This issue of the Archi is a nice precursor to the impending convention, which will begin on Janury 2nd at 10am in Minneapolis Minnesota. This would mean that many of our brothers spent the new year in transit.
Just as Anthemios brother Fred G. Rounds gave us a little bit of foreshadowing by accepting a position as an instructor at Washington State University, in this issue, Paeonios Faculty Brother C. F. Baker has accepted a position as the head of the architecture department at the University of Cincinnati.
The Balance of the issue contains the Grand Council Directory, which contains every known brother and pledge, living & dead. It's fascinating to look and see that even back in 1923, our brothers were often flung far from their home universities to embark upon their architecture careers.
A number of our brothers had taken up residence at their local YMCA, undoubtedly a common option with few innuendoes at this time. According to the YMCA, the organization, which was founded in England, began including dormitories in their facilities around 1880. These dormitories were incorporated in the programs for all new YMCA facilities until the late 1950's. The photograph above, taken in 1915 is the YMCA in Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Grand Architect To Attend Convention" - That was the first headline to shock me when peeking into the archives at Brother Buckberg's home. Startled not at the fact presented, but that it would be newsworthy. For the photo, "Pop" Ely would later note that this was about the time his hair turned grey.
ReplyDelete"Attention, Pledges" – That's another editorial that makes me want to get a time machine and set my brothers straight.
I know! that pledges editorial is hillarious. I was going to say something about it, but I decided to "keep sweet".
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