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

70 THE SCROLL.In the fine, arts department, Miss Cora Lee Smith takes Miss MerleBowen's place in elocution. Miss Minnie Newey has been elected teacherof voice to succeed Miss Florence N. Boyer, and Miss Marie Von Aaken hasbeen added to the pianoforte music staff.Although we lost eight men by graduation last year, Texas Gamma is insplendid condition. We returned eleven of the active chapter for the openingand Bros. Ireland Graves, E. T. Campbell, O. T. Cooper, G. D. Whittle,and Guy Yarborough were also with us for the rushing season.We have initiated six good men and are glad to present them. They are:Clifton M. Armstrong, Kerens, Texas; John E. Harrison Jr., San Antonio,Texas; Thomas M. Campbell, Jr., Palestine, Texas; Thomas Hughes Cody,Georgetown, Texas; Thomas Tucker Bass, Terrell, Texas; and James BootyYoung, Georgetown, Texas.The following shows that 4' A 9 is well represented in all departments:Bro. E. M. Armstrong is editor-in-chief and Bro. Ryman is business managerof The Soii'wester, our annual. Bro. Young is captain of the baseballteam and Bro. Barkley Is captain of the track team. Bro. Moore is onthe glee club and Bro. Wheeler is treasurer of the athletic association.Bros. Ryman, Barkley, Young, and Wheeler are on the executive committeeof the athletic association. The games of the inter-class league havebegun and will continue for two weeks. Bro. Turk is captain of the seniors.Bro. Yarborough is manager of the freshmen and Bro. Young is their captain.Besides this, there are several Phis on each team.We have rented a large, twelve room house this year, and fourteen of themen now live in it. It is conveniently situated, and we find it very pleasantand extremely helpful for the majority of the chapter to be together.During the summer, a large stone addition to the Ladies' Annex wasbuilt. Besides fifty or seventy-five rooms, it contains a thoroughly up-to-datehospital and gymnasium. The new building of the medical department atDallas has been completed. It is a beautiful, artistic structure and is a fineaddition to the university. A special train of Southwestern students will goto Dallas on October lo to attend the opening exercises.The annual commencement reception of Texas Gamma was held last Juneat the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whittle. Besides the greatpleasure afforded by the charming way in which we were entertained, severalappropriate toasts, songs, etc. added interest to the occasion. We werevery much pleased to have a large number of our alumni with us. Altogetherthe evening was a great success, and I think it is safe to say that itwas enjoyed to the fullest extent by all present.Visiting Phis are always most welcome at the chapter house.Georgetown, September 30, 1905.JOHN DEBERRY WHEELER.IOTA PROVINCE.CALIFORNIA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.California opened with nineteen of our members back. These with ourtwo freshmen, Roy Cowles, of Auburn, Cal., and Wm. Rheinhardt, ofBerkeley, Cal., give us a full and flourishing chapter.Our athletic outlook this year is of the best. Nearly all of our last year's'varsity men are back and we have two coaches, Wm. Ruebbs and DocGriffith, of Dartmouth, who we think are first-class. Under their directionthe 'varsity and freshman teams are fast rounding into shape and all indicationspoint to the fastest teams we have ever had.