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

THE SCROLL. 317Association football, commonly known in America as 'socker,' has beenstarted by a large number of the students, and much interest is being shownin this sport. Recently the team representing the university played theDenver association football team, an aggregation composed of English players.We were defeated by a score of 5 to o, but, considering that the game wasnew here and that our opponents were skilled in the game through muchexperience, we made an excellent showing. Bros. Scott, Sevier and Annisrepresented 4» A 9.Our basketball team has had a very successfull season. The baseballteam has been out for several weeks and the outlook is very bright forhaving the best team in the history of the school.Improvements in the campus have already been begun, the quadrangle isbeing fully completed, while on one corner a new chemistry building is goingto be constructed immediately.Bros. Neece and Fimple have been obliged to leave school on account ofill health. We all hope that they will be with us again next year.Bro. Bonnel was recently elected manager of the baseball team.Boulder, January 30, 1906.E. TYNDALL SNYDER.ETA PROVINCE,GEORGIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA.This university has suffered the loss of our chancellor, Walter B. Hill,who for six years has been at the head of this institution. During this timehe has done more for the upbuilding of the university than any other manhas ever done. Just before his death he had succeeded in adding 600 acresof land to the present campus, and it was his purpose to have the buildingsand parks of the college so arranged as to cover the whole of this and makeit one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. His loss to the universityis irreparable. He had a national reputation as a broad mindedchristian gentleman, scholar and man.The new army officer Lieut. Kimbrough who is commandant of the militarydepartment, is a Phi and since he has taken charge, there has been agreat improvement in his department. A new company has been added tothe batallion and A band has been formed.Our chapter ^ow numbers twenty-six men, Bro. Ship having retired fromcollege and entered into business at his home in Americus.On the baseball team the chapter will be represented by Bro. McWhorter,who was a star pitcher of last year's team, and probably by others who aretrying out for the team.Bro. Dozier was elected some time ago as pr^ident of the athietic association.Bro. Marshburn has been elected editor-in chief of the Pandora thecollege annual, he was also elected manager of the 1906 football team.Several brothers have represented their classes in debate and Bro. Mills iscaptain of the sophomore baseball team.Our annual hop will take place some time this month. The chapter is ingood external and internal condition and wishes success and prosperity tothe sister chapters and general fraternity.SYDNEY SMITH.Athens, February 6, 1906.GEORGIA BETA, EMORY COLLEGE.After spending the Christmas holidays very pleasantly the boys are backand down hard at work for the mid-term examinations which commencethis week. When these are over the first term of the college comes to aclose.