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

IHE SCROLL. 395EPSILON PROVINCE,INDIANA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF INDIANA.Indiana Alpha opens the spring term with brilliant prospects for a newchapter house. On February 28, Brother Banta came down from Menasha,Wisconsin and was joined at Indianapolis by Bro. J. W. Fessler, '87, andJames L. Mitchell, '89. $2,500 was raised in one day and this did notinclude former subscriptions. We have already purchased one of the mostdesirable lots in the city and hope to have a large Si2,ooo chapter houseready for occupancy next year.Our resident alumni met with us on Alumni Day and we made it a fraternityholiday. In the evening we had a smoker. Hon. Robert W. Millerled the discussion and every one present had something to say.Bro. Joseph W. Kenney won first place in the primary oratorical contestand will represent Indiana at Ohio Wesleyan next May. The colleges representedin the contest are Cornell, Ohio State, Ohio Wesleyan, Illinois,West Virginia and Indiana.Bro. Shaw's minstrel was a great success. It was given for the benefit ofathletes and quite a large sum was realized. The minstrel quartette wasone of the hits of the performance. The members of this quartette werefrom * A 0 and 4» T A.Hon. John W. Foster, '55, made quite a substantial donation to ourchapter house fund.Any alumnus who can tell us of new men who Intend to enter IndianaUniversity will confer a great favor by corresponding with the reporter.We take pleasure in introducing Bros. Chas.L. Hornaday, of North Manchester,Indiana, and Cecil Gamble, of Wabash, Indiana.Bloomington, April 6, 1904.J. HARVEY SMITH.INDIANA BETA, WABASH COLLEGE.The spring term at Wafbash opened April 5, with a marked increase inattendance, some 225 being enrolled. Prof. Millard, who has been away• on a leave of absence, has sufficiently recovered to be able to resume hiswork in the English department. Mr. Edward Daniells, '75, of Indianapohs,a man prominent in legal circles of Indiana, is giving a series of lectures onjurisprudence during the term. This feature of special courses in lectures bypost graduates is a commendable addition to the regular courses of the college.Indiana Beta alumni with the active chapter celebrated Alumni Day bybanqueting at the chapter house. While but few out of town alumniwere present, most of the members of the Crawfordsville alumni clubattended and made the occasion one long to be remembered by both old andyoung. Few of the old Phis realize what it means to the undergraduatebrother to sit at the festive board with older men, experienced in fighting theworld, and to hear their expressions of loyalty through the many years, totheir old chapter.Bro. T. H. Ristine, treasurer of the college, presided at the post prandialfeast. Bros. Morgan, '59, Garner, '93, Evans, 'gS, Little, '96, Gerard, '99,Foley, '99, Day, '03, H. G. Evans, and King, '04, responded to toasts.After the banquet, announcement was made of the receipt of the gift of S570to the chapter house association. By the end of the year, Indiana Beta'shouse will be free from debt.We have lost three'of our active men this term: Bro. King, of Rochester,who was called home by the death of his father; Bro. Hess who has goneto Seattle, Washington, but will return to finish with his class in June; andBro. Beale, who will return next year.