Published by Chi lota Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, APRIL 1963 New Series Vol. XXVII Raps of the Gavel No. 3 Fiji Men Active in U. of I. Alumni Association Ask Alumni Help In Rushing Effort By Jim Bauer '64, Des Plaines With the second semester well under way, Chi Iota faces some serious problems. The financial sit uation of spring semester 1961 faces us once again. Due to several brothers moving out of the house and some freshmen who didn't re turn for the second semester, we are presently operating at ten men Iunder capacity. Because of this de ficit we face another problem, that of rush. We are going to have to exercise all of our capabilities in pledging a large Class of '67. I ask that all alumni refer any pros AT THE RECENT U. OF I. FOUNDERS D.\Y CELEBRATION in the Chicago area the following four Chi Iota Fijis were in attendance: Left to right—James H. Felt '42, Founder's Day Co-chairman; Howard we do need top men behind them. Clement '38, President of the Board of Trustees; William J. Carmichael '42, Alumni Association President; and Kenneth L. Means '40, the other Founder's Day Co-chairman. Another Fiji director of the Alumni Associa tion is Neil K. Qiiiim "51, and chairman of the Grant-in-Aid Alumni I'm sorry to have started off on Association Committee is C. E. Lovejoy '20. pective rushees they know of Phi Gam caliber to our rush chairman. We don't need "housebills", but such a depressing note, but if problems are recognized, they of tentimes get the prompt attention which is necessary in this in stance. oonolarship has iiupioved ovei last semester which shows the ben Chi lota Welcomes 10 New Brothers In Mid-March Initiation Ceremonies Chi Iota initiated ten new brothers efits of pledging upper quartile men. We plan to continue this up into the fraternity on Saturday. March 16. The new neophytes of per quarter only policy in the fall. If, however, you know of someone man Bond. Edwin Conner Hackle- who is not in the upper quarter of his class, but who still possesses the other qualities for which we look, drop us a personal recom mendation anyway. Mrs. Forrest, our new house mother as of this year, will have to terminate her service with us the chapter include Rodney Sher man, Jr.. Dean Wessley Swift. Dennis Patrick Flynn, Stephen ternity. Dean Swift has been extremely active in intramural sports compe tition. earning a starting berth on every major house athletic team and being elected to the AIl-IM Douglas Bravard, George Michael basketball team. Dean's father, Arthur D. Swift (Illinois '42) is a Radakovich, William Mark Gold former president of Chi Iota. stein, Robert Dean Nutt, Peter Frederick Huson, and Danny Ed ward Bates. During their period as pledges, Nutt has concentrated on ate. George Radakovich can easily be found at Illinois' football games, in June because her mother has taken ill. The brothers are all dis the appointed that she must leave, for functions as well. Rod Bond re jher presence has added much to corded a 4.4 All-University grade the atmosphere of the chapter in the past months. With hopes of being elected to Phi Eta Sigma, participated on the house basket ball team, serving as a valuable freshman scholastic honorary fra (Please Turn 'Jo Page 2) (Please Turn to Page 2) class established themselves Bob Student Senate and is currently Public Relations Director of Sen in campus activities and house average and has a fine chance of playing his clarinet in the March ing" Iliini band. Using his six foot eight inch frame. Dennis Flynn \r\nPage Two THE ILLINOIS FIJI Published quarterly by Phi Gam ma Delta Association of Illinois and Chi Iota chapter of Phi Gam ma Delta for friends. its members and Graduate Relations Co-chairmen Greg Prosen '64 John Valentini '64 Send Chicago Chicago contributions, news' of graduates, and changes of address to the Publication Office, Box 213, Station A, Champaign, 111. Chapter House: 401 East John Street, Champaign, 111. ASSOCIATION OFFICERS H. P. "Bud" Larson '40, The ,P. Larson Co., Paxton President: Stuart M. Momer '42, Thomas, Mulllken & Mamer, 30 Main St., Champaign Secretary: Gene A. Wallace '54, 335 S. Cedarwood, Danville Treasurer: Frederick E. Lee, Jr. '36, First Nat'l. Bank of Chicago, 38 S. Dearborn, Chicago 3 UNDERGRADUATE OFFICERS President: James A. Bauer '64, Des Plalnes Treasurer: Gregory D. Gwin '64, Streator Recording Secretary; Thomas F. Slattery '64, LaPlace Correspondence Secretary: Victor S. Kamber '65, Chicago second to established All-IM center Bob Watson. Bill Goldstein competed on the house water polo and swimming teams and is currently playing out field on the baseball squad. Steve Bravard gathered IM points for the house on the hi-bar and doubles hand balancing in gymnastics com petition. Ed Hackleman has earned a starting post on the house bowl ing teaim and was recently elect ed by unanimous vote as the fun man in the house. Ed's brother, Mike Hackleman (Illinois, '63) and his father, Edwin C. Hac kleman (Purdue, '29) are also Fijis. Pete Huson served as president of the pledge class, and Danny Bates plans to do extensive work in house rush for the coming year. Ernie Schalk, pledge trainer for the class of '66, has emphasized that the neophytes are "a part of one of the most organized and spirited classes" that he has seen in his four years at Chi Iota. To Save Chapter Money Historian: Send in New Addresses BEFORE YOU MOVE! Eugene L. Tattini '65, Arlington, Va. Raps of fhe Gavel Since the last issue of The Illinois Ask Alumni Help finding another housemother with as many charms as Mrs. Forrest, we are now in the process of inter viewing prospective Chi lota Welcomes 10 New Brothers In Mid-March Initiation Ceremonies niest President: Vice April 1963 THE ILLINOIS FIJI candidates. Because so much of our effort was channeled into Stunt Show in the fall, it looks as though IMs may suffer. Although we have won gymnastics, swimming, water polo, football, and basketball trophies, it looks as though we may have to settle for second place. The remainder of the year looks bright with Mother's Day, Spring Event, and the Island Party coming Fiji the following alumni have in dicated a change of address to our publications office at Box 213, Station A, Champaign, Illinois: Robert E. Bailey '55, 158 S. Ran dolph Way, Tucson, Ariz. Daniel R. Barry '58, 744 W. Wrightwood, Chicago, 111. Harold D. Burr '54, 13232 Am- baum Rd. S., Seattle 66, Wash. Robert M. Eastman '39, 3620 N. W. 65th, Oklahoma City 16, Okla. Norman Harrold '44, 5723 W. River Ave., Milwaukee 16, Wis. Richard Horning '43, 121 Diablo View, Orinda, Calif. a good chapter must make use of Henry B. Housh, II '57, 1303 West Acres, Joliet, 111. Chauncey B. Oliver '12, 2100 Clearwater Dr., Oak Brook, 111. Carl W. Reinhart '60, 4639 Flor ida, Apt. J, San Diego 16, Calif. James T. Robertson '61, 8 Chan- these bonds. I would appreciate hearino from you whether it be. in the form of criticism or compli ment. Your guidance is an asset Elmer E. Stults '07, 2511 Stoer Island Dr., Leesburg, Fla. Vernon E. Wascher '62, Class up. I'll close this letter with a re quest for contact from you. Chi Iota has always boasted strong graduate relations and I believe to Chi Iota. tilly. North Aurora, 111. (Please Turn to Page 4) Passing Mourned of Piatt County Leader, Dr. Stephen Kratz Illinois Fijis were shocked this fall to learn of the death of Dr. Stephen Kratz '40, Monticello phy sician and manager of the Kratz family farms. A coroner's jury ruled his death was due to self- inflicted gunshot wounds. Brother Kratz leaves his wife, the former Vivian Cofoid; his par ents; three daughters, Kristin, Melinda and Anne; and a son, James Piatt Kratz III. Brother Kratz attended the UI from September, 1936, to May, 1940, and obtained his degree in medi cine at the UI College of Medicine in 1943. A great-great-grandson of James Piatt, a settler of Piatt County, he was a veteran of World War II, having served in the Navy. | He was a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve at the time of his death. Brother Kratz was a member of the American Medical Assn., the Illinois State Medical Society, and the Piatt County Medical Society. He was a director of the board of the John and Mary Kirby Hospital at Monticello. He was active in the Piatt County Cancer Society and a professional member of the board. He has served as a director of the Illinois Cancer Society as a rep resentative of his district. He was a member of Roy Hamm Post 101 of the American Legion, a charter member of Boy Scout Com mittee 22, and a past district chair man of the Health and Safety Com mittee of the Arrowhead Council. He was a director of the First State Bank of Monticello, a mem ber of the Piatt County Farm Bu reau, and a director of the Piatt County Soil Conservation District. He was also a director of the Mon ticello Grain Co., and was active in the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Democratic Cen tral Committee of Piatt County, a charter member of the Young Democratic Central Committee of Piatt County, a member of the^ Hickory Hill Hunt Club, and gen-f erally looked upon as a leader of" the community and the county. \r\nApril 1963 Page Three THE ILLINOIS FIJI Chi lofa Alumni Keep in Touch Through Notes to The Illinois Fiji Robert B. Otis '07, 930 Alba Drive, Orlando, Florida, writes: "On February 1st my wife, Doro thy, and I drove up to Leesburgh to visit Minnie and Elmer (Heinie) Stults '07, in their new home at the chapter owes a greater debt of gratitude and appreciation than to Heinie Stults. He has given most unsparingly of his time and serv ices over the years, as is attested to by the many offices to which might serve as an incentive for improvement. The supervised study periods for pledges sound good, but, there must be a lot of actives who belong in the same treatment room. It couldn't have been last year's Heinie he has been elected and in which freshmen alone that accounted for celebrated his 79th birthday last November 19th, an age which com mands respect even here in Flor he has served so ably. He is al ways glad to meet and hear from his old friends, so get busy, you old timers, and drop him a card every now and then. Address to the poor scholarship. "The article by Brother Madix 2511 Stoer Island Drive. ida. "However, I'm sorry to say, Heinie's health has been failing during the past few years, and about the middle of November he suffered a cerebral spasm—some what like a stroke—affecting his speech, but fortunately with no actual paralysis. Under these cir cumstances his care at home was too much for Minnie, so he was transferred to the Lake Memorial Nursing Home, Dixie Ave., Lees burgh. Here he is very comfortable and is receiving the very best of care. He is not bedfast and is up in a wheelchair most of the day. He takes his meals in the dining room, enjoys watching TV in the lounge and going into the warm sunshine on the screened porch. "This cloud hanging over the Stults household does have a very bright and heartwarming silver lining, though, for now comes the Heinie at the Lake Memorial Nurs ing Home, Dixie Avenue, Lees burgh, Florida." From C. H. Pierce '14, 2921 Ramona St., Palo Alto, California, comes this news of two contempor aries: "Word has just been re ceived that Brother Del Richey '14, has been appointed by the Ft. Worth, Texas court as one of three men to serve for life on a three- man board of real estate appraisal for the City of Ft. Worth. Brother Richey also handles many cases for the Veterans Bureau in the southwest. "The directory of members of Phi Gamma Delta has helped me to renew an old friendship of many years. Brother Bill Lackland '14, who makes his home in Los An geles, came across my name and news in The Chicago Tribune of noticed that I was making my December 27th that Allen P. Stults home just four-hundred miles from ex-'35, has been named president him. Bill drove up to see me in a of the American National Bank & twelve-cylinder 1947 Lincoln and we spent a very nice time talking of the old days fifty years ago." Trust Company of Chicago. Allen, oldest son of Minnie and Heinie, was a Chi Iota pledge, but attend ed the U. of I. only one year. In 1933 he took a job as page boy in the American National. Now, after some 30 years holding positions in nearly all of the 11 divisions of the bank, he has reached the top as president. To attain this position of great responsibility and trust in this good old-fashioned Horatio Al- ger style is just about the highest degree of success an American boy can attain these days. "So I am sure that I speak for all Chi Iota Fijis in extending most hearty congratulations to Heinie, Edwin T. Colton '17, 317 Baronne St., New Orleans, La., writes: "The President's Column is a good idea and congratulations on win ning your second straight I-M 1st place award. From the photo and the rundown on past accomplish ments of the new pledges, it would appear that they should help boost the chapter scholastically and in I-M competition, too. "If we ranked 42 among 57 fra ternities, (which looks pretty rank to me) up is about the only direc tion we have to go. Has the chapter Minnie, Allen and family. To have a record of its position among fra news like this come at such a time ternities is Would it be worthwhile to draw a chart which would show this rec certainly most heart-warming to parents, and a just cause to feel most proud and happy. "There is probably no living member of Chi Iota today to whom since its '60, in the December issue contains much food for thought, though I'm not sure why he low rates 'fraternal companionship' and the 'good old TGIF'. As a matter of fact, just what is TGIF? (Editor's Note: Webster's collegiate Dictionary— pun intended!-defines TGIF as "Thank God it's Friday.") "I can subscribe heartily to em phasis on scholarship and partici pation in campus activities that develop leadership and are a heal thy outlet for a man's excess en ergy. However, there is one area which deserves attention—^preser vation of our freedom. The extent to which communism has infil trated campuses all over the U.S. is not only alarming, but it is amazing how many young, intelli gent men have been duped into joining subversive organizations. It is my sincere hope that Chi Iota is not divided but is 100 for the preservation of freedom and our free enterprise system." Did vou know that more Phi Gams contribute to the U. I. Alum ni Association Grants-in-Aid pro gram than any other fraternity? So we learned recently from the committee chairman, C. E. (Ernie) Lovejoy '20. Ernie says, "Actually, I have dozens of Fijis from Cali fornia to New York and from Muskegon to Minneapolis who help us even though they rarely get back to the campus. One of them is Dr. Gilbert (Gil) Roberts '25, who of course was the center for Red Grange in 1923. Gil writes from Pomona, California that his son, Gil Jr., age, 29—apparently he is not a Phi Gam—is one of the doctors on the American Expedi tion now in Nepal preparing to climb Mt. Everest." organization? Brother Corliss D. Anderson '26, have had a much better position in chairman of the finance depart ment of Northwestern University's Graduate School of Business Ad- the past and perhaps the record (Please Turn to Page 4) ord? It is my impression that we \r\nPage Four April 1963 THE ILLINOIS FIJI Chi lot-a Alumni Send News, Views f-o The Illinois Fiji From Near, For ministration, is the author of "Cor and hope to see more of the Far East this summer. Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Philippines are some of the points of intended vis Carl W. Reinhart '60, 4639 Flori da, Apt. J, San Diego 16, Calif., brings us up to date with these lines: "I returned to the good old its. U.S.A. in December after a sixmonth cruise in the Western Paci porate Reporting for the Profess ional Investor" recently published by the Financial Analysts Federa tion. The purpose of the imonograph is to help provide manage ments of publicly owned corpora with the outcome of the Northwest tions matters ern-Illinois basketball contest, as which financial analysts desire to our close friends in this area in clude a fellow officer whose wife is a Tri Delt from Northwestern with a review of have included in stockholders' an nual reports. H. P. (Bud) Larson '40, 343 W. Center, Paxton, says he's at the stage where family interest centers around his children. The Larsons are rightlv proud of son Pete's athletic efforts; he was named to the first team backfield on the All- New England Prep football team and set a school record in yards gained and scoring. The Loomis basketball team on which Pete played guard was undefeated. Se lection to the All-Star team was by coaches and The Boston Herald. The Larsons' oldest daughter Judy had a marvelous time last summer in the Netherlands as an AFS exchange student—she has just now gotten rid of the 15 pounds she collected on Dutch bread, cheese, and chocolates! Both Pete and Judy are heading for college next fall, but just where they're "We were particularly delighted approximately the same vintage as I am, since she recalls the Illi nois Whiz Kids with reluctance). "Keep The Fiji coming—that and Christmas cards are presently the only contacts with the '42s!" Brother Steele's letter was signed: " 'Bird' Steele, currently known as 'Stainless' (that's a name, not an adjective)"! Chicagoland Fijis were pleased to see the front page of The Chicago Tribune's neighborhood section on February 24 devoted to a story and pictures on the "bouncing" young family of Jeff Austin '55. Jeff is now head gymnastics coach at Pro viso West High School in Hillside, but the whole family—wife, Susan, and sons. Curt (6) and Chris (3)— quite literally get into the act. "The Austin's first love is teaching, but Jeff and Susan have been ac not sure. Is there a chance for complished professional trampoline Illinois, Bud? perfomers since high school days. Maj. Len (Bird) Steele '42, whose permanent address remains 125 Broadway, but Fisher, Illinois, whose current service address is Hq. 6146 A¥\AG, APO 76, San Fran cisco, California (translated, that means Korea!) says: "Don't run across too many of the brothers The couple, perhaps accompanied by Curt, will be touring the East this summer. Advocates of "to getherness", the Austins feel that tumbling is a wonderful way to keep the family a close-knit unit. Coincidentally, the head football coach at Maechtle Proviso West is Don '46. here in South Korea, but continue to enjoy the news from The Illinois Fiji. It is especially appreciated when serving outside the Continen tal Limits. "Believe I mentioned before that this is a MAAG (Military Assist ance Advisory Group) assigment and therefore I have my faimily with me. We have a completely self-sufficient little military com munity, complete with a 9-hole golf course. Although this is considered fic. Waiting on the pier for me was my wife Carol and my three-monthold daughter Debbie. Debbie, now seven months old, is certainly a lot of fun. "Bob Young dropped into San Diego about a month ago on a training flight from his base in Texas. We spent a very enjoyable evening at the officers club re calling old times at the Fiji fun house. "I am due to leave the Navy in September of this year and will probably return to the midwest to seek employment." See you at homecoming, Carl! Vernon E. graduated University February, training at Wascber '63, who from Northern Illinois in January, has, since been undergoing pilot the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida. His present address is also listed elsewhere in this issue. Although many alumni were in attendance at the recent Pig Dinner, there were some alumni who for various reasons were unable to be present and they were sorely missed. One very familiar face that was_ absent was that of Ernie Lovejoy, '20, who hasn't missed a Pig Dinner in years, but who was in Ber muda this year. Brother James Van Doom, '25, Quincy, had made plans to attend this year, but had to change them at the last minute when the dedication After two years in Germany and 3h! years total service, Dan Barry '58, is now back home and is em ployed at Chicago's Youngston Sheet & Tube Company. (See ad of the new church of which he is dress list.) W. M. (Al) Harnish, in Europe as executive officer of the USS Enterprise. Congratulations and a tip of the Fiji hat go to Owin H. Ackerman '59, 208 W. Hazard, Peoria, who was elected president of the Peoria graduate chanter last December. a member was re-set for Sunday, April 21st. And other alumni are just too far away to possibly make the trip, as is Navy Capt. Send In New Addresses (Continue