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NU NEWS
University of California Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon'

Volume 6 3 Number 1 Berkeley, California October, 1963

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Alumnus Personality:

WILLIAM C. MC CAMMON PROMOTED TO

VICE PRESIDENCY OF STANDARD OIL

In July of 1962, Standard Oil announced

the promotion of William ,C. McCammon,
'30, "Bill," to the vice presidency of the
parent Corporation. Bill's election to this
responsible and challenging job was another
vote of confidence in the capability shown
in his 31 years of service for Standard.
Bill joined the company in 1932, after
adding one year at Harvard Business School
to his UC education. From 1932-44, he
worked in various capacities in the manu­
facturing and comptroller 's departments.
Then, in 1944, he was promoted to Assis­
tant Com-ptroller, and in 1954, to the office
of Assistant to the President of Standard
Oil. His career heightened further when -

he was appointed vice president, supply William C. McCammon '3Q . ....

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a-�d transp ;rtation, for Standard 's Western promoted to executive position
Operations, just two years before his elec­
tion to the vice presidency of the parent Corporation.
Bill is a sports enthusiast as well as being a hardworking and prominent businessman.
At Cal, he was a manager of the Tennis Team. Since then, his interests have turned
from the land to the water. Many of his free hours are spent sailing and fly casting on
the Bay area waters. He is a member of the St. Francis Yacht Club, the Marin Yacht
Club, and the St. Francis Fly Casting Club.
Bill is also interested in the Stock Exchange, and he belongs to the Stock Exchange
Club.
He has done a lot of valuable work for the Nu Chapter. In the crucial days when Nu
was being reactivated ( 1948-1953) , Bill served on the Board of Control. He has also gra­
ciously donated the use of his horne, pool, and grounds for fall rushing parties. His
wife, the former Esther J. Burdett, acts as hostess at these parties.
A native Californian, Bill was born in Coalinga. He and Esther, who were married
in 1935, now have two children, William, Jr., age 26, and Robert, age 22. The family
resides at 185 Montecito Road, in San Rafael, and Bill 's business address is 2Z5 Bush
Street, San Francisco.

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NEW STEREO SOUNDS

CEREMONY HELD FOR NINE INITIATES
GREAT TO FRATERS

An. initiation ceremony was held Septem­

ber-27-, 1963, for nine men who pledged last
SIYr.ing to Nu. They are:
Ste.ven Bollinger - 165---Chowchilla
Michael Duffey - 166---Pacific Palisades
Donald Keldsen - 166 - - - Long Beach
James Leney·- 166' - --Sacramento
Gary Marton� - 166---Modesto
Kent McBride - 165---Sunnyvale
Robert QueUmalz - 165---San Leandro
Returning Alumni this year will noti.ce that
two of the living room panels have been
covered with cloth. This hides the speakers
of the newly installed stereo system. The
speakers, a gift from the Mothers Club,
were installed by fraters Jim Clardy; 165,
and Bill Schmohl,. 166.
The stereo was a big attraction for the
fall prospective pledges. The fraters are
especially enthusiastic about . it, and all
'agree, 11It sounds great 1.11'
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.. ,Jo:r�n Re9-!ng 166 - --Orange '

The Tekes offer their appreciation to
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RUSI:!.' WEE;K OVER; 12 PLEDGE CHAPTER NEW OFFICERS SELECTED -FOR THIS
TERM.
After four days of shaking . han<ls,-smok-
ing free cigareHes, discussing. hometown and The following men have been selected
maj.ors, -and-'vv6rrYing abo\l.t first inipressions, for leadership position
- s for this semester
12 were pleciged to the Chapter:_·
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The new:pledges are: Prytani.s, Kenneth Casaday 164, .Palo
Richard Graves 167, P ' aLo Alto Alto; .
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Terry B60k 166, San F'rancisco Epiprytanis, George Gracis 165,
Ron Jones 166, FresnQ ' . Unio� City, N. Y.-;
--john J:5.indler 1.66, Pasaden:a- Grammateus, J. Frederic:k Conrad
, Roclney Marble 167, Lafayette 165, San Di ego;
Mark Robbins ,167, Wooclland Hills Crysophylos, William O. Rosentreter·
,Itain.Shelps 166, Phoenix; Ar:iz: 164, Whittier;
"'Craig Thomas 166, Tustin Histor, Alan Shirekl66, San Fran-
Mienael Urn:.tann 166, ,p:p.saj:Lena cisco;
- BilrW'aJker 16 , 7 Lb�g Beac.h
, _ HTPophetes, Russell Buss 166;
-. _Midia�l White' 166� Tustin � - Pylortes, Howard Reedy 165, Vent-
Dougfas \vied 167, San Diego ura;
�Eemon, Tim Clune 164, San Loren-
OVer 700 ITlen went thr6ug11rtrstl":-a:rrd -�-- 'O.' �----
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approximately 585 pledged. ExaCt statistics
·are' not as -yet available.

BIG GAME PARTY PLANS WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN EARLY NOVEMBER.

NU MASCOT BRUTUS DIES; :BRUTUS III 'Is NAME FOR NEW ST. BERNARD

,: Brutus, ,the, enormous St. Bernard that was famous all over campus as the Tau
Kappa Epsilon mascot, died this September from a heart attack.
Nu will not be- the only one ,who will miss the renowned dog. Brutus had become an
institution at Cal, along with Lud""ig, the Sigma Alpha
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. Mu1s dog Wazu, the Straw Hat
Band; and "shouting 11Pedro" during finals week.' ,

Passer-s by- couldn1t resist stopping .to pet Brutus1 long sad face. Brutus was knowrf
as the only dog that Ludwig- would· allow in his internationally known fountain, a friend
to lonely: souls, and an occasional a-nd -cheering 'visitor: to the Daily Cal o,ffi,ces.
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Saddened by the loss of Brutus, ,-the Tekes have ootained a new St. Bel'naYd "puppy"
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that they call Brutus III. The· white furry dog weighed 17 pDunds when he wC;;;s just 7
wee-ks old. Alth,ough Brutus III ls atill being housebroken, and cries like puppies do; he
is beginning to show signs Of taking old Brutus 1 place.

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NU NEWS
STATISTICS PROVE FRATERNITY SYSTEM
IS GROWING STRONGER'
Statistics revealed in the recently-pub­
hshed l7th�edit1on of Baird's Manual of
American Col�ege Fraternities serve to
smother the- contentions of the current_ cri­
tics of the fraternity system who like to In""
fer that the system is dying. -
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-Tabulations, as of the end of 1962,
- hown in this e,dition, reveal:
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At that time, there were 4,092 frater-
:qity and 2, 1?5 sorority chapters established
at 915 accredited colleges and universities,
an increase of 352 men's groups and 249 '
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1=-_-¥J:i-.Q.J�:-n-:-8--E!'-l"� "X--ye-a-r--ve1 iod sirrce-
the 16th edition of the Manu ' al was prepared.
Since the 14th, or 1940 eciition, shortly be-
fore the United States entered W9rld War II,
the nurn.ber of e'stablished chapters has more
than doubled. _ _
It is pointe'd but that 7, -234,481 college
men and - wome- n have been initiated by the
Gr�ek-letter societies and that 1,799,875
have-cbeen inducted within the past six years.
Because of the greater number o�f chapters
today, and the larger membership-size of
rn.ost of their collegiate groups, more than
90 % of all initiates �re still living. Cur­
rently, approxirn.ately four new rn.embers
aTe initiated to replace every member who
dies.. While spedal notice IS being taken
, that-under-gradliate unit sizes are expand­
ing while college student populations are
exploding, it is diten overlooked that the
societies' alumni rn-einberships are tower­
ing:steeply� ... b�cause the average n�ophyte
�-'-�-�·a.y- s-t-ay-0Fi -the..ca:r:n-pus -only thiee·yeaF-s .
whereas the average alumnus member sur­
vives for four-score ' years- after leaving
Alma Mater.
While much newspaper attention has
been given to the contention that fraternities
are no lo-nger desirable in the opinion.of
vocifero-us - college administrators and fa-
- --culty pe,ople at a few... largdy small New
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,is also a,-Teke, and a Captain in theA-rIllY.
"England. . . schools, almost 400 additional
" institutions throughout the nation have per­
suaded national fraternities and sororities
, to become established on the compuses in
the last s}x ye�r_s .
Tau Kappa Epsilon is the first haternity
':... -to reach the 200 chapter mark.. .this was - ·14
- ,accomplished in 1962. Chapt.ers are'located Berkeley District Boy Scouts- of America.
in 41 states and ohe in Canada. Th-ere are
49,071 living Tekes.
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THE ANNUAL ALUMN I
DUES NOTICES are in the
mail and at this writing
the yellow dues envelopes
,are corning in. Be sure
to send along you-r dlJes
and get your name on the
honor roll to be publishe_d
- in the next issue of NU NEWS. :
As a rerriinder; your dues help de{ray
the cost of this newsletter, perrnit
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inailipg you more inforrnation that will
keep--you�in touch with your fellow mem-
---he.J;-S-,--<i--n;d��e-a-a--&-:fe--r-�nlove
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for?,ard'in accomplishments.
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F0DTBALL SCHED.ULE
.( rern.aining horne games)
Oct. 12 - Duke
Oct. 19 - San Josec'
Oct. - 27 - USC
Novo 9 - Washington
The Big Game on Nov.
23 is at Stanford. -
A L U M N 1. . .. Buffet luncheon is served
before e.ll horne games and refre shments
afteF the game s. Bring your family and
friends..
COMMUNITY AND NU FRATERS:'SA.DDENED
BY THE D�ATH OF )OHN TILBURY SR. '28
We r-egre-t-ta--anno-ut):ce -th-e- d·eath-o:f-J-eH-N-'---·--�-'­
TILBURY, '28, on July 26, 1963. He was,
59, and a native of Charleton, England.
John was an associate rn.ember of Nu, and
the past- President- of the San Francisco-
Graduate Chapter. He and his wife Frances
chaperoned countles"s dances and - dinner par­
ties for Nu. His son, JbHN�T o ILBURY; JR.,
John will- probably' be best remembered in
Berkeley for his active life in the communi-
ty. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church of BerkeJey, Past Master and SE?-
cretary of Fra��is K.. Shattuck Lodge, Cub
Master of Cub pack Number 3 of Albany for
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years" and- Neighborhood Comrnissio�er,
Tau Kappa, Epsilqn extends its condolences
to the family and friends..
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NEWS FROM YOUR TEKE FRATERS

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I "Very interesting-- - enjoy it so ITluch," is
GRIFFITH MARSHALL, '51, and his faITlily
I ITloved to Fresno in 1962, and purchas.ed a
I what THEODORE E. HAIG, '29, "Teed, "
hOITle -at 4897 Wishon Avenue, Fresno 5,

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says of Nu New s. Teed is now living a.t
. CalifQrnia. Griffith writes that his wife
. 1547 MerriITlan Drive, Glendale 2, CalIf.
Bobbie, the two children, Andrea, age 9,
and Elliott, age 7 .. and he are now"settled
LEONARD SCHLUSSEL, '49, "Len," is in
and enjoying the Valley life. " Griffith 's
a n�w position as Dean of Stud.ent Act.ivities
new duties are as General Agent in charge
at WilliaITl C. Overfelt High School, 1ll East
of the Central' Valley,for Connecticut Mu-.
San Jose. The Schlussels reside at 3315
tual Life Insurance COITlpany.
Bur.g\l);lqy . .R..rJye.,.. 2-�nl�se 27, S::� !ifornia.
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FRANK RIVERA, '58, has a new law office

"We'll need a larger hOITle sooner than we
at 8730 Wilshire Blvd. , Suite 400, Beverly
thou'ght," is what JOHN D. RICHARDSON
� Hills, California. The faITlily lives at 3910
'55 . said after writing us, in 1962, that hIS
Stevely Ave. , Los Angeles 8, California.
wif � Joan just gave birth to twin girls,
Patricia and Susan. The double addition
ROBERT W. WEIS, '58,"Bob, " was pro­
ITlade five children in for the Richardsons.
ITloted to Captain in the United States Air
And sure enough, John and his faITlily have
Force, as of .July 1, 1962. Bob and his wife
ITloved. . . new addres s is 336 El CaITlino
are now the parents of a little girl, Janice
Road, San Carlos,. California.
Lynn, who is just short of being one year
old. The Weis hOITle is 2341 So. 14th Street,
CLAYTON E. WARD, '34, "Corky," is now
#3, Lincoln 2, Nebraska.
Gene-ral Traffic Manager, Southern Pacific
Lines, with 4eadquarters in Chicago. Corky
A lot of strange and wonderful sights and
is in charge of off-line organizations in 22
sounds await HARRY P. RASMUSSEN, '22,
cities froITl Denver to the Atlantic Coast.
who began a journey around the world this
His address is 222 E. Chestnut Street, Chi­
SepteITlber 16th. When the trip is finally
cago 11, illinois.
over,' Harry will return hOITle. ,. to 1685
Chestnut Street, San Francisco, Calif.
WALTER K. JANSSEN, '50, writes that he
Harry is currently president of the Board
and his wife have a new daughter, Laura
of Control of Nu.
Lyon, born September 28, 1962. She is a -

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Gayle 'Br:�gh�lT st a;d WI L :LiA M R. YOUNG,
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head start. The Janssens live at 625 Sand

'56,' "Ray," were ITlarried on July 2, 1963,
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Piper Drive, Seal Beach, California.

in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Two years ago, LARRY THORKELSON, '58,

op.en�d up a. new shop in Pasadena, expand­
ANDREW J. VISCOVICH, f49, "Andy, " is
ing his Ghain of ITlens ' clothing shops froITl
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the new principal of Woodland Grade-School

one to two. The founding shop is at '717 W.
for the 1963-64 year. He' was the principal
Jefferson Blvd. , Los Angeles 7, and the '
of SherITlan Grade School. Andy 's hOITle
new Pasadena shop is at 1778 E. Colorado
address is 6522 Melville Drive, Oakland,
Blvd. , Pasadena, California.
California.

NU NEWS is published by the Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Association .and N u Chapter
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of address should be sent to Tau Kappa Epsilon Alumni Records Offl:ce,. 2490 Chan�mg
Way, Berkeley 4. Alumni Relations Officer: Alan Shirek '66.

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