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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETACharles Newton Lathrop, California,'95The Rev. Charles Newton Lathrop,California, '95, widely-known clergymanof the Protestant EpiscopalChurch, died at San Francisco January30 of pneumonia. Brother Lathrop,a resident of New York City, was theexecutive secretary of the nationalcouncil of the Protestant EpiscopalChurch.• • •fulius T. Wright, Alabama, '91Julius T. Wright, Alabama, '91, diedat his home in Mobile, March 18,following a week's illness of pneumonia.Brother Wright was sixtyApril, 1931years of age. He had for nearly fortyyears been actively identified with thecivic and educational life of Mobile.He had conducted the UniversityMilitary School for boys since hiscoming to Mobile in 1893, and aboutseven years ago established the Girls'Preparatory School. The two institutionswere widely known in the Southas secondary schools of high standing.Brother Wright was in 1920president of the Southern Associationof Colleges and secondary Schools. Hewas a member of numerous othereducational associations and severalcivic and other groups. He is survivedby his widow, one daughter, and twobrothers.* • •In Coelo Quies Est•k * -kNew Phi Baseball Star(Continued from page 47'5)than as a heavy-hitting outfielder,though his timely hits in the springtimesport were the downfall of mostcollege baseball teams in the PacificNorthwest. He is remembered by OregonBeta men and college mates alsofor his nickname, "Iron Horse", andfor his exceptional ability as a studentin the school of commerce, from whichhe received a bachelor's degree.Another Pacific Coast Phi whoseentry into major league baseball is expectedis Loris Baker, Oregon State,'26, now at second base with the LosAngeles club after three seasons withthe San Francisco Seals at short stopand second base.Baker opened spring exhibitiongames with the Angels against theWrigley seniors—the Chicago Cubs—[478]with a series of home runs and extrabase hits and errorless fielding. Hiswork was outstanding in that he wasthe only member of the Los Angelesdivision of the Wrigley interests ableconsistently to hit the pitching of theChicago "big brothers."Like Schulmerich after him, BrotherBaker's college career was marked byvaried achievements, including captaincyof the basketball team, vicepresidentof the student body, andnumerous scholastic honors. BothBaker and Schulmerich were officersof Oregon Beta.The fame of such Phi stars as LouGehrig, Carl Reynolds, and MuddyRuel is established. Schulmerich, andpossibly Baker later on, will add afar-west contingent to the growinggroup of Phi big-leaguers.