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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAJanuary, 1931furnishings have been augmented by the freshmen was held just previous to thepurchase of chairs.Christmas vacation. Plans are now beingmade by the social committee forCampus Actiznties: * A O won thefirst intramural basketball game from the Carnival houseparty, which bodes4» S K. Harold Lawrence was elected to as usual, to be the greatest social event4> A * honorary legal fraternity. The of the college year.nomination meeting of * A •$ was precededby a dinner held at the Nebraska us during the houseparty. LatneyChapter Visitors: Dunning '30 visitedAlpha chapter house. Clarence Mahn Barnes, the traveling secretary, was withis active member of * A 9, in * A •$. The us for three days.annual military ball, the initial and outstandingevent of Nebraska's formal sea­LEON C, WARNER, JR.son was held in the university coliseum,December 5. Among those active in theceremonies attendant to the occasion New York Alpha, Cornell Universitywere eight Phis, cadet officers in the Chapter House Im.provements: Aregiment.new Oriental rug has been purchased forSocial Activities: Everybody at NebraskaAlpha is looking forward to the Campus Activities: Ross and Borlandthe great hall.annual Christmas dinner dance, which is have just finished a successful seasonthe biggest party of the year. The house on the varsity football squad, Phikeiais going to be decorated in holiday style, Eldred has finished with freshman football,Allen has finished the season assuggestive of Christmas. The party isto be held at the chapter house, December20.cer team, which has been extremely suc­first substitute center on the varsity soc­Chapter Visitors: Mark Bradford, cessful. Draney has started practice withtraveling secretary of '# A O, William the ice hockey team. Forrest has finishedMitchell.football managerial competition. PhikeiaKorbel has gone out for froshJOSEPH L. HOFFMANbasketball and is playing on the firstteam, Phikeia Luxford has beenawarded numerals for being on thefreshman cross country team, and is nowtraining for spring competition in thehalf-mile event. Luxford was last year'sNew York state champion in this event.McKane was a member of the campaigncommittee for the university chest funddrive.New Hampshire Alpha, Dartmouth CollegeOfficers: Farnham was elected alumnisecretary.Campus Activities: Steve Smith iscompeting for a position on the forwardline of the hockey team. Gilmore andJennings are out for the gymnasiumteam and both have a very good opportunityto make it. Gilmore competedin several meets last year. Hopkins isactive in the Dartmouth Christian Association.Norton is working hard In theathletic competition. Heidler is regularlyworking out with the winter sportsteam and was recently elected to theeditorial board of The Dartmouth.Davidson is working hard for a positionon the winter sports team. The chapterbasketball and hockey teams are preparingfor the intramural games that theyhave to play. The hockey team, especially,should go far in this competition.Social Activities: The fall housepartyover the week-end of the Alleghenyfootball game was a huge success.The Brown Hilltoppers again furnishedtheir good music for all thedances. An informal open house for[304]Social Actiznties: About twentyguests were present as the Chapter heldits annual Thanksgiving dinner. Plansare rapidly progressing for the annualjunior week house party, which is to beheld on February 5, 6, and 7, 1931, Wehave been very fortunate in obtainingHal Kemp and his orchestra to entertainat this party.Chapter Visitor: F. W. Kilborne '30,Alumni Personals: Walter W. Sibson'30 was married to Miss Mary Smith inPhiladelphia on November 28. L. G.Powers '30 was an usher. Many of thebrothers who were in Philadelphia forthe Penn-Cornell game attended the ceremony.A. L. Towson '30 who was freshmanfootball coach this fall has returnedto his home at Smithsburg, Maryland.J. P. Tattersfield, assistant varsity coachthis fall, has remained here in order to