THE BOILERMAKm FIJI Lambda lota Chapter of I^^TSnm^S'DeTta! Fraternity West Lafayette, |^iana,. June^ 1^6.^ XL. Volume XXIX Alpha Graduate Chapter Re-elects Charles A4. Homer '57 as Pmsident The Alpha Graduate Chapter """*" meeting, held in conjunction with the annual Pig Dinner, saw Char les M. Homer '51 re-elected as °^Mr. Phi Gamma Delta Gamma Delta members to learn of the death of Bro ther Cecil J. "Scoop" Wilkinson. He passed away on Saturday, May 20, just three days, after "Chuck," as he is known, is with the family-owned Horner Motor Co., a Chevrolet agency in Lafayette. He is also active with the Lafayette Chamber of Com merce, the Rotary Club Lafayette Country Club, and Central Pres byterian Church. He and his wife, Meredith (a Purdue, Kappa Alpha Theta) were married in 1955. They now have three children: Carl, five; Karen, he suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage. Brother Wilkinson had served Phi Gamma Delta faithfully for more than 40 years. He was graduated from Ohio Wesleyan in 1917 and just three years later became the editor of the Phi Gamma Delta magazine. He three; and Douglas, eight weeks. outlined . Fijis-'Mourn Death Of "Scpop" Wilkinson, Phi year. Horner three of the goals of the graduate chap CHUCK ter for the coming year: (1) To further the social events of the HORNER '51 Bixler Locates Lost organization; (2) to further con A note from JOHN E. BIXLER tacts among the members and to keep them better informed of Phi '24 of 610 Ridgewood dr.. West Gamma Delta matters and (3) to Lafayette: "ROBERT L. WIL participation of Phi LIAMSON '27, who was listed Gams from all the chapters who re among the lost-address group in the last issue of the BOILERMA side in the area. Other officers elected at the KER FIJI, is with the Aluminum meeting were William F. Currise Company of America." encourage was named executive secretary of the fraternity in 1922. He held these posts until Au gust, 1959, when he became con sultant for the fraternity for one year. He officially retired last September 30. At that time, the fraternity gave him high honors during the 112th "Wil kinson" Ekklesia in Washing ton, and conferred a gold medal upon him for "distinguished service to youth through the American college fraternity. "Scoop" last visited Lambda Iota a year ago as the honored Brother Bixler also passed along guest at our 58th annual Pig R. Joseph Rudolph '48, West La the latest home and business addfayette, as treasurer; and Richard ress for JOHN P. MOSS '24. He is "A Trip Through Fijiland" was '49, Indianapolis, as vice president; E. Grace '51, West Lafayette, ^-president of Moss-Thorton Co. in Leeds, Alabama. His residence is secretary. at 4435 Clairmont ave.. BirmingRowland In Louisiana With the Olin Mathieson Chemi ham._. Bixler is president of the Dun Dinner. His illustrated speech, the highlight of the program. Truly, "Mr. Phi Gamma Delta," he will be greatly missed by us all. No other man has done so much for his fraternity. cal Corporation, EDGAR C. ROW can Electric Company in Lafaye Brother LAND Jr., '51 is tte. as an inspiration for Phi Gam ma Delta for generations to come. He was living proof that administrative assistant to the vice president and manager of the Forest Products Division. He In the U. S. Navy, JOHN W. and his wife, Ann BOBBINS '60 is stationed at the (a University of Texas Kappa' have a nine month old daughterL-, 3 and his many friends through out the country were saddened president. He had faithfully served as president for the preceding Brother No. Tym-ninp- Centpv, Spn DipP'O. "Phi Wilkinson Gamma Delta will serve is not for college days alone." G^if. He resides at the B. (XJi ^Christine. They live at 2208 Dog- John spent one year at the Univer y wood dr., Monroe, La. Rowland also sity of Wisconsin before coming So that the next issue of the BOILERMAKER FIJI can be filled "mtended Northwestern University. to Purdue. He was active in the with lots of alumni news, please Interfraternity Council and Stu He was selected for Gimlet Club while he was at Purdue. dent Union at Purdue. write and tells us news about you. \r\nPage Two June, 1961 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI BOILERMAKER i , Published FIJI Editor Finds Four Purdue Phi Gams Listed in "Who's Who in America By Burt Luring '63 grown daughter, Joyce. The BixHow many members of Lambda lei's reside at 610 Ridgewood dr.. Iota are listed in "Who's Who in .WesULafayeto. Born on August 7, 1901, in Louis America?" Your editor was won dering about that same question ville, Ky., John Hager received regularly throughout and, after considerable research, his degree in mechanical engineer ing. He, too, has been with the the school year by the Lambda discovered four men. This distinguished list includes same firm since graduation. Iota chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity for its alumni and these Purdue Fijis: John E. Bixier Beginning as a tobacco buyer friends. Alumni Publications '24, a business executive of La for the American Tobacco Com fayette; John G. Hager '24, a pany, Brother Hager became as Officer; Burt Luring '63 News items and changes of ad dress should be sent to the Pub lication Office, Box 442, W. La fayette, Indiana. CHAPTER OFFICERS President: Richani C. Holmes '62 Historian: Thomas M. Gould '62 Lafayette FACULTY ADVISOR H. Crowder, '31, W. Lafayette DePauw ALPHA GRADUATE CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Charles M. Homer '51 Vice West Lafayette President: William F. Cui'rise '49 Indianapolis Secretary: Richard E. Grace '54 West Lafayette Treasurer: R. Joseph Rudolph '48 Other West Lafayette Members: William K. Oyler '51 Roger (i. Gay '55 West Lafayette Minneopolis, Minn. R. Cameron Johnston '50 William F. Binkley '48 C. D)\v Verne Caldwell A. Petry are Lambda Gams Iota Phi branch manager. He was a director from additional co listed in 1956 until 1959. Since that time he has held the position of chief cigarette and smoking tobac manufacturer. Hager is a Presbyterian. He is Indianapolis Thomas D. Jackson '62 Corresponding Secretary: Gerald 13. Bay '62 Recording Secretary: Richard tive of Chicago. Perhaps there sistant branch manager, and then "Who's Who." If you know of any a member of the Louisviiie Coun other brothers listed, please notify try Club. Pendennis Club, Engi Detroit, Mich. the editor so that we might re- neers and Architects Club, and Glenview, 111. cognize them too. Juniper Hunting Club of Florida. BufTalo, N.Y. John Bixier was born in LaMarried to Handruma Jones in G. Samuel Bangs '62 Treasurer: Dr. tobacco manufacturer of Louisville, Ky.; Louis B. Howard '27, an ed ucator of Urbana, 111.; and William A. Caiiison '28, a business execu Indianapolis Indianapolis '50 Anderson '56 Anderson William J. Brant '52 Munster Alan J. Howsmon '56 West Lafayette Noble E. Ki/.er '56 We.st Lafayette Richard J. Sorenson '49 Munster fayette on April 25, 1902. He was^^ne, 1928, he and his wife have graduated from Purdue in Mechanicai engineering. As an undergrad. Brother Bixier was president of Lambda Iota; sports editor of the EXPONENT; president of the freshman class; manager of the Harlequin Club; and a member of the varsity golf team for three years. Bixier at tained such honors as Iron Key, ... . . at. one daughter, Joan. They reside 3333 Greenhiii Rd., Louisviiie. Kv. Louis Howard was born on Feb ruary 5, 1905, in McCiean County, III. After graduation from Purdue, he attained an M. S. degree and a Ph. D. from the University also given of Chicago. He was an honorary D. Sc. from Purdue in 1954. Sigma Delta Chi, Tau Beta Pi, Pi Brother Howard joined the De Tau Sigma, and Scabbard and partment of Agriculture in 1930 Blade. and became a chemist in Washing Immediately after being gradu ton, D. C. He later was given var ated, he joined the Duncan Eiecti'ic ious regional assinments. He be Manufacturing Co. He was their came the assistant chief of the general sales manager until 1949, Bureau of Agricultural and In Jurgovan With AEC executive vice president during' dustrial Chemistry in 1945, and With the Atomic Energy Com 1949-50, and he became president the chief in 1946. In 1948, he joined mission in Washington, D. C., in 1950—a position he still holds. the staff of the University of Illi ROGER J. JURGOVAN '57 is a Bixier's other business interests nuclear project engineer for the include U. S. Army. He and his wife, the fayette former Mary Ann Anderson (Pur- fayette due-Pi Beta Phi) have a two year- He is a old potential Phi Gam, Jeffery search Mark. Their home is at 10409 Mon- ty^Yose ave.. Apt, jfl. Bethesda 14. Md. Roger received an M. S. in nois as head of the Department of a director of both the La- i Food Technology. Since 1954, he National Bank and the La has been the dean of the College of Life Insurance Company. Agriculture and director of the director of the Purdue Re agriculture extension station. Foundation and he was He is a member of the American president of the Purdue Alumni jChemists Society, Industrial Food Association from 1948 until 1951. |Technologists, Sigma Xi, and the Brother Bixier is a Presbyterian j Cosmos Club of Washington, nuclear engineering from Cornell and he belongs to the Lafayette ' Brothei' Howard married Mae in '58, and an M. S. in industrial Country Club and the Columbia Norberg in 1927. They have two management from Purdue in '59. Club in Indianapoiiis. As an undergrad, he was presi dent of Lambda Iota. j^J'chiidren, Louis and Mary. The He married Jim Lindiey, a Pur- j Howards reside at .307 N. Deiware. due Kappa, in 193.3. They have a | Urbana, 111. \r\nJune, 1961 Fourteen Seniors Outline Futures Purdue Record Breaker Fourteen Lambda Iota men have the ranks of the Lambda lota Wins 2nd in Cheney Cup Lambda Iota Chapter tied for second place in the annual Cheney Cup competition this year. The chapter at Knox College received reached the important day when they receive their diplomas and enter Page Three THE BOILERMAKER FIJI alumni. These men have varied plans, hut impressive is the fact that five first place, and the Arizona Chap ter tied our chapter for second. have plans to further their educa The Cheney Cup is awarded each tion hy entering- graduate school. CHARLES RIEPE was gradu year to the Phi Gam Chapter achieving the highest efficiency in ated in international relations and plans to enter Syracuse University the to attain a master's degree in inter national relations and dipolmacy. judging is based upon the accom conduct of its affairs. The plishment of chapter relations, ex With a background in economics, tracurricular activities, and scho DON larship. The chapter's correspon WINTRODE will enter law plans to attend Indiana University. Johnson '61 Sets Record dence, records, and reports must he in top order; the committee system must he organized and ef ficient; and graduate relations DENNIS must he adequate. school at Notre Dame University. Also with plans for law school is LAMAR the GEMBERLING. HYKES Central is headed Intelligence MIKE JOHNSON '61 He for In Big Ten Track Meet Agency in Washington for a job connected The chapter's weakest area was scholarship. Executive Secretai-y A Lambda Iota senior, Mike Bill Zerman pointed out, when he with the Navy. Johnson, set a new Purdue indoor BYRON COUGH, graduated in record in pole-vaulting this spring. was on campus for the Greek Week the School of Agriculture, enters He set the record during the Big program, that Lambda Iota is the number one chapter in the coun the U. S. Army this summer, Ten indoor track meet. Mike was past-president of the chapter, both the indoor and the outdoor LARY SKILLMAN will go to work Big Ten pole-vault champion this for M. Delco in Muncie. He is an E. graduate. year. A native of Anderson, Johnson try, outside of the scholarship area. Efforts are underway to im prove the scholarship situation. Al though, not had, it could certain Planning to coach basketball at plans to return to Purdue next fall ly he improved to match the otherFlora, RICHARD MITCHELL is a and work toward a Master's degree areas of good chapter operation. Lambda Iota has long been the physical education major. GEORGE in physical education. leader TIMMONS, and agricultural major, in activities and athletics on the Purdue campus. Practically Frick Visits States every facet of campus activities 111. From ROBERT D. FRICK '24, have Phi Gams participating. In ROBERT ORRILL will enter now in Korea: "While in the States dividual efforts in athletics have Oxford University in England as Purdue's first Rhodes Scholar for home leave, I had dinner with brought recognition to the Phi plans to go into farming at Deland, since 1924. MIKE JOHNSON also Jack Hager (JOHN B. HAGER '24. Gam house. The undergraduate brothers of plans to take graduate work. He of 3333 Greenhill rd., Louisville, will he working toward a master's Ky.) and Bill Russell (P. WIL Lambda Iota are not satisfied with LIAM at Purdue. An industrial management ma RUSSELL '24, of Lime the second place trophy. Our goal Kiln Lane, Louisville, Ky.). Also is to bring- the Cheney Cup award visited with "Con" Quest (J, FRED home to the mantle at 640 Russell sociated Investments in South QUEST '13, 512,6 Logan ave. S.. Street next year. Bend. JAMES MACEY heads for Minneapolis, Minn.) in Ft. LauderWALTER E. PERRY '32 is now San Diego, California, where he dal^ Fla." Brother Frick receives his mail president of The Brooks Company will he based with the Navy. DOUGLAS PEKLO, an electrical at O.S.O.M. - K.R.D./ID, APO Cleveland. ^JhloJ^iishome is at engineering graduate, will join :^30Tj San fi'rancisco, Calif. '354 Fi-ont Street, BeretrKUIe is jor, OTTO BECKER will join As Union Carbide at Charlotte, North Carolina. JAMES HALSTROM will married to the former ' ivfary I. PERRY WILKINS '59 is in the Duret (Purdue-Alpha Xi Delta). go to work for Shell Oil in Union, Navy. He is stationed at the Deep They have a grown son, Walter, Jr.' New Jersey. He is a chemical en Sea Diving School, Naval Weapons Walt is a member of tbe Masons Plant. Washington, 1). C. Perry's and Shrine in Cleveland. He and gineering graduate. We wish these men success in home address is R. R. #12, La bis wife have been very active their careers. fayette. in tbe Purdue Club of Cleveland. \r\nPage Four June, 1961 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI From Phi Gam Alumni All Around fhe County Fijis In "Who's Who (Continued from page 2) EDWARD L. McCARMICK '58 As an undergrad, Ron was Lambda is director of operations for In lota's corresponding secretary and dianapolis and Southern Motor Ex- a member of the varsity track Born on June 15, 1905, in Ilinton, ^ „„„„ Callison in Chicago • • West4. TrVirginia, William it jrfess. CallisoiV^ • He j and it Mary live rrr, at 2TJ1S- attended St. John's Military Aca demy before entering Purdue. Marian dr., Vincennes. They have two daughter's, Margaret, two, and Elizabeth, one. While at Purdue, Callison was team. Effective June 30, HENRY C. ^YDER '48 has a new address: ^826 Winthrop ave., Indianapolis. president of the Junior Panhellenic Ed is a member of the Masons, He is an attorney in the Fletcher council, a member of the freshman Scottish Rite, Elks and Jaycees. As Trust Building. "Hank" writes, baseball and basketball squads, and an undergrad he was active with "Congratulations on a fine Pig an officer in Gimlet Club. His Gimlet Club and varsity basket Dinner!" major was mechanical engineering. ball. He joined the American Locomo KEITH S. RAUDEBAUGH '55 A salesman with Grahite Hosiery is supervisor of recruiting for Proc tive Company in 1929. After a special training program, he was Corp., DONALD G. LINDNER '60 ter and Gamble Co., Cincinnati, named sales engineer in 1931, as-^ _asks that his mail be sent care of Ohio. He has been with Procter sistant district manager in 1939, his employer at 350 Fifth nvp.. New and Gamble since his graduation district manager in 1941, and vice York 1, N. Y. He was married last from Purdue. "Dutch" was married president in 1947. He is presently July to Wendy Heron, a Purdue Chi to Nancy Livington in June, 1954. an executive with the firm. Omega. Don is a brother of another Brother Callison is active with the Railway Supply Manufacturers Association, Republican Clubs, Un ion League of New York, Glenview Country Club of Chicago, and Sad dle and Cycle Club of Chicago. In 1924, he married Betty Bar rows, a Smith College graduate. They have three children; William Jr., Charles T., and Carol. The Lambda Iota: It is a great honor for your un dergraduate chapter to know that these outstanding men are Lambda Iota Phi Gams. If we are overlook ing any other members who have attained this or a similar honor, please inform your editor immedi ately. "Lost" Fiji Found Writes '58: WILLIAM "Just a F. note from LEWIS a former corresponding secretary as to the whereabouts of a "lost Fiji," Bro ther ROBERT L. WILLIAMSON '27. Bob is now vic^ president of the Rome Cable Divi^on, Aluminum Company of Ai^erica. His new res LIND have first choice of seats for the ' W. 22nd st., Indianapolis. Brother four home football games in the Frankenfield is retired from active Ross-Ade Stadium this fall. The duty in the U. S. Air Force. fall schedule is as follows: A October 7 ' note from RICHARD W. Notre Dame ("P" Men's Day) GREEN '59: "After spending my October 14 time since graduation with Harnischfeger Corporation in Milwau Miami of Ohio (Band and High School Day) October 28 Iowa (Homecoming) November kee, in a sales training program, I was recently assigned to our New York City district office as a sales representative." Dick now resides at 22-06 150th 11 Michigan State (Dad's Day) The remaining games, played away are as follow: Septeiiiber 23—V»'asliingtou October 21—Michigan November 4—Illinois Whitestone 57, N. Y. He was Lambda Iota s recording secretary, a member of Gimlet Club, and active in the Interfraternity Coun cil as an undergrad. November 18—Minnesota November 25—Indiana Released in January after six The price of the four home games is $18. If you want to reserve your tickets early just mail your check to Athletic Ticket Manager, Field House, Purdue University, West Lafa yette, Ind. Make your checks payable to Purdue University. months' active duty in the U. S. Army, DAVID S. BRANDT '60 is now with the Charles C. RONALD R. HUFFMAN Brandt ^,CiJhstruction Company in India napolis. He and Jo Anne celebrate their first anniversary this month. They reside at 5237 Carrollton ave., Indiananolis. Two idence is R. D. #1, Remsen, New York. Colonel TITUS E. FRANKEN FIELD '32 is now a sales engineer with Laboratory Equipment Corp., Season tickets purchasers will , Mborssville. His home is at 4930 Callisons reside at 360 Oak Knoll rd., Barrington, 111. ROBERT NER. other Lambda Iota mem '60 bers in Dave's family are his uncle, —XT"., , . , writes that he will receive an M. S CHARLES E. BRANDT '42 of In ,/While you re at it, my / . engineering ... j new ad/ ^/degree in sciences at. dianapolis. and his brother, WIL dress is B_ox 77, Colonial Farm^ Purdue in January, 1962. His home VCAvondale, Pennsylvania." address is 2710 Petty rd., Muncie. LIAM napolis. C. BRANDT '57 of India