THE K N O X Volume XXXVII GALESBURG, ILLINOIS WINTER ISSUE, 1963 No. 2 PIG DINNER SLATED FOR MARCH 17 Gamma Deuteron Fijis from coast- It is the pleasure and honor of the to-coast will come together for the Gamma Deuteron Chapter to have as 52nd annual Norris Pig Dinner on March 17. Festivities will take place Northshield Returns its guest speaker at the Pig Dinner Robert H. Alexander, Assistant to at the Custer Inn in Galesburg with To Alma Mater the Executive Secretary William Zer- the dinner slated to begin at 2:00 man. Corresponding Secretary Mike p. m. Lawrence met Brother Alexander at Early reports indicate that this Knox's 126th birthday signalled the Dallas Ekklesia, and, from that year's Pig Dinner crowd could pos- the return of Knox alum and Fiji moment, he was the obvious choice sibly be the largest in the history of if it would be possible for him to Robert J. "Shad" Northshield to the the chapter. The response to the free himself for several days from alumni newsletters and G.D. Fiji campus. Northshield graduated from his busy schedule. We were indeed publications has been most encour- Knox in 1944. He is presently pro- happy to hear that he would be able aging to the undergraduate chapter, ducer of NBC-TV news, and has pro- to come. and leads the present occupants of duced such television programs as Prior to his present position, 218 South Cedar to believe that the "Today," "JFK Reports," "The Trial Brother Alexander, a 1955 graduate alumni interest is at an all-time high. of Adolph Eichmann," and election- of Lafayette, served as the Purple Among all the traditions and cus- night coverage in November, 1962. Legionnaire at Yale and Lafayette toms revered in Phi Gamma Delta, Mr. Northshield spoke to the col- followed by the post of chief of Sec- the Pig Dinner remains the foremost lege at the Founder's Day Convoca- tion V. In addition to these time social event. tion, February 15, on the subject "A consuming duties, he has illustrated Originating from a prank of the Commodity Called Courage." His his devotion to his chapter by serv- University of California Fijis in speech was comprised of humorous ing as adviser from 1956 to 1959 1893, the "pork-kissing" celebration and serious recollections of his life and as secretary of the chapter's Phi was organized by Frank Norris (Cal- while at Knox, of Phi Gamma Delta, Gamma Delta House Association. ifornia '94), the famous author, and and of his friends at Knox - many While in undergraduate work at remains largely intact today. of whom were later Army "buddies." Lafayette, he was on the dean's list, The Pig Dinner began at Knox in He related these personal experien- was co-editor of the school year- 1912, and since that time has served ces to the problem of recognizing book, had the distinction of being a as a mechanism to bring alumni and "a commodity called courage." We member of the senior honorary so- undergraduates together to talk over Americans, he said, are living in a ciety, and served on the student "old" and "new" times. time "and in a world where words council. The speaker for this year's din- have lost their meanings, where After graduation, he took the po- ner is Robert H. Alexander, Assist- friendship and love and admiration sition of assistant to the director of ant to the Executive Secretary of and integrity have had the edges of admissions at Lafayette for three Phi Gamma Delta. Since assuming their definitions blurred, where ob- years. Following this he was admis- his position in 1961, Brother Alex- jectivity and fairness get upgraded sions and public relations director ander has traveled extensively to bravery." Under these conditions, at Friends Central School, Over- throughout Fijiland. (See story at Northshield pointed out, it is under- brook, Philadelphia, Pa., which he right). standable that Americans sometimes left in the summer of 1961 to begin Of interest to the undergraduate "call the wrong things courage." his present position. chapter will be the awarding of tra- In the early afternoon, the chap- ditional trophies; some serious and ter was pleased that Mr. Northshield some otherwise. Trophies for class and several of his friends took time scholarship will be awarded along MAKE from their busy schedules to visit the with the award for the outstanding house and personally meet some of senior. The Duncan M. Rowles Mem- the active members of Phi Gamma RESERVATIONS orial Trophy will be given once again Delta. to the outstanding junior who did the most for the house during his Later in the day, at an informal For first full year of activation. "coffee-talk," Northshield answered Other trophies awarded as the individual questions of students and PIG DINNER coveted "Virgin Trophy" and Lydia faculty. Among subjects discussed were: What responsibility do the Pinkham Bowl. In conjunction with this year's television networks have to the pub- dinner will be a luncheon for the lic in relation to what the public March 17, 1963 wives of G. D. Fijis who are coming wants to see and what they perhaps to Galesburg with their husbands. (Continued on Page 4)