MERRY CHRISTMAS - Vol. CXII, No. 2 HAPPY NEW YEAR Phi Gamma Delta, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana December 20. 1966 ALUMNI ENJOY OlD .GOLD, PIG DINNER This year's Pig Dinner experiment, to hold the dinner on Old Gold Day, proved successful both in terms of attendance and activity. Almost seventy graduate brothers returned to watch DePauw play Evansville. Unfortunately Old Gold Day games of late have proven unsuccessful, this year DePauw losing 7 to 14 to the Purple Aces. The somewhat dubious h o n o r of initiating the pig into the "Fraternal Order of the Pig Dinner" fell to the lips of Brother Roy Schmalzried, '14, the oldest brother present and John Current, '69, the youngest active in the chapter. With the assuredness that comes with practice (for Roy has had this honor for the past eight years), B r o t h e r Schmalzried confidently placed the seal of approval, a kiss, upon the anterior of the pig. Considerably shaken, Brother Current nevertheless fell to his task of kissing the posterior of the pig. Speaking of fraternity as a dynamic influence on p er sonality in a medium of hi story, Dr. Richard H. Crowder, '3 1, professor of English at Purdue University and Historian of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta, presented a thought-provoking dinner message. Concluding the evening with the presentation of Golden and Silver Membership Certificates, the dinner adj o u r n e d to the new hou se where pledge, active, and graduate brothers formed informal discussion groups. At the time and now in retrospect, the Pig Dinner seems to have been the most successful in n early a decade. To those graduate brothers who attended, the m en of Lambda certainly express their appreciation. And to those who found the distance too great or the date inappropriate, we heartily extend an invitation for you to visit us during the year or at next year's dinner in October. Fiiis_Take Sixth Pumpkin Pie Victory Fiji freshm en emerged victorious from the annual Pumpkin Pie Race for the sixth straight year in a row, retiring a second race trophy for P hi Gamma D elta. The trophy is given permanently to a house after its teams have won the race three times. Paced by pledges Steve Pope, Mike Bridger, Scott Norris, Larry D owns, and J im Yoder; the pledges gained a narrow victory over the fastest and largest field in th e history of the 2 1h mil-= cross country race. The victory resulted from the capable coaching of Sophomore Dan Swift and the tremendou s t eam effort and class spirit displayed by the freshm en. Other pledges who helped to win the trophy were Rudy Hokanson, D o u g Mitchell, Jim D i e t z , Bruce Menk, Mark Turner, Dave Norris, Randy Isham, Craig Johnson, and Tom Bowman. BOSWELL DONATES PARKING LOT Grader levels foundation for new asphat parking lot completed in early November. Work and materials for the 100 by 50 feet lot was donated by Graduate Brother Edwin C. Boswell and the McMahan Construction Co. \r\nPage 2 LAMBDA OFF TO SL.OW IM START AS I SEE The men of Phi Gamma Delta got off to a slowu start in intramurals this year than in previous years. Despite this disappointment, there were many excellent individual and team accomplishments. The best of these was Chuck Jenkins' win of th2 golf tournament with a 71. Led by the doubles team of captain Dan Swift and Greg Kell2r who narrowly lost the first doubles competition, the tennis team finished second in a traditionally strong Fiji sport. IM football composed of alrnost aj.l fresbmen and sophomores was handicapped by inexperience and finished low in the standings. Fijis copped a third in bowling. The four bowlers were led by Don Lovelace whose 1039 (173 average) placed him as fourth best bowler in the tournament. Jon Penn's first in the 60 yard freestyle and Bill Stoner's second in diving as well as places in other events gave Phi Garn a third in swimming. With the advent of the winter sports, the Phi Garns look for additional points in the competition in which traditionally we have been strong. Committees Busy With Dad's Day, Dance, Blotters, Social Service During the past two months, various standing committee have finished several projects and have more plans for the future. The two most important projects completed were Dad's Day and the house dance. Dad's Day was held the weekend of October 29, and was highlighted by the attendance of 52 Fiji fathers and 53 other guests. Besides the university -planned activities, the dads were spe"Cial guests at a father -son banquet held Saturday night. After the meal, the freshmen entertained with a skit depicting a "typical" day in the life of a pledge. The Purple Garter Dance took place November 12 and was well attended both by the brothers and the campu s as a whole. Music was by The Herd December 20, 1966 TIGER FIJI Mark Fraser executes backhand return to win IM tennis game. from Indiana University. This was the first dance ever held in the bumroom of the new house. A lesser known project is the printing and free distribution of 1500 blotters. This year, advertising space on the blotters was sold to 37 local merchants, and then the blotters w e re printed and distributed to the whole campus. Also included on the blotters is a complete football and basketball schedule. The p r o fit realized from this project goes into the new house improvement fund. In the area of community service, Lambda has not been inactive. On Halloween night, the freshmen, along with the Kappa Alpha Theta p ledges, went trick-or-treating around campus, and then took all the candy to the Greencastle orphanage. Thanksgiving found Phi Gamma Delta going hungry one meal for the Fast For Freedom, sponsored by the Stu dent Senate. The money which would have bought the meal was instead given to the Senate to be distributed to needy Negro families in the South. Other plans in the future include a talent show at the prison farm and a Christmas party for needy children. Dear Graduate Brothers: I would like to take this opportunity to answer many of your questions regarding Lambda Corporation's financial standing and the new r e a r wing to the house. Brother George Dirks, '29, Secretary-Treasurer of the Corporation, informs me that our real estate position is currently sound, thanks to the continued support of the brothers who have subscribed to the "Building Lambda" program. We have already r e d u c e d the original mortgage by some $25,000. This larger reduction was made possible by pledges amounting to some $18,000. Since the threeyear pledge program is coming to an end, he hopes that an additional $25,000 will be received. Presently, the campaign committee is preparing a "status of pledge" report to be sent to all who have subscribed to the building fund . It is evident that in order to complete the new wing in the near future additional a 1 um n i support will be needed. In this connection I would like to remind you of Lambda's gift arrangement with the university. Gifts to DePauw, which are tax-deductible, may be designated for use by Phi Gamma Delta. The fraternity then gets use of the money at nominal interest cost for twenty-five years. DePauw gets full credit for such gifts under the terms of the recently announced Ford Foundation grant. If anyone has questions concerning an existing or proposed pledge he should feel free to w r i t e Brother Dirks at 510 Fidelity Building, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204. I hope this brief resume of the status quo is helpful. Speaking for the chapters, I extend wishes for a most enjoyable Christmas and New Year. Perge! Fraternally, Robert G. Palmer President QUESTIONNAIRES TO BE SENT The Graduate Relations Committee of Lambda will be sending a letter to all graduate brothers in January. Included in this letter will be a questionnaire. It is imperative that they be sent back to us. We need them, first, to correct our graduate files and, secondly, to use for material for news and feature articles in future issues of the Tiger Fiji. Your return of these questionnaires will be much appreciated. \r\nDecember 20, 1966 1911 Our heartfelt sympathy goes to Brother Ralph Hudson whose wife, Inis, died August 23 at the age of 77. Mr. Hudson is a retired YMCA executive and is employed at Park National Bank in Knoxville, Tennessee. 1913 Ambler Garneii has been vacationing at his cottage in Ocean Park. 19 14 Brother Mike Ogle was e 1 e c t e d president of the North Carolina Press Association at its 94th annual meeting. He is presently president and publisher of The Times-New s in Hendersonville, N.C. Brother Ogle has served as president of the Associated Dailies, president of th North Carolina Association of Afternoon Dailies, and a trustee of the School of Journalism at the University of North Carolina. 1929 Bernard Kilgore was one of fifteen new directors of the Inter-American Press Association elected at the 22nd annual assembly of the association in Lima, Peru. 1930 Floyd M. Call, executive vice president of the Florida Bankers Association, fulfilled his long ambition and planning with the dedication of the association's new building at Orlando, Florida. Brother Call has recently moved to a new house on the Bu tler Chain of Lakes w ith his wife Shirley. He serves as treasurer and director of the Florida Council for Economic E ducation and is chairman of the board of trustees for the School of Banking of the South in Baton Rouge, L ouisiana. Page 3 TIGER FIJI 1933 Joseph J. Coffin has been elected chairman of the Detergent and Cleaning compounds D i vi s i o n Executive B o a rd of the Chemical Specialties Manufacturers Association, Inc. Brother Coffin is president of J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Company. 1940 John L. Ohmans has returned to his post as Labor Attache in the United States Embassy at Caracas, Venezuela, this month after a home leave during which he and Mrs. Ohmans traveled throughout the United States. 1941 Dr. John F. ~O lsort, president of Oklahoma City University, was awarded an honorary doctorate at the summer commencement at McMurry College, Abilene, Texas. 1942 Jerome Sh11J1dy wq.s named D irector- Community R ·e 1 a t i on s for the Associates Corporate S ervices Company, Inc., last August. He is a member of the South Bend-Mishawaka area Chamber of Commerce, is past president of the chamber's Key Club, and was on the consolidation committee w h i c h developed the organizational structure of the present chamber. He is assistant treasurer and executive secretary of the Citizens' National Committee for Higher Education, Inc., and is a member of the Committee on Higher Education in Northern Indiana and the Education Committee of the Urban League of South Bend. 1944 Douglas F. Stevenson, a Chicago attorney, is the current president of the Better Government Association of that city. 1948 H. L. Jim Grace has been appoined president of National Millis Division, United States Industries, Ind., one of the nation's leading hosiery manufacturer.s Brother Grace, his w i f e , and two children live in Huntington, New York. 1956 J. Kurt. Mahrdt, Jr. has recently been named as a co-partner of the Commercial-Industrial D ivision of F. C. Tucker, C o m p a n y , Indianapolis realtors and developers. B r o t h e r Mahrdt, a member of the Indianapolis Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Indianapolis Real E state Board, is currently vice president of the Central Indiana-D ePauw Alumni A ssociation. 1958 Captain Owen Heeters is a helicopter pilot on duty with the United States combat air forces in Sou theast Asia. Tribute To WILLARD GAMBOLD by George Dirks for Directors of Lambda Corporation Much of the really important work of our civilization is done by men who work and move quietly, and without fanfare, but who, with a strong sense of loyalty, dedication and p u r p o s e p r e s s forward toward their chosen goals, and by their inspiration carry forward those around them. Such a man was Willard J. Gambold, whose untimely p a s s i n g on March 30, 1966, left the world a little poorer for its loss. As members of Phi Gamma Delta, we are proud to have known him as a brother. From the time of initiation in 1938, as a member of Lambda Chapter, to the day of his death, he was an untiring worker, and an inspiration to all whose privilege it was to work with him. As an undergraduate he was chosen chapter president. As a graduate brother he served long and faithfully. He was Purple Legionnaire during the difficult years following World War II, when rebuilding of decimated fraternity chapters was a trying task, and carried on through the great Lambda Centennial celebration of 1956. Thereafter he became a director of Lambda Corporation, holding several offices until finally he undertook the presidency of the Corporation when it was faced with its greatest challenge the planning, fund -raising, construction and dedication of a new fraternity home. Because of his great pride in this work, and his devotion to it, he undoubtedly would have remained at the helm to see its ultimate completion, had it been his privilege. · His service to his fraternity was typical of his life - in his chosen career as a teacher and school administrator, a willing worker in numerous community affairs, and above all as a leader in the work of his church. Willard J. Gambold, we miss you, and we salute your memory. May we always think of you when we look upon the brightest white star in the heavens. 1959 Dr. Larry Rose has completed his requirements for his Ph.D. at Claremont Graduate School and is a member of the faculty at Rose Polytechnic Institute in T erre Haute, Indiana, as an assistant professor in the humanities and social sciences. (Continu ed on P age 4) \r\nPage 4 TIGER FIJI FIJIS STRONG IN VARSITY SPORTS The DePauw Fijis were very strong in the fall sports this year. Several brothers p 1 a y e d significant roles in football, cross country, and soccer. Eric L o rt z , a junior quarterback, opened the season at halfback due to his size (200 pounds), and his running ab ility. But aft er three games he found himself sharing his more familiar quarterbacking chores w i t h brother Dan Breckenridge, a strong armed junior. Eric was named Player of the Week twice for his efforts against Earlham, and Ball State. D a n was awarded the honor for passing DePauw to a last minute win over hated rival, Wabash. Sophomores Bill Scaife and Warren Onken saw action, Bill as a starting linebacker, and W arr en being groomed for an offensive tackle position. Our soccer p 1 a y e r s were Doug Smith, and John Current. Doug, a junior, was awarded Player of the Week for his exceptional work against a powerful Indiana t eam. John filled in as a defensive expert. For the past two years the Fijis have had the most valuable cross country runner. Last year it was Steve N. Norris, who surrendered the h o n o r this year to Dan Spear, one of the fin est runners to ever attend D ePauw. Both of them led DePauw to a 4th place finish in the Indiana Collegiate Conference. Steve is gone, but Dan is back next year as a junior. Rush Recommendations Needed Lambda is starting to work on r ush now. W e would like to enlist your help by your sending us recommendations of any future DePauwites who could be an asset to Phi Gamma Delta. Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta Chapter Mailing Service 1757 N Street N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 THIRD CLASS Return Requested December 20, 1966 TIGER FIJI Kerry Moskop --------- -- ---- Editor Dan Swift ____ _____ Assistant Editor Mark Fraser, Dick Marvin Bob Palmer, Bill Scaife, Dan Winters _ __ __ __ _ Contributors Doug Mitchell ________ Photographer Published four tim es yearly by Lambda Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at DePauw University for its Graduate Members and Friends. Please send sugges tions, news, or change of address to: Tiger Fiji Editor ; Phi Gamma D elta ; Greencastle, Indiana 46135. Laura McClure on August 20. They are living at 1045 South Birch St., Apt. 209, D enver, Colorado, where Dave is -assigned to the -USAF Accounting and Finance Center. Ushers at D ave's wedding were brothers Rod Wolfcale, '64, and Jim Claflin, '63. 1964 Dorn Younger is teaching at the Unted Township High School, East Moline, Illinois. Quarterback Eric Lortz, amidst EarlK i r by Bay and Marcia Romstead ham defenders, gets off a successful were married June 11. They are livpass, one of the many that game ing at 363 N. 5th, Laramie, Wyoming, which won for him Football Player where he is working toward the Ph.D. of the Week. in geology at the University of Wyoming. 1965 -ALUMNI NOTES Jeff Lortz, entered Army OCS at 1960 Fort Dix, New Jersey, last month. Dr. Richard French is a doctor at Terry Chappell was a volunteer with th e 93rd Evacuation H ospital, APO VISTA, and had completed a six-week S an F rancisco, 96227. training program. However, he re1961 turned to medical school at the UniCongratulations to Mr. and Mrs. versity of Michigan. John W. Hatcher on the birth of their David Rossiter, is a Peace Corps dau ghter Elizabeth, who joins h er big Volunteer, working with credit unions brother Mark. and credit cooperations, training officers and managers for Latin Amer1963 Lt. David D i r k s was married to ican countries.