{"id":3422,"date":"1943-02-26T17:03:30","date_gmt":"1943-02-26T17:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetachapterbtp.org\/content\/?p=3422"},"modified":"2013-03-22T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-22T17:48:08","slug":"introducing-theta-chapter-of-1942-43","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetachapterbtp.org\/content\/introducing-theta-chapter-of-1942-43\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Theta Chapter of 1942-43"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Solid Seniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

BOB CRAIL\u2014 Lima senior . . . a real\u00a0he-man, with lots of muscles … has trouble\u00a0making his hair stay down . . . people won \u00a0der how such a short, stocky guy can do\u00a0all those tumbling tricks . . . just call him\u00a0Jeep” . . . great football player . . can’t\u00a0play anymore due to bad kneees . . .4-F . .\u00a0team trainer . . . knows all about First Aid\u00a0. . a steady plugger . . . fine social chair \u00a0man.<\/p>\n

FRED JOHNSON Ashland senior. .married a Gamma Phi in June graduated at mid-year . . . a six-foot-four\u00a0mountain of muscles .. . has brains, too .\u00a0likes to play clarinet in a german band . . .Big shot politician . . . gets into everything\u00a0. . . . Number one racketeer . . . likes to make money . . plays “B.J.” incessently .\u00a0now in Army Air Force Materials Command.<\/p>\n

PAUL MILLER\u2014 Norwalk senior . .tall, dark, and handsome . . . likes to have\u00a0women chase him . . . especially a certain\u00a0Gamma Phi . . . . loves a good argument … . get him excited and he’ll agree on your\u00a0side . . . a loyal friend . . . IF until h gets\u00a0an operation . . . wants to join his brother\u00a0in Army Air Corps.<\/p>\n

JOE NEWHARD Carey senior . . . .also graduated at mid-year . . . with honors\u00a0in . . made collection of honorary\u00a0kLy. . . full mune is George Joseph McCabe Newhard . . . his great grandfather\u00a0was prexy at O.W.U. . . . likes girls . . . .had high point average . . . can do seventhings at once . . . pledgemaster for two\u00a0years . . ex-Murphy Hall boy . . . Land\u00a0member …. drove a Ford convertible when he could get it . . teaching school until\u00a0called to Army Air Corps.<\/p>\n

Big Shot Juniors<\/strong><\/p>\n

BUD ANDERSON– junior from Chicago, Baltimore, Liina and now Cleveland\u00a0. . . . he gets around Pinned to\u00a0a Cleveland Delta Gamma girl likes to fool with figures . . . treasurer of\u00a0house and F.D.S. . . . answers to most any-name . . . prefers “Bud” \u00a0advertising boss of Transcript . . . likes any\u00a0kind cf exercise that doesn’t require exercise . . . . cuts classes . . . hopes to be at\u00a0Navy’s Abbott Hall in November.<\/p>\n

BOB BEST New comers town junior .\u00a0. . . better known as “Lenie” . . . proud\u00a0possessor of “Chancli-like” legs . . . . tries\u00a0,m keep his pin on a red-headed Tri Delt\u00a0at State . . . . House politician . . . pretty\u00a0good prexy . . . good rusher . . . U.S.M.C.<\/p>\n

BOB BRENTLINGER\u2014 Lima junior .\u00a0. . . the Beta’s White Hope (quote 1942\u00a0Bijou) . . in love with pert little Tri Delt\u00a0he calls “The Imp” . . . B.M.O.0 \u00a0Student Body Athletic Representative . . modest, unassuming . . . known to the boy sas “Bumps” or “Brent- . known to the girls by that crew-cut and manly physique\u00a0. . . now in Uncle Sam’s Army . . Prexy\u00a0last semester . . . gridiron whiz . . . good at\u00a0track and basketball, too.<\/p>\n

Sophisticated Sophomores<\/strong><\/p>\n

BILL FREEMAN\u2014 Greencastle, Ind.,\u00a0sophomore . . . Little Caesar . . great dramatist . . . or should we say, scene stealer?\u00a0. . . plays excellent fools roles . . do they\u00a0come natural, Bill? . . . ‘Writes, Jirects,\u00a0produces, and acts in radio plays . . . Orson\u00a0Wells, Jr. . . . would have been a Phi Bete\u00a0if he had studied . . spends all his time on\u00a0activities Executive Secretar,\u00a0Y.M.C.A. . . . pinned to Oak Park, Ill., girl at Park College . . . . address is now\u00a0U. S. Army . . . . has a receeding forehead\u00a0which keeps on nice black beard.<\/p>\n

CHUCK GATESMAN Howell, Mich.\u00a0sophomore . . . one of the life of the party\u00a0boys . . . been quiet since he left in January to help out the Army . . . “Baldy of\u00a0the Beta House” . . . almost earned his\u00a0varsity “D” (Doc’s) . . . always wanted to\u00a0get a date, but his “girlfriend” was always\u00a0out of town . . . . he found everything\u00a0“tough”.<\/p>\n

DICK GREGG- – Columbus sophomore. . . one of the North High boys plays football and basketball . . . pinned to\u00a0an Alpha Xi . next to Lucile, likes food\u00a0b. best . . .. comes back to Wesleyan as V-12.<\/p>\n

RAY MECIRIAN\u2014 New York sophomore . . . radio genius . . . Phi Society . . .built dining room – kitchen loud speaker\u00a0system . . . bashful and quiet Army\u00a0called him in January.<\/p>\n

CHARLES B. ORDWAY Battle\u00a0Creek sophomore . . . Michigan’s gift to\u00a0the fair sex . . . plays classical records 24\u00a0hours a day . . . succumbed to an Alpha\u00a0Chi O’s charm .. looks good with a “butch”\u00a0hair cut . . . sings tenor in Singer’s Club\u00a0and Episcopal Choir . . . a member of the\u00a0Marine Corps Reserve.<\/p>\n

BOBB BARR\u2014 Lisbon sophomore . . .”Starkie” . . . drives a Plymouth coupe . . .lady’s man . . . . prefers Tri Delts . . . 1942\u00a0Convention Delegate . . . good rusher . . .left for Army in May.<\/p>\n

BILL FOSTER \u2014 Smithfield sophomore. . \u00a0. the last of the Smithfield clan . . . .”Fossie” or “Hiram” . . . one of the dorm\u00a0boys . . . . U.S.M.C.<\/p>\n

BILL ANTHONY\u2014sophomore . . . . “Tony”\u00a0body . . . works a lot . . .house once in a while . .wolf . . . . until Shirley\u00a0another Marine.<\/p>\n

GAIL DONNALLEY \u2014 Lisbon and\u00a0Detroit, sophomore . . . a Sigma Nu social\u00a0member . . . known as “Tech” . . . . PhiSociety . . . knows a lot about everything\u00a0\u00a0. \u00a0. out for Tennis . . . played a match .\u00a0. was always going to get a date . . never\u00a0did . . . one of the E.R.C.’s Lost Battalion.<\/p>\n

HENRY BRIGGS\u2014 Oak Grove, La.,\u00a0sophomore . . . pardon us, Henry Delos\u00a0Briggs, the third . . . our southern gentle \u00a0man . . . .nicknames, “The Senator” and\u00a0“Sharecropper” . . . thinks the South won\u00a0the Civil War (moral victory) . . . finally\u00a0learned to speak English … draft bait . . .<\/p>\n

Snooty Freshmen<\/strong><\/p>\n

JIM JERVIS–Erie freshman .. “Sleepy”\u00a0. . . cigarette hangs in his mouth . . liked\u00a0to read\u2014sports magazines . . . \u2022 got ten\u00a0bucks for having hair cut off . . “Baldy”\u00a0after that . . . left for the Army at semesters.<\/p>\n

CHET HANSON – New comers town\u00a0freshman . . . . doesn’t like to be called\u00a0“Abbie” . . or in the morning . . takes ten\u00a0alarm clocks to wake him up . . . son half\u00a0of father and son initiation . . worries all\u00a0the time . . . a student . . . . raises a lot\u00a0of hell for a quiet guy . \u2022 . Pre-Medic in\u00a0Naval Reserve.<\/p>\n

PAUL BICKEL Mingo Junction\u00a0freshman . \u2022 . . just call him “Bick’ \u00a0going to be a Navy doctor . . \u00a0. stocky\u00a0Chi 0 sweetheart in New York 4 footballer . . . .<\/p>\n

DICK JOHNSON Delaware freshman\u00a0\u00a0. . . left school in December to join Army\u00a0\u00a0. . . zoologist . . . snakes are his pets . . .\u00a0good fraternity man . . . . grandfather was\u00a0a Beta . . . . brother is a high school pledge.<\/p>\n

HUGH TROTH \u2014 Lynchburg freshman\u00a0. . . . house cut-up . . . drole humor . . . .\u00a0Football player . . . . “Isma” . . now in\u00a0the Army Air Corps.<\/p>\n

DON SLENKER\u2014 Zanesville freshman\u00a0\u00a0. . “Slenk” . . social chairman this semester . . . . smooth boy . . . goes home to see\u00a0a red-head . \u00a0. loves to argue . . . draft\u00a0material.<\/p>\n

PAUL POWERS\u2014Chicago freshman .\u00a0big mop of blond hair . . quiet and polite\u00a0. . . . model pledge . . . got drafted.<\/p>\n

MAURICE HOLLENBAUGH\u2014 Dela ware freshman . . . “Morry” . . proud possessor of a 1926 Model T . . \u2022 locks like\u00a0a .page out of Esquire . . . comEnation\u00a0made him irresistable to women . . . now\u00a0in the Marines.<\/p>\n

BOB HUNTER\u2014 Columbus freshman\u00a0\u00a0. . University high’s gift to Coach Gauthier . . . . answers to “I.B.” and “Hunt”\u00a0\u00a0. . Uncle Sam wanted him . . .<\/p>\n

BOB HARRIS Caldwell freshman . . .\u00a0“Flukie” . . . another “butch” hair cut . . .prefers sweater and “T” shirt to shirt and\u00a0tie . . . . knows all of the girls . . . a Naval\u00a0Reservist . . . the “Caldwell Flash” \u00a0never wrong.<\/p>\n

DALE MINTON\u2014 Wilmington fresh \u00a0man . . . . called “Pinky” to match his\u00a0complexion . \u2022 . zoot-suiter . . . jitterbug\u00a0kid . . . . has enough records to abolish\u00a0shortage . . . . a dry wit .. . one half of\u00a0McFarland – Minton touchdown combina \u00a0tion . . . . an Army man.<\/p>\n

BOB MAUCK Columbus freshman.\u00a0another North high boy . . Stan Mauck’s\u00a0son . . . a chip off the old block . . . had\u00a0“inside info” . but it wasn’t accurate\u00a0. . . . he’s in the Army Air Corps pledge class prexy.<\/p>\n

WAYNE McFARLAND \u2014 New comers town freshman . . . known to all as\u00a0‘Tacky” . . . freshman football star other half of McFarland – Minton touch \u00a0down combination . . . . another member of\u00a0the E.R.C’s. Lost Battalion.<\/p>\n

TOM ORR\u2014 New York freshman . . .”Ears” . . . . a Perkins Hall boy . . . did\u00a0not want to be initiated until war is over\u00a0. . . . now in Army.<\/p>\n

The Green Frosh<\/strong><\/p>\n

JACK POCOCK\u2014 Delaware freshman\u00a0. . . one of the mid-year freshmen \u00a0“Pokie” . . . dapper grocery clerk . . . takes\u00a0a real interest in things especially\u00a0women . . U.S.N.R. . . . an engineer.<\/p>\n

DON SMITH\u2014 Columbus freshman . .\u00a0another North higher . . . . came at mid \u00a0year . . . Man about Town . . . spends a\u00a0good bit of time at the Dairy . . . reason\u00a0is “Dotsy” ….. U.S.N.R.<\/p>\n

BILL CHENAULT\u2014 De Graff fresh man . . . . “General” . . . but no relation\u00a0. . . . has ears . . . .a good pledge . . . hard\u00a0worker . . . sincere . . . U. S. N. R . .\u00a0. . . mid-year . .<\/p>\n

JIM WILLIAMS New comers town\u00a0freshman . . . called “Bugs” because of resemblance to Bugs Bunny . . . . president of\u00a0mid-year pledge class . . . . U. S. N. R. . . .pre-medico.<\/p>\n

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