\r\nTHE NEW CABINET Phil Grant President Kenneth Ellis Steward Jack Rohrbaugh Recording Secretary- Robert Tollefsen Corresponding Secretary Gerald Spahn Historian After a bit of friendly handslraking, ability in the college of Business Adminis backslapping, and soap box oratory, a tration and by his work as Assistant Stew new group of officers was selected to ad ard that he will be an efficient "watch dog" minister chapter affairs for the coming year. After ample time had elapsed for the of the fraternity purse. Jack Rohrbaugh, in his position as chairman of fhe library com brothers to deliberate on the capabilities of mittee has shown us that he will do his the respective candidates, the active chap share as a cabinet member. Bob Tollefsen ter efected Phil Grant,'40, Mitchell, to serve has already contributed a great deal of his as president, Kenneth Ellis, '40, Deadwood, time to the chapter by participation in in So. Dak., as steward, Jack Rohrbaugh, '41, tramural athletics and as a member of the Lincoln, as Recording Secretary, Robert staff of the "Fiji Cornhusker" and we are Tollefsen, '40, Kearney, as Corresponding confident that he will assume this added Secretary, and Gerald Spahn, '41, Culbert- responsibility with ease. Gerry Spahn, by son as Historian. A few brief biographical sketches will best serve to indicate that the right of his work in campus activities and in the chapter, has already indicated that he will never neglect his duties as Historian. franchise was wisely utilized. Phil, the new "boss", is well equipped to perform the duties of his office as he has served as recording secretary for the past year and last fall he also shouldered additional re sponsibilities as rushing chairman. Ken Ellis has demonstrated by his scholastic It is certain that the retiring officers felt no reluctance in turning over the emblems of their respective offices to a cabinet such as this one. We are confident that Lambda Nu will go ever forward during the coming year. \r\nFIJI SPORT SPAHERINGS BY JOE ELLIOTT In 1926 the athletic world was astounded when a boy from ihe unheard of Nebraska ran a 220 yard dash in 20.5 seconds. This feat was performed by a Phi Gam named Roland Locke and his record held for 10 years as a world mark and still holds as a Big Six mark. Locke is considered Nebraska's greatest contribu tion to world athletics. Needless to say Locke's great marks are something that all Phi Gams can well be proud of. Locke's achievements are the first and last to draw world wide recognition and little did even the master "Pa" Schulte think that there would ever be another like him at Ne braska. Even more remote, would be the thought that another like Locke would be another Phi Gam. But in this year of 1939, another has given indications in his per formances on the track of equaling and perhaps surpassing some of Locke's miracle performances and believe it or not that individual is a Phi Gam. Eugene Littler, better known as "Red" comes to Lambda Nu from Mitchell, Nebraska and in the indoor season, "Red" equalled Locke's indoor record for one lap in the indoor track. In his first performance out doors, he did a 9.8 hundred and a 49 quar ter mile. Perhaps Littler will not surpass Locke's records but we can minor sports. Brothers Ruser and Thomp son are on the football squad, brothers Littler and Chatt in track, Pollock and Thompson on the basketball squads, Chatt in swimming, Ruser in wrestling, and Pol lock in baseball. While Pollock, Littler, and Thompson are still on the freshman squads in their respective sports, they are considered very promising prospects for next year's varsity squads. 1 mentioned a drouth for the past five years but perhaps it is just as well that we waited because we now have athletes who are not only athletes but true fraternity men with Phi Gamma Delta in their hearts. They all have scholastic averages over 80, pay full house bills, and above all they participate in the other activities of the house and they are Phi Gams because of their char acter and their other attributes and sec ondarily because of their athletic ability. njIS IN fllHLETICS PRESENT — PAST — FUTURE We were very interested spectators at the recent high school basketball tourney guarantee commendable performances from him as he is a modest, hard working, conscien tious athlete just as Brother Locke was and all of us Fiji armchair athletes can take our hats off to two splended athletes. What care we who holds the records as long as they are brothers in Phi Gamma Delta? For the past five years there has been a sad lacking of athletes in the Fiji domi cile, we are sorry to say. But. the drouth is over! We now have brothers in all of the major sports and the most important GENE "RED" LITTLER \r\nwhen Fremont and Hastings high schools played as Gus Swanson playing ior Fre mont High is a brother of that Fiji full back of a few years ago, Melvin Swanson. Playing for Hastings was Doug Davies, son the proud possessor of 10 new sets of satin uniforms.... fl. new trophy case has been bought for the house and we are the only fraternity possessing such a case. It is rapidly being filled and perhaps we will of Fiji lay Davies. We were mighty proud have to have a new one in the near fu to sit in the stands and tell people of our connections with these two boys. Both ture. . . . Here's to better Phi Gam intramurals and athletics. . . . I. B. E. boys played "bang up" ball and Doug received fill-State honorable mention. Bernie Scherer, a great Husker end of a few years back, had another good year with the Green Bay Packers in pro foot ball. Incidentally, to Bernie goes the credit of a great piece of work in the reorganiza tion of our intra-mural program, putting us in the upper four for the past two years. . . . Brother Leo Scherer, another great Husker end of yesteryears is Recreational Director of Lincoln County, North Platte, Nebraska. . . . Mutt Volz, another great Fiji athlete of the past, is one of the lead ing basketball officials of the Missouri Val ley Region. . . . This writer's ratings of the greatest athletes the country has ever had J'ljL CoAJuhjuAksUu Published By LflMBDfl NU PHI GflMMfl DELTA 1425 R Street Lincoln, Nebraska MAY 20, 1939 in the three major sports would be three Phi Gams: Christy Mathewson in baseball, "Dutch" Clark in football, and Glen Cun ningham in track. What do you think? . . . We nominate "Red" Littler for the prize for the most novel trick of the year. Run ning in the 75 yard dash in the recent Editor GERALD SPAHN Contributors K. F. VanSANT intramural track meet "Red" turned around in the middle of the race and urged brother IDE ELLIOTT BOB TOLLEFSEN Chatt to run faster and then went on to win the race by five yards. By the way, CARL OLENBERGER MRS. MAY MINER Fiji tracksters scored 64 points to win the meet and the second place winner scored 16. . . . The Fiji basketball team is now LEWIS LEIGH PHILIP GRANT BILL WAGNER Photography By BERNARD INGRAM \ Left to right Don Pollock—Marvin Thompson Dale Rusei— Bob Chatt 9) \r\nGRADUATES This June will mark the completion of the college careers of eight men from Lambda Nu who have played an impor tant part in this chapter's activities for four years. The loss of these members through graduation will be keenly felt when school begins next year because of the prominent nature of their contributions. Tvro of the seniors are past presidents of the fraternity, both of whom are finish Bob McGeachin, who will graduate with a B. S. degree. Bob belonged to Phi Mu Epsilon, Scabbard and Blade, Pershing Rifles, and wrote for the Cornhusker, Howard Koenecke will receive an A. B. degree when he returns to his home in Odell this summer. His plans for next year are indefinite but he plans to return and attend law school at a later time. Howard was on the Freshman swimming team. ing law school this semester. Hugh Eisen- Lloyd "Bunky" Hill of Deadwood, S. Dak., will be presented with a B. S. degree. He hart of Culbertson will receive an L. Lb. intends to enter medical school at Omaha degree and plans to start his practice of or law in his home town. He was the leading member of Nu Med Society and German representative from the chapter in all meetings of the political faction and a Club, member of the inter-fraternity council. Northwestern University. He was a Three other active members will trans fer to Omaha next year to attend medical Lewis Leigh of Omaha, retiring presi dent, will also receive an L. Lb. degree and intends practicing in Omaha with his father. Leigh is a member of Phi Delta Phi, legal fraternity, and was a represen tative on the Inter-Fraternity Council, Bill Graves, past steward, will be graduated with a B. S. degree and will possibly do graduate work in accounting next year. He comes from Beatrice and was a member of Corn Cobs and the in ter-fraternity council. Bernard Ingram of Nelson will also get his B. S. degree. His plans are to take a job with Sears, Roe buck & Company or to take graduate work at Pittsburgh University. Ingram was a member of Alpha Kappa Psi, Alpha Phi school, to which each has been granted admittance. They are Stuart Wiley, Bowen Taylor, and Spencer Elliott. MORE NEWS OF FIJIS From the west coast comes word of three more Phi Gams. Allen Myer, '31, is a confirmed Southern California booster and is engineering manager for the Vega Airplane Company and lives in Glendale. M. R. Updegraff, '22, of Los Angeles is assistant cashier for the Bank of America- National Trust and Savings Association, while Neil S. Swanson, '24, of Seattle, Wash., is president of the Sunbeam Utili ties Company. Omega, and the University band. He is also retiring Historian of the chapter.^ E. C. Hodder, '26, of Kansas City, Mo., who is affiliated with the Prudential Life In Bill Williams of Lincoln is a candidate for a B. S. degree. His collegiate activi ties include Alpha Phi Omego, Beta Gam ma Sigma, Pershing Rifles, presidency of Phalanx, and writing for the Awgwan and Cornhusker. The other Lincoln senior is surance Company, was a recent visitor at the chapter house. His brother, Don, '34, who is a state insurance examiner, is in New York carrying on investigalional work for the state insurance department. \r\nINTRAMURALS: TRACK TEflM Last year found Lambda Nu advanc ing from the very depths of the intramural standings to fifth place and today we find Back row left to right DEE LUTTON—GERALD SPAHN—BOB CHATT Front row left to right DWIGHT WHITAKER—HERB HILLMAN—JOE ELLIOTT ourselves "knocking on the door" for the coveted Jack Best Trophy which symbolizes first place in intramurals for the 26 social fraternities on the Nebraska campus, fit present the Fijis are in third place with Softball to be completed. The Fiji ball club set after another until they reached the finals where they were upset themselves by a two point margin. Members of the runner-up "B" team were Brothers Wiley, Hill, S. Elliott, J. Elliott, Tollefsen, Baum, is in the semi-finals and a win would bring what we have been striving so hard for the past two years, the Jack Best Trophy. Since the last issue of the Fiji Cornhusker, Phi Gam athletes have made rapid advancement in intramurals. Our "fl" team basketball team, which was defending its championship of last year, was upset by the Beta's in the finals of the league play. However, the "B" team took revenge for their elders and proceeded to win one up- and Littler. Handball again found the boys bowing to champions as the champion Z. B. T. outfit defeated the Fiji's in the semi-finals. The next sport, bowling, again found the boys meeting champions as they lost in the semi-finals to the Sigma Nu's. Members of the bowling squad were Scherer, Ellis, Hill, Wiley, and H. Eisenhart. Defeats from champions came to a stop, however, as the track squad won by a 40 point margin over the nearest com petitor. Members of the vrinning track team were "B" BflSKETBflLL TEflM Back row left to right BOB TOLLEFSEN- -"BUNKY" HILL—"STEW" WILEY Front row left to right JOE ELLIOTT—"PONNY" ELLIOT—AL BAUM Brothers Littler, Chatt, Whitacker, Housel, button, J. Elliott, Scherer, Hillman and Spahn. In basketball free throw. Brothers Wiley, Benjamin, Housel, Baum and Pollock tied for the championship and lo^t after a close battle in the playoff, fit the present writing, Fijis have ad vanced to the semi-finals in softball with the Jack Best Trophy depending on a few well placed hits and an errorless defense in the field. m \r\nHOUSEMOTHER'S CORNER Days, weeks and months are spinning by like magic numbers on a roulette and here we are almost ready to break a con genial group that will never be quite the same again. Those who go out to take their places in the business, professional world, we know are grateful to generous parents who have done so much to make that task an easier one. We've all had our headaches,"tummy" aches and heartaches, but there have been no fatalities and such minor disturbances are quickly forgotten. find there have been ups and downs, fl lot of "ups" and the "downs"; well, we just aren't responsible for them. The Uni versity can't resist seeing that the mail man leaves a few in our box on rare occasions. FROM OUR PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE By K. F. 'Van Sant Each spring the active chapter sends us a notice of some kind in an attempt to obtain the names of rushees. Usually the response from alumni is very poor. Yet we are prone to criticize the chapter if the pledge class is below standard. Each fraternity has been given its allotment of rush cards by the Interfraternity Council. Each fraternity will at tempt to obtain good dates with the best rushees. Obviously if the grads of other fraternities demonstrate their fraternal ap preciation to a greater degree than we do, their chapters will get the choice rush periods with the fall class. Surely it is the obligation of all Fijis to at least notify Lambda Nu chapter of any good men who may be planning an educational tour of the University. It will take you only a minute now, and an oc casional minute for the next month or two, Nearing the close of two years with the Nebraska Fijis, to me has been a joy, not a job. For folks who happen to be sound on the world and things in general I'd recommend the enviable privilege of living just a few months with a group of normal, courteous (page the parents) and affectionate boys. to send rushees names to the chapter. In cases where it is easy for us to do a little selling of the fraternity, it makes the job of the chapter much easier during rush week, ft little pre-season dope about Phi To you alums of Lambda Nu who are responsible for the chapter as it exists to day; who have been so generous financial ly, may we again plead that you extend that generosity to include more frequent ternity and help the active gang in their rushing. Give them that help now. Your visits to 1425 R Street. Gamma Delta may tend to close a rushee's ear to some of the competitive talk later. Let's show our appreciation of the fra actions may spell the difference between a successful rush week and one which you do not want your chapter to undergo. Mae Renard Minier. HONOR ROLL STUDENTS WELLIAMS WINS SCHOLARSHIP Bill Williams, one of this year's grad uating seniors, was recently announced as a vrinner of a $500 John E. Miller schol arship to be used in graduate work ct any college in the nation. Williams in tends to attend the John Wharton school of finance and commerce at Ph'ladelphia next year. fit the recent Honors Convocation, four Fijis were recognized for their schol astic achievements during the first se mester of the school year. Those honored include Bob Tollefsen, junior in law col lege, Bill Williams, senior, and Gerald Spahn, sophomore in the Bizad college and Ray Crancer, Jr., Arts and Science sophomore. \r\nWE NEED YOU Alumni, remember three years ago, when Phi Gamma Delta called on you? We needed you and you responded with a will and an energy which was an honor to you and to the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta. Eleven men from the rolls of Lambda Nu will not return to school next year. This means one thing to the men who are coming back and that is that rushing is going to play a major part in the destiny of our chapter for the next year. Thereafter we are going to call on you again. let's attend ourselves. Remember the Fiji picnics when you were in school. Line up a bunch of your old buddies and attend with your favorite rushees. The success of our rushing program depends to a great extent upon the stress or lack of stress in the personal contacts which are made upon the rushee before he comes to school. Let's begin now. Please look up those men who are coming to N-U next fall. If they are potential Phi Gam material, send their names to Brother Gerald Spahn, at the Phi Gam House. (Brother Spahn's summer address is Cul- bertson, Nebraska.) You give us the We have come a long way in the past three years, thanks to our Alums and to the cooperation and hard work of the brothers of the chapter, but we have an other problem to face at the present time. This problem is the annual problem of securing, by hook or crook, a good pledge class. We are sure of certain men because of rushing which has been done in the past year and because we have several names and we will see that they are well taken care of after they reach Lincoln, or better yet, bring them down with you next rush week. You'll be very welcome. MflJOR-GENERflL BISHOP Nebraska Fijis are proud to extend a welcome to a distinguished member of the Fiji brothers who are enrolling in school Cannabalian clan who has recently set his this stakes on midwestern soil. The new arrival next fall. But these men are not enough, and consequently we desire to is Major-General Percy P. Bishop (Tennes compose a list of rushees which is large enough to enable the active chapter to see 98), who is now stationed at Fort pick a good class of men. We have real Seventh Corp Area. We are sure that Brother Bishop will prove to be a valuoble ized that in past years our alumni are very valuable in sending names of those men, living in their communities, who are planning to attend the University the fol lowing September. Don't disappoint us this year. Piemember, our Fraternity be longs to us always. Once a Fiji, always a Fiji. An extensive and concentrated rush program is planned for this summer. I^ush Omaha as the commanding officer of the addition to the Nebraska "tong". FLASH! Kirwin Eisenhart of Culbertson, who has a long line of Fiji Brothers, was a standout at the state track meet by virtue of winning firsts in the discus and pole vault and second in the shot put in Class C. From Norfolk came Bob Evans, and Peter Durland, who advanced to the semi finals in double competition in tennis be cards came out on May the 5th and will be distributed throughout the state as soon fore losing. Bob has a Fiji brother, Wes, as possible. We plan to have several rush picnics throughout the state this summer. while Durland is related to Alums Bill Butterfield and Harry Solters. All of these There will be picnics in Kearney, Lincoln, Mitchell, North Platte, Omaha, and at any boys were guests at the house during the other point where we can arouse the necessary interest and cooperation. Let's all line up men to ask to the picnics and weekend of May 13th. N \r\nfU FIJI TAU TUSSLE The first annual Fiji-Tau Tussle was held April 22. This event, similar to the Phi Gam-Sig Alph Field Day of years past, was the event of the year for the two fraternities. The festivities of the day started off with the freshmen eating lunch at the A. T. O. house and the actives eating at the Fiji house. In the afternoon a police escort led a parade that eventually ended in Penn Woods where the contests were held. The first afternoon event was the fat man's three-legged race, which ended in a glorious Phi Gam victory with Brothers Hess and Graves starring for the victors. Next came the ball game that ended in a victory for the Taus after five extra inn ings. The third featured event was the lug o' war, which found the Fijis dragging the Taus through four feet of mud and water on the first pull. The Taus. however, retaliated by winning the next pull. By this time everybody was tired enough to call the event a draw. Then came the climax of the day. the pig race. With the score tied, the pig race came as the decisive event of the tussle. A Fiji team of ten selected freshmen, cap tained by Red Littler, fearlessly faced four "OUR MASCOT" feet of water, a greasy, squealing pig, and the ever possible chance of defeat. In cus tomary fashion, however, the freshmen came through to win the event and the trophy, known as the coveted cuspidor. In the evening a combined outdoor house party was held between the two houses with Johnny Cox and his orchestra furnishing the music. The high light of the evening was the presentation of the vic tor's trophy to Phil Grant, Phi Gam pres ident. All in all, it can easily be said that this was the big fraternity event of the year, and the two fraternities are anxious to renew the competition again next year. AND THE FIJIS SING Several weeks before Spring Vaca tion, Brother Paul Reddy assembled all of the shower room baritones and tenors and after weeding out a number of monotones, formed a chorus of twenty-five Fijis to enter the Inter-Fraternity Sing on Ivy Day. Several weeks of concentrated practice produced many good results, and although Phi Gamma Delta did not win the trophy, their rendition of a medley of "Jubilate" and "Smoke Dreams" received much favorable comment on the campus. "FIJIS, THE WINNERS" The occasion marked Lambda Nu's first entry in the Inter-Fraternity Sing in many long years, and the chapter has every intention of continuing to enter in future years. With a continuance of this policy. Lambda Nu is determined not to be denied in the future. 8 \r\nSCHOLflRSHIP THIRTEEN NEW FIJIS Formal initiation was held at the Blackstone Hotel in Omaha on March 25th for the 13 pledges who survived the schol astic test. Those who discarded the white star for the badge were Marvin Thompson, Eugene Littler, and Claude Wright, Mitchell; Lauren Housel and Spencer Elliott, Kearney; Dwight Whitaker, Tom Minthorn, and Carl Olenberger, Havelock; Bob Davenport, Valentine; Scott Wisner, North Platte; Bob Goldsmith, Falls City; Don Pollock, Fremont; Bob Butz, Lincoln, Following the initiation ceremonies, about 150 Fijis attended the banquet, spon sored by the Omaha Graduate Chapter, under the leadership of Harold Petersen and Rowley Thomas. The banquet was given in honor of E. C. Houston of Tekamah, who was celebrating his 6Gth anni versary as a Phi Gam. Brother Houston In 1936 Fijis came from last place in scholarship to a position among the first ten and were awarded a plaque for being in this upper quartile. Advancement was also made in 1937 and 1938 found the Phi Gams of Lambda Nu in fourth position among 26 fraternities on the Nebraska campus. Actually the Fijis were in second place as the first two in scholarship were fraternities with small numbers and Phi Kappa Psi was the lone large fraternity leading the Phi Gam scholars. Beta Theta Pi, our national rival in scholarship, was just below us in fifth position and a great effort is being made to keep them below us and attempt to pass the boys from Phi Kappa Psi. v/as a charter member of the Indiana chapter, which was holding its initiation ceremonies the same evening, fl two-way loudspeaking system was installed for the occasion so Mr. Houston could speak to the Indiana group. E. G. Clevinger, Di rector of Athletics at Indiana University, and C. J. "Scoop" Wilkinson, National Executive Secretary, returned Mr. Hous ton's greetings from Bloomington. Walter Hopevrell, '02, of Tekamah, acted as toastmaster. Other speakers in cluded Harley Moorehead, Clement L. Waldron, Sr., of Omaha, Purple Legion naire K. F. Van Sant of Lincoln, and Orville Chatt and E. C. Houston himself, both of Tekamah. The entertainment of the evening con sisted of a sparkling troupe of singers, tap and toe dancers, and comedians. Brother "AT WORK" The same type of freshman study hall has been used this year under the leader ship of the scholarship committee, brothers Ruser, Elliott, and Wiley. Also, a great effort has been made to improve the study habits of the active brothers. Hopes are Hal Easton stole the show from the pro high for continuing the high position in fessionals when he gave an impersonation of Elmer, the state champion hog caller. scholarship and to retain the scholarship CLMBOURNE G. PERRY Claibourne G. Perry (1911) of Bridge port, Nebraska, was recently appointed a district judge by the governor. plaque. The freshman class had an aver age well above average and with the up per classmen getting the same high marks they have in the past, it looks as though Fiji scholarship will remain in the upper five. 0) \r\nCONVENTION NEWS BOCmL JflFFflffiS 'December marked the beginning of the campus formal season that found Fijis prominent in attendance at all the big uni versity parties. The highlight of the social season for the brothers was the annual Fiji formal which was held in the Student Union Ball Room, February 11. fl dinner was given at the chapter house and the Four Fijis attended the annual section convention, which was held in Lawrence, Kansas, on the weekend of April 15-16. The crew, which included Kenneth Ellis, Barney Ingram, Phil Grant and Charlie McCullough went down in Charlie's new convert ible 'V8. dates were presented with gardenia cor sages and crested bracelets for favors. After dinner the party adjourned to the ballroom to dance to the smooth rhythm of ture of the trip. We can now easily see Dave Haun and his orchestra. The formal our section chief, conducted the business was acclaimed by everybody as a big success. Fiji hospital was the outstanding fea why the Phi Gam's are the leading fra ternity on the K-U campus. Bryon Horner, meeting, which was in the form of a bullsession, and many valuable points con cerning Fraternity management were brought out. '"AT PLAY" ;lj» I The K. U. fellows saw to it that all of the boys had good dates and all en joyed the evening except Ken Ellis, who attributes his lack of pleasure to the fact that . . .Well anyhow, he says that she surely was a "sweet girl". FIJIS LOSE BADGES Two of Lambda Nu's retiring officirs Lewis Leigh and Bill Graves, retiring pres ident and steward respectively, and Lau One of the nicest affairs of the year was the buffet supper given for the boys ren Housel have passed the cigars. Leigh, earlier in the year, announced his engage by the Lincoln Mothers' Club on April 30. ment to Tri-Delt Dorothy McClelland and Graves more recently yielded to the The chapter appreciates the charms of Lois Harpster, Alpha Omicron Pi. work the mothers' club did to make this buffet sup per such an enjoyable affair. A round of hour dances is now being held with the various sororities on the campus. These, together with a rushing party scheduled for May and the annual Mothers' Day party, will complete a suc cessful social season for Lambda Nu. N 10 Housel wasted no time following his in- itation to give his badge to Peggy John son, an old high school girl friend. During the first semester, Joe Elliott an nounced his engagement to Omalita Bar ney, an old Kearney sweetheart. Bob Chatt, one of Nebraska's ace swimmers, soon followed suit, the lucky girl being Elaine Tobin of Tekamah, a student at Duchesne College in Omaha. Loyd Bunky Hill, the last of this group, announced his engagement to Roberta Peterson of Omaha. \r\nBob Goldsmith is a member of Alpha IN flCTIvmES Lambda Nu is represented in nearly every extra-curricular activity on the campus with the second semester fully un der way. Several of the new initiates have set out in new activities. Among the more versatile activity men Phi Omega and University men's glee club. . . . Barney Ingram is past president of Alpha Phi Omega and present ritualist of Alpha Kappa Psi. . . . Bob Davenport contributes to Blue Print, engineers pub lication. . .. Ken Ellis is president of Bizad Executive Council. . . . Paul Reddy is on the executive committee of the Architec tural Society. . . . Carl Olenberger is a talents in three distinctive fields. Brother pledge of Sigma Delta Chi, professional journalism fraternity. . . . Claude Wright is Spahn is a member of Corn Cobs, Nebras ka's pep organization for men. He is also Leigh is a member of Phi Delta Phi, pro assistant fessional law fraternity and past officer of is Gerald Spahn business who distributes his manager of the Awgwan, campus humor publication, and diary correspondent of Alpha Kappa Psi, professional business fraternity. a member of the Varsity band. . . . Lewis that organization. . .. Phil Grant, newly in stalled "E" and Ken Ellis "T" represent Phi Gamma Delta on the Inter-fraternity council. Military activity attracts seven Lambda Nu Fijis. Jack Rohrbaugh, newly installed "G" is on the crack sguad of Pershing Rifles. Bowen Taylor is also a member of this organization and brother Bob Daven port and pledge brother Byron Deck were recently initiated into the order. Bill Wil liams, a first captain in the R. O. T. C., is a member of Phalanx military frater nity. Brother Williams is also active in Alpha Phi Omega, national service fra ternity, and recently enjoyed the honor of being elected to Beta Gamma Sigma, honorary business administration frater nity, Bob McGeachin is a captain and member of Scabbard and Blade. Dwight Whitaker is an R. O. T. C. captain. Seven Lambda Nu Fijis are concen trating on athletic activity. Dale Ruser and Marvin Thompson are candidates for the football team. Ruser is also All Varsity-Uni versity wrestling champion in the middle weight division. loe Elliott, Herb Hillman, "Red" Littler, and Bob Chatt are concen trating their efforts on track at the present time. Bob Chatt was also a standout on the Varsity swimming team this year. Don Pollock was awarded a freshman nu meral 1 in basketball and is now a candi date for the freshman baseball team. He is also a pledge in Alpha Kappa Psi. Three Second Semester Pledges for Lambda Nu Three University students were pledged as a result of Lambda Nu's second semes ter rushing activities. They are Louis Flower, Don Murphy, and Je'rry Dutcher. Louis Flower hails from Minatare and enrolled at Nebraska the second semester. While in high school Louis was one of the football mainstays but the aggravation of an old knee injury in spring football cut short his athletic career. Don Murphy of Lebanon was pledged in fipril and was a basketball and track man in his high school days. He should be a valuable intramural and activities man. Jerry Dutcher of Omaha was the last of the group to don the White Star. Jerry was an All-State basketball player at Ben son High and also participated in football and baseball. Due to an old knee injury, he will pass up competition next year in order to give his knee a chance to mend so he can play football the following year. N 11 \r\nFIJIS ON THE GO E. C. Houston, Zeta chapter, 79, ob served his sixtieth year of "Phi Gamma Deltism" at the initiation banquet in Omaha March 25. Number one spot is his. Rowland "Rowly" Thomas, '13, held forth again this year at the Blackstone and left nothing to be desired in the way of an initiation banquet. May he never cease his activities. Clay Thomas, '14, is still trying to un load poor real estate and make mortgage loans to the Omaha Populus (275,000 dur ing Golden Spike Days). Fred W. Speer, Stanford, '28, is the new editor of the North Platte Daily Bulle tin. Drop in again Fred. Fijis seem to have their hands on most of the money in Omaha. H. M. "Habe" Bushnelf, '14, is president of the U. S. National Bank while Fred W. Thomas, '09, is vice-president of the First National Bank of Omaha. Harold S. Peterson, '23, of piano fame, supplies these brothers with their needs through his position as sales man ager for the United States Check Book Company. Andrew "Pat" Minier, '35, who was recently married to Judy Cunningham, a Nebraska Kappa, is the new secretary of the St. Louis Graduate Chapter. Bill Butterfield, '32, recently on the fac ulty at Oklahoma University, is now with the Prentice-Hall Publishing Company in New York. Bill is another Fiji who suc cumbed to the charms of a southern Kappa. News Note: The Omaha Alumni now dine Thursday noon at the Dixon Restau rant, 18th and Farnam St. A jack pot goes to some lucky Fiji every Thursday. It might be you. John B. Brain, Sr., '11, president of 'he Omaha School Supply Company, now has a son, John, Jr., '37, assisting him in the firm. John, Sr., is a past president of the Trans-Missssippi Philatelic Society (stamps to you) and is noted for his rare issues of U. S. stamps. Hoorayl Ned Eisenhart, '31, is the proud father of what we all hope will some day be another Fiji Eisenhart. The new arrival has been named George Van Eisenhart. Sam Buck, '10, is still pulling his sea food out of Friday Harbor, Wash. His son Bob, Washington, '38, was his constant companion at the 90th Ekklesia. Sam is a charter member of Nebraska Kosmet Klub. John Champe, '18, is finishing his Ph.D. work at Columbia University this spring. John is a walking Alumni Directory and through his efforts many missing Fijis were Harry T. Parker, '03, of Hastings, visited the house the day of the Kansas State game. That pitch table you and Bll McGeachin, '02, made way back when, has seen lots of kings and jacks, Harry. Lincoln's Easterdays: 1. Don Easterday, '33, vice-president of the First National Bank; 2. Fred R. Easter John W. "Dringle" Drenguis, '38, is with the Reporter Publishing Co. in St. day, Jr., '32, First Trust Company and vice-president of the Lincoln Junior Cham Louis. We hear that his lack of correspond ence coufd be blamed on a St. Loiiis somewhere in California. 12 located during the past year. ber of Commerce; 3. Dan Easterday, '35, \r\nThe Holmquisf Grain and Lumber Company of Oakland certainly is partial to the Holmquists. Associated with it are A. C. "Augie", '27, H. M., '21, and Claire W., '28. Note to Augie—make that trip East a humdinger, and we are waiting for that Phi Gam material from Oakland. Jay Davies, '19, may well be proud of his son, Doug, who competed in the state high school basketball tournament. Another Bucknell, George D., 20, is in the banking business, being affiliated with the American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago. Steve King, '24, is back in Omaha. He is secretary of George and Company, Omaha. Ask Steve about the food in India. Frank M. Rain, '33, of Fairbury, is County Attorney of Jefferson County. William L. "Bill" Aitken, '18, past Pur ple Legionnaire of Lambda Nu, is a prac ticing lawyer in Lincoln and is a member of the board of directors of the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Woodman Central Life Insurance Com pany. Donald C. Mattison, '27, is the owner of the Bradfield Drug Co., one of Lincoln s finest suburban drug stores. Paul H. Hildebrand, '33, is with the Cambridge Glass Company of Chicago. Paul is the manager and has his office in the Merchandise Mart building. He had his fill of it when he was there for Eldon Davis, '34, is a sales supervisor for the Denver district of Firestone Tire General Motors Company. and Rubber Co. Stephen G. "Kearney John" Lowe, now at Hastings, in spite of his moniker is a Frank W. Mounts, '30, is the Lincoln representative for the Continental Oil Co. frequent visitor at the Chapter House. He is always a treasure of Fraternity lore. Dr. T. L. Bradshaw, '06, is a practicing dentist in Lincoln. Collecting money seems to agree with Clement "Steel Mill" Waldron, '41, and Carroll Wilson, '37. Clem is with Orchard & Wilhelm in Omaha while Carroll is with a finance company in North Platte. Clark H. Hamilton, '35, a sales engi neer for the Tide Water Association Oil Co., has setted down to a most righteous, straigh-laced life somewhere near Johns town, Penn. Dr. Roy Bennett Adams, '02, a grad uate of Rush Medical College is the Sec retary of the Nebraska State Medical Asso ciation and School Physician for the Lin Ken Runner, Iowa '37, who is now do ing graduate work in psychology at Iowa University, "put up" with the Cornhusker i Fijis while he attended the Midwest Psy coln Public School system. chology Convention. Wade Davenport, '36, is trying to sell QYGryoTiG in Valentine his insurance before the Indians leave the reservations. How come no squaw, Wade? C. E. Spellman, '29, is an engineer with the Tri-County Irrigation Project. Hast ings, Nebraska, will receive his mail. Bill Von Seggern, Jr., '34, is with the William R. Forney, '09, is Dean of the Indiana Law School. He combines this U. S. Department of Agriculture. He is now stationed in Sioux Falls, S. Dak. Brother activity with a private practice in Indian John, '38, is trying to make Wayne the apolis, Indiana. garden spot of the state. of a large laundry and dry cleaning estab Rufe Strough, '35, is still in the adver tising business and this year gets his law lishment in Salina, Kansas. degree. Lester C. Mudge, '01, is part owner 13 \r\nM. G. "Mutt" Volz, '25, who is with the First Trust Company of Lincoln, is official timer for university athletic events sity's Student Union Building. It is very convenient to have such good advice just across the street. and is one of the state's ablest basketball officials. Robert M. Scoulor, '26, is in the grain commission business in Omaha. He ex Leo Scherer, '23, North Platte, was named on the Ail-Time, All-Fiji football team by Phillip E. Lyon, Ohio Wesleyan, '16, the Fiji Football Handicapper. tends a big invitation for Fijis to visit him Loren H, "Boze" Miller, '32, is a port owner and manager of a music and appli at any time. M. J. Blish, '12, is a chemist at the flgricutural Experiment Station, and pro fessor of Agricultural Chemistry at the Uni ance store in McCook. versity. Antone L. "Tony" Latt, '07, is president and general manager of a motor products r. T. Stanton, '23, of Stromsburg, is practicing law on the old stamping grounds. sons that we hope will follow him along the path of the White Star. corporation in Detroit, Mich. He has four He is one Brother who tells us that busi ness is good and that he has no com plaints. IVith three of the opposite sex in his family, how can he say such things? Orville Chatt, '18, of Tekamah visited here during most of the football games last fall and is a frequent visitor throughout the year. His nephew. Bob, is a member of our undergraduate chapter and is a letter man in swimming. Two Chatts, two Walter G. Baker, '31, is affiliated with the Ford Motor Company in Denver. Norman A. Ellis, '38, one of the best "T's" the chapter ever had, is a salesman for the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Com pany at Deadwood, S. Dak. About time for an announcement, isn't it Norm? Dr. George H. Racely, '16, is chairman of the American Legion junior baseball "N's." activity for Lincoln when the dental pro Henry P. Knudsen, '17, Kearney con tractor, recently completed the erection of a men's dormitory at Kearney College and a stadium for Kearney High School. He fession doesn't take up too much of his time. is now at work on a new City Hall for the city. Walter Hopewell, '02, Oakland at torney, has a Kappa daughter, Betty Jane, finishing school this year. Like all her Fiji JhankA, ALUMS FOR YOUR relatives, she is a real Fiji booster. RESPONSE . . . . James A. McGeachin, '07, keeps busy by supplying Orleans with general mer WE ARE SORRY SOME chandise and also manages to do quite a bit of farming. There is a potential wearer RETURNED TOO LATE OF THE CARDS WERE of the White Star in his family that we FOR THE INFORMATION hope may become one of us a few years TO BE PRINTED. hence. K. F. "Nuke" 'Van Sant, '31, our Purple Legionnaire, is the director of the Univer 14 \r\n•i ■ I r * . "\ A.V V •■ ■ ' I ' .V ■' ./ .i«i - 1.' ■". ,V' ' -• ft ^0-- ■V; 0J i. Mttt aslMMU