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

80 THE SCROLL.The Interfraternity agreement adopted last year by the majority of thefraternities has already been annulled by many of them, including * A 0, aswe concluded after one year of trial it was not run on a practical basis,neither was it of any aid to us in procuring good men for our chapter.• The varsity baseball team with Brother Smith as captain completed one ofits most successful seasons. The freshman baseball team with Brother R. H.Wallace as captain also had a very good season.The honors acquired by the brothers during the past year are as follows:Smith, captain varsity baseball team. Sphinx (senior society) ; Pryor, managervarsity crew. Sphinx (senior society), president Wharton School association,cheer leader; Snyder, assistant manager glee club, class football team; Rhoades,graduation from a four year course in three years, varsity debating team,, memberA S P debating team; Gordon, varsity baseball team, vice-president ofjunior class. Sphinx (senior society) ; Tyler, Mask and Wig chorus, architecturalplay; Hogan, cast of Mask and Wig play, architectural play; Wallace,second varsity four, fall crews. Friars (senior society) ; Prichett, class dancecommittee. University Christian Association; Dutton, varsity track team;Jameison, captain varsity swimming team; Bloom, varsity four-oared, baskeiballteam; Ouerbacker, varsity swimming team.We expect the return of twenty-five men to the active chapter for the comingyear,FREDERICK B. PRICHETT.Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 22, 1912. *PENNSYLVANIA ETA, LEHIGH UNIVERSITYAs the result of the efforts of our alumni members of the chapter houseassociation Pennsylvania Eta has secured a new and better home. By the timethe September SCROLL is out we will have moved to our new quarters on WyandotteStreet. The new house is ideally located, being within short distancesof the college, the depots, trolley lines, and the business district of the town.In raising the funds for the purchase of the chapter house the bond system,as used by many of the other chapters, was employed. The rentals, paid eachyear by the active members of the chapter will be used in paying the intereston the bonds. A sinking fund for buying back the bonds was originatedthis last term by each of the active members agreeing to pay ten dollars eachyear into the treasury for ten years, first payment to be made two years afterleaving college. Hereafter each new member of the chapter will be requiredto make a like agreement. In this way the property will be ownedfinally by the active chapter alone. Until then the house will be under thecontrol of a committee from the chapter house association.At the close of college in June, Pennsylvania Eta lost four men. BrothersWilson and Rutherford, both of the electrical engineering department weregraduated. Brother Bonine we lose also by graduation, he securing his degreeof E. M. Brother Baird, '12, who found some difficulty in the June examinationshopes to reenter college in September. In the mean time he has takena position with the Bethlehem Steel Company for the summer.Brothers Bell, '14, and Crichton, '15, have been awarded their L's in baseball.Brothers Bryant, '13, Clarke, '13, and Cosgrove, '13, were elected to Swordand Crescent, the senior class society.Brothers Bell, '14, and Chandler, '14, were elected to B. U. X., an upperclasssociety.Brother Bell, '14, was elected captain of the baseball team for the seasonof 1913. Brother Bell did very consistent work last season both as catcherand at bat.Brother Bryant, '13, is football manager for the coming season.Brother Cosgrove, '13, will manage the basketball team next winter.Brother Cameron, '14, has been elected assistant manager of the gymnasium