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

THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETA October, .1930Ohio Theta closed with the annual houseparty at Cedar Springs, New Paris, Ohio.June 7 and 8.Alumni Personals: The marriage ofBerg Lewis Meyers to Iris Macklin washeld April 30, 1930. Richard W. Cragg,'28, was one of the twelve medical studentschosen mainly from a scholasticstandpoint to serve as an intern at theCincinnati General Hospital. A son wasborn to Air. and Mrs. Fred W. Tahse.X '32.NELSON R. CRAGGOhio Theta, University of CincinnatiNew Officers: President, WilliamCrawford; reporter, John Koch; secretary,Robert Nan; warden, RobertDunn; treasurer. Jack Pownall; chaplain,Arthur Clauder; chorister, LawrenceKinsey.Phikeias: Walter and Harry Tuigleyof Huntington, West Virginia; HollandHowell, Hattisburg, Mississippi; HenryStark, Williams Bay, Wisconsin; RobertGoetchaus, Indianapolis, Indiana; OscarAsh, Hamilton, Ohio; William Doherty,Jack Durbrow, Robert Berkshire, CharlesBoeckley, Richard Morris, HowardWible, Henry Hammerstron, and RollsCrandall, all of Cincinnati.Chapter House Improvements: Thehouse has been thoroughly cleaned andrenovated. Sev».„/al rooms have been repaperedand new rugs and furnitureadded where necessary.Campus Activities: Ohio Theta isagain well represented on the varsityfootball squad. Nan, Clauder and Kinsey,lettermen of last year, are almostsure of berths. Saler, Staub, Benham,and Phikeia Stark also are working hardfor positions. Nan is chairman of"Frosh Week" and the vigilance committeewith Nills and his assistant.Cragg and Crawford have been appointedto the "Y" Cabinet. Crawfordis the editor of the Y.M.C.A. Handbookand associate editor of the News. Crawfordwas initiated into H A 9.Social Activities: The summer rushingactivities were climaxed with a successfulrush dance at the house.Alumni Personals: Dunham Matthews,'32, recently announced his marriageto Miss Elizabeth Peckstein,JOHN H. KOCHOhio Iota, Denison UniversityInitiates: May 24, 1930: Phil Beatley,Lakewood, Ohio; Earl Rupe TippecanoeCity, Ohio; Francis Thompson, Granville,Ohio; Robert Lloyd, Granville,Ohio; Hazen Armstrong, Saginaw,Michigan; Paul Garwood, Dayton, Ohio.Chapter House Improvements: Theframework of the house has been repaintedduring the summer vacationperiod and ventilators have been installedin the kitchen and shower rooms.Campus Activities: Bliss and Rupeearned varsity letters in baseball andBeatley earned a freshmen numeral,Edwards, Uebelhart and Young receivedannual honors at the commencement exercises.The chapter stood secondamong the fraternities in the 1929-30 intramuralrace, Flory and Dean had leadingparts in the commencement play. Mc-Connell, Edwards and Schad, all varsityletter men, are filling positions on thisyear's football team. Young was electedpresident of Jaw Bones, political scienceand economics departmental society.Social Activities: A large crowd ofactives, alumni, other chapter guests, andfriends attended the annual commencementdance held at the chapter house theevening of June 9.Oklahoma Alpha, University of OklahomaPhikeias: Charleton Genet, Tulsa, Oklahoma; T. J. Kennedy, Enid, Oklahoma;Charles Edwards, Oklahoma City,Oklahoma; George Shirk, OklahomaCity, Oklahoma; M, T. Savage, McAlester,Oklahoma; Paul Dunham, McAlester,Oklahoma; James Riley, Bristow,Oklahoma; William Hewitt, Bartlesville,Oklahoma; Clark Polk, Houston, Texas;William Stewart, Okmulgee, Oklahoma;Eugene Nolan, Norman, Oklahoma;William Rackley, Purcell, Oklahoma.Initiates: October 5, 1930—Frank Denker,Enid, Oklahoma; Herbert Chamlin,Lawton, Oklahoma; Arthur Martin,Okemah, Oklahoma.Chapter House Improvements: OklahomaAlpha spent about $1500 on chapterhouse improvements. This included thecomplete refinishing of the downstairsand general house improvements.Campus Activities: W. O. Beets hasbeen appointed Major in the UniversityR.O.T.C, Beets and A. Champlin are