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

366 THE SCROLL.Hall and the hall of the Few Literary Society. On the northside is the new Pierce Science Hall, a modern three-storybuilding, 120x50 feet, finished in 1903 at a cost of over$35,000. This building is devoted to the departments ofPhysics and Biology.The two literary societies, which number among theirmembership a large percentage of the students, date theirorigin almost with that of the.college. Phi Gamma wasorganized in 1837, and, having become too large, the memberscast lots to see which should withdraw for the purposeof organizing a sister society. This was in 1839. The newone was formed and named Few, in honor of Emory's firstpresident. Each society has its own building containingreading rooms and handsomely; furnished debatingihall. Atfew institutions do literary societies play more importantparts in the affairs of student life. Besides the usual work ofa literary society, these two organizations publish a monthlypaper. Originally, each published a separate magazine, butin recent years, the efforts of the two have been combinedupon one—the Emory Phoenix.Among the 300 students there are each year a considerablenumber of good athletes who do creditable work in the relayrace, football, baseball, basketball and track events. Theauthorities do not allow inter-collegiate games, except thetrack meet, in which Emory meets the other institutions ofthe state every spring. But all the games are entered intoenthusiastically by class teams, which play off a scheduleduring the regular seasons.The relay race, covering a distance of ten miles across thecountry, is held every fall, and in it each class enters a teamof ten men. The record is usually good, ranging from 58.to53/4 minutes for the entire run. During the night followingthis race, freshman-sophomore class "fight" occurs. Theflag is seldom captured, so that neither side usually can claima victory. Bottles of shoe polish are secreted inthe^pocketsof the combatants, and there are few who have not had thepleasure(?) of making "some other fellow" spend hours withsoap and water in eradicating the polish, which seems topossess excellent sticking qualities.Following an old custom, the college gives the senior classa holiday in February, when the members go to Atlanta fortheir banquet and to have their photographs taken. Theclass has the picture of each member arranged on a largemount handsomely framed, which it presents to the college.