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

THE SCROLL. 293PENNSYLVANIA ETA, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY.The basket-ball season is now in full swing and Lehigh is this year puttingon the floor one of the best teams in her history. Bro. Pierce, lastyear's center, is doing even better work there this winter. Our unprecedentedwarm winter has enabled the lacrosse candidates to do much outof door practice; while the baseball men under management of Bro. Doughertyhave been hard at work in the new cage. Of this cage we are justlyproud as it was given by the student body; it is large and well lighted makingjust the place for indoor lacrosse and baseball practice.For the last two weeks all athletics have been more or less suspendedowing to the mid-year exams. We are glad to say that all of the brothersare working hard and have cheerful hones of passing them.Since Christmas we have been favored with visits from Bros. McCollum,Tennessee Alpha; MacAvoy, Pennsylvania Alpha, as well as from Bros.McCleary and Kavanaugh of our own alumni. The latter two we hopemay stay with us some time as Bro. McCleary is making extensive tests forthe Lehigh Valley Railroad and Bro. Kavanaugh has accepted a lucrativeposition with the Bethlehem Steel Co.E. DURYEA JOHNSTONE.South Bethlehem, January 30, 1906.PENNSYLVANIA THETA, PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE.President Atherton has signified his intention to resign at the end of thiscollege year. On account of ill health, he is required to spend the wintermonths in a more moderate climate. A committee has been appointed bythe board of trustees and the faculty to look for a successor. Dr. Athertonwill not, however, sever his connection with the college, but will continueas a member of the faculty during the fall and spring terms.The foundation of our new chapter house is now completed and the contractsfor the erection have been closed. On account of the weather, workhas been abandoned until the spring, but we expect that the house will beready for occupancy by June i, in ample time for commencement.Our chapter gave a house party for the fall dances and was well representedat both the Terpsichorian dance and the Thanksgiving hop. Bro.Forkum and his wife were among our guests.We take great pleasure in introducing to the fraternity B. E. Leonard,'09, of Birmingham, Mich., and J. W. Allen, '09, of New Castle, Pa. Wehave also pledged J. Conlen, of Philadelphia. One of our pledged men,J. W. Fox, has withdrawn from college.The football team closed a very successful season on Thanksgiving dayby defeating Western University of Pennsylvania at Pittsburg by the score6-0. A large number of State students and alumni attended the game.Bro. Leonard, '09, and H. R. Shaw, one of our pledged men, played inseveral of the regular varsity games. Bro. Leonard played on the freshmanfootball team in the annual freshman-sophomore game. The game resultedin a victory for the latter by the score 16-0, but, despite the largescore, the game was fiercely contested. Bro. Hand, '07, was elected captainof the scrub foot ball team.The basket ball season has opened and, in the two games played, withJuniata college and Wyoming seminary. State had httle difficulty in runningup large scores. Bro. Heaton, '06, is captain of the basket ball team.State College, February 16, 1906.C. R. GARRETT.