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

Vol. LV, No. 6ly, of the Granville Publications Bureau,the official advertising representative forall college publications, Armstrong hasbeen initiated into * A ©, national honoraryhistoric fraternity.Social Activities: A hard times partywas held at the house on the evening ofJanuary 30, and a Valentine party anddance was held on Friday, February 13.J, DOUGLAS BURTTHE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAChapter Visitors: Offet, Pennsylvania,and his brother and Pine, Pennsylvania,visited at the chapter house during theChristmas holidays.Alumni Personal: The Alumni Clubheld a smoker at the house in January.A large number of alumni turned outand had a very pleasant evening,R. ARNOLD IRWINOntario Alpha, University of TorontoPhikeias: Ned Sinclair, Hollywood,California; John Kingston, Grand Forks,British Columbia; Burleigh Edwards,Toronto, Ontario.Initiates: Donald I. MacLean, whowas a charter member of the local fraternityat the University of Manitoba,was initiated on January 26 for ManitobaAlpha.Chapter House Improvements: Duringthe Christmas holidays the dining hallwas re-papered and this has added greatlyto the appearance of the room.Campus Activities: Fell, Intercollegiateboxer, won his weight in the InterfacultyAssault recently. He willrepresent the university in the 126-poundclass at the New York meet on February26. Coles is playing guard with theintermediate basketball team. Banwell,Anderson, Malcolm, and Hodgetts areplaying interfaculty hockey. Seccombeand Edmison are playing water polo.Buchanan is swimming for UniversityCollege. Gibson is playing baseball forUniversity College. Rieder and Irwinare rowing. The chapter has defeatedA T and 2 X in the interfraternity baseballschedule and advances to the thirdroiind. In the Interfraternity hockey thechapter defeated © A X, but were eliminatedby N 2 N.Social Activities: The chapter held avery successful rushing tea-dance February7 in the house. About ten rusheesfrom various prep schools were present.Medland had charge of this affair and isto be highly complimented for his work.The annual chapter dance and banquetare to be held on February 13 and 14respectively. It looks as though bothevents will be even more successful thanever. Leon Smith and Mrs, Smith andCarm Thornton and Mrs. Thornton areacting as patrons and patronesses at thedance.[437]Oregon Alpha, University of OregonPhikeias: Dan Lewis, Bob Hunter,Chuck Weber, Jack Vaughn, Dick DePittard, Doc Merrill, Dan McKinnon,La Grande Houghton.Initiates: January 18, 1931: Phil Mulder,Oswego; Dolph Siegrist, LaGrande; Sherwood Burr, Eugene; WadeAmbrose, San Di^o, California; EdCross, Salem; Glenn Byours, Kelso,Washington; Harry McCall, Prineville; Herb Graham, Klamath Falls;Lynn Long, Corvallis; Jack Hammond,Oregon City; Ed Alartindale, BudMeyer, Ed Schweiker, Homer Spencer,Leo Laurin, Portland.Chapter House Improvements: Ourguest room has been improved by theaddition of shower curtains, etc. A newfloor has also been installed in one ofthe showers.Campus Activities: Cliff Horner, OleCalkins, Kerm Stevens, and Red Rogersare regulars on the varsity basketballsquad, while Phikeia Houghton is on thefrosh squad. Steve Fletcher and AlEdwards are on the varsity swimmingteam and Ed Cross and Leo Laurin arefreshman swimmers, Ed Schweiker,Dolph Siegrist, Phikeias Dick De Pittard,and Bob Hunter are out for froshtrack and Moeller, Vars Stoddard andJohn Marrs are out for varsity track.The house volleyball team has advancedto the finals of the intramural tournament.Bud Meyers and Ed Martindaleserved on the Oregon High School Conferencecommittee. Phil Mulder is amember of the frosh debating team.John Marrs was elected president of theSkull and Daggers, the sophomore serviceclub. Lary Bay has been appointedcirculation manager and Wade Ambroseassistant circulation manager of the OregonEmerald. Ed Wells has received anaward from the Leopold Schepp foundation.Social Activities:The mothers of the