Atplui Plujd' University of Michigan Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta New Series, Vol. XI ANN ARBOR, MICH., APRIL, 1947 Number 1 The Chapter Returns from Spring Vacation n w w Meet Our 25 Swell --T0P ROW: Lee Smith, Robert Main, DeWolf. Stanley, William McDaid, John O'Shaughnessy, Robert Gregg, Jack Fors, Robert Norwick,. David Standiford, Robert Foukal, Richard Schultz, Ward Peter Fall-term Pledges son, Jr., Albert Warner, Robert Carson, Robert Crane, James Kirk, Robert Whitney, David Leyshon, Donald Lathrup, William MacGowan. The war years in the background second ROW: Walter Hans, Kieth Jordan, Frank Long, James Mac- Donald, Glenn Neff, Edsell Eady, Fred Woodward, Stratton Bull, and now on the threshold of bright Robert ICarpenter, Lawrence Alberti, George Shaffer, George Eckerle, Dean Firth, Howard DeMallie, Robert Holland, AVilliam Phi Gamma Delta looks to a glorj,_ ^ Theidel, Philip Pratt, Donald Nichols, James Kistler, David Wright. ious future, having pledged from the Michigan campus twenty-five THIRD ROW: Robert Allen, Ken Allen, Vernon Judd, Harold AValters, er years the Alpha Phi chapter of Orville Barton, Charles Ketterer, Robert Orth (corresponding sec prospective Fijis in the fall term. In this group are: HERBERT OTTO BARTEN, hailing from Des Plaines, Illinois, was born in 1928 at Chicago. As ®' a retary), George Spaulding (treasurer), Robert Grandy (president), Harley Fortier (recording secretary), John Kamin (historian), Herbert Beyer, Thomas Kuzma, William Hollenbeck, Dick Wakefield, Harvey Spaunburg. Wolverine he broke four freshman® FOURTH ROW: Harold Anderson, Robert Cole, Arthur Mancl, James " Mulkey, Frank Boni, Martin Cranston, Jack Rohrbaugh, Ted Greer, track records and is conference in John Kentch, Thomas Heaton, John AVinch, Douglas AA'atkins, door half-mile champion. Daniel Gardiner, John Kistler. Of the Class of 1950 is DAVID ^ FIFTH ROAA': Donald Mattison, David Burkholder, Richard Russell, BURKHOLDER, son of an Alpha a Charles Doherty, Philip Henderson, Ray Newhall, James Caufield, Phiji, who claims membership inn Peter Craighead, Edward Van Dyke, Herman AA'^eber, Eugene Ryan. that group of "Hoosiers" from 11 SIXTH ROW: Richard Hurst, Stuart Rankin, Herbert Barten, Alben Shortridge. At Michigan his sights s Carlson, Curtis Bottum, Thomas Emerson, Carleton Patterson, (see NEW PLEDGES, p. 2) I AA'illiam AVyckoff, Donald Todd, Cran Rogers. \r\nPage Two April, 1947 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS The Alpho Phiji News ... CANNIBAL SHORT CUTS ... by Buck Dawson '39-'47 Published quarterly by Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, The fabulous Fiji Hume twins backed up by pledges Chuck Do707 Oxford Road, Ann Arbor, have hung up their track spikes at herty, outstanding high jump cand Michigan, for its alumni members last but continue to rack up honors idate, and Bill Wyckoff on the high in Michigan's medical school. Na hurdles. tional Collegiate Mile Champions, Fijis Ralph Chubb and Hank Co-Editors the Humes were track captains in Fonde fought it out among lead John E. Kamin Frank Boni 1944 and 1945. Both are Michi- ing contenders on Michigan's well Contributions and news for alum gauma. Bob being sachem of the staffed football team under the eyes ni are solicited at all times. Ad 1946 tribe. Ross is currently a vice- of Fiji assistant coach, Butch Jor dress communications to the alum president on the Union Executive dan, '40. and friends. ni editor at 232 Nickels Arcade Council. Dick Schultz vied for a position Dick Wakefield, star outfielder on Matt Mann's great Michigan with the Detroit Tigers and senior tank team this winter. among Fiji pledges (1939 White This year's Michigan cheerlead Star wearer) was back on campus ers are headed by Bill MacGowan for the fall term. A first semester who is also one of the campus mu senior, Dick plans to finish in Feb sic critics. With him on the squad ruary, 1948. Dick goes to Michigan are Glenn Neff, who doubles on the Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan. NEW PLEDGES (Cont'd from p. 1) are on the golf team where he should prove quite successful. An engineering graduate of Yale University is JAMES DAVID CAUFIELD from Portland, Ore gon. Jim is currently enrolled in the graduate school studying civil engineering. Fijis in Jim's family fall semesters, playing baseball in the spring and summer. Ace of the Fiji trackmen is pledge Herb Barten, Big Nine in door half-mile champion. Herb is are his father. Lee J. Caufield, and his uncle, Raymond P. Caufield, both of the University of Oregon Pig Dinner May 2-4 chapter. Another neophyte of the Class gymnastics team, and Bob Crane, a recent initiate. Most campus pep rallies and en tertainments are em-ceed this year by our chapter "E," Bob "The Beast" Grandy, popular Note the Dote Now! The 1946 Alpha Phi Pig Dinner was the biggest and best in the chapter's history, campus master of ceremonies. Tom Kuzma, great Michigan tail back before TB downed him is tak ing a full schedule this year after spending several years confined to a hospital bed. Buck Dawson and the Hume of 1950 is JOHN PETER CRAIG- but plans for this year's gettogether indicate that the HEAD, claiming residence in Mil waukee, Wisconsin. Propping at Framingham High in Massachu setts and Lawrenceville Prep in 1947 edition will surpass it. by Ted Greer and Hal Walters last The welcome mat at "707" month to will be out the 2nd., 3rd., and 4th of May with various ac Michigauma, all campus honorary society. New Jersey, he was a letterman in hockey, tennis, soccer, and base tivities planned for the whole week-end. Everyone is urged the Engine Arch is held by Vern ball. twins. Bob and Ross, were joined represent Fijiland in Fastest time between "707" and to attend this annual gala Judd and the affair so check those dates on Any alumni who think they can home of CHAS. HENRY DOHER- your calendar and be sure to come. We will be looking for Wilmington, Delaware, is TY, a student of mechanical engi neering, who will graduate in 1948. "Chuck" entered the University of you. NROTC. Harley Davidson. better his time are invited to come and give it a try. Keep an eye out at your favor ite book store for Brother Buck Dawson's first book, a 370-page Richmond via the V-12 route and the University of Princeton via his Butch Is New Mascot Last fall the chapter acquired a TOM EMERSON, Indianapolis, new mascot. Butch, a sixty-pound Indiana, played three years of var boxer, from the Northwestern Fiji sity golf at Shortridge high school chapter. As a result of this gift and now as a prospective candidate an annual Michigan-Northwestern for graduation in 1950 plans to en football trophy was made up by ter competition for a berth on the Alpha Phi chapter. In view of Michigan's link squad. North western's moral victory last history of World War II in words and pieces, entitled "Saga of the All-American." Dawson's book boasts 1500 pictures with contri butions by Marlene Dietrich, Nor man Rockwell, Bill Mauldin, and Major General James M. Gavin. It records the Air-borne (parachute) effort in the European war with A pledge of many activities is fall, a 14-14 tie game, the trophy particular emphasis on the EightyWILLIAM GRIPMAN of Pleasant was sent to the Phi chapter where second Airborne Division. A second book is soon to be pub Ridge, Michigan. At Michigan he it now resides until the two schools lished by Dawson and Dick Wakehopes to play a little football and again meet on the gridiron. tennis, and is now in the Naval Butch thoroughly enjoys his new field. It is an animal baseball story ROTC. (see FALL-TERM MEN, p. 3) home at "707" and the chapter is written in children's book style, (see SHORT CUTS, p. 4) pleased to have him as its mascot. \r\nApril, 1947 Page Three THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS Fijis Active In All I-F Sports ... SOCIAL HIGHLIGHTS ... Football Starts Season the traditional children's Christ The social season was quite ac mas party. About forty six- and tive during the fall semester with seven-year-old boys from the neigh Touch football and speedball dominated the sports picture dur ing the fall term, speedball re turning to the campus after a lay off during the war years and again capturing campus wide fraternity interest. open houses held after home foot borhood spent the afternoon of ball games. With seven games in December nineteenth in the house Ann Arbor last fall practically ev playing games and eating ice cream ery Saturday saw the chapter house and cake. Brother Ed Eady had filled with guests for dinner and the honor of playing Santa Claus dancing after the game. for our guests and presented each Pledge Formal one of them with a present. The After winning a touch" football Another social function that took party was a complete success, thor game with Sigma Alpha Epsilon place during the fall was the oughly enjoyed by all and undoubt the Fijis played two with Beta Pledge Formal held the ninth of edly will be continued in years to Theta Pi, and we emerged victori November. The dance was held in the chapter house in honor of our come. J-Hop Was Gala Affair The J-Hop, Michigan's annual Then in a dual swimming meet fall pledge class of twenty-seven and water polo game with Theta members. A dinner for the broth top social event which received na Chi we came out on the long end ers and their dates at the Allenel tionwide publicity, held the atten tion of all at "707" the week-end of the swimming event and on the preceded the dance. ous from one of these. short end of the water jockey sport. Christmas Spirit High at the start of the spring semes On December thirteenth our ter. The affair included a formal Not So Good Soon volleyball reared its ugly Christmas dance was held at the dinner preceding the J-Hop on Fri head, ugly in the respect that the house. The house was gaily deco day night, an informal late Sat Fijis' winning percentage was .250 rated, there were corsages for the urday evening dance, and break in twenty-four court affairs. In ad women, and refreshments to make fasts both Saturday and Sunday jacent handball courts other Fijis this affair the highlight of the mornings. To Brothers Robert Foukal, Tom Heaton, and Dave Leyshon we owe Kiddies' Party successful only to suffer defeat in Continuing the pre-Christmas ac congratulations for the enjoyable the semi-finals. tivities the chapter re-established social events of the past season. led by Dean Firth finished fairly social season. Good In Track Phi Gamma Delta became the IFC champion in the cross country meet when its team composed of Brothers Art Mancl, Bob Main, FALL-TERM MEN (Cont'd from p. 2) engineering college. JAMES OLSEN KISTLER plans to prepare himself at Michigan for a business Being a sophomore in L. S. & A. career. Hal Walters, Bill Theidel, and Ted A sophomore in education school school is WALTER J. (JERRY) Greer, led the parade across the HANS' claim to fame. At his home is footballer DON NICHOLS from University golf course. In the out in Birmingham, Michigan, where he Allegan, Michigan, whose pre-coldoor Inter Fraternity Track Meet attended high school, Jerry listed lege days read like a sport page the Fijis emerged third mainly football, swimming, debating, and with such items as four years of through the efforts of Art Mancl, table tennis among his extra-cur basketball, football, and track. first in the mile run, Tom Heaton, A name already familiar on cam ricular activities. first in the pole vault, and Bob East Lansing, Michigan, claims pus is that of HORATIO NEWGrandy, who took second in the our next prospective Fiji, PHILIP HALL, Jr., of Framingham, Massa shot put. The chapter was awarded HAHN HENDERSON, a twenty- chusetts, whose airline venture a trophy for the cross country one-year-old veteran who served as gained him much publicity. championship and the individual a radar repairman in the army. Council and social chairman of winners were awarded ribbons for His scholastic interest here is in Hinsdale House, East Quadrangle, their performances. dustrial-mechanical engineering ... Wrestling, Too and graduation plans are for 1948. Another highlight on the sports From Haddonfield, New Jersey, calendar was the Interfraternity to the campus of the University of wrestling meet in which the Fijis Michigan comes ERVIN RICHARD garnered a second place. Point HURST,Jr., where his non-scholas scorers for the Phi Gamma Delta tic interests are chiefly house squad were Glenn Neff, Marty sports and the Michigan Daily. Cranston, and Jim Kirk, runner-up. Prospective cage stars we have in that brother duo, the KISTLERS, New Sports For Spring is the title possessed by pledge brother CARLETON CLOU S E PATTERSON, from Birmingham, Michigan, also the son of an Alpha Phiji sire. Pat's extra-curricular interest prior to college days cen tered on journalistic activities, and he intends to pursue that interest here. Possessing a proud record of With the advent of spring our from Grand Haven, Michigan, who having graduated third in a class thoughts soon turn to the baseball despite the striking "look-alike- of five hundred at Bedford High diamond, another track meet, and ness" are not twins. The elder, School in Detroit is STUART CURJOHN J., Jr., is enrolled in the (see 25 STRONG, p. 4) to golf and tennis. \r\nPage Four April, 1947 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS HERE and THERE with FIJI ALUMNI George Irwin, '43, now a young years in the Navy with duty as Quincy, Illinois, businessman, prom supply officer for the portable har inent in musical affairs and civic bor in the invasion of Normandy. and service organizations, was an He now has two children, William nounced recently as the Quincy H. and Janet Riggs. Junior Chamber of ii: Commerce "young man of the year." George, who was "E" at "707" in 1942-43, is assistant secretary and treasurer of the Quincy Paper company. His civic work in Quincy included organizing the Quincy chamber music ensemble, Quincy choral society, and the Quincy civic ^ t- Erie Kightlinger, Jr., '33, is now practicing law in Indianapolis, In diana, is married and has one daughter. He met and talked with Bob Finn, '34, one day last fall and exchanged notes on other Alpha Phijis. John C. Thom, '38, is living in Tuckahoe, New York, and is the father of three boys, William J. Thom,five years old, John C. Thom, IV, three years old, and Steven B. Thom, eight months. Brother Forrest Evashevski, '41, has returned to the area where he gained nation-wide football fame. "Evie" is now backfield coach at Michigan State College under "Big gie" Munn, former University of Henry Mahon, '43E, is working Michigan line mentor. band. He is also active in the Community Chest and Welfare for the Aerojet Engineering Corp Council, Boy Scouts and other oration in California as a chemical "Here on campus besides study engineer. He relates he is still groups. ing, I'm on the swimming team and single but is trying to correct this work at the art school," quotes Henry J. Cawthra, '37E, of De troit, reports that he, along with Kenneth Vance, '16, and T. A. Davenport, '25, are all active sail ❖ ❖ ❖ situation. ^ RICHARD SCHULTZ of Detroit. ^ Two former residents of "707" His main thought is getting into Medical school in the near future. who now reside in Schenectady, ors in the Detroit River Fleet. A former ski trooper in the New York, and work for General Davenport is currently Commodore Electric are Hicks Waldron, Jr., Tenth Mountain Division is DON of the Detroit River Yachting As '44E, and Vic Peterson, '43E. ALD F. TODD of Ionia, Michigan. sociation. ^ ^ He anticipates joining the "Ensian" ^ Stanley Betz,'32, is raising three photography staff. Harvey Clarke, '39, is set up in his own law office in Spokane, children, Susan, Stu, and Karen, in A member of the Army Air Washington, after spending four the fine San Gabriel, California, Forces since March, 1941, is ED climate. He likes it out there but WARD ALLEN VAN DYKE, who still misses the football games in SHORT CUTS hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan. (Cont'd from p. 2) Ann Arbor. From there he entered Kala and featuring the animal counter mazoo college where he played parts of Rabbit Maranville, Ducky 25 STRONG frosh football and was vice-presi Medwick, Jimmy Foxx, etc. (Cont'd from p. 3) dent of his freshman class. He The house now operates an annex boasting a beautiful housemother TIS RANKIN who on the athletic of fairly recent vintage and rooms field won letters in football and for twenty-eight Fijis. Ted Greer, hockey captain in 1944, was back carving up the ice basketball. Of Lakewood, Ohio, we graduates in Business Administra tion in 1948. Another resident of Detroit and of the Class of 1949 is W. WEBB have WILSON. His extra-curricular ac for Vic Heyliger's puck squad this ORIN CRANDALL ROGERS, III. tivities in high school centered A man of many interests and ac about football and basketball. His past season. Ted was also Commo dore of the Sailing Club for .the tivities he became best known for interest in the court game contin his organizing ability at West ues in Ann Arbor. past year. Hal Walters has been appointed Lodge as social and athletic di Of nearby Birmingham we have rector and treasurer of the Wil Secretary of the Union, a position WILLIAM RAYMOND WYCKOFF he held just a year ago. "Mouse" low Run Dance committee since whose contemplated college activi arriving in Ann Arbor. His father is also president of the senior class ties include radio, dramatics, and in the Engineering school, while is also a Fiji. DICK RUSSELL from Evanston, Brother George Spaulding is Tau Illinois, is enrolled in the L. S. & Bete and president of the Engi neering Council to complete Fiji A. college. Class of 1950. An expectant journalist of the domination of the slide rulers. Vulcans, Senior Engineering hon Class of 1950 is EUGENE "Potsy" or society, presided over by George LYNN RYAN, from Caro, Michi track. His graduation plans are for 1949. DON CHAS. MATTISON, Jr., of L'anse, Michigan, is a musician. At high school he obtained musical strains from the oboe and the clari Spaulding, includes Bob Allen, Bob gan. His time spent in the army net and these skills will not suffer Grandy, Hal Walters, Ted Greer, was divided between ASTP and the disinterest at Michigan if Don has his way before donning cap and Ralph Chubb, and Hank Fonde, infantry, practically a quorum. pages. gown in 1950.