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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA March, 1931notable work on the track team. Bearhas been with the varsity divers and recentlywon the Intramural Diving Championship.G. Hardwick and J. Walkerare candidates for sophomore footballmanager. Zachary Is on the varsity swimmingteam and Cheatham Is on the freshmanswimming team. Haley, who ispresident of Troubadours has startedwork on the spring presentation. Assistinghim are Thomas, Hess, and Farmer.Cranfill and Phikeia Luxon are in theglee club, Sugg, Ray, and Phikeia Pedlgoare out for spring football. Hudson hasbeen doing good work on the freshmanboxing team. Walker is candidate forbaseball manager.Social Activities: Virginia Zeta hasstarted making plans for their annualdansant to be held at Natural Bridgeduring final week.Alumni Personals: Heur, '30, has beenvisiting the chapter after a brief tourIn California. Proctor, '06, has returnedto his studies at the University of Texasafter a visit to Mexico.ROBERT D, WALKERWarhington Alpha, University ofWashingtonInitiates: Bill Duncan, John Miller,Dennis McKinney, Harry Phillips,George Duecy, Harris Matthews, KeithWeaver, Robert Irving, Paul McMahon,and Robert McFarlane,Campus Activities: This month WashingtonAlpha celebrated its big social ofthe year—the Bowery Brawl. Donohoe,in charge, did a most commendable joband put on a party that easily surpassedthose of the last few years. Even Kuykendallcame at the last moment. PhikeiaSkeel, just beginning his boxingeducation, has shown considerable proficiencywith the gloves and has won hisfirst two fights in the Intramural tournament.The Washington basketball squad,which is apparently certain of a repeatas champions, with nine wins and butone loss owes Its last victory, in goodpart, to the eye of Nelson, who foundthe basket at a time when it was apparentlyhidden from the Washingtonaggregation and tossed the winning basket—theonly one of the last severalminutes of play. Perry has also shownup very well—winning his second letter.Benz, the Campus mite, has back-slapped[444]his way to a political victory. He is nowthe honored Yell King of the University.Scatterday, Montgomery, Buse, andBledsoe are representing Washington onthe track this spring and are being nursedalong by Fovargue who Is holding forthas Senior Manager. Nelson, Murphy,Anschutz and George Albin all appearto have excellent chances to make a tripto the Orient this spring with the baseballteam. Nelson is a letterman. TomAlbin has been pledged to Sigma Xi andMurphy, pledged 4> A •*,GEORGE KINNEARWashington Beta, Whitman CollegeInitiates: March 4, 1931. KirbyHoon, Harold Haynes, Frank DeVaney,Paul Anderson, John Alsip, Fred Fisher.Campus Activities: A new cup wasadded to the chapter house mantel recentlywhen LeRoux, Oswald, Johnston,and Richmond won the Intramural bowlingchampionship. Washington Beta nowhas in its possession four of the sixcups offered on the campus for groupactivities, having won the trophies forbowling, window display, singing, andintramural athletics. Out of seven menawarded letters for varsity basketballlast week four of them were Phis. Hove,Robbins, Applegate, and Robb wereawarded their emblems and Jones andPhikeia Carpenter narrowly missed winningtheirs. In the intramural league,the Phis came out a close second in thefinal championship game on the slightlyshorter end of a 16-14 score. The baseballdiamond now receives the spotlightwith eight of the chapter represented in -that sport. Breum is captain, and Hove,Anderson, DeVaney, and Haynes andPhikeias Dudgeon, Gordon, and Grugerare his right-hand men. Dramatics haveengaged the chapter energies of late also,and Davis and Hoon have each takenleads in two Dramatic club plays. Daviswas one of three men elected last weekto membership in ^ B K for exceptionalscholarship. A recent conquest in therealm of music by the brothers has beenweekly presentations over the radio.Sexton and Haynes broadcasting regularlyand Hoon appearing in a musicalprogram presented by the College.Again the Phis are training hard for thegroup choral contest to be held In a fewdays with hopes of winning the trophy