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

THE SCROLL. 191VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.Washington and Lee opened September 10, with a larger attendancethan for several years, there being 300 matriculates -during thefirst few weeks. Under the present vigorous administration theuniversity has been making rapid strides. A very handsome sciencehall is being erected, which is the first of a new scheme of buildingsfor university enlargement and improvement.Virginia Zeta lost by graduation last year Bros. S. A. Witherspoon,editor-in-chief of the Calyx, and J. W. Bagley, who wascaptain of the baseball team and president of the final ball. Bros.Simms, Coleman and Jenkins failed to return this year. Of thereturning members Bros. Catnpbell, Mann and McBryde were onthe ground early. We were also strengthened by the return of Bro.Sloan, who had not been in college for two years, and by the affiliationof Bros. P. S. White from Texas Beta, and A. D. Pettyjohnfrom Virginia Gamma.We have initiated five men. The chapter takes great pleasure inintroducing to the fraternity Bros. C. F. Bagley, '07, Fayetteville,Tenn.; T. O. Bagley, '07, Fayetteville, Tenn.; G. W. P. Whip, '06,Frederick, Md.; J. L. Colville, '07, McMinnville, Tenn., and G. R. LeGore, '07, Legore, Md.Scarcely had we entered on our year's work when we were saddenedby the sudden illness and death, from typhoid fever, of ourbeloved brother. Percy Sims White. By his open, frank, lovabledisposition he had soon endeared himself to our hearts, and althoughhe was with us such a short time, we had learned to lovShim, and we feel his loss very deeply. Our heartfelt sympathiesgo out to his bereaved father.We are glad to report that the fever which at one time threatenedto become epidemic has been successfully brought under controlby the local health officers, and there have been no new casesreported for more than a month.We were represented in football this year by Bros. Campbell, whostarred at half back, and Bagley, who played sub-end. The teamthis year was unusually strong, meeting defeat only once during theseason.The chapter recently moved into larger and more comfortablerooms. Before closing we wish to mention the valuable aid renderedus at the begmning of the session by Bros. Caldwell McBride,'96. R. G. Campbell, '98, T. M. Semmes, '06, Dr. Thornton Whaling,pastor Lexington Presbyterian Church, and S. M. Walker, mayor ofLexington.T. DWIGHT SLOAN.Lexington, November 25, 1903.NORTH CAROLINA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHCAROLINA.The closing fall term has been as successful 4s any in the historyof the university. We played our usual football game with Virginiaat Richmond on Thanksgiving Day, and the result was an overwhelmingvictory of 16 to o for Carolina. Bro. Donnelly playedtackle against Bro. Council, who was formerly Carolina's star center.We were very glad to meet our province president, Bro. H. L.