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

VoL LV, No. 2THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAWashington & Jefferson College Is backto health again after a serious operation.He has resumed his duties and is rapidlyregaining much of his former sturdiness.ROBERT K. STUARTAllegheny College. John Harley Blower,'26, a member of Pennsylvania Delta, onJuly 15, 1930, was drowned in a squall offthe coast of Massachusetts. Followingis the Associated Press lead: Fiveyoung men and a girl sank to death oneby one In the cold, wind-tossed brineof the Atlantic last night and earlyto-day, after they had clung for hoursto a little sloop that had capsized in asquall a few miles off Scituate... (JohnBlower was one of these six). ProfessorStanley S. Swartley, a member of* A e and Professor of English Lan­Pennsylvania Delta, Allegheny CollegePhikeias: Adam Bortz, Greensburg;Paul Grant, Ben Avon; Harold Griffith,Kittaning; Earl Houck, DuBois; JosephLockley, New Castle; Howard Phillips,Ithaca; Russell Pratt, Pittsburgh; RichardQuinn and Robert Quinn, DuBois; guage in Allegheny, has been electedErnest Rossell, Pittsburgh; David Smith, chapter adviser. CLIFFORD AE. LEWISWarren; Samuel Smith, Beaver; GlenStoops, Kittaning.Initiate: October 5, 1930: Leroy Donahue,Sharon.Pennsylvania Epsilon, Dickinson CollegeChapter House Improvements: Part Phikeia: C. David McNaughton,of outside of house restuccoed; new Harrisburg.rugs downstairs; walls and ceiling of Initiates: June 6, 1930: John J. Teti,downstairs hall refinished.Coatesville; Robert J. Good, Ephrata.Campus Activities: Gilbert was electedassistant basketball manager and cir­Elliott; reporter, Samuel Heffner;Nezc Officers: President, George B.culation manager of the Campus; Elliott treasurer, Vincent G. Matter; secretary,was elected society editor of the Campus; Richard A. Montgomery; alumni secretary,Thomas D. Davis; historian,C Lewis was elected feature editor ofthe Campus and assistant editor of the Francis P. Davis; warden, Edwardliterary magazine; Glenn Lewis Is Bonin: steward, Robert E. Dawson;trainer of the football team; Stone is chaplain, Herbert B. Shipman; chorister,class editor of the Kaldron; Keltz and Samuel F. Heffner.Phillips are members of the student senate;Cary, Donahue, Harner, and Grant radio has been purchased and InstalledChapter Plouse Improvements: A neware campus reporters; Corcoran, Gilbert, In the music room. Farr, house manager,has purchased a new vacuum cleanerand Haberman are out for the debatingteam; Carlson represented •4' A 9 in the for the house. The front room upstairsextemporaneous speaking contest; Sankeyhas just been elected manager of all the rooms have been made morehas been painted and redecorated, whilethe swimming team; Lesher is photographiceditor of the Kaldron; Corcoran, Campus Activities: The chapter re­attractive by the addition of new curtains.Pratt, Grant, and Phillips, are out for tained for another year the scholarshippositions on the Kaldron; Elliott, Walker,Donahue, H. Phillips, Lockley Club to that chapter in Gamma Provincecup donated by the Harrisburg AlumniHouck, and Richard and Robert Quinn with the highest standing on the respectivecampuses. Four lettermen in base­are members of the college band; Cary,Lesher, Gilbert, and Corcoran received ball, Dawson, Heffner, Farr and Teti,scholastic honors. The chapter was first have returned to college this fall. PhikeiaMcNaughton and Teti are on theon the campus in scholarship, being afull point ahead of any other fraternity. soccer team; Shipman is on the footballSocial Activities: A pledge party was squad; and Frank Davis is running firstheld at the chapter house on September on the varsity cross country team. After20. Chaperones were Air. and Airs. Wey, an uphlU fight last spring, the chapterand Mr. and Airs. Baker.won the interfraternity tennis cup. Heffnerwas elected to Raven's Claw, seniorChapter I'isitors: L. A. Wells, '14,honorary society, and Farr was elected toCleveland, Ohio; O. C Jones, '07, OilSkull and Key, junior honorary society.City; R. J. Brahm, '29.Elliott was elected to 0 A K, national honorarysociety recognizing campus activl-Alumni Personals: Dr. C. F. Ross,'91, was elected acting president of[147]