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

THE SCROLL. 87niSSOURI BETA, WBSTMINSTBR COtLBOe.Westminster opened its fifty-first session on September 9 underthe most favorable prospects in the history of the college. Owing tothe vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. John H. MacCrackenas president of the college. Dr. John J. Rice has been appointeiacting president.During October will occur the semi-centennial exercises of Westminster,and as invitations have been sent to all the alumni of thischapter we expect a goodly number of Phis to be present. ReunionHall, the new dormitory, has been completed, and is now occupiedto its capacity. The enrolment is larger than that of any previousyear, owing largely to the return of many old students.The fraternities opened with about the same number of old men,$ A e returning nine, B 6 n and K A eight each. There are a numberof good men in the entering class, and * A G has good prospectsfor her share. We have already initiated Bro. Robert S. McKee, ofFulton, pledged last year; Bro. Tureman Marquess,of Fulton; Bro.Ralph O. Hamacher, of Richmond, Mo.; Bro. Orland McDonald, ofSt. Joseph, Mo., and Bro. Bertram T. Harvey, of Eldon, Mo. Wealso have a pledge button on Mr. James H. Bond, a promising memderof the sub-freshman class. Bro. Irvine G. Mitchell, A. B., '02, isassistant professor in English in the college. Bro. Samuel J. P. Anberson,Missouri '96, who so successfully coached the football teamlast season, has again been secured, and with the return of a largeper cent, of last year's team and some promising material in the enteringclass, will undoubtedly turn out a strong team. * A 9 has fourmen on the college eleven, of which Bro. W. W. Seibert is left halfbackand captain, vice Bro. L. M. White, who did not return thisyear. Bro. R. K. Wilson is president of the athletic association andmanager of athletics, and has a good schedule of games arranged forthe season. Bro. Martin Yates is president of the Philologic literarysociety, and Bros. Burch and Wilson have positions on the staff ofthe Monthly. Of the other college honors # A G will have its share.Fulton, October 7, 1903.WILL A. SOULE.nissouRi QAnnA, WASHINQTON UNIVERSITY.Eight of our members returned to college this year, whereas therewere thirteen men last year in the chapter at the opening of the term.We are in the same quarters as before, a large flat at 2832 Locuststreet. At present writing there are three men pledged and five orsix more being considered, and we will probably initiate from sevento ten men this month. Since the opening of the term we have keptopen house two'or three times a week, and have had all the desirablemen in to see us and give us an opportunity of looking them over.The rushing is at its height now, and it is hard to make any definitestatements, but we hope to introduce a number of new brothers inthe next issue of THE SCROLL.The freshman class is smaller this year than either of the two-previousyears. The number of instructors in the undergraduate departmentis larger by two or three men this year. Appliances, etc.,for carrying on the work are being increased all the time, but, owingto the fact that we will move into our new buildings, now occupiedby the Louisiana Purchase exposition, in a little over a year, a greatmany things which will be done are put off until then.