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

Vol. LV, No. 1Governor Taft of the Philippines(later our president) when he visitedJapan. Resigning his secretaryship,he entered the House of Peers and becamea prominent leader in the KenkiuKwai group of that body. CountTerashima married a daughter ofBaron Mitsui. He is survived by hiswidow and one son.Richard S. Rowe, Texas, recentlywon the first prize of fifty dollars inan architectural competition sponsoredjointly by the River Oaks corporationand the University. His design wasof an English house. The problemcalled for a residence which shouldcontain a living room, dining room,breakfast room, kitchen and servicepantry, a main stairhall if the buildingwas more than one story, three or fourbedrooms, etc. Students were requiredto develop the entire site and show iton a plot plan. Interest in the competitionwas very keen at the University.Brother Rowe is a student in thedepartment of architecture at the Universityand the son of one of the membersof the faculty.Howard Holden, Georgia, '18, recentlyjoined the sales staff of theOlds Motor Works at Atlanta,Georgia. Brother Holden has beenquite active in the automotive field atAtlanta for many years.Hamilton McWhorter, Georgia, '01,announced his candidacy on June 7THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAfor the presidency of the Georgiasenate for the years 1931-32. BrotherMcWhorter is unopposed for thesenatorial election from the districtwhich he represents.The recent annual meeting of theGeorgia Automobile Association atAtlanta resulted in the election ofHenderson Hallman, Emory, '92, aspresident for the ensuing year. BrotherHallman is a resident of Atlanta.Ireland Graves, Southwestern, '05-Texas, '08, was elected in April aspresident of the Ex-Students' Associationof the University of Texas.Donald DuShane, Hanover, '06, hasbeen among the most active membersof the "Crime Commission" appointedby Governor Harry G. Leslie ofIndiana to make recommendationsdealing with the situation in that state.Among the other members of the commissionare Amos W. Butler, Hanover-Indiana,'81, and Michael E.Foley, Wabash, '99.It was announced on May 19 thatGovernor Bilbo of Mississippi had ap--pointed Richard McCool, Mississippi,'04, to the chancellorship of thechancery court district created by therecent legislature of that state. Thedistrict includes four Mississippi counties.Brother McCool lives at Canton.He has recently been clerk of achancery court in that state.[51]