Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Technique Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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tiii:ta delta who art- acli e in | rts are Bob Nickersim in sailing. Jim liinuiii in hasketltall. Hank Skillnian in soccer. Km (!l»il ls in lra«-k. and Lou Lehman vho (lives for ihe sMiiniuinfi leain. V» e are also quite proud of Fre l IIow len. vlio is president of the Stutlent Faeulty Committee. This year under the jiuidance of Bob Smith, our Kushing Chairman, and Jaek Behr. the fresh- man pledge advisor. vv«- have one of our best pledge classes. All in all. Theta Delta Chi has had a very suc- cessful year. President Skip Sydnor, and Brothers Jack Saxe and Bob Burke, are to be congratulated for the vision v hieh they exhibited while at the helm of Beloved Fraternity. ' 49: Garland S. Sydnor, Jr.. John R. Saxe, Robert C. Lincoln. I ' rederick J. llo v len. Jr.. Iloraee B. (ietman. Donald K. Clev -land, Robert H. Burke. Harold C. Bjerke. John M. Behr, John R. M. Alger. ' .50: Robert S. Smith. Henry H. Skillman. Lin.l- say Rii: — ell. Louis K. Leliniann. ( ' liarles l{. Ilan- s» ' n. harlcs (i. !• Ie( ' lier. Leonard L. Blaisdell. James J. Broderiek. Alan G. Bates. Ml: l{ob«Tt l ' . Kollicn. Kolx-rl l ' „ Ni kerson. James MeKenna. James J. Inman, Arthur S. Chivers. Kd«ard J. Ilasbroiiek. Carl J. Liswilb. 52: Robert l{. S li«anhaiisser, Mi ' hael Naey, Bru«-e K. Martin. J Tr M. Ilatlia 4a . Pan! J. Hansen. Jr.. I ' !ugene I ' . Krbin. Kenneth M. ( liilil ' -. Jr.. Herbert H. Dow H, Morris B. (barter. Law- rence F. Buekland. Robert . Boole. i l I. I{j«tI ' . IJiirlic, Sydiior, iflirrj nii, t ' Icli ' lier llaiisoii, llasltroiK ' lv. ltaU I pper DiM ' k: Skilliiuin, KIclrht ' r Lower Dci ' li : {{iisst ll, l.i wilti. l.« liiii;iiin. S tiior. Saxe Klicttlaiiil. Mai ' liii. ilatliauat. Itoitir, l.isuilli, !ail«T, Krliill M ' RIL 21

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THETA DEUTERON CHARGE Founded at I nion (College 1847 28 Chapters Theta Deiiteron Charge chartered M.I.T. 1890 House located at 314 Aleiiiorial Drive, Cambridge Towards the latter part of April, all the Theta Delts at 314 Memorial Drive focused their minds upon one thing, their annual bid party, common- ly referred to as the Outhouse Orgy. The house turns into a Li ' l Abner cartoon, while the pic- turesque half moon over the door symbolizes the theme of the party. The rugs are removed from the floor and a differentiated piece of wood, some- times called sav ' dust, is put in their place. The Al Capp murals on the wall and the beer in the cellar add a great deal to the party. We owe a vote of appreciation to Hank Skiilnian. « ur s« cial chairman, and Lindsay Russel, our house man- ager, who was the best party clean-up man we had. A good time was had by all... to say the least. Some of the other major social activities that look place at 314 last year were the bid Pledge dance and the Kappa Party. The latter is so named because it is held jointly, on the foundation day of Theta Delta Chi, with our Ka|)pa charge at Tufts College. Last year the founding of our be- loved fraternity was well celebrated indeed. The house itself is now in its best condition in years. After being fully renovated last year, new furnishings were bought this year. Among these furnishings is our new television set. The set is seldom without onlookers. We are now all ho] ing that no course VI man decides to write his thesis on television and uses ours for experimentation. A Saturday never passes without a party down in our well-equipped cellar. The pace was set by the new dining room and game room layout designed by Dick Stoll, and our house became the scene of a series of highly successful social func- tions. Every party is topped off with a session of songs by the one and only Bill Conant. Bill, well known throughout Boston and Simmons, is just about the center of every one of our parties along with his guitar antl the spice and flavor he added to the parly. We Thcia Dells arc ver proud of our lhr«-«- -r« ' M nicii. Jack Save. Tlarohl Bjerkc. and Bob KoiIkii, wIio ina lc ibc trip l » represent XvA-x al I ' oiighkcepsie. Some of the other Theta Dells Al ' KIL 21

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TENNIS Axel Kaiifniaiin., Captain The 1948 Tennis season was a complete success. Not only did the varsity turn in the best record of any Tech team — 8 won, 2 lost — but the Freshmen, to add to the laurels, accentuated the feat by win- ning five matches and losing only one. Captain Axel Kaiifmann, playing in the tough number one spot, hatl a 7-3 record for the season. Seedetl eight in the New England Intercollegiate Tournament, Axel reached the semifinals before dropping a fierce match to his opponent. Later at California and U.C.L.A., he represented Tech in the National Intercollegiate Tourney. Fighting Warren Watters, a seasoned veteran of Tech tennis, compiled a magnificent score by losing only one match in the nuiuber tw«) posi- tion. He and Kaufmann, as the top doubles com- bination, were off to a slow start, but reached their stride later in the season, and in the Inler- collegiates lost a grueling 10-12, 6-3, 4-6, semi- final duel to the eventual champions. The real strength of the team was in the lower spots. These positions included methodical Earl Huhlig. who played several exceedingly long matches before his opponents capitulated; Garry Colton. who was jinxed by love sets; and Chuck Miller, who is now captain of the 1949 team. Chuck played stretches of brilliant matches and his receiving forehand, coupled with an ex- perienced air, overpowered the opposition. The lightning matches of Amos Roberts and Hank Eckhardt startled rival coaches. The team was ably managed by Joe Gottlieb who formed the schedules and secured the Badminton and Ten- nis Club for indoor practice. Highlights of this splendid season included the rain-soaked Dartmouth trip, accented by New Ham])shire hospitality, the victory over an imde- fealed B. U. team, and the performance for Open House on the windiest tlay in Tech history. i ii» lruolion of Kcx ' kwfll la{;f ' The liolf i )r Ilavcleii .Memorial Ubrarv