THE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLSTTER Published by Chi Upsilon Graduate Assn. of PHI GAMMA DELTA 5615 South University Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60637 Dear Brother Fiji: Decembe:^ Chi'Upsilon Chapter and the Directors of the Chi Upsilon Graduate Assn. extend to you the seasons greetings and best wishes for a healthy, re warding New Year. Since the last Newsletter in May much has occurred. Under the leader ship of SOLON B. COUSINS 'U-8 the men of Chi Upsilon put forth a fine performance at the Inter-Fraternity Sing on June 13th with about 100 Brothers present. Because of the unprecedented double victory in 1963 when both the Quality and Quantity Cups were won, we were ineligible to compete for either. But at 1965*s Sing we can once again win both. HARVEY E. MERRILL '65 'was married on campus on June 27th with many Fijis present as ushers or guests. ALBERT Mr^FURT^IER '55 was married early in ' November. Al is Chairman of the Republican Town Committee in Westwood, Mass. JAMES F. HALL '59, JOHN M. SAADA '57 and ROBERT A. BERGER '57 all reported the birth of prospective legacies within the last 2 months. LAWRENCE M. GOODYEAR '19 is Cashie'r of the 1st Trust & Savings Bank of Watseka, 111. J. ALLilN WHITE '28 is driver's license examiner of the State of Calif. EDWARD H. MILLER 'I3 celebrated 50 years with Chilton Publishing Co. on Dec. 7th. Ned says he hears from JAMES DYRENFORTH 'I6 from London and that he occasionally sees FRANK O'Hara '15 in Washington, D.C. JAMES 0. MQRDOCK 'I6 spent last summer touring Europe. Jim says he sees THURBER W. GUSHING '12, retired U.S. News editor, periodically. LOVfflLL J. MEYER '6l will be spending much of 1965 in Washington working for the U of C. Another active Fiji, CHALI'IERS -H. MilRQUIS 'w also moves to Washington, D.C. on Jan. 1 to become Executive Director of the Edu cational T.V. Station Division of the National Association of Educational Broadcasters. Chuck, who has been Program Director of Channel 11, WTTW, in Chicago tells us that there is an average of one new Educational T.V. station being created monthly. ERWIN F. BEYER '39, former UC gymnastics coach is now an instructor at the State University College of Education in Plattsburgh, New York. Bud just became a grandfather but says he can still do a one-hand handstand and doesn't feel a bit senile. He has a home siirrounded by 23 acres of woods, trout pond and water fall. DENNIS H. FRAN'KLIN '55 received his M.D. in June from the Hahnemann Medical Col lege in Philadelnhia. DR. JOSEPH D. ABATIE '57 is with the U.S. Army in Korea stationed At the "Walter ReeeL^f-the-Fa^^at"^ EUGEIiE I^BLOUNT- 'M-9 spent the past year in Europe teaching and travelling but is now back at Bell Labs in Murrayhill, N.J. STUART P. LLOYD '^-3 is also a Bell man. E. DUER WHITLEY '39 is now back in Globe, Arizona. Chi Upsilon delegates at the Ekklesia in French Lick, Ind. during the 1st week of Sept. were JAIiES W. VICE '5"+? DOUGLAS L. PETERSEN '67 and GARY A. KIKEN '66. They had the pleasure of seeing A. ROWLiiND BURNSTAN (Lafay ette '25)} father of ALEX S. BURNSTAN '55 elected an Archon. CLYDE P. WATKINS 'd6 and BRIAN C. WHITAKER '66 are visiting and studying in Europe this year. At last report they were following the sun to Sicily. DAVID R. LEONETTI '58 head of the Eastern Alumni Office for the U of C invites all Brothers in the N.Y. area to stop in the midtown Manhattan facility. JOHN P. GILLIGAN '52, a television producer whose work has now transfer red to New ■!(ork , says he is happy to be back East after a year in Disney land. JAMES H. PARRY '6^ became the father of a daughter recently. MAJ. GEN. CECIL E. COI®S '33 was in Korea as senior member of the Military \r\nTHE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER PG. 2 Armistice Commission for the U.N. command. DECEMBER, ^96k■ He returned to the Air Force Institute of Technology in November where he has been commandant for 7 years. Brother^Combs had a card from DR. LUIS W. ALVAREZiifrom the South Pole. Bro. Alvarez, inventor of the ground control approach sys tem which is widely used to land aircraft in thick weather, has devel oped a range finder device which has become quite popular with golfers and yachtsman. C. TAYLOR '.i/HITTIER '3^ was appointed Superintendent of Sctwols in Philadelphia and became the subject of a highly complimentary full page article in the October PHI GAMI^IA DiULTA. FRED E. LAW '25, President of THE MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION,has announced the recipients of awards for the past academic hear. Checks for $125.00 were presented to each of the following winners: JAY R. GREENBERG '6M- for best average; CHRISTOPHER R. FLORY '66 for greatest improvement over previous year; TERREKCS A. BLOCK '67 for best Freshman average; DOUGLAS L. PETERSEN '67 for best all around performance. In addition, the Foundation presented to the Chapter an attractive wooden dictionary stand to accomodate the huge volume of Webster's which had been a gift from the National Educational Foundation. Since its incep tion 3 years ago the MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION has made awards which total over $1,500.00. DR. ANDREW R. E. WYANT '95 died in June at 97. His accomplishments as a scholar, athlete, physician, investor, minister, philanthropist and human itarian and his significance to Phi Gamma Delta are too well known and extensive to attempt recording. We will miss him. RICHARD L. BECHTOLT '^-6 is manager of investment and plans financing of Standard Oil. He lives in Scotch Plains, N.J. F. WILLARD GRIFFITH '22 was.recently elected president of Griffith Labs. He relaxes by yachting along the eastern seaboard. JOHN R. STANSIC «58 and DENNIS W. KOUTOUZOS '61 are new members of the Chi Upsilon Grad. Assn. Board. Jim Vice was re-elected'president and DR. DONALD M. GREER '59 became the new vice- president. Treasurer ALAN K. BARLOW '3I reported a M-th consecutive year ly record for dues collections, $885 in 196h. Unfortunately, this good news is outweighed by the fact that the insurance premium on the Chapter House and contents will almost quadruple 1 Marly of you sent in multiple dues contributions this past year. They are needed now more than ever. All dues are welcome but if you can double or triple the indicated $10 or^$25 we.can promise you it will be used wisely. was once again a star in ARTHUR R. PARSONS '^7 is sends in his dues but no us a hand with personal, RUSSELL M. BAIRD '38 the annual Bar Assn. production in Chicago. one of a number of loyal Fijis who regularly news with same. How about Art, et. al. , giving family, job or contemporary's happenings? We'll print all the news that's fit to print if we hear about it. WARD H. MARIS 'I5 who has travelled much of the world in the past year states that he'll try to make his 50th anniversary in June. Perhaps RICHARD F. TEICH- GRAEBER '12 now that he is retirecl can make it out too. He is an alert healthy 7?. FRANK F. SOULE '12, Dick's classmate, was 75 on his last birthday and plays golf several times a week. He has 6 grandchildren. RICHARD J. STONE '67 of Belmont, Mass, and ROBERT E. HICKEY '66 of Strroudsburg. Pa. are pledges. There is an outstanding Freshman class and the Winter quarter rushing period looks promising. REMEMBER YOUR DUES. End. (2) Fraternally, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHI UPSILON GRADUATE ASSOCIATION PERGEl \r\nCHI UPSILON CHAPTER PHI GAMIA DELTA MIDWAY FIJIGRAM INFORMATION SHEET Please return this form with your dues payment, if possible, or EDITOR, THE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM< 56l5 So. University Ave., Chicago, 111 NAME CLASS, OCCUPATION FIRM ( .) RESIDENCE ADDRESS ( ) BUSINESS ADDRESS Indicate if address is new. 1. 2. What's-new with you, the family, job, hobbies, adventures, etc.? What do you hear from the old gang? (List any new addresses, new arrivals and accomplishments that a modest Fiji Brother might not mention.) 3. What features or subjects would you like to see in the FIJIGRAM? DATE FILLED OUT: Dear Brother Fiji: The FIJIGRAM comes out regularly. You are just as newsworthy as the next fellow, and we would like to hear from you before publication of our next issue. if necessary. The back of this form is blank. Hope to hear from youl Use it