The Alpha Phiji News ALPHA PHI CHAPTER OF PHI GAMMA DELTA Page 1 January, 1956 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN New $12,000 Kitchen Completed By l om Brush On homecoming weekend, October 29, t!tc new kitchen of .-Hpha Phi Chapter was officially received by the undergraduates. I.ong woefully inadecpiate, the chajrtcr now boasts one of the best board departments on campus. Work was begun on the addition late last stuniner, and was fully com ppi pleted by the end of the second week of the fall semester. The new eciuipment in the kitchen includes two stainless steel sink units with several stainless steel counters, an automatic iS'A ZJWWW"*' dishwasher, a new upright freezer (which the chapter purchased), and a powerful exhaust fan. FUlS INSPECT^ NEW KITCHEN That section of the house was en tirely rebuilt with some interior walls CHARLES SPOONIR By Ross Fletcher and and broom closet built, all within the Charles W'illet Spooncr died Sejtleinber 25, at Itt. fosejrh's hospital here in Ann Arbor, at the age ol' 72. alumni support during these early chajjler years. 'Fhe three story, seven room annex to our chapter hotise was was then linished with an attractive Brother .Sjtooner was initiated into Alpha Phi tha])ter in 19().S. This was his pet project and is aptly named in the year altei Phi Gamma Delta re established itsell on the Ihnhersity ol Michigan campus. In these early formation days of our chaiJter, Broth er Sjjooncr made several notewoi thy couLi ibutioiis to its dcvelo])ment. .V few years after obtaining a degree in civil engineering in 1906, he ser\ed loyally and enthusiastically on the the relative lack removed to give greater space. New cupboards were installed, a storeroom DIES of financial the University faculty in evaluating public utilities, he moved to Grand (To Pg. 2) Alter assisting several mmebers of Rapids where he soon bectmie senior ])artner in the firm of .Sjjooner and .'M'erili, pui)iic utility consultants. Soon ;dtcr 1917, he became jtresident and sole owner of the firm and in 1927 he moved his office to Chicago. Alpha Phi board. Her service on the He reimunecl there until 194'f. He did consulting work for the ordntmce de his business took him to Cirand Rap ids, Michigan. During his tei in as partment, but retired shortly because of failing eyesight. treasurer on the board, lie made his In addition to serving ;is secretary mcjst prominent contribution to .\lpha Phi in the form of the "Spooner and irettsiirer of the Alpha Phi Board, Brothel' Spooner was a memher of the .\nierican Socieiy of Ciivil Engineers, He spent long hours raising funds American .Assoc i;ition of Enaineers, and sujK'rvising the building of the Sigma Xi and other organi/ations. O ' Brother Spooner is survived by his widow, the lornier Emily .-\mbler his .Mpha Phi contemporaries as be ing the "moving force" behind its (dark, (diaries VV. Sjtooner Jr., Mrs. construction. I he task appears even John I. Hays, John C. Spooner, and addition. He was described by one of more noteworthv when one considers jtaint scheme. The cost of the kitchen including e(|nipnient and architect's fee was .S12,()r).S. This sum was paid by the .-Vl]tha Phi Boartl. his honor. board was terminated in 191 I when Addition". kitchen plant. The entire additions Mrs. (,eorge W. Kilbourne. "707 Club" Contributions \\'ith the completion of the new addition, the need for new funds for the "707 Club" are as great as ever. Ehere are several improvements in the house which are uiitler consideration, the most urgent being an ade(juate (ire escajte. I would like to thank again all those who have contributed so generously. l^ay Smith .\ddress all contributions to: Mr. Raymond C. Smith 915 Ford Building Detroit 20, Michigan \r\nPage 2 January, 1956 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS PIG DINNER BEING PLANNED Date Set For May 12 Plans for nc.\t year's annual Norris Pig Dinner are now under way. The date has been tentatively set for May 12, btit the location has not been decided. I he dinner is being planned by an Undergraduate Committee in cooper ation with the olficial Alumni Com mittee for the ]95fi Pig Dinner. The .Alumni Committee is comjjoscd of: Herb Upton '21, Don Smith '29, Leo Calhoun '50, Bill Upthegrove '50, and New Pledgse, left to right: Front row, Ed Lomance, Jim Stephen, Dick Curry; back row, Jim Kent, Larry Schefferly, Oave'^Haller, Dick McCracken, Walt Scherer. After two weeks of intensive rush ing, there are nine more men tvearing the white star of Phi Gamma Delta. They are: Dick Curry from Detroit, Michigan. Dick is a freshman enrolled in the pre-law program. He is currently par ticipating in Freshman football. man in pre law. He is from Park Ridge, 111., and lettered in football and basketball in high school. Jim Kent, of Trenton, Michigan, is a sophcjmore in pre-medical curric ulum. .Among his many high school activities were football, baseball, edi tor of the yearbook, and a class pres idency. Ed La ,\lance is a first semester freshman Irom Loledo, Ohio. His high school activities include choir and glee didt. .-\t Michigan Ed is in music scliool and is active in .Andersen, Tom Sawyer, Bruce Boss, Jerry Lawrence, president of this semester's jtledge class, is a freshman from Duncan, Oklahoma. He was very active in high scliool, iieing in the student Council, antl National Honor the marching band, Symphony Band, and Choral Lnion. and Bill Moeller. Watch for more news as it develops, and make plans to be ftack in Ann .Arbor if at all possible. We will be anxicjus to see you. ■Society among other things. Jerry is in the music school here. Ricliard .McCracken is IN MEMORIAM a transfer student from Princeton University. Dave Haller is a first semester fresh 1 he undergraduate committee is being headed by Dave Crey, with assistance frctm Tom Brush, l^.oger NINE PLEDGE FIJILAND By John McFatr;d;]c TlTll Bristof '5^1T Dick's home town is Ft. Thomas, Ken- tticky. In high school Dick received John Frederick Wine, a senior from Detroit, was killed .August 21, 1955 in an automobile accident near his though he is the married man in the summer home at Kcwadin, Michigan. He was entering his fi nal year in premeclicine, and was planning to study class, he fi nds time to be on the Daily in the Medical schocjl here at Mich- loiters in track, football, basketball, and was on the Student Council. Al Staff. Walter Scherer, from Ottawa, Ill inois, is a first semester freshman in Lit school. Walt's father, Alexantler K. Scherer '.HO, and his brtnher Mike '54, were Fijis here at Michigan. In high school, Walt participated in Clee He will always be remembered by his friends and accjuaintances for his hcjnest, geiudnc character, and his dcvoticjn to Phi Ciamma Delta. New Kitchen dull, tennis and deiiate teams, and (From Pg. 1) he is presently on the tennis spuad here at .Michigan. Larry Schefferly is also a freshman. Many thanks are due to the past He is enrolled in jtre-mcdical. f.arry .Alpha Phi board which was headed by Dr. John W. Henderson (Occi The Alpha Phiji News is Irom Detroit where he attended dental Published quarterly for alumni members and friends by Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta at the University of AAichigan. Cooley High School. In picp school he was in the National Honor Society, which is presided over by John .A. f.incjuist, and tcj the many alumni and Drama dub. a ireshman Irom Royal Oak, Michi who c:ontributed genciously to their time and money to the "707 Club". With the new board department gan. Jim is majoring is pre-mecl. While under the direction of steward I.rnest in high school he was active in stu dent go\c'i"nmcni, and received two .Mc(a)y, .Alpha Phi wll have the best led men at the University of .Mich- I.ast, but not least, is James Stc|jhcn, THOMAS B. BRUSH PHOTOGRAPHER SAMUAL H. RIGGS, JR News and changes of addresses should be sent to the Editor, 707 Oxford, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 'H7), to the current board letters in tenius. \r\nJanuary, 1956 Page 3 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS PRESIDENT REPORTS . . . Before relating a few of the activ ities of this fall I would like to men tion the scholarship results of last year. In past years this has been something to keep a dark secret, but now the situation has changed to cvhere eve can be really proud of it. Our scholastic average for the year was 2.75 evhich placed us second among the forty-three social fratern ities on campus. This is well above the all campus average and a position which I hope eve can retain. This has been a busy fall for the Fijis at Michigan. With football sea son oe'er tevo brothers, Jim Daedes 'THE OLD FIJI TRY' and Dale Eldred, evon their letters evith Ernie McCoy and Bill Stein- FIJIS SHOW DEPTH meyer in the running. The Indiana game evas Dad's eveekend and evith by the Sammies, but the passing and rinrning of tailback Jack T\'heeler led Its to a 12-6 victory and a tie for third place. evhich evas climaxed by the dinner on The White Star is shinging brightly on the athletic (ields this year, and at offs, while Harrison "WThner and Iris the present time Plii Gamma Delta swimmers won their first meet by for stamls secontl among fraternities in feit. dtion evhich I hope evill alevays be continued, and in greater proportions. Now Ranked Second In l-M Sports By Jim Dcland intramural sports. Starting off the year on the right foot, Fijis tied for second in the in door track meet. Big point-getters weie Ciene Honeyman, who took first in the low hiirtlles: Fred I.yons, trho was second in the fiD-yard dash, and fourth in the shot jnit; and Jim Kruthers, tvho was narrowly beaten Sunday and had a speech of Fiji brother Clen Cunningham from Our volleyball team led by "Slick" Kansas. It evas good to see many alums Zinn is now in the second-place play here on the football eveekends, a tra- Much credit for our success is due I evoidd again like to express my thanks and the thanks of the active to Tom .\nderle, who coached the chapter to the members of the Detroit football st|uad in addition to his Craduate Chapter who evere the hosts duties ;is .-\thlctic Chairman. for all of us for a e'ery entertaining evening in Detroit. It evas good to SEND member her pinning serenade, and in an cflort to improe e our singing eve \e out for first place in the fTO. Once again the call goes out to all loyal cannibals of the where we took a third, thanks to Ross Fletcher, Don TOung, Joint Flodgman, Jim Hardy, and Dace fiicy. "707" clati to rehiy by tom-tom, F.c|iiallv strong on the gridiron, any news about themselves or Fdjihind mojtjted ii|) the letigtte, scoiing 80 points while holditig opponetits other alumni brethren that may scoreless. In the plavofls, the jtiirftle gotil line wtis crossed for the first time spend an evening together just talking and exchanging a feev old Fiji stories. Many a "Fiji Seveetheart evill le- NEWS! • Next came the cross-country meet, forty fathers here eve had a great time telegiaph, letter or phone call been learning many of the old favorite Phi Cam songs in ihiec part harmony. I\'ith eleven men ncevly iiinncd this fall there has been amjile opportunity to test our neev ability. This is a glimpse of evhat eve haee been doing here in .\nn .\rboi, atid evhen in toevn stop by the "House-onthe-Hili" so eve may hear of vour ;icti\ities too. come to their attention. Roger .-Vndersen \r\nPage 4 January, 1956 THE ALPHA PHIJI NEWS NEWS FROM FIJIS EVERYWHEuE TVILLIA.M A. HART '14, has re tired as the director oi advertising for the duPont Company, and has become the president of the Advertising Re search Foundation. He has been a member of the Foundation's bttard since 1953 and has been chairman of tributors. His address is Boulevard Baltimore. de la I.uz 217, Los Jardincs del Pedregal de San ,-\ngel, Mexico, D.F., Lieutenant Paul Geiger, 04056960, Officer Student Co., 85 79th D.U., Ft. Mexico. Holabiitl, Baltimore 19, Maryland. iirayoi of Ea^i Ann Arbor. He had been recently assistant city manager at T\Tstcrville, Ohio. JOHN A. LINDQUIST '50, is an associate for municipal governments in the office of civic affairs of the Ford Motor Company. John was married last June. ROBERT E. MERRILL ',36, has been transferred to Carbide's Tor- rance California plant as area super visor of polyethylene production. He was formerly tvith the Carbide plant at South Charlcstown, West Virginia. He is the father of six children and an outstanding man in the com munity. TOM BREEN '37, and his wife, Dottie, are now in Mexico and plan to be there for the next year if not permanently. He is with the Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation dis adtlress is RICHARD PINKER'I'ON '55, was '43, is now in Philadelphia with the National Analysts, Inc., a market re back in .-\nn .-\rbor for the Ohio State DR. FREDERICK O'DELL '46. was married in October j;o Deborah Lincoln of .\nn Arbor. Brother O'Dell had spent ttvo years in the Navy on a hos]htal ship in the Far East. He is notv in residency in surgery at the University Hospital. ERIC VETTER '54, and FONY BON.\DIO '54, spent a few days to gether at Mount Fiji in Japan, and "sang Fiji songs". Tony was on rest and recuperation from Korea and looked good. He hopes to be out of the Army in time for Pig Dinner. game. He is now a second lietenant in the .-\ir Force, and stationeel at •Madison, T\hsconsin. L.-VRRY GENE COX is notv in preflight training at Pensacola, Florida. His address is N.C. L. G. Cox, USNR, Class 32-55-1, U. S. Naval School, Pre- Flight, N..-\.S., Pensacola, Florida. WII.LLAM Buck" D.-\WSON 45, recently marrieel Rosemary Mann Corson, daughter of Michigan's for mer swimming coach. JOHN BAITY' '55, is now attend ing the I.aw School here at Michigan. He married Jcanie Robinson (Kappa Kappa Gamma) last summer, and they are presently living in Ann ■Arbor. TVILLIAM "Bull" ZERMAN and his tvile, Marian, have been blessed with the arri\al of a baby girl, Carol Margaret. 1OM LEOPOLD '55, is with the ■MIKE SCHERER is still with the field artillery at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma. .-\rmy and is now stationed in Stutgart, We understand that Max is giving the Germany. Army a good taste of "that Leo JOHN UPTON '55, is now at Nav al Officer's School at Newport, Rhode Island, which several other Fijis have attended recently. John was the for mer editqr of the Phiji News. humor". PAUL GEIGER '55, is a second lieutenant with the Army, and is presently attending officer's school in , I PHI GAMMA DELTA ALPHA PHI CHAPTER 707 Oxford Road A Ann Arbor, Michigan FIGHT ^ SUPPORT' 5' WILLIAM 5 1507 Mt PLEASANT ANN ARBOR MICH Form 3745 Requested Second LYONS M. (Tiger) HOWLAND its projects development committee. search firm, as a research executive. >fany thanks to Brother Hart for his Fie hopes to hear from any of you lively interest in this chapter. Fijis in the Philly area. Flis address KENNEDY SFL-VW (Syracuse '50), is: 258 S. 21st Street, Phila. .3, Pa. former Field Secretary, and former By the way, they are expecting their Purple Legionnaire for this chapter, first child. is the new executive assistant to the His AYE TB ASSOGI