Iowa Wesleyan College - Croaker Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, IA)

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W. FRANZ. President D. BURKET M. RUBEY N. SNOW R. STEIN K. READ N. RILEY L. SNOOK R. VAN VRANKEN R. BROWN V. BUCKLEY G. LEIGHTON W. LLOYD HORM AT REST “EAGER SHOOKS THE ROOMS PREXr In September, Iowa Alphas five returning actives. Rubey. Burket. Snow, Franz, and Stein pledged eight men. Stockton, Gordon, Dettmer, Riley, Read, Snock. Van Vranken and Leighton. Brown, Lloyd and Buckley were pledged at the turn of the semester. Read, “Van”, Stockton and Dettmer were lost to the armed forces during the year. The year in review . . . Winning the Scholarship Cup for the second year in a row . . . Pledges party in “Club El Sn oocho Mucho” highlights first semester season . , . Leighton looking natural as bartender . . . Flourishing season for pipes in face of the cigarette shortage . . . Sig Eps present Hall girls with three serenades . . . Burkett and Leighton win letters in basketball . . . Snook's Hell Week will long be remembered by the actives . . . Snow photography editor of the yearbook . . . Burket appointed associatc'cditor . . . Franz initiated into Iowa Wesleyan Players . . . Winter formal at Country Club February 3rd. Election of officers in March ended with Franz as president . . . Stein, vice-president and Norman Riley as comptroller . . . Revic makes it around his Parish in his Model A . . . Visits by District-Governor Axthclcn and Secretary Hindcinan to various alums keep pledges busy cleaning up Frat homes and barracks on the campus. Year ends with house party on Apr.l 7 and formal on the 28th. [27]

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L. REDLINGER. President C. FELLERS D. FINNEY H. McELHINNEY L. SMUTZ G. BARRICKLOW L. CAMPBELL H. FOSTER T. HARBOUR T. HENDERSON M. HOUSER R. HUSTON R. LUDFORD Phi Delta Theta fraternity was founded on the campus of Miami University, Oxford, Ohio in 1848. Iowa Alpha chapter was founded on the Wesleyan campus in 1871 and holds the unique position of being the oldest chapter of Phi Delta Theta west of the Mississippi. Occupy new Phi House September 8,—really tops. Eighty-five attend Phi Dclt homecoming—annual hay ride—Phi Dclt backficld in football—Phikeia Halloween party— six earn basketball letters. Bud and Sherlock managers—Pledges thump actives in B. B. —New Shc-Dclts—Spring Formal—Pi Pilgrimage to Fred Beck's—Phi serenade! Redlinger Pilots the jolly crew—also—president of Student Council, Beta Beta Beta, I.R.C.. V.P. of Biological Society—Sports editor of Croaker. McElhinney—been fixing the books all year—treasurer of Sigma Tau Delta—Tootles French Horn. Finney— Heads Letter Club—Co-Captain of basketball team. Smutz—V.P. Letter Club—Tiger high scorer. Fellers—President Sigma Tau Delta—V.P., I.W.P. and I.R.C.—Letter Club—Sports editor of Tiger. Ludford and Barricklow—lifeguards . . . Sherlock”— Assistant Team Manager and Iowa Wesleyan Players . . . Henderson—Student Council and Youth Fellowship . . . Houser—First Team Football . . . Campbell, Harbour. Henderson, Houser. Huston—basketball . . . Huston, Houser, Henderson—Letter Club . . . Phi Dclt Freshman Basketball Team undefeated in five post season games, victories over Actives and Burlington Independent Champions, highlighted the short schedule. [29]