gs Published by Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta -lew Series Vol. XXVIII CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 1963 No. I Chi lo+a Selects 23 Outstanding Pledges for Class of 1967 THE FIJI CLASS OF '67. Top Row: Nick Goliiba, Dan Dailey, Bob Jackson, Jeff Carr, Pete Bnine, Jack Davis, Bill Geist, AI Wilhclmi, John Greider. Middle Row: Don Motz, Dennis Sarsany, Rick Bireline, Don Larson, Bill Riesal, Diitt Schweninger. Bottom Row: Ted Dixon, Terry Ilustedt, Vince Luber, Dick Browdwell, Ron Swinl'ord, Bill Whitlow. Dick Brown and Bob Johnson (not shown). Undergraduates Thank Aiumni Leadership And Talent Predicted In FIJI Fall Pledge Membership Fall rush at Chi Iota has brought Phi Gamma Delta one of the best summer rush programs. Members of the class of 1967 University of Illinois. The Chapter are the following: Robert Richard Bireline, Danville, expects fine leadership on campus Comm. pledge classes ever seen at the and in the house from this talented class of twenty-three pledges. Rush chairman Jack Hiistedt '65, deserves a round of applause for his fine job during the spring and summer in setting up rush for the fall. A hardy thanks must also b(> extended to the graduates for their helpful recommendations and other Richard Dow Browdwell, Villa Park, LAS. Richard Hastings Brown, Kirkwood. Mo.. Comm. Peter Borden Brune. Park Ridge. Comm. Jeffrey Frank (Airr. LaGrange. Fiji l-M Outlook Very Promising With a complete revamping of the point system in intramural competition, the outlook for 196364 I.M.'s at Chi Iota looks very promising. This year's method for calculat ing points will include only team sports which require a group ef fort to achieve victories in each contest. Such sports as ping pong, hand ball, horseshoes, badminton, ten nis. golf, and gymnastics will not figure in on total house points. Instead, only major team sports LAS. (Please Turn to Page 5) (Please Turn +o Page 5) \r\nPage Two THE ILLINOIS FIJI Published quarterly by Phi Gam ma Delta November 1963 THE ILLINOIS FIJI Association of Illinois The Illinois Fiji Honors Chi lota Chapter As Recipient of the Coon Plaque Award and Chi Iota chapter of Phi Gam ma Delta for its members It's Somethmg Special! and friends. The Illinois Fiji has honored Chi Iota for the 1961-62 year by being awarded the Coon Plaque. The award is given annually to lhat chapter whose publications are adjudged the most newsworthy and journalistically outstanding. Its ori ginal donor was the late Owen L. Graduate Relations Chairman Ed Hackleman '66 Elmhurst Send contributions, news' of graduates, and changes of address to the Publication Office, Box 213, Station A, Champaign, 111. Chapter House: 401 East John Street, Iv ♦ Coon Champaign, 111. ASSOCIATION OFFICERS President: H. P. "Bud" Larson '40, The P. Larson Co., Paxton Vice President: Stuart M. Mamer '42, Thomas, Mulllken & Mamer, 30 Main St., Champaign Public relations directors for the Illinois Fiji during 1962-63 were Secretary: Gene A. Wallace '54, 335 S. Cedarwood, Jim Bauer '64, Des Plaines; Vic Kamber '65, Chicago; Greg Prosen '65, Chicago; John Valentini '65, Danville Treasurer: Frederick E. Lee. Jr. '36, (Northwestern '15). Presently, the plaque hangs ma jestically in the Chapter library among other trophies bestowed up on Chi Iota during the previous school years. First Nat'!. Bank Chicago; and Ed Hackleman '66, of Chicago, 38 S. Dearborn, Chicago 3 Elmhurst. UNDERGRADUATE OFFICERS President: James A. Bauer '64, Des Ploines Treasurer: Gregory D. Gwin '64, Streator Recording Secretary: Thomas F. Slattery '64, LaPlace Correspondence Secretary: Victor S. Kamber '65, Chicago Historian: Sachem Selects How About Sending Us Some Alumni News Kamber And Nutt For Membership You Eugene L. Tattlni '65, Arlington, Va. Vic Kamber '65, and Boh Nutt Welcome Fiji's Sept Initiation Adds 10 Brothers To Bond '66, have honored the Fijis at U. of 1. by being elected to Sachem, the junior men's honorary society. To he chosen for Sachem, the student must excel in one or more activities on campus and at the Chi Iota initiated ten new broth same time maintain a reasonably high scholastic average. ers into Phi Gamma Delta on Sep This fall Vic was named Inter- tember 29 in the Chapter House. The new initiates with their class, curriculum, and home town are as follows: David Lawrence Adams '66, Glen- view, Engineering; Eric Baird Bergstrom '66, Peoria, LAS; Raymond John Bodnar '65, Lans ing, FAA; Gordon Earl Gray, Jr. '66, West ern Springs, Commerce; .'Han William Hovland '66, Whea- ton, Engineering; John Michael LeFrere '66, Spring field, Engineering; William Byrle Richardson '66, are the one we want to hear from. That we like to hear fraternily Council Rush Chairman, a post which has been occupied by several Fijis in previous years. Vic has also participated in many mini Union activities, and he is presently corresponding secretary of Chi iota. Boh has concentrated his activi ties in .student senate, working on several committees. He now holds down the position of administration vice-president of senate. In addition to his campus activities. Boh is serving as pledge trainer of the class of '67 at Chi Iota. from our alumni as often as pos sible is most obvious. One look at our enclosed NEWS BLANK would indicate that, hut just by way of further emphasis, we would like to send along this reminder that upon receipt of this issue of THE ILLI NOIS FIJI, you take a few minutes to drop the chapter a line, using the enclosed NEWS BLANK and reply ENVELOPES that we sup ply for your convenience with each issue. What kind of news are we inter ested in? Well, a new address, for instance; or a new arrival in the family, some other Phi Gamma Delta alumni you've seen or heard from or about recently, a new job or a promotion, or just to say "hello" to your classmates and Fiji pals. Really, the backbone of THE ILLINOIS FIJI is alumni news! Help us keep the chapter publica tion "alive" by writing to us reg Winkler '66, Alton, LAS; Richard Edward Whealon. FAA' James Gregory Tattini '66, Ar lington, Va., LAS; Henry Tocld Wurtzbacher Chicago, Commerce. '66, ularly. Needless to say, we'll he mighty pleased to hear from you. No fooling! \r\nNovember 1963 Page Three THE ILLINOIS FIJI In Paris Norman Acton Directs World Veterans Federation From headquarters in a stately mansion half-way between the Eif fel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, Norman Acton '39, directs the activities of one of the world's largest non-governmental organiza tions. Since May 1961 he has been Secretary General of the World Veterans Federation which groups 163 associations of veterans and war victims in 51 countries with a total membership in excess of 20,000,000. Chi Iota President Brother Acton, who was presi dent 01 Chi Iota in 1938-1939 while in the School of Journalism, has devoted himself since the end of World War II to international or ganizations. After service in the Pacific as an infantry officer and in Japan as a military government officer, he returned to the Univer sity of Illinois for graduate work in Sociology and Anthropology. One mission of the job as Secretary General is for Brother Acton to meet with high government officials and discuss problems in which his organization is interested in. Here he is presenting a World Veterans Federation message to President Tito of Yugoslavia. rehabilitation organization. In 1954, Brother Acton became Executive Director of the United States Committee for UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund). During his four years in Minister Jawarhal Nehru of India. In 1950, he accepted appiiint- ment as Executive Director of the U.S. Committee for Resettlement of the Physically Disabled, an organ ization working in cooperation with the International Refugee Organiza tion. Concurrently, he served as .Assistant Secretary General of the International Society for the Wel fare of Cripples and, after com pleting the resettlement assign ment, gave full time to the world port of the principles of the United Nations Charter and to the conduct Trick or Treat for UNICEF pro of activities for economic and social panded to a nation-wide activity 10 support U.N.-aid for the world's cussing WVF problems with Prime tion's Tenth General Assembly m Copenhagen last May. The WVF is dedicated to sup that post, the annual Halloween gram which it sponsors was ex Norman Acton '39 is shown dis tary General in May 1961 and unan imously re-elected at the organiza children. The gi'oundwork was also laid for the Committee's present functions in the sale of UNICEF greeting cards and in youth educa tion. Brother Acton also served as Chairman of the Conference Group of U.S. National Organizations for the United Nations and in other capacities related to international cooperation. In 1958, he accepted appointment as De])uty Secretary General of the World Veterans Federation and moved with his wife and daughter to Paris. He was elected Secre development, the protection of hu man rights, progress towards dis armament and international coop eration. Because of its wide-spread membership and field offices in New York, Asia and Africa, much of Brother Acton's time is spent in travelling and he has visited many nations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas in recent years for conferences with the WVF mem bership, and with high Govern ment officials concerning the prob lems in which his organization is interested. Helps Disabled Despite the many fields of inter est involved in his present work, Brother Acton continues to devote (Continued from Page 1) \r\nPage Four November 1963 THE ILLINOIS FIJI Chi lofa Alumni Send News, Views fo fhe Illinois Fiji From Everywhere The Illinois Fiji was saddened to hear of the death, last August, of Andrew G. Bradt '23, 454 Mar gate Terr., Deerfield, 111. Andy was one of our most loyal members of Phi Gamma Delta. He was a foot ball manager, a Mawanda and had returned to most Pig Dinners throughout the years. He was also a former member of the House Corporation. His death came just before the Class of '23 Reunion here on the Illinois campus, the weekend of Oct. 5th. other Fijis present were, Stuart M. Mamer '42, the Co-Chairman, Dr. Homer A. Hindman, Jr. '41, and Dr. Charles T. Moss, Jr. '41. Congratulations to Charles R. (Clubber) Gibbs '43, 846 Longwood Ave., Los Angeles 5, Calitornia, on his recent appointment as cogeneral agent with the Murrell Brothers Associates, representa tives of Mutual Benefit Life in Los Angeles. With Murrell Brothers for 16 years, he immediately distin guished himself in his first year We received a most interesting letter from A. J. (Jim) Davis '33, whose career in engineering, and subsequent travels, has always been a source of interest. This time Jim writes— "In January of this year I trans ferred from Dallas, Texas to Vicks- burg, Mississippi and took on the dual job of Technical Advisor to the Mississippi River Commission, and Chief of Engineering for the Lower Mississippi River Division, Corps of Engineers. The northern tip of the Division starts at the headwaters of the Kaskaskia River in Champaign County and covers the main Mississippi River from below Hannibal, Mo. to the Gulf, including many tributaries. I'm finding that the control of the 01' Muddy Mississippi River is quite a challenge. The family joined me in June after young Jim graduated from High School. He will enter West by qualifying as one of the com pany s first-year leaders. He is a life member of the Million Dollar Round Table, one of the highest honors in the insurance industry, and life member and former presi dent of the top group of Mutual Benefit Life agents, the National Associates. He has also received the National Quality Award from the National Association of Life Underwriters for the quality of his work and service to policyholders. Brother Gibbs writes: "I enjoy reading The Illinois Fiji always. Congratulations to the chapter for pressing on in spite of the many Babcock '57, who is doing well. -•Iny of the brothers considering post-graduate work might give the U. of N.C. some thought. It's a nice spot, if a little dry saucewise, and it has a go-go atmos phere. The ratio, I understand, is terrible, but this should be no de terrent to Illini-bred Fijis." Jim Solomon '58, newly moved to 12207 Amsterdam Road in Dal las, Texas, has been promoted to a field job with Caterpillar Tractor Co. and will be looking for Illinois Fijis as he travels to Wichita, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Houston, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi. Congratulations to Dennis R. Fox '61 and wife (Kathy Mueller, Al pha Chi Omega '62). News from Dennis that they are the parents of a legacy, Timothy John, born May 10, 1963. For more congratu lations, they will be living at 308 Washington Blvd., Oak Park, Illi nois until September, 1964. Dennis is in his final year of law school j at Northwestern. Dennis reports al so that brother Bill, William L. to destroy fraternities and other Fox '60, and family have moved back to Illinois, living in Libertyville while Bill works in Barring- fine ton for insidious forces which are trying American 3/12/63 Look traditions magazine (e.g.: the American Can Co. article). "It is time to look and see who the enemy is and to start fighting back, or everything worthwhile will be washed down the drain. I hope Eternal Chapter minster College in Fulton, Mo. this 10 save our country—it is terribly September and, of course, I have iate! You don't dare say a prayer Word comes from C. E. Lovejoy '20 concerning the deaths of some of our good Chi Iota Fijis. in a classroom, even if you've just been handed a final exam. If you DeKalb, 111., who was president of my fingers crossed for a third generation Fiji. Since my new work covers part of the old home terri tory, I hope to stop in at 401 during this year and say hello." Kenneth L. Means '40, 309 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6, 111., has been honored as a "Chartered Life Underwriter" by the State Mutual Life Assurance Company of Ameri ca. Our congratulations to Ken. William J. Carmichael '42 writes that he was here in Champaign, where he coincidentally heard of Andy Bradt's death, last August, for the Urbana High School Class of '38 Reunion. Bill had the privi lege of being Master of Ceremonies at the Reunion and reports that every Chi Iota man is in the battle don't know who the enemy is or what to do in the fight, drop me a line." After two years with the NROTC at the University of North Caro lina, George A. Smith '58, and his AXQ wife Dee ('59) have recently made a cross-country junket via Illini-land to put down roots in Seattle, Washington where George has accepted a position with the firm of Clark, Coleman & Rupeiks, Inc., 1517 N.W. Market Street, as a city planner. Brother Smith writes: "On a tri)) to San Francisco in May to inter view for jobs, I spent several en joyable hours with Brother Jim Harris D. (Fritz) Fisk '17, of our chapter in 1916 and who gradu ated in the spring of 1917 died this spring. On August 2, Andrew G. Bradt '23 died. Andy was football manager in 1923. Now I have just had word that John H. (Doc) Kas- beer '17, who originally came from Normal, died in September. Several members of the class of 1923 were back for their 40th re union including Vernon Henry of Tidwater Oil, New York; Henry Wurst, president of his very big printing company in Kansas City; and George Fowler of Louisville, Ky. Harry Gibson '18, president of the First National Bank of Musko-^ gee, Okla., was back for the 45th' reunion of the class of 1918. \r\n1November 1963 Page Five THE ILLINOIS FIJI Norman Acton Meets With High Officials Of Many Countries Changing your address; (Continued from Page 3) attention to the rehabilitation tb.e disabled. He is President of of the International Working Group on Sports for the Disabled, which •sponsored the First International Games for the Disabled in Linz, Austria last July, and a member of the U.S. President's Committee 1 on Employment capped. of the Handi The Actons live in Vaucresson, a suburb of Paris, in an old villa Norman Acton '39 meets with which he describes as "early Mayor Willy Brandt of West Berlin Charles Adams in architecture, but at the time of the erection of the worth it for the space, peace and quiet it provides." Berlin Wall. Fall Pledge Class Offers Leadership and Talents (Continued from Page I) Daniel Holland Dailey, Taylorville, LAS. Jack Warren Davis, Western Springs, FAA. Thomas Edward Dixon, Park Ridge, Comm. William Evert Geist, Champaign, Chi Iota's Send Address Changes For Fiji Friends These Chi Iota alumni have sent notification of changes of address to the publications office. Box 213, Station A, Champaign, Illinois since the last issue of The Illinois Fiji: Dennis W. Anderson '62, 2110 N. LAS. Nickolas William Goluba, Streator, Engr. Church, Rockford, 111. John Kimball Greider, Decatur, Engr. Terrence Raymond Hustedt, Pax- Magellan Ave., San Francisco 16, ton, LAS. Robert Sherwood Jackson, LaGrange Park, LAS. Robert Thomas Johnson, Western Springs, LAS. Donald William Larson, Chicago, LAS. John Vincent Towne Luber, Chi cago, LAS. Donald Forrest Motz, Jr., Rock Island, LAS. William Lathrop Riegal, Grange, LAS. Dennis Michael Sarsany, La- David F. Calif. Lee E. Curtiss '55, 153 Navajo Rd., West Lafayette, Ind. A. James Davis '32, Alolian Apts., Cherry St., Vicksburg, Miss. Merrill K. Dubach '24, c/o Ken neth M. Dubach & Co., 903 Grand Ave., Kansas City 6, Mo. Floyd C. Larimer '21, 1060 Fox- berg Rd., Apt. G., Seal Beach, Cal. David M. Neupert '61, 1901 Doug las Ave., Kalamazoo, Mich. William L. Poust '50, c/o Pen- fold Realty, Basemar Center, Boni Duff Bruce Schweniger, Cincin nati, Ohio, LAS. Ronald Myrl Swinford, Joliet, P. George A. Smith '58, Clark, Coleman & Rupeiks, Inc., 1517 N.W. E. Market St.. Seattle 7, Wash. James M. Solomon '58, 12207 Am sterdam Rd., Dallas 34, Tex. Plaines, LAS. Lloyd William Whitlow, Jr., Deerfield, LAS. .Allan Raymond Wilhelmi. Joliet. LAS. Walter B. which will cost you nothing? It's easy! Just keep your ad' dress current in our chapter records. Improperly addressed mail is returned to the sender. Until recently we paid 5c for a return-address card when the postoffice forwarded our mail to you. Now, when you move without letting us know your new address, we pay 8c to the postman who delivers the re turned mail, and then put out another 4c on a fresh envelope to catch up with you. This be gins to run into real money after each edition of the chapter publication is mailed. Send your change of address to our pub lications office, Box 213, Station A, Champaign, Illinois. Your contribution is appreciated. Cunningham '50, 150 er, Colo. Garee A. Slider '59, 1829 Olive Rd., Homewood, 111. Des Want to make a 12-eent gift to our publication fund . . . Stewart '36, Main St., Blacksburg, Va. 714 S. l-M Outlook Is Very Promising (Continued from Page 1) such as football, basketball, base ball, track, swimming, water polo, volley ball, and bowling will count for house totals. Since Chi Iota has always been strong in team sports, chances for another I.M. championship look very good. Losses due to gradua tion from last year are compara tively mild, and a talented pledge class also boosts Fiji hopes for another successful year in I.M. competition. MORE ADDRESS CHANGES Robert E. Wilson '48, 2702 E. Washington Ave., Orange, Calif. Dennis R. Fox '61, 308 Washing ton Blvd., Oak Park. 111. Richard A. Schaeffer '59, 9177 Long Lane, Cincinnati 31, Ohio. \r\nPage Six THE ILLINOIS FIJI VIP's Are FIJI'S Distinguished Phi Gam's Are Active In U» of 1. Alumni Association Affairs November 1963. Albert de Varennes '36 Promoted To Vice President Of United California Bank The United California Bank has announced the election to vice president of Albert de Varennes, Jr. '36. According to the announce ment, de Varennes will be in charge of insurance activities for the na tional division of the bank and also will devote much of his time to working with mortgage lenders. He is a native of Cambridge, Mass., and is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a B.S. in commerce and general business with economics and finance as ma jors. He was Phi Gamma Delta chapter treasurer and house mana ger for three years prior to gradua tion. During his business career he has continued with post graduate studies at the University of Cali Pictured above are a group of Phi Gams at the most recent Illini Club Golf Outing, and it is a fairly distinguished group. On the left there is Jim (James Randolph '1.3 in 1924 c fornia at Los Angeles. Brother de Varennes' experience in the insurance industry dates .34 in 1951, William J. '42 in 1956, Ken L. back to 1936 when he was asso Fiinchliff '12 in 1927.' ci. r Lovejoy '20 in 1945, Walli„"^p , H.) Felt '42, a former president mcT and J now, M in 1957, NeilI K. "'is Qj,;,,,,40 .3, of Illinois Phi Gamma Delta House Association and who becomes a 111 1963. county evident that Phi Gams have been judge in January, 1964; next comes Neil K. Quinn '51, who is now the president of the Illini Club; then, Howard W. Clement '38, the president of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees; next you will recognize Bill (William J.) Carmichael '42, who has just re tired as the president of the Uni versity of Illinois Alumni Associa Also, from the abovo it is 1^-nminent in University affairs. Wayne A. Johnston 19, „f „,urse IS one of the other eight trustee.s of the University of Illinois Wallie C. Leek '34 was president' of the Illinois Alumni Association about six years ago, and there have been tion; Fifth from the left is Herb (Herbert J.) Matter, Jr. '44, who was our greatest track star in his many other Phi Gams who have been just as active. In fy^t while we cannot be definite, it mieht be ventured that the Phi Gams have tory at Illinois and who was called the "one man gang" by Leo John son. One year he scored more points individually than the entire Michigan track team. Also, he was other fraternity. Aside from Cle ment. Johnston, Lovejoy and Car michael (named above) other the number one substitute with the Whiz Kids in basketball; and last but not least comes Chalres Ernie Lovejoy, Jr., '20, past president of the Illini Club, past National Offi cer of Phi Gamma Delta and many other credits, not the least of which is his Illinois tremendous interest in the Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. It is interesting to realize that Illinois Phi Gams have had more presidents of the Illini Club than any other fraternity, starting with Harry C. Coffeon '98 in 1914, Otto more members of the University of Illinois Foundation than anv Foundation members who are Phi Gams include, Charles L. En"s- trom '10, Eugene D. Funk, Jr. ciated with General Motors Corp., Chicago. During his six-year stay. there he had extensive experience! in both insurance and finance divi sions of the corporation. He left in 1942 to become operational intelli gence officer for the United States Navy, serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific theatres. In 1946. he rejoined General Motors Corp. in its Buick Motor Division, and became city mana ger of the division in Southern Cali fornia. He resigned in 1958 to be come vice president and general manager of Wessen Buick Comp any, Los Angeles where he re mained until he joined United Cali fornia Bank last March. Brother de Varennes is well known both in the insurance and financial industries. During his 15 years in I.os Angeles he has been active in civic affairs and is past president and a director of the Wil- '22. William B. Greene '08, William shire Chamber of Commerce which (f. Karnes '33. Jack R. Lotz '01, Herb J. Schmitz '21, Irving R. has over the years helped make Los Seely '35. Fritz Wagner, Jr. '08, ance center in the country. He is a member of the Bel Air and W. Jed Wardall '08. Thus it is clear that not only our undergraduate men rate very high on the Illinois campus, biit (hat our graduate brothers have always been very active in U. of I. affairs which certainly has helped the prestige of our chapter. Angeles the second largest insur Bay Club, Big Ten Club of Los Angeles, Illini Club of Southern California, Wilshire Town Club, World Affairs Council, and other civic and fraternal organizations. He resides with his wife in Upper' Rustic Canyon. Pacific Palisades, Calif.