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

Vol. LV, No. 2THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAfloor now contains seven study rooms,each for four and five men, and eachcontaining individual closets for eachman. This floor also has a large washroom,double shower, phone booth andlinen closet. The third floor is onelarge, airy, well-lighted room containingbeds for about 35 men. There are alsoa number of closets in which trunks arestored. There is a fire escape exit.Floors on the first two stories are ofhardwood and on the third floor, of Oregonfir. The chapter room Is located inthe new part of the basement, whichcontains also the furnace room and storeroom. The furnace has been equippedwith an automatic stoker, and the firsttwo floors will be vapor-heated, withradiators in every room. The thirdfloor dormitory will be heated by aheatrola. Lighting fixtures arc of a modern,shaded design, and are completelynew throughout the house. New furnitureof brown leather has been purchased,and the chapter is contemplating thepurchase of a combination radio andphonograph In place of Its Victrola.Window draperies are of a deep crimson.There is a fireplace in the livingroom and one in the dining room. Exteriorly,the house presents an entirelydifferent appearance. There are porcheson both the first and third floors, andboth of these, the gables, and the fireplace-chimneysare stuccoed in a tancolor. The house is considerably tallerthan formerly, and while huge. Is farfrom clumsy. The alterations cost about$15,000, and have given Montana Alphaunquestionably the best house on thecampus.Campus Activities: During the summersession, Curtis Barnes had the leadin the maj or University play for thequarter, given July 23 and 24. PhikeiaFred Compton had a part in this play,and also appeared in two one-act playsAugust 12. Boone, Crowley, Curtis,Fitzgerald, Maury and Skeels made thespring quarter honor roll, Maury beingsecond highest in the University thatquarter just as Boone was second highestfor the winter quarter. ^ A 6 was fourthscholastically for the quarter among thefraternities, and averaged fourth for theyear. Rohlffs and Powell are studentofficers in the R.O.T.C, Delavan Davisand Breen are junior officers. PhikeiasWhite, Agather, Currle and Eckley areout for fall track. White, according tothe coach, is one of the best prospectsever turned out of the Freshmanclass. Phikeias Oscar Johnson, Reynolds,Thompson, Smith, and Kaven are outfor frosh football. Babcock, Boone,Breen, Cox, Crowley, Dahlberg, andPeterson, and Phikeia Larimer are outfor varsity football. Cox, Crowley, Dahlberg,Breen and Boone, and PhikeiaLarimer played against St. Charles September27, and all but Larimer made thetrip to Seattle for the Washington game.Out of 22 men tapped for membership inthe Bear Paws, sophomore honoraryorganization, seven were from MontanaAlpha: Crowley, Curtis, Dahlberg, Fitzgerald,and Phikeias Larimer and Eckley.Fitzgerald is a member of the Universitygolf squad which has been competingwith several others in town. Reifenrathhas received an appointment to the U.S.Naval Academy at Annapolis, and is nowattending Columbia preparatory schoolin Washington, D.C. Hillman has receiveda student assistantship in geology.Walter Cooney was appointed assistanteditor of the University yearbook, theSentinel. Cooney is also circulationmanager of the Kaimin, the Universitynewspaper. Haugland is an associateeditor of the Kaimi)i. Rowe Morrell wonfirst place in the district Atwater Kentradio audition and will compete In thestate audition contest at Butte October 15.Of nine men chosen for the varsity debatesquad, three are Claude Johnson andJohn Erickson and Phikeia James Sonstelie.Allen has been appointed on theLaw School Association dance committee,and Claude Johnson on the Notes Committee.William Brown and Rowe Morrelland Phikeia Holstrom have beencast for roles in the major fall quarterproduction of the Montana Masquers,University dramatics organization. FredVeeder has been appointed manager ofSouth Hall, freshmen men's dormitory,and two of the five student proctors atthe hall for the coming year will beBoone and Rohlffs. Four student officerswere elected for this year at South Hall,three are Phikeias. Phikeia Kaven waselected president. Smith vice-president ofthe west wing, and Davis secretary-treasurer.Allen and Morrell are representing* A 9 in the Interfraternity Council.Social Activities: Montana Alphaentertained guests for lunch and dinner[ 135]