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

192 THE SCROLL.Watson, in Richmond, and also several other Phis. Among themwas Bro. Haideman, an alumnus of Dickinson, who accompaniedus to Chapel Hill for a few days' visit.Our prospects for a winning baseball team are unusually bright.Bro. Donnelly will represent us, and Bro. Yelverton, who was captainof his class team, has a good chance to make his *N. C Bro.Kluttz will probably represent us on one of the intercollegiate debatesthis spring.We are looking forward with great interest to receiving thehistory of * A 0. Judging from the advance sheets, it will certainlysurpass any similar publication.It is rumored that no annual will be issued this year by the literarysocieties and fraternities. In that event the fraternities willprobably resume their old custom of publishing a Hellenian.We hope to have Bros. Smathers and Winston with us duringthe next term, also a new initiate.T. F. HICKERSON.Chapel Hill, December 19, 1903.KENTUCKY ALPHA DELTA, CENTRAL UNIVERSITY.Central University has just been grieved by the death of her honoredand beloved president, William Charles Roberts, D. D., LL. D.,S. T. D. After seventy-one years of active life spent in the serviceof his God and his fellow men, Dr. Roberts departed this life onFriday, November 27. As an educator, Dr. Roberts was widelyknown throughout this country; as a pastor, he was reverenced athome and abroad; as a man he was loved for his good and noblelife. His last communication with the students was by a letterwritten upon his deathbed, in which his last appeal was that theyshould ever strive to build fine and noble characters, which wouldreflect honor upon their families and credit upon their Alma Mater.Death has come again and taken from our midst a noble Greek,Bro. George W. Welsh, '97. Bro. Welsh was one of our mostprominent young alumni in the city, and was the only son of GeorgeW. Welsh, a widely-known citizen of Danville.Kentucky Alpha Delta has initiated another brother since our lastletter, Walter H. Rankins. Bros. Schoolfield and Sandifer, '03, nowin (he department of law, have affiliated with the chapter. Bro.Dishman, however, has returned to his home at Barbourville todevote his time and energy to editing a newspaper there. Thisleaves the chapter with fifteen active men.At the auction sale of boxes for the college minstrels. Phi DeltaTheta overbid the other fraternities and procured the choicest boxes.They will be decorated in our colors and graced by our sisters onthe night of the entertainment.Many improvements have been made upon our hall, and we areproud in having the best fraternity quarters in town. The chapterwas to have had a reception in honor of our sisters last month, butit was postponed on account of Bro. Welsh's death, and will begiven some time in the near future. JOHN M. P. THATCHER.Danville, December S, 1903.