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

THE SCROLL. 405Bro. Chapin, '06, graduated at the close of last semester. Bro. Thrall,'06, captain of last years track team, returned to college in January, andBro. McDuffee, '09, entered in February, coming from Brown.Hanover, April 5, 1906.HOWARD M. JUDSONVERMONT ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT.The calm in college activities which precedes mid-year examinations isover and the annual "kake walk" and indoor track meet have beenheld.The trustees of the university have recently purchased the John Allen propertyat the corner of University Place and Williston road and here the newMorrill Hall will be erected. Work will be commenced very soon.Basketball was not as much of a success this year as could be desired.Baseball practice under the direction of Coach Hayes has been held in thecage during the past month. At present the prospects for a strong teamand a successful season are very bright, there being eight of last year's teamwho are out this year. The first game will be played with Harvard at Cambridge,April 5.The indoor track meet was held in the gymnasium on the evening ofMarch 27, and was a decided success. It showed that there is abundantmaterial in college from which a strong track team may be developed torepresent Vermont in the meet at Worcester in May.On Alumni Day we tried the experiment of holding the annual banquetat the house. There were twenty-five alumni present and a very pleasantevening was enjoyed. Bro. Thompson, '98, was the speaker of the evening.Commencement speakers have been appointed by the faculty, VermontAlpha being represented by Bros. Watson, Perry and Edson. We takegreat pleasure in presenting to the fraternity Bro. Harold H. Shanley, '07,of Burlington, Vt.Burlington, March 30, 1906.EARLE L. WATERMAN.MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA, WILLIAMS COLLEGE.College activities have been rather dormant during the past two months.Considerable interest was aroused by the attempt to revive spring hazing,abolished last year for the first time. The advocates of hazing carried thefirst college meeting; but at a second called at the especial request of PresidentHopkins, after a stormy debate, the anti-hazing party won out by asmall majority. As a result, even the time honored Hi Juvenes celebrationby the senior class is prohibited. The violation of the anti-deal agreementby one of the fraternities and its subsequent exposure have resulted in anew stringent rule by which all electioneering of any kind is prohibited underthe broadest application of the honor system. The new agreement appearstoo strict to be literally obeyed. The general secretary of the Y. M.C. A. has proved so helpful an influence in his first year of work that theoffice will be continued next year.The relay team has won both races in which it has participated, defeatingWesleyan at the Boston athletic association meet on February 10, andBrown at the Troy invitation meet on February 21. The Williams entrieswon the cup for the most points at the latter meet.The basketball team has finished a most successful season, defeatingPennsylvania, Colgate, Yale, Wesleyan twice, and Syracuse, and losing onlyto Dartmouth. The two defeats by the last, however, prevented any claimto the inter-collegiate championship.The triangular debating league with Dartmouth and Brown has provedan unqualified success. In the debates held March 3, Brown won the