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

284 THE SCROLL.A week or two ago, all the applicants for the baseball team were out onthe field taking a little batting practice. But since then we have had somuch snow and cold weather that the men have been unable to get out.Joe Leake, '04, the captain, thinks the prospects quite good.Ashland has been quite lively during the last month or so. One of theswellest affairs ever held in Ashland was the Leap Year German given byAshland "calico." Bros. Blakeney, Hutchinson, Bowlus, and Varner werepresent. Another entertainment was held in the college chapel not longago. The singing by the Virginia Glete Club and recitations by Miss Starrwere particularly fine.Two Phis from Virginia Gamma were witnesses of the big Baltimore fire.They were gone about two days and had a fine time. Bro. Hutchinson wenthome several days ago on account of sickness, but we expect him backwithin a week.Best wishes to other chapters.RiCH. P. GRAVELY.Ashland, February 16, 1904.VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.This is the busy term when very few outside activities occupy the thoughtof the student body. This morning, however, candidates for the baseballteam are signing up. There is a great deal of excellent material here atpresent and Virginia Zeta hopes to be represented by at least four men.Bros. Campbell, Le Gore and Owen Bagley are trying for infield positionswhile Bro. Chas. Bagley hopes to represent us in outfield. An excellentschedule has been arranged and prospects for a winning season are bright.We have recently caught the chapter house fever and the subject is beingmuch agitated in our chapter at present. Every effort is being made to planan effective working scheme by which a house may be secured.Bro. Stockton Heth, '03, paid us a very pleasant visit some days ago.Lexington, February 15, 1904.T. D. SLOAN.NORTH CAROLINA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.Since our last letter, we have had the pleasure of initiating Bro. HenryB. Best, of Wilson, N. C. We expected to have Bros. Winston and Smatherswith us this term, but they have decided not to return.Work will soon be begun on the handsome gymnasium which has recentlybeen donated to the university by Judge Bynum, of Charlotte. Plans arealso rapidly going forward for the erection of a Y. M. C. A. Building. Theuniversity has recently been the grateful recipient of a beautiful silver cup,presented by Mr. J. R. Lemmert, of Baltimore, for the purpose of incitinginterest in track athletics.Bro. Donnelly has been re-elected captain of the baseball team. Themanager this year is a SAE.The fraternities and societies have decided to publish a Yackety- Yack, asusual. Bro. Kluttz will represent us.We congratulate our brothers at Randolph-Macon upon their excellentwork in securing a chapter house and we hope to do likewise before manymonths pass by.K S and 7i'4f have each recently added anewinitiateto their list of members.N. C. Beta is not so strong numerically as she was last Februar)'. Wewill lose only one man by graduation this year.We hope to meet several Phis on the visiting teams this spring.Chapel Hill, February 17, 1904.T. F. HICKERSON.