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

THE SCROLL. 53city this fall. We intend to lend all our strength towards its success and feelthat it will be a great feature in our rushing.Brother J, D. Ellis took his J. D. degree this spring. He expects topractice law in Missouri.Brother Walter P. Steffen is no longer a student at fhe university, havingtaken his J. D, degree this spring. Brother Steffen will practice law in thiscity.Brother Don Stophlet returned from Kansas City this spring to take hisdegree. Brother Stophlet was compelled to do considerable work by correspondenceand deserves no little credit for his stick-to-it-ive-ness.Brother Fred M. Smith finishes his college work this summer quarter.He is taking up medicine and will continue his work for the next two yearsin Rush Medical College.We had the pleasure of having, Brother Anderson from the University ofNebraska call on us this spring. Brother Anderson was on his way to theOlympic try-outs at Northwestern University. We were much pleased to learnthat he made the Olympic team.Brother Montandau of Idaho called on the chapter during the last fewdays of school. He intended to stay for summer school.We again urge all Phis to call upon us while in Chicago.Chicago, 111., August 22, 1912.FRED M. SMITH.ILLINOIS DELTA, KNOX COLLEGEKnox has closed in fitting style the most successful year in her history.The commencement exercises this year took the form of a celebration of theDiamond Anniversary. Knox College and the City of Galesburg were foundedin 1837 by a band of settlers from New York. Their primary object in thusbreaking home ties and traveling a thousand miles to a new land was thefounding of a college, where men might be trained to lead useful Christianlives. The college was early dedicated to the teaching of truth and consecratedto the service of mankind by the noble men who were its founders.In every great national crisis Knox men have never failed to do their duty.Her sons have mounted high in every department of life and her record as aneducational institution is one seldom equaled and never surpassed. It washighly fitting then that at the close of a successful year Knox should celebrateher 75th birthday.The exercises proper began with the declamation contests for men andwomen held on the evening of Friday, June 8. On the next Saturday eveningthe new organ, in memory of a trio of former Knox students, was dedicated.The annual baccalaureate services held in the Presbyterian Church on thefollowing morning were witnessed by perhaps the largest audience that hasattended a Knox baccalaureate in years.The class day exercises this year took the unusual form of a Greek drama,written by a committee of the class portraying all of the various events thatthe class had taken part in during its four year's career. Brothers Meacham,Slough, Craig and Purington took part in the exercises.The play presented by the senior class this year was Zangwill's masterpiece,"The Melting Pot." It was declared to be the best play given in years.Every member of the cast played his or her part with remarkable power andstrength of interpretation.At the graduating exercises Thursday morning Brothers Slough, Meacham,Purington and Craig were awarded the degree of B. S. The chapter will missthese men, for each one has been a strong man doing his work in a thoroughmanner and occupying a prominent position in college life. The events of theweek were closed by the alumni banquet. Great credit is due Brother GeorgeGale for the arrangement and successful carrying out of this large banquet.Among the speakers were John Finley, President of the College of the City