ot ourr 1 Xt DEUT£ROH EDITOR : MANSEOK HAN WRITER: JOHN ARNOLD FRONT COVER : TOM LEONARD IpiiMgl Hii; -'i feb 11)»! ii "H. PHI GAMMA DELTA XI DEUTERON 11317 BELLFLOWER RD. "if Non-Profit Org. U. S. Postage PAID CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 Cleveland, Ohio Permit No. 2610 ^x^C- Ot-ca^ fe. 9u(ri: 3^ \ \r\nHave vou ever wondered if all that material from all those classes that you left to the house when you left ever did an^/thing for ani^bodv? The answer is yes/ Special thanks from Brother We dedicate this issue to the decade anniversary brothers (x deceased) Michael E. Bernardino Alan R. Blumfield Alfred A. Budka 1879 Frederick K. Smith x James E. Walker x Rick Vinkouich to Brothers Christakis and Maslon for their chem lab write ups of "Distributed Phenols and analyzed by infrared and spectrophotometric instruments." There's nothing like a little extra 1969 Grant S. Conzaman Jud F. Crosby Almon D. Webb x Richard E. Halverstadt Frederick C. McCabe, Jr. John A. Mockri Robert W. Neibaum Robert J. Pease Richard W. Shrake 1889 John W. Wetmore > resource material to help with a paper. 1899 Carl D. Frievolin x WORD HAS IT 1909 Lauchlau L. Bickle x Horace B. Fay x Bro Dave Seybold ('77) has adapted well to his Texan surroundings. His 10-gallon hat and cowboy boots attest to this fact. Bro Rich Schreiner {'78) and wife Chris are anx iously awaiting the birth of their first child sometime in January or February. Bro Tom Gasho ('78) is working out west on the Field Secretary circuit for the Fraternity. Last we heard from him, things were going well and he ex pected to be in Cleveland for the holidays. Bro Rick (Tito) Kray ('78) is attending law school in metropolitan Ada, Ohio. Bro Kim Cockins ('78) is thriving in his 2nd year of Howard E. Ferris x Glenn H. Florence x Raymond H. Griswold x Harold S. Weidel x 1919 Alan B. Blake x Leonard C. Bowman x Frank E. Huston x Virgil D. Souders x Robert E. Vorel x 1929 Arthur W. Brumer Thomas A. Card medical school at O.S.U. Albert B. Chapla x Bro Carl Gaston ('78) is in his 2nd year of dentistry Robert K. Hamilton at O.S.U. Charles F. Pennington Bros Mark Montoney ('78) and Mike Cross ('79) are at the Cincinnati School of Medicine. Bro Joe Moss ('79) has been accepted early deci sion to next year's O.S.U. medical school class. Bro John Saganich ('79) is soaking up a year of graduate school in glorious Alabama. Thanks to U. of A. Fijis for "babysitting" John. Bro Scott Riley ('79) is surviving year one in William R. Price Paul B. Roesch x Robert H. Smith John H. Tildes, Jr. x Harlod L. Williams 1939 Hal C. Deran, Jr. Howard T. Eaton Jr. C.W.R.U. medicine. John H. Fineforck, Jr. x Bro Carl Peshoff ('79) attends C. W.R. U. school of William B. Jewett x dentistry. Say Aaah! Harold R. Swan John W. Whelan Bro "Doc" Friguglietti is back into the teaching groove at Eastern Montana College of Billings, Montana. Bro Ken Kovach, Xi Deuteron, past president of the Cleveland Graduate Chapter, ujqs the choir director in the wedding scene of the highly acclaim Arthur F. Young, Jr. 1949 George D. Bates David H. Eshner Robert A. Farron ed movie "The Deerhunter." Ken also was involved John A. Fischer in much of the choreography. Aside - the church of Robert A. Gray the movie is on Cleveland's west side, and the V.A. James E. Hachen hospital is the one down the street here on East Lawrence E. Harvey Anton J. Hejl Thomas A. Hodge Kenneth K. Keegler Blvd. LAST WE HEARD Robert N. Kolb Erwin M. Lauffer Bro Carl Ferraro ('78) was In his second year at Wright State's Medical School. Bro Ernie Dontis ('78) is a professor of French at Nell W. Love Warren H. Miller Tom O. Moles Akron University. Louis S. Nyerges Edward E. Portofe Richard E. Reagan Edward J. Ryska Bros Jon Cox, John Mellott and Tim Thoma (all '79) live together on the west side and work at Ar thur Andersen, Price Waterhouse and Case respec tively). John C. Scott, Jr. Wesley E. Shankland Brother Greg Bergman ('77), in his 3rd year of medicine at Wright State University medicalschool in Dayton, Ohio, has his picture in a W.S.U.S.M. publicity pamphlet (right next to 'how to applyfor admission'). Just thought you'd like to know. Clem C. Sullivan, Jr. x James H. Wilkinson 1959 James L. Barch Robert A. Barclay Joseph V. Cbaro Deny H. Eians Richard J. Freedman Carl M. Katila AD ASTRA Raymond F. Livingstone. Jr. Norman T. Novak We regret to announce that Brother William A. Bishop, Jr., ('27) passed ad astra on the tenth of Myron A. Pearce October, 1979. Joseph S. Yanick Richard A. Trad Gary J. Swiatek 1979 Jonathan B. Cox Michael A. Cross John C. Mellott Joseph S. Moss, Jr. Carl M. Peshoff Scott A. Riley John M. Saganich Timothy D. Thoma \r\nNEW CABINET PRESlDENrS LETTER As / leave office, having served my term as presi dent at Xi Deuteron, I'd like tp be able to leave an instant success formula for the incoming officers (here or at any other chapter) - a sure fire plan that would make everything go right for the chapter, all the time, in all situations. Of course, this is not possible. Each administration is unique in its composition, substituents, and situa tions. Our ritual inspires the lasting continuity within the fraternity, but the day to day interactions inside a chapter must be dealt with on an individual basis. I propose two concepts that may prove helpful in running an effective administration: 1. You must be able to deal with people on a per sonal level. This is best approached by considering that every man is your superior, in that you may learn from him. An open mind and an open heart willprove essential tools for effective communica tion. 2. In running a self-assessment of the chapter, don't rely on the glitter of past accomplishments to last very long. More important than determining what has been done is the question "Where are we going (as a chapter)?" If the answer isn't satisfac tory, do something about it. Establish realistic goals During elections held December 2, Xi Deuteron appointed its new cabinet for the coming year. Ramon Pla was elected president. Ramon is from University Heights, Ohio, a junior, pre-med, and actively involved in the university's anesthesia assis tant cirricula. Marc Merklin, our new treasurer, hails from Can ton and is the only cabinet member from our sophomore class. Marc is a pre-professional scholar in law with accounting abilities highly touted among the brothers and the university administration as FROM THE DESK We would like to thank all of you who responded to our last publication. The positive feedback made the work involved even more rewarding. We hope this issue of the Pot Pourri will be as well received, albeit less extravagant in format. We're "shaking the trees" for graduate information. Drop us a line, will you? That pledge class of yours wants to know what's happened, happening, and going to hap pen. Let us know, let them know. Write to 11317 Bellflower. Thanks! well. Also from Canton, our new recording secretary is John Humphrey. John is an engineering major, and runs interscholastic track and cross country. Len Bogan, hailing from Columbus, Ohio, was elected corresponding secretary for the coming year. Len studies chemistry and has chaired the house's scholarship committee. Conneaut, Ohio, is the home of our new historian, Don Kent. An engineer, "Dok"is very ac tive in Xi Deuteron's intramural effort, and has served as our Social Service chairman. Taking the reigns in January, the new cabinet is expected to continue leading Xi Deuteron to the at tainment of our chapter goals. and pursue their completion. Good Luck. HOUSE REPAIRS Purchased In 1949, the Xi Deuteron house ol 11317 Bellflower has faithfully served several generations of Phi Gams here at Case Western Reserve. This is still the case, but major repairs will be required in the near future. Since the 1975 fire, the House Corporation finan cial reserves have not been adequate to cover more than the most desperately needed of our major repairs. This has caused some of the less major repairs to be aggravated into true problem situa tions that will require substantial financial input to correct. A few of these problems include interior wall repairs, sectional carpet replacement, profes sional carpet cleaning, compoundirig plumbing Serving this past year as President of Xi Deuteron has proved a very rewarding personal experience. The trials and triumphs were worth every moment problems, window frame replacements, very severe exterior trim deterioration, driveway replacement, and on and on and. I'm sure you get invested. I thank all those who helped me, and wish nothing but continued success for Xi Deuteron the idea. in the future. By convention, the rent charged the undergraduate chapter is usually an amount suffi cient to cover general maintenance and occasional major items. Unfortunately, for varied reasons, the rent charged the chapter in the past few years has Proud to be a Phi Gam, not provided for John H. Arnold Xi Deuteron • the major repairs. Having recognized this need, we, as undergraduates re quested and received a rent increase of $2,500 an nually for the coming semester, and expect to again increase the annual amount we pay in the fall. Perge! But some of the major repairs require here and now attention. The house corporation cannot do it, SOCIAL COMMITTEE nor can the undergraduates by themselves. We need your help. We need a graduate brother or By definition, Fijis know how to have a good time. Good timesthispast semester were in no short sup ply at Xi Deuteron. The semesters open campus committee to organize and run a successful multiyear fund-raising campaign. The amount re quired at this time is in the neighborhood of $35,000. Ifyou have questions, or wouldbe willing party was a major success. With an extremely large number of people comingfrom all over everywhere to dance to the tunes in "The Outpost" provided by a local band, the Fijis ran out of refreshments (a mortal sin). No problem - the party was so popular (in spite of 3 other parties on compus) that guests to serve on such a committee, please contact Ramon Pla at the house. Please, we need your help, we need it now. INTRAMURALS went out to local stores to purchase their own con sumables and return to the party. Among brothers, several landing parties have Xi Deuteron is standing strong in this year's race for the C.W.R.U. all-sports trophy. been held. In addition, two closed parties, one at Halloween and one before finals, provided enter second, and sixth places in cross country - a first place team finish by brothers Melocchi, Smith and tainment outlets during the semester. Kent. We got off to an unbeatable start by sweeping first, A similar stellar performance was turned In by Brother Rick Vinkovich in singlestennis. He breez ed to first, mainly on the strength of his powerful PROFESSORS DINNER serve. CHRISTMAS CAROLING As part of its continuing social service effort, XI Deuteron sang Christmas carols for the children of Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital on the ninth of December. The brothers rendered the music in pitches, tones, and rhythms that may not be readily reproducible by the normal human voice, but this day-before-finals social service project was well-received by the staffand patients, nonetheless. Brother Rozman piloted our football squad into Nine professors and their guests were hosted by theXiDeuteron brothers at a gourmet dinner held ot the house in October. The evening began with informal talk over the the playoffs and a 4-1 record on the season. Table tennis competition gave Brother Mark Ashba and Brothers Black and Kent their chances in singles and doubles competition, respectively. outstanding meal prepared by our cook, John Denson. President Arnold next gave a short presenta semis. tion on the purposes and projects of the chapter. Following desert, tours of the house were given as quetball competition, and things look good there well as more informal discussion. Wefind thisevent to be a consistently good way to acquaint the administration and faculty with Xi Deuteron, and a pleasant event for the brothers. A follow-up spring dinner is tentatively planned. Mark made the quarter-finals and our team, the Final results are pending in free throw and racfor Xi Deuteron, also. With wrestling, Softball, basketball and track com ing up nextsemester. Phi Gamma Delta s chances for all-sports number one appeargood. We'll keep you informed. m \r\nBrother Coleman A. Foster (CWRU '53) gave us a thoughtful and interesting feedback on the article about the interview with Bro Dewitt Cogswell on the last issue of "Pot Pourri." It is more than our pleasure to present the whole letter to you as it is since it is a letter for you. the ultimate readers. 4 January 19S0 Dear Mr. Han: Your interview with Brother Dewitt Cogswell in your most recent issue was one that 1found both in teresting and - certainly in One respect -simultaneously amusing and a bit frustrating. I'll elaborate on that. From the period of World War I until just a bit less than five years ago my father, Clyde T. Foster, was very active in Xi Deuteron affairs. The Fraternity was only one of many civic and fraternal activities of my father and in these areas, as well as in business, he was forever being confused with Claude Foster. This confusion apparently still chases him after paying Charon his boat fare. Now Claude Foster was indeed a relative, Clyde's second cousin. Claude however probably did not have opportunity to pursue his education far beyond the eighth grade. He used to tell us youngsters that he worked full-time from the age 14. Lack of education certainly did not stand in Claude's way when it came to making it big in NORRIS PIG DINNER SCHEDULED Our first prioriti/ in graduate relations this year is a successful, well-attended Pig Dinner. We take this business. He was an inventor and businessman and made a fortune on automobile horns and "snubbers", shock absorbers to us. His company name occasion to once again announce the date as Fri day, April 11th. We have reserved a location and a menu has been set. You will be receiving all this in was Gabriel Manufacturing which certainly is one way to put the Good Book to commercial use. Anyway, Claude was a very sucessful Cleveland formation under separate cover at a date in the near future. This will be our 75th annual dinner, and we would businessman and a philanthropist who enjoyed giv ing away his fortune in a highly unique and in- like to make it a very memorable event; but that can happen only if you attend. Please plan to be with us dividulist fashion. Although a Christian gentleman and admitted eccentric, Claude alas never wore Fiji In April. purple. That honor was my father's and mine. Clyde Foster, for the record, was CWRU'17. He was President of Xi Deuteron and went directly from the then Chapter House to Officer's Training WILKINSON AWARD Campand then France in 1917. Upon returning he Brother Mike Cross (Xi Deuteron, '79) won the section XIII Wilkinson award for the year. Head and another Brother, Arthur Friebolin, CWRU '17 toured the United States for a year before they both settled down to take law degrees. After practicing law with firm of Friebolinand Byers (two other Fijis, quarters tells us that all the Wilkinson Award win ners will be featured in the next issue of the Phi Gamma Delta magazine, so watch for Mike's col- Carl and George Friebolin also were members of the firm along with Clyde and Art), Clyde joined K.S.U. INITIATION PLEDGE DINNER The Phi Gams hosted approximately 35 prospec tive pledges on the 28th of November to a dinner in the house. Again, John Denson cooked, and short presentations were made by Brothers Arnold, Merklin and Craig Vinkovich. All our guests were impressed by the evening, and we had a chance to meet some of our potential pledges on a more per sonal level. SMOKER Xi Deuteron hosted the annual fall smoker the 15th of November. The undergraduates provided the Standard Oil Company of Ohio (SOHIO) in Xi Deuteron was pleased to be able to assist our neighboring Kent State chapter with the induction of new brothers Ruppen, Beider and Peltier. We hope that Kappa Upsilon can grow and continue the Fiji tradition at K.S.U. 1929. He spent the remaining business years of his life with this last firm from which he retired in the mid-1960's as Chairman of the Board. While work ing on his Golden Owl pin Clyde wasactive in the Cleveland Graduate Chapter and was a regular at the Norris Pig Dinners and Thanksgiving Smokers. He was also a Trustee and later Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Western Reserve University. THANKSGIVING The fact that WRU is now CWRU is due in no small Anin-house Thanksgiving mealwas prepared-for the brothers by the brothers - on theSunday before the holiday. Engineered by John Arnold and "assis tant Jane Valentine, Brothers Pla, Altizer, and Han prepared two turkeys, mashed and sweet on the Boards of the two schools. measure to Clyde's efforts and those like-minded potatoes, corn and beans, fresh baked bread, delicious dressing, salad, and desert. Across the decades from the teens to the 70's these two cousins, Clyde and Claude, were forever being confused. During the 1950's and 1960's Claude Foster embarked upon a campaign to give small electronic organs to churches lacking them. Although his generosity was restricted to the State Contrary to the apprehensions some of the brothers held before mealtime, the food was ex cellent, and the mood warm and festive. The occa of Ohio, there are a lot of small churches in the State and it seemed that most needed (or thought Recent tradition is to hold the smoker on the Thurs sion appears destined to become traditional in future years. should have gone to Claude, another request for day before Thanksgiving, at the Xi Deuteron house. Perhaps a different date or location would prove more convenient to more brothers. Let us TWIT KING NAMED phone. Seldom have three vowels resulted in so hors d'oeuvres and a bar, along with a selection of imported smokes. Those who attended, enjoyed. If you didn't make it this year, how about next? know if you have any suggestions or comments. GAG LUNCHEON Undergraduates continueto regularly attend Tues day luncheon at the Cleveland Athletic Club with the graduate brothers. "Regulars" downtown in clude graduate brothers Williams. Van Aken, Anderson, Bussey, Bond, Pedley, Mangels, and (excuse omissions) others. Please join us Tuesdays at noon when in the area. they needed) an organ. It was a rare week when the Clyde Foster didn't receive at least one call that an organ. Claude for his part had to cope with odd irate SOHIO customers or stockholders on his many misdirected calis. The twit committee, responsible for recognition and tabulation of goof-ups by the brothers, held its Clyde and Claude remained close friends as well as semester awards presentation during this year's last meeting. Second only to one. Brother Marc Merklin took rookie of the semester honors with his bride's maid finish. Marc appropriately received a Ziggy statuette for his efforts. Second to none, years back. I am sure that they are both getting a though, Mr. El Numero Uno, was Brother Dave Dodds. His twitty actions throughout the semester were consistent and of sufficient degree to give him near-distant relatives until Claude's death some 20 chuckle out of this stili-continuing confusion. As a hoary old Silver Owl now myself (CWRU '53) I too find it ironic that the Foster clan can cause so much confusion across so many years. Hopefully this will cause you all sorts of confusion yourself. As long as it is happy confusion, the memory of it will stay green. a permanent niche in the Twit Hall of Fame alongside past greats Joe Vinkovich. Good job Dave! Moss and Craig perge Fraternally yours Coleman A. Foster (CWRU '531