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

58 THE SCROLL.ever, out of this sum will be built a large auditorium seating about 3,500people. The remainder will go into the general maintainance and equipmentfund.Installation week, during which President Edmund J. James will be formallyinstalled as the chief executive of the University of Illinois, will undoubtedlyexceed any preceding educational event of the kind in its scope andsignificance. The exercises, which begin October 15 and will continue untilOctober 20, include addresses from prominent educators, statesmen anddivines; educational and other conventions; receptions; a review of the universityregiment by Governor Deneen, prominent U. S. army of&cers andmembers of the state legislature; a students' parade comprising many noveland appropriate features, as for instance the fraternity men arrayed as companiesof Greek cavalry; and the presentation of "Frier Baron and FrierBungay" by members of the English club. But the event around which allelse is grouped, and which lends color and meaning to the ceremonies andfestivities of the week, is the installation of a great man as president of thegreatest of American state universities. The importance of this event isattested by the caliber of the educators, statesmen and divines who havesignified their intention to be present on the occasion. No fewer than onethousand distinguished visitors are expected. Prominent representativesfrom the universities and colleges of England, France, Germany, Spain andother countries have communicated to the university authorities their intentionof attending. Furthermore, information has been received from reliablesources that the associated press and two hundred other newspapers willbe represented. The Western Union Telegraph Co. is at this date preparingto run special wires out to the university campus to facilitate reporting theevents of the week. Already the scope of this event and the vast preparationsthat are being made to insure its being an unqualified success are drawingthe attention of the educational world.Illinois Eta opened the rushing season with the following members oflast years' chapter back: Bros. Eiker, C. E., '06; Kimmel, law, '06; Cutler,M. and S. E., '06; Reynolds, C. E., '06; McKelvey, Ag., '06; Stelle, law,'06; Greenleaf, Ag., '07; Green, M. E., '07; Ward, commercial course,'07; Tress, C. E., '07; H. E. Ewing, Science, '07; Dodd, law, '07; C. R.Ewing, law, '07; Nebekev, law, '08; Furrow, L. and A., '08; C. Pope,M. E., '08; and Busey, L. and A., '08. We thus started into the rushingseason with a strong, aggressive chapter.The rushing campaign has been unusually active, notwithstanding thefact that there is-a wealth of good fraternity material in school this fall.Thus far Illinois Eta has more than held her own in the strife for the bestmen. We take great pleasure and pride in introducing to the fraternity atlarge as future Phis the following pledges: H. W. King and George Orear,both of Jacksonville, 111.; William Burch, Morrison, 111.; Raymond Lone,Sycamore, 111.; George Beardsley, Kansas City, Mo.; and Amos Claycomb,Sycamore, 111.Although every member of the chapter has, since coming back to school,been laboring ceaselessly adding the many little things to the chapter houseand lawn that go to make it really a home, yet the honors which they havewon on the gridiron and the diamond, in class politics and literary organizationsshow that Illinois Eta has not faltered in the struggle for honors andachievement.Thus far this year Illinois Eta has to her credit the following honors:baseball—Raymond Lone, pledge, '09, baseball squad; football—Bros. Mc-Kilney, Trees and H. E. Ewing, 'varsity squad; military—Bro. F. H.Reynolds, a captaincy; Bros. Furrow, Lutta and Busey, sergeancies; Illio