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

THE SCROLL 271clear up the charges against Brother Park. It is almost certain that he willbe allowed to participate on the athletic teams of the university.Dr. J. H. Kastle has been made director of the experiment station and deanof the College of Agriculture, to succeed Dr. M. A. Scovell who died lately.Doctor Scovell was a member of this chapter.Lexington, Ky., December 12, 1912. ADOLPH WALLER.LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITYAlthough rushing season has been over for some time now, we are stillvery much elated over our success, by our taking six good men from practicallyevery fraternity at Tulane. Competition this year was keener by farthan ever before. We have this year the largest chapter in some time, duenot only to the return of a greater part of old men, but to the class of fraternitymaterial up this year, although the tendency to be more conservaljive isvery evident on all sides. The scholarship committee is especially activeand Louisiana Alpha stands a good chance to win the cup offered by the Pan-Hellenic Council for best scholarship. It is not only up to us to keep up ourwork but see to our freshmen, and keep closer watch on them than before.November 9 was initiation night and the chapter takes great pleasure in presentingto the Fraternity Brothers William Herbert WjTin of Marianna,Florida, '16; James Hortaire Guenard of Lake Providence, Louisiana, '16;Walter Edward Jenkins of El Paso, Texas, '16.The university will be represented by a light but fast basketball team witha fair schedule which will include some good games. The Fraternity is representedon the team by Brother Jenkins as guard. We received a pleasant visitfrom Brother S. Guy Strichland, Georgia Alpha, '07, of the U. S. S. Kansaswhile the Atlantic fleet was in port. Great interest was shown and true cordialhospitality extended to every Phi of Louisiana Alpha by Brother Strichland'sentertaining royally the active chapter at a dinner on board his ship.The affair was one that we all like to remember and Brother Strichland's visitwas entirely too short. The chapter is well represented this year in practicallyall college activities.New Orleans, La., December 13, 1912. JNO. B. DICKS.MAINE ALPHA, COLBY COLLEGEWith the Christmas holidays but four days away, Maine Alpha chapter houseseems to be in the throes of business. These last few days are always productiveof extra study, as the dreaded examinations are staring us in the face. Ourscholarship committee had done some good work during the fall term, andscholastically the chapter is in excellent condition.We held our initiation banquet November 20, at the Elmwood Hotel.There were about forty loyal Phis at the banquet board, with good feeling andenthusiasm the predominant feature of the evening. Brother Towne, '05,acted as our toastmaster, while the other alumni present were Brothers Dean,Grant, Flood, Chipman, Kimbal and Tozier. It is with pleasure that we introduceto the Fraternity the following men: L. E. Warren, *i4, of Woodsville,N. H.; A. N. Guptill, '15, of Concord, N. H.; N. E. Robinson, '15, of Mt. Vernon,Me.; and S. G. Blackington, of Attleboro, Mass.; R. J. Doyle, of Nashua,N. H.; W. J. Larkin, of Waterville, Me.; J. F. Lowney, of Roxbury, Mass.;Irving W. Merrill, of Somerville, Mass.; and A. J. O'Neil, of Nashua, N. H.;all of the freshman class.Colby College has just closed a very successful season of football, in whichPhis played no small part. One of the brightest seasons on record was onlydarkened by poor work in the game with University of Maine, which we lostby three touchdowns, although defeating Bowdoin 20-0, and badly trouncingBates 35-6, thus taking second place in the Maine Intercollegiate championshipseries. One lone defeat of the season was indeed hard to swallow, for pre-