Evening journal., 1919-12-08
uIGMA PHI To HIVE
$4,000 NEW HOME.
Delaware Fraternity Mem
bers Subscribe $4,000 at
Reunion Saturday Night
GROUND WILL BE
BROKEN IN MARCH
Decial 90 The Evening journal.

] Special 10 The Evening Journal
NEWARK, Dec. Sat reunion Of
the active chapter members and the
alumni members OF the Sigma Phi Ep-
silon Fraternity Of Delaware College
I held at the Hotel dupont Wilmington
Saturday night, plans were discussed
for the campaign for funds with which
TO build the proposed Chapter House on
the college campus Those members
present made an excellent start as they
subscribed S65OO Saturday night. The
plans for the proposed frat" house
prepared by Day and Klauder of Phil
adelphia, the college architects. was
approved
Several years ago special committee
representing the trustees and alumnus
Of Delaware College, made an inyestiga-
tion Of the frat" question The deci-
sion reached, which was approved by
the board OF trustees was that all
frat" houses built in the future must
be on the college campus This means
that eventually all the "frats" win have !
their homes on The college ground.
The Sigma Phi Epsilon will likely be |
the FIRST Of the four "frats" at Delaware |
to build on the campus. This fraternity !
has already selected the site for its pro-
posed building which is just south Of |
the eastern end Of Mechanical Hall near /
the automobile entrance TO Frazer
Field. The new frat" house under the
architects plans will cost $50. 800.
Ground will be broken next March and
Il is hoped 10 have the building com
pleted by the time college opens next
September. The chapter has some
money In addition TO the SG500 sub
icribed Saturday night and IS therefore
IN shape to push the preliminary plans.
This decision to build the chapter
house next year is OF great importance
o the college at this time because Of
he crowded conditions. With the great
y increased enrolment this year and
prospects for another large class next
ear the college viii likely have difil-
ulty I'm accommodating the students
The dOrmitOry Harter Hall built several
ears ago, was TO accommodate 80 stu /
ents. but there are now 100 there. The I
rOpOsed chapter house will not only .
axe care Of "a resident students but e
viii provide a home for i6 additional G
g
William NJ Francis, chairman OF the a
Ways and Means Committee in charge
( raising the money for the chapter n
ouse, presided at the meeting follow J
lg the dinner Saturday night. There
iere Informal talks and the plans for
nancing the undertaking was mapped
Mt by the committee. other members
( this committee are George l.. Town
end, Jr., A. +. EgmOnt Horn, Joseph n
Weaver. II. Paul Cleaver and DIR. w. Y
lwen Sypherd
Those who attended the reunion IN /
ddition 60 the members OF the above I
were; Knowles r. Bowen, q. /
tray Carter, Robert Stewart, Jr., A. L.
paid, J.. II. Harper, w. NJ. Pearson, w. h
. Triggs, r. p Kite, +. Bayard Carter. $
ly Robinson. w. D. Smith, J. A. Horty, S
II. McMullen, ID. r. Almond. Jr,
rnest Marks. r. II. CARL, l.. E. Roem- G.
). r. w. Taylor, Draper Smith, Frank +,
lck, w. s. Moore, Captain 5. r. Cars
ell, William Stewart, Howard Young Il
n. FOulk. Michael r. PLAN, Louis b.
am, Howard Adams, II. V. Lindsay,
?. r. Humphrey, Stewart Hamilton | n
seph H. Fairbanks, w. J. McCorkin-
lie, Jr, w. ). Levey, Robert J. Bark Il
Y, ]. w. Alden, J. w. GOtwals, w. L. RI
,ley, A. p. Shaw, Artisan Smith. w. "a
Hoey. w. +. p. Jacobs, Jr., N. A. IA
owes. r. ]. Challenger W. II. Fred
ick, Dr. c. C. Palmer, Earl Newman, G,
w. McCaiferty and j. f. Mullln. Ia
The proposed chapter house will be nr
Colonial design. Il will face west re
On a piazza at the north overlooking hr
e athletic field. on the third floor Ci
ere will be dormitory quarters for 10 m
IN on the second floor there will be n
'eping quarters for "A men, study or
ON, dressing rooms, showers and To-
,atory. on the FIRST floor there will be -
number OF study rooms, lOunging a
ON. serving room and library. In the df
sement there VIII be meeting room, OF
)re rooms, etc. =