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

THE SCROLL. 177sustained a great loss in Bro. Paul Murray, who was graduated at last commencement.Bro. Murray was very popular in college circles and has donea great deal for * A 9 here. He has accepted a position as physical directorat the state university of Arizona and is now engaged in his work at thatplace.Butler College opened with an increased enrollment this fall, but fraternitymaterial was rather limited. Indiana Gamma, however, has had avery successful rushing season, having pledged four men, three of whomhave been initiated. We have pleasure in introducing to our sister chaptersour new brothers—Ance Hendricks, Chester Elliott and Garfield Phillips,and James Murray, a brother to be.^ A 9 has had her share of the college honors bestowed upon her members.We have two members in the senior class, Bro. -Egbert and Bro.Kingsbury who is vice-president of the class and business manager of the collegeannual to be issued by the seniors this year. Bro. Egbert is assistant inthe biology department in which branch he will take his degree. Bro.Bohnstadt has been appointed assistant physical director. We have twomembers holding offices in the college athletic association. Bro. Christian isa member of the board of control and Bro. Kingsbury holds the vice-presidedcy.In the various branches of athletics we are also well represented.In football we had the captain, Bro. Kingsbury, and Bros. Egbert and Cook,members of the varsity. In the basketball team representing the college wehave Bro. Bohnstadt, captain, and Bros. Davenport, Brown and Kingsburyplayers. Bro. Egbert is our basketball manager. At a meeting of the statetennis association last spring Bro. Kingsbury was elected secretary and willhave charge of the arrangements for a state tennis tournament to be held herenext May. In the oratorical primary to choose our representative in the stateoratorical contest to be held at Indianapolis in February, Bro. Christian wonthe prize awarded to the winner bf the second place; there were six competitorsin the contest. We have four members in the Scroll and Swordsociety, the honor society of the college—Bros. Egbert, Bohnstadt, Brownand Kingsbury. Bro. Kingsbury is vice-president, and Bro. Bohnstadt is onthe membership committee.Among our alumni connected with the college, Bro. Hilton U. Brown ispresident of the board of directors and Bro. F. R. Kautz is a member. Bro.Demarchus C. Brown is professor of Greek in the faculty.Our chapter house movement is progressing rapidly. The payments onthe notes are coming in, and we have enough cash on hand now to purchasea beautiful lot which we have selected convenient to the college. We intendto buy the lot immediately and hope to begin building soon. None ofthe fraternities here either own or rent houses, and, so far as we know,* A 9is the only fraternity which has taken any steps toward procuring one. Atpresent we rent a handsome hall where we conduct our meetings and holdour social functions.Butler College is in better condition than she has ever been before. Alarge endowment fund has been raised, and a working combination has beenformed with the Indiana Law School of this city. We are in possession of alarge n^'ff athletic field, built for us by an alumnus; as we have never ownedan athletic field before, we prize this one highly and believe that it willstrengthen athletics at Butler. The college directors are planning to erectseveral new buildings on the campus in the near future, among them a newgymnasium and a men's dormitory.JOHN KINGSBURY.Irvington, December 16, 1905.