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

4o6 ^ THE SCROLL.Bro. Williams, Michigan, '03, Law, now practicing at Central City, Colo.,visited us last week.Louis G. KELLER.Boulder, April i, 1904.ETA PROVINCE.MISSISSIPPI ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.We have just completed our examinations of the second term and everybodyhas about recovered from the many surprises that naturally arise duringsuch a period, and are back to work again for the third and last term.Since our last letter we have initiated Bro. Claud P. Henry, '07, YazooCity, Mississippi, who is a brother of W. A. Henry, one of our "old reliables.''Although the anti-fraternity men made a hard and persistent fight againstthe fraternities in the last legislature, the fraternity men won by an overwhelmingmajority.Mississippi expects to have a good baseball team this season. Some goodtrips have been arranged. On the team we are represented by Bro. FrankL. Fair, who plays first base.Bro. Henry has been elected one of the commencement speakers- fromthe senior law class.O. L. KIMBROUGH.University, March 26, 1904.LOUISIANA ALPHA, TULANE UNIVERSITY.College life at Tulane has been exceedingly busy during the past month.First came the final exams, then the reports, followed in rapid succession bvTulane night at the Tulane theatre and then came Founder's day. Founder'sday occurs once a. year and is usually celebrated in two parts. On the firstday the students, faculty and community at large are entertained at Tulanetheatre by speeches from the alumni, president of the university and anaddress from some eloquent speaker of the day. Bishop Galloway of Mississippiwas the orator of the occasion, delivering a very good address on"20 Century Patriotism." On the following day the public are entertainedby three departments of the university: academic, Newcomb and the medical.Newcomb furnishes refreshments and medical college arranges a programfor the occasion. The features of the program was the quartet led by Bro.J. H. Edmondson of Alabama. Bro. Edmondson's melodious voice attractedthe applause of the fair sex to such an extent that he was forced to appearfive or six times before the applause would cease. His mustache played avery prominent part.Since our last letter we have initiated Bro. H. H. Hinton, 'o5, ofLumberton, Miss. Bro. W. H. Howcott has left college, and he is nowtaking a business course at Soule's Commercial College. Louisiana Alphahas enjoyed visits from several traveling Phis. Bro. Stien, of MississippiAlpha, spent the carnival in New Orleans, and returned later on to help usinitiate Bro. Hinton. Bro. Stien's advice and good-fellowship to LouisianaAlpha will be long appreciated by the chapter. Bro. Thomas Gilmore, '02,is back taking a law course. Bro. Crump, '04, is secretary of his class.Bros. Fortier, Nott and Crump are all honor men. Bro. Robinson, '06, isvice-president of the junior german club. Bro. Upton, medical, is editor ofthe Phajocyte, a medical magazine, Bro. Gessner, '95, being editor-in-chief.Bros. Robinson, Howcott and Denis are members of the Fox head, afreshman-sophomore society.