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

THE SCROLL. 539qjiet. Pennsylvania Eta would like to see all of her alumni back duringcommencement week, or at least as many as can possibly get there.South Bethlehem, May 14, 1904.J. H. WALLACE.BETA PROVINCE.VIRIGINA GAMMA, RANDOLPH-MACON COLLEGE.The college is about to close one of the most successful years it has everhad. in literary work, our record is excellent. We won a debate withTrinity College, at Durham, N. C, and another with Washington and LeeUniversity. This is the second debate we have won with Washington andLee. Bro, Bowlus was one of the marshals for the occasion.Our football record was much better than the one for last session. Bro.Leavell represented $ A 6 as center rush. But in baseball we are hard tobe excelled. In the most exciting and enthusiastic game of the season wewon from our old rival Richmond College by a score of 13 to 6. We shutthe Virginia Military Institute out by the score of 5 to o. Bro. Brentplayed in right field and Bro. Blakeney made one of the most successfulmanagers we have ever had.Before long, the fraternity,men will meet and discuss the question ofwhether we shall wait a while at the beginning of next session before pledgingand initiating men. This plan was adopted last fall and worked verywell indeed, but we do not know what will be decided upon for next yearin the meeting of the Greeks here.Our commencement exercises promise to be the best we have had in severalyears. Hon. Claude A. Swanson, an old Randolph-Macon man andnow a congressman from Virginia, will deliver an address. The graduatingclass is not as large as last year's but has more A. M. degree men in it. Weregret the loss of Bros. Williams and Blakeney by graduation. They are theoldest and most influential men in the chapter and Virginia Gamma will feeltheir loss very heavily. We hope to have back with us next year, however,Bros. Carter, Brent, Bowlus, Varner and Gravely.The whole chapter extends its sympathy to Bro. Hutchinson, who leftcollege about a month ago. He was a man for any fraternity to be proud ofand he has our best wishes for success. At present he is at work in Roanoke,Virginia. R. P. GRAVELY.VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.This has been a record breaking year at Washington and Lee. Increasedattendance, enlarged equipment, and phenominal success in athletics are themost noticeable signs of progress. Before our handsome science hall is completethe foundation has been laid of what is to be one of the most completeand elegant dormitories to be found at any southern institution. Both ofthese buildings will be ready for use at the beginning of fall term. Recentextensive remodeling of the old buildings has also added much to the appearanceof our campus.In athletics the university has shown marked improvement. CaptainDawson has placed upon the diamond this year the fastest college team inthe south. No games in the Virginia association have been lost and ingames played outside the state we have won an enviable reputation. On ourrecent northern trip we lost only to the Navy. The state championship isours beyond a doubt and we believe the championship of the south will fallto us also. Bro. Le Gore is starring in left field and his excellent stick work