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SKETCH of the formal history of the University shows a steady, unmitigated growth from the date of the first act to set apart a grant of land to the present University with its complexity of colleges, schools, departments, divisions,

medical sanitary connections, and educational control. An act of Congress, July 20, 1840, authorized the secretary of

the treasury to set apart and reserve from sale, lands in the terri­tory of Iowa for the use and support of a University to be estab­lished when Iowa should become a state. In 1846 Iowa was admitted into the Union with a constitution ·which provided that the general assembly should take measures to care for the lands granted and for the application of the income to support the University. In accordance with this provision the First General Assembly on February 25, 1847, passed an act establishing and locating at Iowa City a State University. The capitol and the land upon which it stood were donated to the University in view of the contemplated removal of the seat of government from Iowa City. Delay in removing the capital prevented the opening of the institution until March, 1855. The organization of departments began in the same year. From 1858 until 1860, owing to the lack of funds, the Normal department was the only one in operation, and the University was reorganized in 1860. The Law department was established in 1868, the Medical department in 1870, the Homeopathic Medical depart­ment in 1876 (abandoned in 1919, the Department of Materia Medica and Therapeutics being united with the College of Medi­cine), the Dental department in 1882, the Department of Pharmacy in 1885, the Graduate College in 1900, the College of Applied Science in 1905, the College of Fine Arts, or Mark Ranney Memorial In­Rtitute, in 1911 (abandoned in 1915, the Departments of Fine Arts being united with the College of Liberal Arts), and the College of Education in 1913. The Extension Division was organized in 1913 and the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station in 1917. In 1918 the School of Commerce was organized in the College of Liberal Arts. Its growth was so rapid that in 1921 it was organized as the College

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of Commerce, with Dean Chester A. Phillips as its head. In the course of the evolution of the University the various departments became, and now are designated as colleges.

The College of Dentistry, as a Class A school, rates among the very best in the United States. Its infirmary is composed of 183 chairs, and is one of the largest in existence. Here students and people from all over the state are given expert care, free of charge.

From 1847 to 1870 the management of the University was in the hands of trustees, elected throughout most of the period by the legislature. In 1870 the legislature substituted a board of regents consisting, aside from ex-officio members, of one member from each congressional district. In 1909, pursuant to an act of the Thirty­third General Assembly, the control of the State University of Iowa, together with that of the Iowa State Teachers College and the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, passed into the hands of the Iowa State Board of Education.

A summary of the total attendance for the past six years shows a phenomenal increase of over 100 per cent.

1917~1918 ------ _______ ______________________ ______ 3393 1918-1919 ____ __ __ ___ ____ __ __ _______ ____ ___ ________ _4102

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The University authorities encourage sports on the athletic field in such amount and of such _character as is compatible with the higher objects of the University. Intercollegiate contests are held with the leading colleges and universities of the middle west under conditions determined by the Athletic Board, which consists of representatives of the faculty, students, and alumni, and has general control and supervi sion of all athletics. The University is a member of the "Big Ten Conference," which is composed of the Universities of Chicago, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michi-gan, and Wisconsin, together with Northwestern, Purdue, and Ohio State University.

The first football was played at the University of Iowa in 1889. In 1899 Iowa was generally recognized as sharing the middle west championship with Chicago. In 1900 Chicago was beaten 17 to 0,

1 Michigan 28 to 5, and Northwestern succeeded in holding the

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The football season of 1921 was one of great success. Iowa's grid team won all their games and the undisputed championship of the "Big Ten Conference." In 1922 Iowa again sent out a winning team, defeating all "Big Ten" opponents, and in a spectacular in­vasion of the east defeated Yale by a 6 to O score. The end of the season found Iowa and Michigan tied for first honors in the "Big Ten Conference."

In track Iowa has been rapidly pushing toward the front. During the season of 1922 Iowa won the State Meet, took fourth place in the indoor "Big Ten Conference," second place in the Mid­Western Track and Field Meet, and twelve University records were broken.

Basket ball has rapidly gained in popularity at Iowa and the University has this year a squad that ranks well in importance in the "Big Ten," having won all eleven games played so far, and ranks first in the Conference standing.

Grounds and "Buildings

Campus and grounds of the University cover upwards of a hundred acres and accommodate over forty buildings. These buildings, or the majority of them, are grouped around the his­torical Old Capitol Campus, which is connected with the medical quadrangle and the hospital grounds on the east, the law and dental grounds on the north, the engineering quadrangle on the south, and the athletic and military fields on the west. To this campus, which has been enlarged from time to time by purchase to an area of about fifty acres, new purchases of about sixty acres have recently been added upon the slopes across the Iowa river. Connecting these two divisions of the campus, concrete bridges have recently been completed with paved and parked roadway of approach from the lower side of Old Capitol Campus.

In harmony with the considerable growth of the University in the last score of years, much attention has been paid to landscape gardening and to the architecture of University buildings. The arrangement of the present campus is due primarily to the counsel of the well-known landscape gardeners, Olmsted Brothers. Proud­foot, Bird, and Rawson have been the architects of most of the buildings.

Just below the University grounds a concrete dam has been thrown across the Iowa river, providing, by turbines and dynamos, abundant light and power throughout the University, and also affording an extensive water-front for the enlarged campus and facilities for aquatic sports.

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'l'he majority of the buildings of the University are new, hav­ing been erected since the beginning of the present century, and their number is increasing constantly in harmony with the growth of the institution. In general, they are constructed in Italian Renaissance style of architecture.

There is now a Chemistry building under construction which will cost, when completed, something over one million dollars, mak­ing one of the most complete chemical units in the United States.

During the last few weeks word has been received of the gift of $2,250,000 by the Rockefeller Foundation for the construction of a medical unit, providing a like sum be granted by the State Legislature of Iowa. When this is completed the College of Medi­cine will rank as one of the greatest in the world.

On the west campus across the Iowa river there are: the newly completed Children's Hospital, the Psychopathic Hospital, Nurse's Home, and the new Armory where indoor track meets, basket ball games, and military classes are held. The Quadrangle, a men's dormitory, is also on the west campus.

Plans are completed and a site is selected for the million dollar Iowa Memorial building which is to be erected during the coming year.

Societies, Fraternities, and Sororities

The national fraternities at the University are: Acacia, Alpha Delta Alpha, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Delta, Delta Sigma Pi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Theta Phi, Kappa Alpha Psi, Kappa Sigma, Nu Sigma Nu, Omega Beta Pi, Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Beta Pi, Phi Delta Phi, Phi Delta Chi, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Epsilon Pi, Phi Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Rho Sigma, Phi Gamma Delta, Psi Omega, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, Sigma Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Xi, Xi Psi Phi.

National sororities : Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Theta, Delta Zeta, Gamma Epsilon Pi, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Phi Omega Pi, Pi Beta Phi, Nu Sigma Phi, Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha.

Numerous organizations among faculty and students consti­tute an important influence for general culture, scientific research, literary and forensic training. The societies which are composed jointly of members of the faculty and students, together with the

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and art; Philosophical Club, philosophy, psychology, education, and 83sthetics; Readers' Club, English literature; Research Club, pro­ductive scholarship; Athelney Society, creative and critical literary work; Zoological Club, zoology; Graduate Club, various fields of graduate study; Commerce Club, business and commercial interests.

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Lileran1 anJ Forensic

Among the literary societies, composed of students only, are Irving Institute, thP- Zetagathian Society, and the Philomathean Society, which are for men. The Erodelphian Society, Hesperian Society, Octave Thanet Society, Whitby Society, and Athena Society, are the women's literary societies. As a rule, these hold weekly meetings at which programs are presented along the line of debate, oratory, writing, and declamation. Closely allied to these in the nature of its work is the organization called the University Players. This organization usually presents at least seven dramatic pro­ductions during the academic year.

Professional

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In spite of the many obstacles the University of Iowa has had a steady, consistent growth from an institution with one building until today the followers of "Old Gold" can truly boast of one of the largest and best universities of the middle west.

Concerning Iowa Cit\), Iowa

Iowa City is a pretty little city of about twelve thousand in­habitants to which the students add considerably more. Iowa City is in the east-central part of Iowa, about one hundred twenty-five miles east of Des Moines and fifty miles west of Davenport, Iowa. The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific main line, as well as a branch line, and the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway, an electric line, pass through the city. The city has a large residence section and a fair-sized business district. Large trees line the streets and during most of the year Iowa City is an attractive location. The Iowa river flowing through the city affords plenty of canoeing and skating. The city is well supplied with theaters, hotels, and places of enter­tainment so that the student may easily find pleasure in his spare moments.

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(9UR organization was born in the fall of the year 1920, when the founders' plans took definite shape. The idea found birth in the minds of a group of men who were thrown together constantly, and the fraternity spirit there

found its beginning. They talked to seven or eight other men or1 the campus asking if they would help organize a local fraternity.

Informal meetings began in Close Hall ( a building on the campus in which Literary Societies hold meetings) on Monday evenings of every week. It took only three of these meetings to find that the hopes and aspirations of the group were to organize. So our first regular meeting was November 10, 1920. At this meeting we elected the following as officers: Marion G. Kellam, President; William H. DuBois, Vice-President; Reid H. Ray, Sec­retary; Freel E. Skinner, Treasurer, and John R. Hansen, Steward. These were the men at the wheel, to guide us across the uncertain road that we were to travel. A few clays later, November 17, we signed our Constitution and Articles of Incorporation.

At that time we all pledged to do our best and to put r eal thoughts in action for Delta Kappa Gamma. The House Committee soon found and rented a suitable house. It was then up to the com­mittee to furnish the house. December 1 was nearing and in two weeks all the furnishings had been bought, and on December 15 we moved into the house. All the rooms and dorms were supplied with the proper and necessary furniture and were very comfortable. Christmas vacation was at hand and by the time we were ready to leave for home, every man had his belongings moved in. (Including six men pledged on November 11.) Then everyone went home for a happy vacation.

When we returned to college, January 4, 1921, everyone ·was ready with a spirit that would carr y Delta Kappa Gamma over any obstacle we might meet. So we realized that life was very much different in our own house, where a r eal fraternity spirit prevailed.

At this place in our history we gave honorary membership to Mr. J . M. Knappenberger as Faculty Advisor. Brother Knappen-

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ary 25, 1921, at the Hotel Burkely, forty couples being present. From that time on we have had dances at intervals often enough to keep Delta Kappa Gamma socially prominent, but not too many to convey the idea that the scholastic principles were neglected. When the first trials of organization were over, along with our social affairs, each man ·was impressed with the fact that he must repre­sent Delta Kappa Gamma in some University activity. 1Nith this end in view our men worked their way gradually, and steadily into many University affairs and organizations. Therefore we are con­fident that · Delta KapP,a Gamma has been well represented and holds a prominent place among fraternities on the Iowa campus. Our individual records are indicative of the progress that our men have made toward placing the fraternity in such a coveted position.

Classes began September 21, 1921, beginning our second year of existence. Men returned with renewed vigor and with a spirit t hat has kept the fraternity ever pushing forward toward higher ideals and attainments. In the first few weeks of the semester we pledged seven men whom we thought were capable of carrying on our fraternity ideas. These pledges, with the aid of several mem­bers, organized a P ledge Association, with meetings on the same nights as their fraternity convened for session. This Association has been active continuously since its start, and has been valuable assistance in developing these men into a type who are capable of assuming the r esponsibility of an active member.

We selected, as Faculty Advisor , Professor Herbert F. Good­rich, of the Law College. It was only a few weeks after this action that Mr. Goodrich was appointed acting Dean of the College of Law. We celebrated his acceptance as our faculty advisor with a banquet on December 8, 1921. The frateri1ity realized the honor he gave us and appreciated the fact that Dean Goodrich, although a busy man, took time to give his aid in solving our probl_ems. We regretted to learn that Dean Goodrich had accepted a position on the Michigan University of Law faculty and that he would be unable to serve us more than one year.

During the year our organization took part in intramural sports including inter-fraternity swimming, t rack, and basket ball meets and won first prize in t he second annual "Iowawa" carnival parade.

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turned had fully · resolved to do his utmost in furthering the ideals of the founders, and carrying out the provisions of our constitution. We pledged four freshmen, two sophomores, two juniors, and one senior. We think we were fortunate in selecting these men for they have proved worthy. One is on the Freshman basket ball team, two on the Freshman swimming team, one or two of them will make the track squad, and one a member of University Players.

On November 11, a very successful Homecoming dance was given at the Hotel Burkley, with over forty-five couples present .. Among our guests for Homecoming were several Alpha Sig's from the Minnesota chapter.

We celebrated our birthday with a banquet, covers laid for thirty-six men. We were honored by the attendance of George Mc- · Donald, and LaForrest Dizotel of Chi Chapter, Alpha Sigma Phi, which affair proved to be the greatest get-together meeting of its kind in our history.

Our faculty advisor this year is Professor Merle P. Gamber of the College of Commerce. A Theta Chi, who attended Michigan for four years, and who is imbued with an immense knowledge of fraternity problems, and their solution. Brother Gamber is a wonderful help, an inspiration to all members, and devoted in his loyalty to this fraternity.

Just a word in concluding this section: May we express to the readers of this petition that during our existence as a group we have tried to make our fraternity representative on the campus; have brought men into the group who stood for only the highest ideals; and have endeavored to live up to our constitution in rela­tion to our nation, our state, our University, and our fraternity. Scholarship is urged, and requested to be placed foremost in the minds of every member and pledge among things to be attained as an associate of the fraternity.

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Name : LOREN BANE. ('ullcac .-l <i<l.re.ss : 5:l:l East Co lleg·c St., Iowa

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Oth e r Colleges .-ltl enrle<l: Cap ita l Ciiy Com -me1·cial Co lleg:e, Des Moines , Iowa.

Honan; There: None. D,;grcc.') 'l'aken, u.ncl Ycmr: N one. De pcirtm ent 1'.-n 1'hi8 l n8lil,ul1'.on: Comm e rce . Y ear: Sen io l'. I·l onon, 'L'pJwn:

Unive rsity P layel's . Playe 1·s Casts ('20) (':! 1 ) ('2:!). Eel s Club. Swi mmin g Team ( '21) ( '22). PlunvP Reconl (' 21) ('22). I- s ('22). \•V;Hel' basket Dall T eam ('2 1. ) ('22). Circu lat ion l\ifanage t·, Jounrn l of Business.

M c III b e r uf Clnbs. F'rat.cniitie.~. cir., ,,,ifh Nnmc.c, of f,~·a ch, cind if a F'ralcrnil !J, What I s I Is Chctnicl er ?

Philomathean. "Howlin,,; HOO ." Commerce Cl ub. _____.

Na111e: STANLEY STINTON BURRILL. Collcr,c Address : 522 East Co lleg-e St .. Iowa

Cit:v, Iowa . 1/,rn,,, .-\ddrm;s : Akrnn, Iowa. Name of F'cillwr: \V illi a m "\Ves ley Bu rrill. Nawe o·f Mol,htJr (Ma.idem.): Ella Slinlon. IVhere Bo rn : Ak 1·on . Iowa. When: Jul' e 13, 1902. H cighl: G f't . 9 in. W ei!Jh/;: 1 ~H) lbs. Co111 plc;1"im1: Fai1·. lu l.or of 1-lnir : Black. ,~·yes : ·Brown. Nal,iunaJit.y : Eng-li sh-Iris h . Whe n ~ Pre1mre<l fur Colle r,t~:

Akro n (Iowa) High School. 1-'r t.! JJarator!J School H onor,<;:

Literary Society Cla ss Plays ( l ) (:!) ( ,!), Basket Ball ( ,1), Football (2), Treasurer (3).

Olhe1· Coller,es Attc1uiecl: Non e . Honam There : None. Degrees Taken, and Year: None. De1)arlmcnl, in Thi.,;, f11 stit,ution: Com mel'ce . Y ear: Jun iot·.

/:/ onon; 'l'ak cn : Non e. M c 111 b c r of Clnbs, Fralc n1ilic.,,; , tJtc ., lf'ilh

Nctme .-; of ,~·n ch, a.ncl if a Fntlernil !f , ll'hnt I.s I ts Chcira ct.er?

"Howl in~ 300." Comrner~e Club . De Molay.

N,rnw : HARRY ALBERT CHRISTIANSEN. Cvllegl' Address: 5:!2 East College Si., Iowa

City, lowa. /·lo111 e Address : H)21 Doug- las St., S ioux City,

Iowa. Nci111e of Fcither: Edward A . Chl'i st iansen.

(Deceased) . Na111c of Moth e r (M.cu'<lcn) : E mma Kue hl. 1¥herc Horn: Battle CJ"eek, l owa. H1hen: .Jul y 15, l !JOO. 1-l d{Jht: 5 .rt. 11 in. Weiyht: 150 lbs. Cow J)lea;ion : Fai I'. Color of /-/ a.ir: Blonde. F,yes: B lue. Ncit-ionnlitu: Ame 1·ican. l1Vherc Prevnrccl fo ·1· Colle av :

Sioux City (Iowa) High School. l 'r tJ JJ arat.or11 School Honors:

Membel' of Civics Literary Club. Qt.her Collcr1cs AUenclccl: None. 1-lonor . ., There : None. Degrees 'l'nlccn, ctnd Year : Non e. Dcpa.rt'lll ent in This l n slitntion: Law. Yccir: Freshman. /-lonon; Tak. en: Non e. Jltl c 111 b e r of Cl'll,bs, Pratc rnilics. elc. , ll'ilh

NctllltJ.':i of Rach, am.cl if a Frale rn'it ·y, H11uit l s I ts Chara cter ?

"Howlin i.: 300. " Stude nts' Law Association. -Nn11w: GEORGE RI CHARD CRANE.

Culler,, • .-\ ddrct;::; : 5:!2 East Colleg·e St., Iowa City, Iowa .

l·/ 0111e .-lcldress : Dexte 1·, Iowa. Na11w of F'atlu"r: Geo l'g-e A riel Cl'ane. Name o/ Mother (111ciiclen): Mabel Dean. J,11/wre Born: Dexter . Iowa. Wlw n: Mcll'ch 23, Hl03 . 1/ei(lhl. : 6 Ft. 'le in . Wcir,h/; : 155 lbs. Cum·1Jlc:rion: Fai1·. Color of H nir : Dark. /·,'um, : · Cra y. N alio11a,l,:t,.y : Spanish-En g· li s h. l·Vherc f'r tJ JJCI red for Coller,, · :

Dexter (Iowa) High Schou!. /'rcJJarnl.vru School Honon:1:

Fcotbal l (2) ( 3 ). Track (l} (2) (;]), Declamatory (1) ( 2 ) ( :l ) (4). Class Play (l) (2) (3) (4). Class Treasure r (l) (2) (3) . Cla ss Editor Annual (1} (2) (:l) . Litel'al'y Society . Seni oi· P lay

Other Colle{Jes .-ltte"'lccl : Capita l City Com-mercial College, Des lVfoin es, I owa .

l/ onor8 'l'here : Non e. n,1r1re~s Tnk en, ctnd J.'ecir: Non e. Deparl;111 cnt in This l nstit'/l,tion: Libera l Al'ts

(Commerce).

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Ncr:m cs of Eac h, a..'11.d ·if c1, Frnlc rn:i( '!J , What/ ,<; Its Chctr act er ?

"•How lin P." 300. " Zetap;athian. De Mola y . ~

N<i·11ie : RAYMOND L. DAVIS. Colle.(Jc .'ldclre::;.-s : 522 East Co lleg e" St., Iowa

City, Iowa. J-l o111 c .4dclrcss: Hedrick, Iowa. Name of Father : E. D. Davis. Na.me of 1'1.olhcr (Ma .. idc.:n): Magg ie Elle i- . H' h c rc Born: Hecll'ick, Iowa. W h en : Apl'i l 26, 190•1. Height: 5 ft. 3 in. W eight : 125 lbs . Comvlcxion: Fair. Color of H ciir : Brown ( m edium) . l :!J'1JCS: B l'OWil.

Nationa.lit11: Amer ica n. H' lwrc PrcJJa.rcd for College:

Martin sbu r g; (Iowa) High Sc hool. Prc11a.r<Ltury S chool, Honors :

Se niol' Cla ss P la y. A nnua l St aff. Track ( ,1). Bas ket Ball ( ,J ) , Glee Club.

Oth er Collc,(JW5 .\t;t m ulc<l : No n~. J-1 011ors Th e re : None. D er1rees Tak en , an<l l ' en r : None. D eJJWl'l, 111e11t; ,:n This /11 s lilutim1 : L ibc l'a l Al't :;

(Pre-comme1·ce) . J'car: So ph om o t'e. H onan; 'l'ak<•n :

Co l'p oral of Be!-.t -d ri lled 8{1Uad ( 1 ) . '/11 c m I, c r of Chtbs , F'ra,t, ·rnific,.; , etc ., ·tdfh

Ncim e.-; of Ea."11., a.nd if a F'ru.l c rnity, W h <1,t l s f l.-; C /uua cl cr ?

Non e.

Nai,t c : ARTHUR THEODOR DOERING. Collen£' .-tddr e.'{s : 522 East Col leg;e St. , Iow a

City, Iowa . /-/0111c Address : Tripp. S . D. l\' ct111c o{ F'n ther : Gotthil f Doe l'in µ: , 8 1'. Na111 tJ 0:f Mather (/1,1<1,idcn ): Ca rolin a Boett-

che r. J.Yhc rc B o r'II: Hal'vey, N. D. W hen: January 25, 1902. H ci,qht: 5 ft. 3·1,~ in. I-Ve in ht; : 130 lbs. Co 111J)lc.don: L ig·h t . Color of /-l a.ir : B rown ( m edi um ).

· Eyes : · B lue. Nationttli t11 : Ge1·man . liVh er c Pre pa.rc<l for Colle_ql' :

'f l'i pp (South Dakota ) Hig h Sc hool , 1 & ~­\Va!'tbul'g; (Iowa) Clin to n Academ y, 3. Yankton (South Dakota) Academ y, 11.

PrcJJCtrntoru School Honors: Basket Ba ll (4), Baseball ( I ) ( 2 ). L it e ra1·y Society ( 3 ) (4). 01'c hestrn ( 3 ) ( 4), L iterar y Society P lays ( 3 ).

Olhcr Col.lcr, es At/,()ndecl : Non e, H onors There: Non e. D c,qrees 'l'nken, ctnd Y enr: Non e . De11nrt111 ent in This In stitution: De ntist r y . Y1mr : Senio r. H onors 'l'cilw n: None. "fl,[ c ·111 b e r of Clubs , Fralt."rnitie.'{ , cl:c ., 11,ith

Nam es of Ea ch, and -i.f ct Fru.l;e rn it11, Whnt I s I t.~ Chnr acler ?

Delta Sig-ma Delta (Denta l), "Howli ng- 300 ." Luthe ran Club. Y . M. C. A . Social Se !'v ice Wol'k . Denta l Studen t s' A ssoc iation. Y. M. C. A. Drive.

Nu111 e : W I LLIAM HERMAN DUBOIS. CotltJ g,, .-lrldress : 522 East Collel-'e St. , Iowa

City, Iowa. Hom e .~l d<lrc:;;s: Sioux Rap ids , Iowa. Nn111 c of F'ctther: Hiram G. Dubois (D). N<t/J/ e o.f Nloth er (1\1<1, i clcn): Man:nnet Robe rts . \ 11/ lie·re Horn : Sioux Rap ids , Iowa. Wh en: J"une 27, 1898. 1-/ eighl : 5 ft. 11 :Y,. in. W eight: 190 lbs. Co111plexion: Fait· (Sa nd y ). Color of /-ln:i r: Aubu1·11 . F,y ws : · B lue-gTay. !Vatiunality: Pe n n sylvania Dutc h, F 1· e n c h -

W elc h. J,ll /wrc / 1r epu red for Collcoe:

Cornell (Iowa ) Hi s< h Schoo l. Sioux Rapids (Iowa) Hig h School.

I'r e)Ja.rntory School Honors: Baseba ll (1) ( 2 ) . Football Capt. (,J), Bas ket Ba ll ( 2 ) (~ ) ( ,J ) Capt. (l) (U), Senior Cla ss Play. Lite ra l'y Soc iety.

Oth e r Coll eg es A.ttendcd: B ue na Vi8ta Sto t'm Lake . Iowa, 101 8-10.

llo·,wrs 7.'hc re : S . A . T. C.

De,_qrcms Tai. en, m,cl Y clt r: Non e. D cJHtrt 111 cnt i n 'l'hi,'> h1 stit.ution.: Dent ist l'y . Year: Se nio1·. Hono1·s 'l'nhen: None. M c 111 I, e 1· o:f Ch1hs , Frut1Tnif,i ws , Glc. , will,

N n111 c.s o f Ea ch , wnd if a Pntlcrnil!l, lt'httt fo H s Clu ira ct cr ?

De nta l Stud ents Association.

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N a111 c : HAROLD W I NDFRED GREENE. Collc fJt ' Addrcs!S: 522 East Colleg;e St. , Iowa

Cit y, Iowa. H om e .-lddrw;s: Scha ll e r , I owa . N<tlll c of Fat,h er: James E. Gree ne. !Va.m e o:( l\1.otlwr (M<L'idcn): Cla ra Lindmeye r. M' h e rn Born: Thomasboro , Ill. lt'h en : Octobe1· 3 . U)OO. H eir1ht: 5 ft. 11. in. W ci{Jht: l.,J 1 lbs . Co111ple:i·ion : Fai 1·. Color of H <tir : Brown (dark ) . N<tlionali.t u: Ge rm an-Irish. Wh er e F1r c'JJa.r e<l f or Colle ye :

Schalle1· (Iowa) Hig h School. /

1r eJ>l irnto·r11 School Hon ors: Bas ke t Ba ll (1) ( 2 ) Capt, (j) ( ,1). Baseball (I.) ( 2 ) ( 3 ), Tl'a c k (4) ( Capt.), Pl'esident of Se ni or Class. Se n io r Cla ss P lay. Debatin g- Team. Declamatory.

Other Colleges Al/;e,ulcc/ : No ne. H onors Th ere: Non e. De.orecs '1'<1,/.- en, n1ul Y ccir : None. Devartment 1:n Thi s I n st i tution: De ntis try. Year: Se nior. H onors '11cihcn: N o ne. M e 111 Ii e r of Cl'ltb s . Fral<T11.il;fos , et c ., '11 :il,h

NtL·mc,; of Ea.ch, an.<l 'lJ a Pnttern:1:ty, J,J/h(tf, ls It s Ch nracter ?

''Howling 300." De ntal Students ' Assoc iati o n.

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N,w, e : MILTON MAX HARDING. Colle fl <' .-lclclress: 52 2 East Coll ep;e St., Iowa

City, Iowa. Ho111 c rlddrcss : Clea r Lake, Iowa. N a111 c of Fa.ther : E<I Hanlin~. !\' aw e o:( Moth er (Mnicl en): Co ra He!'l'eman. VVh c re Born: Clea l' Lake , Iowa . When: November 1.7 , 1899. /-/ eight, : 5 ft . 8 in. W eighl: 135 lbs.

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Cu111vlc.civn: Dark. Color of l-la -ir: Bl'own (du l'k ). Eyes: Brown. Nat'ional'ily: E n g· li sh. l,Vh cr c Pre·pa.rccl for C olltf[Jt.:

Clea!' Lake (Iowa) Hi g h School. Prc}Jarcitory Sohool Honon;:

Basket Ba ll (1) (2) (3) (4). Baseball (2) (3 ) (,t) . P reside n t "Philo" Litera ry Socie ty. Two M usica l Prod uctions. Glee Club (H) ( ,I) .

Q t,h cr Colleges r ltl,Cn<fod : No ne. H onors There : None. Dcgr cc13 Tnkcn, a:nd Yea r: Non e. Dcvarl111ent ·in Th is l n sl,if 11.f,iun: Dentistry. Ycctr : Senio r . Honors 'Tnhm ,.: No ne. M c III I, c r of Cln bs, F' ntlf "r'/1.ilics , de ., wil.h

Nli 11 1es of E'nch , a.1ul ·if ct F'rcit,c rn.ily, J,Jlhnt I ::; I ts Chcintclcr !'

"Howlin g 3 00 ." Dental Students' A::;soc iation . ____.

N u111t~: MARION GEO RG E KELLAM. College .-ldclress : ;a9 E. Washin g·ton St. , Io wa

City, Iowa. /-l o mc Address: Per ryton , T exas. N,i m c of Fcithe r : A lph a Ke llam. Nn m e of 111.othe r (A1Ia·idc·n): H a nn a h Hawo rt h. M1h cn.: Bm·n: Cuba , Kan. Whe11: Ap ril 22, 189!1. H cit1ht: 5 ft. l O in. We-i.,qhl : 158 lbs. Co 1117"/lexion: Fa i 1-. Color of 1/a;ir ; Brown (dal'k ) . /•,' yes : Blue. Ncit £o'lwl-Uy: E ng lis h. l+'h cr c Prc1w red :fur Colle fie:

Indianola (Iowa) Hi ,,;h Schoo l. /

1reparalor11 S dwol H rrnul's: Footbal l (;l) . Seniol" Class Play. ,J unio1· Cla ss P lay. D1·a111ati cs .

0 1 h er Colleg c.':i A 1./,cnclcd: No ne. ll onon; 1'herc: None. D,i.orecs 'Ta.I. en, ancl Yea.r : Non e. Depart m ent in 'l'hi8 {'llstilnUu·n : La w. Y em·: .Tunio l'. H on ors 'l'ul.:eu :

Se 1'gea nt-at-a1·111 s P hil oma t. hea n Soc iety. U ni ve l's ity Ph il omathca n P la y. Freshman Debate. U ni ve ,· i-:; ity Ch01·u i-:; . L a w Jubil ee l fl 22 .

M ,: 111 h e r of Clnbs, J,'raf.eruil iei'i, el c. , w ith Nn 111,is of /.•,'a c h, wncl i.f ct F'rnternit11, J,Vhut I s l l::; Ch nract er ?

Phi lomathea n L itern l'y Soc iet y ('19) ('20 ) ('21). Glee Club ('Jn) ( '20) ('2 1 ) . Delta Theta Phi (Law ). Iowa La w A~soc iatio n.

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N am e : H ARLEM JOHNSON L ACY. Coll e.rt< ' A dcln.;::;/'i : 522 E,1::;t Colleg·e S L, lu wa

City, JowH. J-/ 0 111 e .-lrlclres,: 508 East Ca ll St., Algo na.

I owa. N a m e of Feit h e r: \\1 illi a m 1-I. L acy. Name of Mot.h er (Aif.<i·idcn ): Ga nie Johnso n. Hi here Born: A lg;ona, Iowa. W hen : May 3, 189i . 1-f ci,qht: 5 f t. 8 in. Weight: 150 lbs. Co 111 v lcxi.on : F ai, ·. Color of Ha i.r : B row n (dar k ). Nutional ity: \Ve lsh- EnJ.dish. H1hcrc P r c pnrccl :for Collertf' :

Alg-o n a {Iowa) H ig h School. , /"'r cJ)aratory Sch ool. H onors : t Footba ll (2) (3) Ca p t. ( ,J ).

Class Basket Ball ( ,J). Pres ident A. A. ( 3) . Senior Class P lay.

Oth e r Colle.tJC.':i .4ttcnciccl: \ Vate l'loo Bu i-:; in es::; College.

H onors 'l'hcre : None. Dc!Jrccs Tuk.en, ancl 1' ccir : None . l fo pcirtment in 'l'his f 'lltjtitulion : Commc1·cc. }'car : Senior. /-/ 011ors 'l'ctl,;en : N one. 11'£ e m. b e r of Cl11,b ::1, F'ra t c rnilie::;, et c ., ·uiit h.

/'>lam es of Ba.ch, a:11 d ·if a FrcilernUu, l•Vh n.t l i'i I ts Ch anict.cr ?

"Howlin g- 300." Co mme !'cc Club.

____. N cu1w: H ARRY LESTER McCORKLE. College A ddress : 522 East College St., Iowa

City, Iowa . /-I 0111c rlddress: " \Villow Lane !?arm, " A lgo na,

Iowa. N crn ,e of F«ther: Bert E. McCol'k le . N aw c of Mother (Maicfon) Kat he rine Loui se

Price. Where Bom : Tou lon, Il l. When: November 26, !n02. /-/ eigh t: 5 ft. ~J1h in. Weight: 1,10 lbs. Co 111plexion : Lip;ht. Color of Ha ir: Blonde. b'yt.'s : B lue . Nnl,io1uil'itv : Scotc h-Ir is h. Wher e Prc11u.re.d fur Coll.ey e :

A lgona (Iowa) High School. l '·re}JctrtLtory Sdwol Honors:

Basket Ba ll (2) (3) (4). Trac k (3) . Football (2) (3) ( ,J) . P res ide n t L itel'ary Soc iety (;J) . Secretary Delta S ig-ma . Sen io l' Class P la y. Glee Club P lay (4). Declamat ion (1st place) ( ,J ) .

0 1 h e. r Coll.cgcs .-l t l.encled: Non e. H m1o rs 'l'hc re : None. Der1rce.':i 'l.'<tkcn, and Yea.r : None. IJ e J)a:rt m cnt in 'l'his l 'llslit'U,tion: De nt istr y. )' enr : Ju nio1·. /-lunars 'l'{f, /w •11: Non e. Mc m b c I' of Cl,ubi'i, F'rci ter11it ics, elc. . 1cilh.

Nct111cs of Rach , <t'll.cl (fa F'rcttcl"n:it ·y, 1.Vluil l s I ts Cluiracler '!

"How lin g- ;JOO." Dental Stude n ts' As~oc iaiiun.

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Na 111 e : MILLARD FRANKLIN MILLER. Collcr1c .-lddress: 522 East Collep:e St., Iowa

City, Iowa. /1 0111c .-lddr e.<,;s R. R . 1, Ottumwa, Iowa , N n111 e of F'nlh c r: C. E li Mille I'. Na.111 c of Jllf ol,/w r (Maid en ): Kate Timmon d~. W lw r c lJorn : Ottumwa, Iowa. Wh en: J uly ,J. 1001. /l eir1ht: r; rt. 8 in. Ml c,:f!h t: ] l15 lb i-:;. Co111plc.du·11: Fait· (Sand y) . Colur of /-/ nir : A uburn. ,~·ues : B 1·own . Nntfo11nl'i.lu: VVe ls h-Ir is h . l+"h cr c Pre.pa.red :fo r Coll.erff ' :

Ag-en cy (Iowa) H.i g h Sc hoo l. l 'rc 11arctl,onJ Sch ool /-Io nor:,;:

Bas ket Ball ( 2) (3) Ca pt. ( ,J ) . Senio r Clai-:;s P la y.

Of.her Colleges r\Uended : None. I-I on.ors There : No ne. ncarecs '1.'nl,:c'11 , ,ind 1'cn·r : No ne. n e pnrtwent ·in 1'/t'is l n:sUt,u lion : Co mm erce. Y ear : Senio1·. /-l o'IWri'i 'l'n /,;cu:

Sec rcta 1·y " H ow lin g ~00." Y. M. C. A. Committee .

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"Howlin g 300." Com me rce Clu b.

N"111e : GERHA R D BENJAM I N NOLL. Coll"[}" .-l ddrnss : ll 4 S . Clin to n St., Io wa City ,

I owa. J-/ u111e .-l d d rc;;::;: \-\'a uko n , I owa . Na. 111 c of F'a,t h er : John No ll. NCf.11/C o·f Moth er (l\.1u idcm) : Lo ui se \Vo lte l's. W h r..: re Born : La n s in g;, Io wa. 1-Vh en : Novembe r '.!.ii , l !JUO . 1-l e ioht;: 5 ft . J l in. \+'eight: 15G lbs . Co J11 JJfo x ion, : F a i r . Culur of H ciir : Blac k. J,,'ye::; : ·B lue. Nutio·iw.lity: A m e 1·i ca n . J,IIJi erv PrcJ)arcd fur Co/.ley,·:

\ -\1a uko n (Iowa) H i1;:h Sc hoo l. /' n ; 11nnt,~or11 Sc;/wul f-l U'1Wr8 :

O ratori ca l (]) (:!). P lays ( 1 ) (2) (o) ( •I ) . Glass P ,·es ide nt (2) . Li te n.11 ·y Soc iety Sec re t a ry ( :J). Basket Ba ll (o) (4). T rnc k 12) ml .

U ther College::; .-\ U.cndcd : Nu nc. ll miur.'i There : No ne. n c.r1rccs 'l'(l,1.:cn, rn1d 1'ea.r : No ne. / lqm.,r f 111c·nt in. This l nslilu l ion: Cu 111 1n c 1Tc. ) ·car : Se ni o l'. l l u1wrs 'l' n l.- cn.:

P r e::; ide n t Se ni o r Cla ::;s , Cu tl c:::c o [ Com­me rce. ~ec reta ry Co mm e rce Clu b. Sec l'eta r v Y. M. C. A. TVl em be r · A d \' iso ry Go un d l Cum :11e1Te Co l­leµ:e. 'l'l'ac k N um e l'ai::; ( ' :lU). 'T' (2 1 ) (22) . Cross Coun try "clc" (2 1 ) . Uni,·e rs ity Reco rd M ile R un (;jo in l) ,1 :~HJ four-fift hs . U ni ver ~ity Reco r d 88 0-ya rd R un 1 :57 two­r, l't hs. U ni ver s ity Reco rd M ile Re lay 3 :20 o n e-1.enth . T hiI"rl Na t ' I Jr . A. A. U . Newa I" k, N . J. ( '22) .

1H c 111 be r of Clu bs , F' rat,Tnities, ct:c ., ·1Pith Na, 11 1e:-; of E'cich , a:n d if ct F'rcitcrn1:t11, W h al' / .-; I ts (;ha.meter ?

M em be r A ll -seni o r P res ide nts Assoc ia ti o n . Delta S i.t.rn1 a P i (P 1·o !'ess io na l Co mm e l'ce). Co mme !'ce Club. " Howlin g· 300."

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Nct11w : ARTHUR RICHARD POMMREHN. Collene .-l dclre~s : 522 East Co ll eg·e St., I::>wa

City , Iowa. fl 0111e Address : A lde n , I owa. Name of Pa t,h,·r: F ra n k Pommrehn . Na 111 e o:f Mot h er (Maiden) : E lizabet h He inc-

e roth. /-/ 0 111 e .-\ d d r ess: A lden , Iowa. When : Febrnary 10, l.SD9 . H e i[Jh t: 6 rt . W ei [J lil : 160 lbs. Co111 ple:tion : Fair. Color of H nir: B l'ow n. l'J'1Je,,...,, : ·B row n . Nntion,ililu: A me 1·ican. !+' h ere Pn 'JHtre<l for Collene:

A lde n (Iowa) Hi g·h Schoo l. F're 11a.n1toru Sclwol. H onors :

Base ba ll (l) (2). Class P lays ( 1 ) (2) (3) ( ,1). Decla m at io n (3) . Lite rary Soc iety.

Ql;/1,cr ColltJ[Jes At,lcnulccl : No ne. 1-/ onors There: None. Det1rees 'l'ciken , and Yecir : None. De}Jnrt111ent in T hi.s l nsti.t11ti-011.: Com m e l'ce. 1· en r: J uni o1·. 1-/ onor.-; Ta k en: No ne . MC /JI. /J '~ r of Cl11.u~. F rn lt:ruitie.,;, etc., ·wit. Ii

I\Tc1,111es of l!..'a ch, (rncl if a F'rnternity, W lw.t / .-; I ts C luiracter?

Co mme !'ce Club. P hil omathi a n Li tentry Satiety .

Na111e :

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Collene .-\ ciclre.s::;: 52 2 East Co llege St., I owa City, Iowa.

/-! owe Address: 1:320 20 th St. , Roe l,; b la nd , I l l. Nn111e of Pnthcr: Jose ph Go rdo n Ray . Na111e of NI.oth er (M a iden): F ra n cis Reid. W h ere Born : G reen v ille , I ll. When: October 21, 1001. 1-1 eigh l : 5 Jt. 7 in. I.Ve i.[Jh t : 150 lbs . Co111JJle:~fon : Fai r. Color of J-l« ir : B row n (da rk ). Eyes : ·B lu e. N a. /;fonctlity: Scotch -I1 ·is h . l1Vlw rv I'rci))cirecl for Col.lenv :

P 1·epa rato ry Sc hool, L inco ln , Ne b. ( 7, 8, !) yea r s.) L in coln (Neb.) H ig h Schoo l (:!) . Roc k I s la nd (I ll. ) H iµ: h Schoo l (o) ( •l ) .

J-J rc J)(l'l'<1/;oru School 1-l o·non; : C ice ro ni a n D ebat in g: Soc iety (Ne b. ) U) . P residen t H i-Y Club (11) . V ice-p res ide nt Stude nt Cou n cil ( ,I ) . B us in ess Ma nage 1· "Watch T owe l'" ( ,t ) . Mem ber Soc ia l Commi ttees (;}) ( 11). Me mbe r ' ' E m a n o n Clu b" (i~) ( 11) . Se nio r Class P lay ( •1). Ad ve r tis in g: TVIa nag·e r Cla ss P lay ( ,1) .

Ullwr Collt:r/c8 .-lf,t e·rulcrl: No ne. /-/ onor . ., T h ere : No n e. Degrees '1.'ctl.:en, w11d 1'ca r : No ne. Dc 1mrt;111m1,t 'i'n T h i.-; / 11.::;t'it: u liou : Co mme rce. Ycnr : Se nior . /-I on.m·.-; Ta h en :

Adve rt is in g· Ma nag·e r " T h e Da ily I owa n. ·" Hawkeye Staff. Y . M. G. A. Cab in et. U ni ve r s ity Mot io n P ictul'e Ca me ra m a n .

M c 111 I> e r of Club::; , F'ra.t, ·rniJic.-;, etc., ·u1 i l. h "J\fn 11 ,e!j of Each , a.ncl if a Frnl c rnU,11 , l1Vh ct f, I::; 1 f:s Chnract er?

"Howling: :3 00." Comme rce Clu b. 1\.1Iode rn Woodm e n o f A me ri ca .

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N0,1 11 e : BERT ART HUR SAMSON . C olle .Qt' .-.l cldress: 522 East Co ll ege St., Iowa

C ity, I owa . /-/ 0111e .-l rldre.':rn : Kamr a r , Iowa . Nn111 e of Fcillwr : George Sa mso n. Na111e of Nlother (Maiclen): Be rt ha . I.Yh ere Born: Ka mra r , I owa. W h "n : J un e l , 1901. /-l e icht · 5 ft 8 in Wei~1ht·: 145 · lbs. · Co1111Jlc~:ion : L ig h t . C olor of /-/ciir : B l'ow n ( li g h t) . E11es : · Bl ue. Nat'ionaUt11: No n vegia n. l,Vhere Preva.rccl for Colle.[Jt ' :

Webste r City (Iowa) H ig- h Sc hool. Pre parcitory School J-/ on.or::; :

Se n io r Class P lay. Football ( 1) ( 2) . Baseba ll ( 1 ) (2).

Oth c·1· Colle9e.s ;.l ttr:nd,:cl: No ne. H onors T aken: Non e. Degrees Tnk en, nnd Yecir: No ne. [)cp art,ucnt 'i'n 1'11:i::; lnsti.tutiou : Co mm c!'ce. Year : Se nio r. l fonors T h ere : No ne .

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"·Howlin g 800." lland. Commerce Club. A. F. of A . M . Mode rn \Voodm e n o[ America.

........--, N,rnw: .L<"RED EDWIN S KINNER.

CollqJr' A ddrcss : 522 East College S t. , Iowa City, Iowa .

ll u111c .-ldclrcss : 609 South Minnesota St. , Al-gona, Iowa.

Nn ,nc of F'n.lhe r: Edwin J. Sk inn e r. N ci111 c o.f Mot.h er (M.aidm'/,): Anna M a~ernan . l•Vhcrc Born : L edyard, Iowa . When: July 26. 1901. 1-1 ei{Jht: 5 ft. 8 in. W 1Jight: 150 lbs . Cu 111 ·11lexi.on: Fair. Color o.f Hair: B rown (li g h L) . I·:11c:;.· Blue. N<tl ionctlity: German. Wh er e PrcJJa.rc<l for Collen ,· :

Algona (Iowa) Hi g h Sc hool. l 'rc }Jarcilo ry School Honors :

Footba ll (2) (3) (4) State Champs (2) . Bas ket Ba ll ( 3 ) (4). Trnc k (l. (2) (3) Capt. ( ,1). Debatin g (2) (3) . Decla mation (1) (2). Sophomore Lite!'ary Society Prel'i ide n t. Sec reta ry Junio l" Class. Valedictorian. Pres ide nt Ath letic A s::ioc ia tion. Senior Class P lay. Orchestra ( 3 ) (4).

Ut,hcr Col.lvr1e8 .-\ ttended: Non e. /-I on.ors 'l'herc : None. 1Jer1rcet; 'T,r.hcn, cr.ncl Year: None. V c JHtrt nHrn t in This h1 sti l nlion: Cummcn:e. Y en.r: .lunio1·. 1-i onors Tcr.k,cn :

Numerals Track (1 923). F1·eshmen Football. Varsity Track (2).

M c 111. b c r of Clnb s, Frci lcrn i lfo.s , ef,c., lllil h Nn111 e,'S of Each , <Lnd ff a F'r ut.e rnil'll , J,Jlh<tl f ,'3

I ts Character ? Delta Sigma P i, Honorary Comme!'ce

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Nct11w: JOHN BOER STOLL. Colle{Je r l dclress: 522 East College Sl , I owa

City, Iowa. H o 111 c .4ddress : State Ce nl e l' , Iowa. N a111 e of Father: W . W . Sto ll. Nnme of ~if other (Ma i den ): Kate Bee r. M' hc r e Born: Fontanell e, Iowa. Wh en : July 30. 1902. H eighl: 5 ft. 11 in . W eight: l45 lbs. Complexion : Da1·k. Color of Hm:·,.: B!'own (cla1·k) . E'11es: ·s lue. Nationali tu: Du tc h. M7Jier c Prepn r ed fo r Colle(.l l ' :

Fontanelle (Iowa) Hi g- h Sc hoo l. f 're paraf,ory School /l nnors:

Bas ket Ba ll (;l ) ( ,J). Sen ior Cla ss P lay .

0 1 her Collco es .-\ ttendcd: None. H onors 'l.'her,:: None. Dev1·ceH 'l'nl.~en, nn d Y en.r: Non e . Depart111(:nt i.n Thi :, l n sl,itnlion: Medi ca l. Year: Freshman. /-/ 011ors 1'ci,.. cn :

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Ph il omathean. Omega Beta Pi (Pre-medi c~d Fl'at..ernity). Ph i Beta Pi (Medi cal).

N<i111e: EDG AR MERLE T AYLOR . Coltc {Je Addre.s/:i : 505 So ut h Cap itol St. , Iowa

City, Iowa. /-1 0 111 e .-ldd rcss: 31U East 5th St. , Ottumwa,

I owa. Na.m e of F'cr.th c r : Dr. C. B. Taylo 1·. N1rnw of Mothe,· (Afoi,le,1): M a be l Atwater 1¥ h c r c Born: Gibson , Iowa. When: Febrna l'y 26, 1000. H eir1ht: 6 :J"t. Weight : 167 lbs . Co 111 }Jl,cxion : Rmld y. Color o.f Ha.i r: Black. l•.:11e,'S : B lue. NctlionaUty: F l'e nch-En i;li s h. I Fher e Pre}Jnre<l for College :

What Cheer (Iowa) Hi g h ~c hool. f're1w,rnf,on1 School Honor~ :

Valedictol'ian. Football ( ,1). Bas ket Ball (3) (4). Baseball (3) ( 4) . Class P lay ( 3 ) (4). Class 'fl'easul'el' ( •I ) . Class Vi ce-pres id ent (;J) . Busin ess Manal,!e l' Annua l.

O ther Col.legcs .-ll tended : G l'inn ell (Iowa) Colleg·e.

l·lonors Ther e : Freshman Footba ll. V er1ree t; Tak en, wnd Y eor: None. IJ e }Ja r t111 c11l 1:n 'l'hi.s 11rntit'lllion: Med ic in e. .Yc:a.r : Sophornore. /-/ 011ors Tak en.: None. M e III b e r of Cl'llb ti , F'ratcrnif ie.-;, et,c., fll'il,h

Nn 111 es of Ecich, a.ncl if a F'rciter1iily, J,Vhat I t; I l s Chnnicter ?

A lpha Ka ppa Kappa (M edi ca l ). ~

Nam e : JAMES F REDE.RICK THROCKMOR­TON.

Colle{J e Adclreee : 31!) S . Cap ito l. Io wa City , I owa .

!10111e . Addre:, . ., : 1149 2iJrd St. , Des M oines, Iowa.

N n. 111 e of Fa t h er : Dr. Robert Fred Thl'ockmor-to n.

Na m e of A1other ( 1lf<iiden) . May me Pe ni well. TV here Born: De l'by, Iowa. ll'hen: June rn. rnou. H eight : 5 ft. JO in. l+'c i_qht: 142 lbs . Co,uvlexio11 : Fail'. Color of H cu'r: Li g h t. J-:11es : Blue. N atfon£iUtu : Eng·lis h-F1·e nch . l·Vlu:r,: Pre pc, reel f or Colleg e :

De rby a nrl East D es Moin es (Iowa) 1-li !-dl Sc hoo ls.

/Jr eJmrnl,ory Sclwol H onorN : Se niol' Class Play.

Ot h er CollefJC.'S .-lttcnd ed : Mcni o n I\1ili ta l'y In­stitute, Marion , Ala ., I 9 l 8-1 91D.

1-/ onors The re : None. Degree.,; 'l'c1,k e1i, and Ycnr: P!'e pa rato r y Course

for Annapoli s . D eJ)artm e11t in This l nsUtu tio'll: Medical. }' ea.r: S0phomo1·e. 1-/ onors Tcr.ken : Non e. M e 111 h e r of Cl'll bs. /•' rot, ·r·11ilie.,;, cf.c ., ·11 ,ilh

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WE have here collected several representative press items concerning the State Universitg of lowa, not onlg as an institution, but also as a

favorable fi.eld of expansion for national fraternities.

Following is an al'ticle by Hugh Fullerton, spol'ts writel', appeal'ing in th e Chiccigo Tribune, J an u al' y 15, 1923:

\.Vh ile t he trad it ional lead e rs of ed ucation in A me rica a l'e st ill discuss in g a nd wl'a ng:ling over t he "pl'ob lem" of athletics, Iowa has ac· ccpted it as sett led , has in co n )O ratecl i t in its educatio n a l p la n , and- fa r from con clud in g t hat athlet ics ma y be injul'ious to stude nts­is us in g football, the bete noire of t he e ndowed uni ve l's it ies, as the r a ll y in g· po int of a ll i t.ti act iv ities.

Those a re m y id eas, after vis it in g Iowa City, but I wou ld hesitate to ex press t he m but fo r the fact that t hey a lso a re t he ideas of Ya le, H a r va !'cl , P rin ceto n , a nd othe1· easte rn un iver­s ity men w ho now are a m o n g- t he Jeacler s w ho are buil d ing- on t he rollin .e: Jna ii·ies ove rlook ing­t he w indin g 1·ive l' a n educational inst it u t io n w hi c h t hey be lieve w ill become t he leadin g; uni ve r s ity o-C Ame ri ca.

R e a son Iowa S hould Le ad.

They ca n see no reaso n w h y Iowa sh ould not Jead . Th e ::;tate i::; o ne of t h e richest : it ::; wealth is mo re eve nl y distr ibu ted t ha n t hat o f a n y common wealt h in t he world : it has no po ve rty a nd no la rge cit ies.

Iowa has t he g- reatest p roport io n of pop ul a ­t io n in hhrh sc hoo ls in A me ri ca . It has a greater proport ion of co ll ege men a nd women t ha n an y othe r state, o ne in t e n a lmost. It has t he lowest rate o f illi te racy in t he nation ( t he e n t ire state believ ing- in educating it::; bo ys and g; iJ"l s). It has t he m on ey to h ire t he best educato rs, a nd casting- statist ics a s ide. it has t he 1i vest w il'e bunch of ''pro fs" i n the u n ive !'s ities.

v\' hen t he µ:o ld-sweate red wa nio l' s of Iowa c ras hed dow n upo n t he Blue team in Ya le'!:i bow l la st fall t he east a n d trad ition we !'e ja rred to t he i1· back teeth. Hast il y µ: lanc in g at t he old New E n µ.: la ncl geo.tr nl)Jhi es . t hey di s­cove l'ed t hat t he st ake<l pla ins have bee n s ub­divided into states. and t hat Iowa is o ne o r th e m . It was. o f coun,e. s hoc kin g· to find t hat a !:ic hoo l darinµ: to call iLl:ie lf a Lini ve rs ity was som ew he re o u t t he re.

Ru s h es l o Front R a pidl y.

Fact is, it was on ly abo u t ten years ag·o that Iowa 1·ea li z.ed its ow n pos:-; ibili t ies. Th e state unive!'sity t he n was a li ttle ag-r icu lt u n d school, a nd it was a waste to sen d t heir own so ns t he l'e. But in t hat br ief t im e Iowa h as rus hed to t he -f1 ·ont.

It no w has one of t he g- rea test med ica l sc hoo ls in t he wo rld , reco,:rni ;,,e rl by t he Rock e­re lle r foundati o n as R lea<l el': a law school ntnkin .l!: arno n g· t he first in A m e ri ca ( H a r va 1·d Hnd Mi chi ,t . .rn n need not win ce, as t hPir p1·oducts are Jea<lin g· in t he world a g:reat co lleg:e o r li be ral a t'l s a nd a lo nµ: w it h it a comprehen­s ive de partme nt nf ph ys ica l educat io n . L ik e othe r sta te un h·e rs it ies , it accepts the pr incipl e t hat ph ys ica l education is a s mu ch a pa1·t of prepa rin g- boys fo r c itiz.e ns hi p . a nd does i t.

F ul' t her , t he new adminblration has co n­v in ced Iowa t hat t he state un iversity il:i t he place fo r Iowa boys a nd g irls : be lieves that t he best soil p rod uces t he best m en a nd wo m en : beli eves its duty to t he State is to develo p me n m en ta ll y a nd ph ysica ll y, a nd is positi ve t ha t a footba ll tea m co mposed of co rn-fed Iowa boys ca n beat most any one.

N o , v orry Over H£v il s."

Iowa does not even wo rl'y about t he a lleged "ev ils ' ' of athlet ics. A ll save on e of t he ir :foot­ba ll p layers o f last yea 1· 's gTeat tea m were Iowa boys, on ly two (and those thi rd st rin g· fe llows) we re t r a n s-fe n ed fl'om othe l' schools. The scho last ic s tandin g- of t he p]aye1·s wa s a bo ve t he ave rage of t he sc hool. They obse 1·ved no ill effects, e it he1· p hysical o r m enta l, on p la ye rs o r st ude n t body, and having· absolute fac ul ty co n t rol o f athlet ics, t hey a re not a fra id of a lurnni 0 1· outs ide inl'l uences co rru pting spo rts .

T hey ha d n o case o f 1nofessio na li sm. The sta r s of t hei 1· footba ll tea m a l!:io were c lass­roo m boys, a nd 90 per cen t of t he stude n ts in a test vot e decirled t hey would rathe r w in t he P hi Beta Kappa key, g· i,·e n to honor stude nts, t ha n to w in th e " I " awa rd ed athletic sta r s .

H ow ha ve t hey clo ne it? T eamwo1·k of t he sc:ime ki nd that t hey use on the rootball fie ld . The pres ide n t o f t he sc hool is a s much in­te rested in athlet ics an d kee ps in as close touch w it h spo rts as w ith a ny uni ve rsity a ct ivity. exce pting pe rhaps t he bea util'ul hosp ita l for c ripp led chi lcli ·en . w here the m edi ca l depa r t­m e n t t reats a thousan d Iowa defective babies a yea r.

" Profs." Als o Pla r.

The footbal l coach , w ho a lso is a ph ys ica l di­rector. is as rnuc h inte rested in t he acade mil: success o f' s tuden ts as he is in wi nnin g g·a mes . In t he gymnasium you w ill find a f eatut'e pe rha ps uni t1ue in A me rican. uni ve l's it ies, cer­ta inl y unkn ow n in t he east. It is t he f ac ulty locke l' roo m , packed with gym c lothes.

Ou t t here t he "p ro rs." have t he ir own tea m s. They do not leave fa cul ty co ntact w it h t he students to the coaches, but g:et closely in touch. Th e r elat io ns betwee n facult y nnd t he st ude n t bod y are close r t han in a ny school I have v is ited. All wo rk toµ:et hel' a nd pla y top;eth e l' .

V/ hi ch ex plains w hy -football is used as t h~ ra ll y po int o f Iowa, and w hy " ho mecomin g ' ' cl ay brin.trs t he w ho le state. a nd insteat l o /' be in g me l'e ly a fo otball ce lebration is t urn ed into a .tr reat demonstratio n of patr iotis rn a ncl o f' loya lty to school, state, a nd nat io n .

Mu ch D e pend s on Coach.

How is it m a de poss ible '! Beca use P res irl en L \¥a lte r Jessu p, hi s dean s and " 1no rs ." dechled upon a p nli cy, u ni ted behind it. a ntl were fo rtu na te e no ug:h to fln1l an athlet ic director w hose id eas a nd ideals a re the same as t hei rs. Yo u wi ll find t hat in eve l'y school t he c ha r­acte l' o f t he coach dete rmin es t he character o r athletics more than a ny facu lty dete rmi nation ca n do.

Iowa sec ured H owa rd Jones: Ya le re fe rs to

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. Ii re o f A m e ri ca. T a d just n ow i-s attemp ti n µ: at Ya le , after 22 1 years of ind ec is io n, to put into e ffect a p la n of univenm l phys ica l ed uca­t io n patte l'n ecl a l'te r t he o ne Howard has in comp le te ope rat ion a t Iowa.

Yale need n ot wince at t he id ea o r co pyin g a fte r t he west. Th e hig hest a nd best Ya le ideals are t hose t rans1> lan ted a nd flouri shin g; at I owa City.

F:.1c11hy in Control.

The Jones boy8 a l'e m en in hi g h m o ral char­a ~te r, fine coul'aµ:e and t hey know f ootball, H o wal'ci, assu min g; charge at Iowa, laid the !'oundation of th e present fine condi tions by statin g: in hi s first s peech t hat he did n ot want a n y loafe rs, "pros'' rn· t ramps , a nd that if t h ':? students wanted to help him a nd get good tea m s they would fil'st mainta in hig h schol ast ic s lanclard s. He gathe l'ed a r ound him a squad o f seven a ss istants, wol'kin g alo ng hi s lines­Bres na han , w ho in two years has developed track a nd fi e ld: Ba1Ty, and othe rs, w ho have ca l'ri ed hi s idea ls into each ath letic g roup.

Full fac ul ty control is maintained . P res iden t Jess up and fiv e facu lty m embe r s, one from each co llege of th e uni ve r s ity, for m t he board . T hey s it w ith t he foul' ca p tains of m ajo r spo l'ts and one alumni re presentative a nd t he at hletic directo l' . The state boa rd of educat ion chooses t he di recto r.

,vV ith united p olicy, fa culty a n d p h ys ica l di­recto r work to t he sa m e end s . They make at hletics aid the academi c act ivit ies . At Iowa each act iv ity, w hether athlet ic, dramat ic, jou!'­nali stic, 0 1· what not, is ha ndl ed t he same way by boal'ds t hat a re facu lty co mmi ttees- a nd each is he ld J'espo n s ible to t he president. It w01·ks . There is mu ch pep and i.d nge r in the co mmittees as o n t he football fi e ld.

All Gym Classes Large.

Th e prog: 1·a m of p h ys ica l ed ucat ion is co m­plete , both fol' men a nd wo men. Two yea rs ' ph ys ical t r a inin g- is required. Th e l'e a re 164 5 freshm en a nd sop h s in t he l'elluired work a nd 340 in e lective , bes ides about 500 in Wl'est lin J..t, box ing, fenc in g; . .v:ymnastics . A ll t hese a 1So take t he r equired military trainin.!..!.' un cle!' Majo1· ~ umma , about 1400 reg; ulal'i y in milita r y train­i ng-.

In in t r am ura ls t he re a 1·e rorty-six bas ket ball team s. N in e h uncll-ed and twen ty-on e took pa r t in t he pe n t a t hlon tl"ack eve n ts. O ne th ou­sa nd H l"e in s kating . Four hun d r ed men and 200 J .. .drb a re ta ug h t to s wim each yea 1· ·: t he l'e a 1·e life-sav in g; c lasses , ind oo t· baseball - all sor t.-; of tra inin .!..!.'. The p h ys ica l examinat io ns s how imme n se im p rovement in both m e n and wo­me n eac h yea r. Th e l'e a r e 2780 m e n 1·e.1..ds t e red ror r egula r g-ym work, w it h a da il y attendance of about 1000.

A ll t hi s is handl ed by seve n m e n who wo rk fl"o m n a. m. to 9 p. m. and orten lo ng-e l'. The re is no co m p la in t ove r coaches' sala ri es . T hey are paid o n i he sa me scale as t he " p r o f's " and im;t ru cto rs .

They do t hi ngs , t hese Iowans. No wonde r t he ~· beat Ya le .

From th e Dnil11 Iowrm, December 13, 1922:

Fralcrnity lle lalions .

Th e l'emarkable g ro wth of t he U ni ve rs ity durin g- t he past fi ve yea !'s has upset "t he equi­li b1· ium o f stude n t life in m a n y ways . Perhaps in th e soc ial fi e ld , in t he relati on of frate rni t ies ·

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a nd so rol'ities to th e no n-fratel'n ity part of the stude n t body, is t he new s ituat io n most appal'ent.

Iowa has twen ty- t hree soc ia l l'l'a te rni ties at t he pl'esent time. Ei g: h t yea r s ago wh en t he e nrollment wa s half as g r eat as it is today th e r e w e re · abo u t e ig hteen frat e rnities. In othe r wo rds, w hile t he numbe r of s tude nts on t he campus was i n c r e as i n g; 100 per cen t, t he frate rni t ies in creased less t han 25 per cent. Professiona l f r ate l'ni ties have show n a gTeater g; 1·owth , but even th ey have failed to keep pace with the eve r increasin g: en ro llm ent.

The proble m is c lea r. The Un ive1·sity w ill cont inue to expand . Thi s yea r thel'e are over s ix hundred mo l'e students t han last year and in all J)l'obab ili ty t he r e w ill be t hat many more ne xt yea !' . . Thi s rnea ns t hat fra te l'ni ties w ill m a ke up s till less of the tota l numbe r of stud e nts, a condition which is not conduc ive to the best r e lati on s betwee n t he two g r oup s.

The so lution is jus t a s clea r. Iowa- n eeds m o1·e f l'ate l'ni t ies. 'Ne have t he material to fill t hem. Th e r e are at least twelve national fl'aternities w hich compa re favo l'ably with the best w e have o n t he campu s today. T he Univers ity of I owa is th e log ica l place for th e ir ex pans ion a n d t he g roup w hi ch recog: nizes t hi s first w ill probably be t he fil'st to get a ch}frtel' .

A ll that is n eeded is a li ttle ini t iative. The Un ive r s ity, l'ecog;ni zing; t he place :fra te rni t ies fill in student li fe . has made it compa ratively easy :fo r any g rou p of stude nts t o form a loca l soc iety.

The U ni ve r sity o f Illin ois w hose student body is not unlike our own a nd whose total enrollm en t does not exceed ours so ve l'y muc h , has ove r nin ety f rate rni ties. Under such a co nd itio n . any o ne with fl'ate rni ty asp irations ha s an opportunity to become a membe l' a nd t he ill feeling: which t he oth e r s ituation is a p t to breed, is minirni zed.

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Bank e r s' Meet al U ni vers it~·.

J anwinJ 22-25 I s Dcitc of S tale Conference. Iowa City , Ia. , Jan. 17.-Special- Sorne of

t hi s co untry's fol'e most banke rs and bu s iness m en will add ress t he bankers of I owa at t he fo urth annual bankers ' s ho rt course at t he Unive r s ity o f Iowa, Janual'y 22-25 . Abou t two hundred Iowa bankers a re expected to a t ­tend.

Amon.!.!.' t he s peakers w ill be B. 1\il. A nde rson. econombt :for t he Chase National bank , N e w Ycl'k C ity : Jo hn J. Gedd , cashi e r of the Mel'­chants Loan a nd Trust co mpan y, Chi cago: C. H. C r e nnan o f t he publicity and sal es de­partment of the Co ntinental and Comme !'c ial Nati o nal bank , Chi cago. In connect io n with a :,;peakin g; pl'OJ .. .rram of emine nt busi ness m en a nd ban ke 1·s t he r e will be a s hor t course o ff e red on banking- and bus iness s ubjects t hat will last t hl'ee days and lead to a ce rtifi cate of b ank in g; . CoO pe 1·atin g- w it h t he U ni ve l's ity of Iowa in .1..dv in g- t he cou1·se and add r ess is t he I owa Banke rs ' assoc iation.

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Iowa Ueu n H e .alls Assoei aLion of U. S. Law S c hools .

Iowa Cit~·. I a., Jan. 4.- H e n,·y C rai g- Jone!:i, dean o r t he Un ive rs ity o f' lowa '!:i college o f law. was e lected pres ide n t of t he A1;soc iatio n of A m e 1·i can Law Schoo l at its twe n t ieth annual meeti ng: in C hi cai..ro. Decembel' 28, 29 a nd :JO. Dean Jon es has bee n sec retary-treas­Ul'e r o f t he assoc iat ion for t hree yea i·s. H e s ucceed s James Pa rke !' Hall of Chicago .

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F if t y-s ix o [ t he leadin g Jaw schoob in the co untry al'e me mbers of th e assoc iati on. Mem­bership is restricted to t hose sc hoo ls that have a t least 5000 volumes in the law libra ry: t hree full time t ea che r s bes id es part t ime m en; on e year of colleg iate work r equil'ed fol' admi ss io n to t he sc hool , a nd t he school mu st n ot be oJ)eratecl :fo l' pecuniary p i-o fit. Three yea l's o f: attendance a t sc hoo l must precede t he g ranti n g­of a deg ree. In t he f a ll of l 925 me mbe rs hi p schools must lengthen t he J)J"e-l aw co He.tcdate requirem en ts to two years .

Two years of co llegiate work are a lrea d y r e­quired before studen ts can enter t he college of Jaw at t he Un ivel's ity of Iowa . Th e U ni ve r s ity la w libra ry h as 30,000 volum es. Eii:dit Juli tim e prof'e::;so r s a re o n t he la w /'acui ty .

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Com·ier, Ottumwa (Ia.) says: S. U. I. Sc ls Fus t P a ce fur Schoo ls.

Iowa City, Jan . 12.- T he U ni ve r s ity of I owa ranks .fourth among· e ig;hty-t hree of t he largest a nd most influe n t ial colleges in t he U ni ted States for pe rce ntage of increase in numbe r of ::;tudents :from 1921 t o 1922, acco rding to a ta ble l'C('ently prepared by t he Boston E venin g: Transc rip t. Th e un ive l's ity ra nk s e ig; h t h in in c rease in absolute numbe rs.

Mo reve t· , the Unive r s ity of Iowa led a ll coJ .. l<..?.1.res in t he "B ig; T e n " g; roup fo r pe rce ntage in c rease, and it ranked seco nd amo n g· VVeste rn con fe ren ce sc hools for in crease in actual num­be1·s.

F ro m Hl 21 to 1922 t h e Un ive rs it y of Iowa·s total e nrollme n t leaped from 5B7S to li80 0. The e nl'ollm e nt today is t hree ti mes t hat o f' te n years a go and almost tw ice t hat of fi ve

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From the R eview, Denison (Ia.), January 3, 1923: Jon ~s, D ed n e , Lo c k e T each Co a c h es' Sc.houl.

Iowa City. - U ni ve rs ity a u t ho ri t ies an n ounced today that H owa l'd Jo n es , A ub1·ey Dev in e a nd Gordon Locke w ill f orm an "all stal' ca st" o f coaches, w ho w ill ·lead t h e summe 1· coac hin .!.! sc hool im:it ructional staff durin g t he 192:3 vaca­tion period.

Courses w ill be offe red in /'oolba ll , baseba ll. bas ket ball , trac k a nd fi e ld athlet ics, cross coun t l' y t'unnin g ancl athl etic co ndi t io nin µ:. Geo . T. Bresnahan , t rack coach and a ss istant ath let ic clil'ector. w ill ha ve c hat'g·e o r fi e ld and t rac k cla sses. Dr. Walter F iesle r , medical s u­pe r viso r, wi ll in st ruct in at hlet ic co nditionin.~·. James N . ("Sa m ") Ba n ·y w ill teach bas ket bal l coac hin g;.

From Gci te City, Keokuk, Ia. :

Slccl St adium at U11 h ·ers ity Firs l of Kind .

Iowa City, Iowa , Jan. 30.-(Spec ial) - Pat­e n ts have been l'eceived b y P rofesso r B. J. Lamber t, head of t he departme nt of civil en• g in ee rin g: , co lleg;e of app lied science, Univer­s ity of Iowa, fo r hi s m et hod o f construct ion o f t he a ll-stee l g r a nd stand s t hat mak e up the uni ver s ity stadium. Economy of co n st ruct io n with n o sac rifice of stabili ty 0 1· durability are features of P ro:fessor Lambe r t's des ig n.

Speak in g· of t he Iowa stadium t he Janu a r y numbe t· of t he Scie ntifi c A m e ri can says : " it l'e p!'esents a s uccessfu l atte mpt t o prov ide a gTan cl stand con st ru ction of s uch s impl e and econo m ical des ig n as to r ende r it ideal for its purposes."

Pro.fessOl' Lambe1t has received req uests for pl ans and photos of the stadium and deta il s of its const ru ction :from a ll parts of t he co un t r y an d the wo rld , notab ly, a tec hni ca l journ a l p ub­li shed at Fran kfort, Germ a n y. Pa rt iculal' in­te rest has been aroused in the comparatively small cost df co n struct ion.

Co mparison s have been made w it h the costs of some of t he r ecen t ly co mpl eted concrete an d stee l stadium s of t h e country a nd it was fo und t hat t he Uni ve rs ity of Iowa had mad e vast sav in g·s in ad o pti n g: this type of stadium con­structi~n . The stadium Ohio State uni ve r sity j u st ded icated cost fi ve t im es m o re t ha n the Iow a stadium pe r uni t seatin g; capacity.

T he prese n t stadium with it s capac ity of nea rl y 25, 000 person s was g; iven a thoroug-h test at t he footb a ll p.:a mes last fall w he n thou­sands jammed t hro ugh t he µ;ates to see th e J-fa.wkeye g ridiron pe i-fol'mers. Whe n t he stad ium is completed it w ill fo rm a complete ho r8es hoe s ha pe g iv in g· a seat in g· ca11acity of 43, 000 perso ns.

The Iowa stadium rep rese n ts t he last word in stad ium con st!'uction. T he Scie ntific A m e ri­can t races t he develo11 nle n t o f stadium con­st ruct io n fro m t he m a rble edifice8 of t he Gree ks to t he t imber anrl late !' co nc1·ete a nd marble of the R oman s. St a cl i u m con sfruction t he n s lum ped . The fir st A me ri ca n sta nd s were of wood . The n cam e t he rece n t burst o f act iv ity w ith co ncl'ete and steel affording- t he medium o f co nst ruct io n.

'"' ooc\ a nd stee l sta nd s that hav e bee n e rected in t hi s co un t r y have been fo und la rgely un­successful because of the possib le devastation by fit-e. P rofesso r Lambe rt 's c\ es ig;n limits the const ruction mate ri a ls e nt ire ly to ~ steel beams and ri veted st eel plates.

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OFFIC E 01'" TH E PnE S ID EN T

Recommendations

THE S TATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

IOWA C IT Y

7 February 1923,

To the Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity:

I under s tand tha t Del t a Kappa Gar.uno. , o.

local chapter at the State University of I 0'l1a , is

petitioning your national organization for a charter,

I am pleased to re commend this e roup of

young men to your sel'ious consideration in this

connection, Their re co rd h ere , both as to scholarship

and gentlemanly conduct is such as to warrant me in

commend ing them to you most highl y with the hope that

the ir reques t for a charter will b e granted,

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To the Chapter of Alpha Si gma Phi:

I a ,n informed that our local organiza tion · Known as Delta Kappa Gamma is applying for a natio.nRl charter f r om Alpha Sigma Phi.

I ha ve wa,ched this organization vii th great interest during the period it ha s been organized. as a local group and 1 do not hesitate to recommend them to your favorable consideration for the granting of the requested charter. They have a fine lot of men who are sincere ~nd deeply interested in the future of their organizat ion. The~, have shown marked capac ity fo r getting their group into shape to be worthy of a charter from the national organization. I ts busines s standing is excellent. Their scholar-, El hip hus steadily i mproved until it is now above the avera ~o for the men of the institution. Their house cond i tiona a1·e wholesome and olee.n. I have always found thera ready to co-operate to any extent in putting their chapter in condition to merit approval. I do not think you would be rnaking any mis take by granting this chapter a charter .

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COLLEGf OF COMMERCE

01"1'1CI: Oil' THI: 01!:AN

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA IOWA CITY

.February 8, 1923.

~o the Chapters of Alpha Sigma Phi:

The local fraternity, Delta Kappa Gamma, has -asked me to write you in connection with their applic ation for a charter and I am pleased to respond.

The local organization is an unco•=only fine group, a group t h at commands the very hearty r e spect of both student body and faculty. The group has a ttained an enviable position on the campus by. reason of a fine individual and aggregate character and culture coupled with extended participation in student activities.

It is the kind of loca l organization that I should be g lad to have my own fraternity absorb.

CfP:Y

Respectfully submitted,

C. A. Phillips -Dean

Member of Tau Chapter of Phi Sigma Kappa

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.3 EO RG E FR EOE IUC K KA Y

THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF IClWA IOWA CITY

To the Executive Officers of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity,

Yy dear Si rs:

.Tan. 26, 1923

The members of Del ta Kappa Gamma of our University

are petitioning to be granted a chapter of the Alpha Sigma Phi

fr'aternity, I am very glad to be ·able to furnish a letter in

.support of their application.

The young men who are connected with Delta Kappa Ganuna

have made a very favorable impression on our campus. I know

personally several of the men and have information from various

sources with regard to those persons whom I have not met. The

common Judgment is that these young men are interested in main­

taining good standards of scholarship, are co-operating sympa­

thetically with other groups, and are interested in student

activities which are helpful to the University,

I feel sure that if you grant a chapter of Alpha

Sigma Phi to these young men they will endeavor to maintain the

high ideals of your fraternity.

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C OLLE GE O F L AN THE ST A TE UNIVERSITY OF low A IOWA CIT Y

February?, 1923

Wayne U. Musgrave, Esq., Grand Junior Preoident,

Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity,

120 Broadway, New York City.

My dear Sir:-

I have been informed that the members

of Delta Kappa Garr.~a of the Univeroity of Iowa have

petitioned Alpha Sigma Phi National Fraternity for a

charter. I have been entertained at the house of

- Delta Kappa Gamma and I am well acquainted with some

of i ta members. Of these :c.en I have a high opir.ion,

Other members whom I have met give one a distinctly

favorable impression. Delta Kappa Gamma, as an

organization, has an excellent general reputation in

the University and community. Of course we are very

glad to have our local organizations form connections

with high type national organizations.

I trust that the petition of Delta Kappa

Gamma will receive your favorable consideration. I

will v e ry gladly give you any further information which

I may have concerning the local organization and its

mem bers.

Youro very truly,

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UNIVERSITY O F IOWA IOWA CITY

February 8 , 1923 .

To the Chapters of Alpha Sie;ma Phi :

Duri~g t he past year I have been int i mate l y associated with t he members of Delta Kappa Gamma Fraternity as t heir facul ­ty advisor , and I can unhe sitatingly recom­mend t hem to you for your serious con s ider­ation . I n my contact -with the group I have found them to have - a solidly bull t organi­zation , an excellent record on the campus , and a membership and leadership such as will lead to still further successful development.

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Sincerely yours,

Associate in Finance .

NORTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

The Central Office & Chapters Al pha Sif.'!lll< Phi Fraternity

Greetings I

Omaha, Nebra ska

Februar y 8, 1923

My first contact with Delta Kappa Gamma was in the spring of 1921 \,;rben I made !:J. trip to the University of lo?ia for the purpose of inves t i gating their organization. Since then I have maintained personal contact with them. It is my judgment that they are a splendid group of men, and further it is my opini on that the y have the best Local fraternity at the University of Iowa. The Uni­versity of Iowa is one of the leading educational institutions in the Tlni t.A,1 States, and it seems to me that there can be no question as to t h e desirabilit y of establishing a chapter of our Fraternity there, and I am convinced thl,.t a chapter should ·be established in the immediate future.

Delta Kap-pa Gamma has been es t ablished for over 2 year s and I do not feel that we need hesitate in p;ranting them a charter, and I wish to recommend them to you without reserva tion as highly qualified for membership in Alpt,a Sigma Phi.

Fraternally and sincerely yours,

~~~~ GrJl ~~oretary

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ALPHA SIGMA PHI 2818 WEST ST.

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February 5, 1923.

To the chapters of Alpha Sigma Phi:

Phi chapter heartily recommends Delta Kappa Gamma to the national fraternity.

Being the nearest chapter to Iowa City, we have shown great interest in the possibility of a chapter at Iowa University. After an extended investigation, during which Delta Kappa Ganuna has grown and developed, taking a prominent place on the campus at Iowa City in activities of every sort, and building their scholarship up to an enviable position, Phi chapter asks that the petition receive the most careful consideration of the sister chapters,

Fraternally,

Phi Chapter of Alpha Signa Phi.

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ALPHA SIGMA PHI

February 20, 1923

To Vlho m It May Concern:

While in Iowa City on a basket ball trip Brothers Henderson and Mc Wood of Theta Chapter of Alpha Sigrra Phi were the guests of Delta Kappa Gamma Fraternity, a l ocal froternity at the University of Iowa which is preparing a petition to become a chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi. The courtesy and treatnent they received from the members of thLS organization and the impression t he y received of the whole organization make them feel sure that Delta Kappa Gamma is worthy of fav orable action on any petition they may submit to Alpha Sigma Phi. And they hi ghly recommend that a charter be granted to this - fraternity for t hey believe that the members of this orgrrn : zation are of such caliber as vli.11 make verl good Alpha Sigs anci wi 11 maintain the stand a rds o::. Alpha Sigma Phi and they also feel that Alpha tiiB"ma Phi would . be greatly strengthened by having a chapter at the University of Iowa.

Yours truly,

Theta Chapter of

Alpha Sigma Ph1

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GEORGE H. MCDONALD Pnsidrn1

ROBERT K. HELMLE Va<Prt:Jidrnt

Chi Chapter

JAMES B. PRATT S«uury

Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity Ch icago ,'iifi."'nci s Fecru&r y 3 ,1923 ,

RICHARD C. PAINE Tru.rur•r

T·o the CJ-:apt ers of Alpha Si gma Phi:-

I consider it a dist i nct privil ege t o add my per sonal word of recormr.end­c.t i on as we ll as t J-:at of t he Alumni Assoc iati.on of Chi C~.apt er,Alpha Si e;ma Ph i to the peti tion of Delta Kapps. Gamrr.a fr om The Vn i vers it y ·of Iowa,

I have had opportu nity to study the men of ~el t a Ka ppa Gamma i n the ir frat ernity home;! have met them soc i a lly;! hav e come t o know many of them per sonally through years of intima t e a~s ociati on, and I oan s tate un­qua lifi ed ly that the group is without exce ption composed of clean-cut ,.honest, straightforward, manly men-fellows who will be a credit to Alpha Si gma Ph i and whom we can be proud to welcome as crot r ers i nt c, our fra tern i ty,

The Uni ver s it y Df Iowa i s r apidly expand­ing as one of the crea t er in Et itutions of l earning of the middle west, Na ti onal fraternities a ll dei ire t o be represent ed t J-: e re, &nd we, of Al pha Si G~a Phi, ha ve reen pet iti oned by De l ta Kappa Gamma or,e of t he ol d est of the few l ocals at that institution. During t he past tw o years I have watched Delta Kappa Gamma develop i nto fu ll int erfrat­ernity activit y on tr. e campus of th e University of I owa. I t i s a keen,wi de- awake , progreEsi ve organiza tion t hat has c a inecl the who l ehearted respeot of 6t >, er fra ternal or gani­zations a t The Un i versity of I owa ,

I n tl, e i nter es t of t rue brotaerhood;in the int erest of promoting t J-: e prestige and natvral expansion of Alpha Sigrr:a Phi,I cannot t oo high ly r ecommend Delta Ka ppa Gamma both as a n organizat i on and as a group of real men.

Fra tern a lly in Alpha Sigma Phi,

Pr es i c!en t,Chi Cr.apter Al umn i Assoc iati on.

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To lhe Chaplers of fl.lpha Sigma Phi .

lowa Citg, lowa, Februarg l, 1923.

IDe, the undersigned fraternities on the campus of ,the State Universilg of lowa, do herebg recommend and endorse the local fraternilg, Delta Kappa ~amma, as being a representative group, and believe them to be a fraternilg of high ideals, good scholarship and management~an organization worth1J of a charter in gour National Fraternitg .

Acacia

l... D. Upton, V . D .

Alpha Tau Omega

Angus l... Cotton, W. M.

D ella Chi

F. A. UJhite, Preside11I

Della Tau Della

D. B. Mitchell, President

Phi Della Theta

lJ . C. Shuttleworth , Preside nt

Phi Gamma Della

Dwight y . Rider, President

Phi Kappa

Franklin J aqua, President

Phi Kappa Psi

Roscoe C. Nash, President

Phi ·Kappa Sigma

Lelend B. lrish , Pre sident

Sigma Alpha Epsilon

yeorge H. yallup, Jr., Pres ident

Sigma Chi

Thos. P . Tra1Jnor, [CJ

.. Sigmu Nu

M. E. Conn, President

Sigma Phi Epsilon

C. l. Mead, President

Sigma Pi

Carl B. Kreiner, Saq e

Della Sigma Pi [Commerce]

HarrlJ S. Bunker, H. M .

D ella Theta Phi [Law]

UJm. Carr, Dean .

nu Sigma nu [ffiedical]

HenrlJ A. Bender, President

Phi Alpha Della [Law]

Robt. S. Block, Justice

Phi Beta Pi [ffiedical]

UJ. UJ . lJovel, President

Phi Delta Phi [Law] Dwight y . Rider, President

Sigma Delta Chi [Joumaliatic]

yeorge H. y a llup, Jr., President

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OFFICE OF THE

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ALPHA SIGMA HI FRATERNITY 47 WEST 42N D STREET

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The Officers and members of Active Chapters Alpha Sigma Phi Fra ternity. '

SUBJECT - Re: Petition Delt a Kappa Gamma Frater nity,

Sirs:

The Grand Junior President of our Fraternity has referred

to the Grand Pxudential Cammi ttee a petition, whi·ch was for­

mally submitted to the Fraternity about a year ago by a local

o~ganieation• Delta Kappa Gamma,. of the State University of

Iowa, a.t Iowa City. The complete, detailed development of the

situation has led Brother Musgrave to the definite conclusion

that the petition of this organization should be returned• to­

gether with the funds deposited with us, less expenses already

incurred on behalf of the local• without having our grganiza-

tion go to the expense of distributing copies of the petition

to the several chapters. He feels that the facts in the case to ' , c. .. • ..

would inevitably lead/a very large, if not unanimously, un-

favorable vote and that. therefore, it would be needless ex- .

pense to distribute the petition. The Grand PrudepA;ial Com­

mittee concurs in this opinion. Both the G~ J. ,. and the

G. P., c. are of the opinion, therefore ~ that this organi zati on

should be turned down.

In view of the fact, however, that Section 2 of Article

XIV of the Constitution requires the Go ? . C. to submit to the

chapters for vote all peti tior1s formally submitted to the

Fraternity, we a1~e taking this me8.ns, in the interest of

economy, of asking the several chapters by vote to relieve

the G. P. c. of this obligation in this ca$e,

A brief outline of the essential facts in the case will,

we believe, be adequate to establish the justification of the

action of the G. J. :e .. and the G. P. c. On the basis of favorable preliminary information in the

case~ the Grand Junior President furnished Delta Kappa Gamma

with the proper forms for a petition, which was prepared and

returned to him in May; 1921. The xeport of the official com­

mit tee, consis ting of Brothers I. D. Yinsl ow of Omaha, James

A. Lucas of Lincolnt Nebr .. , J .. R. Redditt, and A. Holland ·

Groth of Ames, Iowa, which investigated the group, was favor­

able except on the point of scholarship. On account of the

fact that the low scholarship of the group kept them on pro­

bation in the University and thus 1 not only gave them low rat­

ing on the campu~ but also imposed serious practical difficul­

ties in the pxogress of the organization, the Committee re­

commended that the charter be not granted until the organiza­

tion had raised the scholastic standard to a point equal to or

above that of the Fraternity .group as a whole in the University.

The recommendations of the Committee a$ stated above were

followed by Brother Musgrave, and. by letter of June 17th, 1921,

Delta Kappa Gamma was pl ac ed on probation. At the close of the

last college year (1920 - 21), however, no improvement in the

scholastic standing of the group was made and indeed, we believe,

little ho pe of improvement in this r egard may be expected.

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In ~ddi tion to thei.r failure in the matter o:f .scholar­

ship, during the summer of 1921, an incident seems to have

occurred at the- Delta Kappa Gamma house which reflected

seriously upon the moral character of certain members ·o·f the

organization and hence upon the · organization as a whol·e, and

which placed the group in a very poor standing on the· campus

and with the University authorities. This incident.., added to· the

poor scholastic record, create4 a decidedly un:favorable impress ...

ion with the G. J. E., the G. P. c .• t and men on the ground who

have m&de recent investigations.

In summarization, we believe. the following :facts so tho­

roughly discredit this petition as to indicate that a formal

presentation would result in an ovexwhelmingly unfavorable vote ·

and to justify us in our present action:

1, The group was organized in November, 1920. This fact

led Dean Reinow of the State University of Iowa to state in his

initial letter of April · 21, 1921, to Brother Musgrave, { which

on the whole, however, was favorable)

Permit me to say that it is ·rather unusual for us to grant letters of this kind to organizations which have been in existence with us for such a shoit period of time. This should not be taken as an adverse critic ism· in any way, but we naturally feel ·that we haV'e riot the back• ground from which to judge and, .therefore, we would be careful in giving a pronourioed ·opinion as to their future.

This :fact is very important when associated with other unfavor­

able points.

2,The low scholastio standing of the group has kept them on .

probation in the University, apparently from the time that they

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were organi zedQ 'J:he U.r~).Yer~~-- t y ruJ.es 5.n .regard to the scholas­

tic standing of' g1: :)ups on the 0::rmrus a:re given in a statement

to Brother Musgrave from Dean Reincw J as follows:

Such groups will be r equir e.::l by the Un:iversi ty to maintain a mholarship a7e~age substant i ally that of the · average f'or the men, or .~omen, of the University as the case may be> except that when the average for men or women becomes or exceeds tha g:1;:·ade of "CH orr 8~, which is considered average by the Uhiversity, thi s grade shall beoome the standard for judging the scholarship of groups .

Whenever any organized group coming under these regulations shall f ail to me·et this required standard of substantial­ly average scholarship, sueh group shall be notified and warned, the national of£icers, if there be any, shall likewise be informed1 and such group shall be placed on prob ation and permit~ed one year in which to reinstate itselfo .

If~ a t the expiration of this one yeari said group has not obtained a group average substantia ly equal to the av­erage of the men or women of the University, permission to pledge or initiate into this group, or for freshmen to reside in any house maintained by this group, or for said group to give any social function, shall be with­drawn unt i l such group shall have reinstated itself~

This means virtually that any organization which persists in a

low shholastio ~tanding, - and this is what Delta Kappa Gamma

seems to do - must necessarily run to ruin.

3. The moral standing of the group in the University Com•

munity at the pr esent titne seems very q~estionabl~.

4 o Some who reported favorably in the earlier investigation

have now r eversed their position. Dean Reinow , who recommended

the group or igi nal l y is r eported by Phi Chapter. December 15&

1921, a s sayi ng , 11 I am sor:ry ; but I cannot recommend this g:roup"

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We also quote the following f:rom a special "Report of Phi

Chapter on Del ta Kappa Gamma F:rate:rni ty'' issued under date

of December 15, 1921n

We believe this or~anization was formed with the express purpose of becoming a national at the. earliest pos·sible moment and chose us merely because they thought we would be easy. We know these men and we know their school and we do not care to recognize them as f:rate=cni ty brothers. Such a detail as scholastic standing could not raise them very much in our estimation; we simply do not care to have any relations with their men now, or at any future date. We wbuld heartily recommend that their petition and their money be retu:tned at once.

The letter addressed to Brother Musgrave whicn acaompanied the

xeport, above referred to, says in part:

This repoxt we are sending to you was made up of information assembled with the utmost care and we have not said any­thing that we do not mean and that we cannot prove. W!e hope it will meet with you:r approval and that you will see it advisable to drop this organization.

An excerpt from a letter to the Grand Junior President (Feb.13,

1921) ·states that:

Oh the whole Del ta Kappa Gamma has not improv.ed it's impress­ion in the least with Phi Chapter and certainly not with Dean Reinow of Iowa City. There is not any one single way in which they could improve enough to meet our standards; they are simply weak from the ground up. It is not their

.youth that is the cause, it is their nature and purpose of organizing.

vVe 'believe that these facts together with the adverse :re­

commendation of the G. J. P., and the G. P. c .• would bring about

a decidedly unfavor able vote on this petition~ and because of

these facts, we fee]_ justified in asking you to co-operate with

us in our effort to save the expense and time and labor involved

in p.reparing and fo rmally submitting this petition to the chapters.

\ - ~ -It seems quite clea r to all who h ave ctu.1ied the details that

Delta Kappa G~mma is not of the £l pha Sigma Phi typew and that

our organization would not be proud of being introduced to s

new university community by men of the type of the Delta Kappa

. Gamma Fraternity.

The Grand Prudential Committee desixes to have this matter

acted upon at your earliest opportunityo The whole situation

should be cleared up before the close of this college year.

Therefore, please reply· immediately following the action of

you:r chapter in order that the G-. J •. P. and the G. P. c. may

know how to proceed. The Committee has set the date of May 20 9

1922, by which time. the ohapte:rs1 replies should be received,.

In case a chapter is nQt hea~d from by that da~e. it will be

taken for gr anted that such chapter~ concurs with the opinions

set forth in this communication.

Fraternally yours~

THE GRAND P~UDENTIAL COMMITTEE

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