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

THE SCROLL. 235PHI DELTA THETAS AT ANNAPOLIS.It is. an uncommon if not unprecedented thing to see tenmembers of Phi Delta Theta, or of any other fraternity, atthe United States Naval Academy at the same time. Thereare ten Phis of us here at present. Conditions are such asto prevent us from forming a chapter or alumni association,but we nevertheless have the interest of * A ® at heart,and read with unabated pleasure letters in THE SCROLLfrom brother Phis at other institutions. The members ofPhi Delta Theta now in the academy, by classes, are asfollows:1st Class—None; H. B. Fairchild, Wisconsin (resigned).2d Class—^J. J. London, North Carolina, '03.3d Class—W. L. Burnett, Auburn, '01; W. P. Hayes,Centre, '02; J. S. McCain, Mississippi, '05; J. P. Miller,Kentucky State, '03.4th Class—^E. D. Almy, Kentucky State, '06; D. S. H.Howard, Texas, '05 ; W. H. Lee, North Carolina, '04; W. R.Mainer, Jr., Vanderbilt, '05; G. L. Wellington, Tulane, '06.Bro. Fairchild, of Wisconsin, was here for two yearsand a half, and resigned last spring.Bro. Swinnerton, of Leland Stanford, spent severalmonths in Annapolis last spring, preparing for entrance intothe academy, but was taken sick with fever shortly beforehis examinations, and thus prevented from entering.The number of midshipmen in the Academy at the beginningof the year was 657, divided as follows: ist class, 65 ;2d class, 122; 3d class, 155; 4th class, 317. Among thisnumber there are about 35 fraternity men, alumni andformer students of other institutions. It is a little singularthat every one of the ten Phis is from the South, a factaccounted for probably by the age limit here, which is fromsixteen to twenty years, it being said that Southern men goto college much younger than others do. The classes thatenter hereafter will average about 200 men, so that afterthe present small classes have been graduated we shouldhave fifteen or twenty Phis at .\nnapolis.The new buildings, for which Congress has appropriatedabout $7,000,000, are very near completion. Wooden annexesare now being used to accommodate the large numberof midshipmen.JOHN J. LONDON.Annapolis, October i, 1903.