1905-06 Volume 30 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

THE SCROLL. 165Since the time of our last letter the S X house has burned. At present theyoccupy college dormitories but hope to have a new home on the campussoon. They have a lot adjoining ours, and they, too, have their foundationalmost completed.We have had very pleasant visits from Bros. Forkum and Miller, chartermembers of Pennsylvania Theta; Bro. Dornberger of Gettysburg; and Bro.Judy of Dickinson. A cordial invitation is extended to all other Phis whomay happen our way.W. R. FLEMING.State College, November 18, 1905.BETA PROVINCE,VIRGINIA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.Thursday, November 9, was matriculation day for the new student s atthe University of Virginia. Candidates for matriculation in the various departmentswere formally presented by their respective deans to the president,who welcomed them as students of the university. Up to date thematriculation is seven hundred.Our football ter.m, although lighter than usual, has developed greatspeed, and has succeeded in winning six of the eight games already played.Interest now centers in the North Carolina game to be played in Norfolk,Thanksgiving day. The majority of students from the two institutions willaccompany their respective teams.Initiates for the year are: C. C. Heth in the department of law; J. M.Blackford, J. G. Gough, G. E. Crawford and J. F. Glass in the academicdepartment. With the addition of Bro. Oates, affiliated from AlabamaAlpha, the present enrollment of the chapter is nineteen.Bro. Marshall from Richmond, and Bros. Owen Bagley, Minetree, andC. B. Bagley from Virginia Zeta, were our guests during the recent VirginiaV. P. 1. football game. We have also had a very pleasant visit from Bro.Adrian S. Taylor, '05.T. D. SLOAN.Charlottesville, November 15, 1905.VIRGINIA GAMMA, RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE.We take great pleasure in introducing to the fraternity at large Bro. P.K. Gravely, '09. Virginia Gamma is making substantial progress in all directions.Bro. Brent, 'o5, has been elected business manager of The YellowJacket, and Bro. Chenery, '07, one of the associate editors. We have hadseveral visits from Bro. Watson, province president, lately. The newdormitory is progressing rapidly, and the donor. Col. Jno. P. Branch ofRichmond, has recently added to his gift the sum of $5,000. Our footballteam is one of the best ever turned out here. On October 7 we defeatedour hereditary rival, Richmond College, by a score of 35 to o. We meetthem again on November 25, in the last and deciding game of tne series forthe championship of eastern Virginia. The whole college community wasprofoundly shocked and grieved on November 12 by the news of the deathof Dr. A. C. Wightman, professor of biology and physics. Randolph-Macon has sufEered a well nigh irreparable loss in his death. Any and allPhis visiting Ashland will receive a hearty welcome.Ashland, November 13, 1905.TURNER M. HARRIS.VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.Washington and Lee is enjoying a phenomenal growth. The enrollmentiias reached 400—a point hitherto unknown in the history of the institution.