EARCHI OF ALPHA RHO CHIJANUARY, 1916

<ltontents

No. I

A Greeting 3

i\.1pha Rho Chi '.............. 4

A History of Alpha Rho Chi · . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Editorials I •••••••••• ".. 12

Drafting as an Indoor Sport '..................... 14

Chapter Letters '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 18

C. \\!. DITCHY, Editor-in-chief. A. E. BENSON, Assistant Editor.G. M. MCCONKEY, Business Manager. J. C. WELLS, Asst. Business Ma1nager

Published semi-annually by George Banta, Official Printer, Menasha, Wisconsin.

THE ARCHI OF ALPHA RHO CHIVOL. I JANUARY, 1916

a: ~teeting

No. I

To all members of the Fraternity:

'l=YS BROTHERS who have gone forth from their Alma Mater, from~----l the parental roofs of their chapter houses, as brothers who now con­stitute the undergraduate members of the chapters of Alpha Rho Chi, Igreet you most heartily.

Your membership in our Fraternity means much to her. To the under­graduate members, the sentiments which the Alut11ni express in theirvarious. communications and visits to the chapter houses are as the wordsof the oracle, and you can impress upon thenl the fraternal 'Spirit as canno other force.

The greatness of our Fraternity must not consist in the abundanceof things it possesses or achieves, and yet I rej oice in my belief thatI extend you the greetings of a fraternity that is destined to be great, noless in the things of spirit than in the material equipment and materialachievement.

In the intimate fellovvship that there exists among you and yourfraternity brethren, give some place to a heart to heart considerationof the real issues of life. Do not chill the ardor of the man whose idealsare high. Let your larger outlook upon life nlean to every friend, everybrother, a broadening vision and a lTIOre earnest devotion to thoseends of life that can be counted as truly worth seeking.

Each chapter desires. the intilTIate association of the other, each brothershould desire the intinlate association of every other brother. If, in yourbelief you have discovered a way in which Alpha Rho ChLcan better serveyou, let it be your duty to so impart that discovery to the Fraternity.\ \~ith the helpful criticism of its nlembers, our Fraternity is bound toprosper, to take its place among the greatest in the Nation. Certainlyour grand and gifted profession of Architecture should inspire us toexcel in all of our undertakings.

May this message convey to you the utmost good greeting from yourGrand Council, and the intent of these wishes be construed as. those of atrue, a genuine brother in Alpha Rho Chi.

1VIost fraternally yours in F. A. et A.,L. M. BAUER,

=- Lorton, Kansas, Worthy Grand Architect.January 5, 1916.

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alpba lRbo <!tbiOFFICIAL SOKG OF TI-IE FRATERKITY

T;Vords b:y Prof. Herbert R. Cross

Tune: "Ho\\ Can I Lea e Thee"

Alpha Rho Chi, to thee,Our dear Fraternity,S\yeet ongs of loYalt)Gladl) \ye xai e,

in our mystic band,Hand gra ~ping brother's hand,Heart unto heart we stand,Thy name \ve praise.

\iVhat though each one aloneHelpless and. weak be shownAs in the arch each stone,Useless apart;But with his fello'\ s metAnd in the fair curve set,

Each might aid shall get,Each strength impart.

Alpha R49 Chi, all hail!Thine arch shall never fail,Howe'er the arId assailI ts fabric high;Founded on pillar trongNo force hall do thee' rang;Sound halt thou stand and .long,

lpha Rho Chi!

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a Jt)fstotp of alpba mbo ([bfc. c. COHAGEN, w.c. s.

"'ELL nlay be it said, "This is the day and age among American co1­\.lJ leges when ll1en wearing different emblems and working under dis­tinctive nanles are laboring shoulder to shoulder in the bonds of frater­nalism for the common good of mankind."

At no former time has this spirit of fraternalism been so stronglyfelt as it is novv. Faculty nlembers, students and alumni have seen fit tocooperate in the movement and to assist in making it one of the grandestundertakings in the educational \vorld. If this be true in the generalor social fraternity system where men of widely different temperamentsand preparing for different professions, are gathered together, how muchnlore should it be true vvhere men of like training and similar inclinationsare united for their common betterment. Because of the nature of thegeneral educational system and the close associations in ateliers anddrafting-:rooms, no one profession should offer more opportunities forgood-fellowship than that of architecture.

Is it not surprising then, that for many years no particular localarchitectural club or fraternity felt the necessity of j qining hands withany other similar society in another college) or, if the need \iVere felt,lacked the initiative to follow the examples of various locals in law and,medical departments? It rerrlained for two locals, Sigma Upsilon at the''University of M:ichigan, and Arcus at the University of Illinois to finallytake the necessary steps toward fornling the first national architecturalfraternity in America. A fevv vvords concerning the history of thesesocieties will be appropriate.

Sigma Upsilon was formed late in the fall of 1910 by a group of tenmen. These students representing the four classes of the architecturaldepartl1lentmet with a determination to "do things.." How well theysucceeded might be shown by a list of the accomplishments of the mem­bers \vhile in college and after graduation. This history, however, isnot a recounting of personal deeds but of the achievenlents of organi­zations composed of sincere men. The members of Sigma ,Upsilon werefound in a goodly share of the canlpus organizations., general and honoraryfraternities, student enterprises, among the faculty assistants and in classactivities. A house was rented in 1912 \ivhich provided rooms for many ofits members, but in 1913 a larger place was s.ecured which gave thebrothers a home having a dormitory and dining-room.

The Arcus Society \vas forrned in the autumn of 191 I by a groupof about fifteen men and existed sec~etly until the fall of 1912 when formalapproval for the founding of the society was secured from the Council

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of Admin~stration and early in the year 1913 it was officially recognizedby the General Faculty. During the time of organization, meetings wereheld in the Y. M. C. A. Building of the University. The society secured ahouse the first s.emester of 1913-14. Like Sigma Upsilon, the n!embers ofArcus were to be found an10ng the best campus organizations, honoraryfraternities, student and class undertakings, and other worthy activities.DU'ring the autul11n of 1913 these societies seem' to have received simul­t.aneously the mutual inspiration of nationalization. Correspondencewith local architectural societies or clubs revealed the fact that only Arcusand Sigma Upsilon \"ere prepared to unite to create a national organiza­tion. Early in 1914 definite correspondence \vas begun between theset\VO societies. The letters \vere long and frequent until the locals cameto kno\v each other better. The cuhnination of this correspondence camein March \vhen a definite understanding Was reached and the date, Apriltenth, was set for a conference to be held in Chicago.

Each society selected a delegate to this c'onference and sent him ,on his1nission with only general suggestions. Many of the members seemed un­willing to relinquish local nan1es and customs but the prevailing spiritw·as to rely on the delegate to do his best for all concerned. \\~hat a feel­ing of responsibility these t\iVO men must have had; a detern1ination not tohave the other man outguess him; the matching of his wits and energiesagainst those of one whon1 he had never seen; the thought that he mustgive and take in order to transmute his local into a chapter of a nationalarchitectural fraternity, and finally, the realization that after all theother fellow \ivas to be a fraternity brother and a life-long friend. This,then, was the important point, to meet on the basis of fraternalism andfriendship.

The ideals of the t\VO societies \"ere quite parallel, and so in spite ofthe difference in name, the difference eyen in the principles of the name,the difference of ritual, of enYironment, of constitution, and of ideas., theseideals made the path to nationalization comparatively easy. That wa;.san eventful session, that conference held in Chicago beginning April la,1914, for out of it came our Fraternity. On April 11, both delegatesdeclared the name of the ne\" organization to be "Alpha Rho Chi." Thename being chosen, the deleg~tcs 1110re easily settled the other matters ofconstitution~ by-Ia\\·-, ritual., ell1blerns and articles of association by firsta general outline and then an equal allotment of these subj ects, for finalexpansion and deYelopment~ to each chapteL for no\y ~-\rcus and Sigl11aUpsilon might be considered as chapters. All the fears of the "otherfello\y" had fled and in their stead had come fraternalism and friends!1ip.From that time until the end of the conference the discussions \vere alongthe general lines of deyelopment.

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'The return 6f each delegate to his respective university was awaited\vith much interest by the members at honle, and consequently, just assoon as a nleeting could ,be called, he was required to give his report t.ohis chapter.

N ow the real task began, for the societies were not slow to see theadvantages of cooperation. It would not be erroneous to state that thereal spirit of nationalism began to assert itself in permanent form assoon as the report was read.

Many things had to be done simultaneously. The reports. were firstaccepted for further development, then comnlittees were appointed forconstitutions, rituals, charter and certificate designs, articles of association,emblems and administrative systen1s. Busy days. were those, the days be­t\veen the conference and the close of school, for the organization wasfar from being perfected; indeed it was just begun. It is only fair tosay that members ga\ e their tin1e to the various committee tasks so un­selfishly that by June many olel forms had been completely discarded forthe new.

Each chapter adopted for its official title the name of some ancient,noted architect, and on 1Vlay 22, 1914, the Arcus Society became theAnthemios Chapter. Sigma Upsilon formally changed its name to theJktinos Chapter on June 6, 1914. New men had been pledged and 'wereinitiated soon after the installation of .each' chapter. Members of thefaculties and prominent alumni were tendered honorary membershipsuntil each chapter had a formidable array of impressive names.

During the sumn1er of 1914, the Grand Council officers were busywith the perfecting of that body, as. well as the developn1ent of new'ideas. By the tilne the Universities opened in the fall most of thetnatters of organization were completed; the loose ends were caught upin the month of N ovembervvhen the Grand Council held a meeting inAnn \rbor to discuss the betterment of the Fraternity. - This was thefirst time that all of the members of the executive body had personallylnet, yet so perfect had been the understanding between the two chaptersthat little initiatiye vyork remained to be done. At this meeting the\ivay was paved for the first annual convention to be held later in Detroit.

The Detroit Convention was opened at 2 :20 P. M., February 3, andclosed at 6 :18 P. ~1., February 4, 1915. Another history-making eventfor Alpha Rho Chi was this convention. It 111arked the passing of every­thing relating to the forn1er societies, and it heralded the' cementing to­gether of the resulting chapters. Petitions fro111 various. college locals\tvere read, but only one was granted; that to Tau Epsilon Chi of OhioState University. An alumni charter \tvas also granted to the Detroitalumni. Thus withi11 ten months after the Chicago conference, Alpha

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Rho Chi had t\rYO actiYe chapters \yith charters granted for the thirdactive and one alulnni chapter.

The con\ ention \ivas suitably terminated by a sumptuous banquet,during \vhich time-the historian has vivid recollecti?ns-sundry andflctitious stories \yere related by fraternity brothers. On the morningof February 5, t\rvo delegates arrived from Columbus.. Ohio, representingthe petitioning body, Tau Epsilon Chi. The degree \vork which was ad­ministered to them that morning marked the induction of that organizationinto Alpha Rho Chi as the Demetrios Chapter, fC?rnlal installation of whichchapter follo\yed at Columbus, Ohio, on April r6.

At the close of the collegiate year in June of nineteen fifteen the Anthe­n1ios Chapter had a total nlembership of fifty, of which _twenty werecharter members. The Iktinos Chapter had twenty-seven charternlem­bers \\ ith a total number of sixty-seven brothers, while the DemetriosChapter began with thirteen and reached a total of twenty-six members.

Thus endeth the history of Alpha Rho Chi up to the summer of nine­teen fifteen. Until now only organizations have been considered, but afe\v of the men who played an actiYe part in the process of. nationalizingrnay \rvell be mentioned. I t is to be regretted that the nanles of theorganizers of the parent societies are not at present available, but at80me future date THE ~-\RCHr rna) publish a more el~borate history which\vill contain a complete Ii t of those ll1ell1bers. \Vhen nationalization\vas first considered, igll1a Upsilon \yas ably g-uided by Brother HermanJ. Trum.. and ~rcu= \ya in like manner administered by Brother Leo1\1. Bauer. Being· trictly neutral, \ye \\"ill suppress the impul ~e to com­ment upon the nationality of these t,YO men but might suggest that~onlething of their inherited characteristics may haye aided materially inthe final joining of force~ of the t\\-O societies. The men who carried onthe preliminary correspondence concerning nationalization were BrotherLeo M. Bauer of Illinois and-your humble chronicler. These two men\vere eventuall) selected .for the conference at Chicago. (The gentlereader n1ay no,," appreciate the previous references to responsibility, pre­paredness, etc.)

To Doctor Ricker and Professor Allen H. Kinlball of Illinois \ve areindebted for many things concerning the organization and developillent()f Alpha Rho Chi. To Professor Herbert R. Cross and Professor GeorgeM. McConkey of ~ lichigan \\"e are indebted for our fraternity song andmuch of the ritual. Brother Trum as leader of Iktinos Chapter \vas fol­lo~ ed by Brother Clair \\~. Ditch), and Brother Arthur E. Bens.on ruled,.A..nthemios Chapter after Brother Bauer had conlpleted his term of office.

\Vhen national officers \yere elected, Brother Bauer a. sumed the officeof \\Torthy Grand Architect. Brother Cohagen, that of \;\lorthy Grand

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Scribe, and Brother McConkey, that of Worthy Grand Estimator.Brother A. H. Kimball was appointed ,Grand Lecturer by Brother Bauer.At the first convention, the \AIorthy Architects. of the two thenexisting chapters were senior delegates, while Brother Truman J.Strong, W. E., Anthenlios, and Brother Samuel L. Holmes, Jr., Iktinos;"vere junior delegates. The 'vVorthy Grand Scribe represented the GrandCouncil, while Brother Bauer held the chair at the convention. BrotherJohn C. Wells as one of the le'ading spirits of Tau Epsilon Chi wasunable to come to Detroit at that time but Brothers Downie Moore andRoger Morrow ably withstood the nlysteries of the initiation and later\vere of invaluable assistance to the Grand Lecturer, Brother Ditchy, andthe Worthy Grand Scribe during the installation of Denletrios. Chapter.

Brother D. H. \Alillianls, Jr., championed the cause of the Detroitalumni at the convention; Brothers Henninger and Irvin alternated assecretaries, "vhile Brother H. B. .L~bbott occupied the chair during thetemporary absence of Brother Bauer.

Our. fraternity has been firmly founded and there is no question asto its future success. If \ve may be allo\ved to judge by her past achieve­ments and the rapid strides which have been made in her brief existence,we can rely upon a vvholesome and consistent growth and well may we beproud of membership in Alpha Rho Chi.

THE SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION

The second national convention of the Alpha. Rho Chi Fraternity wascalled to order at 8 :00 A. 1\1., lVlonday, January 3,1916, by Brother L. M.Bauer, W. G. A., delegate from the, Grand Council and chairman pro tem.Brother C. N. Crawford (A.nthemios) offered the invocation. Brother A.Clare Irvin (Iktinos) was elected president of the Convention and BrotherF. G. Rounds (Anthemios) secretary. The delegates were a~s follows,none reporting from Demetrios Chapter, o\ving to technical procedures\vhich \"ere neglected at the time of its fornl'ation and which, up to thistime, have not been completely disposed of: Anthemios, Brothers F. G.Rounds and T. J. Strong; Iktinos, Brothers Geo. J. Lind and J. AlexMcC<?l1; Grand Council, Brother I .. M. Bauer, W. G. A.

The Convention \vas in session during Monday and Tuesday, January3 and 4. Among the most important matters were the granting ofa petition from the Mnesicles. Club of the University 'of Minnesota; thereelection of Brother C. C. Cohagen, W. G. S., to the Grand Council;an amendment to the national constitution which provides that eachchapter shall regulate for its o\vn peculiar conditions, the nunlber ofgene'ral fraternity men to be admitted; it further provides' that no active

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member shall becon1e a n1elnber of any other social architectural frater­nity or social fraternity; the re\vording of alumni notes to read as follows:

For, and in consideration that the amount named herein be usedeventually and only, for the buying or building of a fraternity house.I promise to pay to the __ Chapter of the Alpha Rho ChiFraternity, the sum of Fifty Dollars ($5°) to be paid as follows:

(Definite time)

(Definite amounts)

Signed .

1"'he Convention went on record as opposed to all horse-play and roughtreatment of initiates at the time of initiation. Chicago was selected asthe place for the holding of the next annual convention, the date of which\vill be determined later by the Grand Council.

On lVlonday evening, January 3, a banquet was held at the BeardsleyHotel. The members assembled in the parlors about seven o'clock andafter being introduced to the honorary menlbers present, spent an enj oy­able half-hour in conversation before retiring to the banquet hall. In thebanquet hall the tables \yere arranged in the forn1 of a square "U" andattractively decorated \"ith pink carnations, ferns, and lighted candlesin shaded candelabra. l\bout thirty or thirty-five \\Tere in attendance.Brother J. J. Patterson (~A.-nthen1ios), \vho acted in the capacity oftoastmaster, pro\ ed to be an unusually interesting speaker and is to beenvied for his ability for telling humorous stories, of \"hich he seemedto have an inexhaustible store. All of the speeches ,,-ere yery interestingand that of Professor Kellogg \i\-as especially appreciated since it con·­cerned the probability of extension in the East. The speakers and theirtoasts follow:

Brother J. J. Patterson (Anthemios.), Toastmaster

_Alpha Rho Chi Brother L. M. Bauer,W. G. A.

Chapter Obligations Brother Geo. J. Lind (Iktinos)

Conventionalism Doctor N. T. Ricker (Anthemios Hon.)

Environment Brother F. G. Rounds (Anthemios)

F'·undamentals Professor L. H. Provine (Anthemios Hon.)

Fraternal Affiliations 11r. \\T. F. McGregor (Mnesicles Club)

Reciprocity Brother H. G. Overend (Anthemios)

IN[PRO~IPTU

Professor Kellogg, T. J. Strong, Alex :NlcColl, A. Clare Irvin anda few other members of Anthem.ios Chapter ,,,hose names are not recalled.

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The following is -as near a complete list as it iiS possible to obtain atthis time:

}{onorary A1e~bers

,Doctor N. T. RickerProfessor Kellogg

Professor L. H. Provine

Alu~ni\ Me~bers

L. M. Bauer, W. G. A. (Anthemios)

,Anthernios Chapter

R. H. ThieleK. M. WaggonerE~ I. KabenC. L. RittsT. J. StrongG. ThomasC. H. Cowgill

I J?tinos Cha,pter

J. Alex McCollGeo. J. LindA. Clare Irvin

Representative fro1n A1nesicles Club

W. F. McGregor

J. J. PattersonF'. G. RoundsH. G. OverendL. N. CrawfordJ. J. PinkleyF. A. RohnJ. Bartley

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EDITORIALS

U7 herein We Bow'

At last this little paper ventures forth on its nlission. We trust thatits delayed appearance has not led you to expect too much, and yet wehave no intention of relating the ll1any trials which are the share of thosewho undertake the inception of such a proj ect. Suffice it to say that THEA RCHI at last "has arrived" and we entertain the most sanguine hopes forits future.

It comes to you, the herald of your Fraternity's welfare, the historianof her deeds and progress; if we nlay be allowed the reference, it is yourbrother'ls keeper. To each chapter it brings. the news of the others' ac­tivities; to the alumnus it will bring the atnlosphere and a\vaken remi­niscences of the days gone by. It \vill serve, \ve hope, to keep before allthe high ideals upon which Alpha Rho Chi is founded and thus be anunbounded influence for good. Furthermore, let it be a clearing-house,\vherein an exchange of ideas nlay be effected and, thereby, may eachprofit by the other's experience.

The Cover CO'fnpetition

The winning cover design which adorns this issue is' the \vork ofBrother R. C. Perkins (Iktinos, 'IS), and was selected fronl a group ofseven designs submitted in a competition in \\Thich all the members;insofar as it was pos1sible to extend the invitation, were invited to enter.\i\lith no intention of detracting from the merits of the winning drawing,vve must admit that the number of designs subnlitted was indeed dis­appointing. But in defense of the many talented artists who failed tornake a drawing, vve must just as frankly confess that the season during\vhich the competition was held, \vas one when everyone was too pre­occupied to spare nluch time for it. I-Iowever, we hope in the future,to again have occasion for such competitions and will promise bettermanagement.

The jury selected Brother Perkin's design for its good technique 'andgeneral appropriateness, and because it best ansv\ eted all the require­Inents of the program. The Tudor rose is suggestiye of the flowerof the Fraternity and the rose-tree is encircled by a scroll bearing thenlotto of the Fraternity.

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F'ounders' Day

On April eleventh we celebrate the founding of our Fraternity. Thisevent, to most of us, is still fresh in our Inemories and we will recall withno little pleaisure the enthusiasm with which we received the nevvs ofnationalization and the vigorous manner in which the various. problemswhich presented then1selves were attacked and disposed of. It is indeedfitting that we should commemorate this event in a suitable manner. Theolder men can, on this- day,pass on to their younger brothers the spiritof the occasion and thereby aid in perpetuating the ideals and policiesof the brotherhood.

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IDrafting as an ]Jnboor §portA scholarly dissertation on serious professional problems.

By F. Cox STANTON, (Iktinos J ex-'16)

Pictures bj' L. F. l\NDERSOK, (IktinosJ '13)

'rc< 0 a youth excessively endowed \vith architectural ambition, influ­'-.J ential relatives. and collegiate degrees, decorated vvith the HonorSociety's Iron Cross, possessed of an cesthetic disposition and imbued withan overvvhelming passion to \vork himself to death, it is, perhaps, no soul­trying task to leave the \varm fraternity fireside, his kind friends andsolicitous creditors and journey to unknown and cheerless regions insearch of lucrative enlploynlent. But when one is of the common clay,not averse to a little 'sleep or an occasional meal, in whom the threeo'clock impulse to quit the dravving board for fairer company is strong,and V\ ho boasts of no academic honors save a Sunday School diplom,a­when such an one, I say, suddenly discovers that his nl0nthly joy-giving­check-from-home is no nlore, a financial crISIS, yea, even a panic isimminent.

\t\Then the crash came to theauthor last June his first thought,naturally, was to turn to hischosen profession in the hour oftrial. He sought out his kindlyprofess~r and faculty ach isorand without mentioning, ofcourse, the mercenary, materialand pecuniary difficulties, madeknovvn his intention. to quit, fora time, the academic shades andplunge at once into active prac­tice. The venerable gentlenlanwas both surprised and grieved.A desire to obtain a nlore inti­mate knowledge of the profes­sion than could be gotten from

books, he pointed out, \\'as both unusual and unnecessary. ~either henor his colleagues had eyer forsaken their cozy study chairs for thesordid practical field. '·\\~hy then," he aid, "should you?"

But in the end I had my \vay and a day later I found Il1yself beingblo\\rn about by the malt-scented \yinds of fast and famous Milwaukee,eagerly assimilating Teutonic Kultur~ habits and products, and earnestly

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seeking an employer capable of appreciating a delicately organized, highlysusceptible intellect, hovvever feeble.

My original plan was to devote the whole of the first afternoon tothe consideration of employment offers, the decision to go out in tin1efor a burlesque show and a tour of the Palm Gardens afterwards. L.ater,I sa\v fit to withhold my signature from any pay roll for some weeks. Ina city \vhose civilization requires the registration of no one save thesaloon-keeper and who distributes licences to none but dogs, architectshold fort~ in great nunlbers. Besides, one cannot be too careful aboutselecting a boss. I t pays to go slovv. I hope sentimental sophomores willrealize this and steer clear of boulevards these spring evenings.

One fault I find with architects as a clas's-and I have n1et all theMilwaukee ones-is the absolute lack of any average consistency in theirinterest for the struggling drafts-man. Either they Tefuse to replyat all to your patronizing "Goodmorning" or you find that afterten minutes in their company,you have let out grandpa's :secretabout the Keeley cure, betrayedBrother Will'~ trouble with thebank and told why you, yourself,prefer oranges to bananas, pa-~j an1as to night-shirts or the basic ......~day garment to either. «L-k

So it vvas that the surnmerslipped by and yet no glimpse ofthe ideal employer. Some half­dozen tin1es I thought I hadfound him but in each 'case thedisillusionment can1e vvithin afew days and we parted, a'S nluchin anger as in sorrow. Alongtowards Christnlas, I was beginning to think of hiring out as a choirsinger, bar-tender or something, or. else to transfer my sole allegianceto the Baltimore Lunch vvhere I scrubbed floors nightly and for whichI and n1Y tape-\vofm received abuse and nutriment, respectively. Butat last I found him, my Perfect 11an.

FroI11 my present position in the profession, which is, I think I maysay without boasting, of such opulence that occasional recklessness in

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a serve-self on Sunday does not necessarily mean a fast later in the week,it is difficult to explain the fate that led me to him. But that it was aprovidence, everyone is agreed. As I remember it, such was my enthu­siasm in those days, I even forgot to mention to the original member .ofthe firm that another and greater name \vas about to be gilded on the door,rubber-stanlped on the stationery and taken in vain by the office boy. Thepartner of my choice a\vakened one morning to find that I had alnl0stimperceptibly insinuated myself into his office chair and was Inakings.erious inroads on the clients' cigar supply as well as the stenographer'sheart. But what could he do? He daren't poison me for that would bemurder. He couldn't tell me to leave for he hadn't the heart; I suppo.sehe resolved, like the wise man he was, to accept the encumbrance withgood spirit, until some -busy afternoo~, when he knows I'll be sleeping,he can pack his suitcase and sne<:tk back out west.

ANTHEMIOS CHAPTER HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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CHAPTER

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LETTERS

ANTI-IEMIOS

The :F'ifth Annual Home-coll1ing at the University of Illinois washeld October 28 and 29, 1915. Since a number of the alumni of thei~nthemios Chapter indicated their intention to return to their Almalater and take part in the celebration, we decided to take advantage of

this opportunity and have a' hOlDe-coming of our own.In order to insure a success of the undertaking, letters were sent to

all of the alumni members of the chapter, informing them of the comingevent, outlining a tentative prograll1 of the festivities and urging themall to be present. Although busines'S and other matters made it difficultfor some to accept the invitation, the nunlber of those who wrote for aplace to sleep was very gratifying to those taking charge of the prepara­tions.

The old graduates began to pour in late Thursc1ay e\ ening, but the ma­jority made their appearance Friday afternoon. After the usual, or ratherunusual, greetings and the numerous exchanges of c0111pliments, we had areal "get-together."

The house was decorated vvith autumn leaves, corn, jack o'lanterns,etc. AIYlong the many features on the program was the Senior Hobor~and. It is not for us here to describe the costumes \'lith "vhich theseserious-minded and dignified seniors attired themselves; in fact, we aresure that no words in the English language would suit the occasion. Danc­Ing was on the boards fr0111 eight until twelve, with music furnished bya three piece orchestra. The following alumni \tvere present: Wads­\vorth, '14, Dunlap, '14, Boonstra, '14, v\Tolfe, '13, Benson, 'IS. Chap-­erons were Professor and Mrs. Provine, Dr. and Miss Ricker, Mr. and1\1rs. Santree.

In a recent letter, Brother Bullard (honorary) of Tacoma, Wash­ington, says that business is picking up in the West and that a markedimproYemen"t is anticipated for the corning year. Brother Bullard hasbeen devoting hinlself during the past six nlonths to school building\york in rural and yillage districts, in "vhich the educational and socialcenter ideas are united.

Brother Thomas E. O'Donnell (~-\nthenlios '13) and IIr. C. Ed\vard\\ olfe \yish ~o announce that they haye opened an office for the generalpractice of architecture in the Plaza Building, Sandusky, Ohio.

Brother Griffith (Anthemios '14) \yas married on August 5, 1915, to1.1iss Ruth' Cornelia Burt of Savoy, Illinois.

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Brother Jordan (Anthemios ex-'16) \vas married on June 26, 1915,to Miss Evelyn 11argaret \\Tatson of Viroqua, Wisconsin.

Brother CO\iVgill completed his course in the University the past se··mester and has returned to his home in Topeka, Kansas. He will takehis degree in June, 1916.

Brother Tanner, '16, of D\iVight, Ill., and Brother Christen, '17, ofElgin~ Ill., \vho yvere not in school the last semester, have returned toc0111plete their courses.

Recent letters from Brother Griffith of Jerseyville, Ill., tell us thathe lost practically all his possessions in a fire which destroyed his home.1T either Brother Griffith or his wife yvere injured, although forced toleave the house yvithout 'saving a thing.

The scholastic averages of the chapter for the year 1914-15 are asfolloyvs:

First semester, 83.90

Second ,se1nester, 85.43

Brother Thomas, who played end on the senior class football team, waschosen as left end on the All-Class teanl.

Brother Knemeyer (Anthelllios 'IS) 1S practicing architecture 1n11ason, Nevada.

Brother ~1dttern (~-\nthemios ex'l 5) 1S practicing architecture InCra\yfords\ ille, Ind. He ha= offices in the Ben Hur Building.

Brother Griffith (Anthemios '14) is superintending the constructioncf the ne\v high school building at Jerseyville, Illinois. Ray and Son,of Louisiana, /10., are the contractors.

Brother \ \ ~ads\yorth /( Anthemios '14) has gone into partnership withhis father under the firm na1ne of \\1acls\iVorth and vVadsworth. Theydeal in lay\, loans, rentals and real estate. Offices are 1215-1217 McKnightBuilding, Minneapolis, Minn.

Brother Schmi<;l"t (Anthemios '13) has opened an offi'ce for the practiceof architecture in \t\ ichita, Kansas.

V\Te have the following pledges at present: Arthur Lee, '18, of Hud­son, Wisconsin; Bert M. Thorud, 3300 Palmer Ave., Chicago, Illinois.

On January 14, the folloyving men were given the formal initiationand are nO\i\/ active members of the chapter: G. F. Keck, '18; H. VV.Hovey, '18; E. E. Ne\vcomb, '18.

The chapter \i\Till hold its. formal ,spring party on April 7, 1916. Itis our intention to get as nlany alumni as possible to come to this partyand make it a big success. Letters are being prepared to inform all thealumni members as to the details of the party.

Oyving to the rapid increase in membership and our desire to have allpledges room at the chapter house, it ha,s been found necessary for ~s

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to open up an annex. At present seven brothers are rooming outside ofthe house, five of them in the annex at 507 E. Gr~en St.

All Illinois nllen and all A P X n1en, who have visited Champaign,know that, in that old town, it al\vays rains when there is somethingspecial doing. The day that the senior architects and engineers left fortheir annual inspection trip was no exception. We were fortunate enoughto catch the train and, what',s more, to get seats. vVe saw the Chicagofootball game (and celebrated), for a starter to our outing, and finishedup the occasion with Thanksgiving festivities in various parts of thecountry. Having a good tinle, of course, was not the purpose of our trip,however-you can tell that from the description which follows.

The inspection trip proper started early Monday nlorning, Novembertwenty-third. We were first shovvn through the Standard ManufacturingCompany's sho\v room's, and then promenaded down Michigan B0\11e­vard to the Art Institute, \vhere \ve vyhiled a \vay the rest of the morning.In the afternoon, \ve took the elevated out north and inspected the Edge­\vater hotel, which is in process of construction.

Tuesday' morning vve were shown through the offices of Holibird andRoche, architects. Mr. Burt, who took charge -of the party at thispoint, is an Illinois. man, and he treated us as brothers. He took us acrossthe street to the University Club. That is the prettiest building in theChicago loop. It is inspiring to see a rnodern building which has beenso carefully and ,skilfully designed. After spending a couple of verypleasant hours in thi$ beautiful place, we took in the Builders' Exhibit,a conglomeration of building materials, and then we went to lunch. Theafternoon was spent doing the Winslow Iron Warks. In the evening ,we\ivere royally entertained by the Illinois Society of Architects..

By \;\1ednesday morning vve all knew by the way we felt that we hadbeen doing sonle work. Those in charge of the party, however, were un­merciful, and \ve spent the morning at the Midland Terra Cotta Works.After lunch, \Ye \i\ ent over to the Lyon and Healy Building and then outto the Fourth Presbyterian Church. In this church Cram, Goodhue andF~rguson display their art at its best.

This is the trip taken by the architects. That taken by the engineers\vas not so interesting, but just as hard. I am not allowed to tell aboutthe "inspecting" which was done betvveen 6 :00 P. M. and 8 :00 A. M. Thebig city received us with open arms, so to speak, and, needless to say, itreceived also most of our money.

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DEl\IETRIOS

Follo\vs a brief resume of the installation, death, and resurrection ofDemetrios.

On April 16, 1915, the Demetrios Chapter of Alpha Rho Chi \vasinstalled at Ohio State University, the charter having been granted toTau Epsilon Chi, a local architectural fraternity. On the following daythe present members of the active chapter "\\Tere initiated, and the careerof Alpha Rho Chi at Ohio State \ivas begun. It began vvith trouble. Whilethe pleasurable sensations of the initiation were still fresh, and as we'Nere laying plans for a great future, an incident occurred which gave"N apoleon" Moore, \A/. A. all the sensations of a Bonaparte suddenlytranslated fron1 Austerlitz to Waterloo, and his little party beheldSt. Helena at close range.

In a word, the faculty notified us that we could not be recognizedbecause we had not complied with" all their rules. Needless to say, we\\ ere guilty of no willful violation of these regulations, but at Ohio State,as in the courts, ignorance of the la \\T excuses no one, and so Den1etrios\vent into a trance. From this tin1e and for many moons Demetrios gropedabout in a strange \iVorld of reel tape, using \ \:"ilsonian diplomacy, withRooseveltian aggressiveness, constantly striving for a reorganized reestab­lished Demetrios. \ \ e \yill not trouble you with the details of our longfight, but \ye hope to please you \yith the result.

On February IS \ve \yere notified by the faculty that \\re vvere recog­nized, and we feel nov,y-Ah-that our troubles are 0\ er. Gentlemen,Demetrios Chapter of ~Alpha Rho Chi at Ohio State Univer'sity. rfheofficers for the present school) ear are: \\. J.~., \\~. F. Mullay; W. A. A.,C. F. Dunham; \i\T. E., D. B. E\\ ing; \J\!. S., Ross Shun1aker; W. C., G. \V.Outland; W. Supt., D. \\T. Gass; Directors, C. A. l\1athias and F. L.Smith. We have not yet elected officers for next year.

The following men have been pledged: C. W. Cloud, '16; E. H. Viet­l11eier,A. S. Bre\ver, D. P. Eiy, E. H. McGinnis, Walter Petit, '17. Weexpect to add several more to this list within a very short time. Weexpect to hold initiation about April 1. March 15 the fraternity enter­tained with a snloker and lunch for members and prospects. About thirty\tvere present. Several more rushing parties of various natures are onour program for the near future, and we feel that socially, at least, we arefully revived. In other fields of activity \ve have not been idle. BrotherShumaker has been elected editor of the architects' nUl11ber of the SunDial) the humorous magazine of the school Brother Shumaker andBrother Dunham are on the class roster as officers, being treasurer andsecretary of the senior class. Brother f ullay is a n1en1ber of Strollers,the dramatic organization, and Zarzoliers, the musical comedy company.

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Pledge Brother McGinnis is active in the Y. M. C. A. social service work.Brother Ewing and Brother Mullay are on the art -staff of the Sun Dial.Brother Shumaker and Brother Ewing are 111cmbers of the Pen and BrushClub.

Brother Wells, 'IS, is in engineering and inspection work with theColumbus branch of the Ford 1Vlotor \\Torks. Brother Moore is withHowell and Thonlas, architects, of Columbus. Brother Markey is withRichard, ... .fcCarty and Bulford, local. Brothers Baker and Campbell are\\lith Skenk and \\Tilliat11s, architects, Dayton. Brother Lorenz is withRusk and Sheets, local. Brother Kilgore is in design, contra~ting andbuilding at Canto11, Ohio. Brother Morrow is with the university archi­tect at University of Michigan. Reichard is with the university archi­tect at Ohio State University. Brother Swan is an architect at Sherburne,Ne\v York. Brother Perkins is teaching manual training in Columbus.Brother Carr is teaching dra\ving in New Castle, Pa. Brother Raney is·teaching at Bowling Green, Ohio. Brother Snlith is pursuing his. pro­fession in Cincinnati. Brother Oakley is located in Cleveland. BrotherCarter, ex-'I6, i'? a desigti.er for the Solar ~ letallic Products Co., Columbus.

IKTIXOS

At the time of this letter, \ye are all thinking of examinations whichstart about the end of January and also of the fraternity scholastic listwhich is published each) ear by the university. It is. the opinion of thebrothers that Iktinos will be found higher up on the list than pre\ iouslyvvhen the returns are counted. The holiday yacation is past and all thefellows have returned, most of them reporting an excellent time. Thereis nothing much going on nO\iV 'and things \i'lill be pretty quiet until afterthe second semester begins. '

Iktinos is. pleased to report the pledging of four nI,en to the fraternity,all of them good blood and true. They are Gilbert S. Underwood of De­troit; Orin F. Stone of Pontiac, 11ichigan; Harold M. Kiefer of Detroit,and Albert R. Gatske of \i\Tyandotte, Michigan. There are also severalgood prospects vvhose names \iVe hope to be able to include in our nextARCHI letter. The annual initiation is a thing much talked of at presentand we are sorry not to be able to give a definite date at this time. Thosebrothers \iVho are in a position to attend will receive 110tice as soon as thetime has been fixed and all are hereby cordially invited to be pres.ent atthe initiation and the banquet in the eyening.

Iktinos has had her share, this fall. of the honors handed out on the,campus in general and in the Architectural College in particular. BrothersLind, Kenyon and Ir\\-in \yere returned \yinners in the competition for thedesign of the 1Iichigan Union Dance Program. Each design is to be

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used alternately at the weekly dances held during the winteL BrothersKenyon and Irwin are also engaged on art \vork for the 1916 ~fichigan­

ensian. Brother Rindge has recently been elected to Tau Signla Delta,national honorary society in architecture and landscape design. The fra­ternity in general was honored by having Brother Cohagen appointedas the one to receive the annual l11edal given by the American Instituteof Architects. This is a\varded each year to the student having the high­est all-around record in the College of Architecture. Brother Cohagenis also to be congratulated on being the first man sent out from Iktinos"vho has gone into business for himself. The firm name is Cohagen,Melver and 11arshall, and it is locajeed in Great Falls, 1\:10nt. Brother\ \1estbrook had the honor of being elected president of the senior class,several other brothers receiving minor offices, and Brother Voorhees hasthe presidency of the Architectural Society to his credit. At the tinl'eof the Institute Convention at \JVashington, there \vas held an exhibit ofthe work of some of the architectural schools and Iktinos was r~pre­

sented by two of her men.The annual fall party \\Tas held at the opportune time of the evening

before the Cornell football ganle. It \vas thought best to hold it beforerather than after as there "vas a chance that the mental atmosphere wouldbe clearer, and so it proved. The party was \\Tell attended by the brothersand especially by the Detroit alumni, who were very gladly received. Itproved to be a grand success, everyone voting that it was the "best ever."·\;\Te are glad to record here that Brother Bauer from Anthenlios waswith us at that time and was able to get "taken in" by the party. He wasvery welcome, indeed.

The third annual convention is now a thing of the past but from whathas been learned, it will go down in the annals of the fraternity as mostsuccessful. The Iktinos delegates \vere Brothers Lind and McColl andthey "vith Brother Irwin, who \\Tas also present, reported a most hospitabl~

reception as w.ell as a most enjoyabJe time at Chalnpaign.

There has been S0111e di3cussion of late among the brothers as t6the possibility of starting a campaign for a permanent chapter house.Our list of alumni is at present rather too small for such an undertak­ing but if the agitation has starteel any serious thought on the subject, ithas perhaps not been wasted.

In closing, Iktinos \yould like to extend to the fraternit) its sinceres~

best "vishes for a successful year and also a cordial inyitation to any andall of the brothers to \"isit us.

There have been everal change~ in the personnel of the faculty of theCollege of .r\rchitecture of the Cni\"ersit) of 1Iichigan this year. Mr.Raymond Everett, former instructor in free-hand dravving, is now pro-

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fessor in the architectural department of the University of Texas. Free­hand drawing at Michigan is now under the supervision of Mr. Barne~

and Mr. Leon Makielski.A new member was added to the faculty in the person of M. Joseph

Joachim Albert Rousseau, who holds a position as, Assistant Professorof Architecture. Professor Rousseau was a student at the Quebec",-\cademy fronl 1899 to 1903. The next six years he was el11ployed as anarchitectural draftsman, passing the examinations- of the Province ofQuebec for the architect's license in 1908. In 1909 he went to Paris,\\i~here for five years he was engaged in the study of architecture. His,first year in Paris, 1909-10, he \vas a student in the Atelier C'hiffiot. Hethen applied for admission to the Beaux Arts., and stood third an10ng the700 candidates for the fifteen foreign (Etrangers) admissions. He wasadmitted to the Ecole des. Beaux Arts in 1910. From 191 I to '1914 he\vas a member of the Atelier Bernier. In 1913 he was avvarded thefirst Prix Jay vvit11 n1edal, and the next year he \vas gi\ en a medal of thefirst class. Since 1908 Professor :Rousseau has been a member of the.A.rchitects' Association of the Province of Quebec.

DETllOIT 'A.LU1VINI

Alpha Rho Chi is well represented in Detroit by a colony of sometwenty-four or t\venty-five brothers-the exact number varies, for novvand then one leaves and j list 'as often another one arrives. No sooner had11rother D. H. Williams forsaken us for the wooden pavenlcnts of Toledothan Brother F. C. Stanton rushed from Milwaukee' and a week or solater Brot.her G. K. Sprague left Ann Arbor to engage in active work here.He is planning the erection of an eight suite apartment house and expectsto break ground for it very shortly.

Our meetings have been rather frequent although very irregular.During the early part of the winter \vhen we were still under the enthu­siastic influence of Brother D. H. \\Tilliams, meetings were held everyother ~Ionday night at 765 Brush Boulevard where five Alpha rookies~lold forth and manage to pay their room-rent at sufficiently frequent inter­vals to appease the landlady and to insure themselves of a permanentaddress. During the past month we have instituted a \veekly luncheonwhich takes' place every vVednesday noon in one of the private dining­r00111S of the Y. M. C. A. The usual attendance ranges from twelve tofifteen and hope that before long practically every men1ber in Detroit willfind it convenient to join us there on vVednesdays.

On February tenth the Detroit alumni gave an informal dance ate Hurst Academy, Arcadia Hall. It was \vell attended by. alunlni and

',- =ome even or eight of the active members from Ann Arbor. In the

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