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

584 THE SCROLL.In a triple meet held in New Orleans April 24, Tulane and Vanderbilttied for first place with 39 points each, while Texas scored 30 points.The S. I. A. A. track meet was again poorly attended. Vanderbilt got alarge majority of points. Stuart of Cumberland won the 100 yard dash andbroke the record in the 220 yard race, making it in 23 seconds. Threerecords were broken by Vanderbilt, Hamilton breaking the running broadjump record, Haygood and B. Blake the pole vault and Anderson the 120yards high hurdles.Vanderbilt won the deciding debate of the series with Sewanee on April20, and another series has been arranged for.A new debating society, the John Marshall Law Club, has been organizedwith quite a large enrollment. Only law students are elegible to membership.The societies which meet on the campus do not reach the law studentsordinarily and the law club should supply a long felt need. They will notbe allowed to represent the university in inter-collegiate debates on accountof their being departmental, but they will probably enter the February 22ndcontest for Vanderbilt's representative in thesouthern inter-collegiate oratoricalcontest.Bro. Cornelius P. Cullom, '08, has been elected editor-in-chief of theObserver, a monthly magazine published by the Philosophic and Dialecticliterary societies. Bro. Claiborne N. Bryan, '06, will deliver an oration asclass representative for the law department at commencement.Bros. Manier, Thompson and Howell have been initiated into the CommodoreClub, a senior society.Quite a large number of Phi girls entertained the chapter on May 22 atthe chapter house. Elegant refreshments were served and the party dancedtill the wee hours of the morning. Let us here thank the ladies most heartilyand give nine rahs! for Tennesssee Alpha's sponsors and for all Phi girls.Once more we bid good-bye to a large number of graduates. May theyever be successful and remain loyal and true to Phi Delta Theta.Nashville, May 24, 1906. A. G. ADAMS, JR.TENNESSEE BETA, UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH.While our sister chapters are anticipating their summer vacation, TennesseeBeta is getting ready for the rushing season of the summer term. Thetotal membership of the chapter is now nineteen and the return of Bro. T.W. Palmer is expected in July.Tennessee Beta celebrated Alumni Day on May ii. There were twentyonebrothers present, among them Bros. Bates of Massachusetts Alpha andManier of Tennessee Alpha. Bro. Lockhart was the historian of the occasion,Bro. Stone the poet, and Bro. Meade the prophet. Bro. Watkins wastoastmaster and the-following toasts were responded to: "Our Fraternity,"Bro. Brown, Tennessee Beta, Bro. Spearing, Tennessee Beta, Bro. Mitchell;"Our University," Bro. Clark; "Athletics," Bro. DuBose; "Our Ladies,"Bro. Gass; "Our Goat," Bro. Shelton.Bro. Stone has lately become a member of the Neographic Club, a juniorwriting society. Bro. Brown is editor-in-chief of the Cap and Gown, theannual, for 1907, and Bro. Mitchell is on the editorial staff of the Purple,our weekly publication.A glee club has recently been organized of which Bro. Lockhart is businessmanager. It will be impossible to give a concert before some time inJuly.On May 3, the Ben Greet Co. presented "As You Like It" here underthe auspices of the dramatic club. It was very unique, being played in theopen air, and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Rumor has it that Mr. Greet