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

VoL LV, No. 2THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAChapter House Improvements: TheMothers* Club has outfitted seven of thestudy rooms with complete outfits ofchairs, tables, and chiffoniers; besidesthis they have bought three new rugs forthe chapter and with the help of thealumni have completely repapered the entirechapter house. Without fear of exaggeration,it can be said, that due tothe efforts of our mothers the house isin better physical condition than at anytime since it was built.Campus Activities: Before all elseWashington Alpha wishes to do homageto its new world champion—Pat Jessup—who, at Pittsburgh, earned this rank byhurling the discus 169 odd feet. Thisrecord is two feet beyond the formerunofficial record. Beside him In the Hallof Fame stands another champ—SteveAnderson—who ran in such phenomenalmanner on a muddy track In the same .meet, that he has been acknowledged asjoint holder of the World Record inthe 120 yd. high hurdles. Steve hasdefinitely decided to quit active competitionin track and has just acceptedan appointment as Assistant TrackCoach at the University here. BrotherPat will continue to participate in amateurathletics as a member of the WashingtonAthletic Club. Harry White hasjust returned from a successful baseballseason In the east where he was connectedwith the Cleveland Indians. Sincethe last SCROLL was published Fovarguehas been appointed senior track managerand DeMille senior intramural manager.With Horsefall directing managerialactivities on the gridiron the chapter Ismost certainly well represented in themanagerial field of activity. PhikeiaMiller, this last summer, rowed bow inthe shell that won the pickle boat race atthe Poughkeepsie Regatta. Anotherhonor, resulting from work done last yearwas the appointment of Tom Albin to thepost of regimental commander, the highestrank in the Naval Reserve at theuniversity, and given only as a rewardfor the most outstanding work of thecorps. In the summer cruise Flemingwas gun captain of the crew that wasrated as the champions of the combinedNaval University Reserves on the Coast.Coming down to the present Calmer wasjust recently appointed yell duke. Andthen, turning to football—Coach JimmyPhelan's first team at the University ofWashington will find three Phis starring[155]in the backfield. In the two games alreadyplayed Marsh appears to haveclinched the starting position at quarterback,and Buse stands out above hiscompetitors at fullback. Bledscoe is ofa lighter build and may not play as constantlyas the other two, but being oneof the two fastest men on the squad, oneof the two best defensive men and Interferencerunners and an able ball carrierand passer himself, there is hardlya doubt that he will be in the game mostof the time. On the frosh team thechapter has several men of outstandingability turning out including RalphSmalling, brother of Chuck Smalling thegreat Phi Delt back at Stanford. BesidesRalph the following Phikeias are beginningtheir football tutelage under CoachPest Welch: Franklin, Duecy, McMahen,Phillips, and Webster.Alumni Personals: A goodly numberof the brothers have waded in over theirheads in the sea of matrimony this lastsummer. Brothers Bob Crowell, BobDouglas, John Turner, Dick Henriot,and George Kachlein have taken the leapto "sink or swim."George F. Kachlein, ex-'28, wasmarried in August in Christ Church,Tacoma, to Miss Retha Hicks, K K r,daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Grant S. Hicksof Tacoma. They are at home in Cambridge,Massachusetts, where he is attendingHarvard Law School. James G.Urquhart, ex-'21, is a member of theclass of 1933 at Yale and rowed bow onYale's freshman crew last year,GEORGE KINNEARWashington Beta, Whitman CollegePhikeias: Edward Carlson, Stella;Louis Rebillard, Spokane; CourtlandSkinner, Spokane; Harold Eckart; WalterShield, Walla Walla; Cecil Carpenter,Prescott; Robert Boyd, Seattle; FredDudgeon, Seattle; Norman Hillyard,Seattle; David Gruger, Seattle; FredFisher, Boise, Idaho; Howard Barnes,Milton-Freewater, Oregon; Donald Gordon,Tacoma; Robert Ault, Dayton;Frank DeVaney, The Dalles, Oregon;Leon Sutter, Seattle.Chapter House Improvements: Severalcoats of paint were given the chapterhouse during the summer months as wellas calcimine. The dining room, livingroom, and library, and some of the upper