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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA November, 1930ing out at fall baseball practice. Perthouis on the Widow business competition.Ronfeldt is on the Sun advertisingcompetition. Phikeia Bates Is playingin the freshman band. Phikeia Eldredis playing freshman football. PhikeiaBooker, who is ineligible for varsitysports, is working out with the scrubfootball team, coached by Tattersfield,*30. A. L, Towson, '30, is freshmanfootball coach. Phikeia Kneedlerin on the Widow business competition.The chapter has entered a team in theinterfraternity touch football league.Social Activities: A committee hasbeen appointed to make arrangementsfor the alumni homecoming, which takesplace the week-end of the Dartmouth-Cornell Game on November 15. Workhas already started on the Junior Weekhouse party.Chapter Visitors: George H. Rockwell,'13; Bates, Syracuse; D. J. Mc­Allister, Iowa Wesleyan.Alumni Personals: Carman Nicholswill be married to Miss Miriam Plaisted,October 19. Harry Schenck, ex-'29, wasmarried to Miss Ruth Marie McGreevy,June 28.J. H. MCKANENew York Beta, Union CollegePhikeias: T. Powers Clinton, Troy;William J. Stewart, Amsterdam; HarryE. Parker, Schenectady.Chapter House Improvements: Duringthe first week of September a newcombined Victor radio and electrola waspurchased to replace the old victrola inthe living room. Through the ladiesauxiliary one of the bedrooms on thesecond floor and one on the third floorhave been refurnished with twin beds. Asteel file has been purchased in which tokeep chapter records.Campus Activities: Cummings reachedthe semi-finals of the college fall tennistournament. Powell has been electedminor sports representative on the athleticboard. Hedinger Is coaching thefreshmen In fall lacrosse practice. Codmanis scrubbing for assistant managerof lacrosse. English is trying out forbusiness manager of the Garnet. VanWert has been doing better than the collegerecord in fall pole-vaulting practice.Bloomfield is a candidate for editor-inchiefof the Garnet. Phikeias Parkerand Kent are on the freshman footballteam.[138]Social Activities: The annual freshmanreception was held at the house onSeptember 27.Chapter Visitors: Charles Griffith, '98;Dan Loomis, '25; Ralph Leitzell, '25;R. E. Failing, '26; Charles Skinner,Whitman; Don Chidester, Knox, '27;Joseph McHugh, Colorado Aggies, '24;Mr. HenryN.Y.C. Ruschmeyer, Jamaica,DONALD F. WALLACENew York Delta, Columbia UniversityAll Phikeias were pledged during theacademic year 1929-1930.Phikeias: Llewellyn C. Wimmer, '33,New York City; Stewart C. Schwenk,'33; Richmond Hill; Edward G. Magennis,'33, Bay Ridge; Robert W. Hempel.'33, Richmond Hill; John J. Slavin, '33,Flushing, Long Island; Stephen C.Brown, '33, Tarrytown; John Siedorff,'32, Brooklyn; Henry Buermann, Maplewood,New Jersey; William Makepiece,Portchester; Marshal Walker, Glenridge;New Jersey; Sam Penn, San Antonio,Texas. All initiated March 10, 1930.Campus Activities: Bowles and Gardnerare out for varsity crew. PhikeiaHempel is rowing in one of the freshmenboats. Phikeia Schwenk and Bill Makepieceare managerial candidates. PhikeiaSlavin and Jim Allen are on the businessboard of Jester, the college magazine.Slavin Is also out for crew. Breimer isnow manager of the glee club and Hadleyis manager of varsity fencing. PhikeiaWimmer was one of the outstandingswimmers on the freshmen team lastsemester and will undoubtedly make afine showing on the varsity this year.Buermann is again out for fencing thisyear along with Jalll.Chapter Visitors: Barrett Herrick,'15, Washington, chapter adviser; CarlT. Herkert, '14; John Morley, '30; GrantDaly, '29; Claus F. Hi nek'09.CECIL J. JALIL^^New York Epsilon, Syracuse UniversityChapter House Itnprovements: Theopening of college found the house ina turmoil but the house improvementswere speedily completed and things areonce more ship-shape. The floors downstairswere refinished, the woodwork onthe first and second floors repainted, the