1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for MAY, 1965 337Following his naval service, he returned tothe University of Texas from which he receivedhis bachelor's degree in 1949 and his law degreein 1950. He was president of the Texasstudent body in 1948-49.Admitted to the Texas Bar in 1950, BrotherSanders was engaged in the private practice oflaw until his appointment as United States attorneybut during this period served threeterms as a Texas State Representative.His service as United States District Attorneywas honored by the Dallas chapter of the FederalBar Association which gave him its distinguishedservices award in 1964.Brother Sanders is the son of a Phi, HaroldBarefoot Sanders (Oklahoma '18), and hisbrother is Addison Sanders (Texas '53).Penn State Appoints PhiTo Head Graduate SchoolPenn State University (home of PennsylvaniaTheta chapter), long noted for its emphasis onthe hard sciences and engineering, has named asocial scientist to head its Graduate School. Heis Dr. M. Nelson McGeary (Lafayette '28),professor of political science and assistant tothe president of the University.Brother McGeary is the author of five booksand numerous articles. He joined the faculty ofPenn State in 1939 and has been a long-timeadvocate of constitutional reform in Pennsylvania.He served as head of the department ofpolitical science for two three-year terms(1948-51 and 1957-60).His appointment to the new post indicates arise in the stature of the social sciences at theUniversity, but another factor was McGeary'sintimate knowledge of the life of the University,gained through two years as director of aunique evaluation program now completed.Genera/ Cassidy Is NamedChief of Army EngineersOn January 7, President Johnson namedWilliam F. Cassidy (Iowa '34), a Major Generalin the United States Army, to become the 40thChief of Engineers. Currently serving as CommandingGeneral of the U.S. Army EngineerCenter and Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Brother Cassidyhas been nominated to receive the thirdstar of a lieutenant general when he assumesleadership of the Army's Corps of Engineers onJuly 1.Thus, General Cassidy will become the headof a unique Army organization whose,functionsare both civil and military. Militarily, theCorps' primary mission is to increase the combatpower of our forces through constructionand destruction. On the civil works side, it hasimportant responsibilities in the fields of navigablewaterways improvement, flood controlwork, and associated activities.Born on an Army post near Nome, Alaska,on August 28, 1908, Brother Cassidy graduatedfrom Deerfield-Shields high school inHighland Park, Illinois, and after a year inpreparatory school won a presidential appoint-DR. M. NELSON McGEARY, Lafayette '28 GEN. WILLIAM F. CASSIDY, Iowa '34