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Official National Publication of the Fra,ternity

Volume V

RICKER INFLUENCEIS BEYOND MEASURE

f

Contribution of Dr. Ricker To TheEstablishment of A P X

Partly Told.

While Dr~ Nathan Clifford Ricker didnot exactly guide th_e organization steps.of Alpha Rho Chi, it was the 'influence9f his life together with timely advise,given in conference with the men whoplayed their part in the nationalizationten years ago, which can never bemeasured.

In a large degree Dr. Ricker's path ,oflife was the path of brotherhood andfraternalislTI. As he journeyed down the

\ highway' of life he always showed con­sideration for thos,e about him. In hisassociations' he has been described as anlan to man sort of individual who couldnot only sympathize but also inspirethose' with ,vhom he came in contact.

During the course of his life he was"Brother'" Ricker to nlany men. IJ;1 thelarger sphere of activity he was a mem­ber of the Masonic order and theKnights Tenlplar. In the collegiateworld he was first 6f all a charter mem­h~r of Illinois chapter of the Acaciafraternity before becoming identifiedv/ith Alpha Rho Chi".

Advisor of Old ArcusI twas vvi th a' background' of brother­

hood and fellowship, which made him;:tn unusually valuable friend to the pro­jected Alpha Rho Chi of ten years ago.

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THEY I.iOVED AND C.ALIJ.EDHIJ:1Ii "DADDY" RICKER

Illinois men, graduates and formerstudents of the Department of Archi­tecture and in fact the whole ,College ofEngineering, whether members of AlphaRho' Chi or not, nnce they came underthe influence of Dr. Nathan CliffordRicker .came to love him truly. In­stance after instance has come to lightof the loving appellation given him by"his boys." His interest in the youngmen of his' University was a fatherly in­terest which they appreciated enough tocall him "Daddy" Ricker. Waen for­lner ,students speak- of him they say"good old 'Daddy' Ricker." Whatgreater testimonial than' that simplestatement?

~A.PRIL 15, 1924

THE RICKER BUSTThe bust was modelled by Bro. Sam­

uel C. Burton of-the University of Min­nesota, formerly a professor at Illinois.About two years ago the idea was gra~­

ually formed of presenting the U niver­sity of Illinois, more directly, the De­partment of Architecture, with a bronzereplica of the bust vvhich had been exe­cuted about .five years before.

The occasion selected to make this

presentation was the convocation whichwas held on March 15, 1922, the daythat Dr. Ricker completed fifty years ofprofessional service to the university.The bronze bust now stand-s in a prom­inent place in the Ricker· Library, ofArchitecture, vvhile the original 'is in theAnthemios,. chapter house. _ --The latterbust has recently been placed upon apermanent pedestal very similar to theone in the Library.

i\t the same time that the' presentationtook place the Ricker Prize in Archi­tectural History ,vas formally announcedby Anthemios chapter. This prize isope'n to Juniors in Architecture andArchitectural Engineering for the besttreatment of some phase of history ota·rchitecture. There are three prizes,each consisting or vvell~known books onarchitecture. Dr. Ricker taught. archi­tectural histor).T at Illinois for over fiftyyears, and the prize is essentially a,1l21TIOrial to him.

Number 7

PROF. RICKER ISTAKEN BY STROKE

First A P X Master Architect GaveForty-five Years To Work

-At Illinois.

Dr. Nathan Clifford Ricker, Profes'sorof Architecture, Emeritus, University otIllinois and Master Architect of AlphaRho Chi has passed on into the greatbeyond.

. Brother Ricker died at 2 :30 p. m.,Wednesday, March 19, 1924, at the Burn­ham hospital after a sudden attack ofapoplexy. Prof. Ricker became ill onTuesday evening at' his ho~e and wastaken to the hospital early Wednesdaymorning.

Dr. Ricker' was best known, to thestudents of th~ University as founder ofThe Ricker. Library of Architecturewhich he started in 1872 when he 'wasmade head of the Department of Archi­tecture and which has become, throughhis assistance and advice, one of themost complete libraries of its kind inexistence.' . ' .

Translated Foreign WorksHe was head of the Department ~f

Architecture for 45 years, 27 of whichhe ,also served as dean of the Colleg2of Engineering.

Since his resignation in 1905, he ha~spent much of his time translating well­known foreign vvorks on architectureinto English, and this work he con­tinued until 'Tuesday, the ~ay before hisdeath.~ Brother Ricker .\vasborn near Spring­vale, Maine, in 1843. His early educa:­tion was obtained in the rural andSpringvale schools. When 18 years ofage, he took his first position as teacher,

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MATERIAL BUT PERSONALAfter a true "big brother" to the lnen

of Alpha Rho Chi, Dr. Ricker, took aper_sonal interest in ·the affairs of thefraternity and Anthemios chapter in par.ticular. This interest was materiallyexemplified in his gift last fall of a fiv 2.

hundred dollar .Liberty,· bon:d to th:2house building. fund. ,The.announc:;­ment of the gift was made in theNovember issue of THE ARCHI.

2 THE ARCHI

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF ALPHA RHO CHIBRINGS TO MIND THE WORK OF FOUNDERS

FRATERNITY NUMBERS SIX HUNDR',E'D MEN

to\vard this end was entered into byrep'r~sentatives of the two organizations.But before the results are told a briefhistory of the two parent societies isappropos.

Signla Upsilon was formed late in thefall of 1910 by a group of ten men.THE ARCHI' is now in possession ofthe names of part of the ten and is seek­ing the others. This little group deter­mined to "do things," and indeed theyhave brought credit to' their school.Their first home was rented in 1912 pro­viding rooms for part of the men. Thenext year' a larger place was securedwhich gave a home with d0rmitory anddining room.

I Bauer and Cohagen LeadArcus society was formed in 1911 by

fifteen men and existed -in secret for ayear until the fall of 1912 when formalapproval was given to organize. Officialfaculty recognition came early in 1913.At' first their meetings were held in theUniversity Y. M. C. A., but in the fallof 1913 a house was secured.

The before-rnenti.oned correspondenceresulted in a decision in March, 1914,for the t\VO locals to send representa­ti~ves to Chicago for a conference. April10th was the date set for the n1eeting,and Bro. Leo M. Bauer, Arcus, and Bro.Chandler C. Cohagen, Sigma Upsilon,were named delegates.

As the two men have since related,they were sent with only general ~n­

structions and a determination to do thebest for all concerned. But as they metwith a spirit of fraternalislTI in theirhearts all thought of watching "theother fellow" and, trying to "out-guess"him passed away.

Soon the two delegates found thatthere "vas much in com'mon betweentheir respective organizations in spite oftechnical differences in ritual, constitu­tion and customs. Their ideals \ver~

the same and other differences wereswept aside.

"Alpha Rho Chi"On April 11, 1914, the two delegates

agreed upon the name "Alpha Rho Chi,"matters of. constitution, by-laws, ritual,enlblems, etc., were allotted equally tothe two "chapters," Arcus and SigmaUpsilon, for further expansion and de­velopment. Bro. Clair W. Ditchy,Iktinos, in THE ARCHI for June, 1920,wrote: '''These delegates, in addition toformally founding the fraternity, decidedupon the form of goverment to be em­ployed and ably disposed of all the de-

April Eleventh Marked Date of Naming of NationalBody Created By Union of Arcus

With Sigma Upsilon

As Alpha Rho Chi rounded out thefirst decade of its history on the 11thday of April it seems entirely fitting thatTHE ARCHI should attempt at leastto present to the son1e six hundredmembers at least part of the story ofthe growth and development of the fra­ternity.

The whole story may never be known.The hours spent by the founders in

4 drearning and planning, their thoughts,hopes and ambitions wil,l perhaps neverall be recalled and set down for pos­terity. But each year that rolls by addsbits of infonnation to the sum total ofAlpha Rho Chi lore.

Eight years ago, Bro. C. C. Cohagen,Iktinos, then W. G. S., called attentionin a paper of his to the fact that at thetime of the founding of A P X that thebonds 0.£ fraternalism were never asstrong as then. Faculty men and stu­dents were uniting in promoting thefeeling of brotherhood for the commongood.

The Atelier Spirit"If this be true," says Brother Cohag­

en, "in the general or social fraternitysystem where men of widely differentte1nperaments and professions, are gath­ered together, how much more shouldit be true where men of like trainingand similar inclinations are united forthe common betterment. Because ofthe close associations in, ateliers anddrafting rooms, no one profession shouldoffer more opportunities for good-fellow­ship than that of architecture."

Thus, .with the fellowship, common to: all, departnlents of architecture, so

strong 'there did not seem to be theneed for a joining hands with any otherarchitectural fraternity in another col­lege. On the other -hand if this needwas felt, the leadership "vas lacking.

However, the spirit seemed to movetwo local architectural fraternities dur­ing the fall of'1913. Almost ~imultane­

ously they began to write to local archi­tectural societies and clubs concerningthe possibility of cooperation.

Definite Correspondence BegunAs the two inquiring bodies corre­

sponded it seemed that the two, Arcusof Illinois and Sigma Upsilon of Michi­gan, were the only two that were, in-'lerested in creating a national profes­sional - architectural fraternity which

. would mean to the rnen of the profession

. what the national- 'legal and medicalfraternities had come to mean.

Early in 1914 definite correspondence

tails incident thereto."Following the -return of the delegates

to their home chapters, committees weredelegated to work on the details allottedthem. On May 22, 1914, Arcus societyformally changed their name to Anthe­111ios chapter, while on June 6, 1914,Sigma Upsilon beca1ne Iktinos chapter.

Arcus society and Sigma Upsilon fullypassed out of existence at the first an­nual convention held in Detroit, Feb. 3-4,1915. At that time the constitution, by~

laws,~ ritual and other committee reportswere accepted which cemented the tvvochapters into Alpha Rho Chi.

So much for the founding of AlphaRho Chi. At the time of the national­ization Bro. Herman J. Trun1! lead~r ofSigma Upsilon, was follo\ved in office byClair W. Ditchy. While the leadershipin Arcus was successively in the handsof Leo M. Bauer and Art-hur E. Benson.The story of the development of AlphaRho Chi will be told in the 11av issueof THE ARCHI. -

GEO. DAHL IS ABROADWRITES FROM LONDON

George L. Dahl, '20, 1fn~siclfs~ \yhodid his Master's work at Harvard and isnow enjoying a Harvard traveling fel­lO'\Nship writes from Londen ~.S fol1c\ys'

"Am at present touring England andam having bully weather; in fact! I havehad a fine trip all the \vay through.Spent the winter of 1922 in Spain and1923 in Africa, Italy, Switzerland, Spain,France, Belgium and Holland.

"Now I am on n1Y \vay back to thecontinent again and shall probably re­turn to New York in July. 1![y \vife hasbeen with n1e all this time, so naturally"ve have had a fine trip, a sort of second'honeymoon' you might say.

'My best wishes to all our brothers ofOt~-,- dear old fraternity and may they allprosper. I drink to their health (re­tncmber I am not in dry territory)."

NEAR SEVENTY P,ER CENTApril 15 Subscribers Per Cent

Kallikrat es .. . .__ 19 __. ..__. 90.4l1-ndronicus __ 34 __.__ __ .82.9Paeonios m __ • • 29 __. .80.6M n es icle s 96 __ 79.3Anthemios u .u ._.. __ .. 91 65.0Iktin0 s __ 87.. __ 61.3D:;met ri 0 s ..75 __ 60.9

The F raterni ty.. -431 __.__ ._ 69.7

CAMPBELL FIRST ALUMNUSOne day not long ago Bro. Leo R.

Campbell, '13, Demetrios, ble"" into St.Paul on busineSS and got in touch withTHE ARCHI staff. Following a three,·some for lunch Brother Campbell prof­fered a crisp new ten-dollar bill in pay­ment of his life subscription to lYREARCHI. This is the first voluntarysubscription to come in from an alunl­nus, but it is the forerunner of manywhich are anticipated when the challengegoes forth this coming month.

-the brothers whose names aregiven below? Mail addressed tothem has been returned. If youknow where any of the men may bereached, please advise THE ARCHI.

Hovey, H. W., Anthemios.Hunt, R. E., A.nthemios.Lutes, G. W., Anthemios.Marsh, M. F. (Hon.), Anthemios.Mottern, H. N., Anthemios.

Smith, C. M., Iktinos.Stanton, F. C., Iktinos.'fruIn,' Herman J., Iktinos.Van IZepple, Gerald W., Iktinos.

:rv1artin, Francis C., Demetrios.Toothaker, Fred B., Demetrios.Wood, D. E., Demetrios.

Anderson, Elbert E., Ex '23, Tvlnesicles.Johnson, Carl E. (Ex-Fac.), Mnesicles.

Barr, Harold A. (Hon.), Paeonics.Swenson, Robert C., Paeonios.

NEW ADDRESSES

Anthemios Chapter

Beidler, Herbert B. '19813 Ulrner Building, Cleevland, O.

Hougen, Elmer C.40 l\T. Euclid Ave., Indianapolis, Ind.

Henkel, A. L. .126 Lombard Ave., Oak Park, Ill.

Janes, Milo1911 S. Elmvlood, Berwyn, Ill.

Pinkley, James P. Ex'172127 Bridge Ave., Davenpor( Iowa.

Postle, George R. . '19501 W. Patterson Ave., Glendale Cal.

Whitten, George A. ' '221043 Rush St., Chicago, Ill.

Iktinos Chapter

Dudman, Arthur F.2739 Channing Way, Berkeley, Calif.

Everson, G. P. Ex'168835 Wilson Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Fanning, William S. Ex. '11570·) TrLllnbull Ave., Detroit, Mich.

Foskett, L.ieutenant James H.U. S. N., Sub. S-12, C/o Postmaster,

New York.Irvin, Arthur C.

5342 Cornell Ave., Chicago, Ill.

Dem.etrios Chapter

*Campbell, Leo R. '131300 Burnham Bldg., Chicago, Ill.

Clark, John C.218 l\1aple St., "Sidney, Ohio.

Eggert, Effio E. '23190 East 14th Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

THE ARCHI

Fulker, V. E.C/o Troy National Bank, Troy, Ohio.

Moore, Downie W. '1467 S. Ohio St., Columbus, Ohio.

Worthley, M. L.Bay Village, Ohio.

Mnesicles Chapter

Kropp, Erhard J. Ex '26707 7th Ave., St. Cloud, ,Minn.

Magnuson; Elmer J. Ex '233107 Park Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.

Olsen, Clarence J. Ex '26381 Forest Ave., Muskegon, Mich.

Paeonios Chapter

Koenig, William '225,6 Sixth ~Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.

DIDRIKSEN IN BADSHAPE AFTER CRASH

"Pete" received a letter from PhilDidriksen, '18, Mnesicles, dated March27th, in which Phil related that twoweeks previous he "was driving an auto­mobile and was hit by a street car. Sortof ruined everything. Woke up to· findrny-self resting "comfortably" in the backseat of the car. Got a broken rib anda few abrasions out of it."

Phil goes on to tell how after leavingBethl.ehem Steel a year ago he went toBoston and Bridgeport, Conn., and final­1J lo'cated in St. Louis as a practice en­gineer in a 22 inch mill. "This meanscorrecting faulty rolled steel productseither mechanically or in p~rsonale."

"As far as I know I expect to getmarried Feb. 30, 1999. No prospects,and I am getting grumpier every day,so I'll probably be the one to fulfill ourvows of bachelorhoo'd for the three ofus, Howard Gilman,. you and 1."

THE CALENDAR

April 17Chicago 'Alumni, regular 7:00 o'clock

dinner, Hamilton club, Chicago.April 25

Minnesota, St. Pat's Day, Engineers'celebration.

May 2Iktinos, Annual Spring formal.

May 9Demetrios, Sophomore-Freshman din­

ner.May 11

Demetrios, Mothers' day dinner.May 16

Demetrios, Senior party.Michigan, Architects' May party.

May 17Iktinos, Fathers' day, University Cap

night.May 23

Minnesota, Architects' Society jubilee.

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SIMONS TO GUIDETEXAS INITIATES

Dinocrat€\s Chapter Installation AtUniversity of Texas

On April 18-19.

About the time that most of the read­ers of the April issue of THE ARCHIare sitting down to go over the contentsof· this number the members of the'Delta Club .. of the University of Texaswill be going through the installationand initiation as charter members ofDinocrates chapter, the eighth in' AlphaRhro Chi.

Bro. Malcolm G. Sim,ons, '14, Iktinoscharter member, who now is practicingin San Antonio, Texas, has been put infull charge of the work as Acting GrandLecturer by the Worthy Grand Archi­tect, Dwight P. Ely. The initiation andaccompanying ceremonies will take placeApril 18-19 at Austin.

Due to the fact that considerable ex­pense would be involved to have eventhe nearest A P X men go to Austin toassist, Bro, Simons has agreed with theofficers of the Delta Club to give·theinitiation rites to A. H. Howze, '24,Houston, Tex.; William Kleine, '25,Austin, Tex., and Cameron D. Fairchild,'25, Taylor, Tex., on Friday, the 18th.

Twelve Charter Members.On the following day the other nine

petitioners together with Prof. RaymondEverett, their advisor, will be given thesecret "vork by Bro. Simons and thenew initiates, Ho\vze, Kleine and Fair­child. The active men who will be ini­tiated the 19th are: F. W. Digby­Roberts, '25, Abilene, Tex.; B. P. Bailey,Jr., '25, Paris, Tex.; W. T. Whiteside,Jr., '25, Greenville, Tex.; Gerald GouldDecker, '25, Mission" Tex.; Chester C.Wright, Grad., EI ,Paso, Tex.; Geo. H.Harker, '25, San Antonio, 1"ex.; SteveTerrell, '24, Decatur, Tex.; Willard Mar­kle, '24, Galveston, Tex., and Herbert S.Gannaway, '25, Austin.

Following the initiation of Saturdaywill come the election and installationof officers of the eighth chapter of AlphaRho Chi by Brother Simons. With thisceremony another local a'rchitectural so­ciety, the Delta Club of Texas, will beabsorbed by the fellowship and brother­hood of A P X. The name selected forthe chapter· is that of Dinocrates.

Great credit is due Bro. Simons forthe establishment of this new chapter,for. it has been through. his personal in­4- erest and work that Alpha Rho Chi andthe Delta Club were brought together.He ,has been ably seconded by Pr,of..Everett, ",\iho though not a member ofthe fraternity, assisted in the early dayswhile at Ann Arbor.

Watch for the story of the 18th and19th in the May Issue of THE ARCHI.Cameron D. Fairchild, the present sec­retarv of the Deltas has been commis­sioned to write it.

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THE ARCHI BOARDHoward D. Gilman Wallace C. Bonsall

Richard F. HennesseyTHE ARCHI STAFF

Horace .W. Tousley - - Managing EditorHarold R. Peterson - - Business Manager

Chapter CorrespondentsAnthemios - - - Willard E. FraserIktinos - - - - Kenneth C. BlackDemetrios - - - Lot H. GreenMnesicles - - Paul E. NystromKallikrates - - Ralph G. GUll~~Andronicus - - Stanley M. Cund.IffPaeonios - Norman E. PalmquIstDetroit Alumni - - - M3:~ C~lterChicag'6 Alumni - - - Geo. L. LIndebergMinnesota Alumni - L. I-I. BakkenColun1bus Alumni - - - F. E. GleachLos Angeles Alumni - - - - Glen Ingles

T~E FRATERNITY J)IR:ECTORY_ The Grand Council

W.G. ,A; ~ - - - - - - Dwight P. Ely192 Twelfth Ave., Columbus

W. G. S. - - - Harold R. Peterson3443 Fifth Ave. So., Minneapolis '"

W. G .. E. -'. - -. - - Truman .I. St:..0ng10 Coventry Court, Dubuque, Ia.

G. L. - - - - Prof. Rexford NewcombDept. of Arch., Uniyersity of Illinois

Urbana. Ill.

The \ Active ChaptersAnthemios Chapter Hnuse,401 E. Green St.,

Chall1paign, Ill. Hayn10n<1 C. Olson,\'I. A.: II.' S. Garns, W. S.

Iktinos Ch'apter House, n:iR E. IVladison, AnnArbor, Mich. Julian A. Cowin, W. A.,I~etlIieth C. Black, W. S.

De:metrios Chapter House, 1919 Indianola..Ave., Colun~bus, Ohio. .I. E. Thon1.as,Jr., ,V..A... , C. E. Jones, W. S.

lVlncsicles Chapter House. 1529 UniversityAve. S. E., Minneapolis, 1VIinn. \,rallaceC. Bonsall, W .. A., Elton 1<::. Crowell,w. S.

Kallikrates, (No house at present), OgdenVI. Brovvn, \tV. :A., 504 N. First Stl'eet,Gharlottsville, .·Va.; R. G.Gulley, W. S.,Phi Sigrna I<::appa House, 'University, Va.

Anc1ronicus Chapter House" 1358 W. 29th St.., Los .i\.ngeles,Cal. Melville L. Lemon,

W. A., NQ,rmarr Low,' VV. fi.Paeonios ChapterH,ouse, 1521 L ~::tvenworth,

Manhattan, Kan'sas,' Rayn1.ond C. Lane,W. A., Norman E. Palmquist, W. S.

The Alumni ChaptersDetroit, John .I.Zimmerman, .r~. A., 71 Blaine

Ave., Detroit; Max Colter,A. S., 9339Yellowstone, Detroit.

Chicago, George L.' Lindeberg, A. A., 11 No;4th Ave., Maywood, Ill.

Minnesota, Richard F. Hennessey, A. A.,2428 Aldrich, Ave. So., Minneapolis;Larry H. Bakken, A. S., 4819 29th Ave.So., Minneapolis.

ColumbUS, H. E.Reichard, A. A., 2302 No.4th St.,Colunlbus: F. E. Gleach,A. S.,854 'Heyle Ave., Columbus.

'Los Angeles;' Chester L. Carjola,- A. ,A... , 1358'W.29th~ St.,\ Los Angeles;' Glen Ingles,A. S., 1338 W. 29th st, Los Angeles.

NATHAN CLIFFORD RICKERScholar, teachet;', benefactor; best .char­

acteristics the noble life' of this nobleman. "If you would see his works, lookabout you."

To one who knew the kindly, genialman, who labored so long and so mag­nificently for his beloved profession, theloss of Dr. Ricker is keenly felt. Thisman of letters, and science, and en­gineering first inspired and later guidedthe destinies of lllany prominent -andsuccessful men. Yet he chose to beever the teacher, the veritable store­house of knowledge that he was. In­ternafio nally known and loved he rankswith Wren, McI(im and Bacon.

Alpha Rho Chi neveF again will havethe benefactor that Dr. Ricker was. Heconceived the name of· your fraternityand mine, and unconsciously he addedanother living meniorial life to his emi­nent life, already crowded v"lith the. high­est honors that a grateful State and itsUniversity could bestow. He' was in­terested in this fraternity, as perhaps he\!vas in no ·other. Indeed-we have lostour most sincere friend.

Nathan Clifford Rick-er, 11:aster Archi­tect, has Jeft our tnidst. He served thisfraternity well, as he also served thefraternity of nlan. His friendship, hisconfid-ence, yes, even to see hinl, vvas aninspiration, and invaluable heirloomstha t he has handed down to us. 'Weare better l11en to have knovvn, to haveloved, and to have had Dr. Ricker. Hejs dead-yet he lives-and he will liveon with us through the ages. '

-LEO. M. BAUER,, FIRST W. G. A.

ANTHEMIOS MOURNSOur sorrow over the death of Dr. N.

C. Ricker is perhaps lightened some­what by the realization that his con­tribution to the world was his life's,study and devotion to architectural work.He was responsible for the founding ofthe Department of Architecture at theLTniversity of Illinois, and through hispersonal influence and hard work thedepartment grevv continuously, and itbecame -his pleasure to see it develop

into one of the most important in thecountry.

To Dr. Ricker, we of Alpha Rho Chi,owe much.. He has always been andwill continue to b~ an inspiration to allwho were so fortunate as to know him.A wonderful man with a lovable per­sonality, simple, humble, and straight­forward, with always a \villingness tohelp, were some of his characteristicsvvhich prompted the founders of Arcusto seek his counsel. Our fraternityname,. its motto, and many of our under­lying principles were first suggested byhim. During the early struggles forexistence he not only aided Anthemiosby advise, but his personal loan made itpossible for them to maintain a chapterhouse. His thorough interest in thefraternity and the students was' evi­dence by his attendance at the chapterhouse.

We are extremely glad to know thatAnthemios appreciated his good wjl1,and in honor to him had placed in theRicker r\rchitectural Library a life siz2dbronze bust· of him which \vill forev~r

be an appreciation of his great aid tothe university and particularly to thoseof the' School of Architecture and f:n­gineering.

-ARTHUR E. BENSON,Past W. A.

,GREETINGS, BROTHERS!. rrhis issue of THE .A.RCBI vvill reach

the new brothers at the University of'Texas about the time that they havebeen inducted into the secrets and obli­gations of Alpha Rho Chi. To thetwelve undergraduates and their facultyadvisor we extend' the greetings of thefraternity. Welcome, brothers, may youdo "veIl and prosper, may all that youdo in the future bring continued honor,well earned, to the fair name of AlphaRho Chi. As you sing the hymn of thefraternity try to feel the hands of yourdistant brothers grasping yours in warmfellowship. We salute you.

THOSE ABOUT YOUOnly a few of the some six hundred

men of Alpha Rho Chi know what itmeans to lose their best friend. \Viththe passing on of Brother Ricker, the

DR. NATHAN CLIFFORD RICKER

LOVED AND RESPECTED

thought comes to us of ho\v little eachone of us, in our daily journey throughlife, appreciate ,vhat a vital part hiscomrades play in his life.

Too many of the brothers, we fear,take for granted the fellowship of theirdaily associates, men and women. Fewof us sto t,o realize vvhat a blessing thelives of nlany of our friends are and justhow we \vould Iniss then1 if they Vlere

, taken' from us suddenly. For if we wereconscious of just how precious are thefew real frienrlships we have, we wouldbe more _consIderate of those friends.

So, Brothers of Alpha Rho Chi, let usstop for a Ino-ment and take stock ofour relations, with our men and women'friends. Are we living the sort of liveswhich are' helpful to those friends.Would'they miss us? Would we haveregrets if they passed on without ourbeing able to show them the little kind­nesses their friendship merits. Live sothat the vvo-rld will be better for yourhaving. live<i

PROFESSOR RICKER ISI TAK'EN, SUDDEN STROKE

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in a country school, spending his salary'for' books with which to continue hisstudy.

During the Civil War~ he worked inthe coml11issary department of the gov­ern1:11ent at vVashington, after \vhich hereturned to Springvale to help his fatheron· the fann, and to become a carpenterand wood owrker, later taking a positionas box maker and expert in the veneer-ing of pianos in a factory. ,

In 1870 while visiting at La Harpe,Illinois, he was persuaded by a studentWhOl11 he met there to attend the U ni­versity of Illinois, and while still asenior sfudent', he became a part-timeinstructor in architecture.

After receiving his degree, he was wasimmediately madi head of the Depart­ment of Architecture, and later, 1878,though ,only 35 years old, was 'inade

dean of the College of Engineering. in1905 he resigned this position and con­tinued with the University as an in­structor£O'r a short time, and then in1917 resigned from all active Universitywork. '

Of'Stone and SteelProf; , Ricker;' was' the, designing archi­

tect for several of the canl.pus buildings,the Law buildin'g, the Gymnasium -an­nex, w1ii-ch ,was formerly the Universityarmory, Natural History Hall. In con­junction with Prof. J. M. White, super­vising archit.ect for the University, he -.designed the"'niairi library' huildi.ng~ , '

The funeral was held in Smith Merno­rial Hall, one of ' the . newer campus'buildings, where· special seats were ar:..ranged for the faculty' afld students inthe Department of Architecture, Anthe'­mios chapter attendirtg in' a body. Thefuneral was in charge of the Masoniclodge and a guard of honor from theKnight Templars was present. Dr.,Ricker was a member of both orders.

DeariK. C. Babcock paid' a high trib­ute to Dr. Ricker's life of service andreferred to' "the monunlents of stoneand steel" which he left behind him onthe campus of the qnive~sity of Illinois.Dean Babcock intimated that the univer­sity would do further honor· to themem/ory of Dr. Ricker at some future61ne.

In 1875, Professor Ricker marriedMary Carter Steele of Urbana, and, theirdaughter "Ethel is' their sole survivor.In addition' to serving the U niversityofIllinois, Dr. Ricker, was a member ofthe State Board for Examining Archi­tects from 1897-1917.' . ' .

DR. RICKER'S INFLUENCEIS FAR BEYOND MEASURE

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Out of ,the experience of. his associations'he was acquainted -with fraternity- prob- 'lems and their solutions.

A.s facuity advisor of Arcus, the Ill~7'no is local architectural fraternity whichbecame Anthemios chapter of Alpha Rho,'Chi, Dr. Ricker was a constant sourceof information for the fellows whohelped to work out the details of unio!land organization with Sigma. Upsiloninto A P X. '

Brothers C. C. Cohagen, Iktinos, andLeo M. Bauer" 'Anthemios, the two men'upon whom much of the actual' workingout of th'e details' of organization fell,both emphasize the debt we of· AlphaRho Chi owe to the late Brother Ricker~

Not only do the younger men of AlphaRho Chi bear tribute to their elderbrother, but also the faculty m.en whoworked with him honor his memory.Not a· great while ·before· his ,death, inspeaking of. him, Prof. Rexford N'ew­comb described him as "A true pioneerin architectural education in America, aprofound scholar, a sympathetic and in- .spiring Jeacher, a gentleman in the high­est sense, Dr. Ricker' is loved and re­spected ~y all with whom 'he has cOln~

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ANTHEMIOS-ILLINOIS

Anthemios announces the pledging ofJoe Ganschinietz '26, of East St. Louis,Illinois.

The formal dinner-dance, held at thenew Urbana-Lincoln hotel on March 29,was very successful. Bro. "Flea" Houg­en was over from Indianapolis for theoccasion.

Bro. Carl C. Kressbach, '25, Iktinos,called at the house last mo.nth whep ~ewas here for the MichIgan - IllInOISbasketball game.

Another visitor th~ past month \iVaSBro. George Lindeberg, '18, who stop­ped over the week end.

The annual band concert seemed tohave attracted Bro. and Mrs. E. E. N ew­comb to the campus the week end. ofl\!Iarch 8th. "Newc" has the reputatIonof being one of the best cornet playersin the band's history.

Word comes from Sheboygan, Wis.,that Bro. P. S. Hall is now a proudfather. The young man's nan1.e was notdivulged,

Bro. George Olcott, in addition, to ?e­ing acting captain of the. sWlmmln.g':~eam the past season, is natIona~ pr~sl­

d::nt of Dolphins, honorary sWlmm~ng

fraternity, and is pledged to the Trl~e

of Illini. He also is the tallest man Inthe house' and our social chairman.

Bro. Howard Garns was initiated intoScarab fraternity at the annual initiation\ivhich was held several weeks ago.

Pi Delta Epsilon, honorary journalis­tic fraternity, has pledged Bros. Gaugerand Spencer in recognition of theirwork, on the Architectural Year Book.

Charles L. Ritts, '~6, Charter memberof Anthemios, is an architectural super­intendent at Keokuk, Ia., for Temple &Burrows, Davenport, Ia. Chuck has ason "going on six" and a year-olddaughter.

Bro. Arlos R. Sedgley, '2'0, is in thearchitectural game in Los Angeles, 603Citizens' Bank building. Brother Sedge­ley is married.

Arthur M. Waggoner, '13, is a mem­ber of the firm of Aschauer & Waggon­er, Decater. Brother Art, who was acharter member, is married and has adaughter.

Brother J. P. Russett, '17, who is prac­ticing in Des Moines, advises that he isup late and early and is advertising.

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"Can any A P X man offer any betterprocedure?"

Bill Arrasmith, '21, who is located inLouisville, Ky., is earning bread for thedaily consumption of himself and wifeas a designer and draftsman.

Bro. H.C. Cheever, '21, is still "with­out incumberances" and is instructor inarchitecture at Montana State College,Bozeman.

Sanluel P. Boonstra, '14, who is mar­ried and has a daughter, is practicing inMichigan City, Ind.; while Louis.~.

Crawford, '17, has two daughters and ISpracticin g in Santa Maria, Calif.

Wilmette, Illinois, is''where Adolph O.Budina, '14, a charter meinberof old'Arcus, is practicing architecture for thebenefit of his wife and their daughter.

The Dunlaps, Mathew, '14, and Fran­cis, '16, are both married. The formeris an engineer in the fOr'est productslaboratory at ,Madison, Wis., while F. E.is practicing in Chicago and residing inMaywood. .

The staff heard from Elmer C.Hougen, '25, who is now in the real es­tate game in Indiahavolis, having left hishome in LaCrosse, Wis. ,

Contracting claims the time of CliffordW. Hutton, Ex '19, and Arthur Lee, '20.Art is married" lives in Hudson, Wis.,and has t\~lO children, while Clif liveswith his wife and son in Waterloo, Ia.

Blue grass draftsmanship is beingpracticed by Edwin E. Newcomb, '21,who is Inarried and living in Louisville.Arthur D. Pickett, Ex '23, is drafting inIndianapolis along Hoosier lines.

IKTINOS-MICHIGAN

A card announcing the arrival ofElizabeth Ann J\lIurphey, on March 1st,was recently received from Bro. Thon1.asB. Murphey. We wish to congratulatethe proud parents!

Bro. and Mrs. Louis F. Voorhees an­nounce the birth of Louis Francis V oor­hees" Jr., on March 20th. Weight, 8 lOs2 ozs. Brother Voorhees, '16, now re­sides in Charlottsville, Va.

Bro. Ralph "Dad" Herrick, who sinceleaving school has been employed by S.D. Butterworth, Architect, of Lansing,1\1ich., is now a member of the firm asassociate. We wish him the best ofsuccess for the future.

Our annual Greenwich Village Partywas held on March- 21-22, as planned.I t was the best ever. The decorationswere more informal than usual and thespirit of the evening reflected this in­formality.

N ow our attention is turned to the,next party, the annual Spring Formal

which will be held on May 2nd. Bro.Le Roy Kiefer is chairman of the con1.­mittee and plans for the affair are pro­gressi~g very rapidly under his abl~direction. We hope to see more alumnIat the Formal than came to the G. V. P.We promise a good time.

Bro. Horace "Hock" Wachter,' '23, isno\v associated with his father in the

,practice of -architecture at Toledo, Ohio,and great things are expected of him bythose' of us who knew him while inschool. Any chance for a job duringthe summer, Hock?

Iktinos has raised the initiation fee$10.00 to care for the Life Subscriptionto THE ARCHI.

A sketch competition for decorationsfor the annual Architects' Ivt:ay Party tobe held on 11[ay 16th was held about thefirst of April. Results have not as yetbeen announced, but from the schelnes'presented the winner will be hard topick. The party this year is intended toportray the spirit of t~e Lat~n Qua~terof Paris. The decoratIons w111 be SIm­pler than formerly, the intention beingto make the costumes the dominant note.iThis is the first costume party to beattempted on such a large scale at Mich,..igan. Bro. Ray Weber has charge ofthe decorations this year.

Students in Pr'of. EEel Saarinen'sclass in design are now engaged inmodelling in clay. The entire class hascon1.bined to ntake plans and a model ofthe buildings and surrounding groundswhich we hope will go to make upMichigan's College of Architecture oithe future. Prof. Saarinen is a greatexponent of modelling as an aid to de­si o'"n and as a result several projects arebeing carried out by individual studentsin conjunction \ivith the class problern.

The first of what is to be an AnnualCompetition entitling the winner to oneyear of travel in Europe .with <: stipendof $1,200 is to be held dun.ng t.hls East.ervacation. The award, which IS the giftof Mr. Booth of Detroit, is to be madeat the close of this school year.. Thecompetition is open only to Michigangraduates, and l\!Iichigan students whohave substantially completed the lastt "vo years of undergraduate Design. Astudent's record during his four yearsat school' will have a bearing in thefinal a \iVard.

Bro. George F. Young, '14, is employ­ed as a draftsman by E. T. P. Graham,Boston architect, '17, Newbury street.Brother George is single yet.

Lynn W. Fry, '17, is living in AnnArbor with his wife and child and stilloccupies the position of state architectfor 11:ichigan.

Detroit is where Bro. Eugene D.Straight, '21, is working as an archi­tectural draftsman. Gene is a Tau Sig­ma Delta man, you know.

Leo M. Chamberlain, Ex '24, who leftthe architectural game, but has remainedsingle, is living in Chalmers, Ind., whileteaching history and economics in theKent high school, Kentland, Ind.

Tom B. Murphey, Ex '21, has movedto Eau Claire, Wis., where he is incharge of alterations on Kresge com­pany property. He says, "Your effortsin behalf of the fraternity and THEARC H I are gratifying to all, evento those of us who have not had thegood fortune of the doubtless greaterA P X spirit born of long active asso­ciation with our respective chapters."

Howard H. Battin, '21, and Glenn H.Benjamin, '23, are both employed asdraftsmen in Detroit, the former byBrother Jewell.

Bro. John B. Jewell, '15, who is prac­tieing. in the firm of Halpin & Jewell,DetrOIt, has three kiddies to feed.

Los Angeles is now the home ofGeorge J. Lind, '17, and his wife.Mnesicles men will remember BrotherLind as one who assisted in the instal­lation of 11nesicles chapter. He former­ly lived at Winona, 11inn.

Warren L. Rindge and Roland S.Westbrook, both '16, have offices of theirown and are practicing archi tecture.Their homes are Detroit, Mich.,· andUtica, N. Y., respectively. Both aremarried, and the Westbrooks have adaughter.

Glenn Homer Beniamin '23 is en1­ployed asa draftsman-by S~ith: Hinch­man & Grylls, Detroit.

A daughter and two sons, 10, 8 and 4respectively, gather at the table of Bro.and Mrs. R. ]. Whitney, out Royal OakMichigan way. Brother Raymond E~'12, was one of the charter membe~s ofold Sigma Upsilon.

\N"illis B. Burdick, '23, has apparentlyforsaken architecture and is with his dadand brother in the insurance game inKalamazoo, Mich.

Another charter member of IktinosRoger L. Waring, '13, is employed as a~architectural superintendent in Cincin­n~tti. Roger is married, but has no kid­dIeS at this 'writing.

Ralph W. Demmon, '23 man, is em­ployed by Bro. Lynn W. Fry, '17 statearchitect for Michigan. '

\N" eheard from Bro. Arthur F. Dud­man, 'Ex ~25, the other day. Art is now"studenting" at the University of Cali­fornia, Berkeley.

Vernon I..,. Venman, '14, is a memberof the firn1 of Janke, Venman & Krecke?-rchite~ts nad engineer,S, Detroit. Ver~IS marned and has a girl two years old.

In the mail box the other day wefound blanks from Brothers G. 'P. Ever­son, Ex '16, and Howard L. Farley, '23,both from Detroit. George is a tool

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engineer for the Maxwell Motors, whileHoward is engaged in pencil pushing.

Glen K. Sprague, Ex '17, should bemaking m,Oney hand over fist in Detroit,where he is building and operatingapartment houses.

"Builder" is the occupation given byGlenn F. Routier, also Ex '17. BrotherRoutier lives in Detroit.

John Alexander McColl, Jr., '16, ispracticing in Grand Rapids, Mich. Johnis still single too!

We heard fronl Jim Foskett, Ex '21,not long ago. Properly addressed he isLieut. James H. Foskett, U. S. N., Sub­marine S-12. The last we heard fromBrother Jim he was only an Ensign.Congratulations, old man!

D;EMETRIOS-OHIO STATE

Demetrios announces the initiation oftwo honorary and four active members.The honoraries are Professer HerbertBaumer and Professor Wilbert C. Ronan,both of Columbus. The actives areFranklin G. Scott, '25, Wellston NewtonF. lVlarvin, '25, Toledo; Geo.' H. Fer­renz, '26, Springfield, and Karl W oditsch'26, Dayton.

Our pledges entertained the activechapter with a "Prep Hop," on March28th...It sure was a warm party. Weare lInIng up a prospective social com­Inittee for next year as a result of theunexpected talent.

Bro. Killian visited the boys for a fewhours the other day. He is now asso­ciated with his father in the Killian Con­struction Co. of Lima, Ohio.

C. E. Jones was recently elected W. S.to fill the place of Bro. Legge, who isnot in school this quarter.

Several of the boys vvho were inschool last quarter are now showing thebusiness world how it should be done.Bro. Legge is with the Bodyajohn-BarrCo., who are at present erecting a newmedical science building on the campus,Br.o. Abendroth is with Robert S. Harsh,architect. Pledge Bro. 1. R. Lee is withMiller & Reeves, architects.

EffIo Eggert, '23, who was formerlywith Miller & Reeevs, is now with Body­ajohn-Barr Co.

Demetrios has a few men who aremixing athletics and architecture. Bro.Thomas is again on the varsity tennissquad. Bro.]. W. Green is on the var­sitv track team. Both are letter menand should do some good work thisseason.

The fifth annual Greenwich VillageParty will be given at the chapter houseMay 9th. Nuff said.

Demetrios chapter celebrated Found­ers Day, April 12, with a banquet at theChittenden Hotel. This was also initia­tion banquet for six initiates. Bro. I.-eoM. Bauer, first W. G. A. of the frater­nity~ as thew speaker of the evening.Clyde T'. Oakley, '13, was toastmaster.The Columbus alumni chapter sponsored

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the banquet this year, the result was ahuge success in every way.

Bro. Harold S. Hursh, '21, is still sin­gle and classifies as ail architect andcontractor, located in Mansfield, O.

Winter 'does not bother Chuck 'Dun­ham, Jr.,.' 16, who· is chief designer' forB. C. Bonfoey, A. 1. A., Tampa, Florida.Yes, Brother Charles is married.

BrotherJohn K. Raney, '15, kickedin with his subscription the other-day.Jack is drafting in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Structural engineer, is the title borneby Bro. George W. Wegner, '21, who r~not married and lives in Lakewood, O.

Californitis has gained anotber victim.Bro. H.erman W. Lovejoy, '19, has turn­ed up In Los Angeles, where he is nowemployed as a draftsman.

C. H. Bacon, Ex '23, is now locatedat. Law~ence conservatory, Appleton,WIsconsIn.

T. E. Brand, '18. and Milton S. 05­!>orne, '22, are wielding wicked pencil!In Columbus offices. Milt. advises thathe is single, while Brother Brand ismarried.

Indianapolis is the home of Bro. Har­old 1. Schoen, Ex '23, who is workingas a draftsman.

Speci~catior:writing is Don Bolinger'soccupatIon WIth Schenck & WilliamsDayton, Ohio, architects. Bro. Donaldwas a'20 man, is married and had onechild the last we heard.

I\1arion F. Ross, '23, classifies hin1selfas an engineer and is working in Co­lumbus, Ohio.

MNESICLES-MINNESO'TA

, Efforts of the rushing committee havebeen rewarded by the addition of twopledges during the first week of thethird quarter, making a total of six. Thenew men are Paul E. Wicklund, PineRiver, and Henry O. Leonard Minne-apolis. '

Harold L. Dower has been electedV\lorthy Superintendent to succeed Bro.Kropp, vvhodid not return to school forthe last quarter.

Clarence J. ("C. Jolsen") Olsen re­por.ts that he is now in Muskegon, ~;fich.,

whIle Bro. Erhard Kropp is home inSt. Cloud, Minn.

Bro. \Villiam 'T. To\vnes returned toschool this quarter. . It will be remem­bered that "Bill" is the author of "AlphaRho Chi, Forever," published in THEARCHI of November last.

On May 23 and 24 the Architects'Jubilee will hold forth. The Jubilee willhave a particular significance, this dueto the fact that it marks the tenth an­niversary of the architectural depart­ment.

Bro. E. E. Olson has the third high­est individual score in Intercolegiatebowling. "Ed" is the first man to getamong the first five outside of theSyracuse team.

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"Arnie" Ingbritsen, Ex '23, advisesthat he has "forsaken the architecturalgraft" for mechanical drafting with TheAmerican Gas Machine Co., of his hometown, Albert Lea. He informs us that"Chet" Dock, '22, has left home and has,applied himself to "Bab" Davidson's firmand that he is to go on the road sellingvapor systems.

Home ,again. Elving L. Johnson, '23,has returned to Mnesicles house to live.Last year's editor of THE ARCHI lefta 'good job in Huntington, W. Va., andis now with Bertram & Chamberlain,Minneapolis. Yes, there is a reason, andshe is wearing a diamond too.

George H. Prudden, '17, has changedhis interests in life somewhat since heleft Minnesota. After returning frori1.service Brother George was instructorin elements in the department. Now heis married and is chief engineer for theStout Metal Airplane Co., Detroit, Mich.His "boss," Wm. B. Stout, is also a

I former 'St. Paulite.

"The best party" that' Mnesicles everhad was held at the chapter house March21. 'As was predicted it turned out tobe an endurance test, but we could nothelp ourselves.

Minnesota Alumni chapter and theMnesicles actives united in observingFounders day in banquet at the Westhotel, April 15. Bro. W. M. Wadsworth,Anthemios charter member, was theprincipal speaker.

KALLIKRATES-VIRGINIA

Walter lVI.-Brown, 'Ex '23, one of Kal­likrates chapter's numerous Brown's andBrownes, is employed as a draftsman bySmith &. Tardy, ar.chite~ts, Roanoke, Va.

AND·RONICUS-U. S. C.

George A. Bissell, Ex '25, GervasseKer Wenzell, E '24, and G. Bert Webb,Ex '25, are all lingering here in LosAngeles and are employed as pencilpushers.

Bro. Donald L. Bartels, '23, who isliving in Downey, Calif., while workingfor Allison & Allison, Los Angelesarchitects, as a draftsman.

PAEONIOS-K. S. A. C.

Drawing's from the 1\1nesicles chapterhave been received and much COn1n1.entto their credit has been given them.Thanks,' Mnesicles.

Our first inter-mural baseball gamewill be held Saturday. We have plentyof soft material so we are sure of a suc­cessful season.

\iVe have just purchased us a newrecord for the Edison. It is entitled,"They're wearing them higher inHawaii.'" '

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Lawrence Byers, '22, was here overSunday visiting his A P X brothers.

Our spring party was held April 5th.We are very sorry that the announce­ment was not in the last issued. Prof.Klienschmidt caIne in his "soup andfish," the only one there, we mean "soupand fish."

Bro. Wickers has just completed plansfor a Lutheran church to be erected atAxtell, ;Kansas. Hank receives his Mas­ter's degre in June.

CHICAGO ALUMNI

Bill Koenig, one of the PaeoniosAlumni associated with our chapter, hasleft for N e\v York. He has made abusiness connection there and hopes tostay. Bill has been very active here, andvve will sure miss him. We wish himevery success in his new work. Accord­ing to the latest reports he is not mar­ried as yet.

You will be surprised to hear thatIIarold L. Weatherford, Anthemios, andan active man in this chapter, receivedhis master's degree in Anatomy frolnthe 1\1edical School of the University ofIllinois this spring. This is the onlymaster's degree of this kind that hasbeen issued in Illinois so far. Also"Doc" has been offered an opportunityto teach at Harvard next year which, nodoubt, he \vill take advantage of. Notso bad for an architect, is it?

Our regular meetings have beenchanged to the third Thursday of everyn1onth. During the summer "ve willplan on a meeting every t\VO \veeks. Getin touch 'W~ith us if you are in Chicagoat that tin1.e.

LOS ANGELES ALUMNI

Plans are rapidly being completed forthe second annu~l Founders' Day ban­quet. Fron1. all indications it should bea howling success as it is to be held atthe club house at Palos Verdes Estates,the famons ne\v subdivision twenty milessouth of Los Angeles. Brother Carjolahas sent a letter to all local alumni urg­ing them to be present.

Minnesota men V\Tlll no doubt be sur­prised to learn that Bro. Herbert Krein­kamp, '22, JVfnesicles, has at last suc­cumbed to the matrin10nial lure. He isto be married on _t\pril 26th. We havenot as yet learned the future lVIrs. Krein­kamp's nanle, but it is undertsood thathse is a local girl.

Linton Kreinkamp, '17, Mnesicles, whohas been living in Long Beach most ofthe time since coming to California, hasopened up an office there and is goingto try it alone.

Glen. Ingles, -'23, Andronicus, is livingin Alhambra now, where he is connectedvvith the ChaInber of Commerce. He isstill getting his mail at Andronicushouse, Los Angeles.

EXTRAANO'THER PETITION

VOTED FAVORABLE

Carnegie Architectural SocietyWill Be Ninth Chapter

Named Polyklitus.

Just as forms were closing for thepress, the last report was received uponthe petition of the Carnegie Archi­tectural society, a local architecturalfraternity at Carnegie Institute, Pitts­bt:rgh. 'I'he message from the lastchapter made the vote on the petitionunanimous according to the W. G. S.

For several weeks correspondence hasbeen going on between Bro. Alfred E.Naser, '23, Iktinos, and the W. G. S.,relative to the proposed af-filiation of theCarnegie society with Alpha' Rho Chi.Brother Naser is responsible to a largedegree for the advance work which pre­ceded the sending of the petition to thefraternity.

The Fifteen Signers

rrhe C. A. ·S. was organized in 1912and reorganized -in 1922. They recordeighteen active and three honorarymembers at the present time out of 140in the architectural department. Fifteenof the eighteen members signe~ the~

petition, to wit:

Growgey, Julian P., '25, Wytheville, Va.Deacon, Glenwood A., '25, Lynchburg, Va.Doig, Duncan C., '25, Walton, N. Y.Douglass, John S., '25, Lima, Ohio.Forsythe, WIn. Stuart, '25; Pittsburgh,Pa.Garber, David S., '25, Norristown, Fa.Goehring, Arthur K., '25, Norfolk, Va.I~undquist, C. A., '25, New Britain, Conn.NIa\vhinney, J. Donald, '24, Pittsburgh, Fa.lVIc:NIillan, Edvvard J\l1., '25, Dele\vare, Ohio.Page, Hov/ard A., '24, Lynchburg, Va.Tillotson, Jared E., '25, Sherman, N. Y.Turcotte, Louis R., '24, Pittsburgh, Pa.S1oa~L P. Hoffer, ;25, C01u~"1"!Qia, Pa.Wood, John Samuel, '24, Alliance, Ohio.

Carnegie Institute of Technology atthe present time has an enrollment ofabout 3,500 full-tin1e students. The Col­lefTe of ~Architecture is under the super­vi~'lion of the School of Fine Arts, ofvvhich l\1cGoodwin is the head. Thecourse in architecture, which "vas a four­year course with two options, namely,construction and design, was recentlychanged to a five-year course, includingboth options leading to a B. S. degree.

The C. A. S. will thus become theninth chapter of Alpha Rho Chi, thesecond to be added this year, and \vill

I take the na~e Polyklitus chapter.