THE BOILERMAKER FIJI Lambda Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity West Lafayette, Indiana Volume XXXII, No. 1 Many Alumni Visit; House Improved; Scholarship Up Happy Thanksgiving To All In Fijiland from Harvard and MIT as well as Purdue and immediately joined the Factory Mutual fire insurance com pany, with whom he worked for 42 years. One year was spent in the army air service in WW I and three years with Perkins Corp. His last twenty years with Fac year, please make an extra effort to come to some of the basketball games this winter. You will always find a friendly hand and smiling faces at 640 Russell. Plan ahead tory Mutual were as president and for Pig Dinner on April 18. Many improvements made during the summer put the chapter house in top physical shape. The chapter later as chairman of the board. Ed suffered a the Phi Gams finished sixth on campus in schol arship. This year, with even more stress on top scholarship, it is hoped to bring home the first-place trophy. Last month the intramural pro gram started in full swing with the house winning the inter-fraternity Softball championship and later going on to win the all-campus heart attack in 1953 which damaged a valve to the ex tent that he was forced to give up active work and it was at that time would like to extend its thanks to semester Are Now Homes Edward H. Williams '15 is living in retirement at Cape Cod, with some winters in Florida, with his wife Rosalie. He received degrees This year there have been more Last Caipe Cod, Florida Of Ed Williams '15 alumni and families attending weekend functions than in a long time. The men in the house ap preciate being hosts to such large and enthusiastic groups. If you have not come to the campus this Joe Rudolph and the Graduate Corporation for all of their work. The undergraduate chapter furnish ed new dining room furniture. November 1963 Louis B. Howard '27 Again Visits India that he became chairman, the po sition he held until his retirement. He notes that Factory Mutual is *'Sorry I couldn't make it for Pig Dinner this year," writes Louis for the most part fire protection engineers and insurers of manu B. Howard '27, "but I have been facturing plants. "We had been spending summers away from the campus here quite a bit this year and must stay home and catch up.' He reports we had built for retirement and so that he and his wife Mae vacationed moved here from our house on in northern England, Scotland, Nor way, Sweden and Denmark last A^ugust. Beacon Hill. My son, Edward Hud son III, has two daughters and after serving as captain of infantry Then in January they went to in a house here at Cape Cod which in WW II he entered my old com pany and is now a vice president. intramurals than in the last few india for seven weeks-^the third trip there in six years. While in India he reviewed the educationaf years. assistance in agriculture that the "Cape Cod is filling up with re University of Illinois is providing tired folks from all over the US and of course in summers the place is championship. This year there is more spirit and participation in Charles Armstrong '64, present He graduated from Exeter and MIT and is a Kappa Sig. chapter president, will be chairman under AID contracts. "Slow but of the Mock Political convention. definite progress is being made," jumping with young people with Chuck was selected to Iron Key he notes. Lou and Mae live at 307 W. Dela their fast sports cars." last month. ware ave., Urbana, 111., where Lou Ed served the chapter in his un dergraduate days as treasurer and Promoted from vice president, is an educator-administrator in the as corresponding and recording Leonard R. Tucker '57 is now the college of agriculture at the uni president of City Pattern & Foun dry Co., 2722 W. Sample st.. South Bend. He and Mary Kay (Griffith, Purdue—Kappa Alpha Theta) have two children, Jane Eren, 5, and Betsy Ann, 2. They live at 1955 versity. secretaries. Until retirement he was a member of the Algonquin Trent way in South Bend. David R. Price '62 has started a club and is presently a member of the Downtown of Boston and In National Homes dealership in Ko- dianapolis' Columbian clubs. komo, where his business address is 5513 Wea dr. His new residence The Williams address is 15 Sunset Point blvd. (P.O. Box 355), North address there is 1109 Tepee dr. Falmouth, Mass. \r\nPage Two THE BOILERMAKER FIJI BOILERMAKER FIJI November 1963 Spotlight On — -DOC" CROWDER Dr. Richard H. Crowder, cur rently national historian for Phi Gamma Delta, is spending the 196364 school year at the University of Bordeaux in France. "Doc'' was granted a Fullbright Published regularly throughout the school year by the Lambda-Iota chapter of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta for its members and friends. Alumni Publications lectureship in American literature. He sailed the second week of Aug ust and was accompanied by his wife Esther. He was in Paris four weeks and then proceeded to Bor deaux for the opening of the school year. Officer: Stanley E. Bissey '65, Benton Harbor, Mich. News items, photographs and changes of address should be sent to Phi Gamma Delta, P. 0. Box 442, West Lafayette. (47906) A Fiji from Depauw university, Crowder was graduated in 1931 with an A.B. in Greek and Latin. In 1933 he received his Masters in English literature. Doc came to ALPHA GRADUATE CORPORATION OF THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY AND THE LAMBDA IOTA GRADUATE CORPORATION Victor 0. Peck '56 is now a sales President: William R, Davis '59 Purdue in 1937, leaving to get his PhD from the Lafayette Vice President: Mai S. Robertson '57 (NW) Lafayette Secretary: Richard E. Grace '51 West Lafayette man with the magnetic products division of Minnesota Mining & Mfg. He and his wife Sue (Stegemeier. Northwestern—Kappa Alpha Theta) have a son, Bobby, age 154, and live at 6050 N. Park ave., In dianapolis. Treasurer: R. Joseph Rudolph '48 West Directors (Terms Expire 1963) William J. Brant Jr. *51 Charles M Homer '51 Alan J. Howsmon '56 Noble E. Kizer '56 Richard J. Sorenson Lafayette Munster West Lafayette West Lafayette West Lafayette '49 Munster Directors (Terms Expire 1964) Herman A. '50 Alexandria William F. Currise '49 William R. Davis '59 Donald H. Erwin '53 Indianapolis Lafayette Fort Wayne Philip Brown M. Puterbaugh '50 F. Binkley '48 Indianapolis John D. Coffin '59 Columbus Melvin D. Corley '58 Mitchell J. Vogel '51 Verne A. Petry '56 Lafayette Plainfield Anderson UNDERGRADUATE OFFICERS coness hospital of Evansville, who now works in a local doctor's of fice. They have built a new home and their address is R.R. No. 1, Vincennes, Ind. A new resident of Indianapolis is James A. Wilson '51, who re cently took the position of sports director for WISH-TV, after nine years as a sports announcer with WSBT and WSBT-TV in South Bend. President: Charles G. Armstrong '64 Louisville, Ky. Treasurer: Frederick C. Schramm '64....Columbus, Ohio Corresponding Secretary: Richard A. Miller '64 Dayton, Ohio Recording Secretary: Richard C. Cammerer '64 Dayton, Ohio Historian: Gregory E. Hales '64 FACULTY Richard Adams, a nursing graduate of Dea Lafayette Directors (Terms Expire 1965) V/ir-iam Sam J. McClure '59 was married last August 25 to the former Glinda E. Grace '51 Des Plaines, III. ADVISOR West Lafayette How about sending us some news about you and your family for our State University of Iowa in 1944. He returned to Purdue in 1950, be coming a professor of English, while doing research in American poetry. He has written three books: "No Featherbed to Heaven," "Those Innocent Years," and "Carl Sandburg." During these busy years Doc has not forgotten his fraternity. In ad dition to being national historian, he has also occupied such high po sitions as Archon officer and na tional educational director. He has also served as faculty advisor to Lambda-Iota chapter. Dr. and Mrs. Crowder will be staying at the Hotel de Seze, 7 rue de Seze, Bordeaux, France, until next May. Charles R. Jennings '52 is now deputy counsel for the county of Los Angeles. He was until a year ago a captain in the US air force, flying stratocruisers for MATS. He reports he was married in October of 1962 to the former Mar tha J. Lewis of Beverly Hills, Calif. They had a honeymoon trip of five months duration, spent traveling around the world. Chuck's father is Charles A. 'Frazz' Jennings '06 (see last issue of The Boilermaker Fiji). He concludes, "One question — where are you Dillingham!!" (Wal lace J. Dillingham '52 is listed at 304 S. Main st.. Bourbon, Indiana.) Chuck and Martha have as their address P.O. Box 242, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. Dr. John R. Sadd '55 is returning to the University of Wisconsin hos His new address is 7213 N. Olney, Indianapolis 40. pital staff for another four years Robert W. Brown '62 is in data gery and two in plastic surgery. of residency, two in general sur processing sales for IBM (202 NE His address is 5301 Regent st. in Monroe, Peoria). He attended Bradley university as well as Pur Madison. due. Bob and Barbara (Black, Bradley —Chi Omega) have two children: next issue. Your classmates will Robert 254, and Martin IV2. They live at 108 S. Lawndale, Washing appreciate it! ton, 111. Robert C. Ihrke '63 was married last June 1 to the former Connie Heath. He entered Stanford law school this past September. The Ihrkes live at 343 Waverley st., Menlo Park, Calif. \r\nNovember 1963 Page Three THE BOILERMAKER FIJI Road Builder Brown '08 Confined By Stroke A retired civil engineer for the US bureau of public roads is Levant R. Brown '08. Active on the year book staff and as chapter librarian while, an undergraduate who trans ferred to Purdue from Cornell in 1906, 'Bugs' built roads and public buildings in the Phillipine Islands in 1908 and was in charge of Rizal province there from 1908-18. He was also with the State department, building roads in Costa Rica and with the Department of Commerce as a senior highway engineer (for the Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii area). He received the silver medal award for meidtorius service from the Department of Commerce in 1954. Bugs served as a captain of en gineers in WW I and as a major in the engineers in WW II, working during the latter campaign on the Part of the 150 returning alumni and families prepare to leave for the Homecoming gome. Lambda-Iota Initiates Thirteen Lambda-Iota initiated 13 men on October 17. They represent a wide variety of interests, ranging from varsity football and golf to glee club and president of the sopho more class. Campus activities are also well represented, one man Alaskan highway. He is a member of ASCE, Marin holding a junior job on the Debris County golf and country club, Baquio (P.I.) country club, Columbia club (P.I.), Scottish Rite, Society of Military Engineers, Masons and ponent, IFC and OSGS. Grades for others. He and his wife Florence (Forbes, Stanford—Gamma Phi Beta) have two children. Levant R. Brown III is a Phi Kappa Psi and Mrs. Sheri dan Brown Rowe is a graduate of Hollins college. The senior Browns have two grandchildren. Bugs suffered a stroke in 1956 while in Costa Rica with the State department. He has been hospital ized ever since and is confined to a wheel chair. The Brown address is P.O. Box 333, Ross, Calif. staff and other workers at the Ex the new class are well above the all-fraternity and all-men's scholas tic averages. The new initiates are James R. Damron, North Manchester; John Dewenter, Lafayette; Michael Gery, Lafayette; Charles Guedelhoefer, Indianapolis; James Hales, Gary; James Hobbs, Plainfield; Douglas Holcomb, Evanston, 111.; William Kassling, Clayton, Mo.; James Lamb, Lafayette; Randall Minniear, Indianapolis; Roger Returning Fijis were blessed with perfect weather and a 14-0 victory over Iowa on October 26, making this year's Homecoming a big suc cess. One hundred fifty alumni and their families were here to see four Fiji sophomores spark the Boiler makers to a much-needed victory over the Hawkeyes. They were also treated by a visit to the chapter house by the Brothers Four, Phi Gams fro.m Washington, who were in town to perform at the Victory Varieties show. Of course most of the fun was in meeting old friends again and reliving the "old days." Titus E. Frankenfield '32 died last July as the result of a heart attack. He was for many years a member of the US armed services, rising to the rank of colonel be Parkhurst, Lafayette; Gordon Teter, Indianapolis; and Tony van fore retiring. He then was a sales Westrum, Indianapolis. ment Corp. of Mooresville. He was A sales representative for Fault Robert Meredith Woodard '61, a pilot with the US air force, was 150 Return to Campus For 1963 Homecoming less hardware division of Faultless Caster Corp. is James A. Schaffer engineer for the Laboratory Equip buried with full honors at Arlington National cametery. He is survived by his wife who lives at 4930 W. '58. He has worked with Faultless since 1960, before which he was with Procter and Gamble and Gen eral Electric. He had been a sales 22 St., Speedway. participating in varsity wrestling, service representative prioi' to his baseball. Gimlet, and Scabbard and recent appointment. Jim's territory will include the he met his wife Bettie. They were married last March and then trans killed when his plane crashed at Perrin AFB in Texas. He was 23 years of age. Bob was an active undergraduate, Blade. He was graduated from the school of industrial engineering and attended the University of Hawaii Working with Chain Belt since June 1962 is Ken C. Thomas '56. He lived and worked in Denver where ferred to Los Angeles in June. North and South Carolina and he Ken plans to look up some Pur due Fijis when things "calm down." for a semester. He was not mar will live with his family at 1815 The Thomas address is 11658 May- ried. Johnson st., High Point, N.C. field St., Apt. 3, Los Angeles 49. state of Virginia and portions of \r\nTHE BOILERMAKER FIJI November 19S3 Wayne J. Burton '03 Charter Member Dies Wayne J. Burton '03, a charter member of Lambda-Iota chapter, died on May 14 in St. Louis, Mo. He had retired some years earlier as assistant chief engineer for the Missouri Pacific railroad. 'Judge' was very active in many social, civic and professional organizations Team members and spectators from the house pose after Phi Gam won the all campus softball championship by defeating the Gary team. SAE was the loser in the IPG finals. R. R. Augsburger Shrine, and the Phi Gamma Delta graduate club of St. Louis, aimong J. R. Marshal '59 Investment Banker Now Navy Lawyer Robert R. Augsburger '47 is now working with Donaldson, Lufkin & Now a lawyer is J. Richard Mar shall '59. Dick graduated from the Jenvetta, Inc., investment banker University of Michigan law school in 1962 and passed the Indiana State Bar exam the following July. He and member of the N.Y. stock ex change, where he holds the position of vice president. Bob and Jean Ann (Holes, Pur during his lifetime. He was a mem ber of ASCEi, American Railway Engineers Assn., American Wood Preservers Assn., St. Louis Circle, Engineer's club, Scottish Rite, others. As an undergraduate. Judge was chapter historian and active in many campus organizations and activities. He had entered Purdue in 1900 as a sophomore with credits from Chicago's Manual Training school. He worked with the B & 0 due—Kappa Alpha Theta) have three children. David is 12, John vacationed in California where he visited with Yates A. Kier '59 (1717 Woodland, Palo Alto, Calif.). Dick entered the navy's DCS in Purdue and joined the Mopac line is 10, and Jane, 9. Prior to his present job. Bob worked three years with the Floyd A. Holes Co. western and Western Reserve, as well as two years at Purdue. The Augsburger address is 19 October of 1962, being graduated the following March frO[m OCS and the following May froim the Naval Justice school. Assigned to the Pen tagon, he is now working in the litigation and claims division of the Navy Judge Advocates Corp. He reports that he has no wife He had several hobbies, including color photography, optics, stamps and his work shop, which was equipped for metal turning, milling, etc. He designed and made special apparatus for testing camera shut ters, for macrophotography, astro nomical photographs, and so forth. His brother is Eugene C. Burton and ten with the Glidden Co. He attended the law schools at North for two years after graduation from in 1905. East Lane, Madison, N.J. Bob's as yet. Dick's address is The Ash- business address is One Whitehall lawn, Apt. 1230, 4921 Seminary rd., '10. St., New York 4. Alexandria, Va. (22311). He asks anyone in the area to be sure to Harry D. Ballard recently moved from St. Louis, Mo., to New Jersey where he is now manager of the drop in to see him. in Washington, D.C. Judge is sur vived by his wife, two children and three grandchildren. New York office of the Harnisch- New Addresses Are New addresses have been re feger Corp. in their welding pro ported by the following Fiji bro ducts division. He was formerly thers. with Lincoln Electric Co. His new Stephen W. Blakely '58, c/o address is 190 Madison ave.. Mid Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, land Park, N.J. 209 S. LaSalle st., Chicago, 111. 2/Lt. Andrew J. Condon '63, BOQ Edwin A. 'Ted' Warren '32 sends his regards and reports that two daughters recently graduated from the University of Kentucky. Caro line is an Alpha Xi Delta and Marthanne is a Pi Beta Phi. Both are now teachers. Ted, who lives at 412 Glen In., Middletown, Ohio, notes that he is "continuing to enjoy The Boilermaker Fiji." 675 Rm. 219, NAS, Pensacola, Fla. William R. Davis '59, R.R. No. 12, Lafayette. Robert K. Doyle '61, 209^4 Wheel ing ave., Muncie. Michael Johnson '61. Greenacres Trailer Court, Elwood. Lance L. Lange '60, 114 Parklane dr., Kenton, Ohio. John E. Lowe '42, 482 Nob Hill who now lives in retirement Listed for Fiji Alumni In., Devon, Pa. James P. Macey '61, 523 S. For est, Ann Arbor, Mich. James R. Neel '62, 2660 N. Humboldt ave.. Apt. 17, Milwaukee, Wise. Thomas H. Spitler '45, 684 High land pk., Aiken, S.C. Robert E. Strong '48, 6017 N. Wickwood rd., Peoria, 111. (61614). Jerry L. Weisenauer '59, 2312 Oakwood dr., Muncie. Capt. Robert 0. Williams '52, 6505 Roselawn ave,, Reynoldsburg, Ohio. John C. Woelfel '26, 6541 Driscoll, Long Beach 15, Calif.