Fiji WarCry FOUNDED A. D., 1907 NO.1 VOL.3 ALPHA PHI Phi Gamma Delta jii ■ 707 Oxford Road ANN AILBOR.. - MICHIGAN J \r\nFiji Wa.r Cry ADDITION Published, when we have anything to say, by Alpha Phi of Phi Gamma Delta, Michigan. Office Honrs Any time the editor isn't doing some thing else. Hdyitorlal Staff. "Wood" Metcalf .Editor "Gov" Hughes Assistant Editor "Colt" Heimerdinger Office Boy TO OUR ALUMNI. In placing this issue of the Fiji War Cry in your hands we enter upon our third year of journalistic activity. That the two former volumes of this paper pleased some of our £ilumni was made plain by the letters that the editor received, each one containing a word of commendation. But com pared to the number of you older fel lows on our alumni list, the twenty-five or thirty letters received seem but a meagre reward. We aim to please all of you by giving you brief notes about the old school and chapter, and the more of your number who acknowl edge our efforts in a word or two, the better repaid we feel. We would like a word with you older men, you who have been away from the chapter eight or ten years. We are going to build a much needed addition to our chap ter house and we can't do it without your assistance. A good many of the younger men have responded gener ously and we expect more of them will do so soon. It is only a little matter of buying one or two shares in the Alpha Phi Association at ten dollars per share and by so doing you can help us more than you realize. To place it somewhat mathematic ally, it seems that the interest of alum ni in the chapter varies inversely as the time they have been away from us. We want you older men to belie \r\nthis statement and help us with your interest and pocketbooks, for with the latter you shall get back the former at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Now, everyone push with might and main and let's see how soon we can have the required $3,000. $—$—$ OUR SliOGAN. Some of those who are helping to make $-f.$ Addition. Alex. ZiweT Don. Hastings E. H. KBlley; John B. Allen E. D. Aites H.SaDler France McCormlck Maurice Tilley "Judge" Slyfleld Charles SpOoner FraNces Goodrich A reality $—$—$ BEGINNINGS, 1909. We started this college year with a rush and things have been running swiftly and smoothly ever since. When we had all gotten settled In old 707 and had time to look about us, we found that twenty-two old men were back, a splendid foundation for a suc cessful year's work. Bro. Smith carried on a swift and successful rushing campaign, pledging six of the best freshmen on the cam pus. These were duly initiated on November 7 and we take pleasure in presenting them to the alumni of this chapter and the fraternity at large. They are: Bernard Fallen, '13 lit, Toledo, O. William Hart,'13 E, Fredonia, N. Y. Edwin Mercer,'13 lit, Detroit, Mich. Howard Barnum, '13 lit, Manlius, N. T. Walter Heimerdinger, '13 E, Menominee, Mich. Jeremiah Madden, '13 E, Menomlnee, Mich. \r\nOFPICBRS. Alpha Phi will be directed during this year by: B. Hayes Kelly, B. Claude Ii. Post, T. Clement R. Flanigan, G. Robert C. Fisher, Bg. Herbert W. Smith, 'I. We regret to say that the following men are not with us this year, having decided not to return to school:* Arthur Little, Albert Humphrey, Brnest Petritz and Donald Howell. Our visitors this year have included the following brothers: Holbrook,'53, of old Alpha; Krost, of Chicago; Shoudy, of University of Washington, and of Penn; "Tommy" Thompson, ex-'ll; about thirty-eight men from the Ohio chapter at O. S. U., Ohio Wesleyan and Denison; also Brothers Hegge, Randolph, Lewis, > Cossett, Hastings, Siyfleld, Ailes, McCohnick, Englehart, Rowe and Chambe. THB ADDITION. To the underclassmen, the addition is even more important than to the older men, for the former will soon be going out into the world, whereas the latter have at least two years of university life still before them. Every one will admit that study conditions at he house are not what they ought to be. To have study rooms with eight men in them, with the noise and con fusion attendant on such conditions, is not conducive to good scholarship, and that we have succeeded so well under these conditions is proof of the quality of our men. But how much better might our scholastic records have been if we had but had proper facilities for getting out our lessons! The addition will also give us a new dining room. At present we are so crowded that a second table is neces sary whenever we have even a few guests, and it is almost impossible to entertain any number of people. With a new dining room, we will be able to accommodate all our guests, as well as our members, at one table; we will be able to hold our initiation banquets, our big dinners at the chapter house. \r\nand thus promote and strengthen the bond between our alumni and our selves, between the local chapter and Fijidom in general. We honestly believe that an addi tion which will assist in raising our general standard of scholarship and in strengthening our relations with our alumni is to be most earnestly de sired, and should not be long in forth coming. We take the privilege of ask ing through the columns of this paper all our alumni who can to assist us in whatever way they are able, and we hope that in our next edition of the War Cry we can announce the com pletion of our long sought and much needed addition. SECTION CONVENTION. As this is our first edition since the section convention, we wish to say a few words about it for the benefit of our alumni and of those Pijis who were unable to attend. Bro. Pogue, as usual, arrived early, and his talk the night before the opening of the convention was worth going miles to hear. Nearly all the meetings of the convention were held in the "wee sma' hours," the daytime being devot ed to sleep, having a good time and other frivolities. A trip to the Mich igan Union circus, in which Trier, Metcalf, Humphrey and Boice participated as clowns, and-Knapp as a barker, was of unusual interest to the dele gates, as well as to ourselves. After the circus, we^Journeyed to Whitmore Uake by special train, where dinner was served and stories told—some with considerably difficulty, as one of the delegates will testify. After dinner we had a little party in the woods, and came home late at night for the final meeting of the convention. In this meeting Brothers Robertson and Ruhberg were suggested for sec tion chief, the former being chosen by the Ecclesia. The question of affil iation was also taken up, but no de cisive action was taken. The plan for the more general use of recommenda tion blanks in rushing was also drawn up to be suggested to the Ecclesia. Among the brothers present, in additioii to those of the were: local chapter, Bro. Pogue, secretary of the \r\nnational fraternity; Bro. Hatton, sec tion chief: delegates, Paultzer and Hopkins of Chicago, Ewart of Knox, Keister of Illinois Wesleyan, Musselman and Eawyer of Illinois, Needham of Wisconsin, and Fernold and Burke of Minnesota. Other Fijis present were; Williams, Wisconsin; Reagh and Cooper, Washington; Rowe, Cornell; Kessler, Munn and Realty, of Denison, and Drinkwater, Slyfield, Spooner, Goodrich and McCormick, Michigan, alumni of the local chapter. I— $ EKKLESIA LXI. 1. And It came to pass in the days of "Noot" Baker, that there gathered together a mighty concourse of Greeks in the city of Detroit, the golden link between the lakes. 2. Nor were these Greeks of the fruit-stand variety—nay, neither did they black boots on the street corners, for they were noble Greeks and D. H. Goodwille was the noblest Grecian of them all. 3. For these Greeks were of the powerful tribe of Phi Gamma Delta—^ name spoken in seemly awe by all other Greeks. 4. And the bottle was broken at the bar, and -the silver change was loosed. 6. And the voice of the siren was heard throughout the land, and the lone but bashful parlor-maid looked on a-gape. 6. And there was begun the Spark Plug club, whose name was legion and whose capacity ad inflnltum. 7. And they invaded the land of Grosse Pointe, and chariots raged in the streets, for the moon was paled by the coming of the sun. 8. And fair maidens of the city wer captured and the tribe took theih aboard a large boat—yea, upon a decked and roofed galley they took them. 9. Straightway there was a flne banquet of dainty meats with music and loud timbrels. 10. Then there was the clashing of cymbals and the winding of horns, whereupon the youths and maidens danced upon the decks of the roofed \r\nssdley. ' 11. Thereaft^ weire the captives released and returned to their domi- eiles» and once more was lucre con verted into liquor. 12. And in gaudy array did the tribe parade the streets—yea, even did they parade the Pontchartrain and the Cadillac in their pajamas. 13. Consider the garb of the Fijis, they toil not yet sometimes do they spin. 14. Yet verily I say unto you, Solomon in all his glory was not ar rayed like unto one of these. 16. And the sizz of the seltzer was heard in the morning. THE PASSING OP A HEBO. Jerry is gone from among us and another has taken his place in the house though not yet in our hearts. Jerry, as most of you will remember, was presented to the chapter by Bro. Avery Hopwood and for years was the terror of all other dogs around the campus. He was the faithful com panion of Bro. Floyd Kowe during his college course, and as he was getting pretty well along in years, "Kosy" took him home with him after his gradua tion. Jerry has since passed to his long reward, but his memory will long linger in our hearts while we praise his prowess. His successor, "Jimmy Grip," one of the aristocratic Grip family of Eng land, is a thoroughbred bull with square enough shoulders and flat enough nose to please any fancier of hull odgs. He was presented to the chapter by Bro. James E. Liewis, ex'11 lit, DeKalb, 111., and promises to be as famous in his way as was Jerry in his. KOANZAlaAND. This week will see the third annual appearance of a student opera. "Koan- zaland" is its name, and it bids fair to rival if not to suipass "Michigenda" and "Culture" in popularity. As usual we are represented in the production, Metcalf and McHale being our satel- \r\nlites this year. There will be a number of gniestS out from Detroit to see the play, and a dance will be given at the chapter house Saturday for their entertain ment. FOOTBAliL. Not since the days of Heston has Michigan had a team which could compare with this year's. Erratic at the beginning of the season, it grad ually developed an attack which was irresistable, and a defense impregna ble, as was shown by the Penn and Minnesota games. The scores for the season were as follows: Michigan, 3; Case, 0. Michigan, 33; O. S. XJ., 6. Michigan,6; Marquette, 5. Michigan, 44; Syracuse, 0. Michigan, 3; Notre Dame, 11. Michigan, 12; Pennsylvania, 6. Michigan, 16; Minnesota, 6. HELP! HELP! Again have we been held up, but for a worthy cause. Blue Star Day brought a swarm of co-eds from their haunts and rare indeed was the man who escaped their onslaughts, while some of our "fussers" fairly staggered beneath the weight of tags with which they were adorned. BOWLING TEAM. The bowling season has again start ed, and Phi Gamma Delta should again run away with the cup. In addition to Boice, Flannigan, Metcalf, and Juessen of last year's team, we have in Bamum, Madden and Heimer- dinger a trio of freshmen who will push the veterans for places on the team. According to "dope," another cup will be resting on our mantel. I—I—% THE CHAPTER HISTORY. In order that Alpha Phi may have a chapter in the fraternity history, soon to be published, of which we .may all be proud, we of the active chapter have begun to gather material of interest on all our alumni. Our own good points we know full well. But our work would be greatly facili- \r\ntated if all of you who read this would send us all items of interest which you remember. Don't be afraid of seeming vain. Tell us all about your selves. Herbert Wilson Smith, 'I. $—$—$ QUERY? Any Fiji who can give us any in formation whatever as to the where abouts of the following Fijis, will con fer a great favor on us by forwarding particulars to the editor: Brown, A. M. Carter, Harry B. Dickey, Barlow C. Kavanaugh, W. B. Winter, Fred W. Voorhees, Condit. $—$—$ WHO WE ARE. "A good name will wear out; a bad one may be turned; a nickname lasts forever." 1909. "Dad" Sayles, Flint, Mich. "Hap" Pbst, 'IIL, Washington C. H., Ohio. "Kink" Kelly, Ironwood, Mich. 1910. "Bull" Flannigan, '12Ii. Norway, M.— "Horse" Smith, '12Ii, Toledo, Ohio. "Judge" Galloway, Dayton, Ohio. "Jack" Barth, 12M, Escanaba, Mich. 1911. "Biscuit" Fisher, Omaha, Neb. "Wood" Metcalf, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. "Pete" Carpenter, Port Huron, Mich. "Sleepy" Reed, Dunkirk, N. Y. "Peanuts" Radford, Washington, D. C. "Rough" Juesisen, Ironwood, Mich. "Spud" Driscoll, Lead, S. D. "BiU" Lee, Pittsburg, Pa. "Queenie" Host, Detroit, Mich. "Bunk" McHale, Escanaba, Mich. "Dutch" Trier, Toledo, Ohio. "Howdy" Walker, St. Xgnace, Mich. 1912. "Jack" Lyman, Alexandria Bay, N. Y. "Rope" Boice, Cheyenne, Wyo. "Gov" Hughes, Toledo, Ohio. 1913. "Bunny" Fallen, Grand Rapids, Mich. \r\n^'Billiken" Mercer, Detroit, Mich. *'StiiflSin" Hart, Fredonia, N. Y. "Figrhting Dick" Madden, Menominee, Mich. "Colt" Heimerdinger, Menominee, Mich. "P. T." Barnum, Manlius, N. T. $_$_$ SOCIETY NOTES. We take pleasure in announcing to the alumni the engagement of Bro. Charles Sponer, '06B, to Miss Emily Clark of Boston, Mass. Bro. Spooner is working for Prof. G. S. Williams in the engineering department and takes a personal interest in all Alpha Phi affairs. Since he met Miss Clark we haven't seen him very often, but we all unite in wishing them both long life and happiness. Shortly after school opened, Bro. "Dutch" Frier, 'IID, announced his engagement to Miss Helen W. Pile,'12, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sor ority. We hardly know whether to take this latest venture of the Dutch man's seriously or not as he is such a gay Lothario and has fooled us so many times already. Bro. "Horse" Smith, '10 lit, '12L, brought Miss Bess Witker from Toledo to one of our informal dances, and we Tioticed that he was very devoted to her on that occasion. A few days later we missed his ptn and finally made him "'fess up." This is rather a sudden departure o^n the part of "Horse," but after having seen Miss Witker we cannot blame him at all. PARTIES. On Hallowe'en we gave our first in formal party of the year for the pur- pose of introducing our freshmen and generally having a good time. Twentyone couples danced till the wee small hours fimid grinning jack-o'-lanterns and hobgoblin heads which shielded the lights and festoons of cornstalks hanging from the pictures and fram ing the doors and windows. Everyone seemed thoroughly in harmony with the spirit of the evping and enjoyed it to the utmost. Several sororities \r\nwere represented among the guests, but Kappa Alpha Theta took the prizefor numbers, nearly their whole chapter being in attendance. The out-of-town guests on this occa sion were: Miss Elizabeth Metcalf, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan; Miss Juliana Moring, Grosse Pointe Farms; Miss Marie Osborn, Detroit. $_$—$ The evening before Thanksgiving was the occasion for our second in formal party. Though not as much fuss was made over this affair in the way of decorations, the twelve couples who made up the party seemed to enjoy themselves to the utmost The dancing lasted until 12, when dainty refreshments were served. The "Glue Club" then led a few songs as we gathered before the blazing hearth. A most enjoyable evening closed with the singing of "The Yellow and the Blue." The out-of-town guests were Miss Bess Witker of Toledo and Miss Rohsenberger of Evansville, Ind. 1—$—$ WHAT WE ARB DOING IN COL LEGE. Bro. R. T. Sayles is our latest addi tion to the "faculty," assisting Prof. J. R. Allen in the mechanical engineer ing department. "Dad" was also chos en one of the representatives of the student body on the board in control of athletics. Bro. O. O. "Pete" Carpenter, 'HE, played football with the junior en gineer team this fall, was elected base ball manager and is on his class smoker committee. He was also elect ed'to the junior engineer honorary so ciety, Triangles, and at our last meet ing was elected to represent Alpha Phi as delegate to this year's Junior Hop. Bro. "Bernie" Fallon, '13 lit, was elected basketball manager of his class at the fall class elections. Bro. H. W. "Horse" Smith, '10 lit, '12L, was appointed chairman of the executive committee of the '12 law class. Bro. N. R. "Rope" Boice is chair- \r\nman of the soeSal committee of the soph en^rineer class. Bpo. John "Mac" McHale, 'llli, Is on the executive committee of the J law class and is the Michigan Union membership committee chairman for the same class. Bro. "Wood" Metcalf. '11 lit, assist ed in establishing the first University of Michigan biological station at Doug las Lake, Mich. The University en gineering camp which has for 33 years been held in other localities, was sit uated at the same place. The camp was named Bogardus No. 1, after the man who formerly owned the land, which now belongs to the university. The biological camp was a marked success for a new venture. Courses in botany, ecology and zoology were giv en. Two of Bro. Metcalf's photo graphs of the camp appeared in the November number of the Michigan Alumnus. Three Alpha Phi men warbled their way to success on the Varsity Glee club this year. "Dutch" Luer and "Mary" Metcalf are singing second tenor and "Bunk" McHale with his foghorn voice is holding up the heavy end as second bass. "Dutch" was picked to go on the Christmas trip with the clubs but found that he could not go. "Mary" stepped Into his place having been chosen first substitute. Hard luck for "Dutch," but there is nothing like keping these little things in the family. The Musical clubs will take an ex tended trip through the west during the holidays and we give the list of concerts that our alumni may be pre pared to hear: Grand Rapids, Dec. 22. Benton Harbor, Dec. 23. Chicago, Dec. 24. Chicago, Dec. 27 (afternoon). Milwaukee, Dec. 27 (evening). Menominee, Dec. 28. Hancock, Dec. 29. Duluth, Minn., Dec. 30. Fort Dodge, la., Dec. 31. Omaha» Neb., Jan. 1. Dubuque, Jan 3. Chicago, Jan. 4. I—I—I \r\nITEMS OF INTEREST. Li. E. Phipps,'68M, is connected with the North Side hospital, Chicago. Ray Hadden, ex-'08 lit, is assistant advertising manager of Adams & Elting, paint manufacturers, Chicago. Vernon C. Randolph, 'OTL, is in the roofing business with his father in Chicago. Horace Ramey, '07B, is doing en gineering work for the Sanitary Dis trict of Chicago. Arthur Modine, '08E, is connected with the People's Gas Light & Coke Co., Chicago. At present he is located at Scott Dale, Pa. Charles W. Dickinson, ex-'08 lit, is with a graphaphone company in Ak ron, O. William Mutschler, '06L, is in the wagon business in Goshen, Ind. We congratulate Bro. Mutchler on his hav ing Joined the ranks of the benedicts last June. Henry Read, '06L, is secretary of a new banking association at Minne apolis, Minn. F. C. Englehart, '08E, is with the Chicago Solder Co., Chicago, 111. Frank and his wife, nee Miss Nina O. Witherell, and her brother paid us a visit recently. We might remark that Frank seems to be a model hus band. J. E. Lewis, ex-'ll lit, is assistant cashier in the First National bank of DeKalb, 111. Frederick O'Brien is in the insurance business in Minneapolis, Minn. Bro. G. M. Cossitt, ex-'ll lit. Is studying law at Northwestern this year, but we hope he will be with us next year. Lorin Thompson, ex-'ll lit. Is at tending Ohio State University this year and has been afllliated by Omicron Deuteron chapter. We understand that Bro. G. H. Cal- houn, ex-'07E, is in business In' Cin cinnati, O. We would like your ad dress, George. Bro. Floyd A. Rowe,'08E, was phy sical director in the Butte high school Butte, Mont., last year, but we hear that he has moved. "Rosey" married Miss Kemp Smiley in June, 1908 Bro. Ralph Goodrich, '03B, who ia \r\nliving in Cheyenne, Wyo., is the prond father of a baby girl, bom Dec. 5, '09. Bro. Mark Gregg, '04E, has been a potent factor in the establishment of a Michigan alumni association in Ltos Angeles, Cal. It was with the deepest feelings of regret that we heard of the death of Bro. Alfred Kiefer on December 1. Bro. Kiefer was a resident of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, and had for years been a factor in the business life of Detroit as cashier of the Wayne County Savings bank. He was a grad uate of Columbia college and a mem ber of Omega chapter. He always manifested the liveliest interest in Fiji affairs, being a member of Delta Mu graduate chapter of Detroit, and ever displayed a sincere and earnest inter est for the welfare of Alpha Phi. Bro. A. A. Chambe, ex-'llB, is working for the Oxengenetor Co., Hammond Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Bro. Don T. Hastings, '07B, is with the Packard Automobile Co. of Detroit. Don has run out to see us on several Sundays this fall in his machine and we have enjoyed these little visits very much. Bro, Avery Hopwobd, '05 lit, has scored another big hit in the theatrical world this year with his new play, "Seven Days," now playing in New York. 1—1—9 SOMB FIJAMS. ♦If a man owns half a dossen Ram blers and a block of YpsilanU real estate, how many baths should an overgrown medic take per day? ♦Mail all answers to B. H. Kelly, care of the editor. There was a young man from Chey enne, Who about the West always was lyenne; ^ , He talked two whole years 'Bout bronchos and steers. But he's quit now because of our ^MCKS FROM THE "COLT." "Dad" Saylcs has composed a song ATitttied "Go Easy with Rosey." Pete S!?enter would like to get in on the \r\nxnusle. Jack Lyman evidentlir does not be lieve In signs (especially Ypsilanti signs). "Master of the Hound" Juessen re tired early last night. "Cinnamon" Berth's motto is: "Walt till I am a doctor in Chicago." (Esca- naha papers please copy.) "Fighting Dick" Madden expects to take on the winner of the JohnsonJeffries bout. Wm. Hart expects to receive a neat fortune on his output of "bear hair oil." Did anyone say that'Hiscuit" Fisher had lost his appetite? "Dutch" Trier and "Horse" Smith have placed their pins; but nobody will lend them the money to buy the license. "Cornfed" Driscoll has come to the conclusion that the only way to place his pin is to lose it. I—I—I EXCHANGES. We must acknowledge the follow ing exchanges: The Lambda Deuteron Fiji, the Tiger Fiji, the Kansas Fiji, the Jewell Fiji, the Maine Fiji, the Fiji Wind Jammer.