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

THE SCROLL. 85now have six men pledged and one or two more under consideration.We will be the strongest fraternity in school this year, both numericallyand otherwise. low^ Alpha lost five men this year, three bygraduation and two for other reasons; Bro. Fred R. Beck is engagedin business at Fremont, Iowa; Bro. Burton Beck is spending a yearin the west for his health; Bro. S. W. Needham is in the newspaperbusiness at Sigourney, Iowa; Bro. Fred Gerth will spend the year atbis home at Wyaconda, Mo„ and Bro. M. E. Pike is teaching atWilliamsburg, Iowa.Bro. Burton Beck was married to Miss Grace Haveher, daughterof Pres. John W. Haveher, of the university, at Ottuiiiwa. Iowa, onJuly 6.Bro. Otis Sellers, of Indiana Delta, resides in Mt. Pleasant, and isa frequent visitor at the chapterhouse.PAUL HOUGHTON.Mt. Pleasant, October 4, 1903.IOWA BBTA, UNIVERSITY OP IOWA.We moved into our new house October 15th, and have undoubtedlythe finest chapterhouse in the State, Iowa Beta returned withtwelve old men and one pledge from last year. Our house wasto have been ready for occupancy the 15th of September, and wewere consequently somewhat handicapped during the rushing season.Although the enrolment was small in the university this yearthere is a greater percentage of good fraternity material than for severalyears, and in the end we will get our share. We have initiatedJohn T. lies, of Davenport, who was pledged last spring, and have asnew pledges Messrs, Williams, of Iowa Falls, and Minert, of Marion,Iowa, who will be initiated at once.Of our graduates last year Bro.Hagler is traveling for the St. LouisBridge and Iron Company of St. Louis, Mo,; Bro. Munger is practicingdentistry at Bayard, Iowa; Bro. Huttenlacher is reading law atYale ; Bro. Hull is on the road for the Ferd Haak Company; Bro.George Ball is in the abstract business in Iowa City, and Bro. WalterM. Ball is dealing in sheep in Wyoming. Bro. Hagler was a visitorlast week. All our alumni are urged to visit us in our new home.Our house is situated in the central part of Iowa City, only threesquares from the campus. In the basement we have our kitchen anddining-room, which will seat twenty-five persons, and is prettily furnishedin oak. On the first floor are two parlors, each about 16x20feet, a smoking-room, music-room and the housekeeper's apartments.On the second floor are ten well lighted and well ventilated bedroomsvariously furnished to suit the taste of the occupants, and alsoa room for waiter and roustabout. The entire house is floored withhard wood, the first story floors being polished oak. Our lease extendsfor three years, with privilege of renewal.The enrolment in the college is about 1,400, and every departmentseems well filled.The football team is light but speedy, and we have won every gameplaye(^. We expect to make a good showing against the 'big' teamsthis season.Bro. James H. Willett has just returned from Des Moines, where hesuccessfully passed an examination and was admitted to the Iowabar. Bro. Willett is beginning his senior year here. Bro. Edwin K.Brown is stumping Johnson county as the Republican candidate for