Volume II Number 1 E W Homecoming, 1963 TAU TALES 0 A M U M N It's October ly and Homecomir.g is here again. This year Tau of Phi Gamma Delta is planning to have even more Alumni baci'; chen last year. The schedule for the day will be as follows: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Coffee and Doughnuts at Tau Lodt-.', —- .— nlu 2:00 p.m. Hanover vs. Maryville End of Game- 6:00 p.m. Tea and Bridge (Everyone Welcome) . 5:00 p.m. Centennial Conmiittee Meeting -• 0CT311^ w - 6:.00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Buffet supper (Everyone Welcome) 9:03 p.m. - midnight Homecoming Dance at Long Gymnasium As you remember, • "i »— last year we were selling car stickers for the paving of our parking lot; however, during the summer, the college did this for us. The brothers decided to use the money to panel the dining room. We will be selling car stickers for the promotion of this project throughout the day. As an extra attraction there will be on sale pictures of the old and new Tau Lodge. **TAU'S CENTENNIAL*" April 24, 25, 26, 1964 GAMS JUMP TO SECOND IN SCHLORSHIP •PLAN TO BE Tau jumped from, fourth to second in scholarship in the winter-spring term of last year. Our average was 2 54; .02 or two-hundredths behind the winning frater nity's average which was 2.56. This was a vast improvement from the fall term's average of 2.46. We had three men make the Dean's List in the second term. Stewart They were Gerold who led the Gams with a 3.94 average, Robb Baker and Jim Waters. This was also an improvement as we only had two men on the list in the fall term. We are now experiencing a rise in all facets of l i f e here at Tau and scholarship is a very integral part of our chapter's stress. We hope this term HOUSE THERE IMPROVEMENTS In the past house improvements have been left up to pledge class projects. This is no longer true. P^i.edge projects will not be discarded; they will be fur thered by the financial aid .and planning of the Chapter. This program has already been seen in the i^nving of the parking lot. The College bore the cost but we had a fund set asi.dc for that project. i'h.is fund may now be further augment ed and other Improvements to the chapter house can be made such as: the land scaping of the back yard, the panelling of the dining and Rec rooms, the much is our term to reach the top and win scholarship which will climax a long needed rewiring of the dorm, and many other projects that would make Tau Lodge a better and more attractive place to enjoy a fruit battle ful for the men of Tau. fraternal association. \r\npage two Volume I I Number 1 P R SOCIAL Tau Chapter has enjoyed the company of several personalities for dinner. On Wednesday, September 25, Mr. Fiedorow, French and Russian professor, and his wife were guests for dinner. This is Mr. Fiedorows first year at Hanover; he is a native Russian. On Wednesday, October 2, Mr. Schroeder, better known as Prof Schroeder, ate with us. He is head of the classic languages department. Prof has been teaching at Hanover for eight years, and several of the brothers are presently in his classes. On Wednesday October 9, Mr. and Mrs. Trimble were guests of Phi Gamma Delta. Mr. Trimble is a Spanish teacher and is in charge of the Language Lab. Nationally known pantomime artist, Mr. Franz Raynders, had lunch with us after his assembly performance in which he demonstrated the Homecoming, 1963 TAU TALES art of The social season of Tau Lodge began with, speaking in strict tradition, a bang.' Our first dance was the annual Purple Garter Dance. Chaperones and dates were provided miniature hot dogs and the swing ing music of a juke box. As usual the Garter Dance was a tremendous success, especially with the advent of 5 x 7 color pictures of the brothers and their dates. Plans include for the rest of the semester the Funeral Dance on November and the Winter Formal 23 to be held on Decem ber 7, somewhere in Louisville. We are also looking forward to a great rush function. With these dates and our usual amount of spontaneous functions, open houses, and serenages, Tau Lodge may look forward to an enjoyable social season this year. the Mime. April 24, 25, 26, 1964 REMEMBER: Two postulants from St. Meinrad's Abbey ate dinner and spent the night at the Fiji House. They took part in the assembly in which the choir from TOM WILEY: Tex Wiley, last year's president of St. Meinrad's demonstrated the Gregorian Chant. Tau Chapter has enjoyed the oppor tunity to become more aware of some of the personalities on campus. Future plans have been made to continue to integrate the Fiji House with outside personalities NEW FIELD SECRETARY Tau is now a Field Secretary for the National Office. After a rigorous train ing program he is now traveling to all the houses West of the Mississippi. His job entails checking the houses and ,.?;:fer suggestions for improvement. and a c t i v i t i e s . NEW OFFICER TAU PLEDGES ONE On Wednesday night, September 18, Tau Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta pledged Ted Allen Lester, a sophomore from Evansville, Indiana, On the evening of September 30, William Raymond Yeiser was elected Tau's new Corresponding Secretary replacing Bob Doane who did not return to school this semister. Last year Ted participated in debate, crosscountry, and student government. In debate Ted was Hanover's highest scorer at the Tau Kappa Alpha's Regional Discus TAU TALES Editor-in-Chief: Ken Bierman, '66 sion Debate Conference and was elected chairmen of the negative caucus. This year Ted is again participating in debate and crosscountry. He is a philosophy major and plans to go into the ministry. Copy Editor: Bill Yeiser, '64 Contributors: Mike Farkas, Dick Beatty, Kirk Dinkens, Karl Klein, Steve Olvey, Skip Ruch, and Ken Bierman. \r\npage three Volume II Number 1 TAU TALES Homecoming, 1963 ** NEWS OF THE ALUMNI ** William Raid Taylor, '15, passed on to his reward on June 13, 1963. He had been playing a round of golf with a friend and returned home just as a heart seizure took him. Reid graduated in Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He later served five years in the Navy in WorlU War I and was for many years the Health Officer for both the city of Richmond. Indiana and Wayne County. Re ./as a member of the Reid Memorial United Presbyterian Church of Richmond, serving as an elder for thirty-two years. The Masonic Fraternity conferred on him the degree of Order of the Red Cross of Constantine. He was also a member of the Scottish Rite. Julian Culbertson, '17, has retired as head of the Department of Chemistry at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. Last year he taught at a small college in South Carolina. He has just accepted a position in the Chemistry Department of Alliance College, Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania. He may be addressed in care of the college. Robert M. Griffey, '30, has been appointed Director of Instrumental Music in the Anderson High School, Anderson, Indiana. His new address is 2211 Bramble Way. George S. Taggart, '30, wife (Margaret Ricketts, '32) and daughter, Gena, spent several weeks this Summer on vacation in Nova Scotia. Last summer Brother Taggart served as an exchange preacher in Scotland. The Taggarts live at 227 West Eight Street, Anderson, Indiana. Arthur N. Thyfault, '34, passed away on May 21, 1963 after a short illness at his home in Berwyn, Illinois. Brother Thyfault had been President of the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Berwyn. Mrs. Thyfault may be addressed at 6809 Stanley Ave., Berwyn, Illinois. Edwin C. Bockstiegel, '50, is one of those Presbyterian Ministers who doesn't stand still very long in any one day. Since graduation in 1950, Ed has earned his BD and Master's degree in Christian Education at McCormick Seminary. He has served the Austin West minster Church, Chicago, and the First Presbyterian Church, Grand Haven, Michigan. In 1956 he became associated with the Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati; first as Minister of Christian Education, later as Minister of Program, and in June of this year he became Associate Minister. The Bockstiegels have four children. Pi, '50. Ed married Dorothy Johnson, an Alpha Delta He has spoken at various colleges and universities as Religious Emphasis speaker and has been visiting lecturer at the University of Cincinnati. He was the Alumni- Senior Dinner Speaker on the Hanover campus in 1962, and was Tau's Pig Dinner speaker in 1961. 24 -25----------26 \r\nA page four Volume II Number 1 lAU TALES Homecoming, 1963 Richard D. Miller, '50, has just returned from Athens, Greece, where he has served several years as Chaplain In the United States Air Force. His rank Is Major. Dick and family have been visiting with his mother In Cincinnati, fie preached at the Covenant-First Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati on Sunday, Atigust 18, both morning and evening. This Is Dick's home church. Beginning In September he will be located at Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois. The Millers (he married Peggy Burke, '50) have four children. address Is 1585 White Drive, Rantoul, Illinois. Their 61866. Robert C. Wolf, '50, who has been ^Frinclpal of the Sharpsburg a suburb of Cincinnati, for several years, has accepted the the Lewlsburg (West Virginia) Public Schools. Lewisburg Is Sulpher Springs, seat of many conferences and conventions. Elementary School In Norwood, position as Principal of only six miles from White Address: 201 Echols Lane, Lewlsburg, West Virginia. Donald L. Nead, '52, Is Associate Director of Field Service for the United Presbyterian Church In Texas. His work principally Involves Christian Education In five Presbyteries In that state. In September he traveled 5,000 miles. The Neads have three children, 3, 5, and 7. They live In Denton, Texas. James R. Lewis, '57, after serving his Internship In Indianapolis hospitals, Is now In the Navy as a Lieutenant. His address Is 52 Forestal, Hasklns Park, Quoset Point, Rhode Island. Dr. AHid Mrs. Gary Babcoke (Betty Taggart, '58), '58, welcomed another daughter at the Hammond Hospital on July 12. You may call her Gwynne. The Babcokes have three other children. Address: RR 1, Box 26, Cedar Lake, Indiana. Dr. Gary is engaged in the general practice of Medicine In the Cedar Lake area. Richard E. Johnston and wife (Peggy Taggart, '59), '59, announce the arrival of Angela, July 16. The Johnstons have a son, Jeff. Dick has been In the teaching field In Indiana, but has recently accepted a position with a Chicago trucking firm, serving as Assistant to the Safety Director. Their new address is 414 N. Beach Street, Apt. 2C, La Grange Park, Illinois. * * * 24, 25, and 26 of April* * * Ralph C. Goldsberry, '60, (married Carolyn Parr, '51), writes from Baltimore to announce the arrival of a Tau legacy, Ralph III, born October 8, 1962. Chip graduated from Princeton Seminary last spring and Is now serving the Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church In Baltimore; he Is Assistant Minister. He says he has the Centennial dates In his date book and plans to be present. Address: 4625 Coleherne Road, Baltimore 29, Maryland. Bruce Barkhau d|nd wtfife (Marjory Bertam, '61), ' 58, spent their summer vacation In the Cincinnati area. Bruce served his home church--St. John Congregational United Church of Christ, Newport, Kentucky--as summer worker and filled the pulpit on Sunday, when his father. Dr. Harold W. Barkhau, '31, the Pastor, was 111. In the Yale Divinity School. Bruce has another year