OfiTjris® ^Em IITTLE GIANT Ph of Pni Qammalbelta at IVabask CoUeg.e Homecoming Edition, 1963 Volume 12, Number I PsVs class of 1967, with 23 hopefuls, Fiji's earn second boastsfive scholastic, athletic marks as IM race ends b\- Ed Mitchell '64, Psi's class of 1967, 23 pledges strong, should become another top notch group to carry on Fiji tradi tions. Their high school records include piles of scholastic and athletic honors, and even at this earlv IMs Co-chmn. Last year Psi's Fijis finished a date they are making their names (and Phi Gamma Delta's) known at Wabash. A real Fiji salute goes strong second in Wabash intrato Rush Chairman Jim Parker for his fine work. imirals. Although Psi was in To summarize the pledge class, the average Fiji freshman—the average of data on all 23 men- contention for first place honors was 32nd out of 338, or, in the top 9/2% of his graduating class; and, he earned 2 1 ''3 varsity letters. all year long, her IM teams just Ten participated in football, couldn't come through with that seven each in basketball, and hig win in a major sport which track, three in baseball and would have clinched top honors wrestling, two in golf, one in for the second year in a row. cross country, tennis, swimming, In last year's indoor sports, the Fijis finished second in x'olleyball and and soccer. Ten were in student government, seven in publica£5 were disajrpointed in froth basketball tions. and wrestling, finishing fifth in both of these sports. The only first place finish was proxided by junior Don X'orce. who won his third straight Dave Bickell liails from Indian apolis (Broad Ripple). A football player, Dave also has broken into the exclusive Glee Club. His deep bass handball title. tones were previously heard around "Naptown" in tlie Golden Singers and Spring brought second-place Fijis renewed hopes of gaining first place in all IM competition, but again the teams were unable to come up with Madrigals. Chris Bird, Garland, Te.xas, is the son of Fiji Bernard |. Bird (Wash ington '32). Chris is out for cross JUjs countrv now and will run track later; the title. Ilal Phillips placed second in badminton and Bill Augspurger's "42" led the Fiji golf team to a sec ond place. Hampered by the loss of in high school lie earned six letters with football, track, and cross country. Mc also writes for the Haclichu and Waha-fh on campus. Jim Buschmann is a product of North Central High School in Indian apolis, where he was president of tin Key Club and did forensic and dra matic work. He plans to work with WWCR, the college radio station, and study in divisions H and HI with an eye toward the foreign .scr\iee. Members of the 1967 pledge class are first row, Williams, Morgan, Hanes, Merrell, Bickell, Evans, Dieken; second row. Hart, Day, Young, Claffey, Kappeler, Bird, Jones, Ingle; third row, Jenkins, VanWinkle, Harrison, Parker, Sonnemaker and Walsh. Pledges Buschmann and Steele are not pictured. and adds the German and Young Re publicans Clubs to his academic pur Steve Clafkev, a debater from North Central, ])lans on a pre-law suits. joiiN Evans also is out lor the grid curriculum. He is also on WWCR. iron sport. A letterman from Indian and writes for the Bachelor. His \ai- ied interests also include sjxirts; a high school letterman, he will go out for wrestling and baseball. Bon Day is a graduate of Peoria Woodrufl', where he lettered in foot ball, basketball and baseball. Hi'^ plans include continuing the latter two at Wabash. Another pre-law man. his father is mayor of Peoria. Gene Dieke.v, from Peoria Central, is another freshman footballer. In ad dition. he plans to go out foi* baseball the crucial \ ictories needed to win apolis Broad Ripple, John also may John Hart, another Peoria (Cent ral) boy, is currently utimber one Ireshman blocking back in football. He also is in Cermau Club and is considering medicine. But, Incle, who comes to Wabash add basketball to his credits. He's a from Cranbrook preparatory school neighbor of brother Walt Grills ('6.'5). (Michigan), makes his home in E\- Dick Hanes is from Indianapolis, but took his high school work at Cul\-er MilitaiA Academy, where he play ed baseball and wrestled. Dick is ansville, Indiana. He is a photograph thinking of a career in dentistry. Bruce Harrison, from Kokomo, is already on the football squad and will be in' basketball later. A fonr-year man in each of three .sports in high school, Bruce is a pre-med student. er for the Bachelor and Waba.sh and is in Alpha Phi Omega. At Cranbrook he played football, basketball, traek, and soccer. Da.n Jenki.ns, first in his New Lex pitcher Stexc Draver, the softballers were nnable to repeat their first place finish of the 1962 season, falling to fifth place in 1963. To close out the xear, the Fijis finished fourth in horse shoes. Looking ahead to the 63-64 Intra mural competition, things look fairly bright for Psi. During the past three x'cars. Psi finished second, in 60-61. first, in '61-62, and second, in '62-63. If the cxcle holds true, it looks good for the Fijis this war. With the re turn of weight men Kirk Kalu's. Bob Boeder, johii Tweedle, jack Meng, ends Hal Phillips and Carl Alfrey, and the addition of Jack Fuller at quarter back, Roger Young at center and Tim Morgan at blocking back and defensi\ e end, the Fiji football ti'am is look ing for a better finish than last year s fifth place. Psi's hopes are also high ington (Ohio) high school cla.ss, is the son of Fiji Daniel C. Jenkins Sr. in cross countrx' where Chuck Ruhey, (Denison '33). He will go out for (Continued on page 3) cessix'c \ ictories xx'ill again ksirl the who has led Psi's runuers to two sucteam in this exciit. \r\nLITTLE GIANT FIJI Page Two Li "" "" "" "" Wilson leads Psi's seniors; ^ Tlie Little Giant Fiji is publisliecl tlirec times yearly by Psi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, Wabash College, for the enjoyment of the ainmni, nndergraduatc members and friends of Psi Chapter. Editor Contributors Cluiek Hnbe\ Jim Bond, Ed Mitchell, Bob Lent/., Frank Sedor, Rhiman Rotz, Ralph Hesler and Jack Meng. Pliotographer Cabinet October, 1963 Lonis Bnbaia Chuck Rubey, President Bob Boeder, Treasurer jim Bond, Recording Secretar\' Bill Augspnrger, Corresponding Secretar\ Hal Miller, ilistorian Any suggestions, criticisms, alunmi news, etc. siiould be addressed to: Editor, Little Giant Fiji, Phi Gamma Delta, Crawfordsville, Indiana. wins Sickels Scholarship Leading the parade of P.si .s .seniois in tlie field of graduate fellowsiiips is, to no one's surprise e.xcept, perliaps, liis cnvn, David Ball Wilson from Evansville, A Phi Bete who graduated cum laude, Dave has been chosen to receive the coveted John S. Sickels Scholaiship, given by the Phi Gamma Deltti Educationtil Foundation, to the tune of $1000 for his first year of graduate work. Brother \\'ilson was also the recipient of a $1900 University Fellowship for his in itial year of study at Johns Hop kins, where he is now dointg work in the History and Philo.s'- ophy of Science. Negroes in or out? While he was at Wabash Dave's assets seemed to know few bounds—he was voted MY'P on the baseball team for the last Last week Jim Rode lashed VVabasli fraternity men for tolerating segrega tion in tlieir houses, sacrificing hnman rights and dignity for a national name, alum money and a fancy living room, and subjugating their ethieal consider two years in a row; he served as ations to professed bigots. chairman of the Wabash Board That Wednesday night Al Dooley asked the Interf'raternity Council to agree that integration of Wabash fraternities is both "necessary and desirable." How strange that having decided to slay the dragon of discrimination with of Publications for a year; he was active in Pi Delta Epsilon, a sword, these men expect "all of us to march row upon row to the battlefield Sigma Pi Sigma, Delta Phi Al waving swords over head; how strange that having dex'oted themsebes to the admirable ideal of equality, these men propose we grind underneath our feet Sports Editor of both the Bach the ideal of freedom. Strange because a fraternity is a private organization and as snch can pledge vvhomever it chooses, or coinersely, refuse membership to whome\er pha, and Blue Key; he was elor and the Waba.sh-, and he was co-recipient of the Frank Sparks Award, given annually to it chooses—and on whatever grounds it chooses. Would we argue that it is "necessary" for the Odd Fellows to admit the Little Giant senior who can women? Or the Methodist Women's Circle, Baptists? Of course not. Since best combine athletic and when has it become "nece.ssarv" for a fraternity to pledge a Xegro whom it demic prowess. Dave served Psi does not want? in the capacity of Recording Secretary for a year and proved Would we argue that it is "desirable" for the Odd Fellows to admit women? invaluable to the house in intra- public's? Who judges the "desirability?" In the end only the private organi murals. a Negro whom it does not want? If we seriously believe Negro membership in Wabash fraternities is "neces sary and desirable, let s sent Black and Seott senrrying across the eonntrx' to find eight Negroes whom will parcel ont among the respeeti\e houses. Strange, too, because those of us dedicated to both etpiality and the right of private association have chosen to fight the dragon of discrimination'on another battlefield with diilerent weapons. First, we seek local autonomy or home rule; that is, the right to pledge study at Harvard Law Scbool for tbe next three years. Yogi's Wabash ;ietivities included the presidenees of hoth Delta Phi Alplni and Alpha Phi Omega—but of more importance to Psi, the house made money for tlie whomever we choose without reference to other chapters or to our national first time in three years under the vvatehfnl eye of Brother Avers. happens to be a Negro. ed a Phi Beta Kappa key. Graduat "Second, we seek to wipe ont irrational prejudice, the curious belief fhat the color of a man's skin rather than the color of his heart stamps him inferior to another. How do you wipe out prejudice? With scathing diatribes against those holding the prejudices? We doubt it . With resolutions generated from without rather than from within? We doubt it. With programs which infringe ing Magna Cum Lande, I'irother Hal gren was awarded a .$2()()() Universitv You wipe out prejudice in the by-play of day to day living: on the football field where the black fidlback needs the white lineman; in the Scarlet Inn where both drink coffee at the round t:d)les; or wherever men gather to talk. Some day through our efforts we hope everv fraternitv will enjoy local autonomy; some day we hope that Negroes find themselves snapped up bv fraternities unwilling to let talented vonng men go unpledged or pledged bv other houses. Psi's graduating Scholarship Chair man, Thomas A. Halgren, also receiv fellowship for his first ve;ir of study in physical organic ehemistry at Cal Xon-eonmmnist to the title of the nation's number one negiitive debati'r. F'iftv schools p:ntieipated in 'Pan Kappa Alpha's na tional elKiinpionships held last spring. Behind Jim and the Wabash team- vvhieli eolleetivelv won the coveted national erovvii with a lb-() record- were the Universitv of Kentneky, sec ond; University of Cieorgia, third; and the Universitv of Alabama, fourth. Big Reds loreiisie team lost onlv Olio meet last vear, and that, ironieafR. was to the sanu l niversitv ol Kentnekv team in a contest at \iianii ol Oliio. 'Oiiioi- this vear, Psi's prodiav is ifornia Institute of Teehnology. A niemher of Sigma Xi, Sigma Pi"sigma. .iimiig through W abash in tl'iree vears. Delta Phi Alpha and the national ehemistry honorary, Tom aided Psi gr(.;itlv- with his many improvements 111 the hiji .scholarship program. With a one on eomps and a