Acacia Triad - Autumn 1952 - Vol. 47, No. 1

VOLUME FORTY-SEVEN • NUMBER ONE • AUTUMN • 1952

Foreword May 12, 1954 will mark an important milestone in the history of the Acacia Fraternity. Fifty years previously a group of earnest young men met in an upstairs room in a small rooming house in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to establish a new college fraternity based directly on Masonic principles.

Membership in the new fraternity was to be restricted to college students who were already Masons.

Those eighteen men hardly realized the extent to which their efforts would succeed. Certainly, though they were men of vision, they had no idea that a half-century later any appreciable recognition of their efforts would be noted.

Their successors, the alumni who have been subscribers to the TRIAD, know in a general way the changes that have occurred in the past five decades; the progress that has been made; particularly the developments of the last few years; and the present strong position of the Fraternity. However, there are many of the 16,ooo Acacians who have lost contact with their chapters and the Fraternity; who know little or nothing of what has been happening, and have only a vague idea of Acacia as it exists on 41 campuses today.

It is to them, particularly, that this issue of the TRIAD is dedicated, with the hope that it will be read with interest and that it will serve to again "strengthen the ties of friendship."

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CONTENTS 27th Conclave Meets in Chicago The Executive Secretary Reports Wm. Ross Resigns Franklin, Illinois, Win National Awards Ed Lemmon Accepts New Position Letter from the National President Acacia Today .

Introducing Your National Council Map of Acacia Chapters .

Directory Meet Your Central Office Staff Acacians the World Over Wes Santee, the Ashland Antelope Ray Thomas New Indiana Trustee Acacians Active on Political Fronts The Stork Club The Chapter Connubial The Chapter Eternal .

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The TRIAD is the official publication of the Acacia Fraternity, a general college fraternity, originally founded by and restricted to Masons, founded at the University of Michigan, May 12, 1904.

The TRIAD is published four times each year as a quarterly. The publisher's offices are located at 1205 Bluff Street (The Ovid Bell Press, Inc.), Fulton, Missouri.

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

The Cover The growth of the Acacia Fraternity from a body of Master Masons is depicted on the front cover of this issue. The original drawing was by George Waldschmidt, India1U2 '46. The art work for the cover of this issue was by Mr. James L. Settles.

Notices of change of address, including form 3578, subscription orders, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to the Acacia Fraternity, 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Ill.

EDGAR R. KELLY, EDITOR 1569 Sherman Ave., Chicago, Ill.

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Gabriel, Lunsford Reelected to National Council Golden Anni'Versary Committee Studies '54 Concla'Ve HE nation's Windy City was host to over 200 Acacia actives and alumni at the 27th Biennial Conclave, August 31-September 3. Legislation , training sessions and social activity kept all members l-Jusy from the time of arrival until the final gavel fell adjourning the meetings.

Towering Abbott Hall housed the Conclave delegates and business sessions were held in Thorne Hall on the downtown Northwestern campus.

Delegates, alumni, wives and friends were received by the Council and National Headquarters Staff at a reception in the Abbott Hall lounge Sunday evening, August 31. An air of real fraternalism existed as old friendships were renewed and many new acquaintances were made.

Official business sessions began Monday morning as President Ruppenthal called the Conclave to order at 9:00 a.m. The morning session was devoted primarily to the usual opening business, appointment of committees and the reports of National Officers . (The fuU text of the all in-

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Monday afternoon saw the Con-

THE CONCLAVE WILL COME TO ORDER National President Ruppenthal calls the 27th Biennial Conclave to order.

clave divided into two groups for the purpose of training school. President

Ruppenthal, assisted by George Croyle, Walt Dahl and Ed Kelly, conducted the school for undergraduate delegates, while Executive Secretary Clark, aided by Bill Dye III and Bill Knapp led the meetings for Chapter Advisers.

The undergraduate conference covered all phases of fraternity operation, with special emphasis on rushing for the coming school year.

The Adviser's session was devoted to the problems faced by our Chapter Counselors and the primary duties of such officers. This should prove to be of great value for all chapters, and particularly to those twenty-three which have new advisers for the coming school year. Brothers Clark, Dye and Knapp, who led the panel, have all had many years experience in an adviser capacity and have been very capable as attested by the fine chapters which they represent.

Tuesday's sessions were devoted entirely to legislative matters, nominations and elections, and the reports of committees. Chris K. Gabriel and John Lunsford were unanimously reelected to serve another four year term as First and Second Vice-President respectively.

GRANT PARK AND MICHIGAN AVENUE SKYLIN E IN CHICAGO This beautiful view of Chicago, enjoyed by all Con.clave delegates, shows the two mile promenade along the lake front. Shown above are many of the city's prominent buildings on Michigan Avenue from the world's largest hotel The Conrad Hilton on the left_, to the Trtbune Tower and Palmolive Building on the far right, a distance of nearly two mdes. (Photo-Courtes~ of the Chtcago Assn. of Commerce and Industry)

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Abbott Hall on the downtown Northwestern Campus housed all Conclave delegates.

The second floor lounge in this building was the scene of the Sunday night reception.

A special committee was appointed

by President Ruppenthal to consider the various invitations extended for the 1954 Golden Anniversary Conclave, and to formulate preliminary plans for this historic event. The committee decided unanimously that the offer of the Michigan Chapter should be accepted and that the '54 Conclave should be held at Ann Arbor, the home of our Mother Chapter.

The Conclave Banquet was held on Tuesday evening at the beautiful Lake Shore Club on Chicago's North Side.

Joe Wilson, Northwestern '32, Mutual Broadcasting System "Game of the Day" Sportscaster acted as master of ceremonies and kept the program moving at a lively pace as well as with sparkling humor. The principal address was given by Mr. Lawrence W. Tice, Wisconsin '26, President of International Correspondence Schools.

Mr. Tice discussed the preamble to the constitution of Acacia, and called for a revitalization of the ideals and principles laid down by our founding fathers. He stated that today, more than ever before, is there a need for a true brotherhood and fraternalism, and for a love of our fellow man.

Dignitaries at the banquet included Warren Ramshaw, Executive Secretary of Sigma Chi, Walter W. Kolbe, Immediate Past National P resident ; George S. Frazer, Past National President, Vice-P resident and Treasurer ; Ray C. Thomas, Immediate Past National Counselor; William Knapp, Past National Treasurer; Herschel

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Washington, Past National Editor and Charles Larson, President of the Chicagoland Alumni Association.

Active Chapter Report on the Good of the Fraternity 1. We recommend the use of National as a central source of information on dances, skits, and the like.

That was considered an excellent

idea. This idea might be further expanded to include chapter publications and rushing, as well.

2. The chapters would like to have the National Officers visit them more often if possible.

3. Some chapters feel that the Traveling Secretaries could give more talks to the whole chapter instead of conferring only with the Officers of those various chapters.

4. It was suggested that a summary report of the pledge training program of each chapter be collected by the National and distributed to those chapters desiring such information.

5. As another clearing house function, it was thought that National or the chapters should institute some program designed to bring the chapters closer together. This could be done perhaps by correspondence or the exchange of some suitable gift.

I believe in the past they have ex-: changed banners and things of that sort.

6. The next point is music . The chapters would like to have some new songs or at least some new song books. ¡ I believe that was mentioned at the last Conclave and as far as I know we can't find out anything about it.

7. Next, this Committee urges each chapter to institute some pledge program stressing the need for high scholarship in the Fraternity, a point that has grown lax in some chapters.

8. The Committee is fully behind National's new alumni program which Roy Clark outlined yesterday. We

CHAPTER ADVISERS' SCHOOL Harold B. Teegarde n, George Washington representative emphasizes a point during advisers' school. Other delegates in the foreground on Brother Teegarden's left are Ivan Cummings of Colorado A. & M., and Wilbur Meserve of the Cornell Chapter.

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stand ready to help National in this program in any way at all times.

9. Lastly, we urge the formulation of alumni clubs or groups wherever possible. We feel that such clubs would promote better relations between the alumni and between the alumni and active chapter.

The Committee urges that the above suggestions be given serious consideration and that their adoption be made as soon as possible.

Adviser Report on the Good of the Fraternity This report is respectfully submitted on behalf of the Committee and its chairman, Robert H. Hastings.

1. The Committee urges that a ¡study be made of various fraternity accounting procedures. This study to (Continued on page 28)

CONCLAVE CANDIDS Left: (T<Yp) Ed Kelly' s story seems to be pleasing to listeners Lloyd Lokka, Frank Reinsch, Ron Garabedian, U.C.L .A . delegates, and Steve Richards, Wash. (Center) Chairman of the Jurisprudence Co-mmittee, Herschel Washington, poses for the camera by rising and smoking a cigarette fro-m his ear.

The broad smile on the left belongs to Thurston Johnson, Okla. A. & M. The wives seem to be unaffected by the proceedings. (Bottom) Bill Dye leads Advisers' panel while Executive Secretary Clark looks on in utter amazement.

Opposite Page: (Top left) Credentials Committeemen Harvey Amos, U.S.C .; Connie Trulson, New Hampshire ; Chartes Brown, Arkansas; and Delmar Goode, Oregon State are hard at work straightening out delegates credentials. (Right) Bill Knapp, Purdue, strikes a philosCYphical pose as he leads Advisers' panel discussion. (Second row left) Merle Denning , Arizona, has hands outstretched while entertaining a group with a tale of the old west. (Right) Cy Lawrence and his wife observe as National Counselor Delbrouck charms Mrs. Frank Holloway, and Office Manager "Edie" May concentrates on her coffee. The large form in the background belongs to George Croyle who is chatting with Doc Bradley. (Third row left) Delegates from the great northwest get together. !. to r. Vice President Gabriel, Doby Wiegardt, Wash. St., and Ron Bartley and Delmar Goode, Ore. St. (Right) Harvey Amos stops to pause while collecting credentials and chats with former Traveling Secretary Ed Lemmon, Dohna Duehr, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastings, Wisconsin. (Bottom left) President Ruppenthal, Chris Gabriel, Bill Hastings, John Paynter, Roy Clark, and Delmar Goode seem to be enjoying whatever is being said by Ed Kelly who deftly avoided getting in the picture. (Right) Bill Hastings, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hampton, and Marty Delbrouck being told one of those "Tal! Texas Tales" by Bill Clark.

Conclave Photographs Copies of the official Conclave group photograph, printed on the inside front cover are available at National Headquarters for $2.00 per copy. The photograph is 12" x 20". All other Conclave photographs which are reproduced in this issue are available in 8" x 10" copies for $1.00. Address all orders to National H eadquarters, Acacia Fraternity , 1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IlL

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The Executive Secretary Reports Acacia Now Stronger Than Ever Before Korean Conflict Slows Expansion Program ROTHER National President and Delegates and Visitors to this, the 27th biennial Conclave of Acacia: I am going to read this for the most part, because I think it will save your time and be a little more brief than if I tried to speak extemporaneously.

It is extremely heartening and pleasing to me to have the privilege of reporting to you delegates on "the state of our Fraternity." This particular Conclave is significant because it is a high water mark in the history of Acacia. Never before have so many delegates from so many chapters come together to deliberate on the necessary business and to consider matters affecting our welfare. Since we last convened, we have, as you have already seen this morning, added two new chapters to the roll and reactivated three very old chapters, making a total of 41 active chapters at the present time. As of last May, there were a total of 1395 active members and the total chapter roll stands at just a little under 16,000 men.

I am sure that you will realize that the preparation of reports such as this involves a selection of the high spots in the history of the past two years.

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MORE CONCLAVE SCENES Opposite page : (Top left) Joe Wilson gives out with the " word" while MCing Conclave Banquet. (Center) President Ruppenthal in deep discussion with Michigan delegate Harry Lunn. (Right) Credentials Committeemen again get in the limelight. (Second row left) Dick Feldhiem and Dale Reistad give out with a song at the Conclave Banquet. (Center) Wyoming delegates Gene B erry and Art Rue look over National's new rush booklet. (Right) Marty Delbrouck tells delegates about the New Hampshire alumni program. (Third row left) Ed Kelly addresses delegates at the Venerable Dean's training school. (Center) Ex-Editor Bill Ross chats informally with John Paynter, Ron Hendry and Delmar Goode. (Right) Mr . Lawrence Tice delivering the principal address at the Conclave Banquet.

(Bottom row left) Texans Jo e Jackson and Ross Anglin tell Steve Richards and Mrs. May how they do things in the Lone Star State. (Right) Doc Bradley and Wilbur Meserve listen as Lloyd Ruppenthal explains a point.

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THE STATE OF THE FRATERNITY Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark de livers his report to the assembled delegates at the 27th Biennial Conclave.

Obviously, there are too many details of the day-to-day operations to be included, nor would you be interested in them, even if r could include

them. If there is some facet of our operations that you would like to know more about, I hope you will not hesitate to speak up, for the records are available for all to see. The mere factual data in a report of this nature will involve the quotation of some statistics, which I will try to present as briefly and concisely as possible.

Since the present strength and the future potentialities of any organization are dependent on the handling of its finances , this report will consider that phase first. The income for the first year of the current biennium was the highest in our history, slightly in excess of $52,000.00. This year's income was just a little short of $47,000.00. This decline of approximately $5,000.00 in income was due to a shrinkage in initiations from 761 in the first year of the biennium to 511 for the year just past. Expenses for the first year totaled $47,000.00, with an indicated gain of $4600.00. Expenses for the current year were approximately $46,000.00, and the gain was almost $1100.00, resulting in a total gain for the biennium of in excess of $5,000.00. While it is pleasing to be able to show this gain instead of

William D. Ross Resigns Triad Editorship William

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of The TRIAD to accept a position with International Business Machines, Inc., in Poughkeepsie, New York. For the past six years Bill has ably reported Acacia activities to the brothers across the nation.

Brother Ross, who hails from Mount Morris, Illinois, enrolled at Northwestern University in the F all of 1941, and was initiated into Acacia on March 8, 1942. During his tenure at NU he served his chapter in the capacity of Venerable D ean for two years, and as Secretary for two years. He was also Editor of the Syllabus, Northwestern yearbook. He graduated in 1945 with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Bill was married on July 2, 1949 to Miss Nancy Windes, who since that time has served as Assistant Editor.

The Ross' plan to move to Poughkeepsie in September where Bill will

assume his new duties in the Industrial Engineering Department of IBM. To our ex-Editor goes our best wishes for rapid advancement in his new position.

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a red figure, we must of course be realistic about it, for this is not entirely an accurate picture. The costs of this Conclave at present are going to exceed by several thousand dollars the reserve set aside for it, amounting to slightly under $12,000.00. There is no need of explaining to you why that is, because every time you buy a lunch or take a trip, you know w:hat has happened to costs. In addition, certain preliminary expenses for the alumni campaign, on which I will later elaborate, were incurred but not paid for until after the end of our fiscal year. It is my estimate that a gain of something less than $1,000.00 for the biennium would be more nearly accurate than what is shown on the balance sheet.

In looking at our budget for the coming biennium, the Committee should keep in mind that the reserve for the 1954 Conclave-our Golden Anniversary-must be sharply increased if we are to make of this occasion the outstanding event which it should be. Likewise, the continuing inflationary forces cheapen the dollar year by year, so that more of them will be required if we are to do the same job next year that we have done in the past.

Tw¡ning from the matter of income and expense, it is a source of satisfaction to note the steady increase in the net worth of the Fraternity. Looking back ten years, the net worth stood at $43',000. Today, it is $112,000.00, and this latter figure does not reflect a paper profit of some $15,000.00 which could be realized by the sale of the investments which were made some years back, under the Presidency of Brother Kolbe. Most of our net worth is made up of the Triad Endowment Fund, which has increased from $15,000.00 in 1942 to the present figure of $78,000.00. This fund, as you know, has been built up out of $15.00 of each initiation fee 'as a guarantee of a life subscription to the TRIAD. If it has not been for the foresight shown by the members of the 1941 Conclave in requiring life subscription at the time of initiation, the Fraternity would not be in the strong financial condition that it is in today.

Nor would it have been possible to assist those chapters needing financial help in the purchase, remodeling or improvement of their physical properties. More than $50,000.00 has been loaned in this manner and the total now outstanding is in excess of $43,000.00. Thus, the tools have been provided for assisting in a modest manner various chapters to strengthen their positions.

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Detailed financial statements bearing on all phases of our activities are open for your inspection. They are in the custody of Mrs. May, who will be glad to show them to you, and either she or I will be glad to answer any question which you may wish to put.

If any of you would like copies of them, they will be gladly furnished.

However, please do not remove them from the office, because that would not be fair to others who might want to look at them .

In any assessment of the Fraternity's condition, a break-down on active membership and the number of initiations is of the greatest significance. I would be the last to say that the only yardstick to be used in evaluating the strength of a chapter is the size of its membership roll. However, it is one test and, assuming the quality is there, a large ch apter is usually a good one. The pattern of number of total initiations in the past four years is qu ite interesting. In 1949, 632 men were added to the rolls, in 1950, there were 654. In 1951, the total was 761; and the past year sh owed a sharp decline to 511.

T here are three principal reasons for the decline during the year just past. The first is one that was sh ared by most fraternities-a decline in enrollment, which was reflected in the total number of pledges and initiations. So far as I have been able to determine, many fraternities show a decline of 15 to 20 per cent in the total number of men initiated. Our peak number in the year 1951 was brought about by the installation or reactivation of several new chapters, plus the fact that initiations were speeded up in many instances during the spring of the year because of the uncertainty of the Korean War. A third reason for the current decline is the fact that some of our chapters simply were not on the ball. This is rather graphically shown by the following figures: Colorado was at the top with a total of 26, closely followed

by New Hampshire with 24, and Indiana with 23. Twenty chapters initiated 12 or more men, for a total of 344 of the 511 for the whole Fraternity. This meant that 21 chapters shared the remaining 167 initiates, for an average of about 8. This is not a very imposing showing, especially when some chapters were even below 6 in the number of initiates. It simply means that we have about 20 chapters that are going to have to do an extra job of rushing this Fall to make up for last year's deficiency, not to mention the normal losses that come about by graduation and attrition.

As of May, there were, as I said

before, a total of 1395 actives in the 41 chapters. This is an average of 28.3 per chapter. At first glance, some may say that is not so bad, but if you break the figures down a bit more, the picture is not so good. Six chapters had 40 or more actives; 7 had between 30 and 40. However, 27 chapters had a total active membership below the general average of 28.3. With the loss by graduation and other reasons which always occur, there is a sizable number of chapters that will need to bear down again on rushing this Fall.

The above facts are shown much more graphically than I could read them to you by the chart which has been prepared by George Croyle and on which he will have something to say in more detail this afternoon.

In the field of colonization and expansion, the Council has pursued a very conservative course during the past two years. It was not felt wise to take any aggressive steps in this direction until after the military situation has stabilized and the declining tendency in enrollment has reversed itself. Our colony at LSU has become dormant but we hope to reactivate it if the situation improves on t h at campus. A small colony exists at Washington University in St. Louis, which has had indifferent success thus far.

We have maintained close contact with it and will continue to do so.

Some interest has been indicated at Bowling Green University in Ohio, which will be investigated early this FalL As things stand now, we will b e alert to any possibilities showing promise. However, we will not be out beating the bushes just for the sake of a possible opening. The policy for the next two years generally, as it appears now, will be one of continuing to build up our present chapters.

D uring the past two years, there has been some change in the personnel of our official staff. Ed. Kelly, as most of you know, was called to active duty with th e Marine Corps. His place was taken by Walter Dahl, a charter member of the Ohio Chapter, who has done an excellent job during the past year and will continue for at least another year, bringing to the work a very rich experience in the solution of all phases of chapter problems. Ed. Lemmon, who served the Fraternity for three years as a Field Secretary, resigned as of July 1. His work was a great credit to himself and to the Fraternity, both in the field and the office, where he set up the initial stages of a program for the cultivation of alumni interest.

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Franklin, lllinois Win National Awards Pennsylvania Tops in Scholarship HE Franklin Chapter of the Uni-

Illini's Hello Wins Kelly-Croyle Award

versity of Pennsylvania was awarded the National Scholarship Cup, significant of top scholastic achievement within Acacia. Our brothers from Penn had a phenomenal 24.55 % over the all-men's average, the basing point on which national standings are computed.

Close on the heels of the winner, with an excellent mark of 23.58 % was the neighboring Penn State Chapter. On their own campus, Penn State placed first qut of 41 fraternities. Following the two leaders were Rensselaer, Kansas State and Michigan.

National Counselor Martin Delbrouck made the award to Franklin President, Jack Crawford. Delbrouck stressed the necessity of continued emphasis on scholarship, and discussed the current goal of National to get all chapters above the allmen's average. Acacia, which had only 45.45 % of its chapters above that average in 1948, has shown continual improvement and today nearly 70% of her chapters have attained that goal-one of the highest percentages of all fraternities in the nation.

In the closest competition in the history of Acacia, the Illinois Chapter's Hello was voted the Outstanding Chapter Publication over Ohio's On The Level. When making the award to Illinois' Venerable Dean, Ken Davis, National Counselor Delbrouck emphasized the importance of a good chapter publication, and stated that it was the corner stone of building a stronger chapter-alumni relationship.

The selection committee praised the many fine publications submitted in the competition for the KellyCr oyle Award. In addition to the winner and runner-up, honorable mention went to Kansas' Letter From Home, Michigan's Founder, Colorado's Col Acacia and Northwestern's Purple Pyramid.

In judging the papers the following points were considered: 1) Number of issues; 2) Layout and make-up; 3) Alumni news coverage ; 4) Size of publication; 5) Quality and style of writing ; and 6) Number of pictures used.

Previous winners have been Colorado in 1950 and Michigan in 1951.

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ILLINOIS TAKES ITS PRIZE Hlinois President Ken Davis receives the award won by his chapter for having the outstanding chapter publication. National Counselor Delbrouck makes presentation.

"ED" LEMMON Ed Lemmon Accepts New Position Edwin L . Lemmon has resigned as Traveling Secretary to accept a new position with Machinery and Allied Products Institute of Chicago.

Brother Lemmon is a graduate of the University of Illinois and was initiated into the Illinois Chapter on February 23, 1947. While in the undergraduate chapter he served one year as Treasurer and House Manager.

Ed joined National Headquarters in the Fall of 1949 and has traveled the Midwest and Southern district for the past three years. He gained nationwide fame in fraternity circles as the only flying traveling secretary, having owned his own cabin plane which was a familiar sight on many campus airports.

Ed spent a considerable amount of time investigating southern schools in regard to colonization, which he feels will be the most open field for the futu r e expansion of Acacia. He was instrumental in the reactivation of the Iowa and Missouri Chapters and in the otganization and installation of the new Evansville and Arkansas Chapters, in addition to colonization work at other midwestern and southern schools.

Ed's new position is that of Assistant to the President of Machinery and Allied Products Institute, a n ationwide economic research organization. We wish Ed success in his new endeavor.

An Acacian's Creed To strengthen the ties of friendship, one with another; to prepare ourselves as educated men to take a more active part and to have a greater influence in the affairs of the community in which we may reside; and, above all, to seek the truth, and knowing it, to give light to those with whom we may be associated as we travel along life's pathway.

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All Acacians, Everywhere.

Dear Fellow Alumni: Acacia now is at its highest peak nationally with 41 sound chapters in universities over the entire country.

For many years our growing pains have deterred plans for greater participation in our advancement by the more than 15,000 alumni of Acacia chapters. Now we can move forward rapidly with your help.

A good national fraternity must render service to you, its alumni, as well as to the undergraduates in our active chapters, by keeping you informed of your old schoolmates and of current doings of Acacia, both National and Active Chapters, and by job placement and like services.

In return you can participate by subscription to the TRIAD, which will bring news of your fraternity to you, and by tax-free contributions to our Endowment and Scholarship Funds.

And when you re-write your will, wouldn't it be a fine thing to set aside a trust fund, making Acacia Fraternity the beneficiary, to provide scholarships to deserving young men, and to assist in perpetuation of your fraternity by adding to its trust funds now used for such purposes? ' You will have an opportunity to participate soon. I trust you will join with us in this great work.

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HE familiar jeweled triangle, the pledge button, and the crest pictured above are familiar sights on campuses all over the United States. Almost 1400 active members of the Fraternity were wearing them during the last school year.

Among some of the older alumni there is a vagueness as to just who is presently entitled to wear the badge. Although there has never been any secret as to Acacia's membership requirements, there have been some changes through the years. Likewise, some actives even lack a clear cut knowledge of the past. To adequately answer these questions it is in order to review the past as it bears on this subject.

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Transitory Membership Phases Outlined

If a history of the Fraternity were being written, it would be logical to record three distinct phases in that history as it relates to membership requirements.

The first phase began with the founding in 1904. At that time little thought was given to whether a student was or was not a member of another Greek letter social fraternity when he was invited to pledge Acacia.

So long as he was a Mason and good fraternity material, he was eligible for membership. For that reason many early Acacians were also members of other social fraternities. Dual membership continued for quite a number of years during the form~­ tive period of the Fraternity's history. However, with the establishment of the National Interfraternity Conference and its ban on dual membership, that question became an important one at Conclaves. Finally, in 1919, dual membership in Acacia became no longer permissible. This did not mean that those who had been previously initiated lost their membership, nor that they in any manner became less entitled to the rights and benefits in either of the organizations claiming them.

Acacia is proud of its heritage of dual members, many of whom took a leading part as national officers, as well as individually, in building the foundation and shaping the progress of the Fraternity. To them a great debt of gratitude is due.

The period from 1919 to 1931 constitutes the second phase. During this time the membership requirements were the same as before except that there could no longer be dual mem-

hers initiated. It was during this same period that the Fraternity experienced a lush growth and also entered into a serious decline which threatened its very existence. From the middle twenties on, the field of stu dents eligible to be pledged shrank increasingly each year. Students came to college earlier so that many of them had graduated or were close to it before they were 21 years old and even eligible to become Masons. In addition fewer graduate students were members of the Masonic craft and thus many chapters were forced to surrender their charters or seriously curtail their activities because of the lack of eligible rushees. This became the source of a great deal of agitation for a revision of the prerequisites.

Finally, in 1931, the Masonic prerequisite was abandoned and the Fraternity adopted essentially the present membership requirements. Since that date, students whose religious and political beliefs would not be a deter rent to their affiliation with Masonic organizations have been eligible to become Acacians. Thus the Fraternity has passed through what may be called stages of transition and is soundly launched for a bright future.

Fraternity's Government Is Modern and Workable

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For most of its history, Acacia, like most social fraternities , was governed and operated by a National Council.

It was its d~ty to formulate policies, and as members to carry them out.

This included chapter visitations, or inspections, as they were customarily called. During this period, two members of the Council who carr ied out the bulk of the work-the National Editor and the National Secretaryreceived modest remunerations for

their efforts. Their work was carried on at times convenient to them.

At present and since 1941 no member of the National Council receives a remuneration for any of his efforts.

At that time, the Fraternity first employed a full time Executive Secr etar y who also made regular chapter visitations and generally handled details of operation. At the same time a central office was established. With World War II and the consequent dormancy of many chapters; the secr etarial program was suspended, although the office was maintained.

The pr esent National Council is composed of five men, each of whom is solidly familiar with, and has a broad knowledge of, all phases of fra ter nity operation. In addition, they bring to their position the experience and wisdom gained through years of business and professional leadership.

(Biographical sketches and photographs of all council members appear in this issue in an article on page 14.

ED.) Immediately following the close of World War II, the Council resumed its program of full time secretarial supervision. The first step was the reactivation of dormant chapters , closely followed by a planned program for expansion. This necessitated t he addition of more personnel so that there ar e now three field secretaries i n addition to a part time executive s ecretary, together with an office manager and an assistant.

During the entire school year, the three field secretaries are on the road visiting the local chapters, furnishing guidance and assistance in the development of the local chapters into strong units. Chapter visitations occur

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normally at least twice each school cated at 1569 Sherman Ave., Evansyear, or oftener if the need arises. Any ton, Ill. chapter may at any time ask for a (Photographs of the National Ofspecial visitation, if it has pressing fices, and biographical sketches and problems. photographs of National Headquarters In the interim from 1941 to 1950 the personnel appear in an article on central office program was operated page 19 of this issue. ED.) in the nature of an experiment auDuring the past seven years the thorized by the intervening Conclaves.

Fraternity has experienced a con~ In the latter year, the constitutional servative, healthy growth. The chapchanges necessary to bring it into ter roll has risen from eighteen imconsonance with Acacia law, were mediately following the close of World formally adopted by the National ConWar II to a present total of forty-one. clave. Thus another transition has This has been accomplished by a carebeen completed and the National ful program of reactivating seven Council has become in reality a Board chapters which had become dormant of Directors responsible for the setting . before or during the war and the up of long range policy and program, fostering of new ones in universities the executive of which has been deleshowing unusual promise for Acacia gated to a paid staff which operates expansion. from the National Headquarters loThis program of expansion has been sharply curtailed since the development of the Korean situation so that the present policy is now one of consolidation and the strengthening of those chapters alr eady in existence.

Thirty four of the chapters own their chapter h ouses. Many of these are beautiful modern plants with no present need of replacement or improvement. However, there are many chapter houses which are inadequate and should be r eplaced entirely by new ones, or extensively remodelled.

While there is much more to a successful chapter than a beautiful home, it is still true that a modern attractive physical plant is the greatest guarantee of a sound financial and membership condition. Without proper living facilities no chapter can continue to grow and prosper without a continuous struggle. Thus a part of the program of consolidation is con-

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cerned with making it possible for the national organization to render financial and advisory assistance to those chapters needing it.

During the past decade the National Council has extended modest assistance to a dozen chapters needing assistance in purchasing or refurnishing their houses. Such loans as have been extended have been done so only after a. survey of the problems and all have worked out satisfactorily. However, the funds available for this sort ¡of assistance are extremely limited and the Council has not been able to do all that it would like to do, nor has it been able to do all that is warranted.

Most of the older fraternities have over the years acquired substantial endowment funds which they have used very effectively for scholarships and loan funds such as is now contemplated. These have come about through gifts from living alumni, from bequests of estates, and through a systematic plan of modest alumni dues. In the case of Acacia, such endowments as are possessed have arisen almost entirely from payments on the part of initiates into the Triad life subscription fund. Since this arrangement has been in effect only since 1941, there has not been sufficient time elapsed to build it to the size that would have been the case if this plan had been adopted earlier.

be used for granting of scholarships to worthy Acacians and the principal of which could be used for expansion purposes. Up to the present time there has been no adequate vehicle set up which would attract the support of those who would find it attractive.

However, it is now possible to announce that the National Council has set up the Acacia Foundation which will begin operations on a modest start of an initial amount of $5000.

It is hoped and believed that there will be many in the Fraternity who will be interested in adding to it in amounts large and small. Additions to this fund will come about in two principal ways-by direct gifts and by accretions from payments of annual alumni dues.

For many years the Constitution has made provision for the payment of annual alumni dues. However,

until recently, such dues were payable through alumni chapters and from them a portion to the national organization. No concerted effort has been made to use this vehicle except in the instance of the Illinois Chapter.

Under the present arrangement, all alumni, except life members, will be invited directly by the central office to participate. It should be mentioned that the payment of alumni dues is on a purely voluntary basis with no penalty accruing to those alumni who do not participate. It is believed, and the experience of other fraternities bears this out, that there are thousands of alumni who will consider it a privilege to participate in the F raternity's future progress. Alumni dues are currently set at $5.00, and a life membership, which is a lump sum payment to cover payment of alumni dues for life, is $50. The net amount received after the payment of administrative expenses will be added to the Acacia Foundatio~.

Not the least of the benefits that will accrue to Acacia from the alumni program will be the revitalizing of the interest of thousands of alumni in their active chapters and in the F r aternity nationally. Every alumnus can give a great deal of moral support to the Fraternity by participating in the alumni activities of his chapter and by annually referring to it the names of outstanding high school students attending universities where there are Acacia chapters. This one effort alone will be a constant guarantee of maintaining a membership standard in which the Fraternity has taken a justifiable pride over the years of its existence.

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From time to time many alumni have indicated a desire to partake in the building of a permanent fund to be administered by the Nattonal Council, the income from which could

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Introducing Your National Council Acacia Policy Is Decided by These Leaders HE National Council of Acacia acts in a capacity similar to that of the Board of Directors of a corporation. They set the policies, plan the program and arrange "for the personnel to carry them out. The services of all Council members are gratuitous, and Acacia is fortunate in having such outstanding business and professional leaders serving her.

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Lloyd H. Ruppenthal Well known Acacia-wise is our National President Lloyd H. Ruppenthal. Brother Ruppenthal has been an extremely active Acacian since his initiation into the Kansas Chapter in 1922. He was Venerable Dean of his chapter in 1923, and following his graduation became active in the National Fraternity. He was Chairman of the Jurisprudence Committee from 1937 until 1946, and in the latter year he was elected National President. In 1950, at the Boulder Conclave, he was re-elected to serve a second . term in the Fraternity's highest office. He has established what we feel is some sort of a record, having missed only one Conclave since 1921.

President Ruppenthal was born in Russel, Kansas, December 15, 1901.

After receiving his A.B. Degree in 1922, and his LL.B. in 1925, both from the University of Kansas, he was in business in Kansas City, Mo. from 1925-33, after which time he entered the general practice of law in Me-

Pherson, Kansas, where he still resides. He is married and has one daughter. He has served his community in the following capacities: Past Master of McPherson Lodge A. F. & A . M.; Past District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Kansas A. F. & A. M. ; Past President, McPherson Chamber of Commerce; Commander, Local Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Chairman, McPherson County Republican Central Committee; and Kansas State Senator, 1941-42, 1946-50.

Brother Ruppenthal was called to active duty as a Captain in June, 1942, and served in the Judge Advocate General's Office and School from June to December, 1942. He had a distinguished record of overseas assignments from September, 1942 to November, 1945, during which time he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second such award. He returned to inactive status as a Colonel in March, 1946.

He is a member of the Council Commandery, Shrine, Sojourners, Elks, Rotary International, Kans-as State and American Bar Associations and the American Legion.

At the time of Mr. Ruppenthal's election to the Presidency, Acacia had 18 chapters answering the Roll.

At the recent Conclave, 41 Acacia chapters answered roll call-a fitting example of the growth and strengthening of the fraternity under the guidance and leadership given by ou.r National President during these very important post-war years.

Christopher K. Gabriel

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Christopher K. (Chris) Gabriel, 01¡egon State '26, was appointed to fill the office of National First Vice-President left vacant by the untimely death of Bancroft A . Nelson in 1949.

At the 1950 Conclave he was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term. At the just ended Chicago Conclave he was re-elected to serve another four years. The fraternity is fortunate in having the services of this staunch Acacian, for he brings great ability to his position as well as a strong faith in and loyalty to the principles of Acacia.

During his college years at Oregon Stat~ , Chris was active in the chapter, servmg as Venerable Dean and in other capacities, and took part also in various campus activities and or-

ganizations. He completed his course in Civil Engineering at Oregon State and graduated in 1928.

Since his graduation from school he has been associated with the Gabriel Fabrication and E rection Company, and has been President of this organization since 1940. This company fabricates all types of plate and structural steel work, and manufactures high pressure steel boilers and equipment for the construction, logging and cannery industries. Chris claims that nothing is more beautiful nor has more character than a Ga- E briel-made boiler.

He is a member of a number of civic organizations, several clubs, and various business and technical associations. He is a Mason and a member of the Shrine. His hobby is stamp collecting. He resides in Portland, Oregon, and has one son.

Brother Gabriel was the mainspring in the reactivation of the Oregon State Chapter and gave unstintingly of his time and efforts in rounding up the alumni, organizing ¡the active group, and making arrangements for the purchase of their chapter house. He was also primarily responsible for the organization of the Portland Alumni Association. He is always ready to work for Acacia because he believes firmly in the American College Fraternity system as one of our truly democratic institutions which contributes much to our American way of life.

John A. Lunsford Second Vice-President of Acacia

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released to inactive duty in 1945 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

In his quiet and efficient manner, Jack has brought to Acacia a record of accomplishments and promise which foretells of real service to Acacia's program of expansion and strengthening of chapters.

Frank M. Holloway

"JACK" LUNSFORD Fraternity is John A. (Jack) Lunsford . Jack was first elected to this office in 1948, and at the recent Conclave he was re-elected for another four year term. He has been Chapter Adviser of the Colorado Chapter for six years. He resides in Boulder with his wife and two sons, both of whom are members of the Colorado Chapter. He is a licensed Civil Engineer and is in the Consulting Engineering business.

Jack was born in Doans, Texas in 1900 and has worked and resided all over the southwestern part of the United States. Following World War I he enrolled at New Mexico A. & M., and later transferred to the University of Colorado where he was duly initiated into Acacia in 1922. Forced to drop out of school for lack of funds, Jack found employment in the coal and copper mines, then switched to railroading with the Southern Pacific with whom he stayed until he had accumulated enough money to pay for the rest of his college career. In June of 1927 he graduated and went to work in Boston, Mass. The lure of the wide open spaces soon caught up with Jack so back he headed to New Mexico where he supervised the building of some bridges for the State Highway Department. He later joined the United States Bureau of Public Roads and served with them for ten years between 1930-40.

When World War II began, Jack was called into service with the rank of Captain. After numerous assignments ranging all the way from Executive Officer with the Army War Show to road engineer on the construction of the Lido Road, Jack was

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Frank M. Holloway, National Treasurer, is a native Texan, having been born in Texarkana, Texas. July 3, 1908, marked Frank's arrival, so that ranks alongside of the Battle of the Alamo and Sam Houston's birthday as the most important dates in Texas history. Frank graduated from High School in 1925 and headed for the State University in Austin in the fall of that same year. His education was interrupted for four years, but he returned in 1932 and received his B.B.A. degree in 1934. Continuing at the university, Frank concentrated on finance and foreign trade, and was awarded a Master's Degree in Business Administration in 1935.

Entering the business world, Frank advanced rapidly. He started as an accountant with the Freeport Sulphur Company and was soon advanced to purchasing agent. He left the firm in 1938 to operate as an oilfield equipment broker, and in 1942 he became Vice-President of the Hake Galvanizing Company in Harvey, Louisiana, and the following year was appointed Secretary-Treasurer of the Allen Boat Company in the same town.

From June 1943 to June of 1950 Brother Holloway operated in a dual capacity-as president of the Hall Level and Manufacturing Company, and as Vice-President of the Hollo-

"MARTY" DELBROUCK way Engineering Company. He is now President and Owner of the Holloway Engineering Co., manufacturing rigging equipment for the oil business, and chains and cables for shippers.

Frank is one of those energetic guys with a long string of memberships in civic, fraternal and professional organizations. He says that his chief interests are "Mrs. Floy Holloway, the Baptist Church and Acacia Fraternity." The latter has been shown ¡ not only by his work on the Council, but also by his many efforts in the reactivation of the Texas Chapter.

When Frank was elected to the Council in 1950, he said, "I am glad to have this opportunity of working for Acacia as its Treasurer. I will give my best efforts toward the continued growth of the Fraternity." Since that time, he has certainly proved the truth and sincerity of that statement.

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

He was charter member of the New Hampshire Chapter when it was installed in 1949, and less than one year later Marty was chosen by the Conclave to serve as National Counselor. Alr eady, however, he has demonstrated that he is one of the F r aternity's most devoted members and greatest organizers. He was a leader in the establishment of the strong group of faculty and alumni members which have been a vital part in the successes of the New Hampshire Chapter. He gives to the Council the experience of one who is a man of p ersuasion and action.

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Directory of the Acacia Fraternity Active Chapters 1. MICHIGAN (1904) University of Michigan, 1923 Geddes St., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

2. STANFORD (1904) Stanford University, Inactive.

3. KANSAS (1904) University of. Kansas, 1225 Oread St., Lawrence, Kansas.

4. NEBRASKA (1904) University of Nebraska, 334 N. 13th St., Lincoln, Nebraska.

5. CALIFORNIA (1905) University of California, 2340 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, California.

6. OHIO STATE (1906) Ohio State University, 1835 Indianola Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

7. DARTMOUTH (1906) Dartmouth College, Inactive.

8. HARVARD (19 06) Hatrvard University, Inactive.

9. ILLINOIS (1906) University of Illinois, 501 E. Daniel St., Champaign, Illinois.

10. FRANKLIN (1906) University of Pennsylvania, 3907 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

11. MINNESOTA (1906) University of Minnesota, 1206 5th St. S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota.

12. WISCONSIN (1906) University of Wisconsin, 112 Langdon St., Madison, Wisconsin.

13. MISSOURI (1907) University of Missouri, 713 Gentry St., Columbia, Missouri.

14. CORNELL (1907) Cornell University, 318 Highland Rd., Ithaca, N. Y. 15. PURDUE (1907) Purdu<! University, 427 State St., West Lafaye tte, Indiana.

16. CHICAGO (1908) University of Chicago, Inactive.

17. YALE (1909) Y ale University, Inactive.

18. COLUMBIA (1909 ) Columbia University, Inactive.

19. IOWA STATE (1909) Iowa State College, 142 Gray Ave., Ames, Iowa.

20. IOWA (1909) University of Iowa, 946 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, Iowa.

21. PENN STATE (1909) Penn sylvania State College, Locust Lane at Foster A ve., State College, Pa. 22. OREGON (1909) University of Oregon, Inactive.

23. WASHINGTON (1910) University of Washington, 5004 17th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Washington.

24. NORTHWESTERN (1910) Northwes tern University, Lincoln at the L ak e, Evanston, Illinois.

25. COLORADO (1911) University of Colorado, 955 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado.

26. SYRACUSE (1911) Syracuse University, 807 Walnut A ve., Syracuse, New York.

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27. KANSAS STATE (1913) Kansas State College, 340 N. 16th St., Manhattan, Kansas.

National President 28. TEXAS (19·15) University of Texas, Lloyd H. Ruppenthal 2614 Rio Grande St., Austin, Texas.

McPherson, Kansas 29. OKLAHOMA (1920) University of National 1st V ice-President Oklahoma, 544 Elm St., Norman, OklaChristopher K . Gabriel homa.

2439 N. E. 21st Ave., Portland, Oregon 30. INDIANA (1920) University of National 2nd Vice-President Indiana, 702 E . Third St., Bloomington, John A. Lunsford Indiana.

800 Grant Place, Boulder, Colorado 31. GEORGE WASHINGTON (1923) National Treasurer George Washington University, 2022 G Frank M. Holloway St. N.W., Washington, D. C. 2212 Indian Trail, Austin, Texas 32. NORTH CAROLINA (1923) Unive1·sity of North Carolina, Inactive.

Nati onal Counselor W. Martin De lbrouck 33. OKLAHOMA A & M (1923) Okla510 Chestnut St., Erie, Pa. homa A & M College, 1215 College Ave., Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Chairman, Jurisprudence Committee Herschel L . Washington 34. CARNEGIE (1923) Carnegie InstiLeoti, Kansas tute of Techn ology, Inactive.

35. OREGON STATE (1924) Oregon State College, 2332 Monroe St., Corvallis, Oregon.

1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Ill. 36. DENVER (1925) University of Denver, 2300 S. High St., Denver, ColoExecutive Secretary rado.

Roy C. Clark 37. CINCINNATI (1929) University of Alumni Secretary Cincinnati, 2617 University Ct., CincinEdgar R. Kelly nati, Ohio.

Trave ling Secretaries 38. WASHINGTON STATE (1935) George Croyle, Walter Dahl, Washington State College, 1607 Ruby Edgar R. K elly St., Pullman, Washington.

National Editor 39. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (1947) Edgar· R. Kelly University of Southern California, 801 Office Manager West 28th St., Los Angeles, California.

Mrs. Edith May 40. WYOMING (1947 ) University of Wyoming, 812 University Ave., Laramie, Wyoming.

41. U.C.L .A . (1948) University of CalHarlan P. R owe ifornia at Los Angeles, 916 Hilgard Ave., Michigan Los Angeles, California.

Earl E. Miller 42. OHIO (1949) Ohio University, 94 Stanford N. Congress St., Athens, Ohio.

J. Howard Tilton 43. RENSSELAER (1949) Rensselaer Ohio State P olytechnic Institute, 1932 Fifth Ave., Jos ep h R. Wilson Troy, New York.

Franklin 44. MIAMI (1949) Miami University, Francis W. Shepardson 101 E . Collins St., Oxford, Ohio.

Chicago 45. NEW HAMPSHIRE (1949) UniverGeorge E. Frazer sity of New Hampshire, 1012 Mill Rd., Wisconsin Durham, New Hampshire.

Harry L. Brown 46. COLORADO A & M (1950) ColoMichigan rado A & M College, 621 Remington St., W. Elmer Ekblaw Fort Collins, Colorado.

Illinois 47. EVANSVILLE (1950) Evansville James F . Groves College, 1717 Lincoln Ave., Evansville Chicago Indiana. ' 48. VERMONT (1950) University of Harry L . Brown Vermont, 327 Pearl St., Burlington, VerChicago mont.

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49. ARIZONA (1950) University of P enn State Arizona, 819 E. Third St., Tucson , AriRobert C. L ewis zona .

Colorado 50. ARKANSAS (1951) University of Walter W. Kolbe Arkansas, 340 Arkan sas Ave., FayetteNorthwestern ville, Arkansas.

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T HE NATIONAL OFFICES Here are two vie~s of the Nati?nal Headquarters Offices in Evanston. On the right is a view of the main reception room. On the left we see a vtew of the matn office wtth Office Manager May and her assistant, Mrs. A. B. Eikost busy at work.

Meet Your Central Office Staff Th ese Full T im e Work ers S uccessfully Carry out A cacia Policy H E National Headquarters of Acacia is maintained in Evanston, Illinois. The persons who perform the day to day work of the fraternity are the Executive Secretary, Alumni Secretary and Editor, Traveling Secretaries, and the Office Staff. P ictured hereon are these persons and views of the office from which they operate.

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D irector and administrator of the entire National Fraternity program at the working level is our Execu tive Secretary Roy C. Clark. Roy's many years of Acacia activity, his broad business experience, and his devoted loyalty to the fraternity make him outstandingly qualified for such work.

Brother Clark was born on April 28, 1898, in Murrayville, Ill., and although he did not graduate from h igh school, he enrolled at Illinois Wesleyan University in the fall of 1916 and became P resident of the Freshman Class. In 1918 he left sch ool and spent one year working at the Merchant's and Farmer's B ank in Grays Lake, Ill., before enrolling at Northwestern University in 1919. He graduated from Northwestern in 1921, with a Bachelor of Science D egree in Commerce.

While at Northwestern, Brother Clark was Secretary and one of the organizers of a local Masonic Fraternity which successfully petitioned the National Council for re-activation

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ground includes twenty years as the Northwestern Chapter Adviser; National Treasurer, 1937-41; and Executive Secretary since 1945. He has attended all but two Conclaves since 1927. He is also Past President of the Interfraternity Alumni Advisor's Association of Northwestern University.

A listing of all of the duties of the Executive Secretary would be too voluminou s for this article, but primarily he is responsible for the operation of the entire Central Office and its Staff and the carrying out of all policies set down by the National Council. Brother Clark's deep insight into all phases of fraternity life, and his ability as an administrator and a leader make him an outstanding director of Acacia's overall program.

Edgar R. Kelly ROY CLARK of the Northwestern Chapter of. Acacia. He was initiated into the fraternity on May 12, 1921.

After graduation he was employed by the Rogers Park National Bank of Chicago, and he eventually became Vice-President of that bank. In 1932 he started the Rogers Park Currency Exchange which is the second oldest business of its kind in Chicago. He is still President and Owner of that concern.

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Serving Acacia in a triple capacity as Alumni Secretary, Editor of The T riad and Traveling Secretary is Edgar R. Kelly. He has been with Acacia since 1948, except for a short recall to active duty with the Marines during the recent emergency.

Ed was born in the great city of Lebanon, Illinois and attended elementary and high school in that city.

He enrolled at the University of Illinois in the fall of 1942, pledged Acacia, and was initiated into the fraternity in May 1943. He was called to active duty as a Private with the Marine Corps in July 1943, and was

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released to inactive duty in August, 1946, as a First Lieutenant, having served overseas on Guam and Pelelieu.

He returned to Illinois in the fall of 1946 to resume his studies and his activity with Acacia. During his stay at Illinois, Ed was an active leader within the Illinois Chapter.

He graduated in 1948 with ¡ a B .S. Degree in Management, and a B.S. Degree in Banking and Finance. He also attended the University of Illinois Law School for one year. Much has been made of the appropriateness of his having two B.S. degreesan honor which Ed readily denies deserving. .

His hobbies include stamp collecting and record collecting, and he is reputed to have one of the finest Dixieland Jazz collections in the country. He is a rabid St. Louis Cardinal fan, a staunch Republican, and a confirmed bachelor, although some of his friends will argue with him on the latter point.

Ed joined National Headquarters as Traveling Secretary in July, 1948, and traveled the eastern district his first year, and spent the next two in the west coast area. He was recalled to active duty with the Marines in February of 1951, and served until June 1952, at which time he was released with the rank of Captain.

Since his return to Acacia, he has assumed duties as the Alumni Secretary and Editor. In addition to directing Acacia's entire alumni program and editing the Triad, Ed will still handle the traveling assignment among the Midwestern Chapters.

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Walter E. Dahl

"WALT" DAHL George W . Croyle Dean of Acacia's Traveling Secretaries is George W. Croyle. George hails from Clo~is, California, is a Master Mason, and has been with the National Fraternity since 1946.

George enrolled at the University of California in the fall of 1939, and having been given the proper indoctrination by his father, George S. Croyle, Kansas State '14, became the second member of the Croyle family to join Acacia . He was initiated in 1941 and became an active leader in his chapter. He is probably the only man in the fraternity's history to serve his chapter as Venerable Dean and Chapter Adviser at the ¡ same time.

After receiving his degree in Journalism in 1944, George transferred to the University of Southern California to do post-graduate work.

While enrolled at U.S.C. he began work towards establishing a chapter on that campus, which chapter was eventually installed by National in 1947.

Since joining Acacia as Traveling Secretary, George has worked with almost every chapter and colony in the fraternity. His first year was spent in the Midwest, one year in the East, and four years have been spent in his native west coast area.

George was one of the pioneers of Acacia's expansion program and has oeen quite instrumental in Acacia's attaining her present strength and recognition. His broad knowledge of fraternity problems and deep understanding of human relations makes him an invaluable asset to Acacia.

Although Walt is the junior member of the Central Office Staff, he has already become an experienced hand in fraternity affairs. He is serving his second year as Traveling Secretary, and once again will be working the eastern district.

Walt provides us with. the following facts regarding his early life: He was born in West Caldwell, N. J., in 1926, and lived in several other cities in the Garden State before finally settling in Montclair. Following his graduation from high school in 1944, Walt served 2% years with the Navy, and upon his release therefrom, enrolled at Ohio University in Athens. He was a charter member of Acacia at that school when the Chapter was installed in 1949. His life in the chapter and on the campus was that of a leader, and he was chosen as the "Outstanding Senior" upon his graduation in 1951.

His genial personality and past experience in fraternity work make him ideally fitted for duty as a Traveling Secretary. We are sure that all of his chapters have, and will continue to profit from their associations with him.

Edith A. May Taking care of Acacia membership records, monthly financial statements, Central Office bookkeeping and handling fraternity correspondence are just a few of the many duties performed by our efficient Office Manager, Mrs. Edith A. May, now serving her 11th year with Acacia.

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W es Santee-The Ashland Antelope F you get near the State of Kansas, and especially the Kansas Chapter of Acacia, you're going to hear a lot of people talking about Wes Santee-and well they might, for he is today the most outstanding young distance runner in America.

Starting his junior year at Kansas University this fall, Wes has already left beliind him a string of records that will not be equalled for some time.

Born in Ashland, Kansas, just twenty years ago, he gave early indication of the greatness that was to follow by setting the Kansas State records in both the one mile and two mile runs while attending Ashland High School.

In the fall of 1950 W es enrolled in the University of Kansas' College of Physical Education. The following year he pledged Acacia Fraternity and was initiated into the Kansas Chapter on May 30, 1952.

Continuing the fine performances that he had exhibited during his high school days, W es was immediately tabbed for greatness at the University. Nineteen hundred fifty-two being an Olympic year, the entire nation was track conscious, and W es helped hold this interest high with his record breaking performances.

At the Drake Relays, the Ashland Antelope ran the two swiftest collegiate miles of the spring season as he and his Kansas teanup.ates set a new American record in the four mile relay, and a new Drake mark in the distance medley. In setting the four mile American mark, W es was sixty yards behind with a half mile to go, but blazed home with a 4:06.7 mile to nip his nearest competitor by four yards. Wes then fired a 4: 07.3 anchor as the Jayhawkers set the new distance medley mark.

Traveling to sunny California for the Olympic trials, Wes found the Berkeley climate to his liking and set a new NCAA 5000 meter record.

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clipping 18.2 seconds off the 1936 record of Don Lash, former Indiana great. Wes' time was the swiftest ever spun by a collegian for the 5000 meters, and the fourth best ever unravelled by an American.

Two more at Long Beach One week later at the AAU meet in Long Beach, California, he captured the 1500 meter title with a blistering 3:49.3, and set two American records. Wes covered the two-thirds of a mile 'i n 2:39.5, breaking the former mark of 2:42.2 set in 1943, and whisked the three-quarters of a mile in 2:58.2, cracking the old mark of 2:58.7 set in 1940.

Both performances earned W es a berth on the United States Olympic Team, and in so joining this great aggregation, he followed the pattern set by two Kansas Acacians of yesteryear, Everett L . Bradley and Emerson Norton.

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Bradley was a star performer shortly after the close of World War I and won second place in the Olympic Pentathlon at Antwerp, Belgium in 1920. Bradley and his brother Orval, also a Kansas Acacian, are today successful independent oil operators with business headquarters in Wichita, Kansas. Representing their high school of Nowata, Oklahoma, the two Bradley brothers alone won the National High School Track Meet sponsored by the University of Chicago during their high school days.

Emerson Norton, Kansas '26, won second place in the Decathlon event in the 1924 Olympic Games. He is now Chief Ground Safety Engineer for the Air Defense Command at Colorado Springs, Colorado.

With two more years of collegiate competition remaining, the entire nation can look forward to hearing a lot more of Wes Santee and the recor ds which will undoubtedly be broken by him.

Twelve members of Acacia were graduated with the University of Illinois class of 1907. Of that twelve, three are deceased, and eight of the living nine were on hand in Champaign-Urbana for the forty fifth reunion of their class in June-Clyde L .

Mowder, Los Angeles ; J . Frank Ziegler, Dwight, Ill.; Thomas M. Barger , Normal, Ill. ; Ernest H . Reynolds, Tiskilwa, Ill.; Alonzo P. K ratz and J .

Clyde Spitler, Urbana, Ill. ; Djalma K. Williams, Palestine, Texas; and Charles E. Hoff, San Antonio. Leon B. Kinsey, retired civil engineer who now lives in Long Beach, Calif. , is the ninth living '07er and he and Mrs. Kinsey were en route to the reunion when a sudden illness of Mrs. Kinsey made it necessary for them to return to the west coast. The deceased members are Hiram W. Elliott, Will J .

McFarland, and Maurice C. Tanquary.

Brother Tanquary was a Past National Treasurer of Acacia.

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Ray Thomas New Indiana Trustee Ray C. Thomas, charter member of the Indiana Chapter and past National Counselor was elected to the Board of Trustees of Indiana University on June 15, 1952. Mr . Thomas received over 55 per cent more votes than his opponent in the largest vote for this position in Indiana history.

His candidacy was endors~d b y numerous prominent alumni of Indiana, many Alumni Associations and the Indiana Classroom T eachers Association.

Ray has long been active in Indiana University affairs as well as Acacia F raternity. H e served on the National Council of Acacia from 194650, and during his tenure brought about m an y advances in Acacia policy. One of his most noteworthy accomplishments while serving as Counselor was authoring his fine book, Fraternity Hou se Financing, currently being published serially in The Fmternity Month, National Interfraternity and P an-H ellenic magazine.

It will eventually be published in book form.

Brother Thomas is a prominent Gary, Indiana, attorney and has served as P resident of the Gar y Bar Association, P resident of the Gary Barristers Club, President of the First District Bar Council and as a member of the Board of Managers of the Indiana State Bar Association .

Mr. Thomas is married and h as one son, J oseph N., who was also a member of Acacia at Indian a. Joe received a Bachelor of Science D egree with distinction in the School of Busin ess in 1951.

T ommy James, Ohio State '42, is starting his sixth year as a member of t he Cleveland Browns, perennial Professional Football Champs. T om was an ou tstanding h alfback on the National Champion Buckeyes in 1942, and was elected Captain of the OSU varsity in 1947. J ames has been playing under the guidance of Coach Paul Brown since his high school days at Massilon, Ohio. Coach Brown recently said that James has been playing for him so long that he not only knows all of his plays, but can even tell when h e's thinking up a new one.

January 31 was graduation day for Clinton R. Krimminger, Kansas '29, fr om the American Institute fo r Foreign Trade at Thunderbird F ield Phoenix, Arizona. '

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Attends Olympic Games Marion Huber, Cincinnati '29, a founder of that chapter and number two on the ¡ chapter roll, has recently completed an extensive tour of Europe. Marion traveled in almost every Western European nation in addition to attending the Olympic Games.

Brother Huber was for many years Chapter Adviser of the Cincinnati Chapter and also served as National Treasurer from 1946-1950. (A complete repo1-t by M: . Huber of his European tmvels will be published in t he winter edition of The TRIAD. ED)

Dr. Hinman New Dean of Medicine RAY THOMAS Kansan Honored By Construction Magazine C. L . "Red" Burt, Kansas '09, was recently honored on the cover of the Kansas Const1¡uction Magazine as one of the outstanding builders of the State of Kansas. Red's activities since his graduation from KU have carried him over most of North America. He has done engineering work in Mexico, Canada and many parts of the United States. He has also been city manager of both Hutchinson and Manhattan, K ansas, and was President of the KU Alumni Association 1938-39.

Brother Bur t always enjoys telling of the aid given him by Ray Tripp, Kan sas '08, during the 1920's to help pull him out of financial difficulties incurred when his business was r uined during World War I. H e and his wife reside in Arlington, Kansas.

Dr. E. Harold Hinman of the Oklahoma Chapter, and former Chapter Adviser has recently moved to Puerto Rico. Dr. Hinman, who had been serving on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma, has accepted a new position as D ean of the College of Medicine at the University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P .R. Dr. Hinman's son, Edward J . Hinman, is also a member of the Oklahoma Chapter .

The recent graduating class of our Southern California Chapter has provided the Navy with many young leaders. Brothers Ron Burbank, Herb MacGregor, Bill Hathaway, H oward McAloney, Bill Walbert, and Ernie Fraser have all received Commissions as Ensigns in the Naval Reserve and have been dispatched to the Korean war front. Another Trojan, Bill Clements, has received his commission in the United States Marine Cor ps.

G eorge H oerner, Illinois '49, has recently completed a course in the "Metallurgy of Steelmaking." The course is part of the training program of Inland Steel Company, and is given at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. George is currently residing in E ast Chicago, Ind.

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the World Over

Harry E. Samson, Kansas '15, was recently picked "Man of the Month"

by Sun T rail's magazine. H e is Division Manager of P ecos Valley division of the City Light and Water Company, Roswell, N ew M exico. B rother Samson is listed in Who's Who in Engineering, and is considered to be one of the top electrical engineers in the nation.

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Acacians Active on Political Fronts Senator Carlson Personal AdYiser to General Eisenhower Hutchinson Heads Michigan State ConYention ITH political interest at a peak in this presidential election year, we find many Acacia brothers playing leading roles in the national picture.

The Ron. Frank Carlson, United States Senator from Kansas has been named Personal Adviser by the Republican Presidential Candidate, General Dwight D . Eisenhower. He will travel with the General throughout the entire campaign.

Senator Carlson was the first to see the advantage of using the much publicized "Texas vote steal" as a practical political Eisenhower weapon.

He was the real author of the stratagem by which twenty-five R epublican governors signed a letter warning the GOP National Committee to steer clear of contended Southern D elegations.

Brother Carlson has a distinguished career in the public- service which includes : Chairman of the Republican State Committee in Kansas from 1932-34; Member of the House of Representatives from the Sixth Kansas Congressional District, 1934-46; Governor of the State of Kansas, 1946-50; United States Senator from Kansas since 1950. The Senator is a member of the Kansas State Chapter of Acacia.

Another Acacian who was active in Republican circles this past summer was State Senator Edward Hutchinson of Fenville, Michigan, who pre-

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sided over the Michigan State Convention which selected the delegates to the Republican National Convention. He kept the tensions of the biggest Republican roundup in years under firm control.

Senator Hutchinson was born in Fenville on October 13, 1914. He was educated in the public schools of Fenville and enrolled later at the University of Michigan, receiving his A.B. degree in 1936 and his LL.B. in 1938. Brother Hutchinson was initiated into Acacia in 1933, and served two terms as Venerable Dean of the Michigan Chapter, 1934-35 and 193536.

He served in the Michigan House

HOMER THORNBERRY can National Convention. With the number of contested delegations at the '52 gathering, his was undoubtedly the busiest committee present.

Brother Hansen was a founder of the Kansas Chapter of Acacia, being initiated in 1904 and is number 9 on the Kansas roll.

Texas First Again

0. CLARK FISHER

FRANK CARLSON OF ACACIA

of Representatives from 1946-50 before being elected to the State Senate in 1950. As a¡ freshmen legislator in 1947, he introduced a bill which clearly outlawed the strikes of government employees. It was based upon the proposition that if the right to strike against governmental agencies were recognized, then it would be within the power of an organized group to prevent the operation of governmental activity. This bill was enacted as law and became the well known Hutchinson Act, which was upheld by the Supreme Court of Michigan in March of 1952.

Salt Lake City oilman, George T. Hansen was Chairman of the Credentials Committee at the Republi-

Never allowing itself to be outdone by any rival group, the Texas Chapter took the lead and provided four political leaders in its home state.

In the lOth Congressional District, with two Acacians fighting for the D emocratic n omination, 0 . Clark Fisher, Texas '26, was nominated for his sixth consecutive term in the United States Co.ngress. Brother Fisher's opponent fo r the nomination was the youthful Ir a Galloway, Texas '47.

Homer Thornber ry, Texas '30, was again nominated from his home district and will be seeking his third term in the House of Representatives in Washington.

Ralph Yar borough, Texas '26, and a classmate of Representative Fisher, was defeated in the gubernatorial contest by the very popular incumbent, Governor Alan Shivers. Although he enter ed the political contest at a very late date, Brother Yarborough made an exceptionally strong showing, one which surprised even veteran political observers, and one of which all Acacians can be proud.

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Petefish Is New Insurance Veep Moving along at an unprecedente<l rate in the insurance world is Russell H. Petefish, Kansas '28. He joined North America and Philadelphia Fire and Marine Insurance Cos., in 1937 as an engineer and there's been no holding him ever since. Following his service as an engineer, he became special agent in Iowa, then State Agent and later Manager of the Omaha Service Office. In 1948 Brother Petefish was made Assistant Secretary and in May of 1952 he was elected to the position of Fire Secretary. H aving hardly become acquainted with his new position, he was, on June 10, made assistant ViceP resident of all North American Companies. He and his wife reside in Radnor, Pennsylvania.

W. Wallace Watkins, Illinois '41, formerly of Lacon, Illinois, is now Office Manager for the Oliver Iron and Steel Corporation in Dallas, Texas. Wally has recently been released by the Army after having been recalled to active duty as a reserve officer in November 1950.

Arthur L. Valpey, Michigan '36, head football coach at the University of Connecticut since 1950, has resigned to enter private business. During his college days Art was a star gridiron performer for the University of Michigan and joined the Wolverine coaching staff after his graduation in 1937. He later went to Harvard University where he was head coach until 1950.

Leon 0. Meyer, Northwestern '38, has recently been elected President of the Rotary Club of Alton, Illinois.

Brother Meyer is the Agency Assistant for Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company and is presently studying for membership in the American College of Life Underwriters, and the CLU designation.

Brother Meyer, who is married and has three children, served as chairman of the local blood bank in Alton last fall following the Shell Oil di.saster, and set a new record for individual donors, taking 2002 pints in four days.

Currently serving as President of the Midwest Association for Health, Physical Education and Recreation is Clarence Biedenweg, Michigan '28.

Brother Biedenweg is with the public school system of Fort Wayne, Indiana.

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Acacians the World Over Capt. C. Thomas Jackson, Illinois '48 has recently been recalled to activ~ duty with the U. S. Marine Corps and has reported to the Naval Air Station at Olathe, Kansas, for a twomonth refresher course after which he will go to Cherry Point, N. C ., for operational type aircraft. For the past four years, Brother Jackson has been with the University of Illinois architect's office.

Raymond Mannoni, Northwestern '49 is now Director of Bands for K:nsas State Teachers College at Pittsburg, Kansas. Ray is former soloist with the Navy Broadcast Band in Washington, D. C., and a nationally known teacher of woodwind and brass instruments. He formerly conducted a music clinic, teaching woodwind and brass ensembles under the educational division of Lyon and Healy, Chicago.

Dr. Virgil H . Moon, Kansas '10, received his emeritus professorship in pathology in 1948 from the Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa. He is now Professor of Pathology at the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla.

Acacians in New Government Positions John M. Allison, Nebraska ' 27, was recently nominated by President Truman to be an Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Allison, who received his degree in 1927 from Nebraska University, has become an important figure in America's foreign relations. He was an aide to John Foster Dulles in the drafting of the Japanese peace treaty.

Jacob J. Brown, Colorado '19, was recently appointed by Governor Val Peterson of Nebraska to fill the unexpired term as Commissioner on the State Railway Board. The appointment was held up pending the voter's choice at which time Brother Brown was elected to the position .

Dr. Russell W. Bunting, Michigan '04, Dean Emeritus of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, has recently accepted a post with the Federal Civil Defense Administration,

Washington, D. C. He is serving as a representative of the American Dental Association, and is responsible for coordinating dental activities pertaining to the national civil defense program. Dr. Bunting was the first pledge in the Acacia Fraternity and is number 15 on the Michigan roll.

Dickinson to Receive 33rd Degree Richard J. Dickinson, Jr., Illinois '22, has been elected to receive the 33rd Degree of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by the Supreme Council at their New York meeting. The honorary degree will be conferred upon him at the Supreme Council meeting next year which will be held in Chicago. This is the highest honor that can .be conferred by the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry and it is given in recognition of public and masonic service.

Brother Dickinson resides in Eureka, Illinois, where he is engaged in the lumber business. He has been active and an interested worker in the Blue Lodge in that city, and has also been active in many forms of public service outside of the Masonic Lodge. He is a member of the four coordinate bodies of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Valley of Peoria and has been an active worker therein. At present , he is Senior Warden of the Central City Lodge of Perfection and Chancellor of the Peoria Consistory. He is a degree worker in all of the four bodies and at ¡ the present time, is director of work in the 14th D~gree.

Brother Dickinson's son, Richard Lantz, is a recent graduate of the University of Illinois where he too was a member of Acacia.

Ellis J. Allison, Kansas '22, city manager of Salina, Kansas, since 1943, resigned January 31 to take over as city manager of Ogden, Utah.

Ogden is a city slightly over 60,000 population. Brother Allison was a star fullback for the Jayhawkers during his undergraduate days. He has become a well-recognized man in the field of engineering and government, and went to Salina after a successful term as city manager of Hays, Kansas.

Robert J . Lascelles, Illinois '15, was elected Vice-President of the Pullman Company, effective September 1. Brother Lascelles has for the past several years been SecretaryTreasurer of the same company.

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Alumni Associations Across the Nation

Charles J. Taylor, Illinois '38, to Miss Jan Ellen Baldwin, February 23, in Portland, Oregon.

Klaus D. Timmerhaus, Illinois '48, to Miss Jean Mevis, August 3, at Sadorus, Illinois.

Quentin G. Alcorn, Indiana '42, to Miss Mae Christensen, June 22, in Chicago, Ill. Harold Kirk, Iowa State '30, to Miss Gertrude Knie of Lincoln, Nebr., June 9.

Lewis G. Christman, Michigan '12, State Representative of Michigan, to Miss Rose Schwab, in Ann Arbor.

James McDougal , Jr., Nebraska '38, to Miss Julia Crom, February 16, in Pawnee, Okla.

James 0. Pease, Ohio '49, to Miss Laura Ann Roberts of St. Louis, July 2.

Thomas C. Hayden, Jr., Oklahoma A & M '49, to Miss Betty Shaw of

Oklahoma City, February 9.

Bruce Cornish, Washington '49, to Miss Tanya Johnson, June 14, in Tacoma, Washington.

Robert E. Boni, Cincinnati '49, to Miss Janet Klotz, August 16, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Fred Viren, Northwestern '49, to Miss Barbara Carsen, Alpha Xi Delta, of Hyattsville, Md., on July 19.

Central Office Staff (Continued from page 20) ceived an A.B. Degree, and a B .S. in Education, she began teaching high school. A few years later she enrolled at the University of Chicago to work toward her Masters Degree.

Romance got the better of her, however, and she was married prior to completing work on the higher degree. Mrs. May has two daughtersNancy, an Illinois U . Delta Gamma, and Betty, a Denison University Delta Gamma.

In 1942 when Acacia first opened a central office she began her career with the fraternity. At the 1948 Conclave Mrs. May was presented with an Acacia Sweetheart Pin by our National President, Lloyd H. Ruppenthal, a gift which she prizes most

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The Chicagoland Alumni Associ¡ ation has resumed its series of monthly meetings and meets the third Monday of each month at 6: 30 p.m. in the Electric Club, 20 North Wacker Drive.

The first meeting of the fall season was held September 15.

Alumni Secretary Edgar R. Kelly gave the Conclave report and outlined the new alumni program adopted by the National Headquarters. Emest W . Bently of the Northwestem Chapter spoke on "Traveling in the Argentine."

The Association held their Annual Rush Party and Outing on July 19 at. the summer home of George Kaiser in Lake Delavan, Wise.

The Trojan Alumni Association recently held a party at the Terminal Island Officers Club. Scribe Don Gibbs reports that it was the results of this party that shook Tehachapi, Calif. and was recorded on seismographs across the nation.

Although only seven months old, the association is growing rapidly and plans a regular program and meeting schedule for the future .

Acacia Maintains Alumni Associations in the Following Cities Austin, Texas Chicago, Illinois Cincinnati, Ohio Denver, Colo.

Detroit, Mich.

Fort Wayne, Ind. Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln, Nebr.

Los Angeles, Calif.

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Peoria, Illinois Philadelphia, Pa. Portland, Oregon St. Louis, Mo. Seattle, Wash.

Spokane, Wash.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roe, Illinois '38, a son, David Mark, December 1951.

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jarrett, Indiana '41 , a son, Charles William, Jr., July 19.

To Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth K. Barker, Northwestern '45, a daughter .

To Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Russell, Northwestern '48, a son, December 25, 1951.

To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Shafer, Northwestern '40, a son, Robert Allan, April13.

To Mr. and Mrs. James 0. White, Jr., Northwestern '40, a ¡ daughter , Irene Louise, November 29, 1951.

To Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Prach, Syracuse '48, a son, Charles Francis, August 1.

Your National Council (Continued from page 15) Antwerp, Belgium, forty-three years ago, and came to the United States at the age of four . He was educated in the public schools of Manchester, New Hampshire, and is a gr aduate of the New England School of Printing.

He has served in various capacities in the graphic arts and in 1942 became the Head of the Printing Department of the University of New Hampshire. In February of this year, Marty left New Hampshire and is now in the Sales Promotional Department of Hammermill-Bond, Inc., Erie, Pennsylvania.

Marty was a pillar of the community life while . residing in Durham, and is already entering into civic affairs with the same zest and interest in Erie. He is a member of various Masonic bodies, and has been active in both Masonic and De Malay work.

Acacia Today highly, and one which the fraternity feels proud to have her wear.

Possessing a deep love for Acacia, a never-ending supply of energy and a high degree of efficiency in her job makes all of us feel sure that Acacia has the finest Office Manager in the business.

(Continued from page 13) cial support in this program, it is hoped that they will evidence it by comments and suggestions sent directly to the national headquarters so that the imagination and energy so abundantly present may be harnessed to the advancement of the whole Fraternity.

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John Kline Tuth_ill John K. (Jack) Tuthill, IHinois '12, Past National Secretary and for many years Chapter Adviser to the Illinois Chapter, passed away on September 15 at his summer home in Deer River , Minnesota. Brother Tuthill was 67

So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, which moves To that myste1·ious 1·ealm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, ThotL go not, like the quarry-slave at night, Scou1·ged to his dungeon, but, StUStained and soothed By an tmfaltering trust, approach thy grave Like one who wraps the drapery of his COtLCh About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.

From : THAN ATOPSIS : By WILLIAM CuLLEN BRYANT

Frederick E. Lee

years old. Jack was a staunch supporter of Acacia and the great love which he held for his fraternity was unsurpassed. In addition to serving over 25 years as Chapter Adviser, he was also Financial Adviser for the Illinois Chapter and Secretary-Treasurer of the Building Corporation. He served as National S ecretary of Acacia from 1938 to 1942.

J ack was the first to see the advantage in life subscriptions to The TRIAD for all members, and started this practice in the Illinois Chapter long before it was adopted on a national scale.

He also initiated the policy of local alumni dues and local life memberships in Acacia. In addition to his devotion to his own chapter, he saw the necessity for a strong national organization and gave much of his time and effort to that phase of the (Con tinued on Next Page)

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Dr. William

J.

Marshall

Dr. William J. Marshall, one of the principal founders of Acacia passed away in Missoula, Montana, on September 23, at the age of 77.

No name is more frequently encountered in reading the early historical accounts of Acacia than that of Dr. Marshall's, for he was the leading light in the founding of our Fraternity. Although the idea of a Masonic Fraternity had existed for some time, it was through the leadership of Brother Marshall that Acacia finally became a reality. When the idea of the new fraternity had almost died, it was Dr. Marshall, along with Brothers Charles A. Sink and Clarence G. Hill who revitalized the interest in this fine cause. Dr. Marshall rented the first house which was occupied by Acacia and was the first

Dr. Frederick E. Lee, Kansas '10, and later an affiliate member of the Yale Chapter, passed away on September 4, in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Brother Lee had been professor of Economics at the University of Illinois since 1929, but had been on disability leave since 1947. He held degrees from the University of Kansas, Yale, and Harvar d. He had a distinguished career in the field of economics, serving as a government economist in the Far East, England, and France, as professor and Head of the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland, and later as Executive Dean of the same school. He was on many committees and commissions and was the author of numerous books and publications. He was considered to be one of the outstanding authorities in the world on compara- National Secretary of the Fraternity. tive banking systems. One of the He was a member of the original memories most cherished by Brother ritual committee, and our first ritual Lee was that of pinning the jeweled was primarily a result of his research. triangle on President William Howard Brother Marshall was born in Taft at the time of his initiation into Shiawassee County, Michigan, Septhe Yale Chapter of Acacia. Dr. Lee is tember 9, 1875, and graduated from survived by his wife and three sons.

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a Director and Legal Counsel for the Broadmoor Hotel, El Pomar Investment Company, El Pomar Foundation, Yellow Cab Company, Bemis-Taylor Sugar Company, and var ious other companies. Brother Carruthers was born in Northern Ireland, April 23, 1884, and moved with his family to Colorado Springs in 1888. He was initiated into the Michigan Chapter October 29, 1909. He was also a member of the Cheyenne Mountain Country Club, the Board of Directors of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Gr ace Episcopal Church, and was Past Master of Tejan Lodge and First Commander of the Local Chapter of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Fraternity. Over seventy-five per cent Chesaning High School at 17. He of the National Life Members are taught school for four years and enmembers of the Illinois Chapter and rolled at the University of Michigan in 1899. He received his Bachelor of Illinois far surpasses other chapters Arts degree in 1905 and graduated in life subscriptions to The TRIAD. from the University of Michigan MedThese accomplishments, plus the genical School in 1909. He had also taken -eral overall strength and fineness a Master of Science degree. which the Illinois Chapter has conHe began the practice of Medicine sistently maintained are directly atat Polson, Montana, in 1909, and tributable to Brother Tuthill's service remained there until 1920 when he -to Acacia. removed to Missoula. While living in Brother Tuthill was born in LeRoy, Polson he served as Mayor, PresiIllinois, on May 18, 1885. He attended dent of the 'Polson School Board, and the LeRoy public schools and enrolled as Master of the Polson Lodge. a t Rose Poly. Institute before coming In 1927 Dr. Mar shall was elected -to the University of Illinois. He was Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of initiated into the Illinois Chapter on Montana. He was a 33rd degree Mason , Russell V. Sigler October 5, 1912. He graduated with served as a commander of the St. Orner -the degree of Bachelor of Science in Russell V. Sigler, Indiana '20, died Commandery of Knights Templar, Engineering in 1914, and later re- on August 11, in Indianapolis. Brother was a m ember of Royal Arch and ceived his E .E . Degree in 1925. In Sigler was Vice-Principal and Dean of Royal and Select Masons, and was 1915 he became Manager of the Light Boys at Shortridge High School. He active in the Melita Island program of and Power Companies of Chenoa and was born in Elwood, Indiana, in 1894. the Masonic bodies. He was a major He held a Masters D egree from the in the medical reserve corps of the El Paso, Illinois, and in 1920 he joined University of Michigan, and a LL.B. Army during World War I. -the University of Illinois faculty as from Indiana University. He was a He was past patron of Mystic chapa professor of electrical engineering .. founder of the Indiana Chapter of ter 53, order of Eastern Star, was past He was fo r many years Head of the Acacia, having been initiated on May patron of the Montana Grand ChapDepartment of Railroad Engineering. 22, 1920. He was a member of the ter of the OES, and was a member Professor Tuthill was a nationally Reserve Officers Association which of Tyrean Council 3, Missoula. He known expert in the operation and he served as historian. He was also was first master of the Chapter of design of railroad dynamometer cars, a member of the Broad-Ripple Amer- Rose Croix, and was a member of and in addition to his faculty work, ican Legion Post. A member of local, the Baghad Shrine Temple at Butte.

He was a member of the Episcopal he served as a test and designing en- state, and national professional teachers associations, Mr. Sigler was also Church a fellow of the American gineer to the Illinois Central Railroad, a member of the Quincly Masonic the St. Louis Car Company, and the Lodge at Elwood and the Indianapolis College' of Surgeons and the American Academy, a member of the MonChicago Public Transit Company.

Torch Club. Survivors are the widow, tana Academy of Opo-ophthalmology, Brother Tuthill was a member of Mrs. Opal Sigler, two sons, and a and a life member of the Montana LeRoy Lodge No. 221, A. F . & A . M. daughter.

Medical Association. having been raised on February 2, The graveside rites for Br other 1912. He transferred his member ship Marshall were by Montana Grand John A. Nueman to Western Lodge No 240, A. F. & Lodge, A .F . & A.M. John A. Nueman, Illinois '07, passed A. M. of Champaign on January 11, Words alone could never tell all of 1949. He was a member of Hope away on June 28 in Springfield, Ill. the goodness and fineness which D r.

Chapter, No . 104 of the Order of He was 71 years of age. Brother Nue- Mar shall represented, however, the Eastern Star in Urbana and was man had been in the sheet and metal feeling of those who knew him and work business until his retirement associated with him are well ex Worthy Patron of the chapter for sever al years ago. As a student he pr essed by his good friend and fr athree years. He was a member of the was Vice-President of the Senior ternity brother, Dr. Roy J. Ely, NeMethodist Church, and was an active Class. Mrs. Nueman and a daughter braska '23 Chairman of the Departworker in many civic organizations. survive. ment of E~onomics at the Univer sity Mrs. Tuthill and two children, Barof Montana. Said Dr. Ely, "It would bara Wooten, and Jack Kay, Illinois be a marvelous thing if, in some manJohn J. Monzingo ' 42, sur vive. ner, you could set before old and John J . Monzingo , S tanford '05, new Acacians alike the philosophy passed away December 1, 1951 in and deeds of Br other Marshall. ComJohn A. Carruthers Mill Valley, California. Brother Mon- bined they form a pattern of life John A. Carruthers, Michigan '09, zingo was active in civic affairs and which, if emulated by every m ember prominent Colorado Springs attorney was Past Master of Mill Valley Lodge of Acacia, would exert a tremendous impact for good thr oughout the entire died October 21, 1951 after an illness No. 356, F . & A. M., Mill Valley nation."

Chapter No. 108, R. A. M., and a of three months. He was, at one time, Dr. Marshall is survived by h is Deputy District Attorney, and had member of the Mill Valley Post No. wife, a son, and two brother s.

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E. Kemper Carter E. Kemper Carter, Missouri '10, who was a widely known civic leader and Board Chairman of the Carter-Walters Corporation, of which he was president from 1922-1940, passed away on December 23, f951 , in Kansas City.

Born in St. Joseph, Mo., he was a graduate of William Jewell College.

As a trustee in 1945, he was cited by his college for achievement. His · engineering degree was received from the University of Missouri ·where in 1935 he was named by the engineering school as a Knight of St. Patrick, summa cum laude. He was initiated into Acacia on January 17, 1910.

Brother Carter's business and professional affiliations included the American Society of Civil Engineers, American Society of Professional Engineers, American Society of Testing Materials, and Missouri Society of Professional Engineers, to name a few. His civic interests embraced membership in the County Society for Crippled Children, the Urban League of Kansas City, the Business District League, and the board of governors of the Kansas City Museum. He was a member of the Baptist Church, the Ararat Shrine, the Rotary and Mercury clubs, the University Club, the Kansas City Club, and a Mason.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Curry Kemper.

Roy W. Cloud Roy W. Cloud, Stanford '11, former Executive Secretary of the California Teachers Association died August 24, at Palo Alto Hospital. He was 75 years of age. Brother Cloud was superintendent of San Mateo county schools from 1908 to 1917 and superintendent of Redwood City schools from 1925 to 1927. In 1927 he took over the post with the California Teachers Association and held it until his retirement in 1947. He was a member of the California Consistory, Islam Temple Shrine of San Francisco, and Bayview Lodge No. 102, I. 0. 0. F. Mr. Cloud is survived by his wife, Sophie M. Cloud, and a son Roy N. Cloud.

Duane R. Dills Duane R. Dills, Columbia '14, died in Shaftesbury, Vermont, on July 24.

He was 66 years of age.

Br other Dills was initiated into Acacia by the Columbia Chapter on January 17, 1914. He served as Secretary of his chapter and was the of-

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ficial delegate to the 1915 Conclave which was held in San Francisco.

He was born in Duryea, Pennsylvania, and attended the public schools of that community, and the School of Lackawanna in Scranton. He was for a number of years the superintendent of the Boys Industrial Association of Scranton.

Brother Dills was graduated from Columbia University in 1914 with the degree of A.B. and two years later was graduated from the Columbia Law School and admitted to the Bar. He began the practice of law following his graduation, and served as an officer in the Judge Advocate General's Department of the Army during World War I. In 1932 he became a member of the firm of Dills, Muecke, & Schelker and was a member of this firm at the time of his death. He was for many years and until his death, general counsel for the Commercial Credit Corporation.

Brother Dills was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, the New York State Bar, and the American Bar Association.

He was a charter member of the Robert W. Livingston Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, the National Law Fraternity.

He was a former president and for many years a director of the Westchester County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, an elder of the Hugenot Memorial Church, a founder and former president of the Orienta Beach Club in Mamaronick, N.Y., and a member of the Pelham Country Club.

His wife, two sons, his mother, a sister, a brother, and four grandchildren survive him.

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make recommendations relative to a simple single entry accounting system, budgets, and favorable methods of collecting delinquent bills ; with the thought in mind of passing this information on to the chapter treasurers and financial advisers.

2. The Committee urges stronger "national" supervision of chapter finances by having the traveling secr etaries make thorough studies of a chapter's financial situation and concrete recommendations to the chapter.

These recommendations to be based upon the study urged in paragraph one.

3. The Committee strongly urges that steps be taken to re-activate the

interest of our alumni through more frequent news letters; and more social functions at the chapter house designed to interest our alumni such as Founders Day Programs, homecoming programs, graduation day programs, and so forth.

4. The Committee strongly urges the promulgation of a program designed to create interest on the part of chapter members' parents in the chapter itself and especially the chapter members' activities: This program to be instituted by the establishment of such things as a regular parents' week-end program to which all the parents would be invited by their sons; and the establishment of Mothers' Clubs getting the mothers to take an interest in the chapter house, its cleanliness and general decoration.

5. The Committee urges the establishment of a "suggestion system" on a national level; whereby worthwhile suggestions could be submitted to the Executive Secretary and the national council for their study by the chapters and any individual chapter member or alumni member. These suggestions could relate to the improvement or change of any chapter and national function or activity. The Committee also urges that these suggestions follow an established procedure in their study ·and that a regular column be placed in the TluAD to pass these suggestions on to all members.

The Committee hopes that the Conclave, National Council, and chapters will give this report sincere consideration.

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with us, to take over his place, Ed. Kelly, who found Fraternity work so engrossing that even a stint with the Marines could not dull it. In addition, Ed is assuming the position of TRIAD Editor and will devote a great deal of time to the alumni program.

George Croyle, the oldest in point of service, will be with us for another year, which will be his seventh. During this period, he has visited every chapter and probably knows the Fraternity better than any other one individual. He will continue to serve the Western area during the coming year.

One member of the official family whom we are losing and whose resignation has been accepted with a great deal of regret is our TRIAD Editor of the past six years, Bill Ross. Bill is leaving this area to take a position in _New York and finds it impossible to continue the TRIAD work. The work

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that he and his lovely Acacia-minded wife, Nancy have done, has been so excellent that it will present a challenge to anyone who is his successor.

For the .most part, we, as a Fraternity, have been very fortunate in that we have had very few personnel problems. In many fraternities it is almost the custom to see a new set of faces each year or so amongst the field secretaries. Beginning with our veteran efficient office manager, Mrs. May, we have been wonderfully free from the constant change which can impair very greatly the efficiency of any operation of this sort.

I have here something, I think, that all of you will be interested in.

There are not sufficient copies available yet for all of you, but here is a copy of your new Pythagoras Hand Book, which has been reorganized and revamped during the past year and which will be ready for your use this Fall. I think it is a beautiful book ; I think it will be much more efficient, it is certainly more attractive, and it will enable you to do a better job from the standpoint of pledge education. There are some on display out in the lobby and you can look at them more closely later on.

In addition, we have a rush booklet which is the first that we have put out in about six or seven years. We have long tried to figure out some type of rush booklet that would be usable both from the National standpoint as well as from the local standpoint. It simply is not possible to do such a job and in most cases you will want to do what a great many chapters have long been doing, and that is to supplement this with your own chapter rush booklet. However, this is something that we believe you will like. It is a thumbnail sketch of the Fraternity from the National viewpoint and it is one more little bit of ammunition that we think will be very worthwhile in your rushing operations.

Now, what we would like for you to do we have not ordered a large suppl~ of these; we have not gone overboard on the cost; but these are available at $7.50 a hundred, which is below our cost, and you can place your order for them with Mrs. May and they will be shipped to you direct. What we would like for you to do is to look these things over, use them, tell us what you like about it and what you don't like about it, and give us concrete suggestions as to how you think this thing can be improved, because what we want to get and provide for you is the ultimate in the way of ammunition that will help you. We

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will appreciate it very much if you will do that. Let us know what you think, because only by your telling us can we do the job we should.

During the summer we have purchased and installed in the central office modern and efficient filing and addressing equipment which will be used initially this Fall in our Alumni program.

Now, as to this alumni program, which has been referred to sever.al times earlier in this report, it has been a number of years since there has been any general mailing to our many alumni from National, with the exception of those who are life subscribers to the TRIAD. Never in our histor y has there been anything resembling a consistent alumni interest program. There have been sporadic mailings of the TRIAD in the past but in the past ten years even this has not been done, largely because of our concentration on expansion and consolidation of the chapters themselves. We are behind the fraternity field in the cultivation and retention of alumni interest and we pr opose to catch up.

It is the belief of the Council and the office staff that a definite program for regular alumni contacts will be productive of great good in renewed interest in the Fraternity generally from our large body of alumni, and eventually in a monetary way as well.

No vehicle exists at present that would attract the attention of many alumni who may, as frequently happens in other fraternities, wish to remember the Fraternity by the bequest of funds or by contributions dur ing their lifetime. There is a place for the establishment of a scholarship and loan fund which could attract the support of such alumni, and certainly the whole Fraternity would be greatly enriched by a revitalization of alumni support directly and through the alumni associations.

The first step in this direction will be the publication this Fall of a special TRIAD to be mailed to all alumni early in the Fall. This edition will be slanted towards bringing the alumni up to date as to what has gone on in the past ten years and educating them as to the manner in which we operate a nd appealing for their support .

Shortly thereafter, there will be an invitational mailing for support through alumni dues. Frankly, this has the elements of a new venture, but we have the vehicle for it. It is used by many of the other fr ater nities and there seems to be no reason why it would not find the same support from the Acacia alumni. At any rate, we believe it is a right step

in the direction of bringing to the Fraternity the latent interest of alumni, and we believe it will be productive eventually of making Acacia a greater and stronger Fraternity.

There will no doubt be presented to you dur ing this Conclave some matters for legislative action. I would not wish to comment on them at this time except to say this, that in your approach to the solution of these problems, you keep in mind that we are all brothers of the same Fraternity, that we all have individual problems, but they can only be solved in a constructive manner and keeping in mind that the thing that we should do is the thing that is to the advantage of all the chapters. I feel that if you approach it in the spirit that is mentioned in our opening ceremonies and leave it with the knowledge that you have done nothing and said nothing that is not to the benefit of our cherished Fraternity, that you will solve the problem as it should be solved.

Before closing, I would like to express my appreciation to the Council from the standpoint of the entire staff and to you people for the pr ivilege of serving this Fraternity in the post I have held during three successive Conclaves. Speaking for myself and for the whole staff again, I am sure that there are many things that we would like to have done that we have not done. We are conscious of the fact that the services of the central office still leave room for improvement. It is our hope that during the coming biennium this will be accomplished and, to that end, your constructive criticisms and suggestions are most earnestly requested.

The last ten years have shown remar kable progress in our Fraternity, far beyond, we believe, the anticipation of many. The future is before us and , to me, it is bright with possibili, ties. With the continued support of the men who, like you, ar e gathered here, working together with the common goal of love for fraternity, there is no task too great, no goal too high for us to attain, if we keep before us the pr inciples and the ideals of the great mentor of Acacia, Pythagoras of Samos.

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