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

THE SCROLL. 185rangement the cost of the house laundry and all the individual laundrying ispaid by an assessment of $1.00 per month on each active member. This netsa clear saving to the chapter of $20.00 per month on the house laundry andto the individual members of 40 cents per month on the laundrying of eachman, or $10.40 on the aggregate individual laundry bills per month for 26men. This, when you come to figure a year's saving, amounts to a surprisingsum. Taking the total of the amount which the fraternity saves onhouse laundry in a month and the amount saved by all the members permonth on their individual laundry bills, S30.40, multiply it by nine and theresult shows a clear saving to the members of this chapter of S273.60 duringa year- Along with this new idea the commissary has, with the hearty approvalof the chapter, established a chapter store. His plan contemplatespurchasing all non-perishable groceries and supplies direct from the wholesalehouses and thus avoid paying a retailer's profit. While no definite figurescan at present be obtained, a comparison of the prices we now pay withthose we formerly paid, clearly demonstrates beyond all reasonable doubtthe success of this experiment. Much credit is due to Bros. Kimmel andGreenleaf for originating and putting into operation these practical andeconomical ideas.W. H. STELLK.Champaign, Movember 25, 1905-MINNBSOTA ALPHA. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.After Minnesota's defeat by Wisconsin on the gridiron, local interest infootball has not been great and no other important school events haveoccurred which have awakened public interest. Since the beginning of theschool year the school "grafters" have been handicapped by the active existenceof an auditing board, which consists of a student and a faculty representativefrom each department and whose duty is to examine the accounts ofall organizations which bear close relation to the school. This method ofcontrol is being watched, with interest and it is earnestly hoped that"graft," which is universally acknowledged as having existence in all collegesand universities, will be reduced to a minimum-The continuous growth of the university and the erection of numerousnew buildings, on the campus, has made it necessary to look forward to anextension of the campus and the sentiment seems to be in favor of addingfour city blocks directly across University Avenue. The probable cost ofsuch a transaction will be about $200,000. This property includes the presentlocation of the X 4' and B 9 II fraternity houses.A movement is now under way in the legislature to provide sufficientfunds so that the university hospital made possible by the Elliot bequest of$140,000 will cost $200,000. The second Friday in February has been setas the date of the junior ball, Bros. Boyce and Thompson representing thechapter on the committees. There is a movement on foot to change thewording of the university yell, it being the opinion of all the short-windedmale students and the co-eds that the present yell is too long. P $ Brecently held their national convention in Minneapolis, it being very successfulboth in point of attendance and socially.At a meeting called recently, the pan-hellenic symposium was fully organized,its executive body consisting of a representative from all of the localchapters and its object being the closer relation of fraternity men.A K E has completed the foundation of a new chapter house and indicationsseem to point to other fraternities building as soon as spring opens.The fraternity question in the high schools is now being excessively agitated.Local rulings have been made preventing high school fraternity men