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

THE SCROLL 587Ohio has been reorganized by the legislative body after a strong and bittercontest. The enrollment of the students of each succeeding term has showna definite, permanent incre.ise. This term has passed expectations, with anenrollment of 550. The class of 1906 has 22 liberal arts graduates, five ofwhom are Phis. This is an increase of 33 per cent over other classes. Thestandard of intellectual and moral attainment is being raised. Those studyingwith a view lo entering a professional school have no trouble receivingfull credit for any and all work done while at O. U. Many things presagebetter opportunities and capabilities for our old, time-honored university.Athletics have been a strong feature of university life the past year. Dr.J. C. Jones has held with credit the position of director and trainer the entireyear. He is popular with all classes. A greater per cent of the studentbody have taken a livelier interest in athletics than ever before. We takethis as an indication of renewed college spirit. Resident alumni and formerstudents have also taken a noticeable interest and their opinion has hadmuch to do with the unexpected turns taken by college politics. In formerletters I have mentioned in detail football and basketball. Be it sufficientto say here that all expectations were realized, and hopes for next year arevery much greater with this year's as a nucleus. Nor is our record in baseballthus far so bad. Out of ten games we lost three. Some three or fourmeets have been arranged for the track team. Field day comes commencementweek. Quite a number of men have been iu training for some time.The outlook is good for scoring a large percentage in every meet. Good"try-out" records have been made.The anti-fraternity spirit has been very strong this year. Graduation willeliminate the prime movers and next year the movement will be withouta head. The bluff put up the past year has been worked by a few radicals("soreheads" we believe) who have shown wonderful ability in politics andworking on ignorance of new students who do not know a fraternity from aclique of "snobs" operating against democracy, moral and intellectual improvement(so they say). The large non-collegiate bod_\ and those enrolledin the Normal college, non-fraternity material, give the movement at firstsight large proportions. But acquaintance with college life changes aspects.Just at present a new society, made up of some students whom a jear agothe writer considered radical "barbs," as yet sub-rosa, will soon come outwith a Greek monogram and ask recognition of the faculty and trustees thatother fraternities enjoy at O. U. Rumors also are that a new sorority isabout lo be organized.Everything runs smoothly for Ohio Gamma. Bro. Lever was made managerand captain of track team. Bro. Jones is out for the dashes; Bros.Lever and Crisp, long distance; Bro. Henke, jumps and hurdles; Bro. Heyman,hammer and shot. Bro. Thomas, '09, made good at second base onvarsity baseball.In student standing Ohio Gamma lakes pride. We have not had a"flunkout." Out of a possible eighteen from an eligible student body of 300chosen for membership in Science Club, Ohio Gamma has three. OhioGamma has made it one of her policies to be conservative in choice of menand conduct of the brothers in order with other things to live down any accusationthat may be made against fraternities at O. U. by those who donot know their methods and objects sought.Another place in this number of the SCROLL is a cut of Ohio Gamma'shonorary men in athletics. Standing from left to right they are Bros.Jones. Wood, captain '06, Elliot. Heyman, Shattuck, Fisher, all of varsityfootball. Silting are Bro. Preston, baseball, Bro. Miller, captain basket