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

THE SCROLL 377The university glee club leaves for a month's tour of the west, March 24,which will include visits to various cities in California. Brother Merle Scott,first tenor and soloist of the club, will accompany them.With the certainty of obtaining a beautiful home, Indiana Alpha's prospectsfor the future are more brilliant than ever before.Bloomington, Ind., February 25, 1913.CLYDE MORRISON.INDIANA BETA, WABASH COLLEGESince our last letter to THE SCROLL we have pledged Karl Cravens ofBloomfield, Indiana.The college year is now more than half over and looking back over the pastfive months, we feel that Indiana Beta has more than held its own both inscholarship standing and in the various college activities in which it has beenrepresented. We believe that a high scholarship standing is the primary endtowards which all college men should strive, yet it is the purpose of IndianaBeta to be represented in every college activity possible, and with this purposein view, we strive to impress upon our new men as soon as possible afterentering college, the necessity of lengthening our list of college honors.Brothers Davidson and L. Craig are captains of the two debating teamswhich will represent Wabash in the Indiana University, Notre Dame, Wabashdebating league. Brother Carrithers won second place in the tryout and ison the team under Brother Davidson. Brothers Cravens and Watson alsotried out for the team and made a creditable showing, although they failed tomake the team.The Wabash dramatic club has just announced a new play which will begiven within the next two or three weeks. Brother Davidson has the partof the leading character in fhe play and Brother Noble also has a strong part.In basketball Brother Ellis made good as varsity center, winning his officialW. Brother Steinbaugh is trying out for assistant manager of the team andhas a good chance of securing the position. In class basketball Brothers Gavit,'16, and Maxwell, '16, were on the winning team.Wabash bids fair to have a winning baseball team this year, and we are lookingforward to a series of good games. Brother Wakeley has already won hisW, and is sure to make the team again this year. Brother Nichols has hadquite a good deal of experience in baseball, and although this is his firstyear, he should make the team.Brothers Halgren and Luccock are trying for places on the editing staff ofthe college paper. The Bachelor, and Brother Gavit is working for managingeditor of the same.We are working hard on new material for next year and will greatlyappreciate any information that can be given us regarding good men who arecoming to Wabash.Crawfordsville, Ind., February 24, 1913.LEE CRAIG.INDIANA GAMMA, BUTLER UNIVERSITYWe extend our greetings and heartiest good wishes to the three successfulpetitioning bodies in Zeta Province. Indiana Gamma wishes to congratulatethe Fraternity at large on the acquisition of the three new chapters. Thismarks another step in progress of the Fraternity, and a further awakening toour possibilities in the West, besides adding a tower of strength to ZetaProvince. We can well be proud of the new additions to our great brotherhood.We, also, have increased in numbers, and wish to introduce to our sisterchapters Brothers A. W. Brayton, Jr., Louis N. Kirkhoff and James W. Hartley,and Phikeia James Davenport. As the winter term draws near to a close wehave hopes of standing higher than ever in scholarship. Phi Delta Theta hasbeen well represented here in other lines of college activity.Phikeias Ward and Arnold won two of the four coveted positions on the