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

THE SCROLL. 173ideas, which will materialize in the near future for the benefit of the university.President Dabney gains continually in public favor as well as in popularitywith the student body. He certainly takes great interest in everythingwhich concerns student enterprise. In spite of the heavy tax on his time, healways attends the public performances of the various societies, most of theathletic games and gives special attention to art and music. It is hoped thatthe glee clubs will become a factor of the university life this year. PresidentDabney secured Mr. Glover, the well known director of the OrpheusSinging Society and until recently director of the May Festival chorus asteacher for the male and female glee clubs. Bro. E. O. Schroetter is accompanistfor both.Many of the professors follow the good example set by the president,whereby the good feeling between faculty and students grows constantly.The changes in the faculty are so far the following; Prof. Ives, formerlyconnected with U. C, but for some years expert of the De Forrest WirelessTelegraph Co., has again resumed the chair of physics. Prof. Burres fromthe university of Tennessee has been placed at the head of the department ofeducation. Prof. Lotzpeitsch has been appointed instructor in German andProf. Lenier electrical engineer of the Bullock Electric Co.,. has been appointedas teacher of the college of engineering. Prof. Horace TaylorEddy, B. S., E. E., has resigned and likewise Prof. C. W. Marx, B. E., thelatter having associated himself with the Eid Ferro Concrete ConstructionCo.The registration in the academic and engineering departments October 14,has run up to 685 against 616 last year, showing an increase of 69 withmore to follow.The latest efforts of President Dabney to give the university more prominenceare: The formation of a college of education especially designed forthe development of teachers; a more intimate connection of the Ohio MedicalCollege with the university and similar centralizations of educationalinterests.Our present football team has evidently entered into a higher class. Ithas ventured to play some teams of the highest standing, making a goodshowing in every instance. The season opened with a victory over DepauwUniversity of Greencastle, Ind., the score being 17 to o,—Earlham Collegeof Richmond, Ind., was conquered with a score of 12 to o. U. C. thenforfeited to Marietta, score being 4 to 2 against them, on account of unfairdecision upon existing rules of Marietta's referee Noll.—The Spalding, alocal eleven of independent players, who in their school days played onmany strong teams, held U. C. down to the low score of 5 to o. On November4, the team visited Bloomington, Ind., and played the university ofIndiana, which defeated U. C. by a score of 47 to 6.The Commercial Tribune then said: ''Cincinnati's only score was madeby the magnificent fifty yard run by Adams. The score, was in no wise afluke, etc." The game with Wesleyan University was 3 great surprise,resulting in a victory of 24 to o.—The royal battle with the Carlisle Indianswas a true test of mettle for U. C. The speed and wonderful kicking abilitiesof the Indians almost overwhelmed the home team in the first half,which ended with a score of 22 to o; in the second half U. C. ralhed andshowed such pluck that the Indians put their very best representatives in thelineup; yet the varsity scored and held them down to two touch downs, thetotal score being 34 to 5, which was a great showing for U. C. The CommercialTribune said: "Adams played a wonderful game. His runs offorty and twenty yards brought the crowd to its feet and made the Indians