Phi Gamma Delta, DePauw University. Greencastle, Indiana Vol. 102 Fall 1957 Fijis Boast First Lady of DePauw Campus Rush Committee Looks Ahead, Aid From Grads Asked Mom to 'Her Boys', March 8 Date Set For GenioS Hostess, Pig Dinner Celebration Now is the time for high school seniors to visit DePauw's campus. The wheels are in motion for a Mother bigger-than-ever Pig Dinner held Our Rush Committee, headed by annually in conjunction with In Annual State Day Brothers Bob Whiting and Phil itiation. To Be Held Dec. 6 Smithy has done a real job in A new precedent—announcing lining up 23 really fine men for Norris Pig Dinner and Initiation our present pledge class. We are proud to introduce to you at this time our new House date—well in advance of the oc casion has been set. As far as can Mrs. Helen Dailey. The 92nd Annual Beta Gradu ate Chapter State Day banquet and song fest for the five chapters | It's time now to begin looking be ascertained, this is the first of Indiana and Section IX is j ahead. With the campus social time any pledge class on campus scheduled for Friday, December calendar in full swing and with has known the date of their in 6th. It will again be held at the itiation more than a month be Columbia Club in Indianapolis. college the foremost thought in a high school senior's mind, we're interested in entertaining your "recommends" now. Lambda has begun intensive March 8th is the date this year. work on its two songs for the oc fore the date. Mark it on your calendar now and plan to be with us for this big Lambda is now in a position alumni-chapter get together. Ar where it can choose very care fully only prospects. casion—^titles formation. are Our classified freshmen in have promised to keep the Flowing well polished should we rangemcnts have been made for Bowl win it. a real-fcr-sure pig. The Chapter and Board are Speaker for the evening will Through graduate working together in an effort to be Brother Rowland Burnstan, top-notch freshmen brothers, like yourself, we hope insure a large number of return Lafayette '25, President of Borgto locate senior men outstanding ing Graduate Brothers. Mrs. Dailey came to us from In Selec Warner International^ a Fiji re in the areas of scholarship, acti tion of a speaker had not been cognized world-wide as a leader dianapolis. She has two daugh ters, Peggy, DPU '56, and Deddie, vities, athletics and personality made at press time but will be in business and industry. DPU '59. She also has a son. Dr. . . . to "sell" them on DePauw announced soon. Brother Joe Coffin, Lambda '33, and subsequently pledge them for our freshman class next Septem ber. Look over the senior class in your home town school for po tential DePauw and Phi Gam ma terial; drop us a line and let's get your man to campus for a weekend. Fifteen of the current 23-mem- ber pledge class are with us as a direct result of recommendations of graduate and undergraduate brothers. See YOU at the chapter house President of the Beta Graduate Frank H. Dailey. Dr. Dailey, a Chapter will serve as toastmaster. graudate of the Indiana Univer March 8th. sity Medical Center, is now serv ing in the Air Force. Besides carrying out the many duties of 3 House Mother, Mom Dailey finds time to entertain the qualifications, has been elected Brothers with her harp. Before Force Heads Freshmen Jim Force, Phi Gam pledge President of the Freshmen Intercoming fo Lambda Mrs. Dailey from South Ha fraternity Council. The Council served for eight years on the staff ven, Mich., has is made up of one freshman rep of the Bay View School of Music been accorded resentative from the highest of each fraternity on campus. fice available to Inasmuch as undergraduate a freshman on the DePauw classes are not organized by years at DePauw, freshmen depend on Jim, who the FIC for leadership in much at this time; now is the time to start the ball rolling for "your c a m e to Lambda with a long list the same way upperclassmen look boy". of church and school leadership to Kappa Tau Kappa. We're working on several leads campus. in Pe,toskey, Michigan. She has studied extensively in Chicago and New York, and has played in numerous concerts throughout the United States. Those of you who visited the House Old Gold Day or on Dad's Day enjoyed, with us, (Continued on Page 4) \r\nPAGE TIGER FIJI 2 FALL 1957 TIGER FIJI Vol. 102 No. 1 EDITOR ASSISTANT EDITOR J. T. Phipps, '59 Phil Smith, '59 THE MIDNIGHT OIL By J. T. Phipps elected "If it were possible to give 100 President of the Beta Graduate Chapter in Indianapolis. * CONTRIBUTORS—Art Goetz^ '58, Dave Sowersby, '59, Phil Mow, '60 points for hospitality on a Cheney * * Brother Jamrs E. Honan, '40, 20 Mike Tennery, '59 Cub report, this chapter would S. Shirley Ave., Moorestown, N.J., g?t them." has been appointed assistant man The "Tiger Fiji" is published quarterly by Lambda Chapter of Bud Mangels, Zeta '56, new Fiji ager of the Interstate Milk Pro Phi Gamma Delta at DePauw University for its Graduate Members Field Secretary, recently visited ducers' Cooperative of Philadel and friends. the chapter house for inspection, phia. Please send news and changes of address to the editor at the PHOTOGRAPHER recommendations and commenda Chapter House, 1002 S. College Ave., Greencastle, Ind. 25 Fiji Grads Return to * * * tions. Among his "bouquets" was Brother Angier B. (Cap) Steele, the above statement. As it was. '40, has joined the Olin Ma'thieLambda got the full ten cordiality son Chemical Conporation as sales points. manager for Olin Aluminum. « ♦ * * * Brother Richard C. Murray '29, Dr. John F. Olson, '41, has been Executive Secretary of Sertoma named assistant to the Chancellor International, writes from Kan at Syracuse University. Dr. Ol sas City that it might seem son, a member of the faculty at Returning to the scene of their cock '51, Charlie Hall '53, Ralph strange a DePauw graduate Syracuse since 1948, has been an college days, many of the gradu Riecker '54, Bob Gephart '55. should be a Purple Legionnaire Celebrate Old Gold Day ate brothers came back to cele From the class of '56 cams: of another chapter at another uni brate another Old Gold Day at John Tipton, Bruce Parker, Chuck versity. associate professor of Bible and religion there. He received hi.s It's happened, though. B.S. T. and Ph. D. degrees from Brother Murray also has two sons Boston U. and served as a navy The week end was spiced with The '57 class was represented at Pi Deuteron chapter, Kansas renewals of old friendships, Fiji by: Jerry Williams, Bob Bock, University. One is currently a chaplain during World War II. He is the author of several works hospitality, and some of Nina's Chuck Kirkdoffer and Don Vance. member of the Cabinet and the on historical theology and makes home cooking—not to mention other was initiated last March 15. his home at 102 Kensington Rd., DePauw's 32-7 triumph over Val DePauw. Merriam, and Kurt Mahrdt Jr. paraiso. In all, 25 brothers re Chicago Luncheon turned to DePauw. Several of the graduate broth ers returned Friday night, while the undergraduates prepared a huge 20-foot Hallmark card for the homecoming exhibit. They talked over their college days and Good Contact For DePauw Rushees * Brother elected * C.M. president Syracuse. * Ogle, '14, * was of Associated * * Charles A. Tucker, '43, is now and advertising Dailies of the North Carolina general sales Press Assoc. at the annual conven manager of the S.O.S. Company, tion of the association at Nags Chicago. His DePauw will be sponsoring its Head in June. Associated Dailies Johnson Ave. Annual Chicago Area holiday has a membership of more than 111. address is 4425 Western Spring.s, spent the evening visiting old ac luncheon December 23rd at Mar 40 daily newspapers in North Car quaintances. shall Field The oldest graduate to return at least in service to Lambda cago. Brother Samuel G. Clifford Jr., olina. Brother Ogle is president and publisher of the Times-News, '48, has joined the credit depart and Company, Chi Dr. James Loveless, Director of Hendersonville, N.C. was Clarence A. Cook '93 and DPU Athletics, reports that sever the youngest were the' chapter's al thest distances were Barney Kilgore '29 from New York and Chuck Merriam '56 from Olathe graduates and friends of DePauw are also encouraged to be present prospective DePauwites and * * * Brother Carl T. Hilburn, '15, ment of the Old National Bank, Evansville, Ind. Formerly office manager for Crescent Plastics, Inc., of Evansville. In his new post 23 pledges. Also there was a wide Chicago area coaches have been has retired from his accounting variance of distance traveled in invited to attend as guests of the business and resides at 510 33rd he will "handle analysis and in terpretation of financial informa order to return. Among the far University. Graduates, under St. Court W., Brandenton, Fla. * * 41 tion for the guidance of lending officers and loan committees." He Brother Buren H. McCormack, is also an accounting instructor —at their own expense, of course. '30, has been elected a vice-presi in the evening division of Evans dent of Dow Jones Co., publish ville College. Lambda's undergraduate chap After the football game the ers of The Wall Street Journal, ^ ^ ter will be represented and it is liousG was open for all guests and in addition to being re-elected Air Force base in Kansas. doughnuts, coffee and cider were hoped that several good contacts treasurer. The announcement was served. The evening meal was can be made at this affair. Al served to 75, after which Mrs. though it is primarily a recruit Dailey played the harp for the ment program for athletes^ other entertainment of the guests. The outstanding DPU prospects are week end came to an official close with turkey dinner on Sun day noon. Among the brothers that re welcome. made by Dow Jones president Bernard Kilgore, '29. !!( >!i have a good prospect of Fiji cali State Farm Life Insurance Co., ber in mind, why not bring him Brother Joseph J. Coffin, '33, Bloomington, 111. Dr. Loveless has been appointed Vice-PresiClarence A. Cook to the luncheon? '93, Louis Binkley '20, Virgil Ro proudly says DePauw "outdoes dent and general manager of J.I. turned were: >!( Ens. Bill McMurray completed Navy OCS and the Aviation gers '27, Kurt Mahrdt Sr. '28, far bigger schools" in this affair Holcomb Manufacturing Co., Inc., Barney Kilgore '29, Joe Coffin with regard to number of alumni of Indianapolis. He formerly was Ground Officer's School this sum '33, James Pence '34, and Will present and enthusiasm stirred up director of sales and director of mer and is now attending the CIC iam Cooling '36. .Some of the were: among high school upperclassmen. research for the firm which makes Officer's later Mel Allen '53 School in Brunswick, IGa. His address is BOQ, Rm. 238, We'd like to plan on meeting industrial cleaning materials. Bob Bab- you there! Brother Coffin has also been ' NAS^ Glynco, Brunswick. graduates \r\nFALL 1357 TIGER FIJI PAGE 3 Fiji Class of '61 Top-Notch iecordwise By Phil Smith Lambda has a 23-man pledgs class which currently is proving itself outstanding on DePauw's •campus. These men are top- notch by DPU's standards as their high school records help indicate. JIM FORCE, South Haven, Mich, was Governor of his high school last year—the top student government post—served as Jun ior-Senior Prom chairman and has been active in the Congrega tional Christian Church youth program. He was President of his "Association" which includes local groups throughout south western Michigan. He has been on the State Board of Pilgrim Fellowship for two years and was a delegate to the National P.F. Convention in Nebraska. Jim, sixth in a class of 96, has won three letters in baseball, was named Co-Captain last year and in 1956 was the leading hitter in a seven-team conference. Three years on the gridiron have won for him two letters and the title of leading conference place kick er. Added to his collection of awards are two varsity basketball letters. LAMBDA'S PLEDGE CLASS—Front row: Dan Dan Yohe. Spoerl, Don Williamson, Bob Merriam, Don Good- man, Dick Darfler, Don Joyner, Jim Kitchen, willie, Dave Eoeder, Ken Locke. Second row: The first Fiji pledge in the class, Jim Krider, Alon Fisher, Dave Miller, Ted Cal- Jim was recommended to Lambda lis Steve Hershbergar, Bill Morrison, Jim Force, Back row: Bob Perkins, Bob Otto Bob Canfield, Cecil Beeson, Jack Hatcher and Bud Lavery. by Brother James Pence '34. DAVE MILLER, from Royerton class. In the line of public speak High School, Muncie, Ind., at to the National Honor Society as as Athletic Commissioner of the a junior and was President of that Student Association at Morgan ing, he won fourth place in the school's end ranked first in a Il.incis High School Speech Asso class of 96. This, along with his organization last year. Don was Park^ has been Treasurer of the treasurer of New Castle's Hi-Y Freshman Club, as well as serv ciation's after-dinner division. leadership and character qualifi Don was a four-year band mem Athletically. ing on the Executive Committee cations, won for him the coveted his senior year. ber, Co-Art Editor of the yearStorer Scholarship given annually Don earned two cross country and Board of Presidents. Dan is at Royerton and won last year letters as team Co-Captain and a two-year half-mile relay and baok, two letter winner in golf, This past and President of Tuxis, Presby by Brother Richard French '60. collected two varsity letters in 410-yard dash man. Dave has been President of his both basketball and baseball. He year he was President of the terian youth group. BUD LAVERY, Gary, Ind., a local chapter of the National Hon has been prominent in Method Young Life Group, a community or Society and has held offices ist Youth Fellowship activities high school student group with member of both junior and sen in the Pilgrim Fellowship on the on the district level and Presi an average weekly attendance of ior Honor Societies at Lew Wal dent of his local MYF group. state level. DAN YOKE, Urbana, 111., at BOB PERKINS, Moline, 120. A Political Science major, lace, finished in tenth spot grade- 111., Dan is a brother of Glenn Spoerl wise in a class of 242. Bud was Olympians (Latin Club) Presi KEN LOCKE, Gary, Ind., is a dent, participated in the Concert where his exti-a curricular acti ter awards—three in track where vities centered around the "U" he specialized in the 100-yard Lew Wallace graduate finishing Band and the Melody Men, a Club, three school publications, dash and captained the team his high school in the upper fifteen choral group. don GOODWILLIE, South Ha dramatics and music activities in senior year—and two in football percent of his class. He was sen tended Illinois University High has won five major athletic let '58. ior class Vice-President and ven, Mich., has mystified nearly chorus, boys ensemble, as an outstanding fullback. Bcb has been Treasurer, Vice- earned letters in football and the whole campus with his card and the annual operetta. Dan has been active in Boy Scout Prfsidtnt and President of his baseball. A pre-engineering stu t'hcks. bi high school, however, work, having achieved the rank 390-member class and served as dent, Ken has been active in ^he played football four years and of Life Scout. Dan's Brother, Co -Spert.s Editor of Moline High's Westminster Fellowship activities. | made the "all opponent" team. Mike Yohe '57, is now serving yearbook. don WILLIAMSON, Urbana,! Other interests included tennis, DAN SPOERL, a three letter 111. with the Air Force at the Penta was President of Urbana; baseball, track and the school pacluding winner from Morgan Park High High's gon. Student Council, Drum pei-. Castle, in Chicago, is, according to De- Major of a 100-member band, and . He was a Senator in the StuInd.^ finished the school year with Pauw football coach Bob Hicks, three-letter winner in wrestling. d nt government, Pre.sident of the grades sufficient for a fourth spot "an outstanding prospect." He As a sophomore he was Confer-' Catholic Youth Organization and in a class of 184. He was elected has held a major student office ence Champion in the 95-pound (Continued on Page 4) DON JOYNER, New \r\nClub. Don, too, was recom mended by Brother James Pence '34. CECIL BEESON, Hartford City, Ind., stands 6-5 and is basket Cal Luther's He was an. ofiicer on the Council of Knights, Commadore of the Junior Yacht Coach New Annex Will Bring Hi-Y Club, member of the Senior j place bowling team in a tough| Fijis Under Two Roofs terest in automobiles. (Continued from Page 3) ball 1957 Ccmmittee and has an avid in-1 CfCBSS of '61 Wanted!" FALL TIGER FIJI PAGE 4 "Most A chem major with Class Council, was on the first-! league, and participated in the [ Allied Youth Organization. Bob's brother. Chuck Merriam '56, is now stationed at Glathe, Kansas. BILL MORRISON, Marion, O., has been a two-year tennis man, Cecil was awarded a Naval ROTC shot in the 50's on the golf course scholarship to Purdue as well as and participated actively in the a Rector at DPU. He has par intramural program of Marion ticipated in varsity basketball for Harding High. Aacappella choir three years; played center and seventh spot in a class of 90, averaged 17-points per game on and Hi-Y have been his main ex tra curricLilar interests. Bill's fa- a team which has won its section th-r, Alston Morrison, M.D., was al for the past five years. He has a Fiji at Ohio Wesleyan, class of played varsity football two years, and was President of his sopho more, junior and senior classes. '29. BOB OTTOMAN, Elmhurst, 111., won letters in varsity football and JIM KRIDER, Greencastle, Ind., baseball, was Vice-President of the first "townie" at Lambda in the Student Council at York several years has made a com Township High, served as Judge mendable record for himself in on the Safety Court, was elected the Greencastle schools. He has Mardi Gras King by popular vote, been Vice-President of the Stu was a Letter Club officer. Presi Just prior to the beginning of on or about December 15th as dent of Hi-Y, Campus club and school this semester the House plans for interior improvements He won the Corporation purchased the house are progressing rapidly. These im and has participated in track as Elks Club citation for outstanding to the immediate north between provements include the following: well as being a football manager. leadership in his class. our house and the Theta's. This additional plumbing, work on the Jim has held responsible posi Bob is President of the Pledge step was done instead of building flcors (perhaps some tiling), new tions on the school paper and class. an addition which, after all the showers, more wiring and general yearbook, and as a junior attended JIM KITCHEN, Louisville, Ky., estimates were made, proved to furnishings. Nothing elaborate the World Affairs Institute. attended Mooresville High School is to be expected because we be too expensive. We now have TED CALLIS, Manhasset, N.Y., where he participated in band a double lot and an excellent op don't want to invest a great deal maintained an interest in Man dent Council, Hi-Y, and sopho more class, held a "B" average scphcmore class. ) hasset High's Radio Club and four years, was a two-year mem portunity for future expansion of money in an old house. We are also buying at this time enough worked on repair of electrical ma ber of the Science Society, Latin and perhaps a new house. Bringing us together under two Club_ and Music Club. Jim was new desks to equip the chapter chinery and audio-visual aids. He has pursued this interest into the manager for football and base roofs should be a great help in house and plan to move the best recording department of WGRE, ball and freshman class historian. the coordination of the chapter. of the old desks to the new annex. DePauw's FM radio outlet. He was also active in MYF work. This annex will house eighteen Our friends, the Jones's from STEVE HERSHBERGER, Hart men thereby eliminating the five whom we purchased the house, Ted's father is Brother Ted E. Callis '30 Advertising Director of ford City, Ind., was photography annexes that the sophomores and have bought a home in Florida. editor of Hartford City's "All- some juniors live in at the present Their address, if anyone wishes to write is as follows: P.O. Box American" yearbook, took pic time. BOB CANFIELD, Purcell, Okla. 432, Sebastion, Florida. The date for moving in will be has already made a name for tures for the school paper, was the Wall Street Journal. himself on the DePauw campus. Vice-President of the Hi-Y, mem A Rector Scholar and 6-5 basket ball regular on the Tiger fresh Latin Club, participated in bas last year's independent freshmen ofPce in his local MYF. ber of the Student Council and School Paper and a member of MOM DAILEY (Continued from Page 1) the National Honor Society. man teain. Bob was elected by ketball and football and held an Jack was the recipient of the her beautiful harp music. men to represent them on the DAVE ROEDER, Rotary Merit Award for outstand Whitefish ing leadership^ character, Mrs. Dailey has proven equally in planning meals, and proficient serving as hostess for all occasStudent Senate and has served Bay, Wis., won three letters in scholastic achievement. on two major committees. With football, two in swimming and DICK DARFLER, Naperville, sions, and being Lambda's first these time-consuming activities. was Master Councilor of "the 111., was a two-letter award win lady on the DPU campus. Without Bob has managed a "B" average Bay's" DeMolay chapter. Dave ner in football and at the present a doubt Mrs. Dailey will add a at DPU. Back in Purcell High was President of his local MYF. time is playing first string ball great deal to Lambda's noted (he thinks Oklahoma is the JACK HATCHER, West Lafay on DePauw's freshman team. In hospitality and spirit this year, "greatest") he was either Presi ette, Ind., a four-year football high school, Dick won two let and we hope for many years to dent or Vice-President of his player, was selected "Most Valu ters in track and was Co-Captain come. class and Student Council for four able" player, also wrestled four of the team his senior year. He years, was Editor of the Annual, years and was Captain his senior was a Student Council member. senior class trip to Washington played basketball and football, year. Jack played tennis and Chief Justice of the Traffic Court and New York member of Na- and attended Boys State. baseball and at the same time bob MERRIAM, Santa Barb graduated second in a class of 62. ara, Calif,, was a member of the] He wa.s Vice-President of his jun- Student Legislature, was Vice-! ior class. Chairman of the JuniorPresident of the Traffic Safety Senior Prom, 5 and Junior Red Cross Represent tional Honor Society, and WHS ative. Student Council Vice-President. ALAN FISHER, Worthington, He was also a mem,ber of Thes O., was President of his 145-mem- pian Society and Hi-Y, and par- co-editor of the ber senior class. Chairman of the | ticipated in intra-mural athletics.