THE BOILERMAKER FIJI Lambda Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity West Lafayette, Indiana Volume XXXIII, No. 1 Fijis Active In Campus "Mock P" Political Program March 1964 Astronaut For j Moon Project ^ With 19C4 comes the presiden tial nominating convention and Purdue's own Mock Political Con vention. A number of our Brothers Is Fiji Cernan i / Lk • are playing very influential parts in this year's convention activi Navy Lt. Eugene Cernan '56 is the first Fiji to become an astro- ^ -'1 naut. He was one of 14 men chosen whose eventual mission will be to V ties. W land on the moon. Gene was quoted as saying m the Phi Gamma Delta "I'm very Chuck Armstrong '64 heads the list as national chairman, followed by Greg Hales '64 as keynote speaker chairman, and Jerry Lyles '64, the credentials chairman. Four flB BHHH Fiji astronaut Lt. Eugene Cernan happy and surprised. When I ap- plied six to eight months ago, I didn't think I stood a chance. I'm very enthused about the space pro- other Brothers are national com mittee members. Dr. Kenneth Kofmehl is again Piof OillUCl' TskcS As in 1960, Lambda Iota has again joined forces with Pi Beta Phi; this year to represent the 62nd annual Norris Pig Dinngj. will be held on Saturday, April xg at the Palms Restaurant in " state of_ California. Lafayette. Dinner time will be 6:00. also served as steward. He was Dick Bozung '65, state delegation chairman, is now in the process of forming a "wild west" block, composed of all the states west of the Mississippi River. If successful, Prof. Floyd E. Gillis of the Industrial Management Dept. will be active in the basketball and softball areas of the intramural pro- the featured speaker at the dinner, gram at Purdue, ^11 Brothers are encouraged to After receiving his B.S. in elecattend the graduate meeting at the trical engineering in 1956, Gene this could help make the conven- chapter house at 4:00 p.m. This should be- one of the largest _ „ entered the Navy and later be- last spring, in jet aircraft. In 1961 he entered the Navy's acting as the Place On April 18 gram." In the same issue. Gene reported that he received a flood of congradulatory wires from Fijis when the astronaut selections were tion better than ever before. We' all anxiously looking forward to "Mock P". which should be a are most educational and enjoyable experience. dinners yet. We are hoping to top t^g attendance of 103 that came William C. 'Chuck' Brandt Jr. '57 Joseph T. Houghton '57 is district is a general contractor with the manager of the Caribbean and Charles C, Brandt Co., Inc., at 1505 announced, Brother Cernan was treasurer at Lambda Iota his senior year and carr.3 c a m e a pilot in an attack squad- ron. During this time he logged x,400 hours flying time, most of it post-graduate school at Monterey, California, where he is studying jyj g aeronautical engi- northern South America area for Massachusetts ave. in Indianapolis, Automatic Electric International An army reserve 1/Lt., he recent- (j^g to the pres- He reports that he and his wife Phyllis are fine, and that they have two boys, 'Jo-Jo,' age 3, and Mark, ly became a registered professional civil engineer in Indiana. Chuck has two Lambda-Iota relatives: a bro- pjaggd on him by NASA, he ^^^^y the degree considerably sooner. 1 Joe notes that they would enjoy of the brothers whenever - 1 ii ._.i seeing any c. — they are in the Chicago area. He continues "Congratulations on the excellent 'job being done on The Boilermaker Fiji! Phyllis and I certainlv enjoy evei^ issue." The Houghtons live at 35165 Cherrywood In., Glen Ellyn, 111. ther (David S. Brandt 60, 5237 Carrollton ave., Indianapolis) and an uncle (Charles E. Brandt '42, 28 Guilford ave., Indianapolis). Chuck and JoAnn (Riddell, DePauw —Kappa Kappa Gamma) have two children, Deborah, almost 3, and Lisa, born last July 1. They live at 9331 N. Delaware, Indianapolis 40. Indianapolis 40. .... l„ T? MO ^ggring. He is supposed to finish sooner. Cernan is one of four Purdue ^^g^^ X)e chosen for the astro- program. The others are VirRoger B. Chaffee. j Gj.jssom. Neil A. Armstrong. Fraternity grade releases on February 18 showed Phi Gamma Delta as seventh among the 38 Purdue fraternities. fraternities. \r\nTHE BOILERMAKER FIJI March 1964 Chapter Archives BOILERMAKER FIJI Receive Brochure On Chapter Day Edwin M. May '02, charter mem ber of Lambda Iota, recently sent Published regularly a copy of the program for the in stallation banquet of Lambda Iota chapter which took place on May 31, 1902. Brother May intends that throughout the school year by the Lambda-Iota chapter of the Fraternity of Phi the Gamma Delta for its members and chure as charter members, seven Publications are still living. These men are .Ed win May '02, William C. Campbell, Officer: Stanley E. Bissey '65, Benton Harbor, Mich. Heeber G. News items, photographs and changes of address should be sent to Phi Gamma Delta, P. 0. Box 442, West Lafayette. (47906) and two members that cannot be accounted for in the alumni re cords: GRADUATE CORPORATION OF THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY President: William R. Davis '59 Lafayette Vice President: Mai S. Robertson '57 (NW) Lafayette E. Grace 'SI Rudolph *48 dr., Florida Light and Power Service. He was president of the chapter while at Purdue. Brother Campbell Lafayette Dr. Richard C. Talbot '55 reports West Lafayette that he is now associated with his now lives with his wife at 525 Alca zar ave., Coral Gables,34, Fla. Heeber Jenkins is retired from Lafayette is 906 Rheinthaler Bloomington, HI. President: Charles M. Homer '51 West Lafayette President: Philip M. Puterbaugh '50 Secretary: Richard E. Grace '51 Treasurer: R. Joseph Rudolph '48 West Lafayette Board Members (Term Expiring 1964) Herman A. Brown '50 Alexandria William F. Currlse '49 William R. Davis '59 Donald H. Erwln '53 Indianapolis Lafayette Fort Wayne Philip M. Puterbaugh '50 Lafayette Board Members (Term Expiring 1965) William F. Binkley '48 Indianapolis John D. Coffin '59 Melvin Columbus D. Corley '58 '52 Munster Frederick A. Loop '28 West Lafayette Hugh Brant M. Jr. Mattix '16 Robert Sergeant Richard J. Sorenson Frankfort '54 Connersville '49 Munster UNDERGRADUATE OFFICERS 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 E. Grace '51 father in the practice of dentistry. He notes, "Being single still has a lot of appeal, for I have just re turned from a SCUBA diving trip in the Bahamas, where the coral heads abound with lobster and Des Plaines, III. ADVISOR West Lafayette William C. Campbell, a graduate student at the time of the Lambda Iota initiation, is retired from the the Stege-Jenkins Brass & Plating Works. He now resides at 1024 Everett ave,, Louisville, Ky. Henry Merkel played football and was on the Debris staff while at grouper." Dick's address is Dia Purdue. He was recording secre mond K In., Joliet, 111. tary for the Lambda Iota chapter Lafayette Mitchell J. Vogel '51 Plainfleld Verne A. Petry '56 Anderson Board Members (Term Expiring 1966) William Indiana. He now lives in California address West THE LAMBDA IOTA GRADUATE CORPORATION C. C. Robert Sargeant '54 is an ap with his wife. West Lafayette Treasurer: R. Joseph Installation Banquet Brochure sent in to Chapter Archive by Edwin May '02. James H. Leech '04, and Harry E. Bachtenkircher '03. Edwin May writes that he is "in good health for a young man of 81." He is retired after 46 years with Bowser, Inc., at Ft. Wayne, plication engineer in marketing with General lElectric's general purpose control department, handl ing resistance welding control. His Secretary: Richard Jenkins '04, Oscar E. Thaleg '04, Henry W. Merkel '04, ALPHA Vice the Of the 21 men listed in the bro friends. Alumni brochure be included in chapter archives. Martin D. Harder '62 is assistant manager of the Hot Shoppe restau rants in Bethesda, Md. He is mar ried to the. former Jane Hargrave, also. Brother Merkel resides at 3416 Burch ave., Cincinnati 8, Ohio. Oscar .Ei Thaleg lives at 2500 Lake ave., Wilmette, 111. a Kappa Alpha Theta from Purdue They have a son, Brenton David, Two charter members about which there is no information to be found are James H. Leech and horn last May 23. Harry E. Bachtenkircher. Any in Marty married into a Fiji family, as his uncle by marriage is William P. Dorner '28 (757 E, Armstrong, be appreciated. Frankfort) and his cousin is Jack D. Noyes '52 (492 Miller rd., Barrington. III). New address for the Harders is 5044 Silver Hill ct., Suitland, Md. formation about these men would Just a reminder so you will be sure to attend the annual Norrls Pig Dinner on April 18. Meet and chat with old friends and become acquainted with new brothers. Send In your reservation now so that you will be expected. \r\nTHE BOILERMAICER FIJI March 1964 Plans Prepared At Chapter Meeting In Indiana State Park On the weekend before the start of the second semester, Lambda Iota chapter met at McCormicks Creek State Park to discuss prob lems, plan for the future, and en joy true brotherhood unhampered by the pressures of college. Saturday afternoon most of the brothers enjoyed a hike through the woods and canyons of the park, while others relaxed at the pingpong or card tables. After dinner we got down to the order of the day; serious meditation on frater nity life. We heard from our Pur ple Legionaire, David Jones, and from Robert Alexander, Assistant Executive Secretary of the fra ternity. They opened the doors to our discussion of what is going to occupy our time for the first four weeks of this semester—rush. Bill Purdue Fijis assembled at McCormick's Creek State Executive Secretary Bob Alexander at far left. 2 CliaplerMembers OfLambda Iota Die Harry C. Adams '05 died on Feb ruary 4th. He founded the Adams Engineering and Blue Printing Co.; the oldest engineering company in Oklahoma City. Brother Adams had received the Golden Owl award for 50 years of membership in the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He is survived by Park with Assistant Richard G. Supple '54 is a branch manager for American Standard's industrial division, in charge, of operations in New Mexico and part of Texas. He and his wife Anne (Moss, Pur due—Kappa Kappa Gamma) have five children, ranging in age from three to eight, and live at 7136 Bellrose NE, LAlbuquerque, N. Mex. William H. Smith '39 reports that his oldest son. Bill Jr., is a Fiji at Yale, Class of '65 and that he Johnson and Dick Ely, our rush chairmen, then explained the out look for rush this year, and we spent the rest of the evening dis cussing the things that must be his wife, Coree, of 1800 N. Lind done to insure the continuation of a proud Phi Gam chapter here at He had been the asst. chief engi neer with the Missouri Pacific status in the marine corps reserve, Purdue. Railway for some years prior to hopes to see all of the Class of '39 On Sunday we split into three groups to discuss three topics im portant to our chapter. A newly- formed addition to our organiza tion, the future planning commit tee, sought ideas for maintaining and improving our campus stand ing and to make brotherhood and Phi Gamma Delta even more worthwhile. The standards commit tee, another new addition to our organization, discussed ways to say, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. •The brother of Wayne J. Burton '03 sends us word that Wayne died last summer. He was 80 years old. his retirement. Wayne's brother Eugene '10 said that Wayne was a charter member of the Lambda Iota chapter. Army Col. William A. Campbell '42 graduated from the U.S. Army War College last June 17th. Bro ther Campbell has been in the army since his graduation from Purdue. His address is 1550 Wharf Rd., Sarasota, Florida. keep our reputation for being wellmannered and mature men as high as it has been in the past, and to make the social training that a fraternity offers even more help ful. The third group discussed the chapter and the pledge class, try ing to make the probation period as fine and instructive as possible. After a delicious dinner at the Canyon Inn, we drove back to Pur due, ready to turn another semes ter into a time of education and enjoyment for all of us. was president of his pledge class last spring. Bill Sr. is busy trying to help organize a Phi Gam gradu ate chapter. He recently transferred to retired after 21 "satisfactory" years. He at their 25th during Gala Week next May. He asks, "Shall we make this stag or bring wives?" Bill lives at 547 Allen's Creek rd., Rochester 18, N.Y. A graduate of the Harvard business school, he works for Eastman Kodak. Released from the US navy as a It. (jg) last September, Dennis R. Hykes '61 has entered the Univer sity of Maryland and will graduate from the MBA program next June. Robert M. Woodard '61 was His wife is an accountant for the killed in June of 1963 in the crash of a T-33 jet trainer at Perrin US general accounting office in Washington. Their address is 3425 AFB in Texas. He was returning Tulane dr.. Apt. 2, West Hyatts- from a training mission. Lt. Wood ville, Md. ard was active in wrestling, base ball, Gimlet club, and the Scab bard & Blafle. He had taught wrestling at West Lafayette high school. He is survived by his mother, Naomi G. Woodard. 5335 Glencairn La., Indianapolis, Indiana. Robert A. Howell '12 died on the 1st of March. 1963, of a heart at tack. He was owner of the Howell- Cammon Insurance Agency, Bro ther Howell is survived by his wife Alice, RR 4, Xenia, Ohio, and two sons and a daughter. \r\nTHE BOILERMAKER FIJI March 19'34 Brother Robert Cutler Dies of Heart Ailment Robert T. Cutler '42 died of a heart attack while playing golf at Des Moines, Iowa. He died just six months after his father. Prof. Garnet H. Cutler, a Purdue pro fessor, passed away. He is sur vived by his wife, Virginia, 3205 54th St., Des Moines, and three sons and a daughter. An ensign aboard the USS Mere dith is G. Samuel Bangs '62, where Members of the 1964 spring pledge class of Lombda-loto chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Front row—left to right: Lancet, Puthoff, Gage, Bash^'^ Bueller, Bolles*. Second row—Brodshaw, Fowler, Relley, Tandy, Sell, Furste, Ryerson, Carson. Third row—Mongene, Head, Schmook, Clore, Nelson, Watson, Apple, Hackleman, Cooke, Roblson. Back row—Hoban, Jameson, Deam, Manifold, Allison, Little, Gwyn, Goshome, Mueller, ^'wlll be pledged following grade confirmation. he serves as a coramunications of ficer. He is slated for a rank pro motion to It (jg) in December. His undergraduate activities were nu merous dent of Lambda-Iota Pledges Dayton, Ohio; Tom Reiley, science, Men From 5 States dustrial During Rush Week Lambda-Iota concluded a suc cessful rush on February 23, 1964, with the pledging of 31 men. Of these men, twelve were from four states other than Indiana, and of the remaining 19 hoosiers, eight were from Indianapolis. The men from Indianapolis are Louis Buehler, engineering; Bill Clore, economics; Milton Fowler, science; Mike Gwyn, engineering; Bruce Lancet, engineering; Tom Cincinnati, Ohio; Jim Ryerson, in management, Toledo, Ohio; Dave Sell, engineering, Cin cinnati, Ohio; Donald Gage, en gineering, Park Ridge, Illinois; Mike Head, engineering, Elgin, Il linois; Bill Mueller, engineering. Western Springs, Illinois; Norm Nelson, engineering, Lacon, Illi nois; John Schmook, engineering, Niles, Illinois; Jeff Cook, engi neering, Norwalk, Connecticutt; and Tom Robison, sociology, Malibu, California. The brothers in the chapter house feel that these men will carry on the fine tradition of Lambda-Iota chapter of Phi Gamma Delta. and included director of the card section, junior vice presi Student Union, Phi Eta Sigima, Gimlet, Skull and Crescent, Scabbard and Blade, and chapter president. Sam and Betty Ann (Lankford, Purdue — Kappa Kappa Gamma) are living in Atlantic Beach, Flori da (263 Ocean blvd.), where she teaches in a local high school. "Any brothers who get down our way are welcome to drop in," he notes. A student at Xavier university, Gerald B. Bay '62 is working on the MBA program while also working with Avco Corp. He reports, "Still single and happy!" He lives in a trailer park that has a swimming pool and fishing pond and is racing Little, mathematics; Bob Manifold, an Alfa Romeo in local sports car engineering; races. and Bill Tandy, science. Other men from Indiana are Tom Allison, engineering, Hammond; Jim Bradshaw, engineering. West Lafayette; Charles Carson, engin eering, Muncie; Dan Deam, in dustrial management, Bluffton; Steve Furste, agriculture. Ft. Wayne; Bill Goshorn, science, Hun- tington ; Joe Hackleman, Engi neering, Connersville; Charles Ho ban, economics, St. Paul; Joe Jameson, science, Middleton; Bob Mangene, political science, Rich mond; and Frank Watson, phar macy, Greenville. Board OfDirectors Meet On March 14 Notice is hereby given that a dinner-meeting of the Board of Di rectors of the Alpha Corporation and the Lambda Iota Corporation will be held on Friday, March 13. Byron Anderson, President Michael G. Levitt '59 is now working for the J. C. Penny Co. as a management trainee. He left the marines in January of 1963 and Gerry's address is 7501 School rd., Cincinnati 42, Ohio. Robert R. Gentry '51 has a new address and a new job. He is now sales vice president of the folding carton division of the Riegel Paper Corp. He has two daughters, Cynthia 8, and Barbara 6. He notes that he ran into Cam Johnston (R. Camer on Johnston Jr. '50, 7919 Spring Mill rd., Indianapolis) at Idlewild air port and saw John and Carolyn Bergan (John J. Bergan '50, 251 E. Chicago ave., Chicago) at their The men from out of state came is now flying for the reserves in his spare time. Mike invites any brothers to "stop by" if they are from as far away as California in the area. His new address is family is 2416 Hyde Manor dr. NW, and are Jim Apple, engineering. 11716 N. Alameda, Orange, Calif. Atlanta, Ga. home. New address for the Gentry