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

VoL LV, No. 8THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAJack Durbrow, Donald Griffith, HollandHowell, Harold Jones, Richard Morris,Hubert Nay, Robert Sagmeister, HenryStark, Howard Vible.Chapter House Improvements: Theentire house has been renovated and newfurniture and rugs added. This work hasbeen handled largely by the alumnae andmothers* clubs and is very successful.Fair weather has given excellent opportunityto undertake a thorough renovatingof the grounds around the house.Much planting has been done and resultsare already forthcoming.Social Activities: Open house has beenheld at the chapter house for the pastfew Sunday evenings and has proven tobe a very enjoyable enterprise. Plans forthe annual spring formal are well underway. An excellent dance was heldat the house on the twenty-first ofMarch. The freshman group In the chapterIs giving a skating party for the upperclassmenon April 18. A rush dance isscheduled for April 25 at the house.Chapter Visitors: Richard Squires,Purdue.Alumni Personals: Brother Wulfekoetter,who has been seriously ill forsome time has finally recovered and Isnow convalescing. The alumni club held astag bowling party for the actives andtheir fathers, April 11. JOHN H. KOCHOhio Eta, Case School of Applied SciencePhikeia: Gilbert A. Spear, Cleveland,Ohio.Initiates: March 29, 1931: James J.Barrett, East Cleveland, Ohio; John A.Bradner, Cleveland Heights, Ohio; HarveyH. Haynam, Cleveland Heights,Ohio; John J. Moore, Lakewood, Ohio;Charles E. Tripp, Cleveland, Ohio.Chapter House Improvements: By thetime this appears in print the brotherswill be residing in our new chapter houselocated at 2137 Abington Road, Cleveland,Ohio. The building of our newhouse, the finest on the Case Campus, hasbeen watched with much pride and concernby the brothers of Ohio Eta, andis a very outstanding milestone in thehistory of this chapter.Campus Activities: Clarke, Hubbardand White were initiated into A *,sophomore honorary society, and Hubbardwas elected president after initiation.Hannum, Baker, Squire, Simon,[531]Byrns, Cameron and Walling wereelected to O T, national honorary engineeringsociety. Squire, Cameron andByrns were elected to Skull and Bones,junior honorary society. Dill and Cameronreceived basketball letters, and Haynamand Hubbard received numerals.Baker was junior and senior manager ofbasketball, and Bradner was freshmanmanager. Irwin received a letter forwrestling and Walling received numerals,Simon received for senior managerof wrestling team, and Moore was freshmanmanager. Squire, Cummings, Simon,Dill, Bodwell, Walling and Clark are outfor track, and Hostettler is junior managerand Spelman, sophomore manager.Cameron, Hubbard, Byrns, Eisinger,Squire, Clark, Schweitzer, Irwin andHaynam are out for spring football.Baker is out for tennis. Dill was appointedto the editorial staff of the CaseTech.Social Activities: The last dance inour old chapter house was held March28, in honor of the freshmen and was agreat success partially due to the splendiddecorations designed by Brother White.Chapter Visitors: Richard F. Gray,Oregon; William H. West, '27; WillardF. Gilmore, '20; Charles H. Prochaska,'11; Everett L. Oakes, Ohio University;John W. Hill, '23; Norris W. North, '11;Charles Gerhan, '26; Harry L. Wood,'16; William W. Bourne, '07; Alfred A.Bonneman, '27; Corwin C. Whitacre, '29;Albert J. Gavlak, '23; Albert M. Baehr,'16; E. O. Gibbs, Syracuse; David J.Cain, '28; Henry L. Alden, '25; ClintonL, Denison, '06.Alumni Personals: Eugene D, Jones,'29, leaves the ranks of bachelorhood foreverwhen he marries Miss KatherineSmith on May 4. IVAN L. WALLACEOklahoma Alpha, University of OklahomaInitiates: Charles Edwards, BillHewitt, Jim Riley, George Shirk, CharltonGenet, Walter Morrison, T. J. Kennedy,Lawrence Keegan, and GeneNolen.Chapter House Improvements: Newcarpets have been purchased for thestairs and an Encyclopedia, containing 10volumes, has been added to the library.Campus Activities: Oklahoma Alphawon the interfraternity basketball championshipby defeating * r A in the final