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

THE SCROLL. 387Hoffman, '02, and Cleaver, '94. We are always glad to receive brotherPhis in our chapter house.WM. H. CHEESMAN.Carlisle, March 25, 1904.PENNSYLVANIA ZETA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.Foremost of things of interest in university circles at Pennsylvania at thepresent time is the Mask and Wigs' Easter production, "Alice in Anotherland."The "show" opened at Atlantic city on April 2 and has just finisheda most successful week at the Chestnut Street opera house in Philadelphia.On account of the unprecedented demand for tickets an extra performancehad to be given on Wednesday afternoon. On the following Monday andFriday performances will be given at Washington and Wilmington respectively.As usual, Phi Delta Theta is well represented. However, we aresorry to have to state that one of our foremost men, Bro. Bortle, who wascast for the title role, and upon whom the success of the show depended, wascompelled to give up his part on account of a death in his immediate family.The stage manager, Mr. Morgan, assumed the duties of Bro. Bortle and gavea very creditable performance. Bros. B. and A. Ludlow were also in thecast. In the chorus we were represented by Bros. Goodin, Hall, Van Court,C. Block and Allison.At present our baseball team is on its southern trip- Owing to the lengthand severity of the winter the candidates had to do all of their practicing indoors,and the first game was played on a soft field after the team had hadbut two or three days' practice outdoors. The first game, that with TrinityCollege was as a result, slow and uninteresting, with a victory for Pennsylvaniaby a score of 19 to i. After this game the team went south and intwo games took the University of Virginia into camp to the tunes of 9 to iand 10 to I. At Washington the team defeated the strong Georgetown nine4 to I.A new system of coaching with Mr. Daniel Coogan, a Pennsylvania graduateas head coach, is being tried, and although it is quite early to drawconclusions, so far it has been successful. The team has a long and difficultschedule and Pennsylvania has her work laid out for her.Pennsylvania Zeta too is devoting its attention to the horse hide. Bro.Turnbull has been elected manager and he is endeavoring to get together ateam which we think will be fairly strong. There is_,talk of a fraternitybaseball league at Pennsylvania and if such is arranged Pennsylvania Zetawill play her part.On March 15 the Phis in and around Philadelphia held our annual PhiDelta Theta banquet at the Bellevue. Bro. J. C. McReynolds, assistantattorney-general, was to be the guest of the evening, and to have made theprincipal address, but owing to the sudden illness of his father he was unableto be present. However, the banquet was a success in every sense of theword and Phi Delta Theta's interests in Philadelphia were greatly furthered.On March 11, the junior banquet was held and Bro. Bortle, president ofthe class, responded to the first toast. Bro. Hall was on the committee. OnApril 22 the junior ball will be given at Houston Club.Bro. Keene, one of our senior "Meds.," was elected a resident physicianof the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. WALTER KELLAR HARDT.Philadelphia, April 11, 1904.PENNSYLVANIA ETA, LEHIGH UNIVERSITY.Since our last chapter letter we have held an initiation and desire tointroduce Bro. William McCleary. Bro. McCleary was formerly at Penn-