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

THE SCROLL. 303Bros. Kusterer, Hinkly and Woodbury accompanied the glee and mandolinclubs on their Christmas trip and report an enjoyable time. The tripwas not so extensive as that of the previous year but was successful in everyway.Track prospects are not at present quite as bright as might be desired,but it is still too early to predictandmuch promising material is showing up.Ann'Arbor, January 20, 1906.HARRY C, HUNT.EPSILON PROVINCE,INDIANA ALPHA, INDIANA UNIVERSITY.The second term finds Indiana Alpha in excellent condition and with achapter of twenty-one active men. We take great pleasure in introducingto the general fraternity Bros. Clarence D. Stoudt, South Bend, Ind;Thomas Donnelly, Sulhvan, Ind; Graham Laurie, Indianapolis, Ind; andDonald Irions, Bloomfield, Ind.Bro: Lynn Miller has been elected captain of the sophomore track teamand Bro. Seward and J. B. Williamson have made good on the track team,they having in a recent meet held at Cincinnati carried off high honor. Bro.J. B. Williamson has been elected captain of the freshman track team.Bro. Albert Annson of Detroit, Mich., who reentered college this terra,has been made associate editor of the Daily Student.The new student building is nearing completion and the chimes and clockwhich are being placed therein are at the present time the main topic of conversationabout the university. The contract has been let for a new $100,000library, which amount was appropriated by the last legislature, and workhas been commenced thereon, as it is necessary for it to be completed MayI, 1907. Last week a number of wealthy and influential men includingsome of the university authorities purchased the old Central College of Physiciansand Surgeons building in Indianapolis, which will be immediatelyequipped in the best possible manner and managed in connection with theuniversity. The enrollment this year is expected to reach nearly the 2000mark, a much higher number than in previous years.We have an excellent basket-ball team which bids well for state championship.So far it has won all games played with the exception of one whichloss was due to the absence from the team of one of the star men.We were represented on the varsity football team by pledge CharlesTighs of New Albany, Ind., who has the unique honor of being the onlyman to cross Chicago's goal line this fall, which was done by a 40 yard run.Our chapter house movement is progressing rapidly. Plans are beingmade and as soon as we receive suitable ones we will start the house, whichwe have financed and expect to be in it at the opening of the fall term 1906.Bloomington, February 2. 1906.CHARLES KEMP.INDIANA BETA, WABASH COLLEGE.The defeat of DePauw by a score of 52-0 marked the close of the mostsuccessful football season ever known to Wabash. Besides outclassing all ofthe secondary colleges of the state "Little Giants" held Chicago to a scoreof 15-0; Illinois to a score of 6-0; Northwestern to a score of 5-0, and Purdueto a score of 12-0. Notre Dame was defeated 5-0. Wabash was proudof her schedule but she had been too ambitious in playing so many heavygames as the Indiana contest proved. With every regular crippled andfatigued from too much football Indiana met with stubborn resistance butsucceeded in piling up forty points against the scarlet—a larger score by two