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

THE SCROLL. 565ence L. Good»vin, widely known throughout our order, washis business partner and brother-in-law. Mr. Kuhn's brother,and Mr. Goodwin's brother, are Phi Delta Thetas. Severalof Mr. Kuhn's remoter relatives are also members. He hadmarried Miss Tade Hartsuff, once president of the KappaKappa Gamma sorority. Thus in many ways he kept intouch with college life and younger people. He himself haddrunk of the spring of perpetual youth, for while he haspassed away thus early, he left a youthful spirit of fragrantmemory, and none who knew him will forget him. To knowhim was to get comfort and strength. Such men as he havemade our fraternity known and respected of all men. Heloved truth. He feared no man and no evil. He was thesoul of honor. He believed in men and the rights of all men,and stood for them manfully. Bad influences passed himby, and he walked among his fellows a stainless comrade.His words were few, but his deeds and influence were manyand great.HILTON U. BROWN, Butler, '8a.EDWARD SHELBY RAUCH, MISSISSIPPI, '98, TULANE, '04.On October 20, 1905, at Vicksburg, Miss., a heroic youngPhi succumbed to the dread malady of yellow fever which hehad contracted at his post of voluntary duty. He had goneto Hamburg, Miss., to fight the fever, having been selectedby Surgeon-general Wyman because of his great courage andenergy as well as skill. The sequel to that duty was hispassing from earth acutely mourned by all who knew him andespecially by the Phis of Mississippi and Tulane.Brother Rauch was only twenty-four years old at his death.He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rauch of Edwards,Miss. His funeral at 'Vicksburg was appropriate to one whohad lived unselfishly and died bravely in the relief of his fellowmen.WILLIAM M. MCFARLAND, IOWA WESLEYAN, '73.On July 15, 1905, just as he was boarding a private car atSt. Paul, William M. McFarland died suddenly of heart disease.He was born in Indiana .•Vpril i, 1848 and was graduatedfrom Iowa Wesleyan University in 1873. For manyyears he was engaged in journalism in Iowa, and served twoterms as a member of the legislature. In 1890 he was chosensecretary of state and at the end of his term was re-elected.He was always an ardent republican. He was a brother of