BOWL STARS

JAKE GIBBS University of Mississippi

SUGAR BOWL

GORDEN KELLEY University of Georgia

ORANGE BOWL

BUC KY WEGENER

Unive rsity of Missouri ORANGE BOWL

LANCE ALWORTH University of Arkansas

GATOR BOWL

BOB WA TERS Presby! rian College TA GERINE BO L

University of Cincinnati Most Valuabl e Player SENIOR BOWL

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I'm Goin'

C'mon! r

TO THE 1960 NATIONAL CONVENTION

Sand, sw'[, ancl sun!

Friendship, f ellowshi?J and fun!

ON TO Jl!llAil1/!

H ere's one place eve1·yone wants

to be " str anclecl"- on the fabulous st1·and

of Miami B each.

The miracle island beckons to

you. Plan n ow to join your fellow Pikes

Augus t 29-September 1

at the beautiful Deanville Hotel,

67th St1·eet on the Ocean .

S ee ya there !

Cover Pi Kappa Alpha really bowled

them over this year in po t season activities. Collegiate gridirons were prominentl y popu-lated by Pikes throu~hout the United States during the fall football fiestas. Both quan -tity and quality were very much in evidence this year with many outstanding stars draw-ing the spot! ights.

The Garnet and Gold got off to a fast start in the Bowl business when Penn State Men -tor Coach Rip Engle led his team to victory over the University of Alabama in the Lib-erty Bowl at Philadelphia. l'vfany Pike stars brought glory to their chools and fraternity with their heroic deed in the other outstand-ing bowls.

Our cover pays tribute to all of these Bowl participants and gives special recognition to these heroes of the clay:

Jake Gibbs, Gamma-Iota, Sugar Bowl Lance Alworth , Alpha-Zeta, Gator Bowl Bucky '~'egene r, Alpha· u, Orange Bowl Gorden Kelley, Alpha-Mu, Orange Bowl Bob Waters, Mu, Tangerine Bowl J ack Lee, Alpha-Xi, Senior Bowl Other Pi Kappa Alpha bowl participants

were: Bruce Fullerton, Jerry Mazzanti, AZ (Ark-

CONTENTS • Volume 69, No. 3 • March, 1960 The 1959 All IIKA Football Team 2 Sena tor Strom Thurmond In i tia ted·-~~-~~-u ~-~a;~~:~-----.. --·---------·--------------- 4

IIKA Senators and Congressmen on Capitol Hill . ________ ::~==::::::~-==:::===== 6 Robert Lee McLeod ew Executive Director ------------------------------------- s North Carolina H as "Beat Dook" Parade ------------------------------------------------ 10

CHAPTER NEWS

Alpha 15, 21; Gamma 14, Iota 14, 22; Kappa 27, Nu 20, Xi 14, Omicron 21, igma 16, Upsi-lon 26, ~ lpha-E ta 18, 24; Alpha-Iota 25, 27; Alpha-Mu 30, Alpha-N u 19, Alpha-Xi 12, Alpha-PI 21, Alpha-Rho 23, Alpha-Tau 15, Alpha-Phi 19, Beta-Alpha 15, Beta-Zeta 15, 16; Beta-Iota 16, Beta-Mu 16, Beta-Omicron 21, Beta-Upsi lon 19, 23; Gamma-Alpha 25, Gamma-Delta 26, Gamma-Epsilon 20, 21; Gamma-Zeta 24, Gamma-Theta 23, 30; Gamma-Iota 26, Gamma-Kappa 25, Gamma-Xi 17, Gamma-Omicron 17 , Gamma-Sigma 25, Gamma-Phi 25, Gamma-Psi 23, 30; Delta-Delta 20, Delta-Eta 23; Delta-Iota 16, Delta-Kappa 17, Delta-Lambda 16, Delta-N u 14, Delta-Omicron 30, Delta-Pi 23, Delta-Rho 17, Del~a-T~u 27, Delta-Upsilon 14, Delta-Omega 30, Epsilon-Alpha 18, Epsilon -Beta 15, 26; Epstlon-Zeta 30, Epsilon-Iota 15, Epsilon-Kappa 24, Epsilon-Lambda 12, Epsi lon-Mu 22, 28.

Chaplain's Corner March, 1960

Dear Fell ows,

Each one of us is made a steward of the greatest of all m ys teries and the grea test potenti al force in the world -hum an life. Therefore, one of the great-e t quest ions which ever faced an indi-vidu al is "How ca n I make the most of this life placed in my h ands by the Great Creator?"

College men have definitely stepped acros the threshold between adolescense a nd manhood. There was a time when others thought for us and made our de-cisions for us. But now we [ace the fact th a t we must think fo r ourselves a nd make our own decisions. It is very clif-[icul t for us to face this realization a nd so we hear it said of some men, "They have n ever grown up."

In order for us to make the right de-cision in life we must be guided by th e ex perience and wisdom o f others who have pa sed along the way before u s. There are certain signs along the way to su ccessful living which h ave stood thru the ages as prime requisites for success.

The first of these is labeled "Ambi-t ion." Certainly we will never be or be-come any more than we want to be or become. Ambition is the divine spark which lies latent in every human oul. Tt is onl y when this spark glows brightly tha t we ever make the most of life. H ow many men are willing to "just ge t by" in college studies when they might be real scholars? How many men are will-ing to "put out" just enough to make the team when they might be brilliant

ansas), Gator Bowl ; Pete Case, AM (Georgia), Orange Bowl; Rock Calhoun, Joel Case, AN (Missouri), Orange Bowl; Pledge Marvin Terrell, ri (Ole 1\,fiss), Sugar Bowl; Joe Nixon, Gordon Stanley, and Pledges Keith Richardson and William Hill , l\1 (Presby-ter ian) , Tangerine Bowl.

a th le te ? Are our ambitions big enough to give us the nece sary drive to succe s?

Another sign post along the way to success is labeled "Self Discipline." We must develop the ability to discipline our elves. The longer I live the more def-initely my life seems to be divided into two sections. Half the time I am doing what I don't want to do because I ought to. The o ther half I am not doing what I want to do becau e I ought not to. llut only when we can say to ourselves "I mu t" or 'I must not" can we be sure tha t we are on the road to success."

Another sign post is labeled "Charac-ter." W e may or may not accumulate much mon ey or make a name for our-elves which wi ll be spread on the pages

of our newspaper. But if we set our course on a high plane of purity, h on-esty, sobriety, a nd right li ving we shall not fail to have an inner satisfaction which is the true criterion of succe sand which the worlcl can not give nor take away.

America needs today above all el e men of character who will lead our n a-ti on through the troub lous clays of the pre ent and future. And character is still at a premium in America n life. Jn my experie nce as a coll ege pre ident I received man y letters from individuals and organizations ~eeking me n for school or off ice or busine s. They never in -qu ired as to the ability of a man to carry a football , or hit a baseball , or pass a basketball. They didn ' t seem to be in-terested in whether or not he was a " hot elate." Or even what his batting average was in th e scholarship league. But without fail the first question was always, "'What kind of character does h e po sess? Can we tru st him?"

Pi Kappa Alpha seeks to mould men who are men of amb ition, elf-discipline and character.

Your Chaplain,

Dr. John McSween

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Pete Manning, End Wake Forest

1959 ALL IlK For the first time in lillore than

30 years, the Far West landed more players on the Pi Kappa Alpha All-America football team than did any other section of the country.

The fraternity's 1959 All-America in-cludes five stars from th e Far We t-three from the University of California and two from the University of Utah. These are Jerry Lundgren, Jimmy Creen and Walt Arnold of the Golden Bears and Ken Peterson and Tony Polychronis of the Utes.

Not since 1928 has the Far West come up with as many as five players, or more than any other region.

The All-Star team has three players from the South, one each from the Mid-we t, the East and the Southwest, and five from the Far West.

Four selected are repeaters from last year- Peterson and Lundgren, Jack Lee of Cincinnati and Pete Manning of Wake Forest.

Perhaps the greatest acclaim went to a pledge, Marvin Terrell of the great Uni-versity of Mississippi team. He made the As ociated Press All-America squad and AP All-Southeastern Conference team. But, as a pledge, he was not eligible for the fraternity team.

Here is your 1959 Honor T eam: Ends- Pete Manning, Wake Forest, and

J erry Lundgren, California. T ackles-Ken Peterson, Utah, and Mar-

shall Ebert, H ampden-Sydney. Guards- Jimmy Green, California, and

T ony Polychronis, Utah. Center- Phil Kardasz, Purdue. Backs-J ack Lee, Cincinnati ; Walt Ar-

nold, California; J ake Gibbs, 1ississ ippi, and Lance Alworth, Arkansas.

Manning, Lee, Eberts, Green and Poly-chronis are seniors. Lundgren, Peterson, Gibbs, rnold and Kardasz are juniors and Alworth is a sophomore.

While there were four repea ters, two others named a year ago were squeezed off the All-Star club this year- Bill Ben-

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son of Hampden- ydney and Wade Smith of lorth Carolina. Ben on , known as the greate t back in H ampden-Sydney his-tory, wa hampered by late season injur-ies. And those in the backfield quartet finally chosen appeared just a shade ahead of Smith this sea on, although he had a fine year and was named to the Atlantic Conference second team.

Jake Gibbs of Mississippi and Jack Lee of Cincinnati were perhaps the best known nationally of those named to the top team. Jake was o. 1 quarterback of the University of Mississippi Rebels, the nation's second ranking team. Lee was the country's o. 2 college passer and a star in both the Blue-Gray and Senior Bowl games.

Gibbs tossed a pass, good for 43 yards, to Cowboy Woodruff for Ole Miss's first touchdown in its 21 -0 triumph over Louisiana State in the Sugar Bowl game. Coaches Johnny Vaught of Ole Miss and Paul Dietzel of LSU both termed this play the turning point of the New Year's Day game, coming less than a minute before the end of the first hail.

Gibbs actually deserved All-Southeast-ern Conference rating. Had it not been for the fact that Mis issippi's Charley Flowers was named to the first All-Amer-ica team and Terrell to the second-with both winning all-conference honors - Gibbs doubtless would have been se-lected. Actually, he was named to the conference's o. 2 team.

Gibbs also led the R ebels to a triumph over Tennessee, 37-7, in one of the most spectacular surprises of the year. Louisi-ana Sta te, national champions in 1958 and unbea ten in 1959, had whipped Mis-sis ippi 7-3 (on a great 89-yard sideline run by All-America Billy Cannon) and then had been upset by Tennessee in a tight game. Then Mississippi routed the T ennessee Volunteers 37-7 with Gibbs and All-America Charlie Flowers setting the pace. Gibbs riddled Tennessee's secondary with bullet-like passes which

produced two touchdowns and set up another.

Gibbs was the big gun in Mississippi's win 42-0 over its arch state rival, Missis-sippi State, which guaranteed a Sugar Bowl nod. He passed for 160 yards, com-pleting 8 of 20 and carried 62 yards on 12 rushes.

Jake led the Southeastern Conference in total offense with 983 yards, including 755 yards passing. He led in passing with 46 completions out of 94 attempts.

Jack Lee was the No. 2 passer in the nation with 132 completions in 232 attempts. He also led the Missouri Valley conference in total offense with 1528 yards, which made him one of the leaders in the nation. He was All-Missouri Valley quarterback and was the first draft selec-tion of Houston in the new professional American Football League. He also is a good tackler, a fine defensive player, kicks off and boots extra points . .

Lee was one of the aces of the winning Blue team in the Blue-Gray Bowl game but he was the real standout of the Senior Bowl contest won by the North 26-7. He passed for two touchdowns, threw the pass that set up another and quarter-backed the orth team.

Lee, named the game's most valuable player, broke d1e contest wide open in the last quarter with a 73-yard touchdown pass. Moments later he threw another 23-yard touchdown pass. In the third quarter Lee had set up a go-ahead touch-down with a 57-yard pass that carried to the South's 13.

Lee broke one passing record in the Senior Bowl game and tied another by completing 13 of 21 for 283 yards and two touchdowns. The yardage was the most in Senior Bowl history. Another thing that impressed professional scouts was tha t none of Lee's passes was inter-cepted.

Rival coaches-Jim Lee Howell of the ew York Giants and Weeb Eubank of

the World Champion Baltimore Colts- '

Ken Pete1·son, Tackle Utah J erry Lundgren, End

California

Walt Arnold, Back California

FOOTBALL TEAM were agreed on one thing: Jack Lee was the difference.

Howell said: "Lee's just the best, that's all." Eubank commented: "'That Lee can throw that ball. He had lots of poise. When he· was in trouble he got out of it and made the hig play." That was the difference." Incidentally, Eubank also praised the line play of pledge Marvin Terrell for the South squad.

Walt Arnold was one of the mainstays of the California team and scored two touchdowns in its 20-18 win over Oregon.

Sophomore-of-the-year unquestionably was Lance Alworth of Arkansas, co-cham-pions of the Southwest Conference and 14-7 victors over Georgia Tech in the January 2 Gator Bowl.

Frank Broyles, Arkansas coach, said the key play of the Gator Bowl game was Alworth's 8-yard run with fourth and seven that set up the winning Razorback touchdown. The 19-year-old sophomore punched across for the first down on the Yellowjackets' 39-yard line and a few moments later Arkansas' AP All-America ace, Jim Mooty, scored.

The 175-pound 6-foot halfback was named to the Southwest Conference sec-ond all-star team and given honorable mention on the AP All-America.

He was named back-of-the-week in the Southwest Conference following Arkan-sas' defeat of Southern Methodist Univer-sity. Lance is married and a student in Business Administration. His sister was once Dream Girl of Delta·Mu at Missis-sippi Southern College.

Lance was third in most ground gained in Southwest Conference games, 228 yards in 54 carries-and actually outgained the A-A Mooty. Alworth led the conference in kickoff returns with an average of 28 yards.

Prior to the Gator Bowl game, Coach Broyles said he had two All-Americas ready, "Mooty and Alworth. Alworth certainly should be an All-America in the future. He can do everything. He's a

terrific runner, with great speed and some good tricks. He's a fine receiver and punter and dangerous on the halfback play."

Bob Waters of Presbyterian barely missed top fraternity honors. He passed and quarterbacked PC through a season of eight wins and one setback which brought a bid to the Tangerine Bowl at Orlando, Fla. Middle T ennessee beat PC 21-12 but Waters was voted the game's most valuable player. As PC tried to come from behind, Waters passed for two touchdowns. He also was named to the AP Little All-America squad. During the season Waters passed for 677 yards and six touchdowns.

Lundgren had another good year for California while Manning was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference team. He caught 24 passes for 363 yards and several touchdowns. Manning was voted the second most valuable player in the con-ference. J erry Frye of South Carolina, Jimmy Kolb of Presbyterian, John Byrd of New Mexico University, and Tony Romeo of Florida State University were other fine ends.

Marshall Ebert, along with backs Bill Benson and Tommy Davis, was a co-captain at Hampden-Sydney. It's unusual for a team to have three co-captains and even more unusual for all of them to represent the same fraternity. And this trio succeeded Jim Felty, las t year's cap-tain who was a Pike. Ebert's selection as tackle comes as a climax to three fine years as a Hampden-Sydney leader and also as a representative of a chapter which had 11 men on the H ampden-Sydney squad. Ken Peterson of Utah was named for another year, barely beating out Dick Brantley of the University of Florida.

The guards are Tony Polychronis of Utah and Jimmy Green of California, with Phil Kardasz at center. Kardasz got the nod over Ray Moss, a fine Tennessee player, who competed in the Blue-Gray

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By DILLON GRAHAM Associated Press

Jack "Gene1·al" Lee, Back Cincinnati

Senato1· Thu1·mond signs the membeTship record book assisted by Lan·y Cothran (l.)

and William Donelan, J r.

Senator Strom Thurmond Initialed in South Carolina

An outstanding member of the United States Senate is one of Pi Kappa Alpha's newest initiates. H e is U. S. Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, who is recognized by many as the most nota ble and eloquent spokes· man for the Southland.

This 57-year-old South Carolina ta tesman was initi ated into membership by XI Chapter a t the University of South Carolina in impres ive ceremonies on November 18, 1959. Assisting in the ceremon ies were two other South Carolina chapters l'vfu (Presbyter ia n Coll ege) and u (Wofford College).

Strom Thurmond has a unique record of public service which has been compared wi th the di tinguished records of two other famou South Carolina sons, J oh n C. Calhoun and J ames F. Byrnes. The Senator bega n his career of public service as a County Superintendent of Ed ucation in 1929, six years after being graduated from Clemson College. Dur-ing the interim period he taught schoo l, coached a thletics, farm ed, and studied law a t night in the office of his lawyer fath er. After being adm itted to the South Carolina Bar in 1930, he became city attorney and county attorney. In 1933 he offered for the State Senate and won by a margin of 5-l . From the State Senate he wa elected in 1938 to serve as a State Circuit Judge.

As soon a the United ta tes declared war against Germany, Judge Thunnond volunteered fo r acti \'e duty with the Army. H e resigned from the bench and began a brilliant record of service with the Army in the Europea n and Pacific Thea ters. He dropped out of the skies over orm andy on D-Day with the famous 82nd Airborne Divi ion, winning a Bronze Star with a "V" device for his valor and a Purple H eart for wounds received in action. For his service during the war he has received five battle stars and 14 decorations, medals, and awards. He entered acti\'e duty as a Cap tain and was dis-charged as a Lieute nant Colonel.

In 1946 he was elected Governor of outh arolina in an 11-man race. His admini tration was noted for the many progressive reforms in government whid1 he instituted and the initiation of outh Carolina's successful campa ign for attracting new industry. The Governor traveled over many areas of the country soliciti ng industry in an effort to balance South Carolina's then predominantly agricul tural eco nomy. In 1950 he was elected hairman of the Confere nce of Southern Govern ors.

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While serving as Governor h e was selected as the presiden-tial standard bearer for the 1948 States' Rights Democratic Party movement. Campaigning in only several States, Thur-mond garnered l , 169,021 popular votes and 39 electoral votes, carrying four States. H ad 27,000 votes been changed in Ohio and California, which h ad been expected to fall in the Republican column, the 1948 presidential election would have been thrown in the U. S. House of R epresentatives where a selection would have been made between Truman, Dewey, and Thurmond .

In addition to making history in the 1948 presidential election, Thurmond scored a first in political history with his as tonishing U . S. Senate write-in victory over Sta te Sena-tor Edgar Brown in 1954 by an almost 2- 1 margin. H e thus became the first person ever elected to a rna jor office by a write-in vote. Thurmond's name was not printed on the ballot and had to be written in correctly. The other candi-date, whose name did appear on the ballot, was nomina ted by an executive committee of the party without holding a primary election, which i generally tantamount to election in South Carolina.

Thmmond campaigned on the theme tha t the people had a right to vote in a primary election to fill the nomination vacancy caused by the death of Senator Burnet R. Maybank. During the campaign, h e promised that if elected he would res ign before the nex t regular primary and give the people the right to vote in a primary. In keeping with his promise, h e resigned less than two years after taking office and was unopposed in the primary election. This act of good faith co t him seven months' service in the Senate, together with all seniori ty rights. H e must stand for re-election during 1960, but few people in South Carolina or elsewhere ques-tion his re-election chances.

In the United Sta tes Sena te, Senator Thurmond h as been very acti ve in behalf of the principles of Sta tes' Rights and con tituti onal government. One of the senior members of that illustrious body, Sena tor H arry Byrd (D.-Va .) h as lauded Senator Thurmond as "one of the ablest and most effective defenders of th e r ights of the ta tes and the fundam ental institutions of ou r constitu tional democracy." During the pas t congres ional session, independent voti ng record tabu-lations rated the South Carolinian as being the leading Demo-crat in voti ng for economy in government spending, as one

of three Senators who had perfect records on voting a ttend-ance, and as the "most Southern Senator."

As a Senator, Thurmond serves as a member of the impor-tant Committees on Interstate and Foreign Commerce and Armed Services. His legal background is helpful to him as a member of the Commerce Committee, and his record of service as a citizen soldier in war and peace makes him a valuable member of the Armed Services Committee. H e h as been an active member of the Arm y R eserve since winning an ROTC commission from Clemson College in 1923. H e now holds the rank of brigadier general and has served as na tional president of both the R eserve Offi cers Associa tion and the Military Government Associa tion. By virtue of his vast experience, he is recognized as one of the country's lead-ing authorities of R eserve affairs.

The Sena tor was born in Edgefi eld, South Carolina, in 1902, son of John Willi am and Gertrude Strom Thurmond. His fa ther, who died in 1934, was a U ni ted States Attorney and was considered by many a one of the most able and outstanding lawyers to practice in South Carolina. T hur-mond's mother died in 1958 at the age of 7. In 1947 she was honored as South Carolina's Mother of the Year. H e has two brothers, Dr. William Thurmond and Dr. Allan George Thurmond, both of Augusta, Ga., and three sisters-Mrs. W alter Bishop of Greenwood, S. C., Mrs. Robert Tompkins of Edgefield, S. C., and Miss Gertrude Thurmond of Colum-bia, S. C.

In 1947 Governor Thurmond married "Miss South Caro-lina" and his personal secretary, J ean Crouch of Elko, S. C. She died of a malignant brain tumor on J anuary 6, 1960, a t the age of 33. The personable Mrs. T hu rmond was eulog ized by the South Carolina press as being one of the most popular and graceful ladi es ever rea red in the Palmetto State. She was a very valuable helpma te to the Sena tor and could always be found close by his side in any political campaign and important Sena te battles. When h e set a Sena te record of 24 hours and 18 minutes for ex tended speaking against the Civil Rights Act of 1957, pretty J ean Thurmond sa t through the long speech even though he repeatedly sent her messages to go home and res t.

In commenting on h er appeal to the publi c, one South Carolina editor made this observa tion :

"As politicians must, Strom has his politi cal enemi es, but while they could vote against him, they couldn 't vote against Mrs. Thurmond." During his long and varied record of public service, Strom

Thurmond has earned many awards, honors, and accolades. H e has been praised for his courage under battle conditions, for risking his life while a judge to prevent mob violence, for many brave acts of public service, and for his 1948 and 1954 political campaigns which called for the utmost in courage to face almost insurm ountable political odds. His political enemies concede tha t he is one of the mos t industrious office holders ever to serve South Carolina and the na tion. They likewise admit that in so far as personal h onesty is concerned, he is "clean as a hound's tooth." Columnist Drew Pearson recently noted that Thurmond is p robably one of the few members of the Sena te who has severed all his business con-nections to avoid any possible confli ct of interest in his Sena te service. Many of his able add res e in the Senate and else-where have been reprinted in Vital Speeches of the Day and other publica tions and have fonned the basis for many editorial comments throughout the nation .

Pi Kappa Alpha is honored to have such a distinguished American as a member of the brotherhood .

U.S. Senato1· S t1·om Thurmond

S enator ThU?·mond exchanges greetings with Vice P1·esident N ixon.

Brigadie1· General Thu1·mond, USAR, past national p1·esident of the Rese1·ve Officers' A ssociation, pre-sents sm·oll to General Maxwell D. Taylor, with S ec1·e tar y of the A 1·my Wilber Bn teker par ticipating.

S enator ThU?·mond presents a petition from his constituents to S enator Harry Byrd, chairman of the Finance Committee.

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John J. Sparkman, rA S enator, Alabama

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Frank E. Moss, AT Senator, Utah

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Wayne L. Morse, BZ Senator, Oregon

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Strom Thw·mond, ::; S enator, South Carolina

E. C. Gathings, rA, AZ Cong1·essman, Arkansas

Everett M. Dirksen, Ll~ Senator, Illinois

Paul C. Jones, AN Congressman, Missow·i

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L eroy H. Anderson, rK Cong1·essman, Montana

(Contmued from page J) Bowl Game. Kardasz recovered a fumble and made Purdue's only TD against Indiana which brought a 10-7 win.

Another fine back who didn't quite make the fraternity team was Joe Milazzo of Howard College in Alabama. His PiKA coach, Bobby Bowden, said: "We couldn't have gone without him. He has beeR one of the best clutch players I've ever seen. He's a Little All-America if I ever saw one."

Honorable mention goes to these players:

Ends: Billy Bundrick, Louisiana Tech Captain; Ron Miller, Vanderbilt (P); John Papini, California; Wayne Holley, Howard·(P); Don Blain, Washington and Lee (P); Pack Turner and Jerry Frye, South Carolina; Tony Remee, Florida State; John Byrd, New Mexico, Jimmy Kolb, Presbyterian; Jerry Mazzanti, Ark-ansas; Gorden Kelley, Georgia; Don Blair, Washington and Lee; and Tom Perkins, Arkansas State.

Tackles: Benson Finkel, George Wash-ington; Bobby Hinton, Louisiana Tech; Preston Nix, Howard {P); Brian Bennett and AI .Stone, Beloit; Bob Lewis, Wash-ington and Lee; Jim Towne, George-town; Jim Means, Oklahoma State; Jim Williams and Bruce Nation, Wake For-est; Dick Brantley, Florida; Tim Butler and Keith Richardson, Hampden-Sydney; Bill (Bucky) Wegener, Missouri; Billy Trail, Arkansas State; Bob Lewis, Wash-ington and Lee; Pete Case, Georgia; Ron Gassert, John Marlowe and Jan Kom-fjord, Virginia; and Burgan Revell, East Tennessee State.

Guards: Don Gresso, Kansas State; Charles Wells, Vanderbilt; Doug Gra-ham and Dick Carlson, California; Bill Kinghorn (P) and Jimmy Orton (P) of Howard; Bob Tooke, Missouri Mines; Dave Bogart, Georgetown (P); Marvin Terrell, Mississippi (P); Jimmie Pearce, w·ake Forest; Tom Fletcher, Hampden-Sydney; Joseph Rockne Calhoun, Mis-souri (P); Fletcher Baugh (P), and David Carter (P), Arkansas; Gerald George Gonyo, Virginia; and Billy Haas, Auburn.

Centers: Stan Parkinson, California; "Bill Kamberos, Beloit; Billy Ware, Louis-iana Tech; Sam Stassi, California (P); Ray Moss, Tennessee; Joel Case, Mis-souri; and Jeff Jones, Utah.

Backs: Kent McConnell, Dale Evans, Sonny Ca!ta (P) and Ron Blaylock of Kansas State; Ron Mendel, Cincinnati; Alden Herter, Miami of Florida; Jess Pitters, California; Ken Harris, Omaha; Joe Milazzo, George Raley, Tom Marler (P) and Brooks Barfield (P) of Howard; Wayne Boswell, Missouri Mines ; John Shepard (P), Georgetown; Charles Mor-ris (P), Mississippi; Jim Bowman (P) and Jimmy Hunter (P), South Carolina; Wade Smith, North Carolina; Ken Fer-rell and Bill Burgess, Wake Forest; Jimmy Williams and Jim Casten, South

Carolina; Bill Benson, Tommy Davis, Lewis Everette (P), Wayne McLean (P), Fred Johnson (P), Keith Pusey, Jim Slaughter and Tom Treadway of Hamp-den-Sydney; Robert Waters, Joe Nixon, Gordon Stanley and William Hill of Presbyterian; Billy Jordan, Auburn; John Barger, Virginia; Don Miller, Ark-ansas State; Bruce Fullerton, Arkansas; and John Coffey, Arkansas.

Jack Lee ••• PiKa's Top Q.B

By Jay Green

Brother Jack Lee has all too quickly ended his fabulous football career at the University of Cincinnati. Lee was undoubtedly the finest quarterback ever to perform in Nippert Stadium, and he has compiled quite an impressive list of important statistics and honors to prove it.

During the 1959 ten-game schedule, marred somewhat by the muddy Ohio Valley weather, Jack completed 132 of 232 pass attempts for a 57% average, while suffering only six interceptions. In the process the "General" broke three school records, was named M.V.C. Back of the Week two times last fall, earned All Missouri Valley Conference honors for the second straight time, and was number two among the top passers in major college football this season.

Lee ended the 1959 season with a scor-ing total of 22 points. He had only one touchdown to his credit, but booted 16 extra points from placement in 19 tries; thus, Jack had quite a hand in the total team scoring.

One of the strange things about Lee is his tremendous durability, strange be-cau e this slim six-footer is now at his "heftiest" playing weight, an unimpres-sive 175 pounds. Nevertheless, he tackles 200-pound fullbacks without concern for his own longevity and is regarded as one of the 'Cats best defensive backs.

ine time in ten contests Lee has gone over 100 yards through the air. His best afternoons, of course, came again t Tulsa (282 yards) and Marquette (275 yards). From a percentage standpoint, Jack was at his best on the Saturday that he con-nected !5 times in 21 tries at the expense of College of the Pacific.

The thing that makes the "General" especially difficult to defense is his a bil-ity to hit the mark while moving on a rollout just as accurately as he can hit from the pocket. That holds true when he's rolling out to his left as well-plus the fact tltat Lee knows what to do when he's forced to run with the ball.

Studies also get plenty of attention from Jack, a marketing major in the Col-lege of Business Administration. He's kept a "B" average throughout his stay at Cincinnati.

If he chooses, Jack can enter Marine flight training as a second lieutenant upon graduation. He's spent some of his summers participating in the Marine Pla-toon Leaders Course, completing the re-quirements for a commission.

Pro ball, naturally, is on the mind of this young man who "can fire the ball with the speed and accuracy of an artil-lery round." The pros have taken a close look, but it looks as though Jack is most pleased with Houston's attractive offer.

We feel that possibly the two greatest factors pointing to Lee's outstanding quarterbacking and team play ability were the results of his parts in both the Blue-Gray and Senior Bowl Games. In both contests the South was favored to win, but in beth battles "General" Lee, this time leading the Northern attack, crippled the Southern defen e by virtue of his pinpoint passing and clever run-ning. Hence, Jack was named Most Val-uable Player in the Senior Bowl Game.

'\1\Te know that everyone joins Alpha-Xi Chapter, University of Cincinnati, in saluting Brother Jack Lee for his out-standing play of the past, and is anticipat-ing great things from him in the near future as a professional.

Purdue Has Christmas Party

On December 5, 1959 we held our annual house dance, using the theme "Pi Kappa Alpha Invites You to Go to the Woods." At this gala affair brothers, pledges and their dates dressed in costumes to fit the occasion. They ranged from Boy Scouts and Girl couts to Indians. Paper mache trees seemed to grow through the ceiling. Straw and logs were also part of the decorations.

The next week, Beta-Phi held its annual house Christmas decorating party. Dates were invited to help put up the tree and decorate the living room.

And on December 16, 1959, we held our traditiol'lal Christmas party for underprivi-leged children. The children were treated to a large turkey dinner, soup bowls full of ice cream, and many toys and articles of clothing.

Beta-Phi has an outstanding number of members in activities on the Purdue campus.

Greek Skits At Kansas State

Alpha-Omega climaxed the fall semester socially with the Duad weekend in conjunction with Sigma Phi Epsilon fr~ternity. This third annual event began Wl~h. a formal dance which the two fratermues attended with dates. Judy Young, KKr. was crowned queen with Linda Ate, Delta Delta Delta, and Pat Robens, Kappa Kappa Gamma, serving as her attendants.

aturday afternoon each sorority presented a ten minute kit with Greek or Roman atmosphere. Gamma Phi Beta won first place with a skit entitled "Caes~r ':Vas a Teaser But Achilles Was a Heel. P1 Beta Won s~cond and Kappa Delta placed third.

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oldier, sailor, lumh>erjack, fa rmer, sales-man, teacher, fund-raiser, ; as tor, college pres ident-R obert L. McLeod, J r., has been all of th em. So it was not surpri ing to a li fe-long fr iend to learn tha t he had been named Executi ve Director of Pi Kappa Alpha Fra tern ity by its upreme Coun cil. For Dr. McLeod has wha t it takes.

H e was wise enough in the begin n ing to choo e the right paren ts- people of rugged and sterling Scotch heritage. Some name of places make little sense, bu t Maxton, North Carolina, where Bob McLeod grew to his six fee t of sta ture, was "predestined and fore-ordained" by i ts numerous cots Pres byterian citizens to be a town of \'.he's- Maxton. In such an inevitably competitive community, R . L. McLeod, Sr., acquired large timber and farming interes ts, buil t an ample and beau tiful colonial hou e, and h e and Mrs. McLeod crea ted in it the kind of a tmosphere that made it a cheri hed outhern home for their fi ve daughters a nd four sons.

Among the numerous q ualities whi ch cha rac terized such a home was a rare com bination of freedom a nd discip lin e. T here was that sense of p roportion whi ch is essential to humor. So Bob McLeod learned ea rl y th e art of remembering good stories and of getting the punch lines just right. H e developed to the point of genius the ca pacity to strike up a conver a tion with strangers and to d raw them into his circle of fri end-ship. H e acquired an ambiguous twinkle of the eye whi ch can almost conceal from his alert wife the immi-nence of another of his endl ess and delightful prac tica l jokes.

Tea time at the McLeods

Robe Patriotism a nd a Calvini tic sense of duty were parts

of the family a tmosphere that h e breathed from boy-hood. So h e had a tas te of the army in the Student Army T raining Corps a t Davidson College during World War I , interrupting his student days th3re, and i t wa h is service as a Chapla in in the avy, 1943-45, th a t tem1inated his career as P res ident of Centre Col-lege, Danville, Kentucky.

When Bob McLeod left Maxto n to begin his higher education a t Davidson, h e did no t know any better than to take literally the solemn pronouncement of his high school commencement speaker tha t "college education is an enriching experience." So he began to ge t enriched, and developed sud1 momentum tha t he has never halted the process. H e gave adequa te a ttention to the curriculum to achieve an A.B. degree. But his diet of enrichment ran off the pages of num-bered courses of study in the college catalog "menu. "

Fra ternity life centered in the colonial Pi Kappa Alpha house. Vocalizing was done in the college quar-tet. An outlet for pugnacity was found on the wrestling team. Writing talent found expression as Assistant Editor of the college magazine. An early flair for administration made him Manager of the Glee Club and Business Manager of the Annual. With such evi-dence of leadership he was inevitably elected to Omi-cron Delta Kappa.

In order tha t the enrid1m ent of these forma ti ve yea rs might not be res tri cted by campus boundari es, he vari ed his summer ac ti vities as a farmer, a teacher in a mountain school a t Guerrant, Kentu cky, and as a n automobile salesman. As the la tter, he is reported to have confu ed a reluctant customer into signing a purd1ase contrac t for an expensive Buick to replace a ti red old Ford by advising him "to jack up his horn and run a new car under it!"

U pon his gradua tio n from college, he went to the Louisville Presbyterian Theologica l Seminary to pre-pare him elf for the many sided work of the ministry. To preven t hi stud y of Bi ble, theology, a nd rela ted subj ects, from becoming too a bstrac t and theoretical, he took time out for four months of travel and study in the Bible lands of the fediterranean, supplied churches during the summer, and furth er varied his ex perience as a Director of Chri tian Educa tion in Laurel, Missi sippi, a nd as Assistant Pas tor of the High-land P resbyterian Church, Louisville.

Lee With a B.D. degree from theological school and a

thirst for po t-graduate study, he went back to orth Carolina to do the best piece of "per onal work" of his career. In the neighboring town of Laurinburg lived Ruth John, the vivacious daughter of an eminent physician. He persuaded her that love would be "a many splendored thing" if she would walk down the aisle with him and then spend their honeymoon at the University of Edinburgh.

Following this year in "Auld Reekie," came a varied succession of ministeries- as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Grenada, Missis ippi, Winter H aven, Florida, St. Joseph, Missouri, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida; as "visiting minister" at Craigmiller and Grange Churches in Edinburgh and at the American Church in Paris; two years as Secretary of Annuities

By DR. FRANK H. CALDWELL

cLeod and L egacies in the Board of National i\Iissions, New York; the presidency of Centre College, the Navy Chaplaincy, more graduate study at Princeton Semi-nary, and mo t recently the work of Dean of the Chapel and Head of the Department of Religion at Linden-wood College, St. Charles, Mi souri. In 1939, Mary-ville College conferred on him a doctor's degree. In 1958, Dr. and Mrs. McLeod were members of the Chris-tian Century World Seminar Tour.

Among his chief hobbies are hunting, fishing, and using a knife and fork!

To his task as Executive Director of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Dr. McLeod will bring a rarely enriched life, a richly endowed wife, superb adminis-trative ability, and a personality which exemplifies fraternity.

Chapter House Commissioner P. D. Christian, Jr., standing, and Com:nissioners Grant Macfarlane (l) f!-nd Herbert Miller (r.) chat with Brother McLeod du1·ing the annual 1neetmg of the Chapter House CommtSston.

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"I Love A Parade, the marching of feet .. . "

" BEAT DOOK" Queen CAROLYN KELLEY Final ist Susa n Woodall Alpha Tau Omega prepares a Blue Devil for execution

North Carolina Stage~ By Cha1·les Scott and Mark Wilson

creams of agony filled the air as a huge rack on which a grimy young man was slowly being stretched in four direction rolled by, followed by a somber procession of black-clad undertakers bea ring an open ca ket in which could be seen a ba ttered corpse. lt looked as though it had been allowed to "age that extra year" while awaiting burial. The cene, however, wa not a torture chamber of the pani h

1 nqui ition but rather the main street of Chapel Hill, lorth Carolina on the afternoon of ovember 24, 1959, the day of the annual "IIKA Beat Dook Float Parade." The unhappy oul on the rack and his fri end " the corpse" were ac tually Univer ity of 1orth Carolina studen ts depicting for parade viewers the agonie Duke wou ld be forced to undergo in the lorthcoming football game.

The Uni·varsity of orth Carolina and Duke are located only orne twelve mi les apart. This nearness ha alway inspired a fri end ly but quite active rivalry which become particularly evident when the two schools play one another each fall in football. For a number of years Tau chapter has taken advantage of this opportunity to organize and pon or a campus wide "Beat Dook Parade" which allows

Cawlina student to display their chool spirit in the con-truction of floa ts that portray in one way or another the

Tar Heels' "inevi table" triumph over the Blue Devils. As an incentive for participation Tau awards hand orne

trophies for the best float entries in fraternity, sorority and

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men and women's dormitory clivi ions. A number of m.arch-ing bands as well as the N.R.O.T.C. and A.F.R.O.T.C. drill teams appear regularly in the parade. T au 's own float tradi-tionally carries the queen of the parade and her court wh0 are selected from a group of entrants by a panel of judge .

Three days before the parade the various contestants ga ther a t the hou e for dinner as guests of the chapter. The judging follows dinner.

Organizing a full scale parade is no easy matter, as Jim Copeland, chairman of this year's parade, can testify. Las t minute entrants and withdrawals, doubts as to whether or not an early morning downpour would continue on through parade time, the unexpected illne of one of the members of the quee n ' court-thee are only a few of the problems ] im had to handle.

lex Adams, who was in charge of constructing Tau's own big float, had his problems too. What do you do when the owner of the large truck on which you h ad planned to build your float calls the day before the parade and explains he won't be able to get the truck to you until the morning of the parade? You spend most of the night working to ge,t every-thing ready to install on the truck the next morning, Alex would say; and when you wake up early in the morning and hear the drum of ra in on the roof and find the field in which you are going to put the float together a sea of mud, you don' t take the easy way out and commit suicide! Instead

ATHY Fullenwider and escort David Smith

Carolina Queen, all! First place display, N. C.-Tenn. homecoming g;

N. C. Coeds with Carolina's Mascot Ramese'

~BEAT DOOK'' Parade you spend the morning rounding up a small fleet of shiny new convertibles for the queen and her court tO ride in and keep praying that the rain will have topped by two in the afternoon.

And, as if to reward all the hard work that had gone into the parade, the rain did stop by early afternoon; and Brother Copland, with the help of Bob Bayne , Bill Craig, AI Pollard, Dave Smith, Wayne Smith and other , was able to line up some 25 rather ogg)' but still q uite olorful floats, as well as two complete mard1ing bands a nd a smart stepping Naval drill team.

Leading the parade was Queen arolyn Kel ley, a pretty blonde junior from Arlington , Virginia. She was followed in two convertibles by the wind-blown members of her court, Misses Kathy Fulenwider, Susan Woedall and Kay Kirk-patrick. The fourth member of the court, Miss Velta Spunde, was una ble oo be in the parade due to illne s.

The floats included everything from a transplanted forest in which Smokey the Bear was putting out "Duke" cigarettes to a huge deodorant bottle bearing the slogan "Don't Sweat Duke."

While a jazz trumpeter wailed contorted melodies, the beatniks aboard the Lambda Chi suggested coolly, "Like ... Beat Dook, mann." Painted on the sides were the comments, "Beat the. Dookniks" and " If you think we're bea t, wait till you see Dook."

Kappa Alpha's television camera wa aimed Jt a dejected devil, conte tant in a quiz show, who was labeled, "Coached but not Victorious."

And among the floats wandered single students in crepe paper aprons wearing large signs which read, "I'm A Float!"

Sigma 1u's idea to slaughter the devil for Thanksgiving Dinner won best a ll-round honors in float judging. Phi Delta Theta won the fra ternity clivi ion with a funeral cene depict-ing a large coffin which intermittently popped open to emit a cloud of team and a real live Blue Devil (always quickly recaptured by the T ar H eel pallbearer 1).

The "Kappa-pillar," a caterp illar with co-ed legs, won the sorority prize for Kappa Kappa Gamma, and a joint entry of Mciver and J oyner dormitories was judged best among dorm floats.

The weatherman must have worked overtime to enable the parade to take place, for the las t float had scarcely turned off main street when the first drops of th e returni ng rain· began te fall.

The bad weather, however, wa no indication of the uccelis-the Tar H eel were to have in their Thanksgiving Day game. The team, led by Co-captain Wade Smith and sparked by the play of Tau 's other halfback, Moyer Smith, fought i ts way to a record breaking 50-0 victery, exh ibiting on the field -the same type of spirit that makes the "Bea t Dook Parade" such a success ea.eh year.

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Jim Henderson New Field Secretary

R . Jame Henderson, pre i-dent of the Jnterfra ternity Council at Kansa tate Univer ity, rece ived his bachelor of science heepskin J anuary 31,

a nd ca u ght the n ext pl a ne for l\ femphis, Tenne -see to report for duty a a national Fi eld Sec ret a ry . Bro th er H ender-so n , 21, made an ou tsta nding rec-ord in college and in Alpha-Omega

R. James H enderson Chapter, se rving , as rush chairman,

S.M.C., and interfraternity council repre-sentative. As a member of the university IFC he sen •ed a editor of the interfra-ternity rush publication, vice president, and president. In December, 1959, h e was the Kansas State delegate to the

ati onal Interfraternity Conference in ' ew York City.

Jim lived through "operation new house." H e was pledged and fir t lived in the hallowed halls of Alpha-Omega's chapter hou e of several decades. As a chapter officer he worked on the plans, promotion and construction of the new J10use. H e was one of the first S.M.C.s to preside over the 73 member d1apter in .the new house whid1 was occupied in 1958. Jim, ix feet, is a fine crew cut .B.M.O.C. who graduated with a major in government and a minor in history. This qui et, dynamic, gentle, friendly brother was presented an award a t the 1959 Founders Day Banquet by the Kan-sas City Alumni As ociation as the out-standing undergradua te at Alpha-Omega Chapter.

He lives in Arkansas City, Kansas, with his parents and two younger sisters. T en-nis is his chief hobby. After a tour of duty with the national fraternity h e plans to study law.

"''Rabbit"

Disc jockey's note-Terry Fortune, EA (Murray), has r ecent ly cut a record " Daddy R abbit" for Pink R ecording Company, Nashville, T ennessee, backed by the Jordanai1·es.

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Alpha-Xi Celebrates Golden Anniversary

by Carroll Shanks

On May 21 , 1910 the first chapter of Pi Kappa Al pha north of the Ohio River was chartered a t the Univer-sity of Cincinnati . Fifty years have passed ince tha t time and many of the accom-

plishment of the local fra ternity have faded into the past. With the Golden Anniversary of Alpha-Xi at hand, it seems appropriate to recall the history of the local fraternity, Epsilon Gamma Chi, whid1 became Alpha-Xi Chapter.

The followin g is a bri ef hi storical sketch quoted from R eginald G. Me· Grane, retired Professor of History at the U niversity of Cincinnati.

"On •fay 30, 1909 Brothers Frank Gavin , Elmore Walthers, Frederi ck Lot-ter, and A. Ellis McNelly met in Burnet Woods of Cincinati Varsity and formall y pl edged them elves in the bonds of fra-tern al brotherhood to strive for the ac-quirement of three of the grea test ideas that h ave ever inspired any body of young men. The e ideas, they decided, should be represented to the outside world by the three Greek letters of Epsi-lon Gamma Chi. Such was the modest beginning of our fraternity.

"At that time, the meetings were held at the homes of the different members, but at the meeting held at Brother Lot-ter's house in ovember, 1909, it was de-cided to ren t a room downtown where it would be convenient to hold our meet-ings free from interruptions. The fol-lowing month we moved into the Brad-ford Block.

"Our uccess soon began to grow b y leap and bounds. We n ever tried to mingle in school politics but were al-ways read y to support any man, frater-nity or non-fraternity, who would furth er th e interests of our school. Yet we were

(l. to r.) Cincinnati Alumni Presi-dent Ced1·ic Vogel, The Dream Girl of Pi Kappa Alpha composer Harry Carlson and fo1·mer National S ecre-ta1·y William Nester.

no t without men who were recognized by the school as leaders, for from our mirist was chosen the manager of the football tea m in 1908-1909, assistant man-ager of the cooperative bookstore, as-si tant in the geology department and H annah Fellow in physics, while still other members represented us on the footba ll tea m, glee club, mandalin club and in various honoraries of the univer-sity - Blue H ydra, Chemi t 's Club and the Engineer' Club.

"Such was our standing at the univer-sity when we received your summons to join your worthy order. And so, on May 21 , 19 10, Epsilon Gamma Chi expired only - as T enn yson h as expressed . it:

'That we might rise on stepping stones Of our dead selves to higher things.'"

Alp~a-Xi Charte1· Memb ers, 1910. (l. to r.) seated, H erman Vogel, R egtnald McGrane ; standing, Ward Sterling, R . M. Schell, L. F. Wer-ner, G. G. Boake, Frank Gavin, Edward G. Rieman, H erbert Shaffer A. E. McNelly, William Hull, Elmore Walthe1·, A . B. Robertson, and Charles B. Jahnke.

Diamond Life Chapter Continues To Grow

C. Armitage H arper, presi-dent of the Diamond Life Chapter, has extended a welcom e to the fo llowing new members of the Diamond Life Chapter :

353-George Frank Gee, 11~ Orland Park, Ill.

354-Don T erre ll ettles, z & llT Lookout Mountain , Tenn.

355-Willi am Ide ti nson, J r., T Defuni ak Springs, Fl a.

356-Dr. Paul H olbrook, BB Tuc on, Ariz.

357-Einar A. H elsing, BB Bethe d a, Md.

E-ric Williams #850

Balboa Island, Cali f.

Koch Named Director Of Ohio Society

H erbert F. Koch, A;:: (Cinci n · na ti), banker, a t to rn ey, ed ucator, former assista nt county pro ecutor and long ti me trustee of the Pi Ka ppa Alpha Shield and Diamond Endowment Fu nd, assumed full-time d utie in December a Di rector of the Hi to rica l a nd Philosophica l Soci-e ty of Ohio.

As Di rector, Koch will head the Col-lection a nd Preservatio n of Hi storica l Records di vision and the opera tion of a library of one of the state 's rarest col-lectio ns of books and docu ments. T he library is loca ted on the U ni versit of Cincinnati campus.

Bro ther Koch i a ma n of many talents and ha used them in the service of var-ious profes ion and in the interes ts of his university, hi fraternity, hi s Sta te, City and his na tion .

H e ha bee n ac tive in legal and busi-ness circle in Cincinnati for man y years. After reti ring a Pre ident of the Old Guardi an Bank & Savi ngs Compan y he served as Profe sor of Busines Adm in-istra tion a t th e U ni ver ity of Cincin na ti . H e is well known through hi radio broadcast teaching local and ta te his-tory.

H e and his wife reside a t 6540 Lois-wood Dri ve, College Hill , Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pi Kappa Alpha plays host Janua1·y 8 at its headqua1·te1·s to the Field Secre-ta?·ies Training Conference sponso1·ed by the College Fraternity Sec1·etaries Association of which Robert D. Lynn is cu1·rently p1·esident.

Wesley A. Songe1·, Br ( K ansas), has been elected president of Crane Company .

Milan D. S mith, AT (Uta h), is t h e new p1·esident of National Canners Association.

D on L . H inmon, A ( I ow a State), vice p?·es-iden t, J ohns-Manville CoTporation.

K ansas City Alumni enteTtained Senator John S pa1·kman during a 1·ecent trip to K ansas City. ( l. to 1·.) Dist1·ict Presi-dent Bi lls, Senato1· S pa1·kman, A lumni Association President Patterson, and former president Dr . W hitman.

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Iota Chapter at Ham pden-Sydney College photographed its thirty-fouT m an fall pledge class.

he Stetson Chapte1· pledge class decorated its ~autiful colonial chapte1· house and r eceived hon-•able m ention in the City of DeLand Ch?"istmrts ~coration contest.

Stetson Pledges Decorate House

The Garnet and Gold a t Le tson University ha much to be p ro ud of in i ts twelve man pledge cia s. T he pledge have repre ented Delta· p ilon ve ry admi ra bl y in ca mpus life and interfra ternity a thl etic com-pet ition.

T he pledge class decora ted our house and entered it in the Deland Christm as H ou se Decora tion contes t. This was the first occa-sion in the history of Stetson ' greek orga n-iza tion tha t any such organ iza tion pa rti ci-pa ted in th is civic endeavor. T he chapter earned an honorable mention in the compe-t ition and a warm commenda tion from the uni versity on it participa tion. The pledge class is a tr ibute to the efforts of Rush Chair· man i\1. co tt Ca mpbell and the chapter as a whole.

A local a lumni associa tion is being o rgan -iLed under the direc tion of Alumnus Coun -elor Virg il P . ande rs in co-opera tion with

J. Blanford T aylor, former ed itor of Shield and Diamond, and faculty ad vi or Dr. Sam Hill. T hi will a id Delta- psilon in its many di vers ified ca mpus ac ti vities.

H owa1·d L. Johnson, b ·. ~T. S tetson Unive1·s ity

Pikes Win At William And Mary

Going in to the fina l stre tch of the in tramura l race, Pi K A's a re leading th e field of eleven fra ternities by a strong margin .

Le I by All - tar q uarterback Tony pa l-lone, the chapter took the foo tball troph y in a dra matic end of the sea on playoff. Gam-ma chapter ha a l o added the swimming trophy to their list of accomp li hments.

The brothers are in the p rocess of t·e-furnishing the lodge with new fu rni t ure and drapes. nder the lodge s • te rn , where the member do not li ve in the lodge, Pi K A's have been q uite successful in es tablishing a upper cl ub. Despite the limited faci lities, we are able to ga ther together for the evening meal each n ight a t the lodge.

L awrence A . S chalk r, William and Mary

Wayne Builds Homecoming Fire Engine

Delta -! u began the school yea r by ini tia ting eight fine men and securing twelve exce llent pledges a t ·w ayne Univer-sity.

For homecom ing, we built a fire eng ine drawn by a rea l hor e. \>Va iting until the very Ia t second to appear, we stormed down the field wi th our boi ler steaming, siren wai ling, bell r inging, and horse ga lloping. D ressed in firemen 's a ttire, we threw wa ter on each o ther and rice on the aud ience.

R eigning over H omecoming Week was Brother Ewald as Mr. Homecoming and floa t building cha irman . \ >\Then the winners of the parade were announced , we rece ived fir t place among fra ternitie and Bes t in Parade.

Ou r chapte r has adopted 16 boys in St. Peter's Epi copa l H ome for Boys as little bro thers. Brother Ollerman is a counselor at the H ome and keeps close contact between the chapter and the boys. The boys come from broken homes, and we feel we may be able to help them in some small way by offering our full es t and since res t friendship. Under the direction of Brother Ollerman, the boys a re se tting up their own pledge program, initiat ion, grip , and other ymbols to increase the ir own friendship.

Roge1· Trandell AN, Wayne

South Carolina Plays For Muscular Dystrophy

Nea r th e end of the intramural football sea on, Xi chapter decided to have a homecoming ga me for Pi Kappa Alpha -a ga me compl ete with queens, bands and oth er enterta inment.

H omecoming Day was to be our las t game of the cason and th e ga me was with Chi Psi. Pos ters were pl aced on bullet in boa rds and the new began to pread ca mpus wide. \Ve no t onl y made it H omecoming Day, but Band Day, Scouts Day and Dads Day. T wo hundred programs were printed and announcements were made periodically in the students build ing. Pos ters announcing the da te, place, time and events were placed in the sorority rooms and in o ther fra ternity houses.

Like a nowball the p roject ta rted gaining su pport and peed .

T hen the even t took on mea ning. lt was suggested th at since the game was free and specia l enterta inment was furni hed , why not take up a collection d uring half-time for the i\{u cular Dy tro phy d rive?

R ain , lo ts of rain, gree ted u on the day of the game and forced a week's pos tpone-ment.

the crowd bega n to arrive , pledges set up our own specia l closed circuit· televi-sion stern . The Pl ayboy picture on the fro nt of the T V set d id seem to help the mora le o f our coach, Krafty Cothran. ext ca rne the ba nd - all fi ve o f th em. The ''Filthy Four p lus One," as th ey were known .

pla)ed "Dixie" and the crowd came alive. The Boy couts for the cout Day section of the day were pledges in uniform , as make believe dads were a signed to each player. The dad were very fat if the player was thin and vice ver a.

A one of the local television stations took picture, our captain, " 13ullet Bill " Donelan, led the team tearing through the Beat ID sign . The first half of the game ended with the score PiKA J , and hi Psi 0. Announcer Hugh Roberts kept the tense crowd informed a to the progres of the ga me. The team 's pmt wa kept up by our cheerleader and the ecure feeling of knowing Dr. "Zorro" heppard was on the sidelines.

During the half-time the band put on a stunning performance as the pledges cir-culated through the crowd collecting dona-tions for Muscular Dy trophy. Free coffee wa furnished by the chool cafeteria. The candidates for Homecoming Queen we1 e pre ented on the field in convertibles and l\ l i Glenda Hunter wa crowned.

The final core read, PiKA 2i, Chi P i 7, with i\lu cular Dy troph y declared the win -ner! Billy McGill, h.

::: , South Ca1·olina

Penn State Holds Children's Party

On December 15, 1959, Beta -Al -pha chapter at Penn ylvania tate niversity held its annual Christma Party for twenty-five children from tate College and the surrounding town . hildren of all ages arrived at the chapter house at 6:30 p . m. and were entertained with games such as musical chairs, piggy-back wre tling matches, and a visit from Santa Claus (Richard l\ !o er, president of the pledge class) .

December 19, 1959, marked the date of the first annual Liberty Bowl game in Philadel-phia. Many of the brother and pledges were on hand to cheer Penn tate on to victory over a highly-rated Alabama team. Brother Rip Engle is Penn State head coach.

After the game, everyone ga th ered at Dick King's house and (rom there proceeded to the home of Roy Vollmer, Beta -Alpha alum -nus. There wa music, dancing, and much fun a the members of Beta - lpha and their dates celebrated Penn tate ' victory.

BA, Penn State

Valparaiso Stages Musical Comedy

Epsilon -Beta chapter joined ranks \\'ith a local orority on campus, Alpha Xi Epsilon, to stage a musical comedy for the sLUdents.

It was sparked anew by the presentation of "Bali-Ha ' i," a musical centered around seven shipwrecked travelers upon a South ea island.

Written, arranged, and directed by Dennis orman and John Vogel, the show proved

to be the outstanding event of the year

and drew a record attendan ce of 400 sLU-dents and faculty member .

Utilizing ongs from a variety of Broad-way shows, " Ba li-H a' i," wa filled with ten -der love cene , unu ual dance , witty satire, and hilarious comedy. R eynold \Volter, Stan Woell , and Wayne Kiefer deserve spec-ial mention for the fine performances they delivered.

One unique fea ture of this show was th a t no admis ion was charged.

If any of the other chapter would be in -tere ted in producing this show, copies of the 1 ipt can be obtained by merely writ-ing to Ep ilon -Beta chapter, Valparaiso ni -ver ity. Dennis Morgan

EB, Valparaiso

Pikes Sponsor Bridge Tourney At SMU

An all - orority bridge tournament spon ored by Beta -Zeta Chapter was wel -comed with great enthusia m on the outh -ern Methodist campus October 13, 14 and 15. Over 48 girls, represeming every orority on campus and one independent group, partici-pated . Each orority was invited to enter two teams. Team one from each organiza -tion played October 13, and team two from the groups played October 14.

The winning sorority was Gamma Phi Beta which scored 3,520 points. Alpha Delta Pi scored a healthy 2,450 to capture econd place, while the Pi Beta Phi sorority placed third with 1,040. The first and second -place winners received trophies. Each sorority en -tering received a deck of card inscribed , " ITKA Bridge Tournament '59." R efresh-ment were served each day.

"This is the most popular event to hit if1e campus this semester," one participating co-ed aid. Both Dallas newspaper publi-cized the event extensively and the campus newspaper was on hand to take pictures.

The event was so well received that the BZ brothers have decided to add the tourna-ment to their annual social calendar.

Bill Hunter BZ, So. Methodist

Southeast Missouri Membership Seventy

With the addition of an emhusi -astic pledge class of twenty-nine, Epsilon -Iota is off to another successful year at outh-cast Mi ouri. First seme ter was marked by a fir t place in the homecoming float com -pe tition for the econd year in a row with Alpha Delta Pi orority, and by a first place in the co-ed volleyball tournament, again with Alpha Delta Pi. Epsilon-Iota 's first an -nual Pi Kappa Alpha Freshman Girl's Tea wa given early in the year. One hundred and fifty girls participated.

Epsilon-Iota would like publicly to thank Alpha-Kappa (Missouri Mines) for the won -derful convention which was o well planned and carried out for Di trict ' inc.

With the membership nearing seventy, the chapter is looking forward with enthu iasm to the second emester.

John Schaedle1· EI, Southeast Missouri State

Tony Laquin tano, Alpha, sopho-?lto?·e spa1·kplug of the University of ViTginia Cavalie1·s.

Ga1·y Chestang, Alpha-Tau, var-sity sta1· at UniveTsity of Utah.

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LowellDavidFly1·, BZ (SMU), was team captain in the victory over Colorado in the General Electric College Quiz B owl, CBS Television p1·ogram. His six semes-ter ave1·age is 3.99.

Sigma's outstanding intramural basketball squad at Vanderbilt.

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JIKA Politicos- enator Wortham, Vice Presi-dent Bane, and Senator Morton outside student government office at Marshall College.

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Sing Song Seven In A Row At Texas

Beta -Mu has done it again! For the seventh stra ight year the Pikes at Univer-ity of Texas placed in the an nual ing Song

by winning 3rd p lace. The group of fifty led by J ohnny Perkins sank "The Ballad of R oger Young." They were dressed in black tuxe with white boutonnieres.

il ver Spurs, one of the two top service organiza tions, tapped and initiated Bill Dav-idson for his outstanding work on the cam-pus and in the fraternity. Bill has done a tremendou job for Beta-Mu serving as social cha irman and IMC.

The Beta-Mu Building Fund presented two . 100 schola rships this fall to Harvey Mc-Brayer and Bi ll McCaleb. Both are sopho-mores in pre-med and were cho en on the basis of ex tra-curricular activitie , grade , and fin ancial need.

Beta-Mu is proud tha t alumnus cott Evans was chosen as the outstanding member of the Austin Junior Chamber of Commerce for the month of ovember. Brother Evans was selec ted for his work on the Miss Aus tin contes t and a id to the safe ty patrols of the publ ic schools.

T he fa ll social calendar ended with a de lightful Christmas Formal at the Terrace Motel.

Bill McCaleb Bllf, U. of Texas

Florida State Wins Homecoming Trophy

Originality has been the key word a t Florida State this year. Two notable successes scored by the Pike chapter here were in this area. Our first achievement was the copping of the first " Most Original Float" trophy for our entry in the FSU Homecomi ng parade. The fl oa t fea tured a model of the huge Van de Graaff atomic acce lerator recent ly acquired here. A war-painted FSU Seminole was mounted upon it , directing its deadl y beams to burn down , one by one, the opponent's players as they emerged from behind the stadium . With its beauty and appropria teness to the H ome-coming theme, "FSU ON PARADE," as well as its orig ina lity, the float was a very strong candida te for the " Best All -Around"" ti tle.

Another origina l undertaking, the Pi K A "Go-Kart Derby" gained the Pike p ledge class a grea t deal of a ttention and good will on campus. T he Derby, under the direction of pledges Don Hazelton and Bob Orgaz, was well planned, well a ttended, and a credi t to the fra ternity. Proceeds wen t to the university charity organization, the Cam-pus Chest. Almost a thou and spectators cheered on the tiny racers as they sped around the hairpin turns of the Ys-mile track, laid out on a large campus parking lot. The racer were loaned by town mer-chants for the occasion and each was spon -sored jointly by a orori ty and a fraternity.

An original twist (for Delta-Lambda) to an old subject became apparent when the cholas tic standings for the 1958-59 school

year were released las t fall. The P ikes stood third among the fifteen fraternities at FSU , only slightly below the all -men 's average. Th is represents a ignificant improvement over the past and we mean to make it the rule. "Number One" is the target this year.

The fall r ush program netted the Pikes twenty-four new pledges. With the academic revolution sti ll in high gear, a growing chap-ter, and a big dose of or iginality, the future holds good things fo r Del ta-Lambda a t Florida State.

D..\ , Flm·ida State

Bill Black Swim Team Co-Captain At Beloit

Beloit's varsity swimming team th us far in the eason boas ts a 3-win , 1-loss record, the victories being mainly due to the outstanding efforts of three Pi Kaps-Bill Black, Steve Authur, and Jim Carter.

Leading this year's swimming team as co-captain is Bill Black, senior from Wil -mette, lllinois. Bill thus far has remained undefea ted in the 200 yard backstroke and also in the 200 yard individual medley. As a jun ior last year he was top point-getter for the Beloit mermen with 79 points in eight dual meets and he seems to be doing very well right now with 45 jjOints in just four meets. Setting records seems to be a common thing with Bill , as he now holds both the Beloit Natatorium record of 2:20.3 in the 200 yard backstroke and the Midwest Conference Championship record of 2:20.7 in the same event. As if these aren't enough, Bill also holds the na tatorium record in the 200 ya rd individual medley with a time of 2:33. And there is morel Bill began his fabulous career by a lso setting fresh-man records in the sa me two events, and it is very probable that all four of these · will stand for many years to come.

After graduation, he plans to teach high chool biology and to coach high school

swimming. Also quite active in fraternit y affairs, Bill has served the chapter as I.M.C., House Manager, and Pledgemaster. Bill Black is truly an outstanding Pi Kap.

Also undefeated in varsity competition this yea r i Steve Arthur from Winnetka, Illinois. Swimming the 200 yard breaststroke, Steve has come out first in the four meets this season, and is also quite rapidly approach-ing his all -time va r ity record of 2:39.1 which he et las t year a t the Beloit pool against Carleton College. Possessing an 11 ·1 record in vars ity competition , Steve is ob-viously following in the fine steps of BiU Black.

Backing up Steve in the 200 yard breast-stroke is the rapidl y improving Jim Carter. Jim has garnered one 2nd and two ~rd places in four meets, which is quite an accomplish-ment for a first year man in the Midwest Conference.

Alfred Saettler BI, B eloit

Buchert's The Man At Ohio University

From time to time a fra ternity is blessed with a man whose outstanding abili-ties make him a leader among men. Such a man is Hal Buchert, member of Gamma-Omicron chapter, Ohio University.

Hal's high school career gave only a hint of achievements yet to come. As the captain of his track team he won six gold medals in the 100, 220 and 440 yard dashes and set numerous records whi'ch still stand throughout southern Ohio.

Forced to decide between scholarship of-fers from thirteen colleges Hal finally chose Ohio U niversity, mainly because the high school track meets in which he was so successful had been held a t the Ohio Uni-versity stadium. His freshman year he was a co-record holder as a member of the 880 yard and mile relay teams.

During his sophomore year H al became in-terested in dormitory affairs and was elected to his Dorm Council and Dorm Court. He later became vice president and then pres-ident of Tiffin Hall. While p resident he initia ted the Governor's Ball (Edward Tiffin being the first Governor of Ohio) and the Tiffin Hall Carnival, both of which are now popular annual events. ports, however, remained his chief interes t as he won h is Varsity letter in track and was the second highest scorer on the team.

During his junior yea r H al was a member of the team that se t a new Ohio University record in the 880 yard relay and the team that set new Ohio University and Mid· American Conferen e records in the mile relay. He was one of those initia ted into Varsity " 0 " in an impres ive ceremony. While doing this he held a position as floor counselor in Tiffin Hall and was active in the Society for the Advancement of Man· agement.

His senior year in addi tion to his coun· seling position H al was Business Manager of the "Athena" (Ohio Un iversity's yearbook). He was a member of the following record· holding teams:

Mid-American 880 yard relay

Mid-American mile relay

Central College Championship 440 yard relay

Ohio AAU mile relay

Ohio University 440, 880 and mile relays

He placed third in the 220 yard dash at the Mid-American Conference Champion-ships behind team -mate Lee Carney and Ira Murchessin , both of whom placed in the top six at National Finals.

Hal Buchert graduated from Ohio Uni-versity with a major in Industr ial Manage-ment and minors in Accounting, Law and Human Relations. His 3.4 grade average is quite impressive since he held a Board job all through college and has worked part time for Lamborn Studios of Athens, Ohio.

At the NCAA Track and Field Meet in Berkeley, California last summer Hal was a semi-finalist in the 220 yard dash and was placed among the top twelve in the nation

in this event. He also took part in the AAU Track and Field Meet a t Bakers-

field, California and received an invitation to participate in the 1959 Pan-American Games, which he regre tfull y LUrned clown.

Las t fall Hal received a Graduate As-sistant Scholarship and accepted a job in the Dean of Men's Off ice in add ition to hi pos ition a counselor in J ohnson H all. He was also adv isor to the Dorm Council , Dorm Court, and Athletic Council. As Pi Kappa Alph a's Mr. Fraternity candida te he brought the chapter further recognition by being chosen a member of the Mr. Fraternity Court d urin g Ohio Uni vers ity's Greek Week ceremonies.

The chap ter is proud of H al Burchert's many accomplish ments and is confident that in his new role as rush chairman he will be every bit as successful.

No el Miller ro, Ohio Unive1·sity

VVashington State Chapter Overfilled!

A very uccessful r ush at Gamma-Xi chap ter, Washington State University, netted 26 new pledges. Our quota was 19 and as a result we were forced to rent an an nex to accommoda te the surplu men. This is the first time in Gamma-Xi 's history that an overfilled house has existed , and we are confiden t that it will stay this way for a long time. T hus we have "rushed" ou r way into the pos ibility of add ing to our pre ent house to relieve the problem.

Other events of the fall semester included a var iety of social events including home-comi ng, Dad's Day, ce lebra tion , and ex-change dances with sororities on campus.

Emphasis was placed on scholarship this fall and it looks like our methods are going to pay off . Our goa l is to be well above the all men 's average when the semes ter comes to a close.

JirnKent r;::, Washington State

Dalmatian Co-Pilot San Diego Fire Engine

Pike, a pedigreed b lack and white spotted Dalmatian pup was presented by the pledge clas to Delta Ka ppa chapter a t San Diego State recently. H e is now co-pilot on our big red fire engine.

We spent severa l days collecting money for the Un ited Fund by going door to door during the United Fund Campaign. We also transported and deli vered severa l thousand pamphlets for the American Cancer Society. Our truck has been serving the community in many construc ti ve ways like this.

We Delta Ka ppans had a splendid evening of danci ng under the stars near Balboa La-goon as gues ts of our Southern California brothers a t the Gamma-Eta winter formal.

Robe1·t A. Willhelm Ll.K, San Diego State

Hal Buchert, Garnrna-Ornicron

Delta-Rho Chapter at Linfield Colleg ~ McMinnville, Oregon calls out the {i1· squad.

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Alpha-Eta's Gato1· to~cs the tiger by his tail in the homecoming f loa t parade at the Uni-ve1·sity of Florida.

Do it yow·se/f-mid point, that is - shows Alpha-Eta's winning house decoration with T ige1·s jumping th1·ough the hoop at th e Gato1·'s behest.

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Florida Captures Homecoming Sweepstakes

H omecoming at Florida was a tremendous success for Alpha-Eta Chapter. The Pike captured the coveted "Sweep-stake " competition by taking first place awards in both the float and hou e decora-tion divi ion .

major portion of PiKA's success in this venture can be attributed to the work of Homecom ing Chairman Bill Sheridan. Prep-arations were started in July by Brother Sheridan and the ummer chapter. This ea rly start wa fundamental in producing the first p lace entries. As the fall semester began , the final plans, mechanical detail , and color schemes were all recorded on paper.

By the time rush week was over, the va ri -ou area of work had been assigned to com-mittees, and the materials were on order. The rewards of careful planning and fore-thought were in evidence as construction progressed rapidly and the entries stood completed as Homecoming festivities began . When the merriment subsided, Alpha -Eta felt a great personal satisfaction in seeing three H omecoming trophies exactly where they belong-in the Pi Kappa Alpha trophy case.

Alpha-Eta 's weepstakes success followed su itabl y the pledging of 56 fine young men at the year's beginning. Rush Chairman Jim Kimbrough 's ummer preparation , the many fine recommendation letters from enthu ias-tic alumni, and the h ard work of the entire chapter teamed up to produce an outstand-ing pledge clas . This is exemplified in pledge J ack Willis who holds a position on the freshman football squad and Hans Valk, a pledge who comes to us from Amsterdam, Holland . Pledgema ter Til Glisson has set up a rigorous training schedule for these new men.

The sta rt of this semester at Alpha-Eta also brought the new and beautifull y-styled living room furniture graciously purchased by our outstanding Alumni Association . The need this furniture has fill ed is matched only by our appreciation to them for their donation.

As we settled in to the fir t seme ter 's work, we also cha racteristically began an unparal -leled schedu le of social activities. The Sun-hine campu will long remember the West-

ern Party thrown by AH Chapter. Beginning the evening ea rly with square dancing, the Pikes and the ir da tes went on to enjoy bar-b-qued chicken and later, a hayr ide to a rendezvous for campfire singing. To top the evening, th e we terner oon were on their way back to the Pike house for dancing. The fun -fill ed atmosphere was due largely to the time and work contributed by Social Chairman John McKnight. Brother Mc-Knight wa a! o instrumental in the planning of the annual Pike Christmas Dance, a for-mal a ffa ir which turned out to be a high-light on the campus ocial calendar.

The true e lement of PiKA brotherhood were brought sharply into focus as the men of Alpha-Eta turned out in force to aid the community in their yearly Poppy-Day ale for disab led veterans. The Pikes did a sub-

tantial portion of the work and enjoyed lending their assistance to further commu -nity projects.

It was only a short time la ter that thi chapter was privileged to move bodily into the Florida Medical Center for an afternoon of bringing Chri tmas to children hospital -ized there. Bro ther Bill Boyden led the brothers and pledges in a few Christmas songs while a " Pike- type" Santa made his way among the chi ldren. Gifts were given by anta and everyone enjoyed ice cream, cake, and cand y. The Yulet ide spirit was aga in in the a ir a the Pikes cho e to sing a variety of Christma songs to the elders of a nearby R es t Home.

Alpha-Eta has been busy on campus too. J erry Yachaback holds the title of Head Cheerleader, while our identical twins, Bob and Tom Bellings, join him on the squad . They found plenty of occasion to cheer for the sterling play of Dick Brantley who man a tackle position on the Gator football team . Outside the sport spotlight, R eggie Black served on Honor Court and became party chai rman for the leading campus political group. J ohn Goodling is the I.F.C. Chief Ju tice and Jack Sites serves as Secretary of Solicitations. Other Pikes active on campus include Tom Romberger, member of John Marshall Bar As ociation, Jim Kimbrough on the Executive Council, Mack MacKay on the Freshman Council , and R a lph Lambert was tapped by Florida Blue Key, an honor-ary organization emphasizing campus-wide leadership and extra-curricu lar participa-tion.

With the initia tion of eight new men into the brotherhood , we hold the position of the second largest fraternity on cam pus. Our membership of bro thers and pledges totals over 150 men .

In memory of her husband , Alexander McClure Lupfer, Sr., Mrs. Dorthy Lupfer donated a concrete lawn table and benches for the front patio. She a lso had the patio completely landscaped with grass and attrac-tive sh rubs. A plaque in memory of Mr. Lupfer was placed on the inside front wall .

The back patio of our house has been com-pleted . The recently comple ted barbecue pit has been further enhanced by the pouring of a concre te floor. The flotu area is suitable for dancing and p arties. Further improve-ment upon the house was undertaken by this semester's pledge class as they redecorated the basement recrea tion area. Emphasis was placed upon two bamboo-finished walls and improvement upon the indirect lighting.

James J. Barrett AH, Florida

Trinity Pikes Win Gismo Contest

On October 17, 1959, Epsilon -Alpha chapter at Trinity College won the annual Gizmo contes t. Gizbos a re displays , complete with moving parts, which are tra -ditionall y erected by the pl edges of each of the ten fraternities on the night · before the Parent's Da y football game. The in -terfra ternity competition for the troph y awarded for the best Gizmo is cu tomarily very stiff , and this year was no exception .

After pl ac ing a strong third in last year ·s

otonte t, Epsilon -Alpha won this year with a tru l · handsome di play. Our unusuall y fine pledge clas worked well into the morning to cons truct our entry. Undismayed by initial failure and eager to show their pride in Pi Kappa Alpha, our pledge were fin a ll y sat-isfied with their work . T heir ingenuitr, .diligence, and hard work was well rewarded. .for when the judges and the members of the ·Other hou e walked past our hou e, they •1rere visib ly impressed b)' our fine display.

Thi year' fall ru h program conducted •under the able leadership of Rush Chairman Ed H arrison was an out tanding success. : evera l parties highlighted our rush pro-;gram. 'Ve provided dates for our ru hees following our first football game. Our il'Ushee were very favorabl y impre ed by the spirit of conviviality, friendship , and

:good fellow hip o much a part of our broth -·erhood.

Epsilon -Alpha, now numbering thirty-nine ibrothers, has a lwa y insisted on taking onl y unen of the highest ca libe r . IVe have never . been lower than fourth in cho/astic stand-ings and last )•ear won the scholarship cup :with a house average of 78%, 2V2% over the al/-acmpus average. Four of our six graduating senior were honored by being elected to Phi Beta Kappa. They were Her-bert Moorin , Robert E . char£, Robert Prince, .and Talbot pivak.

William P. Kahl EA, Trinity

Alpha-Nu Wins IFC Football Trophy

Alpha-:'\u at the Univer ity o f 1\fi souri launched an ou tstanding fall semes-ter with the a id of a completely remodeled

Delta-Delta Chapter at Florida Southe1·n p1·esents pa1·t of its new pledge class in front of its new house.

Gamma-Epsilon Pledge Class, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

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Lovely Annette Hovey, Gamma-Epsilon Dream Girl

Florida Southern Moves Into Own Home

For Delta-Delta chapter this chool year began with a bur t oE activity

for during the ummer we became the proud posse sors of a beautiful new fraternity hou e. It is located on the hores of Lake Hollingsworth and is surrounded by great oaks, hrouded with pani h Mo s, lending it the perfect character for a fraternity hou e. It is the finest hou e on Florida outhern's campus.

Then came ru h. \Vhen the "snow" clear-ed, Delta-Delta had pledged thirty men. The quality of these men is even more gratifying than the quantity. Included are the Presi-dent and Senator oE the Fre hman Cia s, as well a other men oE fine athletic, social, and political ability.

Definitely not being advocates of an "all work and no party" policy, we have estab-lished ourselve socia lly with a reputation for the be t parties and ocial , beautiful serenade , and. an ou tstand ing dance. Any-one have a Eire engine for ale?

" 'e are proud of our six honorable men-tion awards earned during the 1958-59 year. Also we salute the Lakeland Alumni A so-dation whose activitie help us immensely.

Your brothers down here at Delta-Delta extend their best to the many actives and pledges of the many chapters of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Lance C. Anderson n6, Florida Southe1·n

Wofford Purchases 42-ft. Seagraves

If the brothers here at Nu Chap-ter seem to have a sense of pride and self-satisfaction, it is a result of three outstanding factors. vVe have won the ITKA national scholarship trophy for small colleges for the third straight year, our pledge class appears to be the best in years, and we have located a fire engine!

The scholarship trophy is beginning to look at home in its centered position on our trophy case. In winning this award for the third consecutive year, u Chapter becomes the first to accomplish this feat since the present trophy has been offered.

Our new pledge class, fourteen in number, shows a great potential in learning and un-derstanding the true ideals of ITKA brother-hood. u Chapter is highly encouraged with its pledges and expect them to become the nucleus of strong leader hip in the £rater· nity and in campus activities.

Finally, after a long diligent search we have found a fire engine for sale. Our prized discovery is a 1926 eagraves ladder truck. This fort y- two foot " chariot" will ea ity accommodate the ent ire brotherhood on numerous expeditions. Only a few dollars away from completing the purchase, the members are excited in seeing their wish and dream come true. hortly, we tQO can join the other chapters in boasting of a big red fire engine.

Charles Lee Kellett N, Wofford

Univ. Of Richmond Emphasizes Scholarship

A succe sful rush, improved schol-arship, and campu leadership headline the first semester for Omicron Chapter, Univer-sity of Richmond.

Omicron pledged thirteen men at the end of the formal rush season on ovember 16. After completing an extensive training pe-riod under the direction of pledgemaster Robert Lacy, twelve men were initiated on February 9.

The scholastic average appears to be headed even higher this year after Omicron in 1958 moved from thirteenth to seventh position in campus standings. Pi Kappa Alpha received second place in competition for the Raymond B. Pinchbeck Award given annually for the greatest improvement in scholarship.

"White Christmas" was the theme of the first annual pledge dance. Given by the active chapter on December 12, the dance was highlighted by the formal presentation of the new pledge class.

Ed Shiver and Jay Bond won first place in the intramural novice debate tournament and then copped first place team honors at the Wake Forest Invitational Tournament. Dennis King heads the Richmond ROTC unit as Cadet Commander and is also presi-dent of Scabbard and Blade, honorary mili-tary science society. Pete King, Martin Wil-liams, and Frank Hanenkrat were tapped by Scabbard and Blade. Pikes active in journal-ism include Loyd Johnson, editor-in-chief, and pledge Larry Brown, managing editor of the Collegian, weekly newspaper. Mac Myers and Martin Williams were elected secretary and senator of the school of business junior class. Pledge Warren Monroe played a lead role in the campus musical "Plain and Fancy." Brothers Johnson and Sizemore were selected for Who's Who.

A special vote of thanks for his assistance last year goes to Mike West, our Alumnus Counselor.

0, Richmond

Alpha-Pi Soliciting House Funds

Alpha-Pi Chapter is in the process of raising funds for our new lodge. We plan to start construction in March, 1960. Con-tacts have been made with the Alpha-Pi alumni, and our funds are growing. The new lodge will be of Georgian architecture, the la rgest lodge on campus.

Howard 's football team led by Brother Joe Milazzo, quarterback, had one of its most successful teams in twenty years. Brother Milazzo was assisted by pledge J ames or-ton, Preston ix , Bill Kinghorn, Wayne Holley, and Brooks Barefield . Howard fin-ished the season with a nine win and one loss record.

In the post-season Textile Bowl game Howard defea ted Gordon Military Academy by a 52-20 margin. Brother Milazzo was rated as one of the finest small college quar-terbacks in the nation.

Alumni of Alpha-Pi on the Howard Col-

lege staff include Alto Garner and Arthur Walker, professor of religion; John A. Fincher, Dean of Men; and head football coach Bobby Bowden.

Bill L eslie and Guy Marlowe All, H owa1·d College

Oklahoma Pike Heads Intercollegiate Assoc.

It's a Ford! That's right, a 1937 Ford, 65-foot aerial fire truck. Beta-Omicron obtained the truck this fall from Brother Jack ' .Y illiams who u ed it as an attraction for his amusement park "Frontier City."

The truck , delivered to Beta-Omicron las t September, soon became a campus novelty. The chapter used the truck to publicize its first annual Pi Party last fall. The Pi Party, a campus-wide tree t