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

THE SCROLL.prospects are better for us in both baseball and football. We meetsome very strong teams, but do not fear the result.# A O loses some valuable men this year. Bro. Copenhaver isteaching at Bethel Academy; Bros. Wilson and Pettyjohn are completingtheir education, the one studying medicine in Richmond andthe other engineering at Washington and Lee University; Bro.Schoolfield is in the lumber business at Mullin, S. C. We all enjoyedhaving Bros. Copenhaver and Wilson with us a few days at thebeginning of the session. Virginia Gamma wishes these brothers allsuccess.RICH P. GRAVELY.Ashland, September 25, 1903.VIRGINIA ZETA, WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY.Virginia Zeta has prospects for a very successful year. Four oldmen returned, to be further strengthened by the affiliation of twobrothers from Randolph-Macon and the University of Texas. Alumniin Lexington haV'e rendered us most valuable and willing assistancein rushing, and we are able to make a very gratifying report as a resultof their cooperation. Thus far we have initiated four men, themost sought after in college, three of whom were rushed by sevenfraternities, including $ A 0. We are very pleased to introduce Bros.Colville, Whip, Owen Bagley and Charles Bagley. We have alsopledged two men, Messrs. Stuart McBryde and Kern, the former abrother of Bro. R. J. McBryde, Jr., former president of I5eta province.The chapter therefore numbers ten men at present. Next year it isexpected that all these will return. We will be strengthened by ourtwo pledges, and further by the return to college of Bros. Keeble, A.B., '01, and Witherspoon, A. B., '03, who will take law, and Bro.Bagley, B. S., '03, who will pursue a special course in geology andchemistry.We are arranging to secure more commodious quarters, the roomsnow occupied by the chapter having become too small for us.Our reporter, Bro. Sloan, is ill at a hospital in Baltimore, where hehas been confined for several weeks.Lexington, October 7, 1903.MALCOLM D. CAMPBELL.NORTH CAROLINA BETA, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA.The university opened this year with a larger attendance and abetter equipment than ever before. Money has been donated for ahandsome gymnasium and Y. M, C. A. building, which will be erectedduring the ensuing year. Our prospects for a football team that willbeat Virginia are very bright.North Carolina Beta was unfortunate this year in losing eight oflast year's members, but was successful in securing new men, I takegreat pleasure in introducing Bros. Leslie E. Yelverton, Goldsboro,N. C; Frank M. Weller, Weldon, N. C; Sam W. Kluttz, Chester, S.C; John Calvert, Raleigh, N. C, and Isaac London, Pittsboro, X. C„who were initiated September 14, 1903.We have been discussing the chapterhouse question with great interest,and we have very promising plans for building. I hope to beable to give some definite information concerning this in my nextletter.The number of men so far initiated by the fraternities here are as6i