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OFFICIAL JEWELER TO ACACIA
TRIAD OF ACACIA FRATERNITY VOLUME LX
No. 3
July 1965
Philip Wayne Cramer, Editor 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, Illinois
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TRIAD FEATURES Oper ation Greek .. . .. . .. .. . .. .. .. . . . .. ..... Page 3 Where Next in Space .. . . . .. . . .... .. ..... . . . Page 6 Man Wh o Talks in Yo ur Sleep . .. . . .. . .. .. ... . Page 8 Frank L. Anders . .... . . .. . ... . . . .... .. . .. . Page 10
TRIAD TIMES ... . ... . ... . . . ... . Start on Page 14 Sprig of Acacia . . . . ..... . . . .. . . .. .. ... .. .. Page 19 Directory . . ... . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. Page 20
+ + + Second class postage paid at Evanston, Til., and at additional mailing offices. Fifty cents per copy, $20.00 for life in the United States and Canada. Seventy-five cents per copy elsewhere. Published quarterly by Acacia Fraternity, a college social fraternity, founded at the University of Michigan on May 12, 1904. Acacia is a charter member of the National Interfraternity Conference. Notice of Change of Address (Form 3579) should be sent to Acacia Fraternity Headquarters 1569 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, lllinois 60201.
We are confronted today with a Nearly every diatribe against the system is clothed in the sacred garment of "civil rights." That phr_ac;e has virtually become sanctified. It is a dangerou~ thmg to talk about , for if one deviated from the line. set down by the Establishment, he is branded as a b1got, a fascist, a warmonger, a right-wing nut. . . . why there is no end to the epithets. When I speak about "civil rights," however, I distinguish constitutio~al rights-the right of all citizens to vote and to enJO_)' equal opportunity regardless of race from the antl¡¡ Constitutional drive for equalitarianism.
"Civil Rights" a Misnomer The difficulty of discussing these matters arises from the tendency today of our pseudo "Intellectuals" to talk in what George Orwell termed Newspeak," i.e. to attach a totally opposite meaning to common words. Unquestionably the most widely misunderstood phrase is "civil rightc;." For the purposes of our discussion, 1 have defined it as the mystique which surrounds the anti-Constitutional drive for equalitarianism. Thus defined, I think it is easy to see that it justifies, neither legally nor morally, any change in the structure or outlook of the fraternity system. Thus far, even our Supreme Court has held that equalitarianism is not the law of the land. In Gibson v. Florida Legislative Committee, the Supreme Court held that "rights of association are within the ambit of the constitutional protections afforded by the 1st and 14th amendments." It has recognized the "vital relationship between freedom to associate and privacy in one's associations." Traditionally the right to associate freely with those whom you have chosen in any manner whatever has been protected by the Constitution. The problem, of course, is that the Constitution is ceasing to be a reliable standard. In the hands of some it has become a rubber yardstick which may be stretched and distorted to confirm measurements predetermined by planners, and social engineers. It is, I am afraid, only a matter of time before our right of voluntary association is sacrificed by the Courts upon the altar of political expediency. We must confront the
reality that equalitarianism may soon become the law of the land.
A Beginning Has Been Made The government is already moving rapidly i~to ~he fraternity world in an effort to impose the equalitanan philosophy upon us. An attempt of the Civil Rig~ts Commission to solicit information about membership practices by collegiate fraternities was but a harbinger of what may be expected now that the Civil Rights Bill is law. (Editor's note: Check TRIADS for Spring and Summer of 1964) On the campus, the anti-Greek drive is being directed in the name of civil rights by agents of the National Student Association, the left-wing confederation of college and university student governments which claims to represent over a million students. In its policy statement on fraternity membership determination, NSA has expressed its belief that membership selection is "injurious to the individual affected . . . and detrimental to the welfare of a democratic society," and that such discrimination will not be completely eliminated until local chapters have complete autonomy over membership determination. It h as urged local chapters to work for this by demanding alterations in their national constitutions, and recommends that both admini trations and student bodies work together to force local chapters to conform to established standards of membership selection or lose their university-recognized status. It is not merely a coincidence that the N ationa.l Student Association' influence is greatest in those three states where the local chapter of most national fraternities and sororities are threatened with expulsion if they fail to knuckle under to the demands made by university officials, demands which closely parallel tho. e set out in NSA official policy. The Universities of Michigan, Wisconsin and California (at Berkeley and Los Angeles have traditionally been among the mo t militantly active in NSA circles. The student leaders on these campuses have long been in the vanguard of anti-fraternity activity and have constituted the hard core of militant opposition around whom
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fraternity crtsts national tn scope . NSA policy has crystallized. Encouraged by the blessings they have received from hundreds of other universities in whose name NSA constantly speaks, they have continued their activity with new vigor. With each bit of success, they are further encouraged to extend the limits of battle, so that more and more NSA schools will be called upon to join in Operation Greek. We are confronted today with a fraternity crisis national in scope. No Greek-letter fraternity is immune from attack, and every attempt at appeasement at sacrifice of basic principle, is but one more step toward disaster. To argue that nothing truly es entia! is at stake, is to babble like a fool. Fraternities are being asked to abandon the keystone upon which the entire structure of their system is built; they are told they must give up the right to freely choose whom they shall call "brother" or "sister." Is there anything more basic to the fraternity system than the right to determine who shall be admitted? Certainly not, and yet there are those who wear the mantle of national fraternity leadership who refuse to recognize the issue, who choose rather to ignore it for fear it might place a chapter or two at a disadvantage in rush, or create tensions between university administrators and chapter leaders, or perhaps even result in litigation, which they deem to be avoided at any co. t.
For those who refuse to appease there is the necessity to fight harder than they might compensate in vigor for their scant number. In this regard, I advocate a three-point program which includes: 1 ) an unequivocal determination not to yield one essential principle regardless of the immediate cost. It is better that we lose a few chapters in a particular area than that we lose the entire system as we have traditionally known it in this nation; 2) a full-scale counter-offensive which includes a clear assertion of our legal rights, a determined effort in inform the public of the meaningful role our chapters play in the campus community, and a no-holds barred assault upon those groups which are dedicated to the revolutionary overthrow of our traditions and institutions at any level, whether on the campus or in the community; 3 A serious re-appraisal of our own work, of our faithfulness to the ideals of our founders, of our appreciation of our fraternal and a national heritage, and of our programs which should impart respect for and awareness of membership in a national fraternity. The American fraternity system is an integral part of the American dream. In many ways it is the last conspicuous vestige of an era of commitment to ideals. It stands as a bulwark in defense of what were aecepted as eternal verities: truth, honor, love, duty, country. The assault upon the American fraternity system is aimed at more than the simple elimination of chapter houses on university campuses. It is aimed at the annihilation of those values which the system represents. It is aimed an attack upon the American dream, because that dream is a roadblock across the path of revolutionary change which the interventionists in this nation intend to follow. The fight which we wage on behalf of the system is more, then, than an effort to save a social institution which represents many of our fondest memories of undergraduate student life. It is a fight to preserve a climate in America which is conducive to freedom, and to protect those in titutions which have served us well and represent the be t man has yet devised.
Need to Stand Firm Fortunately there are Greek leaders who recognize the nature of the threat and are willing to take action in an effort to stave it off. They recognize that a namby-pamby ostrich-type approach to the problem only aids those who would destroy the Greek system. They are wise enough to see that once we knuckle under in California, it is only a matter of time until we are presented with even greater demands elsewhere in the nation, until ultimately there is nothing left but a Greek-letter hell of what was once a strong and proud national fraternity system. ( Check December
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ince last I ovember 28, I ' 575 pound Mariner IV pacecraft has been peeding on a 325 million mile Yoyag to Mars-the mo t diffi ult cientific pa e mission the United tat hru undertaken to date. The craft will not make its lo e t approach to Mat - about 400 mil until this month, the 14th of July. Iarin r will then be o far from earth that its radio ignals flashing through pa e at the peed of light ' ill require nearl 12 minut to rea h our ant nn . i\Iarin r ' ill o tantly report on conditions in int rplan tary pace before and aft r p ing Mars, until it p out of radio range during i orbit of the un. But the lima路 of i long 路 ion will come, it all continu to go well ' hen it ends u orne 22 pic路 tur of the :Martian urfa e. If compl t ly ucc ful, the 路M arin r V pi ture of ~Ia will ha the ame
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resolution as photographs of the moon taken through earth-based telescopes. They should yield a tremendous increase in our knowledge of the Red Planet. Yet the Mariners and the Rangers and the other outstanding spacecraft of this decade are primarily technological trailblazers. They provide the scientific and engineering knowledge and the operating experiences on which far more rewarding missions in the future can be based. Right now we are deeply engaged in carrying out ' the programs already approved for this decade, such as the Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter projects for unmanned exploration of the moon; advances in weather and communications satellite technology; the Orbiting I Observatory class of large, sophisticated, unmanned scientific satellites; and the Gemini and Apollo manned space flight programs, which will take our first astro1 nauts to the moon and in the process make America 1 truly a spacefaring Nation. Completing the well-begun tasks of this decade is still our chief concern. Yet even now we must begin to prepare for the more demanding tasks that our new capabilities are making possible. After very careful study, we have identified several new objectives for the years ahead which would be logical extensions of what we are doing now and which appear especially promising. One of these would be the exploration of Mars through use of large unmanned soft-landing space, craft. This course has been strongly advocated by the Space Science Board of the National Academy of Sciences. The Saturn IB and the Centaur rockets, currently under development, would be combined for the launch vehicle. A second very promising objective would be use of the Saturn boosters and the Apollo-LEM manned space flight system (which are being developed in the current Apollo program) for a wide variety of scientific and technical missions in near-earth and synchronous orbits. This projects could be completed early in the Seventies. They would make effective use of the resources, skills, and equipment we are now acquiring in the Gemini and Apollo programs and other current activities. We also have under consideration a number of longer range missions which we may want to carry out in the decade of the Seventies and the Eighties. Among the more promising are: Systematic lunar exploration . . . Large orbiting space stations . . . Manned exploration of Mars. There is time for serious study and debate before we begin new programs of this magnitude. Space exploration is going to be an important part of our national life for many years to come. The American people will want an active role in choosing among the many alter-
natives now open to u . Major decisions on new space goals will require a broad consensus. The university community should be prepared to play a responsible part in this process of national debate and decision. We must seek the truth from every source. The American people have good reason to be proud of their accomplishments in space, particularly in view of the late start we got. We have greatly reduced the risk that others might make a surprise and decisive breakthrough in space technology and use it against us. Our rapid advances in space enable us to face the future with confidence and great expectations. James E. Webb, North Carolina Chapter, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Adffi;inistration, brought to America's space effort a background including air time as a Marine Corps flier and all-around aviation specialist and public gervice as Director of the Bureau of the Budget and Under Secretary of State. He has been assistant to a Congressman, assistant to a State governor, general counsel to the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of the United States, a member of the President's Advisory Committee of Management and a Deputy Governor of the International Bank and International Monetary Fund. Brother Webb has served industry, law and _education also, each in multiple roles. In August of 1964 he was awarded the Award of Merit, Acacia highest award.
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Just a half century ago the U niversity of Illinois graduated a wide awake young man who would set about helping a• others to health, wealth and happiness while they slept. Wing Anderson, The Man Who Talks in Your Sleep, became interested in hypnotism while a boy in high school. He read everything in the home m town library on the subject, hypnotized his friends, then read everything he ~' could find on yoga, spiritualism and , ~ psychology. Much to his surprise, when he entered the University of Illinois, he was told that "psychology was a senior subject." Little was known or taught about psychology fifty years ago. From the University he became a member of the engineering staff of the
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hicago Telephone Company. Many venings were spent in the John Crerar lcientific Library with its wonderfu l looks on subjects of little interest to the .verage man, books dealing with para~sychology in all of its aspects. In 1921 Wing Anderson moved to os Angeles, California, which has 1een his home. Here he had the privlcge of studying with a man who had nade hypnotherapy his specialty for nore than twenty years. Anderson be.an research in suggestion given a perorr during normal sleep, with no ttempt to convert sleep into hypnosis. {esults convinced him that were it pos'ble to record corrective suggestions .nd m echanically reproduce them durng sleep, great changes could be made n personality and character. Present ondi tions, and environment could be lt anged from what they are to what hey are desired to be.
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pon investio·ation Anderson learned hat no equipment was avai lable to arry out his id eas. Soon vvorking with l'ELECHRON which had beg un work Jn a "radio clock" he began to build a ·ecorder and clock controlled record Jlayer to reproduce his corrective sug~estions whi le the patient slept. R esult reported by users of the new
te::hniqu e were amazing, and tended to uphold the theor y 80% of th e time. In most cases eemingly miraculous corrections occurred. One of \1\ ing's a mbitions was to write but he discovered that writing was hard work. Four fifths of what he wrote ended in the waste basket and the other fifth had to be rewritten several times before it \\'as acceptable. Why shou ld not sleep suggestion work for him ? Ander on ap plied his new technique to himself. H e uggested that writing wou ld becom e easy and a p leasure. He sup·o·ested there were millions of dollars in circulation, that money was meant to be used, he " ·ou ld become a magnet for money a nd would be in pired to put to good use the abundance that would flow to him for worth y and constru ctive purposes. H e told himself, while asleep, that the universe \\·as bui lt on a plan of abundance and that abundance wou ld be his, a nd abundance of energy ambition, a bility, hea lth, uccess a nd happiness.
PROGRAM PROVES A SUCCESS \1\ino· .\ nder on little realized that fifteen minute of uo·o·e tion , given once a night for three " ·eeks wou ld change hi li fe as it did. n idea came to him for a book " ·hich he wrote. It became a be t eller and made everal
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thousand dollars. H e started a publishina· business and wrote several other "' each title selling from ten thoubooks, sand to one hundred thousand copies. H e has made himself clo e to $250,000.00 and founded a fraternity that now has assets of $100,000.00.
TECHNIQUES USED-BY HOSPITALS Developments in psychotherapy, pioneered by Wing Anderson are now accep ted by Hospitals. In the May 28th 1951 issue of N ewsweek the highlights were o-iven by Dr. Ernest Schmidhofer of K ennedy Veterans Hospital of Memphis, Tennessee to members of the m erican P ychi atric ssociation in Cincinnati, Ohio. "By amp lified tape record ing, recitations of this kind in otherwi e quiet hospital wards are no' relieving the "terror dream " of mentally ill veterans. Within three to four weeks of " suggestion" treatment, which follows the imple principles of hypnosis (and some imao·inative scenes from ldous Huxleys BRAVE NE\ WORLD) mo t patients report o-ratif ing re ults. . . . Dr. Schmidhofer recommends the use of this method to brincr muchneeded re tful Jeep and relaxation to patients uffering from all types of mental illne p ychosomatic ailment , and pains of ,-ariou sorts."
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A ,cacia Salutes FrankL. Anders MAY 13, 1898
It was hot, humid, the mosquitoes kept buzzing and biting and the underbrush proved difficult to maneuver through. Nevertheless Corporal Frank L. Anders and a small band of American Scouts continued their reconnoitering near San Miguelde Mayumo, Luzon in the Philippine Islands. It was just another of the many assignments. Suddenly about 300 insurrectionists were discovered directly ahead . Corporal Anders with 11 other scout corned the heavy odds and rushed forward across an open field. After a 150 yard da h the Americans came to grips with the insurrectionists and overwhelmed them. For his bravery, the United States extended its appreciation and presented its award, the Congressional Medal of Honor to Frank L. Anders. It was a long way from Fort Abraham Lincoln in the Daokta Territory where he was born on November lOth 1875. The Fort was commanded by a long haired General-General Custer. A long time indeed and Brother II
Anders is the only living person to have seen the General on that morning on May 17th 1876. · · It may have been a long way from home but there was a Masonic Lodge -a military lodge in the Philippine Islands under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the State of North Dakota. The regimental officers were officers of the lodge. The Filipinoes also had a Lodge and there were many visits to the Military Lodge prior to February 4th 1899. That was the day they attacked the Americans with a force of some 75,000 men. But the American forces held the city with a force of 23,000 men. Leader of the attacking forces was a man by the name of Agunaldo who was a Mason and who was later Supreme leader of the Scottish Rite Bodies in the Islands.
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Wldle sening with the Army, have distinguished tllemsilves by gallantry and intrepidity at the ris k of their ~above and beyond the call oi duty.
¥our name and your di:::tinguished acts of are recorded f,,r h ' :.>k:-:; i n this volume and I to send you a vopy ..Jf it a.-; ovidence again of . .t«4tiP.1n which you ar e hr;lrJ by a grut0ful nation. As a fellow ,; 1 Ji<'r, ma;, l fr> l :;ou of my owr: g-r eat admiration, and ext· ::d .h~"··~e f(!( 1 .·:~:: ,- in a ll your future undert.aki ::: .
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In 1960-61 Anders returned with his son, who had been captured by the Japanese and held a prisoner for three years, to the Islands. They had a long visit with Agunaldo and his wife at their home south of Manila. It is full of Masonic Emblems and documents. And a Brother Anders notes: "Agunaldo fought for what he thought was right and his view points were not far from those that Washington held during our own war for independence." Out of the army and back in the States, Frank with a small class of other ex-soldiers joined the Blue Lodge in the Shiloh Lodge in the Winter of 1899 and he was finally raised a Mason on April
1st 1900. Off to the University of Wiscon in where the Acacia Fraternity was going through its first year as a new Chapter of a new Fraternity. Frank pledged and on January 21, 1907 he became a Brother Acacian with Roll number 22. World War I was just around the corner for Frank and he soon found himself back in the Service of his Country and he soon became a Major in the Un ited States Army.
Retired now and living in Fargo, orth Dakota, Brother Meyer writes: "I read with interest the TRIAD. I am well along in my nintieth year and of course take much interest in the comings and goings of the members of my Fraternity." We of Acacia are proud that we have been able to walk dov,·n our pathways together with a true Acacian-a Leader of Men.
Central States Earns The Honors Central State Oklahoma has proven to the Community that fraternities are not dedicated to fun alone. Wearing tags "Mother for a Night" they participated in the Mothers March of Dimes and turned in the largest amount of any group-thus receiving an engraved shingle of appreciation. Then to help the University celebrate its 75th anniversary, Acacia and Delta Zeta have been working towards giving a $750 scholarship to the University.
Acacia sponsored a concert by the "Four Naturals" and made $1 00, they collected 6 tons of paper and received $60, they sold CSC Commemorative Playing Cards, washed and waxed cars for another $100, and two crews of pledges toured town painting house numbers on curbs for another $40. Not neglecting o+her campus activities the Brothers won the basketball intramurals, placed second in bowling and won track meet thus winning the All-Sports Trophy for the second year in a row. Any need to ask who is tops at CSC?
Three Divisions Three Awards Parents' Weekend at Rensselaer found Acacia taking an active part in the annual Interfraternity Songfest and Talent Show. Overall first prize went to Sigma Chi, but Acacia took the second prize in each of three divisions. Top prizes in the vocal group division, the non-vocal division (entry: a percussion quartet composed of Dick Albagli, Larry Savell, Bob Bergensten, and Frank Schrader), and the solo performance division with Dick Albagli and marimba all went to Acacia .
Texas Breaks Own Record Last year Texas Acacia made a record by initiating a 23 man pledge class which was tops
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Honors have been coming recently to Brothers of the Rensselaer Chapter. Roland Krieger is now a member of Sigma Gamma Tau, the Aeronautical Eng ineering honorary. Likewise, Frank Schrader, Donn Kelly , and Dave Reiskind joined the ranks of Eta Kappa Nu , the Electrical Engineering honorary, and Tau Beta Pi, the Eng ineerin g honorary .
Raymond D. Bellem, Ohio State has been promoted to first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force at L. G. Hanscom Field, Massachusetts. Lt. Bellem is an electronics engineer in a unit that supports the Air Force Systems Command mission of research , developme nt and testing of Air Force planes and missile systems, and holds B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. degrees from Oh io State.
in quantity and quality as evidenced by such things as scholarship. Never to be outdone even by themselves , Texas has initiated their new Spring Class totaling 32 new Brothers.
Aphrodite Queen At Cincinnati Judy McCarty, Chi Omega has been chosen to be the Cincinnati's Chapter first Aphrodite Queen. The selection was made from candidates of each of the sororities and the event was the Chapter's Spring Formal. Also honored at the Formal were: Dave Haber as "Man of the Year", Fred Shinners as "Outstanding Senior", Jack Koegel as "Outstanding Athlete" and Soren Andersen and Jack Koegel as "Outstanding Pledges."
Tapped to Phi Beta Kappa at Berkeley Wayne Kirk, past Venerable Dean at the California Chapter was initiated into Phi Beta Kappa in May. Wayne is from Fresno, California and will be working towards an LL.D. wit:h an emphasis in Labor Law at Harvard Law School this coming fall.
Ray Thomas Awarded Award of Merit At State Day National President George F. Patterson Jr. is shown on the right presenting the Acacia Award of Merit to Ray Thomas, an attorney at Gary, Indiana and President of the Indiana University Board of Trustees, at the 44th Acacia state banquet in Indianapolis on February 27, 1965. Brother Thomas 'has served on many national boards and committees and is past National Counselor of Acacia from 1947-1951 and ¡has been an active member of the Board of Trustees of I.U. for the last 14 years.
Graduated From Air Force Academy Wayne R. Rogers, Oklahoma State, was commissioned an Air Force second lieutenant and received his bachelor of science degree at graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Air Force Academy on June 9th. Wayne majored in engineering sciences and received special recognition at the academy for his academic achievement by being named to the men's merit list. Lt. Rogers has been assigned to Webb AFB, Texas for pilot training.
Minnesotan Elected Vice - President The Equitable Life Assurance Society has announced the election of Robert J. Tiffany CLU of Abilene, Texas as a second vice president, effective July I. Past Venerable Dean of Acacia, Brother Tiffany has qualified 12 times for annual membership in the Equitable Group Millionaires Club, been named boioh regional
and National Honor Agent and was voted Abilene's Outstanding Young Man in 1947 and its Outstanding Citizen in 1964. He served as a city commissioner and mayor pro-tem during 1956 and 1957 and was active in an Abilene campaign that raised $1 million to enable the city to buy a 5,500 acre tract which it gave to the Government for the establishment of Dyess Air Force Base.
University of Georgia Colony Reports Under the leadership of Venerable Dean Ronnie Hickox and past YO Joe Boyett, the Colony had a successful year. The fraternity's overall average is 78.2 topping that of the all pledges', the all men's and the all Chapters' averages. Several pledges are in the Scholastic Society, Phi Eta Sigma. Dr. Herschel Lester (r. in pix) is shown assisting Treasurer Jerry Mitchell between Business meeting and Rush meeting which is under the guidance of David Carnahan. Such rush meetings have raised to 20 fhe number of pledges as the group moves along towards chartering.
Texas Acacian Outstanding Demolay R. Joel Swanson was recently awarded the International Distinguished Service Award in the Order of DeMolay. A recipient is chosen every four months and at the end of the year, the three compete for DeMolay of the Year. Competition is among 175,000 members. Other achievements of Joel',s
include an all "A" Average at the University of Texas where he is majoring in Chemical Engineering, membership in Phi Eta Sigma, Freshman Scholastic Honorary, and Phi Lambda Upsilon, National Recognition Society in Chemistry. Joel was elected the outstanding pledge of 1963 and is the Chapter's scholarship chairman. He holds scholarships from Armco Steel, Jesse Jones, and Jubrizoil Petroleum.
Another Acacia First at Memphis
Playmate of the Year At K State Julona Powell of Kappa Kappa Gamma, was named the Acacia Playmate of the Year, at Kansas State's second annual Playboy party, a rush party for high
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Syracuse Chapter of Acacia has been named first runner up in the William P. Tolley Cup Competition making it the Chapter's ~hird consecutive Merit I Citation. The Tolley Cup is aw.arded by the Chancellor of the University to the fraternity voted most outstanding . In
school seniors. Each sorority on ~he hill put up a candidate for Playmate and the winner receives a traveling trophy, and her offcial "Bunny Ears". Another feature of this last party was the singing of Margene Savage, Miss Kansas.
Acacia shattered an age-old tradition at Memphis State as they provided entertainment wifh a band and green refreshments for more than 600 guests at an open house and yard party on Saint Patrick's Day. Members of the Chapter had to win approval from a frowning administration. Credit for the undertaking must be given to the entire chapter for their long hours spent in preparation. Evidence of the diligent labor was seen as University officials remarked on how well fhe function was organized and how mannerly the participants acted. Once again Acacia blazes the path for others , to follow.
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addition the Chapter won the Syracuse IFC Scholarship Cup for the second year in a row. The pix shows the sphinx facade built by the Brotherhood for the Night-On-The-Nile on Spring Week-end. The praise for such decorations and for great spirit displayed by the brothers in preparation for the week-end make the effort worth it.
Captain Philip S. Richardson (right) Indiana Chapter is decorated with the U.S. Air Force Commendation Medal at McClellan AFB, California. Brother Richardson was awarded the medal for meritorious service as an instructor navigator and flight examiner at Anderson AFB, Guam. He is now assigned to the 9th Weather Reconnaissance Group which supports the Air Weather Service mission of operating a global weather data network.
Tapped to Phi Beta Kappa Lynn Kelley, Penn State has been tapped to Phi Beta Kappa. Lynn, who majored in political science will enter the Wisconsin Graduate School in September to work toward his doctorate. Eventually he hopes to teach at the college level. At PSU, "Kell" was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, participated in the Study Abroad program, sang in the Glee Club and was secretary of Acacia. And as though Phi Beta Kappa wasn't enough, Lynn was also tapped for Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
Harvard Founder Honored
Big Eight Champion
Brother A. I. Myers, Caldwell, Idaho and Roll Number 9 of the Harvard Chapter was presented with honorary membership in the Honor Society of Vallivue High School chapter of the National Honor Society at ceremonies where twelve students were initiated of the 2,000 nationwide initiations. Much to the surprise of A. I. he was called from the audience and commended as an example of dedication to his community. Personal letters from Governor Smylie and other dignitaries congratulating Brother Myers have been received and the TRIAD wishes to send its very best, Congratulations to a true Acacian.
Ned Monsees, Missouri Chapter has been named winner of the HUSTLE AWARD. Ned was Tri-Captain of the '65 Missouri Tigers and is a member of the '65 Big Eight Tourney Squad and was the Big Eight's leading rebounder. Ned has distinguished. himself on the plateau of other great Acacians. Ned's Father, Olin Monsees who is President of the Missouri Farm Bureau Federation and two Brothers, Olin Jr. Venerable Dean 1961-62 now in Graduate School at Missouri and James '60 with Standard Oil of Baton Rouge, Louisiana are also Acacians from the Missouri Chapter.
UCLA Entertains at Mardi Gras The Brothers of the UCLA Chapter entertained 25 underprivileged children from the surrounding area when the campus held its annual carnival Mardi Gras. After lunch at the Chapter, the Brothers and the Little Sisters to Acacia treated the children to various rides and gamestransportation having been provided for by the Chapter. The children were chosen by UCLA's "Tutorial Project" which is working to give culturally and socially deprived children incentive to continue their schooling.
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The Sprig of Acaaa Robert Morris It flourished in historic earth, Land long and greatly sanctified; It had its proud and noble birth Among the hills where Hiram died: It minds us of our Founders' faith, That knows no counterpart but death. Though torn away from native dust, And faded from its mother-tree Its leaves still whisper "sacred trust," They still impart love's mystery : They blend in one all thoughts of them "Who last were at Jerusalem." Ho wmany graves these leaves embower! How many forms they lie above! Mingled with tears, affection's shower, And bursting sighs, and notes of love: But oh! the comfort they have given! A balmy zephyr, straight from Heaven: Telling of that not distant day When parted love is joined again ; Bidding the storms of sorrow stay, Affording antidote to pain: Suggesting an all-powerful HAND Will raise the dead and bid him stand. Soon will these leaves be showered on theeThy months are numbered, every one; Soon the last solemn mystery Above thy coffin will be done: Once more thy requiem will be said, Though thou, in silence, will not heed. So live, that when these cassia leaves Shall blend with thy forgotten dust, Kind Mother-Earth, who all receives, Will yield, unchanged, her sacred trust, While angels lead thee to the Throne, And GOD, the MASTER, claims his own.
-------NATIONAL OFFICERS------National Judge Advocate: ]. B. Beaird,
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THE TRIAD DIRECTORY ARIZONA- 1450 N. Cherry, Tucson , Arizona, Phone Area 602 793-1181 , Venerable Dean-George Maxwell , Rush Chairman-Jim Clark, Chapter Adviser-Or . Darrell S. Metcalfe, 5811 E. 9th, Tucson, Arizona.
MISSOURI SCHOO.L OF MINES-508 West Rolla, Missouri , Phone Area 314 364-121 7, Venerable Dean-Chester A. H enson, Jr., Rush ChairmanCommittee, Chapter Adviser-Fred V. Cole, 109 E. 12th, Rolla, Mo.
ARKANSAS-240 Stadium Roa d , Fayetteville, Arkansas, Phone Area 501 442-6276, Venerable D ean-Dan ny J . Cox, Rush Chairman-Gary V. Felker, Chapter Adviser-Julius A. L aner, 231 E. Davidson , Fayetteville , Arkansas.
NEBRASKA-410 North 17th Street, Lincoln , Nebraska, Phone Area 402 435-2500, Venerab le D ean-William D. H ayes, Rush Chairman- Eric F. Brown , Chapter Adviser- Keith Sawyers, 4631 Cooper Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska.
BOSTON- 197 Baystate Road . Boston, M ass. , Phone Area 617 247-8487 , Venerable D ean-Stephen Blampied, Rush Chairman-Charles Perna! , Chapter Adviser-G. D avid Hubbard , 164 Haha nt Ave., Winthrop , Mass. CALIFO.RN IA-2340 P iedmont Avenue , Berkeley 4 , California, Phone Area 415 845-9220, Venerable D ea n- K ent M eyer, Rush Chairman-Hugh Ellis , Chapter Adviser-Robert Cannon , 290 K enyon , Berkeley, Cal iforn ia. CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE-:! 17 Anderson , Warrensburg, Missouri, Phone Area 816 1808, Venerable D ean-Larry Mueller , Rush Chairman-Dale Motsinger, Chapter Adviser-Clarence R . Pearce, Rt. 5, Wa rrensburg, Missouri. CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE-716 E. M ain , Edmond , Okla homa, Phone Area Venerable D ean-Albert Jones, Rush Chairman-John H artman, Chapter Adviser-Wm. J . Blair, 1712 S. R ankin, Edmond, Oklahoma. CINCINNATI-2617 University Court, Cincinnati, Ohio , Phone Area 5 13 961-7898, Venerable D ean-C. Gorman Gilbert. Rush Chairman-Jack Koegel, Chapter Adviser-John R . Rice, 4508 Erie Avenue , Cincinnati, Ohio. CO.LORAD0-955 Broadway, Boulder, Colora do, Phone Area 303 442-94 10, Venerable D ean-J erre L. West, Rush Chairman- Dean Bender, Chapter Adviser- J ames D . Hutchinson , 837 15th St. , Boulder , Colorado. COLORADO STATE COLLEGE-171 5 11th Avenue, Greeley, Colorado , Phone Area 303 352-9840, Venerable D ean- John C. Wagner, Rush ChairmanClark Deffner, Chapter Adviser- J . M ax Lubbers, 2010 21st Avenue, Greeley, Colo. COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY- 633 W . Lake St. , Fort Collins, Colorado, Phone Area 303 482-0418, Venerable D ean-William L. Sanders, Rush Chairman-John G . Viets , Chapter Adviser-Deane M . Carter , 125 E . Myrtle, Apt. 8, Fort Collins, Colo . CO.RNELL-3 18 Highla nd Road . Ithaca, New York, Phone Area 607 272-1 567, Venerable D ean-Wm. R. Evans , Rush Chairman-John C. Bittence, Chapter Adviser-Alexander Cheney, 39 Woodcr est Avenue, Ithaca, New York. ILLINOIS- 50 ! E. D a niel, Champaign, Illinois, Phone Area 217 344-1510, Venerable D ea n-Wayne A. Spitzer, Rush Chairman , Roger Cogswell, Chapter Adviser-Dr. George E . Ekblaw, 5 11 W . M ain , Urbana, Ill ILLINOIS WESLEYAN-915 North M ain Street, Bloomington, Illinois , Phone Area 309 822-5160, Venerable D ean- John Miller , Rush Chairman- Gary K. Schall, Chapter Adviser-Ralph E. Browns, 1408 F ell Avenue, Bloomington, Illinois. INDIANA- 702 E. Third Street, Bloomington , India na , Phone Area 812 339-9716, Venerable D ean-Ted B . Shuel, Rush Chairman- Frederic P . Wesbrook, Chapter Adviser-Thomas Warring, 525 S. Jordan, Bloomington, India na. IOWA- 202 Ellis Avenue, Iowa City, I owa, Phone Area 3 19 337-3101 , Venerable D ean- Bruce Kienappel , Rush Chairman- Allen Dunton , Chapter Adviser- D av id P . Carew, 1524 Muscatine Avenue, Iowa City, Iowa. IOWA STATE- 142 Gray Avenue, Ames , Iowa, Phone Area 5 15 232-6440, Venerable D ean-J ohn G. Kolp , Rush Chairman-Richard B. Barnard, Chapter Adviser- John M artinsen , 211 Beech , Ames, Iowa . KANSAS- 1100 Indiana, L awrence, Kansas, Phone Area 913 843-7810, Venerable D ea n- Carl Weinau~, R us h Chairman-Charles Stewart, Cha pter Adviser-Harold Craig, 1322 Massachusetts , Lawrence, Kansas. KANSAS STATE- 2005 Hunting Avenue , M a nhattan , K a nsas , Phone Area 9 13 539-2369 Venerable Dean- L eon Woofter, Rush Chairman- Charles Emel , Chapt~r Adviser- Norman Byers , 2042 College View, Manhattan, Kansas. LONG BEACH- 5 1 LaVerne , Long Beach, California, Phone Area 21 3 433-9039 Venerable Dean-William B. Smith , R ush Chairman-Bill Jensen , Chapter ' Adviser- J oseph R eed , 6101 Ludlow, Garden Grove, California. LOUISIANA STATE- Box AF , University Station, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phone Area 504 348-65 11 , Venerable D ean- Wm. L ewis. Rush C hairma nC. M. Van Zandt, Chapter Adviser-] . L. Detlefs, P.O . Box 2464, Ba ton Rouge, L a.
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MEMPHIS STATE- 5 11 Patterson St. , M emphis, Tennessee .
WISCONSIN- 11 2 Landgon Street, Madison , Wisconsin , Phone Area 608 255-2965 , Venerable D ea n- Stanley Ruesch , Chapter Adviser- Norman E. Hansen , RR 2 Gammon Rd ., M adison , Wise. .
MIAMI- 115 E. Church Street, Oxford, Ohio, Phone Area 5 13 523-5944, Venerable Dean- Lee Ponting, Rush Chairman- Jerry Bryant, Chapter Adviser- Dennis R . Nordeman , 211 Y, S. Poplar St. , O xford , Ohio .
WYOMING-Fraternity Park, L ara mie, Wyoming, Phone Area 307 745-5345, Venera ble Dean- Donald Painter, Rush Chairman-Ronald Swa n, Chapter Adviser- Bernard K olp , !SOil Ord Street, Lara mie, Wyoming.
MICHIGAN- 1923 Geddes Avenue , Ann Arbor, M ich igan, Phone Area 313 761 -0018, Venerable D ean-Bruce L arso n, Chapter Adviser- Prof. Ralph W. H ammett, 485 Riverview Dr. , Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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MINNESOTA- 1206 Fifth Street, S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota , Phone Area 6 12 331-5941 , Venerable D ean-D ean H and , Chapter Adviser-Kurtis Greenley, 1206 Fifth Street, S .E. , Minneapolis, Minnesota. MISSOURI- 508 Rollins Street, Columbia, Missouri, Phone Area 314 442-9863, Venerable Dea n- H arold Johnson , Rush Chairman- Dennis Brya nt, Chapter Adviser- Dr. R. C . Bradley, 6 15 W . M cK ensee St., Moberly, M issouri .
Un iv e rsity of Alabama, P.O. Box 3497, University, A labama . California State at San Jose, 174 South 13th Street, San Jose, California. University of Georgia, 357 S . Milledge Ave. , Athens , Ga. Shippensburg State College, Box 43, Lockhove Hall, Shippensburg, Pa. University of Tennessee, 1817 M elrose Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee.
"We must exile ourselves to foreign lands to seek the truth from every source."
Pythagoras