JhsL dlfikcL fihijL TbiwA, University of Michigan Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta New Series Vol. V ANN ARBOR, APRIL, 1940 No. 2 Alpha Phi Plays Host For Seventh District Chapter's Annual Norris Pig Dinner To Be Held May 18 Hark, all loyal sons of Phi Gam ma Delta! Look to your calendars and reserve May 18th. For on that day. Chairman Ro bert Ulrich has announced, the Al pha Phi chapter of Phi Gamma Delta will serve its annual Norris Pig Dinner. The house will be decked out in all its finery. Announces Plans Chairman Bob has been a bit reticent when approached for an early revelation, but he has a few pertinent facts for publication. Brother Shirley Smith *97, who performed so capably last year, will again be toastmaster. It*s go ing to be hard on him because he won*t be able to use the same jokes. Edward King Elected President Of Chapter Edward King '41E, Elsmere, N. Y., was elected to lead Alpha Phi chapter during the ensuing school year at the annual elec tion held March 4. He succeeds Jack Gelder who held the office during the past year. Other new officers elected to serve with the new president are Edward Tripp *41, Allegan, Mich., treasurer; Robert Darden *41, Raton, N. Mex., recording secretary; John Clarke *41, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., correspond ing secretary, and James R. Har rison *41, Memphis, Tenn., his torian. Phi Gam Chapters To Hold Meeting Here April 25-26 Plans for the convention of the Seventh District of the fraternity, which will be held April 25 and 26 in Ann Arbor, are rapidly nearing completion under the direction of Ed Tripp *41. With the help of section chief A1 Williams, every thing seems to point to a gathering the likes of which has never been equalled. The rudimentary project includes a smoker on Friday evening with such informal entertainment as the Double Initiations Add 13 Phi Gams fellows may devise. Saturday at 9 a. m.(we hope this isn*t too early) the general assembly will convene and following that the group dis cussions will begin. Gets First Chance Panel Discussions The names of ten men were add Also, it is evident that Jerry These panels will include the fol Miller, the son of Brother Henry ed to the rolls of Alpha Phi chapter lowing subjects: alumni relations, Miller, is the youngest newly ini Sunday, February 25. The initiation came at the begin rushing, chapter administration, fi tiated, so he will have the honor of being the first active member to ning of the second semester and nances, pledgeship and initiation, taste the succulent pig in the ac was followed three weeks later by and scholarship. the initiation of three additional customed manner. Lunch, of course, will be at the As yet, the principal speakers of the evening have not been selected, men. host board. The afternoon will Nine of the ten men initiated close the discussions and the final but the next news letter will be Feb. 25 are freshmen, the remain reports of the convocation. more informative. Don*t forget to ing one a sophomore. The three mark May 18 down on your calen later initiations are all juniors. The dar! To Hold Dance A big dinner is scheduled for names of the earlier initiates are: Frederick Thomas Anderson *43E, Saturday evening and we may en Detroit, Mich.; Benjamin Henry joy this meal in relative comfort Phi Gam Undergraduates Douglas *43, Loudenville, N. Y.; Pe Oppose East Lansing Coeds ter Grant *42A, Detroit; William because there will be a minimum of speaking, if any. As a result of Boyd Houle *43, Bellevue, Ohio; the efforts of Chuck Hall, there will Proof that Phi Gam undergradu Lawrence Adams Hulbert *43, Bir be a dance at the Barton Hills ates know their questions and an mingham, Mich.; George MacCau- Country Club with music by one of swers, especially when opposing a ley Irwin *43, Quincy, 111.; Jerome the campus* best bands. This meeting is going to afford group of Michigan State coeds, will Stapleton Miller *43E, Ann Arbor; go over the air waves this week Stuart James Miller *43, Watkins a good opportunity for a test of in- when two Alpha Phi men will join three other Michigan men in an "aerial Blitzkrieg of knowledge** over an East Lansing radio station. The two Phi Gam representatives selected from the speech department are Jack Gelder *40, former chapter Glen, N. Y.; Robert James Norwick *43, Shaker Heights, Ohio, and James Dodd Snodgrass *43, Cincin nati, Ohio. The March initiates were William Joseph Hastie *41, Grand Rapids, Mich.; David Edward Ott *41, Mans president, and Stan Swinton *40, field, Ohio, and Lynn Chester Riess, city editor of The Michigan Daily. Jr. *41, Ypsilanti, Mich. tei-fraternity relations because sev eral of the fraternities on campus are helping to house many of the visitors. The convention should be one of the largest section meetings of the fraternity and everyone is utilizing every resource to make it one of the most successful. \r\nPage Two Alpha Phiji News Published quarterly by Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta 707 Oxford Road Ann Arbor, Michigan Ed.tor Editor April, 1940 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Stan Swinton OFFICERS Jim Edward King Edward Tripp Robert Harden John Clarke Harrison President Treasurer Rec. Secretary Cor. Secretary James Harrison Historian Chapter Pledges Three Freshmen This Spring Three new wearers of the orders of the fraternity were welcomed recently when Glen V. Ireland '43, Benton Harbor, Mich.; Robert Van Buren '41E, Canajoharie, N. Y., and Wayne Wright, Jr. '43, Coldwater, Mi^h., were pledged. Glen is one of the football poten tialities of next year and Wayne, who is planning on pursuing a ca reer in medicine, is a boxer of no mean ability. Second semester rushing is being carried on in earnest at the house this spring. If you know of any young men who you think will make 70od Phi Gams, send their names The many Michigan Fiji alumni in to Bob Titus '42, Evanston, 111., living on the West Coast will have rushing chairman. an opportunity to hold a reunion of their own next Sept. 26-28 when Michigan's Western Round-Up will Room Is Remodeled be held in San Francisco in conjunc tion with the Michigan-California "707" has been undergoing many football game. Michigan's West Coast Alumni To Gather Chapter's Meeting Several Phi Gams Participate In Spring Athletics Now that or Sol has passed the vernal equinox everyone's attention is focused on the diamond and spring football training. In the former field we find foot ball captain-elect Forest Evashevski sharing the catching duties for Ray Fisher's title-minded baseballers. This is Evy's third and last year on the squad. Also sweating in the sun of Fer ry Field are the aspiring gridders of Fritz Crisler and Company. Strolling across the cleat-scarred turf are Norm Call, who hopes that next fall everyone will be saying more than "he plays Tom Harmon's position." Helping Norm cany out these plans are Pledge Brothers Glen Ireland, Louis Kasamis and husky Bud Peters. Visits Track Oval Taking advantage of the first ap changes within the last few years. Wanderino- away from these pil pearance of a Wolverine football The meeting room of the Clan has finally fallen in the way of that lars of football society we come team on the West Coast since the 'uggeiTiaut—Progress. upon a section of Ferry Field where memorable first Tournament of The greatest share of the credit they seem to be continually going Roses game in 1902 (when Michi seems to go to Jake Harrison '41, in circles. Closer inspection shows gan beat Stanford), thousands of for being the spirit that supplied these animated figures to be Michi Michigan alumni throughout the the initial enthusiasm and action. gan's squad of thinclads propping Far West are expected to attend the affair. Plans for the weekend program have already been developed and preliminary arrangements complet ed. Committees have been set up and the first announcement After the project was brought up for their umpteenth Big Ten out before the Alpha Phi Association door title. and approved, money was advancAwakening from a trance soon -^d. Under the superintendance of enough to jump from the track, Jake, the more capable carpenters your meandering reporter narrow canned out the work in short order. will ly misses being trampled under the Everyone remembers the pui*ple soon be sent to the 6,000 Michigan simplicity supplied by the purple flashing spikes of half-miler Howie alumni in the territory west of the drapes that prevailed in the room. Egert. This bids fair to be Howie's l^est vear on the squad. In the Big Rockies. That has been changed. The Tri Ten indoor meet at Chicago, Howie Highlight of the Round-Up will angle has been enlarged to take was barely nosed out by a team be a banquet Friday night in the care of the larger active chapter Gold Ballroom of San Francisco's by removing the curtains and mov Palace Hotel. Distinguished alum ing the angles laterad. ni and Ann Arbor guests will be on The drapes have been replaced the program. Informal gatherings by a fabricated material which was and class reunions will also be held. used to form the walls and ceiling. mate for a money position. So much for the varsity sports. Let's take a look at the standing of the royal house of Fiji in intra mural competition. The last read ing of the announcements shows the purple banner in eighth place Finally, a lighted mount of the in signia of the fraternity has been within breathing distance of the added to the chapter room and is fourth position which was relin to figure in the ritual. quished as a result of a reversal of a biennial basis as circumstances form in the last interfraternity permit. These Conferences will take track meet. The 'Lits' Have It The big West Coast celebration is planned to be the first of a series of Regional Alumni Conferences, scheduled to be held on as nearly the place of triennials — national alumni meetings held every three At least one member of every years in different cities of the Mid graduating class in the literary col west. lege of the University from 1868 According to Michigan's "Grand to 1928, with the exception of six Old Man", Fielding Yost, the mov classes, won a place in Who's Who ing force behind the scheduling of In America for 1938, members of the California game was to provide the staff of the Alumni Catalogue the Michigan alumni in that area Office found recently in a study of an opportunity to get together the volume listing distinguished again. Americans. But now that the Softball season is underway and the Phi Gams are in their usual winning stride, the gap separating "707" from the leaders will be eliminated. As usual this spring, one of the mainstays of the golf squad will be Lynn Riess, who can stroke a ball smoother than a cat's back. Lynn is one of the more consistent low scorers on the team. \r\nApril, 1940 THE Page Three ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Wrestling Captain 'Butch^ Jordan Ends Career FOREST (HUTCH) JORDAN (right), Michigan's retiring wrestling captain, leaves behind him an enviable record as a star performer on the mat and the gridiron. Although Hutch's soft, high voice does not bespeak a muscular athlete, he looks the part and has made a fine record in football and wrestling. In his sophomore year. Hutch started out as a regular tackle on the varsit)' and plaj'ed until he was injured in the Indiana game of that year. Hut injuries did not daunt him, operations did not dim his enthusiasm and finally this determination began to pay dividends as he saw action on the football squads of '38 and '39. In the 1938-39 wrestling season, he enjoyed phenomenal success until a serious arm injury ruined his possibilities in the Big Ten and National Intercollegiate tournaments. In spite of this mis fortune, his teammates thought enough of his ability and spirit to elect him their leader for the 1939-10 wrestling campaign. After earning his letter in football this year. Butch took over his wrestling duties without an intermission, winning every dual match. He climaxed this bj" winning the Big Ten heavyweight title. In the following National Intercollegiates he bowed out after being pinned by George Hooper, Eastern Collegiate champion. Here's Remaining Games On Michigan Schedules Fifteen Phi Gams For the use of some of you alumni in distant cities who may want to watch Michigan athletic teams in action this Spring— versity of Michigan Opera was re vived for the first time in years Well, things are different at the and get a glimpse of a few Phi with the presentation of "Four Out Phi Gam manor, for here the Alpha Phijis find the apprehensions of fci'thcoming senior appointments more pressing than thoughts of the Gam athletes—we list here the remaining contests for Michi of Five." its title based on foot Spring Appointments Occupy Alpha Phijis Tennyson once said that in the spring a young man's fancy turns to thoughts of love. fairer sex. After all, it would be nice to be the heads of the Ensian. BASEBALL 1—Notre Dame, here 3-4—Illinois at Champaign 7—Western State Teachers' College, here 8—Hillsdale College at Hillsdale 24-25—Minnesota at Minneap while the Union Board of Directors goes into a huddle concerning next 27—Notre Dame at So. Bend week. Keep your fingers crossed! Mumbo-jumbo. was a tremendous success and we claim a very important factor in this effort was the presence of 15 or so Fijis (to .give it color). Phi Gam parts I'an.gad from the chorus to the heavy part of "Daddy" Mays, all 220 pounds of him. 10—Ohio State, here 15—Michigan Normal College at Ypsilanti 17-18—Purdue, here Meanwhile, Bob Ulrich has al ready written his petition for the presidency of the Union. All that he has to do now is to try to refrain fi'om biting his finger nails off year's officers. And Jim Harrison is hoping that his political star is in the ascendan cy, because elections for the two senior positions on the Interfraternity Council take place next baller and Alpha Phiji Jack Brennan's widely quoted remark: "Four out of five girls are beautiful and the fifth comes to Michigan." As everyone knows, the opera squads. (lent Publications over on its collec tive ears. Less than a month ago the Uni gan's baseball, track and golf May For instance, Ed King and Ed Ti'ipp are buzzing inside with plans for a petition that will knock the Board of Control in Charge of Stu- In Opera Revival As a result of their efforts, the following men were tapped by Mimes, honorary dramatic society: 21—Western State Teachers' College at Kalamazoo James McCracken. Edward O'Connel, Robert Smolenski. Robert Parker, James Harrison, Robert Ti tus, Hem-y Fielding, Dale Chamber- olis 30—Michigan State at East Lansing' GOLF May 4—Ohio State at Ann Ar bor G—Noi'thwestern at Ann Ar bor 13—Illinois at Ann Arbor {Continued on page A) i lin and Owen Mays, Add these names to the ones al ready in Mimes and you can see that the Phi Gams almost create a quorum. The opera was so well received that all seats for the foui' evening performances were sold out days in advance. \r\nPage Four April, 1940 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS News From Brothers Everywhere DONALD S. SMITH '29E, is in the general insurance business in We Want News Detroit with the Alexander H. Sib- ley Co., 2306 Dime Bank Building. Enclosed with this issue of Don is married to the former Sarah The Alpha Phiji News for those Goodale, Michigan Delta Gamma, and the have two sons, David, five years old, and Ross, three. The Smiths live at 9220 Manor Ave., members who have never filled it in or have moved since last Detroit. Don comes from a Phi Gam cal sheets are our chief means family which includes three other of keeping correct addresses in our files and supplying alumni news notes for the chapter pa Alpha Phi men, his father, Shirley W. Smith *97, vice-president and secretary of the University; Dr. Clement A. Smith *23, and Donald D. Smith *04. ♦ * doing that is a blue "Who*s Who** blank. name of Harman & Harman. Dick per. You will make our job easier and our paper more in teresting if you will take a few If you are receiving one, won*t you please mail it in at once to the editor at the chapter house, 707 Oxford Rd., Ann Arbor? was taken into the partnership in January, 1939, after getting his de gree from Indiana University. Un married, he is a member of the University Club in Elkhart and the Elkhart County Bar Association. He lives with his family at 646 W. Lexington Ave., Elkhart. Engineering College These biographi minutes to fill in this sheet. » RICHARD L. HARMAN *36, is now practicing law with his father in Elkhart, Ind., under the firm lotte, N. C. "Ged** got a taste of big league ball when he finished the season last year with the Wash ington Senators. The Charlotte club is owned by the Senators. Gets A New Dean The Alpha Phiji News has been asked by an alumnus to give the name of the new dean of the col lege of engineering who was ap pointed to fill the vacancy caused by the death last October 14 of Dean Henry C. Anderson. The new dean will be Ivan C. Crawford, at present dean of the School of Engineering and Archi tecture and professor of civil en gineering at the University of Kan sas. ver, Colo. Ralph is married to Carolyn Tinieblood, University of Wyoming Kappa. With their oneyear-old son, Ralph D., Ill, the Goodrichs live at 3454 Tijon, Den ver. Ralph*s Phi Gam relatives Professor Crawford will take over his new duties July 1 and will become the fifth dean of the college since its formation in 1895. Another important change in campus administration that has taken place recently was the ap * * * are his father, Ralph D. Goodrich, pointment of Prof. Hayward KenMILTON C. SMITH *35, is still Sr. *03, professor at the University iston as chairman of the romance continuing his studies in the Uni of Wyoming, and Edward P. Goodlanguages department. He will suc versity and lives at 715 S. Forest rich *38, and F. L. D. Goodrich *03. ceed Prof. Hugo P. Thieme, who Ave., Ann Arbor. Milt has been married since August, 1937, to the former Ellen Conover, Michigan Delta Gamma. He is a winner of the Marsh Scholarship. Although not a member of Phi Gam*s most famous Smith family, he has one relative who is a member of Alpha Phi, Guy C. Conkle, Jr. *36. * * » ♦ » ROBERT A. RADFORD *11, re gional director for the Public Works Administration in Omaha, Nebr., maintains his permanent home at 1524 31st St., Washington, D. C. The Radfords have three daughters, Antoinette, Rebecca and Rosemaiy. * * * * RALPH D. GOODRICH, Jr. *32, Two new address that have come is a junior engineer with the United in for Alpha Phi alumni place Jack States Bureau of Reclamation, Den- Thom *38, at 278 Pawtucket Ave., Rumford, R. I., and James P. Ward, Chapter Is Seeking Correct Addesses will retire in June after 42 years on the faculty. Professor Keniston comes from the University of Chicago where he has been professor of the Span ish language since 1925. He is former dean of the graduate school of Cornell University. A vacancy in the faculty of the medical school caused by the death last Jan. 27 of Dr. D. Murray Cowie has been filled by the appointment of Dr. Charles F. McKhann, associ ate professor of pediatrics and com Jr. *22, at 6317 Bryan Parkway, Dallas, Texas. municable diseases at Harvard Uni # « # versity Medical School. A. BURGESS VIAL *40, now in the medical school of the Universi Keeping corect addresses for all ty, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa SPORTS— SCHEDULE— (Continued from page 3) alumni is a big job that never ends. this spring. Burg, who hails from Listed below are the names of seven LaGrange, 111., spent the fall after 17—Michigan State at East alumni on whom the chapter lacks noons on the football squad during Lansing good addresses. If you can give us any informa tion on where any of these men can be located, or the name of which time he earned his Jayvee 20-21—Big Ten Meet at Co lumbus TRACK award. ❖ ❖ * We were pleased to note in the May 4—Illinois at Ann Arbor someone who might know, please "Orange Fiji** that Bill Coffman, 11—Ohio State at Columbus notify the editor. The names of who transferred from here, is going the temporarily "lost** brothers are: like a house afire on the Syracuse F. Walker Flanagin *13; Robert track squad. 18—Pittsburgh at Ann Arbor 24-25—Big Ten Meet at Ev- L. Hall *27E; Minot E. Lane *20E; George S. Martin; David A. Price; s{: 'Ai ni ELMER GEDEON *39, just out Albert E. Stell *17, and Emmett P. of college baseball, is now with the Updegraff *94. Charlotte baseball team in Char anston June 17—Big Ten-Pacific Coast Meet at Evanston 21-23—N.C.A.A. Meet at Min neapolis