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

THE SCROLL. 537tercoUegiate contest. Our chapter this year has been in unusually good condition.At present, including the pledged men, we have twenty-six members-Just now we are making preparations for the twenty-fifth anniversaryof the founding of our chapter. This celebration will take place duringcommencement week. We are expecting to have upwards of lOO Phis presentat our annual banquet. We are assured "of this for the alumni are takinga very active interest in all the preparations.The college has an unusually large enrollment for the spring term. At arecent chapel service Dr. Crawford surprised the students with the announcementthat a large tract of valuable property at the back and north of thegymnasium had come into possession of the college; this ground will be usedfor an athletic field. The authorities intend to make it an ideal one.Meadville, May ii, 1904. BRUCE WRIGHT.PENNSYLVANIA EPSILON, DICKINSON COLLEGE.Our chapter has met with a severe loss in the death of Bro. Charles Mc­Kee Kress, '03, which occurred in Philadelphia, April 18. Bro, Kress hadbeen active in politics and severe mental exertion brought on a nervous collapse.The baseball season is in full sway and we have lost but two games thusfar—Ursinus and State. The following games have been played: MercersburgAcademy (7-6), Franklin and Marshall (9-2), Bucknell (i-i), Maryland(5-4). St. Mary's (10-9), Ursinus (1-4), Lehigh (8-1), State (7-8) andBucknell (5-4). At the annual track meet in Philadelphia, Dickinson wonthird place. Several athletic meets have been arranged, only one havingcome off as yet—one with State, which we lost. The annual inter-scholasticmeet was held last Saturday on the Dickinson athletic field, and Mercersburgacademy took first place, Dickinson preparatory school, second.The glee and mandolin clubs, under the management of Bro. Baker, havehad several short trips during the month, the concerts being given at Steelton,Mechanicsburg, Chambersburg and Shippensburg.Work is proceeding rapidly on the new Denny Memorial Building, andthe graduating class will lay the corner stone during commencement week.Bros. Beekman, Cheesman, L. Smith, Spedden and Wilcox will be graduatedthis year. We now have one pledged man in prep, and the outlook fornext year is good.The 1905 Microcosm has been delayed on account of engraving work.Bro. H. Smith is an assistant manager and a good book is expectefl.Carlisle, May 16, 1904.WM. H. CHEESMAN,PENNSYLVANIA ZETA, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.The list of entries for the inter-collegiate track meet, to be held onFranklin Field, the 27th and 28th of this month, is larger than any previousinter-collegiate meet, and all the events will be hotly contested. Twentythreecolleges and universities have entered. Pennsylvania Zeta welcomesall visiting Phis. A committee for this purpose has been appointed.On May 30 the "American Henley" regatta takes place on the Schuylkill.Bro. York, stroke of last year's freshman crew will row in Pennsylvania'sfour-oared. The annual May Day sports between the sophomoresand freshmen went off with an unusual amount of gusto and enthusiasm. Itwill be remembered that this celebration marks the anniversary of Dewey'svictory in Manila Bay. Six years ago the news came to Pennsylvania alongabout midnight. The firing of pistols and cries of "all out" brought the