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

THE SCROLL. 291been added to our lists since our return to college and we therefore takegreat pleasure in introducing Bro. Young, '09, from Coatesville, Pa. Bro.Cramer played left end on the football team this year and has never beensurpassed as an end in the annals of old Dickinson. Bro. Hoffman, knownamong the student body as the "little minister," played centre throughoutthe whole year and stands second only as a centre to the big Ammermanhimself. Bro. Housman, '09, played on the scrub team and bids fair tomake the varsity next year.Bro. Benner has been elected football manager for the ensuing year andhas his schedule about completed. He also is on the Microcosm and Dickinsonianboards and is one of the intersociety debaters. Bro. Kurtz ispresident of the junior class. Bro. Zerby, '08, is one of the charter membersof the tennis club organized here last fall. Bro. Beck is a candidatefor editor-in-chief of the Microcosm and his election seems sure since thereis no other candidate in the field. We initiated nine men in the freshmanclass this-year and all are entering earnestly into the different activities ofcollege life. Bro. Housman has been elected captain and coach of thefreshman basket ball team. Bro. Creasy is also among the freshman five.The freshman team is undoubtedly the fastest that Dickinson has ever hadon the floor. We are also well represented on the glee and mandolin clubs»having on the combined clubs five members: Bros. Cramer, Housman,Gehring, Creasy and Schwarz. Bro. Schwarz is also in the freshman oratoricalcontest.Our delegate to Burlington, Bro. Gehring, returned with a glowing;account of the convention.The evening of the State Indian football game we held an inter-chaptersmoker comprising the State and Gettysburg chapters. About thirty werepresent and a very enjoyable evening was spent.Since the close of the football season we have been having what is knownas a "monthly smoker," a gathering once a month to have a general goodtime.Preparations are now being made for our annual euchre which will beheld on February 22. Heretofore this has been a very pleasant occasionand it promises to be still more so this year. Our pledged men in prep.will be present. .We have entertained in the last few months Bros. R. Stuart, '03, Keeley,ex-'o6, Judy, ex'o6, Swift, ex'04, Singmaster, Gettysburg, and Rev. James-B. Stein, '87. CHAS. M. KURTZ.Carlisle, January 27, 1906.PENNSYLVANIA ZETA. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.Pennsylvania Zeta has initiated three men and takes pleasure in presentingto the fraternity Bros. Henry Jacob Klaer, Hollis Wolstenholme andSpencer Disston Wright. So far this year we have taken in ten men, makingour total membership 33. Bro. McGoodwin of Missouri Gamma hasbeen invited to affiliate with Pennsylvania Zeta.We held our annual house party from January 4 to January 7 and it wasdeclaredby all to be the most enjoyable affair that we have had. The fraternityhouse was given over entirely to the young ladies and chaperons duringthe four days and the time was taken up by the dance, a novelty party,theatre parties, automobile rides and similar entertainments. Our twentiethannual dance, which was given on January 5, was the most brilliant andsuccessful fraternity affair given at Pennsylvania this year. There were six-