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

Al umniL. D. Wharton, Jr., Davidson, '27,is the second son of Dr. and Mrs. L.D. Wharton of Smithfield, NorthCarolina. Brother Wharton's fatheris a member of S A E, Davidson, '91,and one of Don's brothers is a Phi,Watson Wharton, Davidson, ex-'31.While a student at Davidson CollegeBrother Wharton was very active onthe campus. He was a member ofseveral honorary fraternities, amongwhich were OAK (leadership), 2 Y(literary), A II K (journalistic), andwas editor in chief of the 1927 yearbookwhich won a loving cup for itsexcellence. He was one of the mostactive members in securing a chapterof * A 0 at Davidson College.Immediately upon graduation fromDavidson he associated with theGreensboro Daily News as a reporter.His work here was routine and fifteenmonths later, in September, 1928, heentered Harvard to do some graduatestudying. While at Harvard he keptin touch with the journalistic worldby contributing articles to the Bostonpapers.In June, 1929, he began his work asa reporter with the iVew York Herald-Tribune. Soon after beginning he wassent to Gastonia and Charlotte, NorthCarolina, to cover the Aderholt trialfor that paper. Brother Wharton didnot confine all his work to the reportorialduties, but in his spare time wrotearticles for the .Vew York Herald-Tribune Magazine and for the Outlook.Don remained with the Herald-Tribune for sixteen months when hereceived an offer from the Outlook andIndependent.In October of last year lie beganwork as an associate editor of theOutlook and Independent and is nowworking in that capacity.Brother Wharton was married November1, 1930, at Greensboro, North[343]L. D. WHARTON, JR., Davidson, '27Carolina, to Miss Mary Tilley of thatcity.Two Phi Delts from Montana Alphaare holding down responsible newspaperpositions in South Dakota.George Masters, '22, is publisher ofthe Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan,the first paper published in the stateand Ted L. Ramsey, '23, is managingeditor of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader,the largest daily in the state.Brother Masters at the age of 31 issaid to be the youngest daily publisherin the state. Leaving Montana in 1922he was first assistant city editor of theButic (Montana) Post, city editor ofthe Sioux Falls (South Dakota) Press,member of Chicago lournal staff andthen was foreign correspondent inJapan from 1923 until 1925. Upon hisreturn he first was managing editor of