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

Vol. LV, No. 4THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAco-champions of last fall, finished theseason with a unique record in Michiganfootball annals. Although heplayed in the backfield during his threeyears of varsity competition he didnot once score for Michigan. Therecord is all the more interesting sinceit is admitted that he had aided thepowerful Michigan eleven in its scoringperhaps more than any otherplayer. The Michigan Alumnus forNovember 29, in a review of the Chicagogame, had this to say aboutBrother Simrall:"Some were hopeful that 'Ducky'would make a touchdown against Chicago.But probably it's best that hedidn't, as he now goes down in Michiganhistory with a unique record.When he trotted off the field in theclosing minutes of the Chicago gamethe ovation accorded him by the cheeringsections was tremendous.gan loves Simrall."Michi­A Washington dispatch early in Decembercarried the news of the nominationby President Hoover of RandolphBryant, Texas, '16, as federaldistrict judge of the eastern district ofTexas. Brother Bryant has been servingas United States attorney. BrotherBryant is thirty-seven years of age.His father. Judge David E. Bryant,served as federal judge of the easternTexas district for a number of years,being appointed to that place by PresidentBenjamin Harrison, Miami, '52.R. B. Creager of Brownsville and thestate Republican organization whichhe heads indorsed Brother Bryant forthe judgeship. The list of indorsementsincluded many lawyers and barassociations of the district and of thestate, together with prohibition spokesmen,ministers, and others prominentin various walks of life. It was expectedthat confirmation of the nominationwould follow with no opposition.Will H. Hays, Wabash, '00, wasmarried November 27 to Mrs. JessieHerron Stutesman at Edgemoor, thehome of Colonel and Mrs. Charles D.Herron, the brother of the bride, atBethesda, Maryland. The weddingunites two very prominent Indianafamilies. The father of Mrs. Hayswas an officer in the Civil War and forforty years prior to his death in 1927was president of the First NationalBank of Crawfordsville, Indiana.Brother Hays was president of theGeneral Council of * A 0 from 1920to 1922, was Postmaster General in1921-22, and since his resignation fromthat office has been president of theMotion Picture Producers and Distributorsof America. Mrs. Hays is thewidow of the late James F. Stutesman,formerly American minister to Bolivia.A stimulating article on "Some Observationson Academic Tree Sitting,"by William Mather Lewis, Knox, '00,president of Lafayette College, appearedin the November issue of theAssociation of American Colleges Bulletin.Brother Lewis is treasurer ofthis association. Speaking of thethousands of entering freshmen hesaid: "To the campuses of some sevenhundred colleges and universities inAmerica they flocked in September; toclamber up the tree of knowledge, withthe ambition patiently to sit there forfour years when as a reward for theiraimless endurance the institution will[279]bestow upon them a diploma." Thearticle contains a keen analysis of thepossibilities of a college education andmethods of attaining such possibilities.E. M. Stephens, Illinois, '28, wasmarried in Lebanon, Indiana, November29, 1930, to Miss Beatrice EleanorDeVol, K K r, whom he had metwhile in Illinois.Phi Chapter mates of Brother Stephenstook a prominent part in thewedding, Herman C. Teetor, Illinois,'27, and Robert J. Conover, Illinois,'31, being listed among the ushers.Merle Trees, Illinois, '07, ex-presidentof the board of trustees of the Univer-