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

53° THE SCROLL.Alpha will lose four men by graduation—Bros. Briggs, Cunningham, Mackand Varnum. Bro. Briggs is chairman of the class day committee. Bro.Varnum is on the finance committee, Bro. Mack, was until recently, classtreasurer, but he resigned, because he expected to enter upon the practice pfhis profession in May. Bro. Cunningham is a class day speaker and on thesenior promenade committee. The 25th anniversary of Vermont Alpha willbe celebrated during commencement week. The chapter hopes to meet andentertain at that time a large number of her alumni. Phis from other chapterswill be cordially welcomed. The plans of the committee in chargerequire that they should know of all who are coming, if possible. Wishinga successful termination to the year's work for all our chapters, and anequally good beginning for next year, we conclude the correspondence ofthe year.N. A, TOWNE'.Burlington, May 19, 1904.MASSACHUSETTS ALPHA, WILLIAMS COLLEGE.The baseball season is now well under way the team having so far playedfive games, while rain stopped those with Yale and University of Vermont.In the three contests away from home we ^ere beaten by Andqver, WestPoint and Harvard. On her home grounds, however, Williams has wonfrom Union and Colby.The track season was auspicioasly opened by a duel meet witli N. Y. U.which was defeated by the decisive score of 89-37. Williams won 9 of the14 events; one college record was equaled and another broken. Such resultscertainly augur well for a strong team, on which the fraternity will be representedby Bro. Newell in the half and Bro. Crooker in the two mile run.In a tennis tournament with Brown the Williams representatives won allfour matches in straight sets.Bro. Hulst, '06, represented the college in a chess taatch which wjs wonby Amherst, and he will be one of the speakers in the sophomore debate withthat college. The varsity debate with Dartmouth will take place in Williamstownthe latter part of the month.The sophomore promenade, the social eyent of the spring term, will beheld May 27-31. Besides the prom, itself on the first night interest centersin ball games with Wesleyan and Dartmouth, the presentation of their play,"A Night Off" by "Cap and Bells," the dramatic association, the concertof the musical clubs, and the elections to Gargoyle, the senior society.Williamstown, May i, 1904. ALBERT P. NEWELL.MASSACHUSETTS BETA, AMHERST COLLEGE.As I write news has just been received from Worcester that Amherst isagain victor in the New England inter-collegiate meet. The fellows arealready at work building a large bonfire and there will be a "hot time" inthe town tonight. This makes three years in succession that Amherst haswon the N. E. I. meet. Four years ago she lost it by ohe,-sixth of a point,this year she won it by a margin of 15 points.The baseball team under the captaincy of Bro. Shay is doing pretty goodwork. The following is the result of the schedifle thus far. SpringfieldLeague club, 4, Amherst, 10; Williston,o, Amherst, 5; Trinity, i, Amherst,18; Colby, 4, Amherst, 5; M. A. C, o, Amherst, 8; Trinity, o, Amherst,•10; Yale, 7, Amherst, 4; Springfield Training school, 2, Amherst, 7; HolyCross, 7, Amherst, 3; Tufts, I, Amherst, 2. That gives Amherst a totalscore of 72 to her opponents 26.