Acacia Triad - Spring 1956 - Vol. 50, No. 3

OF ACACIA FRATERNITY

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Making a clean sweep and taking honors on both nights of "Walkin fo de Kake" are AI Tyler {left) and George Hansen. These two Vermont Acacians took first place in 1953 and '54, and after a year's rest came back to take both first places this year.

Quentin Shockley, President of the Indianapolis Alumni Association presents the Tom . Ayton Award to Indiana Chapter Venerable Dean Bill Cunningham at the Annual Indiana State Day. The award is given annually to the outstanding Chapter in Indiana. In the mirror is seen Purdue's Marvin Schmidt.

Oregon State used this giant, talking sphinx to signal that it was time for their annual "Nite on the Nile."

This was the prize winning entry of the Southern California Chapter in their Homecoming Pageant.

"Whistle While You Work" was the title of this beautiful snow sculpture which won first place for the New Hampshire Chapter. This is the second consecutive year for the Chapter to take top honors.

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EDITOR EVANSTON, IlLINOIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS BOB JEPSON IS NEW FIELD SECRETARY Executive Secretary Roy C. Clark has announced the appointment of Robert Jepson, Kansas State, as a new field secretary for the National Headquarters. Bob will replace Dudley C. Johnson who is resigning to return to law school at Louisiana State University.

Bob pledged Acacia at Kansas State in February, 1953, and as initiated in August of the same year. While in the Chapter he served as Treasurer, House Manager, Rush Chairman, and V enerable Dean. During his senior year he also served as a member of the Board of Director s of the Acacia Alumni Association of Kansas State. He attended the Golden Anniversary Conclave in 1954 and the Regional Conference at Boulder in 1955.

In addition to his Fratemity acitvities, Bob was president of the local chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, (professional business fratemity) ; vice chairman and later chairman of the Kansas State Collegiate Republican Club; and 1st vice chairman of the Collegiate Republican Clubs of Kansas.

Befor e coming to Kansas State, Bob attended Washbum High School, Topeka, fr om which he graduated in 1947.

He had been president of the Senior Class, president of Topeka Youth Centers, and business manager of the yearbook. He then went to work with the Santa Fe Railroad and in 1951 was called to serve two years with the United States Navy.

With Bob's broad and active background in Fratemity and campus activities, he should be ideally suited for the position of field secretary.

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Bob Jepson is New Field Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 National Foundation Awards Initial Scholarships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 The Triad Travels to Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Greek Stamps Commemorate Pythagoras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Chapter Eternal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Acacians the World Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Chapter Connubial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Stork Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Among Acacia's Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 The Chairman's Column .. .. ...... ... ..... . .. . .. .... ..... . .... Cover III

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

Notice of Change of Address (Form 3579) should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters, 1569 Sherman Ave., Evanston, m Subscription orders, photorraphs, copy, aDd correspondence of a business nature should be sent to 136 Fourth Ave. N., Nashville, 53

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active the following semester. Since then, he has become one of the most active "behind the scene members" of our Chapter. Although he has never held any office, his list of F raternity contributions and work is very impressive. Some of the positions that Ron has held are Publicity Chairman, Alwnni Chairman, Physical Plant Commissioner, and this year's homecoming decorations co-chairman. As Alwnni Chairman Ron has worked actively with the Alumni President by trying to reacti-

vate our now relatively inactive Alumni Chapter, and he has done much in trying to locate all past members of this chapter in order to maintain an up-todate alumni file. In addition Ron has done many other jobs around the house that have no titles as such. Among these are his work with the Social Chairman in trying to contrive a new and original type of social program. He also worked with Glenn Hohman last year on a special project during final week to finish the masonry work in our new backyard

The Acacia Fraternity National Foundation, through National President William E. Krieger, has announced the awarding of the initial scholarships to Acacians by the Foundation. Established in 1952, the Foundation was intended to provide National with a sizeable fund whereby building loans could be made at a small interest rate to the various local chapters. It was announced at that time that the Council intended to award scholarships with the interest derived from these loans. The first awards were made directly to the host Chapters at the Regional Conferences last summer, and the individual chapters then made the awards to members selected by themselves.

Future scholarships will be awarded annually by the National Fraternity, and the winners will be selected by the National Scholarship Board. Complete details as to form of applications, qualifi cations, and basis of the awards will be announced in a future issue of THE TRIAD.

This year's recipients and their activ ities in Acacia are as follows:

RONALD SPEER Colorado

Soon after the Midwestern Regional Conclave last Summer, the Colorado Chapter was awarded a $100 scholarship to be used in any manner they saw fit.

The Chapter decided it would be wisest to award the scholarship to some deserving member of the Chapter. The award was based on four items, namely : (1) Financial need, (2) Fraternity work, (3) Scholarship, and ( 4) School Service. The Chapter felt that this should be the order in which the worthiness of the recipient should be rated. After much deliberation, the scholarship committee, composed of Jack Moritz, V.D. ; Bill Wilson, Chapter Adviser ; and brothers Jim Herbertson and Dave Chaplin, chose Ronald Malcolm Speer as the most deserving member for the scholarship.

Ron is a senior in Pharmacy School from Bw¡bank, California. He pledged dw¡ing Rush Week in 1952, and went 54

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set-up, and with Malcolm Wilson, in completely reterracing the front lawn.

He was also instrumental in getting_ work started on the drain for the pond in our front yard, and in planting two new lawns around the house, and in his spare time, he has been able to keep an up-to-date record collection for our numerous house parties.

Last semester Ron volunteered to help Dick Myers, the Rush Chairman, put out a completely new rush booklet, and with the help of many members, they

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were able to do so before¡ school was out for the summer. Don's work didn't stop here, though. A good portion of his summer was spent doing rush work at home,

and around the greater Los Angeles area. The rush team in that area, captained by Ron, netted five pledges for their endeavors, which was tops for the three rush teams in operation over the country.

This work to some people would seem like a normal amount of work expected of a "good" fraternity brother, but there are many other contributing factors which make his work more than outstanding. Besides being active around the house itself, Ron has been very active socially. He also has participated in most phases of the intramural program by representing the Fraternity in football, baseball, basketball, water polo, tennis, bowling, and swimming, and by serving as water polo captain for two years. In addition, he has been on two Greek All-Star Football Teams, and has received the Ronald M. Mertz Memorial Outstanding Athlete Award as the Colorado Chapter's outstanding athlete last year. '

KEN HEICHEL Ohio

The Ohio Chapter presented brother Ken Heichel with the $100 Alumni Scholarship Award after a committee had screened all prospective candidates on the basis of their scholarship, need, and service to the Fraternity.

Ken, an art education major, is in his junior year with a 3.0 accumulative grade average. Since joining the fraternity in 1953, he has served as secretary, boarding club steward, and decorations chairman for several chapter formals. It was he who designed and supervised the construction of Acacia's winning float, a paddle-wheel steamer, in OU's 1954 Homecoming parade. Outside of the Fraternity, Ken is the stewardship chairman of the campus Lutheran Student Association, a member of the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the local Lutheran church, and a member of Delta Phi Delta, an art honorar¡y.

He was born May 4, 1926, in Mansfield, Ohio ; attended school there until he graduated from Mansfield High School in June, 1944; and then entered the Navy, in which he served in the Pacific until 1946. Returning to civilian life, Ken, working in a printing establishment in Mansfield until 1951, when, at the outbreak of the Korean War, he again entered the Navy and spent the next two years in the Japan area. Ken came to Ohio University in September, 1953, where he met Miss Eloise Rausch, and married her in Septemb er, 1955.

Ken's hobbies include art, photography, and woodworking. He has been very active in several construction projects around the house, and has participated in the glee club and athletic events. The members of the Ohio Chap(Continued on page 66)

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Stanley Coulter Hall , housing the schools of Science, Education and Humanities. The building is named in honor of Stanley Coulter, charter member of the Purdue Chapter and Dean of Science and Dean of Men , 1907-26.

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P U R D U E UNIVERSITY Purdue University, like all Land Grant Colleges, owes its origin to the Morrill Act signed by President Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The provisions of the Morrill Act were accepted by the State of Indiana on April 8, 1869 after being debated in five regular and special sessions of the General Assembly. An offer by John Purdue, a merchant of Lafayette, Indiana, a bachelor, and the citizens of Tippecanoe County consisting of $150,000 ($100,000 being a personal contribution by John Purdue) and 100 acres of land resulted in the acceptance of provisions of the Morrill Act, the selection of Tippecanoe County as the site, and Purdue University as the name of the Indiana link in the nation-wide chain of 69 land grant colleges and universities. John Purdue headed the committee which selected the exact location of the University which was immediately west of the village of Chauncey, now West Lafayette, Indiana.

Ground was broken for the first building on August 9, 1871. Five structures, Boarding Hall, Purdue Hall (a dormitory), Pharmacy Building, FarmHouse, and Barn costing $173,671.85 were ready for occupancy when the university opened its doors in September 1874, twelve The Purdue Chapter House

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years after the Morrill Act became a law. The total valuation of Purdue University on that date was $203,671.85 including the 100 acres of land provided for in the original gift.

Shortly after construction was started on the university buildings the truste&s appointed Professor Richard Owens of Indiana University as president. President Owens took his new job seriously and immediately drafted detailed rules for the operation of the University, its faculty, and students. Under the head "Dietary" he recommended that "the free use of pork, meats, fried foods, rich pastry be avoided," and that "large use be made of corn meal and unbolted flour for bread and mush," also, "a somewhat reduced rate of weekly board be offered to all who will abstain from tea and coffee."

His plans did not please the trustees or the public. President Owen resigned before the university opened its doors.

Mr. Abraham C. Shortridge, superintendent of Schools in Indianapolis was appointed as president early in 1874, and actually put the machinery of the University into motion. During the first year of operation, there were 64 students, of which 13 were taking the regular college courses, 2 were special and 49 were "Prep" school student~ Faculty regulations for the government of students among other things prohibited "the use of obscene and profane language at the table, speaking of the faculty in a disrespectful and insulting manmer, spitting on the floor, frequenting billiard halls or drinking saloons and carrying of concealed_weapons.

President Shortridge served as president for 18 months.

Purdue Hall, one of the original buildings, was built for use as a men's dormitory . The stories of the "Dorm Devils" would make interesting reading if put in print.

At the opening of each school year the students were assigned empty bed ticks, in lieu of mattresses, and begged, borrowed, or otherwise obtained straw or corn husks from nearby farms to fill them. Meals were obtained at the Boarding Hall for $2.00 per week. Among the prominent alumni who lived in the "Dorm" were John McCutcheon, Booth Tarkington, and George Ade, all known for their literary contributions. The building still stands and now houses the Department of Modern Language.

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see the University in operation two years. He died on September 12, 1876, the day school opened. He was buried on the oval immediately in front of the University Hall, then being constructed as an administration building, and which now houses the Departments of English and Speech. His resting place is marked by a small stone bearing the inscription "JOHN PURDUE." Mr. Emerson E. White succeeded Mr. Shortridge as president and served the University from 1876 to 1883.

It was during his administration. that Purdue really began to function as a university. President White's downfall , however, came in 1882, when the faculty ruling prohibited "any student to join or be connected in any way with a Greek or College secret society." Each student was required to sign a pledge accepting this prohibition at each registration. The question went to the courts but no action was taken. The Indiana General Assembly attached a "rider" to the bill appropriating money to Purdue University which prevented the University receiving state support as long as the prohibition against fraternities remained in the university rules.

After many hours of debate the appropriation bill including the "rider" was passed. President White resigned and the University was without a president or money with which to operate. The school opened in September 1883 without state support. Mr. James H. Smart took over the helm of the University as president

groups. The administration is in favor of fraternities and what they stand for. Fraternity control by the University is one of common sense.

Purdue granted its first degree in June 1875, when one student received the degree of Bachelor of Science.

It offered its largest number of degrees in 1949-50 when 3294 candidates, many of whom were veterans of World War II, received undergraduate degrees in 19 areas.

Purdue University of today has a campus at West Lafayette of about 120 acres with 75 buildings devoted to class room instruction and over 200 acres devoted to housing and recreation. It owns land and buildings in four industrial areas operated as Extension Centers. Its land holdings used as experimental farms in the several parts of the state total several thousand acres representing every type of soil found in Indiana. The total investment in the plant is in excess of $52,000,000. The university is now receiving $12,131,000 annually from the State for the operation of its many activities. This is supplemented by tuition, fees, gifts and earnings from its self supporting enterprises such as farms, Memorial Union Building and Housing Units.

The University operates under five major divisions each headed by a Dean. The divisions are School of Agriculture, Schools of Engineering, School of Science, Education and Humanities, School of Pharmacy and School of Home Economics.

Members and pledges of the Purdue Chapter.

and served from 1833-90. For almost two years the university operated on funds loaned it by un-named individuals and credit extended by the local merchants. The faculty modified the anti-fraternity rule, the fraternities came out from the underground and were again in good standing. The state legislature renewed its financial support and the University began a rapid and healthy growth.

Today Purdue is consider ed as having one of the strong fraternity programs of the American College system. There are 39 National Social Fraternities on the campus. The D ean of Men's Office has a full time staff m ember wh o serves as adviser to all fraternity 58

Purdue is best known for its Schools of Engineering which took their beginning with the opening of the University. The first engineering student was graduated in 1878. Training leading to undergraduate degrees is offered in Aeronautical, Agricultural, Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering, Air Transportation, Engineering Sciences, and Engineering Law. A curriculum in Industrial Engineering is being developed. The Schools of Engineering have lead the enrollments for all engineering schools of the country of full time day students for almost twenty y ears.

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through the extension services offered by the School of Agriculture, the Division of Technical Extension and the Division of Adult Education. The University owns buildings and maintains a full time staff of teachers at Extension Centers in Ft. Wayne, Calumet Area, Michigan City and Indianapolis operating under the direction of the Division of Technical Extension.

The research activities of the university are carried on by the Agricultural Experiment Station, Engineer-

Hamilton Hall, one of Purdue's landmarks.

A campus view showing the University Hall on th e left and the recreation building, cen¡ ter.

ing Experiment Station and the Purdue Research Foundation. Approximately 70 % of the Graduate Assistantships and Fellowships are financed through grants made to the University by the Government or Industries for Research.

Purdue University has been co-educational with the the exception of its first year of operation. During the present school year the undergraduate enrollment of the University is 9663 students of which 1780 are women, a 1:4.2 ratio. There are 1596 graduate students on the campus making a total enrollment of 11,259 as of March, 1956. Extension students totalling 4100 are not included in these figures.

Many traditions of the University have come and gone. The alumni still enjoy telling the second and third generations, many now attending Purdue, about the antics of the Dorm Devils, compulsory chapel, the Tank Scrap, John Purdue's grave, the Lion Head fountain, the Clock Tower, the Purdue Bell, Happy Hollow parties, Senior Cord parade, the Purdue Wreck of 1903, Mechanics Burning, Student Circus, fraternity road trips, and many others.

A Co-Educational Recreational Gymnasium, the first on any American campus, will be ready for use by midyear of 1956-57. The plant costing $2,500,000 will be equipped with indoor and outdoor swimming pools and facilities for all recognized recreational sports. The ' plant will serve both men and women students at the same time.

The Purdue Musical Organizations (PMO) organized in a University without a Music Department has for their slogan "No fun without music, and no music without fun." This organization sponsors a Men's Glee Club, Women's Glee Club, a Choir, an orchestra, several quartets, trios and soloists and miscellaneous specialty groups.

The student social program is centered around the Memorial Union Building. This building was erected as a Memorial to alumni, students or staff who lost their lives in military service, the first unit being opened in 1924 and the fifth addition being completed in 1955, is a bee hive of activity from early morning until late at night. The building is probably the most complete of its type in the United States. In this building are found areas set aside for cafeterias, public and private dining rooms, dancing, banquets, music, student activities, art exhibits, pool and billiards, bowling, games, barbershop, snack bars, special exhibits, alumni headquarters, hobbies, photographic dark rooms, lounges, browsing library, the editorial room and presses of the Purdue Exponent, the student daily. The building also contains 260 hotel rooms.

Serving as a cultural and recreational center is the Music Hall, an auditorium seating 6146 people which was completed in 1940. The best of entertainment has appeared in this building including the Metropolitan Opera, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Chicago and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestras, the United States Marine Band, Sadler Wells Ballet, South Pacific, Oklahoma, Mr. Roberts, Town Meeting, Trial of the Caine Mutiny, Ed Sullivan, Lawrence Tibbetts, Marion Anderson and more than a hundred and fifty nationally known lecturers, artists and dramatic and musical groups.

Purdue University owns and operates its own airport.

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The activities of the airport area include the School of Aeronautical Engineering and the Purdue Aeronautical Corporation. The latter cooperates in the offering of a Technical Institute course in Airplane Maintenance, offers instruction in flying and operates a commercial airport. Planes owned by the Purdue Aeronautical Corporation provide transportation for the football team to most of the football games outside of Lafayette.

The Lake Central Lines operate out of the Purdue Airport.

The Army, Navy and Air Force maintain ROTC units on the campus. Two years of military training or band are required of all able bodied men students.

The Purdue Chapter of Acacia was installed on October 11, 1907 as the fifteenth chapter of Acacia and the fourteenth national fraternity on the campus. Its first chapter house was on North Main Street in what was called the "Red Barn."

The German Band, ready to take off on a pilgrimage to the Women's housing units, campaigning for Marv Schmidt, the Chapter's candidate for the "Gold Diggers King."

After living five years in a rented house, the Chapter, backed by a group of loyal alumni decided to contract for the purchase of two lots located opposite the Purdue campus. Less than six months after the lots were purchased, the plans for a new house and the details for financing were completed and the building started. In the Fall of 1913 the chapter moved into its new home at 427 State Street. Local banks held a mortgage for about $30,000.00, which was a very large obligation for a young fraternity with less than a hundred members.

The Building Association has recently purchased land bo~derin.g on the alley, adjacent to the chapter house, :"'hich Will shortly be developed into a 105' x 125' parkmg lot. A modern ten room house located on this real estate provides for an annex housing 19 men.

With the lifting of the Masonic requirement, the Chapter operated with a waiting list and paid off the mortgage on schedule. The depression of the early T_hirties and W~rld War II caused the Chapter some ~Ifficulty, but bemg clear of debt, the Building Association redu~ed the rental charge, enabling the Chapter to operate with less than a full house. The University rentTHE TRIAD

National Traveling Secretary Rod Pearson (third from left) chats with Purdue actives.

ed the house one year in order to house Armed Service students. The Chapter carried on during this period in a small rented house, rushed without a dining room, pledged men as available, and conducted initiations in the home o.f the chapter adviser. Within two years after the Chapter resumed its normal operation at 427 State Street, it voted to retum to its prewar rental payments.

The Purdue Chapter has initiated 731 men, of which 640 are living. These alumni are located in 39 states, the District of Columbia, and five foreign countries. Many of thE:' alumni hold top level positions in industries, utilities, other types of business, and Government. Several are serving as county agricultural agents in Indiana.

Harry Leslie, a charter member of the Purdue Chapter served as Governor of Indiana. Jarred V. Crabb (Ag. '25) is a Major General, commanding the Central Air Defense Command located near Kansas City.

The social program of the Purdue Chapter includes Fall and Spring Formal Dances, an annual pledge party,

THE DEAN SAYS: It is a pleasure to be able to review a record such as Acacia Fraternity has compiled on the Purdue campus. The Chapter has contributed significantly in the fields of IFC and campus leadership and, at the same time, has consistently ranked high on the fraternity scholarship report. We are proud to have such a group as an integral part of our educational system and to know that they are contributing so much to our joint educational effort. The residence unit must share much of the educational burden with the classroom and Acacia has assumed its share of this task in a most exceillent manner.

0. D . RoBERTS Dean of Men

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House dinner preceding the Greek Week Ball held in March , 1'156.

costume dances such as Fireman's Ball, Gangster Party, Greek Toga Dance, and a Roaring Twenties Party, square dances, picnics, trade dinners with sororities, informaJ house record dances, smokers, and teas.

The Annual Acacia State Day, sponsored by the Acacia Alumni of Indianapolis, is attended by actives of the three chapters-Purdue, Indiana, and Evansville~ and the alumni of all chapters living in Indiana. The function includes a stag luncheon at one of the hotels in Indianapolis in the early aftemoon, followed by an informal dance in the evening. A traveling trophy is awarded to• the chapter rating the highest number of points, based upon percent of attendance, scholarship record for the last two semesters, and the quality of a chapter stunt. Purdue holds a slight edge on the number of wins.

The Chapter in its 49 years on the Purdue campus has held its share of important campus offices, including Editors of the Exponent (college daily), Debris (Senior Year Book), The AgricuLturist, and The Purdue Engineer (school publications); Presidents of several classes, President of Student Council, P resident of Interfraternity Council (now held by Marvin G. Schmidt, 8 Ag.); Office Manager of Interfraternity Council, Senior Photographer for the Debris (now held by Kenneth Clausen, 8 ME) , Business Manager of several o.f the school publications, and Member of the IFC Judicial Board.

The Chapter has won first and third places in the All University Sing held during the past three years. It has been invited on several occasions to serve as the guest choir at church services in Lafayette and West Lafayette.

A number of Acacia alumni have held responsible positions on the Purdue campus, among these were Stanley Coulter, Dean of the School of Science and Dean of Men (1907-26); John H. Skinner, Dean of School of Agriculture and Director of Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Extension Service (1907-39) ; Andrey A. Potter (Kansas State) , Dean of Engineering, Director of the Engineering Experiment 61

THE PRESIDENT SAYS: Next year will bring the Purdue chapter of Acacia Fraternity to the half-century mark. During its 49 years of existence on our campus, Acacia has served its members and the University well.

We are delighted that THE TRIAD is featuring Purdue in its 1956 spring issue so that loyal Acacians everywhere may learn more about the University. And we look forward with best wishes not only to Acacia's 50th, but to its 100th anniversary at Purdue. ¡ FREDERICK L . HOVDE President

Station and the Department of Engineering Extension (1920-53), also Acting President of Purdue University from July 1945 to January 1946; Willard A. Knapp on the Engineering Staff since 1908, Associate Dean of Engineering (1943-55); Ralph Jones, Head Basketball Coach; Claude Reeck, Head Wrestling Coach (1937 to date); Dan H . Cooper (Northwestern), Associate Dean of the School of Science, Education and Humanities (1954-date); Leroy E. Hoffman (Wisconsin), Associate Director, Agricultural Extension (1920 to ¡date) . There are also ten other Acacia alumni on the Purdue Staff, all holding major positions.

The Chapter is one of the original three fraternities which organized the B -A-T race. This activity is a two mile race using four men kyaks built by the participating fraternities, the only specification being the length and capacity of the craft. At the present time, six fraternities participate in the race. The winning fraternity receive individual and traveling trophies. The participating fraternities join in a picnic following the race and later in the year hold a B -A - T Formal Dance.

The Chapter won first place in the Homecoming Decorations in 1954 and 1955. The house being directly across the street from the Memorial Union Building, the student center and Alumni Headquarters, resulted in the Fraternity's obtaining the type of publicity which fraternities need.

It is the desire of the alumni and active members that 427 State Street go down in posterity as the Home of the Purdue Chapter Acacia Fraternity. The plans of the Building Association to accomplish this end are to enlarge the present chapter house with Unit I of modern construction to be followed by Unit 2, etc., which will eventually result in the chapter's having a complete modern replacement of the present chapter house at some future date. The Building Association hopes to start active planning for the financing of Unit I to the present house in the near future, which will provide for the housing of about 65 men.

Purdue University and Acacia Fraternity both try to operate in such a manner that visitors on the campus and at the chapter house will go away saying "Purdue is a Friendly School and Acacia is a Friendly Fraternity."

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TOP : The main Agricultural Building , located on the South Campus.

CENTER: The majestic Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry, dedicated in May, 1955.

BOTIOM: The Purdue Music Hall seats 6146 people.

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COMMEMORATE PYTHAGORAS

Pythagoras, Patron Saint of Acacia Fraternity, was recently recognized and honored by the Greek Government when it issued a set of four postage stamps to commemorate the birth of the famous philosopher. The stamps were issued in denominations of 2, 3.50, 5, arid 6 drachmas. The series was released on August 20 by Greece in connection with the Pythagorean Congress which met last summer at Samos.

The design on the 3.50 drachmas value marked the first time that a geometric theorem is demonstrated on a postage stamp. Logically enough, the proposition selected for demonstration on the stamp is the famous 47th problem of Euclid, or, the Pythagorian Theorem, with which everyone who has ever studied geometry has struggled.

The design on the stamp uses graphic construction to prove that, in the language of Pythago'l'as, "the square described upon the hypotenuse of a plan right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described upon the other two sides."

Although geometrical figures have appeared many times in stamp designs, the 3.50 drachmas value of the Pythagorean Congress series seems to be the first demonstration of a geometric proposition in a stamp design.

The 3.50 drachmas value is printed in black with a white background. The 2 drachmas green and 5 drachSPRING, 1956

mas violet have a common design representing a coin of Samos which is stamped with the figure of the famous Greek philosopher and mathematician. The high value of the series is a 6 drachmas stamp printed in blue with a design featuring a map of Samos, where Pythagoras was born about 582 B.C. In addition to the stamp series, a first day cover was also issued showing the various stamps of the series, with the first day of cancellation of Canea in Crete. The cover was serviced in Crete by Nick Anastasakis.

The Pythagorean Congress, for which this commemorative series was issued, is a meeting of philosophers held fo'l' discussion of the teachings of Pythagoras, one of the most famous and learned men of the ancient world.

In addition to his contributions to mathematics, particularly geometry, Pythagoras set in motion the doctrine that the earth turns oil its axis and the planets revolve around the sun. His philosophic system encompassed the doctrine of the transmigration of souls.

It is interesting to note that just about one year after the issue of this Pythagorean series, honoring Acacia's Patron Saint, the United States is issuing a commemorative stamp in connection with Masonry in the United States. An article on the Masonic issue will appear in a future issue of the TRIAD. (EDITOR's NoTE: National Vice President Chris K. Gabriel has purchased 50 sets of the P ythagorean issue and will forward a set, nicely mounted on a printed sheet to each chapter upon request. These sheets should be framed and mounted in the chapter house. Requests should be sent to Mr. Chris K. Gabriel, 3027 N.E. Alameda Dr., Portland, Oregon.)

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EDWARD C. MABIE

Professor Edward C. Mabie, 63, head of the University of Iowa department of speech and dramatic arts, for the past 30 years and a recognized leader in the community theatre movement in the United States died in Iowa City from a heart attack. He had suffered from a heart ailment the past several years. He was a member of the Iowa Chapter, having been initiated in 1925 When Professor Mabie joined the S.U.I. faculty as acting head of public speaking in 1920, only one course in dr amatic art was offered. Today the department, recognized as one of the leaders in the nation, offers a wide variety of courses.

The department of dramatic arts was one of the first if not the first in the country to award academic credit for creative work in the fields associated with the theater.

One of his greatest contributions is the University theater, of which he was director. The theater was organized in 1926 when productions which previously had been sponsored by students became a function of the department.

He was instrumental in obtaining a $50,000 grant from the Rockefeller foundation for the theater building and played a major part in its functional design and construction. Total cost of the theater plant on the west bank of the Iowa river today is estimated at $240,000, but it could not be reproduced today for anything near that figure.

Many graduates of Iowa with degrees from the dramatic arts department have achieved fame in the technical, acting, writing, directing, producing and educational fields.

Among them are Richar d Maibaum, now a movie producer; Howard Richardson, playwright; Macdonald Carey, the actor, and E. P . Conkle, educator, who in 1936 won the first doctorate awarded for playwriting at the University of Iowa.

Others have been leaders in theaters on campuses of other universities and cities.

In the 1930s during the growth of the non-commercial theater, Professor Mabie helped to establish the American Educational Theater association and served as its first president in 1936-37.

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He was president of the National Association of Teachers of Speech, 1926, and vice president of the National Theater conference, 1931-39.

He was a member of the advisory council of the American Theater council, 1936-39, and a member of the executive council of the National Society fo·· the Study of Communications after its organization in 1949.

A native of LaCrosse, Wis., he was born October 27, 1892, and received his bachelor's degree from Dartmouth college in 1915. Professor Mabie also received a master's degree in English and speech from Dartmouth in 1916.

He became an associate professor at S.U.I. in 1923 and professor and head of the department in 1925.

Survivors include his widow, the former Grace Francis Chase, to whom he was married in 1916, and one daughter, Priscilla Ann.

Forest Chapter No. 34, RAM, and Crusade Commandery No. 17, Knights Templar, Stevens Point, and the Zor Shrine of Madison.

He was a member of the American History Association, the National Education Association, the Wisconsin Education Association, the Central Wisconsin Teachers Association, the Association of Wisconsin Teachers Colleges and the Wisconsin State Historical society.

An honor in the name of Professor Steiner has been established at Central State College. The award will be made each year to the student presenting the best paper in a competition in the field of history.

He is survived by his wife; two sons, Robert W ., Grand Rapids, Mich., and Dr. John H., Waupaca; a daughter, Mrs. L. N. Van Dyke, Madison ; six grandchildren; a brother, Edward, Beloit, and nieces and nephews.

HERBERT R. STEINER

SETH C. H. TAYLOR

Professor Herbert R. Steiner, 68, died August 7, 1955. He was a member of the Wisconsin Chapter. He had suffered from a heart condition in recent years, but was active as a teacher through last year's summer session at Central State College, in Stevens Point. Professo·r Steiner had been a member of the faculty since 1918, and he was the school's second oldest teacher in years of service. He headed the history department at the college and was dean of men until the 1953-54 school year.

Professor Steiner was born in Elk Mound, Wis., February 3, 1887, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Steiner.

He graduated from the county normal school at Menomonie, Stevens Point Normal School and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin, in 1913.

Long interested in high school athletics, he officiated at many sports events and was a member of the rules committee of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic association for many years.

Professor Steiner was a charter member of the Stevens Point Lions club and he was made a life member of the organization. He was a member of several Masonic organizations, including Evergreen Lodge No. 93, F&AM,

Seth Taylor, Nebraska, died in Montreal, Canada. He was 55 years old. Mr. Taylor was director of sales promotion for the Sun Life Assurance Co. of Montreal. He was manager of the Cincinnati office of Sun Life from 1928 to 1936 and while in Cincinnati was active in Masonic circles, and was a member of the Scottish Rite and the Shrine.

He is survived by his widow and one son.

CALVIN EDNEY

Calvin R. Edney, North Carolina '23, died on March 6 in Marshall, N.C. He was 67. Brother Edney was a leading attorney and political figure in Madison County. He had stepped down as County Republican Chairman only a few days before his death, and the morning prior to his death he had been elected president of the Madison County Bar Association.

He was a former superintendent of public welfare in Madison County and Federal Land Bank field representative, and had served twice as state senator.

He attended Mars Hill College and was a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He formerly taught at both institutions as well as Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tenn.

Brother Edney is survived by his widow and two sons.

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bodies and served as an officer of the ROBERT CRAIG HEADS Grand Lodge and the Grand ComCALIFORNIA GOP Robert Fenton Craig, professor of mandery. He is one of the youngest business administration, says that poli- knights templar to attain the rank of grand commander. He is a 33rd degree tics is only a hobby of his.

But state Republicans must have mason of the Scottish Rite and has thought he was an expert at that hobby served as master of kadosh, Los Angewhen they chose him president of the les Consistory. He is a member of Los California Republican Assembly last Angeles Priory, Grand Cross Knights of the York Cross of Honour, and SanDiweek in San Francisco.

He was elected and installed as the ego Conclave, Order of the Red Cross leader of the California Republican of Constantine.

The Chapman family has been active party by 350 delegates who had traveled to the northern city from every in Southland development since 1894.

Charles C. Chapman fathered the Vapoint in the state.

Not only will Craig have the task of lencia orange industry in Orange coordinating all of the activities of County, and the younger Chapman sucCalifornia Republican candidates, co- ceeded his father as president of the operating with the State Central Com- Placentia Orchard Co. He is also presimittee and the Republican heirarchy in dent of the Transcounties Corp., El DoWashington, D .C., but he will have the rado Acres and the Charles C. Chapman mammoth job of being official host and Building Co., as well as director of the greeter at the Republican National Christina Water Co. and manager of Convention to be held this summer in Marigold Farms.

In World War I, Chapman served as San Francisco. a captain in the 5th Field Artillery, 1st At the same time, he serves as a member of the State Central Commit- Division and participated with the tee, the County Central Committee, and "Fighting First" in all major engagements of the war. He is a member of the the Republican Associates, Inc. Veterans of Foreign Wars and past He also finds time to serve as a fulltime professor in Business Administra- commander of Fullerton Post No. 142 of the American Legion. tion.

Professor Craig is a member of the Nebraska Chapter of Acacia and has for ARCH WALLS IS PRESIDENT OF many years served as financial adviser MICHIGAN MEDICAL SOCIETY to the Southern California Chapter.

Arch Walls, Michigan, who has been very active in promoting the interest of the general practitioner, was named STANLEY CHAPMAN ELECTED President-elect of the Michigan State POTENTATE OF AL Medical Society in September, and will MALAIKAH SHRINE C. Stanley Chapman, Yale , promi- take office in September, 1956. A gennent agriculturist and civic leader, is eral practitioner in the Detroit area for the newly elected potentate of Los An- some thirty years, he is on the staff of Florence Crittenton hospital. He was a geles' Al Malaikah Shrine Temple. leader in organizing the first General A life member of Al Malaikah, Brother Chapman was appointed to the Practice Section in the different hospiofficial divan in 1945 and has advanced tals, and was one of the founders of the through all the appointive and elective Academy of General Practice. He is a Past President of the American Acadeoffices.

The potenate will lead almost 22,000 my of General Practice of Wayne Counnobles of the mystic shrine within Al ty, and Past Chairman of the Board of Malaikah's jur isdiction - extending Directors of the American Academy of from San Luis Obispo to the San Diego General Practice. Dr. Walls, a native of County line, and from the ocean to the Pontiac, Michigan, has been an active member of the Wayne County Medical Colorado River.

Illustrious Noble Chapman has an Society since 1923. He was Secretary of impressive record of masonic service. the Society during 1944-45, a Trustee He has presided over all the constituent from 1949 to 1954, and President during

1951-52. In addition, Dr. Walls has been Delegate to the Michigan State Medical Society; Chair man of the Post-War Planning Committee; Chairman of the Entertainment Committee; Member of the Advisory Board of Michigan Medical Service ; Chairman of Movie Subcommittee of the Public Relations Committee of the Michigan State Medical Society; and Chairman of the latter Committee, as well as member of the Society's Council. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Blue Shield. Dr. Walls, a former Varsity track man and member of Acacia and Alpha Kappa Kappa, is married to the former Lucille Osmer, '21-'22. They have two children, Robert and Mrs. William Belt.

CINCINNATI ALUMNI PLAN CHAPTER HOUSE ADDITION Under the guiding hand of President Fred Stork (Eng. '49) assisted by Treasurer Dick Keyes (Eng. '54) and Secretary Bob Leever (Bus. Ad. '49) , the Acacia Alumni Association of Cincinnati is going forward with plans for a three stor y addition to the present Chapter House. The proposed addition which will provide study rooms for 23 men and dormitory space for 40 men will enable the Active Chapter to house all its men in one building and will eliminate the need for the "Annex." It will be located in front of the pr esent house and will be a modern design concrete block structure with brick facing. The entire first floor will be devoted to a combined living-recr eation room.

At the same time the new str ucture is being erected it is planned to completely renovate the old house, r eplacing the solarium with a n ew dining wing and converting the present living room into quarters for a house-mother.

The old building will continue to accommodate appr oximately the same number of men that it has in the past.

Jerr y Amspaugh (Arch. '55) used this pr oject for his thesis and has done an admirable job. He has prepared detailed dr awings of both the old and the new structures, as well as a 3-dimensional scale model of both structur es, which is something to behold! Jer ry is continuing to take an active par t in 65

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ter are justly proud to present brother Ken Heichel with the honor of receiving one of the first Acacia Alumni Scholarship Awar ds to be given.

STEVE ROBERTSON Southern California

Officers and advisers a; they appeared .at the head table at Indiana State Day Celebration.

making his plan become a reality as a member of the Building Committee under Chairman Bill Parry (Eng. '23).

Other committee chairmen include Marion Huber (L.A. '22), former National Treasurer, who heads the Ways and Means Committee and George Brunner (Eng. '39) , who leads the Finance Committee.

If all goes as planned the Active Chapter can look forward to occupying its new "Home-away-from-home" before the snow flies next year.

Southern Cal's man-about-Acacia, Steve Robertson, is the Pacific Coast recipient of the National ScholarshipLeadership Award. Steve, who also rates a big-man-on- campus caption, was chosen for the honor as the Chapter's way of giving him a much deserved pat on the back.

Steve's first "pat"-in a more strategic place--came some 21 years ago on J uly 1, 1934, right here in the City of the Angels. Since that time he has been moving constantly toward his goal of becoming a lawyer and ultimately a politician. His father must have approved, for he gave Steve a set of law books at the age of 12.

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Br Connubia BuRL BAKER, Hlinois, to Miss Jackie Webb, December 31, Bloomington, IlL JOHN HELD, Indiana, to Miss Elaine Wolf, Mar ch 31, Indianapolis.

GEORGE RAPP, Indi=, to Miss Peggy McNary, March 17, Hammond, Ind. CARROL GoLL, Nebraska, to Miss Jeannine Carper, December 27, Blue Hill, Nebr.

JoHN K . BARNES, New Hampshire , to Miss Joanne Robinson, February 11.

BRUCE DREHER, New Hampshire , to Miss Nancy Nichols, December 18.

DE WOLF MERRIAM, New Hampshire , to Miss Barbara Daggett, February 18.

EDWARD MossMAN, New Hampshire, to Miss Pauline Johnson, December 25.

DoNALD RosENDAHL, New Hampshire, to Miss Pat Murphy, January L MILTON C. CLARKE, Northwestern, to Miss Dorothy Jane Brodie, February 19, La Grange, IlL CHARLES E. THOMPSON, Northwestern, to Miss Marian Kaye Allison, September 4, Parks AFB, Calif.

GEORGE W. DAVENPORT, Ohio, to Miss Kitty Shively, February 1, Canton.

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To Mr. and Mrs. Herman Hamilton, Arkansas, a son, Herman III, January 29.

To Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McLendon, Arkansas, a daughter, Tara Le, February 27.

To Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bender, Illinois, a son, Perry Glenn, January 3.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Storer, Illinois, a son, Jeffery Michael, January 18.

To· Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bixler, Indiana, a son, Stephen Robert, February 15.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Crane, Miami, a son, John Steward, Jannary 20.

To Mr. and Mrs. Graydon Drebes, Miami, a daughter, Cynthia Lynn, January 30.

To Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Eiffert, Miami, a son, Richard Hansen, Jr., Jan:.. uary 12.

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Holloway, Miami, a son, Stephen Allen, February 8.

To Mr. and Mrs. John Moser, Miami, a daugther, Janet Lee, December 12.

To Mr. and Mrs. Marquis G. Witt, Miami, a daughter, Robin Jean, March 4.

RoBERT J. McCUNE, Ohio, to Sharon Jo Bradley, February 11, Madison, W.

Va. JERRY KENEFAKE, Ohio State, to Miss Jo Anne Harris, March 18, Bucyrus, Ohio.

JESSE RuPERT, Ohio State, to Miss Marge Dietz, January 7.

JAMES L. PEILA, UCLA, to Miss Theresa Ann Mru·tin, January 27, Pasadena.

ERNEST M. WEBER, UCLA, to Miss Judith Gwen Russell, January 29, Inglewood, Calif.

LARRY ANDERSON, Wash . State, to Miss Barbara Jane Reynolds, February 11, Tacoma, Wash.

CHARLES S. GLOYD, Wash. State, to Miss Carol Ann Duncan, February 5, Seattle.

VERNON C. GRAMLING, Wash. State , to Miss Charlene Joan Osborn, January 10, Kennewick, Wash.

RoBERT ELLIS, Wisconsin, to Miss Glee Ann Moses, April 1, Waupaca, Wise.

To Mr. and Mrs. William F . Bos, Michigan, a daughter, Lee Ann, February 26.

To Mr. and Mrs. Howard H. Frisinger, Miohigan, a daughter, Lisa Marie, March2.

To Mr. and Mrs. John Dana, Missouri, a son, Steven Bancroft, November 27.

To Mr. and Mrs. George Scism, Missouri, a son, Randolph Mark, February 6.

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Armstrong, New Hampshire, a daughter, Roxanne Maureen, October 25.

To Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cragin, New Hampshire, a son, John Sheldon, December 24.

To Mr. and Mrs. T. Wayne Clark, Vermont, a daughter, Karen Raylene, February 6.

To Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Westpahl, Vermont, a daughter, Susan Elizabeth, February 23.

To Mr. and Mrs. Gene Wegner, Wisconsin, a son, David, December 23.

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MARVIN SCHMIDT HEADS PURDUE IFC Marvin Schmidt, senior in pre-dentistry at Purdue has served as president of the Interfraternity Council for the past year and has compiled an outstanding record in campus activities and undergraduate leadership. During the year in which he served as their top executive officer, the Purdue IFC was awarded the runner-up trophy for the outstanding IFC in the nation by the National Interfraternity Conference.

Marv has taken an active part in interfraternity work since he first pledged Acacia at Purdue in 1952. He was president of the Junior Interfraternity Council, which is the all fraternity pledge council, Clerical Chairman of the Interfraternity Council Office, director of the IFC office, secretary of the IFC presidents council, and in his senior year was elected president of the Interfraternity Council which embodies 39 fraternity presidents in its membership.

He has represented the Purdue fraternity system at the Big Ten IFC-Pan Hellenic Conference in Ann Arbor in 1954 and in Columbus, Ohio, in 1955, and at National Interfraternity Conference meetings in Philadelphia in 1954

and in St. Louis in 1955. His home campus is host to the Big Ten IFC-Pan Hellenic meet this year.

Not all of Marv's activities have been confined to IFC work, however. He was president of his pledge class in Acacia, and as an active has served as assistant and head songleader, and as Junior Dean.

He was pledge president of Gimlet, the honorary for outstanding athletes and activity men, has served on the student senate, was songleader of the Collegiate 4-H Club, is a member of Alpha Zeta (Ag honorary), Ceres (Ag honorary), Skull & Crescent, and the Ag Economics Club.

Activities and honor s at college were nothing new to Marv, a native of Evansville, Indiana. He graduated number 21 out of a class of 365 at Bosse High School in Evansville, having carried a 94.6 average. He was captain of Bosse's band, leader of its dance band, sports editor of the yearbook and the school paper, chairman of the student control board and was a member of the student coun~il. He won the National Ario Music Award, was elected to the National Honor Society, and won first place on tenor sax in the state soloist contest for three years.

Being just as active outside of school as he was in, Marv spent eight years in 4-H work, and was president and songleader of the County Junior Leaders, and recreation and songleader at 4- H camp for Posey, Vanderburgh, a_nd Warrick Counties. He won several tnps sponsored by the 4-H, and in 1952 he won the top scholarship at the Indiana State Fair Boys' Camp on which h e is attending Purdue.

Said Dean Roger Fritz of Purdue, when asked about Marv, "Having worked with Mr. Schmi~t for a period of two years through th1s office where I serve as adviser to the Purdue fraternity system I could frankly state that he easily is one of the top five students with whom I have worked.

In support of this statement I would add that he combines a pleasing and at all times sincere personality with an excellent sense of propriety, initiative and industriousness. He has been especially effective in communicating the policies

and regulations of the University affecting fraternities to the member organizations and the fact that he has held responsible positions of leadership on the campus since his freshman year is an indication of his popularity within the student body. With an eye to the future, he has shown outstanding foresight in directing progr ams and activities which will take place at the University long after he has graduated."

Marv will receive his B .S. degree in Agricultural Economics in .June, and will enroll at the University of Indiana College of D entistry next autumn.

ARIZONA

New Officers at Arizona are (front , left to right) Warren Griggs, Irvin Studebaker, Roy Tyrrell.

(Rear) Bob Catherwood and George Settlemeyer.

ARKANSAS With a great deal of spirit and enthusiasm, Arkansas Acacians star ted the second semester with an initiation and pledging. Four men entered the halls of Acacia in initiation and nine more men pledged.

The men initiated were: Chester Cornell, Court Mathey, J. W. McLendon, and Charles McCarthy. Our new pledges are: Jo Hamilton, Henry Hamilton, Joey 67

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Arkansas Acacians trip the light fantastic during their annual "Shipwreck Ball."

Paul, Bob Combs, David Oakes, Tom Millard, Hurley Young, Harvey Morgan, and Gary Jones. Through our stepped-up rush program we plan to gain many more men during the course of the semzster.

Arkansas Acacians have held election of officers for the coming year. Here are the men who will lead us for the year to come: George Beattie, Venerable D ean; Ray Blair, Senior Dean; Alfred Taylor, Junior Dean; Colin H ightower, secretary; Jon Busse, treasurer; Charles McCarthy, rush chairman; Court Mathey, house manager.

It was recently the privilege of the Arkansas Chapter to b e one of the installing teams during the installation of the Louisiana State University Chapter of Acacia. The men on this team were: Ray Blair, Court Mathey, Jim Swartz, Alfred Taylor, Jim McCastlain, Dean Brown, Chester (Skip) Cornell, Jeri Jones, and Mike Chitwood. To Acacians at L .S.U. Arkansas Chapter of Acacia salutes you.

Acacian Dean Brown, who is president of the Arkansas Boosters Club, was recently elected president of the Interfraternity Council. Dean is also a member of Blue Key, Men's L eadership Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi. Arkansas chapter is looking forward to its Orchid formal which is just around the corner. If everything goes according to plans, and they usually do, this year's formal should top them all for Arkansas. We still enjoy our informal house parties and outings most of all.

We feel that the true brotherhood spirit is developed in these various social functions, at least as far as social life goes.

Our house mother, Mrs. Clarence Hight, is very active in all of our functions. She is responsible for the work of the mothers club, the annual faculty tea, and many of the decorations and social functions we have. It is the belief 68

of Arkansas Acacians that the house mother is one of the most deserving members of a fraternity but in the bulk of the cases the most neglected. To "Mom Hight" goes the Chapter's due appreciation.

Acacians are taking part in the Campus Capers show to be presented before the student body. Arkansas Chapter's "A Star Is Hatched" is to be presented and it promises to be very good. It is under the direction of Mike Chitwood and Jeri Jones.

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CALIFORNIA This past semester has been a busy one at California. We started the new semester off with a bang by pledging eleven new men. They are Bob Broze, Tim Schwartzer, Gill Neff, Bryle Robinson, Mack Horton, Bill Hoops, John Wickman, George Gorbatinko, Larry Billin, Jim Grove, and Fred Camp. Two new brothers, Pat Thayer and Dan VanGelder, were initiated, and two others, Jerry Holm and pledge Dick Leigh, moved here from the U.C.L.A. Chapter.

The new chapter house, finished in the fall semester, has proved to be a great asset to our functions. Again, this year as last, Acacia men are taking part in college athletics and campus activi ties. This semester's stand out is Ron Berridge of Cal's Rugby Team. Ron's constant efforts have landed him a varsity spot on possibly one of the three great Rugby teams of the world. Also participating were Jerry Denham, and Ray Schaal on the crew, John Greife in football, Stew Bender and Kim Wakefield in track, Pat Thayer on the Rifle Team, Gill Neff on the Swimming Team, and Fred Camp in Gymnastics.

Socially speaking, costume parties have been extremely popular at Cal. A Paris underground party and a yacht-

ing party, followed by our pledge formal, rounded out our social year.

Yes, this past semester at Acacia has been a busy one. Strengthened by our new house and a new spirit, Acacia at California hopes to make next year even bigger and better.

CINCINNATI The spring pledge class of the Cincinnati Chapter consists of six men.

They are Carl Day, Fred Edwards, John Harrison, Jim Inman, Don Potter, and Bruce Singhass.

A total of 21 men were initiated into Acacia on March 4, 1956. These men were F red Albers, Don Bryant, Bill Curtis, Gary Donahue, Rudy Dreyer, Arnold Erickson, Doug Gannon, Allan Jacques, Don Johnson, Ed Kerr, Don Keyes, Paul Kill, Dave Kleinhans, Jack Michaels, Craig Myers, Walter Schneider, Jerry Shiffer, Lee Sperry, Phil Sprecker, Carl Streicher, and Bob Weisenbach.

At the banquet held after initiation, Rudy Dreyer was named the outstanding pledge of the year.

The newly elected officers of 1956-57 are Venerable Dean, Dave Hubbard; Senior Dean, Masid Shaheen; Junior Dean, Will McLaughlin; secretary, Walt Crow; treasurer, Larry Busic; and rush chairman, Paul Jones.

Our social schedule has been very full. We held our annual Monte Carlo party in which the house was turned into a gambling casino. Play money was passed out and as the evening came to an end Tom Reynolds and Judy Morton received the prize for winning the most money, and an Acacia nightshirt for each. A stag was held in a small cabin outside of Cincinnati at which our musicians had a hot jazz session. A Valentine's party combined with an open house was well attended and en-

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joyed. After each home basketball game a dance was held at the house with refreshments being served. Also, there was an exchange dinner with the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority and a fireside with the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

In intramural sports, we are in twelfth place in a field of thirty-five. At present, our bowling team is tied for the league championship.

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COLORADO

The Colorado Chapter House on Broadway has been the hub of activity

uted to the busy social whirl. Also, the Colorado Chapter, along with the Wyoming and Colorado A&M Chapters, activated the Greeley Colony during March. We are very happy to welcome the Greeley Chapter and wish it success. Recent additions at the house include a Dalmation Mascot and a new living room rug. Though the two are not too compatible, the brothers deemed both necessary.

Officers were recently elected for a year term beginning their installation on March 19th. The chapter chose Dick Myers, Venerable Dean; Glenn Hohman, Senior Dean; Dave Ellison, Junior

last Spring when the water filled up the furnace pit. Many thanks to the alumni who came to the rescue and sent in contributions for the new furnace.

The Franklin Chapter's booth at the Campus Carnival was chosen as the most unusual at the affair. It consisted of a high platform, from which girls were dropped, on a pile of mattr esses, when customers hit a target with a rubber ball. Needless to say, the booth attracted a great deal of attention.

The Christmas Formal was a big success, with more than sixty people attending. Dessert dances with sororities have pr oved to be very popular. The first party after the formal rushing period was a lively French Cafe Party to welcome the new pledges.

ILLINOIS

Colorado Acacians and their dates "heave ho" at the Chapter's annual party with Phi Kappa Fraternity.

for its members during the eventful year. The brothers, besides being prominent in campus activities, also maintained a high scholastic average. Among the campus leaders from the house were Jim Fletcher and Paul Bardell, two of the thirteen student government commissioners; Harold "Doc" Walgren, Larry Tripp, and Paul McMath, Memorial Board Members; and Neil Olsen, President of Kappa Kappa Psi, a men's music honorary. "Doc" Walgren was also general chairman of Greek Week.

Initiation was held during the first week in March for twelve men of the fall pledge class. Congratulations to Eric Christensen, Martin Cox, Alexander "Tad" Frost, Ronald Gough, Dale Hankins, Darrell Higman, Everett J .

Hilty, Jr., John Overholser, Kermit Peters, William Powers, James Seely, Richard Willoughby.

The Chapter has given board this year to Hans Rohde, a foreign student from Germany, taking graduate work in engineering. He has added much enjoyment and culture to the life around the house. Filling the evening breezes with melodious strains, the brothers serenaded their sweethearts and friends, acquiring campus fame from their renditions of "Maria," "Mr. Noah," and "Sixteen Tons."

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Dean; Bruce Barber, secretary; Charlie Spencer, treasurer; Mark Notestine, rush chairman; and Malcolm Wilson, house manager. Mrs. Mildred Glynn, one of the Chapter's greatest assets, is completing, in her very charming way, her fifth year as Acacia housemother.

FRANKLIN The Franklin Chapter recently completed its most successful formal rushing period in several years. After two weeks of intensive rushing, nine men were pledged. The new pledges are : William J. Sweeney, Bruce Morris, Bennett E. Stanley, Robert D. Bandman, Charles Nissler, Richard C. Weiss, Frank R. Earley, William Anderson, and Ted Beiderwieden.

An informal rushing program will be conducted during the Spring to obtain additional pledges. Robert B. McLean became the 544th man to sign the Chapter Roll after his initiation in February.

The new heating system installed at the beginning of the school year has been very effective in keeping the House warm through the severe winter. The old furnace had been nursed along fo r several years with the aid of dozens of cans of boiler solder and "Stop Leak," but the struggle was given up

With the beginning of the spring semester the Illinois' rushing program continued in full swing with the pledging of five new men. The new pledges are Randall Banner, Charles Broughton, John Mehrholz, Joseph Pound, and Charles Wolven.

At the end of last semester we elected new officers for the house. As our new officers we chose: Ron Slonneger, Venerable Dean; Mark Creviston, Senior Dean; Robert Brush, Junior Dean; Warren Gedsted, secretary; Richard Angus, treasurer; and Robert James, rushing chairman.

Under the able direction of Bob Ruppel our Winter Formal was a tremendous success this year. "Martinis and Memories" was the theme of the dance and the theme was carried out in grand fashion by having pictures of "Playboy" Rabbits, drawn by Bob James, posted on all of the walls of the chapter house.

During the evening we crowned Arlene Elliott, Alpha Delta Pi, as our first "Sweetheart of Acacia."

On March 4th Acacia at Illinois initiated eight new men into the active chapter. These men are Dean Sears, Ronald Fickel, Jack King, Clifford Nelson, Kent Kelling, David Goodmon, David Hunsaker, and William Gustin.

These new actives have already shown a great interest in campus activities by their participation in Univer sity Theatre, Band, Star Course, and University Athletics.

With Spr ing Carnival only a month away the m en in the house are really beginning t o work hard. This year we ar e entering Spr ing Carnival with Theta Upsilon and are going into audience participation. Bob Smith was chosen as carnival chairman for ou r house and his assistant chairmen are: Bob Roger s, Costumes; Sam Kirk, Prizes ; Ronald Slonneger, Band; Bob James, Art De sign ; Ken Wagner, Constr uction Draw 69

ings ; Bob Hagemeyer, Barkers; Bob Brush, Publicity; Craig Webber, Float; Mark Cr eviston, Construction; Ed Schmidt, Electricity; and Ralph Hough, Coor dination. We have chosen "Cheesecake" as our theme and hope to regain the fir st place that we won two years ago.

INDIANA The Indiana Chapter has 14 men in its new pledge class. This group includes 10 new men plus 4 holdover from the past pledge class. Initiation ceremonies wer e held March 11 for the following thirteen men: Max Anderson, Dwain Bass, Neil Brazier, Nor m Care, Tom Gullion, Bob Held, Bill Jordan, Jack Kidd, Hugh Robertson, Larry Small, Bob Townsend, Norm Vogel, and Mack Wootton.

House elections were held March 12.

Bill Cunningham was elected Venerable Dean; Ames Shuel, Junior D ean; Dick Saumsiegle, Senior Steward; Jerry Parnell, Junior Steward; Mack Wootton, Secretary; Bill Cassell, Treasurer, and Blaine Johnson, Pledge Trainer.

March 24 was the date for State Day. Acacia chapters from Indiana, Purdue, and Evansville met at the Severn Hotel in Indianapolis for their annual afternoon meeting. An informal dance was h eld that night in the Severn ballroom.

Social-wise, these past few months have been big ones for the Indiana Chapter . One of the major events was the annual Christmas party held for the childr en of the Masonic orphan's home.

Over sixty orphans made the trip from Franklin, Indiana, a city some fifty miles away from I.U. If an observation of the children's enjoyment is indicative, then the par ty can certainly be termed a success.

Future events of importance are the University Sing, the Little 500 bicycle race, and our annual Mother 's Day program, which is held for the entire campus the night after the Little 500. Our intramural basketball team recently w on its league fo r the second straight year, while the house volleyball team is well on its w ay to an undefeated season.

Earlier this year the pledge class, cooperating w ith the local Lions Club and th e YMCA, sold light bulbs to the people of Bloomington in an attempt to r aise money for var ious charities. In Mar ch the house aided the city in a dr ive for Easter seals by painting stenciled Easter lilies on th e corner s of the ctiy.

An increased accent on activities h as marked the beginning of the second semester. Dave Trenary was elected as a member of th e YMCA cabinet while 70

Ron Risk, Dale Wagoner, and Fred Bauer w ere accepted into Scabbard and Blade, a national honorary for Army ROTC students. Fred Bauer also organized the Young Democrats cl~b here on the campus to mark the first tlme for years that that organization has been active here at Indiana. New initiate Norm Care was recently elected to membership in Phi Eta Sigma, scholastic honorary for freshmen men. Larry Small, another freshman, served as president of the freshman council, an organization which is the advisory organ for the queries of the thousands of freshmen students.

The Indiana Chapter is proud to be able to say that Bob Matt, university alumni field secretary, has been made an honorary member of Acacia. Bob received his membership during the recent initiation ceremonies. It is a real privilege for us to welcome Bob as a brother.

We were also very pleased that Rod Pearson, Traveling Secretary from National was able to make it down for our initiation.

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The Iowa Chapter of Acacia recently held its annual peldge- active par ty. At this party we had some very unusual and highly enlightening entertainment.

Robert Beck, one of our pledges and an amateur hypnotist, gave a demonstration of his skill by hypnotizing one of the pledge's date. The demonstration proved to be successful and went over in excellent fashion.

We are happy to announce that Rod Pearson, an alumnus of our chapter and one of National's Traveling Secretaries, visited us during the Christmas Holidays.

On March fifth, six new men were welcomed into the brotherhood of the Iowa Chapter.

As we have announced before, our Chapter is working on the building of a new house. The proper funds needed have almost been accumulated and groundbreaking was on Founders Day, which was April 15. It is to be the first new frater nity house on campus since 1929. We are now getting prepared to move thir ty -three men into the house by the start of the second semester of the school year '56- '57.

IOWA STATE New pledges are: John Bahr, Phil Bak er, Bob Bryan , R on Chr isten sen , L arry F ellows, Jim Hanson, Gary Har ter, Cliff K essler, Barry Knapp, J erry Mark, Dick P errin, Keith Sawyer s, John

Schrader, Ian Smith, J im Stewart, Dave Trent, J . Dudley Quick, Mike Randolph, Barry Ratterree, and Bill Rockmeyer.

Recent initiates at Iowa State are : Earl Augspurger, Bloomfield, Iowa; Wendell Johnson, Laurens, Iowa ; and Larry McComber, Marshalltown, Iowa.

Fall quarter saw the completion of our new recreation room. This has been a major project for the last year, so we are kind of lost without having something always waiting for us to do on the "wreck." The Wives' and Mothers' Club donated the drapes for the room, and we did all the work. It was really a help in the rush program, and is much used in the social program, for parties, exchanges and dates.

How many of you have ever thought about getting a house car? We have one now. We bought a '46 Ford and took the body off. We will use the running gear for a base for our Veishea float this spring. If it lasts through that ordeal, we will use it for the homecoming "Scrap Heap Scramble" next fall.

We have had two parties this quarter.

The Seniors planned and gave a very realistic western party, complete with costumes and a skit. They even had swingin' doors for the "Yellow Dog Saloon. " Our annual Sweetheart Party was a little more dressy, but just as much fun. We had a program dance to live~ things up a bit. Much fun!

KANSAS STATE The dream of the Kansas State Chapter finally came true. After twenty years of hard work and cooperation of many brothers, the new chapter house has been completed. Our efforts and activity of the chapter have been directed towards doing our shar e of the new house. This included all the painting, and finishing of the interior of the house, and painting of the exterior.

Many man hours have been spent on this huge¡project.

The pledges are building picnic tables as their project for the new house, to place in the back yard. On May 12, we will have initiation in the afternoon and the Spring Formal in the evening. On May 13, we will have a Founders Day banquet at noon and then the Dedication of the new house in the after noon. All the alums are invited to come up for the whole w eek-end activities.

We have had several house parties such as our Chr istmas party, Indian party, and a prison party.

On Mar ch 4, seven m en w ere initiated, they are : Jim Zinn, Tom Rogier, Don Edson, Geor ge McCormick, Bob Clark, Eldon Yeager, and Gerald Hodges.

J erry Thies and T erry Poling hav e received freshman r ecognition for the

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Ed McCarteney, Acacia ; Sally Fehn, Tri-Delts; and Dick Nyros, TKE. Acacian Dick Nadelin won the best barker trophy, which depicts a man throwing a bull. A victory celebration was held uptown immediately following the Carnival.

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hayrack party started with only the boys, but the wagon stopped at the various sorority houses and dorms to pick up the girls in the wagon,

New pledges at Miami are: Duncan Estill of Millersburg, Ohio; Fredrick Geist Brown, II, Steubenville, Ohio; and John B. Brigham, of Lowell, Mass.

Richard Christian Foell was recently pledged to the Geology Honorary, Sigma Gamma Epsilon.

The Winter Formal "The Snow Ball" was held Dec. lOth at the Brandt Room in Oxford College at Oxford. Large sized pandas were given as favors to the dates.

Sally Brower, fiancee of brother Richard Grushon was named "Sweetheart of

Acacia-1956." A Hillbilly party was held for the new pledges on the following Saturday after they were pledged.

Election of officers gives us Gerald Allen Smith as our new VD, Robert Holloway was elected SD, Allan Tallant is JD, Fredrick J ames Besch is the secretary, and Richard Christian Foell is the new treasurer. Other appointed officers are: Richard Grushon, SS; Richard Nadelin, JS; Richard Foell, Triad correspondent.

A dachshund dog has been obtained as the mascot of the Miami Chapter, called Da Mit von Acacia, he was obtained by Brother Richard Nadelin whose father raises these pedigrees. As might be expected, the "m" is often misplaced.

The new VD, Gerry Smith, has just been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Initiation took place April 17th. At the same time, Mrs. Wanda Abrams, was also elected. Rev. Robert Abrams was president of the local Square and Compass Club which was the club from which the Miami Chapter of Acacia grew.

On Saturday, March 17th, at the Annual ODK carnival, the booth and barker sponsored by Acacia, Delta Delta Delta, and Tau Kappa Epsilon, won the first place prize for the best booth and the best barker. Booth chairmen were:

This booth resulted in two first place awards for the Miami Chapter.

"Da Mit von Acacia" new mascot of the Miami Chapter.

Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Fraternity.

They are both Sophomores in Pre-Medicine.

The new Pledge Class Officers are: President, Gary Morris; vice-president, H. C. Ruckert; secretary, Jack Kochner; treasurer, J. L. Neal; and rush chairman, Darrel Seybert.

The new active officers are: Jay Humburg, Venerable Dean; LeMoyne Zimmerman, Senior Dean; Don Latter, Junior Dean; Jerry Thies and Terry Poling, Rush Chairman; Larry Yost, Treasurer; Bob Kind, Recording Secretary; Carl Knapp, Senior Steward; and Pat Gibson, Junior Steward.

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Spring rushing resulted in the pledging of 11 men: Bob McLellan, John Stewart, Dan Chapel, Bob Gunn, Mike Misch, Martin Amundsen, Nico Wiese, Alan Parkman, Bill Golubics, Pete Vandervoort, and Dave Williams.

Living in the house with us this semester is Werner Koenig, an exchange student from the Free University of Berlin. Werner is a graduate student in political science; he has his sights aimed at foreign service work.

With the aid of the alumni and last fall's pledge class, the major improvement during the past year has been in the repainting of the kitchen, the dining room, the living room, and the lower and upper hallways. Add to this the new curtains in the living rooms and the new chairs in the dining room. The sum equals a more cheerful appearing Chapter house.

Eric Aupperle, our V. D., was recently elected to Eta Kappa Nu, Electrical Engineering Honorary. Maurice Miller was tapped by Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering fraternity, and by Phi Lambda Upsilon, a national chemical fraternity. Dave Zerbel, received the Armed Forces Communications Association Honor Award which is given to the outstanding ROTC student majoring in electrical engineering.

On December 10 the actives presented the annual Christmas formal "Snowbound" in honor of the pledges. The pledges returned the compliment by arranging the most lively house party of the semester-A Suppressed Desire party-the last fling before finals.

In the intramural department we are currently twenty-eighth out of 43 fraternities on campus. But we stand a good chance of ending up in the top 50 % again at the end of this year. Having captured second place, our volleyball team has been the most successful team so far.

One of our pledges, Nico Wiese, has just been elected co-captain of the varsity gymnastic team.

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The Alumni Edition of our Chapter newspaper, THE FOUNDER, will be coming out shortly. Would all alumni who have not been receiving THE FOUNDER please send us the'i1¡ add1¡ess.

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.MISSOURI Spring at Mizzou has brought continued growth to Acacia. Ten new Missouri Acacians were initiated on March 4.

Donald E. Lay, Kent K. Hall, Walter C. Tarde, Ray D. Teroy, and Alfred W. Kennedy were initiated as regular members of the chapter. Walter C. Tarde, William D. Teroy, Bernie Lay, Calvin M. Keller, and Richard A. Stirling were initiated as honorary members. .

Clyde Wiles, and Robert Whartman.

The initiaton was followed by a Banquet on March 11.

The Chapter recently completed the decoration of its new "study morgue."

The room is designed to creat an atmosphere that is stimulating to dedicated study.

The social festivities are opening with a picnic and dance in March.

Our annual Orchid formal is set for April27 and will be preceeded by a banquet.

The Founders' Day Banquet is set for May 18 at the Cornhusker Hotel.

The early arrival of warm weather finds the intramural softball team on the diamond taking pre-season workouts.

With interest high, and qualified material, Acacia looks ripe for the league pennant this spring.

Acacia did well scholastically last semester placing fifth out of the twentyfour fraternities on campus.

NEW HAMPSHIRE Missouri's Ozark Party saw the boys and their dates break out their Missouri Meersschaums in real Ozark fashion.

During the semester, we won the Interfraternity Council Scholarship Trophy, and the Sigma-Chi Foundation Scholarship Award Trophy for the highest active scholarship on the campus.

Acacia at Missouri also won the Savitar Oscar for selling the highest percentage of year books to the men in our house.

On March 20, we are entering the Fraternity-Sorority Song Festival. The Chapter has been tuning up many evenings for the big event.

After initiation, the members in our pledge Class elected Dick Johnston, president; George Gerdeman, vicepresident; and Art Wallhausen, secretary-treasurer as officers for the remainder of the semester.

Our social program will include our annual Speak Easy Party and Orchid Ball Spring Formal. According to the social chairman, Jess Maize, we will have several week-end parties to round out the social calendar.

NEBRASKA Om newest pledge moved into the house recently. He is Wayne Christoffersen from Hay Springs, Nebraska.

Five men were initiated into the Nebraska Chapter March 10. They are Jay Decker, L arry Heesacker, James Minor, 72

New pledges at the New Hampshire Chapter are Michael K. Baryiames, Robert E. Brewer, Guy F. Chapman, John B. Davis, James E. Dyer, Robert A. Earle, Clifford Engelhardt, William L. Foote, Donald M. Forster, Peter M. Hallward, Robert B. Hardy, William A. Kneeland, Granville S. Knox, Peter Y. Lovejoy, Al Martin, Roger E . Mcintire, Ray D. Nash, Jr., Leon M. Parker, Frederick W. Rendall, Jr., Philip G. Rowe, Wayne E. Stoebel, Hugh D. Sycamore, Philip W. West, Robert P. Wheeler, Jr., Bradley W. Wilkins, and E. Gene Williams.

ture was given the title "Whistle While You Work."

The brothers have been very active socially, having several exchange suppers and coffee hours with the sororities, plus parties both in and outside of the house. A Christmas Party, complete with Santa Claus, was given for the underprivileged children of the neighboring communities with Chi Omega giving an assist. Well- attended intermission parties were held at the house for the Military Arts Ball in December and the Winter Carnival Ball in February. Also, the brothers were honored by the presence of Dr. and Mrs. Eldon Johnson at dinner. Dr. Johnson is the University's new president.

The new officers are Clifton Rockwell, Venerable Dean; Richard Caldwell, Senior Dean; Arthur McKee, Junior Dean; Howard Ross, Secretary; and Carlyle Shaw, Treasurer.

The Mother's Club gave the house a beautiful . silver service which was greatly appreciated. It will be put to good use in the Chapter's many social events.

John Olson, our ambitious handyman, has installed a complete fire alarm system in the house, plus a buzzer system for calling individuals to the telephone.

This eliminates the much- disliked fire watch of the past.

OHIO Bucking the storm of disadvantages of OU's 3-year-old deferred rushing plan, the Ohio Chapter pledged ten new men. These include Bill Archbold, Harold Berry, Jerry Lee Clark, Jim Coleman, Phil Kramer, Henry Perdue, Ralph Scott, Gary Stansbery, Ron Stockwell, and Ross White.

Second semester initiates are Ron Leaver, Ray Bethel, John David, Fred German, Ralph Miller, and Jim Ryan.

It seems we always have something new to report about our sub-basement dining hall and chapter room, and this issue is no exception. The latest and The vulgus mobilus at Ohio's "Roman Toga Party" take time out as John David and friend execute a Jitter Buggus maneuver.

Deep thought is provoked as these New Hampshire Acacians battle it out for the house chess championship.

The Chapter came up with a fine basketball team this year. The men achieved many victories in the intrammals but were defeated in the finals.

For the second successive year Acacia won the annual Snow Sculpture Contest. The theme was "Rhapsody in White" and was built around Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The sculp-

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most spectacular additions have been large built- in drawers and cupboards (which feature a hide- away bed for our cook to use when she wants to rest awhile), and a wall of curtains hung behind a ledge of flower boxes with indirect lighting to boot. It's beginning to look like "Club Acacia." On the main floor we find a new and impressive punch bar which was built by last semester's pledge class. Taking advantage of the pledges' constructive tendencies, the actives saw to it that the former redecorated the first floor via paint brush during "Help Week."

The "Roman Toga Party" headed the list of annual spring events this year as everyone came dressed in Roman attire. It's amazing what you can do with bedsheets other than sleep in them. The brothers and dates looked more like mummies, angels, and refugees from a white sale than Roman senators, but then we're individualists, not historians.

Two brothers, Don Clark and Chuck Archbold, were recently admitted to Scabbard and Blade, a military honorary. A story of Ken Heichel being awarded the newly-established Alumni Scholarship Award of $100 appears elsewhere in this issue.

The members of the Ohio State Chapter are hard at work making plans for the Chapter's Fiftieth Anniversary celebration which will be held on May 19.

Plans include the renting of one of the large ballrooms in the Ohio Union for a banquet, a special alumnus meeting, and a program for the wives who are strongly urged to attend with their husbands.

It is hoped that the alumni will not only plan to attend themselves, but that they will also write the brothers in their class and plan a reunion of old friendships on this occasion. Alumni of other chapters who happen to live near Columbus are also sincerely invited.

We're making big plans and we hope that we will have the turn-out necessary to support such a function. The chairman for the alumni planning group is Carl Senn, while the active chairman is Stuart Klapp. Also serving on the active committee are Ray DelFavero, Roger Grim, Jerry Kennefake, and Russ Jordan. Alumni should feel free to contact any of these men about any questions that they may have.

Recently elected officers of the chapter are: Guy Crossley, Venerable Dean; Stuart Klapp, Senior Dean; Bob Thompson, Junior Dean; Roger Grim, Treasurer ; Garry Kawachi, Secretary; Don Bean, Senior Steward; Ray DelFavero, Junior Steward; and Gordon Writsel ; Junior Treasurer.

The chapter is proud to announce that it has a new house mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Murray from Pittsburgh.

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program included exchange dinner s, house dances, and a semiformal dance held at the White House dance hall in Columbus. Other activities of the Chapter included full participation in the various events in the campus Greek Week program. Directing the Chapter's participation in these events was Roger Grim.

The Chapter is also proud to announce that Bill Latshaw has been initiated into Phi Eta Sigma Honor ary. Bill joins the ranks of several Acacians who are members of the scholastic honor ar y fraternity.

OREGON STATE The Oregon State Chapter recently pledged Richard Maybach, '59, making a 7 - man pledge class for winter term.

Jim Green was elected pledge president.

Nick Wiltz was chosen outstanding pledge of fall term.

Eligible fall term pledges were initiated January 14. Receiving their jewelled pins were: Bob Weed, Ralph Merrill, Dick Stroda, Nor man Burgess, and Robert Lawrie.

The Mother's club recently presented the chapter with 4 metal serving tables and money to purchase a new vacuum cleaner. The alumni are now making extensive plans for the expansion of the chapter house which will take place this summer.

The efforts of scholarship fall term paid off as the Chapter was second among thirty-one fraternities in grades. #inter term's social activities were topped by the most outstanding costume dance held by the Chapter in recent years. With Don MacKinnon as general chairman, the plans that, at first, seemed impossible, became reality.

Eric Ingram, Allen Lindsey, Nick Wiltz, Ron Kilburg, and Edwin Coate were committee chairmen of "Night on the Nile." A pyramid completely covering the front of the house was built. A talking sphinx, rivaling the ancient Sphinx of Egypt, was constructed.

The only entrance to the interior of the pyramid was through a series of eerie catacombs, and the most popular areas of the pyramid were the tomb of King Tut and the throne room.

The preparations for the dance attracted much attention on campus. One well-remembered event was the theft of the sphinx early one morning two days b efore the dance. The sphinx was later recovered in time for the dance, on a sorority house lawn. The chapter house was well-filled with guests the night of the dance and Oregon State Acacians were well-satisfied with their efforts.

Other social activities included: three exchange dinners with Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, and Alpha Omicron Pi, and a

ceremony February 29 in honor of the reactivation of the Chapter on that date in 1948.

Winter term also witnessed the election of new officers. Succeeding Victor Peterson as Vener able Dean is Willard Weiss. Other new officer s are : Don MacKinnon, Senior D ean ; Edw in Coate, Junior Dean; Eric Ingr am, Secr etary; and Gene Weiss, Treasur er.

Brother Hank Buschfort was elected secretary of Sigma Tau, Engineer ing honorary, Willard Weiss was appointed editor of TECH RECORD, the Oregon State Engineering magazine, and Bob Weed was chosen outstanding member of Silver Wings, AFROTC drill team.

PURDUE The pledge class at the Purdue chapter reached the bursting point as eleven new men were added to those pledged in the fall. Those pledged were: William Carpenter, Paul Coward, Jerrad Crabb, Darrell Guimond, William Kearns, Byron Meade, Richard McDaniel, James Clack, Robert Nugent, Richard Shaffer, and Richard Rowland.

Three brothers recently distinguished themselves by pledging various bonoaries on campus. Clarence Eyer is pledging Ceres, one of the agriculture honoraries; Don McBride was selected by Quarterdeck, the Navy R.O.T.C. honorary; and James Eaton is pledging Eta Kappa N u, the electrical engineering honorary, and also Tau Beta Pi, the engineer's equivalent to Phi Beta Kappa.

Recently the Purdue chapter was honored by having two distinguished guests over at the house. Tommy Johnston, head of the Purdue Information Bureau and nomineee for Democratic gubernatorial candidacy from Indiana, was a guest of the house at our weekly guest dinner. Our other distinguished guest was Roger Pearson, the National Traveling Secretary, who was with us for a few days.

Spring is once again rapidly approaching and we are trying to get the spring social season started off with a bang. A house party was held on April 7, entitled, "Roarin' 20's." It was quite an affair. Also our spring formal was held on May 5, this year with our annual partner fraternity, Alpha Chi Rho. Lastly, elections were held and the following men took over the reins of the fraternity: Charles Hagberg, Venerable Dean; Larry Jones, Senior Dean; Frank Carder, Junior Dean; Robert Halderman, treasurer ; Don McBride, secretary; James Henley and Howard Albrecht, athletic co - chairmen; Jack Robinson, house manager; John Davis, pledge tr ainer; Jerry Brown, steward; and Ralph Jarboe, Triad correspondent and publicity chairman.

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Brothers Jim Andrews, Dale Kile and Don Hinsvark celebrating Tommy Trojan's Homecoming at Southern Cal.

On bzhalf of the Chapter I would like to thank and congratulate all those relinquishing offices for a job well done.

Also we want to wish the seniors, not only from the Purdue chapter, but from all the Acacia chapters, a happy and prosperous future .

SOUTHERN CAL. At the conclusion of rushing for the 1956 Spring Semester, six new Pledges looked forward to active association with the Southern California Chapter.

They are: William R. Furlong, L au rel,

Maryland ; Arthur S. Danner, Duarte, California; Charles E . Kirby, Newhall, California, and Harry Dale Jones, Eugene Zakaryan and H . Jack Kivett of Los Angeles, California. The fine spirit of these men promises much for the success of their Pledge semester.

The Active Chapter claimed eight new members on February 26 when the following men were initiated into its ranks: James Andrews, Douglas Berge, Winston Fuller, Richar d Kingsley, William Murphy, David Sandberg, Stanley Shaw and Stephen Stephanos. In addition to their attendance at regular house functions, these men, as Pledges, were engaged in many activities of their own.

The semester was highlighted by the walkout and the ditch .

During the semester, largely through the efforts of the Mothers' Club, various items of furniture, etc., were added to the house. Several parts of the house interior received a new coat of paint.

Although there were no major changes or improvements, the house continues to be one of the neatest and most livable on the Row. We were very happy to have Dudley Johnson, National Traveling Secretary, visit our Chapter while he was out here on business. Although his stay was short it was enjoyed by all the brothers.

Our social calendar this past semester featured parties and exchanges with different sororities. These events carried such themes as Hallowe'n, Shipwreck, etc. The high spot in our social functions was our annual Black and Gold Ball which, this year, was held at the new Beverly-Hilton Hotel. This semester should also prove very interesting; the ideas put forth so far show great possibilities.

The University owes much to Brother Bob Jani, who served as Homecoming

Chairman last year and Songfest Chairman for the past three years. It was Bob's idea which was responsible for starting the Songfest on the SC Campus three years ago. This event, which has been made an annual affair, is held each year in the Greek Amphitheater in Griffith Park. The Songfest brings together some twenty fraternities and sororities singing in competition with each other for the coveted trophies which are awarded each season.

At elections held recently for the Spring Semester the officers elected were: Bob McClure, Venerable Dean; Don Gaspard, Senior Dean; Dale Campbell, Junior Dean; Larry Knudsen, Secretary; Leo Evans, Treasurer; Don Vincent, Senior Stewar d, and Steve Robertson, Junior Stewar d.

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All decked out for their annual Black and Gold Ball at the Beverly-Hilto n Hotel- left to rightBrothers Do n Gaspard, Bob McClure and Dale Campbell with their dates.

Newt Williams of the Texas Chapter and Sue Nell Hamilton, Delta Zeta win the Award for the best couple's costume at the annual "Night on the Nile ."

This year promises to be one of the most important in recent years for Syracuse. We began slowly, but by Christmas, we were rolling along quite well.

February 25 saw two men don the triangle of Acacia; Bill Bowin, a sophomore engineer, and Al McDowell, also an engineer, class of '59.

New pledges have b een our greatest gain in the past few months. After little gain in this field during the early part of the year, we have added seven new men to our rolls, and we ar e looking forward to even more.

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The most important gain, perhaps, has been in our house average. Last year, our marks fell, and we dropped considerably in scholastic standing. This year, however, our average has all the signs of shooting higher than it has been in several years. Next year will find the Syracuse chapter back up to where it has been in years past.

We have had a transitional year. Last fall, we hit a low ebb in recent chapter history. We have begun on an ungrade, and hopes in the chapter run high for next year being one of our ver y best.

TEXAS The Texas Chapter is busy preparing for Founder's Day to be held April 7 during the University of Texas annual Roundup celebration.

Plans are being made for the Founder's Day banquet, at which Albert DeLange, past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Texas A.F.&A.M., and prominent Houston attorney, will be the main speaker. A buffet for the wives and an informal get-together for the men is also being designed.

Seven men were recently initiated into active membership. They are William Edward Henry, Benjamin Rowe Byers, John Bailey Victery, Jr., Vernon Eugene Grove, Jared Franklin Foster, Walter Lee Colwell, and Terry Norman Forrester.

TOP: Lt. Col. and Mrs. Ernest L. Meggs (left), and Brother Lee Pontius and his pin girl, Pat Brown, enjoy themselves at the Syracuse Prohibition Party. BOTTOM: Syracuse's Bill Brown, entry in the Ugly Man contest. His title: "Hell Week."

Officers for the spring semester are Jerry Gene Foose, Venerable Dean; Ray Lane Parker, Senior Dean; William Edward Henry, Junior Dean; John Bailey Victery, Jr., Rush Chairman; Benjamin Rowe Byars, Secretary; Walter Lee Colwell, Treasurer; Louis Stout, Senior Steward; Terry Norman Forrester, Junior Steward.

New pledges are Ronnie Lee Waide, Eugene Boyd Smith, Norman Everett Long, Kenneth Lee Van Sickle, Jerome Curtis Cates, Joseph Stevenson Starkey, and Thomas Campbell.

Social activities have included buffet suppers after home football games, our annual "Night on the Nile" Egyptian dance, and open houses with Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Gamma Delta, plus our policy of having a get together each Friday and Saturday nights.

U. C. L.A. Following the complete collapse that marked the end of finals the UCLA Chapter settled down to the serious business of rushing for the Spring pledge class. The house worked feverishly in the short period between semesters to get the newly finished game room and the rest of the house in shape for the coming season. Rushing netted us nine pledges, Ron Garton, Dale Larson, Jim Maxwell, Don McNamara, Warren Ringer, Al Seward, Bob Lansfield, Darrel Thiedes, and Dave Timmerman.

With weekend dates, mi~night breakfasts, and all night pizza parties for rushing, things of the past, initiation preparations were culminated when thirteen new members received their active pins.

The new members are Hal Davis, Ron Iehl, Bob Neuman, Don Monson, Lloyd Wright, Art Justice, John Thomsen, Bob Leigh, Bob Paddleford, Bil Sproul, Ernie Luning, Bill Well, and Roger Morrison. Founder George Malcolm spoke at the initiation banquet on progressive trends in the Fraternity. Phil Benson received the Frank Reinsch trophy fo r the most helpful active, and John Thomsen and Hal Davis received the one for the outstanding pledge.

Junior D ean Bill Hughes kept the house jumping all s emester with exchanges held with Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi, Delta Zeta, and Alpha Omicron Pi. The initiation dance, Fool's Frolic, Pajamerino, and Prohibition Party formed the nucleus of the house social parties for the semester and were supplemented with after game victory parties.

A joint fashion show between Acacia and Alpha Delta Pi was sponsored by our Mothers Club which furnished the house with new drapes and, along with alumni support, also furnished new

chairs for the dining room. Our mothers are also prominent in the Interfraternity Mothers Club and have spent many an hour on rummage sales, house parties, and other activities.

Acacia was especially well represented in all phases of campus activities this year. Venerable Dean Sam Thomsen was assistant chairman of the Spring Sing as well as being on the President's Cabinet. Hal Davis also held a position on the Spring Sing Executive Board, and Phil Benson and Walt Gabrielson directed activities during Or ientation.

Walt was also on the Mardi Gras Executive Board. Don Atherton served as Men's Representative in Student Government and was a member of the Gym team, Gold Key, Varsity Club, and Campus Crusade. Art Askins was the UCLA repre sentative to the San Francisco Regional Convention of the NSA. Bill Hughes served on the Railey Committee while Don Brock, Norm Stewart, John George, and Larry Connell supported Kelps, men's service organization. Bob Leigh has been running himself to death in freshman track.

VERMONT They did it again, only this time DOUBLE HONORS. Al Tyler and George Hansen, the two greatest Kake Walkers won first place for Vermont Chapter both nights of walking this year.

Kake Walk weekend is the biggest social event at the University of Vermont each year. Each fraternity enters

Vermont's AI Tyler and George Hansen strut their prize winning form while "Walkin fo de Kake." Both nights of the event saw the Vermont team take top honors.

a team to compete in the grueling, high stepping two minute routine of "Walking For The Kake" held two nights dur ing the weekend. In 1953 and 1954 Al 75

and George took top honors one night each year. After a year of absence they again got the walking "bug" and dressing in the traditional blackface and black and gold outfit, they performed a feat which every other fraternity on the Vermont campus feared. Both nights Al and George walked home with the Kake.

Three new shiny cups now adorn the mantle place.

Rushing this year ended with Acacia pledging ten good men. One half of them were pledged before formal rush. Plans now include more rushing smokers.

Congratulations are in order for brothers Tee Clark and Chuck Westphal who have recently become "Daddy." Both were blessed with daughters; on February 6, Karen Raylene Clark 5 lbs. 13 oz., and on February 23, Susan Elizabeth Westphal8lbs. 1 oz. Congratulations Tee and Chuck; a job well done Helen and Grace.

Now for the "Heart Line" Engaged on November 28, 1955, was senior brother Jack Noe to Jean MacKenzie of Burlington. Pinned on February 12 was Dave Curwen, Venerable Dean to Sheila Robinson.

The next event is the Interfraternity sing to be in April. Under the capable direction of our Chapter Adviser, Mr. Ritter, we are now rehearsing.

WASHINGTON Our new officers found among their first responsibilities the initiation of five new members; George Fuhr, Bill Turner, Jim Knestis, Richard Jensen and John Richards. Under the leadership of Bill Proctor, our new president, we had a very successful week and are gratified with the fine contribution to the chapter that the new members are making.

Our social program this year has included a very successful yacht trip to nearby Bainbridge Island, the Pledge Dance, "Gaietes Parisiennes," the Night on the Nile, a pajama dance aptly called the "Pajama Game" and various and assorted firesides. Exchanges were held with Alpha Xi Delta, Sigma Kappa, Alpha Omicron Pi and Delta Zeta.

Two Acacia Bowling teams took first place in their respective intramural leagues both Fall and Winter Quarters.

We have also participated in intramural football, basketball, and handball.

Don Swisher, popularly known as Swishipoo, recently gained campus fame by being chosen as the top senior in the Political Science Dept. We, the engineers and gung-ho NROTC men still maintain that it is not a science but we're glad to see Swish receive the honor, just the same.

Jeff Vowles, a pledge this quarter, proved himself equally capable in the field of politics by being elected to the 76

presidency of the College League of Young Republicans in the State of Washington.

Our plans for Spring Quarter include a Barn Dance, the Spring Formal to be held on April 28 and our Founder's Day Banquet.

WASHINGTON STATE The Spring semteser at the Washington State Chapter looks like it will be an active one. Pledged during February was James Backman. Our officers for the coming year are: Venerable Dean, Dan Rowley; Senior Dean, Gary Baines; Junior Dean, Dave Slothower; Secretary, Bill Stuart; Treasurer, John Eke; and House Manager, Frank Ellis.

The first of our social functions of the new semester was our annual U.S.O. GO Fireside which centered about military life. On the agenda with several firesides is our Spring Formal. This year it is to be a dinner-dance held at the Washington Hotel sometime in May. Recently we held our traditional Steak and Beans dinner at which everyone with a grade point over 2.5 ate steaks, and the rest ate beans. Heading the list of steak eaters was Lamar Hower, a Senior in Electrical Engineering with a grade point of 3.84.

The Chapter choir is entered this year in the all campus Song Fest. The choir, under the direction of Jim Cowan, has hopes of placing high in the contest.

Our house teams have done a very creditable job in the intramural sports program. They are headed by the bowling team which recently won the league championship for the first half year of play. In addition to intramural sports, pledge-member games are scheduled to be played in basketball and baseball; with the winners being served breakfast in bed.

At the present, everyone is busily preparing for his part in the campuswide Mock Political Convention. We will represent the state of Idaho. Nationally known figures are to speak at the convention.

WYOMING The first robin has appeared and although Spring has not legally began it is in sight. The University Campus is beginning to show the effect and all the boys at the house are soaking it in. Dates are becoming more frequent as the moon shines more brightly on ninth street hill, but everyone seems to be quite enthusiastic about mid-term exams!?

The social event of the new semester was the "Night on the Nile." 'Twas a blimey good affair as all the would-be

Egyptians feasted on the floor of the living room in the most romantic atmosphere. Chicken, roast beef, relishes, etc., filled their empty saclike dilations of the alimentary canals beyond the esophagi in which the earlier stages of digestion take place!? Then they retired to the Canterbury House next door to indulge in an evening of dancing to the music of one of the local bands. Prizes were awarded to the best-dressed couple and to the best dancers. Chaperones for the evening included the housemother, faculty advisers and wives, and several faculty members and wives. The very colorful affair has been exceeded by none in the past and everyone had an unforgettable evening.

The Chapter set better grades as their goal last fall. Improvement showed with the announcement that Acacia had moved from the bottom among fraternities on campus last year to third at the end of the fall semester. We are proud of our little achievement but look forward to a more successful year in 195657.

The Chapter was sad to hear that Ron Rogers had to leave school because of financial reasons. Ron served as Venerable Dean since the Spring of 1955 until just recently. In his place, the Chapter elected Fritz Forsch. His qualifications stand high as a leader and an Acacian.

We are all for him and he is doing a tre~ mendous job.

Added to our roll-call were six new initiates: Larry Kezzler, Dave Fowler, William Kennedy, Herb Hamilton, Irvin Skelton, and Bob Jones ( alumnus) .

Pledged this semester were Ron Mahan, Gordon Schuler, and Lawrence Brewer.

We are very happy to have these men among us and wish them the best of luck.

Elections saw new men take office while others merely were transplanted.

Officers in order of out-going and incoming are as follows: Venerable Dean, Ron Rogers-Fritz Forsch; Junior Dean, Lew Morris-Ken Benson; Secretary, John Dunewald-Dave Fowler; House Manager, John Schuelke-Larry Moore; Senior Dean, Larry Moore-Bob Hamilton ; Rush Chairman, Ken Benson-Lew Morris ; Triad Correspondent, Charles Smith-Bill Kennedy; Sentinel, Glen Larson-Charles Smith; Corresponding Secretary, Bob Skelton-Larry Kezzler; Junior Steward, Glen LarsonRichard Proper; I.F.C. and Scholarship Chairmen, Ted Gilbert and Bob Hamilton-Ted Gilbert and Larry Kezzler; Librarian, Ted Gilbert-Richard Proper.

The Wyoming Chapter of Acacia extends its heartiest wishes to the other chapters for a most prosperous and successful future, and hopes that we may continue to live up to the grand old name, Acacia!

THE TRIAD

NATIONAL FOUNDATION (Continued from page 66)

battleground till he and his family moved to Long Beach where he attended Woodrow Wilson High School. It was at Wilson that Steve got his first r eal taste of student government and politics. He served as Chief Justice of the Student Court, President of the Junior Statesmen of America, a member of the student cabinet, and President of the Latin Club. And while he was politicking, he managed to letter in tennis and accumulate a 3.8 grade point average before he was graduated. It was this grade point, as well as his many activities, that won for him a full-tuition scholarship to our old Alma Mater.

At SC Steve has majored in political science and Acacia, plunging immediately into the political and social maelstrom. On campus he has distinguished himself while serving on the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Councils, the Greater University Committee for three years, the LAS Council, as Squire VicePresident, as Religious Emphasis Week Chairman, as Forum Chairman, as a member of the student senate for three years-including this year in which he is serving as Senior Class President. He is also a member of Blue Key and the '56 Club and was chosen to appear in Who's Who in American Colleges.

Fraternitywise, Steve has served as political chairman, IFC representative, scholarship chairman, rush chairman, house manager for three semesters, and Venerable Dean. He has both grown with the Fraternity and helped it to grow.

Steve's hobbies include sailing on his father's boat, the Lattie Sea; dabbling at tennis; playing hearts (cards, that is); and playing with hearts (Kappa Kappa Gammas, that is). But his first lovebordering fanatacism-is government and politics. During the '52 presidential campaign he championed the Democratic cause nobly in a predominantly Republican house. All he got for his pains was a skinned nose--the result of pushing a peanut down the fraternity-sorority row to pay off an election bet.

This year he, again, plans to participate actively in the Democratic campaign as SC campus representative for Richard Richards for US Senator. And, if his nose holds out, he will also chairman Troy's Students for Stevenson Club. Good luck Steve--best you start looking for some larger p eanutsthey're easier to push.

The Future? Graduation in June.

Then Law School-at SC if the scholarship he has applied for comes through (Steve has maintained a 3.1 grade point despite his many activities). And then ... you guessed it ... politics. Move over Adlai, Robertson's raring to go.

THE CHAIRMAN'S COLUMN

Dear Fellow Greeks: The annual National Interfraternity Conference in St. Louis December 1 to 3 was the best ever-with the largest attendance at its sessions-450 undergraduates nearly doubled previous attendance at Undergraduate Conferences and showed committee chairman Ed Murphy, Sigma Nu that we will have to step up the tempo of those meetinge if such a whopping attendance continues.

A most important resolution, among others, was passed by the undergrads asking NIC to study possibilities of closer integration between the undergrads and the grads. Certainly we have not yet found the ultimate answer to our problems of internal liaison and may come closer after a year's study as requested by the resolution. These undergrads were mostly IFC presidents and 'sharp' men. In reality they and their college brothers are the reason fraternities exist, as you all know.

92 deans of men attended, an all time record. They contr ibuted much to the meetings-and particularly to an evening with the fraternity secretaries where groups were formed to discuss problems at dinner-later concise reports w ere made by discussion leaders which indicated the wide variety of problems these devoted people must meet everyday.

At the House of Delegates the business was conducted with dispatch by chairman Herb Brown, and the Conference agreed to authorize the establishment of an NIC central office by the executive committee (subject to rais-

ing certain needed funds via the Interfraternity Foundation) a service-- that has been urged by frater nity leaders for 23 years-and an indication of the progressive conclusions that result from the new or ganization of the Conference through the House of Delegates.

These are some of the highlights from the Conference, in this CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN'S COLUMN which we hope to repeat at regular intervals through the courtesy of THE TRIAD. My recent reading indicates to me that we in the fraternity world today have similar problems to those of the period twenty-five years ago and earlier.

In the light of history fraternities really have become educational institutions. We have a complete new group of students every three years or so who come to us bright-eyed and eager to experience the thrills of fraternity membership and cherishing great hopes and aspirations for achievement.

The undergraduate and graduate members of the chapters do their part, aided by the general organizations of the fraternities. Ideals and programs are set for these new men, and they start out on their fraternity careers.

The National Interfraternity Conference provides a sympathetic and friendly background for resolving any differences that crop up between fraternities or between colleges and fraternities. It also studies the overall situation facing fraternities and tries to indicate the most important cur rent problems as well as the procedure to resolve them. It is your Conference.

At the present time the Conference believes that fraternity men must make real efforts to improve the scholastic achievement of their members, as well as spending time in extra curricular activities, that they are under an obligation to eliminate hell week for certain, and that they must conduct themselves in their daily lives in a manner approved by the public.

This may sound like " old stuff" but it is more important today than it was when you and I were in the active chapter. Are you helping these young brothers to grow? The Conference urges all alumni everywhere to back up their fraternities in their programs so that fraternities can continue to make the remarkable contributions that they are making in developing the futur e leaders of America.

Sincerely yours, G. NICHOL Chai1¡m an N.I .C.

HORACE

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