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

62 THE SCROLLIowa Alpha enters upon her thirty-fifth year on September 25 with thebest of prospects. Three of our last year's pledges have already beeninitiated and we now have a chapter of ten. Those initiated were: Fred J.Kinney, '08, J. Frank Fraker, '08, and Cornells Van Brussel, '08, all of Mt.Pleasant. In addition to these we have six men of the freshman classpledged with a prospect of one or two more. We were successful in takingall the desirable men who entered from the Mt. Pleasant High School, givingus a decided prestige and standing in the city over our rivals.Of the four members who graduated with last year's class Bros. C. R.Shook and C. R. Willits have entered matrimonial relations during the summer.The former is pastor -of the church at Batavia, Iowa, and the latterresides on a farm near Mt. Pleasant. Bro. L. C. Willits has re-enteredschool for special work and Bro. Besser is at home for the present butexpects to take a course of engineering in the near future. Others who didnot return are Bros. P. W. Helphrey, '08, who is spending the year in thewest; L. P. Weaver, '08, who is in poor health and is recuperating expectingto return next year; and G. B. Houghton, '06, who has entered StanfordUniversity for the coming year.In football we will be well represented, Bro. Beck is manager of the teamand Bros. Willits, Wilson and Kinney will undoubtedly make the team.There are also two or three of our pledges candidates for positions. A. G.Weber of Michigan has been secured as coach and a creditable team is expected.We regret the necessity of announcing the death of one of our chartermembers, Bro. W. M. McFarland, '73, who died suddenly while en routehome from St. Paul on July 15. He was at one time an important factor inIowa politics and his death is a severe shock to his many friends.We have recently received visits from Bros. Needham and Beck, '03,Stafford, 'oo, and F. A. Prince, Knox, '06. AR'I"HUR BECK.Mt. Pleasant, September 22, 1905.IOWA BETA. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA.The University of Iowa was formally opened on September 21, with alarger enrollment of students than ever before.We returned this year with twelve men, and already have four pledged.The pledges are D. E. Carrell of Iowa City, O. R. Voss of Davenport, K. E.Smith of Ida Grove, and F. P. O'Brien of Ames. There seems to be a surplusof fraternity material in the university this year and conditions indicatethat this will be a banner year with our chapter. We lost Bros. Morton and"Oelkers by graduation, and Bro. Hamilton has entered the University ofColorado.The football team is now getting into shape and prospects of a fast teamare bright. * A 9 is represented on the team by Bros. Murphy, Streff andMcGowan, who is captain of the team.L. W. LOVELL.Iowa City, September 24, 1905.MISSOURI ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI.In spite of the typhoid fever scare Missouri has opened a very successfulseason. Our enrollment is practically the same as last year, being about1,400.The chapter was very successful in the rushing season, having eight newmen so far. Missouri Alpha has initiated seven men so far this vear andtakes pleasure in introducing the following brothers to the fraternity: