1930–31 Volume 55 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA November, 1930Houston, Texas. He writes: "Havemet many Phis here, superior men, asalways. I am anxiously awaiting theOctober SCROLL and the results of theDetroit convention." Brother Davisis one of the unsung heroes of theSCROLL'S unofficial staff. He is withoutquestion the most prolific and consistentvolunteer of news items ever toserve this, or probably any other,magazine.Wesley Schulmerick, Oregon StateCollege, '27, was acquired by the BostonNational League baseball clubabout the middle of October. BrotherSchulmerick has been playing wonderfulbaseball at Los Angeles. He is anoutfielder. In bringing Schulmerick toBoston, the club is continuing itspolicy of obtaining likely youngsters,Edward Cunningham, the club secretary,said. The amount of cash involvedin the deal was not revealed.The Los .\ngeles team is owned bythe Chicago Cubs. Schulmerick hit.387 last year. Manager Bill McKechnieof the Boston Braves announcedthat he had been working on the dealfor some time. "We have been on thetrail of Wes Schulmerick for sometime," he said. McKechnie describedSchulmerick as "a reminder of HackWilson in physique."Nelson Phillips, Jr., Texas, '20, Virginia,'23, was united in marriage October11 to Miss Edna Daffan Gilmerof Houston, Texas. Brother Phillipsis the son of Judge and Mrs. NelsonPhillips of Dallas, Texas.Gettysburg College at its June commencementconferred the degree ofDoctor of Literature upon LeveringTyson, Gettsburg, '10. Brother Tysonis the director of Columbia University'shome study department and hasmade a notable success of that work.Brother Tyson was one of three Phisamong the five alumni of GettysburgCollege elected to that chapter of$ B K last spring. The other twowere Harvey Hoshour, Getty.^burg,'10, Minnesota, '14, now professor oflaw at the University of Minnesota,and Dr. Luther K. Musselman, Gettysburg,'15, professor of obstetrics andgynecology at Yale University.John H. Ellis, Cliicago, '16, recentlyremoved to New York City to take theposition of copy chief for the advertisingagency of Erwin, Wasey andCompany.DePauw University at Greencastle,Indiana, bestowed the degree of Doctorof Laws upon three of its alumni atits June commencement. Two of thethree were Phis. They were JamesH. Wilkerson, '89, and Will M. Sparks,'96. Brother Wilkerson for a numberof years has been judge of the U. S.District Court in Chicago and BrotherSparks, formerly a circuit judge inIndiana, was just recently appointed bythe President to a judgeship on theU. S. Circuit Court of Appeals inChicago.Henry O. Goett, Butler, '24, wasmarried early in the summer at Indianapolisto Miss Helen KatherineHarder of that city. The ceremonywas performed by the Rev. Jean S.Milner, Georgia Tech-Purdue, '15,pastor of the Second PresbyterianChurch of Indianapolis. BrotherGoett, "Heinie," as he is known tohundreds of Indiana Phis, is the cityclerk of Indianapolis. He was veryprominent in a number of activitieson the Butler campus as an undergraduate.Indiana University, entering on acampaign to raise several hundredthousand dollars for the erection of astudent union building, reported earlyin July that James M. Fesler, Franklin-Indiana, '87, and Mrs. Fesler had giventhe sum of $5,000 to be used towardthe erection and furnishing of thebuilding. Brother Fesler long hastaken a great interest in the state[112]