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Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity Founded 1904, College of Charleston

Incorporated 1907, Laws of South Carolina

FOUNDERS SIMON FO GARTY

ANDREW ALEXANDER KROEG

151 Moultrie Strtet Charleston, S.C.

Chapter Eternal February 8, 1922

LA WRBNCB HARRY MIXSON

217 East Bay Street Charleston, S.C.

THE NATIONAL COUNCIL President ALBERT W. MEISEL 140 Liberty Street New York, New York

Treasur er }. WILSON ROBINSON 3504 Courville Avenue Detroit, Michigan

Secret-try WILLIAM J. BERRY 224 St. Johns Place Brooklyn, New York Chancellor THERON A. HousER St. Matthews, South Carolina

Historian WALTER R. }ONES Kellett Autogiro Corp.

Island Road & Laycock Philadelphia, Pa.

THE CENTRAL OFFICE 5010 Evelyn Byrd Road Richmond, Virginia HOWARD D. LEAKE, Executive Secretary JOHN H. McCANN, Assist<mt Secretary District Di strict District District District District District District District District District District District District District District District

DISTRICT ARCHONS 1-Frank J. McMullen, 68 76th Street, Brooklyn, New York 2-Charles H. Wilson, Crewe, Virginia 3-Reginald L. Price, 133 Brevard Court, Charlotte, North Carolina 4-J . Neville Holcombe, P. 0 . Box 730, Spartanburg, South Carolina 5-Francis J. Dwyer, 604 Candler Building, Atlanta, Georgia 6-James W. Chambliss, 2909 San Nicholas, Tampa, Fla. 7- J. Theodore Jackson, P. 0. Box 673, Dothan. Alabama 8- Greenwood Henson, 24 Terry Apartments, Knoxville, Tennessee 9-Harold 0. Merle, 10 15th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 10- George B. Helmrich, 26590 Dundee Road, Royal Oak, Michigan 11-W. Robert Amick, 333 Vine Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 14-Russell B. Johnson, 311-11th Street, Ames, Iowa 15- Ciancy A. Latham, 1817 V~lence Street, New Orlea ns, Louisiana 16-Byrd P. Mauldin, Pontotoc, Mississippi 18-C. Eugene Springer, 305 South Chautauqua, Norman, Oklahoma 19-Horace A. Granger, 818 Third Avenue, Seattle, Washington 20-Boyd W. Rea, 2530 Etna Street, Berkeley, California

STANDING COMMITTEES Scholarship Dr. Will E. Edington, Chairman, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana Dr. Robert L. Petry, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee Dr. J. E. Winter, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia Finance Ralph W. Noreen, Chairman, 1 Wall Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-31-35) Kurt C. Lauter, 1 Wall Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-31-39) Robert E. Allen, 40 East Forty-second Street, New York City (Term expires, 12-31-37) Endowment Fund John D. Carroll, Chairman, Lexington, South Carolina Raymond Orteig, Jr., Secretary, 61 West Ninth Street, New York City Henry Harper, 209 East Seventh Street, Charlotte, North Carolina Roy J. Heffner, 186 Mills Street, Morristown, New Jersey Architecture James Fogarty, Chairman, 8 Court House Square, Charleston, South Carolina Edward J. Squire, 20 Woodruff Avenue, Brooklyn, New York Clyde C. Pearson, Confederate Road, National Military Park. Vicksburg, Mississippi John 0. Blair, Hotel Eddystone, D etroit, Michigan (Continued on inside back cover)

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Volume XXI

OCTOBER, 1935

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Contents Greeting from the National President ... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Absorption of Beta Psi Brings Alpha Phi Chapter to the Fold Westward, Ho! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Developments of National Meaning Occur During the Past Summer Months . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

-And Sudden Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By J. C. Fttrnas, for "The Reader's Digest" Under the Student's Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

By Dr. Will E. Edington First District Holds Conclave in Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . .

By J. H. McCann Officers' Training School of District Nine Proves Enjoyable and Instructive ........................ , . . . . . . . . .

By Gene Archer, Alpha Nu Personals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Grateful?-Most Thoroughly So! To ALL of you who have assisted in making this the most prod11ctive year in 1·ecommendations filed come 0111' grate/ttl thanks. W'e hope that all the men recommended take the pledge of the fraternity. In any evem, the chapw·s al'e indebted for the opportllnity of attempting to sell them. And where they have been sold, yo11 hatJe renewed the vitality at1d assured the perpetllity of the chapters and the fl'aternity .

IT IS NO LITTLE TASK to address 6,000 envelopes and fold and insert a message in them. It requires days of monotonous work, many trips to the postoffice with the car loaded heavily; not to speak of the preliminary work of preparation of the message and materials. The cost of putting such in the mails is no small item, also.

As the addressing machine bangs and rumbles in its work; as the muscles of the shoulders stiffen in the stooping and unaccustomed procedure of folding and inserting hour after hour, beneath clothing- which becomes dampened under the perspiration brought out by a 90-degree temperature; it is natural to speculate on the results of the work and the expense. If it does not produce the desired result in each in· dividual-the recommendation of a prospective new member-we always hope that it will serve to polish a bit brighter the bonds which extend from the national to the individual. Will the recipient be interested enough to read the message? Will he appreciate the time and expense spent on the message to give the fraternity a thought or two? How ·many will hit the wastebasket without a perusal? How many recommendations will be forthcoming? Will they exceed last year?

After we have nnished, we heave a sigh of relief over a big job done; proceed to other matters held in abeyance by the work, but with eyes and thoughts slanted postbox-wise and holding a species of bated breath. What a joy the nrst to return brings! Thereafter, each day brings additional replies, and there is no doubt in our mind that the response is going to be thoroughly hearty and exceedingly pleasant. A Grand and Glorious feeling!

It wa~ a glorious response!

Greeting!

• • • • National President Albert W. Meisel

BROTHERS IN PI KAPPA PHI: On the threshold of a new academic year may I remind you that there will be a meet· ing of the Supreme Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi in August, 1936 at Seattle, Washington.

Every active and alumni chapter should have this important event in mind throughout the year, for the convention is an occasion when the activities of the chapters are re· ported and the work of the biennium is measured and valued. Each of our chapters, there· fore, should aim to stand high on the roll of accomplishment.

Besides using your individual efforts in behalf of the fraternity in making this a notable year, every brother should also consider the possibility of attending the conventi?n personally. Those who have attended Supreme Chapter meetings in the past will requ1re no urging, for they know how well worth while conventions are, both from the educational and social point of view.

Brothers who have not had the experience may well look forward to it. To travel through new (to you) sections of the U.S.A.; to meet your brothers from other parts of the country; and to experience participation in the sessions ;-all will give you a thrill of a lifetime.

Official delegates from the active chapters, as in the past, should be carefully chose~, when the time arrives to do so. If possible the delegate should be a brother who wtll come back to the chapter and give to it some of the benefit and inspiration that he has received from the convention.

With your cooperation, brothers, this Supreme Chapter meeting will rank high in the list of our national meetings; without it very little can be accomplished. Confidently ex· pecting your assistance, I remain ALBERT W. MEISEL Fraternally, National President

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Absorption of Beta Psi Brings Alpha Phi Chapter to the Fold E~OTIATIONS which started last fall and conN . tmued until May of this year led to the meet-

their direct responsibility. They promptly accepted membership in the fraternity and have worked unceasingly and well in the completion of the merger. Outstanding in this work has been E. R. Blaschke, former national secretary of Beta Psi. Beta Psi was chartered by the State of Illinois in 1924. Its founding might be traced back to the formation of a fraternity in a junior college of Chicago.

Members of this group went to Illinois and Armour for the completion of their education and in each institution founded a local fraternity. From respective institutions were received permission to form a national organization by the combination of ilie two locals, to be known as Alpha (Illinois) and Beta (Armour) chapters of Beta Psi. In 1929 the chapter roll of the fraternity included Jive undergraduate units and one graduate chapter in Chicago. The undergraduate chapters added after ilie original two were located in Cornell, Middlebury, and Lake Forest. A quarterly publication, The Lamp of Beta Psi, was started in 1923. The membership of the fraternity h\ld reached the 400 mark by 1934.

The depression years came. While larger organizations J;Dight lose chapters without hurt, it was not the case of tl1e smaller groups. The chapters of the larger nationals, because of the strengthening influence of larger national significance, had proportionately a better chance of surviving current weaknesses. The following statement in the resolution adopted to affiliate with Pi Kappa Phi expressed the situation in other words: "The fraternity situation on most university and college campuses is S\lch that the smaller national fraternities lead a precarious existence, and many of these fraternities have found it necessary to affiliate or consolidate with larger organizations."

The chapters at Middlebury and Lake Forest went by the board. This loss plus the growing weakness of the other units led to the contacts with Pi Kappa Phi and the .final decision to follow its destinies.

Ing of minds of the national officers of Pi Kappa Phi ;nd Beta Psi fraternities relative to the affiliation of the atter organization with Pi Kappa Phi. The establish~e?t of the Beta Chapter of Beta Psi as the Alpha d?t Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi was the immediate and ifect result of these negotiations. The work of reestablishing Upsilon has required many months of ~orrespondence and action, to bring the Illinois chap~r to r7quisite strength and to obtain the approval of f e Dntversity authorities on the plans. The successul outcome of this program is in the offing.

Upon receipt of the request for affiliation from the N~ittee of Beta Psi appointed for this purpose, the Ill atron~ Council in turn appointed a committee to . eet Wtth the men of Beta Psi, to make the necessary ~Vesti~ations, and to present their .findings to the ounctl with recommendations as to procedure. This ~Olllmittee consisted of Howard D. Leake, chairman; Brank Teegarden, Upsilon; Karl Gibbon, Upsilon; p~rton Brown, Alpha Tau; and Ellsworth Shoemaker, 1 : Following conferences and visitations, the comllltttee outlined to Beta Psi tl1e recommendations they :~re prepared to make to ilie National Council. In rtef these covered the following: full acceptance of 13 ra Chapter of Beta Psi, at Armour; the absorption ~ the Illinois chapter of Beta Psi when and if it built ~set~ in membership sufficiently to promise a healthy ;nttnuance after establishment; ilie absorption of the t ornell chapter as individuals; and the right be given i~ ~ny Beta Psi alumnus to affiliate with Pi Kappa Phi th e so chose to do. The Beta Psi committee found co~se te~ms acceptable and proceeded to call a national a ventton of officers and delegates for their formal /Proval, which was presented and adopted in the ;rm of a resolution. The National Council of Pi thappa Phi in its recent Richmond meeting accepted e report .of the committee of ilie fraternity, its rec0 flllmendatiOns, and with additional provisions sancf~oned the movement to affiliate Beta Psi with the aternity Sub 路 lea sequent developments led to the rean~e of t.he Cornell chapter of Beta Psi f establtshment of individuals thereof as ree ao Ill oents, to the establishment of the Ararour chapter of Pi Kappa Phi, and to the en~angements which resulted in the strengtll~~g o~ the Illinois chapter of Beta Psi. th f natt~nal officers of Beta Psi took over The coat of arms e ull dtrection of such affairs which were of Beta Psi

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Alpha Phi Installation A few hours of strenuous activity on the evening of May 4 and morning of May 5 brought into the ranks of the fraternity chapters a unit at Armour Institute of Technology, located in Chicago, Ill. Formerly of Beta Psi Fraternity, it came to Pi Kappa Phi as a result of negotiations which led Beta Psi to vote as a national organization to become affiliated with Pi Kappa Phi.

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The authorization for the establishment of the chapter carried the appointment of W. Robert Amick, district archon of the Eleventh District, as chief installing officer and Executive Secretary Howard Leake as assistant installing officer. The installation chapter was called in session shortly following dinner on the evening of the fourth and immediately proceeded with the business at hand. The pledging service was in the hands of Secretary Leake, following which the ceremony of initiation got underway with dispatch. This was well handled by a team from Omega Chapter of Purdue consisting of W. L. Norrington, J. T. Strawbridge, G. A. Holderbaum, A. A. Grunwald, R. F. Brinson, B. A. McCandless, R. S. Green, H. G. Hamilton, D. E. Black, R. E. Thompson, and Professor R. W. Lindley. Brother Lindley's music added much to the beauty and effectiveness of the ritual.

The completion of the ceremony saw added to the roster of the fraternity 24 undergraduates and 10 alumni. Welcomed to the ranks were the following students of Armour: Curtis R. Bristol, Harold R. Cannon, John J. Doudera, Jr., Kenneth E. Dunn, Cyril L. DuSell, Albert R. Englelschall, William S. Hamlin, Orville H. Hampton, John F. Humiston, Edgar R. Johnson, Frederick H. Jost, John K. Morri-

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son, Henry F. Perlet, Robert W. Saville, Charles .A. Schnackel, Edwin N. Searl, Thomas L. Speer, Myron B. Stevens, George J. Svehla, Thomas H. Watts, Don· ald E. Young, and Howard J. Zibble.

The alumni initiated included: Professor John f.

Mangold, William N. Setterberg, Walter C. Breh, William Y. Gillespie, Ralph W. Miller, William f.

Tolar, Peter S. Presta, Harry C. Stearns, Jr., Edmund R. Blaschke, and Ronald P. Watts. In Professor Man· gold Pi Kappa Phi obtained a former national presi: dent of Beta Psi, a hearty supporter of Alpha Ph1 Chapter and all things Pi Kappa Phi. Additional past national officers of Beta Psi were Harry C. Stearns, Jr., president; Edmund R. Blaschke, secretary; Ronald P. Watts, treasurer, and Ralph Miller, editor of the

Lamp of Beta Psi. Sunday morning the initiates of the evening before and the visiting Pi Kapps were gathered together for the final ceremony-the tendering of the charter and the estabhshment of the chapter, which was per: formed by District Archon Amick, and Alpha Phi was born under auspicious circumstances. Amick took the occasion to appoint Professor Mangold as the chapter adviser of the new group of Pi Kapps, a co~· tinuation of service he was rendering before the transl· tion. The officers of the new established chapter whO took the oath were: Cyril DuSell, archon; Henry f.

Perlet, Jr., treasurer; William Hamlin, secretary; Thomas Speer, historian; John Doudera, Jr., chaplain; and Thomas Watts, warden.

The adjournment of the chapter of installation was followed by a mid-day banquet in the dining room _of the chapter, which was presided over by Howard z,b· ble, past president of the undergraduate chapter, who handled the program in an attractive way. The food was sumptuous and the speeches short, which are the ideal qualities of a banquet. National President Albert W. Meisel was present during the entire pro· ceedings and formed the spearhead of the after-dinner talks with the rea9ing of the Charge. The talks were interspersed with the reading of thirty-odd telegrams and letters of hearty welcome and good wishes fro!ll other chapters and the national officers. f Later initiations in June increased the number 0J undergraduates to 26, in the persons of Armand · • Hahn and Roy H. Wittekindt and the alumni to 28· Included among the latter were Rolf J. Berg, John J. Brownlee, Clyde C. Giller, Walter J. Hoffman• Fred J. Holdsworth, Jr., Gilbert F. Jones, Carl ~ Nelson, Paul W. Nelson, Irving R. Nilsen, Robe H. Patchen, John K. Rabe, Walter A. Ranson, J~hn E. Simpson, Herbert A. Stone, Jr., William J. Tte~, Clarence J. Uhlir, Otto J. Uhlir, Jr., Raymond · Watts, John T. Even, Robert V. Goldsborough, JohJl Janak, Alton J. IJungels, and Elmer A. Wegner.

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Chapter Has Good Record h.A!pha Phi Chapter gives great promise of being a ~ 1n1ng unit of the fraternity. It is well entrenched IQ all phases ·of chapter activity and has a record in l11any. respects to which it may point with pride. It ~ccup1es an attractive home, spacious in size, and com?rtable in appointments, which it has conducted effi~:entiy. This house bespeaks the glories of the '90's in ~ s beautifully carved mantlings, decorated ceilings and ardwood floors and panelings. One room furnishes ample space for both a billiard table and a ping Pong table.

For seven consecutive semesters the group led the ~a;npus in scholarship, and the first semester of 1934'I'h brought an all-high average of 88.6 for the chapter.

1' ere are four Tau Beta Pi men in the chapter. tbwo were selected as Pi Kappa Sd1olars. Nearly all of rne~ are active in extra-curricular fields. Managers Varstty basketball, varsity golf, and varsity tennis

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The chapter is fortunate in possessing an active and interested Mothers' Club, which does much to make home-like and comfortable ilie chapter house.

Accompanying iliis auxilliary group in its applied interest is the alumni organization of the chapter which is pleased to work closely and well with the undergraduate group in furtherance of the affairs of the ch~pter.

Under the banner of Pi Kappa Phi the chapter stepped out in the few remaining weeks of the semester to win in rapid succession cups which were awarded for superiority in the fraterpity sing and ilie intramural contests of tennis, golf, and stunt-day. It is a pleasingly organized group wiili competent and live officers, and (Continued

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HE thrilling shout of the windjamming days was no more pregnant with the promise of distance and adventure than it is today when we can turn our eyes towards the setting sun and dream of the trek of 1936 which the fraternity will make to the city of Seattle. The National Council has pointed the way.

Seattle issues a warm and sincere welcome. Now to plan and arrange.

A special train from Chicago. That is assured, with all its joys of three days of close association and group action. Special cars from New Orleans, Atlanta, and New York, or if you prefer, ride the rubber tires to Chicago, park your car, and the rails from thel:e on.

All sorts of prices for the tour, ranging from $57 round.trip upwards.

En Route. Attractive but inexpensive meals. Bridge tournaments in the recreation cars. Evenings of amateur entertainment, debates, and contests of various kinds, with prizes for those who excel. A stop-over for an Indian ceremonial, and possibly a side-trip to Mt. Ranier. Glorious scenery every mile of the way.

In Seattle. Three days of commingling with the Pi Kapps who 1ive on the other side of the Rockies, men who possess unparalleled warmth of hospitality, who are determined to make your residence in Seattle an unforgettable event. Business and banquet, dancing and duty, beautifully planned and excellently performed.

In the midst of nature's best, which in turn calls for the biggest and best from eacl1 individual. A white city mirrored in the refreshing waters of Puget Sound, surrounded by forests of great trees, and in the background a noble and magnificent range of mountains, 6

• We go baclt to an '?/J iuue of the magatmt to extract tlds '0 "'~ bit1ation of the ,.;,,.,t of the Supreme Char ter of 1921, when ~ 1 fraternity met in Bert Icy, California. two upper 'l'iewl ar~ ~~ eastern representall'r en route. The lo"''j.' .,;ew ;, of those g~t • ered for the meet,.l•

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• some carrying a perpetual top of white and glittering snow. The city itself is enjoyable. The convention me~ promise that its best will be laid at the feet of the Pt Kapps in goodly measure and without a heavy outlili of money. A few hours run on rails or on water W carry you to Victoria, Canada; an enjoyable trip and at the end of the journey is to be found one of ~e quaintest and most interesting cities in America. It tS a bit of the Old England transplanted.

Post Convention. Make your own choice of pro· gram. Any route you prefer to take on your return journey is open to you at no additional cost. There is a coast trip available to California on a steamer.

You may desire to take in the Grand Canyon, or some of the famous dams, or touch Mexico on the border.

Choose that which appeals most.

It is a rare and unusual combination of travel and events, calculated to present the most attractive ~nd educational of convention trips. It will present a prtc~­ less vacation opportunity. And it is because of thtS that the plans of 1936 are touched upon briefly at this time. It is not a trip which may be planned at the last moment. It must be thought of well in ad· vance. Start now to hold the thought. Many h~"e held the trip in mind for a future jaunt of the famt!Y· Now you have the impetus to push you into a defint_te decision. Not a small part of the joys of the trtp is the planning. The more you plan and think the greater the joy.

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M1ddle-West. Seventy-five or more means a special train -and a special train it shall be. . Only one convention slogan has appeared to date, but 1t has merit: "Let's Skeddadle to Seattle."

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Our representative in the Soviet States of Russia, Dr. E1 ton Allison, expresses enthusiastic delight over the choice of Seattle as the place of the next convention and states there is no doubt that he will be there with Mrs. Allison. Quite a few thousand miles to travel, but a combination of a convention and a visit home is too great a temptation to be avoided.

Earl Blackwell, past BMOC of Oglethorpe and leader of Pi Chapter, and now a rising star in the Hollywood firmament, plans to attend his second convention in Seattle.

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Installed at Cornell University and was the infant chapter of the gathering. Gamma was the lone outpost on the western waters. Now there are three strong and representative chapters of the fraternity to act ~hosts. There are hundreds of alumni scattered about t e territory west of the Rockies who have never ~t~nded a convention and are anticipating eagerly etr first experience•

The return will be in the nature of a triumphal pilgrimage. Young, then, small, and in the formative stage; now, the fraternity returns in maturity in strength and assurance of accomplishment and future growth in all good things.

Even the sound of the exhaust of the engine will be interpreted as a song of joy, present and anticipated.

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Ph!his year the College of Charleston, where Pi Kappa 1 was founded thirty years ago, is celebrating the ~rnpletion of one hundred and fifty years of service. bartered in 1785, it is America's oldest municipal coUege. h In . this celebration members of Pi Kappa Phi have c~d Important parts. The History of the College of arleston, which was brought out by Charles Scribne~·s Sons just before the commencement in May, was ~ltten by Professor J. Harold Easterby, Alpha '20. p e anniversary sermon was delivered by the Rev. taut. Scherer, D.D., Alpha '11, and at the sesquicen~nn1al celebration Dr. Scherer received the degree ? Doctor of Laws. Paul Viohl and John Wood Rem~gton received high honors in the graduating class. arold A. Mouzon, of the Class of 1913, was elected President of the Alumni Association of the College.

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The College of Charleston View of the main building of the birthplace of Pi Kappa Phi. The college's one-hut1dred and fifty years of useflll· ness are being celebrated.

of the History of the St. A1zdrew's Society of Chadeston, published in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the Society, has contributed to the Yale Review, American Historical Review, and other periodicals, and has written a number of biographies for the Dictionm-y of American Biography, including those of Wade Hampton and Charles Pinckney.

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HE Finance Committee of the fraternity, composed of Ralph W. Noreen, Gamma, as chairE. N. Franklin, Omega man ; Kurt C. Lauter, Psi ; and Robert E. Allen, Delta, Leaves fraternity to take np work in have continued their excellent record in improving the insnrance inspection. investment condition of the organization. The report to the New York Supreme Chapter was worthy of fraternity. Another room has been set apart and fur· many cheers and congratulations, but the accrued evi- nished as a room for the use of the assistant secretary. dence of the year's operations, as of July 31, showed The lease was obtained shortly prior to the first of that this group has not rested on those laurels.

July, and the furnishings arrived and were placed by Judicious buying here and timely selling there has the fifth of the month. The twentieth saw all things served to increase the cash position of the custody ac- in order and the office again immersed in the regular count, now in the hands of the Irving Trust Com- routine of the summer work. Since its establishment, pany of New York, by $1158.00 more than it was it has proven eminently satisfactory as a combination. this time last year. The returns in terms of percentage Several members of the fraternity have paid the of total principal handled would approximate 20%. office a brief visit and expressed themselves as well It was realized through the dealing in mixed securities, pleased with the change and present arrangemen~· both stocks and bonds featuring in the transactions.

Among these are to be listed past National Prest· The last Supreme Chapter gave to the committee dent A. Pelzer Wagener, Gene Dunaway, Alpha Eta the power to invest up to 30% of the Star and Lamp and past district archon of Virginia; Carleton Daugh· Fund in stocks of high grade character. The stocks erty and Rudolph Siegals of Iota; Willis Rosenthal of that did figure in the purchases and sales of the com- Alpha Pi; Euclin D. Reeves, Eta; and J. Ches.t~r mittee were A-1 and sound in all respects. They have Reeves, Alpha. In addition, there was a pleasant vJstt so far represented but a small part of the total. In from Housemother Jones of Xi Chapter, in Richmond determining a basis of calculation of the 30%, the on visit to relatives.

Council has ruled that the cost or market value of the The new plan of the office organization and reloc~­ securities, whichever is the lower at the date of cal- tion is an experiment, with end in view of economy ttl culation, should govern this matter. overhead expense of operation. It will permit of sav· ings upwards of $250 a year in rent. By the division Central Office Is Moved to Richmond of costs of maintenance between the fraternity and eJC· Central Office is now ensconced in beautiful and ecutive secretary it gives to the latter greater personal comfortable quarters in Richmond, Virginia, the mail- purchasing power without outlay on the part of ~e ing address being P.O. Box 501, the street address, fraternity. It is expected to lower the cost of fratern•ty 5010 Evelyn ~yrd Road. It is located in attractive sub- traveling by approximating in location the geographi· urb to the south of the city proper, in a wooded cal center of the fraternity. heights overlooking the picturesque James River. The English-type brick colonial house of seven rooms, full J. H. McCann Replaces E. N. Franklin basement and attic, permits the adequate housing of as Assistant Secretary both offices and residential quarters of the executive The resignation of E. N. Franklin in June to ac· secretary and family. Two rooms are used for offices.

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vacant, and towards the latter part of the summer, J· B. McCann, member of Alpha Upsilon Chapter, Was employed to succeed him.

Franklin was with the organization for the six :n?ths' period of January through June. It was his estre to remain in the vicinity of Chicago, and this 1 .ed to his resignation and acceptance of an offer of the tnsurance company when the decision was made to lllove the headquarters to Richmond. Franklin did ~o~e good work in his brief time in the position, both ~rtng visitations and the conduct of routine affairs ~e ~ffice. He was out of Omega Chapter, Purdue lllverstty, where he had held many positions of responsibility in the chapter.

J. B. McCann comes to the position with several ~ars of experience in the conduct of chapter affairs. h'e se:ved ably and well in the positions of chaplain, ;stortan, archon, house manager, rushing chairman, Pedge captain, and social chairman in his chapter, ~pha Upsilon of Drexel Institute, Philadelphia. He ~so represented the d1apter in the Interfraternity · ouncil of the institute. . liis work in business administration, with a major 10 accounting, prepared him well to assume the accou 1i nt'tng end of the central office duties and to do hnan~i~l reporting and auditing on the occasions when ~ Vtstts the chapters. His extra-curricular activities, ~ er . than the concentration on his chapter affairs, . ere tn the journalism line. In the four years of work ~~ this field , he served as associate and sports editor r Th e D,-exel T,-iangle; and for three years as cor~:Pon?ent to the The Drexerd, the college magazine. c edtted numerous numbers of The Dmak, a very :.~mendable chapter publication. This experience be useful in his position as assistant editor of The 41' and Lamp.

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Sewickley, Pennsylvania, is his home. His birth in 1912 gives him the age of 23 years. His pleasant personality, his driving fraternity interest, his ability and background makes of him a valuable fraternity employee. The Central Office has already found him so in the brief time he has been in harness, and the chapters are due to benefit considerably from his visits.

Convention Responsibilities Placed on Horace Granger The National Council has chosen Horace Granger, Alpha Delta, to act as the chairman of the general convention committee of the next Supreme Chapter.

When presented with this opportunity, the "Old Maestro of the Northwest" hesitated but little, and that was because he had just recovered from a serious illness and questioned his fitness. Recent reports bring the good news that he is now himself again and is ready to go forward with the plans.

Granger opened himself wide to the responsibility.

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the fraternity come to Seattle. For him to dream is also to act; he is built that way. The first thing was to organize and get underway an alumni chapter. This was done and he served as its first president. The next thing was to have a representative attend the Supreme Chapter of the fraternity and present an invitation. He journeyed to New York at his own expense to do this, preparing before hand an attractive brochure of the appeal of Seattle and the Northwest, obtaining pertinent data, and getting personal invitations from officials of state and city.

He is district archon and has behind him many good works personally performed for the chapter at the University of Washington. Therefore, it was only logical for the Council to look to him to conduct the affairs of the convention after it had decided to take the next Supreme Chapter to Seattle.

The responsibilities are in excellent hands. He is capable, efficient, and painstaking. There will be no lack of thought and preparation placed on the plans and their execution. It will be a success under his direction.

J. L. Zwingle Goes to Cornell as Resident Adviser The first of appointments as residential chapter advisers goes to J. L. Zwingle, who will attend the graduate school of Cornell University and assist the chapter there in every way possible to him as an individual.

His major work will center in tutorial assistance, direction of chapter educational programs, and development of internal organization along lines usually overlooked by chapters in their concentration on tl1e major matters of the chapter.

This is in the nature of an experiment, the results to be the basis of action in the future in the placement of graduate students in chapters. It was authorized at the spring meeting of the Council. In all probability there will be other appointments during the year.

Zwingle is well prepared in all ways to assume the duties which befall him in this new departure. He comes to us from Alpha Sigma at the University of Tennessee. He attained a scholastic record which is worthy of note. In the chapter he served as archon and as freshman supervisor. The university employed him as employment secretary and later as a teaching fellow. Other activities included the debating team and the Y.M.C.A., of which he was secretary. He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa.

During the past year he has been teaching English and philosophy at Bethel College in McKenzie, Tennessee, and acting as its field representative during the summer months. His appointment was preceded by the receipt of many letters of recommendation, which were unqualified in their expression of praise for his character, ability, and personality.

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National Interfraternity Conference Representatives Receive Appointment To represent the fraternity in the forthcoming ses· sions of the National Interfraternity Conference, to be held in New York on November 29 and 30, the following men have been appointed: National Presi· dent Albert W. Meisel, National Secretary William J. Berry, and Carl Ostergren, archon of the New York Alumni Chapter. As alternates are also listed District Archon Frank J. McMullen and Executive Secretary Howard D. Leake.

This will be the 27th annual meeting of the inter· fraternity body, and its program promises a radical departure from the years which have gone before. In these sessions will be combined the programs of the Conference itself and the Undergraduate Conference.

Usually these have been held separately although the two groups have met in the same place and at the same time. This change was recommended by the ex· ecutive committee of ilie Conference on the basis that the Conference existed to be helpful to tl1e undergrad· uate groups and the meeting together should be of mutual interest and benefit. The subjects for major dis· cussion will be "How Can We Vitalize Fraternity Life and Make Fraternities More Useful to Colleges?" and "How Can We Enforce the Moral Obligations of the Criteria as it Relates to (1) the Chapter, (2) the National Fraternity, (3) tl1e College and ( 4) the Alumni?"

National Council Requires Better Financial Supervision An additional step looking to improve the financial conditions in the chapters is the ruling of the National Council that all chapters which carry a heavy load of financial responsibility must have an audit made of ilie books regularly, at least twice a year, by a qualified accountant. The resolution further specified that this was done at ilie chapter's expense, unless other arrangements of equal satisfaction are approved by the executive secretary; and that the archon of each chapter concerned is to notify the Central Office by November 1, 1935, that arrangements have been completed to fulfill this requirement.

This pertains only to those chapters which hav-e houses and which handle considerable sums of money, and was brought about by the failure to make the required financial reports to the national organization, or by the inadequacy of the reports when made, and by a need of a more definite supervision of the .fina.n· cial phases than that which could be provided by Central Office.

In line with this policy supervision services are being employed at Oklahoma and Penn State. Dr. Lloyd Sholl is acting as comptroller for Michigan State . .At (CominTied on page 27)

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An enterprising judge now and again sentences reckless drivers to tour the accident end of a city tnorgue. But even a mangled body on a slab, waxily Portraying the consequences of bad motoring judg11lent, isn't a patch on the scene of the accident itself. ~0 ~rtist working on a safety poster would dare depict at tn full detail. l'hat picture would have to include motion-picture a~d sound effects, too-the flopping, pointless efforts ~ the injured to stand up; the queer, grunting noises; : steady, panting groaning of a human being with Phtn creeping up on him as the shock wears off. It s 0 uld portray the slack expression on the face of a tnan, drugged with shock, staring at the Z-twist in his

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broken leg, the insane crumpled effect of a child 's body after its bones are crushed inward, a realistic portrait of an hysterical woman with her screaming mouth opening a hole in the bloody drip that .fills her eyes and runs off her chin. Minor details would include the raw ends of bones protruding through flesh in compound fractures, and the dark red, oozing surfaces where clothes and skin were flayed off at once.

Those are all standard, everyday sequels to the modern passion for going places in a hurry and taking a chance or two by the way. If ghosts could be put to a useful purpose, every bad stretch of road in the United States would greet the oncoming motorist with groans and screams and the educational spectacle of ten or a dozen corpses, all sizes, sexes and ages, lying horribly still on the bloody grass . last year a state trooper of my acquaintance stopped a big red Hispano for speeding. Papa was obviously a responsible person, obviously set for a pleasant weekend with his family- so the officer cut into papa's well-bred expostulations: 'Til Jet you off this time, but if you keep on this way, you won't last long. Get going- but take it easier." later a passing motorist hailed the trooper and asked if the red Hispano had got a ticket. "No," said the trooper, "I hated to spoil their party." "Too bad you didn't," said the motorist, "I saw you stop them- and then I passed that car again 50 miles up the line. It still makes m(' feel sick at my stomach. The car was all folded up like an accordionthe color was about all there was left. They were all dead but one of the kids- and he wasn't going to live to the hospital."

Maybe it will make you sick at your stomach, too .

But unless you're a heavy-footed incurable, a good look at the picture the artist wouldn't dare paint, a first· hand acquaintance with the results of mixing gasoline with speed and bad judgment, ought to be well worth your while. I can't help it if the facts are revolting.

If you have the nerve to drive fast and take chances, you ought to have the nerve to take the appropriate cure. You can't ride an ambulance or watch the doctor working on rhe victim in the hospital, but you can read.

The automobile is treacherous, just as a cat is. It is tragically difficult to realize that it can become the deadliest missile. As enthusiasts tell you, it makes 65 feel like nothing at aU. But 65 ·an hour is 100 feet a 11

second, a speed which puts a viciously unjustified responsibility on brakes and human reflexes, and can instantly turn this docile luxury into a mad bull elephant.

Collision, turnover or sideswipe, each type of accident produces either a shattering dead stop or a crashing change of direction-and, since the occupantmeaning you-continues in the old direction at the original speed, every surface and angle of the car's interior immediately becomes a battering, tearing projectile, aimed squarely at you-inescapable. There is no bracing yourself against these imperative laws of momentum.

It's like going over Niagara Falls in a steel barrel full of railroad spikes. The best thing that can happen to you- and one of the rarer things- is to be thrown out as the doors spring open, so yo_u have only the ground to reckon with. True you strike with as much force as if you had been thrown from the Twentieth Centr~ry at top speed. But at least you are spared the lethal array of gleaming metal knobs and edges and glass inside the car.

Anything can happen in that split second of crash, even those lucky escapes you hear about. People have dived through windshields and come out with only superficial scratches. They have run cars togerher head on, reducing both to twisted junk, and been found unhurt and arguing bitterly two minutes afterward.

But death was there just the same-he was only exercising his privilege of being erratic. This spring a wrecking crew pried the door off a car which had been overturned down an embankment and out stepped the driver with only a scratch on his cheek. But his mother was still inside, a splinter of wood from the top driven four inches into her brain as a result of son's taking a greasy curve a little too fast. No blood-no horribly twisted bones-just a gray-haired corpse still clutching her pocketbook in her lap as she had clutched it when she felt the car leave the road.

On that same curve a month later, a light touring car crashed a tree. In the middle of the front seat they found a nine-months-old baby surrounded by broken glass and yet absolutely unhurt. A fine practical joke on death-but spoiled by the baby's parents, still sitting on each side of him, instantly killed by shattering their skulls on the dashboard.

If you customarily pass without clear vision a long way ahead, make sure that every member of the party carries identification papers-it's difficult to identify a body with its whole face bashed in or torn off. The driver is death's favorite target. If the steering wheel holds together it ruptures his liver or spleen so he bleeds to death internally. Or, if the steering wheel breaks off, the matter is settled instantly by the steering column's plunging through his abdomen.

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stretch with three lanes of traffic-like the notorious Astor Flats on the Albany Post Road where there have been as many as 27 fatalities in one summer month· This sudden vision of broad, straight road tempts manY an ordinarily sensible driver into passing the man ahead. Simultaneously a driver coming the other way swings out at high speed. At the last moment each tries to get into line again, but the gaps are closed. As the cars in line are forced into the ditch to capsize or crash fences, the passers meet, almost head on, in a swirling, grinding smash that sends them caroming obliquely into the others. .

A trooper described such an accident-five cars 1n one mess, seven killed on the spot, two dead on the way to the hospital, two more d'ead in the long run· He remembered it far more vividly than he wanted to-the quick way the doctor turned away from a dead man to cl1eck up on a woman with a broken back; the three bodies out of one car so soaked with oil from the crankcase that they looked like wet brown cigars and not human at all; a man, walking around and babbling to himself, oblivious of the dead and dying, even ob· livious of the dagger-like sliver of steel that stuck out of his streaming wrist; a pretty girl with her foreh~d laid open, trying hopelessly to crawl out of a ditch 10 spite of her smashed hip. A firstclass massacre of that sort is only a question of scale and numbers-seven corpses are no deader than one. Each shattered man, woman or child who went to make up the 36,000 corpses chalked up last year had to die a personal deathA car careening and rolling down a bank, battering and smashing its occupants every inch of the way, can wrap itself so thoroughly around a tree that front and rear bumpers interlock, requiring an acetylene torch to cut them apart. In a recent case of that sort they found the old lady, who had been sitting in back, lying across the lap of her daughter, who was in front, each soaked in her own and the other's blood indistinguishably, each so shattered and broken that there was no point whatever in an autopsy to determine whether it was broken neck or ruptured heart that caused death.

Overhuning cars specialize in certain injur!es.

Cracked pelvis, for instance, guaranteeing agoniz1ng months in bed, motionless, perhaps crippled for life-broken spine resulting from sheer sidewise twist-the minor details of smashed knees and splintered shoul· der blades caused by crashing into the side of the car as she goes over with the swirl of an insane roller coas.ter -and the lethal consequences of broken ribs, whtch puncture hearts and lungs with their raw ends. 'fhe consequent internal hemorrhage is no less danger~us because it is the pleural instead of the abdominal cav1ty that is filling with blood.

Flying glass-safety glass is by no means universal yet-contributes much more than its share to the spec· tacular side of accidents. It doesn't merely cut-the (Contin11ed on page 23)

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L'1: submitted their scholarship records this year for constderation as candidates for Pi Kappa Phi Scholar th 1. , e ughest honor that our fraternity can confer on one of tts · active undergraduate members for excellent s~holarship. The Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1935 are ntn · ~umber, the maximum number that may be h e tn onored m any one year. They constitute the ninth annual group of Scholars and join the fifty-two Scholars already listed in Pi Kappa Phi's scholarship "Hall of Fame."

Following are the names of the Pi Kappa Phi Schol~:s for 1935: M. W. ~l~erman, Epsil_on; Jerome Westliook, Lambda; Wtlltam D. Davts, Jr., Omicron; W~w~rd L. Bateson, Chi; Marvin Wilbur, Alpha Zeta; 1a tllis M. Rosenthal, Alpha Pi; Alexander K. McClelJr., Alpha Tau; John K. Morrison, Alpha Phi; Wtn N. Searl, Alpha Phi . . The Pi Kappa Phi scholarship pendant and cer~licate will be awarded to each of these Scholars on boun.ders' Day, December 10, and certificates will also e giVen to the chapters which they represent. The ~hotographs and extra-curricular records of these Scholar~ will appear in the December number of The

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ically and of course more accurate. Accordingly, the results for 1933-1934 must be divided by ten to be comparable with the results of the preceding years.

However, the important feature to observe is the variation in a chapter's record over the period of years.

Some of our chapters have been consistently plus and some have been consistently negative. The records are not complete for some chapters due to the fact that no reports were furnished or the chapter was installed after 1927. Also California and Cornell Universities give no information on the all-men's averages so tl1at no reports are made for those chapters.

It will be observed that Furman, Mississippi, Purdue and Washington have been plus consistently, and Alab.ama and Ohio State have been plus during the past ~~X: years. These chapters are to be congratulated and tt ts hoped that they will maintain their splendid records. Emory and Illinois have been consistently negative, and Davidson, Georgia, Nebraska, Penn State, South Carolina and West Virginia also have records that have not helped to keep our national average on the plus side.

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Alpha Tau Regrets Graduation Loss

By Roger Horton Officers: John W. Hayward, archon; Roger C. Chase, treasurer; Harry A. Downing, secretary; Roger R. Horton, historian; Lester A. LaVaute, chaplain; Roy E. Sjogren, warden.

By graduation we lost Henry J. Parcinski, Paul 1J. Walsh, Robert H. Schaub, Earl H. Robinson, and Alex K. McClellan. Brother McClellan was elected to full membership in Sigma Xi and also secured a fellowship at the University of Vermont. All performed valuable services for the house and will be missed greatly, and we wish them all the luck in the world of business.

The chapter was pleased to receive visits from various alumni members during the summer. Some of them were: Elmer Bauer, John Lamb, Henry Parcinski, Earl Robinson, William Coe, Kondrup Graves, William Bruder, Paul Walsh, Alex McClellan, and Robert Porter.

Mrs. Ricketts again entertained those of the active chapter, who were in Troy, with a dinner at her home in Watervliet.

We are happy to report the marriages of two of our brothers recently. C. E. Davies married Elsie May Durrin. Brother Davies is secretary of the American Society of Mechanical Engineering. The wedding of William Coe and Rose Rogers occurred on August 31.

Kondrup Graves has sailed for Peru where he is to act as an electrical engineer at a copper mine. Elmer Bauer is now working in Washington, D.C.

Roberts and Hilton Shoemaker have positions as stu· dent assistants. Pledges Hartsfield, Merry, and Mahan are members of the "Mad-Hatters," Stetson's dance orchestra.

The chapter will miss the active membership of five men. Joe Peck, Dennis Carroll, Hilton Shoemaker, and Dudley Garrison graduated in June. Ned Holland has transferred to Tulane and Alpha Beta.

During the summer the interior of the house was redecorated in a very attractive way by the actives. A chapter library was started and many valuable books have been donated by the men. It is hoped that many more donations may be received during the coming year.

Spring Formal of Alpha Upsilon Is Outstanding

By William E. Gill Officers: WilHam H. Miller, archon; Ellis W. North, treas· urer; David S. J. Greer, secretary; William E. Gill, historian; Harry D. Ruch, chaplain; Russell E. Bell, warden.

Recent Initiates: Charles W. Shafer, Harry ]. Feick, Henli' L. Puree!, Jesse E. Jessen.

Pledges: A. Andrews, E. Pollit, ]. Dughie, L. Straddling, It Muir, A. Hussong, R. Meldram, F. Jones, V. Groo, G. Hob· son, C. Ebensperger.

Late in April, Alpha Upsilon was host chapter to the first district convention. Each chapter in the district was represented and we were honored by the presence of Brother Meisel and Brother Berry. John McCann, of Alpha Upsilon, and Walter Eisle, of Psi, were elected officers of the convention. The thoughtful man· Chi Looks Forward With Confidence ner with which the delegates handled their topics made

By Burton Laney the discussion groups an inspiration to all who attended. At the close of the week-end, the formal inOfficers: Boyce Ezell, Jr., archon; Pierre Poole, treasurer; spection of the chapter was made by Frank McMullen, Howard Bateson, secretary; Burton Laney, historian; Edom Archon of District 1.

Mcleod, warden: and Malcolm Day, chaplain.

The last social event in the spring of 1935 was the Chi Chapter goes into the year under the capable, · spring formal dance and week-end at Ocean City, genial, and veteran leadership of Boyce Ezell, Jr. He N.J., which was held on May 23 to 26. The affair, was president of the student body last year and has a which was aided by excellent weather throughout, splendid scholastic record. He is a member of Theta proved to be one of the most successful ever attempted by the chapter. The committee on arrangements was Alpha Phi, Phi Alpha Delta, and the Mystic Crew.

In Howard Bateson, the chapter has a Pi Kapp headed by Stanley Tushingham. The chaperons were Scholar in its midst. He is secretary of the chapter, faculty members and their wives: Dr. and Mrs. R. S. treasurer of the student body, a member of Theta Al- Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Riddle, and Mr. and pha Phi, Mu Omega Xi, and Torch and Scroll, the last Mrs. William Stevens. Dr. Hanson, the chapter ad· viser, and Mr. Riddle are both active in chapter affairs. being the outstanding honorary on the campus.

The chapter lost eight men through graduation, Chi will again furnish Neal Faircloth and R. B. Hall as cheerleaders. Brother Faircloth was also elected leaving an active group of nineteen. The graduates business manager of The Hatter, the college annual. have planned a get-together at the first fall meeting of Pledge Paul McEntire will again serve as editor of the active chapter. During the summer months, th_e the college newssheet. Amory Underhill was elected house underwent a complete renovation under the ~~­ captain of the Mystic Crew. He is also member of rection of the housemanager, John Diemler. This w~11 Theta Alpha Phi. Malcolm Day is a member of the greatly improve the appearance of the house and atd Ministerial Association and Theta Alpha Phi. R. G. Alpha Upsilon in facilities for entertaining.

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Photos which commemorate the successful concla'Ye held in Philadelpl1ia last spring. On the left is the pers011al portrayal of what is done in golf form by National President Meisel. In the center is the group which gathered at Drexel Lodge for the conferences. On the right is shown the delegate line-up: leading this flying wedge is District Archon F. J. McMullen; the second row cotuists of Delegates Earl Robinson and Russell Bell of A,lpha Tau and Alpha Upsilon; in tlte last row are Robert George of Psi, Henry Gartner of Alpha Xi, and Albert Yerkes of Alpha Mu.

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Brothers John H. McCann and Walter E. Eisele were 1 e ected by acclamation to their respective posts as chair~a~ and secretary of the convention. The morning . Ustness session began with the following men answer~~g t.he roll call as delegates of the five chapters of the ystrtct: Psi- Robert George; Alpha Mu- Albert I{ er~es; Alpha Xi-Henry Gartner; Alpha Tau-Earl obmson ; Alpha Upsilon- Russell Bell. Included in

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After consideration of the financial policy to be followed, Brother George took tl1e floor. His topic, "Concerning Building Fund and New Chapter House," was presented from the point of view of bettering conditions for receiving pledges on a campus where the competition is very keen and where freshmen apparently obtain their first impressions of the fraternity from observing the house in which it lives. The discussion touched upon the plans in use by other houses on the Cornell campus and those which were under consideration at Psi. The feasability of each was looked into with many enlightening suggestions being submitted by the other men in .attendance. Brother George concluded his topic with statistics on the Federal Housing Plan as applied to the fraternity situation and received a number of requests from the brothers present to allow them to peruse tl1e material after the meeting.

Bell of Alpha Upsilon was then recognized and he presented his views on "The Fraternity Contacts the Family." He mentioned a question the father of one rushee asked him during the last rushing season at Drexel- "If you were a freshman would you join a fraternity?" With this as a keynote Brother Bell went on to emphasize the necessity of men being, able to explain to the parents of prospective pledges the value 15

of the fraternity to their sons. Most parents are looking for tangible values received for money expended and it is necessary to show them that it is the intangible benefits of the fraternity that are really those of most importance. As the idea progressed the most successful plans of contact between fraternity and family were brought forward for discussion and the general opinion was in line with that of Brother Berry who strongly advised that contact with the family be kept up through the man's life as a pledge and in the active chapter so that they may be familiar at all times with what he is attempting to do in his fraternity life. A suggestion that new men be worked into the committee organization over the year so as to insure an experienced and competent group for the following year was tendered from the chair as a means for building up this system of contact as a permanent idea. Upon the motion of Brother Miller the morning session was adjourned at eleven thirty.

The Lodge had to be turned over to another'Drexel organization for the afternoon so the last session of the day was held at 2:30 o'clock in the chapter room of Alpha Upsilon. Between the two sessions the fellows stayed at the Lodge, putting in their time in small discussion groups or at swimming, tennis or golf. The short recess was thoroughly enjoyed. Brother Berry dusted off his pet La Salle while Brother Meisel showed us all how golf should be played.

Business was resumed with Yerkes taking the floor.

Al is rushing chairman at Alpha Mu this year and was a bit in a quandary over some of the problems facing the State chapter because of the peculiar rushing rules on that campus. He explained the code as it is in force there. They are allotted a ten day rushing period with active rushing allowed only between the hours of 12 noon and 2 P.M. and between 4 P.M. and 8 P.M. on these days. There are 57 fraternities on the campus and each must place a $50 bond with the Interfraternity Council, this bond to be forfeited in case there is an infraction of the code. In answer to his request for ideas as to how to overcome the handicaps of this plan the suggestions seemed to gravitate towards that of doing the bulk of the rushing over the summer months. It was understood that they do try to do this and the suggestion was merely to place further emphasis upon its importance. Brother Meisel mentioned Alpha Zeta's success in the last few seasons with summer affairs. Brother Stevens of the New York Alumni brought up the idea of a clearing house to contact men.

Brothers Gartner, Yerkes and George were appointed as a committee to work out a feasible plan from this suggestion.

The last two men to present their topics were Brothers Robinson and Gartner, and both emphasized the need of proper pledge training if the chapter is to hold the pledge and finally initiate him. Many plans were put forth, Brother Berry sounding the main note

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when he extended the idea that it is not so much the plan of training used but the attitude the active chapter takes towards the pledge that is of prime importance.

The pledge of today is looking for value and the chapter must use keen judgment if it is to properly train and initiate the men who accept its invitations to membership. .

Brother George reported on the subject of a district clearing house and a motion was passed naming the office of the district archon the clearing house through which the rushing chairmen of the district chapters were to work. Brother Meisel then spoke briefly on the National Council meeting in Richmond and the plans of moving central office to that location. He also brought to the attention of the group the merger with Beta Psi. Commenting favorably upon the work of th~ convention he stressed the motto of the "first twelve who were the first fraternity-"Love one another.''

Brother Berry made a few closing remarks and praised the district for the best convention since his active con· nection with it. Adjournment followed an announce· ment of the banquet to be held that night at a down· town restaurant.

The banquet was an assured success with the esti· mabie Brother Berry as toastmaster. The gathering was honored in having Dr. ParkeR. Kolbe with us. He says he feels rather like a godfather to Pi Kappa Phi, in that he was president of Brooklyn Polytechnic when Alpha Xi was installed and of Drexel at the time Alpha Up· silon came into being. Likewise, Pi Kappa Phi holds in deep reverence its friendship with Dr. Kolbe.

Birmingham Alumni Innovate Annual Golf Tournament

By Emmett Jackson, Alpha Eta

The Birmingham Alumni Chapter recently held itS first annual golf tournament. The tournament, a b.rain· child of E. E. Beason, president of the Alumni Chap· ter, proved to be a huge success and promises to becorn.e more popular each year. The tournament was a handi· cap affair, giving each entrant an equal chance at the trophies and putting the 100-men on the same footing with the "parbusters."

To attract entries and make the competition keen, several beautiful trophies and prizes were given. }. charm bearing the fraternity coat-of-arms and an ap· propriate inscription, was given to the man with lo\\' qualifying score. This charm was won by Ral~b Hawkins, Alpha Eta, who is one of the best golfers ttl Birmingham, and who has many trophies to attest to his skill at keeping the gutta percha in the fairways.

For second low qualifying score, a local clothing sto~e donated a swanky polo shirt, which was won by LoUie Reese, Omicron.

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BE first officers' training school for district nine was held at the Alpha Nu chapter house in Co1umbus, Ohio, from August 23 to 25 inclusive. The meeting was under the able supervision of District Archon Harold Merle. Those present included: Harold Merle, district archon; Gene Baker, Alpha Nu chapter adviser; Gene Archer, archon of Alpha Nu; Arden Trickett, archon of Alpha Rho; Rid1ard Fenstermaker, treasurer of Alpha Nu; Fritz Evers, secretary of Alpha Nu; Albert Phipps, rushing d1airman of Alpha Nu; and several alumni of Alpha Nu. f The delegates arrived Friday afternoon. After a buf~t supper a short meeting was held to make plans for e week-end. This was followed by a stag march on the night life of metropolitan Columbus. Saturday Wrning the business meeting opened with Edward ells, alumnus of Alpha Nu, acting as the chairman. l'he duties of officers were discussed and studied very thoroughly, especially that of archon. During the rno~ning session Delber Kinzel, fraternity auditor of 0 hto State University, gave a short talk on the finances of a chapter and their control. . A.fter lunch the meeting was resumed to study rush~g and pledging procedure. This was under the direction of Gene Baker. It was during this discussion that ah"ery important resolution was passed, that of creating t e office of vice archon in charge of rushing, to take the place of rushing chairman. The members present

at the meeting felt if the Rushing Chairman was given power and prestige as· proposed above, the vital duties would be better executed and the office more easily and more capably filled. It is hoped the other chapters will give the resolution proper consideration and that eventually it will come before the National Council to be passed upon.

The business affairs were closed Saturday afternoon with a discussion on the handling of the pledge with Gene Archer as the chairman. This was studied thoroughly with many good points being brought up for discussion.

A banquet type dinner was held Saturday night, followed by talks by the archons of Alpha Nu and Alpha Rho, and climaxed by a speech by Assistant Dean of Men Lew Moorehead of Ohio State University. Brother Merle acted as the toastmaster. The evening was climaxed in high fashion by the delegates indulging in dancing at one of the ultra-modern night spots of the city. The meeting was closed with a dinner Sunday noon, after which the members departed for their homes.

It was the feeling of the delegates present that the school was highly successful and something to look forward to in the future. All the members departed much wiser and more enthusiastic to forward the cause of Pi Kappa Phi in District Nine.

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German Fraternities Face Extinction

t If You were a young man, how would you like your trunk bo arri.ve by express C.O.D. when you were calling on your test. gtrl? This is a plan practiced by the Pi Kappa Phi fraerntty at Tech which Wright Palk thought he could get around by hiding his trunk.

WB.ut according to an item in Sunday's Camptts Whirl, B rtght went calling on a certain young lady, Miss Frances bUtters, once too many in the opinion of his fraternity ·t~thers who took a heavy trunk, wrote Wright's name on 1 box car letters and dispatched it while he was calling, :~ while it was not his own, he had to pay the C.O.D. so the return express back to the chapter house. Such is calllpus life.

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Among the organizations in Germany which are to face extinction in the present drive to eliminate all youth organi· zations except that of the state, the fraternities of the univer· sities of Germany are under lire of the directing officials of the movement.

The Hitler Jugend aims to concentrate all the youth in one and only one organization, and there are to be no other organizations which might form a diversion of concentrated interest and activity therein. All possible rivals are to be eliminated, the main weapon to be used to bring it about to be that of withdrawal of state favor in future activities, economic, political, and social, of the individual unless he complies with the requirements of the state.

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of Idaho's Gooding College Another progressive step in the field of educational administration has been made by George A. Odgers, Nu chapter; On July 1 he assumed the position of president of Gooding College of Wesleyan, Idaho, at the age of 41 years. He is thus among the youngest of the college presidents of the nation.

He is a Nebraskan by birth but much of his youth and early manhood was spent in Washington. After attending Willamette University for two years he moved to Nebraska and entered the state university, obtaining from it his B.A. degree. He went back to Washington to enter the University of Washington for graduate work. This institution gave him an M.A. in English. From the University of Hawaii he obtained an M.A. in education. Stanford University conferred upon him his doctorate.

Education in both administrative and instructional phases has been his field of work throughout his life, and few men can point to an experience which is richer or more varied.

He went early to the East to spend 10 years in Burma and India. For six years he was the head of the famous Calcutta Boys School, a secondary school for European boys. He re· turned to Hawaii to accept a position with the Kamehameha Schools of Honolulu, where he acted as director of research and head of the department of English. In addition he was a lecturer on Jodie culture in the University of Hawaii. Following his graduation from the graduate school of Stanford he accepted a position with the Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. Here he did a recognized piece of personnel work which brought to him election as fellow of the Hazen Foundation.

Dr. Odgers is a member of Phi Kappa Delta, Pi Gamma Mu, N ational Society of College Teachers of Education, American Association of University Professors, National Educational Association (life member), Oregon State Teachers Association, Hawaiian Educational Association, Hawaiian Historical Society, Hawaiian Academy of Science, Society for the Protection of Children of India, Home Missionary Society of India, and various service and commercial clubs.

He is a popular public speaker and has written articles on educational, religious and travel subjects.

Dr. Odgers has maintained throughout his career a thoroughly interested, and where possible an active attitude towards Pi Kappa Phi. His work in the fraternity has been constructive and inspirational. He was a founder and later archon of Nu chapter. When he attended Washington, he interested himself in a local and later installed it as Alpha Delta chapter. Through his instrumentation Alpha Zeta at Oregon State was added to the fraternity roll. He served as district archon of the Northwest for several years. The recent chartering of the Seattle Alumni Chapter saw him allied with the group.

He has been a frequent contributor to The Star and Lamp in the years which have gone by, as a perusal of past issues will testify. He has advanced valuable information and opinions along fraternity lines and much enjoyable data concerning the outland places he has worked or visited. Banta's

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Dr. George Allen Oc;lgers, Nu Recently chosen president of Gooding College of Wesleyan, Idaho Greek Exchange also printed many of his articles. It is prettY certain that he can be counted upon to be among those present and boosting the coming Seattle Convention.

Dr. Odgers is married and has four children: Charlotte, 13, Harriet Louise, 9, George Allen, Jr., 7, and Richard, 2.

Under his direction the curriculum of Gooding Collegde is to be revised and developed, in which field ·he has ha extensive experience.

Douglas Leigh, Alpha Epsilon, Big Light of Broadway That nationally-known purveyor of gossip of things Ne~ Yorkese and other places, Walter Winchell, has foun cause to pay tribute to Douglas Leigh, a youngster out of Alpha Epsilon Chapter of Florida, just over the quarter· century mark in years but hitting the high spots in his chosen career of advertising.

Winchell uses his space to speak of the bright lights of Broadway, 90,500 in all, and their combinations in the stupendous displays which are to be seen here and there, blazing in the largest possible way the value of certain wares· The following was inserted amidst the various interesting facts regarding the lights and their handling: "The outstanding man, the one who knows more about tbe Broadway signs and bulbs than anyone, is a youth of 25, named Douglas Leigh. . . . He founded his own companY after being fired by the trust for refusing to take his sixth wage cut. •.. " There is the story in a few lines of this successful Pi Kapp, who cannot be accused of lacl<:ing the courage of his own con· victions in the face of his breaking loose from and bucking the b.ig company in the business, the General Outdoor Adver· tising company; and that during these "depressionistic" times.

It is Douglas Leigh, Incorporated now, a firm to be reckoned with in advertising.

Leigh was born in Anniston, Ala., but later removed !0 Orlando, Fla., and it was from this town he was registered JJl the University of Florida. District Archon James Chambliss writes of him: "Doug Leigh was pledged Pi Kappa Phi by me at Florida. He was the first person at Florida to see the possibilities of concentrated advertising in the college year· book. In his freshman year he sought and received the elC·

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. J. D. Fleming, Alpha Alpha, assumes the position of super;ntendent of the Lindale, 'Ga., schools beginning with the fall Serer:, following seven years as superintendent of the Cave ttrtng public school system. He is a graduate of Mercer of the class of 1927, having completed the four year course in ree and one-half years.

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The purpose of the publication is to honor the outstanding men and women of colleges and universities and to give to business an index to capable college students. Qualifications for the recognition include character, scholarship, leadership in high standards of politics, and athletics.

ti ~gltsh at Birmingham·Southern College, has been given the t e of Professor of Books, which brings with it the duties ~f selection of purchases of books for the library of the coltge and acting as liaison officer between the students and /culty of the college and the volumes which are best fitted or general and collateral reading. The new department was maae possible by a recent grant to the college from the ~ockefeller foundation. Hoole prepared himself for the positon by special work at the University of Chicago during the summer course. lioole received his Ph.D. from Duke, and has written ClCtensively for a number of scholarly publications. His latest ~ork, "Studies in Philology" is on the North Carolina press at e Present time.

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Charles C. Jordan, recent graduate of Mercer university, is ~w being congratulated by high officials of the Connecticut Utual Life Insurance Company for having made the best rfcord of any agent in this territory during a campaign which c osed Friday. lie not only had the highest record of any agent in the ~rlton E. Stevens agency during the period, April 1 through ~Y 10, but he turned in the exceptional number of one Po tcy a day for the last two weeks of the campaign.

Mr. Jordan is a graduate of Lanier high school and was a tn~ber of Blue Key honorary fraternity, and Pi Kappa Phi, SOCtal fraternity, at Mercer. He began his training last De· cember, and started full time with the insurance company !~nhry I. The territory in which he excelled includes the Mut ern half of the state. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley · Jordan, 267 Boulevard Avenue.

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Seay to Captain Florida Nine b fohnny Seay, member of Alpha Epsilon, will don his basea I togs next spring as the captain of the team. He is an bUtstanding catcher of the conference and succeeds Jess Dooley aoth. a~ backstop man and captain. Dooley is also a Pi Kapp, t nd It 1s rather an unusual distinction for the chapter to have w~ captains in succession. His work behind the plate has &atned the praise of both fans and coaches.

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Recent reports bring news of the death of Roy Ford, mem· ber of Nu Chapter, of heart attack following an operation for appendicitis.

He was a widely-known attorney of Lincoln, for many years legal representative of the Federation of Nebraska Retailers.

He served as secretary of the Lincoln Grocers and Butchers association for 14 years; and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Lions club, the American Legion, Masons, University and Lincoln Country clubs, the Federated Merchants Mutual Insurance company and other trade associations.

Several years ago he prepared a book on the insurance laws of the state, whicl1 was of material aid to the lawyers of the state. He became a recognized authority in code interpretation during that phase of the NRA program.

Dick Y otmg Makes Good in Magazine Field Taking time off from his usual routine of banging out prosaic reportings for the Charlotte News, Dick Young takes to the typewriter to cleave a name for himself along other journalistic lines, and incidentally a few additional smackers for the pocketbook.

He has broken into several of the popular newsstand groups, his latest effort being along true detective Jines and published in McFadden's Tme Detective Mysteries for May, 1935, under the title "Trapping North Carolina's Phantom Terror." Sounds like a real thriller.

Henry Alien Parker Heads Howard Coiiege Student Body It seems to be a custom of the members of Alpha Eta Chapter of Howard College to hold the highest undergraduate honor on the campus in the position of president of the student body. He follows numerous others in the position and obtained it as a three to one choice of the voters. He was one of the few endorsed by the Council for Better Studt;nt Government of the campus, an organization formed for the purpose of electing the best qualified candidate regardless of political affiliation.

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The above clipping denotes the successful participation of Alpha Zeta men in the spring elections. Upper left is Sumner Alldredge, president of the Student Union and of the Chapter.

Lower center is the likeness of Marvin C. Wilbur, tl1e editor of the college newspaper, treasurer of tl1e chapter and Pi Kapp Scl10lar.

Union and a former president of the Howard College B.S.U. He has been elected to Trident, senior honorary society. The committee for revision of the student body constitution last; year carried him as chairman. In the chapter he serves this fall as the archon, his second or third term in that office, and he has held many other offices in the chapter. He represented Alpha Eta Chapter in the Supreme Chapter of 1934 in New York.

Allen Morris, Iota, Edits Georgia Tech Technique In their spring elections, the student council of Georgia Tech chose Allen Morris, member of Iota, as editor of The Techniq11e, the weekly newspaper of the campus. This brings to a climax the outstanding record in journalism he has made on the campus.

He has taken an active interest in The Blue Print, the campus yearbook; The Yellow Jacket, the comic magazine; the Naval R.O.T.C. Bulletin, and the Georgia Tech Alumnus.

The Georgia Collegiate Press Association has him listed as secretary. He is a member of Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary in journalism.

Among other honors which have come. to him are: secretary of Scabbard and Blade, member of Scientia Club, member of Bulldog Club, a senior and junior honorary, and the Interfraternity Council. He has been co-captain of the rifle team for two years. His position as editor of the weekly brings to him positions on the student council and the athletic board.

Four Pi Kapps Listed in New Book In June, 1935, the Grand Council of the Order of DeMolay published a new volume entitled "Who's Who in DeMolay" containing bibliographies of those members who have achieved distinction in some field. Among those listed are fout members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Their listings appear as follows: Robert Henry Frank. Age 25. Profession-field executive, Boy Scouts of America. Universities-University of California. Fraternities-Pi Kappa Phi. Address-607 N. Lincoln St., Stockton, Calif. Gerald Wellman Larson. Age 22.

Business- Chemical Engineer, Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Co. Universities-University of Washington. Fraternities -Pi Kappa Phi., Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi. Address28 S. 17th St., Kansas City, Kan. Ernest Conrad Miller. Age 22. Business-West Penn Oil Co. Universities-Pennsylvania

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State College. Fraternities-Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Sigma Rho. Address -109 Alexander St., Warren, Pa. Clyde William Plybon. Age 26. Business-Ac· countant, Morris Plan Bank of Virginia.

Universities-Roanoke College. FraternitieS -Pi Kappa Phi, Tau Kappa Alpha. Ad· dress-425 7th St., Roanoke, Va.

Two Weeks' Illness Brings Death to Mrs. Glenn B. Hasty Mrs. Glenn B. Hasty, wife of the registrar of Tulane University and chapter adviser of Alpha Beta, succumbed to a two weeks' illness on July 25. Burial took place on July 28 in Monticello, Ga., her former home.

The fraternity extends its deepest sympathy to Brother Glenn Hasty in his bereavement. His loss is also the loss of the fraternity, for Mrs. Hasty rendered splendid assistance to Alpha Beta Chapter during the last year as the president of the Mothers' and Wives' Club of the chapter. Under her guidance the organization was very active, giving many bene• fits for the chapter's improvement.

The Hasty's were married in August of 1928, just prior to his acceptance of a position with Tulane University. She was • a graduate of Wesleyan and Tulane, from the latter obtaining her Master's degree in 1932.

General Agent Richardson Announcement of recent vintage has arrived from Raleigh.

N.C., bringing the information of a well-deserved and dis· tinctive recognition which has come to J. T. Richardson£ Beta Chapter and former archon of the alumni chapter o Raleigh. He is now the junior partner of the firm of UpshaW and Richardson, general agents of the Aetna Life Insurance company for North Carolina.

Richardson has been associated with the agency for the past ten years as .field supervisor. It was founded in 1866 and has shown a continuously healthy production. The .fieldS of I ife, accident, and group insurance are covered by the agency.

Jansen, Omicron, Gets Legion Post Recent advices from Mobile bring the news of the appoint· ment of V. R. Jansen to the position of judge advocate gen·

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George Grant, Omicron, Is Baseball Prexy Recently elected to succeed Stuart Stephenson of Monttomery, Ala., as head of the Dixie Amateur League, was b eorge M. Grant, Omicron. The small cities of central Alaama are represented in this baseball league.

Grant is an attorney of Troy, Ala. He serv.ed for many Years as the national secretary of the fraternity and is a past state commander of the American Legion.

Badie Clark in Wilson, N.C. w·!adie T. Clark, Alpha Alpha, is now specializing in surgery }/ t~e General Hospital Group and located in Wilson, N.C. d e will be glad to see any Pi Kapp in the territory, and he oes not mean professionally, either.

Doric Hakes, County Attorney I' Among the office seekers in the state of Mississippi was tbted the name of Doric Hakes, Alpha Lambda, graduate of lie la~ school of the University of Mississippi last June.

She wrll be writing under the title of county attorney of arkey County during the coming term.

Charles Wilson, Legislator of Charles H. "Buck" Wilson, Rho, present district archon u the Second District and past mayor of Crewe, Va., was stnoppos~d in the primary elections of representatives to the ate legtslature. There is a seat tagged for him in Richmond.

Paul Borg, A via tor Paul Borg, Alpha Mu, has been going through some stiff Paces in the naval aviation training school in Pensacola.

Chip from Dernberger Block c .A new branch on the family tree is the announcement re~tved from Mr. and Mrs. Walter Dernberger, Alpha Theta.

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pastern Air Lines. Brother Caldwell has been with the coms:ny ~ince 1928 when he carne to Miami as Florida repre19;tattve for Pitcairn Aviation. A graduate of Oglethorpe in it S, he ts today a well known figure in the aviation world as re adva~ces in the South. His efforts have been to a degree .1: sponstble for the increasingly important connection between s:stern Air Lines and Pan American Airways which has done much to make Miami a port of international importance.

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Brother Walker is the father of two children, a son of four years, and a daughter of two years.

Harold Bonesteel Is Successful in Education After four productive years in the Maulins, N.Y., school system, Harold Bonesteel reports this fall to Geneva, N .Y ., where he will handle science and the coaching of track. The H ealth and Physical Education Quarterly of last February carried an article written by Bonesteel, which was later adopted for inclusion in a recent book published by Dr. F. R. Rogers, former head of the New York State Department of Physical Education.

Dickson Heads Miami Junior C. of C. From the far south comes word that Wilber L. Dickson, Eta, has been chosen to head the Miami Junior Chamber of Commerce for the ensuing year. This is indeed a notable accomplishment and we look forward to a year of achievement for this body.

Another Good Jones J. D. and Mrs. Jones are happy to announce the second feminine addition to the family in the person of Patricia Louise, whose arrival was a matter of importance on April 1 (no foolin'). They are one of the three of four Pi Kapp families of Colorado Springs, Colo.

• Marriages Alpha Dr. George W. Croft presents Mrs. Croft as a result of a ceremc:1y on May 16. He was a member of Theta Kappa Psi at the .Medical College of South Carolina; graduated from that institution in 1932; and served his internship at Roper Hospital.

Dr. Carter Jeter and Miss Dorothy Smith pledged vows on July 10 in Anderson, S.C. He is practicing dentistry in that city. His pre-dental work was taken at the College of Charleston and his professional degree obtained from the Atlantic Southern Dental College.

Beta The Keebler Mills-Miss Annie Tarre marriage was an outstanding event of April 28 in Clinton, S.C. They are living in Greenwood, S.C. Delta The announcement of the marriage of William C. Kendrick and Miss Julia Crouse has been made, the event taking place on August 20 in Crouse, N.C. Kendrick is associated with his father in business in Cherryville, and there the couple will make their home.

Epsilon An event of June in Chattanooga, Tenn., was the marriage of C. S. Faucette and Miss Virginia Deakins. He is associated with his father in the Faucette-Houston company.

Maury Johnston and Miss Harriet Isley were married on June 8 in Hendersonville, N.C. He is with the cotton firm of Mciver and Pell of Charlotte.

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Edwin B. "Doc" Kugler, which took place in Washington, N.C., in June. The best man was John Kugler and the groomsmen were Frank Kugler and William Best, Jr., all Pi Kapps.

Mrs. Kugler was the former Miss Martha Nunnelee. Brother Kugler is associated with the State Department of Conservation and Development in Raleigh.

James Holman and Miss Jane Shaffer have jomed their mutual personalities, the ceremony taking place in Walterboro, S.C., on June 8. He is in business in Batesburg, S.C. His exceptional work won for him Phi Beta Kappa in the University of South Carolina, from which institution he received his degree.

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A wedding of June was that of Claude I. Chipley and Miss Amelie Hall. He is at present principal of the high school at Fountain Inn, S.C. Albert J. Dillard, Jr., and Miss Anne Willingham of Lafayette, Ala., were married on July 3. They reside in Orange, N.J., where he is connected with the Riegel Textile company of New York.

R. S. Owings goes to McColl, S.C., this fall to assume his duties as superintendent of schools there. He takes with him Mrs. Owings, to whom he was married in early June.

Dwight F. Patterson entered the marriage lottery with Miss Mary Smith in Laurens, S.C., in June. He is now assistant cashier of the Palmetto State Bank of that city.

James H. Fowles, Jr. and Miss Ruth Wellman were married on June 4, in Columbia, S.C. He is a civil engineer with the Federal Land Bank of Columbia.

John R. McDavid, now a successful attorney of Columbia, S.C., was married to Miss Rita Horton on June 1, in that city.

Both attended the University of South Carolina. Mrs. McDavid is a member of Alpha Delta Pi. July 2 was the date of the marriage of Swaffield "Swat" Cowan and Miss Anne B. Lawton in Columbia, S.C. Cowan is connected with the Underwriters Laboratories of Chicago-207 E. Ohio--as assistant electrical engineer.

Eta Merrill Grant and Miss Margaret Espy were married on May 12 in Eufaula, Ala. Grant is associated with his father in business in Louisville, Ala. The home of Bishop Warren A. Candler, of Atlanta, Ga., was the scene of the wedding in April of Charles W. Smith and Miss Elizabeth McNaughton, of Miami. Smith is secretary of the Fruit Auction Sales corporation of Chicago and also general manager of the western division of the Di Giorgio corporation, one of the largest growing and packing units in the world.

Lambda Mayor W. A. Knox of Thomson, Ga., is now married. His wedding was an event in June and the young lady was Miss Byrnece Purcell, a Kappa Delta from Georgia. Besides his mayoring, Knox works as a member of the 1irm of Thomson Contracting and Building company.

Harvey and Mrs. Smith are making their home in Americus, Ga., where he is occupied on a soil erosion project. They were married on May 22 in Eufaula, Ala.

Xi An announcement has been received of the marriage of John H. Gilbert to Miss Beverly Maness, in Roanoke, Va., on July 20.

Pi June 22 occurred the wedding of Edward C. Mims and Miss Mary Warren. The couple are residents of Atlanta, where he is connected with the Berkeley Granite corporation.

W. C. Perkins married Miss Mabel Week on June 10. He is associated with his father in the Atlanta Brush company.

Andrew F. Morrow married Miss Dorothy Ewing on July 29 in Aiken, S.C. He is with the Liggett & Myers Tobacco company and located in Albany, Ga.

Rho On May 2 occurred the wedding of Jerrold F. Jacob and Miss Edythe West in Lake Worth, Fla. George Boutwell, another member of Rho, attended the groom as best man.

Jacob is an attorney and judge-ad-.litem of the municipal court. He is also a member of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Frank W. Moore was married to Miss Nora Curtis on July 27 in Brooksville, Fla. Moore is an attorney in Chattanooga, Tenn., and the couple reside at 533 N. Boynton Terrace. He served as speaker of the House of Representatives of Tennessee in 1933.

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Tau It is now Mr. and Mrs. Samuel S. Howie, following a wedding held in Asheville, N.C., on May 25. Howie is with the Monroe Hardware company of Monroe, N.C.

Upsilon August 31 saw the marriage of Harry C. Stearns, Jr., Upsilon, and Miss Ruth Nelson in Oak Park, Ill. Harry is ao executive of the Illinois Bell Telephone company of Chicago.

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The nuptials of Floyd Mahan and Miss Elizabeth Davis were performed on June 16. They are making their home in Deland, Fla.

Psi Lawrence L. Benway and Miss Lillian Cohen were married on May 29 in Sacred Heart of New York City. Benway is in the comptroller's division of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company.

Omega One of the snoopin' reporters slips in one about W. 1路 Norrington, past archon of Omega. The ink was hardly dry on his diploma when he had other ink spread on the marriage license. Miss Frances Taylor, an Alpha Xi Delta of Purdue, ' is the young lady. They are residing at 10011 Clifton Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio.

Former assistant secretary E. N. Franklin and Miss MMY Lupton were married on August 31 in West Lafayette, Ind. They are making their home at 7100 Sheridan Rd. , Chicago, Ill.

Alpha Gamma A good Jetter from Edwin K. Wood tells of the recent marriages of Carl Hogge and Frank Dennis. Frank is now managing editor of the Boston Herald. Mrs. Hogge was the former Miss Dorine Treadway of Shawnee, Okla.

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The William R. Robbins-Miss Mary Frances Whiteside ~edding of late August was a high spot in Miami society life.

S r. and Mrs. Robbins will make their home at 902 Salzedo t., Coral Gables, Fla. T Jack Williams was married to Miss Elizabeth Sharpe in ampa, Fla., on June 27. He is with the Penn-Maryland company in that city.

Alpha Tl1eta Those trips of Fred Dittman to East lansing in recent years berved. a double purpose, apparently. They were resultful in Oth mstances, for he did some effective work with the chapter as chairman of the control board- and he is married now. The Mrs. was Miss Elsie C. Marquardt. They were married June 15, in Lansing.

Alpha Iota fAn event of June 22, in Hurtsboro, Ala., was the marriage 0 A. W. Herrero and Miss Fannie Flournoy. Friends will ~n~ them in the Waucoma Apartments of Montgomery, where e IS connected with the State Department of Agriculture. . The State Department of Agriculture has another benedict ~n .the person of Robert B. Jones. He was recently married to fiss Alice Lisenby in Dothan, Ala.

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Following the finals, which took place on Sunday ~fternoon over the Highland Park Golf Course, memers of the Alumni Chapter and their dates assembled ~t a popular resort several miles out of town and enJOyed a chicken dinner and a swim.

O?e of the primary purposes of the tournament was to stir up interest among some of the dormant alumni, and to promote a better "esprit de corps." All agree that the tournament was most successful and many are :!ready looking forward to their 1936 chance at the rophy.

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fragments are driven in as if a cannon loaded with broken bottles had been fired in your face, and a sliver in the eye, traveling with such force, means certain blindness. A leg or arm stuck through the windshield will cut clean to the bone through vein, artery and muscle like a piece of beef under the butcher's knife, and it takes little time to lose a fatal amount of blood under such circumstances. Even safety glass may not be wholly safe when the car crashes something at high speed. You hear picturesque tales of how a flying human body will make a neat hole in the stuff with its head- the shoulders stick-the glass holds-and the raw, keen edge of the hole decapitates the body as neatly as a guillotine.

Or, to continue with the decapitation motif, going off the road into a post-and-rail fence can put you beyond worrying about other injuries immediately when a rail comes through the windshield and tears off your head with its splintery end-not as neat a job but thoroughly efficient. Bodies are often found with their shoes off and their feet all broken out of shape. The shoes are back on the floor of the car, empty and with their laces still neatly tied. That is the kind of impact produced by modern speeds.

But all that is routine in every American community.

To be remembered individually by doctors and policemen, you have to do something as grotesque as the lady who burst the windshield with her head, splashing splinters all over the other occupants of the car, and then, as the car rolled over, rolled with it down the edge of the windshield frame and cut her throat from ear to ear. Or park on the pavement too near a curve at night and stand in front of the tail light as you take off the spare tire- which will immortalize you in somebody's memory as the fellow who was mashed three feet broad and two inches tl1ick by the impact of a heavy duty truck against the rear of his own car. Or be as original as the pair of youths who were thrown out of an open roadster this spring- thrown clear- but each broke a windshield post with his head in passing and the whole top of each skull, down to the eyebrows, was missing. Or snap off a nine-inch tree and get yourself impaled by a ragged branch.

None of all that is scare-fiction; it is just the l10rrible raw material of the year's statistics as seen in the ordinary course of duty by policemen and doctors, picked at random. The surprising thing is that there is so little dissimilarity in the stories they tell.

It's hard to find a surviving accident victim who can bear to talk. After you come to, the gnawing, searing pain throughout your body is accounted for by learning that you have both collarbones smashed, both shoulder blades splintered, your right arm broken in three places and three ribs cracked, with every chance of bad in23

ternal ruptures. But the pain can't distract you, as the shock begins to wear off, from realizing that you are probably on your way out. You can't forget that, not even when they shift you from the ground to the stretcher and your broken ribs bite into your lungs and the sharp ends of your collarbones slide over to stab deep into each side of your screaming throat. When you've stopped screaming, it all comes back- you're dying and you hate yourself for it. That isn't fiction either. It's what it actually feels like to be one of that 36,000.

And every time you pass on a blind curve, every time you hit it up on a slippery road, every time you step on it harder than your reflexes will safely take, every time you drive with your reactions slowed down by a drink or two, every time you follow the man ahead too closely, you're gambling a few seconds against this kind of blood and agony and sudden death.

Take a look at yourself as the man in the white jacket shakes his head over you, tells the boys with the stretcher not to bother and turns away to somebody else who isn't quite dead yet. And then take it easy.

Absorption of Beta Psi Brings Alpha Phi Chapter to the Fold

Pennsylvania Alumni Group to Petition for Charter Pi Kapps of Tamaqua, Pa., and vicinity gathered manY strong on September 7 to push to conclusion the efforts to ob· tain a charter as an alumni chapter of the fraternity. Both alumni and undergraduates were present for the meeting which saw enthusiasm rampant in all ways, both for the un· dergraduate chapter and the alumni plans.

A series of seven meetings have been held by this grouP in the past few months and much correspondence held to gather into the group the interested men of the area. The last meeting saw present John Kieser and Glenn Stoudt of Read· ing, who signified their desire to affiliate with the activities of the Tamaqua group. Their approval of the plans brings the total to be affiliated with the organization to twenty-two.

The men who have led the activities are Edward Beddall.

Alpha Upsilon, president; and John West, Jr., Alpha Mu, secretary-treasurer. Their meetings have been held at the homes of the various members and this policy is expected t.o be followed in the future. The petition for a charter 15 scheduled for consideration by the National Council in the near future, with the end in view of its presentation on Founders' Day of this year by one of the national officers.

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gives assurance of an excellent record in the years to come. The initiations which followed the installation of the chapter were performed in a praiseworthy manner, despite the short time given to the men to familiarize themselves with a fairly difficult job.

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Armour Tech Armour Institute of Technology is located a short distance south of the loop district of Chicago. It was founded in 1892 by Philip Armour. Courses are offered during the day and also in the evening which are technical in nature and lead to a B.S. degree. Well equipped laboratories for chemical, mechanical, electrical, refrigerating, automotive, and civil engineering are had, also for physics and fire protection. In the latter field the Institute has an outstanding national reputation. The plant consists of five buildings. A movement is underway to locate the institute nearer to the center of the business district of the city, in close proximity to the down-town campus of Northwestern University.

The institution welcomes and fosters the activities of fraternities. In entering the campus Pi Kappa Phi finds itself with chapters of Phi Kappa Sigma, Delta Tau Delta, Theta Xi, Sigma Alpha Mu, Phi Pi Phi, and Triangle.

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Welcome, Beta Psi T IS a thoroughgoing pleasure and privilege to welcome to the ranks the men of Beta Psi. We are very glad to have them with us, for they are of a type which will undoubtedly lend strength to the fraternity in its personnel. In the face of obstacles they have carried on for Beta Psi, persistently and affectionately, only bending to the unavoidable and inevitable, and then doing it gracefully.

We are glad to have them for themselves, for the taste of association with them has led to happy expectations in the continuance of the association in the years to come. They have chosen Pi Kappa Phi. In that d1oice we hope they will never be disappointed. Nor will they if they give to tl1eir new affiliation an allegiance similar to tl1at whid1 they gave to Beta Psi. Great chaps. The ranks open to give iliem place in the push forward.

Those in Chicago have already shown their willingness to serve by affiliation with the Chicago Alumni Chapter. We can see them as leaders of that group and stepping out in front in a national way in the years to come. Pi Kappa Phi is yours, gentlemen; make it what you will.

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cost- spirit warming has no price--and it was the fra· ternity before the individual.

Now it is mainly a taking process rather than a giv· ing. The reflection of glory is more appealing than the creation of glory; and if the reflection is diminished those basking in the reflection become disgruntled.

They sit apailietically by to watch ilie flames become coals, the coals become dead embers, without moving to provide more fuel. They are to be pitied more wan condemned. They have missed so much of a pleasure of living- the surmounting of obstacles ; they lack a vital quality which should be present in their make-up· The altars have been neglected. They are dusty, ig· nored, and at times objects of derision. The great essen· tial action is to return to them and to cherish thelll wiili all affection. Friendliness, sincerity, unselfishness, courage, loyalty- they are all there, dignified an? appealing in their ageless glory. Back to them as indJ· viduals and worshippers, by our actions to give birth and see them flower in oiliers, and to decorate therTl with the shining polish which belongs to them.

Their influence should be felt and shown in all out· ward aspects and symbolism. Our hearts should be open to ilie beauty and significance of the ritual. our words should not be lightly given nor soon forgotten.

Our actions should bear consideration and purpose.

It is time to return to ilie fundamentals.

Fraternities are organizations essentially of the spirit.

Where this is lacking they deteriorate to the class of Invaluable Service clubs and become easy prey to the same enemies of The fraternity is most fortunate in its Finance Com· clubs. Clubs run to the side of materialism and when this aspect cannot stand the gaff of close personal mittee. Not content with a report of a 49% increase inspection or economic reverses the clubs pass out of in value in a year and a half in the investments of the picture. When we see the chapters close, we usually fraternity, as made to the last Supreme Chapter meet· see the accompaniment of lack of spirit, see men of ing, they have continued wiili ilieir thoughtful han· indifferent calibre taking the line of least resistance; dling of the securities and can show further gains. They and the real tragedy is that the fraternity ever chose are performing a most invaluable service to the fra· men of this type or that those who have gone before ternity with a care and judgment which is in keeping wiili ilieir high banking positions. Three of the "rous· failed to inject ilie stimulation of spirit into tl1em.

It seems to us in a number of such instances that the ingest" sort of d1eers come from tile fraternity to the01!

When we follow wiili interest what they do and attitude towards fraternities has changed in recent years. In our undergraduate days we obtained a thor- check the career of the securities in the market quota· oughgoing pleasure from the association wiili ilie men tions, we reflect wiili chagrin on our inability to sur· in the chapter, enough of the warmth of spirit to be reptitiously take advantage of their advice by perso~· completely satisfied in that respect. The group threw . ally investing a little cash in the same way. There IS it out so that it encompassed the visitor or tl1e new men. only one hitch, of course and obvious, the lack of the It was admirable and inspirational. It brooked few "little cash." Woe is we.

Their banks pay them a good salary (we hope) for obstacles. It led us to see and do. What was lacking to the fraternity was sought after and obtained. There their knowledge, ability, and experien'Ce. People p~Y was a joy found in the opportunity of doing something good money to the banks to have tl1em handle their constructive, of thinking and planning- for ilie cllap- estates as trusts, to see that they become fruitful and ter. We made personal sacrifices, we did not count ilie not be dissipated through ignorance or lack of atten·

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For the men in the West it is a rare occasion and should be made the most of by them. It has been .fifteen rears since the last convention on the coast. The meettog should carry for them the greater joys of reunion for that reason, and it will no doubt be more attractive

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Iowa State and Ohio State it is a service required and furnished by the universities at the chapters' expense. ~e graduate treasurer of the alumni house corporabon of Alpha Xi acts as comptroller of this chapter.

A member of the control board of Cornell is also auditor for the chapter. Drexel has always required an audit. Tennessee's books receive a good check in the ?lOnthly reports of Brother W. H. Read, instructor tn accounting in the university.

because of its novelty. Since in major respects it will be a coast convention, it is incumbent upon the men of the West to stand by loyally and actively to assure its ranking with the preceding successful conventions.

Speech with W. L. Phillips, general secretary of Sigma Phi Epsilon, brings the information that their convention held in Colorado the past summer was the most successful in their history. There is considerable promise of a similar feat on our part in that record.

He also spoke highly of Seattle as a convention city.

District Archon Reginald Price writes to ask whence is to come the wherewithal. We brought to his attention the number of months intervening and suggested that a deposit in the sock each month should prepare the way when the time arrives. That is one reason why we begin early to speak of the convention, in order that all may keep the prospect in mind and to start preparing for it. It is a trip out of the ordinary. It will cost more than usual, but the dividends will be proportional.

If the joys of anticipation are the greater joys of the trip-and we feel here will be an outstanding exception-there is no reason why we cannot nurse those joys over a long period and exhaust them to the last sensation.

Miscellaneous Walter Jones has laid aside his professional toga to accept a position with the Kellett Autogiro works of Philadelphia. He will act as assistant chief engineer of the plant.

The national organization budget for the coming year contemplates the outlay of approximately $13,000.

National President Albert W. Meisel has issued a call for a Council meeting to be held in Richmond, sometime in November. Convention plans and budget and national budget will be leading items of the agenda of the meeting.

Two Amendments to Laws During the latter part of the college year, two amendments were submitted to the undergraduate and al~mni chapters for consideration and adoption or beJection. The vote of the chapters was in favor of Oth in such numbers as to make them a part of the 1aws of the future. The amendments: That a new section, to be entitled Section 8, be added to ~w I to read as follows: "An undergraduate member of the ~aterruty enrolling in an institution where there is a chapter 0 the fraternity shall be required to become affiliated with the bhapter as an active member, unless prevented from so doing Y lack of good standing."

• f That Section 28 of Law VIII be amended by the addition ~ t?e following to the sentence ending "claims on the frat~rnJty": "and he shall deliver into the custody of the ExecuIVe. Secretary or of a person designated by him, his badge, his ~erh.ficate of membership, and any other insignia of the fraern1ty in his possession."

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Browsing through a recent issue of Life, the editors came upon the following under the department of '"Letters"Loaded Dice Gentlemen: I read with great interest your Native Industry article by E. Jerome Ellison on loaded dice and marked cards. The occasion for this letter is to ascertain whether it is possible to obtain one of Mason & Company"s catalogues. Do they restrict the publication and distribution of this catalogue to members of the profession or can a mere "sucker" obtain one?

-PAUL S. ETHERIDGE, JR. (Alpha Alpha) We gather that Paul does not intend to remain in the '"sucker·· ranks long.

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ALABAMA POLYTECHNic- Alpha Iota, Distnct 7 2F0l9 W . Glenn Ave. , Auburn, A la. oyd W. Hurt, archon CThharles C. Adams, secretary e Alota Dr, Paul Irvine, chapter adviser

GEORGIA TECH-Iota, District 5 743 Peachtree, Atlanta, Ga. R. A. Siegel, archon G. E. McDona ld, secretary The Iotan D ean George C. Griffin, chapter adviser

ARMOUR- Alpha Phi, District 11 333? S. Michigan Ave., Chicago, Ill. C ~Yfil L. DuSell, archon William S. Hamlin , secretary Prof. John F. Mangold, chapter adviser

HowARD CoLLEGE-A lph a Eta, District 7 Box 117, East Lake, Birmingham, Ala. Henry A. Parker. archon Paul Allen, secretary Alpha -Eta Grams V. Hain Huey , chapter adviser.

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CALIFORNIA-Gamma District 20 25 JO LeConte A~e ., Berkeley, Calif.

F rancis McEnerney, archon Whilliam Pascoe, secretary T e Gammazette CHARLESTON-Alpha, District 4 £9ll~ge of Charleston , Charleston, S.C. will ram A. Wallace, archon Lau rence A . Michel , Jr. , secretary CoRNELL-Psi District 1 115 Rid~~~wood Road , Ithaca, N.Y. A . H. Barber, archon Ch. M . Briggs, ~ecretary T e Cornell Pstren Prof. Paul Work, chapter adviser DAVIDSON-Epsilon, District 3 8~vid son, North Carolina w. Mills Taylor, archon HTharman Woodward , secretary e Epsilonian Major J. T. Rhett, chapter adviser DREXEL INSTITUTE-Alpha Upsilon, District 1 ~!2. Powelton Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. D dlram H. Miller, archon D~~~t S. Greer, secretary Dr. Robert S. Hanson, chapter adviser DurcE-Mu , District 3 D~ke Station, Durham, N.C. Jo n Watson, Jr., archon ~illiam H. Fulmer, secretary "v'u Musings A. H. Borland , chapter adviser E~10 RY-Eta, District 5

IowA STATE-Alpha Omicron, District 14 407 Welch Avenue, Ames, Iowa Donald C. Field, archon Donald W. Patterson, secretary The Almicron James R. Sage, chapter adviser MERCER-Alpha Alpha, Di strict 5 219 Coleman Ave. , Macon, Ga. Franklin Martin, archon

Walter Doyle, secretary Alphalpha Hey W. M . Jordan , Jr. , chapter adviser MICHIGAN STATE-Alpha Theta , District 10 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, E. Lansing, Mich.

Daniel Keeley, archon John N. Wortman, secretary The Alpha Theta Stater Prof. L. N. Field , chapter adviser MISSISSIPPI- Alpha Lam bda, District 16 Box 628, University, Miss .

B. S. H enry, archon Arthur G. Busby, secretary J. B. Gathright, chapter adviser NORTH CAROLINA STATE-Tau, District 3 1720 Hillsboro St .. Raleigh , N.C. C. T. Brooks, archon R. P. Harris , secretary The Taulegram L. M. Shirley, chapter adviser OGI.ETHORPE-Pi, District 5 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Oglethorpe University, Ga. Thomas Ewing, archon

Stanley Pirkle, secretary R. Kendall Jordan, chapter adviser OHIO STATE-Alpha Nu, District 9 !IS-14th Ave, Columbus, Ohio Frank E. Archer, archon Fritz Evers. secretary

The Aloha Nu's G. E. Baker, chapter adviser

1290 S. Oxford Road, Atlanta, Ga. ~j6mond H. Dominick, Jr., archon The"'~t:=s::~il Jr., secretary Dr. B. M. Bowen, chapter adviser

OKLAHOMA-Alpha Gamma, District 15 518 Boulevard, Norman, Okla.

Roy Jameson, archon

l'LoRinA-Alpha Epsilon, District 6 Box 2756. University Station, Gainesville, Fla. Byron Herlong, archon ETrhnest Moore, secretary e Gatorzette J · P. Wilson, chapter adviser

OREGON STATE-Alpha Zeta, District 19 Pi Kappa Phi, Corvallis. Ore .

Sumner Alldredge, archon Burt Frizzell. 5ecretary The Alpha Zeta News Prof. T. J. Starker, chapter adviser

FuRMAN- Delta , District 4 14 University Ridge, Greenville, S.C. D avid G. Ferguson, archon D. C. Wakefield , Jr., secretary Dean R. N. Daniel. chapter adviser

PENN STATE-Alpha Mu , District 1 Pi Kappa Phi, State College, Pa. Marvin Hepler, archon Robert Davidson, secretary The Alpha 1\Ju News Prof. F. G. Merkle, chapter adviser

James Bowma n. secretary

The Alpha G amma Star

PRESBYTERIAN Cor.LEGE-Beta, District 4 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternitv, Clinton, S.C. L. H. Mixson, Jr., archon Chas. Steenbergen, secretary PURDUE- Omega, District 11 330 N. Grant St., W. Lafayette, Ind .

W. W. Glenny, archon _T.

W. Swinney, secretary

The Omegalite Dr. C. L. Porter, chapter adviser RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC-Alpha Tau, District 1 4 Park Place, Troy, N.Y. John W. Hayward. a rchon Harry A. Downing, secretary The Alpha Taux Prof. G. K. Palsgrove, chapter adviser RoANOKE-X i, District 2 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Salem, Va. Ash P. Huse, archon William A. House, secretary The Xi Bulletin SEWANEE- Alpha Pi, District 8 Pi Kappa Phi Frat., Sewanee, Tenn.

Ralph Ruch, archon Alfred Ellis. secretary The Alpha Pi Kapp Prof. David Frierson, chapter adviser SoUTH CAROLINA-Sigma, District 4 !804 Green St., Columbia, S.C. Geo. B. Timmerman, Jr., archon William L. Webb, Jr., secretary The Sigma Item C. E. Wise, chapter adviser STETSON-Chi, District 4 East Minnesota Ave., De Land, Fla. Boyce F. Ezell, Jr. , archon Howard L. Bateson, secretary The Chi Cry TENN ESSEE-A lpha Sigma, District 8 834 Temple, Knoxville, Tenn .

W. G. Wynn, archon C. E. Rollin s. secretary Alpha Sigmam Dr. F. R. Ward, chapter adviser TULANE- Alph a Beta, District 16 Tulane Univ .. New Orlea ns, La. Herman Janssen, archon William Janssen, secretary The Alphabet Glenn B. H asty, chapter adviser WASHI NGTON-Alpha Delta, Distri ct 19 4547 19th Ave. N.E., Seattle, Wash.

Paul R. Sulkoskv, archon Williard B. Vadman, secretary The Alpha Deltan Hugh_ Schlicting, chapter adviser WASHI NGTON AND Lnn-Rho, District Box 909. Lexington, Va. Robert M. Brown , archon Warren A. Clibourne, Jr., secretary The Rhodian .

Dr. Earl K. Paxton , chapter adviser WEST VIRGINIA- Alpha Rho, District 9 2109 University Ave., Morgantown, ArfenV Trickett, archon Thomas C. Madden , secretary The Alpha Rhose John C. Johnston, chapter adviser WoFPORD-Zeta , District 4 Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Spartanburg, S.C. M. J. Derrick, archon Thomas Crider, secretary

Last chapter installed, Armour, 1935

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