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Item DX of DKE Special Study #04: The Roosevelt Spruce TreesFogle, Homer William, Jr (2021)The author recounts the death of Brother Clifton Beckwith Brown '00 at the Battle of San Juan Hill on 1 July 1898, the 1899 visit of Governor Theodore Roosevelt '80 to Cornell University, and the dedication of the Deke House spruce trees in memory of the fallen soldier.Item DΧ of DΚΕ Special Study #14: Scholastic Performance in the Post-WWII Deke HouseFogle, Homer William Jr (2013-05-31)Scholastic performance of the Cornell Dekes during the post-war period as reported by the Cornell University Registrar’s Office, by resident academic advisors and in the fraternity’s own pronouncements is recorded.Item DX of DKE Special Study #28: Deke House Library Photograph, c. 1965 / H. William Fogle, Jr.Fogle, Homer William, Jr. 1948- (Ithaca NY: Delta Chi Association, 2017)A photograph of Cornell Dekes gathered in the library of the 13 South Avenue Deke House at Cornell University is recorded with identifications of the brothers.Item DX of DKE Special Study #24: Spring Weekend 1966, DKE House Party PhotographFogle, Homer William Jr (2013-10-22)A photograph of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University House Party held during Spring Weekend, May 1966, is recorded with identifications of the participants. The photograph was furnished by DKE Brother Robert Hilton Lester ‘69.Item Report of the Alumni Historian, 2013Fogle, Homer William Jr (2013-09-15)The Alumni Historian recounts activities for FY2012-13: (1) revisions and new editions of established studies, (2) distribution of new Research Notes, (3) status of the Aviators Memorial Committee, (4) status of the Clifton Beckwith Brown Tablet Committee and (5) plans for the forthcoming fiscal year. Appendices convey Chapter and Association information: A (Chapter Officers & Schedule of Charges and Utilization), B (Delta Chi Association Board Data), C (World War I Memorial Tablet Research), D (Proposed Resolutions by the Alumni Historian ―CENSORED), E (Miscellaneous Data and Bibliography), F (Reviewers for the 2013 Handbook), G (IFC 2013 Fraternity Guide Excerpt, Delta Kappa Epsilon), H (Furnace Room Equipment), I (RARE Correspondence), J (DKE-DOS Correspondence) and K (Discussion of Association Reforms and Policies ―ABRIDGED).Item Chapter and Alumni Operations Handbook, 2013Fogle, Homer William Jr (2013-06-03)Reference data pertaining to the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University, the Delta Chi Association and Cornell University are tabulated. Appendices address (1) Fraternity symbols, (2) Chapter symbols, (3) History Program bibliographies, (4) vendor contact data, (5) inventories of Dining Service facilities and appliances, (6) inventories of lodge systems and equipment, and (7) facsimile images of tax classification letters and insurance certificates.Item DΧ of DΚΕ Special Study #22: Chapter Finances, 1950-69Fogle, Homer William Jr (2013-05-31)The financial condition of the Cornell Deke House during the Nineteen-fifties and -sixties is followed using data from monthly statements prepared by the Chapter’s accountants, excerpts from Chapter Meeting Minutes and published reports. The results of two fund raising campaigns and negotiations to return the lodge to University control are presented.Item DX of DKE Special Study #25: Composite Chapter Photographs, DX of DKE, Nineteen-fiftiesFogle, Homer William Jr (2013-05-09)Four composite photographs of the brothers of the Delta Chi Chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon at Cornell University from the Nineteen-fifties (1952, 1953, 1954 and 1957) are reproduced. Communications to establish the identities of those imaged and reproduction permissions are recorded.Item DΧ of DΚΕ Special Study #23: Delta Chi Association Organization and LeadershipFogle, Homer William Jr (2013-05-08)The officers of the Delta Chi Association, Inc. (1888), the alumni organization for the Delta Chi Chapter of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity at Cornell University, are identified based on fraternity publications and surviving correspondence. Obituaries and death notices are included.Item DX of DKE Research Note #39: The Jack Wieser PhotographFogle, Homer William Jr (2013-05-07)A group photograph of Cornell Dekes taken in the vicinity of Ithaca NY, possibly Monkey Run in Cornell Plantations, circa 1948 is documented.