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

VoL LV, No. 8THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETASocial Activities: The Miami Triadwas held April 11 with Alex Burns representing* A © on the committee incharge. The date for the spring formalhas been tentatively made for May 23.Chapter Visitors: Robert Steman, ex-'31, Lynn Baker, '28, Robert Bourne,'28, John Jones, '29, returned to Oxfordfor the Miami Triad.HARRY P. SNYDER( ^Ohio Beta, Ohio Wesleyan UniversityInitiates: February 20, 1931: Roy Bennett,Dayton; Louis Critchfield, Piqua;Howard Polley, Columbus; Robert Dieterich,Akron; Charles Line, Galion;Charles Vandervort, Portsmouth; HerbertSoper, Delaware.Chapter House Improvements: Thelawn in front of the house has been reseededand new shrubbery has been putin.Campus Activities: At the annual electionsfor the executive staff of theTranscript, campus semi-weekly newspaper,Taylor was elected editor-in-chiefand Coultrap was selected as news editorof the publication. Maharry was chosenjunior editor of the Transcript at thesame election. The Phi Delts have hada very prominent part in dramatics thisyear. Out of the major plays, membersof Ohio Beta have had three of the fivemajor roles. Dodge had leads in Milne's"Ivory Door," presented in Novemberand in Barry's "Holiday/' presented InFebruary. Smith was awarded the part ofRomeo in the Shakespearean tragedy,"Romeo and Juliet" presented in Apriland to be produced again in June. Tayloralso had a part in "Romeo and Juliet."Smith and Dodge had prominent parts inthe annual Wesleyan Players' Fun Festpresented In April. Coultrap and Smithwere recently elected to A 2 P, honoraryforensic fraternity. Babbs, Coultrap,Smith, Maharry and Martin have eachcompeted in at least one intercollegiatedebate as members of the varsity squad.Hout has been appointed a member ofthe senior functions committee. Smith, amember of the social committee, andTaylor, chairman of the curriculum committee.Coultrap is chairman of the RepresentativeParty, campus political factionof which the Phis are members,which elected men to two of the four studentbody offices in April. Babbs hadone of the principal singing roles in "LeSoldat de Plomb," annual French clubplay. Coultrap has been chosen as publicitydirector of the senior lecture coursecommittee. Martin, president of the debateand oratory council, won secondplace in the state finals of the Ohio IntercollegiateOratorical meet. Coultraphas been elected treasurer of the InternationalRelations club. The Phi Deltsagain came through in scholarship ratingleading the 14 national fraternities andbeing surpassed by only one local group.In both terms last year the Phis led everygroup on the campus. Four Phis madeperfect averages for the first semesterout of 22 in school. Coultrap, Cherrington,Martin and Taylor had the distinctionof having straight A's. Martin waselected to •* B K making two Phi Deltsbelonging to the scholastic honorary—Cherrington having previously been[527]elected. Soper and Wilson were recentlyinitiated into Phi Society, underclasshonorary scholastic group of whichHuit Is president. Coultrap was recentlyelected one of the three student directorsof the Y.M.C.A. Smith and Coultrap arecommittee heads in the organization.Babbs and Dieterich, members of the gleeclub, have sung in several concerts recently.Vandervort has been awarded numeralsin basketball. Line is a member of theSingers Club which took an eight-daytrip through nine states during April.Hout and Vandervort tied for first inthe annual intramural foul shooting contest.Social Activities: The Phi Delts joinedwith the Sigma Chis and Betas in thethird annual Miami Triad dance on April24. Kay Kayser's orchestra furnished themusic for the dance, which is consideredthe biggest social event on the Wesleyancampus. The Phis held a MiamiTriad smoker on April 15. The annualspring dance will be held May 23 at thechapter house.Alumni Personals: John W. Pontius,'06, was the principal speaker at the InternationalWeek program held here recently.Herman Shipps, '12, executivesecretary of the university, recentlytoured the Pacific coast conferring withthe Ohio Wesleyan alumni in that sectionof the country. Leon V. Kofod, '26,was a two-day visitor on the campusspeaking at chapel on some of the featuresof his trip around the world.Koppes, '28, is in advertising work in