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

THE SCROLL 505Brother Edwards. In tennis Brothers Wright and Edmunds are doing goodwork.As the year draws to a close all are making their best efforts in- the classroom.Our chapter has been striving for better scholarship and we are keepingup with the best. This year Brothers Van Sant and Rootes will begraduated. As most of the brothers will return next year, our prospectsfor 1913-1914 are very good.Fulton, Mo., April 23, 1913.A. R. DALLMEYER.MISSOURI GAMMA, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITYMissouri Gamma has turned its attention to the prospects of the comingyear. A rushing committee has been appointed, 'and the house manager hasbeen authorized to have a party every Saturday night until the close of theyear for the chapter, its alumni, and their rushees. We have no interfraternityregulations on pledging. The competition is keen and we expe.ct aid from allPhis who can recommend men to us.We have initiated into the chapter, since our last letter. Brother MonroeLewis, of St. Louis. Brother Lewis (captain of the freshman baseball team)and Brother Milford, who captains the sophomore team, are doing much toreinstate baseball as a part of the university athletics.Brother Eugene Smith, president of the Thyrsus Dramatic Club took theleading part in the very successful production of the club's annual play,"The -World and His Wife." Brother Russell represented us on the mandolinclub in the glee club's concert given on the last day of April. Theuniversity circus was a big success. The proceeds from the circus go to aidthe athletic association.Soon after our last letter was sent in, the chapter was pleased to learnthat Brother David Houston, Chancellor of Washington University, waschosen for the position of Secretary of Agriculture in President Wilson'scabinet. An article on. Brother Houston appears in the introductory part ofthis issue of the SCROLL.St. Louis, Mo., May 8, 1913.CLAY PRESTON.NEBRASKA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKAIt has been rather quiet since our last letter due to the interim betweenwinter and spring sports. A^ predicted Nebraska easily won the MissouriValley basketball championship^.. In the interfraternity league * K S(' whicheasily defeated every other team, only succeeded in beating our team 24 to22.Track prospects are rather uncertain due to a lack of veterans. Howeverthere is a wealth of green material. Of the four veterans, two. Brothers Lindstrumand Reavis in pole vault, are expected • to clear I3 feet before theend of the year. Brother Charles Anderson, brother of the famous Louis,won the mile in the varsity tryouts. He is doing the distance in 4:40 easily.The interfraternity council has modified its regulations again. Next yearrushing starts the first week of school and lasts till the second Mondayof the first term, pledge day. Twenty-four hours are now required for initiation.The following year, 1914-15, and thereafter we are to have sophomorepledging. This last ruling is very unpopular.A 2 * has just installed a chapter at this institution. This makes thefourteenth men's fraternity here.At the last moment the legislature settled the future development of theuniversity as follows. A three-fourths mill levy is to be collected for sixyears, starting at once. At the next election fourteen months hence the peopleof the state will vote on the question of extending the present city campus orconsolidating the entire university on the farm campus.