Published by Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta New Series Vol XXI CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, JULY, 1957 Awarded Golden Owl At Pig Dinner Time No. 4 Graduate Rush Help Needed by Phi Gams To Add Top Pledges Rushing is Diederich in and charge of Jack Jerry Ford this year, both of whom urge all avail able Phi Gams to provide recom mendations as soon as possible. Special emphasis is given to the rushing deadlines: All recommen dations must be returned to the rushing chairmen within two weeks of the date that the respec tive lists of prospects were dis tributed. According to campuswide rushing rules, no names re turned late can be accepted. Homecoming Tickefs Ken Means '40 will have a limited number of football tic kets in a block for the October L PHI GAMMA DELTA AT ILLINOIS HONORS its 50 year members with The Order of the Golden Owl at the annual Pig Dinner held at the chapter house. Among those attending the dinner and award cere mony were from left to right, seated: Judge Walter C. Lindley, Dan ville, who presented the awards as he received one last Homecoming; .1. R. Lotz '01, Newton Center, Mass.; James P. Kratz, Monticello, 111.; Charles H. Garnett, Oklahoma City, Okla. Standing: William B. Greene, Aurora; Ernie Lovejoy, Chicago; Elmer E. Stults, Evanston; Charles 19 Homecoming game against Minnesota at $4.00. Since the tickets are being disposed of on a first-come, first-seiwed basis. Brother Fijis should con tact Ken immediately at the State Mutual Life Assurance Co., Suite 2015, 309 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago 6, 111., for ducats. .1. Eastman, Los Angeles, Calif., and Elmer L. Garnett, Althus, Okla. Once a boy's name appears on Pig Dinner Boasts Record Size Crowd; Order of Golden Owl Awards Given the rush list, we have only two weeks in which to convince him to choose Phi Gamma Delta as one of the six houses he will be entertain ed by during rush week. During This year, as triumphantly as traveled from Los Angeles for the those two weeks, we will need ever before, the celebrated swine dinner, the three Garnett brothers your help in convincing a boy that re-entered the chapter house to who came from Oklahoma and Phi Gamma Delta is THE house display its roasted hide to a record sized group of Phi Gam graduate Jack Lotz from the East. These men, with their interest members. Jim Corrigan's excellent ing and often humorous tales of banquet handling drew an assem the old days at 401, drew earnest blage of more than sixty graduates attention from all of the Fiji unfor the rainy weekend of Apr. 28. dergrads who noticed alarming We to rush. At the end of the two weeks the boy will receive his rushing invi tations from the Dean of Men's office (all rushing invitations must be sent to the Dean's office instead were especially impressed similarities between their college of directly to the rushee) and then with the interest shown by such days and ours. (Continued on page 3) brothers as Charlie Eastman, who he must choose those all-important six houses. \r\nPage Two THE ILLINOIS FIJI Published July, 1957 THE ILLINOIS FIJI quarterly by Fiji Boosters Phi Fiji-Chi O Booth Named 'Goof-balF Gamma Delta Association of Illi Thanks to the following Phi Gamma Delta for its members and Gam graduates for the interest friends. ,,, they have shown by sending in their subscriptions to the 1956-57 James Ruyle Editor Campus Fair, a small-scale suc ILLINOIS FIJI: Send contributions, news of Dick T. Haas '49, John R. Lotz cessor to Spring Carnival, brought graduates, and changes of address '01, Bud Larson '40, Fred R. Snell Fiji talent to the Armory in April nois and Chi Iota chapter of Phi to the Publication office. Box 713, Station A, Champaign, 111., Chapter House: 401 East John street. Cham paign, Illinois. Their Loss is Mourned S. T. (PREP) HENRY '04 Phi Gams are mourning thb death of Brother Smith Tompkins (Prep) Henry '04 on March 30. He died of a coronary thrombosis at his home in Spruce Pine, N. C. While at the U. of L, Prep was a miler on the track team and a member of the I-Men's Association. Prep had been a vice-president of the McGraw Hill Publ. Co. He At '57 Campus Fair '27, '05, W. '11, Ken Dubach '25, Roy M. Talbot to construct America's new and Glenn A. Waser '33, Richard most popular game: Fiji-Chi O Kritzer '16, Edward M. Bush Goof-Ball. The game was designed chiefly Wallace R. Deuel '26, Robert A. Hershbarger '54, George Shev- to outdo the multitude of others lin '35, Robert G. McCarthey, Jr. which were presented at the Fair '49, Bert A. Shields '27, Jewett and, although there was no formal Cole '37, Julius 0. Randahl, Jr. '39, judging, the vast majority of stu Thomas E. Brown '53, William C. dent interest seemed to converge on our goof-ball setup. Prather '42, Ray Fisher '30. How to Play It Hal Bootz '45, Charles D. Mc An improvement on the sport of Gregor '21, Floyd C. Larimer '21, Robert N. Trapp '34, Vernon W. golf, goof-ball also employs a lim Henry '23, Hammond W. Whitsitt ited knowledge of baseball. Th« '03, Robert M. Vance '41, Robert first step in the play involves the Jenkins '56, Ernie Lovejoy, Jr. '20, contestant putting a golf ball up Ernest G. McKay '20, John R. a steep incline at the top of which Littler '44, William S. Kinne, Jr. a paddle wheel arrangement either '36, John S. Jones, Jr. '50, Leonard sends it on to a hole or returns withdrew from active business, re taining a consulting connection H. Steele '42. it to the contestant. when he was about 45 years old, Jerry Ford, the ball retriever, Let's add your name to this list so that he and his family could live right now! discovered a defect in the paddle a life more to their liking in the wheel which frequently sent him hills of North Carolina. crawling dog-like under the lowDuring World War II, he re Chi iota Chaper Hosts slung apparatus in search of mis Bi-Sectional in April guided golf balls. turned to active duty as Washing ton representative for McGraw. At Spruce Pine, Prep was more Win A Badge Chi Iota chapter was proud to Ford, having retrieved a handful active than ever in the develop present itself on April 12 to 14, of balls, would pitch a salvo of ment of the community and was while playing host to sections 12 them, in baseball fashion, to Dick involved in many businesses and and 13 of Phi Gamma Delta. Schaeffer who redistributed them The bi-sectional, having been among the contestants. Those play projects. His principal activity was that of owner and publisher, with more than adequately arranged by ers who were dextrous enough to McClelland, consummated see their ball all the way to its his wife, of the Tri-County News, Dave generally know as the finest news several profitable conclusions con respective hole won an elaborate paper in the southeast. He also cerning common chapter problems. badge from the colorful board of rushing programs, ribbons made by our co-partners, ran a dairy farm and lived on the Scholarship, where he supervised the and national fraternity relations were among the important topics work during most of that period. Mrs. Henry; a son. Stokes T. discussed. The highlight of the weekend Henry of Staten Island, N. Y.; and a daughter in Spruce Pines, N. C. came with the interesting speeches made by a few of our eminent survive. graduate members. FREDERICK F. GRECO '52 Brothers Bill Carmichael, Illi Fred Greco, '52, president of the chapter, was killed April 13, 1957 nois '42, and George Eshelman, farm the Chi O's. Disaster nearly met with us when a girl contestant invarably, and we think not inadvertently, drove her ball high into the air and clear across the backstop, part of which worried was that Jerry the Ford. We administration might require an insurance policy Washington and Lee '43, chiefs of on the project. The goof-ball apparatus was in land where he was living and sections 12 and 13, respectively, working as a sales representative made brief responses prior to geniously fabricated at the house for Bauer & Black. A note from Ernie Lovejoy's colorful introduc on the nights preceding the fair his widow from Medicine Lodge, tion of the evening's speaker, Hugh as study conditions dropped to a in an automobile accident in Cleve Kansas, where she is living, gave us this sad news and as a J. Baker. new low. The construction was Brother Baker, Ohio State '31, completed by Ed Nagel and Broth memorial to Fred she completed devoted the greater part of his ers, while Bill Fox, Joe Zalar, and the balance of his pledge to the speech to an enlightening explana an Arabian noted for his aesthetic building fund—indeed a fine tribute tion of his office in the fraternity, talents handled the paint brushes. In general. Campus Fail- proved to a most loyal Fiji. In addition to that of legal advisei-. Garnished his wife and a one year old boy, with interesting pei'sonal anec to be a pretty tame version of the Fred leaves his parents who live dotes, Mr. Baker's talk was crisp former hilarious Spring Carnival in Highland Park, Illinois. and eloquent. extravaganza. \r\nJuly, 1957 Page Three THE ILLINOIS FIJI Fiji Islanders All Set for A Big Evening At "401" rfj ALL DRESSED UP for a gala evening of fun at our annual Fiji Island party are these hardj' warriors. And, in a few minutes, they were off to pick up their dates for the party. Fiji Island Party Adds Hula Contest, Marriage Ceremony Fiji Wedding Bells This summer will find many Fijis ready to join the marriage ranks. Moms Day Weekend Brings Serenades, Steak Dinner Treat Donald Jay Drummond and Fijis maintain Susan Black, Kappa Alpha Theta, A group of mothers assembled at Chi lota May 4 for our annual Mothers Day Weekend. Entertain seen. It was good because it was lor's degree in economics and ing us as much as we did them, well organized and well controlled. the moms seemed to enjoy them Susan in science education from Two new attractions, a pingirl selves thoroughly. the U. of 1. at June commence queen and a hula contest, augmen A big highlight of the weekend ment. ted the fun, while an old one, the was the double-header serenade at Many Chi Iota that our Fiji Island party held were married June 18 in Cham May 25 was the best they have paign, 111. Don received his bache Don will enter the service on marriage ceremony, was resumed July 8 and Susan will accompany which John Jenkins and Garee from previous years. Slider warbled tranquil melodies him to his assignment. In Febru Much credit must be attributed ary, they will establish their home to their respective pin-lovelies. An to Dave Zwanzig for his part in in Columbus, Ind., where Don will the proceedings. With the whole be with the Cummins Diesel Co. other serenade was conducted for the mothers outside the Fiji house. house in Kam's basement, Dave On Sunday, Oma Truax, our Donald Dodge Bowers and Lee directed the singing of songs, a Curtiss have chosen June 29 as cook, served a delicious steak din paraphased version of "On Top of their wedding days. Don will ner and was later rewarded with Old Smoky" among others. a present from the mothers. He also tied the temporary bonds marry Patricia Ann Flora, Alpha We thank the moms for their of matrimony for the Fijis, having Phi, and Lee will wed Eleanor E. Palm, Kappa Kappa Gamma. generous gift to the chapter. The distributed a stackful of marriage A late summer wedding is being gift, at the moment, is still in the certificates. Later in the evening, Dave planned by Kenneth Pawlak and proposition stage, namely that of Zwanzig wheedled a sizeable group Barbara Louise Swick, Alpha Chi repairing our much abused Stein- of dark-skinned lovelies into enter ing the hula contest, which in it self was an appropriate tribute to Omega, on Aug. 3. way piano which lies in state in the Thomas A. Ainsley and Joan card room. Brunkow, Alpha Phi recently be came engaged, but have set no date PIG DINNER ENJOYED . . . Polynesian culture. Eda Jones, Bob yet for their wedding. Joan grad Shissler's girl, exhibited sufficient uated from Illinois in June and (Coiifimied from page 1) Bill Greene, banquet chairman, will teach in Elmhurst, 111., this conducted the proceedings follow hei' the Fiji-man trophy. fall. Tom will start working for ing the delicious dinner during Immediately following the hula IBM late in June. which Brother Walter Lindley dis contest, the queen of the pin girls pi'owess as a hula dancer to win for was announced. She tributed Golden Owl awards among justifiably turned out to be Audrey Ostrand, for those who devoted their time the distinguished elder brothers. We hope that this year's dinner, toward its construction. Special Ken Slitter's girl. The island party provided a credit is due Jerry Lippold who as a precedent in its large atten great deal of fun for all and a directed proportional amount of satisfaction party. the construction of the dance, will be only one of a series of such successful Pig Dinners. \r\nPage Four THE Fifteen Seniors Graduate in June ILLINOIS July, 1957 FIJI MaWanDa Initiates Here's The Low-Down Fiji Tom Johnston On Chi Iota's Part In Illini Water Fight Chi Chi Iota lost several men this June. The class of 1957 has been We would like to mollify any extremely outstanding in every re residual alarm that our graduate spect. Not only have the men ex members may have retained from celled in house activities, but also recent journalistic prevarications. as campus leaders and athletes. Note that: 1. The initial contest The fifteen graduating seniors and involved only Alpha Delta Phi fra ternity and Shei'wood Lodge girls' some of their activities are: Thomas Allen Ainsley, president residence, 2. the Sherwood girls of Sachem, Illini Board of Control. were not our quarry as they at John McClelland Armstrong, tacked us, and 3. we were not the advocates of a furthered seige on Sachem, Illini Union Board. Donald Dodge Bowers, Illini For the subsequently attacked houses. We Fijis, admittedly, did not run ensic Association, Arnold Air So for cover upon first sight of the ciety. Dean Richardson Brandt, Zeta oncoming invasion, nor did we plunder Sherwood Lodge in re Sigma Alpha. Robert Gorin Byers, The Illio, dress. Due to the physical location American Society of General En of our house, in the center of the battle grounds, it seemed from all gineering. Donald Jay Drummond, Univer outward appearances to be the for sity Theatre Cast, Men's Glee Club. tress of the aggressors, and so we William Frederick Gendes, YM- were branded and condemned by CA Cabinet, Campus Chest. the University police. Robert Hatfield Little, MaWanUnder existing circumstances we Da, Senior Baseball Manager. seemed to stand at the foot of the Richard Frederick Little, Skull social scaffold for a while, but the and Crescent, Alpha Phi Omega. Sherwood housemother is doing Richard Rex Miller, Tribe of Il her best to exonerate us so that lini, Varsity Football. the administration might reconsid Ralph Wayne Nelson, Varsity er its present opinion of the Phi Football, Freshmen Football. Gams. Dana T. Schubert, Jr. David Randall Walker, Varsity Football, Most Valuable Player on 1956 football squad. Our best wishes go with these no Iota men have been filling coveted currently positions in important campus activities. Tom Johnston was recently initiated into MaWanDa, senior men's hon orary. Dave Cade, Jack Diederich, and Gerry Carlson were elected to Sachem, junior men's honorary. Dave Cade was elected president of Sachem, which is a strong point in Phi Gam's favor for campus leadership. Dave, excelling in fo rensic ability, has done much to deserve this honored position. Garee Slider was elected alumni secretary of the varsity men's glee club, another feather in a Phi Gam's hat. Skull and Crescent honorary for sophomore fraternity men has re ceived and initiated Elby Wallace and Maurie Weaver as our new representatives. Bob Johnston was decidedly the best pledge of the class of 1960 and his name has thus been inscrib ed on the name plate of the wooden owl for his accomplishments. New Graduate Addresses Recent changes in address have Robert Glenn Nesbit, Scabbard Furthermore, Howard Neuberg, been received from the following and Blade, Zeta Sigma Alpha. Dean of Fraternity Men, has ex Illinois Fiji graduates: James John McGill, Accountancy pressed his opinion in the Daily Harry E. Jacoby, Jr. '89, 925 W. Illini that the fraternities deserve Club, Alpha Rho Tau. newest Fiji alumni. student court action nor any new restrictions due to what he referred to as a perfectly innocent water fight. Phi Gam's Rank Eleventh Pi Phi's, Fijis Team For Song Performances In Grades for '56 Fall The Phi Gam's first semester 55th St., LaGrange, 111. Robert E. Wilson '48, 158 Orange Ave., Milford, Conn. Thomas E. Brown '53, 2533 Over St., Abilene, Tex. Hadley D. Davis '52, 840 N. Hali fax, Daytona Beach, Fla. Ronald C. Etherton '59, 640 Rus sell St., Lafayette, Ind. Frederic E. Lee, Jr. '36, R. R. 2, Gary, 111. Frank A. Gougler, Jr. '47, 430 N. Haviland, Whittier, Calif. William F. Schelfelbein '46, 4115 Buckeye Rd., Madison 4, Wis. Charles H. Shoemake '21, 4335 Windom PI., N. W., Washington 16, scholastic average has shown a marked improvement over that of The Pi Phis and Phi Gams joined the 1956 spring semester. Our forces this spring in another of a present house average is 3.51, sequence of performances which bringing us up to 11th place among have brought them first place campus fraternities. awards consistently. As a result of The pledge class average is our winning Sachem Sing in 1956 3.538, tenth highest among all fra and the Pi Phi's winning Shi-Ai teimity pledge classes. The im D. C. William E. Andreae '43, 221 Gra Sing the same year, the two houses provement is striking when com were brought together to sing in combination at both of the 1957 singing events. pared to last year's 3.398 which nada, El Paso, Tex. placed us at the time in 28th place on campus. CLASS OF '42 TO MEET Since 1957 marks the 15th Anni Our selection was entitled "Give LIKE OUR RUSHING BOOK? Me Your Tired, Your Poor" and the If you'd like a copy of our 1957 Daily Illini critics seemed to think that we, as singers, were both Rushing brochure, write the I'ushtired and poor. In our own estima ing chairman, Jack Diederich, 535 tion, however, the presentation was Geneva Road, Glen Ellyn, 111., and versary of the Class of '42, a spec laudable in all respects. Lincoln Lodge Motel. he'll be glad to send you one. ial Fiji Reunion of the '42-ers will be held this year at Homecoming, Oct. 19. A special meeting room for classmates has been reserved at \r\nJuly, 1957 Page Five THE ILLINOIS FIJI It's Nearly A Fiji Quorum Highlight of Pig Dinner Time at Chi lota When U. of I. Alumni Directors Hold Meeting Whan the directors of the Uni versity of Illinois Alumni Associa tion held their meeting in Champaign-Urbana on May 10 and 11, the meeting resolved itself into quite a Phi Gamma Delta affair. The gavel calling the meeting to order was wielded by Wally Leek '34, president of the Alumni Asso ciation and answering "Here" to roll call were Bill Carmichael '42, a new member of the board; Ken Means '40, a director for this year representing the Illini Club of Chi cago of which he is president; and Maury Weaver '60 of Loda, 111., as the undergraduate representative on the board. We dare any other fraternity to claim any such illustrious delega tion. Phi Gam Afhlefes Lead In l-M Golf, Softball Several Fiji athletes were lead ers in the spring sports this semes ter. WATCHING JIM ROHERT^^^ KISS THE PIG as part of the cere monies revolving around Chi lota's annual Pig Dinner are, from left to right: Bob Shissler, Elby Wallace, Dan Chenoweth, Carl Reinhart, Larry Bankart, George Whitney, Jewett Cole, Jack Fishel, and Joe Zalar. Bud Corrigan reached the semi finals in golf, while Dick Peterson News of Fiji Graduates Everywhere did the same in horseshoes. Bob Passaneu was a great aid in softball and he came away with an Lt. Robert A. Hershbarger '55, his wife, and son Larry, 8 months ting four home runs in the Deke old, have been living in Norwich, game. Va., for almost two years now. Bob Yet, in spite of these men, Chi is on active duty with the U. S. Iota dropped to eighth place in Army, assigned to The Transporta intramurals. Although we did well tion School, Fort Eustis, Va. I-M Honorable Mention after hit Brother Talbot, executive direc tor of American Universities Field Staff, is renewing acquaintances and contacts and studying current economic, social, and political de velopment. He will attend the 10th anniversary ceremonies of the In dependence Days of Pakistan and in Softball, and basketball, we could He will be released from active not muster enough points in the duty on Aug. 25 and will return to India in August. minor sports to retain or better our Champaign to see all the Fijis. last year's fourth place. Brother Talbot's wife is a sister His home address in Champaign of Gail, Raymond, and Morris is 1208 W. University Ave. Fisher, Chi Iota graduates. George H. Shevlin, Jr. '35 joined the Vogue Rattan Manufacturing It looks as if James H. Co. of Lexington, Ky., as vice- permanent duty station Kahlert's for the president and general manager the next three years will be the Admi first of the year. He; his wife; ral's staff at the Charleston Mine son Tom, 11; and daughter Terri, Craft Base, S. C., as communica 14, now live at 1729 Lakewood Dr., Lexington in a rattan furnished home, of course. Having missed Homecoming last tions Harold R. Haase '19, 826 Forest Ave., River Forest, 111., sponsored a luncheon classmate. retired and was on his way to Eu Kan. the brothers. To compensate for that, he is now trying to get a Phi Gamma Delta chapter started at the University of Kentucky which is located in Lexington. If he is successful, George feels that Dunphy '20. fied as a stray Gi'eek. his watch officer. rope for a holiday with a stopover Jim '55 was hoping to unearth at the Bismarck Hotel in Chicago. some Fijis down in Charleston, but Fergie's address this summer will has been unsuccessful to date. He be 4 West Parkway, Wichita 8, fall, George doesn't see many of is presently rooming with a Phi he shall no longer need to be classi for Homer Ferguson '19. Fergie has Psi at Carlton Arms Apts., #102, Charleston, S. C. Brothers who attended the lun cheon were Bear Probst '23, Vic Phillips Talbot '36, his wife, and Alderson '20, Huck Sawyer '24, Tucker Brewster '22, Fritz Wagner three children are spending the year in Pakistan and India. They '08, Dick Kritzer '16, and Harp will return to their home in Pel- ham Manor, N. Y. in September. {Continued on Page 6) \r\nPage Six THE ILLINOIS July, 1957 FIJI News of Fiji Graduates From Hers, There and Everywhere {Continued from Page 5) Acres, Webster Groves, Mo., where Regrets came from Ernie Love- Dale is operating superintendent joy, who was in New York; Sweep of Sears, Roebuck and Co. er Bromm in California; Phil Spink William S. Kinne, Jr. '36 reports bolted to a deal; Fritz Fiske and that his three daughters are active Herb Schmitz in Florida. in school. Sara, 17, is a member of Tbe State Mutual Life Assur the class of 1960 at Wellesley Col ance Co. recently put out a bro lege, Wellesley, Mass. Karen, 16, chure honoring Ken L. Means '40 is a junior at Niles, Mich., High who is with the agency of NothNEW VICE-PRESIDENT helfer and Leek in Chicago, 111. Ken entered the life insurance Andrew G. (Andy) Bradt '23, business with State Mutual as an sales manager for G. M. Labora undergraduate at the U. of I. tories, Inc., 4300 North Knox Ave., He has paid for more than one Chicago 41, has been elected vicemillion dollars of life insurance for president of the Phi Gamma Delta the last seven years and, since Association, succeeding Jim Felt joining State Mutual, has been '42, 1006 S. 23rd Ave, Bellwood, consistently among the top under who has assumed the duties of president of the Association. Jim writers in the country. Last year. Ken placed seventh in took over when Walt Benson '40 the entire company with more than resigned the presidency because of a million in paid production on a move to Florida. The Leeks and their children, Walter, Jr., 18, a freshman at Lake Forest College, and Martha, 8, a third grader at Wilmette Central School, live at 1221 Ashland Ave., Wilmette, 111. Bill Read '18, 1922 E. Oakland Ave., Bloomington, 111., writes, "I had a very enjoyable visit in New Orleans in January with Brother E. T. (Jimmy) Colton '17 and Mrs. Colton. "Mrs. Read, daughter Courtney —a Pi Beta Phi at Illinois, and I drove down between semesters. "Jimmy has a very responsible position as secretary-treasurer of the New Orleans Public Service Co. The Coltons entertained us with dinner at Antoine's and a tour of New Orleans the following after noon. It was great to see Jimmy after some 30 years or more." more than 100 lives. He is also a Life and Qualifying Repeating School. Susan, 9, is a third grader. Capt. Len Steele '42 is tsill on duty at Bradley University, Peoria, Round Table for 1956—the highest St., Niles, Mich. Brother Kinne is 111., with the Air Force ROTO unit national production honor attain director of architecture planning and expects to be there for another year. He lives at 2307 W. Barker, able. for the Kawneer Co. Member of the Million Dollar The Kinnes reside at 48 N. 16th Ken, his wife, a Gamma Phi Congratulations to Richard H. Beta, and four children live at 5029 S. Woodland, Western Springs. 111. Wilson '52 on his marriage to Elaine Aniol, a Chi Omega from We have heard from Orin W. the University of Texas, on June Bradshaw '10, 4600 E. Broadway, 14. His bride is from San Antonio, Peoria. He may be sent overseas next year for he has been in the United States for more than five years. Since he missed his class' 10th reunion at Homecoming 1952, to a tour of duty in Hawaii, Tex. Apt. 5, Long Beach 3, Calif. Richard is still working as ad is making doubly sure that he Thomas E. (T-Bone) Brown '53 ministrative assistant to the city get to his class' 15th reunion has been stationed at Dyess AFB, manager of San Antonio and Abilene, Tex., since his graduation studying "off-campus" for his mas from flying school at Laredo, Tex. ter of public administration degree He looks forward to flying trips from the University of Kansas. to Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago and also periodic trips Bob and Ginny Oibbs '43 an nounce the birth of a son, Brian Brother Brown's address is 2533 Murrell, on March 7. The Gibbs Over St., Abilene, Tex. Still single live at 846 Longwood Ave., Los himself, he has heard that Dennis Angeles 5, Calif. Bob is a char Summers '53 has recently become tered life insurance underwriter. overseas. a father. due Len will this fall. Frederick C. Engleman '39'/z, 1224 Mariposa Ave., Boulder, Colo., has spent the past three years as assistant profe.s.sor of management in the School of Business at the University of Colorado. He took a leave of absence on Feb. 1 to join the Denver Division of the Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Co. He expects to remain with the Walter C. Leek '34, new presi company until the summer of 1958, After finishing one more year in the Air Force, Brown plans to dent of the U. of 1. Alumni Asso when he plans to return to univer start architectural practice, prob ciation, is genei'al agent for the sity teaching. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. in ably in California. Dick (Rocky) Raklovits '55, as He formerly was first vice-president of the Alumni Asso sistant on the Illini football and Frances spent two weeks skiing in ciation and is a past president of basketball coaching staffs, has re signed to become backfield coach Aspen, Colo., in January. The food, the mini Club of Chicago. He is on the zoning board in at Western Michigan. He joins a scenery, snow, and fiiends were tops and so they had a wonderful Wilmette, 111., president of the former teammate, Merle Schlosser time. They plan to return there board of trustees of the First '50, M.S. '52, who is head football Rocky, former Chicago next year and make it from the top Presbyterian Church there, a mem coach. high school athlete, of the mountain down without ber of the Union League Club of (Fenger) Chicago, and the Missouri Club of starred in football and baseball at falling. Chicago. Dale E. Brown '29 and his wife The Browns live at 12 Webster St. Louis. Illinois.