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

48 THE SCROLL,Bros. J. S. Niles, P. Palmer, and M. A. Watkins have returned, and Bro.J. L. Meade, of Alabama Alpha, has affiliated with us making a total oftwentyone members. Bro. Gude is now at the General Theological Seminary,New York, and Bro. Walthall has returned to San Antonio until theopening of the medical department next May.On August I, Bro. Gude gave a banquet to the chapter at the SewaneeInn in honor of Bro. J. R. Williams, who has left us and entered the insurancebusiness in Birmingham, Alabama. A Phi dance was given on August31 at Forensic Hall. The decorations consisted of our fraternity collectionof pennants. Along one side of the wall extending the length of the hallwas "Phi Delta Theta, 1848," and on the other side, "Tennessee Beta,1883," in large blue lettering.Bro. T. W. Palmer is president of the junior german club. He and Dr.J. M. Seldon, ATA, represented the university in the tennis tournament forthe championship of Tennessee, played in Nashville in the latter part ofAugust.Bro. Spearing is assistant business manager of the Sewanee Purple, ^LHA theSewanee Literary Magazine, and secretary of II S2 literary society. Bro.Wheeler is assistant business manager of the football team and treasurer ofthe athletic association. Bro. G. L. Watkins is vice-president, and Bro. .P. Palmer secretary and treasurer of the junior law club. Bro. Stone issecretary of S E literary society.On July 12 we received with regret the news of the death of our brother.Rev. Francis Oscar Henry Boberg, '98, in New Orleans, on July 10.XU during the summer many of our alumni and- brothers of other chaprters have visited the mountain.Sewanee's football prospects are very bright. Coach Hyatt of Yale hasarrived and work has begun in earnest. Bros. Miles and George Watkins,Stone, G. S. Niles, T. W. Palmer, DuBose, Winslow, and R. P. Lockhartare on the squad and Tennessee Beta expects to be well represented on thevarsity. Bro. J. L. Keiley Smith is coaching Mooney's School team.On September 23 the university suffered the loss by fire of the universitysupply store, the treasurer's office, and the Sewanee branch of the Bank ofWinchester. The structures were of stone and were entirelj' destroyed.The loss to the university is considerable, it being only partly covered byinsurance.R. BLAND^ MITCHELL.Sewanee, September 27, 1905.DELTA PROVINCE.OHIO ALPHA, MIAMI UNIVERSITY.The 82nd year of Miami University opened on September 20. The prospectsfor this year are very bright for the university, and the largest enrollmentin the history of the university is on record. The students wereaddressed on the opening day by Hon. Wade Ellis, attorney-general of Ohio.The new Brice Scientific Hall is in use now and is one of the finest equipped-buildings of its kind in this part of the country. Hepburn Hall, the newhome for the ladies, is filled and adds greatly to the beauty of the campus.Bro. Patterson one of the alumni of this chapter has offered a $500 mathematicalprize to be known as the McFarland prize in honor of Prof. McFarland,who was once a professor here. .Our chapter returned eleven initiated men this year and two pledges fromlast year. Our rushing season, which is not over, has been a very successfulone. We will most likely have eight new men this year. The fact of our