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Note: Frank Bernard Daniels NAME: His middle name was from his grandfather, Barnard Roberts, but apparently someone mispelled Barnard (spelling it Bernard instead).
RELIGION: Congregational/Presbyterian.
CHILDHOOD: From S.10a. At a grocery store, Mitsui Store, which his father ran, Frank worked after school and roasted the peanuts in the store, weighed and packaged them and put the boxes outside where he sold peanuts in the shell for 8 cents apound. He also sold peanuts at parades. They sold peanut butter from a big tub. The store sold coffee beans which were fresh ground when sold. One time Frank weighed out beans and asked if the person wanted them ground, thinking they were coffee.One day a customer wanted some coffee. They had different grades with different prices ranging from 18, 20, 24 and 28 cents a pound. The customer asked what the difference was between the 24 cent and 28 cent coffee. Young Frank replied: "4 cents".Frank's dad also ran a beer wagon and Frank would go along to play in the brewery. Additionally his dad worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. and used a company horse named Peanuts and a wagon on the route. In going to Harvey's Lake, Frank and his dad called on one group of customers on one route, then they stayed overnight in a farm house near the lake and then went home on a different route. The farmer's daughter delivered milk, using a row boat, to people around the lake. Dick Georgeson of, John George ( who Owned a delicatessen store where Frank Daniels became acquainted with Lorna Doone cookies--which I assume he must have liked the rest of his life) went on the Harvey's Lake route and Dick put the handle of a pitch fork underthe horses tail. The horse kicked back and ruined a horse collar on the wall on a barn behind him. In the store they sold tea in bulk and mixed tea to suit the customer. The names of the teas were: gunpowder, oolong (those two were the favorites),green Japan, uncolored Japan, English breakfast, Ceylon and orange pekoe. Frank used to buy, on the streets of Wilkes-Barre, roasted chestnuts, peanuts, popcorn, bread pretzels and waffles covered with powdered sugar. One day, Frank came into the house after school, saw his dad was sleeping and his mother was at the neighbors. At the time his dad worked for the Wilkes-Barre police, and Frank saw his billy club [we have a picture of this], which Frank took outside and chased some girls around using the billy club. He then went in and got his dad's revolver and went outside again. The girls saw him and ran into a the outhouse and locked it. Frank stood there pointing the revolver at the outhouse, but wasn't strong enough to pull thetrigger. In the meantime other kids found Frank's mother who came home, but Fank had put the revolver away by then. [According tohis Recollecitons written by his wife, Pearl
FRIEND: Mildred Harrison was a girl friend of FBD. [Many pictures of FBD and her in one album]. Her sister was Erlanmond and unmarried. Her mother was an Evans and sister of U. Hobie's father, making Mildred a cousin of U. Hobie. Need to recheck this to make sure this is not his Wilkes Barre girl friend, Mary Patterson when he was at Bucknell. Many, many photos of her in his albums at that time.
LIVED: (S.10) 1900 - Born Wilkes Barre, PA 1919-23 - Lewisburg, PA. Bucknell University 1923-27 - Wellsville, PA. Worked at Kerr Turbine which was bought by Elliot (sp?) Company about then. 1927 - Jeannette, PA. Worked at Elliot Co. Hugg Apt (maybe called Honeymonn Apts) & Moore Apt 1930 - Dec 1 - moved to Moore Apt in Jeannette [see Pearl's notes] 1932 - Mar. 15 - Moved to rented house in Greensburgh ($40/mo) [see Pearl's notes & diary] 1936 Sep. 28 - Bought first house (Major's House) across the street at 727 Welty St. from the rented house. in Greensburg. Phone number: 1193-W. [S. PDS Diary] 1938 Dec 15 "F. gave notice he was leaving the Elliott" [S. PSD Diary] Jan 1939 - Wellsville, N.Y. [Lived in two locations] Worked for in Pump & Machine of Moore Steam Turbine, Division of Worthington. First lived on Riverside Drive. 1939 Feb 4-5 - Moved to new house in Wellsville on edge of town (Movers arrived at 9 pm - Sat. On Sun. movers began working at 4 am - 11:30 am (Source: PSD Diary) 1940 Jul 8 - Moved to Dr. Blaisdale house on Grover St. (in town - Wellsville) (Source: PSD Diary) 1942 May 31 - Movers to start at 2 p.m. for move to Maryland. (Source: PSD Diary) 1942-1947 - University Park, MD on Queens Chapel Road. Worked for U.S. Maritime Commission, Wash. D.C. 1947 Feb 24 - Frank got his letter from Combustion (Source: PSD Diary) 1947 Aug 27 "Movers here at 2:45 out at 9:30 (Source: PSD Diary) 1947 Sep 26 "Movers here at 6:45 & thro by 10:45 (Source: PSD Diary) 1947-1949 - Baldwin, L.I., N.Y. Worked at Combustion Engineering Co, New York City. (Long Island RR to work) 1949-1956 - Wauwatosa, WI. Worked at Allis Chalmers in Atomic Power Div., West Allis, WI. 1950 May 9 - Finally closed on the Baldwin, NY house (Source: PSD Diary) 1951 May 28 - "Our house sold on 2409 N. 64th tonight" (Source: PSD Diary) [I think we rented & it was sold] 1951 Jun 9 - "Signed contract on house at 10:30 & by 4 we heard they accepted (Source: PSD Diary) 1956-1975 - University Park, MD. At ACF Industries Nuclear Power Div. a div. which was bought in about 1959 (?) by Allis Chalmers. Retired in 1965. 1957 Feb 21 - Sold Wauwatosa house (Source: FBD Notes) Closing April 1. 1957 Feb 23 - Bought University Park house at 4005 College Heights Dr. (Source: FBD Notes) Closing April 3. 1957 Feb 23 - Offer accepted on Hornbake property (Source: PSD Diary) 1957 Apr 5 - Our van here at 8. Took to unload til 1. (Source: PSD Diary) 1957 June 19 - Train to Milwaukee. Van Will. met them (Source: FBD Notes) 1957 June 20 - Bus to Madison (Source: FBD Notes) 1957 June 21 - J's graduation. Lv for FW at 9:30 p.m. (Source: FBD Notes) 1957 June 22 - Arr. FW at 5:00 a.m. (Source: FBD Notes) 1957 June 25 - Lv FtW., at 4:36 a.m., Arr at 6:45 p.m. 1975 July 14: Moved to Fort Wayne, IN where daughter and family lived. Movers started at 9:30 & left at 11:30 [next day?]. (PSD Diary) 1975 July 19: Van arrived in Fort Wayne at 10 and done by midday (PSD Diary)
1975 Address: 4134 Greendale Drive, Fort Wayne, IN.
Cuba Lake, NY, cottages from PSD Diary: 1935 Fredericks, 1936 Cooks, 1937 Riordan's, 1938 Wagoner's, 1939 Foxe's
COLLEGE: 1923 "L'Agenda", Annual Chronicle of Bucknell University, pg. 69. Photo of Frank Bernard Daniels, Wilkes-Barre. "Dan" with caption: Wilkes-Barre High School; Phi Theta Sigma: Bucknell R. O. T. C.; Mathematics Club; Assistant in Mechanical Drawing; Mechanical Engineering Society; Mechanical Engineering Course. "Doggoneit, haven't I got any mail?" If the old wheeze about still water running deep has any truth in it,--and we fell sure it does in this instance, Frank must surely be a very deep fellow, for he is differentiated from ordinary mortals by the fact that he never opens his oral cavity unless he has something to say--or to eat! "Dan" has a large following in his mathematical studies and always smooths the dark an devious ways of Calculus for said followers. He is noted for his patented calendar which lists school days with mourning borders, and days when he can return to home--and Mary--in glowing scarlet. [Note: Mary is Mary Patterson his constant girl friend at the time. He has a great many photos of her, him and her with his family.] Note that the Junior class prepares the yearbooks and has photos of junior class members. Seniors photos are not in the yearbook. Page 238 pictures him in the Bucknell Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers group. Page 198 pictures him in the Phi Theta Sigma local fraternity, founded at Bucknell in 1920. He is not listed or pictured with the Mathematics Club.
1924 L'Agenda, The College Annual of Bucknell University. His name, as a senior is given, but he is not pictured in an informal photo of the seniors. Page 140 pictures him in the Bucknell Branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers group. Page 155 shows a photo of the Phi Theta Sigma fraternity house. Page 164 pictures him in the Phi Theta Sigma local fraternity photo.
1922 L'Agenda, pg. 132 lists Frank Bernard Daniels in the Sophomore Class. Page 173 lists him as a Sophomore in the Phi Theta Sigma fraternity house. A good photo of the house is given and on pg. 172 he is pictured with Phi Theta Sigma. Page 208 lists and shows him in the Mechanical Engineering Society photo.
1921 L'Agenda, pg. 133 lists him as a Freshman. Page 187 lists "F. Daniels" in the Mathematics Club, but he is not in the club photo. He was not listed in the Mathematics Club for 1922-1924.
COLLEGE GRADES: His grades are from two sources: A Bucknell Registrar's report he asked for in 1954, and the original Term Report Slips he received each year from 1919-1923. The reports show his first year in English Literature was his worst course, however, the Registrar's grades differed from the Term Report grades given in 1919-21. For example for the 1st term, in English Lit, the Registrar grade was B, but the Term grade slip showed a C. Second term Registrar grade was D, but Term grade slip showed an F. [He later wrote a note on the Term slip: "this an error--got credit for work".] But, the Term slips indicate what really happened was that he took the course over in the winter and got a D the second time which gave him the D for the term as the Registrar reported. On both reports he got a D in the third term. Both reports agreed he got a C for the second term and B for the third term in English Rhetoric. But it was another story for Fundamentals where the Registrar showed a C, but the Term report gave a D. The only other low grade was a C in the third term, freshman year for Mechanical Engineering. All other grades the first year and the rest of the years were A's or B's. His B's were mostly in Chemistry, Economics, Physics, and some Electrical Engineering. His A's were primarily in Mechanical Engineering and Math courses.
In total his college grades were: A = 27, B=21, C=3, D=4, F=1 which he raised to a D.
His grandson, Michael, calculated his grade point averages as: Fresh = 3.05, Soph = 3.22, Jr = 3.29, Sr = 3.41. Overall = 3.37.
He graduated with a B. S. in Mechanical Engineering dated June 11, 1923.
[Gosh I (his son) wish I had seen his grades when I was floundering my way through college. He always said "Do as I say, not as I do". I never knew that applied to college.]
HIGH SCHOOL GRADES: 1915-1919. Days Asbsent = none. Conduct = 95 to 100. His grade were consistently between 80 (Good) and 100 (Excellent) in most courses. Specifics (by subject): First year: Algebra got a couple 75s and a 60, rest 80. Grammer one 70, rest 85-98. Manual Training = constant 80, German = 90-98. Mechanical Drawing = 2 80s, 7 90s. Physical geography =one 65, one 75, four in 80s. Literature = Two 75s, one 85. Rhetoric = 90, 85, 70, 75. Second year: Application = 98-100. S. Geometry = two 70s, two 90's. Literature = One 85, 7 = 90-95. Composition = five 80-85, two 90s. Chemistry = One 60, two 80s, 3 90s, 3 100s. History = four 80s, four 90s. Manual Training = One 60, two 70s, five 80s. Drawing = Seven 90s, one 100. Algebra = 90-98. Final year: Application all 95. Algebra = three 98-99, three 100s, one 85. Trig = all 90s. Literature = four 80s, three 90s. Composition = five 80s, two 90s. History = two 90s, one 70. Elect. = two 80s, two 90s. Civics = One 80, three 96-98. Drawing = 95-98.
MARRIAGE: at Rev. D. Hobart Evans (brother-in-law) home in Hyattsville, MD, on Shepherd St. -- later renamed to Kennedy St.
OCCUPATION: Source: Verbal from FBD. Mechanical engineer. When at Allis Chalmers he was an Atomic, later Nuclear Engineer. He worked for R. C. Allen as Assistant to Chief Mechanical Engineer of Allis Chalmers. One project was involved in designing no gravity fluid pumps for NASA satellite vehicles. Since the satellites were in a no gravity environment, they had to design pumps for the fluids. NASA representatives talked to him about this. Attended nuclear physics lectures. Worked on gas-cooled reactor for Navy nuclear submarine. Also worked on models for the gas and steam turbines. Had association with the noted UW-Madison Chemistry Professor Farrington Daniels, who had worked on the Manhattan Project. FBD felt Farrington Daniels had far-fetched ideasand he (Frank) had to discourage him (Farrington) on some of the ideas. Entry in company directory: F. B. Daniels, Assistant Manager Research & Development, Nuclear Products, ERCO, Div. of ACF Industries, Inc. 508 Kennedy St., N.W., Wash., D.C.
His job hopping did get him substantial salary increases and lots of experience in different aspects of mechanical engineering -- one big reason he was appointed as the chief assistant engineer to the head engineer at Allis Chalmers. He did get a good reputation and was well respected in many important engineering circles. But you are correct that the same problems existed in all the jobs he hopped to. So he'd just try a different company -- but at least he was smart enough to get a higher salary and better job most of the time. I think he even did well financially when he "sacrificed" to go to D.C. and work for the government during the Second World War. Since he was too old to serve in the military, he felt this was one way he could contribute to the war effort.
I thought it was ironic that he came to dislike the Allis Chalmers over-all management, so he left in 1957 when he was about 57. He told me that would have to be his last job change or he wouldn't have enough years for a reasonable pension. So, he fled Allis Chalmers and returned to Maryland where he worked in D.C. for the Nuclear Power Division of A.C.F. Industries. I thought it was really ironic that about 2 years after he began with A.C.F., to get away from Allis Chalmers, that Allis Chalmers bought the Nuclear Power Division of A.C.F. -- so he was back under Allis Chalmers management! The division did stay in D.C., but eventually when he retired, it was from Allis Chalmers -- which he fled across the country to avoid.
VEHICLES: Some autos owned: First car: 1923 Chevy coupe bought in Wilkes Barre. July 24, 1926 bought Essex coach for $550 ($280 trade in for Chevrolet coupe). Total cost of Essex was $830. May 18, 1929 bought an Essex town sedan from Hudson Essex Sales, Brookville, PA; total cost $970 less $230 trade in of "S.H. coach". I (JPD) think Sam Sowers sort of pressured him into buying this car -- which was pretty large, and I think Frank later regretted buying it. From Pearl Sowers Daniels diary,Jan 29, 1930: "We bought a new Reo car." But, who is the "we", was it Sam Sowers family, since Peal was not married yet, or was it her and Frank? Oct. 15, 1937 bought 1938 Studebaker Standard? 4-dr. from Jeannette Motors. Dec. 1, 1937 bought heater and hill holder from Jeannette Motors. 1950 Studebaker Commander, 4-dr. from Balport Sales and Service (Probably in Baldwin, Long Island, NY) for $1,843.50, check written 3-15-50; 1957 Pontiac Chieftain, 4 dr. bought Sep. 30, 1957; 1960 Lark V-8, 2 dr.; June 6, 1964 bought Oldsmobile 88, 4 dr.; 1972 Buick Skylark, 4 dr.; 1982 ? Buick Skylark.
There is sort of an interesting story behind our 1950 Studebaker. In the spring of 1949 my Dad (an electrical engineer), who had been working in New York City, took a job with Allis Chalmers, and came to Wisconsin. My mother stayed behind in Long Island to sell our house, and in the fall I went to Wisconsin and started High School. The house didn't sell until March 1950. At that time my dad made a rush trip back to help prepare for the movers. The moving van got loaded and was on its way to Wisconsin, and my dad had started to drive out in our 1938 Studebaker when he noticed the clutch started slipping badly, so he turned around, went to the Studebaker dealer (Balport Sales & Service in Baldwin, Long Island), and bought the only four door sedan which was on the lot. He wrote out a check for $1843.50 on Mar. 15, 1950, turned west and drove to Wisconsin to break the car in. When he got to Wisconsin, I was astounded to see the Comanche Red, bullet nose, Studebaker instead of our grey '38. My dad was pretty conservative, so the brilliant red color and futuristic design of the bullet nose was a real shock. But he needed a car in a hurry, so he got what was available.
DEATH: His daughter was at his side when he died at home. For the past few months he had been getting weaker. Pat was watching him closely because he had been breathing shallowly. The radio was on and they were playing "Clair de Lune". He asked Pat to turn the radio off. She said: "But you love that song," to which he replied: "Turn it off. Turn everything off." He then closed his eyes and passed away.
BURIED: at Oakwood Cem. in Sharon (Hermitage address). To get to the Cem. turn on Oakland St., just west of Sharon Hospital. Oakland leads directly to the Cem. Frank and Pearl (with Josephine Roberts) are buried on right side, right before Section I-W marker. They are in Section I, Lot 302. ================================================================ My 5, 2003 e-mail: Hi Pat: You mentioned we were in University Park on Dec. 7, 1941 -- but we were actually in Wellsville.
Father's income tax records show he was paid by Worthington in Wellsville until April 31, 1942. Then on May 1, 1942, he was paid by the U.S. Maritime Commission.
His financial records show that he paid the movers on June 1, 1942 (and I assume that would be for the move to Washington). The last check drawn on the First Trust of Wellsville, NY was June 4, 1942 and the first check drawn on Prince George Bank & Trust was June 2, 1942.
So, I don't know what you were listening to on the radio on the porch at 6505 Queens Chapel Rd, but it wasn't the Dec. 7, 1941 live announcement of Pearl Harbor since we lived in Wellsville at that time. Maybe it was the end of the war. (We probably had that portable Wards radio by then, which could be used on the porch, although it had very large bulky batteries, so we ususally plugged it in) I vaguely remember that. But, for Dec. 7, 1941, I'm still going with my memory of daddy walking down the R.R. tracks coming home from work and telling us when I met him that we were now at war. I'm assuming that was maybe on Monday Dec. 8, 1941, but I don't remember the live announcement on the radio on Dec. 7th, although I've heard it broadcast many times since (in fact I have a recording of it). Of course, my memory means he would "walk the tracks" to get from Worthington to our house which was on Riverside Dr., across from the golf course. ============================================= Medical: 1978 he was diagnosed with cerebral atrophy. He couldn't remember certain words at times, so he used other words. He also had dizzy spells, but his condition was not bad enough to be treated. ============================================== An e-mail to Hugh Jan. 16, 2007 in answer to some of his questions:
Hugh McFadden wrote: > So then he retired from A.C.? Also, the Manhattan project, he never worked on that right? Why did that roomer ever start? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANHATTAN PROJECT!!! Where did you hear that? Not from me! Just look at the facts. The Manhattan Project went from 1942 to 1946, but he worked for the U.S. Maritime Commission designing boat engines for merchant ships at that time. Are you telling me he was on a secret assignment for the top secret Manhattan Project which developed the atomic bomb? He wasn't even an atomic/nuclear engineer at that time. In fact in May 1942, he moved from Wellsville to work for the Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C., in an office right across from the Washington Monument (I could see the Monument from his office window if I remember correctly. On Dec. 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi pushed the fuel rods in what was known as the Chicago Pile--1 and produced the first nuclear chain reaction. This was done at a squash court at the University of Chicago (Info off the Web). They had planned to do it at the Argonne forest preserve, west of Chicago, but a labor strike prevented that, so they set the thing off in downtown Chicago, I guess.
In 1943, the Chicago Pile (either a new reactor or replica of the original, or both) was rebuilt at the Argonne National Laboratories in the forest preserve. I mention all of this, because in 1949 Frank went to Allis Chalmers (when he was 50 years old) and learned an entirely new field -- atomic energy --by doing lots of studying in the evenings. Allis Chalmers then did some contract work with the Argonne National Labs. Frank took me to Argonne on a few of the business trips and I was impressed at seeing the first nuclear reactor, of course. Parenthetically in about 1966 or 1967 I got a job offer as a librarian at Argonne because of the pioneering efforts I was doing in library data processing. I thought of all the traffic in Chicago and decided to stay in Platteville. Can you imagine I thought the traffic was bad back then!
One other thing, possibly someone told you that Frank was involved with the Mahattan Project because, while at Allis Chalmers, he did some work and had some social engagements with Farrington Daniels at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Prof. Daniels was nationally famous as a pioneer in the modern use of direct solar energy. [Michael can correct me on that.] I believe at one time Farrrington Daniels was the Director of a Metalligical Lab for the Mahattan Project. (Farrington was 11 years older than my dad.) I don't recall too much about Frank talking about Farrington on a business level other than to say "He had some pretty far-fetched ideas." I do recall one other thing about Farrington, though. It was at my undergraduate graduation in 1957. The deans of the various colleges introduced the graduates by having them stand, proceed to the stage and receive their degrees. Well, the Arts and Sciences Dean (the college I was in) became ill at the last minute, and Professor Farrington Daniels was asked to substitute at a moments notice. Somewhat unprepared he introduced us by saying: "Will the candidates for degrees in Arts and Sciences rise ... [long pause] ... and continue rising." I guess we just floated away!
> Did he ever have friends as a married man with kids? He seemed so mad all the time and I am wondering if people liked him. I do remember one friend in F.W. that he would take me to Mason building or something like that. I just remember that man had a big smile with big teeth blonde/white hair > Actually he and Pearl had lots of friends when they were married and with kids. I have a number of photos of them socializing, etc. such as photos at the rented cottages at Cuba Lake each summer. Diary accounts of them playing bridge, golfing at the golf course across from our first house in Wellsville, etc. But he told me he was always uncomfortable in social situations, and hated small-talk. Unlike his wife, and it was hard for him to get to know people -- even finding those with the same interests. Of course the more he moved I assume it became harder to get acquainted, and with my mother (normally sort of a social butterfly) having a mental illness most of her life (and not being treated for the correct thing until she was in her middle sixties) it was hard for each of them to do much socializing. It seems he never had a good attitude towards children -- who "should be seen, not heard". I never met the man he was friends with in the Masons, but they seemed to have a lot of respect for each other. I can even find his name if that's important. My dad was always proud to be a Mason and attained a high level, but he was inactive from about 1942 until 1965, I believe. Patrick probably knows more about that than I do since he is also a high-level Mason.
I mentioned in an earlier e-mail that he was well-respected at work, and I think he was liked by many of the people. I have at least one letter of praise by a young engineer he tutored. The guy said he had enormous patience! He could also be pretty stubborn and I suspect as he got older he stuck even more to some of his meticulous ways which is maybe a hallmark of a good engineer. I believe after he retired the company still contacted him to do some contract work.
Hugh, what else piques your interest? I guess this is a good way to get me to remember what little I know -- and can piece together from records they kept -- and from Google, of course -- that virtual reference source in the sky!
Jerry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jerome Daniels <daniels@uwplatt.edu> wrote:
Well since Frank was born in Oct. 1900 it's always easy to estimate his age, meaning he was 35 or 36 depending on when he bought the house in 1936. But as you can see from these notes, he bought it in Sep., so he was 35 then: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=daniels&id=I14. This entry is always there if you want to glance at them. ======================================================= Jan 16, 2007 Hugh McFadden wrote: > Did you know, actually what do you not know, that he was a founding father of the local fraternity that became Theta Chi. I am pretty darn sure this was the case. I believe he was in the local chapter house then a year or two after he graduated the house became national chapter. > > What do you know about this?
Hugh, you got me on this one. I never heard it, but if he told you so, I assume that is correct.
What I do know is that he was in the Phi Theta Sigma fraternity which was founded at Bucknell in 1920. He was at Bucknell from 1919/20 through 1923/24. He thought he lived in the dorms the first year [That statement comes from a tape I made of him as we identified the photos in his college photo album. I also have another tape with Diana going over photos with him. Since he never said much about his past, I thought taping him while he went through photos would be a good idea.]
In the Bucknell year books he is pictured with the Phi Theta Sigma fraternity group in the 1922, 1923, and 1924 year books, and since the fraternity didn't start at Bucknell until 1920 he would have been an early member. He wasn't an officer but lived in the fraternity building. I have a good photo of the three story building and a photo of his room.
I also have a membership card, dated July 1, 1925. It reads " Beta Kappa Fraternity. This is to certify that Frank B. Daniels is a regularly initiated member of the Phi Theta Sigma Fraternity, located at Bucknell Univ., which local has been installed as Eta Chapter of Beta Kappa. That he has paid his national fee of Ten and 00/100 Dollars, and that he is entitled to be initiated into Beta Kappa as No. 15 of Eta Chapter upon presentation of this certificate to the officers of any active Chapter upon presentation of this certificate to the officers of any active Chapter, after proper identification."
It sounds all Greek to me, of course, and I don't know the ultimate connection of Phi Theta Sigma or the Eta Chapter of Beta Kapp with Theta Chi which apparently was founded in 1856 in Vermont. Maybe you can explain that connection to me.
When I was in college he never encouraged me to get in a fraternity, because he didn't like the way so many of them were going -- too much drinking and partying. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Manhattan project I believe was roomered sometime while I was in college and I think came from your sister. >Hugh.
You never know about rumors (or even "roomers") from my sister. Last year she tried telling me she remembered hearing about Pearl Harbor on our portable radio while sitting in our porch in University Park, MD. I wrote back and told her, that couldn't have been the case because we lived in Wellsville, NY, at the time. My recollection was that I met him coming home from work as he was walking down the railway tracks and he told me we were at war. Since Dec. 7th was on Sunday, I assume what Frank was referring to was FDR's decision to sign a Declaration of War against Japan on Monday, Dec. 8th. That makes sense. We didn't move to Maryland until May 1942.
Jerry
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