Dear Dr. Tillman and Mr. Harden: Greetings from the sunny Southwest! Despite K-State's short­comings on the football field, I am happy to inform you that alumni enthusiasm, at least at Honeywell, has not diminished one bit. My foreign correspondents have kept me up-to-date regarding the KU pranksters' hill-painting, and I trust the glory of the "KS" is now restored.

As you may recall, Charlie Miller and I are plotting to beg $50 donations from the Tau Beta Pi seniors of '76 in an effort to purchase a bronze Bent for the K-State campus. To that end we will be requesting donations from our fellow classmates in December. I have written Dean Rathbone requesting numerous bits of information, and perhaps together the three of you can assist us in our goal.

More specifically, I need to know pricings, delivery times, etc. for the Bent. I do not have any of this information and I wonder if you could obtain it from the national office. Installation of the Bent is also and undetermined problem. I have no idea how much it will cost, nor if we we'll be able to cover the expense. Perhaps the organization could donate the labor if the Dean can supply the materials ... I would welcome your thoughts on the matter.

In order to get our requests mailed in early December we need this information from you by Thanksgiving. I know only too well how busy this time of year can be, but hope you can respond fairly soon.

Enclosed you will find a copy of the letter to Dean Rathbone. Thanks so much for your help. Sincerely, Ed Perry

Dr. Nagel: I had a request from one of our students who wants to put a Bent here at Kansas State. We would appreciate information on price, delivery times, etc. Sincerely, Frank A. Tillman, Ph.D.

Dear Frank: I am glad to learn from your November 4 letter that there may be some Interest at Kansas State In putting up a big Bent monument. I'll be glad to help you all I can — with informa­tion, not physical labor!

Here is a copy of the January 1970 COUNCIL BULLETIN of Tau Beta Pi where we featured Bent monuments. All the Ideas I have on the subject are stated In this little story.

Unfortunately, prices of the Bent monument have gone up because the price of bronze has risen. See the new prices list on page 8 of the enclosed October 1976 COUNCIL BULLETIN

Delivery times from the foundry depend on the style ordered. Four weeks is about normal for an unassembled and unpolished Bent. But eight weeks is closer to right for the finished job including welding and polishing. Very best regards. Sincerely yours, Robert H. Nagel

Dear Sec.-Treas. Nagel: The Kansas Gamma chapter at Kansas State University has decided to install a Bent Monument in the near future after construction plans and exact placement have been determined. Please order for our chapter and add the expense to our account the POLISHED AND ASSEMBLED Bent Monument. Please also order for our chapter the following 

supplies: 1000 Letterhead, 1000 Envelopes, 30 Posters (for announcements), 500 Introductory Folders, 60 Electee Packets. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Greg Tucker, President, Kansas Gamma

Dear Mr. Nagel: Enclosed, is the 1977-78 Financial Evaluation Report for the Kansas Gamma Chapter. I will be the chapter treasurer until December and my summer address is given on the report.

Since the Kansas Gamma Chapter does not have gross receipts of $10,000 or more, I won't fill out an IRS Form 990. Am I correct in thinking that Kansas Gamma does not need to file any income tax form?

The chapter statement sent out in April has a charge of $455.62 for a bent monument. A group of our alumni have organized a fund-raising campaign to pay for this monument. The entire amount has not been collected at this time. I could pay part of the charge now or would you prefer to leave the entire $455.62 on the chapter account? Please advise me on this matter.

Also, I need loan forms, promissory notes, and loan information sheets. Thank you. Sincerely, Ann D. Kottwitz

Dear Ann: Many thanks for your May 3 letter and the Financial Evaluation Report for Kansas Gamma. I am pleased to note that your chapter's finances are in good shape!

You are absolutely correct — since your chapter's gross receipts did not exceed $10,000, you are not required to file IRS form 990. Looking at Kansas Gamma's account, I note that all Initiation fees and other charges have been taken care of and, as you indicate, the balance due of $455.62 is the charge for your Bent monument. It will be perfectly O.K. with me if you want to wait until the fund-raising campaign brings in a sufficient amount to write a single check for the Bent monument charge. I suggest you let the balance stand for the time being. Hopefully, however, you will be able to pay the debt before our fiscal year ends on July 31. But if you see you can't pay it all by that date, perhaps it would be good to send partial pay­ment along with a note of explanation, to satisfy Tau Beta Pi's auditor. O.K.? Enclosed are several sets of student loan forms. Sincerely yours, Robert H. Nagel

Dear Mr. Nagel: This coming year, our chapter is going to install our Bent monument. Do you have pictures or descriptions of other Bents that would be available to our chapter? We would like to have some sort of "area" rather than just the Bent and base alone. Sincerely, Ann D. Kottwitz, Treas., Ks. Gamma

Dear Ann: Thanks for the prompt submission of your Delegate's Expense Report which is acknowledged by way of the enclosed form letter.

In response to your October 24 letter, no, there are no other Bents available. With the purchase of your big Bent monument, you have everything there is! But you could still erect your monument and establish an "area" as some other Tau Beta Pi chapters have done. Please see the enclosed project material showing what Ohio Iota did. They established an area around their Bent monument with shrubs and benches which makes a nice gathering place for students.

Depending on where you will install the Bent monument, you might want to consider doing something such as Texas Lambda did. I don't have a photo but let me describe it briefly: The monument is mounted on an attractive base in the front center of their Engineering Building. The walkways are constructed around it and are artistically done with plantings of shrubs, natural rock, red­wood chips, etc. This creates the impression of an area and makes the Bent very prominent, of course, because everyone must walk around it to get into the building. I hope these ideas may be helpful to you. Sincerely yours, Robert H. Nagel

I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Tau Beta Pi acquired a four-foot-tall brass bent some time back which was displayed outside of Durland Hall on top of a limestone base. Over time the bent lost its luster, and the base became chipped and gouged from general wear and tear. It was decided several years back that the appearance of the bent and the base had deteriorated to the point that it reflected negatively on the Kansas Gamma chapter here at K-State. The bent was removed from its base and was sent to a local merchant to be polished back to its original shine. The bent sat in storage for a couple of years until it was decided at the beginning of the fall 1998 semester that the bent needed to be restored in time for the National Convention to be held at K- State in October of 1998. After receiving bids from several stone companies, a new limestone base was purchased from Bayer Stone, Inc. in St. Mary's, Kansas. Mr. Bayer agreed to give us the stone at a reduced price if we would include his company’s name on a plaque placed on the base. The base was fashioned in the shape of a square truncated pyramid. A new bronze plaque was cast for the base by Degginger's Foundry of Topeka, Kansas. The base and plaque arrived only a few days before the National Convention commenced. Holes were drilled for the plaque and both the bent and the plaque were cemented onto the base. Oak trim was then placed around the bottom of the base. The bent is currently displayed in the atrium between Durland and Rathbone Halls.

II. PURPOSE & RELATIONSHIP TO OBJECTIVES OF TAU BETA PI: The purpose of restoring the bent was to draw positive attention to the Kansas Gamma chapter of Tau Beta Pi. We wanted the national delegates at the convention to see that our chapter is among the premier chapters in the nation. It was also desired to have a highly visible display for any visitor of Durland/Rathbone Hall to become more familiar with Tau Beta Pi.

III. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION: Help and tools were supplied by several Durland/Rathbone facilities employees. 

IV. COST & PERSONEL REQUIREMENTS: Mark Koontz (Treasurer for Spring 1999) did all the checking with various stone companies and plaque suppliers to find the best value for the base and plaque. The base and plaque were both delivered to Durland/Rathbone Hall by the suppliers. The plaque and bent were affixed to the base by Mark. The oak trim was added by a Durland/Rathbone facilities employee. The cost for the base was $695 and the cost for the plaque was $108. 

V. SPECIAL PROBLEMS: The project had to be completed before the deadline of the National Convention. 

VI. OVERALL EVALUATION/RESULTS: Many positive comments have been received from a plethora of people including: many delegates at the National Convention, students, professors, Deans King and Rathbone, and other faculty and staff. The project came in below the spending limit imposed by Dean King.