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

168 THE SCROLLColeman, 'i6, who died of diabetes October 12, 1912. A young man ofabsolute honor, clean morals and good fellowship he had endeared himselfto the whole chapter and his loss will be severely felt.We have taken great pleasure during the past weeks in visits from BrothersPemberton of Kansas Alpha, Kimble of Wisconsin Alpha, Alexander of NewYork Delta and Brothers Sherwood, '08, Griffith, '07, Simpson, '10, and Hill,'83. GARRICK M. TAYLOR.Syracuse, N. Y., October 17, 1912.NORTH CAROLINA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINAThe university has entered upon what promises to be the most flourishingyear in her history. The enrollment of students has reached 817, the numberregistered in the department of law and medicine being especially large.Three sections of the new dormitory on the west side of the campus have beencompleted; and the handsome Peabody Education.al Building now under constructionwill be opened in January with appropriate exercises.The football season has been very successful so far. Carolina has defeatedin succession Davidson, 13 to o. Wake Forest, 9 to 2, and Bingham, Asheville,47 to 0. The hardest games are ahead. We play in turn VirginiaPolytechnic Institute, Georgetown, South Carolina, Washington and Lee, andVirginia. The last game will be played, as usual, in Richmond on Thanksgivingday. The Carolina aggregation to gather in Richmond on that daywill be sure to include a goodly number of loyal Phis.North Carolina Beta opened the present year most successfully. Sevenmembers of last year's active chapter have returned, and Brother Floyd G.Whitney, '11, has come back to college to study law. Brother Henry Meeks,of Tennessee Alpha, has affiliated with lis. The chapter takes pleasure in introducingto the Fraternity the following new brothers: Thomas E. Oilman,'15, Jacksonville, N. C.; Paul Brantley, Wilson, N. C; and Robert E. L.Cook, '15, Tarboro, N. C. With a total of twelve good men in the activechapter this year North Carolina Beta has already made strides in capturing hershare of college honors. Brother Edwards has been made captain of the 1913varsity baseball team, by a recent election. Brothers Meeks, Millender andCook are members of the glee club, the first two also being members of theorchestra. Brother Meeks, who has a wonderful tenor voice, has createdquite a sensation with his solos and his singing in the quartet. BrotherWhitney has been elected to membership in the Junior Order of the Gorgon'sHead. Brother Hughes, who was captain of last year's varsity gymnasiumteam, has been made gymnasium instructor. Brother Applewhite is playing histhird year as a member of the varsity football team. He has been shifted thisyear from his regular position at end to right half-back, where, he has beendoing some good line plunging. Brother Applewhite has been elected an associateeditor on each of the three college publications, and was initiated into SigmaUpsilon, a literary fraternity which recently renewed its charter here. BrotherHart is a charter member of Alpha Chi Sigma, a chemical fraternity whichrecently installed a chapter here. Brother Brantley has been made secretaryof the 1914 pharmacy class. Brother Oilman is playing a star half-back on thescrub football team.The chapter had the pleasure of receiving a visit last month from BrotherW. B. Burrus, our genial province president. Brother Burrus was accompaniedby Mrs. Burrus and Phikeia Patton, of Virginia Gamma. We enjoyedtheir visit very much and regretted that it could not have been prolonged.Those who were up for initiation this fall were : Brothers Ernest Thompson,Harrison Yelverton, Isaac London, alumni of the local chapter, and W. L.Wood, Georgia Gamma. Brother Plain, of Georgia Delta, also visited uslast month. Brother Melvin ("Bull") Thompson, a former Carolina footballstar and captain, was on the Hill a few days the first of the monthassisting in coaching the football team.Chapel Hill, N. C, October 20, 1912.SWADE E. BARBOUR.