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

Vol. LV, No. 1THE SCROLLPHI DELTA THETAsweaters in tennis and baseball respectively.Social Activities: Sam Mahon waselected both president of the Senior classand president of the S club. Tom Starlingreceived the assistant managershipof tennis while McCord was tapped byKwink, secret junior managerial society.The annual corporation banquet washeld at commencement time. Many alumswere back to meet the active chapter,E. SIDNEY BAKERRhode Island Alpha, Brown UniversityCampus Activities: Ed Sittler has beenchosen as a Spring Day Speaker, as areward for high scholarship. JamesMunroe has been elected to the positionof the treasurer of the Senior class.Donald Ewing, '32, was awarded the assistantmanagership of the swimmingteam. The chapter has been well representedin spring athletics. Bucky Harris,'32. is leading the baseball team inbatting averages, while Wescott Moultonhas been a consistent hitter and dependablefielder. Tom Sawyer, '32, is one ofthe leading track men. In the RhodeIsland meet he won both the highhurdles and the shot. Ed Read, '31, andJim Idleman, '31, are also on the trackteam. ^ A 0 intramural baseball teamis making great progress, having wonevery game played so far. They expectto retain the trophy won last year.Social Activities: A very successfulHard Times party was run off recentlyby the entertainment committee. Novelcostumes featured the dance, and appropriatedecorations made it one of themost enjoyable social functions of theyear. •$ A 0 was well represented onthe Junior Week Committees which arrangedthe dance. The Prom was heldfrom May 8 to May 10.Chapter Visitors: George Cable andFred Sweet were week-end visitors onthe second of May, Paul Stannard, '29,was a visitor at the Junior Prom.H. K, IDLEMAN, '31Tennessee Alpha, Vanderbilt UniversityPhikeias: Thomas Anderson, CharlesZehnder. William Allen, William Weaver,Joseph Prichard. Harvey Alexander,[85]and James Nichols, Nashville; SherrelFigures and Thomas Peeples, (Tolumbia;Thack Hughes and Horace Allen, Clarksdale.Mississippi; Walter Merritt, Boyle,Mississippi; Clyde Perry, Tunica, Mississippi;Robert Pegram. Tupelo, Mississippi; Joseph Chandler, Stephanville.Texas; Vernon Close, Shamrock, Texas;Henry White, Cadiz, Kentucky; John J.Tigert, Jr. (Gainesville, Florida; LeftyBryan, Chattanooga, Tennessee; CharlesLee Jackson; Robert Lindsay, Portland,Arkansas; and Henry McElroy, KansasCity.Chapter House Improvements: Agreat improvement in the managementof the house and table has been effectedby the work of the new housemother,Mrs. Annie Newlin. Although she doesnot live in the house she plans the mealsand supervises the housecleaning. Thehouse has been thoroughly renovated forthe year. New draperies have been purchasedfor all the upstairs rooms, thewalls of the halls and bedrooms havebeen painted, a new table and chairs havebeen bought for the dining room, andthe supply of tableware has been replenished.Campus Activities: Durand, Fortune,Foster, Gore, Johnston, King, Ramsey,Sharp, Stringer, and Watkins are out forvarsity football. Phikeias Nichols, Zehnder,Hughes, Allen, Perry, Pegram, andBryan are on the freshman squad. PhikeiasClose and Chandler are out forthe "B" team.Social Activities: Two luncheons anda dinner during the rushing season werewell attended by local alumni as well asby members of the chapter and rushees.A rushing dance was given at the chapterhouse on the evening of September 18,and Brother Francis Craig's orchestrafurnished the music. A tea dance wasgiven in the chapter house for Phis andPhikeias after the football game with theUniversity of Chattanooga, September 27.Chapter Visitors: Claude Fair and EdPeacock, Mississippi, '32, and BrotherDouglas, Centre, '33, have transferred toVanderbilt. Randy Chandler, *30, ofStephenville, Texas, Alex McNeill, '30,of Atlanta, Georgia, Richard Owen, ex-'ZZ, of Tunica, Mississippi, visited thechapter to help during the rushing season.Alumni Personals: Jesse Ely Wills,president of Eta province, was marriedearly in the summer to Miss Ellen Buck-