1937–38 Volume 62 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

2l8 The SCROLL of Phi Delta Theta for February, 1938
infantry reserve corps has returned from Fort Snelling,
Minn., where he was attached to the 3rd Infantry,
Company L, for a two weeks' tour of active duty. The
dass of which he was a member there was given
special training in tank tactics and chemical warfare
defense R. O. BABER, Reporter.
FRANCIS BLAESI, Kansas State '38
Student leader and .writer
KENTUCKY ALPHA-DELTA Only one Phi, Ted
Sdin, played on this year's varsity football team, but
we shall be wdl represented on next year's squad;
Phikeias Harscher, Carrell, and Watkins were all real
assets to the freshman team and are expected to see
plenty of action with the varsity next season. Royalty,
who last year as a junior first played college basketball
and ended the season high point man, was this year
dected captain by his team mates. In the dass elections
Simmons was chosen for the fourth consecutive
year as vice-president of his dass, and Phikeia Carrell
was made president of the freshman dass. Phikeia
Watkins was dected president of Pitkin Club, a discussion
group.—BRUCE PLATT, Reporter.
KENTUCKY EPSILON—The chapter sent four
ddegates to the Regional Convention of the Southern
States in Atlanta. A very interesting r&um6 of this convention
was given to the chapter upon the retum
of the delegates. Flippin was appointed a member of
the athletic council of the university this fall. He has
also been appointed to a Captaincy in the R.O.T.C.
Duty was elected president of the sophomore dass and
Hillenmeyer vice-president of the junior class. Hillenmeyer
and Houlihan have been initiated into Scabbard
and Blade. Pershing Rifles enrolls Duty, Depp, Logan,
Caldwell, Willson, Hall, and Phikeias Hanson, Swope,
and McFall. An open house and buffet supper was
held following the Homecoming-Thanksgiving Day
game. Over twenty-five alumni registered at the chapter
house during the day and many spent the weekend.
The chapter entertained E K F, A A A, and X Q
November so. The annual Christmas dinner was hdd
December 15, with fifty-two actives and pledges attending.—CLARENCE
MCCARROLL, Reporter.
MANITOBA ALPHA.—^Winter sports are daiming
the attentions of many of our Phis. Dwyer is trying
for a berth on the Engineering basketball team.
Leckie will play hockey for Arts. Badminton is represented
by Law and Harland. The interfratemity hockey
league will start about the first week in February and
Manitoba Alpha will be well represented. The team
consists of Leckie, Carleton, Brandson, Dwyer, McKay.
Law, McKinnon, and Phikeias Noyes, Curtiss, and
Henderson. Last November the chapter held its fall
initiation and eight brothers were initiated, swelling
the active chapter to twenty-one. The brothers initiated
were Al Maclean, Steve Trewhitt. Bob Martin,
Ross McDiarmid, Don Whitehouse, Ross Smiley, Burt
Maclean, and Kemie Shields. At present we have
twelve Phikeias. During the Christmas holidays the
chapter had two open houses after important university
dances. These were well attended and everyone enjoyed
them.—FRANK DWYER, Reporter.
MARYLAND ALPHA.—The Junior Prom, hdd at
the Willard Hotd in Washington between terms, was
led for second consecutive year by a Phi. Eddie Johnson
hdd the honor this year, succeeding John Muncks,
present Student Government Association president.
Johnson is also prominent in athletics, holding a. forward
position on the varsity basketball team. Lee,
who recently earned a position on the debating team,
has been elected daydodger representative to the
Men's League. Berg, Lodge, and Dick Johnson are out
for the varsity boxing squad, and Kirby is scrubbing
for student manager of the basketball team. Six
Phikeias were initiated during the fall semester: Brinkley
Hayman, Mike Birmingham, Bob Lodge, Moir
Fulks, Dick Sheridan, and Eddie Matthews. The * A ©
activities cup, which Maryland Alpha gives each year
to the fratemity ranking highest in activities, will be
presented by President Ed Long at the interfratemity
ball, to be held soon JEROME S. HARDY, Reporter.
MASSACHUSETTS BETA.—At a Christmas party,
each delegation gave a gift; the freshmen giving a
pair of brass andirons and a brass screen, the sophomores
and juniors giving another screen and a set
of brass fireplace tools', the seniors another set of
brass andirons—the whole set dressing up the appearance
of both the large down stairs rooms in a
fine way. Plans for our new library as wdl as the
cdebration of- the fiftieth anniversary of * A 6 at
Amherst are proceeding at a fast pace. We hope to
•welcome back a large percentage of the chapter's
alumni at that time. The ceremonies will take place
next fall. Mid-season finds the chapter taking part
in all fields of athletics, activities, and competitions.
—CHANNI.\G RICHARDSON, Reporter.
AMHERST'ST*LEDbE CLASS
Bacli row: Zoboli, Moore, Rich, Ristine, RosenbeiTy,
Skeel, Hawkins. Front row: Cole, Tobey, A.
Phillips, English, R. PhiUips, Morrison, Schmid.