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

394 THE SCROLLThe following brothers have received the honors mentioned: Giebel,chemists' club; Church, baseball manager; James Pottenger, class treasurer andsenior social committee; Wunder, Cincinnatian staff, social science club. IvyOrator for the junior class; and Goettle, James Pottenger and Wunder onthe University Club. Brother James Pottenger is treasurer of the UniversityClub.In a recent indoor meet given by the Y. M. C. A. Brother Fenker pulledsecond in the 60 yard low hurdles and James Pottenger pulled third in thequarter mile.Ohio Theta is expecting to give a rush party to the prospective high schoolstudents on March 7 and on March 20 she is going to have an open house forthe fraternities at the University of Cincinnati. At this meeting she expects tobring up the matter of having rushing rules, there being none at present.Any Phi who is in Cincinnati or near here in more than welcome to attendthese two functions.Since the last letter we have received visits from Brother Lamkin, P. G. C,and the following brothers: Ellis, S. A. McGill, Oscar Lange, R. M. Easton,Brown McGill, Shupe, and Collins, who was Ohio Beta's representative on thedebating team.Cincinnati, Ohio, February 23, 1913. JAMES W. POTTENGER.ONTARIO ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO .We are delighted to introduce Clarence Parker Lauderbaugh pledge of OhioWesleyan, initiated by Ontario Alpha on February 22, 1913.The hockey season finished with splendid results for Toronto. The varsityseven under the captaincy of Brother Bazil Frith winning the intercollegiatechampionship, and challenging for the Allan cup; the faculty, however, decidedthat too much time would be lost to the students and the games were not played.Cornell University hockey team were defeated in an exhibition game withvarsity by a score of 10 to o. The Cornell team played good fast hockeythroughout and were quite a surprise to us.Unusual interest has been shown his year in an interfraternity hockeyseries, 4> A O being undefeated champions by beating Z •* in the final game.The fraternities are already getting their teams in shape for the coming baseballseries.Brother Preston was elected president and Brother Mulholland representativeo£ the university college athletic association. Brother Colin Simpson waselected vice-president of the Victoria College athletic association.We have completed our prep school rushing and have pledged five promisingmen for next year. In rushing we considered only such men as werecertain to attend the university. This, we hope, will save certain disappointmentswe have had in the past.Since the last issue of THE SCROLL we have enjoyed visits from BrothersDuclo, Kennedy, Hasson and Montgomery, Quebec Alpha, and Brother Whitmore,Minnesota Alpha.Toronto, Ontario, March 10, 1913.R. L. JUNKIN.OREGON ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF OREGONWith the opening of the spring semester many new faces were seen uponthe campus but sorry to say as many more were required to leave by facultyrequest. Brother Hartsuck, who was forced to return home on account ofsickness in his family, is the only member not to remain for the secondterm. "Dave" expects to re-enter next year but nevertheless his absence forone semester is deeply regretted by all of us. Of the new men Frank V.Wray has been pledged. We are also pleased to introduce to the FraternityBrother Ira Staggs who was initiated February 20. Brother Staggs is amember of the glee club and assistant in machine shop.