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

498 THE SCROLLat Mills from seven till nine-thirty o'clock. Carriages were then taken toSteinberg's hall where dancing was in order.Owing to financial difficulties Washburn's athletics have suffered a. blow inthe loss of her baseball team. However an interfraternity league was formedand in the series played 0 A 0 obtained second place.Brother Fred Cowles paid us a short but enjoyable visit on his way tothe installation of Colorado Beta.Topeka, Kansas, April 26, 1913,P, W, BEGGS.KENTUCKY ALPHA-DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITYSince our last letter for the March SCROLL we have almost completedanother collegiate year and as we glance back over the past year we cansay with all due conservatism that the chapter has enjoyed a year as prosperousas any it has had during the past several years.About a month ago in order to better furnish the house the chapter adoptedthe plan of calling on each one of our alumni for the sum of one dollar. Aboutthree hundred of such letters were sent out and It has been very gratifyingto the active chapter to note the real interest manifested in its welfare by itsalumni and while, of course, all have not responded yet a nice sum has beenseciired for this purpose.The tenth annual carnival, which has become a very important and enjoyableoccasion in the college life will take place the 22-23-24 of this monthand from all indications it promises to be "the best ever". Brothers Rogers,'14, and Swope, '14, have leading parts In the "Ulster," the play which willbe presented during that week. Brother Dunn, '16, is one of the carnivaldirectors.In the annual intercollegiate debate of the Kentucky Intercollegiate DebatingAssociation held at Lexington, Ky., the three men representing this collegewon the decision. Brothers Swope and Guerrant were members of this team.These men also won the Ernst prize of $25 each given in the contest betweenthe two local literary societies.Last fall the chapter was greatly handicapped on account of returning onlyfive men but next fall we will return eight men and two pledges,Danville, Ky., May 10, 1913.W. B. GUERRANT.KENTUCKY EPSILON, KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITYSince our last bow to the Fraternity, Kentucky Epsilon has been visitedby a past P. G. C, and rejoices and has profited thereby exceedingly. Wewere certainly mighty glad of the opportunity of meeting and entertainingBrother George Banta, who was on business in this city for a couple ofdays.He really was one of us during his stay and his very sociable chats redoundedin enthusiasm. He summed up the an ti-fraternal agitations concisely,giving sound advices as to parrying and coping with the situation. We nowknow why Brother Banta was chosen to head the series of biographical sketchesin a new department of the Kappa Alpha Journal called "Our Friend theOther Fellow". It Is his great interfraternity spirit.Lieutenant A. W. Gullion, U, S. A, and Kentucky Alpha '01, is nowcommandant in charge in the university. We'd like to have his recipe forpopularity since even freshmen, squad drilling to make up absences, like him.The point In this case is that we hoped with his Intervention the facultywould remand the regulation declaring that school dances must close attwelve.If this were done we could have held, as Is customary, a formal ball intown. Failing however in that, even with Brother Gullion's persuasion, wehave decided to hold a serlfes of small parties In the house just before the