Culver Stockton College - Milestones Yearbook (Canton, MO)

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Mu Theta Nu . . . WAS THE MATHETROPIAN soomfrr URING the year of 1940-41, Mu Theta Nu con- tinued and expanded the many activities which have characterized the group from its founding. Founded in September of 1868 as the Mathetropian Literary Society, the group engaged in the activities common to the campus literary societies until the catastrophic Administration Building fire in 1903 destroyed all its valuable papers and brought to an end the nrst period of its history. After a period of comparative inactivity, the group was reorganized as the greek-letter social fraternity of ML1 Theta Nu in 1921. The group has never been affiliated with any other campus organization and is the oldest local the fraternity vvest of the Mississippi. The Maths opened their fall social season with a ferry-boat party and river island Wiener roast during the rushing season. Carl Landrum played for the fall informal dance held in the gymnasium decorated with autumn leaves and flowers. During the year, besides numerous house parties, the Maths have been hosts at Homecoming, Thanksgiving, and Christmas Banquets, a rush-party at the Chris- tian Church, and birthday parties at the house for active members, A special victory banquet was held for Math members of the football squad, A iiMHtl1,, basketball team of non-varsity men took second place in the Quincy Central States tourney. A second team of non-letter men engaged in campus competi- tion. A Math bowling team was active in the local league. The annual spring dinner-dance vvas again held at the Lincoln-Douglas Hotel in Quincy on May 10. Sunday, May 11 the chapter entertained the mothers of the group at a luncheon. The year, one of the most successful in the long and eventful history of Mu Theta Nu, was closed with the annual Commencement banquet. Mu Theta Nu pledged twenty-seven men during the year. Evening session Eatin' time Readin' time Twe-nty-tlivec

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From left to right: Clark, Freise, Hohn, Larson, Meaheringham, Miller, Roberts, G. Schlager, Simril, Whan, Wakefield, Yates, Carline, Gannon, Herod, McDonald, Petey, Uhler, Walker, C. Wilson, Allen, Black, Burnett, Church, Hanna, D. Hen- dry, G. Hendry, Hunter, Millman, Morris, Robinson, Schleiifarth, Wendorff, J. Wilson, Yager, Addicks, Carter, H. Davis, Hoff, Jackson, Seifert, R. Wilson. Not Shown in Picture: Acord, Anderson, Banks, G. Branson, L. Branson, Brown, D. Davis, Kopps, Moody, Owsley, Patrick, Phillips, P1-emer, Redpath, R. Schlager, Stow, Stukenbroeker, Thompson, D. Wilson. ..f Ni w N T - 5 '35 ae Mze Them ze Reefgmeigeei at Czzlver-Sfecktorz College in 1921 Twentyftwo

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From left to right: Kirby, Knight, M. Brown, Bueneman Darnell, Nelson, Schwartz, Scott, Wiber, Barclay, Bertram Butler, Casteel, Craig, Frazee, Karch, Seabold, Adair, Bal- lard, Baum, Daugherty, Dierker, Fenity, Gamet, Giddings, Gragg, Gross, Gund, I-Ierleman, Kessler, King, Kuhlman, Lummis, McElhiney, Probst, Richardson, Smith, White- hurst. Not Shown in Picture: Hall. R' . PM Kappa Che Fozmdeei at Czelver-Stockton College in 1921 Twcn ty-fouv