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

THE SCROLL. 223Several Phi Delta Thetas are active in the organization ofa University Club in Washington, D. C. The WashingtonPost of December 13 says the new club is a go, and givesthe names of the committee in charge of the movement,representing twenty-one colleges and universities. The listincludes Isaac R. Hitt, Jr., Northzcestern, '88, Tracy L.Jeffords, Vermont, '86, George P. Chase, Pennsylvania, '95,and Ralph P. Bernard, Lehigh, '89.Colby—Solomon Gallert, '88, attorney, of Rutherfordton,N. C, is colonel and commanding general on the staff ofGov. .^.ycock, of North Carolina. On the governor's staff isassociated with him Wescott Roberson, North Carolina, ofHigh Point, N. C, who is lieutenant colonel and assistantcommissary general. Bro. Roberson, though still a youngman, is prominent in public affairs, and has represented hiscounty in the past two legislatures.Case—Charles De Forest Chandler, e.x-'03, has been appointedcaptain in the United States army, and is stationedat Manila, P. I. In announcing the appointment, the ClevelandLeader of September 16 says:Captain Chandler is the son of United States Marshal FrankChandler. He was appointed first lieutenant in the army February 2.1901. Previous to that Chandler had served in the signal corps ofthe volunteers in Cuba during the Spanish-American war. He wasborn in Cleveland and was appointed to the regular service while hewas a student in Case School. He had direct charge of the layingof the Alaskan cable. He has served in the Philippines since his appointmentto the regular service.Lafayette—A bronze tablet bearing the following inscriptionhas been placed in Brainerd Hall b}- the Board of Trusteesof the college:This building erected byJames Renwick Hoggof the class of 1878is dedicated to the development ofCHRISTIAN MANHOODand its use is entrusted toTHE BRAINERD SOCIETY.Non ministrari sed niinistrare.This tablet is placed by the Board of Trustees ofLafayette College.