1950–51 Volume 75 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

PAUL VAN OSDOL, JR., Missouri '36 JOHN W. OLIVER, Missouri '34Phis Aid Kansas Gity Drive on GrimeVAN OSDOL, OLIVER—EX MO. A ROOMMATES—CALLED TOELECTION ROARD; WILSON HEADS CRIME COMMISSIONBy ED CLAYCOMB, IllinoisTWO PHIS who are firm friends andwho once were roommates when theywere attending the University of Missouriwere named as new members of theKansas City Election Board on May 22,by Governor Forrest Smith of Missouri,in a move to finish reorganizing theBoard staff and to clear out the remnantsof the late Gangster Binaggio's influence.They are John W. Oliver, Missouri '34,who becomes chairman of the Board, andPaul Van Osdol, Jr., Missouri '36, whoassumes the office of secretary.The appointment of Oliver, a Democrat,and Van Osdol, a Republican, byGovernor Smith climaxed weeks ofspeculation over personnel changes onthe Board and followed by about threeweeks changes in the Kansas City PoliceBoard when the Governor appointed all'15, Mu Province President[7]new members. Their appointment wasannounced immediately after the governorhad accepted the resignations ofthe former chairman and secretary. Theterms of Oliver and Van Osdol will runto Julys, 1953.Both of the young men—Oliver is 35and Van Osdol is 34—are lawyers andboth have similar backgrounds in thatthey are descended from families withdeep roots in rural Missouri, whosemembers have been known for publicservice for three generations. They metat the University of Missouri where eachserved as president of the student bodywhile in law school, Oliver in 1935-36and Van Osdol in 1937-38. Earlier theyhad roomed together at the home ofMissouri Alpha of *A0.Brothers Van Osdol and Oliver were