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

Undergraduates of AchievementOzell Trask, Washburn, 'ilWhen the brothers of Kansas Betagathered last semester to elect a presidentfor 1930 they decided that therewas one among them who, above allothers, deserved the honor. And theyelected Ozell Trask unanimously.Coming to Washburn College as asophomore, he became a member of theAmerican Cohege Quill Club, the collegePress Club, and was on the highhonor roll both semesters, having madethe highest possible grades in all subjects.The next year he entered law schooland was initiated into A 0 *, nationallegal fraternity. He served as itspresident the following year. Heagain made the high honor roll bothsemesters. And that year, 1928, hebecame a mernber of the WashburnPlayers, the college dramatic club.Last year Trask was treasurer of$ A ®. Under his direction the fraternitynot only paid all current billsand bought several large pieces ofhouse furniture, including a Victrolaand complete loafing room equipmentand chapter room furnishings, but alsobought several hundred dollars worthof bonds as a fraternity endowment.During the second semester he actedas rush captain, the office holding overuntil November, 1930.It was in his junior year thatBrother Trask became a member ofSagamore, senior men's honorary fraternity,of which he was this yearelected president.-At the elections for T A n, Washburnscholastic fraternity with higherrequirements than * B K, Trask becamethe first student from any juniorcollege ever to receive the honor. Hewas also elected to n F il, nationalhonorary social science group.OZELL TRASK, Washburn, '31And it was also in his junior yearthat he took the leading role in theWashburn Players' production of EnterMadame.Last fall Trask represented KansasBeta at the general convention.This year Trask is maintaining A 0 leadership on the campus byhis guidance. He is a member of theinterfraternity council, played firstbaseman on the fraternity intramuralbaseball team, has taken the lead inseveral one-act plays, and is a candidateas the most popular man on thecampus in the Kaw yearbook.Last year he was a defeated candidatefrom Kansas for a RhodesScholarship, and for president of thestudent council.GEORGE MACK, JR., '30[347]