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

THE SCROLL. 351Bro. Drummond is striving violently to enlist all the fraternitymen and chapters in the state to bring sufficient pressureupon the legislature to pass the bill. To this end heissued a strong circular giving cogent arguments for it. Unawareof this movement, Mr. F. M. Crossett, of New York,former editor of the A Y Quarterly, wrote to Bro. Ruick fora copy of his bill in order to have a similar measure introducedin the New York legislature. We trust that thesemovements in Indiana and New York will lead to successfulsimilar movements in all other states.JOHN T.CHAMBERS,Tulane's most brilliant athlete andmost popular student is Bro. JohnTaylor Chambers, '06. He has beenthe captain of various football teamsfor five years, having had this honorfirst at the Boys' High School, of NewOrleans, and afterwards on the freshman,sophomore and junior teams ofthe university. Ini905hewaselected captain of the varsity team,on which he has played quarterbackfor threeseasons. He is also managerof the university track team for1906. Besides being a member ofLouisiana Alpha, he is a member ofK A *!>, a loyal senior-junior society.At a meeting of the active members and some of the alumniof Georgia Beta at commencement last June, it was decidedto purchase a house to be used by the chapter as a lodge. Acommittee, composed of Professors F. C. Brown and J. P.Hanner of the Emory faculty, and H. P. Benton, JamesHinton and J. A. Brown of the active chapter, was appointedto attend to the matter. The purchase has been made, andthe chapter, which has been incorporated, has acquired a desirablehome. The house was formerly the Methodist parsonagein Oxford. It is a frame house of one story, andcontains ample reception rooms, a reading room, club room,bed-room for two students, and one room which will be fittedup for the use of visiting alumni. The lot comprises, half anacre and is large enough for tennis courts. Shade treesalmost surround the house. The location is ideal, being on