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

TIW SCROLL 507those of last year will be drawn up except that the actual time of the rushingperiods will be greatly shortened.We have a team in the interfraternity baseball league, and.to date havewon one game and lost two. Brother R. G. Tewksbury, '14, is treasurer of theLeague.Brother A. G. Parker, '14, has been elected editor-in-chief of the humorouspaper. The Widow, and Brother A. C. Peters, '15, has been elected managingeditor of the Era.Brothers J. H. Smith, '13, and A. C. Peters, '14, are on the varsity baseballsquad. Brother Smith has been taken on the training table.We enjoyed a pleasant visit from Brother I, B, Simonton, '06, Brother A, C.Ludlow of Pennsylvania Zeta, and Brother Roland Hillas, New York Delta,Ithaca, N. Y., April 28, 1913,H. WALLACE PETERS.NEW YORK BETA, UNION COLLEGEAt last Union's new gyni is a certainty. Ground was broken April 14,The building will be ready for use some time In December,The baseball team started the season in a most promising manner. Inthe first game played Tufts was defeated by a score of 4-3.Last week Brother Telfer, '14, manager of varsity football issued a call forcandidates for the position of assistant manager. Spring practice has beenstarted and will continue for the remainder of the school year. # A 0 isrepresented on the squad by Brother Van Deusen, '16.Brother Santee, '16, is on the freshman hat committee.We regret to report that Brother Northrup, '16, has found it necessaryto leave college. We hope to have him with us again next year.Recently.,th^ ^chapter has enjoyed visits from the following Brothers: Lent,'04, A. A. Patterson, '11, R. P. Patterson, '12, Donhauser, '09, and van Aernam,*I2.Schenectady, N. Y., April 35, 1913.JOHN P. LACEY.NEW YORK DELTA. COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYSince our last letter to THE SCROLL athletics at Columbia have advancedfrom their stages of development into acts of completion. Brother Hillas, inthe capacity of baseball manager predicts, after our fine showing against'Yale which is conceded to have the best college ball team in the east thisseason, that the remainder of our schedule should end very favorably.In conjunction with baseball, crew is at present attracting its share ofattention. New York Delta takes keen interest in the crew situation now, fortwo brothers. Miller and Herkert are looming up in great shape. Theirchances for the eight or four oared crew are promising.The varsity shoyr has just returned from its trip and with them comes thenotorious Brother Graham, the star of the show, "The natural born actor" asthe newspapers term him. We are proud of "Al".Brother Brophy, president of the 1915 class, was elected editor-in-chief ofthe igiS jColumbian which will appear next year. It must be remembered thatBrother Graham held this important position of honor this year and surelydid credit to it.Brothers Graham and Herkert have been elected to the senior society ofNachoms.With the same strong enthusiasm that has characterized New York Deltathis year, the brothers have sacrificed, the pleasure of their customary teaand are turning the funds into improving and increasing the furnishings ofthe house, AH visiting brothers should of course pay us a call and enjoywith us our new pride.New York, N. Y., April 24, 1913. KARL J. HERKERT, JR.