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

302 THE SCROLL.Legislature at the present time. But we fail to see their grounds, as thefraternity men have always led in graduation, honors in schoolarship, andathletics.Mississippi's prospects for a good baseball and track team seem verybright this year.O. L. KiMBROUGH.University, Miss., February i8, 1904.TEXAS BETA, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS.That the University of Texas is to be the school of Texas is evidenced bythe growing liberality of the legislature and the continued improved facilitiesbeing provided thereby.The success of co-education is indicated by the erection of the "Woman'sBuilding", a girls' dormitory erected last summer at an expense of $75,000.This building has elegant parlors, dining room, and gymnasium with swimingpool. It will accomodate 75 girls. Its rooms were all filled at thebeginning of the year and applicants had to be turned away.Another addition to our university is now in process of erection. Thisis an elegant and substantial engineering building. This building will providea home for the civil engineering work that has occupied rooms in themain building and for electrical engineering that is to be inaugurated nextyear. The electrical engineering course at the university will be the first tobe provided in the state.Still another forward movement for the benefit of the university is beingmade by the Central Christian Church of Austin in conjunction with a fewenergetic members of the faculty, in that they have on foot the establishmentof a chair of theology. A liberal-hearted, wealthy woman of thischurch has donated the cost of the building for this department. Of courseit can not be an integral part of the university, but its work can be taken byuniversity students just as if it were.In the matter of athletics, we have thus far had fine success. During thefootball season we lost only one game and that to a team outside the SouthernIntercollegiate Association. At the beginning of the season prospectswere very poor, for old material upon which we were relying failed to returnand the new men could hardly be called material. But by the faithful andsteady work of our coach, Ralph Hutchinson, Princeton, we evolved asplendid team, and one which upheld our reputation on the gridiron, if itdid no more. The game with Vanderbilt on our field was the most contestedof the season, end we claim the victory, as do they, although the scorewas 5-5.Baseball prospects are good. We have ten old men back. Nine of lastyear's team, and one of the team of two years ago. The development ofsuch a successful football team from such material indicates that coachHutchinson can surely do the "necessary" with our baseball men, especiallyas baseball is nearer his heart than football. Regular practice will begin onMonday, February 22.Trackteam work, indoor work, and tennis, while not as enthusiasticallysupported as baseball and football, have many devotees, and some recordsare expected before the season is over.Fraternity life has grown less strenuous since the 17 of January. Theagreement of the fraternities not to invite first year men uhtil that date wasoperated under for the first time this session. While its general influencehas been to restrain free and easy fraternity or other social life,, yet it in theend resulted remarkably satisfactorily to * A 9. The chapter pledged andinitiated every man invited, and every one of the ten invited was sought by