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

THE SCROLL. 391with Mr. Heissman as a coach. Bro. Gager is playing center field on thebaseball team, while Bro. Knight is catching. Bro. Raht has been recentlyelected assistant manager of the team.On February 18, the annual gymnasium qontest took place. Most of thechapter took part in the contest. Bros. Raht and Winship were especiallyprominent. There are several of the chapter out with the track team. Bro.Winship is manager of the team, besides being secretary of the athleticassociation.The chapter is also in a fine condition internally, and active arrangementshave been going on for some time, to prepare the way for the conventionwhich meets in Atlanta next fall. We intend to make it eclipse all formerconventions. The whole chapter is eagerly awaiting the time it is to be held.Atlanta, March 7, 1904.HENRY J. SCALES.ALABAMA BETA, ALABAMA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE.This has been a very successful year for our chapter. At the beginningof the college year ten old men returned, being all of last year's chapterexcept Bros. Taylor and Thornton, who graduated.It gives me great pleasure to introduce the following initiates: Bros. L.W. Pierce, Montgomery, Ala.; C. H. Johnson, Columbus, Ga.; C. C.Certain, W. F. Jordan, Huntsville, Ala.; G. Lipscomb, Demopolis, Ala.; J.G. Browder, Livingston, Ala.Our second term examinations are now over and we have again settleddown to our regular college duties.The baseball season has opened with fine prospects; games have beenarranged with the leading southern universities and colleges and from theboys' faithful practice we are expecting good results. 4» A 6 will be wellrepresented on the team.We have seven fraternities, including "t A 0 at Auburn. Their numericalstrength is as follows: * A 9, 16; A T S2, 20; K A, 11; S A E, 21; SN, 9; n K A, 19; K S, 22. It is rumored that * F A is to enter Auburn,but as to the truth of this we are not able to say.$ A 9 still holds her own in college life here. Bro. Pierce is post graduatein electrical and mechanical engineering. Bro. Chambers is captainand batallion adjutant, and president of the Senior German club. Bro. Mc­Donnell is assistant editor-in-chief of The Orange and Blue and one of theeditors of the Glomerata.Bro. Turnley was substitute on the senior football team.Bro. J. S. Boyd is sergeant of Co. C. and president of the junior Germanclub. Bro. W. G. Boyd is president of the sophomore class and captainelectof the baseball team.Bro. Dillard is president of the sophomore German club, and Bro. Baileyis leader of same. Bro. Gray is historian for the sophomore class. Bro.Rencher played on the sophomore football team.Bro. W. G. Boyd did not return after the Christmas holidays; we regretvery much to lose him.We were very glad to have Bros. R. Spratling and W. D. Peabody, '02,with us for a few days this month. Bro. Peabody is now with the GeneralElectric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. Any Phis coming to Auburn will alwaysbe welcome.CHARLES G. DILLARD, JR.Auburn, March 30, 1904.