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LOOKING AHEAD By ROLAND MAXWELL, Notionol President

The principal factor in assuring the success of a fraternity chapter is for it to pledge its quota each year. Sound procedure in accomplishing this ob­jective involves the fixing of the quota in advance, the planning of an adequate rushing program, and the continuance of rushing until the quota is met.

The quota must be realistic. It must allow for the casualties which arc suffered by any pledge group, including scholastic failure, the draft, lack of interest, etc. To be safe, a chapter should pledge at least one-third more men than it requires to assure adequate future chapter strength. Allowance should be made for chapter growth too.

There is no special reason to strive merely to be the largest group on the campus, but the largest group is almost invariably much stronger than the smallest. If a chapter 's pledge class is one of the largest on the campus, the chapter will have little cause for worry. The pledge class will include its share of real leaders and genuinely qualified men, in the natural order of things. Colleges, for the most part, are selective, and, nothwithstanding the weaknesses in the methods of pledge selection which are employed in this average chapter, these processes are sufficiently sound to assure an excellent group.

The technique of salesmanship called rushing has as its two chief com­ponents, enthusiasm and "follow-through." The prospect list can always be made long enough. If the men of the chapter meet these prospects with cor­diality and enthusiasm, there will be little real resistance to the rushing pro­gram and no prospective pledge will fail to be impressed. Success requires the fiKing of responsibility for each rushee and a check on the discharge of that responsibility by the rushing chairman and the chapter president.

Success is never easy, but neither is it hard if, ( 1) A realistic quota is set. (2) A good program of rushing events is prepared m advance. (3) The task is approached with enthusiasm. ( 4) A definite report by a responsible chapter member is required

on every prospect. (5) The program is continued until the quota is met.

The exotmc publication of Tltc Phi Kappa Tau Fra• tcrnity. P"blished prior to 19 17 as "Sidelights." Sched· ulecl to appear quarterly un· der darect1011 and authority of the N ational Council.

t\ cccptancc fo r mailing at special r;'llC> of postage pro· vtdcd for an Section 11 0 3, Act of October 3, 1917. Pub· lishcd quarterly by The Law· head Prr~s. T nc.. 17 West \Vashington Street. Athens. Oh:o. offiCial pn nters for T he Pha Kappa T au Fraternity. Ente red ;~s second class mat· ter at the Post Office at :\ thcns. Oh10. Additional entry at the Post Office at O xfo rd, Ohio.

THE LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau

JACK L. ANSON, Editor

VOLUME XLIV SEPTEMBER, 1955 N UMBER 1

Ttu PHI K APPA T .... u FRATERN ITY

CENTRAL OFFICE

OXFORD, OHIO

CO VER

Harrison Hall, "Old Main" where Phi Kappa T au was founded, at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. This unusual picture of Miami's oldest building shows in the center the corner room on the top floor which was the site of our first meeting on M arch 17, 1906.

CON TE NTS

Golden Jubilee Convention .................. 3 Across the Editor's Desk ................ . ... 6 Dr. Ernest H. Volwilcr .......... ... ... . .... 7 The McGuffey Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Transylvania Honors Four Alumni . . ... . ...... l '2 H istory to Be Published .................... 14 Ray Wilson, City M anager ..... . ..... . .. . .. 15 Pete Good Receives Palm Award ....... ... ... 17 Founder Boyd M emorial Fund .... ..... ...... 19 Communism and C ollege Student ... . . ...... . 20 Maffly Heads Hospital Association ....... . .... 21 Fraternity Rituals ...................... . .. 22 Judge Paul Brossman .. ..... ............... 25 C hapter Eternal ............. ............. . 26 Mississippi Southern Builds .................. 27

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Golden Jubilee Convention Will Be in Oxford

Fraternity Returns to Founding Site for Anniversary Meeting To Be Held

at Miami University from June 27 to June 30, 1956

The Golden Jubilee Convention of Phi Kappa T au wm be held from June 27 to June 30, 1956, at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where the fraternity was founded.

This will be the 33 rd national meeting of the fraternity which was founded by Dwight I. Douglass, T aylor A. Borradaile, William H. Shideler and Clinton D. Boyd on March 17, 1906, in the Miami Union Literary Society Hall, a room located in "Old Main," now called Harrison Hall.

A tree studded, picturesque campus has ideal facilities for conventions and has be­come one of the most popular sites in the nation for campus meetings. The recre­ational, housing and dining facilities along with appropriate meeting rooms are ample and well suited to the needs of Phi Kappa Tau.

O>.:ford, a small southwestern Ohio vil­lage of 3,500 persons located 38 miles north of Cincinnati, 14 miles northwest of Hamilton, 19 miles west of Middletown and 30 miles southwest of Richmond, Ind., is rich in fraternity tradition.

In addition to Phi Kappa Tau , Beta Theta Pi, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Chi and Delta Zeta call Miami, Mother of Frater­nities, their birthplace. The university of 5,000 students is located in peaceful, tran­quil Oxford, one of the more scenic spots in the midwest.

Headquarters for the Golden Jubilee will be in the men's residence area and five dormitories will be utilized for living and meetings. Convention registration and the Convention Office will be located in Reid Hall. Symmes Hall has an excellent convention hall.

Married couples will live in The Pines, an upperclass dormitory, which has indi­vidual bath facilities, and in the suites of the other four dormitories. Single men will find their housing in Reid, Symmes, Collins and McBride, all of which have only re­cently been constructed.

The Memorial Founders' Luncheon, in tribute to our honored founders, and the traditional convention banquet, will be served in the East Dining Hall, large enough to serve 900 persons. All meals at the convention will be taken there.

Hugh C. Nichols, Miami, is general chairman of the Golden Jubilee Conven­tion. Charged with the responsibility of the details and planning, Hugh is a member of the national council of the fraternity, the vice president of the board of trustees of Miami University and an attorney in Ba­tavia, Ohio.

The Golden Jubilee is not the first na­tional meeting of Phi Kappa T au in Ox­ford. The fraternity first met at Miami in special convention on December 18, 1914, and again in special convention on May 19, 1917.

On August 26 to 29, 1931, the fraternity last met in Oxford to commemorate its sil­ver anniversary. Highlights of the 1931 convention were the dedication of the Memorial Headquarters building which was constructed as a memorial to our four founders and the formal opening of the Alpha chapter home.

Many other fraternities have used the campus of Miami for most successful con­ventions. Beta T heta Pi, Phi Delta Theta and Delta Upsilon have recently held na­tional conventions under the friendly at­mosphere which prevails at M iami and ad­ditional groups have convened their leader-

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ship and officers' training schools in Oxford. Miami, long a favorite with organization

officers planning conventions, has added to its reputation as a good host during the past year when the NCAA swimming championships were held in the John Shaw Billings N atatorium and when the National Archery Association chose Miami for its annual tourney.

Preliminary plans call for the conven· tion registration W ednesday afternoon, June 27, followed by a smoker and the opening session W ednesday evening. The Golden Jubilee Convention will be in ses· sion Thursday morning and afternoon. The Memorial Founders' Luncheon will take place Thursday noon and will pay honor to the four men who fi rst conceived the idea of Phi Kappa Tau and brought their

ideas to reality. It is anticipated that Ward Darley, Colorado, the president of the University of Colorado will be the prin­cipal speaker at the luncheon.

On Thursday evening, the traditional Achievement Contest will be held. Each of the ten domains will select their represent· ative who will have five minutes in whkh to describe the outstanding achievement or achievements of his chapter. After the ten contenders have concluded, the under· graduate delegates will select the chapter which has the greatest achievement and the speaker who made the finest presentation.

Additional sessions of the working con· vention will be held Friday morning and afternoon and will be followed by the Golden Jubilee Banquet Friday evening. National President Roland Maxwell will

Up hom Hall is the largest of Miami's classroom buildings.

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Beautiful Symmes Hall at Miami which will house single men for the fraternity convention.

serve as toastmaster and the banquet ad­dress will be delivered by Grayson L. Kirk, Mia.mi, president of Columbia University and past editor of The Laurel.

The final session of the convention will be held Saturday morning with adjourn· ment of the Golden Jubilee scheduled for noon, June 30, 1956.

A great number of past national offi ­cers of the fraternity and members who have achieved success and distinction in their chosen fi elds have indicated that they will be in Oxford for the Golden Jubilee. Many of these old timers who have played such an important part in Phi Kappa Tau's history will also appear on the convention program.

A few of those who arc anxious for the coming meeting are Honored Founder Shideler and Honored Founder Borradaile, Past President Harry A. Taylor, Past Presi­dent Ewing T Boles; Roger C. Smith, our first nation::i secretary; Past President Ed­gar Ewi·· g Brandon, the oldest member of Phi K:> ,)pa T au who celebrated his 90th bin hJay in August, and Fred L. Hall, governor of Kansas.

Willey is H ighway Engineer The Ari1. ;d State Highway Commis·

sion has appoulted William E. Willey, a member of Zeta chapter at the University of Illinois, as state highway engineer.

He joined the Arizona highway depart· ment in 1932 after obtaining his civil engi· neering degree at Illinois. He was awarded the Master's degree in 195 3 when in com· petition with 44,000 national entrants he won national recognition with a prize· winning article on the nation's road needs.

In various jobs primarily concerned with planning, he has shown not only analytical ability but vision that has brought his name and Arizona's to national attention.

His highway sufficiency rating formula, a method for determining just what sectors of road need priority work, has been a· dopted by 22 other states and the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads. In his division was originated the uphiJI truck passing bay or lane system to expedite traffic with safety.

He is a colonel in the U. S. Air Force Reserve and makes his home in Phoenix.

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Across the Editor's Desk The Laurel

Periodically it seems necessary to review and evaluate the purpose of The Laurel, its function and its place in the lives of the members of the fraternity.

The first issue of The Laurel appeared in November, 1919, when Sidelights, the old national publication, was discontinued as the chief organ of the fraternity.

Since the first issue The Laurel has been published continually and has been received by Phi Taus all over the world, during de­pression, war and peace.

Here are just a few of the aims and objectives of the maga2:ine:

1. Attract attention. 2. Report the news of Phi Kappa Tau. 3. Acquaint members with the leaders

and the chapters. 4. Arouse pride in the fraternity. 5. Interpret campus problems. 6. Reflect certain aspects of student life. 7. Provide entertaining material. 8. Build loyalty. 9. Serve to link each member with his

chapter and the entire fraternity. 10. Stimulate thinking. We have one of the most distinctive

magazine reading audiences in existence. All educated, discerning and ranging in age from 17 to 90, The Laurel readers are par­ticular and busy.

The Laurel is your magazine! W e wholeheartedly welcome your com­

ments, suggestions and help to improve and keep the magazine among the leaders of fraternity publications.

City Alumni Associations Sam B. Tidwell, Mississippi Southern, the

Alumni Commissioner, has recently pre­pared a "Handbook for Officers of Phi Kappa Tau Alumni Associations." Sixteen pages of information, the printed booklet is designed to aid organizers and officers of ~oth old and newly formed city associations m the strengthening of their programs.

Phi Kappa Tau has long felt the need to a:-s~ble the "do's and don'ts" of city asso­cla:lons and the material in the new publi­catiOn should prove highly important to our social organizations in the cities.

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All to Receive Laurel Almost every member of Phi Kappa Tau

is a life subscriber to the magazine. Those who are not will receive this and future is­sues of the publication.

With the exception of a small number of alumni who were members of locals and some of the members initiated during the period of W orld War II, every man who has become a Phi Tau since 1936 has had a portion of his initiation fee set aside in the Laurel Endowment Fund.

Many persons initiated before 1936 have become life subscribers, as have many of the wartime initiates and alumni of locals which were accepted into Phi Kappa T au.

T he expense of publishing additional copies will be met by income from the De­velopment Fund, an annual voluntary pro­gram of contributions to provide funds for services the fraternity could otherwise not make available.

The Golden Jubilee Of the many fraternity functions all of

us have participated in from social func­tions to initiations, from reunions to city alumni association meetings, the one you will want to be sure to attend is the Golden Jubilee at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, next summer.

It is destined to be the largest, most interesting and most entertaining meeting the fraternity has ever had. T he plans are elaborate and are the result of a combin­ation of thought on the part of the national council and officers and past convention experience.

But the Golden Jubilee will be a success only with you present. T he best laid plans, the most ideal of convention facilities, will result in nothing without the presence of our alumni and undergraduates. The con­vention is the supreme body of the frater­nity where important decisions are made to guide the destiny of our chapters. These decisions can be proper only with contri­bution of the alumni thinking and partici­pation.

Circle the dates of June 27 through June 30, 1956, on your calendar now. Plan to be in Oxford to help make the Golden Jubilee truly a success.

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Dr. Ernest H. Volwiler

* Awarded Industrial Research Medal

For Leadership in Drug Research

* President of Abbott Laboratories Is

Given Recognition as Leader In Antibiotic and Radioactive Field of Pharmaceutical Development.

Dr. Er~est H. V ?lwiler, Miami, was pre· scnled w1th the pnzed Industrial Research Institute Medal at Buck H ill Falls, Pa., on May 3, 1955.

A past president and currently the chair· man of the board of directors of the Amer· ican Chemical Society, he was awarded the medal' 'for eminent leadership in industrial research, especially in the fields of anti· biotics and radio•activc pharmaceuticals, for the achievement of a high degree of in· tegration of research with the affairs of his company, and for the breadth of vision and understanding that have been distinctive features of his entire career."

He is president and general manager of Abbott Laboratories, in North Chicago, Ill. Starting with the organization in 1918 as a research chemist in a group of five people, Dr. Volwiler has served successively as chief chemist, director of research, vice president and has held the position of president since 1950.

During this period he was largely re· sponsible for the tremendous growth and research achievement of the company which reflects his stature as an outstanding rc• search leader.

Dr. Volwiler pioneered in the field of synthetic pharmaceuticals, developed in· tcrest in antibiotic production and research and encouraged research and development in radioisotopes, Sacaryl and other im• portant products. He has been a leader in scientific and public affairs.

Dr. Ernest H. Yolwiler, Miami

He has worked continuously for the American Chemical Society and is also active in many other scientific and indus· trial organizations as well as in community projects and church affairs.

The Industrial Research Institute medal was established in 1945 and is awa rded at the discretion of the board of directors of the Institute upon recommendation of its committee on awards. This is the tenth presentation of the medal. Previous re· cipients were Willis Rodney Whitney, Charles Allen Thomas, Games Slayter, Vannevar Bush, Frank Baldwin Jewett, Randolph Thomas Major, Roy Chester Newton, Eger V aughan Murphree and Melvin ]. Kelly.

The presentation was made b}' Dr. Allen Abrams, vice president of the Marathon Corporation, following a laudatory speech by Dr. H . L. Cox, vice president of Corn Products Refining Company. Dr. Volwiler addressed the meeting of the Institute on "Some Problems of Discovery. "

After receiving his degree at Miami in 1914 he continued his education at the University of Illinois. T here he received the Ph.D. degree in 1918. He had intended to enter the Chemical Warfare Service during W orld W ar I, but with the war

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Dr. Volwiler {center) is shown at Buck Hill Falls presentation with Dr. H. L. Cox as he receives congratulations from Dr. Allen Abrams.

nearly over and the drug industry left in collapse by the lack of the German supply, he went into drug production with Abbott Laboratories.

In his research work, Dr. Volwiler 's in­terests have centered on anesthetic sub­stances and sedative and hypnotic drugs. He has contributed importantly in the de­velopment of butyn sulfate and butesin, local anesthetics; Neonal and Nembutal, barbiturates; and Pentothal sodium, a true­barbiturate of value as a quick-acting gen­eral anesthetic with a short recovery period.

In addition he has made important con­tributions in antisphilitic drugs, vitamins, hormones, sulfonamides, anticoagulants and antibiotics.

He was editor-in-chief of the Chemical Bulletin from 1922-24, a lecturer in chemis­try at Northwestern University Medical School since 1940 and a leader of scientific investigating teams in Germany for the Chemical W arfare Service and the U. S. Surgeon General in 1945.

Dr. Volwiler received the Modern Pio­neer Award in 1940 and the Honor Scroll Award from the American Institute of Chemists in 194 7.

In addition to Phi Kappa Tau where he is a director of the Educational Endow-

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ment Fund, he is a member of Alpha Chi Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Alpha, Washington Academy of Sciences, North­western University Associates, Beta Gamma Sigma, and is a director of the Liberian Institute of the American Foundation for Tropical Medicine, Inc.

Harvey Goes to West Point as Cadet Thomas H arvey, a member of Beta Ep­

silon chapter at Mississippi Southern Col­lege, has been appointed by Congressman William Colmer to the U. S. Military Academy at W est Point. Harvey, the cor­responding secretary for the chapter, was valedictorian of his senior class in high school and had completed his freshman year at Mississippi Southern.

Bogner to Aid Miami President C. Neale Bogner, Baldwin-Wallace, has

assumed his new duties as assistant to the president at Miami University. Prior to moving to Oxford, Ohio, and his new posi­tion, he was with the city school system in Berea, Ohio.

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"Grand Old Man of the Little Red Schoolhouse," W. H. McGuffey W rote Famous Readers at Miami

In any review of the past history of Miami University, the name of Dr. Wil­liam Holmes McGuffey, " T he Grand Old Man of the Little Red Schoolhouse," comes quickly to the foreground, for it was at Miami that the famous author wrote his original series of Eclectic Readers, the First, Second, Third and Fourth.

Of all of our "best sellers," the Mc­Guffey Readers had more influence on people in the nineteenth century than all other books, excepting the Bible. I t has been estimated that between 5'0 and 60 million copies were sold.

Who has not heard the talc of the boy tending sheep, who twice raised the cry of " W olf!" when there was no wolf, just to sec men come running from the village? When the wolf did come, the men who had promised to help paid no heed to his shouts, and many sheep were killed. Mc­Guffey ends this in his T hird Reader characteristically by-

" Thc truth itself is not believed, From one who often has deceived."

The signpost, which arose "in deadly white," held Harry at bay in the darkness for some time. Finally he conquered his fear and went up to examine it. When he found it was only a friendly sign to direct him homcward-

" Ah well, thought he, one thing I've learn eel,

Nor shall I soon forget; Whatever frightens me ag<1 in , I'll march str<1ight up to it."

M cGuffey began definite moral instruc· tion with the F irst Reader. The fable of the hen that tried to get her chickens to cross the brook by jumping from stone to stone came in the Second Reader. The chicks re· fused to make the effort and complained that she expected too much- all but one valiant, who tried and failed. His mother rewarded his pluck by giving him the fi rst food when they returned home. In the M c· Guffey Readers the good always got the re· \vard.

William Holmes McGuffey

McGuffey was 26 years old when he graduated from W ashington College, fol· lowing his academy preparation . His edu· cation was obtained under conditions that would seem hard indeed to the youth of today. At the academy, where his board cost 75 cents a week, McGuffey lived on bread, butter and coffee for breakfast ; bread, meat and sa uce for dinner; and bread and milk for supper. The tuition charge was three dollars a year. During the summer vacations he worked in the fields, continuing his studies and walking many miles each week to recite his lessons to a clergyman .

His college course was interrupted by the necessity of earning money, and during a year spent teaching school in Paris, Ky., he met Dr. Robert H . Bishop , president of M iami University, who was so impressed by the young man that he obtained his appointment as professor of ancient Ian· guages at M iami, M arch 29, 1826, even before McGuffey had received his bach-

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elor's degree, which he got shortly there· after.

Miami had opened its doors for collegiate instruction only two years previously, al· though it had been authorized by Congress in 1792 and founded by the Ohio Legis· lature in 1809. It was a school thoroughly in earnest, as is evidenced by the announce­ments of that time, which read: "Study hours, 5 to 7 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m.; prayers, 9 a.m. and 8 p.m." The estimated expenses for the year were $93. Amusements such as attendance at balls, horse races and theaters were banned- as also were duelling with deadly weapons and the carrying of pistols, dirks and stilettos!

Dr. McGuffey soon was licensed as a preacher in the Presbyterian church, and spent ten years teaching and preaching at Miami. He never had a regular charge, speaking in the college chapel and occupy­ing the Oxford Presbyterian pulpit. At both places he drew capacity audiences. His sermons, never written, were worked out so clearly in his mind that he could repeat

them years later substantially as first given. He was a man of rigorous mental habits.

H ere at Miami Dr. McGuffey pre.Pared the original of Eclectic Readers. The first two were published in 1836 and the last two in 1837. It was his fortune to be sought by his publishers, Truman & Smith, of Cincinnati, for even at that time he had become recognized as a pedagogical authority.

As might be expected of a series of books that have had such a great influence on American life, they were compiled in a through and systematic way. Before ma• terial was placed in the readers it was read to a group of children gathered at Dr. Mc­Guffey's home, and their interest was esti· mated. In this way the children themselves collaborated in editing them.

Dr. McGuffey was an omnivorous reader, especially of newspapers, and whenever he saw something that might be used in his schoolbooks he clipped it and filed it away. For this purpose he built a revolving octagonal table, each octagonal section con•

The octagonal table used by Mc:Guffey to compile and e dit the origi•ol series of Eclectic Readers.

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McGuffey Hall at Miami University, named in honor of W illiam Holmes McGuffey. It houses the school of education.

tammg a drawer reserved for one of the readers or some other special subject. This table is preserved at Miami University today.

The First, Second, Third and Fourth Readers were "improved and enlarged" in 1838. McGuffey's Rhetorical Guide, which afterward became the Fifth Reader, was compiled by Alexander H. McGuffey, a half brother, and published in 1841. The name was changed two years later, when the four books of the original series were remodeled extensively, "newly revised," as the title pages said. In 1853 The New Mc­Guffey Eclectic Readers were issued in six books instead of five, and remained sub­stantially unchanged until 1879. The final revision occurred in 190 l.

Leaving Miami in 1836, he became suc­cessively president of Cincinnati College, president of Ohio University, a professor in Woodward College, Cincinnati, and pro­fessor of natural and moral philosophy at the University of Virginia, where he re­mained nearly thirty years until his death in 1873.

He is described by Henry H. Vail, his literary editor, as:

"A man of medium statur~ and compact figure. His forehead was broad and full; his eyes clear and expressive. His fea• tures were of the strongly marked rugged Scotch type. H e was a ready speaker, a popular lecturer on education, and an able preacher."

Miami University's library today contains the world's most complete collection of Mc­Guffey memorabilia preserved in a room which serves as the McGuffey Museum.

Here are located a complete set of the various editions of the McGuffey Readers from the origin! in 1936 through the nnal revisions in 1901.

In addition to the collected works, the McGuffey Museum also contains many other items of interest to McGuffeyites and is one of the highlights of a visit to Miami. The octagonal table is there as are num­erous pictures, other published works and many personal items once owned by the educator who contributed so much to the world during his lifetime.

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Transylvania Awards Honorary Degrees to Four Theta Chapter Alumni at Commencement in June

When Transylvania College awarded honorary degrees at the commencement pro, gram on June 6, fo ur of the men honored were members of Theta chapter of Phi Kappa Tau.

Dr. Charles Lynn P yatt, Rev. Earl Rhodes T hompson, Rev. Joseph S. Fau], coner and Rev. Hoke D ickinson have been men of success and achievement. Their effect upon society has been lasting. That they should be honored by their own college is appropriate.

Charles lynn Pyatt, LL.D. The retired dean of The College of the

Bible, Lexington, Ky., Dr. P yatt received the Doctor of Laws degree in recognition of his services to Transylvania as well as his contribution to religious education through, out the country.

He received the A .B. degre from Tran, sylvania in 1911, and the M.A. degree in 1912. He took his B.D. degree at Yale University in 1913 and the Th.D. from Harvard in 1916. H e is a nationally recog, nized authority on the Old T estament, and served for many years as executive secre, tary of the American Association of Thea, logical Schools. He was a member of the staff of The College of the Bible for 30 years and dean of the institution for 25 years.

Dr. Pyatt became faculty advisor for Theta chapter in 1921 and served the fra· ternity in that position for many years. At that time and until 1949 The College of the Bible was on the Transylvania campus.

Earl Rhodes Thompson, D.O. Minister of the Paris, Ky., Christian

Church for over 20 years, Rev. Thompson was graduated from Transylvania in 1920 and was an early member of Theta chap· ter. He has been a member of the Transyl' vania Board of Curators since 1928. H e re, ceived the B.D. degree from The College of the Bible in 1922 and the M.A . from Yale University in 1923.

Rev. Thompson initiated the Cane Ridge Meeting House preservation project, a movement to preserve forever the meet·

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ing house where the Disciples of Christ Brotherhood was formed, and has served as chairman of the board of trustees for the effort since the beginning. He compiled and edited the Cane Ridge sesqui-centen, nial volume, "Voices from Cane Ridge."

He began his ministry at Nicholasville, Ky., where he led the Christian Church for seven years. H e then went to Toronto, Canada, and returned from there to Paris. He has served as president of the State Convention of Christian Churches and was twice president of the Central Kentucky Christian Ministers' Association. Nation· ally he has served as dean of youth con, ferences for the Disciples of Christ young people's department in 15 states and Canada.

He is a member of the board of the Dis, ciples of Christ H istorical Society and has served as a member of the board of man, agers and the board of trustees of the United Christian Missionary Society.

Joseph S. Faulconer, D.O. Pastor of the First Christian Church at

Ashland, Ky., he was graduated from Tran, sylvania in 1928 and received his B.D. de, gree from The College of the Bible in 1930. He was minister of the Parkland Christian Church in Louisville from 1930 to 1937, and during this time he received the degree of master of theology from the Louisville Presbvterian Seminary. He has l)eld the Ashland pastorate since 1937.

H is church is one of the largest and most active in Ashland, and he has been a leader in many civic activities. He has served in Ashland as chairman of the Red Cross Chapter, as president of the Rotary Club, as president of the Community Chest , as president of the Civic Music Associat ion and head of W ar Bond sales. H e is a mem, ber of the board of managers of the local hospital and is active in crippled children's work.

Dr. Faulconer's son, T ed, also a mem• ber of Theta chapter, received his A.B. de, gree from T ransylvania at the same time that his father received the D .D . degree.

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Rhodes Thompson, Deon C . L. Pyatt, Jose ph Faulconer, and Hoke Dickinson ot the

Transylvania Commencement where they received honorary degrees.

Hoke Dickinson, D.O.

A native of Georgia, Rev. D ickinson also was graduated from T ransylvania in 1928. After his graduation, he returned to Gcor· gia to head the Christian Church at Val· dosta. He has held pastorates in Ports· mouth, Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio, and at present is minister of the 'V/ ilsh.irc Boule vard Christian Church in Los !.ngclcs.

Dunng his service in Ohio, he was prcsi dent of the Ohio Convention of Christian Churches, and the Ohio Pastors' Conven­tion, the wm-ld's largest organization of Protestant ministers. He il lso served a president of the Georgia Convention of Christian Churches and was a member of the board of managers of the Ohio Chr: · tian Missionary Society. He received the B.D . degree from the College of the Bihle in 1930.

Dean E. E. Brandon is 90 Dean Edgar Ewing Brandon, Mtami. the

first faculty advisor for Phi Kappa T au ilnd a past national president, cclchratcd his 90th birthday on August 9.

The retired dean of M iami University rtttended a meeting of the directors of the Educational EndO\~ment FunJ at the home of W. A. Hammond. near Xenia, Ohio, the weekend preceding his birthda}'.

He spent several hours of August 9 ,tt his desk working on the founh volume of his works on General Lafayette which will be published in the near future.

T he dean is in good health and is con· cerned with plans for the Golden jubilee. He attended the 195 3 convention .tnd will certainly be present at the meeting in June, 1956.

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History of Phi Kappa Tau To Be Published A complete history of Phi Kappa Tau

will be published in June of 1956! Authori2:ed by the national council at a

meeting io June of 1953, Jack L. Anson, Colgate, was named editor of the volume to be available at the Golden Jubilee Con· vention which will be held in Oxford, Ohio, at Miami University, from June 27 through June 30, 1956.

The work will contain detailed chapters describing Miami University in the first decade of the current century when Phi Kappa Tau had its beginning, the story of the founding, a detailed account of the lives of the founders, the activities on other campuses which led to the national organ· i2:ation, the occurrences which brought about the changes of name from the Non­Fraternity Association to The National Phrenocon to Phi Kappa Tau and the growth and development of the fraternity through the years with emphasis on legis· lation, prominent and active alumni and the World Wars.

A large section will be devoted to the individual histories of the various chapters of the fraternity. In each case, an alumnus from the chapter is preparing the detailed history of his chapter from minute books, legal documents, publications and memories.

In a search for old documents that has been under way for over two years, many important but long forgotten items of memorabilia have been found. Minutes of all but the first two conventions are now in the fraternity archives. A copy of the 1920 Songbook Supplement has been re· ceived. National officers of the early years ha:ve turned over copies of their corres· pondence written before the establishment of a Central Office.

The original minutes of Alpha chapter, old issues of Sidelights, published in the earliest years of the fraternity, and letters recently received along with old files wilt be utili2:ed as source material for our first detailed, printed history.

One of the primary sources for the story of the happenings that led to the founding of the fraternity, as well as the details of the founding and the first few months of development, are a series of letters written

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by Founder William H. Sideler during the period of his courtship of Mrs. Shideler. Secured in a trunk in the Shideler home in Oxford these many years, the letters are being reread by Dr. Shideler who is re• freshing his memory from the correspon· dence which is in reality a diary of both his college life and the beginning of Phi Kappa T au. From the notes he takes, he will write the story of the fraternity's beginning.

Over 2;000 letters have been written to alumni who have personal knowledge of the activities that have added to Phi Kappa T au's growth and development. Their re· sponse has been rewarding and the fra· ternity's records have become much more complete.

A detailed and complete search of the correspondence files maintained since the employment of the first full-time national secretary in 1917 has filled in gaps in the history.

With the aid of our many loyal alumni and with our existing records, the History of Phi Kappa Tau, should prove both highly factual and most interesting.

Bernie Scott Resigns After Four Years as Field Secretary

Bernie L. Scott, Nebras~a Wesleyan. re· signed his position as Field Secretary with the fraternity on June 30 after serving Phi Kappa Tau for four years as a national officer.

H e has taken employment in Denver, Colo., with an insurance company and re· sides at 4595 Saulsbury, Wheatridge, Colo.

Bernie came to the Central Office staff in September, 195 1, after his graduation from Nebraska Wesleyan University where he was president of Upsilon chapter and the university's most outstanding under· graduate.

Having visited every chapter in Phi Kappa T au at least once during his four years of travel, Bernie is known by a great number of the members of the fraternity. It will be difficult to fill the gap that his resignation leaves in the Central Office Staff.

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Ray Wilson's Program as City Manager Brings

Recognition and Credit to Phoenix, Arizona

Ray W. Wilson, lllinois, walked into a hot spot when he took the position of city manager of Phoenix, Ariz.., and he is set­ting a new record every day.

Phoenix has had more city managers per square inch than any other city. Twenty­five different men have held the job which has c::1anged hands 32 times since the city manager form of government was adopted in 1914.

And then Ray Wilson came along! Phoenix, the urban heart of the Valley

of the Sun, has seen great progress since Ray Wilson was named city manager in 1950. The population has had its greatest increase, the city has had an administrative clean-up, they have adopted the Charter Government plan and the tax rate has been reduced by twenty-five percent.

Now holding the record for the longest period of service as city manager, Ray is a favoriate with the city council, the mayor and the citiz.ens. It appears that he will be in Phoenix for a long time.

A quiet mannered man whose first love is the relatively peaceful and quiet field of governmental research, Wilson neverthe­less has demonstrated himself capable of exercising a forceful and decisive hand at the wheel of an administrative organiz.ation.

Not all his views on what is best for Phoenix have been universally favored, and some plans have been dropped or post­poned in the face of opposition. Others have been effected despite opposition­often from among the city council mem­bers who are his bosses.

Phoenix's amazing growth is a matter of pride to Wilson, as it is to all Phoenicians. It is a sure sign that people like the city and want to live there.

But it means problems, too! During the last five years Wilson has watched popu­lation climb steadily from 102,5 48 to 140,-502. That is an increase of 37 per cent in the number of persons who must be fur­nished with police protection and whose garbage and trash must be collected.

The city's area, 16.5 square miles in 1950, now is 24.1 square miles- an in-

Ray W. Wilson, Illinois

crease of nearly 47 per cent in the area to be furnished fire protection, where street lighting must be installed and where streets must be repaired and maintained.

Some of the accomplishments arc ob­vious. One is the $2,250,000 Sky Harbor Airport development and the S 1,300,000 street lighting program begun in 195 0 when street lights were a rarity.

But Wilson points to three other accom­plishments which are less obvious to the average visitor or citizen.

1. The complete reorganization of the city government, designed for greater effi­ciency. Reducing the number of dep~.rt­ment heads reporting directly to him from 27 to 12, and delegating more rcsponsi· bility to subordinates. the manager freed himself of an outdated system.

2. Stronger control over the city's finan-

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cial affairs, through a new accounting and auditing system. T he new methods enable the administration to get a clear picture of the city's finances at all times. Phoenix·s budget and reporting methods have been cited by other cities and by the Municipal Finance Officers' Association as models.

3. T he inauguration of long range plan­ning for the city government. With a long term plan in existence, revised and ex­tended annually, the city officials always have an eye on future needs.

With these three steps as the foundation, the city, under Wilson's administrative hand, has taken other forward steps in the last five years. A new $1 million central library and a $100,000 branch library were built. A $7 million water improvement pro­ject is all but completed, boosting the sys­tem's production capacity to 114 million gallons each day. T he street lighting pro­gram has added 4,762 lights to streets and alleys, an aid to traffic and crime prevew tion. Health services have improved with appointment of the city's first trained pub­lic health director.

Through Wilson's efforts, Phoenix has been named one of the National Municipal League's All-American Cities.

W ilson went to Phoenix from Kansas City, Mo., where he was assistant city man­ager, a position he had held since 1940. With a remarkable background, he was well qualified for the Phoenix assignment. His achievements and prestige in the field have been heralded throughout the country and are being felt abroad. He will leave shortly to spend four weeks touring German cities, as the guest of the German government, to discuss city problems.

Ray has previous knowledge of Europe and some of the problems of continental government since he served as a lieutenant colonel as a Military governor in the :'-llied Military Government program dur­Ing the years of W orld W ar II. H is duties placed him in Italy, the M editerranean sec­tor and Germany.

T he Phoenix City Manager served in World War I with the Army Ordnance Department and was released with the grade of first lieutenant.

Ray is a past national treasurer of the fraternity and was chairman of the fra­ternity's 1926 Kansas City Convention and the 1949 meeting in Excelsior Springs, Mo.

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Hunter Studies Shakespeare Production at Home of Bard

Dr. Rollin C. Hunter, American auth­ority on Shakespeare's plays and a member of Alpha M u chapter at Ohio W esleyan, has spent the summer studying at Strat· ford-on-Avon under the tutelage of Lawr­ence Olivier and Vivian Leigh.

H ead of the Ohio W esleyan University speech and dramatics department since 1939, Dr. Hunter, a member of the board of governors for his chapter, has been a Shakespearean play producer fo r the past 3 5 years and has presented 16 of the fam­ous plays, several many times.

H e obtained permission through the In­stitute of International Education to study this summer in special courses under the auspices of the University of Birmingham, England.

The group of 80 with whom Dr. Hunter will be studying will attend lectures and seminars concerning problems of Shakes· pearean productions.

In 1948 he started an experiment with abbreviated editions of Shakespearean plays for use by high school groups. He worked out abbreviated editions of "T welfth Night," " M acbeth," and 'T aming of the Shrew." They met with such success that Dr. Hunter plans to edit several more dur­ing the first semester of this school year when he is taking a leave of absence from Ohio W esleyan for that purpose.

Nippes Continues Welding Research Dr. Ernest F. Nippes, Rensselaer, direc­

tor of welding research at Rensselaer Poly­technic Institute, has been authorized by the Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Com• pany to extend the program of research he has been conducting for the Oak Ridge National Laborator ies since September 1, 1951.

A past domain chief and member of the national council of Phi Kappa T au, he is investigating the flash welding of moly· bdenum, and his program of research for the coming year will involve studies of the effect of thermal crclcs associated with welding on the ductility of high-temper· ature alloys at elevated temperatures.

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Pete Good Receives the Palm Award The thirteenth Palm Award of Phi

Kappa Tau was presented in March to P. F. Good, distinguished member of Beta chapter at Ohio University and formerly a. member of the National Council.

The highest and most honored award to alumni, The Palm Award serves in an in­sufficient way to recognize the many contri­butions to Phi Kappa T au of time, effort, guidance and lasting loyalty by the man from Athens, Ohio, who is known to his many friends as "Pete."

T he Palm A ward was presented at the Beta chapter Founders' Day banquet by Richard ]. Young, national secretary, on behalf of the fraternity. Pete joins twelve other Phi T aus as a recipient of the award. They are Dr. Edgar Ewing Brandon, Miami; Dr. William H . Shideler, Miami; Dr. H . E. Hoagland, Winois; Ewing T. Boles, Centre; Dr. H arry A. Taylor, Nebras~a Wesleyan; W. A. H ammond, Miami; Paul T . Gantt, Fran~lin and Mar­shall; Robert M . Ervin, Centre; Ralph W . Beach, Delaware; Clifford Beasley, Florida;

Ray Bushey, Colorado; and Homer ]. Dana, Washington State.

Pete was initiated at Beta chapter on June 5, 1924, and earned his A.B. degree in 1926. Upon graduation he worked in his family's real estate in Ashtabula, Ohio. In October of 1926 he joined the Lawhead Press, Inc., in Athens and is now the firm's president.

The Lawhead Press is one of the most modern printing plants in Ohio, special­izing in publishing magazines, college cata­logues and fraternity publications.

Active in local and state organizations and Ohio University projects, Pete's greatest interest is in Phi Kappa Tau. H e served for a period of eleven years, includ­ing the hectic years of W orld W ar II, as a member of the national council of the fra­ternity. Much of the success of The Laurel and other fraternity publications is largely due to Pete, since the Lawhead Press has been the official fraternity printer since August, 1930.

He has been a director of the house cor-

Pete Good stands with his current p lane, a Beechcraft Bonanza, which he uses for business and pleasure.

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poration and a member of the board of governors of Beta chapter since the early years of his residency in Athens.

Pete is an aviation enthusiast , and since starting to fly in 1941, he has owned several planes. His present plane is a Beachcraft Bonanza which he has flown throughout the country both on business and for pleasure.

During W orld W ar II he was com· mander of the A thens squadron of the Civil Air Patrol and executive offi cer of Group 10 of the Ohio Wing of the CAP.

Always in attendance at Phi T au con· ventions, Pete is one of the fortunate few who fly their own planes to the convention site.

Pete married Theodora Lawhead in 1926 and they have two sons, John, a member of Beta chapter and on the chapter boa rd of governors, and Peter. Both sons are con­nected with the Lawhead Press. A remark­able family that enjoys life, the Goods are diversified in interests and hobbies. While Pete enjoys flying, Theodora trains and shows Tennessee W alking Horses and Peter is a volunteer fireman.

Besides enjoying membership in Phi Kappa Tau, Pete is a member of Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Mu Alpha, Elks, Shrine, Rotary, Quite Birdmen and the Atheas Country Club. He is a past president of the Athens Board of Trade and was president of the Athens City Council for 12 years. For four years he was a member of the Ohio University faculty .

He is a director of the Ohio University Alumni Association and has headed the Athens drive for the Ohio University Fund, Inc., for many years. He is a past president and director of Printing ll'ldustry of Ohio.

Known as "Mr. Phi Tau" in Athens, Pete has achieved no small measure of success. In his chosen profession, in civic affairs and in his fraternity work, his pleasant personality has truly been re­flected.

A sturdy man with a reassuring smile, will continue to be a leader in Phi Kappa Tau. His energy, general ability and dy· namic personality have given the fraternity years of sage counsel.

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Twelve Chapters to Receive National Cooperation Award

Twelve chapters have been named to re· ceive the Central Office Cooperation Award for the 1954-1955 school year by Richard ]. Young, national secretary and chairman of the selection committee.

This year 's winners are Alpha chapter, Miami University; Gamma chapter, Ohio State University; Theta chapter, Transyl· vania College; Rho chapter, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Tau chapter, Univer· sity of Michigan; Upsilon chapter, N ebras· ka W esleyan University; Psi chapter, Uni· versity of Colorado ; Alpha Omicron chap· ter, Lafayette College; Alpha Sigma chap, ter, Colorado State A. & M. College; AI, pha Upsilon chapter, Colgate Universitry ; Beta T au chapter, Bowling Green State University and Beta Phi chapter, W est, minster College.

Designed to recognize achievements, the award is based on numerous phases of oper· ations. To receive consideration a chapter must have creditable scholarship, have sound financial practices based on a budget and proper collection procedures, be prompt in submission of reports and correspon· dence required by the national constitu· tion and statutes, show a willingness to prosper and progress and maintain ade· quate membership.

The awards will be presented at the chapter houses early in the school year.

Rose Named to Direct Smog Control Andrew H. Rose, Jr., Southern Cali·

fornia, has been named to direct all engi· neering activities of the U. S. Public H ealth Service air pollution control program.

Formerly assistant chief of the Los An· geles County Control District's evaluation and planning staff, he will make his head· quarters at the Robert A. T aft Sanitary Engineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, and reported there for duty on July 1.

He has been with APCD since 1948 as an engineer, where he has been recognized as a smog control expert. After serving with the Marine Corps in W odd War II and in the Korean War, he was promoted to colonel in June.

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Living M emorial Established For Founder Clinton D. Boyd

A gift of $1 ,000 was recently received by directors of the Educational Endow, ment Fund creating a living memorial to Honored Founder Clinton D. Boyd.

T o be known as the Clinton Dewitt Boyd, Sr., M emorial Fund, the monies will

Clinton D. Boyd

be invested and the interest return used for a pr ize or scholarship to be made annually to a qualifying and deserving undergradu, ate member of Phi Kappa T au.

Supervision of the Fund and selection of the recipient of the annual award will be controlled by the directors of the Educa, tiona! Endowment Fund.

T he memorial is a fitting and proper tribute to Judge Boyd who along with William H. Shideler, T aylor A. Borradaile and Dwight I. Douglass conceived and founded Phi Kappa T au on March 17, 1906.

Our HoMred Founder was killed in an automobile accident on September 20, 1950, when the car he was driving skidded on a

wet highway into the path of a truck near Lebanon, Ohio.

Judge Boyd took an active part in the affairs of the fraternity, both in the very early days and in the years which followed. He attended many conventions and was aJ, wa)'S present for the fall and spring re' unions of Alpha chapter.

He had served as judge of the Butler county court of common pleas from 1929 to 1937, when he retired to return to pri, vate law practice in his home in Middle, town, Ohio. Born in Mt. Orab, Brown County, Ohio, in October, 1884, he re, ceived his A.B. degree from M iami Univer, sity in 1908 and graduated from the law school of the University of Michigan in 1910. In that year he opened an office for the practice of law in Middletown.

FIELD SECRETARY APPLICATIONS NEEDED

T he resignation of Bernie Scott leaves a position as Field Secretary open in the Central Office Staff of the Fra, ternity.

Qualifications

Single, college graduate, desire to travel, to 30 years of age, keen in, terest in Phi Kappa Tau, former chapter officer.

Advantages

An opportunity to work with the chapters of the fraternity, to know our alumni, to participate in the Gol, den Jubilee Convention, to travel, to make contacts in many parts of the country with regard to future per­manent employment.

All interested persons are urged to write:

National Secretary Richard ]. Young Central Office, Phi Kappa T au Oxford, Ohio

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Communism and the College Student By J. EDGAR HOOVER

You the college student, whether or not you re~lize it, are the rich earth which the CommuniSt conspirator hopes to till. Your mind is the soil in which he hopes to im­plant alien seed. Your subsequent acts are the products whose growth he strives to direct. T he harvest which he seeks is the destruction of our democratic processes of government.

What then, can you, the college student, do about communism? Awareness of danger is the first requisite to combating that dan­ger. First, then, know your enemy. That necessitates learning what communism really means, not what its apologists say it means.

How is one to separate truth from pro­paganda? I can only say, "Set yourself the task of developing a free mind- a mind which seeks facts." Such a mind accepts neither the minority version nor the ma­jority version; it seeks and considers evi­dence.

When you have learned everything pos­sible from the experience of those who es­caped from "Utopia "-where they learned the bitter difference between promise and reality- then steep yourself in the history of America. There you will learn that true Americanism is an act of faith. That faith is essential to the continuance of the Amer­ican form of government.

In its simplest terms, the struggle lies be­tween the spiritual and the material. The Communist seeks to rob you of your birth­right by destroying your faith in our re­public. The mess of pottage which he offers in tempting the weak, the shallow, and the short-sighted is the illusory promise of ma­terial security- the security of the slave. The Communist offensive must never be underestimated, for that promise has se­duced millions of people and the ultimate objective is to swing all the peoples of the globe into the Communist orbit. Like the confidence man, therefore, the Communist labors incessantly to get his victims in the proper frame of mind- to "set up the suck­ers for the kill." Diligently and indiscrimin­ately he pours his corrosive acid of disunity, hatred, and discontent over the worker, the professor, the artisan, the student.

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What can you do to combat it? Communism is the antithesis of Chris­

tianity. To indorse communism is to deny all the tenets of Christianity - the great teachings which have guided our civilization during the dark ages of mankind's long, upward climb toward the light. You can be Christian.

Communism is immoral. The Communist teaches that the end justifies the means. You can live positively. You can promote the dynamic morality which is essential to the preservation of a free nation.

Communism see~s "fronts." Don't pro­vide protective coloring for subversive or­ganizations by being an indiscriminate "joiner." Ascertain the ultimate objectives of groups which mouth platitudes and espouse causes before you lend the strength of your name to their petitions and their rolls.

Communism feeds on ignorance. Be in­formed. Never yield to the disastrous luxury of emotional or "fuzzy" thinking. Stick to the facts.

Communism see~s change. It would make the state the master and the individual the slave. You, therefore, need to gain a true understanding of the republic in which the individual is the key. Our form of govern­ment is only as good as the people in it. Consequently, it cannot be perfect. But active and intelligent effort has made it function in such a manner that it has been the marvel and the envy of the world. You hold the future in your hands.

Communism Lives on lies. I t corrodes honor, destroys integrity, and subverts all the qualities which combine in an indivi­dual to make him, in the truest sense, a man. Wherever there is an honest man, there is an island of strength. Live honor­ably.

Lastly, commtmism wears a cloa~ of many colors. Learn to recogniz.e these colors, and no act of yours will tend to bring to fruition the destructive harvest which the Communist seeks, and toward which all his efforts are bent. (This clear­cut statement by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation appeared in the Boston University Campus.)

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Maffiy Is President of Hospital Association

The president-elect of the Association of Western Hospitals is Alfred E. Maffly, Califomia., administrator of the H errick Memorial Hospital in Berkeley, Calif.

Starting his twenty•third year as chid of the Berkeley Hospital, his new duties as president of the asSociation will include considerable travel since the association is composed of 550 hospitals in the nine wes· tern states, British Columbia, Alaska and Hawaii.

Considered as one of the nation's author· ities on hospital administration, he helped develop a course in the field at North· western University. Since his hospital is lo· cated only a few blocks from the Univcr· sity of California campus in Berkeley, he serves as a member of the faculty as a lecturer in Hospital Administration in the School of Public Health.

Dr. H arry C. Aitken, and Dr. Arthur H . Rice, both members of Nu chapter at

California, arc members of the Herrick Memorial Hospital Medical Staff.

A Fellow in the American College of Hospital Administrators, his new duties with the hospital associati10>n will be in addi· tion to his work in Berkeley where he is supervising the construction of a million dollar addition. A total of 43 beds are being added to existing facilities bringing the capacity of the hospital to 244, and enabling H errick Hospital to accomodate over 2000 more bed patients each yea r.

The new addition will be utilized for psychiatric patients. The psychiatric unit, currently a 22·bcd department, a t Herrick Hospital is one of the few inpatient units in general hospitals in California. Organ· ized in L948, it serves patients from many par ts of the country.

The new psychiatric department is planned to resemble a comfortable home rather than a hospital, with a minimum of institutional atmosphere.

Pete Rawlings, Miami, is shown at his Air Force co!"'missio_ning se~vice with his lather and mother pin­ning on his bars. Pete 's father is Gen. Edwin Rowlon~s, commondong general of the Air Materiel Com­mand, W right-Patterson Air Force Bose, Dayton, Ohoo

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The Spiritual . lll Fraternity Rituals

Once, the men and women of this new Nation were willing to pledge "their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor" for liberty and freedom. This task they have handed down to us and succeeding gener­ations. America is different from any other Nation on earth!

Have we no longer a liberty to preserve, a faith to defend, or a vision to inspire? We believe that thoughtful people have not forgotten that ours is a Repuh\ic under God.

Influence of Bible Attention has been focused the past few

months on the release of the new revised standard versions of the Holy Bible and on display at the Library of Congress in Washington, D. C., has been the Guten­berg Bible, the first book printed in the Western World five centuries ago. In three thousand communities meetings were held in October, 195'2, to honor the Bible, some say the most widely read book in the world with translations in 2,000 languages and dialects.

Democratic freedom was fostered in our country because of the religious beliefs of our forefathers. "T he signing of the Declar­ation of Independence and what followed was basically a spiritual event," declared Reverend Dr. Edward L. R. Elson, Presi­dent of the Washington, D. C., Federation of Churches, in an address spread upon the records of the U. S. House of Repre­sentatives. Spiritual influences also moti­vated the Founders of Fraternities in their writing of various Fraternity ceremonies.

Where Did The Words Come From? A Student of Liberty might find an

interesting relationship among Fraternity documents and others. Most Fraternity rituals and ceremonies are based on the philosophies of the Ancients, the Bible and the Declaration of Independence. The ritualistic work of each group differs and represents a closely guarded secret of the membership. T he fact that the ceremonies remain secret throughout the lives of thousands of adult members indicates to some extent the respect in which they are held. The fact that the National organiza­tions refuse to reveal these ancient secrets

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to inqumng reporters and emphasizes to them and others the obligation it is to safe­guard such documents, indicates the im­portance with which they are regarded.

In attendance at National Conclaves are many alumni who participate with solemn reverence in the ritualistic services which are a part of such gatherings and who look on with pride and sometimes emotion as younger members carry out the traditional and symbolical ceremonies which older members realize have influenced the ideals and practices of their own lives. No, the defenders of the Fraternity system do not ignore the spiritual influences of their heritage.

Fraternities can take pride in the fact that a Bible is part of all Fraternity para­phernalia and that college members have been encouraged to use it in their devotions. T he influence of the Bible is plainly evident in much of the ritualistic work of the Fraternities.

Virtue and Freedom Lin~ed T he patriots of America in 1776 wrote,

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all me:1 are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Richard L. Evans, producer, writer and the "voice" on a Sunday Radio Program featuring the Salt Lake City Tabernacle Choir and Organ, has been quoted by the Foundation for Economic Education on the sui:>ject of equahty as it relates to Freedom.

He says: "What is the meaning of equality as applied to men? Does it mean that all men should be alike? Does it mean that all men shall be leveled arbitrarily to a common plane? Does it mean that those who have endowments beyond the average shall be restrained from making a better place for themselves and for others? Does it mean that those who are content with idleness and indolence shall be lifted arti­ficially to an estate beyond what they de­serve or could enjoy? Surely it does not - and cannot-mean any of these things. For if it did, there would be no reward for the man who looks beyond the present.

"T here must be equality, yes: equality

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in the right to voice our views; equality in the right to worship according to the dictates of conscience; equality before the law; equality at the ballot box; equality in the right to work without paying tribute to anyone for the privilege-an equality not circumvented by political pressure, not denied to minority groups, not withheld from the humble, the friendless, or the needy- but not that warped and mistaken 'equality' which would push down the able and push up the indolent; not the kind of 'equality' that would retard willing men to the pace of the unwilling, or that puts un­steady props beneath backsliders; not that 'equality' which would reward them who 'toil not, neither do they spin' ...

"'And so, to those who would like to eliminate differences among men, it should

be said that if it were possible to do so, progress would cease. Equality cannot there­fore mean to bring all men low. It must mean opponunity for each man to rise to those heights to which his energies and abilities will take him- 'and allow all men the same privilege '- to the end that pro­gress may continue, and that thereby all will find benefit. Equality which means less than this is not equality at all - it is slavery."

Does not our Fraternity system instill the desire, the will to foster such equality to preserve such liberties, and to defend the Faith of Our Fathers, and to inspire future progress under God? - From the NPC CmzENSHIP CoMMITTEE (MRs. JosEPH G RIGSBY, MRS. CICERO F. H OGAN and M RS. BEVERLY R OBINSON) .

Phi Kappa Tau' s secretary, Richard J . Young, second from_ the .left standing •. president of the Collhge Fraternity Editors Association, is shown at a recent meehng w1th past pres1dents of the C~AG Tbt~ are seated, Cecil J. Wilkinson, C. F. Williams, Judg~ Luther Z. Ross~r, L. D. Dover, Don . a e, standing, L. F. Leland, Young, James C. Hammerstetn, Harold P. Dav1son, Robert D. Lynn and George Starr Lasher.

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Only Girl Graduate Is Wife of Phi Tau at Rho

"One Girl Among 490 Men T o Get RPI Degrees" was the headline that appeared last June in Troy, N . Y. newspapers.

The lone girl is Judy Roeder, wife of Gerald M . Roeder, Rensselaer, who earned her degree in architecture.

Jerry graduated with the bachelor of architecture degree in 195 4.

Judy completed the five year course with four years at RPI and one year of fine arts at Barnard. When qui:~:z.ed about the con· trasts between classes at Rensselaer, exclu­sively male, and Barnard, :\II female, she admitted that gallantry at RPI was much more in evidence. The big difference is that at RPI she met Jerry, whom she married on December 31, 1954.

She is not the first girl to graduate from the architecture course at Rensselaer. Right after the second W orld W ar, there were several of them, with the last of the post· war crop of feminine architects graduating in 1952 .

Competition in an all-male class was tough, she admits. But as Professor H arold Hauf, heaq of the department said: "She asked for no special favors and received no

Judy Roeder, orchitect

special favors." Final gradings placed her well above the halfway mark in her grad· uating class.

Jerry has been with the Edward O'T oole Company, an architectural firm in Albany, and Judy worked as a junior architect with the department of state in Albany after graduation .

They will move to Pullman, W ash., early in September where Jerry will be an in· structor in the architecture department at W ashington State College.

Phi Kappa T au Educational Endowment Fund

Formed in 1941, incorporated September 6, 1945, and art icles of incorporation filed with Secretary of State of Oh io.

PuRPose The Phi Kappa Tau Educational Endowment

Fund was established to make grants in aid to deservinj! undergraduates in colleges and uni· versities, and to make direct contributions to deserving institutions of higher education.

OFFICERS

W. A. Hammond, President

W. H . Shideler, Vice President

E. T. Boles, Secretary-Treasurer

E. E. Brandon, D irector

P. R. Fletcmeyer, Director

H. E. Hoagland, Director

E. H. Volwiler, Director

Donations and bequests are exempt from federal income and estate taxes when checks are drawn in favor of Phi Kappa Tau Educational Endowment Fund. For information. contact Ewing T. Boles, Secretary-Treasurer, 51 North H igh Street, Columbus, Ohio.

Remember Phi Kappa T au in Your Will

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Chief Judge of U. S. Court of Military Appeals, Paul Brosman Holds Important Judicial Position

One of the most important judicial posts in the nation is held by Paul W. Brosman, lllinois, who is chief judge of the three­man United States Court of Military A p­peals, a civilian court which can- and does ~reverse courts-martial verdicts.

Paul Brosman is a graduate of Illinois where he was initiated at Zeta chapter on April 20, 191-9. He held various offices in the chapter and was president during his senior year.

When the court was established by Ia w in 1950, there were over 300 candidates for the three positions to be filled on the tri­bunal. There were senators and big govern­ment officials among the candidates for the posts which pay $17,000 annually.

The president selected and the Senate approved men with extensive legal and mili­tary experience who have first hand knowl­edge of the three major branches of the armed forces.

Judge Brosman served in World War r as a private. During World War II, he was chief of the A ir Force's military justice division. At the time of his appointment he was dean of Tulane University Law School.

The House report on the new Uniform Code of Military Justice hardly was exag­gerating in stating that the Code " con­tains the most revolutionary changes which have ever been incorporated in our military law." Drastic reforms were long overdue in the system copied from the British during the Revolutionary War and which saw few significant modifications until W orld W ar II. Legal procedure in American and for­eign armed forces was described by some as "drumhead justice," a term derived from the old custom of conducting a courts­martial around an upturned drum during battle.

T here probably was justification for swift, severe punishment in medieval times when loot and rape were the chief ob­jectives of jailbirds, mercenaries and cut­throats who comprised military forces.

The character of armies and navies changed with the introduction of con-

Judge Paul W. Brosmon, Illinois

scription, but military discipline still was geared to the old practices.

Superior officers literally had the power of life and death over their men. During the Civil W ar, the son of Edwin M. Stan­ton, Lincoln's Secretary of War, was hanged by the Navy for mutiny immedi­ately after his shipboard trial. Thirteen sol· diers were convicted of mutiny and homi­cide in Texas as late as 1917 and were executed without any appeal to the Judge Advocate General.

During the first year and a half over 250 cases were reviewed by the Court of Military Appeals, and over half of the cases have been upset.

The Code assures defendants trained legal counsel at no cost, spells out what are to be considered crimes in plain , under­standable language and gives a defendant automatic review of the verdict against him all the way to the top echelon. Then, if still unconvinced, he may make another plea to the three-man civilian court, which auto­matically reviews all cases involving the

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death penalty or those in which generals or admirals are accused.

The court is concerned primarily with protecting the service man from arbitrary decisions by commanding officers. All of the servicemen who have filed appeals with the court during its brief existence, regard­less of results, have benefited by the cre­ation of this highest military tribunal.

The overworked court reverses the deci­sions in almost half the cases it reviews. Those whose appeals are denied have the satisfaction of knowing they received fair trials, which is in itself an improvement over the former system. Yet the chief sig­nificance of C.M.A. cannot be measured by statistics. It exerts a profound influence on service officers who, for the first time, know that their decisions are subject to review by civilian authorities.

rooms for 18 persons in a previously un­excavated area under the left wing of their home at 310 Gregory Drive in Champaign.

In addition to the provision for extra rooms which will bring the living capacity to 65 persons, the chapter is adding to the size of the current kitchen to provide necessary space for proper and sanitary food preparation.

The cost of the project is approximately $40,000 and is scheduled for completion early this fall.

Chapter Eternal . .. Guy Clinton Albaugh, Fran~lin and

Marsha!!, died in 1954, of a heart attack, according to information received from the Franklin and Marshall alumni secretary.

Joseph L. Dickerson, Mississippi Southern, has been reported killed in an airplane crash

Three Chapters Purchase or in May, 1955. He graduated from Missis-

R d 1 F · H sippi Southern in February of 1952. emo e ratern1ty ouses William Lawrence Fenner, Wisconsin, Three chapters of Phi Kappa T au have died on September 29, 1945, according to

recently either made extensive improve- the alumni records office at the University ments to their homes or have purchased of Wisconsin. Brother Fenner was a charter properties. member of Omega chapter.

Nu chapter at the University of Cali- John Henry Higman, Rensselaer, died of fornia completely remodeled their home at an ulcer condition on April 20, 1955, ac-2335 Piedmont Ave., in Berkeley. At a cost cording to a report in the Rho Graduate of approximately $90,000, the building is Council newsletter. He received the aero­of new construction with the exception of nautical engineering degree in 1946. three exterior walls and the first floor kit· • Jacob Franklin Kauffman, Fran~lin and chen area. With a modern front, the entire Marshall, died on March 4, 1952 of a heart concept is functional and extremely live- attack. He Wa3 a charter member of Xi able. The redesigned living area and study chapter and was initiated as an alumnus and sleeping now places the house capacity in 1921. at 45 persons. Donald Cameron Moore, Georgia Tech,

Alpha Epsilon chapter at Kansas State has been reported as deceased. He was a College has purchased, through the national charter member of Alpha Rho chapter and fraternity, a suitable home at 1623 Fair- was initiated on April 27, 1929. child in Manhattan. T he building will Frank H. Palmer, Ohio, died after a short accommodate 35 persons with dining room illness of cancer on June 2, 1955. He was area for 50 and sleeping space for approxi- initiated at Beta chapter in 1911 and at the mately 40. Located in close proximity of time of his death was affiliated with the other fratern ities the house is two blocks Standard Savings and Loan Company in from the campus. Prior to the purchase of Columbus, Ohio. the house for $28,000 which will be occu- C. C. Todd, W ashington State, dean pied by the chapter in time for fall rush- emeritius of the College of Science and ing, the chapter rented a house for fra- Arts at W ashington State College, died on ternity use. June 6, 1954. Dean Todd was initiated as

Zeta chapter at the University of Illinois a charter member of Alpha Kappa chap­is remodeling to include additional study ter on June 4, 1927.

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Mississippi Southern Chapter Builds An opportunity to own their own home

bas been given to members and alumni of Beta Epsilon chapter and they will have taken advantage of the opportunity by the time school opens in September.

Ground was broken on July 13 for the construction of the first fraternity built and owned fraternity house at Mississippi Southern College.

The administrators and officials of Missis­sippi Southern have long seen the need for better fraternity housing at H attiesburg and have gone to unusual lengths to accom­plish their objectives.

The home will be buil t as a result of com­plete cooperation by the college offi cials and the school itself has assisted the house cor­poration liberally by working with it to obtain the necessary financing.

The construction has been made pos­sible by the college's participation wherein the institution completely underwrites the cost of construction of the building.

Phi Kappa T au, the first fraternity on the campus, is the first fraternity to begin construction of a house. T wo other fra­ternities have already signed contracts for the construction of new houses and the others are expected to follow in the near future. T here are six fraternities at Missis­sippi Southern College.

Cost of the house will be $30,000 and will provide facilities for 34 men. I t is esti­mated that construction will be completed by rush week.

T he land used for the site of construc­tion is college owned and is leased to the house corporation fo r a period of 99 years.

Much of the success of the building p ro­gram is the result of the work of Sam B. T idwell, an alumnus of the chapter and the national alumni commissioner. T idwell , head of the department of accounting at Mississippi Sou thern, worked extensively with the administration and local business­men to bring abou t the program whereby fraternities are permitted to bujld and own their own homes.

Dr. R. A. McLemore, acting president of the college, performed the ritual of breaking ground and was the principal speaker at the ceremonies.

Other speakers were Dr. John F. Nau, head of the religion and philosophy depart-

ment and faculty advisor of Beta Epsilon; George Magola, president of the chapter; Frank T . Lewis, director of radio and presi­dent of the house corporation; Aubrey Johnson, first president of the chapter, and Ed Permar, an alumnus of Theta chapter at Transylvania College who has worked closely with the chapter at Hattiesburg for several years.

Franz and Dahl Resign Domain Chief Positions

William L. Fran.4, domain chief for Domain IV, and Fred H. D ahl, domain chief for Domain IX, have recently re· signed their positions with the national fraternity.

Bill Franz, Kentucb, has been an exec­utive at Proctor & Gamble's headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio, for several years. Re­cently a new office was created and he has been named director of employment.

His work envolves the formulation of the company's employmen t policies and the supervision of employment practices throughout the fi rm's many divisions and plants.

The added work load of the new posi­tion and extensive travel necessitate his resignation since he feels his time will be extremely limited.

For the past two years, he has super­vised chapters at Miami, Ohio University, Ohio State, Kentucky, Transylvania, Centre and Louisville.

Fred H . Dahl, Oregon State, has worked with the United States Department of Agri­culture in Corvallis, Oregon, and has moved to W ashington, D. C.

T he chapters in Fred's domain are Ore­gon State, Universitv of Washington, W ashington State, University of Idaho and Idaho State.

H e has served the fraternity for more than fou r years and dming that period has contributed heavily to the growth and strength of Phi Kappa T au io the North­west.

Both men will be extremely difficult to replace since both have a thorough under­standing of the fraternity's operations and a wide acquaintanceship throughout Phi Kappa Tau.

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THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY CENTRAL OFFICE, OXFORD. OHIO

NATIONAL PRESIDENT --- ------------- -----------ROLAND MAXWELL 410 Security Bldg., Pasadena 1, Calif.

NATIONAL COMPTROLLER ------------------ --- - -DR. W. H. SHIDELER 110 S. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio

NATIONAL SECRETARY ------------ ----- --- ---- --RICHARD J. YOUNG 15 N. Campus Ave., Oxford, Ohio

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

SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSIONER ------------ ------ ---------LOU LIEBL 550 S. Broadway, Lindenhurst, L. 1., N. Y.

ALUMNI COMMISSIONER ----- ---------------------SAM B. TIDWELL Box 165, Sta. A., Hattiesburg, Miss.

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

NATIONAL COUNCIL:

Lou Gerding 608 Ridgecrest Drive, S.E. Albuquerque, N. M.

Francis P. Keiper 1~02 Hills Bldg., Syracu~e. N. Y.

Hugh C. Nichols Batavia, Ohio

H. Adam Durham ~01 S. Loomis, Ft. Collins, Colo.

Charles D. Spotts Smoketown, Pa.

Harold E. Angelo 2332 Parkwood Rd .. Ann Arbor, Mich.

DOMAIN CHIEFS

1. Frank McGrath ---- ----- ---------- - --- ---Old Troy Rd .. E. Greenbush, N. Y. Chapters: Rho, Sigma, A-Tau, A-Upsilon, B-Pi, B-Upsllon

2. Thomas W. AtheY------- - - - ----------------------P-0. Box 716, Yorktown, Va. Chapters: Eta, Xi, Omicron, A-Omicron, A-Gamma, A-Theta, B-Omicron

3. Sam B. Tidwell •••• ----- - ------------Box 165, Sta. A, Hattiesburg, Mississippi Chapters: Chi, A-Eta, A-Lambda, A-Rho, A-Chi, B-Delta, B-Epsilon, B-Iota, B-Xi

4. Chapters: Alpha, Betn, Gamma, Delta, Theta, Kappa, B·Beta

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

6. J. Cullen KennedY-------------------------721 Ford Bldg., Detroit 26, Michigan Chapters: Zeta, Iota, Lambda, Mu, Tau, A-Alpha, B-Lambdn, A-Nu, B-Chi

7. Warren H. Parker ________ 2441 N. 48th St .. University Place, Lincoln, Nebraska Chapters: Upsilon. Psi, A-Epsilon, A-Sigma, B-Theta, B-Kappa

8. Lou Gerding ••••.••••••••••••••• 608 Ridgecrest Dr., S.E., Albuquerque, N. 111. Chapters: A-Psi, B-Aiphn, B-Zeta, B-Eta

9. Chapters: A-Zeta, A-Kappa, A-Pi, B-Gamma, B-Sigma

10. Raymond L. Brennan ________________ 417 S. Hill St., Los Angeles 13, California Chapters : Nu, Pi, B-Rho

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CHAPTER

ALPIIA- lll iami Universicy Tnllnwanda Road, Oxford, Ohio. Resident Council President, Jim Jones. Grndunte Council President, Charles Detling, 418

Ccnto·nl Ave., Greenvil le. Ohio.

BJo:'fA- Ohio University r,o E. State Street, Athe11s , Ohio. Resident Council President, Thomas Williams. Go·adunte Council Presid~nt, Herman Humt>hrey,

Box 343, The Plains. Ohio.

GAMIIIA- Ohio State University 141 East 15th Ave., Columbus, Ohio. Resident Council President, Jerry Wish. Graduntc Council President, Theodore R. MtoJ::Iey.

1561 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, Ohio.

UELTA Centre College 150 Mnple Avenue, Danville. Kentucky. Resident! Council President, David Hines. Go·ndunte Council President, E. G. Guttery. 845 W.

Lexington Ave .. Danville, Ky.

EPSILON- Mt. Union College 1400 S. Union Street. Alliance, Ohio. Resident Council President. Glen Black. Go·nduntc Council President, Ralph Seales, 7li S.

Rockhill, Alliance. Ohio.

ZE'l'A - University of Illinois 310 E. Gr<:gory Dl'ive, Chnml)nign, 111. Resident Council President, Allen Bradley. Graduate Council President, Victor M. Henry, 721

Lenox, Glen Ellyn, Ill.

ETA llluhlenberg College 2224 Liberty St., Allentown, Pa. Resident Council President. Irving 0. Thomas. Gradunte Council Pretident, John Lowrey, 52. N.

Gth St .. Allentown, Pn.

TIJE1'A- To·ansylvnnia College '1'1'1\nsylvnnia College, Lexingt.on, Ky. Resident Council President. Cli fTord W. Schiphoo·st. Gnodunte Council President, Jack Duncan. c/ o

Asto Metal Co., 817 Markel St .. Louisville. Ky.

IOTA Coe College Ct!dnr Rnnids, Iowa. Resident Council President. Don Coppernall. Gmdunte Council President. H. Hamilton Morse.

:!625 Bever Ave., S.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

KAI'PA University of Kentucky :HO S. Brondway, l.exin!,'1Xln. Kentucky. Residena Council President. Robert Monarch. Cnodu:tte Council Pretidcnt, John David. 2:!13

Tyler Lane, Louisville 5. Ky.

LAMUDA- Purdue UniversitY (;16 Northwestern Ave .. W. Lafa>•ette, Ind. R~sidcnl Council President, Donald Lon~t"ith Gmduntc Council Po·esidcnl, Blaine Osterling, 4719

N. Crestview Or .. Indianapolis, Ind.

~I U l.nwrence College 206 S. Lnwe St., Appleton, Wise. ReMidcnl Council President. Phil Homes.

NU University of Cnlifol'llin 2335 Piedmont Ave .. Berkeley, Calif. Residen~ Council President, Da,•e Schoettler. Gradunte Council President, Harry R. Schroetoer,

Jr .. 1815 Telegraph Ave .. Oakland, Calif.

XI- ~'ranklin & Marshall Collc~:e 60~ College Ave., Lnncaster. Pa. Resident Council Prc£ident, Richnrd Bayard. Grndunte Council President, Michael Hirak, 363

A~kins, Lancaster. Pa.

DIRECTORY

OMICR0.:-1- Pennsylvania State University Fairmount Ave. & Garner St., State College, Pa. Resident Council President, Frederick II. l''ricker. Graduate Council PresideDL, Charles N. Beatty, 937

Elm St .. Bethlehem, l'a.

PI- Univeo·sioy of Southern Californi:~ 904 W. 28th St .. Los Angeles 7, Cnlif. Resident Council President, Ed Kitzmiller. Graduate Council President, Ao·thur Fngan, l0673V~

Wilkins St., L. A. 24, Calif.

RHO- Rensselaer Polytechnic lnHitutc 207 Hoosick St .. Troy, N. 'f. Resident Council !'resident, Robert McGrath. Ga·nduatc Council President, Robeo·t lllartz, Route

l, Andover, N. J.

SIGMA- Syracuse University 222 Euclid Avenue. Syracuse, New Yoo·k. Resident Council President, Lawrence 'l'homns. Grnduate Council President, Thomns J . Chri st.olf,

309 lr·ving Ave .. ::iyrncuse, N. 'f.

'J'AU- Univeo·sity of Michigan SOS Tapl)an Avenue, Ann Arbor, ~licla. Resident Council President. Malcomb Cam1>bell . Graduate Council President, J. Cullen Kennedy, 7~t

Ford Bldg .. Deto·oit 26, Mich.

UP~ILON-Ncbo·uskn Wc•lcyan University ;.305 Huntington Ave .. Lincoln, Nebr. Resident Council President, Bill llill. Graduate Council President, M. A. Gies, 2513 N

48th St., Lincoln. Nebr.

Pill - Bethany College Phi Kno>l'" Tau llouse. Bethany, W. Va. Resident Council President, Geo·nld Fredericksen. Go·aduate Council President, Al tOn Behm, l\1.0., ll~

South St., Chnrdon, Ohio.

CHI- North Cao·olinn State College 308 Horne St .. Rnleigh, N. C. Resident Counci l President.. Harold Lawrence Graduate Council President, F. W, Werrington,

Box 4030, Chnrlottc 4, N. C.

PSI- Unh·cr6ilY of Colorado 1150 Colle~:e Ave., Boulder, Colomdo. Resident Council President, Rod Sovereign. Graduate Council Prt>sident, H. C. Fowler, 2748 S.

J ackson. Denver. Colorado.

OMEGA- Univeo·siiY of Wiscon~in (Inactive) 111ndison. WisNnRin. Graduate Coun~il l'rcsident, C. D. Onsg:u·d, 815

Seventh St .. Boulder. Colorado.

1\LPHA-Al.PIIA Michigan Stntc Collt>~:e 223 Delta Sto·Ht. East Lansing. ~lich. Resident Council l'n~sident, George Clute. Gr:oduatc Council P re•idcnt, Russell Clausen, 443'/

:linumee llo·he. Rt. 2, Okemos. Micl.i~tnn.

A LPHA-BE'l'/1 New 'fork Unh•er•ity (lnnctive) New York r,!l. N. Y. Graduate Council President, W. A. Wul•cmnde, ~6

E. 235th St .. New Yoo·k 70, N. Y.

ALPIIA-GA~I~IA University of Delnwun• 186 s. CoiiCI(C Ave .. Ncw:u·k. nelawno·c. Resident Council Po·c•idcnt, Robeo·t Ferguson. Graduate (;ouncil l'o·esident, A. Lee l'crry, 1705

:\lontgomery Rd.. Willow Run. Wilmin~tton, Oela\\are.

A I.PIIA- DF.LTA Cnse Institute of Te~hnology 113 Mcnedny, St. Augustine. Fin.

Resident Council President, Rnymoml W. Bender. Graduate Council President. C. All :on Schurr. 23901

Calbournc, Clcvclnnd, Ohio.

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ALPHA-EPSILON- Kansas State College 830 Bluemont Ave., Manhattan, Kansas. Resident Council President, Mark Hooper. Graduate Council President, Randall Hill, 1902

Anderson Ave. , Manhattan, Kansas.

ALPHA-ZETA-Oregon State College 404 N. 26th St., Corvallis, Oregon. Resident Council President, Dean Barnard. Graduate Council Presiden~ Lester Humphreys,

Yeon Bldg., Portland, vre. 904

ALPHA-ETA-University of Florida 1237 S.W. 2nd Ave., Gainesville, Fla. Resident Council President, Thomas Urquhart . Graduate Council President, William Avera, Fla.

Bank Bldg., P.O. Box 197, Gainesville, Fla.

ALPHA-THETA- College of William & Mary Phi Kappa Tau Lodge, Williamsburg, Va. Resident Council P·resident, Ronald C. Vliet . Graduate Council President, Ralph 'II. Baker, 20•

Law Bldg., Newport News, Va.

ALPHA-IOTA-University of Pennsylvania, (In­active) Philadelphia, PennSYlvania. Graduate Council Presiden t , John Y. Maoo, 1420

Walnub St., Suite 1512, Philadelphia 2, Pa.

ALPHA-KAPPA- Washington State College 607 Califomia Street, Pullman, Wash. Resident Council P resident , William Goodenough. Grad\tate Council President, Harold J . Roffler,

1324 E. 39th Ave., Spokane 36, Wash.

ALPHA-LAMBDA- Alabama Polytechnjc Institute 317 S. College, Aubum, Ala. Resident Council President, Charles Jager.

ALPHA-MU- Ohio Wesleyan Universiey 120 N. Washington St., Delaware, Ohio. Resident Council President, John Vidovich. Graduate Council Presiden-t, James W. McVicker,

Ridge Drive, Chillicothe, Ohio.

ALPHA-NU- Iowa State College 218 Welch St., Ames, Iowa. Resident Council President, James Reese. Graduate Council President, Arnold Best, 2607 B.

Ave., N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

ALPHA-XI- West Virginia University (Inactive) Morgantown, West Virginia.

ALPHA-OMICRON- Lafayette College #3, East Campus, Easton, P ennsylvania. :Resident Council President, William Parr. Graduate Council P resident, C. R. Hoffman, 729

Coleman St .. Easton, Pennsylvania.

ALPHA-Pl-Univet·sity of Washington 4515-2lst Avenue, N.E .. Seattle, Wash. Resident Council President, Bill Snell. Graduate Council President, John Cavers, 460 Mc­

Graw St. , Seattle 9, Wash.

ALPHA-RHO-Georgia Institute of Technology 175 Fourth St., N.W., Atlanta, Ga. Resident Council Pt·esident, Donald A. Nordal. Graduate Council President, William Howington,

226 Ashford Rd. , R.F.D. #1, Chamblee, Ga.

ALPHA-SIGMA-Colorado State College of Agl'icul­ture and Mechanic Arts 708 South Remin.gton, Ft. Collins, Colorado. Resident Council President, John M. Glenn. Graduate Council President, Harris T. Guat·d, 730

W. Olive, Ft. Collins, Colorado .

ALPHA-TAU- Cornell University The Knoll, Ithaca, New York. Resident Council President, William Genne. Graduate Coun·cil Presiden:b, Francis Keiper, 1202

Hills Bldg., Syracuse, N . Y.

ALPHA-UPSILON- Colgate University Box 776, Phi Kappa Tau House, Hamilton, N. Y. Resident Council P resident, Bruce Holran. Graduate Council President, Wilbur Bingham 199

Charles St., E. Williston, N. Y. '

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ALPHA-PHI- University o£ Akron, 408 E. Buchtel St., Ala·on, Ohio Resident Council President, Bert Esworthy Graduate Council President, Frank Klespies, 306

Miller, Akron, Ohio.

ALPHA-Cffi- Mississippi State College Uississippi State College, State College, Miss. Residen t Council President, Edward Haley Graduate Counci l President, Erneest R. Chisholm,

1303 Maxwell St., Tupelo, Miss.

ALPHA-PSI- Texas Western College Box 71, Texas Wester~. College, El P aso, Texas Resident Council President, Ernest Hunsaker Graduate Council President, Crawford Kerr, 1002

Galloway, El Paso, Texas.

ALPHA-OMEGA- Baldwin-Wallace College 325 Front Street, Berea, Ohio Resident Council P resident, Edward McKeon Graduate Council President, Thomas Budiscak, 226

Baker St., Berea, Ohio.

BE'.I'A-ALPHA- University of Texas 2100 Rio Grande St., Austin, Texas Resident Council President, James Raper Graduate Council President, Glen E. Journeay, 509

21st Ave .. N. Texas City, Texas.

BETA-BETA- University of Louisville 2020 S. First St.. Louisville, Ky. Resident Council President , Robert Tripp Graduate Council President, Charles Potts, 128 S.

42nd, Louisville, Ky.

BETA-GAMMA- University o{ Idaho 730 Deakin Ave., Moscow, Idaho Resident Council President, Marvin D. Cox Graduate Council President, J. A. Brun:tell, 1018

W. 18th St., Spokane, Wash.

BETA-DELTA- University of Miami 1630 S. Bayshore Court, Miami, Florida Resident Council President , Ben Osking

BETA-EPSILON- Mississippi Southern College Mississippi Southern College, Sta. A., Hattiesbut·g,

Miss. Resident Council President, George Mallola.

BETA-ZETA- New Mexico College of Al:'riculture & Mechanics, State College, N. M., P.O. Box 96, New Mexico A&M, State College, N.M. Resident Council President, William Beckham Graduate Council President, James Tuttle, 918 Dextet· Lane, Alamogordo, N.M.

BETA-ETA-University of New Mexico (Inactive) Box 227, Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.

BETA-THETA-University of Kansas 1408 Tennessee St. , Lawrence, Kansas Resident Council President, Robert R. Badgley Gmduate Coun'cil President, Bert Casselman, 4425

Wayne Ave., Kansas City 5, Mo.

BETA-IOTA- F lorida State University 108 Wildwood Di'ive. Tallahassee, Fla. Resident Council President, George Tucker .

BE'l'A-KAPPA- Oklahoma Agl'iculture & Mechanics College, 1208 W. 3rd Ave., Stillwateo·, Okla. Resident Council P resident, Richard Greene Graduate Council President, LaVerne 111cKinley,

1223 S. Elgin, Apt. 3A., 'l'ulsa, Okla.

BETA-LAMBDA- Indiana Univet·sity 520 N. Walnut Street, Bloomington, Indiana Resident Council President, Chal'les Egnatz.

BETA-MU- Ken t State Universi ty 417 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio Resident Council President, Richard J. Nelson. Graduate Council President, William Fesler, 33

Corson Ave., A kron, Ohio.

BETA-NU-San Diego State College (Inactive) San Diego 4, California.

BETA-XI- University of Georgia 470 Hill St., Athens, Georgia Resident Council P resident, Frank C. Wise, Jr.

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BETA-O.MJCRGN-University of Maryland Box 24, Univ. of Maryland, College Park, Md. Reaident Council President, Bill Kennerly.

BETA-PI-Midd~buey College #2 Storrea, Middlebury, Vermont Resident Council President, John Hall.

BETA-RHO-Univer.elty of California 638 Landfair, Westwood, Los An!feles 24, Calif. Resident Counell President, Robert E. J elley.

BETA-SIGMA- Idaho State College 606 S. 7th St., Pocatello, Idaho Resident Council President, James Burum.

BETA-TAU-Bowling Green State University 307. E. Wooste':• Bowling Green, Ohio Res1dent Counc1l President, Jerry Reed Graduate Council President, Richard A. Lenhart.

704'/.. W. Washington, NaPOleon, Ohio.

BETA-UPSILON- Hobart College 573. South Main St., Geneva, N.Y. Res1dent Council President, Edwin Kreigsmnn, Jl' .

BETA-PHI-Westminster College 134. Waugh Ave., New Wilmington, Pa. Res1dent Council President, Roger Kelsey.

BETA-CHl-Universit,y of Southern Illinois 719. S. Washington St., Carbondale, Ill. Res1dent Council Preaident, John Skeels.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

AKRON, OHIO-President. P aul J acobs. 296 Merri­man Rd.: Seeretaey, Jim Exline. Meets second Thurs. of each month.

ALLENTOWN, PA.-Secretary, Samuel D. Butz, 33 S. 7th St. Meets every third Friday of the month at Eta Chapter house. Visiting brothers are cor­dially Invited to visit with us.

BIRMINGHAM, ALA.- President, Victor F. Sansing: Secretary Robert L. Hall, llOO West 60th . Meets 1st Wednesday in every month.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA-Chairman of Committees, H . Hamilton. Morse, 2625 Bever Ave., SE.

CINCINNATI, OHIO-President , R. B. McClur<!, 3306 Lambert Ave.

OLEVELAND, OIDO-President, Fred G. Ort'Jier, 1001 Cahoon Rd., Westlake, Ohio: Vice-President, Lyle T. Eby, 1449 Westwood Ave., Lakewood, Ohio; Secretary, Starr K. Woodruff, 129 Baker St. , Berea, Ohio, Alumni meets every Wednesday a~ 12 :16 a~ Chef Hector's Private Dining Room, E. 9th St.

COLUMBUS, OIDO-Secretary, Frank Muarush , 61 N. High St. Meets every monday noon for luncheon a~ the University Club.

DALLAS, TEX.-Temporaey Chairman, Gene St. Clair, 6719 Covington Lane, Dallas, Texas.

DAYTON, OHIO-President, Chester Stevens, 211 Gold St., Dayton, Ohio.

DENVER, COLORADO-President, Frank C. Prager, 2322 Hudson St.. Denver 7, Colorado: Vice­Presiden, Everett Thompson, 881 S. York. Dinner Meeting monthly.

DETROIT, MlCH.- President, Bill Spittle, 200 N. Rosevero Ave .. Dearborn, Mich. SecretRry-'rreas .. Tom Williams, 4307 Cooper, Royal Oak, Mich. Mee~ings held each month.

EL PASO, TEX.-President, Crawford Kerr 1002 Galloway, El Paso, Tex. : Vice-Preeident, Robert Bryant, 214 Littlefield Bldg., Austin, Texas: Sec­retary, Hollis Reynolds, 6125 Navajo, Bl Paso: Treasurer, Bill Emig, 2930 Lebanon, El PallO.

GEORGIA- President, Vic Wycott, 2425 Springdale Rd., S.E. Atlanta, Ga.

HARRISBURG, PA.- Secretary, J. A. Shindle, 3521 Sharon, Harrisburg, Pa., Dinner Meetings on last Monday of each month.

HOUSTON, 'J1EX.-President, Joe E. Robinson, 318 Ave. B, South Houston; Secretary, Dill Biddison, 7008 Culmore: Adviser, Dr. J oe E. Doggett, Dept. o£ Eng. , Univ. or Houston ..

JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-Presidenl, Fred G. Jones, Jr ., 4981 EmJlire Ave., J ackeonville, Jo'la.: Sec­retary Elmer R. Kelley, 6646 Oakwood St., Jack­sonville. Meets last Friday o( Month for lunch at Coffee Shop at Mayflower Hotel at 12:30.

LOS ANGELES- President, W. A. Monteith, 3166 Roxane Ave .. Long Bench 8, Calif. : Vice-President, Fred Prill, 8752 E. Longden, San Gabriel, Cali!.: Secretary, Charles Krugmeier, 1723 Gran<lridge Ave., Monterey Park, Calif.: Treasurer, Jerry MacLeith, 1301 Old Mill Rd., San Marino, Calif .. llieets Quarterly, May 6, 12:15 Clark Hotel, 416 S. Hill St.

LOUISVILLE, KY.- P realdent, Paul Sparks. 155 N. Rite Ave. ; Secretary, Thomas 0. Lee, Route 7, Box 494, Louisville IS, Ky.

MIAMI, FLA.-Secretary, W. S. Frates, P.O. Box 1069.

MILWAUKEE, WIS.- President, Evan Van DeWalle, 4627 N. 57th St. : Secretary, Warren Baxter, Morningside Lane, Elm Grove, Wis.

NEW ORLEANS-President, Shelton Hendricks, 6 Warbler St. ; Vice Preaident, Fenwick Lind, 4616 Paris Ave. , Apt, C.: Secretaey, Aubrey Weil, Jr., 26 Maryland Dr. : Treasurer, E<lward Elliott, Head of In telligence Div., BureAu of Internal Revenue, P.O. Box. 1390.

NORTHERN NEW JERSEY-Secretary, Louis Dughi, 127 Elm St., Westfield, N.J.

NEW YORK-Secretary-Treasurer, J. B. Maran, 166 Montague, Brooklyn, N.Y.

PIDLADELPIDA. PA.- Presldent, Bernard T. Jacob. 1939 Canterbury Rd .. Abington, Pa., Weekly lunch­eons, Thursday 12 :30- St. James Hotel ,Grill Monthly Dinner Meetings, 3rd Thursday, 6 :45 p.m .. Cnse Conti Restaurant, EIUlton Rd .. GleMide, I)a.

ST. PETERSBURG. FLA.- President, Jack Clark. 337-15th St .. North: Secretary, Albert Welsh. 2016 Almeria Way, SouU1. Meets (or lunch the first •ruesday of each month.

SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF.-Regular monthly meet· ings for all Phi Taus in the Bay area. Visitors should contact throu~:h Nu chapter house 2335 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, Cali!.

SCRANTON, PA.- Call: President. A. C. Kehrli . 1517 Madison Ave ..

SEATTLE, WASH.- President, John Cavers. 460 McGraw St., Seatt le 9, Wash. Meets at 6:30 p.m. first 'l'hursda)' or each month.

TOLEDO, OHIO-WASHJNGTON, D.C.- President, Edward L. Everitt,

8515 Irvington Ave .. Bethesda 14, Md.: Secretary, T. Harold Scott. Federal Trnde Commission, Wash­ington , D.C.

WILl'>UNGTON, DEL.- President, Donald M. Yost, 1200 Virgin in Rd.. Wilmington, Del.: Secretary, C. C. Gerow, Jr .. 309 W. 38th St .. Wilmington 220, Del. Meets 2nd Monday at 7 :30 at Chapter House,

Poge thirty-one

Songs of Phi Kappa Tau Wonderful Music-An Official Record Album 6 Sides-1 0 inch Records-78 RPM Created by Art Rush-Recorded by RCA-Victor

My Phi Tau Pin

Phi Tau Dream Girl

Sweetheart Serenade

Phi Kappa Tau Toast

In Old Phi Tau

Swing Song

Star ol Phi Kappa Tau

ss.oo per olbum includes lox moiled free Ohio residents odd 3% soles lox

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Please send olbum(s) of Songs of Phi Kappa Tau to

Check is enclosed for . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... olbum(s) at $5.00 each .

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El:HO BADGES--The Finest Yon [an Buy! Select Your Badge from the following

price list

PLAIN Official. plain border -------------S 5.00 Official, chased border· ------------ 6.00

JEWELED Diamond in Star

Official, Whole Pear·! --------------$23.00 Otricial, Whole Pearl, white gold _ ~6 .00

Zircon in S tar Official. Whole P eal'! --------------$16.75

SISTER PIN£ Diamond in Star

Whole P eal'! ------- ---------------$1.6.00 Whole Pearl. white gold ---------- 19.00

Zircon in Star Whole Pearl 13.00

ALUMNI CHAf{l\1S No. I Charm, without key ends ----S 6.00 No. 2 Charm, with key ends ------ 8.00 Pledge Buttons ------------ ------- .76

RECOGNITION BUTTONS Official, Gold Plate ---------------$ .75 Coat of Arms , Gold Plate ---------- 1.00 Cut-out Monog rnm, l'olished Finish_ 1.50

GUARD PIN PRICE LIST One

Letter Plrun --------------------$ 2.25 Chased ------------------- 2. 75 Half Pearl, Close set - ---- 4.50 Whole Pearl. crown set. ·-- 6.50 18 Kt. While Gold Plain

Guard, additional ----- J .00 IS Kt. White Gold J eweled

Guard. addilional --- - ---

Two L ette t· $ 3.50

4.25 7 .25

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2.00

NOTE - When ordering Badges, S isler Pins or Alumni Charms, mention yout' chapter as un official release is required, We will ob tain this for you.

THE SPARTAN No. 640 Illustration twice actual size

Send for Your Free Copy of Our

1955 BOOK OF TREA SU RES A se!ect s howing of Fine Fraternity Rings in a variety of styles.

Other Coat of Arms Jtwclry nnd ~o,·elties for Gifts of P e rsonal Use.

THE SPARTAN One o f our many fi ne fraternity ringG. H igh ly polished

gold setting with black onyx stone.

5439- IOK Yellow Gold. o nyx ------------------ ___ __ st3.50

5·139-1-Same. in Sterling Si lver - ----- --· . ---------- 12.25

ALL PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO 'l'HE FEDERAL J E WE LRY T AX OF 20'1r

S END FOR ILLUSTRATED BADGE PRICE LIST

EDWARDS, HALDEMAN AND COMPANY OFFIC I AL JEWELER S TO PHI K A PP A TAU

P.O. BOX 123 OF.TROIT 32. MICIIIGJUJ

C heck your Fall Requirements:

-Pledge pins

-Place cords - order o year's supply.

-lnformols for social affairs and rushing. Place group order for crested stationery to make savings for oil.

-Paper Napkins and Matches

-Rushing Programs

-Invitations to Membership ond to social affairs.

--Christmas cords

--Ceramics

-Gavels ond Ballot Boxes

The 1956

Balfour Blue Book Off The Press In October

Here is on exciting new arroy of crested jewelry-rings. cuff links, bracelets, stud boxes, party favors and sweetheart gifts.

Do your CHRISTMAS SHOPPING this easy way - make your selections from the Bl ue Book and place your order for gifts early.

You will find a lso new and different party favors and personal accessories.

Moil coupon to reserve your Free Copy

INSIGNIA PRICE LIST

Off. plain badge .................... .... $ 5.00 Off. chased badge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.00 Off. crown pearl badge with zircon star . . . I 6.75 Off. crown pearl badge with diamond star .. 23.00 Sister pin, crown pearl with diamond star. . . I 6.00 Sister pin, crown pearl with zircon star . . . I 3.00 Pledge b utton .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . . .75 Pledge pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.00 Official recognitioa button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

10% Federal Tox and any Stole Tax in addition

HOW TO ORDER: Official badge orders must be sent on official order blanks

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: L. G . Balfour Co. dote l I

: Attleboro, Moss. I

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