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

THE SCROLL. 495a place in the city government; trustee of Douglass Park Presbyterianchurch; died November 9, 1898, leaving a wife, andtwo sons. He was an enthusiastic Phi, a true friend, and adevoted husband and father.Sanford L. Gates, '88, wasvice-president, Y. M. C. A.;junior ex. speaker; class day orator;studied law, but died at hishome in Morrisville, Sept. 19,1891, two weeks before he wasto have been admitted to the barof Vermont. After graduation,with the rare unselfishness socharacteristic of him, he had declinedseveral flattering offersthat he might devote his life tothe loving care of his aged parentsin their declining years.SANFORD L. GATES, "Ga-tes," as he was lovinglyVermont, '88.called, was a Christian in thetruest, broadest sense; he not only professed Christianity, butlived it from hour to hour and many a fellow will bear witnessthat by his life he has been made a better man.The present principal of People's .\cademy is Bro. WilliamA. Beebe, '89, who has held this position ever since his graduation.Bro. Beebe has a reputation throughout the state asone of Vermont's foremost educators. In his college dayshe was senior class president, commencement speaker, andwas also a delegate to the Alpha Province convention in 1888.Dr. John C. Morgan, '90, of Stowe, Vermont, was class dayodist and graduated in 1894 from the Dartmouth MedicalCollege. Thomas C. Cheney, '91, is an attorney at Morrisvilleand is also clerk of the House of Representatives, ofVermont. This important position is regarded as a steppingstoneto some of the highest honors in the state. Bro.Cheney has held other important positions, among them beingthe state's attorneyship for his county from 1900 to 1902. Aportrait of him appeared in the February SCROLL. To PhiDelta Theta he has given a tireless loyalty. The interests ofVermont .\lpha were ever uppermost in his mind, and herstanding in social circles as well as in college work was advancedby his earnest thought and fidelity. He has attendedmany important conventions and other gatherings of Phis in