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

THE SCROLL. 83class poem of which he was the writer, and delivered the second speech onthe class tree.In the evening was given the promenade concert with the illumination ofthe college grounds. In accordance with a vote made by our members ofPhi Delta Theta plans had already been laid and preparation made for adance to be given during the evening. We held this dance in Manning Hallon the university middle campus and made it one of the most successful andpleasing events of this class day evening.Providence, R. L, June 30, 1912. S. J. ROWLAND.SOUTH DAKOTA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTASouth Dakota Alpha closed one of the most prosperous years in her historywhen the last exercises of commencement week were finished. The out-goingclass was the largest ever graduated from South Dakota, numbering seventyseven.Brothers Mitchell, Rice, Lloyd, and Ross were graduated from theCollege of Arts and Sciences; Brother Michaels, from the College of Engineering;and Brothers Bode and Young, from the College of Law. BishopJohnson of Missouri delivered the baccalaureate sermon; Professor Smith,head of the department of Sociology and Anthropology at the University ofMinnesota, gave the address to the seniors of the College of Arts and Science;and James Dewitt Andrews addressed the Law College. Although SouthDakota Alpha loses many of her strongest men by graduation, we expect toreturn strong in the fall as we have some fine men in sight.The year was prosperous for South Dakota Alpha, not only with regard tothe upbuilding of the chapter, but also with regard to its finances. Besidesstarting a movement for the quick payment of the notes on the house, weearned a surplus of over $500 through the carefulness of Brother Phillips,our house manager. This money is to be spent in improvements on thehouse and grounds so that any Phis who visit Vermilion next year will findus in fine shape to entertain them.In the spring athletics, we were represented by Brother Roberts in trackand Brother Young in baseball.S. F. WADDEN.Vermilion, S. Dak., July 3, 1912.TENNESSEE ALPHA, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITYFrom the amount of rain in this section, covering a period from beforecommencement and continuing up to now, that inverted bowl they call thesky, must have recently been filled and turned over again. However, theardor of the most sanctimonious students was in no way dampened, as verylittle attention is ever given to water in Nashville and it is seldom used exceptby old maids, who handle the garden hose in lieu of something better. And sothere was a sound of revelry by night, or rather sounds, as the noise was asvarious, as the boys who gave if birth. The boys, however, were blameless,as any digressions from the straight and narrow made by them, was unintentional,for they knew not what they did, most of them being totally unconsciousof doing anything at the time; in fact, it would be difficult to prove thatany of them, had ever done anything; certainly not at Vanderbilt,Under such adverse conditions, existing at the close of the university, weare pleased to announce, that all applicants from Tennessee Alpha obtainedtheir diplomas. This was to be expected except in case of Brother Carter,whose college career was as restricted as the movements of the ancient monk,who spent his life on the top of a telegraph pole, and was^as devoid of honors,as Aurora was of clothes, when Zephyr saw her on beds of violets blue. Anyhowwe announce in slaughtered English, "Brother Carter has went," after sixyears filled with the sweetness of doing nothing—the only weed in the garden ofroses, comprising the local chapter.