Acacia Triad - Summer 1954 - Vol. 48, No. 4

OF ACACIA FRATERNITY

TO STRENGTHEN THE TIES OF FRIENDSHIP

SUMMER, 1954

OrFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

LAN 51 NG •

G . MEN-NEN WILLIAMS GOVERNOR

To Members of the Acacia Fraternity: It is a pleasure and privilege, both personally and on behal f of all the citi zens of Michigan, to welc ome the representatives of your undergraduat e chapte rs and alumni who come to our state for your Golden Anniversary Conclave .

That you should cel ebrate your fifti eth anniversary in Ann Arbor on the Campus of the University of Michigan wher e your nationwide fraternity was f ounded is indeed appropriate.

In the ha l f century since 1904, Acacia, und e r good leaders hi p, sound planning, efficient organization and t eamwork b e tween active memb ers, alumni -and national office rs, has gr own stronge r with every passi ng year. May it E achievements in the years to come not onl y equal but surpass those of the fiv e decades of which you now are taking leave.

Sincerely,

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SUMMER RUSHING There is no doubt about it, summer rushing is a chore. There is not much glamour in analyzing rush lists, mailing out letters promptly, making personal contacts and getting acquainted with parents as well as rushees themselves. But it does pay dividends next fall, for, make no mistake, there is no short cut, no magic, no substitute for organization and plain hard work, when it comes to rushing-summer variety included. The summer contacts you have made govern the degree of selectivity you may wish to observe next fall. Of course, personal contacts are the most valuable of all; a familiar face to the rushee when he enters your chapter house is a joy to even the most sophisticated high school senior.

Actives are not the only members who should be interested in summer rushing. Alumni can contribute a great deal toward per petuating the type of membership they value by referring selected names to their chapters. He does not need to go out and beat the bushes-just passing on the infor mation about a son or relative, or those of a friend is all that is n eeded to start the ball rolling.

This is not meant to be a treatise on the subject, but there is one final suggestion that can be made. Everyone will agree to the great value of having each chapter rush for the remaining 40.

Literally this is not possible, but it can be approached and very simply. All that is necessary is to be observing and when you learn of a boy who is planning to attend college where Acacia has a chapter, simply drop a post card to the central office where the information will be processed and passed on. It does not take a very sharp pencil to calculate the potential of this idea if only a small percentage of last year's 1,600 actives responded.

Your Fraternity is in the str ongest position it has ever been! It will stay that way only by pledging the highest type of men. You can help to insure that by being alert in your summer rushing!

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SUMMER

1954 EDITOR EVANSTON, ILLINOIS

TABLE OF CONTENTS Ed Says ................. ..... ..... .. . .... . . . . . ... ....... .. .. ... . . 97 Michigan Hosts Golden Anniversary Concalve .... .. . ... ... . . .... ... . 98 Founder's Day Celebrations .. . .. ... . . ............. .. ............... 100 The Triad Travels-Southern California ........ ... ..... ... .... . . .. .. 104 1954's Top Acacians ..... ...... ........ ... ... .. .......... .. . .... .. . 110 Chapter Eternal .. ............. . . ..... . .... . .......... . ...... .. .... 118 Chapter Connubial ... ................ .. ........ ... . ... .. . ......... 120 Stork Club .................................. .... ....... .. .... ..... 120 Among Acacia's Chapters .......... ........ ... .. . . ... . .. ... . ....... 121 Directory ... ....... . . . .. . ..................... . .... . Inside Back Cover

Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Nashville, Tennessee. Fifty cents per copy, $15.00 for life in the United States and Canada. Seventy-five cents per copy elsewhere.

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 (Form 3579) should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Ill. Subscription orders, photographs, copy, and correspondence of a business nature should be sent to 136 Fourth Ave. N., Nashville, Tenn. or Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman A venue, Evanston, lllinois.

MICHIGAN HOSTS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

UNIVERSITY OF

MICHIGAN

ANN ARBOR OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

April

5, 1954

Mr. Edgar R. Kelly, Editor The Triad of Acacia Acacia Fraternity 1569 Sherman Avenue Evanston, Illinois Dear Mr. Kelly: The University of Michigan is most happy that the _Michigan Chapter of Acacia Fraternity will be host to the Fraternity's National Convention at Ann Arbor from August 22 to August 26. We share with Acacia the satisfaction and happiness it has in reviewing the meaningful part it has played at all levels of university life in the last fifty years.

The University welcomes all the visiting members of the Fraternity to its National Convention and would like to emphasize to them the fact that Acacia Fraternity was founded at the University of Michigan.

Cordially,

~~ Harlan Hatcher

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CONCLAVE Gala celebration at Mother Chapter to commemorate Acacia's first half-century.

Hundreds of Acacians from across the nation will gather at Ann Arbor from August 22-26 to celebrate Acacia's fiftieth birthday. Conclave Chairman Herbert Wagner, Sr., and his committee have completed all of the necessary arrangements for housing and dining, in addition to planning a full social and recreational program.

Council Meets in Advance The regular semi-annual meeting of the National Council will be held August 20-21, the Friday and Saturday preceding the regular Conclave. Besides conducting ing their regular business sessions, they will also complete all final details of the Conclave legislative sessions.

As is always the policy, the Council will be available at all times throughout the Conclave for special sessions with any Chapter or Alumni group desiring an audience. Because of the Council's heavy schedule, any group desiring a special meeting with the officers should contact the Executive Secretary in advance in order that an appointment can be arranged.

Special Program for Ladies Most of the daytime sessions will be devoted to legislative and training school programs, but a well rounded social program has been arranged so not all of the time will be spent for work.

Registration begins Sunday morning, August 22, and a reception will be given by the Council for all delegates and guests that evening. The Conclave will be officially called to order by National President Lloyd Ruppenthal at 9: 00 A.M. Monday, August 23. A luncheon honoring the five living founders will be held Monday noon, and the second business session will be held that afternoon following the luncheon. The third business session will be Tuesday A.M. , and the balance of the day will be devoted to social and recreational purposes.

Business session number four, with the election of new officers, will be held Wednesday morning, and the Chapter Adviser and delegate training schools will be held Wednesday afternoon. The official Conclave Banquet will be held Wednesday evening, August 25. All business will be completed on Thursday morning, and the balance of that day will again be devoted to social and recreational purposes.

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FRANCIS CASE The United States Senator from South Dakota who will be the principal speaker at the Conclave Banquet.

Mrs. Charles A. Sink is heading a special committee which is planning a program for the ladies in order that they will have round-the-clock entertainment, even when the men are in business sessions.

Founders to be Present Senator Case to Speak Among the special highlights of this golden celebration will be the luncheon honoring the five living founders. Brothers Jared W. Hawkins, Harvey J. Howard, George W. Malcolm, Ernest R. Ringo, and Charles A. Sink all plan to attend.

Guest speaker at the main Conclave Banquet will be the Honorable Francis Case, Northwestern Acacian and United States Senator from South Dakota.

A third special Conclave event will be the first presentations of the "Acacia Award of Merit." This award, recently approved by the National Council is the highest honor given by the Fraternity, and fifteen men have been selected to receive it. It is given for outstanding service to the Fraternity, and for outstanding contributions in the field of "Human Service."

Great efforts have been made to make this the largest and best Conclave ever. It h as been arranged so persons will have a week-end before and a week-end after the Conclave dates to facilitate easy traveling to and from the celebration. Let's all plan to attend our Golden Anniversary Conclave. Renew old acquaintances and form many new friendships . We'll be looking forward to seeing YOU in Ann Arbor, August 22-26.

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Speaker's table at New Hampshire Founder's Day where over 125 actives and alumni gathered.

At the center of the table is National Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark who was the principal speaker for the affair.

Alumni and Actives gather throughout the country to pay tribute to our Founder's and celebrate Acacia's 50th birthday.

CALIFORNIA The Founders' Day celebration this year for the California Chapter was held at Rickey's Stonestown Restaurant in San Francisco on April 10, 1954. Old and new members numbering about seventy from William Hewes Hopkins, pin number one, to the newest pledge, mingled together in the spirit of fellowship.

Speeches were given by present members, alumni, and Bill Hopkins who reminisced over the early days of the Chapter.

One of the main points to be brought before this gettogether was the discussion of alumni assistance in either building a new, or remodeling the old chapter house. After long discussion the general conclusion was reached that with hard work on behalf of the active and alumni chapters the goal could be reached.

Next years celebration promises to be much larger since it is the golden anniversary of the founding of the chapter. We hope to have a good representation of the alumni present.

CINCINNATI The large gray house on University Court was full and overflowing on May 16 when the alumni of the Cincitmati Chapter gathered to celebrate the Fiftieth Anniversary of Acacia and the Twenty-fifth Anniversary of the Cincinnati Chapter. Among those present were seven of the original charter members.

After a fine dinner, the group assembled in the new chapter hall in the basement. Marion H . Huber, charter member and former National Treasurer, served as toastmaster. Among the honored guests were Dr. Robert W. Bishop of Theta Chi, who is the Dean of Men at the University of Cincinnati; Arthur W. Schubert, charter 100

member of the chapter and also member of the University of Cincinnati Board of Directors; and Dudley Johnson, the National Traveling Secretary.

We were especially glad to have as our principal speaker W. Martin Delbrouck, National Counselor, who traced the history of the Fraternity and also passed along some of his best jokes.

COLORADO Approximately one hundred Acacians, members and alumni, attended the annual Founders' Day Banquet, held at the University Club in Denver, the evening of Wednesday, May 12, commemorating the Fiftieth Anniversary of the founding of the National Fraternity at Ann Arbor, Michigan. Representatives from the Colorado and Denver Chapters and the Colorado State Colorado State Colony at Greeley were present in addition to numerous alumni from the Rocky Mountain Area.

Brother Herb Coulson, an alumnus of Oklahoma A&M and present president of the Rocky Mountain Acacia Alumni Association served as toastmaster for the banquet. Other officers from RMAAA present included: Roy Bergman, vice-president; Ralph Moore, secretary-treasurer; and Bill Young, board of trustees.

The festivities began with a social hour from six until seven, at which time dinner was served. Following the meal, the Denver and Colorado Chapters reported on the activities and progress of their chapters during the past year. Don Cook, Venerable Dean of the Colorado State Colony, gave an account of the progress of this relatively new group.

The main speaker for the banquet, introduced by Coulson, was Alfred C. Nelson, Dean of Community College at the University of Denver. Dean Nelson captivated his audience's attention by constant interjection of jokes and humorous anecdotes. In his speech, Dean Nelson remarked that to achieve unity and strength, a THE TRIAD

fraternity must be aware of and stand on three basic principles: (1) Membership; (2) Scholarship; and (3) Leadership.

EVANSVILLE Evansville Acacians celebrated Founder's Day on: Saturday, May 8 with the annual Founder's Day banquet in the Evansville College Student Union. Following a delicious meal, past Venerable Dean Frank Swallow, '53, stepped up to the speaker's rostrum to serve as toastmaster for the after-dinner festivities.

First introduced was present Venerable Dean Paul Bingham who presented our outstanding senior of the year, Stan Grafton. Presentations of the traditional spittoon awards followed with Dave Harold presenting the Cast-Iron Cuspidor to the outstanding active of the year in behalf of the 1953-54 initiates. This year's recipient was Joe Lehman, the last remaining charter member in the active chapter. Jack Schaffner then presented the Red Spittoon to this year's outstanding pledge, Jerry Daubenspeck.

Fifty years of Acacia at Michigan is represented as Founder Charles A. Sink and present Venerable Dean Roy WeHerholt speak before assembled alumni and actives.

Alumni and wives enjoy themselves at dinner during the Franklin Chapter's Founder's Day celebration .

flame-the inextinguishable flame of an Acacian brotherhood.

Among those prominent Acacians attending were Chapter Advisor Carl Frank, Joseph Wilford, Colonel and Mrs. Unger, Clayton Rich, Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hagner, Raymond S. Shortlidge, Harold Stephenson, Judge and Mrs. W. Harkins, Frank and Betty Purnell, Dean and Martha Shull, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Wahl, Bernard Hamilton Cross, and Mr. and Mrs. Herald Enders.

Joviality reigned supreme as stories, news briefs, and song upon song were exchanged. In keeping with Franklin's surge towards greater heights, the alumni and actives pledged mutual support of the chapter newspaper, Argos. A reactivating of the Philadelphia Acacia Club is ,also due soon to come about.

As the evening drew to a close, the central thought became this: We are all brothers of a great friendship -let's make it live!

ILLINOIS Following the recognitions, Charles Jarrett, Indiana former National Traveling Secretary, spoke on the 50year history of Acacia. Chapter Adviser Dr. Norman 0. Long followed with a brief talk on the accomplishments of the Evansville Chapter. Mr. Jewett Davidson introduced the main speaker of the event, Gordon R. "Bish" Thompson, well-known local newspaperman, whose vast repertoire of jokes kept those in attendance in several stages of laughter. On the serious side, Mr. Thompson spoke impressively on the subjects of brotherhood and the attributes of a good man.

Immediately following this memorable occasion, the actives, alums, their wives and girl friends adjourned to the annual Orchid Formal where a wonderful time was had by all.

FRANKLIN On April 30th, we of the Franklin Chapter continued our stepped-up rebuilding campaign by celebrating our annual Alumni Banquet. Tears tumbled, as old acquaintances from near and afar rekindled brotherhood's SUMMER, 1 9 54

On April 11th, the Illinois Chapter of Acacia celebrated Founder's Day. The event was featured by a banquet on Sunday, followed by an inspiring talk by Robert G. Buzzard, President of Eastern Illinois State Teachers College. John C. Spitler, one of our founders, was among those present.

MICHIGAN The Mother chapter celebrated its Founders' Day with a return of some fifty alumni. Brothers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa; South Carolina; Niagara Falls, N .Y. ; Buffalo, N.Y. ; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Chicago, as well as from all over Michigan were present.

Soon after lunch, the alumni engaged the active chapter in a wild softball game in the famed Arboretum. The alumni, behind the steady pitching of Dr. "Buck" Buchanan took a 9-7 lead, only to lose out in the last inning 13-12 on active Ted Ploughman's triple.

Upon returning to the house, all the brothers enjoyed a roast turkey dinner with all the fixings .

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V. D. Roy Wetterholt gave a short talk after dinner and then introduced Charles A. Sink, one of the original founders . Brother Sink spoke briefly.

After dinner, the active chapter entertained the group with a series of songs which included some Acacia tunes.

At the alumni meeting, new officers were elected for the next year. They are as follows: John Wunch, president; James Kemmish, vice-president; Arthur Nissly, secretary; and Russell Price, treasurer.

The oldest member present was Lesley French, an honorary member of the class of 1899.

MISSOURI Founders' Day at the University of Missouri was held on the week-end of May 15, at the chapter house in Columbia, Missouri. A number of alumni from throughout the state attended the celebration which began with a five o'clock buffet dinner Saturday evening. The Missouri Chapter, which is the mother chapter of the Yellow Dogs, then held a Yell ow Dog initiation which followed the buffet. Founders' Day Banquet was on Sunday, May 16, at one o'clock, after which an active-alum meeting was held. This concluded the week-end which was the fiftieth anniversary of national, and the fortyseventh anniversary of the Missouri Chapter.

NEW HAMPSHIRE TOP: Colonel Wenzel D. Roth, California Chapter adviser speaks to the assemblage at Berkeley. BOTTOM: California Chapter "Pioneers" pose for a picture after dinner.

TOP: Alumni President Frank Scott addresses the brothers at Washington.

BOTTOM: Some of the Washington " gang" smile for the cameraman during the jovial festi vities.

As a highlight to the initiation week-end, our annual Founders' Day Banquet was held at the Exeter Inn on May 2nd. Following church services in the morning, twenty-four new brothers and well over 125 actives, guests and alumni sat down to a fried chicken dinner.

Our main speaker for the afternoon was Roy C. Clark, the National Executive Secretary. He complimented the house on the enormous strides which have been made since the chapter founding in 1949, and urged us to continue the good work i.h the coming year.

Henry Stevens, president of the building corporation, presented a key to the house to the contractor Arland Direlam, a Master Mason.

Other guests were Mrs. "Dad" Henderson, whose husband was an active member in the state, community, and Fraternity; Mrs. George Faulkrod, the only woman honorary member of Acacia; Dean Edward Y. Blewett, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; and Dean Dorothy Snyder, Dean of Women at the University.

OHIO STATE On May 8, 1954 the Ohio State chapter held its annual Founders' Day Banquet, at which, seventy three persons attended. The original founders who were present are: Clyde J. Knisley, Frank C. Long, and J. Fred Thomas.

The others attending: A. B. Bingham, J. B. Smith, Brad S . Phillips, Carl Senn, Fred Bouie, Irvin B. Kievit, Marlyn Reno, Fred Medlay, Russ Samuels, H. R. Yost, G. Lawrence, Clair Oberst, C. R. Lawrence, Dean Dillery, Cloyd S. Steinmetz, Don Wallace, Amos P . Potts, Paul H . Boldt, George Painter, Homer L . Rubrecht, Thomas Nourse, Dave Williams, James B. Tharp, Curtis Bumgarner, Paul L. Brown, Robert Otstot, Earl E. Bright, Jack Frost, W. Frank Busch, Jim Huston, Jim Mahaffey, H. F . Vallance, Roy Miller, Robert Reed,

Arthur S. Watts, D. J. Whitacre, H. L. Gibbons, Carl Mitcheltree, John F. Seidel, Cy Carroll, Henry Ohlson, Jim Stauffer, Ed Lamberger, Fred Donnally, Bob Bradley, and A. H. C. Shaw.

The meeting was also graced by many wives of Acacians and the active chapter and pledges.

The main topic of discussion was the building of a new house on the corner of 15th and Indianola, the Acacia Corner, at Ohio State. The plans and architect's drawing of the proposed house were shown. The new house, in the present plans, will accomodate sixty men as residents and the dining room will accomodate ninety.

There was much optimism about the proposed building project and a great degree of enthusiasm was exhibited.

OREGON STATE Founders' Day at the Oregon State Chapter was celebrated Sunday May 9. This was not only the fiftieth anniversary nationally, but the thirtieth for the local chapter.

We started the agenda with a banquet at one of the local hotels. Roy Clark, National Executive Secretary, and Chris Gabriel, National First Vice President, were both in attendance. The chapter roll was called and the banquet was begun with speeches from alumni that had been in our chapter at different times in its history.

Following the meal our annual bull throwing contest was held with last years champion, Ed Lance, coming out the victor. The house awards were presented. Chris Gabriel spoke on our relation to the National, and Roy Clark spoke on the potentialities of Acacia.

A reception was held at the chapter house after the banquet. Guests from the faculty, living groups on the campus, and alumni were received. Chris Gabriel and Roy Clark were both in the reception line. Conversation and refreshments rolled freely all afternoon.

SYRACUSE The Syracuse Chapter of Acacia held a Golden Anniversary Celebration of National on April 10 and 11.

The program included an Alumni Association meeting on AprillO at 3 p.m.; a banquet for alumni, actives and pledges in the evening; group chapel attendance on Sunday morning; an open house from 2 to 5 Sunday afternoon.

Many "alums" attended the functions and expressed. their appreciation for the opportunity to visit their chapter again. Dr. Louis Lindsey and Mr. Leon 0 . Clements represented our older alumni while Mr. William B. Helene represented our newest graduates.

One of the highlights of the weekend was a speech given by William "Marty" Delbrouck, National Counselor, at the banquet. He answered many of our questions about national and heartily invited us to the Golden Anniversary Meeting at Ann Arbor in August.

Our open house was a great success. Many fellow Greeks visited us from the fraternities and sororities of Syracuse. In addition, several of the fac~lty and many alumni of the chapter were at the functwn. Although the turnout was larger than expected, coffee and refreshments sufficed.

Due to our great success in this venture, we have decided to hold an annual Founders' Day celebration. It is hoped that all of these celebrations will be as successful as the first.

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UCLA Our "Golden Jubilee" Founders' Day celebration was held in the chapter house from 4 to 7 P.M. Dr. Frank H. Reinsch was the guest of honor. Dr. Reinsch is a German professor on the UCLA campus. He was one of our chapter founders and has been the Chapter Adviser and one of Acacia's most ardent supporters since our founding.

A buffet dinner was served to the 150 guests. Afterwards, entertainment consisting of Brother Dave Bullock at the piano, the fraternity quartet and others, was presented for the guests enjoyment.

George Malcolm, one of the men in whose honor Founders' Day is being celebrated by Acacia chapters all over the country, honored us with his presence. It was really a pleasure to have him here on this, our Golden Anniversary.

After hearing from Dr. Reinsch , from one of our alumni members, and from Bob Shaw, our Venerable Dean, the guests were shown the house.

The celebration was really successful.

WASHINGTON As usual, the Founders' Day banquet turned out to be a well-attended, fun-filled evening of jokes, tall tales, and reminiseences of days gone by. Among those speaking were Gene Nelson , Venerable Dean; Frank Scott, president of the Alumni Association; and David Ibea, representative and president of the pledge class. Many old-timers were present, including Vilas Rathbun , one of the chapter founders.

Dick Crain received the outstanding Senior award and the Outstanding Senior award and the Outstanding Acacian honor went to George Lavenson. To David Ibea was given the Redpath Memorial award for the outstanding first-year man. To these fellows goes our thanks for helping the house as much as they have.

The Bullus Texanus award (?) was awarded by last year's keeper of the bronze bull, Ed Opstad, to Jack Curtis.

We Apologize MINNESOTA WINS CHAPTER .

IMPROVEMENT AWARD THE TRIAD is sorry that it listed Washington State as the winner of the scholarship improvement award in the Spring edition. (Volume 48, Number 3.) The rightful winner should have been the Minnesota Chapter.

The error arose due to the fact that the Editor and Scholarship Chairman had overlooked a simple arithmetic rule dealing with negative numbers.

The improvement figure listed for Washington State, 15.99 was correct, but the Minnesota listing of 6.19 should have been 19.31 per cent. The 1952 rank for Minnesota was-6.56, and in 1953 they rose to a plus 12.75. Thus when substracting, the negative becomes a positive and should be added to this years figure rather than subtracted as was done in the previous issue.

With our apoligies also goes our sincere congratulations to the Minnesota Chapter for the outstanding improvement record which it compiled over the last school year.

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CALIFORNIA TRAVELS

Thecontrolled University of Southern California, independentlyand independently-financed, is the oldest major private co-educational University in the West.

Now in its 74th year, SC will observe its Diamond Jubilee in 1955, although the celebration will start in the fall of 1954.

Located in Los Angeles, the United States' fourth largest city, USC serves a community that has nearly doubled in population between the last two cencuses-a community whose demand for education expands in proportion and presents a constant challenge. And the University has always met this challenge. Its graduates have built the Southland's homes, buildings, and highways, handled its business, taught its school children, edited its newspapers, cared for the sick, tried and judged its legal affairs, operated its drug stores, run its government, and ministered to its spiritual needs. For example, 2 out of 3 dentists, school administrators, judges, and social workers in Southern California are graduates of SC, as are 1 out of 2 lawyers and pharmacists.

Contributing to Los Angeles' cultural life, scarcely a week goes by on the SC Campus without a lecture or concert attracting the public. Plays, operas, and motion pictures are offered at intervals throughout the year.

Southern California owes its original existence and its continued growth to the foresight and generosity of private citizens. It is truly a product and proponent of the American private enterprise system.

The University first opened its doors on October 6, 1880, in the shelter of the Methodist Conference.

Founded a year earlier on land donated by a Protestant, a Catholic, and a Jew, SC was the culmination of a Southland dream that began in 1871.

INSET: Tommy Trojan, famous SC landmark, stands near the center of campus as an emblem of the Trojan Spirit. He also serves _as ta_rget for UCLA painters and for souvenir hunters who make off woth hos sword several times each year. Tommy, "The Trojan Shrine" as he is officially known was erected by the Alumni Association in 1930. The accepted creed 'for SC Trojans is enscribed on Tommy's base-" Faithful, Scholarly, Skillful, Courageous , Ambitious."

The Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library Building h_o_uses the University Library of nearly 700,000 bound .volumes. In addotoon to row on row of books, the building contains two goant undergraduate study rooms and plenty of room for graduates on ihe top floor.

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Tommy Walker's famous Trojan Football band is shown during halftime festivities of the 1953 SC-Notre Dame game in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum . Also participating in the halftime activities are the SC chorus {foreground) and the Air Force {foreground) and Naval (far right) ROTC units. Trojan card stunt is shown in the background .

From this beginning, three-quarters of a century ago , when the University had one frame building, 53 students, and 10 faculty members, has grown a school with an enrollment of over 17,000 which includes virtually all the known denominations and from 68 of the world's nations as well as all the 48 states. The campus today covers over 70 acres and the buildings are valued at approximately $19,000,000.

SC's Methodist roots are still alive, althought the University has been non-denominational since 1926. The school of religion is church-related and one of the ten theological seminaries sponsored by the Methodist Church.

The school combines the advantages of metropolitan location with the personalized instruction usually found only in smaller schools. It affords the students access to the cultural facilities and vocational contacts possible only in a large metropolitan area; yet its campus proStudents hurrying to classes can notice the victory flag hanging from the tower of the Administraiion Buildinq. The Trojan flag flie; all week after each football victory.

vides the informal open-air student life ordinarily fou nd only in small rural colleges. Despite the large student enrollment, the average class numbers less than 30.

The University offers a complete curriculum, and is particularly noted for its professional schools of architecture, commerce, dentistry, education, engineer ing, journalism, law, library science, medicine, m u sic, phar macy, philosophy, public administration, religion, and social work.

Heading the administrative department of t h is great University are Chancellor R ufus B. von Klein Smid and President F red D ow F agg, Jr. Dr. von Klein Smid received a life appointment as chancellor in 1946, following 25 years of expansive progress as SC's president.

Recognized internationally as an authority on world affairs, he has been decorated by more than 20 n ations for his leadership in promoting international good w ill.

Graduated from N orth western U niversity in 1905, the Chancellor has won h onorary degrees fro m a score of foreign and A merican u niversities.

Continuing the expansion program, D r . Fagg has b een serving as presiden t since 1947, when he relinquish ed his vice-presiden tial post at N orthwester n University.

He has had a varied background as an educator in law

The dedication of the Acacia Troy Stone in the fall of 1952 . The ston e, from an ancient temple of Troy was shipped from Turkey. (L. to R.) Pre sident iFagg , Bob Gill, (Venerable Dean at that time) Bill J a mes (fi rst Venerable Dean and originator of the iaea), Jan Anderson Hom ecoming Queen, Dr. Frank Ba xter, and Dr. Bedri Gursoy . The Chapte r also dedicated an Acacia tree to the University this past Spring to commemora t e Acacia's fiftieth birthday.

Founders Hall, completed in 1950, provides a modern home for part of the College of Letters , Arts, and Sciences. The top two floors conta in office of some of the LAS departments, while the lower two floors provide many LAS classrooms.

and economics, and positions in aeronautical fields, becoming one of the first ace pilots in World War I. A leader in research, the School of Engineering does research on jet propulsion, sanitation, and petroleum. A rubber technology laboratory was established recently in the engineering school since Los Angeles is the second largest rubber manufacturing center in the nation.

USC conducts pure scientific research in its laboratories devoted to chemistry, physics, biology, zoology, bacteriology, biochemistry, botany, geology, mathematics, pharmacy, and dentistry.

It was back in 1912 that the SC "Methodists" were working out on old Bovard field for the forthcoming

Film Starlet Debbie Reynolds visits one of the Acacia tables at the Beaux Arts Ball during April. Acacia wholeheartedly supported the First Beau x

track meet with Stanford. One of the few spectators on the field that day was Bii'd, a sport editor of the Los Angeles Times the athletes were unaware that they their labors, "Trojan" he thought, . The name caught on, and with this began the theme that has remained ever since.

Gone are the nick-names like "Methodists and "W esleyans," but the spirit that promoted "Trojans" remains. Everywhere you walk, tall trees, benches, fountains, and monuments stand as permanent dedication to the men and women known simply as "Trojans."

And the same undying spirit that first prompted the

Arts Ball, an all-University costume ball modeled after the famous Beaux Arts Ball of Paris art students. Shown with Debbie are Senior Dean Vincent (clown) and Brother Lattie Tappen , ( backgound) .

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James C. Baker, Bishop of the Methodist Church of California. The Illinois Acacian is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California,

ACACIA'S QUEEN-Pretty Barbara Jean Harms reigned at the 1953 Spring Night-on-the-Nile formal. The spunky 11-year-old was _the second polio victim to be an Acacia queen, who is under the ausp1ces of the National Polio Foundation at the California Orthopedic Hospital, received a savings bond, a watch, and numerous gifts of clothing from the chapter and local business men. Because of the publicity she received, an anonymous donor gave her a new wheelchair.

THE PRESIDENT SAYS: The Southern California Chapter of Acacia Fraternity received its charter in March, 1947, and hence is one of the most recent additions to- our University Community. However, within the seven years your fraternity has been at Troy it has distinguished itself by outstanding contributions to many phases of University life.

Last year Acacia earned first place honors in the all-fraternity scholarship competition, and each year it has contributed greatly to the Religious tradition which has always been a part of our heritage.

As I examine the local membership roster I find the names of several scholarship award winners, student leaders, and young men well known for their contribution to a constructive student activities program.

On two recent occasions the men of Acacia contributed materially to the beautification and development of our campus.

I welcome this opportunity to send greetings from Southern California to the National family of Acacia, and to call to the attention of the National Organization the outstanding service that your SC Chapter is making to the growth of this University.

FRED D . FAGG, JR .

President of the University of Southern California

now famed name has remained a part of SC athletic teams, and they have over the years compiled as outstanding a record in intercollegiate athletics as has ever been recorded.

Heading the list must be track and field , a sport which Southern California has dominated for the last quartercentury. June 1954 saw the Trojan cindermen take the N .C .A.A. title at Ann Arbor, their seventh in a row and 108

their 18th in 33 N.C.A.A. meets. SC has had at least one man on every Olympic team since 1912, and has had a total of 56 Olympic team members. They have not lost a dual meet in 11 years, and Trojan thinclads have equalled or bettered 46 world records.

On the gridiron, the men of Troy are almost equally, and rightfully, as famous. Producers of 26 All-Americans, 12 Pacific Coast Conference Championships, and 9 Rose Bowl victories, (more than any other team), the Trojans have long had national prominence as an intercollegiate grid power. The only Coast team to ever defeat the Big Ten in Rose Bowl competition, they turned the trick in the 1953 classic, downing Wisconsin's Badgers 7-0.

Southern California has won 5 Pacific Coast Conference championships in basketball, and 13 southern division championships; 13 California Intercollegiate baseball titles and one N.C.A.A. championship; 4 singles champions, 5 double champions, and 2 team championships in N.C .A.A. tennis competition; and 3 champions and 15 members of the Olympic swimming teams.

Always a great "Greek School," the first fraternity was welcomed in 1883, just 3 years after the University's founding. Today there are 33 fraternities and 18 sororities located on the SC campus.

Acacia joined the Greek ranks at Troy in 194 7, and seldom if ever, in the history of fraternities , has a single chapter made such progress, and etablished a record of leadership as has SC Acacia.

Within a year after the Chapter had received its charter, it boasted having the president of the IFC and the outstanding civic leader on the Southern Cal campus.

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Many of the chapter's present traditions and policies were established in the ivy covered house at 917 West 28th Street, where the Chapter took quarters in 1947.

It was here that Acacia established itself as the "singingest fraternity on the row."

The dream of a "bigger and better house of their own" was realized in the summer of 1951 when Acacia moved to 801 W. 28th Street, the center of fraternity row. The new house, besides being located at the crossroads of the SC fraternity world, had room to house 40 men.

From the original nucleus of 26 charter members, members, meeting on a bench on campus, the Chapter has now grown to a membership of almost 60 strong, and boasts one of the finest houses on the row.

The Chapter has been consistently high in scholarship, and during the past school year it won second place the first semester and took top honors for the second term. In singing, they have won 8 awards in the last 8 years, capping this record with 2 trophies the past school year.

Individual honors to Acacians at SC are many. Heading the list for the coming year is Bill Van Alstyne, President of the Associated Students of Southern California. In this position he will also preside over the Student Senate, of which Jim Barber, President of the College of Letters and Arts is also a member. Another

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LEADERSHIP RECORD DURING THE PAST YEAR ACACIA WON MORE TROPHIES AND PLAQUES THAN DID ANY OTHER SOCIAL FRATERNITY. .. . .. .. Sweepstakes Trophy in IFC Songest. . .. . Homecoming Queen's Float Trophy. . .. . Homecoming B est Non-Float Trophy. . . .. Best YMCA carnival booth Trophy. .. .. Five individual trophies awarded to members of Acacia championship bowling team. .. . . Plaque for contributions to, and support of, Demolay Crippled Children's Program. .... Red Cross Plaque fo r donating the most pints of blood in the interfraternity competion, Fall Semester. . . .. Red Cross Plaque for donating the most pints of blood in the interfraternity competition, Spring Semester.

OVER ONE-FOURTH OF THE NEW ALL UNIVERSITY SELECTIONS FOR BLUE KEY (Service Scholastic Honorary of outstanding student leaders) ARE ACACIANS! FOR THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. .. .

ACACIA has more men holding student senate seats than any other social fraternity.

ACACIA has the maximum number of Knights and Squires permissable for any single fraternity.

ACACIA has Presidents of the Schools of Engineering, Architecture, and Public Administr ation.

ACACIA has AGAIN the largest faculty representation of any social fraternity .

top honor held by an Acacian is that of Editor of the Daily Trojan. Filling this position is Charlie Barnett, last year's feature editor.

In addition to these top positions, Acacia has the Trojan Chest chairman, chairman of the Beaux Arts Ball, leader of Religious Emphasis Week, co-chairman of the IFC Songfest, vi.<.:e-president of Squires, and last year they had three college presidents.

With a record such as this, it is not surprising that although the chapter is less than 10 years old, the alumni are already becoming standouts in their chosen fields.

To name a few , we find Dr. Robert E. Vivian, Dean of the College of Engineering; Dr. Thomas Clements, head of the department of Geology; Bob Davis, Trade Commissioner, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce; Wallace Jamie, Personnel Director, Carnation Milk, Company; Earl Risdon, District Manager of United Airlines; and Judge William McKay, justice of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Truly this is real leadership-the mark of a great chapter. Acacia is proud to have a great chapter at this great educational institution.

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TOP ACACIANS Leadership, Scholarship, and Fraternalism make these the Chapter's outstanding Seniors for the year.

CARL SECHRIST Arizona Carl S . Sechrist of Flagstaff, Arizona, has been chosen the outstanding senior at the Arizona Chapter of Acacia Fraternity. He will receive a BS in Psychology in May of 1954.

Carl was a member of the first pledge class after the installation of the Arizona Chapter.

He has served the Chapter as Junior Dean, House Manager and Pledge Trainer. Carl's campus activities include the Sophos and Chain Gang, which are honoraries, the Ramblers, a hiking club , and the Interfraternity Council.

He is a Master Mason.

Even though Carl has been extremely busy , he has always found time to help his brothers and the Fraternity.

OLLIE BLAN Arkansas The Arkansas Chapter is proud to present Ollie Lionel Blan, Jr. as it's outstanding senior of 1953-54.

Ollie has been of great service to Acacia in thr ee ways : he has served in elected offices and has striven to better this chapter by participating in each of it's functions in the three years he h as been a m ember of it ; he has helped Acacia gain recognition on the campus by being one of the most active students at Arkansas ; and he has made a record of scholarship surpassed only by a few of our members.

Ollie, who is from Fort Smith , Arkansas, graduated this June with a 5.1 cumulative grade and an LLB degree from one of the outstanding law schools of the United States. Besides the high grade point and a busy study schedule, Ollie has engaged in countless extra-curricular activities.

A few of t hem a re : Chief Justice ¡of the Studen t Court; co-chairm an of Religious Emphasis

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Week ; director of "Gaebale," Arkansas' allschool spring celebration; vice-president of the Interfraternity Council; member of Blue Key, honorary men's leadership fraternity ; vicepresident of the Baptist student union; comments editor of "Arkansas Law Review;" executive committee of the "University" political party; Student Christian Council; Student Bar Association; Forensic Society; 1954 Who's Who; and secretary of Acacia.

All this and an active social and church life, too!

TED NELSON California California chapter's selection for the most outstanding senior is Ted William Nelson, a forestry major from Sacramento.

Ted was born on June 22, 1931 in McCloud, California and later moved to Sacramento. He entered Pomona College in 1949 to study art then changed to geology. There he was a member of the swimming and sailing teams. After attending Pomona for two years Ted again changed majors, this time to forestry and came to Cal where he pledged the house. In his two and one half years in the house Ted has served as secretary, senior dean, and last semester as Venerable Dean. He has also distinguished himself in campus and forestry activities as president of the Forestry Club , vice president of the Association of Western Forestry Clubs, member of Xi Chi Omega, honorary forestry society, and finally a member of the Scholarship Society of the Interfraternity Council. Even with all these activities he has managed to keep a 2.3 grade average !

The United States Army has now put in a bid for Lieutenant Nelson's services for several years after which he plans to enter the lumber industry. With his leaving, the Cal chapter loses one of its most active and well liked members.

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JOHN GREEN Cincinnati As a fitting climax to years of service to Acacia Fraternity, John Green has been chosen as the Outstanding Senior in the Cincinnati Chapter.

John's home is in Ravenna, Ohio, where h e graduated from high school in 1944. After spending two years in the Navy and one year at Kent State University, he then came to the University of Cincinnati to study Mechanical Engineering. When John joined Acacia in the latter part of his freshman year, he served as president of his pledge class and was also a member of the Interfraternity Pledge Council.

Proving himself to be one of the most valuable men in our fraternity, John served as Treasurer, Senior Steward, Senior Dean, and during the past year has culminated his service to Acacia by his work as Venerable Dean. Some of his campus activities include work in the Interfraternity Council and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

We who have seen the earnestness and sincerity with which John has worked for our fraternity are sure that he will meet with much success in his years after graduation.

JOHN LITTLE Colorado

The Colorado Chapter of Acacia has elected John Russell Little, Jr. as t he Outstanding Senior for this year. Jack was initiated into Acacia January, 1951, after pledging in the Fall of 1950.

Previous to joining Acacia, Jack attending high school at Boulder, Colorado. While in high school he was a representative to Boy's State where he was one of two from Colorado elected to attend Boy's Nation.

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Intramural sports has been one of J ack's main interests in the fraternity. He has coached bas. ketball and softball teams as well as having participated in many intramural sports. He held the p osition of Sentinel in 1951 and was assistant rushing chairman for two years.

F r om his f r eshman to junior years, J ack was Hou se Representative to Greek Combine and has rewritten their Constitution.

He is now a law student. As a junior in prelaw, he was elected to Pi Gamma Mu, a social science honorary, and Sumalia, junior men 's h onorary. During Colorado University Days of last year, J ack was one of 7 men to be tapped for membership in the highly coveted senior men 's honorary, Heart and D agger.

After serving as Assistant General Chairman of Welcome Week (get acquainted period for freshmen) as a junior, J ack took over the General Chairmanship this year.

ROBERT BARTHOLIC Colorado A&M The outstanding senior at A&M for 1954 is Brother R obert L. Bartholic. During his time as a active member, he has had a great influence in the affairs of the chapter. He has held the offices of house manager and treasurer, being e lected to take the office of treasurer for a second time. Brother Bartholic has pledged at least seven men who are now active members in the Fraternity.

Bob became an active on February 11, 1951, a year after the chapter was chartered. Since then , Bob has given the chapter his support and help.

Brother Bartholic is now a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army and is finishing his schooling this June with a degree in Animal Production.

DOUGLAS MciLROY Co rnell Malcolm Douglas Mcilroy, a 5th year Engineering Physics student, was chosen Cornell Acacia's outstanding senior for this year.

An Ithaca boy, Doug, son of a Cornell Electrical Engineering professor, has been active in both school and local activities. He was chairman of the Cornell Blood Drives for two years during which time 2500 pints of blood were collected. He has been Managing Editor of the CorneLL Engineer, a publication of the engineering schools . Doug also has served as chairman of Engineers Day, an annual affair which shows the work of the engineering schools. Doug has added his contribution to the house by serving in the offices of Alumni Secretary and Triad Editor and Senior Dean, as well as through his participation on various committees. Locally, Doug has been Assistant Scoutmaster of a scout troop and has taught in the role of First Aid Instructor.

Scholastically, Doug is tops . He is a member of Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honorary, Pi D elta Epsilon, Journalism Honorary, and Phi Kappa

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P hi. He has made Dean's List consistantly since his freshman year.

Summer jobs have taken D oug to Toledo, Ohio to work in the research lab of OwensIllinois Glass Company and to the Bell Tele phone Lab in Whippany, N.J. to work on guided m issles.

Upon grad uation, D oug plans to major in math at MIT to prepare himself to work in the field of computers.

ALEX CAMPBELL Denve r Alex B . Campbell is the D enver Chapter's outstanding senior for 1954. He is a music major and calls Canon City, Colorado his home.

In Acacia, Campbell has acted as Venerable D ean, Secretary, social chairman, IFC representative, song leader, representative to the national conclave in 1952 and representative to the regional conference in 1953.

Campbell's list of campus activities includes Phi Mu Alpha, Sinfonia (honorary music), vice president; Kappa Kappa P hi (honorary band ), 'secretary; and secretary of Scabbard and Blade, ¡the ROTC honorary.

Alex has also been president of the university choir for two years, sung in the chapel choi r, played in both the University of Denver marching and concert bands and worked on the ROTC military activities committee.

Campbell won the alumni award for outstanding Acacian last year.

STANLEY GRAFTON Evansville One of the busiest men in the Evansville Chapter is E . Stanley Grafton , Evansville's Outstanding Senior of 1954. Since his initiation in 1951 , Stan has always been available when a job was to be done in the fraternity.

"Mose," as he is commonly known on campus , successfully served as Chairman of Christmas Tree Sales for two years, has been chairman of the homecoming float committee, and was a member of the local inter-fraternity council for one year. During 1951- 52, he served as Junior Dean of the chapter and was elected Senior Dean for 1952-53. Currently, he is very instrumental in the extra work involved in getting our new house in order.

On the Evansville College campus , Stan is a member of Alpha Phi Omega, national honorary Service fraternity, has served on several Student Government and Student Union Committees, and r ecently attained the rank of Major in the AFROTC . He will enter flight training as a Second Lieutenant this fall.

After his three year hitch in the Air Force, Stan plans to use the knowledge gained as a Finance-Marketing Major plus the practical experience he is now receiving, and go into the real estate and home building business. And, lest we forget, he recently became a Master Mason, is married and is the proud papa of a

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Evansville Acacia salutes Stan Grafton, a true asset to the fraternity!

ALLEN RICHARDS f ranklin It is not a s imple endeavor to choose an outstanding senior from among our prominent Men of '54 . Nonetheless, we of the Franklin Chapter, in a close ballot, choose Brother J. Allen Richards as our "man of the year."

AI, a Senior in the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, is an Industrial Management major. Hailing from Shillington, Pennsylanvia, he has striven laboriously to develop himself according to true Acacian ideals.

Brother Richards is our current Treasurer, and, in addition, our "magic" Steward. Averaging a B - for 4 year's work, and working afternoons in the Houston Hall store has kept his schedule a busy one. In his spare time , he participates in the Society for the Advancement of Management, and bowls on our IF bowling team, and was Franklin's high scorer in the IF Basketball League.

After graduation, Brother AI Richards is to join the Air Force Reserves. In this manner, he hopes to take advantage of the choice employment opportunities offered to him . Yes, since his Sophomore pledge year, we feel he has come a long way. We of the Franklin Chapter will lose a faithful member, but the business world w ill gain an Acacian in heart, mind , and spirit.

ROBERT RIGGS Ge o r g e Washington T he George Washington Chapter wishes to introduce its outstanding Senior for the Year 1953-1954, Bob Riggs. Bob came to the Univers ity on a scholarship supplied by Amos Kendall.

He pledged and joined Acacia his first year here. He has attended the University of the past four years and during that time has been an asset to the Fraternity. He has participated in many of the University's extra-curricular activities and has done much to spread the name and honor of Acacia on this campus. Some of the honors he has attained and offices he has held are : Gate and K ey, The University's honorary society for outstanding F raternity men ; Alph a Theta Nu , An organization for Scholarship holders; an d Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman's means honorary scholarship society: He is also a member of the senior Staff of the Hatchet (The University's newspaper), a member of the French Club. In addition he is a member of the Italian Club, President of the International Student Society, a member of the International Relations Club and the Colonial Boosters Board (the School spirit group) .

He has also attained the honor of Phi Beta Kappa, and participated in the All-U-Follies.

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held the offices of Secretary of the pledge class, secretary of the active chapter. TRIAD correspondent, Treasurer, Junior Dean, Senior Dean , and Inter-Fraternity Council Delegate. While he has held many offices and done many th ings Bob has not overlooked his obligation to the University. He has held a 4.00 (straight "A") average for the last three semesters and in his time here has maintained an over all average of 3.83.

nity for students majoring in agriculture; as a member of the U. of I . Agriculture Council , and as a member of the University Livestock Judging Team . He earned another Honors Day citation this year.

Along with his many activities on campus and in the house, Bob has maintained a high scholastic average of 4.2 (out of a possible 5.0) in the College of Agriculture and will graduate with a B.S . degree .

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Illinois The Illinois Chapter of Acacia is extremely proud to present Robert Lantz (Willie ) Willerton of Danvers, Ill., as our choice for Outstanding Senior.

Since entering Acacia, Willerton has climbed steadily upward, both in service to his Fraternity and in prominence in campus extra-curricular activities.

During his freshman year he was on the Freshman Fellowship Committee of the Y.M.C .A., a member of the Hoof and Horn Club and on the freshman baseball team. As a sophomore Willerton served his chapter as its secretary and was elected to Skull and Crescent, sophomore activity fraternity. For his high scholarship he was given a University Honors Day citation.

Bob became a member of Phi Chi Eta, honorary fraternity for advanced cadets in the Army R.O .T .C. Quartermasters Corps and was chairman of our highly successful Spring Formal Dance during his junior year.

As a senior Willerton proved his right to be named Illinois' Outstanding Senior by his election to Alpha Zeta. scholarship honorary frater-

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honorary; and Y .M.C.A. cabinet and executive committee.

Scholastically Joe compiled a 2.4 cumulative (based on a 3 point system) and was one out of 80 admitted to the Yale School of Medicine from over 1500 applicants this year.

A crazy "jump-jackson" saxophone player, an intramural terror in any sport, a 2:30 a.m. piano player, a jitterbuggist, a pin woman by the name of Nan Morris, and only the Lord knows what else, rounds out the versatile accomplishments of the one and only Joe Shroyer-IU Chapter's outstanding senior.

Indiana Service to the house, campus activities, and scholarship readily spelled Joe Shroyer to members of Indiana University Chapter in selecting their outstanding senior for '54.

Joe , a graduate with honors from Vincennes High School , came to IU on scholarship as a pre-medical student in the fall of 1950. As a pledge he was most remembered and revered in the hearts of his senior class for 'two accomplishments: his ability to stack all the first floor furniture in one pile in two minutes flat on p ledge walkout, and a broken collar bone, result of a freshman -sophomore scuffle .

After his initiation into the chapter, Joe took the welfare of the fraternity seriously to heart, and immediately became recognized for his administrative efficiency and cool , collected manner in accomplishing the difficult. He quickly rose in house prominence from historian to senior dean to venerable dean .

An activity pedigree further qualified Joe as Vice-president of Alpha Epsilon Delta, honorary pre-medical fraternity; Falcon Club, junior honorary for men ; Arnold Air Society, military

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ROBERT HEPPENSTALL Iowa

Iowa Chapter of Acacia Fraternity has selected Robert Clarence Heppenstall as their most outstanding senior for the year 1954. Bob came to Iowa from Canton, Illinois, and served his pledge days with the Iowa Chapter when it was yet a colony at Iowa University.

After his initiation in the Fall of '51, Bob served t he Fraternity very capably through his four years serving as house manager, athletic manager, corresponding secretary and holding the position of Senior Dean in 1952. He fulfilled his duties to the chapter with great enthusiasm which has helped the Fraternity to continue in similar spirit.

Bob has always been the athlete of the house, participating in varsity sports . This year as last, Bob has been catcher on the first string for the Hawkeye's Baseball Team. He also participates in intramural sports and for the last two years he has been picked for the East-West All Star basketball game. Our senior of the year has

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also taken part in President Hancher's Oratorical Contest, sponsored annually by the president of Iowa University . In 1953, Bob acted as judge on the Inter-Fraternity Court Council. Being an explorer scout advisor, we find that Bob is taking an interest in the youth of America. Now serving as flight leader of the advanced Air Force ROTC unit at Iowa , we can be sure that Uncle Sam has some good help coming at the end of this school year.

Studying under a LaVerne Noyes Scholarship , Bob has chosen Sociology as his major and has accomplished a high rating in that field as the scholarship requires excellent scholastic ach ievement for its continuence of four years.

Iowa Chapter is proud to have named Bob their Outstand ing Senior of the Year.

Jim has also been very active on campus.

He has been or is a member of Pershing rifles, Block & Bridle, Collegiate 4-H, and Chaparajo's to name a few.

After his graduation in Animal Husbandry, at the end of Summer School, Jim will probably enter the Army as a Second Lieutenant as a result of his participation in the R.O .T .C. pro gram. On completion of his tour of duty he plans to return to his home in El Dorado and go into partnership with his Father on their ranch.

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KENNETH PORTER Iowa State

P resenting Kenneth Porter, the outstanding senior of the Iowa State Chapter. Ken is an Animal Husbandry student from Rivera Beach, F lorida whose grades and his activities mark him as outstanding.

H is work with the Y .M.C.A. has included be ing a Cabinet member, Ames Boys' Club Leader, E ntertainment chairman for the annual YM-YW Mixer, and Interfaith Council representative .

I n a d dition to the YMCA, K en has been active in his D epartmental club, B lock and Bridle, handling work on the L ittle International stock show, Executive Council, and the annual Milk Maid Contest. He has alo been Junior Steward and Senior Dean of the Chapter.

He has also been quite active in the campus Religion in Life Week committee. He has served with the Convocations committee , and was also president of the Interfraternity P ledge Council.

As if this wasn't enough, Ken has also been working on Veishea. He was on the ticket committee for the 1953 horse show and is serving as Ticket Chairman for the 1954 horse show.

In addition to his activities, Ken has managed to k eep his grades up to a 2.93, which is mighty good on this campus. He was winner of the George Gund Animal H u sbandry scholarship in 1953 and was elected to membership in Alpha Zeta, Agriculture honorary.

Ken has not been what you would call a campus wheel but he has combined a lot of smaller jobs with his good grades to be one of the men of Acacia who has kept the name of the chapter on the campus.

JAMES NUTTLE Kansas State Jim Nuttle , Kansas State Chapter's outstanding senior has truly been an asset to the chapter. As Senior D ean this last semester J1m has done a really fine job. Our pledges have really had the best in training as a result of Jim's diligent work . He has proven himself a re~l leader of men , if pledges are classified m th1s manner.

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Kansas Chapter has two members which they have chosen as co-outstanding seniors-Wes Santee and Farrel Schell. Both have been outstanding in the chapter, and the honor could not have been bestowed upon only one of them.

Wes Santee has probably spread the name of Kansas Chapter to the far corners of the United States as Wes has been featured in the leading magazines and newspapers over the country.

Wes , who is one of the outstanding milers in the world, holds four American records. He has run five of the six fastest miles ever run by an American hol ding the record in that event w ith a time of 4:00.7.

In his three years of varsity competition at KU , Wes has led his team to many titles. KU has won all its cross country meets and Wes won first in the NCAA cross country this year leading the KU team to a national title. He has led the KU indoor and outdoor track teams to three consecutive titles in the Big Seven in addition to being outstanding in the Texas , Kansas, and D rake R elays each year. Most re cently he set the world indoor dirt track record in the mile with a time of 4 :04 .9.

This year Wes helped the KU D istance and Sprint Medley Relay teams to set new world records in those events . He also became the first athlete to be chosen as the Outstanding Athlete of each of the three major RelaysTexas, Kansas, and D rake-in the same year.

Wes came into the international spotlight by participating in the 1952 Olympics and again by touring Europe last summer. He has literally rewritten the record books wherever he has been. For this he will undoubtedly go down as the greatest miler in KU history as well as American history .

Wes pledged Acacia as a freshman and was initiated in the spring of 1952 . He served the chapter as Junior Dean for three semesters.

Under Wes' direction the social program of the chapter was greatly expanded. He is a member of the K - Club, KU letterman's club , and a member of Sasnak, physical education club .

Wes will receive his Bachelor's degree in physical education after completing his practice teach ing next fall. He was recently married to Miss Danna Denning, a member of Alpha Omicron P i sorority.

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in 1950 after attending Amarillo Junior Colleg? for one year. He pledged Acacia in the spring of 1951 and was initiated that spring.

Farrel is an architecture major in the School of Engineering and Architecture. He is a member of Tau Beta Pi , Sigma Tau, Scarab , and the student chapters of the American Institute of Architects and American Society of Civil Engineering. He served as vice-president of Tau Beta Pi in 1953-54 and as secretary of Sigma Tau in 1952-53. In 1952 he received the Tau Sigma Delta Award as the outstanding Junior in the Architectural Department. Farrel was publicity chairman for the 1953 Engineering Exposition and was cover editor of the Kansas Engineer this past year. Last year the Kansas Engineer magazine chose him as one of the "Men of Marvin " of which only around twenty in the School of Engi neering and Architecture are chosen each year.

Farrel holds a regular Navy ROTC scholarship and has been very active in the ROTC unit here. He was president the past year of Hawkwatch Society, and was chairman of the steering committee of the 1953 Military Ball. He is also a member of Scabbard and Blade.

Farrel has achieved his "notoriety" over the campus for his participation in campus politics.

He served as President the past year of the powerful Greek Pachamac Party and as vicepresident in 1952. He was elected to the AllStudent Council Senate from the School of Engineering in 1953 and served as president pro -tem. Following the break-up of the 41 year old P achamac party this spring at KU, Farrel was very active in the formation of the new P.O.G.O . (Party of Greeks Organized) party.

Farrel has served the chapter as Venerable Dean as well as being TRIAD correspondent and alumni correspondent. In the recent Spring issue of the Jayhawker annual, Farrel was picked as one of the five students for " The Jayhawker Salutes" section. When he finds time for extracurricular activities, he spends most of that time at the Gamma Phi Beta house where his steady, Miss Shirley Samuelson, lives. After graduating this spring, Farrel will become an Ensign in the United States Navy which will keep him busy for a few years.

MARQUIS WITT .Miami

Speaking of outstanding seniors, let's look at this gentleman . Not only was he active in high school, but in college as well. Let's take a look at a few of his major activities while a senior here at Miami. Mark in his Freshman year was President of dorm senate; Vice President of Inter-dorm senate; President of Freshman "Y" conference; elected to Phi Mu Alpha, music honorary; Miami delegate to United Nations Conference in New York. Sophomore year; Chairman of decorations committee for "Sophomore Hop "; outstanding pledge in our chapter; Senior Dean; Inter-Fraternity Council representative; Kappa Phi Kappa, educational honorary; Chairman of Freshman Camp. Junior Year :

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Chairman of Miami Chest Drive; Omicron Delta Kappa, leadership honorary; President of Phi Mu Alpha; Vice President of band; Second place award for outstanding drill, AFROTC; general manager of "Y" business enterprises; StudentFaculty Council; "Y" advisory board member .

Senior year: Chairman of invitations committee for military ball; Student conductor of university band; Student conductor of Men's Glee Club ; President of MENC (student chapter); elected to Kappa Delta Pi, educational scholarship and honorary; Distinguished military student and outstanding military graduate; Deputy chief of staff for operations for AFROTC; Lt. Col. in AFROTC .

HARRY H. LUNN, JR. Michiga n The Michigan Chapter of Acacia chose Harry H. Lunn Jr. as outstanding Senior for the year 1953-54, and it was a good choice.

Harry is now holding one of the top student positions on campus, that of managing editor of the Michigan Daily. The paper, with Lunn at the head, won Class B national honors for top ography this past year.

Also Lunn is a member of the Student Affairs Committee and a member of the President's Conference.

As if this did not take enough time , he is a member of a special advisory committee to the President on student cases arising from the House Un-American Activities Committee investigations of the University.

To top of this, he is a member of the Collegiate Editors Conference Interim Committee .

Figuring a bout 40 hours of work a week at the Daily office, it seems hard to understand how

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Lunn has compiled a 3.4 ( out of 4.) average for four years.

He is now in Michigamua (senior men's honorary), and last year was elected to Sphinx (junior men's honorary). Other organizations to which Lunn belongs are Scabbard and Blade (ROTC honorary), Sigma Delta Chi (Journalism honorary fraternity), Toastmasters Club, and Quadrangle.

In connection with the house Lunn pledged his first semester in the fall of 1950. Harry served as Chapter delegate to the 1952 conclave .

This June, Lunn will graduate with Honors in Economics (his major) and will then enter the United States Army as a second lieutenant.

He is now a Cadet Captain in the ROTC program here.

Following the service, Lunn plans to study law at Harvard.

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ence as a teaching assistant, and one year as a research assistant in his undergraduate-days here. That Johnny's interests are widespread is obvious from a look at his extra-curricular associations. Vice President of the Zoology Club, charter member of the Psychology Club , and active in the thirty-year-old Minnesota Bird Club , he has also found time to serve two years on the State Executive Council and one year as State Master Councillor of Minnesota DeMolay.

In the Chapter he has served as Junior Dean and Scholarship Chairman, helping us to win the Scholarship Trophy for the last two years in succession. And through it all. amazingly enough . Johnny remains modest, cheerful, a very likable guy.

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JOHN HOLMES Minne sota This year's award was an easy choice. Modest, cheerful , Johnny Holmes is a very likable guy, which seems outstanding in itself in view of our stereotypic disdain for straight-A students. P erhaps it's because his four -year record does show nine credits of less than A grading, but nine out of 198 still leaves John with an average high enough to help him graduate Summa Cum Laude and with Phi Beta Kappa bestowal. It has also helped him earn a National Science Fellowship which allows him tuition and fees plus $1400 tax free, and which he will use to continue his studies and research in Zoology at Rice University next year. Nothing new in this work for John: he has already gained two years' experi -

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David Louis Beem was unanimously chosen the "Outstanding Senior" of the Missouri Chapter of Acacia. "Knoky," as he is known to all of his friends , hails from Belton, Missouri. and has been active not only in fraternity affairs, but also in many campus activities.

"Knoky" pledged Acacia during the fall semester of his sophomore year and served as secretary and president of his pledge class. He was initiated on Mar ch 8, 1952, and has since held the following offices in the active chapter: Treasurer, Junior Dean, and Venerable Dean .

An accounting major, ''Knoky" is a member of Alpha Kappa Psi , a business fraternity .

After graduation in June, he will take his place as a member of the accounting staff of the General Electric Corporation, with probable location in Louisville, Kentucky . " Knoky" is

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now engaged to Miss Sandy Scarlett, student at Stephens College. Their wedd ing date has been set for June 27, and although we here at Mizzou will certainly miss "Knoky" Beem-an Outstanding Acacian-we sincerely wish him the very b(:st in the future!

undecided as to whether he will remain in the Air Force or go into politics.

We feel that Ace will continue to be just as much of a credit to Acacia after he leaves school as he has been while here. We wish him luck.

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N ebras ka The outstanding senior at the Nebraska Chapte¡r is James D. Collins, pre-med student from Omaha, Nebraska. During his four years at the University, Brother Collins has been a well known figure on the University campus. He has been very active in campus activities ranging from athletics to politics.

Brother Collins was initiated into the active chapter on March 23, 1951. As a freshman, he won his numeral as a member of the University freshman tennis team. He was a member of the varsity tennis team for two years.

Jim was vice-president of the senior class ; president of the Nebraska University Council on World Affairs; vice-president of the All-University Party and campus chairman of the World University Service Experiment in Education for Intemational Understanding, an organization on thirty selected college and university campuses.

He was an active member of Corn Cobs, men's pep organization.

He was also TRIAD Correspondent, house manager, and Venerable Dean of the house. A Zoology major, he recently received his acceptance to the University of Nebraska Medical School in Omaha.

PAUL OESER New Hampshire Into the annals as "Acacia's Finest," the New Hampshire Chapter proudly presents the name of Paul R. Oeser, past Venerable Dean, better known to us here at New Hampshire as "Ace ."

Not only does he rate top honors for this year, but he will go down in our history as one of the all-time finest from this chapter for his un tiring efforts and never-ending work here at U .N.H. Ace was bom in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1932, and later moved to Rye , New Hampshire.

He graduated from Portsmouth , N.H. High School in 1950. He entered U .N.H. in September of that year and was pledged and initiated into this chapter on February 10, 1952.

Among the numerous campus activities Ace belongs to are the Senior Skulls , and the Interfratemity Council. In 1953 he was Chairman of the l.F.C. Songfest.

Ace has been enrolled in the Air Force R.O .T .C. program for four years. He is a member of the Scabbard and Blade, and is the Commander of the Amold Air Society. Ace expects to be a jet jockey for two years after graduation.

After his time in the Air Force is up, Ace is

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Northw estern The outstanding senior award of the Northwestern Chapter of Acacia has been given to Bob Bemhardt this year. Bob, whose home town is Rochester, P ennsylvania, has been quite active in house and campus activities, not to mention that he has worked over 60% of his way through school.

Within the house Bob has held three important positions at various times. That is, rush chairman, intra-mural manager, and head waiter.

Particularly in house sports Bob has been quite active, playing on the basket-ball, football, and soft- ball teams.

Needless to say, our outstanding senior has won his greatest distinction on campus. Bob has been quite a worker on the school newspaper, starting as a freshman, taking over as managing editor in his junior year, and was finally named editor-in-chief of the Daily Northwestern in his senior year.

A joumalism major, Bob has achieved honors in his field by being elected to Sigma Delta Chi, a national professional journalism fraternity. He has the distinction of being one of the youngest ever elected to the North western Chapter.

On a scholarship for four years, our outstanding senior was a member of a student group that founded the journalism school's student council.

Also elected outstanding freshman and junior in those respective years, we of the Northwestern Chapter know that Bob as the outstanding senior will go on to a successful career in his chosen field .

RO BERT KUTSCHER Ohio The Ohio Chapter of Acacia has appropriate ly selected Robert E . Kutscher of Massilon , Ohio as it's outstanding Acacian for 1954. Bob's l ong record of successful service to Acacia , plus distinction in other curricular activities led to his selection.

Bob, a World War II veteran, served 5 years in the Army with General Patton , prior to starting at Ohio University. Bob pledged Acacia in 1951 and was elected Secretary-Treasurer of hls pledge class. After going a ctive in 1952, Bob has served his fraternity in various capacities. He was J-Prom Chairman in 1952, Junior Dean in the same year, and is now chairman of the Alumni Committee. Due to the fact that Bob is majoring in Design, he is always called upon, and willingly responds, to do various jobs such as art work, designing the various floats and

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designing costumes for the annual Acacia Minstrel.

Aside from all this, Bob and his wife, Audrae, manage a rooming house for boys. (commonly called the Acacia annex) .

After graduation this June , Bob plans to go into Education , where he will be qualified to teach art in elementary and secondary schools.

To this truly outstanding brother, the Ohio Chapter wishes to extend hopes for continued success and happiness.

LEE SINGER .

Ohio State The Ohio State Chapter of Acacia unanimously voted Lee Singer the outstanding sen ior rep¡ resentative.

Lee's home is in Nellie, Ohio.

Not only did he earn the respect of the chapter through his excellent scholarship record and participation in campus activities, but also for his untiring efforts in aiding in the develop ment of several new ideas for chapter improvement.

Lee will be graduated in June from the College of Education where he majored in Indus trial Arts Education and Driver Education . He came to Ohio State in 1950, was pledged and went active during the 1951 school year. He was elected to the office of Venerable Dean in 1952.

Some of the activities in which L ee has participated include the Industrial Arts Club a nd the Council of Fraternity P residents. He is a member of the American Industrial Arts Association . His intramural activities include football, baseball, and bowling.

Numbered among the chapter programs in which Lee has had a large part developing the Scholarship Dinner and a new approach to social activities.

The future holds much in store for Lee . After graduation and a tour of military service h e plans to teach industrial Arts on the high school level. He was married in June, 1953 , to Mi ss Alice Williams and has continued his fine leadership record in the marriage.

LEONARD DALQUEST Oklahoma The Oklahoma Chapter of the Acacia fraternity has chosen Leonard Dalquest as its outstanding senior. Leonard has been very active in house and campus activities during his four years at the University. His house offices and duties include: rush chairman, pledge trainer, TRIAD Correspondent, activities chairman, song leader and alumni secretary. Leonard was chosen the outstanding pledge socially and was the pledge class treasurer. At present he is the chapter's Venerable Dean .

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bands. He has been president and pledge trainer of the local Kappa Kappa Psi chapter, honorary band fraternity. Leonard has also been VIcepresident of district six of Kappa Kap~a P si. He was chairman of the comrmttees to raise money to send the band to the Notre Dame football game and the orange bowl game. This year Leonard has been commanding officer of the Army ROTC band and plays with the Ramblers, an outstanding dance band.

Leonard will receive his BA in journalism. majoring in Public Relations. He has an over all "B" average in grades. He belongs to Sigma Delta Chi, a national professional journalism fraternity for men. Also he is first vice-president of the Public relations society on the campus.

He was public relations director for the Interfraternity Council and worked for the University in the Bureau of Public Relations. He has been promotion director and Chief engineer for KUVY, student operated radio station. He served as reporter, copyreader, and headline writer for the Oklahoma Daily, school newspaper. Leonard is the student member of the Faculty University band committee.

When he graduates he will receive a reserve Second Lieutenant's commission in the U.S. Army. He is Chairman of the Armed forces dance committee.

Leonard 's home is in Vinita, Oklahoma .

After attending one year he transferred to Vanport College for four terms. Then he returned to Oregon State for spring term 1952. He was pledged that term and became president of the pledge class. Hal was initiated J anuary 24, 1953 and was elected Senior Dean soon after initiation. He has spent a great deal of time instructing pledges and arranging a pledge merit system.

As rush chairman Hal has originated several new ideas for rushing, one of which is writing to Masonic Lodges for possible rushees. Being a Mason, he has represented the chapter at various Masonic functions.

He has taken an active part in the Glee Club, the Horseback riding club, freshman track, and intramural track.

Hal is in the school of Production Technology and is a member of the American Foundryman's Society and the Society for Advancement of Management. As a member of the latter he helped in the preparation of the annual Engineers' Bust. He also does drafting for the Industrial Engineering department in his spare time.

After graduation Hal plans to go to work for a paper mill to get training in production supervision.

CHARLES ROHRBECK DICK JONES Oklahoma A&M The outstanding senior of Acacia at Oklahoma A&M College is Dick Jones, a graduate of the school of commerce with a degree in Banking and Finance. Brother Jones wiU also receive a commission in the United States Air Force in May, he will report to the Observer's Training Course in July.

Dick is from Yale , Oklahoma, and has attended A&M for the last four years. His many activities within the chapter has included the offices of Treasurer, Social Chairman and Secretary .

He has participated in all phases of the intra . mural program and has also been very active in our summer rush program.

The entire Jones family has contributed to our chapter . Dick's younger Brother Hugh , is now Venerable D ean of the Chapter, his father is an active honorary member, a nd his mother is serving her second term as president of our Mother's Club.

After serving his tour of duty in the Air Force, Dick plans to return to Yale and enter the banking business with his father. Included in Dick 's future plans is a cattle ranch near Yale, and as he says, "It will be good to get out for the exercise."

HAROLD BARTON Oregon State The Oregon State Chapter of Acacia has e lected Harold Arthur Barton as this year's outstanding senior.

Hal started college at Oregon State in 1949.

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Penn State The Penn State Chapter of Acacia has chosen Charles W. Roh rbeck as its outstanding senior of 1954. "Chuck," who lives in State College, became a member of Acacia in the Spring of 1951 and since then has served as the Chapter's choir director for two years, and only recently gave up the post of Alumni Secretary which he had held for two years.

Brother Rohrbeck has been very active on campus, participating in freshman soccer, and a member of the Penn State Glee Club for four years, the latter two of which he held the offices of secretary and manager respectively. He has been a member of the Penn State Varsity Quartette for the past two years. Besides having musical talent, "Chuck" has been a member of the Wesley Foundation. In this organization he served as student council member and head of various committees.

"Chuck's" scholastic record has been even more spectacular. He has complied an average of 2.9, out of a possible 3.0, in his pre-medical course while at Penn State. He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Epsilon Delta, and Phi Eta Sigma, all scholastic honoraries. The latter has chosen him their outstanding senior.

"Ch uck" has recently been notified that he is to become a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Penn State has further honored him by presenting to him the John W. White Fellowsh ip for graduate study.

Next year, Brother Rohrbeck will attend the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. This June 26th he will marry Miss Annette Searson.

The Chapter thanks "Chuck" for a job well done and extends its most s incere best wishes to him in the years to come.

JAMES GOLAN Purdue We at Purdue feel proud of our outstanding senior for 1953, James R. Golan. In Jim we feel we have a truly outstanding leader among men.

For, not only has Jim devoted himself tirelessly in promoting the ideals of Acacia , but he has also spent much time in furthering the principles of Purdue .

Here at the chapter, Jim has held the offices of Junior Dean and Venerable Dean, the latter during his senior year. Taking Acacia with him into campus activities, he has served as Director of the Interfraternity Council Office and as Secretary of the same council throughout the past year. He was selected as General Chairman of the 1953 Greek Week, its purpose being that of promoting desirable Greek relationships over the entire campus.

Not hampered in the least by these activities, Jim is also a member of several honorary organizations : the Gimlet Club, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, and Phi Eta Sigma. Morever, he has served as a part-time graduate assistant working on a Purdue Army Ordnance project. All these activities, however, have failed to stunt his scholastic record in the least. Jim's index is a healthy 5.94-out of a possible 6.00.

To culminate his work here at Purdue , Jim recently received the degree of Master Mason in the West Lafayette Lodge, No. 724, F. & A. M. His future plans are a continuance of his education in mechanical engineering on the Army Ordnance project mentioned earlier.

We all wish the best of luck and success to an outstanding brother as he leaves us and enters his chosen field. May God go with him.

J. D. CLIFFORD Rensselaer The Outstanding Senior of the year at Rensselaer is J. D exter Clifford. Dexter is a senior in the chemical engineering department and hails from Southbridge, Massachusetts.

Dex was selected for this position of honor because of his untiring support of the house and its activities. He has been active on several of the house teams for interfraternity sports.

His artistry at the piano is well known and he has been the mainstay of the house "combo" for the past few years. Dex's year as house manager showed his qualities of planning and leadership when he made many improvements in the house .

Rensselaer congratulates Dexter on the fine work he has done and wishes him the best fu . ture possible.

TOM DEARDON Syracuse "Big things come in small packages" is about the best phrase that could be used in describing the outstanding senior of the Syracuse Chapter of Acacia. The small package is Ziba Thomas

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Dearden. Tom, or "Tiger," will leave a big void in our fraternity when he leaves for IBM of Endicott, N .Y. in June of this year.

"Tiger," who will be getting married soon to his home town sweetheart, came to Syracuse University in 1950. He started his college education, however, at Scranton, where he majored in physics. Wilkes Barre lost a good man when "Tiger" left this Pennsylvania city.

During four years in electrical engineering at Syracuse, he accumulated an over-all 1.8 average . This good average was maintained while he contributed much of his time to the house. Our many posters and murals would have been impossible, had it not been for "Tiger's" artistic ability. As a matter of fact, he has so much talent that he was accepted at Syracuse U. in 1949 as an art major. However , he chose to enter Scranton for physics , and later, S .U. for engineering.

"Tiger" is a member of Eta Kappa Nu and Phi Kappa Phi honoraries. He is also a member of the Ham Club and the Young Republicans Club.

It is not enough to mention that he was at one time Senior Steward of the chapter. His drive, friendly manner, and cooperative nature have all aided in making him one of the best men thi~ chapter has seen in years. Any man who can devote so much of his time to a fraternity, while earning his board and expenses for four years, and in addition maintain a good average in engineering, is certainly a top man.

We wish a very successful career for "Tiger" and his future wife, Miss Roberta Webber.

Let's just look at how this ousy orother of ours is spending his time during his fourth year of college life. He was our Venerable Dean for the Fall semester. He is Men's Representative on Student Legislative Council, a member of "Gold Key ," Upper Division Men's Honorary Fraternity, and a leader in just about every activity on campus. To top this all off he has found time to be a member of the Varsity Cricket team.

Taking a glance at previous years we see that Ron has been just as active during his whole college life. He has been Senior Dean and Rush Chairman of the chapter. He is one of the originators of "Greek Week" at UCLA, an event which turned out so successful it was made an annual event. Among other things he was: Executive Secretary of Interfraternity Council , on the Spring Sing Executive Committee, a member of the Associated Men Students Ex ecutive Board, on the Interfraternity Council Judicial Committee, chairman of the President's Athletic Committee and chairman of the Pavilion Committee.

Sports are one of Ron's extra-curricular interests. He has been on the house intramural foot ball , basketball, and softball teams all four years.

For the future , Ron has an eye on eithe r business or politics. He has applied for admis sion to Harvard's Graduate School of Business.

We know Ron will be an outstanding leader wherever he goes and everyone in the chapter wishes him the best of luck.

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Texa s Edmund Lewis Cogburn has been elected Outstanding Senior of the Texas chapter of Acacia.

Ed Cogburn is a 22 year old, six feet five inch senior from Edinburg, Texas. He will receive a Bachelor of Law degree.

Ed Cogburn has not only been outstanding around the chapter house, but has been decided ly outstanding on the Texas University campus.

In the chapter he has been Fraternity Workhorse, 1952- 1953; he has received the Scholarship Award, 1951- 52; Ed has held the offices of Treasurer, 1952; Secretary, 1953. On the campus he can list such accomplishments as these; High Honor graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences; tapped by Chancellors, Honorary law society; member of Phi Delta Phi, honorary legal fraternity; President of the Freshman law class; member of the Editorial Board of the Texas Law Review; Captain in the Army R.O .T.C. receiving his commission on May 29.

Ed has made tremendous contributions to the chapter, as can be seen by his activities on and off campus. He has added prestige to the name of the Fraternity by his curricular and extracurricular accomplishments . He provided leadership within the chapter as shown by his holding executive offices, but he also gave generously of his own time and labor as shown in his winning the Workhorse Award.

Before coming to Texas, Ed attended Bartles ville Junior College, Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and Edinburg Junior College, Edinburg, Texas. Ed's Father B. C. Cogburn was initiated into Acacia by the Oklahoma A. & M. Chapter.

After receiving his commission in the army on May 29, Ed will drive to Houston for his Marriage to Miss Marilyn Bailey, Gamma Phi Beta, at the Second Baptist Church on the evening of May 29 .

The Vermont Chapter's outstanding senior is Albert G. Story, a Vermonter from East Fairfield.

AI came to the University of Vermont in 1950.

As an agriculture engineer major, he has done very well. Among his accomplishments "on th ~ hill" are his present standing on the Dean 's List and his membership to the American Society of Agriculture Engineers which is a professional society. After his intended graduate work. at Cornell University, AI hopes to make teaching h is profession.

Al pledged this Chapter in November of 1951.

After fulfilling his pledge obligations, he was initiated in March, 1953.

Since this time Al has done much for this house. Immediately following his initiation, he was elected to the position of chapter secretary.

He is to be commended on his fulfillment of this difficult job. Members of the house feel that AI worked his hardest on the different activities that this Chapter has undertaken. For example : during the past Kake Walk Festivities, we ran Brother Bob Stetson for Kake Walk King. AI worked tirelessly to make the campaign a suc cessful one. At the present time and even though he will be leaving us, AI is heading up our house committee which is currently looking for a new house . These are only two of the many activities that he has participated in .

One can readily see that outside of his academic achievements. Al 's college life has been devoted to the fraternity. As a person, well, all we can say is that his honesty and sincerely has served as an example to those of us who have known him.

Although we lose and will miss Al, he will be remembered by those who knew him, and alon g with his leaving go the Chapter's wishes for a successful future for AI Story.

RON GARABEDIAN UCLA

Ronald Garabedian, the UCLA chapter's outstanding senior for 1954, is 21 years old and a native of California , born in San Francisco. He is a Production Management major in the school of Business Administration .

To introduce Ron , let us go back to a chapter meeting about two months agoThe scholarship chairman announces that the winner of the scholarship award for the Fall semester is none other than Ron Garabedian .

Although this is unexpected we give Ron a deserved round of applause .

Now why should this be unexpected? Because any one of the half-dozen things Ron was either in charge of or taking part in would have been good reason to most people for not making noteworthy grades.

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DICK CRAIN Wa shington Human Service, the guide for Acacians, has been Dick Crain's spirit for many years.

Dick entered the University of Washington in 1949 after graduating from Roosevelt High School. In January of 1950, Dick was initiated into the Acacia Fraternity and shortly thereafter became secretary for the Active chapter.

In the first two years Dick received scholarships from Sears and Roebuck, and the Eastern Star for his fine scholastic record and in the third year was awarded a Naval Scholarship , which by the way pays all tuition, books and supplies, and the salary of a midshipman. With three scholarships awarded one would think this recognition enough, but in the fourth year Dick was winner of a fourth scholarship from the Boeing Airplane Company-given only to the top Engineering students . In four years of engi -

neering Dick accumulated a superlative grade point of 3.58.

Besides achieving a high grade point Dick was very active in the University athletic program .

In the two maln sports, football and basketball he has achieved a FIRST, that of being Senior Manager in both sports on a Varsity level.

Dick has entered into the various college committees where lots of work is required, but littl e recognition given. He has been chairman for the Christmas Sing, the Film A rea , and the ASME Branch for Students.

As he is the top Engineering student, Dick has his membership in the leading honorary societies on campus; Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi , (science ) , Tau Beta Pi , ( engineering of which he is pres ident). The other honoraries are The Oval Club, Scabbard and Blade, and Compass and Chart.

After receiving his master's degree in Engineering, Dick expects to spend a few years in the Navy as a reserve officer and then- well he has his eye on that special someone .

All Acacians everywhere join in congratula ting you Dick on your past endeavors-and for the future wish you-" God's Speed."

MALCOLM EDWARDS Washingto n State From the very day only a short three years ago when he first stepped into the Washington State chapter of Acacia and was elected pledge class president, to the memorable day this spring when he was named one of the "Outstanding Seniors" of WSC's graduating class. Malcolm Edwards has been , and we here at Washington State know he always will be, a great asset to the name of Acacia.

We hope you'll excuse us if we seem just a little boisterous when we talk of " Mack ," as he is known around the house, but we sincerely believe we are very justified in doing so . Not only has Mack found time to accumulate a 3.0 grade point average in his pre -law studies and hold various house offices including those of Senior Dean and Rush Chairman, but Mack has also taken an active part in every house activity from Mother's Day teas to supervising the building of a prize-winning Homecoming float .

Outside of the house Mack has compiled an outstanding record as a varsity debater, chai r man of the WSC Standards Commission , chair man of a top Inter-Fraternity Coordinating Council Committee , treasurer of IFC , President of Pi Kappa Delta debate honorary, member of the senior men's honorary Crimson Circle, member of Pi Sigma Alpha , and as an officer of the Senior Class Executive Council. Mack plans , after a summer of work as an oyster bed engineer, to continue his studies in the field of law.

Yes, we are very proud of Mack, and we well realize that it will be a long, long time before Washington State, and especially our own Acacia chapter, will forget the name of Malcolm Edwards . .. truely a very outstanding senior. man , and Acacia brother.

THE COVER Tommy Trojan, famous campus landmark and symbol of Southern California spirit, watches over the daily activity at Troy. This Trojan Shrine, located at the heart of the campus, carries the inscription, "Faithful, Scholarly, Skillful, Courageous, Ambitious," the accepted creed of all good SC Trojans. It was erected in 1930 by the Alumni Asso ciation. In the background is the Allan Hancock Foundation, worldfamous for its scientific research. The Hancock Building also houses KTHE, the nation's second educational television station. The first ultra-high frequency station in Los Angeles, KTHE now broadcasts more than 20 hours weekly for the benefit of the entire community.

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JAY ROGERS BENTON .

Jay Rogers Benton, President of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Comany died in November, 1953. He was 68 years of age.

Brother Benton was hom in Belmont, Massachusetts, and attended Daniel Butler Grammar School, Hopkinson's School, Exeter Academy, Harvard, and Boston University. He was initiated into Acacia by the Harvard Chapter in 1908.

He graduated from Harvard with an A.B. degree in 1908, and received his LL.B. degree from Boston University in 1911.

He was a member of the Belmont Republican Town Committee from 19061948, serving as secretary from 19091911, and chairman 1912-1921. He was a member of the Massachusetts Legislature 1917-1918, and was appointed assistant Attomey General of the state in 1918 to serv-e four years. In 1922 he was elected to the office of Attomey General and re-elected in 1924.

In 1927 he left office to go into private practice with the firm of Sherbume, Power, and Needham. He remained with the firm until 1937 when he was elected to the presidency of the Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Brother Benton was extremely active in Civic, Fratemal, and Professional organizations. He was a member of Benton Lodge No. 88, St. Johns Lodge of Boston, St. Andrews Royal Arch Chapter, Boston Council of Royal and Select Masters, Boston Commandery, Knights Templar, Boston Lafayette Lodge of Perfection, Giles Fonda Yates Council, Princes of Jerusalem, Mt. Olivet Chapter of the Rose Croix, Massachusetts Consistory , Allepo Temple of the Shrine, Omar Grotto, and the Scimitar Club.

He served as president of the Harvard Exeter Club, N. E. Exeter Alumni, Association, National Exeter Alumni Association , Harvard of Belmont, Belmont Historical Society, Beacon Society, Middlesex Club, and the Boston University Law Association. He was vice-president and director of Waverly Cooperative Bank, director of the Arlington GasLight Company, trustee of the public library, chairman of the Boston Com118

munity Fund and Boston Salvation Army campaign, and was chairman of five Liberty Loan campaigns.

He was a member of the Life Presidents Association, National Association of Life Underwriters, Boston Life Underwriters, and Boston Life Insurance and Trust Council. Brother Benton was listed in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in Acacia.

He is survived by his widow, Frances; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Jameson; and four sons, John H .; David, Peter, and Nicholas.

HENRY T. CARSTENS

Henry T. Carstens, Washington '21, died suddenly of a heart attack Friday, April 30, in Roseburg, Oregon. He was the owner and manager of Carsten's Fumiture located in Rosebur g.

Brother Carstens received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1923. He was a member of Washoe Lodge No. 28 in Payette, Idaho.

BURTON B. BAYLES

Dr. Burton B. Bayles, Kansas State '22, died suddenly o.£ heart failure in Beirut, L ebanon, on April 21. He was enroute to attend the third F AO meeting on wheat and barley breeding in the Near East.

Dr. Bayles joined the staff of the Division of Cereal Crops & Diseases in 1922 after his graduation from Kansas State College, and served continuously as a member of this Division until his untimely death.

Brother Bayles received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1936. In his early career, he served as agronomist and plant breeder at several of the Departments cooperative field stations: Hays, Kansas; Moro, Oregon; and Moccasin, Montana. Later he was transferred to Washington, D.C. , and placed in charge of the wheat improvement work the eastem United States. With the years, however, his influence extended fa r beyond this field , and at the time of his death, he was carrying an ever-increasing share of the national and intemational wheat movement proprogram.

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FREDERICK E. COLBURN

Frederick Erving Colbum, 77, a well • known naturalist and photographer, who had headed illustration depart- • ments in two colleges, died at his home on January 3.

Bom in Fitchburg, Mass., he was a veteran of World War I, holding the rank of major. He moved to Ames, Iowa, in 1906, and was initiated into the Iowa State Chapter in 1909. He served for 13 years as head of the illustration department of Iowa State University and then accepted a similar position at Kansas State College.

In 1929, Brother Colbum moved to Ft. Pierce, Fla., where he operated a citrus grove. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, and belonged to the Masonic Blue Lodge and the Shrine.

His wife, a son, and three grandchildren survive him.

LEO B. ROBERTS

Colonel Leo B . Roberts, Kansas '08, died at Port Washington, N.Y., on January 17. He was 66 years old. Brother Roberts had a colorful career as an army engineer, map maker, and explorer.

He worked with the U.S. Geological Survey from 1906 to 1917. During World War I he prepared maps of France for the American Expeditionary Force.

During the late 1920's he seryed as topographer for the third Asiatic expedition sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. He led two parties sent to Ethiopia by a New York engineering firm to make surveys for a vast dam at Lake Tsana whose water feeds the Blue Nile. Heavy responsibility fell to Colonel Roberts in World War II. He was chief of ports in the European theater of war, and was U.S. representative on the joint U .S.-British Port Assignment Committee which selected the ports of entry for the Normandy invasion. After the war he went to Chile for Curtiss-Wright Export Corp., and made the first aerial survey of Southem Chile. In recent years he had worked as a civilian for the Navy in charge of surveying rivers and harbors for the storage of the Navy's "mothball" fleet.

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Colonel Roberts was a fellow of the¡ British Royal Geographical Society, a life member of the American Museum of Natural History, a member of the Explorers club and the American Society of Civil Engineers. He is survived by his wife and two sons.

JOHN B. GREGG

Dr. John B. Gregg, 65, Sioux Falls, S. D., physician since 1920, died of a heart attack in March. He was an eye, ear, nose and throat specialist.

Brother Gregg was hom at Gladbrook, Iowa, and received his bachelor of arts and doctor of medicine degrees at the University of Iowa in 1915, and a master of science degree from there in 1916.

He was a member of the 1913 initiation class of the Iowa Chapter.

From 1915 to 1917 Dr. Gregg was senior clinical assistant in otolaryngology at the University of Iowa. During World War I he was a major in the U .S. Medical Reserve Corps, assigned to duty with the British Royal Army Medical Corps.

The King of England personally decorated him with the British Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.

Following the war he returned to the Univer sity of Iowa where he was an associate professor of otolaryngology for a year before starting his private practice in Sioux Falls.

He was a fellow in the American College of Surgeons, a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Ophthalmology, the South Dakota Medical Association , and was a consultant to the U.S. Veteran's Bureau.

Dr. Gregg also held membership in the El Riad Shrine, Elks, Rotary, American Legion, Minnehaha Lodge No. 5, A.F. & A.M. , Sioux Falls Consistory, and was a member and president of the school board for many years.

His wife, two sons, and three daughters survive.

WILLIAM F. MERRILL

William Folsom Merrill, Skowhegan attomey and well known thr oughout Maine for his keen mind and ability in the legal profession died at his home on December 17, 1953. He was a Skowhegan native, graduating from the local high school in 1907, and from Bowdoin College in 1911. He received his LL.B. degree from Harvard in 1914, and was the highest ranking student when taking the Maine Bar Examination. He was initiated into Acacia by the Harvard Chapter in 1913. He was admitted to practice in the U.S. Courts, and was one of the founders of the Legal Aid Society.

Brother Merrill practiced law for many years in Skowhegan under the firm name of Merrill and Merrill, in SUMMER, 1954

partnership with his father and his brother, Justice Edward F. Merrill, present Chief Justic of the Supreme Court of Maine, and in more recent years had been conducting the profession with his son.

He was a member of the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery of the Masonic Lodge, as well as being a member of the Shrine. He was a past commander of the DeMolay Commandery of Skowhegan.

He held membership in the Somerset County and Maine State Bar Associations, and was a former member of the Law Institute.

He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

LAFAYETTE 5. MERCER

University of Kansas and affiliated with that Chapter in 1916.

An overseas veteran of World War I, he was a member of Olive Branch Lodge Number 212, Royal A r ch, Commandery, and Consistory. He was also active in the Rotary and Executives clubs, Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce, American Legion, 40 & 8, and the VFW. He is survived by his widow and two sons.

ROLLIN 5. THOMPSON

Rollins S. Thompson, sales manager of the Automatic Spring Coiling Company died in Winnetka, Illinois on May 12. He was 54 years old.

Brother Thompson was a member of the Northwestern Chapter, and graduated from Northwestem in 1923.

He was a member of Illinois Central Lodge Number 178 in Amboy, having been raised in 1921.

He is survived by his widow, Dorothy Olson, and his son, Ensign Rollin S., Jr.

Lafayette S. Mercer, Editorial Counsel for- the West Publishing Company died in St. Paul in March.

He was born in Fountain City, Indiana, and attended the University of Michigan Law School. He was initiated into the Michigan Chapter in 1909, and received his LL.B. in 1910.

RONALD MERTZ He removed to St. Paul in 1911 and Brother Ronald Mills Mertz, junior in joined the West Publishing Company, Civil Engineering at Colorado Universiwith whom he remained until his rety, was found dead early Wednesday tirement in 1950. morning, March 17th, after an eighteenBrother Mercer was a member of the foot plunge from a tree between Hunter Fountain City Masonic Lodge, the St. and Engineering I buildings on the Paul Scottish Rite, Osman Temple Colorado University campus. Coroner's Shrine, the Kiwanis Club, Board of investigation reported accidental and Goodwill Industries, and was a mem- instantaneous death as a result of Ron's ber of the board of directors of the First head hitting a concrete ledge in the Methodist Church. He was also a memfall. be¡r of the Minnesota and Michigan Bar Ron, studying late Tuesday evening Associations. with a friend, returned to the EngineerHis wife, Mrs. Isabel M.ercer, survives ing Building to locate something that him. he had forgotten earlier. Finding the WILBUR N. SKOURUP building locked, he scaled the tree to Wilbur N . Skourup, 61, former Des attract the attention of some students Moines County state senator, died at working in one of the experimental his White Acres farm home near Spring laboratories in the building. A limb he Grove, Iowa, on February 10. He had was standing on broke, and he plunged suffered from a heart condition for to the ground, hitting his head fatally. about three years.

He was found .e arly the next morning Brother Skourup moved from Daven- by a building janitor before classes had port to Burlington in 1938, and was at convened.

Ron was born in Deadwood, South that time a representative of the Standard Oil Company. After living in the Dakota, on .December 3, 1932. He was city for about two years, the family the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Mertz moved to the Spring Grove farm. He of Silverton, Colorado. Ron attended owned both the farm and the White school in Deadwood through his fr eshman year in high school when the famAcres service station at Spring Grove.

F r om 1947 to 1951 he was Republican ily moved to Silverton, where he comstate senator from Des Moines County. pleted high school.

Entering the University of Color ado During the 1951 state legislature, he represented the American Automobile in the Fall of 1951, Ron pledged Acacia Association in Des Moines. In 1949 and in the Fall of 1952. He was initiated into 1950 he was sales manager for the auto- active membership in the Spring of mobile association, with his territor y 1953.

Brother Mertz was extremely active covering about half of the state.

Brother Skourup was initiated into both in the Fraternity and on the camAcacia by the Kansas State Chapter in pus. He was a m ember of Amer ican 1914. After he received his B.S. degree Society of Civil Engineering, played on in 1915, he took graduate work at the the Freshman Baseball Team, and held 119

positions on numerous committees, including Assistant General Chairman of Engineer's Days for 1954, Chairman of the Engineer's Ball Queen Committee for 1954, and in- charge of the softball tomnament for Engineer's Days in 1953 (also on General Committee). For Acacia, Ron was Intramural Chairman for 1953-54, and coached the "A" Squad Basketball Team during the recently completed season.

Among various leisure-time activities, Ron liked best to hunt, fish , and ski. He excelled in all of these activities. He was a member of the Methodist Church .

FRANK MOORE

Frank Moore, the oldest m ember of the Purdue Chapter of Acacia, passed on at the home of his daughter on December 20, 1953 after a life that spanned almost a century. He was born at Montmorenci, Ind., on August 5, 1862. This village was almost in the shadow of what was to become Pur due University and Frank was one of its early enrollees. Business and governmental activities occupied his life at West Lafayette. He was intensely interested in Masonry and had gone thru the chairs of both the Blue Lodge and Commandery at Lafayette, and was member of both the Consistory, and Murat Temple at Indianapolis, and of the Eastern Star at Lafayette. As long as Acacia was on a Masonic basis, the Purdue Chapter maintained a third degree team, and Mr. Moore, being a Past Master, always served as Worshipful Master.

He was initiated as an Honorary member of Acacia in the early years of the Chapter's existence along with a group of Masonic leaders, and in 1920 became a member of the Board of the Purdue Acacia Building Association on which he served until 1948. He served during the period when th.e Association was going thru the difficult years of paying for the property occupied by the Fraternity, and during much of this period was treasurer of the Board.

Service of the five men that handl.e d the financial difficulties induced by World War I, can only be appreciated by those that knew something of these problems, and the obligation to men on the Board by the active Chapter to-day is great for the Fraternity property that they enjoy.

The interest of Mr. Moore, and of his wife and daughter Dorothy, in all affairs of the Fraternity, made them part of a group of Pur due Acacians that gave staunch support and strength to the organization. John Gano, a Pur due Acacian of the 1920 class joined the Moore family as a son-in-law, adding strength to the Acacia ties. The splen120

did leadership Moore thru the portant factors the strength of

and service of Frank years is one of the imthat has contributed to the Purdue Chapter.

MERLE GILLIS

Merle C. Gillis, 60, Farmers Home Administration official died in Dec =mb er at his home in Ur bana, Illinois. He was an alumnus of the Cornell Chapter of Acacia.

Brother Gillis attended Purdue University and r eceived his bachelor's degree in 1917. H e was awarded his Ph.D . a t Cornell University in 1924.

He was assistant supervisor of the Bloomington District of the FHA . He had lived in Champaign-Urbana for the last 30 years.

H e was very active in Masonry being past high priest in the Chapter, illustrious master of the Council, past commander of the Commander y, and a member of the Anser Shr ine, Springfield .

To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Van Wye, Cincinnati '39, a daughter, B arbara Sue, on May 25 .

To Mr. and Mrs. E. Stanley Grafton, Evansville '51 , a son, Kemit Stanley, on November 4.

To Mr. and Mrs. Max E. Fessler, Kansas '38, a daughter, Sally Katherine, on May 10.

To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ringholm, No1路thweste1路n '42, a son, James Howard, on May 22.

To Mr. and Mrs. Karl Heimke, Wisconsin '52, a daughter, Susan Elizabeth, on J anuary 7.

tBr Connubio BAARENT L . BIESEMEYER, Arizona '50, to Miss Margaret Laubscher, in Tucson.

P AUL M. SwiNNEY, Evansville '51, to Miss Gail Lenore Rinehart, March 21, in Evansville.

EDGAR R. K ELLY, Illinois '43, to Miss Joan Behne, March 29, in Aurora, Indiana.

JAMES W. VoTH, Illinois '52, to Miss Helen Mary Mester, June 12, in Quincy, Illinois.

RoE E . WALKER, Illinois '51, to Miss Marcia Kathryn Stenber g, June 12, in Highland Park, Illinois.

DONALD A. YALE, Illinois '51, to Miss Jean T . Koons, June 6, in Branchville, N.J. WALLACE F . DYSTE, Minnesota '50, to Miss Florence E . Fowler, D ecember 19, in Fairmont, Minnesota.

KERN S. RIDLINGTON, Minnesota '50, to Miss D orothy Olson, December 18, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

DAVID L. BEEM, Missou1路i '52, to Miss Sandra Jean Scarlett, June 26, in Harper, Kansas.

WILLIAM D . HALLAHAN, Missouri ' 53, to Miss J o Ann R eifsteck, June 12, in Overland, Missouri.

RoBERT W. HAYWARD, New Hampshin~ '52, to Miss Jean McGilvreay, June 12.

GEORGE E. HOLBROOK, New Hampshi路re '52, to Miss Beverly May, May 29, in Keene, N. H .

ALDEN L. LovELL, New Hampshire '!>1, to Miss Mary Ellen Lovett, May 30, in Gloucester, Mass.

BEN F . HILL, Northwestern '48, to Miss June L . Mankus, May 23, in Chicago.

RICHARD C. HULBERT, Northwestern '51, to Miss Harriet S. Peterson, June 15.

EDWARD J. HINMAN, Oklahoma '49, to Miss Emma Jean Richmond, June 15, in New Orleans.

WILLIAM N. BICKEL, Ohio '50, to Miss Corrine Elizabeth Schramm, June 27 at B ellaire, Ohio.

CHARLES ROHRBECK, Penn State '52, to Miss Annette Searson, June 26.

EDMUND CoGBURN, T exas '51, to Miss Marilyn Bailey, May 29, in Houston.

RoBERT N. DETER, UCLA '49, to Miss Margaret A. Bridgman, April 24, in Beverly Hills, California.

J AMES EDWIN MILLER, UCLA '52, to Miss Elizabeth .s. Hollister, in Westchester, California.

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COLORADO SETS A WARDS RECORD

The Colorado chapter climaxed a prosperous year by winning grand prizes on its float and carnival booth during Colorado University days. These two awards plus the grand prize for homecoming house decorations gave the chapter three o.£ the four grand awards given at the University during the year. No one could recall any group on campus accomplishing this fete before, at least in recent years.

First this year was the building of house decorations, which was supervised by Bill Eager. The chapter d ecided to take a smaller theme and perfect it.

The theme decided upon was a wrecked stagecoach to be made of fibe r board.

The plan paid off. Many even asked, "Where did the Acacians get the stagecoach?"

Spanish moss flown from Mississippi and about 600 hand made flowers were featured on the float for Colorado University days. The prize winning float entitled " Gone Are the Days" depicted a garden scene of a southern plantation. The setting was in line with the

"Dow n Yonder " them e of the celebra tion.

Chairman of the project, Wayne Hansen, had a big job getting the float · ready for the parade. The finishing touches were applied as the float was being lined up for the parade. Near disaster resulted when Venerable Dean, Bill Eager, misplaced the keys for the truck about 30 minutes before the parade. Bill swiftly met the problem by rigging up a light switch on the ignition.

The Color ado Acacia chapter teamed up with the Alpha Delta Pi sorority to build the "Sink or Swim" carnival booth.

The boys and girls both pitched in on the construction of the booth. The sorority also handled advertising. Posters showing the "SOS" carnival booth were placed around the campus before the carnival. The booth resembled eight giant slot-machines with the levers made of brake handles from 1935 Fords.

The booth ran out of prizes both nights of the carnival, but prizes such as vegetables and old law books filled in. Girls in shorts also dealt out kisses as prizes. The second night the attraction was supplemented by a player piano and a brass band.

Additions to the Colorado trophy case are these major awards, all won during the past school year.

LEFT to RIGHT-Colorado U Days Parade: Homecoming Decorations: and Colorado U Day Carnival.

ILLINI ACACIANS DO IT AGAIN

For the seventh time in eight years the Illinois Chapter took first place in U . of I Spring Carnival on April 24th.

It is the largest indoor college Carnival staged anywhere.

The display this year was in the capable hands of co-chairman, "Bill" Pickle and John Corliss, and they w ere assisted by the co-ordination chairmen, Don Mueller, and Bob Hodam. These men did an excellent job all the way from planning and engineering through the construction and operation. Men who did an outstanding job were Dick Ewan, Al Kleinbeck, Harry Gates, Ken Golan, Mar k Creviston, Chuck Francis, and Bob Hagemeyer.

The Chapter's partner was the Alpha Delta Pi sorority. The title of the booth was "The Hold Up," and the scene was the interior of a Western Style saloon during the frontier days. It had a stage on which the girls were carried acr oss on carts attached to a moving conveyor.

The girls held large garter s as a target for the audience at the bar to shoot through with ping-pong guns. The prizes were chewing gum and garters.

The publicity for the show was under the direction of Don Mueller and Bob Hodam. They did an excellent job of building up interest among the campus crowd. On the Thursday and Friday preceding the Carnival street dances were held during the 10 minute intervals between classes.

CORDES VP OF MISSOURI "Y" Ralph L. Cor des, Missouri Chapter, was elected vice-president of the YMCA of the University of Missouri for the coming year. At present he is Junior Dean of the chapter and active in many other campus affairs. Ralph, who is from Cedar Hill, Missouri, pledged dur ing his fr eshman year, and was initiated in January 1954. He will b e a junior this semester, and is planning on entering full time YMCA work after his gr aduation in '56.

ARIZONA On February 1, 1954, Arizona Chapter elected John Tverberg as V.D. ; R. Kelley Hocker, Senior Dean; David Grove,

"HOLD UP" Prize winning booth in the Illinois Spring Car nival which co ntinued the Chapter's fa b ul o us win reco rd in this event.

Junior Dean; Ted Geyler, Treasurer; and John Garrett, Secretary. Later appointments were: Wesley Ford, Kitchen Steward; Robert Franklin, House Manager; and John Merritt, TRIAD Correspondent.

March 7th. saw the initiation of: Wesley W. Ford, Robert W. Franklin, James C. Hughes, John W. Merritt, and Landon Nichols.

Acacians honored on campus include: Carl Berninger, Chain Gang, the Junior men's honorary; Richard Dorrance, billiard champion of the University ; Wesley Ford, Sophos, the Sophomore men's honorary ; David Grove, vicepresident of the Advertising-Marketing Club ; James Hughes, President of the Arizona Chapters of Alpha Kappa Psi and Alpha Delta Sigma, past president of the Advertising- Marketing Club, and winner of the regional award for the outstanding member of Alpha Delta Sigma; John Tverberg, Theta Tau, Tau Beta Pi, and vice-president of the Engineering Council of the University ; and J ames W arkomski, Chairman of the Bookstore Committee of the University.

Socially, our annual dances, the Ides of March and the costumed Night on the Nile, were both held at the Rancho Fiesta and were very successful. We took part in an exchange with the Alpha Xi Deltas in F ebruary and with Pima Hall in May. Also, we sponsored two 122

breakfasts to which the Brothers brought their dates, and which proved to be enjoyed by all.

CALIFORNIA Cal chapter has completed an active semester.

Our social life included a sinners' party, dinner dance, pledge formal (held on May 15th at the Sequoia Country Ral ph L. Co rdes, recently elected vice-presid ent of the YM C A at the University of Misso uri.

Club), steak fry, exchanges with the Delta Zetas, Delta Delta Deltas, and Mary Morse Hall at Mills College, and the big alumni dinner on March lOth. The results of studies at the end of the last semester found us at 21st place out of 54 fraternities, but the pledges managed to hit 15th place. This semester we hope to be in a higher position.

One of the most important things to come out of the semester is the drive to remodel the chapter house. Since we must comply with city regulations, many changes must be made by next September, and since an addition to the ~ house and repairs are badly needed, a general remodeling is planned.

With the end of the semester we lose some valuable men. Ted Nelson will receive his commission in the Army; Mal Zirker, Dick Lawyer, Duke Hoffelt, Gil Muck, and Al Beeson graduate. Also we lose our Chapter Advisor, Colonel Wenzel D. Roth, who is going on active duty with the Army overseas.

The house in 1954- 1955 will be under the leadership of Ed Wachsman as Venerable Dean, Kelley Sater as Senior Dean, Fred Monroe as Junior Dean, Dave Jones as Treasurer, and Joe Cook as Secretary. With these men Cal chapter is assured of a prosperous future .

CINCINNATI On March 7, following a hectic week of sleeping on floors, making paddles, and showing the utmost respect for the actives, eleven men were initiated into the Cincinnati Chapter. Although a few men remained pledges by reason of insufficient grades, our pledge class scholastically ranked fifth of the seventeen fratemities on campus. This is a definite improvement over previous years.

Shortly after initiation, new officers were installed, and under the guidance of Howard Tefft, our new Venerable Dean, many committees are now engaged in various phases of fraternity work. The project which is being followed with the most interest is the construction of a new room in the basement. It will soon be completed and will serve as a game room, dance parlor, and chapter hall.

Larry Busic, our new Junior Dean, is doing his best to provide us with a full social calendar. In addition to exchange dinners, we have had various types of parties at the house. We recently joined forces with Beta Theta Pi to hold the annual Beta-Acacia Street Dance. On May 8 and 9 we had our Week-end Party, at which girls took over the house for the night, and the boys did their best to get a good night's sleep in the annex.

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that there are those who have some energy left, for a glimpse at our calendar indicates that there are many more busy days ahead.

New pledges for the spring term are: Garver Gerard, Jim Herbertson, Gary Webber, and Dick Myers.

CORNELL

COLORADO Colorado chapter's spring social calendar was filled out by the annual "Night-on-the-Nile" party and the "Yellow Rose" formal, both of which were held in the house. Highlight of the Egyptian party was the crowning of king and queen, who reigned from an elaborate throne.

Acacia members gaining recognition on the campus include: Lynn Hammond, who was elected to the Associated Students of the University of Colorado, the student governing body; Brothers Don Jones and Dick Hoffmeister, chosen to Phi Beta Kappa; Jones was also named as the outstanding senior journalism student at the Univ-ersity; and Bill Eager was elected to Combined Engineers.

During Colorado University's first Greek Week, Acacains played an important role. Lynn Hammond, who brought the idea to the campus from the Regional Conclave, was general chairman.

At the public relations seminar, conducted by Don Jones, National Traveling Secretary Walter Dahl was the main speaker.

In the all-school intramural wrestling competition, newly initiated Jack McGahey took second place in his weight division.

At the chapter house, Jack Little was elected as the Outstanding Senior and Athlete for the 1953-54 school year. Outstanding pledge honors went to Jim Fletcher, and Bill Eager received the activities award.

The grounds of Acacia are ringing with the sounds of trucks, bulldozers, picks, and shovels. The landscape is rapidly being transformed. The parking lot, which up until now has been in the front of the house, is now in the back.

Plans have the front a beautiful green lawn, if old man weather will allow operations to continue. An ironic note is the fact that it has rained practically every day since the start of the project.

Most of the labor force has been made up of the brothers, but some of the work has been contracted. The parking lot, when finished, will hold about 23 cars, a basketball court, and will be covered with blacktop. Sidewalks are being constructed from both the parking lot and street sides of the house. This location of the lot is a switch from previous plans which had the lot on the north side of the house with a capacity of 19 cars.

The sports field sees the Cornell chapter the holder of the Divesti Softball Cup for the third straight year. The cup, donated by Max Divesti, is the symbol of victory in the annual softball game between the Cornell and Syracuse chapters of Acacia. Cornell took this years game 11 to 6.

Utilizing vocal muscles, Rod Munsey and L ew Mathews talked their way into the semi-finals of the Interfraternity Debating Contest before being defeated.

This year's topic was the question of deferred rushing on which the boys debated in favor of the proposal.

Cal's Quartet Quarters a Quartrain

DENVER Jim Craig the new VD for the Denver chapter of Acacia, is a music major from Pueblo, Colorado.

Music is a very serious matter to Craig. He has played in the Pueblo summer symphony orchestra and the DU marching band and orchestra. He also sings bass in the DU choir and has been known to 'stomp' his foot upon hearing some hillybilly songs.

Bob Johnson is Acacia's new Senior D ean.

Johnson is from Denver, and is aretailing major in the business school. He is also captain of the Acacia Tigers, our famed bowling team.

Other newly elected officers are Bruce Green and Dick Soennichsen, rush chairmen; Herb Balderstrum, secretary; Chuck Baggs, treasurer; Jack Deeter, Senior Dean; and Charlie Rose, Senior Steward.

Bob Johnson and Ross Grenard were co- chairmen for May Days.

Dick Millin, Acacia grad of 1952, is now stationed only 86 miles from Denver at Camp Carson, Colorado.

Millin spends his weekends at the chapter house and has showed us some very interesting 35 MM color slides on Korea.

Last quarter Acacia cooperated with local Order of the Crusader chapters and held an Ides of March formal dance in DU's student union.

We hope more of these functions are in store for the future. It gives the chapter a good opportunity to meet these high school men and gives these lads a chance to become acquainted with Acacia.

Denver Acacia will lose four graduating seniors this June.

These men are Chuck Boydstun, Alex Campbell, Bill Edson and Teny Eakin.

Boydstun and Edson are now dickering with their draft boards.

Campbell will have an ROTC commission in the Signal Corps and Eakin is entering the Armored Corps as a Second Lieutenant.

EVANSVILLE With the acquisition of a new chapter house and sixteen new initiates, Evansville Acacia is again on the march. The fall pledge class was small with only three new members, Frank Blum, David Ingle, and Phil Seibert, but the most successful rushing activities in the Evansville Chapter's history were carried out in December netting a total of 13 new pledges. The climax came on March 20th when the following men were initiated: Frank Clapp, Jerry Daubenspeck, Dave Harold, Lee Hartford, Ronald Jackson, Leland Kensler, Dave SUMMER, 1954

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Luckett, Bob McKnight, Harry Miller, Jim Rutledge, Jack Schmidt, John Wahnsiedler, and Roger Wetzel.

Our new chapter house at 2020 E .

Mulberry Street was acquired just in time for initiation. Much work has been done by the active chapter on the two story blick house wh ich will eventually be "home" for 15 members. Able assistance in furnishing the house h as been handled by the newly formed Acacia Auxiliary, which consists . of wives and mothers of Acacians. Further remodeling of the chapter house is expected to b e completed by Sept~mber.

New officers for the ensumg year were elected in April. Paul Bingham w ill serve as Venerable Dean; Joe Kirk, Senior Dean; Jack Schaffner, Junior Dean · John Wahnsiedler, Secr etary; Sam Laubscher, Treasurer; and Roger Wetzel, House Manager.

In campus activities, Acacia has participated in the annual Kampus Kapers variety show, won the intramural basketball championship, placed fourth in intramural bowling, and has placed Sam Laubscher in nomination for vice - president of the Student Government Association. So far it's under the hat, but plans are brewing for a big Acaciasponsored campus event to be held n ext year.

The ~nnual Spring Orchid For mal was held on May 8th following the F ounder's Day banquet. Climaxing the dance was the awarding of one dozen roses to Miss Alma Ruth Hunt, 1954 Sweetheart of Acacia. Following the dance, everyone changed from formals and tuxes, to sweat shirts and jeans for an after midnight party at Mesker Park.

Our first visitors at 2020 Mulberry were national traveling secretary Dick Poppel , NorthwesteTn '50, and Bob Jepson , Kansas State. Dick also visited Evansville in December and we owe him much of our success in rushing activities through his splendid suggestions and leadership.

Campus honor s and achievements have been numerous in the Evansville chapter this year. Past Venerable D ean Sam Laubscher was recently elected P resident of the Union Board and is a candidate for vice-president of the Student Government Association. Don Roth served as president of Alpha Epsilon Rho and Pi Gamma Mu honoraries this year, and Ronald Jackson was drum major for both the E.C. marching band and the R.O.T.C. band.

FRANKLIN The recently-initiated D eferred Rushing System of P ennsylvania has given us a "breath er" in our fratern ity lives. We can now look back upon our successes, and look forward to still greater measures of success. We initiat124

Brothers of the Colorado Chapter works on the float which took top prize in the Colorado U Days parade.

ed three new Acacians, Brothers Michael L eider, Robert Louis Spohr, and Gordon K. Bohn. Recently, we held our annual elections, and these are the results: Joseph Weiss, Venerable D ean; Michael L eider, Senior Dean; Gordon Bohn, Junior D ean; and Robert Spohr and Donald V. Graf Secretary and Treasurer, respectively.

Our Social Calendar has been "jampacked" with our recent successful French cafe party, Pirate P arty, Barn Dance, Spring Formal, Skimmer Day picnic- dance, Parent's Weekend, IF Weekend, Ivy Formal, and Hawaiian Party. Work too, plays an important part in our daily existence here at Penn. We converted a large men's room to a roomy ladies' powder room . . . more effort was expended painting the sun porch in the rear of our huge house. This was a mansized job.

Our aspirations have been nicely portl·ayed by our present Venerable Dean.

"Now we are looking to the future in hope that in the next few years our House will be the finest on P enn's campus. Just give us a year or two."

ance. Carlene Parker, Outstanding Senior Woman, Lady of the Lacy Garter, and Pi Beta Phi, was the not too mournful widow.

Our second big function of the sem.ester was "Night on the Nile." It proved to be as much if not more a success as the Widow's Party. Everyone enjoyed himself to the "fullest" and midway through the celebration Laurie Locke and Rosalyn Davenport were crowned as King Tut and Queen Cleopatra. Even now, only a month later, all of us are counting the days until the next Nile excursion.

On May 8th, we had our Founder's D ay Celebration with dining and dane" From here to Eternity " on the Nile. Laurie Locke and 'Rosalyn Davenport are crowned King Tut and Queen Cleopatra ·at GW.

lrll•l itrli\'Z.$3: II: t? l•l: I This past semester at George Washington has had with the more ser ious side its share of gay frolics. In the early part of the semester we sponsored a "B enefit for the Widow of the Unknown Soldier." The second annual Widow's P arty was a roaring success with close to two hundr-ed persons, including other fraternities and sororities, in attend -

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ing and a few well chosen words by our V.D., Howie Roberts. This was our last and most enjoyable function of the semester. We were very happy to play host to so many of our own alumni as well as the alumni of other chapters.

This dinner dance was the beginning of what we hope is a large Alumni Organization in the greater Washington area.

Too, there have been many enjoyable exchanges with campus sororities, song fests, a pledge party and something new -a Mother's Day Tea. This has truly been a great year.

Campus-wise this has also been a great year at George Washington. Howard Roberts, our Venerable Dean, ran for the office of Columbian College Representative to the Student Council. It was a great campaign we staged and although he lost by a heart-breaking fifteen votes, we feel justifiably proud of our efforts. Howie has just been elected President of the Inter-Fraternity Council for 1954-55 and appointed to the Stu-Life Committee. Earlier in the spring he was elected to membership in Gate and Key, an honorary for outstanding fraternity men.

Harry Thayer, another one of our most active members, after working on the Cherry Tree , G.W.'s yearbook, was selected as Business Manager for the

been more and more clearly recognized this past year as the campus leader it is at all the other Universities.

ILLINOIS Dick Rayburn has been chosen cadet colonel of the University of Illinois Army ROTC for 1954-55. He is the second cadet colonel Acacia had had in the last three years.

Socially, our Spring Formal had as its theme "Villa Gioiosa" or "Joyous Villa" was evidenced by the awe-inspiring decorations under the direction of Al Kleinbeck. The house was decorated outside with a ten foot fountain and trees along the sidewalk. Inside the house several statuaries situated in various places and also a fountain inside.

The dance was unusual in that the girls stayed overnight in the Main House while the Acacians stayed in the Annex.

Leon Heiple's guidance on many (definitely) nights of song practice was climaxed by a serenade to the girls.

Another social event was the annual "Feud Dance" with Alpha Kappa Lambda. On the afternoon of the dance, April 3rd, we had our annual "Tug-of-War" was won by the opposition this year.

Some of the grief of losing the "Rope Pull" was lost as we danced to Bob Norman and his Orchestra at the AKL Fraternity House.

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GW Chapter's "¡W idow" Parker receives her wreath and a few gracio.us bows from the brothers.

coming year. Harry was also Director of the Inter -Fraternity Sing and was elected Secretary of Gate and Key. He also served on the activities fee committee and did most of the promotion work for that group.

Bob Riggs, Junior Dean and also our donation to Phi Beta Kappa, was selected for the editorial staff of the Hatchet, G.W.'s newspaper. We could deliberate further on brother Riggs' contributions and achievements, but this subject is covered more thoroughly in the Outstanding Senio¡r article.

Acacia at George Washington has SUMMER, 1 9 54

The weekend of April lOth proved to be one of exceptional rejoicing for nine new initiates. Frederick Bauer, Milton Carlson, William Landreth, Gary Osborne, Loyd Novak, Dick Kirkpatrick, Berry Marchant, and Dale Wagoner are the proud new wearers of the jeweled triangle. Also initiated was Joseph A. Franklin, Treasurer and Vice-President of Indiana University. Enthusiasm is r unning high and nex t year promises to offer great things.

A brand new slate of house officers has been recently installed. David Watson is the new Venerable Dean; David Miller, Rush Chairman; David Haviland, Social Chairman; Don Mahoney, Secretary ; John DeRome, Treasurer; Richard Whinery, Pledge Trainer; and Dave Porter, Scholarship Chairman.

The morning of May 8th dawned cold and cloudy on the IU campus, but it took more than a few drops of rain to dampen spirits for the "Little 500" bicycle race. With an estimated crowd of 10,000 on hand the Acacia team rode to a second place victory for the second year in a row. Consisting of Bill Mann, Dave Por ter, George Branam, and Gary Osborne, the team finished only 35 seconds behind the winners in spite of a flat tire, three spills, one penalty lap, and several poor exchanges. The house

was presented with a twelve inch trophy and the individual team members each received a Roadmaster bicycle, electric razor, and jacket. The manager of this year's team was Cliff Hunt and the trainer was Lew French.

May 8th was also Mother's Day on campus and the evening following the "Little 500" found the Chapter entertaining approximately 2,000 campus visitors and students with a front lawn ice cream social. With the support of the other fraternities and sororities on campus, cake and ice cream was served to all who braved the chilly weather, and constant entertainment proceeded throughout the evening. Brother Dick Fowler, who returned for the weekend from Ball State Teachers College, acted as master of ceremonies. The evening's climax came when Colonel Shoemaker, Dean of IU Students, presented the "Mother of the Year" with one dozen red roses. Following the program, The Acacia mothers who were down for the weekend took charge of the house while their sons moved out to spend the night with Brothers living in town. The mothers spent a wakeful night reliving college experiences by conducting a 2: 00 A.M. jam session in the living room and a bull session in the Chapter room.

"Short sheeting," bed mix-ups, and general confusion prevailed but all had a glorious time. The weekend proved to be a tremendous success.

IOWA STATE Here at Iowa State we have spent the greater part of this quarter in three projects. The first of these is the cementing our relations with the Grand Lodge of Iowa ; something which we feel is Robert P. Hodam, Bement, Illinois Chapter junior, was named winner of the annual Phi Beta Kappa scholarship of $100. The award is made yearly to the outstanding junior to use for tuition or other academic purposes during the senior year,

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mighty impor tant to the efficient m anagement of our affairs in the state both on the alumni level and on the undergraduate, too. As a result of our efforts there is an article forthcoming in the Grand Lodge Bulletin of Iowa for the Month of May. The second major project for the chapter this quarter is the ever present probem of expansion. One of our alumni, Ellsworth Kohlman, an architect fr om Cedar Rapids, Iowa has looked over the prospects and is now drawing up a prospectus for us. Now we are faced by the old bogy of all chapters; .where to get enough money to pay for the addi tion to the house without going into debt too heavily.

This leads into the third fiasco of the quarter, Founders' Day. This year, as last, we were honored by the presence of two of our charter members, Mike Dick Farley , star forward on Indiana's Hoosiers was elected the University's Outstanding Athlete .

He has recently signed a contract to play professional basketball with the Syracuse Nationals.

Venerable Dean Bob 'W hite leads the pull of the " Black Knights of the Boneyard" against the men of Alpha Kappa Lambda in the annual Illinois feud festivities .

Dick Rayburn, new cadet Colonel at the U niversity of Illinois, confers with Colonel M. A. Hatch, commandant of ROTC, and Stanley Routh {center), his executive officer.

Crawford, 09, and John Hug, 09. John is a professor of Mechanical Engineering here at Iowa State, and Mike is still in business in Detroit, Michigan. He drove out to Ames with the express purpose in mind of attending our Founders' Day dinner.

This year we were once more honored by having one of our number elected to Cardinal Key, men's honorary.

Key is the highest honor which is attained on this campus, and it was Ralph Speer, a March graduate, who was selected for membership.

We extended our hand to twelve more men on May 9. These were the men who were wearing the jeweled triangle for the first time. They are : Don Vinson, Ron Pettit, John McDonald, Joel J ensen, Gordon Sundberg, Dent Ericson, Bruce Campbell, Bernie Wilcox, Dick Barck, Jim Granneman, Keith Cornelius, and Errol Bartine. We were also very happy to welcome into our chapter George Robinson, Sr. as an honorary member. w .e are also honored in having four men elected to Phi Eta Sigma, freshman scholastic honorary. They ar e: Joel Jensen, Bob Davis, Bernie Wilcox, and John McDonald.

Ber nie Kolp, our last graduating senior, was singled out for honors in Phi Kappa Phi, senior scholastic honorary .

IOWA New pledges since the last issue of TRIAD are, L es Meewes, Gale Wheeler, Gordon Halver son, Loren Edwards, and 126

Howard Meythaler. Bob Day was initiated on March 12 as an alumnus.

Election results in March gave the Iowa Chapter W. David Koerner as Venerable Dean. Dave has a fine executive council with William Henderson Senior Dean; William Hollander, JU:nio; Dean; Larry Haubrock, Treasurer; and William Waller, Secretary. Our new house-mother, Mrs. Marjory Tracy, came to us in December completing the list of new "big wheels" at the Iowa Chapter.

The Iowa Chapter celebrated Founder's Day at a banquet held April 4 at the chapter house. Guest speaker was Dick Poppel, traveling secretary, who was spending the week with the Iowa Chapter. Brief comments were made by several of the visiting alumni, including Dr. Frederick Beebee, Iowa Acacians President, and Jake Wegmueller, Iowa Acacians Secretary. Everyone enjoyed an evening of brotherhood and entertainment.

We now have two new trophies resting over our quaint fireplace here at 946 Iowa Avenue in Iowa City. With the help of the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority as co-workers, Acacia won first prize concession booth at the All CampuS! Carnival which is sponsored annually at Iowa University. With originality and beauty as Sophia's Bier Garten depicted, the judges honored us with first prize. Refr eshing cider was served and a floor show featuring Sophie Tucker, last of the red hot mamas, provided entertainment for the many visitors to our booth.

Acacia's "Sweetheart Formal" was a great success this spring even though

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three inches of rain fell that night. Our 1954 sweetheart was Kathy Amundson of Radcliff, Iowa. Her two attendents were Betty Rarick of Iowa City and Teri Harlan of Tacoma, Washington.

Four seniors who will be leaving us this year were honored at a dinner at the chapter house. Those graduating are Rod Pearson, past venerable dean; Bob Heppenstall, past senior dean; James Weinberger, past treasurer; and Ed Ahlquist, past secretary. Each was given a gift from the fraternity.

KANSAS STATE We are proud to announce the addition to our role the names of twelve new members since the last Triad issue, they are: Joe Raugh, Walter Male, and Kenneth O'Fallen-Alumni members-Bill Cox, Larry Yost, Gene New, Newton Male, Marvin Ginter, Dick Day, Don Pohlman, Robert Hedrick, and Robert Meyers, actives.

New officers since the last edition are: R. B. Miller, Venerable Dean; Don Pohlman, Senior Dean; Robert Jepson, Treasurer; Norman Kastner, Secretary; Delbert Jepson, Junior Dean.

Our social calendar has been pretty well marked throughout the semester.

Our annual Spring Formal, the big event of the year was held in the Legion Hall with Bill Heptig, one of the local Tommy Dorseys, playing. The banquet preceding the formal was held in the Wareham Hotel with Walt Dahl as speaker.

Parents Day was celebrated May 2, with a good percentage of the member's parents present. The Mother's Club met

in the afte1noon and elected officers.

Our fathers spent the afternoon visiting.

On May 9, a Golden Anniversary Banquet was held at the chapter house, about 20 alumni were present and all enjoyed the program which included : the banquet, a short talk by 'Tiny' Foltz, faculty advisor of fraternities, and shall we say, state of the union message by Alumni Pres. George Ferrier and the usual board of directors meeting.

MICHIGAN Starting out right after spring vacation, the chapter participated in the Michigras parade. Michigras, which is held every other year, is similar to the tournament of Roses. Fraternities with the aid of a sorority or dormitory, make a float for the parade. "Life is a Book" was the theme this year. We worked with Couzens Hall, the nurse's resi dence, and constructed a float entitled "Little Old Lady in the Shoe." Two weeks were spent constructing the 14' high and 12' long float.

The next weekend, that of May first, found us having our spring formal. It was the "Anniversary Ball," and over 100 people were present.

During the above mentioned events, the house was diligently working on IFC sing. We were chosen from the 43 fraternities as one of the top 10 with renditions of "When Day is Done," and "Dancing in the Dark." At the finals, we were sponsored by the Delta Delta Delta sorority and we placed fifth. V. D. Roy Wetterholt was our song leader.

The carnival booth which won two first place trophies for the Iowa Chapter at the All-Campus Carnival. The Chapter teamed with the Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority.

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Also, the same weekend, many of the brothers attended the IFC Ball held in the women's League.

Sunday, May ninth was Parent's Day, and again we had a large group at the house. The affair went smoothly and we were happy to have so many parents show such an interest.

Then, to top off the social season, the weekend of May 15th was designated for Founders' Day festivities.

Herb Wagner, J r., last year's V.D. was chosen as Acacia's outstanding intramural athlete, and the newly presented trophy will bear his name.

Saturday, May 22nd, has been put aside as senior day, to honor those graduating.

We have pledged 2 men during informal rushing this spring.

Since the last Triad, 7 men have made honoraries. Eric Aupplerle, Pat Fisher and Tom Platt were chosen for Phi Eta Sigma, freshmen all-campus scholastic honorary. Ted Ploughman was elected to Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honorary, Curt Atkisson is a member of Pi Tau Sigma, mechanical engineering honorary, and Dick Meyer and Dave Zerbal were selected to Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honorary.

Also Paul Campbell, an ex-V.D. was elected to Coif, a Law honorary, for his scholastic ability.

MINNESOTA New actives are Sheldon Sorrenson, Paul Wagner, John Grover, Ronald Rude, Scott Eddie, Roger Lindquist, Duane Sherwin, and Bill Dudley.

The chapter again won the all-university Interfraternity Scholarship Trophy with an average honor point ratio of 1.88 to the next nearest contender's 1.68. Individual honors went to John Holmes, graduating Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa; Len Nelson and Wally Swanson, named to the Minnesota's honorary junior men's society. Phoenix; and Jack Wagner, named to Gray Friars, the honorary society for senior men, and also chosen as next year's Business Manager of the Minnesota Daily. In campus politics, L en Nelson was elected to the Union Board of Governors, Bill Dudley to Business Board, and Wally Swanson named Summer Orientation Chairman for IFC. All the chapter's pre-med hopefuls-Sam Drage, Tom Sawyer, and Chuck Spray-had their hopes fulfilled with notices of acceptance. And thus have the gods been kind, and our members active about the campus. Socially active as well, the chapter held its Spring Formal this year at Forest Lake Country Club, some thirty miles out of Minneapolis. The very next week we travelled to Stillwater for our annual Canoe Party down the St. Croix River; while the very week 127

finish up the year, we had a pre-final fling with our neighbors, the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.

Officers for the coming year are: Venerable Dean, Bob Hall; Senior Dean, John Harman; Junior Dean, Ralph Cordes; Treasurer, Irv Field; and Secretary, Jim Hall.

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George Ferrier, {center), Kansas State Alumni President welcomes new alumni initiates Walter ' Male (left) and Joe Rauh.

before had contained Mother's Day Open House and Founders' Day Banquet. The weekend just previous to that had been spent displaying the final product of many weeks' labor-Oriental Escapades, our contribution to this year's Campus Carnival. And so our springtime has been busy as well as successful, as every springtime should be.

MISSOURI The Missouri Chapter of Acacia can consider the last school year very successful, and plans have been made for even a better year in 1954.

With several improvements being made on the house this summer, we are all looking forward to rush week which will be early in September. Pledged before final week last May were Karl Glenn and Norman Weston. Both Karl, who is in music, and Norm, who is in arts and science, are from near Raytown, Missouri.

The following men were initiated during the past year: Ralph Badger, Ralph Cordes, Irving Field, Bob Hall, Jim Hall, John Harman, Dick Johnson, Phil Knoche, George Scism, Bob Williams, and two honoraries-William L. Stuck and Kaer P. Vanice Il-both of Kansas City.

Our spring formal, the Orchid Ball, which was held May 8 at the Daniel Boone Hotel, was a great success. The chapter had orchids flown directly from Hawaii for corsages and decorations to carry out the theme.

The next week-end was one of the busiest of the year-not only founders' day, but also Yellow Dog initiation! To 128

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The annual Orchid L ei Formal was held April 24 at the Lincoln Scottish Rite Temple. Mary Jean Isaacson of Delta Delta Delta was chosen as Chapter Sweetheart.

John Chappell, sophomore from Minden, was elected into the membership of the active chapter of Pi Epsilon Pi, men's pep organization.

Neal Pohlman was elected president of the Voc Ag Club on the agriculture campus. Hugh Osmera and Robert Andersen were initiated into the "N" Club, University athletic organization. Both of these sophomores are members of the varsity track team. Charles Anderson was elected chairman of the 1955 University Greek Week.

New initiates are Carroll Goll, Wendell Wertz, and Fred McEvoy.

NEW HAMPSHIRE The Spring Semester has been a busy one for the New Hampshire Chapter.

The weekend of May 1st saw us working into the wee hours of the morning, initiating twenty-four new members into Acacia. Avard Elmgren did an excellent job in preparing these men to be brothers of Acacia.

"The PURGE OF IVAN AWFULURGE" took first place in the annual BLUE KEY STUNT NIGHT. Ray Matheson and Tom Rand were co-directors for this production. Tom also led the men of Acacia to a first place in the annual Interhouse Plays Contest, with the production of "Pawns." Our Venerable Dean, John Dearborn, received the Best Actor Award.

With the singing of: "Hallijah" and "In the Still of the Night," Jerry Fernald led us to a second place in the Interfraternity Song Fest.

Many people on their way past the house wondered at the chicken wire taking form in the back yard. It was our Junior float in the shape of a Champagne bottle being emptied into a glass.

It was a fine job, taking first place.

On Junior Prom weekend we travelled to the Exeter Inn for our annual Night on the Nile. There was a formal banquet and dancing was done to the melodies of Frank Hounsell's Orchestra.

On the sports picture we are right in the middle of Soft Ball, Tennis and Golf.

The final results aren't in yet, but the boys have done well so far.

We are extremely proud of V.D. John Dearborn, S .D . Avard Elmgren, and Jim Merritt who were elected to the Blue Key. John Everson was elected to the Senior Skulls. Both are honorary organizations for Senior men.

On the 6th of June our senior brothers completed their days as active Acacians.

They will be in many parts of the country-some in the military service and others in graduate school and in business. To all these men go our heartiest congratuations and best wishes.

NORTHWESTERN Although Homecoming for 1954 is a long ways off, it came into prominence for Northwestern Acacians last week when one of our senior members Jack Prost, was named co-chairman of Homecoming 1954. Throughout his first three years here at Northwestern and Acacia, Jack has held several positions in Homecoming and served last year as chairman of the badge committee. With Jack's past experience in Homecoming affairs, we know he will do a great job next fall, and we certainly pledge him all our support. .

House elections on May 10 determined a new group of officers for next year.

Taking over as Venerable Dean is Ray McNamee, with Jack Prost and Don Basta assuming the positions of Senior and Junior Deans respectively. Other new officers are Treasurer, Tom Richy; I.M. Manager, Jeff Lloyd, and Secretary, Phil McNamee.

Significant in I.M. sports this quarter was the winning of the campus pingpong doubles championship by brothers Phil and Ray McNamee. The brothers of this winning combination come from New York and Ray is the former pingpong singles champion at Northwestern University.

Initiation the weekend of May 15, brought seven new members into the ranks of the Northwestern Chapter of Acacia. They are, Tom Tonkin, Tom Gray, Lou Weisma, Nick Kalman, J ack Davis, Bob Lester, and Harry King.

Highlighting the social program this quarter was the Spring Formal held at the Elmherst Country Club on April 30.

The big event of the evening was the naming of the "Sweetheart of Acacia of 1954." Receiving the honor was Jean Heckman, with the two attendants being Harriet Peterson and Barbara Snodgrass. Favors were black and gold elephants which gave the final touch to a grand evening.

THE TRIAD

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 , 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 DeanFrank M. Harrison, Secretary-Charles R . Coe, Correspondent-Michael Chitwood, Chapter Adviser-James B. Kellar, 160 S. Hill St., Fayetteville.

CALIFORNIA-2340 Piedmont Ave. , Berkeley 4, Calif. Venerable DeanAllen W. Beeson, Secretary-David P. Jones, Correspondent-John Loring, Chapter Adviser-Judge Chris B. Fox, Court House, Oakland 7, Calif.

CINCINNATI-2617 University Ct., Cincinnati 19, Ohio. Venerable Dean -Howard E. Tefft, Secretary- Charles R. Scott, Correspondent-Arden A. Albaugh, Chapter Adviser-George F . Patterson, Jr., 2434 Bremont Ave., Cincinnati 13, Ohio.

COLORAD0-955 Broadway. Boulder, Colo. Venerable Dean-William R. Eager, Secretary-Harold N. Walgren, Correspondent-Robert D .

Britt, Chapter Adviser-John A . Lunsford, 800 Grant Place, Boulder.

COLORADO A&M-621 Remington, Ft. Collins, Colo . Venerable DeanFrancis W. Moellenberg, Secretary-David F . Wait, CorrespondentDonald E. Bright, Chapter Adviser-George F . Henry, 312 S . Howes St., Ft. Collins.

CORNELL--318 Highland Rd., Ithaca, N.Y. Venerable Dean-James L. Freeman, Secretary-George L . Mueller, Jr., Correspondent-Robert Warne, Chapter Adviser- Prof. Wilbur E. Meserve , 504 Thurston Ave ., Ithaca.

DENVER--2300 S . High St., Denver 10, Colo. Venerable Dean-James Craig, Secretary-Herbert Balderston , Correspondent-Terry Eakin , Chapter Adviser-Homer M . Dalbey, 1361 Bannock, Apt. 10, Denver.

EVANSVILLE-2020 E . Mulberry, Evansville, Ind . Venerable DeanPaul L. Bingham, Secretary-John R . Wahnsiedler, CorrespondentDavid K . Harold, Chapter Adviser-Or. Norman 0. Long, 3315 Washington Ave., Evansville .

FRANKLIN (University of Pennsylvania)- 3907 Spruce St., Philadelphia 4, Pa. Venerable Dean-Joseph F . Weiss, Secretary-Robert L . Spohr, Correspondent-Joseph F. Weiss, Chapter Adviser-Wilbur Johnson.

GEORGE WASBINGTON-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 Deru:>-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-David M. Watson, Secretary- Donald Mahoney, Correspondent-Frederic~ T .

Bauer, Chapter Adviser- Tom E. Warring, 525 S. Jordan Ave., Bloommgton.

IOWA-946 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, Iowa. Venerable Dean- W. David Koerner, Secretary-William Waller. Correspondent-John Heinzeding, Chapter Adviser-Or. F . S. Beebee, 400 Brookland Place, Iowa City.

IOWA STATE-142 Gray Ave., Ames, Iowa. Venerable Dean-Don Lyon, Secretary-Albert N. Fellows, Correspondent-Jack Pease, Chapter Adviser-Or. Darrel S . Metcalfe, 111 N. Russell, Ames.

KANSAS-1225 Oread, Lawrence, Kans. Venerable Dean- Walter V .

Weber, Secretary- Joel 0 . Scholte, Correspondent-Bernard A . Jones.

Chapter Adviser-Max Fessler, 2035 Ohio St. , Lawrence .

KANSAS STATE-340 N. 16th St., Manhattan, Kans. Venerable DeanRobert B. Miller, Secretary-Norman D. K~stner, 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 DeanRoy N. Wetterholt, Secretary-Norman 0. Brink, Correspo?dentRobert H. Kany , Chapter Adviser-John W . Hazelworth , 428 Wildwood Ave., Jackson, Mich .

MINNESOTA-1206 Fifth St., S.E.. Minneapolis 14. Minn. Venerable Dean-Glen T. Sawyer, Secretary-Edward Murphy, CorrespondentJack Wagner, Chapter Adviser-David Keith Irwin, 3029 Aldnch St., Minneapolis, Minn .

MISSOURI-506 Rollins St .. Columbia, Mo . Venerable Dean-Charles R. Hall, Secretary-James G. Hall, Correspondent- James G. Hall, Chapter Adviser-J. A . Morrison, 900 Hitt St., Columbia.

NEBRASKA- 334 N. 13th St., Lincoln, Nebr. Venerable Dean- John C. Chappell, Secretary-Hugh Osmera. Correspondent- Hugh Osmera, Chapter Adviser-William C. Hastings, 4630 Sumner, Lincoln 6.

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

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

OHIO STATE-1835 Indianola Ave., Columbus 1, Ohio. Venerable Dean - Robert E. Reirnsny der, Secretary-Joseph G. McDaniel. Correspondent -Doyle Campbell , Chapter Adviser- Cyrus Lawrence, 1458 Inglis Ave. , Columbus, Ohio.

OKLAHOMA- 544 Elm St., Norman, Okla. Venerable Dean- Bob J .

Cooper, Secretary-Don 0. Hill, Correspondent- Dean Crouse, Chapter Adviser-John W. Dunn, 1400 Garfield, Norman .

OKLAHOMA A&M-1215 College Ave ., Stillwater, Okla . Venerable Dean -Hugh F . Jones, Secretary-Barry D . Mock. Correspondent-Barry D .

Mock, Chapter Adviser-Col. Clarence H . Breedlove, Det. 670 AF, ROTC, Oklahoma A&M. Stillwate r, 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-John G. Johnon, Secretary-George F. Williams. Correspondent -John E. Brunner, Chapter Adviser-Wi!liam S. Dye, III, 212 E . McCormick 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-SOl 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-Daniel B. Place, Secretary- Howard V. Place, Correspondent- Roland H . Allen .

Chapter Adviser- E. E . Enos, 1111 Euclid Ave., Syracuse 10.

TEXAS-2614 Rio Grande St. , Austin, Tex. Venerable Dean- Creighton N . White, Secretary-Bobby Kostohryz, Correspondent-Tom C. Primm, Chapter Adviser-William B. Clark. 6202 Shoal Creek Blvd., Austin .

U.C.L.A.- 916 Hilgard Ave. , Los Angeles 24, Calif. Venerable DeanGerald Samuelson, Secretary- Jack Brewer. Correspondent-Robert Lyons, Chapter Adviser-Or. Frank H . Reinsch, 1322 N. Gardner St .. Los Angeles 46, Associate Adviser-Will iam M. Lynn, 1755 S . Robertson Blvd., Apt. 8, Los Angeles 35.

VERMONT-305 Maple St. , Burlington, Vt. Venerable Dean-T. Wayne Clark, Secretary-Alan H. Sma lley , Correspondent- David Curwen, Chapter Adviser-Leroy D . Ritter, 305 Maple St., Burlington.

WASHINGTON- 5004-17th Ave., N .E., Seattle 5, Wash. Venerable Dean - John E. Nelson , Secretary-Gerald L. Gould, Correspondent- James H . Larson, Chapter Adviser-John S . Richards, 12727-Sth 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 Langaon 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 DeanRoy D. Butler, Secretary- Vernon R . Proper, Correspondent-Ronald Rogers, Chapter Adviser-Raymond A . Morgan, 1706 Garfield, Laramie, Wyo.

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