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

VoL LV, No. 8THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAChapter House Improvements: Somerooms in house repainted; lawn dividedamong pledges to be resodded and caredfor.Campus Activities: Watts and Lindseyqualify for first string in varsity golf,Morris and Phikeia Barr are in the finalsof the intramural tennis tournament. Theswimming team placed second in the intramuralswimming meet. Persons waselected treasurer of the junior class.Chapter Activities: Hill was electedpresident; Caruth, reporter, and Persons,warden. The other officers remained thesame. W. W. CARUTH, JR.Utah Alpha, University of UtahOfficers: President, Melvin Thorley;Secretary, Robert B. Porter, Jr.; Warden,Walter Slater; Chaplain, WayneFisher; Chorister, Bill Mordock; Reporter,Julian Bergstrom.Phikeias: Arthur Cannon, LarryJames, Ted Van Cott, Salt Lake; RayOwen, Sacramento, Calif.; Dick Anderson.Ogden; Sloane Nibley, Glendale,Calif.Campus Activities: Howard, Barker,and Mordock are out for track. Barkerand Mordock are already lettermen inthis sport and Howard is likely to winhis. Bennett and Mordock were electedto Skull and Bones, honorary junior activityfraternity. Bennett was electedpresident of this organization. PhikeiaOwen won his letter in swimming. Slater.Fisher, Garnett, Coombs, and Wissmarare managing all spring athletics. Robertsonwas elected to * K $. Haymond Isout for tennis will make a fine showingdue to his many years of experience.Social Activities: Our annual formaldinner dance was held in March and wasconsidered a pronounced success by allthe brothers who attended.Chapter Visitors: Ed Williams, ourregional supervisor, will spend two dayswith us this month. We look forwardwith pleasure to his visit.JULIAN BERGSTROMVermont Alpha, University of VermontOfficers: President, Reed; Warden,Loudon; Secretary, Robinson; Chaplain,C. Grant; Chorister, Bigwood.Imtiates: March 14, 1931: W. J. Gilbert,'34, Burlington; Marshall Howe,'34, N, Adams, Mass.; E, Q. Sylvester II,'34, Hanover, Mass.; Philipse Selin, '34,New York City; Cecil Uttley, '2>Z, Rutland,Vt.; David Webster, '32, Shelburne,Vt.Chapter House Improvements: Thepool table has been recovered and newbanks added.Campus Activities: Sargent has completedhis third year on the basketballteam, which he captained this season. Heleft recently on the southern trip withthe baseball team, on which he haspitched for the last three years. Swainwas elected hockey captain for next year.Wood also won a hockey letter. Gilbertis working on the Cynic. Butterfield is tohave the lead in the junior week play.Sylvester and Phikeia Bartow are outfor freshman baseball. Doten will againlead his orchestra through the Europeanwatering places this summer. Swain, E.Grant and C Grant are on the tracksquad. Phikeia Brown has achieved thedistinction of being elected to the servicecommittee of "Ye Kitchen Staff." Blairwas delegate at the initiation ceremoniesof New York Beta. The chapter againtook second prize in the annual KakeWalk,[539]Social Activities: A tea dance was heldon February 1. After the mid-year examinationperiod. The annual KakeWalk tea dance featuring FreddyLvnch's orchestra, drew a record crowd.The annual Easter formal, featuring akindergarten motif for decorations, tookplace on March 21 and was a howlingsuccess, much credit being due Riley andhis assistants for the result. The Initiationbanquet was held on March 14.Brother C P. Burns, Ohio Wesleyan, '98,served as toastmaster. Among the alumnipresent were Hayden, '83, Mower, '00,Bullard, Williams. '08, Killick, '22, Gray,'03, and Sabin, *96. Delegates were presentfrom Massachusetts Alpha, MassachusettsBeta and New York Beta. ^Chapter Visitors: B. H. BristowDraper, Jr., who has been a frequentvisitor has returned to his tiorne inHopedale, Massachusetts. Krogh, '29, hasbeen spending a few days with us.T. D. LOUDONVirginia Beta, University of VirginiaChapter House Improvements: Thehouse has been painted and the inside