'N-U NEWS

TAU KAPPA EPSILON FRATERNITY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Volwne 42, Nwnber 2 Berkeley, California June, 1961

BIG TURNOUT FOR AL U:MNI SPRING REUNION

The overflow crowd attested to the success of the Teke Alumni Spring Reunion that
was held at the Berkeley Chapter house on Apri1 l0tho
Soph Goth '18, San Francisco, gave the conunemorative address on the 62 years of
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T� edQIrl. and wa�, in turn, h.onored by a_ bidhda..y cakec t�Lw-(is-sha.re-d-,bWl:.� - - ..
�High paint of the evening was the presentation of scho1arsliip award; to the five Un.der­
graduates with the highest averages. Harry Rasmussen '22, presented $100 check60
Dre·w Fullbright '62, Sa-n Diego; Eric Lindberg '61, Oaklan.d; Denis Vineys '6Z, Pittsburg;
Dan Baker '61, Arlington, Virginia, and James Singleton '61, Hayward.
Amo' ng the a1wnni, George Moe of Sacramento, received an award for travelling the
greatest distance to attend the Reunion. Runner-ups were Ed Dermott, Santa Rosa, and
Robert Bebb '48, San Jose.
We do not have the names of everyone that attended, but among those attending were:
Lloyd Wilson 'Z7, San Francisco; H arry Smith, San Francisco; Dick Wolf '61, San Carlos;
Bob Robertson, Oakland; Don Brettner '59, Palo Alto; Griff Marshall '51 , Orinda; George
Dove '51, Lafayette; Bill Thompson '57, San Francisco ; Austin Walther '54, Oakland;
Bill Deady, Oakland; Doug Patton '51, Oakland; Bill Dozier '59, Santa Clara; Al Nelson '55,
San Francisco; Carl Anderson, Berkeley; Fred Beck '19, Oakland; Dick Walther, Berkeley;
Bob Penland, Richmond; Fred Lusk '56, Oakland; Sam Peden '59, Oakland, John Arvesen '60,
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REMEMBER WHEN • • • •

Turning back the pages of time, Ingul Wo Egge '22 writes, "Am sending you an old time
picture reminiscent of the times gone by. Hope it will be of interest • .,
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SPRING REUNION - continued

Dick Schimmel '59, San Francisco, and Imegmar Hoberg '25, San Francisco.
When the end of the evening arrived there was a feeling among the alumni and
undergraduates that this had been a real good event. Future plans call for an annual
Spring Reunion •

. KEITH MC KEAG '62 SELECTED FOR PRYTANIS: ALL OFFICERS CAPABLE MEN

The fraters of Nu elected new officers. to lead the chapter next fall. Keith McKeag
�62, Sacramento, is the newly elected Prytanis. Other �fficers' are: Daniel Baker '62,
Arlington, Va., Epipryanis; Steve Slauson '63, Alameda, Hegamon; Drew Fullbright '60,
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San Diego, Crysopholos; Blake Sonne '64, Palo Alto, Grammateus; Ji m Sherk ' q' 4�
Danville, PylorJes, and John McCubbin '62, Fresno, Histor.

All of these men have served the house in various capacities and it is fe1f by the
fraters that they will do a splendid job in directing the activities in the c.oming school
year.

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ALUMNI • • • we need your rush recommendations

as soon as you can get them to us, Seems early,
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but it isn't.

Cal rushing ru1es ha"e under-gone a great

chang'e. Starting next fall, there will b e the
traditional formal 'rush w eek and from then on
it is OPEN RUSH. This means that all houses
can rush, bid and pledge men at any time during
Vie Have a the course of the school year.

Competition will be keen for the g ood men • • •

. there is need for more 'sell Teke' when you
talk to prospects ••••put emphasis on Tau Kappa
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Epsilon as the Fraternity for them� Alumni I
cooperaHon is needed.
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Enclosed with this newsletter is a post paid

rush recommendation card for your. use •

. Of special interest is the fact that Cal at this very time is accepting graduating high
school seniors that have a high scholastic grade point average. A call or trip to see
the high school principal in your area would reveal these names and we could start
contacting them right now.

We will be glad to send you one of our rushing brochures, as an aid • • • just let us
know.
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Your recommendatipns will be acknowledged!

Dan Baker '62 (Northern Calif.) and Jack Overall '62 (Southern
California) , Rushing Chairmen.

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CURRENT . ENROLLMENT i i\T C REASE

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. Curr nt eni-oll1nent on �li seven 'c amp s�s of the tfpi�e � �ity is 47� 539t an 11 % �
' Jncrease over the total for the spring semester a year ago. This represents the
largestihcx.e·a.�e in the last three spring semestets� .. ' .:. '
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Such a sharp in.crease represeri.�$ growth at a. tate whiCh. it is predicttild. will ;,

result in a doubling of University enrollment by1970. Berkele y enroiirnerlt is presed:"
1y 20,789. Of the statewide total, 32,828 are undergraduates and 14,711 'are 'graduate '
stM�1!l.ts. . ' .

. The 11 % increase alBerkeley is higher than the 9.9% projected immediately prior ·
to registration here. By . the fall of 1965 a total of 27,500 students are expected to be
enrolled. . , . .
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Overall enrollment on this campus is still lower than in the faU of 1960, when there
were 21,860 students. This fo�lows the annual pattern of slightly lower spring enroll­
ment owing to graduations, withdrawals and dismiss.a1s.
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FROM THE E DITOR 'S SCRATCH PAD • • • • • •

A new trophy for the trophy room � the chapter won 2nd place in the men's division
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of the pushcart races during greek week. : * ,� '*. ,Scholarship is up. imprqvel.11e nt '' � .

over the 1st semester of this school year. * �< * ,� Terry Timmins '62, Long Beach,
and John McCubbin '62; Fresno, have been selected for the Californians,. ':< * ioC Tom
Turner '63, Berkeley, has been selected assistant yell leader.

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ATTENTION AL UMNI plans are being made for the Annual

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Hamms Brewery Nite for alumni in September. Details later.

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NE WS FROM YOUR TEKE FRATERS HEJ;tE, THEJK� �EV�RYWHERE

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WILLIAM R US 5 1 is a civil engineer with offices in, �alo A1tp. �i.lL�<::rv�.� q,);'l tpe P�J9
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Alto Planning Comm�ssion and has just been el�cte� to, the c�t.Y�9:M;P.¢il. H?'.�� , a19Q .. '

a member of the American Society of Military �nginp.eeJ;'s, the�� r"ican S.ociety g{

Civil Engineerf?, and the San Mateo County Deyel.0p�en.t'SocietY�. 'th�'R��\ �a�.iJY: "
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F rom Golden, Colorado, comes news of THOMAS LA f�HR '56. 'I;o.P;1 i.� a, gE!Op!tY"
sicist. He wiU be receiving hi� M�S,� from Colorad.c;> SchQQl of, MineS! th�li!I · surnmel"\
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Tom was previcHlsly a mathema�i(:s a:nd physics teacher., H� '1$ the aU;tp'9]," 6� · �Jt:p.: �
Origin of Lava Tubes." He and � rlys (Cal,; Gamma Phi) ltave. two srri9<lJ S9IlI? �; Th�,
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LaFehr home is at 9 Prospector Park.
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News from RALPH POLLOCK' 32: QSti11 trying to mal<e a l_! vi�g farmingJg"Y9lo ,
County near Woodland. Growing tom�toes; sugar beets,bean�,." gl'ain,.. etqt"�.';l�aJph,: .'
and his w ife have a son and 'two daughters'. "Th.eir addres.$ is �oU,�? 2, Box ��9,/Wo,bJ;l .
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With regret we announce the passing of �DWA�D MILLER '23 on �a;t"ch 16th �t. h\�
home in Modesto. E(i had been retired £Qr several years; He is suryived by his,\..j',:i £e ,
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The engagement of STEVE DEDINA '59 to Pa tricia Slayton•. a grad·uZl. t:i;n.g" Benior at
Dominican College was announced recently. Steve is now a student at University of
San Francisco School of Law. While at Cal, he was house preident and was recipient
of the TKE scholarship cup for highest academic achievement for four consecutive
semesters, He was also a member of IFC, Council for Living Group Presidents,
Megaphone Society and Young Republicans. The couple will be married next January.
Steve's present address is 415 Rivera Street in San Francisco.

THEODORE GOTH '35 is the owner of Goth Refrigeration in Fresno. He is a member

of the Refrigeration Service Engineers Society. Ted and his wife have a 15-year-old
daughter. The Goth home is at 5016 East Thomas.

ROBERT FRASER '22 is secretary-treasu rer of Fraser and Johnston Co. (heating
equipment) in San Francisco. Classmates will remember that Bob was manager of
the Pelican. Bob's family is comprised of his wife, two sons and two daughers. 1737
Hopkins Street in B E�.rkeley is th_e home add��_s.!.
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"Entered into a partnership doing business as Twentieth Century Homes in 1959,"
writes ROY CLAXTON '50." "Have built 30 homes in the $30-50 thousand dollar price
range since then • • • on the S.F. Peninsula. ' I Roy opened a branch in Marin County
last December. The Claxtons have three sons. Their home is at 5 Burgoyne Court
in San Mateo.

FLOYD HOWE '34 is secretary and manager of the Coalinga Chamber of Commerce.
He is also city clerk of that town. Mike is a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force
Reserve with 18 years of service behind him. He and his wife live at 316 Washington
Street.

HERMAN FISHER '52 is an agricultural power engineer for Facific Gas and Elec�ric
in Selma. After graduation Herm served with engineering divisions in the Korean War"
From 1954-56 he was a ranch foreman. He is a member of the Toastmasters Inter­
national and Sequoia Club. Herm and his wife live at 2016 N. Cedar Avenue in Fresno.

An Attol,"ney in San Francisco is INGEMAR HOBERG '25, a member of Hoberg, Finger,

Brown and Abramson. "Ding" attended Hastings College of Law, was student body
president and received his Ll.B. in 1928. He is a regent of the American College of
Trial Attorneys and has written severa1 1ega1 texts and manuscripts for U.C. extension
courses. The Hobergs mve two grown children. Their home is at 16 Cliff Road in
Belvedere. �"� .__ _ .J

WILLIAM LONGWORTH '57 is a teacher in Dana Point, California. He is a member ot

the American Federation of Teachers. Bill's address is Box 174; he's still single.

In Sacramento • • • ROBER T FINGADO '50 is senior civil engineer for the California
Department of Water Resources. Bob was previously with the Division of Highways
...�, and Achitecture. He has designed nearly 100 buildings and bridges throughout Calif­
ornia, including stores, a church and warehouses, and structures for the Barstow
Highway By-Pass and a bridge west of Berkeley on U.S. 40. He is a member, and
past officer, of the Sacramento section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.
He and his wife have two children, ages 6 and 4. They live at 5301 Bonniemae Way.

NU NEWS is published by the Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association and Nu Chapter
of Tau Kappa Epsilon for alumni and friends. News, photos of interest, and changes
of address should be sent to Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Records Office, 2490 Channing
Way, Berkeley 4. Alumni Relations Officer: John McCubbin '62.