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

Vol. LV, No. 1THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THPTAPennsylvania, June 2, of pneumonia,after an illness of a week. BrotherDressier was born in Jeannette, Pennsylvania,October 15, 1898, and spenthis entire life in the Pittsburgh district.He was a charter member of thefraternity at the University of Pittsburgh.Following his graduation hewas engaged in newspaper work untilthe time of his death.• • •Lee Wilcox, North Dakota, '04Lee Wilcox, '04, formerly of Larimore.North Dakota, and a miningengineer in northern Wisconsin, diedat his home April 14, after a shortillness from a poisoning that developedin his system.Mr. Wilcox graduated from the Universitywith a B.A. in 1904 and anM.E. in 1905, and since that time hasbeen engaged in mining engineering innorthern Minnesota and Wisconsin.For the past several years he has beensafety engineer with a companyoperating near Hurley, Wisconsin.While a student at the University,he was prominent in athletics, debate,and oratory. Four sons survive. Theeldest. Lane, reached the bedside ofhis father a few hours before hisdeath.Lee Wilcox was a member of theVarsity Bachelor Club when he graduatedand was initiated into $ A 0 in1917.Funeral services were held at Larimore.North Dakota, his former home.President Thomas F. Kane and DeanChandler of the University and FredJ. Traynor, president of the alumniassociation and a brother Phi, paidtribute to the deceased in brief addressesduring the ceremony.Leonard A. Busby, Ohio Wesleyan, '94One of Chicago's best known Phis,a leader in every sense of the word,entered the Chapter Grand whenLeonard A. Busby, Ohio Wesleyan,'94, died in the Presbyterian Hospital,[57]Chicago, September 9, 1930. BrotherBusby was president of the ChicagoCity Railway (the surface lines), andhis death is said to have resulted fromoverstrain after months of persistenttedious labor in behalf of a settlementof Chicago's traction franchise difficulties.In addition to the presidency of theCity Railway which he held for nine-LEONARD A. BUSBY, Ohio Wesleyan, '94teen years he was a director in numerouscorporations and banks. For manyyears he was an active partner in thelaw firm of Busby, Weber, Miller andDonovan.Britton I. Budd, head of the ChicagoRapid Transit Company and oneof Brother Busby's close associates,made the following statement:Leonard A. Busby was one of Chicago'soutstanding men. He possessedgreat courage and the word "fear" wasnot in his lexicon if he thought he wasright. I have been associated almostdaily for the last year and a half withMr. Busby and Frank 0. Wetmore, whodied two weeks ago today, in the long