DELTA XI CHAPTER OF PHI GA gem. HQr.s. Berkeley, California VoluTne 78 Number 1 u BROOKS PALMER '94 LEADS CHARTER DAY PROCESSION IN APRIL THIS YEAR ' Moyember 1964 Bearded and walking ahead of a pro cession with a cane was Brooks Palmer, class of 1892. On Charter Day, which was in April of this year, Brooks led the Alum ni Association of Cal up the steps and into the Hearst Greek Memorial Theater. Each class, from 1892 to 1963, had a standard bearing its year and carried by a representative. One gentleman from the class of 1911 was saying to someone near him,"President Wheeler used to beg us to come to the Charter Days so the speakers wouldn't be embarrassed." Then he began to to talk about seeing Theodore Roosevelt at one of the ceremonies as another man re marked to a friend, "Fifty years ago I rode to Charter Day as a student. Today, I had to walk for ten blocks." Brooks listened a while. Soon the Uni versity hymn began within the theater. Brooks was not listening now, but remem bering the years he served as an attorney at law from 1895 to 1916. He recalled al most 40 years of service after that to the Allen Press. He remembered the first war involving the whole world. He remembered his proposal of marraige to his wife, Anita, in March of 1918. When ceremonies are over, everyone, both young and old, leave a memory behind. Brooks is retired in Berkeley and lives at 2256 Summer Street. Larry Horan heads operations in Costa Rica. LARRY HORAN '52 APPOINTED PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR BY SARGENT SHRIVER Sargent Shriver, head of the Peace Corps, announced the appointment of the new direc tor in Costa Rica in August of this year. Laurence P. Horan, a California attorney, was to take charge of the Peace Corps oper ations in that area. Larry has been a partner in the firm of Farr, Horan, Wilsdon & Lloyd in Carmel since I960. Prior to that he was Deputy District Attorney for Alameda County. He held this office for five years. BOB CUTTER '45 IS BACK IN BAY AREA "I have moved from Southern Califor He graduated from the University in 1952 and three years later received his law de gree at Boalt Hall. He was admitted to the nia back home to the Bay Area," says Bob K. Cutter '45. "My new address is 6316 Circuit Court of Appeals the same year he Chelton Drive, Oakland 11." got his degree. Bob is presently the western regional sales manager for Cutter Laboratories, Incorporated. California Bar and the Federal District (Continued on page 2) \r\nPage 2 November 1964 THE NORRIS FIJI LARRY KORAN '52 APPOINTED PEACE PROOF OF SUCCESSFUL FALL RUSHING: CORPS DIRECTOR... Continued from page 1 17 MEN PLEDGE PHI GAMMA DELTA The rush program this fall was a great success as was evidenced by 17 men who The Peace Corps sent its first volun pledged the chapter house. teers to Central America in January of 1963. The names and class years of these Larry's new position there in Costa Rica gentlemen are as follows: will mark a pioneering step forward. Today there are over 60 volunteers in that country, John Anderson '66 James Elder '66 working in education, health and rural com munity development. Larry has been a lecturer in criminal Mike Anderson '66 Thomas Anderson '67 Robert Brakesman '68 James Fetherston '67 Donald Guest '66 and business law at Monterey Peninsula Donald Carman '68 David Hennessey '67 College. He is also a member of the exe Peter Crosby '67 cutive committee of the Monterey County Gary Curtis '66 Bar Association. Previously, Larry served Peter Downey '66 on the Monterey County Welfare Commission Robert Hammes '67 Lutz Kramer '67 Gordon Lavengood '68 James Peschel '67 Stephen Tidland '68 as a member of the board of directors. He is married to the former Jean Wood and has four children. Presently, the fam Last spring, Ray Kropp '66 of Chicago, ily resides in Carmel at Route 2, Box 3225. 111. pledged the house and this semester was initiated, along with six other men. FIJIS SCHEDULE OPEN HOUSE. AND PLAY These men were: Gregory Bertagnolli '66, Joseph Ducote '65, Rex Dzura '66, James Hill '66, Jeffrey Lockewood '67, and Gerald ON FOOTBALL SQUAD THIS SEMESTER Murphy '67. The initiation took place on The members of the house have already the first weekend of the school year. The members of the house were joined begun the semester with sports in mind, by two new brotlers last semester, trans playing for the Golden Bears and scheduling ferring from other chapters. John Tyndali Open House to be held after each of the horne '66 is from Palo Alto, where he attended Stanford University, and Vince-Zamis '66 games. The California football squad is well is from Chicago, 111. , previously attending supported by the Fijis with seven members Northwestern. on the grid iron, tackling, blocking, and passing. The names of these gentlemen chapter house is now filled with activity as well as their class years are as follows: From the looks of things this fall, the and the undergraduates would like to official ly thank the graduates for rush recommen dations as well as other services rendered. Mike Anderson '66 Joseph Ducote '65 Stanley Dzura '66 Jim Fether son '67 Mike Gridley '66 Don Guest '66 Bob Hammes '67 LOST BROTHERS - WHERE ARE THEY? If you know the whereabouts of the fol lowing alumni, please send this informa tion to THE NORRIS FIJI, 2490 Channing Way, Berkeley 4. John N. Grant '23 James C. Grennan '48 There would have been an eighth mem ber, but Dave Urrea '65 of San Francisco is still recovering- from a bad knee injury suffered previously. Dave has had a pre Len Jenson '52 Everett H. Johnston '61 Richard V. Newton '40 John A. Pierce, III '29 season operation and is forced to wait until Jack F. Robberson '59 next year in order to play again. Alexander E. Sarthou '17 Open House has been scheduled for each home game, as well as other social acti Harry A. Struthers '36 John J. Van Nostrand, Jr. '26 vities. All graduates are invited to drop in. Francis A. Wilson '28 \r\nNovember 1964 THF NORRIS FIJI Page 3 LYMAN HEACOCK '16 RETIRES AFTER BILL ASHTON '54 IS AN ILLUMINATING TWENTY YEARS OF DENTAL SERVICE WITH THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION SUCCESS IN NEW BUSINESS VENTURE When lights light up in the buildings of After 20 years of service with the U. S. Government, Dr. Lyman Heacock retired on July 6, 1962. At the time of his retire San Francisco such as the Pacific Tele phone Company, William B. Ashton is quite happy. Bill, you see, has become a partner in ment he was Chief of the Dental Service at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee.. Today he resides the firna of William T. Ashton in San Fran cisco. Prior to this he was a manufactur in Redwood City at 1240 Woodside Road^ er's agent in the company. His firm has become a huge success, securing lighting contracts on a number of new buildings, including the Standard Oil Company, Hartford Life Insurance Com pany, and the San Francisco Air Port as with the knowledge that he was part of the practice he watched and helped grow. Lyman instigated the first dental ser vice in the California Department of Public Health. He promoted dentistry in industrial plants throughout the United States during well as the Pacific Telephone Company in the Second World War. San Francisco. He was instrumen tal in forming the American Association of The Central Terminal of the air port is presently undergoing interior Industrial Dentists. remodeling. A native San Franciscan, Lyman attend Bill's company is illuminating engineers ed a Prep College there in I9I2. He later and recently he was elected to the office of received degrees from the University of treasurer of the Aluminating Engineers So California at Berkeley and Harvard. He ciety. It would seem that Bill's whole became engaged in general practice of career, if you will pardon a very bad pun, dentistry. Then in 1935 he entered the is all aglow. California State Department of Public Health. His residence is in Piedmont at 15 Hard- He served as inspector in the Food and Dairy wick Avenue. Division and later as Chief of the Dental Ser- ^ \ vice of the Maternal and Child Health Division. In 1942, Lyman entered the U.S. Public Health Service in Maryland where he worked as Chief of the Dental Service, Industrial JOHN DITTMER '60 IS DENTAL OFFICER FOR "OPERATION DEEP FREEZE" 1965 This October John C. "Dit" Dittmer Hygiene Division of the National Institute '60 left for McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. of Health. Dit is the dental officer of "Operation Deep He left in 1947 and for the follow ing two years was head of dental research and training with the Veteran's Administra tion Central Office in Washington, D. C. He has contributed his knowledge to the medi cal world in written articles and books. In Freeze" 1965. "I will be down in Antarctica a little over a year," he says. "During the summer months (September to March) I will be doing some traveling to some of the outlying sta- World War I, he served in the Medical Corps, tions, including 'South Pole' station. In World War II, he attained the rank of Commander in the U. S. Public Health Ser early September will find me isolated at vice. the main supply base of McMurdo Sound. "The winter months of late March until Although it is summer in Antarctica now, no doubt Dit can feel the climatic SAN FRANCISCO GRADUATE CHAPTER meets every Friday noon at the Engineer's difference between McMurdo Sound and his home in Millbrae. Club, 206 Sansome Street. "Please keep the troops away from home happy with mail," he says. OAKLAND GRADUATE CHAPTER meets tistry at the University of California Medi Dit, who received his education in den on the third Thursday of each month at the University Club, 19th & Jackson Sts. cal Center in San Francisco, can be con tacted by writing the following address: John C. Dittmer, Lt. (DC) USNR, Antarct ic Support Activity, Navy 20, Box #21, F. P. O. , San Francisco, California. \r\nPage 4 November 1964 THE NORRIS FIJI KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH FELLOW FUlS ROBERT E. WARREN '48 is a sales engi neer with the Standard Oil Company of Municipal Court of San Diego by Governor California in San Pedro. Brown on March 27. Prior to this he WILLIAM LOW '43 was appointed Judge of Previously, he serv had a naval career, serving as a command ed in the District Attorney's Office. Bill er of Naval Reserve in World War 11 and Korea. While in the service he received a is residing at 2134 Tokalon St., San Diego. personal commendation from the Secretary of the Navy, Chief of Naval Operations. Bob's residence is in Whittier at 14824 E. La Cuarta. After 12 years in the east, EDMUND G. BARLETT, JR. '52 has returned to Berke ley where he now operates the Golden Bear Motors, handling Ford automobiles. He was previously employed as a distributor manager in Printing Products Division of the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. In his senior year, Ed was house president. He played in the Rose Bowl games twice as a right end for Cal. With his wife, Ann, In March of this year, DAVID STODDART '38 received a visit from his daughter in Basildon, England where he is employed as a supervisor of Production Product & Service Engineering, Tractor Division of Ford Motors. His home address there is Flat 83, Brooke House, Town Square in Basildon, Essex, England. This last summer, BILL CORLETT '41 flew with his wife to Thessalonihi, Greece where he has architectural work at Anato lia College. In the states. Bill is partowner in Corlett & Spackman in San Fran and four children he lives at 210 Hillside cisco, and lives in Berkeley at 50 Panoram Avenue, in Piedmont. ic Way. JOHN JOHNSON '52 has also returned to JOHN "Foxy" HALL '60 is a chemist with the Bay Area after being away for several years. He is now associated with Coldwell, the Shell Chemical Company in Martinez. Banker & Company in San Francisco as He served in the Army from 1958 to 1961, insurance manager, previously working for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company which this year with a degree in chemistry. breaking up his schooling. He graduated has offices from Oakland to Boise, Idaho. John, his wife and daughter, who is ap His address in Alameda is 1230 Pearl St. proaching her second birthday, are living in Martinez at 1412 Beechwood Drive. "I am leaving for another trip around the world," wrote FRANK E. LEE '18 back in A former house president, RICHARD W. July of this year. DORST '45 is president of the Dorsett Plastics Company in Santa Clara today. Dick and his family are living in Menlo Frank, now retired, has plenty of time for travel, and scheduled a six-month safari through Africa. At the moment you can write him in care of his Park at 70 Maple Leaf Way. address in Honolulu, Hawaii at 435 Seaside Avenue, Apt. 709. After Hawaii, who knows? "Keep up the good work," writes CHARLES B. AMES '49 of 515 18th Street, Santa Mon HYLAND HINMAN '23 is a business execu ica. tive with the Haslett Warehouse Company in San Francisco. His brother. Dr. ALLEN T. HINMAN '31 of 450 Sutter St., San Fran THOMAS A. HINES '17 passed away on April 19, 1964 at his home in San Anselmo. He cisco, is also a Fiji. Hy is living in Oak land with his wife, Helen, at 1705 Clemens was retired district manager of the Ameri can Express Company in San Francisco at Road. the time of his death. THE NORRIS FIJI is published by the Delta Xi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta for alumni and friends. Changes of address, news and other items of interest should be sent to: Phi Gamma Delta Alumni Records Office, 2490 Channing Way, Berkeley 4. \r\ntecEivtO A 30-904 PHI gam,MA DELTA GtM. K'QGS. B / J I SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Chapter House Buffet Limcheon starts at 11 a.m. Join in — bring your familyI See you thenl The Men of Delta Xi \r\nFiji OUR OWN WHO'S WHO This questionnaire is enclosed only if you have never filled one out or if we have received a change of address for you since you filled out the last one. 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