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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA March, 1931lumbia; Fielding L. Norton, Trenton;James W. Suddath, Warrensburg; WilliamS. Allee, Whipple Barracks, Arizona;Horace F, Blackwell, Lexington;E, Y. Burton, Mexico; Charles D.Henry, Jr., Kansas City; Edward L.Jenkins, Sedalia; M. Little, Jr., KansasCity; Tom H, Waflace, St. Joseph.Chapter House Improvements: Newcurtains and drapes are being purchasedfor the downstairs part of the house.Campus Activities: Phikeias Knapperand Henry are doing nicely In Freshmanbasketball. Farmer Is out for baseball.The house team is doing well in the intramuralbasketball tournament. Murphyis to be initiated into ^ A •4'.Social Activities: The annual Freshmandance is to be given at the house onFebruary 28.Chapter Visitors: Mark Bradford, thetraveling secretary, was here the weekendof January 10. Franc Barada, '30,and J. L. Reading, '30, visited the chapterrecently.JOHN ADCOCKMissouri Beta, Westminster CollegeNew Officers: President, C. K. Mc­Clure; Treasurer, J. C. Acuff; Secretary,B. V. Gill, Jr.; Warden, Coke Reeves;Chaplain, A. V, Owsley; Chorister, DonaldYantis; Reporter, D. R. Diffenderfer.Chapter House Improvements: Duringthe Christmas hoHdays the lounge roomfloor was painted and the living roomwas redecorated with a new set of velvetdraperies.Campus Activities: Jones won the annualDobyns Oratorical Contest over alarge field of competitors. Talbott waselected president of the W club. BobAcuff, captain, and Vaughn are on thevarsity basketball squad. Phi DeltaTheta is leading in the intramural sportscontests which Include volleyball, handball,swimming, basketball, baseball andtrack.Social Activities: A dance was held atthe chapter house February 7, a largenumber of alumni and guests beinsc present.Extensive plans are being made forthe Initiation and spring formal dance.Chapter Visitors: C. F. Lamkin, Tr.,'29: R. D. Sharp. '32: Alvin Howefl, '31J, H. Acuff, '28; N. H. Robnett, '32Rev. Miller, '16; Eari Moore, '28; ClarkBledsoe, '28.D. R. DIFFENDERFER[428]Missouri Gamma, Washington UniversityOfficers: Emilio Torres, President;Bigelow Robinson, Jr., Reporter; JamesD. Simpson, Jr., Warden; Arthur C.Gaines, Secretary; Jack Stoffer, Historian; John A. Carlyle, Chorister; RobertElliott, Chaplain; Shelby England,Treasurer; Forrest Carson, Alumni Secretary.Initiates: February 22, 1931, WiUIamMorgan, Thomas Rankin, CharlesDickey, John Kemler, William Craig,Warren Davis, William Gaines, WoernerSchoenthaler, Somers Mathews, GeorgeTaff, Morris Benson.Chapter House Improvements: Ahandsome, bronze porch lamp was recentlyinstalled. The Mothers* Club ispurchasing a new living room table andseveral floor lamps. The dining room isto be decorated in an attractive fashion.Group pictures of the chapter in pastyears have been assembled and hungabout the walls of the chapter room.Campus Activities: The chapter Is nowonly a few points behind the leaders inIntramural sports. We are leading ourleague in the basketball tournament.Ohle is captain of the track team, Babingtonis senior manager, and Chapmanand Phikeia Gaines are assistant managers.Chapman is also on the editorialstaff of the Dirge, the comic collegemagazine. Leyhe will be one of themainstays of the pitching staff of thebaseball team, of which Robinson Isjunior manager. England and Ledbetterform the nucleus of the tank squad, theMissouri Valley champions. PhikeiasBickel, Hamson, Farrel, and Schoenthalerare playing regularly on the Froshbasketball team. Stoffer is a member ofthe cross country team, and is expected tomake his letter. Lamkin Is the leadingdebater in the school, and recentlysuccessfully debated the visiting Germanstudents. Gaines and Morgens also aremembers of the debating squad. Lyon isa First Lieutenant in the R.O.T.C. unit.Torres was general chairman of theHomecoming celebration. Caldwell issecretary of the Engineers' Association.Social Activities: The Miami Triadwas given January 9, and was voted asuccess by all. Mark Bradford, the travelingsecretary, enjoyed the dance withus. The annual formal dinner dancewas given February 27 at the AlgonquinCountry Club, and was the outstandingevent of the social season.