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THE LAUREL of Phi Kapp a Tau NATIONAL CoNVENTION SECRETARY's REPORT AwARD WINNERS ALUMNI NEws & NoTES

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THE

LAUREL of Phi Kappa Tau

NATIONAL CoNVENTION

SECRETARY's REPORT

AwARD WINNERS

ALUMNI NEws & NoTES

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE MIND

By the Reverend Charles D . Spotts

National Chaplain

Man is the only creature on our planet which possesses mind. Other higher animals do have brains and can think in an elementary fashion, a kind of thinking which is made possible by instinct, memory and habit. Man, a lone, can engage in creative thinking in the highest sense. The mind is that aspect of a human person which can respond to all aspects of reality.

By the use of the mind, man engages in the scientific approach to knowledge. During recent centuries man has used the scientific method of investigation in making discoveries which are almost incredible. The story of science in the modern world is an exciting one. It may be, as some leading scientists assert, tha t science is really only in its infancy. Tremendous adventures lie ahead as advancing science discovers more and more about the nature of reality.

Man's mind is not limi ted to the use of the physical senses. Much genuine knowledge comes by intuition, rather than through sensory perception. Some philosophers go so far as to suggest that intuition is ultimately the most important source of the knowledge that is worth while. The human mind is really mysterious ; no one will ever know how much knowledge is actually intuitive rather than sensory.

There is an additional kind of knowledge which comes to man only through revelation. M an is definitely capable of knowing God and, at least, some aspects of God's purpose. This knowledge transcends sensory perception and intuition.

Life becomes rea lly meaningful to the extent to which it includes all possible adventures of the mind.

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THE LAUREL

]ACK L. ANsON, Editor

C ONTE N T S

37 th Na tiona l Convention

Business of the Convention

VoL UME LII

.J uNE, 1964

NuMBER 4

of Phi Kappa Tau The exoter ic pubUcation of The Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. Published prior to 1919 as ''Sidelights."' Scheduled to appear qua rterl y under direct ion and authori ty of the N ational Council of The Phi Kappa T au Frate rnity .

... . .. . ... .. ........ 2

8

Report of the National Secreta ry-Treasurer

Membership Statisti cs

9

.......... . 12

A" ·ard Winners ... . . . ...... . .. . . . . . .... . I+

Akron Wins Achievement Contes t . . . .. . .. .. . . .. 16

Miami Building Is C lokey H all . . . . . . .. . .......... 18

William J enkins, Assistant Nationa l Secretary . . .. . ..... 19

World's Fair Exhibit . . . . ...... . 20

Story of Washington, D . C. , Alumni ... ........... 21

Alumni Iews and Notes . . . . . . ..... . . . . ... . ...... 23

Chapter Eternal . . . . .. . .. . . .... . . ... .... 28

Alumni Assoc ia tions Directory ... . .. . . . . . . ... .. . .. . 3 1

Directory . . . . . ... . . . ... . . . . . .. . ........ . .. . . . . . .... 32

COVER

:\Ta tion al President Lou Gerd ing ( right ) hears the story of the na tional president' s gavel from Immediate Past President D r. W. A. H ammond fo llowing the adj ourn­men t of the 37 th National Convention. The gavel, pre­sented to the fra ternity by then Na tional Secretary R alph K . Bowers, has the name of every na tional president engraved on it . The p hoto was taken by Hugh C. Fowler.

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The four day of the Na tional Con­vention in June were busy day that tarted early in the morning and ended

late at night, tha t included bu ine and fellowship and convention e ion and committee meetings a 250 person gathered a t the niversity of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado, from June 24 to 27, for the 37 th National Conv ntion of Phi K appa T au.

:\tfeeting for the second time in Colo­rado, hav.in rr met in 1938 at Trou tdalc­in-the-Pine a large number of a lumni from the area a ttended individual ion or the banquet to swell the total

at tendance at the mee ting. Fir t a rriva ls at the com·ention were

member of the Central Office taff who were in Boulder on onday evening. Tue day members of the ationa1 Coun­cil and na tiona l officer arrived for a mee tinrr tha t started Tue clay evening and continued throughout the conven­tion when other meetings were not sched­uled.

The large portion of the R esident and Graduate Council delegate arrived \Vedne clay afternoon, June 24, and reg-

37th Nation a

Boulde

tra tion tarted then . H andlino· the problem of tran p rtation for tho e p r­on arriving at the Denver airport and

needing tran portation to the campu were undergraduat m emb r of lpha i ma at oloraclo tat and

P i at the niver it of olorado. The fir t formal ac tivity of the con­

vention '"'a he! I W dne day night. It wa then that the delegate and mem­ber of the fra ternity witncs · d an out-tanding ex mpJifica tion of th initiation

ritual of the fraternity. Field ecreta ry Rob rt D . L a ther-

man, Akron, oordinated a team om­posed of domain chief and national of­ficers who ondu ted the initiation of a

One of the tables at the Convention Banqu t

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Convention

Colorado

pledge at Psi chapter a t Colorado. H eld in the Forum Room of the Memorial University Center, which is equipped with a stage and theater seating, the ini­tiation ceremony vvas impressively exe­cuted.

General Chairman Ray A. Bushey, Colorado, officially opened the first busi­ness session of the convention on Thurs­day morning. All business sessions were held in the Forum Room . After calling the 37th National Convention to order, Bushey presented Dr. Charles D. Spotts, the national chaplain, who addressed the convention as national chaplain to open the session. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag, Bushey intra-

duced th pres n L and pas t nationa l offi cers th at were in a tt ndanc

Dr. Roland C. Rautenstraus, as o­ciate dean of f acu ities, rep res nting ni­versity President mi ley, offi ially wel­comed the fraternity to th campu .

Dr. W. A. H ammond, Miami, was then presented to the convention by Bushey and delivered his report as na­tional president of the fraternity. Fol­lovving hi report and its a ceptance by the convention, Chairman Bushey passed the gavel to Dr. H ammond who presided during the remainder of the conv ntion .

Reports were heard from a tional Alumni Secretary Lawrence H . McDa niel. Georgia; Education al Director B n E . David, Ohio State; H ou ing and Finan­cial Director R eid A. M organ, Auburn and vVashington, and ational ecretary­Editor J ack L. Anson, Colgate.

Dr. H ammond announced the Con­vention Committees, of which there \\·ere eleven, and introduced the chairmen. Fol­lowing roll call, the convention floor \\·a opened for topics for discus ion and dele­gates requests. Fourteen item were pre­sented for the agenda and were re ferred

A vzew of a portion of the Convention Banquet

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to appropriate committees. Thursday afternoon was deYoted to t"·o

workshop . A graduate session wa con­ducted by ational Alumni ecretary McDaniel during which time alwnni relations were discussed.

Past President H arold E . Angelo erved as director of the Undergraduate Work­shop. Highlight of the program was an address by Dr. E. W. andberg, Colorado.

Following a cook-out on Flagstaff Mounta in Thur day evenincr, the trad i­tional Achievement Conte t wa held. A speaking program whereby one chapter has been earl ier de iQlla t d from each domain to compete, the conte t is a pro­gram in which ea h of twelv chap t r pre ent within a five minute time lim it the achievements of their chapter during the last two years. Selected by the R esi­dent Council delegates as the winner for Greatest Achievement in 1964 was Alpha Phi at the Univer ity of Akron which was represented by Donald Varian. The win­ner for the Best Presenta tion was Gamma Eta chapter a t East Carolina College whose speaker wa Chip Cox.

With Dr. Hammond presid ing, Dr. Spotts opened the Friday mornincr session and the Pledge of Allegiance followed. Dr. Hammond presented C. M. Britt, Transylvania, chairman of the Committee on Officers' R eports and Delegates R e­quests, who reported the actions of the

ational Counci l since the last conven­tion held in 1962.

Friday afternoon was devoted to more of Chairman Britt's report and also to the reports of Hugh C. Fowler, Colorado, chairman of the Public R elations Com­mittee ; Joseph Wetzel, Muhlenberg, who gave the report of the Schola rship Com­mittee; and Ray A. Clarke, Bowling Green, who gave the report of the Chap­ter Activities Committee. Paul Landfair, as chairman of the Awards Committee, announced 31 winner of the Coopera­tion Award, an award for alumni rela­tions made by the Washington, D. C. Alumni As ociation to Alpha Chi at Mi­si sippi tate, the Publications Award and the hideler Award recipients.

Friday night wa the vening of the onvention Banquet - by tradition the

h ighlight of the meeting. H eld in the Ballroom of the nivcr it 1 moria!

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R aJ' A. Bushey, Colorado Con vention Chairman

Rlected to Council

U nion, the banquet was called to order by Toastma ter Hammond who intro­duced Mr. Larry Day, Mi s Janette Searcy and Mis usan Gisvold, who pre-ented a m usical program.

peakers on the program included re­tiring members of the ational Council, Francis P. K eiper and C. M. Britt, Hon­ored Founder Taylor A. Borradaile and Dr. David L. Bryant. Dean Bryant, a the main speaker, entitled his addre s "The Importance of Belonging" .

Rus ell M . Danburg, Lawrence, who serves as music director for convention, presented and directed the Convention Choru - The Phi Tau Warblers of 1964 - and presented a number of hi own piano compo ition . The banquet session clo ed with the inging of the Brotherhood ong.

The final ession of the con ention wa held aturday morning. Dr. Hammond opened the meeting and N ational hap­lain pott di cu ed the mind and knowl­edge with th delegate . hainnan Lou Gerding Colorado pre ent d th re p rt of th Juri pruden e .om mitt e f !low­ing whi h the po iti n f lumni

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First on hand for one of the trips the ladies in attendance made is H elen K eiper ( left) with the m em bers of the Ladies' Entertainment Committee : ( l. to r.) Shirle-y Fowler, Polly Angelo and Ann Britt. Downtown Denver and Central City were their destinations.

tary was changed by constitutional amendment to read National Alumni Sec­retary. D avid M erow, R ensselaer, gave his report as chairman of the Alumni Relations Committee and Michael J. R aleigh, Oklahoma State, reported as chairman of the Credentials Committee.

Past President H arold E. Angelo, Mis-

sissippi State, reported as chairman of the Nominations Committee and Ray A. Bushey, Colorado, former domain chief and chairman of the 37th Convention, and John 1Edwards, North Carolina State, former domain chief, were elected to serve as members of the ational Coun­ci l.

Part of those who attended the Cookout on Flagstaff Mountain

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Dr. W. A. Hammond, Miami N ational President

Lou Gerding, a former domain chief and former member of the a tional Council, was elected to a two-year term as national president of the fraternity.

Dr. David L. Bryant, Southern California Banquet Speaker

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Honored Founder Borradaile

M ajor Thoma Pearsall Colgate, gave the report of the R esolutions ommittee.

Following brief announcement Pres i­dent Hammond officially pre ent d th national pre iden t' badge and the na­tional pre ident' gavel to president-elect Gerding. Having been declared officially installed, Pre ident Gerding closed the 37th ational Convention of Phi Kappa Tau.

Without question the onven tion was uccessful. It brought together members

of the fraternity from the Re ident Coun­ci l and from the Graduate Councils to meet with the national officer to review the progre s and to chart the course for the future of the fraternity. This was accomplished .. nd it was accomplished with harmony, enthusiasm and a com­plete interest in the welfare of the fra­ternity.

The 38th a tional Convention wi ll be held in late August of 1966 and the ite will be the Grand Hotel, Mackinac I -land, Michi rran. The Grand Hotel i famous as a midwe t re ort hotel. It ha out tanding facilities for convention and should provide the fraternity with an ideal meeting place. One of the rea on for its election i the great inter t it hold for a lumni in th mid... t and it is anticipated tha t man r will b in att nd­an .

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Francis P. K eiper, Cornell R etiring M em ber of Council

Charles D . Spotts, Franklin & Marshall National Chaplain

SUMMER • 1964

C. M . Britt, Transylvania R etiring M em ber of Council

Committee Chairman

L ou Gerding, Colorado Elected National President

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The Business of the Convention • • •

The 37th National Convention of Phi Kappa T au, meeting_ in B~u!der, ~olo­rado, took the followmg offtctal actwn:

1. R eceived and accepted the reports of National President W. A. Hammond, Alumni Secretary Lawrence H . M cD a_n­iel Educationa l Director Ben E. David, H~using and Fina~c ia l Advi er R eid A. Morgan and a twnal Secretary-Treas­m·er-Editor J ack L. An on.

2. Approved the minutes of the a-tiona! Council meeting held .June 23, 1962, May 3 and 4, 1963, and .June 23 1964 except that portion of the .June 23, 1964' minute concerned with the provi -ion \~hereby all chapter publications m ust be submitted to the ational Secretary in advance of publication and amended the provision concerninrr interview o that it is stipu lated tha t the interviewer has no official power as to rejection or acceptance of a pledge and fu_rt~~r, amended the provision to allow the mitta­tion of a pledge to be conducted if ex­traordinary circumstances make it im­possible for a national repre entative to be present for interviews.

3. Defeated a proposal to assess each underrrraduate member $5.00 per year to be p la"'ced in a National Hou ing Fund.

4. Discussed the employment of an assistant secretary, an expansion secre­tary and a national editor.

5. Approved a plan t? include in f~ture convention proarams time for a discus-"' , sion "For the Good of the Order .

6. Discussed the revision of the national pledge test.

7. Discussed a p lan whereby a con­solidated fund drive would be conducted each year.

8. Discu sed the Balfour Company and its service.

9. Discussed the Pledge Manual and it fall publication and distribution.

10. Di cussed the Declaration of Policy of the fra ternity and its interpretation and the history of the D eclara tion .

11. H eard an explanation of the utili-

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zation of fra ternity fee and fund . 12. H eard a reque t to the National

Council that a Graduate Training Pro-gram be in tituted . .

13. Di cus ed non-conventiOn year Officer ' Traininrr Programs.

14. Di cu ed the payment of conven­tion delega te's travel expen es.

15. R eceived a report of the Public Rela tion Committee in which each chap­ter is encourao·ed to e tabli h an ap­pointive office of public relation chair­man the Central Offi e is to prepare a Public R elations Kit for chapter use, and each chapter is to deport it elf in such a way that the glare of th~ publi ity pot­li rrht will not reveal ubject matter un-

"' . t worthy of the fratemtty movemen . 16. Received a report of the Commit­

tee on Scholar hip in which it was an­nounced that 70 per cent of the chapter for 1962-63 were eq ual to or above the a ll-men' average on their campuses.

17. R eceived a report of the Committee on Chapter Activities. .

18. R eceived a report of the Commtttee on Awards a t which time 31 Cooperation Awards one Alumni Rela tions Award, one Publications A ward, and the Shideler Award were announced and approved.

18. Amended the National Constitu­tion Article 17, to add the word " a­tion~ l" to the office of "Alumni ecre­tary".

19. Tabled indefinitely a motion to allow the terms of office of Re ident Council officers to be at the discretion of each Resident Council.

20. R eceived a report of the Commit- · tee on Alumni Relations.

21. R eceived a report of the Committee on Credentials.

22. E lected Lou Gerding, Colorado, a national president.

23 . Elected Ray A. Bu he , Col01·ado and John A. Edward orth Carolina Stat e to the National Council.

24. R ecei ed the r port of th om-mitte on R e olution .

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Report To the

of the Notionol Secretory-Treosurer Thirty-Seventh Notionol Convention

By Jack L. Anson

Phi Kappa Tau is today at an all-time high in its history. And this is as it should be. With each year that passes, we should grow and develop. Let us review our pro­gress and plans for the future.

There are today 71 active chapters and three colonies. We are welcoming today two chapters that have been insta lled since our meeting in 1962 . Those chapters are Gamma Iota a t Sacramento Sta te College and Gamma K appa at C . W. Post College. We a lso have as our guests and participants representatives of two of our three colonies- East Central State Col­lege at Ada, Oklahoma, and Central Michigan University at Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The third colony is Bradley University in Peoria, Il linois. We extend to these new chapters and to our colonies a hearty welcome.

STATISTICS

The total number of initiates through May 31, 1964 was 31 ,369. Of this number, 1,565 members are deceased, 654 have either been expelled, suspended or have volunta ri ly withdrawn, giving us 29,150 living members of Phi Kappa T au. In the past two years, 3,445 men have been p ledged and 2,265 have been initia ted a t our chapters.

NATI ONAL OFFICERS

I want to publicly recognize and express appreciation to the nationa l officers who have served Phi K appa T au during the past two years. We have been exceedingly fortunate in our volunteer officers who serve without pay and who contribute a great amount of time, leadership and knowledge, and in many cases of their ovvn funds. Of particula r import has been our National President, Dr. W. A. Hammond, who has undertaken a program of chapter visitations that is unexcelled in the fra­ternity world. His contributions have in-

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deed been great. The National Council has provided di rection and leadership in an outstanding manner. The domain chiefs have provided continuity and guidance of a high order.

Few persons wil l probabl y ever realiz the devotion of the members of our H ous­ing Committee. H eaded by R eid A. Mor­gan, who is our National H ousing and Financia l Adviser, the committee, who e members a re F . LaVerne M cKin ley and Francis J. F lynn, ha held one weekend meeting and carri ed on a continuing cor­respondence in their supreme effort to assist chapters with housing programs. We are deeply indebted to these men.

To Educational Di rector Ben E. David and to National Chaplain Charles D. Spotts, we owe a debt of gratitude for their devotion to their duties as national officers of Phi K appa Tau.

And to the Central Office staff. \1\ e were indeed fortunate in November of 1962 when Lawrence H . McDaniel joined the Central Office staff as our a lum ni secretary. Larry's program has met " ·ith good success and the efforts of his labor are beginning to sho\1· in our program of alumni relations.

The field secreta ries haYe been uperior. Michael J. R aleigh, who is completing his third year as a fi eld secretary, i leaYing us on June 30. Mike's wedding date i next Tuesday. H e has accepted a position at the U niversity of Southern California starting in August and will en ·e as ad­viser to frate rnities on that campus while continuing his education . R obert D . Leatherman, who has sen ·ed so capably for two years as a fi eld ecretary and for the last year as a sistant editor of Th Laurel, is leaving us late thi ummer and will enter law chool. We will mi th abi li ties of Mike and Bob.

Tom Cunninghan1 11·ho ha been ,,·ith u for a year is currently completina hi service obligation b p ndina the umm r

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on active duty with the Air National Guard . H e will return to the taff in September. Joining the taff in Au2Ust i William P. Eyerman, a June graduate of Gamma Eta at East Carolina College.

We have fi,·e ladie on ou r ec retarial sta ff a t the entral Office. Their efficien y and loyalty ha\'e been out tanding. Two of them are here today- Mr . Jo Wi ecup, our office manager, and Mr . Perr ran­mer, who is in charge of our initiation and membersh ip record .

OFFICE OPERATJO"'

Each year the work-load in the .entral Office increases. The piece of correspond­ence, the letter written, the newslett r publish d, a ll eem to m ultiply. A rough e tima te of piece of mai l sent from the Centra l Office wou ld b well over 150,000 in the pa t twelve months. I know of no fra ternity that provide the en ,ices that Phi Kappa Tau does for it chapter ! vVe have been publishing newsletters for chap­ter for yea rs. This yea r, the nu mber in­creased again. This publication servic i­un ique in fraterniti es. The a sistance gi,·en by our field secretaries in programm ing is rare. And only four other fraternitie have a lumni secretarie as full-time em­ployees. All of these factors add to the work-load, and it is as it hould be.

FINANCES

The fin ances of the fraternity are m good condition. The total as ets of Phi Kappa Tau as of M ay 31, 1964 were $466, 107.29. The fraternity has been op­erating with a sl ight gain each yea r since the necessa ry increase in pledge and initia­tion fees was approved by the 1962 con­vention. Attached to this report, which will be distributed, is a financial tatement of the fraternity for the first eleven month of this fi sca l year. The bu lk of the net worth of the na tiona l fraternity is invested in loans to hapters. Thi sum, as of M ay 31, 1964, vvas $314,600.13. Even v ith thi large amount of money loaned to 26 chap­ter we still have need for consiclerablv mor money t make :lVai labl to chap'­t rs for improv d hou ing.

THE CHAPTER

The chapter of Phi Kappa Tau are tronger in generaJ , now than the haYe

ever been. There are chap ter that are in difficulty but I do not ee a inrrle one that will not impro,·e during th cominrr year. At no time in our hi tory have we had a many unde rrrraduate member .

Our cholar hip i a t an all-tim hirrh. cventy per cent of our chap ter were

equa l to or abo,·e the a ll-m n' av rage on their campu for the Ia t compl t year for which grade ha,·c been compil d . This is an indication of greater stability within the chapt r . In fac t, there i no major fra t rnity tha t we normally onsid r a competition that rank ahead o f Phi K ap­pa Tau in chola r hi p.

Our housing is improving. It i a I w proce in many ca es but ca h year thcr ar a few b a utiful new buildings con-tructecl by the cha pter of Phi K appa

Tau. And thi i < n a rea where we nc d to con entra te our efforts b cause Phi K appa T a u cannot be jucl ~ccl upcrior until every haptcr i adequate ly hou d .

EXPA N JON

When con iclering chap ter , w m u t look to the future and to expan ion. \\'e have three colon ic now. These arc excel­lent chools and have grea t prom ise a chapters of Phi K appa Tau. But we must continue to seek out such groups. Our goaJ is to expand by the addition of fine groups in ou t tanding in titution to a point where \\'e ha ,·e I 00 active chapter . This must be cl one by growing a t a rate of three or four chapters each year. This can be clone " ·ithou t slacking off on our visitation program to chapter a lready in existence. Our pro pects at this time arc excellent but competition is keen. E,·ery fraternity i expanding. Our staff member make visit to likely schools and local fra­ternitie . We need the continuing help of undergraduate and a lumni to alert u and to ,,·ork \\'ith u in expansion .

THE FUT RE

In recent vear. ,,·e hav read and h rei much about· the futur of frat rniti . Man of ur riti ay tha t ur cia· number d . u h, 111 m ' pini n, i. n t

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the ca e. Today there arc more fraternity chapters than there have ever been. And the number i growinrr every year. New chools are opening and developing fra­

ternity systems on their campuses. Some older schools that have never had frater­nity chapters have opened their doors to national fraternities. Where chapters have dropped by the wayside, it has in almost e\·ery case been the fault of the fraternity itself. I believe our future for Phi Kappa Tau is bright. But it will not automatically be so. It will take the hard, diligent work of all of us, and many more not here today, to make it so.

And to insure that future, I want to make some proposals for your consider­ation.

1. We need to make our chapter operations more efficient and stop wasting time. There is very little time to spare in the college day. There is no time to waste in un­necessary, inefficient procedures of operation within the fraternity chapter. Put you r chapter finances in order, make certain your budget is adequate and 'mrkable, collect your accounts due from members. Make certain your officers are tra ined and effi cient and that they perform their duties.

2. Let's modernize! The major criti­cism of fraternitie is the pledge training: prorrram that is not con­structive. Antiquated, nonsensical stunts and project , hazing and all of its evils must be removed from our chapter life. We must educate our pledges for membership in Phi K appa Tau and as citizens. W e have had disciplinary action taken against chapters this year by school for old-fashioned p ledge training acti vities that Phi Kappa Tau outlavved years ago when it unanimously abolished ' ' H e 11 Weeks".

3. Let's set some uoals! Every chapter needs a set of goals and objectives. If we have a purpose to serve in the education world as undergrad­uates, let's go about it with a plan. These goal serve a a guide to the future.

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The frat rnity system IS onstantly changing and will ontinuc to change as ti111e passes. Th syst m of ducation has changed considerably and it, too, will con­tinue to change. With the chang s taking place about us, we, too, must be urrent in our thinking, in our plans, and in our activities. If we operate efficiently, if we train our pledges properly, if we have solid goals and objectives, the future will indeed be bright for Phi Kappa Tau.

Merow Named

and Gage Are Domain Chiefs

David W. Merow, R ensselaer, and By­ron P. Gage, Idah o, two past presidents of their chapters, have been appointed domain chiefs for the fraternity.

A regional officer for the fraternity, the domain chief in Phi K appa Tau is a vol­unteer officer who contributes much time to the chapters in his area. The nation is divided into twelve domains with a domain chief for each.

11erow, who resides in Baltimore Maryland, is a pa t president of Rho chapter and continues to serve as chair­man of the Board of Governors. H e wa president of the hou e corporation during the period of the construction of the new chapter house.

H e is chief of Domain Three which is composed of the chapters at North Carolina State College, niYersity of Del­aware, College of William and Mary, Un iversity of Maryland and Ea t Caro­lina College.

Bryon Gage was graduated from the U niversity of Idaho in 1956 ' ith a degree in Electrical Enaineering. H e current! i an ass istant profes or at Seattle U niver­sity in Seattle Wa hington . H e ha b en active in a lumni affairs of Alpha Pi hap­ter at the niversity of Wa hington and has worked with that chapter for a num­ber of years.

His domain is Domain Twch-e and in­cludes the chapter at Or gon tate ni­versity, Wa hinoton tate niver it , th Univer ity of Wa hington and th Llni­w r ity of Idaho.

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MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS BY CHAPTER

As of May 31, 1964

R esident Gradua te Voluntary

Council Council Lo t D eceased Expelled Withdrawals

Alpha 70 893 ll3 105 18 5 Beta 7+ 721 128 118 26 9 Gamma 81 519 116 81 10 6 Delta 3-1· 183 33 34 1 I Epsilon 56 578 38 4+ 10 5 Zeta 28 +68 50 71 8 2 Eta 77 601 39 +2 16 6 Theta +8 311 45 17 10 I Iota 26 279 41 25 3 2 Kappa 61 +46 90 30 10 3 Lambda 66 505 36 50 8 1 Mu 50 383 30 26 8 8 Nu 44 +74 49 36 10 4 Xi 35 +45 17 49 7 3 Omicron 32 51+ 58 33 5 2 Pi 37 509 159 50 28 2 Rho 73 517 22 28 4 ~ Sigma 352 37 22 8 ~ Tau 17 337 40 28 5 3

psilon 78 640 75 49 7 Phi 23 328 26 22 8 I Chi 43 281 42 32 2 I Psi +6 541 105 31 25 7 Omega 156 18 22 17 I Alpha Alpha 39 532 47 25 19 2 Alpha Beta 125 40 15 5 Alpha Gamma 57 390 25 32 7 I Alpha Delta 40 388 41 27 14 I Alpha Epsilon 12 222 32 20 6 ~ Alpha Zeta 18 240 21 10 5 2 Alpha Eta 63 +52 169 36 11 I Alpha Theta 54 384 52 25 3 2 Alpha Iota 153 28 19 8 I Alpha K appa 38 362 61 13 9 Alpha Lambda 73 588 68 27 6 Alpha Mu 182 18 20 7 Alpha Nu 21 262 61 18 2 Alpha Xi 24 75 +6 11 5 Alpha Omicron 29 271 23 20 9 Alpha Pi 26 20+ 73 17 11 3 Alpha Rho 29 278 50 21 1 2 Alpha 1gma 48 310 100 29 3 Alpha Tau 41 391 15 23 2 + Alpha Upsilon 60 472 19 10 5 Alph a Phi 70 432 22 27 + +

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Resident Graduate Voluntary

Council Council Lost Deceased Expell ed Withdrawals

Alpha Chi 50 226 8 8 1 1 Alpha Psi 42 271 74 4 4 1 Alpha Omega 35 424 26 8 7 6 Beta Alpha 31 235 29 11 14 7 Beta Beta 93 290 30 2 4 2 Beta Gamma 31 155 16 1 1 Beta Delta 150 26 1 13 Beta Epsilon 27 199 23 5 1 1 Beta Zeta 32 149 24 1 3 Beta Eta 60 14 1 2 Beta Theta 40 145 13 2 3 Beta Iota 52 145 27 3 5 3 Beta Kappa 44 162 17 3 10 1 Beta Lambda 36 150 20 2 Beta Mu 29 187 38 5 5 3 Beta Nu 40 5 3 Beta Xi 32 97 12 2 1 Beta Om icron 18 148 11 3 1 2 Beta Pi 31 113 11 2 2 Beta Rho 80 16 1 Beta Sigma 106 19 2 Beta Tau 54 261 14 1 5 9 Beta Upsilon 58 108 3 1 4 1 Beta Phi 52 175 11 2 3 4 Beta Chi 60 235 9 3 Beta Psi 62 100 9 2 Beta Omega 38 157 4 Gamma Alpha 65 124 6 2 1 I Gamma Beta 59 49 3 2 7 Gamma Gamma 55 50 2 Gamma Delta 39 46 3 Gamma Epsilon 91 65 2 Gamma Zeta 45 46 Gamma Eta 35 15 Gamma Theta 40 15 Gamma Iota 33 18 Gamma Kappa 23 8 Bradley Colony 29 2 East Central

Colony 3 At-Large 19

MEMBERSHIP SUMMARY

Tota l in itiates to May 31, 1964 ... . . .. ............ . ... . 31 369

Deceased members ...

Suspended and Expelled, Voluntarily Withdrawn

Total living membership

SUMMER • 1964

1 565

65+

29.150

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Convention Sets Record in Authorizing Awards

John Maran to R eceive the Palm, Larry Fi her the hideler; Phi Award for 16; K ey for 5; Coop ration for 31 Chapter

The nwnber of awards for recognition to alumni and chapter at the 37th a­tiona! Convention set an all-time high a the fraternity authorized a Palm Award, the fraternity' highest award to alumni for outstanding ervice on a na­tional scale ; ixteen Phi Award to alumni for ervice to their chapter ; five K ey Awards for ervice by alumni to chapter other than their own, 31 ooperation Award , a new Alumni Relation award made by the Wa hington, D. C. Alumni As ociation, the Publications Award and the coveted Shideler Award to Phi Kap­pa Tau' most out tanding undergradu­a te.

The Palm Award

John Maran, New York, wa author­ized the Palm Award for his interest in the national fraternity and for his dedi­cated service to the Iew York City Alwnni Association where he served as an officer for many years, to Gamma Gam­ma chapter at St. Jolm's University where he made possible the e tablishment of the original colony and has worked through the years with the chapter and for hi work at Gamma K appa chapter a t C . W. Post College.

The Shideler A ward

Larry Lee Fisher, Ohio State, was named the winner of the 1964 Shideler Award, Phi K appa Tau's highe t award of recognition made for undergraduate achievement. H e sen·ed Gamma chapter a president, editor, pledge master and p ledge class president a well as the chair­man of the Public Relations Committee, Campu Activities Committee and of Ru h Week. With a grade average of 3.4 based on a 4.0 y tem, he repr ented the Ohio tate fraternity system a it cholar in Bonn , Germany, during his Junior year. H was pre id nt of th niversit ' , hola li Honor oci t Order of th

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Larry L. Fisher, Ohio Stat e S lzideler Award Winner

hield. His contribution to Ohio talc niver ity and Phi Kappa Tau arc

indeed great.

Th e Phi Awards

Tho e alumni au thorized th' Phi · \\'a rei are: Frank R . Mu ru h, Ohio StalL Robert Fre hley, NJ ount mon David M erow, R ens elaer Donald Ze is ett, R ensselaer Ernest ipp R n elacr H enry Turner, Auburn Harmon 0 . DeGraff, Akro11 Leon \'\ hitn T c.ras Rob rt Crutchfiell , T c ra. F. L. fcKinl ', Oklah oma tate

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Frank Bowman, L ong Beach Russell Kidder, Chico State Vern Schwartz, Chico State Thomas Hastings, Illinois Milton Rubright, Mount Union .James H eilmeyer, K ent State

Th e K ey A wards

Tho e a lumni authorized Award a re:

the K ey

Russell Ea ton, Florida, for Oklahoma State.

E. V. Price, Cornell, for Washington State and Idaho.

J ames Gear, Miami, for Georgia.

Louis Gaby, Florida, for Georgia.

serv1ce to

servJCe to

service to

erv1ce to

Ben Brewer, Southern California, for serv1ce to Sacramento State.

Th e Cooperation Awards

Coopera tion A wards were approved for the following chapters:

Beta, Ohio University Gamma, Ohio State University D elta Centre College Epsilon, Mount Union College Eta, Muhlenberg College Theta, Transylvania College Lambda, Purdue University Nu, U niversity of California Pi , U niversity of Southern California Rho, R ensselaer Polytechnic Institute Tau, University of Michigan Upsilon, Nebraska Wesleyan University Chi, North Carolina State College Alpha Gamma, University of Delaware Alpha Delta, Case Institute of T ech-

nology Alpha Eta, U niversity of Florida Alpha Theta, College of William and

M a ry Alpha Sigm a, Colorado State U ni ver-

sity Alpha Phi, University of Akron Alpha Chi, Mississippi State University Beta Alpha, U niversity of Texas Beta Zeta, New M exico State U niver-

ity Beta Theta, University of K ansas Beta Phi, Westminster College Beta Psi, California State College at

Long Beach

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Beta Om ga, Ch ico Stat 'oll g Gamma Alph a, Mi higan T chnologi­

ca l U niversity Gamma Gamma, St. J ohn' ni versity Gamma Delta, orth rn Michigan

University Gamma Zeta, niversity of onn ti -

cut Gamma Eta, Eas t Ca ro lina 'oil gc

Alumni R elations Award

A cash award was made by the Wa h­ington, D. C., Alumni Associa tion to th R esiden t Council that has done the mo t to improve alumni relations. Th re ip­ient of the award was:

Alpha Chi , Mississippi State U niver ity

Publications Award

For the outstand ing publica tion pub­li shed by a Resident Cou nci l :

Rho, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Four More Alumni in Who's Who; Total129 Since the last is ue of The Law·el.

vvhich contained the names of 125 mem~ bers of Phi K appa Tau listed in W ho's Who in A merica, four additional alumni have been reported whp are li ted in th reference works.

These omissions are regretable a nd \\'ere an oversight. The four men are :

Harold M. Annis, Miami, busine _ executive, vice president of O xford Paper Company, ew York, New York.

Gerald F. Gamber, Ohio bu ine _ executive, vice pre ident personn I. American R adiator and tandard an i­tary Corporation, New York I w Y rk .

R alph \f\1. Hidy, Miami I idor trau Professor of Bu ine Hi tOI ' . Gradua te School of Busine s Admini tra tion, H ar­vard University.

Alfred E. M affl y, California x u tiYe director H errick ~![ moria! H pitaL Berkeley, Ca lifornia.

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Akron Wins Convention Achievement Contest

H ere's Donald Varian's Talk

Alpha Phi chapter of Akron University has had a banner year in all areas of fra­ternity activities while maintaining a spirit of brotherhood which has united our chapter into a sound pro perou and growing fra ternity.

We feel pledging is the life blood of any fraternity and must be maintained on a high level every year. In keeping with this tradition, we took a fine Fall pledge clas of fifteen men and an ou t­standing Spring pledge class, including the president of the M en' Dorms, two members of tudent Council, the Out­standing Pledge on campus and the pledge with the top schola ti c average. The Phi Delta Theta chapter on our campus, which was voted the outstand­ing Phi Delt chapter in the nation last year, has always been in competition vvith Alpha Phi chapter for the top fresh­men men. This Spring we pledged 25 quality men to their twelve. Our Spring pledges completed the year with six men over a 3.00 point and a 2.6 overall ac­cumulative average, making a total of 38 initiated for the year, out of 40 pledged.

Alpha Phi has been outstanding in both intramural and varsity a thletics . This year we never finished below second in any major intramural sport. Our varsity a th letes include seven football players, four out of the seven tennis players and members of the swimming and track teams, and baseball. I have to remember that basebal l. We have one member, and he's pretty big!

Last year we were instrumental in forming a new campus politica l party, whose president was a Phi Tau. Our ef­fort enabled us to nominate and elect a ll seven members of Phi Tau. This year we maintained it by having more mem­ber on Student Council than any other fra tern ity on campus. Our political party took 32 of 37 ats.

Alpha Phi chapter at Akron m ersity

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D onald l "arian, Akron

has produced many of the calllpus lead­ers this year. Phi Tau on campu include the president of the outstanding men' honor society, Omicron D elta Kappa, the student chairman and secretary of In­ternship for Civic Education, president of the Beta Delta Psi Business honorary, last year's yearbook king, the Air Force ROTC Executive Officer, the Student Center Board's Activities Chairman. The Outstanding Greek Man on Campus we just received, which we are very happy to get. It wa probably the bigge t thing on campus. And we had even freshman counselors, which was again more than. any other fraternity or sorority on cam­pus. As you can see, Alpha Phi is well represented in all area of fraternity activities.

Scholarship, ""hich ha al\\"ay be n tressed at Alpha Phi chapter re ult d

with 21 men above a three point, which wa more than any other group on an1-pu . We feel this is quit an a omplish­ment when ou on id r that ther he not b en on fraternit ' n our ampu,

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below the All-Men's Average in three years.

We have a lso gained national prom­inence with our tradition of inviting com­munity leaders, both business and politi­cal, and university officials to our Mon­day meals. We sort of talk to them about things they feel about fraternities and it gives us a little insight into business and political life once we get out of college.

Our Fall social program was high­lighted by the innovation of a Women Haters' Week which attracted not only campus but city-wide attention as a Phi Tau first. Our social calendar's brightest spot is our annual Dream Girl formal dinner dance, the only formal dinner dance on campus. Late in May another Alpha Phi tradition takes place, our Hawaiian Luau done in true H awaiian decor with Hawaiian food, clothes and setting.

Phi Kappa Tau is recognized as the campus leader in supporting Akron Uni­versity varsity athletics. For example, 51 brothers went over 500 miles to support our basketball team at the NCAA Na­tional Championships in Evansville, In­diana, at which we took second place for small colleges of the nation.

This leads us to Alpha Phi's strongest point of fraternalism and brotherhood. Whether it is going out for drinking Fri­day night, or supporting a football team, or participating in a community project, Alpha Phi does things together. This was evident in last year's May Day competi­tion.

May Day Float Competition is the ma­jor interfraternity competition and we all build a float . That year Alpha Phi took first place. This wasn' t because of an in­dividual effort, but• because of a solid group performance.

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Alpha Phi has t'eached the point of being looked up to on campus and we feel this has instilled in us a feeling of pride to maintain this position. I have talked of but one year at Alpha Phi chapter, a very prosperous one, but by no means a stopping point. We have started to climb a mountain in which there is no summit. We will strive higher, united, as brothers of Phi Kappa Tau.

SUMMER • 1964

Leadership School Is

Studied by Committee Recognizing a need that has existed

for some time, Phi K appa Tau at the 1964 national convention, took initial steps to institute a tra ining program for undergraduate officers of the chapters.

National President Lou Gerding has named two members of the rational Council to a committee to study possible programming and finan cing of the work­shop.

Mel Dettra, Ohio Stat e, has been de­ignated to study contents and program­ming of a conference whi le Donald E. Lease, Miami, has been asked to consider various means of financing the project.

Assistant National Secretary William D. J enkins will serve as administrator for the committee, and, if the program is approved, for the workshop.

It is anticipated that the study and planning will be extensive and it is an­ticipa ted tha t the first workshop will be held in the summer of 1967.

·Most national fraternities the 1ze of Phi Kappa Tau or larger have similar programs. Their workshops are known a Officers' Conferences, Academies, Lead­ership Seminars or by similar names. The objectives of the workshops are to pro ide knowledge of fraternity operation indi­vidual leadership training, instruction in the regulations and procedures of the fra­ternity and its history and traditions. The meetings last from three to fi ve da s and are held durin <T the summer, usually on a college can1pus. Attendance is composed of three to fi ve undergraduate office from each chap ter.

Phi K appa Tau' committee " ·ill tucly whether or not need exi ts for a \\"Ork­shop, the contents of the program the faculty, the most fea ible time, the length of the workshop, who would a ttend . where it would be held and the co t and m an of fin ancing the proj ect.

The committee will ubmit its prelim­inary report at the 1965 meetin<T of the National Council.

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Miami Building Is Named for Joseph Clokey Joseph Clokey Hall ha recently been

given that name by Miami Univer ity. Formerly known as "Old H epburn", the bui lding was constructed in 1905 and was the first women's residence hall at the un iversity.

T he bui lding was named for the late Joseph C lokey, an early member of Alpha chapter, who wrote a number of ong for the fraternity. The fir t of the e wa "The Star of Phrenocon'·, now known as "The tar of Ph i K appa Tau."

Clokey wa graduated from Miami in 1912 and received a diploma from the 'incinna ti Con rvatory of Nlu i in

19 15. i[iami a ranted him an honora rv Doctor of Letters de ree in 1937. '

Frolll 19 15 to 1926, he t ug-ht orga n

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and theory a t ~liam i before going to Pomona Coli ge where he served as pro­fe sor of organ from 1926 to 1939 when he returned to ;'-. I iam.i as dean of the

chool of Fine Art . In 1946 he was !riven the rank of profes or of crea tive musi . In t 950 he became profe or emeritu of crea tive music. Clokev, who died in 1960 \ a associa ted \\'ith · Claremont Colleo·e a fter 1950. H e \\'a a prolific compo er, . peciali zing in church and oraan mu ic.

Two yea rs ago the building nm kno11·n as Clokey H a ll \\'a c m·erted to a mu i practice buildino·. It i to be moved 17 feet we t and SS feet n rth to I ar the propo d ite r a new library building. The oriainal name of Hepburn h. be n transferred to a Ill' II tlll' n ·. residcn e h. II.

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William Jenkins Is

Ass is tan t Secretary William D. Jenkins, Bowling Green,

returned to the Central Office staff in September to assume the position of assistant secretary for the fraternity after having served three years in the U. S. Army.

As assistant secretary, he will serve as general assistant to the national secretary and will have specific responsibilities for the operations of the Resident Councils of the fraternity. His work will include the supervision of the field secretaries, Resident Council programming, the visita­tion program of the Central Office and the analysis of Resident Council reports. H e will a lso visit chapters of the fraternity.

J enkins was graduated at Bowling Green State University in February of J 960 and immediately joined the staff as a field secretary. At Bowling Green, he

William D. Jenkins Bowling Green

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1 as president of B ta T a u hapter. H e served as a field secretary, visiting many of the chapters, until July 1, 1961, at which time he was named administrative secretary. On month later on Augu st 1, 1961, he assumed the positron of chief executive officer of the fraternity, a posi­tion he held until September 11, 1961, at which time he entered the U. S. Army.

His army service was at Fort Knox, K entucky, a two and a half year tour in Hawaii and a short ass ignment in Wil­mington, Ohio.

H e and Mrs. J enkins, the former Ela ine H amilton, make their home in Oxford, Ohio.

Other members of the Central Office staff are National Alumni Secretary Lawrence H . McDaniel, Field Secretary Thomas C. Cunningham who directs the expansion program of the fraternity, Field Secretary Wi lliam P . Eyerman and a­tiona! Secretary Jack L. Anson .

T. C. Cunningham To

Coordinate Expansion Thomas C. Cunningham, N ebraska

W esleyan, a field secretary for the fra­ternity, has accepted an additional a ign­ment and has been named Director of Chapter Development. In rus new po i­tion, while continuing to serve a a field :ecretary, Cunningham wi ll have the ba ic responsibility for the addition of chapter to the fraternity's roll.

Operating from the Central Office, he will correspond with interes ted local fra ­ternit ies, deans and Interfraternity Coun­cils, a lumni and chap ter . Also included in the ass ionment is the supervision of the colonies, a iding in their development. l'ro111 the time they are accep ted until they have met the requirem nt for in ­sta lla tion as a chapter.

Cu nning·ham, who is a 1963 crradua te of p ilon chapter a t Nebra ka \ e leyan . is a nat i1·e of Doniphan, Tebra ka. H e

· joined the Central Office taff durincr the sun1mer of 1963. \t ebra ka V\ le ·an. he was president of the IF and a ti1·c in 1·a r ity sport.

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Fraternity,Sorority Exhibit at World's Fair

Theme is "Young Partners in Free Enterprise"

Vi itors at the New York World' Fair vievved the special fra ternity and sorority exhibit on display in the Hall of Free Enterprise for a three-week period this past summer. The exhibit was sponsored jointly by the ational Panhellenic Con­ference and the Nationai Interfra ternity Conference in cooperation with the American Economic Foundation, which erected the Hall of Free Enterprise to dramatize the basic principles of free economics in our modern society in a simple, understandable manner for the average man.

To help explain the exhibit to visitors, 19 hostesses and hosts chosen from among the staffs of various national fraternity and sorority headquarters were assigned during the three-week period.

In keeping with the general theme of the Hall of Free Enterprise, the fra ternity and orority exhibit was entitled: "Young Partner in Free Enterprise." A leafl et expla ining the ix basi values of fra ter­na l life was specia lly prepar d for the oc­cas i n and d i tributed to visitor vi w-

ing the display. The six value - loyalty, training, scholarship, standards, manage­ment, and citizenship - formed the basis for the various display panels in the exhibit.

In its preface, the leaflet pointed out that "millions of men and women have shared in the educational experience of membership in a college fraternity or sorority - an experience that continues to pay dividends in later life. For these voluntary organizations, with chapters in hundreds of univer ity and college campu es, represent the true pirit of free enterprise. They bring together young people of diverse intere ts working to­wards a common goal.'

The exhibit was limited to a three­week period ince the space wa donat d by the American Economic Foundation on a rotating ba is amona a larg num­ber of other participa tina ponsor .

It is planned to eli pia th fraternity and orority exhibit again n xt umm r during- th final a n of the w York \\ orld' Fa ir.

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A "H ow To Do It" Article!

The Successful Organization of An Alumni Association

The Story of the Greater Washington, D. C., Group

By R ichard S. Will, Muhlenberg

The Grea ter Washington Area Phi Kap­pa Tau Alumni Association, organized on April 12, 1964, at a dinner meeting in the Embassy Room of the District of Colum­bia's Broadmoor Hotel, saw one of the most successful beginnings in the history of the fraternity.

The festivities began with a social hour at which members of many of the fra­ternity chapters gathered for the renewal of old acquaintances as well as the begin­ning of many new ones. In attendance were Honored Founder Taylor A. Bor­radaile, National Alumni Secretary Law­rence H. McDaniel and eighty-six other Phi Tau's now residing in the Washington, D . C., area. Among this group were numbered twenty-six men from the R esi­dent Counci l of the Beta Omicron chapter at the University of M aryland.

The formal program commenced with an invocation by the Beta Omicron chap­ter R esident Counci l chaplain . An excel­lently prepared Swiss Steak dinner was then served and enjoyed by a ll. The meal was catered by BTauns, whose reputation as an official U.S. State Department and Government Agency caterer is unsurpassed in the Washington area.

Immediately following dinner the head table was introduced by Brother Richard Will, Muhlenberg, '63 . Present were Dr. Edward L. Everitt, Penn State, '30, past president of the Washington Alumni As­sociation ; David W. M erow, R ensselaer, '59, president of Rho Chapter Graduate Council ; Lawrence H. M cDaniel, Georgia ; National Alumni Secretary; Honored Founder and Special Guest, Taylor A. Borradaile, Miami, '08; C. Ricardo Ham­ilton, Maryland, '63, past president of Beta Omicron and now chairman of the Board

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of Governors of that group and R oss E . Roeder, Michigan State, '60, past field secretary and also a member of the Beta Omicron chapter's Board of Governors.

The group was then privi leged to hear an inspiring address by T aylor A. Bor­radaile, who recounted the circumstances which surrounded the founding of Phi Kappa Tau as well as the situations which fostered the growth and prosperity which the fra ternity enjoys today.

Having been made aware of the past, Alumni Secretary Larry M cDaniel spoke of the fraternity today and of its projected expansion. At the conclusion of his talk Brother McDaniel called upon the chair­man of the Nominating Committee, D r. Edward L. Everitt. Elected, by acclama­tion, for the coming year were Richard S. Will, president ; Charles E. Schauss, Flor­ida State, vice president; Gordon G. Ovington, K ent State, '53, secretary and Douglas A. Nemier, M aryland, 63, treas­urer.

Proceeding to the next order of busine s the membership gave unanimous approval to a resolution giving offici a l birth to the Associa tion and embodying its threefold purpose:

1. To furth er the interest of the Phi K a ppa T au Fraternity and it individual chapters.

2. To provide a common social meetina ground for members of the Phi K appa T au Fraternity residing in or vi iting the Washington, D . C., area.

3. To preserve the ideal and principle of the College Greek Fraternit y tern in America today.

The original idea to form the Ja-tion came from an article in th 1963 issue of The Laurel. I

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pressing interest and requesting informa­tion was sent to the Alumni ecretary by E. K enneth Carta, Muhlenberg, 63, (who has since moved from the Washington Area) and Richard Will. The organiza­tion itself wa primarily due to the effort of Brothers Hamilton, Roeder and Will. Tentative plans were formulated m a December, 1963, meeting with Field Secretary Robert D. Leatherman and David M erow recently appointed Domain Chief of Domain 3. After more formal a rrangem nt were made, a 1 tter wa ent to over 500 fraternity members re iding in the Wa hington, orthern Virainia and Maryland area . There pone wa gratify­ina and in tota l over 175 replys wer received, not on ly from member living in the area, but from throughout the country and as fa r away a Viet am.

A second mailing, in the form of a po t card reminder, was sent to each person approximately three week before the a f­fair and at fina l count 62 Phi Taus had made re ervations for the banqu et.

M ember of the Beta Omicron chap ter expressed an interest in the proceedings and it was decided to hold a combined Founders' Day Banquet and Alumni A -socia tion Organizational M eetina. The Brother and P ledges of Beta Omicron gave inva luable assistance by making name tags, arranging floral settings for the tables and providing a colorful touch in the form of fra ternity flags and welcome signs.

In a ttendance at the banquet and pres­en t at the head table was Dr. Edward L. Everitt. "Doc·' had for many years been president of the Washington Area Alumni Association which became inactive in 1955. The present officers have agreed gladly to work clo ely with "Doc" to ee that the tradition of the previous association be retai ned.

At the concl usion of the e\·enings fe -ti\·ities, 44 of tho e in a ttendence added formal support to the organiza tion by pa ing the two dolla r annual due fixed by 1najorit~ · vote, a nd the la test ount show. over eighty member .

form I charter ha be n re eived from the Centra l Office and will be of­ficially presented a t a futur meetincr. The charter con ta ins the name of 53 fra t rnity IIH' IIJbrrs .

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The a o iation ha been e tabli heel primarily for the benefit of Phi Tau living in the Washincrton, D. ., Northern Virginia and uburban Maryland area including Baltimore, but any member of the fraternity is welcome to join partici­pate and receive all ociation new let­ters, formally named th "Alumnote ." It i al o hoped that any memb r of th fraternity moving to or vi iting in the Washinoton, D. . area will feel free to contact any officer of the a o ia tion, not only to in ur tha t they receive informa­tion concerning th as o iation, but a l o to acq uire genera l information about the area, including living a commodation ,

hoolincr and social activitie . The as o iation maintain a list of a ll

fraternity member living in the a rea b~' chapter. In this way it i quit ea y to can the list of your home chapter to look

for the names of old fri end re idincr in the a rea.

Sine the organizational m etino·, the Association ha sponsored a New York Yankees-Washington Senator baseball game and dinner at the Di trict of Co­lumbia tadium Grandstand Manager' Room. T entative plan for future events include a dance for member and their wives or girl fri ends, sport event and imiliar gathering . It is also planned that

an annual Founders' Day Banquet will be held each M arch at which time the elec­tion of officers will be held and policy implementa tion and chancre will be made.

Help Wanted? If you or other a lumni in your

a rea are interested in the organi­zation of an a lumni association. you may ecw·e infom1ation, advice and help by writincr to Lawrence H.

fcDaniel, national a lumni e re­tary, at the Central Office. H can make a ailable the name f oth r alumni in our a rea a Handbook that will be helpful in formino· the orcraniza tion and tip ba d n th experience of other . \ lumni a o i­a tion . .

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RoBERT W. HAMPTON, K ent State, has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Association of Better Business Bureaus, Inc. H e is the general manager of the El Paso Bureau and will serve as one of t\\·o governors of the 5th District of the Association which is comprised of T exas, New M exico, Oklahoma, Colo­rado, Arkansas and Mexico.

R obert W . Hampton K ent State

SUMMER • 1964

R EVEREND J AME B. BAILEY, Ohio, was installed on September 13, 1964 as pastor of The First Baptist Church in Hanson, M assachusetts. A 1953 graduate of Ohio University where he majored in busi­ness administra tion, he was in sales ad­ministration with Cargill, Inc., before serving two years as a U .S. Army Ord­nance Officer in Germany. H e received the Bachelor of Divinity D egree from Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological eminary, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1959. H e earned the Master of Theology Degree in 1964 from the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. From 1960 to 1964 he wa pastor of the Oakland U nited Presbyterian Church in Weirton, We t Vi r<Tinia.

DR. HARMON 0 . DEGRAFF, A kron, ha retired from his second career and is looking for a third! At 79, Doc, described accurately as a spunky, slighty-built man, retired after 13 years as marriag oun­selor for the Domestic R elation ourt in Akron. H e had retired in 1951 from his first career-as profe sor of so iol gy a t the University of kron. Hi third career could 'vvell be a ontinuation of hi long-time interest, Phi K appa Tau wher he has served as Alpha Phi hapter' adviser for 33 year .

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Lt . j ohn R . Curran Southern California

Lt. John G . Briner Pacific

JoHN G. BRINER) Pacific) and JoH R . C RRAN) Southern California) former president of their re pectiYe chapter are servino- as lieutenants in the . Air Force at Kincheloe AFB, Mi higan.

Lt. Briner is currently Squadron Section Commander in the tra tegic Air Com­mand. Duty in 1965 will take him to Davi -Monthan AFB, rizona, where he will b a mis ile la unch offi cer in AC.

Lt. Curran who was initia ted a t Long Beach and trans£ rred to Pi a t ou thern California to aid in the ree tabli hment of th chapter, is a igned as C lub Officer a t Kincheloe Officer ' O pen Mes , which does $25,000 gro a les a month . Along with running the four bars, dining room, package sale store a nd specia l parti es Lt. Curran do s a ll the purchasing for the club, book a ll enterta inment and has the additional duty of H ousing Officer.

ATIONAL CHAPLAI N CHARL ES D . SPOTTS) Franklin & Marshall) retired las t summer after serving as a member of the faculty a t Franklin and M a rsha ll Col­lege since 1931. On the occasion of his retirement, the 1964 yearbook of the col­lege, Oriflamme, was dedica ted to him ; he received the Christian R. a nd M ary F . Lindback Award for di tingui heel teach­ing, a special cita tion from the college, a specia l cita tion from the Franklin and M arshall Chapter of the American As o­ciation of University Professor , of which Dr. potts was a charter member and had served as president and chairman of various comm ittees, and a captain's chair from the Department of R eligion faculty, where he served as chairman.

H. P . CoLLI s) Akron) ha been tran -ferred by The Good ear Tir and Rubb r Company from the po ition of p r onnel manao:er a t the Goody r manufa turing plant m enezuela to tha t of produ ti n director at th manufac turing tl nt in J a a Indone ia.

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SAM B. TmwELL, Southern MississipjJi, has brought about a major change in the financial administration of American public schools. Tidwell, a professor of business and engineering administration at Michigan Technological University, serving as a consultant, was instrumental in the adoption of "Basic Principles and Procedures of School Accounting" at the 50th convention of the Association of School Business Officials ( ASBO ) re­cently. By adopting these proposals, American and Canadian School business officials voluntarily accepted a basic standard of financial accounting and re­porting for public schools. Tidwell, who is a charter member of Beta Epsilon chapter at Southern Mississippi, has served as an adviser for Gamma Alpha chapter at Michigan Tech. He is the au­thor of Public School Fund Accounting Principles and Procedures, which served as a starting point which led to the adoption of the principles and proced­ures.

jAMES A. STORING, Colgate, has been promoted to provost of Colgate Univer­sity. He will continue to hold the title of dean of the faculty and is second in com­mand. From July, 1962 until February, 1963, Dr. Storing was acting president of the university. A faculty member at Colgate since 1938, he is a professor of Political Science and a specialist in Nor­wegian government and politics. At Alpha Upsilon chapter, he has served as chapter advisor, a member and chairman of the Board of Governors and president of the house corporation.

NoRRIS 0. TAYLOR, Illinois, has been awarded the 1964 Wilmer Souder Award for outstanding achievement in the ad­vancement of the science of dental ma­terials. He is vice president in charge of research and development for the S. S. White Dental Manufacturing Com­pany, m Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

SUMMER • 1964

DR. W. A. HAMMOND, Miami, past na­tional president of the fra ternity, during the past several months, has received numerous honors. H e has been presented the Torrence Award by the X enia Area Chamber of Commerce, X enia, Ohjo, his hometown. The award, for outstanding citizenship, cites his achievements and his contributions to his community. Specifi­cally mentioned are his service as chair­man of the Xenia chapter of the Ameri­can R ed Cross from 1943 to 1956 during which time he supplied the chapter house, as president of Good Government Association of Greene County, as a mem­ber and past president of Rotary and as president of the Greene County Historical Society which through his great efforts acquired a permanent museum home and cultural center which was dedicated last summer.

Dr. Hammond is currrently president of the Ohio Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, is the Sta te of Ohio representative in a national or­ganization known as Reading R eform Foundation and is an officer of Patriotic Education, Inc.

FREDERICK E. jACKSON, Califomia, has been selected for promotion to command­er in the M edical Corps of the U. S. Navy. After attending Boston Univer ity's School of M edicine and graduating in 1954, he served tours at Bethesda, M ary­land ; Oakland and San Francisco, Cali­fornia ; Portland, Oregon, and San Diego California. H e now is head o f the D e­partment of Neurological Surgery a t the U. S. Naval Hospital at Charleston, South Carolina.

CAPTAIN CARL J. KLEI , o/lar)land is a member of a flight crew that was named Outstanding B-52 Stra tofortre Crew of The Month in the trategic ir Command unit at Grand Fork FB North Dakota. He is an el ctroni " a.r­fare officer in the 46th Bomb quadron.

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DAN i uELLER, T exas W estern and N ew M exico, had the privilege of receiv­ing the first of the fleet of Piper Aircraft's Comanche 400s to be delivered. Mueller, who, along with his brothers, owns and operates Southwest Air Rangers, manao-es the Albuquerque office of the operation. Recently the headquarters for the firm in El Paso at International Airport has constructed new facilities. Included is a main unit which covers 31,000 square feet and incorpora tes offices, class room, pilot lounge and snack bar which is fl anked by a large maintenance hangar on one side and a spacious storage hangar on the other. A glassed-in corridor leads to a 3,100 square feet showroom where Piper models are displayed. Complete air­craft and radio servicing is available for the private and corporation aircraft owner and pi lot.

DR. (LIEUTENANT CoLoNEL) AN­THONY J. PuGLISI, Bethany, has assumed the position of director of medical serv­ices at Brockley AFB, Alabama. His new unit furnishes medical services in support of the Air Force Logistics Com­mand mission of providing Air Force operational units with supplies, equip­ment and maintenance services.

CAPTAIN MARLAN J. HUMERICKHOUSE, Purdue, has been selected for appoint­ment to permanent status in his present U . S. Air Force rank at Barksdale AFB Louisiana. H e is a bioenvironmental en~ gineer on the staff of Headquarters Sec­ond Air Force a t Barksdale a Str~teo-i c Air Command base. ' o

I. KEITH . R EEVES, V, Florida, i in Tunisia with ·the Peace Corps. With other Vo.Iu~tee~ he is engaged in designing and ~ s1stmg .m the construction of buildings Jor growmg towns. Also included in the work will be the planning of roads to link th e town with a modern highway system.

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THE REvEREND RoBERT W. ABRAMS, Miami, has returned to the United States after having served as deputy treasurer for the Commi sion on Ecumenical Mis­sion and R elation of The United Pres­byterian Church in the U .. A., with headquarter in the Inter-Mission Busi­ness Office in Bombay, since 1959. After his return to the USA, his furlough as­signment led him ba k to the ynod of Ohio and Columbus, Ohio, where he i assi ting in the interpretation of the Gen­eral Mission program to churche and presbyterie throughout the state.

R everend Abram graduated from Miami University in 1947. Until 1951 he held bu ine s positions in Oxford and Peoria, Illinois. H e enter d McCormick Theological eminary in Chicago in 1951 and was graduated in 1954. Following graduation, he was called to the pastorate of the United Presbyterian Church in Oxford, Ohio, and went from this ministry to hi work in India.

Ross N . TucKER, California, publica­tions coordinator for the Clark County (Nevada) School District, was one of 150 specialists in the country invited to attend the 11th annual School Public R elations Seminar held in Portland, Ore­gon. H e is a veteran newsman who was associated with both Las V egas daily newspapers for ten years before assum­ing his present position in July, 1963.

MARLoN (PAR) ELLISON, I owa Stat e, retired from the U. S. Army as a lieu­tenant Colonel in 1961 and has recently completed requirements for his Ph.D. in bo.tany at the niversity of Kansas. H e is now assistant professor of biology at the University of T ampa in Florida.

LuTHER \1 . TANNER, JR., Southern Mississippi, has been named coordinating elementary principal of Pass Christian Elementary Schools Pas Mississippi. Some of hi supervision of teach r tion of tudie in th menta

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Winston H . Schleef, Washington, ( right) receives an admiral's flag during change of command ceremonies from his successor.

NAvY CAPTAIN WINSTON H . ScHLEEF,

Washington, has been promoted to rear admiral. With his flag rank has come assignment as Assistant Chief for Con­tracts in the Bureau of Naval Weapons in Washington. The admiral had previ­ously served as commanding officer of the U. S. Tavy Electronics Supply Office at Great Lake , Illinois.

H e was commissioned an ensign in 1938 following graduation from the Uni­versity of Washington and its R.O.T.C. program. During World War II, he erved aboard the USS R anger wi th the

U. S. Task Element of the British Home Fleet. During the Korean War, he was on the staff of the Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, as assistant force supply officer. H e was assistant supply officer at the Puget Sound Naval Ship­yard in Bremerton from 1951 to 1953. After attending the Naval War College, completing the first course in Naval War­fare, he served as supply officer of the USS Coral Sea. Immediately prior to his Great Lakes assignment, he had served as assistant chief of staff (supply) for the Commander Naval Air Force, At­lantic Fleet.

SUMMER • 1964

DR. WARD DARLEY, Colorado, a fo lln­er president of the niversity of Colo­rado, has been giv n the 1964 Abraham Flexner Award for "outstanding service to medical education" . The pres nta tion was made at the annual meeting of th Association of American M edi al Colleges of which Dr. Darley is ex cuti ve di r ctor, a position he has held for eight years.

DR. ( CoLONEL ) S TANLEY LuTZ, Jn.., Mount Union, is now assigned to the Of­fice of the Surgeon General a t H ead­quarters, U .S. Air Force, in Washing­ton, D . C. H e serves as deputy for plans and hospitals and is the former com­mander of a USAF medical unit at Minot AFB, North Dakota.

Col. Stanley L utz Jr. Mount Union

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Chapter Eternal

RoB ERT DAVID ABEL, M ount Union, died on ovember 28, 1961. Initiated a t Epsilon chapter in 1938, he was a public school ad­ministrator and lived in Canton, Ohio.

joHN ANTHONY, M iami, died September 2, 1964. H e became a member ,of Alpha chap­ter in 1931 and resided in Western Springs, Illinois, at the time of his death.

FLOYD BERNHARD, Ohio, has been reported as deceased. He was initiated in June, 1924, and lived in Canton, Ohio.

RALPH H. COGGESHALL, Lawrence, died on March 22, 1964. He was personnel officer with the Veterans Administration Center in Boise, Idaho, and had been employed by the government for more than 30 years.

WELLINGTON GRAY DRAPER, Michigan State, died on July 15, 1960, according to in­formation received a t the Central Office. Ini­tia ted in 1927, he lived in Traverse City, Michiaan.

]A!dES R oBERT EXLI NE, Akron, who was initia ted in 1942 , died O ctober 26, 1964, fol­lowing a long ill ness. He was a form er vice president of the Stow (Ohio ) Community Council and a former employee of the Akron Dime and Goodyea r Sta te Banks in Akron, Ohio.

ALEXA NDER MARSHALL GARDNER, T exas, has been reported as deceased. H e was initia­ted in 1943 and resided in South Pasadena, Ca lifornia.

RALPH G ELVI N, Colorado St ate, a charter member of Alpha Sigma chapter, has been reported as deceased . At the time of his death, he was uperin tenclent of an Indian reserva­tLon in Arizon a.

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RoBERT JosEPH GILB ERT, Lafayette, who was initiated in 1960 died April 28, 1964, in Anchorage, Alaska, as the result of a heli­copter accident. Sta tioned a t Fort Richardson in Anchorage, he was pi loting when his heli­copter crashed into Portage Glacier, killing him and five others .

L E TER RHOD ES HAMMOKD, Ohio, who was initia ted in 1924 and who resided in Toledo, Ohio, has been reported as deceased.

R oBERT HART, N ebraska W esleyan, has been reported as deceased by the Post Office. H e lived in Alexandria, Nebraska, , nd became a member of Upsilon hapter in 1930.

ARTHUR M . H ooK ER, Michigan St ate, has been reported as decea eel by the lumni Of­fi ce of Michigan tate University. H e was ini­tia ted in 1924 and lived in Muskegon, Michi­

gan.

RoB ERT HAR SH HuLL, C olorado, has been reported as deceased by the Alumni Office of the University of Colorado, 1925 initiate, he had lived in Salt Lake City for a number of yea rs .

LABARRE L EAMY jACCARD, Delawa·re, died an July 1, 1964. For 36 years he had been with Rohm & Hass of Philadelphia and was senior member of T echnical Sa les for the or­ganization. A chemica l engineer, he held a number of pa tents on chemical procedures. He was initia ted a t Alpha Gamma chapter in 1924 and resided in Morristown , New J ersey.

FRANK R . MAcGtB NEY, Ohio, has been re­ported as deceased . A retired specialist in special risk insurance, he died at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin . Initia ted in 1925, he had been a principal m the MacGibney-Grupe Agency of Chicago from 1940 until the agency was sold in 1957.

Jos EPH BYRO M cHALE, Colorado, h as been reported as deceased by the Alumni Of­fice of the University of Colorado. A charter member of Psi, he was initiated in 1924 and had resided in Graybull , Wyoming, since re-. ceiving his law degree in 1928.

CHARLES W. MEDICK, Ohio State , died on September 7, 1964, following a heart attack suffered Augu t 29 a t his home in Worthing­ton, Ohio. A trustee of The Phi K appa T au Founda tion, he was initia ted a t Beta chapter a t Ohio University in 1921 and transferred his membership to Gamma hapter at hio

tate in 193 2. Pre ident of the L. E. and . \\ . M edick Company, a Ford agcn ' , h

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awarded 111 February, 1964, the Benj a min Franklin Quality D ea ler Award by the Satur­daJ' E vening Post. H e was a founder of Pilot Dogs, Inc., and director and past vice pres­id ent of the Columbus Association for the Blind. For his great contributions for a id to the blind , he received recognition in the la te 1950s from Bishop Bernard ]. Sheil of Chi­cago and th e Catholic Young Organization . His m any activities had a lso includ ed serv­ing as director and president of Gladden Com­munity House, trustee of North Broadway M ethodist Church, president of the Independ­en t Insura nce Agents of Ohio, president of the Executives Club of Columbus a nd m em­bership on the executive board of the D evel­opment Committee for Greater Columbus.

CHARLES H. MooR E, ]R ., California, has been reported deceased by the Alumni Office of the University of California. H e was initia­ted in 1924 and lived in Roseville, Calif.ornia .

SARO N E. Mu NSON, Franklin & Marshall, died during the summer of 1964. H e was initiated as a faculty m ember at Xi chapter in 195 1.

ARTHUR DEAN PETERS, Ohio, who served as president of Beta chapter in 1931 , died in O ctober , 1964, a fter a long illness. A business ma n and teacher, he was owner of the Peters Insurance Agency, was a real estate broker and also taught a t Newark (Ohio ) High School. H e resided in Millersport, Ohio.

joH N C . RI CHARD, M ichigan Tech , who was initiated as a faculty member in 1958, died on F ebruary 18, 1964, as a result of an automo­bile accid ent in H arvey, Michigan. H e was a n associa te professor of accounting.

j oH N ]. RICHES ON, Ohio, died June 24, 1964, as a result of a cerebra l hemorrhage at the age of 90. H e had served as superintend ent of schools in Youn gs town, Ohio, and was a n early m ember of Beta chapter.

F. ATHERTON R IEDEL, Miami, died on M ay 22, 1964. H e was a foundation member of Alpha chapter, having been present at the first m eeting on M a rch 17, 1906. A college teacher throughout his life, h e had served as a m ember of the faculty at the Un iversity of Colorado, Eastern State T each ers College in K entucky, Oklahoma State University and Union College. H e was the first faculty ad­viser and instrumental in the colonization of Beta Kappa chapter a t Oklahoma State Uni­versity in 1948.

CHARLES EDWIN R osE, Bethany, died Feb-

SUMMER • 1964

rua ry 6, 1963, according to information r -

ceived from th e Beth a ny College Alumni Of­fi ce. H e was init ia ted in 1929 a nd resid d in Middlebourne, West Virgini a .

DO NALD ALPHA SAG ERS, Coe, died Ju ne 14, 196 2, acco rding to recent information received from the Coe Co llege Alu mni Office. H e be­came a member of I ota chapter in 1925 and resided in D eWitt, Iowa.

CHARLES BEN JAMI N SHI ELDS, Ohio, who was superintendent of schools in Ad ena, Ohio, died in O ctober, 1964. H e was initiated in 1924 at Beta chapter a nd had lived a ll of his life in Ad ena, Ohio .

RI CHARD M. STo E, K ansas, was ki ll ed in a n a utomobil e crash. A p ledge at Beta The ta chapter, he was posthum ously initia ted as a member of th e fraternity on O ctober 26, 1964. A freshman , who entered th e university last September, he was majoring in engineering a nd resided in Kansas City, K a nsas.

EDWARD R AYMO ND Sw EM, Coe, died J anu­ary 9, 1964. For 22 yea rs he was editor of Th e National Provisioner. H e was a lso edi­torial director· of all Provisioner Publica tions a nd vice president of the publishing corpora ­tion which he joined as a n editorial staff m em­ber in 1935. H e was initiated in 1926 a nd re­sided in Evanston, Ill inois .

RoY ELLIS V EALE, M iami, d ied M arch 27, 1963, as a result of a hea rt ailm ent. H e became a m ember of Alpha chapter in 1919 a nd lived in D ayton, Ohio .

R oBERT BuR NS WALLACE, Tran SJ'lvania, has recently been reported as deceased . H e was a 1926 initia te at The ta chapter and a t the time of his death was president and general manager of The Coshocton Tribune, Coshoc­ton , Ohio .

j oH N EDW ARD WHIT NEY, W estminster, d ied September 16, 1964, in San Fra ncisco, Cali­forni a, where he lived. Ini tiated in 1956 at Beta Phi chapter, he was a senior project en­gineer in charge of sh ielding for radio fre­quency interference on the Gemini two-man space capsules for Gen istron, I nc.

S. EvERETT WIL SON, I llinois, pre ident of Zeta chapter in 1929, died D ecember 24, 1963. H e was a senior partner in the law firm of Wilson, Dya r, H ouchen & M cDonald in D e­catur, Illinois.

EMIL ]. ZILA, Coe, has been decea ed for several years according to information recently received a t the Centra l Office. H e wa initiated in 193 1 and resided in Ceda r R apid , I owa.

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YOUR BADGE-a triumph of skilled and highly trained Balfour craftsmen is a steadfast and dynamic symbol in a changing world.

WEAR YOUR PIN WITH PRIDE AS IT REFLECTS THE RICH TRADITIONS OF YOUR FRATERNITY LIFE.

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Miniature Pin, crown set pearl with diamond star .... ....... ... . 18.00 Miniature Pin, crown set pearl wi th zircon star ................. 15.25 Alumni Charm with key ends ............. . . .... ....... . ... 9.50

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Add 10% Federal Tax and any state or city taxes to all priced quoted.

Insignia listed above is carried in stock for IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT.

If Badge is ·preferred in white gold, add $3.00 for plain badge and $5.00 tor jeweled badge.

Write for complete insignia price list

OFFICIAL JEWELER TO PHI KAPPA TAU

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AREA ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

ALABAMA Mobile

Charles F. Bigelow, chairman, 123 Fig St. , F a irhope, Ala . 36532

CALIFORNIA Long Beach

John J . O'Shea. pres. , 5121 E . 3rd St., Long Beach, Calif. 90814

Sacramento Roger J. Gunther. pres . , 3430 Kentfield Dr. , Sacramento, Calif. 95821

COLORADO De nver

Father Frederick J. J ohnson, pres., 4590 Ya now St. , Wheat Ridge, Colo. 80033

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington

Richard S. Will , pres., 6213 Springhill Dr. , Apt. 203, Greenbelt, Md. 20770

FLORIDA

J acksonville and NE Florida Floyd G. Yeager, pres., Suite 704 , Lynch Bldg. , J ackson ville, F la . 32207

Greater Miami R. Belvin Cooper, pres., 1629 NW 35th St .. Miami, F la . 33142

Orlando and Central Florida Martin J. Cooper. pres. , 3707 Daleford Rd. , Orlando, Fla. 32808

Ta llahassee William F. Daniel, pres., Box 12, Ta llahassee, Fla. 32301

ILLINOIS Chicago

William S. Budd, pres . , 318 N. 6th Ave., May­wood, Ill. 60153

INDIANA Indiana polis

Donal A. Bryson, pres . , 2601 Sequayse, Lafay­ette, Ind. 47901

KANSAS W ichita

Robert D. Scott, pres. , 3567 Del Sienno, Wichita, Kans. 67203

MICHIGAN Detroi t

H. Lynn Oglesby, pres.. Imperia l Ma nor Apt. B-291, 19180 Appleton, Detroit, Mich. 48219

Mid-Michigan I. Donald Urba nsky, 2709 H a rwick. La nsing. Mich. 48917

MISSISSIPPI Laurel

Waldo C. Bounds, pres., 1614 Old Bay Springs Rd., Laurel, Miss. 39440

NEBRASKA Omaha

Dr. John Allely, pres ., 4313 March, Omaha, Nebr. 68124

SUMMER • 1964

NEW JERSEY No ,·t he rn New J ersey

Lewis C. Presto n , pres., 826 Coolidge Ave .. W oodbridge, N. J . 07096

NEW YORK N ew York City

Bernard F. Biemann, pres.. lt8 Chester Ave. , Garden City, L.l. , N .Y . 11 530

OHIO A kron- Tri -County

Co-chairmen: J a mes K. H ei lmeier, 2649 Haw­thorn Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44305 Michael W eltzien, 238 The Brooklands . Ak1·on. Ohio 44221

Greater Cincinnati Albert R. Oriez. pres., 7279 H osb1·ook Rd .. Cincinnati , Ohio 46243

Cleveland Paul Radomsky, chairman , 25820 Tungsto n Rd. , Euclid, Ohio 44122

Dayton Gene W. Davis, pres. , 472 All wen Rd .. Dayto n, Ohio 45406

Toledo J ohn B. Snyder, pres. , 4164 Emmajean Rd ., Toledo , Ohio 43607

OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City

Gary Snyder, pres. , 3709 N . Linda. Oklahoma City, Okla . 73112

OREGON P ortland-Vanco uver, Wash .

L. Glenn St ukey, p res. , 01 Flint Ave.. Van­couver, Wash . 98660

TEXA S Austin

Leon A. Whit ney, p1·es.. 2313 Hartford Rd . . Austin, Tex. 78703

El Paso Harold G. P eer , pres.. 517 Balboa, El P aso. Tex. 79912

Houston Wayne M . Adam. chairma n, 5239 Imogene, Houston, Ta'<. 77035

Odessa-Midland W. Rogers Berggren. pres .. 2110 E . th. Odessa. Tex. 79761

San Antonio Arthu L· W. Roberts . pres.. 122 Rosemary, San Antonio, Tex. 78209

WASHINGTON Seattle-Bellevue

A lbert 0. Fretwell , pres .. 2225-14th, .E. , ler­cer I s land , W a h . 9 040

Spokane Wayne B. GentL·y, pres.. 409 Great We tern Bldg .. Spoka ne. Wash. 99201

WISCONSI Milwaukee

R. Paul J o enhei me1·. nre .. 24 5i torth -; bit t .. W a uwatosa, Wise. 532 13

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THE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY CENTRAL OFFICE. OXFORD. OHIO 450fi6

Telephone Area Code 513 523-5419

NAT ION AL PRESIDENT --------------------------------- LOU GERDING 509 Palomas Dr., .E., Albuquerque, N. Mex. 87108

NATIONAL SECRETARY----- --- ------------------- - --JACK L. ANSON

ASSISTANT SECRETARY------------------------WILLIAM D. JE KINS

NATIONAL ALUMNI SECRET RY ____________ LAWRE CE H. MCDANIEL

FIELD SECRETARIES-----------------------THOMAS C. C NNI GHAM, W ILL I AM P. EYERM AN

EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR------------------------------BEN E . DAVID Dean of Men, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Fla. 33926

HOUSING AND FINANCIAL ADVISER-- ----------------REID A. MORGAN 13020 Third Ave., N.E., Seattle, Wash. 98155

NATIONAL CHAPLAI ----------------------REV. CHARLE D. SPOTTS Smoketown, Pa. 17576

NATIONAL COUNCIL

J. Cul len Kennedy The Lawyers Building 19382 Kelly Rd. H arper Woods. Mich. 49 36

Melvin Dettra c/ o Blue Cross of N. E. Ohio 2042 E. 9th St. Cleveland . Ohio 4411 5

Ray A. Bushey 944 13th Street Boulder, Colo. 80302

Wa rren H. Parker Nebras ka Wesleyan Uni,·. 50th a nd St. P a ul Lincoln, Nebt·. 68504

Donald E . Lease 1100 Third Nationa l Ba nk Bldg. Dayton . Ohio 45402

J ohn A. Edwards 2440 Oxford Rd. Ralei g h. N.C. 27608

Dt·. W. A. H a mmond 120 Dayton Ave. Xenia. Ohio 453 5

DOMAIN CHIEFS

1. .Joseph M. Rizza. J r ... Sunken Orchanl Lane, Oyster Bay Cove. L. l .. N.Y. 11 771 Chapters: Rho, A-Tau, A-Upsilon. B-Pi, B-Upsilon, G-Gamma, G-Zeta, G­Ka ppa

2. Robert J . K. Butz ------- --------------- 32 E. 7th St .. Allentown, P a . 1 101 Chapters: Eta, Xi. Omicron. Phi. A-Omicron. B-Phi

3. David W. Merow -------- ----------------------Box 5073, Ba ltimore, Md. 21220 Chapters : Ch i, A-Gamma. A-Theta. B-Omicron, G-Eta

4. Thomas L. Stennis II --------------------326 Kerr, Long Beach, Miss. 39560 Chapters : A-Eta, A-Lambda, A-Rho , A-Chi, B-Delta, B-Epsilon, B-Iota, B ·Xi

5. P a ul A. L a ndfai r ----------------------------48 P a rk Pl. , Oxford, Ohio 45056 Chapters: Alpha, Delta, Theta, Ka ppa , B-Beta. G-Beta

6. Ronald L. Spetrino __________ 14401 Onaway Rd .. Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120 Chapters : Beta, Epsilon, A-Delta, A-Phi. A-Omega, B-Mu

7. Ray A. Clarke --------------------------3705 Ta lmadge Rd .. Toledo, Ohio 43615 Chapters: Gamma, Tau, A-Alpha, B-Tau, G-Aipha, G-Delta, G-Theta

8. William S. Budd ------------ ------------318 N. 5th Ave., Ma ywood, Ill . 60 153 Chapters: Zeta , Iota, Lambda, Mu, B-Lambda, B-Chi , Bradley Colony

9. Hugh C. Fowler ------------------------5399 S. Clarkson, L ittleton, Colo. 80 120 Chapters: Upsilon, P si, A-Epsilon , A-Nu, A-Sigma. B-Theta

10. N. Eugene St. Clair ---------------- ----10306 Crittendon, Dallas. Te:<: . 75229 Chapters: A-Psi, B-Aipha, B-Zeta, B-Kappa

11 . Clat·ence R. Bergland -------------------5430 Conant. Long Beach , Calif . 90 0 Chapters: Nu, Pi. B-Psi, B-Omega, G-Epsilon, G-Iota

12. Byron P . Gage .... Department of Electrical Engineeri ng . Seattle University .

Cha pters: A-Zeta. A-Kappa, A-Pi , B-Gamma, B-Sigma

THE PHI KAPPA TAU FOUNDATIO

Seattle. Wash. 9 122

President ________________ Dr. W. A. Hammond, 120 Dayton Ave .. Xenia. Ohio 453 5 Treao'h';~r 43215 .... Frank R . Musrush. The Ohio Company, 51 N. High St .. Columbu .

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The President's Message

Dear Brothers:

May I say to one and all, and particularly to each of you in attendance at the convention in Boulder, that I feel highly honored to have been chosen as president of our great fraternity, and I shall try to keep up the high standards of those who have served before me.

Since one's time is rather limited, may I take this opportunity of thanking each of you for the fine letters I have received since the convention.

You all know and realize that we have one of the best staffs to work with in the national fraternity setup today-Please feel free to make use of the Central Office Staff whenever needed.

I know you a ll agree with me that our national officers and particularly the National Council spend many hours working for all of us and they too often are overlooked when it comes to the passing out of a bit of praise. May I, please, for all of us just give these fellows a pat on the back.

Lastly, let's give all our Resident Council Officers, each respective Graduate Council and a ll our interested alumni a special pat on the back and say-keep up the good work, brothers!

All in a ll, the future looks brighter all the time and I hope each and every­one of you wi ll help our fraternity maintain it's deserved place among national fraternities.

Fraternally yours,

~~~~ LOU GERDING National President

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These are the charter m embers of Psi chapter at the University of Colorado who were in attendanGe at the 1964 National Convention held in Boulder, Colorado. With them is Dr. Harry A. Taylor (front row, second from right ) who was national president at the time of installation in 1924.

H ere in the usual order are pictured four past presidents of the frat ernity who attended the 1964 National Convention with President W. A. Hammond. They are: Frederick R. Fletemeyer, Illinois ; Ernest N. Littleton, Miami; Dr. Hammond; Dr. Harry A. Taylor, N ebraska Wesleyan, and Harold E. Angelo, Mississippi State. Pres nt but not in the picture were Honored Founder Borradaile and Roland Max­well, Southern California.