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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA May, 1931pie, his stature being below normal becauseof the impaired development of hislegs. He entered earnestly into all physicalactivity which was possible to him,He took the degree of Master of Artsat Central in 1895 and taught in the collegefor a year, then in the Sedaha HighSchool, before entering St. Louis LawXENOPHON P. WILFLBY, Uyasbington (St. Louis) '99, U. SSenator from Missouri by appointment 1913.and in later years was an ardent golfer.As a student in Central College, atFayette, Missouri, young Wilfley took thelead in oratory and debating. He representedhis college in the State oratoricalcontest of 1893, and was ranked secondby the judges, the winner being W. J.Williamson of William Jewell College,later a noted St. Louis clergyman. In1894 he again represented Central College,and won first place over a speakerfrom the State University, whom manyhad considered unbeatable.;so6]School of Washington University. Hetook his law degree in 1899, and enteredthe law office of his brother, Lebbeus R.Wilfley, in St. Louis. In 1900 L. R. Wilfreywas appointed Attorney-General ofthe Philippine Islands, and he was laterJudge of the United States Court inShanghai, China.X. P. Wilfley practiced law alone until1910, when he became associated withJ. S. Mclntyre and W. T. Nardin. Hismore recent partners were Fred L. Williams,former Judge of the Missouri Su-