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

THE SCROLL. 295for some years. We feel that we have nothing to fear by a comparison withany fraternity in college. We expect that we will have at least two men onthe base ball team which is soon to be organized. We expect also to have,as we did last year, a representative upon the boat crew. Our men can befound occupying prominent positions in all phases of college life.The proposition was discussed last year of securing a chapter house; andactive steps were taken towards the accomplishment of the purpose. But forreasons, which it is not necessary to enumerate here, the plan did not materialize.We feel, however, that it has not been abandoned, but merely suspended.At present there is but one fraternity in college, II K A, which has a chapterhouse. There are very serious difficulties to be encountered in securinga chapter house in Lexington. The rooms we occupy this year are considerablysuperior to those we had last.Few men have entered college since Christmas, and there are some who,for different reasons have dropped out. The institution is in a more prosperousstate than it has been for years. We have the money now to buildfour more buildings and it is expected that they will be up within a very shorttime.WILLIAM FINLEY SEMPLE.Lexington, February i, 1906.NORTH CAROLINA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.As one might suppose the half of the college year just passed over hasnot been for us a season of gratifying results and altogether joyful pleasures.B'or, crippled as we are by the mandate of the faculty, which forbids ourinitiating any men this year, we have not been able to experience the keenpleasure that is always derived from associating and fraternizing with ournew brothers and getting them accustomed to their duties in their newlyattained surroundings. We are naturally inspired with feelings closely akinto chagin, even though harboring none but the best of wishes for the prosperityof the other fraternities here, when we see them daily adding to theirfold, while we can only look on in suppressed idleness and think of whatmight have been, and it is certain that we have bemoaned our fate severely.Realizing, however, that we are only suffering the penalty for one of thosemerciless accidents which just will happen and that there is nothing to begained from complaining about it, we have resolved to make the best of it,and we hope to start out again next fall with better resolutions and moresubstantial prospects.The opening of college last fall brought only four of us back within itsportals, including Bro. Hickerson, who, although still pursuing some graduatestudies, has been elected a member of the faculty. Yet rememberinghis devotion to, and interest in the chapter during the three years of hisstudent life here we are frain to recognize him still as otherwise than anactive member. Bro. Stem who played first base on the base ball team lastyear, is captain of this year's team and our predictions are that he will havea team which will make itself conspicuous by its prowess. Bro. Lane, whohas won some considerable reputation as a pitcher, will probably be a candidatefor the team. Bro. Weller is an editor on the board of the Yackety-Yack, the college annual, which will soon be on its way to the press.The university has been steadily gaining acquisitions and progressing inevery department during the past few months. Slowly, but surely, to theaccompaniment of the ringing hammer and the buzzing saws aided by theskill of the brickmason the walls of the new $50,000 chemical laboratoryhave been climbing upwards until now it is almost completed, and doubtlessin its new home the science of chemistry will have a stronger attraction for