University of Maine - Prism Yearbook (Orono, ME)

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William Bai Myron Collettc John Durkcc illiam Moran I. .an- Pai i it Francis Topolosky Nathan White Daniel Barretl Robert Burns I ames Hanson Joseph I lotz Philip Rj .in John Simon Walter White i tombs ( Ifficers of Phi Kappa fraternity are as follows; President, Philip Ryan; vice president, [ames Hanson; secretary, Walter White; treasurer, William Curran. Members not in group picture: William Curran, Joseph i yr, ( harles Delano. 1 .eo Murph) . I [ugh Ryan. Pledges: Daniel Barrett, Nathan White, Justin Naviski, Paul Taylor, John Coombs, Donald McCann, Ernest Riedman, John Douglas, James McNulty, Con- stantine Ferrante. 115

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PHI KAPPA . • ■ With the opening of school last fall the Qpsilon chapter of Phi Kappa was awarded a cup by the national fraternity for distinguished scholastic achieve- ments. I In- local chapter was installed in May, l ' ' 2 . ami soon after purchased tin- house in which tin- members now make their home. William Kenyon, assistant football coach, and coach of freshman baseball ami ha ski -thai I. is a member of I ' hi kappa, having joined while he attended ( leorgetown [ niversity. ' I lie national organization also h ;ists Alfred Smith, former Governor i New York, and Ed Don George, world ' s champion wrestler, among its members. I he local chapter has always had members who are active about the campus. This year Phi Kappa was represented in the R.( .T.( ' .. Civil Gub, Mechanical (Ink. Electrical Club, Tan Beta Pi. Kappa Phi Kappa. Mathematics (Ink. Sigma Delta eta. Forestry (Ink. Der Deutsche Verein, ' uting i Ink. Pale Blue Key, as well as all major sp,,rts. Myron (Toilette played varsity football last fall and competed in track meets during the indoor season. I fe is also a member of the executive com- mittee of the junior class and last year served as 1936 class president, lie was a Sophomore wl and is a member of the Pale Blue Key Society. The fraternity was represented bj one « l the outstanding teams in the intra- mural basketball league, and although finishing in third place itself, npsct Phi Kap- pa Sigma in one of the last games of the season, to necessitate a playoff which A.T. ' . won by a single point. Francis Topolosky was prominent in baseball this spring as a candidate for the outfield. l)anny Barrett assisted Bill Ken- yon in coaching the 1938 Freshman basket- ball five during the past winter. Joseph I lot was president of Der Deutsche Verein, and a member of the Pale Blue Key. Philip Ryan belonged to the Math l Inh and was the fraternity ' s representative in the Student Senate. Phi Kappa is the only Catholic frater- nity on the campus. 114

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DELTA CHI ALPHA • . ■ itli its second year at an end, Delta Chi Alpha, youngest of Maine ' s fraterni- ties and one of two locals on the campus, was still a thriving infant. Two years ago, Delta Chi Alpha was the local, Eta Xu Pi. Bui a group, head- ed by Sawyer Allan, incorporated under the present name. Its chapter house is on Park Street. Despite its limited membership, the fraternity lias representatives in a large number of campus activities. Kenrick Sparrow was leader of the University chorus, a member of the University quartet, orchestra, and Song Book committee. In addi- tion, he belonged to the International Relations Club, the Post Prandial Club, and was the winner of the local tryouts in the Peace ' iratiirieal Contest. Theodore Wood, president of the Maine Christian Association cabinet, was a captain in the local corps, R. .T.C. He was also prominent in the Maine Masque. Sargent Russell played a prominent part in University debating activities. He was mu the Maine team which argued against Puerto Rico. Ralph Palmer, prominent as an amateur photographer, contributed scenes of bird and animal life to the Maine Prism. n the Freshman baseball team of last year was Russell Morgan, also a member of the Tale Blue Key. Ilarland McPherson won a Hovey Memorial Scholarship in Engineering. Sawyer Allan was a member of the Post Prandial Club and the Student Senate. As Eta Xu Pi, the fraternity was founded in the university dormitories in T ' A i b) a group of seven seniors. Gradu- ation left the project with the new mem- bers, all underclassmen. Since the spring of 1930. three years before it became Delta Chi Alpha, the or- ganization has maintained a chapter house. At the present tune, there are 37 alum- ni and 1 ' student members. 111.