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

THE SCROLL.8iBuchwalter, '06, and Sumner, '06, have accepted positions in Chicago.Bro. Solier, '06, has entered the University ol Michigan. Bro. Lybrandhas a position in Indianapolis.We returned to work this fall with eighteen active members andare in the midst of the rushing season. The new pledges are, LeemanTodd, Leavenworth, Kan,; George Nordenholt, Oak Park, 111.;and Noel Dunbar, South Bend, Ind.In the season past Phi Delta Theta, at the University of Chicago,has added two championship banners to her collection, making a totalof five, one of which required three years to win. These are all thathave been offered since inter-fraternity athletics were inaugurated.In the baseball league we drew Chi Psi for our first game, winning bya score of 12 to 10. This proved to be our hardest game. The decidinggame was with Delta Tau Delta, score 21 to 7. The baseballbanner was given by athletic director A. A. Stagg. The track bannerwas purchased by means of an assessment levied on all the fraternities.The track contest was closer than the baseball, points beingwon as follows: Phi Delta Theta, 32; Alpha Delta Phi, 30; DeltaUpsilon, 18. The other points were well scattered.The outlook for football is at present encouraging. Again IllinoisBeta is well represented on the team by Bros. Ellsworth (Captain),Allswede, Speik and Catlin; Dunbar and Nordenholt are both candidatesfor the team.In the fall elections Bro. Ellsworth was elected senior counselor,Bros. Speik and Catlin alternate junior counselors. Bros. Harperand Sheldon are assistant football coaches.Bro. Lane, Michigan, '03, is now visiting us. We are always gladto welcome visiting Phis to our house, at 5719 Monroe avenue.Chicago, October 7, 1903.A. R. NOWELS.ILLINOIS DELTA. KNOX COLLEGE.The college has again opened a year which bids fair lo be veryprosperous. The total attendance is somewhat increased over lastyear at the corresponding time, and the class of regular freshmen isconsiderably larger than usual. There have been several additionsto the faculty, among them Mr. Nelson Willard, professor of Greekand director of athletics. Last year Prof. Willard held the recordfor the strength tests at Columbia University, and during his staythere was a member of the football and baseball teams.Like the college, Illinois Delta has started out well on the newyear. Fourteen old men returned, and we have pledged so farfour men, with good prospects of two or three more in the nearfuture. We are pleased to introduce to the fraternity Bros. HarryAuracher and Howard M. Judson, who were initiated into the chapteron the evening of September 26. Several of our alumni werewith us and a pleasant banquet was enjoyed after the initiation.The chapter occupies the same house as last year. On September18 an opening house party was given, which proved to be a verypleasant affair, A movement is on foot among the alumni of the cityto fit up as their meeting place one of the rooms in the house.Bro. Heinly is manager of the football team and president ofAdelphi literary society. Bro. Booz is business manager of the KnoxStudent. Bro. McClelland is on the '05 6^a/^ board. Bros. H. Ewing,Snohr and Chase are on the football team. Several of the brothersare active in the glee club and the band.