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

THE SCROLL 411before the National Geographic Society at Washington on March 14. Thisis one of a series of lectures which he delivers throughout the country whileCongress is not in session and he can get away from the capital.Iowa Wesleyan—Fred H. Potter, '03, for several years secretary to JusticeHorace E. Deemer of the Supreme Court of Iowa has opened offices for thepractice of law at 5^5 Crocker Building, Des Moines, Iowa, where he isassociated with Judge Wilfred C. Lane, Brown, '01. Brother Potter is engagedin the general practice, while Brother Lane is giving special attentionto patent, trade mark, corporation law and practice in the Federal Courts.Vermont—^The Vancouver (B. C.) Sun of recent date devotes the entirefront page to J. H. Sinclair, 'ii. It seems Brother Sinclair was assaultedin that neighborhood by a notorious highwayman and train robber, whom hegrappled with and held until help arrived. He was shot twice in the armduring the struggle, but is reported as doing nicely. The citizens of Vancouverare raising a hero fund and are loud in their praises of the braverydisplayed.Mississippi—Judge Marcus W. Beck, '78, of the Supreme Court of Georgia,was elected president of the Georgia University alumni club of Atlanta atits meeting in February. Judge Beck was formerly president of the Atlantaalumni club of Phi Delta Theta and is recognized as one of the mostenthusiastic among the older Phis. He is at present taking a winter vacationin Florida following an attack of grip with which he was ill in bed at thetime he was chosen to head the alumni of his university.Missouri—R. W. Brown, '98, who is secretary-treasurer of the AmericanGalloway Breeder's Association and who formerly had his office in Chicagohas moved to Carrollton, Mo. on account of the death of his father, Mr. W. M.Brown. Mr. W. M. Brown was a prominent farmer and breeder of Gallowaysfor a number of years. Brother R. W. Brown has personally taken charge ofthe farm and will make office quarters for the Association at Carrollton asthe Association valued his services as secretary too highly to g^ve them up.Butler—Special dispatch from Columbus, Ind., to the Chicago Record-Herald, January 21, 1913. Hugh Theodore Miller, '88, vice-president of theIndianapolis, Columbus and Southern Traction Company, whose road wasleased recently by the Insul interests of Chicago, held an annual meetingfor the company this morning all by himself, read the report, re-elected theold directors and officers and added two new directors. The road is ownedby the heirs of the late Joseph I. Irwin, all of whom were out of the city,excepting Mr. Miller and his wife, and the latter was busy. Mr. Miller hadproxies from all the stockholders.HELLENIC,Items of news suitable for this department should b'e sent direct to the AssistantEditor, instead of being included in chapter letter.9 A X in convention at Chicago this month recommended that the high schoolfraternities be abolished.At a dinner in Chicago recently, Dean Angell, of the University of Chicago,declared that he was opposed to separate fraternities for Jews, because theywere a tacit admission of the social exclusion of the race.The Harvard chapter of A T gave this month its fifteenth annual revival ofan old English comedy. "The Comedy of Errors" was the play this year atCambridge and Boston. The two dromios were two brothers.