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

•THE SCROLL. 213KANSAS ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.The growth of the University of Kansas has been more rapidduring the past five years than at any other period of its existence.During that time two new buildings have" been erected and workwill soon commence on a third, which will give the space requiredby the increased attendance. The advisability of establishing aschool of journalism is now under consideration, but nothing definitehas yet taken place.On October 12 we initiated Bro. Wirt G. McCarty, Emporia, Kan.,and have since pledged Frank Relihan, Smith Centre, Kan.Our honor roll is exceptionally long this year and many positionsof distinction have fallen to us. Bros. Neff and Shaw are on theKansas University Weekly executive board. Bro. Flint is presidentof the engineering class. Bro. H. Relihan is treasurer of the sophomoreclass. Bro. Herrick took the leading part in the dramatic club'spresentation of 'Alabama.' Bros. Moses and De Lano are membersof * A * (law), and Bros. Sexton, Henser and Moses were electedto 9 N E, 'Ks' were awarded to Bros. Cooke and Fleishman forwork on the football team. This makes eight letters awarded tomembers of Kansas Alpha out of the sixteen held by fraternity men.About the middle of November Bro. Charles J^. Lamkin, presidentof Zeta province, favored us with a short visit, which every memberof the chapter recalls with pleasure. One very enjoyable feature ofhis visit was the installation of a chapter of 2 n A. We hope Bro.Lamkin will come oftener and stay longer. We were also pleasedto receive a visit from several of the Nebraska Alpha chapter, whoattended the Kansas-Nebraska football game November 14. GeneralJohn C. Black honored us with a visit early in the fall, and we havealso entertained two of our own alumni. Captain E. L. Glasgow andLieutenant E. H. Agnew, who are stationed at Fort Leavenworth.Fifteen members of the chapter attended the annual Thanksgivingbanquet at Kansas City, November 26. This was also the electionmeeting of the Kansas City alumni club, and Bro. Fred Seddon,'03, was made secretary-There is a decided increase in numerical strength among the fraternitiesover last year and all occupy houses for the first time sincefraternities entered the institution. The number enrolled by eachchapter here is as follows: B 9 n, 22; * T A, 16; S A E, 20; 2 X,27; 2 X. 15; A T n, 20;- * K ^, 17, and * A 9, 21.Lawrence, December 10, 1903.JOHN L. STARKIE.NEBRASKA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA.The university has just finished another season of football with arecord hard to beat, our goal being only twice crossed. The Illinoisteam was so well pleased with the treatment received while at Lincolnthat they have decided to play here again next Thanksgiving.About fifteen Phis went to Lawrence to witness the Kansas-Nebraskagame, and were royally entertained by the brothers of KansasAlpha. Going to Kansas and seeing the house there has started thechapterhouse question with Nebraska, it has opened our eyes tothe fact that we must own our house in the near future to insure bigimprovements in our chapter.