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

274 THE SCROLLBrother Rankin, '13, is on the mandolin club.Brother Ferguson, '16, was one of the speakers at the recent annual freshmanbanquet held in Boston.Brother Hopkins, '13, was suddenly taken sick a few weeks ago with anacute attack of appendicitis. After recovering somewhat from the operationhe returned to his home in Lansing, Michigan, where he will remain untilthe beginning of the college in January.The chapter has recently received visits from Brothers Shute, '08, Barnes,ex-'13, who will graduate this June from the engineering department of theUniversity of Pennsylvania; and Blackmer, ex-'i3, of Yale.Amherst, Mass., December 14, igi2.RAYMOND W. STONE.MICHIGAN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANSince the last letter Michigan Alpha has initiated Brothers Boyd Comptonof Dayton, Ohio; Willys Dodge of Lansing, Mich.; Martin Gait of Shenandoah,Iowa; Malcolm Scott of Connelsville, Pa.; Mort Wilkinson of Buffalo,N. Y.; and Benjamin Motter of Lima, Ohio.Special preparations were made for the Cornell-Michigan game and a largenumber of alumni returned. Among these were Brothers Roy Chapin, RobertAnderson, Ray Hoover, Frank Rowell, George Jay, Albert Wohlgemuth,and Wade Oliver.We are represented in campus activities this year by Brothers Haff, captainof the track team; Beck, author of the Michigan Union opera; Barton, memberof the football team; Turpin, on the Comedy club, Wilkins and Miller on themusical clubs; Ballantine on the Michiganensian staff; Shafroth on the MichiganDaily staff; Bade on the art staff of the Michiganensian and the Gargoylestaff.Brother Beck has been elected to Barristers; Brother Ballantine to Triangleand Brother Shafroth to Sphinx.The plans for the junior hop house party have already been started.Brother White is our representative on the junior hop committee.Ann Arbor, Mich., December 15, igi2. D. CECIL JOHNSON.MINNESOTA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAWith the passing of the fall quarter Minnesota Alpha is about to enter hernew chapter house at 1027 University Ave., S. E. Our new home is locatedtwo blocks from the campus in the center of a fraternity community, andwill be ready for occupancy at the end of Christmas vacation. The housewill be formally opened early in January.We have had a very successful rushing season and take pleasure in introducingthe following initiates: Brothers Andrews, McCanna, Boyce, Frisbee,Egginton, Hoerr, Kennedy, Rankin and Bacon. Of these men BrotherAndrews is a likely candidate for the varsity baseball team; Brother Baconis on the Minnesota Daily staff and Brother Rankin is managing editor of theGopher staff. All the new men have made good records and $ A 8 chapterranks second in scholastic standing among fraternities on the campus, DeltaUpsilon holding first place.Brother Hayward, Minnesota's miniature quarterback, played a remarkablygood game of football this fall and much of the success of the inexperiencedteam can be attributed to his generalship. Long before he had finished hisconquests on the gridiron, Hayward entered the social arena and landed thepresidency of the junior ball._ We urge all * A 0 alumni to call on us more frequently and especiallyvisiting Phis who are passing through the city. We're proud of our new home,come and see it and enjoy it with us.Minneapolis, Minn., December 22, 1912. R. O. WEBSTER.