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

42 THE SCROLLFootball prospects for this season are very bright. Bill Williams, our newcoach, is very popular with the players and the student body. Bros. H. G.Cramer, W. M. Hoffman and William F. Housman are making good on theteam. The new material is light and fast. 4* A 9 has had a large share ofthe honors awarded thus far this year. Bro. Laub, of the law school, ispresident of Comus Club and Bro. Gehring secretary. Bros. Gehring,Swartz and Creasy have made the glee club. Bro. Kurtz has been electedpresident of the junior class.Parson of preparatory school captains the preparatory football team ofwhich Brady and Parker are members.We have been visited by Bros. Everhart, of our own chapter, and J. R.Baily of Washington and Jefferson College. We extend a welcome to allPhis.W. M. HOFFMAN,Carlisle, September 26, 1905.PENNSYLVANIA ZETA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.Pennsylvania Zeta returned twenty-two men this fall having lost Bros.Bruner, Bortle, W. K. Hardt, Richards, and H. G. Halleley by graduationand the following brothers have withdrawn: Gucker, Turnbull, C. C.Black, H. H. Black, and Allison. Bro. Goodin graduated but has returnedto study law; we are very glad to have him with us for another three years.The rushing season has been carried on in strenuous fashion this year andat the present writing we have pledged five men with more to follow. Mostof the brothers were back the Monday before college opened ready to startthe work for 4" A 9, and have been hard at it ever since, for we want tomake this a banner year.In athletics Penn. has a very good outlook. There is the biggest footballsquad we have had for some years and we expect the team to at least equallast year's excellent record of not having the goal line crossed.Bros. Takaki, Hawley, Hamil and McCarey are playing on the scrub andare giving a good account of themselves. Mike Murphy, the veteran trainer,is again back at Pennsylvania taking charge of the football and track teams.Our freshman class is the largest in the history of the university and seemsto contain a large amount of fraternity material, especially the freshmen inthe college department who number close to five hundred.We would extend a cordial invitation to any Phi on the visiting teams orwho happens to be in town to stop at the house. Any information concerningany material entering Penn. will be appreciated by us.Philadelphia, Oct. 3, 1905.WILLIAM G. GARDINER, JR.PENNSYLVANIA ETA, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY.On September 20 Lehigh reopened with a freshman class of about 200,but with very little available fraternity material, consequently we expect avery brisk rushing season. Pennsylvania Eta returned twelve men this fall,having lost Bros. McCleary and Blazer. Bro. McCleary is at present withthe Lehigh Valley Railroad Co., and Bro. Blazer has a position with theBethlehem Steel Co. Bro. H. T. Long who was pledged to us last fall, hasentered Lafayette and has been recently initiated by Pennsylvania Alpha.We take great pleasure in announcing that Bro. Robert Rhea, TennesseeAlpha, has entered 1908 here and intends to affiliate with us verv soon.Football prospects for this season are quite bright. There are a numberof good men trying for the team; we are fortunate in having with us againBro. S. B. Newton, Williams, '97, as coach. Pennsylvania Eta is repre-