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

THE SCROLL 277Brother Victor Halligan won his N in football and was the bright starof the team in the Oklahoma game. He made both touchdowns and his lineplunging was sensational, not failing to gain once the entire first half.Brother Lee has been elected a Viking, the junior interfraternity society.The chapter was well represented at several recent marriages of our alumni.Brother Hugo Birkner and Miss Mary Louis Richards were married November6, the entire chapter being invited to the ceremony and accompanying ball.Brother George Reeder and Miss Hazel Perrin were married Thanksgivingmorning. Other marriages of our alumni were Hubert Owens and Miss AliceMcCullough, sister of two of our active brothers; Dick Webster and MissMarion Whitmore; Bob Gantt and Miss Zola Dellecker. The chapter wishesthem every success.We wish to call the attention of many of our alumni to the fact that bypaying only one more SCROLL assessment, they will have life subscriptions.If any of the brothers know of any old scrap books or old numbers of theSCROLL, they would confer a great favor to the chapter by sending them to usat our expense. We are trying to complete the fraternity library with respectto such things.Lincoln, Nebr., December 15, 1912.H. H. GOETZE.NEW HAMPSHIRE ALPHA, DARTMOUTH COLLEGEThe football season ended in a blaze of glory. Dartmouth lort but twogames, and has the honor of holding Harvard to a three to nothing score,only a goal from the field beating us. Brother Gibson played his usual brilliantgame at center, and Brother Snow made an enviable record at fullback.Basketball starts with good prospects, Brother Gibson being captsin, andBrother Snow being another regular sure of his position.In spite of all the prophets of gloom, the long chinning season seems to bea success. Few violations of the rules have occurred, and both faculty andstudents seem to welcome the change. A series of entertainments for freshmenhas been instituted, each fraternity having one night to receive them at thehouse.Since the last letter to the SCROLL^ Brothers Borland and Pierce Websterhave been elected to the Dragon senior society.Hanover, N. H., December 12, igi2. C. S. MCDANIEL.NEW YORK ALPHA, CORNELL UNIVERSITYWe take pleasure in presenting to the Fraternity, Brothers T. V. Bryant, '15,Syracuse, N. Y.; E. W. Bacon, Erie, Pa.; J. J. Dall, Jr., Brooklyn, N. Y.;W. K. Drake, Kingston, N. Y.; W. J. Frost, Rochester, N. Y.; W. M..Flesher, Erie, Pa.; F. S. Lack, Paducah, Ky.; W. M. McCandless, St. Louis,Mo.; J. T. Moir, Honolulu, Hawaii; F. B. Mullen, Jamaica, L. I.; A. B.Sanderson, Jr., Springfield, Mass.; and D. L, Trax, Oil City, Pa., '16.In the underclass track meet held several weeks ago, four of the underclassmenwon their numerals. They were Brothers J. O. Greene, '15, W. A.Priester, '15, F. B. Mullen, '16, and A. B. Sanderson, '16. We have now sevennumeral men in the underclasses and that is a large number.Brother Richard Greenwood, '14, did splendid work in the crew competitionand was elected to the position of assistant manager of the navy. He is thefirst major sport manager in the house for several years. He was also electedto the junior honorary society of Aleph Samach and the even year society ofGemel Kharm. Brother Greenwood has been appointed to the student conferencecommittee which acts in co-operation with the faculty in all cases involvingstudents.Brother R. G. Tewksbury, '14, was finalist in the university championshipsin tennis and is practically assured of a place on the team next year. Therewas an entry of 120, by far the largest that there has ever been.