r J CONVIVIUM PIG DINNER JUNE 3 i f c. Pi Crust PUBLISHED BY PI CHAPTEB PHI GAMMA DELTA MEADVILLE, PA., SPRING ISSUE, I961 New Men Take Office At Pi March 6, 1961, saw a change in North Tonawanda New \ ork, who the house officers as we embarked is our new scholarship chairman. on another year under new guidance. We feel that scholarship is impor NEW CABINET 1 he men elected to take charge of tant enough to make up the si.xth Pi's cabinet positions are: position of our cabinet. Dick is a President Roger Smith wlio hails memljer of the football and ten,nis teams, and an outstanding member ing in Sociology. Roger has Ijeen of this years championship house top man in his class since he pledged basketball team. We are counting in 19S9, and also an outstanding on Dick to bring our scholarship leader in campus activities. This program up to higher standards in past year, Brother Smith was named the coming year. from Milford, Conn, and is major as a member of the All P.A.C. Soc Thus you have a complete run down on the men who will repre cer Team which is an accomplish ment of which to he proud. The chapter members are behind our new President one hundred per cent and are looking forward to another a B. great year. have in the house we expect a great sent Pi Chapter in the coming year. We are proud to say that the over all average of our new cabinet is M'ith the influence these men Dennis Ehrenherger, an Eco year for Pi. Even with the short nomics Major from Glenshaw, Pa., time these men have been in office Was elected to the post of Treasurer. we have seen a remarkable change in the rest of the members. We wish them the best of luck and leave them with one word: PERGE! Brother Ehrenherger is a member of the football and swimming teams, head pledge trainer, and was named to the Dean's List this past semes L. to r.: Gaiser, Maglisceau, McDonald, Ehrenherger, Todd, and Smith ter. Our Recording Secretary is Dave Todd, a Political Science Major from Oakmont, Pa. Dave is also a inember of the Dean's List and an PI FOUNDATION PLANNING DRIVE According to "T" Thoburn, President of the Educational Foundation of Pi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, Inc., the Dr. Ralph Dye Alden Scholar. With Dave's ma Foundation plans to start a fund-raising campaign in May, with the drive to be wound up at Convivium. Herbert Ransford, Jr. ture attitude, he will certainly be a John Dickinson Brother Thoburn said "We are going to make this cam paign short and sweet, and in commemoration of the 100th Larry McDonald, a History Ma Anniversary of the founding of Pi great asset to the new cabinet. W illiam J. Armstrong jor from Brooklyn, will be perform ing the duties of Historian for the Chapter, we hope to raise $100,000." As was mentioned last Convivium coming year. Larry has been an outstanding worker in his class and the Fouudatioii was incorporated can always be counted upon when under the Nonprofit Corporation anything comes up. He was a mem- I-aw of Pennsylvania on February ber of the football team and one of 4, 1960. Informally, it has thus far J. Llewellyn Davies will be handed down before the Charles S. Miller drive begins in Nlay. James .\iken Brothers "T" Thobuni and Jack McFarland have been at the fore James Nichols front of a group that has lieen meet Robert Stanton ing from time to time i" Pittsburgh .\. \\ . jMcKinncy and Meadville since last fall, laying the stalwarts of the house Softball plans for the P'oundation and for the campaign. They t'lat The post of Corresponding Secre made two grants to Allegheny Col enough money will he raised so that| tary is now held by Ernie Gaiser, a lege and has provided funds for a the Foundation can make mortgage History Major from Sayville, New loan to a worthy member of Pi money available to the House Cor York. Brother Gaiser is one of the Chapter, as determined by the Dean poration. raised about $1,400, and has already team. John R. McFarland. Jr. Robert L. Murphy John B. Gordon CHAPTER NEWS IN BRIEF outstanding sophomores in the of Instruction of the College, on the By reason of recent requirements SCHOLARSHIP — When the house, and the only one from his basis of scholastic attainments and of the Commonwealth Pennsyl report of fraternity scholarship came class elected to a cabinet position. need. vania with respect to regula He is a member of the football and On February 28, 1961 application tions, extensive remocleli"^ of the out in early February, the Phi Ciams wrestling teams, and an assistant was made to Internal Revenue pledge trainer. From the ability Service of the United States govern that Ernie has shown since his ment for a ruling which would ex House must be effected- -^ocording had a semester avera.ge of 77.16. This was just one point behind the to informed sources, the alternative first place fraternity and we feel wouId be to close the Tlou^e. pledging, the Brothers of Pi feel he empt the Foundation from the pay .-\mong those active i" will be quite capable in the office ment of Federal Income Taxes and tion of the Foundation which would establish that gifts to plans for the eanipg^jg,i are. he now holds. Last but not least, we have Dick the Foundation are ta.x deductible. Maglisceau. a Itfath Major from It is hoped that a favorable ruling Theodore Thohnf" John J. Bowman forma making with a little more effort we can over take the leaders. l\'ith Dick Ma glisceau as onr new scholarship chairman, we have already (Continued on page .U made \r\nTHE Page 2 The Editor Pi PI Spring, 1961 CRUST PIERSON Crust INDIAN COLLECTION Dennis Ehrenberger, '62 .'\n interesting and superb collec Staff—Phil St. Moritz. Ron Janow- tion sky, Phil Crichton, Roger Smith, of Indian utensils and cere monial pieces have been donated to Allegheny College by the widow of the late John C. Pierson, Pi Chap Mike Williams. ter, class of 1916. Mr. Piersons' avid interest in In dian culture lead him to assemble a fine collection of artifacts from Hopewell Culture that fluorished in western New York State, from ap proximately 1100 to 1250 A.D. Many of the specimens were re covered during the excavation of burial sites in the western Finger Lakes Region, and also from the area of Rochester, New York. The collection includes over one hundred pieces, almost all showing fine Back, 1. to r.: Lombardo, McCauley, Hartley, Thomas, Mowry, Simonton. craftsmanship. Included in the col Front, 1. to r.: McLaud, McElroy, Klein, Benz. lection are pipes of various styles, birdstones, bannerstones, utensils in cluding combs, needles, dishes and The 1961 Pledge Class This year Pi Chapter took a included National Honor Society many others. There are also quite a few interesting and unusual cere pledge class of ten members. Fol monial pieces of considerable value. lowing rush week, which included Harry Thomas, from East McAt the present time, a portion of "a trip" to Cleveland and a magic Keesport, Pennsylvania, hopes to and three years in the band. OLDERMAN ENDS COLLEGE CAREER show by Chris Brown, the nine major in Economics. He lettered the collection is on display at Reis freshmen and one sophomore were in high school football and track. Library, and the rest of it may be Harry set several high school shot- found on display in .-Mden Hall. Dave McLaud, from Elmira, New put records but has been forced out Tracy increased this lead. The sec Heights. Ohio, will be among those York, is the only sophomore in the of sports this year by injuries. onds ticked away. When the final pledge class. He transferred to Hank McCauley is the soccer graduating from .Allegheny this Brother Bruce Olderman, a Po pledged on February seventh. litical Science Major from Shaker Tune. His graduation will mark -A-llegheny from Franklin and Mar player of the pledge class. He buzzer rang, the Phi Gams had won. shall this fall and he is a Psychology played halfback this year on the Down 8 points at the half, they had Major. Dave wrestled in high varsity team. Hank hails from Del- come back to beat the Phi Psis 43- the end of one of the most outstand ing sports careers to be seen at school and was on the wrestling mar, Lew York, where he won let .Allegheny for quite some time. team "The remarkable" Rog Klein erman held the left tackle position comes from Timberlake, Ohio. He for all four years, and was named is the President of the pledge class. as an ALL P.A.C. TACKLE for Rog was the only pledge who suc the past two years. He was also ceeded in getting three different named as the District outstanding dates to the pledge dance at one While at .Allegheny. Brother Old I-ineman of The Year, which in itSelf is a major accomplishment. 39. Thus the Phi Gams clinched the ters in Golf, cross-country and intramural basketball championship here. time. Neal Lombardo is from Darien, Connecticut. He was on the Darien with a 13-1 record. track. Steve "Cowboy" Simonton comes By winning this game they are quarterback on the football team this year and received his letter. In Intramural Tournament at Western Reserve in Cleveland. The team and two basketball letters. Tracy, Ron Janowsk}', Tom Simons, from Cody, Wyoming. He played now qualifiied to play in the P.A.C. high school he won three football members are Gary Koehler, Stoner Dick Maglisceau, Joe Valentino, Bill Benz is from East Cleveland, Bob Cincala, Dave Todd, John Bruce will continue his football Ohio. He was co-captain of the Grinisley, Roger career with the Los -\ngeles Rams High School baseball team for three cross-country team this year and is Hs, Earl Smith, years and was also active in stu this romitig fall. He was the Rams a member of the track team Bill Chris Brown. number six draft choice this past dent government. This year he is February and is expected to be one of the starting guards this coming season. Brother Olderman is the first man to he drafted from .^lleghenj' hy the X.F.L. Besides being the captain of the football team this past on the ."Mlegheny baseball team. Dick McElroy is also on the base ball team. He lettered in football Brother Olderman also held the hcavvwcight wrestling crown last year. He was ineligible this year he- vania. He has four high school let baseball. I.^ynn Flartly is from .Amherst, New York. In high school he let cause he has been signed to his pro contract. As a member of Pi Chap ter Brother Olderman was a stand tered out on the house swimming and Softball teams, and also served the on the football team and he was the chapter as "T" this past year. We wish Brother Olderman the best of luck at his new job, and take this opportunity to express our heartfelt thanks to the entire senior class for all they have contributed to Phi fiainma Delta these past four years. lettered in track and cross-country The handball tournament was an last year and was also a finalist in other torrid race between the Ph' the National Merit Scholarship lest. ^ this year, playing halfback. Dick comes from Springfield, Pennsyl season. ters. two in football and two in three times in football and once in wrestling. This year he re ceived two letters. He was a guard varsity 16S-pound wrestler. Lynn is also a member of the .Allegheny Singers. Norm Mowry is a Pre-Med Ma jor. He comes from Rochester, New York and he shoots on the varsity rifle team. Norm plays cornet and is a member of Sin- fonietta. His high school activities Smith, Glenn NelTaft Weaver, and FIJIS IN Gams and Phi Psis. Gary Koehler Roger Smith, Paul Morrison and Larry Gould were entered in the tournament. It came right down to the wire with Ron Steiner (PJ^' intramural sports Psi) opposing Gary Koehler (P"" With 7 minutes to go in the 4th Gam) in the finals. Gary Koehler quarter of the last basketball game came through with 21-10 and 2 '9 29' The Tr°'iu -9-29. Phi Psis had won tied the ntramural basketball championship 1andH 1 Phi Gams the om Phi "• Psis had the identical rec victories to win the intramural han ball tournament. In intramural pingpong, the took 3rd place behind the Indepen dents and Belts. Tom Simons, ords of 12 wins and 1 loss. The Phi Ron Janowsky, Larry McDona Gams only loss had been to the Phi and Roger Smith all participated. 1 SIS earlier in the year. Now. could the The Fijis also took 3rd place Ceriintramural bowling. Len Len Cerrato p;;- and forth. With 3 mimites to go ImlT'tl tit;:redrck Bill Bill PI Flilliard, Paul ?klorrison Paul Ron Janowsky, an did a fine job season. me T final t.me. Two foul shots bytheStoner In swimming the Phi Gams fContinued on Page 3) X b >1' fin \r\nSpring, 1961 THE PI Page 3 CRUST Roger Smith, '62 to Joan DuMars, LOOKING AHEAD •63. As the new president of Pi Chapter, I was asked to write an article concerning otir aims and goals for the coming year. '63. Glenn Xellis, '62 to Ginny Day, This is an extremely dilticiilt task to achieve without sounding stale and idealistic, so I hope j'oit will bear with me. First of all, on behalf of the new officers, I would like to thank the previous cabinet for the fine job they did. Being an Larry Gould. '62 to Carol Miller, '63. The engaged include; Dick Dunn,'60 to Ginny Dick,'61. Charles Leberknight, '62 to Laur officer in anj' organization takes a hers have to offer; remember that lot of time and thought, especially the continuation of Pi Chapter is ie McElroy, '64. The married includes: when you are in charge of a house- what we are fighting for, and the Charles Montsier. '60 to hold of fifty. They left us with a discrimination problem must be con Jones. '63. number of plans for improvement, quered in order to accomplish our which we hope to carry out in the Gwen mission. NE'W FURNISHINGS — We On the brighter side of Pi's life would like to extend our thanks to Mrs. I\'arren .A. Bugbee, Mother of I feel that the coming year will I would like to say that the coming William Bugbee, '61, for her serv show a lot of change in the frater year will also show a great change in house interest. I don't know the ices during the semester vacation. coming year. nity system here at Allegheny. With her help we were able to hang There has been quite a bit of action cause of this change but it has on DR. MILLER RETIRES the discrimination problem brought a new spirit to the frater new drapes for rush week. She also took care of many of the odds among fraternities this past j-ear, nity which keeps increasing. Spirit means a lot to a house and also to and ends that needed repair. With and the end is not in sight. Unless This June will mark tlic end of something is done to eliminate suffh the men who are in charge. With out the help of a woman in the the distinguished career of Dr. Charles Spurgeon Miller, a member of Pi Chapters class of 1913. Brother Miller graduated from .-Mlegheny with a B..\. degree and was also a house many little items would go un clauses from fraternity constitutions, the spirit we now have, I feel that attended. Again, we offer our I feel that outside pressure will call cverr' task we undertake will be ac thanks. for the elimination of our fraternity complished without any problem. One example of this has already SOCIAL EVENTS — Each year system. This pressure is being felt already and keeps increasing every been in the scholarship department. the school sponsors a special week member of Phi Delta Kappa, an week. As President, I feel that Ever since the first semester fra- end for the purpose of raising money honorary fraternity. Upon his this will be our biggest problem and ternit}' averages came out the men for foreign students. In the past graduation, Brother Miller enrolled a great amount of time will be spent have shown a great interest in try all fraternities and sororities took at the University of Pittsburgh, on it. This past Sunday all the ing to overcome the one point that an active part in this, but because where he became the recipient of fraternity presidents met with na kept us out of first place. This the income from the various groups a M.A. in 191.3. In 1931 Brother tional officers and the school Chap same feeling also prevails in the was not enough to cover expenses, Miller reached the peak of his edu lain, for the main purpose of dis house intramural program, and for a majority of the events were can cation when he was awarded a celled. The only event that is to be cussing this problem. Me have our rushing policy for ne.xt year. Ph.D. from New York I'niversity. made some progress with our prob The house is in great shape finan retained was the Phi Gam Casino In 1935, .\llegheny College awarded lem, hut the march has just begun. cially. At the end of this semester and once again Pi Chapter came Brother Miller with an honorary L.L.D. Before taking a position at .\llegheny, Brother Miller held several outstanding posts in the Western Pennsylvania area. He was the principal of three Pittsburgh High Schools, Superintendent of Schools .\long this line, I would appreciate we will have a surplus of about through with over one hundred dol any comments that graduate mem- eight hundred dollars. M'e feel this lars for the fund drive. Some of will come handy for some of the of .-\lumni Relations, been an active repairs and replacements that we member of the House Corporation will probably need ne.xt year and for Pi Chapter, and has also acted also for some of the special projects as faculty advisor for the house. that we plan to undertake. In addition to these outside tasks. in Latrobe and Landsdowne from Brother Miller was able to find the 1920 to 1934, and President of Slip time to help establish the Pre-School pery Rock State Teachers' College Center which is located on campus. from 1934 until 1940, at which time I might also add that Brother Mil he came to Allegheny. In 1945, ler's four sons graduated from ."MleBrother Miller became a Professor gheny during this period, and were of Education, and at the present members of Pi Chapter, time he is also Chairman of the EdtiDr. kliller's hobbies include gar cation Department. During the twenty years that Brother Miller has been at Alle gheny, he has served as the Director Intramurals (Con't) (Continued from page 2) M'ith tors, a 32nd degree klason, a mem ber of the National Society for the men we have in in .\pril. the Fiji Island Party in May. and a dinner we are giving in honor of Dr. Charles S. Miller, who plans to retire this coming June. the house at present I feel that next year will be one of Pi's best years. The competition between fraternities is becoming keener and therefore we will have to go all out to meet higher standards. M'e have met such challenges in the past and we CAMPUS ELECTIONS — This past week the College Union has been the scene of the annual class and student government elections. The men of Pi Chapter were able to secure four of the six offices that are filled by men. In the senior class for next year. Reese Flannery will continue to do so in the future. dening, for which I am told he has a "green thumb," and reading. He is also a member of the American .\ssociation of School .-\dministra- the the big events coming up this se mester include Mothers Weekend, was elected to the office of Presi Perge! Fraternally. Roger M. Smith dent, and Dick Maglisceau was elected to the office of Treasurer. In next year's junior class, John Chapter News (Con't) Bugbee will hold the President's slot, and Taft M'eaver will occupy (Continued from page 1) Study of Education, Chairman of the office of Treasurer. This is a many improvements on the study the Education Commission at Stone great accomplishment and we wish ished in 4th place. Several of the Church in Meadvillc, and a member conditions in the house, and things to congratulate these four men of events were extremely close. John of the Meadville Area School Board are already beginning to look up. Pi. Bugbee lost a very close race in the 40-yard free-style. The Fijis that participated in intramural swimming were Roger Smith. Den ROMANCE as usual, a member on which he served as President for of "Black Diamonds'' have, changed three years. ALUMNI NEWS — Also in the chests in the past year. The list of election news is Brother Paul PL .\t this date. Dr. Miller's plans for those involved in the pinning col Younger. '31, who has been named retirement have not been announced, to the Board of Trustees here at nis Veraldi, Larry McDonald. John but I do know that he plans to con umn is as follows: ■Allegheny. Brother Younger's elec Bugbee, Phil St. Moritz, and Dave tinue in the field of Education. Charles Leberknight, '62 to Laur tion brings the total number of Phi .^dams. ie McElroy, '64. The men of Pi Chapter are very Gams on the Board to fourteen. We All in all, the Phi Gams had an Chris Brown. '63 to Judy Keck. are also prond tir state that the greatful for the interest Brother excellent winter intramural season. Miller has shown in the past and '63. Chairman of the Board. Judge Leo If we come on strong in the spring Boh Cincala. '63 to Pat Petruni H. McKay. 16. is also a member of wish him the best of success in his sports, we can win the intramural future endeavors. (Hometown Honey). Pi Chapter. Phi Camma Delta. trophy. iM •4,' m. \r\nSpring-, 1961 U Sf THE P1 ALLEGHENY HONORS LETTERMEN flic ^ .Aiiioricti atid its also named the -\11-P-\C catcher on .ati'"' 'bsti'iitions. along with last year's all-confcreuce team- (jcs witi, jr'ihletics. were voiced Since the squad only lost one mem- j'jjrO'^'ithF'''eher who addressed her of last year's championship club (.stinhdefi 2^5 persons Saturday to graduation, coach Garbark is ^"citing lal .AlK^heny College's anfianquet. vt^i-y optimistic about this coming season- Brother Dave -Adams, '62, was gtiilih''''^'h.>r, one of the famed tlie only house representative to win Four of Notre Dame a varsity letter in track last year. forin'^'' Wisconsin and Dave was also a mcmhcr of the a ..., ,,ovn and I'ow assistant to the .resident (j' C'nited States Steel vice P' noted that Corp.' great 't "this country is is sports minded. bccauS'^ very strongly D.AC champion mile relay team. Brothers Roger Smith. '62, and Dick Maglisceau. '62. won letters as participants on the 1960 tennis team. Coach AA'ay may have a rough sea ui' teaU* play 'eam work, and lias son coming up since three men to 1)0 terrific karned t'wongH that graduated last year and freshman etitors. conip If servc W. Barkley, Charles B. pciiei"-"'^ Spurge Miller. Roger Smith. in ho'i"^""^ ®"''P"se baiuiuet was held c ■'^tiring Brother Charles ^Purgcon •Hiller. vrjll !,(, ,-K n 0 w n fns= mates, Eroth- the t'ery active in haunt 4. ^^^(luatc member. 1 lie >-n>ung people . t . bcr of Phi Gamma Delta. He point ed out that Brother Miller has al ranks are thin. In the fall sports. Phi Camma Delta was refiresented in soccer by- tp„ight. we at- going to profit - Brothers Reese Flamiery. '62, and ternfi