THE ARCHIAlpha Rho Chi Fraternity

Vo·lume XXXIV

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DECEMBER, 1956

Architecture and the Allied Professions

No.3

Alpha Rho ChiMedals Awardedat 41 Schools

Mnesicles Chapter to Host

25th National APX ConventionBy Bob Peters

Mnesicles Chapter House Offers Contempo·rary Setting for' ConventionDelegates to this year's convention, to be held Dec. 26 through 28 at Mnesicles chapter

of the University of Minnesota, will enioy the atmosphere of the newest fraternity building ofAlpha Rho Chi.

The house at 605 Ontario St. SE, Minneapolis, was first occupied in January '53. Designedby the alumni and coordinated through the office of Glynne Shifflett, Mnesicles '29, the brickand frame contemporary structure contains dormitory and study facilities, kitchen, lounge, anda chapter room. - John Korngiebel.

Winners of the Alpha Rho ChiMedal for 1956 were announced inMay at 41 architectural schools. Theaward, estabfisned in 193I, is given

annually to "encour­age professional lead­ership by rewardingstu den t accomplish­ment; promote theideals of professionalservice by a c k now 1­

edging distinctive individual contribu-tions to school life; stimulate profes­sional merit by commending qualitiesin the student not necessarily pertain­ing to scholarship."

The bronze medal, designed byMerrell Gage, sculptor, is awarded toa graduating senior at each accreditedarchitectural school, selection beingmade by the faculty. It has beenawarded annually at most of theschools since 1932, except in 1944and 1945 and at those times when afaculty withheld nomination becauseof the absence of worthy candidates.

Seventeen schools were offered theuse of the medal for only the secondtime this year, following the decision

-of ilie 24th N{l·t-iona~ Ce-nven i{)R t9­extend the offering to all accreditedschools.

The 1956 honors list includes threeAPX members, Stan Routh at Illinois,Carl Bradley at Michigan, and DonaldHanson at Minnesota.

Graduates and schools in the 1956list, as announced by Prof. James T.Lendrum, W. G. S., are:

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA: Rich­ard Douglas Berry, Berkeley, Cal.

CARNEGIE INSTITUTE: Sylvester Da­mianos, Duquesne, Pennsylvania.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMER­ICA: Donald Nalley, Kensington, Md.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI: An­drew B. Thul, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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December 27th will be the openingday of the 25th, or Silver Jubilee, con­vention of Alpha Rno Chi FraternIty.Delegates and officers of the Fratern­ity will gather at the recently com­pleted chapter house of Mnesicles onthe University of Minnesota campusfor the three-day meet to conduct thebiennial business session of the 42­year-old fraternity.

Mnesicles, the host chapter will bewelcoming fraternity brothers to Min­nesota for the first time since the ear­ly 1930's. The Mnesicles actives andalumni have been hard at work sinceAugust, planning for the success ofthis convention.

The main event for all will he thetraditional convention banquet, to beheld the evening of December 29th, atthe Calhoun Beach Hot e I, on theshores of beautiful Lake Calhoun inMinneapolis. T'he guest of honor andmain address speaker of the evening

will be Mr. Richard Buckminster Ful­ler, renowned design engineer, 'who isan bonorary brother of the IVInes"iclesgroup. Bucky, as he is affectionatelyknown to the students, has been aguest lecturer at the University ofMinnesota School of Arc hit e c t u r eduring the past three years. He is nowlaunched upon an ambitious programat the school, in association with ap­proximately thirty stu den t s coordi­nated by George Ah Tou, active, un­der the supervision of Professor Wal­ter Vivrette, faculty member. Thisproject will produce and install on theUniversity of Minnesota's Minneap­olis campus a huge globe - a one­millionth full size Earth. (See The­Archi, Winter, 1956 issue - Ed.)

Other highlights of the conclavewill be seven general sessions, a per­formance of the ritual, a design forumfor students and delegates, and an

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At left: John Noble Richards, electedFirst Vice-President of the AlA, forthe 1956-1957 term.At right: Culver Heaton, elevated toFellow by the College of Fellows, forservice to the Institute.

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ALPHA RHO CHI

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. Alpha Rho ~hi is a na-. .... . tional professIonal frater-. ':.. nity limiting its member-

ship to students of archi­tecture and the allied pro­

., ,.' fessions. Founded at theUniversities of Illinois and Michigan onApril 11, 1914, to organize and unite infellowship the architectural students inthe universities and colleges of America,and to combine their efforts, so as to pro­mote the artistic, scientific, and practicalefficiency of the younger members of theprofession. Charter member of the Pro­fessional Interfraternity Conference, or­ganized in 1928.

The Grand CouncilRobert F. Calrow, W.G.A., 4828 Gar­

field Ave. S., IMinneapolis, Minn.Richard E. Murray, Jf., W.G.E., Box

3092, University Station, Columbus10, Ohio.

James T. Lendrum, W.G.S., 21 Green­croft Rd., Champaign, Ill.

Master ArchitectJohn Wellborn Root, 180 N-. W a bas h

Avenue, Chicago, Ill.

Grand Council AppointmentsDale Benedict, G.L., 1629 Broadway

North, Seattle 2, Wash.John R. Liimatainen, Editor of the Archi,

Box 565, Conneaut, Ohio.George A. Whitten, G.A., 1619 Walnut

Ave., Wilmette, Ill.Winthrop M. Wadsworth, N.!., 2525 Du­

pont Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn.

Grand Council DeputiesFrank H. Baden, 27 Portugese Bend Rd.,

Palos Verdes, California.Marion A. Carter, 1808 Kent S1., Co­

lumbus 5, Ohio.M. Robert DesMarais, 525 Sparks S1.,

State College, Pa.George F. Fritzinger, 9705 W. Main S1.,

Belleville, Illinois.Ralph W. Hammett, 485 Riverview Dr.,

Ann Arbor, Michigan.J. Girard Ingels, 980 Butterfield Rd., San

Anselmo, Calif.Donald M. Mayne, 4321 Shenandoah,

Dallas 5, Texas.Winthrop M. Wadsworth, 2525 Dupont

Ave. S., Minneapolis 5, Minn.Raoul W. Wilkins, 1105 Hollins Rd.,

·Richmond 26, Virginia.

Active ChaptersANDRONICUS - University of South­

ern California, 710 W. 28th S1., LosAngeles 7, California.

ANTHEMIOS - University of Illinois,1108 South First S1., Champaign, Illi­nois.

DEMETRIOS - Ohio State University,101 East 12th Avenue, Columbus 1,Ohio.

IKTINOS-University of Michigan, 640Oxford Rd., Ann Arbor, Michigan.

KALLIKRATES-University of Vir­ginia, A.P.X. Box, Fayerweather Hall.Charlottesville, Virginia.

MNESICLES - University of Minneso­ta, 605 Ontario S1., S.E., Minneapolis,Minn.

VITRUVIUS - Pennsylvania StateUni­versity, 220 Foster Ave., State College.Pa.

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Archi'sby AlA

John Noble Richards, initiated asan honorary member of DemetriosChapter at the 24th Convention ofAlpha Rho Chi in December, 1954,was elected First Vice President of theAmerican Institute of Architects atthe Institute's 88th convention, at LosAngeles, California.

Senior partner of Bellman, Gillett& Richards, Toledo, Ohio, architectsand engineers, l\tlr. Richards was ele­vated to Fellow in the AlA, and elect­ed to the position of Second VicePresident of the Institute in 1954.

Mr. Richards has been a memberof the AlA since 1935. In recogni­tion of his service to the AlA, he wasmade a member of the National Com­mittee on Fees. He served as presi­dent of the Toledo C hap t e r from1938-40. From 1950 to 1953 Mr.Richards was regional director of theGreat Lakes District of the AlA.

A past president of the ToledoChamber of Commerce and formermember of the Toledo MetropolitanPlanning Committee, he has been ac­tive in public service to his city.

Undergraduate and graduate de­grees in Architecture were awardedto him from the University of Penn­sylvania. He is a winner of the Stew­ardson Traveling S c hoi ar s hip andspent a year and a half studyingabroad. He is a member of Scaraband Tau Sigma Delta, national honor­ary architectural fraternities.

In the course of his architecturalpractice, Mr. Richards served as adesigner of the Department of JusticeBuilding in Washington, D. C. Hisfirm designed and supervised con­struction of the new $4,100,000 Stu­dent Union building completed re­cently at Ohio State U n i v e r sit y.Presently the firm is supervising con­struction of the Mershon MemorialAuditorium, for which they prepareddrawings, on the campus.

Elevated to Fellow in the AlA atthe 88th Convention of the Institute inMay. 1956, was Culver Heaton, An-

DECEMBER, 1956

Honored

in 1956

dronicus '36. '"[he honor was be­stowed on the Pasadena, California,architect for achievement in service tothe Institute.

A charter member of the PasadenaChapter of the AlA, organized in1948, Mr. Heaton was elected presi­dent in 1950 as' a result of his out­standing work on the chapter ProgramCommittee. During his presidency heachieved first his chapter's and thennational acceptance of Pasadena's uni­form sign. He was chairman of aspecial School Fee Committee whichsucceeded in raising the sub-standardarchitectural fee of the local schooldistrict. While he was chairman ofthe Public Relations Committee of thechapter, the attitude of the local presschanged from one of animosity topartnership in "making Pasadena abetter place in which to live."

He also started a one-man cam­paign to acquaint the real estate pro­fession and its clients with the archi­tect and his contribution to the com­munity in general and to the realtorin particular. As a direct result, thePasadena Realty Board and the Uni­versity of California presented an ex­tension course taught by Mr. Heatonthat was mandatory for a certificate inreal estate.

Heaton has also been active as aDirector and as Treasurer of the Cali­fornia Council of Architects.

In addition to lecturin~ in the Pasa­dena High Schools and Junior Col­lege, Mr. Heaton has delivered lec­tures on the architectural professionin the South Pasadena and Los An­geles school systems. He has spokenrepeatedly before professional fratern­ities at U.S.C. and to the Associates ofthe Pasadena AlA Chapter on theBusiness of Architecture.

Architect Heaton has won threeconsecutive annual a war d s of theChurch Architectural Guild of Amer­ica, in competitions in which designsof churches erected the past year weresubmitted from all parts of the UnitedStates.

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HO'USE CLEAN'ING BEG,INS EARlY AT MNESIC1ES CHAPTE,R HO,USE

(At Left) w. A. Bob Peters keeps an eye on fel­low workers as he proceeds to wash windowsof the Minneapolis APX chapter house.

(Above) Art McClure, at left; W. A. Bob Peters, on balcony; Don Garvue; DuaneJohnson, center foreground; and Bill Moser, at right.

40 Years Young"Happy Birthday to you, Happy

Birthday to you..." These were thecongratulatory words sung at Mnesicleschapter on October 20, 1956, whenactives, alumni, and their friends gath­ered for a post-football open house.

For on that day, Mnesicles of .AlphaRho Chi celebrated its fortieth birth­day! --V.E.K.

APX in the News

Attend the 25th Convention

Clair W. Ditchy (lktinos '15), De­troit, a past president of the MichiganSociety and the national AlA, and re­cipient in 1955 of the Michigangroup's gold medal for outstanding ac­complishment in arc hit e c t u r e, hasbeen awarded the honorary degree ofdoctor of engineering. The degreewas awarded in June, at commence­ment exercises of the Lawrence Insti­tute of Technology, where Ditchy alsodelivered the commencement address.He also spoke at the MSA midsum­mer conference, at Mackinac Island,in August.

Professor Ralph W. Hammett(Mnesicles '19), Ann Arbor, Michi­gan, member of the faculty of theUniversity of Michigan, College ofArchitecture and Design, was toast­master at the Annual Banquet of theMSA Conference.

Harry B. Tour (Anthemios '21),Knoxville, Tenn., was chairman of theSeventh Annual Conference of theGulf States Region of the AlA.Theme of the Conference, held atLookout Mountain Hotel, in Chatta­nooga, Tenn., October, 1956, was"Architecture for the Nuclear Age."

Buford L. Pickens (Anthemios '30),St. Louis, Mo., was General Modera­tor, guiding Discussion Clinics at theGulf States Conference. l\1r. Pickensis Director of Campus Planning andProfessor in the School of Architec­ture at Washington University.

The Archi would like to tell yourfriends about you. Has there beenany recent change in your occupation,or what may we tell you r friendsthat's new or interesting about whaty_o~__~re d9ingJ ~~__sOgJe_ Arcpi d_Qi~~

a conspicuous piece of work that \veshould know about and report in TheArchi? Remember that i tis 0 n Iythrough your contributions that \ve re­ceive news.

MNESICLES, May 27, 1956:2274 Richard William DeLapp

Minneapolis, Minnesota2275 Carl Arthur Johnson

Virginia, Minnesota '2276 Vernon Eugene Knutson

Albert Lea, -Minnesota2277 Gary Arthur MacKenzie

Minneapolis, Minnesota2278 William Harold Moser

Faribault, Minnesota

IKTINOS, April 27, 1956:2269 Walter B. Sanders (Fac.)

Ann Arbor, Michigan

DEMETRIOS, April 28, 1956:2270 Ronald Edward Firestone

Columbus, Ohio2271 Richard Eugene Graff

Cleveland, Ohio2272 Milan Martin Lipta k

Arnold, Pennsylvania2273 Henry Shuster IV

Powell, Ohio

students and convention officers willtour the School of Architecture andvisit selected local buildings.

Housing will be in the APX houseand a near-by newly-completed fra­ternity house. All meals will be servedin the chapter house.

The chairmen for the meeting, be-

side W.G.A. Bob Calrow, are Orrin.D. Field, Mnesicles Alumni Associa­tion President, and Robert W. Peters,W.A. of the active chapter. Informa­tion on the convention is availablefrom them.

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evening of entertainment by the hostchapter. The delegates will be treatedto a "Minnesota Christmas OpenHouse," complete with skating on a

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' The Grand Council re-. cords new initiates in the

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W A· official nle/nbership roll in, I • 0 rder of r e c e i p t of com-

_ plete initiation reports.. K ~ Serial n II m be r in official

record is shown for each initiate.

INI-TI-ATES

landscaped and color-lighted skatingrink in the back yard of the house.A big Christmas tree in the m a i nlounge, wit h plenty of "ChristmasCheer" for refreshments, will com­plete and complement the event. The

25th Convention

MNESICLES, December 4, 1955:2261 Lawrence G. Anderson

Minneapolis, Minnesota2262 Herbert A. Ketcham

St. Paul, Minnesota2263 Richard E. Kummer

St. Cloud, Minnesota2264 Glen L. Lindberg

Minneapolis, Minnesota2265 Arthur E. McClure

Wahpeton, North Dakota2266 Terence R. Marolt

E. Ely, Minnesota2267 Donald R. Garvue

Marshfield, Wisconsin2268 James P. Noffsinger (Fac.)

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Alumni dues for support and expansion of the Fraternity's national organi­zation were established by the 1938 Convention and affirmed by the 1948 and1952 Conventions. Annual dues are $2, and Life dues $25, payable at one timeor in three consecutive annual installments. Payment of Life dues is designated"Life Membership."

Dues are payable to the W. G. E. who reports the following receipts inthe five nl0nths ending November 30.

PAID UP LIFE MEMBERS

PART LIFE PAYMENTS

NEW DIRECTORY

H. Eugene Grieshaber, JJ

J. Dean Stout

Harold R. PetersonFritz C. RohkohlPaul L. RoselandWillard L. ThorsenMark F. Winsor

James W. KideneyWalter V. MarshallClarence L. RoyEugene D. Straight

ANNUAl DUES

Have been paid by the following membersfrom July 1, 1956 to November 30, 1956.

ANDRONICUSBettler C. Baldwin S. Graham LattaW. Melville Garton, Jr. Robert T. MathisBen T. Larsen Warren Q. Wong

ANTHEMIOSEugene F. Adams Ferdinand A. LoebachJon D. Anderson Robert S. MayberryWilliam S. Arrasmith Robert B. MitchellLeo M. Bauer Raymond I. OlsonWalter G. Bishop Adrian M. PearsallRobert A. Blakeslee Vytautas PetrauskasDonald L. Brooks-Miller James P. PinkleyLester H. Christen Arthur C. PurdyThomas W. Claridge John G. ReplingerRalph W. Crain, Jr. George W. RileyMatthew E. Dunlap Daniel M. RobbinsRobert C. Einsweiler James A. RussellAlbert M. Francik Fred G. RoundsWillard E. Fraser Laurence W. SchwallHoward S. Garns Keith R. ShildneckJohn H. Geiger David H. Shiveler, Jr.Eugene F. Gilstrap Ray K. ShlaustasNorman F. Grewe Edward J. SlyghCharles T. Hand Robert A. SoellnerGodfrey Hartwell Egbert G. SpencerRobert F. Hastings Reginald W. StehrHoward W. Hovey Willard H. StevensonWilliam F. Irving EdwardW. Sweetnam,Jr.Fred H. Jobusch Calvin E. SutherdWallace E. J obusch Robert H. TheisRobert A. Jorgensen Karl M. WaggonerAnton Kampf Donald F. WaldJames R. Keys Wilbur C. WebbRalph E. Koch Harry W. WendellKenneth C. Kurtz John A. WendellEdward Lerch Donald H. WilliamsFrank M. Lescher A. Richard WilliamsJohn M. Lindahl .Arden D. WilsonRalph M. Line

DEMETRIOSWilliam R. Henry Marcus D. WaltersNicholas A. Tekushan Bruce E. Woelfel

IKTINOSLester F. AndersonFrederick BaesslerFrederick W. FugerJoseph A. GerakDonald R. Humphrey

KALLI KRATESGeorge A. Bock

MNESICLESEdward H. AdamsWilliam A. JohnsonAustin H. LangeGilbert B. LangsethLouis R. LundgrenAllan F. May

PAEONIOSFred G. Billings

POLYKLlTOSJohn W. Daquila

VITRUVIUSCharles A. Matts

Attend the 25th Convention

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: Rob­ert Eugene Aujla, Seattle, Wash.

WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY:JosephA. Tamulewicz, Cleveland, O.

YALE UNIVERSITY: Jack GlosterRose, Jr., Mem?his, Tennessee.

Since July 1, 1956

KallikratesAndronicusIktinosAnthemiosDemetriosAndronicusAnthemiosMnesiclesDemetriosMnesiclesIktinos~lnesicles

Andronicus

Elving L. Johnson

Willard C. NelsonDale R. PaapeStanley C. PoddDavid H. ReiderGlenn E. RouiierRobert E. SextonWelling M. SquierDavid L. StifflerRichard H. StuckmanWilliam E. Zimmie

VITRUVIUSJohn D. Stef

Raoul W. Wilkins

Brian M. OwensHerbert R. SavageArthur J. Pulos

Richard H. PlegerJohn R. RossLester S. Tanner

James A. Kaltenbru:l

DUES

DEMETRIOSWilliam H. Brown

MNESICLESEarl W. BrinkNewton E. Griffith

PAEONIOSRobert I. Lockard

IKTINOSRussell D. AlexanderWilliam D. BlackCharles V. CowanDonald B. GoochFuad S. HassanHerbert W. JoheEdwin KrieghoffProf. Emil LorchThomas B. MurpheyAlfred R. Naser

KALLI KRATESThomas G. Murrell

Have been paid by the following membersin the thr-ee-year period ending November30, 1956:

ANDRONICUSFrank H. BadenMilo L. CrawfordRandall A. DuellStanley L. Melone

ANTHEMIOSM. Robert DesMaraisHarry J. HarmonNorman H. Meyer

Lists all members of A.P.X. with presentaddresses. Arranged by chapters and bycities and states. Available to AlumniDues Payers (annual or life members) at$1 per copy. $3 per copy to others.

Proceeds to defray cost of printing. Or­der from Richard E. Murray, Jr., W.G.E.,Box 3092, University Sta., Columbus, Ohio.

238 Rich ard A. Moon239 Robert E. Widman240 George J. Lind241 Ralph M. Line242 Myron Denbrook, J...243 Culver Heaton244 Don R. Michaelis245 David E. N ordale246 Dennis G. Waters247 Richard R. Griffith248 Walter Sanders249 R. Buckminster Fuller250 Kenneth E. Norwood

ALUMNI

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE:W. H. Tusler, Jr .., Minneapolis, Minn.

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: JamesRamsay Greives, Baltimore, Md.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY: HeinzEwald Zobel, St. Louis, Missouri.

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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: WilliamLamb Marton, Warren, Ohio.

CORNELL UNIVERSITY: RobertWagenseil Jones, Providence, R. I.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA: RobertEdward Hall, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOL­OGY: Richard C. Peters, Atlanta, Ga.

HARVARD UNIVERSITY: Donald B.Goodhue, Mt. Vernon, Wash.

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOL­OGY: Thomas F. Pado, Gary, Ind.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS: StanleyJudsen Routh, Urbana, Illinois.

IOWA STATE COLL EGE: RollandHarold Williamson. ~1adison, \'/is~.

KANSAS STATE COLLEGE: JamesLeonard Burke, Jr., Memphis, Tenn.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS: Charles W.Bates. Lawrence, Kansas.

MIAMI UNIVERSITY: Bernard T.Kennedy, Berea, Ohio.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN: Carl Le­Rov Bradley, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA: Don­ald D. Hanson, Minneapolis, Minn.

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA: AlanDuane Petersen, McCook, Nebraska.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE: CharlesM. Sappenfield, Charlotte, N. C.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME:Richard F. Ga]ehouse, Alliance. O.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY: RichardF. Meinke, Elyria, Ohio.

OKLAHOMA A. & M. COLLEGE: RexM. Ball, Oklahoma City, Okla.

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA: How­ard V. McGee, Norman, Okla.

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY:Robert Passmore, State College. Pa.

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA:John James Murphy, Philadelphia, Pa.

PRATT INSTITUTE: William N. Bo­douva, Rego Park, L. I., New York.

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTI-.TUTE: John H. Griffis. Albany. N. Y.

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN:Americo Mallozzi, Providence, R. I.

RICE INSTITUTE: Morton LouieLevy, Jf., Bellaire, Texas.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFOR­NIA: R. L. Makinson. Glendale, Cal.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: Jack Chun,Forest Hills, New York.

TEXAS A. & M. COLLEGE: Paul A.Kennon, Shreveport, Louisiana.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS: Richard A.Linden, Austin, Texas.

TULANE UNIVERSITY: Dan PadgettSandifer, Shreveport, Louisiana.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH: Boyd A.Blackner, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Medals Awarded