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

THE SCROLL 249thing by staying out of whatever local organization the fraternitiesmay form," and also because there have been "a nmnber of instanceswhere one or more of the fraternities belonging to such a local conferenceviolated the regulations of its organization or evaded themin a tricky way or otherwise sought some advantage by not playingfair with the other members of the conference."WALTER B. PALMER.THREE BROTHERS ON ONE FOOTBALL TEAMTo Alabama Alpha, University of Alabama, belongs the peculiarhonor of having three brothers on the varsity football team.These three Phis are Adrian Van de Graaff and Hargrove Vande Graaff of the class of 1914 and William Van de Graaff of theJi JL t/1 55^THREE VAN DE GRAAF BROTHERSclass of 1916. Brother Hargrove Van de Graaff was All-Southernend last year while Brother Adrian Van de Graaff's brilliant playinghas featured every game in which he has participated. Theyounger member of the family bids fair to equal if not eclipse therecord of his older brothers.The following extract from the Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiserof October 17, 1912, gives an idea of the high rank which these Phibrothers hold in the opinion of sporting authorities: