1953–54 Volume 78 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

TULANE AWARD WINNERS
W. David Jackson (left), winner of the Roger B. McKenzie Memorial
Pledge Award as the outstanding Phikeia of 1932-33, and A. Judson
Poche, Jr., recipient of the newly initiated Wat Tyler Cluverius
Scholarship Award, which goes to the Phikeia with the highest
scholastic average. These two outstanding young Phis are pictured
in front of the Louisiana Alpha house mantel. The two large trophies
which can be seen are (left) the Tulane Panhellenic Award, given to
the fraternity which compiles the most points in interfraternity competition,
and the T. Ford Seeuws Memorial Trophy, presented annually
to the winner of the Pan-Hel cup, which Louisiana Alpha
has captured for two successive years.
son and Jack Marston, Louisville; Ronnie Atkins, Buddy
WilUs, Chip Rice, Dick Queen, Bennett Jones, John Bicknell
and Charles Scott, Lexington; BiU Love and Tom
Schmist, HopkinsviUe; Bob Jeffries, Columbia; Tom Prewitt,
North Middletown, and Don Gravitt, Winchester.
A review of last year's activity indicates Phis wirming
honors both in scholarship and campus activities. In
scholarship, the chapter ranked fifth among 22 chapters
with a standing of 1.528. In campus activities. Phis copped
fourteen new trophies. These are: twice champs, tennis
doubles; runner-up, wrestling, runner-up SUKY May
Day Award; wiimer, mile relay. Spiked Shoes Relays;
twice winner, intramural golf; runner-up. Homecoming
Award; winner, intramural track; second, intramural
swimming; winner, originality. Push Cart Relays. The
annual Individual Intramural Point Participation Trophy
.\ward was won by Ted Kern to top off an exceptional
year in intramural athletics. New here on the University
Staff is Colonel Henry H. Rodgers, Penn State '34, who is
the Professor ot Military Science and Tactics of the Infantry
R.O.T.C. We are proud to have Colonel Rodgers
with us and we sincerely hope he enjoys his stay here.
On the current scene. Phis are preparing tor the annual
Lancis Carnival show to be held in the near future. In
intramural football, we defeated the A Xs, 13-7.—ALEX
HUGUELET, Reporter,
LOUISIANA ALPHA, Tulane University.—Big news
around the Phi house this Fall is the success of rush
week and the winning of the Panhellenic Trophy for the
second consecutive year. Louisiana Alpha received the big,
gold cup in recognition of compiling more points in interfraternity
competition than any other fraternity. Plans are
already underway to win the cup again and thus retire
it to the * A 9 mantel permanently. Together with the
Leo Bruno trophy, wbich is awarded in connection with
the PanheUenic cup, and several lesser cups and awards,
the mantel is just about full. Twenty good pledges were
proudly sporting Phikeia buttons when classes started
this year. They are: Donald Armand, Jess Atkinson,
Lewis Corson, Eugene Dabezies, William Fly, Walter
Jahncke, Robert Kagy, Louis Lanza, Peter MuUins,
Lionel Ruckstuhl and Harry Wood, New Orleans; Alfred
Bowen, JacksonviUe, Fla.; Minor Huck, San Antonio,
Tex.; Robert Jackson, Dallas, Tex.; John M. Jeter, Shreveport;
Dan Megehee, Jr., Hazlehurst, Miss.; Charles
LOUISIANA ALPHA PHIKEIAS
FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Lionel Ruckstuhl, Al Bowen, Louis Lanza, Charles Mitchell, Bob Jackson (president).
SECOND ROW: Gene Dabezies, Minor Huck, John Jeter, Harry Wood, Peter Mullins, Bob Kagy. BACK ROW. Bill Scott,
Dan Magehee, Jr., Louis Corson, Bill Fly, Waller Jahncke, Jess Atkinson, Colin Reynolds, Don Armand, Oney Raines.