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

THE SCROLL. 79with us. Brothers Lippincott, Stewart, Montgomery, Bell and Hill of theclass of '87 made the house their home while in town. Also Brother Clark,'90, and Brother Shanor, '77, * spent sometime with us. Besides these weentertained Brothers Lindsay, Sloan, H. G. Sloan, Ralston and Schallenberger,all of the 1902 class and others of the '03, '05, '07, '08, '09, '10, '11 classes whoreturned to take part in commencement festivities.On commencement day Brother Lippincott, '87, of Flint, Mich,, received thedegree of Doctor of Divinity and Brother Schallenberger, '03, the degreeof M, A.At the annual alumni luncheon given on Wednesday, following the commencementexercises, the class of 1902 presented the college with one thousanddollars, which will go toward the half-million the college is endeavoring toraise.With the closing of the college year Phi Delta Theta at Washington andJefferson loses but one man, one senior only representing the class of 1912in the chapter; his loss is offset by a remainder of nineteen men to return inthe fall,JAMES T. JACKSON.Washington, Pa,, June 24, 1913.PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGEWith the successful.completion of a .campaign for an additional endowmentof five hundred thousand dollars and the forming of plans to obtain stillanother five hundred thousand, Allegheny College has completed one of the mostprosperous years in her history. A new rule has been adopted in regard tothe bidding of freshmen. This rule forbids the bidding of a new man untilhe has completed twelve hours of college work. It has been approved by allthe fraternities and we believe it will be a great benefit to all concerned.Several alumni returned for the pleasures of commencement week. OnSaturday, June 15, an unusually enjoyable spring party was given at theSaegertown Inn. On the following Wednesday evening the annual alumnibanquet was given at the chapter house. Brother Harper, '10, acted astoastmaster, and Brother Meek, '83, Tennessee Alpha, Brother Moorehead,'00, Brother Weyand, '98, and Brother Hughes, '12, responded with toasts.On Tuesday evening, June 18, the glee club gave a very successful concertunder the leadership of Brother Litten, '12. Just before the concert BrotherH. Wells was unanimously chosen leader for next year. Under the directionof Brother Litten the annual minstrel show was given on June 6. BrothersH, Wells, L. Wells, and McLean were initiated into the Duzer Du Dramaticclub this spring.We have been doing our part in athletics also. In baseball Brother Hawkas pitcher was the mainstay of the team, and he has been elected captain fornext year. Brothers Delzell and Brownell won the doubles In intercollegiatetennis tournament at Pittsburg and Brother Bright represented the collegein singles. Brothers L. Wells and Metcalf made places on the track teamin the intercollegiate meet at Sharon,We lost by graduation Brothers Callahan, Dalzell, Hughes, Litten, andMaxwell. We hope to choose men next year to fill their places, and PennsylvaniaDelta will take her place in the front rank in all college activities.Meadville, Pa., July 8, 1912,PAUL F. BARACKMAN.No letter received.PENNSYLVANIA EPSILON, DICKINSON COLLEGEPENNSYLVANIA ZETA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAAnother year has rolled around and four of the brothers have completedtheir course at the university. Graduation was held on June 16 and BrothersPryor, Smith, Ely, Rhoades, Snyder and Tyler received their diplomas.