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

THE SCROLL. 595won the intercollegiate doubles. Bros. Harper and Nowels won their emblemson the baseball team and Bros. Steffen and Richards on the track team.We hope to return October i with an excellent nucleus for work.Chicago, June 12, 1906.MARCUS LOMBARD.ILLINOIS DELTA, KNOX COLLEGE.The year which is just closing has been for Knox College and for IllinoisDelta in particular a most prosperous one. Ou April 20 our team defeatedour old rival, Beloit, in a hotly contested debate upon the railroad question;Knox holding that railroad rates should not be fixed by a federal commission.This question has been debated twenty-four times this year among the collegesand Knox's victory was but the fourth that has been won by thosearguing against federal rate fixing.We held initiation ceremonies last month and take pleasure in introducingBro. Bruce Mc Clelland to the fraternity.Our baseball team has been a successful one this season and we havewon by far the major part of our schedule. Beloit was defeated by the decisivescore of 17-1 and Nebraska, Illinois Wesyleyan, Millikin and Monmouthhave lost to us. Five Phis represent us on the diamond—Bros. Hilding,captain; Orcutt, Ellis, Richardson and Essick. Bros. Spinner, captain;Snohr, Roberts and McClelland represent us on the track and have provenvaluable point winners. Bro. Snohr recently broke the college record forthe high hurdles at 16 1-5.Profs. Read, Lampe, Irwin and Miss Sherer have announced their intentionsof leaving Knox next year and their successors have not yet beenchosen.Bro. Holman is a winner of this year's Colton prize debate and securedsecond honors in the junior oratorical contest.Bro. Snohr is at present in Des Moines, representing Illinois Delta in theprovince convention.Bro. Gale Lowrie has beencliosen editor-in-chief of the Stztdent, the collegeweekly publication.S. GALE LOWRIE.Galesburg, May 25, 1906.ILLINOIS ZETA, LOMBARD COLLEGE.It is with deepest feelings of regret that we announce to our brothers inPhi Delta Theta the sad news of the death of Bro. Clyde P. Gingrich, '00,who passed away April ii, 1906, after a brief illness of two weeks. Sincehe left college, Bro. Gingrich has been in the shoe business in this city, untillast February when he removed to Derby, Kansas, to look after hiswheat ranch. In him the chapter loses one of its warmest friends and astaunch supporter. While in this city he was a regular visitor at the chapterhouse and was a hard worker for the fraternity. We mourn his loss asthough it were an active man. He was buried at Derby, Kansas. Memorialservices were held at the chapter house, Sunday, April 15.The glee club trip this year was very successful in every particular. Theboys were out six days and all seemed to enjoy the outing very much. Weare represented on the club by Bros. Weigel and Crellin.Action is being taken by the chapter and a few alumni in regard to theerection of a chapter house this summer. We have some cash on hand, andseveral good pledges that have been worked up previous to this year. It isour desire to be in our own house next fall.