckingham was a member of the dancing chorus of Penn's annual Mask and Wig show, "Count Me ln." Most of the house journeyed down to the Academy of Music on November 20 to see him perform, and got a big kick out of seeing our boy on the stage. PHILLIP H. YouNG

Illinois Winter has really arrived here on the banks of the Boneyard, with the temperature juggling around zero outside, and 10 below in the dorm. Most of the brothers spend their time begging the house and annex managers, Bruce Esmond and Chuck Wheeler, for some of the heat they seem to have cornered in their rooms. The formal dance held December 9 was an affair we will long remember. Under Dick Cook, the theme "Cotton Candy" was carried out to fine detail. The chapter house was transformed into a definite circus atmosphere by circus posters concessions stands, and with the rna~ living room decorated to resemble the inside of a circus tent. The library became a cage with painted faces placed around the walls, looking in. As this is being written, the basketball season is just starting, so we can't say too much about our team, but from the looks of it now, it ought to be able

cessfully played Lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha Kappa Lambda, Kappa Alpha Psi, Sigma Chi, Delta Chi, and Zeta Beta Tau. Bruce Esmond was the master-mind behind this success. Acting as both captain and coach, and ably assisted by Bob Schroeder, Dick Dominetta, John Frazier, Gene Segin, as well as our line of "stout-hearted men"-Bob Voegeli, Ken Davis, Dale Feldman, and Eddie Werner -conflicting classes and injuries were juggled for winning combinations on the gridiron. We are well represented on the Varsity sports scene as well: Mack and Clive Follmer have both made the traveling basketball squad; Bob Keen is fighting for a position on the fencing team, as well as acting as manager at the same time; two pledges, Ken Aksel and Jiin Davis, are also working out as fencers -Ken, from Istanbul, Turkey, will probably rank as one of the lllini's best saber men, when he becomes eligible for competition next semester. Illinois Chapter now has different hands at the helm. Elections were held December 18, with the new officers to be officially installed after semesters, allowing for a short period of training. Dick Cook, Summit, New Jersey, replaces AI Hallene Orion, as Venerable DeanÂˇ Bob Simon' Antioch, will relieve Bob Robinson Jo: liet, as Senior Dean and Pledge ~sterÂˇ Dave Dixon, Racine, Wisconsin, take~ over the reins as Junior Dean and Social Chairman, from Art Hoelck, Elmwood Park, while Ken Davis, Springfield, replaces Jim Brown, Kankakee, as Rushing Chairman; Al Gleason, Paris, will be Treasurer, following Clint Carmon, and Mel Rapp, Peoria, will be Secretary, replacing Don Funk, of Kernan. These boys

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should do a fine job of furthering Illini Acacia's reputation on campus. The men of '50 have been active with the gentler (?) sex as well. Jim Brown is engaged to Barb Humphrey, Alpha Xi Delta; Mack Follmer is pinned to Vera Lee Williams, Lincoln; Dale Feldman is pinned to Jeanne Allen, Joliet; Phil Brown to Sue Ferris, Urbana, Gene Segin to Jeanne Aurelius, Evanston. In closing, the Illinois Chapter would like to remind all alumni and members of other chapters that they are always welcome at 501 East Daniel. JACK MARNEY

Indiana As Indiana Acacians wended their way homeward to enjoy the long awaited and hoped for Christmas vacation, a hasty glance over the past few months found that the chapter was not lacking in social, political, or intramural activities. Socially speaking, the scheduled and impromptu events which took place prior to the holidays left nothing to be desired. The usual run of tea dances was held with varying shades of success, exchange dinners having virtually disappeared in favor of the casualness and informality of the tea dances. The annual pledge dance, which was staged in late October, was definitely a rousing success, largely because every pledge strived to make it so. The pledges put to practical use a portion of their World Literature course by literally tearing a page from Dante's Inferno and using it as their theme. Dance decorations were complete down to the River Styx. The formal season was gaily opened with Bemie Cummins and his orchestra doing the music chores. The following week end found Eddy Howard and his crew providing music for the

Mortar Board's annual Dame's Ball. The biggest event of the winter season, however, was our own Christmas Formal held on December 16. Pledges and actives alike pitched in their talents and willingness to make the dance a success. After a hectic Saturday morning and afternoon of decorating the house with evergreens and a Christmas tree, one and all gladly jumped into their boiled shirts and tuxedos to enjoy the fruits of their labors. Clay Phillips provided some very dancÂˇe able music throughout the course of the evening. The week before vacation naturally found the house in a well organized turmoil of activity. The chapter's annual Christmas Party was given for two underprivileged boys, both eight years old. Briefly, the chapter treats the boys to a sumptuous turkey dinner and afterwards presents them with gifts. Each room buys a present for the boys and they are then equally divided between the two. An interesting feature of the affair is that the men in the house always seem to have more fun playing with the lads' toys than they do themselves. Following this, the pledges presented the active chapter with their Christmas Play, which revealed to one and all talents never suspected of the pledges. The skit was truly worthy of an Oscar. Afterwards, everybody traipsed downstairs for coffee and doughnuts and a round of singing. John Irick, our intramural manager, has been running off the scheduled sports with clockwork regularity. Our football team was hampered by the loss of numerous key men but was still able to make a fairly creditable showing in its league. Basketball season is now under way and from all outward appearances, Acacia ought to shine in its league for the house is fortunate in having a group .of men who are talented in this sport. Dean Olney, our top-notch handball man,

has been mowing down competition with amazing regularity. Dean has a good chance to cop the trophy for that sport this year. A house table tennis tournament was held to determine the person who would represent the house in league play. Dave Jenkins, pledge, took all comers and is now well into league competition. Acacia is well represented in the varsity sports this year. George Branam was number one man for a major portion of the season on the cross-country team. He broke several meet records in regular competition this year and was always in contention for top honors in every meet he ran in. Phil Buck is still on Branch McCracken's starting five for the Hurryin' Hoosiers, who, incidentally are really burning the cords this year. In freshman basketball, Dick Farley and Lou Scott are sure things to keep Acacia iD. the basketball limelight in the years to come. Jim Mahoney has been scooping up honors right and left on campus. He was elected to Union Board recently, which is one of the highest campus positions, politically speaking, and has also been pledged to Phi Beta Kappa, which needs no explanation. Jim gained some recognition nationally, recently, when it was announced over the radio that he and his brother, who is attending the University of Minnesota, were competing against each other for the coveted Rhodes Scholarship. Two new officers have been elected since the start of the school year. They are Mike Mims, the new Senior Dean, and Bob Distelhorst, the new TRIAD Correspondent. Joe Thomas was elected to the presidency of Delta Sigma Pi, business honorary, and Bob Marshall, Gene Bochstahler, Mike Mims, Bob Distelhorst, George Dykhuizen, and Carl York have pledged this honorary. Dave Day, politician at large, was elected vicepresident of the junior class in the early part of the semester. Forry Stewart, who is now happily married, was elected president of the Collegiate Chamber of Commerce, and Tom Muhn was elected to the cabinet of that organization. The pledge class has elected as its officers: Don Moor, President; Le Von Winters, Vice-president; Jack Laurien, Secretary; and Charles Koger, Treasurer. Knowing that this copy will not reach you until after the holiday season is over, Indiana Acacians hope that your Christmas has been merry and that your New Year will be happy. BoB DISTELHORST

Iowa State

INDIANA Eight proud new wearers of the jeweled triangle of Acacia are : (seated l. to r.) Rudy Chambers, Jim Nevins, Gene Bochstahler, and Chet Belcher. Standing l. to r.: Bob Marshall, Gerry Hodel, Dick Whinery, and Bob Deadman.

The rushing program has continued in high gear all quarter under the guiding hand of Bill Pearcy, and as a result the following men are wearing the pledge button of Acacia: Mervin Hague, Coon Rapids; Donald Lyon, Denison; John Post, Sibley; Dick Ludwig, Laurens; Robert Livin, Olwein; and Tom Parry, Gettysburg, Pa. Four new men were initiated the week before Thanksgiving. They are: Quentin

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42 D. Sundberg, Linn Grove; Vincent A. Vottler, Fenton; Russell N. Jennett, Sac City; and John W. Sheldon, Clarence. Many men have been active on campus this last quarter. Bill Pearcy was chairman of Queen selection for this year's Homecoming and is to be the Assistant General Chairman for the 1951 Veishea. Ron Durham was general chairman and Don Gelhorn was ticket chairman for the Engineer's Carnival. Ticket Chairman for the 1951 V eishea is Ken Johnson who is also publicity director of the campus humor magazine, the Green Gander. Dale Weber was on the Junior Prom committee and the Iowa State Players. As a house we are entered in the Campus Varieties with a skit on the Drafting situation in which some of the fellows participate wholeheartedly. This year we started what is hoped to become a tradition in having a Christmas party for underprivileged children. We invited ten children for a big turkey dinner (which they really knew how to stow away ) . All the guys chipped in and each kid received some articles of clothing and toys delivered by Ken (Santa Claus) ÂˇJ ohnson. The kids really took over the house and everyone had a grand time. The pledges have almost outshown the actives socially with their Pledge Dinner December 2, a Christmas party December 8, and a Messiah exchange December 10. A football game was played and lost to the Kappa Deltas, 6-12. This calamity was due partially, we believe, t o the fact that we received penalties totaling 103 yards and the K.D.'s none. Dessert was served the winners by the losers. Chapter visitors have been frequent and are always welcome. Among the list were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman, 'p, from Virginia and Dr. Warren Vollmer, '42, from Minnesota.

Initiated into campus honoraries were Dale Weber who became a member of Alpha Zeta, Don . Larson initiated into Phi Mu Alpha, John Sheldon into Tau Lambda Rho, and Ron Durham who was invited into both Knights of St. Patrick and Tau Beta Pi. Athletically Acacia has had one of the best seasons in a long time. The football team won the Fraternity Class C trophy and the Bowling team reached the Class A quarter finals before being eliminated. We will have three teams in the basketball competition and a swimming team coming up in the winter quarter. Also several men are out for freshmen wrestling. Another note of increasing interest is the men in military service. Hugo Meyer is a Second Lieutenant in the Army and Al Brittain enlisted for a hitch in the Navy. Several more are expecting their call any time. Due to new elections and graduation this will be my last TRIAD article and I wish to say how much I have enjoyed telling of the doings at Iowa State and wish "good luck" to my successor. KENNETH MAcRAE

Kansas Greetings, Brethren, from 1147 Tennessee in Lawrence, Kansas. I . believe it would be a good idea to get this off to a flying start by introducing you to the pledges, who have been on my neck since the last issue came out. Here they are: Muryl Laman, Concordia; Phil Osbom, Lawrence; Jay Smith, St. Joseph, Mo.; Bill Stanton, Leavenworth; Paul Fotopoulos, Hutchinson; Lynn Osborn, Lawr ence ; Bill Boyle, Wichita ; George Claunch, Overland Park; Lawrence Hurst, Lakin; Richard Lientz, Leavenworth;

KANSAS C ~~ll V~~ Bebber gets a "short snort" from Will Witt as their dates look on at the a \Co a,..., Jeans Party held recently by the Kansas Chapter.

Richard Marquardt, Lakin; Bob Keefer, Rexford; Jim McCormick, Arkansas City; John Pattinson, Hutchinson; Don Skeen, Hutchinson; Lawrence Baldwin, Kansas City; Kenneth Beck, Emporia; Bill Schell, Lawrence; Ferri! Schell, Lawrence; Don Reider, Lawrence; Hans Trauernicht, Erding, Germany; Bob Volyn, Hawthom, New Jersey; Kenneth Stanley, Arkansas City ; George Bartlett, Kansas City, Kansas; Jim Short, Leavenworth. We have three pledges, Keefer, Boyle, and Lynn Osborn, in the University marching band. Lynn Osborn was in the first university play and along with Kenneth Stanley and Ed Hurst is starring in the current production of "You Can't Take It With You.'' Tony Vandergriff has pledged Delta Sigma Pi, professional business fraternity, and George Bartlett, Alpha Kappa Psi, also professional business. Ralph McClung is secretary of Pachacamac, Greek political party, and has been chosen to fill a vacancy on the all-student council. A number of men are on the Pershing Rifles crack squad. The housemother's tea which was held in late October was a huge success and this was due to a great extent to the efficiency of Mrs. Carrier and the newly organized Mother's Club. Several of the boys from the house attended the KU 33 Iowa State 21 football game and were all very appreciative of the fine hospitality extended by the Iowa State Chapter and we look forward to a return visit next year. That sltin sure looks nice on our wall. The Colorado Chapter sent a good-sized delegation to Lawrence for the football game and our thanks to Jim Murphy for having foresight enough to bring that skin to KU with him. It has now been improved and has been added to our collection. A number of boys from Nebraska were here but due to the pig roast and other Homecoming chores I didn't get a chance to see and talk to them but we will be up to see you next year. There was also one lone Oklahoma boy here for the KU game. It was a re'al pleasure having all of you here and we will appreciate more visits from you. Several of us went to K-State for the game and thanks a lot for a swell time. If you have any extra tickets in that new fieldhouse when KU plays in Manhattan let us know and we will be up to take care of them and also return a couple of borrowed articles of yours. Our Homecoming was October 28, 1950. Our annual pig roast was held in the union with 29 alumni in attendance. A gr and time was had by everyone and if this writer's ar m holds out it should be covered in a different place. Our Winter Formal was held December 2, and much credit for its success should be given to Sam for arranging it and to John Enegren and John Hoffman for planning and carrying out the very effective and beautiful decorations. Almost lost midst the shuffle was the third annual Calico and Jeans party held at the Lakeview schoolhouse. Despite t h e sign asking the folks to check their "shooting irons" a t the door several peo-

The Triad, Winter, 1951 ple were scared by the report of a blank pistol. The culprit is still being sought. Cider and hot dogs were served and everyone had a wonderful time. This comes close to winding up the events of the recent period but amidst all the haze clouding my feeble brain I find that Sam Willcoxon was elected to Scabbard and Blade this week and Tony Vandergriff, president of Pershing Rifles, made the front page of the Daily Kansan as he congratulated three army Colonels as honorary members of Pershing Rifles. Speaking of front page news Lloyd Fox was quoted on the Korean situation but he confesses that being a humble architect he doesn't know the meanings of some of the big words that he used. EDWARD TAYLOR

43 children's toys, they were taken by I.F.C. Representative, Earl Beaver, and his assistant, E. J. Waudby, to the I.F .C. Christmas party for poorer Manhattan children. The "Indian Party'' is planned for early next year, Social Chairman Gayle Vernon reports. Seniors who will graduate next February are Kyle Moran, Dean Akins and George Ten Eych. Congratulations! Albert Wesley, Rush Captain, announced his engagement to Lee Horner, a Delta Sigma Tau at Bethany College.

pledge master Dick Osborne and assistant Clarence Mason the pledge class is well on its way through Pythagoras. Regular Saturday work days have also been scheduled for the pledges who are doing an excellent job of keeping the house in good repair. Rushing will again command the limelight come February and the beginning of the second semester. Then the chapter will begin spring rushing activities directed by Senior Dean John Hoyt. On Saturday, December 9, the pledges were feted at the annual fall pledge

Kansas State This Christmas Season finds your reporter working ten and twelve hours a day, and wishing 01' Santa would leaveÂˇ a journalist in his size No. 10 sock. Last year we had so many of them around the house that there was little peace for those who had to study to keep in school. One like Keith Duckers or Donald "The Hummer" Wempe would sure be appreciated now. But, to the facts and events of the last three months. First so far this year the services have taken only one of our men. He is Harold Nus, who was pledged in September. Let us hope that the pledge masters in the service aren't too tough on him. It has been our pleasure to have a couple of Acacians in service stop at the house recently. Quite recently pledged are Dennis Showalter, Rose Hill; Duane Steinle, Lucas; and Robert Coloney of Lowell, Ind. October 8, was the date of initiation into the Fraternity of brothers William Kwasninska, George Nelson, Lee Russel, Don Schibler, Phil Schibler, Dan Ward, and LeMoyne Zimmerman. After the initiation was over a few short hours, the chapter went in a group to church. The ushers must have known because we sat on the front rows where we had to stay awake. Socially speaking, buffet dinners were served after each home football game for the boys and their dates. The annual "Black and Gold" fall formal occurred December 1 at the Legion Hall Ballroom. Decorations featured our lighted Jeweled Pin set off by streamers of black and gold ascending to the ceiling. Matt Benton, the local Tommy Dorsey, played for the occasion. December 17 was our Christmas party at the chapter house. There were gifts for all the fellows and their dates when co-Santas George TenEych and Gayle Roush distributed the packages. Dancing and refreshments were enjoyed by all who partook of them. The Christmas theme was brought out by the decorations and the refreshments. The annual Christmas dinner was held W ednesday night, December 13, prior to the last chapter meeting before vacation. As most of the gifts given at the party were

KANSAS STATE In the receiving line at the fall "Black and Gold" forrn.a.l are : (from left to right ) Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wood; Helen Moore, Dean of Women at Kansas State; Mother Lyles; Amy Lou Van Gilder; and (almost hidden) V.D. Joe Morgan.

Lee is from Minneapolis and Al is from Ada. Our former Rush Captain, Dean Akins, kept up the good work when he announced his engagement to Janice Hus (KS '49). Janice is from Stockton and Dean is from Abilene. Jerry Baker, not one to let the pledges be outdone, announced his engagement to Pat Ecord, a Sigma Kappa at Kansas University. Pat and Jerry are both from Topeka. A new idea to our chapter is that of having one person find our more common mistakes in parlimentary procedure and then help us to correct them. He does this in a short concise report to the chapter at each meeting. The purpose of this is to make our chapter business meetings go along smoother and faster. It is also his duty to settle any contested points of procedure (with the aid of Robert's Rules) which occur during the meeting. Classes commence again at Kansas State on the morning of January 4, 1951, and here's wishing everyone a prosperous New Year. PHILIP L . DEPUY.

Michigan Since the last issue of the TRIAD, the fall rushing period at Michigan is over and the following men have been pledged: Lester Drake, Utica; Joe Kimbrough, Dearborn; John Toner, Edon, Ohio; Herbert Wagner, Jr., Ann Arbor; Frank Windes, Winnetka, Ill.; and Stan Wynn, Detroit. Under the able direction of

formal held this year for the first time in the chapter house. This arrangement offered an excellent opportunity to give the house a good going over before the dance. Armed with mops, brooms, and buckets, the entire chapter (and pledges, too) spent Saturday morning and afternoon giving the house a thorough scrubbing from basement to attic. The entire downstairs and dining room were hung with black and gold streamers; the living room decorations were highlighted by a fully decorated Christmas tree. The strenuous activities of the morning and afternoon seemed to have little effect on the brethren as everyone thoroughly enjoyed a fine turkey dinner complete with all the trimmings and dancing to an excellent combo. Alumni and their wives who were present for the evening's festivities included Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wagner, Mr. and Mrs Russ Pryce, Mr. and Mrs. William Wynn, Mr. and Mrs. H . Kendall Clark. On the intramural sports front the chapter's athletic teams have met with a certain measure of success. The swimming team, ably coached by Dick Osborne, fought its way to the first place play-offs before being defeated by Kappa Sigma. The handball team was also able to go undefeated until its final match. The wrestling team suffered a set-back when John Hoyt broke a bone in his shoulder early in the season. John's shoulder has healed up very nicely and he soon will be back in action. Although basketball competition will not begin until the Christmas

The Triad, Winter, 1951 44 rations included a bar, bartenders and ship in the Delta Sigma Rho Fraternity, waiters (non-dated actives and pledges), holidays are over, Bud Strout has had a national forensic honorary. two teams working out at least once a sawdust on the floor, and even a genThat's all the news from Nebraska. yooine "We aim to plea~e; You aim t~o, week at Waterman gym. JAMES COLLINS At least five of the brothers are planplease" cuspidor. Precedmg the party Itself a pinning ceremony was held under ning to spend part of their Chris~~s vacation in sunny California when Michi~the' direction of Chet Gadzinski assisted New Hampshire gan meets California in the annual Rose by John Lyons. At this time the following Bowl game on New Year's Day. Dan men were pinned: Charlie Witham to Dow and Bill Coates will journey west Things have really been poppU:g here Margaret Hoskins, Connie Trulson to Barwith the University marching band. Bill at New Hampshire since the last Issue. of bara Gesen, George Tsirimokos to Julie Zabrowsky and Bud Strout will travel the TRIAD. Acacia brethren are workmg Demos, Dick Hendrickx to Lee Aijala, to Pasadena aboard one of the many industriously in many fields of activity. and Gordon Mayo to Anne Carolyn Colby. special trains that have been set up for December 5 we pledged eight upper- Gordon must be an exceptionally fast Rose Bowl venturers, whileÂˇ Pete Hall classmen to the folds of Acacia. These worker-even for an Acacian-'cause we is planning to drive. included Jim Bieber, Charles Black, hear that he gave Anne a diamond this It appears that a nwnber of Michigan Eugene Levy, Norman Carver, Ray Towle, Christmas. Acacians are attempting to prove that it Ike Wheeler, Dick MacCormack, and Our most recent activity this year was isn't just in the spring time that a young Otto Koskela. We plan to start the new an orphan's party held in conjunction man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. year on the right foot by pledging seven- with Pi Mu Sorority. Chet Gadzinski During the fall semester several brothers teen more men January 2. John Weeks, headed our half of the committee and left their pins reposing in places new. The Nick Skaperdas, Calvin Yeaton, Bill played Santa to twenty-six girls. Phil happy twosomes are: Paul Campbell and Crafts Jim Hind, Bob Becker, Gene Mur- Yeaton baked all the cookies used at the Joan Brown; Herb Neil and JoanneÂˇ phy, Stuart Murphy, Gerald Sawyer, Dick party and was rewarded with many a Nelson; Larry Sweet and Jean Carson, Dresser, Lucius Thomas, Ronald Ruffle, smile of satisfaction. Alpha Xi Delta; and AI Schroeger and Roger Berry, Roger Saunders, Elmer Acacia is well represented in sports Jan Shoop. LARRY SWEET Richardson, Ralph Asadourian, and Ala? at UNH. In football Dick D ewing, Chet Towle, will pledge themselves at this Gadzinski, and Jack Kooistra all saw action during our undefeated season. time. October 8 and December 3 we held two Dick is a fullback, Chet a defensive end, Nebraska initiations, admitting seventeen alumni and Jack plays tackle. Cross country had and two actives to membership. David L. Doc Pratt and Ev Webber as members Rushing is still going on at the Nebraska Johnson, Reeds Ferry, and Richard E. of the squad. They have joined Kenn Chapter. New pledges are: Herbert Han- Thomas, Laconia are the new actives, Tufts, Bob Sherman, Jack Jacobsmeyer, sen, Nebraska City; Robert Lammers, while the following comprise the alumni and Phil Hall as members of the varsity North Platte; Jack Youngs, Lincoln; Dun- initiates: Ezra Jones, Manchester; Edward winter track squad. Incidentally, Phil is can McGregor, Gibbon; and Jean Hunter, Harriman, Biddeford, Me.; Charles Ric- co-captain of the team. Howie Brooks ker, Berwick, Me.; Norman Stiles, Dur- is a member of the varsity rifle team and Wahoo. Campus activities have been limited to ham; Guy Wiggin, Dover; T. Jewett is also coaching the women's team. Our Chesley, Dover; Karl Flanders, Ports- own intra-mural football team did not participation in intramural sports. The biggest thing that we have to re- mouth; Samuel Stevens, Durham; Paul fare too well this season despite the hard port is the Christmas party given for the Evans, Derry; William Wallace, Epp- work of its coach Ross Hall. Our basketing; Frank Ercoline, East Barrington; ball team has just been organized under fifth grade class at Belmont school. The majority of these children come from John Morrison, Dover; Lorenzo Baer, the direction of Rod Steele. needy families. The pledge class decided Dover; Grant Jasper, Hudson; Robert Our first chapter publication came into to give a party for them in order to make Jasper, Hudson; Forrest Jasper, Milford; being this November. It is a four-page it a merrier Christmas for the children Chase Phelps, Manchester. quarterly called "The Ritrian." George as well as everyone in the house. EveryAt long last work on our house has Zanes, Bob Barrows, John Lyons, and one had a swell time enjoying the movies, finally started. The contract has been George Tsirimokos worked under the playing a few games and singing Christ- awarded, and the day before Christmas direction of editor Dick French to commas carols around the Christmas tree. vacation began, a steam shovel started pose it. CARL A. QUIMBY. After the entertainment everyone retired digging out our future cellar. It is hoped to the dining room for hot chocolate and that the house will be ready for occupaChristmas cookies. The party was suc- tion sometime during the second semester Northwestern cessful in obtaining its original goal. of this year. The other big event, since the last Although only one year old, Acacia is issue of THE TRIAD, is Homecoming. The making a name for itself here on campus. Here it is the end of another year ... events began with the putting up of dis- We have entered all activities most whole- and TRIAD deadline time . . . and so here plays. We had a corn-cob punching Mis- heartedly. We decorated our house for is the news from Northwestern. souri's Tough Situation card. For the Homecoming, and had open house for ppen rushing this fall has produced parade we had an old horse pulling the alumni and guests at New Hampshire two new pledges, both of Commerce Fraternity car, which depicted the Tigers Hall. Charlie Witham was in charge of school. They are Bill Shannon, Elmwood from Missouri going home in bandages decorations. Our next activity was a Dad's Park, and Lyle Wimmergren, Aurora. received from various members of the Day reception. Acacia was in charge of The house was left nearly deserted over football team. After the Cornhusker vic- a football rally this year. A skit depicting tory, we entertained the alumni with a the cremation of Springfield (our op- the week end of October 13-15 when 25 tea. The capping event of Homecoming ponent) was presented complete with actives and alumni traveled to Wisconwas the Homecoming dance. All who at- torchlight procession, mourners, bereaved sin to participate in the installation of tended this dance enjoyed a fitting cli- widow, and officiating pastors. We had the the revived chapter there. . . . Evidence max to the Homecoming festivities. biggest and hottest bonfire of the season of the friendly spirit between the chapThe chapter has lost two valuable (at the expense of our back porch and ters was seen several weeks later when brothers to members of the opposite sex. other expendable portions of our house!). Brother Ted Beckermann was thrown in The biggest event of our social season the lake upon his return visit for the Last December 2, James Engh, who was on leave from the Air Force, was mar- was our house dance held the weekend Wisconsin-NU football game. Homecoming preparations drew the efried t o Patricia Wright. On December of the Mil Art Ball. This was a costwne 22, Dick Blunk, who was our Venerable affair, based on California Gold Coast forts of both pledges and actives. Brother Dean, was united to Miss Ruth Stevens. theme. Again this year Dick Hendrickx Hal Klock led the construction of the We are very proud of Donald Cunning- was in charge, and he gave everybody house float. The theme "Scarlet Scourge, h am, because of his selection to m ember- a most enjoyable evening. "Mood" deco- Beware" was carried out by a six-foot-

The Triad, Winter, 1951 high "bug" - the Scourge- which was periodically DDT'd by a giant flit gun. However Homecoming parade started with a cloudburst . . . rain, hail, and freezing snow. . . . The Scourge was drowned, and so was the float. 1-M sports kept us busy this fall. Veterans Chuck Lundstrom and Paul Groat paced the house touch-football team to a second place in the league with a 3-1 win-loss record. In the 1-M title playoffs, we were eliminated by champion Phi Delta Thetas by a score of 7-6. In 1-M wrestling pledge Tom Goder advanced to the 155-pound semifinals. His wrestling added 35 points to the sweepstakes pileup of 85 foot):>all points. . . . The house also participated in I-M golf, tennis and horseshoe tourneys. Pledge basketballers looked good in the annual pledge-active cage encounter. Actives won, of course, score 43-30. Also on the sports side, a house team triumphed over the Purdue Chapter by a score of 13-0 in a football game before the Purdue-Northwestern game at Lafayette, Indiana. Mid-quarter elections this fall brought two new officers. Royce Blair was elected Venerable Dean to replace Ben Hill, who resigned late in the quarter. Cliff Kong was elected House Manager and Treasurer. He replaces Paul Groat, who will graduate this December. A new Philco television set with a big 21-inch screen now graces the living room. . . . Ping-pongsters have triumphed by the purchase of a new table; and the kitchen has a new 48 cubic foot Frigidaire. On the activities side . .. Bernie Johnson and Hartman Canon are on the staff of the NU Engineer, Tech students publication. Pledge Duke Hulbert is on the school's Wildcat council ... NU's marching band pulled the talents of Don Mills, Spencer Dunham, Jim Struif, Jack Allen, Jim Davis, and Phil Meany . . . . Brother Larry Brown, Y.M.C.A. president, has been fighting for a student used-book exchange. . . . Ed Herlund will swim in the 1951 Dolphin show, NU's version of the aquacade. Any Friday night at the Daily Northwestern found Paul Doebler at the night editor's desk; Don Jones, Dick Plunkett, and Bob Corcoran wielding copy pencils; and Bob Bernhardt and Vaughn Hill reporting sports. Pledge Bernhardt has already pulled down a weekly sports column ... following "Papa" Herb Grayson's example. Newest addition to the chapter is "Jack," an 85-pound German shepherd dog given us by George Kaiser, alumnus of the lllinois Chapter. Jack is being taught along with other pledges by pledge-trainer Ron Scherer. It is thought that he may win the pledge scholarship cup. It is our sad duty to relate ... that several of the brothers have fallen victim to an occupational hazard of college life. Bob Baraban was pinned to Helen Bonifield, Kappa Delta; Elwin Donnelly to Janet McArtor, Delta Zeta ; Fred Viren to Barbara Carson, Alpha Xi Delta ; and Ben Hill to June Mankus, Alpha Xi Delta.

45 That's all for this year from Northwestern. DICK PLUNKETT

N. Y., and Richard Slimmer , Columbus, joined the ranks of our pledge class. The chapter now also boasts four new wearers of the jeweled triangle: Judson Cappel, Columbus; Richard Halliday, Ohio Conneaut; George Herrick, Lorain; and George Towers, Circleville, who was inComing back to school after being snow- itiated as an honorary member. Our little monument to the art of inbound for Thanksgiving vacation for an extra week put everyone around the terior decorating for this quarter was house behind in studies and working on the rejuvenating of the room of our housethe Costume Ball. But we had a very suc- mother, "Mom" Bradshaw. Now in the cessful dance and everyone has gone back process of redecoration is our third floor study room where Pete Groff and Pledge home for Christmas. Dick Cowdrey intend to replace James Our pledges for this semester are: Wayne Deeble, Parkersburg, W. Va.; Bushman who is, at long last, graduating. Fritz Hoffman and Kenneth Barnes from Evidence that many of our men have Lancaster; John Rhoads, Circleville; Rob- spent their childhood in pool rooms was ert Jakovich and Robert Criss from Mingo discovered when the pledge class donated Junction ; Louis Ondis, Athens; Paul a pool table to the chapter. This new Templin, Cambridge; George Davenport, addition to our recreation room now ocPittsburgh, Pa.; Tom Fillmer, Martins cupies most of our leisure time. George Herrick is our new Junior Dean Ferry; James Bringard, Barberton; and replacing Elmer Jacob of Louisville, who Richard Lloyd. We have had many parties at the house is to receive his diploma at the end of the this semester. One of the first was "Dance quarter. I, Paul Utley, have replaced Jim and Romance from Coast to Coast." Each Walker as correspondent. Jim has beroom in the house was decorated to re- come our song leader. His fine work with our vocal ensemble has proved to the men semble a famous night club. On Friday, October 13, we had an that they really can sing. Forrest Reed "Apache Party." The Acacian's and their of Toledo was elected pledge trainer after dates came dressed as French. The place Bruce Garnand resigned the position. Our social schedule was crowded this had all the atmosphere of old France. The week end of December 9 was quarter. We started by honoring our packed with Christmas activity. On the fathers with "Dad's Week End as a Colninth we danced to Don Davis and his lege Boy." The boys moved out and their orchestra for our annual Costume Ball, dads took over operation of the house . "Dreamer's Holiday," at the Women's The only casualty of the week end ocGym. The gym was redecorated to look curred when one of the fathers fell out like dreamland and the couples were of his upper bunk. The new initiates were much more redressed in all types of costumes which they could dream up. Many of the alumni laxed at our initiation banquet on November 19, than they had been the prewere back for the dance. The following day we had our annual vious night. Here members of the underChristmas party at the house. Gifts were graduate chapter and alumni gathered to given to all the guests; some brought on once again "Strengthen the Ties of Friendmany laughs when the embarrassed girls ships." Our annual Fall Formal was held opened their gifts. As the semester is on December 2 at the Fiesta Club as a climax of our social schedule of the about over the actives are looking forward to the Pledge-Active Party which quarter. David M. Williams of Youngstown marthe pledges give in honor of the actives. To finish a successful intramural foot- ried Patricia Pfeffer of Westerville this ball season the pledges challenged the fall. Dick and Judy Smeltzer are expectactives to a game which the actives won. ing an addition to their family soon. This So far we have been having a very completes the news from the O.S.U. Chapsuccessful basketball season, both the ter, but you will hear from us again soon. PAUL UTLEY pledges and the actives. The active team has won two and lost none, and the pledges have won three and lost none. If we keep this up we should have some Oklahoma new trophys for the house. Some of the guys have lost their pins: This has been a very festive season for H. R. Collins to Jo Ann Murphy; Gene Elsass to Nila Burger; Bill O'Brien to the Oklahoma Chapter of Acacia. With Ginny Palmer. Gene Wells gave Elaine school lessons, house parties and all, we have been kept in the never ending whirl Molnar a diamond. BoB CAPPEL of things. The annual pledge party given in honor of the members was held at the chapter Ohio State house December 16. The house was lavishly decorated and the pledges must Here at Ohio State we have just fin- have worked for weeks. Cocoa and cake ished another autumn quarter, and we were served, a program was furnished are all waiting anxiously to see if our and everyone had a swell time dancing address for the coming year will be that away the evening. Ralph Moore, our song leader, really of the Acacia house or one furnished by Uncle Sam. While the quarter was in won the honors this year. He was praised progress, William Alexander, Schnectady, by almost every sorority and fraternity

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46 on the campus. He presented the Acacia glee club in Fred Waring's Cantata, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." This was done with piano on all our serenades an d most of the sororities liked this so well that they asked us to come back. The solos were taken by Jimmie Simmons, James Billingsly, Don Cohlmia and Boardman Barby. Many parts were taken by a quartet made up of Stan Baily, Jimmie Simmons, James Billingsly and Jerry Langencamp. All in all this really gave us a lot of prestige on the campus. A wonderful Christmas party was held at the chapter house on December 19. This was stag. Bowls and bowls of egg nog wer e served, a wonderful movie was shown, and a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings was prepared by our two wonderful cooks. Later in the evening, we were entertained by Caroline Cole and Beverly Burns doing songs and jokes. An exchange of gifts with eightline poems ended the gay evening. Robert Larison, our new intramural coach, has been doing swell; not only has everyone been cooperating, but our basketball team really looks fit and should win us some honors this year. We are all wishing for a good and happy new year and hoping that all our chapters can continue their progress as they have been doing in the past. DoN CoHLMIA

Oklahoma A & M In spite of the Christmas holidays, I am going to have to spend a little time informing our brothers of the activities here at Oklahoma A & M. We have added Daryl Miller from Davis to our pledge class. Also to our ranks as members we have added Richard Burk from Oklahoma City and Wallace Lee from Marland. G. E. Larason was also initiated as an honorary alumnus; his home is in Oklahoma City. This initiation was held on December 10, 1950. Everyone here at A & M appreciated Ed Lemmon's visit during the week ending J?ecember 2, 1950. On that Saturday evenmg we held our annual Circus Dance a sight really t o see. Our dance was com~ plete with everything from clowns to pink lemonade. Dean Oglesby, the Dean of Students, commended us very highly. The ar chitects, carpenters painters boat builders, and cotton pun~hers com~ bined their talent under the able direct ion of Bob McGeehee to build a beau tiful float which won second place in a field o~ fifty in the h omecoming parade. We enJoyed th e visit of the friends and alumn i who stopped by the house for a ch at. Jack L?th ers h~s become the chapter 's new adviSer; h e Is an alumn u s of Cornell Chapter, n ow teaching in the architecture department here. In a shor t while we will be losing some of ~ur old landmarks to th is big w orld. Cecil G~dman, Bob Clodfelter, and Lyn ~to~ will receive diplomas from this institution. Lyn recently became a member of Blue Key. MARTIN SCHMIDT

Oregon State With the end of the first term and the coming of a new year the Oregon State Acacians can look back at the old year to a job well done. We IDled our house to capacity with four new pledges since beginning pledge period last term which completed our rushing program. These men are Bill Harris, Roseburg; Leon Gordon, Salem; John Titus, Independence; and Don Fenner, Kodiak, Alaska. This makes a total of eight pledges moving into the house at the beginning or winter term. Although pledging for the time being is in a stable position, due to the draft situation an extensive rush program is being planned for the spring and winter months. On the week end of November 3 and 4 two men made their way satisfactorily through the initiation ceremony. They were Ronald Bartley, Canyonville; and Harold Howland, Portland. We are expecting to initiate a much larger group next term since some of our pledges are showing very satisfactory progress. Last term's social season was inaugurated by two exchange desserts. Later events indicate that they were successful as our following dance was well represented by dates from the two houses. The dance's theme was "Things Are Rough All Over" and the costume was "just any ol' thing." As a contrast to this, our coming winter term dance will be held at the "Country Club" and will be strictly formal. As a highlight to the end of the term we held our annual Christmas party with the usual passing out of presents. To show our appreciation to our excellent cook Mrs. New, we presented her with ~ Sweetheart pin for a Christmas present. We realize that we are fortunate in having the benefit of Mrs. New's able efforts and hope this will somewhat express our thanks. The appearance of our front door has been improved by the addition of a new door plate made by Pledge Bruce Linkous in his foundry lab. Venerable Dean Bob Hercher can more aptly keep control over house meetings with the gavel made and presented by Active Wayne Chezem. A complete new set of Encyclopedia Brittanica was also purchased by the house. A new addition has been made to our trophy awards. Each term the outstanding pledge will be given the distinction of h aving his n ame engraved on a large ~le~g.e trophy. H e will also be given an mdividual loving cup to further acclaim his achievemen t. It will be based on schol~rship, campus activities, chapter servIces, and personal qualities and influence.

Penn State . ~s ~s the t ime of year when reminiscm g Is m style as we bid adieu t o 1950 and prepar e to welcome 1951. Looking back w e fin d there are m an y entries to

make in the 195() record book before we close it. One date we will surely remember is December 9, for it was the date of our most outstanding social function of the year, the annual pledge dance. This year it was given as a formal dinner dance which was somewhat of a departure from procedure of past years. It met with such success it will probably become a tradition. Another date we will remember is Sunday, December 17, for the sorority exchange party we gave. This also was a new type of affair for us but met with such success we contemplate a repeat in the coming semester. We played host to the Tri Delt girls with an afternoon of square dancing that everyone joined into and got a big kick out of. The following evening we held the annual Christmas party for underprivileged children. It was also a time for exchange of small gifts between the men in the house. As our guests we had two yo~? boys who were the wide eyed recipients of many gifts of clothing and toys. Our only regret was that we were not able to give them many more of the things they could use. On December 14 we . had as dinner guests several men from the Alpha Zeta fraternity while on the same evening several of our men were guests at their house. This was part of the fraternity exchange plan that I.F.C. sponsors throughout the year. Reaching further back into our memory we recall a Friday evening in November when the annual alumni card party was held. It met with its usual success and everyone enjoyed this evening which afforded us an opportunity to meet and know our local alumni. We will remember Saturday December 2, as the date when two of our brothers wer~ initiated into Tau Beta Pi the engineermg honorary. They are Daniel Lawrence Babcock and Edward Thomas Ruch. It was more memorable since Dan receiv:ed t~e award as outstanding junior engmeermg student from the society. Our pledge class certainly deserves a lot of credit for the job they have done in renovating. the chapter room from top to bo~tom. It IS really beautiful with freshly pamted walls and newly finished floor. As a closing note, one we slightly regret, w~ re.J?ort on the annual I.F .C. banquet With 1ts accompanying award of the scholarship trophy. We had high hopes th~t were slightly dashed when we finiShed second in the running. We offered our congratulations with the warning that we are out to get it next year. RoBERT CALDER.

Purdue Since the last issue of THE TRIAD a great many things have happened. First off there are now two possessors of the triangle known of old. They are : Robert Lu~e and Paul Collier. Bob is now our assistant ~reasurer and Paul is looking for a seruor managerial post with the football squad.

The Triad, Winter, 1951 A recent addition to the chapter's kitchen equipment was a new toaster, purchased by the building association. No longer will we have to make our breakfast toast on the grill. The big all-campus Christmas program got off to a good start this year. The fraternities erected a thirty-foot Christmas tree in front of the executive building. The Student Union had a large Christmas party complete with decorations to close the season at Purdue. The Music Hall was a scene of an extravaganza of Christmas music. We joined with Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Delta Pi to sing a few carols during this program. The pledges did it again-no I don't mean they ruined anything; on the contrary they put on one of the best formal dances in many a season. The evening started out with a formal dinner at the chapter house. Immediately following, the scene shifted to Allen's ballroom where the Acacians danced to the music of Bob Brass. The ballroom was decorated in the theme of "Stairway to the Stars." All in all everyone had a wonderful time. Special thanks and congratulations are in order for pledges Dave Ormosher, Ken Ohlemeyer, and Bill Duffendach for a splendid evening. Seems as though we have a "wheel" in the house. Darrell Eubank was recently initiated into the Gimlet Club. Gimlet, in case you didn't know, is an organization of Purdue boosters. It draws its membership from fraternity men who have been outstanding in athletics or activities. Darrell turned the trick with his Glee Club soloing. Among the other honor winners Eugene (Red) Thomson didn't do badly either. He passed out cigars on October 18 when he became the proud papa of a baby girl, Janet Elaine. What has become of the "Hourglass"? According to the latest information from the offices of Widener, Warren and Luce, the Purdue Chapter's publication will be coming your way before long. So I assure you, alumni, we haven't forgotten you. That's all for now-see you next issue. JAMEs VoLKEL

Rensselaer By the time this article reaches its readers, all the members of this chapter will have returned from a much-needed vacation-much-needed because of the activities of the first semester and the reviews and finals which follow. Our fall season was composed of rushing, initiations, installation of the Vermont Chapter, and more rushing. All this is now finished until spring, and we welcome our new pledges: John Bartram, Edward Chen, Carter Litchfield, George Miller, Roy Saunders, and Miles Snyder. After a rigorous week, ending December 9 (in which some brothers lost more sleep than the pledges), we congratulate and welcome Brothers Ralph Soden, Dick Cheney, Don Brink, George Schleehauf, Jack Mitchell, and Bob Mortlock. A new radio-phone combination, with

47 the addition of two extension speakers (through the efforts of Brothers Reiner and Warner, "Expert Electricians, Inc.) now provides music for dancing, or listening, and can be heard throughout most of the house--much to the chagrin of those brothers trying to study while Charleston lessons are in progress at one in the morning. Other improvements include the new tile floor in our dining room, added during vacation, and our new front steps. Major social events held during the fall included our non-mechanized hayride (real horses and hay), followed by the square dance in the "cornfield"; the bowling party, where some members turned in good golf scores; and the annual Christmas party, with its bouncing oranges, treasure hunt, the "blues" trio, Santa Claus. "Mel" (not Torme') Brink and "Willie" Block renditions, and the traditional carols. Recent chapter visitors included Dr. Hubert M. Poteat, Imperial Potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. During the Vermont installation, we greatly appreciated the aid given by W. Martin Delbrouck, Roy C. Clark, George W. Croyle, and George Dickie, '50 (our first Venerable Dean). "Don't fight it, men; it's bigger than both of us" department-Jack Mitchell retained possession of his newly-earned pin for about two weeks before losing it (and a diamond) to Sue Boulden, at Christmas. Another loss, not previously reported, was the pin of Russ Southwick to Lois Wheeler this past summer. We also have a pledge whose pledge pin would be missing if he weren't required to wear it. (He's out to beat the speedy de-pinning record). And speaking of losses, our first one to Uncle Sam occurred during the Christmas vacation when Brother Robert A. Woodall, our former TRIAD Correspondent, decided to join the Air Force. RICHARD H. SHUMAKER

So. California From the land of fog and smog here's the dialogue concerning everything fr~m our travelogue to our English Bulldog. Because of the combined midnight labor of all the men in the house, SC Acacia, under the leadership of Len Warren and Karl Klokke, had THE BIGGEST float in the University's titanic Homecoming Parade. This unbelievable entry featured a mammoth golden horse's head surmounting a flowing cardinal and gold robe, all emblematic of the era of SC's unstoppable Thundering Herd football teams. A special trophy for the two-ton paper and plaster Leviathan now stands straight, slender and tall on the trophy case to spur the men on to future efforts. With Junior Dean Bill McColloch guiding the social season, SC Acacia's parties have been coming faster than three drunks' hiccups. One party saw the members and dates attending dressed as song titles; another party was a four way affair with Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity and

Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Omicron Pi sororities. Still another social melee found the brothers on a "Treasure Hunt" for clues in empty cans secreted all over the thousands of square miles of Los Angeles County. First to clutch and collect the correct clues as to the party's whereabouts was Bill Walbert. He and his date received prizes. Other treasure hunters received wet feet, eye strain, traffic tickets and assorted fits of exhaustion. A program of luncheon exchanges has been carried out very successfully as the men on different occasions entertained the campus' loveliest from Tri Delt, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Gamma, and Kappa Kappa Gamma. Of course the biggest social event was the Black and Gold Ball held recently at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. In the swank hostelry's Redwood Room, the brothers and guests danced on t\yo floors amid surroundings of beauty and in an air of gaiety never before enjoyed in the chapter's highly successful social history. A high point of the splendid evening was the presentation of a plaque from the chapter to Newt Metfessel for his outstanding work on the chapter's trophy winning song fest arrangements. Even though burdened with a heavy load of graduate studies, Newt unselfishly gave night after night to twisting our collective tonsils 'into line for the song competitions. Few other chapter endeavors have done so much to raise SC Acacia to its present top spot on campus and all the brothers wanted Newt to know how they appreciated his efforts for the fraternity. Aside from parties, it might be mentioned that the transfer and storage business has picked up smartly here recently. Brothers Jack Lindgren and Newt Metfessel have transferred their pins into storage by Clair Cole, SC Tri Delt, and Rose Popoff, UCLA, respectively. Also, engagements were announced by Karl Klokke to Irene Wizenread, Pasadena City College; Bob Lillevick to Sally Seymour, SC Tri Delt, and Ray Richert to Jane Carrillo, SC Kappa Delta. At the exact second that school closed for the Christmas vacation five car-loads of SC Acacians threw their tooth brushes into a clean pair of socks and were off to Tucson, Arizona, with the intention of installing Acacia Fraternity's 38th Chapter, at the University of Arizona. The SC men guided the neophytes through the difficult days aided no little by Executive Secretary Roy L . Clark, John A. Lunsford and Traveling Secretary Ed Kelly. After the initiation, the new charter was presented at a celebration-banquet at which time pride and faith in Acacia's past and future were expressed by the aforementioned officers and other dignitaries. As a climax to a sleepless week end, and after seeing more of Tucson in one night than the Mayor realizes exists, the SC and Arizona men started off on a nocturnal howl-prowl to serenade some of the sororities. The semi-somnambular serenaders loosened the larynx sufficiently to absolutely panic a number of sororities and girl's dorms with special SC arrangements of popular songs. As the dawn approached, there were increasing

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48 reports that is was not beyond the realm of conjecture that the local gendarmery might look askance at further violent group renditions of ultra-rhythmic vocal music. As one of the singers so aptly phrased it, "Cheese it, da cops."

"Trolios," housemanager Andy Ulrich was portraying Juliet, balcony and all. Balcony collapsed, illrich had nowhere to go but straight down; result, one broken heel, one cement sock and crutches for about four months. Another SC Acacia invalid, Bill Rogers, is reported recovering nicely from TB, and is able to visit his home on week ends. In the finest tradition of SC Acacia, Sam Gandrid, senior dean, brought Donna Ogier, Homecoming Queen, to dinner at the chapter house recently. Sam was lovely in a plain white shirt and figured tie chicly hanging straight down the front. Our bulldog Pythagoras seems listless lately. He hasn't even chewed our most recent garden hose into 200 three inch lengths yet. And we've had it a week. JOSEPH BLOCH.

Syracuse

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Karl Klokke and Irene Wizenread, prizewinners at a recent Come-As-ASong-Title Party. They represented the song, "Bee Witched." Some of the men arrived home fresh and rested from Arizona; others returned by way of San Diego and Tiajuana, Mexico. Have we got pledges! Led in their continual malfeasance by Sleepy-Time Roy Foreman and Devil-May-Care-Sam Gandrud, the pledges have run the gamut from serving pie topped with shampoo lather instead of whipped cream, to staging parties with many campus sororities including Kappa Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha, and to having a two-day pledge ditch at Lake Arrowhead, some 80 miles from Los Angeles. (But, nevertheless, the actives still managed to visit the miscreants at their hideaway late at night.) The pledges, obvious congenital rowdies, left the plumbing and telephones, etc. inoperable upon their departure for the ditch, showing no little imagination and skill at dirty work. Among other happenings, Tom Williams and Dick Baerreson were initiated into Kappa Alpha Psi, national commerce honorary to join the house's other members Hugh Craig and Len Warren. Also, in the annual fraternity pledge relay races, our pledges started off like Jane Russell, way out in front, but finished last, but LAST! Truth to tell, searching parties were organized to find these lead footed swifties. In the annual fraternity talent show,

Greetings, to all chapters, alumni, and especially brothers now employed with Uncle Sam. While the Syracuse Chapter was busy adjusting itself to its new house, two of our brothers were called into the service. Early in October Bill Greer received his greetings from the Marines, while George Lawson went the Army way in December. Numerous other brothers have had their physicals. Lucky Luke Hammel got a 2A deferment and the doctors pronounced Johnny Tetz 4F. Acacia's illustrious alumni were also filling the ranks of the armed forces. Johnny Karhs, '50, was married and drafted within a week. Rag Witherill, '50, was called back inj;o the Navy. Back on the home front sparks were really flying at 807 Walnut Avenue. Our back porch was the scene of an early morning fire in mid-October that caused "gas fumes, so intense, that firemen were forced to wear gas masks." End of PostStandard quote. V. D. John Lake smelled the smoke, yelled fire, and Luke-Hammel and Casey Lockwood set the world's record for the 100-yard dash. The results: only a charred panel and a toasted icebox. October also saw the initiation of five new brothers. We welcome to the fold Jack Baker, Bill Meade, John Mikle, Val Pinchbeck, and John Tetz. To take their place in the pledge ranks we recently. pledged Ed Booth, Utica ; Walt Johnson, Glens Falls; Neil MacLaren, Verona, N. J. ; Paul Miwa, Honolulu, Hawaii; and J ohn Marcin (Grad), Brooklyn. Colgate week end and our "for the birds" poster, a 1-3 record in touch football, Elmer and the shower curtain, Jacque Cross goes lion hunting, Behind the Iron Curtain pledge dance, John Mikle and the "gross understatement," initiation banquet at Brancas', and the uke craze at 4 a . m. rounded out the fall semester. Scholastically Acacia was sixth among 35 fraternities on the Hill. Mac Bump garnished the coveted Phi Beta Kappa award with a 2.4 average. December brought the annual Christmas Formal. Held this year at the Fay-

etteville Inn, the affair was termed "successful" by J. D. AI Knox. The twelfth month also brought basketball with highscoring Billy Meade flipping them in for the Acacia five. Christmas vacation came not-too-soon-enough for the brothers. Two weeks of sleeping, eating, reading and writing brought the brothers back on schedule. January, besides being cold and slushy, was the month of cramming for finals and staying up all night studying formulae. With the new term upon us, Syracuse Acacians look forward to the completion of a successful first year at 807 Walnut Avenue. Because of the extra large pledge class, the chapter decided to hold two initiations this term. New brothers added early this month to boost our active chapter to 33 brothers are Bill Wirth, Paul Greenlaw, Carl Stout, Bob Jarosz, Winsor Lott, Bob Federspiel, Tom Dearden, Jim Anderson, Don Ingram, Dick Malone, and Tom Thomas. GEORGE LocKWOOD

Texas Well, here's another report from sunny Texas. Been readin' in the papers that elsewhere in these good ole Y ewnited States the weather has been a trifle chilly. If any of you brethren are having trouble keeping warm, just hope the nearest stagecoach leaving for Texas. Don't try coming by auto-all the roads were washed out by that latest batch of sunshine (10") we just had. We went up to Dallas this past October and came back minus another sheepskin. It seems like we can't beat that football team up at Norman. Well, as the beloved Texas Aggies always say, "Wait until next year." The party of the Texas and Oklahoma boys was quite a success, though, for both sides. The only trouble is that we can't figure out just which school won that one. This fall we entered intramural football with the will to win-and that we did -two games. Oh well, you can't win all of them. We ended up with a nice fat .500 average. The only trouble is that you have to have a much better average to get anywhere in these leagues. With football quickly disposed of, we jumped blindly (and brother, I mean blindly) into that quaint little sport called soccer (personally, I think it should be spelled socker). Only one member of our group had ever played soccer before, but the others quickly caught on during the first game. We lost that one 2-0 at the hands of Phi Sigma Delta. In the second game, the Chi Phi's had to score in the last 20 seconds to tie us 1-1. In a five-minute overtime period, the Chi Phi's scored in the last ten seconds to win the game 2-1. The score came about when the ball bounced lazily through the Acacia goalie's hands. That Acacia goalie was little ole me. With the basketball season coming on we are more confident of winning some games. It seems as though some of us have played that game before.

The Triad, Winter, 1951 We have won something, though. We placed third in the woodgathering contest for the bonfire that was held the night before the Texas-Texas A. & M. game. The woodgatherers, under the able eye of Mickey Williams, gathered up all available telephone poles, outhouses, and unfinished sorority houses. Somehow, two manhole covers and a Greyhound bus top got in our pile, but they didn't count in the contest so Mickey had to return them. The night before the Texas-S.M.U. game, the chapter ~ntertained with an informal dance. We danced to the music of a band composed of five of Frank Holloway's employes. The music was very good, though, and Frank was one surprised man. He didn't know he had such talented employes. The P hi Mu's entertained us with an open house on October 21. The Ladies Club (I can't spell auxiliary) gave the chapter a Mexican dinner (pass the water please, I thought this pepper was a pickle) on December 9. The ladies charged 75 cents per plate to help defray the cost of the piano they presented to the fraternity. The Acacia Dixieland band showed the chapter's appreciation for the piano by slaughtering some good Dixieland numbers. We held our Christmas party on December 16 at the house. Each member was supposed to bring a date and a toy and then play with them (I know that this sounds funny, but it's the way the Junior Dean stated it) . The members exchanged toys with their dates which were later given to the Salvation Army (the toys, naturally). Lee Hay acted as Santa Claus without the benefit of a Santa Claus costume. The people kept yelling for him to take the pillow out. He didn't have a pillow on! I have tried to put it off as long as possible, but I can't stall any more. Here is the list of new members: William G. Noble, William F. Johnson, J. C. Hall, Paul Koons, George MacDonald, Albert L. Harris, and Leslie Hearn. Al and Leslie left for the Air Corps immediately after their initiation. The new pledges are Ed Mann of Odessa, Bob Ratliff of Colorado City, and Bob Partain of Odessa. Speaking of romance (I know I wasn't, but I had to have a lead sentence) Bill Johnson didn't have his new pin long enough for it to turn green before he gave it to Nonnie Hudson, Alpha Gamma Delta. On December 23, George MacDonald and Jean Wiedenfield, Alpha Omicron Pi, were wed in Kerrville. Jack (Tyrone) Steele is now going steady with Charlotte Carlisle, Gamma Phi Beta. Both Bill and George have suffered the indignity of being thrown in Littlefield Memorial Fountain (Ye Olde Custom down here in Texas). Both were dipped after long chases and violent struggles. We can't throw Jack in until he is pinned. NOTE TO THE ILLINOIS CHAPTER: Ken Pearson can now say "yawl" with the best of them. He even says that when he goes back up North he won't drink out of anything but a Dixie cup. He wakes

up in the morning singing "The Eyes of Texas" and goes to bed singing "Beautiful Texas." He eats cornbread for breakfast and nibbles on hawg cracklins during the day. He has also learned that if Longstreet had gotten to Gettysburg in time, the South would have won the Civil War. His favorite song is "Save Youah Confederate Money Boys, the South Will Rise Again." In early November we elected new officers. It's lucky that we did because the old officers' terms were up. The officers for the next term are: Venerable Dean- Scott Nisbet, Senior Dean-Merlyn Bruce, Junior Dean-Bill Norred, Secretary-Dub Noble, Senior StewardBill Johnson, Junior Steward-Lige Nelson, TRIAD Correspondent- Lee Hay, Pledgemaster-Joe Jackson, Alumni Correspondent-Eerie Bridges, Alumni Representative-George Smyth, and Intramural Manager-Bob Belser. With such good officers (Hay, you're bragging) it looks like a good year ahead. Well, as Olivia DeHavilland said as they took her to the snakepit, "I must be off." Youah evah loving little ole repohtah. LEE HAY

U. C. L.A. The final list of pledges for the fall semester is: Bob Armstrong, Bill Bennett, Ron Garabedian, Clair Hoblit, Robert Kennedy, Phil Nassief, Jim Peila, Bill Pfaff, Elliott Pierce, Charles Pierson, Carl Rehal, Jim McCarty, Russ Weber, and Ed Wilson. In November the pledge class went to

Apple Valley Inn on their ditch with the pledges of Delta Zeta. They were accompanied by the housemother and cook of Delta Zeta and Active Everett Mann who was overpowered in the village by four pledges. The active chapter found out about the ditch, so no damage was done to the house. Elections have been held and the following officers will be inaugurated on January 2 for the spring semester. Bill Lynn as Venerable Dean, Daryl Johnson as Senior Dean, Jack Dopp as Junior Dean, Will Murphy as Treasurer, Bob Benson as Secretary, Harley Broyles as House Manager and Bill Bedworth as Rush Chairman. This semester, with John Lyons as photographer producer, the chapter has begun the making of a technicolor film to be used during rushing to show rushees chapter activities. All scenes are as candid and informal as possible to make the film appear true to life. Scenes shot dur ing the semester include the Mother's Club Tea, shots of the chapter working on the Homecoming float, and the Christmas party for underprivileged children. The production is being paid for by donations from chapter members. More improvements have been made in the chapter house during the semester. As a pledge class project, the pledge class redecorated the TV room, painting it blue with indirect lighting for starlight dancing. The Mother's Club redecorated the powder room with a combination of colonial print paper and chartreuse paint. The chapter accepted the offer of Mr. R. E. Green, Nebraska, to decorate and furnish a bedroom and bath on the first floor for visiting alumni. Most of the men of the U.C.L.A. Chapter went to Berkeley for a gay three or

UCLA UCLA Chapter homecoming float for 1950 w on 2n d prize for originality.

The Triad, Winter, 1951 50 four-day week end for the U .C.L .A.-Cal game. The California Chapter threw a fabulous party for the visiting Uclans and even though we lost the game, we all had a wonderful time. We are now planning a New Year's Eve party ~or. the Acacians from California and Mtchtgan when they come to the Rose Bowl. The U .C.L.A. Chapter this semester won their first Homecoming float prize. After a week of feverish work, countless man hours spent making rosettes, and last minute finishing touches in the assembly areas, the Acacian float was on its way to a second prize for originality. The slogan for Homecoming was "F rontier Bruin Keeps Injun Stewing." The Acacia float was a U.C.L.A. Bruin fanning with a 10-gallon hat a fire under a pot containing the Stanford Indian. As the float passed the judges' stand the clutch of the motor began to smoke adding a touch of reality to the fire under the pot. In November the bloodmobile unit of the Red Cross came to U.C.L .A. for blood donations. A cup was offered to the living group with the greatest per cent of its members giving blood. The Acacians won the cup with 47 per cent participating. The blood drive was such a success that all records were broken and the Red Cross is making a survey to try to increase donations in other parts of the country by using the approach used at U.C.L.A. Dr. Frank Reinsch of the German Department, who has been our adviser since the beginning of our organization, has gone to Belfast, Ireland, as an exchange professor for the next semester. Chapter meetings will not be the same without Dr. Reinsch and we are all looking forward to his return. The five-year skin that was wagered between the S.C. and U .C.L.A. Chapters is now in possession of the U.C.L.A. Chapter by a score of 39-0. It has been predicted by all experts that the skin will now be a permanent fixture of the U.C.L.A. Chapter. The U.C.L .A. Acacian's formal dinner dance will be held on January 5 in the new Magnolia Room of the Carolina Pines in Hollywood. All arrangements have been made and a large crowd is expected. During the semester all the usual traditional social functions were a great success. In October the Mother's Club had a tea for all the mothers of the pledge class and most of the mothers were there including many from out of town. The Father and Son banquet was held during Men's Week and all houses with their fathers met on campus after dinner for a show and boxing matches. On F riday evening before vacation the Mother's Club had a dinner party at the chapter house for all members and their pledges. Jack Lane, famous for his caricatures of movie stars in the Brown D erby; H ollywood, came to the house and did studies of all the men in the house. Everybody sat around and kibitzed while each subject posed, and from the things said, Lane got material for the little inscriptions at the bottom of each drawing. We had hoped to hang all the caricatures in the

house but most of the men decided to keep fuem as private property. Too bad! Well this is the last of this for this semest~r and we are all keeping our fingers crossed and hoping that the future will brighten up a little so that we can all stay in school and out of the Armed Services. HARLEY BROYLES

Washington State Old man winter has settled over the campus at Pullman, Wash., and all the boys and girls at W .S.C. have crawled into their nice warm woolens for the duration. Life goes on as usual though and for the W.S.C. Acacians it is a very active and happy life. With the Yuletide season came the many appropriate functions which accompany it, namely Christmas dances, parties, caroling, and of course, pre-holiday tests. The Acacia Christmas dance was held December 8, and was a very festive affair. The house was decorated in the Christmas theme with trees, fir boughs and candles. The honored guest at the dance was traveling secretary, Ed Kelly, who dropp~d in on us that week. Ed's visit was enjoyed by all the fellows and before leaving he was made an honorary member of the "Acacia Arbuckles," the local fat boys club. Our Christmas stag party was held on the Wednesday following the dance. At the party, the boys exchanged gifts and each study room gave a skit. After the party we all went out caroling the sororities. The pledge dance was held in the chapter house on December 1. The pledges. under the direction of Louis Harding and Dick Lee, planned the dance and decorated the house, following the theme, "Acacia Dreams." The boys did a very good job and we are very proud of them. Also on the social line, we have had after-dinner dances with the Alpha Phis and Tri Delts. Congratulations go to John Ray, who was recently initiated into Alpha Kappa Psi, men's business administration honorary. John is a boy who really gets around on the campus, both scholastically and socially, and he certainly deserved the honor. In the athletic department we are being well represented. The Acacia bowling team is leading the league now, as it has all season, and is the favorite to walk away with top honors. Our basketball team is just getting started after dropping its first two games and has won three in a row. In the individual department we are represented by two good men. Don Hinkson, our V.D ., is looking to be one of boxing coach Ike Deeter's top men this season. Don boxes at 175 pounds and was intramural champion last year. This is his first year with the varsity and it will certainly be a good year. Pledge J oe Alfaro finished the football season as starting end on the Cougar freshman team, and is now on the starting five of the frosh basketball team. Boa SPEER

Wyoming Fall quarter is over, grades are out, and we may have one pledge go active. Well, it was nice to have the Scholarship Cup for one year. Although the grades were not the best in the West, we had a successful quarter in rushing. Six new men were pledged throughout the quarter. They were Fritz Forsch, Lodi, California; Vern Koons, Cheyenne; Larry Miller, Casper; Milton Small, Wheatland; Elvin Booth, Lander; and Brian Colwell, Hope, Idaho. Due to the fact that regularly elected Venerable Dean Marc Colvin was graduating at the end of fall quarter, we held election of officers in October. New officers are: Rollo Hart, Venerable Dean; George Inkster,Âˇ Senior Dean; Wayne Holaway, Junior Dean; and Robert Hughes, Rushing Chairman. The chapter is confident that these men will fill their posts ably. Several improvements were made on the house last quarter. The most important of these improvements was the removal of approximately 100 feet of rusted water pipe and the installation of a new copper line. Also a new shower, and new light fixtures were installed, while the house manager's room was plastered. Mrs. Edith Neal took up the reins of housemother at the beginning of f.all quarter. The chapter has benefited greatly from Mother Neal's guiding hand. On October 28, a new tradition was inaugurated. We challenged the Phi Kappas to a gridiron duel. The loser of the contest was to display prominently in his chapter house a trophy, consisting of one polished cuspidor. The battle was hard fought, but ended in a scoreless tie. It is hoped that next year's tussle will end differently. The biggest event of the social season was the Pledge Dance, held on December 1 at the Elk's Hall. The pledges, with the help of some gullible actives, decorated the hall as a Southern-style patio. As the fates would have it, it snowed for the first and only time this winter that night, so the effect of a warm summer night in Dixie was practically lost. A fine time was had by all, however. On the Sunday before finals, the chapter threw a Christmas party for the Mother's Club. The dads were also invited and we had to scrounge around in order to find seats for everybody. The chapter sang Christmas carols while seated on the floor. After the chapter opened the presents from the Mother's Club, which included ceiling light fixtures for living room, dining room, and game room, and a check for floor tile, we presented Mother Neal with a Sweetheart Pin, to the strains of the "Sweetheart Song." The following night, a Sweetheart Pin was presented to Ma Jackson, who was unable to make it to the party. After the mothers and fathers left, we opened the personal presents, amid cries of Joyeous Noel. Boa HUGHES AND BILL GILBERT

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NIC Faces Emergency (Continued from page 33)

ternity officers and college officials; and that the colleges be urged to submit adequate scholarship reports and data covering both groups and individuals. The constitution was changed to permit the Executive Committee to determine the time and place for the conference to meet annually. Heretofore, the constitution had specifically fixed the Friday and Saturday following Thanksgiving as the dates for the annual meeting. Earlier in the convention, Albert S. Bard, a past chairman of the NIC, had submitted a resolution insisting that college fraternities have the right to be selective of their own members, free from any interference or restriction by a college or university or other outside body, and that any attempt to restrict this right is an inadvisable interference in student education and self-government. The resolution was referred to the committee on resolutions which later authorized Mr. Bard to present the following as a substitute: That the matter of fraternity autonomy, with respect to fraternity membership, be referred to a special committee to be appointed by the Executive Committee and that the special committee, under the direction of the Executive Committee, make a survey of the fraternities in the conference to ascertain their views in the matter; and that the special committee be requested to make an effort to develop a general and united policy with respect to this feature in the relationship of college and fraternity. Speaker at the luncheon was Dr. W. C. Toepelman, Delta Sigma Phi, staff associate, American Council on Education, Washington, D. C., who discussed mobilization for military service and some of the problems from it that will affect colleges and fraternities. While not certain in regard to the details of mobilization, as policies are subject to quick change, Dr. Toepelman predicted that the nation faces a period of semi-preparedness that will continue from ten to thirty or more years. He stated that the navy and army as well as the air force will depend largely on the R. 0 . T. C.'s for their supply of officers and that it is more than possible that college campuses and college facilities will be used for special types of training programs. To get 1,800,000 men needed for the various services it may be necessary to drop the age down to 18, according to Dr. Toepelman, and it may be also necessary to have men serve for a three-year period. This might mean, he

51 stated, that there would be no fr eshmen entering campuses for a year or two unless there is recognized the necessity of keeping a sufficient number of men in colleges as "the seed corn that we need to develop an intelligent public." A committee appointed by General Hershey, he reported, had recommended that an opportunity be provided for all men ranked in the upper half of their classes last year to apply for the deferment regardless of the field of specialization. Beginning with 1956, Dr. Toepelman declared, the number of persons reaching the age of 18 will be considerably larger, which will mean approximately 30 per cent more possible registrants for college than the pre-war average and that in the middle sixties it is believed that college enrollments in this country will far exceed the peak enrollments of recent years. In closing Dr. Toepelman said: "We have faced crises before. We have one before us now. This is a longtime crisis. I think we have got to start planning today, keep on planning, but all the time keep uppermost in our minds that the fraternity system of the United States has contributed something. Those of us who are her e know it has. Some of our most cherished memories are those of the days we spent on the college campus in a fraternity house. I think we have got to maintain the college fraternity as well as all American society and prove to the aggressor nations and the totalitarian nations that democracy actually is the best way of life.'' After a report by Past Chairman Verling C. Enteman, Delta Phi, on what transpired at the recent meeting of the All-American Conference to Combat Communism, the conference adjoined for participation in roundtables which had been scheduled. Reports of these round-tables held under the direction of Robert L. Boyd, Delta Kappa Epsilon, chairman of the committee in char ge, were pr esented at the closing session of the conference Friday afternoon. Lloyd C. Cochran, Alpha Sigma Phi, reported that on the subject, "Fraternity Problems Resulting from Mobilization," excellent suggestions wer e made as to what fraternities and their chapters might do to equip themselves to meet the war emergency and how they might help themselves throughout the emergency period. Dr. F r ank Hunt, Theta Chi, dean of students at Lafayette College, stated that, thanks to the undergraduate members of the gr oup, there was a spirited discussion on "Frater nity Participation in Community Projects." In reporting for the discussion on "Com-

bating Subver sive Activities on the Campus and in the Frater nities," Col. Joseph McCusker, Theta Chi, a member of the Executive Committee, stated that some of the state-supported universities in or adjacent to urban communities could be considered fertile ground for the activities of Communists and that the danger lies in statesuppor ted univer sities rather than private endowed ones. The discussion group felt, Colonel McCusker reported, that if the spotlight wer e turned on these Communists, they would soon fade out of the picture and hence a resolution was pr oposed that the NIC encourage member fraternities and their chapters to identify to their college authorities and to the FBI all persons in the college community disclosed by their activities to be Communists, fellow travelers, or Fascists. C. Robert Yeager, Pi Kappa Alpha, conference treasurer, reported that an interesting round-table had been held on the subject of "Alumni Inter fraternity Councils," in which the activities of the Cornell association had been brought out helpfully. The final report on discussion groups was on "Scholarship," made by Charles A. Seidle, Theta Chi, associate dean of Lehigh University. He stated that specific recommendations that had been found successful on different campuses were brought out in the discussion and that these would be presented in a later report. Two forenoons were spent by the National Undergraduate Interfraternity Conference in panel discussions, while on Friday afternoon both undergraduates and alumni representatives participated in the roundtable discussions. Six men, thr ee alumni and three representatives of under gr aduate fraternity councils, made up the panels on the following topics: The Obligations of the Fraternity to the Campus, Beneficial Rushing Regulations, Hell Week vs. Greek Week, Practical Public Relations, and Working with the College Administration. Completing the undergraduate program on Saturday forenoon, the chairman, Elles M. Derby, and various delegates offered suggestions in r egard to more effective meetings for undergraduates. These included: a program with fewe r discusison subjects and fe wer panel speakers, giving more time for discussion from the floo r ; the dividing of the delegates into groups in accordance with the size of the campus they represent; the holding of the conference in a small rather than a lar ge city; the securing of more speakers who would deal realistically with the subjects scheduled, especially those who could tell "how to do it"; the preparation of a digest of the m ~ etings to be

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52 sent to all interfraternity councils; the need for an officer to whom suggestions for improvements might be sent at any time in the college year; the selection of panel members from schools where particular problems to be discussed have been solved; the holding of a regional conference from which representatives would be sent to the National Interfraternity Conference;. the organization of an undergraduate committee to meet with an _NIC committee in planning for the meeting. At a dinner meeting the College Fraternities Secretaries Association voted to hold next summer's meeting at the Wianno Club on Cape Cod in connection with the meetings of the NIC Executive Committee and the College Fraternities Editors Association. The members voted to contribute $250 to the Interfraternity Research and Advisory Council to further its program. Members of the College Fraternity Editors Association had a luncheon meeting Friday and also decided to participate in the combined summer meeting at the Wianno Club, June 28July L Eldridge Peterson, editor of Printer's Ink, discussed editorial and production problems following the luncheon. In recognition of his 25th anniversary as editor of The Rattle of Theta Chi, George Starr Lasher was presented with a silver plaque. He is one of five to complete a quarter of a century of fraternity magazine editing. The presentation was made by Leland F. Leland, who a year previous had been similarly honored after his completion of a quarter of a century as editor of The Teke of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Both meetings were presided over by Judge L. Z. Rosser, Chi Phi, who the past year headed both organizations. At the meeting of the secretaries he turned over the office of chairman to J. Russell Easton, Sigma Chi, and at the editors' luncheon he transferred his responsibilities as president to Harold Davison, Theta XL

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