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

THE SCROLL. 65Michigan Union; Brother Wetterau, the Michigan Daily staff; Brothers Barton,Jay, and White, members of the varsity football squad.The rushing committee wishes to urge upon Phis the fact that the activechapter will return September 23, If alumni will send letters of recommendationprevious to September 2*3 and persuade prospective Phis to arrive as earlyas possible they will greatly facilitate the extension of any courtesies to"rushees".D. CECIL JOHNSON.Ann Arbor, Mich,, August 3, 1912.MINNESOTA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAMinnesota Alpha has just completed a most successful year. Evidences ofthis can be seen on every hand—in the number of college honors held by hermembers and the number of men graduated, eight in all. This is twice thenumber, we believe, as has ever before graduated from Minnesota Alpha inone year, and in honor of the event the active chapter entertained the departingbrothers and Several alumni June 2 at a smoker at the chapter house. Amongthe alumni present was Brother A. M. Sheuy, Miami, '66.Those who graduated were, H, Leslie Thompson and Leonard F. Boyce,M. E,; Alvin F. Victor, Mining E.; Lyle A, Johnston, Law; George W. Snyder,Albert T. Peppard and William H. Long, Medicine,' besides BrothersJames Zimmerman, Indiana Beta and Paul Wilson, Iowa Alpha, Medicine, andHerman N. Pettibone, Illinois Beta, Forestry.Of the above named Brother Boyce has entered business in the Sioux FallsConstruction Co., Sioux Falls, S. Dak.; Brother Victor is secretary and treasurerof the Taylor Falls Crushed Stone Co.; Brother Pettibone is with theShevlin-Carpenter Lumber Co. in Montana; Brother Johnston is with theMorris baseball team for the summer, with McGovern and Pickering all ofwhom were University of Minnesota football captains. Brother Wilson ispractising medicine in Los Angeles, Cal., and Brother Long is practising inHibbing, Minn.Since our last letter we have initiated Brothers Donald L. and EmeryPomeroy of Red Oak, Iowa.For the fourth time in five years, Minnesota Alpha, this spring captured theinterfraternity relay cup. We reached the semi-finals in the interfraternitybaseball tourney only to be defeated by Phi Kappa Psi.Brother Henry Odland retired in March because of ill health. BrotherBreckenridge who entered professional baseball April i expects to return tocollege next fall.This spring 4» A 0 has captured the following honors: Brother Hoshour,business manager of the 1914 Gopher; Brother Don Pomeroy, academic representativeof the 1914 Gopher and the university debate team for 1912-13;Brothers Hoshour, Sheild and Webster, 4> A $ legal fraternity; BrothersKlimenhagen and Webster, glee club; Brother Peppard, president of seniormedical class; Brother Sheild, law representative on Daily staff; Brother Lindeberg,track and relay team; Brothers Peppard and Pettibone had principalparts in the senior class play, "The Girl from Away".Brother Hayward (Pinky) because of his good generalship of the team inthe Illinois-Minnesota football game and his ever consistent and heady playing,even though of miniature stature, bids strong for the quarterback position nextfall.The prospects for our chapter this coming year are excellent. We have sixpledges who expect to enter the university. Eleven old men return and workhas begun on our new house which will be completed sometime in November.Minneapolis, Minn., August 2, 1912.R. O. WEBSTER,