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

THE SCROLL. 265Riders formed a part. At General Wheeler's request, he was transferredto duty on his stafE while in Cuba.In "Alone in Porto Rico," published in the CenturyMagazine, September, 1898, Brother Emerson gave a graphicaccount of his experiences during his hazardous trip acrossthat island. He is the author of three books relating to theSpanish war—"Told by a Trooper," "inWar—InPeace,"andPepy's Ghost." A sketch of him with the accompanyingportrait appeared in THE SCROLL, April, 1899. The portraitis from a photograph taken at Camp Wikoff, Mantauk Point,Long Island, in the summer of 1898. After the Spanish warhe acted as war correspondent for various journals in China,South America and elsewhere.PHI DELTA THETAS AT WEST POINT.A note from Brother John J. London in the DecemberSCROLL calls attention to the fact that there are ten membersof Phi Delta Theta at the United States Naval Academy atAnnapolis. This is spoken of as an uncommon, if not unprecedentedthing for Phi Delta Theta or any other fraternity.All of this is eminently true and at the same time serves tocall attention to the fact that at the present time there are noless than thirteen Phis in the four classes at the United StatesMilitary Academy at West Point, and in addition three otherPhis have graduated and received their commissions in theregular army in the past two years.These three graduates are Bros. James Franklin Bell,Washington and Jefferson, '98; Frederick William Hinrichs,Jr., Columbia, '99, ahd William Alexander McCain, Mississippi,'99. The Phis now in attendance at West Point areas follows;CLASS or 1904.Vaughn Washington Cooper, Vanderbilt, '02, comes fromNashville, Tenn. He played at third base on the Varsitybaseball team at Vanderbilt and won the same position on theArmy team. He made quite a record last fall at half backon the West Point football team which defeated the Universityof Chicago and other institutions.CLASS OF 1905.Adelno Gibson was a member of the class of 1902 at IowaWesleyan where he was initiated into Phi Delta Theta. Hishome is in Oskaloosa, la. Playing with Brother Patrick H.