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

THE SCROLL. 41We take pleasure in presenting to the fraternity our recent initiates, HenryT. McClelland, John C. Ralston, Jr., Thos. M. Chalmers, and Wm. VanSwearingen, all of the class of 1909.The chapter has never been in a more flourishing condition.Washington, Pa., September 23, 1905.JAMES E. HAMILTON.PENNSYLVANIA DELTA, AI LEGHENY COLLEGE.Pennsylvania Delta finds herself back at Allegheny with the strongestchapter ever and the brightest prospects possible. All but one of our oldmen are back. Unusual spirit marked the college opening. Bentley Hallhas been remodeled. The addition to the young ladies' dormitory will soonbe ready for occupancy. The pi-eparatory school building is half completed.Ruter Hall has been iiiade into a hall of science.The football squad is showing up finely with the * A 0s in the lead.Bro. Robertson is "cinching" his place at guard. Bro. Hines is an "oldtimer" at end. Bro. Stidger ke6ps his eye on tackle while he outclassesall at speed. Bro. Giesey and Bro. Stewart are also among the fast men.We expect at least three men in the first game.Bro. Lick is leader of the glee club. He with Bros. Swanson and Clarkerepresent us on the quartette while nine of us have places on the glee club.We made the hit of the season this week by serenading the young ladies attheir hall.Bro. Lick is singing in the first M. E. church, Franklin, Pa. Bro. Swansonpreaches at Lakewood, N. Y. Bro. Chas. Merrill won the tennis championshipin the college for '05. Out of five fraternity men in the Y. M. C. A.cabinet, four are * A Gs—Bros. Main, Giesey, Thomas and Jones. OratoricalA's were awarded to Bros. Swanson and Jones.The faculty have ruled that preparatory students cannot be pledged tofraternities in Allegheny college.Bro. Morrison, Allegheny, '05, is spending a few days with us beforegoing east.We wish to present to the fraternity Bro. Lick, of Meadville, Pa.Meadville, September 23, 1905. ' OLIN C. JONES.PENNSYLVANIA EPSILON. DICKINSON COLLEGE.College opened September 14 with eighty-nine students. The freshmanclass, containing seventy-five, is-larger than usual. With the outgoing ofthe class of '05, we lost by graduation Bros. Ed. D. Hagerty, H. W. Smithann R. E. Smith. Bro. H. W. Smith is professor of mathematics in Dickinsonprep, school. Bro. R. E. Smith has returned and is attending lawschool. Bros. Reed and Conn have not returned.Thus with nine old men we began the rushing season and have succeededadmirably. Up to the present we have initiated seven men and have pledgedfour men. We are glad to introduce to the fraternity Bros. Joseph PaxtonDemaree, '09, .William F. Housman, '09, Edward C. Creasy, '09, RoscoeWillis Hall, '09, Ralph David Swartz, '09, Theodore Kimmel Leininger, '09,Karl Haltermau Bergey, '08. The pledged men are Rolland H. Sawyer,freshman in college; Parson Brady, Boggs and Parker, in preparatory school.The chapter feels grateful to all alumni who recommended men and assistedin pledging them. The chapter now contains seventeen men and is in anexcellent condition. We are not yet through rushing and expect to land afew more men before the season ends. Improvement to the amount of Si75was made on the interior of the house during the summer. We have now avery cosy home and the latch string hangs out welcoming all Phis.