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

196 THE SCROLL.tion will be defrayed by contributions from the active chapter and from thealumni.Our athletic outlook "here for the coming spring is very bright. Of ourlast year's undefeated baseball team, no one.is away from college; our trackteam is doing good fall training, and is showing up well. Bros. Hickey, '06,and Cowles, '09, are likely men for first places in the high jump and polevault respectively. Our prospects in tennis are extremely bright. In thisline we have been undefeated for several years. Bro. Variel, '06, has beenon the team three years.Boating is now taking quite an important part here in the university, ourlast year's crew having won the championship of the Pacific Coast by defeatingcrews from Stanford University, the University of Washington, thePortland Rowing Club and the James Bay Athletic Club of Victoria, BritishColumbia. The club is about to secure a large ferry boat some two hundredfeet in length which when fitted up will make one of the most unique boathouses in existence.Dijring the last few months we have been pleased to receive visits from anumber of Phis from all over the United States. We hope that the Phis willkeep this up and we extend a cordial invitation to all Phis coming to Californiato come around to the chapter house.ALFRED SALISBURY.Berkeley, November 17, 1905.CALIFORNIA BETA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY.The first semester of the college year will end December 22nd. This hasbeen a very favorable year so far, for California Beta. Our four new menbrought the number of active members up to twenty-one.Stanford was very successful this year in athletics. California, however,defeated us in the annual freshma-n football game which was played onCalifornia Field, October 14. On the morning of the same day the twochapters played a game of baseball in which California Beta was the victor.On November 4, Stanford defeated California in the annual varsity game bythe score of 12-6. The game was played on Stanford Field, the newstadium which was erected by the associated students at a cost of $20,000.Bro. Chalmers was captain and full back and played a very strong consistentgame.On the evening preceding the game, California Beta held its first biennialfootball banquet in the chapter house. About sixty members of CaliforniaAlpha and Beta and alumni were present.Our prospects for a good baseball season are bright. Bro. Colbert, whoreturns next semester, and Bros. Chalmers and Dennis will represent 4 A 9on the diamond. Bro. Dennis, '09, plays first base on his class team- Bro.Taylor will also return next semester. Bro. Chalmers is a member ofthe glee club.We wish to acknowledge the pleasure of visits from many Phis, and hopethat none will pass through the vicinity without paying us a visit.Stanford University, November 28, 1905.W. W. BEHLOW.KAPPA PROVINCE-WASHINGTON ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.The university opened this fall with a larger enrollment than ever beforewith.much good fraternity material on hand.Washington Alpha returned fourteen old men having lost Bros. Twitchell,Thedinga, Hubert, McGIinn and Grinstead by graduation and Bro. Balgeat