THE BOILERMAKERTFIJI Lambda Iota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.ANA, MAY, 1958 Vol. XLVI Alpha Graduate Chapter Votes Reorganization New President iJack Coffin Heads New Fall Cabinet Lambda Iota recently elected a new cabinet to direct house activi ties during the coming academic by Roger G. Gay '55 The Alpha Graduate Chapter, i on March 29 at the Annual Pig Dinner, reorganized and formed year. John 0. (Jack) Coffin, from Anderson, Indiana, was chosen two new corporations, which are dustrial Economics and is a vice- the Alpha Graduate Corporation of ; president in Student Union. He has the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Del- ' fa at Purdue University, and the Lambda Iota Graduate Corpora- • also served on the Greek committee and the Junior president. Jack is majoring in In committee. Our newly elected treasurer is tion. John R. (Dick) Marshall, who is Since the Alpha Graduate Chap ter was to expire on Sept. 17, 1962, action of some kind was necessary Wlm-- also in the school of cie, ence of the chapter. Therefore, the | probation chairman past year. Dick is a Board of Directors looked into the possibility of incorporation. By taking this action of reorganiza tion at the last Pig Dinner meet ing, the present Alpha Graduate Chapter is exempt from paying any personal or real property tax, i so long as the 1953 "Not For I AN APPEAL FOR HELP IN RUSH Profit Corporation Act" of the Once again, we in the under General Assembly of Indiana is not repealed. This incorporation graduate chapter are appealing to also avoids the reliance upon the all graduate brothers to come to Assessor's Discretionary Act of our aid in rush for the summer presently exempting fraternity and fall ahead. We have planned property from real and personal our first summer rush for the week Industrial Economics. Dick hails from to preserve the continuity of exist property taxes. Week Prom Indiana, and has Mun- served during as the member of Skull and Crescent honorary and was the vice-president of Junior I.F.C. He is presently a vice-presi dent in Student Union. Richard W. Green from South Bend was chosen recording secre tary. Dick is in civil engineering and like all the other cabinet mem bers, is I.F.C. a for junior. Active in the three years, Brother Green is now a senior executive in this fraternity organization. Serving as corresponding secre tary for the next year will be end of June 7 and 8. If you have Sammy Joe McClure from Vinno way the name and information about cennes, Indiana. Sam is a distin any rushee whom you would like guished student, having set an out This reorganization in (Contivued o>i page 2) Board of Trustees Promotes Two Fijis for us to entertain at that time, standing academic record in the or during the coming school year, School of Agriculture. He has also please notify the house. Any de been active in Hoof and Horn club. tailed information you send will be As historian, the chapter has promise chosen James J. Stukel, who is faithfully to rush each and every studying for a career in mechan man recommended to us. We want ical engineering. Jim is from Jolto stress the importance of getting iet, Illinois, and has been the house these names to us as soon as pos song leader during the past year. sible. He is the first tenor saxophone advisor and scholastic chairman for player in the Varsity, Marching, the national fraternity, was pro Symphonic, and Symphonette Uni moted to full professor in the de Lambda 5ofa Welcomes versity bands, and just this year partment of English. Dr. Richard Four New Inif-iates became the proud owner and lead E. Grace, ('51, Purdue) president The Purdue University Board of Trustees recently announced the promotions of two Phi Gam faculty members. Dr. Richard H. Crowder, ('31, DePauw), chapter faculty ! of great help, and we Formal ceremonies on Thursday of Alpha Graduate Chapter and evening, March 27, proclaimed the er of his own dance band, "The Purple Legionnaire, was elevated initiation of four new members of Spotlighters." to an associate professor of metal Lambda Iota. Received into mem In addition to the above officers, lurgical engineering. Our heartiest bership were Otto Ernest Beckei David P. Jones from Lafayette, congratulations to both. We al FE-2, Chicago, who is working in and Edward J. Evans, Jr. from ways enjoy having these brothers Student Union; Richard Brinkman North Salem, Indiana, were chos visit with us and once again we Olerich IE-6, Elmhurst, 111.; John en steward and house manager reWinston Robbins Sc-4, Lafayette, ;spectively. thank them for theii' continued un 12, Indianapolis, who is participat- selfish service to Lambda Iota and who is working in Student Union; to Phi Gamma Delta. and Robert Meredith Woodard FE- Iing in wrestling and baseball. \r\nMay, 1958 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI BOILERMAKER FIJI Mothers Honored By Lambda Iota This year we observed Mother's Day on the weekend of May 10 and 11. The program began with a lunch in the chapter house for the brothers and their Moms, fol lowed by the chapter's participa tion in the All Campus 'QvxutZ^' Sing which was held in Published regularly throughout building. The Mothers the school year by the Lambda kick out of our singing Iota chapter of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity for its alumni and friends. Clarke C. Miller '59 News items and changes of ad dress should be sent to the Pub lication Office, Box 442, W. La fayette, Indiana. CHAPTER OFFICERS President: John O. Coffin '59 Anderson Treasurer: John R. Marshall '59 Recording: Secretary: Richard W. Clreen *59 Muncie South Bend Corresponding Secretary; Sammy Jos McClure '59 in the af ternoon, but we must admit that we have sounded better. Hence, we James J. Stake) *59 FACULTY Richard '81, LeGrande Marvin this time last year. The activities for Is Fiji of Reknown Sunday in Joliet, III. by the pledge class which was very gratifying to their Moms. The en tire family was invited to the Sun day noon meal, thus capping a DePauw, ALPHA GRADUATE CHAPTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS President: Dr. R. E. Grace, *51 * enjoyed their able response, which they had been practicing since cluded a hearty breakfast prepared ADVISOR H. Crowder, W. Lafayette night. After the evening's entertain ment the mothers were escorted back to the house, which was evac uated for the weekend by the brothers for the purpose. At hours, we serenaded them and very much Vincennes Historian: Vice the Union got a big failed to qualify for the finals that Editor Dr. University most enjoyable weekend. Lafayette President: Larry Lane, '50 * Secretary: Roper Gay, '55 * West Lafayette Ne^vs And Notes Lafayette Elvin Treasurer: R. J. Rudolph. '4H * Lafayette Other Members R. C. Johnston. Jr., *50 Indianapolis S. E. Fenstermaker, Jr., *85. .Indianapolis W. W. Heath '45 * W. Lafayette William Covert, '84 Indianapolis N. J. Randolph, '49 * Inilianapolis J. O. Bradshaw, '8.5 W. Lafayette R. O. Friestoe, '25 Imlianapol's C. M. Hnrner, '.54 * W. Lafayette H. C. Ryd'-.r, '49 ♦ ... Indianapolis N. H. Shortridpe. '49 • 1 nlis W. K. Oyler, Jr. '52 W. Lafayette * Denotes directors of Lambda Iota Cor- H. Seaton, Lambda Iota salutes Brother LeCrande Marvin as a Fiji of Re- known. "Duke" Marvin is pictured above during his visit to the chap ter recently, where he attended the annual Pig Dinner. After spending three and one- half years at Purdue (1898-1902) he was called to Cuba to take 1410 charge of reconsti'uction and re '43, of N.E. 103rd St., Miami Shores, Fla. building in that country for the is an electrical contractor in United States government. In ad dition to supervising the recon Hugh M. Williams, '51, of 2293 struction program, he also design Miami. Parkwood Dr., N.W., Warren, ed the Custom House in Havana. Ohio, is a contact engineer with It was during his residence in poration. the Packard Electric Division of General Motors Corporation. He and his wife Jere Lou (Church), Pi Beta Phi-Purdue, have two chil since his return. Alpha Graduate Chapter dren, Linda Lou, Hugh, 6 months. Indiana Public Service Commission 2; and Scott (Continued from page 1) changes the Alpha Graduate Chap Cuba that Lamlida Iota was in stalled at Purdue, but he has lieen a loyal Fiji through Brother Mai'vin was the years with the Frederick Earl Jones, '35, of 728 for six years, served as Construc Cowing Ave., Muncie, Ind., is as tion Engineer for the Indianapolis ter execpt that we now have two sistant chief inspectoi', Deico Remy Sanitai'y Department for six years, corporations. The Alpha Gi-aduatc Div., General Motors Corp. He and and has been a Consulting Engi Corporation still performs all of its past duties; however it no long er has possession of the real estate and personal property of the Lambda lota Chapter of Phi Camma Delta, but it has relinquished this responsibility to the Lambda Iota Corporation, which is made up of nine Directors who are also Directors of the Alpha Graduate his wife Millicent (Clancy), Kap neer foi' many years. At present, pa Alpha Theta-Purdue, have four he is Structural Engineer for the children, Sandra 17; Kent, 8; Bill City Building Commission with of 7; and John 5. fices at 304 City Hall, Indianapolis. William V. Covert, '34, of R.R. Born Dec. 14, 1876 at Frankfort, 14, Box 870, Indianapolis, is chief Ind., he was married in 1914 to engineer and a director fo the Dia the late Florence B. Atkinson. To mond Chain Co., Inc., Indianapolis, this union was born two daugh- "Squeak" and his wife Dorothy tei's, Mrs. Helen Baker and Mrs. have three children, Jeff, 13; Steve, Esther Pinkertcn. He resides at 11; and Helene Louise, 4. 1304 N. Delawai-e, Indianapolis. Corporation. Upshur F. Turpin, '18, is now Details of this reorganization were worked out excellently by the living at 225 S. Boundai-y St., Spruce St., Philadelphia is study devoted assistance and the legal DeLand, Fla. where he is a con ing at the Wharton Graduate Bus iness School, University of Penn advice of Brother Henry C. Rydei' sulting engineer. Harry D. Ballard, '53 of 3733 sylvania. '49, of Indianapolis. \r\nMay, 1958 Page Three THE BOILERMAKER FIJI tSiahUaltti^ (U Pia ,Jk, 9 Photo upper left of speakers table shows, from left. Bob Wor- ley, outgoing president; Dr. E. A. Trabant, Occidental '40, the speak er; Roger Gay '55, toastmaster; Jack Coffin, newly elected presi dent (behind Gay); Charlie L. Sargeant '26, Section Chief; and Dr. R. E. Grace '51, president of Al pha Graduate chapter and Purple Legionnaire. In photo above, pledge brothers smile approval as youngest pledge Chuck Riepe ap propriately smacks the pig. Photo 56th Annual Pig Dinner Termed lower left shows some of the 140 Lambda lota's Most Successful nual feast. brothers who gathered for the an On March 29, Lambda Iota cele toastmaster, Roger Gay '55, ad brated its 56tb annual Pig Dinner visor to fraternities at Purdue. News of Alumni After a couple of Brother Gay's at the chapter house. George M. Pearse, Jr., of The festive day began with the very apropos stories and a few in Bayberry Hill, Avon, Conn, is pres arrival of the graduates Saturday troductions, the pledges gave their ident of Pearse-Pearson Co., West afternoon. At four o'clock, there renditions of the nicknames that Hartford, Conn. He and his wife was a meeting of Alpha Graduate the undergraduates had given Katheryn (Bourne), Kappa Kappa Chapter, and the dinner followed them. This traditional part of the Gamma-Purdue, have two sons, amusing and George, 20, a student at Dart mouth College, and John, 17, a stu Speaker of the evening was Dr. dent at the Loomis School, Wind E. A. Trabant, who graduated sor, Conn. George is seci'etary of from Omega Kappa chapter at the Hartford Graduate Chapter of the reading of "The Fiji Pig is a Occidental College, Los Angeles, Phi Gamma Delta. Bonnie Beast" by pledge Dennis in 1940, and who is now head of promptly. There were 140 l)rothers pres ent for the day of meeting old friends and renewing happy mem ories. The dinner commenced with program was very everyone enjoyed it. James D. Idol, Jr., '52, of .'12.13 Hykes. Following this, LeGrande the school of Engineering Science Chadbourne Rd., Shaker Heights, Marvin '02, welcomed the arrival at Pui-due. Dr. Trabant's speech Ohio is a research chemist with of the beast with the traditional was very interesting and all who the Standard Oil Co., (Ohio), kiss on the snout. Pledge Chuck attended agreed that it was one Cleveland. Riepe then gave the pledges' ap of the best Pig Dinner speeches proval of the affair with a kiss on the pig's other extremity. Then ever beard at Lambda lota. After the dinner, a social getthe meal of ham, mashed potatoes, together was given by the mem mixed vegetables, and api)le pie bers of the Alpha Graduate Chap was sei-ved. ter at the Elks Club in Lafayette. After the meal, committee chair Everyone agreed that this year's man Bill Carson '60 introduced the Pig Dinner was one of the best in the history of Lambda Iota. Never theless, we hope that next year's dinner will be bigger and better and that even more of the grad uates will be able to attend, \r\n0 ' Page Four May, 1958 THE BOILERMAKER FIJI FIJIS NEAR TOP Lambda Iota Cops Ekklesia Slated For September 3-6 Big Ten Trophy IN I-M TRACK The all-fratemity track meet was held Friday and Saturday, April 25 and 26, with Phi Gamma Delta accumulating a total of 22V2 points to add to their total intra mural score in the competition for The eighth annual Phi Gam Bii Ten Basketball Tournament was held on March 8 at the Universitjy The 110th Ekklesia is scheduled for Swampscott, Mass. (12 miles out of Boston) on September 3, 4, 5 and 6. It will be the first canniof Illinois, the home of Chi chapter. Victorious in three haid balian conclave in New England in fought games with the Fijis of 29 years. A resort hotel, the New Ocean the annual intramural crown. The Northwestern, Wisconsin, and In Fijis were outdistanced in total diana, the Boilermakers emerged House, will be official headquarters. point winnings by only two com the champions of this contest for The Ocean House is operated on petitors—Sigma Chi which gar the third time in the last four nered 35 points and Kappa Sigma years. Although their brother oppon which nosed us out for second ents were good ball players with place with 23 points. Fiji fighting spirit, the Purdue Most of the track events were squad, led by captain Jim Evans, run in three or four preliminary won all of their games by a mar heats. Final tabulations awarded gin of sixteen points. After win points to the Fijis in the following ning the championship game over events : Indiana by the score of 67-46, the 440-yard run—4th place to Lu Lambda Iota team was awarded cas; 100-yard dash—2nd place to the traveling championship trophy. Orrill; 220-yard dash—1st place to The members of the winning Orrill; high jump—2nd place tie to team were Mel Corley, Jim Evans, Skillman and Smyth of Pi Kappa Dick Green, Bill Hanley, Charles Alpha; pole vault—3rd place to Leftault, Don Linder, Jim Lutton, Corley; mile relay—4th place to Sam McClure, pick Powell, and our team of Lutton, Lucas, Orrill, Jim Stukel. and Skillman. Responsible for amassing the the American plan (room and three meals) and attractive rates are offered. They run from $10.75 to $15.00 per day per person. The social program includes the chapter reunion luncheon and the stag smoker on September 3, the grand Ekklesia ball on September 4 and the traditional Ekklesia ban quet on September 5. A registra tion fee (not expected to exceed $20.00) will cover these events. It is expected that more than 750 Fijis will attend this biennial gathering. The delegates from Lambda Iota Chapter are>.^ be Jack Coffin '59, Anderson, Dick Marshall '59, Muncie, and Dick Green '59, South Bend. These brothers have just Edgar C. Rowland, Jr., '51, of 22V2 points were the members of been elected president, treasurer, the Fiji intramural track team, 3501 N. MacGregor Way 47, Hou and recording secretary respective composed of Jim Lutton, Jack ston, Tex., is a market analyst for Lucas, Larry Skillman, Bob Orrill, the Continental Oil Co. Clifford A. Ives, '52, of 5716 Bill Hanley, Mel Corley, and Kent Beaumont, LaJolla, Calif, is an Fredrick. engineer with Convair in San Diego, Calif. Cliff and his wife News of Alumni Jacquenline (Crichlow), Purdue, ly for the coming year. At the present time, there are five other members of the chapter who are making plans to attend and we look forward to seeing many Grad uate brothers from Lambda Iota. have three children, Clifford, 5; Edward Thaddeus Munroe, Jr., Catherine, 3; and Debra, 1. Wayne J. Burton, '03, of 6029 Robert W. Loehr, '37, of 2150 '26, of LaMesa, Calif, died July 27, Catesave, St. Louis 12, Mo. writes, Mars Ave., Lakewood, Ohio is an 1957. He had been a salesman with "While I am retired from active the Coast Packing Co., San Diego, instructor at the School of Busi service (and salary) from the Mis ness, Western Reserve University, Calif. souri Pacific Railroad, I am busier Lewis S. Campbell, '42, of 1811 Cleveland where he is also work than ever and less time to spare. ing on his doctor's degree. Bob Our three grandchildren in Ari and his wife Margaret have three zona are a focal point for a yearly children Jacquenline, 16; Richard, drive of about 5,000 miles round 13; and Thomas, 10. trip. Attend local clubs and hob Willis H. Knipe, '46, of 121 bies include color photography, op Kingston Rd., Kokomo, Ind., is an E. 64th St., Indianapolis, is a pro duction department head with the Eli Lilly Co., Indianapolis. Lew and his wife Marni recently an etc. Have designed and made spe president and manager of the Leb nounced the birth of their son Bruce Scott. tics, stamps and shop, where I am officer in the Army. Willie and his Robert W. Lind, '33, of 1017 N. equipped for metal turning, milling wife Dorothy have two children, East St., Lebanon, Ind. is vice Kathryn, 9, and Julia, 5. Richard H. Pletcher, '57, of 3853 Yosemite, San Diego, is a naval astronomical photographs. A mild officer, USS Catamount, San Fran heart attack last June has slowed cisco. He was married June 9, 1957 cial apparatus for testing camera shutters for macrophotography for me down—I hope, temporarily." (Ed. We hope so too, "Judge.") to Carol Jean Robbins. anon Concrete Products Co. Bob and his wife Alice have two girls, Sharon, 15; and Suzie, 8. Mitchell J. Vogel, '51, of 5815 W. 78th Terrace, Prairie Village, Kan. is assistant general manager of Artmaster Yearbooks, Inc., Mis sion, Kan. Mitch and his wife Emily (Mauzy), Pi Beta Phi, Pur due, have four children, Kathy, 5; Robert N. Supple, '57, of 420 E. Ronald W. Payne, '55, of 3377 55th St., Indianapolis, is serving Meadows Ct., Indianapolis, is a with Hg. Co., 23rd Trans Bn. APO product engineer with Western 24, San Francisco, now in Korea. Electric Co. Ron and his wife Sal- He writes that his marriage is lie have a three-month-old daugh , "coming soon and you're all invit- Chip, 3; months. Ied." ter, Kathleen. Brad, 2; and Doug, 4