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

THE SCROLL. 553is represented by, Capt. Jose, Sergt. Logan, Bugler Switzler and PrivateBrandom.Track athletics have been a little slow owing to the late arrival of CoachMcClain and the inclemency of the weather necessitating all work being doneindoors, notwithstanding Missouri defeated Kansas in the indoor meet atKansas City on March 19.The baseball outlook is by far the highest of years, seven of last year'steam being back. These, with the new material, which seems unusuallygood, insures us in our expectation of a good team. R. S. Hamilton, thecrack pitcher of 1901, is back in school and apparently in his old time form.Another move in the baseball world is the organization of the pan-hellenicbaseball league composed of the eight fraternities in the university. We willplay for a silver loving cup which the winner shall hold until won by someother team in some succeeding year.Tennis also comes in for its share of the athletic boom. Bro. Hetherington,the head of athletics here, is going to have twenty new courts made thisspring. These together with the old ones should furnish ample facilities forthe tennis playing public.The Quadrangle club presented its second play on March 10. It wasquite a success. * A 9 was represented by Bros. Ridge and McBaine.Since our last letter we have initiated Bros. Robert Bomham and WilsonSwitzler. It is with no small degree of pleasure that we give them this introductionto their brother Phis. Both are cousins of Bro. Royal H. Switzler,'98,former editor of THE SCROLL and Historian of the General Council.Bros. Lamkin, provmce president, and R. H. Switzler paid the chapter ashort visit last month. We extend a cordial invitation to all visiting Phis.Columbia, March 26, 1904.ELY RYLEY.MISSOURI GAMMA, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY.Everything looks very bright for Missouri Gamma for next year. Wewill lose no men through graduation, but there is a possibility of their goingto different colleges next fall. We already have under consideration somemen who expect to enter here at the beginning of next term and will probablyhold an initiation at one of our first meetings in the autumn.Washington University expects to move into its new buildings, now occupied. by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, during the next Christmas vacation.On this account everything is somewhat unsettled and Missouri Gamma hasnot been able to do anything towards getting a permanent home. However,we expect to have a house very shortly after we move to the new site.St. Louis, May 22, 1904. G. L. ALLEN, JR.KANSAS ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.A very prosperous year is about to close for Kansas Alpha. It has seenus established in one of the most desirable chapter houses in Lawrence, hasfavored us exceptionally in rushing and has allotted us more than our usualshare of honors. We lose but two men by graduation this spring and expectto return fifteen strong in the fall.At present the baseball team is practicing hard for the inter-fraternitygames, of which our first is with the Sigma Chis on May 9. In case we winwe would still have to defeat the Betas before playing the Phi Psis for thechampionship cup.Bro. Wilbur C. Abbott, of the faculty, who has helped to build threehouses for the fraternity, has added his support to our own chapter house