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

THE SCROLL. 285swimming tank, has progressed very rapidly. It is expected that by April ithe natatorium will be ready.About twenty men are out for positions on the relay team and it is veryprobable that Amherst will keep up her reputation at the B. A. A. meet atBoston in February.During the early part of the vacation, the glee club gave concerts atGloucester, Newton and Brookline. On January 19, the Amherst glee cluband the University of Pennsylvania glee club will give a joint concert atNorthampton.The freshman banquet was held at Young's hotel, Boston, on November26. The freshmen easily eluded the sophomores and took a special train forBoston. Bro. Case, '09, spoke at the banquet and Bros. Bottomly andRounsville, '05, attended.On January II, Prof. Abbott of Smith College is to speak before the literaryclub.Bro. McRae, '06, attended the convention at Burlington, Vt., duringThanksgiving week and Bro. Lamb, '07, also attended.Bro. Dr. Chas. A. Eastman, an alumnus of New Hampshire Alpha, gavea very interesting talk to the sociology class on "The Primitive Man." Onthe evening of January 7 Dr. Eastman spoke before the college Y. M. C. A.on "The Ethics and Religion of the American Indian," and his talk wasgreatly appreciated by the students,WILLIAM E. SWEENEY.Amherst, January 8, 1906.RHODE ISLAND ALPHA, BROWN UNIVERSITY.The winter term with its various athletic and society attractions is in fullcourse. The basketball games with Tufts and Amherst were won easily byBrown. At this point, however, Capt. Rackle, Halberg, and Reynolds withdrewfrom the team because of the professional rule. Manager Fuller hopesto carry out his schedule even though the team is thus crippled.The first dual meet of the water polo and swimming teams was held atBrown on January 18, Harvard winning the meet, with Brown winning thewater polo game by a score of 3-0. The B. A. A. comes on February 10and Brown is developing a team to run against Amherst, besides enteringmen in other events. Baseball candidates have been called out. Bros. Tift,Dickinson, and Graham will probably hold their same positions this year.On March 3, Brown wjll debate with Dartmouth at Hanover, and on thesame night another Brown team will debate with Williams in Sayles Hall.The gym ball was held with great success on January 18. The play to bepresented by the Sock and Buskin for the junior week production is Goldsmith's"She Sloops to Conquer." Rehearsals are now being held underthe direction of Professor Crosby.Through the courtesy of certain business men of the city, a course of lecturesby Mr. Poultney Bigelow is being given in Sayles Hall in a series offive evenings. Three of the lectures have been given and much interest hasbeen shown both by the students and the public. The vesper services duringJanuary and February are as popular as ever.President Faunce, in his annual report to the corporation, advocates besidesa new library, the institution of a commons where the majority of studentscan eat together. In regard to the first need, it may be well statedthat Andrew Carnegie has given Brown $150,000 toward a new library to benamed the John Hay library. We hope to have a building capable of holding1,000,000 books, and having a reading room for four hundred students.The alumni will be glad to know that the old Hope college pump hasbeen given a place of honor in the trophy room of the Union. The cap and