73he Fiji War Cry FOUNDED A. D., 1907 VOL. 3 , ,, NO. 1 • "fir ' ALPHA PHI of Phi Gamma Delta L f \ • .} ' i ' 707 Oxford R.oad ANN AR.BOR.. - MICHIGAN \r\nthis statement and help us with your interest and pocketbooks, for with the Fif i Wa.r Cry ADDITION 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. Published, when we have anything to say, by Alpha Phi of Phi Gamma $_$—$ Delta, Michigan. OUR SLOGAN. Some of those who are helping to Oflice Hours Any time the editor isn't doing some make §-]-$ = Addition. Alex. ZiweT thing else. Don. Hastings E. H. KElley: Editorial Staff. i ij! "Wood" Metcalf ... .Editor "Gov" Hughes John K. Allen Boy "Colt" Heimerdinger Omce Boy E. D. Aites H. SaDler TO OUR ALUMNI. France McCormlck Maurice Tilley "Judge" Slyfleld Charles SpOoner Tn nlaclng this issue of the Eiji V^^ar o,y".S'yc.rh..« ""JSX! third year of of this That the two Xm"' FraNces Goodrich paper Ple^sed some of our^alu^^^ made plain by containing editor received, com- A reality %—%—% a word of con^Xher of you older felpared to the nu » twenty-five our or thirty letters meagre reward. of you by giving y the old school BEGINNINGS, 1909. „„t a please all notes about „,,f,nter, and the j^o achnowl- 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 more of yo"'"XXa word or two, the found that twenty-two old men were a word with y°" cessful year's work. Bro. Smith carried on a swift and ed.ge our eXX'feel We would like better repaid we fe^^^ who chapter eight have been a,re going to build or ten ye®-*"®: 1 addition to our chap- a much needed Xpan't do it without ter house and we^cant^^ responded your assistanc • younger men gener more of them ^nsly and we ®xP®®%ronly a little will do so soon. shares matter of buying Xociation at ten in the Alpha Phi gg doing dollars per XXre than you realize, you can help u To place it ^ ally, it mathematm interest of alum- ggmr varies inv®'"®®7rom ni in the chapter the time they a ns. We want you " , away from tg belie back, a splendid foundation for a suc 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, Menomi- Pee, Mich. \r\nand thus promote and strengthen the OFFICERS. bond between our alumni and our Alpha Phi will be directed during selves, between the local chapter and Fijidom in general. this year by: E. Hayes Kelly, E. _ We honestly believe that an addi tion which will assist in raising our Claude L. Post, T. Clement R. Flanlgan, G. general standard of scholarship and Robert C. Fisher, Eg. Herbert W. Smith, 'I. our alumni is to be most earnestly de in strengthening our relations with 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, Ernest 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" sired, and should not be long in forth coming. We take the privilege of ask ing through the columns of this paper ail 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. Thompson, ex-'ll; about thirty-eight men from the Ohio chapter at O. S. U., Ohio Wesleyan and Denison; also Brothers Regge, Randolph, Lewis, Cossett, Hastings, Slyfleld, Ailes, McCormick, Englehart, Rowe and Chambe. 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 Fijis who were unable to attend. Bro. Pogue, as usual, arrived early, and his talk the night before the opening of the $—$—$ THE ADDITION. To the underclassmen, the addition convention was worth going miles to hear. Nearly all the meetings of the convention were held in the "wee is even more important than to the sma' hours," the daytime being devot older men, for the former will soon ed to sleep, having a good time and be going out into the world, whereas other frivolities. A trip to the Mich igan Union circus, in which Trier, Met- the latter have at least two years of university life still before them. Every one will admit that study conditions at calf, Humphrey and Boice participated 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 was of unusual interest to the dele 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 as clowns, and Knapp as a barker, gates, as well as to ourselves. After the circus, we-journeyed to Whitmoro l.ake 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 crowded that a second table Is neces sary whenever we have even a few euests and it is almost impossible to by the Ecclesia. a new dining room, we will be able tion blanks in rushing was also drawn fSain any number of people With to Lcommodate all our guests, as we as our members, at one table; we will be able to hold our initiation banquets, our big dinners at the chapter house. 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 up to be suggested to the Ecclesia. Among the brothers present, in addi- on to those of the local chapter, weie. Bro. Pogue, secretary of the \r\nnational fraternity: Bro. Hatton, sec tion chief; delegates, Paultzer and Hopkins of Chicago, Ewart of Knox, galley. 11. Thereaftei: wete the captives Keister of Illinois Wesleyan, Mussel- released and returned to their domi ciles, and once more was lucre con man and Eavvyer of Illinois, Needham verted into liquor. of Wisconsin, and Pernold and Burke of Minnesota. Other Fijis present were: Williams, Wisconsin; Reagh and tribe parade the streets—yea, even did they parade the Pontchartrain and the Cooper, Washington; Rowe, Cornell; Kessler, Munn and Realty, of Denison, and Drinkwater, Slyfleld, Spooner, Goodrich and McCormick, Michigan, alumni of the local chapter. 12. And in gaudy array did the Cadillac in their pajamas. lo. 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 $—I—$ EKKLESIA LXI. 1. in the city of Detroit, the golden link between the lakes. 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. heard In the morning. And it came to pass in the days of "Noot" Baker, that there gathered together a mighty concourse of Greeks 2. rayed like unto one of these. 15. And the sizz of the seltzer was For these Greeks were of the THE PASSING OF A HERO. 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 Hupwood and for years was the terror of all other dogs around the campus. He was the faithful com powerful tribe of Phi Gamma Delta—a panion of Bro. Floyd Rowe during his name spoken in seemly awe by all college course, and as he was getting pretty well along in years, "Rosy" took other Greeks. -'^nd the bottle was broken at loosed^''' hp!" lonp >, silver change was "^o'ce of the siren was the land, and the bashful parlor-maid looked on a-gape. Plue nnu begun the Spark whose name was legion hose capacity ad inflnitum. Crn sse Pointe, and invaded the raged land of chariots in e streets, for the moon was paled by the coming of the sun. 3. And fair maidens of the city wer captured and the tribe took thent aboard a iarge boat—yea, upon a decked and roofed galiey they took them. 9. Straightway there was a fine banquet of dainty meats with music 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 fiat enough nose to please any fancier of bull odgs. He was presented to the chapter by Bro. James E. Lewis, ex- '11 lit, DeKalb, HI., and promises to be as famous in his way as was Jerry in his. I—» KOANZALAND. This week will see the third annual Appearance of a student opera. "Koan- and loud timbrels. zaland" is its name, and it bids fair 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 And "Culture" in popularity. As usual We are represented in the production, to rival if not to surpass "Michigenda" Metcalf and McHale being our satel- \r\ntated If all of you who read this would lites this year. There will be a number of guests out from Detroit to see the play, and send us all items of interest which you remember. seeming vain. a dance will be given at the chapter house Saturday for their entertain Don't be afraid of Tell us all about your selves. Herbert Wilson Smith, 'I. ment. FOOTBALL. QUERY? Not since the days of Heston has Michigan had a team which could compare with this year's. Any Fiji who can give us any in Erratic at formation whatever as to the where the beginning of the season, it grad ually developed an attack which was abouts of the following Fijis, will con fer a great favor on us by forwarding irresistable, and a defense impregna ble, as was shown by the Penn and particulars to the editor: Brown, A. M. Minnesota games. The scores for the season were as follows: Michigan, 3; Case, 0. Michigan, 33; O. S. U., 6. Michigan, 6; Marquette, 5. Michigan, 44; Syracuse, 0. Carter, Harry B. Dickey, Barlow C. Kavanaugh, W. B. Winter, Fred W. Voorhees, Condlt. Michigan, 3; Notre Dame, H. Michigan, 12; Pennsylvania, 6. Michigan, 15; Minnesota, 6. HELP! WHO WE ARB. HELP! "A good name will wear out; a bad Again have we been held up, but for a worthy cause. Blue Star Day forever." brought a swarm of co-eds from their haunts and rare indeed was the man "Dad" Sayles, Flint, Mich. who escaped their onslaughts, while "Hap" Post, 'IIL, Washington 0. H., one may be turned; a nickname las s 1909. some of our "fussers" fairly staggered Ohio. "Kink" Kelly, Ironwood, Mich. beneath the weight of tags with which they were adorned. 1910. "Bull" Flannigan, '12L, Norway, M "Horse" Smith, '12L, Toledo, Ohio. "Judge" Galloway, Dayton, OhiO. "Jack" Earth, 12M, Escanaba, Mich. BOWLING TEAM. The bowling season has again start ed, and Phi Gamma Delta should again run away with the cup. In 1911. "Biscuit" Fisher, Omaha, Neb. addition to Bolce, Plannigan, Metcalf, and Juessen of last year's team, we "Wood" Metcalf, Grosse Pointe Farm . have in Barnum, Madden and Heimerdinger a trio of freshmen who will Mich. push the veterans for places on the "Pete" Carpenter, Port Huron, Mien. "Sleepy" Reed, Dunkirk, N. T. „ n team. According to "dope," another cup will be resting on our mantel. "Rough" Juessen, Ironwood, Mich. "Peanuts" Radford, Washington, D. "Spud" Driscoll, Lead, S. D. "Bill" Lee, Pittsburg, Pa. "Queenie" Host, Detroit, Mich. "Bunk" McHale, Escanaba, Mich. THE CHAPTER HISTORY. "Dutch" Trier, Toledo, Ohio. In order that Alpha Phi may have "Howdy" Walker, St. Ignace, Mien. 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. 1912. "Jack" Lyman, Alexandria Bayi "Rope" Bolce, Cheyenne, Wyo"Gov" Hughes, Toledo, Ohio. "Bunny" Fallon, Grand Rapids, Mich- But our work would be greatly faclli- 1 \r\nwere represented among the guests, but Kappa Alpha Theta took the prize "Billiken" Mercer, Detroit, Mich. "Stuffin" Hart, Fredonia, N. T. for numbers, nearly their chapter being in attendance. "Fighting Dick" Madden, Menominee, Mich. "Colt" Heimerdinger, whole The out-of-town guests on this occa Menominee, sion were; Miss Elizabeth Metcalf, Grosse Polnte Farms, Michigan; Miss Juliana Morlng, Grosse Polnte Farms; Mich. "P. T." Barnum, Manlius, N. T. Miss Marie Osborn, Detroit. SOCIETY NOTES. "We take pleasure in announcing to The evening before Thanksgiving the alumni the engagement of Bro. was the occasion for our second in Charles Sponer, '06E, to Miss Emily Clark of Boston, Mass. formal party. Bro. Spooner 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 affairs. Since he met Miss Clark we haven't seen him very often, but we all unite in wishing them both long refreshments were served. Club" then led a life and happiness. The "Glue few songs as we gathered before the blazing hearth. A most enjoyable evening closed with the singing of "The Yellow and the Shortly after school opened, Bro. "Dutch" Frier, 'IIL, announced his engagement to Miss Helen W. Pile, '12, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sor ority. Though not as much fuss was made over this affair in the is working for Prof. G. S. Williams in the engineering department and takes a personal interest in all Alpha Phi Blue." The out-of-town guests were Miss Bess Witker of Toledo and Miss Rohsenberger of Evansville, Ind. 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 WHAT WE ARB DOING IN COL to one of our Informal dances, and we noticed that he was very devoted to LEGE. Bro. R. T. Sayles is our latest addi her on that occasion. A few days later we missed his pin and finally tion to the "faculty," assisting Prof. made him " 'fess up." J. R. Allen in the mechanical engineer This is rather ing department. "Dad" was also chos en one of the representatives of the student body on the board in control a sudden departure on the part of "Horse," but after having seen Miss Witker we cannot blame him at all. of athletics. Bro. O. O. "Pete" Carpenter, 'HE, PARTIES. played football with the junior en gineer team this fall, was elected base On Hallowe'en we gave our first In formal party of the year for the pur pose of introducing our freshmen and ball manager and is on his class smoker committee. He was also elect ed to the junior engineer honorary so one couples danced till the wee small hours amid 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 ing was elected to represent Alpha Phi ciety, Triangles, and at our last meet generally having a good time. Twenty- as delegate to this year's Junior Hop. Bro. "Bernie" Fallen, '13 lit, was elected basketball manager of his class at the fall class elections. Bro. H. W. "Horse" Smith, '10 Ih- '12L, was appointed chairman of tl^ the spirit of the evening and enjoyed it to the utmost Several sororities executive committee of the '12 class. Bro. N. R. "Rope" Boice is chair- 1 \r\ns man of the social committee of the items of interest. soph engineer class. Bro. John "Mac" McHale, 'IIL, 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 L. E. Phipps,'68M, is connected ttith the North Side hospital, Chicago. R^y Hadden, ex-'08 lit, is assistant advertising manager of ting, paint ihanufacturers Chicago Vernon C. Randolph, roofing business with his father ^ n'oTace Ramey, '07E, is gineering work for the Sanita y trict of Chicago. connected with the People's jg located Arthur Modine, . o coke Co., Chicago. At present he is loca "'charles''w®'Dickinson, ex-'08 lit. is wi^ii a ^raphaphone company mAk- •^"^imam Mutschler '06B, is m wagon business his hav- congratulate Bro. Mute ijenedicts ing joined the ranks of the ben last June. Henry Read, , secretary of „(• Minne- club this year. "Dutch" Luer and "Mary" Metcalf are singing second tenor and "Bunk" McHale with his a new banking association at foghorn voice is holding up the heavy Chicago picked to go on the Christmas trip Frank and his wife, O. Witherell, and l^r a Visit recently, ^^^^'"a^^'odel hus- end as second bass. "Dutch" was 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 Bapids, Dec. 22. Benton Harbor, Dec. 23. Chicago, Dec. 24. Chicago, Dec. 27 (afternoon). Milwaukee, Dec. 27 (evening). apolis, Minn. jth the F. C. Englehart, 08E. is^^^^_ Solder Co., paid us remark that Frank seems to be a band. ,.x ig assistant j. E. .I'^.^'^'p^^^t^Nitional bank of cashier in the Htsi DeKalb, 111. Frederick O'Brien is m insurance m business in Minneapo is, {g Bro. G. M. Cossitt, ex- studying law at ijg with us year, but we hope he wi next year. Lorin Thompson, ex- n ..^ jg at^ijig tending Ohio State Uniyersn^ year and has been affiliated oy cron Deuteron chapter. ^ cal- "VVe understand that Bro. G. • Duluth, Minn., Dec. 30. houn, ex-'07E, is in business " cinnati, o. "We would like you dress, George. nhv- Port Dodge, la.. Dec. 31. Omaha, Neb., Jan. !• sical director in the Butte high Menominee, Dec. 28. Hancock, Dec. 29. Dubuque, Jan 3. Chicago, Jan. 4. Bro. Floyd A. Rowe, '08E, was P ^ Butte, Mont., last year, but we that he has moved. "Rosey" tnar Miss Kemp Smiley in June, 18®^" ,g Ralph Goodrlch, '03E, who \r\n> living in Cheyenne, Wyo., is the proud father of a baby girl, born Dec. 5, '09. Bro. Mark Gregg, '04E, has been a potent factor in the establishment of a Michigan alumni association in Los 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 Polnte 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 tiie 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-'llE, is working for the Oxengenetor Co., Hammond Bldg., Detroit, Mich. Bro. Don T. Hastings, '07E, 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 music. Jack Lyman evidently does not be lieve in signs (especially Tpsilanti signs). "Master of the Hound" Juessen re tired early last night. "Cinnamon" Earth's motto is: "Wait till I am a doctor in Chicago." (Escanaba 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 "Biscuit" Fisher "Dutch" Trier and "Horse Smith had lost his appetite? have placed their pins; but will lend them the money to buy license. ,v,p -Cornfed" DriecoU has conclusion that the only way his pin is to lose it. exchanges. We must acknowledge ^°p°eu- much. Bro. Avery Hopwood, '05 lit, has scored another big hit in the theatrical world this year with his new play, "Seven Days," now playing in New teron Fiji, the Tiger Fiji, Fiji, the Jewell Fiji, the Ma the Fiji Wind Jammer. York. SOME FIJAMS. *If a man owns half a dozen Ram blers and a block of Tpsilanti real estate, how many baths should an overgrown medic take per day? ♦Mail all answers to E. H. care of the editor. Kelly, There was a young man from Chey enne, Who about the West always was lyenne; pie talked two whole years 'Bout bronchos and steers. But he's quit now because of our ^"kICKS from the "COLT." "Dad" Sayles has composed a song ^titled "GO Easy with Rosey." Pete Carpenter would like to get in on the "Wife ^