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

172 THE SCROLLONTARIO ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTOOntario Alpha desires to introduce to the Fraternity Brothers Joseph JewellEvans, of Shanghai, China; Andrew Ruthven Thompson, Ottawa; JosephEllsworth Flavell, and Gordon Westover Doolittle, Toronto, who were initiatedOctober 15, 1913. We are also pleased to present Phikeias Higgins and Simpson,whom we expect to initiate in the very near future.Toronto has won three out of four games played in the intercollegiateRugby, series and has every chance of winning the championship again thisyear. Brothers Cory and Cuzner are both playing on the team, while BrothersFrith, Lorimef, Simpson, Faucett, Thompson and Phikeia Higgins are on thesquad.The university will have a, splendid new building added to its presentquota in the new Knox College which is being erected on the west side ofthe front campus at a cost of $600,000. The new gymnasium will be completedin another year and will be the equal of any on the continent. The cost isestimated at something over $1,000,000. In this building will be included theY. M. C. A. and new Students' Union. A temporary gymnasium has beenerected to meet the needs of the students for the present year, and is fittedup with lockers, swimming tank and usual equipment.Prospects are very bright this year. We had six men pledged before thesecond week of college, and should have no trouble in getting several more.Our preparatory school rushing starts in a few weeks from now, and we haveseveral likely looking men'in sight for next year.Brother Walter Lumsden, Quebec Alpha, has entered law school at Torontothis fall. Brother Cox, Ontario Alpha, '13, has reentered the chapter and isalso attending law school. Since the last issue of the SCROLL we have enjoyedvisits from the following Brothers : Whitmore, Minnesota Alpha, and Landry,Lovell, Reed, Kennedy, Risteen, and Masson, Quebec Alpha.Toronto, Ont., October 24, 1912. R. L. JUNKIN.OREGON ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF OREGONThe University of Oregon opened for work September 19 with a largernumber of students than in any previous year. The freshman class showedthe greatest increase and brought the total enrollment in the Colleges ofLiterature, Science and Arts and Engineering to a figure something over 700.Among the new men on the faculty is Brother W. M. Smith, PennsylvaniaAlpha, '03. Brother Smith comes as assistant professor in the mathematical departmentand has already gained the reputation of being a thorough mathematicianand an excellent instructor.Oregon Alpha returned eight active men and has nine pledges. We lostseven of last year's chapter by graduation and of those who failed to return,Brother Stevens has affiliated with California Beta, Brother Hammond hasentered, the Oregon Law School in Portland, and Brother Irish has enteredMcMinnville College. It is with great pleasure that we introduce to theFraternity, Phikeias Harry Miller, '16, Newberg, Ore.; Chester Miller, '16,Portland, Ore.; Hermes Wrightson, '16, Portland, Ore.; Robert Prosser, '16,Eugene, Ore.; Arthur Oleson, '16, Portland, Ore.; Walter Church, '16, Eugene,Ore.; Carl Thomas, '14, Portland, Ore.; David Hartsuck, '15, Olympia,Wash., who enters after one year's work in Washington State College; andEarl Hughes, '14, Portland, Ore., a student in Whitman College two years.Brother Donaca is back with us after a year's absence from school.Football holds everyone's attention at this time of the year. Although wewere defeated October 19 by the fast Whitman team our hopes for the Northwestchampionship have not vanished and we expect to come back strongagainst our great rivals, Washington and the Agricultural College. BrotherBailey is one of the mainstays on the team. Three times has he earned thetitle of All-Northwestern tackle and he bids fair to do it again. PhikeiaHartsuck is playing a smashing game at half and we expect great things of him.