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

290 THE SCROLL.A Washington and Jefferson college debating association has been organized.Complete control of our debating will now rest with the students.For the coming season we are arranging for debates with Yale, the Universityof Toronto, and with other large colleges and universities.Bro. Stockton, '06, baseball manager for this year, has about completedhis schedule of games. It will include Westminster, Villa Nova, CarlisleIndians, Bucknell and Lehigh. Bro. Anderson, '08, has been elected assistantbaseball manager. According to a new ruling of the athletic association,this entitles him to the managership next year.Bro. Johnston, '07, is our representative on the junior prom committe.Washington, February 6, 1906.JAMES E. HAMILTON.PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, ALLEGHENY COLLEGE.Allegheny College is in the midst of the half-year examinations. This isher first trial of the semester system and in every respect it is most satisfactory.Dr, Jonathan Hammett on January 10 celebrated his ninetieth birthday.Memorable ceremonies were held in the coUege chapel. He was presentedwith the substantial gift of one thousand dollars. In the evening areception was held in his honor in the library.A series of wrestling matches has been scheduled between the sophomoresand freshmen. The seniors, supported by the brothers of the local chapter,purchased a large rug for the hall on the second floor of the chapter house.Old Allegheny is still maintaining her record at basket ball. Yale metdefeat by a score of 27 to 17. Westminster followed in her footsteps, losingby the score of 21 to 13. Bro. Giese}' has rounded into splendid formthough this season is his first try for the varsity. He plays a strong gameat guard. Mr. Tyrrel (pledged) plays forward and captains the prep, basket-ballteam. Bros. Lewis, '05, and McArthur, '05, the star guards of lastseason returned to witness the Westminster game.We are glad to announce that Bro. Prof. C. F. Ross, '91, has recoveredfrom his illness. He met his classes as usual last week.Meadville, January 29, 1906.OLIN C. JONES.PENNSYLVANIA EPSILON, DICKINSON COLLEGE.We regret that our last letter was written too late for the DecemberSCROLL, as our officers at that date were uninstalled. We beg excuse; weassure the editor of THE SCROLL and our alumni that it will not happenagain.College opened January 3 and the boys returned with the proverbial newyear's resolutions. All report a very pleasant vacation. The college is ina very flourishing condition. The present freshman class is the largest thathas entered for a number of years.The football season of 1905 was not as successful in percentage of gameswon as the two preceding years, but when we consider that we played nopractice games, but all institutions of or above our standing in the athleticworld, we, as students, think it successful and are proud ofour team. Welost to Annapolis the last thirty seconds of the game by the score of 5-0.We lost also to State by the score of 6-0, but it is the consensus of opinionamong Dickinson and non-Dickinson supporters that we out-played themthroughout the whole game. Fifty percent of our games were won. Wewill have no varsity basket ball team this 3'ear.Our chapter also is in a very flourishing condition and in no way did ouroutlook at the beginning of college last fall mislead us. One new man has