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

352 THE SCROLL.try to make it superior to any fraternity in North Carolina.—W. H. Robbins, Trinity College, N. C, to W. E. Palmer,San Pedro, Cal., Dec. i8, 1877.I have heard from Wakefield. He says a good many newstudents are in, and he speaks very hopefully. Of course Ido not know of any of the Lombard fellows personally, but Ihave their own and Wakefield's word that they were * 2s.Wakefield said that their hall had cost $300; they wanted acharter from another fraternity, as their chapter was the only* 2 chapter surviving. I suppose it was something like theY B which used to be at Wabash and Bloomington, Ind. S.C. Ransom, my Lombard correspondent, seems to be an intelligentfellow, judging from his letters. I do not hear oftenfrom Virginia Beta; heard once last term; they had sevenmen and more spiked. I haven't much hope of the TennesseeBeta, albeit it has seven men, for the faculty are stronglyagainst it. The Virginia boys are working earnestly for theWashington and Lee University and the Virginia Military Institute.—GeorgeBanta, Edinburgh, Ind., to A. G. Foster,Indiana University, Jan. 9, 1878.We had a meeting tonight and Mr. Giles and the other boyssaid for me to go on with the noble work. The names signedto the pledge are those of noble and reliable boys. We wouldlike to have an outfit as soon as possible, as new students arecoming in every day. Send a badge and we will send themoney for it. Those whose names have cross marks in thecatalogue are members of fraternities. There are about 59new boys whose names are not in the catalogue.—W. H.Robbins, Trinity College, N. C, to W. B. Palmer, San Pedro,Cal., Jan. 9, 1878.I have received the constitution and we like it very much.—W. H. Robbins, Trinity College, to W. B. Palmer, Universityof California, Feb. 10, 1878.Although Illinois Delta is not yet dead we cannot hear fromit. I am glad that you have succeeded at Trinity College,North Carolina. Bro. Cone reports that Virginia Epsilonis founded at V. M. I. Bro. J. M. McCoy, Indiana Alpha,'60, at Dallas, Texas, reports two fraternities at Trinity University,Tehuacanna, Texas, and promises to do all he canfor * A 0. I have very little of interest to tell. The deathof THE SCROLL has been a serious blow to the free circulationof fraternity news.—George Banta, Black Hawk, Ind., to W.B. Palmer, University of California, Feb. 13, 1878.