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

THE SCROLL. 323February. Bro. Yarborough, the fast short stop of last year's team, is withus and several other Phis will try for the team.We regret Bro. Young's withdrawaj from college. His splendid work atthird will be greatly missed. The athletic association this year has twice itsusual number of members and interest i^ athletics in general has increasedconsiderably.Bro. E. M. Armstrong'is our delegate to the province convention ofTheta province to be held at New Orleans the latter part of February.Three or four other active members of Texas Gamma will also attend. Athoroughly enjoyable and beneficial occasion is «cpected.Georgetown, January 31, 1906. JOHN DEBERRY WHEELER.IOTA PROVINCECALIFORNIA BETA, STANFORD UNIVERSITY.Stanfprd University opened for the second semester on January 9. Thechapter was greatly strengthened by the return of Bro. Robertson. We regretthat Bros. Boyle '06, McDuffie, '09, and Ford, '09, were unable to return.California Beta takes pleasure in introducing to the fraternity at largeBro. Herbert Arthur Stowe, '09.A notable addition to fraternity row is the Kappa Alpha house which wascompleted during the holidays and was ready for occupancy by the first ofthe semester.Rowing is now on a firm basis as an intercollegiate sport. Stanford hassecured the services of "Dan" Murphy, as coach and expects to make a bettershowing this year.In baseball our prospects for a winning team are better than ever before.Under the splendid training of Coach Lawagan, the varsity is rapidly roundinginto form. $ A 0 is represented on the squad by Bros. Chalmers, '07,Dennis, '09, and Stowe, '09.The track team is developing rapidly and will be in good condition tomeet California. The associated students have deddded to build a new trackthis spring for the intercollegiate meet which will be held on the campus inthe latter part of April. The first annual intercollegiate freshman trackmeet will be held on the California campus on March 31. We are representedon the track by Bros. Gamble, '06, Heffron, '07, King, '07, andBradford, '09.W. W. BEHLOW.Stanford University, February 4, 1906.KAPPA PROVINCE.WASHINGTON ALPHA. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.This is now the third day of the new semester. The large number ofnew students who may be seen around the campus, is a good indication, thatthe rapid but steady growth which has always characterized the U. of W.has not ceased. The enrollment is now 1142 over a total of 814 for lastyear. We now have a faculty of 66 regular paid instructors.This year the school of mines has been greatly enlarged. A ten-stampmillconcentrator and other practical apparatus has been installed in the newextension to Machinery Hall and the power house. Last summer the U. S.government detailed an expert, Mr. Robt. Thelan, for timber-testing workat the university. He is now here setting up a 100,000 lb. Richie timbertesting machine.The school of law has just added $2,000 in new books to its library.- Last fall the universities of Washington, Oregon and Idaho organised a tri-