THE ARCHIAlpha Rho Chi Fraternity • Architectllre and the Allied Profession,s

23rd A.P.X. Convention ElectsCalrow, Minnesota, New WGA

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Dwight Ely Completes30 Years in Office

In 1922 the 8th Convention electedDwight Ely fourth Worthy Grand

rchitect. Succeeding conventionscontinued to request his services andin 1948 at Ann rbor, "the grati­tude of the Fraternity" was expressedwith a resolution and a silver medal,in recognition of "the invaluahIeguidance and leadership" of 25 years,"an enviable period of steadfast loy­ah to the ideals of the Fraternityand untold labor for the welfare of

lpha Rho Chi." That year he askedthat definite plans be made to re­lieve him. At the 23rd Conventionlast December hi request was grant­ed but he was asked to make his longexperience in fraternity affairs avail-

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APRIL, 1953

The ational Convention, whichhas control of all matters pertainingto the Fraternity as a whole, met thelast three days in December at LosAngeles. Sixteen official delegatesfrom 6 chapter and the Grand Coun­cil, with active and alumni lnemb~er

from California, Michigan and Min­nesota as visitors, discussed the stateof the Fraternity and enj oyed thehospitality of Andronicus Chapter.

The Convention elected a newWorthy Grand rchitect, Robert FryCalrow, alumnu of Mnesicles, tosucceed Dwight Palmer Ely, W.G.A.since 1923. Delegate received re­ports from an auditing committee ofalumni on Grand Council finances

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and from James T. Lendrum, W.G.S.,on distribution of the Alpha RhoChi Medal. Official actions includeddiscontinuance of mandatory ecre1ballots and unanimous approvals inelections of new members, change...in chapter fee to the Grand Council.and increase of alumni dues to $2.yearl .

The Convention Banquet, withmore than 100 guests, wa held atCiro's in Hollywood, the evening ofDecember 30. Delegates and visitoralso enj oyed a tour of the new C.B. .Television Center in Lo Angeles andthe famous NelAT Year's Day RoseBo\vl Game and pa ade.

Officers, Delegates and T/isitors of 23rd rational Convention: 1st rOl,v (L to R) : Alves, Cal.; Eller,Ohio; Leslie, Va.; O'Connell, Ill.; Jones, Va.; Ridder, Cal.; 2nd rotv": 111cElvy, Cal.; Annis, Okla. & Cal.;Ely, Ohio; Whitten, Ill.; Baldwin, Cal.; Cundiff, Cal.; Tanner, Cal.; 3rd row: D'amberg, Minn.; Tanner,lVlich.; Texley, Nlich.; Wormhoudt, Cal.; Hertel, Cal; Darling, Cal.; Widman, Cal.; Henry" Ohio; Gon­zales, Ill.; Benedict, Ill.; Bense, Cal.; Harmon, Cal.; Klingerman, Cal. i~lichigan delegates Ronald Good­fellotv and Tunny See not in picture.

Convention Called Successful;Delegates Laud Good Planning

The Grand Council was represented at the Convention by W.G.A.Dwight Ely (center) and W .G.E. George Tf7 hitten (right). VerZ.e Annis(left), W.G.S. for 18 years until 1950, was a valued adviser at conven­tion sessions. Annis is a faculty melnber at S.C., formerly at Oklahoma.James T. Lendrum, Michigan '31, nouJ faculty member at Illinois, thepresent W.G.S., was unable to be- at I..os Angeles.

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ELy Retiresable in a new office, designated GrandAdviser.

Ely was initiated in 1916 "vithDemetrios Chapter's first class. Hegraduated from Ohio State in 1917and ,vent at once into the field of in­surance engineering in Columbus,later into property insurance adver­tising. In 1949-50 he was presidentof the Insurance Advertising Con­ference. He is chairman of theAlulnni Advisory Committee forOhio State School of Architecture.

Report to Convention

Brother Ely's report to the 23rdconvention included a statement ofthe principles which he has held tobe basic to the fraternity's welfare.He said, "Although Alpha Rho Chirestricts its membership to studentsof a single profession, it still regardsitself and officially calls itself a 'so­cial' fraternity. Its chapters have allbeen organized on this basis as op­posed to any idea of being 'honorary'or being a 'professional' societywhose interest is entirely technical.. . . We have a responsibility to aidthose who are students of architec­ture. This means that we should pro­Inote scholarship in our chapters inevery way, we should try to getpromising students into our chaptersand we must promote the collegiatestudy of architecture in every waypossible.

Students of Architecture

"Yet, in my opinion, based on ourhistory and ·-experience, Alpha RhoChi will thrive best if we rememberit is a fraternity of students of archi­tecture. We -have maj or emphasesand minor emphases. We emphasizemen first, architects second; studentsfirst, alumni second; character first,talent second; preparation for lifefirst, professional training second. If'Fidelitas, Amor et Artes' means any­thing, it means lifelong support, last­ing friendships and the attainment ofperfection-the goal of the strug­gling craftsman and the MasterArchitect! "

The steadfast course maintained byBrother Ely has brought A.P.X. suc­cessfully through the expansion yearsof the '20's, the depression years ofthe '30's, and the ,var years of the'40's. Hi unique service and theprinciples guiding it have been in­valuable.

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Speaking for the hosts, RobertWid man, convention secretary,"vrites : "We at Andronicus enjoyedthe opportunity to become better ac­quainted with our brothers from theeast. As you may knov\', severalmonths' planning on the part of theGrand Council, the Andronicuschapter actives and alumni went intothe convention. This we hope con­tributed to its success.

"On behalf of the Andronicuschapter and alumni I should like tosay 'Thanks to all those w'ho madeit possible for us to have the conven­tion.' I kno,v that }\ndronicus en­joyed the opportunity greatly."

Chapter Action. Lacking

Ronald Goodfellow, Iktinos Seniordelegate, wants active chapters tohave more interest in conventions.He writes, "I am sure the other dele­gates will tell you how successful theconvention ,vas from the standpointof the friendship and good times vveenj oyed, so I won't rehash it. Iwould, however, like to give my im­pression of the formal proceedingsof the convention itself.

"Most striking was the relative po­sitions assumed by the chapters' dele-

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gates and the delegates of the GrandCouncil. For while it was unexpectedand gratifying to see ho,v active andwell organized the G. C. is, ,ve werealso dismayed to realize how unor­ganized and ineffective the activechapters are. For the most part thebusiness proceedings of the conven­tion were under control of the G. C.,and the discussions and voting mere­ly a formality. While we don't feelthat any action of the G. C. was det­rimental to the Fraternity, we dofeel that some action on the part ofthe individual chapters is necessaryto facilitate their assuming a morepositive and aggressive role in future .conventions."

I nteresting and W ell Organized

Demetrios' delegates, William R.Henry and Ned B. Eller, write of theConvention, "Judging from the busi­ness-like manner in ,vhich it was con­ducted, the comments, su~gestions,

Bud exchange of ideas of the manydelegates, and the general feeling ofbrotherhood that prevailed, ,ve thinkthe 23rd convention was a completesuccess. This success vvill be fullyrealized when the decisions, sugges­tions and ideas are put into practice.by each chapter.

April, 1953

Robert Fry Calrolo

Calrow Assumes TopCouncil Office July 1

Bob Calrow"s outstanding leader­ship of the Minnesota Alumni intheir successful building campaignmade the Nonlinating Committee of5 alulnni, appointed by the GrandCouncil, decide that he was the manqualified to succeed Dwight Ely ashead of the Fraternity. More than4 years ago, Ely had requested thathe be relieved but it was not easy tofind an alumnus ,,-illing to assumethe responsibility and possessing thenecessary qualificati ons.

Planner and Designer

Bob graduated from the Univer­sity of Minnesota, School of Archi­tecture, in 1938. He worked forMerrill Hutchinson .A.dvertising Com­pany in Minneapolis until 1941,,vhen Inilitary service took him t6the Aleutians and the Philippines asa Lt. Commander in the Naval AirForce. Since 1946 he has been di­rector of the Minneapolis Gas Com­pany's Kitchen Planning Depart­ment, and designer of the company'sdisplays.

Congratulations

Everyone who knows Bob Calrowis happy at his acceptance of thisassignlnent. For the very consider­able work involved, it offers no conl­Inensurate remuneration except thesatisfaction of "vorking ·with otherAlpha Rho Chis for the welfare ofthe Fraternity. Thanks and best~vVishes from all of us go to BrotherCalrow. May he find us as willing ashe has been to w·ork for A. P. X.

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Notes on Convention;Other A.P.X. News

Convention delegates and visitorshave remarked on the good planningfor their convenience and entertain­ment by their hosts, AndronicusChapter and Los Angeles Alumni.Stanley Cundiff, S. Cal. '24, wasPresident of the Convention and pre­sided at all the sessions. Lester Tan­ner, S. Cal. '35, alumni treasurer andchapter financial adviser, assisted ac­tively throughout. Ross Hutchason'42, alumni secretary, Carl Denney'30, John Anderson '39, and PaulMurphy '23, all S. C. alumni; -helpedwith initiation and entertainmentplans.

Banquet Guests

Carl McElvy, S. C. '27, alunlnipresident, ",Tas toastnlaster at the Con­vention banquet. Guests were ArthurB. Gallion, Hon., Dean of S. C.School of Architecture, and HerbertJ. Po",Tell, Los Angeles architect whohad been initiated an honorary menl­ber in the afternoon.

John W. Root of Chicago, MasterArchitect, sent the Convention a tele­gram expressing his regret at beingunable to join the activities in thegood town of Los Angeles.

Field Glasses to W.G.A.

George Whitten, for the Conven­tion, presented a pair of field glassesto Dwight Ely, retiring W.G.A.

. George ",Tas flie--ClliCago alu-rifnldele:gate at the 1922 Convention inColulnbus ,vhen Ely was electedW.G.A.

Leo M. Bauer, Illinois '14, co­founder, was the first W.G.A. Clair W.Ditchy, Michigan '14, followed hilnand was succeeded by Arthur E. Ben­son, Illinois '15, who turned theoffice over to Ely.

Leveson Leslie, Virginia delegate,"Trites that he ,vas kept pretty busyafter his return to Charlottesville ,vithall the things he had to do in prepara­tion for his wedding March 3.

Hugh O'Connell, Illinois delegate,graduated in February and leftChanlpaign i111111ediately for l.JosAngeles.

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Professional Activities

Charles Fry, S. Cal. '29, is Presi­dent of Los Angeles Chapter, A.I.A.,and a state officer of the Institute.

Donald Campbell, Minn. '19, isPresident of San Diego Chapter,A.LA. for 1953.

James ·W. Kideney, Mich. '21, ofBuffalo, member of the New YorkState Board of Examiners for Archi­tects, has been elected' chairman.

Leo 1. Perry, Mich. '24, is Treas­urer of Detroit Chapter'l A.I.A.

Ralph W. Hammett, J\1inn. '19, ofAnn Arbor, is a board member for1952-53 of the Michigan Society ofArchitects.

Walter Taylor, Ohio '21, A.LA.Director of Education and Research,was the subj ect of a biographicalsketch in the Institute Journal forFebruary. The article was one of aseries covering Inembers of the In­stitute staff written by Clair W.Ditchy (Mich. '14), A.I.A. Secre­tary.

Honors

Charles R. Sutton, Ill. '21, ofColulnbus, was elected in 1952 toFellowship in the A. S. L. A. Suttonattended Ineetings of the Interna­tional Federation of Landscape Ar­chitects in Stockholm last July andtravelled in Denlnark., England andItaly.

Edward 'Killingsworth, S. Cal. '4iO,,von Honorable Mention in recentA.LA. Honor awards.

Karl Kamrath, Texas '34, withKarl Kamrath, J r., won the nationalfather-and-son tennis championshipat Chestnut Hills, ~1ass., last August.The Kamraths' photograph appearedin the A.LA. Journal for November.

Chapters and Alumni

Mnesicles Chapter and Minneapo­lis Alumni held an open house and

smoker at the new Chap­ter House last Februaryfor students and faculty.Eight students who hadattended the conventionshowred slides of theirCalifornia trip.

Demetrios Chapter initiated Prof.Elliot Whitaker, Director of OhioState School of Architecture, on Feb­ruary 21.

Detroit alumni held a stag partyat Bert Tro,vell's (Mich. '43) onFebruary 12.

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Grand Council receipts, disbursements and balances for the tUJo-year periodending June 30, 1952, were examined before the 1952 convention by David R.Jones, C.P.A., and an alumni comlnittee headed by Harold L. Parr, Illinois,past W.G.E., and including Lester S. Tanner, S. California, and Raoul W.Wilkins, Virginia. The convention adopted the comntittee's recommendationthat annual alumni dues be $2. Life dues are $25, payable at one time or inthree consecutive annual installments. Payments of life dues are designated"Life Memberships". D'ues are payable to W.G.E. George Whitten, who reportsthe following receipts in the three months ending March 1.

ANNUAL DUES

Fuad S. Hassan

Harold 1. Schoen

The Grand Council re­cords new initiates in theofJicial ntelnbership roll inorder of receipt of completeinitiation reports. Initiatesfor three lnonths ending

klarch 1, with serial numbers in officialrecord are the following:

KAlLlKRATES, May 20, 1952:

2049 Walter A. BetancourtFlushing, N. Y.

2050 Edward Shelton FraherBlackstone, Va.

2051 Antonio Acuna GonlezCartagena, Colombia

2052 Leveson Gower Leslie, Jr.Charlottesville, Va.

2053 Thomas G. MurrellPortsmouth, Va.

2054 Paul Conklin QuiggArlington, Va.

ANTHEMIOS, Dec. 7, 1952:2035 Robert Peter Torkelson

Urbana, Ill.2036 Otto Gene Stark

Oak L~wn, IlL2037 T~vis Cooper Freeman

Chicago2038 Ray K. Shlaustas

Chicago

IKTINOS, Feb. 14, 1953:

2040 William Muschenheim (Fac.)Ann Arbor, Mich.

2041 David H. Reider (Fac.)Ann Arbor, Mich.

IKTI NOS, Oct. 18, 1952:

2042 Elton Seydel RobinsonArdsley, N. Y.

2043 Donald James BergsmaMilford, Mich.

2044 James Tennant BaldwinVerona, N. J.

204.5 Philip MacNair ParkerDutton, Ark.

2046 Chester Robert StempienNiagara Falls, N. Y.

2047 Carl Arthur MuschenheimAnn Arbor, Mich.

2048 Donald Albert GreenhalghDetroit, Mich.

DEMETRIOS, Nov. 13, 1952:2033 Eiland Keith Dean

, Huntington, W. Va.2034 Robert Alvin Pahl

Swanton, Ohio

ANDRONICUS, Feb. 22, 1953:2055 Donald Freeman Bean

Oakland, Cal.2056 Robert Doak Davis

Redlands, Cal.2057 James Eugene Hill

Burbank, Cal.2058 J dhn Rodman Melcher

Redlands, Cal.2059 Vincent Eugene Thompson

Long Beach, Cal.2060 Remo Marco Vecchi

Los Angeles2061 Cole C. Williams

Spring Valley, Cal.

ANDRONICUS, Dec. 30, 1952:

2039 Herbert James Powell (Hon.)San Marino, Cal.

INITIATES

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W. C. Ormond

S. R. PattersonCharles A. Pearson, Jr.

Chris R. Maiwald

Harold F . NaserWillard A. OberdickJ. Wesley OldsRoy T. PetersonStanley C. PoddStuart N. PriceGeorge L. RichardsonWarren L. RindgeRobert B. RockwoodClarence L. RoyRobert E. SextonDonald F. SteinbaughOrrin F. StoneCarter B. StrongLeo TeholizWalter R. ThompsonRobert W. TrowellVernon L. VenmanR. W. WareW. A. Warrick

Emmett E. KraybillClarence RinardPaul Weigel (Prof.)Hugh C. Williams

J. K. RaneyE. Paul ShislerGordon L. SmithGeorge J. StegmillerJoseph E. Thomas, Jr.John C. WellsGeo. W. WegnerPaul L. WoodMax L. Worthley

Paul W. JonesAustin H. Lange,Elmer J. ~lagnusonStanley MarkeyAllan F'. MayArthur W. PeabodyHarold R. PetersonPaul L. RoselandWalter H. SchneiderGarry J. TeeHorace W. TousleyWm. T. TownesThomas VolkG. B. Youatt

SINCE DECEMBER, 1952

Frederick C. BoldryGermano Milono

POLYKLlTOS:

Howard T. BlanchardUlrich W. BuschLawrence W. ByersRichard J. Crowley

Backstrom

Ervin L. BruneGeorge A. ClelandCalvin H. CoolD. James CrawfisFrank J. DickersonJohn D. EastR. C. GoslineCarl E. KuckTheodore R. Majdiak

DINOCRATES:

Glenn H. BenjaminArnold B. BergGerdt J. deGelleke,

Jr.Kenneth L. DerrD. Burr DuBoisGeo. M. FoulksRobert C. GaedeHoward D. GundersonRobert C. HallHerbert W. J oheKarl H. KuhnCharles "V. LaneSumner LawrenceWalter E. LentzGeorge 1. LindPhillip J. LuthJ'ohn D. MartindaleGeo. M. McConkeyAlfred R. Naser

IKTINOS:

Arthur L. Gardner

PAEONIOS:

KAlLl KRATES:

DEMETRIOS:

Edward W. BarberFrank W. Barnard,

Jr.Floyd W. BrownWilliam D. CoffmanHoward Wm. ColvinBertil FasthOrrin D. FieldD. GerlachW. C. HamiltonWallace Holm

Edward H. AdamsKenneth A. W.

W. Merle BrownS. J. Makielski

MNESIClES:

(Hon.)

AndronicusTheronDemetriosAnthemiosDemetriosTheronDemetriosMnesicIesMnesicIesMnesicIesAndronicusIktinosDemetriosDemetriosAnthemiosAndronicusMnesicIesIktinosAnthemios

Randall Duell

Robert Wilmsen

DUES

Arthur P. MuellerVyto (Vytautas)

PetrauskasR. J. PfeifferEarl Dean PorterJudson B. Routh, Jr.Kenneth A. SmithCalvin E. SutherdAl J. SpringmanJohn R. TannerW. Harold TannerVincent E. WahlgrenRobert J. Wilbert

David L. RegensburgJames W. RiceRoderick L. RoyerTheodore C. StuartHoward B. Van

HeuklynLorrin L. WardRoy B. Winder, Jr.

Volney A. Chase

ALUMNI

ANDRONICUS

Stanley L. Melone

ANTHEMIOS'

ANTHEMIOS:

W. S. ArrasmithM. Robert Des MaraisRobert FlintBernard J. FreeseWm. E. HallauerGodfrey HartwellRobert F. HastingsWm. T. HendersonAnton KampfJerome J. Klingele,Lt. John M. LindahlJoseph P. LlewellynC. J. McDonald

DEMETRIOS

IKTINOS

PAID UP LIFE MEMBERS

Albert O. BumgardnerKarl J. Lohrmann R. J. PfeifferHarry J. Harman R. A. Pigozzi

PART LIFE PAYMENTS

ANDRONICUS:

PAEONIOS

Lawrence GentryFrank GruysWesley P. HollingerRobert JohnsonLee B. KlineWilliam G. LaffinLowell W. PidgeonRichard H. Pleger

Clarence J. OlsenRobert F. Calrow

MNESICLES

86 Robert E. McClain87 Cecil J. Doty88 Howard E. Carr89 Elmer C. Hougen90 Galen F. Oman91 Harold L. Redding92 Howard Dwight Smith93 Emil ~'. C. Backstrom94 A. Reinhold Melander95 Chester L. Carjola96 Stanley M. Cundiff97 Walter E. Campbell98 Marion F. Ross99 L. S. Stanley

100 Edgar A. Stubenrauch101 Ralph Haver102 Dean L. Witcher103 Hiram J. Hamer104 Victor Pojman

THE ARCHI, published by Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. EDITOR, John Joseph Zimmerman, 147 East 18 St., New York 3. Circulationoffice, Box 713 Station A, Champaign, Illinois. ALPHA RHO CHI is a national social college fraternity limiting its membership tostudents of architecture and the allied professions. GRAND COUNCIL, Dwight P. Ely, W.G.A., 40 South Third St., Columbus 15,Ohio; James Lendrum, W.G.S., 21 Greencroft Rd., Champaign, Ill.; George A. Whitten, W.G.E., 1619 Walnut Ave., Wilmette, Ill.;Robert F. Calrow, G.L., 4828 Garfield Ave. South, Minneapolis 9, Minn. ACTIVE CHAPTERS: ANDRONICUS-U. of So. California,710 W. 28th St., Los Angeles 7, Cal.; ANTHEMIOS-U. of Illinois, 1108 So. 1st St., Champaign, Ill.; DEMETRIOS-Ohio State Univer­sity, 101 12th Ave., Columbus, Ohio; IKTINOS-U. of Michigan, 640 Oxford Rd., Ann Arbor, Mich.; KALLIKRATES-U. of Virginia,A.P.X. Box, Fayerweather Hall, Charlottesville. Va.: MNESICLES-U. of Minnesota. 605 Ontario St. S.E.• MinneaDolis.