1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

352 THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for MAY, 1965CINCINNATI—(Left) Five Golden Legionnaires welcomed Frank C. Beeks, Miami '17 (third from right), after hisinduction by Cinciimati Phis. They are Judge Burt Long, Cinciimati '10; Walter Morris, Cincinnati '07; Dan Collette,Ohio State '15; Burt Robinson, Cincinnati '14; and Joe Jewett, Cincinnati '14. (Right) Cincinnati ofiicerswith guests: 1965 President Koehler, PPGC McKenzie, PGC Shepman, and 1964 President Kress..rgave interesting and thought-provokingspeeches.During the program Frank C.Seeks (Miami '17) was inducted intothe Golden Legion in the traditionalritualistic ceremony conducted byBrother Shepman.President Harold Kress (Cincinnati'53) welcomed what is thought tohe the largest attendance ever toattend a Cincinnati Founders Dayobservance. Among other distinguishedguests were Executive SecretaryRobert J. MiUer and AssistantSecretary Frank Fawcett of GeneralHeadquarters, twenty members ofOhio Alpha and the chapter's housemother,and "Mom" Lamb, OhioTheta's housemother.Both chapter presidents gave briefreports of their chapters' activitiesfor the past year. An octet of OhioTheta brothers furnished music forthe dinner.As a result of elections the followingOhio Theta members were namedto three terms on the Board of Directors:WiUiam S. Arend '37; DonaldC. MiUer '46, James J. Funch'48, and Glenn F. Welling '53. FrederickG. Koehler (Cincinnati '51)will be president for the comingyear, Warren Smith, vice-president,and Thomas Dunn, treasurer.^Michael A. Hudson andG. Koehler.FrederickClarksdale(Miss.)Robert J. MiUer (New Mexico '50),$ A 9 executive secretary was theprincipal speaker at the annualFounders Day dinner of the ClarksdaleAlumni Club held at the ClarksdaleCountry Club February 23.Brother Miller gave a most informativedissertation upon the historyof * A 9 and especially thehistory of Mississippi Alpha.Visiting delegations were presentfrom Greenwood, Cleveland, Oxford,and Drew. This tact led CharlesCapps, Jr. (Davidson '46) ot theCleveland Alumni Club to proposeand volunter to promote a "Deltawide" Founders Day observance in1966.New officers were elected. Theyare: Curtis E. Presley (Mississippi'49), president; Robert E. Bobo, Jr.(Mississippi '45), vice-president; andWiUiam C. Connell, Jr. (Mississippi'50), secretary-treasurer.—WiUiam C.Connell, Jr., Secretary.CLARKSDALE ofiicers Curtis E. Presley (left) and BiU CbnneU (right)flank Executive Secretary Robert J. Miller, speaker at the February 23dinner.Columbia(S.C.)The undergraduate brothers OfSouth Carolina Beta and the ColumbiaAlumni Club held a joint ob^servance of Founders Day at theHotel Wade in Columbia, Saturdayevening, March 20.Wade Weatherford (North Carolina'44), retiring president ot DeltaSouth Proviuce and currently a memberof the Fraternity's Survey Gpmmissionspoke on the history otSouth Carolina Beta but developedhis thoughts to include the entireFraternity.Following the dinner, a party foralumni and undergraduates and theirguests was held at the Americaij