THE MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED BY THE CHI UPSILON GRADUATE ASSOCIATION OF PHI DELTA 5615 South University Avenue Chicago 37, Illinois 1963 Dear Brother: Greetings to those of you who survived the worst winter in many ye^rs in this part of the country. Those of you who have slept in the Chapter dormitory can imagine what it was like when Chicago recorded the second coldest day of the century (-18° F) and the furnace stopped running. Emergency repairs took care of things'til major work could be completed. The cold weather is all but for gotten with the earliest and warmest spring here already having turned the grass green arid brought out leaves on the trees. Looks like there will be plenty of greenery around for Grass Skirt Party decorations early in May. The most important and pleasant news to report to you since the last newsletter concerns the new pledge class. With some hard work by the Chapter and help from numerous Chicago area graduates Chi Upsilon pledged the outstanding, and one of the largest classes on campus. The members come from coast to coast and various points in between. All have made grades and should be initiated within a month. The group consists of outstanding students (11 are on Scholarships), good ath letes (representatives on the fencing, track and basketball teams), state cham pion debaters (3), musicians, singers (tenors, leads, baritones and bases), and most importantly, real gentlemen. They are: JOHN ARMSTRONG, Riverdale, Illinois BRIAN GORMAN, Chicago, Illinois JACK H. HARRIS, Hammond, Indiana BERNARD HOROWITZ, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NORMAN E. JENSEN, Portland, Oregon EDWARD D. JONES III, Pasadena, California GARY A. KIKEN, Sauk Centre, Minnesota WILLIAM N. KLUESSNER, Atlantic Beach, Florida ALAN S. LIEBERMAN, Chicago, Illinois DAVID P. MIDLAND, Milwaukee, Wisconsin STEVEN R. NELSON, Fergus Falls, Minnesota LAWRENCE SLIFMAN, Portland, Oregon PAUL W. STIVERS, Hammond, Indiana BRIAN C. WHITAKER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania CLYDE WATKINS, Chicago, Illinois (Son of George H. Watkins '36) John F. Gulp IV '65, Recently of Palatine, 111. and now of Boston was initiated early in April. Alan G. Bemis '61 has become the Purple Legionnaire of the Iowa State University Chapter. David R. Leonetti '58 is Program Director for the Alumni Office of the University. James J. Monge, M.D. '49 writes that he has finished residency in general surgery and has been named Assistant to the Staff in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Alex A. Pappas '53 is President of the Mt. Greenwood, 111. Chamber of Commerce. Alex runs a clean ing firm at 11044 So. Kedzie and lives at 10500 S. Wabash in Chicago. Aristotle P. (Telis) Sarlas '53 went to Greece for a vacation and brought back a bride. A gala reception was held at Telis Lounge at 104th 6e Western Ave. \r\nPage 2 MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER Gordon R. Allen '32 with the Daly Insurance Agency in Denver writes that he en joys the news and would like to hear more. Nicholas J. Melas '45 reports the birth of his 2nd daughter, Beth, on December 30th (just in time to qualify as an exemption). Nick wants to thank all the Chicago area Fijis for their support in his election as Sanitary District Trustee last November. Robert E. Bondy '17 thinks he has the record among Chi Upsilon grads with 17 grandchildren. Gilford S. Moss '38 writes that he has just opened a law office in Paw Paw, 111. which is a small town in a farm community. His son is going to the University of Puget Sound which our Fraternity will colonize there this spring. Brother Moss tells us that Joseph Markusich '39 is now with American International Oil Co., 555 5th Avenue, N.Y. and that William Ted White '40 is at 2315 N. Commonwealth Ave., Chicago. Gilford would like news of Harry R. Swanson '17, Frederick E. Law '25, Alexander Harmon '41 and Alex C. Furtwangler '38. Wouldn't we all? If you haven't been around campus in the past few months you would be amazed to see 55th Street. A new city Fire House is being completed on the north east cor ner of 55th and University. Between University and Cottage Grove Ave. the north side of 55th Street is completely razed. There isn't anything standing. Con struction will start soon on new buildings. On the south side of 55th west of Pierce Tower, the new men's dorm, about all that is left is the warehouse and a few buildings and their days are numbered. On the other side of campus the old Fiji House at 60th and Ellis across from B-J dorm may soon be gone. Plans call for construction of a million-plus-dollar School of Social Service Administration. The Directors of the MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION announce that solicitation has already started to reach this year's four figure financial goal and from in itial contributions success seems assured. Contributions are welcome from now on, they say. However, they remind us that checks should be made out to the MIDWAY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION since it is a separate and distinct Illinois cor poration chartered last year not-for-profit. It bears no legal connection with the House Corp. It was with great sadness that many Chi Upsilon Brothers noted the tragic pass ing of Marcia Kimpton on March 6th as the result of burns suffered 2 days pre viously in her north side apartment. She was burned while talking on the telephone when her cigarette ignited her nightgown. Mrs. Kimpton was an honor ary pledge of the Chapter and had entertained many pledge classes at the Chan cellor's mansion. Larry K. Harmon '62 was married on Jan. 26th in California. He got his B.A. in math at Berkeley and is currently an I.B.M. research assistant in the U.C.L.A. Graduate School of Business working on his M.B.A. Larry says he sees J. Craig Saunders '59 occasionally. William H. Lowery '46 is chairman of the group that administers the 70 or so lawyers in the Philadelphia firm of Dechert, Price and Rhoads. Will says he was on campus last Fall interviewing lawyers at the U. of C. Law School. Says he saw Charles Barlow M.D. '45 at Billings and Willis J. Service '46 in Philly. George A. Chritton '25 had his home burned out in the big Los Angeles fire of Nov. '61 and just moved into his new place last October at 854 N. Bundy Drive in L.A. Dr. Gerard N. Krost '11 reports that the most exciting happening for him in the last year was a 5,865 mile trip west where he caught a few trout and visited Cola G. Parker's '11 daughters in Oregon. "Nick" says he saw Chester S. Bell '13 last summer. How was the trip to Europe, Chet? \r\nPage 3 MIDWAY FIJIGRAM NEWSLETTER Details will be sent later but circle Saturday, June 8, 1963 now on your cal endar. That's the date of the Annual Pig Dinner and Inter-Fraternity Sing and 61st Chapter Anniversary celebration. Reservations have again been made at the Quadrangle Club at 57th and University. William H. Jacobs '54 believes that he has made Anchorage, Alaska his home for good. He and wife, Gail, now have time for their various avocations including camping, fishing, canoeing, etc. Their commuting consists of a brisk 4 minute walk to their respective offices. Bill is a lawyer and Gail works in the town's only ad agency. He says the practice of law is fascinatingly varied being the exact opposite of the over-specialization and "pigeon-hole" conditions in the larger big-city firms. There is such a demand for good lawyers there that a young lawyer gets all the responsibility he can handle from the start. Bill says he would enjoy a visit from any Fijis who chance to have a layover at their very busy international airport. He says we would also welcome a line from Brothers of his vintage. Judging by the information he relates about other Brothers he must be getting a lot of letters. He says Dr. D.W. Clint Smith '54 is a resident in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins and has one offspring so far. James K. Fisk '54 is in the Air Force Medical Services. Karl V. Roh- rer '53 is working for the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Camp '54 is pursuing a PhD in History at the U.of S. Carolina. James D. The name of John P. Gilligan '52 is frequently seen on TV screens on CBS sta tions on Sunday afternoons. F. Willard Griffith '32 spends weekends and va cations cruising on his yacht. Spicy II, a 46 foot cruiser. He and his wife are advanced Pilots in the U.S. Power Squadron and have complete navigation in their own hands. They have cruised all the way from the coast of Maine to the Florida Keys where they spent Christmas last year. Bill says he was glad to discover the locations of Fijis of his college days as listed in the new Dir ectory published by the National. He sends his greetings via the FIJIGRAM to all and says he would like to meet any Fijis who make it to New Jersey. Bill, why don't you sail to Chicago for the Pig Dinner? John C. Meyer '51 reports the birth of his son last August. Edward W. Allen '07 must have been presi dent of every organization west of the Rockies. (And they said Robert M. Hutchins had an 8 inch "Who's Who".) Brother Allen is the author of several books. Brother Allen and all other Fiji authors are reminded that the Chapter would gratefully receive autographed copies of their works for the library. The Board wishes to thank all the Brothers who completed information sheets and sent them in to us. This is our main source of news of older graduates. Above all, we express our appreciation to those who already have sent in their 1963 Graduate dues. If you haven't done so yet may we suggest you enclose a check for $10 or $25 in the enclosed envelope and return it together with a completed information form. Until the current pledge class is initiated the active Chap ter membership will remain at the lowest level in over a decade. Needless to say, especially to you former treasurers, being below the break even point re quires financial assistance from the Graduate Assn. This has been given but the Graduate Assn. Treasury is a little on the anemic side and dues are needed to build up the bank balance to a more desirable level. Fraternally, perge: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHI UPSILON GRADUATE ASSOCIATION Douglas Sutherland '02, Alan K. Barlow '31, Jack Jensen '49, Jim Vice '54, Bernie Del Giorno '55, Russell Baird '38, Frank Brunner '42, Solon Cousins '48, Max Stucker '52, Dr. Don Greer '59, Alex Hornkohl '54, George H. Watkins '36, Earl Lehman '44.