1916 Volume 41 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

40 THE SCROLLColorado .\lpha has given nine men of her active chapter (eight of whomexpected to return next fall) to the two units of the Colorado State Guardwhich were stationed at Boulder: Troop D, Cavalry, and Company B,Engineers, of which Brother Rusk is Second Lieutenant. We hope that oursoldier boys will be with us again next year. With their return the prospectsare good for a bright outlook and successful year.TRACY L. HINKI.EY.COLORADO BETA, COLORADO COLLEGEColorado Springs, June 15.—.\nother college year has now closed and allattentions are turned towards the opening of the next. Colorado Beta willreturn, from all present forcasts, nineteen men. Of these there will be only twoseniors. Brothers X. Holman and G. Merril. However, there will be elevenjuniors back.We have lost this year by graduation Brothers G. Christy, R. Nelson, W.Ross and R. Williams and it is with great regret that we see them leave thechapter. We surely have profited a great deal by their company.Commencement week at Colorado College this year was, without doubt, thegreatest that has, as yet, presented itself. Brother R. H. Motten, Allegheny,'01, who has recently been made secretary of the college, directed most of theaffairs. Brother T. X. Carver, of Harvard, delivered a wonderful commencementaddress.The senior class play As You Like It, with Brothers Nelson and Christyin the leading roles, was given in the college jungle under the management ofBrother N. Holman.The alumni of the college presented a masterful production of The Arrowmakerin the Garden of the Gods. It was one of the big treats of graduationweek.Brother W. C. Ross was one of the interested listeners at the B K address."Shorty"' has been one of our mainstays during his four years at ColoradoCollege. He has played the allotted time on the varsity football team, thoughonly weighing 136 lbs., has represented Colorado Beta on the Cossitt Board ofControl, has been initiated into 2 A '4', the athletic fraternity, and has beenelected to $ B K.Brother E. A. Johnson, '18, was honor man in the sophomore class and wasawarded the Perkins scholarship, the "pick" of the scholarships. Brother Chas.Crockett, 'ig, was the high honor man of the freshman class.Colorado College won the Rocky Mountain Conference track meet againthis year, scoring as many points as all the other institutions combined.Brother R. McBride, true to form, won the 100 and the 220. Only the misfortuneof knocking over one hurdle kept Brother R. Nelson from breakingthe record in the high hurdles by 2I5 of a second. However, Brother Nelsonleaves Colorado College, having equaled the conference record. Brother H.Holman has won his C in football, basketball and baseball this year. Wesurely are proud of the athletic records of these Phis.It is with great pleasure that we announce the initiation of Brother WalterFlegal, '19, of Clearfield, Pa.We have raised our scholarship standard considerably this last year andnext year we are going after things in a regular way. To aid us, Mr. Nelson,father of Brother Nelson, has presented a cup to be given to a member of thechapter; scholarship, character, campus activities, athletics and work in connectionwith the chapter and the Fraternity are to be the determining factors indeciding the winner. It will be a great help to us and we certainly are verythankful to Mr. Nelson.JOSEPH S. BOTTLER.X'o letter received.GEORGIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA