THE N O X G.D. F/JI Volume XXV GALESBURG, ILLINOIS - SPRING QUARTER, 1951 No. 3 General "Hap" Gay Open Letter To New Knox Men Visits Fiji Castle THE FRATERNITY OF PHI GAMMA DELTA 218 SOUTH CEDAR STREET GALESBURG. ILLINOIS Dear Rushee: Next year Knox will be operating under a new rushing system. This system will go into effect at the start of the 1951-'52 school year. We know you will be interested in the rules, it is to your best advan- tage that you become familiar with them. They are hereby reprinted from the Knox Student: "The outstanding rules for the program are as follows: A rushee is any regularly enrolled male student from the first day of his first quarter until the last day of the examination period of his third quarter in Knox. Each fraternity can extend bids to 25 per cent of the rushees going through the introductory date period. Pledging will occur on the third Saturday following the first day of classes in the second quarter of a rushee's enrollment. After pledging, a man is no longer a rushee. On the first Friday following the first day of classes of the rushee's second quarter there will begin a three day introductory date period. At this time each rushee must visit all six fraternities at a scheduled time. Rushees may sign seven preferential dates with fraternities at any time after the ending of the introductory date period. No more than three preferential dates may be signed by one fraternity with any one rushee. The preferential date cards will be signed by a The tall man in khaki edged his fraternity representative and by the rushee on cards especially pre- way through the door to the living pared so that the fraternity and the rushee both can keep a record room of the chapter house. Grasp- ing firmly the hand of a dumbfound- of their dates. ed freshman, he stated for the bene- No rushee may be pledged unless he has gone through the fit of all present, "I graduated from introductory date period if his grade index for the previous quarter is below 3.50. Men who are not rushees may be pledged at any here a few years back. My name's 'Happy' Gay, class of '17". pledging period, the only restriction on their pledging being that their grade index for the previous quarter be 3.50 or above. "Happy" Gay is known in official circles as Major General Hobart Rushees will not be entertained in any way by the fraternity, Gay, and until recently, Command- its members, or its pledges until after the end of the first quarter of ing General of the first Cavalry Di- the rushee's regular enrollment in Knox. vision in the Korean War. General The rushee and the fraternities are equally responsible for Gay was one of the original division adhering to these regulations. Any violations reported by fraternities commanders in this action, landing or rushees will be acted upon by the IFC, and penalties imposed as with the First Cavalry in the first specified in the articles of the IFC constitution." combat amphibious operation since If during the summer months, you have any questions con- Okinawa in 1945. He served as a cerning the rushing program or the fraternity system here at Knox key figure in the United Nations we would be more than happy to let you know all that we can. defense of the Republic of Korea We look forward with pleasure to your appearance on the from that time until February, 1951, Knox campus next fall. when he was returned to the United Sincerely, States along with all of the other division commanders from that AL DEAHL, Rushing Chairman. theatre. He is now Deputy Command- (Continued on Page 2) Page Two THE G. D. FIJI June, 1951 ALUM BRIEFS A WORD FROM OUR PRESIDENT 1917 Phi Gamma Delta here at Knox is loiking forward to another Paul Smith is active in the affairs successful year in 1951-'52, hoping to maintain its top scholastic of his home village of Scarsdale, rating, and again encouraging active participation in school extra- N. Y. He is Vice-President of the curricular activities. Town Club there and a member of the Scarsdale Golf Club. Paul will Our work in the coming year will be made clearer with the be remembered as the author of the help of Dr. Ira E. Neifert, our new Faculty Advisor. Dr. Neifert, an present-day official Knox Alma alumnus of the Chapter and a faculty member of long standing on Mater "g-"Hail Knox All Glori- the Knox Campus, is highly respected by all who know him, and has ous". already taken an active part in the functions of the Chapter. 1919 Our main aim in the past has been to encourage men to learn According to recent information, not only through classroom participation, but by profitable outside Carl Becker, generally known to the activities, such as student publications, theatre work, and the social Fijis of his generation as "Pete" service organizations on campus. Becker, is still one of the prominent citizens of his home town of Intramural athletics have always supplemented varsity sports Newton, Kansas. He came to Knox here, with widespread participation. Our championship "B" League in the Fall of 1915 from Newton basketball squad this year had twenty-two members, a record high with Charles L. Nicholson and both for the campus as far as we know. of them became Fiji pledges. Pete owned a grocery store in Newton Our upperclassmen are in a position to help place those coming for many years, until he sold it up in certain extra-curricular activities, making the way for the latter about five years ago. He still makes just a little easier. his home in Newton and is active in A more complete picture will be able to be told at this 'time civic affairs. A second generation next year, but with plans in the process of being drawn up, and with Becker is now a Freshman at Kansas past experience behind us, we should be able to make the grade in all University in Lawrence, Kansas. of our objectives. 1920 ROBERT L. HEGEL Murlin Hoover, better known as "Nap", spent a week in the East recently. He was given a trip (with all expenses paid) to Washington, PINNINGS BIRTHS D. C. by the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company in recognition Jay Fucilla, '51, to Mary Ellen Mc- To Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nicholson, of his performance as the leader in Namara, '52, Pi Phi. boy, James Edwin, at Galesburg, writing insurance during the year Cliff VanDyke, '51, to Edie Powers, March 18, 1951. of 1950, among the personnel of '52, Tri Delt. the Chicago office of that company. Wayne Morehead, '52, to Carlene THE KNOX The conference was called "A Con- Chiles, '51. ference of Leaders". Alan Alig, '54, to Marilyn Smith, of Canton, Ill. G.D. F/J/ Nap spent several days in West- Ken Ray, '53, to Almeda Manierre, field visiting his son-in-law, Ed '53, Tri Delt. PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY Roberts, Knox Fiji of the Class of GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER OF 1948, and his grandson, Edmund Thomas Roberts Junior, a Fiji pro- GENERAL 'HAP" GAY- PHI GAMMA DELTA KNOX COLLEGE spect in the Class of 1970 at Knox! (Continued from Page 1) GALESBURG, ILLINOIS 1932 er of the 4th Army Area, with his headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, SPRING QUARTER EDITION. '51 Bernard Vellenga Jr. is doing an outstanding job as a top executive Texas. EDITOR WAYNE D. MOREHEAD, '52 of the Monarch Laundry in Chicago General Gay was summoned back STAFF and vicinity. He has pioneered in to his alma mater to receive an GEORGE MRKVICKA, '52, DON STOFFEL. 54. various forms of sales promotion and Honorary Doctor of Laws degree at RON PEARSON 54. JIM JOHNSON. 54, FRANK JOHNSON. 52. STEVE LAING, 53. public relations, with the result that the Memorial Gymnasium Dedication Russ SCHWEM, 54, ROD BOYNTON. '53, the Monarch Laundry has become service here at Knox on May 13, AL DEAHL. 53. JIM WITTE, 52. BOB HEGEL, 52. JOHN MANNIERE, 52. one of the best known laundries in hence his visit to the chapter house. the country. He does considerable In addition to being awarded the PHOTOS JOE BAILEY, '51, speaking at trade conventions and degree, he was called upon to deliver JAY BURGESS, '51 gatherings of business men. the memorial address honoring the PRESIDENT OF ACTIVE CHAPTER Knox men who lost their lives in BOB HEGEL. '52 World Wars I and II. PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ENGAGEMENTS General Gay was accompanied to ERIC LAING, '22 Bill Ingersoll, '51, to Marilyn Jones, the Knox campus by his daughter FACULTY ADVISOR IRA NEIFERT, '11 and son-in-law. This was his first '50, Alpha Xi Delta. PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE visit to the chapter house since 1948 C. GARRETT JORDAN, '47 Dean Hungness, '51, to Marge Peter- when he was the guest speaker at 2 son of Donovan, III. the annual Pig Dinner.