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

444 THE SCROLL.Alabama Beta assures a hearty welcome to all of her brothers, of whomwe hope to see a goodly number during the coming baseball season.Auburn, April I, 1906.THOMAS V. WATSON.THETA PROVINCE,MISSISSIPPI ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.If there were a soothsayer at "Ole Miss" he would warn the boys as hedid Caesar. This year the ides found Uncle Bob serving summons to attendfaculty meeting on many of the students; we as well as the faculty wereuneasy for neither knew what the other would say or do. However only a fewof us were given a leave of absence. The legislative committee on universitiesand colleges investigated the charges made against Chancellor Fultonand after a thorough airing of all the affairs of the university exoneratedChancellor Fulton and commended his management of the university.On February 15, as we came out of chapel Bro. Kimbrough met Mr. Powell,the gym instructor, a few words passed and they "tied up." Powell usedhis jiu-jitsu on "Kim" but was stabbed. Later the witnesses were summonedto court and it developed that the fight was a put uji job to get a case forthe law students to work on. Bro. Sivley, '93, sat as judge, Bro. Yates wasdistrict attorney and got a life sentence for the accused who pleaded that hebe released because he had a wife at home but the court gave the opinionthat his wife would be better off with him in the "pen."Spring examinations are over and we are taking life easy for the present.The senior lawyers have adopted a class cane to mark themselves. Bros,Hardy and Niles have been elected members of an inter-fraternity societyknown as the "Fox Heads." Bro. Somerville is on the junior prom.The province convention which met with the Tulane brothers February24-27 was ver)' profitable in numerous ways. We gained manv valuableideas from the other brothers, we all signified our commendation of the conventionby agreeing to have the meetings annually. We will meet with theTexas brothers next year. Every visitor enjoyed himself thoroughly and wedeeply appreciate the courtesies shown us by the brothers in the CrescentCity.The chapter letter has gone to press and will be sent out in the nearfuture. We wish to thank each alumnus for his subscription and his promptreply to our letter.Bro. Orville Bernard Dorris, '03, died at South McAHster, I. T., onMarch 7. His remains were interred at Indianola, Miss.We have recently had visits from Bros. G. B. Baskerville, Vanderbilt, '05;Firman Smith, '89; and Bob Bourdeaux, '03, We hope that any brotherwho may happen in Oxford will come out to see us.University, March 29, 1906.ROBERT SOMERVILLE, Jr.LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITY.Louisiana Alpha is in a very prosperous condition. Five men were returned,five initiated and three others entered making a chapter of thirteenmen, of which one has withdrawn and three are unaffiliated. Four menare pledged for next session. The chapter has important honors, consistingof athletic, journalistic and general positions in the university. We are ongood terms with the faculty and all of the leading fraternities at Tulane.Seven members of Phi Delta Theta are in the faculty and eighty-fivealumni of different chapters reside in New Orleans. The chapter is in very