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

4i6THE SCROLL.from college to accept a position in Colorado and Bro. Hand, '07, has withdrawnon account of ill health but will return in the fall.Our basketball team has concluded a very successful season with six victoriesand four defeats on its score book. Great credit is due the leader,Bro. Heaton, for his untiring efforts in making the season a success.The baseball schedule this year is an unusually hard one. Games havebeen arranged with Princeton, Pennsylvania, Yale, Cornell, Fordham,Washington Americans and other first class teams. The baseball squad hashad indoor practice since the middle of February and is fast rounding intoform. The second base position, which was so admirably covered by Bro.Forkum for the last two years, is the only position giving the coaches anyconcern. Coaches Sebring and Atherton will undoubtedly turn out a,representativeState team and have it in first class condition by April i, whenthey leave on their southern trip.In track athletics the outlook is very bright. Bro. Leonard is out forthe weights and Bro. Henry for the high jump.Since our last letter we had the pleasure of entertaining Bro. Edwin Emerson,who was here on a lecturing tour. Bro. Emerson was with us severaldays and a banquet was given in his honor. Other Phis entertained by thechapter during the last month were Bros. J. C. Cosgrove, '05; P. B. Cosgrove,Pennsylvania Eta, '09, C. A. Peffer, Pennsylvania Delta, '92, and S.C. Bergen, Indiana Epsilon, '70.Alumni Day was celebrated by the chapter with a banquet and a jollygood time. We had with us Bros. I. L. Foster; P. O. Ray and C. A.Aikens, all of whom made very appropriate speeches.State College, March 16, 1906.C. R. GARRETT.BETA PROVINCE,VIRGINIA GAMMA, RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE.Alumni Day was appropriately celebrated by the chapter here. A gooddeal of enthusiasm was manifested. The chapter also had a representativeat the annual banquet of the Richmond alumni club. It was held at theCommonwealth Club. Bro. Sands acted as toastmaster, and a number ofspeeches were made; one in particular by Bro. H. L. Watson was greatlyenjoyed.The chapter recently voted a substantial sum to the improvement of thechapter room. The work is well nigh completed, owing to the good workof the committee.As yet R. M. C. has played no baseball, every game being postponed onaccount of wet grounds. Bro. Brent is still in his old position in left field.A lacrosse team is now being organized in college, and a deal of interest isbeing manifested. Randolph-Macon will meet Washington and Lee in adual meet on May 5 in Lynchburg, Va.Ashland, March 31, 1906.TURNER M. HARRIS.VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY. ~The much-dreaded examination period has just come to a close at Washingtonand Lee. An examination here means labor; it means toil andanxiety. Perhaps there is no school in the south which is more rigorous inits demands for diligent application, and none which requires a higher standardof scholarship. In the law school a grade of 80, independently of classstanding, is required for passing. Nor do our professors—who are great and