V' The Wi|i Fiji ALPHA'S NEWSLETTER Washington, Penna., March, 193G Vol. XXV No. 2 Back Row—Schlaudt, Grobe, Glasgow, Brownfield, Thoma, Schweppe, McCord, Munce, C. Moffat, McCarreil. Fourth Row—Arnold, File, A. Logan, Wilbur Ficken, Mead, Osbourne, Atwell, Hopkins, Massey. Third Row—Doak, R. Miller, R. Donaldson, Wilder, Preston, J. Jones, Murdoch, Strickler, J. Marshall, Pogue. Second Row— Robertson, W. Allison, McKennan, Graham, J. Logan, Williams, H. Jones, J. Moffat, Kline. Front Row—C. Donaldson, L. Miller, Truxal, William Ficken, J. Ailison, Naylor, Mettler, Beeson, Whitworth. John S. Thoma, Butler; Arthur H. Grobe, INITIATIONS AND PIG DINNER Four men accepted the black diamond of membership in the ranks of Phi (lamma Delta in place of the white star of pledgeship on November 2(i, Ifl:!,"). in initiation ceremonies held in the Masonic Temple. The men, two juniors and two soi)homores. who were duly voted into membership after satisfactorily terminatin.g their period of Butler; Ebenezer M. McCarreil, Claysville, and Max L. Hopkins, Wheeling, W. Va., all freshmen. Our new brothers include sons, brothers and grandsons of Fijis: Arch H. Logan, son of Brother Arch H, Logan, ex-'97, brother of Uniontown, Pa.; Arch Logan, 38, Rochester, Brothers George B. Logan, '30, and John T. Logan, '30, and nephew of Brother Robert W, Dunlap, '03; Joseph R, Naylor, Jr., son of Brother Joseph R. Naylor, '98, brother of Brother Max L. Hopkins, '39, and nephew of Minn , and Joseph R, Naylor, Jr,, '38, Wheel- Brother Wilson B. Naylor, ex-'0.5: Charles probation were; Jerry B. Jones. '37. Hutch. inson, Kan ; Kenneth D. Strickler, 37. a M. Moffat, grandson of Brother James D. formal dinner was held at the house at which Brothers Abe Anderson, '05, and Moffat. '69, LL.D., D.D., A.B., and president of W. & J. for 34 years, and brother of Brother James D. Moffat, Jr., '30; Ebenezer M, McCarreil, brother of Brother Robert L. McCarreil, '35, and Max L. Hopkins, son of Brother Joseph R. Naylor, '98, nephew of Brother Wilson B, Naylor, ex-'05, and brother of Brother Joseph R. Naylor, Jr., in.g, W, Va, Following the initiation Joseph R. Naylor, '08, father of new initiate Joseph Naylor, ,Ir„ spoke. The second initiation of the year saw ei.ght new men initiated into Alpha's ranks. These were Richard W. Brownfield. Erie: Edward S. Schlaudt, Hntchinson, Kan.: Charles M. Moffat, Fort Wayne, Ind.: Edward Thomas Munce, Jr., Harrisbnrg: '38. (Continued on Page 2) \r\nALPHA'S NEWSLETTER ing the status of a Fiji tradition, is rapidly The Wiii Flfi Published four times during the school year by Alpha Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, at Washington and Jefferson College. r The Phi Gam representatives f)n the Col lege Glee Club and Choir, five in number, were guests of Henry Ford in Detroit last month when the Glee Club stayed at the Editor JOHN H. MURDOCH III, '37 Assistants Cecil D. Williams, '3G Joseph I. Marshall, '37 Henry Beeson, '37 Laird O. Miller, '37 CHAPTER OFFICERS John T. Logan President Treasurer William C. Graham Recording Secretary Henry A. Jones Corresponding Secretary William T. Allison Historian BROTHER DOM Brothers in Alpha and all of Alpha's alumni were saddened to hear of the death of Brother William T. Doni II. '96, who died at Dearborn Inn as Ford's guests. They sang several times in the village chapel and tripped the light fantastic Frank E. Doak, '38 James D. Moffat being formulated, but as yet the number of the brothers who will depart for the land of palm trees and sunshine has not been completed. Greensburg, Pa., on with tin; high school girls while learning the Quadrille. They made a complete tour of the vi(!ini(y. including Dearborn Village, th(» city of Detroit, the Ford plant, and the Shriners' Circus—declared to he the b(»st n()n-i)r()fessional circus iii the world. John T. Logan was the driver for the de bating team of the college on their recent tour of snow-bound New England during which they were out of touch with civiliza tion for several days. Brother John F. Preston, one of the debaters, was anr)tlieiwho made the tour which included debates with Hobart College at Geneva, N. Y.: February 8, 1936. Dartmouth, Bates, Me., and Brown Univer Brother Dom was born on July 10, 1873. After graduation he began the study of law in a Greensburg office and was admitted to the bar two years later. In 1922 he was appointed to the common pleas bench of Westmoreland County and was twice re-elected. Among his sur sity. vivors is a Fiji son. Brother William T. Dom III, '31. autographed picture of Brother C. D. Williams and Brother Frank E. Doak, together with Pledge-Brother Houston B. Marshall, made a week-end trip to Washington, D. C. The Fiji portrait gallery has been greatly enhanced by the addition of the suitably Brother Alf M. Landon, Kansas, '08, inscribed to Alpha of Phi Gamma Delta. CHAPTER NOTES Among the numerous Fijis who returned to the chapter house for the Pan-Hellenic Formal dance were Brothers Foster Meyer and William Schenck. Brother Meyer, ex'38, is now working with the business firm of his father. Brother Schenck, ex-'37, is Brother Lieutenant Colonel C. B. Cates, Tennessee, '16, was at the house recently while at the college to interview applicants for the 1936 summer training session at the Marine base at Quantico, Va. A framed original of one of the "Bogus Programs of 1850'" described in Tomos now a junior at the University of Pitts Alpha is now hung on the chapter walls. burgh. We are pleased to announce that one more white star is being worn around the We quote, "Of the twelve honor men on the Washington Commencement Program for chapter house these days. The new pledge is Houston B. Marshall, brother of Brother Joseph R. Marshall, and a member of the class of 1938. Brother Joseph R. Marshall, '37, has re turned to the house after an absence of sev eral weeks spent in the Washington Hos pital following an appendectomy. PledgeBrother James M. McCord is another who has made a reappearance in Alpha's halls. Jim is back after being at his Cincinnati home for several weeks. Several members of the faculty of W. &: J. have been dinner guests of the cha])ter re cently. These include Professor H. C. Porter, assistant professor of biology, and Professor G. L. White, instructor in the English department. The annual Florida trip, now api)roach- 1848, eleven belonged to Beta chapter, a fact which met with vigorous opposition from the non-fraternity element and called forth the first of the lampoons—" of which the above original. mentioned INITIATIONS AND document PIG is an DINNER Following the formal initiation the an nual care-free get-to-gether of every Fiji where worries are forgotten and merriment reigns—the Pig Dinner, occupied the time and the interests of all. Speakers included Brother Oliver P. Brown, '03, oldest Fiji present and consequently the one chosen to kiss the mammoth porker's anterior; Brother .1. O. Rinek, of the Lafayette Chaptei-; Brother Abe Anderson, '05; Brother James B. Anderson, '12; Brother Robert J. Crier, '32, and Brother Bunny Miller. '07. \r\nALPHA'S NEWSLETTER HOUSE IMPROVEIVIENTS The last (luarter lias lieen an outstanding one in the way of house iiniiroveinents. The snii porch has taken on a new air of dignity this year. Picltires have been ar ranged along the walls in some semblance of balance, the Itirge W. & J. pennant has taken a mtich needed dry cleaning, and the winter's acctimtilatIon of soot has been washed off the walls. The ditiing room. too. has taken oti a new brightness, having been given a tiiick coat of iiaint by a hard-workitig committee of freshmen and tiiiper classmen. The front stairs also received their share of brown lialtit. .-V new electric sweeper htis been inirchascd replacing the decrepit anticpte which formerly served. .\ very necessary itniirovement has been the acqtiisition of an all steel, fiteproof liling cabinet iti which are kept in orgatii/.ed form the nttmerotts and valttable records of the fraternity. The chapter hall has taken on a dance- tloor like iitialily since we had the entire floor laid with a very .good-looking, lotigwearitig linoletim. Perhaiis the most im portant hottse imiirovemmt has been the installation of a mtich iieed(»d thermostat. This will cut down appreciably on the fuel bills for many years to come. With the apitroiich of spritig. itlans are beitig made to get the frotit yard iit sttitable cr)nditinn for Mother's Day. CHAPTER HOUSE orchestra and the unusual decorations for the occasion. A formal dinner was held in the chapter house preceding the event and the line weather did its part to add to the praise which Fiji sweethearts heaped upon the hrothers at the culmination of the af fairs. Brother Hugh L. Ruffner and Mrs. RulTner were house chaperones and their help was greatly appreciated. Dr. White, latest addition to the English department of the college, was another dinner guest of the chapter. The Pan-Hellenic Dance, held in the hotel hallroom on Friday. February 2S, provided the second opportunily for smartly dressed Fijis and their equally stylishly-.gowned FIELD SECRETARY RGBS VISITS partners to enjoy superb dance music (this CHAPTER time that of Freddie Rergeni and another dinner at the house. This year's Pan-Hell was a decided improvement over last year's affair which was held during weather which was auylhing but agreeable. nrother Williatn S. Itobb. Pennsylvania '.'M. National l