Theta DeuteroN Star ★ Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio FEBRUARY, 1948 Volume 2 Number 4 National Officers of Fraternity To Attend Initiation, Pig Dinner House Campaign Bogging'' Down 'Benny' McElroy Archons Journey Beloved Teacher, To Delaware For Annual Celebration Fiji, Bie^t 87 President Dalton Chapter Mourns Loss Of Man Who Served As Inspiration To Many Headlines Speakers For Feb. 21 Affair A royal purple day is on Dr. Benjamin "B e n n y" McElroy, beloved teacher, friend, and countless counselor hundreds of Theta Deuteron's calendar. The to the Ohio Wesleyan family, quietly met his Maker Sat urday morning, Jan. 31, at nearby Jane Case hospital. will be the guests of the chapter at the initiation of the pledge class in the after noon and speakers at our annual Norris Pig dinner in the evening. He was 87. Funeral services were held the Wednesday. following "Benny", who had been ill for Headline speaker of the evening nearly a month prior to his death, will be Marshall B. Dalton, of Bos ton, national president of Phi Gamma Delta and president of sev died of complications. Funeral services for Dr. Mc —U! Elroy were held at the RamseyMohr funeral home in eral New England insurance com Delaware panies. Our own Phil Ebeling will do the honors as the symposiarch with members of the active chap ter, Ohio Wesleyan faculty mem bers and a host of the late min ister and professor's friends in at-tc.miiL'rvce. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan and a staunch supporter of Phi Gamma Delta, Dr. McElroy held the chair of Applied Christian ity here at Ohio Wesleyan for 25 years when he retired in 1930 at an impressive ceremony. Prior to the time he graduat e d from Wes leyan and the time he returned to h i s school to join the faculty, he served as a Metho d i s t minister for 17 years. day Is February 21, 1948, for it is on that date that the eleven national of ficers of Phi Gamma Delta P^rlvy this tnw year is shown m the architect's drawing above. construction scheduled to get islaching. underway Plans arewas completed but money TFIinii' ixmiru^up- wi' dihr lintlin' phase of the campaign for funds for the new Phi Gamma Delta house at Ohio Wesleyan and the employment of a senior mem ber of the active chapter to tour the country next summer to or ganize new drives in local areas, are the latest plans announced by the special alumni commit tee interested in securing money for the new house. siiow a sHarp decrease in con tributions, with the present pled ges totalling about 522,000, only 54,000 more than was recorded when the last issue of the STAR was published last fall. Of the 522,000 pledged, 514,000 has been received in cash, with the re ing the Pig dinner week-end. Other plans for raising the nec essary funds will be discussed then also. At the present time, no fur ther information is available maining pledges due to be paid concerning the proposed site of sometime in the near future. the new structure. The planned employment of a senior Results of the drive to date mer will be discussed further when the committee meets dur active to contact local alumni groups during the sum Plans, how ever, have been completed for the building of the proposed structure. of the annual affair which is ex pected to draw more than a 150 (returning alumni. gxTjup ex pected to return to this year's dinner chapter (officers announc ed that the meal will be served in the Willis high school gym where all the brothers will be able to hear and see the speak ers. Bun's (under Roy's direc. tion—Brm is off on a year-long trailer trip throughout the U. S.) will cater the meal. The other national officers, in addition to President Dalton, are as follows: Treasurer Herbert Wilson Smith Two Brothers Are Tapped By ODK Fijis Top Scholars Pledges To Defend Tiig-of-War Title On Saturday afternoon, Feb. 21, the Fiji pledge class will again tangle with the Delt neophytes in the annual tug of war across Dish Lehmann, Sagan In Leadership Honorary water run behind Monnet hall. For Third Semester Scholarship Cup To Chapter—For Keeps (Michigan '10), legal counsel for the Union Carbide and Carbon Co. of New York City. Secretary Abbot P. Mills (Wil liams '11), prominent Washington lawyer and onetime third-baseman for the Cleveland team in the Am erican League. A lover of Senior Councilor Carl C. Cham Last spring our pledges dampened The men of Theta Deuteron can Two men of Theta Deuteron sports he Dr. B.°L. McElroy the spirits of the Delts when they be justly proud in the acclaim and bers (Wisconsin '12), president of was for many years a member of chapter were among six tapped by defeated them in two straight honor they have bestowed on the the Texas Foundries, Lufkin, Tex the athletic board of the univers Omicron Delta Kappa at the an pulls. nual fall tap day program, held in By virtue of this feat, a hand chapel Dec. 5. They were Glenn chapter through winning perman as. Brother Chambers was the Field Secretary of Phi Gam ent possession of the Inter-Ffa- first Edward's gym. some trophy now graces the man ternity Scholarship cup. This long ma Delta. Lehmann, Lakewood, and John tle of Fairbanks Lodge. From all Junior Councilor Oliver Dibble, His last appearance before a coveted and treasured award has Sagan, Port Jervis, N. Y. Sr. (Berkeley '99), distinguished reports, our pledges intend to keep ity. His portrait today hangs in university audience was at Home coming in 1942, while his last, and one of his most memoriable balks Cecil J. Wilkinson '17, execu tive secretary of the fraternity to the fraternity came on the event was honored by Xau circle last at Pig dinner in 1944. an alumni member. He was iniated at a breakfast held dur of i.he chapter's 75th anniversary, Ordained as a Methodist minis spring when he was tapped as it there for another year. found its final resting place adorn ing the mantel of Fairbanks Lodge. Seventy-Eight Historic Years ing lalumni week-end. ter- in 1888, Dr. McElroy was a Lehmann, member of the spring, Did you know . . . that about pastor at one time of the St. Paul's 1946 pledge class, was elected with 1905 due to a pig dinner incident Methodist church here in Delaware a major in scholarship, jjg was the year before, only seven men returned to the active chapter, but and also held charges in Alexan business manager of Owl and dria, Granville, Portsmouth, Lon is now editing that pahlication. He with the help of the local alumni "got a fine bunch of new men and don, Broad St. Methodist church has been a member of the finished up a very successful in Columbus, and in Ann Arbor, also student budget committee. year." John M. Hall '08 writes He came to Wesleyan in Sagan, with a major in debate, this bit of interesting information. The first full academic year following the war found the race ' being led by the Phi Delts and Sig Alphs who both held two legs on the cup. Phi Gams, who" had one leg, before the war, came through however, proving their mettle by leading all fra ternities for the academic year 1946-47. Thus, we added our second and third winning semes ters and were presented at chap el ceremonies w® scholarship has been a varsity ebator for H. Jewett Chrisman '32 tells of the He was a graduate from Wes three years. He has een chair 'dark days' in the '20's and of the laurels accoinpaning the award. leyan in 1883 at a time when Phi man of the YMCA Chu Home renaissance which followed with The cup has bad a long and in Gamma Delta numbered 15 mem committee, served as irector of such Fijis as Phil Ebeling, 'Scotty' teresting history on the Ohio Wes bers with rooms on Sandusky St. the Y's freshman cai^, is busi His wife, Laura Cherrington Mc ness manager of the wi, ^nd is Elroy, died in 1944. chairman of the stude committee. He was Saville, Chid Mills, Sully Sullivan, and Leo Wilson. The 'Fabulous calendar Jacobys' have been described for eandidate our project by Arthur F. King '12. Following Dr. McElroy's death for the student-body Presidency He gives us his list which begins the fraternity received letters and last spring. He also Ws president telegrams from friends, students of his pledge class "Uring the with Elias J. Jacoby '81 and ex tends through fourteen members and fraternity brothers paying tri spring semester, , of that family. Philip Ebeling, in bute to one of Theta Deuteron's Wearers of the are well- his letter, writes among many greatest sons. Some of the tri represented in the la butes received are as follows: the honorary societyCecil J. "Sooop" Wilkinson '17 active members executive secretary of the fratern are Fijimen: hrothm the 14 1927 Theta Deuteron won the cov six and Sanders. eted Baker Cup for outstanding social service. This was the first of four times that such an honor (Continued on Page 5) Historian Gilbert W. Mead (Al- leghney '11), president of Wash ington College in Chestertown, Md. and currently chairman of the Na tional Interfraternity Conference. Ritualist Loyal A. Shoudy (Washington '04), chief surgeon of the Bethlehem Steel Corp. of Bethlehem, Pa. Legal Adviser John S. Sickels (City College '08, Columbia '11), prominent New York lawyer. Field Secretary Floyd Wilkins, Jr. (Berkley '48). Field Secretary Fred L. Dixon (Colorado '44). And, of course, our own Execu tive Secretary-Editor Cecil J. Wilkinson (Ohio Wesleyan '17), the only man in history to have been chairman of the three nation al Creek-letter bodies—the Inter which provided that the cup should fraternity Conference, the College each semester to ^hat fraternity the College Fraternity Secretaries be awarded temporary possession Fraternity Editors' association and placing first in anent possession Perm be obtain circle of other interesting facts that in ed by placing as a'^'^ree tune win- Bartiett, ity.—"I shall never forget "Benny" Druhot, Dutton, Lehm n, Sagan (Continued on Page 3) leyan campus. It was originally obtained in 1939 by the University and placed with tbe Inter-Praternity Council. Rules were stipulated San Francisco lawyer. association. The officers will hold their quar- tei'ly meeting at the Hotel Deshler-Wallick in Columbus on Feb In the intramursyme we picked up additional tropj^i^es as our upperclass teams ro"iP^ to success(Continued-"^ Page 3) ruary 20. An all-Ohio banquet has been arranged at the Deshler by the Columbus Fijis on Friday, Feb. ( Continued on Page 3) \r\nFebruary, 1948 THETA DEUTERON STAR Page Two THETA DEUTERON STaK CAMPUS COMMENTS CHID CHATS Jack Smith, Jr. '47 By Charles B. Mills, '19 Reporting back for active duty on the Wesleyan campus were scholars, athletes and bridge players. Al Some day, but don't count on it, we 'are going to have sufficisht advance notice to dig deep for some alumni ready hard at work were a score of carpenters, painters Published senii-annually by the Theta Deuteron Chapter of the fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, Ohio Wesleyan Uni versity, Delaware, Ohio. and laborers who were busy giving some of our old build, ings the new look; in fact behind Slocum library a new temporary classroom building was being constructed to help accommodate the largest student body in the history Editors Joe Button, Jack Lee Printed by The Tri-County News, Plain City, Ohio outside the city for his wife and children and for not rais ing anything on it (except children) may receive more from the government than from the hospital. *** Saw ministration had hired 36 additional faculty members. Dean Ficken, acting President, was relieved of some of "Sliv (Harry E) Barr'20 in Delaware notlong ago. He's his responsibilities by Allen ingraham. a ClM eland attorney and one of the boys who helped make Theta Deuteron a good lively chapter in his era. Except New Profs To the Psychology department came Mylen Fitzwater and Hubert Eonner from Ohio State. President's Message... I'm reminded of a t-logan that appeared in a research iaboratory which was used to incite the men working there to more prolific efforts. The slogan read: "Consider the turtle, he doesn't make any progress until he sticks hLs neck out." That is what I intend to do in this article, for I would like to take this opportunity to bring to the attention of you, the graduates of our chapter, a feeling that is prevalent among the undergraduates. In the not too distant future a great many of you will be returning to Ohio Wesleyan for our annual Pig Dinner. It is something that I know I will anticipate w'ith great expectation in another year, and in the subsequent years Naturally, the usual question will run through your mind as you approach Delaware, How many of my class will be back; I wonder how the chapter is this year? Is it still on top where we left it? Well, we sin cerely hope that it is still on top, and by reading this issue of the Star you can see just what we have accomplished thus far this year. But there will probably be another question in your mind also. I wonder how the house looks. Except for a new coat of paint and new drapes on the first floor, it will probably look just the same to you now as it did when you gradu ated. No, you won't find much change in Fairbanks Lodge, and it is here that the nucleus of discontent is arising among the undergraduates of our chapter. coming a decadent representative. I imagine that it is difficult for those not dwelling constantly within the confines of our house to appreciate the dire necessity of a complete renovation. The impact of this necessity strikes us with atomic proportions from the beginning of the school year until the end. Those of you who have visited the campus since the beginning of the school year will realize that our competitors have all done extensive rejuvenation, with the result that their The Geology de partment received George Growl from Penn State. Clif. ford Berg from Luther college and Michigan university will teach Zoology. Norman Kelly resumed teaching in the Sociology department. Herbert Hackett, from Redlands and Broderick Johnson from Grove City college are new'additions to the Journalism department. Carhsle Cutchin from the Univer.eity of Kentucky takes over as freshman football coach. Aiso in the physical education department is William Daugherty from Rollins college. Another Ohio State man, Alfred Ferguson with a Ph. D. from Yale is instructing in English and humanities. Ed ward Earaty from the University of Michigan is assist ant professor of German. Twelve teaching fellows were given and new faces appeared in the library, home eco nomics department and physical ed. department. •Vanishing Vets On campus it was evident from the looks on the faces of Freshman men that the day of war stories was soon going to end. The majority of the men in the freshman class were not veterans. Many of the returning Wesleyan women were given an old glance as they displayed the new look. We were all welcomed back by the prosperous Delaware merchants. While Bun was off on a grand trailer trip, the Hamburger Inn put on a new face, but most students nreferred to. drink their coffee in the smoke filled TUB. A committee was appointed to revise our old student government constitution and after working industriously for many weeks this committee brought forth a revised document that contained many needed changes. We were to have a student council that was more directly repre sentative of the students, which meant fewer political plums. Provisions were also made for a nominating con vention and primary elections. Fiji Robert St. John Speaks It is true that we are formulating plans for a new chapter house, but just when our new home will become a reality is still in the questionable stage. Until it does become a reality, Phi Gamma Delta will be represented by FairbanlvS Lodge, and Fairbanks Lodge is rapidly be this fall The university concert series has been providing outstanding talent such as Andre Marchal, famed French organist, Eugene List, concert pianist, Dorothy Maynor, A complete face-lifting would not mean a substantial loss to the fraternity. New furniture, rugs, desks and lamps which were purchased intelligently could all be utilized in our new home together with what old furniture there would be left. I sincerely hope that all of you will be extremely critical in your inspection of Fairbanks Lodge when you return for Pig Dinner. If ixjssible, visit, the other fraternity houses, and I'm sure that you will agree with us of the undergraduate chapter that some thing must be done immediately!—Bill Fraser In everyone's life there is an individual who has a profound influence on one's attitude toward life; whether it be spiritual or through admiration- of that person's ap proach to life and its insuing problems. Dr. Benjamin McElroy w£is one of those rare indivi duals who could surmount any obstacle, and was humble in any .situation. Since that day back in 1905 when "Benny" took over his post of professor of Applied Chritianity, he has served as a source of inspiration to hun dreds of Ohio Wesleyan men and women. He served faithfully two generations. He always placed in high esteem his fraternity his devotion to it. Just a few months ago it was Benny who, after receiving literature on our drive for a new house, wrote that inspiring letter to Chid Mills in which 'Benny's" last address to the chapter came at what he termed "the climax of'my lit®" Symphony Orchestra. The Fiji's were proud to see Brother Robert St. John, author, lecturer and commentor speak in conjunction with the university sponsored movie-lecture series which also brought to us Colunmist Dorothy Thompson and athor Lillian Helman. Miss Helman's play. The Little Fox es, was produced by the Speech department following her lis, Cornell '42. •*** WiUiam T.Cowden '26, Cleveland, Ohio, is a broker and always looks prospenous. Better consult him if you are otherwise. *** The Harry L. Cox '07 family of Philadelphia had a delightful Thanksgiving. Son Biil •35, president of the chapter in his day and a mighty good one, was home with his wife from Geneva, Switzerland. Bill is in the government ser-vice and was due back in Switzerland January 2. Otherwise would have been on hand for the Pig Dinner. Harry L. "Hap" Dawler '24, Marion, Ohio hoped the citizens of that fair city would allow him to retire from the office of mayor this year. They didn't, he's in again. It is reported that all the Dowler's including John W. '24 and J. Paul '30 voted for him. Fred R. Eckley '09 Tele phone tycoon of Columbus, Ohio has surrounded himself with Fijis. Fred D. Leary '28 and Homer Smart '28 are among them. *** President of the Niagara Corrugated Container Company, Buffalo, New York is T. R. Edward •22. He Jiad the nerve to send his son East to College, but since he's a Fiji at Amherst they erred by only 50%. *"•* Jiohn W. Ford '18, Harvey, Illinois draws his breath and a sizable salary from the IngaJ Shepherd Division of the Wyntian Gordon Company. "Jit" was quite an athlete in his day bit has a son, John J., who has it all over the old man. Rush Committee take note. *** John T. Hoffman '28 er Saturday Evening Post salesman to Theta Deuteron in which house he was very popular while his father, Dr. J. W. Hoffman, W. & J. Fiji was President of the University. Brother Hoffman, Sr., who is suffering- from a throat ailbe de I Paul W. Jones '36 who is Director of Public Relations at Bowling Green University, Bowling Green, Ohio, still thinks we thould have a chapter up there. He's a terrific salesman too. *** Brother Maellyar Lichliter '01 is the tiop man in 33nl Degree Masonry for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, headquarters Statler Hotel, Boston, Mass. •••' A Marion Fiji is now without his appendix. He decid ed in a hurry. It was Jay H. Maish, Jr. '43. His father, Jay H. Sr. '18, stood outside the operating room in which appearance. We Win A Homecoming Game Another famed Wesleyan tradition was revived when the OWU chorus composed of the A Cappella Choir, Wo men's and Men's Clee clubs and the symphony orchestra gave an excellent rendition of Handel's Messiah for the tirst time since 1941. While old traditions were being re vived four hundred eager beavers crawled out of bed to inaguarate a new tradition. The Dawn Dance. Many ques tion the sanity of such a tradition. Homecoming was a grand affair as many alumni who had not returned for years came back to visit and witness the Bishops defeat the Case eleven, seven to nothing. It was good to ail Fiji's to watch the familiar figure of num end. Theta Deuteron was overcrowded with busy alumni but the food and coffee held out as evidenced by the fact that Phil Ebeling had enough to eat. Coach Fraser piloted the Bishops to the completion of a highly successful season on the gridiron. Our team won .six games, lost two and held Ohio U. to a tie. The cross-country team sparked by Quent Brelsford, contin Brother Fred Merchant '33 was doing the successful carv ing. Richard D. Marting '34 of Portsmouth, Ohio had one of thoce knee twisting ailments visit him recently and has suffered severely from it. *•** Brother Norman V. Peale '20, New York's top flight clergyman, broke into the news again. This time arrayed in a hunting jacket and a cap which looked like freshman days, he has a brace of wild geese under his arms and according to a friend who sent us the picture—looked like a gander himself. *** General Manager of Peckinpaugh Metals of Cleveland, Ohio is Ralph L. Peckinpough '42. He and his father both playeii baseball. *** The only clinical laboratorian on the Theta Deuteron roster i.s Charles J. Rosebrook '22. We are in debted to the directory for the Ipgh sounding terms. "June" is doing nobly. One of Cleveland's most distinguished attorney's, Brother William B. Stewart '98, passed away recently but not before he had sent a check to Brother Ebeling for the new chapter house. *** President of the always giood chap ter at Denlson University is the son of Francis Sutherin '17 of Bedfordj Ohio. Why don't you Denison ahunni fur nish youriown presidents? One of the most frequently heard names in radio and as premier announcer on the March of Time News Reel, is D-wight W. Weist, Jr., '31. *** Still in the W's we give you for the final curtain Bro ther John W. WilUins '38, physician at Covington, Cjhio and father of three small children who are even hand somer than their grandfather, Brother Lee Wilkins 'Q6. ued to rate high by capturing all of their meets but one and placed ninth in the Nationals. Getting off to a slow start but now coming into their stride is the Wesleyan Quintet. They polished off the highly rated team from Baldwin-Wallace recently and this victory should en courage them to be one of the best teams Wesleyan has ever had. Fatality Section (Or For Better Or For Worse) Proving that the Fiji's have been busy men on campus and elsewhere, this list of pinnings and engagements and marriages is proof. The following brothers parted with their pins: George Sternad to Sue Salsbuary, Kappa Ed Bootes to Betty Bodenheimer, Alpha Clii; Bob Kutscher to Jane Nelson; John Buckly to Lois Chase; Dave Shultz to Midge Sherwood; Ed Stoyanoff to Nancy Wade. when he pinned the black diamond on the breast of his Mid Black, Kappa received a diamond from Bill FrazerMarge Middleton, Kappa from Dwight Griswold; Cynthia height of the last World War. Purdum from Bob Lewis: Marge Pickett Pi Phi "Benny" is not the type that comes along every eration. The trouble with the world today can probably be summed up in the .statement that there just aren't enough "Benny" McElroy's at work. His life was an i"" spiration to those who knew him . . .may his memorv serve John Sagan. as a steadying influence on those who follow. Carolyn Robertson, Chi Omega. grandson Ray Druhot '48 in a cold improvised chaptm" room over the Blair-Kelly furniture store during the Near the top of the Statler Hotel Chain is Brother H. B. Callis '14. He has charge of all Statler Real Estate and is Vice-president of the corporation, office 18th Floor Pennsylvania Hotel, New York Qty in case you can't find a room. *** Another Fiji in the family is Edward C. Cal lighted to hear from any of the brethren. ber 44, Ray Exum as he played an excellent game at right Benny McElroy . . . i.s Loyal with a capitol "L". inent, lives at San Marino, California and would on Public Affairs." dance. responded generously to calls from Theta Deuteron. He noted contralto, and the program will continue to bring that could be held in our house at present would be a barn petus for rush parties and any social event has been lost head of the Department of Religion at Allegheny College, Meadville Penna. As a minister and professor, "Bucky" ha.s never been in the hign income bracket but has always famous musicians to our campus until the season is con cluded in April with a performance by the Minneapolis and understandably .so. The only appropriate social event homes can no longer be referred to as antiquated mon strosities. They have homes, we have a structure. The im for no bow tie, he's as good as Sinatra *'**• At the close of academic yeai. Brother Irwin R. Beiler '14 will retire as IS an attorney at Temple City, California. He's the form Entertainment was varied and .successful In November and December Ohio Wesleyan played host to two important conferences. Dr. Ben Arneson was instrumental in bringing to the campus Theodore McKeldin, former Baltimore Mayor, who was the principle speaker as Ohio Political scientists assembled for a state wide meeting desinged to further "Citizen Participation he pledged his support. Pathologist m the City Hospital at Rockford, Illinois is Marshall O. Alexander '33. He acquired a small farm of the school. To instruct this body of students the ad- FEBRUARY, 1948 that follow. news instead of relying upon the drippings. But here goes W'ith something: Baker, Gamma Phi from Harold "Red" McAdow'; Marily ' fr ' Taking the fatal step this summer were Ed Wern Chapter History The history of Theta Deuteron is now being compiled. If the chronicle is to be complete and accurate, all information avail able must be included. Send any stories or reports you may have to JACK GHERLEIN, Historian 135 N. Franklin Delaware, Ohio and Sue Sherlock, Phi Phi Pledge, JohnGardner and Rut^ Ann Kendall, Pi Phi, Chuck Kneen and Alice Crago D u Zeta, Dick Croft and Lois Johnston, Herb Bennett ^ (p ^ re.