Vol. 2 No. 3 Commencement 1911 g 1 ;f Theta Deuteron in 1910-1911 Ne lis, Slavens, Robinson, Powers, Sullivan, Jacobs, Ulrey, Reeves, Brown, Rowland, Ricnards, Wolfley, Da .'is, McCally, Campbell, H. Barr, Bingham, Blume, LcSourd Ganger, E. Barr, King, Merriman. FIVE PHI GAMS IN COMMENCEMENT WEEK DELIGHTFUL PARTY GRADUATING CLASS. PROGRAM PROMISES AT FAIRBANKS LODGE PLEASURE FOR ALL Theta Deuteron Loses An Illustrious Bunch of Seniors—All Have Banquets, Music and Speeches Ga Chosen a Field for Fur lore will Provide Entertainment ther Work. for Visiting Alumni. At last the time has rolled around On Commencement Day five mem bers of Theta Deuteron will step up when we can see the end of the col with the rest of the class of 1011 and lege year without straining cur eyes. receive their coveted sheep skins. Only about a week of work remains, Not in several years have so many and then we will be able, to fully left the chapter by the route. Shirts, Figis Entertain Fair Monnett Undoubtedly the prettiest party of the year was the formal given by Theta Deuteron at the chapter house on the evening of May 13. No pains were spared to make Pairbank's lodge look as inviting as possible. The graduation enjoy Commencement Week. The five men who leave the morning of June the On the lower floor was converted into a ver 11th the re- itable garden with the aid of palms, fraternity this year have been in the speited Seniors will march into Chap chapter throughout their college el and listen to Proxy's Baccalaur courses. In Spike Tailed Coats end Boiled They have worked faithful ferns and cut flowers. Guests to the number of twenty-two were pres Sermon and in the afternoon ent to enjoy the hospitality of the there will be a University Love fraternity. Brother and Mrs. B. L. terests of Phi Gamma Delta at Ohio Feast led by Rev. William D. Cher- McElroy chaperoned the party. eate ly and diligently to further the in Wesleyan and their going is an oc A sumptuous five-course dinner was ington, who graduated in '71. On Monday, June 12, the final served at six o'clock. Small tables the chapter. The men who graduate Chapel of the year will be held. At were placed in the rooms on the low the are: Howard M. LeSourd, Urbana, this time all awards of trophies and er fioor, and there, with only Ohio; John J. Ganger, Sullivan, 111.; prizes will be made, and Col'ege hon soft light of shaded candles, Pijis Clarence E. Blume, New Ulm, Minne ors announced. Hon. W. R. War- and Fiji girls enjoyed such a dinner sota; Ernest L. Barr. Greenfield, O.; nock, '61, will give an addiess in as only a genius can prepare. Mu and Robert Hugh Bingham, Sidney, O. commemoration of the Semi Centen- sic was furnished throughout the ev- casion of keen regret by the rest of (Continued on page. 3) (Continued on Page 3) (Contiaued on page ;;) Mm \r\nISECTION CONVENTION JB^nteran WESLEYAN'S WILLOW HELD- AT GRANVILLE ARTISTS MAKE GOOD . I Clarence E. Blume 'II. - Editor-in Chief , Eloyd C. Merriman, TJ, • Assistant Editor I Published Three 1 imes a Year I Fijis from Wesleyan, Subscription Price: Your Interest and Hearty Co operation and Ohio State Convene at Den- Games Consistently—GoodGames ison—Banquet at Newark. Commencement Week Although Wesleyan can not boast the championship base ball team this Eight was held at Granvi'le, Ohio, Ap year which she did last season. EDITORIAL The To all indications the Wittenberg 'Varsity Base Ball Team Winning annual convention of Section ril 15, with the Denison chapter as SECOND hosts. In the neighborhood of sev ANNUAL FIJI ALUMNI BANQUET enty Fijis were present at what prov Coach St. John's youngsters are giv ing a mighty fine account of them selves, considering their inexperience. will be a decided success. The com ed to be one of the mo't pleasant We have won from Ohio Univresity mittee in charge are bending forth and profitable conventions ever held twice, swamped Denison and Kentuc their best efforts to make it even bet in this section. Lambda Deuteron ky State, hung one on Case, and tied ter than last year. Quite a number threw open their beautiful home to Ohio Northern. Our list of losses of alumni have signified their inten the visiting brothers and did every includes Michigan, Ohio State, Uni tion of being on hand for the cele thing In their power to make things versity of Cincinnati, Western Re bration. REMEMBER, the Fairbanks serve, Otterbein and Keio I'niversi- hum. Lodge will keep open house during all After a trip over the Denison cam ty of Tokio, Japan. Otterbein slipped of Commencement week. YOU are pus. to the spot where Lambda Deu one over in the twelfth inning, while expected to make it your headquar teron was founded, the convention it took the U. of Cincy eleven rounds ters, to eat, sleep and laugh with us. was held in the chapter hor.se. Re to put us under. Preparations have been made- to ac ports on house management, schol The game with the Japs was one commodate all of the visiting broth astic standing, and the relation of of the most interesting that has ers. COME and enjoy a week's great the active chapters to their alumni been played on Wesleyan's field for fun and crack the old jokes with constituted a part of the work of some time. The "ye'low kids ' are your brothers and classmates. We the convention. It was voted to fa vor the holding of the national con are expecting YOU. now touring the United States and giving American college teams a run vention in the winter and it was al for the money. The score was 5 to so decided to make the Ohio Dinner 4. The Japs know all the fine points Another school year is nearly over. an annual affair. Brother Carl M. of the game and put up a classy ar The spring days are passing all too Baldwin, Omicron Deuteron, of Ohio ticle of ball. Kenyon and Ohio State meet us quickly, and Commencement is loom State, was elected Section Chief by here before Commencement and then, For the Uni a uaanimous vote. versity it has been an epoch year. At five o'clock the royal cannabali- during the festive week, Wooster and April 1 saw Ohio Wesieyan with an an band captured a car and betook the Alumni stack up against the 'Var additional $500,000 added to the en themselves to Newark, where the an sity. See that you are here to root ing up on the horizon. dowment fund. This will make possi ble a greater career than ever be nual Norris Dinner of Lambda Deu teron was held at the Hotel Warden. fore for our old alma mater. for the boys. Buc | Earnest and helpful talks along lines not alone for the University has it of fraternity interest were greatly en FOOT BALL PROSTECTS coming as been a successful year, the old chap joyed and appreciated, forward. they did, after such a palatable ban The organization within our chapter quet. Brother H. M. LeSourd, Theta ball team are the brightest in many ter, too, has taken strides The prospects for next year's foot years. Only one man of this year's Deuteron, spoke on "The Future of team graduates, and there are sever ternity has been better than ever, Phi Gamma Delta." His toast was al who can easily fill his place. Just the standard of men has been main one of the very best of the evening. to make sure of the championship, tained, so that Phi Gamma Delta at though. Coach St. John has been has been perfected, the spirit of fra Ohio Wesleyan ranks at the top of the fraternities. Aware of the fact OFFICERS FOR 1911-12. that, through the loss of live seniors and possibly one or two others, the holding spring practice ever since the snow melted. A squad of about fifty has been out on Athletic Field At a recent meeting the following once a week, and quite often the chapter has a task to face next fall, officers were chosen for next year; coach has given them iectures on some of the best high school men in E. Wm. M. Richards. adjoining cities have been pledged, T. Walter G. Wolfley. so that to all appearances next year G. A. Ward McCally. will Ep. see EVEN A GREATER IM PROVEMENT. I. Harry E. Barr. Lloyd C. Merriman. the fine points of the game which shiuld bring excellent results. Four or five Fijis have been out regularly and some of them will undoubtedly make the squad. \r\n-mr • ' Tf^' • Delightful Party. Five Phi Gams. afternoon re-unions of the old boys of the classes of '56, '61, '66, '71, '76, Brother LeSourd entered Ohic Wes- eaing by a harp soloist, the soft mu 'SI, 'S6, '91, '96, '01, '06, will occupy leyan in his freshman year and has sic of that beautiful instrument add your time. At eight p. n,. the band gone straight through. He has al ing to the pleasure of the party. At will play sweet harmony on the cam ways been a hard worker for the fra the conclusion of the dinner the fa pus and at the same time President ternity and has done a great deal to vors, which were leather party bags Welch will hold his reception at Ed make the name of Phi Gamma Delta with the fraternity monogram cut in wards Gymnasium. Fraternity reun end known at Ohio Wesleyan He has the side, were presented to the girls. ions start at 10:00 p. m., and (Contiiiuccl from First page ) (.Continued from first page) been a member of the base ball team Judging from the many ' Ohs" and some time the next morning. Every true Fiji will be found about the fes for the past two year.-? and also play "Ahs," they were appreciated. House ed on the 'Varsity basket ball team The remainder of the evening was tal board at the Phi Gam this past season. He has held the spent in various pleasant ways. A having the time of his life. Last year position of T. and also that of E. in trip through the house, which, by the we had seventy at our banquet; this hundred. the chapter. "Patty" expects to go way, had been put in apple pie or year we want at least a into Y. M. C. A. work and wili take der for the occasion, constituted a Do your part and be here. work at the Unive-.sity of Chicago in part of the entertainment. The night At nine-thirty Wednesday morning preparation for his chosen occupation was clear and the moon was doing the Commencement Exercises will be Brother Gauger, better known as her-elf proud and so it was only nat held, Prexy officiating, and Rev. "Gig," was another tour year man. ural that some of the more amour- Wil-iam He has been identified with a num ous couples hied themselves out un dress. ber of student enterprises during his der the canopy of heaven. V. Kelley giving the ad college course, and has held the poThe rules at Monnett haven't been sit.on of president of the Pan Hellen changed since the days when you DELTSAND SIGMA CHIS ic Council. He will probably engage wore here, brother alumnus, and so BUILD THIS SUMMER in the lumber business with tis fath the party was brought to a finisl all er at Sullivan, Illinois. too soon when the clock counted ten. "Doc" Blume has been the sweet So many were the compliments we When we get back to school next songster of the fraternity. He be have received on the affair that we gan his career as a singer in his think we'll try it again some day. Sophomore year, when he made the Glee Club. For the past two years Commencement Week. he has sung baritone on the Univer sity Quartet, being manager of the (Continued from first page) organization for the year just closing. nial of Ohio Wesleyan in the Civil The Quartet is under contract the Redpath Lyceum Bureau to with War. As soon as Chapel is over the year two of the fraternities will have new houses well under way Delta Tau Delta is building a 3-story brick house at the cox-ner of Griswold and Franklin, while Sigma Chi has start ed to tear down their old house at Washington and Griswold preparato ry to putting up a larger and better do exclusive society of Phi Beta Kappa place. Chautauqua work this summer. "Doc" will gather in the Annex. After ev Both of these houses wili be eryone has partaken freely of their mighty fine but they wiil have to go ing signed a contract to teach in a mid-day meal, there will be a meet some if they expect to put it over high school in Minnesota next year. ing of the Alumni Advisory Council. our own. will enter the educational field, hav "Slats" Barr has established an en Then comes the big event of the viable reputation as a fusser during day. Wooster stacks up against the his last year in school. He has been 'Varsity in base ball. It will be a active in other lines also, having mighty close, interesting game and all been on the 'Varsity basket ball the Alumni should be back to see it. squad and played base ball a PLACE IN BIG SIX MEET bit. Tuesday, June 13, is doped out to be Alumni Day. At nine a. m., the engaged Alumni Association will meet to He will probably become a lumber man also, as his father is WESLEYAN WINS FOURTH in that business. The Big Six Track Meet, in which all of the larger colleges in Ohio are represented, was held on Ohio State's Athletic Field at Columbus on the 26th of May. The meet was won by the Ohio State, the "Wahoo" boys trot transact its business, which includes "Bing" Bingham performed the feat the election of an Alumni Trustee of going through college in three and Visitor.' At ten, the Senior Ciass years. His course has been success Day exercises will be put on ful in every way and ho has done boards, and Rev. R. D. Hollington, ting off with the bacon in an easy much, by his friendly manner and '92, will deliver the Alumni Saluta manner. Oberlin captured the second pleasing personality, to make the Fijis known as a democratic fraterni ty. "Bing" also played the 'cello tion. The time-honored Alumni Pro cession will form at noon and at 12:30 comes the Alumni Luncheon at with the University Orchestra. He the Gym., Hon. John G. Wool'ey, '71, V. ill continue his training in some being toastmaster. In the afternoon larger institution and fit himself for a game will be played between the the law. Alumni and 'Varsity. place, Miami ^as third, while Ohio Wesleyan had to be content with number four. The show ng made by Wesleyan's trackers was somev?hatof a disappointment to theii followers, who expected them to land in third At five in the place. \r\nSPRING TENDERED JOLLY RECEPTION With Caps Off and. Shirt-tails Out the CHI PHI INSTALLS fraternities agree to Greeks Celebrate at Monnett Hall initiate at same time. CHAPTER AT 0. W. U Local Fraternity Secures Charter from NationalOrganization—Old has been on foot among fraternity As a result of a movement men at Ohio Wesleyan for which Chapter Re-established. some mon.hs, the Pan-Hellenic Council has Like the Greeks of old, Ohio Wes- ru ed that no freshman shall be ini The local fraternity of Delta Rho leyan fraternity men are now going tiated into a fraternity until after Gamma, which was founded at Wes about thier duties and pleasures the first semester, which ends Feb leyan last year, has lately secured minus the customary head crvering. ruary 4, and not until the end of favcrable action on their petition to On the evening of May 15, prepara- the college year if he has flunked in the fraternity of Chi Phi. The in tio.s having been made by Ihe Pan- iiure than three hours' class room stallation of the chapter will take Hel.enic Council, the entire Greek work. The date for initiation has pli e sometime during Commence wor-d moved toward Monuett, towing oeen set for February 21, a.'' which ment week. in their wake all the empty boxes time all the fraternities will put their No doubt many of the older alum they were able to lay their hands on. elig bles through the m'll in the ni will remember that Chi Phi forThe annual "spring opening" was most approved manner knowrr to mod me.'ly had a chapter here and that celebrated by burning up hats, caps, ern Greeks. it was discontinued some years ago. derbies and in fact anj:;thjng that 'the step taken is probably a fore- The granting of a charter to the lo goes on the head. Dancing around run.- er of rules which will govern cal fraternity is in the nature of a the huge bonfire, with shirt tails fly Che rushing and pledging of men. reinstatement of the former chapter. ing merrily in the breeze, the gang No hing has been done, as yet, to A goad class of students compose the awaited the word of the leader. Then res.rict the activities of the first of successful local organization. the air was thick with headgear of the year, but it will be but a matter all descriptions. Everything in the of a few years at the most before FIJIS IN VARSITY BASE hat line was hurled into the devour the fraternities ing element with a reckless abandon regulations. will The faculty that would prostrate father's pocket- nothing whatever to do book. After a song or two yells (blood curdling), has with had the Phi Gamma Delta has been repre sented on the Ohio Wesleyan base movement, although they are heartily ball team for so many years that it a few in favor of it. and the BALL establ'sh new has almost come to be Greeks taken for granted that some Fiji will be a reg made for the down town district and ular on the 'Varsity when the seas invaded the Smoke House and one of inter-fraternity base ball on for swatting the horse hide rolls the restaurants where the proprietors around. This year is no exception came across, much to the sat'rfaction of the students. voted a The celebration was success. initiation and we have two men who have been An inter-fraternity base ball league doing things on the diamond. Broth was formed this spring among the er H. M. LeSourd is our regular and eight organizations represented in tends the left garden in fine style, the Pan-Hellenic Council and the ser gathering in all the fruit that comes ies which is now being playe.l is one his way. Brother H. E Barr has Frank B. Crandall, instructor of of the most interesting that has been been in nearly every game this year, French in the University, wa". initiat conducted in fraternicy circles for taking care of the other side of the ed into the fraternity on the evening years. We are sorry to say that The- farm in right field. "Sliv" will pro- of May 29th. Our new brother has ta Deuteron's willow artists will not become well known and very popular win the championship because of hav baoly land a regular berth next year. among the students, although this is ing been defeated by the Delta Taus the first year he has been connected and the Phi Psis. However, we have with the school. Phi Gamma Delta now has SENIOR BASE BALL TEAM won the majority of our games, hav ing beaten the Betas. Sigma Chis two representatives in the faculty. Pro and Alpha Taus. The Senior base ball team this year is notable mostly because of the the number of Fijis who are on it. Broth To date, the Phi Delts have fessor Ben McElroy having been for several years our only faculty mem only team with a clean record and it looks as if they will be. the win ber. Brother Crandall graduated from ners of the cup. We have them yet Cornell in 1906 and since that time to play. Each team plays one game he has made steady progress in his with each other team. The games chosen profession. Judging from the are played at 6:00 a. m., four morn er Barr gallops gracefully about in center field, catching at least one of every three fly balls that come his way; Brothe- Blume decorates the pitcher's bo.x. while Brother Ganger has the double dis past, we predict a mighty bright fu ings in the week, making the series tinction of being both captain ture for him. extend over a period of seven weeks. second baseman. • .Lk-. and