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May 1948 THE ARCHI Official Publication of Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity MEMBER OF R.ROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE VOLUME XXVI Number 2 FROM THE GRAND COUNCIL W E BELIEVE the time has come when we can say that Alpha Rho Chi has achieved maturity and stability. Every active Chapter has alumni who are standing behind the chapter with financial support and direction. It seems to us that since the nlundane affairs of the chapters are in such good hands, we should now turn oUf attenti'on to the importance- of improving and ex- panding our active situation. One thing we cannot overlook is that Alpha Rho Chi is an undergraduate college fraternity and whatever we do in any portion of our fraternity activities is done primarily for the ultilnate promotion of Alpha Rho Chi as a college fraternity. Here is a list of things which we think now deserve consideration. It is a program or platform, or call it what you will : 1. Three new chapters soon. 2. A central office (on the way). 3. A regular ARCHI (on the way). 4. A national directory (on the way). 5. A regular local news sheet for each chapter (there are now three regular and two irregular). 6. A resumption of regular national conventions. 7. More and better active chapter training. 8. $1,000 annual income fronl alulnni dues. FOUNDERS' DAY All the active and alumni groups held Founders' Day Banquets, tpe l\ndronicus chapter includ- ing an exhibition of some of the brothers' works. The Chicago alumni were particularly fortunate in having Ralph W. Hamnlett, Mnesicles '16, as toast- master and Clair Ditchy, Iktinos '14, as speaker. We think you will enjoy the following excerpts from Brother Ditchy's address. "If I had been told on April 11, 1914, when Alpha Rho Chi ,vas founded, that 34 years later, I would be in Chicago addressing a group of active and alumni APX brothers, I am sure that I would have regarded the prospect as highly fantastic. "But here we are, a group of several generations; young nlen, still ruddy and imbued with theindestructi- ble enthusiasms of youth, older 1nen whose ambitions have been tempered in the quenching waters of the daily turmoil of life, and still older men grown gray (and in sonle instances bald) in the service, and bur- dened with the experience and wisdom of their years. What brings us together this evening? "In a sense we are the guests of nlenlory. We older nlen have come here to seek our comrades of yesteryear and to reclaim 'with them the pleasant inCIdents of -- gone by, to turn back the pages of our personal histories and to relive those happy, care-free, halcyon days when the world was our oyster. And perhaps from these con- templations, we hope to recover some of the salt of our youth and even at this late date freshen our vigor for tomorrow's venture. "In varying degree, this lure of friendly renliniscence has drawn all of us. It is more beautifully and suc- cinctly described by Liebman in his Peace of Mind as 'the shared warlnth of group fellowship' and nlay I hope that it includes what he still further characterizes as 'the subordination of our little egos to great nloral and spiritual ends'. Surely in our lifetinle, there has been no period when there was a greater need for a sensitive coordination of personal hopes and ambitions with the general welfare than there is today and in our fraternity spirit, with its self-sacrifices, its sympathies, its tolerances and its cooperations with fellow men, we nlay find the emphasis which the world welcomes in approaching the inter-relationships of divergent ideolo- gies and, if you please, upon which the peaceful future of the world depends. And so in a nlodest but positive way our presence here tonight contributes to the great- est of all human causes. "Fraternities have been criticized for their tendency to snobbishness and class distinction. I believe that pro- fessional fraternities are less vulnerable in this respect than general fraternities which are based almost totally upon social considerations. We, in particular, have as our rallying point a profession which touches every human activity. We minister to religion, to art, to com- merce, to industry, to every form of human habitation, and wherever nlen have Inet and risen above the level THE ARCHI of Alpha Rho Chi is published in October, January, and May by Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. All manuscripts and materials for publication and all matters concerning circulation should be addressed to John J. Zimmerman, 147 E. 18th St., New York 3, N. Y. Subscription for life to all members initiated since September 1, 1924. To those initiated before that time for life upon payment of $15.00 Life Subscription Fee or at the annual subscription rate of $1.50 per year.

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May1948 THE ARCHI

Official Publication of Alpha Rho Chi FraternityMEMBER OF R.ROFESSIONAL INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE

VOLUME XXVINumber 2

FROM THE GRAND COUNCIL

W E BELIEVE the time has come when we can saythat Alpha Rho Chi has achieved maturity and

stability. Every active Chapter has alumni who arestanding behind the chapter with financial support anddirection.

It seems to us that since the nlundane affairs of thechapters are in such good hands, we should now turnoUf attenti'on to the importance- of improving and ex­panding our active situation.

One thing we cannot overlook is that Alpha Rho Chiis an undergraduate college fraternity and whatever wedo in any portion of our fraternity activities is doneprimarily for the ultilnate promotion of Alpha Rho Chias a college fraternity.

Here is a list of things which we think now deserveconsideration. It is a program or platform, or call itwhat you will :

1. Three new chapters soon.2. A central office (on the way).3. A regular ARCHI (on the way).4. A national directory (on the way).5. A regular local news sheet for each chapter

(there are now three regular and two irregular).6. A resumption of regular national conventions.7. More and better active chapter training.8. $1,000 annual income fronl alulnni dues.

FOUNDERS' DAYAll the active and alumni groups held Founders'

Day Banquets, ~iJh tpe l\ndronicus chapter includ­ing an exhibition of some of the brothers' works.The Chicago alumni were particularly fortunate inhaving Ralph W. Hamnlett, Mnesicles '16, as toast­master and Clair Ditchy, Iktinos '14, as speaker. Wethink you will enjoy the following excerpts fromBrother Ditchy's address.

"If I had been told on April 11, 1914, when AlphaRho Chi ,vas founded, that 34 years later, I would be inChicago addressing a group of active and alumni APXbrothers, I am sure that I would have regarded theprospect as highly fantastic.

"But here we are, a group of several generations;

young nlen, still ruddy and imbued with theindestructi­ble enthusiasms of youth, older 1nen whose ambitionshave been tempered in the quenching waters of thedaily turmoil of life, and still older men grown gray(and in sonle instances bald) in the service, and bur­dened with the experience and wisdom of their years.What brings us together this evening?

"In a sense we are the guests of nlenlory. We oldernlen have come here to seek our comrades of yesteryearand to reclaim 'with them the pleasant inCIdents of --da~gone by, to turn back the pages of our personal historiesand to relive those happy, care-free, halcyon days whenthe world was our oyster. And perhaps from these con­templations, we hope to recover some of the salt of ouryouth and even at this late date freshen our vigor fortomorrow's venture.

"In varying degree, this lure of friendly renliniscencehas drawn all of us. It is more beautifully and suc­cinctly described by Liebman in his Peace of Mindas 'the shared warlnth of group fellowship' and nlay Ihope that it includes what he still further characterizesas 'the subordination of our little egos to great nloraland spiritual ends'. Surely in our lifetinle, there hasbeen no period when there was a greater need for asensitive coordination of personal hopes and ambitionswith the general welfare than there is today and in ourfraternity spirit, with its self-sacrifices, its sympathies,its tolerances and its cooperations with fellow men, wenlay find the emphasis which the world welcomes inapproaching the inter-relationships of divergent ideolo­gies and, if you please, upon which the peaceful futureof the world depends. And so in a nlodest but positiveway our presence here tonight contributes to the great­est of all human causes.

"Fraternities have been criticized for their tendencyto snobbishness and class distinction. I believe that pro­fessional fraternities are less vulnerable in this respectthan general fraternities which are based almost totallyupon social considerations. We, in particular, have asour rallying point a profession which touches everyhuman activity. We minister to religion, to art, to com­merce, to industry, to every form of human habitation,and wherever nlen have Inet and risen above the level

THE ARCHI of Alpha Rho Chi is published in October, January, and May by Alpha Rho Chi Fraternity. All manuscripts and materials for publicationand all matters concerning circulation should be addressed to John J. Zimmerman, 147 E. 18th St., New York 3, N. Y. Subscription for life to allmembers initiated since September 1, 1924. To those initiated before that time for life upon payment of $15.00 Life Subscription Fee or at the annualsubscription rate of $1.50 per year.

of bare necessity, there architecture has thrived andsheltered their better impulses and recorded their fineracconlplishments. Architecture is th~, post-Gallup pollof the ages.

"And so it is not surprising that a young man's devo­tion to and talent in architecture should weigh heavilyin the consideration of his qualifications for nlember­ship in Alpha Rho Chi. And as a further nlanifestationof this broad spirit, the annual award of Alpha Rho Chinledals to students \iVho nlani fest unusual talent andleadership in their study of architecture is 'made withoutreference to fraternity affiliation.

"When I conlpleted nlY first trip through the U niver­sity of Michigan (as a student in the College of Litera­ture and the Fine Arts) in 1911, our venerable andbeloved President Angell nlade his last appearance at

'Colnnlencenlent exercises. He yielded to the urgententreaty that he nlake sonle few remarks to the gradu­ati~g class and I renlember well the burden of hisnlessage.

"He said that he had been often asked what was thenl0st treasured gi ft which his college years had givenhinl and in his mind there \vas no doubt nor confusionon the subject. He said he lay greatest store by the finefriendships he had formed and in particular the intimatefriendships which he 'had made with three fellow stu­dents. So strong were these ties that upon graduationthey arranged to nleet every five years, to exchangeexperiences and to take account of each other's for­tunes. This pact had been kept faithfully, and althoughtheir activities took thenl all over the globe, they alwaysarranged to meet in Ann Arbor' every five years; andhere in the autulnn of his life, a full life, a life of un­usual breadth and experience, this precious gift offriendship towered high above the other nlany gifts ofhis Alma Mater.

"I 'trust that each of you nlay be or has been asbountifully rewarded in your friendships as I have been;and I anl fully persuaded that the future of our frater­nity li"es in its ability to vveld staunch friendships anlongthose sensitive souls that are attracted to the professionof architecture, and thru this channel, make a profoundcontribution to better citizenry and better architecture."

CONVENTIONThe National Convention will be held in Ann Arbor,

Michigan, June 13th, 14th and 15th. The progranlprobably will include Ritual Sunday afternoon, a ban­quet Monday evening, and of course a tour of thecampus and perhaps a tea for faculty or distinguishedguests. It is hoped that all chapters will be representedby an alumni delegate.

The Iktinos chapter writes that they will do their best

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to nlake the stay in Ann Arbor interesting, and theyextend a cordial invitation to all, promising plenty ofacconlmodations for everyone.

WHY WE NEED ALUMNI DUESChapter VII of The Archi Pledge says "money makes

the nlare go". The origin of this neat phrase is lost inthe obscurity of the horse-and-buggy days, which thiswriter hasn't forgotten but doesn't talk of as much ashe used to.

This Fraternity, like your Chevrolet, runs betterwhen well-oiled. For instance, national officers shouldtravel nlore-what traveling has been done has been atlittle or no expense to the Fraternity. A good deal ofnloney has been spent by alumni here and there towardestablishing new 'chapters, and so far all of this expensehas fallen on individuals and not on the Fraternity.

We are now facing situations in Inore than onelocality where rather heavy expenses will be incurredin interesting possible new chapters. There will be sometraveling to fairly distant spots. We would like toinlprove the ARCHI. which is not yet self-supporting;provide a national directory; continue the Alpha RhoChi Medal; etc.

The nlenlbers of our five active chapters cannot sup­port such a program alone. No projects have yet beenstarted which cannot be paid for out of current receipts,but if we want expansion of Alpha Rho Chi, both inquantity and quality, we nlust look to the alumni forhelp.

The 1938 convention passed legislation setting upnational annual alumni dues of $1.00 per person. Wethink the easiest way to collect this would be throughthe .alunlni associations which in several. cases are al­ready collecting association dues. (Send it direct if youprefer. Thanks.) In return for this, we are setting upa national headquarters through the Stewart HoweAlunlni Service, Chalnpaign, Illinois, and we think theseheadquarters can help the alumni associations by nlain­taining alunlni records, distributing mail, etc. Also, toeach alumnus who pays his dollar, we will furnish anicely printed Alpha Rho Chi men1bers.hip card bearinga seal and the signature of "So"Whitten, W.G.E.

Frankly, we would like to have an annual income of$1,000 from this source. Such a (to us) princely sumof money ought to produce results which will pleaseeverybody!

DWIGHT P. ELY, W~G.A.

INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCEGeorge Whitten and Kenneth Snlith attended the

Professional Interfraternity Conference in Chicago onMarch 6th, and Brother Whitten has sent us 'a reportof the session. Alpha Rho Chi is one of the smallest ofthe professional fraternities, but the only one represent-

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ing architecture. Brother Whitten writes, "I had notbeen in the meeting long before I was aware that ourgroup was ,away behind the others in Inany of theactivities and main topics that were discussed. Most ofthe organizations nlaintain a national headquarters andcentral adnlinistration office. They have a full or parttime paid Secretary or Manager who takes care ofdirectory lists, mailing, dues, publications, etc."

Some of the topics covered were 1) how to financea national headquarters for a fraternity, 2) the organi­zation and conduct of national conventions, 3) n1en1ber­ship qualifications, and 4) n1eans of increasing the ef­fectiveness of a professional fraternity. Undoubtedlysome of these subjects will be discussed in our ownconvention in Ann Arbor in June.

CHAPTER NEWSANDRONICUS - UNIVERSITY OF

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A news letter from Jack Warner reports 31 activesand 7 pledges for the spring semester, with RobertMeyer as W.A., John Ross, W.A.A., Fred Briggs,W.E., Paul Tay, W.S., and William Jarrett, W. Super­intendent.

Work has been con1pleted on a new addition to thehouse which almost doubles its capacity, provides alarger shower room, and includes a community draftingroom which was badly needed. To Bob Meyer and JohnRoss go the congratulations of the chapter for seeingthe work to a successful conclusion.

A good letter froin Verle Annis, W.G.S., gives thefollowing interesting account of the work and how itwas accomplished: "Some of the n1embers stayedthroughout the sumnler and worked with an experiencedcarpenter boss and whatever other special help had tobe employed. But when school opened in September,the house ¥las not in a very livable condition. Althoquite a houseful lived an10ng the debris, it was not very

~ cOlnfortable Qr convenient. They had to keep up withtheir school duties and at the same tin1e all put in everyspare hour, day and night, finishing the place up. Thekitchen got priority while they slept in a windowlessand unfinished dormitory. The dining room had beendoubled in size but was only half floored. And so on.The group has really done wonders with the old houseand a limited budget. They have sacrificed all thoughtof a nice facade for added living space and a more con-

.venient interior. The result will provide housing for alarge enough group to nlake them financially very se­cure. The alunlni have devoted as much time to theundertaking as the actives so there are a lot of individ­uals responsible.

"i\ll this has been financed quite well, the alumni

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think. Except for a couple of thousand dollars advancedby son1e of us for finishing work don,e this winter, theentire load was arranged with one company. Principaland interest are taken care of at $100 per month overa ten-year period. The chapter fornlerly paid nlore thanthat amount for less adequate acconlnlodations. N O\Vthe chapter has a sliding scale ranging fronl a nlinin1ull1of $200 a nl0nth to a nlaxin1un1 of $300, payable to tbeAlumni Association. This is not only adequate to handlethe regular financing, insurance, taxes, etc., but will payoff the ten1porary loans in short order, and provide areserve fund for additional inlproveinents.

ANTHEMIOS - UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISA letter froin Miles Brown and the regular chapter

letter fron1 Walter Brooks brings us the news of Anthe­nlios. Officers for the spring semester are Miles Brown"W.A., Herb Savage, W.l\.A., Al BUlllgardner, W.E.,vValter BroGks, \AI.S., vvit-h- -John Geiger-- as -House­Manager.

On February 21st, the following men were initiated:Gerald Barry, Robert Boles, Bruce Boswell, RobertEckels, Henry Gabriel, J'oseph Llewellyn, Richard Mid­dendorf, Charles Norris, Elliott Potter, Andrew Rey­nolds and John Rock.

The chapter's social calendar included an informalpledge dance on January 16th, and a dinner on Febru­ary 15th in honor of the February graduates and theirfamilies, with four exchange dinners with sororitiesscheduled for the spring semester, and of course theannual spring formal.

ANTHEMIOS ALUMNIRen1en1ber in the last ARCHI the news itein about the

alun1inu1l1-shingled house built by the Small HonlesResearch Council? A good letter from BowardSchroeder gives us the details about this Interestingdevelopn1ent: "The Small HOlnes Council did not haveanything to do with the developing of the plan. It isthe Industry-Engineered House basic plan as was devel­oped by the Producers' Council and which has beertwidely publicized of late. As you nlay have heard, weare building six_Dther~hollses.ofthis design. and -car.ryingout time and motion studies on them to deter1l1ine meansof reducing labor and material costs by more efficientn1ethods. We decided to build a seventh house in whicha member of the staff would live and actually test theworkability of the plan. That was the primary purposeof the house, but at the sa1l1e tiine we decided to testout various little ideas we had been thinking about.

"I f you are acquainted with the Industry-Engineeredbasic plan, you will know that it is a 40-room house byF.R.A. standards, with the living roon1 placed in sucha position that there is no circulation through it to otherrooms, and from .the front entrance there is direct accessto the living room, kitchen, bedroolns and basement,vvithout passing through any other room. I f there is

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any weak point to the plan, I would say it was thekitchen,\vhich could be a little larger.

"The experimental furnace is a gravity hand-firedwarm air smokeless furnace which was developed hereat the University by Professor J. Fellows to burn softcoal. It varies from the usual type by a system ofdampers and baffles which force the smoke through thefire pot, burning nlost of that which usually goes upthe chimney. The furnace has not been through anentire heating season, but from the close check we havekept on it I believe that four tons of coal would besufficient for the whqle season., It has proved to be veryefficient. My only objection is to the removal of ashes,but, with a little system, a minimum of ash dust releasedto circulate can be obtained. During the coldest weather,the furnace had to be recharged and attended only twicea day. .

"I would like to extend to all our brother APX's aninvitation to visit the house when they are in Cham­paign".

DEMETRIOS - OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYThis chapter, too, has moved into new quarters at

101 Twelfth Avenue, Columbus. Since the formerhouse was sold, during the war, the slTIall group ofactives has worked hard to reestablish the fraternity,and achieved 17 actives and 22 pledges, even with nohouse, no social life to offer. Now with the active helpof the Alumni, the new house has been acquired, with13 rooms, including a larg.e living room, an adequatedining room, and a well-finished third floor-altogetherplenty of room for 30 men.

DEMETRIOS ALUMNIThe local Alumni have spent a great deal of effort on

the new house. Small groups visited all available prop­erties and finally agreed unanimously on the purchaseof 101 Twelfth Avenue. Financing was the next prob­lelTI. A bank loan was negotiated for approximately halfof the purchase price, and a loyal group of alumni ad­vanced the balance on a temporary basis. The Associa­tion has formed the Demetrios Control Corporation too\vn and operate the ne\v house and they are no"'"v can­vassing all alumni for participation in the notes of thecontrol corporation.

IKTINOS - UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANOfficers for the spring term are William Farrell,

W.A., Roy Belco, W.l\.. A., Paul Hazeltoil, W.S., Car­ter B. Strong., W.E., and Stuart Price, W. Superin­tendent.

The present pledge class, consisting of John Mc­Michael, Robert White, Martin Biesc, Donald Hum­phrey, Bill Zimmie, Robert Meachan1 and JeromeLepard, has undertaken to in1prove the chapter houseby remodelling the recreation room in the basement.They are installing an acoustic ceiling and fluorescent

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lighting, and are painting the walls. It sounds like a bigjob and one that deserves the gratitude of the chapter.

Professor Jean Hebrard, honorary faculty nlemberof Iktinos Chapter and head of the Design Departmentin the Architectural School, retired in February. Hisstudents-past and present-gave a farewell dinner forhim at which Clair Ditchy, Secretary of the AmericanInstitute of Architects, rendered an eloquent tribute toProfessor Hebrard's inspiring leadership. BrotherDitchy's address was published in the April Journal ofthe Institute. It mentions three divisions of present-dayarchitects-those who are so enamored of the archi­tectural achievements 0 f the past that they find no appe­tite for chang.e, those by whom any innovation is wel­comed and to whom the true test of cultural attainmentis brash novelty coupled with a basic satisfying ofutilitarian purpose, and, finally, those to whom slavishadaptation is abhorrent and untruthful and who aredeveloping a purity of architectural expression which isconsonant with our times and techniques.

In this period of such divergences in the architecturalprocess, Professor Hebrard has sho\vn an appreciationof the impact of modern civilization upon architecture.He has fortified his many students for their emergencefrom the placid fields of academic accomplishment intothe bustle of a less idyllic world.

IKTINOS ALUMNIA letter fronl John J. White, Jr., tells us that for

six years he was in the Civil Engineer Corps of theNavy, going on inactive status in December, 1946.(Incidentally, he received a Letter of COnllTIendationfor his Navy work.) John is now Field Secretary forthe American Institute of Architects, with headquartersat The Octagon in Washington. He would welcomeletters from his old fraternity brothers.

A good letter from Verne Sidnam gives us news of alot of Iktinos alumni in the Detroit area:

At the annual meeting of George D. Mason & Conl­pany, D. H. Williams, Jr., was elected President andEugene T. Cleland Vice-President. Mr. Mason, now inhis 92nd year, is known as the Dean of Michigan archi­tects.

Karl Kressbach has an architectural practice in J ack­son and is doing considerable work for COnSUlTIerS'Power COlTIpany and for Conlnl0nwealth and Southern.

Fred Harley and Julian Cowin are both menlbers ofthe firnl of Harley, Ellington & Day, who have just1110ved into new quarters in the Red Cross Building, onEast Elizabeth Street in Detroit.

Lew Sarvis is practicing in Battle Creek, specializingin hospital work. He has been appointed by GovernorSigler as one of the advisors' to the Hospital AdvisoryCouncil, to study hospital construction for the State'sbuilding program and to advise on design and construc­tion of such buildings.

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Harold Pine has his own architectural office in Ply­111outh, Michigan.

IZarlKuhn is still handling n1aintenance and archi­tectural liaison for the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation.

John Jewell is back with the Meinsinger Studios inDetroit.

Verne hin1sel f is in the design room at Smith, Hinch­n1an & Grylls.

MNESICLES - UNI'VERSITY OF MINNESOTAOrrin Field is W.A. for the spring semester, with

Bob Bennighoff W.A.A., Ken Pieper W.E., and War­ren Peterson W.S.

An excellent letter fron1 Everett Isakson, W.S., tellsus of the new chapter house. The old duplex on theproperty has been ren10delled by the actives for use asten1porary quarters. The volunteer crews gathered onSaturdays to tear dO\\Tn partitions, remove wallpaper,and in general give the old place "the new look". OnMarch 20th, an advance party n10ved in, using the livingand dining rOOlTIS as bedroon1s, since the upstairs wasstill torn up.

In spite of this extra "vork, however, the chapter hasbeen showing a good scholastic record. In the C. H.Johnston Prize Competition, Gordon Heck and EverettIsakson took first and second prizes, respectively, andin the Gargoyle Club Competition, Jim Voigt took firstplace. The chapter ranks 13th alTIOng the 2'7 profes­sional fraternities on the campus.

The traditional Bowery Party was on February 28th.Ralph Shin1er and Bob Bennighoff did a fine job on thearrangements. Eugene Sadowsky's decorations andposters and the Brothers' colorful costumes, as ourphotograph shows, all contributed to the atn1osphere.It was a grand party, with a true Bowery flavor-inspite of a heavy snowstorm.

The following n1embers were forn1ally initiated onMarch 7th: Kenneth Wallijarvi, Earl Brink, GarryLee, George Normandin, Robert Kennedy, DonaldPanushka and Richard Beard.

MNEstCLES ALUMNI

The Alumni, of course, have been lending a handwith the new house. They are financing the paint andwallpaper for all of the interior except the two publicrooms, which may require the services of a professionaldecorator.,

The March meeting of the Alun1ni was held in thenew house.

The Association deserves a lot of credit for its en­thusiastic and sustained interest in fraternity activities.Their News Letter, issued lTIonthly, gives all the newsof both actives and alumni, and their regular n10nthlyn1eetings are well-attended. Would that all the otheralun1ni groups could "go and do likewise".

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Mnesicles Bowery Party: Left to right, BrothersMadison, Peterson, and Wellenstein and guest.

CHICAGO ALUMNI

The Chicago Alun1ni have been working for a newAPX chapter at the Navy Pier Branch of the Univer­sity of Illinois. Anton Johnson writes, "Last fall, con­tact was n1ade with Mr. Carl Lindstron1, sophomore inthe Departn1ent of Architecture at the Navy Pier. Mr.Lindstron1 assembled four boys who n1et with men1bersof the Chicago Alumni at the Decen1ber n1eeting. Theywere informed of Alpha Rho Chi, its purposes, etc.Following this n1eeting, these five boys organized withPaul O'Hanion as President and Jack Oakley as Sec­retary-Treasurer.

"After a n1eeting son1e weeks ago of Les Larson,Carl LindstrolTI, Ken Smith and n1yself with the Deanof Student Affairs, the boys submitted a petition.

"They have contacted several other students and nowhave a total of 15, most of WhOlTI are freshmen. We aretrying to have the original fiv.e boys initiated this com­ing spring."

Les Larson was elected president of the Navy PierSophon1ore Class.

Paul O'Hanion, president of the Navy Pier StudentArchitectural Group, received Honorable Mention inthe Beaux Arts con1petition for an Arts Office BuildingLobby.

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ALPHA RHO CHI

ALPHA RHO CHI fraternity was founded at the Universities of Illinois and Michigan on April 11, 1914. It is asocial undergraduate fraternity limiting its men1bership to students of architecture, architectural engineering, land­scape architecture, or the allied arts, enrolled in the departn1ents leading to a bachelor's degree.

THE GRAND COUNCIL

Worthy Grand Architect Dwight P. Ely802 Buckeye Bldg., Colun1bus 1, Ohio

Worthy Grand Scribe V. L. ~A.nnis

University of Southern California, Los Angel-es 7, Calif.

Worthy Grand Estilnator George A. Whitten1619 Walnut Ave., Wihnette, Ill.

Grand Lecturer Arthur D. PickettRound Hill, Va.

THE UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTERS

ANDRONICUS - University of Southern California - ChapterHouse, 710 W. 28th St., Los Angeles 7, Cal.; Robert Meyer,W.A.; John Ross, W.A.A.; Fred Briggs, W~E.; Paul Tay,W.S.; Wm. Jarrett, W. Supt.

ANTHEMlos-University of Illinois-Chapter House, 1108 S.Fir t St., Champaign, Ill.; Mile G. Brown, W.A.; Herb

avage, W... , 1 Bumgardner W. E.; Walter Brook,W.S.

DEMETRlos-Ohio tate University-Chapter Hou e, 101 L...thvenue, Columbus Ohio; James A. Crawfi, W .. ;

Don Porter, W.E.; George Cleland, W.S.; M. A. Carter,Adv.

IKTINos-University of Michigan-Chapter House, 608 E.Madison, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Wm. Farrell, W.A.; RoyBelco, W.A.A.; Carter B. Strong, W.E., Paul Hazelton,W.S.; Stuart N. Price, W. Supt.

111 .ESICLE -University of Minnesota-Chapter House, 609Ontario treet, S.E., Minneapolis Minn.; Orrin Field,W.A.; Bob Bennighoff W.A.. ; . Ken Pieper, W.E.;Warren Peterson, W ..

THE ALUMNI CHAPTERS

CHICAGO-Anton Johnson, A.A., 5018 Deming Place, Chicago39, Ill.; !\nton Kampf, A..A..A.; John Eric Anderson, A.S.;Don Jordan, A.E.

E\\' YORK-Howard H. Battin, A.A., 3 Chadwick Road,

White Plains, N. Y.; John J. Zimmerman, A.S.EATTLE-Marvin Patterson, A.A.; Charles Taylor Miller,

A.A.A.; Jay G. Ingels, A.5., 4408 White-Henry-StuartBldg., Seattle 1, Wash.

THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONS

ANDRONIcus-Frank H. Baden, President, 553 S. WindsorBlvd., Los Angeles 5, Cal.; William Cody, Vice-President;Lester Tanner, Treasurer; Gus Kalionzes, Secretary.

ANTHE:MIOS-Kenneth A. Smith, President, 1348 Elmdale Ave.,Chicago 4, Ill. ; Richard Binfield, Vice-President; GeorgeFritzinger, Secretary; James Vigor, Treasurer.

DEMETRlos-F'rank E. Wesley, President, 128 W. Kenworth,

Columbus, Ohio; E. C. Schranlm, Secretary.IKTINos-Albert H. Trowell, President, 1334 Temple Ave.,

Detroit 1, Mich.; Henry Ruifrok, Vice-President; OrrinK. Griffith, Secretary.

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