1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

148 THE SCROLL.editors—achieve some excuse for being. Interesting informationnot often seen in college annuals includes: the list ofthe presidents of Knox with dates; the dates of erection ofthe. college buildings; a list of the class plays for a numberof years, with the principal actors; alumni statistics of menand women since 1890; a list of publications by facultymembers during the year. A novel treatment of the facultylist is. 'Faculty Silhouettes' instead of photographs, pictoriallyand figuratively carried out; an amusing grind is therecord of faculty attendance on chapel for forty days, shownin a plotted curve, a very jagged one. The pictures in thebook are decidedly good, especially the photographic viewsof Knox scenes, which are superb. The drawings are ofhigh order, especially in conception, tones and finish; anovel title-plate, several memorial window suggestions, afootball poster and four poster girls being particularly noteworthy.An interesting fact gathered from the Gale is thatapparently to the women (Whiting Hall) are left the pastimes,boating, basketball, fencing and swimming; at anyrate the women have clubs which practice each of thesesports, while no mention is made of a similar masculinepractice. An interesting record is the list of college socialfunctions with dates and places, including fraternity hopsand receptions, class doings, special doings, dinners, etc.A page of views of the fraternity boxes at the junior promis also given. Only one unfavorable comment on the wholebook suggests itself to the writer's mind—^that possiblysome of the grinds are a little too cutting. It is quite possiblethis is a mistaken view, and we hope it is. "S A © seemsto take a large share in everything that goes on in the collegeand to have numerous representatives in all spheres.To enumerate all the positions and offices and distinctionsgained would be to go over the whole book again.The Michiganensian, '03, is a year book, properly so-called,of the class of 1903, which issues it. It is a large volume of368 pages, and is devoted entirely to class lists, photographs,college views and general undergraduate andalumni statistics. There are no grinds or original contributionssave the decorative drawings, which are comparativelyfew. The book is a satisfactory record of the year's eventsat Michigan, including the achievements of the athleticteams, 'varsity debaters and other representatives in intercollegiatecompetition, together with the usual membership