Acacia Triad - Spring 1954 - Vol. 48 No. 3

OF ACACIA FRATERNITY

Perennial champions in the Spring Carnival, the lllinois Chapter has this year chosen the Alpha Delta Pi's as their partners for the worlds largest campus carnival.

They are shown here during an informal "exchange," held so the two groups will get better acquainted before the big event.

High scoring forward Dick Farley scores Indiana's Big Ten and NCAA Champion Hoosiers in the 1953 ,finals against the Kansas Jayhawks.

This picture appeared in full color as the cover of Baslcetball Magazine.

Tltirteen high school children from the Masonic Children's Home in Guthrie, Oklahoma were the g uests of the Oklahoma A&M Chapter and Pi Beta Phi Sorority on February 12th. While at A&M they were take n on a tour of the campus, had a buffet dinner at the Acacia Chapter house and attended the A&M-Detroit University basket ball game as guests of the Pi Phi's and Acacians.

Winning top honors and the cake for the second consecutive year in Vermont's Kake-Walk were AI Tyler and George Hansen. Shown here after successfully " walkin'fo-de -kake" are Tyler; Mrs. LeRoy D. Ritter and Dean LeRoy D. Ritter, Chapter House-Parents; Hansen; and Joel Farrel, trainer of the champs .

Kansas State charter members George Ferrier, Lester Dray er, and George Alexander view a model of the proposed Kansas State chapter house. Fina l plans and specifications for the new house have already been completed.

Acacia's snow sculpture for the famous Hampshire Winter Carnival. The theme was "Sitzmark Season" and the sculpture appropriately shows the New Hampshire Wildcat rising out of Sitzmark.

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OF Fifty years ago this spring, the Acacia Fraternity was founded at the University of Michigan. To commemorate this historical event, the National Conclave will be in session in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on August 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26.

During her initial half-century, Acacia has already progressed to a place in the fraternity world that is surely beyond even the fondest dreams of her founders.

Forty-one fine collegiate chapters, forty of which own their own houses; a strong, energetic, and functioning national organization; nation-wide alumni strength and support which has never been greater ; and an established national scholarship and building foundation are only a few of Acacia's many achievements during her first fifty years.

As one reviews the first half-century of our Fraternity's existence, it is easy to see that the pathway to progress was not at all times a smooth one-the problems of early day growth and organization, of dual membership, of pre-pledging, of the depression years, and of two great wars had to be confronted and had to be solved.

Despite the enormity of these problems, each was confronted and solved in a wise and forthright manner, and with each solution grew an ever stronger Acacia-a strength that resulted from good leadership, sound planning, efficient organization, and above all, teamwork between the actives, alumni, and national officers.

And as we stand on the threshold of the second-half-century, we know not what the future holds for Acacia. From all ap parent indications, she should grow and prosper to an even greater degree than that which has been attained thus far. But again, as in the past, obstacles will appear that will have to be surmounted-problems will appear that will have to be resolved.

Present membership requirements will be debated at the coming Conclave, and a revision in other basic fraternity policies will be sought by some delegations. To predict what decision will be reached in regard to these and other problems would be pure conjecture. The answer, we do not know.

But this much we do know! These and all future problems must, after due deliberation, be met with sound and forthright action. And once a decision is made, we must, as a Fraternity, with brotherhood and teamwork foremost , work to attain these ends and support to the utmost, our beliefs. In such is the policy of Acacia, she will not be a fraternity of fifty years, of a hundred years, or even of two-hundred years-but will truly be the fraternity "everlasting."

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CONTENTS Ed Says . . . . .. . .. .... . . . . . .. .. .. . . . .... . . . ... ... . . . . . .... . .. . ... .. 57 Miami Wins 1953 Scholarship Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 The University of Michigan . .. . . ....... . . .. . . . .. .. ... . .... .... . ..... 60 Here Are Acacia's Founders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Herbert A. Kern-Industrial Pioneer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Acacia Tree Dedicated by U.S.C .. . ..... . ... . . ..... . ... .. . .. .. . .... . . 74 Acacians the World Over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 The Chapter Eternal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 The Chapter Connubial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 The Stork Club .... . .. . ... . . ... .. . . ......... . . . .. ... . . ..... .. .... . . 82 Among Acacia's Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Dire:::tory . .. ...... ..... ... . . . . .. . . . . ... ... .. .... .. ... Inside back cover

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Published quarterly at The Benson Printing Company, 136 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville 3, Tennessee, for the Acacia Fraternity, a college social fraternity, founded at the University of Michigan on May 12, 1904. Acacia is a charter member of the National Interfraternity Conference.

Notice of change of address, including form 3579, subscription orders, photographs, copy, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois.

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WINS 1953 SCHOLARSHIP HONORS

By WILLIAM D. ROSS National Scholarship Chairman

The reports have been collected, the computations made, and the results tabulated-and the Miami Chapter is declared the winner of Acacia's scholarship competition for the 1952-53 college year. The men from Oxford averaged over 14 per cent above their school's AllMen's Average.

Sharing honors with Miami is the Washington State Chapter, which wins the improvement trophy. This chapter made an amazing rise from a minus 9 per cent to a plus 7 percent, and showed what can be done when a chapter decides to make a name for itself scholastically.

Second place honors in the overall standings went to Syracuse, and runner-up for the greatest improvement award was Texas. Syracuse, consistently strong in scholarship over the past few years, was only .63 % behind champion Miami. Texas, with a plus 7.13 % jumped to lOth place in the overall standings, a considerable improvement over last year's 32nd with a minus 4.68 % .

Three chapters gained "Campus-First" awards: Colorado continued amazing string of campus championships by again placing first among twenty-two fraternities, Southern California was tops among the twentyeight fraternities on the Trojan campus, and Penn State captured championship honors of their forty-one fraternities. The latter school, third last year, could not be compared with the other Acacia Chapters this year, however, because pledge grades were not included during the first semester.

Second place honors on the individual campuses went to Miami, New Hampshire, Washington State and Minnesota. ' I~ case you have forgotten, the rating for each chapter 1s made by comparison with the All-Men's average

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on its campus. In doing this, we assume that the average male student on one college campus is the scholastic equal of his counterpart on any other campus. From a statistical summary of the grades of all men on a campus, we determine the "All-Men's Average. Thus it is assumed that a chapter which is lO o/o better than the average at its school would also do 10 % better at any other school. This system is used both by the National Interfraternity Conference and the College Fraternity Scholarship Processing Service, from whose computations the Acacia data was taken. It can therefore be seen, as was the case this year, that although a chapter does not win first place honors on its own campus, it can still gain first place ranking within its own fraternity .

Chapters showing the greatest individual drops in scholarship were Franklin, Michigan, Denver, Vermont, and Illinois. Overall, the year was not a good one for Acacia. Only three chapters were able to gain first place honors on their campuses, as against five last year. The All-Acacia Average dropped from a plus 3.05 % a year ago to a plus 1.89 % for the current year, and the AllAcacia improvement standing fell from a plus 0.92 % to a minus 1.28% .

Following World War II, Acacia began a steady climb in its scholarship which reached a peak in 1951 with 67 % of our chapters going above the All-Men's Average. Last year this figure fell to 54% , and for the 1953 school year only 51 % could better this mark.

Thus our work is not done, and many chapters must get their houses in order. Seven chapters were within 1.50 % of an acceptable record; if they had showed a little more effort during the year, they would have made Acacia one of the top fraternities in national scholarship. A few chapters are again, as they have THE TRIAD

been for some years, at the bottom of the pile, and are hurting the entire fraternity by their scholastic lethargy.

Since the details are in the tables for all to see, let's draw a few conclusions and get back to the books: 1) Strong chapters make good scholarship recordsand their strength is a reflection of their brains.

They screen the rushees carefully so that a man pledged doesn't flunk out early in the game. Of the eighteen chapters listed below the all-men's average, over 75 percent of these groups have been below an accepted average in the number of men initiated. Although pledging has been satisfactory as regards the number of men pledged, only a small percent of those men ever get initiated. In the case of the seven chapters within 1.50 percent of bettering the all-men's average, it was the

ACACIA SCHOLARSHIP RANKING$ Rank

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Northwestern . . ... . Illinois .. ... .. . .... Southern California Washington . .. .... Indiana ..... . . . .. . Ohio ..... . .. .. .... U.C.L.A. ... . .. . . .. Cincinnati ..... . . . . Ohio State . . ...... Oklahoma A & M .. . Wyoming .. . . .. . .. . Denver . ... .... .. . Oregon State . . .... Kansas .. . .. .. .. . .. George Washington Wisconsin ... . .. . . . Vermont . .. . . ... . . Colorado A & M . . . -

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14.54 % 13.91 12.95 12.75 11.72 8.53 8.38 8.15 8.05 7.13 7.06 6.83 6.71 6.53 6.48 3.17 2.44 2.18

9 7 8 34 6 4 15 19 13 32 37 14 2 5 1 33 36 18

12.21 7'o 12.54 12.21 - 6.56 12.58 13.86 5.68 2.49 8.31 - 4.68 -8.93 6.06 25.17 13.35 27.91 - 6.34 - 7.86 2.97

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-3.68 10.19 0.62 2.33 4.74 9.37 - 0.33 -12.40 -16.42 - 3.89 - 3.40 10.45 - 3.57 -7.84 - 0.75 - 2.06 5.31 - 3.05

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Washington State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.99 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.81 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.75 Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.30 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9.51 Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7.84 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6.19 Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5.66 Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.32 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3.16 Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.65 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.64 Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.78 Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1.37 0.77 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.74 Iowa State . . .. .. .. . . .. . . . . .. .... . .. . .. .. - 0.26 California .. .. ....... . .. . .. . . .. ......... - 0.79 Colorado .... .... . . . ...... .. . . ..... . .. . . - 0.86 U.C.L.A. .. . ... .. . . . . .. . .. . .. ... .. .... . . . - 1.13 ALL-ACACIA .. . . . ... .. .. .. . .. . . .. ... . - 1.28 Oklahoma A & M .. .... . ... . .. . ... . .... . . - 1.66 Southern California .. . .. . .. . . .. .. . . .... . - 1.69 Oregon State . . .. .. .... .. .... .. .. ... . ... - 2.06 Wyoming . .. . .. ... .... .. .. . . .. . .... .. . . . - 2.17 Washington .... ... . .. . . ... ... . . . .... . . . . - 3.57 Wisconsin .. .... . . ... .. .... . . . ....... ... - 5.13 Rensselaer . ... . .. .. . . . ... . . .... . . .. . .. . . - 5.33 Indiana .. . . .. .. . . ...... .... ... .. . . . .... . - 5.98 George Washington . .. ... . .. . ... . . ...... - 6.10 Iowa .. . . .. .. . .... . .. . .. .. .. . . . .. .. . .. .. - 6.82 Colorado A & M . .. .. . . . . ... ...... . . . . . . . - 8.58 Ohio .. .. . ... .. .. . . ... . . . .... . . . . . . . . . .. -10.71 Illinois . .. . . . . . ... . . .... . . . .. .. . .. . .. . . . - 11.24 Vermont .... ... . . ... . .. ... .. .. . ... . . . .. . - 12.93 D enver ... .... .... .. . . . . . . . .... .. . . . .. . . - 16.03 Michigan . . . ..... ... . ... . .. .. ... . . ...... - 18.46 Franklin . . .. ... . . .... . .. . .. .. ... . . .. .. . - 21.43

pledge grades of those failing to meet initiation requirements that pulled the entire chapter below an acceptable average.

2) Good grades and grade-averages just don't happen-they come as a result of chapter emphasis and recognition-and chapter intolerance of the loafer. Washington State improved because they determined that they would improve. A chapter m ust establish a definite scholarship program and must enforce observance of such a program. In addition to the National Scholarship Chairman, University officials and faculty members will be glad to render every assistance to a chapter attempting to improve its scholarship. Any program of betterment that is undertaken should include an assistance and aid program for actives as well as pledges.

3) Critics of the fraternity system say that fraternities discourage scholarship-and there is no. point in our making a case for them. We say that fraternity membership improves the whole manlet's include his mind in that listing.

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The Michigan Stadium is the largest college-owned stadium in the country seating 97,239. The Michigan Marching Band, shown in block "M" formation, is famous from coast to coast for its precision marching and excellent music .

The Engineering Arch which serves as the southeastern exit of the Diagonal walk through the campus.

L ocATED in the heart of Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan, often referred to in by-gone years as "The Harvard of the West." But as the years have passed by, so much has Michigan grown in stature, and so great is the esteem with which it is held by the nation, and especially the great Mid-West, that should such designation of yesteryear still be in vogue, it would probably not be uncommon to hear midwesterners refer to Harvard as "The Michigan of the East."

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The Law Quadrangle, a gift of the late William W. Cook, is one of the beauty spots at the University of Michigan.

The University of Michigan, though not the first founded, has long been regarded as the " Mother of State Universities" because of its leadership in the development of state-supported higher education. B y any system of rating and ranking, the University of Michigan would be listed among this country's five or six leading universities , including private institutions. It stands with the top three state-supported universities, and first of those which do not have an allied school of agriculture.

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MARVIN H. NIEHUSS Vke-President of the University of Michigan

T. HAWLEY TAPPING Former National Editor of Acacia and today Alumni Secretary of the University of Michigan.

The University's alumni body totals 185,000. The detailed system of keeping records of alumni by Brother Tapping's office is regarded as the best pattern in existence .

Captains shaking hands before the annual pledge-active football game. Left to right: Pledges Dave Zerbel and Tom Platt, Neil Hillerman, Tom Tuttle, Pledge Fleet Senseman, Pledge Captain Leonard McCalla, Referee Jerry Freeman, Active Captain Ted Ploughman, King Joneson, Chuck Blackett, John Rodgers, Stan Woolems, Herb Wagner, Bob Kan y, Charles Wickman .

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Founded in 1817 in Detroit as Catholepistemiad. it was placed under a board of trustees under the name of the University of Michigan in 1821. Because the state constitution of 1835 required the legislature to support a university, the University was reorganized by the State Legislature under a Board of Regents and moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. This method of government was made permanent by the constitution of 1850, which provided that control of the University should rest in the hands of a board of eight regents, elected by the people at large. The University is thus a constitutional corporation, the highest type of corporate organization known to law.

Memorial Laboratory, which houses part of the Engineering Research Institute. This multi-million dollar building was named in honor of Acacian Mortimer E .

Cooley, a full professor for 47 years, and Dean of the College of Engineerinj! for 24 years. Also under construction is the $1,000,000 Phoenix Memorial Laboratory and a $3,000,000 medical research building from a grant of the S.S. Kresge Foundation. More than ten new buildings have been completed since the end of World War II, and many older buildings have undergone changes and have had additions made to them.

Michigan operates on a budget that exceeds $40,000,000 annually, including University Hospital and other

The University Hospital is the hub of an extensive an~ e~panding_ Medical Center. The University's campus Observatory, bmlt 111 1854, •s par-

tially shown at the left. The University has two other observatories at off-campus locations.

From its original campus of forty acres with one classroom building and four professor's houses, the University of Michigan has grown to a 700-acre campus having approximately ninety maior buildings. The accumulated cost of this fine University plant is approximately $112,000,000. The University is further expanding on a 267-acre site across the Huron River, north and east of the University Hospital. Seve~al ~uildin~s are already completed or nearing completwn, mcludmg the Cooley

supplementary services, of which the State of Michigan appropriates approx~ately. one-thi~d of th~ total operating budget. The Uruverstly Hospital, res1de~ce halls, publications, and athletics are all self-supportmg activities, Although the total student body is large, it is divided into smaller groups through the organization of fifteen schools and colleges and several related institutes.

Teaching divisions of the University are the College

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The chapter has its own musical talent to provide the intermission entertainment at the fall 1953 Pledge F'ormal.

Original documents of the colonial and Revolution period are a~ong the valua~le papers and books housed in the William L. Clements Library of Americana. The library was a g1ft of the late Regent Clements of Bay City, Michigan .

of Literature, Science, and the Arts; College of Engineering; Medical School; Law School; College of Pharmacy; School of Dentistry; College of Architecture and Design; School of Education; School of Music; School of Business Administration; School of Natural R esources; School of Nursing; School of Graduate Studies; School of Social Work; School of Public Health; Institute of Public Administration; Institute for Social Research; and Institute of Industrial Health, recently created with the support of General Motors Corporation. Each school or college has several related activities affiliated with it. For example, the Medical School has associated with it a 1,000 bed University Hospital, Out-patient Clinic, Maternity Hospital, Neuropsychiatric Institute, and the Veteran's Readjustment Center.

President and chief administrator of this great University is Dr. Harlan H. Hatcher. A former Vice-President of Ohio State University , he received his A.B. from that school in 1922, his A .M. in 1923, and his Ph.D. in 1927. He also did post-graduate work at Chicago University and in Europe. Prior to assuming the presidencv at Michigan in 1951, Dr. Hatcher had served on the OSU faculty for 29 vears bein~ Dean of the College of Arts and Science from 1944-48, and Vice-President from 1948-51.

Vice-President of the University of Michigan is Acacian Marvin L. Niehuss. a Michigan alumnus. After receiving his A.B . in 1925 and his LL.B. in 1930, Brother Niehuss served on the Michigan faculty and also engaged in the private practice of law until assuming the vice-presidency in 1944.

It is often said, and rightfully so , "No school can be 64

better than its teachers." Recognizing that fact, the regents and administrators of the University of Michigan have always striven to secure scholars and teachers of the first rank for the faculty. Of the present faculty, which numbers over 1,200, approximately onefifth are listed in Who's Who in America. Many of Michigan's men have been chosen as chairmen of departments, deans and presidents of other colleges and universities.

Having always been one of the giants of higher learning, in size as well as educational excellence, Michigan reached her peak enrollment in 1948 with 21,370 students. Today, slightly less than 19,000 are enrolled.

Although Michigan residents comprise about 70 per cent of the total enrollment, the University has always been known for its diversified student body. Associations of students from other states and other countries with students resident in Michigan provide a broader outlook and understanding for all. Over 80 foreign countries are currentlv represented in the Michigan student body.

More than 6,300 students now live in Universityoperated dormitories and apartments. Nearly all of these residence halls have been erected within the past fifteen years, and are modern in their accommodations.

All freshman students are required to live in the residence halls.

In addition to the regular educational curriculum, extra-curricular and cultural opportunities abound at the University. The Michigan libraries rank with the best in the nation, and collections total about 1,500,000 volumes.

The William L. Clements Library, a gift from an THE TRIA D

alumnus and former Regent is one of the great libraries of American History, and probably contains more rare books and original manuscripts dealing with the Colonial period and American Revolution than any other in the world.

Museums provide a variety of exhibits and programs for students and others, while a year long series of musical events makes Ann Arbor an outstanding musical center. Through the University Musical Society, headed by Acacia Founder Charles Sink, 24 concerts are given on the campus each year by nationally known orchestras and soloists. Faculty and students of the School of Music provide approximately 150 public concerts and recitals annually.

Michigan has always been a research institution, and today there are research proiects going forward in almost every department. In addition there are several University units devoted exclusively to research. One of these is the Engineering Research Institute, which coordinates sponsored research in engineering and the physical sciences. Included in these pro;ects are studies on jet engine fuels, aircraft instrumentation, the nature

Acacia 1953. Left to right, bottom row: Doug Lootens, Tom Grace, Leonard McCalla, Don Walker, Norm Brink. Second row, left to right: Mel Stewart, Neil Letts, Chuck Blackett, Herb Wagner, Bob Kan y, John Galbreath, Phll Diamond. Third row, left to right: Tom Platt, Neal Hillerman, Curt Atkisson, Ro y Wetterholt, Frank Windes, Kingsly Joneson, Fleet Senseman, Dave Rey nolds, Bill Fox. Fourth row, left to right: Rolf Sharnberg, Ted Ploughman, Dick Nyberg, Stan Wynn, Charles Wickman, Dick Meyer, Dave Dow, Phil K earney, Jin1 Martin.

The Michigan Chapter House as viewed by Chicago artist James Settles.

This fine home, costing $125,000 when it was built, has always been well maintained and furnishings kept up-to-date. It is one of the most attractive and liveable fraternity houses on the Michigan campus.

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of sub-nuclear particles and cosmic rays, beach erosion, harbor installations, and many others.

The Bureau of Business Research likewise conducts research on a sponsored basis, as does the Institute for Social Research.

A large portion of the research is that of the Medical School. Among the 120 proiects currently under way here are studies in antibiotics for treatment of kidney infections, vitamin therapy for skin diseases, and anemia and other blood diseases.

In addition to always being a leader in education, Michigan has also been a pioneer. It was the first school to be governed by a Board of Regents elected by the people, the first major university to admit women, the first to admit high school students upon presentation of high school displomas without examination, the first to establish a formal alumni association, and the first to offer seminar instruction, a method quite prominent in higher education todav.

In the field of athletics, Michigan's Wolverines have earned the respect of opponents across the nation as is attested by the name which is commonly given them, "Mighty Michigan." Perennial contenders for top spot in all sports, they are especially known for their great teams in football , baseball, track, hockey, and swimming.

Playing in the first Rose Bowl game ever held, in 1902, the famous "point-a-minute men" of F ielding H. Yost beat Stanford 49-0 to establish a scoring record which still stands today. Only once has this record been tied, and that was by Fritz Crisler's undefeated champions of 1947, when "Michigan beat Southern California 49-0 in the 1948 R ose Bowl. In 1951 when the Wolverines became the first Big Ten team to make three appearances in the P asadena Classic, they were again victorious, defeating California's Golden Bears 14-6.

Participating as a member of what is generally regarded as the strongest athletic conference in the nation, the Big Ten, Michigan has in overall competition won 94 titles and shared 24, ranking them second only to the University of Illinois.

Forty-two fraternities combine to make Michigan one of the great fraternity schools. Last year the National Interfraternity Conference awarded the Michigan IFC the trophy designating them the outstanding local Interfraternity Council in the United States.

It was at this strong "Greek" school where Acacia had her beginning, and it is the only national social fraternity to be founded at the University of Michigan.

Acacia was an outgrowth of Masonic interest at Michigan. Its birthplace was a little room in a boarding house at 236 South Thayer Street in Ann Arbor. It was in this room in 1904 that a group of students gathered -all Master Masons: James M. Cooper, Benjamin E. DeRoy, Edward E . Gallup, Jared W. Hawkins, Clarence G . Hill, Harvey J. Howard, George A. Malcomb, Ernest R. Ringo, William J. Marshall, Harlan P. Rowe, Ralph B. Scatterday, Charles A. Sink, Harry B . Washburn, and Wilbur S. Wheeler. There they determined to found a fraternity on a new basis. The membership was to be confined to those who had taken the Masonic obligations. The organization was to be built on principles inculcated by the vows already taken in the lodge room and was to be actuated by a search for high scholarship. Their fraternity home was to be free from drinking, gambling, and from the social vices that had been for years a blot on the fraternity life of the nation.

So Acacia began. Before a year had passed, Acacia was no longer a local fraternity, because the Michigan idea had spread and chapters had already been in66

stalled at Stanford, Kansas, Nebraska, and California.

But Acacia at Michigan really goes back before the official founding date of May 12, 1904. The Michigan Masonic Club was founded in 1894, and its first constitution was adopted in March of that same year. It was incorporated on June 5, 1895, and by March of 1896 it had ninety-four members. In the autumn of 1900, William J. Marshall and two other men assumed the responsibility of renting a chapter house, and later that year No. 313 North Thayer Street was occupied, and during 1901-03 No. 801 South State Street.

Owing to the lack of enthusiasm on the part of the officers, and the loose construction of the organization, interest was almost dead when the college year 1903-04 opened. Onlv three members attended a meeting, and those were William J. Marshall, Charles A. Sink, and Clarence G. Hill. These determined on that October day in 1903 to reorganize the club on a more stable and permanent basis and to seek cooperation with similar clubs known to exist in other institutions. Records next show that on Januarv 30, 1904, "it was moved and supported that the president and two others whom he shall appoint shall constitute a committee to ascertain the legal requirements for forming a fraternal organization to be national in scope." This committee consisted of W. S. Wheeler, J. W. Hawkins, and B. E. DeRoy. At the April meeting of that same year, committees were appointed on constitution and by-laws, ritual, insignia, and housing. On April 30, 1904, it was ordered that the name of the regenerated group be called the Acacia F raternity, the Michigan Chapter to be called Aleph.

HARLAN PAGE ROWE The First National President of Acacia as he appeared at the time he held that office.

On May 11, 1904, the officers of the Fraternity for its first year were elected, as follows: President . .... .. . . . . .. .. ... ...... .. Harlan P. Rowe Vice-President . .... . . . . ... . .. . .. George A. Malcolm THE TRIAD

The pledge scholarship trophy which has twice been won by Acacia in recent years.

Secretary . .. . ............... . .. William J. Marshall Treasurer ........ .. .... .. . ... . .. Harvey J. Howard These with the other ten founders were then duly incorpo;ated and the articles of incorporation were filed with th~ Clerk of Washtenaw County, Michigan, on May 12, 1904.

In the autumn of 1904 the chapter moved into a house located at 1103 East Huron Street, and the following year it removed to a newly purchased home

at 603 S. State Street. The Chapter mamtained this residence until 1912 when the house was burned to the ground. A new brick home was built at the same location, and occupancy began in 1914. While construction was underway on the new house, the chapter maintained quarters first on P ackard Street and then on Huron Street.

In 1923, the State of Michigan, in order to provide space for the now famous Cook Law Quadrangle, under its right of eminent domain took the property of the Michigan Chapter and paid the sum of $89,700. With the money received, the Mother Chapter then built a new house farther from the campus on a beautifully scenic hillside overlooking the University aboretum and the Huron River Valley. This is the house which the Chapter still maintains today, and the cost at the time of building was $125,000. ¡ The first National Conclave was held in Ann Arbor in June, 1905. The Mother Chapter has also hosted National Conclaves in 1914 and in 1937. In 1929, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding, Natonal President WilliamS. Dye, Jr. , dedicated a memorial bench on the University campus, between the University Library and the president's residence.

As was the case for most fraternities, the depression years were hard years, but the Michigan Chapter survived them well, and under the strong and able leadership of Edward Hutchinson, who served two terms as Venerable Dean from 1934-36, a successful rebuilding of the chapter was accomplished. Brother Hutchinson is today a Senator in the State Legislature, and is author of the well-known Hutchinson Act. During World War II the Chapter temporarily suspended activity, but reopened in 1946. Since tha¡t time it has grown, and with its growth it has reaped many honors. Heading the list with two All-Fraternity first place scholarship trophies, and two first place pledge scholarship trophies, their accomplishments also include trophies for the IFC Songfest, IFC Ball booth, and the Wolverine Derby-two in each of the latter events.

Individual honors in recent years have been many, with membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Phi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Phi Eta Sigma. The chapter is always well represented in activities such as band, glee club, Michigan Union, Student Legislature, and varsity athletics.

Acacians have held top posts on the Michigan Daily regularly, having the City Editor in 1950-51, the Associate Editor in 1951-52, and at the present time Brother Harry Lunn is Managing Editor.

Having established such a record of campus leadership, it is not surprising that the Mother Chapter has produced the great number of leaders it has-the original fourteen founders, all who became leaders in their chosen professions and in their communities; the first pledge of Acacia and first initiate after the founders , Dr. Russell Bunting, Dean Emeritus of the Michigan Dental School; and more recently such leaders as Marvin Niehuss, Vice-President of Michigan; Admiral Richard H. L anning, U.S. Navy Medical Corps; and T. Hawley Tapping, former National Editor and for years Alumni Secretary of Michigan's great alumni body.

Acacia is proud to have had her beginning at the University of Michigan, and it was evident from the beginning that her accomplishments and achievements had to be numerous and had to be superior, as they have been, in order that she maintain standards equally as high as the school where she was founded.

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HERE ARE ACACIA'S

Fifty years have passed since the founding of Acacia. The Fraternity became a reality because of the vision and determination of fourteen men, and was based on the ideals and principles in which they so strongly believed. Nine of these honored brothers have since joined the Chapter Eternal-five of them are still active leaders ''in the affairs of the communities in which they reside.'' Here are the stories and backgrounds of these men-Our Five Living Founders.

JARED W. HAWKINS

JARED W. HAWKINS

P roud of the honor and distinction of being the possessor of the first Acacia pin ever worn is foun der Jared W. Hawkins. And a true founder he isfor not only is he a founder of Acacia, but also a founder of the Royal Arch and Modesto Commandery, the Ben Ali Shrine of Sacramento, and Modesto Lodge Number 675. Today he is a senior member in the law firm of H awkins and Hawkins, and is President of the Midway McKittrick Oil Company.

Brother Hawkins was born in Hollister, California on May 22, 1880, and obtained his elementary education in the grade and high schools of Woodland, California. He then enrolled at the University of Michigan and obtained his LL.B. degree in 1904. A year prior to his graduation he was admitted to the bar in Sacramento, and upon his graduation entered into partnership with his father in Woodland.

While attending Michigan, he joined the original Masonic Club which eventually became the Mother Chapter of !'cacia, and. was a member of the origmal comrmttee on insignia. Brother Hawkins was also a member of the Michigan track team. During the summer following his graduation, he and founder Walter S. Wheeler traveled to Leland Stanford University where they were directors and co-installing officers of Acacia's second chapter.

In 1905 he removed to Modesto, Cal-

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JAMES MoNROE CooPER 1877-1923 HARRY B. WASHBURN 1880-1932 EDWARD E. GALLUP 1875-1940 WALTER S. WHEELER 1875-1941 RALPH B. ScATTERDAY 1878-1943 CLARENCE G. HILL 1881-1947 BENJAMIN E . DEROY 1879-1949 HARLAN PAGE RowE 1881-1950 WILLIAM J. MARSHALL 1875-1952

ifornia, to practice law in that city.

While living in Modesto he founded the Modesto Commandery No. 57, went through all of the chairs, and became Commander of the Royal Arch and Modesto Commandery.

Brother Hawkins was a member of the Ahmes Shrine Temple at Oakland, but because of the distance involved, and because there was no Shrine in California's capital city, he demitted from Ahmes and was one of the group which founded the Ben Ali Shrine in Sacramento.

Originally a member of the Woodland Lodge, Brother Hawkins transferred his membership to Stanislaus Lodge No. 206 in Modesto in 1905. As the city grew, he saw the need fo¡r a second lodge, and therefore again demitted and became one of the founders of Modesto Lodge No. 675.

In 1908 his father joined him and later his brother, B. C. Hawkins, joined him in the practice of law under the name of Hawkins and Hawkins. Today his two sons, L ewis N. and Jared W., Jr., practice in the firm which still bears the name of Hawkins and Hawkins.

In addition to his law practice and serving as P resident of the Midway McKittrick Oil Company, Brother Hawkins is a Director of the Stanislaus County Abstract and Escrow Company; a member of the Advisory Board, Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association; a member and past president of the Modesto Chamber of ComTHE TRIAD

merce; a member of the American Bar Association; past governor and secre(ary-treasurer of the State Bar of California ; and past president of the Stanislaus County Bar Association. He is listed in Eminent Americans and Eminent Judges and Lawyers of the American Bar. Brother Hawkins is married to Bettie Ora Stephens, whom he wed in 1905.

They have four children: Bettie Lee Simmonds, Orlena Kathryn Adams, Jar.ed W. Jr. , and Lewis N.

HARVEY J. HOWARD Internationally eminent as an ophthalmologist, writer, lecturer, teacher, and designer of precision instruments for making examinations of the eye and for selecting flying personnel, Dr. Harvey J. Howard is one of the nation's most valuable and distinguished citizens. For Dr. Howard is not merely a scientist, teacher and physician, he is a man who participates in the civic and cultural life of the city, who concerns himself actively in international and national problems that bear on the future of mankind. He has likewise authored a continuously popular book, "Ten Weeks With Chinese Bandits," that has gone into eight printings and has been translated into seven languages. He is, moreover, the father of one of the world's outstanding fighter pilots and air commanders who has ach~eved phenomenal records in both the Pacific and the European theaters of war, now Brigadier General James Howell Howard, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Born in Churchville, New York, on January 30, 1880, D r. Howard is the son of Charles · William and Mary J essie (Williamson) Howard. This family is directly descended from the Duke of Norfolk line, the Howard family of England, which traces its lineage to the ninth century-farther back than that of any other family in Europe.

Having been raised in Fraternity Lodge No. 262, Ann Arbor, Brother Howard became interested in the Masonic Club and continued with it until the transfer was made to Acacia, when he served on the first chapter house committee, and was also the first tr.e asurer of Acacia.

Dr . Howard received his A.B. degree from the University of Michigan in 1904, and his degree of M.D. from the University of P ennsylvania in 1908. A Master of Arts followed from Harvard University in 1917, and the degree of Doctor of Ophthalmology from the University of Colorado in 1918.

Determining early in his career to specialize in ophthalmology (diseases of the eye), he entered that field in January, 1909. He rose rapidly in his pro-

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fession, achieving high scientific recognition for his work both at home and abroad. In 1910 he became head of the Department of Ophthalmology of the University Medical School, Canton Christian College, Canton, China, where he remained for six years. He was next made Fellow of the China Medical Board of the Rockefeller Foundation at Harvard University from 1916-1918, and at the University of Vienna in 1923-1924, where he engaged in important scientific research on the eye.

During World War I, Dr. Howard served as a Captain in the Medical Corps, U . S. Army, and was assigned to the Medical Research Laboratory of the Air Service, at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, New York. It was at this time that he devised the important depth perception test for the selection of flying personnel in the Army, the Navy and the Department of Commerce, a test that has continued in official use since 1919 and is now used throughout the world. In 1941 he was commissioned a Colonel in the Medical Reserve Corps.

In 1919 D r. Howard returned to China, this time to become Professor of Ophthalmology in the P eking Union

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Medical College (Rockefeller Foundation School) , Peking. During his tenure there, Dr. Howard acted as Adviser to the Department of Aeronautics of the Chinese Government, and was eye physician to the Boy Emperor, Pu Yi, from 1921 to 1925. He was elected the First Commander of th·e Peking Post of the American Legion, 1920-1921, and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Peking American School, 19211923. Dr. Howard came to St. Louis in 1927 to become Professor and Head of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Washington University School of

Medicine and Executive Director of the Oscar Johnson Institute of Research in Ophthalmology and Otalaryngology.

Since 1933 he has been engaged in private practice, increasingly gaining r·e cognition for his exceptional skill and success in the treatment and correction of diseases of the eye and in eye surgery. In addition to his r·e gular duties, he was Medical Director for the Missouri Commission for the Blind from 1931-1948.

Dr. Howard is active in social, civic, military and medical organizations. In 1926 he was awarded the military decoration of "Tiger" Fifth Class, by the Chinese Government, and from 19211941 he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Medical Reserve Corps. He now holds a certificate of capacity for full Colonelcy, M.R.C., in the U.S. Army.

He is a Fellow of the American Medical Association and the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Ophthalmological Society, American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, the Southern Medical Association, the Pinellas County, Florida Medical Society, and the Florida Medical Association.

He was a member of the St. Louis Writer's Guild, of which he was President in 1937, and the Society of St. Louis Authors-President 1942-1945.

He was also a member of the Missouri Athletic Club, the St. Louis Kiwanis Club-President 1935, the American Legion and the American War Dads. He was a member of the Air Board of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. For a number of years he served as a member of the Board of Directors, Washington Univ.e rsity Branch of the Y.M.C.A. ; Chairman, St. Louis Chapter, William Allen White Committee, 1940-41; Chairman or Co-Chairman of the St. Louis Chapter of the United China Relief, 1938-1942.

Dr. Howard is a gifted, informed and pleasing public speaker, who would be forced to abandon his profession if he responded to all the calls made upon him for lectures, speeches and informal talks. His favorite subject is China, on which he is an authority. Like most men of high achievement, Dr. Howard is self-effacing and brief when the subject of his own career is touched upon. His is the true devotion to science and advancement in the realm of medicine.

Of his experience with Chinese bandits, however, he sometimes talks freely and vividly as he describes his tenweek capture and close brush with death back in Manchuria in 1925.

While on a hunting expedition with his friend, Major Morgan Palmer, his young son Jim and a number of others, Dr. Howard was wounded in the left hand when the small group was ambushed by sev·e nty-two bandits; the boy and 69

his companions escaped; Dr. Howard was taken prisoner and held for $100,000.00 ransom. Weak from lack of food. seriously emaciated, he was freed ten weeks later when Chinese troops surrounded the decimated bandit detachment. Dr . Howard has graphically recounted this experience in his wellknown book, "Ten W-eeks with Chinese Bandits," which was published by Dodd, Mead and Company. Literary critics are agreed that this boo~ is one of the best examples of direct, narrative writing that has appeared in Englishspeaking countries. In addition, Dr. Howard has had published about 100 articles relating to the field of ophthal mology.

Dr. Howard is listed in a dozen or more national and international biographical dictionaries, including lnte1·national Who's Who, Who's Who in Ame1·ica, Ame1·ican Men of Science, and Who's Who in AmeTican Medicine.

In private life Dr. Howard is VicePresident and a Director of the Cottonseed Delinting Corporation, is politically a P rogressive Republican and is a member of the Episcopal Church of the Ascension. H e was married on June 25, 1910, in Philadelphia, to Miss Maude Irene Strobel, who, following her graduation from the Nursing School of the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia was for three years the Superintendent of the Bryn Mar General Hospital of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Three children have been born to Dr. and Mrs. Howard ; Mrs. Margaret Howard Jackson of New Hope, Pennsylvania; James Howell Howard, Brigadier General, U.S. Air Force Reserves, formerly of the Ninth Air Force staUoned in Europe; and Mrs. Martha Howard Blake, a graduate of Radcliffe Colleg-e, who is a member of the technical staff of the "Magazine of Building" in New York City.

In 1948 the first Mrs. Howard died and later Dr. Howard married Alice Tilson Eastes, who had two children of her O\'I'Il about the age of Dr. Howard's three children. In 1950 D r. and Mrs. Howru·d moved to Clearwater, Florida, where they have a beautiful home at 318 Druid Road and where Dr. Howard has his office at 1000 South Fort Harrison Avenue. In spite of his busy practice they have found time to take summer vacations in Mexico, South America, Maine and elsewhere. Dr. Howard hopes to attend the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Founding of Acacia in 1954.

GEORGE A. MALCOLM Founder George A. Malcolm is the only American who made a career in what other countries would call the Colonial Service. He served contin70

uously in various capacities in the Philippines and Puerto Rico from 1906 to 1943. Since the latter date he has made two trips to the Philippines, ·e ach of six months duration, and in 1952 a similar trip was made to Puerto Rico.

All in all, he has made about twelve world trips.

Brother Malcolm was born in Concord, Michigan, on November 5, 1881, and received his elementary ·education in the schools of Concord and Ann Arbor. After attending George Washington University for a short time, he enrolled at the University of Michigan in 1903 and received his A.B. degree from that school in 1904, and an LL.B . in 1906.

While attending Michigan he became a member of the Michigan Masonic Club and later a charter member of Acacia .

GEORGE A. MALCOLM Brother Malcolm was the first National Vice-President of Acacia, and a member of the original constitution and byhave taken him throughout the United laws committee.

States.

Justice Malcolm has been the recipFollowing his graduation from the University of Michigan, he worked his ient of many honorary degrees. In 1921 way to the Philippine Islands where he he was awarded the honorary degree of arrived knowing no one and with less J.D. from the University of Michigan. than ten dollars in his pocket. He first In 1922 the University of Tokyo and the secured a temporary position as vouch- Japanese Imperial Board of Academies er clerk in the Bureau of Health and honored him with the degree of Doctor subsequently passed the first grade of Laws (Hogaku Hakushi) , he being the first for-e igner to ever be so honcivil service examination. ored by Japan. He also holds an LL.D. He remained in the government servfrom the University of the Philippines, ice, but also worked with the University and the degree of Litt.D. from the Naof the Philippines where he founded and tional University of Manila, both of became Dean of the College of Law. which were conferred in 1949.

From his students have come tru·ee Justice Malcolm is the author of a Presidents of the Philippines, one Chief long list of books, his two latest being Justice, seven Associate Justices of the Legal and Judicial Ethics, and Fi1·st Supreme Court of the Philippines, and Malayan Rept~blic , The StoTy of the many other influential officials of the Philippines. islands.

He has found time to engage in nuIn 1911 as Assistant Attorney Gen- merous professional and civic activities. eral of the Philippines, Brother Mal- He is a member of the American Bar colm returned briefly to the United Association (past president for the PhilStates, and during his stay he visited ippines); past president of the Philipthe Michigan Chapter. At that time he pine Bar Association ; past president of presented the chapter with a gavel, the the Philippine Society of Southern Calhead of which was made of acacia wood, ifornia; past president and honorary and the handle made of oliv-e wood from member of the Rotary of Manila ; first the Mount of Olives.

District Governor for the Philippines; In 1917, at the age of 35, Brother Mal- and a member of the Hollywood Rotary colm was appointed an Associate Jus- Club. He is a Mason (Concord Lodge tice of the Supreme Court of the Phil- No. 30), an Elk, and is listed in Who's ippines by P resident Woodrow Wilson, Who in AmeTica.

Justice and Mrs. Malcolm and their and later became Chief Justice. In 1936 on the inauguration of the Common- daughter, Mary MacKenzi-e, are now wealth of the Philippines he joined the living in Hollywood, California. staff of the U.S. High Commissioner on which he served until1940 when he was ERNEST R. RINGO named Attorney General of Puerto Rico, and member of the Executive Council.

Ernest Ringo and the City of SpringHe remained there until 1942. Since re- field, Nebraska, were both born on the tiring from Colonial Service, Justice same farm, with our founder's beginMalcolm has kept busy with trips not ning preceding that of the city by less only to former outlying American pos- than a year. Within a few months after sessions, but also in speaking tours that Brother Ringo's birth, the Missouri THE TRIAD

in Idaho where he could get more outdoor .e xercise. After a short time Brother Ringo began enjoying better health and assisted at the Bank of La Grande briefly before returning to his practice of law which he continued until 1944.

Brother and Mrs. Ringo still reside in the City of La Grande, Oregon, and although he has retired from active practice, he still serves as a member of the school board and as city attorney.

CHARLES A. SINK

ERNEST R. RINGO

Pacific surveyed a¡ line through his father's farm, and it was then sold with the idea of founding a new city on this site. The new city was Springfield.

Brother Ringo attended the county elementary school, Springfield High School, and a private college in Fr~­ mont, Nebraska, where he received hlS A.B. degree in 1901. He immediately entered the freshman class in the law college at the University of Michigan, and was graduated with LL.B. degree in 1904 as valedictorian of his class.

In 1902 he had been raised in Springfield Lodge No. 112, A. F. & A. M.,_ and when he heard of the idea of Acacta at Michigan he soon became interested.

He attended Masonic Club meetings and when the club to fraternity transition was made, he became a member of the original ritual committee.

AJ ter graduation he began the practice of law in South Omaha, Nebraska.

In ] 906 he was elected county attorney and served in this capacity for two terms but the call of "Go west young man" ' caught up with him in 1910, and he removed to Portland, Oregon, where he started a career which brought him prominence on the coast both as an attorney and as a public official.

Brother Ringo formed a partnership in Portland with a former Michigan classmate and continued with this firm until 1913, at which time he moved to Salem and became special counsel for Governor Oswald West, and was later appointed district attorney for Marion County. After four years as district attorney he returned to Portland to resume practice with his partner, and to also serve as Oregon counsel to the alien property custodian. .

Ill health caused him to give up h1s practice in 1918, and purchase a farm

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Music, education, business, writing, politics, and human service have all been a part of the life of Charles A. Sink. Today he is serving as President of the University Musical Society at the University of Michigan, a position which he has held since 1927. The society is one of the finest of its kind in the country, and its presentations are second to none.

Mr. Sink was born in Westernville, New York, on July 4, 1879. He attended high school at Churchville, New York, and joined Churchville Lodge No. 667 in the summer of 1900. The fall of that same year he matriculated at the _University of Michigan where he became acquainted with the late Dr. William J .

Marshall who interested him in the Michigan Masonic Club which he soon joined. Brother Sink, along with Dr. Marshall and Clarence G. Hill remained loyal to the Acacia idea even when it seemed that the proposed fraternity may never become a reality. It was these three men who held the meeting where Acacia was finally organized and the original documents were draft~d.

Brother Sink was a member of our anginal ritual committee. He graduated from the University of Michigan with his A.B. degree in 1904, and accepted the position of Executive Secretary and Business Manager of the Michigan Musical Society.

His first entry into the field of politics was in 1912 when he was elected to the Ann Arbor City Council. He remained in this political capacity until 191~ at which time he was elected to the Mtchigan House of Representatives in which he served 1919- 20, and 1925- 26. He served in the State Senate in 1921- 22 and 1927-30. He was Chairman of the Committee on Education in both the House and Senate during his entire incumbency, and sponsored legislation affecting the state educational sy~tem and instiutions, also sponsored legiSlation cr.e ating the Michigan State Board, and other legislation providing for the consolidation of numerous state boards and commissions. He has been a delegate or guest to most Republican state conventions since 1912, and at every Republican national convention since 1920.

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By practicing and living his Fraternity's motto of "Human Service," Brother Sink has won many awards in this field. Some of these honors include the King Albert Medal for services in connection with starving Belgian children during the war, and a citation from Governor Brucker on behalf of the American Legion for meritorious peace time service.

The activities and accomplishments of Brother Sink are almost without end, and only a few will herein be mentioned. He has received an honorary M.Ed. degree from Michigan State Normal and the honorary LL.D. degree from Battle Creek College. In the field of e ducation he has been most active, and is past president of the Ann Arbor Board of Education, past president of the Michigan Association of School Superintendents, Chairman of the Michigan State Teachers Retirement Fund, and has serv-e d as president of the Michigan State Historical Committee under four different go¡v ernors. In the music field he is an honorary member of the American Oper a Socie ty, President of the National Association of Concert Managers, and is a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Metr opolitan Opera.

He is a member of many honorary and professional fraternities and civic groups. He is also a me~be~ of ~e Board of Directors of the Mtchigan Life Insurance Company. He has also authored several books and numerous pamphlets.

During his tenure as President of the Musical Society, the society has presented outstanding concerts and festivals featuring the leading symphony orchestras, choral groups, and concert artists of the world.

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In slightly over a quarter of a century a small one building business which he founded has grown to a multi-million dollar organization which he heads today. This is the amazing story of a Minnesota Acacian.

HERBERT A. KERN Success in Industria I Pioneering In the spring of 1920 a young chemical engineer, who had been out of college only a little over five years, founded the Chicago Chemical Company to manufacture and sell water treating chemicals. Enthusiastic acceptance of the product in and around Chicago led to wider sales promotion and distribution. This step led to the discovery that a successful water treating program could be developed on a nationwide scale through a scientific approach-and a program of continuing research.

This small business of the 1920's has grown to become the National Alumninate Corporation, an organization with $17,000,000 in assets and sales of nearly $24,000,000 last year. President of this international industrial concern is the man who founded the original Chicago Chemical Company, Herbert A. Kern.

Brother Kern was graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1914 with a B.S. in chemical engineering, and shortly thereafter joined the Pure Oil Company to start a laboratory for them in Minneapolis. This work and experience in the oil industry led to his being commissioned from civilian life into Ordnance Department during World War I. 72

As Brother Kern states, "After the war was over my farm boy instincts for independence, I think got the best of me, and I decided to go into business for myself."

This culminated in starting the Chicago Chemical Company in 1920. In 1922 another new organization was started in Chicago. Wilson Evans started the Aluminate Sales Corporation which marketed products for the chemical treatment of boiler feedwater. Both of these companies operated successfully: Chicago Chemical Company principally selling to industrial plants; and Aluminate Sales Corporation concentrating on railroad steam locomotive water treatment. Since the aims and policies of both companies were almost identical, it was a natural outcome that they should merge, in 1928, to form the National Aluminate Corporation, commonly known today as Nalco. The success that had attended both organizations as private concerns continued under the merger, and sales for the first year for N alco were $538,629.

When N alco was begun in 1928, one small building housed all personnel and facilities. Growth in the following six years required beginnings of expansion which is still going on. The Nalco laboratories and THE TRIAD

executive offices building was one of the first large windowless, completely air-conditioned structures. Since completion in 1937, its size has more than doubled, and is today plant number one. Plant number two is located near plant number one on Chicago's south side, and is devoted exclusively to the manufacture of fluid cracking catalysts. Plant number three, still under construction is located in South Gate, Los Angeles County, California, and when finished, will approximately double catalyst division manufacturing facilities.

In addition to these three main plants, Nalco has subsidiary and affiliate plants located in Houston, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Burlington, Ontario; and Cisterna, Italy.

Wherever water is used: to drink, for steam, for cooling, heating or processing, the Nalco System provides services which lead to greater economy and efficiency in operation.

The railroad industry utilizes Nalco products for protection of diesel engine cooling systems, scale and corrosion prevention in car-heating steam generators, right-of-way and yard weed and brush control, fuel oil and coal combustion catalysts, and many types of steam locomotive water treatments.

Petroleum industries use Nalco products for cooling water treatments, slime, algae and fungi control, fuel oil treatments, fluid catalysts for catalystic cracking, downhole scale and corrosion control, and for oil-water emulsion breaking.

Nalco products are found in use by many municipalities. Some of these products are coagulants, pipe and water main scale and corrosion inhibitors, ion exchange water softening zeolites and resins, slime and algae control chemicals, and corrosion inhibitor for use with roadway salt.

Food industries call upon Nalco for treatment of water for food preparation and ice manufacture; and for prevention of hot water heater scale and corrosion, refrigeration brine corrosion, iron oxide discoloration and many other uses.

In addition to the above, power plants in all industry, mills, the steel industry, and marine boiler manufac-

Nalco Plant 1, Main Laboratories and Executive Offices cover thts Jarge area in the Clearing Industrial District, Chicago. Location provides excellent truck, railroad and airline facilities.

pulp and paper mills, the chemical industry, textile turers and users all depend on N alco for better and more efficient operation.

A policy which Brother Kern and N alco have maintained throughout, is that of individuality of service, and this is no doubt one of the reasons of the organizations great growth and advancement. With all the additional advances made in water technology since 1928, application of the N alco System is still considered an individualized responsibility in each plant. Water treatment results must come from an intimate knowledge of all plant conditions, plus application of the right chemicals, in proper amounts, at the right time. Until the mythical cure-all water treatment chemical becomes a reality, Brother Kern's policy is that Nalco System plants will continue to receive service and chemicals on an individual basis.

As is. common in modern laboratories conducting pure research, a number of products having little or no relation to water treatment have been developed in the Nalco Labs. Some of these products are being manufactured and sold by other companies under N alco licensing agreements.

Although serving as president and a member of the Board of Directors of this large organization keeps Brother Kern well occupied, he still finds time for other business activities, for civic work, and to pursue his hobby. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Visco Products Company in Houston, Director of the State Bank of Clearing, Director of the Servisoft Company of Rockford, Illinois, Director of the Servisoft Company of California, and Director of Alchem Limited in Canada.

He is active in Y.M.C.A. and Boy Scout work, and his hobby is automobiles-"both antique and sports cars, not to mention the good old regular Detroit variety." Brother Kern continues, "I have always had that hobby and even worked as a chauffeur when I was going to school so I could more thoroughly enjoy it."

A National Life Member of Acacia, he says, "Belonging to Acacia in Minnesota was one of the highlights of my life."

Natco Plant 2, also located in South ~hlcago, is devoted exclusively to the manufacture of fluid cracking catalysts.

Founder George Malcolm, Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid, and Venerable Dean George Hartman pictured at the dedication ceremonies just before Chancellor von KleinSmid placed the first shovel of dirt at the base of the tree.

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B Dr. von KleinSmid accepts the tree from Chapter President Hartman.

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In an Arbor Day ceremony at the University of Southern California, Trojan Acacians dedicated an Acacia Tree commemorating Arbor Day, the fiftieth anniversary of Acacia as a National Fraternity, and the seventh anniversary of the founding of the local chapter.

Justice George C. Malcolm, a founder and first VicePresident of Acacia participated in the ceremonies along with USC Chancellor Rufus B. von KleinSmid, Venerable Dean George Hartman, and Chapter Adviser Harvey Amos.

The project was conceived and proposed by Carroll Hylton, SC TRIAD Correspondent, and the committee carrying out the project was headed by Brother Robert Ihrig.

The tree, dedicated at noon on March 7, is located at Founder's Hall across from the Acacia Troy Stone which was dedicated by the SC Chapter last year. This stone, which has already become a Southern Cal ,Landmark, was presented on the twenty-ninth anniversary of Turkey's becoming an independent nation, and was to link "Troy" and the "Trojans" of the old world with their modern day namesakes. The stone was from an original temple of old Troy which was believed to have been a temple of the Trojan Apollo. The particular column stood in the courtyard of that temple.

The tree is the second of its kind to be dedicated at Southern California by Acacia. The first was in 1947 in memory of Mrs. Elizabeth S. von KleinSmid, wife of the Chancellor.

In accepting the tree at the Arbor Day ceremony, Dr. von KleinSmid, speaking on behalf of the University said, "Acacia has always stood for the finest in character building, in service to the community, and in service to our country."

In presenting the tree, Venerable Dean Hartman praised the University of Southern California for its contributions to civic betterment both on local and national levels. The placque on the base of the tree reads: "Dedicated to the University of Southern California, recognizing its progress in civic betterment, by Acacia Fraternity, March 7, 1954."

Following the planting and dedicating ceremonies, luncheon was served at the chapter house in honor of Founder and Mrs. Malcolm and Chancellor von KleinSmid.

Speaking at an interview after the luncheon, Justice

Top: Brother MaJ.colm and the Chancellor with some of the members of the Chapter at the planting site. Bottom: Justice Malcolm stands beside the Troy Stone which was dedicated by the SC Chapter last year.

Malcolm, former Attorney General of Puerto Rico, commented on the fanatical shooting of five members of Congress by Puerto Rican Nationalists.

"The Puerto Rican people do not believe in any such methods," he said.

"The great majority of Puerto Ricans are highly cultured and democratically inclined.

"Among the 2% million Puerto Ricans, there are not more than 1000 Communists and Nationalists," commented Judge Malcolm.

The plaque at the base of the newly presented tree

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JUDGE NELSON UPHOLDS REFUSE TO JOIN UNION

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Labor Act case that may make history.

In a case that may well become, in its own way, as famous as the steel seizure case in which the Supreme Court denied that the President has inherent powers above and beyond those spefically given him by the Constitution, Judge E . C. Nelson, Jr., in the District Court at Amarillo, Texas, has ruled that compulsory union membership abridges "an essential and inlierent right of man."

Ruling in a suit which consumed five weeks of time, and involving thirteen non-union employees of the Santa Fe Railway System, The Santa Fe System, and the non-operating railroad labor unions, Judge Nelson permanently enjoined the railroad from granting the union shop contract insisted upon by its non-operating union employees.

He also enjoined the unions from using any "coercive measures" to bring about a union shop agreement.

The suit arose when the unions had tried to enter into a union shop agreement with the Santa Fe. Thirteen employees did not care to join the union, and claimed that if the contract would be ¡e ntered into, they would either be forced to join the union or else be discharged from their j-obs.

The case involved both th.e Texas right-to- work law, which provides that no person shall be denied employment on account of membership or non-membership in a union, and also part of the Railway Labor Act. The latter act, as originally passed, bann.e d both the closed and union shop. In 1951, however, the section of the Railway Labor Act which he ruled out was passed at the insistance of the union-labor lobby and gave permission for railroads and railroad unions to enter into "union shop" contracts.

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JUDGE E. C. NELSON

Said Judge Nelson: "Coming down to the heart of the case, laying all collateral considerations aside, it is the opinion of this court that the making and enforcing of a union shop agreement ... will naturally and inevitably result in depriving the plaintiffs and the Santa Fe of rights guaranteed to them under the Constitution . . . We find that among the rights that would be so denied to said parties are rights set out and guaranteed under the First, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, and Thirteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States."

He continued the opinion stating: "Over and beyond any express constitutional provisions, we are of the opinion that the making and enforcing of a union shop agreement such as that proposed by the defendants would violate an essential and inherent right of man, regardless of any constitutional 0. ,, prOVlSlOn. Reiterating this theme of inherent rights and individual freedom, Judge Nelson said at another point: "It is part of the American heritage that, so long as an individual does not violate the

law or infringe upon the rights of others, he has the right to do as he pleases.

The principle of compulsion in matters that rightfully lie in the field of human volition is repugnant to the idea of individual human worth and to man's freedom of choice."

Two wrongs, the court said in effect, do not make a right. Just as the "union busting" and "yellow dog" contracts of other years were wrong, "it is wrong now that unions should endeavor to compel men and women to join a union as the price of holding their job. The right answer is that they must be free to join or not to join."

Brother Nelson was one of the organizers of "The Triangles," the club that petitioned for and obtained the charter of the Texas Chapter of the Acacia Fraternity. He was a charter member of the Texas Chapter, and served as Venerable Dean in 1916-17, and again in 1919-20.

He holds a B.A. degree and a LL.B. degree, both from the University of Texas. He also did work at the University of Chicago and the University of Montpellier, France.

He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Chancellors, Phi Delta Phi, and Delta Sigma Rho. On the constitutional question itself -the authority of Congress to sanction union shop contracts outlawed by state statutes-the court acknowledged the right of Congress to regulate commerce between the states, but held that this does not extend to matters which have no essential relation to interstate commerce. On this point the court remarked: "Whether employees of the Santa Fe are union members is not a matter vital to the carrying on of commerce between the several states. Whether the employees of the Santa Fe are members of ¡unions or not is not a test of their ability to discharge their duties as employees and has no essential relation to their duties in connection with interstate commerce. Hence we are of the opinion that under the commerce clause of the Constitution Congress has no right to enact legislation making union THE TRIAD

membership a test oÂŁ the right to work for a carrier engaged in interstate commerce."

As a test of his own reasoning, Judge Nelson gave the case a reverse twist.

Suppose, he said, veteran employees of the Santa Fe, competent and loyal but of an age that would make it difficult for them to find work elsewhere, were to allege they were being discharged soley because they belonged to a union.

Would any court of equity, he asked, deny them protection against such arbitrary discharge?

The case attracted national interest throughout the trial. All major city newspapers and The Wall Street Journal carried daily accounts of the trial, and Time, Newsweek, and U.S. News and World Repm¡t gave coverage to the case. Because of its far reaching implications, the case will undoubtedly gnd its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has recently cast its doubt on the validity of state laws in labor relations fields covered by federal laws.

GEORGE E. NITZSCHE WINS PENNSYLVANIA'S ALUMNI AWARD OF MERIT Dr. George E. Nitzsche, who founded and organized the Franklin Chapter of Acacia in 1906, and who financed its present Chapter House, has again been honored by his Alma Mater, receiving the 1954 Alumni Award of Merit.

DR. GEORGE E. NITZSCHE

The citation for the award was as follows: "Devoted and diligent servant of the University of Pennsylvania, you have dedicated your life to advancing her name and cause in many capacities over many years. You were the founder and long time editor of Old Penn, now The Pennsylvania Gazette, establishing for the first time a bond of communication between the alumni and our Alma

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Mater. In countless ways, too numerous and well known to require repetition, your knowledge of Pennsylvania's background and needs have pointed out the solution of many of her problems.

It is fitting that your dedication to our University be thus publicly recorded on this occasion celebrating the name of the Founder (Benjamin Franklin) you loved so well." The official University seal was attached and the citation signed by the officials on January 16, 1954.

This honor culminates for Brother Nitzsche, now in his eightieth year, almost sixty years of association with and service to the University of Pennsylvania. After receiving his LL.B. degree in 1898, he became bursar and registrar of the law school and was also prothonotary of the law school.

In 1900, Provost Harrison engaged Brother Nitzsche to assist him in building up the University of Pennsylvania, bringing it more to the notice of the press, and increasing the enrollment.

Although Brother Nitzsche says, "I was fairly successful in this," it seems that modesty must be his by-word, because in a decade, the university enrollment increased from 2,000 to 15,000 students.

But enrollment increase was not the only problem. To keep the University in the news was a big task in itself, since it meant organizing and managing all kinds o.f spectacular and unusual events -and many of these were of the sort rather unique in Philadelphia. Affairs which Brother Nitzsche arranged and managed were too numerous to mention all of them, but a few which attracted crowds from 15,000 to 35,000 included the Opera Aida on Franklin Field in 1916. with an all-star Metropolitan cast and an ensemble of almost a thousand in the chorus, trumpeters, orchestra and ballet. Another of these was the first open air musical festival on Franklin Field in 1925, when at his suggestion the field was amplified which was the first time anywhere on such a large scale. The musical and historic festival of the Sesqui-centennial for the Music League was held in the Stadium and attracted more than 60,000 persons the first night and over 100,000 the second night.

Another of these projects was the staging of the Army-Navy football games. He was connected with the committee for the first few years, and was in full charge for .e ight years. Brother Nitzsche says that for the first few games it was difficult to give tickets away, which is a far cry from the great demand that today exists for tickets for this annual gridiron classic.

He also installed exhibits at a number of World's Fairs for the University; and the University received either the grand prize or gold medal at every one.

In 1906, along with National Founder Harvey J . Howard, then attending the University of Pennsylvania, Brother Nitzsche founded the Franklin Chapter of Acacia. His activity and interest in his Fraternity has never dimmed, and he has served as President of the Acacia Alumni Club since 1912.

A few of the honors bestowed on Brother Nitzsche during his long and colorful career are the title of Recorder Emer'tus, and the only Pennsylvania official ever to hold the title of Recorder; Honorary Litt.D degree from Ursinus College; Silver Cultural Medal from the Italian Government; National Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia presented by President Benes; Chevalier Order of the Crown of Italy

by Victor Emanual ; and the Gold Medallion of the Masonic Lodge in honor of 50 years service.

He tells his intimate friends, however, that the thing he is prouder of than almost anything else, and which has given him much satisfaction was the recognition of his almost solitary work, for a period of more than 35 years on his project or suggestion that several city squares in front of and around the Independence Hall group of buildings be cleared and a "United States Independent Hall National Park" be established, so that his famous group of historic buildings could be protected against all hazards and thus acquire a dignified setting worthy of these most precious national shrines, and thus preserve them for posterity and offer to the public an unobstructed view from many angles. These suggestions were finally approved by the newly incorporated Independence Hall Association, of which Brother Nitzsche is a charter member.

A few years ago the pr oject was definitely taken over by the United States Government under the Department of Interior, and the State of Pennsylvania; and the name of "Independence Hall National Park" has been officially adopted, and work on the project has now been going on for several years.

Two city blocks in front of this historic group of buildings have already been cleared by the State for its "mall," and the Federal government has also acquired and demolished quite a number of buildings in several city blocks to the East of the group. When completed, it is expected to become the most outstanding historic park in America.

Still very active, Brother Nitzsche is currently cruising in the Caribbean, and will then go to the Mediterranean until June. While in Europe he hopes to visit with his life-long friend, Past National President Joseph Wilson who is also visiting in Europe.

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MUNSON FETED BY STARS AND STRIPES Colonel Merton E. Munson, Land Relations Officer in Bavaria and an alumnus of the Oklahoma Chapter was recently featured in "Profiles," a column devoted to leaders in Sta1·s and S tripes. The articles is as follows: The former speaker of the Oklahoma State Senate, experienced in the delicate of art of keeping talkative politicos in parliamentary order, today finds himself in another tight-rope waiker's job.

As land relations officer for Bavaria, Col. Merton E. Munson provides liaison between the Bavarian government and the Army. The 49-year-old officer graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1929

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This article originally appeared in The Indianapolis Star Magazine on February 14, 1954. The story was written by Mr . Richard S. Simons. The story is republished in THE TRIAD through the courtesy of The Indianapolis Star.

W. R. Breneman mixes numerous subjects, humor, cartoons, and gimmicks, and comes out with a lecture that has become an Indiana institution.

Dr. W. R. Breneman, Indiana Univer sity zoologist, is the man who compresses 3,000,000,000 years into 50 minutes.

He does it each year under the title, "Kalamazoo to You," one of the most popular lectures ever to b righten an I.U. classroom. As a campus institution, its fame rivals Home-Coming Day or the law-medic battles.

Adding to his role as zoologist, Dr. Breneman invades the fields of history, geography, philosophy, geology, archeology and botany. He spices the entire package with injections of humor, pitched to the college level, and tickles the senses with humorous cartoons expertly done. Gimmicks such as model toys increase the interest. Applause, in volumes that would make a political speaker gleeful, interrupts delivery and follows its ending. From start to finish, the lecture is pleasant, painless and popular.

COLONEL MERTON E. MUNSON THE SPEAKER keeps his presentation fresh with annual revisions to include new theories and concepts. As efand a Bachelor of Laws in 1931. Then he practiced law in Lawton for eight fective as it is, he feels that it can always be improved. years. He dipped a tentative toe into Dr. Br.eneman 's lecture always comes politics just two years after his graduaimmediately before Christmas. The unition, found the water fine, and jumped in. Munson served as a member of the versity long ago began to penalize stuOklahoma House of Representatives dents heavily for cutting classes precedfrom 1933 to 1936 and the Senate, from ing vacations, but this is no problem 1936 to 1939. He was speaker of the here. Instead, space must be found for Senate, pro tempore, in 1936. Munson the listeners, who this season crowded entered the Army as a reserve officer in the 500-seat Chemistry Auditorium to 1940 and commanded the 344th FA Bn, overflowing. Only about half are en90th In£ Div, in its battling up the Italian rolled in the class.

Dr. Breneman uses the simple device boot. In the bitter fighting Munson of correlating time to space. He presents earned: the Silver Star with Oak Leaf Cluster ; Purple Heart with Cluster, the the entire story of evolution so graphiBronze Star and the Croix de Guerre cally that no student can leave the room with Palm. After the war, Munson was without an indelible picture of man's development and his minute role on the assigned to the legislative and liaison division, office, chief of Staff, Washington. immense stage of time.

The route from Kalamazoo to IndiHe arrived in USAREUR in October 1952 as head of the department school anapolis fits exactly on the scale of 200 system. In December 1953 the colonel years to the inch. The cities and landwas named commander of the Darm- marks also fall at the proper locations. stadt Detachment. He held this post unBefore starting the trip, D r. Brenetil Jan. 5, 1954 when he was transferred man, a solidly built man in his 40s, to the liaison post in Bavaria with headwaxes philosophical in a short introquarters in Munich. duction.

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Indiana Acacian W. R. Breneman's cartooned lecture, "Kalamazoo to You," has become an established campus institution at Indiana University, where it draws a standing room audience.

Man, he indicates, can best understand himself when seen in perspective.

"A zoologist views man as a biological upstart, a Johnny-come-lately to this planet, who, biologically speaking, isn't dry behind the ears yet. Furthermore, the zoologist sees man as ·one who is not giving due attention to the lessons he might learn from Mother Nature.

"The zoologist believes," D r. Breneman continues, "that we can ask Mother Nature for the necessary facts."

Then, borrowing that famous line from "Dragnet," he adds, "All we want are the facts, Ma'am, just the facts."

ASSUMING that planetary existence began at Kalamazoo, Dr. Breneman finds that the earth's crust formed at the Indiana line, the first carbon chains at Goshen and more complex carbon chains at Warsaw. At best, the earth here was populated with viruses.

A crawling crust of protoplasm appeared at Wabash and clusters of sponges-the first animals-at Peru. Jellyfishes, a big step £orward on the life scale, showed up at Kokomo.

Displaying a knowledge of Indiana highways, D r. Breneman called attention to the straight road south to Westfield.

"Organisms made time here," he explains. "Th·e trilobites appeared and lasted as far as Martinsville. Corals, crustaceans and the first invertebrates also came into existence."

Mollusks appeared near Indianapolis.

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ridge, apparently, was populated by sea scorpions." Dr. Breneman is a graduate of Emmerich Manual Training High School, which marks appearance of the first vertebrates.

These, he explains, were primitive fishes, which he illustrated with a quick colored chalk drawing of a pair of fishes in formal attire, apparently headed for an evening out.

Life found its way out of the water near the south edge of Indianapolis.

Amphibia, which Dr. Breneman illustrates by drawing a droopy-eyed frog, appeared at Glenn's Valley. It threw the class into laughter.

Insects also began here. There were dragonflies with three-foot wingspreads and roaches that "would not have crawled away under the kitchen sink, they would have crawled away with the sink."

THE TRILOBITES, which began at Westfield, died out near Martinsville, to be succeeded by such reptiles as the 60-ton dinosaurs. Applause interrupted the lecture in response to a poem about the ungainly brontosaurus.

Dr. Breneman places the first flowering plants at Turkey Trot Hill, north of Bloomington, large mammals near the edge of the city and the first great apes at the Court-house.

Nature took a left tum here, he continued. "Adam and Eve decided to tum over a new leaf and the emphasis switched from the physiological to the psychological."

Entering the campus, Dr. Breneman designates the library as the beginning of the age of man.

"You could say the age of woman," he adds dryly, "but how can you date the age of a woman?"

At the edge of his desk, Dr. Breneman then reaches for a lengthy window shade cord. He hangs a calendar page near the end to represent the present and designates the last 36 inches of his 265-mile trip as the period of recorded history.

One-quarter inch from the present, he attaches a toy car, and beside it a toy airplane. Some of man's greatest accomplishments, he notes, have been infinitesimally recent.

"HOW MUCH more string do we have?" Dr. Breneman asked, in his lecture last year, referring to earlier comments about the A-bomb.

"We have opportunities that no other organism has had. The answer depends on the way we use them."

DR. WILLIAM E. SMITH RELEASES NEW HISTORY BOOK

Dr. William E. Smith with his wife, Ophia D. Smith as co-author, have_just released their newest book entltled SPRING, J 954

A Buckeye Titan.

The book was published in co-Ol路dination with the Ohio Sesquicentennial which was celebrated through 1953 and deals with the biography of John Hough James, who was a noted lawyer, banker, state senator, railroad promoter and financier, a politician and editor and publisher during the Civil War and period following that era.

Numerous reviews from leading contemporary writers, newspapers, and universiti路e s sight this work as one of the great historical, as well as, literary volumes 路of recent years in this particular field.

Dr. Smith is now head of the Graduate School and History Department ment at Miami University. He is one of the early organizers of the Miami Chapter of Acacia Fraternity and has the honor of being the chapter's first member.

LOTHERS AUTHORS STRUCTURAL STEEL TEXT BOOK

John E. (Jack) Lothers, for many years Chapter Adviser at Oklahoma A.&M. has released his new book, Design in Structuml Steel. Brother Lothers is professor of agricultural engineering at A.&M. The book has been hailed as unique in its field, and it is the first time a civil .e ngineering text has been written utilizing the project method.

Using this type of method, an individual working through the book actually studies and designs a complete building, including calculations for such diverse factors as wind, earthquake, and gravity. As the theory on which the problem is based unfolds, its application is demonstrated in a series of examples, all of which refer back to the illustrative probl路e m-structure. In this way, theory and practice are made to complement each other.

Brother Lothers has studied at Carnegie Institute of Technology, Valparaiso University, Iowa State College, Illinois Institute of Technology, and Cornell University. He was initiated into Acacia at Cornell in 1925. Interrupting his education was a two-year tour with the 29th engineers of the Army, which was spent in France and Germany during World War I. Out of a total of 29 years spent in teaching, the last 24 have been at Oklahoma A.&M. He holds membership in the American Society of Civil Engineers, Sigma Tau, Chi Epsilon, and the Masonic Lodge. He is listed in Who's Who in Engineering, Who's Who in the South, Who's Who in the Southwest, Who's Who in the Central States, Who's Who in American Education, and American

Men of Science.

Two sons, William T. and John E., Jr. , are both members of the Oklahoma A.&M. Chapter.

GEORGE MATTHEWS CHOSEN DETROIT'S "MAN OF THE YEAR"

George W. Matthews, Michigan '38, has been selected as the "outstanding young man for 1953" by the Detroit Junior Board of Commerce. George is personnel and training coordinator for the Detroit Edison Company's sales department.

He received the award at the 13th annual Bosses Night banquet, and was presented with a gold distinguished service award key by Dr. Archie Ayers, president of Detroit Institute of Technology. Brother Matthews is 34 years old.

He has been a member of the board of directors of the Detroit Council of Churches for four years, and is vicepresident of the Protestant Men of Detroit.

As chairman of a Junior Achievement company, he won a national and two local awards. His presentation of Junior Achievement to schools and service clubs has brought hundreds of young people into the program, his citation said. He has been active also in the annual clean-up, fix-up, paint-up campaigns and is chairman of the Detroit Citizens Committee on Fluoridation.

Brother Matthews was initiated into Acacia by the Michigan Chapter in 1938 and graduated from the University of Michigan in 1941. He entered the Army in 1942 and saw action at Leyte and Okinawa as a member of the 96th Infantry Division.

He returned to Edison in 1945, and was assigned to the company's sales training division. He rose to his present position last year. He lives with his wife, Edyth, a daughter, Elaine, 5 months, and son, James, 20 months, in Royal Oak, Michigan.

KENNEY FORD-25 YEARS ALUMNI SECRETARY FOR KANSAS STATE It was just 25 years ago this November that Kenney Ford left his post as vocational agric.ulture teacher in Norton to take over the job of Alumni Secretary of Kansas State College.

Since then he has contributed immeasurably to the upbuilding of the College.

He has worked hard to keep alumni interest in the College green and flourishing. The idea of graduating classes holding a r.e union every five years at Commencement time has become a deep rooted tradition here through his influence. While alumni take over the plan79

of time in Topeka acquainting the legislators with needs of the College, and has had an important part in getting new buildings here.

Nothing gives him greater satisfaction than getting acquainted with students, and following their careers after graduation as they make their contribution to community and world affairs.

With all his office work he's never too busy to chat with former students, help them contact former classmates, or show them over the campus.

In what spare time he can find, Kenney loves to garden, golf, and play bridge. He started on the campus a bridge club for intercollegiate competition, and in 1949 was chairman of the National Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament committee. He enjoys hunting and can boast of downing two deer on his one and •only deer hunt.

Among his community work for the church and various civic organizations, he has been commander of the American Legion post in Manhattan. He has always been an activ-e Acacia alum and at the present, he is on the Board of Directors Committee.

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ning of most reunions and rounding up their class members, Kenney concentrates on the Alumni-Senior banquet, plans its pr ogram, and sees to it that each reunion group gets its picture taken.

In his 25 years as secretary he has missed only two meetings of the American Alumni Cotmcil and was its president in 1947 when General Dwight D. Eisenhower was presented with the Council's second annual award of merit.

Both of his absences from Council sessions were connected with his son Herbert : in 1944, when that young man was leaving for war service; and in 1952, when Herbert and his wife were visiting the Fords before going to Takyo, where he became agricultural attache at the U .S. Embassy.

K enney has traveled all over the USA. Although he likes to travel, he does hate to leave home and is always happy to get back. Since he must spend about half his time traveling, he takes his wife with him whenever possible.

When the children, Vir ginia and Herb ert, were small they went along too, making a family sight-seeing vacation out of his business trips.

Kenney had attended Kansas State for only one semester before enlisting in World War I. After he returned from the service h e took his family and went back to school, graduating in 1924.

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In a year or two, he and Mrs. Ford hope to make a cherished dream come true: they'll tour France and visit some of the areas in which Kenney saw service during World War I. Once abroad they'll probably circle the globe, for as Mrs. Ford puts it, "Once we're that far we might as well go the rest of the way."

No matter what lands their itinerary takes them to, they're sure to find Acacia and Kansas State Alums who hold them in affectionate regard.

One .e xpression of his loyalty toward Acacia is shown during Homecoming when you always see Kenney at the chapter house here. He says, "I always like to be at the chapter house for dinner during homecoming as this gives me a chance to meet and chat with the many Acacians that return during homecoming."

State Masons Seat George W. Campbell

George W. Campbell, Michigan '24, Owosso publisher is the new right eminent grand commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Michigan. Brother Campbell succeeds to the office held in 1912 by his father, former grand recorder of the Grand Encampment of the United States.

Mr. Campbell has two sons, Richard, Michigan '47, and Paul, Michigan, 49, both of whom served as Venerable Dean of the Michigan Chapter.

Promotion for Ralph Blynn

Stanolind Oil and Gas Company has recently announced the promotion to senior petroleum engineer for Ralph G. Blynn, Kansas '21. With the promotion; Blynn was transferred from the general office in Tulsa to the division office in Houston.

Don Leavitt New District Sales Manager

Don R. Leavitt, Purdue '25, special representative for Lehigh Portland Cement Company, has been appointed district sales manager of the Cleveland office. Brother Leavitt was formerly with the Indiana Highway Department and worked for Lehigh in Indiana and at the Chicago Offices before his new assignment.

Cliff Hatcher, Adviser to Pakistan

Cliff Hatcher, Oklahoma A & M '31, is the Point 4 Program Extension Service Adviser for Buluchistan Province Quetta, Pakistan. Brother Hatcher received his degree in agriculture from A & M in 1931. He has held several extension advisory positions for the government since his graduation.

Indianapolis Alumni Officers Elected

The Indianapolis Acacia Alumni Association has elected Richard Guthrie as their President for the coming year.

Dick is ¡a graduate of the University of Indiana Law School, and was admitted to the Indiana Bar in the fall of 1953. He is serving as a special assistant to Judge Dan White in Marion County Probate Court at the present time, and plans to enter private practice next year. He is son of Wayne Guthrie, Chicago '19, special editor for the Indianapolis News.

Dick is active in Republican politics, and plans to be a candidate for the state legislature this spring.

New Vice-President is Claude Nash of the Purdue Chapter. Claude is a chemical engineer and is employed by the Eli Lily Company Company of Indianapolis. Re-elected as SecretaryTreasurer, and now serving his fifteenth year in this capacity is Tom Ayton, Wisconsin.

Spangler in Europe As Claims Commissioner

George W. Spangler, Chapter Adviser of the George Washington Chapter, is in Europe in connection with his work on the International Claims Commission. Spangler, an attorney in the Department of Justice, was named to the Claims Commission last autumn by President Eisenhower.

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PETER H. DALE

Dr. Peter Hoffer D ale, 75, prominent State College physician died at the Centre County Hospital in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania on August 15. He had been in ill health for some time.

Brother D ale had conducted a general practice in State College since 1910, with the exception of several years when he served in the armed forces during World War I. D r. Dale was graduated from Penn State in 1903 and from the University of P ennsylvania Medical School in 1907.

That same year he b egan practice in Centre H all, remaining there until 1910 when he moved to State College.

H e was initiated into Acacia by the Penn State Chapter in 1912. He had served many years as President of th e Square and Compass Association, the Penn State Building Corporation.

Dr. D ale became a captain in the medical unit of the Field Artillery during World War I and served in France from 1917 until the Armistice. After that he served in the states until his dischar~:e in 1919.

He was a member of the State ColJ.,~ge P resbyterian Church, the Free and Accepted Masons No. 700 of State College, and was a Past Master of the Cen tre Hall Masonic Lodge. He was also a member of the Jaffa Shrine, Altoona, and the Williamsport Consistory.

Other affiliations include membership in the :)tate College Veterans of Foreign Wars and American L egion Posts, the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, Pennsylvania State Medical Society of which he was a former district councilor, ~ond the Centre County Medical Society. He was a charter member of t he State College Kiwanis Club .

Brother D ale is survived by his son, Dr. H . T. D ale, a daughter, Mrs. Douglas Stoakdale, and six grandchildren.

ELEAZER J. DOLE

Professor Eleazer J . Dole, born July 4 1888 Associate P rofessor of Botany at the 'university of Vermont, died at the age of 65 on ·F ebruary 22, 1954. Dr. D ole was the only member of the UVM to receive four degrees from the Uni-

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versity of Vermont. He took his A.B. in 1912, his M.A. in 1919, his M.S. in 1921, and in 1923 he was awarded his Ph.D. His teaching career began in 1919 as a laboratory assistant. His 35 year career did not culminate until his death, at which t ime he was an associate professor.

In addition to his duties as lecturer in the B otany D epartment, D r. D ole was the curator of the Pringle H erbarium located on the fourth floor of the Science Hall. Many knew him for his work in the ministry in St. Paul's Church in Burlington where he was ordained diaconate in 1949.

P rofessor Dole was an authority on Vermont flora and had published many bulletins on the flowers of the state. H e was a member of Phi Beta K appa and served as a national officer of the group.

He also served as the president of the UVM Chapter of the American Association of University Professors.

Dr. D ole was initiated into Vermont Chapter of A cacia F raternity on March 21, 1953. Members of the house served as bearers and ushers at his funeral on February 24, 1954, at St. P aul's Church.

FREDERICK W. COZENS

Frederick W an·en Cozens, director of the University of California physical education department, died on J anuary 2. Death was caused by heart attack.

A member of the California Chapter, Dr. Cozens received his A.B. degree in 1915 and his M.A. degree in 1918, both from the University of California. H e received his Ph .D. from the University of Oregon in 1928.

The co-author of Sports in Ame1·ican Life, published in October of 1953, and described by reviewe rs as a "must for leaders in physical education and recreation " B1:other Cozens was awarded the Luther H. Gulick award for distinguished service in physical education last year.

H e h eld memberships in Sigma Xi Phi, D elta Kappa, and Phi Epsilon Kappa.

Dr. Cozens is survived by a sister, Mrs. Ella Sonie, and two .sons, J ames and Frederick Cozens.

EDWIN W. HUGHES

Edwin Whiting Hughes, 74, died in Altoona, Pennsylvania on December 15.

He was a charter member of the Penn State Chapter .

Brother Hughes attended school at Andover for three years b efore going to Penn State where he graduated in 1911. He was a teacher and assistant supervisor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Apprentice Schools from 1912 until 1932 when the schools were discontinued.

H e taught at the Altoona High School evening program during World War II, and the Altoona Undergraduate Center of P ennsylvania State University until he reached his retirement age.

He was then made supervisor of maintenance at the Center and worked in this capacity until October.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alice (Wheeler) Hughes, three sisters, and a brother.

JOHN M. GRIES

John Matthew Gries, Wisconsin '07, died on September 23. He was 76 years old.

He attended Ohio Northern and received his A.B. degree in 1905, and he received his A.M. degree from Miami University in 1906. He did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin and Columbia University. He also held an honorary LL.D. degree which was conferred in 1923 by Miami.

He served on the Harvard faculty for seven years, and most of the rest of his life was spent in the Government serv ice.

Brother Gries was an examiner with Federal Trade Commission from 191718, and expert on the U. S. Shipping Board in 1918, and Chief of the Division of H ousing, Department of Commerce , 1921-28. Other positions in the Federal Government included : Chief of the Division of Public Construction, Executive Secretary of the President's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership, member of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, and member of President Harding's Conference on Unemployment.

H e was a member of the American 81

Civic and Planning Association, and the Amer ican City Planning Institute.

He held m emberships in Phi Beta Kappa, the Masons, the Eastern Star, the Christian Church, and was listed in Who's Who in America.

Brother Gries was author of How to Own Your Own Home, Seasonal Operation in the Construction Indust1·ies, numerous pamphlets, and was co-editor of an eleven volume work on housing.

JAMES C. HOFMANN

Reverend James C. Hofmann, 50, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, died in Wichita, Kansas. He was a member of the K ansas Chapter, having been initiated in 1924.

Brother Hofmann took his bachelor's

degree at the University of Kansas and graduated from Episcopal Theological School. He was ordained in Boston as a deacon and in 1936 was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church.

He went to St. Paul's Church in Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1936, and came to St. John's in Wichita in 1944.

Brother Hofmann had for the past four years been working on a gigantic task in the way of social service work for boys. His church, and the youth of the church, were rallying behind this long- term project that had grown into a pretentious ranch camp high in the Colorado Rockies.

He was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Chamber of Commerce.

His mother, a sister, and a brother survive him.

~he CHAPTER

CONNUBIAL :' :. ·

RoBERT S. PEETERS, Arizona '53, to Miss Mary Ann Cervio December 26 in Flushing, New York.' ' JAMES W. KING, Arkansas '53, to Miss Nancy B. Williams, January 28, in Russellville, Arkansas.

EvERETT RuDOLPH, Cincinnati '49 to Miss Martha Magee, August 9, in Shinnston, West Virginia.

CHESTER THOMPSON, Cincinnati '51 to Miss Ruth Rehmert, August 22, in D~y­ ton, Ohio.

RoLAND WAGNER, Cincinnati '42, to M.iss . Virginia Littlejohn, August 29, in Cmcmnati.

RoBERT E. BAKER, Cornell '51 , to Miss Janet W.eidenhammer, June 19.

WILLIAM C. BURNETT, Cornell '49 to Miss Nancy Milliman, January 30 ' in Livonia, New York. ' RoBERT H. TEEL, Co1·nell '48 to Miss Virginia Morgantern, J anuar~ 16, in Needham, Mass.

STAN HAMILTON, Kansas '53, to Miss Barbara Johnson, February 13, in Lawrence, Kansas.

RoBERT A. CoLONEY, Kansas State '51 to Miss Mary Jo Anderson Decembe; 29. ' RoBERT L. GRANDLE, Kansas State '48, to Miss JoAnn Stryker, December 26, 82

in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

DAVE ERWIN, Miami '49, to Miss Peggy Hopper, in Cincinati.

BRUCE RoNALD, Miami '50, to Miss Virginia Ludwick, in Oxfm·d, Ohio.

BILL COLBURN, No1·thwestern '48 to Miss Marijane Stryker, August 19: in Springfield, ill.

BoARDMAN G. BARBY, Okla. '49, to Miss Sondra McCormick, January 30.

MAJOR MoxiE F. GoLL, Okla. A & M '29, to Miss Mirian Perry, September 26, at Fort Meyer, Virginia. ?UANE C. RouTH, Okla. A & M '46, to Mtss Garlene May, February 6, in Yale, Oklahoma..

AL DARLING, Purdue '51, to Miss Carol Jane Polk, December 5.

MILES SNYDER, Renss. '51, to Miss Marilyn Castle, December 31, in Bethlehem, Pa. JACQUE L. CRoss, Syracuse '48, to Miss Jame LeVon, October 3, in Schenectady, N.Y. JAMES HowARD, UCLA '52 to Miss Marjorie Mabry, January 30 i~ Beverly Hills. ' CARL LEWis, UCLA '53, to Miss Nevelyn Owen, February 13, in Redondo Beach, Calif.

To Mr. and Mrs. Myron J. Fry, Arkansas '51 , a daughter, Gail, Novembet· 12.

To Mr. and Mrs. Alan Burdette.

Cincinnati '53, a daughter, Beverly Ann: January 28.

To Mr. and Mrs. James Lloyd, Cincinnati '50, a daughter, Deborah, November 8.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rupert, CinCinnati '50, a daughter, Deborah June 27. ' To Mr. and Mrs. John Waddell Cincinnati '46, a son, John Herbert, January 27.

To Mr. and Mrs. J. Bernard Boty, Cornell, a son, James Babbitt, Septem- . ber 30.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Howe Cornell '49, a son, James Carlton, o~ December 3.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Strong, Cornell '48, a daughter, Linda Joatme, December 4.

To Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W . Gould Illinois '43, a son, Rand Walter Septe~ber 20. ' To Mr. and Mrs. Alan Hallene, Illinois '48, a daughter, Carol Louise, March 4.

To Mr. and Mrs. Alan Sandford Kansas '49, a daughter, Kathryn Anr:, February 10.

To Mr. and Mrs. John R. Moser, Miami '49, a daughter, January 10.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul . S . Brentlinger Michigan '49, a daughter, Paula Eliza~ beth, September 1.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dewing, N. Hamp. '50, a daughter, Janet.

To Mr. and Mrs. David Jackson, N. Hamp. '49, a daughter Diane January 11. ' ' To Mr. and Mrs. William Lothrup, N. Ramp. '50, a daughter, Carol Ann, February 16.

To Mr. and Mrs. C. A. White, Okla.

A & M '50, a daughter, Vicki Ann, January 4.

To Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ulrich Jr., So. Cal. '49, a son, Thomas Arthur December 3. ' To Mr. and Mrs. William K. Mead, Syracuse '50, a daughter, Jeanne Anne, September 31.

To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Tetz, Syracuse '50, a son, David J·o hn December 28. ' To Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson UCLA '48, a son, on February 21. ' To Mr. and Mrs. Karl F. Heimke Wisconsin '52, a daughter, Susan Eliza~ beth, January 7.

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ACACIA'S CHAPTERS RICHARD POPPEL, DUDLEY JOHNSON APPOINTED AS FIELD SECRET ARIES

R ICHARD POPPEL

The National Council has recently ann ounced the appointment of R ichard D . P oppel, Northwestern '50, and D udley C . J ohnson, Ve1¡mont '50, as new F ield Secretaries for the National H eadquarters.

Announcement was made b y National President Lloyd H. Ruppenthal.

DUDLEY C. JOHNSON

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Both men have completed their indoctrination and training courses and are already making chapter visitations.

Dud has been assigned the Eastern District of the Fraternity, and Dick is covering the Midwestern area.

Each of the new men were active leaders in their chapters, and both were outstanding campus leaders at their respective schools.

Poppel was born in Blue Island, Illi nois, and attended high school at Thornton of Harvey. He enrolled at Northwestern in the fall of 1949 and pledged Acacia. He was initiated on January 20, 1950. Dick was an active leader in the chapter throughout his undergraduate days, and served as Venerable D ean of the Chapter during his senior year.

Activities- wise on the Northwestern campus he served as co- chairman of credentials at the N. U. Mock Political Convention, was a member of the Sophomore and J unior Class Councils, served two years •on the IFC, and was chairman of the Federation of Northwestern voters. During last May Week he was honored by being chosen the most active house president and student body representative.

In addition to his many time consuming activities in school, Dick also served as a member of the police force and as P ark Director for his hometown of Riverdale, Illinois.

D udley C. Johnson, 24 year old alumnus of Vermont, and one of the charter members of that chapter, has just recently finished a two year hitch with the United States Marine Corps.

Dud has spent his entire life in Meriden, Connecticut, having been born there, attended the public schools there, and still calls it home. He entered Vermont in the fall of 1947, enrolling in the business school. While there he was one of the organizers of the local that eventually was granted an Acacia charter, and he served as Venerable Dean of the Acacia Chapter during his senior year. He also served the chapter as IFC representative, and as Senior Dean.

Campus-wise Dud played baseball and football.

Following his graduation in 1951, the 6' 1", 215 pounder enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served until

his release was granted on February 18, 1954.

The National Organization is happy to secure two men of such high calibre and fine ability to work as field secretaries. The various chapters are sure to profit in their working with these men.

FARLEY I SCO TT CLOSE HOOSIER COURT CA REERS When Brach McCracken's Hurryin' Hoosiers were finally stopped by the "luck of the Irish" in a 65- 64 thriller, the college basketball careers of two Acacians were completed. After three years of varsity competition, two of which their team was Big Ten Champion, and one which saw it gain the National Championship, Dick Farley and Lou Scott could be proud of a job well done.

DICK FARLEY

Farley, a 6' 3", 21 year old senior, had left a record as one of the most accurate shooters in Big T en history. A starting forward on the star- studded Hoosier aggregation, Dick had set a Big Ten record in 1952-53 with a .443 shooting mark-69 field goals out of 151 attempts. When Indiana played defending champion Illinois that season in the game which meant the Big Ten title, 83

Dick hit eight of nine shot~ for t~e evening and set a new all-tune B1g Ten standard in accuracy for one game.

He r ounded out the '52- '53 season by scoring 263 points and was selected by Basketball Magazine as one of the 50 best players in the Mid-West.

In the '53-'54 season he bettered his all season shooting average to a .457, second only to his team mate Don Schlundt who finished with a phenomonal mark of over .500. Farley scored an average of 10.4 points per game this season, and during his three ·seasons he averag.e d a .421 shooting average from the field.

A fir e-brand type, with speed to match a great competitive heaTt, Farley was the Hoosiers most underra~ed player, chiefly th·e result of the qmet, unobtrusive way in which he makes the difficult appear easy. He's a strong rebounder and a canny playmaker. He is essentially a driver, but has a surprisingly accUTate one-hander from the outside. With less demanding defensive assignments and less reluctance to shoot, "Farls" could have probably ranked with the Big Ten's all time great scorers.

Lou Scott, 6' 11" senior from Chicago came to Indiana with only one semester of high school basketball experience.

That came by accident after a coach at Chicago Vocational High School spied

American Schlundt on the pivot, and also gave the latter great experienc~ by having a big man to prachce agamst.

Last year, in the Kansas State game, when Schlundt picked up foUT fouls early in the game, Lou replaced him and poured 17 points through the nets.

"Big Lou" appears to be the scholar on the Hoosier team. Last semester he had the highest grades of all his team mates with a 2.4 on a 3.0 basis. Hats off to a big amiable guy-a gentleman off the court as well as on.

ARIZONA At our second meeting in February, the Arizona Chapter elected a complete slate of officers, headed by John C .

Tverberg, our new Venerable Dean.

On March 6, the Chapter initiated five neophytes into full membership.

They are: Wesley Ford, Robert Franklin, James Hughes, Landon Nichols, and John Merritt. Traveling Secretary Walt Dahl assisted with the initiation, and several alumni, (Ralph "Dad" Guthrie, and Glen Robinette of OUT own chapter, and Gus Burgdorf, Evansville alumnus, and Philip Young, Oklahoma alumnus,) were present for the ceremonies.

Our social program has definitely expanded this semester. Thus far we have had several informal parties and a hayride. Plans for March and April include a spring formal, two exchanges and OUT annual "Nite on the Nile" costume dance.

Traveling Secretary Dahl likes the Arizona winter climate, and since he learned the Cleveland Indians spring training camp is here, he says he is considering moving National Headquarters to Tucson.

John Tverberg, Arizona V.D., was recently elected to the Engineer's Council, and to Tau Beta Pi, engineering honorary. James Hughes is President of the University Marketing Club, and is past President of Alpha Kappa Psi, business fraternity, and of Alpha Delta Sigma, advertising honorary.

sistently among the top three in tht sixteen fraternities at Arkansas, placin~ first one semester. Wearers of thE jeweled triangle hold some of the top offices in student organizations. Ollie Blan is chief justice of the student cour! and was co-director of this year's Religious Emphasis Week. He is also a member of Blue Key, men's leadershi]3 fraternity, and is on the staff of the Arkansas Law Review. And, adding still more to Ollie's prominence, he is director of Gaebale, the campus- wide Spring celebration.

Venerable Dean Jack Young is secretary of the Interfraternity Council, chairman of the Gaebale dance and concert committee, and exchange editor ot the Razo1· Blade, Arkansas' humor magazine. Joe Goble is veteran's coordinator on the campus, Jim King is president of the Engineering Council, Lee Kidder is president and Dean Brown is secretary of Gamma Iota (a very , active veterans organization) , and Fer- · rell Moore is managing editor of the Arkansas Travele1·, the daily student newspaper.

Ed Maxson is this year's associate editor and next year's editor of the Traveler. Ed is also director of the Campus Chest drive.

We have pledged 18 men since last September, and the majority of them were initiated March 13, along with five honorary members. ·

ARKANSAS LOU SCOTT

him in midyear of his senior year in an intramUTal volleyball game. Long hoUTs of extra practice and tutelage under Coach McCracken, coupled with Lou's unflagging effort to improve, have made him the player he is today.

He scored only 152 points in three years, but his value to the team cannot be measured by scoring alone. He has been an able replacement for All84

The early arrival of Spring here in the South coincides with the "arrival" of Acacia on the Arkansas campus.

Since Acacia was chartered here thTee years ago this April, it has risen to take its place as one of the leading fraternities on the campus in social, political, and interfraternity affairs. From the very beginning, the ATkansas chapter has left its mark on the campus, but this year it has reached a new high.

Our scholastic rating has been con-

New Editor of the Arkansas Traveler is Ed Maxon. A junior in the school of Journalism, Ed has previously served as news editor and associate editor. Not all of his time is given to journalism, however, as he is also director of the Campus Chest Drive.

Last Fall, the pledges challenged the actives to an athletic tournament. After losing hard-fought and strenuous contests-such as football, basketball, and pinochle-the pledges honored the actives with a houseparty, complete with

skits which were designed to show their dates what a miserable life they were leading as pledges.

The Fall semester was chock-full of social events: the annual "Shipwreck Ball," a hayride, sorority serenades, and several houseparties. After getting this semester off to a good start with a Valentine party, Junior Dean "Hank" Harrison is planning a Spring formal in May, a founders' day banquet in April, and a liberal sprinkling of housepartydances. Hank is also engineering an exchange dinner program with the sororities.

Our house is getting a "new look" inside, mostly in the basement. The rooms are being redecorated, thanks to Senior Dean Jim Roten and mostly pledge labor, and the basement has been converted into comfortable living quarters for seven men.

CALIFORNIA In campus activities Acacia still ranks high. Jan Stevens holds down the position of assistant editor of the Daily Californian. Ed Wachsman continues as Representative -at-Large. Jim Kidder and Dick Lawyer are stalwarts on the rugby team. Acacia is still in the running in many sports in intramural competition.

With brothers from other chapters and guests staying at the fraternity the house has been quite crowded. We were honored by the visit of two members of the University of British Columbia rugby team and two men from the University of Mexico. With these men and others we're gradually taking on a United Nations look.

After Spring rushing had ceased seven new men started on their pledge period in the California Chapter. They are Lawrence Thompson, Martin Reite, John Hudson, Raymond Knapp, Jel'ome Denham, James Russ, and Robert Myers.

Twelve new initiates donned their jeweled pins. They include Frederick Monroe, (who, incidentally, was the only pledge ever to win the Bancroft Nelson award for the person doing the most for his fraternity), John Greife, John Vanderveen, Joseph Cook, Donald Brucker, Robert Sani, Glen Bullock, Ronald Rinta, Jack Bradley, Jan Stevens, David Jones, and Ronald Shewbridge.

These men heretofore mentioned plus the addition of William Pfaff who affiliated from the U.C.L.A. chapter, swell the house nearly to capacity.

Turning to the social life of the fraternity, a full social calendar is planned for the coming semester. Exchanges, parties, banquets, topped off with our Spring Formal in May complete the schedule.

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CINCINNATI Our new spring pledges are Paul Jones, Robert Den-igen, Robert Gangwer, Eugene McCoy, Charles Leach, and Ronald Sparling.

Homecoming Day here at the University of Cincinnati was one of the highlights of our fall social season. The acti':es and pledges, after an all night sessiOn of building the float for the football game, celebrated with our annual Halloween Party following D .C.'s victory over the University of Dayton.

During November we answered the challenge of the Miami Chapter to play a football game. So on a Sunday afternoon the Cincinnati Chapter and their dates migrated to Oxford, Ohio. After the Miami Chapter's defeat, everyone became friends again over a buffet supper in the new Miami Chapter house.

Later on in the season, we h eld our annual Pledge Foral. This year it was topped off with the pledges and actives serenading recently pinned brothers.

Each girl who was pinned received a bouquet of roses. All of this was topped off with the annual pledge skit. The pledges did a good job of keeping everybody laughing.

Recent social functions held were a stag beer party, the annual Valentine Party, and the annual Orphan's Party.

For the Orphan's Party, everyone got a date and took one or more of the kids to a hockey game at the Cincinnati Gardens. This was preceded with a supper at the house. A good time was had by all.

Social activities coming up are the Initiation Banquet, Interfraternity Greek Week Program, Kampus King Dance, the Interfraternity Sing, and the Spring Formal. The Founder's Day Banquet should be a big affair this year as it is the Silver Anniversary of the Cincinnati Chapter. Plans are being made to finish our recreatiaon room in the basement in time for Founder's Day. Tentatively, the banquet is set for the second or third Sunday in May.

COLORADO Big news at the Colorado Chapter was the lively initiation in which twenty young men b ecame wearers of the jeweled triangle. Long strides were taken toward replacing the traditional "Hell Week" preinitiation activities by a "Help Week" when the twenty initiates cleaned painted and redecorated the Colorado University Vetsville nursery. They refinished more than forty pieces of furniture and repaired toy cabinets and tables. Under the direction of Pat Hooks, the initiates painted murals of comic book characters on the walls of the converted quonset.

A hand of congratulations from all Acacia goes to the twenty new men.

They are: Bob Britt, Dave Ellison Jim ~etcher, Lowell Gaebel, Jim Hall: Jim Htgman, Glen Hohman, Ron Lantry Cal Johnson, Paul McMath Bill Kuhn Ronnie Nunn, Neal Olsen, 'Bob Morse: Ralph Schwein, Tom Barnett Larry Tripp, Doc Walgren, Jack McGahey and Reed Tur nquist. ' Immediately following initiations came the difficult job of selecting the officers who will carry the chapter onward as the retiring ones have. Newly el~cte_d ~enerable Dean is Bill Eager, a JUnior m engineering from Littleton Colo. The other new officers ar¡e: Senio; Dean, Don Whisler; Junior Dean, Bill Allen ; Secretary, Doc Walgren ; Treasurer, Jack Moritz; and House Manager Tom Hill. Special applause should g~ to Don Jones, past Venerable Dean, and Jarry Stumpf, past House Manager for the contributions they have ~ade thro~gh their offices toward putting Acacia on top at Colorado.

With fair weather prevailing through most of January and February much work was done on the back yard development program . The old garage was knocked down and hauled away. Then a bulldozer was brought in to level a large area for a twenty car parking lot and a smaller section for a concrete basketball court. The pledges through magazine sales raised more than enough money to pay for the large outdoor barbre9ue pit they are donating to the proJect.

For a few of Colorado Chapter's outstanding members a little special recog~ition _i~ due. These men, through t~e1r untirmg efforts in campus activities and by means of their p ersonal achieveme nts, have helped bring Acacia Fraternity much reknown and to a high standing at the University of Colorado.

Tony Weinrott, a junior from New York City is now deep in work as director of the school's All Men's Revue "Go West," which will be presented a~ a full production during the annual C.U. days celebration coming soon.

W einrott also originated and is directing a weekly television show in Denver, the "Five Pin Theater," for kids. The show has received nation wide publicity through articles in two T .V. Magazines.

Don Jones along with his duties as Venerable Dean has worked most of the school year as city editor of the Colorado Daily. Jones, a senior from Denver, takes complete charge of the campus publication two or three times every week. Don came to Colorado from Northwestern Chapter at the beginning of his junior year and stepped right into campus affairs in which he has become more and more active.

Lynn Hammond, also from Denver, 85

has r ecently been selected to be put on the Greek slate for election to the ASUC, the student governing body on the campus. Lynn is now being confronted with the pr oblems of General Chair man of the first annual "Greek Week," which is being started to develop greater unity among the fraternal groups and to bring about a better understanding between these groups and the independent students.

Jim Fletcher from his post as president of the newly activated pledge class, worked hard to promote a Junior Interfraternity Council and has recently been elected to president of the gmup. Fletcher a sophomore from Golden, Color ado, is enrolled in the College of Business.

All of Colorado Chapter wishes to send its sincer est congratulations and appreciation to the men who fifty years ago met in Ann Arbor, Michigan so that their followers too could find it easier to "give light to those with whom w e may associate."

COLORADO A & M Our V.D., Wayne Smith, has been elected to be president of the InterFraternity Council. We are all very proud of Wayne.

Our new pledges are Dave Humphrey, Bill McLaughlan, Elmer Rothman, Bob Sarchet, Jerry Harmon, and Cal Stout.

The newest wearers of our jeweled pin are: Alvie W. Rothe, Marshall J. Green, and Larry Mcintyre.

Since the beginning of the year, the chapter house has had quite a facelifting. During rush week we planted shrubs around the front of the house, painted some of the exterior of the house and most of the interior. The Mothers Club gave us some tile to put on the dinning room floor. This has greatly helped the appearance of our house.

The Acacians have been awfully busy with our studies, but we haven't forgotten our social life. This quarter w e have had exchange dinners with the Gamma Phi Betas, Kappa Deltas, and a group of girls form the "Colony."

Our Night on the Nile was a great success. Our Social Chair man , Neil Humberg, out-did himself in the planning of the dance.

The Pledge Dance was also a great success. The name of the dance was the "502." The hall was decorated to the theme of the record "Dragonnet." The pledges put on a grea t and long remembered dance.

Jim Bowles, wh o was our Senior Dean , has tran sferred to D enver University. Tom P atrick was elected to tak e his place as S.D .

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CORNELL The Cornell Chapter is eight ways richer since March seventh when initiation took place. Dw·ing the preceding week the house blossomed forth with windows that you could really see through, clean floors, wet paint, and free cigarettes. Then just like old times, the same wondedul feeling appeared when we welcomed into the active chapter: Bruce William Dean, Richard Edwin DeCamp, Elmund Milton Mackert, David Laurien Harvey, Wright Wolcott Saulsbur y , Philip Gordon Tays, Robert B. War ne, and Henry George Wetzler.

More than satisfied with our new brothers, we are still after mor-e , and rushing again took priority as the Spring term began. Already at this writing we have pledged ten outstanding men.

Congratulations are in order for those brothers who have received various honors recently. Robert Vanderhoek was elected president of the Cornell chapter of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and Hugh Kingery took over the presidency of the Outing Club. Jim Freeman and Frank Henjes became vice- presidents of the Concert Band and Pilots' Club respectively, while Marv Townsend took over as a co- manager of the Big Red Band.

Doug Mcilroy attained membership in scholastic honorary Phi Kappa P hi, and Kappa Tau Chi, M.E. honorary, tapped Dave Champlin and Dave Schwardt.

The highlight of our winter social season featured the Annual Christmas Orphan's Party at which Wf! entertained eight underprivileged children. Although the fact that they were ten year old girls caught us unawares with gifts such as model planes and toy guns, Larry Philips in the guise of Old St. Nick brought the situation under control with movies and magic. By the end of the evening the eight happy faces imparted the true Christmas spirit to all of us.

After a lapse due to winter vacation, exams, and rushing, Spring parties finally got underway with record dances and hay rides. Unusually fine was the initiation formal dance held at Fountainbleau in Odessa in honor of our new members.

FRANKLIN The past two weeks have been busy ones for the Franklin Chapter, with the biggest social pccasion of the year, and initiation w eek coming up one after the other. Sunday, Mar ch 7, will mean the formal initiation of three pledges into the Halls of Acacia. They are Robert Spohr, Gordon Bohn, and Michael L eider.

Twenty Colorado Chapter initiates replaced "Hell Week" with "Help Week" recently when they cleaned, painted and redecarted the C. U. Vetsville nursery during their preinitiation activities.

The men scrubbed and waxed floors, cleaned cots, sanded and painted furniture and repainted swings and slides. They refinished more than 40 pieces of furniture and repaired toy cabinets and tables. Under the direction of Pat Hooks, the initiates painted murals of comic book characters on the walls of the converted quonset.

Last week was interfraternity week, the biggest event of the year for Penn fraternities . All week the activ-e s and pledges of Franklin worked with a vigor that one one, least of all themselves, suspected they possessed, and the house was soon shined and polished to a glow for the festivities ahead. We undertook the job of remodeling one of the bathrooms into a peach and blue powder room, complete with a vanity table, for our female guests.

Saturday night saw a hoarde of barbary pirates invade Franklin. All the swashbucklers and fair-maidens were cordially invited by the honorable society of Blackbeard to a night on the old Spanish main. An interesting and unusual pledge skit finished the evening and an extremely successful social week.

This spring F ranklin is looking forward to many interesting activities. So far an Alumni Dinner, a Block Party, a Spring F ormal, and the Ivy Ball are scheduled, and Franklin is anticipating bigger and better times.

till•l;@ l'$$1: II: td (•l: I With the pledging of six new men and the initiation of three new Acacians, the George Washington Chapter has started the spring semester with a burst of enthusiasm. Elections have been held and our new slate reveals Howard Roberts as Vf!nerable Dean ; Harry Thayer as Senior Dean; Bob Riggs as Junior Dean; Laurie Locke, Treasurer; Ed Huff, Secretary, and Dick Nelson, who we welcomed back from the great "wild west" as Corresponding Secretary.

Immediately prior to the holiday, Acacians celebrated the approaching Yule season with the Christmas Formal, at which Betty Kolonia, ZTA, was anTH E TRIAD

nounced as our Sweetheart. Post-Yule Cheer was spread about the campus via the Acacia-all university "Widow's Party" where wine and women and women and wine flourished and at which Carlene Parker, Pi Phi, (who is mysteriously pinned to an infidel Sigma Chi) was honored as the Acacia "widow."

The Chapter was especially pleased to receive second place rating in the

could only fly here!!!! Plans are also afoot for a real bolstering of alumni spirit with an "all - out" dinner-dance for the Golden Anniversary Founders Day. One big accomplishment for the year has been the establishment of a financially successful table. Set up by "L'il Greek" Pete Tiches we now operate the only "in the black" table on campus, a tremendous rush asset.

The Chapter has now acquired an official mascot in the person of Poor Lil, a large lovable white bunny rabbit.

Gaining much notoriety on campus as the official leader of the "bunny hop," Lil is fast becoming a favorite at the house. Word has it that Lil is endeavoring to be able to present all the chapters of the order with one of her namesakes at the future conclave. So get your orders in early and we'll all be seeing you at Michigan, Lil and family included.

ILLINOIS Pledges of the lllinois Chapter decorated the nursery of one of the Champaign churches as a part of the pre-initiation "Help-Week." Shown on the outside, (1. to r.) Dick Ewan, Keith Wright, and Sam Kirk. Inside, (1. to r.) Farrell Fox, Dave O'Bryant, and Dick Angus.

Colonial Booster contest for school spirit and support. Big projects for the Spring are the copping of the IFC Sing and the Scholarship Cup and the boys at the house are "hot to trot."

Exchanges have been in order and we

A large segment of the "fabulous 28." This number broke all existing records at IU at the Chapter Valentine Party.

have coffeed and wined with the ZTA's (at which time prexy Howie Roberts was presented the "bird-dog" award) and the Thetas, and are looking forward to the warmer weather and outings with the Sigma Kappas and the Chi O's. Also on tap, a beer blast with the SAE's. Big event-Night on the Nile, which promises to be another weekend in the depths of Africa. If Hemingway

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Illinois Chapter held formal initiation on March 7 for 21 pledges. Our newest members are: Lynn Hall, John Hostrup, Harry Gates, Richard Angus, Ronald Slonnegar, Richard Ewan, James Terwilliger, Paul Weller, Sam Kirk, Mark Creviston, Robert Hagemeyer, Robert Hanes, Donald Bender, Howard Gleason, Kenneth Golan, Charles Francis, James McLoughlin, Keith Wright, David O'Bryant, Homer Koop, and Farrell Fox. Only one undergraduate member was lost to the Illinois chapter thru midyear graduation, and that was Phillip A. Merriman. Phil has accepted a position with Continental Casualty company in Chicago.

Illinois Chapter is anticipating a busy semester on the U. of I. campus socialwise. Coming events include the annual Interfraternity Spring Carnival on April 24, our annual Feud Dance with our neighborly rivals, Alpha Kappa Lambda, celebration of the Univ·e rsity's annual Mothers Day week-end, May 1 and 2, and the climax of our spring social season, the annual Spring Formal, scheduled for May 8.

Our sorority partner in Spring Carnival is Alpha Delta Pi and in order to "pave the way" for our combined efforts in this endeavor, an Exchange with the sorority has been held, an event enjoyed by all those attending.

"Help W.e ek" instead of "Hell Week" projects are gaining • in popularity among University of Illinois fraternity houses.

The Illinois Chapter's project this year was the painting of a nursery room at the Salem B aptist Church in Champaign.

INDIANA Roll numbers 603, 604, and 605 were added to the ancestral line of IU chapter in January this year - Charles Deckard, John DeRome, and Dave Haviland. No doubt by the time this issue of Triad goes to press, a now struggling, motley crew of nine will have also sensed the pride of pin wearing. Here's a skoal to 'em all!!

While still on the shifting evolutions of pledge classes, seven new men have been formally pl·edged to their neophytic duties for the spring term, and Dave Miller, rush chairman, has officially pledged ten high school seniors to start the fall pledge class ranks. Another skoal!

Socially, the new semester started with Cupid highlighting a Valentine Day pin women's banquet. An unprecedented record in IU Acacia history was r.ecorded for historical purposes . . . 28 feminine bosoms sported the

Betty Kolonia, ZTA, Sweetheart of Acacia, Prexy Howie Roberts, and Carlene Parker, Pi Phi, reeeive their laurels at the GW Chapter's "Widow's Party. "

jeweled triangle. Following the banquet each of the pin women were blindfolded and placed lmder a sol.e mn oath to carry out the rigid obligations, as set forth by the local chapter standards, for all good Acacia pin women.

The pledges, in their own elite coterie, commemorated Brotherhood W·e ek with an exchange banquet with the "crossthe- street rivals," the Phi Gamma Delta pledges and their dates. Several sorority tea dances are also on the immediate pledge tap.

Dr. Bowden, dean of the School of Religion, was the first in a series of guest speakers the local chapter is planning to hear for the new semester.

Speakers names, from the local faculty, are suggested and procured by chapter members for talks in their respective fields throughout the semester.

New officers filling vacancies for the second semester term are Dick Whinery, pledge trainer; Jim Boyden, scholarship 87

chairman; Paul Bender, historian ; Don Mahoney, secretary; Dave Miller, rush entertained the chapter with a tea dance chairman; and John D eRome, "protem" tr.e asurer.

In retrospect over the past three months, copy material seems to have "jelled" for finals. Previews of on-coming events: ... after finishing second in a field of 33 r iders in IU's "Little 500," three of last year's veteran riders and a host of newcomers are prognosticating Acacia number 1 for '54 . . . March 27 is the date for the Big 3's state dayIU, Purdue, and Evansville chapters ... Alumni Secretary Bob Moon ha::. planned an outstanding program for alumni at the Founders Day banquet here May 1 ... committee plans for the annual Spring Colonade at the Third and Fess colonial mansion are blooming . . . we finished first in the university sing with the Kappa Kappa Gammas last year- we hope to do the same this year with the Delta Gammas ... our annual Mothers Day program with other "Greeks" should bring 3000 students and mothers to our house .. . spring serenades, rush week- ends, tea dances and picnics are being crowded in.

IOWA Since the last publication of the ThrAn we have pledged: J ohn Heinzerling, and Gerry Liljedahl.

The following pledges were initiated on March 12: Bill Hollander, William Henderson, Frank Denz, Dick Rubottom, John Heinzerling, and Dick W eJJs. On April 4th we are going to have our Annual Iowa Founder's Day banquet.

Due to the replies to our newsletter, were are making many plans in preparation for this banquet.

Our Social Activities are now in full swing. This program was initiated by the Christmas Party which was held in the Chapter House. We danced to the rhythmic beat of the Mello-Aires and the evening was climaxed by the singing of Chr istmas carols. The chaperons were Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, a past Venerable Dean of the Minnesota Chapter.

Following Christmas vacation we had an exchange with the Gamma Phi Beta's followed by the Ple dge Party held in honor of the actives. The n eophytes' entertainment consisted of refreshments, dancing, and a skit.

Since we gave Mother H egg to the father of one of our Alums, Mr. Gissel, in marriage, we had the very good for tune of having Mother Tracy more than fill the vacancy.

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Jan Niven. In the month of March a group will sojourn to Texas to the wedding of Bob W aggett, past Venerable Dean.

Once again the athlete of the house, Bob Heppenstall, was picked for the East-West All-Star basketball game.

We have now come under a militaristic regime, by the promotion of our chapter advisor, Dr. Beebee, and the Iowa Acacians treasurer, Jake Wegmueller, to the rank of Colonel.

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sleigh was obtained as a backdrop for taking photographs. The Sigma Kappas after the Christmas holidays to round out the semester's social activities.

The house has been swarmed r¡e cently with photographers taking movies and photographs as well as writing feature articles about Wes Santee. Wes most recently set a new world record in the indoor mile on a dirt track pacing the course in a time of 4:04.2. Three members have been outstanding on the great freshman track team this year.

Jan Howell and Lowell Janzen have been running the two mile, mile, and half-mile in indoor meets and competed in cross country last fall. Boyd Mayberry has won third place in the first two indoor meets running the hurdles.

The indoor team has literally swamped all their opponents. Other members out for track are Warren Tuckenss, Ralph Moody, and John Quarrier. Ralph Moody and John Gibson will soon be reporting for spring football practice under new KU football coach-Chuck Mather. Also sportswise Bill Cook was chairman of the University Veteran's Organization "Welcome Chuck Mather" banquet held on February 25.

New initiates are: John Quarrier, Lowell Janzen, Boyd Mayberry, Jan Howell, Joel Scholle, Louis Stout, Bill Kamberg, Rich Thornton, John Gibson, Jerry McCollum, Ed Blincoe, J ack Kesling, Ed Howard, and Chuck Eisenbise. Formal initiation was held in the Lawrence Masonic Temple February 21 and was followed by a formal dinner at the chapter house. Lowell J anzen was chosen as honor initiate. Others who have been initiated since last spring are Dean Mohlstrom, Tommy Jester, Larry Cooley, Ralph Moody, Rex Rasmussen, and Bertil Ivarson.

The chapter has three new pledges: Gale Jackson, Warren Tuckness, and KANSAS STATE Bill Cook.

Chapter members holding positions On December 13th the Kansas State on the University Daily Kansan staff for the first half of the spring semester Chapter celebrated their 40th anniverare D on Tice, assisting editor; Ed sary with a banquet at the house, a short Howard, managing editor; and Stan historical speech by Dr. Hill and a good Hamilton, telegraph editor. Farvel old 'Bull' session. A number of alumni Schell was recently elected president were present included among them of the Hawkwatch Society on the cam- were three of the charter members of pus and was also on the decorations the chapter: George Ferrier, Lester committee for the Navy Ring D ance. Drayer, and George Alexander. All of Charles Dick is touring the state on the the alums seemed to have an enjoyable special territorial centennial train. He time. We sincerely hope that those preswas appointed as executive assistant of ent on the 13th and a good deal more can make it back for our Golden Anthe centennial committee last fall.

The annual Black and Gold formal niversary Banquet which will be held was held December 12th with decora- May 9th. tions consisting of pine boughs and Acaciac's intramural basketball team white branches against black paper. A really pulled through this year. The Candidates are led blindfolded to take their ritualistic obligations after they receive the jeweled triangle.

The final , and seemingly most pleasant, touch which caps the local standardized version for pin women of Indiana Acacians.

team including Cliff Bizek, Don Latter, Ben Funk, Jerry Breuel, Delbert Jepson, Dale Molesworth, Bob Kind, and Weldon Braman went to the finals in the Fraternity division before meeting defeat in a close game with Sigma Chi which they lost in an overtime by a score of 34-36.

Our social calendar, since the last issue has included the usual hour dances, exchange dinners, and house parties-nothing really sensationalbut D elbert Jepson, our Junior D ean has big plans for the future and I'm sure that we will be kept busy with the parties he has planned.

As far as making ourselve s known on the campus. John B rethour has been traveling all over judging livestock, Bill Kvasnicka has been elected President elect of the Junior American Veterinary Medical Assoc., Bob Miller, and Bob Jepson have managed to keep a controlling hand in the Young R epublican Club by holding down the offices of Treasure and Vice-President.

MIAMI With second semester (deferred) rushing over, we have eleven new pledges. They are: Allan Tallant, Grady Sarret, Dick Nadeline, Tom and Jerry Collins, Rich Davis, Bill Wallace, Larry Marsh, Todd Goldsberry, Don List, and Bill Evans.

New initiates are: Richard Foell,

our trophy case.

Plans are now being made towards having a first-hand talk on the Nuremburg War Trials by one of the men who was an interrogater and morale officer for the United States.

MICHIGAN The Michigan Chapter has pledged six good men this spring. They are: Eric Aupperle, Duane Dunlap, Kurt Mikat, Jim McCormick, John Hickman, and Pat Fischer. These men have already started their pledge training and great things are expected of them.

Four new men completed their pledgeship and were initiated in February. Norm Brink, who was the hardest working pledge in many a year, is a freshman in engineering. Leonard McCalla, is now the only Michigan active with red hair which naturally makes him distinctive. He is quite enthusiastic about ice fishing as any active can tell you. "Spike" is a junior in Business Administration School. Tom Platt is a freshman in engineering who easily made Phi Eta Sigma his first semester. However studies are not his only activity, as he was elected President of the Engineering School's Freshman Class. Looks like a budding politician in our midst. Dave Zerbe! is well known to all Michigan Acacians. Dave is a refugee from Michigan's Upper our coming "Nite on the Nile" costume

K -Stale alums and actives dine during celebration of the chapters fortieth anniversary.

Rest period for K - State's team as they battle with Sigma Chi for the intramural championship. Sig's won out by two points in an overtime game.

Richard Grushon, Marsh McCoy, Lloyd Parsons, and Dave Williamson.

The new officers that were recently elected and installed in the chapter are: James Gast, Venerable D ean; Richard Jones, Senior Dean; Ron McReynolds, Junior Dean; and Bob Krebs, Treasurer.

The "Four Notes," our barbershop quartet, placed placed fifth in the annual barbership contest. Last year we were first and we had the possession of the rotating trophy which has now left

dance that will be held this spring.

This year we are trying to take another step in increasing our scholastic achievement-fireside chats. We have already started this new program by Peninsula which instantly shows his great potentialities. With his .e nviabl e grade point average and his athletic interests Dave is an asset to the house.

He is a Junior in Engineering School.

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being the best pledge formal in years, which, considering the high quality of all our past formals, is really quite an accomplishment for our Junior Dean, Chuck Blackett. Plans are already being made for this semester's activities with the kickoff par ty being a surrealistic party.

The annual IFC Sing is being prepared for with a fast tempo. Last year, the first year we entered since the war, we placed fourth. This yeru· we expect to do better . Under the able directing of Roy Wetterholt we are rapidly regaining our voices. Four serenades have been given this past year which also helps the vocal chords.

The biannual Michigras carnival is this year, which will require a lot of work getting a good float prepared.

With all these activities we still manage to keep our scholarship in the higher rankings of the campus. Two men, Ted Ploughman and Dick Nyberg, were initiated into honoraries this last semester.

NEBRASKA New pledges at the Nebraska Chapter are Fred McEvoy, North Platte, and Larry Bell, Alvo.

An extemporaneous speaking team composed of James Collins and Donald Cole won the 1954 University Delta Sigma Rho speaking contest for which they r·e ceived a traveling trophy.

From February 8 to February 14 we participated in University of Nebraska Greek Week which consisted of intE:·rfraternity discussion groups, luncheons, and dinners. Charles Anderson, junior dean, was a member of the Greek We~k banquet committee, which planned a climactic interfraternity banquet fo:r Greek Week.

We are inaugurating a series of Fl'f .. day night date dinners for the benefit of chapter members.

The pledge class will entertain the active chapter with a pledge house party on March 6. The theme of this party will be "Droodles."

The annual Orchid- Lei Formal will be held April 24, at the Lincoln ScottishRite Temple.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Since our last visit, the brothers at New Hampshire have been right out straight and there is no breathing space in sight.

Our social season opened with Mil Art weekend in November. We sponsored Betty Crowe of Phi Mu who was chosen for one of the Queens aides. We had a Roaring Twenties party that was a big success.

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elected Managing Editor. Dick Field has won many ski awards. Jack (Hump) Weeks, and John Everson were initiated into the Scabbard and Blade.

At present we are working on Stunt Night. Our theme is a takeoff on the Russian way of life. We are looking foreward to Song Fest, Interhouse Plays and Junior Prom. We hope to collect some more trophies for the trophy case that will be built this spring.

NORTHWESTERN Campus honors have again come to members of the Northwestern Chapter of Acacia. Phillip McNamee, a new initiate from Charleston, W.Va., has been elected president of the Freshman Class.

To accept this office Phil had to resign Entertainment at the intermission of Northwestthe vice- presidency of the Junior Interem's formal was provided by Larry Georges on the drums and Phil McNamee on the "uke," fraternity Council.

Active in the upcoming campus political party F.N.V. (Federation of After Christmas vacation, we trudged Northwestern Voters) since his fresh back to the books and finals, and after man year, Jim Schang has been elected two weeks of pm'e terror, we had all to the vice-presidency of the party. managed to survive. We are proud of the 14 men from Acacia that made the Along with this Jim heads the SecDean's list. The fraternity averages for retariat of the party. the campus hav-e not been revealed yet, Cohlmia is serving as Junior Dean. Our but Acacia usually ranks among the top Secretary is Paul Coates and the treasurer is Glenn Glitsch. four.

Two Oklahoma Acacians received the The second semester started with rushing. On Monday nights we visit Big Man on Campus award. Leonard the freshmen in their dorms, on Wed- Dalquest and David Chance were the nesday nights they return the visit. two from Acacia that were designated During the rest of the week, we or- for this honor.

House elections held last month ganize smokers and dances to entertain them. Our W.B.Z. radio characters from resulted in the re- election of last quarters officers. That is, Wyatt Yon, V.D.; Boston, Jerry and Ski, were the feature of our big smoker. As a side light, Ray McNamee, S.D.; Art Neu J .D.; Jack they brought a voluptuous blond re- Allen, Treasurer; Jim Schang, Secrecording star named Vicci Carrol along tary; and Chuck Thompson, House to do a little crooning. We were t.."l-]_e Manager.

In the field of I.M. sports our bowling envy of everyone on campus. Rushing ends March 4, and we expect a good team captained by Bernie Johnson brought us another first place trophy group of pledges.

Somehow we managed to squeeze in and a championship team in our league.

Winter Carnival. As usual, New Hamp- Likewise Ray McNamee won second shire had one of its famous hard winters. place in the university ping- pong No snow. Therefore we had to haul in tournament.

Another freshman initiate, Jim Lowe, the snow for the snow sculpture by truck. We didn't win, but we had a ball added his talent to th-e university play working on it. Again we sponsored workshop, "This Way to the Tomb." Jim Betty Crowe, and again she was an aide played the lead part in this play and his in the Queen's court. On Saturday night abilities have since won him many we had a house dance that was well roles in other university plays. attended.

On February 20, the Northwestern We have enjoyed an exchange supper Chapter combined with the Theta Delta with Phi Mu, and a desert party with Chi Fraternity to put on the annual Theta U. winter formal. Favors distributed were New officers elected for this semester black and gold beer mugs. Entertainare: Venerable Dean, John Dearborn; ment by Acacians Phil McNamee on Senior Dean, Avard Elmgren ; Junior the banjo and Larry Georges on the Dean, John Lunt; Treasm¡er, Richard drums was well received and a good Parnigoni ; Secretary, William Carpen- time was had by all present. ter.

Next quarter Northwestern Acacians We are especially proud of Jim Mer- are looking forward to campus elecritt who was elected editor of The New tions, with eager intent of winning some Hampshire, and Jack Paul who was political spoils, as well as to a socially 90

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OKLAHOMA Six men have been pledged since formal rush in the fall. They are Floyd Galpin, Jim Arnold, Books Taylor, Doug Lee, Bill Cooper, Bob Barton, and Arlie Beane.

Five men were initiated March 14th.

They are Floyd Galpin, Brooks Taylor, Jim Moore, Keith Owens, and Bill Husky.

Chapter parties so far have included a night club party, and a Christmas party. Since the new semester has begun we have had a costume valentine party. Plans are now being made for the annual Oriental Ball. This is our big affair of the year when we go all out for decorating the house. The date is set for March 6th. The house is changed into an oriental setting with flowing waterfalls, gardenias, bamboo and Budhas. A Chinese dinner is served before the dancing begins and as the tables are cleared away Gardenias are taken from the fish pond for the dates.

Plans are also being made for the fiftieth anniversary celebration to be held this spring. It will be a combination of Spring Formal and Annual Alumni dinner and meetings. .

New officers for the second semester have been chosen. Leonard Dalquest is leading the chapter as Venerable Dean, Homer Brem is Senior Dean, and Don The University sing competition is coming up soon at OU and we are getting ready with our glee club to try to hold the trophy which we won last year.

Spring rush plans are being laid with the big item as a DeMolay Week-end.

At this affair all the DeMolays that are planning to attend college in the fall will be invited to the house for a weekend party.

OKLAHOMA A &. M Three new men have joined the neophyte ranks here at A&M this semester.

Bill Nelson, our Rush Chairman has really been hot on the job and our pledge class is multiplying rapidly.

Initiation brought three more men to wear the Jewelled Triangle, Badri Hamady, No. 337; Ted Barnett, No. 338, and Bill Nelson, No. 339.

The only major house improvement has been the painting of our dining room with a pastel pink color. It really changed the appearance of our "beanery." Our pledge class is planning to plant some more grass in front of the house. We hope it doesn't grow high enough to mow.

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Exchange dinners are getting to be quite the thing here on our campus.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority was our guests on February 8th. Judging from the success of this one, we will have several more before school ends this spring. The Student Union will be the site of the Triangle Ball on April 3rd.

Dee Klotz, the Social Chairman is winding up the final details now, and its really going to be the event of the year.

We also hav¡e planned a picnic with the Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter here.

We were very happy to have John Paynter, president of the Oklahoma University Alumni drop in and see us.

It is always a pleasure to see Brother Paynter.

Several of our members have really turned into "Wheels" this year. Hugh F. Jones, our Venerable Dean was tapped for membership in Alpha Kappa Psi, Ronnie Jones was elected President of the International Relations Club, Dawson "Tack" Nail has been appointed acting director of Intramural Athletics for the college, and Charles Minton was re-elected Vice-President of the Petro- . leum Engineering Club.

During our recent elections, Hugh F .

Jones was elected Venerable Dean; Roger Camp, Senior Dean; Dural Klotz, Junior D ean; Ronnie Jones was r¡e-elected Secretary and Richard Ericson was chosen as Treasurer-House Manager.

OREGON STATE Two new pledges moved into the house this winter term bringing the total number of the pledge class to six.

Four new Acacians were initiated January 23, seriously cutting down the pledge class. The new initiates are Leslie Lyle Hylen, Eric Francis Ingram, John Burton Stone, and Willard D ean Wiess.

Our dining room is equipped with newly covered and painted chairs. The fellows did the painting on the chairs and the Mothers' Club furnished the material and upholstered the backs and seats. The active chapter has begun work on refinishing the basement into a recreation room.

The annual "Night on the Nile" costume dance took place in the atmosphere of an ancient Egyptian tomb on the 30th of January. The dance was held in the chapter house. Simulated stone walls were put up and decorated with hieroglyphics and other appropriate drawings. The costumes for the night were very original, ranging from characters from the deep south to the very northern tip of ancient Egypt. The high point of the evening came with the arrival of OSC's President Strand and his wife. The Venerable Dean, Jim Lacy, presented President Strand with a

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scroll making him honorary king of the dance. A potted Azalea plant was received from the Strands in appreciation of our hospitality.

An alumni party was held on February 27, in Portland, Oregon, at the home of Mr. Sam Peterson, '23. Twenty of the men from the chapter house went with dates to the party. The party was an excellent opportunity to strengthen the ties between the alumni and the active chapter.

Five fathers were honored by the chapter during Dad's Weekend, Feb. 12 and 13. The Dads attended basketball games with the University of Washington, a college play, and several conducted tours. The chapter furnished the Dads with board and room and held a special buffet dinner for them Saturday night.

Bill Wu and Jim Lacy were recently initiated into Alpha Zeta, agriculture honorary. Jim Lacy was also initiated into Kappa Kappa Psi, band honorary.

Roger Lindquist was initiated into Tau Beta Pi, national honor society for professional engineers, and also into Phi Kappa Phi, national scholastic honorary for seniors. Recently initiated into the Pershing Rifles, military honorary, were John Stone and Willard Weiss.

The chapter has recently r.e vived its term newsletter, The Plumbline. The fellows hope to put out The Plttmbline once a term from now on.

PENN STATE We hav.e just completed our rushing program for the academic year here at P enn State with provisions for maintaining our annex at full strength next year. This system was initiated by us last fall to create more funds for social and other needs, and has resulted in a highly satisfactory means. The plan calls for eight house members to occupy four rooms in the upstairs of a large home just a block away from the Chapter House. Care was exercised in choosing these rooms since it was desired that they be comparable to those in the Chapter House. The policy has been and will continue to be that all who live in the annex do so out of their own free will.

On the sports front here at Penn State, we have followed up our intramural football championship with creditable performances in swimming, boxing, and basketball. So far for this school year, among the 52 fraternities at the University, our intramural point total ranks second. The aforementioned pledges will give us some added strength which we hope perhaps will push us to the top by the end of the year.

The climax of our social year, our

annual pledge dinner-dance, drew one of the largest crowds ever assembled in the Penn State Chapter House. A few days later, in what was a jam-packed two weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas, we went together with the Alpha Zeta Delta Sorority in arranging a Christmas party for underpriviledged children in the surrounding area. Santa was on hand to distribute a bag full of practical gifts, after which the children enjoyed an evening of games and refreshments. Early in the second semester, Phi Mu Sorority instigated a jointly sponsored Saturday afternoon Valentine party at the Chapter House, also for some of the less fortunate children in and around State College.

Our Chapter publication, The Ship's Log, has been revived after a two year intermission with a view towards fewer but more complete issues. It is envisaged that it will constitute, as completely as possible, a running catalogue of all the addresses of our Chapter alumni.

PURDUE Acacia has recently added four new men to its pledge class. They are Dan Larowe, Clarence Eyer, Jack Lord, and Jack Robinson.

On February 7, J oe Jones, Bob Fleming, Roger Johnson, and Dave Cooper received the jeweled pin.

Several Acacia men have been promoted in campus activities. Max Judge became a pledge in the Gimlet Club, Marvin Schmidt in Skull and Crescent, Dave Eastman in Alpha Phi Omega, Craig Fischer in Kappa Psi, and Bob Stohler in Tau Beta Phi. We also took an active part in Greek Week from March 1 to 5.

Our chapter is currently engaged in a program to serenade all women's housing units on campus. Among those recently serenaded were the Alpha Chi Omega. the Alpha Delta Pi, and the Alpha Delta sororities. The climax of the spring social season will be the spring formal in which we are cooperating with the Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity. The gala event will take place on April 10 at the Lincoln L odge and will feature the music of the Chet Bauch dance band.

On February 22 the annual election of house officers was held. For the office of Venerable Dean, we elected Bill Roach of Delphi, Indiana. Bill is a second semester junior and is majoring in agronomy. Don Carmichael, a junior in the chemical engineering school, was elected Senior Dean. Don hails from Bethesda, Maryland. Other officers include Marvin Schmidt, Junior Dean ; Don Rupert, Secretary; Bob Nation, Treasurer; Dave Griffin, Steward; Bob Ade, House Manager; and Larry Tyler, Song Leader.

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RENSSELAER Here at Rensselaer we have just finished duly installing our newly elected house officers. Larry Bloom is the Venerable Dean for the coming year, Ed Weaver and John Thorson are Senior and Junior Dean respectively, and the new Senior Steward is Don Stephen. Howie Warner and Bill Firth combine to make up the new SecretaryTr-easurer team, and Rounding out the Council is Ed Stofka, the kitchen steward. Under the guiding leadership of these men, the coming year promises to be the best in the history of this chapThe big winter weekend, Snowflake ter.

Saturnalia, has just past. It got off to a roaring start with a party here at the house on Friday. The theme of the party was Snowflake Serenade. This brought forth many ingenious and colorful costumes portraying song titles. Midway through the party the pledges put on a skit in which several brothers were tried, convicted, and sentenced to various tasks on "red-hening" charges.

Saturday a buffet supper was held at the house after a victorious hockey game. The dance that evening brought the day to a fitting climax. The weekend had a glorious finish Sunday when we held the installation banquet for the new officers at Callahan's.

The brothers are anxiously awaiting the arrival of a baby alligator which has been given to the house by a few of the pledges who made a trip to Florida. We understand that it is a spe cial breed of "brother-eating" alligator.

Much industrious work is being put in on our booth for the Campus Chest Carnival. Ed Weaver, new Senior Dean, has been V·ery active in pr omoting the Campus Chest drive on this campus.

SOUTHERN CAL. Boating out to Coronado Islandgolfing- swimming and surfing in the nearby Pacific took care of Saturday morning and afternoon. Then off with the bathing suits and into tuxes and formals for the champagne cocktail party that precluded dinner and dancing.

As it turned out dancing and singing weren't to end the evening. Jim Barber surprised no one by pinning Bev Kingsberry and George Hartman surprised everyone by turning his dinner jacket into a hula skirt and completely br eaking up the schedul·e d entertainment (oh those champagne cocktails!). After a lengthy search for an allegedly missing portable radio, numerous pillow fights, and a moon light stroll or two, things settled tempor arily for a few hours sleep. The r.eal boomers stayed on Sun-

day for more beach and party timebut eventually even the first-to-getthere-last- to-leave crowd gave up and turned their cars and thoughts northward for the 100 mile trip up the coast to Los Angeles. The fabulous formal at Del Mar is one we won't soon forget.

The formal ended a great semester and here we are with another well started. We see a new administration and ten new faces present at chapter meetings.

Our traditional Initiation banquet saw the newly elect.e d officers: George Hartman, VD ; Dick Stewart, SD; Bob Jani, JD; John Menah, House Manager; Dick Steiner, Secretary; Dan Lucas, Treasurer ; and Jim Barber, Rush Chairman serving and presenting entertainment as per custom. Plaques were awarded to Terry McKelvey and Chuck Barnett for Outstanding Pledge and Highest Pledge Scholarship, respectively.

The Old Pledges all but redecorated the entire house in time for rushing and Open House where we played host to 200 alums, families, friends, and guests.

The annual Mothers' Club sponsored project made it possible for us to see new lamps in our Chapter room and begin construction of a glass indirectly lighted trophy case. Thanks Moms!

Our vote for busiest man on campus goes to Junior Dean, Bob Jani. Bob is not only steering our social season but is Co-Chairman of the IFC-Pan Hell Songfest. A proposal by past Vee D ee Roy Foreman was accepted by IFC and instead of two Songfests SC will combine both men and women for a bigger and better Sing. The only vital statistics that could be pryed out of Rob Schuyler was that we will be entering the mixed division with the Tri-Delts, and a big no-comment as regards the Novelty and Quartet entries.

The two parties that we've had so far seem to bear out the fact that Brother Jani is a Social Chairman without peer.

The Barn Dance originally scheduled for Hotel De Ross was "moved" to Brother Miles Metfessel's home when some unexpected California Dew put in an appearance. But everybody agreed it was a ball ; and an evening of dancing-singing-and hotdogs featured the brothers in levis and plaid shirts doe-see doeing r.e gardless of rain on the roof.

We ending rushing with a Welcome Aboard Party at the Riviera Country Club. The drinks were nominal and the mid-night buffet supper little short of tremendous. The evening was climax.e d when we gathered round the bandstand to serenade the pinning of Brother Pete McDermott and Shelia Whitehead, Gamma Phi Beta. Our new pledges have elected officers and are already heard mumbling such unmentionables as "ditch," "beat the activ·es," etc.

Heading the 14 man class is Joe Michaels, a hi-frosh from San Fernando;

Social Chairman is Les Haskell from Newhall (Yea Saugus!), California; Sec-Treasurer is Keith Shirey from El Monte; and Scholarship Chainnan is Roland Shaul, from Potter Valley.

We've been swearing we'd do it for years, but finally Jin1 Silknitter took the bull by the horns and we've whipped out our first Chapter publication. We call it "TROYANGLES," and hope that all of our alums and the other Chapters have received it by this time.

Jim Barber has been making impassioned speeches every meal for the past month and we've all got the idea that the most important event of the

Lt. Herbert Macgregor, former Venerable Dean of the Southern Califontia Chapter, and now an officer in the Navy Air Corps, as he appeared at a party given in his honor by the 0. A. Division of the USS Princeton. Herb left the Princeton last fall to go to Pensacola for his flight training.

In addition to the cake, which he is shown cutting here, he was a lso presented with an electric razor.

semester will be Trojan Chest. Of course nobody could guess Jim's Chairman of the drive. His cohort heading the "Mr. Trojanality" contest is Ed (I'm no longer black) Wilkinson.

Steve Robertson was recently elected Squire Veep. Steve's served the house as scholarship chairman and headed Religious Emphasis Week for the University.

Our basketball team is well on its way to take our league and we hope eventually the IFC championship. The one game lost was due to the absence of star center, Dick Steiner, who was out with a twisted ankle. With "Deadeye Dick" back in the line-up, our hopes are high for another trophy.

SYRACUSE One of the biggest (or should I say smallest) additions to the Syracuse Chapter, since our last "flash" to the TRIAD has been a mutt. Yes, a real

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Madame Georgette Guth, and our own "Ray" Caefer (both of th-e French Department) before taking her seat.

With the hope that the F ranklin Chapter won't call us plagiarists, we are instituting an annual " Night on the Nile" party, the first to be held on March 27th. This party, our annual Syracuse- Cornell picnic and a party celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Acacia, are a few of the many social events planned for the remaining semester.

TEXAS

Past Venerable Dean J ack Tidwell kicks it up and leads the Texas Chapter in the bunny-hop.

"57 variety" mutt. After responding to three suggested names, "Antoinette," "P ythia," and "P enny," our mascot finally leamed to answer to the call of "P enny." There is only one drawback, "P enny" is a "sooner" pup-sooner in the house than outside. Nevertheless, the pup is now a permanent resident.

Immediately after rushing, at which time we increased our pledge class from three to seven, hell-week began. Howard V. Place and Roland H. Allen, Jr., sweated through the week and were initiated on Feb. 27th. Our speaker for the initiation banquet was Mr. Lester K. Markell, Master of Uncas Lodge in Syracuse. Mr. Markell spoke on the ties between Acacia Fraternity and the Masons.

Dick Poppel, one of our traveling secretaries, spent a week with us. H e supervised our rushing program and introduced several new ideas for rushing, and for the effective running of a fraternity. Dick sparked a new feeling of brotherhood and a new enthusiasm among the brothers.

On Feb. 22 the brothers and pledges found it difficult to concentrate on their table manners at the evening meal. The lack of concentration was caused by the presence of Miss Alta Burg, vivacious drum-majorette of Syracuse University and winner of many national twirling titles. Alta was purchased by our house in the Campus Chest auction. Miss Burg, who was bought for ten bucks, was one of the many campus "wheels" who were auctioned off as waiters and waitresses (for one night) to the living centers on campus. Alta waited on our chaperone,

SPRING, l 954

The Texas Chapter of Acacia is still in the process of growing. With the combined efforts of the chapter and rush chairman, Pat Hicks, seven new men were pledged during Spring Rush.

They are Robert Hull Pasley, Guy Hugh McDaniels, John Robert W-ells, Charles Hamilton Wester ledge III, James Thomas Powell, Wayne Culver Warren, and Earl T. Hodges.

Since D ecember 14th, new initiates hav-e received the jeweled triangle.

Mr. F rank William Zimmerman was initiated as an honorary member. Mr. Zimmerman joined his son, F rank, J r ., already a member.

To add more living accommodations, a small house at the rear of the chapter house was remodeled. It was pre pared to house three men, having separate sleeping quarters, bath, and study room. The new abode was christened "H olloway Hall," after our illustrious alumnus F rank Holloway, ex-National Treasurer.

The chapter has been laboring strenuously with the preparation and production of Varsity Carnival, one of the most colorful of the campus activities.

Much work has gone into the preparatoion of our skit, hoping again to win the first place trophy presented by the university. Our chapter took first in '52.

Because of the wonderful growth our chapter is experiencing, plans are being discussed in connection with building a new chapter house. We have completely reached the capacity of our old one, and we feel a new one would provide us with enough prestige to build the chapter to heights never before reached in the Texas Chapter. With the capable assistance of our chapter advisor, Mr. Clark, the building program has started. The plans include a house large enough to house at least thirtyfive men. W e are now contacting the alumni to get their support for the program.

The crowning event of the year is coming very soon. Our annual Spring Formal is scheduled for March 20th.

It will be held at the D riskill Hotel. A cocktail party is planned in the beau-

tiful Maximilian Room adjoining the spacious ballroom. Last Year's Queen of the Yellow Roses, Miss Maxine Zimmerman, a Pi Beta Phi, will present the new queen, yet to be chosen.

Other social functions have included an exchange dinner with Pi Beta Phi, open houses with Alpha Omicron Pi , Kappa Alpha Theta, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Gamma Phi Beta.

We are sad to announce that the 'ole Uncle in the red, white and blue hat has claimed two belov-ed brethren.

Brother Alan Dean was called into the army on February 22nd, and Brother Tom Maloan left February 24th to report to the air force.

U. C. L.A. Our rush chairman, Don Brock, led us through an enthusiastic rushing season which resulted in the pledging of Ron Annis, Bill Blake, Alan Cashier, D en Crum, Bill Hughes, Howard Kelner, Robin L eigh, and Sam Thompson.

The very first week of the semester saw thirteen initiates busy working joying a banquet at the chapter nou~e .

After the meal, brother Rhue E . Green, Nebraska '27, said a few words followed by a rousing good speech to the new actives by brother Arnold Wilkin, Sr. Then Dr . Frank Reinsch, our chapter advisor, presented the "most outstanding pledge" award to J erry Holm. J erry t hen gave Bob Shaw, our Venerable D ean, the award from the pledges for the most helpful active.

During the initiation practically the whole interior of our house was repainted.

Always active on campus, Bob Shaw is vice-president of Gold Key, Upper Division Men's highest honorary service fraternity and also Spring Sing Bowl Chairman. Brother J erry Samuelson and Chickie Rumwell, Kappa Kappa Gamma, are Greek Week Charity Day co -chairmen.

Our chapter, along with Alpha Xi Delta sorority and Zeta Psi fraternity , gave a 'presents party' the night of sorority presents. As always our Mother's Club is to be praised for the wonderful party they gave for us and our dates.

Spring Sing here at UCLA, usually held in the Hollywood Bowl, is the big event of the Spring semester. Almost every fraternity and sorority enters one of the various divisions - men's, women 's, quartet, mixed and nov-e ltyand works for many weeks on their songs. Our chapter, last year's sweepstakes winner, is really busy working on songs hoping to come out on top again. around the house. They were : Jack Brewer, Dave Bullock, George Ertel , 93

J im F ield, Bruce Follette, Jim Hilton , J erry Holm, Gene K arson, George Porter, Don P owell, Bill Ravenscr oft, Don Stewart, Roger W eUes, and Eric von Underwood. Initiation ended on Sunday with the old actives and the pr oud new ones attending chur ch, then en-

VERMONT The month of January found us engaged in h eavy study for final exams.

After the smoke had cleared we finished the semester with many good averages credited to members of our chapter .

February w as a big social month on the Vermont campus. Plans for the Kake Walk weekend were begun two months in advance to enter three of the four possible competitive events. We ran Venerable Dean Bob Stetson for King of Kake Walk. Under the very capable leadership of Pledge Frank Carr as campaign manager, we dr.e amed up a great many songs, skits, and novel ideas for a wonderful, even though not successful campaign. It was felt by the chapter, however , that the campaign was more successful than outward app ea ra nc~es would indicate, as a spirit of brotherhood and cooperation existed between th e br others and pledges such as would never have been possible at anything else.

Our Kake Walkers, George Hansen and Al Tyler, took first place Kake and cups once again this year on one of the

two nights of Kake Walk. This, along with the King campaign, evermore highlighted the name of Acacia on the Vermont campus.

Three more men were pledged to the Vermont Chapter during open rushing to figure out who was in costume and this year. They ar e Richard Turner, John Vanderwende, and Robert Slade.

The brothers are looking forward to Sunday, March 7, when we are planning to initiate eight new men to active list. We know that they will bring credit to our fraternity as brothers with the same fine spirit they have exhibited as pledges.

Best wishes to the National and all lowe. Our pledges are: Noel Keefer, Earl Hatt, Al Wieland, Mel Gribble, and Eric Church: We've had a great social year thus far. The pledges did a fine job on the Pledge Dance. And what a great time

WASHINGTON We at the Washington Chapter are ready for the final stretch of this schoo! year after exciting and fun - filled fall and winter quarters. In January we initiated seven new men: Dave Ibea, Ed Klein, Jim Larson, Jim Mighell, Jerry Moyer, D on Dwinell, and Duane Ardances, we had exchanges with Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Delta Zeta, Alpha Xi Delta, and Zeta Tau Alpha.

Our ski par ty held one weekend was a big success, despite injuries sustained by several snow- lovers.

We were quite busy in the intramural athletics field also. Our football season was quite successful as was our basketball season. And now with Spring upon us we are ready to "play ball."

Our new officers took over in Jan-

Two scenes during the active-alumni party at UCLA . The party is an annual affair and is Sl by the Mother's Club.

Dick King nets two points for the w ashing ton Chapter d u ri ng a n intram ura l game .

we all had at the Pajama Dance. There's been some talk of making pajama dances a weekly affair. Down, boys, y our chance will come. The "Hobo Hoe down" was the greatest as far as costume balls go. Only trouble was trying who was w earing his r egular duds. For our second annual " Night on the Nile" dance we all climbed aboard the "Silver Swan" and cruised around Lake Washington. We wer e all under the mistaken impression that the wind never raises any swells on the lake . We know now, and w e want to have another cruise next year . We'll find a ship with more rail space, however . Besides all these great the rest of the chapter s in our observance of the fiftieth anniver sary of Acacia F r aternity. L et us all find str ength to keep our fine ideals and brotehrhood str ong fo r the n ext fifty year s, and k eep ever in mind the concept of human service thr oughout our lives.

uary. The new officers include: Gene Nelson, Venerable Dean; Lloyde Alton, Senior Dean; Jerry Bye, Junior Dean; D on Swisher, Treasurer; Jerry Gould and D uane Schwartz, Secretaries; Ken Miller, Senior Steward; and Ed Opsted,l J unior Steward.

As a final word we would like to tell all Acacians everywhere about the fine1 job Steve Richards is doing as Chapter Advisor as he rounds out his second year. Keep it up, Steve, we love you for it.

WYOMING The chapter began the new year with the initiation of six new member s: John Schulte, Larry Moore, Glen Larson, Ted Gilbert, B ruce Sodenholm, and Ronald Rogers.

Thus far in the quarter the fr aternity has pledged two new men : Andrew

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Montgomery and Wesley Reed.

During the Christmas vacation, the members remodeled the living and dining rooms by refinishing the floors, papering the walls, putting acoustic board on the ceilings, and adding new dl·apes, rugs and blonde furniture to the rooms.

The chapter held a car wash Saturday, January 24, the proceeds which totaled $180.00, were given to the March of Dimes.

In athletics the fraternity won the interfraternity swimming meet, in which Ron Rogers led the team with two first places. Several members have been working out for the interfraternity track meet which will take place

later in the quater, and we hope to do as well as in swimming.

An open house was held Sunday, January 29, in honor of our new house mother, Mrs. Willa Hamilton, at which we had a fine turnout including the president of the University, Dr. George Duke Humphery. Mrs. Hamilton is a native of Laramie, and is the manager of the Mode 0 Day shop here.

The annual "Night on the Nile" dance was held Saturday night, Feb. 27, and it was a big success, everyone had a very good time. Prizes were given for the best costume and to the best dancer. The winners were Charles Royce and Lewie Morris respectively.

We hav.e had a rather slow social season due to the weather but we have sev-

eral functions planned as soon as the weather permits.

Wyoming Acacians were visited by University President George Duke Humphrey at the openhouse given in honor of new Housemother Mrs. Willa Hamilton. Pictured here (1. to r.) Mrs. Humphrey, Dr. Humphrey, Mother Hamilton, and Venerable Dean Harnagel.

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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CONCLAVE Commemorating fifty years for Acacia Fraternity, the N ational Conclave will assemble this year a t the place of our founding

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NATIONAL OFFICERS President-LLOYD H. RUPPENTHAL ..... . McPherson, Kansas First Vice-President-C. K. GABRIEL 3027 N. E. Alameda Dr., Portland, Oregon Second Vice-President-JOHN A. LUNSFORD 800 Grant Place, Boulder, Colorado

Counselor-W. MARTIN DELBROUCK 510 Chestnut St., Erie, Pa .

Treasurer-WILLIAM E. KRIEGER 135 West Forest Hill, Peoria, Illinois Chairman, Jurisprudence CommitteeHERSCHEL L. WASHINGTON . ...... .......... Leoti , Kansas

HEADQUARTERS STAFF Executive Secretary-Roy C. Clark Triad Editor .......... . .......... . ...... .. .. .. Edgar R . Kelly Office Manager .... . .... . . . ...... . ...... . .. . Mrs. Edith A. May Traveling Secretaries-Edgar R. Kelly, Walter E . Dahl, Richard D . Poppe! , Dudley C. Johnson

UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS-OFFICERS AND LOCATION OF CHAPTER HOUSES-ACACIA

ARIZONA-819 E. 3rd St., Tucson, Ariz. Venerable Dean-John C. Tvrerberg, Secretary-John E. Garrett, Correspondent-John Merritt; Chapter Adviser-Donald C. Willins, 1146 E. lOth St., Tucson, Ariz.

ARKANSAS-340 Arkansas Ave., Fayetteville, Ark. Venerable DeanJack Young, Secretary-Ferrell D. Moore , Correspondent-Raymond Shaw, Chapter Adviser-James B . Kellar, 160 S. Hill St., Fayetteville.

CALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Ave. , Berkeley 4, Calif. Venerable DeanAllen W. Beeson, Secretary- Robert Ryberg, Correspondent-John Loring, Chapter Adviser-Col. Wenzel D. Roth, 285 Colgate Ave., Berkerly 8.

NEW HAMPSHIRE-10-12 Mill Rd ., Durham, N .H. Venerable DeanJohn H. Dearborn, Secretary- William H . Carpenter, CorrespondentStuart Gilman, Chapter Adviser-Robert C. Bradley, Kingston, N. Hamp.

CINCINNATI-2617 University Ct., Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Venerable D ean -John A. Green, Secretary-Richard Horton, Correspondent-Eugene P. Kilb, Chapter Adviser-George F. Patterson, Jr., 2434 Bremont Ave ., Cincinnati 13, Ohio.

COLORAD0-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colo. Venerable Dean-William Eager, Secretary-Harold N. Walgren, Correspondent-Thomas D. Hill, Chapter Adviser-John A. Lunsford, 800 Grant Place, Boulder.

Chapter Adviser-Prof. C. R. Kinison, College of Applied Science, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

COLORADO A & M-621 Remington, Ft. Collins, Colo. Venerable D ean -Wayne E. Smith, Secretary-Francis W. Moellenberg, CorrespondentThomas J. Patrick, Chapter Adviser-George F. Henry, 312 S . Howes St., Ft. Collins.

CORNELL--318 Highland Rd., Ithaca, N.Y. Venerable Dean-Ira C. E. Youngdahl, Secretary-Richard G. DoBell, Correspondent-Frank F. Tetz, Chapter Adviser-Prof. Wilbur E . Meserve, 504 Thurston Ave., Ithaca.

DENVER-2300 S. High St., Denver 10, Colo. Venerable Dean-Alex B. Campbell, Secretary-Alan L . Means, Correspondent-Ross Grenard, Chapter Adviser-Arthur H. Genge, Jr., 2684 Clermont, Denver.

EVANSVILLE-2020 E. Mulberry, Evansville, Ind. Venerable DeanSamuel R. Laubscher, Secretary-Joseph Kirk, Correspondent-William Adkins, Chapter Adviser- Or. Norman 0. Long, 3315 Washington Ave., Evansville.

FRANKLIN (University of P ennsylvania)-3907 Spruce St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Venerable Dean-Hugh H . Armett, Secretary-John B. Brackbill, Correspondent-Joseph F. Weiss, Chapter Adviser-Carl Preston Frank, 521 W. Center St., Woodbury, N .J. GEORGE WASHINGTON-2022 G St. , N.W., Washington 9, D.C. Venerable Dean-Howard R. Roberts, Secretary-Richard Nelson, Correspondent-Harry Thayer, Chapter Adviser-George W. Spangler, 1601 Argonne Pl., N.W., Washington 9, D.C. ILLINOIS-501 E. Daniel Champaign, Ill. Venerable Dean-Robert M. White, Secretary-Richard Cowart, Correspondent-David J. Jareo, Chapter Adviser-John C. Spitler, 807 W. Vermont St., Urbana, Ill .

INDIANA-702 E. Third St. , Bloomington, Ind. Venerable Dean-Joseph Shroyer, Secretary-Donald Mahoney, Correspondent- Richard Routh, Chapter Adviser-Tom E. Warring, 525 S. Jordan Ave. , Bloommgton.

IOWA-946 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. Venerable D ean-Roger W. Pearson, Secretary- Edward R. Ahlquist, Correspondent-Nicholas Papadakes, Chapter Adviser-Or. F . S . Beebee, 400 Brookland Place, Iowa City.

IOWA STATE-142 Gray Ave., Ames, Iowa . Venerable Dean-Robert M. Livin, Secretary-Albert N. Fellows, Correspondent-Dan Wise, Chapter Adviser-Or . Darrel S. Metcalfe, 111 N. Russell, Ames.

KANSAS-1225 Oread, Lawrence, Kans . Venerable Dean-Muryl Laman, Secretary-George A. Daniels, Correspondent-Bernard Jones, Chapter Adviser-Max Fessler, 2035 Ohio St. , Lawrence.

KANSAS STATE-340 N. 16th St., Manhattan, Kans. Venerable DeanRobert B. Miller, Secretary-Norman D. Kastner, Correspondent-Jay M. Humberg, Chapter Adviser-Loren E. Whipps, 511 N. 17th St., Manhattan.

MIAMI-115 E . Church St., Oxford, Ohio . Venerable Dean-James E .

Gast, Secretary-Don B. Ellis, Correspondent-Roland C. Gadd, Chapter Adviser-Nolan G. Crawford , 110 Oberlin Court, Oxford.

MICHIGAN-1923 Geddes Ave., Ann Arbor, Mich. Venerable D eanHerbert P. Wagner, Jr. , Secretary-Neil F. Letts, Correspondent-Stanley Wynn, Chapter Adviser-John W. Hazelworth, 428 Wildwood Ave. , Jackson, Mich.

MINNESOTA-1206 Fifth St., S .E ., Minneapolis 14, Minn. Venerable Dean-Robert Boyd, Secretary-Edward Murphy, CorrespondentCharles Spray , Chapter Adviser- David Keith Irwin, 1206 Fifth St., S.E., Minneapolis 14, Minn.

MISSOURI-506 Rollins St. Columbia , Mo. Venerable Dean-William Hallahan, Secretary-Robert'Etes, Correspondent-David L . Beem, Chapter Adviser-J. A. Morrison, 900 H1tt St., Columbta .

NEBRASKA-334 N. 13th St., Lincoln, Nebr. Venerable Dean-Charles V. Anderson, Secretary-Hugh Osmera, Correspondent-Howell Boyd , Chapter Adviser-William C. Hastings, 4630 SU11U1er, Lincoln 6.

NORTHWESTERN-550 Lincoln St. , Evanston, Ill. Venerable DeanWyatt S. Yon, Secretary-John J. Schang, Correspondent-Jay Stack, Chapter Adviser- Roy C. Clark, 7005 N . Clar k St., Chicago 26, Ill. OHI0-101 University Terrace, Athens, Ohio. Venerable Dean-Wayne Deeble, Secretary-George R . Thorne, Correspondent-C. Alan Snyder,

OHIO STATE-1835 Indianola Ave., Columbus 1, Ohio. Venerable Dean - Doy le Campbell, Secretary-Phillip W. Fry, Correspondent- Joseph G . McDaniel, Chapter Adviser-George W. Towers, 3019 Bellwood Ct., Columbus 3, Ohio.

OKLAHOMA-544 Elm St., Norman, Okla. Venerable D ean-Leonard Dahlquest, Secretary-Jerry B . Kirkpatrick, Correspondent- Leonard Dahlquest, Chapter Adviser-John W. Dunn, 1400 Garfield, Norman.

OKLAHOMA A & M- 1215 College Ave., Stillwater, Okla. Venerable Dean-Hugh Jones, Secretary-Ronald D. Jones, Correspondent-Dural M. Klotz, Chapter Adviser- Col. Clarence H. Breedlove, Det . 670 AF, ROTC, Oklahoma A & M, Stillwater, Okla.

OREGON STATE-2332 Monroe St., Corvallis, Oregon. Venerable Dean - Roger W. Lindquist, Secretary- Willard D. Weiss, CorrespondentEric F. Ingram, Chapter Adviser-Delmer M. Goode, 225 N. 31st St. , Corvallis.

PENN STATE- Locust Lane & Foster Ave., State College, Pa. Venerable Dean-William L . Brubaker, Secretary- William M. Alden, Correspondent-William L . Kilmer, Chapter Adviser-William S. Dye, III, 212 E. McCormich Ave., State College.

PURDUE-427 State St., West Lafayette, Ind. Venerable Dean- George W. Roach , Secretary- Donald H. Rupert, Correspondent-David B. Cooper, Chapter Adviser- W. A. Knapp, 1305 Ravinia Rd. , West Lafayette.

RENSSELAER-1932 Fifth Ave., Troy, N.Y. Venerable Dean- Laurence S. Bloom, Secretary-Howard R. Warner, Correspondent-Charles J .

Berg, Chapter Adviser-Scott Mackay, 2115 Burdett Ave., Troy, N.Y. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-801 W. 28th St ., Los Angeles 7, Calif. Venerable Dean-George Hartman, Secretary-Richard Steiner, Correspondent-Carroll G. Hylton, Chapter Adviser-Harvey R. Amos, 7110 Middleton St., Apt. 14, Huntington Park, Calif.

SYRACUSE-807 Walnut Ave. , Syracuse, N .Y. Venerable Dean-Keith B. Johnson, Secretary-Myron G. Leet, Correspondent-Winsor A. Lott, Chapter Adviser-E. E. Enos, 1111 Euclid Ave., Syracuse 10.

TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande St., Austin, Tex. Venerable Dean-Charles Nemir, Secretary-Franklin D. Crutchfield, Correspondent- John L. Steel , Chapter Adviser-William B. Clark, 6202 Shoal Creek Blvd. , Austin.

U.C.L.A.-916 Hilgard Ave. , Los Angeles 24, Calif. Venerable DeanRobert M. Shaw, Secretary- Norman McCracken, CorrespondentStephen Hornick, Chapter Adviser- Or. Frank H . Reinsch, 1322 N. Gardner St ., Los Angeles 46, Associate Adviser-William M . L ynn, 1755 S .

Robertson Blvd., Apt. 8, Los Angeles 35.

VERMONT-305 Maple St., Burlington, Vt. Venerable Dean- Robert C. Stetson, Secretary- Albert G. Story, Correspondent- John L . Noe, Chapter Adviser-Leroy D. Ritter, 305 Maple St., Burlington.

WASHINGTON-5004 - 17th Ave., N.E. , Seattle 5, Wash . Venerable DeanCharles E. Peery, Secretary- David L. Gould, Correspondent-J. Edward Day, Chapter Adviser- JohnS. Richards , 12727-Bth Ave. , N .E., Seattle 55 .

WASHINGTON STATE-1607 Ruby St. , Pullman, Wash. Venerable Dean -Mike M. Smith , Secretary-Kenneth Hall , Correspondent-Marshall Fischer, Chapter Adviser-Richard J. Hampton , C.S . Box 742, Pullman.

WISCONSIN-112 Langdon St., Madison, Wis . Venerable Dean-Marvin G. Jumes, Secretary-Robert P . Sehmitz, Correspondent- Eugene C. Lippert, Chapter Adviser-John A. Fitschen, 3420 Viburnum Dr., Madison, Wis. WYOMING-812 University Ave., Laramine , Wyo. Venerable D eanRoy D. Butler, Secretary-Vernon R . Proper, Correspondent- Ronald Rogers, Chapter Adviser-Raymond A. Morgan, 1706 Garfield , Laramte, Wyo .

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Socially-correct invitations engraved with the crest and with Script or Old English wording.

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Place cards in formal styles.

Mother's Day cards.

LIGHTERS Writ e for samples with prices

MILITARY INSIGNIA

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Official Jeweler to Acacia

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