1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

88 THE SCROLL.been agreed to by the faculty and which will go into effect next year. The mainobject of the resolutions is a scholastic requirement for initiation. Pledgescan be made at any time but no one can be initiated until he shall havepassed at least fifty per cent of his work at any one examination. A statementto the effect that this work has been done, must be obtained from theregistrar. A permanent committee consisting of one member from eachfraternity is to decide upon all cases that may come up. Phi Delta Theta isrepresented by Brother Erwin.The annual boat race between the Albert Sidney and Harry Lee crews waswon by the former. Brother Glasgow stroked the Harry Lee crew.The second season of the interfraternity baseball league of which BrotherThach, 'ii, is the founder, ended with a game between Kappa Sigma and PhiKappa Psi, the former winning. This entitles them to possession of theloving cup for one year.'During the commencement exercises Virginia Zeta was ably represented byBrother Glasgow as valedictorian for the senior class. To him also goes thehonor of winning the Cincinnati orators medal. The medal was founded inhonor of the society of the Cincinnati and orations in competition for it mustbe submitted to a committee of the faculty and in order for it to be awardedthe oration must have intrinsic value and not simply be the best of thosesubmitted.Those members of the chapter receiving degrees were Brothers Fred andThompson of the Law school. Brother Glasgow in the Academic and BrotherRichardson in Engineering.At a meeting of those men receiving baseball monograms Brother Erwinwas elected captain of the 1913 team.Among the alumni to honor us with a visit during finals were Brothers W.K. Lemley and Abe Somerville. W. A, ERWIN.Lexington, Va,, July 13, 1912,WASHINGTON ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONWashington Alpha finished a very successful year by graduating a delegationof seven strong men at the June commencement but with an elegant newhouse and prospects for a formidable list of Phikeias the chapter intends toeven better this showing during the coming twelve months.The closing months of the college year were signally successful for thePhis, Brothers Denney, Nels Hartson, Coyle, Sieler, R. Major, W, Wand,and Mucklestone were graduated. Brother Fritz Beltz was elected senior representativeon the board of control of the associated students and together withBrother T. Wand and Sipprell was chosen as a member of the newly createdundergraduate conference, which will cooperate with the faculty in disciplinarycases. Phikeias Barrett Herrick and Harry Dorman, '15, were initiated thelast week of the semester upon completing the required twelve hours' work.Brothers Fritz Beltz and Sipprell were elected to membership in the Oval Club,junior-senior honor society, while Fir Tree, the senior honor group, tookBrother T. Wand.By defeating the Betas, Kappa Sigs, Phi Kappas (local applicants for PsiUpsilon) and the Delta Taus the Phi Delt-nine, led by Captain Hayfield,won the Interfraternity baseball championship and then by trimming theKeeleycurists, leaders of the All-comers League, the Phis took the college penantand the Spalding silver trophy. The lineup was: Hayfield, ss; Hickingbottom.If; Mucklestone, 3b; Patton, c; Coyle, p; J. Hartson, ib; Huntley,2b; Courtney, cf; W. Wand, Sieler, rf.In spring athletics the chapter maintained its usual standing. BrothersCourtney and Patton made the track team, while Brothers Patton and CaptainHickingbottom won their baseball emblems. Courtney (captain-elect) made