THE K O X Volume XXVIII GALESBURG, ILLINOIS - FALL ISSUE, 1953 No. 1 Arrangements Completed For Great Homecoming Gamma Deuteron Alumni Association "We wish to extend to you a most ROBERT G. TURNER, President cordial invitation to join us at this Beecher City, Illinois year's Homecoming, and sincerely hope you will take this opportunity October 3, 1953 to return to the campus. We think Dear Brother Alumni: you will enjoy the program we have How well I remember Homecoming a few years ago- planned, and know that the fraternal November 2, 1947 to be exact - when ninety-five alums and spirit you will find here will be one actives gathered in the House for a noon banquet. It was during of warmest hospitality." this meeting that a new era in alumni relations was started under -DON HARRIS, the very capable presidency of the late brother Matt Sterne, '20. President. Yes, the present Knox Alumni Association of Phi Gamma Delta November 7 is the date. Knox was reorganized. The purpose was to make you active in an College the place. The occasion: organization that desires to develop closer "ties" among alumni Homecoming, vintage '53. and at the same time cultivate a greater interest in the active chapter. Substantial gains have been made but still much One of the finest Homecomings remains to be done. ever is just around the corner. The plans are completed, the actives As an active alumni organiation we can work diligently anxious, and the house well-girded to achieve a strong fraternal organization. Closer contacts can to withstand the expected onslaught be developed by area meetings, class reunions and educational of alums. projects. The college, fraternity and individual would profit. The big week-end will begin on Naturally, our greatest achievement should be in the Friday afternoon when the Knox development of funds for the G. D. Chapter. Dr. Way, former and Monmouth frosh football teams college President and Phi Gam Faculty advisor, once wrote: will meet at Willard Field. The "If you will remember your days at Knox you game will be no exception to the will recall the importance of support by the alumni. traditional rivalry. You're on the other end of such drives now, but There will be an all-school pep then you have also had more years to enjoy and rally behind Old Main on Friday appreciate the advantages of membership in Phi Gamma Delta." evening to fire up the boys on the team. If it accomplishes its pur- The active chapter-and it's a good one- doing its part. pose as far as Fijis are concerned, You have received an advance memo reminding you of this everything will be under control, year's Homecoming-November 7. All the chapter asks is that since we now account for about one- you drop down and enjoy a little of the old college and fraternity half of the varsity squad. "esprit de corps" and meet some of your old and balding bud- The traditional Homecoming Play dies. The Alumni Association will not even ask for your hard will be presented on both Friday earned "shekels"-however we might explain the planned course and Saturday evenings in the Knox of action. Needless to mention, if you have any desire to part Theatre. If tickets are desired, we with your pecuniary substance, it would be gratefully accepted. will be glad to reserve them for you. All of the old Homecoming stand-bys like Brothers Mudge, Just fill out the enclosed post card. Wolf, Hammond, Neifert, Dalberg, Lackland, Swanson, Turners, A pre-game get-together is also Johnsons, Fiala-all perennial college men-will undoubtedly be planned for Friday evening at the there. So why don't you too drop down for a little fraternal house. Early arrivals will be able "spirit." Yes, put your feet under the table and join in with to relax and enjoy the friendly at- the actives for a verse of "Show Me the Scotchman," a Doc mosphere of an old fashioned bull Hammond story, or maybe even a chorus of "Down by Augustana session. Sea." See you November 7th! The following day will be crammed Fraternally, with college and fraternity func- ROBERT "DEUCE" TURNER, '47 tions from early morning 'til late President, Knox College Alumni at night. At 10:00 A. M., the streets Perge! Association of Phi Gamma Delta. of Galesburg will be filled with the (Continued on Page 6) Page Two FIJI Fall, 1953 ALUMNI BRIEFS Three Fijis Return To Knox Campus 1908 1919 Returning to Gamma Deuteron Roy C. Ingersoll is president and Brother Milton Hult and his wife this year are three brothers who chief executive officer of the Borg- went abroad this summer for several plan to finish their educations at Warner Corporation, makers of parts weeks, and while there Milt attend- Knox. They are Don Gunderson, for the automobile manufacturing ed the International Dairy Confer- John Van Dyke and John Manierre. industry. Following his graduation ference. He is the head of the Na- These Fiji's have been welcomed from Knox in 1908, he went to work tional Dairy Council, whose offices back into the fold, and are now for his family concern, the Gales- are located at 111 North Canal taking part in many stages of cam- burg Coulter Disc Company, and Street in Chicago. Milt is a leader pus and fraternity life. when that company was purchased in the dairy industry and is well Senior John Manierre, '54, left by Borg-Warner, Roy continued with known for his promotional work in Old Siwash in 1951 for a two year the parent corporation. He has that field. hitch in the Army. In March, 1952, been president for several years and 1919 John married the former Joan Man- is an important factor in the pro- Charles L. Nicholson is now the nion, a Knox Tri-Delt. They are gress that Borg-Warner has made, General Manager of "The Beverly now the proud parents of young both in increased sales and profits. Hills Citizen," of Beverly Hills, Cali- John, Jr. (Phi Gamma Delta '74). 1916 fornia. This paper was formerly Brother Manierre is a history major. Willard L. King, known as "Rufe" owned by Will Rogers, Jr., but was John Van Dyke transferred back sold last spring to a group of news- to Knox after a year at Bradley. to his contemporaries, spent 6 weeks paper men who selected "Nick" to He is a junior majoring in Eco- in Europe this past summer with his wife and daughter. He visited sev- be General Manager of the paper. nomics. eral European countries and spent He has had extensive experience in Last, but not least, is Don "Gold- several days in the East while on the business and advertising end of en Toe" Gunderson, place kicking newspapers, having spent many specialist of Knox's Midwest Con- the way abroad. He is a senior years with the Scripps-Howard News- ference championship football team member of the Chicago law firm of papers. Nick is the father of James of 1950. "Gunder" returned from Eldridge, King and Robin. M. Nicholson, a Knox Fiji of the his second tour of duty with the 1916 Class of 1952. Navy. Cloud Wampler, president of the 1921 Carrier Corporation whose headquar- Lysle E. Pritchard continues to be respected of the Knox trustees. ters are located in Syracuse, N. Y., in charge of the sales and adver- These five Fijis on the Knox Board tising operations of the American are one-fifth of the total member- continues to be prominent in the business world, as chief executive Chicle Company, New York manu- ship, which consists of twenty-four trustees and the President of the of the pioneer and leading firm in facturer of many popular brands of College. the air conditioning field. His com- chewing gum, such as Chiclets, Black pany has a large backlog of orders, Jack, Dentyne, Clorets, etc. He is both for the ever-increasingly popu- a vice-president and director of that THE KNOX lar air conditioning units, and for firm, which he joined as a sales- the United States government. man in 1921, as soon as he gradu- G.D. ated from Knox. F/J/ 1917 1926 Brother Paul S. Smith, who is the PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY author of "Hail Knox All Glorious," Another Knox Fiji with the Ameri- GAMMA DEUTERON CHAPTER OF makes his home in Scarsdale, New can Chicle Company is Robert B. PHI GAMMA DELTA York, which is one of the suburbs Kyle of the Class if 1926. Bob is KNOX COLLEGE north of New York City in West- assistant to Lysle E. Pritchard, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS Senior Vice-President of the com- chester County. He is very active in civic activities in Scarsdale, and pany, and is active in the vending FALL QUARTER EDITION, 1953 machine operations of chewing gum. is a partner in the New York City G. D. FIJI STAFF He lives with his family in Man- law firm of Dorr, Hammond, Hand hasset, one of the attractive suburbs Co-EDITORS SAM PLUMMER and Dawson. HAROLD FARWELL on the north shore of Long Island. REPORTERS 1918 On Knox Board of Trustees JIM ALBRECHT 54, BOB ALBRECHT '55, We are sorry to report the death It might be of interest to Knox