THE MIDWAY WINTER H Z3 MARCH 1974 CHANGING OP THE ORDER The Officers for 1973-197^ were praised for outstanding contributions as their successors were installed* The Officers for 1974-1975 arei James Kaplan* •76, President? Stephen Smith. *75# Treasurer? Clayton Wiley. *76, Recording Secretary? Dennis Navarra. *76, Corresponding Secretary? and Richard Wendt* •76, Historian* They follow in the footsteps of Donald Heinrich. *74? Michael Dotsey* *74? Stephen Smith* *751 Stephen Lerohl" *?$$ and Stephen Baum. *75* respectively. Clive A. Harding. *68, succeeded James W. Vice. •54» as Purple Legionaire. MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES A successful Pall Pledge program netted six new memberst Christopher Gordon. *76? •76? Carl Ling. '76? Craig Floyd* *76? Mark Lipinski* '76? Dennis Wavarra. and Robert Smartt. '?6, In another Initiation, Harold R. (Jeff) Metcalf. Dean of Students in the Graduate School of Business, joined as a Faculty Initiate. The Spring Pledge class is comprised of the following raeni Thomas B. Crane, *77? Milton Eder. '77i Christopher M. Gomez. '77? Thomas J. Gross. *7?t Mark W. Hamblin. *76? D. Richards. *771 Thomas M. Hindert. ^77i Isabello C« Reyes. *771 John P. Schuster. *77 (Paul's brother)? John Roger M. Tweed, *77t Daniel B. Wilson. *77 (Campbell Wilson's son)? and Michael W. Zelenty. *77. Among this class ire 10 athletes, a Stagg Scholar, and three University Scholars. INTRAMURALS Winter Quarter Intramural competition was marked by success and disappoint ment* After practicing all quarter, we were not able to compete in volleyball because it conflicted with our Chapter meeting. Despite this, Jim Kaplan. Paul Schuster, and Steve Smith placed first in riflery and the House took 10th in basketball, 3rd in indoor track, 4th in freethrow, 7th in badminton, 7th in chess, and participated in bridge* This netted 706 points for the Chapter. A successful Spring quarter could put us among the top teams. The greatest success of the quarter's IM competition was Gary Curtis *. *70, winning the handball competition. Published jointly by Chi Upsilon GAMMA Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta and Chi Upsilon Graduate Association 5615 S. University Aye. Chicago IL 60657 DELTA \r\nPaff* Two GRADUATE NEWS John F. CulT>a '64, has just moved again; He has moved to the Lake Como area of Italy, to work at Gould, Inc.'s heat exchanger plant. Fiji visitors. He welcomes all His address ist Gould Contardo SpA, Casella Postals 13, 21040 Uboldo (Varese), Italia. World Traveler George H. Watkins. '36, sends postcards and greetings to all from the Fiji Islands. Peter Swenssen. '69, has j'^st landed a job in his beloved home state. He can be reached at Thurston Regional Planning Council, Thurston County Courthouse Annex, Olympia, Washington 98501. Gordon W. Decker. '70, is finishing his 4th year of medical training and will soon decide where he spends the next three years. Good chance he'll be in Wash., DC, or upstate New York. He writes that Mark Tindall. '70, also in Med School, is doing well. LTJG Michael Rauworth. '70, seems on the verge of deciding to be a career Coast Guardsnrnmn ENS William C. Petrvk. •73» enjoyed a weekend with Douglas E. Ollila. '73» and Paul Luskin. '71» in NYC. Bill will be moving soon to Schenectady for further Nuclear Propulsion School training, Edward D. Jones III. '64, is finishing off his Ph.D. in Econ. He stopped in Chicago and enjoyed visiting with Douglas L. Petersen. '67, Conwav G. Ivy. '64, John F. Culo. '64, and James W. Vice. '54, and meeting what he termed "an impressive groupof Undergraduates," Conway is also finishing his Ph.D. in Econ. and is working as a security analyst for Bache. William H. Jacobs. *56 (last year's Pig Dinner Distance Prize winner) and Donald J. AllenT *68, both write from Alaska saying they want to see all their old friends again when they return for the Pig DinnerSing Festivities on Saturday, 8 June. Rober-TTT."Brier. '687 will be starting his Internal Medicine ResTdency at Mercy Hospital in San Diego and invites all Brothers to visit. Gary Ahrens. *70, is an Asst. Attorney General for Iowa, has recently married, is about to take the Bar Exam and welcomes Brothers passing thru. His phone is 262-9858 at #3, 1409 E. Walnut St., Des Moines, Iowa 50316. Robert Kiesling. '70, is broke but living in Missoula, Mont., and Donald M. Greer. Jr..'58. was recently certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery after an arduous oral exam in N.Y.C. Gary A. Curtis. '70, has been appointed Director of Computer Services and Resources for the UC Grad. School of Business. Gary L. Nakarado. *70, is in semi-isolation studying for the Illinois Bar Exarau^ William N. Kluessner. *66, is manager of the Investment Dept. of American Heritage Life Ins. Co. in Jacksonville, Fla. He wants to hear from Lawrence Slifman. *66. Jeffery Hollander. '70, will be wed 20 April in L.A. to his Hawaiian sweetheart. Jeff's current addressi 3649 Emerald St., #120, Torrance, Calif. 90503. Frank L. Brown. '24, Real Estate broker in Gravette, Arkansas, hopes to be at the Pig Dinner this year. It will be the 50th anniversary of his class (for Henry Holsman. *24, also). For the past ten years, Frank has operated a successful retirement community called "Ozark Estates." Welton E. White. '39» is a missionary with the Evangelical Alliance Mission, He lives at 14322 laker St., Westminster, Calif. 92683, when he isn't in Rhodesia. Charles A. Wright. '57# will be adding French to the languages he will be teaching at Central Illinois College. Charlie recently had his disserta tion topic approved for his Ph.D. It ist "The Umlaut1 Its Origin and Inner Meaningi" the paper will be written in Old Icelandic. Vernon C. Beebe. *05. writes in his own steady hand that he just passed his 91st birthday. Harvey Little.lohn. *68, is Operations Mgr. of Moore-Handley, Inc., a building materials firm in Tallahassee. His home address now that he is out of the Navy is 2711 Allen Rd., Apt. E-19# Tallahassee, Fla. 32303. Howard Wollitz. '70, just passed the Calif, Bar Exam and is working with Richards, Watson, Dreyfuss, A \r\nPage Three Gershon, He lives at 3^35 Jasmine, #9» Los Angeles, Calif, 90034, Ward H. Marts. '15, is pleased with the state of the Chapter, He cautions the Fraternity against expansion into the Junior Colleges and doesn't feel they provide the kind of college atmosphere in which Phi Gamma Delta can best grow, George W, Furtado. *60, is a self-employed market researcher. His wife, Nancy, is exnecting their 1st child about Aug. 30. They live at Apt, 110, 1830 Lake Shore Ave., Oakland, Calif. Edgar B, Kikmiller. '11, sends regards "to Dr. Gerald N, Krost. *11, Franklin D. Barber. '23, lost his wife of 49 yrs. last November, He enjoys the Fi.iigram as it is and likes to see Grad news. He sees Vories Fisher. '22, now and then. An Illinois Fiji, William Karnes, is a neighbor whom he sees regularly. Donald E. McVicker. '55, has joined the faculty of No. Central College (Naperville, XL) as Assoc. Prof, of Sociology and Anthropology, During summers, he conducts archeological field trips for the Field Museum of Natural History, Thomas L, Bohan. '60, a member of the Ph^ics and Astronomy Faculty at Bowdoin College in Jfaine has won the school a $17*500 research grant in support of research he is doing on "Magnetic Resonance and Optical Spectroscopy of Heme Proteins at Low Temperatures." Wi11jam J nCehhlck.~'68. is a candidate for Congress in^^e Democratic Primary in Ohio, Warren Tucker. '32, has retired to San Belle Isle, Fla. Charles Hihman. '32, is retired and living in Danville, 111., and is doing some estate planning and consulting. Former Pres. G. W. Dyer is practicing medicine in Terre Haute, Ind. Louis Igert. '36, lives in Paducah, Ky., and is President of Igert Towing Co., River Transportation on the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Green Rivers. W. W, Dver. '32, is V.P. and Traffic Mgr. of Igert Towing, He and Louis have their sons taking a very active part in the operations of the business(no doubt so that they can spend more time on the golf course and take longer vacations). Jack H, Harris. '66, is China Analyst at the Dept. of Defense and is working full-time on his Ph.D. in Chinese Politics at Geo, Wash, U. (while working full-time at the Pentagon), He has a 4.0 average for 3 years and admits times have changed from the old UC days. But Jack, we always said a D-minus at Chicago was as good as a "B" anywhere else* unless one were trying to get a job or get into Graduate School or keep a scholarship. Jack and wife Joan (McDaniel, '67) have 3 sons and are rebuilding "an old wreck of a house" which they bought at 2207 N, Lexington St,, Arlington* VA Stivers. 67* or John Armstrong. '67? 22205. Does anyone hear from Paul Robert F, Hanson. '43, President of the Midway Educational Foundation will preside at the annual meeting at 3«30 P.M., Wed., March 27* at the office of Max I, Stucker. '53* 69 W, Washington St., in Chicago, Following the meeting the Foundation will recognize outstanding Chi Upsilon scholars with awards at a formal dinner meeting at the Chapter House on Monday, 8 April 1974, The Foundation, Brother Hanson reports, was founded by a group of Chi Upsilon Fijis in 1961 and has since awarded over $8000 to Chi Upsilon Chapter and its distinguished Undergraduates with the hope of inspiring scholarship, leadership, and citizenship. Thus far, its objectives seem to have been met with outstand ing success. \r\nEage Hour It is with great sadness that we report the death of 3 distinguished Pijisi Walter A« Bowers. *17» died 9 November from injuries sustained in an auto accident. He was 75 and had been to his last Pig Dinner 2 yrs ago, in great spirits enjoy ing his old and new Brothers. As Chapter President, he was given considerable credit for the quick regeneration of the Chapter after World War I dislocations. He was an outstanding track man. A picture of him in his track suit hangs in the Chapter basement, along with other Graduate pictures, Walter's father was the Ist student to register at the University in 1892, We shall miss him very much. Joseph W. Bingham. *02, J.D., 'Ok, the last surviving Chi Upsilon Charter Member, died 15 December in Menlo Park, Calif,, at the age of 95« He lived longer than any other Chi Upsilon Fiji. A retired Professor of Law at Stanford, he was appointed in 1928 to the American Advisory Committee on the Codification of International Law undertaken by the League of Nations. He had an unbroken span of interest, support, and involvement in Chi Upsilon that cohered 8 decades. Although our Chapter was founded in 1902, the Charter members originally met one August evening in 1899 at the home of Brother Bingham at 6109 So. Greenwood Ave., in Chicago, to form The Order of the Dragon's Tooth, the organization conceived as the vehicle for their ultimate chartering as a Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, He pepresented the Chapter at 7 Ekklesiae including the 1902 Ekklesia with Donald R. Richberg. '01, and Russell Wiles. '01, Joseph W. Bingham 1878-1973, a truly great Fiji, Frank F, Soule. *12, died 26 February 197^ at 84 in Deerfield Beach, Fla, He retired in 1957 as V.F. and Advertizing Mgr. of Conde Nast Publications. He had been physically active until shortly before his death when his health failed and he entered a nursing home. His wife, Ruth, wrote us in January as followsi "Frank has long been a loyal Fiji, tho not too generous a contributor, since his life has been one of service to others, with many family responsibilities. He is now 84— until recently he used to go to the Phi Gam luncheons here in Florida, He has alwaj's been an enthusiast as to the value of Fraternity relationships, recoil.!ing how much the senior men helped out the younger college men at the Fraternitv House at the University of Chicago, He worked his way thru 2 yrs of collage he had there, I express his thought of disappointment in that some of this present generation seem to disregard the value of the aforementioned relationships, but life has changed vastly in our long life time and we must try to understand, I suppose. The enclosed check is "for old times sake," I leave it to you to put it under any category you see fit. Yours sincerely, Ruth F. Soule," How sad to lose 3 outstanding Fijis in so short a time. Were they with us today we know they would approve very much of the current Undergraduate Chapter members. We trust our young Brothers will "pattern their lives after the outstanding examples who have gone before us." \r\nPage Five \ UNDERGRADUATE NEWS SENIORSi Don Helnrich. immediate past President, deapite his modesty, should be noted as a General Motors Scholar. Carl Bobkoski. a Professional Option student in the Business School, served as Dean Metcalf's pledge father, as well as guiding the Pall Pledge class through its training. His instruction imparted much wisdom to them. Instead of throwing him in Botany Pond, which is drained for the winter, they substituted the second-floor shower, Doug Garden, a member of Student Government, qualified for the NCAA College Division Gymnastics Championships. He seems to be implicated in a recent lunar perturbation on Lake Shore Drive. Mike Dotsev. immediate past Treasurer, plans to play baseball again this spring, if Nicky's Pizza will deliver to Stagg Field. Rick Rayfield is rehearsing for Blackfri^rs* Spring Show, after playing Adam in The Apple Tree. He is also serving as Asstr Scoutmaster of Scout Troop 599 at Sinai Congregation, His troop is going to camp the week of 4 July and he asks if there are any volunteers to help out, JUNIORSi Stenh Baum sang in Mozart's C-Minor Mass. He plans a visit to the Yucatan over spring break in order to visit ruins, Steve Smith was Rush Chairman for this year's commendable effort while serving as Asst, Trainer for the University. Dennis Navarra returned recently from Montreal as the North American Intercollegiate Parliamentary Debate champion. He will attend a national seminar of the Foundation for Economic Education in late March. SOPHOMORESI Jim Kaplan, active in Intramurals, has been writing sports articles for the Maroon, and hot dog sales is one of his many contributions to the Order of the C. Rick Miller also sang in the Mozart C-Minor Mass concert given by the University Chorus. Bob Smartt. a swimming finalist in the Illinois Private College Championships and the Northern Illinois Private College Champion ships, is responsible for recovering a 192^ Intramural Trophy which was stolen from the House years ago, Jeff Smith, with his appointment to the StudentFaculty-'Administration Court, makes every male Undergraduate Justice of the Court a Fiji, He will direct Arthur. or The Bride is the One in White. Remember?. Blackfriars' Spring Show, 10,11,12 May at 8i00 P.M. in Mandel Hall. OTHER ITEMS The Apache was a success due to the concerted efforts of every Brother, Because of the drying effects of alcohol, the bathrooms were used a lot. This brought to a head (A1 Herre's shower, to be exact) the fact that the sewer had backed up. The dancers in the cellar took this all in stride. Skits were offered by the Pledges, the seniors, and the new Cabinet,for the delectation of the party-goers. A song praising Hattie's contributions to the Chapter was also performed. The delicious dinner she prepared was one of the highlights of the evening. Just as this issue goes to bed, there is a news flash that a streak of flesh was seen to dash across 57th Street into Regenstein, out again, and to disappear into the mist of the field north of Bartlett Gym. PIG DINNER - SING REUNION Your best recollections of the past Pig Dinners will be relived on Saturdsy, 8 June 197'^ at 6 P.M. at the Quadrangle Club. As always, meals for Fiji Families will be concurrently provided at the Chapter House. Pre-Dinner cocktails will grace the Fiji patio at ^ P.M. and, after dinner and singing, the usual beer fest til wee hours will see old friends renewing greetings over a tall, foamy brew. \r\nPage.Six The Fi.iigram you are now reading is six pages, a record length, made possible by the conscientious contribution of Fraternal news and the generous support of Brothers' dues from past mailings^ Your comments indicate we have readers out there2 Keep those cards & letters comingj All the news that fits we'll print; This is the most convenient way for you lazy correspondents to communi cate with many Brothers at once. Write the Fi.iigram Editor, 5^15 So. University, and 650 copies of your comments will be quickly dispersed worldwide via the next Fi.iigram. Incidentally, we welcome lengthier "Graduate Editorials" up to 500 words long. Do you have something to say about Phi Gamma Delta generally, your Chapter experience in particular, the University, or the state of the world? Write us. We'd like the expanded Fi.iigram to be the forum for the expression of Fraternal views from all eras. You may have your article appear with your name or anonymously, if you prefer. We need current addresses for the following Brothers. Since they won't be receiving this, PLEASE send to the Chapter Editor (who is also Historian and Keeper of the Rolls) the last known address you havei Arthur Reilly, '52 Joel B. Wachtler, *71 Edward W. Bdaupin, *53 Leonard Hokanson, *52 Roy M, Borden, *60 James E. Kieffen, *52 Lorenz A. Mondstock, '49 Bernard Horowitz, '66 Robert C, Benson, *61 Robert D, Kracke, *36 Jay R. Greenberg, *64 Raymond P. Markel, *58 PRESIDENT'S LETTER Brothers, It is my great honor to address all my Brothers, Undergraduate and Graduate alike, for the first time as the Chapter's new President. As such, I look for ward with great optimism to the future of our Chi Upsilon Chapter. The outgoing Cabinet leaves us with a strong Chapter, yet we must always aim to improve every aspect of Fraternity life for all Fijis, As part of this upward trend, I place a strong emphasis on tradition. Indispensable to such a pursuit is the increased participation of our Distinguished Graduate Brothers, It was especial ly encouraging to see the recent Graduate turnouts at our Installation Night's chugging and singing ceremony and at our very successful Apache. Hopefully many more of you will accept our open invitation to all Chapter functions and prove the proud motto of all Fijis, "Not for College Days Alone." The Undergraduate Chapter is currently involved in an excellent Pledge Training program through which we hope to gain a dozen fine young men as Brothers. An added emphasis is being placed on intra-clads cohesiveness, a fault of some classes of the past. We also hope to instill a vibrant sense of responsibility to the Chapter and fratemalism among all Brothers to make ours the strongest,, most prosperous Chapter it can possibly be. Fraternally, ames A. Kaplan PERGE!