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

THE SCROLL. 43sented on the squad by Bro. Pierce. Bro. Pierce was recently elected captainof the sophomore football team, of which Bros. Smith, Stien, Sties andJohnstone are members. Bros. Guverton and Hanst are on the Epitomeboard. Bro. Hanst is also secretary of the junior class.We have good prospecss of securing a number of desirable men from '09and wish our sister chapters the best success in their rushing. There isalways a warm welcome awaiting all Phis who come to South Bethlehem.South Bethlehem, September 26, 1905. E. DURYEA JOHNSTONE.PENNSYLVANIA THETA, PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE.The opening of college found Pennsylvania Theta ready to begin the yearwith sixteen men, including one pledge. Beside these we were fortunate inhaving three Phis matriculate from other colleges, viz: Bros. A. W. Tinker,W. & J., '06, F. B. Miller, W. & J., '08, and Bro. F. P. Bates, Lehigh, '07.Bros. Tinker and Miller have been affiliated and Bro. Bates will be with usin the near future. Bro. D. M. Scott, '08, who left college last spring, iswith us again. Clyde E. Orwig, '08, has recently been initiated, giving usa total of twenty men. We have pledged James Miller, '09, and WilliamB. Wiley, '09, and expect to pledge two more soon.We lost six men last year, including four by graduation, Bros. Forkum,Geib, I..ose and Cosgrove of '05; and Bros. McConkey and Hirst, '08. Bro.McConkey has entered Jefferson Medical College. Bro. A. T. Aikens,Gettysburg, '85, pastor of the Methodist Church at Pine Grove Mills, hasrecently been elected to the presidency of Susquehanna University. Bro.Aikens has been an enthusiastic supporter of Pennsylvania Theta, and, whilewe wish him every success, we regret that he has been called away from us.Bro. Forkum and Miss Edith Jardan of New Castle were united in marriageAugust 31 at the First Presbyterian Church, New Castle. Bro. Forkum iscoaching the football squad of West Virginia University. Bro. P. O. Ray,Vermont, '00, instructor in political economy, and Miss Florence ElizaNelson, of Burlington, Vt., were married August i, at the home of the bride.A large class, numbering 259, entered this fall, and promises to strengthenState's athletics. While we lost Bro. Forkum, the "old standby" of our1904 eleven, and several other strong players, we are not discouraged, asthere is lots of new material. Bro. Hand will probably make a position atguard or tackle. The team has a hard schedule to play and much is expectedof it. The hardest games are with Yale, Carlisle Indians, Annapolis, Dickinsonand Western University of Pennsylvania. The track men are out forfall training and here, too, our athletics are very promising.A large new dormitory, McAllister Hall, has recently been completed ata cost of $150,000; and a new addition to the experimental station, costingS 100,000, in in course of construction. Beside these, several other buildingswill be erected in the near future.Our hopes for a new chapter house are of the highest. Our plans havebeen accepted by the board of trustees of the college and we have securedan excellent location on the campus for our house.State College, September 23, 1905.W. R. FLF.MING.BETA PROVINCE,VIRGINIA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.Never since her founding have the auspices seemed so favorable to theUniversity of Virginia. Under the efficient leadership of her new president.Dr. Alderman, she has undergone many changes indicative of marked