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

that city. After completing three and a half more
years of study there he will enter the field of electrical
engineering, which he hopes to make his life's
vocation. A good athlete, he has participated in
various interfraternity sports for the chapter, but
rowing, his favorite pastime, has been one of the
activities missing since he came to Carlisle, and he
longs to get a pair of oars in his hands once again.
Pa. Epsilon will indeed be left with a void when
Erhard sails for home on August i8, but he shall
always be a part of *A9, and we know that no
ocean of any size will ever be a barrier to such a
friendship as has been born between us as brothers
in the past year. We wish him the best of luck and
the most sincere thanks for all he has brought to
us of Pennsylvania Epsilon.
UNDERGRADUATE FEATURES
Iowa Alpha Graduates
Outstanding Phi
By LOWELL DOUD, Iowa Alpha
Reporter
QOMMENCEMENT of 1954 will bring a great
loss to Iowa Alpha in the graduation of one of
the most outstanding Phis to be in the chapter for
many years. He is Brother David Baker of Morton
Grove, 111.
Ever since he came to Iowa Wesleyan and A 6,
Dave's record in activities and scholarship has been
unusual in its completeness and excellence. His
first laurel came when he was named Phikeia of the
Year in the pledge class of 1950. Since his initiation
he has been treasurer, warden, reporter, and president
of the chapter. Under his leadership, the chapter
revived its custom-of holding a banquet for the
remaining Beta Theta Pi's from Wesleyan (the
chapter has been inactive since 1915) and assumed
an aggressive position in interfraternity matters
through his ability as president of the I.F.C.
OHIO U'S B.M.O.C.
Dave White of Ohio Gamma.
Dave White—Ambitious Phi
By G. M. CAMP, JR., Ohio Gamma Reporter
/^NE of Ohio Gamma's outstanding members
during the last four years has been a little man
by the name of David White. Small in stature only,
Dave is without a doubt the biggest man at Ohio
University.
Dave enrolled at Ohio in September of 1950, after
graduating from Athens high school and has been
active in student government since that time. He
has served in such elective posts as president of
the sophomore class, vice-president of the freshman
IOWA ALPHA'S DAVE BAKER
Outstanding in all ways.
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Dave has received almost every honor and recognition
that Wesleyan can accord to one person. In
1953, he was elected to A 'i' fl for his performance
as the male lead in the College Civic Theater's production
of Noel Coward's Ways and Means. He was
only recently honored by election into B B B, and
initiation into Blue Key. He is a member of I ,
Wesleyan's honorary scholastic fraternity, and received
the Standard Oil Company's $500 prize for
outstanding scholarship in chemistry. This year at
Homecoming, Dave was designated Big Wheel of
the campus, the highest honor given to Wesleyan
students.
On June 7, Dave will graduate magna cum laude,
but this commencement ceremony will be subdued
for him by another ceremony in which he will take
part the same day. This is his marriage to Miss Ruth
Farmer, '53, Z T A. After graduation Dave will enter
the State University of Iowa Medical School, barring
intervention from Uncle Sam.