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

84 THE SCROLL.Claire, Wis., and Bro. Robert P. Minton, '04, of Los Angeles, Cal.,both of whom have.been out of school for a year, returning to takelaw., Bro, James A. Walker, of Rockford, 111,, who was compelled togive up his studies two years ago because of poor health, has alsoreturned and will complete his course in engineering this year. Wehave been very successful in our rushing this fall and have pledgedsome of the best men in college. They are Irvine R. Lyman, ArthurG. Sullivan and Romaine A. Tolles, of Eau Claire, Wis.; Jesse Higbee,of La Crosse, Wis., and Edward Richter, of Milwaukee. Thus, weare insured of a chapter of twenty-eight members, which is far inadvance of the usual enrolment at this time of the year.Madison, October 4, 1903.WALTER I. SLEEP.MINNESOTA ALPHA, UNIVERSITY OF HINNESOTA.In many ways this year promises to be the most successful that ourchapter has ever had. In the first place, we are in a splendid newhouse, in the best location around college—on University avenue,two blocks from the campus. The house is large and all the menexcept those from town are living in it; we have a beautiful lawn,and a tennis court near by.The university was never as beautiful as this ^all; landscape gardenersand architects have been collaborating to make the campus awork of art in every way. The new gates and walls are extremelypicturesque, and our athletic field, which was dedicated September19, is one of the most complete in the country. The field is arrangedto contain two baseball diamonds and the turfed gridiron ; the wholestructure, with the grandstands and the surrounding ornamentalbrick wall, is to cost between seventy-five and one hundred thousanddollars.Rushing is not yet over, and so our present list of pledgHngs is nota complete one. We have now pledged Edward Parker, HenryLeech, Ross Mathewson, Frank Barragar and Jack Armstrong.The football outlook for Minnesota is, in all, a bright one, and thenew field adds much to the pleasure of watching the games.Minneapolis, September 23, 1903.CYRUS S. BROWN.IOWA ALPHA, IOWA WESLEVAN UNIVERSITY.The opening of Iowa Wesleyan University for the year 1903-04was signalized by the completion of the campaign for raising $100,-000 for the university. Dr, John W. Houcher, the president of theuniversity, deserves great credit for his work during the past year inraising this fund. The president and board of trustees expect tocontinue the work of adding to the endowment, and if the presentplans are carried out Iowa Wesleyan will soon have an endowmentsecond to none of the smaller colleges of the west. But few changeswere made in the faculty this year. Prof. Becker was succeeded byProf. Leist in the chair of German, and Prof. Boudreau was succeededby Prof. Prince, Bros. John W. Edwards and Chas. T. Vorheiscontinue in their respective departments.The football team, with Bro. John Myers as captain, has goodprospects for the season. Bros. Myers, Lambert and Willits representus on the team.Iowa Alpha had thirteen men return to college this fall, and we