THE BOILERMAKER FIJI Lambda Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA, MARCH, 1959 PIG DINNER SET FOR MARCH Presenting The Largest Pledge Class On Campus •• THE CLASS OF 1962, posing for their first group picture are Fiji pledges, are left to right, kneeling: Jim Poole, Tom Davis, Chuck Holle, Sam Standing: Neel, Keith Bob Meyer, King. Bangs, Bob Martin, Phil Montanus, and Dave Alexander. Dave Price, Larry Hay, Rich Walker, Tom Hall, Jim Kenny, Dick Holmes, Tom Jackson, Bill Myers, Gerry Bay, Ted Davelis, Darrell McQuitty, Tim McGinley, and Jim W. S. Zerman, Mich. '49 Principal Speaker William S. Zerman, Michigan '49, Dean of Men at Ohio Wesleyan University, will be the principal speaker at the annual Norris Pig Dinner, to be held Saturday, March 21, at the chapter house. Leave In East The program for this traditional Doctor Richard H. Crowder '31, aifair will begin at 2:30 C.S.T., Much of the credit for this year's successful rush program DePauw, past chapter advisor and, with registration at the chapter goes to Lambda lota's Co Rush as most of you know, present Edu house followed at 4:00 by a busi flvMrmen, Dave Ransburg '60 of cational Director of the national ness meeting of the Alpha Gradu Fiji Pledge Class Purdue's Largest "Doc" Crowder Enjoys Indianapolis and Bart Nelson '60 fraternity, indicates in his most ate Corporation. Dinner At 6:00 P.M. of Proria Heights, 111. and to our recent letter the chapter that he fine alumni who took time out to and Mi's. Crowder are having The dinner itself will begin at rend in recommendations. These something of a ball during tlieii 6:00 p.m. and social g-et-together recommendations are one of our stay in the East. "Doc" is in the process of writ best sources of information in ob Downtown Elks Club of Lafayette. taining pledge men of the high ing a book, and seems to be col Dean Zerman has an evtensive will follow at 8:30 p.m. at the calibre in which we are interested. lecting material between "plays, background in student personnel This year's rush, the first de concerts, museums, and lectures." work. Following a three year tour ferred one in several years at He has been visiting Fiji chap of duty with the U.S. Army, and Lambda Iota, went on for many ters throughout the East and his graduation from the Univer long months, actually beginning speaks very highly of the hospital sity of Michigan in 1949, he served with last spring's rush parties. The ity he has enjoyed thus far. It as Field Secretary for the frater chapter is proud and happy to pre seems the men in the Southei-n nity, visiting some 81 chapters and sent. the I'esults of this experiment, chapters are much more formal colonies while thus employed. He in their dress than we are here received his M.A. degree from the the class of 1962: Those pledged include: David L. at Purdue—for instance, the Pig University of Michigan in 1956. Alexander, FE2, Indianapolis; Gor Dinner at Washington and Lea was He became assistant Dean of don S. Bangs, METE3, Indiana- black tie. Men at the university of Michi ]jolis, Sam is a member of the Best of luck on the book. Doc, gan in 1952, and was assigned the Freshman class council, a worker from all the chapter—we hoi)e to task of improving the somewhat at the Student Union and a mem Isee you soon. 'backward fi'aternity system at ber of Phi Eta Sigma, scholastic Ithat institution. During his four honoi-ary; Gerald B. Bay, EE3, ! Bryan Bissell Mui'chison '50, 758 years at Michigan, the Michigan (Continued on page 2) (Co)ithmed on page 2) IS. Harrison St., Frankfort, Ind. 1" \r\nPage Two March, 1959 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI BOILERMAKER {Continued from page 1) FIJI FIJI PLEDGE CLASS . . . (Continued from page 1) the National Interfraternity Coun Glenview, 111., Gerry is a member cil Award as the finest fraternity of the Purdue Marching Band, a IFC was a three-time winner of system in the U.S. and Canada. worker at the office of Student In 1955 he went to Ohio Wes- Services, and a member of Phi Eta leyan as Assistant Dean of Men, Sigma; Theodore A. Davelis, SCI2, being appointed Dean of Men in Clinton, la., Ted was a member of June of 57. Mr. Zerman is a mem ber of Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Delta Kappa, Rotary Club, serves on the National IFC Undergraduate Com mittee and belongs to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. He is the freshman football team; Thomas A. Davis, FE2, Anderson, on the freshman council; Thomas F. the Hall, PHARM4, LaPorte, on Exponent staff; H 0 11 e, presently freshman PHARM2, baseball; Charles F. Indianapolis, Richard C. active as the Chief of Section X Holmes, FE2, Orchard Park, N.Y. for the fraternity. Ryder Master of Ceremonies sings with the Purdue Varsity Glee Club; Thomas D. Jackson, I Henry C. Ryder, Lambda Iota FE2, Detroit, Tom is a member of '49 of Indianapolis, will be master the Purdue Crew and of Phi Eta of ceremonies for this year's Pig Sigma; Keith M. Kenney, PE2, In Dinner. dianapolis, member of the Turf If by some mischance any broth Club; James C. King, IM2, Ballers did not receive the circular ston Spa, N.Y., Jim is the vice letter and return card please let president of the freshman class the chapter know of your coming and a worker at the office of stu as soon as possible, so we can plan dent services; Robert T. Martin, for you. We hope to see you all FE2, Wilmette, 111., sophomore football here on the 21st. manager; John T. Mc- Ginley, SCI2, Indianapolis, a mem Dr. Richard H. Crowder, '31, DePauw, W. Lafayette ALPHA GRADUATE CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Dr. R. E. Grace, '51 * Vice Lafayette President: Larry Lane, *50 * West Lafayette Secretary: Roger G. Gay, '55 ^ Lafayette Treasurer: R. J. Rudolph, '48 ♦ Lafayette Other Members R. C. Johnston, Jr., '50 S. E. Fenstermaker, Jr., '35 W. W. Heath '45 » William Covert, '34 N. J. Randolph, *49 J. O. Bradshaw, '35 R. O. Friestoe, '25 C. M. Horner, '54 ^ H. C. Ryder, '49 * N. H. Shortridge, '49 * W. K. Oyler, Jr. '52 Indianapolis Indianapolis W. Lafayette Indianapolis Indianapolis W. Lafayette Indianapolis W. Lafayette Indianapolis Indianapolis W. Lafayette * Denotes directors of Lambda Iota Cor poration. ANNUAL PIG DINNER SCHEDULE 2:30—General get-together at the chapter house; registration. 4:00—Business meeting of Alpha Graduate Corporation. 6:00—Pig Dinner Special Speaker—Dean W. S. Zerman. 8:30—Relive the "good old days" at the Elks Club, or watch state high school basket ball final in Fiji Den. Gimlet club, sports and activi ties honorary for fraternity upper- classmen, recently selected as members of its pledge class two Iota brothers, Lance Lange, IE '60 of Evansville, and On The Move of the freshman basketball also on the freshman basketball team and the 1958 All State Team, is out for freshman track; Robert G. Meyer, SCI2, Ft. Thomas, Ky., worker at the O.S.S.; Phillip T. Montanus, FE2, Springfield, Ohio, a member of the Junior IFC and works at the student union; Wm. L. Myers, AG2, Gaston, member of the AROTC honor platoon; James R. Neel, FE2, Indianapolis, is a worker at the O.S.S., James S. Poole, SCI2, Indianapolis, soph Gimlet Club Taps Two Fijis Lambda ber team and of the 1958 Indiana High School All State Basketball Team; Darrel G. McQuitty, PE2, Elwood, omore track manager; David R Price, IM2, Lafayette, Dave is on the freshman track team and plays freshman football; Larry M. Ray, FE2, LaPorte, a member of Phi Eta Sigma and achieved a 6.0 in dex in his first semester at Purdue; Richard M. Walker, FE2, Vermil- Bob Black SCI '60 of Massillon, William C. Carnes '47, 18 Outer Ohio. Dr., Oak Ridge, Tenn. Lance is a member of Purdue's lion, Ohio, a member of the fresh Ind. Fall Scholarship Robert Eugene Cochran '50, Varsity Cheerleaders squad and is man football team. 3930 LaSalle Ct. 490, Indianapolis, a pitcher on the Varsity Baseball Tom Haxas Team. Kendall Dickinson Gas Transmission Owensboro, Ky. Bob is a member of the '39, Purdue Golf Team. Co., A service organization, the Gim let Club promotes student support '32, of all university sports and per General Manager, Special Prod forms such services as supervision ucts Co. of Tenn., Chattanooga, of football pep rallies and opera Robert Whitaker Duncan The chapter index took a sharp nosedive for the fall semester, dropping to a 4.142, placing us 22nd out of 40 fraternities on cam pus. Needless to say a scholastic crash program" is being entered tion of a parking lot on football into, in hopes of gaining a much Robert D. Frick '24, 2105 Alta Saturdays. The black and gold better standing for the second se Gimlet pot is a mark of distinc mester and for the year. No figures Ave., Louisville, Ky. D. C. McClellan '30, 105 E. tion among fraternity men, and for all-campus index have been re well deserved by Lance and Bob. leased as of yet. Washington, Muncie, Ind. Tenn. \r\nMarch, 1959 Page Three THE BOILERMAKER FIJI PHI GAMMA DELTA RUSH Lambda Iota Takes Over IM Lead March, 1959 After a somewhat disappointing showing in "A" basketball and fjwimming, the Lambda Iota broth ers bounced back to win a trophy in the "A" volleyball competition, placing us again in first place in Dear Brother: inch Softball.** spring, after they have had a chance to make their gi*ades and get As you know we of Lambda Iota have just completed rush with the recent pledging of our new class. Twenty-two strong, they are an out standing group—a class, we believe, which will go far here at Purdue. Needless to say, we are very happy with the results of rush this year and we sincerely thank all those brothers who sent us names of the intramural athletics race. prospective rushees or who helped us in any other way. Intramural coordinator Dick Already, we are looking forward to the year ahead and beginning Powell *59, of Muncie expressed to make preliminary plans for rush. Fraternity rush at Purdue has high hopes for increasing our lead changed considerably in the last few years; we feel it would be to our during the coming weeks. Dick mutual advantage if you were acquainted with these changes. stated "We have very good po Under a new University policy, incoming freshmen are required to tential in "B** volleyball and golf, supply their campus address before they receive final acceptance to with a good track squad shaping Purdue. This has caused a sharp decrease in the number of men par up. If a pitcher can be located, ticipating in fall rush, with most freshmen preferring to live in the many points are available in 12 halls their first year. The majority of men therefore, pledge in the In the lesser sports, such as their feet on the ground. riflery, tennis, and horseshoes, a This year we did not even participate in fall rush, feeling that the lot remains to be seen, but if we advantages offered by deferred pledging in the spring far outweigh we can hold our own in these those advantages of fall pledging. We feel that after the first semester areas, we can expect another tro a freshman will know considerably more about himself, the University, phy to be on display in the chapter and fraternity system and will be better able to make an intelligent house. decision concerning pledging. Fall rush forces a man to pledge before he had had chance to leam aynthing about his scholastic capabilities or the fraternity system here The Fiji Needs More News From Alumni at Purdue. Experience has shown that it is much better for both the Don*t be shy! Sit down now and house and the rushee if he waits until the second semester before fill out the blue form you found undertaking the additional responsibilities and obligations of pledgewith this edition of the Phi Gam ship. ma Delta. Perhaps the most interesting news in your fraternity publica tion is that of the brothers you knew when you were an under graduate. But remember that the reverse is true—they want to know about you. Let us know what you are doing, where you are living, how many children, and how much of a big wheel you are in your com munity. The convenient form en With these views clearly in mind, we are therefore planning to defer rush again next year, and to take our entire pledge class in the spring. However, this program wil linclude our regular rush functions for the rest of this semester—a high school rush weekend later this spring, ?. possible summer rush party during the vacation and of course our usual extensive rush program throughout the fall semester. At the present time plans are uncertain as to the possibility of our taking any pledge class at all next fall. We would greatly appreciate the help you graduate brothers can give us in obtaining the names of outstanding high school seniors who will be entering Purdue next September. They may possibly be included in our high school and summer rush functions and most certainly will be considered in our rush program next semester. Gamma Delta, c/o Box 442, West We are looking for boys who are high scholastically, well liked by Lafayette, Ind. their classmates, and who you believe to be of Fiji calibre. If you know of anyone plese contact us as soon as possible. Your 1959 Alumni Thank you for your kind cooperation. Directory Fraternally, closed should be returned to Phi Yes within a very few days you shall receive membership your 1959 directory. We alumni hope Bart Nelson *60 Dave Ransburg *60 Co Rush Chairmen that you enjoy it and that the directory will bring you into con Bill Covert *34 writes, on the Charlie Geupel *23, 8100 Syca tact with many of your Fiji friends. A copy is being sent to more Rd., Indianapolis, writes us first of January I transferred from each alumnus of the Lambda Iota telling of the whereabouts of B. F. the Diamond Chain Co., Indiana Barnett *23, he would like to know polis, where I have been Chief chapter. "To err is human; to forgive the whereabouts of Harley A. Engineer for the past seven years, divine.'* Though great care has Schmidt. So would we Charlie. We to the General offices of the parent American Steel Foundries, been taken and much time and ef also have been looking for him Co., fort expended to make this record for a long time. Prudential Plaza, Chicago. My new as accurate as possible, no doubt Robert E. Shearon *35, c/o B. P. job will be that of Assistant Vice Shearon, 437 W. Oakdale, Ft. President. My family will be join any corrections to the chapter edi Wayne, Ind. ing me about June. My home ad tor so that the chapter files may bo kept up to date. The address is Edward George Rowlett *49, 328 dress is R.R. 14, Box 870, Indiana Box 442, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ashland Ave., River Forest, 111. polis. errors will be found. Please send \r\nPage Four March, 1959 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI Word has just been received of the passing of Frank M. Ferguson *21 of 946 Vine St., Chattanooga, Tenn. Frank passed away on Nov. 12, following a lengthy illness. He Today*s college student has little was the Manager of the Southsrn in common with his predecessor of Division of the Dallock Corpora twenty years ago, according to a tion of the same city. Fergy grad study conducted by W. Max Wise uated in 1921 with a B.S. in Chem of Teacher*s College, Columbia ical Engineering; during his un University, for the Commission on dergraduate days he was a mem the College Student of the Amer ber of the Havlequin Club, English ican Council on Education. The Dept. Players, Exponent Staff, and student is older, has more ability helped in the founding of the Stu and is less inclined to be interested dent Union, and also found time to in campus traditions and activities. be secretary of the chapter. He Of the three million students en and his wife Sue were married in rolled in 1958, only 55^/r were of 1928, and had one child, Donald, "college age**—18-21. From 1953who is a graduate of Georgia Tech. 57 there was a 30increase in the He is survived by his widow and 18-19 year enrollments while the Sober, Serious Students on Campuses Replacing Yesterday's "Joe College" leges encourage their enrollment by providing living quarters, class schedules, and activities. Noticeable changes have occur red in student attitudes, the study reveals. Gone are the days when each one expected to set the world on fire. Today*s student has his eye on a good, secure job and takes courses which he feels will achieve this purpose. As a consequence, he is no longer interested in "the gentleman C*s** and strives to make good grades. Other changes are also apparent. The report called attention to the fact that students now Lend to par age group increased 47%. Married students are prominent ticipate in individualized sports, on today*s campus. When students want a less protective college at were married before the war, mosphere, and are more interested many colleges asked them to re in the world outside the campus. sign. Now such students represent First year courses, the report sug 22% of the student body, accord gests, do not provide enough room ing to the report, and many col at present for independent effort. number of enrollments in the 25-34 son. We are also sorry to announce that Claud H. Orr *13, passed away October 17, 1958. Pete, who had 1 een in failing health for three months had been living at 348 Pinewood Dr., in Bay Village, Ohio. He was a retired construc tion engineer with the National Carbon Co., being with them since 1918 as a foreign representative. David Cummins Johnston *52, Help! Help! Help! Pete had traveled the world twice 918 Maplewood, Anderson, Ind, Fijis On The Move Comml. Research, Inland Steel If anyone has any information on Products, Box 393, Milwaukee, the following, please send it to the Wis. Col. Mason Harley Lucas *26, over, having set up battery fac Due to alumni moving from day tories in Mexico, Java, and India. Adjutant Gen. of the Army, Pent to day and many new addresses agon Bldg., Washington 25, D.C. He was married on May 25, 1916 to not forwarded to the editor, some Gordon W. Matthew *39, Mgr. Dorothy Bell, who survives him. of our alumni become listed as lost. Since our last issue of the Frederick Luthin Menke *40, Marine Fuel Oil Dept., Standard Boilermaker, many of our alumni Oil of N.Y., 26 Broadway, NYC, have moved, the following is a list of men who have changed their lo cation with new addresses. Eugene Cary Bailey *32, Ghost Rands Lodge, Tucson, Ariz. Capt. Henry Joseph Conlin *51, Junior Anph Course, MCS, Quantico, Va. Lewis S. Campbell *42, 392 Guilford Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Robert D. Frick *24, APO 301, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, Calif. John Herbert Shippe *55, 608 Hillcrest Rd., West Lafayette, Ind. Woodhull I. Spitler *37, P. 0. Box 1440, Fort Worth, Texas. William Ashley Barnes *22, 16 Oakden Rd., Muncie, Ind. N.Y. Chapter Editor, Box 442, West La fayette, Ind. Thank you. Herbert Carl Bauers '33, c/o C. A. Bauers, Mach. Dept. Soo Line Ry., Ashland, Wis. Kenneth Taylor Milne '49, 228 Winsted Robert Craven *31, 3120 E. 12 Mile Rd., Royal Oak, Mich. N. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. J. E. Ohlheiser, 209 Donnelly Joseph Houghton *57, 649 Rus Dr., Anderson, Ind. sell St., West Lafayette, Ind. Keith Stanley Raudebaugh '54, James Howard Leech *04, 130 RFD 1, Chagrin Falls, Ohio. W. 42nd St., New York, N.Y. Robert Arnold Ryder '51, 2518 James Harold O'Hara *38, 10017 Hill Ct., Berkeley 8, Calif. Lake Ave., Cleveland, Ohio. William R. Scholle '38, 608 S. Harley Adam Schmitt '22, 1612 Bay Front, Balboa Island, Calif. S. Main St., Rochester, Ind. James M. Stiver '43, 501 S. 5th A. Paul Tissot, PGD Special; 315 St., Goshen, Ind. Montgomery St., San Francisco, Douglas Maurice Stuart '55, Calif. 7931 State Line St., Munster, Ind. Bruce M. Trabue, 2163 E. 67th Donald Edward Travis '41, c/o St., Indianapolis, Ind. G. C. Travis, 148 N. Market St, We were sorry to hear of the St. Clairsville, Ohio. Albert H. Voras '57, BoQ. 843 death of Brother Andrew S. Wit- Richard John Brown *44, 20312 Km. 208, Sautley Field, Pensacola, mer '16. Brother Witmer, who was Fairfield Ave., Olympia Falls, 111. Fla. prominent in Joliet, Illinois busi Charles Edward Capron *37, 2330 Gordon Wilhite, 304 y2 Ponder, ness and civic affairs for many Clinton St., Rockford, 111. years, succumbed on December 14 Denton, Texas. William C. Carnes *37, 88 Duval after a final illness of some two John A. Wright '29, 4468 GuilDr., S. San Francisco, Calif. months. ford Ave., Indianapolis 5, Ind. Charles John Hills *49, 5703 E. Richard Ervin Welty '45, 2056 Bruce Seddon, Jr. '39, 2040 Washington, Apt. 30, Indianapolis, Suffolk Rd., Northfield, 111. Baker Ave., Schenectady, N.Y. Ind.