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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA May, 1931'34; C B. Griffith, '34; H. B. Parker,'34; D. F. Flinn, '34; W. J. Stewart, '34.Campus Activities: Dill is pitching invarsity baseball practice and is slated fora first string position. Hedinger has hisold position on the lacrosse team andCorwin is out for the first time. Codmanis still working for the managership oflacrosse. Van Wert is with the trackteam again this year. Cummings is captainof tennis and Higgins Is out for theteam. Murphy is tennis manager. Thehouse wrestling team has reached thefinals of the interfraternity wrestlingtournament which is held every winter.Murphy won the title of college wrestlingchampion In the 115-pound class.This Is the third year that he has heldthis title. Ruschmeyer is a newly madechampion in the 145-pound class. Tompkinsreached the semi-finals in the 135-pound class, but his ankle was broken inthis bout so he was forced to retire fromthe tournament. Flinn played the leadingrole in the spring production of theMountebanks.Social Activities: The annual InitiationBanquet was held at the chapterhouse on March 7. There was a largeattendance of alumni and delegates fromother chapters.Alumni Personals: J. H. Wittner, '20,has recently been appointed to fill the positionof Director of Athletics at Unionnext year. DONALD F. WALLACENew York Epsilon, Syracuse, UniversityAffiliate from Illinois Eta—CharlesFrederick Wilkins, Syracuse, N.Y.Initiates: March 23: Albert C Bickelhaup,Syracuse; Robert W. Burnham,Rochester; Glenn A. Bickerstaff, Coraopolls,Pennsylvania; J. Raymond Butterworth,New York City; Lloyd H.Jones, Syracuse; Fred W. Thompson,Wolcott, New York.Chapter House Improvements: A newradio has been purchased for the musicroom. The freshmen during Hell Weekpainted the underclass lavoratory and didsome general cleaning in the dorm. Thegrounds outside have been cleaned upand the lawn seeded in places. A newchair and a plant with stand was presentedto the house by Newport.Campus Activities: Egan is out forbaseball and Butterworth has startedbaseball competition. Phikeia Sanford Is[524]scrubbing crew and McKaig is one of thevarsity coxswains. Wilkins and PhikeiasHarvath and Fisher start spring footballpractice next week. Tompkins waselected to the Men's Senate from thecollege of applied science. Fisher is onthe junior prom committee.Social Activities: An informal dancewas held at the chapter house March 14which was very successful. The Initiationbanquet on March 24, also held at thechapter house, brought back many of thealumni and two of the active chapterfrom Colgate. A group of mothers andwives of Phis met recently at the chapterhouse and formed a Women's Auxiliary.They are having a luncheon at the OnondagaHotel the fourteenth of April andplan to have a bridge party at the chapterhouse some time soon.Chapter Visitors: Ralph W. Sockman,Ohio Wesleyan, Robertson, Centre, attendingthe K "* K convention. Ken Savidge,'28. _Alum,ni Personals: Ross Paltz has beentaken into the law firm of Nottingham,Clymer, Smith, and Sleeth. Frank Cregg,Jr., is president of the senior class atlaw school. WILLIAM BLAINNew York Zeta, Colgate UniversityPhikeia: R. Allan Phllp, Rutherford,New Jersey.Initiates: William Beers, Summit, NewJersey; Robert Brown, Hamburg, NewYork; Milton Carlisle, Exeter, NewHampshire; Roger George, Rome, NewYork; Milton Gregory, New Paltz, NewYork; John Miles, Syracuse, New York;Robert Eddy, Rochester, New York;Homer Dearlove, Bath, New York;Hughes Dearlove, Bath, New York; De-Witt Foster, St. Louis, Missouri; LeslieLacey, Pelham, New York; JosephSmith, Bogota, New Jersey; WilliamVaughan, Ardmore, Pennsylvania; LloydFlaitz, Corning, New York.Campus Activities: The chapter isjustly proud of Markham and Phillipsfor their recent election to * B K. Theywere two out of the thirteen seniors towin this distinction. Both are honor studentsin the department of economics.Captain Lacey and Nicholson ran on theColgate mile relay team which set a newcollege record in defeating Yale andDartmouth In the Millrose Games held inMadison Square Garden. Al Lawrence