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

THE SCROLL 493and W, L, Craig are on the staff. We are represented on The Wabash, thecollege magazine, by Brother Tracewell, editor-in-chief, and Brother Carrithers,business manager.There are still quite a number of college events which will occur betweennow and the close of the college year, but we are confident that we will be assuccessful in competing for honors in them as in those which have alreadyoccurred.We will greatly appreciate any interest that the alumni or sister chaptersmay show in helping us to secure good men who are worthy of * A 0, fornext year. Our rush dance will be on May 24, this year, and we expect toentertain quite a number of prospective. Wabash men at that time.Crawfordsville, Ind., May 2, 1913.LEE CRAIG.INDIANA GAMMA, BUTLER UNIVERSITYIndiana Gamma takes pleasure in introducing to the Fraternity, BrothersPaul W. Ward, of Lebanon, Ind., Ralph Arnold, of Greenfield, Ind., andRobert R. Adam, of Indianapolis, Ind.We are pleased with the improvement in scholarship by the active chapter,they taking first place among the fraternities. The chapter including pledgesreceived second place, running very close to first.We were represented on the debating team by Brothers Ward and Arnold.Brother Thomas is developing the best baseball team Butler has seen for anumber of years. Brother Parker is doing stellar work as pitcher, andBrother Arnold is working in the catcher's box. Brother Lewis one of themainstays on last year's team has left college to accept a position with the cityengineer.Brother Kennington has been chosen director of the orchestra, and BrotherHamp is directing the work of the men's glee club and the choral society.Brother Brayton and Phikeia Lockhart have left college, to attend to theirtree and landscape business.In tennis we will be represented again this year by Brother Richardson.Brother Tucker is arranging an interesting schedule of matches.An impressive ceremony was held at the house by members of IndianaTheta on Sunday following the recent flood disaster, in honor of our lateBrother Woollery who lost his life in an heroic attempt to. save the livesof two men. Brother Woollery was especially well known to the local chapter.The Fraternity may well extend its sympathy to Indiana Theta and thefamily of this hero-brother.Irvington, Ind,, April 28, 1913.GROVER LITTLE.INDIANA DELTA, FRANKLIN COLLEGESince the last SCROLL we have initiated Brothers Donald Wyrick andWayne Walters and pledged Lester Dodd Hayden, who entered college thespring term. Brother Walter Hobbs, Edinburg, ex-'ig, has re-entered collegeand Brothers Herman Boles and Farwell Rhodes have dropped out of collegeon account of sickness. This leaves us an active chapter of seventeen andone Phikeia.The baseball season is well advanced now. The team is hitting up a fastpace, winning from Earlham and Hanover the past week, Indiana Delta isrepresented on the team by Brothers Overstreet, second base. Hall, thirdbase, Holstein, first base. Brother Overstreet is incapacitated at present,suffering from a light attack of scarlet fever,4» A 0 is well represented on the new Y, M, C. A, cabinet for 1913-14.Brother Klyver is business manager of the Y. M. C. A, hand book andBrother Rhodes is secretary-treasurer.The spiking committee for IQ13-14 has been appointed and extensive plansare being made for rush week. We have a number of prospective Phis in viewand have high hopes of another successful season of rushing.Franklin, Ind., April 20, 1913,CLARENCE HALL.