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Volume XXVIII

APRIL, 1942

Number 2

STAR and

Contents

LAMP

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Kappa Phi Fraternity •

RICHARD L.. YOUNG EditO?"

JOHN B. McCANN Assistant Edito1·

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Page The College Fraternity and the War

Supreme Chapter Postponed

All Province Chairmen Push Alumni Program We Carry On In Total War Pi Kapps Make All Southeastern Basketball Team

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Under The Student's Lamp

Pi Kapps In Our Country's Service

Chan Johnson, A Friend and Brother ..... .

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Kennett Resigns Marriages and Engagements

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Calli ng the Roll

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The Cover The lllin i Union building is the newest structure on the University of Ill inois campus. It is a center for student, faculty, alumni, and visitor activity. The $1,500,000 building was opened Feb. 8, 1941. In design and treatment it was inspired by the colonial architecture of restored Williamsburg, Va. The old chapel bell and clock in the cupola are from University hall, early Un:versity of Illinois building, which stood near th e spot now occupied by the Union.

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HEN the War Committee reported to the National Inter-fraternity Conference on November 28, 1941 , Canada had been at war for more than two years. The United States had not yet entered the great conflict. Our report was therefore little more than a summary of the avenues through which the fraternities in the United States had been contributing to the defense program. A separate report was made to the Conference by a committee which had studied the Canadian aspect of fraternity life in relation to war. The declaration of war by the United States against Japan, Germany and Italy brought new and serious problems to the 2,500 fraternity chapters on the North American continent.

A widespread demand for the presentation of suggested solutions of the questions arising out of the in evitable departure of men from undergraduate fraternity life to serve their country has prompted the publication of this special bulletin. It was prepared by the War Committee of the Conference, in consultation with college and university officers and with fraternity leaders. It bears 2

the approval of the Executive Committee, the ad interim administrative body of the Conference. It should be regarded as merely a preliminary, exploratory survey, subject to many changes as we march down the corridor of time to victory.

The Fraternities in the First World War The history of the participation of college fraternity men in the first World War is a bright page in the annals of devotion of educated men to the ideals which had been instilled in them at their altars. The Canadian fraternity men were the first, of course, to respond in 1914. Many chapters in the Domin ion were almost completely drained of man power. When the United States took up arms in 191 7 the college Greeks moved rapidly to join the colors. In some instances entire chapters signed up for the duration. Many houses were closed or rented to non-members and often several groups combined lodging and boarding facilities, maintaining, of course, their own ritualistic procedures. The Student Army Training Corps came to many campuses. The Greek-

us 1~ Jetter lodges served in nurnerorollfl' stances as barracks for the en of the corps. rteP' In September, 1918, a dish~ tl~ ing memorandum came fro spe'~ Committee on Education andrnent .t• r Training of the War D~part tivi!J.t the effect that fratermtY..aerY d~, were incompatible with mi.]Jta of rra· cipline and that the operat!Od 'fbi 1 ternities should be sus pen de ·to tlJ: I was indeed a stagging b~ow the¢ Greek-letter society, for ~~th 100d' sation of initiations the ]Jfe brto«· the fraternity would cease to _1•1, ter'· . The officers of the Interfr~arY t Conference interviewed Secredevot~ War Newton D. Baker, \ o1~r 1 and understanding frater~' ~ 00 abY A few days later the obJec d tt . d dan memorandum was rescm f efo( following was substituted ther .

" It is desired that no shall be placed on elections ternities; also that no . shall be placed on fraterllltYd ties, including initiations a~, ings except such as are clear; sary to preserve proper militarY ing and discipline. In e what, if any, restriction.s ar «iii tial the commanding officers t.'' ercise tact and good judgrnen THE STAR AND

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Pos &ivl

or 11 the gin

1'hus the dark whas the American college fraternity preserved in ~ ours of 1918! D.epart 0 SUch .. cns1s, so far as present regulations of the War fraterni~ent. are concerned, is expected to be faced by the es m the current emergency.

\Vh ihe Effect on Fraternities of World Wor II frater~i\.eff~ct the second World War will have upon college Officers Jes IS not fully apparent at this time. Some college . . Others f and fraternity leaders are viewing the future with hope and opt1m1s~. Which rnoresee the entire man power of the United States mobilize~ _for a ~onf~1ct Of cha tay drag out for five or ten years, with consequent ternflc deCJmatwn , P er personnel. \our clairvo ar Committee confesses that it has neither a crystal ball nor powers of in inc/a~ce. Yet it is obvious that the drafting of man power will continue househe~~mg manner, that higher taxes will affect the educational budgets of m~ny 0 Schoo] s and that the lure of wages in war industries will draw men from h1gh anct college ih 1'he Prudent . . . . . d 1. '' the nu . course IS to antiCipate a very senous ec me Cording] mencal strength of the chapters and to plan ac'W Y. What that decline will be, no man knows.

hy Stud \Vh

ColJeg:~ F'

ents Should Stay in College Until They Are Called For Service

should be the course of the man still in relation to joining the colors?

You~rco~he1 _answer to this all-important question IJ?sitions mJtt~e _has turned to two citizens whose give cou of d1stmction eminently qualify them to nsel. llrigact路 Of Se!ect/er-Gen~ral Lewis B. Hershey, Director the folio v~ Serv1ce in the United States, has issued . ''l thi~~ng special statement for this report: g1llning t ~hat the recent trend of events is be0 Impress one fact on our minds with

greater and greater force. That fact is not a pleasant fact and it is a fact that is divorced from romanticism. • "The fact is this: We are fighting a war unlike any other war we have fought, because no war we have ever fought before has demanded, to such an enormous extent, cooperation between the troops in the field and the men and women who must be delegated to stay at home to supply the sinews of war for fighting troops and to care for the needs of the civilian population. "The theory of Selective Service is in no way complicated. The theory is as simple as A.B.C. It is predicated on the principle that in a war such as we are now fighting every person has his place. That place is where he will be able to accomplish the most toward the common objective-TOTAL VICTORY. "It is not for me to say which of you, as individuals, should be called to the armed forces and which of you ~ hould stay and complete your college courses. "But it would appear plain enough that patriotism-real patriotism, sans maudlin sensationalism - demands that you stick with your present job and stick with it hard and work with it hard and give it all you have got -until such time as your local Selective Service Board decides that you can serve your country more effectively in some other pursuit." The Financial Problem The Archilles heel of the fraternity in wartime is finances. The giddy '20s brought to many a college campus mortgaged mansions of magnificence. It became a fashion to keep up with the Gammas, come what cost. The depression of the '30s took its toll of Hellenic houses, but a very large percentage survived and there still remains the Ogre of Fixed Charges. How can the monster be outwitted with the ranks of the home guard depleted? The strategy is not complicated. It is simply a determined effort to maintain a house strength wh:ch will carry the budget and to reduce the budget to the lowest possible amount without impairing vital functioning. How maintain house strength? Your committee makes no claim to all-inclusiveness in the follow ing suggestions, but they may point the way to other techniques: 4

The most important objective of fraternities in these days of more difficult recruiting is the making of fraternity life more purposeful and hence more attractive to tho~e who are considering membership. The yesteryear of excessive bridge-playmg and soft-chair calisthenics has passed. The slogan is now "Off your own beam and on Victory's beam! " Three dots on the past and a dash for real achievement. If _YOU stay on the defensive, you are ltcked. Get on the offensive now! The accelerated educational programs, with new men entering college at various times during the year, make rushing an all-season pursuit. Rushing regulations should be examined with a view to meeting the new situation. Long periods of deferred pledging may have to be shortened on all campuses.

Earlier initiations should be made possible, so that the new men may sooner be ~chooled in the technique of chapter administration. Where certain academic achievement has been a pre-requisite to initiation either by college regulation, chapte; action or interfraternity agreement, consideration should be given to the possibility of advancing initiation to the end of the first marking period. Your War Comm:ttee does not wish to minimize the importance of maintaining standards in scholarship, but it points out emph~tically that this is a time of war. On every campus there are men who would make good fraternity men who have not received invitations. The highways and the by-ways of Academe fhould be scoured for such recruits. In some colleges the deans have helped by sending out questionnaires to non-fraternity men, ask"ng them if they would like to join a fraternity and th:!n turn·ng over the affirmative replies to the chairmen of the rushing committees. Once recruited, the pledge delegation should be thoroughly schooled in a concentrated novitiate training course, so that the new men may know and appreciate the worth and mores of the organization to which they are to swear their allegiance and which they are soon to serve as officers and committee chairmen as older men leave for the armed forces.

Some Suggestions For Chapter· House Economy "It up With the chapter strength bui e)t 0 to its highest possible point, th~ in step is the effecting of econorn~est)Ie I chapter-house management an social programs. fer· In its report to the 1940 ~on set ence, the Committee on Po_hcY for forth some excellent suggesti0 11 0ur cutting down chapter expenses. f elY War Committee has drawn _re to from that report and from repht~ol· form letters sent to the deans 0 the leges having fraternities and. to up fraternity secretaries in setting onthe following guide-posts to ec omy: d The rising cost of foodstu_ffs a~. household commodities ag~m. 1-~us phasizes the necessity for JU~1 c uc· buying. Notable examples o ~ive cessful interfraternity coopera at buying enterprises are to be seesbiO Oregon State College and at rdent State University. We are con 1 in· I that the deans of men at these we stitutions would be glad to serve 1·sb· fraternity cause elsewhere by furnl an5 ing full information as to the P employed. .P . . . reasiPr 1 I t 1s essential that the me ted costs of living should be correl~ap· with the charges made by the c ent ters to their members by frefu e~· I checking against the graph o penditures for food, etc. a· · eduC• Sorne of tI1e ch apters m c?· 10e tional institutions have utihzed rt· services of home economics deP~ 11 , ments by obtaining suggested rn~ tO of sufficient variety to lend zes of the meals and made up of items al· 1 modest cost. Some chapters ba\d'e Y'' ready inaugurated "no meat " art". "no butter" days and "no desse days. sse' Stewards and chapter baste it; who purchase food for fraternin~ meals should be zealous in shOPP 0;1 and in checking invoices. Th~ sa11 se care should be exercised by bO ror managers who buy commoditieS d· maintenance and repairs. A resoll~nl . mg "nay" should greet any pro pO'· to buy non-essentials. w A campaign, given teeth by P~ge alties, should be inaugurated to 00111 the men in the house to turn t)i· the lights upon leaving rooms, whe iii er study or common. Econo)ll}'

(Continued on Page 15) THE STAR AND

Ll•t-4'

One of the first results of our entry

consideration be g1ven to a plan for

into the War came from consideration

sponsoring district or regional conclaves,

of the plans for holding the Twenty-first

pointing out the good such meetings can do in bolstering morale. Though this idea

Supreme Chapter in Washington, D. C. in August, 1942.

Upon authority of a

National Council reso luti on, a pole was conducted among the subordinate chapters on the question of postponing

this meeting

is a most worthy one in many respects, the rapid adjustments that have become part and parcel of daily chapter and personal life have reacted against active considera-

Though

tion of it. Hence nothing

the results of this poll

conclusive about it can

hove been known for many

be reported at this time.

weeks and have been pub-

The fraternity expresses

lished through an Official

its a p pre cia t ion and

BuJJ路e tin to chapter offi-

thanks to the many mem-

cers, they were not available at the time the last

bers of our Washington, D. C., Alumni Chapter for

& Lamp

the fine spirit with which

for the duration.

issue of the Star

they have accepted post-

went to press. It may now be reported that the chap-

ponement. They had planned diligently

ters voted unanimously to postpone the

for the meeting and, we know, would have

Supreme Chapter meeting for the dura-

made it a most memorable one for all of

tion of the war or until such earlier date

us. We wish particularly to thank general

as the National Council may find neces-

charrman Ben W . Covington, Jr., for his

sary.

untiring efforts.

This action, in face of today's

events, has proved to be the wise and patriotic move. A few chapters recommended that

Ot Pi KAPPA PHI

Brother Covington, a

captain of infantry, is soon to leave Washington for active field duty in our armed forces.

_A// /)ro(Jince

Chaif'men

PUSH ALUMNI PROGRAM AVE you been waiting for your alumni province chair' man to ask you for your Voluntary Dues Check? Wait No longer. Send it in today to the Central Office. Chairmen have been named in many of the provinces. Some are hard at work on their assignments. Others have barely scratched the surface. All are busy. All will appreciate your efforts in your own communities. New Englanders should get in touch with Brother George Turainx of Boston. George is a member of Alpha Xi and is managing director of the Hotel Touraine in that city. He gets little time these days to pursue his favorite hobby, hunting, so give him a hand. Residents of New York State look to the leadership of Larry ]. Bolvig of Brooklyn. Another Alpha Xi alumnus, Larry is an executive in the Plant Division of New York Telephone Co. He is a pretty darn good amateur singer and welcomes the opportunity of having you "sing" with him in this drive for Voluntary Dues. His address, 259, 77th Street. Pennsylvania Pi Kapps are being rounded up by Alpha Upsilon's Johnny Deimler. A great deal of the spare time from his important war job with New York Shipbuilding Co. is spent on fraternity work, as he is also chapter adviser of Alpha Upsilon and an officer of the Philadelphia alumni. You can reach him at 228 Long Lane, Upper Darby. Edward L. Tolson, Jr. of Mu is spearheading the alumni attack in Province 5. Residing at 315 Glenwood Road, Bethesda, Md., Eddie is responsible for the States of Maryland and Delaware and the District of Columbia. His hobby, photography ; his business, government defense work. Get in touch with him. In West Virginia we look to Wal-

ter E. Eisele, Alpha Xi, R. F. D. No. 2, Box 70, Charleston. Walt is attached to a chemical company working full time on war orders but finds time to call all Pi Kapps to the firing line. The one !ind only Wilbur D. White (of Blue and Gray fame) heads alumni activities in South Carolina. His home is in Greenville where he may be addressed at Box 1077. As clerk of the Federal Court he travels extensively in the State and last year saw his province lead all others in number of men contributing Voluntary Dues. Wilbur is a member of Zeta Chapter and active in the affairs of the Greenville Alumni Chapter. Kennon Mott of Lambda is the spark plug of Georgia. From his home in Columbus he is extremely active in the local alumni chapter visits the lads at Alpha Iota in Au~ burn, typifies the spirit which is carrying Pi Kappa Phi to the forefront of fraternities at war. Ken may be reached at Box 841. Alabamans look to Henry S. Smith Jr., Alpha Eta, of Birmingham. Ac~ tive as president of his alumni chapter and busy as a retailer of fuel for the home fires of his city, he has tackled the job of making Province 12 stand among the leaders in the alumni work. His address is 820 North 31st Street. In the mountains of east Tennessee we find Scott N. Brown, Epsilon , handling the job of province chairman for Province 13. Scott is a leading figure in the civic life of Chattanooga where he is president of a real estate association. His office is at 719 Walnut Street. There he will gladly greet any and all Pi Kapps who chance his way. Go by and see him or drop him a line. Wade Smith Bolt is a name familiar to thousands of Pi Kapps. As editor of the STAR AND LAMP, Wade

did a splendid job in fratern!tr joU~f nalism. He is the first in1t1~te the Sigma Chapter and is now .'" In· tr}l hardware business in Otterbem, (e; lea diana. Wade has taken on th~ du ;6. ar of chairman for Indiana, Provmc~ 11 Ou 0 Detroit's W. Carl Brame, UP 51 1 i~ Ou continues the good work he startedtbe ~an Michigan at the beginning of. ce or ' alumni program. Carl leads Pro~' 11we Pro 17 from his home at 18500 N.[ar 0.ve lha Avenue, Detroit. He is an ac 11 • IViU member of the Detroit Alumni CbaP Pro ter of long standing. th· IVhl Windy City Pi Kapps and ~ron- an ers throughout Illinois and Wtsco v· ter sin find the leadership of their P~~r· ~~ ince, 18, in the capable hands of west le,, .,, ton R. Brown, Alpha Tau, 503 . 3 116th Street, Chicago. Burt 15 oi 1 01 mainstay of the Chicago AlU~o· le Chapter and was active in the P nmotion of the recent Chicago Co 1 Of . ~ vent10n. d 3 The States of Nebraska, North ~ • ~~~ South Dakota are being handled );. or J Herbert C. Henderson, Nu, of 1 of ~tti coin. Brother Herb is another 1 oi 1nr the men who took bold of the alu~ ce lio 0 work at the beginning of our provt~ 0 or progra~. He may be addressed CD·• oPe1 the Mtdwest Life Insurance i Lincoln, Nebraska. Alpha Gamma 's E. H. Skinner ~i Kansas City, Mo., is in charge. oi the work in Province 21. Alun101 •111 Missouri and Kansas may reachJ!~)'· at P. 0. Drawer 2339, Kansas ·a· and be assured he will lend apprect tive attention to their ideas. 1 The Texas seaport town of P 0 f:, Arthur is the home of Melville 1• Metcalfe, Alpha Gamma. As a 01e~t· ber of the Alumni Relations Co01rtl/or tee he is not directly responsible j; Texas and Oklahoma, 23, but til handling that assignment weii uri' a chairman can be selected. ~e th; an active civic leader . and is tnp ~ advertising department of the 0 (Continued on Page 18)

THE STAR AND L.4M

Carry On

IN TOTAL· WAR P

I KAPPA PHI has accepted the challenge of total war. try• We are meeting our Counleads demand for trained men and are ers. of men. Almost daily we Ou apctmg names to our Service Roll. Ou; ~~d.s are going into War Bonds. van ~IVthan personnel is actively ador \Cing the war effort in hundreds Probays. We acknowledge that our that lems are increasing and expect 1\'iiJ the!r number and complexity Pro contmue to increase as the war 1\'h gresses. If we will put emphasis ante e?lphasis belongs, on the ideals tern· Ptlnciples for which our Fraor thty Was founded, the uncertainties reso e future should not weaken our !ern 1ve to meet successfully the probl~ .of the present. or u IS obviously impossible for any lernss to forsee the extent of the probor th ahead, but we must keep abreast illay e ~apidly changing signs which e~ Pomt the way to what we may orrect. In an effort to provide an or tly basis for the determination arttfur part in our war effort this inroc e proposes to present general tionrlliation about the present posiOf t of .our chapters and the plans ope he mstitutions in which t h e y tate.

KAPPA PHI

We may say that we have entered Last school year Pi Kappa Phi enjoyed one of the best years it has this war very nearly at peak strength, experienced since the mid-twenties. for in addition to the above facts Though our chapter roll had been we can take comfort from the knowlcut considerably by the depression, edge that our alumni are more vitally fndividual chapter strength was gen- aware of fraternity activities, and erally equal to the challenge of any our financial house is in the best posiprevious period in our history. In tion it has occupied in over·a decade. planning for the present year our NaAlthough all of this is particularly tional Council anticipated weakening gratifying, it gives no ground for of the numerical strength of many complacency about the future. The of our chapters. They anticipated impact of War Economy is just bemany of the financial difficulties ginning to be felt. All estimates of which the chapters have been en- the future hinge upon the trend of countering. A few chapters have al- college enrollments. No one knows ready been seriously affected by how they will be affected. The only membership losses, but on the whole prudent course is to expect a marked they have to date maintained their decline in the number of men taking strength rather well. As this is writ- college work. In terms of rushing ten the number of initiates recorded that means fraternities will face stiffthis year is running slightly ahead of er competition for pledges. In terms last year's record. The total under- of operations it means we shall face graduate membership of the Fra- many difficult financial adjustments. ternity is not far below that recorded What are the colleges doing to meet the demands of war? No two at the same time last spring. of them are following the same plan but it is possible to make some gen~ era! observations about the adjustments they have made. We know of no institutions that have not accelerated their programs to some extent. In a very few this acceleraExecutive Secretary · tion has been limited to plans for

JOHN H. McCANN

spending date of graduation for present juniors and seniors. Most of them have gone much farther and are planning to accept new enrollees at the first of any quarter or semester, including the summer sessions beginning this June. Acceleration plans can be broadly classified as follows: (a) schools which will operate four full quarters, 12 months of the year, and permit graduation in three years; (b) schools which will operate three full semesters, each from 15 to 16 weeks duration, and permit graduation in two and two thirds to three years; and (c) schools which will operate two semesters with an extended summer session and permit graduation in three years. Let us not build up potential "bugaboos" to detract from the effectiveness with which we do our job, but let us face the fact that we shall be meeting many serious problems

with a depleted undergraduate personnel whose average age will be lower than in normal times as a result of upper class contributions of men to our armed forces and to industry. College acceleration places the operations of many of our chapters on a twelve month basis. They will need all the counsel and aid alumni are in position to give. Though these are trying days for us all, though each one of them brings much that is emotionally disturbing, we know and you know that our love for Pi Kappa Phi and our devotion to our ideals will carry us through the most trying ordeals. The manner in which undergraduates have already tackled their problems proves that they recognize they must stand or fall on their own ability and initiative. They intend to stand. The way in which alumni are taking hold of advisory jobs demonstrates their

•gbl determination . Concluding, we rnllll 0 express the conviction of all ula! by paraphrasing a currently poP Ifill song, "we d!d it before and we do it again. "

PLEDGE RUPPE ' ne west One of Alpha Thetas fl)Bn pledges is Peter Ruppe, a young !ish· of many outstanding acc~rnP ac: ,. ments. His most tim ely job ts tto de· as chairman of all the studen fense councils at Mich:gan State.

VOLUNTARY ALUMNI DUES Joining the ranks of alumni who have contributed 1942 VOLUNTARY DUES are the following 63 men. They have contributed checks ranging from $1.00 to $25.00 and totaling $172 .96. Is YOUR name among tbem? (Names are followed by chapter and province number.) James M. Alter, Alpha Mu, 4 C. C. W. Arnold, Upsilon, 21* Robert B. Atkins, Mu, 7* A. Howard Blanton, Epsilon, 13 Wade S. Bolt, Sigma, 16 David J . Bonawit, Alpha Xi, 3 Doyle P . Butler, Iota, 10* George E. Butterfield, Alpha Mu, 4 S. Fleetwood Carnley, Omicron , 12 James W. Chambliss, Alpha Epsilon, 11

V. Hain Huey, Omicron, 12 Edward G. Jackson, Alpha Eta, 4 Lyle N. Jenks, Alpha Delta, 26 Gale D. Johnson, Mu, 8 Alva A. Knight, Eta, 18 Charles R. Lowe, Omega, 18 James B. Martin, Rho, 7* John E . Maynard, Alpha Delta, 2 Albert W. Meisel, Alpha Xi, 2 C. R. Mench, Upsilon , 25 C. T. Mess, Gamma, 28 Ernest C. Miller, Alpha Mu, 4 Philip A. Minges, Alpha Theta, 28 Carl V. Nelson, Upsilon, 18 Charles E. Newton, Jr., Iota, 1 Keels M . Nix, Zeta, 9 Ralph W. Noreen, Gamma, 2 Grant K . Palsgrove, Alpha Tau, 2 Dean W. Parker, Alpha Delta, 26 Donald W. Patterson, Alpha Omicron, 23 Eugene Permenter, Alpha Epsilon, 22

Robert H. Crossley, Alpha Nu, 15 Devereux D. Rice, Iota , 13 C. M. Cutler, Alpha Kappa, 17 J. Wilson Robinso n, Eta, 17 G. Don Davidson, Epsilon, 8 Louis N. Rowley, Jr., Alpha Xi, 2 Howard W. Davis, Alpha Zeta, 27 Wilson J . Seldon, Upsilon, 23* J . Colvin Dilling, Alpha Mu, 4* Arthur Seubert, Alpha Xi, 2 Joseph R. Shelton, Alpha Xi, 1 Lloyd J. Dockal, Alpha Omicron , 8* C. N. Ebensperger, Alpha Upsilon, 3 John D. Sibley, Alpha Eta, 12 Estill E. Ezell, Iota, 21 Ray K. Smathers, Eta, 10* Mathis A. Ezell, Iota, 10 Alfred Taylor, Zeta, 9 Fred D. Fisher, Gamma, 28 Hey! G. Tebo, Eta, 10* John F. Fletcher, Omicron, 8 Robert G. Tuck, Gamma, 28 W. R. Garrett, Tau, 2 A. W. Tunnell, Jr ., Alpha Upsilon, 2 R. D. George, Alpha Mu, 4 Guy R. Vowles, Epsilon, 8 E. R. W. Gunn, Eta, 10 A. Pelzer Wagener, Alpha, 7 James A. Haislip, Alpha Upsilon , 6* Vance G. Wertz, Kappa, 4 John S. Haverstick, Alpha Tau, 3 Wilbur D . White, Zeta, 9 * Men in military and naval service

ineer, 1 A junior mechanical en~ht V Ruppe has maintained a stratg Jlege 1 average during his three year c?d 8!1 career. In addition he has pat bY his school and living expense: illl' outside work. One of his n1° 5 eJlor portant jobs is to act as a co~ns alsO in the men 's dormitories. ve .;0r] holds the pres"dency of the dorrn~)ub· organization, the Mason-Abbott tbao Ruppe is a few years older viO~ the average college student, hantef' worked for four years before e is in ing Michigan State. His home Ironwood, Michigan. vilY I Alpha Theta is counting he~jvfS on Ruppe when the pre:ent ac is a are drafted into th ~ army. ae'f c. member of the advanced R. O. "1be at State, will not be subiect t~d )Je draft until graduation, and shot! pter· a real building force in th e cha f.M 1

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University of Alabama with

Sou Wo placed more men on the all

anytheastern basketball team than lllern other school. These two are ~i ~ers of the Omicron Chapter of l'he appa Phi at the University. 1\dak are Wheeler Leeth and Louis

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Crimson Tide basketSout team placed second among lost heastern Conference teams and to l{the Championship at Louisville, t\\10 e~tucky in the finals by on ly Pomts. During the tourney the

Crimson Tiders defeated Georgia Tech, L. S. U. and Tennessee's fame Vols to enter the finals with Kentucky. Wheeler Leeth, Tide center, was given credit by most of his teammates for the winning of the upset victory over the Vols. His sensational backboard recovery kept the Vols from getting away on any of their famous scoring sprees, and his ardent guarding held the Tennessee high scorer, Dick Mehen, to a total of four points on the night after he

had scored 22 against the quarterfinals foe. Wheeler was taking part in his third S. E. C. tourney and was perhaps the outstanding single perfC!rmer in the meet. "Fighting Joe" Leeth scored 97 points during the regular season. ~ouis Adair was the team's high pomt man for the meet with 33 points for four games. Adair also scored 133 points in the regular season games. Omicron chapter is proud of these two men.

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' k~oing his part to help America ~hiep 'em flying " is a Pi Kappa Roi~ now a student officer underl'e)( g his basic flight training at 1\ir ~s: famous " West Point of the tile~ Incubator for the type of birdWho will carry the American 0~

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Lieut. Lichte will spend ten weeks of action-packed instruction at Randolph Field, oldest and biggest of the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center schools and then enter an advanced school, there to graduate with silver wings in the Army Air Force. 9

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Scholarship Committee and is based on the rtx:ords of twenty-seven of our chapters having at the time an ac· tive membership of 724 men. 0~ natio~al average for the yea_r I 1941 1s +2.13, which is constderab.r lower than that of the preceding Y~1 but still good enough to enable th Kappa. Phi to ran~ sixth a?long ~ 32 natwnal fraternities havmg 30 more active chapters. Of the thirteen , national fraternities having b~twe~ 30 and 40 chapters inclustve f Kappa Phi is also sixth. A total 1~. 59 fraternities were rated by the~. Ge tional Interfraternity ScholarshiP Cb· Committee. fo Fifteen of our 2 7 chapters had plus averages, thirteen bette~ g IV' their records over the precediO 1 G· year, and three showed no chan~e~ .\ ; Roanoke and Howard ranked first ~ their campuses, Rennselaer and F~~- ~ man ranked second Penn Sta d ba!0 Michigan State Illi~ois Tech an Jl Presbyterian ra~ked third, and J?Uk~ I n°~ ranked fourth among the natto~a ~e~ fraternity chapters on their respecti''e ~ e\ campuses. Tennessee and StetSO~3 liel ranked last among the fraternities. ~ l.0 10 their schools. As a whole our rat • J ~ was as good as for the preceding Y~~ oh and the drop was mostly due to 10 fact that Wofford was unable J. l 3 maintain in 1940-1941 the abnorr11 1 tdv ly high average of plus 59 that 1 ~ha made for the preceding year. lia\ . f tbf er It 1s hoped that in spite o 1 problems brought on by the war tbd Sa we shall be able to maintain a go~. Ja rn scholarsh ip record for this year. pro. rn ably never before in American b~ Ja tory has such emphasis been pia~ •e ~am on scholarship, that is productr0r ~hu0 scholarsh ip, and the demand 1, ~ trained men far exceeds the suPP. Y· J-~ 1 To be truly patriotic and effecl ''~ ~ . ~or .service in behalf of our count~~ 1 Jo Ul lTI ItS present need those men W e rrse still are privileged to attend coJie~r 1 Johr m~st ma.ke good scholarship th~;r Ja ~ chtef busmess. Knowledge -is po\1 0f ~ rn, as never before in the historY 10 1\~rl 11 mankind. Its wrot:~g use has Jed d Ja the present terrible conditions a~ . rn, o~ly greater knowledge used righ~i, ~a1 wtll enable our nation and its alit· 1c r 001 to preserve themselves and freed ~ar] for the world. May every Pi l(aPP~ u~ Phi realize this and act accordinglY: 0. 1 for .onl~ in this way may our rr~ termty JUstify its existence in the- ~ear tragic times. er~

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By DR. WILL E. EDINGTON Chairman of Scholarship Committee Pi Kappa Phi Scholars for 1942 T IS now time that all candidates for the honor of Pi Kappa Phi Scholar for 1942 turn in their scholarship records to the Chairman of the Scholarship Committee. Scholarship blanks have been sent out to the Secretary of each chapter for the use of candidates. In order to b_e a candidate one must be an actiVe undergraduate in the second semester of the junior year or a senior, and the scholarship record should be at least as good as is requested for eltx:~ion to Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta P1 , or some other similar orga!lization maintaining high scholarship standards for admission. This standard is necessary since a maximum of nine Scholars must be picked from a total of possibly five hundred junior and senior active members ~n . our fra~ernity. Accordingly selectiOn as a P1 Kappa Phi Scholar constitutes a high honor and the highest di stinction Pi Kappa Phi confers on an active member. The Scholars chosen for 1942 will be the sixteenth such group to be so honored. The scholarship record of a candidate must be filed with the Chair-

man of the Scholarship Committee not later than July 1, and each record must be accompanied by a good photograph of the candidate suitable for use in the STAR AND LAMP. The record should come in on the form mentioned above and each record must be certified to by the chapter Secretary and the Dean or Registrar of the college. Those chosen as S.c~olars ~ill receive Scholarship Certthcates stgned by the President and Sc~olarship Chairman of Pi Kappa Pht, and also attractive Scholarship Pendants engraved with the owner's name, y~ar and chapter, and suitable for weanng on a chain. The names of the Scholars will be announced in the November number of the STAR AND LAMP, and the formal awards of the Certificates and Pendants will be made at the Founders' Day banquets of the various chapters in December. The photographs and records of the Scholars appear in a later number.

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George R. Barker (Col.) Cargill M. Barnett (Lieut.) Deceased W. Francis Bennett (Ensign) Doyle P. Butler (Ensign) James D. Cahill Douglas S. Crocker (Ensign) Kappa P . D . Cunningham, Jr . (Lieut.) Robert K. Davis Thomas S. Davis Lambda J. Lawton Ellis W. J. Benton (Lieut.) Frederick E . Fuchs (Lieut.) Roy K. Duffee (Lieut.) Brett R. Hammond (Capt.) Burch Hargraves (Lieut.) John S. Hard (Ensign) Harlock W. Harvey, Jr, (Lieut. ) Chris Holly James Gibson Hull · Reese Hooks (Pvt.) Jack G. Hutchinson (Cadet) Ed Johnson Robert E. Knox W. Dixon Kerby, Jr. (Lieut.) James C. Lingino (Lieut. Col. ) John King C. Robert Mayes, Jr. Edmund Kneisel (Ensign) Wesley F. Nail Edgar F. Lindgren James H. Orr (Cpl.) William C. McFee (Lieut.) Carl F. Scheider, 3rd (Lieut. ) L. Allen Morris (Ensign) Paul H. Trulock (Lieut.) Will H. Newton (Pvt.) W. Hamilton Verdery (Lieut. ) James A. Ramage (Lieut.) James R. Williams Carl V. Rauschenberg (Lieut.) Domer F. Ridings (Lieut.) Mu Charles Roach (Midshipman) Ro!Jert B. Atkins Franklin K. Schilling Richard E. Ferguson William Schotanus (Lieut.) Roy W. Forrester (Cpl. ) Burnett N. Hull John A. Ryan Charles H. Taylor ATTENTION Joe M. Van Hoy (Lieut. ) Central Office, realizing Jack L. Watson that this list of men in our Sam C. Williams country's service is far from

complete, requests that anyone having information concerning any brother in the service send such news to: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity 702 Grace-American Bldg. Richmond, Virginia Photographs of service men and letters dealing with their activities are welcomed.

Nu Knox F. Burnett Gus S. Zinnecker (Capt. ) Louis G. Zinnecker (Capt. )'

Xi Thomas Butcher Walker Carter Paul M. Crosier (Ensign ) Harold Farris Rodney J. Fringer Charles L. Harris (Cadet ) II .

Lucien Hiner H. Lewis Kennett (Cadet) Thomas H. Moore (Cadet) Roy R. Pollard, Jr . Billy B. Renfroe (Cadet) Cornel ius M. Smith Vernon Stanley Lewis V. Stone H. Leonard Strangmeyer (Pvt.) Ju stin C. Tobias (Lieut.) Garrison Wood Omicron Lister Brunson Leonard P. Daniels (Capt.) Raymond D. Hill (Lieut.) Barksdale Jordan Yougene J. Lamar (Lieut.) Bevie L. Machen (Lieut.) Henry H. Mize (Capt.) Wood-Rowe Purcell (Capt.) Frank V. SaJ1ces David Self James B. Stapleton (Capt.) John W. Starnes, Jr. (Lieut.) Samuel W. Windham (Capt.) Pi James Allen George w, Bond (Lieut.) A. M. Hendry, Jr. Julian C. Heriot Robert H. Kuppers (Lieut. J. G.) Frank G. Little J. Craig Williams (Pvt. F. C.) Rho Seth N. Baker Clifford B. Curtis Stephen E. Hanasik Harold E. Harvey (Lieut.) Alexander H. Jordan James B. Martin George F. Mcinerney Robert C. Petrey Joseph C. Shepard Kenneth Van de Water (Ensign) Sigma •· Arthur Busbee (Ensign) Jack Cook (Cadet) John M. Cou lter (Lieut.) Olin McDonald Edward P. Passailaigue (Lieut. Col.) Fred E. Quinn (Pvt.) James Wilson (Ensign) Tau Moses J. Barber Ernest V. Helms (Lieut.) Joseph G. McCoy John L. McLean, Jr. (Lieut.) Clifton H. Palm Charles W. Swan (Ensign) Tohn G. Tyndall (Lieut.) William C. Wallin (Lieut.) John R. Williams (Ensign) Upsilon C. C. W. Arnold (Lieut.) 12

Richard H. Becker (Lieut.) Donald K. Eckfield (Lieut.) Herman C. Merker (Lieut.) A. Robert Moore (Lieut.) Wilson J. Seldon (Capt.) Harold B. Simpson (Lieut.) H. C. Stearns (Major) Robert C. Taylor Ray Watts Phi Daniel L. Perry Chi Ted Boutwell William D. Ceely (Lieut.) Lynwood Cheatham Robert W. Crowell (Pvt. F. C.) William M. Davis Paul Dickson (Capt.) Robert H. Gaughan E. William Gautier (Lieut.) Edwin W. Hughes (Cadet) Carl M. Hulbert Hewen A. Las~eter (Lieut. J. G.) L. Gadi Lawton (Lieut.) Walter S. McDonell Robert D. Montgomery James Nelson Benjamin D. Smith (Ensign) E. Lanier Smith Vincent Stacey (Cadet) Psi Thomas E. Bennett Willard S. Magalh aes (LietJtJ Walter A. Stark Smith W. Tompkins (Capt.) Omega Wilfred E. Brown (Capt.) William W. Glenny (Lieut.) Harvey Ray Hall (Lieut.) Frederick E. Harrell Thomas A. Harris (Lieut.) Charles E. Hixon Harold R. Johnson (Lieut.) Bruce A. McCandless (Lieut.) Malcolm J. Miller (Cadet) David W. Moody Vernon T. Pease (Lieut.) Robert B. Reed Tack H. Robinson (Lieut.) Harold J. Schweiger Donald H. Spring John T. Strawbridge (Lieut.) Alpha Alpha W. Pollard Jent (Capt.) Alpha Gamma Walter L. Callaham (Lieut.) A. K. Cox (Capt.) Clark Dunnington (Capt.) Glen Dunnington (Major) Joe Edwards (Major) Lyman Edwards (Lieut.) Marion A. Foreman Harold Gassaway (Lieut )

Donald Smith (Lieut.) Lester P. Smith (Capt.) Beecher Snipes (Lieut.) Charles A. Valverde Alpha Delta Alfred K. Abo Walter C. Avery Harold R. Badger Frederick L. Curtis (Lieut.) Alpha Epsilon Floyd H. Bain (Capt.) Charles Barret Charter Caldwell Charles R. Cambron (Ensign) John F. Cherry Alex H. Edwards Weaver H. Gaines (Lieut.) R. C. Hagan William H. Harrell (Lieut.) Maurice K. Langberg Kendall 0. Llewellyn (Lieut.) Jack R. Lichte (Lieut.) W. Cheney Moore Charles Pearce Mitchell Permenter John H. Ramsey, Jr . George H. Rood (Ensign) L. Edward Vause, Jr. (Lieut.) Alpha Zeta K. Ward Anderson Charles Bogner W. G. Cadmus (Lieut.) Carl Carlson Stanley Coates Ralph M. Davis Clyde Dean Joseph C. Dillow (Lieut.) Howard F. Daughton (Lieut.) Burt J. Frizzell Stanley R . Kelley Jack Laird George Lesli e Samuel J. Pearson Marion N. Sigovich (Lieut.) Carlyle Smith (Lieut.) Robert Weir Frederick Zi tzer (Lieut.) Alpha Eta Jack Bell (Pvt.) Ernest H. Dunlap, Jr. William E. Johnson John H. Weaver Alpha Theta Robert S. Brooks (Lieut.) Walter Dernberger (Lieut.) Mahlon B. Hammond (Lieut.) Joseph P. Hayden (Cadet) John P. H irvela Robert H. Miller Lloyd P. Pardee (Lieut.) Robert M. Robbins Richard Routzong (Cadet) George L. Salsbury

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PEARL HARBOR LETTER Part of a letter from Frank R. Montgomery, Iota, civilian engineer, mailed in Honolulu, T. H., on January 13th, 1942 to J. W. Setz, Jr., Atlanta. Dear Jim: I received your Christmas card yesterday, as you can see it was quite delayed, as bas al l mail been since D ecember 7. I am glad to say we all came through the attack. The fact is all the excitement was practically over before most of us knew what was going on. About 8:30 A.M., Sunday morning a friend ca lled me and told me that the island of Oahu was under attack, and I almost laughed in his face . Nevertheless I turned on the radio to hear the announcements coming in te11ing the people to keep off the streets, not to use the telephone and to keep radios turned on loud. About 10:30 A.M. the can came through for all Pearl Harbor workers to report to work immediately. From this call I rushed out and started to the Harbor, still thinking that the Army and Navy were having real war-like maneuvers. On the way from the hou se to the Oahu Railway Terminal, where we were to get the Pearl Harbor Bus, all busses were stopped due to a fire raging in a block of stores. Fire hoses were stretched all over the street. This had the appearance of an accidental fire, and we did not put a whole lot of stock in it. Finally we were transported to the Harbor and at the gate I was told that no office workers were needed at the Contractors office, so I returned to town . On the way back to town the bus stopped sudden ly and every one piled out and started looking up. When I got out and looked around I saw about six planes flying some 5,000 feet high . Then everyone got back on the bus and we proceeded. I took the planes to be our planes but found out later that they bad been J aps. I reached town again around noon time and started hearing rumors that sounded quite fantastic, such as a bomb havin<> landed here or there. During the after~ noon we moved from place to place and began to see that the rumors had been true. The whole civilian population of Ho~olulu fell into their respective groups ~h1ch had been planned previously and by mghtfall every man and woman avai lable wc~e in position to help in any eventuality. Th~s one day of excitement marks a11 th e excitement we have had here to date. Since that time all steps have been taken necessary to the defense of these islands and we have become a veritable arsenal: Should the J aps decide to return to our shores I am sure they would be given a very warm welcome. 13

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N DECEMBER 28, 1941 , Pi Kappa Phi lost one of its most loved and loyal members in the death of Chauncey Frederick Johnson, best known to all of U3 as "Chan. " Chan Johnson was initiated into Chi Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi at John B. Stetson University on December 17, 1924. From the date of his initiation to his graduation, he was intensely active on behalf of his Chapter and his University, and mi ssed no opportunity to advance their interests. His Chapter 's position of leadership on the Stetson campus during his four years of active membership was in no small measure a personal tribute to 'his energetic leadership, a leadership having its fountain head in a splendid Christian character and a personality that attracted and held friends with a most remarkabl e loyalty. Chan held with both honor and distinction such Chapter offices as Chaplain, Warden, Rushing Chairman, Secretary and STAR AND LAMP correspondent, Hi ~to rian, and Archon. H e proved h1mself to be a fraternity man of the highest type by expending his talents just as liberally for his University as be did for his Chapter. H e was successively Business Manager and Circulation Manager of th e Collegiate, CIa s s President, Cheer Leader, President of the Glee Club, and Glee Club soloist for four years together with specia l si nging in th e Quartet. He also was chosen most " Popular Boy" on

the campus for two successive years. His t~lent in mus!c was outstanding and hts accompamst was his equally talented wife-to-be, Lois (Hon) Johnson. Together they toured Florida with Stetson's musical clubs and in this endeavor they brought honor to themselves, their Fraternity and the University they represented. After graduation in 1928, he was elected Chapter Advisor to Chi a tribute to his splendid efforts in ' its behalf during his four undergraduate years. Shortly after graduation Chan returned to Detroit with his wife, and he immediately joined the Detroit Alumni Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi. It was this twelve years of association with Chan Johnson in both fraternity and busi ness relationships that endeared him to the writer. In spite of a most serious physical handicap 1 an affliction that finally caused hts death, he faced life with a never failing spirit of cheerfulness and friendliness which was an in~piration to all of th e many Detroit Pi Kapps who knew and loved h:m. He had friends almost without number because he himself was a most friendly man and ever true to his friendships. He was a most active and loyal member of the Detroit Alumni Chapter and he and his wife will long be remembered for their delightful musical contributions to the Detroit Convention of Pi Kapps in 1931. Chan was the recipient of every honor that the Detroit Alumni could bestow upon him , including election to the office of Archon, and throughout his twelve years with us here in Detroit he served as our social and entertainment chairman and was al-

· 8 wa.ys one of our leaders in the .J11.11 f~ dehghtful parties and other actJ\' pi sponsored by the Detroit Al 0111 Chapter. ak Chan's death marks the first bre pi in the ranks of our Detroit AltJ!Tlrl' but the inspiration and the rne!ll~ir of his sterling Christian cbarac pol will always live with us. Pi l(aP se Phi is a better fraternity becau il Chan Johnson lived and gave toil the best of himself. We in pe~~~d treasure the memory of a true frJ <~1 and fraternity brother, the rnorebi~ because those of us who kneW eli most intimately realized all too wr1· the supreme courage it took to ~[.~. o_n in t~e face of a physical. af ~~ hon wbtcb so often racked h1s b bi: with pain. Our hearts go out to od devoted wife, who was ever loyal ani: helpful to Pi Kappa Phi , and to 01• three children, and our deepest SY d patby is extended to his Father j~: Mother, Chan Johnson, Sr. and ~ ~~·I Johnson, both of whom were deeP :, interested in and friendly to oao · friends in Pi Kappa Phi.

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mons to the colors comes quickly it is important that no accounts should be permitted to be overdue. Some fraternities are anticipating such eventualities by requiring payment of bills in advance, a practice long followed by colleges. With regard to the perennial- war or no war-question of alumni accounts receivable, the temporary prosperity should be capitalized by diligent and continuous solicitation of debts owed. Many of the young alumni now entering the service as junior officers are in better financial position than they would normally be as they started at the bottom of the ladder in peacetime occupations. Eternal vigilance is the price of success for the bill collector, whether he represents a tailor or a fraternity house. Excellent results have been obtained by send ing letters to the parents of each pledge, setting forth his financial obligation to the chapter. Your committee calls attention to the value of the services rendered by local professional accountants in assisting in the preparation of budgets and the keeping of books of record and account. In these times wh.en the treasurer of the chapter is likely to be called to military service these permanent establishments are in a position to preserve the continuity of fiscal management. In all chapters two or more assistant treasurers should be in training for the duties that may fall upon them almost overnight.

The Question of Chapter-House Mortgages And now we come to the mortgages. In some chapters, prudent in the managem nt of house affairs since the last war, these obligations are not burdensome; in others, which yielded to the lure of keeping up with the Germans, they present a very serious situation. If the war continues long - and who is sanguine enough to believe that it will not?- it is obvious that in many instances there will have to be material readjustments of the schedules of curtailment. Your committee is of the opin:on that the lenders of money will lend an ear to an intelligent and documented appeal for the suspension of principal reduction for the duration, provided ~bowing can be mad <! of a determined policy to keep up the interest pay-

ments. It may, indeed, be possible to obtain modifications of the interest rates, a lthough we may be too optimistic in holding forth this hope. As in the last war, chapters which find the going bard should not let false pride keep them from entering into arrangements with other chapters for combined eating facilities or possible combined lodging, if the house to be vacated can be rented advantageously. Fraternity residence in college dormitories might prove beneficial to both college and chapter. The further suggestion is made that alumni, non-fraternity men and recommended townsmen be offered accommodations in the fraternity houses, subject, of course, to certain codes agreed upon in advance. In several colleges the administrations, mindful of the problems which face the fraternity houses, have agreed to suspend for the duration regulations which require that freshmen reside in the college dormitories or which insist upon long-term leases of rooms occupied by upperclassmen. Several colleges have established student room rent at a flat figure. This applies in the same amount to fraternities and dormitories. Each student's room rent is collected by by the college. Each fraternity. receives the room rent in full for those members living in the fraternity house. In any study of fraternity house operations it should be borne in mind that th~ accel era~ed ~du~ational programs m many mstitutiOns will result in the fraternity houses' being open for at leas.t two additional months each calendar year. The room rent thus collected will be a material factor in meeting the charges pay~ble annually to the house corporatiOns.

Morale Is An Important Foetor The United States Office of Edu~ation in Washington has been urg-

mg the colleges to co-operate in a nati?n-wide program of public discussions to develop civilian morale as a part of the war effort. This is both a compliment and a challenge to organized education and to its adjunct, the college fraternity . In essence, the objective of the Office of Education is to organize groups - appropriately called "Freedom 's Forums" -to discuss various themes bearing on the war effort. Chapters desiring further information on this 15

subject are advised to send $1 to the Superintendent of Public Documents, Washington, D. C., for a year's subscription to Education for Victory, a bi-weekly publication. A valuable publication in this field for discussion ,is called " War Service Opportunities for College and University Students." It is published by the American Council on Education , 744 Jackson Place, Washington, D. C., and provides concrete descriptions of specific opportunities for special types of services, military and non-military, for both men, on commissioned officer level, and women. A copy has been sent to each college and university president in the country and should be available for local discussion groups. The entire series may be purchased for $2. The American Council on Education is also shortly to publish a survey of the personnel needs of the armed forces in terms of enlisted men. The summary report will seek to answer three questions: 1. What are the training needs in enlisted personnel of the armed forces for which college training may be beneficial? 2. What pre-induction education would be beneficial to men entering the armed forces after one or two years of college? 3. To what extent are the armed services conducting their own training programs to meet these needs? The Office of Education Wartime Commission will take up the project there and make more detailed analyses of specific courses which would be most helpful. These will be published in Education for Victory. Alert chapters will invite informed alumni back to the houses to discuss current events and to bring the gospel of sustained fraternity interest and loyalty in the face of wartime dislocation. Likewise, alert chapters will send a cheering word to their members who are in uniform, for on the faraway battle line or in the lonely hours in camp the memory of warm fraternal handclasps and of the stirring songs of brotherhood are magni ficently comforting. The need for sustained academic endeavor within the chapter house has doubtless been brought to the attention of fraternity men everywhere since the fateful December 7. Your 16

committee echoes the call to the books. Some rigid self-discipline is required of men still treading college paths. Anticipating eventual call to the- service, they will be tempted to adopt the philosophy of "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we drill." The importance of academic achievement as a pre-requisite to whatever call may come to the college man is so obvious that it hardly needs to be pointed out. This is a war of science and engineering and scientists and engineers of top-flight training will be required. The arts course man, too, will better serve his nation if he has sharpened his mind upon the grindstone of the curriculum. The signs of the times point, also to the abandonment of so-called "Hell Week" activities in public. Citizens of college communities, mindful that men are dying on land and sea, are in no mood to gaze indulgently upon the silly pranks of college freshmen in the name of some Greek-letter society. Intramural activities taken in moderation stimulate; taken in excess they intoxicate. While the program of within-the-walls competitions generally offers splendid opportunities for the physical development of fraternity men, the whole program should be examined on each college campus to determine those schedules which merit continuance and those which should be abandoned so that the full energy of the fraternity men may be devoted to telescoped college careers. Some fraternities require that their chapters daily display the flag of their nation. Your committee recommends widespread adoption of this visual token of fealty. An essential part of the morale factor of the fraternity at war should be service to nation and to community. Many chapter men are contributing to blood banks, aiding the Red Cross, schooling themselves in firstaid, patrolling as air-raid warden::;, serving as airplane spotters and acting as auxiliary police and firemen. If a chapter is in an air-raid-menaced area, it should take steps to safeguard its important records and memorabilia. Many fraternities have been purchasing Defense Bonds, both of the

United States and Canada, from thei: surpluses and many chapters ha~ been making similar purchases f~Ok· their building, replacement and stnut ing funds. It should be pointed ~at that the government is urging ur· defense bonds and stamps be P 5. chased primarily from new savmg Many chapters are making the ~~ cilities of their houses available service men on leave.

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The Alumni in the EmergencY er· Back of the front line of undtbe graduate fraternity life stand~ . reserve battalion of alumni. ThtS ~e tent force is ready to step into en breach and hold the fortress wh 1 the signal for help is flared. I · an I The "old boys" of the AmertC college fraternities are going to ~; called upon in their great emergennd to contribute generously of tim~ a of of treasure to insure the continuttY w the societies which so richly. c?pg tributed to their character butldl 1 in undergraduate days. . oeo 1 Your committee strongly u\. each chapter which has not yet ~ortto ed a war-time alumni counctl. 11• · h t 11e organtza · t'JO n !fed procee d w1t mediately. It should be cotnP05 1y of men not likely to get an ear 1• call to military service. Each 01~~ 0 ber should. ~e assigned a specific [lend I 11 of supervtston, such as h ouse r· grounds, debt collections, house co poration , rushing, scholarship, ch~P' ter publication, alumni relation:hl~i including compilation of records 1·tJ! members in service, co-operation '~ 3 • the college or university, int~r.r j 0111 ternity relationships, pledge tral ~: archives traditions, discipline, 01° ~~ett. . In addition, each college caJtlP~i should have an interfraternity alU 0\ council which should meet frequeilof ly to discuss matters in which all , the Gree~-letter societies have common mterest. Regional interfraternity associa; tions are also helpful in meeting ~e problems that are confronting ]e Hellenic world. A notable exaJl1Pn· of such a successful group is the I terfraternity Alumni Association Southern California. City alumni clubs can be incre~!i ingly helpful by sponsoring spe·~h' fraternity-wartime projects, pos5 1 p· in relationship to the nearby cha ters.

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he~ave responsibilities face the nitie q~arters of our member £raterIron~ In these troubled times. Confrom ed with certain loss of revenue of dues and initiation fees because are reduc~d chapter personnel, they Pta ~eetmg increasing requests for lin c_ Ical service to preserve the condi!~Ity of their organizations - a lllma, indeed!

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fai~hou_r War Committee has great nar Ill the good judgment of the Cedlonal officers in ordering protes~Ires Which are consonant with the ous ~rces available and the tremendown asks involved. Elected by their f for t~r~ternities as men best suited sp _e1r positions of honor and re1 ing0 nstbi!ity, they merit the unceasber h~Pport of their respective memalu~ t~s, both undergraduate and "'Ill.

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lilenIYitt~ee to make specific recom1rge; ftat:a~t~ns to the executives of the orJJI" one rntttes. They, better than any! to thei else, know the characteristics of in1· serv~ own groups, their capacities for lion Ice and their budgetary limita05ed !arlY IViths. What might be said of Alpha, ,enJ· ~r substantial endowment and refu~ds, might not apply to Beta, field I IVhve . I pos1t10n . . . perh aps and notOse h nanc1a 1s cor· 1 so secure. haP" co~lert headquarters offices will keep biP5• gra~tantly in touch with their unders of corn Uate_ chapters, couching their witP opr lll~n.tcations in a constructive and rfra· 1 enthlllt~ttc tone intended to inspire 1ing, Pre ~St~sm and performance. Dire :nor· fea~Icttons are likely to develop deUnctist attitudes on the part of the 1 po~ sho ergraduates. Encouragement 101Jll llla~ld be offered and suggestions ent· a b e as to how to do the old jobs in II of fice~t~er wartime way. Adequate ofe , to s manuals should be published 1 ove~~et th e rapidly-increasing turnlcia· Sho 111 chapter cabinets. Key alumni we ty ll1d be asked to organize and carwe Plecton campaigns to collect hous ~ 0pJe abl ges and alumni accounts receivrn· I to ~h They have a b2tter approach of tnte e _men who have left college. 1 1 tee restmgly enough, your commitSev has received information from Paieral sources that financial camSpjfns are doing well this year, deCha e the war demands. Sluggish stj,?ter-house corporations should be ·••lllated to action.

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ALUMNI PROVINCES P1'ovince A1·ea No. 1 Jew England 2 New York 3 New Jersey 4 Pennsylvania 5 Delaware, Maryland and 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ·15

District of Columbia West Virginia Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Tennessee Kentucky Ohio

Area Province No. 16 Indiana 17 Michigan 18 Illinois and Wisconsin 19 Iowa and Minnesota 20 Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota

21 Kansas and Missouri 22 Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi

23 Oklahoma and Texas 24 Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah

25 Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

26 Washington 27 Oregon 28 California and Nevada

(Send voluntary dues checks to Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, 702 Grace-American Bldg., Richmond, Va.)

Your committee has frequently been asked about the advisability of abandoning national conventions for the period of the war. We have no recommendation. Some fraternities have already postponed their conclaves indefinitely, substituting regional meetings therefor; others lnve decided to proceed with convention plans on the ground that the moralebuilding factors of continent-wide fraternal communion are of tremendous value and that certain wartime emergency legislation which only a national assembly can pass is required. There has been no official statement by the authorities in Washington on the subject of conventions; it is predicted, however, that by next fall there may be rationing of railroad travel. Some of the deans who answered our circular Jetter have indicated the need for more frequent visits to their campuses by traveling secretaries. At the same time. several fraternities have reported difficulty in obtaining suitable men for the important visitation posts, what with widespread joining of the colors and opportunities for more lucrative pos!tions in

defense and allied industries. Some fraternities have already adopted legislation, either by convention action or by mail vote, giving extraordinary emergency powers to their ad interim executive bodies. Such legislation might, for example authorize the borrowing of fund~ from endowments for the purpose of carrying on operations despite decreased revenue from dues and initiation fees. The elected officers of the fraternities are men who may be counted upon to recognize the problems as they progressively develop and to seek their solutions with deep earnestness and devotion. The Armor of Spiritual Values

In conclusion, your committee has the following observation to make: The heavy emphasis laid upon science during the past two or three decades, at all educational levels, has produced, we believe, one most unfortunate and perilous resu It, namely, the development of a conviction among many college men that nothing is real, nothing desirable, nothing even tolerable, which cannot be 17

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l'l'lrs. Mattie B. Fowle, 64, for r years housemother of Iota Chaptet of Pi Kappa Phi, died of a hearo 0 attack at her home in Atlanta d March 1, 1942. Two daughters ano 1 a son survive Mother Fowle and . • sJO' them the fraternity extends 1ts cere sympathy. 0 Funeral services were held ~e March 2nd with Dean Raimundo k 0 Ovies officiating. Interment t 0 1 . u5 place in Greenwood cemetery,. J !Je· outside Atlanta. Dean de Ov1es, 5 loved leader of Atlanta EpiscopaJiaOI~ writes a daily column in the Atlal'of Journal . We quote his colurnn March 9th here, for it expres¢• tan' better than we can, the love 10 have for Mother Fowle. ,t 10

Now all of us know that every respectable fraternity on earth was founded on certain ideals and exists for the p erpetua tion of those ideals in the lives of its members. It is very easy for older man, who as officials determine policies and guide procedures in their respective groups, to lose sight of these two vital facts in their interest in statistics, reports and machinery. The hour bas now come to put the emphasis where the emphasis belongs--on our intangibles, our immeasurables, our imponderables; on those spiritual values without which fraternities can today present to a tortured world no excuse whatever for their continued existence. Who knows but that our whole fraternity system has " come to the kingdom for such a time as thi s," has at last been given the opportunity of proving the value of its past contribution to education and its rights to continue to serve as a laboratory of forthright living? We can and must today enlist our members in a holy crusade for the finer things; we can and must make them see that ideals are the only hope of our wartorn race. We are ready to say with the English soldier-poet, "Now God be thanked Who hath matched us with thi s hour I" Interfraternally submitted, THE WAR COMMITTEE HAMILTON W. BAKER

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Street. Province 24 covers a great deal of territory but has within it few Pi Kapp alumni. Brother ]. D. Jones, Box 1087, Colorado Springs, Colo. has undertaken the job of leading the alumni work in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah.

We have omitted a number of states in the above roundup. If WILLIAM L. PHILLIPS yours has been missed it is because negotiations with prospective chairH uBERT M. PoTEAT men have not been completed, so for the time being send any inquiries DELO S SMITH - to the Central Office. Remember, c. F. WILLIAMS alumni, this is your organization. It is young and there are many kinks CECIL J. WILKINSON, Chairman. still to be removed from its administration. Send your Voluntary Dues (The address of, the chairman of the check to the fraternity today and War Committee is 1001 Fifteenth enlist your personal support beside that of these province leaders. St., N.W ., Washington, D . C.) BERNARD

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A "GEORGIA TECH" fraternitY 11.~s the House moth er , by death. she ndal buried just outside Atlanta on the ?;lor tbl 0 of "the big snow" and the fellows seo~ fraternity were her pallbearers and eeJ!ll' of honor. Making that trip to thd 'uS""'I ~ St tery by automobile was hazar 0 500w en know because I shared in it. The d tJte thor came down in huge, so ft flakes ~n an~ l'i ] col.d wind whiJ?pe.d it i~to f]ur~JeSshield an ( quickly turned 1t mto dnfts. Wu~d·biJi!) Air wipers were not enough to ensue VIS~·iPeO j and heavy sheets of snow had to be "con· 1 g ~ 9, from the glass by hand. We were soflle stantly on the edge and skidding and pol of our cars lacked hea ters. We areth · A. prepared for such weather in the sou aleS tng; The procession entered the cemeterY ~bil t? ~ w ithou t mishap; but there we had tr~aiJel! ~Jon Fifteen to twenty cars ahead werebl ,~~ tng in the drifts and the road was ~jjri"' bi The Tech boys piled out of the (llu;· h'gg 1 bareheaded, of course-and put the good ~IS cle gained in football practice to c car Ufltl)] account. They litera lly pi cked up on(llanl L and set it aside; but there were to~ed uP lh t to move before dark. So we bac 'de bl b. e ( and found our way to the graves! ncient 'ni. another route. There we had the ; 53 id· 1 and gracio us ritual ; a nd when er,'' "Fellows, join me in th e Lord's pratord; ) 1 their rich young voices recited the tlin! in unison and perfectly. It was a sta[ till departure from their battle song 0bearl; gridiron, a new look into the inner renct: of students of the sciences--re"\g ol faith, love, and sorrow over the paSS~en I a gentle and beloved lady. So, w 0 fan next hear them singing, "I'm a H ell ra1'l Engineer" I'll remember a snoWf g Jill• and clean-cut fellows prayin~ with hflll sincerely; and in my hea rt I'll paraP siJI! an old say ing, "I can't hea r what Y0,~ 10 ~11 ..._ for thinking of what yo u a re." -" ,..._ J ournal, March 9, 1942.

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BROTHER INTERNED Wars bring heartaches. They bring many situations wherein fraternity men may be of service. Your attention is called to the plight of Brother George Pickard, Alpha Omicron, of Govan, Sask., Canada. Brother Pickard was, at the time of the fall of France, employed in a managerial capacity by his Toronto company in Lille, France. There, with his wife and son, he was trapped by the invading German armies. Since that time he bas been interned as a Canadian civilian in a concentration camp in Germany.

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The passing of Brother John A. Garrou, Tau, to the Chapter Eternal has been reported to Central Office. Brother Garrou died at his home in Valdese, N.C. on February 27, 1942. Leaving North Carolina State College with the class of 1935, Brother Garrou made his home in Valdese. In 1939 he underwent an operation for a brain tumor. A second operation was necessary last winter and be never fully recovered from the latter confinement. The fraternity extends deepest sympathy to his wife, his daughter and his mother who remain in Valdese.

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Marriages and Engagements John L. Frierson, Jr. , Alpha, and Miss Beve rly Wray goo~, both of Darlington, S. C., have announced their engagern~cl; The wedding will take place in June. They plan to make \ ff home in Darlington where Brother Frierson is on the 5 a of the St. John's High School. William P . Anderson, III, Delta, Greenville, S. C., an~ ~~ Betty Jane Kline, Washington, D . C., were married Jn Church of the Pilgrim, Washington on April 18th.

Dr. Madison Covington, Jr., Epsilon, Wadesboro, N. :r~ and Miss Imogene R. Montsalvatge of Augusta, Ga., were ~ ro 0 ried in April. They are making their home in Wa~es hiS where Brother Covington is practicing medicine w1th father. . Beth Dr. Joseph D. McElroy, Eta, Atlanta, Ga., and M JSS 00 Morrison, Albany, Ga., were married in Thomson, Gad., ·ve April 12 . They are making their home at 327 ParkwaY rl ' Atlanta.

William Charles McFee, Iota, and Miss Edith . Nor~:~ Stover, both of Atlanta, Ga ., announce their approach111g; ld riage. Brother McFee is a graduate of Randolph 1eio' Texas, and is now stationed at Kelly Field, San Anton ' where he and hi s bride will reside.

Kennett Resigns Pi Kapps who have had the opportunity to know Brother R. Lynn Kennett through his work as Assistant Executive Secretary of the fraternity will be pleased to hear of his recent employment by the Western Union Telegraph Co. in an executive training program. After four years of exemplary service as a member of the Central Office staff of the Fraternity, his resignation became effective February 1. His prese nce at chap ter council tables will be greatly missed, but his many friends wish him every success in his new position. Lynn is a graduate of Roanoke College, Salem, Va., where he joined Pi Kappa Phi as a member of Xi Chapter. In his senior year he became archon of Xi and president of the Roanoke student body. He came into the Central Office in February, 1938, from an editorial post on the staff of one of the lead ing newspapers of the city of Roanoke. H 's official duties for the Fraternity carried him into the majority of our subordin ate chapters where he displayed real ability in pursuing the analysis and solution of chapter problems. Though his newest business venture has kept him in Richmond , the requirements of his job prevent him from making other than occasional contacts with the Central Office. He has asked that we publish his home address, 110 Overbrook Road , Richmond, for he is anxious to keep in touch with the many Pi Kapps he has met throughout the country.

Lieut. W. Dixon Kerby, Iota, and Miss Martha Jane ~r:~ both of Atlanta, Ga., were married on March 31st at Memorial Church, Atlanta. . . Forrest T. Clary, Lambda, Maryv11Je, Mo., and M'IS~ :Marlon ar· Seals Rogers, Atlanta, Ga., announce their approach111g ~ter riage. The ceremony will take place at an early date, alarY which the couple will live in Maryville where Brother C te is an instructor at the Maryville School of Aeronautics. Corporal James H. Orr, Lambda, and Miss Mildred Annt~i Abernathy, Atlanta, Ga., were married on April 4th in aC rJlS light ceremony. Brother Orr is attached to the· Fourth 0 Service Command at Ft. McPherson, Ga. . 55 Barksdale Jordan, Omicron, Huntsville, Ala., an~ ~:te J essie Ruth Dickerson, Selma, Ala., were married m or~ March. Brother Jordan is now engaged in preparatory IV enl at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., prior to assuming governrn tb duties at the Huntsvi11e, Ala., arsenal. Frank G. Little, Pi, and Mrs. Frances A. Wimberly, ~~er of Decatur, Ga., were married on February 6th last. B~teiV' Little is in the service of the War D epartment at Camp art, Hinesvi11e, Ga. MiSS Lieut. Ernest V. Helms, Tau, Charlotte, N. C., and 05t Helen Louise Hill, Atlanta, Ga ., were married in theg~rf!S chapel at Fort McPherson, Ga., March 21st. Brothe.r Ga·• is attached to the 66th Armored Regiment, Ft. Benmng, th where he and Mrs. Helms are now making their home. Ensign Charles W. S~an, Tau, and Miss ~ary Eliz~~er Mcintosh, both of Rale1gh, N. C., were mamed Novel j\ir 15th last. Brother Swan is an instructor in the Na_va hOrfle Corps at Jacksonville, Fla., where they are making their at 1653 Euclid Ave. ge Capt. Wilso n J. Seldon, Upsilon, and Miss Gloria June ~do~ San Antonio, Tex., were married on April 18. Brother _e is now a squadron commander, air corps, H arlingen, Te~ . pe Vincent Stacey, Chi, Utica, N. Y ., and Miss Elizab~th ~r Welden, Jacksonville, Fla., announce their approac~111gNavn1 riage. Brother Stacey is a cadet in the J acksonv11le Air Station. er Dennis C. McNamara, Chi, and Miss Mary Estelle paliage: both of Orlando, F la., announce their approaching marr or· J . Neal Faircloth, Chi, and Miss Carlotta Washburne, 9re mond, F1a., were married recently in Washington. ~hfYth iS making their home in Washington where Brother Fanc 0 a special agent for the F. B . I. ·J]IS Lieut. E. Wi11iam Gautier, Chi, and Miss Anne BergSe ~daY New Smyrna Beach, Fla., were married on Easter u c.) evening. Brother Gautier is attached to the Lexington <5· County Air Base of the Army Air Corps.

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'!'~ • both of Montgomery, Ala., were married on April 17. g ey will make their home at 812 Cloverdale Rd., Mont!)ornery. Brother Tyson is with the Alabama State Highwav epartment. · Lieut. John K. Mauney, Alpha Sigma, and Miss Martha 111 onane ~utledge, both of Chattanooga, Tenn., were married M CApn] 5. Brother Mauney is now stationed at Ft. c IeHan, Ala.

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o[ ~Iter R. ] ones, Alpha Delta and Past National Historian rn .ollywood, Calif., and Miss Audrey Isabelle Clay were is arned ?n March 27 th in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brother Jones a leadmg consulting engineer with Lockheed Aircraft.

Alpha Moves Ahead Chi\lpha is keeping things under control down in historic Our new rooms are more spacious than any anct"'ously occupied by us. Although most of the brothers hea Pledges carry very heavy schedules, all worked wholeIVa rt~dly in anticipation of the eventful day of "houseCo rmmg.'' Officers leading Alpha are: Vernon Moore, archon; Ch Urtenay Freeman, treasurer; George Nash, Jr., secretary; Gi!~rles Powell, historian; Arthur Haisten, chaplain; and ert Young, warden. fi ~~~ha men who will not answer the call of Uncle Sam's cognt~lng forces or enter the Medical College are planning to le lnue their studies through the summer session. The Colsctc of Charleston has decided to operate on a twelve-month cia Cdu!e and for the first time in its history admitted a new llless of freshmen at mid-term . The majority of these freshdepn. a.re planning to go elsewhere after this half year, thus lho flvmg Alpha the opportunity of rushing them. However, lhi Se Who do remain will be rushed during a formal season 5 summer or fall. an~ur annual spring German took place the week after Easter the '~as preceded by our annual three-day house party. Broha rs 1n the service were sincerely missed. Among those who lo"e most recently left for the armed se rvices are Charlie Chng, U. S. Coast Guard, Charleston, S. C., Andy Carter and 1\thene.y Moore, C~mp J.a ck ~on , S. C., and. ~harles McNeil the 0 ,~s ~~ home m . ~hltevil!e, N . C. , awa1tmg word from •v~antlme Comm1ssw n. p· ''\V 1. Kapps have, as usual, been active in athletics. LeRoy clucthlzzer" Bates captained the basketball squad which inllladed Arthur "Jo-Jo" Haisten and Bob Griffin. "Whizzer" Sea e All State center. Pledge "Robbie" Bradham, in post lea on elections, was chosen captain on the frosh basketball Ve 111. The golf team is composed entirely of Pi Kapps, rnon Moore, Rouse Huff, George Rogers, and Fred Adams.

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Births Brother and Mrs. James W. Edwards, Alpha Eta, Mobile, Ala., announce the arrival of James William Edwards, II, on March 20th, 1942. Brother and Mrs. Leighton W. Mitchell, Iota, were blessed with the arrival of Torrey Leighton Mitchell on February 17th. Brother Leighton is now working in the Continuity Department of WLW radio station, Cincinnati, Ohio .

Deaths Pi Kappa Phi mourns for Brother Roger Conant Chase, Alpha Tau, who passed to the Chapter Eternal after a short illness on March 12, 1942. Brother Chase, a graduate of R. P . I. in the class of 1936, was twenty-seven years of age. He passed away at his home in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he had been employed as a mechanical engineer with the Oakville Division of the Scovill Manufacturing Co. The deepest sympathy of the Fraternity is with his wife, Kate Wilson Chase, hi s dau ghter, Judith M., and his sons, Donald S. and Richard W., at this time. Central Office has received word of the death of Brother Jarvis R. Pearce, Jr., Alpha Sigma. Brother Pearce was a resident of Memph 's, Tennessee.

Success and good luck from Alpha to all Pi Kapps in the service of our Country, wherever they may be. -Charles Powell, Historian .

Epsilon Carries On Epsilon began the second semester with the initiation of two members of the faculty, Prof. W. N. Mebane and Mr. M . W. McGill, and six freshmen, John Campbell, Lumberton, N. C.; Price Lineberger and Emery Denny, Gastonia, N. C.; Elwood Walton, Hickory, N. C.; and Sumner Williams and George Wilkinson, Greenvil!e, S. C. Chapter officers are, Tad Larkin, archon; Erskine Parks, treasurer; Calh oun Hipp, secretary; Bob Gowdy, historian; Frank Logan, chaplain; and Jack Wayman, warden. Due to the war Davidson College is offering a twelveweek summer session to enable students to fini sh their college courses in three yea rs. Fraternities will not operate during the summer. However, plans for an extensive summer and fall rushing program are being worked out. Epsilon has not yet been seriously affected by the draft since the majority of the eligible brothers are taking advanced R. 0. T . C. Graduation losses kept the chapter basketball team below last year's standard. They finished in fifth place but we have been enjoying a successful spring sports program'. Extra-curricular activities continue to engage many of the brothers. Jack Wayman, a stellar performer on the basketball team, has .b~en elected co-captain of next year's quintet. Blanton W1lbamson, ace hurdler and captain and Erskin( Parks, outstanding two miler, are members of the track team. Mack Morris, manager of the basketball team, is a standby on the baseball team . Brothers Gaither and Bumbarger hold down places on the go ff team and Lyman Parrigin ranks high in te~nis. Th e chapter is ~veil represented on the staffs of the vanous school publications. Epsilon carries on! -Bob Gowdy, Historian. 21

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intGeo~gia Tech, as a result of the war emergency, has swung 0 co . fifty-one weeks of full-time school operation. All inYe rntng freshmen who fare well will be graduated in three of a;s. This plan seems to meet the approval of the majority va h~ student body because, though it eliminates the summer or cbt!on, it affords draft exemption and strengthens chances inc et~g commissioned upon graduation. Anticipating a large hasommg class of freshmen in June, the interfraternity council Pia made plans for a rush week then. According to present thr ns all fraternity life on the Tech campus will continue Q[U~hout the summer. Ire ftcers of Iota are, Robert Bush, Jr., archon; Russell Dunn, to~surer; McBride Pryor, secretary; Wallis Simmons, his't'h an; Jim Snowden, chaplain; and Leslie Tarbutton, warden. ~i officiated at the March 8th initiation of Brothers toe ard ?· Almand, Jr., Halbert L . Edge, Jr., and James C. tenw~errntlk. This initiation brought Iota's initiate total to rno or the year. We are the first Pi Kapp chapter to have {~ than 400 members. for tke all other chapters, Iota is contributing to the armed la~s of the nation. Brother John King and Pledge Hal gr0 b Were accepted in the air corps and have completed their the Und school training. Brother George Schroeder has entered Sess arrna.ment division of the air corps, while Brother George f>ledorns ts in ground school training for a mechanic's rating dut ges ~crt Trump and Jack Mcintosh have gone on active othy as Infantry lieutenants. Upon graduation in May many ~ob; brothers will go into service. The Navy will call Archon F'lo rt Bush, Jim Wright, Jean Kirkland and Harry Arthur. Co Yd Blair and John Leedy will become lieutenants in the Sera~t Artillery corps and George Webb will accept a Civil inct~e Position as a naval engineer. Alumni now on duty the u e Bob Weatherford, John Hard, and Ed Lindgren in Sign ~a val service; Harry Wright, air corps; Ed Johnson, A.a. Corps, and Chris Holly, coast artillery. Omicron Continues Forward Iov ~hves and alumni were saddened by the death of our be· ho~ house mother, Mattie B. Fowle. She passed away at her Omicron had a most successful rushing season this semeshoo e on February 28. She was much loved by the brotherter, pledging 16 men. Nine men were recently initiated. They cia d. Her spirit will remain with us long after the present are : James Harper, Winfred McCartney, Bernard Windham, ses have departed . Richard Van Hala, Jack Dickert, Curtis Studdard, William Brunson, George Stacy, and Reginald Johnson. -Wallis Simmons, Historian. Chapter officers are Gene Jordan, archon; R. E. Williams, Mu Has Social Rationing treasurer; Joe Ed Hearn, secretary; Henry A. Le.slie, hisAft torian; Ben Brock, warden; and Jack Brock, chaplam. bra er a very strenuous rush week Mu chapter pledged John Socially, Omicron is living up to its past reputation, having bin"~ Houston, Texas; Doug Collins, South Seaville, N. J.; Cha ansker, Macon, Ga.; Harris Proctor, Durham, N. C.; sponsored one of the campus's most successful house dances on hor rles Myers, Haddenfield, N. J.; Bill Brinkley, GreensFebruary 24. Another social highlight of the season was our Af0 r. C.; Arthur Leonard, Miami, Fla.; Ivan Hawn, Helena, recent "Honky Tonk" dance. i>ot~ta_na; Alan Brooks, Franklin, N. C.; Raymond Kern, James Harper, newly initiated, won the jeweled pin chapter br SVtlle, Pa.; Bob Martin, Corning, N. Y.; Alfred Vores, award for having the highest average in the pledge class last Sh:wkster, N. Y.; Bob Chapman, Charlotte, N. C.; Fred semester. r ey, Philadelphia, Pa . also is contributing to the war effort. David F'r~~'s officers are R. Menese Gardner, archon; Fred C. SelfOmicron and Francie Sances have left to join the air corps and histstt~, treasurer; Dudley Moylan, secretary; Nelson Stephens, Lister Brunson, editor of the Corolla, has been accepted in 0 IVa dl'lan; John Cline, historian; and Charles McAdams, the newly established Quartermaster's Corps here. r en. At the annual Cotton Bowl game January 1, in Dallas, th;he War has affected us in many ways. A good number of Texas, when the University of Alabama defeated Texas A & M tat members will remain on campus for summer school to facili29 to 21, local Pi Kapps were well represented with three su~ earlier graduation. A freshman class will be admitted this men on the football team, seven in the band , and several or dmer which will add new ru shing responsibilities. Rationing among the cheering section. its ances has been instituted at Duke and Mu will forego -Henry A. Leslie, Historian. Po always popular Spring Formal. Cabin parties remain on~u~ar m the social life of the fraternity . A very successful Sigma On the Offensive p· 0 llowed immediately on the heels of rush week. 1 After a round of rush week functions, principal among Past Kappa Phi stood high scholastically on the campus this which was an informal dance and fish fry at Brother John semester, having one out of three on the Dean's list. D . Carroll's lake home near Lexington, S. C., three new pledges -Nelson Stephens, Historian. were added to the roster of Sigma Chapter. They are Howard Fairey, Orangeburg, S. C., Joe Shaw, Clinton, S. C. and Harold Heads Up At Xi George, Columbia, S. C. The following week the new pledges ar~ring elections at Xi brought into office Harold Carter, were feted at an informal party at Brother Billy Monckton's She on; Allen Nelson, treasurer; Bob Worley, secretary; Carl golf course club house. 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Soon after elections the fraternity gave one of the best social functions of the year, a Valent:ne formal at the house on February 14. It was a closed affair for brothers, pledges, alumni and their dates. Since then the chapter has been holding informal get-togethers at the house on Saturday nights. While these festivities were greatly enjoyed, the absence of many friends was noticeable. Brother Rodney Fringer dropped from school after Christmas and entered the Navy. Gordon Little transferred to Concord and Buck Stone joined the air corps. Pledge Dave Fitzhugh joined the Marines, Bill Spencer the Navy, Vic Viccellio the air corps, French Housman the army and Bud Garst is to go in soon. We were loathe to see them go but wish them the best of luck-as we carry on for them. Adding to these names the long list of alumni already in the service, and you understand Xi's part in national defense. . The boys remaining in school are doing all right. In scholarship the chapter stands fourth out of fourteen campus groups. Brother Gus Kruttschnitt, business manager of the annual, recently shared honors for the "smoothest" couple on the campus. Brother Wayne Metcalf was initiated into the Monogram Club of which Brother Louis Camarra is president. Archon Harold Carter is one of the senior representatives on the Honor Council. Pledge Ted Ryder led the Maroons to their second straight State "Little Six" basketball title and as a result was named on the second string All-State team. Alpha Psi Omega, dramatic society, ~ece!ltlY elect~~ Bob Worley and Jim Reynolds to membership m recogmt10n of their work in dramatics. Affiliate Bob Deardorff has been named president of the college dance organization, the German Club . Present plans call for keeping the house open all summer. Active rushing continues to fill vacancies recently created. -Carl Shererts, Historian.

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Following is a partial Jist of Sigma's alumni in the armed services: Brothers Arthur Busbee and Jimmy Wilson are ensigns in the Navy, station ed at Boston and Norfolk respectively. Brother Olin McDonald is a bombardier in the air corps stationed at Midland, Texas; Brother Jack Cook has recently taken the oath as an aviation cadet; Bernie Jones is in th e Officers' Training School , Ft. Benning, Ga., and Pledge Claude Cely is an aviation cadet at Craig Field, Selma, Ala. Wh en the Capitol Bowling Center was destroyed by fire the Interfraternity Bowling League was discontinued. This streak of ill lu ck came at a time when Pi Kappa Phi was within one game of th e lead ing A. T. O.'s. Last results showed Pledges Bill Steinbrecher, Chicago, had the highest average in the league. We entered a fine team in the intramural basketball tournament which started early in March. Brothers Ed Parler and Jimmy Bell have been elected to membership in Blue Key, national honorary l~adership fraternity . -Dave Morris, Historian.

Tau Fares Well Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Phi has fared surprisingly well since the United States declared war on Japan. With the coming of the Spring term, Tau will lose Brother George Coward by th e grad uation route, and pledge Roy Coggin, who has been ca lled by the se ~ective service. Brother Coward is a form er Archon, and will receive his degree in Textile Manufacturing. Two other brothers, Whit Benton and Gregg Gibbs, will receive their commissio ns as seco nd lieutenants in the U. S. Army on May 9. Whit will enter the infantry, and Gregg goes to the Air Corps. And two other brothers will receive commissions as ens!gns in the Naval Reserve when they grad uate. Brother Bill Quickel, who won the chapter scholarship cup this year, received his appointm ent last yea r, but will not go into active service until his graduatio n on May 9. Brother Charles Setzer just recently received his appointment, and will go into active duty about the end o f the Fall term nex t year. Archon H arold "Bud" Ketchum , a senio r in chemi ca l eng ineering, will take on a wife soon after his graduation in June. "Bud" recently announced hi s engagement to Jeanette Bush of Raleigh. Brother Bill Jordan will go to work for G!enn L . Martin in Baltimore when he graduates thi s summer. Brother Jim Morgan, recently defeated in his campaign for editorship of the campus newspaper, has taken the job of Managing Editor to be the right hand man of the Editor. Jim will also be our senior representative on the Interfraternity Council next yea r. Tau chapter's pledge class, eleven strong, is rapidly approaching the time to take their big step and become member~ of the chapter. The members of the class are Ward Bushee of Mount Holly; Roy Coggin of Albemarle; Bob Hyers of Morristown , N. J .; R . C. "Cham" Laughlin of Tarboro; Johnny H a rrington of Broadway ; Jack Whitener of Badin; Jack Alford of Raleigh; Ause Harvey of Lincolnton; Ed Trov of Wilmington; Walter Gilbert of Statesville; and Harold J orcla n of Charlotte. Nearly a ll of the boys in the class are going to become brothers in the Spring term . The election of new officers is to take place about twc weeks after the initiation of our pledges. Plenty of credit is due Archon Ketchum for the masterful way in which he has led Tau chapter during the past four months. It will be a hard job for anyone to fill the position as capably as he has. An extensive ru shing program is scheduled for the Spring term and we should have another large pledge class ready for initiation next Fall. -Owen R. Jones, Historian.

Upsilon Recovers in Humorous Style A quarantine, a sca rlet fever case, and two sets of measles started out our seco nd se mester activities with a bang. All

· ·pa nts w1t · h t I1e cxccptwn · · n Fishel partiCi o f former H"ISt ona feel· who is well on the wa y to reco very, however, are noW hen .mg oh so peach y again. Another casua lty occurred w rnao Clinker, our Great Dane pup, a t least that's what the f the 0 who was go' ng to drown the hound said, go t hit by one erJI local excuses for a taxicab . Clinker who suffered s~Vl til torn liga ments, and the cab which is suffering from o~e sh~~ 11:. 111 bent fend er and a worn out spark plug, are both doil1g ~op· Many cif the fellows in the hou se here arc rapid ly deVC ol ing the nicotine habit as the result of an over ab~nd~ncc piJI five cent cigars. The reason being tbe three rap:d [Jre stet hangings which occurred here shortly after the second serne ,etl got under way. The boys who didn't know when theY '~re· well off are. Joe Johnson, our treasurer, Bob Selby, sere~\ tary, and Ed Cardiff Universi ty of lllinois Glee Club P r · who eats here too. Of course congratulations are in or dethal Congratulations also go to Ed (how do you ~pel 1 into last. name?) Czyzewski, th e latest man to be initJate~anill Upsilon's ranks , and Ted Ebel, Doug Barnett, and Ed e oi who just recently beca me proud possessors of the !Jadg Pi Kappa Phi. . tricl And oh yes, we are just getting over the annual dJfronl conclave we had down here last week -end. Brother~ e•J the Alpha Phi chapter at Illinois Tech, and from t~e O~,:r~ chapter at Purdue attended. Of course we at Ups1lon J{gh· 1 there too, seeing as it was held in our chapter house. egJ light of the conclave was the basket-ball game between ~ar· and Upsilon. Upsilon won the a ffair by a sco re too ern rassing to mention. ter Ju st in case you're wondering who is running the ch~~iJI' th1s year, we'd like to tell you. Paul Fruehauf is back vhO as fine a job as ever as Archon. Bob Selby is the man J;~eJl' sends in the monthly reports, central office hopes, and 0 j; track of all goings on in hou se meetings. Joe J ohnso ,joe· ~,till running arourid with a harra ssed look on his fa~e safhc;l pay your house bills," and I'm the guy who wntes !lie 0 things. Look down at the bottom of the page for m.Y ~ap· Brother Terry, our chapla in is the one who saves us Jn cudl~ ter meeting every Monday night , and Ed Kanitz, who pro nul: ca lls himself warden, drives himse lf a nd everybody else by loudly yelling "quite hours," every hour on the hoU~· 0 -Jack S. Thompson, HistorJa ·

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· second semester actJVJttes · · · withab~' Cl11· Cl1ap t·er opened 1ts full schedule, confident of a successful term under the thC leadership of Brother Johnny Kurtz, who was re-elected t: 'f. office of archon. Other officers elected were Hug t ,,·. Gower, treasurer; Harris P. Gravely, secretary; Ernean·aO Machen, historian; David M. Gardner, chaplain; and ther. Jennings, warden. On February 15 the chapter formally in:tiatcd Bropal!ll William Kent of Deland and William Herpel of West ,jce; Beach, bringing our active roll to a total of 23 . Were we not continually furnishing men to the arm~d ser~uP of our co untry Chi would boast a n even larger act:ve ~r 311 d Recently en listments have taken Brothers Ted Bout wei i 0ur Bud Smith and, though we miss them, we arc proud 0 ,ib!l large service roll. Two years ago Stetson made it pos- 1~ for stud ents. to t~ke a Ci':'ilian Pilot's Training Course· !etcd elate approx·mate.y 20 Ch 1 men have successfully cornP

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the course and five are now actively pursuing it. As a result of this training many of these men have gone into the air corps where they are making fine records. Brother Ben Smith is an outstanding example. Joining the Naval Air Corps nine months ago he has recently been commissioned an ensign and is now an instructor in P-Boats at the Jacksonville Naval Base. Archon Kurtz has set up a committee to plan a summer program of activity and year-round rushing due to the fact that students are taking advantage of the added summer sessions to graduate before going into the service. Treasurer Hugh Gower is also cooperating in an effort to stabilize the fraternity for the duration, seeing to it, by excellent planning, that our financial condition remains sound. The chapter voted to assess each member a like amount and to donate the proceeds to the Red Cross. Delta Delta Delta Sorority and Pi Kappa Phi jointly held a successful bridge party at the chapter house to raise a considerable amount of money for the same purpose. Recently the active members challenged the pledges to a rugged game of diamond ball, agreeing that the losers should give a stag party to the winning team. The pledges won after a hard battle and their chagrined opponents staged a very nice party for them . Our energies were then directed to the planning of our second annual Orchid dance. Last year this dance was the outstanding event of Stetson's social season and the second annual was even more successful. It is sad to report the deaths of mascots "Chi" and Kappa," our Spitz and Collie pups pictured in the November issue. These little pets were favorites all over the campus, particularly so to the girls of Chaudoin Hall who spared neither time nor effort to spoil them, feeding them delicacies and bathing them regularly. "Chi" and "Kappa" never seemed to appreciate the latter act. Many of the brothers were jealous of the diminutive dogs, and as a result of their deaths, hope they will come in for a larger share of the coed's attention. The spirit of Chi men has been deeply touched by this loss, and the house is quieter for their absence. -Ernest V. Machen , Historian.

Alpha Epsilon All Out Alpha Epsilon ushered in the new semester with a week of extended rushing, and pinned six new pledges. Bill McWhorter Miami Fla.; Bob Gangle, Akron, Ohio; Cecil Costin, Po~t St. ]oe, Fla. ; Jim Shaw, Mount Dora, Fla.; Bill Stephens Gainesville, Fla. ; and James Hendry, Jacksonville, Fla. 0~ March 4, we formally initiated Bud Monk, Bill Poage Bud Anthony, W. L. Bailey, W. Carleton Bliss, and Darrel Carnell. We are maintaining a steady program of rushing and planning another initiation before summer vacation. Present officers are, Harley Force, archon; Carl Hey, treasurer; Enos Kerr, secretary; Jack Carpenter, historian; Bob Cummings, chaplain; Stuart Lofberg, warden; and Morri: Goodman, steward. The biggest event of the year on our social calendar was the Military Ball which brought Tony Pastor to the campus for two days. The chapter's week-end included a picnic, breakfasts, radio dances, a parade, a concert, and an official ball as part of the Military Ball itself. We were making plans for spring house parties when the University officials announced there woud be no spring holidays due to the ~hortened semester. R. C. Hagan, Charles Pearce, Alex Edwards, Norman De-Vant, and Charter Caldwell left school at mid-year to join the American armed forces. As a result of the war the University of Florida has announced its plan to offer most of the regular semester courses in Engineering and Agriculture during the summer session, thus making it possible for students to graduate in three years. This may result in Alpha Epsilon operating through the summer but, as yet, plans are not completed. -Jack Carpenter, Historian.

Alpha Theta Pledges Alumni, please note! Rushing Chairmen for the summer and fall are Arthur Coulter, 506 Court, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. and Lee Ross, 500 W. Huron, Bad Axe, Mich . They are

anxious to hear of the prospects in your neighborhood. h n· Present officers. of Alpha Theta are Robert J uth, arc~; Ray Shedd, treasurer; Sidney Deming, secretary; We · Ritchie, historian; and Robert Day, chaplain. sit' We of Alpha Theta have been very successful in our ru ing and pledging this year. Our 22 pledges are Peter R~P~ president of both the men's dormitories and the _De e~. Council, Dick George, who holds the highest scholastic 3~ 00 age on the campus, and Dan Kadrovack, Traverse City! ard Bush, Augusta, Me .; Jack Foster, New Baltimore; Rtchtle· Overton, Grosse Isle; Bill Amiss, Lansing; Jack Ricker, ABill gan; Bill Robertson, Saginaw; AI Bennett, Plymouth ;N w· Gray, Merritt; Bill Burtless, Adrian; Dick Bystrom, ene berry; Harvey Jacolick, Schenectady, N. Y.; Ralph T?'~g; Albion; John Kaiser, Almont; Edward Ebbeson, MuniSI 0~ Julius Hartsema, Muskegon; Tony Sympson, Detroit;_ Tone Poffenberger, chairman of the Victory Book Campaign tn 30 , of the Dorm's; Dan Ciernick, Dearborn, and Ken C!eere!Tina Escanaba. Our latest initiates are Luther Augsbury, Corull ' Max Bottomley, Charlotte, and Bob Moore, Marquette. va! As noted in the last STAR AND LAMP Ray Pinkham 'val named a Pi Kappa Phi Scholar for 1941. John La~vler ~ 3 on the "J" Hop Dinner Committee and Wes Ritch1e wa cJ; member of the Sophomore Prom reception committee. 1ass· Foster came in tenth in the "Turkey Trot," a two mile cr:.rst country run and was followed by Lee Ross in twentY· ;ter position. The man with the long gray whiskers is Lt. WMon· Dernberger's new boss. Walt is now stationed at Ft. 'faU• mouth, N. J. Bob Juth is a member of Phi Lambda tO local engineering honorary. The success of our winter term party is largely due rtl' the hard work of our social chairman, Tom Baird. The pa nrl was held in the Union ballroom. Five faculty members a their wives were our guests on this occasion. -Wesson Ritchie, HistoriaP·

Off To A Good Start be Alpha Iota got off to a good start at the beginning of ~y second semester pledging eleven men. Although the ararl caught a few of our members and pledges the new men nd filling in the gap. The new pledges are Max Forema~ nrJIY Ed Henderson of Andalusia; James White of Athens; Jl!ll Ill ' Hartsfield, Johnny Hearn, and Porter Roberts of Birming~or: Edward Penley of Lagrange; David Mitchell, Howard art gan and Conrad Summerlin of Luverne; and Howard SteW of Montgomery. ·ttel Rushing Chariman Morris Allen reports that his comllll tJte is still at work and hopes to add ten more names to pledge roll before the end of the semester. !!leo Formal initiation was held February 18 and six neW 0d, are proudly displaying their pins. They are Charles. Woand Atlanta, Ga.; Charles Morgan of Albertville; Glen Crtlll nd Theo Massey of Birmingham; Ed Jernigan of Greenville; a Joe Billy Fain of Wetumpka. re: Officers installed to serve for the second semester '~et· Bob Guillot, archon; Bubber Weldon, treasurer; David Wil' tics, secretary; Pitman Cleaveland, histor:an; Warren Iiams, chaplain; and A. B. Carrol, warden. 1~e In June Auburn will change from the semester to that quarter system and a new freshman class will enter at ~ 0 ; time. These freshmen will be graduated in three years.. ~eeP the chapter has had to make many new plans. We Will iO~ the house open through summer quarter. Plans for rush ter are under way and by the beginning of the summer qua~ we hope will have a well organized rush week mapped o~ ·,,. The social committee has its hands full this semester a6 ing a social every three weeks. For example, on Febf 033 ~ 28, the entire chapter adjourned to Wright's Mill for a ste jO fry and completed the program with a house dance later the evening. We think the comm'ttee is doing a good joblp~ We have been active in campus politics . Brother ~ 3Lel Carrol is treasurer of the junior class and Brothers Jimm 1e. et B_utt ~nd Bob Guillot are members of the Executive C~b:~,~ J1mm1e serving as its president. Pledge Harry Discus IS retary of the sophomore class. . 1 -Pittman B. Cleaveland, Historlal · THE STAR AND

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annual Founder's Day Banquet, Alpha Mu was forllrothe to have as its speaker Dean of Men A. R. Warnock. J. S ~s J;I. P. Hammond, Dean of Engineering, Professor stru~t 0 ?httle of the M. E. School, and G. D. Thomas, inM:· or m Industrial Engineering also attended. lern ~tsernester graduation brought with it a rushing probsi~ n at was very successfully handled by the chapter. The V. ce;' .Pledges that donned their white diamonds were Robert loon . 01 NSSer, Washington, D. C., William T. Crawford, AtAvo~' Orman H. Mazurie, Juniata; John M. Hocking, l'horndale; Richard S. Wood, Lansford; and Howard G. 'I'h. Pson, Philadelphia. F'orrnlrfY-~wo pledges and brothers enjoyed the annual Pledge dane a dmner dance held at the house on January 17. The Ari Was a great success with music supplied by The ~ille~crats, a. fine campus band. On ~ebruary 27, Glenn Recr .and h1s band played to a capacity crowd in huge its scalion Hall. Alpha Mu celebrated the occasion by having Plan:con~ house party of the school year, after which social 28 a Pomted toward the Interfraternity Ball of March 27, lope~d 29, al_ways a ga la week. end at Pen!1 State. Vincent lllent and h1s Orchestra supplied the music and entertainlion Jor the fraternities at Friday night's formal at Recreaon S all. Pi Kapps danced a closed informal at the house 'I'haturday night with music by The Aristocrats. !etvi e ~hapter has reports of the following of its men now ~d _ngF~n the armed forces: William R . Walker, Fort Meade, lieut Irst Lt. Raymo.nd E. Zimmerman, Fo~t Belvoir, Va.; IVbar" James B. Robmson, Jr., Tuscon, Anz., Charles A. \Villi len by, Jr., Fort Bragg, N. C.; Second Lt. Robert L. nin ston, Ft. Belvoir, Va.; Lt. Oliver G. Summerton, Ft. BenR.eSeg, Ga., and Albert H. Bowers, with the United States Naval rve.

Alpha Sigma started the winter quarter social calendar with a dinner dance on the night of January 29. It was well attended and greatly enjoyed by the members and guests. On February 13, Treasurer Ed Jones and his date led the grand march in the first of a series of the Nahheeyali midwinter dances held in the U. T. Alumni Memorial Auditorium . Music was furnished by Les Brown's famous orchestra, including the well known vocalist, Miss Betty Bonney. Les Brown, Miss Bonney and members of the orchestra were served refreshments at the chapter house during intermission. They made a big hit with the members of Alpha Sigma. Four recent pledges not previously reported are David Minor, Bob Deal, Duncan Riddle, and Buell Lawson. Pledge Charlie Martin is on the staff of the Orange and White (campus newspaper), and Charlie Niles has been appointed assistant Editor-in-Chief of the Tennessee Engineer, U. T. Engineering College publication. This crucial year of 1942 is seeing ever increasing changes in our many activities. The University has stepped up the graduating period from four to three years and the cessation of all social events except those of major importance is anticipated. In view of this Alpha Sigma is stressing all activities possible to promote and strengthen the ties of frendship and fraternalism. The chapter is preparing to operate the house through the summer quarter and plans for summer and year around rushing. We extend a cordial invitation to our alumni to visit us oftener than you have in the past, and to all other Pi Kapps in Knoxville and vicinity, we hope you, too, will drop in and pay us a visit. -Harold E. Brown, Jr., Historian .

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At the close of the fall semester Alpha Phi initiated the fo llowing men: Harry Anderson, Paul Dalenberg, Henry Dirksen, Charles Farr, Mario Fraccaro, Wolfram Futterer, Alpha Xi Treks to R. P. I. Albert Glassgen, Robert Howard, Leonard Klarich , John Of Alpha Xi has furnished two brothers to the armed services Roach, and Douglass Snyder. A new system for probation tophur cot!ntry since our last report. Brother ] oseph Chris- week was tried this semester whereby the pledges worked a llragcr cn hsted in the artillery corps and is stationed at Fort modified steamboat shift of eight hours on with four hours <nd ¥• N. C., and Brother James Heaney is with the Marines off which proved very satisfactory, not only in keeping the sPect~s sta tioned at Parris Island, S. C. They are both propledges out of mischief, but in getting the house completely ·Pect~~e members of the officers' training school in th~ir _re- renovated. lllilit e <;amps. When last heard from they were en)oymg Newly elected officers are: Edward H . Callender, archon; 1\ ~? hfe and were. in the best of h~alth and spirits. Harry Anderson, treasurer; Edward L. Farrell, secretary; John Unk ance every fortmght and an occasiOnal excursion to parts B. Morse, historian; Vic Schellschmidt, chaplain; and Walter tou~wn or, at any rate, unfamiliar have made for a well- Stephenson, warden. Cav cd social program. On February 7, Brothers Carlson, Heading the list of Pi Kapp actives in extra-curricular acllladagnaro, Mayforth, Bunker, Clarke, Wyler, and Sawyer tivities is Secretary Ed Farrell who is Editor-in-Chief of bai] c a trek up to R. P. I. to root for our unbeaten basketTecll11ology News, the school publication. Ed also edits l'hc team . While there they stayed at Alpha Tau Chapter. Alpha Philes, our chapter publication. certa·hospitality, food, and neighbors (Russe ll Sage College) Recent initiate Wally Futterer has been chosen co-captain \V tnJy were swell. of the basketball squad for next season. Ed Callender manhigh e hcntcred the Interfraternity Basketball Tournament with aged the team this past year, and Pledge Ray Tubergen is to lamb opes which were realized when we triumphed over receive a minor award for the season's efforts. Ch da Chi Alpha, last year's champions. Co-ops Victor Schellschmidt, Merle Dargel, Arnold Kramer Cha 3 Pter officers include Nicholas Cavagnaro, archon; and Charles Farr have been elected to the presidencies of their 1 ley ~s Bunker, treasurer; Richard Wyler, secretary; Stanrespective classes. Stni] adsen, historian; John R. Carlson, chaplain; and John Due to the acceleration of classes and the elimination of all ey, Warden. 0 holidays, graduation will be held on May 14 this year. Upon haskur ~atest pledges are William Geoghan, prominent in J. V. graduation, George Hoff and Herbert Hansen will receive their ltackt all, Joseph Scanlon and Charles Castignino, budding ap~oint~ents to active d_uty in t~e aval Reserves. Harry ''fat ,,stars, and Robert Kelly, one of those lads with a Hetdenre1ch and Dale Wtllman Will become flying cadets in a1 attraction for the fairer sex. the aval Air Corps. --stanley Madsen, Historian. -John Morse, Historian. -Richard H . Stover, Historian.

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