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T is a regularly recurring and always enjoyable duty for the Supreme Archon to extend in this fall issue a welcome back to the active work of the year. Our hopes are high and our hearts sing as we exchange the grip with brothers whom we have not seen for three long months and gather under the student's lamp to talk over the experiences and achievements of vacation.

We are entering upon an epochal year in the history of Pi Kappa Phi, the year which closes the first quarter century of the fraternity's existence. As the weeks pass, our thoughts will be turning more and more to Charleston, the birthplace of Pi Kappa Phi, where, from December the thirtieth to January the first, will undoubtedly convene the greatest gathering of Pi Kapps in the fraternity's history. Four chapters will be represented for the first time in this convention. Legislation will be enacted which, within the next few years, will inevitably put Pi Kappa Phi in the very forefront of American fraternities. But apart .from those who will be fortunate enough to enjoy the work and fun of the convention, our anniversary challenges every Pi Kapp to make this year an outstanding one in Pi Kappa Phi history. Our progress depends upon the degree in ,which each chapter attains to a higher plane each year in scholastic standing, in campus leadership, in clean living, in business-like organization, in quality of initiates, in fraternal loyalty. The world judges a fraternity by these criteria. The ideals of the founders center around them. Undergraduates and alumni alike should remember that their individual actions will determine whether Pi Kappa Phi will satisfy the one and not disappoint the other.

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THE STAR AND LAMP is Published Under the Direction of the Supreme Council of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity in the s of October, December, February, and May, at Charlotte, N. C. App Entered as Matter of the Second Class at the Postoffice at Charlotte, N. C., in Accordance with the Act of Congress 19t;ovAed March 3, 1879. Acceptance for Mailing at Special Rate of Postage Provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, • utborized April 19, 1921. The Life Subscription is $10 and is the Only Form of Subscription. Single Copies are 50 Cents. Jan All Material Intended for Publication Should be in the Hands of the Edior-in-Chief by the 15th of September, November. uary, and April. Changes in Address Should be Promptly Reported to th< Executive Secretary. Use Form in the Back of the Mag~ine.

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eharleston~cAmerica's cOrCost

GJeistoric eity By M. BISHOP ALEXANDER Publicity Director, Charleston Chamber of Commerce

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South Carolina. is to be host to Pi Kappa Phi in December and Charleston urges that every th mem b er of p 1· Kappa Pht. be present at we annual convention . A cordial and hearty elcome awaits. shIt is peculiarly :fitting that Pi Kappa Phi ou[d hold its national meeting in Charleston for · t It Was at Charleston College that the fra.;~nal spirit of Pi Kappa Phi was conceived. h e members and alumni of the mother chapter t~;e ~orked untiringly and cooperating with th national officers have arranged all details for t e Charleston gathering. All indications point 0 .I a Wonderfu l meeting in this beautiful and · nter esttng old city. C Aliadin's lamp has worked overtime in . harleston . Delicately blended with the an' . h'tstonc . p I aces an d gCient trea sures, tra d ttJOns. t~ks of. old world architecture the visitor to sa . quatnt old seaport finds modern comfort, w~Ihtation, cleanliness and a spirit in keeping It th , Po e ttmes. Charleston, long famous as a fa rt, has in recent years become increasing! y lllous as a resort, convention city and as a ~

mecca for tourists in search for beauty, romance and history. Standing proudly in Charleston are buildings where Revolutionary leaders planned engagements on land and sea; battlements used in Colonial Wars, the Revolutionary War and the War Between the States ; churches and structures which, surviving battle. fire, water and earthquake, remain as monuments to the men who more than two hundred years ago erected them. From the roof of Charleston's tallest building. ten stories only, it is stated without con tradiction that one can look upon more historic spots than from any other point in the United States. There is scarcely a foot of land in or near Charleston that has not played its part in the shaping of American history . Would Charleston indiscriminately rub Alladin's lamp and swap old for new? Charleston most certainly would not and yet A lladin's lamp has indeed been rubbed and vigorously by civic-minded Charlestonians in the past ten years-just for example: the narrow, rough and inefficiently lighted streets with inadequate sewerage have with many other relics of the past

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. he heart of Charleston, the beautiful, the quaint, the romantic and ever the hospitable, rernain h of s t e same. The Charleston of 1670, 17 7 i 6. of 1860 and of today is the unchanga~·g symbol of culture, of dignity, of individu d lty. and of vision. Old Charleston remains esplte th d . w e mo ern 1mprovements and the onmarch of industry and commerce. Charlestoard n th · co ' .e city, has expanded, however, and welrnes lnd . en Ustnes, but has not allowed them to to croach Upon her historic shrines. Old Charleshan and new Charleston, figuratively speaking. Wive ~erged and are one and yet they are likehose distinct entities, cherished, nurtured and asted f b . dau h 0 Y nat1ve and adopted sons and g ters. to Two slogans have been applied to Charles-

th~· both apt and true and yet as far apart as Cit ?,ales.

One is, " America's Most Historic

tun~. and the other, "Charleston Offers Opporito ltles ·" T he first appeals to the casual visthe\ ~he ~ourist, the vacationist, the artist and tra IStonan. The second is a truth which atcts a b .. ll'le .m 1t10us and progressive industries and n W1th · · of th . v~s1on to grasp and make the most Vic· ~Unlimited potentialities of Charleston and lnlty T hist · he former slogan is supported by sho ory and the latter by official figures which in ~h not only a steady and remarkable increase Yea arleston 's population within the past ten in ~s but show further a tremendous increase c~nk clearings and building permits. and ~rleston first was settled in April, 1670, PUbJ~'~ce before the days of the American Rethe lc lt has been noted as an excellent port, as ''l'hCU!tural center of what is now known as han-. e Old South " and as a city of beautiful .. ,es w· sple d·. lth the recent modern improvements, na/ ld new hotels. excellent highways and · clill'lanal rea 1'1zat10n of the delightful all-year and ate of Charleston, thousands upon thous· · C's of ViSitors have come, many to remain. ' k enng · · street lights and co b b I estan !sterns • fl 1c Cha long nationally known characteristics of reston, are no more. Paved highways ex-

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tending scores of miles out of the city link up with national highways and point the way for motorists. In the city the historic cobblestones have given way to sixty miles of cement and asphalt paving. The dim gas street lights have been replaced with electricity and the former brackish water supply has been supplanted by a water department system which has few equals. The priceless treasures of old Charleston, such as churches, old homes , historic buildings, forts and other landmarks, always attractions to the tourist, have been carefully preserved as a proud part of the Charleston which interests and charms old and young, visitor and native. There are eighty churches in Charleston and they range in age from two hundred and twenty-three years down. St. Michael's Church, where George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette both worshipped on their several visits to the city, was built in 1752. St. Philip's Church, completed in 1723 , had for centuries in its spire a light which served to warn those on ships at sea. In its interesting old graveyard is buried Edward Rutledge , one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Also in Charleston is the Huguenot Church (French Protestant), the only one of its kind in the United States. Its architecture and its history are interesting and distinctive. St. Andrew 's Church, built first in 1696 and rebuilt in 1706, and the Goose Creek Church, built in 1711, are in the plantation area, less than ten miles from the city. Among the especially interesting buildings in Charleston is the Powder Magazine, built in 1703 and used during the American Revolution for the storing of powder. At present it is the headquarters of the South Carolina Society of Colonial DameS; Not many blocks distant is the famous Fireproof Building, constructed in 18 23, and so named because it was the first attempt at fireproof construction in the United States. Robert Mills, who later designed the United States Capitol. the Treasury Building and the Washington Monument, was the de signer of the Fireproof Building in Charleston. The Charleston City Hall. built in 1801, is not only a splendid piece of architecture but it is

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noted for its priceless collection of historic relics, marble and bronze busts, paintings, battle-flags and documents. In this building is the treas ured Trumbull portrait of George Washington, which in 1929 was restored by Gaston Levi, noted French artist, on order of J. Pierpont Morgan. This portrait, which shows Washington as a general in the Continental Army, is considered the most perfect likeness ever done. On East Bay, at the foot of Broad Street, is a . building erected in 1771, which was used in July, 1774, by the Provincial Congress to set up the first independent government established in America. In 1791 George Washington was an honored guest at a magnificent ball held there. The oldest museum, the oldest library, the oldest municipal college and the oldest chamber of commerce in America are located in Charleston. The Charleston Museum Society was founded in 1773; the Charleston Library Association in 1 7 4 8; the College of Charleston in 1785, and the Chamber of Commerce in 1773. Fort Sumter, at which was fired the first shot

of the War Between the States in 1861. and Fort Moultrie, from which in 17 7 6 was re路 pulsed the formidable British fleet under Sir Peter Parker, are two more historic spots near Charleston. Fort Sumter is located on an artl' ficial island in the center of Charleston harbor and is reached by boat service which runs on regular schedule from the city waterfront. 'The grave of Osceola, the famous Seminole IndiaO chieftain, is at Fort Moultrie. Magnificent homes and private gardens, most of them more than a hundred years old, ar; located along the Battery, a palmetto-line waterfront boulevard of several miles. Among the particularly beautiful old homes elsewhere in the city are the Pringle House on King street, built in 1765 and used as the British head路 quarters in 1 7 8 0, and the Brewton House 00 Church street, built for the colonial governor thirty years prior. On the very shore of the Atlantic, Charleston possesses an ideal climate with an average meaO temperature of 6r. Summers are delightfuil1 tempered by cool breezes and the gulf strealll

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chu~rents and rays of the Southern sun keep

foliage form a picturesque background for the .t lng s m1"ld and pleasant in the winter. Snow masses of natural coloring. IS seldom s . IS . rare. Th e c1ty, . . h een an d 1ce Wit The Middleton Place Gardens were coma Population of eighty-one thousand, is the pleted in 17 50 and the Magnolia Gardens but county seat of Charleston county, which has a slightly later. Both have continued in the same Popul · th at!On of one hundred and twenty-one families since the original grants to the land b ousand. Charleston is located on a peninsula were given and in the quiet beauty of the Midr·etween th e mouths of the Ashley and C ooper dleton Place is buried Arthur Middleton, a IVers. · Wh ere t h e two nvers · · · an d b roa d en signer of the Declaration of Independence and JOin 0 bUt IS formed a beautiful bay and spacious barone of the first owners of the estate. At Mid. h" . Dor .and tn t IS harbor every spnng and fall the dleton Place Gardens from early February ntted States Navy scouting fleet destroyer through the middle of March the camellia Squadr . few ?ns are based. Up the Cooper nver a japonica is at its greatest glory. Some of the y n:tles from the city the Charleston Navy japonica bushes at Middleton Place are more d ~rd ts an important link in the national coast than one hundred and twenty-five years old and e ense program. in size could be classed almost as trees rather ite~\ the spring of each year Charleston is vis- than bushes. The azaleas at both Middleton Y thousands, who come for the :>ole pur- Place Gardens and Magnolia Gardens in late pose of . . . n . seetng 1n full bloom the two mter - March and early April have become famed over d:ttonal!y famous historic and beautiful gar- the world. d ns, the Magnolia and Middleton Place GarIn addition to three national highways, the Aens_. At their height from mid -Ma rch through Atlantic Coastal Highway, the Dixie Highway q:ttl_ the. two gardens present what is without and the Appalachian Way, which lead to se estton the most beautiful floral display to be Charleston, the city is readily accessible by air en any h and w ere. Well over four hundred thous - and water for it is directly on the inland waterWh" flowering plants and shrubs cover plots way route from Quebec to Florida and has tch t 0 t 1 . "fh a In the two gardens a hundred acres. splendid aviation facilities. The new eight Wh e estates themselves have thousands of acres hundred acre municipal field, known as the ter ose Wonderful vistas, beautiful lawns, stately Charleston Airport, is less than ten miles from races an d magmficent · moss -draped trees an d the heart of the city and there is also available a landing :field at the Charleston Navy Yard and one at Riverland Terrace. Air tourists and commercial air travelers will experience no difficulty in finding the :fields of Charleston for direction signs on buildings in and near the city are frequent and the :fields themselves are well~ marked. Golf is an all-year pastime in Charleston and is a favorite sport. The course of the Charleston Country Club is available to visitors. Joe Kirkwood, the famous golfer, says of this course, that " it is the third best in America." The new eighteen-hole municipal course is likewise available and in splendid condition. Guests of the city may also play upon invitation on the excellent links of the Yeamans Hall (Proprietors' Club) near the city. Each season finds sportsmen in their element TRE FRANCIS MARION, HEADQUARTERS FOR for game is plentiful in the vicinity of CharlesPr KAPPA Par's SILVER JuntLEE

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ton, deer , wild turkey, quail. duck, dove, nee birds and marsh hens being abundant. Fishermen find trout, whiting, bass, drum, red snappers,· black fish, sheepshead, croakers and other salt and fresh water fish are not lacking. Surf fishing and deep sea fishing are popular summer and winter pastimes . Three beautiful and splendid beach resorts are within a few miles of the city and here every year, particularly in the summer, thousands from over the nation revel in surf bathing , sunbaths and driving upon the smooth surfaces of the beaches. Folly Beach is accessible by automobile over a hard surfaced road or by boat. Sullivan's Island and the Isle of Palms are reached over the new $6,000,000, three-mile long Cooper river bridge or by ferry service across the river. These two beaches are but four and eight miles respectively from the city. On Sullivan 's Island the United States Army Post at Fort Moultrie is utilized as a training center for the R . 0 . T. C.. the C. M . T. C., the National Guard and the Reserve Officers' encampments. Natural advantages, augmented by extensive waterfront facilities, have made Charleston a busy shipping, industrial and commercial center, which a few years ago was officially designated by the South Carolina General Assembly as the State Port of South Carolina. It is incidentally the headquarters for the Sixth Naval District and the Sixth Light House District, and is also the location of a section base of the Coast Guard Service. There are one hundred and fifty -seven manu facturing plants in or near Charleston and among them are oil refineries, fertilizer plants, textile and lumber mills. New industries are welcomed and encouraged and are tax exempt for three years. Three trunk line railroads , the Atlantic Coast Line, Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad serve Charleston. Two passenger and freight steamship companies operate splendid ships on regular schedules from New York to Boston, Charleston, Jacksonville and Charleston, Baltimore and Florida points. The United States Shipping Board vessels, privately owned vessels and many ships under

foreign flags also operate out of or touch at Charleston on coastwise or foreign trade. Charleston is the center of one of the richest agricultural sections in the country, the averaS~ crop growing period being two hundred all eighty days per year with freedom frorn eJ(· 3 treme heat or severe cola. South Carolill grown vegetables are rich in iodine and it nas been recently discovered that fruits and veged tables grown in the coastal plains aroull Charleston contain sufficient iodine to prevent goiter. The State of South Carolina produces twenty money crops and those grown prirnarill' in the Charleston area include truck, corn. cot· ton , fruit, forage and many others. Dairyi~g: livestock and poultry raising are also likeW' 15' profitably conducted in this section. Undoubtedly one of Charleston's greatest as· sets is its educational facilities. From an ed~· 15 cational standpoint Charleston is unique. lt one of the few cities in the United States where a child can obtain a complete public school edll' cation from kindergarten through college witb• out cost except for a few of the text books. r;, Charleston are the South Carolina Medical Col lege, the College of Charleston, the Citade ' Military College of South Carolina, Murral: Vocational School. Porter Military Acaderlll for Boys and Ashley Hall. school for gtr·Isd Also there are several parochial institutions all f more than a score splendid school buildings 0 the public school system. ~

ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE MEETS To formulate a plan for presentation to tbC Supreme Chapter meeting at Charleston, rnero· hers of the endowment committee held a meet· ing at Charlotte, N. C., July 20. Members of the committee include John 0· Carroll, Henry G. Harper, Jr., and Albert V/. 30 Meisel. Brother Carroll was named chairJ11 and Brother Meisel secretary. Dr. A. Pelzer Wagener, Supreme Arch 00; attended the meeting as did Founder L. flart~ Mixson, Hampton Mixson, J. Cosby Byrd . all Richard L. Young.

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VERY Pi Kapp. of course, knows that Charleston is to be the Convention City for the next Supreme Chapter meeting, December 30, 31, January 1. We certainly know it will be held here, because already we have a convention atmosphere full of anticipation, hope , and not a little hard work. In the past we have had enjoyable convention, well-planned, thoroughly enjoyable and excellently attended, but there is every reason to feel that this gathering will be the best event of its kind ever held by our organization. To those who have a sentimental trend much will be made of the fact tHat our city is the birthplace of Pi Kappa Phi. Here all the early organization work and planning was done; here is located the dignified College of Charleston, with its time-honored customs, and here you will find old Alpha Chapter. Our organization is modern in its thought and treatment of problems, but some of the visitors will probably find time to take a look at the places and scenes where were enacted events which had a tremendous bearing on our history. Charleston has much to interest the visitor. Easily " America's Most Historic City," she presents such a wealth of beauty and charm in a most unique way until the stranger can not but appreciate her. Still Charleston has a very modern side in her first-class Navy Yard, her vast oil refineries, her extensive shipping in terests and her up-to-date hotels. For some time the Executive Committee of the convention has been at work laying the ground work. The program has been approved and in its full form will be announced just a little later. But we feel that every Pi Kapp should be taken behind the scenes for at least a glimpse of the many events planned. In fact, it has been one of the problems of the committee to crowd everything we want to include in to the space of three short days. Naturally the Supreme Chapter meetings will be the real meat of the program-we couldn't

side-track them entirely, but for the balance of the time we have arranged so full a prograJll until there will not be a spare moment. We have arranged a water trip on some of Vncle Sam's ships, "The Dixie Cabaret," luncheonS· the dedication of the Memorial Gateway to the College of Charleston commemorating the fact that on her campus Pi Kappa Phi was born. the formal dance on New Year's Eve! What ~ dance this will be, and what a night for thC dance! Then comes the banquet the last nigbt of the convention. Every convention has of course welcomed thC ladies, but we are making extra preparations fot them . With the exception of the banquet theY are invited to share every event of entertaill' ment with us, and in addition we are plannillg several luncheons for them . The Charlestu~ ladies will entertain them in great style, all you should by all means plan to let your ladY share the festivities with you. Chapters are i~f vi ted to bring their own sponsors with theiTl• .\ they so desire. Chaperonage at the hotel wd be arranged. d As general chairman it is my honor all. pleasure to invite you all to Charleston. 'fh'; I do on behalf of every Charleston Pi Kapp. al ' tC of whom are with me to a man. We apprecta. the position of trust in which you other Pt Kapps have placed us. You will :find us here• waiting to receive you and to have you in 0 11 ' midst-as brothers.

BULLOCH GIVEN RESEARCH AWARD eLewis T . Bulloch, Eta, was recently pr d'S' sented with the John G. Clark award for 1 tinguished research by the Undergraduate Me~: ical Association of the University of PennsY vania. He spent the summer in San Francisc~ as a member of the faculty of the department 0 Bacteriology of Leland Stanford UniversitY·

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onventi . on are December 29 -31. and January 1' or tf You . till get tn ear I y, from Sunday evening 1 ton hursday morning. The place is Charlesco nven t10n · Bra . and . headquarters will be the nets Ma · H . . into . non otel. whtch wtll be turned . a gtgantic Supreme Chapter House for the Pe rtod of h duri t e convention. You will recall that din dng the Revolution General Francis Marion · · ask ef the B nttsh officer whom Tarleton sent to the or ffi his surren d er, on sweet potato, and that neveo cer returned to say that such men could r be Wh' h conquered. The modern hostelry IC :Fox" . be ars th e name of the famous " Swamp Pota ts somewhat better provisioned, but sweet Btoes may be had, too. 1 Ut first to get there. frat he. passenger associations have approved the erntty' . . fro s app 1tcat10n for a reduced return fare hal~ ~harle.ston. The return fare will be one cert'fit e gotng fare, provided 150 convention 1 for cates are validated at Charleston. Heretoe the as . . . 'fi cates . soctattOns have requtred 25 0 cert1 that · Wnh. the reduced number, and the fact cf C;;ore Pt Kapps live within a day's travel !ant arleston than any other point except AtWt'tha, the reduction in fare should be secured OUt d'ffi 1 culty. It means a saving of nearly $J,ooo arn to the fraternity and substantial de!ounts t O t h e brothers who do not come as egates. 1he and certt·fi cates may be obtained by Pi Kapps goi me.mbers of their families only when the 2S ng. ticket is purchased, from any point over tio mtles from Charleston. Ask for a conven \Vil~ ~ertific~t~. not a receipt. These certificates as D e avatlable east of the Mississippi as early Yourece~ber 26; West of the river , by the 22. E ttcket must be purchased to Charleston. (ex ach officer and delegate of the fraternity ing cepe those from the Far West who are taktio a1vantage of tourist rates under authoriza tifi n rom the central office) must present a cercate to the Executive Secretary at Charleston

in order to receive reimbursement for transportation . In the past the negligence of delegates and visitors in obtaining certificates handicapped the effort to reach the required minimum upon which the one -half fare is granted . Help the fraternity save $1.000, and your brothers to save personally. Special railroad parties are being made up in various parts of the country. Information on these may be obtained from the nearest graduate or undergraduate chapter or from Executive Secretary Howard D. Leake, P. 0. Box 382 , Evanston, Illinois. The following table gives the approximate one -way railroad fares from a number of key points to Charleston and the approximate one way Pullman fares for a lower berth. In the event ISO certificates are validated , the return railroad fare will be one -half the going fare. One- Way S tart ing Point Railroad Atlanta , Ga . - --------- $1 1. 13 Birmingham , Ala . - ----- 18.47 Charlotte, N. C.- --- --8.3 2 Chicago. Ill. ---- ------ 3 5 . 9 9 D eLand . Fla. - - ----- -- 13 .97 Lincoln, ebr. - --- ---- 50.74 New Orleans, La . - ----- 27.62 New York , N. Y. ______ 26 .57 Okl ahoma City, Okla . ___ 43.97 San Francisco, Calif. _ ___ 99 .06

One-Way Hrs. Pullman Travel $ 3.75 12 18 6.00 3.75 8 11. 25 30 4.50 11 16.50 48 11. 25 30 8.25 20 16 .00 48 30.00 96

By special arrangement with the management of the Francis Marion a range of accommodations has been secured which will surely meet every need. Single rooms are available from $2.50 to $6.00 per day . For those brothers whose hearts are loyal but whose purses are slim , the management has offered to place comfortable cots in some of the double rooms , for which the charge would be $1.50 per person . The excellent dining room and coffee shop of the hotel will provide meals at reasonable rates , and

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a number of other choice "eating places" are nearby. Reservations are now being accepted. They should be addressed to the Francis Marion Hotel. Charleston, S. C.

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At the risk of reducing the total number of railroad convention certificates, and thereby menacing the reaching of the desideratum of 150 certificates, upon which the reduced return rate of one-half the going fare is predicated, it is mentioned unofficially here that some of the brothers and their families will motor to the "City by the Sea." Important routes from New York, Chicago, New Orleans and Miami lead to the front step of the hotel. With the opening of the new six million dollar Cooper river bridge, the last link in the Atlantic Coastal Highway is complete. Truly, all roads lead to Charleston. Some Pi Kapps in New York are planning to go by boat from that city to Charleston.

WHO WILL BE THERE? . Every member of the Fratermty wou ld Jik£ . 1 to know who is planning to attend the biennta meeting of the Supreme Chapter at Charleston• S. C .. December 30, 31 and January 1. ,. The plea and suggestion of Brother ''RoddY Rodriguez to the effect that we obtain the names of those who plan to attend and publish tbet!l in a prominent place will be followed as rno st . . pe pertinent and timely. He states, and 1t ts 1·u sentiment of hundreds of others, that he V/.1 . dtS' make the long and arduous trip from hts ·u tant residence in Mexico if he knows there VJI be in attendance some of those men with who; he spent four years in the chapter house. : effect, this will make it a class reunion of t e members of the Fraternity. b It is an excellent idea and the editor will ~ delighted to do his part. In the next issue 0 the magazine there will be space devoted toBa column which will be called "Who WiJI ~ There." If you are planning to come ~ll would like to see certain men there let the edtto! or Central Office know. He will be glad to rlln your name as expecting to attend, and will alsO· 11 if you wish it, list the names of the men 1° 3 would like to see there. This will eliminate great deal of correspondence and also bring about a contact with men whose address 1°11 do not have. There is a lot of space available for this rnatd ter, and the editor would like to see it full all overflowing. Are you going? Drop a line t~ that effect. There are others who will attcll if they know that you will be there. ~

EVERETT AT SANATORIUM Percy Charles Everett, Upsilon , writes that he has had a twenty-month seige at the Mo~ ' ravia Sanitarium, Monrovia, Calif .. and antict· pates a complete recovery within the next tV/ 0 years. We know that he would appreciate seed ing any Pi Kapps who are in that vicinity all d he is especially anxious to hear from his 01 . 1 buddies from Upsilon. Brother Everett's rnat address is Box 725, Monrovia, Calif.

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Thirty~sixth (!hapter 1nstalled at c5\.mes By HOWARD D. LEAKE Executive Secretary of the Fraternity

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htrty-nine men were conducted through e mazes of the various parts of the installation cerern t ony, twenty-one undergraduates and nineSeen alumni. Among the latter were: Ira J. cott, a prominent attorney of Ames; J. R. Sage . p • regtstrar of the Iowa State College, and aulus J. H. Lange, member of the English dePanm th ent of the college. These men have shown g e~selves to be intensely interested in the orbantzation, particularly the local unit, and will t e of invaluable assistance and encouragement ~ Alpha-Omicron. J. R. Sage will act as c apter adviser to the group. Dnder the suave and humorous "toastlllastering" of the latter, the banquet, which ~ound up the events of the day, provl'd a bril tant success. Representatives from the other f rate · · rntttes on the campus were present, as were Pro · . llltnent members of the faculty. Much was ~td, hut it fell to the lot of President R. M. Ughes of Iowa State, and George Driver to

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A favorite expression of George Driver in describing a man , who in his estimation deserves the best, is to label him as " one of God's noblemen ." Those that know th e former Supreme Archon would state that it takes a nobleman to recognize a nobleman . So it was natural that George should let go a bit of that bi g hea rt of his when he spoke. The audience felt the sincerity behind his words as he spoke of the ideal attainments of a fraternity and also the drawbacks that should be avoided.

Following the banquet, as far as the younger men were concerned, the ba ttlecry was "chercbe~ Ia femm e." The result of such action can we be understood. Visible result was uncovered at the ge neral gathering of the clan for t~le " brunch" the following morning. This affatr. a meal midway between breakfast and lunch· was turned into a socia l occasion for speeches from the neW and visiting memb ers of thC Fraternity. Brother Driver, acting as roast· master- there was really toast at this banquet

I NSTALLAT ION TEAM AT ALPHA -OMICRON INDUCTION Left t o Right- F ront R ow: GERALD CARPENTER. GEORGE D. DRIVER. Installing Officer, LELAND BL U~· L ES LI E HEDGE. Seco nd R ow: ELDEN KIFFIN. AssiS/ant Installing Officer. H ERBERT KNUDSEN . JA CK LUI-11'>~ RALPH TRESTER. Third R ow : CARLETON H UTCHINS, P AUL P ETTYGROVE. H ARRY P UMPHREY, HoWAR LEAKE. KENNETH P RUDEN .

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:-ut •.:overed a member who had already " lost" 'liS badg . for a voctferous . e. H e came 1n and, to 0.111 • embarrassing applause because of his feat. 1 nfortunately for others, who might have folc~Wed _and done likewise, the girls were not nven,ent for t h at so1emn nte . o f " pmmng. . . " 1' . elegrams began arriving Friday, and con t1nued t . . o arnve throughout Saturday, each exP . thress1ng congratulatiOn to the new chapter and e Pleasure of the sender in having them as

part of the organization. Others than those sent messages of greetings are pleased and delighted to have this strong chapter added to the roster , and this means is used to give AlphaOmicron a hearty welcome into the brotherhood in behalf of those thousands . May the new chapter enjoy and profit from its new affiliations. We expect much from it, and do not feel that we will be disappointed.

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years 1923 - 1926, the fraternity was 10 In the · I cated In a rented house at 209 Welch Avenue . n the spnng · t . of 1926 a better house was oba,ned d . . re . · an . accordmgly, the fratermty took up 11 S!dence at the new location at 204 Welch 1'\.Venu . . e, tn the fall of 1926. The fraterntty

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has resided at this location up to the present time. A dining service was established at the time the fraternity first took up residence, and has been maintained continuously since. The chapter house is suitably arranged for fraternity purposes as follows: The ground floor contains three parlors, dining room , kitchen, reception room and maid 's quarters. The first floor has four large study rooms, guest room , sleeping room, sleeping porch, and storerooms. The second floor has five large study rooms , sleeping room and storeroom. The arrangement of the house is such that thirty men can be easily accommodated. In the five short years since organization honorary fraternities have honored 34 Beta Delta Rho m en with membership. In addition, Beta Delta Rho has been well represented in activities outside those recognized by honoraries, among which may be mentioned Veishea , Engineering Campfire, Engineering Council. Ag. Council. intra -mural activities, various exhibits sponsored by the college, and practically all student publications and forms of athletics. At present there are twenty-four alumni occupying responsible positions with leading industrial and manufacturing concerns throughout the country. The official publication of Beta Delta Rho is The Traueling Caduceus. It is issued twice

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eac? quarter, and is distributed to all alumni, acttve i members and pledges, parents, and others nterested m . the fratermty. . t

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~ Urther the bonds of fellowship among the eE Who have graduated. i Very year at Homecoming a business meetpng of the Alumni Association is held for the Urpose of discussing possible future develop-

ments. A large share of the business is taken care of in this way at this meeting, although urgent matters are handled by correspondence. Beta Delta Rho established a building fund at the time of organization. Each month a certain percentage of each man 's assessment is put into this fund, and in addition each initiate is required to sign building fund notes in the amount of seventy-five dollars.

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in 18 59. In 18 6 2 the legislature accepted the Federal Land Act which established a perpetual fund. The capital of this must ever remain undiminished, and the interest devoted to the endowment of the college. The college was formally opened on March 17, 1869 , with one building on its campus. The growth of Iowa State since that time has been phenomenal with respect to enrollment, buildings, equipment and improvements. In 192 7, of the 11.215 students enrolled 4, 9 6 7 were collegiate, 464 non -collegiate and 5,7 84 short course students. The number enrolled for the fall quarter of 1927 was 4,090, an increase of 15 2 over a year ago. Of the en tire college grounds of 1. 9 94 acres, 12 5 acres are set aside for the college campus. The central campus is arranged according to a definite scheme of landscape architecture, with well-kept lawns, shady drives, flower gardens, shrubs and over 200 species of trees. Central Building, Morrill Hall. Engineering Hall. Agricultural Hall. Library Building, Memorial

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Union Building and Margaret Hall, all face the . Jr central campus. Arranged about the outer c1rc of these buildings are the remammg buildings. shops and laboratories. The present grounds are amply sufficient in extent to accommodate a reasonable growth and all new buildings wiil be placed for beauty and convenience. . Twenty-odd buildings make up the instl· tution . These are valued at a total of four million dollars and over. The total valuation of land and buildings approximates five miJlioO dollars. In these buildings courses are conducted aJonS five major lines: agriculture, engineering, boO:c economics, industrial science, veterinary rnedl' cine-with a total of twelve degrees available· Iowa State gives no liberal arts course, bUt maintains departments in botany, chemistrY• physics, zoology, genetics, English, historY; modern languages, music, economics, politicaf science and physical training. Every course 0 study is liberalized to the greatest possible eJ{·

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~ent without interfering with the technical work In the field chosen by the student. The faculty of the Iowa State College comes from the leading colleges of the United States ~nd Europe. The greater number of them have . h.D., M.S. or M.A. degrees. The faculty has Increased twenty-five per cent in the last three Years. There are, at present, five hundred and twenty members of the teaching and administrative staff. f liberal salaries are paid to maintain a faculty excellent character. The college seeks to equal all offers of high salaries to those members of the faculty whom it desires to retain. In 1894 the Iowa State College athletic teams annexed the title of "Cyclones" after their sweep·1 . U . . ng Vtctory over Northwestern mvers1ty. '1'1 h Ch ... e 1cago papers started the name when they ~ame out with the caption "A Cyclone Has t\uck Chicago." n 1906 Iowa State was undefeated and that ~ear Was admitted to the Missouri Valley Conberence. The last few years in football have een successful ones with wins in over half the &ames. 0

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lhis past season Iowa State had one of the &rear ' ts · . est teams in her history. Much ere d 1t &IVen to Noel Workman, former Ohio State ~ar · Who as coach, has strengthened some o f t he p . .. rev1ous weak points. S Athletics for all" is the motto in Iowa . tate's athletic enterprises. More men take part In ~thletics at Iowa State than any other school of Its size in the middle west. In this way the College has developed a great interest in Intra mural sports and has turned out many high Scho0 I . coaches, who never played on a varstty team w h'I . 1 e tn college. Dnder the supervision of the School of Music at .Io"· . . . vva S tate, the followtng organtzatwns are 2alntained: Men's Glee Club, Women's Glee l\~ub, Chapel Choir and Festival Chorus, Men's I owM-E-S Quartet ' Women's A-M-E-S Quartet, C a State College Orchestra and Iowa State allege Band. All of the organizations give concerts during the year and the Glee Clubs go on . gtves . The Chapel C h01r spe .concert tours. S Clal music at the regular chapel services each 'llndav morning. In the 1928 contest at the

Drake Relays for the best band , the Iowa State College Band won first honors. The Music Department also sponsors the Artist Series in which noted musicians are brought to the campus for concerts. Among those who have appeared here in recent years are: Mme. Schumann-Heink, Anna Case, Louise Homer, Galli-Curci, Fritz Kreisler, Louis Graveure, John McCormack, Harry Farbman, Alberto Salvi, the Victor Revelers, John Phillip Sousa and his band , and the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. The Iowa State Student is the official college newspaper and is published by a staff appointed from the student body. It strives for a better and greater Iowa State. Three technical magazines, the Iowa Agriculturist, Iowa Engineer and Iowa Homemaker are published monthly by students in the respective divisions. The Bomb , which is the all-college annual published by the senior class, is considered one of the best in the United States. The Green Gander, the college humor magazine, is published every two months and has been recognized as one of the outstanding humor magazines in the country. Two other strictly college publications which are edited by students are the Ames Forester, published by the Forestry Club, and Horizons, a quarterly put out by the students in the Landscape Architecture Department. With the exception of The Bomb, these student publications are all printed by The Collegiate Press, Inc.. a plant owned by the publications.

DELTA RE-INSTALLED After an absence of 17 years from the list of active chapters of Pi Kappa Phi, Delta at Furman University, Greenville, S. C., was re -in stalled October 11. John D. Carroll was chief installing officer and George W. Brunson was assistant. The local Phi Pi Sigma, with 3 7 active members, received the charter as the new Delta chapter.

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Under the Students' Lamp By DR. WILL E. EDINGTON. Upsilon, Chairman Scholarship Committee

Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 19 29 ~HE chairman of the Scholarship Com~ mittee

takes great pleasure in announcing the list of Pi Kappa Phi scholars for I 9 2 9. The winners of this year's ~.ar.ds are:. Cornelius Warren ~rafton ..B~ta; B illtam Wm Harrison, Jr., Epstlon; Wtlham enry Clay Higgins, III, Omega, and Ross Gossard Hume, Alpha-Gamma. The chairman congratulates this group of brothers in behalf of our Fraternity. . lhe Pi Kappa Phi scholarship pendant is the highest award our Fraternity can bestow upon an active brother in recognition of exce:lence in scholarship. Two of these pendants were awarded in 1927 and six last year. The maxirnum number that may be awarded in any one year is nine, so that the honor of such an award Is a real one. Only brothers who have junior or senior standing are eligible for the award. and their scholarship records must show at least ~~ree-fo~rths of their grades or grade hour~ t.o ~he highest, with no failing grades. Thts IS a high standard but Pi Kappa Phi intends that the award shall stand for only the best. The winners in the past have been in general a[[ around men whose activities extended into ~e extra-curricular activities of the campus. he records of the Pi Kappa Phi scholars for 19 . 29, together with their pictures will appear the December number of THE STAR AND ~MP. The actual conferring of the awards Will be made on Founders' Day, December 10.

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mittee and the scholarship report of the nterfraternity Conference, the scholarship standing of Pi Kappa Phi shows some improvement during 1927-1928 over the preceding Year. Kappa Chapter had the highest Paschal rat' tng of all our chapters. Alpha -Alpha and Alpha-Delta chapters tied for the second highest rating and Alpha -Lambda held the third high

rating. Among thirty-eight national fraternities upon which the Interfraternity Conference report gives data on fifteen or more chapters, Pi Kappa Phi ranks twelfth. The actual scholarship rating of Pi Kappa Phi, based on data from 24 chapters, shows our average to be practically identical with the composite uni versity or college average of over one hundred colleges whose records were studied.

Alumni Cooperation The excellent work of the Detroit Alumni Chapter in fostering higher scholarship in Alpha- Theta and Alpha -Kappa Chapters has already been reported in these columns. Also Brother J. W. Robinson, Eta, Ninth District Archon, is doing excellent work in promoting higher scholarship in the chapters of his district. The New York Alumni Chapter is now working on plans for cooperating more effectively with the chapters of the First District and undoubtedly the results of their efforts will soon begin to appear. The chairman of the Scholar: ship Committee hopes that more of the alumm chapters will enter into the work of improving the scholarship of the various active chapters. Poor scholarship and weak chapters generally go together. and a decided slump in a chapter's scholarship is generally accompanied by a loss of morale. loss in membership and a deterioration in the class of membership. The alumni chapters can do much to prevent these scholarship slumps by cooperating more closely with the active chapters, recommending to them men who are known to have high moral and scholarship standards, and keeping a watchful eye on their extra-curricular activities so as to maintain a proper balance.

"Collegiate Brass Tacks" The following editorial appeared in The Indianapolis Star, of May 26, 1929, and is worthy of publication in every fraternity journal and is deserving of serious study and consideration by every fraternity man :

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" William H. Taft, chief justice of the United States, struck a familiar chord in addressing the convention of his college fraternity when he urged the representatives of the active chapters to devote greater attention to scholarship. His remarks should convince fraternity men scattered throughout the colleges of the country that sober opinion is insisting on higher edu cational standards. Criticism of various extra curricular activities is only implied because of the emphasis they receive to the detriment of scholastic standards. "Justice Taft would be one of the last to decry the attention given to ath letics and social pleasures. They form enjoyable features of co llege life. He rightly maintains, however, that they are of secondary importance. It is true , unfortunately, that too many young men and women enter colleg~ w ith only a perfunctory regard for the classroom record as a necessary evil which permits continued indulgence in more agreeab le pastimes. The encouraging . feature of the situation is the growing demand from graduates of all ages that the fraternities improve their scholarship rating. Theoretically having the representative students in their ranks , they should be class leaders rather than the pace setters in too many other diversions. "The chief justice observed that many stu dents go to college for social reasons and to establish themselves through the fact that they are called college men. . That criticism by no means involves all fraternities, although it is undeniably true in many cases. There are high school graduates who feel that college life is empty if they are not asked to join a fraternity or sorority. That is sufficient evidence to betray their warped ideas of the purpose of a higher education. "Much time and money are given , said the justice, on the extra-curricular activities, includ ing ath letics, social functions, dramatics, clubs and all the other campus diversions. It is no waste so lon g as .these concerns do not become the tail which wags the collegiate dog . The future is brighter because of the inevitab le scholastic impetus which must accompany the growing demand for greater attention to the fnndamentaL purposes of col lege life. The was -

trels and the social butterflies must be eliminated, a process requiring only a steady increase in educational requirements."

S CHOLASTI C CUP WON BY ALPHA -LAMBDA CHAPTER AT THE UNIV ERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI

Alpha-Lambda Wins at "Ole Miss." Alpha -Lambda had the best scholarshiP record of any fraternity at the University of Mississippi during the school year 1928 - 1929· Their average for the year was 83 .03 . The inter-fraternity counci l of the university gives a scholastic cup each year to the fraternity haV· ing the highest average, and by leading all the other fraternities on the campus Alpha -Lambda will receive this scholarship award. Brother Rutledge Gray, Archon of Alpha-Lambda last year, and the brothers of Alpha-Lambda are to be congratulated for their splendid showing and for bringing this honor to our fraternity.

HERBERT MAYER DIES Herbert Mayer, aged 20, Iota chapter and sophomore at Georgia Tech., died May 6. at his home near Decatur. Ga .

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" The Alabama Legionnaires" had the following to say regarding Brother's election and his plans as State commander: "Commander Grant informs Department Headquarters that his membership aim for 1930 will be J 0,000 members or more before the next Department Convention, and we believe he can do it.

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"Comrade Grant served as Post Commander for the Troy Post two years and in 1928 the membership of that Post jumped from 18 members to 168- more than 900 per cent. No post in Alabama bad ever before or since equaled that record. "In 1929 Comrade Grant also served as Vice Commander of the Fourth District, and although business conditions and the disastrous flood in south Alabama prevented his district from going forward as be would have liked it to do, be made a very good showing, having organized four new posts and reorganized the post at Opp. As Department Vice-Commander Comrade Grant visited every post in his district, kept up a correspondence with the posts' officials, attended every meeting of the executive committee and the Post Commanders and Adjutant's conference. His work in the flooded area during the time of their distress was performed tirelessly and unselfishly, bringing praise not only from those in south Alabama, but from those all over the State. Commander Grant's victory was won fairly and squarely and be bas been working like a Trojan since the convention answering the letters and telegrams of congratulations from the boys all over the State, all of them pledging their full support and cooperation to the new commander."

HISTORY AND DIRECTORY SOON TO BE READY By HOWARD D. LEAKE Executive Secretary of the Fraternity

tammg dissertation on the past events of the organization, replete with illustrations, bits of humor, facts that will be a revelation to rnost and instructive to all. For six months Central Office bas labored over the directory, using every means available to obtain up-to-date data on the members of the Fraternity. Files have been searched, rnetn' hers have been solicited, and sometime outsiders have been importuned for information that would add to the value of this section. ManY of the members have responded most nobly to the request of the men in Central Office, and these have expressed their appreciation in the form of a preface to the directory section· They regret that time will not permit them to answer personally and direct. Three questionnaires were needed to get the information desired for the chapter section frortl all. Practically three-fourths of the membership are represented in this section fully. 'fhe other fourth bas no other information folloW'' ing their name than their address. It bas been a stupendous task in such a short time to arrange this material, put it in manU' script form; check and recheck, and read the proofs. It bas meant the entire time of the force in Central Office, with the result that other things have suffered. Central Office hopes that the membership will have considered that, and will accept the volume as a recompense for anY inconvenience and delay that their correspond· ence and other matters may have suffered.

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The anniversary volume of the History and Directory will be available for members of the Fraternity sometime the latter part of November, according to the officials of Banta Publishing Company. The final page proof went to the printers September 15, and the presses are working steadily turning out the pages. Those who have ordered this book will be proud of their possession. It is a compact, balanced volume in excellent quality blue cloth, and contains six hundred and forty pages. The history section is a most readable and enter-··~1

ENGAGEMENTS Edwin Tilmon Pullen, Epsilon, to .Miss Sarah Brooks, of Raleigh, N. C. The ~eddinS will take place in November. Ralph M. Snider, Alpha-Delta, to .MisS Frances Rawson, Delta-Zeta, of Tacoma, Wash· Evans Hanna, Alpha -Delta, to Miss Ellen Langradge, of Olympia, Wash.

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cpi Kgpp CVirects ~oys' eamp By PAUL INGLES RGANIZED camping in America has become a necessary factor in the education of children. It is no longer an experiment but an established institution . Camp Metedeconk for boys, operated . by Brother Edmund Burke Whelan, at Laurelton, N. J., has become recognized by educators as one of the leading boys' camps in the east. One of the first camps to be opened for the preadolescent boy, it has grown in seven years from a handful of boys to its present capacity of sixty. Its waiting list every spring is an ~ indication of its success. Brother Whelan, believing that leadership is the primary factor in the summer camp, has

picked i.ts leaders from a number of the southern colleges. On the staff are several Pi Kapps; , Worth Banner, Henry Fowler, and Paul IngleS· A leadership training course is a part of the program before the opening of the camp season· Every boy at Camp Metedeconk is selected personally by Brother Whelan, and individual training and development is assured. There is a trained leader for · every six boys in addition to the camp motber and trained nurse. Each leader is responsible for a particular pbase of the camp life. For instance, Paul Ingles is in charge of tbe dramatics and nature studY• Brothers Fowler and Banner is in charge of the field sports.

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Review, was elected to the Order of the Coif, and was graduated with the honor degree of J.D. (Doctor of Jurisprudence) . The academic school conferred upon him the degree of Master of Arts and along came Yale University to cap the stack with an appointment to a Sterling Fellowship in Legal Research, highly coveted among legal students. Brother Fordham spent the summer in Europe, and wrote many interesting articles in a local daily paper. Of the six Pi Kapps in the Law School, four are members of Kappa and two are transfers : Henry Powell from Epsilon and Walter Hoyle from Gamma. Among the first six in scholarship in the ~ school wi II be found the names of Brothers Fordham, Gholson and Hoyle. Following closely were Brothers Glenn, Bryson and Powell. Five were on the Law Review: Brothers Fordham, Gholson, Glenn, Hoyle and Bryson. It is noteworthy that no member of Kappa who entered law has ever failed to make

ere ts room for but few new boys each rear as about eighty per cent of the old boys eturn Th . . the : e maJonty of the boys come from Bmiddle Atlantic and Southern States. b rather Whelan was an undergraduate memher of Xi chapter at Roanoke College. There Was one of the most active men in the chapter. we has had a tremendous background for camp Eork. For several years he was Boy Scout h Xecutive in New York City. Since then he The Law Review. . as ~een studying theology and participating 1n rn . Brother Gholson is president of the Law Ab ISSion work in the mountains of Tennessee. Thove all he knows and is interested in boys. School Association this year. According to classes the brothers are listed : as~ ~ampers at Metedeconk all love "Chief," is e Is affectionately known. Brother Whelan Class of 1929: Jefferson B. Fordham; Class of . th recogn·IZe d as an aut h onty on c a m p 1. n g 1930: A. W. Gholson, Jr., J. Frazier Glenn, to roughout the east. He is a regular contribu- Jr .. Walter Hoyle ; Class of 1931: Moore Bryr to a number of educational publications. son. Henry Powell. And to this list must be added the name of Calvin Graves, hopeful en~ trant among the present year class. Brothers Fordham, Glenn, Gholson and l.JI KAPPS LEADERS AT CARO- Hoyle are members of Phi Delta Phi. Brothers Powell and Bryson are members of Phi Alpha LINA LAW SCHOOL Delta . l Poremost among the student leaders in the li aw School of the University of North Caron~·last year were six brothers in Pi Kappa Phi. Red Ellison, Kappa, pitcher for the Wilmingh lrst mention must go to Brother Jeff Fordton, N. C., baseball team, was sold at the close l.arn, Who was student editor-in-chief of the of the season to the Waco, Texas, team. b ~tv Review, and enjoyed the signal honor of reetng the first student to ever have published a u &ular article in the Review, such function Bob Grady, Epsilon, is at Wilmington, f:Ually being reserved for members of the evcutty. In addition, he carried off almost where he is selling life insurance for the Central PI ery other attainable honor. He won first Life Insurance Company. His address is 108 ace for highest excellence of work on the Law Nunn Street, Wilmington, N. C. y

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c-rJo c,Jlthletics ctJfConopolize eallege? By WILLIAM G. SCHULZ, '28, A-N T IS a matter of considerable speculation with many persons today whether athletics are monopolizing college. Especially prominent in America has this question been since 1920, and argum ents of all kinds, both sound and un sound, biased and unbiased, have been adduced in condemnation or defense of college athletics. Some insist that intercollegiate athletic contests have gained such a throttle-hold upon college morale and interests as to detract from what would otherwise be the students' ordinarily zealous pursuit of academic subjects. As a result they are urging college authorities to take steps to curb, and in some instances to abolish, such sports as these. While at one time these advocates were mere voices crying in the wilderness, now they have become a subtle force in the currents of public opinion. Ignorance of the true type of campus life, interests, and traditions is the chief cause of all this ; and we are especia lly indebted to mercenary novelists and motion picture directors, and no less to certain blatant, sensual. "college magazines," for this grossly exaggerated and misportrayed picture of our American colleges. Let us examine the facts in the case, briefly but fully, to determine how sound are these charges-if at all. Recent Associated Press dispatches indicate that between 25,000,000 and 30,000,000 persons attended intercollegiate football contests during the autumn season of 1928, and that these figures were about the same for the preceding season. Since football is the headliner in nearly every school. the opponents of this and other sports point to the above figures as proof of their allegation. But these figures are a tremendous generality, and upon analysis it is seen that the students themselves are the least important factor in swelling them. There are approximately 800,000 college men and women in the United States today. Let us suppose that every student attended the games (which is not the case) , taking in five during the season -··~ 26

- a maximum figure. This would make 4:· 000,000 students who attended games-a rnaJCI' • mum figure again, or about one-seventh of rbe total seasonal attendance. Of the vast crowds. therefore, swelling our stadiums to anywhere from a few thousand to a hundred thousand and over, the alumni. but-of-town, and down· town fans constitute the preponderant majoritY· Hence we can see that to cite these large figures fails utterly in proof of the original charge -that athletics have monopolized the student interests. And what is even more significant yet, the student body supplies but a fragment of the net gate returns, because of their reduced· price coupon books, or their various special rate systems. In defense, it should be noted further tha; there are seldom over five at-home games, an these rarely if ever come oftener than once a week-and are never consecutive throughout the season. Interspersed among these are tbe away-games, which are attended by a cornpar~ · tive few of the total student body, except 111 a few instances. It can be readily sejm, thered fore, that the students themselves are afforde but a few odd days of such diversion. Tho.sc who have analyzed the sources of distraction 1 ~ the life of the college man or woman have foun that athletics is not one of them. The playerS· of course, are the only exception, presenting an entirely different question. The trends and records of inter-school clashes. it is also contended, have so engrossed the rninds of students as to be detrimental to their rnore important interests. It is true, of course, that there are those to whom a newspaper is value· less but for its sport page, with .its scoring gospel. its saints, and its scribes. Such a turn of mind is highly undesirable, and lamentable in the case of a student. But the studentS• however much they may be either scoreboard or bleacher patrons of the sports, whether col· legiate or not, are held in check by the require· ments, academic and otherwise, of their schoolS·

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become so influential as the determinants of po licy, that they cannot be ignored. The col leges can always use the money. But even so, the student, as such, remains unaffected as far In the last two years scholarship require- as studying and making grades is concerned. ments h b .. ave ecome more ngtd than ever before, School spirit and enthusi asm runs high with ·1 and Stt 1 our colleges and universtttes are the students, it is true, but they are in college crowd d e to capacity. The department of edu- primarily for business, and know it. Those cation y . . . . ab at ale Umverstty, In a report tssued who, because of too much time spent in or on to~Ut a year ago , said that in most colleges ath letics, or who are led astray by other interc ay the point requirements have been so in- ests distractive from study, find sooner or later, teased f . . C st d rom ttme to ttme that the A. B. or , to their chagrin, that the campus back door is u ent at present has completed not only a always open to exit those who do not make greater th amount, but much harder work than the grade. ese same grade students ten, twenty, or thirty Corruption is another charge laid at the door Years abJ ago. Not only have the students been of co ll ege officials Glnd athletic boards-statebu e to meet these added academic stringencies, ments probably true in some cases. Still any th t. our accredited schools are still turning over such malpractices cannot logically be construed co elr annual quotas to Phi Beta Kappa , and as harmful to the students in their academic th l11mencemen t exercises become tedious from study or their scholarship returns. Petty polifoe un.due lengths of time required for citations tics may govern those in control, or the gate sc~olhtgh. scholarship, meritorious work. or proceeds may be fraudu1ently handled, but these st arshtp awards. However great may be the are aside and apart from the student, who ress on hl . . ag at ettcs m college, standards and aver- remains disinterested. Nor is this any reason . I wes ce r t am y have not suffered, but in other why we should not patronize sports. Corrup s~yl~ have been raised. It is true that in some tion is everywhere, in both Church and State as a schools such sports are so everemphasized -facts of which such striking instances abound in .to .becolne a fetish with the students, but how that we need not argue the point. reJUnous this may be cannot be proved until the Lastly, it should be noted that intercollegiate cords f of h 0 the undergraduates and achievements athletic contests foster better sportsmanship, not ~ e graduates are examined. only among students and rival schools, but qu 00 many persons fail to recognize , fre- among alumni and outside fans. They teach ent!y through no fau lt of their own, the us to Jose or win, in either case in good graces gr eat · out . tnfiuence exerted by weal by alumni and - lessons we must all learn sooner or later. In Stu~tders upon colleges and universities. The this connection, in summary of the very issue, say ~nt, except in a very small degree, has little in fact, I quote from the annual report of the B tn the administration of his school. The president of Yale University for the year 19 2 7cooards of Trustees, the alumni, and various 1928-James Rowland Angell, who says: ntr u· " Let me say at this point, as I have done on ni 0 tng and advisory boards, are the omp~?~ent factors in determining practically all other occasions, that the attitude of the under0 tc~es, certainly all of the important ones. graduates towards athletics is most sane and Uts,de f . let· o a few sentimental attachments, ath- wholesome. The extravagances of excitement al~c c?ntests form the chief link between the in intercollegiate rivalry marking an earlier day Wh mnt and their alma maters. Some, in fact, have substantially passed away, so far as Yale l11 ose Wealth is considerable, have not only imis concerned. A closely contested game still calls an~rta lized and idolized themselves in bronze forth the vigorous and healthy partisanship and sto~e by contributions of money to colleges which is one of the natural expressions of insti Sel U~tversities, but have so insinuated them- tutional loyalty and of group solidarity. But \Tes tnto the politics of the schools and have the bitter feelings which not long since charac-··~ 27

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LEADERS AT OGLETHORPE Earl Blackwell , Jr., and Allen Watkins, who have been outstanding leaders at OglethorPe U ni versi ty. Brother Blackwell has been appointed as assistant in English and drama at the Univer· sit y and he is under contract to produce one play in chapel each month, the Petrel FollieS· during the winter, and three one-act plays dut· ing the spring ..

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Seven Pi Kappa Phi's are members of the Naval R. 0 . T. C. unit at Georgia Tech, the only unit of its kind in the South. During the summer they were on a threeweeks' cruise, which took them to Boston, Mass., Hamilton, Bermuda, Havana , Cuba, and Charleston, S. C. As shown in the top group they are: Gotgen, Shinholser, Whitley, Patridge, Groves , Estes, and Lewis.

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He was president of the student body, origi· nator and director of the Petrel Follies; mernber of Boar's Head, highest honorary club ; Bl~C 5 Key Honorary Fraternity; vice-president Lor~ club; vice--president player's club; representative interfraternity council; member of Round Table Society; recipient of the President's Medal ian (an honor which no other Oglethorpe man paS received in the history of the University)· . Watkins was valedictorian of the senior claSSf 0 vice-president interfraternity counci'l; member f 0 Boar's Head , highest honorary club; member_ debating team that won a unanimous decistO~ in the Princeton-Oglethorpe debate. Brot!Jes Watkins is one of the few Oglethorpe studentr who has completed the necessary four-~eaa course for graduation in three years. He 1 ~, 5 past archon of Pi chapter, member of Lor club and Round Table.

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Cl-IICAGO ALUMNI STAGE GOLF TOURNAMENT By FRANK WOLLASTON Po(he C~icago Alumni Chapter, pursuing its off tcy of Increased scope of activity, this year . etred for the first time, the splendid trophy Pl toucUred h ere to the winner of the annual golf rnam ent Ye l'he golf. tournament is held in Chicago every Pa ar. and the Chicago alumni want all Pi Kapps, arerttcu]arJ . Y un d ergraduates, to know that t h ey T~rdta ll y invited to compete. tillles e trophy. is . ~erpetual. un~es_s won th~ee is r .by any mdtvtdual. A mmtature rep!tca siJv:Cet~ed. when the trophy is relinquished . A \Vo r OVtng cup is offered to the wives and Per~en guests of Pi Kapps and the winner gains anent possession by winning it once.

The tournament committee, headed by Brother Frank Wollaston, secured the use of the Bonnie Dundee Club, and by 10:30 in the morning of Decoration Day, the course was dotted with Pi Kapps energetical ly endeavoring to keep their scores within reasonable limits. Meanwhile wives and sweethearts of the brothers were likewise busily engaged in trying to capture the women's trophy. After the men had played 2 7 holes, and the girls 18, the handicappers got busy with the scores and discovered that two cards were tied for the women's trophy. Followed by a large gallery, Miss Estelle Ball and Mrs. Bill Smith played an extra hole, and, amid the plaudits of the multitude Miss Ball won by a stroke. Brother Frank Wollaston won the Chicago Alumni Annual Trophy with a score of 4041 -4 2 for the 2 7 holes. The trophies were presented at the summer house party on July 13 , in the presence of a large number of alumni and undergraduate Pi Kapps . ~

BRIDGE CLUB HAS SUCCESSFUL YEAR The second season of the Pi Kappa Phi Bridge Club of Alpha-Xi Chapter was a success. There were ten monthly meetings held at the house during the season, the average attendance being 21 players with 3 5 different brothers with their wives or sweethearts being present. Prizes were awarded at each meeting and also season prizes for the ladies and gentlemen. The ladies' prize was won by Mrs. C. E. Rohman and the gentleman's by Brother Gor don Rand . During the year the Bridge Club also sponsored the chapter spring dance. The club is going ahead this year under the guidance of Wesley Ock, 17 St. Lawrence Avenue, Maplewood, N. J. , who will be glad to welcome any brother at the meetings.

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__________T__H_E__S__T_A__R__A_N__n__L__ A_M __P__o_F__P__I _K __A__ P_P_A __P __H__I ______~ MARRIAGES Donald Arganbright, Nu, to Miss Earlinor Truell, June 24, at Lincoln, Nebraska.

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Philip S. Showell, Alpha -Delta, to Miss Dorothy Beekman Flick, August 13, Ponca City, Okla.

Walter Frederick Gordy, Pi, to Miss Anne Righton Brown, August 20.

Edwin Cbanning Jones, Upsilon, to Miss Helen Sterrett, at Brockway, Pa., July 27.

Cecil A . Reed, Alpha-Kappa, to Miss Mary Elvina Poole, September 1.

Erwin John August Schreiber, Upsilon. ~ Miss Gladys Marie Harshbarger, at Urbana, II ·• July 27. At home, 705 West Elm street. Urbana, Ill.

Kenneth Upchurch, Alpha-Iota, Eloise Burton, June 29.

Earl Sanders, Omicron, to Miss Grace Ball, June 26. Robert K. Perkins, Omicron, to Miss Thelma Bates, June 11. Cecil W. Sherlock, Iota , to Miss Blance Lehman, June 12. William D. Ray, Jr., Omicron, to Miss Ethel Whigham, June. Charles Edward Ward, Alpha-Beta, to Miss Eugenia Caroline Campbell, June. John R. Mattbews, Zeta, to Miss Elizabetb Robbins, August 17. Earl Wooten Fleming, Alpha-Alpha, to Miss Hazel Rutberford, July 6. James Park Stiles, Eta, to Miss Mary Reese, June 27. Earl CarrolL Alpha-Eta, to Miss Luon Joyce Traudt, March 19. A. N. Davis, Alpha-Iota, to Miss Elizabeth Moon, at Weumpka, Ala., August 25. William E. Pritchard, Omega , to Miss Esther Gettinger, at Union City. Ind .. June 22. At home at Muncie, Ind. Wendell B. Morton, Omega , of Lebanon, Ind ., to Miss Laura Fouts, of Deer City, at Ladoga, Ind . Paul L. Morton, Omega, of Lebanon, Ind ., to Miss Dorotby Avels, Delta Delta Delta . Robert Marion Gant, Epsilon, to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Darling, G r e e n s b o r o, N. C., August 31.

Oswald McCamie House, Tau, to Miss Ca~ lyn Elizabeth Hayes, at Charlotte, N. " August 25. Dr. William B. Clark, Alpha-Beta and Eta• to Miss Grace Elizabeth Carr, of Bainbridge. Ga., at Montreat, N . C., August 20. Willard S. Jordan, Psi, to Miss Helen .Jose' phine Smith, at Syracuse, N. Y., August 1O. Don McDonald, Alpha-Delta, to Miss Vir· ginia Richie, Alpha Delta Pi, at Seattle. Milton Flodman, Alpha-Delta, to Miss cor· sea ux , at Ellensburg, Wash. Caldwell Pharr Johnston, Epsilon, to MisS Margaret Dixon Sikes, at Monroe, N. C., June 20. At home 1741 Tippah Avenue, Charlotte• N.C. Charles M. Hazelhurst, Kappa, to Miss :MarY Willoughby, at Wilmington, N. C., June 4. ,Miss Rupert Jobnson Crowell, Kappa, to C Fannie Byrd Blackburn, at Asheville , N. " June 29. ~

BIRTHS To Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Pugh, Omicron• a boy, Haney Crampton Pugh, June 21. To Mr. and Mrs. Cbarles G. BilL a boY• Charles Gurdon BilL Jr., May 13. To Mr. and Mrs. J. N . Coffey, Kappa• son, Jobn N elson, Jr., August 30.

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into the work of " grabbing off" freshmen with more spirit than it has shown for years. It was recently announced that the Interfraternity Council that bid -day would take place early in December instead of the usual date, October 10. Two new men have been added to the ranks of our chapter. They are: Bernard Boyd of Charleston, S. C., and J . Mikell Leland of Saluda, N. C. Brother Boyd was president of last year's freshman class. Brother Tom Swedenberg, '28, has returned to the college as a professor of English. He re cently received his M.A. degree from Co lumbi a University. In Brother P. A. Roberts, Beta presents a man who holds more offices than any other man at Presbyterian Coll ege. He is president of the student body and of the student council. He leads the Ministerial Club and Sigma Upsilon , honorary literary club . He is also president of the Block " P" Club. Aside from this, Brother Roberts is on the varsity basketball and baseball teams, and captained the rifle team last year. Brother " Chip" Grafton, youngest of the famous line of Graftons, has received his commission as major of the battalion. Off of the parade ground , Grafton spends most of his time editing the weekly paper. Chapter officers are: Granville Thornton , Archon; James R . Kennedy, Treasurer; Cornelius W. Grafton , Secretary ; Beverly R . Young, Corresponding Secretary; Philip A. Roberts, Chaplain, and Thomas J. Blalock, Warden. ~

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By BEVERLY R. YOUNG Beta b . bright egms the fall semester with the Opene;st ?f prospects. The " rushing" season but t Wtth enthusiasm. Although there are · members composing the chapter Welve acttve ' each of these men have thrown themselves

By P. R. ALDERMAN, JR. Epsilon issued twelve bids October 1, thereby closing a three weeks' rushing season . Exclud ing last year's number which was also twelve , this is the largest group ever pledged on bid day.

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ford was selected to the Oil Can Club (Hon· orary M. E. club) and to the Free Body club· both of which Brother Hefner was alreadY 3 member. Our older brothers aren't so adapted to arb· letics, but just give our freshmen time. for example, we have two brothers, Patridge (the best half-miler at Tech) and Camp on the track team. Brother Walmy was also with the team in the capacity of manager. Broth.er McCamy is the proud owner of a " T" made ut LaCrosse. Brothers Ellis and Wilkinson are both aspirants for the honor of baseball rnan· ager. Brothers Walker and Byars, two freshrnen• made the circulation staff of The Technique and we hope they will be able to keep the cir· culation manager a II K 1> (Brother Ezell was circulation manager last year). Brother Walrnl' was on the art staff of The Yellow Jacket. Brother Groves succeeded in pledging (neat the close of school) Mitchell. Both are rnern· hers of the Tech "Y" singers. Brother Groves was president of that organization last year. Brother Ezell has the honor of being a rnern· ber of five honorary fraternities and clubs 0~ the campus. Brothers Pafford and Hefner tte for second place among II K 1?'s with three each· ~

NEWS FROM KAPPA By ADRIAN N. DANIEL, JR.

RESUME OF ACTIVITIES OF IOTA It is true that Iota hasn't been heard from lately but we have been doing things just the same. Brother Hefner was taken in and chosen as president of Tau Beta Pi. In addition to the two old members of Alpha Kappa Psi two more II K 1>'s were selected last year. They were Brothers Reybold and Allen. Brother Pafford was added to our scabbard and blade list. BTother Robinson, a freshman, was initiated into Phi Psi. We were happy to learn that Brother Ezell was elected vice-president of the Georgia Tech branch A. S. C. E. Brother Paf-

Things are once more booming down Ka~P~ way with the opening of school along wtt that of the new house. Construction wa~ started May 15 and continued with gre~e rapidity during the summer to be ready for t opening September 20. d The new structure is one that is unsurpasse not only in beauty but also in comfort and l.o· cation. Of colonial type. the house with ttS attractive interior architecture has accomrnod~· tions for forty . One can get an idea of t / space when he takes into consideration the 1~ n· foot frontage, 65 -foot depth, four stories ..1ng eluding basement, and 35 rooms, excludt hallways. In convenience it is equally as aP' pealing, and being situated just off the southern

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en, too, meals will be served regularly as 800 ~ as the kitchen in the basement is fully equtp d T M pe · he boys are quite fortunate to have Rrs. C. E. Rogers as the house mother. Mrs. ogers Was formerly the Epsilon Chapter house rno~~r at Davidson College. bac k tthh' the exception of five, all the boys are Gh t ts year. Among these is Waddell l olson, Henderson, N. C.. president of the . aw School and gym instructor. Jimmy Wil1Iams G th . ' reensboro, N. C., who is secretary of y e Mter-fraternity council and president of the at. · C. A., is also back taking a post-gradu ot~ course. Chris Hall, Belmont, N. C., anu er graduate student and secretary and treast~er of the first year medical students, also reG 1·~~s. Of the outstanding athletes John "Red" G reath, from Oklahoma; Theron Brown, t·t~nsboro, N ..c.; John Sl.ate~, New Bern, ar ·· and Char!te Farmer, Wtlmtngton, N. C.. soe :re~ent. Gilbreath and Brown, ambitious ce p. s In the way of football. are doing exsi~ttonally well. and the fans are beginning to w·uup. and take notice. Furthermore, Brown 1 ha nd a.td the track team a lot this spring by his als lt~g of the weights. Slater and Farmer fig~ wt[l help much toward the university's the southern conference title in track. Captt for . p atn of the freshman track team last year, . starme r b ro k e several htgh school records and ands a good chance now to bring down &reater laurels. ~

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a dormitory with one room which is set aside for social purposes. The complete refurnishing of our section has made Pi Kappa Phi the best equipped fraternity on the campus. Dick Jordan is out for varsity football. A little later on we hope to see Ralph Pitts, Fred Krupp and Seymour Jones out on the track for fall practice. Brother Kirkpatrick is already at work with the Glee Club. Brother Jones and Brother Miller are in the band and symphony orchestra. ~

TWENTY -SIX BACK AT XI By H. TRIMMER Xi Chapter opened house September 12 with a :fine outlook. With only six men graduating last spring, we begin activities this fall w ith a nucleus of twenty-six men, which is the largest returning group in the history of the chapter. The football outlook at Ole Roanoke is also particularly bright and although we haven' t played our :first game, it looks now as though there will be nine brothers in the starting lineup . Among these are: Dotty Rutherford, Billy Williams, Ed Belle, Buzzy Goode and Ted Fix, all of whom were lettermen last season. La vinder, Abbott, MacPherson and Caughman will also be there battling them at the start with Trimmer and Harne likely to see action before the end of the game. The only two positions not already :filled by brothers are one of the flanks and a halfback , and there is a strong possibility that at some time during the game these two might also be occupied . A team composed entirely of Pi Kapps will be something new in these parts. The freshman class is larger than usual and the material as a whole is much better. ~

OMICRON LOOKS FORWARD TO GREAT YEAR By JAMES P. LYNCH , JR. With twenty-two men returning at the start of school. and with this number further aug mented by the arrival of :five transfers, Omicron Chapter faced the new year with bright pros -

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pects. Building around this substantial nucleus the chapter conducted a most successful rushing season and pledged twelve freshmen, who are: Mont Lewis. John Walter Hart and Bill Moore, Ripley. Tenn.; Bernard Gause, Selma; Howard Hodges, Headland; Joe Wittmeier, Oneonta; Harvey Pugh, Oshkosh , Wis.; Wood Rowe Purcell. Jasper; Bill Stowe, Wetumpka; Thomas Fain, Wetumpka; Webster Manderson, Tuscaloosa; Edwin Kinney, Cullman. These freshmen have already got the Pi Kapp spirit and are showing it by their enthusiastic participation in campus activities. Fain is leading all candidates in the race for places on the "rat" football team , and has already elicited favorable comment by his good work on the gridiron. Lewis, Stowe and Wittmeier are likely-looking prospects for the rifle team; Bernard Gause, who by the way comes to us from Sewanee where he was a member of Kappa Phi, is out for football manager ; Hodges seems to have made the Glee Club, although final eliminations have not yet been held; Hart is also showing up well in the Glee Club try-outs, and has already been elected to membership in Ala bama 's Million Dollar Band. Moore and Pugh are basketball and baseball candidates, while Kinney aspires to be a member of the frosh tennis team. Brother Bob Mundine and Brother Jack McGuire, are respectively, editor-in-chief of the Corolla, school annual. and business manager of the Crimson White, school paper. This is the first time in the history of the university that one fraternity has had two men elected by popular vote to student offices, and Omicron is justly proud of being the first to be thus hon ored . Besides his leadership on the campus, Mundine is also leader of the chapter, being archon for this term. With him as officers are: Jay Shinn, Treasurer and House Manager; Phil Butler, Secretary; Harry Carroll. Historian and Junior House Manager; Monk Debardelaben, Warden, and Henry Mize, Chaplain. In honorary and professional fraternities the chapter is well represented. Brothers McGuire is a member of Blue Key and the "A" Club; Brothers Lynch and Price have been elected to Tau Kappa Alpha; Bob Mundine is prominent

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in Rho Theta Alpha, honorary journalistic fraternity, and is also a member of Phi Alpha Delta, to which Brother Jackson is pledged· Brothers Barfield and Stapleton are members of Phi Beta Pi. Daniels and McGuire are rneJ11· hers of Scabbard and Blade, while Carruthers. Jackson and Butler occupy responsible positions as teachers through fellowships which theY have won. In competition for varsity athletics, we haV~ "Monk" Debardelaben, Henry Moore an Harry Carroll, all out for baseball. Debardel· aben and Carroll were star performers on last year's freshman team. f A word or two here about our "horde" .0 s transfers (five of them) wou ld not be arTJ!S here. Alpha-Eta has sent us four, whi le we have one from Tau Chapter. Jackson. Cu~· ningham, Askin and Davis are from Howar ,' while Henry Moore is North Carolina State~ representative. All of these men have entere. into chapter activities with a characteristic PI Kapp spirit. Thornton B. Moore will represent this chllJl' ter at the Charleston convention.

RHO ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL RUSH WEEK By "RED" McELROY With twenty-four old men back before regis· · · h t h e cooperatiOn .. · trat10n, an d w1t o f me rnbers from Wisconsin to Florida, from New York Texas, Rho Chapter entered into one of pe most successful rushing seasons of its histor~; Now that "rush week" is over, the chapter.! . f ..rh!te proud to announce 1ts wearers o the vv 'd diamond: Joseph H. Banks, Grand RaPv: Mich.; John P. Burrows, New York, N. _M: James Denison, Lake Worth , Fla.; Ben 1, . , Crum Lynne, Pa . ; J. L. Flory, Jr., Bl"' F1rth .g ton, Va.; James G. Jones, Dublin, Ga.; Lofl 11 M. Garrison, Easley, S. C.; James S. Harpe~ Wilmington, N. C.; Vess R. Irvine. L 011h Island , N. Y .; Jerrald J. Jacob. Lake Wort; Fla.; Wm. G. Methvin, Atlanta, Ga.; Eugell J. Nelson, Wilmotte, Ill.; Wilson SanderS·

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\VclWpa w·Is.; Robert R. Smith, Charlotte, N. C . ca, R.h' J. L. Wallace, Charlotte, N. C. at· Chapter lost some good men by graduIon I . Pre OSing John Bell TowilL star athlete and hea~ ent of the student body; Bob Powers, in . of the publication board and prominent · Circles; · h Journal·IStic Arch McLeod with high onors i 1 H ' in n . a:V; arry Stephens, also prominent 0 ~~rnahstic circles. 1 finds ~h the football season close at hand, Rho Sn d Itself well represented on the gridiron , 0 · · third year as varsity center J grass P1aymg h1s , ones b · · · second year as ha lfback, and I-I egmmng h 1s Also ;stetter starting his second year at tackle. ll1akin de. and McDona ld, two sophomores, are of R.h g, bids for places on the Big Blue. Four the f 0 s freshmen, too, are trying for places on reshman eleven lhe ch h . enJa . apter ouse has also been improved by rging d" . floo . mmg room and putting hardwood rs In th . . nin e entire downstairs. We are planhea~ a tea-dance at home after the doubleWas~~ football game, V. M. I. vs. Kentucky, Nov tngton and Lee vs. Virginia, homecoming, ember 16 The foil . . Daw owmg are chapter officials : Nicholas roy ~on Hall, Archon; Chas. Gilmore McEI Cha' ecretary; James Bland Martin, Treasurer; 1 res B . Bow ntton Fulton, Chaplain; Julian Bost ard Black, Historian; Donald Schooley etter, Warden.

UPSILON NEWS lJ· look P~don Chapter at the University of Illinois l'wes orward to an unusually successful season. . l'h nty - f our actives reported at first roll -call. e Pled · talCed ging of thirteen men to date has overquentl the capacity of our house and consethe ad~ seven men are living in the annex in Jacent house. 1 Who hree members brought brothers with them f:ore are now wearing the white diamond: Bodwst McEuen, '31, Riverside, Calif.; Joseph · drus ,e1I' '33 , Chicago, Ill. , and Thomas On 3 3 not ' · Chicago. Brother Schrieber, who is · school, introduced a younger broth now In also e,r, Arthur Schrieber, '33, Urbana, who is P edged.

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Other pledges are: Philip Grover, '33, George Morton, '33, Kenneth Sharpe, '33, Herbert Wishart, '33, Donald Mulvihill, '33, all of Chicago, Ill.; George Eckert, '31, East St. Louis, Ill.; Nelson Parker, '33, Pana, Ill.; Donald Parkhurst, '32, Wilmette, Ill., and Clifford Wertsch, '33, Delavan, Ill. The alumni were extremely generous with recommendations, indicative, we hope, of their increased interest in current affairs at Upsi lon. Prospects of a new house are brightening, although p lans are at a standstill awaiting the alumni-active meeting at homecoming. The Chicago alumni chapter is planning a dance to be given on the date of the IllinoisNorthwestern game, November 2, when quite a group from Upsilon will be in Chicago. The chapter experienced a meteoric rise in scholarship rank last semester and now is in the upper sixth of the group of national fraternities. Brother Schroeder, Big Ten Conference Champion in the 200-yard breast stroke event, and captain of the water polo team, is expecting to lead his men to a conference champion ship this year. Brother McEuen , husky 195 pound lineman of last year's freshman varsity football team, is lighting for a position with Coach Zuppke's conference champions. Brother Ondrus is also working for a berth on the squad. Brother Frederick Mavis, who graduated in civil engineering in '22, dropped in for a visit before returning to the University of Iowa, to take up his work as a member of the faculty. Last year's seniors are now all situated in their new positions. John F. Bracken, 7003 Eggleston Ave., Chicago, is working with the Commonwealth Edison Co. Daniel Heiman, 5825 Chamberlain St., St. Louis, Mo., is employed by Wagner Electric Co. Willis E. Haselwood, 1425 Kilbourne Ave., Milwaukee, Wis., is busy at the Cutler-Hammer Electrical Safety Appliance Co. Ross Hoffman is engaged in the installation of a new radio transmitter at Buenos Aires, Argentine. Harold Bridge is located at 2100 S. 50th Ave., Cicero, Ill. The list of officers for the first s~mester are: Clayton Wells, Archon; Charles Nelson, Treas-

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NOTES FROM PSI By ROBERT J. HARPE R Twenty-one Pi Kapps return ed to Cornell to open Psi's ninth year of existence. The boys report big times during the summer. Brothers Brandt, Wood and Harper from Psi Chapter and Brother Charley Porter of Alpha -Delta Chapter toured Europe this summer. In London they met Brother Jones of Alpha-Delta. Brother Wood liked Paris so well that he is staying through the winter at the George V . Due to the generosity of Brother Lauter and the New York Alumni, we were able to make various necessary repairs about the house in order to be ready for rushing. Rushing opened with fine spirit and at the end of six days we had acquired eight good men. The following are the officers for this term: Norman E. Scott, Archon ; Emerson B . Pitkin, Treasurer ; Willard B. VanderVoort, Secretary; Robert J. Harper, Historian ; James P. Donovan, Warden; Ralph F. Brimmer, Chaplain. Brother Sam Howell. after spending last win ter in Europe with his wife. is back at Cornell in the department of public speaking. Brothers Howell. Work, Muller and Hanselman are our faculty members this year. Brother Clarence Moyer was married recently to Miss Dorothy Stevenson. We have also re ceived an announcement of Brother Bill Jordan's marriage to Miss Helen Josephine Smith at Syracuse. In activities, Psi is still well represented. Brother Scott has started his third year of varsity football. Brother Barrett, who has worked faithfully on the squad, suffered an injured knee before the. season began. Brothers Donovan , Williams and Walker are out to make the soccer team. Brother Harper is president of the Dramatic Club. Pledges Lewis and Williams are trying out for the Dramatic Club .

OMEGA MEN HAVE INTERES1ING SUMMER By GEORGE FORTUNE Several members of Omega Chapter have had some interesting experiences this summer. .Con' . 0 drey worked under the highway comrntsstO and received a promotion to junior engineer· Porter was employed as inspector on a bridge construction job. Clark and Langston were corn-borer scouts. Their business was to eJ{· amine cars for infected corn . They fail to whether they found more corn in the bott e than corn on the cob . Omega is quite well represented in sportS· . are Two of our freshmen, Miller and Curtts. d out for football. McNear, Beggs, Langston an Meyers are stretching their legs for the cross country. The fraternity playground ball rea; recently won from its first opponents. f e . . rl' house has two representatives on the rntltta d ball committee in the persons of Ginther an Daniels. « Omega is represented on the university st.a tO' by Spencer and Aylesworth. Spencer is an ')e structor in the school of agriculture. wht 1 Aylesworth is connected with the experirTlen station. Robert Daniels, a senior this year, was mar· ried on August 7, 1929 , to Martha Lester.

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NEW ORLEANS ALUMNI AID CHAPTER By HUGH SHANE )JC

Probably the most important event for t f Alphabets in quite a while is the formation °r 00 an alumni chapter in New Orleans, though 1 alumni have always been active and of g~al assistance to the chapter. The officers are: a Irion, archon; Frank Richardson, first vic~: archon; Nat Gaston. intermediator; "Wa~~e Walsdorf, treasurer; Boyd Evens, secretarY· . 0 constructive principle they have already put ,n; c practice is the supervision of the finances of t~e fraternity; an alumni committee goes over r r• books each man th; the older heads, being rT1°

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fa1uilia ·h . th r Wit busmess, should be able to save e Undergraduate chapter a substantial sum of 1110 ~,? each year. . e gave the :first Joe College party at Tulane, JUst · I Prtor to the end of school. at the Metaire nn a d . " ' n It was proclaimed the dance of the ,ear V . d · ane and comical were the collegiate costumes.

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sons joined a yachting party for three weeks. We are starting rush week this year several days before registration at a houseboat party some forty odd miles south of New Orleans on the Daddy of Waters. We are indebted to Brother Webb and his father for the use of the houseboat and launch. In our rush schedule are included a sunrise swim and breakfast, a tea dance, a night dance, a banquet or two, a couple of smokers with entertainers as only New Orleans can provide, a lot of work, and probably as much talk. The officers for the present semester are: E. B. Robichaux, archon; Max Brannon. treasurer; J. D . Purcell. secretary; Tom Woods, chaplain : Jack Birdwell. warden ; H. Shane, historian; Grif Jones, house manager.

fo 1'he following ambitious brothers remained r summer school when the curriculum under goes a t I' 'Webb s art tng change: Tom Woods , James Rob · ' Max Brannon, Hugh Parson , and E. B. in !chaux. Being re-inforced by Eugene Hardlog, Skeeter Wimberly, Boots Thompson, the d wn brothers, and other brothers who came suown f or t h e occasion, they gave the annual ph~rner school dance, a tradition that Pi Kappa 1 .started at Tulane. ~ Jimmy M C . . \Vas . c am, who among other thmgs SEVENTEEN PLEDGED AT Ye P~esid ent of the Tulane dramatics club last OKLAHOMA ' h'ts way as a gentleman of ar,h Is n ow ma k mg gra~ e legal profession . Eugene Harding. also With twenty -one active brothers back and y Uated last June, is connected with a New the White Diamond on seventeen all-around . NOrk a Ud'Ittng firm with his headquarters in men, Alpha-Gamma is rounding the first lap B.r~ Orleans. Jerry Elick, who received his of the current school year with plenty of the \Vh · A. last June, was last heard of in Texas, old Pi Kapp spirit. his ere he reports that Alum Rankin is holding At recent initiations Pledges Glen Brock, J own in Ft. Worth. Tom Garner, William Rigg, Walter Scott, Bill surn· D. Purcell was a master merchant this Willingham, Vernon Stansell. Lyle Van Arstar· rner on one of the famous Louisiana plan- dale and Eugene Salmon were taken in and are tons G. . . fv!a · nf Jones worked m a hospttal at now " true and faithful brothers amongst us." spe nsfield, La. Tubby Addison claims to have The chapter house is now located at 439 . nt a Bird qutet summer in Shreveport. Doctor West Boyd, the fraternity having moved from ho Well, after copping all the soph -medic its former residence at 757 De Barr. Plans for \l.;~Jors, introduced red hair to Arkansas. Br'er a new house have been drawn and the blue clud~dorf toured half of these United States ( in - prints submitted to the chapter for approval. lio~ng Kentucky) with Johnnie Johnson. Bill The plans specify a three-story southern coloice t~~d Worked for New Orleans Public Serv- nial house , capable of housing forty-five men. Sra Is summer, as did Boots Thompson . It is thought construction will get under way 12d nLey Snider spent the summer in Michigan. this semester. The following officers were chosen for the Or! ew also claims a quiet summer in New eans. coming semester: Archon, Ross G. Hume; ~'he h to th ouse now boasts a billiard table. due Secretary. Glen Dunnington; Treasurer, Claude Eurton; Historian, Eugene Salmon; Chaplain, ""n· 1 IS e. efforts of Val Irion and Nat Gaston . tions Is .another means to foster friendly rela- Tom Garner, and Warden, Walter Scott. Wel as p Wtth high school boys whom we select don Ferris was elected inter-fraternity council rospe . representative. }\f cttve rushees. Rush week, from many standpoints was a \\•ith te~ summer school Tom Woods cooled off his dad's frigidaire business. Hugh Par- success. The rush banquet held at the Skirven

THE STAR AND LAMP oF Pr KAPPA PHr hotel m Oklahoma City, was attended by 65 members and rushees. Short speeches were made by Brothers Shipp, Story, Robinson, Wood, Hume and Ferris, with Brother Hays officiating as master of ceremonies. After the banquet, all returned to the chapter house where the colors were pinned on seventeen men. The pledges are: Robert Brooks, Anadarko, Okla.; Ray Bowerman , Oklahoma City; Donald Diltz, Chickasha; Clarke Dunnington, Cherokee; J. C. Elliott, Norman, Okla.; Chester Emmitt, Oklahoma City; Jesse Frazier, Billings, Okla.; Owen Gilmore, Allen, Okla.; Homer Harris, Hobart, Okla.; Clarence Lovelace, Pawhuska, Okla.; Brewster McFadyen, Anadarko; Walter McKenzie, Enid, Okla.; Hubert Norris, La Verne, Okla . ; William Stone, Tecumseh, Okla.; Harold Vessels, Enid. Okla.; Ralph White, Pawhuska, Okla. ; Merle Watkins, Hobart, Okla. The mothers of the Pi Kapps of AlphaGamma chapter have recently formed a Mothers Club. At the first meeting with ten present, officers were elected and plans for future meetings and activities were formulated. Letters were sent out to all mothers of active Pi Kapps with news of the new organization and an invitation to join. The chapter heartily appreciates and approves of such a move. The interest of the mothers is a fine thing and will tend to greatly help the fraternity. A lpha-Gamma was honored May 18 by a visit of Brother Howard D. Leake, national executive secretary, who was making a tour of inspection of subordinate chapters and spent five days at Alpha-Gamma. Under the supervision of Brother Leake the chapter officers, assisted by Brother Wood, faculty adviser, drew up a budget for the school year of 1929 and 1930. As one form of entertainment, a smoker was given in honor of Brother Leake, with M. L. WardelL dean of men, and representatives from the various fraternities as guests. Fraternity problems as they confronted the several fraternities were discussed. In accordance with a ruling of the Board of Regents Alpha -Gamma has set the precedent by

being the first national Greek letter fraternitY on the campus to abolish hazing. I In place of the "big stick rule" Alpba· Gamma has installed a demerit system, calcll; lated to keep the pledges under proper contrO and thereby doing away entirely with the neces· I sity of paddling. Demerits ranging frorn one . ga to one hundred are given; any pledge havtn total of one hundred or more demerits befor~ the end of a semester is automatically droPPe from pledgeship. Extra jobs are also given as punishment along with the demerits in some cases. ut· Elbert Cook, one of the prominent and 0 a 1 standing men on the University of Oklahorn campus, and incidentally a Pi Kapp, was se· lected to pilot the 19 3 0 Sooner baseball tearnd This will make Cook's third year on the squa n as second sacker. In 1927 he was lead-off ~ag and has since kept a high fielding and battlfl average. ~ Besides being a star on the diamond, CoOs pU· is very popular both on and off the caiTl 5 He is a senior lawyer, a Phi Delta Phi. ~~c elected as representative of law schooL on t z Student CounciL and belongs to the Ja~ Hounds, pep order. pi Ross G. Hume, present archon, is another n 0 Kapp who is both well known and liked 1l~ g 10 the campus. Hume has the honor of belo11S 1 to Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi. l(aP~ , Gamma Epsilon, Congress, and was recentus pledged by Jazz Hounds. Besides his nurnero rr outside activities Hume has taken a leading 7, in the fraternity. He was historian in 19 Secretary, 192 7 -'28 and Archon in 1929· j. At a recent election of the Sigma Delta 0 ,e honorary journalistic fraternity, Dick ~e:'jo was elected president. Pearce has been acttVb !d campus politics for several years and has ~ various prominent positions on the Qkfah;]JiS Daily, the university's student newspaper . . 01 year Pearce was appointed editorial supervtsir· of the Daily and is in line for the editor's cbade Buster Wall is another brother who has rna d . moo · a name for himself on the baseball d ta ri· Wall plays in the outfield and covers anY te~!lg tory assigned to him expertly. Although be\d out of school the year before and handicaPP

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ta· Br.other Granville Norris, former grid cap•n tn '27 . tea " • ts helping to turn out the yearling tai rn. Granny" was at the time of his capfe ncy one of the deadliest tackles in the conrenee . · Yet Wetghed only 186 pounds. ~

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· · rapt'dl y corn1'he .alu mm· b UI'Jd'mg committee ts 1 &oe p etmg the plans for a new house. If all Ch s. Well, building operations will begin about lot nstma s. Th e ch apter owns a very desirable I on fraternity row. · hou n orde r t o tmprove t h e appearances of our one se te are having the house painted. Really, 0 Pia ce. the fellows didn't hardly recognize the

ba~l~ha-Delta is again represented on the foot\>ete eld by two of our men. Roy Squires, the ran Wingman, is again showing the way to fros~ther f~llows and Harold Hovies, last year this star, ts making a strong bid for his letter Year A.

Gown honor has been bestowed upon Dr. H. H. rial ~n. The new chimes in the Henry MemoGow hapel have been named after Brother out ~n, Whose inspiration has spread throught e Northwest. ! tWa .h 6nd B s Wtt a great deal of interest that we have brothers Don MacKenzie and Ted Scheffer an as e~n added to the faculty. Don is to be an a sociate in business administration and Ted . b'10logy and forestry. S ssociate tn Ollle of th b Worked . e oys traveled and some of them tra\7el thts summer. One of those who Bast e~ and worked is Roy Squires. Roy went Up a t e day after school was out and picked new Ford coupe in Detroit, then proceeded

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to see all of America first from Maine to California and Washington. Another lucky one was Fred Overly, who worked in Alaska during the summer. Vic Scheffer visited the " native son" state of California, where he worked as an assistant for the Los Angeles County Horticulturist. Chuck Porter, Bill Wood and Walt Jones all had itchy feet and so they had to go further away. They all spent the summer in Europe sampling and learning some of those old French and German customs. Dick Walker spent his time in Hollywood learning how pictures are made. Apparently it got the best of him for he says he is there to stay. Johnny Clague is taking research work at Amherst at the expense of the government. He is learning how to can and inspect meats. Laurie Porter is following in the footsteps of his brother and is taking his masters work at Columbia University in New York. Wallie McDowell successfully passed the State pharmacy examination. At last some of the fellows have crashed the movies. Brother Maynard Pennell and Pledge Walt Poot have been rowing in crew races for a college picture which is being filmed on the campus. Others not so fortunate as to be crew heroes are starring in the mob scenes. ~

FINE START AT FLORIDA By SYD HERLONG With the newly-elected Archon, Laurie Tomlinson, holding the reins of the chapter, Alpha-Epsilon got off to a flying start in what appears to be Pi Kappa Phi's most successful year at Florida. The other officers for this term are: Larry Walrath , treasurer; Carey Thomas, secretary; Syd Herlong, alumni secretary and historian; Robert Scholze, chaplain, and Flake Chambliss, warden. The brothers went into a huddle on opening day and presently emerged bringing with them seventeen wearers of the white diamond. The neophytes are: 0. B. Singletary, David Thomas and Whit Pooser, Jacksonville; Louis Anderson, Allen Weaver, Lake Wales; Spurgeon Cherry. Joe Jenkins, Leesburg; "Judge"

THE STAR AND LAMP Parker, " Howdy" Nevling, Ft. Pierce; Alfred Robson , Tampa; Julian Carr, Miami: Bill Eberhardt, St. Augustine; Chandler Sharon , Sanford; Bill Porter, Stuart ; Theron Gue, Hali fax, Nova Scotia; Frank Reddish, Lafayette, Ind. , and Felix Davis, Baxley, Ga. Looking over this group of pledges it certainly seems that at least the Mediterranean fruit fly does not scare good freshmen away from school. Of these neophytes , Jenkins, Cherry and R eddish are on the freshman football team and are going strong. Numbered among Florida's Fighting 'Gators, 1929 edition, are two Pi Kapps . Tommy Anderson is making a bid for an end, while AI Mann, halfback of last year's freshman team, although delayed at the start by an injured ankle, is rapidly round ing into shape. At the close of the baseball season of last year, Brother " T ee t" Black was elected captain of the tea m. This makes the second Pi Kapp in succession to captain the 'Gator diamond outfit, Brother Tommy Owens having captained the team last season. We are glad to welcome Brothers Kehoe and Ozmer back after having been away last year. We are also glad to have with us this year Brother Robinson, who has transferred from Chi Chapter at Stetson. Looks like Alpha-Epsilon is going to have a 1 00 per cent attendance record at the convention in Charleston. If we can talk our way we'll certainly be there in a body.

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Since 1926, three of the four presidents of the student body of Howard College have been Pi Kappa Phi's. Clyde Warren began his career as leader of student government in 1926 . He was followed by J. T. Jackson who rendered invaluable ·service along honor system lines, both to his Alma Mater and other colleges and universities throughout the United States. He led the discussion group dealing with this matter , at the University of Missouri last spring . These two brothers have been followed by

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Bascom Woodward who was elected over keell competition by a generous margin . Brother woodward came to Howard coJie~C three years ago entering the pre-medical sch 00. · From that time until now he has been a prof11'' · rhr nent figure , both on the campus and 111 classroom. .g 111 He is also a forceful speaker, always carrY r his paint with his clear-cut logic and resona?n 1 delivery. He is a born executive, fearless r the prosecution of his convictions and modes)' . ar after triumphs. He possesses extraor d111 . 11 business ability and at present, together \\nt f bs rna n y other duties, serves as treasurer ~Alpha-Eta chapter. Although Brother WoO 'r thCI ward has never been one to seek honors f or ·tl sake alone, we will list the following that give you an idea of his versatility: Band ( l l: 01 Entre No us Staff ( 3) ; Chemistry Laborat , 1 assistant ( 3) ; Chairman of Parade Finall): Committee (3); President Tennis Club 0. 0 Tennis Team (1), (2), (3). (4); capt~! . Tennis Team ( 4); Men 's Pan Hellenic Coll!IJ atlu cil (3), ( 4) ; Head Cheer Leader (4): Ptesident of the Student Body ( 3), ( 4)

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ALPHA-IOTA EXPECTS GREAT YEAR By A. N.

By EDWIN R. CROOK

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Alpha-Iota at Alabama Poly, is looking forward enthusiastically to a great year. With all the old men back, with the exception of two who were lost through graduation, and with E. R. Jones guiding the destinies as Archon, the chapter is stronger than it was last year. The other officers are: L. E. Owen, Treasurer; Rex In order to get the house in shape, and also Sikes, Secretary; A. N. Davis, Historian; Pete to r tne up new men, all actives were required Harris, Warden, and John Barrow, Chaplain. to report September 18. As a result, the house Brother Owen has the distinction of carrying ~as completely redecorated and partly refur- off most honors last year. He was elected to ntshed. Tau Beta Pi, national honorary engineering fraternity, and to Eta Kappa Nu, national elecIt seems but a short time now before work be . trical engineering fraternity. He is also vicegtns on our new home. The lot has been president of the Glee Club, the Engineers Club ~llrchased. Tentative plans have been drawn. and of A. I. E. E., and managing editor of the O.ntractors are now making estimates on the blltld' Auburn Engineer, a local engineering publid' tng. As soon as our present home can be cation. Tommie Roberts is president of Beta 18 Posed of. construction on our new one com- Alpha Sigma, honorary professional business lllences. Then it will be but a matter of a few fraternity and a member of the student executive eeii Ill Onths before our new abode becomes a reality. council. Rogers, besides being secretary of Beta e11 c Rushing is at present in full force with an Alpha Sigma, led the entire general business de! o Unusu 11 . . ). l<.a a. Y ~rom t smg group of prospective Pi partment scholastically. Roberts trailed him by 00 mt· an:ps tn stght. Debaters, athletes, musicians, a very narrow margm. William Cumbee was and combinations of these are elected to Rho Chi, honorary pharmaceutical tl1c all1o scholars, " fraternity. ng our hopefuls." This year we have two representatives on the iiig Outside activities as usual are being heartily football field. Herren and Taylor, both husky Panic'tpate d tn . b y p·t K apps. Kenneth Bellinger, linesmen, are making great progress and loom as Sob Bennett and Jim Aldrich are back with regular members of the forward wall. Both tate' k .1 . the s crac. mt ttary. band. In fact, Jim seems saw service last year. Phipps, a pledge, is sure arl' rnost ltkely candtdate for drum major this to make the freshman team. He can be remem·en ,\'ear · H owar d B ngham . ~~ and Howard Fields are bered as the Phipps who starred for Cloverdale of "· •&ain · h Wtt the Glee Club. Edwin Crooks, who in Montgomery a few years ago. Harris and 0 d· h"'a s Unable to answer the call for early football, Ingram earned !etters in baseball last season, the as now returned and is working hard for a latter being a catcher and Harris an outfielder. Pos· · We present the following pledges: John ltton on the team. Dale Hendee, a sophoPhillip Roberts of Sylacauga, Ala.; Jack Willllore · seems assured of a berth on the crossliams, Sylacauga; Clarence Strickland, Childerstau ntry team. Charles Dowd and Basil Creager burg, Ala.; John Owen, Florence, Ala.; Watare I a so engaged as assistant track and football kins Smith, Powderly, Ala., Marsha! Caley, lllanag . N ers, respecttvely. Laverne Davenport and Marion Junction, Ala., and Kenneth Phipps, Orrnan Hurd, business manager and editor, Montgomery. We welcome Brothers Yongue and Peters tespe . I Cttve y of The Michigan Agriculturist, who transferred from Alpha-Eta at Howard Predt'ct .. a promtstng year for the magazine. and Iota at Georgia Tech. When classes opened at Michigan State Sep11ell1ber 24, Alpha-Theta found an unusually ~r~e number of old men back on the job. /de from five brothers who graduated, the entre group from last year plus several others, are back.

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THE STAR AND LAMP oF Pr KAPPA PHI ALPHA-KAPPA LOSES NINE By GEORGE E . LINDEMULDER With nineteen brothers back, Alpha -Kappa expects to have a busy year. The rushing is progressing in a splendid manner. We are proud to have Brother Kubicek on the varsity baseball team, which has made a successful tour of the States and is now playing overseas in Japan. Brother Kubicek also played on the football team. Alpha -Kappa lost by graduation Brothers Clifford Evers, Thomas E. ·McCarthy, Sidney Miller, Albert Olson, Louis Kubicek, Thomas Swanwick, Stuart Chipman, Cecil Reed and Kenn eth Maebius. Brothers Joe White, Wil liam Troutwine and Shirley R. Brumm did not return this year. With our house all cleaned and rushing well under way, we are looking forward to a busy year and several pleasant week-ends after the Michigan State, Harvard , Ohio State and Iowa games, which will be played in the new stadium here in Ann Arbor. ~

WHAT'S WHAT AT PENN STATE

Eldo Frey , '29, is in the wholesale auto· mobile business. He is living in Altoona. Bill Heffner, '29 , when last heard from. was employed by the Oil Well Supply CompanY• Oil City, Pa. Jim Donn~lly, ' 30, did not return to school this semester. He is working in Philadelphia. but expects to be back for the second semester· Pledge Webster Taylor has transferred to Swarthmore College. When the boys returned to college this ye~r they thought sure enough they had landed 111 the wrong place. The campus doesn't seem like the same old place with Old Main removed. A new main building is under construction tof gether with a new building for the school 0 mines and metallurgy which, when completed and fully equipped, will place Penn State at the top of the list as the foremost mining school in the country. The new engineering building is completed. A new girls' dorm and a neW m en's dorm are practically completed. con· struction is under way for a new power bouse. new liberal arts building. and new botanY building. The Pond chemical laboratorY has been enlarged and offers greater facilities for research work.

By WM. C. TAYLOR, JR.

ALPHA-NU DOINGS

Alpha -Mu started the year with eleven By ALVIN FRYE brothers and four pledges. f Back for another year of college, the rnen °d Alpha -Mu rated third among forty-seven national fraternities in scholarship last year. Alpha -Nu found a refurnished and rernodele d This year we are going to burn plenty of mid - chapter house. Every active but Brother Peters has returne night oil and try to capture the I. F. C. scholarship cup. One of the alumni has donated a and the pledges are all back with us again. Pledge Joe Kovic is after a varsity positi 0 ~ cup to be presented to the freshman having the on the football team . Brothers ToomeY all highest average throughout the year. J Clark Kirkendall, ' 26 , and Mrs. Kirkendall, Powell are trying out for the band. We have with us in the faculty Alexander : visited us during freshman week. " Kike" is sal es engineer for the Southwest Construction Laurie, professor of floriculture, who is a f't . Company and has been assigned to this terri- Kapp hailing from Michigan State. Officers chosen for the present session are· tory. J . K. Shaffer, ' 29 , is employed by the Linde Eugene Poling, Archon; Nelson White, Secre· Air Products Company, Inc., of Buffalo, as tary; Walter Insley, Tre~surer; Alvin FrYe' Historian; Lawrence Wells, Warden, and Nor· experimental engineer. . Bill Simon , ' 29. and Ed Werle, ' 29. are both bert Fuchs, Chaplain. 110 Stanley Toomey is pledge manager and Ah employed in their chosen profession of architecture. They are located in Pittsburgh , Pa. Frye is athletic manager.

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I unstltute, rejoices in the brotherhood of an unsual!y Ia d . of rge an promtnent group of members of the faculty. Six members of the faculty, b Whom four are heads of departments, are tothers in the bond. . sen tOr . th Irving W et h er b ee F a y IS professor at e Colle d istt ge an head of the department of chem-

mathematics after serving the college since 1903. Brother Berry has the added distinction of hav ing been graduated from the institute in its early years and is an authority on its growth and history as well as a leader in its present day activities. Another Pi Kapp who studied at the Polytechnic and then entered the ranks of its staff is Edward Jacob Squire, C.E., M.S. After re ceiving the degree of M.S. from New York University, he took up his duties at the college as instructor in civil engineering in 1910 and is now professor of civil engineering. Clyde C. Whipple, assistant professor of electrical engineering and deg ree holder of the Worcester Polytechnic has been active in prac tical and commercial fields in addition to his purely scholastic work. H e has conducted research work in the physical laboratory of the Western Electric Company and has been electrical engineer for the Klaxon Company. Since 1920 he has been connected with the Polytechnic. Our new Archon, Frank Zeissig, is following in the footsteps of these Pi Kapp faculty members and is acting as part-time instructor in chemistry while pursuing the elusive Master's degree.

Vat~· DB.roth~r Fay received his A.B . from Harand n 1vers1ty and later studied at Heidelberg th the University of Berlin, where he received B e doct orate. H e has been connected with took] p . . is Yn olytechntc s1nce 1899 . Brother Fay an~~ of the foremost dye experts in the world irn as executed and directed some of the most · the development of coal tarPortant researc h es tn ~sa dye element. Btichhe head of the department of physics is tute foBau.smann, who has taught at the instihold r nineteen years. Brother Hausmann is the ;r of degrees conferred by Cooper Union , deg olytechnic and New York University. The Dr relies include a B .S., E.E., M.S., and Sc.D. Ble· .au smann was president of the New York ctncal S . . Pte. oc1ety tn 1924-'25, and has been 0 f t h e d epartment of electricity of the BtoSldent k 19 ~ lyn In~titute of Arts and Sciences since Phy .' Be IS the author of many texts in . . tionSics a n d h.IS b oo k s on electncal communlcaA. are held in high esteem. AMES CHAPTER PLEDGES NINE at thnother Pi Kapp who heads a department By W. B . PENROSE Wh ~ Polytechnic is Harry Parker Hammond, We , of Alpha-Omicron, opened our doors ing~ 1 ~ head of the department of civil engineereigh rother Hammond has been at the college September 18 with 20 old men back for work. . . . d h.1s engtneenng cati teen yea rs. H e rece1ve ed u - We have at this time nine pledges: Joe Dun Wason at the University of Pennsylvania and can, Lineville, Ia .; Kenneth Moates, Plainview, high aDm~mbe.r of the instruction staff of L e- Neb .; C larence Deitchler, Council Bluffs. Ia .; tech . nlvers1ty before coming to the Poly - Benn Nelson and Vernon Harper, R edfield, Ia .; . prom1nent . . John Cowan, Crystal Lake, Ill. ; Pyrdeth Owen the nlc · p ro f essor H ammon d IS 1n Bng:Work of the Society for the Promotion of and Frank Dockal. Pocahontas, Ia ., and Ken. has lneer· b lng Ed ucattOn and for the past year neth Johnson, Ottumwa , Ia. The officers of the house are: Edwin Dean , of E:e~ ass.ociate director of the Investigation bod &lneenng Education, conducted by that Archon; Theo. Meyer, Treasurer; Wesley Suit, y, Secretary; Boyd Penrose, Historian . William J h M We have three men who dropped out of has o nston Berry, C.E., M.S ., A. ., recently become head of the department of school la st year before installation and are back

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now to be initiated into Pi Kappa Phi. They are: James Brown, Manly, Ia.; Wendel Fanton, Marshalltown, Ia., and Joe Shaw, Perry, Ia . In athletics the Pi Kapps will be well repre sented. James Brown and John Cowan are out for football. In wrestling we have Pledge Everil Merkely in the 175 -pound class. In the 16 5 -pound class we will be represented by James Brown . Joe Shaw will try to replace the vacancy left by Brother Art Holding, captain of last year's squad, in the 13 5 -pound class.

Joe Shaw, Theo. Meyer, Carleton Austin are going out for dramatics. Professor Lange, one of our faculty mernbers who left here several years ago is now back at Iowa State in the English department. We are planning three house dances this corn路 ing year, one of which will be a formal dance in the winter quarter. The fall dance will be held November 9. Homecoming at Iowa State will be Octobe; 0 26. We expect to have quite a number B. D. R. back at this time for initiation into Pi Kappa Phi.

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