Philadelphia University - Analysis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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.LTA KAPPA PHI Whenever men gather in groups they will invariably join together to further their common interests. When this happens they become closer friends and better companions. This is exactly what happened nearly fifty year ago when a group of four students, in October, 1899, formed the Alpha Chapter of the Delta Kappa Phi Fraternity. This was the first organization of. its kind in America making it the oldest textile fraternity in the country. It was later incorporated in 1905. Since its inception Delta Kappa Phi has steadily grown until today we have more than fifteen 'hundred Brothers. The majority of these members are today in practically every branch of the textile industry. The members yet in school have a great reputation to live up to when we go out into the industry. During the war our school was co111- paratively empty. Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Phi was no exception. We were down to one active member. Today our school is at its highest enrollment and again our fra- ternity is no exception. We now have the largest chapter since it was founded. Our school is unique in that we do not have the outside activities that most other schools have. This is due mainly to the heavy schedules we carry. Delta Kappa Phi endeavors to hold dinners, smokers and other activities to break up the routine of everyday school life for its members. The ideals of the fraternity are held to- gether after leaving school by the members of the many alumni chapters. Friendships made in college are cultivated even more in later years and become a great, deal stronger in some instances. At the national conven- tion each year Brothers who are 'hundreds of miles apart renew old friendships again. During the school year the fraternity affords a chance to gain further knowledge by having speakers come in from the industry and give the members a different slant on the industry than is obtained in school. Each year some of our Brothers leave us. Going out into the industry they realize how much is expected of them. They will fill, to the very best of their ability., the shoes of other men before them. Vve know that they will uphold the traditions of our fra- ternity, and they may in turn know that there will be other young men to till their shoes in the active chapter and maintain the high standards we have been striving for con- stantly. MEMBER Ralph E. Elwell George Dockray Edward C. Shaw Joseph Jamison Charles Stewart Charles Kennedy Paul P. Chiarelli Robert T. Bird Wesley L. Prince, Jr. Gordon A. Campbell .lohn M. Harrigan Jesus Nader Norman C. Hogg Ronald C. Watson Frank Baltz A. John Beucus Frank Boone George Booz William Bunn Achor B. Campbell Frank Cooper Fred Fowles John Frey Wilfred From Dexter Gooderich Ray R. Hinterleiter Ono Lizut Louis Marion Donald Martin 78 J Kenneth J. Martus Charles Reilly David Reynolds Robert Rodway Alexander Scott, III Warren Seidel John Stewart Kenneth E. Watson, Jr. .lohn Whitaker Donald Witthohn Americus Penna Charles Scheuttler Richard Mueller Thomas Qualman Edwin Millard

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is quite generally admitted. However, prior to the unpreeedentedly heavy post-war en- rollment of students, a venture of this na- ture was deemed impractical. Wfith our tremendous numerical expansion tand the impending physical expansion of P. T. l.t all objections disappeared. The Philadelphia Textile Institute is a changed place. The old grads might have a hard time recognizing it with its crowded corridors and classrooms. lt is no longer possible to know all your fel- low students intimately as in the days gone by. Vlfe believe the paper will in some measure make up for this loss by stimulating student interest in school activities by pro- viding a means for student expression on topics of general interest After the sanction of the Dean was re- ceived, a volunteer staff was formed and Roderic Rahc, '48, and Norman Schneider, '48, were elected co-editors. The first edition was published nameless, and a contest held for the selection of a suitable caption. The winning entry was submitted by Jerry Cor- don, 749. We wish to express our apprecia- tion to all who have assisted in the formation of the HTextile Engineer, and especially to Dr. Robert Thumbelston of the English De- partment for his 'helpful suggestions. STAFF Norman Schneider Roderic Rahe f Morton R. Goldman Will Sutherland Rick Penna t Joseph Donegan , . Marvin Safir Herman Cohen . . Thomas Yvelsh , , Chick Levin . . Dick Mansfield Jack Jerome Leona Hanover V Ira Zane Chris Holweger . , ,Co-Editors . . ,Sports MP. T. Eye . .Sports and Futures , , , .Contest Editor . , ,Profile , , . ,Reporters

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TOP ROW- -LEFT TO RIGHT: Boone, I. Stewart, Schuettler, Bunn, Goodrich. SECOND ROW: From, Bird, Kennedy, C. Stewart, Jamieson, Whitaker, Fowles, Beucus, G. Campbell, Cooper. THIRD ROW: R. Watson, Cloos, Hinterleiter, Scott, Millard, Baltz, Reynolds, Martin, Oualman. Rodway. FOURTH ROW: Fnnlkes. J. Campbell. K. Watson, Harrigan. Marion, Booz, Nader, Chiarelli, Shaw, W'ittohn. FRONT ROW: Lizut, Riley, Seidel, Frey, Elwell. Prince, Johnnson, Marius, Hogg, Muller. DELTA KAPPA PHI ALPHA CHAPTER OFFICERS CONSUL ....., ......,,.... , .. Ralph E. Elwell PRO-CONSUL . . . . . Wesley L. Prince, jr. CUSTODIAN , . , Norman C. Hogg ANNOTATOR . . , , . Henry P. Johnson SCRIBE ..,.... . Kenneth lwartus SCT.-AT-ARNIS . . , ..... John Frey