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

THE SCROLL. 393assured. It is the desire of the committee to have all persons present, whoever lived in Athens at any time. An office, has been established to takecare of all communications. Any information on the subject can be had bywriting "The Athens Home Coming," Athens, Ohio.At present Ohio University is having somewhat of a building boom. Thenew state building is nearing completion and will soon be occupied. Thebuilding is of brick and stone, four stories, with all the modern improvements.It makes a handsome addition to the eastern part of the campus.By the influence of Gen. C. H. Grosvenor with Mr. Andrew Carnegie,Ohio University and the city of Athens will soon have a new library. Mr.Carnegie has agreed to give the city $30,000, with which to build a library.This with money already appropriated by the state for the same purpose,will be combined to build a joint library with free usage to both citizens andstudents. Plans have been accepted and work on building will begin atonce.This term we have pledged the following men: Mr. Little, of Parkersburg,W. Va.; Mr. Lamb, of Pleasantville, Ohio and Mr. Stewart of Plainfield",N. Y.JOHN PRESTON.Athens, March 5, 1904.MICHIGAN ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.Since our last letter to THE SCROLL, we have initiated Bro. Hurburt S.Tullock, '06, of Leavenworth, Kansas. This increases our membership totwenty-two. Bro. T. P. Davis, catcher on last year's varsity baseball team,has been compelled to leave college on account of the death of his father.The chapter held its annual banquet and house-warming in the new bouseon March 19. We were very glad and honored to have Dr. Brown, P. G. C,with us on this memorable occasion in the chapter's history. The holdingof the banquet in the new house made it a most successful affair and it wasattended by about sixty Phis.Bro. F. H. Dixon, professor of economics, at Dartmouth, acted as toastmasterand the following responded the toast: Greeting, H. A. Sanders;The Ideal Influence of the Fraternity, Rev. H. F. Shier; First Impressions,J. S. Curtis; Restoration of Michigan Alpha, J. E. Brown; The TypicalFraternity Man, E. J. Jones; Our Seniors, Hugh W. Clarke; Our Alumni,Allen H. Kessler.Besides the active chapter there were present the following alumni:Michigan Alpha: R. D. Chapin, F. L. Lowrie, I. J. Bradway, W. W. Fox,F. J. Bayley, A. H. Kessler, M. W. Ross, T. P. Davis, P. F. Steketee,L. W. Steketee, W. S. Foster, C. W. Foster, C. K. Chapin, W. P. Montgomerv,F. H. Dixon, D. D. Starr, J. P. Van Cleve, Ned Begle, A. W.Hookway, H. A. Sanders, H. F. Shier, H. L. Begle. Michigan Beta: ArthurLyons, C. K. Chapin. Michigan Gamma: G. W. Green. Ohio Beta: J. H.Rardon, J. E. Brown, E. L. Jones, G. P. Burns. Ohio Theta: A. C. Everham,H.F. Schell, H. F. Lehell. Indiana Alpha: C. L. Edmunds. IndianaEpsilon: W. P. Putnam. California Beta: W. P. Elmers. Missouri Beta:D. S. Stratton. Alabama Alpha: H. B. Searcy.Michigan closes her series of indoor track meets March 26 with theCornell meet. Bros. Kusterer, Davis, Miner and Morrjson are trying forthe varsity baseball team.EUGENE T. HAMMOND.Ann Arbor, February 23, 1904.