Winter • 1959

THE FRATERNITY HOUSE SYMBOLISM

III. The Dining Hall- KOLvwv(a (Koinonia)

By the Reverend Charles D. Spotts, N ational Chaplain

A Fraternity H ouse without a dining hall is a very limited iir titu ­tion. It is in the dining hall that the finer , intangible values of the Col­lege Fraternity can be experienced. Much of thi can be enhanced by the presence of a competent H ouse M other, but it i not completely dependent upon such out ide as i tance.

It is unfortunate that, in some cases, the fraternity linin cr room i nothing more than a feeding stable into which men go for fifteew minute intervals. In other cases it become a substitute for the campu cafeteria only because it is cheaper Sometime it become the setting for gossip, for salaciou stories, for bickering, for exhibitionism. In all such cases the dining room does not reall y repre ent the mea nin cr of fraternity.

A few simple requirements are important. Everyone hould be required to eat, at least lunch and dinner in the fraternity dining hall. Coat and tie hould be the order of the day. All hould remain tanding until the prayer has been said . Meals should be served in cour es, and not by brothers. All brothers should be seated at the table . Lei urely eating should be encouraged. Conversation can be lively but never boi ' trous . No one should be permitted to leave before all are fini hed, which should never be less than an hour after the meal tarted.

These two hour together each day can rea lly determine where there i a brotherhood or just a collection of men living in the fraternity house. Upperclassmen, assuming the initiative, can set the tone for conversation that can become the most effective means for developing community. This is the one unique opportunity which the fraternity possesses to reproduce the high values of family life. In the dining hall the brotherhood can become a fami ly. Unforgetable experiences can hap­pen here. Announcement of the engagement of one of the Brothers. Corporate recognition of a recently won honor. Expression of sympathy for tragedy which has come to the home of a brother. A corporate expression of concern for a pledge who is in trouble. A report and discu sian of a significant address made by a visiting lecturer . W elcome to vi iting brothers from other chapters, to field men from the national offi ces, to relatives and friends of brother who are on the campu , po t­prandial peeche by upperclassmen or by facul ty guests, celebration of fraternity and campus special days, and occa ion of clean, informal fun . There are un een po ibilities for enriching the hour spent in the dining hall for those who are willing to take time and effort and imacrin­ation to plan. It won't just happen.

Even the eating itself can become almost a ramental. There i u h a thing as the metaphysics of eating, which remind us that for

mu h of what we eat we are ind bted to creatures and otl1er human who hav sacrificed that we might eat. What we at becomes mar than p. rt of our £I sh and blood, but, also, ontributes to th growth of our t tal per onalitie . When we thus eat togeth r \V har th lcm nt whi h g int the making of g nuin ommunity.

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s rib cl th I tt r of th Gr ek N w T tam nt ' rd KOL w ( (Koinoni , ) , whi h an b tran !at d fell whip r

T he exo teric publication of T he Phi Kappa T au Fra· ternity. Published PTior to

19 19 as " Sidelights." Sched· al ed to appear quarterly un· deT direc tion and authority of the N ational C ouncil.

Acceptance for mailing at special rates of postage pro· vided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917 . Pub· lished quarterly by The Law• head Press, Inc. , 900 East State Street, Athens Ohio, official printers for The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity . En· tered as second class matter at the Post Office at Athens, Ohio. Additional entry at the Post Office at Oxford, O hio.

THE LAUR EL of Phi Ka ppa Tau

JACK L. ANSON , Ed iwT

VoLUME XL VIII DECEMBER, 1959

TH E P HI K APPA T AU FRATE RN IT Y

C ENTRA L OPF IC P.

OXPORD , O HI O

COVER

T he cover of the Fortieth Anniversary Issue of Th e Laurel is a beautiful winter scene at the University of Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho, where Beta Gamma chapter is located .

CONTENTS

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The Laure! Is 40 ... . . . . . . . . . . ... . .. .. . . . . . 3 Greetings from Past Editor . . .. ... . .. . . . . . .. 10 A Review of the First Laure! ... . .. .. . . . . . . . . 11 H ow The Laurel is Published . . .... .. . . . . . . . . H

Thirty·fifth N ational Conven tion . . . . . . . ..... 17 Interest in Shideler M emorial C<:lntinues .. . . . . . 19 Fraternity W eaknesses and Strength . ......... 20 Conway, President of Iowa Bar Association .... _2 Illinois Adviser H as Constructive Criticism . . .. _} Football- 1959 .. . .. . . ...... . ..... .. ... .. . . 27 Chapter Eternal . . . . . . ... . .. . . . ..... . ..... 2 H eadlines from the C hapters ... . ............ 29 Directory . ... . . .. .. . ..... .... .. ....... . .. 3 2

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The Official Publieniiou of

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This is a photograph of the fir t issue of The La ~1 reL

THE LAUREL We Celebrate Our 40th Anniversary!

The Laurel of Phi Kappa Tau Reviews Its Past

Forty Year's Service as Official Publication

* * * Seven Former Editors W ho Guided Magazine Since Founding in 1919 Are

Utz, Brown, Opp, Kirk, Jareo, Smiley, Young

* * By Jac~ L. Anson, Editor

Forty years ago this fall The Laurel of Phi Kappa T au was born, the successor to Sidelights, first published in the 1905-1906 school year. Since that first issue of The Laurel, the magazine has been published continuously.

During the 40 yea rs, there have been a total of eight editors, two of whom have served for two periods. With each editor, with the changing times, the official publication of the fraternity has changed in style and format.

The last regular issue of Sidelights was published on June 1, 1919. T he editor was Bruce K. Brown, Illinois, destined to play :t prominent role in the fraternity and to be the second editor of The Laurel.

At the Ninth Annual CDnvention of the fraternity, held at A lliance, Ohio, on September 19 and 20, 1919, the fraternity changed the name of its exoteric publica ­tion from Sidelights to T he Laurel and cow tinued Sidelights as the offi cial esoteric publica tion. T he secret publica tion was issued only one time, October, 1919; and has been reserved as the name of the publication that may at some time in the future be needed.

Leonard M . Utz, M Lthlenberg, was 22

yea rs old and had just taken his degree when he was named the fi rst edi tor-in­chief of Phi Kappa T au. H e edited three excellent issues of the magazine duri ng the 1919-1920 school year and set a high standard of editorial perfection as a guide and goal of future editors.

Len Utz has been an educator since his graduation and has for several years been director of secondary school English in the Wilkes-Barre School District in Pennsyl­va nia. Last September Muhlenberg College conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Letters for his contribution to educa­tion as an alumnus and a tru tee of Muhlenberg.

When Bruce K. Brown was elected grand editor at the 1920 convention, he was a logical choice. H e had been Sidelights editor, taking over for the Ia t i sues in 1919 and had designed the cover used on the first three issues of the new magazine. H e had re igned at the time of his marri ­age.

In Brown's fi rst issue, January, 192 1, he announced that Th e Laurel, as a resul t of convention action, would be published quarterly. That policy ha been in effect from that time and the magazine continue '

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Leonard M. Utz. Muhlenberg, first editor of The Laurel. 1919-1920. is director of secondary school English, Wil~es-Ba.rre

School District in Pennsylvania .

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as a quarterly to this day. The magazine, even through difficult periods that have included the depression, World War II and a flood that destroyed all the copy for one issue, has been issued four times every year.

The second editor's editorial policy consisted of four major tenets: 1. Prompt· ness of publication. 2. Major attention to graduate interests. 3. Dignity without pompousness. 4. Cooperation with the National Interfraternity Conference.

Editor Brown served through the Janu· ary, 1922, issue of the magazine and re· signed effective February 1, 1922, because of the press of additional heavy duties with Burgess Laboratories at Madison, Wisconsin.

Brown continued his work for the fra· ternity and served a term as a member of the grand council. He was the attorney for the original patents on the plain and jeweled badges. Brown earned a law degree and practiced patent law for a period be· fore entering the petroleum field where he has become a recognized and well·known

executive. H e has served as a director and vice president of Standard Oil of Indiana and president of Pan·American·Southern Corporation. During war years he headed the Petroleum Administration for Defense. Today he is president of Petroleum Chemi· cals Company.

Paul F. Opp, a 191 8 graduate at M ount Union College and a member of Epsiloo chapter, became the third grand editor. His first issue appeared in M arch, 1922. Opp was a graduate student at Columbia University Teachers' College at the time.

His second issue, June, 1922, contained a complete membership directory, listing the members not only by chapter but also geographically. Two of his issues in the 1922·1923 volume contained 136 pages each, the largest numbers published up to that time.

Under Opp's editorship, The Laurel ex· panded in size and importance. His last issue came from the presses in July, 1923 . .

Opp, after ceasing to be editor, con· tinued his work for the fraternity and a number of chapters owe their affiliation to

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Paul F. Opp, Mount Union, third editor of The Laurel, 1922· 1923, is a. professor a.t Fm:rmont State College , in West V irginia..

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Gra yson Kir~, Miami, fourth editor of The Laurel, 1923- 1928, is president of C olumbia Universit y

him. H e ha become a well-known educa tor at Fairmont State College in W est Virginia where he founded the N ational Thespian Society and Alpha Psi Omega, an honorary dramatics society. H e con­tinued his editorial work by founding one of the nation's recognized periodicals, "DRAMATICS MAGAZINE."

Grayson L. Kirk, a spring graduate at M ia mi University and twenty year old, was named the fourth grand editor at the L923 convention . His first issue appeared in November, 192\ while he was in his fi r t year a a chool teacher in a small southwe tern Ohio community.

Under Kirk's guidance, the magazine added a quotation to the titl e page of each is ue. The fir t of the e was written by the editor: " .. . That men, being bound in the vow of Phi Kappa T au, may through­out coming years th rein find an eternal incentiv to tir the fire of p r onal ambiti n n I than to trive for frr~t r ­nity id a! and frr~ternity wclfar ."

A y ar later, N ov mb r, L 24, aw th ­first m:-~jor h r~ng in th - :~ppc<~r<~nc of

The Laurel when the change was made to coated, or "slick", paper. The type had been changed to a larger and more legible style and picture were appearing in ever increasing number . Each issue contained more than 100 pages.

The first issue for the fa ll of 1926 wa the fir t to have two columns to a page. The magazine now measured ix and one half inche by nine inches, compared with the six by nine size that had exi ted for the first even year .

In N ovember , 1927, the fir t half-tone portrait appeared on the cover. It was a three by four picture of Dr. H arry A . T aylor, Nebras~a Wesle yan, who had been reelected grand pre ident at the 1927 con­vention. The size of that i" ue moved to within one-half inch of our pre ent si: e <~nd contai ned r~n eicrht pacre ign r~ ture of buff paper dev t d ntircl) to photo­graphs. That ) -a r the fir t t\ o-color - v.:-r appcr~rcd.

ray on Kirk' Ia t issu f Th L 111r l appc, r I in June, l _ . H - r ~ J inqui~hl'l the magazin ' h n h w nt t P ,uis f r a

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yea r', gr<~duate Rtudy . Kirk moved on ~ nd he moved up . After

tl:'aching for iil:' ver~l years in the govern · ment department ~t Wisconsin, he went to Columbia University in 1940. From the rank of full professor to provost to vice rresident ~nd ~ cting president, he w~s named president of Columbia Univer ity in 1953. succeeding Dwight D . Eisenhower.

The fifth editor of The Laurel was Jack W . Jareo, Wisconsin, who had served ~ ­copy editor for a year under Kirk.

His first issue appeared in N ovember. 192R. The tyle, type and size of the most recent past i sues w::~ s continued and Editor Tareo made the two-color covers standarci.

His successful handling of The Laurel covers established Jareo as the cover autho­rity ~ mong college fraternity editors. H e was designated by the College Fraternity Editors A ssocia tion to prepare the chapter, "What About the Cover?'' for the Fra­ternity Editor's Handboo~ . published in 1930.

Jarco edited the magazine for three

years. His last issue appeared 1n july, 1 9~ I . jareo ha been director of The Stewa rt Howe Alumn i Service ~t the niver ity of fllinois since 1931.

William F. Smiley, a 1927 graduate of Ohio University and an alumnus of Bet<~ chapter , was unanimously elected grand editor at the Silver Jubilee in 1931. City editor of The Athens Messenger and in­structor in journalism at Ohio University, A thens, Ohio, hi fir t i sue appeared in November, 1931 .

Smiley's tasks were somewhat lightened by having his printer at close hand. In the fall of 1930, the printing contract had been ~ warded to The Lawhead Press, Athens, Ohio, where the magazine h ;~ been publi h­ed since that time.

His recollections of his first issue gn hack to the Silver Jubilee and the dedica­tion of the Memorial H eadquarters Build­ing- the Central Office of the fraternity. There was a lot of "scrambling" to get th pictures and stories for the magazine after he had been elected editor.

Smiley also recalls a big disappointment

Jac~ W. Jareo, Wisconsin, fifth editor of The Laure!, 1928-1931, is director of Stewart H owe A!ttmni Service at the University of Illinois.

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the followmg year when the national con ­vention, scheduled for Pasadena. Cali­fornia, was called off because of the de­pression. (The Olympic Games in Los Angeles were to provide an extra attrac­tion .)

The depression brought about evere cut-backs in the magazine budget, but Smiley, with his editorial ability and knowl­edge of printing, was able to provide an excellent magazine. H e continued the pat­tern of high standards that had been estab­lished by his forerunners. H e held the po­ition for four years-his last issue ap-

peared in July, 1935. But the fraternity was destined to have his talents at work for it again. H e took over the editor hip dur­ing World War II .

The 193 5 convention, faced with depres­-;ion problems, brought the editorship to The Central Office and named National Secretary Richard J. Young as editor in addition to his duties as secretary and trea ­surer of the national fraternity.

Dick Young was ;] natural choice and the combination was appropriate. After

serving as editor of Miami's student news paper as an undergraduate, he had work­ed as a newspaperman in Portsmouth, Ohio, and for Associated Press before tak­ing the position of secretary of Phi Kappa T au in 1929.

Young ha the longest term of service as editor of any of the eight men who guided the magazine. His first is ue appear­ed in November, 1931 .

He brought many changes to The La.urel. He e tablished the pre ent style for the cover . The make-up wa implified and made even more dignified than it had been in the past. His feature articles were con sidered among the best in the fraternity world.

His most noteworthy issue appeared in April. 1936. It wa a directory number and contained 192 pages, the largest issue in the entire 40 years of the magazine. The directory contained 8,292 name of members and was divided into two parts . The first wa an alphabetical listing by chapters with information regarding the year of graduation, occupation and address.

miley, Ohio, ixth editor of The La urel, 1s assistcmt vi e (>resident of Th e hio Fuel

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Richard J. Youn g, Miami seventh editor of The Laurel, 1935-1942, 1945-1955, is the national secretary of Phi Kappa T au , a position he too ~ in 1929.

The second listing was a geographical ;;tr ­rangement of the members, with the chap­ter and address of each man.

When Young was ordered to active duty in the fall of 194 2 after editing the November issue, Bill Smiley stepped back into the editor's position and carried the magazine from February, 19'43, through February, 1945'.

The purpose of the magazine in the war years was to publish news about the var­ious members and to serve as a funds raising medium, to try to get funds in readiness for re-vitalizing chapters when the members returned from service.

With the return of Young from the N avy in 1945, Smiley ended his temporary . lssignment, which had lasted three years.

Today Smiley is with the Ohio Fuel Gas Company in Columbus, Ohio, and is as­sistant vice president in charge of public relations.

With seven years editorial erv icc before the war, Young's first post-war issue came out in November, 1945. For ten more yea rs he carried the burden of national secretary, treasurer and editor. During th is period, The Laure l saw more changes and the first four-color cover , the fratern ity's coat­of-arms, appeared on the i sue of ovem­ber , 1947.

With ever-increasing duties as secre­tary in an expanding Phi Kappa T au, Young relinquished the editorship with the issue for June, 1955.

Your present editor, who joined the Central Office staff in 1948 was named by the national council as the eighth editor and his first issue appeared in September, 1955 .

This issue marks the ! 60th number of The Laurel (only three were published the first year) . Through tho e 40 years, the standards have been high and the aims and objectives have been serious.

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Greetings and Memories from Past Editors GREETINGS :

The first year of The Laurel seems so far away but the pleasant associations with the men who were building Phi Kappa T au in those days are still rich memories. Dr. Brandon, Dr. Shideler, E. T. Boles, Bruce Brown and R . K. Bowers and many others were working hard for the fraternity and mo t of them are still at it.

My greeting to T he Fraternity, The Laurel and to the men of those days long ago, and my congratulations to The Laurel for progres and for the service it ha rendered to Phi Kappa Tau.

Leonard M . Utz GREETINGS :

I have two very distinct memories about The Laurel, both of which may amuse you. First, I was working for $200.00 a month and regarded it as a real boon that the fraternity would rent a typewriter for me to use at home for my editorial work. I couldn 't afford one myself but I was able to use the Phi Kappa T au rental type­writer for other work. The other thing is that I, personally, drew up the first cover of The Laurel, although I was an "idea man" only, and certainly no artist .

Bruce K. Brown CONGRATULATIONS FOR

The years devoted to the faithful re­cording of the history of the Phi Kappa T au Fraternity.

The year of nuturing our pride in the ideals and traditions of the fraternity .

The years of faithful coverage of the achievement of our brother in the frater­nity.

The year of keeping the membership of Phi Kappa T au informed on the progres of the fraternity. AND BEST WISHES TO THE LAUREL AND ITS STAFF FOR A NOT ABLE FUTURE.

Paul F. Opp REETINGS : I send my warm greeting to you on thi

fortieth anniversary occa ion. The frater­nity ha had a plcndid record during it many yea rs of li fe, and I am plea cd to think th t Th e Laure l ha ontribut d n-id rably to thi . crtainl y it i , fa r b tt r

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publication today than it was thirty years ago when I had charge of it.

Grayson Kirk GREETINGS :

I look back on my term as editor of THE LAUREL as one of the most important mile tones in my life, for it wa through my association with the publica­tion that I became interested in work with Greek-letter fraternitie a a career, a tep I have never regretted. I number my fra­ternity friends, both in Phi Kappa T au and other groups, in the hundreds from all parts of the country.

I deem it a privilege to have been editor of THE LAUREL during the Fraternity's 25th year, and to have attended the 193 1 Convention at Oxford, Ohio, as a national officer. It was also a privilege and an honor to have worked in Phi Kappa Tau with such great leaders as Dean E. E. Brandon and our Honored Founder Dr. William H. Shideler as well as to have served my LAUREL apprenticeship under Brother Grayson Kirk, now president of Columbia University.

Jack W. Jareo GREETINGS :

Congratulations to Jack Anson fo r a 40th Anniversary i ue of the Laurel! It's pleasant to have the opportunity to "visit" this way with all of the Phi T au with whom I was associated at Ohio University and those with whom I worked in the days I edited T he Laurel. Also it's good to be able to congratulate Dick Young and the other national off icers, and today's chap­ter members, for their part in the e teemed posi tion of Phi Kappa T au .

W . F. Smiley GREETINGS :

H aving served for eventeen y ar as editor of THE LAUREL, I take gr at pleasure in sendina heartiest b t wi he to Jack An on and all the oth r loyal Phi Taus who have had a role in the frater­nity' fine publica tion. A di tin tiv m

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zine whi h do gr at r dit t Phi Kappa T au, it i ind cd an e n t \ rthy f n t ' on thi th o a i n of th 40th Anni cr ary of THE L REL.

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The Laurel Replacing

First Appeared in November, 1919, Sidelights as Official Publication

Contains Convention Proceedings, Chapter Activities and Articles Of Alumni Affairs, Individual Achievement and General Interest

The flfSt issue of The Laurd, "The of­ficial publication of The Phi Kappa T au Fraternity of The United States," made its appearance in N ovember of 1919 and was the successor to Sidelights, which had been published apparently since 1906.

T hat first issue was edited by Leonard M. Utz and was printed by the Review Publishing Company in Alliance, Ohio, where the Central Office was then loca ted in the home of Grand Secretary Ralph Kirk Bowers.

It was six inches wide and nine inches long and contained 42 pages and a cover. The type was set one column to a page and that column measured four and five­eights, or 28 picas, wide and seven and three-quarters, or 43 picas, long. The type used for the text was Oldstyle eleven point set on a thirteen point slug and the smaller heads were Antique Number One. The main headlines were eighteen and 24 point Cheltenham Wide. It made up into a very attractive and readable page.

Leonard M. Utz, an alumnus of Eta chapter at Muhlenberg, headed the first staff for The Laurel. The Publications Office was listed as P.O. Box 460, Hones­dale, Pennsylvania, where Utz resided. The business manager was Clarence G. Lower, Mount Union. The chapter editors were W. A. H opkins, M iami ; J Kerr Mc­Laughlin, Ohio State; J B. M illiken, Centre, D. Crawford Beatty, Mount Union; Edwin W. Savage, Illinois; Ray­mond A. Green, Muhlenberg, and George Elliot, Transylvania. No editor was listed for Beta chapter at Ohio University .

Interestingly enough, there is not a single photograph or illustration in the first issue. But the coverage appears to be good from the standpoint of chapter activi­ties, alumni affairs and convention proceed­ings.

The first article in the magazine makes note of the change in name of the publica­tion: "With this issue THE LAUREL

SIDELIGHTS

PUBLISHED NONTHL Y BY 'ntE

PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY

VOL r. NO.9 JUNE I, 1919

The last isstte of Sidelights was pttblished 1:n June, 1919.

makes its debut as the official publication of Phi Kappa T au. Publication has been omewhat delayed for several reasons. W e

will make our appearance every two months. W e hope that THE LAUREL will fulfill it mis ion; we hope that it will be worthy of the fraternity that publishe it.,

After a three paragraph article which editorialize the N inth Annual Convention and comment on the "inspiration of the gathering," and beginning on the first page

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of text, is an article under a headline, "Guard Against V enereal Disease." The story was an augmentation of the program suggested by the Eleventh Annual meeting of the N ational Interfraternity Conference in an effort to "do something definite to­ward bringing a thorough knowledge of the diseases and their ravages to the atten­tion of college and fraternity men."

In a page devoted to the thoughts of the editor appears a statement that we could well make today: "An occasional letter to the Editor would be acceptable, an occasion­al suggestion would be welcome and an occasional contribution to the columns of The Laurel would be appreciated."

In the report of the Ninth Convention, i'! the official story of the name change : "The business of the convention will be fully discussed in Sidelights, but mention might be made here that the old National Publication, Sidelights, was discontinued as the chief organ of the fraternity and this paper is the first issue of the new official publication provided for. Sidelights will continue to be published as a secret publi­cation for members only."

The magazine announced the appoint­ments, by the grand field secretary, J. M. Knappenberger, Illinois, of H elge C . Dieserud, Illinois, as chief Domain Three, comprising the states of Maryland, Virgi­nia, N orth Caroiina and the District of Columbia; E. G. Schatzmann, Ohio State, as chief of Domain Five, comprising the states of Ohio, W est Virginia and the lower peninsula of Michigan ; and William C. Troutman, Illinois, as chief of Domain Six, comprising the states of Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and the upper penin­sula of Michigan.

Twenty-five full pages were devoted to "Chapter N otes." In 1919 there were eight chapters located at 11iami University, Ohio University, Ohio State University, Centre O:>llege, Mount Union College, University of Illinois, Muhlenberg College and Transylvania College.

Here are some of the highlights of the news in November, 1919. Alpha at Miami: chool opene I with venteen Phi T au

back. Ten pledge wer announced and were Hugh Nichol , H ar lcl N i h 1 Edm.und P, rrott, Robert Bi h p, L. R : Davts, H, rold eVa , irgin irten,

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Donald Predmore, W alter Ainsley and Glen Fichter. The chartering of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter brought the total of national fraternities at Miami to eight. There were eight Phi T aus on the Miami faculty in 1919 and after the listing of the names, the first issue of The Lame! says "Woe to the poor brother who gets into one of their courses. It's produce or flunk."

Beta at Ohio : "A few weeks ago there was heard a strong mooing sound coming from the porch at Lindley H all; every one thought that it was strange that a cow would be in town, especially at night. The next morning it was found that a cow through some feat of gymnastics unknown to cows, climbed the long winding flight of steps at the hall and had stayed all night on the veranda mooing to the girls. No one knew anything about it, but every Fresh­man seemed to wear a smile as they watch­ed the janitors working to get the stubborn old cow to come down. Prexy never said a word in chapel either. There are always new things at chapel anyway."

Sports were high on Beta's list of activi­ties and the varsity football squad was headed by Captain Hollie Ellis and includ­ed Harry N ewman, Doc Cross, Carl Stock­dale and Carl Reicker. Stocksdale was al a captain of the basketball team. The first organi~ed interfraternity. athletic league came mto bemg at Ohio University 40 years ago this fall.

Gamma at Ohio State: Three Phi T aus made the trip to Madison to see the Ohio State-Wisconsin football game. " 'Let'r Snow-' we'll stay at home those disaaree­able nights and have a little musical all our o~vn . H oward E. Hawk is the pianist while h1s brother, Julian A ., is the 'chief operator' on .the tenor banjo. They are from Bryan, Oh10, but they ure know their note . Then too, there are Brother R ed G . ciman ky and Ro .coe I. Ly~ h who play re pe tively the banJo-mandoltn and guitar , ith e.'l:ten-ive execution. "

Delta at Centre: 1919 wa a bia foot ball year for the Praying Colonel~. The score li t d in The Law·el how vi-rorics over H anov r \ ith a re of 9~ t 0 In !~ana L to 3, Xa icr t 0, Tr:ms ·!· vanta 6 to 0 , nd irginia -l9 t '"~. Th­Phi T. u on th~ qu. d w~.:r~ u. rtcrb.,-l­"Fightinb J e" lfurph • , nd

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wall" Garrett. News of alumni noted that Gladstone Wesley was running for the legislature, Major Lewis was still serving in the Ordnance D epartment in Washington, Rudolph Gilcher had returned home after several years of service at Rome, Ewing T. Boles was in Chicago with S. W. Straus and Company.

Epsilon at M ount Union: The chapter added twelve pledges and included in the list were George 0. Putland, Roy H . Clunk and Otis L. Hibbard. Mount Union lost its Homecoming game to Miami and ~ntertained about twenty alumni and three Miami members on that day.

Zeta at Illinois: Illinois completed a $6,000 addition to its house during the summer. The addition included a new din­ing room, kitchen, enlarged pantry, room for the cook, two study rooms and a bath room equipped with "real" showers. T en pledges were acquired and back from the war were "Brothers Schweitzer, Wilson, Wuerker, Stafford, Bailey, Favinger and Gray." The chapter numbered 40 men that fall. A certificate of incorporation was issued to The Phi Kappa T au Build­ing Corporation . Zeta expounded on its philosophy and summed it up like this: " Along with our activities and desires for scholastic attainments we still are in favor, to a reasonable degree, of not permitting our studies to interfere with our education - that is in so far as the 'fair sex' is con­cerned. A "Jazz" organization existed and was composed of two banjos, two saxa­phones, a xylophone, a banjo-mandolin, French horn, cornet and plenty of traps.

Eta at Muhlenberg: Muhlenberg had its first College Day on October 17, 1919. Brothers Green , Wills, N olde, Freitag and Pledge V an Zandt played on the varsity football team. The Christmas present from the brothers to the fraternity was an up­right piano. The year apparently was one of stag parties. The first was held in September and was followed by a stag party to celebrate the football victory over Lebanan Valley on October 11. Speakers included M ajor Clapham, Dean Ettinger and Dr. I. M. Wright.

Theta at Transylvania: Theta, which numbered sixteen members and five pl edges, was the baby of Phi Kappa T au, having been installed on September 17,

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SIDELIGHTS THANKSGIVING

N O VEMBER, 1909

The oldest copy of Sidelights is the issue fo r N ovember, 1909. This 1909

number is volume five .

1919, the local having been founded in March of 1919. Theta had a number of campus leaders and reported on Moreland, Nunnery and Wright in football ; Miller , Stephenson, Nummery, Elliott and Gamboe in basketball ; Barnette, Wright and Banks in the fall theatrical production of "Fanny and the Servant Problem." Elliott was pre­sident of the sophomore class and M ore­land was named president of the H onor Council. Stephenson, Fossitt and Ford were officers of the YMCA. Theta's con­tribution to the first issue concluded with "Things improve with age, so let it be with Theta."

John L. O'Brien Heads Bettet Business Bureau m St. Louis

John L. O'Brien, Mia.mi, who for year has been president and general manager of the Akron Better Busine s Bureau , has re­cently been named president of the Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Loui .

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The Story of How The Laurel Is Published

From the Planning Stage Through Copy Preparation, Layout and Printing to Your Mail Box Is a Long, Complicated Process

H ave you ever wondered how an issue of The Laurel is published?

The process is a long and complicated one that requires from the editor, as one fraternity editor put it, " the talents of an author and artist, the skills of a master printer, the courage of a M edal of H onor wmner and the patience of Job." The editor i the staff of the maga4ine and directs the publication of each issue from the original idea "tage through the time when it is placed in the mail.

The Planning Stage Months before the issue is delivered to

the home of the alumnus, the editor has planned a certain portion of the magazine. He knows, from policy established by the national council and by virtue of the time of year, what must and will appear and the number of pages in a particular issue. Contrary to poiicy of large national magazines, fraternity magazines are limit· ed in the amount of copy that can be pre· pared many months in advance, but at least a general outline must be in the mind of the editor . From this outline comes the

traditional " Call for Copy" that goes to each chapter editor. Specific information and articles are requested for each i sue and good feature articles are always soli · cited, along with news of alumni and chap· ter activities. Th e Lat,rel editor also solicits special articles from alumni and the chap· ter , from interested deans and college adrnini trators and any other source that may be appropriate. When the articles fai l to come in, when the chapter editor over · look his duties, then the editor must turn to hi own resource to compensate for something he wanted to include.

Copy Preparation The schedule for The Laurel is 40 days .

For ty days from the time the copy is re· ceived by the printer, the magazine is in the mail. About a week is spent before the deadline with the printer in the prepara· tion of copy. Certain articles are wri tten by the editor, copy supplied by chapter editors is edited (and in many cases it must be rewritten) , articles submitted by alumni undergo blue pencil treatment by the editor , headline are written , special

A view of the pre s room a.t The Lawhead P1·e s n , hio, where The Laurel is printed .

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one and two-page layouts are made, photo­graphs are chosen and siz.ed for publication and cutlines are written . Each article, when sent to the printer, is marked indi­cating the type to use, the type for the headlines and with sufficient instruction so the printer will be able to handle the copy as the editor desires.

The Proof Stage The Lawhead Press in Athens, Ohio, has

been the official printing firm for The Laurel since the fall of 1930. The Law­head Press has long had a keen interest in Phi Kappa T au and has given almost 30 years of fine service. President of the firm is P . F. (Pete) Good, an alumnus of Beta chapter at Ohio University, who has served a term on the national council and has been the recipient of The Palm A ward, the fraternity's highest award for alumni service on a national level. Pete's son John, also an alumnus of Beta chapter, is associ­ated with the firm.

Lawhead occupies a new building, built expressly for its purpose containing 17,080 square feet of floor space and ideally ar­ranged to provide excellent service. The business dates to 1911 and the early issues of Sidelights came from its presses. Special­izing in catalogue and magaz.ine produc­tion, Lawhead has kept pace with the times and has a completely modern shop.

When the copy is received at The Law­head Press, it goes first to either John or Pete, who separates the photographs from the other copy and orders the cuts from an engraver. The copy is then taken to the composing room.

In the composing room, which contains Intertype and Ludlow typesetting ma­chines, a cut mounting department, proof presses and tables fer make-up, the fore­man checks the material and assigns it to typesetters. The type, after being set, is proof read against the original copy and after any necessary corrections are made the corrected proof is again read. With the arrival of the cuts from the engraver , the cutlines are placed with the appropriate cuts and proofed. Galley proofs in dupli­cate, of the copy, including the cuts, and the original copy are then forwarded to the editor either at the Central Office or to wherever the editor may be if he is on a chapter visitation trip.

Jac~ L. Anson, Colgate Present Editor

Proof and Paste-up When the editor gets the proof, he uses

one copy to note errors he may detect in the type. The other is used in a "paste-up". This paste-up is a dummy that indicates precisely what articles and photographs will appear in exactly what position in the magaz.ine. Certain changes must be made at this time so that an article will fit a designated place. Lines may be added to fill or deleted to fit into a particular amount of space. Two days are usually al­lotted to this operation. The paste-up and other proof are then returned to the print­er. Here corrections as indicated are made and the type and cuts are arranged in page form, following the paste-up. Proofs of the pages are sent to the editor who checks and returns them.

Printing After the pages of type are okeyed, they

go to the Lock-up Department where they are placed in steel frames and firmly se; cured for printing. The forms are placed on a letterpress and the actual printing fol­lows in signatures or units of 3 2 pages.

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The Lawhead Press occupies this modern building which contains the plant that has published Th e Laurel since 1930

These printed sheets are then delivered to the Bindery D epartment where they are folded, gathered, stitched and trimmed, all of which is done by machinery. The com­pleted magazine is then placed in its enve­lope for mailing.

Mailing In one respect, the Central Office is

working on The Laurel mailing every work day of the year for it is here that the ad­dresses of alumni are maintained and kept current. Under the direction of National Secretary Richard J. Young, the Central Office contains over 20,000 addressograph plates for alumni and constant efforts are made to find addresses for missing alumni .

The Laurel envelopes are addressed at the Central Office and forwarded to The Lawhead Press where the magazines are placed in the envelopes and delivered to the Post Office in Athens, Ohio, for distri ­bution to every state in the country and to almost every country in the world .

As you take your Lattrel out of your mailbox, you will know that the next is­sue is well underway, that the Central Of­fice staff is running down the addresses for those copies which were not deliverable, and that the editor is wonder ing whether he will ever get that article Brother Jones promis d to write.

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Formica Vice President Is William Drees, Miami

William F. Drees, M iami, has been elect­ed a vice president of Formica Corporation and his is the responsibility fo r all of For ­mica's research and planning activities. A graduate of Miami in 1941 , he has been with Formica since being released from the service in 1946.

H e headed the architectural engineering department until 19 51 when he was named chief application engineer. H e has beea primarily concerned with launching Flake­board, a new product, since 1957. In the new position, he will devote his time to long-range product planning, product r , search and development, new product ap­plications, market ana lysis and re earch and sales pioneering of new products.

manager th Arm

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National to 23,

Thirty .. Fifth

For June 20 Convention Is Planned 1960 at Shawnee Inn

Outstanding Resort Hotel in Eastern Pennsylvania's Beautiful Pocono Mountains Is Chosen as Site for Biennial Meeting of Fraternity

The Thirty-Fifth National Convention of Phi Kappa T au will be held at Shawnee Inn in Pennsylvania from June 20 to 23, 1960. Known as the Summer Golf Capitol of the East, Shawnee Inn is loca ted at Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains near Stroudsburg and 90 miles from New York City and Philadelphia.

The Shawnee Inn, which is owned by Fred W aring, of musical entertainment fame, has ideal facilities for Phi Kappa T au . Its capacity is such that we will fill the building and have the entire Inn for our exclusive use. Sufficient and adequate meeting rooms, an abundance of recrea­tional activities and areas as well as charm -

ing and comfortable guest rooms make Shawnee Inn suitable for Phi Kappa T au 's traditional business-pleasure- fu n conven­tion.

Although the national council and do­main chiefs will meet over the weekend, delegates and visitors will arrive on M on­day, June 20, in time for dinner. T hat first evening will be devoted to entertain ­ment and an opportun ity to get acquainted with Phi T aus from every chapter across the nation .

Phi T au conventions are by tradition family affairs. W ives and children are more than welcome. Make this a combined vacation trip-convention ! A ladies program will be arranged that will give the ladie

The first fairway at Shawnee Inn with the Inn in the bac~ground .

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something to do during the official ses· ions but which will also allow them suf­

ficient free time to relax and enjoy their stay.

The fi rst session of the convention wil l be held Tuesday morning and will be fol­lowed by a session that afternoon. It is in these business sessions that the progress of the fraternity will be reviewed and plan laid fo r the future.

Tuesday night is the time for the Achievement Conte t during which each domain will be represented by the chapter which, in the opinion of the members of the domain, has made the grea te t achieve· ments. T he eleven chapter representatives, spea king for five minutes, will tell the story of their chapter's successes. W inners are chosen by the resident council dele­gates for the greate t achievements and for the best presentation.

Following the Achievement Conte t Tuesday night will be the Model Initia­tion. This is a feature of Phi Kappa T au conventions that had its beginning in 1920 and has been included in every convention program ince that time.

The highlight of the convention will come W ednesday evening with the Con· vention Banquet following morning and afternoon business sessions. Presentation of awards, recognition of retiring officers and a fitting message from an outstanding speaker are only a part of the banquet program.

The convention is scheduled to adjourn with the Farewell Luncheon on T hur day, June 23.

' 'Who can attend?" i a question fre· quently a ked by undergraduates and alumni . Every member of Phi Kappa T au i· not only welcome but has an invitation to participate in the deliberations and to partake of the fellowship of the conven· tion.

Many alumni in the area and in M etro· politan New York C ity and Philadelphia will find it impos ible to be in attendance for the entire period. Tho e can attend any portion and as many of the activities as they d ire. Why not attend the banquet W cdne day vening, June 2 , it i th highlight!

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Mrs. Pauline Bertsch is the new house· mother at Beta T au chapter at Bowling Green who replaces M rs . Edgar Shirey, who served the chapter for ten years. Mrs. Bertsch is a life-long resident of Sidney, Ohio, and has a son and three grandchil­dren.

Draper, Baldwin~Wallace Is Woodrow Wilson Fellow

Richard N . Draper, the immediate pa t president of Alpha Omega chapter at Bald­win-W allace College, has been named a W oodrow Wilson Fellow and will do grad­uate study in mathematics at Johns H op· kins Univer ity.

The selection of this y ar' 1 ,~00 re ip· ients climaxe an intensive talent hunt for future college teachers by the W oodrow Wilson ational Fellow hip Foundation. There were 7,000 candidat from o er 00 school .

Thi fall these persons ill b !:'tin orad uate work at 0 different uni ersiti ". Each f llow r ccives a living a lim , n f '1. ~oo plus the full c t of tuiti n and f

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Interest Fund

in the William H. Shideler Continues as Alumni Honor

Memorial Founder

" Interest in the Dr. William H. Shideler M emorial Fund is good and contributions are continuing to come in," is the recent announcement made by the trustees of The Phi Kappa T au Foundation .

Originally it was intended to publish the names of all of the contributors in this issue of The Laurel together with the total amount contributed by the alumni of each chapter. H owever, the response has con­tinued and it is the desire of the trustees to publish, as nearly as possible, the names of all of the contributors at one time.

Contributors now total several hundred and it is hoped that the final list will in­clude several thousand names.

The purpose of the Dr. William Shideler M emorial Fund, which is a part of The Phi Kappa T au Foundation, is to make funds available to the fraternity and to its undergraduates which otherwise would not be at hand.

What better way is there to perpetuate the name of Founder Shideler than through this tangible fund .

One of Dr. Shideler's greatest interests was in The Phi Kappa T au Foundation. H e was one of the founders of the Founda­tion and was a trustee from its inception until his death. Just months before his pass­ing last December, he personally contri-

MR. FRANK R. M usRUSH, T reasurer T he Phi Kappa T au Foundation ) 1 N orth H igh Street Columbus 1), Ohio

Dear Brother Musrush:

buted a block of stock valued at more than $5' ,000.

Dr. W . A. H ammond, president of the Foundation , ha repeatedly outlined the purpose and goal of the Foundation in one sentence : "Let's build The Phi Kappa T au Foundation to the point where every chapter that needs financing can have it and every able young prospect who needs help can receive it."

Your contribution to the Shideler Memorial Fund will help make that goal a reality.

T he treasurer of the Foundation, Fraflk R. Musrush, an alumnus of Gamma chap­ter at Ohio State, points out that contri­butions to the Foundation are deductible for federal income tax purpose .

If every alumnus who receives this issue of The Laurel gave only two dollars, the Dr. William H . Shideler M emorial Fund would total more than $40,000. The aver­age contribution received to date is $8.73 per person . You give what you think you can afford for this purpose. Let's make our goal "something from every alumnus." Actives are eligible to contribute also.

M ake your check payable to T he Phi Kappa T au Foundation (your contribution is an income tax deduction) , mail the check with the fo rm provided below.

Enclosed is my contribution to the Dr. W illiam H . Shideler M emorial Fund .

M y check is for $ ... . .............. . .... .

(name)

(chapter) (address)

(date) Please make check payable to THE PHI KAPPA T Au FOUNDATION.

Contributions are deductible for federal income tax purposes.

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National Interfraternity Conference Points Up Our Weaknesses and

Treasurer Strength

Joel W. Reynolds T ells Fraternity Editors Association Fraternities Must Measure Up T o Responsibilities T o H ave Present Privileges

" . . . I am sure you will agree that one of the most important ingredients found in every really strong fraternity chapter is the understanding and effective use of the most potent force in any fraternity, the ritual Prior to World War II, in almost all chapters, pride and proficiency in ritualistic work were as traditional and as important as pride and achievement of campus honors and prestige. Unfortunately, during the in­terruption of World War II, the continuity in the use and understanding of the ritual was lost in many chapters, to their detri­ment and to that of their fraternities .. . Without the influence of the ritual , with the great flux and amalgamation through the years since the founding of our fra ­ternities, I am sure that each fraternity would long since have passed into oblivion . Without exception, the chapter which achieves perfection in its ritualistic cere­monies is found to be an outstandingly fine chapter of the fraternity in every other respect. Conversely, that chapter which does not fully understand and effectively utilize the ritual will have many other de­ficiencies ... Idealism and symbolism of our fraternities do have a universal appeal to young men at this most formative stage in their lives. Every neophyte initiated into every one of our co!lege fratern;ties deserves to experience the initiatory rite performed at its best, with all its beauty and signifi­cance, wi th understanding, and with the rerfection it merits.

" .. . Good fraternity men are made or forever lost during their initiation, and fol­lowing up w1th formal meetings strengthens the tie to the fraternity ...

"Fraternities are currently under attack from the general public and college admin­istrators as being a strong deterrence for good scholarship achievement. One can a semble many imposing statistics to bolster an argument along those lines ... Poor scholarship is an entering wedge for our critic and an index of the chapter's and

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fraternity's failure in the primary objective of higher education. I am sure you a-:e cognizant of the fact that poor scholarship is spawned by, and spawns, other defect,: It is time for the fraternities to take the1r gloves off and hit hard on this very im­portant subject. An active or a pledge who will not utilize his talents to make accep­table grades des~rvcs neither sympathy nor indulgence ...

"Differing from attacks on fraternities by some who would destroy them is the disturbing wave of criticism which ~as been growing since World War II, comt!lg from people long friendly to the fratermty system, who have long been interested in the progress and survival of the systen: . This criticism comes from college and um­versity administrators and educators, from fraternity men themselves, from parents of undergraduates, and from the general public and the press. College and univers.ity administrators are rightfully demandmg that the fraternities make a more positive and constructive contribution to the cam­pus and to their members. High standards of conduct and performance are expected of fraternity groups that purport to be se­lective in their choice of members and proclaim to be constructive adjuncts to the system of higher education.

Joel W . Reynolds is a devoted fra­ternity worker and is the treasurer of the N ational Interfraternity Confer­ence. A member of Delta Tau Delta, he has served his fraternity as national pre ident and has been adviser for his chap ter for more than 25 years.

The excerpts which appear h re are from an add1·ess mad at th an­nual ummer m ting of T h C 11 g Fraternity Editor A oc.iation n July 7, 19-9, and ar print d \ ith Mr. Reynolds p rmi i n .

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"Unfortunately, much of this criticism is well founded and reasonable, and we are at another crossroad. W e have but to read some of our chapter publications, and, even some of our fraternity magazines, to gather a distinct impression that their chapters are primarily a place to sleep, eat, and have a 'wing-ding party' every Saturday night . Many of our chapter periodicals feature their bar facilities and the cocktail and beer parties, which they seem to be continually having, some of which spill over sometimes into our fraternity magazines. All of this provides ample ammunition for our critics, causes no end of trouble, brings bad pub­licity, and casts reflections on the reputation of the fraternity system and its justification for existence.

" .. . Good public relations and good publicity are not long available providing the fundamental deeds which would sus­tain the good report sought. It is amazing how few chapters have ever met collec­tively to analyze how they would appear in the gaze of the public, representing their fraternity, how they might be scored by the many diverse groups which are interested in them, and how they might be appraised by these varied standards of judgement and comparison. V ery few wonder how their chapter would be rated by the college ad­ministration, by the faculty, by their con­temporaries on the campus, by their parents, by the general public, yes, by their own chapter membership, individually. Such an objective appraisal and self-analysis, and doing something about it, is not a job for weaklings ...

"Low standards of behavior, poor schol­arship, and much publicized sadistic Hell Week practices are indefensible and spear· head criticism that adds fuel to the fire of charges involving unacceptable conduct and poor campus citizenship. A dedicated chapter membership can be inspired to at· tain any reasonable objective for correction of weaknesses.

" .. . In conclusion, as fraternity men, we, and our fraternities, have been given a wonderful franch ise for constructive ac­complishment. We deserve to lose that fran­chise if we ever fail to measure up to the responsibilities and privileges we have here· tofore enjoyed. The good job that we do for our membership is fundamental to all the progress we have ever made or hope to

make. Only to the extent that we continue to merit the approval of the many groups interested in us is the leadership and growth of the fraternity system assured ...

"It is our job to make the undergraduate actives realize the opportunity wi thin their grasp, an opportunity that comes once but never again, avai lable nowhere else, and at no other time of life, an opportunity which develops sound character, well-adjusted per­sonalities, trained minds, standards for the appreciation of other men's work and cri­ticism of one's own, the opportun ity to make a host of friends among men of one's own age and older, to learn to co-operate with others toward common, worth while goals, to gain knowledge of, and a desire to practice, the amenities of life and to pre· pare for greater and broader responsibili ­ties.

"Cognizance of these opportunities by our und~rgraduates is our promise for to­morrow!

E. B. Newsome Receives Key for Help at Idaho

E. B. (Jim) N ewsome, Mississippi State, awarded the Key Award by the national council of the fraternity, was formally pre­sented with the award by Lew Oring, presi­dent of Beta Gamma chapter at the Uni ­versity of Idaho, on October 4.

A special fireside was the occasion for the presentation which is made periodically to an alumnus for assistance to a chapter not his own.

N ewsome has served Beta Gamma as financial adviser since the original colony was established in 194 7 . H e has also been the treasurer of the chapter house corpora­tion for the same period.

H e owns the State Farm Insurance Agency in M oscow, Idaho, and is a mem­ber of the Board of Directors of the Op­portunity School of M oscow for the re­habilitation of handicapped children, di -trict chairman of the N ational Federation of Independent Busines men, past com­mander of the American Legion and past president of the Junior Chamber of Com­merce.

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Carl F. Conway, Coe Alumnus, Is Elected Iowa State Bar Association President

Carl F. Conway, C oe, was elected in June, 1959, to serve as president of the Iowa State Bar Association, an organiza­tion of nearly 3,000 members.

Conway is the second member of Phi Kappa T au to head the a·sociation. In 1952, Edgar W. M cN eil, M uhlenberg, served as pre ident.

The new president received his bache­ior's degree at Coe in 1929 and was a warded the degree of Juris Doctor by the University of Iowa upon graduating from its College of Law in 193 1. While in school at Coe, where he was a member of the var ity debate team, he held two out­side job in order to finance his education .

Conway i widely known and liked for his ability as a lawyer, his leadership in bar a socia tion activities, his unassuming manner and his limitles wit and humor as an after dinner speaker. H e has been presi­dent of the Mitchell County Bar Associa­tion and of the T welfth Judicial D istrict Bar Association of Iowa. Prior to his elec­tion a president of the state association , he had served for six year as a member of the Board of Governors and one yea r a vice president.

H e has been a featured speaker at an­nual meetings of the M innesota, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansa , Florida, South Dakota, N ebraska and Iowa State Bar As ociations. In 1957 he spoke before the American Law Student A sociation in New York City, in 1958 before the regional meeting of the

Eight Phi Taus Attend ODK Convention in Pittsburgh

Phi Kappa T au had a good representa­tion in P ittsburgh in mid-April for the bi­annual convention of Omicron D elta Kap­pa, senior men' leadership honorary.

Each of the men participated in com­mitt e and mad a good howincr for the fraternity. Th e in attenclanc r pr nt­ing their h ols w re i k raper , Bald­win-W allac ; H ward Mill r, M iami ni-

Pog lw nly two

Carl F. Conway, C oe

American Bar A ociation in St. Louis and in August, 1959, before the Junior Bar Conference of the American Bar A ssoci a­tion , at M iami, Florida.

H e wa the speaker at Iota chapter's Founders' D ay Banquet in 19-7.

versity ; Dick Truchses and Dick Kenn dy, Muhlenberg; Sid Fortney, University of Kentucky, and Bill M alon , Centre Col­lege. Also attending were D ean Ben E. D avid, University of Miami, who i· na­tional scholar hip commi ioner for Phi Kappa T au, and W illiam E. ilbur of the hi tory department of Muhlenb~ r who i a ocial affiliate of th Muhlenberg chap­ter.

T H E L A U R E L 0 F ·P H I K A P P A T A U

Faculty Adviser Criticism for

at Illinois Has Construed ve Fraternities of Tomorrow

]. Thomas Hastings Says in Newspaper Interview Fraternities Must Change To Meet Needs If They Are T o Survive

" Society and social patters have changed in the past 30 years; either fraternities will change also or they will die."

So said ]. Thomas H astings, professor of education and faculty adviser to Phi Kappa T au fraternity, in an interview Saturday about the Interfraternity pledge training creed. H astings also is a member of the American Psychological Association and examiner and technical director of educa­tion unit in the Bureau of Educational Re­search.

In tracing the development of fraternity mental attitude, H astings started with the 1920 period when fraternities generally re­flected a "live it up" attitude with no great stress put on long range planning or re­sults.

"This was the attitude of the whole country," said H astings, "and it was accu­rately reflected in the nature of fraternities at that time."

H astings went on to say that in the gen­eral background of the T wenties hazing and roughhouse pledge training were accepted because they fit in with the times.

The fraternity concept of the T wenties lapsed on into the next decade although it was modified by general lack of money in the time of the great depression .

]. Thomas H astings, Illinois, the faculty adviser for Zeta chapter at the University of Illinois, has some definite and constructive opinions about fraternities. H e was signally honored last February when a first page article in The Daily Illini, Illi­nois' student newspaper, gave his beliefs on pledge training in the first of a series of articles on pledge train­ing programs.

The article from the February 4, 195'9, issue of The Daily Illini is re­printed here.

The end of W orld W ar II saw a differ­ent type of society forming on the college campus and a different attitude among the students. "For one thing the students were older," H astings said . "Many of them had been through the war and were married and the rest of them seemed to be more rna ture mentally."

H e continued, "The post-war freshman began to look at fraternity pledge program as kid stuff, and many of them hunned the whole system. H astings pointed out that these people were not soft physically or mentally. "They just did not see any pur­pose in pledging," he said.

Returning to his leading statement, H astings referred to the type of college student that has evolved from a changing society and to the fraternities that have not fully changed to meet the needs of the students. H e said a fraternity or any other institution must meet the needs of society in order to thrive.

H e also noted the apparent increase m individuality of college students and a greater degree of recognition of people as individuals instead of by their association with certain groups.

T alking about the objective of pledge training, preparation for a useful active membership, H astings completely di credit­ed the use of force or humiliation in train­ing or "shaping up" pledges. " Obedience," he said, "comes either from respect or fear. Fear obedience such as practiced in hazing or H ell W eek will not produce loyal mem­bers of a fraternity, " he said.

According to H astings, one of the chief functions of any pledge training program is the building of class unity and ability to work with the rest of the pledge class. Pledge programs differ in how this is ob­tained.

Some fraternities do it by paddling and hazing, others by so called pledge game or activities and others by class projects or

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work such as house cleaning or refinishing the dining room tables or painting the basement.

H astings said that all of these activities have the positive effect of producing class unity, but each have varying degrees of side effects which are negative in nature. "The job is to choose a program with greatest amount of positive effect with the least of negative, H astings said.

Hastings also deal t with the program of the pledge who doesn't fit in with the pledge class or give any indication of ac­cepting the aims of the fraternity or the conduct expected of a pledge.

Again he tabooed the use of force, saying that at best it will produce momentary conformity which will be lost when the restraints of pledgeship are lifted.

Alfred Maffly Attends

Conference in Japan Alfred E. M affly, California., a former

domain chief for Phi Kappa T au, as presi ­dent of the Berkeley, California, Chamber of Commerce, represnted the City of Ber­keley and the Berkeley Chamber of Com­merce at the Fifth Biennial Japan-Ameri­can Conferences of M ayors and Chamber of Commerce officials which was held at Osaka, Japan, from November 4 to 8.

A full week of discussions, speeches and panels on problems of cities and metropoli­tan areas awaited the American guests, a total of 70 persons from the principal cities in California, Oregon and Washing­ton.

Following the regular conference, th.­delegates traveled for seven days through Japan. M affly, accompanied by his wife, Frances, spent an additional month in the Orient, visiting the Philippines, H ong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, A gra and N ew Delhi.

AI o included in the M affly agenda was a tour of medical centers in the variou countries where he acquired knowledge he! pful in his position a administrator of Berkeley' H rrick M emorial Ho pita! and a a member of the faculty in ho pita! ad­mini tration at the niver ity of alifor· I11 .

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As a substitute for hazing or paddling, ne suggested a program of explanation much like the non-hazing line-ups now used by some fraterniti es .

The explanation method would, accord­ing to Hastings, force pledges to use their own intelligence in thinking about their actions in relation to themselves and the fraternity .

H e also commented that the process of explanation need not be a kid glove, pansy type operation. "It can be as pointed as necessary," he said, "just as long as the pledges understand how their actions don 't meet the standards of the house and why these house standards are necessary or good."

"If after a semester of positive pledge training the pledge doesn 't shape up it is best for the chapter to get rid of him," Hastings continued. "If he doesn't get the idea with a semester no amount of force or punishment will he! p."

A complete change in the concept of pledge training does not come over night. H astings estimates that it will take until about 1970 for "progressive pledge train­ing" to become fully established. He said at that time we would look back on the rowdy pre-W orld War II pledge training much as we look at the medical superstitions of the nineteenth century.

At the same time he said the program would be in force and effective long before this time, but that it would take the extra time for everyone concerned to realize and accept the spirit rather than the letter of the creed.

Ray A . Bushey Is Colorado Savings and Loan President

R ay A . Bushey, Colorado , executive vi e president of the Boulder Savings and Loan Association , is the new president of th . Savings and Loan League of Colorado.

H e has been in busine in Boulder , Col­orado, ince graduation and for th pa t

several year , ha been manag r of th Savings and Loan firm.

A Phi Kappa T au Palm ward h I r Bush y ha I na be n a ti c in th ~ alumni and h u c orpor:ni n affair of Psi -h f t r.

THE LAUREL OF PH I KAPPA TAU

Bregger and Odekirk Are

Honored by Rotary Club Two members of Phi Kappa Tau have

been honored by Rotary International, world-wide service club organization.

John T. Bregger, Michigan State, of Clemson, South Carolina, ha been elected a district governor of Rotary International for the 1959-60 fiscal year. During the year he will visit each of the clubs in his district to offer advice and assistance on Rotary service activities and administration .

Dennis R . Odekirk, Lawrence, of Port Edwards, Wisconsin, has been awarded a Rotary Foundation Fellowship for ad­vanced study abroad at the University of Brussels, Belgium, during the 1959-60 school year. H e is among 129 outstanding college graduates from :H countries who have received grant this year from Rotary International.

The Rotary Foundation Fellowship pro­gram was inaugurated in 194 7 as one of Rotary's contributions in the field of in­ternational understanding. In the past 12 years, Rotary Fellowships have been awarded to 1,198 young men and women from 67 countries for study in 44 countries. The all -expense grants average over $2,600 and total more than $3 ,000,000.

John T. Bregger is proprietor of the Peach Ridge Nursery in Clemson. H e was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Oregon State College in Corvallis, Oregon, and Wi\S graduated f rom Michigan State Uni­versity in East Lansing, M ichigan, in 1917 with a bachelor of science degree, and re­ceived his master of science degree from Cornell University in Ithaca, N ew York.

Mr. Bregger is secretary of the Clemson Chamber of Commerce. H e has been presi­dent of the South Carolina Nurserymen's Association and of the American Pomologi­cal Society. During World W ar I, he served in the U.S. Army.

A Rotarian since 1928, he is a former member of the Rotary Club of W aynes­boro, Williamsport and Upper D arby, Pennsylvania, and Sebastopol, California. H e is now a member and past president of the Rotary Club of Seneca, South C aro­lina .

Dennis R. Odeki rk wtll study French, m preparation for service as an intelligence officer in the U .S. Air Force, at the Uni versi ty of Brussels, Belgium . The Rotary Club of Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, ~ponsored his <1 pplication for the fellow-hip .

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R . Odekirk of Port Edward , he wa born in M auston, Wisconsin , on January 13, 1938, and is married. Mr. Odekirk held scholarship~ from Lawrence College all four years and w<1~ graduated with <1 h<1chelor of arts de­gree cum. Iande in 19'i9.

Fred C. Hess Receives Alumni Medal of Honor

Fred C . H ess, Jr ., Nebras~a Wesleyan, has been signally honored by his alma mater. The Nebraska W esleyan Universi ty Alumni Association conferred its highest award- the Alumni M edal of H onor­upon him for "dedicated loyalty to his alma mater, and outstanding achievement in his chosen fi eld" at a special awards convocation launching H omecoming activi­ties in October.

The assistant to the president for public relations, H e s has served his college since 1947 . N ationall y prominent in the fi eld of college public relations, he was awarded All -American recognition by the H elm Athletic Foundation for his outstanding achievement in coll ege sports publicity in 1 949-'10 . Tn 19n he was national pre ident of Ga mma Upsil on, honorary journalism fratern ity. H e was al o a national vice president and district director of the America n Coll ege Public Rel <~tions Asso­ciation .

Mallory, Bowling Green Coach William M allory, Miam.i, whose high

school football team went undefeated in 1958, has joined the college coaching ranks and is an assistant football coach at Bowl­ing Green State University in Ohio. M al­lory, who has a bachelor's degree from M iami and a master's from Bowling Green was co-captain of Miami's football squad as a senior.

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E. W. McNeil Receives

Iowa Bar Merit Award Edgar W . M cNeil, Muhlenberg. re­

ce ived the l ow~ State Bar Association's Award of M erit at its most recent meet­ing. The award, the highest made by the orga nization, was pre ented at the banquet d osing the 86th annual meeting of the group.

M cN eil was ore cnted with the tradi ­tional gold - plat~d sterling ilver dinner rl ::~ te made in Sheffield , England, in 1870, ;md" fram ed certific::t te. The rl::tte W::t en­gr::tved : "In recognition of per on::~ I stand­uds and accomplishments ::t a lawyer and ;~s a citizen with many years of ervicc to the Iowa State Bar Association."

H e served as president of the association in 1952 and has been a director of the Iowa State Bar Foundation since 1947 and is a former member of the association's Board of Governors.

Interestingly enough, McNeil received his award at the same banquet at which Carl F. Conway, Coe, received the gavel as the new president of the Iowa State Bar Association .

Maj. Cook Wins Commendation Ribbon for Army Work in Iran

Major Robert ]. Cook, Ohio, received the Army Commendation Ribbon with Metal Pendant in recognition of outstand­ing meritorious service as executive officer and chief of the Infantry section of the US Army Field Training T eam with an Iraw ia n Army Corps in Iran during the period from June, 1957, to M ay, 1958.

A graduate of Ohio University in 1943 and the University of Mi ouri in 19 5'3, M ajor Cook ha served on active duty with the Army ince January , 1943. H e wear the Silver tar with two Oak Lea f Clu -ter ; Br nze Star M edal with two Oak Lea f Clu ter , Purple H eart with three Oak Lea f Clu ter , Di tingui hcd Unit Badg wi th ak Leaf Clu t r , B lgian Croix d

u rr ancl Fourrag r and th mbat fnfantry Badg with

Bundy Colwell Erects Five Story, $2 Million Building

Bundy Colwell, Southern California., ha ~; announced the cheduled construction of " five-story building at 3223 West Sixth Street, in Los Angele , which will house The Colwell Company, mortgage banking firm, of which he is president.

Architect for the building i Franci J. H eu el, al o an ::~ lumnu of Southern Cali­fornia and Pi chapter. Total cost of the project including land will be in cxce of $2 million.

The building will con tain 90,000 quare feet of offi ce ::~ rea ::t nd a three-level sub­terranean parking area capable of accom­modating 190 cars.

The building will occupy a si te which for the past half century has been known to residents a a secluded artist colony, unique in that the bungalows are 25 feet below street level in an old creek bed wi th the commercial Sixth Street shop built up to street level.

Richard Pugh Joins Faculty At Montana School of Mines Richard Pugh, New Mexico State, has

recently been named head of the depart­ment of M echanics and Electricity at M on­tana School of Mines in Butte, M ontana. H e served as a faculty adviser for Beta Zeta chapter from 195 0 to 1953 and ha been with the Cherry-Burrell Corporation and the Collins Radio Company, both in Cedar R apids, Iowa. At Collin , he worked on tructural design of the A ero­dyne, a new type of VTOL ai rcraft which is under development.

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T om Cornie~ Middl.ebury

R on Green Wa shington State

Chico State- Dave H arrow Dave H arrow represents Beta Omega

chapter on the var ity football squad at Chico State. D ave, a halfback, has averageJ 3. 3 yard on each carry this season.

Coe College- Gary Lucky A guard at 240 pounds and 6-2, Gary

Lucky is fast and onl y a sophomore. Gary plays pulling guard on Coe's varsity which won its first four games this season and had an 8- 1 record last year.

Miami- Bob Evans A sophomore guard on Miami's varsity

is Bob Evans who weighs in at 210. Evans, playing mostly defense, has been impres­sive in his first season .

Miami- Bill Fisher Bill Fisher is a 18 S' -pound halfback at

M iami, a sophomore and considered one of the best prospects.

Miami- W alt Jacobs W alt Jacobs is one of the lightest men

on Miami's squad. A sophomore halfback, he is averaging 4.5 ya rds per carry.

Miami- D ave Stebner T ackle Dave Stebner tips the sca les at

Wa.lt Jacobs Miami

Bill Fisher Miami

Ted Cano W ashington State

Keith Lincoln Wa shington Sta~e

240 pounds. The fourth Alph <1 chapter sophomore on Miami's squad, Stebner had been picked as a tarter, but a foot injury has limited his <tc tion.

Middlebury- T om Cornick Co-Captain T om Cornick, who plays

guard , is a brilliant defensive lineman for Middlebury. A senior, he was named to the first string All -V ermont Football T c<tm last fall.

Washington State- T ed Cano T ed Cano, first string fullback at 190

pounds, is a con istent yard gainer for W ashington State. His speed enables him to tay with the fastes t men in the league.

W ashington State- Ron Green H ard W orking, rugged Ron Green, a

230-pound junior guard at W ashington State, i a regular starter with the Cougars. Defensively he is fast and is on most of the tackles in any game.

W ashington State- Keith Lincoln A triple- threat halfback, Keith Lincoln

is W ashington State's fi rst string ha lfback . H e is a fast and elusive ba ll carrier , a top passer and an excep tional l untcr.

Bob Evans Miarni

Gary Lucb Coe

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Chapter

D . STANLEY D NWIDDI E. A~ron. has been reported as deceased by th e alumni ecretary of the University of Akron. H e wa a charter mem· ber of Alpha Phi chapter and a member of the Cia s of 1931.

H ERB ERT LEE EMERSON. Ohio State, died on O ctober 4, 1959, at his home in Kirkersville. Ohio. A fun eral director for 39 years, he was initiated at Gamma chapter on O ctober 9, 1916.

CHARLES C. FABING. Miami, died on June 7, 1959. as the result o f a heart occlusion after an illn ess of four days. A member of Alpha chap• te r and a 1917 graduate, he had lived in Cali· fornia for many years. At the time of his death, he was residing in Hemet.

ORMAN ANDREW GRA FIELD, Coe, died on August 24, 1957. H e was a charter member of Iota chapter.

THOMAS MARION IIAM S, Colgate, died on August 22, 1959. He had been in ill health for several weeks. He was the librarian at Colgate U niversity for 20 years and had spearheaded th e drive which resulted in the construction of a new two-million dollar library which was dedicated last April. An authority on methods of preserving rare books and manuscripts, he auth ored two books and numerous articles for professional journ als on the subject. At the t ime of his death , he was a member of the executive committee o f Alpha Upsilon chapter's alumn i corporation and had previously served a faculty advi er and a member of the board of govern ors.

ROBERT \\f RIGHT K1 GSLEY, Pennsylvania, who was initiated at Alph a Iota on March 28, 193 1, has been reported as deceased by the Post Office.

R . STA LEY M c CORDOCK , Bowlin g Green . died on September 27, 1959, at his home in Bowling Green, Ohio. Dr. M cCordock was in· itia ted at Beta Tau chapter as a faculty member in 1950. H e was chairm an of the D epartment o f Hi to ry at Bowlin g Green State University and had served a the chapter' s faculty adviser.

ROB RT K. M ci NTYRE, A~ron, ha been re• r rtcd as deceased by the alumni secretary of the Univ r ity o f A kron. H e lived in Akron all

f his lif and had been init iated at Alpha Phi

P'" l twn nly iq hi

Eternal

on February 20. 19 38. RAY IOND GEORGE PETERSON, Pu.rdu.e, has

been reported as deceased by the Post Office. He had lived in California since 1953 and was ini tiated at Lambda in 193 7.

JoH N M . PAUL, Nebras~a Wesle yan. died on O ctober 17, 19 59. at the age of 81. A charter member o f Upsilon chapter, he was a retired grain buyer and lived in Lincoln, Nebraska .

DANIEL RAYMOND PRITCHARD, Colorad o S tate, died on October 12, 1957 . He was in· itiated at Alpha Sigma in 1950 and made hio home in Denver, Colorado.

GEORGE NICHOLAS Ross. Cornell, was killed on April 11 , 1958, when the automobile he wao d rivin g figured in a collision with a tractor· trailer at W e t Seneca, New York . He was sales representative for the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Buffalo, ew York . Initiated at Alpha Tau in 1951, he was a member of the Class of 1954 .

RICHARD T ERRELL SwANSON, Southern Cal i· fornia, died on September 17, 1959, the victim of trag ic fraternity pre- initiation hating activities by the Kappa Sigma chapter at the University o f Southern California. Death was caused by strangulation which followed an attempt to swallow a large piece of raw liver. Swanson . who was initiated at Pi chapter on O ctober 26 . 1956, was the brother o f Dr. Arthur Lloy Swan · son, an alumnus of Pi chapter.

Do ALD C. \VADE, A~ron, has been reported as deceased by the alumni secretary of the Uni· versity of Akron. H e was initiated at Alph a Phi chapter on February 20, 19 38.

DAVID W ENGER W EBER. Fran~lin and M ar· shall, died on February 13, 1959. H e wa in· itiated at X i chapter in 1923 and re ided at W oodlynne, ew Jersey, at the t ime of his death .

FLOYD E. WRIGHT, ebras~a W esleyan, died in O ctober, 1959, in a Denver, Colorado, hos· pita! where he was a urgery patient. He ~ a a prominent bu ine s man in Fort Collin , Col r· ado, ' here he wa a partner in the Fort Coll in. Credit Bureau, the Retail Trade Council and the Medical and D ental Bu ine Bureau. A n early alumnu of Up il n hapt r, h had lived in Fort llins in 19 3.

THE LAUREL OF PHI KAPPA TAU

HEADLINES FROM THE CHAPTERS AKRON (ALPHA PHI), along with Alpha

Delta Pi sorority, won second place in the annual Acme Zip Football float competit­tion in September.

ARIZONA STATE (CoLONY) plans to occupy its first house next semester.

A UBURN (ALPHA LAMBDA) is active in the W ar Eagle political party and elected John O'Brien as senior senator and Bert Prater as junior senator.

BALDWIN-WALLACE (ALPHA OMEGA) took top honors for the outstanding float in the May Day festivities. BETHANY (PHI) has begun a program to increase chapter alumni participation. BowLING GREEN (BETA TAu) along with other fra ­ternities on campus will play host to the Interfraternity Convention of the Mid­American Conference this year. CALIFOR­NIA (N u) jumped to fourth place in cholarship last year. They adopted a new

study program. CASE (ALPHA DELTA) held its second

annual retreat this fall. Through brain­storming sessions on topics of interest, they were able to formulate many new policies for the year. CENTRE (DELTA) occupies the only newly constructed house in the Centre fraternity system. CHICO STATE (BETA OMEGA) sponsors the largest all­school dance of the year on its campus. The traditional Twirp Dance is preceeded by a week of festivities. CINCINNATI (GAMMA BETA) pledged 31 men in formal fall rushing. CoE (IoTA) last M ay 18 held the international collegiate telephone booth stuffing record for twelve hours when nineteen members occupied the booth after 20 minutes of work and with the assistance of seven more members to close the door.

CoLGATE (ALPHA UPSILON) had nine­teen graduates last June. Seven were mem­bers of Phi Beta Kappa and eleven are now in graduate schools. CoLORADO (Psi) re­cently donated blood for an outstanding student at Colorado who had been injuried in a serious auto accident.

CoLORADO STATE (ALPHA SIGMA) has been moved into the large league in intra ­murals after consistently winning the smaller league championship. CoRNELL {ALPHA TAu) has had its graduate

War Eagle party gets a plug at Auburn.

scholars recogni~ed by the university. Robert H endricks, Richard Bernhard and Larry Santucci were given fellowships, while Ralph Kiefer, Gary Devino and Richard Brandenburg were awarded teach­ing assistantships for this year. DELAWARE (ALPHA GAMMA) held its annual summer reunion at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on August 15 and 16.

FLORIDA (ALPHA ETA) has studied and revised where necessary all of its constitu­tional provisions, rules and regulatiow. Out of this has come a complete set of procedures of operations known to every member and incorporated in the pledge training program. FLORIDA STATE (BETA

" A Whale of a Dream" was first place winner at Baldwin-Wallace .

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IOTA) opened the school year with a new pledge class of thirteen . FRANKLIN & MARSHALL (XI) increased its membership from 9 to 29 in five months last year. GEORGIA (BETA Xr) is planning its annual program of toy and food distribution to underprivileged children at Christmas time.

GEORGIA TECH (ALPHA RHo) has made numerous improvements on the chapter house, including enclosing the front porch with glass jalousies and the removal of a partition between the porch and an ad­joining room. H OBART (BETA UPSILON) combined two traditional functions this yea r when they scheduled the annual facu lty party during P arents' W eekend, thus giving the parents an opportunity to meet informally with those men who in-truct their sons.

IDAHO (BETA GAMMA) is now occupy­ing it new chap ter house which provides quarters for 40 men. IDAHO STATE (BETA SIGMA) will benefit from a $50 award which the chapter alumni have contributed to assist financiall y the outstanding pledge nf each semester. ILL! or (ZETA) pledged 27 men during bll rushing, all of whom were in the top third of their high school ch sses. INDIANA (BET,'\ LAMBDA) occupies a new home this fall loca ted at 317 East Second Street in Bloomington, Indiana.

IowA STATE (ALPHA N u ) added 22 new pledges during the ea rly weeks of the semester. KANSAS (B ETA THETA) has an aggre sive informal ru hing program underway.

KA AS STATE (ALPHA EPSILO ) will celebrate i ts 35 th anniversary next M ay. KE T STATE (BETA M u ) ha three mem­bers on the staff of the campus newspaper. Gerald Kaprosy is busine s manager ; Richard Bambeck, a istant bu iness man­ager, and H al Hi! on, circulation manager. KE TUCK¥ (KAPPA ) pledged 22 men in formal ru hing which was considerably above the average number on the campus. L\FAYETTE (ALPHA 0MICRO ) ha com ­pleted ex tensive remodeling of i t base­ment rec rea tion room. ize ha been Jouhled, the floor refini hcd, the walls covered with drap , an I the entire room repainted .

L WRI:lNCE

Peter aeke r, wa~ the onl>'

(M ) boast proudl y of who graduated Ia t Tune. H e member of his 'L . s. to om-

plete four years with a straight "A " aver­age. Elected to Phi Beta Kappa, he is now studying mathematics at the C alifornia In­stitute of T echnology on a W oodrow Wilson grant. LONG BEACH (BETA Psi) attributes much of its success through the years to the solid upport of faculty mem­bers and alumni of Beta Psi and other chapters.

LOUISVILLE (BETA BETA) , for the last f1ve years, has received the " Outstanding Fraternity of the Year" award given by Kappa D elta. The award is ba ed on scholarship, social activities, athletic , tu­dent government and achievements of its individual member . MARYLA D (BETA OMICRON) jumped from fourteenth to econd place in scholarship, well above the

all-student and all -men's averages, as they established a new cholar hip high for the chapter. MIAMI (FLORIDA) (BETA DELTA) possesses the Interfraternity Council Scho­lastic A chievement Trophy for having the top average of all fra ternities for the past spring term and for the 1958-5"9 school yea r. MIAMI (OHio ) (ALPHA) aw it vice president, H oward Miller , named "Out­standing Fratern ity M an for 1959" at the H onor As embly held las t M ay.

MICHIGAN (TAu ) constructed for the H omecoming W eekend a huge lawn dis­play based on " The Big T en Comnund-

DT. Ray H. cmdefLtr i the 11ew f ult\' adviser at Alpha Phi ch 1pter at A~ro1 ;. DT. mdefur, wh1 i the he 1d of tl1(

peec!J DepartHiellt It A~nm. will 'II 1r<' the advisory l11t ies lt 'i tll Dr. H lnlllll1 i De >r 1ff.

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ments ." MICHIGAN STATE (ALPHA ALPHA) was host to the annual domain conference last spring which was attended by Zeta, Iota, Lambda, Mu, Tau, Beta Lambda, Alpha Nu and Beta Chi. MICHIGAN T ECH (GAMMA ALPHA) recently redecorated and refurnished the first fl oor of its chap­ter house. MIDDLEBURY (BETA PI) has added three rooms in the attic to increase from eighteen to 23 the number of bro­thers which the house can accommodate. MISSISSIPPI SouTHERN (BETA EPSILON) has the honor of being the first national fraternity on its campus.

MISSISSIPPI STATE (ALPHA CHI) is planning the construction of a new chapter house. The house corporation, meeting in September, indicates that the house will be the largest on the campus. M ouNT UNION (EPSILON) lists among its alumni all five of the original incorporators of Phi Kappa T au. M u HLENBERG (ETA) had one of its members honored when Richard E. Truchses, last year's president, became the first person in his college's history to win a Fulbright grant for study abroad . N EBRASKA W ESLEYAN (UPSILON ) dates its beginning from 1888 and was and continues to be the first social organization on the campus.

N Ew M EXICO STATE (BETA Z ETA) was at the bottom of the scholarship I ist five years ago. The chapter has steadily moved forward until today they rank first among all fraternities and sororities. N oRTH C AROLI NA STATE (CHI) added 26 new pledges to the roster during formal rushing this fall . OHIO (BETA) concentrated its ef­forts in an all out Red C ross blood drive this year . The chapter was awarded a trophy which honored and identified them as giving more blood than any other group or organization on the Ohio University campus. OHIO STATE (GAMMA) pledged 30 men this fall after an excellent summer rushing program.

OKLAHOMA STATE (BETA KAPPA) start­ed the yea r by pledging nine men during formal rushing and informal rush is now underway. The men returned early to finish an extensive redecoration project in the chapter house sponsored by the alumni association. OREGON STATE (ALPHA ZETA) has just amended its Graduate Council constitution and by-laws to make the organiza tional framework more functional.

P ENN STATE (OMICRON ) has a formal " V isit O ther Chapters Program." W hen one of the members visits another chapter, he reports to the chapter, elaborating on how Omicron differs and what can be done for improvement . PuRDUE (LAMBDA ) many years ago, when the presen t house was constructed, began a tradition that has continued. The living rooms of the house are known as " Great H alls."

RENSSELAER (RHO) has formed Finance and Building Committees and secured an architect for the construction of a new 50-man house. SouTHERN C ALIFORNIA (P I) has just had its sixth alumnus appointed a judge. Five of the alumni are on the Cali­fornia Superior Court bench and Albert Lee Stephens, Sr., is a federal judge with the Ninth District Court of A ppeal . SouTHERN ILLI NOIS (BETA CHI) spon­sored a drive for the N ational Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. The Line of Dimes on the walk in f ront of M orris Library pro­duced $500.

T EXAS (BETA ALPHA) i known a the most progressive fraternity at T exas. C hap­ter growth has tri pled in two yea rs to 75 . T EXAS W ESTERN (ALPHA Ps1) members pent many work hours last summer in ­

stalling a new floor in their lodge. Tht: fl ooring material is stone mosa ic.

TRANSYLVANIA (THETA) has rankeJ first in scholarship in Phi Kappa T au for the past five years and ea rl y reports for last year indicate the chapter many add another victory to its growing record .

UCLA (BETA RHo) has the un iversity trophy for scholarship improvement for the past school year . . W AS HI NGTO (ALPHA PI) is in a period of rebuilding with the assistance of two tran fer tu': dents from G amma at Ohio State w ho are recipients of fratern ity scholarship made available through D evelopment Fund con­tributions by alumni .

w AS HI NGTON STATE (ALPHA KAPPA) will have its second annual Theta Ea ter Egg Hunt this year. W ESTMINSTER (B ET:\ PHI) ha been fir t in scholarship on its campus since 1953 , five on ecutive chool years. WILLIAM & M ARY (ALPHA TH ETA) has added new rugs and new porch furn i­ture to its facilitie . The pledge Ia in-tailed a new amplifier and speaker in the

living room to improve the phon gr, ph sy tem.

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THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY CENTRAL OFFICE, OXFORD, OHIO

Telephone 3-5419

NATIONAL PRESIDENT ___________________________ ROLAND MAXWELL

410 Security Bldg., Pasadena 1, Calif. NATIONAL SECRETARY ___________________________ RICHARD J. YOUNG

15 N. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio

ASSISTANT SECRETARY - - -- ---- - ------------ - - --------JACK L. ANSON

FIELD SECRETARIES _ __________ ROGER W. VAUGHN AND TOM K. SIEG

SCHOLARSHIP COMII'liSSIONER _ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _____ _ _ __ _ BEN E. DAVID

Dean of Men, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. ALUMNI COMMISSIONER _ _ _____ ___ _ _ __ ____________ SAM B. TIDWELL

222 Hubbell St., Houghton, Mich.

NATIONAL CHAPLAIN ----·-----------------REV. CHARLES D. SPOTTS Smoketown, Pa.

NATIONAL COUNCIL

Charles D. Spotts Smoketown, P a.

Reid A. Morgan 13020 Third Ave. N .E. , Seattle 55, Wash.

Harold E. Angelo Dean of Men University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo.

W. Arthur Rush 367 N . Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Carry! M. Britt Fred Hall General Aircraft & Leasing Co., Inc.,

Barr Bldg., 910 Seventeenth St., N .W ., Washington 6, D.C.

Aerojet General Cor p., P.O. Box 1947, Sacramento, Calif.

DOMAIN CHIEFS

I. Donald R. ZeissetL ____ Central Hudson Gas & Electric Co., Poughkeepsie, N . Y. Chapters : Rho. A-Tau, A-Upsilon, B-Pi, B-Upsilon

2. Andrew L. Johnson------------ - -----------211 Englewood Ave., New Castle, Pa. Chapters: Eta, Xi, Omicron, Phi, A-Omicron, B-Phi

3. 'l'homa s W. AtheY--------------------------------P-0. Box 167, Yorktown, Va . Chapters: Chi, A-Gamma, A-Theta, A-Rho, B-Xi, B-Omicron

4. William F . DanieL-------------------------------P-0 . Box 12, Tallahassee, Fla. Chapters: A-Eta, A-Lambda, A-Chi, B-Delta, B-Epsilon, B-Iota

5. Alfred J . PhilbY--------------------------1249 Mulford Rd. , Columbus 12, Ohio Chapters:Aipha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Theta, Kappa, B-Beta

6. Mel Dettra-------------------------------329 Hayes Ave. , Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio Chapters: Epsilon, A-Delta, A-Mu, A-Phi, A-Omega, B-Mu, B-Tau

7. Leslie R . Bishop ______ _: _____________________________ 2540 E . 73rd, Chicago, Ill. Chapters: Zeta, Iota, Lambda, Mu, Tau, A-Alpha, B-Lambda, A-Nu, B-Chi,

G-Alpha

8. Warren H . Parker--------------------------823 Sharp Bldg. , Lincoln , Nebraska Chapters : Upsilon, Psi, A-Epsilon, A-Sigma, B-Tbeta, B-Kappa

9. Lou Gerding ________________________ 609 Palomas Dr., N.E., Albuquerque, N . M. Chapters: A-Psi, B-Alpha, B-Zeta

10. Reid A. Morgan----------------------13020 Third Ave., N.E., Seattle 66, Wash. Chapters : A-Zeta, A-Kappa, B-Gamma, B-Sigma, A-Pi

II. Eugene P. Fay ---- ----------------------110 E. Regent St . Englewood, Calif . Chapters: Nu, Pi, B-Rho, B-Psi, B-Omega '

THE PHI KAPPA TAU FOUNDATION

President---- - - ------------------Or. W. A. Hammond, 120 Dayton St., Xenia, Ohio

Treasurer- - Frank R . Musrush. The Ohio Company, 51 N. Hi~th St., Columbus 15, Ohio

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