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

VoL LV, No. 3THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAcoast, when a stiff wind came up andupset their boat. One man survived, butthe rest were drowned, among themBrother Blower. Brother Blower was aman of fine character, respected both onthe campus and in the fraternity. Whilein the fraternity he held the importantoffices of secretary and treasurer. Hisdeath was a saddening blow to hisbrothers in the fraternity and to themany friends which he made among thestudent body. CLIFFORD M. LEWISPennsylvania Epsilon, Dickinson CollegeInitiate: November 6, 1930, David Mc­Naughton, Harrisburg.Chapter House Im-provements: Thefront room upstairs and the bathroomhave been painted under the direction ofHouse Manager Rush. Repairs havebeen made on the front and side porch.A new floor lamp and smoking standhave been added to the front room.Campus Activities: McNaughton hasa prominent role in this month's dramaticClub presentation "Square Crooks."Leti is on the varsity basketball squad.Social Activities: The Home ComingDance was held November 15 followingthe Franklin Marshall football game.Weldon Hall Orchestra furnished themusic. The pledge Dance will be heldon January 10. The Alumni Day dinnerwas held at the chapter house October22.Chapter Visitors: Snell, ex-'30; Roth,'26; Cook, '29; Kellar, '26; Chambus,'29; Haldeman, '03; Shaffer, '30.Alumni Personals: Wolf, '30, is teachingMath in the Edison Junior HighSchool, Harrisburg, Pa.S. F. HEFFNERPennsylvania Zeta, Universityof PennsylvaniaChapter Officers: President, Frank A.O'Neill, Jr.; Reporter, T. H. Giberson;Warden, James D. Foley; Secretary,T. E. Woodward; Historian, S. VincentReynolds; Chorister, Robert Hickok;Chaplain, Hamilton Conner; House Manager,C. Pidgeon Smyth; Treasurer andAlumni Secretary, Lloyd Everett, Riegler;Rushing Chairman, Samuel Bodman.Affiliates: October 21, 1930—WilliamBlum, Sivartmore. James Campbell, Sewanee,and William James, Cornell.[215]Campus Activities: With the openingof the Mask and Wig competition wefind Collier, Evans, Russel, Garver, Foley,Frame, and Giberson hard at work tosecure a place in the dancing chorus,while O'Neill, Tuton, and Glading, whomade the show last year, are conductingclasses to teach the new men that aretrying out. We expect our usual largerepresentation in the show this year.A team has been entered in the Inter-Fraternity indoor baseball tournamentand great enthusiasm has been stirred upin the house. McCord has gone out forboxing managerial competition and Diesrothis out for lacrosse manager. O'Neillis out for the squash team, which isdeveloping into more of an importantsport at Pennsylvania every year. Riegleris working hard at scrub footballand hopes to receive his letter. Greenis out for manager of Mask and Wig.S. Vincent Reynolds, while finding mostof his time taken up on the fencing team,still manages to be a large factor inthe Philo Club competition.Social Activities: Saturday, Novemberfirst, the chapter gave a formalmasquerade to several fraternities on thecampus. A multiplicity of costumes resulted,ranging from full evening dressto riding britches and hunting outfits.The hall was tastefully decorated in thespirit of Halloween. The chapter hasinstituted an innovation on the campusdesigned to promote better feeling amongthe American and foreign students. Oncea week a student from some countryrepresented here at the university isinvited in to dinner and to exchange ideaswith the brothers. Wc feel that theplan is going to be a success and thatthese boys will take home with them abetter conception of America. The annualTri-Province convention is to beheld here in December and arrangementsare well on the way. Tickets have beenreserved for the Penn-Navy game anda dance that same night will go a longways in making this convention biggerand better than even. C. Pidgeon Smythwent hunting and returned with tworabbits which were served the followingday.Chapter Visitors: Collier, Oklahoma,is taking his meals here and Couchspends an occasional we^k end. Othervisitors are E. Burke Wilford, '22;"Mike" Kelley, '25; Taylor Glading '29;Theodore Campbell, '24; and E. Spencer