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

THE SCROLL. 315On February 22 we give our eighteenth Washington's birthday dance.Heretofore this has been a matinee party but this year it will be held at night.Since our last letter we have pledged Milton Knigthon of Hannibal, Mo.Columbia, February 8, 1906.L. N. SECORD.MISSOURI BETA, WESTMINSTER COLLEGE.Bro. D, R. Harrison, our former reporter has left college, Bro. W. E. E.Koepler, has been elected to fill the vacancy thus caused.On October 31 Dr. David R. Kerr was formally installed as president ofWestminster and the occasion was made the gala day of the year. In themorning a football game was played between Westminster and Central Collegeof Fayette, Mo. in which the latter came off victorious. In the afternoonoccurred the ceremonies proper, in connection with which Gov. JosephW. Folk was given the degree of L.L. D. by the college. The governorand a number of other prominent men occupied the afternoon with excellentaddresses of greeting. At night a reception was held at Reunion Hall inhonor of Dr. and Mrs. Kerr and Gov. and Mrs. Folk.Taking advantage of the fact that many alumni would return to this inaugurationMissouri Beta postponed the celebration of its quadracentennialtill October 30 and by sending out special invitations had with us a goodlynumber of alumni who enjoyed a smoker and an initiation and were impressedwith our need of a chapter house. Some very substantial progress was madein that line.Football season at Westminster did not prove as successful a season aswas expected. The material was, wifh one or two exceptions, green, and wehave the consolation that nearly all the team will return next year and wehope to fare much better. * A 9 was represented on the team by Bros. Calvird,Hamacher, Paukey, Miller and Harrison.Missouri Beta takes pleasure in introducing to the fraternity Bros. H. B.Paukey, of Kennett, Mo.; J. C. Miller of Keytesville, Mo., and H. H. Mclntyre,of Fulton, Mo. Mr. Leroy H. Hoss, of Cherryville, wears a pledgebutton of * A 9.We had the pleasure of having with us last month Bro. Abner Gore, ofthe medical department of St. Louis University, also Bro. Zella, of St. Louis.Fulton, January 26, igo6.W. E. E. Koepler.KANSAS ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.The second term at the University of Kansas opened on Januarj' 29.Fom the students' point of view the term was very successful for the membersof Kansas Alpha. Since the publication of the last letter the univeisityathletic board has adjusted the trouble with the University of Nebraska andr^resentatives of the two universities will compete in. baseball ^nd basketballthis spring. We have been very unfortunate in losing a pledge. VanTress Stewart, who died in Council Grove on January ii. He was to havebeen initiated shortly after the Christmas holidays and we are sure that hewould have been a Phi of whom we could have been proud.The new gymnasium for which money was appropriated a year ago, isnow under process of construction and when completed will be the finest inthis section of the country.On January 22 we pledged Clay McKibbenn of Wichita. Kansas Alphawill give her annual spring party on February 22. Basketball is the onlybranch of athletics which is receiving very much attention at the Universityof Kansas. The team has played several games and is making a fine record.