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

300 THE SCROLL.Bros. Warren and Brindle distinguished themselves last term by theirwork on the football team. Both received varsity O's. As there was onlytwelve granted this was quite an honor. The inter-fraternity bowling tournamentis now on and Ohio Zeta leads.Bro. Waddell left college this term to accept a position with a local icecompany. He is superintending the installation of new machinery. However,he will return to college next fall. The basket ball season has begunand Ohio State expects to hold her own.The organization of a fraternity for colored students has caused quite alittle comment here. They expect to spread out and acquire chapters elsewhere.It is known as II P O.The fraternities at O. S. U. have interested themselves in a plan for theerection of a students' building similar to those at other colleges. It willcost about $100,000, this sum to be raised by students and alumni.We recently received visits from Bros. Adams of Vermont Alpha andTrump, of Pennsylvania Beta.C. C. SHERICK.Columbus, January 3, 1906.OHIO ETA, CASE SCHOOL OF APPLIED SCIENCE.The end of the first term of the college year finds the Case chapter in anexcellent condition. The football season closed successfully for Case thepast year under the captaincy of Bro. Baker. Only twelve men won theircollege letter on the football team this year. Bros. Baker and Mackenziewere awarded their C's. C. C. Bradford, of ii ^, was elected captain of theteam for the year 1906. We regret very much to report the critical illnessof Bro. Claude S. Mackenzie, who has an abscess on the brain.A great deal of feeling has been expressed lately against the further entranceof national fraternities into Case. This has been caused by the formationof a new local society. The chapters of the national fraternitiesnow at Case have expressed their determination to discourage all attemptsto form new fraternities. It is felt that with a college of less than 400 studentsit is impossible to support more than the five national fraternities andthe one local fraternity fi '1' already established. In a university of this,size the situation might not be so crowded but the percentage of fraternitymaterial is necessarily very low in a scientific school. These facts warrant,this united action on the part of the fraternities and it is hoped that this prevailingfeeling will be noticed by the national fraternities contemplating theestablishment of a new chapter at Case.On January 5 a very enjoyable dance was held at Clifton Club by thechapter.The announcement of the marriage of Bro. Homer C. Selby has beenrecently received by the chapter.MAURICE CONVERSE.Cleveland, January 26, 1906.OHIO THETA, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI.Cincinnati and Ohio, these old republican strongholds present a rathersxirprising spectacle: A Catholic, democratic mayor making laudable efforts,"to put on the lid," i. e,, ordering the midnight and Sunday closing law enforced;a Methodist democratic governor aiming to follow in the same footsteps;an idiotic woman, in mental aberration, advocating incurables andsuffering aged people humanely dispatched into eternity; a legislator, takingup this fad, trying to legalize the killing of men on the certificate of threephysicians, provided the victims consent. Under such circumstances is it awonder, that some of the authorities of the university are suffering from a.