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

S50 THE SCROLL.this respect and has compelled wider recognition as an institute of the higheststanding. The faculty has enforced the demands made upon the studentby the raised standard of scholarship and the quality and amount of workaccomplished has been correspondingly greater. In oratory, Lombard'srepresentative won third place in the annual contest, held at Wheaton, ofthe Northern Illinois intercollegiate league, composed of Wheaton, LakeForest, Northwestern and Lombard colleges. Seven speakers contested.In view of the fact that athletics have absorbed the energies of the studentbody at Lombard till within the past two years, this showing is gratifying.Increased attention is now being paid the art of public speaking. Lombardwill entertain the contest of the league next year.In the line of athletics also Lombard has placed herself to the fore. Ithas been a source of great dissatisfaction among the student body that theathletic board put a ban on baseball this spring because this game has neverbeen able to support itself. There is plenty of material in school for a goodteam. The attitude of the students has been such that in the future all thebranches of athletics will be supported in some way. Thanks to the ablemanagement of Bro. Scott, the football season placed the association free ofdebt, whereas before it has labored under an annual debt of several hundreddollars. The school will send a track team to contest in the big meet atChicago June 4.The chapter gave its annual dancing party April 15. Several of ouralumni and members of Illinois Delta were present. Some time ago wereceived a proposal for an interfraternity promenade from tbe local SigmaNu chapter. We were heartily in favor of the proposition but the otherfraternity finally dropped it on account of the expense, after taking theinitiative.Commencement exercises will be held from May 28 to June 2. In viewof the fact that our president, Bro. C. Ellwood Nash, '75, will sever hisofficial connection with the institution at that time, he has been asked by thetrustees to deliver the commencement address. He will also preach thebaccalaureate sermon. Bros. Andreen, Gyars, Hurd, Scott and Jansen aremembers of the graduating class. We recently initiated and hereby presentto the fraternity, Hiram Buck, of LeRoy, and Albert Wertman, Villisca, la.,giving us a chapter to close the year of thirteen active men and one pledge.It is expected that the chapter house fund will be materially increasedduring commencement week. We have now on hand $1,800 in cash andgood notes. We are keeping the agitation alive for a home of our own.All the fraternities and sororities of the city were recently presented by aclothing firm of the city, with handsome large wall banners done in the fraternitycolors. The banners are of felt and of the best designs.Galesburg, May 14, 1904.FRANK C. AYARS.ILLINOIS ETA, UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS.Events have moved rapidly during the last month at Illinois. On May 7,Chicago won the dual track meet at Champaign. The time 9:50 2-5, madein the two mile run by Melin, of Illinois was the feature of the meet. Thewestern intercollegiate record for the two mile is 10. On May 13, Illinoiswas the dual meet with Purdue, Bro. Rothgeb winning the shot put. Bro.Rothgeb has won his I this year in football, baseball and tratk. Rodmanthrew the discus J25 feet, 7 inches, which is about seven feet more than theintercollegiate record. The varsity baseball team this year is again playingchampionship ball. The only game lost so far was to Wisconsin. Thesecond game scheduled with Wisconsin was called off on account of rain but