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

THE SCROLL. 397on May 4, at which time an elaborate program, occupying the entire day,will be presented. The Governor of Indiana, the chief executives, andnumerous speakers from colleges within and without the state will be inattendance.Extensive preparations are also being made for the gala week celebrationto be given the week preceeding commencement day. This is the first timesuch an event has ever been attempted at Purdue, but should it prove successful,it will be made an annual affair. The object is to encourage thereturn of alumni by the presentation of festivities of an unusually attractivenature. With this in view, the fraternities have been looked to for specialaid in the entertainment of the university guests. Toward the accomplishmentof this desire, the chapters have united in pledging their hearty supportand co-operation in the undertaking. Indiana Theta will keep open housefor her alumni and hereby extends an urgent invitation for as many as canto be present.The prospects for baseball are more encouraging than they have been forseveral years past. An unusually heavy schedule has been arranged whichwill doubtless develop a veteran team before the season closes. Trackathletics are not so promising but we hope to increase our strength before thebig events take place.Our annual province convention occurs April 29. This year the conventionbanquet is to be given at the Columbia club under the auspices of theIndianapolis alumni association. Extended preparations have been madeand speakers of national fame have been arranged for on the program. Wehope to have a large attendance at this meeting.The Purdue minstrels will occur next month; Bros. Rauh and Middletonare among the end men. Our April initiations are now taking place so thatbv the time of our next letter we shall be able to present our new brothersto the other chapters.Bro. S, V. B. Miller, who was seriously injured in the Purdue wreck lastfall, made us at Easter his first visit since the accident. He is recoveringslowly but steadily and hopes to be able to re-enter the university next fall.It is with deep regret that we announce the death of Bro. Robert SampleMiller which occurred March 27 at his home in Lafayette. Bro. Miller wasgraduated at Purdue in the class of '95 and, until recent years, when hishealth failed him, had remained at his alma mater as a member of herfaculty. As a brother and professor he was loved and respected by all andhis death brings a heavy loss to those of us who had known him and felt theties of friendship and brotherhood.SAMUEL G. CLIFFORD.West Lafayette, April li, 1904.ZETA PROVINCE,ILLINOIS ALPHA, NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY.The first semester is over and the second has opened with bright prospectsfor university and fraternity. Except for an occasional fraternity party thewinter has been devoid of any event of unusual interest.Northwestern has been very fortunate in obtaining the services of JerryDelaney as coach of track athletics. He comes from the east and bringswith him an abundant supply of energy and push. One can even now seesigns of the change he will make in this department of athletics, a departmentwhich has been sadly neglected here at Northwestern. Bro. Baird isrunning the two mile, Bro. Barker is showing up well in the sprints and Bro.Allen is throwing the discus.