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

THE SCROLL. 275Chapter Correspondence.ALPHA PROVINCE.QUEBEC ALPHA, McGILL UNIVERSITY.The winter season always brings with it a certain number of social eventsand since last writing each faculty has indulged, in its own way, arts andscience giving very successful dances while medicine and law kept to theirhistoric dinners. Besides these science sophomores held a dinner, Bro.Bell being on the committee and Bro. Hibbard down for a toast, while Bro.Housser, arts, '06, and Bro. Drysdale, science, '04, were representatives.On January 4, Z ^, the pioneer fraternity in Canada, held a reception tocelebrate their 21st year at McGill. Bro. Sellery, '04, was present.On February 3, the Medical Society held its Quarter Century Anniversaryalthough founded twenty-seven years ago by Dr. William Osier, McGill, '72,now of Johns Hopkins. The principal feature of the evening was a debate,when Bro. Faulkner, '04, was leader of the affirmative.In the Toronto-McGill debate held here on January 22, we had again togo down before our old rival.In hockey also McGill has not been very successful, only winning one ofthe four games against Toronto and Queen's. The latter saved a threecorner tie and won the championship by defeating McGill on February 19.In basketball, though, our team when they travelled to Kingston, wereable to defeat Queen's by 9 to 7. In the future a basketball intercollegiateseries may be formed.The glee and banjo club contemplates a tour very shortly before itsannual concert.This is the season of the annual meetings of the different lines of sport.The old athletic club has been reorganized as the track club, while the newathletic club will have general supervision of all clubs. Two pledges, GordonBrown, '06, and E. M. Benedict, '06, were elected treasurer of track cluband secretary of football club, respectively.Bro. Russell, Purdue, '03, who spent several weeks in the city, has beencalled back to New York by business. We trust other Phis coming toMontreal will call at the chapter house.LYMAN C. LAUCHLAND.Montreal, February 23, 1904.MAINE ALPHA, COLBY COLLEGE.Since our last letter was sent to THE SCROLL, some very gratifying newshas been announced to Colby students. At the December meeting of theboard of trustees, several proposed plans were approved, and work will bebegun on them at once. The gymnasium will be remodeled, so as to betteraccommodate the needs of athletic interests. The athletic field is to be madeover and a grand stand seating a thousand is to be erected; the HerseyHouse or ''Commons" is to be removed from the athletic field to a positionto the east. These changes, when carried out, will raise Colby's standing inathletic matters. As opposed to this very gratifying news, Colby has justheard with regret of the resignation of Dr. W. S. Bayley, professor ofminerology and geology. The resignation is to take effect at the end of thepresent collegiate year.