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Title:
1954 December Newsletter Chi Iota (University of Illinois)
Abstract:
December 1954 newsletter of the Chi Iota chapter at the University of Illinois. This newsletter is six pages.
Date/Date Range:
12/00/1954
Subjects:
Newsletter
Chapter:
Chi Iota
University:
University of Illinois
Era:
1950s
1954 December Newsletter Chi Iota (University of Illinois)
Published by Chi iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER, 1954
News Series Vol. XX
No. 2
PLEDGED TOWARDS 'NEW' HOUSE
Fiji Homecomers
Campaign For Funds
Tops Flalf-Way Mark
Board Chairman
Hear First Hand
About New House
By Walter C. Leek '34,
Campaign Chairman
As we go into the third week
Homecoming' was a success for
the many alumni who visited the
"old"
401
and
learned
about
of our active House Fund Cam
the
paign the results continue to be
wonderful plans for the "new"
house, which is planned to be com
pleted by fall, 1955. Chapter hos
pitality was at an all-time high;
everyone! agreed!
Starting with the board meeting
at 10 a. m. on Saturday, November
1,'j, the day was filled with pleas
more and more gratifying. Pledges
and cash now received for both the
Association Fund and the David
Kinley
Highlight of the
well
are
over
$50,000 and we should be to the
I can't help but remark at the
marvelous response we are receiv
ing from all of our brothers re
cries (with the football score,
what else could wo do?). About
125 Fijis and their families en
terward.
together
to
2/3 mark of our goal within the
next week or ten days.
ant rekindling of fraternal mem-
joyed buffet lunch before the
game, with coffee and donuts af
Foundation
beginning to raise
gardless of age. It certainly ap
KENNETH L. MEANS '40 was
pears
so
far
that
everyone
we
have heard from is vitally inter
rewarded for long years of service ested in helping to make Phi Gam
banquet was to Chi Iota by being elevated from
ma Delta the top fraternity on the
Ernie Lovejoy's inspirational mes President to Chairman of the
sage about the Los Angeles Ek- •Mumni Association's board o! di Illinois campus. We are pleased
that our brothers recognize the
klesia this summer (when Ernie
and Chi Iota were both honored
rectors
for
the
1954-55
term.
terrific
job
the
Association has
done during the last few years
in keeping a seriously run down
Seven
Chapter
Men
Given
cilor of our national fraternity—
Kinley Scholarship Awards house in operation, and now when
the first Chi Iota so recognized),
by his being elected Senior Coun
it has become an extreme neces
plus a heartwarming response to
Corliss Anderson '2G Secretary- sity to really do something about
our building fund campaign. He
reported advance pledges of .1)42, Ti-easurer of the David Kinley Ed it everyone is apparently going to
000 from just 00 Chi Iota Fijis, ucational Foundation, presented do his part.
including every board member, and the following Kinley Honor Schol
It seems pretty appropriate at
then he told the undei'graduates arship awards at the Homecoming this time to congratulate the ac
tive chapter on the job being done
"The 'new' 401 John Street is not banquet: ,$50.00 checks to tlie men
on the campus this fall. This too
just a hope—we alumni will make who showed the greatest imjirove- is a tremendous contribution to
ment for both semesters 195;5-54
it a promise".
Bill Carmichael '42, President of over 1952-58 went to Ralph Nel
the Association, introduced Ernie son, Freshman; Jim Kahleid, Jun
appropriately as "Mr. Illini and ior; Jack Kiest, Senior. No Soph
Mr. Fiji". Carl Ostrand '57, as omore qualified.
the campaign because they have
been doing the kind of a job of
which everyone of us are proud.
Illuminated scrolls to those havJack Pihl '49 is now with Thom
undei'garduatc chairman, intro
duced chapter president Jack Ar ng the highest scholastic average son and McKinnon, brokerage
nold '55, who welcomed all alumni in their respective classes foi' both firm, at 200 t!ircle Tower, Indiana
and then presented Master of semesters 1958-54—John Arm polis, Ind. He says he asked for
Ceremonies
Vance
Cummins
'29, strong,
Freshman
(4.52);
Pete Wisconsin and got Indiana! Jack's
,Juliet, who graciously accepted the Tomaras, Sophomore (4.84); Tom residence address in Indianapolis
(Continued on page 2)
is 2859 Sutherland avenue.
(Continued on page 3)
\r\nPage Two
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
Published
quarterly
by
The
Signal Honor Conies to Chi lota In Naming
Of C. E. (Ernie) Lovejoy '20 As Senior Councilor
Alumni Association of Chi Iota of
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity for
its
members
and
friends
chapter.
James
H.
December, 1954
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
of
By Field Beam '37
the
mate, Ray Haas '20, was senior
class president the next year,
some kind of a 1-2 record), and
Chi Iota chapter has won a rare was chapter president his junior
accolade
this year in the naming year and treasurer his last year.
Editor
Kahlert
Carl W. Ostrand
Assistant
of one of its best known and most
successful brothers, C. E. "Ernie"
Send contributions, news of Lovejoy Jr., '20, to be Senior
alumni, and changes of address to Councilor of the national frater
the Publication office. Box 713, Sta nity. It is the first time our chap
tion A, Champaign, 111., Chapter ter has been represented in this
and Brother
House: 401 East John street. Cham governing group,
paign, llinois.
Lovejoy in his new assignment
Ernie is a member of Ma-Wan-da,
among other groups.
Our
new
senior
councilor
has
lavished a love for his fraternity
and his University and for the
people of both. He has been presi
dent of the Phi Gamma Delta As- •
sociation of Illinois, and director
joins a very select and honored of the Kappa Graduate chapter in
circle that includes many of the Chicago. In 1952 he helped organ
Fiji immortals.
ize the David Kinley Educational
Fiji Moving Day
These
addresses
have
been
re
When you count Ernie's friends
Foundation.
ported to us since the November and admirers you list just about
Ernie has also been president of
the mini Club of Chicago and of
Lt. Gene Wallace '54, Box 1066, lo" to him. Those closest to him the U. of I. Athletic Association.
Ellington Air Force Base, Hou have always described him as the One of his fondest pastimes is a
issue of THE ILLINOIS FIJI:
everyone who has said even "hel
finest example of a Phi Gam. round of golf on the fine 18-hole
ston, Tex.
Cecil H. Reehl '41, 6304 Full- Ernie's life and career bear out University course built during bis
this distinction.
brook, Woodland Hills, Calif.
presidency of the Athletic Associ
He was born 55 years ago in ation. You usually find him paired
Glen R. Weaver '54, 7450 PresChicago and has lived most of his with Athletic Director Doug Mills
cott Lane, LaGrange, 111.
Leonard A. Knopf '46, 1134 For life in the Beverly Hills neighbor '30, another of his close personal
hood there. Ernie and four other friends.
est Ave., River Forest, 111.
one-eighth of
Alfred W. Barkson '51, 30951 boys—comprising
Brother
West Willowick Drive, Willoughby, Ohio.
David K. Mills '49, 1660 Oneida
Street, Schenectady, N. Y.
Lovejoy is
one of 10
the graduating class of Morgan Fijis on the U. of I. Foundation.
Park High School—entered Illin This strong Fiji delegation is the
ois together, and each of the five largest of any single fraternity
became lettermen in a different
on the Foundation.
Don Himes '56, Box 109 Fisher sport. Ernie was quarterback on
Brother Lovejoy
Hall,
Miami
University,
Ohio.
has already
Oxford, Coach Bob Zuppke's red-hot teams achieved remarkable results in the
of 1917, 1918 and 1919, the latter current campaign for funds for
Rivers M. Anderson Jr. '40, Vero two being Big Ten champions. At enlarging and modernizing the
17 he was the youngest man ever chapter house as head of the spec
Beach, Fla.
to win a letter until the recent
Seven Chapter Men Given
Kinley Scholarship Awards
ial gifts committee. He will con
war years when freshmen became tinue to head this important as
eligible for monograms.
signment.
One of Ernie's playmates on the
{Continued from page 1)
Ernie has two daughters, Mrs.
P'elke, Junior (4.40); Jack Kiest,. 1917 team was George Halas who Alice
(Manford D.)
Hine of
went on to fui'ther fame as found
Senior (4.43). All but Lt. Jack
Greenville, O., and Miss Sally
Kiest were present—Uncle Sam er and coach of the Chicago Bears. Lovejoy, now teaching in Stutt
Brother Lovejoy rates another
had other plans for him.
gart, Germany. Both are Illinois
The Kinley awards were started great Fiji, the incomparable Chick alumnae and Pi Phis. His son,
Harley
of
Ohio
State,
the
greatest
in 1942 in honor of our late brothall-around gridder he has ever Charles Ernest Lovejoy III, is a
e]- David Kinley, former president
of the University of Illinois in seen. And he should know some
recognition of
his unceasing in
terest in higher scholarship.
graduate of Bradley University.
thing about this because he played Recently he and his wife presented
against Chick.
Another
of
Ernie with his first grandson,
closest Charles Ernest IV.
Our new Senior Councilor at
Alderson '20,
Morgan Park tended his first Ekklesia in 1919 in
Ernie's
friends, E. W. "Vic"
the other Fiji of the
Chicago and has since become a
tive for Sunbeam Corp., and lives five, lettered in swimming, and
member of the Five-Ekklesia Club.
Vic's
daughter,
Jody,
Illinois
Kap
there at 1126 High street. He
pa, is the current national wo Since 1928 he has been vice presi
writes:
dent and director of Bill Brothers
"We are now three. Baby Kathy men's free-style champion.
Brother Lovejoy showed early Publishing Company in the Chi
arrived May 31. When she was 6
Dave Cunningham '50 out in Wi
chita, Kans., is a sales representa
the great versatility and perfec cago office. The firm publishes
personality
that
have Sales Management and nine other
in Califoi'nia I had the opportunity marked his white-starred career. books. He and Mrs. Lovejoy (she
to spend a day with Ed (Wheel) He got good grades, was junior is also an Illinois alumna) live
Little '50."
class president (his Fiji room- at 1350 Astor Street, Chicago.
weeks old we drove on vacation to
visit my wife Joan's family. When tionist
\r\nDecember,
1954
★
News of Chi lota Alumni From Everywhere
"New daughter, new job, and new
house (new address, too)" writes
Larry (Jazz) Whitney '49, and by
way of explanation, writes:
"The new daughter is Kathryn
Anne, born June 4 to keep our fouryear-old, Maurine, company. The
new job and new house are in Win
ter Haven, Fla. After five years
with the Chicago Tribune stations,
WON and WGN-TV, I recently
joined Tom Moore Productions, Inc.,
and am now announcing, singing,
and playing trumpet on a coast-tocoast
radio
show
Page Three
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
called
'Florida
Calling.' It's on the Mutual net
Eighf More Alumni Pay Up
Their Life Memberships;
★
"The Ekklesia at the Ambassa
dor in Los Angeles broke all exist
Total Now Stands At 330 ing records with an attendance of
923. It was my 16th such event.
Since our last report, eight more
Fijis have completed their $200
Life Memberships and have been
issued their ceritficates. Lory Felt
'39 was top man with $115, and
Doug Helm '49 was low man with
$25 necessary to fulfill their ob
ligation. The others were: Paul H.
Payne '39 ($95); John W. Duff '41
($50); Richard L. Hadley '37
($60); Morris L. Fisher '34 ($40);
I had an official connection with
three of them and in each case a
record for attendance was broken
—Chicago, 1919; Chicago, 1946;
and Los Angeles, 1954.
"Have just published the sec
ond volume of">,'-fFhat Man East
man" thus ending ten years of
effort to gather material regard
ing the Eastman Family in Ameri
ca.
"My son, Charles J. Eastman,
Don L. Titus '40 ($75); W. Phil
Jr. '36 is head of Creative As
lips Talbot '36 ($85).
also do a quiz show 'True or False'
This brings out total Life Mem- sociates, advertising agency here.
on the network on Saturday nights
He lives in Sherman Oaks, Cal.
bersips completed to 330.
work at 11 a.m. eastern time. We
from various cities in Florida.
"My other son is manager of the
If you still have an outstanding
obligation, be it $5 or $195, you'll Oklahoma Safety Council at Okla
of Brother Dale (Buv) Leifheit,
want to complete it right away. homa City. His name, Robert M.
who has a small establishment si
Our building campaign, which we Eastman '39."
"Winter Haven is also the home
milar to Bidwell's in town. Need
want to start in February, makes
less to say, there's a Fiji Funster
Frank E. Dubach '31, Secretary
it necessary for each brother to
meeting almost every night, 'cause
pay his share of the load—and and Comptroller, Wilson Sporting
close-by in Lakeland, Fla., is
completing your unpaid Life Mem Goods company, 2037 N. Campbell,
Brother Hadley Sloan who is the
bership obligation first is the fair Chicago 47, helps us get one of
claim adjuster for State Farm In
est
action, so that each of us will our "lost" brethren back on the
surance company in this area.
mailing list with this note:
have the same basic financial in
"First, let me supply you with
"I hope that we'll see more of the vestment in '401'.
another of your addresses for lost
old crew this winter 'cause the wel
come mat is out for any and all of
rams. Donald A. Fruland, '31, has
the brothers should they get South wood Drive, Charleston, W. Va., is for many years been working for
in the next year or so. (This coun plant manager for Owens-Illinois Thermoid Co., Trenton, N. J. His
ty is dry except for beer, so have Glass company, 57th and McCorkle home address is Lawrenceville, N.
room in suitcases for a jug or two in Charleston.
J., where he lives with his wife,
if you desire a yankee-type party."
Ethel, and his daughter, Wendy.
New address is 2641 S., N.W.,
Don was in Chicago a couple of
Fred G. Fox '98 of 808 Forward
Box 498-d, Route 3, Winter Haven,
weeks ago on a business trip to
street,
LaJolla,
Calif.,
is
doing
Fla.
a plant in Utah, and I had a
part- time teacher work at Cali
chance to spend an afternoon with
fornia Western University in San
Robert Baldwin '28, 815 West
him. Perhaps other brethren cix'ca
Diego, Calif., and sends this note:
pre-depression days would like to
Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.;
"Hammond W. Whitsitt '03 paid
"I very much enjoyed the July
have his address.
me a wonderful visit in November
issue of The Illinois Fiji. I can't be
"And then, only ten days later,
when he was in San Diego. We
of help to Chi Iota rushing, but
a visit for an evening with Chuck
had not seen each other for 49
have been instrumental in bringing
Edwards, '30, about whom you
some boys to the attention of Chi years. We really did talk of some gave some information in your
thing
besides
the
old
days."
Mu at Missouri.
November issue. It was, to belabor
a phrase, quite a coincidence for
"Our daughter, Diane Rae, is a
John C. Thompson '54 reports me to see in the short space of
Kappa Kappa Gamma at Univ. of
Kansas, and last June 5 was mar from Boston, Mass., where he is two weeks the only two Chi lota's
Harvard
Business of my era with whom I have kept
ried to Glen Hunter Jones, Jr., a attending
Fiji who i.s completing his studies School (B-42 Gallatin Hall, Sol any slightest contact—and par
to an engineering degree. They are diers Field, Boston 63, Mass.) ticularly with respect to their nor
I'G.sdiing in Lawrence which is won John calls our attention to an ar mal habitats on the Eastern and
derful for the doting near-by par ticle on the Business School in the V/estern coasts of this land."
Nov. 22 issue of Newsweek, and
ents.
Edwin T. Colton '17, secretary"My dear vvife (Betty Read, sis says that the article mentions one
treasurer of New Orleans Public
ter of Bill Read '18), and I cele of his classes.
Service, Inc., wrote THE ILLIN
brate our 25th Anniversai'y October
17."
Here is Charles J. Eastman Sr. OIS FIJI immediately upon his
'06, 1922 N. Highland avenue, Hol receipt of his November issue be{Continued on -page 4)
Robert H. Rugh '31, 1250 Edge- lywood, Calif., reporting:
\r\nPage jFour
December, 1954
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
Fiji Alumni Notes...
TWO WAYS TO HELP THE ILLINOIS FIJI
Yes, you can aid THE ILLINOIS FIJI and make it a better
(ConthiHcd from page 3)
fore Homecoming thusly: "Sorry Alumni publication in two simple ways.
that Champaign is
so
far from
New Orleans . . . would enjoy be
ing there for Homecoming, partic
ularly as my good friend
Ernie
1.
Use the enclosed NEWS BLANK to send us News about
yourself, your family, your Phi Gamma Delta friends for forth
coming issues.
2. If you haven't subscribed for the 1954-55 school year,
to THE ILLINOIS FIJI will be appreci
(C. E. Lovejoy Jr. '20) is to be the
your $2 subscription
featured speaker. Attended the
Ohio State game with a group of ated.
Yes, we'll be glad
'17-ers, but didn't get a chance to
to hear from you, either with News or
your 1954-55 SUBSCRIPTION or BOTH!
a successful Homecoming and re
Moil to: THE ILLINOIS FIJI, Box 713 Sto. A, Champaign,
gards to Ernie and others of my III. Use the enclosed business reply envelope on which we'll
vintage."
gladly pay the postage.
get over to '401'. Best wishes for
We're glad to report that H. V.
(Jack) Schwarzkopf '15 of 2321
has recovered from a heart attack.
He sends this news:
DONOHO '08 PASSES
Earl W. Donoho '08 of 425 Vine
Loss Is Mourned
Malone avenue, Memphis, Tenn.,
in Park Ridge, died at the wheel
Chi
Iota
was
shocked
to
learn
of his car on November 15. Death
"Celebrated my 25th Anniversary of the tragic passing, on Novem- was apparently due to a heart
with Sears in June so will be on ber l(T,~of"Jess Willard Dungey '37, attack.
Police, responding to an acci
easy street in another three years.
manager of the Ed P. Petri Estate dent report after Donoho's auto
"Surely am well impressed with
the picture of the prospective new Agency in Belleville, 111., when struck a light pole, found him
and
slumped over the wheel of his car.
plunged 90 feet off Eads bridge
and thanks a lot for The Illinois
Fiji."
Brother Donoho, who was 65,
was a business engineer, and is
survived by his wife, Antoinette,
and son, John W.
Brother Schwarzkopf is a sales
man in the retail furniture depart
U. of 1. Enrollment
Chi Iota House. Looks very much
like Mt. Vernon on the Potomac.
"Lots of luck for the coming year
his car went out of
control
in East St. Louis. He was 39.
ment of Sears, Roebuck and com
Neors 25,000 Mark
pany, at 495 N. Crosstown in Mem
phis.
University of Illinois enrollment
for
this fall
has attained a
total
of 24,375 in all departments, lo
cally and elsewhere.
On the Champaign-Urbana cam
pus are 16,866, including 12,648
men and 4,218 women.
The total registration includes
18,514 men and 5,861 women.
In the Chicago professional col
leges are 1,594, while in the Chi
cago undergraduate Division, Navy
Steve Lindell '57 reports that
he is happily situated at Mon-
mouth College continuing pre-dental studies. Address: 222 Fulton
Hall in Monmouth.
Jack Kiest '54 of 404 North St.,
Oregon, 111., has compleLcd his
training in the engineer officers'
basic course at Ft. Belvoir, Va.,
and is now at Camp Carson, Colo.,
Piei, are 5,352.
Enrolled in Champaign-Urbana
are: Agriculture 2,280; Education
844; Engineering 2,918; Fine and
Applied Arts 1,436; Journalism
Vv^e understand Jack is pinned to
Mary Malantis, A. O. Pi from Argo, 111.
and Communications 228; Liberal
Arts and Sciences 3,536; Physical
Born in Missouri, he had served Education 546; Division of Special
as a captain in the Coast Artillery Services for War Veterans 392;
"I heard Wisconsin had a good
during World War H. In Belleville Law 263; Veterinary Medicine 135;
J.
Burleigh Randolph '52 explains
his new address at 1809 Keyes
Ave., Madison, Wise., thusly:
WILLARD
DUNGEY
football team tbis year so I de
Graduate College 2,955.
cided to enroll at Madison to give be was a member of the Township
the Law School a whirl. The Profs High School and Junior college
k. new address has been received
don't speak Korean so I have a board of education, vice president for Neil K. Quinn '51, who now
of the congregation of Trinity
little trouble understanding them
Evangelical and Reformed church lives in Oak Park at 936 Chicago
and the round-eyed moose don't
and
understand 'how m u c h you
speaky'.
These
Americans
are
hard to get used to. Where is John
secretary
of
the
Woodmen.
Surviving
Modern
avenue.
Dick McCarthy '53, formerly in
are
Mrs.
Dungey Dearborn,
Mich.,
now
has
an
Vincent Massey? The Boll Weevil (Florins E. Petri '36 Alpha Omi- apartment (No. 8) at 985 Northwood in Ann Arbor, Mich.
cron Fi) and three children.
wants to know."
\r\nPage Five
December, 1954
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
Fiji Homecomers
Notables Attend Chi lota Homecoming
Hear First Hand
About New House
(Continued from Page 1)
pleasant task in the aosence of
Sam Jenkins '29 Quincy, who was
forced to be away due to an ac
cident in his family.
Corliss D. Anderson
'26,
Bar-
rington, as secretary-treasurer of
the
David
Kinley
Educational
Foundation, presented the Kinley
Honor Scholarship awards (re
ported in another column).
Included in the imposing list of
distinguished men introduced were
George Aldhizer (Richmond), na
tional Field Secretary, and Nick
Melas (Chicago) Chief of Section
XI.
George Hinchliff '14, Chicago,
as a member of the nominating
committee, gave the results of our
proxy ballot for new officers and
directors (reported in detail else
where in this issue), and at his
motion the slate was elected unan
imously. Ken Means, '40, Western
Springs, new Chairman of the
Board, presented a complete and
glowing report of
his
HOMECOMING—1954
was
made all the more successful for
Nick Melas; and Association Board President Wm. J. Carmichael '42.
two-year
presidency, with lavish praise for
the work of the entire board and
especially the Building Committee
(Chairnianed by Bob Diefenthaler
Chi
Iota by the presence of the above well-known Phi Gamma Delta
personages. Reading left to right we have Field Secretary George
Aldhizer, Senior Councilor C. E. (Ernie) Lovejoy '20, Section XI Chief
Fij is Win League Titles
In Three f-M Sports
Association Officers
New
Association
officers
and
'39 and including Heine Zimmer directors elected at Homecoming,
By Bill leuter
Phi Gamma Delta, through co
operation and spirit, has been
('26), Bill Greene ('08), Huck November 13, for 1954-55 are: making a good showing against
Kenneth L. Means '40 Western
Hindsley ('50), architects Ralph
the larger houses, for we have
Stoetzel Senior and younger ('39), Springs, Chairman; William J.
Carmichael '42 Evanston, Presi won our league division in all
Gail Fisher ('28), (handling mat
ters legal), Ernie Lovejoy for dent; James A. Van Doom, Jr.,
his successful organization and '25, Quincy, Vice President; E. W.
operation of the special gifts com Alderson, '20 Chicago, Secretary;
Chicago,
mittee, and Field Beam '37, who Milton C. Haas, '26
wrote the wonderful brochure just Treasurer. Means moved up from
distributed to all Chi Iota Fijis.
Pi-esident
after
two
successful
Bill Carmichael paid tribute to years, Carmichael up from
Ken
Means'
unselfish,
tireless
peren
nial Secretary, and Alderson from
team sports so far this year.
In football, the Fijis advanced
to the semifinals before bowing
to a scrappy Phi Kappa Psi team,
13 to 12. (We hope this won't en
danger the annual "Jeff Duo")
However the Phi Gams dominated
the seven man Greek All Star
Team, placing three men on the
work
and
organization,
after a Director. We trusted Milton
first team and two on the second.
Haas
with
the
money
again!
which Bill set forth his goals for
John J. "Jake" Faissler, '28, Harry Childress—back, Dick Lacy
the coming years: (1) a "new"
401 completed by Homecoming,
1955, and (2) the coveted Cheney
Cup for the chapter within two
years, which would signify the top
chapter in all Fijiland
Chicago was elected to the board —end, and Bill leuter—center,
as Director for 4 years, and other were the men named to the first
Directors
re-elected
were
Ben team.
In volleyball, the team again
Railsback, '36, Hopedale, for 3
Walter L. Benson, '40, won its league, but was defeated
Bloomington, (4 years), Robert J. in the quarter finals by Alpha
in all- years,
around excellence-scholarship, ac
tivities, standing on campus.
Diefenthaler, '39, Glen Ellyn,
years).
(4 Epsilon Pi.
The waterpolo
squad
(led
by
Paul Stephens, who tryed out for
Robert Hayes '54 was at (Nov. 18) years to run are: Norman B. the Olympic waterjmlo team in
Damage Control School, Philadel "Chief" Williams, '20, Peoria (3); 1952) swept through the league
Ken Means advises us that Ens.
Holdover
Directors
and
the
phia Naval Base, Philadelphia, Pa., John W. "Huck" Sawyer, '24, Chi
with its record unblemished. The
but that his permanent address cago (2); Wm. B. Greene, '08, playoffs will he started right after
is USS Cai-pellotti (APO 136), c/o Aurora (1); Harold "Huck" Hind Christmas and the Fijis are plan! ning on going "all the way".
Fleet Post Office, New York, N. Y. sley '50, Champaign (1).
\r\nPage Six
December, 1954
THE ILLINOIS FIJI
'401' News Notes
They're Tops in Scholarship at Chi Bota
TWO WILL GRADUATE
Edward E. Bruce and Frank J.
Strachota will be our only two
graduating seniors this February.
Ed, a native of Chicago, came
to Chi Iota in 1951 from DePauw.
During his career at Illinois as a
student,
Ed
has
found
time
to
work in house activities, and was
also an excellent golfer on the
intramural team. Top this off with
the College of Commerce and
throw in "max-keting" as a ma
jor, and you can see that Ed has
been a pretty busy man.
Frank Strachota will vacate his
post as Chapter Treasurer when
he graduates. Frank (from i er-
wyn. 111.), also a transfer, came
to us in 1952 from North Carolina
State University. Aside from his
duties
as
"m one y-manager,"
Frank captained the Phi Can:
football squad in 1953 and was an
outstanding player this year also.
Frank has majored in accounting
at Illinois, and after graduation
will go to work with the account
ing firm
Touche, Niven,
were present. Reading left to right are Jim Kahlert '55, Ralph Nelson
'57, Jack Armstrong '57, Tom Felke '55, Pete Tomaras '56, and Corliss
and Smart.
FOUR
HIGHLIGHT OF THE '54 HOMECOMING was the presentation of
Bailey David Kinley Scholarship Awards to seven chapter men, six of whom
INITIATED
This fall Chi Iota initiated four
men into the Brotherhood of Phi
Gamma Delta. They were:
Thomas A. Ainsley '57, Peoria.
.\nderson '26, who made the presentations.
Wanted: Bock Issues
Of Our Magazine
Jim D. Keehner '57, Jerseyville.
Ralph W. Nelson '57, "Ottawa,
U. S. A."
Paul B. Stephens '55, Chicago.
unannounced in
(REQUEST FOR COPIES
"PHI GAMMA DELTA")
Jack
Kiesi, Overfoon
Recent '40T Visitors
Jack Kiest '54 and Harry Over-
toon '54 (ex-editor of "The Fiji")
OF stopped at the house briefly last
week. Lt. Kiest was en route to
Dick Little, Chapter Historian, hi.s
Army
base
in
Colorado
itiates are William C. Buddig '5G would like to obtain the following Springs, Colorado (Camp Carson),
^f^CKicagd and Jerome _C.. Groni-
gel* '5t> of Mattoori (nephew., of
ilichard Crowder, educational di
copies of The Phi Gamma Delta:
home
1952—May, September, Novem
where he awaits the long arm of
ber
rector.
FIJI C.\MPUS HOSPITALITY
"Can you and your family make
it over for Sunday dinner?"
Paul Stephens ('55) has
i)een
busy on the phone arranging dates
while Harry was returning to his
1050—Novemebr
in
Palo
Alto,
California
Uncle Sam.
Bill Schulzke '39 passed thi'ough
1953—January
We would appreciate the coopei- the twin cities last November on
ation of any chapter or alums pos his way to Chicago and then Cali
sessing extra copies of these is fornia. Bill, ex-ti"easui'ei' for the
chaptei-, fi'om Moline, had not been
back to Chi Iota since graduation
sues.
in 1939, and was ". . . surprised
with local fi-iends of the chapter.
(jur list as Fi'ed Turner (Dean of
So far in our hospitality program,
Paul, on the chapter's behalf, has
extended invitations to Rev. Ralph
Dunlop '37 (of the Wesley Foun
(Secui'ity to see the house in the same con
Officer), and Lloyd Morey (Pres dition that it was then." After
ident of the University), not to telling us a few tales about Ken
mention all of the local alumni. Means '40 and the third floor
Students),
Joe
Ewers
dation) and his Model T Ferx', Rev. We would especially like to re
James Hine, an outstanding cam affirm our relations with the local
showei-. Bill stopped off at Ralph
Dunlop's and then continued his
pus minister from the McKinley alumni, and we needn't wait till journey. (Ed. Note: If there is
Foundation next door, and two in Pig Dinnei' to do it, so when you enough populai- demand, we will
teresting exchange students from men and your families get phone l)rint the "sto)-y" in full.) We are
South
America.
For
the
future
we have such campus leaders on
calls, we do hope you'll accept our always glad to see ti'aveling Fijis,
I so drop in.
sincere invitations.
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December 1954 newsletter of the Chi Iota chapter at the University of Illinois. This newsletter is six pages.