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

THE SCROLL. 57ing, Orcutt, and Ellis represented us on the diamond. Bro. Hilding waselected captain of the '06 team. We were represented on the '05 track teamby Bros. Spinner, Snohr and Ehrhart. Bro. Spinner was elected captain ofthe '06 team.Bro. Lass is manager of the Knox Student, the weekly college publication,and Bro. Holman is a member of the board of editors. Bro. Spinneris manager of the college annual. The '07 Gale, and Bro. Gale Lowrie is amember of the board of editors.The addition of valuable furniture makes our chapter house look betterthan ever and Illinois Delta feels that she is very comfortably housed.Galesburg, September 20, 1905. S. GALE LOWRIE.ILLINOIS ZETA, LOMBARD COLLEGE.The school year opened on September 5 with both Lombard and IllinoisZeta in very good condition. The attendance of the college is aliout thesame as usual. The finances are steadily increasing and new equipment isbeing secured all the time.At their annual June meeting, the trustees elected Lewis B. Fisher, D. D.,as president, to fill the place made vacant by Bro. C. Ellwood Nash, whoresigned a year ago. Dr. Fisher comes to us from St. Lawrence Universit}',where he was the head of the divinity department. Few changes have beenmade in the faculty. Prof. Davis, director of the department of music, andMiss Blood, art instructor, have resigned. Their positions have been filledby Prof. Power of Davenport, Iowa; and Miss Hines' of Chicago, 111., musicalinstructors; and Prof. Norse of Potsdam, New York, in the departmentof art.Seven men returned at the opening of the year and we have had very goodsuccess during the rushing season. At present we have four men pledgedand have good prospects for more. We lost last June Bro. Lloyd O. Grimes,'05, by graduation, and Bros. Wertman, '07, and Richard, '08, were unableto return this fall on account of business. We have rented for the year thesame house we were in last year. During the summer it has been repaintedand redecorated, outside and inside and now presents a very nice appearance.In athletics our prospects are very much brighter than last year. Ourtrack team last spring won one meet and lost one. Illinois Zeta was representedby Bros. Justus, captain, Titus, manager, Wertman and Hughes. Thefootball season opened September 23, when we defeated Illinois Wesleyan,15-0. Bro. Justus is playing fullback, Bro. Buck and Mr. Cunningham,(pledge) are trying for ends, and Mr. Crellin (pledge) is trying for guard.Bro. C. F. Housh was recently elected football manager to replace Mr.Rockafellow, S N. The team is being coached by Bro. Chas. O. Appleman,Pennsylvania Epsilon, '03.All Phis visiting Galesburg are requested to call on us at No. 652 Lombardstreet.RAY W. JUSTUS.Galesburg, September 25, 1905.ILLINOIS ETA, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.Instruction commenced here on September 20 with a distinct feeling ofoptimism pervading the entire student body. Our state legislature, whichhas always been generous in its appropriations, set aside Si,250,oc>o for themaintainance and further development of the university. Unfortunately,Governor Deneen saw fit to cut this amount down to about $900,000, whichwill delay some of the improvements planned tor the coming year. HOWT