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

Vol. LV, No. 3THESCROLLPHI DELTA THETAafter all", enabled the Americans toget excellent seats for the world-famedspectacle. A real duel between studentcorps members, a visit to a Germanfraternity, and a student torchlightparade in which Martin took part gavehim some insight into German collegelife.A night in the Black Forest asguest of a Youth Movement inn, ajourney on a government yacht, inspectionof the airdome where gliderflying was first made practical, and atrip down the Rhine were other featuresof the trip.Brother Martin is secretary of WisconsinAlpha, is on the governingboard of the University MemorialUnion and is a member of * H S,honorary first year scholarship organization.His home is in Milwaukee.WHITLEY AUSTIN, ReporterWilliam Leyhe, WashingtonUniversity, '31William Leyhe, elected president ofthe student body last spring, has thusreceived the highest lionor that hisfellow students could bestow upon him.His leadership and popularity wereso outstanding that, unheard of in thehistory of campus politics, his electionwas uncontested, unfought, unanimous.This singular honor was but an impressiveclimax to the series of suchtributes which has marked Leyhe'sentire school career. In his senior yearat the University City, Missouri, HighSchool, he was at once president of hisclass, captain of the football team, onwhich he was an all-county star forthree years, captain of the baseballteam, on which he was the star hurlerthroughout his four years in highschool, and captain of the basketballteam. No more impressive acknowledgementcould be had of one man'sability, leadership, popularity andgood-fellowship.With this enviable high school recordbehind him, Leyhe entered WashingtonUniversity in 1926 and immediatelypledged $ A 0. In thebeginning of his third year at theuniversity he was elected president ofthe Junior class. In the fourth yearof his five year law course, he waspresident of Missouri Gamma as wellas president of the legal fraternity,*!> A $. During these two years hewas prominent as a pitcher on thebaseball team and as a member ofThurtene and Pralma, class honoraryfraternities.But these honors were not enough..\t the close of his fourth year, theentire student body unanimously electedhim their leader. Indeed, he willhave had, when he is graduated nextyear with an LL.B. degree, one of themost distinctive of undergraduatecareers.HOWARD MORGENS, Reporter[189]