Acacia Triad - Spring 1957 - Vol. 52, No. 3

OF ACACIA FRATERNITY

TOP: Turnabout day at Iowa State saw the Acacia Pledge Class serenade Delta Zeta Pledges. Bottom : The first prize winning cast of the campus varieties proudly pose with their trophy at Iowa State.

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Proudly displaying the cake and trophy won at the annual Kakewalk are these Vermont Acacians with the Governor. (Left to right) . Ka kewalk Director Mark Bernstien, Howard Grant, Vermont Governor Joseph B. Johnson , Kakewalk Director Donald Kidder, Ray Allen, Kakewalk Director David Kerwin, Venerable Dean.

Sweetheart of the Colorado State chapter lovely Mary Camblin.

The new president of the I.F.C. at Syracuse Acacian Burton Jones.

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~ OF "SPRIG OF ACACIA " The Sprig of Acacia is one of the most interesting and important of all the symbols of Freemasonry, yet there are many who do not have a clear idea of what it is, whence it comes, and how it happened to hold such an important place in the Masonic ritual and tradition .

Botanically, the Acacia is the Mimosa Nolitica, and is called the Babul tree in India. It grew abundantly in the vicinity of Jerusalem in ancient times, where it is still to be found, and it is familiar in this day as the tree from which gum arabic is obtained. In ancient times the wood of the Acacia tree was considered sacred by the He brews. It was of this wood that Moses was ordered to build the Holy Place of the Tabernacle, the Ark of the Covenant, the tables for the Shewbread and the sacred furniture. By the Jew, therefore, it is only natural that the tree from whose wood the sanctuary of the Tabernacle and the Holy Ark of the Covenant had been constructed would ever be viewed as more sacred than other trees. The early Freemason, with all these things in mind, likewise very naturally appropriated this sacred plant to the equally sacred purpose of a symbol which was intended to convey and teach an important truth in the ages that were to come.

The Spr ig of Acacia, to the Freemason, is symbolic of immortality, which is one of the most important doctrines that it is the purpose of Freemasonry to teach. In our funeral service it is referred to as "the emblem of our belief in the immortality of the soul." In our r itual of the Third degree, it is referr ed to as having been used to mar k a spot at which the ancient craftsman found that something for which he had long sought and where he r eceived the r eward for which he had labored long and diligently. One of the basic tenets upon which Freemasonry is founded is an unfeigned belief in the one living and true God, and of the immortality of the soul, emblemized by this gr een sprig "which bloomed at the head of the grave."

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TABLE OF CONTENTS The Case For Fraternities . . . ....... ...... . .. . .. . . . . . ... . .... . . . .. . . . 46

The Triad Travels- Rensselaer ... . . . . . .. . . .. . .. .. . ... ... .... ....... . 48

Boss of the Senators ........... ... .. . .... . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . ... . .. .. . . . . 54

Among Acacia's Chapters . .. . . .. . . .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . ... .. .. ........ . .. . 57

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The C A national author of "The 1\'Ian in the Gray

By HERBERT L. BROWN Past Chairman of the National Interfraternity Conference Reprinted from TH E AME RICAN WEEKLY O ctober 21, 1956 By P ermission (C) 1956 by Hearst Publishing Co., Inc .

Sloan Wilson, former assistant professor of English and director ·of information services at Lhe University of Buffalo-and author of the best-selling novel, " Th e Man in the Gray FLanneL Suit"-attacked fraternities as " stupid, juvenile and purposeless." No brilliant and mature student he said would join such an organization. The following article is an answer to Mr . Wtlson s criticisms by a man who has been closely associated with fraternity affairs all over America.-THE EDITOR. To prove how vicious college fraternities are, Mr. Sloan Wilson last week used as his prime example a frate rnity initiation at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in which a pledge fell through the ice and wa s drowned in a pond.

I am sure that on sober second thought Mr. Wilson will agree that he has not proved fraternities "stupid," " witless," " juvenile," and "purposeless" (or any of the other angry adjectives he hurled at them) , by his single example of tragedy. He should be well aware that several hundred thousand college students are prevented from falling into other holes by fraternitiesfrom falling into social awkwardness, failing grade:;, athletic inertia, and ignorance of group living.

I refuse to reply to Mr. Wilson in the style of his attack; rather I will answer his "arguments" with a defense of fraternities, which I will attempt to make more well-proportioned and level-headed than his broadside.

What would Mr. Wilson find if he would look for the truth about college fraternities? He would find, first of all, that there are 12,000 chapters of Greek-letter societies in the United States with a total membership of four million. If fraternities are "purposeless" why have 225,000 new members joined them in the past three years? If fraternities are " unnecessary," why have 381 new chapters been established in the same period? Would so many Americans in so many places '

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go into organizations that are "stupid, witless and juvenile"?

If Mr. Wilson believes so, then his faith in the wisdom of the American people is pretty weak. Fraternity life is continuing to flourish because fraternities exist to answer genuine student and college needs, because fraternities help in the attainment of worthy educational, social and personal goals. " On our campus," says Chancellor Ethan A. H . Shep· ley of Washington University (St. Louis) , "fraternities are a very real asset. I frankly don't know what we would do without their influence and support. We are proud of them and the record they have made." The testimony of dozens of other college presidents-men like George Bowman of Kent State (Ohio), Harlan Hatcher of Michigan and Milton Eisenhower of Johns Hopkins University-tells the same story: fraternities are needed.

The reason that the great good in fraternities is so clouded is that, unfortunately, only the freak prank makes the headlines; only the tragic slip arouses righteous indignation. The many valuable things that Amer· ican fraternities do for their members, their colleges and their communities-their many fine purposes and achievements-go unheralded because activities like working in a community chest drive, or teaching a student how to conduct himself socially, are hardly the stuff of news.

When a student is accidentally hurt in what is usually harmless fun, people are quick to cry out that fraternities should be driven from the land like the plague. But when a student's marks are raised by the help he receives from his fraternity brothers, when a community Red Cross receives blood from a chapter, when a college is saved from a housing problem b y a group with Greek letters, too few people know about it.

Exactly what are the values of American fraternities - to the student, to the school, and to the college com· munity-values that are so often lost behind scare THE TRIAD

headlines and distorted attacks like Mr. Wilson's?

Fraternities make important ¡ contributions to the minds, character, and personalities of their members.

First, each fraternity has a tutoring system in which members proficient in certain studies help members who are less proficient. It is often the coaching of a brother that prevents a fraternity man from failing a course.

Mr. Wilson mocks a fraternity's "boy scout code of honor which makes their members fairly burst with pride" but one great source of fraternity pride is the achievement of high scholastic marks by its members.

Fraternity brothers do not tutor one another simply to prevent failure in subjects. They exchange knowledge so that their chapter can make the best marks on the campus.

Ask any fraternity man and he will tell you how often a " seminar" with his brothers the night before an exam raised his marks. If this is a " boy scout" code, then to be out of the "boy scouts" is to enjoy being a moron.

It is an undisputed fact that the social programs of fraternities give members poise and polish which would develop more slowly- and perhaps not at all- if the students were to live alone. Fraternity parties, outings, dances, and sports enable a student to shed his adolescent awkwardness and learn to move with confidence among members of his own and the opposite sex. In addition to helping a man's grades, fraternities help him feel at ease in any facet.

Fraternities develop qualities of leadership in their members. They inculcate in them standards of good conduct, good manners, good taste, and good sportsmanship. Most important, fraternities teach members to live together in harmony and understanding.

Mr. Wilson rejoices over the advantage a college student receives when he does not join a fraternity.

Shortly after graduation, most of these students will ¡ be asked- with no refusal permitted-to join a larger and less friendly fraternity called the United States Army.

Who does Mr. Wilson think will be better prepare:l to cope with the trials of group living found in military service- the "lone wolf" or the fraternity man? The essence of America, as President Eisenhower has so often said, is the team- both in peace and war.

And does Mr. Wilson believe that the "lone wolf" can learn the principles of self-government in his single room? He can read about them in history textbooks; but the fraternity man works with and studies these principles as they are alive in the political organization of his chapter.

Critics like Mr. Wilson are silent about the financial aid that Greek-letter societies constantly provide for students. Through the years, many fraternities have built up foundations to enable needier members to continue higher education. Without grants from these foundations, many boys would never get a college education.

How do fraternities help the colleges? First, and most important, they do so by housing man:- students.

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considers this " juvenile" then we must assume that he considers it " adult" for college students to live in tents.

Lest Mr. Wilson think that the only activity of college fraternities is sending students out to fall through icy ponds, here are others that might interest him: Fraternities throughout America donate blood, work with community chest drives, give children's Christmas parties, entertain orphans and underprivileged children. They operate foreign student exchange programs, sell Easter and Christmas seals, collect clothing for refugees. They raise funds for the fight against polio, cerebral palsy, heart disease, and cancer; assist in the CARE program; and in many other ways help local, American, and world society.

Such activities are typical of fraternities , which Mr. Wilson considers "stupid and purposeless." He and other critics continue to shout: "Yes, but what about hell week and discrimination? " All right, what about them? The people making the most noise about an occasional "hell week" abuse do not seem to hear-or care-that fraternities themselves are eliminating archaic hazing practices. And no segment of American society has been more shocked or distressed over "hell week" tragedies than the college men and women of Greek-letter societies.

Fraternity members are the first to admit that outmoded hazing practices are a shortcoming in the fraternity system. In the past 10 years, "hell week" has become "help week" on most campuses. Instead of getting lost in the wo ods, students now spend this initiation period working on chores which improve their fraternity houses, their school and their community.

Fraternities have been further condemned for being selective in choosing their members but can you, Mr. Wilson, name a single social organization in this country that does not pr actice some type of selectivity in the choice of its members? But just to set the record straight, a few decades ago 44 of the 58 social fraternities in the National Interfraternity Conference at that time had restrictive membership clauses based on race, color, or national origin in their constitutions. Today, no more than a dozen of the 61 groups in the Conference have such clauses.

People are innate joiners, Mr. Wilson. If there were no fraternities at colleges, cliques of people with similar interests would, naturally, get together anyway.

In fact, consider what colleges would be w ithout fraternities.

There would be fewer students (for there would be fewer scholarships), lower marks, overcrowded dormit,ories and less effective social, athletic, and selfgovernment programs for great numbers of students.

Fraternities-or groups like them (whether they are called " eating clubs" or "houses" or "societies")will always exist at colleges because they answer a definite¡ need. Dr. Milton Eisenhower-who has been president of three colleges and who was recently appointed by his brother Dwight to help make North, Central and South America into one big fraternitysummed it up this way: "Fraternities and sororities are workshops in understanding and cooperation. They are anvils upon which the character of individuals may be fashioned for service beyond self."

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RENSSELAER

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POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

High on the east bank of the Hudson River, overlooking downtown Troy, N.Y., can be seen the picturesque green copper roofs of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, which form part of Troy's skyline. The campus is now situated on top of the initial rise from the river, whereas it was originally set much closer to downtown Troy until the entire campus was leveled by fire in 1904 It was November 5, 1824, when Stephen Van Rensselaer announced that he was establishing a school to train students in "the application of sciences to the common purposes of life." To direct this new venture in American education he chose Amos Eaton, scientific investigator and teacher with a genius for simplifying methods of intruction.

Eaton is generally recognized as the first to use the laboratory method in a regular course in science. He believed in closely integrated laboratory and field work with the students getting their hands into the job of ' applying the theories which they have learned.

Up until 1835 R.P.I. conferred B.A. and M.A. degrees as had all her predecessors. In 1835, however, R.P.I. conferred the first degrees ever given in Civil Engineering in any of the English-speaking countries of the world.

Benjamin Franklin Greene, the second director of the Institute, in 1850 published a comprehensive study of science education and proposed the pattern of education which has been used as a blueprint by every polytechnic college in the U .S . since that time. Greene's reorganization of the curriculum added two years and whole fields of study to what it took to get a scientifi :! degree.

In the last ten years, under the direction of Livingston W. Houston, today's president, the enrollment of the Institute has jumped 85 % over pre-World War II figures and over 100 acres have been added t o the campus bringing the total acreage to 185. The' faculty has increased from 100 to 400, in the same period, and 20 new buildings have been added to the campus scene.

The Institute is presently engaged in a large construction and expansion program. In conjunction with the R.P.I. Development Council, a group of business and educational leaders, the school is planning to douSPRING, 1957

The basketball team plans strategy for interfraternity basketball game about to start.

The house combo puts in some cool notes on a hot dixieland number.

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These triplets made the Christmas party for some Troy orphans a little confusing.

ble its size from the present 3,000 students within the next 10 years.

The rolling medium-sized campus has the traditional ivy covered classroom and laboratory buildings at the extreme west end of campus, with dormitories, gymnasium, and athletic fields in the central part. On the east end of the campus is situated housing for married students, and one of the largest field houses in the U.S. The field house was erected by the Navy Department during the last war for use as a blimp hangar and has since been converted to hold a large ice hockey rink, a basketball court, and a full stage with all the attached facilities.

There are fifteen degree granting departments, all leading to a B.S. These departments are arranged into three groups: Engineering, Science, and Architecture.

Recognizing the necessity for well rounded graduates a fourth group of studies called the General Studies Group holds an equal part of the academic authority which was decentralized in 1953 by the present Dean

The Sage building, home of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineering departments, a lso houses radio station WHAZ , one of the first in the country.

of faculty, Dr. Paul E. Hemke. The principle reasons cited for this new method of academic administration are "the importance of paying more and more attention to graduate education, the urgency of emphasizing scientific research, and the necessity of of more efficient academic procedure."

Through the years, Rensselaer has been broadening its courses to meet contemporary needs. With the development of the industrial revolution, the emphasis on science naturally shifted to engineering. Mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering were added to the curricula, later followed by architecture, aeronautical and metallurgical engineeging. At the same time, additional emphasis was being given to the study of biology, physics and chemistry. Today the Institute is offering courses dealing with such recent developments as automation, electronic computers, instrumental analysis, aeroelasticity, transistor electronics, nuclear science and engineering, radar and television.

Emphasis on the creative aspect of education has enabled Rensselaer graduates to produce firsts in many fields . Henry Rowland is known as the "father of Spectroscopy" for his work in the development of Spectroscopy, the analysis of radiant energy through wave study. John and Washington Roebling designed and built the Brooklyn Bridge. The slide rule was first introduced into the U.S. on a widespread basis by Edwin Thacher in 1863. The invention of the binocular microscope was made by R.P.I. graduate John Riddell.

Research is one of any technical college's main activities and Rensselaer is becoming increasingly active in this phase of study. At present, research in the fields of metallurgy, mechanics, chemistry, and physics is being done under the direction of some of the top men in the country in these fields. The addition of a graduate center at Hartford, Conn. has aided materially in the furthering of research and research facilities.

As an engineering school R.P.I. is not too well in football, basketball, or base ball circles. Hockey lacrosse are different stories, however. The school had a national championship in hockey and invitation to the NCAA tournament in the eight the sport has been played. The people of Troy are proud of the team and fill the 5,000 seats in the house for nearly every home game. The lacrosse has been consistently among the tops in the and has won several championships. The team has toured (and beaten) teams in England and Europe.

Other activities for the students include from model railroadin~ and camera clubs to politics and radio station WRPI. In all over clubs and organizations have been established as of the Rensselaer Student Union.

On the Institute's coat of arms can be found the motto , "Knowledge and Thoroughness." Certainly record shows that Rensselaer's able administration maintained this as their goal. A recent report by Saturday Evening Post bears witness to this by ing out that R.P.I. leads the nation in starting for engineers.

Three of the twenty-eight fraternities on the R.P campus were founded there. Rensselaer Society of gineers, a local fraternity , was founded in 1886.

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first chapters of Theta Xi and Phi Iota Alpha were founded at Rensselaer in 1864 and 1888 respectively.

Fraternities play a major role at R.P.I. as can easily be seen by the fact that over 75 % of the upperclassmen belong to fraternities . The Interfraternity Council TOP: The Ricketts Building and the gymnasium. The gym was presented to the Institute by the class of '87. BOTTOM : The Quadrangle , upper class dormitories.

holds one of the three big weekends each year. Each house has a booth which is built in competition for prizes, at most of the big weekends, and at the annual Campus Carnival. Also the various fraternities have joined into political parties for the running of campus politics.

The Rensselaer Chapter of Acacia is one of the more recent additions to the national organization and hence has only a limited history. It was in 1946 when a group of Rensselaer students, all of whom were very active members of a Masonic degree team, decided t o join themselves into an organization, which they chose to call the Fellowcraft Club. Aside from their common interest as Masons, they were also active counselors for the Troy Boys' Club and they enjoyed outings and parties together. Shortly there:J.fter, the mem bers b ecame interested in Acacia and formed a local fraternity, Phi Mu Beta, as an Acacia colony. In March of 1949 Phi Mu Beta petitioned for a charter. On April 10 of that year, the chapter was installed by the Syracuse and Cornell chapters, with 26 charter members being initiated.

The chapter flourished as a result of the tireless efforts of Arno G. Schubert, John Haney, and Scott Rensselaer's library and

Physics department laboratories share the Amos Eaton building.

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Dick Ege!ston takes a break to talk to sidewalk superintendents (from L to R) Jay Webster, Ed Brown, Harvey Schnieder, and Bob Perotto, during an interfraternity hockey game.

Mackay, who were members of the Rensselaer faculty advising the chapter, and Arthur Collins, a local Mason who made one of his buildings available for use as a chapter house.

From its twenty-six member beginning the Rensselaer chapter has grown to forty-three active brothers at the present and has been forced to house half the membership in a building adjacent to the chapter house. In its development the brothers have remodeled the chapter house, and are now laying plans to buy or build a new one as soon as funds will permit.

In 1949 Rensselaer chapter with Cornell and Syracuse chapters installed the New Hampshire chapter, and in 1950 Rensselaer installed the chapter at the University of Vermont.

Writing this brief comment is a pleasure for the men of Acacia at Rensselaer are fully aware of the responsibilities and activities of a national fraternity on a college campus.

Perhaps their most important achievement is to consistently maintain high academic standards.

The men of Acacia are consistently among those who excel at learning, and this is especially commendable.

But scholastic standings play only a part of the task in creating a man who is capable of taking his place in the first rank of today's technological society. The chapter members of Acacia have been active in the full round of extra-curricular activities and athletics that make up the college program. This combination of scholastic standing and participation in nonacademic activities has enabled the men of Acacia to wield a constructive influence in many campus affairs.

My best wishes for continuing success to Acacia members. Their chapter is one of the newest here, having been established only eight years ago, but we are happy to have them with us and look forward to a long and fruitful association.

LIVINGSTON W. HousTON.

For the last three semesters in a row, the Rensselaer Chapter has been first scholastically among the 28 houses on campus. The brothers are justly proud of the plaque received from the Interfraternity Council for their scholastic achievement.

Despite their activity, "On the Hill" the brothers have found time and opportunity to take part in the full range of intramural sports. Tops in interest has been the ice hockey team, which has seen as many as twenty men on the ice in a single game. Softball has

The Student Union building housing the book store and the Lounge.

The "E" Doms, upper class dorms, so called "E" from the air.

also found considerable interest and the chapter finished second in their league last season, and is looking forward to a good season this year.

Aside from sports, the chapter has found very rewarding experiences in their Christmas Party for some of the local orphans. Some of the brothers serve as ¡ youth workers and Sunday school teachers in the local churches. In the extra-curricular activities, there are brothers playing varsity football, on the varsity debate team, the business manager of the campus weekly newspaper, and active members of several other campus activities.

Professor Scott Mackay, a former advisor, and a very dear friend of the chapter, was recently honored at a testimonial dinner by 50 admiring alumni and colThe architecture department and Navy ROTC hold classes in the Greene Building.

The Proudfit Laboratory houses the biology and psychology depart. ments.

THE DEAN SAYS: Though a comparatively recent addition to the fraternity system at Rensselaer, the Acacia chapter has firmly established itself. They have been consistently above the All-Fraternity academic average, having ranked no lower than eighth out of twenty-eight in the eight years the chapter has been on campus.

Its members have been active in all campus activities and have provided leadership for many of them. They have been cooperative at all times, and we look forward to their continuing contribution in the years to come.

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leagues. During the evening Professor Mackay was presented with a titanium and bronze plaque to commemorate the occasion. Felicitations were extended by the American Foundrymens Society and life membership in the American Society for Metals was extended to Mr. Mackay. "This was an occasion of unique testimonial," the committee said, "It was sponsored by no organization, but was spontaneously born of sincere appreciation for an uncommonly fine educator and warm friend. Professor Mackay received messages from as far away as England, concrete evidence of the warmth and respect in which he is held." He has been a member of the Metallurgical Engineering faculty of the Institute since 1935.

Rensselaer Acacians have found that the best method for supporting the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is through diligent application of Pythagoras' principles of study and brotherhood.

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SENATORS Calvin Griffith in his Griffith Stadium office.

George Washington Acacian Head's Major League Ball Club in Nation's Capitol A burning question in baseball circles today is: Can 45 year old Calvin Griffith, youngest president of a major league club, succeed where Clark Griffith in the last years failed?

More than merely Washington fans will be watching with interest laced with hope and apprehension as another new season is under way. The entire American League has a stake in what unfolds.

For years, Clark Griffith intended to leave the bulk of his controlling stock in the Washington baseball club to Calvin and his sister Thelma. But never did the Old Fox dream that his legacy would be a last-place club which drew so poorly in his final days as to concern the league which he helped to found in 1900.

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These last few have been years of transition in baseball. First, the Boston Braves, then the St. Louis Browns and Philadelphia Athletics were forced to find new homes because of lagging attendance. Now the Senators are posing a problem.

The '55 Washington club was more than only the second team to finish in the cellar since the elder Griffith became manager in 1912 and later president. The Senators, additionally, were the only team in the majors to lose 100 or more games. (Record: 51 wins, 103 defeats.) Further, they drew the attendance low at home: 425,230 patrons for 77 games.

The collapse of the home team was as complete as it was startling. At one stage, the Senators came so undone as

to lose ground to Baltimore at a when the Orioles were dropp:ng 12 in row. Over this stretch, Washington only five of 33 games and lost 11 of On the basis of years spent in 1""1 .. ing the business, Cal Griffith's ~rc~dE!IIIII tials to run the club are in order. most from the time he was

by Griffith at the age of 10, he groomed for his present position. sold peanuts and served as batboy. caught and pitched batting practice.

23, he was named secretary of Chattanooga farm club of the Association.

At 25, he was president of nooga, and when Manager Clyde fell sick, Cal filled that job, too. ruefully admits the fans did not him to complete that 1937 season. '

bought the club from us in August,'' he says. "But when the fans began to lose money they gave the franchise back to us. So we had the purchase price and the club, too."

From 1938 to 1941, he was president and manager of Charlotte, then called up to Washington as concessions manager. By '44, he was vice-president. On November 1, 1955, some 20 hours after Clark Griffith was buried, he was elected president.

Cal was not related to Griffith. Even now, his name is not Griffith, legally.

Neither Cal nor his six brothers and sisters was ever adopted by court order.

"Thelma and I came to Washington to live with Unk in 1920," he says, "and we took the name of Griffith. The others-Mildred, Bruce, Sherry, Jimmy and Billy-kept their own name, Robertson."

Mildred, the eldest, is Mrs. Joe Cronin, wife of the Boston Red Sox general manager. Sherrard, former major league player, is assistant farm director. The twins, Billy and Jimmy, now boss the concessions. Thelma is Mrs. Joe Haynes, whose husband pitched for the Senators and White Sox and now is a vice president. Bruce died at 13.

The Robertson youngsters were the children of a minor league infielder named James Robertson, brother of

The boss makes a short one at the Dubsdred Country Club, near the Orlando training camp, for an impressed gallery: Manager Chuck Dressen, Pitcher Chuck Stobbs, and Howard Fox, traveling secretary.

Calvin and his sisters Mildred (left) and Thelma in Florida. Mildred is the wife of Joe Cronin, vice president of the Boston Red Sox. Thelma's husband is Joe Haynes, vice president of the Washington club. Cronin managed the Senators when they won 1933 pennant.

Mrs. Griffith. When Robertson died in 1925 after a long illness, the childless Griffith "adopted" the entire brood, bringing them up as sons and daughters.

Calvin's minor league training was rugged, but there was no questioning his courage. His judgment, perhaps, such as the time he charged a 220pound umpire, Paulie McLarry, in New Orleans.

"He hit me squarely in the mouth and knocked me clean out of the umpires' room," Cal recalls with a tight smile. "I was on a liquid diet for 10 days. My teeth are still loose."

Once, managing Charlotte, a fight developed on the field at Durham, N.C. Catcher Jake Early, who later played for the Senators, was being belabored by a man in civilian clothes, and young Griffith went to his rescue and tackled Early's tormentor.

"Turned out to be the Durham police chief," he says, "so I wound up in jail charged with assault and battery. I had to reimburse the chief for X-rays and replace his shoes, which were scuffed in the fighting. First time I knew policemen wore shoes that cost $39 a pair.''

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the guy bought his way into the park and spent the r est of the season beating my br ains out in pr int."

On another occasion, a ruffled fan crashed into Griffith's office and became so abusive that Cal threw him out. "H e sued m e for $1 million,'' he recalls.

He can be a stern, impartial disciplinarian. At Chattanooga he fined his kid brother Sherry fo r failing to slide into home plate. ''He was safe, anyway, but he should have slid." At Charlotte in 1938, he w as nettled when some of his players, counting the pennant won, "partied too much." He fined 16 of thel'll a total of $375, stiff for the minors. His br other-in-law, Joe Haynes, was among those who paid $25.

There were other moments, however, that wer e far mor e pleasant that year. Together with some of his player s, Calvin visited a farm near Charlotte and watched a demonstration of cow milking by Miss Natalie Nevin and her sister. Natalie and Cal wer e married in 1940 and have three children, Clar k C. II, 14; Corinne (named for Mrs. George Marshall) , 11, and Clare, 8.

Shortly after his ascension ¡t o the purple, Calvin again showed his courage when he traded four established major league player s, including Mickey Vernon and Bob Por terfield, to the Red Sox. In exchange, he received five youngster s few fans had ever heard of.

As if this wer e not dr astic enough, young Griffith followed by trading Pitcher Maury McDer mott to the Yankees for more young unknowns.

"We finished last with 'em," Cal explains. "Let's see how we do without 'em.''

TOP : Th e presi d e nt goes over the roster of the Senators' farm clubs with his brother Sherrard (Sh e rry) Robertson (right), a ssistant farm director and former player, and Ossie Bluege, farm _dire ctor and form e r manager. BOTTOM: The late Clark Griffith and his wife , photographed with Cal vin at Tink e r Field, Orlando , Florida , during the 1955 Spring Training campaign.

Another time, after a game in Richmond, three red- eyed fans jumped Roberto Ortiz, a Charlotte player who later joined th e Senators. Cal and h is players join ed the fray.

"Early Wynn was one," he remembered, referring to Cleveland's star pitcher. "And he got a knife stuck against his ribs before h e slugged the fellow with the spiked sh oes in his hand. Gil Torres and I were hauled to the police station and charged with assault and attempt to kill. Got our names on the blotter and all. The case was dismissed when it was discovered that all three of the 'fan s' had police records."

Cal had his experiences at Chatta nooga, too. In 1937 his first year as manager, criticism by a sportswriter stung him so sharply that he banned the newsman from the press box. "So 56

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His wife Natalie and their children , Clark II, Corrine (with Honey) and Clara .

ARIZONA Pledges: Our latest pledges are Frederick Allen Killmer, Globe, Arizona, and Joel Segal, Tucson, Arizona. On the 23rd of February the Chapter was fortunate to have the privilege of initiating four Alumni as well as five new actives. The new initiates were George G. Gillmore, Tucson, Arizona; George James Keahey, Tucson (one of the native hom Arizonians who has seen the state change from a lawless territory to a thriving new state); Raymond Jacob Pflaum, Tucson; and Jack Forrest Steeple, Tucson. Also initiated were George Alan Cabot and Allan Charles Fork, both of Tucson, Richard Ernest Fisher, Phoenix; Jeremy John Millett, Park Ridge, Illinois; and John Scott Piety of Illinois.

From funds raised by the active chapter (yard work and odd jobs) and donations by several of the alumni, the entire living room of the chapter house has been refurnished and a new carpet has been installed ¡on the floor. The improvement in the appearance is so great that it is still a shock to the men when they walk into the room.

As a part of the initiation weekend, there was a banquet held in honor of the new initiates. Allan Fork was named the outstanding pledge. Both the active chapter and alumni were present and the dinner was very successful.

A picnic was held for the alumni and their families one month later and the attendance was very good.

Our social calendar has included weekly parties or dances held at the homes of the town men, as well as several exchanges and picnics. The Chapter took part in the activities of "Greek Week" which included dinners, exchanges, a dance, and "Olympic" races.

Our Intramurals program has included Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis and Fencing.

New officers are Warren Griggs, Venerable Dean; Jeremy Millett, Senior Dean; George Cabot, Junior Dean; James LeCain, Secretary ; Richard Fisher, Treasurer.

ARKANSAS Acacians here at Arkansas have been very active this winter, and now that: it is spring we are looking forward to an informal outing this weekend and our formal spring banquet and dance the last part of April. March the 4th we held our annual election of officers, with the election of Reynolds Griffith as V.D., Jim Swartz, as S.D. Recently we have had candidates Jon Busse running fo¡r St. Pat to reign over Engineers' Week and also in Engine School, Courtney Mathey was selected as the outstanding Mechanical Engineer and is now running for the overall outstanding engineer.

Other Acacians have also been active on the campus. We are well represented in the student organizations with the President and the Vice-President of the Student Body, several radio announcers, and chairmanship of campus network among others.

We recently fielded an excellent basketball team, which won nine games to one loss, and final results are not in but we expect to place at least one and maybe two men on the all-star team.

Also we expect to have an excellent football team next year with the line average over 200 pounds.

Due to the graduation of a large part of our active members, and a few occasional marriages, we have been very active in rushing, with the result that we have pledged several good men and expect to pledge our limit.

CALIFORNIA Californian's have been having a "ball" as of late. This statement is verified as the brothers review the past semester and a half.

The fall semester saw the house filled to the brim as 19 new men w ere pledged. From the Bay Area came Dick Cloutier, Terry Thomas, Bill Faris, Bill Robinson, Jim Wienberger, and Cliff Temps. From the Valleys came Jim Ball, Chet Lopez, Howard Dade, Jack Ritter, Jim Porter, Hans Larsen, and Wayne Baily. From the Southland came Byron Blair, Bruce Alexander, Doyle Dodd, George Wilson, Dick Story, and Gary Gallup. Included in this group were 2 high school student body presidents and a fine group of intramural athletes. Together, actives and pledges made quite a racket at various record dances, a hayride, Boardwalk Party, Dinner Dance, Christmas Party, and Formal.

The Spring Rush brought us 4 new men: Ted Reed, Bill Monroe, Tom Connover, and Chick Hall. With the addition of all the forementioned gentlemen, Cal Acacia has become a close knit br otherhood working to keep up with the maze of spring activities at the " U." Greek Week will see us running in the annual Pushcart Relays with the Tri Delta. Then a few shor t weeks later we have a date to warble with the Pi Phi's in the Spring Sing.

These activities along with the exchanges, banquet, Formal and tradi-

Arkansas Acacians enjoy a bit of dancing at their exchange dinner with the Pi Phis.

On the political front Cal Acacian, Dave Jones is a very capable Representative at Large for the Associated Students.

The sporting scene is brightened by the presence of Yell Leaders, George Gorba Tenko and Tim Swartzer. On the football field Jim Gove and Ted Reed are loosening up for spring practice while Ron Berridge roughs it up in Cal Rugby games. Kim Wakefield is proving to be a speedy sprinter, but not fast enough to avoid becoming engaged in the past few weeks.

Up in the air and en1oymg the sun deck are these Cal Acacians.

Enjoying a pre -formal cocktail party are these California Acacians and their dates.

tional events will make study hours even quieter-when we have them.

The last blast was the Night on the Nile, a Cal original from yesteryear brought up to a date in a big way. From the Pyramid on the sundeck to the huge two-story sphinx in front, the decorations were ones that won't be long forgotten. Inside King Tut's tomb could be seen people enjoying the usual refreshments along with something rather novel for Egyptians, large platters of hot pizza.

While renovating the house after the party we included in our plans new 1ugs for the living room, main stairs, and hallways as well as covering for two well worn couches. All this was made possible, as usual, by our fabulous Mother's Club.

We are very fortunate to have with us this semester Andor Sarosey, a Hungarian student, who was a Captain in the National Guard during the fighting in Budapest. Andy is learning English so fast that the brothers have already signed up for his grammar lessons. Besides English he excels in water polo and soccer.

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Eighteen inspired men, pledged in October, have added much power and prestige to the Cincinnati Chapter of Acacia. They have worked very hard and by all indications, should make fine brothers and true Acacians in the near future.

A well rounded soc:al program consisted of many unusual house parties, including a Monte Carlo Party and a Night on the Nile Party. As it is customary, the Pledge Formal was a high light of the social calendar. This year it was held in the Venetian Room of the Hotel Metropole in downtown Cincinnati, where Acacians of all ages gathered and danced with their wives, pin girls, and dates.

The intramural standing of the Cincinnati Chapter has increased to a new high level. A well powered and balanced touch football team won the league championship without losing a game. This made it the surprise team of the year. A tall and confident basketball squad, also took top honors.

Plans for the future include the acquisition of an additional house which is located directly behind the present Chapter house. This will make room for at least thirteen more men.

COLORADO The Colorado Chapter of Acacia set a record high with the initiation of 25 men, the largest number initiated in the chapter's history. A banquet held in honor of the new initiates ended the "Help Week" activities.

The members that followed in the footsteps of Pythagoras were: Eugene Abrahams, Richard Boyle, Clay Bridgford, Charles Christensen, James Crescenzi, Jr. , James Dillow, Richard Eimas, Jerry Elliott, Halil Gerger, Ronald Gillett, Kenneth Hinkle, Jr., Jack Johnson, Gene Koenig, Neil Larson, Thomas Levison, Delmar Mayfield, Harlan McConnell, Robert Raymond

The spirit of the "Showboat" prevails at Colo¡ rado's pledge party.

Marshall Shupe, Bill Steeves, Kenneth Stone, Alan Stormo, George Strecker, Richard Walker, and Richard Wallace.

Halil Gerger is our exchange student from Turkey on a five-year scholarship plan. He is the first Middle East student to be initiated into an American fraternity.

With C.U. Days around the corner, plans and preparations are being made for the all-school event under the able leadership of Mark Notestine, General Chairman. Acacia is building a spectacular float with the Alpha Omicron Pi's and singing the song fest with the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Election fever is running high on campus as the voting time for student government draws near. Acacia's Bob Branch will be on the ballot for the University Commission.

According to the last scholastic report which covered the fall semester grades the Chapter stands fourth in a total number of 24 fraternities on the campus.

The theme of "Showboat" created the scene for the most successful pledge party held in the chapter house on February 23. Everyone enjoyed the party as the decorations were of an authentic showboat complete with a ballroom, gambling hall with fake money, a soft drink bar, and stageshows.

We owe a great deal to Mother Glynn for her valuable assistance and support.

This year our spring formal will really be an extravaganza, being held at Estes Park, Colorado. The all-night affair will begin in the afternoon and will include picnicking, horseback riding, swimming, a dinner, and an evening of dancing.

The new officers of the chapter are: Bill Kuhn, Venerable Dean; Darrel Higman, Senior Dean; Ron Gough, Junior Dean; Kermit Peters, Secretary; Bob LeV ear, Treasurer; Lorenz Schultz, House Manager; and Tom Drews, Sentinel.

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In intramurals, our basketball team, water polo team, and our ping-pong team won their league championships.

The football team took second place in the league.

COLORADO STATE The Colorado State Chapter of Acacia pledged fourteen men during winter quarter rush. The new pledges are: Al

his date Cheron Cruse were the bestdressed Egyptians attending.

March 18 we held our first Founder's Day Banquet which featured John Lunsford, National First Vice-President, as speaker. Phil Peterson, Venera} Dean, was toastmaster for the event. Al Matthews received the Claude Knutson Memorial Senior Award.

Kent Brandebery was presented a gavel for the fine work he did as Venerable Dean the preceding year.

Colorado State's new officers are: Venerable Dean, Phil Peterson; Senior Dean, Bill Hart; Junior Dean, Kenneth Dillner; Secretary, Rodney Davis; Treasurer, Robert Trezise; Rush Chairman, Merle Roberts; Sen' or Steward, Edward Segerstrom; Junior Steward, Lyle DeVeny; and Corresponding Secretary, Kenneth Cook.

The Colorado State brothers would like to express their thanks to Captain Frank Morrison for his fine job as faculty sponsor and to welcome Dr. Earl Peisner as our new faculty sponsor.

CORNELL

Dressed in appropriate garb at Colorado State's nite-on-the-Nile are (left to right) Harry Erickson, Delores Hesterwerth, Maryann Hienkie, Bill Hart, George Clark and Anita Lloyd.

Bassett, Jon Butler, Don Coble, Ervin Dennis, Alan Hyslop, Clark Milsom, Don Mullins, Todd Sagraves, Gordon Sheeley, Robert Smith, Seth Stephens, Harry Rust, Aaron Twombly, and Dennis Westbrook. We initiated three brothers during the past quarter. These new brothers are: James Kadlecek, Lyle Stevenson, and Donald Cook, '55, former colony president.

We have been having a very active social life with exchange dinners with other greeks on campus once a week.

So far we have had "Unbirthday'' and "Backwards" parties with sororities on campus. Our pledges have acted as houseboys for sororities and recently went on their traditional "Silent Surprise" dinner, in which they go to a sorority house unasked for dinner and are silent throughout the meal. Plam are in the making for our spring quarter overnight mountain party.

Colorado State's first Nite on the Nile held on February 15, was very succ~ssful. Featured at the dance were a harem, oasis, ship murals, and a mummy. Miss Mary Camblin, Alpha Sigma Alpha, was selected as our Acacia Sweetheart. Pledge Al Bassett and SPRING, 1957

Eleven men were pledged as a result of Formal rushing at the beginning of the spring term.

James H. Bennett, Wilmette, Illinois; Eugene Bernard, Wellsville, New York; Walter Deitrich, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; William B. Easton, Washington, D.C. ; Robert S. Harris, Jr., Palmerton, Pennsylvania; Robert G. Mayer, Williamsport, Pennsylvania; Arthur T. Mosher, Ithaca, New York ; Robert E. Stafford, New York City; William R. Traub, New York City; Gerald J . Weidner, Hamburg, New Ym¡k; Ivan G. Szanto, Budapest, Hungary.

Initiation brought three bretheren into the Chapter on January 13, 1957.

They are: Allan Fielding Burns, Arlington, Va.; Major Rex S. Morgan, Ithaca, N.Y .; Ernest Eric Zeller, San Francisco, Calif.

Chapter elections were held on March 11. The following are the men who will lead our Chapter for the next year: John Male, V.D.; Richard DoBell, S.D.; Richard Kirtland, J .D .; Leonard Copeland, Rushing Chairman, and Ernest Zeller, Secretary.

The weekend of March 1-3 was IFC weekend. A calypso Carnival was held on Friday night. The Calypso Carnival featured many of the prominent Calypso groups, including "The Terriers" and "King'' Burgess, arranger for Harry Balafonte. Our annual Pledge Formal was hetd on Saturday. The scene of the Pledge Formal was Fountainbleau, a resort home on the shores of Cayuta Lake, about twenty miles from Ithaca.

FRANKLIN This year, Franklin looks forward to the remainder of a fine social season. The parties best worth mentioning were our Christmas Formal, a dinnerdance, and our Inter-Fraternity formal dinner, an affair preceding the I-F Ball.

The latter weekend, a "Guys and Dolls" party was held on Saturday night.

During formal rushing, Franklin took seven pledges. Pledge President, Bruce Pierce; Vice-President, Biil Milne; other members of the Pledge Class: Tony Long, F rank Wilson, Bob Bunch, Steve Cooper, Barry Kline. The Saturday of bid signing, the house went all out with a French Cafe party, complete with costumes, band, and authenticity. These occasions, plus a few sorority exchanges, highlighted a social season far from through.

Our sports picture was not so cheerful, though, with OUR basketball team possessing an unblemished record. No wins. That happens. We were quick to rebound, however, by capturing third place, out of 37 fraternities, in the University track meet. We had the only Pennsylvania double winner, Robert Louis Spohr, who took the 100-yard dash and the br oad jump.

In a tournament closer to home, Spohr beat Bob Bandman in the finals of a much-publicized table tennis tournament, 4-2. With brothers Spohr, Bruce Morris, Robert and Richar d Wilson, Edward Rosenstein, and a number of the larger-sized pledges, we have plans for a successful softball season.

Pledge Bill Milne and his date sit beside the wishing well at Franklin's Winter Formal.

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Elections for the next year were held to fill the positions of house officers.

William M. Anderson is the new Venerable Dean, Ed Rosenstein; Senior Dean, Richard Wilson ; Junior Dean, Bob Bandman, Treasurer; and Bob Wilson, Secretary.

f1 t•l ithl l'.'l\1: II: M(•l: I New Initiates are: Emmett .Charles Dye, Jr., Ross Heasley, Sheld~n Simonovitch.

George Washington Chapter spent this semester improving our house ; a new coat of grey paint was added to the house front, a new oil burner installed, and a new ripple tuft rug purchased for the living room. During "Help Week" our pledges did an excellent job of cleaning the house and our two "bomb shelters" tmder the house parking lot. In the process they unearthed an original photograph of the Chapter's First Founder's Day Banquet (back in 1923), and several valuable paintings.

On campus, Tom Beechy and Ed Felegy were elected to Gate and Key. Ed continues to be a strong pillar for GW's debating team (and also, incidentally, for the GOP). Alums Howard Roberts (who just received his MA) and Raymond Thomas are both assisting in the Statistics Department and Park Espenschade is in his second semester of assisting in the Chemistry Department. Our chapter is now third scholastically-a big change from two years ago. Once again, the scholarship improvement cup is within sight. Our basketball team gave a good account of itself, although losing 4 games (we are still building for next year). In addition, we welcomed back Connie Russell from the Army.

At our Christmas Formal, Joanne Posladek was chosen our new Sweetheart and alum George Buckmaster as Birddog of the year. Pinnings and engagements galore ; past VD Dick Nelson and Chi Omega Joanne Posladek, Laurie Locke (another past VD) and Chi Omega Linda Feldman. Brothers Nelson and Howard Roberts (another ex-VD) are also engaged. VD's seem to be especially susceptible this year.

We have had exchanges with Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Sigma Kappa, and coffee hours with Kappa Alpha Theta and Chi Omega.

Ed Felegy and Laurie Locke received the chapter award for the most scholarship improvement, while Ross Heasley received the pledge scholarship awar d. Following the election of new officers (Tom Beechy, Venerable D ean ; Ed F elegy, Senior Dean; Park Espen60

schade, Jr., Treasurer; Lowell Peart, Junior Dean; Jack Hoffman, Rush Chairman), we were visited by Traveling Secretary Bob Jepson, who had many helpful suggestions which we are incorporating in our Chapter affairs.

ILLINOIS Recently, twenty new men were initiated into the Illinois Chapter of Acacia. They are Curtis Plauzt, Charles Broughton, James Degenford, Maurice Jones, Philip McClure, Conrad Lantz, Kent Francis, William Dunham, James Rapp, William Carlock, Ronald Reutter, Lewis Mabie, Larry Lewis, Jan Hall, Ronald Hamelberg, Max Schmidt, Jerry Riva, Larry Adams and James Tetrick. We were especially pleased and honored to initiate Professor Haldane W. Bean, the assistant director of the Agricultural Extension Department of the University of Illinois. Professor Bean is also very active in various Masonic organizations.

Activity-wise, Acacia has been doing very well. Howard Gleason has been fulfilling the position of one of the six directors of Student Union activities which encompasses practically every activity on campus. Ten men are playing in the famous "Marching Illini" football band. Eight Acacians are participating in the university varsity men's glee club. Fifteen men are active in University Theatre. Dave Tillima is construction manager at the theatre, and he is also varsity fencing manager. Ron Hamelberg. one of the new iniCates, has been elected president of the Illinois Young Republican's Association.

Joe Hunsaker won a varsity swimminl5 letter while setting a Huff gym pool and varsity record in the two hundred yard breast-stroke event. Two other men, Jerry Riva and Stuart Reiter, won numerals in basketball and wrestling, resoectively. Jerry Riva and Chuck Broughton are out for the varsitv baseball team.

Acacia intramural teams have been active in basketball, football, bowlin~t. and table tennis. As of the writing of this article, the Acacia oledge basketball team is playing in the semi-finals of the pledge league playoffs.

Our social program has been very active. Successful exchanges have been h eld with Delta Delta Delta. Alpha Gamma Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Delta, Sigma Kappa, and Alpha Delta Pi. The annual winter formal was held in the chapter house on December 15th.

The decorations committee did an excellent job of providing a fitting atmosphere. Lynn Tobin, from Pi B eta Phi,

was presented the Acacia Sweetheart trophy.

Recently one of our men, Dick Angus, was honored by being named one of the top thirteen outstanding Senior engineers.

On March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, our Chapter had the unusual privilege of formally pledging 34 men from Illinois Wesleyan University at Bloomington, Illinois who are starting a new colony.

We certainly want to congratulate these men and wish them much success. Na. tiona! officers present at the ceremony, which took place at the chapter house, were Roy Clark, Dudley Johnson, Edgar Kelly, and Robert Jepson.

INDIANA The spring pledge class at Indiana now includes eight new men. These are Tom Alley, Kenny Akers, Darrell Blanton, Fred Garver, Kent Hartman, Don Johnson, Jerry Kabelin, and Max Mohler. Twelve new members have been added to the Chapter's roll book.

Representing these numbers are Duane Bobeck, Mac Busby, Dave Bowen, George Caraway, John Clark, Jerry Garrison, Terry Lottes, Bill Phillips, Larry Risk, Jim Turner, Don Wagner, and Tom Weaver, who were initiated March 24.

Heading the list of house improvements this semester is a plan to resoil and reseed our lawn. The pledges in their semester project, painted the library and constructed an incinerator for the house. Also, the purchase of an adjoining lot was announced by the Indiana Acacia Building Corporation, and with the closing of an alley by the city, the way will be clear for the construction of a new addition to the house.

As usual the social calendar is full this semester. The first major event is the Indiana State Day, which is also attended by the Purdue and Evansville chapters. This is highlighted by a banquet and dance at the Severin Hotel in Indianapolis on March 30. Following State Day will be several weekend dances strategically placed on rush weekends. With the advent of warm weather, picnics at the surrounding State Parks will be in order. May 1 will see the Chapter participating in the I. U. Sing, which is group singing in competition with the other housing units on campus. Our spring formal "Colonnade" is scheduled for May 4, and as usual, it will be preceded by a banquet.

Signs of preparation for "Little 500" weekend on May 11 are already apparent around campus. This weekend,

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which features a 50 mile bicycle race, has been called the biggest college weekend in the world. The Acacia team began practice with the beginning o£ the semester, and we hope to add an other good performance to our record.

It has become a tradition to have Mother's Day Weekend on the same date as the Little 500, and this year is no exception. On May 11, the house will be turned over to the mothen .

The men return long enough in the evening to hold our campus- wide Ice Cream Social and afterwards to serenade the mothers.

For the remainder of the semester, the Chapter will play host to a Hun garian refugee student. Acacia has b een privileged to head an organization of fraternities and sororities which will sponsor Hungarian students at Indiana University. We are currently teamed with Pi Beta Phi Sorority in sponsoring a student. The program is to be made much more extensive in the com ing school year.

Among the outstanding men in the • house this year is Norm Spaulding, junior. Besides holding down the office of vice- president and rush chairman in the house, Norm is one of the University's cheerleaders, he is a member of the Student Athletic Committee, he is a member of the I. U . Foundation, and he has received a Union Service A ward from the Indiana Memorial 1 Union. Memberships on the Student Athletic Committee and the I. U. Foundation are by appointment by the President of the university. Only ten juniors were appointed to these posi tions. We feel that Norm should be highly commended for hi s work.

IOWA STATE Acacia at Iowa State started off the new school year by pledging 14 top men during the fall quarter. Fall initia tion saw John Bahr, Jerry Mark, and Bill Reckmeyer take their seats among the brothers. Stan Long was chosen "The Most Colorful Engineer'' at the Engineers Car nival. The football team lost out after gaining the class division.

The annual Halloween Seance Party was the talk of the campus under the direction of " Spook" Vinson. The pledges ended the quarter with a Christmas party after they skipped off to spend a weekend with our brothers at Wisconsin.

Winter brought our Sweetheart party on the weekend nearest Valentine's day. It also saw four more n ew men pledged. After fall grades came out Acacia was left with the top pledge class on campus while the active chapter

Dr. W ay ne Sc holtes, Acacian an d A gro no my Professor at Iowa State, de live rs t he ke y note a d dress to the I.F .C . nominating c onve ntion .

came out second among the 65 men's residences on campus. Campus Varie ties saw Acacia take first place for a trophy and he named one of the four out of twenty to perform at Veishea in the spring.

The p:ng pong team became runner up for the class A title after losing a close battle to the Phi Delts. The swim ming team came in seventh among all fraternities-a surprising showing con sidering there were only five men on the team.

Plans now are looking ahead to Veishea and an exciting Spring Quarter highlighted by the Formal.

KANSAS The Kansas Chapter of Acacia is happy to announce the initiation of six new brothers. New men wearing the jeweled pin for the first time are Richard Crumley and Ralph Holland fro·n Fredonia, Kansas. Brothers John Shideler and Keith Walker are from Kansas City. David P ellett is from To-

peka, and Steve Dodge comes to us from Salina, Kansas.

John Shideler was voted the honor initiate. Brother Shideler received a silver tray as a small token for his fine work in the pledge class. Brother David Pellett also received a silver tray for having the highest grade point average of the pledge class.

Lowell Fairchild, Osawatomie, Kansas, is a new pledge whQ is showing fine promise.

The spirits of the men have been running h :gh as there is a good chance that our building board will purchase a lot for a new fraternity house in the near future. There is nothing definite, but we are working and hopi.:'J.g for the best.

The Kansas Chapter has added one new member to its training program for future office material. Brother Keith Walker was elected "Keep er of the Rolls." We all wish Keith the best of luck in his new undertak·ng.

Our intramural program is picking up "steam" as volleyball season is just around the corner. We hope to have two

Apparen tly enjoying their w•inter formal are these Kansas Acacians a nd their d ates.

teams in the league battling it out for honors.

Well, friends that about rounds up the news from down on the "Kaw." Be sure and drop in if you come through Lawrence.

LONG BEACH Everything is going great guns here at Long Beach. We initiated six new men into our halls to finish off a full fall semester of social and academic life.

The new actives are: Ken Gary, Jim Murdock, Art Dixon, Gary Barksdale, Bob Stang, Tom Robinson, and Dick Vind. And for the spring semester we have five pledges.

Joe Reed is new our Venerable Dean and Bob Gilchrist and Bob Troutman are handling the office of Senior Dean in a double capacity. John T-a-r-pl-e-y is taking care of our party time as the Junior Dean. Gary Barksdale has the honor of hoarding the money and Dick Vind will record all meetings on paper.

We have had some trouble with the UCLA chapter. It seems as though they do not appreciate us having their sheepskins hanging in our house. To make a long adventurous story short it all started when ? and ? borrowed the skins from the UCLA brothers one dark night. A couple of days later several of our LBSC brothers were being held as hostages by guess who? The skins were reluctantly returned. Several nights later; . . . mass raid on UCLA by the combined forces of USC and Long Beach, plenty of water balloons broken, people wet; UCLA skins obtained and two Long Beach heads shaven and taken for ride.

Annual Spring Sing and Forty Nine'er Day along with future exchanges and various other parties will make our spring semester a busy one.

In addition to all this we plan to have our annual Black and Gold Ball on May the twenty-fifth at the Laventa Inn in the Palos Verdes Hills overlooking the Blue Pacific. Our maxim will be food, women, and slow-slow romantic for dancing under balmy Califomia skies.

LOUISIANA STATE New initiates of the L.S.U. Chapter are: Ivy Clayton Dupree, John H. Drnhin, Jr., Jewell John Gillentine, Mark Roman Guidry Walter Raymond Hays, Kirby James Klein, Don Walter Johnson, William Ralph Sellars, James Clarck Skeen, Donald Ray Smith, and Alfred James Kennard.

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The 1956-57 officers are: Venerable Dean, Sam Hugh Lott; Senior Dean, Warren Jett, III; Junior Dean, Bob A. Thompson; Secretary, Thomas H. Dommert; and Treasurer, Ralph Frank Brown.

As the news letter goes to the national office, the spring rush program is in full swing. Prospects are good of a nice spring pledge class.

We plan to hold our third rush week in our new house. Enough money to build the house was collected in the Masonic Drive, and the ground breaking ceremonies will take place soon.

The schedule calls for the house to b e occupied early in September. Our standing in athletics this year is a big improvement over our first year. We came out second place in our league in basketball, and won several events in track and minor sports. We are now preparing for baseball season, and the prospects look good for our baseball team.

The spring social program is just now getting in swing, but there have been several parties during the winter months. The emphasis has been on informal mixers.

Our progress on campus continues to be good. Everyone on campus now recognizes our pin and name and we are building a topnotch reputation.

and Christmas tree trim. Along with the relaxing open houses, the futw¡e social activities for the remainder of the year include a Spaghetti Party, Mother's Day weekend, Greek Week, Founder's Day, and the annual Night on the Nile.

Congratulations to our faculty adv;ser, Doc Schilling for the fine showing of Miami Men's Glee Club at their Spring concert and their fine Spring tour, marking their 50th anniversary. "Doc" has directed this organization for the past five years. Members in the Glee Club from the house are Dick N adelin, Duncan Estill, and Ralph Rodgers.

MICHIGAN The conclusion of last semester brought about the initiation of eight new brothers to the Michigan Chapter.

This group was composed of Ken B urgess, Bob Cherba, D ave Cooley, B ruce Gehman, Phil Gehring, Dwight H echt, D ave L ittell, and John Ohlson.

MIAMI Spring rush has found ten new pledges for Miami Chapter: John Brigham, Fred Brown, Rodger Brown, Howard Chain, Robert D ickey, Frank Davis, Bill Hahn, Paul Monroe, and Ralph Rodgers. Also in this class is a former pledge, John Strayer, who left the University a few years back to serve Uncle Sam. Recent elections were held to finish out the year. Our new V.D. is Duncan Estill; Bob Holloway is Senior Dean; Al Tallant, Junior Dean; Rich Davis, Secretary, and Fred Besch, Treasurer.

The appointive offices of Senior and Junior Steward will be filled by Dick Nadelin.

Though studies prevail, a number of internal house improvements have been made. The individual sleepin~ rooms were painted by their occupants.

The basement Submarine room should be completely done by this founder's day along with the redecoration of the kitchen and dining room. The outside of the house will be painted this sum mer.

S ocial a ~ t i vities have rounded out thi<; year of study, work and rushing. The parties have included a Gambling Party, a Bowling Party, a Sports Party

Dave Littell makes his first appearance as a "Minnie Mousekateer" at Michi g an's bundling party.

Recent improvements in the chapter house have been accomplished by means of aid received from ow¡ Mothers Club, alumni, and the labors of our past pledge class. Among the many improvements are new drapes in the

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chapter room, re-upholstered leather furniture, and the repainting of several areas within the house.

During the past few months the Chapter has had numerous successful social events. A North Woods party planned by the pledges turned the Chapter house into an old-fashion cabin lighted only by kerosene lamps. Another outstanding social event was our Bundling party. At this party each brother presented his date with a bundle of clothing which she was to wear to the party, and in return each girl gave her date a bundle. Some of the results were far beyond anything the brothers had imagined. In keeping with tradition we held our formal dance honoring the new pledges and we had our annual Christmas party for the local children.

Last summer brought about the re tirement of the Chapter's all white English Bulldog. After nine years of fraternity life Mike retired to a more leisurely life of suburban living. To replace him the Chapter now has an English Setter appropriately named Bomber.

In the recent Big Ten Gymnastics Meet brother Nico Wiese placed eighth in all-around standing and came in fourth in his specialty the flying rings.

Also, brothers John Ohrenberger and Eric Aupperle were tapped by Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering fra ternity.

Lastly, Chapter elections were held and the following men have been installed as our new officers: Carl Jordan, Venerable Dean ; John Ohlson, Senior D ean; Bob Gunn, Junior Dean; Martin Amundson, Treasurer; and Frank Betts, Secretary.

.MISSOURI The Missouri Chapter has seven pledges for the second semester "5657." They are: Andy Ellis, Pledge Pres ident; Jim Bourne, Nick Hollar, Gary Prier, George Schowengerdt, Bob Seney, and Jim Leslie.

Initiation for the fall pledge class was held February 22nd-23rd and 24th.

Those eligible for initiation and achieving their goal were: Bill Jones, Jim Monsees, Roland Klein (outstanding pledge for the fall pledge class) , Dick Odgers, Ken Williams, Jim Grinstead, George Marr, Dick Todd, and Glen Hoffman.

If an organization is to progress, it must expand. With this in mind our chapter has rented an annex, for next year. This annex will house 21 m en and is ideally located, being right next to SPRING, 1957

our chapter house. This will be a big step for Acacia at Mizzou. The annex would bring our total house membership to 45 as compared with our present membership of 36.

Missouri Acacians are preparing for numerous spring festivities. Each year, fraternity sing tryouts are held and four finalists compete for first place.

Last year, we were one of the 4 finalists, but we lost. to the Sigma Nus. This year we are again "trying out" but don't know yet that we will be in the finals .

This spring, May 18, we are holding our 50th year celebration, our founding was in 1907. The occasio11 will truly be a gala one, for this celebration will be a combination banquet, Founder's day, and spring formal.

Prominent alumni from all over Missouri will be in attendance. Outstanding amongst guests will be Bill Krieger, and Roy Clark, who will be the main speaker for the affair.

For the Missouri Chapter, this affair will be the biggest of any held in recent years. Keeping this in mind, we Missouri Acacians wish to extend an invitation to Acacia brethren throughout the U .S. If anyone would like to attend, please write us, and we would be glad to reserve hotel rooms for you.

Other social functions to come are the annual campus town races, and our " Night on the Nile" party.

One of the most profitable things done here this year has b een the forming of an Acacian "Mother's Club." Althoul!h they find it difficult to meet personally, their communication by mail hac; worked very nicely. From the "Mother's Club,'' our Chapter has received an adequate supply of linen napkins, plastic pitchers, pyrex coffee pitchers and warmers, steak knives, and our most prized possession, a new tank-type vacuum cleaner. Mrs. Helen Rapp, mother of retiring Venerable Dean, John Rapp, is the president and should be highly commended for her excellent work.

On March 4th, election and installation of new chapter officers was held.

Those so elected and installed were B ruce White, Venerable Dean; Art Wallhausen, Senior Dean; Walt Tarde, Junior Dean ; Jon Long, Rush Chairman; George Gerdeman, Scholarship Chairman; Harry Rand, House Manager; Dave Lee, Secretary, and Kent Hall, Treasurer.

For the past 3 years we here at Mizzou have been fo'l"tunate to have a wonderful housemother, "Mom Worley."

Mom hails from Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Mo. Among Mom's accomplishments has been ra1smg a family of 3 girls, and now she must

keep track of 9 grandchildren. We give credit for much of what we are and accomplish to our "Mom Worley'' through her calm and mature guidanc e.

NEBRASKA The Nebraska Chapter of Acacia Fraternity has a second semester pledge class of eight men : Bob Atterbery, Nehawka ; George Bates, Geneva ; B en Duckworth, Trenton; Kenneth Krohn, Neligh ; J erry L eadabrand, Greenwood ; Larry Perkins, Lexington; and John Wright, Alliance. New members initiated this semester are Bart Bredenkamp, Hay Springs; Dick Spencer, South Sioux City ; and Tom Stibal, Schuyler.

The Mothers' Club this winter presented our Chapter with an outdoor neon pin for the front of our house.

The intramural basketball team participated actively in campus competi tion and was edged out of first place in its division by one-half game.

Social activities for the second semester have included a houseparty, an informal dance with two other fraternities, and a pledge date dance. Plans are being made for the annual "Orchid Lei Formal" to be held this spring.

A successful Founders Day Banquet was held in Omaha in February with over one hundred in attendance. We were pleased to have Raymond E. Bivert, new National Counselor, at our banquet. He left with us many ideas and goals to work towards. Mr. Victor L. Toft, '23, delivered the main address.

Bill Dahl, Alliance, has been elected interim IFC Treasurer. Glen Andersen, Lincoln, is the new president of Si~ma Tau, an engineering honorary, and last semester Glen earned the high est )!rade average given by the University of Nebraska.

NEW HAMPSHIRE This semester has been a busy one for the brothers of the New Hampshire Chapter of Acacia. As usual we started out the semester with formal rushing, and by March 15, we had pledged twenty-one new men. The brothers then sat back with a sigh of relief and apprehension to await the inevitable pledge raids.

The house has also been active in social functions to the extent of at least one coffee hour or exchange supper per week. However, it is the house parties which have gone over best. This year we are fortunate in having our own five-piece band composed of brothers to play for us at all the house functions, 63

and w hat they lack in skill they make up for in enthusiasm.

Another innovation was the pajama party, where each of the par ticipants wore his or her pajamas to the party.

The occasion was a complete success, and we look forward to another in the near future.

As usual the house came up with a fine basketball team but only managed to place second in its league, due to the increased competition since last year. Since we have Clem Dunkley, our backcourt ace, return in g next y ea r·, our chance3 of "going all the way" are as good as ever.

We were fortunate in b eing presented a n ew washing machine by the Mothers' Club at the beginning of the semester. Oux cellar now resembles the back garden of a house on wash-day.

Chuck Crowther, our n ew Junior Dean, has done a great job on the social asp ect of the Chapter's existence. We have high hopes that next year will b e one of the biggest in the Chapter's short history.

NORTHWESTERN The Northwestern Chapter of Aca cia is very proud to announce its new slate of officers for the coming year.

The 62 man Chapter has elected Bob Oswald, Venerable D ean; Paul Borvig, Senior Dean; Tom Gray, Junior D ean ; J ohn Cummins, Secretary ; P aul Larson, House Manager; Dave Kellogg, Rush Chairman; J ack Hilton, I - M Manager.

Th e able assistance of Co-Rushing Chairmen Tom D eMik and Kurt Johnson brought the Chapter two new pledges during open rush this quar ter.

The n ew pledges are Jim Gibson and Doug J er ger.

January brought 22 new men to b e activated into our Chapter. The n ew initiates are Will Bellamy, L ynn Benoy, J ohn Borden, Bob Chan cellor , John Cummins, J ohn Day, Ji m D eM ·k , Lynn Downey, Jim DuVall, Ray E ckersall, Royce H addad, Phil Hartung, D ave Kellogg, Bob Krueger, Dave Lindsay, Roger Metz, Carl Moore, Dale Rin ehart, Don Skinner, Harry T odd, Charlie Ward, Bill Weiskopf.

The Chapetr has b een very interested in campus activities. Kurt J ohnson was chosen Co-Chairman of the Sophomore Cotillion which is held every spring.

This y ear, the all school dance will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Palmer H ous e in Chicago. Bob Grimm is assistant production manager of the Waa -Mu show th ;s year. Chuck Neu is the S ecr etary of the Inter-Fraternity_ 64

Council while Charlie Ward is very active in the Junior Inter- Fraternity Council. Royce Haddad and Tom D e Mik were newly chosen members to Wildcat Council. Dave Olson is assistant editor of the Business School P a per . .. Dividends, as well as a member of Dolphin Show , Student Ex ecu tive Committee, and Operation Evanston .

Bill Epcke is also a member of Op eraton Evanston. Phil M ~Namee is a memb er of the Little Hoover Commiss·on.

Acacia is among the high contenders in the Intramural Athletics Sweepstakes. The latest standings show our Chapter fourth among 45 competing frate r nities and indep endent houses.

We started off the season with a first place trophy in football. Our top team was manned by Paul Borvig, Jack Hilton, L y nn Downey, Bill Bro oks, Pau l Lar son, Will Bellamy, Jon Kelly, and Don Wilson. Oux second major victory was in basketball where our hoopsters Jack Hilton, Jim D eMik, Kurt Johnson, Paul Borvig, Rolland Thomas, P aul Larson, John Day won our leagu e.

We took second place in the free throw contest. All these trophies are well appreciated by the Chapter.

Our dazzling social calendar for the past year included two formal dances at prominent Chicago hotels, the win ter formal at the Tower Club, our annual pledge party, a square dance, and five sorority exch anges.

Concerning our special achievements, the Chapter gives honor to Don K erste, who was recently elected to Eta K appa Nu, an engineering fraternity. Harry King was elected to Phi Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary. Charlie War d was chosen for Phi Eta Sigma. The whole Chapter was very successful this year in scholastics. Acacia ranked fourth among all fraternities on cam pus.

We're not going to let our past record stop us from even better work.

With 62 m en , we have a lot of talent to work with and many goals ahead.

ins. The pledge class swelled in number with the addition of Charley Heller, Alvin Schmidt, Bob Bateman, Bill Har ris, Jim McElhaney, Eddie Jones, Wally Yeandle, Don L ee, Maurice Cavnar, Richard Rudy, J erry Jones, Don Davis, Larry Hill, Dale Claiborne, and Pat Flanagan during the year.

And so the year continued. House parties, intramural sports, the inevitable classes, and Fall initiation. Twelve undergraduates and one honorary initiate were presented with the coveted jeweled triangle.

In intramural sports, the Acacian keglers bowled their way into fourth place in the All-College tournament, but ran into a streak of 1 and 2 point losses in b asketball to finish third in their league. Football p rod uced some close losses, but second place still fell to Acacia.

Scholastically, the A&M Chapter ranked among the top 3 in fraternity grade point improvement standings, finishing tenth in the final results.

Santa Claus decided to be different this year. At the Christmas semi-formal, he calmly drove up in an ancient Model "T ," th e proud po3session of Gary Doze. Not to be outdone, the pledge class threw a "Roaring Twenties" party, an all-campus pledge so~!al event. Intermixed with these were the innumerable dinner sneaks, study hall sneaks, pond parties, and everything else that makes up college life.

Oklahoma A&M Acacians and their dates pose for the photographer at their annual Valentine's Party.

OKLAHOMA A swirl of conclave activities en gulfed the Oklahoma A&M campus, as top men from Acacia chapters all over t':le nation gathered for the National Conclave. With all the meetings, parties and banquets, the Aggie Acacia Chapter was able to display its new chapter house, a part of the long ra nge "dream campus."

With this impetus, Oklah oma A&M Acacians headed into F all Rush, pledging Tom Geis, David Russell, Milton Poe, Stanley Patterson, and Bob Biv -

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OREGON STATE Oregon State Chapter has ten pledges on its roll at the present time. These boys are Don Dauterman, Dennis Detering, Fred Fritsch, George Frochen, Eric Haight, David Hartley, Jay Hubert, Ralph McMillan, Macy Overstreet, and Conrad Priffer. Don Dauterrnan and Eric Haight were pledged winter term and have not lived in the house as yet.

The largest class in the Chapter's history was init!ated on February 2, 1957.

Initiates include Larry C. Coate, Dennis C. Conger, William J. Goergen, David L. Halse, Donald R. Hoskins, Daniel 0. Oldfather, Delbert R. Remington, and Jon L. Woodside. David Halse i3 a member o.f the class of '58 while the remaining initiates are of the class of '60.

When all Fraternity fall -term grades were released by the college, Acacia was on top. This was the first time the Oregon State Chapter has reached the top spot since reactivation.

On the night of February 16 the Chapter held its winter term costume dance, Night on the Nile . The house was lavishly decorated in an Egyptian theme. All those who attended the dance had an excellent evening's entertainment.

Two members, David Halse and Robert McKittrick were awarded junior honors at an honor accolade sponsored

by Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society. To be awarded junior honors a student must have completed at least 45 term hours of sophomore work with an average G.P.A. of 3.50 or above.

Acacia was the only house on the campus to have more than one represen tative.

Brother McKittrick also had the honor of playing nearly an entire game at the guard position for the Oregon State team in the 1957 Rose Bowl game. Bob received several gifts at the football banquet including a letter jacket and a wrist watch.

Several members of the house also flew down to the Rose Bowl to participate in the pageant as members of the 90-piece Oregon State marching band. Still other members drove down to witness the game.

Two freshmen , Fred Fritsch and Daniel Oldfather, were initiated into Phi Eta Sigma, National freshmen Honor Society. Fred attained a 3.95 G.P.A. fall term while Dan was earning a 3.94.

Fred Fritsch and another freshman, Delbert Remington, recently became members of Alpha Phi Omega. This organization is a service fraternity composed of former boy scouts. Alan Lind-

sey and Charles Switzer are also members of this organization.

Our song leader, Bob Richardson, was chosen to¡ direct the campus product:on of "The Merry Widow" operetta. This production will be presented during Mothers' Weekend on the campus.

The Oregon State Chapter is ready to launch into the new term with its newly elected officers for 1957-58. The following officers were installed February 25, 1957: Venerable Dean, Eric F. Ingram; Senior Dean, Alan M. Lindsey; Junior Dean, Raymond F. Kaser ; Secretary, Charles F. Switzer; Treasurer, Dean D. Schrunk. It is our hop e to carry Acacia on to¡ even greater achievements on the Oregon State campus.

PENN STATE The new pledge class of the Penn State Chapter fo,r the spring semester consists of the following : William C. Ketner, Schuylkill Haven, Pa.; Loren Meiswinkel, Pottsville, Pa.; Joseph D. Patton, Washington, Pa.; and Richard T. Williams, Jr., Karns City, Pa.

Those initiated were: William E. Farrell, State College, Pa.; Thomas G. Green, Erie, Pa.; Wallace D . Hodge, Charleroi, Pa. ; Charles R. King, Jr. , Springfield, Pa.; Alfred E. Kraft, Oil City, Pa. ; Juri Niiler, Fombell, Pa. ; Walter R. Scott, Harrisburg, Pa.; Robert A. Shaw, Verona, Pa.; David L. Swavely, Reading, Pa. ; John L . Witwer, New Holland, Pa.; and Thomas Williams, Elderton, Pa. The following brothers have been elected to assume the responsibilities of the Chapter for the coming year: Richard W. Hegarty, Venerable Dean; Clain F. Johnson, Senior Dean; Neil C. Ray, Junior Dean ; Robert A. Shaw, Secretary; Alan Lytton Jones, Treasurer; Wallace D. Hodge, Rushing Chairman; Thomas G. Green, Alumni Secretary.

The passage of time has seen varied improvements in the house. Four new floor lamps along with a new dinner chime have been add ed as new compliments. Just recently we have acquired the new Acacia flag, and two new flag poles have been installed on to the front of the house.

During the past few months the Chapter has been socially active. The

Field Secretary Bob Jepson assists in showing Acacia banners to the Penn State Chapter before their chapter fireplace.

first of big events was that of the Bad Taste Brawl, which proved to be quite hilarious with everyone in some type of odd and awful looking attire.

Our annual pledge dance, with the theme of the Ship's Ball, on board the S . S. Acacia proved to be a very pleasant cruise. After a very enjoyable dinner, everyone went topside to the ~all room and enjoyed the pleasant dancmg music of Duke Morris. Among our distinguished guests were Dr. and Mrs. Eric A. Walker, President of the Pennsylvania State University.

Our house guest for a few days during February was Bob Jepson from National Headquarters.

We would like to give recognition to those seniors who have become members of honoraries. John E. Cribbs, Phi Eta Sigma; F rank E. Podleiszek, Parmi Nouis; Neil C. Ray, Arnold Air Society.

The Chapter has adopted a new requirement for pledging. All new pledges must now have a 2.5 semester average, based on a 4.0 system.

PURDUE In September of 1956 Purdue Acacia pledged the following five men: Ronald Leaf, Tom Fansler, Ted Hunt, Roger Bauer, and Tom Thompson. The Spring pledge class consists of the following men: John Nierste, Steve Vrooman, Dave Hedges, Jim Lacey, Arland Packard, John Pock, Joseph Max Cork, Joe Smith and Norman Martin . On November 11, 1956, the following men were initiated: James D. Snyder, Henry A. Beadell, Robert R. Wichman, William F. Carpenter, Ronald J . Clack, Paul Coward, Jarred R. Crabb, William Kearns, Richard H. Rowland, and Richard B . Shaffer.

There have been several improvements made in the house. The space in the basement, formerly used for living quarters, has been painted and convel-ted into a "Bum Room" or lounge.

The house has new living room furniture and the old furniture was placed in the ' Bum Room."

On December 13, 1956, we again participated in the "Album of Stars" dance, now an annual affair. The six fraternities that participate in the Spring "Batt" boat race coordinated efforts and finances to have music by Dan Belloc and his band. November 17 was the date of the fall pledge party entitled "An Eve with Addams," suggestive of Charles Addams and his gruesome cartoons. The annual Christmas party for underprivileged children was held as a trade function wjth the Chi Omega sorority.

For the fi r st time we participated in the P enny Carnival and won the sec-

ond place trophy. The Penny Carnival consists of fraternity and sorority built side-shows and midway. The pro ceeds were donated to the Campus Chest.

The following new officers were elected in February: Robert Halderman, Venerable Dean ; Frank C. Carder, Jr., Senior Dean; Richard H. Rowland, Junior Dean; Lee W. Eyer, Secretary; William Kearns, Treasurer; and Clarence 0 . Eyer, Steward; Richard Bauer, Pledge Trainer.

SOUTHERN CAL. Nine new wearers of the jeweled triangle were recently conducted through initiation ceremonies at the Southern California Acacia Chapter house. The new brothers are: Chuck Cox, Hugh Cameron, Bill Furlong, Dale J ones,

RENSSELAER Spring is here and eight pledges are preparing for initiation into the Rensselaer Chapter. They include Denis Heidtmann, Millard Hulse, Roger J oseph, Tom Pratt, Bill Siegle, Bob Even, Lance Y amoto, and Mel Friedman. The spirit of the pledge class has been run ning high, with missing table legs from the dining room and other minor in conveniences being the result. Their excess energy will be turned to more useful purposes for the next few weeks, however, with house improvements and a fund raising drive for Troy's camp for underprivileged children as proj ects.

Athletics have been creating a lot of spirit among the brothers lately with ice hockey being the most active. A very spirited 12- game schedule was played with enjoyment for all. The house looks forward to golf, track, and softball for an opportunity to get back into the outdoors.

Social activity has been moving right along as the second semester gets into full swing. Thanks to George Simmons' excellent tas.t e in punch, Acacia's booth was one of the more popular ones at the Snowflake Saturnalia Dance, Rensselaer's Winter Weekend. A new experiment is being tried at parties with an organized group of games being used at a recent one. The results showed full enjoyment for brothers and their dates.

It's three in a row! For the third se mester in a row Rensselaer Acacia's scholastic average is the highest of the 28 fraternities on campus. It was a close race this time, however, as Kappa Nu was just .001 of a quality point behind.

The new officers are now installed and taking up their full duties. They are: Walter Bruetsch, Venerable Dean ; Kenneth Jenkin, Senior Dean; Joseph Aichroth, Junior Dean ; William Payne, Senior Steward; Harvey Moyses, Junior Steward ; George Meyer, Secretary, and William Knight, Treasurer. We expect some real improvement in the next year with such a fine group of officers.

Bob McC lure and Sally Pryor g et cozy at the '56 spring formal at Sou ther n C aliforn ia.

Ron Fairly, Lorenzo Leland, Tom Overbeck, Jim Pamlisano, and Jerry White. Ron Fairly was awarded ¡the plaque for outstanding pledge, and Jim Palmisano was awarded the scholarship trophy.

Songfest, the yearly singing festival at Troy, is the big attraction at SC during the spring semester. Acacia combined vocal chords with the Thetas, in the mixed division, for a third place award in the '56 edition of Songfest. A first place trophy came our way the same year with brother Don Vincent and company repeating their winning ways of the year before in the small group division. This year plans and rehearsals are going ahead to sing with the Thetas again.

A week-end formal at the Shadow Mountain Club in Palm Springs, a year ago this spring, culminated a successful year of parties and exchanges. This year plans are being made to reserve the Ojai Valley Inn for the three - day escapade.

Among the other social events during the year were the always successful Christmas Formal, wjth a queen chosen from a local crippled children's hospital, the annual Pizza Party, a pajamereno, a Vacation-Land exchange with Alpha Phi, and the yearly AcaciaGamma Phi Luau.

Athletically, Ron Fairly who was allCIF in high school, is competing for the Trojan frosh baseballers, and Hugh Cameron, a fast improving swimmer

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These broad smiles belong to Southern California Acacians and Thetas who won third place in the annual S.C. Song Fest.

from PCC, is helping out the swim team.

SYRACUSE Syracuse Chapter is riding high on the "Quad" of Syracuse University, as Burton Jones, former Senior Dean of ow¡ chapter, was elected president of the Interfraternity Council. Along with this, our men are doing outstanding work in other large-scale I.F.C. positions as well as in sports and honoraries.

We had a successful Christmas Formal, and are currently making plans to have a smash hit in our annual " Night on the Nile" costume party. Large-scale decorations and lavish entertainment are the rules for this party, and we comply. There is something on our social calendar for almost every weekend.

Our rushing program is in full swing, and we are looking forward to gaining some more good men. Scholastically, we are now one of the top fraternities on campus, recovering from last year's slump.

Our new officers are: Venerable Dean, Albert McDowell; Senior D ean , Bruce Borthwick; Junior Dean, George Crofoot; Senior Steward, Bob Spun¡ell; and Junior Steward, Bill Scheerer .

With these new leaders, we are now anticipating the coming of spring, with the gala "Spring Weekend." Last year we captured the "Best All-around Float" trophy in this parade, and we are looking forward to the competition this year.

U. C. L. A. The successful rushing program of Brothers Ronald Garton and John George brought Randy Drummond, Pete Hacsi, Ken Headon, Al Hurst, Jim Jackson, Tom Logan, Dave Reeder, and Tom Welch to the house as members of the Spring pledge class.

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After the parties and hectic pace of rushing came initiation, with the jeweled pin being presented to Kenneth Deavers, Joe Elliott, Edwar d Frazier, Andreas Noeggerath, Donald P reston, Richard Rhoades, Forrest Shattuck, James Smith, and Scott Taylor . At the Initiation Banquet the new actives presented their show paddles to their Big Brothers, Don Preston was given the outstanding Pledge Award, and Ronald Garton was named The Most H elpful Active of the previous semester. Robert Glen Woods, President of the House Corporation, gave an inspiring talk on What Acacia Means to Me. The Nordic Suite of the Beverly Hilton Hotel was the scene of the Initiation Dance.

Spr ing semester at the UCLA Chapter was sparked by several varied and exciting social activities. The theme of the annual Fool's F rolic held on April 6 at the chapter house was Night of Judgment, with costumes representing Sinners Through the Ages. The Foreign Immigrant exchange with Pi Beta Phi was a resounding success, and the traditional Black and Gold Formal on May 11 saw the chapter house bedecked with elegant formal attire.

The active Mothers Club was in constant support of improvements for the chapter house with their rummage sales and benefits, and they provided the chapter with complete new dinnerware especially styled for ACACIA. Following the February election, David Bullock was installed as Venerable Dean, John Thomsen as Senior Dean, Richard Rhoades as Junior Dean, Robert Neuman as Secretary, and Roger Morrison as Tr easurer.

The outstanding aspect of our year was the appearance of many UCLA Acacians in all phases of campus activities. Sam Thomsen, noted for his work on Project India, was named one of the five IFC Men of the Year for his constant support of the university. A member of Gold Key and Cal Club, Sam is currently the chairman of Religion In Life Week. Walter Gabrielson achieved prominence as City Editor of the UCLA Daily B 1'Uin. Among John Thomsen's many activities were chairman of Sophomore Day and participation in UCLA's charity drive for UniCamp. John was recently elected secretary-treasurer of Yeoman, a lower division men's honorary. Hal Davis, a graduating senior, held the responsible position of business manager on the Spring Sing Executive Committee, and Pete Hacsi was Assistant Managing Editor of the Daily Bruin as well as being chosen for the UCLA leadership training program along with John Thomsen.

The chapter as a whole actively participated in Greek Week, intramural

sports, Mardi Gras, and Spring Sing, to round out a successful semester for the spirited UCLA chapter.

VERMONT A long anticipated goal was finally realized by the Vermont Chapter of ACACIA this year with the occupation of our own house. The hundred

These smiling young men make up Vermont's Spring Pledge Class.

These high stepping Kakewalkers are Vermont's Howard Grant and Allen .

year old brick house is located only a block away from the main campus and will hold thirty (30) men.

Extensive painting and redecorating was done on the house through the summer and early fall, including a joint effort by the members and their dates on the redecoration of the ballroom. New dr apes for the first floor rooms were furnished by the newly formed Mothers' Club.

With the room now available, plans were formulated during the fall for a table and under the able stewardship of Jack Brunt '59, meals were begun at the start of the spring semester .

Under the capable leadership of rush chairman A r t Twiss '58, we pledged 16 67

The days have darkened, there is a pall over the moon, Mount Ranier shrank a couple of feet! Why? Our little yaller cat, Clarence, disappeared. He hasn't been seen since high twelve a couple of weeks ago. Gone forever is the cute bushy tail. Nevermore will we watch our guardian Clarence chase stray animals away from our portals.

No more will we hear his quaint mewing in the still of the night. Oh, the days are truly long and dreary. Bretheren, a silent prayer to speed Clarence on his way to the unknown.

On the more cheerful side, our in formal rush through the last quarter paid off quite handsomely with three new pledges. T ed Anderson, Jr., Earl Schwenk, and Ben Harrison, all of Seattle. This was a two fold gain for us as the Alums have promised to recover the pool table because of this increased

member3hip. Along this same line of informal rush, we are getting set for an all-out assault on the cwTent crop of high school seniors. A new edition of our rush book is ready, we have a start on a list of names of prospective men, and a number of parties are being planned for this summer. Those men whom we cannot see to talk to personally will be bombarded with direct mail.

Socially speaking, Washington Chapter didn't get snowbound this winter and a goodly number of fine events were held. The more succesdul were a Hawaiian theme fireside and the annual Night on the Nile. The Hawaiian type fireside landed right smack in the middle of a snow storm , but a roaring fire (in the fireplace, of course) warmed our spirits. Not to mention the pretty little girls in bathing suits, shorts, and / or grass skirts. B oy! More parties ·like this are definitely called for . The Night on the Nile followed a very wet cocktail party at Brother Cairns home, where most of us played with his HO scale electric trains. It iS' really hard to judge which seems 'to provide the Brothers with the greater pleasure, the dance or the trains. Nonetheless. the evening was full of fun and enjoyed by all.

On the sporting scene, basketball was predominant Winter Quarter. Our squad came out Champs in its league but were finally downed in the second game of the Intramural Playoffs. Best of all, though, the Actives came out on top of the Pledge- Active basketball game with a resounding score of 25- 21.

(Just gotta keep those pledges in their places.) Our bowling team fared somew h at better by going all the way to the finals and coming off with second place.

Our little bronze trophy, "T ex," was

Bill Stuart, Washin<;!ton State's new venerable Dean, shovel~ Dan Rowhy, ex-venerable Dean out of office.

An informal shot of the dancers at Washington 's recent Hawaiian fireside , Larry Gi lbert and his date are in the foreground .

new men during second semester rush , bringing our total membership to 40 strong.

On the heels of rushing came the big w eekend at Vermont, Kakewalk, and ow· two new walkers, Ray Allen '59, and Howard Grant '59, showed the promise of things to come by placing fourth and third on the two nights of walking.

The Vermont Chapter hasn't been neglecting scholarship however. Once again we copp ed first place among the fraternities with an average· 5 points over the all-university male average.

And speaking of scholarship, the Vermont Chapter is proud to announce the initiat:on of Brother Eugene Johnson '57, of Burlington, Vermont, to Phi Beta

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listed among the missing for a few days Fall Quarter. There was no real fuss raised over this, however, as it seems that the pledges were only showing their spirit and had him safely tucked away in a safety deposit vault. A couple of the ringleaders went for a cool swim on~ evening, though, which was to teach them that the actives also have spirit.

Our hospitality is extended to all who wish to come and see this valued piece of bronze, but it must be mentioned that this applies only to look, not to touch.

A final bit of activity for the Winter Quarter was a visit of a quartet to the Masonic Home at Zenith, Washington, just outside Seattle. This was on the invitation of Brother Nicholson whose lodge was helping plan some entertainment for our elderly Brothers and Sisters. The quartet sang five old time songs and received a very fine round of applause and an invitation to come again. Th's quartet was composed of Stan Bergeman, Ron Hendry, Ken Newcomb, and Ed Klein. A very sweet young lady, Miss Julie Detrick, Tom Adams gal, joined the four on one of their songs.

WASHINGTON STATE About the first order of business after Christmas Vacation was the election of officers. They are: Bill Stuart, Venerable D ean; Ron Tipler, Senior D ean; Bob L ee, Junior Dean; Paul Baines, Secretary; Frank Ellis, Treasurer ; J im Backman, House Manager; and Veri Wheeler, Rush Chairman.

We started the new semester by pledging Tom Johnson from Walia Walla.

Shortly thereafter we initiated five new men into the brotherhood. They are, Veri Wheeler, Frank Weldin, L yle Wulff, Andi Henriksson, and Joe G adeburg.

Under the leadership of our new Junior D ean we are looking forward to a very socially active semester which includes numerous firesides and exchanges. The social highlight this sem ester will be our annual Spring Formal. It will be held at the Pullman Country Club on the evening of May 11.

At the present we are busily preparing for it.

At present the membership is actively supporting Bill Stuart, our Venerable D ean, who is the Greek Candidate for Student Body P r esident. The poster paint has been flowing freely and the campus is now cov ered w ith "Stuart for President" signs.

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Our undergraduate chapters need your support to have a successful rushing program. Do not let a good man get overlooked because you have failed to notify Acacia about him. Fill out the form below and mail directly to the National Headquarters. Send information on as many men as you know about who would be good Acacians, and the National Headquarters will see that all information is forwarded to the proper chapter.

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Please Mail to: ALUMNI RUSHING Acacia National Headquarters 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois

IT'S A FRATERNITY TRADITION •.. TO BUY FROM BALFOUR Around the world, the name of Balfour has become the symbol of highest quality, fine craftsmanship and friendly service.

CHECK YOUR CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS NOW STATIONERY for business and social use. Place a group order to obtain quantity discounts.

INVITATIONS AND PLACE CARDS for your chapter social affairs. Order a year's supply now.

CHRISTMAS CARDS. Special discounts for orders placed for summer production and fall delivery. Write for samples.

PAPER NAPKINS AND MATCHES imprinted with your name or Greek letters. Free flyer on request.

CERAMICS. For aJl occasion gifts and part favors. Free flyers sent on request. Mention you fraternity name.

MEMORY BOOKS AND GUEST REGISTE for your chapter house. These are shown an priced in the Balfour Blue Book.

KNITWEAR decorated with your fraternit name or emblem ... for all sports or casual wear Mail coupon below for free flyers.

-······················································ L. G. BALFOUR COMPANY Attleboro, Massachusetts

Official Jeweler to Acacia

L.G~<lf OUt COMPANY ATTLEBORO,

MASSACHUSETTS

In Canada ••. Contact your nearest BIRK'S STORE

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Please send: Samples: 0 Blue Book O Stationery 0 Ceramic Flyer 0 Invitations 0 Knitwear Flyer 0 Programs 0 Paper Napkin Flyer O Christmas Cards Name ..... . .......................... .

Address ... .. . . .. ........ . ............ . · · .. .. ...... .. .. .... . . ... . ..... . Acacia

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