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

382 THE SCROLLby all as a grand success. The dancing commenced at three in the afternoon atEcke's Hall and continued until six o'clock. Carriages were then taken fromthe hall to the chapter house, where a large seven-course dinner was served.The house was decorated with garlands of southern smilax and white carnationswere scattered in profusion on the mantles and dinner tables. A fivepieceorchestra furnished music during the meal. Upstairs the bed rooms werecleared of beds and study furniture and were turned into parlors and loungingrooms for the use of our guests after dinner. A victrola, presented tothe chapter as a Christmas gift by Phikeia Jenkins, furnished grand operamusic and ragtime for the benefit of both old and young.At the present writing Kansas leads in the race for the southern divisionand Missouri Valley championship in basketball. We have so far won fivegames and lost none and our hopes are rosy for another champion five.Brother "Red" Brown is playing the position of forward. He is an old handat the game and is more than making good, this season, the honors he hascaptured in former years.The Red Domino dramatic club, an organization that presents only originalmusical' comedies, staged its annual play the latter part of January. KansasAlpha was represented in "The Blue Rose Diamond" by Brother Frank Miller,who carried the lead. The play was cleverly written and admirably producedand Brother Miller "got away good" in the center of the lime light.The second semester of the university has just opened and the fraternities areholding initiation for those freshmen who passed the 75 per cent Pan-Hellenicruling. We will take in five Phikeias about the first of March. We havepreviously held ceremonies for fpur who entered the university with advancedcredits. The annual Founders' Day banquet will be held at the chapter houseMarch 15. We expect a large representation of Kansas Alpha alumni and intendto make it a gala event. We extend a hearty invitation to all Brother Phis,who are in this section of the country, to attend this banquet.Lawrence, Kansas, February 20, 1913. RUSSELL CLARK.KANSAS BETA, WASHBURN COLLEGESince our last letter we have held our initiation and Kansas Beta takes greatpleasure in introducing to the Fraternity Brothers Leo Johnson of Osage City,Kansas; Glen Elbe of Lyons, Kans.; Philip Gray, Millard Troxell, HermanEwers, Donald Welty and George Hogeboom of Topeka, Kansas. .We havepledged Arthur Champney of Lyons, Kansas.The basketball season closes February 28. We were represented on thevarsity team by Brother Pearson, center, and on the freshman team by PhikeiaDeever, forward. Track work begins next Monday. We will be well representedin this department and are looking forward to a record breakingseason. We will be represented by Brothers Lowe, last year's captain. Berg,Pearson, Sanders and Phikeias Deever and Wolfe.This week the glee club returns from a three week's Santa Fe readingroom tour to California. Washburn is higHy elated over the success ofher glee club and Phi Delta Theta is particularly proud in being representedby five men: Brothers Neiswanger, Heym, Searle, Troxell and Phikeia Seely.The Washburn dramatic club will present its annual play March ii,"The Man From Indiana" Brother Neiswanger has the lead. Other parts areassigned to Brothers Crumbine, Searle, Dunn, Welty and Phikeia Guild.Brothers Troxell and Welty have been elected to the club. Brother Crumbinehas been elected to the high position of president of the senior class.At the present we are working hard on our annual house party minstrelshow, which is dated for March 7. Plans are also being materialized for ourannual dinner-dance at the Elk's Club on April 11.Brother Fred R. Cowles, president Zeta Province, paid us a most interestingand enjoyable visit at the time of our last initiation, February 14.Topeka, Kansas, February 24, 1913. P. W. BEGGS.