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

THE SCROLL. 193THETA PROVINCE.MISSISSIPPI ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.The late opening of the university has not been as great a setback as wasfeared. The present enrollment of 367 exceeds that of last year. This yearsfreshman class is above the average in college spirit, general enthusiasm andgood fraternity material. We have an exceptionally large crop of youngerbrothers among whom $ A 9 has its share of hereds.All of last year's chapter and Bro. Andy Drane returned, who with ourinitiates, Bros. J. H. Aldridge, Estill, Miss.; C. L. Denton, Belen, Miss.;L.D. Jackson, Kosciusko, Miss., and H. T. Buckley, Winona, Miss., give us achapter of twelve men. Bro. Drane has been critically ill with appendicitisbut is improving now. He will probably have an operation performed in thenext few days. Bros. Coleman and Broy, of Hermeau, and Bro. Witty, ofPhi Sigma societies, have places on the editorial board of the universitymagazine.Notwithstanding the late start we have a squad of forty men on the field,the student body is interested more than formerly and everybody is preparingto attend our Thanksgiving game with Mississippi A. & M., which will beplayed in Jackson. The alumni seem to be taking interest in the game andwe hope to meet some of our older Phi brothers there.We deeply regret that Bro, Steen's health has forced him to resign theprovince presidency, but hope to become acquainted with his successor andwill, gladly assist him with the work.The chapter is enthusiastic concerning the province convention which willbe held in New Orleans some time in February or March. We hope thegathering will be one of all Phis in the gulf states. As early as possible wewill advise each alumnus about the program in full and trust that he will arrangeto attend the meeting.ROBERT SOMERVILLE, JR.University, November 15, 1905.LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITY.The university opened her doors on November 2 and in spite of the yellowfever, there was not much of a decrease in the attendance. Neither of ourpledged men entered this year and Bros. Whiting and Watkins failed toreturn, so we had only three men on the ground at the opening, Bros. Robinson,Meyer and Ansiey. We were later joined by Bro. Russell and afterthe rushing season was over on November 9, we initiated the following menwhom I take great pleasure in introducing to the fraternity as brothers:Leonce Joseph Himel, Jr., '09, Labadieville, La.; John Webster Turner,'09, Bay St. Louis, Miss.; and James Joseph Alcie Fortier, '09, New Orleans,La. Bro. Fortier is a brother of Bro. Edward J. Fortier, '04.Although Tulane opened late, we are to have a football season, arid twogames have been scheduled—one with Louisiana State University, our greatestrival, here on November 25, and one with Bro. Kimbrough's Universityof Mississippi team in Jackson on Thanksgiving. The team of this year isvery heavy and under the direction and able coaching of John F. Tobin,University of Chicago, head coach, and Bro. Harry Ludlow, Tulane, '99,assistant coach. It will no doubt win both games. The game with LouisianaState University is to be made the event of this season and a recordbreaking attendance is looked for. Bro. Ansiey is on the arrangementcommittee.The Tulane Weekly, the new paper that was organized last year by thestudents of the academic and newcomb departments in opposition to The