THE KNOT X Volume XXVI GALESBURG, ILLINOIS SPRING ISSUE, 1952 No. 2 Phi Beta Kappa CHAPTER ELECTS OFFICERS; Chooses Three Fijis NELSON HANKS PRESIDENT Gamma Deuteron proved its versa- Since March the head trouble shooter for the Phi Gams has been our tility again this spring in the schol- new president, Nelson O. Hanks, of Sycamore, Illinois. Nels is a two letter astic field as well as in athletics. man in basketball and is active in campus activities. He has already proven Three senior Phi Gams, Steve Inger- himself an efficient and capable leader for Phi Gamma Delta this spring and soll, Jim Stephenson, and Jim Witte, and can be counted on to keep our were honored for their scholarship Dick Johnson of Peoria has very some times unwieldy Fiji ship on an at Knox by election to Phi Beta capably taken over the job of Corre- even keel next year. Kappa. Only one other fraternity sponding Secretary and is doing a man on campus received this honor. Switching from Corresponding wonderful job in the alumni depart- Steve Ingersoll from New Castle, Secretary to the office of Treasurer ment. John Hook, '53, was elected Indiana, the last of our long string this spring, Dick Neumiller of Peoria to the office of Historian, head keep- of Ingersolls unt'l his little brother lends a valuable note of experience er of the scrapbook and chapter enrolls at Knox, is an Economics to the Executive Council. Recording records. major. Aside from maintaining such Secretary Bob Fett is the only sopho- a high grade index, he has found more among the new chapter officers. time for fraternity activities also. Entire Pledge Brother Witte graduated at the dent, College Marshall, Inter-Fra- Class Initiated end of the past winter quarter, but returned to be presented his Phi ternity Council member, etc., etc. Beta Kappa Key. Jim is also an has been one of the most active men CHAPTER INCREASED BY Economics major. Because of his on the campus in student affairs TWENTY-ONE record in that field he spent his last since he has been at Knox. Yet Jim two quarters in school working on a maintained high enough grades to re- On April 28, 1952, Gamma Deu- Senior Honors paper in a new phase ceive this highly valued honor. teron initiated into its ranks its en- of economics. Gamma Deuteron congratulates all tire winter quarter pledge class of Stephenson, Senior Class Presi- these men. 21 men in addition to one pledge held over from last year. Not one PHI GAMS ELECTED of the members of the pledge class TO CAMPUS OFFICES failed to make his C grade average necessary for initiation. This, we feel, is quite an accomplishment, especial- Two Fiji members were recently ly when we take into consideration elected to the presidencies of Knox the large size of the class. campus organizations. Jim Albrecht, The new initiates are: Jim Hill, sophomore, was elected new student Freeport; "Bud" Wharton, Walnut; chairman of the Knox College Honor brecht, Lincoln; Chauncey Charlson, Board and Rod Boynton, junior, was Dick Cromwell, Rockford; Bob Al- elected president of Alpha Delta, Springfield; Ken Fitchner, Freeport; honorary journalistic fraternity. Bill Ives, Aledo; Bill Jenkins, Ke- "Alby" has been on the Honor Board, student tribunal to try cases wanee; Chris Koch, Santa Fe, New of cheating, for two years now. He Mexico; Bill Lynch, Lincoln; Bob has been active in many phases of Mack, Beatrice, Nebraska; Jim Mur- campus activities including intra- phy, Oak Park; Al Scott, Lincoln, murals and writing for the Knox Student. He is now serving Phi Robin Seidel, Chicago; Bob Simpson, Gamma Delta as social chairman. Canton; Bruce Stewart, Chicago; Rod Boynton has written news Bill Van Meter, Lincoln; Jack Weid- stories for the Knox Student for man, Mt. Carroll; Mort Weir, Canton; three years and has been a member John Van Dyke, Galesburg, Chuck of Alpha Delta for two years. He JIM (Brandeis) ALBRECHT Cole, Sterling; and John Clark, Oak has been Phi Gam social chairman President of Honor Board Park. and is now alumni chairman. Page Two THE D. FIJI June, 1952 A "RARE" FAMILY Attention Alumni DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN In 1923 Dr. A. M. Harvey gave $10.00 to the Chapter for every "A" grade the members accumu- lated per grading period. Any alums looking for income tax exemptions? ALUMS: Do you know where your Fiji roommate is? If not, maybe we do. It would only take a letter to us to find out. We are starting a vigorous cam- paign to find lost alums so that we can better serve the Fijis of Gamma CAN YOU TOP THIS? A college senior with three sons! (Left to right)- Deuteron past and present. If YOU Bob Hegel, '52, with pledge-sons Rod Boynton, '53; Russ Schwem, '54, and can help by sending us the name Bob Albrecht, '55. and address of a brother who has not been receiving publications from NORRIS PIG DINNER the chapter we would appreciate it. No G. D. Fiji is being purposely A whopping total of around 100 Past President Bob Hegel deliver- overlooked. But it is a difficult job Fijis were in attendance in the Main ed the chapter past and new prexy keeping track of some six hundred Dining Room of the Galesburg Club Nels Hanks gave the plans of the living G. D. Fijis as they wander all for the 41st Annual Norris Pig Din- chapter for next year. Purple Le- over the globe. We need the co- ner April 26, 1952. Approximately gionnaire Chuck Gibbs, '50, spoke operation of every alum to do this 30 alumni were the guests of our act- concerning the finances of the alum- job as efficiently as we would like. ive chapter numbering 75. ni organization. So if you are a lost brother or know Toastmaster Claude H. Gamble, The highlight of the entire pro- of one won't you please drop us a '09, interspersed several humorous gram came when the oldest Phi Gam line. stories between introduction of the present, Dr. J. Jay Hammond, '97, Now we have asked you a favor speakers. The main address of the was called upon to speak. Dr. Ham- and we would like to reciprocate. program was given by Brother Harry mond astounded the entire gathering Let us be your information bureau. N. Pritchard, '17, who delivered a by rising and reciting word for word If you would like to locate any G. D. highly interesting talk on the rela- the entire Phi Gamma Delta creed Fiji or any Knox alum please write tion of college activities to big busi- from memory, a feat which few of us. We will do everything we can ness. our present actives can duplicate. to locate them for you. We have heard some of you ask at Pig Din- Mother's Day ners and other alum gatherings, "I THE KNOX wonder what ever happened to Jack Scene? The Phi Gam house on Jones, '01?" Sometimes you don't the afternoon of May 18. It is strain- G.D. F/J/ get an answer. Write to us and give ing in an attempt to keep from split- us a little time and we will answer ting its bricks because it is overflow- PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY those questions. ing with both people and gales of GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER OF In the last month we have located laughter. That particular Sunday PHI GAMMA DELTA and changed addresses for more than afternoon was Phi Gamma Delta's KNOX COLLEGE one hundred of our alums. An- annual Mother's Day and there were GALESBURG, ILLINOIS ticipating fine brotherly cooperation approximately 200 people, bulging in our quest for lost brothers we from an enormous tenderloin dinner, SPRING QUARTER EDITION. 1952 hope to be able to publish a G. D. jammed into the house. EDITOR ROD BOYNTON. '53 Fiji Directors next year. But, we can do this only with alumni co- The entertainment everyone agrees STAFF was the best combination of talent BOB ALBRECHT, 55. JIM ALBRECHT, 54, operation. LEN KUCHAN, 52. JACK METZEL. 52, and hilarity yet seen at such a func- FRANK JOHNSON. 52. MORTON WEIR. 55, We want to see and hear from tion. Mother's Day chairman Rod Russ SCHWEM. 54. DICK NEUMILLER, 53, as many of you as we can in the Boynton, Social Chairman Jim Al- DICK JOHNSON, '53, NELSON HANKS, 53. JIM JOHNSON, 54. near future. All requests for in- brecht and House Manager Frank PRESIDENT OF ACTIVE CHAPTER formation, criticisms, comments, sug- Johnson had planned the dinner and NELSON HANKS, 53 gestions, and any other correspon- the entertainment, but the latter PRESIDENT OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION dence will be gratefully received. PHILLIP GENTRY, 27 certainly came out much better than Address any of these to the Corre- FACULTY ADVISOR was originally planned. Home grown IRA NEIFERT, '11 sponding Secretary or Alumni Rela- talent from the Brothers was origi- PURPLE LEGIONNAIRE tions Chairman, 218 South Cedar nally on the docket, but as the show CHARLES GIBBS, '50 Street, Galesburg, Illinois. (Continued on Page 6) 2