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

THE SCROLL. 301sad case of fever against athletics? Athletics, which had recently under leadershipof Coach Foster developed marvelously and placed the University ofCincinnati at the head of the Ohio institutions, thereby attracting wideand general attention, were seized and strangled in short order.The football season of 1905 closed on Thanksgiving day with a more thanlively game against Kenyon, which was won by a score of 23 to 4. Our fourrepresentatives on the team, Bros. Alf. Kreimer, Ed. Adams, H. Ackerson,and pledged man Ed. Haffner took an active and very creditable part inthe great victory. The Commercial Tribune said: "Once more Ed. Adamswas the star of the varsity team and by his sensational work of yesterdaydeserves a place on the all-Ohio team, when that is made up."During Thanksgiving week two important gatherings were held at theuniversity. The Ohio Academy of Science held its tenth annual meeting,and simultaneously the Modern Language Association of Ohio, held its sixteenthannual session. At a joint assembly of these two eminent bodies PresidentDabney delivered an interesting address on "The Modern University."A game of chess is now in progress between the champion chess playersof Harvard University and the select men of Cincinnati University.Yale won an exciting basket ball game January 2 by the score of 23 to10. Ohio Theta was represented on the team by Bros. Norman Conwayand H. Ackerson.The Louisville Law School has arranged for a debate at Cincinnati todiscuss the topic: "Resolved, That the negro should not have been freed."The debate between the University of Washington, D. C, and the Universityof Cincinnati is to be held in Washington. Cincinnati will take thenegative side of "Resolved, That combinations of capital known as trustsare detrimental to the interests of the wage earning class." Bro. Ed Pfluegeris one of the aspirants for the latter team.Prof. J. E. Harry, dean of the academic department, the pronounced andenthusiastic advocate of athletics, including foot ball, attended as delegatethe national football conference of universities and colleges on December 28in New York City.Ohio Theta gave its annual Christmas reception and dance December 26,at the mansion in Walnut Hills. The hall was beautifully decorated withhollywreaths, smilax, myrtle and mistletoe, while hanging between thewreaths were the pennants and banners from various colleges. * A 9and U. C. pennants predominated. Palms were banked before the musicians'stand. Even the Christmas tree was there and during the evening waslighted. A substantial buffet supper was served, the color scheme of thedining room being in blue and white with white carnations. As souvenirsminiature silk $ A 9 pennants were presented to the fair attendants.The basket ball team of the law department played the engineering departmentJanuary 15, the latter winning by a score of of 23 to 21. Bros.Conway, Ackerman, Morris, and C. A Schroetter, took part in this game.The same evening the glee and mandolin club gave a concert and dance.Ohio Theta is represented in the glee club by Bros. Leon Peaslee, Alf.Kreimer and Curtis Williams and in the mandolin club by E. O. Schroetterand AK. Kreimer.On January 27 the Cincinnati Gymnasium Athletic association gave acarnival at the first regiment armory, in which U. C. took part but withlittle success. We were glad to meet several Phi brothers from IndianaUniversity who attended this occasion with better results.Great efforts are being made to consolidate the Miami Medical Collegeand the Ohio Medical College into the Medical College of the University ofCincinnati. It is hoped that this move will succeed.