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

170 THE SCROLLLee University, Lexington, Va. Brother D. F, McClelland is Y. M. C. Asecretary at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla., while Brother E. JCarmony fills a similar position at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Ind.Delaware, Ohio, October 19, 1912. LAWRENCE R. LYNCH.OHIO GAMMA, OHIO UNIVERSITYOhio University opened her one hundred and ninth year, Monday, September9, with an enrollment of seven hundred and fifty students. The newScience Hall has been completed at a cost of $125,000. It is a fine, fourstorypressed brick building and makes a valuable, as well as a much neededaddition, to Ohio's group of college buildings. The new training school israpidly nearing completion and will represent a cost of $75,000.Ohio Gamma is in a very flourishing condition. We returned fourteenactive men and with their efforts succeeded in pledging eight men, whom wenow present to the Fraternity: Carl A. Ross, Buffalo, N. Y.; Albert Miller,East Liverpool; Gordon Silcott, Nelsonville; Theodore Alfred, Lancaster;Byron Wolf, Dan Davis, Oscar Fulton, and John Price, Athens. These withfour Phikeias, who were pledged last year, make us a total of twelve pledges.The outlook in football is very good. Phi Delta Theta is represented on thesquad by Brothers McReynolds, Hoodlet, Wood, McVey, and Phikeia Ross.Our men are all showing up especially well. Brother Arthur Hinaman, OhioEta, is entering upon his second year of successful coaching and has alsobeen elected as assistant in the department of engineering. Brother Nuttingis acting as trainer for the team.Quite a large amount of interest in tennis is being taken by a number of ourmen. In the interclass tournament which occurs Saturday, October ig, wewill have four men as representatives.Alumni Day was observed October 15, and was a decided success. Severalinteresting talks were made and with music and refreshments, the evening wasconsidered well spent by all.We recently enjoyed visits from Brothers George "Crum" Kaler, HaroldNutting, Ralph Lewis, George Thomas, Harry Beckley, B. F. Carpenter,Neil Martin, and "Dutch" Powell, Ohio Zeta.Athens, Ohio, October 16, 1912. W. J. CHAMBERLIN.OHIO ZETA, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYThe chapter returned sixteen active men this year and has affiliated BrotherWilliam Johnson of New Hampshire Alpha. We had a very successful rushingseason this year having put buttons on eleven good men. They are: KarlMinneman, of Sidney, Ohio; Fletcher Benton and William Mickel of Jackson,Ohio; Hugh Walburn, of Van Wert, Ohio; Pierre J. Becker, of Brockhaven,Miss.; Ru&sel Corbin, of Zanesville, Ohio; Hugh J. Urmston, of Hamilton,Ohio; Charles Boardman and Dick Huston, of Columbus, Ohio; Eben Jones,of Jackson, Ohio; and Valley Braden, of Bucyrus, Ohio.This year Brother Harry Crary is assistant football manager. BrothersPickerel and Troufman are playing on the team. Brother Pickerel has sustainedan injury to his knee which has kept him out of practice for a coupleof weeks.On October 12 we gave our Phikeia dance and it was a big success. Therewere quite a number of alumni present.We also have with us as a new member of the faculty, Brother ArthurSchlesinger, an alumnus of this chapter who has just returned from ColumbiaUniversity where he was granted a Ph. D. degree.Brother Harrison Barringer is editing the football programs this year.Phikeia Hugh Urmston was appointed as one of the freshmen members of thestudent council. Owing to a very severe illness this summer Gereald Tenney,otherwise known as Pinkie, will not be able to be with us until the secondsemester.