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

THE SCROLL. 53our starting at his present house. Letters of regret were read from thoseprevented from attending this function. So closing the year and lookingforward to a much brighter prospect for Indiana Delta we find it a pleasantrealization, at present even brighter than we had predicted. We now havea chapter house in addition to our halls and are at home for friends or brothers.We report brilliant progress in the way of building a chapter houseand without doubt will have one next year.At the present opening of college with Dr. E. B. Bryan, our newlyelected president, in charge of affairs, we are expecting Franklin College tosee an unusual year of prosperity and advancement. Numerous other changesin the faculty improve and advance things in a large degree. We willhave .all of our old men back in active work but three—Bro. Proffith, whograduated; Bro. Deming, who is attending Purdue University, and Bro.Neal, who is in Northwestern.A large schedule for football is the result of the efforts of our presentfootball manager and a large squad of men are now trying for the team.Bros. Douglass Abbett and Marshall will be on the team. Bro. Smith willplay on the basketball team.With the present circumstances surrounding us and the available opportunities,we are sure we will be able to report brighter things for FranklinCollege and for Indiana Delta. MERLE J. ABBETT.Franklin, September 26, 1905.INDIANA EPSILON, HANOVER COLLEGE.Hanover opened on September 13, with a slight increase in attendanceover last year. Indiana Epsilon lost three men from last year's roll—Sipe,'o5) ^y graduation; Rankin, '08, who is attending Wabash; Parker failed toreturn.The spiking season is still on, and * A 9 has so far more than taken thelead. We take great pleasure in introducing the following brothers to thefraternity at large: C. B. London, '09, Cincinnati, Ohio; C. A. Francis,'09, South Bend, Indiana; D. C. Reynolds, '09, Albany, Texas; E. R.Nowlan, '09, Lawrenceburg, Indiana; F. R. Selleck, '10, (pledged) Madison,Indiana.The football team is not yet selected, but $ A 9 will be represented onit by at least three men. Bro. Gore, '07, manages the team this fall.Bro. Oldfather, '06 and A. K. Whallon, B 9 II, won the championshipin doubles at the state tennis tournament in June. Bros. Oldfather, '06, andMcLelland, '06, won the inter-fraternity tennis cup last commencement, makingthe third consecutive year 4» A 9 has won this. Bro. Oldfather will captainthe basketball team this season.The chapter house fund is steadily growing, and Indiana Epsilon hopesto own a house in the near future.W. O. MCLELLAND, JR.Hanover, September 26, 1905.INDIANA THETA, PURDUE UNIVERSITY.Purdue Universitj' opened September 6 with the largest enrollment in thehistory of the school. The applications for entrance to the freshman classtotaled 751, of whom 494 gained entrance. The total enrollment of theuniversity is 4498, which does not include the enrollment of the two medicalschools acquired by Purdue this fall.The historic "tank scrap" which is fought between the first and secondyear classes, has for the second time in the university history been won bythe first year men. The freshmen slightly outnumbered the sophomores and