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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA December, 1930Iowa Beta, University of IowaChapter House Improvements: AnImprovement to the driveway is nowcompleted. The widening of Dubuquestreet has made traffic and parking conditionsmuch more satisfactory. Sanitarydrinking cups have been installed inthe house.Campus Activities: Withington andPhikeia Willetts are out for varsitybasketball. Phikeias Grantz, Fletcher,Lambert, and Sellergren are working onthe freshman squad. Frantz has reportedfor his second year of varsity competitionin gymnastics. Evans, Midwest A.A.U. breaststroke champion, is trainingfor the coming season. Phikeia Mc­Guire, freshman star of last year, hasprospects on the.varsity swimming team.Phikeia Miller is on the Freshnianswimming squad. The chapter teamtook second place in the fall golftournament. Phikeias Quigley and Chestermanhave progressed to the semifinalsof the Intramural Tennis Tourney.Social Activities: A cabaret party washeld in the chapter house on November8. The decorations and atmosphere carriedout the idea.Chapter Visitors: Barber, Gammon,Sharp, Anderson, and Roddewig werepresent at the above mentioned socialfunction,HUGH MURPHYIowa Gamma, Iowa State CollegePhikeias: Richard Stoufer, CouncilBluffs, Iowa; Franz Swaboda, Omaha,Nebraska.Initiates: Nov. 1, 1930; Clinton Seaquist,Mankato, Minn., John Roberts,Knoxville, Iowa; Bernard Strum, Mankato,Minn.Chapter House Improvements: Newinitiation equipment is being purchased,thanks to the thoughtfulness of alumniwho were present at homecoming.Campus Activities: Lindgren will attendthe SAX convention at Columbus,Ohio and also the National College Pressconclave at Pittsburg. Bob Smith andPhikeia Swaboda are mainstays on thevarsity at tackle and end respectively.Phikeia Drake looks like a sure numeralman in early frosh tank workouts. Strumis sophomore track manager with PhikeiaElbert as his understudy. PhikeiaMorris looks after the want of the prepwrestling candidates.Social Activities: The chapter entertainedat an informal dance October 11.A pledge dance was held at the chapterhouse Nov. 7. Freshmen of other fraternitieswere guests.Chapter Visitors: S. S. Bragdon, '17;E. J. Conard, '24; W. H. Metcalf, '22;C. T. Cownie, '26; L. W. McKnight,'28; D. C. Johnson, '25; H. J. Cowan,'28; J. Lovett, '27; D. B. Stoufer, '08;R. S. Grundman, '18; Fred Olmsted, '26;A. T. Lovett, '30; W. A. Graham,'26; Aaron Miller, '27; R. J. Miller, '24;Clair Wilson, '19; A. B. Caine, '17; J.M. Hall, '30; Stewart Beck, KansasState; Robert Burton,- '30; John Miller,'30.Alumni Personals: Clark Holbrook,'30, is now in Denver at the PublicService Company training school.LOUDON J. DOYLE^^Kansas Alpha, University of KansasCampus Activities: Rankin has beenelected president of II E II. Meuse'r isa member of the homecoming committee.Bishop, K. Johnson and B. Johnson, areworking out in preparation for varsitybasketball. Phikeias Bolman and Chambersare out for freshman basketball.Kiene is a member of the zoology club.Brandon has become a member of theGerman Club, In the R.O.T.C. thefollowing men have been appointed officers: Rankin and Woodmansee, FirstLieutenants; Lakin and McCullagh, Sergeants:Goodrich, Sergeant-major; andPrice, Smiley, Hassig, and Sifers, Corporals.Manley, Bishop, Sleeper, Faeth,Bowen, Woodmansee, Jeffrey, and Mc­Cullagh are members of the CampusChest Drive.Chapter Visitors: Harold S. Hurdand Arch M. Holmes, Penn. State; SamMahonely, Washburn; Herb Laing, '27:Roland E. Boynton, '16; Paul E. Rurl,Purdue; J. H. Mize, '30.Alumni Personals: September 22, Dr.and Mrs. D. A. Kendall announces thebirth of a daughter at Great Bend, Kansas.H. W. Laffer, who has been DistrictManager of the NorthwesternMutual Life Insurance Co. at KansasCity, Kansas has been made generalagent with headquarters at OklahomaCity, Okla. Arthur L. Nims has movedfrom Clay Center, Kansas to St. Louis,Mo. where he is secretary to Mr. Nims,[202]